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La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

The decision OF the Supreme
Court that precincts where the IN
tegrity OF the whole return was
put in question by the fraudulent
action OF election officials OF
others. aud where the good and
the bad ballots cannot be ascer-
tanned with any degree OF certain.
ty, is in full accord with legal
precedent in this country for 2
hundred years. The most recent
case in Colorado was the London
er case in 1890. when exactly the
same sort OF decision was given
BY the State Supreme Court 1,
was then heartily approved by
Senator Patterson. Now he oh
jects and insists that it is a woeful
misuse OF judicial authority. Mr..
PatteTson's instructions to the Su
preme Court and his decisions in
overruling the acts OF that tribunal
are very amusing, even II they are
aot effective.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

INVESTIGATION shows that the
Denver election frauds are not
confined to the strong Democratic
precincts. The Big Mitt machine
had control Of the polls and elec,
ton officials in al! precincts and
imPersonators and repeaters ap-
pear to have been employed in the
Republican precincts OF Capitol
Hill. While the Democratic fraud
in these districts is not as exten-
sive as in others. a large number
Of fraudulent votes were cast there
which will add at least a, 900 or
5000 to the total from the lower
end Of town.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

PLANS have been completed 70,
the construction OF canal,
twenty.eight miles long, to irri.
gate 100, 900 acres Of agricultural
land in the vicinity OF Hayden and
Craig, two growing towns in
Routt county, Colorado. Two
hundred thousand dollars will be
expended on the enterprise.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

usITxD BTaTks LAND OVpIcK,
PrKsLo. CoLo.. Novcahss Is. tSol-

UsrrxD BrarEs LAND OVylrE, /
PrEsLo. CoLo.. Novcabss Is. tSol-
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
~ compliance with the provisions q ths se'
of Congress Of June >. 1878. entitled An ect fos
the sale Of timber isnds in the states of Cali
forni.. Oregon, Nevada, snd Washinssoe Terri
by act OF August Z. lses- kelsey Z. Cross. Of
Thatcher. county OF Las Anlmas. STATS oi
Colorado, has this dAy hled in this olSes
his sworn ssstsaeus No. =, for the parrhass Of
the southwest quarter southeasA quarter oi
section No. . in township No. p snuth. ransr
No. $ west. and viii offer psusi g shoy that
thr land sought is valuable for its timber
or ston. than for Agricultural purposes. asd "a
establish his claim To said land hrfosg the
clerk of the distries court at Trinidad. Colo,
90 Monday. the eDsh day Of February. isn-
He names As witnesses: J. 4. Croaa. Of
Thatcher, Colo; A. ~. Holt. Of Trinidad. Colo.
n 1. Null. Of Thatcher, Colo. o. J. Clark. Jr..
OF Thatcher, Colo
Any and all p-r>oss elaiminx adversely tho
above deseribsd laDds are requested 70 die
their claims Ia this ofisee On os h-fose said
s. 4. ABBEY. Register.
First publication, Drcemhsf II, 1901.
Last publicati.sn. February Is tsD.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

- ~. 4 JuNTA b . city a som pop-
4 ulatioo and the euanty seat of
" u Osero county. II Is heated at
Z tbs junction of thres divisions
" - "a a the santa Ye railway, s7l
- miiss vest of Esns.. City. isi
AAl .iis. .o.,A..s, ps. Of Dra,s,. r.s 2, {,
miles north and east 0f 1rinidad- The santa
Yc Railroad Conpsny |. nov expanding SO0o
ia permansat construction work; eousistins of
machine shops, storehoass, addition u round
house. foundry and extensive esrshofs- The aiti-
tuds Is lO&s fsst, and the climate. taken the
year around. IL unsuspa sod. Almost constant
sunshine chArActerizss the winters and . y holly
cloudy day IL . rarity. La jsnts has all shc
metropolitan conyecirnrr- nc@-te3 By a.etty OF
Sm pos,eiation. includia6 many miles OF
brick sidovalk-. perfect system OF sanitary
srwsrase, an electric light plant which sup
plies an all-dsy and all-nixht sefvice. water
works ovnsd by the city, plant for the manu-
fsctar- Of artificial Ice. three rural frse delivery
routes, hrr department., telephone sy.te1 With
~ subscribers free exchange with Rocky
Ford, and long distance connections with any
part OF the state. n school system excrll1d BY
no city in tho state. employing tw~nty -s-ven
teachers in :. ruoms ten churches. hftren secret
and frat-rnal ORDER, two banks, SsD.aD capital
and tsdD,n0 deposiss; three newspAp-r., oprf.
house Of I'D seating capacity, brick plant Of
s,,0D daily paeity, manufacturing brst quail
ity of vitrifsf brick Hour mill OF 20 barrels
daily capacity; canning factory. second largest
in the state. In fact. La JuntA Is one of the
'sr.t towns Of its sine In the state OF Colorado
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

