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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-23
Barnes County People Head
New Insurance Company

Bismarck, March 16-The first an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Provident Insurance Co., of Bis
marck was held in that city, and an
institution of great promise may now
be said to have been successfully
launched. The company was incor-
porated a year ago, and will be ready
to commence business as soon as
policy forms and rate books now in
process of preparation, are completed.
In addition to the consideration of
reports and routine business, the most
important transaction at the meeting
was the election of board of fifteen
directors, which resulted as follows:
w. C. Taylor, commissioner of in
surance, Bismarck.
John E. Reuter-, vice president of
the First National bank of Under
wood.
J. L. Bell, vice president of the First
National bank of Bismarck.
w. H. Bodenstad, physician, Bis
marck.
H. H. Dahl, president of the State
bank of Norma.
D. X. Brightbill, ex-state auditor,
Cando.
O. S. Basford, formerly commission
er of insurance of South Dakota.
w. L. Richards, president Merchants
National bank, Dickinson.
H. B. Allen, merchant, Jamestown.
H. H. Steele, president First Nation
al bank, Mohall.
L. S. Platou, physician and mayor
of Valley City.
Geo. w. Fisher, secretary Home
Builders and Rural Credits associa.
ton, Redfield, S. D.
John Knauf, lawyer, Jamestown.
Immediately following the meeting
of stockholders the newly elected
board of directors convened and elect
ed the following officers:
President, w. C.. Taylor.
Vice President, o. S. Basford.
Secretary, F. l.. COnklin.
Treasurer, John Steen
Medical Director, DR.. w. Fl. Boden-
stad.
General Counsel, John Knauff.
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Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Swart-
out.
Omar Clark was caller in this
neighborhood Saturday buying hogs
and cattle.
Jake Wendell and family visited
with Mrs. Kate Sauer and family on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Sauer visited
with Simon Flach and family last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sauer and
daughter spent Sunday at the Schriev-
er home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Swartout spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Swartout.
Miss Mary Campbell spent last
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Will
Campbell, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sparger spent the
week visiting with their daughter and
family at Sutton.
Hubert Lettenmaier will leave for
Darcy Thursday for a visit with old
friends and acquaintance.
Henry Brohman and son Herbert
returned home Sunday from lbs old
home in Red Lake Falls, MINI.
Sam Wolski and family, Louise
Bennett and Johhie Koehn spent
Sunday evening with Jake Wendell
and family.
|. Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Swartout left last
week for Rochester, Mimi, to consult
with Drs. Mayo in regard to Mrs.
SWartout's health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark and
daughter and little Katherine Broh.
man spent last Wednesday evening
at the j. A. Stoll home.
George and Tony Diss spent Sunday
afternoon with SEBASTIAN Kirchner
and family and on the way home
called at the J. A. Stoll home.
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LUCcA



