Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-08
cRAin SEcrioN OF COUNCIL
BLUFFS EXPOSITION TO Be
LARGE.
OFFICIALS AND ASSISTANTS
BUSY WITH PREPARATIONS
Many exhibitors Already Thers With
Fruits and Grains - Feature to 30
Beauty show-Nsw Orleans Boom
svs on Hand and Vigorously Cam.
paianina Fer Panama Exposition.

Council Bluffs, Nov. S.-Monday the
exposition now on the eve Of opening
had passed the $50 mark before noon
and before that day closed was over
four hundred. The division in which
the show is to be held is being artistic
ally decorated with grains. grasses and
other products Of the soil. A car load
Of grasses and decorative material ar
rived Monday from Nebraska and it is
rapidly becoming problem of finding
a location for all the available mater
ial.
Superintendent Freeman Reed. of the
horticultural show, and his office force.
together with Score ary- treasurer
Reye, moved from the old offices over
the First National bank building TO the
Auditorium. In coy offices at the left
OF the main entrance they can be found
by all having business with the big
show. The carpenters are hard at work
putting in benches and tables for the
displays and the decorators have all
about finished up their labors and have
transformed the interior Of the building
and it's annexes into perfect bower
of loneliness.
Many Exhibitors There.
Many Of the big exhibitors are COM
mencing to come into the fold and the
work of placing the exhibits mill now
proceed with rapdity and insures
grand successful opening on Thursday
next. The opening program is in hand
and will be a good one.
to orrit. llS. If INN
yesterday morning was Mr.. Alan p.
Senior, Of Twin City. Idaho. He brings
a fine general display and exhibit con-
sisting of a full line Of orchard fruits,
farm products and lot of good litera-
ture to dispense. Another Idahoan is
Mr. B. F. Hurst, of Boise. He is ac-
companied by his wife. They bring
carload Of apples from Boise orchards.
Three exhibitors or Representatives Of
exhibitors coming also from Idaho and
arriving Sunday night, are Messrs.
William Wells. D. p Donavan and T. j..
Brown. These gentlemen bring large
and well selected exhibit that will. no
doubt. add much to the general beau
ties of the entire show.
New Orleans on Hand.
The representatives of the New Or
leans Worlds Panama Exposition Com
pany also arrived yesterday and at
once proceeded with characteristic eX-
position vim to arrange for bidding
their booths and extra decorations OF
the same. Mr. James G. Blake with the
advance guard and Mr.. James b.
HAYNES, manager of the northwestern
bureau of the exposition, with head
quarters in Omaha, was in charge. Mr..
Blake has sole charge of the exhibits
and dispensing Of literature for the
New ORLEANS affairs in the national
land show in Pittsburg last week and
Is competent, agreeable gentleman.
Mr. Louis w. Buckley, who has the
ladies' band here, the latter owned by
Col. O. E. Skin of Chicago, was direc-
tor Of cerem onies, special events, music
and aunusenents at the Seattle exposi-
tion, also at the Buffalo and st. Louis
Beauty Show.
A feature Of the exposition will be =
beauty show. In this show all nations
are to be represented in their native
costumes The decision In this contest
is not to be rendered by connoisseurs,
but by the public at the modest price
of 1 cent per vote. a $50 fund is hung
up as a prize. $25 goes to the winner,
SIS to the next and $40 to the third.
The contest will be closed OH Friday
evening. Nov. IS, and the votes will be
counted and the results announced
Saturday, the 18th.
Paul c. Mooney will have charge OF
the contest and those wishing informa-
ton concerning the rules should apply
to him at once. A public wedding Will
be held during the exposition and
big prize will be offered for the couple
offering their services as principals in
this event. Mr.. Mooney is the man to
consult on this subject, also.