The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-29
ASK THAT
CARS KEEP
OFF STREETS
Large Number of Cars In
Town on Saturday Will
Cause Congestion
MANY NEW STUNTS
Many Out of Town People
TO Take Part in Days
Events

AS there will probably be severa,
hundred country cars in town Satur-
DAY 1t is requested that so far a.
possible those who have cars in the
city Will keep them off the down town
streets after eleven O'Clock Saturday
morning. The streets will be very
congested with all these outside cars
IN town and everyone wishes to ELI
mate every chance of accident pos
sible.
Automobile Day will be piNa/y
the biggest day in years that Bis
marck has ever seen, at least so far
as outside visitors are concerned
and we believe it to be the desire of
everyone to give our visitors from
the country all the leeway that we
can and this is the reason for our
request that we, who live here, shall
SO far as business will permit, give
their cars as full use Of the streets
as we can
The parade will start promptly at
one-thirty, going west on Main street
TO Second, then north to Broadway,
then east on Broadway to 9Th, north
On 9Th to Thayer, west on Thayer to
End street, where it will disband The
Juvenile Band with 80 pieces will be
in the parade. First will come the
oldest car obtainable here followed
by the newest and up to date cars on
the market. Then will come the
Juvenile band, which has been prac-
ticing up for the occasion and some
OF the finest music ever heard here
VII be rendered. The kids are on
their toes to give you good music
fo.iowlng the band will be several
hundred cars, many of them decorat-
ed to the best ability of their own
ers. Prizes will be given for the best
decorated country cars. Some of
them will have flags and bunting and
many of them will have all sorts of
grain with which to decorate them
1t is going to be one of the liveliest
and best parades Bismarck has ever
seen. The very last car in the parade
Will be filled with youngsters who
will distribute lollypops and all day
suckers to the kids along the line of
march as well as several hundred
toy balloons.
After the parade there will be a
dozen or more stunts pulled off along
Broadway between End and Ctr
streets, including; changing tires the
quickest, backing your car up, stop.
ping your car on line, driving
through stakes set up in the street
similar to the stunt pulled off ;
month ago, only better arranged
Walking a chalk mark and with 9th
er tests of driving and so on, to be
followed by the see-sawing contest.
Immediately after the parade will
see Curtis Dirlam and his clown banc
on the streets and you ought to heal
the real music the boys render.
Besides the prizes for the contests
prizes will be offered for the oldes
person coming to town as we'll as the
youngest baby; for the family com
ing the longest distance in the coun
try tributary to Bismarck; for the
oldest car in the parade, outside OF
the one special car mentioned be
fore; and for the most dilapidatee
car, as we'll as for the best decorated
country car.
Everyone from out of town is re.
quested to go to the Masonic Temple
on Third street as soon as they gel
in to obtain full information as tc
the days events, as we'll as to regis
ter for the oldest person coming tc
town and the youngest, for the ca,
coming the longest distance and fol
the biggest family. The most dilapi
dated car and the best decorated cal
will be judged by three we'll known
farmers when they pass in the pa,
ade. Also, the various stunts anc
contests on the street will be judged
by farmers in town so there will be
no charge of favoritism on the par,
of anybody, whether he be * auto
mobile dealer or anyone else.
All arrangements are made for the
biggest crowd in long time in Bis.
marck and it is hoped that everyone
in town who can be possibly on the
streets will be down town Saturday
afternoon. We want all our visitor