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Show THE PROVO POST PAGE SIX f ' First Come First Served Memth TciiayTomorrov!"PJext -- youre going to need clothes, and if youre the sane, sensible man we think you are youre going to NO USE RUNNING Start out in time is the main thing to get the newest and Up-to-Da- 1 get most style, most wear, satisfaction9 in clothing - - - at the least cost? Suits, Dresses and Coats for Ladies V i See : them All of tHe best manufacture. and be convinced. -- Prices $9.75to. $27.50 r A - . ' . -- i t Just Arrived complete line of outing flannels, silko-linecotton bats, etc. for your winter quilts s, the department responded. and if a fire happened to occur They took four hours in putting while the team was out of town out the blaze, before they were the boys had to hustle around and III YEARS able to return to the barn with get a team at the nearest place -... WANT-YOthe team and wagon. The next possible in" order-t- o UR get the defire took place at the tithing yard into action. partment at 2 oclock in the morning, and Although the fire department Many Changes in 20 Years at that call 27 members responded was a volunteer organization, the the Arc lastedfor. ten hours, -- with-dt --drew in Methods of Fighting, and up and the men stayed to fight it out rules and regulations governing Fire in Provo. during the entire time. that body, and every man who beSometimes in the early nineties came a member had to abide by the firemen were called to duty by the rules of the and organization The boys around the Provo fire the night watchmamising.his re- resolutions were The street meetings resume topassed authoriz- excellent fire department. After Maiben, Hyrum Ilattenv George hall are discussing the advance- volver and firing three shots. ing the discharge of any member the volunteer organization had Ross, J. Martin, Ileber Booth, night, corner Academy Avenue ment made by that department This was the signal for all hands guilty of drunkenness,-thi- s order worked to be present, and- with the old up & membership and kept Charles' Gray,, Wren, Wilkin and Center at 8 :15, and meetings being placed at the option of the during the twenty-tw-o years this engine and hose cart that the Payson chief in charge. -- Perhaps one --of city almost free from fire the Ilenry Cheever, J. M. Jensen, Sam may be expected every evening up city has been able to boast of a now has the boys did the work. the most 'disastrous fires the boys citizens decided that it was not Cheever, Henry' Allison, C. E. to and including Sundayf weather fire fighting force. The Volun- As soon as the alarm bell or re- had to on an Ypung, Henry Elliott, Charles and other conditions permitting. fighj during the first year fair to the members teer Fire Department of Provo volver shots were" fired the first ofjlieir organization was That at If cool, the service will be made organization of this kind inde- Dorius, T, C, Swain, A.. E. Buck- short. New was organized on the 13th " of men on the scene Would rush 0 , SpriAgville which took place e singers are expected ' John Coltrin, II. S. McCulold tithing barn for the horses vmber 5 1890( wben jor a timp finitely with out the support of ler, and with great subjects March, 1890, just a little Over today, lough,' JohnStagg, Angus Beebe, other members woui,!, every service will be profitable. twenty two years ago, - At that while-th- e eitizens of that town feared the. municipality,., and, our local Trll. Hoy, C. E. Malihquist, Wm. All ' time the boys had a membership rush to the pld jail to get the qu- the destruction of the major part department is the outgrowth of are cordially invited. Woodhead, Jos. Arrowsmith, T. of 35 and the accommodations gme out, and.as soon as this was 0f tbe eity decision fire The first that chief howcuT. Word, L. Copen, Sam T. Jones, A. E. done the work of fire fighting rpacjlp(j prov0) an(j the .fire de- - was John A. Brown, and the memwere probably as unique and Dell Wright, Ed. Bunnell, Ford, ns any department would be commenced, sometimes partment responded "with "a" rush. bers of the department were: John Watson, R. Davis, Felix COEYS QUICK LUNCH ever organized in the state of successful and sometimes failiug When they reached the town they Ilyrura Johnson, secretary; Irving Bachman. Opened Wednesday, Aug. 28. Utalu When they first got to- - to stopjhe blaze.-i-Tbcity was found the citizens panie stricken Pratt, assistant secretary ; William For- - Ladies and Gentlemen 19 North First West. gether the fire alarm bell was at that time not connected up but soon began fighting the fire in Hill, S. T. Kershaw, Joseph Dont wait for a hMidacN. to go awjt over the old tabernacle and every with fire hydrants on practically splendid style, and within a short Cheever, David Bonnett, II. J. n. nr V1W Tni time the fire alarm was sounded every corner as it is today, and time had the conflagration well the boys had to rash to an old when the boys wohld arrive it was under control. Later that city barn located on First East and not unusual for them to have to passed resolutions thanking, the Center in order to get the team hunt for the nearest- water before , volunteer department for its good from the barn, then take them to going to work, and often the blaze wor and presented the boys with a point some distance away to would get such a start through fifty dollars recompense for the hiteh them to the fire wagon. All lack of water that all possible ef- labors performed. The firemen this required time, but the boys forts could not save the property. were not to be outdone on civic in that way saved thousands of The city also thought it .imprac- affairs, so in March, 1891, after t dollars in property to the citizens ticable to keep the fire Jteam in having been organized for a year the rouild barn the of Provo. awaiting decided to have a band so took up year - The first fire to he reported was fires, do put it To work- - hauling the Enterprise Band and changed July 11, 1890, when R. B rereton g gravel, on the sprinkling wagon the name to the Firemens Band. place took fire and 28 members and at odd jobs between times. The band played at the parties given by the firemen and was con w sidered at that timejme of the most valuable assets to the organ" ization, as the firemen had no in Two Parts means of raising money to support Kalems Biggest and Best Spectacular War Production the organization except through dances and entertainments given or donations made by .the people whose places had been saved through this fire fighting organLubin Comedy ization Occasionally the boys . would also short arrange xcur; Tomorrow-T- HE HUE OEPMTI.lEilT of HWIffi WE TRADE. FARRER BROS. & CO. boys-connect- , ' V . 1 X te f Everybody claims to give most for least. This time were not going to. We simply say, Grant us the favor of a few minutes of your time, so tht we can showTyou Avhat w6 have and actually demonstrate what we think.. SCHWAB - V consider this one plain question: 'Where can f to-ear- ry -- No-th- -- e. Antl-Pat- n - 1PR IMlPF Friday & SEPTEMBER Saturday 6th and 7th Matinee Saturday AN ALL STAR BILL The Seige of Petersburg SOUTH WICK & JiffiRj , T onight at Opera House TRUST ... - Coming-Playi- ng A 2 Reel Ganmont Feature the Trail - - T 2 reel Bison. The Stranded Actors sionsr-and-in-June,-1- ments-Tver- e 1 nrran ge made for an outing to the old lake resort, where the firemen and their friends assembled to celebrate the first years work. v For years the boys carried on this volunteer department which gradually grew into the present A TTENTION. MR. Persistent Lover Victagraph Comedy" iJ FRUIT GROWER ! and are paying cash for Pears, Prunes, Plums, We are Etc., And W ant all you have. Phone or call and see us for information and prices. Dont let your fruit go to waste. We want your Peaches also. now-packin- g AM. MOYLANCE COMPANY WM the: - Provo Utah J |