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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
DRINKS ACID and
JUMPS into RIVER
Mrs. Annie Fisher of Sears Makes a
Desperate Effort 10 End Her
Career.
is PULLED OFT By HER SISTER
Temporarily Resuscita;ed But Is In
Preearious Condition-QuarrcIed
With Mother.

Drinking carbolic acid and then
jumping into Rock river Mrs. Annie
Fisher. aged -. made a desperate ef-
fort TO commit suicide in Sears this
morning. Though she was pulled
ashore a few minutes later and tenn
/ porarily resusciJated she may not re-
cover.
Mrs. Fisher is a widow and makes
her home with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Pursheu, her father being a
gardener. The family home is on the
hank Of Rock river west OF Ninth
street.
This morning about 10 O'Clock Mrs.
Fisher and her mother had dis
agreement and the former threatened
20 end her life. The mother. being
convinced that she was serious, ran
10 the home Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Schneider. a married daughter, near
by. for help in preventing a tragedy.
Mrs. Schneider hurried toward the
Purshcll home and as she neared il
she perceived her sister running to
ward the river bank with a bottle in
her hand. Mrs. Schneider gave pur-
suit.
As Mrs. Fisher reached the edge Of
tho water she paused a moment and
drank from the bottle. then dropped il
and loapeds into the stream. which is
deep al that point
Only a few rods from the point
where the woman took the plunge a
skin was moored. Mrs. Schneider
franticaliy tore loose the fastening
and pushed 10 To- where her sister had
disappeared. When the drowning
woman came 10 the surface Mrs.
Schneider seized her and dragged her
into the boat Then she poled the
craft ashore.
Taken Out Unconscious.
Mrs. Fisher was unconscious when
taken from the water. Help was sum
moned and a quantity OF milk was
forced down her throat DR.. C. A
Virgins OF Milan was called and sue
ceeded in reviving the would-be sui
eide This afternoon he stated that
she would probably recover, barring
unforeseen complications.
How much acid Mrs. Fisher sue
ceeded in drinking is not known.
Neither IS il known whether the liquid
was stronger than n 10 per cent solu-
ton. which is all that can be lawfully
sold. DR.. Virgins secured the bottle.
which had fallen into the water and it
may be used as evidence in case of
death.
Mrs. Fisher has a son four years
of age. This afternoon she had not
sufficiently recovered 10 talk of her
deed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
Funeral % Henry Brcicmeier.

The funeral % Henry Brctemeicr
vas held this morning AZ 3 o'clock az
S. Mary'E church Father Peter
Kiuek had charge OF the services and
iutc-mcut was in Chlppiannock Gene
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
Funeral Of Daniel schroeder.

Private funeral services for Daniel
Schroeder we're held At o'clock this
afternoon In Euox's chapel. with the
Rev. r. J Rolf officiating Burial was
in Chipplaunock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14

G 4. Schieren. dead In Brooklyn.
leaves $4,000 TO = former servant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
LICENSED TO WE'D

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Signed Wa EwrEGEE Pres
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
Small Talk

Mangum citizens have pledged funds
for the maintenance Of a band which
will play concerts twice a month dur.
ing the summer The people Of that
city Will appreciate the efforts eX
pended for such entertainment
Cushing Is ~agitHting the question Of
paved streets, and II present plans
carry. II will be- only a short time when
the citizens of that wide awake town
will have some Of the conyeniences Of
larger places.
The McAlcster News Capital says 1t
IL not worth white to waste time argu
Ing who brought ON the war. II Is
much more important to discover who
can stop IT,.
"The Shawnee News Herald is pub
fishing a temperance note column. II
like amount VI space was devoted In a
Tulsu paper we would not wonder at
the object says the Durant Demo.
Crut.
The Henryetta Standard finds come
pleasure I'm indulging the hope that the
clause I'm the new road law taxing
automobiles at so much per horse
power will have R tendency to stop
some blowhnrds from Dragging about
their high power cars, observes the
Salllsaw Star.
Grove has an ideal place for a fish
hatchery thinks the sun Of that place.
The people there believe a fish hatch
cry would prove a profitable thing for
that section Of the state.
Glass plants at Sapulpa which have
been idle for some time are to start up
again IN full blast, and the announce
ment is that they win remain In opera
ton until the end Of the season. This
class Of industry IL an important one
to the east side Of the state, and &C
tivity In any line is always wei
coined.
1t IL said that grasshoppers are
hgNlO Ithlflllllk llt llNllN iANNl hAo
trict in Pottawatomie county. Farmers
there say they are hAtChing out by the
millions. Steps already have been
taken to XIII them, but the pests have a
considerable start
An Enid ice manufacturing plant IL
arranging 10 furnish Ice free 10 in
dlgent and deserving people of that
city this summer This plan could he
emulated by like concerns in other
cities Of the state and thereby relieve
some suffering.
A merchant at Madill, In addition 10
carrying an advertisement for his own
store, prepares a list OF prices in com.
parison with those OF the mail order
houses and shows that home rates are
In the long run cheaper than the mail
] order house.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
USE 12,OOO,OOO
POUNDS TWINE
That Is Estimate Of Oklahoma Harvest
Demand This Near-Slsal Situation
Cleared Up, Orders Rolling In.

