White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-10-10
Idaho News
aRANGnv1LLE-Fire recently

RANGEVILLE.-Fire thy
completely destroyed 9 two story
frame residence belonging to Albert
Fray. Situated in the north end Of
the city near the railroad tracks, fire.
men were unable to reach the blaze
with water, and consequently could do
little to prevent the structure from
burning. The house, which was va
cant, was worth about $4,000, and 1t
has not been learned whether or not
insurance covered the loss.
ROCKFORD.-Five buildings were
burned and a loss estimated at $15,-
900 caused by fire at Rockford recent
ly. The blaze started from an over
heated stove in the Rieger motion pic
ture house. It spread quickly to the
postoffice building adjoining, and then
to the neighboring business houses. Cit.
liens of Waverly, Fairfield and Val
leyford, neighboring towns, aided In
fighting the fires, the flames of which
could be seen as far as Spokane, 40
miles away.
BONNERS FERRY.-At the annual
meeting of the International Molyb'
denum Mining Company recently at
Porthill, the following board of trus-
tees was elected: w. H. Rideout,
president and manager; Charles Bliss,
vice-president; H. A. French, S. G.
Martin, and w. H. Smith. P. Stas
was reappointed secretary and treas
urer. A contract was authorized to
complete tunnel No. /, which will tap
the ore body so feet deep. The prop.
critics are in Boundary County near
Porthill, which is about 30 miles
north of Bonners Ferry
KELLOGG.-Arthur Holt, who be-
came traffic officer here recently, was
probably fatally shot here with his
own pistol when it dropped out Of his
holster as he was repairing his mo-
torcycle and exploded as it fell on the
cement floor of the garage. The bull
let entered Hollis right eye and
passed through his head. He was tax.
en- to the hospital, where little hope is
held out for his recovery. He leaves
a wife and two-months-old baby. He
came here about year ago from
Portland.
| WALLACE. = George L. Parrish,
who has mercantile and other inter
ests at Wallace, has purchased the
residence of the late Judge D. w.
Hurn, at WHOA Eighth Avenue, Spo.
kane, and has taken possession with
the members of his family. The pur-
chase was made from Miss Reba
Hurn, administrative, and her sister
Mrs. Smith, of Chicago, Ill. The con.
sideration was $4,000 in cash. Mr.
Parrish is expanding $4,000 by esti
mate in the improvements. The Par.
IRISH family has resided for many
years in Wallace, where Mr.. Parrish
was identified with White & Bender,
and on Grand Boulevard recently.
BOISE.-In parade and pageant, in
speech and song, in tableau and &C.
ton, Boise recently paid honor to the
pioneers of early days who have built
the state, in the Idaho Pageant Of
Progress. While thousands thronged
l the streets for the historical parade
at noon, or crowded to the gymkana
field, where the horsefesh so highly
valued in Idaho's formative period
was put through its PAGES, or sat in
serried rows in the hillside for pres
entation Of "The Light on the Noun
tains," everywhere the occupations,
the mode of life, the daring deeds and
the amusements of the early settlers
were reproduced. Particularly was
this true of "The Light on the Noun
tains," written by an Idahoan and pro-
duced by all Idaho talent, in the nat
ural amphitheatre.
BOISE.-Boise Valleys prune ship
ments during the season just closed
totaled ut cars, as compared with an
average of $500 cars and bumper
crop in 1923 of 3100 carloads, accord.
ing to figures prepared by Harry F.
Yost, Boise fruit dealer While most
Of the years shipments went East, a
large proportion, Mr.. Yost says, of the
Boise product found favor in Califor-