Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-04
a ENTER TOURNEY
TEN VOLUNTEER FIRE coMPAM~s
les WILL BE AT SIOUX CITY,
JULY 1919.
TWO MORE MAY COMPETE

pes Moines, Clinton and couneli
Bluffs Each Will Enter Pair Of
Horses for Races Against Sioux
City's Speeders.
Sioux City, Io.-Ten towns are ex-.
pected to enter volunteer fire campan-
les in the thirty-fourth annual tourna-
ment Of the Iowa Firemens assoca-
ton in Sioux City July 16 to 49,. They
are Manning, Holstein, Atlantic, Vii
lisca, Glidden, Denison, Harlan, Lake
City, Humboldt and Sac City
Des Moines, Clinton, Council Bluff.
and Sioux City probably viii be the
only paid companies entered at the.
tournament.
Perry and Osceola, To-, are expected
to enter the tournament with volun.
teer companies, but have not yet an
nounced their definite Intentions.
Eighteen Men In Team.
Most of the volunteer teams will be,
composed of eighteen men. Des |
Moines, Clinton and Council Bluffsl
will each enter one team of fire horses.
Sioux City may enter two teamsj
Paddy and Prince, the old reliable
Sioux City horses, are being trained
for the meet. Dick. now working with
Corbett at No. i station, and charlie,
the horse driven by Fire Chief George
NJ. Kellogg, may be entered.
Paddy and Prince still hold the
made by this team with the Sioux City
aggregation of firemen, when the men
arose from their hunks, harnessed the
team drove half a mile LAID $50 feet.
of hose, broke coupling and attached
nozzle, never has been excelled.
Local Team In Shape.
The Sioux City team will be in bet
ter condition at this tournament than
at the ones held in other cities, it is
though. Although the trips to the
tournament cities are made as easy
as possible for the horses, there al
ways is some effect upon them.
Prizes to be hung up at the tourna-
ment will amount to nearly $4,000.
Following is the program OF races and
prizes:
Tuesday, July 16.
Reception of fremen. Meeting OF
board of control
Wednesday, July II.
10 a. m.-Parade; largest depart
ment from any one city, local depart.r
ment barred: First prize, S100; secondly
prize, $50. Best appearing company,
from any city, with or without appa-
ratus: First prize, $50; second prize.
$25.
p. m.-Straight-away hose race,.
hub and hub: First prize, $50; second
prize, $50: third prize. $50. Amateur
hose race: First prize, SOS: second
prize, s45; third prize; $25; fourth,
prize, $15. State paid fire depart
ment race: First prize, 5000; second
prize, s125; third prize, s75. Flag
race: First prize, $35; second prize,
s25; third prize, SIS. Tug of war:
First prize, rope and s25; second prize.
SIS.
1880 p m.-Meeting of Iowa Fire
mems association, at headquarters.
Thursday, July 1s.
1880 p. m.-Hook and ladder race:
First prize, 500; second prize, $50.
First state hose race: First prize, sill
yer cup, $1O0, cash, $40; second prize,
SEQ; third prize, s35; fourth prize, s25.
Paid fire department, free for all. open.
to the world: First prize, s4OO; second1
prize, 5000; third prize, $780, Volun--
teer coupling contest: Two gold
medals. Hub and hub race between,
two teams making slowest time in am
ateur hose race: First prize, $35; Sec
ond prize, SIS. First company drill
corps: First prize, $1O0; second prize.
$50. Volunteer ladder climbing con-
test: Gold medal, value $25.
Friday, July 1e.
1880 p. m-Second state hose race.
First prize, silver cup, s1oO, cash s7o:-
second prize, $50; third prize, s35;.s
fourth prize. $25. Hitching contest:
First prize, $50; second prize. 500.
Novelty hub and hub hose race: First
prize. SIS; second prize, $50; third
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fire department, straight-away race:
First prize, s100; second prize $50.
Volunteer hub and hub race between
the three teams making fastest time.
at tournament: First prize $25; Sec
ond prize, SIS. Leaders foot race:
Medals, value $40. First gold medal.
! s25; second gold medal, SIS. State.
paid department coupling contest:
Prize for pipeman and coupler.
1880 p. Injecting of Iowa Fire
mems association, at headquarters.
The team making the fastest time.
in either state hose race will be en-
titled to the state cup and first prize.
| To Vote on 4 Franchise.
Centerville.-A special election has.
been ordered by the city council for