The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., October 3, 1924, page 1

FINE GLENWOOD SCHOOL HOUSE SAVED
Jebe Residence Destroyed - Other News From The Glenwood Schools

     The school house narrowly escaped destruction by fire last evening, September 29th, when the Jebe house in which the primary teacher, Mrs. Sloanaker, is living, burned. Multitudes of people gathered from the neighborhood and with their bucketsful of water attempted to save the surrounding buildings. Some men climbed upon the roof of the school house and with the aid of buckets and hose and manage to keep the shingles wet so that the sparks did not catch. Whole sheets of sparks were driven over by the wind, and once some fell on the end of the roof, but were whipped off again by the wind. The home where the fire originated was completely destroyed before the flames were controlled but most of the furniture was saved. No one was harmed and we are glad to say that the fire did no further damage.

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