Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-07-05
THIS MORNINGS
PROCEEDINGS.
Tournament Opens Auspicious|y.
Music and Speech
Occupy the Time,
From Tuesdays Daily

From Tuesdays Daily
The Northern Minnesota Fire
mems Tournament for 1906 opened
Under the most favorable conditions
this morning. Visitors and delega-
tions arrived on every train. The
band accompanied the reception COM
mittee at both the 500 an I the Great
Northern depots and made the.~s,air
vibrate with melody as the passeng
ers poured out Of the cars.
The weather was bright all morn
ing. Everyone has been elated with
the prospects Of good time ahead.
The opening gun Of the tourna-
ment was fired t. is morning ". Ell
after a few choice selections by the
Warren Bard our esteemed chief,
a. B. Nelson, introduce W. +.
Powell, acting mayor, who spoke
briefly and well. Mr.. Powell well
co-Hed the freme.. and others to
the city. Told how rejoiced we were
when we learned that the tourna-
ment "as to be held here this year.
Paid a just tribute to the tremen,
designating them among the fore
most heroes Of the world. "We give
few quotations from his speech: We
have had Sunday School conventions,
have had editorial gatherings, bank
ers and merchants meet with us, ard
yet l want to say in behalf Of, the,
people Of this city that we have
never yet entertained any body of
people for whom we hadso profound
respect as we have for the volunteer
firemen who respond SO promptly
with their best labors and sometimes
with their lives in defense of the
prop >rty of others.'' "We will turn
over the key to the city to you. 1t is
yours; take it; run away with it and
use it for your pleasure. -
Mr.. Powell then introduced the
speaker OF the day, Hon. A. Grinde-
land, who spoke in part as follows:-
Ladies and gentlemen and fire
fighters; you are not particularly
anxious to liesth to long address,
and at the outset l might say that
you are particularly fortunate in
having me for a speaker, because my
address will be very brief. I appear
before you in behalf of our city to
speak to you of it. We take particu-
lar pride in some things that we
have: we are justly proud of our city
schools and our little city park, but
especially do we take pride in our
sple" did, entertaining young pc pie.
We would like to tell you all we have
got, but time forbids; we will not
tell you what we have not got, be-
cause you will find that ut soon
enough; but l take great pleasure
and | Consider it as dist 'nguished
ho~or, that l, as Representative
rOf this city and in behalf Of this
city, have the pleasure to give y1u
welcome and extend to you the free
dom Of our city. l understand
from the city council that was to
turn over to you the key to the city,
but l see that the fire boys have
been up all night, broken into the
city, unlocked it and hung up the key
so high that neither you, ], or any
body else can get it. TO judge from
your splendid appearance, [ am sat-
isfied that this freedom will not be
abused by you; and | hope that dur
ing your stay here the management
of this tou .nament will give each
and all Of you fair and square deal.
and | believe | all justified and au-
thorized to say that if any of the
companies that come here, meet or
see anything that is not proper, that
is not as it ought to be- we will try
to rectify it,
The Judge then paid a glowing
tribute to the brave firemen during
the Hinckley ire and the one at the
West Hotel in Minneapolis, and told
the boys that ''you will be called upon
to fight this enemy, the fire, at any
and all times: no matter what may
be done this enemy cannot be sub
dued and this fire fighting among
you will last as long as you live, and
it may last longer.'' The Judge
then admonished the boys to take
good care Of themselves and seek to
win all the events they could. ''Look
after your boilers-your stomachs-
see that it is in good condition and
you will then reflect credit upon the
people who sent you here. In clos
ing again bid you welcome. I
shank you ~
IA w The Parade.