The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-21
Shawnee Oranges Can Make
State Fair . Success.
Watson Supporters Told Of
Their Part in Expositios.-
Lux AND CLARK on PROGRAM
Competing Exhibits Are Arous-
ing Wide Interest.
Better Baby Feature to Be Tried
Out ct Fair.

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Samuel e. LUX. a member of the
board OF managers OF the Kansas State
Fair association told the members of
the Watson grange last night that II
the fourteen oranges of Shawnee coun-
ty with an aggregate membership OF
nearly 1000, get back OF the fair at
Topeka September 1913 the unQualt-
fled success of the exposition IL as
sured. He emphasized the point that
the fair belongs to the tax payers of
Shawnee county and told his hearers
that every cent of the $4,000 in bonds
ization of the fair association was put
| into permanent improv ements.
George E. Clark. secretary of the
fair association. told of the innovations
this year that will particularly appeal
| to tho farmers.
He said that the oranges were en-
tering enthusiastically into the COM
petition in special grange exhibits.
This idea of grange displays IL some
thing that has never been tried at any
fair he stated. In explaining the prop
osition Secretary Clark said:
1.-THE amount of money offered in
premiums will be based on the num-
Der of grange exhibits entered which
score 500 points or more out of a pos
sible 1000. Under this rule each ex-
| hibit that qualities or scores above
500 points will be insured liberal
amount of prize money.
1.-THE amount of money to be divid-
ed pro rata according to score will be
that qualities by scoring 500 points or
more. For example, If there are ten
grange exhibits that qualify, there will
be $4,000 to be divided pro rata
| among the exhibits on points scored
above the minimum.
n 20 Of
forts of every member Of the oranges
| in Kansas, the association makes a
special offering of $500 each for the
first five exhibits scoring highest. and
$500 each for the next ten exhibits.
provided the score IL 666 points or
more: 1. e., each of the fifteen exhibits
must score 666 points or more"
Show for Better Babies.
Secretary Clark also told Of the bet
! ter babies show that will be feature
| in connection with the fair. He said
that seven hundred babies were entered
at similar show in Nebraska last
year, but intimated that he would be
satisfied II the entries at Topeka would
be two hundred for the first show of
the kind. There will be individual
he said, and some valuable prizes and
| medals will be offered. % ...f :
Another new feature will be q domes-
tic science department. The ladies and
girls will have an opportunity to show
what they can do in the way Of pre-
serving fruits, vegetables, etc, but the
details will be announced later accord
| ing to the secretary. s
Then a three day, milking contest
conducted by the state dairy commits
sioner is another thing the new sec
! rotary said should interest the farmers
and dairymen of Shawnee county.
Secretary Clark told the Watson
grangers that a big judging tent will
be put up on the grounds where there
will be free seats for the farmers
Here lectures on interesting subjects
will be given from time to time.
There will be no charge for vehicles
on the grounds, said the speaker, and
this should encourage the farmers to
come to Topeka with their families for
fair week. Free camping facilities will
be provided.
History Of Organization.
Mr.. Lux in his talk gave a brief
history of the fair telling of its re-
organization. He said the farmers
had not been supporting their fair IN
recent years as should have been the
case. Last year there was financial
loss due mainly to the adverse wealth
er conditions. but the speaker told the
farmers that enough money will be
| available through the loyalty OF To-
peka citizens to pay off the tndebt-
edness and provide a rainy day fund.
He emphasized the fact that the fair
| management is working in the inter-
ests of the farmers-that a farmer of
ability had been appointed as secre-
tary. There are now $4,000 in i'm
provement on the grounds that be-
long to the people, he said.
The Watson grange IL a strong or
ganization of 10 members. Promi-
nent officers are: Master. C. NJ. War
ner; overseer. A. X. belong: secre-
tary, w. A. Warner; lecturer. Mrs.
C. NJ. Taylor. The grange holds regu-
lar meetings in the hall of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America the first
and third Wednesdays of every month
Under the hall ID the general store of
the town owned by F. A. and l. r..
Fix. Watson is a prosperous farm
ing community about twelve miles
southeast of Topeka. Corn. wheat.
oats, and alfalfa are the main crops
in the vicinity. In the spring time
twenty-five cases of eggs handled
weekly through the local store. Most
of them are sent in to the Seymour
Packing company.
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