The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-28

Fischer as the star, will be at the Craw-
ford January 1. Miss Fischer will be
the Mrs. lack"
H c. Bowman, secretary of the Scot
fish Rite reunion committee, has sent
out notices of the midWinter reunion to
be held by the Scottish Rite bodies, jan
uary IS to 80, inclusive.
Cider" Smiths Thanksgiving predic-
ton was little bit off-only about tlve
hours off But he will be forgiven He
so seldom misses his guess. and his av-
erage is so much higher than that of the
government weather bureau guessers'
that ne has a miss or two coming.
One of the largest crowds that ever
was in Kansas City for a Thanksgiving
day game of football witnessed the Kan
sas- Missouri struggle Thursday after
noon. From Topeka the number was So
great that in the morning the plug train
carried II coaches and was pulled by
two engines, besides all the other morn
ing trains having extra equipment.
The Topeka Retail Merchants associa-
ton has been sending out large num-
Der of circular letters recently, calling
the attention of people over the state
to the inducements which the business
men of this town have to offer By re-
funding railroad fare, upon condl
tional basis, Out-Of-town shoppers are
induced to come here and do their trad
ing.
There is some dispute as to whether
the city court officers shall be elected
next spring or, following the biennial cleo
ton law, wait until 1904. 1t is strange
that those who want to run against A.
J. McCabe for reelection are quite GER
tain that the officers have to be elected
next spring.
Many of the Washburn players say
that if John Worsley. the regular quar-
| ter back had been allowed to play and
call the signals. that Washburn would
have defeated Ottawa Worsley has d
football head. The Washburn profess
sor who used his efforts for few weeks
to keep Worsley out of the game ought
to feel content with tie result.
One of the best exhibitions of cool
ness and resource ever seen in a football
game was given by Chase, the player
who Dunts for Ottawa The ball was
passed to Chase for punt and he fun
bled it. He had to turn his back to PICK
it up. and by that time. the Washburn
ends were upon him. Instead OF turning
to kick. he punted the ball backwards
over his head for about 20 yards.
The Topeka Cold Storage, lee & Fuel
company will be successor to the Topeka
Ice & Cold Storage company which
heretofore has been managed by w. L.
Dickey Mr. Dickey will be manager
of the new institution, but he will have
associated with him r. F. HOdgins and
/ Vincent Kaczynski. Recently the COM
pany bought eight lots az the corner of
/ Crane and Jackson streets, and it is the
plan to move the old plant from North
/ 1OpShd 10 lIlS lOCdtlCn, ana eventually
to make it one of the largest in this
state.
Civil service examinations have been
scheduled to take place at the Federal
building in Topeka on December 8 for
the position of Photographic assistant in
the Smithsonian institution al Wash
ington; on December $40, for attendant
and skilled photographer in the United
! States Military academy at West Point
n. Y, at a salary of 81. 900 year. or
the last date there will also be an ex-
| animation for assistant piece-W work COM
puter in the nautical almanac office
and for architectural designer On Jan