The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-08-30
CULDESACFIRE
DOES $35OOO
DAMAGE

Three blocks Of Culdesac's business
section were hid to waste Tuesday
morning by disastrous fire that
ragged with fury for more than three
hours. A defective and inadequate
water supply permitted the flames to
spread, and when the residents Of the
town finally put the DANES under con-
troll, which was shortly after 10
O'Clock, it was estimated that loss Of
$35, 900 had been sustained, with In
surance to cover little more than half.
The fire broke out at 7:15 o'clock
In lodging house conducted by Mrs.
Margaret Smith, the cause presumably
being a defective fue. Famed by
light and yeering wind the fire spread
both east and west or the Smith build
ing. which is located on the north side
Of the main thorougnfare, licking up
the frame structures like so much tin
der. The intense heat served to make
the buildings on the north side Of the
street easy victims, and with sparks
and burning embcrs flying through the
air 1t was not long before both sides
people, out In large numbers, being
powerless to halt the destruction.
The Losses.
During the excitement Of the day it
was impossible to ascertain exactly the
actual loss and amount Of insurance
carried by firms ana individuals, but
this list was complied this afternoon,
and Is thought to be nearly correct:
Erb Hardware store loss $500, In
surance $4,000 III. w. Walter, $3.50,
no insurance; Hotel Clear sample
room, $50 loss j. A. Conley, owner OF
building occupied by Mrs. Smith, loss
800 to $500, with $500 insurance
Culdesac Enterprise. $500 loss with
no insurance; y. w. PownaIl, general
store, $4,000 loss, with no insurance;
Presbyterian church, $500 loss, $500
insurance; III. i. Raoabaugh, loss $500,
insurance $500 city hall and fire sta
ton, loss $500 with no insurance;
John Bulen building, loss $3.50, no In
surance; Mrs. IL. s. Scott Of Charleston,
loss on buildings occupied by Erb
hardware store, $500, insurance
$500, Culdesac bank, loss 5000, fully
covered; O. M. Hagar, owner Of two
burned buildings, loss $3.50, insurance
$500; Keller drug store, about $500,
no insurance; Sogard's department
store, about $500, fully covered; @. J.
Norbo, about $500. insured; N. II.
Wear, owner OF building occupied by
SCOTS barber shop, 5000 loss; Scottss
barber shop. lo0s unknown Uriah J.
Anderson, owner OF building occupied
by Joseph Shinn, as residence, loss be-
tween $500 and 500, with no insur-
ance; Shinn loss on buildings con-
tents, about $3.50, no insurance; Mrs.
Ida Sprague, owner of De Partee resi-
dence building, loss $500, no insur-
ance; De Partee's loss $500, no insur-
ance; FL. Il. Radabaugh, loss to build
ing and contents, $500. with 5000 In
surance; Barney Wilson household,
loss, $500, insurance unknown, IL any
@. M. Hagar, owner Of building, loss
5000, with no insurance.
WIN Rebuild.
Mayor w. b. Keller stated at noon
today that he looked for greater
Culdesac to arise Phoenix-lilxe. The
buildings. In the main, that were de
str0yed were not of q modern type and
the fre impressed upon the people at
large the need for more substantial
places In which to conduct business
1t is thought that several brick or con-
crete buildings win be erected to take
the places OF those destroyed.
The cooperative telephone office
was put out BIZ commission temper
arily, the switchboard being saved,
however. A day or so win see service
resumed. The Bell system suffered.
having Its poles In the heart of the
fire zone destroyed, but force OF men
were at work before noon repairing
damage. and the line was again disable
late In the afternoon The COM
panies' loss amounts 20 about 800 In
each case with insurance.
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