The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-13
ALL FEATURES ARE TO BE. FREE
No Charge to be Made for Any of the
Numerous Attractions 49, Bemidji
Athletics in Championship Game
FIREWORKS DISPLAY PLANNED
Concert Band to Assist in Entertain
ment-Tentative Program An
nounced-Not a Dull Moment.

Bemidji's Fourth of July celebra-
ton, as planned by the committee,
will include fifty-foot dive with a
daredevil mid-aid sumersault on
skis, a grand automobile parade,
thrilling automobile races, hair-rais-
ing motorcycle races, running race
by farmers horses, baseball game,
foot races, dog and cart races, mo-
torboat race and hundred and one
other exciting features with grand
final windup of fireworks.
Everything Free.
Not one single entertainment will
be charged for. No admission will
be asked at the fair grounds, where
all the races and the ball game will
take place There will be something
doing from sunrise to sunset.
Grand Street Parade.
Nearly 200 hundred automobiles
are expected to be decorated for this
occasion, the parade forming on IT.
wing avenue near the cemetery,
from where it will be led through the
residence and business districts. Two
cash prizes will be offered, twenty dol
lars for the prettiest decorated car,
and twenty dollars cash for the most
comical decorated car.
Already many have signified their
intention of entering this feature
event, and plans are under way to
make this parade one of the biggest
and best ever held in the state.
Ski Jumper Wonder.
The ski jumper is Captain Henric-
son, the only man who does the dare
devil stunt of turning a sumersault
in mid air, when coming down an
incline of more than fifty feet at the
rate of a mile a minute.
Captain Henricson will make four
such leaps during the day. He
brings with him his own scaffOld and
paraphernalia and is the only man in
the world featuring this event.
The morning program will begin
at nine o'clock and held on the down.
town streets with exciting races and
street events every minute. The
smaller racing features will be con-
Quoted on the various streets with
the Bemidji band of twenty pieces
leading the crowd from place to
place.
Races at Fair Grounds.
The automobile races, motorcycle
races and horse races will begin at
the fair grounds promptly at 1880,
and those who expect to enter are
requested to leave their names with
the committee in charge some time
before July 3.
The committee is planning it's
work SO that every event will be
pulled off on scedule time. There
will be no delays and no long waits
between acts.
After the races there will be a
championship ball game between the
Bemidji Athletics and some we'll
known outside team, which matter
is now in the hands of the Athletic
association. Efforts are being made
by Manager Charles DAILY to secure
the best team that can be had. The
ball game is scheduled to start at
$50, for a purse of 5000.
A tentative program has been ar
ranged and after the next committee
meeting the exact time and place
will be designated so that all will
know just where these events will
occur. The program as outlined up
to date is as follows:
Fourth of July Program.
8 a. m.-Potato race, morning
Third street, 1st prize, $500; second
5000. a
9:15-Dog and Cart Race, four
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9:3O-1O0-yard dash, Second
street, list prize $500, End, $500.
9:45-ski jump with mid-ai1
sumersault
10: 00-10O-yard dash, Beltraml
Ave-. LIST prize, $500; End, $500.
10:3O-Ski jump, with mid-ail
c. sumersault
10:45-Automobile parade, best
float, $4,000; most comical, $1,000
11:45-Ski jump, with mid-ail
sumersault.
Afternoon.
1:3O-Auto race, free-for-all, 1 {
miles, list prize, $4,000; End, $500
:O0-Motorcycle race, miles
list prize, $500; End, $1,000.
Australian Pursuit race by
stock touring cars, LIST prize, $500;
End, $1,000
2:45-Firemens running race
-.1-2 mile, LIST prize, $1,000; End, SIS
$50 Baseball game, Bemidji VS.