The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-27
HOUSE is PACKED
u. G. Il. Band Concert. a Pro-
nOunced Success.
Auditorium Packed With Ex-
pectant Hearers.
DO WE'LL.
The Band Plays in ExeeIIsnt
Form.
People Were Greatly Interested
in Drawing.


The concert of MarshaIrs Band at
the Auditorium last night, for.the pur-
pose of aiding the q. c. T. Of Topeka.
70 take the crack musical organization
to Oklahoma City in May, spelled
Success in big letters, and gave each
its own little halo. just 400 ticke-s
were sold, and judging from the fact
that the S. r. o. sign had to be put
up, after people were crowded onto the
stage, everybody who contributed his
Is cents towards the cause came to see
the fun Some came for the music,
some for the prizes. some to look on.
But there were probably rev men who
smoke and who were present, to whom
the boxes of ten cent cigars did not
look good, and few women who would
not have been inwardly pleased could
they have captured the cut glass vase
or the mahogany center table.
When the prizes were announced 1T
er the concert. the names were 0ot
read, and this to some extent disap-
pointed the audience. Such procedure
was however impossible. Major Tom
Anderson and c. K. Holiday were call
ed upon the platform to see that eV-
erything was done according to the
equity rules of a federal court Of
| chancery. Apparently they got more
fun out Of it than anybody.
BY keeping close tab on the audi
ence it could be told pretty well whose
number was being called by the aero
batic performances of their faras
Whenever 1t was a box of cigars q
thousand feet of gas, ton of coal, or
something Of that nature, one would
see smiles doing double flips all over
I the cheeks Of the lucky winner But IL
was otherwise, when the dratrfnE.
/ meant bottle of Liver Regulator, 4
/ dozen pickles, a street-car ticket, 1r
/ a banana.
! Apparently some young lady got the
nursing bottle which was given away
i Tor there was a loud chuckle just
/ about that time, and one could almost
near the blushing all over the room.
It took long while TO 90 throueh
the list Of capital prizes. and the crowd
was kept until close ta nnidnight.- But
it staid. There Were almost as many
{ people in the house at the close Of the
drawing as at the commencement Of
the music.
right TO Join with its brother lodges
/ in the big convention to take place in
Oklahoma City in May. 1t was reckon
ed that $500 would be needed TO take
the band along, and that it would be
necessary for the drummers" to ad-
vance a little bit themselves. But the
proceeds last night got mighty close
/ to the 81, 900 mark, and 1t was deter
=
ira IN addition to the band. Verify
the Kansas travelling men will have
plenty of music at Oklahoma City. But
( it's good advertisement for Topeka.
The prizes are at Mills store and are
being redeemed today by the holders
+ of coupons Every ticket won some
thing, and 412 were capital prizes, this
meaning anything from pair of shoes
& to a bottle of olives. The minor p4izes
/ consisted of street car tickets ane --,t-
ed bluffs
IT,
what nervous prostration is, ne ought
/ to get a job helping distribute the
prizes at Mills store. Five men We're
busy all morning trying to give ont
the winnings. The trouble is that al
/ most ever yb0dy thinks that he won a
/ capital prize. and about 500 came this
morning to investigate for themselves
/ Just twenty-five prizes were won Dy
\ that entire number. There were 42l5
tickets sold Supposing that 1900 call.
t it viii take just about week 10
/ straighten up the matter
4 There is always a good deal of fuss
f ing about such things. and plenty IF
humOr. One young man, specially sure
/ that he won something good showed
/ his tickets. and asked one Of the dis
I tributers what he had captured.
Something good for the neck" WAS
What's that?'' asked the young man
3 eagerly.
"A bar of soap" was his answer.
And the young man wanted to fight
A vacation OF two hours was taken
4 by the distributors today at noon TO
/ devise some system Of giving out the
! winnings which will hurry matters
/ along. Even though this is done. 1t win
/ mean at least three days before the
| whole job is finished.
All morning the first floor, south. of
/ Mills Dry Goods Company was swarm
/ ed by people looking for their prizes
/ and the same thing will probably con-
tinue until the finish-and then there
/ viii be some kicks
| Marshalrs band played well, but the
audience came for the winnings. The
programme which was short was hur-
ried through. and completed quite a
while before 10 o'clock. A few encores
were sandwfched in between. The best
number was the Toreador Song from
Carmen. but it was too close to the end
OF the programme for the audience 10
pay much attention.
/ The eight numbers follow:
Trinity Bells" Han
/ Overture Morning, Noon and
1 Night ...-.---...- --.-----...--. Suppe
/ Quartet from Rigoletto" -Nerui
lIdyl-''day Day on the Kaw" (by =,
Fantasia-"Germans Before Paris
----.-------- -----.------.- 1rellh-lsE
VValtz@s.Dream of Heaven -.-- Bauer
aToreador's Song from Carmen I3iszet
Uncle sammy Eolznan
More Miners Deported-
Trinidad. Colo. April 2T.-Under