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Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
MYSTERIES OF VOTING
EXPLAINED TO WOMEN
Miss Kneubuhl Lectures and Illus
trates Various Steps in Proce-
dure of Voting to Women

The procedure at the polling both
was illustrated at the court house on
Monday afternoon, during the "citi-
zenship course" given by Miss Emily
Kneubuhl of Minneapolis. Women
took the part of judges and clerks,
challengers and police officers, and of
every kind of voter; they tried to vote
twice, to vote without having taken
out citizenship papers althO they ad-
mitted they were aliens, and they
tried to influence the vote of their
friends in the booth. Every step in
the process of voting was illustrated,
so that the women might be able to
exercise their new rights intelligent
ly.
Before the mock voting began, Miss
Kneubuhl talked on Election and
Election Laws" explaining in detail
how municipal, county, state, and
federal officers are elected. Mrs.
John Serrin of Glenwood, district
chairman, gave a short talk on the
work of the League of Women Voters.
In the evening, Miss Kneubuhl
gave an address on the rise Of politi-
cal parties, and of their significance,
with a brief outline of the develop
ment of the Republican and Democra-
tic parties from their beginnings.
]. G. Morrison gave short
talk on Glow Laws Are Made" and
Mrs. F. A. Stever, finance chairman of
the county organization, spoke on the
financing of the work. Readings
wer given by Miss Bertrice Brisbane,
annie Laurie" Miss Thelma Smith,
cutting from '"The Man Without a
Country" and Miss J. Isabella Dodds,
'"I Amt Coin to Cry no More.'
Pledges to help finance the work
of the State League of Women Voters
were received, and approximately $40
of the $13S to be raised by Stevens
county has been given. An appeal
is to be made to the various organiza-
tions in the county for aid in rails
ing the balance. of the amount.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
In "AS YOU LIKE IT"
Three Performances of Shakespearean
Play Given at Orpheum Theatre
By Cast

The paths of Orlando and Rosa
lind, Oliver and Celia, lovers whose
paths proved to be as bumpy as those
of the proverbial true love-" we're
followed with interest by the three
audiences who attended the perform
ances of Gas You Like 1t" by the
senior high school class at the Or
pheum last week.
The entire cast, together with the
coach, is to be congratulated upon
it's Interpretation of the Shakespear-
can roles; never were there sweeter
Rosalind and Celia than those played
by Bertrice Brisbane and Eva
Pushor; a more ardent and hand
some lover than Archie Roberts Or
lando, nor a sterner, deeper-voiced
oliver, than Jack Harris's.
Robert Leuty (Touchstone) and
Borden Powell, (Sylvius) whose roles
are probably the most difficult in the
play, did unusually fine work, and
were received with the greatest of
appreciation. The part of Jaques de
Bois, taken by Clara Lang, is one of
those roles which is hard to "get
across" and it may be said to her
credit, that she never failed to hold
the undivided attention of her aud
ience.
1t is hardly fair not to mention
the good work done by those taking
minor roles, the dignity of the Dukes
played by Martha Ulvestad and Lydia
Koths, the consistent "oldness" of
Oliver Barsness' Adam, the quaint
clownishness of Lillian Martyrs Will
liam, and the counterfeited awkward
ness and simplicity of Vivian Flatner
and Myrtle Lime, who furnished the
feminine portion of the country
copulatives.
The prolog was read by Virginia
Watzke and songs, the words of
which were taken from the play it
self sung by the Misses Mildred
Adams and Bernice Richardson, Vir-
ginia Watzke, Bertha Johnson, Philip
Jordan and Arvid Rudberg.
Pictures of the various scenes in
the play we're. taken at the Voss
studio on Saturday morning.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
COUNTY HEALTH NURSE.
WILL BE MAINTAINED
Schools Of County Pledge Support ;
Miss Elaine Swanson at Directors
Meeting

For the purpose of meeting with
Miss Elaine Swanson, field secretary,
from Northern Division Red Cross
headquarters, and to discuss with her
plans for the further maintenance of
a county public health nurse, a
directors meeting of the Stevens
county chapter of the Red Cross was
held at the Commercial Club rooms
lat two o'clock Saturday afternoon,
May 1.
At present, the expenses are being
paid from the Stevens County Public
Health Association fund, and by Nov
ember l, it is expected that an ap-
preparation by the county commits
sioners, in addition to like sum
raised as result of the regular an
nual membership drive to the Red
Cross, will be provided to take care
of the county health nurse. The
problem at hand is to raise funds
sufficient to cover expenses up to
November l.
Various plans were discussed, but
no definite decision was reached. The
problem has finally solved itself,
however, in a somewhat unexpected
way. On Monday E. J. Jones, J. J.
Gaffney, Mrs. F. A. Hancock and Miss
Swanson visited the Chokio and AL
berta schools, and on Tuesday the
Hancock and Donnelly schools, in or
der to present the matter to the var
ious communities. All the schools
visited pledged their support to the
project, and there will probably be
no difficulty in raising the amount
needed both for Miss Labrie's salary
and equipment needed
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
REPUBLICANS ELECT
EIGHT TO ST. PAUL
State Convention Tomorrow Will
Nominate Full Ticket to Sub
NIT to Voters June 81

