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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07

| Fellows. l room near Seventh
street and Seventeenth avenue.
Wednesday evening | came to
Rock Island on business and visit
ed at the Fellows home. There
/ they persuaded me to remain over
night. We had a few drinks, not
enough to become drunk, and went
to bed about 10 o'clock / didn't
know it at the time, but l de-
priyed Mrs. Fellows of her place. to
sleep. Frank said she would be
all right in the rocker in the kitch-
en- as she often preferred it to her
bed
About o'clock in the morning
| was awakened by a tapping on
the double doris of the dining room.
/ The young woman who roomed
downstairs called to US that gas
was escaping. | ran out into the
kitchen. II was filled with gas
Mrs. Fellows lay upon the floor
near the gas stove, a jet of which
was open. | began to work on her,
but as soon as | touched her l said,
! My God. Frank. l believe she's
dead ], too, don't remember any
| more until we awoke in this cell.
Il cant believe that Mrs. Fellows
| took her own life, for she was so
| jolly and good natured during the
early part of the evening. She was
just as cheerful when she babe us
: goodnight"
Mrs. Clarence Gotthardt-"My
husband is a railroad man and we
have been rooming at the Fellows
/ house for nearly three weeks. Wed =
nesday night we came home abour
$40 and l Immediately went about
| preparing supper for my husband.
We had two rooms, kitchen in
the rear of the house, upstairs, and
j d sleeping and living rooms down
stairs in the extreme front and on
the east side.
| There were men and Mrs. Eel
! lows in the latter's apartments and
| ne sound of quarreling. We paid
10 attention to it, however, think
ing that it was but a domestic
! squabble which did not concern us.
After eating | left the dishes
unwashed and we retired. | should
! imagine that was before 10 o'clock.
| | am sound sleeper and my hus-
/ band was very tired. having work
| cd several nights before. | went
| to sleep at once as did he. and we
I heard nothing more until sometime
later | awoke. No noise awakened
, me; all seemed quiet. | thought |
smelled gas. but then decided | was
mistaken and went back to sleep.
! did not look at the clock
The next time | awoke, it SEEM
Ell short time later; it was about
about 2 O'Clock, and | detected a
strong odor of gas. / lay there for
awhile to make sure. then l reused
/ my husband. We thought the gas
fixtures in our room were leaking
! snd decided to move our bedding
upstairs and sleep in our other
! room. We tried TO discover where
! the gas came from but could no..
Then we went upstairs and told
| SIrs. Cross that gas was escaping
II our apartment.
Mrs. Cross became alarmed and
! opened the windows in her rooms.
! BY this time my husband decided
I he would call the gas company and
he went down to his folks. Mr. and
! Mrs. E. Gotthardt, 1924 Fifth-and-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
HEARD QUARREL
IN PROGRESS IN
YELLOWSTONE?
Woman ROomer Declares Husband
Threatened Life and She
Heard Blows Struck.
HAD BEEN OTHER TROUBLE
Says There We're Several Men and
That Homemade Liquor of
Some Kind Was Consumed.

Little has come to light to show
the manner in which Mrs. Ella
May Fellows met death at her
home, 28l0 Seventh avenue, early
Thursday morning. Statements
from occupants Of the house, other
than the husband, Frank Fellows,
and Harry Mikesell, who was
spending the night there, do not al
together agree.
1t is pretty well established that
Mr and Mrs. Fellows had some
trouble, and at least one witness
states that threats were made by
the man Wednesday night The
police are of the opinion that it was
case of suicide by inhaling gas,
but admit there may have been foul
play
The men are being held at the
ploice station pending an inquest
over the remains which were re-
moved at the instance of Acting
Coroner Joseph Kelly TO the Vince
Ian undertaking rooms. The in
vestigation will be conducted at
40 this evening.
Evidence Contradicting the theo-
~ held by the police and substan-
tiatedo by statements of Fellows,
that the woman while in an intOxi-
Gated state rashly turned on the gas
and died a suicide. VS. disclosed
by Mrs. John r. Cross, who. with
her husband, three children and a
friend. Miss Wayne Moran of Ar
cola. Ill. occupied upstairs rooms
at the Fellows home.
Says She Heard Threats.
Mrs. Cross asserts that she plain
" heard a man whom Mrs. Fellows
addressed as Frank" threaten the
woman's life during the drunken
orgy which she asserts took place
in the Fellows rooms on the night
of the tragedy. Mrs. Cross also
says that at 10 o'clock or a little
later she heard Mrs Fellows
scream several times as though in
pain and sounds of a scuffIe in
which she heard the thud of blows
That there was a quarrel is
borne out by the stories of both
Mrs Cross and Mrs. Clarence Colt
hardt who, with her husband, room
ed in downstairs apartments at the
house.
This is denied by Fellows and
Mikesell. who declare that although
there was drinking there were no
hot words and no disturbance of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07

