The Dickinson press., 1901-05-25

lNOilAL CdAOlo Will OkSA AZ NASnstASOA.
In connection with the firemen's annual
meeting will be a street fair and stock
exhibit that will eclipse anything Of the
kind ever held in the state. The attrac-
tons will pc many and varied. The Wild
West f~eature-steer roping. riding buck
ing bronthcs, chasing wolves with packs
of grey hounds, etc.-will be events that
few people other than the festive cow
boys have had an opportunity to witness.
This week 5000 copies of the program
and premium list we're printed and are
being distributed. The executive COM
mittee have authorized the decoration
committee. to procure zoo Bad Lands
cedar trees an 500 Chinese lanterns, etc.
which will be used in decorating Willard
street, also lower Barns and Sims streets.
Alfred White has been placedin charge
of the Wild West department which
means that it will be we'll managed. ALT
says that lie will run in the widest and
lankest herd of steers that can be found
on the range, and he will do it; and there
will be dozens of cowboys to enter the
roping contest and ride the OUTLAW
horses.
w. G. Clark. manager of the Little
Missouri Horse Co., has been selected as
superintendent Of the horse exhibit and
a better man could not have been chosen.
That there will be a large attendance
at the Western Gateway city there can
no longer be any question. During the
past few days orders for rooms have
been coming in thick and last. Larimore
engages for As m%en-running team and
band; Lakota 81 men-running team;
Michigan City-running team and dele
gates;C ooperstown-base ball team; Park
River. Valley City-each running team;
Tower City-hook and ladder team; Far
go, Wahpeton, jamestown. Grafton, Bis.
marck, Mandan and dozens of other
cities and towns will also send teams and
large delegations. Glendive will also
send a team and the city band; and the
people Of Billings have written the COM
mittee that they will charter q car and
come DOWN. large delegation will also
come from Miles City.
Below are clippings from a number of
the state papers:
Alert:-The Artesian Hose company
will attend the Dickinson tournament
next month and the city councilsof James
town will be asked to donate 500 for
the boys.
M. H. Jewell in the Tribune: Dickin-
son is making great preparations for the
iremen's tournament. Secretary Hughes
is busy with correspondence with man
ayers of the scores of street attractions
to appear on this occasion-which prom
Uses to be the hottest show ever seen ip
the state. The country is being secured
for the most vicious species for the wolf
chase and wild steers are being selected
for the roping contests. Five bands, in.
Guiding the famous Minneapolis Journal
Newboys' band, will be in attendance,
and the stock show and variety of attrac.
tons now absolutely assured combine to
make this event-the most novel and en-.
PERTAINING ever seen in the state.
Wiley Birchield, managerofithe Man.
dan stock yards, has sen word thai be
will be on hand to enter the steer-roping
contest.
The Forum Of Monday said: At a
largely attended meeting Of the Rescue
Hook & Ladder Co, held yesterday
afternoon it wa unanimously decided to
attend the annual tournament at Dickin.
son in a body. They will enter a run.
ming team. The boys have procured
new caps and their uniforms are prac.
tically new. The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed and everything will be done in
the way of lending their aid In making
the first tournament of the new century
the greatest ever held in the state, both
as regards attendance and general in.
@terest.
1t is not known for certain yet what
the Fargo hose companies will do in the
matter Of tournament, but at least full
delegations will be sent to attend the as.
sociation meeting. Chief Hagen ex.
poets that the full delegation to 60 from
Fargo will not be less than fifty persons.
The Forum of the same date alsc
spoke of the Wahpeton boys a follows
The ahpeton fire boys will charter q
special car and will take two teams and
the city band. A number of Wahpetoni
ans will go along for the purpose of seeing
therealstock section of the state and the,
wiIIprobably take a run up to Bel6eld and
see something Of the Bad Lands.
Chairman Crowl Of the Citizens Ex.
ecutive Con- mittee of the rournamen,
announces the following gentlemen on
the reception committees
Mayor Manning. chairman; J.F. Davis, M 7.
Zimmerman. 3. n. johnson, jack Hughes. ].
]. Parker. Geo .:Senous, Abe Currie, T. Cuskelly
il. Freeman, Dr.. Perkins, d.. Davis, DR.. Stick
nep. Dr.. McKtbSin. CT. Wilde, Harry Klinefel
Tor, /. b. Wsssoner. Chas. Pond, A. N. Pomroy
Frank Lfsh, LA. Simpson. Fred Thompson 3.
E.HagsnL 81. Rudisells, Fred Wilson, o.P
Zinef, Chas. GrowI, Frank Fowler. Waltet Nor:
throp.J y. !. Brown, jos. Greene, n. G. Eacker
y.s. CnnninEhau,, John Riessbeck. J.s. White
Joe. Croethwaiic. Fisher Brothers, HUH Nc
Keever, EdtAugbney. Cleo. Drenkel, Oscar skeen
N. 9. Lawrclce. sJas. IIaskln, Charles Mead
Carroll 4 Rowley, John Carroll, Con Hill, Joht
Lsask, Geo. Dobson, John Courtney. c. 3. Gregg
~, Geo. Kilmer. Glsude shsw and pr. Smith.