Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1910 — Monticello Fire Chief Does Not Want Meddling During a Fire. [ARTICLE]

Monticello Fire Chief Does Not Want Meddling During a Fire.

The new Monticello fire company had its first call Saturday morning when fire was discovered in a clothes ’closet in an upstairs room of E. J. Rogers’ home. The company quickly responded and was able to conquer the fire by means of chemical hand engines. The hose had been strung, however, and extended into an lidstairs room, and some outsider turned on the water and the house was flooded needlessly before the hose was thrown out of the window. The Monticello fire company is going to adopt a “mouths shut” and “hands off” policy for outsiders and Fire Chief Tony Anhier wants no meddling from persons not members of the company.