| Show AND FIRE BOYS how the two municipal departments celebrated the poll and fire department were among amoas the noisiest nois iest patriots in town yesterday and their welcome to statehood was emphatic and long drawn out tidings of 0 the signing alg of the proclamation wore were colv conveyed to the pollee police station by a telephone message from the tribune and ad when the news was received a miniature wild west show chow broke out detective paul in war paint and feathers leaped into the street mid and llred fired his gun at the sun desk sergeant Serse ant it sh seized a nag emil and aswed tile with it in time with pauls fusillade while chief pratt exerted hla his muscles in hauling out to the front the field piece with which he be in derided to salute the new state this field piece Is the wonder of the times it is 13 little but chief pratt could put it in his coat pocket mid and not look as it if he bad anything out of the usual contents of his pockets about him ic la Is about eight inches long ions and Is 13 the model of a ships cannon it Is the property of an english citizen of salt lake who prizes it as in heirloom but was anxious that it be used in the statehood celebration its ita voice Is wholly disproportionate to its size and when charged for halt half its length with powder it touches oft off with a roar that would do credit to a a howitzer with this piece of ordnance the tha police fired a salute of forty five guns and then retired satisfied Eatlo fled with their demonstration chief devine of the fire department ment was no less enthusiastic lie he ond end his lieutenants procured two large anvils end and those these they fired at frequent intervals adding to tho the din made by the pollee police both departie depart me i A 1 pr ve their detonating nic mo aln i I 1 r V ann n ao a wh arb n they will rt it t d t 11 1 II I 1 tin liu chorus lit the 1 ill 11 i 1 i n I 1 at n 1 11 in tile ni n ir r nt iii n 1 hi clr ri and poll ale rn unions ill bt best of them th ahr lic baird rd fi laid td allo allowed cd a nodest modest sum lor for decorations and this was by voluntary contributions from the department A snug sum was thus raised an ain with it a profusion n f bunting bun lars flag a etc avas secured the old city hall and ire fire station were quickly draped wilh graceful festoons fes and a huge star of red white and blue with tho the state number 45 3 in llie center asa v placed over tho the mein main entrance with blaes lac innumerable the affect waa very pleasing and aad place 1 the 0 o no fire and police buil din in the front rank of 0 handsomely I im on monday night Illuminad LIon will be made with electrics electr let lights clinese lanterns red fire and bolh departments will turn out in the parado louday douday tho the police will furnish a squad of eighteen men under the command or of sergeant rord ford while chief amat pmt and invited guests will turn out in the patrol about ill all the apparatus of the fire depart intent except a few pieces will le be in line handsomely decorated partied by chief devine and all ajl but six elx ot of the |
