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Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26
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Second Prize)
A Circus that Was in Our Town.

By Edward Beckord. Aged II Years, Waco,
Neb., Red Side.
One day two men came to town and put
up some bills for show which was to be
here on June IS, 1910. All the children found
It hard to wait till the show came When
It did come / looked to see IL 1 could work
and get to the show free. didn't, but my
brother did.
In the afternoon before the show started
they put seat on the back of an elephant
named Gyp which was a very large one
and the band got on him and rode up
Main street For the free show they had
a monkey jump from a ladder They
showed in the afternoon and evening. I
went i'm the evening. The monkey jumped
again in the evening Before the show the
people could look at the animals. There
was a mountain lion, an ant eater. four
monkeys, the elephant and some other
animals
a man would make Gyp raise his trunk
and he would throw popcorn in his mouth.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26


ID year. lie was tall and heavily
built for his age, being an ath
letic fellow. All his life prio-
EfpBt to the beginning Of this story
S3sll1kf had been spent on a great cat
tie ranch in western Kansas. As he had
no sisters and only a little brother OF 6,
his companions were few. Ills schooling
consisted OF four-month term in a little
district school in the county where he
lived, and during that four months he
walked three miles to and from the school
each day. There We're no school girls in
that district, and only half a dozen big
cowboys" like himself were in attendance
But in his fifteenth year his mother sud
denly realized that her son was growing
up without the refining influence he was
sorely IN need of, the influence Of town
life, Of educated young people. SO she pre-.
vailed upon her husband to send Ben to an
eastern town to spend the winter, where
he might have the advantages Of a good
school.
Ben was a peculiar chap and not easily
understood by town boys. His was q
crude makeup-bold. brave. yet kindly, II
one knew just how to reach that kindly
spirit But he was secretly ashamed Of his
uncouth exterior and manners, and so met
p
The town boys laughed at him when he
first came among them, Ben resented this
and could not forgive the offenders al
though they tried IN various WAYS TO make
HIM one Of them. At school he remained
apart from them, sCowling and sulen He
was quick 20 learn. and had soon won n 5
teachers admiration. And several OF the
boys OF ~ class would have given much
to possess his strength and agility. &c
casiOnally something would happen to call
forth this physical strength 'and agility.
and then his school comrades Though the
were never termed "CUmrade' by Benz
would be loud I'M their praise OF him. As
the months went by this spirit Of resent
ment and defiance developed amazingly In
Ben lie purposely managed % bring abou,
several fist fights with boys OF his class
aIransing these brutal conflicts when ufi
the school grounds. He wanted In some
way 70 how the town boys" that he was
their superior In some one thing. OF re
fncment and culture he had none, hut OF
brute strength and endurance he had mo {
than should fail 10 the lot OF one boy
especially II that boy knew not how e
use them
one VI these fights caused a bitterness
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26
Had Tired Feeling.

Home rule has been "a long unle COM
ing" said Thomas " Brady, secretary Of
the Irish Emigrant society OF New York.
The Englshmen who promised II to US
were rather tired lot when it came TO
fufnHng their promise. Ther were as
tired, indeed, as Pat Murphy Of Bauycool-
ish
Pat, said J., don't you ever get tired
doing nothing?
Pat looked up from his pipe and nodded
laZlly.
Irfade. sor, he said, I get so tired
dom nothin' that 1 can't do nothln else
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26
The Disobedient Fairy.

Margaret White. Age IA Years 51S NJ St.,
N. W, Washington, d. c. Red Side.
Ann and Joseph were playing one day
beside river throwing in pieces of wood
and playing they were ships sailing to the
ocean
Let's take off our shoes and stockings"
said Joseph. land go in wading."
Mother told us not to go to the water s
edge" said Ann.
"Oh, we'll only go In a little way" said
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26
An Orphan Lamb.

