Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-08-19
More Fire Apparatus.

More Fire Apparatus.
There can be no great evil without
some small good, and the recent fire will
probably cause the purchase of some
needed apparatus, for the proper hand
ling of fires. The following letter from
the W. S. Mott company of Minneapolis,
extensive dealers in apparatus of this
kind, has been received by 81. L. Reade:
Dear Sir: l notice you had quite a serl-
Gus fire in Bismarck a few days ago. Did
you have hose enough to handle the fire, l
Imagine from the last conversation l had
with you, that you must have been some
what handicapped, and presume that this
fire will have a tendency to start the ball
rolling and result in the purchase of some
new hose, apparatus. etc.
The writer would be glad to hear from
you as to whether action in this matter
will be taken soon.
Mr.. Reade Is chairman of the city
committee OF fire department, and as
such has already ordered from the firm
a number of small articles necessary to
good work, such as hydrant wrenches,
couplings, pipes, lanterns, cuffs, rubber
gaskets, etc. It is probable, also, that
an order will be sent in for 500 or 1000
feet of hose. This, with what is now on
hand will enable the boys to combat
successfully any fire that may be started
in reach of a hydrant.
Other changes will probably be made
in the apparatus used by the fire depart
ment, but nothing definite can be stated
yet. Chairman Reade, who is an active
fireman, also, expresses himself as of
the opinion that horses should be used
in the taking of hose carts to fires. He
says that heavy carts, wrapped with
from ten to twelve hundred feet of hose
r too heavy for the boys who happen
to arrive at the hose house first, to drag
to a fire. It prevents them from getting
to the fire as soon as they would other
wise, and in long runs winds them
almost completely SO that they are I'M
fitted for work when they arrive at the
fire,
These questions are to be taken up
and discussed at the meeting to be held
next Monday, and some material
changes will probably be made in the
apparatus.
The Bogue Affair.
Until Thursday nothing regarding the
postofice affair had been heard. Post
master Bogue has received no notifca.
ton of any description, regarding the
alleged charges against him, and with
the exception of the one telegram from
Washington in the Pioneer Press,
everything wal dark. The following
telegram in the Minneapolis Tribune
would seem to indicate that the previ-
GUS dispatch was somewhat overdrawn.
The telegram says: "There is no likeli-
hood of an immediate change IN the
Bismarck postofice. 1t would not be
surprising if Bogue served to the end OF
his term, a matter of two years. There
are no charges Of dishonesty, his ao.
counts being straight. Complaints were
made over a year ago that Bogue was
negligent and incompetent. An in.
spector went to Bismarck and reported
tn 9 charges of negligence sustained
although Bogue proved that he was
competent and always in attendance
The principal complaint was of delay in
distributing the mail. No nominations
have been made by the North Dakota
senators and tits interesting to know
what course they will take in view Of the
fact that Bogue belongs to the element
of the republican party which is domi.
nant in North Dakota to-day"
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoorrie.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them castoria.