The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-05
JUST SUITS Them
Topeka Poultry Show Voted Best
Ever Held in State.
Fanciers Pat Local Promoters
on Their Backs.
HOLD A BIG BANQUET.
Visitors Express Themselves as
Being Greatly Pleased.
Awards of Premiums Are Made
by the Judges.

The Topeka Poultry show now being
held in the Auditorium is adjudged by
experts as being in every way sue
cess, and the Barred Plymouth Rock,
Silver Wyandotte, and Rhode Island
classes among others, are considered
equal to the displays seen at the big
shows in Kansas City and Chicago.
The attendance is increasing as the
show progresses, and notable fact is
that the visitors from other states are
large.
Wednesday night 70 poultry fanciers
from all over the country attended a
banquet given at the Throop hotel
sort of ''get acquaintance" affair-and
profuse were the speakers in their
praises of the local show.
II came to Topeka to see the class of
birds you are raising said Irving A.
Sibley, wealthy citizen of South Bend,
Ind, who is president of the National
Rhode Island Red club. IT want to
remark that if 1 were a promoter of
the Topeka show, I'd be wanting larg-
er hat tomorrow"
E. S. Tarbox of Yorkville, Ind, who
was introduced by the POSTMASTER.
E. w. Rankin, secretary of the Topeka
show, as being one of the leading fan
ciers in the country said: we appre-
ciate as members Of the National Sill
yer Wyandotte club the manner in
which we have been received in Topeka,
and the way in which the birds have
been cared for.
1.-The class of Silvers is what I con-
slider the best have seen put together
either in the east or west"
C. E. BEEN of Kansas City, Kan,
superintendent of the Kansas City
show, and of the local exhibition, stated
that the show was way beyond his ex-
trance fee has been raised from 25 cents
to dollar he said. 1t has made
great difference in the quality of the
birds exhibited. 1 only hope that the
fee will eventually be brought up to
dollar and a half or two dollars. I live
in Kansas City, Kan, and my interests
are in Kansas. I'll work for great
show in Topeka.
There were Is speakers at the ban
quet in all and they equally f1atter-
ing in their comments They included
Henry Steinmetz. of st. Louis, pres1-
dent of the National Silver Laced Wy
andotte club, who had charge of the
poultry department of the st. Louis
Worlds Fair; J. w. F. Hughes, pres1-
dent of the local organization which is
conducting the show; John J. Yelton,
of Oneida, N. Y, noted breeder OF
Rhode Island Reds; E. S. Tarbox. York
vile, ILL.,, secretary of the National Sill
yer Laced Wyandotte club; Lester
IOlnDk1QS
judges; Reese v. Hicks. editor of Poul-
try Culture; H. kerl, Lenexa, Kan;
E. NJ. Cathcart, Barred Rock fanc1er
of Charter Oak, Ia; Matt w. Baldwin
of Sioux City Ia, one of the directors
of the poultry show at that place; A.
c. Smith of Waltham, Mass, secretary
of the National Barred Plymouth Rock
club and judge Of this breed of birds
at the local show; Irving A. Sibley of
South Bend, Ind; r. l. Palmer, FIRE.
oil xoff Of
Poultry Culture; L. H. While, Chanute,
Kan; N. w. Kauble, Oswego, Kan,
and j. w. Bruce of Arnett, Ak, who
invited the poultry breeders to SEND
their birds to the Oklahoma shows =.
w Rankin, secretary of the manage
ment of the poultry show, acted as
POSTMASTER.
others present were: Jacob Miller,
Wathena, Kan; 1. w. Burgess. Union
Grove. Wis; F. w Rice, Wathena,
c. C. Lindamood, Walton, Kan; D. F.
Drinkwater, Cedar Point, Kan; VIM.
R. Munroe. Florence, Kan; d. T.
Cathcart, Eminence, Kan: E. D. Mar
tin, Newton, Kan; Miss Anna M
Lemke, Griswold. Ia; f. G.. Roberts,
Fort Atkinson, Wis; J. B. Roe, Shaw
nee. Okla; Mrs. E. G. Mccarthy, Ell
lott, Ia; ]. M. While, Chanute. Kan;
H w. Smith, Lamont, Ia; Walter w
Robbins, Greensburg. Ind; J.: j.
exa, kan; F. P. Boomer, Holton,
kan; w. A. Meidinger, Wathena,
kan; F. C. Kubisch. Kansas City,
Mo-; Edith Bretz, Ell Reno, Ok: Mrs.
Matt Doffing. La Monte, MO; MRS II
| C. Swordfeger, Wichita, Kan; Mrs. v
L. Moore, Wichita. Kan; w. c. Rol-
lin, Pleasant Hill, Mo; George Beney,
Cedar Vale, Kan; H. c. Bowman, wa
thena, Kan; M. B. Caldwell, Brough-
| ton. kan; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. ]. Cook,
| n T., Farm r..
City, Mo: F. A. Rehkopf, Miss Frances
| Hicks. Miss Verne Hare, Miss Mar
garet Hicks and Miss Ethel Markley,
all of Topeka
| The Awards.
| Following are the fanciers who have
| been awarded premiums:
Colum bian Plymouth RockS-Clyde
Paterson, Sedalia, Mo-, 1 OK, 1 ckl.. 1
Partridge Plymouth Rocks-R. NJ.
Beale, Waverly, Neb.. OK, hen, L, 2
Columbian Wyandottes-J. r. Da-
Wis. Wathena. Kan, ok, 2. 8 hen; A.
D. Willems, Minneola, Kan, pen; w.
| A. Doolittle, Sabetha. Kan. OK. 1
| ckl., 1 hen. 1 pull.
S. G. Black Minorcas-F. ]. Scher-
man, Topeka, 1, 2, ckl.. 1. 2. hen, 1.
S. C. White Minorcas-J. I. Bowers,
OAKLAND, KaP Black ekl Min6 guaa
Bros, Oswego, Kan. 1, OK, 1. 2 ckl.,
1, hen, 1. 2 pull.
S. c. White Orpingtons-I A.
Sundy, Topeka, ckl., 6 pull; H. c.
Low, Hutchinson, Kan, hen. pull. !;
Arthur Berry, Platte City, Mo-, 4 ckl..
pull; C. w. Curtis, Topeka, 8 pull;
Homer c.. Bowman, Wathena. Kan,
f. hen, pull; W. R. Kendall, indie
pendence, Mo-, 1 OK, L, 3 ckl-, 1, 2
hen, /, 2 pull. l pen.
Black Langshans-John Brown,
Platte City, Mo, 8, S ckl., 2, 8 pullet;
George M. Klusmire, Holton, KAN. 2
/ pen; W. w. Harrell. Osawatomie
kan. OK, 6, hen; H. M. Palmer,
Florence, Kan, 1 OK, 1 ckl., 1 hen, 1
pull; Martha Haynes, Granville, Kan,
! ckl.; J. B. Head, Platte City. Mo-, z
! cIxI < plIl. Mrs James A Staples T a