The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29
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respondent of the Iowa State Reg ster,
Des Moines. Iowa. says that it was one
Of the greatest shows of the country for
the year and that Des Molnes, a city Of
three times the people, would 10 well to
have as good a fair. The correspondent
says:
1T is not my intent to write uD this
town. It is known far and near. 1t has
had its rise and fall and is again rising
steadily and 1 trust permanently. II is one
of the Iiveliest and most pushing towns of
Kansas I will speak of but three Of the
buildings specifically. The court house,
city hall and postofhce-all built Of gray
stone "a home product and seemingly
substantially constructed and with pleas
ing architecture The city hal Is a build
ing that any city OF 100000 Inhabitants
might vel lbe proud and the court house
is one of the most magnificent I have
ever seen. The east and west fronts are
the same, and the general outlines Of the
architecture resemble very much the
Iowa capitol.
I would presume the cost to have been
s2o0, 900. It is located on a large sized
block at the northern outskirts of the
business portion on Main street. The jail.
a neatly constructed brick building, IS
built on one corner Of the same block
separate and apart. as every Jail should
be from a court house.
Il wish especially to say something Of
the carnival or street show. I wish some
Of the managers of the Semi On Sed were
here to take pointers. The exhibits are
in booths erected in the street. Joined
continuously together, the back being
boared up solid and coming UP to the
outer edge Of sidewalk, and leaving them
unobstructed. A handsome archway sur
mounts and surrounds the one entrance
to the exhibits, which fronts east and
west on the street. This Is not open IN
/ forenoons. but opens at p. m. The ex-
hibits represent some fifty Of the princi-
pal firms here and are very fine indeed,
and for man excellent mode Of advertis-
ing There are two grand features
about this manner Of exhibition. There
is no obstruction in doing business by the
various firms at their respective places
Of business, and 1t keeps the crowd scat
/ tered over considerable territory and pre-
vents crowding and brushes. When the
people want 70 view exhibits they go
/ there in the afternoon and evening, and
| when they want to trade they go to the
/ stores. BY closing in the forenoon it gives
! a chance to clean I'D the street and re-
adjust the exhibits.
THE Midway is a feature ,that Is en-
tirely apart from the exhibits, and one
hears but little Of It. although no doubt
It is well patronized.
THE street parade last night was about
two miles long and very fine indeed. The
! flower parade comes off tomorrow. WITCH
| ita is ambitious. Next year she wants
! TO Guido even Kansas City in the line OF
! street parade. If Des Molnes does have
/ a carnival next year I hope it Will be as
good as that Of Wichita, a town only
about a third as large as Des Noines.
also hope IT VIII he one the citizens car
be proud Of. VIII casually say we are
[ stopping with our friends. hIr End Mrs
John Poverty. who moved here yea
ago from Des Moines. AR Poverty sold
goods on the road for Warfeld, Howei
Grocery CO. Now he sells boots and shoe.
for Bentley & Olmsted
" We leave for Lamar, Col, this after
noon. W. w. BISBY."