Rock Island about two years ago
from Indianapolis, Ind. / am en-
ployed with Mr.. Mikesell by the
Abrams-Porter company of East
Moline, engaged in work on one OF
the buildings of the Root & Van
Dervoort plant
Wednesday evening MikeseIl
came to Rock Island on business
regarding our wages. He visited
at my home and my wife and l per-
suaded him to remain all night.
I'VE were all in good spirits and
my wife was jolly and cheerful We
had few drinks, about three. |
think, and at 10 O'Clock Mikesell and
l retired. going to bed in the din
ing room, which We used for sleep
ing quarters.
MY wife said she would sleep
in a rocking chair which she often
used for that purpose in the kitchen,
and / thought nothing more about
it About 4 o'clock the young lady
who roomed on the first floor tap
ped on the folding doors leading in
to the dining room and called to us
that gas was escaping. MikeseIl
ran to the kitchen door and threw
it open. A wave of gas staggered
us. He went into the kitchen and
bent over my wife who was lying
on the floor near the gas stove. l
CROPPED my way to the stove and
turned off the open jet. Then l
don't remember anything more IN
til | woke up in the police station.
"Often my wife declared that she
would take her own life and acted
queerly. Sometimes she would sit
in her rocker in the kitchen all
night long and again at night I
would find her seated in the seat
of buggy which l kept in the rear
of my premises. There she would
remain until late hour and refuse
to give me an explanation. She was
awfully jealous and whenever |
would leave the house she would
tell me that sometime she would
not be there when 1 got back"
Il never mistreated my wife and
never struck or beat her. We had
our little quarrels, as families will,
of course. | never threatened her
life. She appeared unusually hap
DN anu ~HSu we
home at $50 Wednesday evening.
She wanted to prepare our sup
per. but she staggered and nearly
fell over the kitchen stove. | then
told her l would cook the meal,
which l did. l think she had been
drinking
Il kept whisky in the house ever
since my wife had the flu. When
ever she was feeling badly she
would mix a hot toddy.
Neither Mikesell nor myself
was drunk when we went to bed
at 10 o'clock. We had about three
or four drinks. We did not quar-
rel that night and had no words.
There were no other men in the
house"
Harry Mikesell.
Mikesell in the main corroborated
Fellows tale. His account: 81 am
a painter by trade, having been in
that business in Beloit, Wis, for
many years. That is my home
town and l have wife there at the
present l came to East Moline in
November. working for the same
concern and at the same place as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07