Lucca, March 16.-Mr. and Mrs. r.
B. Marske and son, Berthold, arrived
Sunday morning from Werner, N. D.,
where they have spent the winter.
Mr.. Marske just finished the superin-
tending the erection of the new brick
schoolhouse at that place.
Ira Portiss went to Enderlin Thurs
day and returned Saturday evening.
R. L. Roach came down from Bordu.
lac Saturday.
Cashier T. D. Thoreson Of the First
State bank Of Lucca expects to leave
Tuesday for Morris. Mimi, where an
other of the Thoreson banks is locat-
ed.
George Mann, who for the last two
months has been visiting with his par.
ents in St. Paul and friends at Broo-
ten, Mimi, returned Wednesday eve
ming.
H. R. Tendick received word Mon
day that his grandfather, c. R. Ten
dick, of Rockbridge, ILL.,, passed away
at his home Sunday morning.
The Misses Frederickson, Baker and
Reck, composed jolly party to En-
derlin Saturday, returning the same
day
Mrs. L. E. Nafus and children,
Emma and Katie, are visiting friends
in Litchville, Mrs. Nafus having gone
Friday and the children Monday.
Graham Silk of Brooten, Mimi, is
visiting his brother, F. l.. Silk, of this
place, having arrived Wednesday.
T. D. Thoreson, who spent last Sun
day with his family at Drake, resum-
ed his duties again at the bank We'd
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles 1lsbury went
to Enderlin Saturday and are visiting
with Mrs. James Conlon for a few
days.
G.. H. Buhrman received the sad
news that brother residing at Whea'
ton, Mimi, had passed away. Mr..
Buhrman will leave Tuesday morning
to be present at the funeral.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, COUN-
i ty of LaMoure-ss.
In District Court. Fifth Judicial Dis
| trict.
H. E. Andrews, as administrator of the
Estate of Henry Schulze, deceased,
Plaintiff,
Minnie A. Schulze Karl R. Schulze,
| Paul F.. Schulze and Max SchulZe,
defendants.
Notice is Hereby Given, That by vir-
tue of judgment on foreclosure and
sale in the above entitled action on
the 7th day of March, 1916, and an
Execution issued upon said judgment,
the subscriber, Albert E. Powers,
Sheriff of LaMoure County and State
of North Dakota, for that purpose ap-
pointed, will sell at Public Auction at
the front door of the Court House in
the City of LaMoure, County of La
Moure and State of North Dakota on
Saturday, the 22nd day of April, 1916,
at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day the mortgaged premises herein
after described and directed in said
Judgment and execution to be sold and
therein described as follows, to-wit:
The Northwest quarter (NW W OF
Section Nine (9) in Township One
Hundred Thirty-four (134) North, of
Range Sixty (60) West Of the Fifth
Principal Meridian in the County of
LaMoure and State of North Dakota;
The Southwest quarter (SW ~ of
Section Two (2) in Township One
Hundred Twenty-Five (129) North, Of
Range Sixty-three (63) West of the
Fifth Principal Meridian in the County
of Dickey and State of North Dakota;
The West one-half, and the West
one-helf of the Southeast quarter, OF
Section twenty-five (25) in Township
One Hundred Thirty-eight l9S) North,
of Range Sixty (60) West of the Fifth
Principal Meridian in the County of
Barnes and State of North Dakota;
or so much thereof as may be sufficient
to satisfy said judgment and costs
amounting in all to Forty-five Thousand
Nine Hundred Six and 48-100 Dollars
with interest on said sum from the 9TH
day of March, 1916, the date of said
Judgment, together with all the accru-
ing costs of sale.
Dated this 18th day of March, 1916.
ALBERT E. POWERS,
Sheriff in and for the County of La
Moure and State of North Dakota.
HUTCHINSON & LYNCH,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
LaMoure, North Dakota.
(Last Pub. April 1877
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NOME

Nome, March 16.-Mr and Mrs. Jno.
Kolven entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gunner Nelson and family at Sunday
dinner.
The household goods of Mr.. Ellerson
arrived here and he has been busy
moving them into the Thompson
house. His parents will arrive soon
from Minnesota.
The St. Petri Ladies' Aid met in the
church basement Wednesday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Myhre last Sunday. Mother
and child are doing fine.
Mrs. Ole Myhre, who is in Mime
apolis consulting specialists, is expect
ed home soon. She is greatly i'm
proved in health.
Mrs. C. K. Myhre arrived home
Tuesday after weeks visit with rel
atives in Valley City.
A ragtime party is to be given In
the hall a week from Friday evening.
Fines will be put on all unnecessary
things. A supper is to be served and
proceeds to go toward the new piano
for the school.
Mrs. Violet Anderson and son, Dow,
left for Jamestown for a visit with
friends and relatives.
A number of men from Nome went
to Litchville Monday evening to see
the wrestling match. They went via
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SPENCER o. REED, o. G.
For six years Valley City's
Chir0prdCt0r
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE MORT.
:. GAGE EoRCL QSuRE SALE

Default existing in the terms of the
hereinafter described mortgage, notice
is hereby given that that certain mort
gage executed and delivered by N. j..
Nelson and Tena Nelson, his wife, to
the L. r. Welles Lumber Company,
corporation, dated on the 18th day Of
February, 1915, and filed for record on
the 18th day of February, 1915, in the
Office of the Register of Deeds in the
County of Barnes, and State of North
Dakota, and recorded in Book $50" OF
Mortgages, on page $780, will be fore
closed by a sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter de-
scribed, at the front door of the Court
House. in the city of Valley City, Coun.
ty of Barnes, and State of North Dako-
ia, on Saturday, at the hour of 1000
a. M, the 10Th day of April, 1916, to
satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day of sale; the
premises described in such mortgage,
and which will be sold to satisfy the
same, are described as follows: Lots
Numbered One (D, Two (2), Three
(3), Four (4) and Five (5) of Block
Number Thirty-One (31), Original
Townsite of Darcy, Barnes County,
North Dakota, together with all hered-
itaments and Appearances thereunto-
belonging.
There will be due on said mortgage
at the date of sale the sum of Three
Hundred Eight and 7O-100 Dollars
($308.70), and costs of foreclosure.
Dated at Fargo, North Dakota, this
23rd day Of February A. D. 1916.
L. r. WELLES LUMBER COMPANY,
Mortgages.
& BAKER,
Attorneys for Mortgage, $50 de-
Lendrecie Bldg, Fargo, North Da-
kota.
V. G. SHERMAN, of Counsel,
442 Andrus Building, Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Uast Pub. April 20)
Mrs. C. Eldridge has recovered from
her recent illness.
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NOTICE

