The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-10
SOMERS

Among the schools of the towns hip
of Somers that won honors in the
sale of Christmas seals, are Districts
No. 1, 5, and 8.
In the fina, game of the. season
Somers Cardinals defeated the Hales
Corners basketeers so to IL at Wood
men hall on Saturday evening.
The recently elected town board
held meeting at the hall on Tues
day afternoon. Considerable business
was transacted at this time. The high
way men were appointed and assigned
their territory for the season.
Word has been received by rela-
tives here from Mrs. Robert Lauer
(nee Miss Mammie Bishop that she
is rapidly improving from her recent
operation at the Mayo Brothers clinic.
Miss Hester Miller of West Ai!is,
passed the weekend with her parents.
mr.. and Mrs. j. William Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. George 7. Caystile,
of Racine, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Axel ". Rasmussen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert j. Bohm and
son of Racine were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. William Miller
on Sunday.
The next meeting of the Art and
Needlecraft club will be held at the
home of Mrs. Bert Barrows.
Miss Ruth Miller spent the weekend
with Miss Elva Umland.
Harriet Elizabeth Capen, daughter
of the late Jacob and Fannie (Potter
Bishop, early settlers Of the town of
Somers, was born in Somers, January
20, 1853 and died at Perry, Iowa,
March %, 1924, at the age Of 66 years,
2 months and days. Miss Elizabeth
early home in Somers and on Novem-
Der 20, 1879 she was united in mar
riage to L. E. Capen. Mr.. and Mrs.
Capen moved to Concord, this state,
soon after their marriage and about
.35 years ago they went to Perry, Iowa,
where they made their home and
reared their family. Eight children
were born to them, all of whom sur
vive the mother, except Aide Blanche,
who died in infancy. The children
are: Jay Bishop, Merton Elander, and
Fannie Ida of Perry, Iowa; Joseph
Orlando and Dwight of Los Angeles,
California; Anna Grace of Sioux Falls,
South Dakota: and Isaac Vernon of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mother Capen
had been suffering from an affection
of the heart for a number of years.
Her condition became acute Wednes-
day night when she fell peacefully
asleep about eleven o'clock. During
the years of her affliction she was
patient and reigned to the will Of the
Heavenly Father. Mrs. Capen became
Christian when a girl of 10 years
and soon after united with the Meth
odist church of Somers. When they
located in Perry, Iowa, she trans
formed her membership to the church
there and she remained mem
Der of the church and lived the life
Of devout Christian during all the
years. She was member OF the Sc
curity Benefit association and of the
Ladies Auxiliary Of the Grand Army
OF the Republic.
"The noblest thought my soul
can claim,
The holiest word my tongue
car frame,
Unworthy are to praise
the name
More sacred than all
other.
An infant when her love first
came,
A man, found it just
the same.
Revctcntly I breath her
name
The blessed name of
Mothe~.'
The loss of this good woman is sus-
tanned by the husband and children,
and two brothers. Joseph F. Bishop OF
Kenosla, Abram T. Bishop o. Sutton,
Nebraska. three sister,, Mrs. Anna
Hurd of Fox Lake, Mrs Fannie Cur
tiss OF Thurman, Colorado, and Miss
Della E. Bishop OF Somers; thirteen
grand children, ono of whom, Clyde
Capen, she took at the death of his
mother and reared from infancy and
more distant relatives MID many
friends. Funeral services were held
from the Methodist church perry,
Iowa. on Sunday afternoon at two
O'Clock, conducted by the Rev. Charles
M +.