Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-31

" : VI. ~. y 81 ~ - ~ 't'
wins the international balloon race. The
big yellow racing balloon Pommern
which yesterday made II streak of SAT
iron over Indiana and Ohio. came t.
earth ut !Asbury I'ark. y. j., AZ 9 Il.
IL. today. having Travelled $40 miles in
ii straight line from 81. Louis in forty
one hours. This flight. il is believed.
will win for Arronaut oscar Erbsloeh
The i~nternational cup and The cash
prize of $500.
OF ia" other balloons which started
from st. T.oui.. late Monday afternoon
the French chr I.isle dc France is the
Only one which has NOT landed. When
last reported She was over MI. Holly.
which is on the extreme eastern edge
of this state. sailing very high at ll:3o
II. m. Even if she should come as far
east as the Pumnicrn she could go no
farther. as AsburS Park is on the shore
of the Atlantic ocean. The other ball
looms iiuished as follows:
The halloo Anjou %tFranc.). Reno
tiasniri. pilot. and Charles levee. and
ed two miles east of A%rnenus Mines.
Louisa county Virginia. at 1:45 Il. IN.
today. having covered an estimated dis
tance of $50 miles. air line.
THE balloon America With. Chandler
and Mccoy. LANDED AT s o'clock this
morning ut patuxenl. about two ANA
"A half miles from Annapolis Junction.
Md.
The German balloon. .Abercron. Paul
Meclai. pilot. landed at Prince William.
Manassas ,ounty. Virginia ut 40 tor
day. .
The 81. Louis C.tmericam) landed at
Westminster. Md. at S:45 a. IN. today.
Left st. Louis AZ $40 u. III. Monday.
Carried Allan II. Iiawley and Augustus
Post $50 miles in - direct line from the
starting point. .
SUl,. Initial CIn,.. ,nr;,, ,A1a
twelve miles south of Hamilton. ont.
last night. Left ST. Louis al 4:40 p. m.
Monda!. Carried Major II. II. HerseS.
and a. r. Atherhol, 100 miles in II di,
rert linr from the starting point.
As They Went BY. .
ST. Loais. oct. y. A Nocsville. Va.
dis patch says: a large. yellow BALI
loon with tw" occupants passed over
this place at 100 -. m. at an alti.,
tude OF 500 yards. headed east.
A York. Pa, dispatch says: a Balloon
passed over York county between !,
and 6 this morning. travelling eastward.
within forty feet of The ground. Bus
one man was visible in il. After drift3
ing about. hunting u favorable cur
rent, ii arose tn Il considerable height
and continued east.
75o Miles Away.
At 10 a. IN. today a message was re-
" ~ ist' W. VI ItNsii'itstl ttis
stating that The balloon st. Louis had
LANDED at Westminster Md. at SAB
a.. n. The distance is 40 miles IN Il
direct line from st. Louis.
A philadelphia dispatch says: Re-
ports from various sources indicate
that three of the balloons which left
ST. Louis Monday afternoon. passed
over this city between 6.43 and 7.lO
this morning. One was positively iden-
tilted as h German balloon seen over
Cleveland yesterday. and another was
partly identified as the English bal
loon louis that passed over Wheeling.
w. Va. yesterday. a note dropped
from the German balloo reads Am
5000 feet in the air and nave Travelled
1000 miles. Am trying 10 make At
lantic City"
Pigeon as Omen.
Every superstitious man and woman.
who watched the balloon flights Mon
day retite ed firmly convinced tina the
big gas bag 81. Louis piloted by Haw-
ley. would win the coveted James Cor
don Bennett cup and the o prize.
And all because OF a quintet of pigeons
which perched on the Initiated silken
dome Just before it SCARED into space.
The pigeons flew 10 the top OF the ST.
Louis entry AS II was being moved into
position for its start in the wake OF the
eight other contestants. one of the
birds found foothold al the front OF the
balloon. blew" out its front feathers
and majestically surveyed the admiring
popuiace. '
oh. that's a good omen" cried a
pretty Miss. st. Louis is sure 10 win"
THAT settles it, echoed Il: baseball
fan. didn't Frank Chance win the
worlds championship with the Chicago
cubs after a dove had fown from "a,
bouquet to the bench occupied by his
team"
Balloon for Christmas.
\ balloon is h proper thing to give
q husband for a Christmas present.
Mrs. a Fleischrnann. of Cincinnati.
whO was che OF Inc most interested
spectators at the races yesterday. or
dered II 81. 200 balloon from Leon Ste
vens. and 1t is whispered it is for Mr..
F~ieischmann. only he is mt to know
1t until Santa Claus outs in an APP
lear1nct.