The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-01
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
No, Civic Club Is Not Dead"
Says President Billiard.
Will Meet Friday Evening, Oct.
for Business.
is YOUNGEST VETERAN
]. F. McAfee, Aged 81, Younger
Than BelIeviIIe Claimant.
Mrs. Sarah Goodman Dead
is YOUNGEST VETERAN
Mrs. Sarah Goodman Dead
Well Known Here.

The Civic club is not dead, notwith-
standing reports to the effect, and will
meet next Friday evening, october Z.
the regular time. This is according to
a statement made this morning by
Mayor J. B. Billiard, who is president
of the club.
Considerable confusion had arisen
from reports having been started that
a meeting was to have been held a week
ago last night and last night. Only a
few members showed up at both nights
mentioned as the regular meeting was
scheduled for the first and third Fri
days each month.
However, probably from the talk of
the proposed North Side Day" and
other matters which would interest the
club members current report was
started that the body was to hold
special meeting on both dates men
toned and notices to this effect APP
peared in the State Journal on both
days.
There is no reason why the club
should die as at times work will
come up which it can handle better
than any other organization. 1t will
be remembered that the aviation meet
sast June was secured for the North
side largely through the efforts of the
club, and the money was paid for the
Santa Fe foot bridge by the same
body.
The fact that fire station No. 1 is
being rewired recalls the short his
tory of the electric light plant which
TaS located at 114-116 West Laurent
street from about 1S90-91. The late ].
b. Marshall was secretary and gen
eral manager of the plant. His son
ALBERT Marshall, assisted in wiring the
buildings which used the current Sta
Hion No. 1 was one of the first to be
wired.
The building in the latter sos was
built by H. S. Cline and used as
hardware and grocery store for a
while and later for the overflow of
pupils from the First ward schools. Miss
Maggie Mitchell was the teacher.
About 1890 a stock company was or
ganized to operate the plant. The con-
Germ lighted up sevral business houses
and residences on the North side and
furnished current for several lamps on
the South side it is said. However,
within two years after the First ward
plant started it was bought out by
the Edison company.
1.-The first meeting toward organizing
the stock company which CONT oiled
the concern was held in my father s
home, now occupied by Samuel Elder
st sos North Van Buren, street. said
Albert Marshall this morning. James
Riley, from the east, who came here in
che interests of the concern, was made
the president and father was appoint
sides these, those who held stock were
Harry Stafford, a lawyer, George
Stocker, now in California, James
Smith, now in Indiana, and others.
FIRED Ashley, in Texas now, 1 be-
neve, was first wire chief. Ted Mont
gomery, afterwards on the battleship
Brooklyn in the government service,
was the first engineer. The engine was
3 Bali engine.
All members Amity lodge 231 K. of P.
please meet at Castle hall 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, Oct. g to attend the
funeral of the wife of Brother Uncle
= Ben Goodman. Funeral service at the
FAll members of Nos. 80 and 1876 cor
daily invited to meet with US.
1T was a 125 horse power. We had
4hree dynamos, known as the Jen-
nfngs arc lamp machines The mer-
camille lights were 1900 G. P
"A favorite recreation for the North
side people then was to come down to
the plant and get a shock They also
enjoyed watching the electrical dis
plays which through imperfect lighting
conductors were visible about the
Building during a thunder Storm
Although a dispatch in a morning
paper from BelIville, where the G. A.
r. reunion was held last week, states
that Robert T. Jellison of BeIlviIIe, an
old soldier, aged 63, is the youngest
veteran of the civil war in Kansas, ].
r. McAfee, also a veteran, is one year
younger. Mr.. McAfee was born at
hagerstown, Ind, June II, 184S, which
would make him 81 years old now. He
enlisted in the Twenty-eighth Michi-
gan, Company r. in July, 1864. He
came here from Independence. Mo, J3
years ago and has lived in Topeka al
most continuously since. He says that
he is interested to know if any old
soldier in Kansas is younger than he.
G. H. Garrett of fire station No. !
and c. 2. Crouch proved themselves
near heroes when they stopped a run
away hay team of A. Clipp this morn
ing which was tearing down East Cor
don street. The men ran out and