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Show FIRE DESTROYS WHEAT IN FIELDS; DELTA, July 11. Many hundreds; of acres of growing wheat were dc-1 atroyed in and around Holden, Greenwood Green-wood and Cedar mountain Sunday, by a fire causing damage estimated from J.'.OuO to $15,000 Brush was be'ng burned and got beyond control. All standing grain sufficiently dry to burn readily was consumed and aM grain shocked waa 'lcked up by the flames. The the spread over a.n area from Cedar mountain on tho southeast to near Holden and back down through the grain belt below tho canal of the Sevier River Land and Water company, com-pany, which area embraces about 1000 acrew About two miles of telephone poles were burned, throwing the telephone line upon the ground. No Insurance was carried by any of the damaged farmers. |