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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-30

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vited TO Salem. They told him he
was engaged" by all the laws of the
land. And SO he became engaged" !"
TO most men the situation might
not have presented any difficulties;
but with Lincoln there was nothing
in his code Of conduct to cover the
case, For long time he was in a
quandary. Finally he took a bold
step. From Springfield he wrote
Mary Owens:
u am often thinking Of what we
said about your coming 70 live at
Springfield. I am afraid you would
not be satisfied. There is a great
deal Of f1ourishing about in carriages
here, which it would be your doom
to see without sharing in it. You
would have to be poor without the
means Of hiding your poverty. Do
you believe you could bear that pa
tiently?
What goa bave said to me may
have been In the way of jest, or /
may have misunderstood lit. IF so.
then let it be forgotten; If otherwise,
| must wish you would think seri-
ouslS before you decide. What
have said will most positively abide
by, provided you wish it. My opin
ion is that you had better not do it.
You have not been accustomed tc
hardship, and it may be more severe
than you now imagine. I know you
are capable OF thinking correctly
on any subject, and if you deliber-
ate maturely upon this before you
decide, then ana willing TO abide
your decision
Miss Owens reacted to this ardent
"wooing" in g manner that must
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
FOR this small stone the o mark placed ADORE
the grare Of Ann Rutledqe

that bordered on the romantic. And,
in defense es :las ultimate outcome.
it may be said that Lincoln was only
passive participant. He was-as
all of his friends insist upon testi-
fying-the victim of an unhappy
circumstance.
Mrs. Bennett Able, buxom young
matron of Salem, had a sister down
in Kentucky. Mrs. Able described
this Mary Owens in glowing terms.
Lincoln thought he had met her
years before. AS he remembered her
vaguely, she had many attractions.
Mrs, Able talked about inviting her
up for visit.
"If you'll ask Mary to marry you
| WILL" she told Abraham.
And no young man who possessed
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06

central Illinois. The Rutledge fam
lily was listed among the sufferers.
Little Ann, never very robust,
nursed several of her brothers and
sisters before she fell a victim to
the contagion.
Lincoln biographers and plain fc-
tion writers have given considerable
space to the story of Ann Rutledge's
tragic death. They have painted a
highly sensational picture of maid
en- dying from a broken heart, or
heart torn between two great emo
tions, the new love for Lincoln and
the old passion for McNamar.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06

an ounce of chivalry could have re-
piled anything but:
Sure. BRING ner on
When Mary Owens arrived she
hardly lived up to anticipations. She
was too hefty to be considered seri-
ously as a matrimonial asset. Be
sides, she brushed her hair straight
back and was minus several front
teeth. The combination worked in
versely on the enthusiasm of
prospective suitor.
Lincoln took one look and began to
think up excuses for hasty with
Grawal from the campaign. But the
ladies had outguessed him. They
gave him to understand that he had
as good as signed the papers when
lie peranitted Mary Owens to be in-
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'asas-y@Y a.-s.~uaS~ssrs---'
N 5HGTo

THIS heslze standing oil portrait of AbyoAoaa Liacol
a0os painted from life IN the fall 1864 and the spip0
Of of 1868 By GeGrge ~ + Trqy Of
made Of L5co1 from the e mr. Travis CAME to Amerjco
to to. esf as IN the Uj?n A but being rejected because Of
LINCOLN to SIT for him. 1t er6jbed at the CentexSai
knposlt1o" and Mrs. Lincoln, seeing it there ayas so over
come that she fanted committee consistjq of Senator's
Voorhees, Euarts and Hoor its phase bY the
goverent but the bill failed of passage IN the cIosjq doq
OF the SESSION. The painting Uie1u at the rooms of
the Ohio Society at the WadofAstoro HOTEL ond its re
ent 01cme g. Prince IS desrous of seeing HING in the
Gouernor's Room at the Ne2O York Citu Hail
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have disconnected Lincoln. He found
1t necessary to address her again.
Lincoln Eager to Quit

You must know" he wrote, that
cannot see you or think of you with
entire Indifference. l want in all
cases to do right, and most particu-
larly so in all cases with women.
want at this particular time, more
than anything else, to do right with
you, and if knew it would be doing
right, as I rather suspect it would,
to let you alone, l would do it. And
for the purpose of making the matter
as plain as possible ] now say that
you can drop the subject and dis
miss your thoughts from me forever
without calling forth one accusing
murmur from me.
"Do not understand by this that
wish to cut your acquaintance.
What l do wish is that our further
acquaintance shall depend upon your
self.
"If such further acquaintance
would contribute nothing TO your
happiness I am sure it would not to
mitet. : you tee: saours4le s,1 anr
degree bound to me | am now willing
to release you. provided you wish it;
while, on the other hand. l am will
ing and even anxious to bind YOU
faster, if could be convinced that
1t will in any considerable degree
add TO your happiness. This, indeed.
IS the whole question with me. Moth
ing would make me more miserable
than to believe you miserable-noth-
ing more happy than to know you
were So"
Blamed Only Himself
Apparently this last letter served
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
Not a Broken Heart

