American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-13
MAN WITHOUT A MEMORY
TELLS ALL HE KNOWS OF LIFE.

other an American. They were about
fifty years of age. One of the thresh-
er crew was a large, dark Russian,
called George, who drove a big team
of buckskin horses. One was called
Louis. 1t was said of him that he
talked German with his tongue and
French with his shoulders. There was
a Harry, a Dan, a Fred and a Hank
in the crew. That is all l remember.
81 think this place was near a little
town fifty or seventy five miles from
Swift Current. The train was due at
Abbey, where it stopped for dinner at
1880. We arrived about an hour late,
II seems the second or third town from
Abbey is where | stopped. From there
I went to the farm, arriving there
about dusk.
81 have a trunk somewhere that
contains articles and probably letters
that would identify me. 1t may be In
some hotel, in storage, or in some de-
not. It was a trunk 3S or forty inches
long. about IS or 20 inches deep and
wide. possibly 20 or 22. 1t was prac-
tically new, leather lining inside OF a
wood case, three leather straps, brass
or copper corners and mountings.
paid SIG or SIT for it in Ell Paso, Tex.
1t contained a hammer, a square, a TIL
square and a saw, two suits OF clothes,
one a light gray, and the other dark,
nrobahly brown. / think ! have a
brother who is a missionary in China,
who was married last summer. He
sent me a picture Of himself n BRIDE
and It was in the trunk. There were
other articles of clothing and a whoie
bundle of letters. o. n end OF the
trunk was a hotel sticker OF the Mon
teleon Hotel, OF New Orleans. 1t seems
to me there was also a sticker OF the
paso Delnorte hotel of FL Paso, but l
am not so sure of this. On one or
both ends of the trunk were my mi
tails. but | have no idea what they are
81 was hurt In a mine accident at
some time. All / remember Is being
| aiken out about forty miles In a ium-
her wagon to a hospital. fell down
, raise about thirty feet. Jack Wralth
was the name of the man working win
me He was a little Irishman, heavily
bullt sandy complexion. He was
drunk aud | was trying to do his worR
aud mine toe. was mad ana gov
reckless and was careless in aklhg
ont the timbers. This is what caused
tho accident. He was a hard drlnker
ard is probably dead. This must nave
heen some time back for II seems 10
me | did not do any hard work TOT
o ten years before going TO mar
yesting last summer.
IT seems that ! know a mar narneu
Tom ID. Doris, and that was IN part
nership with him somewhere some
time. He was an educated man, oider
than I. and had much experience
"I have a telling that ! must nave
been i'm the restaurant business some
time in Nevada. But of course, ! don't
know; it may be only a dream. IL ls
a oueer feeling to have. | don't remem-
her ANYTHING since the last place l
told about in Canada until recovered
consciousness in the hospital here
After leaving Canada ! must have
worked around a mine or at some
rough work somewhere. My reason
for thinking so is that my shoes are
scuffed up, particularly on the back
of the heels in a n that would
result in walking in loose rock or ore
II must be about forty years old. l
remember of telling somebody that
voted for Bryan every time he ran.
must have cast my first vote for him
in 1896, which would make me about
that age"
When told that It was the purpose
to send the account Of his travels and
activities as given by him to news
papers covering the country where he
had been, together with his picture,
and ask them TO publish the same with
the hope that someone reading them
would be able to identify him he
seemed much pleased. He feels CRATE
full for the interest the officials are
taking in him.
He is about forty years Of age, five
feet, 10A inches high, and weighs
about ITO pounds now but believes that
he is ten pounds heavier than his nor
NAL weight. dark hair, streaked with
gray and quite bald on the crown OF
his head. eyes a grayish blue. wears a
III cap, active In movement, thin,
sharp features. faint scar about an
inch long extending from neal center
of right eyebrow a little upward to
ward center of forehead.
The hat he was wearing was bought
in Calgary, Canada Of the Garden
Clothing Co.
At the hospital he is known a. Mr.
Man. He suggests that his first nams
ought to be Jay" because nobody
but a jay could be enticed to such Al
out Of the way place AZ l was round
I know / have been around too much