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 OF TOURNAMENT NOT FIXED
Fire Fighters Will Protest Againsi
the Passage OF the Piatt Bill
by Congress-.-Maj. Ciapp
to he Retained.

Yankton, 5. d., Jan. 22.-The
board of control of the State Fire.
mems association met in this city
Tuesday night 30 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. Ianktou
will enter the field rs a competitor for
securing the tournament, and II com
mittee Of three Iankton firemen was
appointed to interview the business
men regarding a guarantee. The
board of control advanced the theory
that the tournament will attract an
enormous crowd, that il could be held
on the state fair grounds, and That the
proceeds from sale of privileges and
admissions would be o thar sufii-
cient to pay all the expenses OF hoid'
ing the tournament. 1t was also Sup
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 oil
South Dakota in congress, TO vote
against the passage OF the Platt oil,
which seeks to do away with the laws
which compel insurance companies &c
pay a per cent of their earnings IN
each state into the state treasury fol
distribution among the fire depart,
ments of the state. Each department
throughout the state will be asked to
pass similar resolutions Vice Presi'
dent John u. Cress of Mitchell, was
elected a state delegate TO the VA
tional Firemen's association meeting
held in Chicago the eth and 2eth oil
this month, which is to organize 4 ma
tional association of paid. volunteer
and veteran firemen of the United
States, and which will formulate q
code Of rules and regulations to gov
ern tournaments and competitive
meetings 1t Is certain that a I'M
ming team will be sent from South
Dakota to the international tonrna'
ment at Omaha, but definite action III
this matter was deferred by The board
until after the national meeting az
Chicago. President Jerry Carleton OF
Sioux Falls will attend the Black liills
Firemen's association convention III
March as a delegate. The ohlcers OF
the board who were in attendance al
the meeting here are: Jerry Carleton,
Sioux Falls, president; John u. lress'
Mitchell, first vice president; y. y;
Vaughn Vermillion, secretary; ana
Henry Schatz, jr., Scotland, treasurer
A large delegation Of Yankton fire
men turned out to do honor To them
The marriage ceremony OF f. NJ
Hart and Miss Nellie McGlumphy oc'
Cured here Wednesday evening at the
home of the brides parents. IL being
u,.qSx..auSAt affair -onlX-~ relatives and
present. Those attending from out OF
the city we're Mr., and Mrs. C. d. Hart
of Lyle Mimi, parents of the groom;
ii. L. Hart of Chamberlain, a brother,
and Miss Belle Waterbury of Nashua
Ia, n friend of Miss McGlumphy's
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart departed for Cham
berlain for a brief visit Thursday, from
where they will go to Sioux City, which
city they will make their future home
May Retain Major Ciapp.