Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-03-13 | Page 19 | Big Rewards for "Firebugs" Offered

:f, HMDS FOR "FIREBUGS" OFPEBED Insurance Authorities Would Like to Locate Men Who Are Responsible for Loss. Special lo Tho Tribune GBJ3ENSBURG, Intl., March 12. Largo bills weio posted in conspicuous places about the city yestorday by a representative) of the uatioual board of lire underwriters aunouueing that a reward re-ward of $500 would bo paid Xov tbo :ir-rest :ir-rest and conviction of tho person or persons puiltv of setting lire to ".store in this city on February 24, "W0D, by which a stock of merchandise supposed to be owned bv li. C. Slioffner was partly part-ly destroyed. Tu connection with tho reward re-ward offored hero tho acsou committees of the national board and Pacific coast urc otl'crinc n additional roward oi jfuOO for tbo detection of tho persons cuiliv of stiirlind tiro lo the storo of K. C. Slioffner at Karmincton, Mo., on January Jan-uary 20, 3009, and a furl.li or reward ot .;0'00 is oll'ercd for tho apprehension and conviction of those guilty of bring tho premises at Brighnm City, Utah, on September 1, J009, when a stock of merchandise mer-chandise owned .by Dcnnin Danuacher, also of this city, was destroyed. The adjusters submit, the following places and dales whero said fires occurred. 'Fire at Alliance, Neb.. January, 1D0S, stock owucd by I. C. Sbofl'nor and managed by William K. Slioffner. Loss appraised at .$1000. Names of companies compan-ies and amount of insurance not known. , , "Firo at TJrigliam City, Utah, bep-lember bep-lember .1, 1009, stock claimed to be owmnl by D. D. Dennis "Daunaclior, who is known as R. C. tjhoffnor and doing businesa uudcr the firm name of N. M. Havens ami others. " It. C. Slinfi'iier came to this city (GreemJwrg). several years ago, and became be-came a member of thu firm of IT. S, Pinson & Co. While operating under this firm title one fire occurred in the .store. SholVnor and Pinson had troubles which resulted in blows and Pinson retired re-tired from tho linn and left. I ho city. Slioffner then went into business for himself and in February, 3 002, had another an-other tire. After tho last, tire in his storo hero on Fobruarv 24, 1900, his stock was shinned to Allianco, Neb., following fol-lowing tho adjustment and payment of tho loss. Slioffner later went west, but his 'family remained here.