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The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
MEDIC TEAM DIsBANDs.
Trouble About Games Causes End oi
Football Team.

Kansas City, Nov. 1.-THE Medic
football team has disbanded. Action de-
claring off all the games remaining on
the schedule and requesting the players
to turn in their suits was taken by the
athletic board at the college yesterday
which gave as it's reason that the doc
tors had contests arranged with teams
that were not composed of bona fide
students.
The decision not to finish the season
was the result of the contract sent FROM
Pierce City. Mo, where the team was
to play next Saturday In the papers
sent to the Missouri team by the Med :
les athletic board was a clause recuir-
ing that all players in the game must
be bona fide students. When the con-
tract was returned signed this eligibility
clause had beens stricken out
The board decided that the constitu-
tiOn under whicA the athletic association
was organized would not allow the doc
tors to play under these conditions. and
it was deemed inadvisable to hold the
team idle until November 90 when the
Warrensburg Normals were to have
been played at Warrensburg This was
the only game remaining on the sched-
ule, the contest with La Harpe fol
Thanksgiving day at Independence,
Kas.. having been declared off because
theKansans are not purely college
team
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
NEW OIL COMPANY.
Enterprise Is Keeping Things Nov
ing at Neodesha.

Neodesha. Kas.. Nov. lib. E. La
Dow, of Chicago, who is. interested in
the Fredonia Gas company, the Fre-
donia Brick company, the Illinois Valley
Oil and Pipe Line company, and several
other enterprises in the Kansas oil and
gas field, associated with W.. D. Corbin.
of Kansas City, who is the man who
started the oil boom at Cl1anute and is
largely instrumental in making it what
it is. were in Neodesha last week with
a party of Illinois capitalists for the pur-
pose of organizing an oil company to
operate the Neodesha field A. NJ. Web
ster and J. J. Jenkins of Kansas City,
are also associated with, La Dow and
Corbin The Illinois men are 1. F. 'Ech-
ard. DR. Shurtz, E. Dixon, John w.
Fornof, and NJ B. Haskell. all of
Str Gator, Ill with the addition of Con-
esressrnan Walter Reeves. of Streator,
and Col E, L. Smith. Of DWIGHT, III
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
OIL COMPANY AT cHANUrE.
Isett- Erwin Concern Chartere
Arizona.

Chanute Kan, Nov. 1.-THE Isett- Irwin
Oil and Gas company. which recently or
ganized. has received its charter and is
now getting down to work in good earn
est
The company is chartered under th=
laws cf Arizona and is comprised of some
of the most successful business as well as
oil and gas men in the Kansas oil field
The officers are: President: Edwin Erwin
of Kansas City; vice president. Congress
man J. NJ Miller of Council Grave: sec
retary. S. r. White of Fort Scott: treas
urer, G. n. Lindsay of this city. Among
the directors are such men Col. S. @
Isett, who owns the famous Isett 50 acres
north of the city; w. f. Shanleffer &C
Council Grove: Peter Herman, A E. Tim
payne and others, all well known business
men,
The company has 2.5OO acres under lease
in one solid block on which is already To-
Gated one of the largest gas wells i'll the
field, which had thirty-two feet # oil sand
The company owns a tract of fine brick
and shale land and among other things
contemplates the erection of a 100000 brick
plant in which a system of electric lish:-
ing will be put in so it can be run night
and day.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
re~- KING WoN.TsPLAR. R.ssgeq
Big Harvard Center Is Is Out for
!. ~. = Good.r,. ~


Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 1.-THE Har-
ward athletic committee has decided not
to play E. o. King, the big, center, in
the game with Yale on November %
Harvard still believes him, eligible, but
Yale has protested him directly and
Harvard will not let him figure in the
contest. NeN
Why the committee should give in to
Yale is a much mooted question. Last
night it was runioreH Yale had some
new evidence against King which would
dehars him by the four year rlIies aid
this substantially is that Indiana uni-
versity played one game in Kings
freshman year and King was partici-
pant in that game.
King played in his sophomore, Junior,
and senior years on the Indiana eleven
In his freshman year an attempt was
made to organize a university team. Il
was unsuccessful and the team dis
banded without playing any games
Then some of the men who had been
candidates for the eleven in college and
some boys who were not in the univer-
sity, but lived in town, organized an
eleven and filed in some of the dates
arranged for the college eleven. ,.,..'.,s
Harvard consequently maintains that
King has played. only three years on d
college eleven and so is eligible. Yale
takes a different view and thinks his
year on the amalgamated eleven should
count as a fourth year. There the mat
ter rests
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
YALE rs READY
Much Interest, in the Game With
Princeton Saturday.

New Haven, Conn. Nov. u.-With the
first important game of the season the
Princeton match, week away, the make
UP of the Yale football eleven is as good
as settled. Only an accident will change
the playing order of the team before the
Princeton and Harvard matches which
will close the season. Present indications
are strongly that Yale will face the Tigers
next Saturday. playing as follows; Left
end, Wilhelmi: left tackle, Kinney; left
guard, Glass; center, Holt; right guard,
Goss: right tackle, Hogan; right end,
Shevlin quarter back. Metcalf; = left half
back. Captain Chadwick: right half back,
Ward, full back. Bowman. e'--
If a change should be unexpectedly
made at the last minute it would be TO
replace Bowman by Farmer at full back.
Both players are reasonably sure to get
into the big games for Yale and it is
only a matter of distributing pnnters to
decide which shall be sent into the play
first. Farmer is no kicker, and if Ward
and Bowman should both be put into the
play at the start and both should be com
PEELED to leave the game in the second
half YaAe would be short of good punters.
In case Farmer and Ward started the
game and both retired Bowman could be
sent in during the second half without
any loss to the punting strength of the
eleven.
Still another combination is discussed in
the placing of the backs. It is to start
Bowman and Ward at the beginning of
the game and to send in Farmer later at
right half back in Wards place and Van
derpool at full back. in Bowmans place.
The rapid development of Vanderpool
the past two or three weeks has been one
of the surprises of the season. He got
into the Harvard game last year for his
punting qualities alone This fall he has
been improving as a line breaker till he is
abreast with Farmer a leading varsity
substitute. He is as good a kicker as any
player on the squad Preston may get
into the game as a half back, and Metcalf
may be transferred from quarter back to
half in case many of, the half backs are
hurt. ,...s.s .+,+ - .s,..4 -5.,t<
If Rafferty, is sent into the big games
at the beginning as seems likely Wilhelm
will probably be given the position in the
second half of the play. There is not
much difference between the two mems
effectiveness. and Rafferty,. who has been
eligible only three weeks, has not yet had
enough practice TO enable him to stand
the strain of full game Aside from left
end and full back there seems to be no
possibility of any more changes In the
team, barring accidents the coming week.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
NOT IN NEW YoRK.
American League HASN'T Yet Secured
Grounds.