According to Henry B. Rankin.
whose mother was Arminda Rogers,
there is need of no fancy or i'm
agery to put color in the environ
ment within or without the life of
Abraham Lincoln or Ann Rutledge
while the story of the days leading
up through August to its fateful
25th is told"
Ann died because she wasn't
strong enough to combat the disease.
Her life and love We're plighted to
Lincoln at the time. If she had any
thoughts for McNamar no one Of her
intimate circle of family and friends
shared her emotions. She was Lin
colc's Nweet'sSart to the last.
ssN Lincoln AIMS death brought
the most depressing period of his
life. After days of wandering aim
lessly about, DR.. John Allen per-
suaded him to go to the Bowling
Green home. There, under the min
istering care of n,otherly Mrs.
Greene, he found refuge from the
tormenting storms that lowered
about him. In less than month
in three weeks-Lincoln was back in
Salem. He was ready to meet life
again.
The Kentucky Maiden
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
Worshiped From Afar

Lincoln sat back and admired Ann
from a distance. She may have
stirred his heart TO great emotions,
but he kept silent. She was the
belle Of the town. She frightened
him, especially when she smiled in
his direction. Even when he board
ed at her fathers cabin he couldn't
get accustomed to being near such
a pretty girl.
John Mcneil, handsome young
chap from the East, wooed Ann and
won her without opposition from the
tall backwoodsman, In fact, Lin
coin had never been written down
as an official rival. He was just in
the gallery, an interested and rather
crestfallen spectator. Ann was too
good for him, anyway.
Shortly after the engagement was
announced and the congratulations
all recorded Mcneil left town. He
was returning to the East, he said.
and would be back later for the
wedding, He promised to write
often.
In village the size of New
Salem these details were common
property. So, too, every one knew
when Mcneil failed to write his
fancee. AS postmaster Lincoln did
his best, but he couldn't produce
any letters. Months went by and
Ann grew unhappy. AT last she
told some of her friends that ''Mc-
Neil" was only a pseudonym as
sumed by her lover. His real name
was McNamar. But she still believed
in him,
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
Blamed Only Himself

apparently this last letter served
Its INTENT Miss Owens gave ous 90
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
Lincoln's Devotion Rewarded

Lincoln waited q little longer. He
was too conscientious to push his
suit while there was amy doubt of
Men lars intentions, But he
stayed v<s@a to Ann and helped her
over the nsrd places. Gradually
Ann transferreo ,ss,r affections from
the departed McNamuY '.~ ssso ~-4.<
present Abraham,
1t was in the spring Of 1885 that
Ann confessed to Arminda nogers
that she intended to marry Abra-
ham Lincoln. But there was to be
long engagement. Ann was pre-
pairing to enter an academy for
young ladies at Jacksonville. ILL.,.
while Lincoln was still studying for
his @career as lawyer. They
weren't to be married until Lincoln
established himself as something
more than a country town store
keeper.
During the summer Of 1895 an
epidemic of malarial diseases hit
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
Tried to Break Engagement

SO Lincoln went to Mary. She
heard his confession through and
then made her appeal. She held out
her arms TO Lincoln.
The tears were running down nly
own cheeks" he told Speed after
ward. Il caught her in my arms and
kissed her"
When the day for the wedding was
finally set Lincoln began to brood
again. His forebodings of q ter
rlble future tormented him day and
night. Speed tried to reassure him.
but ne was beyond all human aid
On the fatal January /. 1s40." he
broke his engagement with Mar
Todd. He said he did it to regaiS
his self-resp@ct and power ek dc
eisic1-
Rank>1 speaks OF u. as q de
ferred engagement" while other
biographers, mainly Herndon. paint
a vivid picture of a wedding with
out bridegroom, OF a gallery of
waiting guests, wedding cake and
a foriorn bride. The bulk of evi-
denee seems to prove that there was
no bride left waiting at the church
Lincoln gave her plenty of time TO
remove the bridal veil before the
first strains Of the wedding march
The best explanation of his conduct
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
The Kentucky Maiden

