The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-08
UNPRECEDENTED IN ATTENDANCE
 WAS FOURTH ANNUAL EXPOSITION

of which polSed the responsive headl of three large Coolie dogs, which wi'h little lavendar tinted ribbons she piloted in lead of the great procession that was to follow.
 Governor Donaghey. President Wat. ers of the State Fair Association, President Rix and Secretary Bedding of the Business Mems League, city and county officials, mounted police and then the great caravan of floats. The picking of the prize winners was no easy task, but ,he selections vii meet public approval of the thou. sands who cheered them on their tra1 a ound fhe circle.
 First honors in the floral division were awarded to Miss Golden in her layendar dog cart, and easily the second went to little Miss Petit. who piloied beautifully decoratel pink pony wagon about the co6rse. Ladies of he Macabees who had decorated large tallyho automobile drew .hird honors for decorative effect
 In the industrial division the drst honors were readily agreed on, and
 went to the A. c. Jones floas The float represented the ice manufacturing business, and upon large foe was a replica of the polar regions The mountains of snow and ice centered m a peak at the middle, where an A.neri.
 can flag stood flying in the breeze At either side of the representative of the 1 noish pole were characters represent. ing Peary and Cook, the explorers T!
 saw it first" said one, and T found it first said the other. and the recent l public conctoversy was told In pic.
 ture so impressive as to demand q unanimous voice of first approval Second honors went to scene ic
 the interior of the Peden blacksmith,
 shop where men in workaday garb
 were busy fitting honeshoes or mould
 ing iron into form for wagon work.
 The third honors went to the
 Prlchard furniture exhibition, which
 carried at its stern modern bed up.
 on winch lolled in easy repose male figure.
 In the ffaternal contest the Wood.
 men of the World were awarded first honors in answer to the chorus of a hundred little girls clad in white who 1 sang patriotic airs in passing the stand. Behind this float marched the membership of the order on this clty,
 to which had been added many out of town members of the organization.
 The Redmen were second, and the two features they made in the parade
 were little less of interest. Large logs on an old fashioned log wagon. drawn by eight oxen, and upon which i Choppers worked steadily, the float
 rounded the track caused many ex.
 pressions of approval Besides this display the Redmen, mounted, and
 with war paint rode in replica of the
 Indian on his war path.
 The Maeabees won third honor hay. ing large representation in white. and making a splendid display in con. graist to the work of the other organ. izations
 The automobile division was re duced to single participant because of the inability of many to have their machines idle at the decorators, but had there been many in competition 1t is most likely the hand of the judges would with an unanimity of opinion pointed to that of J. A. Stallcup and family, whose car was beautifully de- corated with lavendar chrysanthe. nuns, the occupants dressed and gowned in harmonious color to com plete the scheme. and the machine working in perfect order
 One of the most attractive equipages in the State Fair parade yesterday was that of Signor Marceline Foiaco. a prominent citizen and capitalist of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico. The de. corations were the Mexican, Spanish and American colons most artistieally arranged. The occupants of the equip page were SignoIs Marcelno Fojaco, !. F. Diaz, M. Sohle and R. Fleischer It was quite compliment to our Fair for our distinguished foreign visitor to manifest such an interest ingstx ,, The evening program at f an Was marred throuen3tne occupA t1