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Show 'PRECAUTION AGAINST FIRES The local chief of the fire department depart-ment has Issued a word of warning as a precaution ncaiuBt fires. "Every householder In the city should wet down the roofs of his houses; the roofs und walls of sheds, barns and oiher outhouses, on the night of July 3. "All dry crass should be cut and removed "from the vlc.nlty of buildings build-ings before the Fourth. "All dry and inflammable rubbish should be burned, or carted away before be-fore the Fourth. Every person In the city should be unusually careful to avoid fires. The dry weather has made everything that will burn, as dry as powder. Fires will ignite easily eas-ily and will spread rapidly. Too much precaution can not be taken. A bit of foresight may save thousands of dollars dol-lars damage." |