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Show FIREBUG IS BELIEVED OPERATING AT MAGNA MAGNA Juno L When a socond flro broke out in the buatnesa district yesterday, pollco and fire department officials were convinced that a firebug is operating in tho town. Two fires have occurred In the nuslness district in two days damaging property to the extern of ?95.000. As a result of 'he fire the public library, three business buildings and seven residences, have been reduced to ashes. The Palaco hotel, owned by Frank Soter was damaged 5S.0OO. Both fires threatened to wipe out the city and only tho desperate work of the fighters prevented total destruction. destruc-tion. Several hundred dollars worth of goods carried from the burning buildings build-ings to tho middle of tho street are repored to have been stolen white tho fire was hottest. This and the peculiar pecu-liar circumstances surrounding the start of Die fires has caused the officials offi-cials to bellevo tho fires were started J)y "firebugs." An Investigation is being be-ing taken up by Deputy Sheriffs, W. Plummer and Earl Willis. Among the business establishments swept away by the fire yesterday was ithe Daisy restaurant, owned by Tom Pappas, who placed his loss at Jir,-1 Jir,-1 000. The Panama 'pool hall suffered a loss of $1,000 and the Mapna Fruit jand Vegetable company store was slightly damaged. |