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Show Fire at Summit. Summit, Utah, Nov. 23. "Firo is a good friend, but n bad onomy," oa was provon horo today. About 12:30, p. m. tbo cry of flrol rang from ono end of town to tho othor and In loss than flvo minutes ovory man, woman and child who could run and carry a buckot was at tho soeno working horoically to snvo Joa. E. Jones' now houao. The carpenters havo boon using Undo Un-do Willium's old houso, whioh wns vory oloso to tho now ono, no a work shop, and had only loft it a short timo for dinnor, whon tho flames wero noticed pouring out of tho doors and windows. It is supposed that a spark from tho fireplace Ignited tho shavings aud a quantity of dry ran-torlal, ran-torlal, suoh ua fancy shnglos, rustic tooing. otc, all imported from Oro-gou, Oro-gou, whioh woro stored lu tho building. build-ing. Tho fire took hold at onco and burnod rapidly. Fortuuatoly tho wind was iu tho right direction or nothing could havo snvod tho now house. As it was, ono sido of it was scorched. Wo boliovo tho daraago sustained by Mr. Jonoa will nmount to $1G0. Will Hales, tho builder, had a now set of toolB valued at $75, which woro also burned. Tho symnthy of tho wholo town goes out to theso mon, as thoy cau ill afford suoh a Iobs. Tho house, which consists of sovon rooms nnd n bath, will bo tho prottiest in town whon fluishod. |