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Show MORE ABOUT THE YEATES FIRE How It Happened, and Full Particulars Meeting of Millville Irrigation Irri-gation Company. MiM.viM.i:. Jan. 10 -While John Yeaies and wlfeweie visiting with W. W. Pllkln last Sunday lite house turned down The smoke was Mist seen by Arthur Jessop who was at, Job Smith's. lie gave the alarm and a crowd rushed to the building, but were 100 late to save it as the whole structure was in Haines. They broki in the window and got all the furniture furni-ture and everything out or lib? bedroom bed-room and baicly escaped jhe falling logs from the roor. Tho summer kitchen was s.tved 'by tipping It ovei. The lire took place fiom the stove about 110011, It Is thought. The mall cairier brought the news to town just as meeting started and two. sleigh loads of men hurried to the scene. Mr, Veates claims his loss is about 4700.00 with no- Insiiiance, his policy having just 1 tin out. Mr. Yeate.s will llvo in part or Kster Scott's houso till he can rebuild. The annual meeting or the Millville Irrigation Co. was held on tin' Mli, and a boaid of directors elected for the next two years. 2,or7 shares were voted, 1,512 or wjncli elected Myruin S. IIulso president; 1700 elected James Jensen vice-president. A number of others were nominated tcrrun against these gentlemen but declined. Martin Mar-tin Olsen succeeded himself foi' dlrcc- j tor, secretary and treasurer, receiving 1 1002 votes against. 282 for Job Smith; Timothy Cummings received 1,.'I0I votes against 2:t0 for John Anderson; Job F. Smith received im.l votes against 2!)0 for F T. Ycates; .tit for W. C. Humphries and 2C.il for Andrew Trolson. Three of the old boa id were reelected, Ola Olsen and John John-' son going out. . 1 Jos. It'. Jeppson has just ret nine;! from Hrlghain city, lie sajs there Is three times as much snow 111 Drlgham i city as in Cache. Ills sister Mary back with hhn to spend a week wlthi her rrlend. , |