The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-07-05
FIREMEN'S
TOURNEY
The Bemidji Boys Victorious in
Nearly Every Contest--Carried
Home 1910 in Prizes--TOur-
nanent at Bemid ji Next Year.

nament at Bemidji Next Year.
The fremen's tournament at
Fosstonis now matter Of hist
ory, and to Bemidji fluttering
history it is The paper publish
ed at Fosston speaks Of our boys
as follows:
"The first fire department to-
arrive was that of Bemidji.
Thursday afternoons train
brought them overin special car
which was gaily decorated with
attractive banners and bunting.
They and their friends came that
afternoon about $50 strong, and
! for the two succeeding days every
passenger train from the east carr
ried a host Of Bemidji people to
witness the tournament races in
which their running team took SO
prominent part. The Bemidji fire.
men are sturdy lot Of lads, ready
| for work or play at every hour OF
| the performance, and the Beltranli
}county capital can well be proud
Of such handsome department.
These men nattily attired In cadet
grey suits, virtually captured the
town. The first announcement Of
their arrival was:
"Who are We-Be-mid-ii,
and from that time these boys
have made our people decidedly
aware Of the fact that "Be-mid-ji'
was with us-with large sized
I"B
Bemidii did not only capture
purses, but also good wishes ana
good will, which, when out at in
terest, yield more profit to them
,, selves and to the community than
the gold that is most yellow.
The teams contesting for the
different prizes we're Crookston,
Red Lake Falls, Fosston and Be-
midi. A Crookston paper gives
an account of the affair as follows:
At 1:30 the parade started III
which Crookston took first prize
as best appearing company with
Bemidji second.
Bemidii won first with the larg-
est number Of men in line, with
ICrookston second.
The association hose race was
won by Fosston. Time:
Il. Z <
FoSston ...s.y.s..s...5S 5S 5-o
CrookstOn. 90 70
BemlC -. I. Z. !. !. :. of
Red Lake Falls ~. no time
At the business meeting III the
evening Bemidji was chosen as the
next place for holding the tourna-
ment. MIR. Grady OF Red Lake
Falls was elected vice president,
and G. A. Hitchcock Of Crooks
ton, treasurer. On request OF the
Bemidji department. the election OF
president and secretary was post
poned until Thursday evening.
Thursday.
This morning the races were be-
gun with large crowd in attend
ance. Bemidji won all the prizes
in the ladder climbing contest.
| Time:
Thomas English ................ 20
Frank Kennedy ................. 10
/ John Goodman. ............. 10
Earl Cell. eil................... 20
The association hook and ladder
service test was won by Fosston.
Time:
| Crookston, ...3o 20
Red Lake Falls ~. .......... .37
Bemidji (no race) ........ ...33
1 Next year the tiremen's tourna-
/ ment will take place in Bemidji.
II will be fve-days' tournment,
and will undoubtedly be by all
odds the grandest and most COM
! plete gathering in the history of
that organization. Work for its
preparation has already been
started. Perhaps the most en-
thusiastic and useful member of
the organization is our contemper-
ary, Editor Martin Of the News.
He works energetically in the in
terest of the association, and par
ticularly in the interest of our
home boys and Bemidji. 1t was
through his efforts chiefly that
| the association came to the agree
ment to meet here next year. But
let it be known that he was rebed
with authority by the mayor and
city council, who sent special in
vitations to these in charge of the
tournament to come here and en-
Joy our hospitalities, and these,
/ too, are only concurring with the
sentiment of our citizens at large.
i Well, our boys came home from
:: Fosston, speaking of that'town in
complimentary terms, and COM
mending the Inequalities of the
people. Messrs. Kennedy, Rey-
nolds and quite a number of our
leading citizens told the writer
that they were well treated and