any kind. They also say that they
retired at 10 O'Clock, while Mrs.
Cross swears that she heard the
men carousing downstairs until
after y O'Clock, but that she heard
nothing further from Mrs. Fellows
after three screams by the woman
at IL o'clock Both men maintain
that they were not intoxicated
when they went to bed
Lying on 0veTcOat.
How the unfortunate woman
happened to be lying upon
her husbands overcoat has not
been explained.
Mrs. Cross maintains that she
heard two additional men enter the
residence at the front door at 20
minutes TO u and heard them leave
j short time later. after which the
lubbub in the kitchen died away
Fellows and MikeselI are con-
ined in the same cell at the police
station. The police explain the
tragedy as a suicide, maintaining
that the death of the woman was
perhaps the elimination of drunk
en- reveIry carried on In the Fell
1t is pointed out that intoxication
slows the heart action and just d
ittle gas under such circumstances
might result fatally.
Whether the dead woman turned
on the gas intentionally or whether
a jet was accidentally opened may
never be explained. Fellows said
that she had often threatened to
take her own life and was of an ex-
teedingly jealous disposition.
Investigation revealed that the
dead woman's husband has worked
Jut little for a long time.
Previously Married.
1t was learned that Mrs. Fellows
had been married before to a man
named Fred Sherman with whom
she lived in indianapolis for five
years preceding her marriage to
Fellows about two years ago. Eel
lows stated that she left her Tor
mer husband.
There had been trouble between
Fellows and a brother of his wife's,
Harvey Mecum of Monmouth. Some
time in November at the time Mrs.
Fellows was i'll of the influenza her
brother visited at his sisters home.
At that time there were hot words
between the two men and Mecum
charged Fellows with mistreating
his sister A fight followed in
which Fellows was severely beaten.
Mrs. Mecum of Monmouth. moth
or of the dead woman, together
with her son Harvey arrived in
Rock Island today TO make ar
engagements for the disposition Of
The remains.
DR., Joseph De Silva, who exam
ined the dead woman, said today
there were no visible marks iudi-
eating violence Her death. he held.
was due to gas, liquor and expo
sure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
HAVE 18TH STAR.

Iowa City. Iowa-One more gold
star CLOVIS on the service flag of
the University of Iowa, due to the
death of Homer Roland. member Of
the staff of the Stars and Stripes.
the official newspaper of the Amer
lean Expeditionary Force II is
the 29th gold star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
DISCHARGED MEN
OF MISSOURI FIND
PLENTY OF WORK

Kansas City, Mo.-Siyty-five per
cent OF the discharged soldiers or
Missouri are returning 70 their T.
mer positions and twenty per cent
are going to the farms, according
TO W. W. Brown. federal director
of the department OF labor, United
States employment service, who ~
in charge of the work OF placing
Missouri soldiers,
Missouri labor officers claim 20
have originated the plan of send
ing questiounaires TO all Missouri
men in United States camp 10
learn their future plans. qualiflca-
lions and needs II has since been
adopted by employment directors
Of many other states
Forty thousand industrial con-
Germs Of the state also we're circu-
lariZed by the employment officials
to determine their labor needs. Re
turns have been received from 10
per cent and positions found for all
soldiers who could not find places
unaided. All farm agents are re-
porting through the farm division
OF the service.
Provision has been made for en-
ploymeut Of manned and crippled
soldiers by the handicap division.
Firms readily agreed 10 take sol
diers with physical haudicaps. CriR-
pied soldiers returned so far arc
very few
Replacement bureau. offices
through which returned soldiers
are to be placed in civil life, have
Eaap agfabIfe49T sf 81 ouf= Kan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
THREE STEANERs STATED.

london Three now steamer7,
completed during the war, will soon
lie familiar in tho north Atlantic
service. They are the Vedic, the
Eimouski. both 10000 tons regis
ter, and the Regina a tripie-screw
steamer Of 10000 tons. They were
built in Belfast yards and before
their passenger accommodation al
ready transported 10 France and
elsewhere
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
RRITAN To EnrCATE TRnnPs.

London For the British Officers
and men who are 20 he kept In tho
field until peace negotiations arc
concluded. the government is plan
ming an educational service corp
to give them quick and intensive
special training 10 iit them for CT
william employment Courses Of in
struction will cover industrial any
commercial organization, banking
insurance and accounting. a cor
respondeuce bureau will form part
of the scheme, although most OF
tho work Of instruction will be
done by a staff Of lecturers.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-08-07
MASHED A FINGER.

