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Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
A Homestead Visit,
By Susie Beyl. Age Is. Lexington,
Neb. Red Side.

Neb. Red Side.
] am going to tell you story about
a visit to my aunt who lives on a
homestead in Wyoming. My mother,
sister, brother and went. My aunt
lives in a little shack with three
rooms. II was very crowded for eight
people to stay in as long as we did.
The first day we were there / did
not like it for l was homesick for the
town. but after week of pioneer
life ] began to like it. 1t was winter
and we children had fun running in
the snow.
One Monday we were all going to
town to get some groceries. The
sky looked clear, but my uncle said
he would prefer staying at home for
he felt that the weather would change.
1t was twenty miles to the nearest
town and we started o'clock in the
morning. About noon the sky began
to grow dark. The gigantic mountains
looked dangerous and we tried. to
drive the horses faster.
In the meantime q blizzard was
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tracted attention il he were ever to
get it, began to send his message:
The telephone operators looked at
the message in amazement as their
quick-witted chief took 1t down. A
long distance call was put in quickly
for Mountain Springs and the message
given to Helen. Summoning Webb.
she started Immediately in machine
for Pedro.
At the Plant Burke had found no
difficulty in using his stolen pass.
when does the barge leave?" was
the first question he asked incidentally
OF foreman in the works.
"Two-thirty," was the laconic an
swer, and Burke, thanking his in
formant, returned to the shack where
Masters and his aides had finished
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

fourteen children in our room, seven
girls and seven boys. My school
closed on May 49,.
We had a picnic down by the Platte
river before it closed. Everyone but
three were there.
We went on hayrack, which was
decorated with flags and bunting OF
red, white and blue. We had weenies,
sandwiches, pickles, potato salad,
beans, cake, pie, marshmallows and
fruit. We had a very fine time.
! hope my story will be in print.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

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"There are two men for your lob,
rirht now Introduced by Brown,
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Raiders.
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wilson Is on the way TO investigate
Chapman's case. Keep an eye out.
Pursuing the foreigners venture,
the three rented speed launch and
started across the bay toward Chap
mans factory. A crew Of men were
loading munitions onto barge. Rum
ming the launch close, the Raiders att
tempted TO board il, but an armed
guard prodded them back. Baif1ed,
but undismayed they attempted to
land At the plant entrance. Here also
guards denied them admission, go
M and ask for work. suggested
Burke.
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pI;cation. Marshall and Masters found
him doubtful but he finally let them
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Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
A Visit in the Country.
BY Dorothea Grady, Aged 9 Year
O'Neill, Neb, Red Side.

] am going to tell you about my
visit in the country this spring, where
my aunt was teaching. | had lots of
fun helping to feed the calves and
chickens, and | went to school with
my aunt three days, | enjoyed playing
with the children very much.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

By Golda Kcefer, Aged IS Years
Papillion, Ncb. Red Side.
This is the first time | have written
story TO The Busy Bee department.
l like to read the stories very we'll
and have three sisters who also en-
joy reading them.
] 60 to Center school, There are
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
coming, which we did not expect so

coming, which we did not expect so
soon. II
We took all the furs and covered
our wagon the best we could for
shelter. We all snuggled up together,
but the cold winds came the same as
ever. In the morning when we awoke
the sky was clear and we continued
our doleful journey of eight more
miles. The snow was very deep and
IN many places the horses went in.
Finally we reached town after ex-
periencing the unsettled life of the
homestead.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
The Tractor Show.

By George Pipal, Aged 9 Years,
Thurston, Neb. Red Side.
Last August my father, uncle and
l took a trip to Fremont to see the
Tractor show. We started at
o'clock in the morning and went
through many small towns. l saw
flowers and large trees along the
roadside.
We arrived at II o'clock. We
bought lots Of good things to eat for
dinner.
After dinner we went to watch the
tractors plow. was very much in
terested in the tractors.
We bought two watermelons and at
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
The Flood.

