Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-28

DIR. K &. j. Myers.
F. c. Denkmann.
w. H. Marshall.
Hubbard Dooley.
Ira Buffum.
DR. Assay.
Walter Yerbury.
G. w. Reddig.
Opening Tonight.
1t had been planned that the formal
opening might take place this after
noon and President Medill of the eX
position company and Mayor H. c.
Schaffer were to deliver the opening
addresses. This has, however, been
postponed until this evening, and to-
night is to mark the formal opening
of the entertainment.
This evening. also, the exposition
company will entertain the members
of the Tri-City Press club The club
will hold its regular monthly meeting
and dinner at the Harper house. and
later will be the guests of the COM
pany at the park.
Big Force on Duty.
The company has employed a big
force of men at the grounds for the
week, and they were busy today put
ting the park and grounds in shape
for this evening
Those who are to be on duty at the
exposition during the week are as fol
lows:
Ticket takers-N. LOBBY, ]. T.
Blythe, G. Keys, S. Brandle, F. Ken
nedy, Roy Ainsworth, P. Clarke, R
Kale, o. B. Winchester, o. B. Davis,
H. Taylor. Frank Murphy, William
Neal. Roy Graham, David ]. Sears, w.
w. Reise, C. Hansen. Charles Ken
neCy.
Z Exposition police-Cornelius Dono
van, chief; Louis Cook, Otto Herkert
Frank Cressy, Frank Bowken, William
Heitman, Fred Schroeder, Jerry Dono
van c. w. Gustafson. Walter Fitzsim
mons. c. Myers, Carl Plogh, c. c. Ken
nedy, Clarence Pratt, Nick Bane, Joe
Hale, William Marvin, c. H. Snow, H
n. Rounds, William Bishop, c. w. Nor
CART, Ben Olsen, Fritz Voight, NJ. A
Cronln, Dow Vandine.
| Ticket sellers-O. B. Hampton, vii
liam Quinlan, James Peetz, Mrs. c
w. Hummer.
Tomorrow Democratic Day.
| Tomorrow will be democratic day
one of the big days of the week, the
feature being the addresses at the bal
park just across the street from EX
position park. Former Vice Presiden
A. E. Stevenson of Bloomington, demo
cratic nominee for governor of Illinois
will arrive from Peoria at 11:30 in tn
morning. and he and Ex-Governor La 4
of Minnesota and M. j. McEniry o
Moline, nominee for congress in tn
Fourteenth district, will speak, begin
ming at l O'Clock.
Mr.. Bryan will arrive in the cit
early in the evening and his addres
will be begun shortly after 7 O'Clock
A platform in front of the grandstan
has been erected for the use of tn
speakers Admission will be entirel
; free. The program at the expositio
grounds will be postponed till tn
! close of Mr. Bryans address. A spt
cial fireworks program including
number of set pieces arranged for tn
: occasion. will be given by the Pal
: people during the evening.
r There were no track events th
n afternoon but they will be begun t.
morrow in both the automobile an
/ horse classes.
J. All shows Here Yesterday.
All the shows for the expositic
Il were in the city last night and bs
= weather did not hinder the immedia
removal of the effects to the park al
the setting up of the tents.
II First to arrive was the Igorrote bal
which came from Lacrosse. No tin
was lost in getting these strange pc
pie from the tropical regions to t
grounds, where they were made
comfortable as possible in the hor
stalls over night. They were provid
with blankets and an abundance
straw was placed in their customa
quarters to help keep them war
Thus supplied they came through t
night in very good shape with tn
appetites for roast dog if anything
llproved by the experience.
The C. w. Parker railroad sho
came in from Cedar Rapids in tn
special train of 25 extra length C;
over the Milwaukee, arriving in
afternoon. In spite of the rain IL
were unloaded at once and proceed
to set up their tents as rapidly
though the skies were fair and
breeze balmy.
u OF the other attractions the o