THE slsnl situation has stoned
SETTLING und Is only simmering, ~
the report Of Hugh Donly, manager II
the International Harvester company.
While a few weeks ago II was very
uncertain whether the farmers were
going 10 get any binding Irvine at all
or not, transportation from Port FRO
greso, where practically the entire
siSal supply Ii grown, Is under fun
way now, and the entire amount con
trOlled by the International people wall
he on hand In plenty Of time.
we have been taking Irvine orders
for sOme time, said Mr.. Donly, "and
Will be prepared 10 handle the largest
crop ever grown In this country. There
won't be any twlne 10 waste, for this
promises 10 be- a year without equal
but we are ready to send out a vast
amount more than we did last year"
The international company, the prin.
cipnl distributors " binding Irvine In
America, will sell two million pounds
more this wear In Oklahoma than they
did last season, according IN present
estimates. The company Is counting
on a % per cent increase over the
harvest ~ last year.
ut IL my business To he conversant
with crop conditions over the state"
declared Mr. DOnly, "and I have never
yet seen such excellent prospects "a
are shown by the agents reports. We
figure that II viii take about 1000.
900 pounds of Irvine 10 tie the wheat
and oat crop, The ont crop In the
southeastern part Of the state, which
was almost a total failure last season,
Is going 10 he a record breaker this
year, and the Irvine companies are go
Ing 10 meet the demand"
HH
Baae Rail NorninE Game
Doso Soh Oh. CITY Va. McAies,er.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28

Comes Hooty the OWL and almost
az quickly as you could wink your eye
the meeting had broken up, So that
by the time Hooty reached the big
hickory tree no one was to be seen
save Prickly Porky and Bobby Coon.
who, you know, have no fear II Hooty.
Bobby III chuckllng rs they made
their way back to the Green Forest.
Il wonder VI said he, III Peter Rab.
hit or Danny Meadow Mouse will be
able TO find any good in Reddy Fox or
Old Man Coyote"
And Peter and Danny were wonder.
ing the same thing Danny was very
sure he couldn't. Peter wasn't so sure.
You see he has been around 81 much
that he has learned that filings are
not always as they seem. Ever since
he found out what II really wonder.
ful fellow Old Mr.. Toad is he has been
not quite go sure that he knows all
there Is to know about his %neighbOrs.
which is quite the proper state Of
mind.
81 don't know any good In Reddy
Fox now muttered Peter ms he head.
ed for the dear Old Brier Patch. but
perhaps that Is because / haven't dis.
covered It yet. Maybe he won't want
to be a Quaddy. | hope he won't" he
added hopefully
Next Story Sammy Jay Wants "a
Re 4 Qunddy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
ART OF ENTERTAINING.