By Delmar Christensen, Aged Il
Years, Dupree, S. D. Blue Side.
About three years ago we had a
flood. 1t lasted all night. 1t did not
rain, but it poured. The next day
we went to the garden to see if any
thing was hurt. The potatoes lay on
the top Of the ground. Some of the
garden was washed out. We carried
the garden things home in baskets.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
My Pet Squirrel.

BY Helen Cassie, Aged 10 Years; 2009
North Main Street, Fremont,
Neb. Red Side.
One Saturday while walking home
from downtown | found little squir-
rel, He ran right under the buggy.
] picked him up and took him home.
My sister cracked some nuts for him.
First | gave him a cracker, but as he
would not eat it, we gave him some
nuts. I also gave him some corn and
water. | put him in a box. One day
we let him out doors, and he ran
away. never found him again, This
is true story.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

My brother and waded in-the water.
The wind blew big box and bug
gy down in the draw.
| wish some of the Busy Bees
would write to me. l will answer
their letters.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

4 o'clock started off for home. We
got home about 9 o'clock, just as it
started to rain. We were very dirty
because the road had been so dusty.
| expect to take another trip this
summer. We have an automobile.
II is a Grant Six.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
The Pet Wolf.

By Elsie Ppal, Aged . years. lhurs-
ton, Neb. Red Side.
In April papa, our neighbors and
went to dig out wolves. We dug out
three, keeping one ourselves and CIV
ing our neighbors two. They were
E DAYS old ands had never had their
eyes open yet. We fed ours milk
with spoon.
NY cousin thought it was dog.
We kept it three days and then it
died. ~
This is the first time | have written
to you, SO ] hope to see my letter IN
print.
70 to the Sunny Ridge school and
have two sisters and two brothers.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
The Lambs.
BY Mary Christensen, Aged l
Years. Dupree. s. II. Red Side

Years, Dupree, S. D. Red Side.
This is the first time l have writ
ten to the Busy Bees and / hope to
see my letter in print. / am going
20 tell about my two pet lambs. had
three of them, but | gave one to my
brother. Their names are Dolly and
Bluebell. Dolly was botn May 7.
/ was offered $f4 for eBluebell, but
! would not take it. We are going to
cut the wool soon.
l wish some OF the Busy Bees
would write me. | will Be glad to
answer their letters
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
The Little Birds Friend.


Pole, Neb. Red Side.
One day little robin went to build
her nest,
She built it in the tree that she loved
best;
The CHEEKY little robin worked all day
long,
And then went to bed with little
song.
Then she had some little brides ine,,
Their mother thought they were the
dearest things alive.
Then one day while mother was
away,
A mean little boy went out to play.
He saw the nest, so he went to get
his gun,
And he killed the brides, every one.
When the little boys mother got
home and saw what he had done
She wonder what she could do to her
.I little son.
And then she said, "Son, what would
you do
II great big man would come and
get you?"
And then the little boy was very sad
Because he had been SO bad. r
And so the little boy threw his gun
away,
He would not shoot the birds another
day.
He knew that the brides loved their
lives so dear,
As we'll as anybody else, far or near.
Some boys shoot birds just for fun,
II they keep doing it, there won't be
a bird, not one;
But / am sure most Of them do not
know
That they hurt the dear brides 50,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
Our Program.

By Agnes Dives, Aged 9 Years,
Schuyler, Neb. Blue Side.
/ have not written to the Busy
Bees for long time. ! am going to
tell you that we had picnic in the
day time with program at night. Our
school house was full of visitors and
everybody liked our program.
Miss Kitty Grady is good teacher
and she will teach our school again
next year.
l have to help my mother now
after school, l help her wash the
dishes and watch the geese. We have
set fifteen geese and four hens. will
be. glad TO see my letter in print.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
A Little Fisherman.
Eunice Stanley. Aged IL Years. Full
,2, 4 terton Neh RJus Side

