"TH'H11" miiimmimiiiiMJiHinini inmiiiin H II 1 1 lllll 1111 II II I! lilltT
be saved. Within an hour after the fire was discovered the building was
practically destroyed. Water was thrown on the building till after 11 o'
clock, and It was not until I o'clock the firemen ceased their labors.
One of the fireboys, Elmer Giles, received soma bad cuts on the face
from tin roofing which fell upon him, but his Injuries will quickly heal. Tbe
weather was cold enough to fairly freete the water on the clothes of the
Nebraska State Volunteer Fire
men's Association
THE PULLMAN HOTEL
T. C. Douglas, Mgr.
firemen, but they were kept comfortable with hot coffee while at their work.
Considerable satisfaction waa felt by the city water plant officials that they
European Plan
Everything New
"resident, H. A. Graff, Seward.
first Vice President, Jseofc P. Heffmam, Ord.
0cond Vi President, Harry Haaser, Fremont
0ecreUry, E. A. Miller, Kearney.
treasurer, II. A. Webbert. Kearwy.
Beard of Control: Burt Q Alter, Oetumbus, chairman; Jacob Ooebr
ing, 8eward; E. W. Parkfavrst, Lexington; Ray Froat, Stanton;
F. B. Tobln, 8ldtey.
A department devoted to Uie latereeta of the volunteer firemen
mi tbe s'ste of Nebraska.
Edited by Lloyd C. Themes, atate publicity chairman.
were able to give all the pressure needed on hose lines; in fact, at times It
was too strong. The streams of water reached nearly to the top of the
Jom of the building.. - It was a difficult task for the men to handle the hose.
' Rooms with and without private bath. Rates, one dollar and
op. Most convenient location for persona arriving In Omaha at
Burlington and Union Stations.' First building south of Burlington
Station. Near to street cart to all parts of the city.
When yon get off the train, go to The Pullman Hotel and reg
ister, leaving your grips before going down town.
1017 South Tenth St. OMAHA, NEBRASKA
o strong was the pressure.
The fire started, according to Chief Hauser, who with a committee of
the department made a thorough examination. In the county treasurer's of
fice. It is their belief that smoldering matches In a spittoon broke Into
flame, and caught on to the wall of the room. That the fire waa smoldering
for hours before It was observed Is tbe conviction of the fire chief. Evldenc
of this Is substantiated by reports from the telephone headquarters, where
was noticed the wire leading to the treasurer's room was "In trouble" at
as early as 2 a. m. The phone In the treasurer's office was out of commis
sion at 2:45, which Indicates that the 'fire had burned the box from the wall
and let the receiver fall at that time.
FREMONT GOING TO CRAWFORD IN STYLE
The Fremont department In going te Crawford with a full delegation In
siyle, according to the Fremont Evening Tribune of December 14. The ar
ticle la aa follows:
It la practically settled that the Fremont fire department will fro In fine
,tyle to the annual flremen'a convention next month at Crawford.
The delegates are to meet yet to determine on their plans, but on the
..strength of advance announcements Chief Harry Hauser has gone ahead and
contracted for a Pullman sleeper.
It Is assured that the car will be Died, as several of the delegations
from neighboring towns have already appealed for accommodations along
with Fremont. Cedar Bluffs Is among these. In addition, Fremont will
probably take tbe Iowa delegation.
Fremont and the Nebraska association were represented at the Iowa
eoaventlon recently and the lowans have promised to send representatives
lo the Nebraska organisation meeting. It is claimed that the Nebraska as
sociation far exceeds the Iowa association In point of attendance and en
thusiasm. The lowans are anxious to get a taste of Nebraska firemen
methods and have promised surely to have a good delegation on hand.'
In addition to the regular Fremont company delegates, several Fre
aaont enthusiasts will go along. Among these are John C. Cleland, Chief
Hauser and probably ex-cblefs Mortensen and Johnson.
Tbe convention will be held January 18, 19 and 20. It will be the flrsl
time the convention has gone as far west as Crawford. Something novel Ir
the entertainment line has been promised. Already tbe Alliance Herald
official state N. S. V. F. A. organ, has Issued a special firemen's conventior
tuition, showing up the town In grand style. Alliance has extended an in
vttatlon for tbe firemen to run from Crawford to Alliance on a special trait
for one day of entertainment.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT FREMONT
The following account of the disastrous fire at Fremont on December
to taken from The Fremont Herald of December 10, to whom we are niucl
obliged for the use of the cut of the court house:
Fire destroyed the Dodge county court house early Sunday morning
Tbe building Is practically ruined and made useless. The walls still stand
a4 a portion of the floors are Intact. The roof Is entirely gone, and th
eeoditlon of the walls Is such as give reason to believe they are worthies?