The republicans of Stevens county
met in county convention on Wed
nesday afternoon and elected eight
delegates to represent this county at
the state convention to be held at
St. Paul tomorrow to nominate full
state ticket to be submitted to the
voters at the primary election on
June 21.
The delegates elected were ]. G.
Morrison, w. E. Ortman, N. E. Sol
seth, J. H. O'Brian, F. A. Shipman,
Chas. Bruer, E. J. Bahe and A. Over
stad, with C. J. Bordewick as altern
ate for Mr.. Overstad.
The convention met at the court
house and was called to order by J.
C. Morrison, who was elected tenn
porary chairman, with Mrs. Florence
Davis of Donnelly as temporary secre-
tary. This organization was later
made permanent.
The credentials committee, consist
ing of Erick Solseth, Mrs. J. E. Peter
son, Chas. Bruer, E. J. Bahe and Miss
Carrie Slindee, reported the following
delegates present:
AIberta-T. A. Maanum.
Baker-Geo. Jacobson.
Chokio-F. A. Shipman, r. H. Lund
berg
Donnelly Vill.-Mrs. Florence Davis.
Donnelly Twp.-Mrs. J. E. Peterson.
observation-disclosures Hubert
Framnas-N. E. Solseth, E. E. Solseth,
A. M. Ettesvold.
Hancock-E. J. Bahe, c. J. Bordewick,
A OVerStad, 0. A. Treinen.
Morris. First Ward-C. R. Christen-
son, Mrs. A. A. Stone, Herbert Hanson,
John Lentz, r. L. Anderson, H. J.
Quigley, H. B. Jones.
Morris, Second Ward-Peter Peterson.
Mrs. A. Bredesen, Miss Carrie Slindee,
Walter E. Ortman, w. F. Cooley, Jr
Swan Lake-Ole P. Thorstad.
Stevens-J. H. O'Brian. w. J. O'Brian
Scott-Peter Carlson.
Synnes-Chas. Bruer
After the report was adopted, the
convention elected the delegates as
nominated by the various commits
sioner districts.
The lady delegates present were
called upon for short speeches, and
after each had responded in happy
manner, and there being no further
business the convention adjourned.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
New Free Lutheran Church

Work on the construction of a
new Lutheran Free Church will prob
ably be begun about June 1. The
new building is to be erected on East
9Th street, in the same location as
that on which the old church now
stands. 1t is to be a frame structure,
with full basement, which is to be
used for Sunday school purposes, and
meetings of the Ladies Aid. The
present building is twenty years old,
and has grown too small for it's pur-
pose. The new church will seat three
hundred people and will be 28 by 40
feet. The cost will be approximately
$4,000.
The old church has been bought by
Dan Lawler who will move it to the
next block and build it over into a
residence.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
To Close Morris Hospital

The Morris General Hospital which
has been in operation for six years,
is to be permanently closed after
June 1. DR.. Fitzgerald states that
the number of rooms available for
hospital purposes at present are in
adequate to supply the increased
hospital demand for the community,
and that owing to this condition, a
larger hospital operated by the COM
munity could be run more econom-
ically and efficiently, than one con-
trolled by a private individual; he
also expresses his willingness to help
support such hospital.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
Real Estate Transfers

