The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-12

N the lnSAf2n Vula2e.
There is not a policeman on the fair
ground beat that does not reeognize the
clerks in the west booth as Otto Ander-
son and George Klauer, two of the most
notorious and persistent joiatists that
the city of Topeka has ever had to con-
tend with. In the booth at the east end
of and directly under the grand stand
may be found Tobe Tobias, whose busi-
ness as one of the proprietors of the
notorious Royal billiard hall was inter-
fered with by County Attorney Hun
gate, and the proprietors forced to serve
term in the county Jail. The assistant
in this booth is one Bennie Russum,
who is well known in the city of Topeka.
Think of Tobe Tobias and George
Klauer as proprietors of stands dealing
in red lemonade and pink pop. They
never have been in such a position and
they are not now.
Weather Is Favorable.
The second day of the state fair
opened clear and fair and to gaze at
the sky one would be willing to wager
that the week would be one of un-
alloyed sunshine.
Tuesday is really the first day Of
the fair, for there was little yesterday
save the preliminary arrangements
for the big events that are to be given
today and the remainder of the week.
There was nothing going on at any of
the tented side attractions, nor was
there an admission charged at any of
the tents save the one presided over
by young Allen Sells. He had his
wild boy tearing into shreds the raw
flesh that was thrust between the
bars, for as he expressed it: "The
boy is nearly starved, and I must feed
him to keep him alive
Today the big fair really com
nleneed- The ripping of the cross
of the hammers gave way to the Wild
cries of the baHy-hoo and shriIl
shrieks of the faker as he calls atten-
ton to his peculiar brand of fake, and
! the numerous other noises which go
to make up a big state fair. Old race
track men who have grown gray in
the business readily predict that there
Will be smashing of track records,
for the track is in the best of condi-
tion and the strings of horses that
have been ent red have some good
ones in the list.
A special effort is being made to
make the horse show that will be
given in front of the grandstand each
week. A great many have already
signif1ed their intention of entering
the competition. Liberal prizes have
been offered by the association and no
entrance fee is to be charged, Be
sides the cash prizes offered by the
association fine saddle has been Of
fered as a prize for the best rider who
is seen during the entire week. A
handsome bride is offered as second
prize.
Not on the Bills.
A sort of an impromptu Wild West
show was pulled off yesterday after
noon, much to the humiliation of half
dozen cowboys headed by Zack
Miller. At their last stop the Miller
brothers acquired two little buckskin
bronchos, which were unloaded with
the rest of the stock and had been
turned into the quarterstretch in
front of the grandstand. AS it was
not known whether either of them
had ever been ridden, it was decided
to give them a try-out Monday after
noon and Zack Miller and several of
the cowboys with ropes went into the
enclosure to make the experiment.
But they had not reckoned wisely. for
the ouckskins proved that they were
bronchoS OF the worst sort and it took
a full hour of hard riding before a
rope was finally landed on one of
them, and that rope was lost and the
animal was not caught until it was
run down and winded, and even in
that condition the pony gave a very
fair exhibition of what it might have
done had it been saddIed when it was
fresh, and a more disgusted outfit of
COW punchers would be hard to i'm
agine.
The Miller show is the one really big
attraction on the ground outside of the
races. They carry with them herd of
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horses and drove of cattle with horns
long enough to be remembered in next
years dreams, not to mention over 100
Indians and more than double that
many cowgirls and cowboys. There is
a small army of this aggregation and
most of them are the genuine thing, al
though there are a few who show the
ear marks of the tenderfoot. One of the
features of the show is the trick roping
done by Sunny Jim, the horse wrangler
for the outfit who does more astound-
ing stunts with the rope than one can
recall and that even though he is but a
boy of IA. Then there is the negro rider
who leaps from the back of a horse GO
ing at full speed on to the back of a
wild steer and worming himself down
the animals neck, finally grabs him by
the nose with his teeth and throws him.
This is the feat that caused so much
comment by those who witnessed it at
the tournament given by the Miller
Brothers at their ranch at Bliss, Ok,
during the earlier months of the sum-
mer. This performance is liable to con-
clude suddenly at any time as this ne
gro is the only man who has ever at
tempted it, and up to date, he has had
most all of his ribs have been tied
most of all of his ribs have been tied
together in one or more places and as
far as his teeth are concerned he has
been maSticating with an artificial set
Professor Toilette is scheduled to
make his initial fly in his airship at
O'Clock this evening and then will come