Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-10-17
FAIR OPENING lUSPICIOUS
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the administration building is attract
Ing more attention than any other,
booth I'm the building with the pos
sible exception of the Agricultural and
Mechanical school offVing. c. p.
Buchner arranged the Fairgrounds
display, which shows In miniature
practically every adopted form of pub
lie Fairgrounds, with complete appa-
ratus, buildings, etc.
Haskell Well Represented.
In charge of the Haskell school eX-
hibit in the administration building
are Superintendent j II. Esslinger,
Frank l.. Haynes, member of the
state board Of agriculture; Professor
Latter and Miss Chivington domestic
science teacher at the school.
Grounds Well Policcd.
The fair grounds police force is
in charge Of Chief Edward Yoder.
The officers, who hold special deputy
sheriffs commissions are Sam Walk
er, r. r. Reynolds and Harry Sand
ers. Lora Hall, of the sherff's force
Is also on duty at the grounds.
Some Good Free Acts.
The Flying Wirscharls and the Jat-
rack Rubes are the two feature free
acts that will be presented each af-
ternoon in front of the grand stand.
Colonel Anderson of the big Cosmo-
politan shaws also has a couple Of
free attractions billed for each after
noon and night on the Midway.
She Keeps Busy.
Mrs. Edward Best is listing the en-
tries In every department except the
poultry. She was about the busiest
person on the grounds yesterday
Plenty Good Things to See.
The entries in the horticulture,
culinary. arts and needlework de-
partments are especially heavy The
"craZy quilts" are deserving Of special
mention. while the cakes, pies breads
jellies and similar cooking exhibits
are numerous and varied In the art
department a display Of oil dcoins and
currency is attracting much atten-
ton. Some of the fancy work is
swell enough to grace the home OF a
multimillionaire.
Many, Many Thanks.
Mrs. NJ. =. Cook, who lives two
miles west OF Tulsa, is a woman farm
er of no mean ability, as her splendid
agricultural exhibit amply testifies.
! Mrs. Cook has entered varied array
! of garden and field products. includ-
/ ing water melons. turnips, radishes.
cucumbers squash, egg plant, millet,
kaffir corn, boil cotton and tomatoes.
Mrs. Cook had prepared forty-two-
pound water melon to be brought to
the fair. but someone broke into her
green house couple OF nights ago
and ate the melon. and left scratched
on the rinds the inscription, MANY
thanks. Wen call again
Camp Fire for Soldiers.
Lee Matthews adjutant Of Luclus
Fairchild Post No. 50, GAR. Of Tul-
$. announced yesterday that Old sold
iers' day at the fair had been changed
from Saturday to Thursday, on which
day the old soldiers will be accorded
every favor. There will be about a
hundred Confederate and Union vet
erans gather at the grounds on TINS
day. and it will be real occasion OF
the mingling of the blue and gray A
big camp fire will be built on tbs
grounds at night and around this th'
old soldiers will gather and ex
change "reminiscences of the CIVIL war
A Scycnty-Pound Melon.
The biggest water melon on exhibi
in the agricultural hall weighs seV'
enty pounds. 1t was raised by J. +
Dier. OF Sprngdale addition to th'
city of Tulsa.
An 1862 OK Yoke
| An old time OK yoke made in lS6i
is attracting much attention In con