Show Fire Burns Burns- Escalante Grocery Store To The Ground Damage Estimated at r A ESCALANTE-A A fire ire of undetermined undetermined undetermined un un- un- un determined cause completely destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de the Cowles Grocery Store here Tuesday July 6 All efforts ef efforts efforts ef- ef forts of fire fighters were to no avail as the store tore burned to the ground Tho The adjacent dress shop owner by Mrs 1 Thora Munson was scorched badly and considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able damage was done to It also Daniel Cowles proprietor of the store said after the fire that he estimated his loss at The building owned by another party was covered by Mr l Cowles' Cowles merchandise was ms not Several theories were adv advanced as to what caused the blaze Mr Ir Cowles thought It might either have ben faulty wiring wiring- or a short in the compressor which he had hadIn hadin hadin In the back room where the fire started Work has already been started on the clearing of the rubble and plans have been drawn for rebuilding immediately Citizens of Escalante are putting a willing shoulder to the wheel to help Mr Ir Cowles |