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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30

ma, Is uncertain. ana il he comes, VIII
bring has daughter and niece: Gov
eri.or o. b. Coiquitt, OF Texas, cannot
say definitely. Id.
The following Governors say they
cannot come, and therefore decline the
invitation: Governor Thomas X. Mar
shall, OF Indiana: Governor VIII
liam c. Mcdonald. Of View Mexico.
because of poor health and an unusuai
amount of official business: Governor
Oswald West. Of Oregon. because OF
a session Of the Legislature.
The following have not been heard
from: Governor Hiram Johnson. OF
California, who IL campaigning for his
own election a. yice.Prestdent: Gov
ernor Joseph II. Brown. OF Georgia
Governor Charles 6. Deneen. Of Hi
nois. who 10 out Of the city OF SPRING
efild. Governor Beryl F. Carroll, OF
Iowa: Governor Frederick W. Plaist-
ed, Of Maine: Governor Chester II.
Aldrich. Of Nebraska: Governor Will
liam W. Kitchin. OF North Carolina:
Governor Judson Harmon. OF OHIO;
Governor Ben w. Hooper. Of Ten
ress.e: Governor Allen NJ Fletcher OF
Vermont: Governor Marion E. Hay, OF
Washington. out Of city: Governor
William E. Glasscock. OF West Viz
ginia, away from once
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
flight DOCKET IN
SUPREME COURT
Pending Arguments Show Few
Cases Of General
Interest.
RAILROADS PAY BIG TAXES
Treasury Much Relieved-Clerk
Retires After Twenty-Five
Years Service.
RAILROADS PAY BIG TAXES

Ninety-three cases appear upon the
docket OF the Supreme Court Of APP
peals Of Virginia for its coming term
beginning November ~. The docket Is
rather lighter than usual 1T has been
printed and is being issued by CleI
IL. Stewart Jones.
There are six cases on the Common
wealth docket, these taking precedence
over all others. No case Of Statewide
Importance appears in this list One
is that OF Wright against the Com
monwealth, an assault charge from
Appomattox County. Wright being IN
der sentence Of death The case OF
the Commonwealth against Schmelz
involves the collection Of tax on
banking capital
Three Corporation Con mission cases
appear. one being the irng delayed
Ciayyille station matter and anothe:
involving use of railway property Al
Norton. OF privileged cases. taere are
three, as follows: Norfolk and West
ern Railway Company VS.. C"fer: CO.
lonial Coal and Coke Company ct ais
VS.. Reams ct al; Chambers VS.. City OF
Roanoke.
The first opinion day OF the term
will be November 81. when big batch
Of decisions In cases heard in Staunton
at the September term Is expected.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
NO WITNESSES At
R0MANOFf TRIAL
Hearing Of Alleged Pickpocket
Postponed Thirty Days for
Lack of Testimony.

The trial Of A. Romanon, VINO was
arrested during the State Fair, charged
with taking a purse from the pocket OF
W. I. Bullock. was postponed lor ths
third time yesterday because he1ehe'
OF the two important witnesses LOT the
{ ,mmcnweaila were present to testAs.
A delay Of thirty DAYS was sran.So
by MAGISTRATE X a smith, on the fcS
onl,ne nuat on OF Commonwealth AZ
torney frank L. Sutton. Jr-, anu In the
meantime RSmanon was admitted ~
baIl in the sum of 500. Gilbert n
Pollock, his attorney. standing secur-
ity tor his appearance.
When the case was hrst calieo on
October Il Mr.. Pollock asked LOT
delay on the ground that he mad MOI
had sutticient time to prepare his case.
At that trial both Mr.. Bullock. the VIC,
tim of Romanoff's alleged offense. and
George A. Holderness. Of IarDoro.
c.. who says he saw Romanon take the
purse and pass it TO a confederate.
were present and ready to tell tneii
stories on the witness stand. Mr. SUI
ton protested against the postponement,
saving that the witnesses would have
to make special trips to Richmond &c
appear against the accused man.
At the time set for the second near
ing Mr.. Holderness came all the way
from his North Carolina home u Hen
rico Courthouse, only to hear another
postponement granted because Mr. Bull
lock was not in court YESTERDAY hei,
Their Mr.. Holderness nor Mr.. buiiocf
showed up.
C,mmonwealths Attorney Sutton has
been unable to get Into communication
with Mr.. Bullock, but hopes to succeed
in doing SO before the expiration OF the
thirty days respite allowed YESTERDAY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
CANDIDATES WANT
THEIR M0NEYbACk
Ten Aspirants for Administrative
Board Ask for
Rebate.

