One Nation, Under God
100 years ago
November 18, 1915
Local News
The fire department was called out Sunday evening to extinguish a fire at the old county jail building across the track on the north side.
The alarm was turned in at about 7:30, just the time when nearly all of the fire laddies were at church or the picture show, and most of them claim they did not hear the bell. A few of the faithful, however, responded and the fire was soon put out with the chemical engine. The fire was started by a tramp, who was thrown in the old jail during the afternoon for being drunk and disorderly, and he set fire to the...
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