Show CHIEF iND MEN MENi i FIGHT EIGHT THREE FIRES i r 1 Chief Trump and men of the Boun Boun- Bountiful City Fire Fite Department received alls recently to three one fires fires one in Centerville and two in Bountiful Saturday before last the they were all to William Barbers Barber's in Centerville Center Center- ville His roof start started d to bum burn caus caus- caus caused caused ed it is thought b by sparks from the chimney The Centerville Fire Department I was called and a little later Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful ful His residence was saved however dama damaged ed probably Jul July 21 24 Called to o Woods CrossOn Cross On the 24 til while hile the celebration going on at the Tabernacle grounds in Bountiful a call came from the Burnham Manufacturing i Co at Woods Cross A tank containing about gal gal- gallons gal gallons lons of tar had become overheated and threatened becoming quite a con con- con but the department shot hot mater ater over oer the flames keeping them under control until the they finall finally sub sub- subsided subsided subsided sided entirely The extent of the loss had not been ascertained at last accounts but was thought would not be very verr great due to the prompt and efficient action of the firemen Fighting this tar fire rec recalled d the peculiar fire that occurred on the tame same corner comer some years cars ago when the powerhouse burned down and the fire fighters were cautioned against puring water on the fire from flowing wells through hose as it was stated the electricity from the power plant would run up th the stream of water tn m the hose and hurt some one Perr Perry Burnham manager at the plant presented Chief Trump and his men with a check for 50 as a of appreciation for their ser ser- services ser services er- er vices Called to this Morning lorning This Friday morning the d depart depart- department nent part part- nent ment was vas called to the the- theold old home just over the Short Line tracks west of Joseph T Mabey's on account If f children hildren with matches setting a ahod hod hed on fire Here the department were able to I do excellent work with their pump which they have to pump water out of the creek As far as we have been able to learn the property loss was not er very great |