Eunice Stanley. Aged IL Years. Full
lerton, Neb. Blue Side.
One nice day westhought we would
go fishing. There were six of US and
we caught seven fish, three catfish
and four carp. We took our dinner
along and stayed all day. As we were
going home we got stuck and broke
gear Of the car. 1t cost SIS to have
it repaired.
I helped clean the FISH and never
want to clean another one again.
Papa and ! go to the garage to
get gasoline ever Sunday and when !
come homeyI look at the Busy Bees
page.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
A Medley Of May Birds.

y
By Margaret Crosby, Aged IA Years,
Sutherland, Neb. Blue Side.
I've listened to what YOU say,
Come now and please, return my pay,
For this, you know, is the month OF
May
And noM will come the strutting jay.
For this you know is the month of
May.
Here sits cock robin in his nest,
For fear of the naughty blundering
pest
Who comes in the-month Of May,
Jerks all the sweet green hay Z
From out of my nest, ! say. =
For this, you know, is the month OF
May.
The cool, wet rain comes pounding
down
And makes us look as il we were
clowns, -.
For this, you know. is the month of
May.
Bobolink twitters in the trees,
His voice seems to sound over the
lees, =
For this, you know, is the month of
May.
Here on stump is the meadow lark,
He gathers the bug from off the bark
And mcrrily sings the live long day,
And doesn't get 4 single pay.
For this,<you know, is the month of
May.
He gathers these bugs for his lovely
Who does SO hate for him to be late.
For this, you know, is the month of
May;
And they never care for any pay,
For this is the month of May.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
Billy Whiskers.
BY Ardyce Danielson, Aged u
K Mah Pad Side

By Ardyce Danielson, Aged Il,
Keene, Neb. Red Side.
Mr.. Wagner lived two miles from
town on little farm. In town there
was a Goat farm, and Mr.. Wagner had
thought how lovely it would be tor ms
two boys to have goat and a iittie
red wagon, so that he could send MS
boys on errands.
One day he came home leading
goat and red wagon. The boys
Jumped from their play as Mr.: Wag-
ner said: "You can't have this now
unless YOU promise not to let him
get loose in the garden.
They promised, and that evening
they, tied him to shed, so that he
could crawl under if it should rain.
He went to sleep, and after a fye-
hour sleep he said to himself: ~
am going to look around" He
chewed the rope apart and scampered
away.
In the morning he reached the
town, where he saw a man. AS biiiy
wanted to have some fun he sent him
sprawling into a MUD puddle. Then
he skipped away to an alley, where he
ate his fill of tin cans and broken
glass. Then he was taken by cir
Gus manager.
If was to tell all the rest OF his
happenings, am sure would have
a task. / have written once before,
but did not get prize, so thought l
would try once more.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
The Red Cross Nurse.
By Audra Adams, Aged IL. 702 West

DY AuQId hudIlS, nSSu - W. PNSSs
Second Street. North Platte.
Neb. Red Side. :,
Bessie was sitting at the window of
her fathers pretty little white house.
She was nearing here nineteenth
birthday. Bessie was thinking Of how
she could help the people Of foreign
lands. Was she to be missionary
No, she was going to be a nurse, a.
Red Cross nurse. She thought she
could pass the examinations.
At last the day came when she was
to see the doctor. :. She put on a
pretty little white dress and started
for his office.
She was examined and the doctor
said she was in perfect condition.
Bessie was glad she had passed and
little later on was sent to England.
Bessie became known as THE
Mother Nurse" She was as well
known in her domain as Florence
Nightengale or Clara Barton were in
theirs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-05
Lewis Knocks Out
Jimmy O'Hagen
In Second Round

