The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06
THE FIRE TOURNAMENT.
1t Will Take Place on Tuesday
Morning of Festival Week.
Twenty Departments Belong to
The Association.
All Of Which It is Expected Will
Be Represented, Besides Others
That VIII Be Taken Into the
Association as Fast As
Possible.
Possible.

When Don Quixote arrives on earth
again by special dispensatiOn to visit
Topeka next fall at the fall festivities
and reunion he viii find that there is
one thing at least he cannot conquer
with his lance for conditions have not
changed.
And that is fire.
But we have hremen now who can do
a better job of fighting fire than Don
himself did with the windmill and there
win be plenty of them in Topeka to put
out even Mr.. Quixote's dragon if he
gets too gay.
The annual tournament of the KAN
S2S State EiTemen'S association viii be
held here on the first three days of the
association and the thousands of visi-
tors will have an opportunity of seeing
q large number of departments at work
at the same time
There are now SO fire departments in
the state and all of them that do not
already belong are eligible to member
ship though but 20 of them belong to
the association now
OF these but five are full paid depart
ments and at least so are volunteer de-
partments.
The volunteer departments that be
lOnged to the association last year are:
Abilene, RelOit. Clay Center. Junction
City Minneapolis, Mcpherson. Osborne,
Ottawa. Garden City. Solomon, Con
cordia Eureka. Enterprise, Ellsworth,
Newton and Pittsburg.
Fire Marshal Wilmarth, Mayor Eel
lows and Tom DOT21 are the Topeka
committee on the tournament and Chief
WlIndrth IS doing the heavy work.
He has just received a letter from J.
p. gladden. Of Eeloit.- who is the presi-
dent of the association
Every department I have heard
from said the letter: lis coming ana
is getting ready to carry away prizes
It is not unlikely that some of them
will bring bands.
1T has been estimated said CLiaF
Wilmarth; that we viii have 1880 fire.
men here for the tournament but I do
not think the number viii reach that"
An EFFORT IS now being made to get
all of the departments in Kansas into
the association not later than the first
day OF the tournament in order that
they may all be eligible to the associa-
ton prizes a department need not be
member of the association to compete
for special prizes offered by merchants
and others OF which there viii be q
large number though the list is not yet
made up.
All of the departments are expected
70 be IN Topeka at o'clock o. m. of
Monday. September IS. when the open
ing meeting viii be held.
At o'clock that evening the general
meeting and reunion Of-the firemen will
be held and there viii be speech-mak-
ing music and a general good time.
At 10 o'clock Tuesday morning the
fire departments Of Kansas viii give a
uniform parade on Kansas avenue with
apparatus and several bands
At 100 Tuesday afternoon the tourn-
ament viii commence at the fair
grounds and Will continue till Wednes-
day evening
An effort is being made to secure
special rates for the visiting fremen at
the Topeka hotels.
F. W. Langdon of Junction CITY is
secretary of the association and has is
sued at the instance of the association
committee q list OF the prizes offered by
the association to its mem bers as fol
lows:
Dry Hose Test-First prize. trumpet
and $35; second prize. s15
Champion Hose Race-First prize belt
and $50; second prize. S25
Hook and Ladder Race-F'irst prize.
$50; second prize, S25.
Com Dina ton Race-First prize, silk
banner. and S55; second prize. $50
Speed Race-First prize, $40; second
prize, $40
Free for-an Race-First prize, SIS;
IL, Ladder Climbing Contest-First prize,
Coupling COntest-First urize $40.
second prize, s.. w.