Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-11-17
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planes was thrilling, making the
turns over the field at about three
times the speed Of the fastest pass
enger trains. The average speed
was about IT'S miles per hour, evil
IDENTIFY making Adopt 100 on the
straight ways. One of these fast
planes crashed on the first leg, due to
the gasoline pump not working. Capt.
Hartney, the pilot, has his right hip
but otherwise not seriously
injured. His plane, Thomas Morse
with 400 H. P. motor
burned up, due to farmer carelessly
dropping match where the gas tank
bursted.
There were many "Jennies" there,
several Orioles and three JIG mono-
planes, all metal, which carried six
passengers ard two. pilots. The lat
ter looked like huge monsters with
their hippopotamus- like bodies and
large buzzard wings. The racing
planes were neat little things with
short wings and powerful motors,
monoplanes, biplanes and one triplane
from Texas called the Cactus Kit
ten," which took second money.
Omaha was not prepared for the
event as it should have been, and
they were after the coin pretty strong
on every hand. They finally gave all
the visiting aviators season tickets to
Chamber of Commerce, at which
General Jacques was the guest of
honor, and also gave the boys free
gas and oil at the field. ~
Leaving Omaha aSturday at eleven
twenty weight, we reached Sioux City
in just an hour, stopped for gas at
Canton at one fourteen, and after eat
ing dinner left at two forty-seven, ar
irving at Dell Rapids at three nine
teen. We were showed in at Dell
Rapids for couple of days, leaving
there on Wednesday at two fifteen
we passed Madison at two forty-five,
and dropped down at Ramona at two
fifty-ive to replcae a broken stud on
the water manifold; got out of there
at five one, and reached De Smet at
five thirty. Here we saw about sew
.enteen million ducks in the vicinity of
the many lakes. Just as we were
ready to start next morning it began
to snow to "beat the band," and we
left the water in, thinking it would
probably clear up about noon. We
were tied up couple Of days repair
ing some bursted pipes and the
water pump, and finally got out Of
there at four fifteen Saturday. At
BANCROFT we found the water spray
ing in our faces, and landed to see
what was wrong. It was easily fixed,
but too late to make Redfeld, so we
beat it for Huron, arriving there at
five forty on bayfield, west of town
i It was a long walk in, as Huron has
about ten thousand population and
considerably spread out. We stop
ped at the new Elks' hotel, which will
!, cost, it is estimated, million dollars
to finish and furnish completely
They have swell dinging room with
ercellent service at price Of only
seventy-fve cents for the regular din
ner. They have two fine school build
ings, large packing plant, and are
tearing down the old building to put
up a $15O,OO0 court house.
Sunday morning upon awakening
II looked out the window and it wa.
showing, and the wind was blowing :
gale from the northwest. We wen
to sleep again and got up m tim.
: for dinner. Visited lie weather bu
! reau for an hour, where they SHOWED
/ US the operation Of all the differen
!. instruments, and told US how the!
: "made the weather /" In the after
!, noon the wind died down, quit snow
ing, so we pulled 8 out at four fiv'
J, passing over Redfeld at four forty
! five we reached C<esbard at fv
, twenty. Here we slept in an ice-boz
, but found plenty Of high grade ga
, and accommodating service. In tn
, morning it was showing again wit
|, a light west wind. Clearing aboi
/ eleven. we prepared to start and af
ter getting the motor warmed up,
: began to snow again. We were abou
to give il up, when / discovered lon
rift in the clouds in the northwest
and in twenty minutes it cleared W
but the wind had swung to the north
west. We left at twelve thirty-fv'
reaching Roscoe at one fifteen. w
stopped for dinner and took on som
more gas, leaving there at two forty
8 five we passed Eureka at three fl
teen, and after circling over Linto
I to let them know we were here, lant
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