The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-12
.ELKS' FAIR OPENS
 WITH LARGE CROWD
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 Haven, looked forth attractively from the barrels; popcorn, breakfast food, still regarded as a novelty in the rural districts, butter, cheese and milk are all on sale.
 Then comes the penny arcade. Pic lures such as delight the eye of the farmer can be seen by looking into the polished boxes and graphophones sing the latest songs into the ear of the possessor of the necessary cent.
 A placu where one in luck can ring the cane comes next and this last night was one of the most largely attended sections of the fair Jim Ward hustled in pq g@gs after patron, cheering them on .e!en a ring came within a yard of the bane md urging them to invest lnors .? thesr funds in the arduous and , iaspirtI ' sSoSt.
 Nea the stairs leading to the dance l hall below, In little booth secluded from the resg ig fortune teller. Not aged as the witches. of salem, were, l telling proposition coins money for tho
 But down the winding stairs is one of the chief attractions of the fair, The l large Flks' hall, lighted by pumpkin moonshines and surrounded by stacks of corn, affords an excellent dancing place and from the opening until the close of the fair last night comfort able crowd moved majestically about to the orchestral music, At one corner of the hall is a booth labelled ''The sweetest place at the fair" where candy is sold by attractive young ladies. Country pumpkins, with jumpers on, and with lots of straw in their mouth, i solemnly parade the front of the booth, fearing lest some of the living sweets { disappear. At another booth, soft drinks, beloved of the farmers, are dis pensed and this proved the gathering place for those who went stag to the fair
 On the floor above the midway a tur- key dinner with all that goes with it { was served last night Tomorrow night it will be Dutch supper. To- night something else.
 : In the large room in the front of the second floor Is the place where the dead game sports congregate, for here Ed dle Stanford, firm upholder of the law runs bookmaking establishment and a race track, which makes Brighton Beach look like corduroy road. Thous- ands were won and lost on the track last night, but in the end everyone came out even, much to the surprise of Ed die | A side booth labeled For men only. attracted many last night, rivalling the race track for the crowd. It is tht Fluffy Ruffles kissing booth" but it f. a worth-your- fake, for the ktsse are candy and of the lemon color. To night the fruit will be changed, bu the meaning will be the same.
 Several Fluffy Rutfies girls wer' there last night, but most of them vii wait until Wednesday when a S25 ha
 will be slipped to the prettiest gir' Judging from those there last night
 some courageous twentieth centur, Paris can find a position as judge b! applying at the Crown street clubhouse Tonight the Eagles will attend in body escorted hv a ban1 and a commit
 tee of Elks. Mayor Elect Martin wa
 present last night, and was so please'
 with what he saw that he will com
 again. Wednesday night is for tn
 Fluffy Ruf1es and Thursday night
 for the free lanees.