The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-01
Warned To Cease
Sunday Air Rides
From Mondays Daily.

from Mondays Daily.
Jimmie Ward, the aviator, has
been warned that some day he will
break his neck Saturday just before
the time came for his flight he re
ceived letter which said that if he
didn't stop his flying he would "come
down to earth faster than he ever
vent up-to go up no more" The
letter was in what seemed to be 6
hand writing and aspoorly
spelled and capitalized. Ward re
ceived the communication through
the mail Saturday afternoon. The
was postmarked Mankato
The. letter read as follows:
Say, Jimmie: Mankato moral
and Religious People don't want
any such Sabbath dissertation as
you practice Your business is a
standing disgrace to yourself and
the minority that employ you.-
Drum Up Dollars.
"You are brought here to
drum up a few dollars to help
out another disgrace to city
and state: Sunday baseball.
Sunday baseball in Mankato
from a financial standpoint is a
failure-the decent people don't
go,-you are here as a mug to
help them out.
Say, | want to tell you some
thing-no man can desecrate the
Sabbath Day as you are doing
without breaking his neck sooner
or later. 1t is law of Gods
which never fails-'Mark this
some day you will come down
faster than you ever went up
to go up no more. That will be
your reward for your Sunday
Blasphemy.
yours, it doesn't matter who
! am.
81 shan't be at the fair grounds"
The letter was unsigned.
MI. WdIu Sdlu IldI lWlCS USlOl
he has received letters like this on'
One he received at Rockford, Ill. an
the other one at Little Rock, Arl
The ministers of these two town
were very much against his Sunda
flights, but when Mr.. Ward explaine
to them their purpose and Shove
them that they were very educationa
then the clergymen withdrew some {
their objections.
Two Sensational Flights.
Jimmie Ward, the bird man, CAV
two sensational flights in his aer,
plane, Shooting Star" Saturday a
ternoon Jimmie" got away to a
excellent start at about 4:30. II
left the terra firma" just like
sure enough bird. He sailed towar
Kasota. He gave the Omaha passel
ger ten minutes start and then caugl
it before they reached Kasota. Lea
ing them he came back toward tn
grounds and making beautiful circl
landed safe and sound. In the secon
flight he did not go so far ava
from the grounds. He started mort
again and then turned and circle
over town taking panorama vie
of the grounds and city as he wen
This flight was certainly "some flight
The machine was under perfect CO.
troll and turned, rose or fell at tn
simple command of the operator. Agai
and again he circled the grounds muc
to the delight of the crowd. AS M
Ward went up the second time tt
crowd stood with open mouths hol
ing their breath. Mrs. Ward was
the center field all the time and 81
was entirely confident that Mr.. Wal
would come back all right.
The second flight carried Ward OF
over Glenwood avenue. People in IL
city witnessed the performance.
The Flights Yesterday.
The flights on Sunday were eve
more brilliant and sensational tina
those of the previous day because
the strong wind which was BLOWN
The biplane could be seen to swim
and twist in the air. AS before, tt
machine left the earth like a feathe
Jimmie" started north from til
grounds and circled west and the
south sailing over the heads of tn
awestruck multitude like an eagl
Then turning again he went up
about 1000 feet and then shut tn
engine off and shot down almo:
straight until he came within abol
200 feet of the earth. The next fiigl
brought forth the altitude record c
the meet Jimmie" opened the a
bird up and rose to the height {
about 5000 feet. Then he came dow
and circled and recircled the ground
He sailed 4 towards the earth and lane
ed like kid in feather bed. Tn
next flight was short and about tn
same as the others. Mr.. Ward use
in. his flights Curtiss biplan
which has some of his own improv'
ments on it, He flies in this machin
without the front control. The engin
has eight cylinders and develope
sixty horse power Mr. Ward is a,
companied by his wife and his bus
ness manager A. H. HALEY. His meci
anician is Clare G.. Horton of Bins
hamton, N. Y. Mr.. Horton receive
his training from the Curtiss people
The features of all the flights was tn
easy manner in which the biplan
left the ground and the lightness wit
which he seemed to land
Crowds On the Hills ID