The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-26
STREET PARADE
TOBE FEAT UREOF
.BEMlDJpS FOURTH
Automobile, Owners Of City Urged to
Enter Cars, Thereby Assisting in
Providing Brilliant Spectacle. =:
HUNDREDS TO CELEBRATE HERE
Splendid Program, With Races, Band
and Baseball Game, Attracts Many
lis Free to- All. !


be you are the proud ipossessor of a
Ford? No matter what car you
drive, where you live or who you
are, you should see Frank Koors at
once. He is looking FOR you. He,
wants to talk to you. t.
What does he want, you ask. An
swer: Your car for just one hour.
He wants to enter it In the big auto
mobile parade of Monday, July s.
Just how many car owners have re-
ported and agreed to enter has not
yet been recorded, but the plan is to
make this the biggest and best auto
parade ever had in the state. -.
Some will spend considerable time
in decorating their cars, while others
will enter their cars, CARRIED in flags
and bunting. Whether you expect
to decorate or not, give Mr.. Koors
your name and enter your car.
Help make this banner event. If
you are after the prize money just
give the decorations a little time.
First prize will be $500 cash, Sec
ond prize, $1,000. business men are
also planning to enter floats in the
parade, some being from Nymore.
Provided there are six or more floats
in the parade, equal prizes to the
autos will be given.
Start at Fair Grounds.
The parade starts at the fair
grounds entrance promptly at 1O:45
and will pass down Beltrami~ avenue
to the Markham hotel corner, turn
west on Second street to Minnesota
avenue, go north on Minnesota av-
enue to Fifth street., on Fifth street
to Beltrami avenue, south on Bel
trami to Fourth street, east on
Fourth street to Bemidj avenue,
south on Bemidji avenue to Third
street, west on Third street to Min
nesota avenue and nora ON MINES
sofa avenue to the City hall, where
all citizens will join in singing "The
Star Spangled Banner" led by the
Bemidji band and H. Vieson, director.
The Parade Judges. >
The parade judges will be selected
by the Woman's Study club and will
be stationed on the balcony of the
Markham hotel and the prizes will
be awarded by them.
Indications are that this years
Fourth of July celebration will OK
coed anything ever before held in this
section of the state. From every
section comes the word that both
country and townfolk are planning
to celebrate in Bemidji. Last year
thousands of out-oftown people were
guests in this city and all were much
pleased.
A Free Celebration. 49,
This is to be a strictly free cele-
bration. Outsiders are not allowed
to pay for anything: except what they
eat and drink. No admission charges
will be made, either on the down
town streets or at the fair grounds.
Automobile races, horse races, motor
cycle races, etc., will be pulled off
on the race track. A championship
baseball game will be played be-
tween Bemidji and Fosston. 1t is
expected that large delegation will
accompany the Fosston team here.
All towns and country districts have
been billed for miles around and in
every city in this section are posters
heralding the good news of free
celebration in Bemidji, the magic
City of the North"
Privileges are in charge of E. B.
Berman; contests on streets, J. X.
Given; advertising, E. H. Denu; wa
ter sports, George T. Baker; auto
races, w. X. Denison; auto parade,
Frank Koors. Mr.. Berman is also
chairman of the general committee
under whose able direction last
years celebration was so successfully
carried out.
OF the 100000 primary schools in
the Russian empire nearly $4,000 are
under direct control of government.
Tho nonco Ia Inv,