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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Bellevue

No one living knows Just when tho first
white men settled at Bellevue. The story
has many times been told how Manuel
Lisa climbed the sloping hills from the
riverside where his boat lay moorcd and
as his eye swept that wonderful panor-
anna Of forest. hill and river. he eX-
claimed In French. Bellevue" that he
then staked out his fur traders cabin
I'm the valley below, and thus began the
fret white settlement IN our state. This
was in the year 1910. 50 the story goes
Manuel LISA himself left no writing TO
prove It and we know that Fort Lisa,
his chief fur trading post. was twenty
miles farther up tho Missouri river. The
old fur traders died long ago and the
trees and hills about Bellevue which
looked down upon their boats ia the river
tell no tales OF these early "voyageurs."
The Astorians who passed up tho river
in 1911 made no mention OF the trading
post Of Bellevue and the soldiers who
built Fort Atkinson IN 1919 on tho Coun-
cil Bluff twenty-five miles above are
equally silent In regard 30 It.
The fur trading records first tell Of
Bellevue in 1893. There was then a fgr
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
The Pilgrims.
BY Vera Bradley, Aged II Years. 1910
Center Street. Omaha, Neb.
Blue Side.

BY Vera Bradley, Aged il Years, lOlO
Center Street, Omaha, Neb.
Blue Side
When the Pilgrims came to America
every child had TO go TO church whether
they wanted to or not. If they went 10
sleep i'm church. someone would tap them
hard on the head. One day a little girl
went to sleep and was tapped on the
head. Her father was very sorry and
said she could not eat with the family
for a month. The little girl was sorry
aud cried very bitterly.
Another little girl went to sleep and
she also was tapped on the head with
the long pointer In church. Her father
was very sorry, but decided not to pun
ish her. She was asleep. When she
awoke she saw her father at desk He
was looking at a long pair Of gold beads.
She said, Father what are you doing|'
He said, Il am looking at pair Of your
grandmother's beads, she gave them to
me before we left England" After few
minutes looking at them, he said, L
will give these beads to you II you Will
promise never TO go 70 sleep in church
again" Il will promise father" she
cried. Her father gave them to her and
she never went TO sleep again In church.
like this story, because IT shows how
two little girls were treated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
The Story Of the Year.

BY Jeanette VI OIiphsnt Aged Years.
4O2 South Garfield Avenue. Hast
ings. Neb. Red Side.
who is that old man yonder?' asked
the sparrow.
81 know who he is croaked the old,
old raven who sat on the fence. Il
know who the old man is II Is winter,
the old man OF last year. He is not dead.
as the calendar says. but is guardian to
/ little Prince Spring, who Is coming Yes,
Winter still bears sway here. Ugh, the
cold makes YOU SILVER. does Il not. you
little one
You see, Did I not tell the truth?'
said the smallest sparrow. The calendar
is only an invention Of man. and is not
arranged according to nature. They
ought to leave these things to ne. who
are made much cleverer"
And one week passed by. and another
went by; the frozen lake lay hard and
stiff. looking like a sheet Of lead, and
damp, icy mists were lowering over the
land The great black crows flew about
in long rows, silently. and II seemed as
if nature slept. Then sunbeam glided
along over tho lake and made It shine
like FURNISHED silver. The snowy COW
ering on the field and on the hill did
not glitter as It had done. but the white
form. Winter himself. sat there. his
gaze fixed upon the south. He noticed
that the snowy carpet seemed to sink,
as II we're into the earth. and here and
! there a little green grass patch APP
peared. and that all these patches were
crowded with sparrows, who cried. "kee-
wit. kee-wit! Is spring coming at last?'
/ Spring" the cry resounded over field
and meadow, and through the black
brown wood. where the moss still glim-
mered in bright green upon the tree
( trunks From the south the first two
storks came flying through the air. On
the back Of each sat lovely little child
a girl and "A boy. They greeted the earth
with a kiss and wherever they set their
feet, white flowers came up from be-
meath the snow Then they set their
hands on the old man Winter, chung to
his breast embracing lin, and in .
moment they and he and all the region
around wore hidden in a thick. damp
mist. dark and heavy. that closed over
all like veil. Then the wind arose and
It rushed roaring along and drove away
the mist with heavy blows, so that the
sun shone warmly forth on bushes and
trees. The grass shot upwards and the
cornfields turned green and became more
and more lovely. And she and the boy
clapped their hands with JOY and then
flocks of birds came flying up, and they
all twittered and sang, "Spring has
come"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Honorable Mention,)
The Little Red Pig.