THE case OF a healthy man of
6I whose heart beats only thirty
times a minute, the normal rate
being from seventy to eighty. has
been recorded by Dr.. Seifert, oi
Berlin. In another case reported.
the beats numbered only twenty,
two, but the patient was suffering
from heart disease.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

lT Is less risky in Pueblo to kill
a policeman than to kill a woman.
Dr. c. o. Rice killed a policeman
and came off scott free, while Gil
Dodge killed his wife and another
woman and got one year in the
pen. Life sentences and judicial
hangings are becoming unknown
quantities in Colorado. -Bessemel
Indicator.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

STATE or COLORADO. IL rns
CorxIi OF RzHT. TRlcf Co

dass4, ~ &C. k2s4 1:sa !. re cos:; n:;
In the nsttsr Of th-l
sdjudicstiou Of prior
water fos isrisatioa
In District No. n.
THIS CAUSE COMING ON TO BIZ HKARD
ment Of shs Laxuna Canal Company. nlsd
esrsia p..yins az .pp.ai 70 " ssIssss
sSs % s;h S day OF q Sose~ssr. 4. b. i,os sss,iss
oa 70 h. heard hi, ssh day q sov:.sss -
Is. he ..ia pssiiicass L ssssssisiiy c. e
canal. its franchises. es.rneats aud appeDpei.-
t.oas therein and sppsstcnAnt therrto; and Y
ees.i Tia n sSs sha.. sss ess. 70.
ss:rass-n: that :. .st forth 10 s.id pssiiio.
and interests Of said p-titioass In said canal
and the water rights and appsopriatioas per.
rcsitioser, and is coasumers are aid 10 b.
adversely Affected BY tho ruling. Of the Court
Asrsr and - The s .ss a es s.y T =. .ss
Iyo$. whereby. il 1. said. undue ADVANTAGE il
shown in respect tn the priori.ie. TO the of
The said Lake Canal. and The said the L.runs
Canal Company: IN which said psocresiines aed
denied the hrnenf and advantage a the doe
trinc and rule Of relation in favor u the said
The L.sun. C:n.l C.~p.ny. and Il. s:a.a%srs
ia; in shi, that 4. p.iosity q sppropsi.tioa q
instesd Of the tveeiy. .nfik day o. sspse.i,sr.
1aee. the date " vhich 4 p e.titied and fos
= s sS .
| sicas ~ ths decree duly n.dr. all q which il r
..id T sp.s.ts:s; and .ase:s I. g Sss..ca and Cd e;
!. derived as .ssins. he ssid essisioasr. b. u
s.. sAS. sns ess 6: .... 3" &:
s: TX: sSs Ssss e:
c.s.i co.R:ay. so.pos.sio.; Is. 4. AZ
Es:sss. s RosinDS. .s: H. IT I. 4. Sss,S cs:s
..s run =. sss
| trustee; tho Grees Plains water Ssorser Coa-
gaay. corporation; the 6fses !iains wstss
Valley sussr Best asd 1rrissssd Land Coa-
pany, . corporation
.. sa s ~. ss:s the ssA ..
heins entitlei, In the Natter a Priorities II
sS.s <. !. q s. 81 ssss
| canals and the claimants 0eutioocd in the sa:d
petition. arc in .ceoryi.ner With the orisiesl
said the Laxun. Canal Conpssy. q the ,is.s
e .a ssss ..a :. and
aettoo os the judsr of The coart In ref-rceee
.sss Il :s:s I: & in. =. j 'H:': Z. :: md Il I
d.y. .of Noyembrr, ma. de p.sisioosf -sespsiss
Coars IL that SsA.M - = '"' '
.Icc Be- .p1so.sd. and that sAs ptsy-r of lie
| said pesitiuo b.. and she seos 2 heschy allow
= :Hd s s.ssr:sd: 4; .h.. the .pIssl herein pS:ysd
| Company, ss appellant. snd against the cosn-
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

all Of which contain more OF less
fraudulent votes. The efforts ef
Senator Patterson to have these
votes used to Offset honest Repub-
liean votes has failed and the ,ndi-
cations are that the eight worst
wards will be thrown out bodily
by the court or the legislature.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

