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Show LIGHTNING IS CAUSE OF A FIRE During the heighth of the electrical storm on Saturday morning, lightning struck the haystacl: on the farm of James B. Hunter in West Weber causing caus-ing loss ..f 40 tons of hay and his barn which was near the stack. Mr. Hunter estimates his loss at $6000. Playing a peculiar prank, the lightning light-ning struck the Joint of the two! I stacks and Ignited the dry ha . Had lit struck any place else. Mr Hunter believes the wet ha would have prevented pre-vented a spread of the flames From the hay, the blaze spread to the bam I Neighbors came to fight the flames j but no water was available Their efforts were confined to preentlng the adjoining buildings fr-m taking fire All livestock was removed from the barn before It was destroved |