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Show Prominent Business Mt n Killed While Fighting Conflagration Bakersfield, Cal., Juno 20 Fred Ball, a prominent business man of Maricopa, was Instantly killed by a live wire, while lighting the nre that destroyed half of the business section of Maricopa at an early hour this morning. Many fire fighters wofo injured in-jured by falling timbers. The Are, which broke out at 3 o'clock, was oivtlrcly under control at G o'clock, according to tho meager reports re-ports obtainable. All telephone and telegraph wires are down. The loss will reach more than 5100,-000 5100,-000 More than a dozen business houses, two banks, a hotel and the telephone exchange were destroyed The fire started from a cause as yet unknown. oo |