Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1910 — Members of Fire Department, Connill and Citizens Visit Monticello. [ARTICLE]

Members of Fire Department, Connill and Citizens Visit Monticello.

The members of the city council, fire department and private citizens to the number of twenty-five, who went to Monticello last evening, were royally entertained by Chief A. A. Anhier, of the Monticello fire department, who acted as host at a fine banquet following an exhibition given by the Monticello fire department. The Monticello company is a new organization and the equipment is all new. A combination 40-gallon chemical hose truck has just been purchased at a cost of $1,470. It was made by the American La Franc Fire Engine Co., of Elmyra, New York, and is said to be one of the finest trucks in the state. The visitors were entertained with a fire run in which a bonfire was the objective point. Three minutes, 5% seconds were consumed from the time the alarm was sounded to the time the chemical was playing on the fire, and 3 minutes, 26 Seconds before the water was got into play. The visitors, who made the trip to Monticello in automobiles, were very much pleased at the courtesy shown by Monticello on their visit. The. 1 reached home about midnight.