Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1910 — Jack Montgomery Interesting Fowler In Fire Fighting Apparatus. [ARTICLE]

Jack Montgomery Interesting Fowler In Fire Fighting Apparatus.

Benton County Review. * Jack Montgomery, chief of the Rensselaer fire department was in town Tuesday and called on fire chief Chas. Osborne, in an effort to interest him in better fire protection in Fowler. Rensselaer has one of the best flrq departments in the state for a city ol its size. The eity owns its own team and a combination chemical and hose wagon. When a call comes in the daytiflie the wagon is on its way to the fire in ten seconds and on a night call they respond in about fifteen seconds. The department is made self supporting by the work which the team and driver does'in the way of street sprinkling and cleaning. The chief advantage of the service is the ability of the department to get to a fire quick where a chemical will extinguish most fires before they get under headway. In Hammond the department uses these combination wagons and in 27 calls they were able to extinguish the fire 24 times with the chemical and did not turn on the water at all. Monticellp is adopting the system and it is possible the matter may be taken up by the Fowler council for discussion. The Young Womans Home Missionary society of the M. E. church will give a dime social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rowles, on Monday evening, March 14th. All are cordially invited.