. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 548 THB^ MRIBRICMH mmW JOWRKMI^. kikmiA^AMkikS Fair at <^eston, lotva. The Creston Fair grounds, which will contain the celebrated" Blue Grass Palace," will be opened Aug. 21, by Gov. Boies, and that date will be " Governor's ; The management expect to secure the attend- ance of the governors of Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. Roger Q. Mills has been secured, and McKinley or Speaker Reed will undoubtedly be present; and it is intended to secure eminent men for each day. The Palace building will front to
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 548 THB^ MRIBRICMH mmW JOWRKMI^. kikmiA^AMkikS Fair at <^eston, lotva. The Creston Fair grounds, which will contain the celebrated" Blue Grass Palace," will be opened Aug. 21, by Gov. Boies, and that date will be " Governor's ; The management expect to secure the attend- ance of the governors of Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. Roger Q. Mills has been secured, and McKinley or Speaker Reed will undoubtedly be present; and it is intended to secure eminent men for each day. The Palace building will front to the east, and will have a total length north and south of 265 feet, and will be 130 feet The Palace of 1890 wUl far surpass any- thing in the palace line ever seen in the country, not excepting the famous Corn Palace of Sioux City, and visitors who viewed the old palace with wonder and admiration, will be greatly surprised and delighted, when they view the improved Blue Grass Palace of 1890. This is a nice opportunity for the bee- keepers of that State to make a good ex- hibit. It takes only one fare on all rail- roads in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. This is the time to visit the Blue Grass region of Iowa. Eighteen counties have each a booth, and vie with each other in decorating in a unique and novel manner, and the booths are filled with the products and manufac- tured articles from each county, and each booth will have parties in charge for the 'ifV^lJST. wide. The main tower will be in the cen- ter of the building, and will be 120 feet high, while on the north and south wings will be two towers 90 feet high, and over the main entrance on the east side there will be another tower 100 feet in heighth, which, with several smaller towers, will give the building a magnificent appearance. A bridge will be constructed from the south tower to the north one, which will be 12 feet wide and over 200 feet long,which, together with the balconies will accommo- da
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