The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-01-28
AnnuaI,Report

The following is the full text of the
annual report of L. E. Coe, supsrintend-
emit of the FIRE department:
Gentlemen of the Sank Centre FIRE de-
partment:
The time has again arrived for US to
review our record of the past year. While
we do this let us congratulate ourselves
that no member of the department has
received any injury while doing FIRE duty
the past year. and let us always remem-
Der that there is danger in lighting fire.
For this reason meyer lose your heads,
but load yourself with caution which is
one of the first duties that belongs to a
fireman, and by doing this you may
avoid many accidents. The department
has forty-two members in good standing
as reported by the several secretaries, as
follows: Acme Hose No. twelve; Clip
per Hose No. 2, fifteen; Aetna Hook &
Ladder No. 1, fifteen. / find that your
monthly meetings have the same good
record as in previous years. Never let
us lose sight of the fact that unless it.
maintain its monthly meetings, a volun-
teer department will sooner or later go
to pieces. The general attendance of the
Acme was twelve, Clippers thirteen,
Hook & Ladder eleven. Three joint
meetings were held, with an average at
tendance of twenty-nine.
Cash on hand at beginning of the year
1891, $50 90
Chairs, 5 300
Pictures, -." "a 90
L. E. Coe expenses to Jordan, 6 80
Total, $40 90
Balance on hand, SIG so
Receipts from our annual dance;
Sale of tickets SCI 90
Expenses: Printing, Is 90
Music and Hotel bill, AZ SO
Other expenses, 4 90
Total expense, 81 so
Balance, 19 SO
desire to extend our hearty thanks
to our citizens for their liberal patronage
in lending us helping hand once a year.
One important thing to be remembered
by fremen is that they are associated
together for the purpose of protecting,
not destroying life and property, and
this should be the aim and object of every
practical fireman. There is one difficulty
however, is volunteer department
which is not met with in paid depart
ment, and that is keeping the boys to-
gether after they are perfectly and thor
oughly organized. think the volunteer
fireman is one of the noblest men on
earth. 1t makes no difference where he
may be, how he is dressed or whether he
il drvssed at ali VI at what time Of the
day or night, the minute he hears the
wild Changing of the bell he drops every
thing, and his only ambition is to he the
first man at the house and see that his
company is the first one to throw water
on the flames. This spirit of selfsacrifce
is somstimes misunderstood, and uu-
kindly feeling springs up which is apt to
break the company unless matters are
explained or smoothed over. And right
here is where the practical part of con-
Quoting fire department comes in. A
company may haye the best set of officers
to be found anywhere and yet be fail
ure. Each member should realize that
he has an important part to play in the
matter of keeping The company together
and making it the means Of accomplish
ing the greatest good. In volunteer
company there is nothing to hold it to-
gether except determination for each
and every member to do his duty regard
less of what position another may occu-