The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-15
The "Home Coming" Week al
Troy to Be Jolly One.
Amusemenls Companies anu q
Band Busy Daily.
HAVE POLITICAL DAYS
One or Two Couples to Be Mar.
ried on Court House Steps.
Committee Will Pay Them
Prizes of SO With License Free.

Troy. Kan. July 15.-An unusual
amount of interest is being taken py
the citizens of Troy and community IN
the home coming" which will begin
Monday, August 81. and continue one
week The more the project is dis
cussed and advertised the more inter-
est there is manifested in 1t. It's the
talk of the ex-residents of Doniphan
county who have heard of the event
and many who resided here in the plo-
neer DAYS have written to friends all
over the county expressing desire TO
be here during the week of much merrl-
ment The fact that Troy is situated
13 miles from st. Joe and about IL
from Atchison, has always had ten
dency to discourage events of this kind
as our people usually depended on the
two above named cities to furnish
week of festivities in the fall.
Whenever Troy undertakes to fur
nish an entertainment it's always a
success as was strikingly exempnned
a few years ago when the court house
was completed.
Every preparation is being made to
show the people a good time and Chas.
E Brown. superintendent, will arrange
with some first-class amusement com
pany to furnish the entertainment in
that line curing IDe Ntth. - SOoN
band will be secured for the entire
week.
Good speakers of national prominence
will be secured. Two days have been
set apart for political demonstrations.
Tuesday, September 1. has been des-
ignated as Democratic day. and DR..
Boone. chairman of the county central
committee. in a letter to Charles Mar
BILE. Jr., corresponding secretary. states
that they will introduce on that day,
some of their best state and national
speakers St Joe day, Friday. Sep
TENDER a. will be Republican day and
the committee assisted by d. r. An
thony, congressman from the First dis
trict, and Cyrus Leland, Jr., will Sc
cure men of state and national proml-
hence to represent the principals OF the
Republican party. All of the former
residents of Doniphan county who have
achieved more or less celebrity Will be
invited to speak.
Every line of industry will be repre-
scented. Prizes will be awarded ior
horses, cattle, hogs, chickens. etc. This
Is one of the leading counties of the
state in fruits and all varieties are
grown here and will be on exhibition
The committee has agreed TO give
$40 to the first couple who will make
application, and carry same out to get
married on the court house steps any
day during the fair. Judge Curtis has
expressed a willingness to grant the
license and pronounce the ceremony
free, which is equivalent to IS. c. L.
Wnsonhaler, county superintendent OF
public instruction. c. V. Norman. CASH
Ter of the First National bank and Will
Manvil, register of deeds of Doniphan
county have offered a prize for the
second couple who will have the cere-
mony performed on the court house
steps The foregoing parties are all
single.
Mr.. Neudorf. president of the st. Joe
Retail Merchants association, has
promised on behalf of the association
to accept one day during the Home
Coming to be known as St. Joseph
Day. Those who were present at the
Highland railroad celebration know
what 1t means when the Retail Mer-
chants association have charge of a
day.
Walter B. Montgomery has offered
$40 to the party anywhere who will
write the best slogan. containing eight
words or less. to be used to advertise
the Home Coming. The party who wins
the prize will be extensively advertised.
Any one can compete for this prize.
The contest will close and the prize
will be awarded July q. All good think
ers should get busy. This contest is
open to ST. Joe people and they are
especially invited to compete for the
prize.
Several years age. the citizens of Ia
coma, Wash, offered prize to the
party who would write the best slogan
to boom the town and a school girl
wrote:
Gee Whiz Let'r Go
Watch Tacoma Grow"
and won the prize.