Tfe estimated value of the building and contents destroyed Is 180,000, wit)
tamrance of $40,000 on building, and 14.000 on furnishings and equipmen-
The various vaults throughout the building stood the Intense heat 1'
splendid manner, and none of the records therein were destroyed. Many o
lawbooks were damaged by water, but none of the contents are Illegible, an
repair of covers of such records Is only necessary to make them perfectl.
goad for the future. Furniture In several of the rooms was saved, but a)
s more or less damaged. None of the rooms escaped Injury.
X
4 -fS-
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'c-f''fti-e-w.,-- 1
Court House lefore tin? Fire
(Cut by Courtesy of Fremont Herald)
The board of supervisors was on the ground Sunday afternoon, and at
, nee took hold of the task of determining location for the county officers,
1th the result that quarters were obtained for all in the First National bank
bedding Monday morning. The work of removal of books and documents
as then undertaken, and all the officials are now about ready for the re
sumption of business. The board determined to at once ascertain the con
dition of the walls of the burned building, and appointed Architect Dyer and
ftichard Whitfield to make a thorough examination and report. The con
eensus of advance opinion of members of the board and of business men is
that tbe walla will not permit repair, due to the brick having been laid with
time and sand, which have disintegrated through the years. Evidence of
this was most noticable while the fire was burning at a late hour on Sundav
, Jn the solid portions of the walls smoke poured through crevices in the
lnct. indicating the poor character of material used.
Members of the board practically agreed that the building could not be
.agsin used, but decided that no action should be taken until a thoroughly
4triwrt pinminailAn f i i . . .. .
...ww.. . .u wriib ii nu wro niaae. intense satisfaction was
pressed everywhere when It was found that the vaulta were all In good
hatua ami that ilu roimrA v.... ..nv.i.. . . .
. ... ..w.wo nrir uui niiFMuy uaiunKfa oy water, mere are
ve vaults in the building.
James Johnson, who was passing the court house a few minutes before
ocioch Mintfay morning, discovered tbe fire. He ran to the police! sta
iKn and turned in the alarm. The firemen responded promptly, but within
tea minutes they found they had a battle before them, and a second alarm
as sounded. This brought scores of men to the scene. The fire started in
the county treasurer's office. The department believed It had effectually
lue sua.ieniy names broke out in the county superintend
ent's room above the treasurer s office, and then the fire worked Incredibly
.. nr., ,i was ouservea in tne superintendent's room, a third alarm
jv at si elf an ft uAi I a. . m .
,v nui ion ueiore me nre nad eaten Its wsy to the 1m-
suense auic above the second Boor, and then it was conceded there was little
l.ene to save the building. The water pressure was strong, and every hose
1 the department waa put into use. Notwithstanding tbe tons of water
poured Into the upper part of the court house, the flames made rapid head-
.u iur wnuer-uae aUtc. it seemed but a moment when the entire roof
as ablare. and suddenly the roof and tbe big cupola tumbled Into tbe rag
ing furnace below. The firemen then directed their efforts to protecting
Jbe vaults, playing streams on each of them, that the valuable records might
I'hoto Taken JiiNt after Six O'clock, dtiriim; the Fire JiiKt after Roof and Dome had Fallen tlirough Secoud Floor
(Cut by Courtesy of Fremont Herald)
mi
"IIZ" HELPS
'SORE JIREQ FEET
Good-bye sore feet, burning feet, swol
len foet, sweaty feet, smelling feet, tired
feet.
Good-bye corns, callouses, bunions a d
raw spots. o
more shoe tig'
ness, no m'e
1 imping with
pain or drawing:
up your face in
agony. TIZ" i
magical, a 1 1 .
right off. "TIZ
draws out all the
poisonous exuda
tions which ruff
up the feet, tine
-TIZ" and for
got your foot misery. Ah I how enn
fortable your feet fseL Get a 25 cent
box of "TIZ" now at any druggist or
department store. Don't suffer. Havo
good feet, glad feet, feet that never
swell, never hurt, never get tired. A
year's foot comfort guaranteed or
money refunded.
