The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-01
NEAR 5000 THERE
Kansas Midwintsr Exposition
Proving a Big Success.
Another Attendance Record Is
Broken Tuesday.

The exact number of paid admis-
sions to the Kansas AIidwinter exposi-
ton now going on at the Auditorium,
on Tuesday was 1883. On Monday
the count was 1857, making a total
of 4,626 paid admissions for the first
two days. On the second day last year
2.2o7 persons paid to see the big
show.
The record for the first and second
days for the four years of the show
is broken therefore this year, and the
management of the fair is decidedly
jubilant over the fact. The outlook
for an immense attendance has never
been so good, and when the show
closes the grand total is expected to
figure up tremendously.
This morning the final work was
done towards completing the booths
and getting everything in readiness A
force of carpenters and several deco
rators were busy up to noon, at which
time Secretary and General Manager
Brigham expressed himself that the
show IS NOW in entire readiness
Everything is all right now, he
said. 1.-The booths are all up and
finished and the decorations all COM
pleted. Everything is running along
in fine shape. The attendance was
decidedly satisfactory and we are more
than pleased with the record break
ing attendance of the first two days.
1 believe that we shall have an i'm
mense grand total when the final
figures are made up"
The vaudeville features for this
afternoon and evening are Shield and
Paul, The De Monieos. La Fleur and
the Ty-Bell Sisters. These attractions
are the best which have ever been
shown in Topeka Midwinter fair and
are decidedly popular with the crowd.
The Kuehne Booth.
One of the sales agents whose COM
pany has an exhibit at the Auditorium
this year, made the rounds of the
booths with a State Journal reporter at
the MidWinter last night, and like most
people who visit the exposition for the
nrSt time, the reporter started for the
exhibit of Otto Kuehne which occupies
the most conspicuous location in the
hall The sales agent, however, ex-
pressed the desire to take in this ex-
hibit last as he said he had heard so
much of the booth of the Topeka Pre-
serving company that he wanted to in
VeStigate it thoroughly.
After the rounds were made we drift
ed back to the Otto Kuehne display,
and the sales agent who has attended
winter said, after a close inspection,
that Otto Kuehne's booth was unques-
tionably the very best display of its
kind that he had ever seen.
The exhibit is in the shape of a cat
sup bottle about 25feet high and around
the bottle from the base to the top is
displayed all the products of this COM
pany. The bottle is inclOsed in a
corner at the top of which are clusters
of electric lights. These posts are dec
GRATED in an individual design and the
booth in the position it occupies at the
towers above all others.
Ever since the Midwinter has been in
existence Mr.. Kuehne has always had
elaborate booths, and visitors to the
show this year say his effort this time
is far ahead of any previous one.
The tiers around the bottles contain
che following products sold by this
Pickles, vinegar, cider,
kraut, chow chow, baked beans, fruit
syrups, ammonia, preserves, jellies,
butter, salad dressing, baking powder,
mustard, pepper sauce, onions,
olives, horse radish, celery radish and
The products of the Topeka Preserv-
ing company, under their silver Leaf
brand, have grown to ouch proportions
and general popularity that there is not
a household in Topeka, or for miles
around that is not familiar with this
brand, and in fact there are few cities
in the west in which Otto Kuehne's
products are not represented.
This Topeka industry has made rapid
progress during the past few years, and
there are few preserving concerns in
the country that has such a large bust
ness as has this one.
Visitors to the Midwinter exposition
can not fail to notice the exhibit of the
IOpeka preserving company, as II is
easily one of the best attractions in the
way of displays, and it represents the
of a Topeka industry of which
every one must be proud.
1t Attracts Attention.
The exhibit at the Auditorium of the Ell
lott Manufa curing company is attract
ing much attention inasmuch as their
portable window caffold is of use to ev-
cry person who washes windows and by
he use of the scaffold, which protrudes
rom the inside of the window and fastens
IN the window castings, windows can be
washed with ease and no danger of fall
ng.
The scafo1ds can also be used by paint |
ers and other workers on the outside of
and is so constructed that it |
Will hold 500 pounds of weight. This scat |
.old is now in use at the high school, |
Crosby Bros, Mills and the court house. |
If you are interested in real labor saw |
ng device call at their booth and investi- |
gate it, or at 519 Kansas avenue, room p. |
Achenbach. the Painter, Dead.
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