Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1889 — IOWA’S BLUE GRASS PALACE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IOWA’S BLUE GRASS PALACE.

The Unique Exhibition Formally Opened, at Creston. Creston, lowa, Aug. 23.—The Blue Grass Palace was formally opened Thursday by Gov. Larrabee in the presence of an immense crowd. An appropriate program of music and speeches was rendered. The palace is the outcome of the formation of the “Blue Grass Legion,” f —med of the seventeen counties of Southwestern

lowa to bring this special product into prominence. It is 100 by 100 feet on the ground and 120 feet high. The roof is thached with native grasses and all the entrances and projections are constructed of baled hay. The decorations are artistic and elaborate. The interious of the palate is divided into sections occupied by the exhibits of each of the counties in the region as well as contributions from Montana, the two Dakotas and Washington. In size, design, extent and decoration and value of exhibits the palace compares favorably wit h the many ice, corn and spring palaces that have graced the Republic.

THE BLUE GRASS PALACE.