The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
NORTH TOPEKA.

NORIH IOF EhA.
TT.eave items for this column with Kim
ball Printing Co. 912 N. Kansas aye-l
Nj and Mrs Stewart were in town
today from RoSsvtlle.
Mrs Hattie R. Horning was in town
today from Granville.
Mrs. w. A. Luthye of Silver Lake, was
in town today shopping.
c. E Rumble is quite seriously i'll at
his home, 1905 Kansas avenue
Among the North side visitors today
were JoEse Shaffer of .Tecumseh, w 6.
Gilbert of Rossville.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennie Sipes, of S13
Quincy street, are the parents of
daughter born today.
Col J. N. Stewart has returned from
a business trip to Emmett, Della and
Grove over the Topeka & Northwest
ern line.
Hazel the little daughter of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Stanley Marble of 906 Jackson
street. is quite i'll with lung fever at
the family home.
A short business session of the Ep-
worth League will be held Friday ev-
ening at 1880 o'clock at the Kansas
Avenue M. E. church.
Word has been received of the death
of Jacob Strauss which occurred this
week at the Soldiers home at Leaven-
worth. The burial took place there to-
day in the soldiers plat.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Keele of 1905 Van
Buren, street, entertained at supper last
evening in honor of Mr.. Keele's birth
day anniversary. Covers were laid for
Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ. Miner and Mr..
Claude Miner of Des Moines, Ia, Mr.
and Mrs. George Stratemeyer and
daughter, Lois, and Mr.. Fred Sexton.
The Duplicate Whist club Held their
last meeting yesterday afternoon at the
home of Miss Katharine Lindsey on
Madison street, south. The high score
for the afternoon, 81 points, was made
by Miss Lindsey and Mrs. jerome Col
vim. The substitutes were Mrs. C. A.
Wolf for Mrs. Earl Seymour and Mrs.
Greenwood for Mrs. G. c. Bowman.
Between the play of the original and
duplicate refreshments were served on
the card tables by the hostess. Mrs.
I. A. Ryder has the honor of making
the highest in score and points during
the past winter. and Mrs. Colyin is
second. Mrs Ryders score was 795
and her points made IS. while Mrs
Colvin's score was 1872 and points 81.
Miss Clara Crun ), elocutionist. as
sisted by Miss Grace Ieckie Page and
Miss Euphemia Page, will give an en-
tertainment at the Kansas Avenue NJ.
E. church Friday evening at SIS
o'clock under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League. No admission will be
charged but the admission win be by
tickets, a number Of which have been
placed at the Withers' grocery store
which can be had by calling there and
asking for same. An attractive pro-
gramme has been arranged and the en-
tertainment promises to be a good one.
Graber- Kangieser-The home of Mr.
J. J. GRADER, 615 Van Buren, street, was
the scene of a very pretty wedding last
evening when his youngest daughter,
Carrie, became the wife of Paul c.
Kangieser While Miss Ida Miller
played Lohengrin's bridal chorus. the
bride and groom, who were unattended.
parlor and took their places under a
white canopy made of ribbons and a
floral wedding bell. The Rev. Peter
Schumann oficiated. The bride wore
a becoming gown of white Persian lawn
trimmed with lace and pearl satin rib
bol. She carried white pink carna-
lions. At the conclusion of the cere-
mony a reception followed which was
attended by so friends of the young
people Mr.. and Mrs. KanRieser re-
ceived numerous handsome presents
Word has been received of the death
of Mrs. Estella BrOckerman widow of
the late Gideon Brockerman, which oc-
CURED Friday morning at the home of
her brother, A. P Knowles, Carthage,
Mo. Mr.. Brockerman was a travelling
salesman for Missouri drug firm and
died very suddenly on a Union Pa
cific train last September The family
formerly lived in North Topeka at $50
Monroe street but later moved tn
never recovered from the shock of her
husbands death and 1t was only her
great will power that kept her up. She
seemed in her usual health last Thurs
day evening but about 4:3O o'clock her
sister heard a strange sound in her
room and FASTENED to Mrs. Broker
mans bedside, found her gasping for
breath A physician was summoned
but her death took place in few min
utes. She was 80 years old and leaves
one son, Gleno. IL years old. The re-
mains were taken Saturday to Rush
synvania, Ohio for burial in the
Knowles family lot. Mrs. Brockerman
had just decided to make her home in
Carthage and had decided to buy pro-
perty there. She has many friends
here who will be grieved to learn Of
he death.