81 am convinced" says Miss Mar
Esret Anglin, actress, that the theory
and purpose Of acting is to enter
tain"
Those people who 20 to the theatcr
will side with this actress, for nine
tenths OF the people In every audience
seek the theater for entertainment.
They have enough lessons elsewhere
enough sermons on Sundays to last
them through the week. When they 10
10 the theater they do not care for
another one, concealed under the guise
Of a play that is warranted TO he enter
tanning.
There are others who seek newspa
pers for the same purpose to be en-
tertained as well AS instructed. Many
Of the best newspapers given attention
10 entertaining features as well a.
news The readers demand and eI
pect II.
Two very broad fields are open to
the stage-humor and psthos-and
they lie side by side. They arr very
close to each other. for It Ia well known
that tears are always not far from
laughter. There Ia also a theory that
a woman cannot handle a really hu.
morous situation on the stage, hut thOt
is not true. They are best in the tense
ly dramatic parts, It may he, but many
women have a sense " humor as well
developed rs men.
But II there was ever a time when
theater patrons did not want enter
t0innent, then conditions have
changed, for that Is what they are de
manding now They do not care Ron
the plays that teach 4 lesson In
n dull p%erfunctorv way There mus
he movement and life, must he portray
ed close enough 10 reality To bea-
some resemblance to fact Above al
the play must he entertaining Tn,
sOrdid things " lie are about MS ever,
day We do not want them put befor,
uS again at night when we 80 TO IN,
theater
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
Beth, the Girl Who Went Right.
An Autobiography
Recorded by Ethel Lloyd Patterson.

quarrel II was Marion h started
Il, though unconsclously.
As we sat in tho dismantled IL
hrary after dinner my brother walked
across tho floor and took up a set
OF gray fox furs Marion had thrown
across one OF the chairs.
Hello" said Ed. These look
pretty good to mo. Did Marta give
them to you, Marion ?"
| think he asked because the turs
were obviously expensive. and he re-
scented his wife spending so much
money upon her sister-in-lsw when
she might have spent It upon nor
husband.
."No, old tiEhtwsd." Marion an
swsred my brother sharply. Don't
have a nt you haven't lost anything
Marta didn't give them to mo
Perhaps Marion answered before
sho thought. MY father turned to
ward her in his chair.
Where did you get them, then p
he asked. Marion flushed. My faith
er's lips frightened a little. Answer
me, Marion" he said. where did
you get those furs2"
Louis Bloomcrburg rave them to
me-, she mumblsd.
Who is he2" querisd my father.
Hes a very nice sort OF a boy.
said Marion. He's a wholesale fur.
rler. Ed brought him homo one
night to dinner. didn't you, Ed He
asked me 10 the theater Afterwards
and ] shivered 40 he sent me a set
Of his furs TO keep me from pneu-
monla, | guess" shs looked quickly
and furtivsly at my father. "No
harm In IT, she finished. Great
Scott he has moro furs in his place
than he knows what to do with. It's
not half a. much as though some
other man were 10 give me a bunch
Of vlolets."
The point ls YOU are not 10 take
articles OF clothing from any man
You will return those furs tomor
row or IN do II for you
The expression on Marion's pretty
pleasure choking face changed com.
pletely She clenched her NH,
plump-palmsd hands.
When you car give me = set nj
furr a. good she said between het
teeth, you can tell me To return those
] have Until then ! thank YOU moi
TO interfere In my affairs. I'm ole
enough to look out for myself.
don't see, anyway, that YOU hav,
given me so much to wear In this las
year YOU al afford TO critlclss how
| get the clothes to keep me warm
II would have been far less rrue
had she taken that littls fist or her,
and struck my father with H. He 90
mp from his chair and left us with,
out one word We heard him ge'
his hat from the rack in the hal
and then the front door slammed
You do 60 II a BIT strong, Ma.
rlon remarked my brother.
Ny mother AZ usual, sided with
her
Well she said, your sister Il
all nerves now. lust ~ | am You.
father can't expect MS 10 be perfect,
calm when no himself can't make IN,
money 10 keep the roof over GU
heads and we don't know this mlnut,
what Is to become ot us all"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
PUBLIC FEELING vs.. LAW.

