The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-28

| horse was recently awarded Charles
Scott by Robert Carver, judge of the
| court of Topeka. Scott alleged negli-
| gence on the part of the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe railway in not pro-
viding sufficient cattle guards at the
point where the animal was killed. The
] railroad appealed the case to the dis
/ trict court today.
Topeka has been without a regular
| police sergeant to take the place of
| Chief Ross since Oct. 1. Police OFF,
GERS Woodward and Walker have
| acted in that capacity but no perma-
nent officer has been chosen. The
| latter is acting night sergeant now
| and it is probable that he will con-
| tinue to do so until Chief Ross makes
the appointment.
J. L. Phillips, representing the j.
w. Jenkins Sons Music company of
Kansas City, is in the city for the pur-
pose of tuning the big pipe organ in
the Auditorium preparatory to the
meeting of the Kansas State Teach
ers' association. Mr.. Phillips is high
| ly pleased with the organ. He said:
1T is an excellent instrument but
should have more use-
Some Commercial club members,
while indulging in an informal round
table conversation, proposed to form
life insurance company, the pay
ments to be made in asbestos. One of
the men in the group who handles
insurance made the remark that all
persons who do not have one of his
policies should get in line for these
asbestos payments as they might be
needed.
The annual meeting of the Kansas
School Masters club will be held on
Friday evening, November at 6
o'clock in the Topeka Commercial club
dining room. The members of the
Commercial club have made every
possible arrangement to entertain the
Kansas School Masters club royalty,
and President Heusner of the club has
announced a strong program for the
after dinner discussion of the club.
Chickens have been running wild at
six different addresses on College hill,
according to reports received at police
headquarters this morning. The po-
lice officers accept as routine daily
calls to warn chicken fanciers that
the fowls must be kept within certain
limits. On one occasion last summer,
a complaint was sent in about chick
ems belonging to Governor Hodges
and he was ordered to keep them
penned up.
The Women's Commercial club,
which met at the Topeka Commercial
club quarters Monday night, has de-
cided to hold open house" the even
ing of November 80. At that time all
working girls and women of the city
will be asked to attend to learn of the
work of the organization. An address
on craftsmanship will be delivered. The
Rev c. A. Finch, pastor of the First
Christian church, spoke at the meeting
Monday night. He told the members
of the club that they had great field
in which to work.
Next week, Thursday and Friday,
Topeka will fairly swarm with school
ma ans from all parts of Kansas.
But Topeka will be in a position to
entertain the teachers. E. F. STAN
ley, principal of the Quincy school,
will have charge of the assignment
of rooms. The Topeka restaurants
are making ample provisions for sup
plying the wants of the visitors and
there will be no such thing as a food
famine at these places of business.
Everything possible will be done for
the accommodation of the guests OF
the city
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church will