BY CliffordMiddaugh, Aged u Years.
AXE. Neb. Red Side.
Once there Yves little bunch of pigs
came to our place and asked my father
If I might have the tiniest little red fell
low fol my own He said might. SO
tried to catch It. and pet it, At first
# ran and squeaIed, but finally I caught
it. Then l fed it pan of sweet milk,
which u drank greedily. ! scratched Il
on the stomach and 1t layed over on its
side Then l told him that he was a
fine little porker. He looked up at me
and gave a little grunt, as much as to
say Il know / am" He soon grew real
fond of me.
] called him Jealous, because when
would pet my little dog Carlo. he would
come running and gruntlng TO get petted
too.
About once a week Ia give him a
good scrubbing in mothers wash tub
lie grew like 4 weed. and got just as
fat as butter roll. lie is the first pig
I ever owned. but hope ] will own a
big bunch when / grow up TO be a man
] think shall take him 10 the fair, and
see II he won't win a prize l think
he will fer he is a fine Durock,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Their Own Page

their furs. Missionaries made hcre their
fist Gttemut To- civlizc ana Christianize
Nebraska. When steamboats, began TO
make regular trips W. The Missouri,
Bellevue was one of tho principal land
Ink places. In 1876 the Presbyterian
church fixed upon Bellevue as the site
Of hs principal mission to the western
indians and u iSN the old mission
building standing today was built Here
came tho fret governor OF Nebraska ter
ritory in 1854 and hero the first news
paper. the Nehrask8 Palladium. was
printed An tho signs then pointed 90
Bellevue a. a future great metropolis "
tho Platte valley
Then came disaster after disaster TO
Bcllcvucs fond hopes and aspirations.
Tho caIital vas located at Omaha. Tho
Pacific railroad left a natural crossing
n Bellevue and q natural roadway mp
the valley Of the Plato 10 find moro
difficult crossing and longer route
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Trip to Blue Ridge Mountains

By Roxie owen. Aged Il Years, 1l5 West
Fifth Street, Grand Island
Neb. Blue Side.
Tn going TO tell you a true story
OF our visit TO Greenville, Tenn.
Ten years ago this spring my mother
brother, sister and myself To be sure
was too small to remember It myself
but my mother tells II TO me and In
that way 1 remember II. My mother
sister and brother. with party OF
friends, went up m the Blue Ridge noun
tsins to spend the day. and left me with
my grandma. They drove 10 the foot
Of the mountains and left the team at the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
The Monument.
BY Janet Oliphant, Aged 9 Years 4o-
south Garfield Avenue, Hastings,
Neb. Blue Side.

by Janet OHphant, Aged 9 Years, 4o2
South Garfield Avenue, Hastings,
Neb. Blue Side.
This is the fourth OF fifth time 7 have
written to the Busy Bees. J like to
write very much. l have two big dolls
and two small dolls. I also have a
little Kewpie, / go TO the lincoln school,
We weayed little hammocks. the color
of my hammock Is blue. Two
DAYS before school was out, the
manager. Mr.. Barr, talked about Amer
lea to have a great monument. He
said that we all should earn a dime, but
not beg a dime from auntie or grandma
I helped mamma In the best way l
could to earn a dime. I washed the
dishes and wiped them. The other day
mamma was putting some beans in a
Ear and then she set the glass on the
table. The bottom fell out and the
beans rolled all over the floor. Mamma
said that II I picked them all up ! would
get my dime. That's the way 1 earned
my dime. / received my book Tuesday;
was 50 excited that didn't eat my
breakfast that morning ] read few
stories I'm the book. which I like very
much The name OF my book Is Hollow
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Second Prize.D
The Pony.

