The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24
NORTH SIDE news
r.. w. jenkins, Formerly Well.
known North Topekan, Dead.
Lived ON the North Side for
Twenty Years.

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Twenty Years.
Word has been received in North |
Topeka OF the death OF Major r. w.
| Jenkins. Major Jepkins died At his
home in Pasadena. Cal. last Thurs |
. day. He was at one time claim agent ]
! for the Union Pacific with headquar |
| ters in North Topeka and was known !
from one end OF the Union Pacific
! system to the other.
| He left North Topeka about fifteen
| that he lived in North Topeka he
made many friends. Oldtimers who
knew him say that he was one Of the
best known men In Shawnee county.
Was q Big Wedding.
A big wedding was that of Miss
Maedaiena Sachs and Joseph sachs
which took place Wednesday morning
at the st. Joseph German Catholic
church. The wedding festivities ended
late Thursday evening. The weddingl
and festivities were attended by about
four hundred people. The festivities
were held at the home Of the BRIDE
groom's parents at 400 East Crane
street.
almost 5000 in pin money" Every
time man danced with the bride he
pinned q one dollar bill on her gown.
This Is one of the customs of Russian
ana German weddings.
The wedding Is the end Of long
romance which commenced in the old
country when the bride and BRIDE
groom were children.
Both the young people came to To-
peka from Kammitka. province oil
Saratow. Russia
Election Saturday.
The election to ascertain the pre-
ferred site of the new federal building
| in North Topeka will be held at the
| Shawnee Chief office Saturday. April
%. The voting will be secret and
booths will be furnished for the pur-
pose.
1t was formerly reported that the
polls would be open from noon Sat
\ urday until 10 o'clock at night. The
| building committee has changed the
time and the polls will be open from
8 o'clock in the morning until 10
J o'clock at night. This will give every
one chance to cast their ballot.
| Much interest is being taken in the
| election. The farmers living in the
northern part of the county will be al
lowed to vote by mail: their ballots
being furnished by the Chief All
| these ballots must be at the polls by
Saturday.
1 Musical at Lyman.
4 A musical program will be given
at the Lyman schoolhouse this even
| ing. The entertainment will be fur
nished by the pupils Of the school and
will consist Of folk dances, songs and
drills. The program will be under the
direction of Miss Eva Willard.
This is the first of q series of en-
ltertainments that will be given at
Lyman within the next seven days.
The other two entertainments will DE
| given next week.
Union Pacific is Ready.
| Local officials of the Union Pacific
stated this morning that should the
government call upon the railroad to
move the troops at Fort Riley to the
Mexican border that the necessary
| trains would be at the fort within
five hours after the railroad was
notified.
| On account of the present crisis in
Mexico all the railroads have report
| ed that they will be ready when called
upon to move.
| To Visit Reform School.
| Twenty-Five students from Kansas
University will arrive in North To-
peka tomorrow morning and will
| spend the day at the Boys Industrial
school. The students will be in
| in charge Of one of the instructors at
the college.
| The visitors will return to Lawrence
Saturday evening.
Personal Mention.
| Miss Edna Willis and Miss Suna
Parker are visiting with Miss Eva
| Roter of Garfield place.
At the mock wedding which was
held at Lyman school the following
people took parts: Miss May Rodgers,
bride: Russell Jones, bridegroom:
| Eva Rodgers. maid of honor: Mar
jorie Teel, Helen Bigham, Stella Ram
sey and Marie Rodgers, bridesmaids
and p. w. Jones acted as minister
The four ushers consisted of A. Mutt.
jeff, Josh Billings and A. Tomson.
These parts were taken by boys of
the Lyman district.
The Central avenue Christian Billie
school is engaged in q campaign for
new members. Tho members are OBJ
serving a series Of special days Next
Sunday will be boys day. May 10
will be observed as mothers day and
work il already in progress to make
| it a success.
| w. A. Baird, Of Elmont, has re-
| turned to his home after business
/ trip to the North side.
| Marion Glenn, J. c. Hastings and
B. F. Billings. all of Granville. were
North side visitors Thursday evening.
! Frank Mongold. of Perry, has re-
turned to his home.
C. H. Huntington. of Silver Lake, is
spending short time in North Topeka.
The B. Y. p. U. of the North Topeka
| Baptist church, will meet at the church
to- ~