Had A Narrow Escape

Two Aun Arbor people, Miss Bessie Storms and E. M. Stofflet, visiting ín Chicago on the Fourth 'of July, as it bappened spent the Fourtli at the home of Mrs. Jennie Spragüe, a relative of Mr. Stofflet. Ou the night of the Fourth Mts. Sprague's house tooü fire, which carne veity near proving fatal to the occupants. Miss Storins was slightly suffocated by the smoke, which awakened her, aud lost some of her clothes. Mr. Stofflet, occupying a room hemmed in by the llames eould not be reached to awaken hiin from the inside, so, after some strennous efforts from the outside he was aroused and jumped from the window. His preseoce of ruind enabled him to save his satehel and most of his clothes. The house suffered considerable damage.