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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-08
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Mrs. Johnson and daughter living
near Fairfield were guests Of Mrs.
Carmichael Tuesday.
Mrs. Charlotte Charles aged 50 years
who died at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Aaron Stalker three miles north
of this city was buried Monday at
Pleasant Plain.
week in Des Moines with his son DR..
Eugene Carmichael and family.
Mrs. Emma Seaton who has been In
Los Angeles, Calf for several months
arrived at home Monday night.
Myron Heston of Salt Lake City
terminated his visit here Monday and
departed for home.
Miss Minnie Baily visited friends In
Ottumwa Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Mcclure and Mrs
McClurs spent Tuesday in Keota
Mrs. Lydia Hinshaw went to Pleas
antville Monday to attend the funeral
Of Mrs. Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eber Brollier started
for their western home near Myers
Falls, Wash.
Oscar Hinshaw went to Ollie Tues
day to remain few days
Mrs. Kirkpatrick is here from Cali
fornia visiting her sister Mrs ]. W.
Hollowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Mills Of Warren
county are guests Of Mrs. Mary Mills
north OF town.
Sept. 21st occurred the marriage Of
Charles Black Of Perlee to Miss Katie
Collett of this city. They were mar
ried in Fairfield at the Presbyterian
parsonage.
Deck Wood and family and John
Morrow and wife have returned from
Ellsberry, Mo-. where they moved last
spring.
Frank Worley and wife are in from
Colorado. visiting relatives here and
in Ollie.
Dr. Crumley and wife OF Wyconda,
No. are guests Of the Oscar Hinshaw
family.
Mrs. Ewel Is enjoying VISIT with
her mother in Louisville, KY.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Mrs. Eliza Young returned to her
home in Hutchison, Kans. Friday after
an extended visit at the home Of her
son DR.. H. c. Young.
Mrs. Anna Townsend and daughter
Edith returned to their home in Nor
arity, N. M. last week.
Mrs E. A. Thompson left last week
for Anthony, Kans., to visit her sister
Mrs. c. NJ. Jeffries for several months.
Mrs. Carl Burchett Is spending q
few weeks in Loveland, Colo, visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. John Lang
Mrs. Grace Kline Of Leon, Ia, Mrs.
Geo. Kropp Of Memphis, Mo-, Mrs.
Effie Cox Of Grinnell, Ia and Mrs.
Chas. Galpin of Broken Bow, Nebr..
were in the city last week to attend
the funeral OF their father w. e. Gall
pin.
spent Sunday at the parental Higbee
home.
& Frank Brown and wife spent Sum
day in Ottunlwa at the Carl Show
home.
walter shaffer left Sunday evening
for his home in TT. Madison.
Miss Celm Shaffer left Sunday for
Ottumwa to spend short time with
Miss Delta MacDonnell before return
ing home.
Floyd Hutton Is in Ottumwa this
week attendin- court.
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visited last Saturday at the home of
the formers brother Lewis.
DR.. H. H. Gardner left Saturday
night for Lisbon, for a visit. with her
mother before she leaves for California
to spend the winter months.
Miss Marguerite Blythe left Saturday
for Maquoketa where she assumes her
duties as teacher in the public
schools.
Henry Hide Of the Williamsburg
Savings bank was an over Sunday
visitor at the home of his parents
near Homestead.
Miss Linnie Code who has been
visiting with relatives at Marengo re-
turned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Nicola who visit
ed last week with relatives at Mason
City returned home last Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Lyon and daughter Ida
are visiting with relatives and friends
'at Marengo this week.
Mrs. II. A. Cook and daughter Stella
who visited at the J. NJ. Thomas home
in Cedar Rapids last week have re-
turned home.
I ]. p. Bowling, wife and daughter of
Victor We're visitors last week at the
j. F. Lythe home.
Mrs. D. H. Phillips of Excelsior
Springs who has been visiting the past
Two weeks here, and in this vicinity
with relatives returned Monday morn
ing to her home.
Miss Mary Conley and Miss Ethel
Elwood who have been visiting rela-
tives and friends at Cedar Rapids and
Marion have returned to their respec-
tive homes
Mrs. H. Nicholas of York township
visited Monday at the home OF her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Smith,
D. o. Jones and wife Fergus Elan.
agan. Mrs. Mary Kirby, Mrs. Joe Nc
Carly and Mrs. Thos r, Williams were
Cedar Rapids visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Needham Of Ken.
wood park who were over Sunday
visitors at the j. e. Elson home left
Monday morning for their home.
Mrs. N. Alderman has returned home
from her visit with daughter at
Brooklyn. Iowa.
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BIRMING CHAM.

