Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . 196 The Volunteer Fire IREMEN dont enjoy theirselves likethey usta in the days of the volunteerdepartment, sport. Nowdays they aintno fire bells ringin, nor no listenin forthe waterworks whistle, nor no peoplerunnin down the street hollerin Fi-ur!Fi-ur! In the old days firemen was slow gettin started, but when they got to a fire there was sumpin doin. Now the fiivcart and chemical whizzes down the line like an airplane, and a blaze aint got no chance whatever. The old church at Fifth and Rock Island was the favoritefire-sp
Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . 196 The Volunteer Fire IREMEN dont enjoy theirselves likethey usta in the days of the volunteerdepartment, sport. Nowdays they aintno fire bells ringin, nor no listenin forthe waterworks whistle, nor no peoplerunnin down the street hollerin Fi-ur!Fi-ur! In the old days firemen was slow gettin started, but when they got to a fire there was sumpin doin. Now the fiivcart and chemical whizzes down the line like an airplane, and a blaze aint got no chance whatever. The old church at Fifth and Rock Island was the favoritefire-spot, as it usta break out with a fire at least once a mornin when Fcnse Arnould was drillin to work, heseen smoke oozin outa the old church. Fonse rushed downthe street yelpin Fi-ur! Fi-ur! Patsey McNerny and BillKleinfelder joined him, racin for the Fire King ingine housein Commercial alley, it bein a big honor to be first to ringthe fire bell. Matt Fisher and Ward Phillips beat em to it,though, and was jerkin the bell-ropes like all-harry whenFonse, Patsey, and Bill came rompin i
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