The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Fire in Lukens' Opera House Looked
Threatening for Awhile.

Fire resulting from a match, care
Iessly lighted, occurred about O'CLOCK
this morning at Lukens Brotners
furnace shop at 811 North Kansas
avenue: One of the employees OF t fae.
house went to a Darkroom to look Tor
some pipe fittings. The match flafed
and ignited a bale of oakum. sus,
pended from the ceiling. me sarreI
hemp was in flames in secono, anu
was carried out of doors. OtherW!se'
the loss was trifling, not exceedlns
SIS. The property was amply cover
ed by insurance.
Peonle of North Topeka favor a
n1an providing for a law which VIII
allow the county officers to hold OF,
flee for four years instead OF Two an
for assessment of property every ioul
years. 1t is stated that TINS e anon
sS 600 or $4,000 every two years. me
people who live in the north part OF
Shawnee county would be beneI1ted
by this to the extent OF more Lhah
one-third of the amount.
Notes and Personals.
H. M. Bayless left yesterday on
business trip Rodgers, Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. d. Marker, VINO IlVe
on North Tyler street, celebrated tne1r
fiftieth wedding anniversary at their
home Wednesday. They were marrled
at Wabash, Ind, January 10, 1ooo'
Mr. Marker was born near Layton
ohio. April 6, 1888. Mrs. Marker
maiden name was Nancy E. Silvlus
She was born near CuscakaroS, ONO
June %, 1S43. The couple moved 10
a farm mort hof the city Septe1npeI
30 1873 and have lived in shawnee
county ever since. They lived on TINS
farm until in 1909, when they moved
to their present home on Norlh ayleI
street They are the parents OF ten
sons and five daughters. Eight sons
Ia
have thirty grandchildren who are nv
inc and four have died. Five sons ana
one daughter attended the celebratlon-
The others We're unanie TO a11en1 n
n Rickell and M w. Marker OF Iy-
ron. Okla, NJ. r. Marker or Seattle'
Wash, and P. H. Marker OF Waoasn,
Ind A basket dinner was served al
noon to the following children ana
prandchildren: Mr.. and Mrs. u: 4.
Marker, Mr.. and Mrs: ]: l. Marken,
MT. and Mrs. H. w. Marker, Mr.. ana
Mrs. O. P. Marker and daughter
olive Mrs. j. M. Bennett and son
Leonard, D. E. Marker. The grand
children were: Miss Ruby Marker,
Miss Myrtle Marken, Miss Blanche
Marker, Miss Fay Marken h,n MIS-
Miss Grace Bennett, Mr.. Gilbert Mar
ken, Mr.. Laverne Mark1n Mr.. Gay
ton Marker, Mr.. Harlan Marken, MI
laurence Marker and Mr.. Henry -
beHHGIt.
Horseshoe club were defeated by the
members of the Silver Lake organlza-
ton on the courts of the former wed
nesdav afternoon. Two games were
nlaved. Silver Lake won the nrst
game by a margin of 80 points ana the
Second game by % points
The members of the North Side cruz
who took part in the contest We're
CHARLES Stewart. c. H Dyal. X X
Raar L. Manley, G. H Gurtler. Geo
and John Knoll, and T. NJ Forbes The
silver Lake members were: George
Weir. Frank Weir. William Weir ana
Frank Rridgeford.
THE ladies of the Ladies' Aid socl-
atv of the Kansas Avenue Methodist
church held their annual meeting
wednesday and elected the following
oftieers: President, Mrs. E. N. BisseH;
6rst vice president, Mrs. j. K. With
ers: second vice president, Mrs a.
r Holman; secretary. Miss Thresa
Risinger; treasurer, Mrs. Laura Pal
nner: chairman of flower committee
Mrs Helen Jones.
Frank Allgood left this morning for
Bartlett, on a business trip.
X P Cecil, who has been visiting
his parents north Of the city since the