The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-22

lures to the public. LET'S GO-PHER FUN! FUN
is RIGHT! There never bigger cleaner more
wholesome recreation program than the one offered
at Hamine this year. Then LET'S GOPHER FUN!
0PEED RECORDS WILL BE SMASHED GALORE
u at the coming Minnesota State Fair. Not only
are the Grand Circuit entries in the 4-days' horse
racing program the best which the game affords, but
the small army of auto race drivers Hamine-b bound
from all points of the compass is going after dirt
track records with a vengeance. More cars and
drivers entered in the auto races, Wednesday,
Sept. 6, and Saturday, Sept 9, than have ever ap-
peared at one meet in the Northwest. The 100000
in prizes has attracted score of the dirt track speed
kings, including Hearne LeCocq, Endicott, Koetzla,
Clark Raimey, Horey Hoffman, Fitzpatrick, DeCraft,
Woodbury., Johnny Mais, Kessler Kizer, KLEIN and
ternational State Fair championship race, an Aus
traian pursuit race, several worlds time trials and
many short races will feature the big gathering.
LET'S GOPHER FUN!
DLAY BAIL! A dozen of the snappiest ball teams
in the Northwest getting ready for the big
tournament at the Minnesota State Fair this
year. These teams eating pepper sauce three
times day in preparation for the big SERIES big
Grandstand and from 10000 to $4,000 persons will
be given the privilege of witnessing the games each
day. Cash prizes amounting to $3.50 are to be award
3D. as we'll as five gigantic trophies. The Twin City
championship is to be decided Monday, Sept. T. while
the teams outside of the Twin Cities will fight it out
the rest of the week. Big Bill Brennan, umpire in
worlds series, and Umpire-in-Chief of the Federal
League, is to handle the indicator.
IS AMERICA PREPARED FOR WAR! This is the
l important problem which DeLoyd Thompson, the
intrepid birdman, has taken as the subject for an
impressive preparedness demonstration each even
ing of the State Fair Sweeping in from outside of
the Fair Grounds each evening, Thompson seated in
a 3O0-horsepower war plane, will drop bombs upon
the Grandstand the Woman's Building, and other
parts of the Grounds, in fanciful effort to KILL de-
stroy, and maim Such contends Thompson, would
be the damage which an enemy air fleet would be able
to infict upon New York, Boston, Portland, San
Francisco, and New Orleans, should it invade this
country unexpectedly. Thompson will also loop the
loop, fly upside down, drop in the air. and perform
other similar feats twice each afternoon.
oCALDING LAVA is terrible instrument of
u DEATH more frghtful and effective, in fact than
42-centmeter gun, Zeppelin a submarine.
Two thousand years ago an entire city destroyed
by it, inundated, overwhelmed. The destruction of
this hapless city is to be portrayed in mammoth
fireworks spectacle each evening of the state fair.
Over 300 persons are to take an active part in the
Last Days of POmpeii. Three stages of vaudeville
will be given in connection with it, as well as an
open-air band concert, in which half dozen of the
best bands in the Northwest will participate It is to
be an impressive sight,
aver 500 PERSONS are to furnish the music at
u the Minnesota State Fair. Did you see 500
persons in one great program? Ye Olde Mile,
dozen shows on LET'S GOPHER FUN, circus
without tent herd of real elephants these and
many other features are to be shown. The admis-
sion is only fifty cents LET'S GOPHER FOR FUN!
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