The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-21
NAIkET NI)NlN
LE.V.S \ FORTUNE
Anna Fisher of Kentucky Won
Much by Her Energy.
SHE B0SSED THE RANCH
Told Her Husband That His
Place Was in the Garden,
SHE B0SSED THE RANCH

Lexington. Ky. Dec. 20.-The financial
world OF Blue Grass Kentucky was ne
yer more startled than on last Monday
when the VIII OF Mrs. Anna NJ Fisher,
& market woman OF the Sandersville
precinct Of this county, was offered for
probate ia the County Court. For the
last fifteen years Mrs. Fisher had been
z familiar figure in the streets of Lex
irgton and at her stan in the market
places.
The weather was never too bad nor
the sun too warm for the energies Of
this wonderful woman and no matter
how cold or how hot it might be, she
drove 10 town at the break of day ia
her market wagon bringing barrels and
sacks and bushels of vegetables
Her bright round face greeted her
customers ia the market house with
smile. and her price was the price fixed
bv the other stall renters. She named
her price and what she had left she
divided between the two hospitals, never
taking it back home. ldrs. Fisher was
Samson in strength and could handle
? barrel Of cabbage or potatoes as cas-
fIv a. strong man, and although she
weighed 230 pounds she mounted the seat
on her wagon with the agility of boy
Mrs Fisher had her notions regarding
She producing and marketing of vege-
fables and Of the rearing OF her family.
and Mr.. Fisher Jet her have her own
wsv. Indeed there were few persons,
prior to The nling Of the viii in court,
who knew that there was Mr.. Fisher
She never allowed him 70 so to market,
declaring his place was in the garden.
The children, of whom there were nire,
vere permitted to work. but she would
not REQUIRE of them the kind Of work she
chose TO do herself. and only the eldest
daughter was allowed to go to market
When Mrs. Fisher desired to run TWO
wagons this daughter was put in charge
OF one. and she handled it after the notion
of the mother. Mrs. Fisher desired her
children should have an an education and
most Of them were continually in col
lege, three Of the girls having been edu-
Gated at female schools in various parts
OF the country, while the boys have been
attending various colleges.
Mrs. Fishers property, which she left
60 her husband during his lifetime, de-
creeing that at his death it should be
divided equally among her children, con-
sists of 80 acres of land two and one
salf miles from Lexington. on the Mays
vile turnpike. which is bringing in an
annual rental of $500 and which is
valued at SIS. $50; two tracts of seventy
four acres each at Sandersville, valued
at S14.S00: bank stock $4,000, and notes
Tor $500 making a total of assessahle
property Of So, $50. other property. such
as farming implements and fixtures nee
essary TO up-to-date gardening. are valued
at 5000. making her total wealth foot
up to $1,000.
Mrs Fisher never worked on Sundays.
Her Monday morning vegetables were
gathered either Saturday afternoon,
night or before daylight Monday. She
declared that there should be one days
rest and she had all of her family OBJ
serve this rule. She believed in pro-
ducing everything necessary to living
and consequently bought little or moth
ing but clothes for the family.
Until within ten DAYS of her death,
Mrs. Fisher was an active business wo-
nan. On account Of her charitable in
cllnations and the pride she took in the
education Of her children. she had scores
Of friends ready 60 pay the price she
named for the produce Of her little vege-
table farm.
what arc You going to give your wife
Tor Christmas"
~ hardly know. ] guess a feather boa
would tickle her.'-Kansas City Journal.