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Show f THREE FIRES IN DAY I BLACKFOOTS RECORD Special to The Tribune. y. BLACIvFOOT, Idaho. Aug. 7. Three j fires today retpuired the attention of the ; 1 5-" Blackfoot rire department and were well : T. handled. The residence of Mrs. A. B. Davis on ! v Kast Court street was damaged through c an overheated kitchen stove. Mrs. Davis was slightly burned in attempting tu ex- r tinguish the are before calling the de- 1 partment. i; A frame storage and icehouse in the j V rear of No. i-i North Main street was : considerably damaged and later was razed ! I by the riremen. J l The third fire occurred at 3 o'c'ock ; i this afternoon at the f:iir grounds and j was not reported until it had gained suiri- ; ; f; cient headway to destroy 350 feet of ; j-j frame stables and 1-00 feet of fencing. Yt There was no insurance. ; This tire attracted hundreds of specta-tors. specta-tors. To check its spread to near-by residences, water was pumpe.1 from "an j irrigating canal and chemicals were used, j |