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Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Florence
Social Items

Mr. and Mrs. ". H. Thomas and
family left Friday for Canada. where
hey will visit relatives and friends
or a few weeks.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. ~. Ma
one, July 4, twin hoys,
Mrs. Arthur Lewis OF Omaha was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. {. Rem
niger at a luncheon given Thursday
"vening.
Miss Babe Miniun left Sunday for
Fremont to visit with friends until
liter the Fourth.
P. J. Thies of Ogslala spent the
Fourth in Florence visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J, c. Reninger and
family were the guests of MIR. and
Mrs. William Kindred at dinner
party Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H, Olmsted enter
aimed a party of sixteen at picnic
dinner on the Fourth.
Mrs. Harry Brown Of St. Joseph,
No, arrived Sunday toy spend sew
eral days as the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. c. Miniun.
Mrs. Siestra of St. Joseph, Mo,
is the guest OF her daughter, Mrs.
Willis Avery. 2
O. l.. Blackmond left Wednesday
i9r Kansas City to spend several
weeks on business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Jacobberger
were the guests at luncheon of Mr.
and Mrs. o. L. Blackmond Sunday
Russell Routt and Joseph Shellbcrg
tf Fremont spent Sunday in Florence
visiting old friends.
Mrs. W. H. Thotnas and family
spent the Fourth at Lyons, Neb., with
relatives. l.-..
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Price enter
lined at a picnic party on the
Fourth when their guests were Mr.
snd Mrs. R. H. Golding and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Johnson, who
moved to a farm in Colorado about
wo years ago, have sold out and will
eturn to Florence to make their
oome. Eli ,-..
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Wallace and
iamily of Freeport, ILL.,, are the guests
IF Mrs. Wallace's mother, Mrs. J. F.
Tracy, for few days,
Miss Pearl Gamble Of Omaha has
oeen spending the week as the guest
of Miss Bernice Parks.
Miss Lura Holman left Saturday
wight for Kansas City to visit with
her mother for few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Machine to Enable
The Blind to Read

Correspondence Of The Associated Press)
Vienna, June 25.--Dr Max Herr,
Vienna scientist, has invented sort
Of combination Of talking machine
and telegraph which will enable the
blind to read with far greater ease
than the present cumbersome B-ailic
books.
The principle OF the new device lies
in the conveying of Morse or other
telegraphic signs TO the blind through
the sense of. hearing. On the >ma-
chine are placed small records, each
ST which may contain a whole story,
written out in code. To produce
these records a further instrument
composed of two Morse keys and
electric saunders is required. the SCUM
ders being connected with needle
which cuts into the prepared wax
record. The records consist only of
long and short sounds and they can
be sold at extraordinarily low prices.
1t is proposed through this medium
to issue daily newspaper TOR the
blind.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09

ern part Of the state. Prominent
among these pioneers was Silas Gar
Der, republican, Of Red Cloud, who
was elected governor in 1874 and re-
elected in 1876. During his term the
present state constitution was adopted
and the larger part Of the Indians re-
moved from the state, 4 s
The Removal Of Sioux, Pawnee and
Ponca Indians--In 1876 war with the
Sioux Indians broke out on the Ne
braska border. The chief cause of
this war was the rush Of white men
into the Black Hills, the Indian coun-
try, for gold. The roads most travelled
to the Black Hills led from the Union
Pacific railroad across northwestern
Nebraska, crossing the North Platte
at Camp Clark bridge. Thousands Of
people travelled these roads and had
frequent fights with the Sioux In
dams, who claimed all the country
north of the Platte. When peace was
made, the Sioux ceded all their land
in western Nebraska and removed to
South Dakota. The Pawnce and Pom
ca tribes were removed to Oklahoma
in 1875 and 1877, and thus nearly all
of northern Nebraska was opened for
settlers.
The Grange In Misunderstanding
these hard times the farmers move
meut took form in Nebraska. Too
many middlemen, too little money, too
high railroad rates and unfair taxes
were among the complaints u the
farmers. In the oranges, which were
secret societies meeting in the coun-
Try school houses, they discussed the
evils of the times and plans to re-
irovc them. Open meetings to which
all were invited were held. There was
deep and earnest debate on hard pr,t-
lens. Women also took part in these
meetings and in them the foundations
of future farmers movements were
laid.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Stories of Nebraska History i: sAE she1ae.