At her home in Birmingham, Sept
"a, 1910 Mrs Nancy Condo passed tt
the world beyond, following a linger
ing sickness. She was the youngest
of fourteen children and was born
June Is, 1887 in Pennsylvania She
united with the Presbyterian church
when a young woman and ever re
NAMED a member Of that denomina-
ton. March IS, 1875 she was mar.
rted to Samuel Condo. A daughter and
two sons were born to them The hus-
band and daughter survive to mourn
for the loved wife and mother. The
funeral was held Monday Sept. 26,
Rev. Nash having charge of the
services.
Mrs. w. r. Shot is visiting this
week in Valley Junction, with her sis
ter Mrs. c. Y. Hope.
Tuesday night some Of the Fresh
men and Sophomores went to Fairfield
to the concert Those going were
Myrl Gilchrist, Otto Workman, Claude
Calhoun, Carol Layman, Ira Hoot.
man, Wendell Hornshell, Russell
Winslow, Ethel Holmes, Nettie and
Pauline Shot, Antoinette Hollway,
Emma Nelson, Ethel Byers, Grayce
Williams, Clarence Arbaugh, Blanche
Gilchrist, Esther Burche. All went in
buses and all enjoyed themselves.
Frank Ramsey has sold his acreage
property in the north part Of town to
Ed Keller, Mr.. Keller is to take pos.
session next March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Sauders Of Ben
torsport are guests at the Clarence
Peebler home.
Lyle Fennell Of Davenport Is visit
ing his sister, Minta WEIGH.
Mrs Marietta Armour spent Sunday
with friends in Keokuk.
Chas. Stegman, who has been SER
iously i'll during the week Is somewhat
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Jansen Of Bur-
lington spent several days the past
week at the Henry Jansen home.
Mrs. E. T. Alters Of Beaver City.
Neb., arrived Friday for an extended
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Martin.
John Rissr and wife of Mound Ridge.
Kansas, Jesse Wharton and wife Of
Meade, Kas., were visiting friends here
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Billman will leave
Tuesday for months stay with their
son at Dickinson, N. D.
Miss Ida Edgly of Warsaw, ILL.,,
spent Saturday with Mrs. AL. Billman.
Miss Lizzie Peebler left Friday
evening for weeks stay in Kansas
City, Mo-, after which she will spend
the winter with her aunt Mrs. Evering-
ham at Butler, Mo.
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eELkNAP.

Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. Hartman and
little daughters spent Sunday at Car
bon at the Prather home.
Miss Eliza Sample underwent an op-
Grafton for appendicitis at the hospital
at Bloomfield last week. At last report
she was getting along as well as could
be expected.
Mrs. w. L. Woolwine left Wednes-
day for visit with friends in Kansas.
Mrs. John Bliley and daughters, Of
Barring, Mo-, were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Ault last week while on
their way home from Ottumwa. They
recently disposed Of their business in
Barring and expect to move to Los An
geles, Cal, soon.
Mrs. John Buchanan of Locust Grove,
Mrs. Dennis OF Humeston and Mrs. c..
G. Myers of this place were the guests
Sunday Of Mrs. Maggie McMains.
Born Monday, Sept. rs, 1910, to Mr..
and Mrs. O. B. Smell, a daughter
Mrs ]. S. Huffman of Ottumwa was
the guests Saturday and Sunday Of
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE.
William and Eva Hussie OF Mt. Ha-
mil were recent guests of MIR. and Mrs.
Elmer Ault.
An auto party from Ottumwa were
the guests at dinner Sunday Of Mrs.
Sarah MCGEE.
Mrs. P. M. Vest and Mrs. w. A.
Wishard are visiting in Ottumwa with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Bachman.
It is expected that Mrs. Ola Althiede
will occupy the pulpit in two weeks
again at the Congregational church.
Mr. and Mrs.. B. Painter spent Sun
day in Mt. Pleasant with friends.
Miss Lena Anderson entertained a
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HEDRIck.

