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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-28
Gossip of the Gridiron.

Trainer Mike Murphys severe talk to
game seemed to Indicate that the veteran
conditioner thought Harvard would win.
McRae seems to be the possible choice
of Beloit for captain. Chadwick will be
elected captain of Yale
goal kicks. In the Beloit game he got IA
out of Is kicks.
p Neil Snow has had several offers to act
If Shorts returns to Ann -Arbor he will
den de e W Get tbe Honor ne aoes not
Michigan might have had every goal
SATURDAY It was no fault Of Shorts that a
Michigan may expect some clever treat
Sweeley once punted 20 yards against
Beloit and became so Disguised that on
Coach Yost says: 1--WE do not figure so
much on beating Iowa as we do on run
Michigan goal line increased"
Manager McCutcheon has received the
lott Michigan game. and laughs at Yost
Coach Stagg is. glad that the season is
as he is a good loser, but because a con-
tinuance of the season would mean that
left
Experts fear that the ability. of the
Michigan freshmen on the wolverine team
has not. been tested against a strong
eleven this season.
spectators at Marshall field have seen this
season His accent when he gives the
letter signals is very much Scandinavian
He talks that way purpose
There We're more penalties given in the
MINES ta-Northwestern game than in
any other western game this season.
Experts refuse to add fuel to the cham
pionship squabble by making a selection
between Michigan and Wisconsin. While
the wolverines have rolled up 451 points
to Wisconsin's 321 points, it must be re-
membered that Michigan has met weak
Chadwick will be Yale's next football
captain.
The captaincy of the Harvard team for
1902 lies between Herman, BOWditch and
Graydon- Herman is expected to get it,
Pat ODea will remain in America in
stead of returning to Australia as he had
planned. He will take up the practice of
law in South Bend after the football sea-
son has ended.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Sharkey Begins Training For
His Next Fight.
To Meet Jeffries at Twentieth
Century Club.
LIGHT WORK JUST NOW
Will Be Assisted in Training by
LIGHT WORK JUST NOW
Will Be Assisted in Training by
Jack Mccormick.
Bout Will Take Place in Gotham
In January.

New York, Nov. 2S.-Having been
promised a match with Jim Jeffries, to
take place in San Francisco next jan
uary, Tom Sharkey began preparatory
training today at Woods gymnasium
Sharkey has received assurances from
Manager Jim Kennedy, of the Twen-
tieth Century Athletic club, who has
just returned from the coast, that he
will be the champions next opponent,
and the sailor intends to be in as good
form as possible when he tackles the
big boilermaker next January.
Sharkey Will be assisted in his train
ing preparations by Jack Mccormick,
of Philadelphia, who formerly trained
Jeffries for his championship battles
Mccormick is familiar with Jeffries'
style of fighting, and he will no doubt
prove a valuable addition to the sailor s
camp. Sharkey said today he would
only do light work for the present. just
to keep in shape, and would not go
through his regular routine until the
match was clinched.
Il expect to sign articles for my fight
with Jeffries in a few days" said Shar-
key, but L am going to take light ex-
ercise every day so it will not come
hard when 1 jump right in for hard
work. 1 am anxious to clinch that
match with Jeffries, and hope nothing
will prevent our meeting"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-28
EWING TO LOUISVILLE.
The Former Red Manager Is Needed
to Help the Falls City Team.

Cincinnati. Nov. 2S.-There's a call
for William buckingham Ewing to
come to Louisville and help put the
Falls City back on the baseball map
With two or three opportunities to re-
turn to the game the Duke of Pendle-
ton will doubtless accept the best OF
course, neither Buffalo nor Louisville
are apt to offer as great inducements
in the way of a stipend as either Gin
cinnati or New York, but success with
a team of that caliber would not hurt
the old catcher, and might pave the
way to better things. Speaking of Ew-
ing's possible engagement at Louisville
Henry Watterson's paper, the Courier
Journal. says: This is a move in the
right direction. A good, live and ex-
perienced man at the helm is what
brings success. Not only that, but the
knowledge that such a man is at the
head of the team will tend to revive
the old-time interest 1 hope the re-
port is true regarding the coming here
of an ex-league manager, and that the
owners will not tie his hands and give
the director of the local outfit carte
blanche to sign and release whom he
sees
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HAVE PATRONS DAY.
Parents of Beloit Pupils Visit the
Schools FrequentlY.