When It appeared evident to Judge Wintersteen of the county court that
he building was in grave danger, all the stationery, library and furniturr
were at once removed on his order, and practically nothing was lost frorr
Is room. Judge Button, of the district court, whose offices were In th'
toutheast rooms on the second floor, likewise saved a larr portion of h
trlvate library, but many of the books were damaged In th -f-wlni; them tt
he ground. The desk and contents and some material on ri ut u..
n Colonel Hahn's room was untouched by the fire. County tf;ni inten'
vfatsen lost a large amount of his private possessions, but tin 'nipoi Knit i .
rds of his office were found to be practically undamaged. "V entire
ents of County Surveyor Sanders' room was destroyed, inclu liuv all hi :
truroents, and considerable of his personal property.
It was twenty-eight years ago the 31st of the present i onth t'.m: '
rlginiil court house on this site was destroyed by fire. The present rui
'ructure was erected by Seeley. Sons & Co., In 1889-1890. The conit::i
rice was $50.!23.50, and it Is said the contractors lost heavily, the estimat
d value of the building as completed at that tinn blng $7r..nno.
The county board has leased rooms on the third and firth Horns tin 1 .
arge portion of the basement In the new First National bank buildinir.
County Treasurer Hahn. County Clerk O'Connor and Itcgister of !''
Claes will have their offices In tbe basement, this selection being made li
ause of the availability of a large vault there for the care of the valiu.b..
ecords of their departments.
Judge Button, of the district court, and Luke Mundy, clerk thereof
ill have their offices on the third floor. When a term of the district cour
is held, the hearings wl'l probably be In another place, where ample audi
nce roo mis available. The next regular term of court will not come untl
In February, 1916.'
County Judge Wintersteen, County Superintendent Matiten and Couni;
Surveyor Sanders avill have quarters on the fifth floor. County Assesso
Schaeffer will be accommodated with quarters in the basement, when th
duties of his office require them. His work does not invo'lve the need o'
much space until In the spring and summer.
The Commercial club was prompt to offer every assistance to the boa ft
of supervisors and appointed Ross Hammond. O. F. Turner and A. J. Ed.l
to aid the board in the emergency.
The total of insurance policies carried by the county figures up $49
800. Of that amount $40,000 was carried on the court house building, $4,
000 on contents and the balance, $5,800, covers protection to the county
Jail and buildings on the poor farm. The Insurance is well distributed
through the various local agencies, and the representation of companies I
as follows: Fireman's of New Jersey, $1,915.38; National of Hartford. $1,
915.39; Scottish Union, $1,830.76; St. Paul F. & M.. $1,000; Commenl-.'
Union. $1,000; North American. $1,915.47; Hartford, $3,830.76; Aachen t
Munich. $3,830.76; Orient. $3,830.76; Fireman's Fund, $1,916.38; Palat
ine, $3,830.77: Milwaukee Mechanics, $3,830.76; Hanover. $8,830.75; tv
umbla Fire of Omaha, $3,830.76; Providence Washington. $1,330.77; Mil
adelphla Underwriters. 2.500; American of New Jersey, $1,915.38; Co..
merclal Union. $1,915.38; X. Y. Underwriters, $3,830.76.
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
"Dusty"
Good Coal at Prices That
Fit Your Pocketbook
Instead of carrying one or two linos of coal, with only one
or two price to choose from, wo have seven grades at a range
oi prices.
Monarch Lump, $6.00
Pennsylvania Chestnut
Pennsylvania Pea
Peacock Lump, $8 50
Pinnacle Nut, $8.00
Bighorn Lump, $7.50
Bighorn Nut, $6.50
hy not buy your coal where you can get a grade and a
puce to fit your pocketbook T And everyone listed here is the
best coal that can be bought at the price. "Good Service" is
our watchword.
2,000 POUNDS TO THE TON ALWAYS!
Phone 73
t
Geo. A. Heilman,
Manager
wi m ft-?.- my n - f
Diogenes hunted until he was
about one hundred years old In his
efforts to find an honest man. We
are led to believe that he started on
this search when but a mere boy, and
Judging from his pictures at the time
he was half way thru hunting he
must have been about two hundred
and sixty-five. Look it up in the
; dictionary and you will find that he
j used eight hundred and ten lanterns
and fifty-two barrels of coal oil.
! But if old Dlog had been looking
: for a man who kept his new year's
: resolutions well, he wouldn't have
had half as much chance of finding
him as he did the honest man. Like
tbe old farmer Bald when he saw the
bones of the mammoth "There nev
er was, ain't, and never will be sich
a thing." Perhaps they didn't have
any new year's resolutions when Di
ogenes was a boy, but Noah took one
w hen he determined to not build the
ark, and Diogenes was a descendant
of old Noah.
Like the men who intend to be
honest, in order to save a modern Di
ogenes from exerting himself, there
are thousands of ordinarily good,
hard-tolling, open-hearted men who
make new year's resolutions, only to
"fall down" on them.