Ten of the defeated candidates for
the Administrative Board have applied
to the City Democratic Committee Tor
a rebate Of $3.50 each on their assess
ments in that contest. Alderman Marx
Gunst. another defeated candidate. re-
fused to sign the application for the
refund.
Members Of the City Committee are
inclined to treat the matter somewhat
as a joke. and predict that the appli-
cation will have little serious consid-
Grafton at the hands Of the committee
Each candidate entering that primars
was assessed per cent OF the hrst
years salary OF the Office to which
he aspired-the rate fixed by the Byrd
primary law Had II not been for the
fact that there were two PRIMARIES
held this fall the assessments wouIa
have gone into the city treasury an1
, the primary. as 1t did of the congress
sional primary. which preceded the
contest for membership on the AZ
ministrative Board. sixteen eahol-
ssssments of $3.50 each. making $4,000
which was paid into the treasury OF
/, the CITY Democratic Committee Inc
actual cost OF the primary TOT eiectlon
onicers. rent of polling Piaces. 49,.
ing. and the supper served to members
/, ~ the CITY Democratic Committee was
I, less than $1,000.
! Those signing the Application to[
bate were Candidates Edgar n. ser
gusson. Graham B. Hobson, George
/ 6aris William H. Zimmerman
George Paul Charles F: Taylor. WE
lamp knowles. A. W. Bennett. Z. =
richards and John ": M1 ,or;,. me-
80 the movement. When an APP
peai was recently made to the Ci!y
rpomu,ittee for the national Democrauc
Campaign. the committee gave o noS
J $3.50, though it had more 'nam that
IN. ~ cnmmittee must hereafter conserve
tne .nnrces since under the new
n MS law assessments against can n
Sidates will be paid into the s.a'e 20, ~
city treasury: asd dn 5ns u Of rails
;no such a fund again
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
WIRELESS WILL
FLASH RETURNS

There will b q sound Of reveiry on
election night not alone on the surface
Of the earth. but in the ether above.
Notice is served by the wireless
Club of the Carnegie Institute OF
Technology. Schenley Park. F1tts-
purgh, that between shutdown and mid
night on November s. the student oper-
ators OF the club will dispatch Pitts
burxh election returns from their
wireless station. and stand by to re-
ceive the returns from other sections
, OF the country.
In a letter to The Times Dispatch
Guy W. Pagan. president Of the Wire
less Club" Of the Carnegie Institute Of
Technology. asks that amateur wire
less men in Richmond be notified OF
the project and requests that they CO.
operate with the Pittsburgh amateurs
in an interchange Of election inteiii-
Sence.
The call Of the Pittsburghers is C.
H. T. From now on until the close
| Of the election, operators will be In
the wireless station in Pittsburgh every
| afternoon between o'clock and 3
O'Clock. to gossip with amateurs In
other States about things political Or
election night the wireless crew will
be on duty until all the returns are
| in and will take pleasure in flashing
the Pittsburgh returns In exchange FOL
the figures in other cities.
| Richmond wireless amateurs vii
take due notice and point their re.
! ceivers nor -nor'-west to the point
| where the Allegheny joins hands with
| the Monongahela to form the wel
Ohio. And remember tho call-C. l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
RAILROADS PAY TAXES
Bix Checks Received ~ Auditor OF
Public Accounts.

