Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
TOOK FIRST PRIZES.
ABILENE's BAND AND FIREMEN
WIN VICTORIES.
The Fourth Of July a Day Of Great
Success for the Abilene Visitors to
Junction-Uncle Sans Birthday
Celebrated Joyously.

When Abilene sets out to accomplish
anything it succeeds. The Merchants
Military band and the Fire department
decided early in the campaign that they
would show the people Of Junction
City something iue on Independence
day and Of course they did 1t.
The excursion TO junction City took
In over 200 people including the organi-
cations and every one came home
pleased beyond expression with the
hearty hospitality extended by our
sister city. The iremen especially are
loud in their praise of the treatment
accorded them and Of course are pleased
at the result of the friendly rivalry
that was had on the contest grounds
during the day,
The band and baseball boys went
down on the night train arriving early
in the morning. The firemen and
others went at noon and were met at
the train by the Junction boys. A
parade was then given and the boys
took rest until 4 O'Clock when the
races were called.
FIREMEN's WINNINGS.
There was the usual list of novel
races and contests. The liremen were,
however, saving their muscle for their
races.
The combination hose race in which
Junction held the State championship
was contested by Abilene and Junction,
the only departments present. juno
ton City's time was 73 seconds; Abb.
lene, 65 l-2 seconds First prize s75,
second $25.
The hook and ladder race, 100 yards
and put man on top of ladder, was
won by Abilene In % 3.5 seconds;
Junction % seconds. First prize $35,
second sl5.
Chiefs Kieffer. Barnes and Jones
were judges; Stanford of Minneapolis
and Willis of Newton timers.
Abilene's Fire department thus won
Sll0 in prizes showing. their competitors
what good training can do.
A meeting Of the executive commit
tee Of the State Firemen's association
was held during the day and it was
decided TO hold the next State tourna-
ment at Newton. the first week in
October.
THE BAND WELL FIXED.
When the junction City band saw
Abilene's crack musical organization
and heard the silvery notes of the well
trained company under its leader,
Charles Harrison 1t capitulated uncon.
ditionally and refused to compete. The
prize of the contest, 800, was paid
over without murmur to the Abilene
players, their superiority being ad-
mitted. The orchestra played for the
ball in the evening and received $40
for that, thus making $40 for the band
and total of $3.50 in prizes for Abb.
lene.
OTHER EVENTS.
In only one respect did Abilene fall
down. The baseball game was a hzzle.
The Junction players we're too large
for our boys and when at the eud of
six innings Abilene had no scores
while Junction had II and was getting
tired of running around the diamond
playing was stopped.
The $25 gold medal for the mile
bicycle race was won by an Abilene
boy, John Gardner, now employed in
Junction City, formerly of Lenze's
cigar factory.
Altogether the day was as jolly for
the Abilene people as scorching hot
weather, plenty of red lemonade, an
abundance of fire crackers and prizes
could make 1t. 1t ended with a fine
display Of fireworks and a firemen's
hall