The Good Templars, Red Pibbon
Clubs and Crusaders-The temper
ance movement also became active at
this time and spread through a Sc
oret society, the Good Templars. 1t
grew rapidly for a number of years
and was aided by Red Ribbon clubs
and by the Crusaders, bands Of
women who prayed and sang in sa-
looms and on the sidewalks in order
to induce people to stop drinking.
There was intense feeling for and
against both the grangers and the
temperance agitators. ire effect Of
the debates held by them during the
hard times was apparent through
after years. ~.
Irish, German, Swede, Bohemian,
Russian, Danish, Polish and French
colonies-In this period from 1870 to
1880 many colonies of settlers came
to the state. Irish colonies settled IN
Holt county in 1874 and Greeley
county in 1877. Germans settled in
Madison, Stanton and Thayer eoun-
ties in l867-l870. The Swedcs set
tied in Polk and Saunders counties
about 1870 and in Phelps and Burt
counties about 1880. Bohemians
founded colonies in Knox, Colfax.
Saunders and Saline counties about
1870. Russian Germans began to set
tie Jefferson county about 1874 and
extended their settlements into Clay
and Hamilton counties. Danish, Swed-
III . 4.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Stop Thief.
Stop Thief.
By Bertha Siegel, Aged IS Years, 1880
South 10th. Omaha, Neb.
Red Side.

By Bertha Siegel, Aged IS Years, 1880
South 10th. Omaha, Neb.
Red Side.
Mrs. Moner had been baking
apple pies. 1t was a tiresome task,
but the children liked them. Finally
she was done and setting them on
the pantry window, went in to clear
away the dishes. Then she remem-
bered something and went into the
pantry again. She had some dough
left over from which she intended
to make a. pie later on. She put ii
in one pie pan and covered it up
with another one and put 1t on the
shelf with the pies. 3D.
Along came Mr.. Hungry Tramp.
He saw the pies and went into the
yard. He was just about to take
the biggest one, when he heard a
footstep, and taking the one that was
nearest to him he ran. But Mrs.
Mowner had seen him and taking
a yardstick, she ran out yelling,
stop theft stop theifp 'policeP r
But, the thief or tramp ran on and
so did she.
For many blocks she chased him,
and finally the tramp got so tired he
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09

Battery Cs guest Of honor Is billed for
election in the interest OF besltk Lorenzo,
n weazened little monkey, SEEMED to know
he wa. going away He came out OF his
cage and went over to Arizona, one OF the
noio ponies now hauling artit!uty.
Come on here and get yciir gruh." said
John Matz. Were going 10 cfam you out
Of camp tomorrow because thu g. b. SAYS
you're unsauitary." y t.
And when Lorenzo goes ths yoat mascot
OF the First cavalry and cat that adopted
Battery b move out alan by direction Of The
sanitary corps.-ChicsEo Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Prize Book Interesting.

by Lucia Gl6son, Aged IL Years,
Dodge, Neb. Blue Side.
! thank you very much for the prize
book that received not long ago.
1t is very interesting The name OF it
is Legends of Old Honolulu"
will now tell you about my gar
den.
One evening papa plowed and har-
rowed the garden spot, and as
mamma's health is poor, he said my
sister and | would have to plant the
garden and also take care Of it.
One afternoon when we came home
from school, mamma had gone for a
car ride. So we girls started planting
our gardens.
I have my garden and my sister has
hers.
In about week my garden came
up. | keep it very clean and / water
it every evening.
My lettuce leaves are now twelve
inches long and nine inches wide
after it has been cut twice. am
using my fourth planting Of radishes.
! also have lots Of the little English
breakfast radishes."
My onions are three inches around.
The beans have little beans set on
them. My peas are large enough to
use. My cabbages have little heads
started. The tomatoes are one foot
tall. Some OF them are in bloom, and
my sweet corn is thirteen inches high.
My sister has nice garden, but
she Is much older than / am.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Different Kinds Of Nests

By Agnes Nelson, Aged IL Years, r.
F. D. No. 3, Box n, Fremont, Neb.
Red Side.
] am going to write and tell you
about the different kinds Of birds
nests. | have four doves, two barn
swallows and two wrens. The doves
made their nest in tree down by the
creek. They made their nest Of
straw and dry weeds. They have
young ones. Two OF them can soon
fly. The barn swallows made their
nest in our barn, of mud and sticks.
They have no young ones yet.
The wren made their nest of sticks
and feathers in our mail box, They
sing very sweetly. If you get to talk
with them | am sure they would tell
you Of the mail carrier. Sometimes
when go to get the mail he has put
the paper over their nest and they
can't get in. They laid six eggs, but
they have young ones now. One Of
the eggs looks like sparrows egg,
but has not Matched yet This is all.
goodbye.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
What
Women Are
Doing in the World

