Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-10
Splendid ROADS, fine WEATHER AND
LOTS OF FELLOWSHIP, TOUR FEATURES
Get Out of the City Hour Later Fearing Rain But
Make Up Time and Reac Lakota, the Noon Con-
troll, on Scheduled Hour

Lakota, N. D., July 10.-Nineteen
automobiles. containing nearly 100
members OF the Grand Forks Com
merciai club. reached Lakota at 1850
o'clock today on the first get ac-
quainted tour" of the season.
schedule time, although the start from
Grand Forks was made nearly an
hour later than he had planned. Quick
time was made after leaving Lari-
more.
On arriving at Lakota the party
had dinner Immediately. Following
the meal the films of the Grand Forks
pageant were shown at the Lakota
opera house. They made a great hit
with the Lakota citizens.
M. F. Murphy. who left Grand
Forks in his automobile at 9:45 this
morning. overlook the rest of the
MED by e. P. Marshall of Cincinnati.
Ohio. vice president of the Union Gen.
trail Life Insurance company. Mr..
Marshall stated that he was greatly
impressed with the prosperous ap-
pearance Of the country.
Great interest Is being taken in the
towns along the route in the good
roads" car. from which H. M. Wells,
J. R. Bremner and County Commits
oioucIS OOSCpu dIlQ
Mooney are distributing literature. A
model of the king Split log drag
is also being carried in every car.
The party left Lakota promptly at
2 o'clock this afternoon. At Larimore
the tourists were welcomed to the city
by o. H. Phillips. w. v. O'Connor
responded.
Shortly after leaving Larimore P.
o. Thorson's car developed a pune
ture. This was repaired in a short
time. however. and McCanna. the next
mishap. Here lemonade and cigars
were served by the citizens, for which
Tracy r. Bangs expressed the thanks
of the tourists.
A short distance outside Of Niagara
the party was met by Hans George
son, o. A. Olson and H.. A. Will ans,
each in q Ford machine, and piloted
into town. An address Of welcome
was given by David Kirk. to which
H. A. Bronson responded
At Petersburg, the next stop. the
F. ]. Hanley An address was given
by P. E. Johnson. one of the bankers
of the town in which he called at
tention to the rapid progress being
made by Petersburg with especial ref
erence to the new school now being
constructed. Mayor James A. Din
ME responded.
lists were welcomed by DR.. George
Cooper Tracy Bangs responded, re-
calling his first visit to Michigan thir-
ty years ago, on which occasion he
said that he had been compelled to
dig his way into town"
The moving pictures of the "Pa-
geant Of the Northwest" and of the
city Of Grand Forks were shown at
Michigan for the first time on the
tour.
After leaving Michigan brief stop
was made at Mapes and a short time
later the tourists reached Lakota.
The weather, which had been
cloudy all through the morning,
cleared up during the afternoon, and
a warm drive Is expected during the
remainder Of the trip.
Emerado First Stop.
Emerado was reached before most
of the citizens had stirred from their
nights sleep, but that fact didn't
dampen the ardor of the Grand Fork
ers There was a band concert. and
the citizens who did greet the Fork
ers, found them very much awake aft
er a delightful run of less than an
hour out Of the city.
w. G. Williams spoke the welcome
on behalf of Arvilla citizens. He
took occasion to tell the autoists that
reports of rust in connection with the
present wheat crop were not founded,
so far as this district is concerned.
There was a band concert in Ar
villa, as we'll as in Larimore, which
city the party reached but an hour be-
hind time. Ea
Personnel.
The following representative bust.
ness and professional men of Grand
Forks accompanied the party:
DR.. g. A. Abbott. University Of
North Dakota,