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Show ELECTRIC WIRES START A FIRE Home Occupied by Children. Mother In Chicago On Visit. Kitchen Roof Destroyed Originating from detective electric wiring, a flro started about 2 o'clock yesterday' afternoon In tho Melvln J. Ballard homo on West First North strcot and before tho flames wero extinguished ex-tinguished by the fire department tho roof ot the kitchen had almost burned burn-ed off. The homo Is occupied at tho present tlmo by the family ot Mrs. Barbara Amussen, Mrs. Amussen now being In Chicago on a. visit. Tho furnlturo was all removed from tho bouse, the latter being left drenched with water and otherwlso torn up through tho lath and plaster falling In tho rooms next to the room burned. burn-ed. Mayor II. O. Hayball was at tho sceno hnd organized tho men into a carrying brigade which assisted tho children in cbargo of tho homo In placing tho furnlturo Into tho rooms which wero not damaged by tho flro or water. |