George A. Custer Woman's Relief
corps will hold its regular meeting
Tuesday afternoon at 2:50 o'clock at
Memorial hall, in the court house
On Monday Mrs. Blanche Young en-
tertains the Custer Trio club at her
home, 723 North Twenty-second
street.
The Scottish Rite Women's club
will hold family picnic at Elmwood
park Thursday, with picnic supper
at $50 o'clock.
The Sermo club will give picnic
Tuesday at the cottage of Mrs. G. T..
Lindlay, at Carter lake.
Vesta Chapter Kensington, Order
Eastern Star, meets Thursday at the
home Of Mrs. f. l.. Dodder, 22l8
Burt street.
T. c. Webster will lead the prayer
meeting of the Business Women S
council Tuesday at the court house.
Luncheon will be served by the
Kings Daughters OF the First United
Presbyterian church between the
hours OF II and 2.
General Lawton auxiliary to Camp
Lee Forby, United States War Vet
Grams, will hold an ice cream social
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Zero, 2753 Burt street, Wednesday
evening. Spanish and civil war veter-
ans and the relief corps have been i'll
vited to attend.
The Society of American Widows
will hold its weekly meetings at zoo
Crounse block, opposite the postof-
flee, Tuesday afternoon at ! o'clock,
and Thursday evening at 7;30,
The B. L. S. club of Benson gave
card party and social at St. Ber-
nard hall Thursday afternoon. Prizes
were won by Mrs. ]. J. Anderson,
Mrs. Harry Knudsen and Mrs. A..
Frost Of Omaha.
The "Beautifying Benson contest
inaugurated by the Benson Woman's
club some time in April closes this
week. Planting gardens, improving
back yards or vacant lots has been the
principal work and the club members
feel that a great deal of good has
been done. The second lot of pic
lures will be taken this week and
submitted to judges for decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Pony Eats Sugar.

By Agnes Hoschar, Aged 10 Years,
La Platte, Neb. Red Side.
l have three ponies, but only two Of
them are mine. The one that doesn't t
belong to me will get up on a chair
and eat sugar out of your hand. Do
you give buttons outf The other big
one will not eat sugar, but she will
eat dry bread and apples. She is
blind and has little colt.
Can | write little about the birds !?
I put bird house up and some birds
have built nest in it. Once papa was
over in the lot. He saw some little
birds in nest had fallen down. This
will be all for this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09

rs PRETTY these and Busy Bees don't feel like exerns
themselves porch
told and swap riddles and puzzles.
Wouldn't be lots of fun could all sitting
- porch and asking rddes1 almost hear
exclaim do you give upl Do you give upF
The shall be gathering
and will riddles and puzzles by Of letters this
To lend additional this match the chdrens editor
contemplating offering special prize girl
original puzzles the who the
On with the rddes
Gee Gardner of the Blue side book this Maxine
Houghton the Blue
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Helen Disobeys Mother.

Helen Disobeys Mother.
By Louise Cushing, Age II, Gordon,
Neb. Blue Side.
One day Helen was playing with
her doll. She soon got tired and
laid the doll down, then she went to
her mother and said
Mother, may | play with your new
glasses?"
"I'm afraid not, dear; you might
break them.'
Helen ran off and soon her mother
called her and said:
"Helen, will you stay here until |
come back from.down town. have
some shopping to do"
"All right, mother, 1 will stay
Helen was thinking that il she was
left alone she could dress up and put
on her mothers glasses.
Helen knew it was wrong to do
this without asking her mother first,
but she felt cross all day, and wanted
to do something naughty.
So when her mother went away she
put on her mothers good dress,
gloves, hat and glasses and went out
in the yard, where she saw the neigh
Dor children, three boys and a girl,
whose name was Sally.
The boys names were Frank, James
and Harold.
Harold and Frank were naughty
boys, but Sally and James were good.
As soon as Harold and Frank saw
Helen they began to chase her and
Helen began to run. She let her moth
er's hat fall into a mud puddle, and
as she stumbled over a rock and fell
her mothers glasses fell off and
broke.
Helen was so frightened she did
not know what to do, SO she went
back home very tired.
Her mother was looking for her
when she saw he daughter coming
up the walk all mud The didn't know
what to do.
She took Helen into the house,
changed her clothes and asked her
what was the matter. Helen told
what happened, and her mother said:
why, Helen, didn't tell you you
could not play with my glasses"
"Ye-e-es, and I'm sorry
"You must 60 up to your bedroom
and stay until the supper bell rings"
Helen ran upstairs sobbing and
crying, and she never did anything
that her mother told her not to do
again.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Raises Ducks.

