The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
HE'S OVER Fl.
Wealthy John 6. Cooper Is a
Benedict Once More.
Both Bride and Groom Refused
to Give Ages.
RETURN TO TOPEKA.
Bridegroom Blushingly Tells
of the Marriage.
Was Divorced From Wife Two
Years Ago.
RETURN TO TOPEKA.

John G. Cooper, Topeka, KAN, over p.
Clara z. Stookeye, Topeka, Kan, over
Is.
The above notice in a Kansas City pa
per this morning reveals a romance.
John G. Cooper is well known and
wealthy farmer who owns valuable real
estate in this city and who resides here
a portion Of the time, spending the re-
mainder on his large farming interests
in this and Usage counties. The bride
was Clara E Stookeye. The marriage
ceremony took place in Kansas City
Mo.
Mr.. Cooper with his bride returned to
Topeka last night and have started in
to housekeeping at 824 Jackson street.
Mrs. Cooper was prior to her marriage
Miss Clara e. StOokeye of LeavenWorth
though she formerly resided in Topeka
a number of years ago.
Mr.. Cooper is about 81 years old while
his bride is about 32-both over Is. The
couple met first on last Christmas while
MI Cooper was on visit at Leaven-
worth. The acquaintance fast rip aned
into love and the marriage noted is the
result.
Mr.. Cooper looked radiantly happy
this morning as he opened the door to
a State Journal reporter and hesitating-
~ acknowledged that he was guilty Of
the charge" and smiling, asked his
newly welded wife if she objected to
playing some popular strains in a bay
window in one corner of the parlor and
there was a general evidence that a
festive occasion had just transpired.
We weren't trying to run away from
any one by getting married down at
Kansas City nor did we feel ashamed
of anything" said Mr.. Cooper. You
see I have just been patching it here
and as my wife was living in Leaven-
worth and we had friends in Kansas
City we thought it would be just about
right to get married there, each one
coming, kind of half way as it were.
We won't go off on a honeymoon trip
for a while yet as we intend to spend
some little time going around over some
of my farms. After that we will prob
ably take a trip
Mr.. Cooper was married once be-
fore, his wife securing q divorce in
July of 1903 on a charge of neglect
His former wife together with his fam
lily of grown children still reside on
the home farm in Usage county, four
miles east of Carbondale- In the de-
cree for divorce issued at that time a
partition of the property was made,
Mrs. Cooper securing something less
than one-half of the entire holdings,
which amounted to close 100000. IN
cluded in this division of the property
was the large farm near Carbondale
which had an acreage of nearly 800.
OF this 500 acres Mrs. Cooper was al
Iotted about 500; it is on this property
where she is at present making her
home.
Previous to this divorce proceedings an
attempt was made on the part of Cooper
to secure a decree of divorce from his wife
and the proceedings were heard before
District Judge Heiser in Usage county.
The attempt was not successful however,
and later his wife brought proceedings,
the award by the court being made in her
favor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coooer amassed their
property through careful saving and were
accounted up to the time of their martial
difficulties commenced, as some of the
wealthiest citizens of Usage county.
Among some of his acquaintance Coop
er is accounted rather eccentric. He is