Oscar Thompson, Age II Years, 2717 Bristol
Street. Omaha.
Once upon a time there was a lamb who
had mother but a few months It's
mother died and II was left alone. Its
father had died two months before. His
father and mother were born on farm,
but had wandered into the woods. where
this lamb was born. They could not have
got there il they were not on the watch
for the wolves because they were thick
around there.
So this little lamb was left alone. He
thought that he would have to make his
own fortune.
on his way out into the world he met a
wolf which ate him
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26

bathing suits and went bathing. The
water was very cold. Then we went to
our cottage and had our dinner. The next
day we went home and our Joyous times
were over.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26

LOWER hunting
o
o the OF
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or GENE
anemone
andt he o
Of
they their letters would
then and consider VIII t Is " e
by Norma Berm of the Blue side and
dwardB o
o Busy
Includes
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26

Life of Lion.
BY Ellis York Aged II Years, Lexington,
Neb. Blue Side
l was down in Africa. l had one little
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26

Of
Postcard which includes
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26

prizes this week by Norma Beram of the Blue
dward Beckord
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26
Battling Ben"

EN- LEE was I'm his fifteenth
year. lie was tall and heavily
built for his age, being an ath-
letic fellow. All his life prio-
to the beginning Of this story
had been spent on a great cat
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
ESCAPING PROMOTER !.
HEADING FOR HILLS
Posse In Hot Pursuit of DR.. j
Grant Lyman, the Alleged
Swindler.

San Francisco Sept. 2I.~-Dr. j. Grant
Lyman, promoter and organizer OF en-
terprlses involving millions, is headed
across the foothills for the Siskiyou
mountains today with IA federal posse
i'll pursnil.. With Lyman is L.. y.
Thcrnett. a hospital nurse. who aided
ia the promoters escape from an oak
lard hospital whore he was held by th.
federal authorities. Sunday night Law
renee Galindo. the chauffeur. who drove
the two men to Sacramento after the
escape has been arrested and has CON
fessed.
Lyman was arrested by postotti,. Of
fciAls in San Francisco September y.
on complaint of LOS Angeles investors
In n Panama land achefnc, who de-
clared they had been defraud.d of
! $50, 900 The promoter attempted to es-
cessitating his detention at on Oakland
I, hospital pending his recovery.
The escape from The hospital in
vclved the drugging of "A nurse. G. w.
Co,lrtwright. and plot by which
! Thornett. Il previous acquaintance of
| Lyman. was employed as Il nurse in tEc
hospital according 10 the federal Of
| f1cias.
! The promoter. who on account OF his
! genial good nature. vas allowed uu-
! usual privileges at the hospital asked
! the nurses in charge, at 80 O'Clock
| Sunday morning to be allowed 10 go
| to the hat room. A half hour later
when the patient did not return. the
nurses Investigated and found that
I, Lyman had disappeared. an open win
dow revealing the method of his es-
cape.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
SARCASTIC EPISTLE
is SENT TO WILSON
Prohibitionists of the Keystone
State Ironically Refer to
Brewers Gathering.

Scranton. Pa. Sept u. Through
Chairman III. j. force. the Lackawanna
county prohibition committee has sent
to James Wilson. secretary OF agricult-
ure a letter. which. in part is AS fol-
lows:
ALLOW us to congratulate you on the
high honor that has come to you in be-
ing selected as honorary chairman of
the coming international Brewers
congress.
This is a distinction never before on
joyed by any cabinet minister in the
history Of our country. II was Ger
tainly Il master stroke of policy on HE
part of Secretary Knox. President Taft
and yourself that you have thus been
able in your official capacity To thus
please these brewer barons. and place
them al under such obligations To the
administration.
by The way, don't forget in your
address ot welcome tn send word out
10 the farmers how the great brewing
industry. by reason Of the lack OF bar
ley and hops. is being forced To use
cabbage. refuse vegetables. chemicals
and acids in the manufacture OF beer.
Urge upon them their patriotic duty tu
devote more acreage to barley and
hops that the great national beverage
industry may continue to prosper
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
SLAYER OF HUSBAND
SAYS he SOLD HER
Startling Defense Will Be Made
By Mrs. Patterson at
Her Trial.

Denver. Colo. Sept. 27-"He Spat in
my face and called me the vilesl name
d man can call Il woman WAS the
reason Mrs Gertrude Gibson Patter-
son gave yesterday for killing her hus-
Chicago broker here Monday Her at
torney. 1t is learned will offer tenn
porary insanity, the result of his abuse,
and the final insult as defense.
a Chicago firm has instructed a
prominent Denver lawyer to defend
Mrs. Patterson.
Mrs. Patterson told her counsel that
three months after her marriage, Pat
terson sold her to Strouss. the Chicago
millionaire sued by Patterson for II
trip tn Europe. The consideration. she
said. Was s1.500 and was pai0 tn Pat
terson. She charged that Patterson
urged her to resume these relations
when they became short of money:
that she supported him by keeping
board-rs in Chicago. and that Pntter-
son frequently abused and heat her
when she failed to give him money.
These declarations are ref'ited by
statements made by Patterson to his
attorneys while preparing 20 contest
the divorce action begun by his wife,
who alleged cruelty on his part
Mrs. Patterson declined to state
whether. lleF HuSDdnu 1lTeu stI1e 1iFSl
shot. but added: II hav: evidence In
my husbands own handwriting that
will undoubtedly clear me before q
jury.
She said she went to see Patterson
Monday to get him to withdraw his
sui; against Emil Strouss
This lie agreed to do If I woult
sign over to him my Denver home ane
certain Chicago property" she said
"bu. l refused. That's how the quar-
rel started"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
GOVERNOR JOHNSON
SCORES PRESIDENT
California Executive Condemns
His Veto of the Arizona
Statehood Bill.