BY Nfargaretta Fenske. Aged T. Years,
Wisncr, Neb. Blue Side.
have written many poems so thought
l would send one in for the Busy Bees.
This is a true story:
little girl / once knew
Would look up in the sky so blue,
And the first star she would see,
Would wish this she told me:
! wish 1 had a pony.
And 1 know I'd name him Tony,
And I'D feed him every day
So he would not run away.
And a pony she dld get
And she'd drive him till he sweat.
Till one day she had an upset,
When an automobile they met,
Now she won't get in at all,
Tho he's very, very small,
And they tell her they will sell him.
And she cries till her eyes are dina
So / guess that they will sell IT,
Cause she don't enjoy him bit,
And 1 guess that she won't wish
For a pony after this.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20

through omaha Sarpy county was
created with Bellevue as tho county seat,
but oven this diEtinctlon was carried Off
by the new town Of papillion IN 1875.
Bellevue stun stands by the riverside.
the oldest town m Nebraska. Its early
ambitions have been blighted, but won
dcrful compensation for their loss Is
hers. II IL stiil the most beautiful site
upon the river No noise OF factories or
warehouses, no crowding Of Jealous pow
crty and sordid wealth within its Dor
dcrs. no ugly styscrapers blot out its
landscape. No olamor and rivalry of the
market place disturb its visions. II Is
stu old Bellevue, with all the glory and
romance and early dreams Of old Ne
biaska gathered within it's borders. II ia
now and forever viii remain the center
OF interest f,r all those who love the
story OF Nebraska's early days. and the
keeper Of Nebrsska's earliest memories
and traditions Tor all tinSc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Henry W. Longfellow.

BY Myrtle Peterson, Aged II Years. Kear-
ney, Neb. Red Side.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born
February p, 1907. in Portland. Me.
Henry's father was a lawyer in Port
land. His grandfather had been shoe
maker and his great-grandfather had
been a blacksmith. He started to school
when he was years old. His rather
wished him to become a lawyer, but he
wanted to be a poet.
lie Travelled through France, Germany,
Italy and Spain. When he came home he
married Miss Mary storer Potter He
had five children, three daughters and
two sons.
Some Of the poems he wrote are: IKE
Village Blacksmith" Psalm of LIFE"
THE Wreck of the Hesperus," The
Building OF the ship" The Light Of
Stars" Tho Children's Hour and many
other poems He loved all the children.
He died March "a, 1882.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Little Stories by Little Folk
(First Prize.)
A Wren.

BY Dorothy NJ. Patty. Aged Il Years, AZ
East Second street, Fremont
Neb. Red Side.
7 have Just returned from Carolina and
! hope TO be as happy here as was
there
II you build me house make the IN
trance no larger than a silver. quarter,
and please have plenty Of airholes. Put
the box on the barn, in the orchard or
grape arbor If you put it near the
house I shall probably wake You up at
Y 4, as J am an early riser ! can sing
-bes utifuly, and an lrishman once de-
scribed my song by saying. "Indade,
foive notes L onst somes outen its
throat"
Never come near me when I am nest
ing, for if you do l shall scold as hard
as ! can. NV eggs are Pink with choco-
late spots
Sometimes a bold sparrow dares ven
ture in my house, and then Mr.. Wren
and 1 fly at him until he is very glad
70 leave us in peace.
II the bIueblrds had my courage and
temper. they would not allow the spar-
rows to take their boxes.
All wrens have short round wings, so
in hunting our food (Which is composed
mostly of insects) We keep close to the
ground, where our finely barred brown
wings and body make Us very incon-
spicuous. l have two immediate rela-
tives. the marsh wren and the Carolina
when, of whom l shall tell you about
later. ! am called the house wren, which
is my only name.
I belong to the Liberty Bell Bird club,
and all who wish to do so please copy
this pledge: 81 desire to become a mem
Der Of the liberty Bell Bird club, and
promise to study and protect all song
and insectivorous birds and do what
can for the club" Send this TO Wilmer
Atkinson, care Farm Journal, Washing
ton Square, Philadelphia, Pa, and you
will receive a bird pin and badge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20

foot OF the mountain and walked to tho
top. Some places were so steep they
had to get down on their hands and
knees. one place where they visited
was called The Jump Off" They could
lock and the great tall pines looked like
very small pines below. One place of
special mention was called, Big Rock"
sticking out from the side Of the noun
tain. All walked out on It and viewed
the landscape below. II | see this IN
print I will tell some more of this ancient
old rock I'm the sunny south.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
tl>he Busy Bees

CHoOL has closed
now you planning what DO know that
one definition of vacation emptiness" asks the
~ editor of The American Boy When what
viii do July o
To thinking fullest the
eartulest
ygnger for the Of work.
Another definition Of vacation freedom duty That sounds
rather absurd
which 1t
ned bodies
through gladly
Not this
to the seahore Canadian Most
would like to do can't let's make the
best of things
If / camping in
Your back
in hike a
Is
o it.
prize Dorothy Patty Red
Sde honorable
o Niddaugh o he Reds
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Organ Grinder and Monkey.

