The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-12
LIKES THENEW TOPEKA.
The Topeka of the Old Days lis
Past
But the New One Shone Re
spIendent Fall Festival Week.
What the Kansas Editors Continue TO
Say About Topeka and Her En-
tertainments

Kansas Editors continue to cover To
peza with glory and with praise. as
Follows.
All Kansas IS proud of the manner in
(which Topeka entertained her guests
East week during the Reunion and Fall
Festivities. Every promise was car
E1ed out and some extras thrown in
1t was a disunctively Kansas enter
Nalnment in that successful efforts
Were made to OutShine in originality
anything else of the kind in the cOun-
Try 1T was a Kansas crOwd-sobeT,
good natUred and tolerant-Which came
together 20 enjoy the fun Topeka
snay have been Indifferent in the past
an properly welcoming and caring for
state gatherings but this cannot be
1ruthfuIly charged against her now
we like the new Topeka better than
Ehe old TOpeka.-Sterlfng Bulletin.
The G. A. r. Reunion and Topeka
FAN Festival was in every way a grand
success and especially in a political
way The later is TO be regretted.
However. be it said in honor to To-
peza- she could not help it. and she did
herself proud. The visitors at the cap
Agal numbered $4,000. They We're right
royalty entertained from opening to
closing hours Everyone who attended
VIII look forward to next years festi-
wal as a great feast of enjoyment. The
only nlarrlng Feature Of an otherwise
unexcelled Kansas entertainment was
me bringing to Topeka OF the gen
erals as q Republican sidesh0W and
know enough to keep their political
bazoO shut at non-poItcal affair
MANY old soldier boys of both political
persuasions We're disguised. In the flu
Hure that always unkind remark that
Topeka is slow" should be forever
plotted out. She certainly did we'll and
the writer. who was SO greatly favored
by Press Agent Mr. Chas. r. Adams,
hopes to again visit a Fall Festival in
Hopeka--Eldorado Advocate.
The writer spent Two days last week
"Wednesday and Thursday-in Topeka
at the Reunion and Fall Festival 1t
was one of the most enjoyable trips we
nave taken for a long time Topeka
citizens tried themselves and they did
an excellent job of entertaining their
$4,000 visitors Every thing was free to
the newspaper men We took a climb
Ho the state house dome and took a
view of the city, and while up there
Witnessed the flower parade, one of the
Drettiest sights ever Witnessed. on
Wednesday evening we attended the
DID veterans campfire and enjoyed the
evening very much. Thursday night
we Witnessed the grand parade and
Grew rHs display 1T was the grand
est display ever witnessed In the state.
one of the most interesting places We
visited was the State Journals new
home 1t is the most conveniently ar
ranged newspaper Office in the west.
we met that good old man. Major Tom
Anderson. who worked SO faithfully for
Ehe success of the Festival We are
Hlnder everlasting obligations for favors
extended as by the newspaper boys and
we SHAH be pleased 10 visit them next
Gan. Let's make the Fail. Festival an
annual occurrence at the state capital
-Inrnan Review
Bel0it was well. advertised in Topeka |
last week Wherever one finds a former
BeIo5ts resident there you VIII hear a
good word for the best town in north /
west Kansas. So it was true Of the
people who went to Topeka last week /
SO help advertise the town, our splendid
band and our superb fire company. Z
9danifold's Military band. the Beloit (
fire cCmpany and the city of Bel0it I
were uppermDst in the minds of the To-
peka people. Of the $4,000 visitors in |
Topeka Reunion week BelOit contrib |
uted not less than 300 They were en-
Eertained from the TIME they arrived I'M |
I'll they left for their homes. There /
was plenty to see at Topeka. the daily /
programme was strictly carried out. /
and her street car service was first /
class. You didn't have to wait long
until you could get a car in any direc-
t1on you wanted to go The Beloit /
people didn't forget to call on the State /
journal and witness the operation of /
their new type setting machines and I
fast presses. Many Of them We're for |
tunate in having chairs and windows in /
The Journals new building. from which ]
they witnessed the several parades on I
Kansas avenue. AIanifold's Military I
band. with Andy Manifold, the prince /
Of leaders, at its head, was the most !
talked about by all Topeka and her /
many visitors. Everybody wanted to /
see the band and the Topekans left /
nothing undOne to make their stay
pleasant. All of Beloit is proud of the ]
success which the band met with Win /
ming the first prize Of $500 in the band /
tournament Nor did they forget the /
state Journal office in giving them q i
were passed among the band boys. The /
Beloit people who visited Topeka last /
week viii always be glad to recall the ]
pleasant memories of being there and /
DaEtaEllg OF the weeks events and ]