The home of AI Presby, an industrious rancher of two miles east of Viola, burned to the ground last night. The loss is estimated at more than $1500, and there was no insurance.

FIRE COMES AS POLICY LAPSES;
Mr. Presby arrived in the city yesterday intending among other business matters to renew his insurance which lapsed several days ago. This morning before he had attended to the matter his family called him from the home of a neighbor where they spent the night and told him of his misfortune.
Mr. Presby did not learn the circumstances of the blaze. He left today for Viola.

ORDER NEW REFRIGERATOR CARS
O.-W. R. & N. Announces That 1800 New Cars Will Be Put in Service
In order to prevent the usual heavy losses in the fruit crops of the Northwest on account of car shortages, the O.-W. R. & N. Railway company is planning to put into service 1800 refrigerator cars of the Union-Pacific type, according to word received today by D. House, local agent. An order for the cars has been placed with the American Car Foundry company within instructions to rush the completion of new equipment. This equipment is in addition to regular freight rolling stock which is put in operation by the company every year.
Artillery Duel Near Deroye
PARIS, Jan. 20.—The war office announces that a violent artillery duel is in progress near Deroye.
The front is unusually quiet elsewhere. 