The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Mexican Cupid Wins One Sided
COurtship.
GuanO Fransalo Leaves With
Girl Bride-tO-B BE.
ANNETTA JUST LITTLE
When Groom Lover Started to
Woo Girl.
Large Crowd Hears Bethany
College Concert.

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! When Guano Fransalo and his 13-
lyear-old bride-to-be boarded a Rock
Island train today and started for the
old home in Mexico, it was the fitting
finale of lively wedding jubilee in
the Mexican colony on the North side
and the conclusion OF a one-sided
eourtship that started in the old coun-
| try when Anneta Tantravo was a wee
wisp of a child of six years
1t was for the reward of this love
| that FranSalo came to Kansas to
claim his love. The event was the oc-
casion of a celebration in the midst OF
a string of huts in the railroad yards.
| The mere fact that Guano is short
and swarthy and that he came to To-
peka with a four days growth of stub
| by whiskers and too generous
growth of foliage on his scalp, didn't
prejudice the case in the least The
dusky lover was received with all of
the accustomed pomp that the occa-
| sion demanded. He was escorted to
| the Mexican huts and in ten minutes
| Guano was one of the crowd. Guano' s
| long trip demonstrated that he is
lover worthy of mention. but he does
not do the Romeo act and is therefore
not in line for favorable mention on
| the kerosene circuit. Anneta is her-
| self quite modest. Whatever feelings
| she may have in the matter are not is
situation without comment and when
her elders explained matters to her
she listened with the mildest sort of
interest.
Sunday was an off day in the Next
can camp. Anneta's father had pro-
cured real live pig and it was the
main object around which was built
a dinner that will not be soon forgot
ten in the camp. The swine was roast
ed bodily. Real second-rate liquid re-
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across the line were produced The
dinner was 8. success. Throughout the
night there were mild echoes of the
celebration and Monday was another
holiday When the time came to de-
part a delegation accompanied the
prospective bride and groom to the
railway station. Exit without the rice,
old shoes banners. kisses for the
bride and sloppy congratulations
None of these will burden Mr.. and
jugal bliss
A more or less ambitious interpre-
ter explained the situation to a few
interested observers. The interpreter
fields his native jingle in great shape,
but he juggles the English in a dizzy
manner and should have a batting
average something less than 200 per
cent.
With mixtures of bad English and
good "Hombre," the interpreter ex-
planned that Guano loved Anneta very
much 'She pretty miss he said.
Love down in Old Mexico seven years
ago. Anneta just little, SO high thing
them summers" Then the Interpreter
mixed some biased testimony and later
explained that it was very bad.
"Guano could not marry Anneta in
this country he continued VERY
bad laws Guano good fellow, too.
Yes Works hard. Steady job. Save
money. Come Topeka. Cost $19. T..
From the best information obtain
able, Fransalo is somewhere on the
safe side of 40 years. Down in his
native country Fransalo is the envy Of
community. He can pick more to-
bacco than any of his neighbors- 1t
was seven years ago, before Anneta
father found that railroad work was
the sure road to fortune. that the girl
met Guano. The Mexican spoke to
the girls father about her. and it was
agreed that Anneta was to become
Mrs Fransalo. over in the Mexican
camp they say Anneta loves Guano;
The long distance courtshlp was not
productive even of good collection of
souvenir postcards and when the time
arrived Anneta prepared to start on
the long trip back to the old country.
We wish to express our appreciation
to our many friends for their express
sions of sympathy at the death of our
dear husband and father; also
The park employees;
Rev and Mrs. Waldren:
Mems Bible class. Kansas Avenue
NJ Z. church,;
Ladies Aid society, Kansas Avenue
M. E. church;
Kansas Avenue EpWorth league;
Choir of Kansas Avenue NJ E.
church:
The Sunday school classes of the
Kansas Avenue M. e. church;
The intermediate B. Y. P. T.;
Amity lodge No. 2S1'
Odeon quartet, and
Cash Mercantile store
for their beautiful floral offerings
MRS V. B. CHURCEMAN AND
FAMILY.
AT a mass meeting held at fire sta
ton No. 1 last night the old officers
of the drainage board were nominated
without opposition to be reelected at
the general election next Tuesday-
Abou5 20 attended the meeting. The
officers re-nominated are: President.
George Young: secretary. S. r. kutz;
treasurer, J. \. Stewart; Theodore
Forbes, member of the board.
According to Mr.. Stewart the dixie
near the tie treating plant is in bet
ter condition than ever before He
says that the recent high water de-
posted mud on the brush along the
bank in this neigh orhood until 1t
forms a slope into the river for sever