The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13
WHEW, WHATCORN
Fair Shows What Kansas Farm
ers Can Do.
WyandOtte, Jefferson and Doug
las County Showing.
AND BARBER ALSO.
Wheat Which Averaged 81
Bushels to Acre.
Franklin. Anderson. Usage and
Franklin, Anderson, Usage and
Mitchell Represented.

1t is a real pumpkin show. Secre-
tary H. l.. Cook expressed himself as
being of the opinion that the attrac-
tiveness of the arrangement of dis
plays in the agricultural hall exceeds
anything he has ever seen at fair in
the class with the Topeka exposition.
Not only are the displays admired by
the secretary of the big show but the
comment among the visitors has been
only that of praise.
In the center of the building is a
pyramid of ferns and palms. and on
either side in the main portion of the
building are arranged the county col
lective exhibits and the individual ex-
hibits of farm produce.
Stepping into the right wing of the
hall one comes in full view of the
wyandotte. jefferson, Douglas county
exhibits, three of the largest in the
show. They are entirely different so
there is not the monotony which
might otherwise exist.
In the Wyandotte exhibit are the
heads of horse and a bull worked in
grain, and in the Douglas county ex-
hibit flowers have been worked in.
setting forth the display to advantage,
and an amusing feature are the heads
of animals made from huge sugar
beets.
The Barber County Exhibit.
One of the most interesting collec-
tons in the left wing of the hall is
the Barber county exhibit. "S/1te
Fair" is worked in barley, corn, cane,
kaffir corn and oats. The work was
Commercial club of Kiowa, and ]. M.
Miller. real estate man, and took
two weeks to accomplish.
In this collection of produce there
is wheat on display which averaged 81
bushels to the acre. A feature of the
collection is the marvellously artistic
manner in which jars of vegetables
and fruit have been put up.
The Franklin county exhibit in
cludes some excellent design work.
The central figure is that of an eagle
on the world on which also - the
state Fair In this design 16 diff
ferent grains have been woven. In
the exhibit is a walking stick made bv
E. LIE Master out of $4,000 postage
stamps which have been compressed.
The Anderson, Usage and Mitchell
county displays are good. There is
not a great deal of fruit on display
with the exception of apples, and they
are to be found in great numbers.
The north wing of the building con-
tains exhibits of merchants and manu-
featuring firms. Crosby Bros. have fit
ted UP a model library and dining
room. and this is one of the most ar
tistic displays in this portion of the
hall
stores Make Good Showing.
The Mills Dry Goods company has
a display of rugs which is arranged
with taste, and Emahizer & Spielmans
booths, showing off sewing machines,
Victor talking machines and other mu-
steal instruments, is worthy of special
mention.
The North Topeka Furniture COM
pany has a display. The Mccormick
Osburn Rug company is represented.
With the Bee Men.
o. A Keene of Topeka and Charles
c. Galley of Cozad. Neb.. have dis
plays of bees and honey. w. R. Reed
displays fruit and corn put up in
honey.
Butter Cow a Feature.
Possibly most interesting of all is
the butter COW of the Continental
Creamery company, for all day long
crowd of people is waiting to have
guess as to the weight of the animal
of pure grease, in the hope of get
ting one of the prizes offered in gold
to those who come closest Then
there are the three milk maids. Es-
ther Anderson and Hazel and Mabel
Richter, who serve butter to the peo-
pie, gratis.
The Fine Arts Show.
The cuDola of the agricultural
building, where the textile and fine
tied place. A constant stream of hui
manity is winding up and down the
narrow stairways. There is no won
der that these exhibits were popu-
lar. for it has been many year in
Topeka since the women have taken a
really active part in perfecting a dis
play of this kind, and it impressed the
visitors as being rather unique.
Great credit is due Mrs. c. H. Sam
son and Miss G. NJ. Laurent superin-
tendents of the textile and fine arts
departments respectively, for their
tireless energy which made it possible
to make such an excellent showing
In the fine arts department there
are about rs paintings, some of which
are particularly deserving of special
mention.
Albert T. Reid displayed a half
dozen sketches. and it goes without
saying that they were good. His pic
lure, ga Good Story by Good Boy
. portrait drawing which catches the
child expression in the case of each
Youngster depicted. attracted much at
tention. Miss Laurent was rather mod
est on account of her serving in the
capacity of superintendent of the de-
partment and has on display but three
of her excellent paintings. A very