NOTICE
Sealed bids will be received and op"
ened at two O'Clock p. M, Tuesday,
April 4, 1916, for furnishing Barnes
county with metal culverts for ensuing
year. Bidders to bid for carload lots
+. O. b. or for single culverts f. o. D.,
any station in Barnes county. Each
bid must be accompanied by certi-
fed check of $4,000.
The Board reserves right to reject
any or all bids.
C. w. NELSON,
Auditor Barnes County, N. OAK.
By order of County Commissioners.
(Last Pub. March 30.)
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CLARK CITY

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Sanborn Enterprise, March 16.-C.
F. Leonard, of Webster City, a., is a
guest at the Frank Stillings home.
Mrs. Joe Shape has been quite sick
the past few days, but is better at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tabbert were over
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Rohde of Stewart township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Swartout and Mrs.
Schmidt and family were visitors at
the Ray Swartout home Sunday
Mr.. Hyde and family, from the Mar
ion vicinity, have moved on the Rob.
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auto and found some very bad roads,
both coming and going. ..-
Mr. and Mrs. Lamb are visiting
Mrs. Lambs sister, Mrs. j. Reishus.
They expect to leave for Rushford,
Mimi, for a months visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trembly are enter
tanning friends for a week from Grace
City, N. D.
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Sanborn Enterprise, March 16.-
Miss Fern Stillings spent Saturday
with Mrs. Arthur Kee.
The Andrew Sauer family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Kate Sauer.
Steve Miller, of Pingree, was a call
er in this neighborhood Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cowdrey visited
with Chas. Num- and family on Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Thompson visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Campbell, Jr.
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wolski spent
Monday evening at the C. Lettenmaier
home.
Johnny Koehn, of Valley City, is
visiting with his uncle Sam Wolski
and family.
Hubert, Herbert, Rose, Anna, Ricka,
Teddy and Andy Lettenmaier spent
Sunday at the Sam Wolski home.
Elmer Ash and family left for their
home last Friday morning after a
weeks visit with the ]. A. Stoll family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Swartout and
daughter and Grace Swartout spen,
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Good house to trade in as part pay
ment for quarter section of land.
House is rented for $50 per month.
Valley City Land Co., over First Ma
tiOnal Bank. 15-6d-1w
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attendance as her condition is still
critical.
Seward Mcqueen has purchased an
outfit and will start farming this
spring on part of the Jones farm.
His sister, Miss Ida, will keep house
for him.
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Seed Company Doing
Big Mail Business

The manager of the Northern Seed
company reports to this paper that
they are enjoying an increased patron
age this spring. The increase in some
lines carried by this reliable firm is
80 per cent over the business at this
time last year, while the increase in
every line is not less than 40 per
cent over last years business. They
have received many compliments on
their annual catolog which was issued
from our shop, and attribute a large
measure of their success to it's attrac-
tiveness and pulling qualities.
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Farmer Vern Grant was up from
Cuba Friday and begins to show the
tan from country exposure. He will
not have time to get bleached out until
he gets that new house built.
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We have a local party that wants
to buy quarter section of good land
improved or unimproved. Has $500
cash for first payment. Valley City
Land, Co., over First National Bank.
15-6d-1w
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FOR SALE-Chester White boar at my
farm. Geo. Holzmann. 18-4w
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Thos. Murphy, the o]d-timer from
Sanborn, was in the city Friday.
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Entertained the Lincoln Squad

Mrs. j. N. Busdicker was hostess to
the Lincoln basket ball squad with
their teacher, Miss Helen Marsh, and
their coach, Miss Olive Love. Supper
at the Busdicker home was first en-
joyed and then the entire part attend
ed the Rex theater. 1t was an even.
ing of pleasure for all concerned.
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Mrs. c. Eldridge has recovered from
her recent illness.
The Republican journal., 1916-01-13
Weather, etc.

