The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-22

Crystal Falls Firemen will Attend the Mar
austte Meeting in BODY.

Twenty-fonr out oi the twenty-nine
members OF the Crystal Falls fire de
partment will 90 to Marquette August
eight, and il il thought that fully nm
equal number of "rooters" will accom-
pany the boys. Arrangements are being
made to have the Milwaukee Road leave
acoach on the siding at Grattan's spur.
Iour miles from here. and have the
Ontonagon branch engine run mp TO the
mill from Claiming early in the morn
ing and pull the coach down 80 connect
with the train for Republic II this ar
rangcment can be male Crystal Falls
people need not leave home until seven
O'Clock the morning oI the Sth and will
arrive at Marquette at 1910 the same
forenoon. Returning, the idea Il TO
have the coach backed np to the
siding by the Ontonagon engine and the
visitors can get home Mt 500 ia the
evening. II this arrangement cannot be
made two days will have To be con-
suned upon the way and many will not
go 10 the tournament on that account.
The running team is hard at work
every evening preparing for the races.
Some excellent time is being made and
the boys are apt to spring n greater SUR
prise ON our big neighbo up the line
than they did last year The personnel
Of the team is changed somewhat from
that OF last year but every one IL n resi-
dent OF Crystal Falls. There'll be no
ringers. or hired cOnchers here and what
ever the boys do in the contests will
represent their own work.
Hans Johnson, who won the coupler's
race last year will strive for the same
honor again and il he don't win. il will
not be because he has not worked hard
enough.
Crystal Falls will he represented in
every contest and the boys hope to
carry off honors IN some OF them.
I4s TOURNAMENT
The Mining journal Of the 10Th inst.
has the following to say OF the coming
meeting
Never before has such mn al.ay ol
prizes been offered in any tournament oi
liremcn in the upper peninsula as that
provided 10y the committee as trophsies
to reward victorious teams in the races
at the coming tournament of the Upper
Peninsula Fircmen's association. The
prizes were selected 10y members oi
Morse Hose company, that organization
being delegated committee to pick out
and order them. The selections present
"A total schedule OF values OF about
81 900. The prize list is ms follows:
Regulation hose race-I'irst, punch
bowl; second, fitting water set; third,
water pitcher.
Regulation hook and ladder rae, -
First, silk flag; second, trr npct, third
cribbage board.
Couplcrs' racc-I'irst, two medals, Sec
ond, two medals: third, two medals.
Hose race No. 2-Eirst, trumpet; sec.
ond, lantern; third, silver vase.
Consolation hub and hub race-W Water
set
Novelty hose rnce-Firat, silk ilng
second, trumpet; third, engraved turecn
and plate.
Flag race-First, prize goblet; second
prize goblet; third, prize goblet.
Novelty hook and ladder race-First,
water set; second, waiter; third. Ian
tern.
Firemen's foot race-First, smoking
set; second, gold mounted cane and um
breila tcombined); third, chum clock.
Regulation hub and hub race--Dor
Juan clock.
Ladder climbers contest First, tureer
and plate; second. silver pitcher, GOLD
lined, third, prize goblet.
Novelty hub and hub race-Shield.
Association prizs-Shield.
ANOTHER PRIZE Added.
The prizes are not only more VALUABLE
than ever offered before. but are NOR
numerous When theexccutive commit
tee met here several months ago il de
cided To have third prize in all genera
competitive races. The tournament /,
I've held here in August is the first a
which the third award will he given
The reason for increasing the numbe
of trophies n that IL often happen
that third team will make time nlmos
equal Co that OF the two prize winnin
teams. and perhaps miss taking priz
through some slight error or accident
Such teams, the committee thorght. ar
worthy OF reward. Another reason
that there are n number of small depart
ments in the association out Of which
is impossible 90 pick and train a tear
which can successfully compete wit
teams coming out oi large departments
where the range OF selection Tor men 1
20 on the team h. 40 much wider. Th
new eystem will cost hecity giving th
tournament considerable moro none,
hat the executive committee feels tha