Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-06-27
THE VICTORS RETURN.

THE VICTORS RETURN.
Never did victorious Roman
legions, returning from war of con-
quest in distant lands, meet with q
more hearty and enthusiastic recep.
tion upon their home coming than
fell to the lot Of the Warren tiremen,
Warren band and the Warren base
ball team. upon their return from the
Red Lake Falls tournament last
Friday. The whole town was out tc
welcome them back and to show
their appreciation Of the valorous
deeds that had brought credit to the
city CT Warren. After aIi9hting
from The train the boys proceeded to
the City Hall to disband and here
the demonstration turned into an
ovation. Judge Grindeland, who
was found in the barbershop was
hustled into a Roman chariot on so
called grocery cart and wheeled into
the middle of the thrOng, and in
ClOHH HCAC "QINS liz CttltC LllClIl " ClSOllC
and =. praised them for their good
deeds in upholding tEe.honor of War
ren. Col. \. 2. Mcintyre, who had
been to Red Lake Falls with the
boys, was pulled upon a dray and
made to tell how the thing had been
done. County attorney Brown,
Mayor LundgTen, Chief A. B: Net
son.and Others were in turn MADE to
mount the dray platform; IN happy,
little speeches, compIimented the
boys for the victories they had won.
The Warren tiIemen had acquitted
themselves nobIy at Red Lake Falls.
The following are tie prizes captur
ed by the Warren Fire Department:
For best appearance, $500
The association hose race in
which 5000 aud the beautiful
championship banner was the first
prize was won by Warren in %
race OF the tournament and in
which all the companies entered
and sCrOve hard to win. Thief
River Falls won second prize Of
$35. 90 in % 2-5 sec. The hundred
yard dash was won by Joe otaska,
the a purse being sl5. Joe, they say
ran like q WhirlWind. In the as
sociatiOn hook and ladder race, War
ren secured the second prize CT $40,
Red Lake Falls first prize OF 500 and
Crookston the third OF $40.
In ladder climbing race, Cahill. of
Thief River Falls won first prize Ct
Sl5, A. A. Ecklund. of Warren,
second prize Of SO and johnson. of
Thief River Falls, the third prize OF
S..
In the combination hook and
ladder race Red Lake Falls won first
prize OF s75 and Warren and Thief
River Falls were tied for second
prize each receiving S32. 80.
The flag race was won by Warren
in 6S 4-5 Sec, the purse being $50,
Red Lake Falls winning second
prize, of SIS, time 50 3-5 sec.
In the hub and hub race, Red
Lake Falls took first prize. $50, War
,ren second prize, $50 and Thief
River Fails third prize. $40.
In the wet test. Red Lake Falls
won first prize $50, Thief River
Falls, second prize $50 and Warren
third prize $40. The total amount
OF the prize won by the Warren Fire
Department aggregate s242.50 be-
sides the championship banner.
The ball game between the Warren
and Red Lake Falls team was won
by Warren, the score being 10 to ?.
1t carried purse of S100.
The Warren band under leader
ship of George G. Johnson also won
new laurels at the tournament and
added much to the enjoyment by
theirsplendid playing.
All the Warren boys whether be-
longing to the Fire Department, the
band or the base ball team are in
an orderly and well behaved lot of
young fellows. Chief Nelson desires
specially to compliment them in
this particular. They are young
gentlemen each and every one Of
them and their behavior in this trip
is not the least thing to be said in
thier favor.