Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
SOUTH DAKOTA FIREMEN
BOARD OF CONTROL
Representatives of the State Asso.
citation in Session to Ar
range its Affairs,
DATE or TOURNAMENT NOT FIXED
Fire Fighters viii Protest Agains'
the Passage Of the Plat Bill
by Congress---Maj, Ciapp
- 90 lie Retained.

Yankton, s. d., Jan. 22.-The
board of control Of the State Fire
mems association met in this city
Tuesday night 90 transact general
business, and decide, if possible, the
place for holding the next tourna'
ment, but action in this matter was
deferred until next March. lankton
will enter the field as "A competitor for
securing the tournament, and IA com
mittee OF three Yankton firemen was
appointed to interview the business
men regarding u guarantee. The
board Of control advanced the theory
that the tournament will attract an
enormous crowd, that ii could be held
on the state fair grounds, and that the
proceeds from sale of privileges and
admissions would be more than sufii-
cient to pay all the expenses OF hold
ing the tournament. 1t was also stip.
ulated that all Of the proceeds OF the
tournament, after the ~guarantors
were reimbursed should be reverted to
the treasury of the local state fair as.
ISOLATION, thus giving aid to the state
fair. \. resolution was passed by the
board, requesting representatives OF
South Dakota in congress, to vote
uRHlnSU lUe DuSSuHI VI NV u INV ''''i
which seeks to do away with the laws
which compel insurance companies 10
paw q per cent of their earnings III
each state into the state treasury fol
distribution among the fire depart,
ments of the state. Each department
throughout the state Will he asked 10
pass similar resolutions Vice Presl'
dent John ID. Cress OF Mitchell, was
elected q state delegate to the Ma
tional Firemen'S association meeting
held in Chicago the 9th and 2oth OF
this month, which is 10 organize Il ma
tional association of paid, volunteer
and veteran tiremen OF the lnlteu
States, and which will formulate o
code of rules and regulations to gov
ern tournaments and competitive
meetings 1t Is certain that a run
ming team will be sent from South
Dakota to the international tourna'
ment at Omaha, but definite action III
this matter was deferred by the board
until after the national meeting AT
Chicago. President Jerry Carleton 81
Sioux Falls will attend the Black hi'lis
Firemen's association convention IN
March as u delegate. The officers OF
the board who were in attendance at
the meeting here are; Jerry Carleton,
Sioux Falls, president; John ID. Cress,
Mitchell, first vice president; ~ );
Vaughn Vermillion, secretary; and
Henry Schatz, jr., Scotland, treasurer.
A large delegation Of Yankton fire
men turned out to do honor to them
The marriage ceremony of L. NJ.
Hart and Miss Nellie McGlumphy oc'
Cured here Wednesday evening Mt the
home of the brides parents. IL being
a very quiet affair. only relatives and
immediate friends OF the family being
Those attending from out OF
the city were Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Hart
of Lyle Mimi, parents of the groom;
IL. L. Hart Of Chamberlain, q brother,
and Miss Belle Waterbury of Nashua
Ia, n friend Of Miss McGlumphy's
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart departed for Cham
for a brief visit Thursday, from
where they will go to Sioux City, which
city they will make their future home