The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-15

Friends of Fred Buechner are won
| dering what will be the amount of his
4 next water bill. Buechner went duck
! hunting Armistice day and brought
home a wounded duck. which ne
nursed back to health, intending tl
use it as a decoy. 1t is said he spends
most of his leisure time watching the
duck disporting in the bathtub. and
demands that any friends who happen
/ in also take in the spectacle. Be
| tween sWims the duck is kept in the
chicken yard, and as every exhibition
| in the bathtub necessitates fresh wa
ter, Buechner's friends are thinking
gleefully of his water bill.
Weigei- Ehrhart.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Ehrhart an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Florence M, to Mr.. Peter j. Wei
gel. which was solemnized this morn
ing at O'Clock at st. Joseph's Cath
Ollie church, Father Henry officiating.
The bride was attended by Miss Kath-
eryn Weigel, a sister of the BRIDE
groom. Mr.. Weigers best man was
Mr.. Clarence Ehrhart, a cousin of the
bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Weigel have
many friends in North Topeka, where
Mr.. WeigeI has for several years been
proprietor of an electric shoe shop.
They will make their home with Mrs.
WeigePs parents, 1922 Kansas avenue.
BakeF-ROse.
Friends of William s. Baker, man
ager of the Graham Clothing COM
pany, will be interested to hear of his
marriage to Miss Margaret Rose of
Auburn, Neb., which will take place
this evening at the brides home near
Auburn. Mr.. Baker left Saturday
night for Nebraska. After short
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Baker Will return
to Topeka and make their home on
the South side.
Notes and Personals.
The V. A. G. s. of Victor council
No. 4, S. B. A. will meet at the home
of Mrs. David Gabriel, Jr., Wednes-
day evening. All members are invif-
ed to attend.
The Ladies' Aid and the Missionary
society of the North Topeka Baptist
church will hold a joint meeting Vat
the church Thursday afternoon at
2:30. A volunteer program will be
given and each member is requested
to come prepared to do her part.
The Women's Missionary society of
the Second Presbyterian church will
meet Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. J. J. King, 1925 Jack
son street. The meeting was to have
been held last week but was post
poned until this Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r. Awtry, who
have been living at the Herbert Green
home, 921 Harrison street, have pur-
chased the property at 317 West Cor
don street and will move to their new
home this week.
S. R. Dexter undertaken, s25 Kan
sas aYenue.-Adv.
The girl scouts of the Second Pres
byterian church held a business meet
ing followed by a taffy pun at the
home of Josephine Beers, 315 Park
street, last evening.
Joseph H, Watkins, 81 years old,
died at three O'Clock this morning at
his home near Menoken. The funeral
services will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock at ConWelPs North
side chapel. Burial in Prairie Home
cemetery. Mr.. Watkins is survived by
his widow and several children.
Miss Newton, register of deeds at
Marysville, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
S. r. Dexter of Quincy street, and
will attend the meeting of registers of
deeds which will open here tomorrow.
A. V. Lindell, cashier of the Kaw
Valley National bank, took a holiday
today and went hunting near Rich
land.
Charles Juneau, who was taken
seriously sick yesterday with an at
tack of acute indigestion. is recover
ing at his home, 1908 Fillmore street.