The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-10
The big state fair is drawing larger


crowds every day!
This is Home Coming and Fraternal
Day at Topeka, and a big day for out
of town people. Incoming special ana
regular trains on all railroads were
crowded with visitors. A larger num-
her of farmers are on the grounds tnan
at any time since the fair opened. Hul:-
dreds of Topekans who attended the
exposition on Topeka Day were SO
highly pleased with the races and the
show in general that they are back
again today
The Topeka garages are full. Scores
of motorists have come TO the IalL
from Kansas towns in all parts Oh
the state
Nothing but expressions of praise
are heard from the lips of out of town
visitors They have good Things TO
say about both the eXh1plts anu
amusement features. H. L. look, sec
retary of the fair, said today: The
visitors are evidently we'll pleased
with the fair and they are free IN
expressing themselves Ihursudy
should be a big day for the people OF
the outlying districts. If the weather
conditions are favorable 1 am expect
ing a great crowd on that day. There
1yere II. 900 paid admissions on Topeka
Dav and between four and fVe thou-
sand persons in the grandstand Whlle
the night entertainment was IN pIo-
cress The grandstand, ana the
bleachers were packed to capaclty WINE
the races were being pulled OFF In the
afternoon.
Judging in all departments should pc
practically completed by tonight Inc
officials have been pushing their WORK
with unusual rapidity-
The Franklin county COLLECTIVE aeII-
cultural exhibit in charge OF u. H.
Wheeler. was awarded first place
among the county collective displays III
the agricultural building
This is a feather in Mr.. Wheeler's
can as there is always a large amount
of interest attached to the competition
in collective displays and the results
are watched with eagerness by the
farmers and others The FRANKLIN
county exhibit would be considered ex-
cellent even had the weather conui1 I,
tions been favorable. 1t was a well
rounded display of grains, grasses,
fruit and vegetables. The first pre-
MUM is $50 in cash.
County Awards.
The other awards in county collective
exhibits were as follows: Second, JEFF
ferson county; third. Leavenworth
nonntv. fourth, Coffey county, and
fifth. Wabaunsee county. In actual
grading the Shawnee county exhibit
came fourth but was not allowed to
compete for prize
The Judge OF l1S eNlnDllS was w IL
liam James, of Dorchester, Neb., su-
nerintendent of the agricultural depart
ment of the Nebraska State fair.
The spectacle, 'Old MeXico-1S47, is
adjudged by the majority of State fair
visitors as being the most elaborate
and sensational entertainment ever
seen here. The scene in the Mexican
CITY is realistic in the extreme. Tues
day night the show was given without
a hitch the Improvement over the first
night being at least three hundred per
cent There were a half dozen good
circus acts to vary the program. A
feature that made a great hit with
tho crowd was the clever performing of
two elephants, a Shetland pony and
big dog from Pains one-ring circus.
The music by Marshalls band again
pleased.
There was change of program in set
nieces. The color effects were wonder
full.
And in speaking of the amusement
features it should be mentioned that
the animal circus on the grounds is
something well worth while. 1t is the
most pretentious of the Patterson
shows. The elephants. lions. goats and
shetland ponies do featS that are mar
veIous. The elephants are trained to
do stunts that are different. The mill
itary drill by the Shetland ponies is
remarkable
Well Regulated City.
Everything possible is being done for
the convenience of the visitors. The
fair grounds present the appearance of
a well regulated city. There is a police
force under Charles Haynes consisting
of eighty men. Fifteen Boy Scouts
are on duty each day. There is a post
oAice on the grounds barber shop,
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