The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-18
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booth Is enclosed with the fancy doors
made BY the firm, and the front is COM
posed Of elegant banister and scroll work
the top OF which is supported by fancy
columns All fashions and qualities of
doors are shown, including one al the
rear Which has a center OF stained glass
OF the latest design in colors and effect.
This booth IS fitted with a large rug on
the floor and chairs, and is a good place
in which to stop to rest and admire
In the east end Of the booth is display
ed large line of Lincoln paints and two
squawkers that would be a credit to a
Midway Carter white lead, with which
the paint is made, is also represented
here.
FAMOUS CLOTHING COMPANY.
This booth Is arranged as a sort Of stage,
from which the crowd is entertained with
songs, banjo and guitar music, etc. Il is
a popular booth with visitors, as well as
being the representative of a popular
store On the back the word Famous" is
spelled out with big luscious looking sp-
pies nailed against the wall. and the fig
ures Of TWO boys dressed in neat suits
stand on each side. There representative
columns in front made from white bunt-
ing, and big arch lights 1t from the
south end.
c. A. TANNERS BOOK STORE.
Tanners booth is an elegant collection
of books, art works, stationery. toilet ar
ticles, toys of every kind, useful house
hold articles, tennis racquets, games, etc.
In front is a show case OF elegant goods,
and back are shelves Of all kinds of at
tractive and useful things. The booth is
very lastly and attractively arranged,
and IS a credit to the popular house 1t
represents.
.HOUCK HARDWARE STORE.
The Houck Hardware company of 116 z.
Douglass avenue, has a very neat booth,
with CHEEKY exhibit, in charge of George
II. Nillhour. A little oil stove burns cor
daily in one corner, while about 1t gls-
tens the nickel polished Garland steel
ranges, Quick Meal steel ranges and
Round Oak heating stoves. On the wall
are saws, hammers, axes, and all the
thousand and one things kept IN a first
class hardware store such as the Houck
company has. Above the booth are three
flags and the name of the firm In colors.
PEET BROS. MANUFACTURING co.
The next booth is double one and IS
occupied by Peet Bros, manufacturers OF
the famous Peet Silk Soap. and the self
washing soap, Ammonia Benziline. This
latter article is the Wichita street fair
favorite, and Is being pushed here. L. VI.
Bates, manager for the southwestern dis
trict Of the com any, Is directly in charge
here, and is ably assisted by the local So
ciey Of Kings Daughters, who adorn the
booth and smile upon visitors during Mr..
Bates absence. On the wall in the rear
is a collection Of fine pictures, while in
front pretty plants stacked about with
soap and toilet articles lend an appear
ance of elegance to the place. The booth
is very pretty and a credit to the design
er.
PRICKLY ASH BITTERS.
The booth occupied by the manufactur-
ers Of Prickly Ash Bitters is festival OF
colors IN fringe lines that would almost
cure q sick man to see, saying nothing
about the potency of Prickly Ash Bitters.
Above the booth is the admonition, you
need Prickly Ash Bitters," and in the
back of the place are tiers and columns
o fthe famous tonic in bottles. From
near the edge of the roof hands point out
to you and say. "Prickly Ash Bitters
Cures" Mr. Stanley p. Owing, of st.
Louis, is in charge of the booth.
WICHITA TRUNK FACTORY.
This important Wichita institution oc-
cupies a double booth neatly decorated
and filled with trunks complete and In
the process of completion. F. A. Brabets
is in charge of the booth On a table in
fronC are his tools and an illustration of
the process Of trunk manufacturing. For
several years the Wichita Trunk Factory
has beer growing and pushing to the
front All sorts of trunks and travelling
bags are manufactured, and besides the
company WHOLESALERS TO a large territory
in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
DE LAVAL CREAM SEPARATORS.
The booth occupied by the De Laval
Cream Separator company is place OF
interest universally among the people
from the farms. The booth is neatly
but plainly decorated with bunting. On
the east side a sign reads de Laval
Cream Separator; VIII Save so per Year
per Cow" There are two separators,
both hand machines. One Of them separ-
ates a gallon per minute, the other one
about two gallons per minute. This ma
chine is undoubtedly a great piece of
labor saving. The booth is in charge Of
]. 0. Roach.
HANLIN MERCANTILE COMPANY.
The Hanlin booth, which is very pretty
and satisfying place, because the Kings
Daughters served refreshments there yes
erday. is prominent for the big coffee urn
which steams up from the center Here
he Kings daughters served cups of de- !
icious ]. H. Bell coffee, which the Han
in people are pushing at the fair. Col
lmns of the Bell package coffee are
built up in the rear, and from the front
center hangs a big canvass bell. With
each cup of coffee the kings daughters
gave waters and a good evening worth
both. About the top were bottles Of OIL /
ives and pickles that glistened in the red
and green lights that shone over the
place
HALSTEAD MILLING COMPANY.
This booth IS monument to Second 70 /
None" and kansas Patent -four and |
every article of decoration Is in prime or
-er. There are rows OF full sacks OF -four,
pendants Of corn ears. and in front
show case OF big bread loaves. buns and
,akes. The front step is an imitation OF
stone castle OF old fashioned mill. and /
'treamers fly above It. Il Is one Of the |
very pretty booths on the ground.
TOM MOORE CIGAR.
T his booth is on the corner. the turn |
rom Main onto Williams street, and Is |
an extension or part OF the imitation |
stone front of the Halstead> Mills booth 1
IN across the front is a case Of Tom /
Moore cigars. and above is an illuminated 4
iisn, Tom Moore Cigar. Niles & Moser.
General Agents" The booth was built by 4
he popular salesman Of the Tom Moore |
brand. Mr.. Frank Niles.
WICHITA PRODUCE COMPANY.
The first booth around che CORNER from
dain street Is occupied by the popular
Wichita firm, the Wichita Wholesale Pro-
luce company. From the center az the 4
elling hang five big punches Of bananas.
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