Autoing was good during the greater
part of January and February, but the
storm of Feb. 25th washed off the snow
leaving mud several inches deep. Feb
ruary was unusually mild, the temporal
ture ranging from 20 to 40 above
March 29th snow storm and blizzard
followed two days. rain.
April 3rd severe northeast storm
with snow did much damage to.light arsd
telephone wires, etc.
A few Mayfowers were foursa in East
Belfast April 18th.
April 25th occurred the first electrical
storm of the season.
A severe electric storm Jurse 18th kill
ed two horses belonging to Fred L. Bart
lett at the Head of the Tide.
July was the wettest month in "A years.
1t was the poorest berry season on rec
ord.
September brought the best weather
of the season, with excessive heat late
in the month Two line gales in Sept,
the 21st and 18th, both with heavy rain.
Many farmers finished haying in Octo-
ber
November 10Th rain and wind storH
of unusual severity was general through
out the county.
There was heavy fall of Snow Dec
18th with temperature of about 10 de.
grees above zero, the FIRST taste of win
ter.
The first sleighing came Dec. Both.
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city schools. The Memorial Day and
Sunday exercises were very successful
and we'll attended.
Hospitals and Homes.


The Waldo County General hospital
had an average year. Miss Helen
Sanderson was operated on an left soon
after for her home in East Waterford to
recuperate and was succeeded by Miss
Helen Dunn of Augusta as substitute.
Later in the fall Miss Marian Hamln of
Augusta was superintendent. There are
now six nurses in the training school,
one graduated and one died during
the year.
The Tapey hospital had good year.
Misses Georgia Blake and Lucerne Ide
are regular nurses and Miss Christine
Hail is connected with the hospital as
nerve specialist.
There are 81 girls at the Girls Home,
which cared for 40 children during
the fiscal year of the Childrens Aid So
ciety of Maine and placed IA in perman-
ent homes. Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Nc
Neil continue in charge of the home, with
Mrs. George L. Bracket field secretary
and president of the Society.
The Home for Aged Women has six
life members. In April the Home re-
ceived bequest of $3.50 by the will of
Miss Clara P. Parsons, ana in October
gift of $3.50 from Mrs. J J. Walker of
Liberty in memory of her aunts, for
merly the Misses Carleton of Belfast.
TIE board of managers remains the
same as in 1914, with Mrs. Laura J.
Pease as inatron.
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Building and Repairs.

A number of private residences were
built during the year but the most nota-
BILE building erected was .ne 60 5e hn ~ m e.
brick with granite trimmings. and mod
ern in all it's details of heating, lighting,
ventilation and sanitation.
The Penobscot Bay Electrical Company
made extensive repairs and improve
ments on their Belfast plant including a
cement dam at HI, ,mdale Falls, pen
stock to their power. use, large stand.
pine. a house for the transformers at
the station, and large coal shed at the
gas house on Washington street.:
W. B. Getchell of Augusta built two
story cottage on Condor street and his
family occupied it until late in the sea-
son.
Ralph w. Peavey bought the HARTFORD
Shute barn on Searsport avenue, movet
it to his land and thoroughly repaired 1t
The Belfast Fuel & Hay Co. repaired
and improved their buildings in July.
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Sports and Games,

The Leonard & Barrows Athletic As
ISOLATION had some fine ball games during
the summer on the Congress street
grounds, had a parade and sports Labor
day, and Sept. 25th had an enjoyable
field day at the City park.
The High school team played with
teams from Castine, Camden, Thomas
ton, Vinalhaven and Rockland, but lost
nearly every game.
The Belfast base ball team with Me-
Lellan of Portland, and Brignolia of Bos-
ton, pitchers; Curtin Of Wayland, Mass,
catcher, and other hired players, won 9
of IA games with Rockland, 2 of with
Skowhegan; 4 of with Brewer;2 of a
with Livermore Falls. and I each from
Boston Reds, Dexter, Corinna and Leon
ard & Barrows. They lost all three
games with Madison.
A series of matched bowling games
was begun early in November in the
Dutch & Wiley alley, and Dec. sth the
Masonic club began series of games in
billiards, pools, hearts, etc.
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The Schools.

The B. H. S. Senior class gave a very
successful class play, "The Hoodoo, -
in the Colonial Theatre in March, clear
ing SIPS, which was applied to partially
defray the class expenses for trip to
Washington, D. c., under the direction
of Orrin j. Dickey and chaperoned by
Leonia j. Achorn. In the interscholastic
debate for scholarship in the U. of NJ,
held in Memorial hall April 10th, How
ard E. Wilson of the b. H. S., was elect
ed to the May debate at the u. of M,
where he earned honorable mention.
The B. H. S. graduation of % pupils
took place in the Opera House June 3rd,
and was interesting and successful in
every way.
A course in public speaking was added
to the High school curriculum at the fall
term and is under the direction of Miss
Leonia j. Achorn.
The Home and School Association con-
tinued its work in the endeavor to bring
the parents and teachers into a closer
relationship.
The B. H. S. seniors presented bright
play, Farm Folks" in the Colonial
Theatre Nov. 18th, realizing $110.
The fall term had the largest registra-
ton for years and the High school an en-.
tering class of so pupils.
There are six grades in the Mcclellan
building, which received many improve.
ments during the year. Emma White
Barker Tent, u. of ", presented. thin
school with flag Dec. TIN.
The PIERCE Memorial school building
made possible by the will Of the lat
Lena PIERCE Frederick and the co-opera
ton of her husband, Charles w. Fred
erick, was built during the summer OF
the old Academy grounds, Church street
1t has an attractive exterior and is up-lo
date in arrangement and equipment. l
was occupied Nov. LIST for the first tim
by the six grades and was formally pre-
sented to the city Nov. 18th by Mr.. Free
erick and accepted by Mayor Charles R
Coombs. There were appropriate excl
cises which were largely attended.
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completely DESTROYED by fire. Sma

