The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-09-24
BOOSTERS MISS
RAIN AND HAVE
LOTS OF SPORT
Make Up Hour and Half of Time
on First Day and Get Fine
Greetings
WIRE FOR NEW AIRPLANE
Rather Than Disappoint School
Children Every Effort Made
for New Ship
WIRE FOR NEW AIRPLANE
(By Staff Correspondent)


McClusky, N. D., Sept 24-Ideal roads
for most of the way, good crowds at
every stop and hearty welcome on
all hands through territory Blessed
with good crops, the third booster
trade tour of the Bismarck CONNER
cial club and the Town Criers arrived
at MCClusky shortly after six O'Clock
last evening, where the Elks' band
put on dance that will long be re-
membered.
Running into a slight rain after
leaving Denhoff, the II cars moved
into the attractive county seat Of
Sheridan without difficulty and with
out having to resort to chains. The
only disappointment of the tour was
the failure of the airplane to get
farther than Wilton. Bucking 4
strong wind the plane made an ele-
CANT flight to Wilton. At Baldwin it
swooped down over the heads of the
people and the various stunts were
heartily applauded. Then darting
away toward Wilton it met with the
accident that ended the feature Of the
trip. J. G. Anderson, p r. Fields, Al
Rosen, Phil Meyers and other leaders
of the trip got in touch with Minot
and it was hoped that plane can be
secured SO that the trade booster can
have that attraction with them for the
last half of the trip.
Leaving Wilton after a fine lunch
prepared by the Washburn Lignite
Coal company the party drove to the
Ignite mine which is now delivering
tn 1,o 1oN0 ln;1 Thran
cheers were given for Superintendent
Enright, of the mine, who was OH
deck with the lunch, cigars and 4
glad hand. After a short inspection
of the mine and with many regrets
that time did not permit a longer
inspection the party cut across cOun-
try for Regan.
CLOWN BAND STARS
At each stop the band played sew
eral selections. The Clown band, un-
der the direction Of John Bortell,
furnished the comedy at every stop
1t made a great hit and helped i'm
mensely as substitute for the plane.
The plane drew the children and it
was rather pathetic to see the little
ones at the second story windows
craning their necks for the first
glance of the airman and then to be
Informed that it was dumped over at
Wilton. The kiddies. however, were
not forgotten. Whistles and toy bal
looms were distributed and they were
all converted in short order into real
Bismarck boosters. Bankers, business
men and farmers Joined in to make
the first day Of the trip a great sue
cess. A fine spirit was shown or
every stop. At Wing there was a fine
crowd as soon as the cars footed their
arrival school was dismissed and the
school children did swift Marathon
from the building so as not to miss
any of the stunts. Cigars were passed
around by the business men and the
reception was extremely cordial.
Sets Up court
Judge Davies was late in arriving
at Wing. He set up a county court
on the sidewalk, took woman's tes
timOny in a pending case with the
wind blowing a perfect gale. He
caught up with the crowd however
and was voted quite versatile jurist.
A short stop was made at Arena and
then the party arrived at Tuttle in
kidder county where dinner was serv-
ed. This is hustling town and good
crops have stimulated business and
increased the general optimism. Edi-
tor Stoddard, of The Star, has sur
vived the newspaper law and is still
kicking out his enterprising weekly
and is one Of the towns chief boost
ers. Besides taking care of the rail-
road pump between printers takes"
he is preparing to install light
plant for the town. The drive from
Tuttle to Goodrich in Sheridan cOun-
ty, a distance of 35 miles, was made
in record time. Leaving Bismarck
nearly two hours behind the schedule
the cars gained more than an hour
and half en- route. There was a
large crowd lined up the Main street
of Goodrich Bortell's Caliope, at
tached to the hood of the car, assisted
the band by way of variety. If any
one misses it from the streets of Bis
marck the next few days this will
tell the world it is helping to pro-
mote the interests of the trade tour.
Pull for McCIusky
DenhOff was then visited where
brief band concert was given. The
reception was full of pep and acher .
of farewell was given as the cars
pulled out for the night control at
McClusky. The whole town turned
out to welcome the trade eXtensiOnists
at McClusky. Every preparation had
been made for the entertainment OF
the visitors. Spencer Boise and his
band boys covered themselves with
glory, the band has been the acceler-
ator and spark plug of the trip. Boise
has lots of pep behind his band and
what is better the boys work for him
every minute.
AL ROSen. who wants to make a
speech at every town and has to be
fOrcibly restrained, had his pocket
book lifted early in the trip. Every
one in the party is trying to borrow
money from him and at Tuttle they
would not take his check for dinner
someone informed the Tuttle business
men to cash no checks last evening,
AIS purse was returned to him so he
will be able to leave with the rest
of the bunch when they hike at d.
m for Mercer.
One of the features of the trip are
the get-together chats of P. R. Fields.
director-general of the trip, He is
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