The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-06
CROWDED TRAIN
Brought in $50 Visitors on
First Merchants Excursion.
Over 100 More Than Last
Years Excursion.
WAMEGO'S BIG LIST
Sends the Largest Number Out
side of Nearby ROssVilIe.
ExcursiOnists Having a Good
Time in Town Today.

The Merchants excursion that left Man
haitian over the Union Pacific at o'clock
this morning brought 400 people who will
spend the day making holiday purchases.
The train, composed of five coaches, was
packed to the guards when it reached To-
peka, and some who boarded the train at
Silver Lake were forced to stand on the
platforms, for not a seat was vacant in
any of the coaches, and the aisles were
filed with excursionists who were COM
PEELED to stand.
Every passenger was supplied with
copy of the Journal and during the trip
they read over the advertisements of the
merchants who made the excursion rate
possible
Manhattan was well represented The
excursion had been well advertised and all
along the line and from all the different
towns parties of shoppers were made up
and lists were made of the things wanted
for Christmas.
L. M. Brown of Manhattan said: "a
much larger crowd came on this excursion
from Manhattan than a year ago and the
reason is that the people sort of expected
it and it was advertised better. It would
be a good thing for both towns if these
excursions could be run regularly
Among those from the towns along the
line were the following:
From Manhattan: H. @. Shaffer,
Miss E. L. Kelly, Mrs. G. F. Briggs,
Miss Letitia Lamb, Mrs Nellie Hayden,
Mrs. A. Q. Little, Mrs. Walters, I. Z.
Rasmussen, Mrs. NJ. Rasmussen, Mrs.
M. Story, Mrs. Haines, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. w. Hoop, Miss Gertrude Yeakes, Miss
Eva Ewing, c. W. Porey, G. w. Page,
Thos. Hunter, F. D. Sweet, J. D. Walt
ers, Miss Myrtle Harrington, Miss
Stella Kimbal, Miss Edith Hall, Lora
Wobers, H. H. Moore, P. G. Thomas,
Miss Addie Carlton, Carl Frank, Miss
Anna Frank Miss Marie Kemnetz, Miss
C. L. Shaffer, Miss Bardell, J. H.
Barnes, G. H. Failyer, DR.. H. S. VIII
lard. Ben CutteI, Geo. Briner, W. j.
m n Div, iI111o IN
C. B. Dunlop, r. A Wells, Frank
Thornton, II. M. Shepherd, ]. A. Fin
ney.
Woodford. H. V. Docquet, J. W. Dol
man, Harrison Fox, Bert Morris. Oral
Sprague. Roy WeddIe, A. S. Eaton,
Miss Lizzie Mock, Geo. Dietrich, Miss
A M. Dearine, J. Swords, Geo. Flound-
ers, Mrs. c. w. Wilkinson, VIM. Leil-
fogIe, Henry Breyneger, Chas Morris,
J. V. Walton, Chas. Kemper, Chas.
Kastner, Louie Kastner, S. A. McHern,
F. G. w. Trovis, w. A. Rogers, j. A.
Hoffa, Mrs. c. E. Lane, Clyde Rogers.
From Belvue: E. NJ. Staples.
From st. Marys: Jno. Pearl, Uriah
Province, Henry Won Speyerbach, VIM.
Glasgow, Michael Moriority, Lou Ram
sey, Geo. Hoopler, Frank Johnson, F.
o. Parish, J. D. Smith, J. A. Digman,
J. F. Buell., David Elliott, CIaud Tib-
bett, Mrs. Mary Knight, Mrs. Graham,
Mrs A r. Moss, Mrs. NJ. BiddisOn,
Margaret Hammerscfmidt, Miss Molly
Kostler, Mrs G. NJ. Hoover, Edith
Hoover, Ira Atchison. J. F. AtchisOn,
Mrs. J. F. AtchisOn, Mrs. T. F. Heisler,
Mrs J. A. Morse, Mrs. A. F. Arm
strong, G. o. Helm, May FOulkes, Mrs.
S. A. Barnes, Miss Clara Hammer, V.
Rois.
From Rossville: BENZ. Dennis, VIM.
Owens, w. J. Kirkpatrick, B. S. Sadler,
VIM. Odell, P. J. Ross. Mrs. A Cliss,
Mrs. Ellen Cook, Mrs. Jas, Wade Mrs.
w NJ. Wade. E. B. Foulkes, Mr.. and
Mrs John Allen, G. c. Mcpherson, w.
w Whiobly, S. S. Bradshaw, T. o.
Kingley, Mrs. Culperson, B. w. Higgin-
bothom, John Willoughby, F. E. Hop
kins, B. Hopkins, Mrs. Riley Ayres,
May Nogles, Louis Bell, A. A. Frollin-
ger, Morton Mason, Ella Mason.
From Silver Lake: Lizzie Johnston,
Mrs. A. s. Guild, Y. Roser, @. w. VOOr-
hees, E. P. Mowers, Goldie Mowers,
Jas. Denny, N. D. FOulkner, Jos. Nc
Guire.
Those who came on the train from
Manhattan were supplied with copies
of the State Journal as they boarded
the train. The journal was the first
paper to reach them with the presidents
message printed in full. No other pa
pers reached the train until it arrived
at st. Marys, the third station from To-
peka.
Today's excursion brought 349 people
against 213 for the corresponding ex-
cursion a year ago.
The number of passengers on the two
trains of 1897 and 1898 were In detail