The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-13
Crowd Today Is Largest of the
Week.
Tomorrow They Are Expected
to Be Still Larger.
ARE MANY FEATURES.
Never Such a Showing of Fine
Live Stock.
Art Department Shows Much
High Glass Work.
ARE MANY FEATURES.

Record breaking crowds are the or
der of things at the Kansas State fair
thousands of people are in Topeka
from all parts of Kansas and othel
states and the people of Topeka anC
Shawnee county are turning out fol
the fair as they have never done be-
fore.
This is Jobbers' and Manufacturers
and Travelling mems day, and the
newspaper. men of Kansas are likewise
here in force Great throngs are or
the grounds this afternoon, but the
biggest day of all is expected to be to-
morrow. This will be Homecoming
day, and ''an Kansas will be here
and former Kansans. too.
In the morning an elaborate pro-
gram has been arranged at the audi
torium It will be a Kansas home
coming and semi mi-centenn1al meetlne
and will be addressed by Ex-Governor
s. ]. Crawford and other distin-
eufshed persons In the afternoon
fine program of races viii be carried
out at the fair grounds and 1t IS ex-
pected at that time all records Tor at
tendance at a fair in Kansas viii be
broken.
" 10000 people on the grounds To-
neka dav. There were not that many
Maid admissions, but according to es-
Inmates the number of those who pald
to see the show is near the 10000
mark.
thousands of persons were admitted
Tuesday night free of charge after
the Semi-Centennial parade entered
the grounds There were nearly Ten
thousand persons who went through
the pay gates adjacent to the grand
stand to see the fireworks and the cul-
mination of the big parade
While the amusement concessions
did a fine business. the people were by
no means all on pleasure bent In all
of the exhibit buildings it was at times
difficult to get about on account OF the
jam.
Fish Hatchery Attracts Attention
One of the features of the fair that
attracted thousands of people was the
special state fish hatchery display car
which was brought here by state
Game and Fish Warden l.. L. Dyche-
A line perhaps twenty deep was pour
Ing into the car ali this afternoon, and
it was estimated that on Topeka day
fully fifteen thousand people saw the
various kinds of fish which are being
propagated at the state hatchery in
order to keep the Kansas streams and
ponds amply supplied with fish.
Il expect to turn over the fish in
this exhibit to the city commissioners
of Topeka" said Professor Dyche to-
day They will be placed in the
ponds and lakes in the city parks
organization of musicians continue to
be a great source of enjoyment. Sig.
Liberati regrets the fact that there are
no facilities for putting on selections
from grand opera in costume. To-
pekans and Kansans ought to realize
that it is a great musical treat to be
able to hear this famous band. The
organization is booked to play at the
White City, Chicago, all next season
The Pains fireworks display, The
Last Days of Pompeii." constitutes a
brilliant spectacle and the fireworks
which are discharged after the main
feature of the show is over are of ex-
cellent quality. 1t is said that it costs
nearly a thousand dollars an evening
to put on this performance.
The Live Stock Awards
In all classes of live stock at the
state fair there are more entries than
ever before and the exhibits are of ex-
cellent quality.
In the hog department the Judges
were occupied a full day nearly judging
the animals in the Berkshire class.
Twenty-three prizes were awarded 10
W. S Corsa of White Hall, Ill; thir-
en- to c. G. Nash of Eskridge. Kan;
eleven to J. NJ Nelson of Marysville |
Kan; and two to Chase of Wilder, |
Kan.
Rivals Last, shown by w. S. Corsa.
was judged champion Berkshire boar, |
and Rivals Princess 22nd, by the same |
owner. was picked as the champion !
SOW. Other awards to the Corsa. herd 1
YER: Ten firsts, nine seconds and two |
thirds.
The awards to J. M Nelson of |
Marysville, Kan, were one first. three /
seconds. four thirds and three fOurths. |
J. G. Nash of Eskridge. Kan, was !
given three firsts, three seconds, five !
thirds and two fourths. A second and /
a third prize went to Mr. Chase Of
Wilder. Kan. judge. A. Stannard |
of Emporia. Kan
Other exhibitors whose hogs are yet
10 Ho judged are:
Hampshire Swine exhibitors-W J.
Bringar & Sons. Blythedale. Mo.
Chester White Swine exhibitors=W
W. Waltmire & Sons, Peculiar, Mo; L.
c. Reese. Prescott, Ia: Arthur Mosse
Leavenworth, Kan: Sidney D. Frost
Kingston, Mo; C. R. Doty, Charleston,
Ill
Duroc Jersey exhibitors-C. R. Doty.
Ill: J. B. Blackshere. Elm
dale, Kan: Searle & Cottle Topeka
Kan; r. D. Martin & Sons. Eureka
Kan: Philip Albrecht. Smith Center
Kan; G. G. Norman. Winfield, Kan; |
FL. Valley Stock farm, Thompson Mo;
G. NJ. Hammond, Manhattan, Kan
Poland China exhibitors-W. J. Bow
man, Smith Center, Kan: Philip Daw-
son, Endicott. Neb.; Josiah Lambert,