The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-29

during the first blockade, and at that
moment practical joke was played
upon the big crowds watching with in
/ tense interest the maneuvering.
When the float was crossing the car
tracks handsome flag was thought to
, be in imminent danger of being torn
from the top of the float.
Look out for the flag" came from a
thousand threats.
The wagon drove on and nearer came
the flag to the overhead wire.
Hey, Look Out!'' Shrieked the crowd
of men and women.
Then the flag dropped gently to the
top of the float, which passed under the
wire, when the flag was restored to its
position. The flag pole was worked on
a hinge joint, and went up and down at
| the will of the person attending to it
on the inside.
The three teams of oxen hitched in
the old fashioned 1860 freighter wagon
came from DeKalb, Mo-, and are the
property of Jackson Frakes, an old
timer who says ne gets along very we'll
even in this progressive age, using the
oxen to do work upon the farm.
Mr. FrakeS thinks as much of his OK
en- as he does the members of his fam
lily and was very SOlicitouS for their
welfare during the jams and brushes on
the street when the parade was prepar-
ing to move.
At Tenth and jackson streets the
Santa Fe store house float was delayed
by the trolley wires being too low. The
men on the float feared an electric
shock. Lnemen of the company were
secured and after considerable effort
they succeeded in raising the wire. A
part of the top of the float was broken
but it did not mar the appearance
greatly. At Eighth and Jackson streets
the wires were also little low for two
or three floats. otherwise but little
trouble was experienced.
The Topeka Railway company kept
its cars off Kansas avenue and all along
the line of march during the parade IS
W.T. n 0I1nt7
to the appearance of the street and ia
cilitated the movement of the parade
The Clifton flute band played "A Hot
Time en- route, and the tune was APP
plauded by the crowds on the sides OF
the street.
When the huge locomotive stalled at
Third street for want of enough horses
to pull it up the hill, jOintiSt rushed
into the middle of Kansas avenue and
exclaimed: Get another team right
away, and I'll pay the bill. Hurry UP"
The float and representation from
Atchison was pronounced by many peo-
ple who witnessed the parade to be the
best among. all of the visitors. The float
waws a beautiful creation ana attract
ed it's share of attention, even among
some of the larger and propaply more
eIaborately-but not more attractive
productions.
The Atchison band, with their red
plumes and striking black uniforms,
was another feature of Importance
Atchison fully repaid the compliment
from Topeka to corn carnival, and with
interest, too.
There was a big delegation of Atchi-
son people, but they were all hurrah-
ing to help Topeka today.
The music by the bands today when
the Santa Fe parade first moved was
varied, ranging from the most difficult
marching music to hte simple and pop
ular air.
"A Hot Time" was evidently being
reserved for later effort by the bands
in advance, but when W. H. Canaan,
leader of the Wellington band, swung
into line at First and Kansas avenue
with his dashing young men, the strains
of "A Hot Time" swelled UP in great
volume and was greeted by a deafening
cheer.
to present the piece today, but as the
other bands came along the street the
crowds demanded the piece and the
majority of the bands responded.