Beloit Nov. 2s-Patrons days in the
Beloit schools, which was instituted
four years ago, was a decided success
this year. Large numbers of patrons
turned out to inspect the work of the
pupils, as we'll as to see the methods in
the daily recitations. Tt is said that
the custom thus established has served
better than any other plan in bringing
the school and the home into closer re-
lationS.
The plan of self government among
the pupils, which was begun in the
Field school in Beloit there years ago
is now in successful operation in all
of the eight grades in the various build
ings. Patrons meetings have been held
recently to discuss the plan more fully,
and those who heard the discussions
and understood the underlying princi-
pies of the system are heartily in favor
of it. 1t will undoubtedly be a perrna-
nent institution in the Beloit schools.
Harold Barnes, superintendent of the
Beloit schools. and president of the
North Central Kansas Teachers associ-
alton. left for Junction City today with
nearly his entire corps of teachers, to
be in attendance at the meeting of the
teachers They We're accompanied by
J. P gladden. and H F. Lutz, president
and vice president of the school board
who will attend the meeting of the as
SOcfatiOu.
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Reduced Rates to Chicago.

For the International Live Stock expo
sition On December 1, 2 and 3 from
Kansas and Nebraska, and December
i and from Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritories the Great Rock Island Route
will sell excursion tickets to Chicago at
rate of one fare plus $500 for round
trip. with final return limit leaving Chi
cago December s. 1901. These reduced
rates give a splendid opportunity for a
cheap trip to Chicago to attend this
great exposition, which in interest and
in the number and excellence of ex-
hibits will surpass any of its kind ever
held For full information consult
nearest Rock Island ticket agent. or ad-
dress z. w THOMPSON,
Asst GenI Pass Agt., Topeka, Kas-
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Grower,
Kansas.
North America


1t is the rule that where there is no
town named in the address the letter
must be sent to the dead letter office.
This was done in the case of the French
letter, but with scarcely no delay it
was forwarded to Topeka and immedi-
ately delivered to Judge Fred Well
house. for whom it was intended.
It was from a French lady who de-
sired to purchase Judge Wellhouses en-
tire apple crop.
Judge Guthrie tells of another in
stance which illustrates how the post
office department solves enigmas. Two
or three years ago a letter was found
in the mails addressed only, In His
Steps" 1t was sent to the dead letter
office, but Immediately forwarded to
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon in Topeka, and
it proved to be a communication for
him. The postoffice department asked
for the return of the envelope. and it
is now in the museum of the dead let
ter Office in Washington.
An instance was recorded a few
months ago of a letter following a
Kansas man across the continent then
to Alaska, and finally back to its start
ing point, where it caught UP with him.
1t had been forwarded eight or ten
times and had Travelled seven thousand
miles, for which the government charg-
ed only two cents.
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TO BUILD AN ACADEMY.
Bishop Hennessy Orders Site Pur-
chased at Fort Scott

Fort Scott. Kas-. Nov. 2s-Bishop
Hennessy, of this Catholic diocese, has
finally decided to build a new academy
building, and when he was here he re-
quested Rev. Father Bernard J. Nc
Herman to select a site upon which to
erect the structure. The site will be on
some hill not too near town. The in
structions given by the bishop were to
obtain a three-acre tract of land,
which will give plenty of room for the
building.
The present academy building, which
is the old Hill residence, will be util-
lied as a day school and also for the
musical conservatory. The new acad-
envy will be used exclusively for the
boarding school.
The structure will be two stories high,
provided with all the modern and suit
able cOnvenienceS and improvements to
preserve the health of the pupils. The
bishop expects to have an enrolment
of 800 next year
This improvement will cost about $15,-
600, and will be a big institution. 1t is
the intention to have the building ready
for next years term.
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WON'T PLAY NEBRASKA.
Stage Says That They Are Too Far
Away to Travel

