| Show OLD PIONEERS HOME AFIRE at monday morning citizens of salina were slumbering peacefully after the lance dance when ullen they were suddenly awakened by the blo blowing Ning of th tha file siren the legion fire department part ment turned out and in short order was nas at the scene of action it was joseph Ford hams liams home the roof of which was ablaze kind neighbors had helped them remove the household goods so the building itself was all that suffered the roof was partly av burned and the interior of the house thoroughly soaked with the water from the hose but otherwise little damage was done it is not known what started the blaze but it was probably a defective chimney the fordham family was at breakfast when sirs mrs fordham declared she smelled smoke upon investigation vesti gation they found the roof afire mr air Ford fordham liam took the calamity ven very cheerfully declaring that he would have the place fied up again in in a or so but regretted the fire had interrupted his breakfast |
