The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-29
HAD 292 NAMES
One Boy Found Large Number
Animals in Circus Contest.
Seventy-Five Winners Picked
for Tickets Tomorrow.

The prize ticket contest for the AL
G. Barnes circus is overi And the
winners of the contest have been an
nounced. Ralph M. Marker was an
nounced as the winner of the first
prize. His list contained 292 names of
wild animals and his paper complied
with the rules of the contest in every
respect. Six of the $50 children who
competed had more than 200 wild ami
male on their lists. Other lists ran as
low as SO
1t was never dreamed by the wild
animal editor of the State Journal
that so many Topeka children would
enter the contest, but for the past
week letters have been pouring into
tn State Journal office with every
mail and many were carried to the ed
itor by fond parents and some by the
contestants themselves.
The judging of the contest started
early this morning and for hours the
judges waded thru the long lists of
wild animal names. The winners
We're announced by Chief Justice
Lieutenant Wingart shortly after
noon today. Following is the list of
prize winners announced by the
| judges:
Highest Numbers of Animal Contest
1st-Ralph f. Marken 1916 buchanan ST.
md Elizabeth Quail, 1443 Fillmore st.
5rd-Bessie Jones, ODD Buchanan St
4th-Lou1se Swearingen. S07 West 10th ST
5th-Helen Rickenbacher, X. X. No. 3
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| Charles w. Gossett, SIS Garfield ave
Mabel Payne, S}1 North Quincy st.
Robert Merrick, 1901 Harrison st.
| katherine Isley, 241 AFTER St, Oakland.
Josephine Allen. 136 Woodlawn ave.
| Vera Steen, 1923 Central ave.
Dorothy Stark, 1913 West 18th St
Elsie White, Route Is.
| Cleo De Priest, 1875 Harrison St
| Marjorie Irwin 513 Polk st
Eugene B. Stotts. jr,, 1o2 Hawthorne st.
| Lawrence Marker, X. X. 5.
Charles ,. Seiswender, IA Monroe st.
| Hattie NJ Patterson, r. No. Is
! Catherine Allen, 134 Woodlawn ave.
Joseph Hall, S31 North Quincy st.
Ferdinand Welman. 1902 Polk st
| Isabelle Cawker no address given.
Elvanore McElsain, 1924 Harrison st.
Morton McClintock 1916 Buchanan st.
Howard Becker. 1909 Grove ave-
| Samuel Boyle. 101 Clay St
Pete Kristenson. AL East 18th st
Alice e, Hoyes. s35 Lincoln st.
4 Thelma Mills. Route 1.
| Robert Colville, II Franklin ave
Dorothy Mills, 1854 Central PARK ave.
Alberta Davis, Route g.
| Mildred Taylor, SIC Western ave
Orlin Kenyon. 1870 Fillmore st
Percy Worsley. jr,. 906 jefferson st.
Esther Rogers: 1895 Madison st:
Pauline Franklin. 100 East Euclid ave.
Lucille Snyder, 80 West sth st.
Hazel Griffith, 1890 North Kansas.
Elsie kinnaird, Hoyt
Norman Niccum. 116 Lane St
Harry Elliott rs Western ave
Agnes Owen, Station B.
1tetce- IL Lawrence ave.
Bernice Long. 1929 Morrison ave.
Frederick s. Walker. TIC Lane ST
Esther Timmons. 435 Madison ST.
Gwendolyn Flora. 532 Willow ave-
Alfred L. Jackson Route 5, North Topeka
! Katherine Jordan, 70S Topeka
willard Killian. 400 Underwood.
Marion Godell, Tecumseh.
| William True, 1415 Buchanan st.
Perry Pitcher. 306 Woodlawn ave.
Blanche j. Ritchey. 1908 Mulvane St
Helen Casebier, 1856 Woodlawn ave.
Edna Cole 435 Scotland.
Charles Mills. 1854 Central Park ave
| Emery Kittrell. 1713 Harrison st.
Willie Happe, 101 Taylor st.