The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-24
THIS is Big DAY.

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given in Topeka was given. Kansas
avenue from Sixth to Seventh street
was a mass of peoaple and the band
attracted almost as many city people
as out of town guests. Buildings in
the vicinity of the band platform
have their windows crowded with
sightseers. Marshall's band has a
wide reputation over Kansas and it is
the first chance that hundreds have
had to hear it. This afternoon the
band is playing at the ball game and
Vinewood-
From All Over Kansas.
When the jobbers' and manufac-
turers' first made their plans they
little thought that people would be
here from outside the regular Topeka
territory. Today their mistake IS
shown very plainly. The funniest
part of the whole show is that there
are over 100 people here from ter
ritory within so miles of Wichita.
CRead that again, gentle reader)-
and there are several merchants mere
registered from Wichita herself-the
Peerless Princess, etc. This came
as a bomb to the entertainers but 1t
has given them new spirit. The
whole southwestern part of the state
is represented. To come 100 miles
for the entertainment is common, and
there are many from that distance
Fire Department Exhibition.
At about 1880 a crowd gathered
around the city hall waiting for the
appearance of Chief Wilmarth and
his fire companies. Every shade tree
in the vicinity was taken advantage
of and the house and roof tops were
crowded with out of town visitors.
Far down Quincy street the people
lined up in expectation of the coming
r,f M
the line of the drill. And it was with
much trouble that the cops were able
to hold the masses upon the sidewalk
The city hall itself was the center
of attraction; the building was deco
rated profusely with flags and bunt-
ing and the mammoth auditorium,
comfortable city hall chambers and
offices and the headquarters of the
fire department were thrown open to
the visitors who took advantage OF
the occasion and thronged through
the building.
The first part of the program by
the fire department included a parade
with the horses on trot past the
headquarters station. All the COM
pauies in the city with the exception
of a few who staid in their stalls
waiting for possible alarm were in
parade. They passed each other at
the corner of Seventh and Kansas
avenue and made beautiful spec
tacle. A few minutes later at an
alarm from the fire bell they whipped
up the horses on a run and the whole
series of trucks, engines, hose wagons
and chemicals strung down Quincy
street as fast as the horses could
stretch their bodies AT the corner
the hose connections were made, the
aerial trucks were sent to the top OF
the city hall and the big steamer
started. Streams of water extended
five or six stories into the air sprink-
led this section of the city. The whole
program was carried out without
flaw and in a marvellous short time
It was q beautiful spectacle and drew
tremendous applause from the thou
sand or more visitors.
Last night at the smoker and buffet
luncheon given by the Commercial club
to the visitors, the halls of the Com
tors The Ad club room was the scene
OF the luncheon and the tables were
surrounded for two hours, everyone re-
ceiving all he could eat. The smoker
was held in the front room and boxes
o. cigars sat on every table. Pop and
lemonade were served promiscuously.
Vinewood and Ball Game.
This afternoon at least 1000 out of
town people have taken in Vinewood
and the ball game between Topeka
and Omaha. Vinewood is lively
crowded metropolitan park this after
free to the visitors with their pass
books and they are taking advantage
oe the many amusements. The lagoon
is a perfect mass of boats and motors.
The figure eight is darting up and down
all the time and the famous "squeezer"
is treating some of the out of town
business men to the prettiest girls in
the city. Everything is going full
blast.
At o'clock the cars and trains left
the park for the ball park. The grand
stands are one solid streak of yellow
the badges of the visitors. Every one
Is holIering for Topeka. If the people
or Topeka think that the people of
kansas are not in sympathy with the
work of the local ball team they should
have gone to the game this afternoon.
Every merchant is throwing his hat in
the air and as the State Journal goes
TO press the sporting writer at the
ball park phones that everyone is "To-
peka mad" Dick Cooley is the hero
of the occasion-every baseball fan in
Kansas knows Dick and are hollering
to him from all over the grandstand
and bleachers. MarshalPs band is play