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Show Fire Destroys Sheds I' At Christensen Home A fire thut might have been morel serious was responsible for the1 complete destruction of a tool shed valued at $50 and contents valued at $100 on the Hal Christensen l t on North 3rd. West street, at 2:30 o'clock Saturday morning. The cause' of the blaze was attributed to a spark from a hot ash bed near by.1 Ihe volunteer firemen labored under dlflcultles Imposed upon I them by thoughtless citizens of the! community. Traffic conditions were bad, people and cars blocking h way. running across the hose ;Mid making It extiemely difficult for1 the firemen to get to the fire. A final touch came when the hose was telng fastened to the fireplug.. Before Be-fore the water could be turned o i. the nozzlel of the plug had to be taken off and rocks, sticks and debris de-bris removed. Fire Chief Marlon Grames wishes to make an appeal to every re-' sponsible person In the community: 'Stay away from fires, don't allow joui ciuiuren 10 I in lire plugs with trash, thus delaying action. Your fire fighting force cannot work ef-flcenltly ef-flcenltly unless you cooperate. Arrests Ar-rests will be made and fines asess-ed asess-ed in the future." |