A CANVASS Of half Of the pre-
cincts in Denver shows that near.
ly 1000 Of the 10000 padded list
were voted. When the others are
heard from the fraudulent vote
from padding alone promises to
reach 10000 or over. The i'm.
personating, false returns, false
scratching. rubbe'-siamp voting
and other forms Of fraud will un.
doubtedly run it up to $4,000.
Mr.. Adams plurality seems to Be
dwindling fast since the light was
turned on.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

lr is estimated that Denver will
be called upon to entertain be
tween 40. 900 and 10000 people
on the occasion Of the seventh in
ternational convention OF the Ep.
worth League, which is to be held
in the Queen City Of the Plains.
July 5 to 9, 1905. Extensive
preparations are being made fol
the comfort and enjoyment Of the
guests.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

NOTICE Is HKREsY GIVEN TO WHOM
~ Il nsy couoesn that the fulIsUiAs d
scribed esseay animal was saksa up nsss l.
Janta. Colo to-ytt. One hlaek .ase, veighi
ahges 80 posed.; hr.sdst - sAish,
nal being unknown % tkis board
aoIsss elsimed b. the ovess On e hsicfs
b,srd fos the heasds Of tke osner vksa lqsnd
STATE BOARD OF STOCK INSPECTION
COMMISSIONERS. Dsoser. Colo.
First puh1icatioa, Dscsmber q. tsbt.
Last pahlication, Dccemhss -, tsoe-
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

In France and in Germany
sugar beets now produce twice
as many pounds of sugar per acre
as they did before the improve
ment OF the sugar beet was UNDER
taken in . systematic manner.
That work was begun by vilmorin
Of Paris three generations
First, the hnest beets, we'll
formed and OF medium size, are
harvested and kept in a cool place
until spring. The sugar beet is =
biennial. producing what we call
the best root the first year from
seed. which root being planted the
next year Yields seed. The seed
is sown for the crop Of best beets
for sugar making. These selected
beets are stored in q cool place,
and before the time of planting .
small core is taken out Of each
beet. The juice is pressed out
and tested for the percentage aud
purity. All the beets that test
over fifteen per cent OF sugar are
put by themselves and all that test
above sixteen per cent are put in
another lot.
These become two sets OF
mother beets. They are grown
under the favorable conditions
with plenty OF room. The seed
from each beet, each mother plant,
is seen the following year 10 .
separate row. The grower finds
which row gives him the best
value of bee,s in total yield. IN
weight per beet, in shape and po
sition of growth and in percentage
OF sugar and purity Of juice.
Out Of the rows which give the
highest general average, the indi.
vidual beets. which stand highes,
in sugar content and purity, are
chosen to become the mothel
beets Of the following year.
The sugar beet growers keep up
continuously the practice Of hav
ing seed from the best mothes
plants. BY that process the sugs,
content Of the sugar beet crop has
been raised from sbout seven o.
eight per cent to between fousteen
and sixteen per cent. That is the
result Of systematic, intelligen,
selection Of the best plants and
the use Of the seeds from thoee
plants, selected out Of each gen.
Grafton continuossIy.
Beets cross polliuate. The pol
len from ode row Of beeis viii
cross with those Of othess. The
growers adopt the plan oi growing
mother beets where ooly the good
beets can cross pollinate With each
other.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

Two hundred and forty four
Democratic ballots were found
stuffed in the ballot box of pre-.
cinct 10, ward 2, Denver, by the
Supreme Court. These ballots
had not been folded and put
through the aperture, but the lid
was opened and they were stuffed
10 increased This 10 . sample Of
the boldness Of the suffers. There
are zo4 ballot boxes in Denver,
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

n annual nesSia1 q shs sksrshnldsss = sks
Oseso Loan snd HsiIdias Assnei.iina wiu b
keh at the olAe0 a Dsekss : Hast. n L
81 % .. n. for shs parpo-s ~ easeeing Z
Board u Truss.es ecr ths ensuing yeaE. 50
pr0t.sfly prsseased st the neetins.
r. PHILIPS. 6scrssasy.
First publie.sioo, peesahss q, 1904.
Last pablieaiion- JannaFy ~. l9u6-
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21

In new Hungarian washing
machine. electrified water, it is
claimed, removes all spots and
dirt from 900 garments in less
that fifteen minutes. no soap
being used.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21
WEDNESDAY. DEC. Al. 1904


December a+th-Del,nquent Tax
Sale.
December 26th-"FoT Her Sake. Z"
January I6th-"Why Women
SIM"
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1904-12-21
ss.,es 10. e.s,ssss,s..
UNITED STATES LAsp OvyIcs.
PuKslo, Cola. Drceahes ~. 110t.
NOTICE Is HERK1Y GIyEN Thai III