-Four years ago jess willard was
fined 500 IN Oklahoma city the fine
was not paid and judgment for such
mount continues to stand TO his
debit on the records Of the county
court. -Four years ago MIR. Willard
was not tsuc heavyweight champion Of
the world. Today he holds that title
and no matter how divided we may be
among ourselves upon prize fighting
as an abstract moral issue, the honor
that Wizards title confers cannot be
drmmed OF hid by our prejudice.
By way Of further premise to a posi-.
ton which The Times is about to
take, memory should be refreshed as
10 the reason for assessing IA fine to
Willard. lie was the most plausible
goat at haud-the most convenient
mark upon which to fasten public dis.
appreciation Of the game Of prize.
fighting In the open. Men who recall
the incidents Of the hearing at which
he was adjudged guilty of u misde.
meanor declare now that the trial was
a farce.
Mr.. Willard Is about 10 return to this
scene on which was enacted the IN.
I4. .V.V. ,,..tI.t.J ltnrt tr,
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connected with the Farmers and
Grain Dealers association " the
state testified that Town farmers
make less than 3 per cent on their
investments. lie cited two Instances
Of farmers who have investments In
The neighborhood " 100000 and Sl60.
900 and who made last year only .
per cent
THIS has been the cause u much
discussion, with the final conclusion
that the same conditions prevail IN
other states NJ the middle west II Is
especially true OF Illinois and Mis-
souri,, but not " some other states
The argument Is made that II is due
In a great measure to the high value
placed on land In those states. Val.
uing the land At the price fixed upon
II by the farmers themselves and for
which II can be sold, the investment
Is very heavy,
Comparisons have been made be
tween this high value Of farm land
and the wntcred stocks Of railroads,
ON which the complaint is based that
no dividends can be paid, but the
comparison is unfair Farm land I'm
tho states mentioned has an actual
value, with nothing fictitious about II.
Land prices have advanced because
farming Is profitable and because land
Is limited, while population Is unlim.
tied. High prices for farm products
prevail and at present the farmers
are the most prosperous OF all classes
The same rule would not work out
In Oklahoma, FOR instance, because
land is not valued 80 high in this
state. The high prices Of farm pro
ducts make the business seemingly
more profitable In this state than II
would be In others where the value Of
lnnd Is higher, when as n matter Of
fact the profits are exactly the same
Even this difference will not exist
very long, FOR the value OF land II
oklahoma Is going higher all m,
time, rs improvements are made or
] the farms. In a few years It vii
equal the value N land In olde.
states, but that does not mean ths
farming will be less profitable IN,
owner Of the farm gets the ~lncreas,
In value on his land as an unearne,
Increment.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28

Az soon ne Peter Rabbit had eN
planned 10 his friends and neighbors
at the meeting under the big hickory
tree his idea for a band Of little for
est and meadow people to be called
the Ancient and Supreme Order Of
Quaddies, aud all had followed Billy
Mlnk's lead and said they would join,
they all fell to talking at nee.
ITS a great ideah, said inc BILLY
PoSsum sagcly. Eyes, sab, It's a good
idea. All ccrt'nly have learned some.
thing from II already
what" demanded Bobby Coon.
THAT there's something besldes Gu
rlosity and foolishness IN Brer RAb.
bits haid after all" replied inc
Billy with a grin.
Everybody laughted, even Peter.
"lou never can tell what's In any.
body's head said Bobby. 81 wouldn't
have believed this Of Peter myself.
But I like the idea. We've never had
a common name before, and Just hay
Ing that sort " binds us all together.
It's Kind " Ike being all In one fam
lily"
That's H." broke In Peter Rabbit.
"Relng all Quaddies every Quaddy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
AYDELOTTE, DOUGLAS AND q
RIDDLE BUY CUSHING BANK

J NJ Aydelotte, chairman " the
state board ~ affairs, associated with
H. T. Douglas and II. T. Riddle Of
Shawnee, have purchased the First
National bank Of Gushing and will In
future control the Institution. John
Foster, G. W Carpenter and Ernest
Burford, who have been employed In
the bank, will remain with II. Messrs.
Riddle and Douglas are both connect
ed with some OF the best banks In
Shawnee.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28

will help every other Quaddy just be.
cause he Is a Quaddy"
IL don't know, confessed Peter,
with a troubled face. Seems 10 me
we ought to, and yet-and yet
Peter vas thinking Of Reddy Fox and
Granny Fox and Old Man Coyote.
II know what's on your mind, Pc
ter declared Happy Jack Squirrel.
ITS Reddy Fox. Now own up isn't
IT,"
Peter nodded. 1T is" he confessed.
III he wants to be a Quaddy are we
going to let him he ONE"
II tell you what | think broke In
Danny Meadow Mouse In his funny,
spueaky voice, and that Is we ought
not 10 admit anyone until We are sure
that they have some good qualities.
We don't want any Quaddies who ar
all bad like
Danny hesltated.
go on" demanded Jerry Muskrat
who IA It that Is all bad?'
II guess I'd rather not say, because
perhaps | don't know, 10 replied Danny
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28