AN&As~e SASAAss
By Ernestein Henry, Aged 10 Years,
Tekamah, Neb. Red Side.
Ny sister lives seven miles out in
the country and one day when papa
went out there she gave him nine
duck eggs. He went Monday, May |,
and st the eggs Wednesday, May 3.
On Tuesday, four weeks later |
was surprised to find FIVE ducks out. I
ran to the house to tell mamma about
them. That night ,there were eight
ducks. told mamma and she brought
them in the house, hen and all. The
next day one OF them got wound up
in the hens feathers and before we
could get it loose it died.
l have seven now; they will be a
month old Tuesday, June 27. Five
are black and two are yellow. They
are awfully cute.
am raising chickens too. ..
l helped mamma to plant the garden
and take care of it, so she gave me
a part OF it. A.
l hope to win a prize some day.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Boy Volunteer.

BY Kenneth Ayers, Aged years,
4 Hebron, Neb. Red Side.
| see in the Busy Bee page that
you need few boys in your ranks.
] am boy 8 years old. | want to
join the Red Side. This is my first
letter. l am going to try to win a
prize. ! don't care what it Is.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Ny Experience in Gardening.

BY Helen Ballou, AGED ii ears,
l42l X Street, Columbus, Neb.
l H. Blue Side.
! am in the school gardening con-
test. My garden is eight feet by
fourteen. In the spring planted rad
ishes, onions, beets, beans and let
tuce. Later | planted tomatoes. All
those who were in the contest plant
er them.
| have sold radishes, onions, lettuce
and beets from my garden. We make
an account of all we sell, all the work
we do and all we buy for the garden.
In the spring my brother spaded
it and ! raked it and planted the seed.
The supervisor comes around and
sees how the gardens are. Next fall
prizes will be given for the best gar
dens. t.
! will be in the Seventh grade next
year. #
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
My Experience in Gardening.

BY Belle Robinson, AGED ii Years,
Box 294, Tekamah, Neb. Blue Side.
planted garden this year. The
garden was OF two kinds-a flower
and a vegetable garden. In the flower
garden l planted asters, verbenas,
sweet peas, fever few and touch-me-
nots. Papa fixed fence around some
ground for me and | planted my
seeds, which all grew fine. l hoed
and watered them whenever they
needed it.
In my vegetable garden planted
radishes, lettuce, turnips, peas, beans,
corn, potatoes and onions.
l dug little bitches with my hoe and
planted my seeds.
They all grew fine. The radishes
were very good and the lettuce very
tender.
] watered and hoed my garden,
which Is very good.
l wish some Of the Busy Bees could
see il.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
sparrows Build Nest.

BY Marie cooper, WALLACE, Ncb.
Blue Side.
I was pleased to see my letter in
print and so will write again.
One day as Mr.. and Mrs. Sparrow
were flying around looking for a
place to build home Mr.. Sparrow
spied place in barn that would
make a nice home. He told Mrs.
Sparrow about il and she thought it
would make nice nest, too.
So they began at once to build
their home.
Mr.. Sparrow helped Mrs. Sparrow
make nest. They gathered up
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Enjoys Automobile.

By Elsie Strodtman, Aged 10 Years,
Belvidere, Neb. Blue Side.
One day papa and mamma went
to Hebron. bought a car and did not
tell7us. We knew that papa said one
day he was, going to get one. We
asked papa IL he got one, and he said,
"No", and we all felt very sorry. One
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09

(By special permission Of the author The
Bee will publish chapters from the History
OF Nebraska, by A. e. Sheldon, from week
to week.l
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Indian Cave Spring.

by Elsie Jews, HBtu 10 Tears, IHIS-
bluffs, Wyo. Blue Side.
The Indian cave spring is in Sec
tion 50, township IL, range S., in the
northeastern part OF Colorado. The
cave is formed by big rock which Is
about eight feet wide now, but at one
time must have been at least as wide
again, sixteen feet long, and about six
feet high on the average, II Is lo-
Gated in a narrow draw which begins
at the cave. In one corner Of the
cave is a spring of pure cold water
which hruns fifty yards and is then ab-
sorbed in the ground. The ceiling
rock OF the cave has been decorated
BY Indians in times gone by with ami
mails and birds and hunting scenes.
The spring is quite picnic and outing
place and in the rock the initials and
names of hundreds of campers and
pleasure seekers bear everlasting tes-
tiinony Of their visit.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09

straws and feathers and soon they had
a nice nest. In few days there were
four little speckled eggs in it. One
time as Mr.. Sparrow came home with
some bugs and worms for Mrs. Spar
row he found four little open mouths
awaiting his arrival. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Sparrow kept bring
ing their children worms to eat until
finally Mr.. Sparrow asked Mrs.
Sparrow if they had not better teach
their children to fly. She thought so,
too.
The children learned fast and soon
they grew up and flew away.
And the next year the children
built their nests in the same barn.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Likes Prize Book.

