The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-18
PRIVILEGES ARE SOLD
For the GrOcers' and Butchers
Picnic, August 25.
There Will BE All Sorts of
Stands and Booths.
Seventeen Arc Lights Will Be Put on
the Grounds for the Night
Festivities

The grocers and butchers held a joint
meeting last night at Weber's hall to
make the final arrangements for the big
picnic. Before the meeting considerable
bad feeling was shown by the Leans
because they understood that the Fats
had smuggled in Baby Bliss to catch
for them. The two mines are practicing
daily, playing ante-over and one old cat
and some brilliant plays can be looked
for when the game is called.
The railroads have made a and one
third rate for all towns within fifty miles
of Topeka and invitatio have been sent
out to all grocers and butchers in adj
joining towns. Rossvil1e and Meriden
grocers and butchers will all close their
stores and come to the picnic and I'M
doubleday the other small towns will also
come.
The privileges were sold at auction yes
terday afternoon at Weber's hall. z. F.
Grote acted as auctioneer and though a
novice he managed to sell everything
from zone baby down. to the milk
shake privilege. The pop corn stand will
be run by J. H. Allen, for which he paid
3d. The water and musk melon privilege
brought forth a number of bidders. Thos.
Horsfeld got it for 1925 He also got the
doll stand for So. John Alstrum had it
his own way, there being competitors,
and got the merry-go-round privilege for
$11. H. w McAfee got the cider stand for
Sc. The hot coffee and lunch privilege
brought up a good field of bidders. 1t
started in at $3.50 and gradually went up
Is cents worth at a time till A. J. Para
more got it for $11. E. Cook got the hot
candy for $6.25 and w. NJ. Lands got the
cold candy for $3.50. The fruit privilege
went to L. NJ. Bard for S.. Baughman
Bros. got the ice cream for 1913 and Dell
Goof will exhibit his Topeka Dude by
paying IS. J. A. Mcbride got the milk
shake stand for $1.50. The check stand
went to c. H. Roof for So. NJ. T. Gould
has the pop, cigar, lemonade and peanut
rights for the day.
In the absence of the president the
meeting was called to order by w. F.
Weber. After the reading of the minutes
of the last meeting the chairmen of the
different committees were called upon to
report. The finance committee reported
that the treasury was abundantly able to
stand the expenses and advised the MEM
bers to furnish everything in the way of
amusements and music and not to stop at
expense.
Harry Wells, chairman of the enter
tainment committee reported that Mr..
Overmyer was unable to take part but
that Mr.. Chas. Fellows and Mr.. Thos.
Doran would be there and make adj
dresses. There will be Marshalrs band,
Mid-Continent band, the Modocs and a
colored quartette to furnish music. The
dance platform will be 4Sx76 feet and will
be furnished free by the Thomas Lumber
Co.
Mr.. VIM. Dransf1eld reported that the
programmes were in the hands of the
printer and would be out on Friday and
that 5000 of them would be mailed to out
of-town people.
J. NJ. Frank reported that seventeen ad
ditionaI lights would be placed in the
park and that place just east of the
park had been secured for the use of per-
sons who had teams and that a sufficient
number of men would be employed to
look after the teams during the day and
see that nothing was stolen or molested.
Mr. E. F. Grote reported that arrange
ments had been made for ample police
protec That Chief Steele and Sheriff
Kepley had both promised to have men
on the grounds during the entire day and
night.
Otto Kuehne will be marshal of the pa
rade and ordered that it form promptly
at 9 o'clock Wednesday, August 25, on
Quincy street, right resting Sixth and
left resting Tenth, countermarch to
Tenth, west on Tenth to Kansas avenue,
north on Kansas avenue to the park.
where it will disband. The order of the
parade is follows:
Marshals of Parade.
Marshalls Military Band.
GrocerS.
Manufacturers.
Mid-Continent Band.
Butchers.
Packing Companies.
Wholesale Butchers.
Speakers in Carriages.
Prairie Pul1mans.
The Pullmans will be full of pretty
girls in white caps and aprons who will
wait on the hungry crowds at the barbe
cue
The grocers will carry 24-inch Japa-
nese umbrellas and the butchers will be
dressed in white.
The chairmen of the different commit
tees will go to the park today and stake
out the different band stands, dance plat
form, etc.
After report from Mr.. Chas. Wolff
| concerning the barbecue the meeting ad-
| journed to meet Friday night at Weber's
| hall at s o'clock to make the final