Show FIRE PIRE DESTROYS ELAN THEATER IN ROOSEVELT WHICH COST j OO When Myton 1 people saw the illumination illumination illumination in III the northeastern skies last Tuesday night they at once feared feared fear fear- ed there was a fire In Roosevelt lt Wednesday morning the fe fears rs were confirmed At 11 o'clock the Elan moving picture picture picture pic pic- ture house on Hall street was discovered discovered discovered dis dis- dis- dis I covered on fire as a result of a defective defective defective de de- flue The wind which was then blowing from the southwest changed quickly and came from the north otherwise the business part of town might have been destroyed The Elan was a total loss The building cost and was Insured Insured in insured In- In for The moving pic- pic ture machine motor and all connections connections connections were lost The player piano and a few benches vere Ivere were saved In Ina a part of or the building a lar large e amount of alfalfa seed was burned The Elan was owned by the Farmers Commission Commission Commission Com Com- mission company The caf carpenter enter shop of oC Roberts Todd which stood a few feet south was also burned to tho the ground The loss Included a machine There was no Insurance In 1 The Roosevelt Amusement hall hail 50 feet away was saved by heroic work There was no available water and the fire fighters were forced fore forc ed to use snow which was quite effective effective ef ef- The south side of the Amusement hall was damaged and window glass was broken brolien It is not known whether the own owners ers ern of the Elan Intend to rebuild A now new picture house for fol Roosevelt has been talked of for tor some time Herbert Isham was the manager of the Elan Tho The last serious fire In was more than a year ago |