THE REPUBLICAN

July 4, 1884

 

Another Fire.

 

            The ringing of the bells at eleven o’clock on Monday evening, startled our citizens, and the bright light in the 1^st ward soon told that Judge C. S. Ogden’s residence was on fire.  It seems, as near as can be learned, that the girls before going to bed, carried a “smudge” through the rooms upstairs to drive out the mosquitoes and thinking it out Katie set the pan out on the top of the porch before retiring.  Whether it caught from this is not fully known but the upper part of the house was on fire first and all ablaze before any of the inmates of the house knew it.  They were awakened from their sleep by some of their neighbors who discovered it.  A good share of the things were saved from some of the lower rooms.  The building was entirely consumed.  No water was at hand, although the firemen were on hand with their hooks, ladders, etc., and did all they could.  The loss was probably $1,500 on Mr. Ogden’s things and no insurance.  The house was built and recently owned by the Judge but as a result of several previous fires and business ventures in the past, it was mortgaged and last fall was sold.  Mr. Geo. Hansen is the owner now, and he fortunately had insurance on it of five hundred dollars in the Phoenix, Winfield Scott agent.  Although the Judge is well along in years he takes his loss in a cool and calm matter of fact way, and is willing to take life as he finds it and the best he can.