The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-27
right of the stage where large section

right of the stage where large section
of the north wall is covered with speci.
mems of many kinds of art work, in
GLIDING portraits, oil paintings, cray
on drawings, embroidery, etc. Nearly
all Of this work is by lola artists and
it is certainly most credi'able dis
play, showing much that even the Sc
verest critic would dud to praise.
In this same corner hang numerous
relics in the line of wearing apparel
that are very interesting. There is an
old soldier coat, for instance, with lite
double row of buttons and its braid
and its spike tails that was worn by
Grandfather Canatsy when he fought
the British in the war of 1912. And
there is an elegant dress suit that
Grandpa Acefs played the gallant in
away back about the time of the flood.
And there is q creamy elk cape OF
curious fashion that once adorned the
shoulders of some Spanish beauty,
long before Miss Effie Scott found 1t in
an out OF the way shop in the City OF
Mexico. Then there are numerous
suits of baby clothes which are of inter
est because the babies are now grown
men and women. And 80 on and SO
on.
Under the pictures. in neatly made.
glass covered cases, are relics that IL
would take hours to examine in detail
and columns to describe. Curiously
wrought and painted china ware tina
has been carefully handed down from
one generation to another for a hun.
dred and fifty years or more; a carpen-
.er's rule 200 years old; shuttles that
our grandmothers used, with samples
of the wool they wOve; war relics: q
piece of bark from the Concord bridge
where a parcel of hot-head New Eng
land farmers, one April dav in IT'S
entered into rather heated argument
with some squadrons of King Georges
men: sea weed from the Atlantic; a
bottle of water dipped from the Pacific:
shell with picture of ship on 1t,
picked up on the coast of Scotland 15O
years ago, and other articles, as the
sale bills say, too numerous TO mention
but worth twice the price of admission
to see.
The remaining space on the mort b
side of the room is taken up with the
fancy candy booth, presided over by
Misses Cora Briggs and Nellie Smelt-
ger, the lemonade stand In charge OF
Willie Frank and Jimmie Mcclure.
and the hot candy factory, under the
direction of Johnnie Richardson. Tell
Evans also has booth on this side
where are exposed for sale at greatly
reduced prices numerous miscellaneous
articles left over from last years A. o
U. w. Fair.
On the south side of the room, next
to the stage, is the "Dime Museum ~
the admission to which, In spite of it's
name, is only five cents. There are
any number of articles here and the
fun comes in fitting the name given in
the catalog to the thing.
The remainder of the space on the
south side of the hall is taken up with
the supper; and oyster and ice cream
booths, in which refreshments are
served at reasonable rates at any time
during the evening.
THE BABY SHOW.
The exhibition of infants yesterday
afternoon was plume in the cap OF
Miss May Ewing. adiverting spectacle
to the large audience present, a time
that tried the souls of the mammas
represented, somewhat squat
ly occasion for the infants
themselves and an altogeth.
er narrowing affair for the
judges. The editor Of this paper, who
was one of the judges, weakened at the
last minute and skipped for the Gulf
of Mexico. The reporter left in charge
is not connoisseur of babies himself
by a long shot. but he supposes approx
innate Justice was done by the follow
ing awards:
Prettiest girl baby.-Bessie Beck.
Prettiest boy baby,-Phil. Slower.
Girl baby with prettiest blue eyes,
Grace Rowland.
Girl baby with prettiest dark eyes,
Laura Cole.
Boy baby with prettiest blue eyes,
Leslie Campbell.
Boy baby with prettiest dark eyes,
Grover Weith.
Girl baby with curliest hair-Annia
Barth.
Prettiest twin babies-Edna andEd.
gar Hibbs.
Fa test girl baby under one year
Hazel Dingman.
Fattest girl baby between one and
( hree-Edna Duncan.
Fattest boy baby under one year
Ira Thomas.
Smallest baby of its age under one
We ar-Roy Hazard.
Smallest baby of its age between
one and three-Bertha Baily.
FURTHER FESTIVITIES.
We go to press too earl y to report
theconcert last night by Mi IS Wilson.
the Kickapoo Club, and the
or chestra. 1t goes without
s aging that it was most enjoy
able. Tonight the eagerly anticipated
Persian Wedding, conducted by Miss
Mary Clarke, is the chief attraction
The highly amusing "vocophone"
will also be on hand. Tomorrow night
is G.. A. r. night, and the entertain
ment will consist OF patriotic music,
vocal aud instrumental, with the vari.
BUS "side- shows" i'm full blast
THE TRUTH.
Erie Record.
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