New York, Nov. Thames J. Coogan,
who leased the Polo grounds and Man
haitian field to the New York baseball
club, denies that the American league
by the extensive Lynch estate, of which
he is sole agent, and which owns the
largest undivided real estate property in
Harlem.
There are no available grounds on
Manhattan island for the American
league and feel sure that the Ameri-
can league is making. more of a bluff
than otherwise when. it says it is going
to locate new club here" says Mr.
Coogan.
AS long as the Metropolitan Exhibi-
ton company. of which Andrew Freed
man is president, holds a lease of Man
haitian field or the Polo grounds shall
never lease a plot fof ground to a rival
organization. 1t would not be fair or
just. My present tenants have always
used me right and fairsand our relations
are most pleasant and amicable and
they viii alwayssbe such If l can help
to promote and continue such condi-
ton of affairs
AS Mr. Coogan is one of the best
posted men in the city on real estate
and controls such extensive property
his words in relation to the American
league prospects are worthy of consid-
Grafton. tV
Agents of the American league are
said to have met with a very frigid re-
ception in their recent efforts to interest
local capital in their proposed venture.
This, it is said, has been the cause of
their giving up the idea of the New
York expansion and turning to Pitts
burg e.ssF-- - 2 1ei L1hoE QG.haesz
Tom LOTUS, manager of the Senators,
visited Ban johnson and Charley Co
miskey yesterday. He will stay in the
city a couple of days getting in touch
with the affairs of the American league.
4 only ran over from Dubuque for
day or two, said Lotus. who is well
known to every Chicago fan because of
his connection with the west side team
for two years. L am a little out of
reach of the important happenings and
have to post up every once in awhile.
Everything is all right at at home and
all the winter supplies have been put
away so 1 thought it-would be a good
opportunity for me ITO, come ever and
talk a little with Ban and, CommY.3 Il
haven't seen Ban since he was up north
on his hunting trip and I am glad to
find him looking so well. 1 wanted to
find out also why he didn't send me
some game while he was out on his
trip, but 1 fouffd out that he didn't get
as many as he ought to have had. I am
going to invite. bifiii out to Dubuque to
shoot quail We have an island there
that is ALL fixed up for him, and if he
will consent to come I will guarantee to
have the game tied down so that they
can't get away from him"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
Mccoy Is Matched.

Chicago, Nov. n.-Kid Mccoy is said to
have been matched with Jack Root of
Chicago for the wind-up at the Transport
Athletic clubs show early in December
or late in this month. The two men have
never met in the ring, although Root has
been on the Kids trail for a long time.
Mccoy has not appeared locally since his
go at Tattersalrs with Tommy Ryan. The
Root-McCoy bout, if it materializes, will
be a popular one if Mccoy is up to his
old form. Root was never as clever nor
as strong as he is today and the recent
battles he has had with some of the best
men in the country at the weight have
served to put the nght-heavy in good
shape. Local fans are rather skeptieal
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11

Leach. retupn ti11I0 70 Won araft for 900 on
the Hanover bank of New York city,.
which never accepted and never will:
the postoffice receipts dated october l3.
showing that Mr.. Somers received a regis,
Leach's letter 1t is signed by. Charles
SoIners- That ought to be ample proof.
Mr. Somers did not reply to Mr.: Leach, as
the ,postoffice- department records prove
conclusiyely that Leachs letter was re-
ceived.
'-Conroy writes me that he read in the
papers johnson was going to. make trouble
for him. Don't worry. will be With you
next year; am sorry for my moves with
the American This is part of Conroy's
missiVe.''
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
Woman,s Auxiliary to Hold Bazaar.

Members of the Woman's Grand Inter
national Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, viii give a bazaar
at the new building being fitted up by the
Palace Clothing company. on Kansas ave
nue., on Friday and Saturday, November
81 and D. The women will put on sale
shoe bags dresser scarfs, button bags,
pincushions handkerchiefs and similar
useful articles and the proceeds of the
sales are to go to the orphans and
widows relief funds of their order, and
to the support of the Highland Park home
for enginemen, located near Chicago. As
matter of interest the ladies already
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
Duck Hunter Killed.

Ottawa, Nov. 11.-Charles Tomlinson,
II years of age, was accidentally killed
yesterday afternoon while duck hunting
west of town. Young Tomlinson, in
company with companion, was in a
cart going to a duck pond, when his
gun was discharged, the full load of
duck shot striking him in the face.
Death was almost instantaneous. His
companion ran to the home of a farmer
and secured assistance in bringing the
body to town.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
Cannon Shells from Fishers Hill.

Salina, Kas. Nov. III. E. Ridings
has brought home from his old home a
Fishers Hill, Va, three menentos of the
civil war that are interesting curiosities.
They are cannon SHELLS dug from the
mountain side where the battle of Fish
er's F4ill was fought Two of the nro-
iectiles, have been exploded. Mr.. RID
ings exploded one at his old home by
putting It in a lime kiln and starting
fire around it. He got away safe dis
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
Caught a Tartar.