Here is the man that resolves to
quit smoking. He manages to keep
himself In due bounds of his resolu
tion tbe first, the second, and but
about this time there comes to town
n old boyhood friend who knew
Bill when he smoked 'steen cigars a
day and was a "good fellow" ju-1 .
before he was married. "Well, Hill,
how are you, anyway," he says-'f-
n jn ..r j ir.'K invo a K'o 1 ,
clear."
Then this takes pla':
"Um-m-m Why Ive Qiiitlenry
(Weakly.)
"Whnt quit smoking? Win
you're crazy. Kill. I didn't thin'
you'd ever pull off any stunts like
that," and Henry emphasizes hi
statement by giving Rill a resound
ing whack on the back.
"Well," Kill replies, "I promised
my wife I'd cut it out, and besides, I
don't think it's good for me."
"Not vood for you where did it
ever hurt you?" .
"Oh, I can't see that it ever hurt
me, but I'm afraid It will." j
"Aw, you should worry let's go
in and get a good Havana, and then
talk about tbe injurious effects of to-'
bacco afterward." And then h"
takes Kill by the arm and to a cigar
store they go. On emerging you will
see them walk up the street arm in
arm. each puffing lustily at a cigar.
So it goes; maybe the resolution
and the circumstances surrounding
the breaking of it are a little differ
ent, but he same end is always
reached. Whether it's a man who
resolves to quit drinking, smoking,
beating bis wife, loving some other
man's wife, or walking pigeon-toed
or If It's a young or old lady who is
addicted to the vices of the weaker
sex new year's resolutions are a
hoax, and where Diogenes wore out
so many lanterns and burned so
much oil in his search for the honest
mm, he would have used twice as
much oil and three times as many
lanterns In his search for the man
that kept his new year's resolutions
and he would have found both
species at the same time.
A
Want Local Trains Stopped
The local post of the Travelers
Protective Association have written
to Burlington officials, asking theoa
to have the local freight from Sidney
to Alliance stop every day and carry
passengers. C. M. Looney, chairman
of the railroad committee of tbe
post, has written the following letter
to the railroad officials regarding the.
matter:
Gentlemen: During the last year
the traveling men living in Alliance
have made numerous complaints re
garding the passenger service from
Sidney and Bridgeport to Alliance.
Local trains No. 305 and 306 er
ry passengers only every other day.
This compels the traveling men to
stay In Sidney on alternate days en
til train No. 302, arriving at S.iwey
at 12:48 a. m., and arriving at Alli
ance at 3:20 a. m.
If train No. 306 could carry Pa
eengers, It would be possible for the
traveling men coming In from the
south to arrive at home ordiaarrly
early In the evening.
At a regular meeting of Tot. M
resolutions wern nnnneri nablnv 4Pk
railroad committee to confer with
you gentlemen, asking you to remedy
this matter, If within your power, by
having train No. 306 carry passen
gers from Sidney to Alliance every
day.
Don't forget the Father and 8W
Rir-qtiet .laniKiry 1 th, IMielan Opra,
House.
wmm MOT WATEE
DMHKMG W YOU
MOT FEEL 1MIIT
Says glass of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poisons.
If mil itbLa tin with a Kn .1 n w j
hreath and tongue Is coated; tf yta
neaa is ami or acning; it what ysti eat
sours and forms gas and acid m scon
ach, or you are bilious, constipated,
nervous, sallow and . cant get foeHng
Jiint right, begin Inside bathing. Drsak
before breakfast, a glass of real hot
water with a teaspoonful of limestowo
Phosphate in it. Tils will flush sho
poisons and toxins l.om stomach. Hver.
kidneys and bowe. and cfotse,
sweeten and purify the entire aHsiem
tary tract. Do your Inside bathing fan
mediately upon arilng in the morasag
to wash out of the system all the re
vlous day's poisonous waste, gases and
sour bile before putting more food late
the stomach.
To feel like .young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became loaded with body ha
purlties, get from your pharmacist a
quarter pound of limestone phosphate
which Is Inexpensive and almost taste
less, except for a sourish twinge which
is not unpleasant.
Just as soap and hot water act en
the skin, cleansing, sweetening saut
freshening, so hot water and llmeetoee
phosphate act on the stomach, Uver
kidneys end bowels.' Men and wooMa'
who are usually constipated, bllionm.
headachy or, have any stomach die
order should. begin thte Inside bath tax
foreJ,."?UfMt urea
tbey will become real cranks oa the
subject shortly, v. -"