J. ]. Cairns to T. J. Mangan, Sc Il
25, Everglade, $16,OOO.OO.
George F. Cogel to Christian A.
Christian Luthi, neA; n1@ seA !;
seA seA 27, Darnen, 81 other.
]. F. Campbell to Nels Peterson,
seA 1S, Synnes, $12,OOO.OO.
John Conroy to Thomas E. Brooks,
neA %, Hodges, 13,6OO.OO.
Edward A. butcher to F. H. An
gier ct al, lots II to Is, inc. block IL,
Hancock, 100000.
D. D. Davies to S. E. Palmer, neA
Scott, $18,917.5O.
Clara A. Eddy and husband to
James J. Agar ct al, lots II, 12,
block 33, Hancock, $1,8OO.OO.
John Grove to August Wendt,
nwA "a; eh neA; nwA neA %,
Scott, $14,2OO.OO.
Lester L. Getchell ct al to John
Grove, lots 7, 8, block 54, 1st r. r.
ad., Morris, 100000.
G.. N. Ry. Co. to Andrew S. John
son ct al, lots 5, 6, sec. "a, Donnelly,
$500.
John A. Johnson to J, H. Erickson
ct al, eh nwA; lots 1, 2, sec. 10,
Stevens, the eh swA neA sec. "a
123-45, $11,7O6.25.
Isaac Kaufman to John Grove, eh
sec. 8, Pepperton, $2O,OOO.OO.
P. o. Lee to Hans M. Olson, lot 3;
swA seA 13; lots 2, 8, 4, 5, sec. "a,
Framnas, $18,5OO.O0.
John H. Logan ct al to H. r. Dealy,
n12 sec. 5, Morris, $24,0OO.OO.
James J. McCanney to Edna M.
Morrison, pit. lot 5 all lot 6, block II,
Morris, 100000.
Albert J. Nelson to Henry o. Ped
erson, lot 1 and n15 2, block 13, Ad.
Twnst., Chokio, 100000.
F. R. Stocker to Thos. e. Brooks,
neA 28, Hodges, $19,2OO.0O.
Paul L. Spooner to Sam Buttel1,
lots A, As, block 1, U. Place Ad.,
Morris, $4,000.
Paul L. Spooner to Mary Buttell,
lots AZ, 43, same add, Morris, $4,000
Paul L. Spooner to F. R. Putnam,
lots 1, 2, 3, A, 5, 6, 20, 21, block 2,
same ad., $64O.0O.
Raymond Smith to A. L. Cook,
neA 33, Morris, 81 other.
H. M. Sonnischsen to G. A. Kamolz,
seA So, Hodges, 100000.
Jennie Towle to G. R. Christensen,
lots 1, 2, block Sc, 1st ad., Morris,
$3,50O.OO.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
Brought in a Fine Hampshire

Roy M sGeorge, who last year
bought the Dan Banwart farm in
Darnen and moved on to it this spring
is specializing in purebred Hampshire
hogs, the big fellows with a white
band. On Wednesday of last week
Mr.. George received a fine Hampshire
boar, just a little over a year old,
from the Pilot Creek farm owned by
e. e. Wilcox of Ro1fe, Iowa. A
brother of this boar sold recently for
$4,000. Mr.. George intends to have
a sale of young stock next year. At
the rate Stevens county farmers are
going into pure bred hogs, this bids
fair to become an important hog cent
er in a few years. ="
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
"FEED" WILL BE GIVEN
TEAM WINNING In DRIVE
Monday, May "a Set As Date for,
Farm Bureau Membership
Campaign

Monday, May "a has been definite
ly set as the date for the Farm
Bureau Membership Drive to be put
on in Stevens County. Plans and
arrangements have been completed
and everything is in readiness for the
opening of the campaign.
Each township will be worked by
two teams of two solicitors each.
Memberships will be secured for the
two years, 1920 and 1921.
In order to add more interest to
the campaign, the Executive Commit
tee of the Farm Bureau has offered to
give feed" to the teams of the COM
munity receiving the most points in
Farm Bureau manager is offering
the same treat to the teams of the
townships scoring the highest.
The five communities are the same
as those in the Liberty Loan drives.
None but the memberships of ac-
tual farmers will be counted in this
contest and the community receiving
the highest average score per town
ship will win. Each years member
snip Will COuuL one punt.
The annual membership fees of the
Stevens County Farm Bureau are
$500. This includes subscription to
the Farm Bureau Exchange Bulle-
tin, the privilege of advertising in
that paper and membership in the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
and the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton.
The organization of farmers thru
a county farm bureau and their fed
Grafton into state and national or
CARNATIONS affords the farmers the
best opportunity they have ever had
to be heard on all public questions.
Every farmer in Stevens County
should become a part of the most
representative agricultural organiz-
alton in the county by joining the
county farm bureau. The fee is
small compared with the benefits
that may be derived of one but makes
use Of the organization.
So far 210 new members and re-
newals at $500 each have been Sc
cured. In the townships the
distribution is as follows:
Eldorado, 0; Donnelly, 10;
Rendsville, A.; Swan Lake, 5; Ever
glade, 2; Pepperton, IS; Morris, 4;
Framnas, 10; Baker, z; Scott, 2;
Darnen, 10; Hodges, 5; Stevens, 18;
Synnes, 10; Horton, 2; Moore, 16.
This does not show the full mem
bership in all cases as there are IS
$3.50 memberships which do not ex-
pire until July 1, 1920 and IS $3.50
memberships which expire January
1, 1921.
To secure representative member
ship of the farmers of the county
and to secure funds to carry on the
work satisfactorily, the bureau
should have at least 400 $500 mem
ships or an average of II more mem
berships per township, including re-
newals.
With this end in view, it is planned
to make the campaign thorough
throughout the county.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
Commercial Club Party June l

