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Memories for the Week of November 14, 2015

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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