The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-01
NEWLYWEOS DROP
INTO A P|GPEN
KANSAS CITY COUPLE Takes
HONEYMOON TRIP OF e
MILES IN AIR. vi
TWO UNACCOUNTED FOR.
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million Population ." and "Un0ae
Sam" Believed Far to the North
Ward.-Four Contestants
Forced to Descend.

! Smithville, Mo-, July 3O.-A honey
: moon trip of our hours duration in
balloon that rose to the height o
/ $500 feet, travelled % miles and land
| ed in pigeon, was described. here b!
Mrs. Milo Hartman, who landed neal
here when the pilot balloon Kansa,
! City III came down. She is the onl.
woman in the party and became thu
pride of DR.. Hartman in Kansas CITY
Just before the balloon was cut loose
to show the course for the contestint
balloons in the national race, which
started from Kansas City Saturday.
Il enjoyed the trip greatly" Mrs
Hartman said, "and was not frighten
ed in the least during the ride. Pilot
Jacobs let us drop nearly into the Mis-
souri, river because said l would like
to be cool and wished was in the
water. AS We were passing over the
river the cool air condensed the gas
In the bag and 1t dropped.
pilot Jacobs, to see If was fright.
ened, let it fall until we were about
a hundred feet from the water, and
then threw out some ballast and we
started upward until we reached an
altitude of $500 feet. It was a mighty
pleasant experience, even If we did
land in pig pen. l have a corn cob
for souvenir"
Kansas City.-Having covered q dis
lance Of $40 miles, the balloon Kan
sas City II, the Kansas City Aero
clubs second entry for a place in the
international balloon race, came down
et Belleville, Mich, at s o'clock Sun
day afternoon. The Million Popula-
ton club Of St. Louis and the Uncle
SAN, the Kansas City Aero clubs
other entry, are yet to be heard from.
The Drifter of the Cincinnati Aero
club descended at New Berlin, Wis.,,
with distance of 1926 miles to, its
credit. The Million Population Club
II OF st. Louis landed at Spring Green.
Wis.,, with score Of 375 miles. The
Goodyear ended its race at Polo, Ill.,.
with $40 miles and the Cole dropped
1t McGregor, Iowa, with 1926 miles. e,{
!: No report has been received direct
y from the Million Population I.sss One
and possibly both Of the Kansas City
bags were reported from Evansville.
Wis. and Benton Harbor; Mich., James.
vills reported that large white bag
passed over that place and Bsnton
,Harbor reported that an aluminium
colored bag was sighted there, head
ID eastward. II a<
The record of the Kansas City II
puts that balloon we'll up with the
long distance flyers that have been
previous international races. The con.
test is to select the three balloons that
will represent this country in the in.
ternational race in Germany next fall.
The international race was won in
America last year by the German bal
loon piloted by Hans Gericke, with
record of Ais miles, sending the
trophy to Germany, where American
balloons will go to try to bring It
back.
Records for the international race
loA the PAST SlA years are:
f906-America, 4O2 miles. "
1907-Germany, $50 miles. 49,. r
908--Switzerland, $40 miles.
1909-America, sos miles. =.
1910-America, LII miles.
. 1911-Germany, All miles.
Chicago.-Dr. L. e. Custer of Day.
ton, Ohio, and Andrew Farrell, of In.
dianapolis, who sailed the balloon Cole
which landed at McGregor, Iowa, ar.
rived here. .
The Cole had a thrilling experience
In an electrical storm, Of which Far.
rel told
Chicago.-Life savers at the mouth
OF the Chicago river reported that
they had seen balloon, apparently
several hundred feet in the air, pass.
Ing over Chicago in a southeasterly d.
rection. The lights were plainly Wis.
lble.
Jackson.-Two balloons, believed to
be participants in the race from Kan.
sas City, passed over this city, sail
ing in an easterly direction. Jackson
b about 585 miles from Kansas civ