Show fire causes big loss at bartells completely destroyed by ire yearly early saturday morning was the lar large ge quonset building belonging to ito leonard J bartell and lo 10 bated on bartells farm west of dove creek and 17 miles east of monticello on highway the family bamily retired about 12 friday night and about an hour later they were awakened by a loud explosion corning coming from the quonset building they found the structure in flames and called the ithe dove creek fire department the tire fire truck was unable to extinguish the fire but did prevent it arof spreading to other farm buildings and to the bartell home bartells car a 1949 dodge and a late model diamond T truck were in in the building and also a combine belonging to his son E J bartell a car belonging to a mr saunders his supply of hay hav for the winter and some wheat loss was estimated to be the building and the bartell car carried some ansur anc exact cause of the fire is unknown but it is thought to have been caused by defective wiring |