Show EARLY FIRE this rooming a little before 1 0 clock tile fire alarm rang and almost im immediately mediately edia tely the center of town became illuminated by a shaft ol of flame that leapt high in the air the fire was located in the wagon shed and automobile garage of knudson brothers back of the union block the buildings and fence were completely destroyed st along with some plows harrows cultivators cultivator surrey harness and automobile fixtures sir mr J G knud son estimates ills his loss at 1000 with no insurance tue the origin of the lire fire la Is unknown but it is presumed that somebody dropped a lighted cigarette or match back of the saloon lee ice house which ignited tin the grass and other inflammable material lying about mrs knudson was the first to discover the blaze site she having got up to got get a drink for the he baby and heard something crackling running to a window she saw the flames burning over near the ice house mr knudson jumped into his clothes as quickly as possible and ran out to give the alarm tie succeeded in pulling his rubber tired surrey out ot of the shed and ills his automobile out of the garage barago but nil all the other things had bad to be abandoned and were later burned the firemen made a quick run to the scene beetle nod and did everything possible to save the building but tho the names flames had made such beads headway ay that the only thing that could be done w was as to keep them from spreading to other buildings there was no no little fear expressed that the tire fire might break out in another part of the city as burning onders cinders were carried by the wind to a great distance this morning mr S NL lee gathered up a handful of charred shingles lying about the edge of the tithing hay stacks the cinders evidently having burned out before they fell or there would surely have been another blaze |