This Day in History - September 22, 1897

A quiet wedding was held at the home of Mrs. J.R. Johnson in West Riverside on this date. The bride was Mrs. Johnson's cousin, Mrs. M.E. Wertz of Minneapolis. The groom was H.L. Hopkins of the firm of  Hopkins and Austin in Riverside. The happy couple managed to keep the event secret from all but a few people. They were able to keep the local papers in the dark until after the event by taking out the wedding licence until just before the clerk's office closed. Mr. Hopkins was at the time a popular and successful businessman in Riverside.