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Manager Cowgirl
of the University of Nebraska football
team was visitor at the Minnesota
Northwestern game. He came to the
city on purpose to solicit a game with
Chicago for the Nebraskans for next
season Coach Stage did not give
Cowgirl much encouragement, as 1t IS
not Stages policy to incur the large
expense of bringing teams from dis
tance that would not be a drawing
card in Chicago
Coach Horne of the Indiana team has
asked the Chicago management for
games this year and last, but was re-
fused a contract for the same reason.
While Indiana has some right to de-
mand game and may receive recogni-
ton from the Chicago management,
little notice.
Stage has limited that the Chicago
schedule of games for next season will
be shorter than usual on account of the
lack of material in sight from which
to develop a representative team.
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WOODRUFF RESIGNS
Pennsylvania Head Coach Gives No
Reason For Action.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2S.-The sensation
of the season in Pennsylvania football
circles was sprung here when Head
Coach Woodruff sent in his resignation
to the football committee. Woodruff 5
letter was as follows:
II beg to tender my resignation as
coach of the football team and as finan-
cial secretary sof the Athletic aSsocia-
ton, to take effect on November %,
with the understanding that I am not
a candidate for reappointment to either
position
Woodruffs action was totally unex-
pected- Ever since the defeat by Column
bia there has been fight on among
graduates and students. one faction IA
voring the retention of Woodruff and
the other the substitution OF some new
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BROTHER JACK JEFFRIEs
Has Been Matched to Meet Hank
Griffin.

Los Angeles. Cal. Nov. 2s.-As re-
cent events have forced Hank Griffin
out of the second class of boxers the
Twentieth Century club of Los An
geles, has succeeded in arranging a
boxing match between Jack Jeffries and
Griffin. This event will be pulled up
during the first week in December. the
date and full preliminaries to be later
completed. Both men are in active
training in Los Angeles. Jack Jeffries
has impaired to his friends that his
ambition to remain in the fistic ring
is not dimmed by the present success of
his champion brother
On Thanksgiving day Jim Jeffries for
the first time in many years, will eat
the proverbial turkey with his mother
and kindred. At present Jeffries is
shooting ducks with Col. Perry near
Fresno. Billy Delaney and Kid Eagan
today arrived in Portland, where they
are completing arrangements for a box
ing exhibition, with Jim Jeffries as the
star. This is the beginning of a tour
toward the east through the northern
cities to Chicago, reaching Cincinnati
some time in February. The tour will
end in New York, where a monster ex-
hibition, in which many that have
gained fistic honors, will appear.
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asking him if he can assist him in 10
eating any of his family if there are
any living. Mr.. Hersey was a great
town boomer, and in 1880 he operated
a saw mill on the Solomon river in Be
lott He had built in Beloit the first
courthouse in Mitchell county in 1871.
and presented it to the county free of
cost He was one of the original town
company, and with plenty of money he
used it lavishly to boom Beloit. He
was the prime mover in giving Beloit
the first school house as early as 1871.
There came a limit to his enterprise
and money suddenly, and he deserted
his happy family. Those who remem-
Der Mrs. Hersey say she was a most
estimable lady and kind, dutiful wife.
The old timers of Beloit who knew Mr..
Hersey well thought he was dead until
the receipt of this letter, the contents
of which go on to say that he is i'm
paired in health, broken down COM
pletely, and failing rapidly.
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BONNER WILL CAPTAIN.
Armour's New Recruit Will Lead
Cleveland's Team Next Season

Cleveland, Ohio. Nov. 2s.-If Frank
Bonner, of the Toronto club. recently
signed to play second for Cleveland
the honor, he will be captain of the
team. In looking about for a capable
player who had the executive ability
to handle a team in the field the local
management was at once impressed
with the fitness of this experienced
young Canadian. The fact that he
was practically the making of the
Toronto team last year from the min
ute he became captain was deemed
sufficient assurance that he was just
the man wanted as field marshal for
Armour's braves.
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SHARKEY Is SORE.
Because He Gould Not Get Saloon
LICENSE.

New York, Nov. 2s.-Tom Sharkey,
the prize fighter, called at the mayor
Office to get an all-night license for
his saloon on Fourteenth street for No
vember $3.50. He was told that Act
ing Captain Churchill, of the Fifth
Street station, had recommended that
all similar resorts in that precinct be
given only one night license, and Shar-
key had to be satisfied with all
night license for Thursday, November
g.
Sharkey, in speaking of Captain
Churchill, said:
He is a buffer and doing this stunt
for his own ends. Across the street all
sorts of tunes are being played, while
we in the Fifth street precinct have to
be like lambs. 1t is not fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-28
CHURCH FUSS LEADS TO BLOWS
In Marysville Deacon and a Doctor
Fought on the Main Street.