Parsons, Nov11.-Saturday night four
men held up and attempted to rob Will
lam Cassell, a farm hand, who was re-
turning from town. He made q hard
fight and beat off the whole gang but
in doing so was severely hurt himself
During the fight he had time to inspect
each of the robbers so closely that all
four of them were arrested today on the
description he furnished the officers. His
Identification was so complete that one
of the four pleaded guilty. and the other
three were bound over to the district
court.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
stepped Aeainst a Hot Stove.

A child of Mrs. George T. Benson, when
getting. his usual Saturday night bath.
Stepped back against a hot stove which
burned him severely. The child was in
great agony and his mother could do moth
ing to pacify him. Remembering that she
had bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
in the house. she thought she would try
it, In less than half an hour after apply
ing it the child was quiet and asleep, and
In less than two weeks was well Mrs.
Benson is a we'll known resident of kellar.
Va Pain Balm is an antisept1c lin1ment
and especially valuable for burns, cuts.
bruises and sprains. For sale by all drug
giStS.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11

tance, expecting to see a big explosion,
but the report was only small, probably
buried for so many years. The third
SHELLS still loaded. and it a dangerous
looking wea pom. These shells We're fired
by confederate battery towards Fish
er's barn on the hill, where sharp
shooters were firing volley after voIley
into the confederate ranks.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
Visit Nordica,s Kansas Relatives.

Salina, Kas., Nov. 11.-Mrs. A K.
Rogers, who has been for some months
past rooning at the Austin college, has
gene TO Emooria. where she will visit
with a niece and nephew by the name of
Norton. The Nortons are cousins of
Nordica and hear from her frequently,
the relation between them being inti-
mate Nordica's name. of course. is Lii
liam Norton, her father and the Norton
of EmDoria being brothers.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
Havana to santiago by Rail.

Santiago, Cuba, Nov. 1.-Several of the
officials of the Central railway arrived to-
day having come all the way by rail from
Santa Clara. The track which has just
been completed connects Santiago and
Havana by rail Superintendent Ward
says the road bed is naturally in bad con-
dition but thousands of men are at work
ballasting the track. The completion of
this railroad is the greatest Cuban achieve
ment of American enterprise and makes
future revolutions practically impossible
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
visit the Old Home

in the east and take advantage of low
rates applying by the Nickel Plate road
November IL. II and 49, 1902. John Z.
Callahan, General Agent. 113 Adams
street. Chicago, will have pleasure in
answering all inquiries in reference to
this excursion.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11

s'Waconda Flyers start all stops, reg
ulate the liver and bowels to a nicety.
They'll be served free to all at Stans-
fields drug store on the 10th. 11th, 18th.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11

as to the showing Mccoy will make, owing
to the numerous charges of fake which
have been made against some of his bouts.
With both men fighting at their best, how
ever, the bout ought to be a fast one,
with any amount of cleverness of hands
and feet exhibited.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
JOHNSON IN EARNEST.
Promises to Make It Lively for Com
tract Jumpers. - =

Chicago Nov. 11.-Unless Tommy Leach
and his companions of last years Pitts
burg club, who are said to have signed
contracts with the American league for
their services for next season., live up TO
pies of. This is the conclusion that Ban
Johnson reached after reading the recent
statements by Leach and Barney Drsy=
fuss
We are sure of our ground in the case
and we know exactly what we are doing.
said Johnson. for we have lived up to
P1ttsburg players. If they think that
they can trihe with us in the matter
they will be disa ppointedes fu- Weslhaye
their signatures to :. coptracts Iaat glwill
hold in any eourts- and there is ma .Cl atpse
that will impair US legally in any way.
self, and sent each of them 81. 900 in ad-
vance. None of the checks has ever been
returned to Sorners. but that will not in
jure the validity of the contracts in the
The first thing made sure of when 7
had no previous contracts Leach aassured
me that there was no agreement with the
them. Leach acting as spokesman. for. the
other men. I told the Pfttsburg players
that they were to keep the matter of
their signing with us a secret but shat
if any Of them got into troubleloyer1t in
any way and woulGif lose .sary salary we
would pay them what was coming to
receipt from O'Connor for over $500 for
salary that Dreyfuss cut him out Of Two
weeks pay has been held back on Ches-
bro but we will see that he gets it if it is
not paid by the Pittsburg club.
Pittsburg, Pa. Nov l1.-Col. Barney
Dreyfuss announced that he had no desire
to enter into controversy with Ban John
son regarding the Leach case.
johnson is too much of artistic pre-
varicator for me- remarked the Pittshurg
owner Il do rot care about wran~Iing
with him when he will not stick 10 the
truth-does not, in fact, show any ipclina-
tion of even lowering near the same.
Il will show few documents Which VIII
prove that Leach has returned the advance
morey sent him by the American"
Then the Pirate owners DISPLAYED copy
of letter sent by Tommy to Mr.. Somers
on October s. The midget informs the
Cleveland man he has, after careful de-
liberation, made up his mind not to break
his contract with the Pittsburg club. He
would be doing so in case he entered Mr..
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11