" NNNlF NlFN hN " - NA@AA 49, ~
u tables and carpets No. For these o
u can he bought In any department q
y store. Love Il the home. And go = u
y broken household 10 ono In which q
% the hearts no lonEcr cllnI together. o
0 o
o o o o o o
shortly after / had become en-
gagged to Charles there came a detln-
ite crash. which left our home a
wreck Ny father could sppeAse his
creditors no longer and no told my
mother 80. II was decided ne
should 60 through bankruptcy and
then accept a position on a salary,
which had been offered to him by a
successful competitor
He was tired OF tho struggle, and
glad. | think, OF a solution OF his
difficulties. no matter how humillat-
Ing Il might prove. Ho really looked
rested and far happier than no had
for years when his plan was fairly
under way. On the other hand, my
mother al bitter and vindlctlve, and
said many unkind things TO my faith
er. She had to he told by him and
his lawyer the old, old tale Of this
being but a temporary difficulty
a solution which was TO lids my
father over for tho moment. until he
could once more 90 TO the helm OF
his own business, and make ven
moro money for her than no ever
had before.
Father gave mother a few hun
dred dollars and told her 10 20 south
for tho winter. And this pacified
her She would be able TO tell her
friends she was going for a rest
because Of her health and thus he
spared tho humiliation Of moving
into even less commodlous quarters
than We now occupied
Marion, my sister. was IN remain
with my brother I'D and his Wife !
was 10 be sent ostensihlv to visit Mrs
Kennedy a former school friend OF
my mothers. In reality my father
arranged 10 pay my board I might
have gone south with mother hut II
VAS thought best 10 leave me I'm the
city near Charles Ny parents were
very anxious that I should he mar
ried I'm the spring, and they wished
To run no chance Of my engagement
beng broken our apartment wa
90 he given up, tho servants let e.
and the furniture stored. Fathers
new work would keep him much Of
the time In another city
remember quite we'll the fina
evening IN the place which WAS to b,
the last that We as a family. would
ever call home I'd had come {,
dinner without his wife. because h,
wishe1 10 talk over some details oN
the change " IN my father Marion
too, was with MS And my trunl
stood locked and strapped IN m,
room ready 20 he taken 90 Mrs Ken
nrdy's the next day
We am felt vaguely unhappy. an,
, 10 each OF ms the future doomed derl
and insecure put wa tried 10 carr,
m the situation lightly And n wa.
tNnirNl NJ MS that e,en then. ~,
could not all be together without
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28

You know some folks seem all bad
when really they are not at all"
'nanny's got the right idea" he
Clared Jimmy skunk III any one
wants to Join us and become a Quad
dy we must find some good in them.
That will set us all to watching out
for the good points In our neighbors "
Everybody agreed to this, and then
each promised that he would try TO
get some one to Join the Quaddies.
Just then someone shouted Here
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
FLOOD AGAIN THREATENS
TT. WORTH RAILROAD YARDS

FORT WORTH, Tex, April "a
Fort Worth IL facing A serious situa
ton today because Of the new rise
that swept down the West Fork last
night Big gangs Of men are strength.
ening the levees on the north side.
More than flftey inches Of water are
pouring over the dam At the new g.,
100000 reservoir Railroad yards In
the lowlhnds are endangered In the
event the levees break.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28

A prudent mother Is Always on the
watch for symptoms Of worms In her
children raleness, lack of interest
In play and pesyishness Is the
signal FOR WHITES CREAM YER
MIFUGE 4 few doses Of this excel
lent remedy puts an end TO the
worms and the child Don acts natu
rally Price 21c per bottle, Sold by
Westfall Drug Co.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
PROFITS or THE FARMER

The freight rate hearing has
brought out some fNcts about the
farming industry NJ vel AS other
lines involved with the railroad huyl
ness Of the country. Am Iowa farmer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28

ps.a p.u Morning Dame
D"So Soh oh. CITY ", MrAiestsr.
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Next Story Sammy Jay Wants 10
Re n Qunddy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28

A merchant at Madill, In addition TO
carrying an advertisement for his own
store, prepares a list OF prices In com
parison with those OF the mail order
houses and shows that home rates are
in the long run cheaper than the mail
order house.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28

No ia Broken Home.
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45inch Table 1880 60 S0

Finished Fnmed Oak,
extends q feet wide
Other Colonial or
straight lines Chairs
aud Bullets to match
500 cash, 500 week