BY Ellanore Baxter Aged 10 Years lS9
North Thlrty-second Avenue.
Omaha. Red Side.
Once there was man who owned a
monkey The monkey and it's master
we're out gathering pennies most OF the
time. One day when they were passing
house a little girl came out of It and
gave tho little monkey one, two. three.
four. five pennies. She liked to see the
little creature dance little Jig 20 the
music of the organ
When night came the master took the
monkey to the circus tents. Then he
went to his little hut and went 10 bed.
So the DAYS went by. year after year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Will Raise Chickens.

By Eva Frsney Aged 10 Years. Hickman,
Neb. Blue Side.
This is the first time ! have written 20
the Busy Bees. | enjoy reading the
stories very much. l wish TO Join the
Red SIDE.
l am going to raise chickens this year
/ have twenty-five.
Our school was out May %. There are
twenty-eight pupils in our school Our
teachers name Is Miss Grote. / like her
very much / am 10 years old.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Easter Vacation.

BY Louise Vessel. Aged Years. Nine
teenth Street and First Avenue.
Nebraska city. Neb. Blue Side.
Easter vacation took a trip to lincoln
alone. had a very nice time When l
came home we had a little puppy. It's
name was Bunkie. or we named II
BunlSie. At first It tried 10 follow me 10
school. But It never got a chance. l
have a little sister named Helen She
was afraid OF Bunkie for many days,
but now she is not afraid. This Is the
second time l have written.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Found Injured Bird.

BY Pearl Johnson. Missouri Valley, Ia
Blue Side
As ] was watkins In our yard a few
days ago, l noticed a little bird lying on
the grass. II seemed 10 be IN much pain.
] picked It up and discovered its little
legs were broken. / took Il into the
house and put some liniment on the poor
injured legs. I then made soft bed for
II in a small basket l had. Aiv liniio-nt
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Horse is Entangled.

BY Ellen Nordstrom, Aged 10 Years. 4z6
Seward Street, Omaha Blue Side.
One day a poor horse was lying in a
field. It was tied 20 a post The rope
around It's neck was so tight that II was
choking the horse.
Another girl and I were afraid to fix
the rope because the horse would kick
and try to get up. After a while a boy
came. We told him 10 fix the rope. So
he took the rope off. Awhile later
storm arose. 80 We all went home. The
horse got up and went home. We were
ali glad
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Wild Flowers.

Bv Wilma Gowing. Imogene, Ia, r. r.
D. No. /. Blue Side.
was glad TO see my letter in print.
live four miles and half south OF limo
gene, We have timber on our farm and
there are violets. Dutehman's breeches
Wild roses, sweet williams and adder
tongues. ] hope 10 see my letter in rint
/ will answer all cards ana letters re-
ceived
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Our Picnic.

Agnes Randolph. Aged II Years, Fuller
ton, Neb. Blue Side.
on the last day OF school We had a
picnic. We were going 70 have II at the
creek. but it rained the day before and
It was too damp. so we had It at the
school house. We had dinner at IL
o'clock. After dinner we had our pro-
gram, then we had ice cream and cake.
The teacher had a kodak and she took
our pictures and then we went home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20

brought them home and shut them up in
"a shed They soon became very tame.
We named them Mutt and jeff They
would eat watermelon, bread and milk
and Wild grapes. one night my brother
went out to feed them and left the door
oren. They ran away. We saw them tho
next day. but could not catch them.
horc TO see my story In print
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
Two Coons

BS Gonevieve GOuTing Imogene la, r.
+, ID. No. l. Red Side.
/ was very glad % see my letter in
print and 7 will now write a story I do
not suppose any Of the Busy Bees ever
had coon for a pet, so ! win tell them
about two my brother and sister had
They caught them in a trap They
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20

