The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-24
EXHIBITS TO FAIR
Begin TO ARRIVE
SEBASTIAN AND YELL COUNTIES
HAVE ALREADY SHIPPED THEIR
PRODUCTS TO THIS CITY

wealth are dIedGE DeSihHlu6 ~ a. |
rive. Some of the textile exhibits |
were received at state fair headquar |
tiers yesterday, together with letter
from W. j. Jeringen, engaged in the
farm demonstration work stating |
that exhibits from Sebastian and
Yell counties had been packed ana
would arrive in this city no later than
Monday, asking that state fair ofii-
Gals see they were properly cared
| for until it came time to arrange
same on the grounds.
The sending of exhibits to the state
fair this early indicates the great in
terest that is being manifested
Throughout Arkansas for the next eX
position. an interest that this year far
lsurpasses any previous exposition
That lower Central avenue viii be
in good condition, so far as the inter
ests of the public utilities goes is in
dicated in a letter sent to Secretary
| Waters by General Manager S. r. Dill
Hon, which stated that Superintend mt
Joe Butterfield had been requested to
| consult with state fair officials rela-
tive to repairing the street near the
companys right of way. The public
utilities have also ordered material
for the repair of their long shed in
the grounds and this part of the es
Establishment will present a neat and
attractive appearance when the expo
sition opens,
The state fair association yesterday
signed a contract with the Greater
| american Shows Company. which will
provide some of the attractions for
the famous Midway" and this de
l. artment, like other features of the
big exposition, will be an improve
ment over previous fairs. Among the
attractions that have been booked
with the Greater American Shows are
the Tango Girls, a big plantation
show, something new in pit attrac-
tiens, a tenpiece Midway band, the
famous Princess Damora, who will be
, certain to attract much attention, a
miniature Panama canal and an.
other Oriental attraction
Along with these amusements there
will also be seen the famous What
Troupe of grotesque comedy cyclists,
whose sensational riding has made
them a big feature at all OF the larger
fairs in the west and southwest this
season. The Wilhat Sisters, consid
cred the priettiest and most daring
i, riders now before the public have
been engaged to appear at the loca
fair
4 The Blanche Mckinney show anC
, racing combination have also beer
engaged to entertain state fair pat
rons. Her ligh school horses are re
: garded as being without a peer in the
horse show world, and this attraction
/, will also give a series of Roman
. chariot races, contests which are con
ceded to be the most thrilling, dan
gerous and closely contested feature
I OF its kind ever seen In public
7 Hot Springs and Garland county
4 schools are also going to have dig
6 exhibit at the coming state fair ST.
: rerintendent NJ. Rose is one of the
officials Of the educational DEPART
nleht. and yesterday County SuDer'n
, teldent David Crockett arranged for
a big display from the county schools
Among the speciaties that viii he
provided in his department is a cajl
, Ing contest that will be held between
, the girls of Garland county's schools.
, The boys taking the manual ram
ing course in the high school alsa
conferred with Secretary Waters and
arranged to demonstrate their worl:
at iae state fair These young u IN
agie e to surprise visitors to the expo
s''on with their accomplishment in
this Ire
The state fair management yester.
day started working out plans for a
+ big fraternal feature, in which the
local organizations will be asked to
= take part, and the details Of the same
will be announced Sunday. This will
be one Of the big events Of the fair
and is certain to attract the attention
of every fraternal order in. Hot
ISprings. 1t is also something upon
which the state fair management is
) depending upon for assistance, and II
will be we'll worth the effort of the
local orders to participate in.
Mrs c. w. Garrison Of Little Rock
superintendent of the Better Baby
Health Contest" one of the great hui
man interest and educational features
of the state fair has written Secre
tary Waters to the effect that very
NEARLY all of the counties that held eX.
positions had this feature, and that
the prize winning Riddles" of those
fairs would be sent to compete in the
big state contest here Hot SPRINGS
mothers are also taking great in.
terest in this contest and there will
be hundreds of local babies cumBetinp
for prizes. It will be necessary to
ask physicians of Little Rock and
other cities to assist the local corps
OF doctors in the examination of tSesa
children in order that all entered may
secure an individual rating.
Taken all in all, the coming exposi.
ton, which will be held November H.
to II, will be the greatest in the his
tory of the state.