Show P OTTOSEN LOSES HIS HOME BY FIRE the house and home of H P ottosen on tl e north bench of Cast ledale was totally destroyed by fire on sunday n last the origin of the fire can only be surmised the family retried at about 10 30 p leaving a fire burn ag in the kitchen stove about an hour later mrs ottosen was awakened bythe presence of smoke and noise of crackling fire arousing her husband the latter went to the kitchen door and found flames eating up that part of the house and pantry in a fierce manner while the roof of the whole house was burning all that could be done was to gathel up the slee plug children and hustle them out doors and throw out the bedding and wm eother things in the front room it took only a short time for the fire to eat up the whole house including all that was in the kitchen and pantry and a few things in the front room the destruction was almost complete before the nearest neighbors mr and mrs Lew arrived to render assistance the pre suction is that a park from the kitchen flue fell upon the shingle roof and set it afire the loss is about two hundred dollars insurance was carried on the house and on the furniture in the home fire insurance company of bait lake city |