The Delta independent., 1890-07-08
THE FOURTH.
Delta Scoops the Boedie.-Graud
Junction Consumes Grow.
Aonkrsse Gets Soup, But Does the
Aonors In Magniacent
Shape.

For shout . month the town Of Delta has
he' . hose company, and for nearly all that
time the evenings have been infriuged upon
largely by company practice, tegether with
the ordinary variation of kicking incident to
all organizations. It hxd bsen decided to 10
TO Moutross and take part IN the Firepan's
TouEpaoept tooupete for the $500 team race
ast fer ths foot race. All that racket was
hssAsss We were getting ready to 60 TO Mont.
ross.
Thursday Assistant Foreman W. R. Gale
With A. H. Brown and w. Wagner took the
cart. Thursday noon and Friday morning
the entire Company was on the graaul. Took
part In the grand parade and in larger de.
sres Of the bouatifui hospitality Of Meutrose.
At $50 p. M. the captains Of the several
teams arranged for the races and quite
Grand functions running 6rs,, they made
. fair run, bat We pntieed rather too much
certainty Of victory sticking out Of them,
nsxsrtheless they made the run Of 800 feet to
hydrant. hid 100 feet of hose and got water
through the nozzle in 36s seconds. Delta
cane next and fell into position in good
shape. calm ~ on parade. Al the word ''go"
the team WENT and in 33i seconds water
came through The nozzle. Dclta's friends
were we'll pleased, the team had done well.
Aoutrose - third and last in the race then
made their trial and "fzzIed" after very
pretty run Of 34a seconds.
The Judges then read their decisions, viz:
Delta lst prize. 500. Time 33i seconds.
Nentross Tod prize. $50. Time 34l seconds.
Graud June. Sud prize. $40. Tiue ssi second.
AftessArds the Grad Junction tcau, was
awarded shs Rad place. ~ the Aoutros< team
failed to make their couplisg.
In the foot race for purse Of SIS Grand
Junction did not enter. Nentrose ran three
ssd Dsl.s six, viz: Mccarthy. Mark Brown,
Morton, Mcneil. Patterson and Hider. In
this racs not les than three nor more than
sig from each team were allowed, and the
combined time Of the three fastesi 10 be
taken. The running Was superb, each man
running separately and being timed. Delta's
swiftest three were Mcneil, Hider and Pat.
torsou. they beating Aoutrase By sne-9uar-
Ter second.
4eihS "ienOs Sese Joothuh, hHey coSioh
hslp II. .Chesrs we're in order. done in the
ssusi deeorous Delta style. Our right bower,
Howard, was there. be ~ss high, low, jack
and the game. Findley. Matt Arch. Beaudrv,
Dr.. standriug asd Stewart were also on deck,
oar bsekess from Alpha 10 Amega.
Iu the evening were ere works. and later
% tbs bsA at the opera house, where many
Of the boys monksyed with the light f.ntSs-
tic.
The banquet 1t the Belvede-e was Mont
roses succeas. Ths rssponk~s to the ,oasts
we're alled with good sepss and sparkling
wit. Or. standring 10 responding. TO the
toast for Delta, covered himself with glory.
In stating that Delta fully sppreGia.eS the
bosntiful hospitality Of Montro,c he express.
u The bops that the time would soon coae
when Delta could rreiprocate.
Al ) IN The noraing eur Sorces took tie
trsis for hooe. A the gray dawn Of the
coming dav VA lighting up the eastern sky
. wsaried but jubilant eroxd arrived home.
SIC Semp<r celebration.