Marysville, Nov. 2S.--The troubles in
the Baptist church of this city culmin-
ated Wednesday in street fight, be-
tween A. K. Brigham, one of the dea-
cons, and DIR. T. I. Hatfield, a dentist.
Friends separated the combatants be-
fore the fight had been finished.
The troubles in the Baptist church in
this city have become well known in
northeastern Kansas. 1t was started
by the failure of the Rev. Mr.. Rice,
the pastor to deliver an eulogy of Mr.
Mckinley on the night following the
presidents death. He was charged with
being un-American and unpatriotic and
a fight upon him was started A meet
ing of the members of the church was
called October Is, and Mr. Rice was in
formed that his pastorate here would
terminate in three months
Deacon Bigham is a member of the
Rice faction, while DIR. Hatfield is anti
Rice. The two men met at the intersec-
ton of the two main streets. One called
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Wichita Will Give the Cattle
men Roya al Cheer.
Will SpendS5, 900 i'm Entertain.
ing the Convention.
OVER 1000 EXPECTED.
Big Sales and Exhibits Will Be
Features.
Date of the Meeting Is Set For
February IL 13.

Wichita, Nov. 28.-Wichita intends to
prove. to the cattlemen of southwest
Kansas and Oklahoma that she is a
good place to hold conventions in.
At the public meeting held at the
Commercial club, after the advantages
of cattlemens convention were talked
over, the sentiment was unanimous
that the sum of $1,000, and nothing less.
should be spent to give the kings of the
range blowout.
1t was estimated that more than 1000
visitors at the least calculation, will be
here.
Already a great combination sale
registered cattle, horses and swine-has
been transferred from Winfield to this
point, owing to this convention, and at
last nights meeting information was
impaired with reference to other big
saies and exhibits that will bring thou
sands of people here to buy. In fact, it
looked last night, upon reflection on the
facts. that it is possible for an i'm
menSe horse, cattle and stock fair to be
held here every winter something after
the style of the famous annual fairs
that have become institutions of nation
al fame in Russia and other European
countries.
"A permanent organization on hospi-
tally and the promotion generally of
the enterprise was formed with Fred
Dold as president, Charles E. Bigelow
as secretary and w r. Dulaney as
treasurer. To. form the nucleus of an
available fund Fred Dold, Charles F.
Harrison of the John Cudahy Packing
company, and Mr.. Dulaney deposited
800 each, and with this Charlie Bige
low will with his artistic pen, inform
the cattlemen and the billboard stud
ents of the southwest and all live stock
centers. what a delight it will be to be
in Wichita February II, u and 10.
On ways and means the following
well known men were appointed: w.
M. Paugh, A. B. Moore. Ed ]. Healy,
Romayne E1dridge, A P. Johnson, E.
Longnecker, Jerry Simpson, NJ c.
Campbell Ben Garland, Ed T. Battfen,
Berry Wall, w. r. Dulaney, G. F. Har
rison Fred Dold, H. K. Eberly, I. N.
Dean, Clark Kincaid, L. F. Naftzger, c.
W. Carey, Ellsberry Martin, Judge Nor
cross and j. A. Dawson
These gentlemen will meet at the
Commercial club Friday night, next, for
organization, after which they will go
among the business men to solicit funds
for what will prove to be a gathering.
of great value to Wichita
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GOLDSMITH FOR ENGLAND.
Whitney Will Send Crack Colt After
EPSON Derby.

New York, Nov. 2s.-John Higgins
will return to England after Christmas.
He is expected to arrive on the Mime
apolis Friday in company with John
Mackey. He may bring three of Mr..
Whitney's horses that raced in England
last season. These are KilmarnOck,
Elizabeth NJ and Elkhorn.
Mr.. higgins has made arrangements
to return to Heath House and train all
the horses leased by Mr.. Whitney from
Lady Meux- He will also take a Derby
candidate from this side either Mas
turtium or Goldsmith. as these are the
only two in Mr. Whitney's stable that
are eligible owing to a technicality IN
the registration of the others.
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Aviolent Attack of Group Cured.

