Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1916 — PARROT GIVES FIRE ALARM [ARTICLE]

PARROT GIVES FIRE ALARM

Cry of ‘‘Fire" Brings Help and Bavea the Building From Destruction. The parrot owned by J. H. Webster bears out the claim of its owoer that ft is “some bird.” -It undoubtedly prevented the building owned by Freeman Rogers, and used to store yacbt supplies, from entire destruction by fire. Seeing tbe blaze coming from the windows of the loft, the bird, which had for a few* days been on the houseboat of Mr. Webster in the vicinity of the shop, called vehemently for help. Cries of "fire” being heard by workmen nearby, they looked about to sen what had so excited Polly. The fire was discovered, and with some trouble extinguished. Mr. Rogers has the bird to thank that bis place of business was not wiped out completely.—Noank (Conn.) Dispatch New York Herald*