A fire call was placed early Tuesday night reporting that the Fire Dept. was on fire. It seems some sparks from electric light wires ignited some rubbish in the rear of the building.
(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us/ )
A fire begun in the wash room in the basement of the Masonic and K.P. Building on W. Main was discovered and reported to the fire dept. at 6:45 am by H.O. Robertson, mgr of the Brown’s Business College. No serious damage.
(Extracted from the Marion Daily Republican and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us/ )
Description of Marion; the report of the fire inspector of the fire fighting facilities for this county reads partially as follows: Area – 1-1/2 miles square, 2-1/4 square miles Topography – generally level with a slight grade toward the east. Continue reading
Marion’s new fire truck was taken to the dept. headquarters on W. Union St on Saturday evening and the equipment has been installed by Chief James Swain and his assistants. Continue reading
The new city commission met Monday evening at the city hall with the mayor and all comm. except H.C. Jones present. The most important matter taken up by the commission was the subject of purchasing a fire truck suitable to the needs of the city of Marion. Continue reading