Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1898 — The Hose Won't Fit. [ARTICLE]

The Hose Won't Fit.

The fire company ran .out a hose cart Thursday to give it a trial and discovered that the threads on the* hose couplings and on the nipples of the fire hydrantH were of different guuge and they could not l)e made to work at all. An investigation will bo made nt once to ascertain whether it v is the hose or the hydrants which does not conform to the established standard. McFarland & Henkle are giving away some fine silverware to their cash customers. Don’t forget to ask for tickets when you purchase goods. Smoko 69. Best 5 oent cigar. Sale everywhere.