The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-17
once MORE WE
CATCH A FIRE
Three Business Houses De-
,royed-Fine Work by
Fire Ladies'.


Wednesday morning the fire alarm
sa,nded and the first thing that met
.hs gaze of the half wakened deniz-
ans as they sprung from their com
sortable beds was a column Of flames
earring skyward ON the north side of
the business part OF Main street. In
vastgation showed that the wooden
Msiness houses between the Burt l..
COSBY Co. Is brick store on the east
sud the Masonic brick building on the
vest, had on a good hot fire, and
thst the fire laddies were promptly
an hand and doing heroic work.
There were four wooden one-story
husiness houses between the two brick
oauers of the block, the first on the
vest next to the Adam Brust meat
market in the Masonic building, be-
ing occupied by the ladies rest
room," recently established by the
Draper club; then came in order the
A. P. Jarvis pool room, the Ark Cafe,
run by George Newton, and Ed Davis
harness shop. From the best informa-
ton that can be gathered the fire
broke out in one of the middle rooms
Of the "rest room" building, just how
will probably always remain a mys-
terry, although 1t is known that there
we're several cartons of matches in a
show case among the confectionery
goods which were stored in the third
room back. The room was kept open
for the use of the local and visiting
ladies' and was fitted up with toilet
articles and comfortable chairs and
lounges and was also used as head
quarters for the night policeman.
Night Policeman w. o. Smith had
been In the building earlier in the
evening. and not over ten minutes be-
fore had passed along the sidewalk in
front Of 1t without noting anything
unusual, and was in the Midway Cafe,
In the next block east, when a China
man sounded the cry Of fire Jim
Wood and another party or two with
whom Policeman Smith had walked
TO the grade opposite the school house
On their way home, had only had tim'
70 reach their homes when they saw
The flames and heard the alarm and
came running back.
The hose carts were soon wheeled
INTO line and three streams of water
WCre brought to bear upon the flames
which had extended to the second
building and were making rapid prog
fess on the combustible matter fur.
asned by the dry pine structures
Two lines of hose were used from
'ae 'front.' and one from the rear OF
ue buildings, and the fact that one
VI 'ne buildings out of the four. the
JAWS harness shop, was saved intact
" evidence sufficient of the efficient
.ofk OF the fire brigade. The stocl
y harness and machinery had al
"en removed, however, to a place o.
'siety In the early part of the engage
ment.
ine Newton restaurant, which
=" open all night. was preparing {
.4oi' order for DR.. Stilz, the veterin
a1' when the alarm was sounded
out the doctor never got to it.
iae loss is estimated somewhere
ue neighborhood of $1,000.
Inc Fest room building, owned b!
l. Mills. was insured for $500.
'ae pool room building, owned b.
=, ~ II. Sheaffer. now in business
~ 'sncouver. was insured for 81 900
y, w" room fixtures and stock o
- s owned by A. P. Jarvis, insur
~ sl'oOO, and the Tom Chandle
-. oi gents furnishings, which wa
u 0'sd M the building, carried 81 SOC
ws Aer Phillips barber shop fixture
'ere all carried out.
". Ae Ark Cafe building, owned b
w., " A. Pangborn, of Bellinghan
NJ was insured for $1,000, an
" oie fixtures, owned by Georg
N.w'0n. w carried $500.
mo &c T. A. Davis harness shop bull,
"a winch was not materially damai
hs,,s owned by Mrs. CARRIER, and wa
sto.. Tor $500, and the harnes
eor was also insured sufficiently I
,at all damages from removal an
''ufn to building.