Ted Kid Lewis, Of England knocked
out Jimmy O'Hagen. of Albany, in the
second rouni Of the main bout at the
Harlem Sporting Club last night. The
ending came as a sensational climax,
O'Hagen going down five times before
Kid Mcfarland. the referee, stepped
in and dragged Jimmy to his corner.
1t was a terrific right hook to the
jaw that started O'Hagen on the path
TO defeat. In the opening round Lewis
cufred his man several times with short
hooks to the jaw. while O'Hagen used
long left jab to keep his man off.
O'Hagen Starts Well
At the start of the second session
OHagen jabbed Ted hard and often
with straight lefts 10 the mouth and
had the better OF the milling. This
only acted as a spur 20 Lewis, how
ever. and he bored in, finally corner
ing O'Hagen in a neutral corner.
In a wild furry of fighting near the
ropes Lewis shot over q right hook to
the Jaw and O'Hagen plunged head first
TO the floor. lie pulled himself up by
the ropes and lurched TO his feet at ~"
but Lewis followed him relentlessly and
again brought him down with a furry
Ct right and left hooks.
Three times more O'Hagen crashed
10 the canvas, and then Mcfarland
dragged him away, dazed and limp.
1t was one of the best fights Lewis
ever put up in this city. and proves the
little Fnglishman is one OF the best
welterweghts in the world to-day.
Lewis weighed in at 145 and O'Hagen
at 154.
Tom Cowler reported sick after get
ting q coy look at John Lester Johnson.
the Harlem Afric king, and refused
TO 20 on. In a substitute bout Rube
Lundy forced Dummy Hines to quit at
the end Of the fourth round.
Some Fervid 0ratory
A half hour of fervid and frenzied
oratory preceded the entrance OF Lewis
and O'iIagen into the ring. Joe
Humphries, the sweet singer of Har-
lem. first announced that there was "a
slight misunderstanding TO be thrashed
out" and then explained that O'Hagen
had refused TO 90 on unless he was
Maid $500 "in hand" first. The club,
said HUMPHREYS, claimed TO have a con-
tract with Jimmie for 10 per cent OF
the gross receipts.
A long and gloomy silence followed,
and then sobs were heard coming from
the BARRIERS Office. The barber had
capitulated and agreed 10 O'Hhgen's
terms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-05
Pendergfast Victor
In the First Shoot Of
N.Y.A.C. Tourney

H. j. Prcndergrast, representing the
Syracuse Gun Club. Of Phoenix. y. Y,
returned the winning total Of 94-97-
19l in the preliminary shoot for the ma
tional clay bird championship, which
took place on the traps Of the New
York Athletic Club at Trayers Island
Yesterday Close behind him and tied
for second place were W. $. Silkworth,
Of the New York Athletic Club, and
Frank Plum. the Atlantic City crack,
each dropping 100 birds.
By killing" ninety-eight birds in his
second string OF lo0 shots Silkworth
earned the right TO compete IN the
NapleN God 900" which takes place at
the New Hampshire city on July q. In
this connection will be seen the WIN
ners Of the ten different tournaments
which are being held throughout the
country. Only one point behind Six
worth was Pendergrast and James
Clarke, jr., with 81 each.
Although conditions in the morning
were not favorable, they proved FAR
better than in the afternoon. When the
gunners returned from luncheon there
was a mean shift in the wind. which
had a tendency 10 send the birds" sky
ward Many Of the contestants who had
performed we'll in the morning suffered
under the change Of conditions. After
the first string twenty-five shots the
marksmen appeared TO get their bear
ings and brought the birds down with
l.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-05

In Golf Tilt
Out in Jersey
Corkran Defeats Platt by
Reason of Most Spec
tacular Finish