Long Eeaeh cal Sept. Il; Fvn
thousand PERSONS heard GoSerno Ilit-
am johnson, Of California elected AS I'M
independent progressive republican,. at
tack Presiden, Taft In bite, speectl
here Although the California executive
did not mention The presidents name,
u. spoke 90 plainly there Was no doabi
IN the minds of his audience as 10 the
person he meant. Referring 10 latt's
attitude on the Arizona constitution. he
said:
When the time comes hat ans nan
feels he has tho power ia SAY To Il
stat. that it shall not govern itself.
then i,'< tn,e for tine power Of that man
tn be halted. j, Is the peoples right
nnd the peoples duty To call that halt .
The governor declared that all this
noise that has come out of Washing
ton has but, the ethnlng Of mistaken
tlgh' against the principle the effect
and the intention Of The recail"
Commenting upon the utteranr.s of
President Taft. the governor declared !
Tho words of any man. be he national
executive. state executive or whatever
he may be. are entitled to only So much
consideration and weight MS voilr reason
will permit you to endoW them with.
and il. after we have listened tn them
and considered them. we End that they
do not measure up. we are entitled to
reject them. just the same as though
they We're the words Of am other citi-
zen of our country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
LABOR UNION MAYOR
IS BADLY DEFEATED
Combine Of Old Parties Beats
Mccarthy in the San Fran
cisco Contest.

San Francisc, Sept 27- While prob.
ably less than a third or the ballots
i'm Yesterdays p,unicipal primaries had
been counted at an early iour today.
there. was no shadow OF doubt as to the
result The only question vas as To
the size of the plurslitN rolled UP ny
James Rolph. jr.. the candidate of the
fused republican and democratic par
ties over p H. Mccarthy. the labor
union ,nayor OF the city. who sought To
succeed himself
Rolph's plurality over Mccarthy was
estimated AT close to $4,000 the largest
ever polled in this CITY by Il nayoralty
candidate Under the charter provi-
s!ons he is mayor elect of the city to-
day. having received & majority of the
total vote cast estimated about 200
The city rolled up a tremendous vote
estimated AT $4,000 to 10000. probably
the heaviest it has ever east Until
more figures are forthcoming It liz i'm
possible to say who of the candidates
for other offices have majorities which
will elect them without recourse to the
general election in November. excep:
rioNs contest.
The contest between Charles NJ
Fickert and Ralph l.. Hathorn for dis
trict attorney is close, and 1t is prac
ticalis certain that these two will OPP
pose each other ~ the general elec
ton Complete returns from IA tota
of $40 precincts out of 356 gave Flicker
1913, and Hathorn S..22
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
LOOK FOR GIRL IN
SW|ND[|NC AF AIR
stenographer for Jared FIagg,
Wanted as a Witness in
Fraud Case, May Ap-
pear Today.

New York. Seut oSlhe fedora
grand jify Mas expected to act today
in the case OF Jared Flasg the 50 pei
cent profit broker, and his friends. who
were arrested recently charged with de.
fraudinG customers through illegal use
of the mails. The jury was waiting u
get the testimony OF Miss Madeline
Russo the stenograpler. whose con
tidential position i'm Flagg's office is
supposed To have taught her the DE-
tails of his immense business
SINCE the raid of Flagg's offices las
Saturday.. the postottice Inspector:
have sought Miss Russe In VAIN hui
woJ:l.i surrender herself.
declared that She has intimate .tc-
ness methods
II transaction without h;,lMson,
profit to the investor. His method WAS
a simple one. known as the Petition.
progressive system. This scheme is
merely to place a substantial cash mar
gin on i small lot of stock, so as IL
cover any possible tluctuatiol One is
bound to win in this NAY IL he is con,
tent to wait until the stock goes ,ly
The only reason that the outside IN
vestor loses money ON margin deals is
that he goes into the game with insult
iicient funds or else loses his co,ll,
age
The only one of those arrested in
Saturday = raid who remains i'm j,i
today is f. TennNson Neely the totme,
ApubliShcr
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
WOMAN JAILED IN
APO|SON|NC CASE
New Orleans Girl Accused Of
Killing Members of Family
With Motive of Get
ting Money.

