The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-02


Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bender of Carey,
Mo-, are here spending a few days Wis
iting relatives and friends
Miss Beulah Fowler left Yesterday
| for her home in Wichita, after SPEND
ing several days here visiting relatives
and friends
I Mrs. Fred Thomas is improving,
| after being quite sick for a number of
weeks with an attack of rheumatism
| Miss Nora Griffith left yesterday for
points in Indiana, where she will make
an extended visit with relatives and
| friends.
| Mrs. Anna Marie Denton of Russell,
| Kan, is expected to come here the
| latter part of the week to make an
| extended visit with friends and rela-
| tives..
Mr.. ]. B. Davis has returned to
work, after being off several days on
account of illness. He was suffering
with an attack of the grip.
| Mrs. John Clark and son, Raymond,
are spending this week in Emporia
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. H. Miller will leave soon for
Oakland, Cal, where she will spend an
extended time with her daughter Mrs.
Frederick Weber.
| Miss Ella Jones is able to be at
work again. after being off two weeks
suffering with an attack of tonsiIitis.
| Miss Wayne Price has returned
home from Big Springs. where she
spent week visiting her brother, Mr..
Joe Price. and family.
| Mr.. Oran Meyers returned to work
| Monday. after being off G week, sick
with the grip.
| The Oakland Socialist Locals hold
their regular meeting at Hardten's
hall tonight. Everybody invited.
| Miss Mabel Wilson left yesterday for
her home in Carter, Ill. after spend
f0o CT nnlyc xyisyi{f Nv Nd
Mrs. E. C. Wilson on Wabash avenue.
| One of the prettiest weddings ever
| celebrated in Oakland took place at
| the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Gordon, 44S Wabash
| avenue, Wednesday evening, February
and Mr.. Melvin Earl Hardy of Man
| kato. Kan, were, united in marriage
by the Rev. A. C.-koSer, pastor of the
/ Oakland Methodist Episcopal church
The bride and groom were attended by
Miss Hazel Weber, bridesmaid, and an
uncle of the bride, Mr.. Otto Magee, as
Igroomsman. Miss McComb of Waka-
rusa played the wedding march. Al
the request of the father, the grand
father, Mr.. NJ. c. Magee. gave the
bride away. The brides dress was Of
white embroidered net and she carried
a shower bouquet of brides roses
while the maids dress was of laven-
der silk and she carried a bouquet Of
i pink roses. The house was beautifully
decorated in cut flowers and greenery
The ceremony was performed in from
of a large bank of palms and ferns
and under a large wedding bell, which
was in a corner of the front room
Misses Maud Gordon and Marjorie
Lamb served at the punch bowl. The
coIors were lavender and white anC
were carried out in every detail. Mr.
land Mrs. Hardy were the recipients
of many beautiful presents. The out
of-town guests present were Mr.. anC
Mrs. John Main and Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Almond of Rockford, Ill; Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Bayless of Chicago; Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Main of Stillman Valley
ILL.,: Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gordon O
Danville, Ill; Mr.. and Mrs. Samue
Haney of Burlingame; Mr. and Mrs
J. D. Hardy of Cheney, Mo-; Iudg'
McRoberts of Mankato; J. L. Hardy o
Jewell; Mr.. and Mrs. M N. Nelsol
and Mr.. and Mrs. I. Higbee of Man
kato, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Whitman
of Hill City, Kan. Mr.. and Mrs. Hard!
left today for the Ozark mountains
: where they will spend two weeks will
Mr.. Hardy's parents, when they viii
return here to spend two weeks befor'
going to Mankato, where they viii
make their future home. Miss Ger
dom was born and reared in Oakland
and has always been popular anon:
her friends and associates. Mr.. Hard.
is engaged in the cement business a
Mankato and is one of the promising
Young business men of the state. Thu
best wishes and heartiest congratula
lions of their many friends are extend
ed to them.