The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Big Crowds for Closing Day of
Grange Fair.
Premiums in Stock Department
Awarded Today.

An exceptionally large crowd atten
ded the Indian creek grange fail
Thursday. The attendance was ove1
thousand and it is expected by ths
officials that the gate receipts will
show twice or three times that mum
Der today. At noon today report:
from the grounds were to the effec
that the hall was damned. Thursday
the ladies of the grange served q
chicken pie dinner and it was as one
man expressed it, Chicken that was
| chicken" Today they served a fried
chicken dinner and set double the
number of plates that were served
yesterday.
| One of the features of Thursday S
program was the address by Governor
II. Hodges. which won considerable
applause from the crowd. In his
speech he advised the farmer to CO.
operate with the man in the city. lone
bad year can not possibly hurt Kan
sas,'' said Governor Hodges. During
the drouth L received telegram
from a New York paper asking me
to wire them 800 words as to the con-
ditions in Kansas and to the suf-
fering of man and beast for the want
of water. 1 answered that these con-
ditions only existed in the yell
low sheets of eastern newspapers.
The report of the drouth has been
badly exaggerated throughout the
east, but L think fasteners are due
to find Kansas still on the map
Another feature was the baby show
in which a number of babies entered.
Little Dean Tucker carried off first
honOrs for being the prettiest baby on
the grounds under one year old. Sec
Ond prize was awarded little George
Farrell. Dorothy Kistler was award
ed first prize for being the prettiest
baby on the grounds over one year
old and under two. Second prize was
awarded Moreland Hoberg. Imme-
diately after this an address was
who also advised the farmers to CO.
operate with the man in the city.
The horticultural and garden ex
hibits were exceptionally good. A
number of exhibits are being shown
which were sent from other states.
Among these is a display of butter
nuts which were grown on the w.
Hardick farm in New York state.
The fancy work and culinary de-
partments sadly belle the general
modern women. The premiums in the
different departments were awarded
as follows:
Poultry departmental charge CT
Mrs. W. P. Kimball. and Mrs. H. L.
Moore. Judge, John G. Snyder Prizes
awarded as follows: Best pen Part
ridge Plymouth Rocks, Mrs. j. NJ.
Pollom. Best pen White Leghorns,
w. Hardick. Best pen Buff Orping-
tons, H. G.. Nash. Best pen of geese,
II. L. Moore. Best pen of chickens,
any kind. w. Hardick.
Domestic art and fancy work-In
charge of Mrs. J. F. Cecil and Mrs.
D. l.. Button. Best handbag, Miss
Lena Jackson. Best centerpiece, Miss
Lena Jackson. Best dolly, Miss
Lena Jackson. Best piece of lace,
Mrs. Frank Matchett. Best piece of
crochet work of any kind, Miss Eva
Rutter Best piece of crochet work
by girl under 16, Miss Ruth Ward.
Best sofa pillow, Maude Scott Best
table or dresser scarf in colors, Olive
Rude. Best table or dresser scarf in
white, Miss Anna Arnold. Best CEN
terpiece in colors, Maude Scott. Best
centerpiece in white, Mrs A. c. Mer-
rift. Best pillow cases, Mrs. o. F.
Snyder. Best tablecloth, Mrs. Carl
Scott. Best half dozen napkins, Mrs.
Carl Scott. Best piece of tatting, Mrs.
S. Grogart. Best collection of work
in tatting, Miss Myrtle Welton. Best
wool quilt, Mrs. RUFF Snodgrass. Best
cotton quilt, Mrs. ]. NJ. Bryan. Best
silk quilt, Mrs. E. Roder. Best fancy !
soft pillow, Miss Nora McNoun. Best
sample of buttonholes, Mrs. Kannarr. |
Best ladies' shirtwaist, Grace Hitler. |
Best fancy apron, Mrs. Cleinfitter |
Miss frankie Ward. Best collection |
of needle and fancy work, Mrs. Carl |
Scott.
Pantry stores-In charge of Gladys
Pollom and Mrs Frank Wilson. Prizes
as follows: Best loaf of bread, Mrs.
J. NJ. Pollom. Best loaf of bread
made from whole wheat flour, Mrs.
Lee Cook. Best loaf of salt rising
bread. Mrs. George Barker. Best plate
IF corn bread mullins, Mrs. r. Snod-
grass. Best plate of graham gems,
Mrs. A. ]. White. Best plate of Park
er House rolls, Mrs. B. Palmer. Best
olate of oat meal cookies. Mrs. George
Jensen. Best ginger cookies. Mrs. o.
Fulmer- Best doUghnuts, Mrs. w.
1ardick. Best cake by girl under 1 ,
ears of age, Edna Jensen. Best cake
made from Big Four flour. Helen
Gibbons. Best angel food cake, Mrs.
T. o. Browning. Best chocolate cake,
4ois White. Best cocoanut cake, Mrs.
.. T. Wilson. Best apple pie, Mrs. J.
". Hitler. Best peach pie, Mrs. A. J.
'nodgrass- Best cherry pie, Mrs.
frank Wilson. Best pumpkin pie.
Mabel Barker. Best can of beets,
Hrs A. f. Bryant. Best can of corn.
AIMED fruit, Mrs. ]. O. Browning
Best can of peaches, Olive Rude. Best
an cherries, Mrs. G. Jensen. Best
an apples. Mabel Barker. Best can
# pears, Olive Rude. Best can OF
.ooseberries, Mrs. George Jensen.
Browning. Best can of watermelon
preserves. Mrs. F. W. Kent. Best can
# pear preserves, Mrs. F. W. Kent.
Best collection of jellies, Gladys Pol
ON Best glass of jelly, Mrs. Charles
Rude. Best fruit salad, Mrs George
enSen. Best potato salad, Mrs. J. o
Browning. Best home made candy,
Hiss Avis Clayton.
Agricultural department-In charge :
# Nels Olson. Best 10 ears of white