Several months passed by before
Lincoln again ventured on an affair
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
. eAfWEHlHST
THE Ne7c Lincoln Memo
rjQJ IN Washington

her friends that she had found Lin
coin deficient in those little links
which make up the chain Of Won
ans happiness" Soon afterward she
married a Southerner. Her treat
ment Of the affair shook LincoIn's
faith in woman.
"Others have been made fools Of
by the girls" he remarked to 3
friend. ''but this can never with
truth be said of ME. / most EN-
phatieally in this instance made a
fool of myself. ] have now come to
the conclusion never again to thin
OF marrying. and for this reason /
can never be satisfied with any one
who would be- saockhead enough TO
have re-"
Just yea$ Eater he became en-
gagged - Mary Todd.
Niss Eodd vNs from Lexington
KY, he daughter of prosperous
banks~ She came to Springfield 70
live w-EA her ~sSfsi.zA sister, Mr.
Ninian edward, ses4tng figure IN
the social whirl OF tirs to.n. Mias
Todd plunged into society with oil
the eagerness of a d6butante. and
by some chance met Lincoln.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
By Torrey ord

IN AUGUST 25, 1885, slim
Z little girl, just twenty-three
years old gnd filed with the
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06

~ little girl, just twenty-three
years old and filed with the
10y Of living, died at lonely farm
Souse near Salem, ILL., Her name
vas Ann Rutledge.
A tall, gaunt man stood by her
bedside, dry-eyed. Up to the very
last he held one of her soft, fevered
hands between his own hard, cal
Ioused palms. He didn't speak to
her; she couldn't have heard him.
But he prayed to God fervently.
When it was all over he passed
out Of the room, stricken with a
great grief. Out into the fields he
went and into the deep woods. He
wanted to get away from the world.
His name was Abraham Lincoln.
His First Sweetheart
Ann and Abraham were engaged
to be married. She loved him and
he loved her. She was his first
sweetheart. She was everything in
the world to him. Yet she died and
left him alone. And Abraham
mourned in solitude.
From the depths of his gloom Lin
coin came back and achieved great
ness. He had other affairs Of the
heart-eventually he married; but
there are those who maintain that
he loved only once. Toward the end
If his life q friend asked him about
Ann Rutledge.
II have never forgotten her." he
said.
They buried Ann Rutledge on the
messy bank of the Sangamon. An
unpublished bowlder was lifted from
the stream and placed in position as
a headstone. In the crude fashion
Of the day a feeble attempt was
made at fitting epitaph. 1t result
ed in the plain words:
sessossss
q ANN RUTLEDGE {:
9sesssoo0essss.. ss.sss.s.......
For the space Of eighty-five years
that was all that appeared on her
grave TO chronicle the birth, the life
and the death Of q maiden whose in
fluenca and name will never fade
from the annals Of history. In con-
trast with this solitary grave and the
stmple bowlder headstone, one may
view the monumental shaft in Oak
Ridge, at Springfield, ILL.,, and ma
tional memorial at Washington.
A Monument at Last
Last month, at the suggestion
Of the Hon. Henry B. Rankin, of
Springfield, a group of Menard
County people, descendaqts Of the
pioneer families who lived in the vi
cinity Of New Salem at the time of
the historical love romance, provided
funds for the creation of suitable
monument to mark the grave of Lin
coins first sweetheart.
A massive stone of dark Quincy
granite was placed at the head Of the
grave. AS footstone it seemed en-
Slrely fitting to use the ancient rough
hewn bowlder that has served for so
many years. On the face Of the
granite the following verse from
Edgar Lee Masters's ".Ann Rut~
ledge" Is inscribed:
out Of me. nnacortky and xukno1ors,
The vibrGtioes Of deathIess music,
V'th malice to1oGrd none, 1cith char
ity for all,
oaS Of me, forgiveness Of millions
to1oGrd millions,
And the berefcent fate of q nation,
o'''''amS 'cith justice and truth
an1 Ann RatIedge, who sleeps
beneath these soseds,
oeloosd Of Abraham Lincoln.
welded TO him, not through umion
out through separation.
htoo''' foTevev. o republic,
1r"T' the dust Of my bosom"
And SO is some retribution made
3or the neglect of century.
Was Afraid of Girls
When Lincoln first came TO New
oa1ein ne was girl shy. In the back.
eynndn r
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06

