Show F M HOME BY FIHE fire originating from an overheat over heat ed flue threatened to destroy the home of postmaster F M shafer at about 8 0 clock this morning but for he fact that a large crowd of men reached the scene quickly and extinguished the flames in their incipiency inci plency he house would undoubtedly have been destroyed as a strong wind was blowing the ceiling of the kitchen and part of the root were destroyed the total damages amounting to from 50 to the loss was covered by ns urance the tire siren installed last week at he telephone office was used for the first time to sound an alarm and did valiant service in recruiting a large crew of firefighters fire fighters quickly |