Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-11
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$ Winning Hose
Team Loaded with
Honors.
"A Crowd al The Depot and an Inn
posing Street Parade,

Banquet and Speeches at Turner
Hall--Yankton's Record at
the Huron Tournament
Saturday evening in Yankton was one
OF enthusiasm, containing we'll earned
tributes to the victorious hose team of
the Yankton fire department, which
reached Yankton from the Huron tour
nament on the 6:25 train over the North
western road. A half hour before the
arrival of the train the people OF Yank'
ton began to assemble at the North.
western depot and among the early ar
rivals was O procession, headed by the
Yankton cornet band in full uniform
and composed of the hose and hook and
ladder companies and company u OF the
militia and citizens on foot and in yehi-
Giles. The marching column was orna-
merted with the national colors and
armed with brooms, and thus ~accoutred
it swept up Walnut street and took po-
| sition about the depot. Down town the
| business blocks, the city hall and Turner
hall had been dressed in gay colors and
| windows, doorwsys and walks were alive
| with people. Flags were displayed from
numerous flag stats over the city.
THE ARRIVAL.
The train bearing the returned fire.
men, q few minutes late. hove in sight
around the curve, decorated with flags
and steamers and fremen'B heads pro-
truding from the car windows. A few
OF the more excitable boys were on the
roof Of one of the cars going through with
various joyous contortions. The crowd
about the depot rolled upa tremendous
cheer, the band struck up a lively air,
an anvil numbered forth gunpowder
d%etonations and every n stood on tip
toe and shouted as the train came to o
pause alongside the depot platform.
TREAT EXCITEMENT,
The fire boys came off the train
through every aperture of egress and
before the locomotive had time to fully
halt they were in the hands end arms of
thew waiting comrades. There were
demonstrations of exuberant Joy and
pent up emotions found vent through
b shouts and cheers and the noisy vocifer'
, atoms allowable IN such occasions. Aftel
I the first greetings had snbsided
II CHAMPIONSHIP OARr
won by the Yankton team az Huron wal
unloaded from the train and placed OF
its wheels and the Running cart OF the
team was subjected to the same process
a PROCESSION was then formed il
about the same order as on the trip t
the depot, with the running team an
. its cart and the championship cart cc
cupying the places of honor. Capital
Gus Siebert was seated On the champion
ship cart holding the silvs. coupling on
nozzel won at the tournament. In thi
!. order the procession led off and marohe
down Walnut street TO Fifth, dow
Fifth to Capitol. down Capitol to Third
up Third to Broadway, up Broadway {
Fourth, down Fourth to Walnut an
down Walnut to Turner hall. Here th
6remen anG citizens entered Turner ha
which had been prepared for
THE RECEPTION.
u A long table laden With q substantii
repast for the returned iremen occupie
a central place in the hall. Over th
table were two floral designs, susponde
by invisible wires, of elaborate workman
ship, one of which was the simple VOL
"Welcome' and the other .'Ohampio,
of the World" Boquets of beautif
flowers adorned the table and over ii
stage was a large painted banner whit
said: champions of the world. Tim
81 seconds. Time 81 seconds. We
come"
se. James Kipgsbury, on behalf of Il
ee fire department, called the meeting
lie, order and stated that the people of Van
no .oa had assembled to return thanks al
extend congratulations to the team,
but poorly repressed the feelings of t
people to Hsy that they were satisf
with what Yankton's fremen had do
at Huron. They were more than please
They had expected the boys would
w something, but didn't expect them
bring home the whole earth. Mr.. King
~ buryNthen introduced George II Scoug
gu OF the city council.
Alderman Soougal briefly responde
IVY thanking the hrenen, in behalf of
'ne mayor and council, and rendering the
the warmest congratulations. The I
an' that they had secured about everythi
'he they had competed for was far more tt
had been expected. Their success '
mt q bright omen for the future-what
-. y been done could be done again {
III would be. Theirs was an exam
'ass worthy of emulation in oil walks OF
admonishiDg US always to get VI
we go for. The firemen
made Yankton the chief city in
%circles as it would become the chief
sale in other particulars. II was OIL
Scotch proverb that "the proof OF
/, pudding was the chewing OF the strlr
and the boys were ready to do JUS