Show OUR THANKS the editor and his family take this ibis I 1 occasion to express their sincere thanks to the neighbors and the good people ot of the community generally who rushed to their assistance yesterday afternoon atter noon when the f lire ire threatened to destroy their residence chips raked from the wood pile onto what was thought to be only ashes ot of a former trash ire fire aud and left unguarded resulted in a blaze which spread to the wood pile and came nearly burning it up before it was discovered lett left a few moments longer it might easily have reached the house or the neighbors corrals and have done a lot ot of damage thanks to the speedy response reb ot of men and boys who extinguished the lames flames no damage was done except that a fairly good wood pile was charred to a point where it may provoke harsh words from mrs mitchell liell when she has haa to burn it the blaze was practically extinguished and seventy five or a hundred men and some few ew women were on the ground before the writer arrived from rom the court room where the word reached him so he know who were the real heroes but we sincerely appreciate the response which was given and we thank all who assisted 1 ur cr AV 0 |