w. H. Coffman is business visitor
in Sigourney this week.
Miss Nora Stephenson visited friends
in Richland over Sunday.
D. Dickey and fonily were the
guests OF relatives and friends in FIRE.
mont Sunday.
A. ]. Anderson spent Sunday at his
home in this city.
Mrs. w. H. Coffman is visiting her
daughter Miss Letta in Ottumwa this
week.
Roy Reynolds who Is manager Of a
general store in Ollie spent Sunday
at the parental Reynolds home In this
city.
Mrs. A. Woolums returned to her
home in Macomb ILL.,. after several
months visit with her daughter Mrs.
George Capps in this city. :.
Jesse Cowguild Of Packwood was in
Hedrick Monday enroute to Sigourney.
T. B. Meredith of Ollie was He'd
rick visitor Monday
Frank Spiers and family of Fair
field are visiting relatives in eHdrick.
A large number OF Hedrick boosters
attended the What Cheer fair last
week.
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friends last week has returned to her
home.
]. -. Barhman has moved his family
into the new home recently purchased
from George Dane, anu Mr.. Dane has
moved to the farm, one mile went Of
the city. which he purchased recently
from j. A. Laeumer.
Walter Long OF Waterloo who VISIT
ed at the home OF his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Long last week has returned
home.
Attorney w. E. Wallace left Monday
morning for Sigourney for the final
settlement of an estate that he has
been connected with as attorney for
one Of the parties.
Mrs. e. M. Hanscon left Thursday
for visit with her daughter at Pueblo
Colorado.
Chris Keil and family of Grinnell,
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Chester w. Whitmore is Well Fitted
To Be Senator From Wapello County
In Chester w. Whitmore, the repub-
lican candidate for the once 81 sena.

In Chester w. Whitmore, the repub-
lican candidate for the once Of sena-
tor from Wapello county, the voters
OF this county have an especially
strong candidate and q man we'll fitted
for the duties devolving upon repres-
entative In the Iowa legislature. Mr..
Whitmore is one OF the best known
and most emcient members Of the
Wapello county bar, man who has
gained his prominence by untiring
energy and faithfulness that men
admire. Mr.. Whitmore comes before
the voters of the county pledging to
them his best efforts in the Iowa
legislature.
Chester w. Whitmore, was born in
Burlington, Iowa. in 1859. He was ed
ucated in common and high schools
OF this state, and at the law depart
ment OF Lake Forest university (Chi-
cago college or law, He graduated
with degree Of bachelor of laws in
1897, having worked his own way
through school by employment as a
stenographer with the Chicago &
North Western Railway Company dur
ing the day, and studying law and at
tending sessions Of the law school at
night for three years. He practiced
las an attorney at law in Chicago from
1896 to 1900. when he removed to OF
tumwa. He was at once admitted to
practice in this state by the Iowa
supreme court, and has since practiced
law continuously and exclusively. He
is member OF the American Bar as
socaton, Of the Iowa State Bar associa-
ton, OF the Wapello County Bar as
socfation. President of the Ottumwa
Law library, member OF the American
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pRAkEsvlLLE.

Miss June Roberts Of Eldon spent
last Thursday with her aunt Miss
Lizzie Scott.
Mrs. Jim Bunten and children went
to Eldon Saturday evening for an over
Sunday visit with relatives.
Mr.. Moss of Fairfield was in town
Saturday.
Powers store.
Rev. Huff and family left Saturday
for the parental Overturf home where
they will stay for short time.
Mrs. Jennie Woods brother from
Missouri is visiting her this week.
Mrs. wal Wilcox Of near Belknap
spent last Thursday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Smock
Sherman Losey and family spent
Sunday at the Jesse Wilcox home.
Miss Alma Davis left Saturday for
Mt. Pleasant.
The Christian Sunday school held a
picnic in the Thompson grove Satur-
dav
Mrs. Fent Duke and daughter Mrs.
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Renel Turner came home Tuesday
from a visit in Dakota.
Guy Caldwell came home THURSDAY
from Kansas.
Rena Proctor spent Thursday near
Ash Grove.
isaac Foster came in Saturday from
visit in Missouri.
Attorneys Rominger and Ramseyer
ot Bloomfield were in town Wednes-
day. *.
Eldon. =,
Up. j. Kinsinger & Son will discon-
tinue handling cream, having turned
over their cream business to Powers
store.
Mr. and Mrs. Bolivar spent Saturday
and Sunday in Floris with their
daughter Mrs. Hill.
Mrs Minnie Downing and Misses
Garnet Downing and Grace Cloyd
were shopping in Bloomfield Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Housley left on
Saturday for Des Moines.
Mrs. Dave Hardy and children were
in Bloomfield last Saturday.
Enos Pierrard and sister Miss lola
came home Saturday from visit In
Kansas.
Mrs. Newkir,. spent last Thursday
with her daughter Mrs. Howard john
ston.
Dr. Newland and family were
Bloomfield visitors Wednesday.
Mrs. Harriet Truitt, Mrs. Ida
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WEST POINT.