B1H I0CCko n9CCAS0o -
Public Accounts.
Some big checks received yesterday
nv Auditor C.. Lee Moore from rail-
roads in payment Of their 1919 taxes
relieved the situation in regard 10 the
States funds The Auditor mas peeH
skating on thin ice recently since
there is but little current revenue a
this time of the year. He just man
aged to come out even at the enc VI
the fiscal year on OCTOBER l. anu oi' ',
then has been grasping at eVeoy aSa.i.
able cent to keep things going i"e
,ece,pt. from railroads VIII man
.b;nrs easy in the treasury until '.e
next Legislature meets. FOR there
no,r money enough to go on until 'h'
december taxes come IN.
The Norfolk and Western Raii"as
,-,--,r,..s largest taxpayer. squared
;,s account yesterday with two che0Ns
one for 100000 even. ana ths o.
for s.s7,145, making a total OF S,,
From the washington-Virgin'a
way came $5.s49.3s: from the
y;n,an Railway, S0,4SI.e1; from .ne
S.ahoard Air Line Railway. $2s.s@'.ao,
go, the Carolina. Clinchneid anu
Ohio, s1o.e7l.sI: from the Virginia any
Southwestern Railway. $15,ole.44. Inc
Ola pom,nion Steamship Company
paid $3.s74.As.
Other railroads will pay to-day anu
,o-morrow, the law requiring set'e
ments from this class Of Corporations
by November !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
MANY GOVERNORS
WILL COME HERE
Twenty-Four Invitations to Con-
ference Have So Far Been
Accepted.
OTHERS STILL UNDECIDED
Wilson, Baldwin, Dix, Tener,
Bleasc and McGovern Will
Be in Richmond.

As heard from to date, twenty -four
of tie Governors Of the country VIII
positively attend the Governors con-
ference, which viii meet in annual
session in Richmond on December )
A few cannot come for special rea'
sons. Some are yet undecided. wh'ie
others have rot yet been reached by
the Invitations sent out by SoVetao'
Mann, because - absence from their
Offices. on campaigning or other duties
Or being Ill
Some OF the best known Governors
IN the Tnit.3 states will be here. DIS
lance plays no part. sine some from
the Western end IL the country Will
tourney to Richmond. II Is expected
to make this the most Largely attend
ed conference held.
The following Governors. with wives
and others indicated. have promised
positively TO attend:
Governor and Mrs. Emmett ONeai. oi
Alabama: Governor and Mrs. john b:
shafroth. OF Colorado: Governor simeon
E. Baldwin. of Connecticut. Governor
Albert W. Gilchrist. Of Florida: Gov
ernor James H. Hawley, of Idaho; Gov
ernor James B. McCreary. of Kentucky
Governor and Mrs. Phillips Lee Colds
borough. Secretary of State and Mrs.
Graham. Adtutant-Generai and Mrs
Macklin. OF Maryland: Governor Eu'
gene Noble Foss. and probably Mrs.
Foss. Of Massachusetts: Governor
Adolph o. Eberhart. of Minnesota
Governor and Mrs. Herbert S. Had!ey,
Of Missouri: Governor and Mrs Ed
win L Norris. Of Montana: Governor
Tasker l. Oddie. OF Nevada: Governor
Robert p. Bass. Of New Hampshire;
Governor Woodrow Wilson. Mrs. VIII
Governor and Mrs. John A. Dix and
niece, Miss Douglas. of New York:
Governor and Mrs. John X. Tcner. OF
Pennsylvania: Governor and Mrs. a. J.
Pothier and private secretary. OF
Rhode Island: Governor and Mrs. Cole
l. Blease Of South Carolina. Cover
nor Robert s. Wesley and secretary,
and probably Mrs. vessey. Of South Da-
kota: Governor and Mrs William opry,
Of Utah: Governor Francis e Nc
Govern. Of Wisconsin: Governor Jo-
seph NJ Carey. and possibly Mrs. Carey,
Of Wyoming.
Ma,y SIM U.deesded.
Governor George W. p. Hunt. OF
Arizona cannot say definitely as yet;
Governor George w Donaghey. OF Ar
kansas. fears he cannot attend: Gov
ernor Simeon z. Penniviil. of Della
ware. Is uouDtlui. Io'eEuOE =" amer II
Stubs, OF Kansas. cannot say defin.
itely: Governor L. +. Hall. of Louis
lana. hopes to be here, but cannot
promise positively; Governor and Mrs
Chase s. Osborn, OF Michigan. will
probably come: Governor and Mrs. Ear
Brewer. of Mississippi. fear ofifcial
business will prevent, but will try &c
get here Governor and Mrs. Johr
Burke. of North Dakota expsct to b
here: Governor Lee Cruce. OF Oklaho'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
v|RG|N|A'S QUOTA
NOT YET SECURED
Total of $2I.I4I.63 Received by
National Treasurer Up
to Yesterday.

