The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-03
'H0ORAY! HOORAY!
For Tomorrow Will Be In
dependence Day.
Everybody Has Plans to Cele-
the Fourth.
TO BE SAFE AND SANE
That Is if Acting Mayor Hughes
Can Make It So.
Many Organizations to Hold
Picnics and Games.

Unlike many other places Topeka
Will not have a general Fourth of July
celebration tomorrow where all the
citizens will congregate together and
hear orators, political and otherwise,
make the eagle scream. However,
the day will not pass unobserved by
appropriate ceremonies. Nearly every
conceivable place within a radius of
twenty miles of Topeka will be utiliz-
ed for the purpose of picnics and min
lature celebrations. There will be any
number of celebrations within easy
reaching distance of the city and from
the business which has been done by
the merchants handling powder
crackers and fire works there is no
doubt but that the boys and girls of
the city will show their patriotism
during the day and evening in fit
tlngly noisy way.
be generally observed. All the big
department stores will be closed.
There will be but one mail delivery
from the postoff1ce. The banks and
OFFICES of the city will be closed. The
state, federal and county offices will
suspend business to give the officials
a chance to celebrate. The Santa Fe
VIII practically suspend business.
Most of the shopmen will lay off while
all the employees of the general offices
Great Times at Vinewood.
Spectacular but safe,' is the
Fourth of July idea with the manage
ment of Vinewood park. Dangerous
fireworks will be barred, but the dis
play furnished by the park manage
ment will be of the best. Several hun
dred dollars worth of fireworks have
been purchased for the evening dis
play, will be touched off by Oscar
Swayze and a corps of assistants, and
the spectacular DoBell, high wire per-
former, will do his share toward MAX
ing noise like Fourth of July. His
act consists of riding a bicycle across
a steel cable charged with ITO volts of
electricity, which causes the lightning |
to fly. The flashes from this electric |
contact also discharges long strings of |
fireworks suspended above and below |
the wire upon which he performs. The |
bicycle and balance pole which he uses
are decorated with 100 electric lights, |
and a string of lights is suspended |
above his head. This performance is |
fifty feet above the ground, and is one I
of the most sensational effects ever |
witnessed.
A regular Fourth of July pro-
gramme has been arranged for the
park. Boat races, foot races, a tug of |
war and numerous other events will !
be held under the management of ].
E. Squires, manager of the Air Dome
theater. The park management will
give suitable prizes to the winners or
the several events. and it is intended |
to make the time between and 4
o clock we'll worth while. DoBell will
give his afternoon high wire perform
ance at O'Clock, and open the even
ing programme at 9 with his second
performance, which is accompanied by
electric effects and fireworks. Swayze
and his fireworks will follow DoBeIPs
performance.
An extra force of park police will
be on hand to preserve order and pre-
vent the use of firearms or dangerous
fireworks.
Big Sunday School Picnic.
The Sunday school of the Central
Congregational church will have an
extensive picnic on the Harmondale
farm which is located one mile west
IF Seabrook. Everyone is invited to
been prepared for this occasion:
Before Dinner-Teter-totte for
primary and Junior classes, rope
swings, croquet (providing you bring
L set,) pitching horse shoes, visiting,
etc.
1890 Dinner-The school and
friends seated by classes.
1:30-Clothes pin contest for every
body.
Tug of war-"Faculty" against an
equal number picked from the school
(the same proportion of ladies on
either side.)
sides.
Clothes hanging contest-Mrs.
Holmes class against Prof. White
nore's class.
Needle threading contest-Mrs.
4ouck's and DR.. Van Horns classes
against Mr.. Forbes and Mr.. Hender-
sons classes.
Races-50 yard dash for boys and
girls, 8 to IL years of age.
Seventy-f1ve yard dash for boys and
girls, L 2to IS years of age.
One hundred yard dash for all be-
ween Is to 80 years of age.
Standing jump.
Running jump.
High jump.
Rpe climbing race.
One leg race.
Three leg race.
Sack race for boys.
Paper bag race for girls.
Potato race for boys and girls.
Potato race by classes if so desired. |
Odd Fellows to Celebrate.
The Odd Fellows are planning a big
8 located a half mile this side of Te-
xtra coaches for the accommodation
# the picnickers and large number
re planning on making this their
lace of celebration. Several games
nd interesting events for which
,rizes are offered have been arranged
S follows:
The handsomest Rebekah and
lomeliest odd Fellow will be selected
" ballot and the lady receiving high