The Harrison times., 1920-05-01

too loud in answering calls, but none
OF them offered me violence This
job lasted three months; then | got
job as painter and paper hanger,
then a clerk in Schweitzers grocery
store, then racer, then photographer
had invented a coffee pot and want.
ed me to 90 out with some salesman
and sell them through the state.
We headed south to Fayetteville,
where we sold 1875 pots at 1925 each.
Well to make a long story short, af,
ter about three weeks all our pots
were gone as well as our money. AT
Seligman our party broke up and !
started back to Harrison on "Shank's
Mare" Three days tramping brought
me into town, and | made for the
Times office. Mr.. Newman had a
good laugh at my experiences as a
coffee pot salesman, but he gave me
a place to sleep and | did some work
for him to pay for my keep Just
about that time, Mr.. Newman, Seigel
LeBow and Robert Talburt Of the
Harrison Band were going up to
Carthage, Mo-, to attend a Firemens
Convention with the Fayetteville Band
and | was crazy to 60 along. In a
joke Mr.. Newman said if l would
walk back to Seligman and join him
that he would see me through the
rest Of the way | was on my way
the next morning and three days lateE
Joined the crowd at Seligman They
assigned me to play the Cymbals in
the Fayetteville Band. Well We had
wonderful time at the Convention
After it was over Mr.. Newman adyis-
ed me to work my way back to my
home in New Jersey. SO at MOnette
Junction ! bid them good bye and
headed east. That night at Spring
field | jumped freight going east for
| was nearly penniIess. The car was
half filed with copper ore, so | dug
a hole in the center and lay me down
to sleep. | was awakened the next
morning by kick and a gruff voice
which demanded all the money | had.
There stood a brakeman with a club
in his hand When he learned that
my only possessions amounted to so
cents he made me give it up and then
struck ME a nasty blow with the club
that opened my scalp, | CROPPED my
way to the door and just as | reach.
ed it he dealt me another blow which
knocked me out Of the car door and
| fell headlOng to the railroad tracks
unconscious. 1t so happened that the
train was approaching the station at
Dixon, Mo, and the station agent saw
me fall from the train When | came
to he had my head in his lap and
was washing the blood from my head
and face. He had me removed to a
little hotel near the station and sent
for a doctor who patched me up
The hotel was run by motherly wo
man and when she heard my story
she said she would take care of me
until | could communicate with my
people. 1t was six long weeks before
| quit my bed as | contracted fever
as a result Of my injuries. My folks
sent me money to pay my bills but
not enough to bring me home, 50
talked it over with my benefactress
and she advised me to use what lit
tie money | had and return to Har
rison where | was known. That wa,
the best advise | ever had and al
the time | did not know that it would
be the turning point in my whole life
When | reached Harrison everyone
that | knew was shocked at the change
in me, and Mr. Newman gave me a
room over the old Times Office and
an order on Johnnie Fassbonder for
my meals. That happened on Satur
day night ! went down to get my
supper and among other things ate
some canned salmon which poisoned
me. It had no effect until after ! had
gone to bed and from Saturday night
until Monday morning | lay up there
out of hearing fighting with death
When they opened the Times ONCE
Monday morning they heard my
groans and when they found me !
was more dead than alive. DR.. Kirby
was sent for and to this day | do not
know how he pulled me through.
was removed to a hotel on the hill
and one of my nurses was Captain
Pace, who had room right across
the hall He would come to mygbed
through the night and give me my
medicine, have never forgotten
tho Cantain mr. his kindness IN mo