grown to manhood, they didn't
serve afternoon tea. They didn't
even have a midwinter assembly.
They weren't that kind Of folks. Of
course, New Salem was no metropo-
lis, but it had it's ladies. Presume
bly, there were debs, sub-debs and
we'll meaning spinsters fighting to
keer young. In his capacity as
merchant of the town Lincoln could
not avoid an occasional encounter
with some of these ladies.
But he had no palate for it. He
was too tall, for one thing, and too
bony. His clothes fitted him only
at the corners. He could tell by
She way the ladies looked at him
that something was wrong. So he
avoided them.
Still, he cultivated the courteous
phrase and the bow tie. He want
ed to be ready when the time came.
There was one girl that attracted
him particularly. She had blue
eyes and winsoms smile. She
was pretty, too, in a rural sort of !
way, But she came from Kentucky
and expected more of man than
Lincoln felt he could give. This
was nineteen-year-old Ann Rut-
ledge.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
Mary Todd's Foresight

Mary Todd was ambitious; she
wanted to become a Presidents wife.
Whether she was gifted with second
sight or a little bird had whispered
in her ear has never been deter
mined. At all events, she selected
Lincoln from among q score or so Of
more promising eligibles, Hey
friends and relatives could never
understand her choice. At the time
Mary Todd was far above Lincolr
both socially and financially. They
couldn't see why she didn't take Sen
ator Stephen a. Douglas. She ex.
planned her preference briefly.
Few people seem to realize" She
said, that his heart is as large as
his arms are long"
The generally accepted story Is
that Lincoln proposed to Mary Todd
in burst OF enthusiasm. Later his
ardor cooled and he fell into d grea,
tit of depression. He wrote letter
to Mary, telling her that he was
afraid he had made mistake" 8"
But he didn't send the letter. He
read it to his friend, Joshua Speed
Speed advised that such things
should be spoken and not written.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-28
SCOUTS LEAVING
EARLY TODAY ON
THREE DAY CAMP
Forty-five Boys Start for
Mountains at 7::30 This
Morning in Autos Fur
niShed BY Business Men.

Forty-fiye Albuquerque Boy
Scouts will start at 1880 o'clock this
morning from the Chamber of
Commerce building on their three
day mountain outing at the site of
the future permanent camp in the
Sandia mountains. The boys will
leave for the mountains in auto
mobiles furnished by Albuquerque
ians, who still retain a bit of youth
and are willing to spend few
hours taking the boys to their
camp grounds.
The threc-day trip will cost the
boys Il dollar. This sum will be
spent on provisions. Aside from
bedding and dishes everything will
be furnished for them Camp will
be pitched in the mountains and
the boys will cook their meals on
the big field stove which has been
secured from cavalry troop "a
As there are so many more boys
going than was expected, it is pos
sible that a cook will go with them
to supervise cooking the meals.
Enough work to make life in
teresting will be furnished the
boys, will remove a large number
of loose stones from the road lead
ing into their future camping
grounds from the main road.
The party will be in charge of
Glen O. Ream, scout executive; L.
kiddoo, Lynn S. Fox, Charles Kis-
san and Earl Watkins. The boys
will return home Monday afternoon
by automobile.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-28
OVER 500 CLAIMS ARE
FILED AGAINST BANK

Columbus, \. NJ, May 27.-The
time limit set for the filing of
claims against the Columbus State
bank expired Friday, and Referee
A. A. Temke came down from
Deming on that day and began the
work of examining the claims pre-
scented.
There are between five and six
hundred claims now in the hands
Of the referee, in amounts ranging
from As cents up, each one Of which
will have to be passed on before
going into court for participation
In distribution. In each case where
the claim and the records of the
bank agree there will be little or
no difficulty, but in case of a diff
ference in amounts some trouble
may be had in reaching an equit-
able settlement.
Mr.. Temke expects to be able to
put the result of his work in the
hands of the court at about the
time court sets, which will be the
second Monday in June, after
which prompt action is expected,
as Judge Ryan is anxious to have
The matter settled at the earliest
possible date.
Neither the exact date. the
of the funds available nor
the percentage to be disbursed can
be given at this time.
"Who IS Who"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-28
Guard GleaniRgS
BY The Corporal.

