Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-25
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FARGO, May 25-The last day o
the big United Commercial Travellers
convention to be held in this cit!
June 8. 8 and 10, will be equally al
important as the other two days O.
the big travelling mems annual SEES
sion. On the afternoon of that da,
there will be the big athletic events
to be held in Island park, and for this
the feature of the convention specia
arrangements are now being made
which are quite extensive and elab
crate.
In the morning there will be a bog
parade through the business district
of the city. after which the crowd will
Immediately depart to the Island park
where the athletic events will be pull
ed off. Many contestants are already
entering for the various events
at attractive prices have been offered
by numerous business men of the city
and the northwest, who are cO-Operat-
ing with the committees in charge to
make the convention huge success.
Following the events and the athletic
feats, the prize winners will be given
tickets according to the laurels they
have won. These will be presented
at the Broadway cigar store where the
holders will be awarded their respec-
tive prizes.
In the window of the Broadway cigar
store the many prizes offered by the
Fargo merchants will be on display so
that all may have an opportunity to
see what they will be before the ath-
letic meet comes of.
A special force of policemen will
be detailed for the convention and es-
pecially for the athletic exhibition day
At the carnival Saturday night. which
will close the convention, every special
officer of the U. C. T. force and court
will be on duty, as they will be every
night of the convention. This will
be one of the chief features of the big
mems meet, and the list OF
the officers of the U. c. T. court and
special police force is given below, i'm
after the announcement OF
the various athletic events, which will
be as follows:
All events must be entered in street
racing shoes, spikes, stock.
ing feet, ETC., barred.
100 Yard Dash.
First prize-50 Nestor cigars, Rein
exc & McKone, Fargo.
Second prize-50 Ell Rayo cigars
Bert & Rovene, Fargo.
Third prize-5O Potentate cabinet,
F. C. Gardner Co., aFrgo.
Fourth prize-One 16-ounce pack
age Twin Oaks.
Fat Mans Race.
mo entries for this race under 225
pounds.)
First price travelling bag, A.
Fargo.
Second prize-50 Ell Roi Tan cigars,
Stone. Ordean, Wells & Co., Duluth,
Mimi.
Third prize-5O Success Cigars,
& McKone, Fargo.
Fourth prize-One 16-ounce package
Twin Oaks.
Three-Leseed Race.
Right and left leg strapped together)
First prize-1OO Chancellor cigars,
George R. Newell & Co., Minneapolis,
IIinn.
Second prize-5O Tom Moore cigars.
winston Harper, Fisher Co., Minnea-
,olis, MINI.
Third prize-100 Success Cigars,
2eineke & McKone, aFrgo.
Fourth prize-1 carton Yucatan gum
American Chicle Co., Chicago.
Tug Of War, Grand Forks W. Fargo.
IL u. C. +. memoirs on each team.)
First prize-12 cans Success cigars,
teineke l. McKone.
Second prize-12 cans 16-ounce cans
,opher brand baking powder, Foley,
sros. & Kelly, st. Paul, MINI.
Kicking Football Longest Distance
First prize-Billiard cue and case,
<oehler Il Heinrichs, st. Paul.
Second prize-Chas. DENLY cigars,
'artis Murtoon Co., Minneapolis.
Third prize-5O Chancellor cigars,
ieorge r. Newell & Co., Minneapolis.
Most Popular Travelling Man In At.
tendance.
One cigar Humidor, Brunswick
salke Collender Co., Minneapolis.
Wheelbarrow Race.
First prize (Ladies)-Box Smiths