Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-18
FIREMEN OF THE STATE

FIREMENS OF The STATE
Hold Big and Successful Meeting in
Pierre.
If the people living on Mars had
sneir telescopes turned upon the earth
at any time during the past four days,
they could not have failed to locate one
very bright Pierre where the
6remen had gathered, in state meeting.
Tuesday teams from Watertown and
Clear Lake were first to arrive. Late
in the afternoon representative firemen
were here from all points in the state.
In the ball tournament Pierre won over
Highmore by a score of 6 to q in the
morning game and by 6 to ! in the
afternoon.
The parade Wednesday morning was
headed by the Pierre drum corps OF six
followed by the five directors of the as
sociation in an automobile, Indian
School band of fifteen pieces, Rapid
City fire department with 81 members,
Lead with 20 members, the Pierre band
of twenty pieces, the Pierre fire depart
ment with 80 members, Huron with %
members, Mitchell with 20 members,
Watertown with II members, Mt. Yer
non with "a members, Tyndall with 10
members, Parkston with 18 members,
Parkston band of l8 pieces, the Yer
million fire department with 20 mem
bers, Elkton with 10 members and
Chamberlain with four members.
After the parade the prizes were
awarded in front Of the band stand,
Lead won first for the best appearance,
Huron for the best uniforms, Rapid
City for having the largest number of
members in line and Vermillion for
having travelled the greatest number
Of miles to the tournament.
j. r.. Lockhart delivered an address
on the duties Of the fremen, and of
their Importance to a town or city.
Will Kolb, the president of the associa,
ton, briefly addressed the crowd.
In the dry coupling contest Mt. Yer
non won first in 80 seconds, Rapid
City second in IS seconds, Lead third
in 80 seconds and Huron fourth. War
rem McElroy coupled for Rapid City
In the tournament Wednesday in the
green hose race Mt. Vernon won in
BAL; Rapid City was second.
In the green hook and ladder event,
Lead was first, Mount Vernon second.
The Rapid City fire department won
second in the dry coupling contest.
In the championship ladder climb
ing contest there were nine entries,
Lynch of Rapid City, German of Lead,
Grimm of watertown, Reimer Of Clear
Lake, Van Horn Of Lead, Skinner of
Watertown, Washburne Of Vermillion,
Meyers Of Vermillion, Thompson of
Clear Lake.
1t took number of runs to settle
the contest which was to be given to
the winner, three out of five. Reimer
of Clear Lake, who won the champion
ship last year, again took the honors,
Grimm of Wstertown a close second.
The prize being up for the most re-
Gently organized department went to
Mt Vernon.
The ball tournament Philip won
from Wokama in the morning game by
score of 6 to 3 and from Pierre in the
afternoon by score of 5 to 2.
In the championship hook and ladder
race the entries were: Lead, Vermil.
ion, WATERFOWL, Mt. Vernon and Clear
Lake Vermillion won first, Clear Lake
second.
Entries in the chiefs foot race were
Robinson of Vermillion, Valentine OF
Lead, McElroy Of Rapid City, Dunn Of
Clear Lake, Peterson Of Huron. Yer
million won first, Clear Lake, second.
The first prize in the foreman's wen
to Clear Lake, second to MT. VerLon.
| The firemens' race was won by Hod
mutt of Rapid City in % flat. Berry Of
Lead second, Jensen of Watertown Bird
/ The champion hose race was won b.
Clear Lake in 3l.5, with Watertow1
second.
In the single coupling contest Luci
of Watertown won first, Wagner o.
Clear Lake second. ==55;5=-
Reimer and Dunn Of Clear Lake wol
first prize in the double coupling con
test in 4 fiat, Paulson and Wright o.
Vermillion second.
Paulson of Yermillien won first in IT,.
| in the novelty ladder contest.
Iii the tree ior all hose race this after
noon the entries were: Rapid City
Clear Lake, Lead, Watertown, Vermil
lion, Parkston, Huron and Mount Yer.
non. The race was tie between
sRanid CITY and Clear Taka wi a roo.