Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
Ottumwa's Firemen Had an Easy
Time During March.
THE LOSS ESTIMATED At S2,747.5O
Over Half of This, However, Occur.
red Outside of the Fire Limit-Near-
ly One-third of Alarms Turned in in
Less Than Twenty-Four Hours.

Ottumwa's firemen HAD an easy
time of it during the month of March
with the exception of one day. On
March 2S and 80 they had five calls
from 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon of
the 2Sth until 2.10 o'clock in the af-
ternoon of the goth. This was one
third of all the calls they had during
the entire month, the number run
ming up to Ia, .entailing loss of
$2,747.50, $1,700 of this being build
side of the fire limits. Following is
the list of fires reported:
March /, 7:45 p. m. Telephone
alarm, fire reported in box car in
the Milwaukee yards at the foot of
Green street, owned by the Wabash
railroad company, and loaded with oil.
Loss slight.
March 5, 12:4O p. m. Telephone
alarm, fire reported in story and one
half house, 1910 West Second street,
owned and occupied by Earl Lang
ford. Loss $25, no insurance.
March 5, $50 p. m. Telephone
alarm. Fire reported in frame build
ing at 104 North Ransom street own
ed and occupied by Van Kendall. loss
on building, So; insurance on build
ing, $500; loss on contents, none; in
surance contents, $500.
March 7, 9:15 p. M, alarm from
box 81; fire reported in Williamson
business block, 105 and 107 North
Court street. No. los, occupied on
| first floor by J. D. Ferree; second floor
occupied by Dr's. Russell, Mills and
Box; No. 107, occupied on first floor
by Griswold abstract office and Dr's.
Stark and Mills; on second floor by
Jaques and Jaques, and c. G. Ayres;
loss on building, $3.50; loss on Ferree
contents, $3.50; insurance on Ferree
contents, 5000; loss on Griswold con-
tents, none; insurance, $1,000: loss on
Dr's. Russell and Mills none; insur-
ance, 5000.
March s, 7:40 a. M, telephone alarm,
fire reported in two story frame
house, 335 South Moore street, owned
by Davenport Cooperative bank and
occupied by Clark Ball and Ernest
Hopkins; loss on building, 1925; in
surance on building, $500; loss on
Clark Ball contents, $50; insurance
none; loss on Ernest Hopkins con
tents, $500; insurance none.
March, II, AGO p. M, false alarm
turned in from the Baker House.
/ March 10, 3:35 b. M, telephone
alarm, fire reported in one story frame
building on Highland street. owned by
Otto Adams, occupied by Grant My
ers, loss on building total; insurance
on building. $1,000; loss on contents
total; insurance on contents, $500
Outside of the fire limits.)
/, March 1.Q fa1a nIo,,
alarm from 431 West Ottumwa street
f1ue burning out, no damage.
March 2S, 4:45 p. M. alarm from
J box So, fire reported in one story fran,
building on Queen Anne avenue owned
by Thomas Hobbs and occupied b,
VIM. Hobbs, loss on building, $40; in
} surance on building, $500; loss OIL
contents, none; insurance on contents
. none.
March 20. $3.50 a. M, telephon,
alarm, fire reorted in two story fran,
building at 434 East Second street
owned by Mrs. J. w. Norris, ocsupie,
: by James Prewitt, loss, s100; fasul
ance, $500.
March 20, Ass a. M, telephon
alarm, fire reported in two stor
frame building on North Ash street
owned and occupied by Mike Halpin
estimated loss, S75.
March 20, 11:15 a. M, alarm iron
box SO, fire reported in frame buildin
at the corner of Maple avenue an
,, Court street; no damage.
March 20, 2:10 p. M, telephon
alarm; fire reported in two stor
frame building on North Ash street
no damage.