The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-09-01
Entertainment Features Sure
10 Add Greatly to Big
!: State Expodtions
MANY NEW AND NOVEL !.
FEATURES SCHEDULED
Calvin Coolidge WIN SPEAK
Farm Exhibits a Feature;
Bemidji Band Plays

p Minnesota Sr. Ml1i1oI1-DoioA OIL
opens at the State FAIR grounds,
Twin Cities, tomorrow and will con-
tinue throughout all Of next week.
Tomorrow Is considered as entry
day and the main entertainment
program is to begin Monday. Min
nesota's State Fair this year is to
be an educational fair. Livestock,
agricultural, horticultural, machine
ry and other educational exhibits
will provide the equivalent of weeks
and weeks of reading and studying
from texts. Every department of the
gigantic fair is sure to surprass any
previous records. =
While the management has been
more liberal in the matter Of pre-
miums this year than ever before,
and has left no stone unturned to
make the educational features on
, the weeks program top those of all
other years. 4. =
Fifteen acts, direct from the lead
ing circuses and theatrical circuits
of the country will feature 81 the
mammouth se1;ertainmttnt program
which will be staged twice daily,
afternoon and evening in front of /
the grandstand. -. = -: /.
Contracts for these feature acts
have been received by, Secretary
Thomas. n. Garfield Of the State
Fair board, a horse racing or auto
racing program is worked out for
each afternoon program, while the
vaudeville will be interspersed with
the fire works spectacle, - cystic
China" at the evening performan-
ces. :, = 80 -. K -, =
Lillian Boyer,s Aerial Circus will
furnish the special feature attraction
at each performance. Miss Boyer
will make passages from speeding
iausomobile to an aeroplane by
means of a rope ladder, each after
noon. In the evening two "ships''
from Miss Boyer's circus will stage
q thrilling aerial battle with their
planes brilliantly Illuminated with
fireworks.
Purses totaling $4,000 are Of
fered for the horse races, which will
feature four afternoons, while more
than $4,000 will be paid out in
prize money to the daring automobile
: drivers who will compete on three
afternoon. Sig Haugadahl and his ia
nous 3 mile-a-minute car, will be
seen in action in the auto races.
The vaudeville part Of the bill will
be truely State Fair offering. Wire
acts, casting acts, Juggling acts,
balancing acts and dancing acts
have been engaged, q
Other acts on the program are
Kane, Morey and More, the Three
!, Alex, and DR.. Carver's Diving Horse
Klatauah who jumps from 40-foot
platform into an eight-foot tank OF
water. g.
Vice-president Calvin L. Coolidge
will give special address Wednes'
day, September. 6. Auto polo will be
= enjoyed each afternoon and eve
ming. Horse races will be IA staged
September 4, 5, Z and 8, while auto
races are scheduled for Septembe,
g. and 9. A spectacular fireworks
display 'Mystic China" will be
shown each evening.
Among the other attractions are
the S1,5OO,OOO livestock and poui.
try show, the biggest farm product
show in the world, 100000 inter
national art exhibit, 80 acres of the
latest farm machinery, big evening
horse show September q, 5, 6, 7,4apqe e
8 with cash prizes totaling $S,165
northwest automobile =: exposition
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