Ogden Daily Standard | 1907-08-16 | Page 5 | Tries to Burn Place

TRIES TO BURN PLACE salt lake aug 11 two fires occurred saturday night one at west second south street in the saloon run by michael coelln and the other at 24 south firth west street a two story brick residence occupied by mrs C howard and owned by george romney the damage in tho elret fire was light in the second the building wag injured to the extent of 25 while the losa on the contents Is about 50 the first alro was of incendiary origin A countryman of Con llna entered and demanded a drink free coelln refused the demand and the man whose name Is unknown to coa alln stepped outside at the rear of the saloon and struck a lighted match to some waste paper setting the saloon on fire A domestic went to a clothes closet at the howard residence carrying a lighted match to gt some clothes and a spark dropped from tho match and set the clothes on fire the blaze to the