The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
F|REMEN IN SESSION
THIRTY SEVENTH ANNUAL MEET
ING OPENS AT CLOQUET.
Some Six Hundred Delegates and visi-
tors are Attending the Session;
An Indian Parade One of the
Side Features; L. S. Kent of Alex
andria, Slated for Next State
President

Cloquet, Mimi, June 9.-The thirty
seventh annual convention of the Min
nesota States Firemen's Associa ton
opened here last evening. The fire
mems special of six coaches from the
twin cities arrived at 6:25 p. m. and
received great reception at the sta
ton Range delegates arrived early
today.
Secretary d. L. Kane, who opened his
office last night, predicts the most sue
cessful meeting in the history of the
association. Over six hundred dele
gates and two hundred visitors will be
here. Out of 425 departments in the
state 33l are already represented
l.. S. Kent of Alexandria is slated
for the next president The next
meeting place will be Alexandria. Min.
nesota now has the largest association
in the country except New York state
and Pennsylvania.
A parade by Indians this forenoon
was well received. When the delegates
assembled in the operahouse Mayor
Wilson extended welcome, to which
F. w. Lyons, Little Falls, replied. w.
L. Case and John III. Norton also spoke.
This afternoon a ball game between
| ClOquet and Moose Lake was followed
by log rolling contests and an Indian
war dance. The annual parade takes
place at this evening, and will be
followed by grand ball
The local department responded to
fire call last evening and showed its
skill in handling a stubborn blaze
The Minnesota association is a bust
ness organization, and is maintained
by the volunteer firemen for business
purposes. Fire prevention, water sup
ply and kindred subjects receive full
| consideration from the delegates dur
Ing the two days they are in session.
The program for this session includes
the following subjects: Chemicals:
Their Uses and Abuses 'An Eff
Gent Volunteer Fire Department and
How to Maintain IT, "The EQUIP
ment and Care of Good Village Fire
Department; THE Village Fire Mar
| shall-His Powers and Duties;"
Should Volunteer Fire Departments
Organize Salvage Corps as Adjuncts.
to the Fire Department." "The Duties
of Firemen in Protecting Property
From Water Loss at FIRES" Fire
Protection VS.. Fire Prevention and the
Duties of Chiefs of Fire Departments
in Relation Therefor" 'Over Insurance
Should There Not Be a Closer Com
munity of Interest Between Local I'm
derwrters and Fire Department Off
clals!" "The New State Law"
A. j. Rockne, speaker of the house
OF representatives and volunteer
ilremen for ten years, will deliver an
address on 'The Duties of Volunteer
Firemen." j. A. Hartigan, insurance
commissioner, will speak on Cur An
nual Bontire-lts Cost and Conse-
quences," Edward Peterson, state fire
marshal will speak on "The Office of
State Fire Marshall and What 1t Has
Tried to Do to Lessen the Fire Loss
Ill L MS state.
Minneapolis and st. Paul are repre-
sented by twenty-five delegates from
each department and there will be from
one to five delegates from each of the
other 325 departments of the state.
The association elects two delegates
to attend the annual meeting of the
international association of chiefs.
which convenes this year at Grand
Rapids, Mich. 1t is an honor much
coveted by the volunteer fire chiefs
throughout the state. George Fish,
chief of Sank Center, and George En-.
der, the nestor of the Little Falls de.
partment, are the most talked-of men
from the northern part of the state.
There are dozen different candi-
dates from the southern part of the
state, among them being Chiefs John
A. Boylhart, of Rochester, Hart n.
Cook of Red Wing, John f. Herzog
OF New Clm, Charles E. Daugherty of
Plpestone, Fl. NJ Serle of Fairmont,
n. Z. Jensen of Austin r. c.. Phillips
OF Mortified, A. c. Tenger of Itch
held and III. L. Emken of lie Suerr..
Cloquet, Mimi, June S-An old can,
non which was used at 6 a. M. TODAY
for firing salute in honor of the visit
ing hrennen, exploded, sending piece of
metal through nearby boarding house
and breaking the arm of William Codv
of this place
EGGS ARE SCARCE.