Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-15
Several Hundred Young
sters Among Crowd of
$4,000 Attending.
CURTAIN WILL BE
RUNG DOWN TO-DAY
Has Been bv Far Most Stu
pendous Exhibition
Held in State.

VOUTH was served in copious
L quantities yesterday at the Tulsa
county fair. II was children's day and
tho cup OF each youngster from four
TO thirty fairly ran over in the land
of wonder and enchantment enclosed
In the circle of exhibit buildings be-
decked with gay bunting and national
rags. Several hundred youngsters
regaled In the amusements and dis
plays during the day and bringing to
happy climax the greatest exhibition
or It's character ever seen in this state.
The third day of the fair set n mark
or 1000 for attendance, at least 1000
above the highest record which was
made on the day previous.
From every standpoint the occasion
was ideal Unlike the two previous
days there was sharp tang In tho
air. advance notice of approaching
autumn. which set the blood a tingling
and gave impetus to the restless
hordes which moved In and out and
around about the grounds from 10
o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock
| at night.
All for Children.
For the children of the county
future farmers, housekeepers. cattle-
| men and good citiZens-ofticials had
expended their every effort to fur
nish red letter day in their lives.
Besides the usual line of red lemon
ade. popcorn. ice cream cones, colored
| balloons. whips, noise making uten-
sils and odd embellishments, there
was the honest-to- goodness vaude-
vile. aerial stunts which made ones
heart do half flip once or twice. that
pretty little pony which did tricks and
a band which played music which re-
minded one of pictures OF George
Washington and Abe Lincoln. To be
sure the wind was too high for the
balloon ascension. nobody missed 1t
In the maelstrom OF other good
| things.
AS guests of honor they not only
attended throughout the day the
| lighter attractions but Cleaned somo
real instruction from the varied and
| educational showings in the different
buildings. Interesting lectures. educa-
tional displays and attractive booths
proved equally as entertaining.
Put the children were not the only
ones who had bully time. OF course,
the parents had to come along TO
bring the children ana the teachers
had to come along to watch over
their charges Papas could be found
out In the open field to the right Of
the amphitheater watching the hugo
tractors work. or examining the amaZ-
ing exhibits OF live stock. including
cattle, horses, swine, sheep and goats.
Much attention was given the asri-
cultural exhibits during the day,
which were all in their places and all
remarkably fresh looking considering
the temperature during the Gays of
the fair
Mothers In Abundance.
Mothers, Of course. were Interested
in these things In an Incidental sort
CT way. bat they followed their nat
ural bent and lowered about the cam
ming exhibitions, displays OF domestic
science. art work, drawings, the baby
show and the merchants booths. The
Fafrcorn palace was their mecca
during the day. Great crowds were
attra cted to the jenkins Music com-
pany booth, where vocalsts enter
tanned during the day; to the Hoefstl
Insect company's exhibit. where hun
dreds OF flies were painlessly removed
from the land OF the living by small
quantities of the powder, and to tho
Christian Science rest room. where at
tcndarts were ready at a moments
notice to administer to ones needs
The babies down at the northwest
corner OF the show were in the spot
light practically all day. More than
one hundred protesting infants were
sent through the examining clinic.
The automobile hall was crowded at
all times. With general prosperity On
all sides, all those who attended the
fair could at least look at the luxuri-
Gus machines. while great many
sales were made. II is understood.
Statesmen were showing the various
new 1917 models. winch. 1t is claimed.
arc by Tar the most ultra ever intro