Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 234, Decatur, Adams County, 3 October 1925 — Page 3

What Would Fire Mean To You ? PreventionWeek;^ r p -O ct «IO w | Help Fight This Great Demon I 1 fl As a property owner and a citizen, you should cooperate with the brave men of our Fire Department on all measures of I Fire Prevention. See to it personally that your cellar or attic is free of paper, kindling wood, old furniture, etc. Such B , places invite fire and may result in a great disaster. ’ B A cow in Mrs. O’Leary’s barn kicked the lantern that started the great Chicago • fire of October 9, 1871. The 54th anniversary of this is Fire Prevention week JI 1925. Mrs. O’Leary’s cow is symbolic of our everyday carelessness which cost | annually 15,000 lives and a half billion dollars. jg Most fires are preventable. We only need apply existing engineering or plain B common sense. There is no excuse for a fire starting, or once started, spread- 11 ing beyond the place where it starts. B I ;sFire prevention week is set aside to think and act, on preventing, restricting s and extinguishing fires. s | MAKE IT A FIRELESS WEEK !■ is important at this time to make sure that you will be ful- I |T ly compensated in case of fire. If this great catastrophy should befall I “** you,” would you be able to furnish a new home or business immediately? Fire insurance is your safeguard " and personal protection. Our business is to protect you FULLY against unforseen loss by fire. All claims are prompt- || ly paid by the financially powerful insurance companies we represent.; Decatur Insurance Agency df fire WalSP* American Security Co. E. W. JOHNSON, Mgr. INSURANCE H. M. GILLIG, Mgr. Schafer Bldg. Thone 33> POLICY Monroe St. Phone 172 John S. Peterson _> Lenhart & Heller I Dectur Agency in I A >” S - 2 " dS ‘- A " Fw "“ “ f Phone 2 I r~ — I - Suttles ■ Edwards Co. KOT Graham & Walters | A. D. SUTTLES, Gen.-Mgr. M .. c . General Insurance Erwin Bldg. Phone 358 ' Madison St. Phone 239 ■ ■■ ■

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1925.