The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-10-11
WON SOME MONEY
The Mitchell Fire Department Wins All
Its Contests in the Tournament
and Gets S24O.
The Fire Department Arrived Home Sat-
urday Morning at 3 O'clock Chief
Gillis Brings the Money.
HOME ABOUT RUINED
A Fire Saturday Noon Nearly Destroys
the Residence on Hanson Street
Owned by John Moore.
GOT EVERYTHING IN SIGHT.
The Fire Department and Kid Band Come
Home Covered With Glory.


About 2:3O o'clock Saturday morning
small but enthusiastic crowd was pat
iently awaiting the arrival of the
Omaha train from Sioux Falls, which
was bringing home the victors of the
tiremen's tournament and the Juvenile
state band, which had done suchsgreat
credit to itself and the city of Mitchell.
Finally when the train pulled into the
station the waterworks and round house
whistles belched forth a welcoming
toot. One of the reception committee
asked the following question: "Whats
the matter with Mitchell ?" and as the
80 tiremen stepped from the train they
answered the question in a manner
vociferous: "She's all right, There
was no doubt about it, as the record for
prizes won on Friday would indicate.
The Mitchell department captured
everything it went after, and it went
after everything that had prize at
tached to it.
There were 50 uniformed men in the
department which went to Sioux Falls
Friday morning to compete in the
events Of the fremen's tournament,
taking with them the hook and ladder
trucks to be used in the various races
AT l:3O p. m. the tiremen's parade took
place and the Mitchell department. was
awarded the S25 cash prize for having
fha n IL ~
same amount for the best appearing
company. In the procession the home
department was led by the Juvenile
band and when they marched down
Phillips avenue the Mitchell contingent
was the recipient of many merited
compliments and the heart of everv
Mitchell citizen, who saw the parade,
swelled with pride, for they had good
reason to indulge in that self-gratifca-
tion.
The races came Off at the fair ground
in the afternoon, the first being called
at } o'clock. 1t was the free-for-all
hook and ladder, Sioux Falls making
the first run of 200 yards in 344 seconds,
followed by the Rock Rapids, Ia., team
which travelled the same distance in
30 seconds. 1t remained for the Mitch
ell team to knock the persimmons in
fine style. The boys made the run
strong and steady and Lew Barber
went up the ladder in jiffy, time being
called at 81 seconds, which added 800
to the growing jackpot. The next was
the POO yard green hose race, with the
same three teams entered, and Mitchell
won it in 30 seconds and $50 more was
put into the j. p. Mitchell and Sioux
Falls contested for the 200 yard hub
and hub hook and ladder race, which
our boys scooped in handily, adding $40
more, and which aggregated S24O for
the day, and it wasn't bad day either
The races were not finished until long
after sunset and the regular train was
held until late in the evening to ac-
commodate the department and the
rest OF the people coming west. The
train arrived here at 2:3O a. M, and
owing to the inconvenient hour there
was small crowd to welcome the bows
home, but all day Saturday the boys
were receiving congratulations and ex-
planning just how it was done.
The Juvenile band of this city made
the greatest hit of all the attractions
in Sioux Falls. They were feted, toast
ed, praised and in fact everything of a
commendatory character was said about
them. The contract they made with
the fair board simply called for their
services at the fair grounds but the
band was pressed into service during
every parade and they were always in
in demand, besides they were accorded
the position of honor in the Shriner's
parade. Their uniforms were bright
and attractive. the boys acted like per-
feet little gentlemen, they played their
music better than they ever did before,
they were always ready when wanted,
all of which made the band very popu-
lar with the public and She state fair
board. Manager Brown took good care
OF his prodegies and brought them
home safe and sound, tired completely