Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-09-25
HOME COMING
DAY EVENTS

b Homecoming day and the Stuts-
man county fair combined yesterday
to attract the largest crowd ever seen
in Jamestown on one occasion. Va
rious estimates were made as to the
number of people at the fair grounds
during the afternoon. Autoes were
parked on all the streets outside the
grounds for distance of three or
more blocks, and the race track was
lined with cars, almost the entire
distance around. The grandstand
was sold out and many had money
refunded for tickets purchased. The
spectators were packed around the
fencing of the track many feet deep.
Estimates Of from $1,000 to 0,000
people in attendance were made and
the latter number seems to be as
conservative as the former. The
weather was unfavorable in one re-
spect, high wind kept clouds Of
dust blowing all the time and peo-
pies faces, hair and clothing We're
filled with particles of dirt. Other
wise the sun shone brightly and
nothing of especial Importance mar
red the program or the general en-
joyment of the crowd during the en-
tire day.
A big feature of the days events
was the parade, which formed at 10
a. m. and in which marched good
ly share of the boys from Stutsman
county who were in the service If
the government in the late war.
About 500 soldiers, sailors and MAJ
ines marched in the parade, in uni
form, and their soldierly appearance
in marching order aroused the great
est enthusiasm, and expressions OF
welcome home were heard on every
hand. Following the soldiers came
the parade, most creditable exhih-
tion of Jamestown's interest in the
Homecoming day, and an expression
Of welcome to the boys from all over
the county, as we'll as from the city.
Served Dinner Free to Soldiers.
Following the parade in which
Jamestown city and the New Rock
ford bands rendered stirring music,
all the soldier visitors, both those IN
uniform and those with service med
ais, were invited to dinner at the
Masonic temple, and this was rapidly
dispensed with, after which there
was general movement Of the
crowd to the fairgrounds where the
Stutsman county fair was in prog
ress. and where the spectacular avia-
tion events were to be given, as we'll
as the other program of amusements
and sports.
The exhibit of flying machines,
worked by Messrs. Locklear, Elliott
and Short gave the crowd many
thrills. All the loops dips, and dives
which were given Tuesday, by the
same performers, were repeated yes
.terday afternoon. One unlucky in
cident prevented the full completion
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one OF the airships when approach
ing the landing field, east Of the fair
grounds, was hit by q sudden gust
Of wind and dipped into a slight de-
preston in the ground, striking the
earth at an angle which caused the
edges Of the propeller to be broken
on. This accident disabled the plane
for the balance Of the afterno ION, and
prevented Lieut.. Locklear from pass
ing from one plane to the other, 3
stunt which the aviator had sched-
uled to do. Lieutenant Lock lear,
however, later ascended in the other
plane and gave his daredevil per
sformance Of standing out on the the
wings, waving his hands, hanging by
his legs from beneath the plane saal and. !.
crawling backward on the smooth: g 3: