The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-04
1T WAS A SUCCESS.
Old Fashioned Fair by the Indian
Greek Grange.

That horse racing balloon ascen-
sions and merry-go-rounds are not Is
sential features to make a fair a sue
cess was demonstrated very plainly
at the Indian Greek Grange sale and
fair held Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week at the J. NJ. Pollom farm,
six miles north of town. This partook
more Of the character of the Old fash
toned county fair where everybody in
a radius of fifteen or twenty miles
would assemble together with the
choice products Of their land. the fin
est stock, the latest farm machinery
and exchange ideas mad news 1t was
Just such scene as this that the Pol
1Om farm presented yesterday. The
large lawn to the front of the house
was turned for the two days into a
horticultural hall Under the trees
were built long tables which were
loaded down with the finest fruits of
Shawnee county. Apples, peaches,
pears and other fruits were arranged
in neat piles on the tables and many
of them bore the blue ribbon. Furth-
er on were potatoes, both sweet and
Irish, large and sound, in close prOx-
unity were silver skin onions and to-
matoes squashes and cabbages Wat
ermelOns of the best varieties were
also in evidence. On a conspicuous
place among the exhibits was a large
0LaHLn rum a peach Tree from the
g. w LukenS place at Rochester.
This was the Salaway peach and the
branch which was over a foot long was
loaded with excellent peaches. This
fruit was one of the winners. Ears OF
corn with large full grains were flying
the blue ribbons while the grains OF
the field, wheat, timothy and oats lent
variety to the exhibits Across the
path from the horticultural hall was
the wagon Of @. J. Nauman OF Roches-
tot
garden on wheels. Oats over three feet
high, specimens of wheat, kaffir corn
and alfalfa decorated it while on the
lodges OF either side were heaped apples.
onions, sweet potatoes. At one end OF
the wagon was q. COW beetWnich attract
ed much attention. This beet was two
feet high and weighed over thirty
pounds The sweet potatoes at the 9TH
er end of the wagon were as large as
footballs and one would make a meal
for a family. Mr.. Nauman had seven
drst prizes, his Heath Cling peaches,
Cano apples and silver skin onions all
taking the blue ribbon. From the fruit
e. eibit to the live stock section was
short distance but on the way one had
10 pass a kennel where d Scotch collie
with her eight little puppies was re-
ceiving the admiration and attention OF
all who came near. During the entire
fair she and her puppies were the cen
ter Of attraction. They are the property
of A. P. Chacey Of r. r. No. 8. The
poultry exhibits by VIM. Vesper, Mrs.
o. r Whitney r. 3. Steele. Mrs. VIII
Farnsworth. Mrs. F. P Rude, Mrs. A.
c. Merritt were of high order. Ducks
and geese were exhibited by o. c.
sechrist Of NIeriden and J. W. Ferguson.
r. B. Pitcher. J. NJ. POllom, G. G. But
ton and j. ". Ferguson exhibited fine
swine Among the exhibitors of cattle
were W. L. Reid, P Meyer and R.
Snodgrass.
A number of Topeka merchants, J.
n FOUGHT, Lukens Bros. J. n. Henry,
q III. Phelps, Peter He'll, G. J. eros
norr. o. Krauss & Son and the Jones
DRY Goods company, had exhibits at
fhis fair The wOlnen's department
was an Important adjunct to the enter
prise Here jelltes. preserves, pickles.
canned fruit. bread. cakes, pies and
everything good to eat were prize win
vars Mrs. A. B. Smith from south
of town. had a large assortment of
fruit which took first prize One bot
tla of sweet grape wine carrying off
arst hon0rs. Mrs. Simms OF Oak
Grange was the judge Of this depart
rnent This fruit was sold at the close
~ the fair and found ready pur-
chasers at 25 cents a quart. Every
thing at the fair was auctioned of yes
terday by J. NJ. PollOm. the wen
known auctioneer. Mr. PoUom was
perfectly at home among the stock
and farm implements and even among
the ieilies and preserves, but when he
came to the fancy work department he
seemed q little lost. However he sold