|
surance.
Feb. 3. chimney fire in the Michae
Collins house, Miller street.
Feb 8, chimney fire in Pythian Block
Feb. 8, William Trip house in Eas
Belfast destroyed; loss about 5000.
Feb IS, Gimme fire in the Geo. lime
house, East Belfast.
] Feb. 10. house and barn of Alder
Small at Citypoint was destroyed; los
ibout 81, 800.
Feb. 26, chimney fire in the B. o. Nor
ton house on Spring street.
Feb. n, chimney fires in the DuntoI
block on High street and the Revere tene
ment house on Spring street.
March a, chimney fires in the W T
Decrow and Luther Calderwood houses
March 5, chimney fire in Geo. H. Rob
ertson residence. Union street.
March Is, the old Patterson house, one
of the Oldest houses in the city, was
burned.
There were several still alarms in the
last week in March for grass fires.
March n, the Dewitt house on Waldo
Ave. was partially destroyed by fire.
April %, the department was called tc
brush fire on the Bassck place in East
| Belfast.
May 18th, the Walter J. Upham build.
ings on Belmont avenue were totally de.
stroyed by fire.
May 9th, the S. G. Cottrell house or
Pearl street was partially destroyed by
fire.
There were three still alarms in May
for brush fires on the land of Thomas
Bowen and R. D. Shute in East Bel
fast and for chimney fire at the resi-
dence of George L. Havener.
June 4. Still alarm for chimney fire
at the j. S. Hartman house.
June 6. Brush fire o. land of Frank
Toothaker, Belm ont avenue
June %. House of Charles w. Steph-
enson on the Poor's Mills road complete
ly destroyed by fire.
June %. Chimney fire at the M. J..
Lowe home, Northport avenue; slight
damage.
June 81. Chimney fire in the Wm. M.
Woods house, Cedar street.
July IL. Fire in the Read Garage,
started by gasoline; no damage.
July %. Fire in the c. M. Knowton
house, corner of High and John streets.
Only one fire in August, the Hubbard
house on Bridge street; $40 damage.
Sept. %. Fred Robbins house in
East Belfast; total loss, $4,000.
Sept. %. Chimney fire at house on
Union street occupied by S. H. Gillum.
Sept. %. Chimney fire at j. Lee Pat
terson's house.
Oct. 18th, 18th and Both, there were,
telephone calls to the Dunton block on
High street, the Sylvester house on
Court street and the Ellis house Oh Bay
view street, all for burning chimneys.
At the Ellis house the damage was $25.
In November there were two false
alarms and two still alarms for chimney
fires. Nov, LIST in N. H. Small's house on
Miller street, and Nov 25th in the T. B.
knoWlton tenement house on High
street.
Dec. 18th the Eaton block on Phoenix
Row was damaged to the amount of
SIS, 900 by fire originating from fur
mace srnokepipe in the basement. The
insurance was promptly adjusted and re-
p9irs begun. There was a still alarm.
the same day for chimney fire in the
Hall house on Northport avenue; no
damage.
Dec. 81. Still alarm for chimney
fire in the George E. kttridge house..
Condor street; no damage.
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The Fire Department and Fires.

The fire department demonstrated it's
readiness and efficiency many times dur
ing the year. 1t was called upon to
fight field and forest fires and chimney
fires, and responded promptlyto many still
alarms. 1t received many compliments
for the manner in which it handled the
fire in the Eaton block, difficult one, in
which good judgment and prompt action
averted what might have been a very
disastrous fire. The fires during the year
were as follows:
IAN ho 49, mn E nre II IN "A Ai1Ea a Glenn
Jan. 10, chimney fire in Russ house or
Cross street.
Jan. 20, chimney fire at No. 15 Union
street.
Jan. 80, Ames House at Board Landing