~ foliouins -ns asd srtslsr has Aid sssies q
his ipsentioa 10 maks haal pfoof IL supQnrt ol
his claim. and that aid proof viii 10 asde b.
fore ths clerk of the district court - IqA Ami.
mss, Colo. 90 January -. is0s, via: .yeAn =.
Sullivan. II. Z I0.76s. for the west half s.suth.
west quarter: northeast quarter sDuthUess
east quarter, section q. tovnship > spsfh-
rangr IS west.
He name. the foilovins witnesses 70 prove
his continuoas r~sidea-e spna and eultiystion
u said Land viz: Bsnjsein Sehss, =. fsank
D-sn, william b. Peart. Bueresuard keahsJ. all
=. ABBEY, Rssiss>s.
First pablication- Dec-mhes q. lap1.
Last puhiicatioa. January =. lHG-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-08
Land Office Report for August.


The United States land office at
Aberdeen makes the following monthly
report for August: Twenty-Five home
stead entries, comprising 1851 acres of
land; thirty homestead proofs compris-
ing 4, 7S0 acres of land; 1900 acres of
land sold; one reservoir d~eclaratory
statement and one soldiers declaratory
filing.
Charged With the Intent to Kill.
In a quarrel over a horse, Fred High,
of Marion Junction, stabbed Henry
Kulz several times and the latter is
now in a critical condition. The quar-
rel occurred seven miles south of Salem.
Kulz is a thresher hand. ID. e. Bolt
followed High, who resisted arrest and
was shot in the foot. He was. brought to
Salem charged with intent to kill, and
was bound over to the November term
of court in the sum of 50, 900.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-08

were apparently waiting for the night
the wheat fields. Beach tells of a des-
parate aud bloody fight on top of the
cars, and he bears a cut two inches long
on the side of his head to s~ubstantiate
his story. How much the other victims
lost is uncertain, but Beach lost 1927 and
his watch. He crawled off the car and
made his way mp town where his
wounds were dressed and the police
called. All traces of the men who did
the work as well as the men who were
robbed were lost as all had remained on
the train when it left town.
Railroads in STRUGGLE.
The Milwaukee railroad company and
the South Dakota Central railroad
company have engaged in a fight which
promises to be a struggle TO a finish.
The latter company is constructing a
line from Sioux Falls in the direction of
Madison, and occupies a field which
has been claimed by the Milwaukee
company. The track of the new com
pany connects with the track of the
Milwaukee in Sioux Falls, and some
weeks ago the companies entered into
an arrangement by which the Mlwau-
kee company was to transfer cars TO
and from the tracks of the new COM
pany. Recently the Rock Island rail-
road company made an agreement with
the South Dakota Central by which it
it to secure practically all of the freight
shipments to and from the line OF the
new road. Ii was thought the Milwau-
kee company would, under the arrange
ment with the South Dakota Central,
transfer freight cars from the Central
TO the Rock Island and vice versa, but
the Milwaukee company has now
refused to make such transfers.
| Whether or not the officers of the
South Dakota Central will appeal to
the Unites States court for an order
compelling the Milwaukee to transfer
cars from its tracks to the tracks of the
Rock Island is not known. 1t is said
by those familiar with the affairs of
the Central that the refusal Of the Mil
yankee to transfer the cars is due to
the officers Of the new road declining to
promise that the line of the new COM
pany would not be extended beyond
Cotton, to which point the line is nearly
completed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-08
Held to Grand Jury.

Jesse Smith, Edward Tone and +. w.
Jones, all Yankton young men, were
arrested at that city last week and given
a preliminary hearing on the charge of
assallting a stranger named James
Sullivan, knocking him almost senseless
and robbing him. Sullivan, as soon as
able, found the police and in a search
identified his men and later his property
which was or their persons. The case
is a clear one against the prisoners and
all were bound over under the sum of
$500 bonds, in default of which they
were turned over to the sheriff until
the November term of circuit court.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-08
Girl and Boy Missing.