New orleans. Sept, -. Following
the report of chemists that the stom-
ach of Elsie Crawford, Who died sud
denly few days ago, contained guam
titles of opium, Miss Annie Crawford
her sister. was arrested today. A for
NAL charge of murder has not beer
made against her. but the police assert
sufficient evidence has beer obtained
10 warrant holding her in connection
with her sisters death.
Miss Elsie Crawford is he fourtt
member of the Crawford family To d,
suddenly and under mysterious cir
cumstahces within the asst 4 months
In the cases Of the deaths of the
father. mother and annther sister no
investigation was mad.
Miss Mary Agnes Crawford, one oi
the daughters, was the first of the
family To die. Her death occurred
June 81. last year. The father Walter
Crawford died about two weeks later
and the death of Mrs crawford oc-
CURED 13 days after that of her has
band. All the deaths followed briel
illnesses.
Miss Annie Crawford is beneficiary
of Insurance policies ON The life of hel
sister Elsie. and is said to have beer
named as the beneficiary on policie!
ON the lives of her mother. father ant
the sister who died las Year
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
POLITICAL CLASH IN
PRESENCE Of TAFT
Secretary Fisher Rouses the
Ire of Senator Bristow, of
Kansas.

close Of what has been a noM-p part isan
c..Iebr,ti.,n. nf III. ,0,h ,nnive,sa,.. Of
~. hi,,b ~ l,. ,,,,a I..;,,,
'.'i
ffes'deiil lait as u's prlhcipal speak
er. II political incident tiared up here
Yesterday and gave a tllriu To- the
,h,,t,s.,ds nf I>.ns.ns vrnn n.,,.,sad th..
pr.,ldst,,,a ~ rhe sta,. f,,i,. .,o,,,ds ,
w.,lt,,l r.ish.., s.,,r,t..,.v If ~. i,,.
,ariar Ia pr.siden, ,ruf1,s cshin.t inst
h.,.l frn,,, AI.,sl,a ,n.,d. :, thr.a.,, ,,,i,,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
LINCOLN BALL CLUB
IS SOLD BY DESPAIR
A. J. Button, a Real Estate
Dealer, Said to the Pur-
chaser-Was Loser.

Lincoln, Neb Sept. u. president
Donate; - Despair is ruinored 10 have
sold the Lincoln baseball club for $40
600 this morning. The club has been
In financial difficulties as the result of
losing 10 Sunday and special dates and
is in bad way. The purchase price
is said TO be $4,000. A. l.. Button. a
lincoln real estate dealer. is the re-
puted purchased. Mr.. Button admits
tinit negotiations have progressed near
~ to the point of closing the deal but
denies its consummation.
The club is said to have had a sud
den influx of money in its treasury.
which indicates that the deal has goii"
through and that attempts are being
made to keep it quiet. pending q rati-
ficafion by the other clubs.
Lincoln mas held Western l"agu',
1ranchise for five years and until this
season il has always been paying
proposition. The club lost many good
dates and in the slack end of the ses-
sion, hit slump which carried it from
second TO sixth place. 1t has become
heavily embarrassed with debts as q
result.
Manager Robert Ungaub. formerly
with Washington, will probably con-
tinue the management of the club til!
the end of the season. October s.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
ARKANSAS MOB TRIES
TO LYNCH WHITE MAN

Dumas, Ark. Sept. 27 Breaking in
to the county Jail here and overpower-
ing officers in charge. mob of 100
men took Charles Malpass, ST, a white
man. to water tank and attempted
10 lynch him today.
Malpass' injuries We're at first be
leved to be mortal. but when he was
brought here and placed in Jail his
wounds were found not to be serious.
The attempted lynching followed n
fight which took place late yesterday
at the home OF Malpass. in which
Sheriff Preston. deputy and two
nuiatto sons of Malpass We're killed
and Malpass wounded. The officers
had gone 10 the Malpass home to ar
rest TIL. two sons.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
PARIS OMNIBUS FALLS
INTO THE RIVER SEINE

