Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-18
FIRE ladies
ENJOY SMOKER
Entire Department on Hand
Friday Night for Great
Event
Contests, Speeches and Good
Cheer Will Long Be
Remembered

Maennerchor hall was packed last
night with the members of the three
fire companies of the city and num-
Der Of their loyal friends and we'll
wishers. All came prepared to have
a royal good time at this their first
annual smoker, and none went away
disappointed. Chief Mcdonald must
| certainly have felt fattered at the
great bunch of fellows who turned
out. The fun began with w. S. Cas-
| selman as floor manager and he was
eminently fitted for that place for
| interspersed his remarks with spark
les of wit that kept everybody in the
best of humor.
A fine program of amusements had
| been mapped out into which all en-
tered with zest. The first event be-
ing wind test Of all the firemen by
| the chief. In this Billy Mccormick
took first, he lifting 800 pounds. AS
the windiest man in the department
he was awarded an acocrdean. A.
Van Horn being declared the great
est hotair guy in the bunch was given
goose. His lift was Is pounds-17
pounds more than any other fellow
| in the hall.
Second event: Hose coupling con-
test. Run 80 feet Break and put on
nozzle. Chief Mcdonald and Dickson
easily led in this, showing some good
sprinting and a lot of dexterity. Time,
8 seconds. Reward, tin hose cart.
Booty prize went to Loui Benzer and
Tom 0Connor-wooden champagne
bottle empty.
Third event: Ladder contests, foot
OF ladder on floor; top in opening in
ceiling; teddy bear at top. Test run
% feet; mount ladder; rescue bear;
return to judges stand First prize,
Joe Brown; time seconds; reward
little mouse. Second prize, Hon. H.
| Richholt, teddy bear.
Fourth event: Hose contest; I'M
reel: attach to hydrant and put on
nozzle. First prize, Paul Brown, mu.
sic box; second prize, Loven Welch
butterfly.
| Fifth event: Potato race. Six
contestants, two from each company
First prize, Joe Brown, Hook and
Ladder company, doll baby; second
prize. Hose Company No. i, Tom An.
derson, hand organ.
In all these events the boys showed
themselves made up of the right ma.
terial for fire fighters.
The last event consisted of nerve
trial in which the contestants were
obliged to sit on bottle, balance
themselves with legs outstretched
and heel of one foot resting on toe
of the other. In this position thread
a needle. VIM. Laist was the nefv
lest man in the bunch, time 16 l.:
seconds; prize, walking doll Sec.
ond prize, Roy Pennel, hand organ.
Bill Pennel, who is the oldest fire
man in point of service and also has
year after year hauled the hose carts
for the boys free of charge, was pre-
sented by his comrades with a fine
automobile. Bill cannot ride in thi:
but it will help him to remember the
boys, who have not forgotten him.
At the close of the sports stump
tuous banquet was served, of which
all heartily partook. Cigars were IL
order all the evening as we'll. The
banquet was followed by a number
of toasts.
Hon. T. R. Mockler, H. l.. Reade
H. Richholt and several others fay
ored the crowd with rousing gooG
speeches which kept them in a roar
as well as giving them something
good to thing about.
4 The boys broke up at late houl
mo, an early hour, for it was Ions
past midnight. Nobody complained
+ however, for all declared that the,
& would like to have the annual ban
quet occurr every week.
The boys have got the right spirit