Show DELTA HAS BIG FIRE early monday morning on the basti day of the year the alarm of tire fire was wag sounded and the bell rung to call out the citizenry as the delta ghighi high school was vas found to be in flames the entire building was burned with almost nothing of value saved other than a few desks some armfuls of 0 f books and some of the boys band instruments the cause of the fire Is not as yet definitely known had delta had a hook book and ladder equipment much more could have been saved it brings up again the old matter of fire fight ng ag apparatus insurance was wai carried to the full extent permissible in a locality with out fire fighting means and as aa the remainder of the loss will fall on the county it will prove to be a heavy blow no matter what the exact sum may be found to be ahe he building cost approximately boo there will be a great deal of confusion in getting the students placed in 14 other buildings or other schools until thle can be made fit again or far occupancy the inconvenience crowding doubling up and the call on the teachers for fon added time has been nobly nobl f met mei with a spirit to help in the difficulty extra hours have been demanded of the teachers teak hers the first ward Afe meeting eting house used the domestic Doi nestle science class in the hotel and by doubling 9 up on the time with longer hou hours rs in the grade school they will get by as aa best they can this la Is a staggering fire tho the largest in mon monetary elary loss lois of any we have had five bustnes blocks burned when the lincoln theatre tire fire occurred the old first national bank building went up the tha A C nelson s school was consumed by I 1 tire re but this exceeds any of those it if this in siu anco loss Is 75 then the loss lois to insurance companies in the la last s t sixteen years in and immediately y around our district will exceed tills Is reflected in high insurance rates which must he be fixed on a doublier basis cli charge arge tor for ud no tiro tire fighting apparatus and higher rates to in mend a nd th the c deficit of loss losses es there are many rumors afloat as to the cause of the tire fire but n none one of them will be mentioned inthis in ahls paper until officially determined by y thosa in authority tho the insurance was about aboul the building cost coat from to some of 0 the equipment f in thol th e domestic science room robin was earned by t the ho classes and the mahag management eniet 0 of t tile the caf cafeteria oteria a loss iio doubt not recoverable in the insurance the teachers responded to a call on them for or added almen in convenience on fence of hours and quarters ciu arters in order to facilitate the task task of conducting s school under the adverse alverso conditions dit ions they deserve dose mention of this tact delta chron chronicle aci 1 |