Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-06-29

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The visit took him to Mandan I
see ST. Henry and his flying ma
chine. on the 18th and the 18th
then to the Elks state convention a
Grand Forks. on the olst and I'd
and last TO Devils Lake To attend ths
meeting Of the state editorial a>so
citation on the I'd and oath
Big crowds were present a. ali ot
these events 4: Mandan. on sun
day the last day on which Lucky
Bob S, Henry few. i, was esti-
mated tina, fully two thousand PEG
| pie were there from Bismarck alone
! Seeing man rise from the ground
and go sailing through the air like
"a Wild -gooSe or some other in
sex IS worth going miles to see
ST. Henry made three trips on Sat-
urisy and MSS 70 have made the
same numh,r on Sunday. but. while
making his second trip for tina, day
the aviator ne. with an accident
and the third "trip WAS not made
He was sailing along, apparently
ahou. Two miles west Of Mandan
and about 500 feet high. when sud
denly the airship was seen 10 so rap
idly toward the ground shortly
afterward an automobile bearing
NJ. s.. Henry reached the aviation
field tthe fai. grounds One Of the
eight cylinders of the motor had eN-
pioded. and, as the bird-nlan said. be
came down taste. than he wanted
q. alighting in q pow.si field
Neither the man nor the ship was
injured Mr.. st. Henry said tina. an
exploded alr-ship cylinder was new
one on him. and. as far as he knew,
il had never before occurred He
brought back 10 town with him the
part Of the cylinder abou, two
inches that had broken of with q
Jagged fracture The cylinders are
of aS tough metal as can be pro
cured. abou, an eighth Of an inch in
thickness. a klnd-hearted inten-
ton # the aviator ) was brought TO
naugh. by the accident On &C.
count If the big attendance from
Bismarck. II was though. that it
would be q graceful act.,o fly across
the Missouri and circle above the
Capital City. \ trea, was also TO be
given to the prisoners at the peni-
Tertiary. who were to be gathered
in the walled yard by the warden as
soon as he received word by phone
that the aviator was headed for Bis
nlarck. and the ship was to fly above
the penitentary, thus allowing the
prisoners many Of whom have been
there many years and have never
seen any Of the modern near -miracu-
lous inventions to see what prog
ress has been made in navigating
the air But St. Henry did not get TO
Bismarck, and great must have been
the disappointment Of the poor fel-
lows whose enJoyments are so few
and far between. At the Inter
Ocean hotel, the evening Of Satur-
day. in conversation with several
gentlemen. Mr. St. Henry said that
he did not believe that air-ships
would ever be Of practical CONNER
cial use In carrying passengers. but
would prove Of value In transport
ing letter mail and FOR use IN wal.
There was another big crowd at
Grand Forks to take in the sights Of
the Elks' first state convention on
the 2lst and 2d There was parade
Of decorated automobiles. and to one
from the back country" it was an
interesting sight. as many Of the
autos were so completely covered
with flowers that the machine itself
could not be seen. The parade Of
the Elks next day was pronounced
success. as several Of the lodges had
gone TO considerable trouble to
provide their members with special
uniforms. Minot lodge had number
OF members arranged as a star
then line Of red Of white and Of
blue. forming the American emblem.
which is the symbol Of Elkdom. The
lodge membership. as they marched.
weaved from side to side, causing
the illusion Of waving flag A
picnic and dinner to the Elks and
their ladies. at Lincoln park. u few
miles from the city. at which q big
program Of sports was pulled off
was leading feature And one 81
the most enjoyable incidents Of the
|two-days etertainment was boa,
ride on the Red river, given to bis
brother Elks and sister Elkesses'
by Colonel w. II. McGYaw. who fol
more than quarter Of q century
has been steamboating on the Rec
River Of the North. and who is an
enthusiast on the subject Of river
transportation The ride was from
the picnic grounds to the city FIVE
or six miles. Although the day va:
'beastly no" in town, on the river
its banks lined By growth Of state
~ trees it was cool and pleasant
The boat ride vas 'free-will off
ering" by Colonel McGraw, and il
surely was appreciated by hi.
guests
| AT Devils Lake Of which per
lhaps some Of our readers have
heard during the present year the
largest assenblage Of editors ane
members Of the!r families eve! hele
in the state vas gathered Men
| women and children. there wer,
about four hundred Of them. Thi
was the one gathering where an op
|portunity was had to hear reports q
| to the crops and az 20 genera
progress throughout the state. a
most other conventions there i
generally large number from eacl
II of the hiy cifias ord a e.. e.