The drill Tuesday evening was
largely attended. Two hours were
spent in the instructions as out
lined by schedule after which eats,
compliments Of the squadron COM
mander, were enjoyed.
The Cavalry club of Albuquer-
que held a meeting Tuesday even e
ing after drill. A short program
featured the meeting after when
Lieutenant Love presided at bus
mess meeting of the club. Tho So
cial comm ttee reported dance to
be held at the armory, Thursday,
June 2. The dance will be an in
vitation affair. each member to
issue invitations to his friends.
The question of field meet was
taken up by Sergeant Harry Clag-
EFT, who stated that the men were
far enough advanced in their rid
ing to put on such an affair. The
program for the meet will be pub
lished later. 1t was also decided to
hold some sort of celebration on
July 4th.
The baseball men are at work
evenings practicing for games be
held in the near future. Private
Holcomb was made manager and
he led his squad to tAe field near
the stables for practice last n ght.
Mr.. Miller o: tne "3ob-White
Symphony Jazz Orchestra was an
interested spectator at this drill
Tuesday n ght, afterwards attend
ing the Cavalry club meeting.
Captain FaTreh announced the
following promotions at the drill
Tuesday:
To be Sergeant, Private Cart
wright
To be corporals, Privates Marth,
Conner, Grimmer. Pearce and Tou-
louise. To be first class privates,
Private II. l.. Holcomb, II. r. Hol-
comb PassmOre, Peterson, Helt
and Heighcs,
Sergeant CandeSaria has returned
from a visit with MS wife at Cal
lup.
Sergeant Stackhouse met with n
Serious accident Monday while
saving some lumber. The saw
slipped, neatly severing the thumb
on his left hand. The wound is a
very painful one and will lay the
sergeant up for some time.
Last week the horses We're all
re-shod and are being put in trim
for the Memorial day parade.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-28
PERSONAL NOTES OF THE STATE

left last week for a visit with her
mother, at league, Texas.
II. L. Proctor, of Amarillo, was
visitor to the city several days
the past week, at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Mittie Lee Proctor.
ID. c. Lowe, san Jon banker, and
son, Ohio, were here the latter part
of the week. OHIO has accepted
a position in the bank at Roy.
f.. r. Gleason was a business
visitor from Logan Saturday.
Evangelistic services opened at
the Tabernacle Sunday
Frank Hadden, "A prominent
cattleman of Vermcjo park, is
looking at the Dana cattle this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs f. l.. Dalton came
IN from Glenrio for couple Of
days last week.
e, l. Dana, cowman, was in
town several days.
Joe J. Mick and wife and o. O..
Mickl and wife were here this
week en- route home from the
Taos country.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-28

CLOVIS.
The Reverend and Mrs. Ted
p. Holif.eld and daughter, May,
Of Canyon, Tex, VINO formerly
lived in Clovis, visited here during
the Weekend. Rev. Holifield
delivered the high school COM
mencement address Friday even
ing
w. b. Wade Of Tai0an spent
two or three days here last week.
Miss Millicent Griffith, superin-
tendont of city schools at Here
ford, is visiting friends in Clovis.
Mrs. O. c. Spetter lett for To
peka, Kans., the first Of the week
with her little daughter, Charlotte,
who is seriously i'll.
Mrs. W. X. HoIl.fie of Melrosc
were in Clovis Friday, attending
the commencement exercises of
the Clovis high school.
The little daughter of A. q
Chalk, who likes just west OF town,
was poisoned Sunday by acciden'
tally eating strychnine. She is out
of danger.
c. B. Blackburn of Bellview was
in Clovis saturday Mr.. Blackburn
has two hundred acres of wheat
which he says should make fifteen
bushels to the acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. II, A. Parks and
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Yost left sun
day morning for Galveston, where
they will attend the Texas Grain
Dealers association meeting,
Tom and Miss Virginia Flavary
of Apalache, Va. are here for a
visit at the home of their mother,
Mrs. j. P. Pierce.
D. l.. Moye returned last week
from Montrose, Colo, where he
went to look after interests.
c. A. Hatch made a business
trip to Fort Sumner the first OF
the week.
DR.. w. M. Lancaster of Cows
and Professor Lancaster of Texico,
left Saturday for a two weeks
fishing trip in the neighborhood
Of San Angelo, Tex.
John Tieberghien returned Sat-
friday from Roswell. where he
was called for an examination on
account of disabilities received
while serving in the army.
Frank Howard was called to
Roswell Thursday on business.
Gordon Newell, construction en-
gineer of the Continental Oil COM
pany of Denver, who has been in
Clovis for the past six weeks, left
last week for Clayton.
Mrs. Sarah Curtis and son, John,
left Tuesday for their ranch north
of Melrose. John is one of this
years high school graduates, nj
ter short visit on the farm he
will attend normal school.
J. b. Stillwell, who lives north
west of Clovis, sustained broken
arm while cranking an automobile.
Miss Nettie Shumate, who has
been teaching at Nortonville,
Kans., is here for visit at the
home of her mother, Mrs. W. II.
Shumate.