The courier-index., 1921-01-07

A. Pyron Ford car $500; w. Purvis Dodge car $500; JohnsonCox-Ma Co.,, Ford car S4O0 Keith Fainter Ford car, $500.
 Phil Block, tailor, who occupies one of the Shorten buildings immediately of the Marianna Motor Company sustained heavy damage by water His store and stock flooded by the streams poured on the east wall of the burning motor eompanys plant an effort to check chances w N Brown Co.,, The Vogue and M H. Ford would have suffered losses Blocks stock is valued at 4 OOO Just much his loss will be account of water lnot known
 Too much cannot be said of the excellent work done by fire department under the direction of C. Mtche chief and Macn McCntock assistant Neither of the
 fires permitted to spread to adjoining buildings The Ciener and Tucker storerooms really building and when the fire got in the ceiling Ceners store there was way keep it from destroying the Tucker store Immediately south of the Ciener is the Regent Theatre and immediately north of the Tucker store is the St. Francis Motor Company Had the fire got start in either direction it would have been hard to check it and the probabilities the flames would have wiped out the entire block The Marianna Motor Company fire was not so hard to handle because confined within its high brick walls which stood until the inside of the building was practically gutted The residence property to the of the building, occupied by Dr. M C. Hughey, John Vest brook and A. Baw and the CourierIndex office just west of the burning building at times in danger from sparks but this situation easily handled On both fires the members of the department assisted by vol uneers bated with the flames until nearly daylight Two streams kept going all the time the CenerTucker buildings and two the Marianna Motor Company build ing. During all this time the pressure good A. A. LeGendre the operating manager of the light and water plants took charge of the and water plants He shut off the lights to have all the for pump ing purposes Every pump was put in operation When the first fire broke the standppe full with 60000 gallons and the full with 45000 At time when six streams being played the Cener-Tucker
 fire the in the reservoir got down to 2500O but the sandppe remained full with it's 60000 Throughout the mander of the night the pumping station kept the stand pipe full and the reservoir than half full When one the that of each passes 20 gallons of minute and that from four to six streams in from eleven thirty until after three o'clock the morning idea of the splendid work done at the pump ing station may be obtained So appreciave the fire fighters of the splendid manner in which MT. LeGendre handled the situation that they presented him with box of fine cigars yesterday morning for which the light and water manager requests the CourerIndex to return his thanks
 The members of the fire department also to re- ceive reward for the heroic work they did, voluntary fund being subscribed by public spirited citizens and it is hoped that the total will reach several hundred dol lars Checks being left at Dagget drug store for the fire fighters.
 Burk Mann who with H. S. Nixon owned the build ngs occupied by Cener and Tucker stated yesterday that the structures valued at approximately $l500O The usual amount of insurance was carried them He said he settled with the insurance adusters he and Mr. Nixon would rebuild the structures
 Mr. Syfrett, manager of the Cener store, said yes terday he would reopen his haberdashery within short time Arthur Tucker of the firm of Tucker Bros said he had plans to yet Love D. Banks of Mem phis of the of the Maranna Motor Company and O. Ewart of the and the manager said yesterday they would probably rebuild the present time
 During the progress of the Ciener fire and mmed- lately following the outbreak of the fire Tn the building of the Maranna Motor Company, when it looked like the tire business section of the city danger of destruc ton, Mayor Norment got in communication with the city authorities in Helena and Forrest City with view to call ing their fire departments for help The mayor each of these cities very cheerfuy agreed to send aid in the it needed Later when apparent the local department could successfully cope with the situation Mayor Noen advised the authorities in Helena and Forrest City he would need their assistance Yesterday he addressed to them the following letter
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