The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
5Oth Annual Meeting Of
City Fire Department
CONTINUED IRON rage onel


ond assistant chief; Ralph Steffes,
foreman OF the 500 gallon pumper;
Charles Miller, foreman of all ser
vice truck.
AL Markson, who acted as care
taker for the past year, was again
chosen to that position for 1884.
Fred Schwartz was elected to fill
the vacancy in the department
personnel caused by the removal
of Robt. Schwalen, from this city.
Several pairs of mittens which
were made by women engaged on
CWA work in this city were pur-
chased by the department These
will be for use at fires and will be
left in the fire hall. The severe
cold weather during the Deluxe
Bakery fire demonstrated the need
of these articles.
The firemen also decided that the
electric siren on the Chiefs car be
placed on the service truck, and
that a smaller siren be purchased
for the former. Gust Otto, engi-
neer, has also made a cellar nozzle,
which will be quite useful to the
department. This is a nozzle with
a crook on it, so that it can be put
through windows to send the wat
er either up or down. This will be
a valuable instrument for fighting
fires in easements, between walls,
etc.
A otI ~
with the department, will be or
ganized, with implements for the
finding of bodies in lakes, and 10
be prepared to resucitate drowned
or asphyxiated victims. The COM
mittee appointed to complete the
details of this organization is COM
posed of Fred Mossman, Nolan
Gilbert and J. A. Rose.
The silent call men, appointed for
the year, besides Chief Fish, are:
Charles Miller, Fred Walker, Gust.
Otto, Ben Dubois, Jesse Rose, No
Ian Gilbert, Ed Minette and Fred
Mossman. These men will be call
ed to country fires in the Sank Cen
tire community.
This being the fiftieth year of
the organization of the department
it was decided to appropriately cele-
brate the event. This will be in the
nature of a banquet and dance,
which will take the place of the an
nual party, the date to be decided
by the committee later. The COM
mittee appointed to care for the
arrangements of the party is COM
posed of: r. e. Hansen, Ben Du-
Bois, ]. A. Rose, George O'Gara
and Fred Mossman.
The city of Sank Centre may Just
ly feel proud of its volunteer fire
department, and besides giving the
men cooperation in the regular
events of the year, it should be
deemed duty to help them make
this fiftieth anniversary party a
huge success.
The personnel Of the department
at present numbers 80 active MEM
bers, they are as follows:
George Fish, chief.
John Mondloch, first assistant
chief.
OOScC 1SOSC1 SCCOAIu aSSlSId1lI
chief.
George I. Dobbs, secretary.
D. 5. Caughren, treasurer.
Ralph Steffes, captain truck.
Charles Miller, captain truck.
Members: e. e. Taylor, Art Weis-
ner, Ben ,Vogel, Ed Minette, Walt
er Gritzmacher, DON Barron, Dew
ey O'Gara, Joe Miller, .Verd Neal,
Tony Klein, Thos. Clough, Irv Car
penter, II. MCGEE, Henry Thielen,
Nolan Gilbert, Fred Walker, Ben
Dubois, August Otto, Art Kranz,
Frank OiGara, Geo. Hanauer, Fred
Mossman and Fred Schwartz.
Following the firemenis meeting.
a session of the firemen's relief as
sociation was held. The officers of
this association are John McGib-
bon, president; r. e. Hansen, sec
rotary; B. T. Dubois, treasurer.