Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08

On Friday evening last occurred the
animal inspection of the Fire Depart
mentb by the city Fathers. Everything
was found, as it should be, i'm first-class
order.
After the inspection the companies
gave an exhibition drill, which was
fine, and reflected much credit upon
their drill-master, Assistant Chief b.
b. Morss, and also the different fore
men. They then passed in review, and
continued the mach into the dining
room of the Winnesheik house, where
banquet had been prepared for them
by the genial landlords, Messrs. Muir
IRISH & Green.
Mayor Daubney, then, in few we'll
chosen remarks. welcomed the fire
boys, the city council and the invited
guests to the banquet, after which Rev.
Hilliard invoked the divine blessing,
and then all assembled sat up and re-
called the inner man.
After all appetites had been appeased,
Fire Chief A. w. Grow acted as mas
ter of ceremonies, and an impromtu
program was carried out, which was
about as follows:
Assistant Chief Henry Elvidge read
the reports of the different depart
ments.
Hon. A. X. Bailey was called upon
for speech. He got up and said that
he had not been notified that he would
be called upon, and thought it was put
up job, but he spoke for about five
minutes, and was very hearty in his
praise for the fire departments in the
excellent work they had done in the
past year.
Next on the program was music by
the Male Quartette, which was rem
dered in an excellent manner.
Dan Shea, Esq, an exempt fireman,
was next called upon. He responded
with short talk about the firemen of
his day, and also those who had passed
away.
f.. p. Johnson was next called up.
He thanked the mayor, city council
and Fire Department for the honor of
being called upon to speak for the
patriarchs, and gave short history of
the excellent system of waterworks Of
the city.
Arthur f. Anundsen was next called.
He responded with short talk on the
Fire Department in general, and dab
bled little in politics.
Norman Willett, an exempt fireman,
was next upon the program. He got up
and said he had been notified that he
would be called upon to speak, and
that he was just ready to start for
Spillville when he got the notice, but
he didn't think Spillville was very
good place to prepare talk to gath
ering of tn kind. He talked short
time on the "boys of 49," when he was
an active member.
Ex-Mayor c. N. Goddard was mex t
to respond. He said, as business
man and on behalf of the business men
of DEBORAH, he wanted to thank the
Fire Department for the services they
had rendered the city. He also COM
pared the present way of fighting fire
with that Of forty years ago.
Ben Bear was next and gave the boys
five-minute talk, which was well re-
ceived.
Ex-Mayor Clayborn Day told about
the first fire that happened in DEBORAH.
1t was in the old DEBORAH house, which
occupied the ground where Andrew
SIMPSONS building now stands. He
said they carried water in buckets from
the spring back of where the Winnie
sheik house stands and put the fire out.
Alderman f. ~. Conover was called
upon to represent the City Council, and
gave vent to few well-chosen remarks.
Alderman A. Barnatz, chairman of
Fire Department, was next called. He
said there was nothing left to say, but
that he wanted to say to the fire boys
that if there was anything he could do
for them, that he was at their service.
And then came c. Il. Lennon with a
short talk, after which he proposed TO
drink a toast. He said he hoped they
would all steal, and fight, and lie and
drink; steal away from bad company,
fight for the principles of right, lie on
bed of flowers, and drink nothing but
pure, cold spring water.
This concluded the program for the
evening, and each one wendell his way
homeward with light heart and a
full stomach.
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