The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-03
LUCKY Bob ST. HENRY
HERE AUGUST a AND IS
Daring Aviator With His curtiss e'-
plane Will Make Flights in This
City - Exhibition at the Fair
Grounds ds-Tnree Flights Each Day.

City - Exhibition at the rair
crounds-Three Flights Each Day.
Lucky Bob st. Henry will give
three flying exhibitions In Minot on
Aug. 14th, the day Of the opening TOR
the registration for the Fort Berthold
lands, and three the following day.
An immense crowd will no doubt be
here for the meet. The aviator has
made successful flights in many towns
OF the state, making particularly
pretty fight at Bottineau. where he
remained in the air for % mintes, do
inx all sorts of stunts. He is one OF
our most daring aviatorS and will
surely give the people their moneys
worth.
He passed through Ainht today
bound for Regina, where he will make
a series Of flights.
, Lucky Bob win make his flights In
Manot under the auspices Of the Com
mercial club.
His advertising manager, George r.
Blakeney, has been here for several
days sending out advertising matter
to hundreds Of points. This exhibi-
ton will be the best advertised fight
affair ever pulled off in the state.
Mr.. Blakeney and Secretary Sher-
man drove 300 miles last week by
auto, visiting many towns in the
northwestern part of the state, and
everywhere enthusiasm was shown.
Lucky Bob Flies Like learus Of Old.
Ancient Greek myth rejuvenated
and modernized with daring fyin1
of great aviator to be -seen here on
Aug. IA and Is.
Almost from the very earliest rec
ords Of the human race have been
SUGGESTIONS of mans ambition to ny
like the birds. In the folklore hand
ed down among the ancient tribes,
recurs the ancient Greek myth which
tells of Icarus and Daedalus, who
few with wings made of feathers ce-
mented together with wax.
Thousands OF years ago this per-
formance was not like many Of the
experiments Of today. The legend re-
lates that Icarus, who seems to have
at least set an altitude record for all
time got too close to the sun, 50 that
the artificial wings suddenly melted
and he fell headlong into the sea.
An altitude Of hundred feet being
attained by flying machine would
have sounded SO impossible few
years ago as this old myth, but altho
flying is now an accomplished science,
the air craft Of today are hardly less
fragile than 1carus' beeswax and
feathers.
Stranded wire, prepared cloth, spe.
4cial bamboo and wood and all the
other numerous selected materials
that 60 into the construction of the
modern aeroplane, when Joined to-
gether present frail defense to the
forces Of the air.
st. Henry brings for our education
the latest model from the Curtiss fac
tory, the Curtiss biplane, the fastest
biplane in the world and it Is a brand
new ship, scarcely yet initiated. hav-
ing been launched in the air only a
few weeks ago. In Canada a power
full S-cylinder engine was installed to
combat the high altitude. This ma
chine is a seventy horsepower and
flies at an average speed Of 81 miles
2per hour. This lie the Largest engine
ever trusted by Curtiss to one Of his
aviators. st. Henry the baby Of them
Ill, handles It with wonderful control,
the press throughout the country COM
menting particularly on his skin.
But with all her modern strength
and smartness her noted operator
brings her back safely after each
night, ! Sigh Of relief from the In
tsnssly interested spectators testfhes
their pleasure that she was not ignom-
inously tossed into the sea to jotn
poor lcarus.
WHEAT STEALING CASE UP.
The last Ward county criminal case
II this term Of district court began
Tuesday, that Of the state V. Ernest
Ferris q Des Laos. The defendant
= charged with stealing . quantity of
wheat frum Mr.. Msupin.