Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-09-21
To the state Fair and Reunion and
Return


board Harmon's stage coach for Marvin.
on our way to Topeka. Arriving at
Marvin we found it necessary to lay over
FIVE hours, and through the kindness of
Mr. and Mrs. Kidd, secured lodgings
at three o'clock a. m. we boarded
the east bound G. B. train, which, to-
our great surprise, was already about
filed, and got fuller" and ''fullcr" all the
way along-and still there was room for
one more, at least every one thought so
and "got aboard" At Clyde we changed
cars, being unloaded on platform at the
crossing, where we had corn fields on
either side of US, and planks or railroad
ties to sit on-with "that Wednesday,
genial sunshine to make US happy.
After a short delay we were off for
junction City, where we arrived dry and
dusty-there being no water on the train
the boys made raid OF the artist.
John shops of that city, and from there
down we had constant reminder that
prohibition did not prohibit in junction
City-but, like the cars, the BOYS did
not get SO full but that they thought
they could hold some more" and some
seemed to do that easier than they could
hold their tongues. It has been said
that she who makes two blades of grass
grow where but one grew before is a
benefactor Of his race - that being so,
how about the man who can make
two human beings occupy a space just
large CROUCH for one?
By the time we reached Topeka, our
train consisted of thirteen coaches-eaeh
crowded until the "one more" theory
had about exploded. Reaching the de-
pot in North Topeka, several PARTIES on
our train foun themselves interviewed
by pickpockets in short order, among
whom was our friend, A. Troup, OF
Marvin, loosing, we believe about TWEEN
ty dollars.
We soon found comfortable rooms,
previously engaged for US by our friend,
G. B. Hamilton, and we were soon taking
in the sights of the fair. We found
Topeka with her best clothes on, but hot
dry and dusty, and with her $4,000, OF
$4,000 extra people, 500 head of stock
OF exhibition. and about dozen engines
with all the extra teams, were too much
for the water works, and, it is said, some
of the people did not wash their faces
for week. The authorities had tc
quit sprlnkling the streets and turn the
water supply into the veterans camp
and fair grounds.
But Notwithstanding all discomforts
the fair and reunion were success. The
State MALTA, with their bright new
uniforms, the veterans, with their Ole
battle scared flags, presented scene
that had to be witnessed to be appreclat
ed.
The show of stock on the fair ground!
was probably the finest ever collested il
the West. Those monster horses of thu
Clydesdale and Norman stock, weighing
from 1900 to 1920 pounds, wer'
sights Of cattle, the Black Angus
Polled cattle took our eye. Also tn,
thoroughbred HoIstines, Attorneys
Short Horns and Devons all made gooC
showing. In hogs, the mammoth POLAND
Chinas were sight, some weighing 1,00(
pounds the Berkshire hogs were beau
ties, and one lot of Jersey Reds attracted
! much attention--but they didn't strik,
US very favorably some way, as we neve
did ikea "yaller hog The exhibition
, of sheep was very fine, consisting ofpur,
MorenOes, C9tswools, Southdowns, &c
1t was claimed that there was afne SHOW
of poultry. We did not see it, but go
one chicken leg at the NJ. E. eating
house which cost only $1.25, aud salts
fed our curiosity on the chicken business
The greatest attraction seemed to b
, "the man from Maine" who addresse,
probably the largest audience that ever
man attempted to talk to. Forty acre
of people makes pretty big crowd
but there was at least that many on tn
: = ground, and all wanted to hear Blaine
We got within two hundred feet ant
thought we were lucky.
The next thing that seemed to be in
teresting was the sham battle of tn
State MALTA, and was good limitation
of the noise and clatter of war.
! On Friday evening the Topeka Flam
beau boys made a splendid display o
fireworks on Kansas Avenue. Shor
speeches were made from the balloon,
of the Lindell Hotel by Mr.. Blaine
DIR. Lorlng, Speaker Kiefer, Col. Car
! and others, while a splendid reception
was given the distinguished guests with
> in.
Perhaps no feature of the Stat
Fair more justly attracted attention
than that of the display of farm pro
ducts and fruits. Many of the countle
had seperate exhibits, and of course tool
!, pride in them. johnson county, Gov
! St. Johns home, seemed to be ahead
but was hard pressed by manV others
Sedgwick county did we'll, and a fin,
collection from Davis county attracted
) our attention-some ofthe finest apple
: : we ever saw. The display of farm
machinery was good, but we have no
space to mention the various things.
; On Saturday We left for home, full.
satisfied that we had seen all the fair VI
could stand, and after good deal o
squeezing, pressing and jaming we go
on board the K. P. train for the ives
/, and had the privilege Of standing in tn
isle or on the platform until We reached