Show ME m mm ANOTHER As the fire occurs on monday night it is mysterious it was thour lit that the fire have infested biad ceased operations bat it that the respite was only temp nary last night at 1215 the barn of george meldrum at the corner of J and alti streets was discovered to be on fire the flames spread rapidly and ere the fire department reached the spot and were ready for action some 15 minutes later the whole structure was ablaze several head of horsey and cattle a wagon a set of harness and several other smaller arti clea were pulled from the burning structure when the fire was first discovered the flames were soon extinguished and a varal surrounding sur sheds placed out of possible danger the barn and about t 0 o ions of hay were totally destroyed ane damage is estimated at from to 1000 the origin ot the firo as in the basei casei of the numerous other barn airee which have occurred during the past six months is unknown mr meldrum states that there is no one about the place who smokes and no light had been used about the barn in all probability some fire bug started the firo at the northeast north east corner of the barn where names were first seen but who the fire basis or why hebet fire to the barn are the questions to be answered it is a strange feature that all or nearly all of these fires have occurred on monday shortly after midnight and that the barns burned have nearly all bordered on the street |