Watch for the Good Indian" at Stans
fields drug store on November 10. y. y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-29
NASSETT.

(From our regular correspondent
October 81, 1902
The lumber yard has now stock of
coal on hand.
Remember the Gauks from Nassett
are getting along nicely.
Next Sunday Selmer Hill is going
TO have bicycle race at two O'Clock,
from Pagin's corner to Ceving' IS
corner.
Mr.. Ole Anderson visited Ole
Guam IS Friday evening.
The Winnesheik rough riders went
down to the school house, and when
they came down part way they found
a wire stretched across the road.
They rode against it with their
bicycles and were nearly killed.
They say they know who did it, and
that if they continue this work they
will get into trouble.
John Slinde tended the plasterers at
Nassett last week.
A large number hauled lumber for
iNels Ramsey last week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-29

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Marsh Music House.
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apply to E. J. Riley.
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{ ,orrespondence...
News happenings Of the County.
reported by = c~mpotent corps Of writer's.
LNANIN~>A~NN~NN~N
SPIILVILLE.

(From our regular correspondent
October 81, 1902.
J. J. Haug is recovering slowly
from his fractured limb.
Mrs. Page of Calmar was the guest
of Miss Lou Miller Wednesday.
Miss Nellie ]. Test was at Calmar
Saturday.
Miss Lena Klimesh spent few days
last week at Cresco.
Mrs. M. Graft, of McGregor, is
visiting at her parental home this
week.
Miss Barbara Kulish of Calmar was
in town Sunday.
Miss Sluka spent Sunday at Fort
Atkinson with friends.
Will Kapinos was business caller
at Calmar Wednesday.
F. Brodsky of Plover, Iowa. is visit
ing friends in town.
James Renda spent Sunday out in
the country with friends.
H. Cooper and lady were at DEBORAH
shopping last Wednesday.
Mrs. Grundeland and children Of
Calmar Sundayed at the parental home
Of F. HAPPIER.
DR.. J. J. Radcliffe was business
caller at Calmar Saturday.
j. Klimesh, ST., of Protovin spent
a few days with his family last week.
Mrs DR.. J. J. Radcliffe and baby are
making an extended visit at DEBORAH
with relatives and friends.
Law suit was the excitement in
town Thursday between parties from
Conover.
Miss Mamie Dvorak returned from
Austin last Tuesday after an extended
| visit with relatives.
Mrs. M. Graft and her sister, Lou
Kapinos drove to Prctovin Friday
and spent the day with relatives.
Geo. Cooney and Bieber were down
from Fl. Atkinson transacting bust
ness in our vicinity the latter part of
last week.
A. D. Mashek of Everly, Iowa, ar
rived in our burg Saturday to spend a
few days with relatives.
Stephen Kruchek began to WELD the
rod last Monday morning, in the dis
trict north of town.
r. Heuser and family attended
church at Fort Atkinson Sunday.
Messrs. Puffer and Summers were
down from the Fort Thursday and Fri
day, doing some work on the school
house.
Several of our townsmen are busy
grading the grounds of the school
yard, where the new school house is
located