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Southwest Iowa Firemen Organize and Plan Tournament
The Southwest Iowa Firemen association formed after a Red Oak tournament on Sept 18 1887 and adopted rules for annual contests. Delegates met in Villisca Jan 16 1888 to establish officers and by laws. The coming event in Atlantic includes teams from Cres ton Shenandoah Corning Villisca Red Oak Osceola Murray with a band contest, horse entries from Creston Red Oak and Shenandoah, and a Fourth of July address by H M Boorman along with baseball at the ball park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Atlantic
H. M. Boorman
Fair Grounds
Iowa Firemen’s Association
Red Oak Fire Department
Iowa
Villiseu
Association
B. F. Fast
Villisca
T. H. Lee
Red Oak
Charles Lyman
Clarinda
E. C. Gibbs
Villisea
F. H. Scranton
Corning
George Towne
James B. Simonton
John J. Rapp
Sam Berry
Leslie Smith
David Snyder
A. P F. Perkins
James F. Collins
City
G. E. Thomas
Shenandoah
John McCormick
Creston
A. W. Brown
J. 8. Cook
Osceola
Murray
Avoca