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Show FLAMES AND WATER D0J5ERIQUS DAMACE Last Tuesday night a fire broke I out in a large building owned bv Sheya t brothers, in the business " district jat;Givon River. A wind- spread the fire to other buildings, and soon an extensive conflagration was in progress. I Headgates in the canal nearby were opened and the streets flooded for the purpose of checking the flames, j The alarm was spread among the sur-; sur-; rounding farmers who hurried to the aid of the firemen and citizens who 'were fighting the tire. After some hours it was brought under control. The loss "from the flames is estimated esti-mated at $10,000, besides the loss caused by flooding the streets, cellars, etc., which is serious. The fire was mostly confined to business buildings, but one fine residence was considerably damaged. The origin of the fire is unknown. |