“Is he worth $5,000?” ,
“No. sah. Mah gracious, no!”
“Is he worth $1,000?"
“No, sah; he ain’t wurf 17 cents.”
"Then how is he well off?”
“Bekase, sah, his wife am an A No.
1 washlady and keeps de hull family
in hangup style.”—Exchange.
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SUICIDE BY
DROWNING
MISS SLATER’S BODY FOUND IN
THE RIVER
Let Hereelf from Window at an Early
Hour and Ended Life by Jumping
From Bridge
(Special to The Observer)
Danielson, Nov. 7.
Mies Waity Ann Slater aged 32,
committed suicide by drowning in the
Five-Mile river near Elmville. early
Friday morning. A mental trouble is
supposed to be responsible for the
young woman's act.
Miss Slater, who is known In Dan
ielson as having been In domestic
service for various families, recently
entered the employ of Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton F. Wright at Elmville.
Thursday Miss Slater complained of
being ill and remained in bed and a
physician was summoned but found
nothing to indicate a serious condi
tion of body or mind. About 4 o’clock
Friday morning Mr. and Mrs. Wright
heard Miss Slater moving about her
room.
It v.as several hours later before
she was missed and on investigation
it was found that she had forced the
screen from her bedroom window and
let herself out, and a search was im
mediately commenced.
Some hours later her body clothed
only In an undervest and night dress
was located in the river in the rear
of the Wright farm by Mr. Wright
and a neighbor.
