Omaha daily bee., 1907-09-27
COUNTY FAIR WILL BE FINE
Exhibits Of Farm and Garden Come in
Large Quantities.
MORE TICKET SELLERS ARE BUSY
Preparations Are Made TO GIVE Better
Service at Gates and All who
Come Can he ACCOM-
modated.

B.
Wednesday night, october 2, electric
pageant.
Thursday afternoon, October 3. women's
float parade.
Friday night October 4, coronation ball
Saturday night. October 5, carnival closes.
Thursday. world-Herald day,
Friday, Omaha News day.
Saturday, childrens day.
Monday, South Omaha day.
Tuesday Iowa day.
Wednesday, Douglas county day.
Thursday, Lincoln day.
Friday. Nebraska day.
Saturday. Council Bluffs day.
Attractions ON Kings Highway.
Slide for Lite-S p. IN. and p m.
High Dive-4:30, p. m. and $50 p. m.
The Bagdad show, which Is not free, vii
occur at $780, S:15 and $3.50 p. m.
Gaily decorated streets. warmer air and
jolly citizens and visitors marked the
second night of the fall festival of the
knights of Ak-sar-Ben. illumination was
better Thursday night and the streets were
filled with larger crowd. The regular
program at the carnival grounds was
carried out. and hundreds gathered TO see
the free shows, while the others were fairly
well patronized All of the displays are
not in shape, but by Friday night Moth
ing will be lacking.
The attendance on the first day ex-
ceeded that of last year by thirty-six, the
figures for this years first day being 2,5S9
and for the corresponding day last year
1853 Inside the gates of the Kings High
way eight shows were in operation We'd
nesday compared with fourteen on the
first day last year. But these eight shows
took in more money than the fourteen
did q year ago.
The weather which was somewhat chilly
on Wednesday mellowed before strong
breeze from the south and Thursday was
ideal in its temperature.
Cosnty Falls. A On Hand.
O. w. Hervey. SECRETARY of the Douglas
, County Agricultural associations made hiia-
! self felt in the long line OF booths. which
take up the block of the grounds between
Farnam and Douglas streets on Nineteenth
street Dozens of big wagons were busy
there Thursday unloading gigantic pump
kins, colossal watermeons, apples, pears.
peaches grapes and all manner of grains,
TO say nothing of pigs and other live stock.
Mr.. Hervey had a large force OF people
at work arranging the display OF the
products Of Douglas county's fertile Fields.
Red tape Is responsible for the fact that
there was no balloon ascension Thursday
and no airsliip flight. The water company
and the Water board being at outs. It was
found when water was wanted for making
the hydrogen gas which fills the balloon.
there was technicality in the way OF
drawing the supply from the mains. This
difficulty will be cleared up by Friday and
the two big balloons. which are in their
| tent half inflated will go up The Bays
dorfer brothers will also make a flight I'm
their Baysdorfer- wager airship, which is
| ready to navigate the air wanting only
good meal of hydrogen gas before doing 80.
Mile. La BlOnche Rides.
Mile. La BIonche made her peerless ride
for life at o'clock Thursday afternoon
before the eyes of a great crowd The
| cable on which the slide is made stretches
! from the extreme top of the northwest
corner Of the new Brandeis building down
to Eighteenth and Douglas streets, Buck
| Taylor pulled the trigger OF the revolver
which gave the signal for Mile. La Blonche
to start Hanging by her teeth from the
grooved wheel which runs on the cable
the fearless French woman shot down
| through the air while the crowd held Its
| breath.
Six windows for selling tickets have now
! been provided at the main entrance to the
! carnival grounds besides those at the Nine
teenth and Farnam street entrance. There
are two windows in the entry arch at Sew
enteenth and Douglas streets and two small
movable houses each equipped with two
ticket windows have been placed in the
street near the arch. There are six turn
stiles at this entrance and with such equip
ment the biggest crowd can be expedl-
tiously handled.