Last winter an infant child of mine
had Group in violent FORM says Elder
John w. Rogers, a Christian Evange-
list of F'illey, Mo- II gave her a few
doses of Chamberlains Cough Remedy
and in a short time all danger was past
and the child recovered This remedy
not only cures Group, but when given as
soon as the first symptoms appear, will
prevent the attack. 1t contains no opium
or other harmful substance and may be
given as confidently to a baby as to an
adult. For sale by all druggists.
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system of coaching The fight against
Woodruff really began two years ago
and resulted last year in the decision
to have a board of graduate coaches
The plan, however, resulted in failure
Woodruff has been coach at PennSyl-
vania for ten years. The first six sea-
sons were successful, but the last four
were rather disastrous. Mr.. Woodruff
invented the famous guards back
when he first came to Pennsylvania,
and swept everything in the football
line for several seasons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-28
WINNER ELECTRIC LINE
Leavenworth Commissioners Will Be
Asked For q Franchise.

Leavenworth, Nov 2S.-W. E. VIM
ner, the electric line promoter, will on
next Monday appear before the board
of county commissioners of Leaven-
worth county and ask it to grant him a
franchise to build an electric railroad
from Lansing to Lawrence, connecting
with the Kansas City-Leavenwortn
electric line at Lansing and a line which
will be built from Kansas City to To-
peka at a point five miles south of
Tonganoxie.
If the line is built it Is probable that
the three rail system will be installed
instead of the overhead trolley.
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Bic Fair at Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Nov. 2S.-The Central
Kansas Fair association is now plan
ming to give a state fair at Hutchinson
next year. While there is no state APP
preparation for such purpose. the plan
has received the sanction and endorse
ment of President Edwin Taylor and
Secretary +. d. Coburn, of the state
board Of agriculture, and the people of
Reno county and Hutchinson will fur
nish the money. The ASSOCIATE Will
make an effort also to interest the Ma
tionaI Breeders association in the
Kansas exhibit
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BIG FARM SOLD.
p. M. Conkle's. Ranch of $50 Acres in
Harvey County Disposed Of

Newton, Nov. 28.-The biggest land
deal that has been effected in Newton
for a long time has just been recorded
in the Office of the register of deeds. E.
A. Whittacre has bought of p. NJ. Con-
kle the latter's magnificent farm a half
mile south of the town of Putnam.
This farm, one of the finest in central
Kansas, comprises two hundred and
eighty acres of as fine land as one
could wish to see. The consideration,
$4,000, is convincing proof of the value
of the land.
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Trains Blocked the street Crossing

Wichita, Kan. Nov. 2s-William Con-
ley, yard master for the Missouri Pa
cific Railroad company, was arrested
and brought before Police Judge Stan
ley Wednesday morning charged with
violating a city ordinance, by allowing
cars of the company to obstruct the
Second street crossing for more than
five minutes. The complaint was sworn
to by Richard Cogdell, a salesman at
Houck's hardware store. When Mr..
Conley was arraigned, he said he did
not know of the occurrence and upon
his promise not to let it happen again,
the case was dismissed.
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BUYS a $4,000 Acre Ranch.

Wichita, Nov 28.-Announcement was
made at meeting of those interested
in the cattle convention at the Com
mercia1 club last night, that Judge T.
land in Stevens county for big cattle
ranch, capable of handling 1900 head
of cattle The announcement was con-
firmed, and statement made that
Berry Wall, the judges son, will have
active management of the ranch in
tereStS
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Chicago and Return

$1,000 via the Santa Fe. December 1
to 8. inc1usive; good until December 8
returning Four trains each day:
Leave Topeka $3.50 o. M, arrive CF7ica go
7:3O a. m; leave Topeka 4:40 p. M, ar
rive Chicago 900 a. M; leave Topeka
1888 a. m, arrive Chicago 2:15 p m. ;
leave Topeka 4:47 a. M, arrive Chicago
900 D. m. Compare this with time of
other lines.
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BILLIARD TOURNAMENT
Beloit Citizens Will Have December
Contest.

Be1oit, Nov 2S.-The approaching
billiard tournament which will take
place here early in December between
Beloit citizens is already exciting great
interest. There will be % players in the
contest. and it is expected will not be
completed before the first of the year.
The games will be played in the Coch-
ran & Son Bon Ton billiard parlor. To
the winner expensive cue will be
presented. Many of our best citizens
are in the contest