Miss Julia Forley returned to her
home in Burlington today after a pleas
ant visit with her sister, Mrs Henry
Wilson.
Mrs. J. T. Cantril and son Edward
and Miss Genevera Publiska Of Keo-
kuk visited relatives here during the
week.
Mrs. Harry Craig and daughter, Miss
Matte Of Mt. Pleasant are visiting
Mrs Craig's sister, Mrs. Florence
Rheen
B. Burus OF Memphis, Mo-, visited
his brother, All Burus, during the fair.
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w. e. Evans his daughter Mrs. ]. !!
Stephens and wife Ellen Evans who
we're In Cedar Rapids last week have
returned home.
David Pugh of Cedar Rapids who
visited here last week with his mother
and brother Elmer has returned to his
home.
Gus Kleinmeyer Of Iowa township
transacted business here last Thurs
day with F. w. Tomaske.
Bert and Walter Murcheson who
have been visiting friends at Long
Beach, Col, and at other western
points have returned to their home
sast Of town.
Mrs. Jennie Roberts Of Evansville
who visited here with relatives and
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number Of young people at party on
Saturday evening.
r. H. Kneedler and one son are very
i'll with typhoid fever and another son
is just recovering from the same dis
ease. They wish to publicly thank the
friends and neighbors for the kindness
shown them Thursday when eighteen
OF them came in and cut 235 shocks
Of fodder and put It UP in nice shape.
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CHESTER w. ,wH1TMoRE.

Historical association, and of the
American Political Science association.
He is also affiliated with the First
Congregational church Of this city, OF
the Ottumwa Country club. and the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks. He owns his home in the city
of Ottumwa and is therefore tax
payer.
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Capt. Bogardus Again Hits the Bulls

-VNpIs -5O90TUV6 5SYN1I1 ''1so W.
Eye.
This world famous rifle shot who
holds the championship record OF 100
pigeons in 100 consecutive shots is
living at Lincoln, Ill. Recently inter-
viewed, he says:-"1 suffered long
time with kidney and bladder trouble
and used several we'll known kidney
medicines. all OF which gave me no
relief until started taking Foley Kid
ney Pills. Before / used Foley Kidney
Pills had severe backache and pains
cloudy voiding. On arising in the
morning I would get dull headaches
Now have taken three bottles Of
Foley Kidney Pills and feel 100 per
cent better. am never bothered with
my kidneys or bladder and again feel
like my own Self.'--Clark's Drug
Store: Owl Drug Store.
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Goodlander, Mrs. Rape. Mrs. Lou
Davis, Mrs. Mamie Bailey, and Misses
Lulu Goodlander, Lou Truitt and Ber-
nice Rothenstein attended the w. g.
r. U. convention at Bloomfield last
week.
Miss Anna Clarke spent Sunday at
home
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Daniel TrulIinaer Dead.

Des Moines, Oct 6.-Daniel Trul.
linger, aged 90 is dead. He came to
Des Moines in 1913 and laid the first
brick ever laid in a Des Moines build.
inc. He leaves q family.
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a SHOOTING Scrape

= SttOOgIIt9 0CVdPS
with both parties wounded, demands
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Heals
wounds, sores, burns or INJURIES. +.
B. Clark.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
DOG SAVES BOYS LIFE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Dan was just pup My cousin gave
him to me while | was in Africa. one
day in August 1 was thinking of tax
ing a swm-I went next day, Dut
didn't dare to leave Dan home.
| was undressing when Dan rubbed
his head against me- barked, tore my
clothes from my legs as If he had gone
mad. l took up my gun and hit him
with the butt end once, to see IL
could quiet him.
In another moment he got up and
went to the edge of the cliff and looked
as If he were afraid. Then he sprang
on me again. 1 imagined. for some
reason, he was trying to have his own
way, so l hit him with rock and
freed myself from him.
When / hit him the second time he
gave a cry-I call it cry because 1t
was more like a human beings than
a dogs howl. Angry as | was 1t
startled me. In just another moment
1 would have jumped into the sea
when my brave dog, my noble dog
gave one last whine, a look into my
face and jumped in front of me.
He had scarcely touched the water
when | saw a crocodile slip from a
sunny ledge from the cliff and seize
the dog by the leg.
shot the reptile in the eye and the
head: l called to my dog and wrapped
up his wounds and he soon recovered.
RAY LOOKABAUGH,
San Bernardino, grade B6. 245 South
east.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
SEES MANY ANIMALS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My uncle who is up in the noun
tains, recently caught a baby fox in a
trap and as it was not in the least
hurt he took 1t home, hoping to tame
it for me. 1t was the cutest thing |
think have ever seen, and l was de-
lighted with the idea of having so
odd an animal for a pet; but uncle.
like myself, liked it too well, and in
attempting to take good care of it he
overdid the thing, for it died from
having too much food. You may
guess / was sorry.
Another small animal which l have
seen and which took my eye was
baby crocodile, which saw at hotel
in Ohio where we were stopping over
night. The little thing was in glass
case, but evidently was not very
happy, from the efforts it was max
ing to get out.
When 1 was very small I went to
the geological gardens in Cincinnati,
and IL l could but remember the ami
mails / saw there 1 would be able to
tell you about something far more
interesting than foxes and erocodiles.
Your loving niece,
CATHARINE BAIRD.
2O47 East Ocean avenue, Long Beach,
high school, grade 9h.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
MONKEY is MIscHiEVoUs

