Bonners Ferry herald., 1919-04-01
WILL BUILD
new GARAGE
,,vrs KINNEY WILL BUILD a
BRICK HOME FOR THE PARKS
HIGHWAY GARAGE
RuRNED OUT THURSDAY NIGHT
Tho Fire Loss Has Been Estimated at
About ssO,OOO.OO

rho Parks Highway Garage building
pailroad avenue and all the con-
.onts ~ was destroyed by fire Thursday
an,ng A barn owned by James
St1natrick and leased by Frank Gar
&c was also destroyed. The loss
accasioned by the fire is estimated at
uearIv $4,000 with about $1,000 in
surance.
The fire started about seven o'clock.
Elmer Osborn, proprietor of the Bon
ners Ferry-Porthill stage line had just
driven into the garage with his pas
sanger auto, a Dodge, and was having
the gasoline tank filled by l. B. Neill,
nronrietor of the garage. Neill had
barely started to pump the. gasoline
when there was an explosion and turn
ing around he saw the flaming gasoline
aving in all directions. Neither Mr..
Neil nor Mr.. Osborn were smoking
and Mr.. Osborn carried an electric
Aashlight in his hand to watch when
the tank was full 1t is probable that
the explosion was caused by a short
circuit of the electric wiring.
The burning gasoline was thrown
on both Neill and Osborn and both
we're burned slightly, Osborn suffer
ing Ine S6NcItSt Duln Oli hio iiShb
hand. The car, all afame, was pushed
out of the garage and saved The
flames spread so rapidly that it was
impossible to enter the building again.
The town fire department responded
quickly and with the help of the vol
unteers, was able to keep the flames
from spreading to the barn of Mich
olson & Zimmerman, on the west, and
the residences on the east and north
east. For awhile it appeared that
these residences would surely burn
and the occupants moved out as much
as possible of their household goods.
The building occupied by the Parks
Highway Garage was owned by James
Kinney and was valued at $4,000. In
surance in the sum of 81, 800 was car
ried on it, Mr.. Neill had insurance to
full value on three new Dodge cars
that were in the garage and had just
been shipped in few days previous
but did not have insurance on two 9TH
er cars he owned in the building. He
had $4,000 insurance on the stock of
tires and accessories and $1,000 on
tools and machinery and equipment.
Among the other losses were: Dodge
auto owned by H. Carlson, no insur-
Ance: Dodge auto owned by Dell Cane,
no insurance. REQ truck, owned by A.
Klockmann, not known if insured: a
Dodge truck, owned by w. j. Moore, of
Meadow Creek; partially insured: a
rebuilt six cylinder car owned by Mar
tin Estlund, no Insurance.: an Over
land, auto, owned by J. F. McGlocklin,
no insurance: Ford owned by j. Bert
Cowen, partially insured: Ford, owned
by o. r. Stookey, no insurance: an
Oldsmobile, owned by DR.. c. A. Rae,
partially insured: Maxwell, owned by
M. E. Cash, no insurance: a Studebak-
er, owned by Frank Clapp; no insur-
ance
Fire insurance adjusters are ex-
pected here today to make adjustments
of the losses.
Today, Proprieor Neill informed the
Herald that he had already received
stocks of repairs and accessories, oils
and greases, that had been ordered be-
fore the fire and that he would have on
hand this week full stock and that
Tor the next few weeks he would car
ry on his business in the building east
OF his old stand. He has carload OF
Dodge cars on the road and their ar
rival is expected any day. Several
machines of this shipment have al
ready been sold.
Mr.. Kinney is now getting plans
drawn for new garage building which
ne Will lease to Mr.. Neill. The new
building will be brick structure anC
Is to be ready for occupancy within the
next sixty days. 1t will be built or
the site of the former garage, viii
nave dimensions of so by 20 feet, viii
De one story building with a full
concrete basement and with concrete
noors throughout and fre-proof in ev
cry particular. Both the first floor
ana the basement will have two mair
entrances. The basement will prob
aoiy be used for a work and repair
shop while the first floor will be useC
lor display rooms, storage, offices anC
store rooms. There will be a full
plate glass front.
IN the new building Mr.. Neill will
VIII nave the most convenient arrange
ments and will be able to serve hi
patrons more promptly and handle
more work. The loss he sustained
III the hre was a severe one but he Il
opumlstic about the future and hope
70 make up for all the loss by the in
creased business he will be able t
handle in the new building
4. work of preparing the ground 10
.ne new garage will start as soon a
cue nre adjustments have been mad
"nu lhe rubbish, burned cars and tn
eharred timbers can be removed.
New County Agent Here Today