The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-09-23
BOOSTER TOUR
AIRPLANE HITS
HOLE; WRECKED
Accident While Landing at Will
ton Forces Lieut.. Ely's
Machine Out of Party
TOUR GETS FINE START
Baldwin School Children We'll
come Visitors and Wilton
Business Men Greet Them
(By Staff Correspondent

(By Staff Correspondent
Wilton, Sept. 23.-Lieutenant
Newell Ely's airplane came to
grief with the Bismarck Booster
tour while trying to make a
landing in Wilton just before II
o'clock.
The plane had been battling
high winds and had circled the
Wilton baseball field to make a
landing. AS the machine travel
ed over the ground after land
ing one of the wheels hit a hole,
tipping the machine and turn
ing it upside down.
MAKE GOOD START
The propeller of the airplane was
broken and one wing was damaged.
The occupants, Lieut.. Ely, William
Dahlheimer and Fred Holmboe were
not hurt. The tour was continued
with the airplane. Lon t,E.s
Thrilled Crowds
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thrilled the Bismarck Boosters and
other residents of Baldwin, and Will
ton with some hair-raising stunts in
the air. Some of the univitiated in
the party thought he was coming down
on the auto caravan when he made
dive, but the machine glided off in
beautiful manner. The accident which
put the machine out of the tour was
such as frequently happens to ma
chimes, even on good landing fields,
and is an argument for the establish
ment of smooth landing fields near
North Dakota cities as air travel
grows.
The tourists pulled out of Bismarck
late, with 81 cars and about 80 peo-
pie. The sun came out brightly and
the roads were good. The trip to
Baldwin, the first stop, was made in
fine time. At Baldwin the principal
Of the school lined up the school
children, who gave the boosters
welcome and gave couple Of yells
for Bismarck. The toursters dis
tributed presents to the children.
~ Farmers Greet Them
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ness men gave the tourists hearty
greeting and there were many farm
ers in town to shake hands. Because
the tour was behind schedule lunch
was eaten at Wilton, the Washburn
Ignite Coal company entertaining the
visitors at the company hotel.
John Bortel and Mandan member
of the party organized clown band,
which promised to be a feature of the
tour. The organization of the tour
was the best of the tours held this
season.
The Bismarck Boosters got away to
flying start this morning.
With score of cars in line, the
band in fine fettle, and an airplane
motor drumming and horns honking
the boosters started on their two-day
tour which will touch 16 towns along
the North 500.
The cars lined up at Fourth and
Broadway, and there were more in
line than on the two previous tours Of
the season. The boosters carried
folders to be distributed on the tour,
handbills advertising the dances to
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Washburn tomorrow night, confetti
and balloons to be distributed to the
children in the various towns.
Tour Systemized
All cars were numbered, signs
neatly painted by F. Fl. Hurley mark
ed the cars and every man on the
tour wore badge identifying him.
The tour was arranged in system
attic manner. Certain men were de-
signed by Phil Meyer, president OF
the Town Criers club, to distribute
folders at each stop and take care,
of other publicity matter; a "glad
hand squad" was charged with tha
duty of covering both sides of the
streets in every town shaking hands;
street parades were arranged for Nc
Clusky tonight and Washburn tOmor-
row night. G: l.. Young, president of
the Commercial club, and P. r. Fields,
directorgeneral of the tour, were to
make short talks along on good roads
and express Bismarck's desire for the
closest cooperation with her neigh
bOrs.
Cover 121 Miles Today
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day. touching Baldwin, Wilton, Regan,
Wing, Arena, Tuttle, Goodrich, Dem
hoff and McClusky.
1t will cover TAG miles tomorrow.
touching Mercer, Turtle Lake, Garri
son, Coleharbor, underwood, Falkirk
and Washburn.
The boosters hold street parade.
entertainment and dance in Wash
burn Friday night, and return to Bis
marck at a. m. Saturday with horns
blowing and street parade to follow.
INCORPORATE STORE
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Backer Jewelry Com
paiy, 313 Broadway, Fargo, capital
stock, $4,000; incOrporators, H.
Backer, l. H. Ulsaker, J. l. 1nberg, j.
E. Hendrickson.