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Show I Fire at Preece PreeceFarm PreeceFarm Farm Does Does$1,000 Does1000 $1,000 1000 $ , Damage DamageDamage Damage to the th * extent of $1000 1000 $1000was $1000was (1000was 1000was ( $ was done by a tire fire fir * started at three threep p m Sunday BWlday St.nday Stnday . which raaed razed the barn bamshed . , 'Ihed Ihed shed ' plows cultivators , , mo mowers mowcradrills r , , drllls drills and other tools tool & and equip- equip equipment equipment equip"ment equipment - " - ment as well a.s as ss . a * straw at the th * Ron Ron- Ronald Ronald Ronald - ald Preece Preec reece * farm two and one-half one half onehalfmiles one-haltmiles one haltmiles - - I Imlles [ mlles miles north of ot Vernal on the Ver- Ver Vernal Vernal Ver Vernal - nal Uanlla Man1la Manila . highwayBelieved highway highwayBelieved I Believed to be . caused ca.u.sed cau.sed by a neighbor neigh neigh- neighbor neighbor - bor who was W8/J W8 J . / burning burnlnar brush theblaze the theblaze thblaze * blaze OarIdiner was WR3 discovered d1.scOvered d1scOvered . . by Alvin Gar- Gar Gardiner Oar-I Oar I Oar-diner Oar diner - I diner who was W\3 W 3 & \ waiting walting for Mr MrPreece MrPreece MrPreece Preece a at t his hi * home Due to prompt promptaction promptaction promptaction I 1 action by Mr Oardlner Gardiner the hoUse hoUseI hoUsegarage housegarage housegarage garage and a school bus bua btu were un- un uninjured un uninjured - - unIlnjured injured lnjured injuredMr un-I un I I Mr Preece was called out of ot con- con conference conference con conference - ference at the discovwy discont'Y discontY dicoveey ' oC tOt of the theonflagration thonflagratlon * onflagratlon onflagration and hastened hastPned to h1a his hishome h1ahome hishome home Over 150 160 men hurried to the thescene thescene thscene * scene and formed a bucket l > uckt * br1 bra br1gade braBade brieade h1aI I gade Bade from Spring Sprtng creek . , , flowingnear flowing flowingnear flowingnear near the house thus checking the theI thespread thespread thspread * I spread of ot the flame flames * and prevent prevertt- prevertt preverit- preverit preverittng prevertting preventing - - ing tng further turther destruction of ot prop prop- property property property - - erty Many members of the th * brigade brigadewere brigadewere brigadewere were dressed for Sunday serv1ces services serv1cesand servicesand ervlcaand * and their clothes were greatly greaUy damaged dam dam- damaged damaged - - aged by water and smoke Mr MrPr MrPreece MrPreece Pr Preece ce stated that he wished to toexpress toexpress toexpress express his h11I appreciation to the fri- fri friends friends tri-ends tri ends - - ends and neighbors who SO o aided aidedhim aidedhim aidedhimThe I Ihim him I IThe himThe The barn bam which was totally de destroyed destroyed destroyed stroyed was built 60 years ago by byJames byJames byJames James 0 G Thome Thorne grandfather ot of otI otL ofL ofiL L 0 C Thome Thorne and was constructec1 constructed constructec1Ith constructed'with constructedwith . I ' \\Ith Ith uith \ square nails cut from a . heavy heavysheet heavyli heavylisheet heavysheet sheet of Iron and called cut nails nailMr . * . . ( Mr Thorne an early ploneer pioneer ploneerhomesteaded pioneerhomesteaded pioneer'homesteaded pioneerhomesteaded I IMr ' homesteaded the land ISl1d now owned ownedby ownedby ownedby by Mr Preeoe Preece and llred l1ved lived there tor for tornearly fornearly tornearly nearly 20 years- years yearsMr . - IMr I II IMr I Mr and Mrs Preece lost their theirlast then-last then last - last horn home ! " by fire fir * four years ago agoLoca agoLocated agoLocated Loca Located ted approximately one halt half haltmile halfmile halfmile , mile south of thcU then theb present nt bome home horn * I / IIt | ' It U It was WR3 completely destroyed . at a.t that thatt thatt1mR thatttnip t t1mR . . |