Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1909 — Montgomery’s Team Wins in the Firemen’s Contest. [ARTICLE]

Montgomery’s Team Wins in the Firemen’s Contest.

The firemen’s contest Thursday brought out a large crowd. The two teams were in charge of Fire Chief Montgomery and Assistant Chief Rhoades. Rhoades’ team, consisting of Tom Hoyes, Vern Robinson, Carl Wood, Van Grant and Rex Warner, made the first run. They started from the fire engine house and ran to the library building. They hitched up and made the run of 1,200 feet and had water flying from 200 feet of hose in 1 minute and 40 K seconds. Montgomery’s team, immediately after the first run, repeated the performance in 1 minute and 26 seconds, winning the two boxes of cigars. His team consisted of Orlan Grant, Jim George, John Elgelsbach, Earl Chestnut and Frank Kresler. The team was driven by Chester Zea and he was remembered by Fate, the fat restaurant man, who gave him a pumpkin pie; No old stock. Everything fresh, hew ahd clhan. Home Grocery.