DR.. G. A. Green met with quite
painful accident in his dental labratory
on Monday of this week. While swag.
ing a gold crown he inadvertently
placed his hand between the anvil and
rapidly descending hammer that re-
suited in badly mashed finger This
will incapacitate the doctor for dental
work for few days but he expects
to be as usual about the first OF the
week. August is the month when the
doctor says that the wise mothers of
the community have the teeth of their
children attended to. before the open.
ing of school. He has been unusually
busy this year and regrets the delay
caused by the accident but will he able
to make appointments again the first Of
the week - ~
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-08-07
HIGGINS NEWS.

James Hensley, highly respected
citizen OF higgins is seriously ill at
bis home. Mr.. Hensley has been i'll
Tor some time and his many friends
are hoping he will soon recover.
There is large forest fire on French
creek, about Is miles above higgins,
also another fire on >Squaw creek near
Little Salmon. Everybody is busy
fighting fire
Mrs Alberta Hiltsley has returned
TO higgins. after visiting friends in
the east. Her many friends are glad
to welcome her home again.
John Fox from Grangeville. passed
through the Salmon river country en-
route to the Mt Marshall mining dis
trict too look after property at that
place.
Scott Brundage, the prominent sheep
man OF higgins, will soon have his
beautiful new bungalow completed.
Chas. Clay is also building a modern
house on his lots. higgins. which is
considered the most beautiful location
for town On the Salmon river. is
growing very rapidly
Ed. Walker has gone to Weiser on
business trip. Martin Cox is in
charge Of his fruit farm while Mr..
Walker is absent.
The Demison Brothers have just
finished cutting another fine crop of
alfalfa hay on the two big ranches
owned by the boys and Geo. Behean
. miles above higgins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Howard returned
to their ranch above higgins. after
spending several days on an outing in
the Mt Marshall Lake country. They
report the Wilcox and Walker mine
showing fine ore. also the Gerber and
LeRoy mine is showing up we'll Bob
Dunn and Geo. Loper are working on
their claims and producing extra good
ore. L. ID. Holt is working his ledge
and finding plenty of high grade ore.
Peterson and Hackett are very busy
running cross-cut tunnel
Chas Holt, a prominent stockman
OF Salmon river is very busy cleaning
up his ranch as the big cloud burst
which occurred short time ago. did .
considerable damage. The cloud burst
also damaged the homes of James
Murray and Mr.. Howe. The latter
place being formerly known as the
Goff Hotel and postofice
Sheriff Eller was business caller
in higgins the first of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Luzadder now have
charge OF the Burgdorf Hot Springs
at Resort, and are running a very sue
cessful business.
Gus Heating and j. G. Daubenspec1
left for Grangeville the vrst OF the
week
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-08-07
les. SELLING EXPERIENCE NOT
NECESSARY

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ital over $1,000 100000 wants ambit-
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roofings. lubricating oils, stock foods
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cago, Ill 81
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-08-07
GRAssHOPPERs AT FERDINAND

County Agent John Finley was call
ed to Ferdinand last week to assist the
farmers Of that section in fighting
III" graSshopper pest which had just
moved in on that part OF the county
Mr.. Finley is confident that in the
use of poison field of wheat belong
ing to Edgar G. Fry was saved. Poi
son bait was used freely and much
grain was saved.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-08-07
HIGHWAY BILL TO
DEPRIVE THE WEST
Continued from page II

