The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-20
Will Be Celebrated at Home OF
Eride's Sister.
TREATED TO SURPRISE
Miss Nina Cooley Keeps Wedding
Secret.
She Became Mrs. Carl NOrlin on
Feb. 3.

worth, formerly teacher in the Quincy
schools, and Mr.. Jesse Merryman, OF
Monroe, La, will take place at the
home of Miss Farnsworth's sister,
Mrs. E. l. Hopkins, at 511 Lincoln
street, at 9 o'clock tonight Rev NJ
n. Culpepper, pastor of the Euclid
Avenue Methodist church, will
officiate. During the ceremony Mr..
Russell Hopkins and Mr.. Clarence
Hopkins, nephews of Miss Farms
worth, will play a duet, The Swedish
will play a violin solo, Love Me and
the World Is Mine accompanied by
Mr. Clarence Hopkins on the piano.
The ceremony will be performed in
the parlOr of the home. The house
will be decorated with smilax, car
nations and palms and ferns The
bride-to-be will carry bouquet OF
roses during the ceremony. She viii
be dressed in an Empire gown of
white batiste, trimmed in old lace and
embroidery.
Sunday the couple will leave for a
visit in Wamego, Westmoreland, EN-
poria and Stafford, after which they
will go to their home at Monroe, La
The out-of-town guests are Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Bates, of Allen; Mr. and
Mrs. William Nelson, of WestmOre-
land; Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Merry
man, of Wamego; Mr.. and Mrs W. b
Merryman of Wamego; Mr. Robert
Arnold of Westmoreland; Mr.. J. B.
Sisler of Winfield. La; Mr. c. Z.
ShalenbeFger, Monroe, La; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Morris, Reading, Kan (;
Mr. and Mrs Harry Semlon, of En-
poria; Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Powell,
OF WestmoreIand: Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Hopkins, Arkansas City; Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Mcdowell and family of
Richland.
The announcement was made yes
terday of the marriage of Miss Nina
Alberta Cooley, daughter of Mrs. Min
ME Cooley, of 1901 South Kansas ave-
nue., to Carl A. Norlin of Alma. which
occurred at Kansas City, February 3.
The daughter and mother formerly
lived in North Topeka until last spring
when they moved to the South Side.
The announcement is a surprise The
young people have kept company with
each other for some time. They went
to Kansas City, about February 8,
presumably on a visit After the mar
riage they told their friends there or
the affair. Mr.. and Mrs Norlin then
returned to their respective homes.
Mrs. Norlin did not tell her mother
of the wedding until a day or so ago.
She resumed her work at the time
for the Independent Telephone COM
pany's office where she has been en-
ployed as operator for the last four
years She is one of the toll board
However, she and her husband will
be at home on their farm near Alma
after the first of next month
The bridegroom is the son Of
Andrew Norlin, OF Alma He is one
of the directors of a local telephone
company Mrs. Cooley and her
daughter formerly lived at 1413 North
Quincy street
The recent agitation over improved
fire protection for Topeka on account
of the Parkhurst-Davis~ building be-
ing destroyed by fire last week, calls
attention to a photograph of the fire
department of Constantinope, Turkey
which hangs on the walls of Station
No. l. The picture was presented to
the department by David Page who
obtained it in Constantinople when
he was there on a visit a few years
ago It shows two hand power
pumps, two hose carts and force of
about eighty men, including three
buglers. Mr.. Page says he does not
know whether or not this was the en-
tire fire fighting force of the city.
J. J. Snediker, proprietor OF the
Cash Mercantile store tells an anus
ing experience which occurred when
he was employed in the probate court
in Kansas City, Mo. which Is as fol-