Dear Aunt Laurie;
[ cannot write a very good story
about Some Animals l Have Seen,
although | will tell about Jocko, lit
tie Philippine monkey.
My uncle. who was q soldier in the
Philippine islands last summer, made
friends with a monkey.
When my uncle was on duty the
monkey would take his belongings and
distribute them among the older mon
keys.
When he would see my uncle COM
ing he would run and kiss him ana
hug him, trying to make up FOR WhaI
he had done.
Jocko and 1 had quite few scraps,
az somehow or other we could not
agree. -. - :.
I must make m ystory short, as II
must be taken up or 1 fear it will not
be published.
Your niece, .,r .,,r,,,
1905 Woodlawn avenue, Thirtietn
street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
The Rabbit-What silly girl She is afraid of me, while she
has at least dozen rabbits skins her back-Pele Mee

park to see the animals we went where
the lions were.
In another cage they had the little
lions, because they We're afraid the
big lion would kill them.
we went on and looked at the other
animals, but there were none that L
liked as much as the little lions.
At noon we went under tree and
had our dinner, and when we were
through I got up and ran to see the
lions again. 1 could not get tired OF
looking at them, they were SO pretty.
There was something else that
liked, too The little monkeys. 1 liked
to see them eat and scratch their
heads. They were very pretty. There
were all eolors of monkeys, and they
all liked to play together very much.
ROSE CARRASCO.
Sawtelle city school, grade s.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
CURES HURT KITTEN

Dear Aunt Laurie:
We were all very unhappy because
our dear little kitten had been seri-
ously hurt. We had got him about
month before and he was a great pet
and now some dog had bitten him in
the neck.
1 found him one morning on my way
to school, at the foot Of a tree, lying
as If dead. | took him home and
stayed home that day. He was hurt
real bad and mamma said he. couldn't
possibly live and that we had better
chloroform him; but 1 refused tc have
him killed because l thought he could
get we'll When l asked them If they
were going to chloroform him my only
answer was, wait and see how he is
tomorrow
l was worried the next day when [
went to school, but when / came home
that night nothing further had been
done. l was very glad, for | intended
to hide the kitten or the chloroform or
something, to prevent it.
Mamma went up town that after
noon, so | decided what was best. l
put the cat in his box and put 1t un-
der the house. 1 put pail of water
and something to eat near the box and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
BOYS CAPTURE SEAL

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When mamma was a little girl her
people lived along the banks of the
Columbia river.
One day her two brothers went to
the river to fish. They saw some
thing on the rocks, and at first thought
it was a duck. When they went over
where it was they found it was a
young seal. They caught it, and took
it on to the house.
Here they took a big barrel and
filed it full of spring water. The wa
ter was cold and the seal did not like
it. They let it run in the yard.
1t got so tame it would follow them
like a dog.
The seals name was Charlie.
Wnen they went to the store they
had to run around the house to lose
him so he would not follow them
When they moved away they put him
in the river and he cried for several
days to get back.
ANDREW HARGRAVE,
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
CATCHES BEAST IN CAMP

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1t was in the gold mines of San Ber-
nardno county. We were camping in
one of the miners cabins.
We woke up one Sunday morning to
find an animal on the table eating our
apple sauce. We were sleeping where
we could get a full view Of him. We
looked at him and he looked at us,
but did not seem to be afraid. He still
kept on eating, but finally we got
some stones and frightened him away.
The next day we built a figure box
trap and caught him. After we had
him a few days he got away from US,
but We set the trap and caught him
again.
He ate bacon and other provisions.
He growled like a dog and spit like a
cat His ears We're like fox and his
tail was very long and bushy with
black and white rings around it.
Some men came to dinner and they
said that it was a "civet cat"
1t had probably pushed its way down
to our camp because of lack of food.
At last we had to let it go.
DOROTHY TAFT.
Sawtelle City school, grade 6.