Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1916 — FIRE COMPANY CALLED OUT TUESDAY EVENING [ARTICLE]

FIRE COMPANY CALLED OUT TUESDAY EVENING

Blaze at the Home of Mrs. Fannie Wasson Threatened Home—Good Work By Fire Fighters.

The fire company was called upon to make a run to the home of Mrs. Fannie Wasson in the eastern part of the city, Tuesday evening shortly after 6 o’clock. Fire Chief Montgomery and his fire laddies were on the Scene in a short time, and the fire was quenched in a very few moments after their arrival. The fire started from a flue-stop in a bedroom, which had become heated, igniting the wall paper and setting fire to p dresser. The dresser was burned up, but the damage to the house was very slight. Most of the household goods * were carried from the house before the arrival of the fire company by neighbors, who had become excited, thinking that all the contents would be destroyed. The worst damage was from the smoke. The house and contents were insured and the loss will be small. Chief Montgomery wishes it understood that after the- arrival of the fire company on the scene in future fires, that people not belonging to the fire company shall take no .part in subduing the flames, claiming that they do mom damage than good. Rensselaer has had the lowest fire loss in the state in the past four years, wh.dh speaks well of the efficiency of the local company.