BY Noreen Mccoy, Aged 10 Years,
Papillion, Neb. Blue Side.
I received my book with great joy.
1t certainly was fine book. | am
reading it now, but | haven't read
very much in it yet. am a very
great person after books. l like to
read very much, and | had just about
finished my other book.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09

day he brought it out and we all
were very, glad l like it fine, and the
rest do too. but ! was very glad it
is a Maxwell. Papa has eleven good
work horses, but the Maxwell beats
them all. | did not like to live on a
farm before we had car, now l en-
Joy it. | hope to see my letter in
print. My smallest brother can
walk,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Tige Climbs Roof.

by Vcrud oitkkUIteVt ABtu 10 cars
r. Gretna, Neb. Blue Side.
We have a little black dog and
his name is Tige. This spring my
two brothers and my father were
building hay shed and they were
Singing. One of my brothers
helped Tige UP. The next, day they
were all up on the shed, Tigc got lone
some and climbed up all by himself
and got on top. Ever since that he
climbs up ladder. Nfi
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09

Wanted-Some Want Ads in ex-
change for lots Of answers. Phone
The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Tommy's Escape.

lommyS Escape.
By Earl Miller, Aged IL Years, Bruins
wick, Neb. Blue Side.
One day Tommy ran away with his
gun and thought he'd hunt a bear in
the forest, so he loaded his gun and
walked half mile till he came to the
forest. He walked up to a bears den
and waited till a bear came out and
he got tired waiting, so he got some
sticks and leaves, set them afire and
the smoke went itno the bears hole.
Soon he heard low growl and saw
a bears head appear. He did not
have his gun loaded, so he walked up
to the bear and shouted, Come on if
you want to fight" and he hit the
bear on the nose and the-bear rushed
at the boy, and Tommy ran to a tree,
but could not climb it. Just as
Tommy got ready to run the bear
was close to him. The next instant
and the bear had Tommy around the
waist to squeeze the life out OF him,
when, bang" a gun reported and the
bear loosened his hold on Tommy and
fell to the ground. Then two hunters
appeared and took Tommy home and
Tommy got whipping from his
father and promised never to run
away again.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
= (Honorable Mention.)
A Fishing Trip.
By Evelyn Houghton, Aged IA Year

BY Evelyn Houghton, Aged "a Years,
32l2 Cunning Street, Omaha.
Blue Side.
One day some friends and ! went
on fishing trip TO place named
Fort Rosencrans, in California, dis
tancc OF ten miles. We also took a
large basket of lunch with us. We
sailed on boat called Virginia" It
took us one hour to get there. We
landed at 10 o'clock and began to fish.
Pretty soon we caught skelpion and
some other fish. S.,ne other people
caught devil fish, terrible looking
creature with twelve legs and two
feelers. 1t was all red. After awhile
we ate our lunch. After lunch we
took some pictures. While my brother
was fishing he threw his line and the
hook caught on his watch chain and
he said, "Oh, there goes my watch
He. pulled in his line and the watch
was still on, but It would never run
again. The steamer came and took US
for = ride to the last bell buoy in the
ocean, distance Of ten miles. ask
ed the entertainer why they called
them bell buoys and he said il they
were bell girls they would be carried
off. At S o'clock we landed home
after a very enjoyable day.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09

thought he'd rest. So he turned the
corner and sat down. But, Mrs.
Mowner was upon him, she grabbed
the pan, but saw it was not the pie
but the four She started to laugh
and told the tramp to come home
with her and she'd give him some
lunch. Mr.. Hungry Tramp went
with her and got the best dinner
he'd had for months and some pie
too.
So Mr.. Hungry Tramp won, but he
wasn't hungry any more that day for
he'd had big dinner.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Little Stories by Little Folk

blackbird. Every day | keep watch
to see how many different birds there
are. Well, goodbye Busy Bees.