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Show on the roof caved in trapping the two men in. Roy Richards, Bill Green and Bud Peterson were seriously burned and are in the Lark Hospital. Mr. Richards was on a ladder, reaching reach-ing to a burning roof, when it caved in, he falling just inside the door. His left cheek and the side of his bo:dy were burned badly before he could get out. Mr. Green and Peterson were carrying a trunk down a stairs when it caved in. The trunk which was said to be very valuable was Ipst, but the men were rescued by the firemen. Mr. Green will not be able to use his left arm again and Mr, PetT erson will soon be all right; ' - '' The fire was reported to have started start-ed at the east end of the town and burning westwardly. Burned was reported re-ported as follows: 10 garages,' four,-chicken four,-chicken coops, one store and fifteen houses, nine being occupied. BIG FIRE RAGES .; IflLlRyiGEOSS Fire Sweeps Through Lark Causing Loss of Valuable Property. : By Ralph M. '. i j , Lark, Sept.-'29 A large fire started today about one o'clock when some careless- person threw some hot ashes into the garbage can which had some waste paper in it. The paper ' soon' lit in the can which was against the house and the flames were , soon touching the wood and the house started to burn. Thus the fire was started, its cruel flames lapping at everything that happened to be in its way. Among the fire's victims were Geo. S. Smith and Mr. Williams who went into a burning building to find a lost baby who was later found in an old shed near by. When the search was |