A balance Of ss.s5sa7 is yet needles
rom Virginia to complete the ou0tMF
# $4,000 asked for by the Democra8t4
National Committee from the state 81
Wilson's birth to help elect him Pres
dent 1t was announced YESTERDAY b.
John Stewart Bryan. chairman Of the
finance committee for Virgins. thASa
total of $21.14l.63 had been ratscN
and received by Treasurer Rolfa Wells
According to promise made BY Henry
c. Stuart. chairman in the Ninth DIE:
trict. that district sent in the sut4
of $1,000. This Is In spite of the hare
local fight going on there.
What has helped materially In t64s
last day or two is contribution maas|
by Frederick w. Scott. Of Richmou9
Of $1,000. This represents the equiva@l
lent Of great deal of work amone
individuals who give 81 each In Is
period of unparalleled indinerence oM
the part Of TIE voters in Virginia Its
Scott visited the national headQuak~s
ters In New York. leaving his cheS3
for $1,000 to supplement $3.50 he ha0
already given to the cause.
1t is still hoped the balance can -
secured nv November I.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30

Rui,dins and repair permits were
Yesterday follows:
REV Farrar. to erect . ons S,,.s, 10
garage in resr OF 'i' west
cos, $50. .,...,orx brick
n c. Thursson. TO erect . one-s ST., 10
stable in rear OF 1901 West cary S''ee'' ~
e" Virginia SILK Company. TO repair = n.,u-
80. snnse on the east side OF DeeSt
S,ree, between Twenty-drst ana tne -,
tic Coas, Line Railway So"pS0s' ~
$iG0 - ,o repair
Export Leaf rooacco Company; " o na-
a brick warehouse on the east soc y, -.
Svsx street. between Leigh street ana tne
U;1Suona Fredericksburg snd Poto"sI
Ra.lroad Company. to cost 80. .,.
J. A. Mayo. to repsir q tame ss,, "''
,su IVES, Leigh Street. TO cost VIZ
Tn-a,saIe and Ohio Railway Company
,sdam. Grain and Provision Company. 70
go, a ,wo-story brick Office building eno
warehouse the west side OF Ie". -.
Ss,w.en Canal and Byrd Streets. 70 cost
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
TRY CIVIL SUITS
6;syeyper DesiEnafes Judge SteDses u
SIT iu AlleD Cases.

s.>v.v-.r DessGnaNes Judge StoDses e
sis b AlleD Cases.
Judge Waller r. staples has been
desisnated by Governor Hann to pre-
side at the trial Of the civil SUITS
brought by the legal representatives
OF the victims Of The courthouse snoot-
ing in Carroll County. In March
against the Aliens. Judge A. A. Camp
bell has indicated that II would De
improper for him to SIT
soon after the tragedy damage suits
were brought by p c. Massie. admin
istrator Of Judge Thornton Ia Aassie:
8 F. Landreth. administrator OF Com
monwealth.s Attorney William NJ Fos-
ter. and y. II. Webb. administrator OF
Sheriff I. F. Webb. against Sidna Al
len and others The amount claimed Il
$4,000 In each case.
Judge staples VIII also preside at
the hearing Of the following civil suits
arainsss Sidna Allen. who was largely
in business in Carroll: Watson. Buxton
4 watson. Powers Clothing Company.
Dalton Grocery Company. Walter ;.
Upton. These arc in chancery.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
LONG SERVICE ENDS


