Bertha Edith Remington died in Christ's Hospital in Topeka last Monday evening after an illness lasting about two weeks. Her death was caused by la grippe with complications that the physicians in charge of the case could not successfully diagnose, and it was as unexpected as it was awful to her loving parents, sisters and friends.

The doctor had not considered her case as being at all dangerous. The worst feature of her condition was the fact that she could not sleep. But she was apparently better Monday, and her mother, who had been in the city with her for a week, was preparing to cme home, feeling assured of an early recovery.

She was with her Monday evening and was putting on her wraps to go to her room down town when a paroxysum of coughing and strangling came on and in fifteen minutes the young life that had been so full of promise, that was freighted with so much of parental love and pride, had gone out.

Major Remington had visited her during the day and had received a telephone message late in the afternoon announcing her continued improvement. He had eaten his supper and gone over to the House of Representatives to take part in the evening session when the message bearing the dreadful news of her death found him, more than an hour after she had passed away.

They brought her body home Tuesday night, having been delayed by a wreck on the Union Pacific, so that they could not connect with the noon trains on the Missouri Pacific at Kansas City.

A brief service was held at the residence at 2 o'clock in the afternoon Wednesday, Rev. Iobe, officiating. Public services were held at the Congregational Church at 3 o'clock, with Rev. Iobe in charge. The vocal selections were rendered by a choir composed of J. H. Brown, Dr. Uhia, Mrs. W. S. Churchill, Mrs. A. H. Hume and Miss Lizzie Lindsey, with Miss Davidson at the organ. Rev. Iobe spoke with more than his accustomed power, and while paying a tribute of respect to the memory of the one so fondly cherished and so suddenly taken away, did not forget the duty of admonition that he owed the living. At the close of the services the beloved form was laid to rest in Oakwood Cemetery.

Hers was a life of unusual promise. She had chosen her vocation and was toiling day and night to qualify herself for it.

She took a large number of studies when she entered Washburn at the beginning of the school year, and passed well in all of them at her final examination, but broke down on the last day from sheer over-work and nervous exhaustion. Of a retiring, self-centered disposition, she was pressing resolutely forward toward the consecrated end she had in view and over-worked her frail, physical organization. She graudated at the head of her class at Osawatomie High School with the Class of 1900 last spring and was elected salutatorian.

She was born on the Remington homestead near this city on the first day of March, 1881, and lacked but a few days of being twenty years old. She was the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Remington. The several members of this family feel an affection of unusual warmth for each other and their grief for her will not be lightly assuaged. She was affiliated with the Congregational Church.

She was of a most loving and tender disposition, her heart full of affection for all animated nature. Her spirits were buoyant and she went about her daily tasks signing. She was devoted to church and Sunday school work and found an especial delight in attending prayer meeting, and especially the meetings in Rev. C. M. Sheldon's church in Topeka.

May she rest in peace, bowered in flowers as we saw her Wednesday evening.