Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-06-21
Fire TOuI nament Near at Hand.

The Northern Minnesota Fire
mems Tournament is near at hand |
Last wear Warren, after a hard tight. |
secured the tournament for this yeal-
Early in the year tke Fire Depart
ment started preparations for this
s.reat event. They determined that
it. should be tire largest and best QUE
ever held In Northern Minnesota
To the Chief. A. b. Nelson, a great
deal OF the credit for securing and
promoting the tournament Is due
He has been in the foreground ear
Iy aud late working hard to make
this event the best ever neld- He
has been nobIy seconded by O. H.
TaraIseth. the Secretary Of the Fire
Tournament Association, and many
other prominent workers among the
fire boys and members of the Conner
ciaE Club. The committee in charge
of arrangements is composed OF able,
loyal citizens. and the SheAf takes
this opportunity Of thanking them
on behalf of Warren for the WORK
they have done
ANY one who has watched the pre-
oaratIous for the tournament knows
that it will be i great success
Hundreds OF visitors will De HI the
city to take i'm the greatest tourna-
Enent ever held in Northern Mlrne-
sofa The secretary has heard from
the following departments and they
are going TO send teams to compete
Black Duck, Thief River Falls, Red
Lake Falls. Crookston, and Hall0ck.
\ team from BemIdji is also expect
ed
These teams have been working fol
months to perfect themselves and the
races will be close and exciting The
home team has been working early
and late and will rank high among
the contestants Every one shoule
and will turn out to encourage TIT
boys to do their best
In last week S issue OF the Sheaf
complete program OF the tournament
was pubIisned-
The program shows that something
will be doing all the time On tn
first day will come q ball game bet
ween Argyle and Warren This GAIN
will be exciting from start to ii mis-
as the teams have met twice. bef0r
and each is determined to be tn
victor this Limee- The horse race
promises to be great j event. 4
noted eISew here tive fast horses ar
already here from CrOOkSLOn to COM
pete. and some horses will undOuot
eddy come from Thief River Fails
which together with home one
will make field from which it
hard indeed to pick a favorlte-
The hremen's races will start Wee
nesday and will be we'll attended
The teams are composed OF the oes
athletes from their respective towr
and no team can be certain OF victor
before the race is over
Every possible arrangement is bt
ing made to entertain the visitor
with the best OF accommodations
Every hotel in the city is arrang1n
for extra beds and meals besides tt
committee in charge has ordered
carload of extra cots to give accon
modations to the visiting tiremeE
i large tent has been secured by l
B. Linetuist for an eating tent {
that no one may miss his dlnne
The churches too will be Oh hand
provide refreshments to such as nee
them
The committee in charge of dec
rations has ordered large numbt
OF coIored electric lights and the ILL
limitations at night will be the be:
ever seen in this part OF the stat
Besides this the decoration CON
nittee has arranged for and a.
building q number of arches ar
courts of honor, which with the pr
yaue decorations will put Warren
great gala attire
The merchants are preparing spe
iaI Bargain sales for the week. TT
Esitiors will be able to get bargain
the like of which they never ..wel
able to get before Let every OF
take advantage of the time and o.
poruunity to have the time of the
lives and save money at the San
time by coming to Ware
and taking advantage of the bargai
sales E
The music Will be of the best TT
Warren City Band has been workir
hard the past winter in preparatie