Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-06-17
BOOSTERS CARAVAN
HAS FINE START
ADVERTISING FAIR
Jamestown Business Men Be-
gin Swing Around County
to Boost Fair and Get Ac-
quainted With People Of
County and Towns.

| With the band playing, horns
blowing, and streamers waving, t3e
jamestown Boosters left the city
hall promptly at 1880 Wednesda,
for the three days trip over Stuts'
man county to advertise the county
fair at Jamestown June "a, 25, II
and also to get acquainted with the
people of the various towns of Stuts.
man and promote good feeling be.
tween the residents Of the Other
towns and the farmers with James.
town, the county seat. Fair weather
and cool breezes from the east made
the start especially auspicious.
In the caravan at the start there
! were thirty four bebannered, and
decorated autos, carrying one hun
dren and thirteen jamestown boost
ers, and fourteen more will join the
party frcn jamestown at Edgeley
while the caravan also expects to
pick up several autos of farmers
along the road and in various towns
visited.
The purpose of the booster trip
is to advertise jamestown, it's whole
sale and retail stores, the live stock
sales pavilion and other features OF
this city in addition to the county
fair. The jamestown band, the Ame-
rican Legion entertainers, and sev-
eral local speakers will be heard in
the various towns where the cara
van stops.
-v~~, Itinerary
Wednesday the boosters visit
Cleveland, Medina, streeter, Gackle,
Alfred, Jud and Edgeley.
Thursday the caravan will be at
LaMoure, Grand Rapids, where Hon.
w. J. Bryan will speak, Dickey, Ad-
rian, Montpelier and return for
jamestown for the night.
On Friday the boosters will leave
jamestown for Buchanan, Pingree,
Edmunds, Melville, Kensal, Court
enay, Wimbledon, Clementsville,
Spiritwood and back to jamestown.
completing the itinerary.
In the Party
The Caravan was led by James
E. Campbell. pilot and followed by
the autos, each of which bore ban
ner, Come To The Stutsman County
Fair, jamestown, June "a, rs and
26," and also attractively designed
advertising signs telling of the var
ious jamestown stores and boosting
the city and county. In the caravan
were autos bearing the banners Of
Beck Clothing Co., Harry Miller Gar
age, Northern Real Property Com
pany, Picard Jewelry Store, Hoops
the Store of Quality, Eddy Proctor
Furniture Co., Farmers and Mer-
chants Natl Bank, John B. Fried
Co., Zimmerman Co., T. S. Halligan
Plumbing and Heating, North Dako-
Tire Co.. Maxwell Motor Co., James
River Natl Bank, Blackstone Cigar
Store, Kirk and Allen Co., James,
town Hardware Co., Blewett and
Severen, jamestown Alert, w. B. S.
Trmble Land Co., Wolfer & New
berry Insurance Agents, E. J. Rhodes
Jewelry Store, M. A. Nashold Cigar
Store and Bottling Works, Capital
Hotel, Harry Wolf Pantorium, Sc
curity Savings Bank, L. L.. Wolfer
Motor Co., North Dakota Live Stock
Sales Pavilion, Stutsman County
Farm Bureau News, Ben Orlady Dry
Goods store, Tellner Jewelry Store.
White Clothing Co., Bridgeman Rus
sell Creamery, Wtlmart Cafe, Mason
Motor Co., Jamestown Motor Co.,
Matchie & Co., Louis Fine Clothing
Co., President Springer Of the Mid
land Continental railroad turned
himself into an Advertising sand
wich man." on his back wearing a
large placard: Ship by the Midland
Continental" Chairman A. II. Sher
man represented the stutsman Coun-
ty Board Of Commissioners and Mr..
Bruer. agent for the ~Loos Shows, is
the carnival, in Jamestown:
Fair. week.
BE Every booster had high placard
around his hat. which read: james
town Booster Club. Stutsman County
Fair; June ~, rs. 26." Hundreds Of
souvenirs, horns and other articles.
had been secured by Secretary AM
drew Haas, Of the Chamber Of Com-
merce to boost jamestown and the
Fair and will be distributed.
The spirit Of the Booster trip wns
we'll statsd on the banners OF the
James River Natl. Bank auto, which.
read: Il,
4 BOOST YOUR TOWN
BOOST YOUR STATE
BE 4 BOOSTER
s GET ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR
NEIGHBOR, YOU NIGHT LIKE
HIM. Il
Ahead Of Schedule
Streeter, 1880 p. m. with the
jamestown Boosters caravan) The
Caravan. arrived at streeter nifty
minutes ahead Of sshed dule. The trip
has, been ane thus far. roads excel
lent ana lcticell no anto troSb1e-
ontihued q paSe s3s