The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-06-04
PEOPLE WILL TALK.

1AllAs
Division Superintendent Jenks-l
cannot tell just what arrangem ents
the company will make about IL depot
1t will likely not be decided for q
week. Meanwhile we will do bust
ness in box car.
w.
John Ink-Yes, l was in Ellendale
during the fire, on boiler inspecting
trip and did not expect to make
another trip for some time, but on the
contrary intended to stay ut home
and complete and conduct my farm
machinery business.
***
d. E. Rice--Some one has made a
mistake in sending to The Tribune Il
report that my loss was $500 will,
an insurance of $4,550. The facts
are, my loss is $500, out of which
was saved from five to seven hundred
dollars, with an insurance of So, ,45O.
1t was Il sad fire to me.
***
Rev. Mr.. Lovelace--You ought to
say in your paper that whenever the
fire alarm is sounded every person
should at once see to it that all
faucets and lawn watering services bc
securely shut off. A good deal of
valuable time was lost at Saturdays
fire on account of so many being open.
Mr.. Bishop ran round and Shut them
down us fast rs he could.
***
II. G. Albrecht, foreman Germania
Hose Company-After the fire de-
partment and all good citizens had
for hours helped to fight the fire in
that terrible heat and were more than
exhausted, the only reason 1 could
see that my company preferred cool
glass of beer to hot cotfee-to the dis
gust of few prohibitive ladies was,
that the latter had forgotten to put
sugar in their coffee.
TX
Schuler Brothers-We notice Mr..
Keely's remarks in the Gazette
touching the college matter and he
sustains the facts as we stated last
week, that there were two basis of
figuring, and we say that the St. Paul
man had the lowest basis. This is no
reflection on our home people--nor
the college either. 1t simply shows
that in work of tbis/ character
architects are sometime sfricky. We
need scarcely say that we are just us
anxious to aid in the success of the
college project us anybody else.
TX
Prof. Robert A. Tyson--When l
left Hankinson, Monday, to attend
the institute, the chief engineer and
assistants of the $500 line had Just
started out to inspect the 40 miles of
grade OH the proposed line from Han
kinson northwest, with the intention
of very soon putting force of men
ut work laying track. So, it would
seem that the proposed road is to be
built all right enough. And then
Mr.. Frye of Boston, representing
the starch factory people, has arrived
at IIankinson and is pushing this
enterprise right along.
***
II. G. MISUNDERSTANDING fire
was of course the greatest Wahpe-
ton has seen. and developed the fact.
l think, that preparation should be
made to shut btf side mains in such
an emergency, leaving open only
such mains us lead to the seat of
trouble. In this instance. six lawn
sprinklers were open on Sixth street
alone, and running till Mr.. Bishop
shut them off, which indicated the
number that must have been open
throughout the town, men making a
break for the fire and forgetting to
shut off their sprinklers, respectively
AS soon us Supt. Bishop could get
round and shut off side mains, we
got better service ut the fire, but it
took nearly an hour to do this. With
everything wide open and sudden
fire of this character and no extra
steam, its almost impossible to get
power soon enough to do effective
service. This fire spread with great
rapidity.