Paris. Sept ~, An auto omnibus
occupied by about ~ persons was
crossing the Bridge Archcvcche over
the Seine near the Cathedral of Notrc
Dame today. whom suddenly it left tho
roadway and crashed through the
parapei. failing into the water. The
auto omnibus was a closed vehicle
with !ive passengers inside.
The bodies of fve persons who had
been drowned We're recovered and 12
persons alive but unconscious were
taken from TIN. water
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
ClGARETs BARRED AT
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE

Notre Dame. Ind, Sept q H'ha Gig
aret making student of the University
OF Notre Dame came under the official
ban of the faculty today The sole
penalty provided for use On the rain
pus, the streets or in the residence HALL
Is suspension, according TO notices
posted on the university bulletin ;und
signed by President Cavunaugl
There wAs little protest against tho
new rule The posting OF the strict or
der had been preceded by rnmdrs and
the cigaret users among he students
had prepared for 1t by buying pipes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
LUMBER TRUST SUIT
Is FILED AT DENVER

Denver. Sept 81 Sensational charges
that the so-caled lnmbci, trust COM
pletely dominates the lumber trade of
AT least % states 10y maintaining II spy
system. blacklists divisions of terri
tory. and other alleged Illegal methods
conducted through central agency in
Chicago. called the lumber secretaries
bureau OF information. are made in an
anti-trust suit filed ia the 1 nit;tp
States court here today by the depart
napflt OF Justice
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28

cred in this city to see the chief
executive.
Topeka. Kan. Sept. IS. Presiden,
Taft spent six hours and Il half in To-
peka today. beginning OF his third
day in Kansas City. The presi-
dents train reached Topeka ut a M
but he was not asked To arise until
an hour later. although hundreds of
curious people crowded as close to his
private ear even at that hour, as the
police would allow.
AT ! o'clock the president and his
party We're driven in automobiles 10
the Country club for breakfast. and
later he dedicated soldiers nag pole
at Washburn college The rest of tll.
progress here included a parade. the
diers' memorial building and an ad
dress.
From Topeka the president travelled
TO Atcllison and I.eavenworth. the only
other stop he makes today.
Meets Both Parties.
At the Country club breakfast Pres
ident Taft met most OF the political
leaders of the state. both republicans
and democrats being present.
In addition to United States Sena-
tors Curtis aud Brislow. Governor
Stubbs. former Governors Hoch, Bailey
and Crawford; Congressman Campbell
Anthony and Young, and former Con
gressinan Scott, and former United
States Senator Long. We're at the
breakfast
ON the way to the club the president
rode In Governor Stubbs car driven
by the governors son. In dedicatine
the fiaH pole at Washington college
MFR. Taft said that the feeling is grow
ing In this country that to have rea
patriotism the children must be taught
the significance of the starry nag.
Tribute to Grand Army.
The presidents main address wa:
made from stand in front of the STATE
| capitol The steps OF the big buildint
were black with people and thousand:
more filled the grounds in front OF the
platform 1t was the largest crowt
| the president SO far has addressed ant
was generally estimated al over 10000
| The president stood on a table to make
| his speech. with the hot sun beating
down directly in his face He ad
| dressed himself to the Grand Arm,
| men of Kansas and discussed the par
which the state played in the ciNi
| war.
Looking back nvsr the years since
| the war." the president said there il
| no problem faciag the nation that doe
| not seen, light in comparison.
| The president invoked tia. assist anc'
of the men who saw War to use thei
| influence to bring about an end of Wa
by International treaties with tn
| world
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
POsTOFFICE CLERK
ARRESTED FOR THEFT

l,ca Moines. la, Sept y. Harold 4.
Stewart. Il trusted clerk in the post
office. was arrested this morning for
rfiing the mails AT the general d.
livery window and bound 10 the fed
eral grand jur5. stewart claims that
the debt incurred by the sickness and
death of his young wife. who died
within six months after their marriage
drove him TO Stealing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
wALsH's CASE.

Leasenworth. Kan. Sept. c1.-John
r. Walsh %ill not be released from the
fedora! prison here until next week If
he is parol-d at all. From an author
itative source ii was learned today that
the report of the federal board Of pa :
roles will positively be made in Wash
ngton TO Attorney General Wicker
sham by r. V. LaDow, president of the
board in person.