AY26R
After continuous service IN ehe VI
fee Of the Auditor OF Punno
for nearly twenty-nine years
60. chief license clerk, will retire
Sovsuber I. He has tepdered his res
;vna,ion to go farming. hoping to raise
contentment in his declining years
Mr.. Goss will be succeeded by Sidney
n ORannou. of Henrico, who Will De
Wondered from the pension depart
ment for that purpose.
On January 9. 1854. Mr.. Goss enter
"a Tho auditors ONCE from Albemarie
County. going into ONCE with the late
colonei Morton Marye. For many
years he has presided at the desA
where warrants are issued in payment
OF claims against che State, ana na'
become thoroughly familiar with tne
laws on the subject
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30

The Committee % Lccsi AsSsamsass va
yveet q the CRY HILL shb astsrneoo -
~'e;Ncs TIE Committee On 80 J,Aa'S Dgsy.
spg-0sDuWA vi; meet ~ . ~eSeek, 80 .
suNrURmsssee ~ TN Committee 81 bOoe
USn meet - - c'e'erk.
C0vNeS1 eom01ssee meetings: COMMITTEES ~
eUVVO ~ p -. 20 hear further fr0se
OssogSuyD - p1Uas0 - a. pSDooug uoos 80
DOWss n1aeAo0; cs1@asee - Victor. Or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
BIG SALARY INCREASE


R,rhmsRd Fss&-O0see Naits LAs8eT SneHs
t. Rural CauiesS-
Checks Scr the Increased salaries OF i:'.
y,rvsnia r,ra, mail carriers were uaei.ed
,.,feraay BIZ the Richmond post-oaice.
which acts - Uncle SANS paymaster Io'
IN. commonwealth The Increases we're en-
.hcrized by the last pcs'-on'ce appropHaNc"
81; and hiring the total amour, paid month
Iv 70 rural carriers In Virginia to sss"S
Cenparea witt, this amount the sA'eries
before the increase took enec; ie'aied oals
SIS oes
tn Now saiarv rate went into eject Sep
,.nbe- ~ ard the checks mailed Yesterday
were .or the arss monts's paw The m
crease approximately % per cent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30

sfr~sdy RJehn.sad EIks ar~ vrevsrinx -
~n,erfaia the state convention ., the scnry-
So. ara Protective order 90 E;Ss, vhich
vi: ,-~-. N.-~ On -, No phase % ss~ tssa
a; hsadItne IN. crowd % visitors VII ~
,~er,,cass and detailed construction ~ the
crosran VII. be begun TONIGHT whsu Esch-
--cos fcde~ meets IN tire EihS Nome q
er9es luncheon vii ~ served following sns
bus.seR See.fon-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
ChHteM Issued

Neurological sanstorium Unc-,. Richmoni.
Capital: Maximum. s., COO: minimum. $o.Wo.
B r. tucker president. Richmond: G. Les
lie Hall treasurer. Norfolk: William CruIup
tucker. secretary, Richmond.
Allen Motor Company (Inc.). Norfolk.
Capital: Maximum. 5000; minimum, sl@o
E. ]. Allen president Norfolk: R. ]. Allen.
ysce-pres .dent, Sea.ord. Del; George Pitcher.
secretary. Norfolk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
Cosby.s Case Continued.

Ernest Cosby. the eixteen-year-oid son OF
Dr. A. B. Cosby. was aIraisned In tne
Juvenile Court yesterday afternoon accused
~ ,he murder Of Ernest Carter. co!ored,
6preen wears old. The shooting took place
on october IS. bu, Carter did not die until
Monday night. The hearing was continued
W It's Friday to await the result OF the
cororeT. inouext which will be held this
morning al 10 o'clock in the CITY Hail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30

Because Of the Illness Of City Attcr-
p~y s Hamilton Graves. the applica'
ton OF the Virginia. Tennessee Tele'
phone Company to be permitted 20 in
crease local toll rates in Roanoke. wa
continued yesterday by the State Cor
porasion Commission to December
Leave was given the company to Me
an anne nded petition BY November Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30

The Arr, OF the seasons full dress bat
..,,oy drills was given By the Richmond
B,ues las, night at the armory; All four
con.panie. Rad a good turnout L'eufenant
Jchr, Randolph Tucker made his ns-t OFFICIAL
appearance as battalion ad5utSnt.
Dancing followed the dress parade. Al
mission was BY ticket. Major E. W. Bowlea
MAS In command
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30

