The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
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The fog which fell over Topeka. this
morning was so dense that it was i'm
possible to see across Kansas avenue
until nearly nine O'Clock.
Al Rohr, president of the Leaven-
worth baseball team, was in Topeka
saturday on business, and incidentally
he witnessed the first football game in
his life.
The condition of Rev ]. B. McAfee,
who is i'll at the home Of his son, H. w.
McAfee, west of Topeka, remains the
| same, and he is still able and pleased
to see his friends
Topekans who formerly lived in
england welcomed the fog this morn
ing as something of the old country. 1t
actually made some of them feel home
SICK "dontcher know"
The Paramount football team left for
Manhattan this morning where they
viii play the Aggies this afternoon.
The game ought to be a hard one as
the two teams will be pretty evenly
matched.
Coach Ahern of the Aggies and Coach
Love of the Winfield college team were
spectators at Saturdays football game.
Both teams play Paramount this sea-
son and their coaches were looking for
pointers.
Coach Bates of the Paramount foot
ball team is a thorough sportsman. At
ter Saturdays game in which his team
lost he said: Il am pleased with the
showing of my team. We were beaten
by older heads, that is ALL
THE Washburn team should re-
main silent until Oklahoma City comes
here" says Malon Burgett. the deaf
mute prophet. He also volunteers the
information that the tar on the new
Kansas avenue pavement is getting
weak"
The city asphalt repair plant will be
set to work repairing West Eighth ave-
nue. where the asphalt pavement Is
amenable to repair. Portions of the
pavement are too far gone to make re-
pairs satisfactory, but wherever
patches, can be put on to stay this will
be done.
Are you going to church today, sis
tre?" was asked by the son of a family
yesterday. mo, don't think So" was
the reply. you know that cleanliness
is next to goodness and the church will
have to give way to the bath tub for
me today
Yesterday was one of those typical
late fall days that make folks feel, with
out thinking, that winter is near at
hand. The temperature was not low
but the sky hung heavy with clouds
through which the sun did not pene-
trate. These clouds seemed to portend
snow storm.
Manager Walter w. Stahl of the
Washburn football team, left Saturday
HiSnl Luz OklanOma City where he Will
make an effort to have the Thanksgiv-
ing day game transferred to Topeka |
There is little trouble over the loca-
ton Of the game at Oklahoma City, |
and there is still a chance that it might
be transferred to Topeka.
The committee on health and SANTA
ton of the council, which Saturday
night considered an. application for an
extension of the contract of the Topeka |
Desiccatlng company for five years, !
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$50 a month from the council for tax
ing care of refuse from the fire sta
tons. police station and public refuse |
collections.
Paramount college and a former resi- /
dent of Topeka, was on the side lines |
at Wash burn field aSturday roofing for |
Paramount, while across the field sat |
"BilP' Thayer, his son, clad in Wash
burn football toys anxious to get into |
the game against the Wichita college
Rev. Mr.. Thayer was elected to the |
presidency of Paramount Only a. few
months ago. -
One of the amusing incidents in con-
nection with Saturdays football game |
on the side lines. DR.. John |
H. Outland, the former Washburn
Garfield w. Weede was the victim. The |
event was pulled off right after Wash
burn had made her second touch down.
Outland, who is unusually quiet and
had just heard the news of |
the defeat OF Michigan by his alma
mater, Pennsylvania. This together
with the inevitable defeat of Fair
mount was too much for him. His en-
must have an outlet and as
Coach Weede was nearest to him he
fell victim. Outland picked Weede up
and threw him down on the ground /
and then sat on him. Weede arose I
with a queer expression on his face bur
he was too happy to retaliate.
1t is hard to tell which is the worse L
class of people for hero worship, Wash
burn college girls or small boys One
Of the most pronounced examples of
hero worship ever seen in Topeka took II
place at the football game Saturday II
and both these classes of worshipers
During the intermission
the two halves Of Saturdays
game, Wdstar Williams, the big full
back who was out of the game on ac-
count Of a lame leg, attempted to Sc
,lude himself on q messy .sward in II
ront of the new b1eachers on the west
ide of the park. His solitude in this
position was of short duration. 1t was :
)ut a few moments until a small boy
pied him and almost at the same time
Washburn coed in the bleachers no
iced him. They both came down to |
ak to him. Others saw him and came | I
o him one by one. The small crowd |
Lttracted more and during the ten