Tree Stories" How Mr. Dog Got Even
am going to bring my dime for the
monument the first OF September.
hope my story escapes Mr.. Waste Paper
Basket.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20

did not seem TO help. and in the evening
went TO look IL it was any better and
found II dead. I buried it under the rose
bush in our yard. I marked the grave
with n stone which had carved the let
ter 3 upon
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20

(By special permission OF the author,
The Bee will publish chapters from the
History OF Nebraska. by a. r. Sheldon,
from week to week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20

HOW CHICAGoANs WENT TO WORK DURING CAR
STRIKE-The novel way of hooking on" as shown by
the picture used by the young lady getting her
office at a reasonable hour.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20

BY Jeanette VI Oliphsnt AGED 3 Years.
4O2 South Garfield Avenue. Hast
ings Ncb. Red Side
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-31
American Neutrality
Enforcement Subject
Discussed at Conference After Ar
rival of Battleship Alabama
at Hampton Roads

NEWPORT NEWS, March go
The enforcement of American neu-
trality was the subject at a confer
epce today after the arrival of the
battieship Alabama at Hampton
Rods. The navy yard commandant,
the reserve fleet commander and the
collector Of customs participated but
refused to issue any statement The
reports that allied warships ventured
within the three mile limit, and that
allied merchantships furnished them
coal and supplies were circulated
here before the Alabama was sent
here. Collector OF Customs Hamil-
ton said he had investigated the case
In which a merchant ship was re-
ported TO have taken ccal to foreign
warships off the capes and found it
not true. An agent of the British
shipping intere3ts denied that coal
and supplies had been furnished war;
ships from this port.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-31
STATEMENT NOW
Miss Tanzer VIII Not BE Released
With Exoneratian Osborne.

NEW YORK, March so. .--Investi-
CATION of Miss Rae Tanzer's state
ment that in bringing a breach of
promise suit against James w. Os4
borne. former assistant district. att
torney Of Naw York, she had named
the wrong man was begun today un9
der the direction of Federal District
Attorney Marshall. Marshall today
characterized soma OF Miss Tanzer's
statements as "unbeiieyed." but made
it clear that the activity of the feds
eral authorities In the case will NOT
cease because Osborne had been ex-
onefated.
II is saidSthat prosecution for con.
spiracy might result, Miss Tanner
is now under arrest, charged with.
using the mails TO defraud in connec-
tion with The breach OF promise suit:
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-31
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Department Of Agriculture Commerce and Industries
BUREAU OF MARKETING
E. J. WATSON Commissioner
Weekly Bulletin of Information

weighing 10 to 20 pounds each. 1Sc
per pound.
One each, male and female unre-
lated Berkshire pigs. seven months
old. $2o.00 each
White Indian Runner Duck eggs,
81 80 per setting.
10 bushels white darlington seed
corn. 81 80 per bushel.
Eggs for Matching from prize win
ming barred Plymouth Rocks, So 90
for thirteen.
Eudzu roots at 25c per dozen.
Silver laced Wyandotte eggs. $1.5O
for fifteen.
One-half ton muriate of potash. or
will exchange for equal value in S-3-
3 fertilizer.
Silver Laced wyandotte eggs. 81
for fifteen.
10 bushels of pure King cotton
seed. picked and ginned so as to pre-
serve the purity. 75c per bushel.
Silver Laced Wyandotte eggs,
50 90 for fifteen.
To exchange cotton seed for peas .
80 bushels Weber long staple cot
ton seed. 75c per bushel.
80 bushels Vandivers heavy fruter
cotton seed. 75c per bushel.
80 bushels Mexican Big Boil cotton
seed, 75c per bushel.
Silver Laced Wyandotte eggs,
81 100 for fifteen.
Poland China hogs. boar two
years old. weighs 400 pounds, $40.
One boar Z months old. $50 90.
Two gifts Z months old, $50 each .
Several pigs, 10 weeks old. $40. 90
each.
Eggs for hatchin gfrom mottled An
conas. les for fifteen.
Fhode Island Red cockerels, 81. 80
each.
Celery plants, 20 for 25c; gray
and blue .violot plants, 2 dozen for
25c; Gamma bulbs. IS for 25c;
ChTysanthenum plants. 15c per doz. !;
walnuts, 81. 90 per bushel.
Will take orders for crotched or
embroidered articles.
Duroc Jersey boars. registered.
immuned TO cholora.