Arrangements have been made to
hold the annual Commercial Club
party at the armory on the evening
of June 1. The affair was postponed
from it's original date, because of the
prevalence of influenza at that time.
The lecture and pictures "The Trou-
bles of a Merchant, and How to Stop
Them" are to be shown at the armory
on the same evening, at eight o'clock
and the party will follow immediate
ly afterWard.
Admission to the lecture is free;
tickets for the party will be $3.50.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
Will Do Typew1iting

Until May IA the students Of the
Commercial Department of the High
School will do typewriting for any
one who wishes work done. They
will be glad to do any sort of copy
work free of charge, but all the paper
must be furnished by those having
work done. This is done for the
mutual benefit Of both students and
town people.
Work should be handed to Miss
Agnes Benson by 8:45 a. m. of the
day you wish it completed. $50.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
"The Japanese Girl" at Orpheum

"The japanese Girl" an operetta in
two acts, will be given by the Girls
Glee Club of the high school on Fri
day, May IA at o'clock at the Or
pheum theatre. Miss Dodds is coach
ing the operetta, and the girls will
be assisted by Miss Beatrice Hughes,
one of the teachers. The leading
roles have been assigned as follows:
o Hanu San, a Jap girl of Position,
Mildred Adams; o Kitu San, and o
Kayo San, her cousins, Virginia
Watzke and Clara Lang; Chaya, her
servant, Miss Beatrice Hughes; Nora
TWIN and Dora !Twinn, American
young ladies travelling with their
governess, Marion Powell and Mil
dred Leuty; Miss Minerva KnowaIl,
their governess, Miss Bertha John
son.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
New Farmers Club to be Formed

A meeting of the farmers of Darnen
township who are interested in form
ing a Farmers Club will be held in
the large new school house in District
No. II on Tuesday evning, May 18.
A similar meeting will be held in
Chokio at Dorweiler's hall for the
farmers of the Chokio community
who are interested in forming a club.
R. E. Olmstead, Farmers Club
Specialist, University Farm, and the
Farm Bureau manager will be present
at the meetings.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
Atlantic Avenue to Be Cleaned

Work on cleaning up Atlantic
Avenue and taking down the bar
riers is to begin Immediately, on all
portions of the street where the
pavement is no longer green" The
portion to be cleared includes all of
the main business part of the street.
Representatives of the contracting
firm. Mccullough & Cheney we're
in town this week with regard to the
matter.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07

IL, II, blk. 80, 1st ad. to Morris,
$1,000.
Hayden H. Sisson to Sisson Loan
& Inv. Co., II int. in S12 S1a, Sec. IL
and NEA, Sec IA, Horton, 81 and
other.
F. L. Spaulding to J. M. Resh, SW
Il, Sec. IA, Everglade, 81.
J. B. Stahler to L. p Norby, part
SEA and E15 SWA, Sec. 5, Scott,
81.
The Morris Natl. Bank to Louis
F. -Degendorfer, lots 1, 2, blk. 2,
Lundgren's ad. Morris, 81.
Henry J. Ulrich to Bert E. Dutch
er, NEA and E1a NWh, Sec. "a,
Horton, $27,6OO.OO.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
Real Estate Transfers