The authorities of Sioux Falls and
other towns have beer advised to keep
a lookout for Hazel Miller, aged four
teen, and her brother, Forest, aged six
teen, who disappeared from their home
at Hudson a few days ago. So far as
known all the money they had in their
possession at the time of their dis
appearance from home.
Black Hips Crop Good.
The first returns from the different
threshers in the valleys of the foot hills
of the Black Hill, have been averaged
up so that the crop of small grain for
the season is known. The oats will
average about fifty bushels TO the acre
and wheat will 20 about eighteen. The
wheat is a fine quality. There has
been no rust in the Hills.
Is Getting Tough.
Last week Sioux Falls was one of the
toughest towns on the face of the earth,
it being filled with pickpockets and
thieves of all descriptions, and any time
of the day or night a gang of them
could be seen at the cornor of Phillips
and Ninth streets in and around the
Wayside Inn. On top of this fiat
joints were opened in practically all the
saloons where gambling is allowed.
They were put on the first floor along
side the bars where il was impossible
for any man TO get away from them and
many a stranger has been fieeced out of
his roll by them. When a man would
not play the sure thing games pick
pockets were around to see that his roll
disappeared anyway for the gang was
determined no money should get away
from their clutches. The square games
were run mp stairs as has been the Gus
tom in the past, and those who wanted
TO run the flats" are said to have been
assessed $50 a day for the privilege.
Nothing was too strong in the gambling
line during the week and a man never
had a chance TO win a cent who played
the games. There were any quantity Of
pockets picked during the week but the
police could not do a thing, apparently,
although p~ickpockets were standing
around them all the time, and three
railroad dectives were in town who
knew practically all of them and could
have put the police on any time if they
had been asked.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-08

A stranger walked into sheriff Coles
Office in Aberdeen, Friday, and told him
that Thursday night he was robbed of
S75 while asleep in a box car out near
the crossing. He said that the fellow
who robbed him bad been working near
Mellette and that they were on their
way 70 Minneapolis. He claimed that
he lad had the money sewed inside his
trorsers aud that it had been cut out
during the night. He did not know the
name of the fellow who robbed him and
could lot describe him accurately
except that the alleged thief vas a tall
man with a seal under his left jaw.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-08
Boy Killed by Wagon.

Marion Dunn, a boy 10 years of age,
while driving the milk wagon to the
creamery at Harrison, an inland town
in the western part of Douglas county,
fell out and two wheels passed over his
head, killing HIM instantly. The boy
was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Dunn,
living in Aurora county.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-08
Bad stabbina ARRAY.

Sheriff Cole, Of Aberdeen, received
notice from Deputy Sheriff Hartew, of
Ere derrick, Saturday, that bad stabbing
ARRAY occurred in that place. Two
F:nns, Theodore Mariana and Stephen
Thompson, who were employed by the
Solomon West threshing outfit, became
involved IL a qurrel which resulted in
both of them drawing knives. Both
were badly cut bnt Thompson is
reported to be in a dying condition.
Thifty eoyen stitches were necessary to
sew Up us wounds and it is learned
thst his lungs protrude through the
OF TO the oIen air. Marijama's
vh8feabouts is at present unknown but
he is thought to be in hiding among the
Firms. He is also badly cut.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-08
Horse Thieves at Work.

William Lentz, who lives just north
Of Lake Kampeska, drove into Water
town Saturday aud informed Sheriff
Waddell that during the night he suf-
Ifered the loss of a valuable team by
theft. When he went to his barn that
morning to harness his team the stall
was empty, and the whereabouts of the
animals is entirely unknown. The
sheriff and deputy Immediately set a
net work of wiring flashing through all
sections of the country, and it is posi-
Bile that the thief will be unable to
escape the Gordon of information that
has been thrown around him. Mr..
Lentz also reports that his Deighbor
had three horses taken during the
night. These, however, with harness
on returned home Sunday, after having
evidently endured a hard drive and
been turned loose.
Harvest Hands Robbed.
A successful holdup was perpe.
trated at the Milwaukee station al
Yankton the first of the week. William
L. Beach, Of Waverly, Ohio, is the only
victim of the robbery left in Yankton
though eight men were robbed of al
they posed by several masked men who
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-08
Killed While Hunting.

Roy Cooper, of Glenham, was shot
and Instantly killed Saturday while
hunting thirteen miles north of that
town near Hunters ranch. He was
standing in a buggy with Harry Scott.
and seeing the dogs on a point called
Scott TO jump quick, grabbed his gun
by the barrels and started to pull il
towards him out of the buggy. The
trigger catching in some manner dis
charged the gun. The charge entered
the neck, seyering the spinal cord and
jugular vein.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-08
Charged With the Intent to Kill.
More Fire for Aberdeen.

Fire late Monday night at Aberdeen
completely destroyed the small barn
belonging to William Dingwell, where
a span Of mules and one horse persisted
in the flames. The origin of the fire is
unknown. The building had been on
fire for some little time before it was
noticed and the alarm turned in and by
the time the department reached the
scene it was toe late TO do anything to
save the building.