Show r T t I r Ai 0 L A J I if JJ P li rr 7 1 S k r r iii t l 1 Ji Joi SMOLDERING RUINS is all that remains ed to the blaze blare early Saturday morn morn- of the old D R G Railroad depot in ing Ephraim The fire department was call- call Old x-v x 1 1 Landmark r Fire Destroys Railroad Depot JL In Ephraim Saturday Morning Fire of unknown origin destroyed destroyed destroyed des des- troyed the D R G Railroad depot in Ephraim early last Saturday morning According to the Ephraim Fire Department Olson the entire building was ablaze when the alarm was turned in about 2 am a.m. Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day morning Firemen were unable to do anything about saving the building but damage to surrounding buildings and boxcars was held to a mini mini- mum Mr Olson noted that nothing of value was in the building and It was not In use at the time However a short time ago It had been used for wool storage and had the fire oc occurred occurred occurred oc- oc then considerable loss would have resulted Firemen spent considerable time Ume Saturday probing the ruins for clues as to the origin of the fire but Chief Olson said that nothing significant had been foun found It is unknown how long the building had been standing but its antiquity was attested by bythe bythe bythe the fact that square nails had been used in Its construction Electrical power was disrupted disrupted disrupted dis dis- In some parts of the city when utility poles at the site of the fire ire collapsed |