The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-08
Stores, Offices and Shops Will
Close Tomorrow.
Kansas Derby and Topeka
Days to Be Celebrated.
THOUSANDS WILL BE HERE
Special Trains From All Direc-
tiOns to the City.
HOrSefleSh and Track i'm Tip.
Top Condition.
DR0UTH NOT EVIDENT THERE
Agricultural Exhibits Far Bet
ter Than Expectations.
Horse Show Is a Second
"American Royal"
Agricultural Exhibits Far Bet
ter Than Expectations.
Horse Show Is a Second
"American Royal"

All Topeka will be at the State fair
Tuesday. 1t will be Topeka day and
Kansas Derby day. Business gener-
ally in the capital city will be suspend
ed Tuesday afternoon; it will be gala
occasion. There will be but one mail
delivery Tuesday and the postoffice
will close at 10 o'clock in the morning.
The court house will be closed in the
afternoon and also Thursday after
noon. The Santa Fe general offices will
probably be closed Tuesday afternoon
and there is a possibility that the en-
ployees of the shops will be given a
chance to take in the fair on Thurs
day afternoon. 1t is expected that but
few stores will be open tomorrow aft
ernoon.
The races will be the special attrac-
ton. The program in front of the
grandstond will begin promptly at 1880
o'clock.
Good Agricultural Show.
The fair is a real pumpkin show"
While the advance notices stated that
the live stock displays would be the
best ever seen on the grounds there
was much doubt on the part of many
people as to whether the agricultural
department would be worth while in
view of the drouth that has been
ever, the displays are far beyond the
most sanguine expectations.
There is corn on display from right
here in Shawnee county that would be
hard to beat even under the most IA
vorable conditions. The stalks range
from fifteen to twenty feet in height
and the ears are we'll filled. There are
watermelons that almost make ones
mouth water to look at them, and some
of the finest specimens of small fruit
seen in years are on display.
The Shawnee county display, which
is one of the best of the county COL
lectiVe exhibits but which is not in
competition with the other county dis
plays on account of a special ruling of
the management. was made by the en-
terprising members of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Seabrook Cona -sgational
church. A large portion of the produce
in the exhibit was grown west of the
city. The central attraction is the new
Seabrook school building in grains.
There is a collection of forty-two va
rieties of grasses-both wild and culti-
vated-that was gotten together by c.
L. Baker, who is a resident of Quivira
Heights. S. d. Kistler and ]. d. Cor
bit are the exhibitors of corn which,
as before mentioned is from fifteen to
twenty feet tall.
One watermelon in the collection tips
the scales at 65 pounds. 1t was grown
the seeds in the melon for five dollars.
Specimens of New Grain.
Some good specimens of the new
drouth resisting grain, feterita, are ex-
hibited by J. H. Heller, a Seabrook
man. Mrs. A. J. White had much to
do with getting this collection OF
produce together.
Coffey county is represented at the
fair for the first time. The display.
which is q crtditable one, consists OF
grains and other produce that are bet
ter than anything previously shown at
the Coffey county fair. The corn, po-
tatoes and pumpkins are attracting
much attention.
The LeavenWorth county display,
which is a large general exhibit of ag-
ricuItural produce is in charge of
Paul Gilman. Here are excellent
grains and vegetables. The Wabaun-
see county watermelons and corn are
of good quality. The Franklin coun-
ty display includes some tobacco. The
exhibit would be considered good even
had the weather conditions been more
favorable.
J. C. Hastings. who has been an ex-
hibitor from Jefferson county for sew
eral years. is back again. The main
feature of the county display of which
he has charge is a large township
map of Jefferson county made of 40
varieties Of grains. Each township is