Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-07-13
IT'S 4 GOOD BEGINNING
Fire Department Organized in Red Lodge,
With Charter Membership
Of Sixty.
MAYOR LARKIN IS CHIEF
The Department Divided Into Three Com
panies. First Meeting to be Held
Next Monday Night.

a movement having for its object the
formation OF a volunteer fire department.
in Red Lodge found numerous and ac-
tive and enthusiastic yotares at the in
itial meetings held at the fire hall in this
city the past week. The near completion
Of the splendid system of water works
partment proposition and invested the
movement with commendable interest.
The boundless enthusiasm manifested in
the preliminary meetings augurs we'll
for the future of the organization, and
| fully warrants the assertion that the
metropolis Of Carbon county will speed
lily possess a fire department that will at
once be the pride and boast Of every citi-
zen Of the place.
The first meeting Of those interested
in the matter was held last Monday
night. Mayor William Larkin was elect
ed chairman, and r. w. Dalton sccre-
tary. a list Of charter members was I'M
mediately enrolled and an organization
perfected by the election Of Tho follow
ing officers:
President B. u. Vaill
Vice President @. C Bowler.
Secfetary-F W. Dalton
Treasurer WI. i. Deegan
Trustees William Larkih, j. A. Nir-
tue and Elmer Akin
An adjournment was taken until last
night, when the list Of charter members
was increased to tifty-eight. 1t was d
thoroughly enthusiastic gathering and
everybody present took q lively interest
in the proceedings. After considerable
discussion it was decided to organize the
department into three separate brigades,
to be known as the Hook and Ladder
Company, Hose Company NJ. ] and
Hose Company No. 2, This having been
settled, Mayor Larlxin was unanimously
chosen chief for the ensuing year. For
assistant chief the names OF Joe Hart
and J. J, Fleming We're presented and
vote taken, resulting ii the election Of
Mr.. Fleming. It was then decided to
;apportion the members OF the depart
nent to the three companies, and this
was done BY drawing, resulting as fol
lows:
Hook and Ladder Company Jacob
Jarvi Barney Hart, George w. Burke,
+. G. Byrne, Frank Sicorl, James Nc
Ginnis, Martin Golden, James G. Smith,
Thomas Ross, G: J. Wilks, Thomas Con
way, Matt Gillen, Henry Green, John
Murray, T. w. Dalton, B. 3. Vail, Will
liam Gebo, w. Dean Hays Val Bailey
and Roger Fleming.
Hose Company No. William Larkin
Walter Akin, Paddy Fleming, J, j.
Fleming, W. J. Deegan, F. W. Alden, A,
j. Egan, Frank Lyle, Terrence Flem=
ing, 7. r. Austin, E. ]. Mclean, Simon
Hosterlick, ?. Gillen, L. f. Pollard, A.
Budas r. L. Davis, NJ. j. Kcrrigan, j. e.
Mushbach Arthur Morgan and A. Nor
rison.
Hose Company No. 2 Thomas Skelly,
y. y. Y Il Gue, JOe IldIu, u. .opdilIIlp, ~.
g. BoWlen, James Copeland, @. Paul
son, George Jones, Prosper Vanlippeloy,
George Taft, Sanfred Renland, Walter
Anderson, Grant McMasters, Bern. Ryd
berg, A. Fl. Davis, George Mushbach,
John Dunn, Ed Ricketts,, d. G. O.s,hea
and f. i. Cameron.
A foreman and assistant foreman were
elected for each of the three companies
as follows: Hook and Ladder, William
Gebo, Barney Hart; Hose Company No.
|, Elmer Akin, temporarily: Hose Com
pany No. 2, Joe Hart, J. 4. Virtue
On motion. the charter membership
was limited TO 60. the initiation fee for
these fixed at s. each and that for subse7
quent members of the department at 81.
Twenty four of the charter members
paid their initiation on the spot, thus
putting s24 in the treasury to start with.
The department will hold its first
formal meeting next Monday night when
a constitution and set Of by laws for the
government OF the organization will be
presented and adopted.
RODE A HORSE TO JAIL.