Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-24
old Terror Engine Company

III. Several times the secretary has
noted in the minutes the excuses Of.
fered for absence by O. D. Butler
Nat Holman, H. L. Fenton and Others
and has indicated the motions made
to drop fines levied against these gen.
tlemen. AT meeting on August 20,
the matter Of purchasing hose car
riage was brought up and $130 appro-
priated for the purpose, the note Of
priated for the purpose, sever
al members being taken as secur-
ity at 10 per cent interest. It seems
that U. S. Grant had had charge Of
the firemen's ball on August IL, and
had plunged $15 into the affair, which
the organization refused to repay
For all the records show Mr.. Grant
is still Terror company's creditor to
that amount. A public ball was plan
ned and successfully carried out on
November 29. The bell which had
been ordered cost $4,000 and weighed
260 pounds and the men bought two
nickle plated trumpets at So each in
August. On April l, 1884 an assess
ment of so cents was collected from
each member to provide a prize fund
for a contest between the Dallas, Sa-
lem, McMinnville and Independence
fire companies, and for all the salts
faction that the minutes offer it can
not be said whether or not the con-
test was held. The annual ball of
the company was held on December
"a, and an admission charge of "$1.-
so without supper and $1.75 with"
was made.
1t can be seen from this account
that the first 18 months were busy
ones for Terror company. The fol-
lowing years were just as full of work
and pleasure as were the first. Fires
seem to have been few and no record
of those that did occur has been kept.
The young fellows who made up that
first hard working and pleasure-seek-
ing fire brigade are now, in many
cases, the city's and even the state IS
staid business men. Many of them
have passed out of this world of fires,
and others have changed the scene of
their endeavors to other parts of the
On December 5, 1894, sep
arate company was formed and added
to the fire fighting forces of the city
as "Dallas Hook and Ladder COM
until the consolidation of the
5wo, as the Dallas Fire department,
IN March 81. 1895. Many of the
charter members of the Terror COM
oany allied themselves with the new
and when the department
vas organized practically the entire
of both companies joined
lands with many recruits to make
IN efficient organization.
Those who graced old Terror En-
.ine company with their allegiance
Is charter members on June 26, 1888.
md the ages at which they joined. if
We must give long cherished secrets,
we're: 0. D. Butler, 21 Frank Brown,
z; G. T. Burnett, 33; d. N. Burns,
8; F. J. Coad, "a; Fl. B. Cosper, "a
7, w. Crider, %; E. S. Cooper. 80;
I. M. Cosper. 20; J. B. Constable,
o; F. M. Collins. 4S: c. G. Coad, %;
Y. J. Crabtree, So; Fl. L. Deacon, 3S /;
I. M. Dunbar, %; John J. DAILY, 40; {
/. L. Fenton, 20; Thomas ]. Ford.
6: U. S. Grant, 10; VIM. Grant, 42;
:. M. Grant, "a; Milton Holman, 81;
Tat Holman. 81; Henry Huff. PC; !.
V. Hyde, 81; James Harris, 10; g. {
Y. Hubbard. 40: J. w. johnson. %;
Ieorge johnson. 10: H. W. Lyons.
5; ]. C. Morrison, %; J. R. Miller, !.
7; James S. Mccain. 46; All Nash,
4; M. H. Parker. 35; VIM. M. Ray, ..
6; 7. B. Rowell. "a; James Richard
on. 10; David J. Riley, 80; Robert F. !
johnson. %; J. C. Schultz, %; A.
/. Swain, 80: B. M. Smith. 81; A.
J. Scott. %; C. P. Sullivan. "a; Sam c
"a; J. B. Smith, 81; James
l. Townsend. %: R. D. Wilson, "a; :
tho Williams. 10, and John E.
Woods. 3S.