The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
BIG SHOW READY.
Street Fair Site a Scene of
Bustling Activity.
Oriental Midway With Trained
Animals Coming.
TRIP OF 1,40O MILES
Direct to Topeka From Charles
ton, South Carolina.
Camels, Lions and Tigers Will
All Be Here.
Many Beautiful Effects in Booth
Decorations.
TRIP OF 1,4OO MILES

The Oriental American Midway of |
twelve attractions which will form the
midway for the street fair next week
Is making the longest Jump" on record
IN the show business.
Last week the midway exhibited at |
Charleston, South Carolina FROM |
there 1t comes direct to Iopelka. a as |
tance Of 1,4O0 miles. The midway IS |
expected here Saturday, and twelve |
hours after the arrival the villages Will |
be up and the breath Of the Orient Will |
be felt on the grounds. The following !
are the shows: Frank c. Bostock's |
trained animals, formerly HagenbacRs;
the Streets of Cairo, with the camels |
and queer beings of Egypt; the cineme-
tograph, giving the latest moving pic !
lures, including the BOer war pictures; !
Lunetta- the flying lady; White Tom,
the $4,000 educated horse; the Moulin
Rouge; Idols Of Art; Easau, the snake !
eater; Darkness and Dawn; Oriental |
theater. German village and southern
plantation.
The shows that will be in different
parts of the grounds are as follows:
Mile. Christine. the twO-headed wo-
man; the streets of Jerusalem; the
steam swing and reproduction of the
Ferris wheel. Marshalls band Will play
at the intersection Of Fifth and Quincy
streets every afternoon and night.
There will be three platforms where
there VIII be continuous free shows.
The decorators are working night and
day on the booths and those who have
seen the other street fairs say that the
decorations win be superior to any they
have seen. Some of the booths are
elaborate. The 60-foot booth Of Crosby
Bros. with its dome Illuminated with
electric lights. is the largest. The so
foot booth of the Mills Dry Goods COM
pany represents an Oriental structure,
and viii be one Of the handsomest
booths. The Southwestern Fuel com
pany's booth will show some wonderful
fla fr ms ie
Music company and kimbau Plano
company viii 4tave a S0-1oot bootA, and
besides showing musical Instruments
viii have an automatic piano player
furnishing music continuously The z.
=. Guild Music company will have a
30-foot booth and four cake walkers.
ballad singers and piano music for en-
tertainment The Edison Electrical
company Will have a 10-fOot booth filled
with an electrical display
The decorations on all the booths are
not complete enough as yet to give IN
idea. of the exhibits. The other eXhib-
itors are as follows:
A H Brennan, Chicago, 10 feet, dan
drun cure.
Topeka Cash Dry Goods company, 20
feet.
George Burghart. 10 feet. cigars.
w. A. Alexander, 10 feet. wall paper.
Topeka WoOlen mills, 10 feet woolen
goods
Topeka Trunk factory. 20 feet.
r. J. Coughlin 10 feet, hardware. A
range viii be given away free.
Kemper & Paxton, 80 feet New Model
supply store.
New York Mercantile company, 20
feet.
Worley &c Calvert, 10 feet, harness.
Palace Clothing company, 20 feet,
clothing and electrical display.
A J. King, 10 feet, pianos.
Swift & Holiday, 20 feet, drugs and
electrical illumination.
J. A. Popodoplis, indianapolis, 20 feet,
orange cider.
National hotel, 10 feet reception room
and visitors register.
Daily Capital 10 feet.
Penny Bottling works, 10 feet.
State Journal 20 feet
ChumOs, 20 feet, candy.
Moffit, 20 feet, furniture.
Troups Enterprise. 10 feet, notions.
Hackney & Co, 20 feet flour.
Peoples Ice company. 10 feet, ice pal
ace.
Ralston Yeast company, Is feet
Topeka Roofing company 10 feet.
Lester and Kent, perfumes. Roches-
ter, n. y, 10 feet.
owen Family, glass blowers, 10 feet
LuSens Brothers. carriages, 80 feet.
+. w Griggs & Co.. carriages, so feet.
Warner & Potter, carriages, so feet.
w. C. T. u, reception room, 10 feet.
NanVleck, wall paper, 10 feet.
1uter-Ocean, Mid-Continent, Crosby's
and Shawnee mills, 40 feet.
Chicago Lumber company, 10 feet
Kansas Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, 10 feet
Charles Adams. dry goods and fur
nishings 10 feet
feet.
Warren NJ. Crosby. 40 feet. dry goods.
feet
The Fair, notions. 10 feet.
feet
striclxler Business college. 20 feet.
d. J. Greenwald. clothing 10 feet
The Hub clothing. 10 feet.
The Clements company clothing 10
feet
Crane & Co, publishers, 10 feet.
Bailey Brothers. Insurance 10 feet
j. X. Jones, paints. 10 feet.
Otto Kuehne, pickles and preserves,
30 feet.
Southern Confetti company. 10 feet.
Kansas Tent and Awning company, 1C
feet.
oscar Krauss, harness. 10 feet.
c. W. Kohl, drugs, 10 feet.
w m. SchicN, mattresses, 10 feet.
Smith and Norgrove, signs, 10 feet
J. +. Strickrott, photographer.
Knights and Ladies of Security II
feet.
NJ. c. Holman, furniture, 10 feet
Continental Clothing company, 10 feet
Press headquarters, 20 feet.
Booth of director general, 20 feet.
Stewart & Co, toys, 20 feet.
a. S. Iundsburg, Brooklyn, rubber
goods Is feet.
A Topeka woman doctor needs atten
tion from the humane society. She per
mitS her horse to go without shoes
The. animal first raises one foot anC