Garfield County News | 1926-10-01 | Page 1 | Fire Destroys Myers Stacks

FIRE DESTROYS MYERS STACKS last Ii friday lore bore out tile tho old soying that tires fires go in ili threes just about 1000 in fit tho the morning tile tho alarm was sounded bounded and ami hugo huge puffs ot of were seen been coming front from the myers ranch across tho the river luul and it was soon discovered that tho the entire holy hay and straw stacks were on oil tiro fire tho the threshing crows were just finishing up ill but those choso who were in ili close proximity declare that not ono one spark from tho the engine over ever went towards tile tho stack it Is believed by somo that a lighted cigarette or a match that lind hail been dropped had gono gone through tile tho nozzle where tho the chaff loaves leaves tho the machine every bofto t wits was made by over one hundred wi willing I 1 workers to stop the fire but wit with I 1 out avail and the straw and hay ceru a total loss through hard work tho buildings wore were saved and as the crew wore were through threshing the grain was all saved the loss losa will amount up tip quite hoary heavy