The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-24
WAS AN EXPOSITION
Wichita'S Street Fair Noticed
With Favor Everywhere.
PARADESAG GREAT FEATURE
What People Will Say to Their
Grandchildren.

The Kansas and Oklahoma papers IL
the incidental mention of the Street Fail
indicate that last week was the mos
prominent and popular occasion in the
west. Harmon Wilson says in Sunday
Topeka Capital:
in 1919 the oldest inhabitant in Cool
idge and western Kansas will say 70 his
grandcnld: No, I didn't go to the
Worlds Exposition at Chicago, but was
hhere wasn't any bigger shows in them
days"
Augusta Journal: Wichita did herself
proud this week. The Street Fair was
without a doubt the biggest and best free
exhibition ever given in the state. The
paiades were worth going miles to see,
ana the person who came home not fully
satisfied could not be satisfied with any
thing. The Street Fair was a small ex
position in itself, and reflected great
credit on the originators and promoters.
The carnival takes place tonight and it
viii be one of the warnest things Wich-
tta ever attempted. The success this
year ought to be followed next year by
something similar to the Mardi Gras of
New Orleans, the Yelled Prophets Of St.
Louis and the Priests of Pallas of Kan
sas City.
Anthony Republican: Sheriff Gillespie
went TO Wichita Wednesday to take in
the Fair. As most Of Harper county is
L.
the voters while on pleasure bent.
Anthony Republican: One hundred and
twenty-five tickets were sold up to this
time, with probably seventy -five more 60
ing today.
Anthony Republican,: A mention of the
people who went to the Wichita Fair
this week to see the Street Fair and
Midway would be directory Of the town
And It is the same with every other town
within excursion distance of Wichita A
good street fair would have brought ten
thousand dollars worth Of trade to our
Anthony merchants, but It is too late to
figure on it now. Next year, perhaps.
Inman Register: The Wichita Street
Fair was a success this week Large
crowds attended every day. The Wichita
people showed the Seventh district edit
ors a good time Wednesday. They met
them at the depot with the band and
then turned the city over to them, even
10 the Midway" The association is
thankful for favors shown.
Caldwell Advance: Tomorrow is Rock
Island day at the Wichita Street Fair,
ami hundreds will attend from this city.
Norwich Herald: A large number of our
citizens are attending the Street Fair at
Wichita this week.
Hennessey Kicker: Fred Ehler has gone
TO Wichita to see the Street Fair and to
chaperon the young fellows of Hennessey
who are up there to see the sights.
Guthrie Capital: J. S Lyons has return
ed from the Wichita fair and is pleased
with the Midway that will appear here
next week.
Guthrie Capital: Miss Stevens, clerk for
United States District Attorney Over
street returned from Wichita yesterday.
She had a fine time
Shawnee Democrat: The glorious civic
parade, a procession of splendor in the
CLEAN of red and white lights. as the
Wichita Eagle terms it. was two miles
long, with the pavements jammed from
the court house to the Rock Island depot
New Albany X-Ray: It's big time they
are having at Wichita this week
Stafford Leader: 4 large crowd left
Monday on the Missouri Pacific for tie
Wichita fair.