ANNA MALLOWS

ANNA MALLOWS was born on a farm near White Cloud, Kan.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mallows. Started to school at age of four; stayed in the country school (Arnold school) until ready for high school; graduated from White Cloud high school on May 10, 1891. Began to teach in country schools, spending each summer for a number of years in either a teachers' county normal or other school. Completed first bookkeeping at Campbell University (Holton); took business course at Gard's School, St. Joseph. Teaching career extended over a period of nineteen years, without a year's rest. During the latter years' teaching experience the summers were spent in travel. One summer was spent in and around Chicago; one summer in and around Nashville, Tenn., during which visit most of the southern states were visited, including a trip to Mammoth cave. During the summer of 1899 the time was spent in and around Detroit, Mich., during which visit the northern states were visited, including a visit to Canada and Niagara Falls. Much time was spent on the Great Lakes. The first visit to the Rocky Mountains was in 1901, and after that several summers were spent in the Rockies, with headquarters at Denver, Colo.

Bought the White Cloud Globe on August 18, 1910, and stayed very close to home since, until last summer, when time was taken to visit California and the Pacific coast, stopping first at Los Angeles, thence Long Beach, San Diego, San Francisco, Pasadena, and on to Portland and Seattle, then home by way of Pocatello, Salt Lake City, Denver and other midway points, making short stops at each.

Not only attends to newspaper duties, but took charge of the Northeast Kansas Telephone Exchange at the same time that the newspaper was purchased, acting as local manager and bookkeeper.

Quit teaching school with $1700 in bank. Newspaper career has been a success financially. Own home, plant and fixtures, and some other town property, and have a nice little sum in banks for future emergencies. Nearly everything earned by hard work, yet life has been one round of pleasure.

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