the wealthy, thickly populated states
OF the east, the states where there
are no public lands. no Indian reserva-
ton. no national forests, no national
parks, credit for the full mileage Of
roads within their borders in ascer.
tanning the amount of national high
ways that shall he built within their
limits.
Not 80. however. when 1t comes TO
the new, struggling states Of the west
where large part of the land is
still owned by the United States and
held for the making of homes where
for the conservation Of a peoples
supply of timber vast areas are in
cluded in national forests where for
the dependent Indian wards OF the ma
ton great stretches OF country are
embraced in Indian reservations and
where chiefly for the amusement and
recreation OF the east regions almost
imperial in extent are retained in fed
,ral ownership as Fairgrounds called
national parks
Reduces Aid to West.
These western states must he con.
tent with such proportionate share
of the national highways as they
would be entitled to were all the lands
embraced in every national park,
every Indian and military reservation.
every national forest, and every acre
of public land and all the road and
other improvements on them were
removed and cast into the
sea- Verify ITO whom that hath shall
be given and from him that hath not
shall he taken away even that he
hath
Under the inquitouS provision,
when apportioning the proposed ma
tional highways among the states.
those like New York. PENNSYLVANIA
and other similarly conditioned with
respect to lands held by the United
States, would receive consideration
to the extent of 100 per centum Of
the total mileage actually ascer-
tanned to exist" but Washington and
her sisters of the Inland Empire
would not
Eastern States Profit. q.
1t is highly probable that among
all far west states there is not more
than one or at most two, but has al
ready reached the limit Of highways
built or contracted to be built with
federal aid to which they would he
entitled under the provisions of the 4
Townsend bin and that for any
further highway development which
may be necessary those states will
have to rely upon their own resources
if the bill becomes law.
AT the same time the affluent
states Of the east will have the golden
fountains of the federal treasury
opened To them in unlimited flow for
political favorites may want improved
fer the satisfaction Of selfish de
sires.
The congressional delegation of
Washington and Of every other pub
lie land state should he made to I'M
derstand how vitality important to
the interests of the west it is that
this utterly pernicious provision of
the Townsend bill he eliminated even
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-08-07
WILL BE MARRIED AT SEATTLE
u. Anger, Cunty Attorney. Will Take
Life Partner This Week

County Attorney Il. Anger departed
on Sunday mornings train for Seattle
where he will be united in marriage
to Miss Clara Bennett. formerly IA
teacher at this place. Mr. Anger re
Gently purchased the f. S. Vincent
home in the southw est part of town
and while in Seattle he and his bride
will select their furniture which viii
he shipped to this city before their
return. 1t is not known just when the
newlyweds will return.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-08-07
bad features.

II, nrchance, the whole measure
should not he condemned for its many
bad features.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-08-07

Caun stoves ~ all kinds at Chester
A~..,lfs
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-08-07
QUARTERLY REPORT

Quarterly L.
showing
Authorized Transfers and Balances ending
Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-23
STATE TEACHERS
 HERE IN SUMMER
Over l5 Educators From All Parts of Ariozna to At
 tend Summer School

c. F. Philbrook, superintendent of schools, returned late Monday night from Tucson, where he had attendeu a conference of school authorities of this state. More than 50 educafors were present and many important questions relating to school work ana management were discussed.
 During the conference the final ar arrangements for the forthcoming sum. mer school to be held in Bisbee were made. It is estimated that at leas> 150 teachers from all over Arizona will come here to attend the summer session which will commence June 30 and terminate August s. The training of teachers will be divided into five departments as follows: Post-graduate work of the study of educational prob- lens. Professor Foster in charge. teachers training course in secondary education; a teachers training course In elementary education; a vocationa1 course for training of teachers in trades and industry and teachers training course in home economies.
 On Friday evenings of each week during the summer school period, free lectures on educational and popular subjects will be delivered by profes- sors from the University of ArizoHs and other colleges, and the public is cordially invited to attend these lee lures which are sure to be of much interest.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-23
INSURANCE MAN TELLS
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 Sold by Lowell Drug company and druggists everywhere. Adv.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-23
A NERVOUS WRECK
From Three Years Suffering. Says
 Cardui Made Her We'll.

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 l was so nervous tilat the least noise would make me jump out of my bed. I had no energy, and was unable 10 do anything. My son, young boy, mad to do all my household duties.
 Twas not able 10 do anything until ! took Cardui. took three bottles in all and if surely cured me of those awful headaches. That has been three years age, and know the cure is permanent, tor have never had any headache since taking Cardui. ;.
 Nothing relieved me until took Cardui, It did wonders for me-"
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