The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-05
COMMENT ONTHE FESTIVAL
Praise Bestowed by the Newspapers
of Kansas on the Event


of Kansas on the Event.
The floral ball given Thursday night
at the Grand Opera House in Topeka
was the SWEETEST thing that has ever
happened in Kansas.-Newton Repubu-
can.
Chief H H. Ziegler and F. B. Cay
lord returned from Topeka Tuesday
night. They say that the fremen's pa
rade was the finest ever given in the
state.-JunctiOn City Union.
The Prosperity Festival of Kansas,at
Topeka, was a great success, just as
the prosperity of the state, and of the
rest of the country, is great and grow
ing greater every day.-Parsons Sun.
n. B. Coggeshan of Chelsea. is back
from witnessing Topeka's Festival. He
say it was indescribably beautiful and
most observation-disclosures Valley
Times.
The Topeka Fail Festival was great
success and demonstrated that a small
city can give a successful a carnival as
wei as larger one and at the same
time have better features.-NewtOn
Republican.
The Topeka Fail Festival is a sue
cess When the Topeka people set
about it and work in harmony they do
things in a delightful manner. There
is nothing prettier than Topeka when
she's fixed up for cOmpany.-Ottawa
Herald.
The greatest show ever attempted by
any city in Kansas is in every way a
success. We have good report of the
occasion, but for lack ct space it must
go over to next week when a complete
report will be given with local color
ing.-Oskaloosa Times.
All the festival visitors are back and
report hot time in the capital city
last night. Those who were there all week
say that Santa Fe day and yesterday
were the only days that were worthy
of mention. The carnival parade was
really goOd.-EmpOria Republican.
Topeka is the only city that knows
how to treat the newspaper boys as
they deserve. The citizens there real
ize what the outside papers do towards
making their Festival a success and
when the editors come to town they
make t. EN- their hOnOred guests and do
the right thing by them for their en-
tertainment. The press headquarters
IN charge OF Ralph F,aXOn was opened
to the boys during the entire week l.
L. Kiene, press commissioner, city edi-
tor Of the State Journal, was tirelesS in
his efforts to entertain the editors roy
ally, and to his efforts is due the
courtesies extended the press. We are
Ut der special obligations to Mr.. Kiene,
and wish to say if ever Valley Falls
has a Fail Festival and Mr.. Kiene is a
visitor in our city, we viii see that he
is entertained royally-Valley Falls
Era.
Of course Topeka expects the news
paper boys to say something nice about
her big show this week. I t was a big
thing, in that they succeeded in get
ting great crowd cOngregated there
and then proceeded to show them a
nice town, nicely decorated; and, too,
everybody had an opportunity to see
Queen Mrs. c. S. Sutton and her will
1oVy bow, and to listen to some dry
speeches and witness some beautiful
parades. We enjoyed the Santa Fe
showing, it was excellent, it was grand.
But the dear people got awfully tired.
some, more than others; there was just
a jam of people waikiki g up and down
Kansas avenue and then they would
do it some more and crowd, and push
and jab you in the sides, and walk
some mOre.-NOrtOnville Herald.
Our capital city has been filed to
overlooking in this her festival week.
She has positively Outrivaled any other
city of her size in this country for good
order, decoration and the innumera BILE
ways in which she has added to the
comfort and pleasure of guests. The
c eanlir eSS and neatneSS of every street
originality shown in every decoration
is very striking. The buildings are like
popcorn grains, no two alike.
Wednesday being the 25th anniversa-
~ of the Santa Fe road, was celebrated
with a pomp never before equaIed in a
silver memorial NeighbOring cities
helped to make the day q success. No
part of the weeks show can touch the
notch of the splendidness of this. The
spectacular parade at night was one of
the most beautiful sights that could
be presented to human eyes. The floats
were all of the daintest order. A large
frame covered with green gauZe CON
tained mermaids with floating hair;
another of white a bevy of child sprites
another of fairy maidens whose lustrOus
costumes had a charming effect in the
cOIored torch lights carried beside
them.-E1 Dorado Times.