The Governor yesterday onered q
reward Of S:Sc for the arrest and 90.
vjctioa Of the unknown party VINO
killed A. J. Dunn IN Sussex County on
October Il. The county has c3ered
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
H0WJTZER SMOKER
Rsssevy WIN Esserasn Guests WSss bseresse
Wetuns-

Tho Richmond Hcsitz~rs VII veneer
.-aose- to the membcns Of the howizeN
Association and consr!butiae members At ine
arrory next Tuesday night Aamissson ~
n. Nv es-a ana Invitations VII 60 on; :Se
latter par; % the veeh.
8 snec:aI wire VII be installed IN the
a--.o-y, and the returns Of the Sresdens'as
s!es .scn vii Be received BY teeSse7a sna
-~aa 2, the memSecs Nd gu~sts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
More Campaign Money.

Several contributions were received yestet.
da, for the Wilson campaign fund It now
stands as follows:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-09
l AM A HORSE.

am big black horse. They work
me in the field and some times ! have
to work very hard. In the winter they
let me stand in the barn, half Of the
time without water, and If they 60 to
work me they do not warm the bit be-
fore they put 1t In my mouth, and that
makes my mouth awful sore and the
bit sticks to my tongue.
MY name is Black Blanche, but
often times they call me Blanche or
Blackie.
There is boy don't like because
he Jumps on me and rides as fast as
he can on hot day, and am too big
to 60 very fast, and then he hits me
and says, come along, Blackie. His
name. is Robert, and some times he
takes his little sister Carol with him
when his mamma don't see him, and
then I Just won't go fast at all because
! am afraid she will fall off. She Is
Just five years old and Rob is nine
years old, and neither one can hardly
stay on. They bounce like jugs and It
hurts my back so bad.
From Junior friend,
Esther N. Fink, age 3.
Agency, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-09
FLoYs FIRST LETTER.

Dear Juniors.-As have never
written before thought would write.
l a ma little girl twelve years old. :.
I live on a farm seven miles from
Ottumwa.
go to Cedar school.
My teachers name is Miss Lulu
Robbins. like her fine.
Our school will be out May 81.
My studies are reading, arithmetic,
language, history, geography, civil gov
eminent and spelling.
MY schoolmates are Vera Stout,
Helen Redburn, Hazel Phillips, Ethel
Shaw and Bertha Donley. 8.
There are fourteen pupils In our
school. Some of you Juniors may think
that is a very little school, but last
sprin gthere were only eight.
l go coasting at school every day,
but today had bad cold and mamma
told me not to. ~
l have six sisters and one brother.
My sisters names are Thelma, Hazel,
Faye, Merle, Marie and Vesta. MY
brothers name Is Howard Lee Phil
lippe. -
AS my letter is getting long l win
close hoping to see my letter In print.
Floy Philippe. age IL.
r. No. 2, Fremont. Iowa.
P. ST. would like to exchange
cards with any of the Juniors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-09
AN AFTERNOON IN THE WOODS

. p
Bessie Thomas was little girl who
liked to go out into the woods and
hunt flowers Her mother promised
her if she would help her do the work
for a week she could ask her friends,
Mary and Edith, to 60 along. She was
very glad to do this and did her work
faithfully. !.
Saturday morning they were all
busy packing their lunch. They took
large basket, so that they could bring
some flower plants home. In the af-
ternoon they started out. Bessie car
ried the lunch and Mary and Edith
carried the water.
They had nice time with the COM
pany Of blue bird, who kept them
merry with his music. A hollow tree
nearby was the home of a squirrel
They watched him work, running up
and down the tree. They all wished
they could have him for a pet, but did
not want to scare him and make him
run away.
After they had filled their basket
with flowers they spread their table.
They had many good things to eat,
sandwiches, pickles, fruit, and many
other nice things. They each wore a
bunch Of yiolets on the way home,
because they liked them best. It was
the most pleasant afternoon spent in
the woods that they could rem ember.
Lily Dahlen, aged 13.
1n7 Grant street. .Ottumwa. la,