Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-11

d,sparsgins our city, that o buz sow was
a dangerous implement to monkey with.
The territorial fireman were coming
here next year and we would then treat
them like lords. Mr.. ziebaeh closed with
again congsatulating the firemen.
MIR. K%ingsbury then announced John
P. BRENNAN, the newly elected corres-
ponding secretary OF the territorial fire.
mans association. Mr.. Crennan said the
corresponding secretary had not been
advised that he was put down for a
speech and he fully realized that to one
in his position the pen was mightier
than the tongue. 81 am proud of yeu
boys-let Ne eat"
Mr.. Kingsbury denounced that the
next order would probably strike the
boys in their most vacant spot. 1.-THE
supper is here-it is yours"
The firemen fell to with o will and did
full Justice to the bountiful repast and
the formal reception was over.
H CAUSE OF IT.
All the demonstrations of Joy herein
accorded were occssioned by the success
OF the hose team sent to the annual
firemen's tournament at Huron from the
Yankton fire department. The team,
made up among the Yaukton firemen'
was composed throughout of Yankton
men-members of the department of
long standing who had been ssiduously
drilled by their captain for the
event, The Yankton team had at
tended two previous tournaments, at
which they had given evidences of
superiority which needed only close
training to develop. AS the time ap-
preached for this years tournament the
boys went to work in earnest to fit them.
selves for the task before them and sue.
ceeded beyond the most sanguine expec.
tation. They cleaned up nearly every
thing valuable at the tournament and
came home laden with honors and tro-
phies. The successful team is composed
OF the following firemen:
Gus Selbert, captain.
Harry Hiabee aud George Fox, coup
lers.
M. Weloh, M. Medden, A. Bowyer
81. Donelly, w. s. Stockwell, Ear
Stubbs, Payton Kincel, N. Peterson
John Dellinger, Jos. Seller, John Fans
low, John Lsgan, a.. Lowry, George
C-no;,nh,n ,n,J k;,h NEor,;
Fred Kincel, chief OF fire department
WHAT THEY WON.
> The tournament lasted through Wed
! nesday, Thursday and Friday of las
! week and out Of it the Yankton tear
secured the following prizes:
! The single mems hose coupling, Harr
Higbee in 519 seconds. $l5, George Fo:
81 seconds, $40. Run of fifty feet, IN
9 couple hose and couple on nozzle. ]
L this they beat the championship reoor
. of the world.
The AZ class hose race by the tear
. Second prize, $50.
- The wet test for the Polack speoi
u prize of o silver compiling and nozz
valued at $40. A run of 800 yards, la
u hose couple on and take water.
The champion race, second prize, $l2
The coupling contest, Higbee ar
10 Fox, second prize, $40.
~ Rsce for the championship of Dako
y hose teams--first prize of champion
ship cart and 5000.
The Yankton boys also secured 81
U tournament at Yankton for next ye'
10 and the Eeoretaryship OF the territori
"a association to John P. Brennan, of th
city.
The prizes won aggregate: One chan
% pionship hose cart: silver nozzle q,
coupling; $40 in cash. The cart is VI
40 ued at $500 and the silver. coupling o.
~ nozzle at $40. Total $3.50. The cha
pionship cart does not become the o
solute property Of the team until it b
: . been three times won. There are ther
u fore two more chances for the Yankt
l boys to lose it.
The tournament furnished TWEEN
'e' contests. Five of them were no
o. and ladder contests, which Yankton d
!, not participate in and five were for j
no dividual foot races, without any spec
= connection with q fireman's work. I
other ten were hose company conte
and in these only the Yankton men ri
- ticipated. Ont Of the ten they won
ne prizes, including the territorial cha
eu pionship cart. In single mems coupli
and i'll the wet tast they beat the wort
0u. record, the latter being 4211a seconds,
get .taod ~ Ak q. nrev,ons,v statod r.
W the engraving on the silver trophies
go dictates.
gal, UNDER PROTEST.
The award of first place in the terri
eu' rial championship hose race was f
me made to the Mitchell company. F
." vious, to the run the Yankton team
filed q protest against the Mitchell II
s to participate because 1t. contained
eral professional runners, not memi
of the Mitchell fire department., but I
hired for the occasion and residing
other places. The time given Mite
Pc in the race was A LIS seconds and Va
NO. ton as 2 5 seconds, a difference OF G
l 1-5 seconds. The protest of the Ya
~ ton team was insisted upon and
w board of control took ii under consid
tion Altar q lOnp aession in which