Atlantic City. May 4. Eighty golfers
qualified in the five sixteens Of the in
vitahon tournament to-day AZ the Coun-
try Club at Atlantic City. Percy Platt,
the Lakewood winner from the Mon
mouth County Club, was defeated in
the second round. but only after his
opponent. D. Clarke Corkran. OF Bslti-
more. had made spectacular finish.
All square going to the home hole.
both made good second shots, Corkran's
ball stopping twenty feet from the pin
and Platts on the green's edge. The
Monmouth man Clipped to within eigh-
teen inches Of the cup and it looked
like half in ! and an extra hole
match, but Corkran ran his putt in for
3. The hole is APO yards long and
par 4.
The other winners were II. J. West
ney, T. p. Endicott and Maurice Ris-
ley. The last named took the measure
Of b. Warren Corkran. Earlier in the
day Corkran had disposed OF p S. p.
Randolph. jr., runner-up in the Lake
wood tournament.
The summary follows:
FIRST SIXTEEN
First round-D Clarke Corkrsn. Baltimore beat
T. J. Higgins Stefiion. up and 70 play.
Percy Plat Monmouth. beat J.. I. Clarey,
Woodbury. I up and 70 play.
G. : Mis- NWrtOu. beat James G. Parrish,
IT, Nau1nsi Links. mp and 3 20 play.
" Chuuil Overhrooa. beat G. X Rockwell.
Lakewood. 4 up aId 20 piay
T = Eudioot'. Ausntic civ. beat C. y. Phil
lips. Greenwich | up. 10 holes
Warren fJfkrsn. Baltimore. Leaf J.. :. +.
Randolph. Jr. Lakewood. up and TO PLAY.
Maurice Risey Atlantic city. heat George H0i
uer Woodbury.. ~ and 20 play
second rouud-D. &. Corarsn beat Plat. ] ND.
" J. Westnry beat Mills 4 W ard n PLAY.
Indicot beat Churchill. I'd and 10 PLAY.
lusley teat Warren COrHfan, ? Up and 20 PLAY.
Second sixteen ffHt round)-H. G. Edwards.
Atlantic City. beat T.. STYLES. North HIS. up.
D. Parsons Youngstown. beat Sgoacer Wright. r.,
Arouiuink 1 up. ~. y. Newton, frsnhord, beat
H. X. Read. Atlantic city. ! up. 20 holes J. II.
Lippincoit. Atlantic Cip. Lest N. v. WOyd. A.
lanuc City ( up and 10 play. ". G. Gallery.
Ancghsny beat =. NJ Robinson. WorcesteT UP
aud q to psy. r. T. WoOtton. Atlantic city, beat
49, l. Hay. Nhltcmarsh. up and 70 play. /. II.
Mccall. Atlantic Ctty. beat !. N. Thompson.
spring Haven up and 10 play: W. j. MeFsr-
and. Atlantic city. beat j. X. Fraser. Atlantic
City. 8 up and 20 play.
second rouud-ParsOns beat Edwards. w. 20
holes. Newton beat LpptncOtt, Up and 10
Play. NOottOu beat Gallery. W and . 10 play
Mcfarland beat Mccall. UP and 10 PLAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-05
Golf Gossip
.By GRANTL1ND RiCE

After the war crashed upon England
in all its red fury competitive golf
there disappeared with one exception.
This exception was exhibition matches
among leading professional players for
Red Cross funds.
1t begins to look as II competitive
golf in America would come to the
same programme for the course of the
war. At these exhibitions collections
are taken up from the gallery and all
money in the way of prizes is included
in the fund.
The leading contenders in Grea,
Britain for these Red Cross affairs
have been Harry Nardon. Jim Braid,
John TAYLOR and either Ed Ray or som
other leader. America has no quartet
TO compare with these, but there are
any number Of stars. such as Gil
Nichols. Walter Hagen. jim Barnes,
Mike Brady and others who will be able
TO handle attractive exhibitions. The
first affair Of the sort will be held to-
day al Inwood, where both Nichols and
Barnes will appear. Later on other
matches will be arranged for various
courses, where several thousand dollars
will be collected before the summer IS
over.
II will be noticed that most Of tha
stars have abandoned the tournament
campaign. Such names as Kirkby.
White, Marston, etc. will not likely be
found in any golf programmes for the
season. For that matter. after the Az
lantic City tournament is over il is
hardly possible that any other i'm
portant tournaments will be held.
Tennis" writes correspondent,
"has already begun sending its share
OF young stars to the colors. How
about golf?" Golfers in Great Britain
rallied in force Many of these stars,
such es Jack Graham, Larry Jenkins,
etc. were among the first TO go. II is
almost a certainty that the younger
golfers in this country will do their
share. We have no list at hand as 10
the number who have already made
preparations 10 leave, but there is hard
ly doubt that golf will do its full
share.