The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-01-15
SAUk CENTRE HAS
SMALL FIRE Loss
THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT MADE
EIGHT CALLS DURING 1918
$500 90 LOSS.
GEO FISH ELECTED FIRE CHIEF
ORGANIZATION HAS OVER $4,000
IN STRONG BOX.-FIRE
PREVENTION TALK.


The Sank Centre Volunteer Fire
Department held its annual meeting
at the City Hall Friday evening and
for the eleventh consecutive time Sc
lected George Fish as chief.
Joseph Kusba was elected first as
sistant chief and Jos. Miller second as
sistant chief. Geo. I. Dobbs was elect
ed secretary and A. F. Strebel treas
urer.
The local department is in splendid
shape financially having about $500 in
the general fund and over $4,000 in
the relief fund.
The officers of the Relief Fund are:
John McGibbon, president; r. e. Han
son, secretary and Gen F. Dubois,
treasurer.
The personnel Of the local depart
ment will rank up with any In the
state, or any other state. Many OF
tie well known business men have
taken an active interest in the depart
ment for years. Its affairs are man
aged on strict business basis.
Mike Schwartz was recommended
for life membership in the State As
ISOLATION.
At the adjournment of the meeting
the firemen gathered at the CONNER
cial Club rooms at which time District
Deputy State Fire Marshal Asa. M.
Wallace addressed the firemen and
club members on the subject OF Fire
Prevention"
During the past year Sank Centre
made a splendid showing from the
loss standpoint which was approx
mately $500 for the entire year. The
department responded to eight calls
during the year, the heaviest loss be-
ing 5000 and this was caused by
lightning. Following herewith is the
annual report of Chief Geo. Fish:
Sank Centre, Mimi, Jan. 1, 1914.
Annual report of the Chief Of Sank
Centre Fire Department for year end
ing Dec. 81, 1918:
First CaIl-Feb.s 6, to Mrs. Gettis'
house all apparatus on hand, hose laid
1,2OO feet; travelled ID blocks; cause
of fire, overheated stove; loss about
5000; time one hour.
Second Call-March 81, to the
Brant barn; all apparatus on hand
and hose laid TOO feet; travelled 10
blocks; cause of fire unknown; loss
about $3.50; time, one hour.
Third Call-April 13, to John Beck
barn; all apparatus on hand, and hose
laid 800 feet; travelled 10 blocks;
eaase of fire, small boy with matches;
loss about 500; time, one hour.
Fourth Call-TO Fair Grounds;
chemical only used, assisted by all the
firemen from the four companies;
travelled "a blocks; loss about $50;
time one-half hour.
Fifth Call-June z, to Anton Luken
house; all apparatus on hand and used
hose laid 1000 feet; blocks travelled
six; loss about $50; cause of fire, chill
dren with matches; time, one-haf
hour.
Sixth Call-Sept. IL, to Henry
Deters house; all apparatus on hand
but used chemical only; hose laid 500
feet; blocks travelled 8; loss about
s75: cause of fire unknown; time,
three-fourths of an hour.
Seventh Call-Oct. 9, to Mrs. Meigs'
barn; all apparatus on hand and used,
hose laid 800 feet; travelled 8 blocks;
loss about 5000; time one hour; cause
of fire lightning.
Eighth Call-Oct. 10, to Mrs. DAN
art house; chemical and ladders was
ali that was used; blocks travelled q;
loss small; time one-half hour. Cause
of fire burning of chimney.
We were called eight times during
the year; hose laid five thousand feet;
blocks travelled, eighty-six; loss about
$500. The time put in in lighting
fires, six and one-fourth hours; cause
of fires: one overheated stove, two UNI
known. two small boy with matches,
one by lightning and one chimney
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