Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 3, 1913, Page 2

- 1 RPN U S S .-.—————_ _————— -. 1BIc CELEBRATION| 1 4 | | | | | | | | | i | | | | @ THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER — THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1913, egins Tomorrow Morning at Sunrise When the Big Cannon Goes BANG ! $1,000 IN PRIZES Motor Boat Races Log Rolling Contests Tug of War Sack Races Three Legged Race . Foot Races Greased Pig Races Potato Race Two Great Balloon Aséensmns and Parachute Jumps by the World’s Renown Lucile Belmont Grand Automobile Parade 100 Gaily Decorated Automobiles in Line BIG GAME OF BASE BALL Big Bemidg vs. Crookston Lumber Co. Looser of First Game vs. Little Bemidg Bemidji Band to Furnish the The Friday, July 4th Cannon Salute at Sunrise 8:30 a. m. Band Concert on Street. Bemidji Military Band 9:30 a. m. Grand Auto Parade Prizes. First Second Best decorated cars..$10.00 $5.00 Most unique decorated [ ¢ 10.00 5.00 Most comical decorat- ed cars . . 10.00 5.00 Old cars 3.00 2.00 Line of Parade. The parade will form on Irvine avenue a short distance beyond the cemetery. The cars will be lined up in the order they arrive and when they pass by the Markham hotel the judges will award the prizes. The route has been outlined as fol- lows: e - Drive from the cemetery south on Irvine avenue to Third street, on Third street to Bemidji avenue, on Bemidji avenue to Second street, on Second street to Beltrami avenue, on Beltrami avenue to the Union depot turning on First street to Minnesota avenue, on Minnesota avenue north to Fourteenth street, on Fourteenth street to Beltrami avenue, south on Beltrami avenue to Second street, on Second street to Bemidji avenue, track on high speed. Brinkman Theater, Fourth and north on Bemidji avenue to Twelfth Slowest ©BF .. ...wsises.s.$10. 00. Fifth, morning, 10 h. m..to 12 m, street, east on Twelfth street to Lake Next SIowgs\;Ac cesequny R,.Q{o)‘ Two. Big Acts and lfovin‘fi ?;g:/t_yrea, A.P. W[—IITE Presldent Boulevard, south on Lake Boulevard to Fourth street and west on Fourth street to the end of the pavement, where the parade will disband. 1:00 p. m. Band Concert on Street Bemidji Military Band 2:00 p. m. Base Ball Game at Fair Grounds. . Big Bemidg vs. ¥4 . Crookston Lumber Co., for a purse of $150.00 60 per cent to winner, 40 per cent to loser. 4:00 p. m. Auto Races— Races to start at 4 p. m. sharp. All races to be governed by A. A. A. rules. LT First Race—Cars oi 30 hp. or Less. Three miles, one heat. Five to enter, three to start. Winner &% shieal BRin Sy $15.00 Second ..ucinenans ceeraees 10.00 Second Race—Cars of 30 hp. or Over. Two Miles. Best two heats in three, e . e Five to enter, three to start. Winner Second. .. w Thn'dnaee—SlowRue g Free-for-all. One-heat once nround Conditions for Slow Race. Each driver to be accompanied by judge appointed by committee. Driver must not touch shifting lev- ers or clutch after crossing starting line. Driver killing engine or stopping car disqualified from continuing race and must immediately get out of way of other cars. No one allowed in car but judge and driver, , 5:00 p. m. Grand Balloon Ascen- sion and Parachute Jump — by the celebrated Lucile o Belmont, the most ‘daring = Balloonist in the world. Brought from Chicago es- pecially for this event. 7 30 p. m. Band Concert and Water Sports at City Dock. i Log, Rolling among ex- perts, $15.00' to Winner. 7:30 p. m. Water Baseball Game at the Dock. Something new. Bemidji Beauties. = eewy.. A. E. Feir, Capt. 'va. 3 e n, ~Markham Mermaids %#> ‘Wmnm. C. Smith, Capt. M. J. Brown, Umpire _- ¥ .. Extra Shows 7 Music Saturday, July Sth 9:00 a. m. Band Concert on Streets. 10:00 a. m. Outdoor Sports. T. A. McCann, Chairman. First Second 100 Yard dash ....... $3.00 $2.00 Three-Legged Race ... 3.00 2.00 Sack Race 2.00 Potato Race .... . 3. 2.00 Fat Man’s Race ...... 3.00 2.00 Tug of War, Citizens, vs. Crookston Lumber Company, Winner.$10.00 1:00 p. m. Band Concert. 2:00 p. m. Ball Game. Losing team of 4th, vs. Little Bemidg. Purse $60.00 ‘Winners .+:60 per cent Losers ......cceecennn 40 per cent 4:00 p. m. Horse Races. ‘Free-for-all Running Race. Five to enter, 3 to start. Motor Cycle Race Ray Murphy, Chairman. 5:00 p. m. Balloon Ascension and ta Parachute Jump by Lucile e Belmont. : s w Firemen’s dance at city hall Fri- and 5. All are invited. The ladies of the Swedish Luther- an church will serve dinner at Lib- rary Park, July 4. JUDGES E. H Dcnu ~ Jno. Hlllaby R F Murphy N e LA OFFICERS OF THE DAY: 'H. C. BAER, Secretary MAYOR Wm. McCUAIG, F.S. LYCAN Auto Patade and Races »_ ... FRED BRINKMAN, Treasurer R. F. MURPHY, Privileges T. A. McCANN, Sports_ Ceo. Stein J. C. Parker Bill Smith .day and Saturday evenings, July 4, .