The Detroit times., 1910-09-15

(COutluued from Rage One.b
in the ONCE, SO decided to do my
painting and teaching here instead
of in the boarding house. | have been
quite successful, am glad to say.
and have a class of seventy pupils
now. II had been blessed with
children, would have remained at
home and taken care OF them and my
house just the same as any other
normal woman and been glad of the
chance"
Began Teaching at rs.
Mrs. Owens began teaching school
when she was Is. She was born in
Mexico. Mo-, but when an infant re-
moved with her parents to Harrison
Vile Mo-, which town SHE has always
calle. hume, many OF her relatives
residing thcre now, including her
mother, to whom she Is greatly de-
voted. Her maiden name was Mollie
Prewitt.
My family were all Fen:ucaians,
the same as Mr.. Owens and lived
near Lexington" she explained. My
father taught in the state university
In Lexington until we moved to Har-
risonville. where We had q farm.
went to school In Harrisonville. and
after finishing high school I went TO
the Warrensburg state normal.
taught district school while was
getting my own education. Ny eldest
brother and helped each other
through school. | would teach for a
certain length Of time while he went
to school on the money ! earned, and
then he would do the same for me-
There were four of us-two brothers
and two sisters-and all became
school teachers or professors. | have
taught school in northern and south
ern Nevada. Idaho, Wyoming and II
seems TO me all over Missouri. For
three years | was principal of the
Carln, New, high school and was In
the Overton. New, normal two years.
After Mr.. Owens and | were married
In 1893. continued my teaching that
he might go on with his law studies
For several years while he studied at
schools In the middle west I taught In
the far west. but finally we got IT, n
point where We could afford to BE
together again and we have decided
We will never allow any consideration
TO keep us apart.
Mrs. owen is slight, of medium
hight, with lots of dark-brown hair, a
nice pair of hazel eyes that look at
you steadily and intelligently and a
likeable, sincere manner Her voice
is soft and she is quiet and ladylike.
Asked what she would do IL she be.
came "mayoress, she quietly replied.
Just the same as | have always
done. and that is to do the very best
I can for Proctor"
Sans Social Longings.
II have no social longings." said
she with laugh, and care nothing
for clothes. would like TO have
money enough TO go TO concerts and
10 plays. | am very fond of music |
do not think much would be required
of me in social way II Proctor be.
came mayor, but whatever was asked
of me would try to fulfill. In spite
of all the things that have been said
of us. | do know my English gram
mar and | don't eat with my knife.
and I do believe that in spite OF my
china painting IL ever become may
Dress | will not be the proverbial
| bull in the china shop"
Mrs. Owens declared that she had
no plans for the future other than TO
continue her china painting and
teaching and TO pursue the even tenor
of her way, always willing and al
ways ready to help her husband in
whatever he asked OF her. Mrs.
Owens is a woman well worth know.
] ing and studying.