George F. Cogel to Joseph Schroed-
er lot /, blk. II, Morris ad. to Nor
ris, 81 and other.
Anna Fritz to Anton Watzke, lot
8, blk. 28, Morris, 81 and other.
James Goodman to Jos. J. Gaffney,
lot 8, blk, 2, J. w. Harris ad. Nor
ris, $4,000.
Nicklaus Heiniger to P. E. Miller
ct al SEA Sec. IA, Synnes, $4,000
90.
Keating Land & Mtg Co, to John
P. Anderson, SWA Sec. IA, Hodges,
$7,3OO.O0.
Thos. McSorley to Catherine D.
Eul, lot II, blk. 8, Morris, $65O.O0.
VIM. A. Stettner to ]. c. Morrison,
SWA Sec. 29, Hodges, $13, 10000.
Lizzie Splitstoser to S. U. Blaisdell,
lots S, 6, block, %, Morris, $1,000.
Samuel Siverts to w. S. Whiting,
SWA Sec. 21, Hodges, SIG, 100000.
Hyden H. Sisson to Sisson Loan &
Inv. Co., SEA & part NEA Sec. 33,
Moore, 81 and other.
Stevens County State Bank to
James Goodman, lot 8, blk, 2, Harris
adv Morris, 81.
Anton Watzke to Mary Ann
Ross, lot 1, blk. 9, Morris, $2,5OO.0O.
Oscar Brown to James G. Nc
Arthur, SWA Sec. II, Hodges, $12,-
$4,000.
Dwight Baldwin to John H. Ort-
man, SWA, Sec. 2, Hodges. 81 and
other.
Edward Easpesius to Annie Christ
ensen, ct al, 2-3 int. in SEA, Sec.
27, and NEA, Sec. "a, Baker, $18,-
666.67.
A. Q. Clave to Annie Christensen ct
al 1-3 int. same land, $9,333.33.
Ralph A. Cooper to Patrick Brown,
part Sec. 10, Baker, 100000.
Bert e. butcher to Melvin A.
butcher, NEA and E2 NWA, Sec.
"a, Horton, 81 and other.
Ida C. Danielson and husband to
George A. Danielson, lots 13, IA, blk.
1, Morris, 5 1 and other.
George A. Danielson to John e.
Danielson, same lots, 81 and other.
John N. Doehla to Julia D. Mont
gomery, SEA and Eh SW14, Sec.
2, Rendsville, $19, 10000.
John Grove to Albert Nordstrom,
lot II, blk. So 1st ad. to Morris,
$25O.OO.
John M. George to Fred Ruion,
SWA, Sec. 4, Everglade, $16,OOO.OO.
T. G. Hunter to Sophia Willie, lot
z, blk. II, Ry. sub. of blk.t70 of Nor
ris, $1,750.O0.
P. H. Harrington, ct al to Frank
A. Helm, E1h and sWA, Sec. II,
Swan Lake, $59,2OO.O0.
Sigvart Johnson to William J.
Braun, E1a NWA, Sec. 27 lots 1, 2,
8, Sec. %, Scott, 81 and other.
Charles B. Kloos to Hans G. Han
sen, NWA, Sec. 10, Rendsville, 81
and other.
Manley P. Lord to A. A. Ella,
NW4z, Sec. 4, Darnen, $20,O34.00.
John P. Ortman to Charles r.
Sutton, SWA, Sec. 2, Hodges, $16,-
10000.
Lena Peterson to John Kill ct al,
lots 5, 6, blk. 72, Ry. sub. blk. 20,
Morris, 100000.
Sarah J. Penn to Louie F. Degen-
dorfer, lots 1, 2, blk. 2, Lundgren's
addition to Morris, $2,15O.O0.
Mildred A. Scott and husband to
Adams Land Co., s15 sEK, Sec. 21,
EIdorado.
A. o. sundby to John Rowles, lots
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
AMERICAN
N
N E w S

Plans are being made for a mem
bership drive during the month Of
May. Every member is requested to
get buddy" signed up during this
month.
Plans for Memorial Day are going
ahead very satisfactorily.
Watch this column for announce
ments of the Memorial Day commit
tees and notice of a meeting.
S. C. Hunter, formerly clerk in the
local post Office left on Thursday for
Minneapolis to accept a position with
the Louis F. Dow company. Mr..
Hunter will travel for the company,
and will make southern Minnesota
towns. Mrs. Hunter and Dick left
for st. Paul two weeks ago, having
been called away by the death Of Mrs.
Hunters sister. Their home on East
Srd street has been rented to A. W.
Hoffman, the new manager for the
local telephone Office.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
Congregational Church

Congregational Church
Morning Worship at 1890 a. m.
Mothers Day" Sermon by past
or.
Sunday school at HAS a. m.
Y. P. S. c. E. at GAS p. m.
Election of delegates to state con-
vention.
Evening worship at 1880 p. m.
Sermon theme, Goods Benediction Of
Sleep"
H. H. Symons, Pastor.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
Baseball Meeting Tonight

All baseball players and fans are
urged to be present at the baseball
meeting at the Commercial Club
rooms at o'clock this evening, for
the purpose of formulating plans for
city team.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07

Lutheran Free Church
Services for Sunday, May 9.

Services for Sunday, May 9.
Kongsvinger church, Holy Com
munion services at 1900 a. m.
Morris church, Holy Communion
service at 7:45 p. m.
Scandia church, prayer service at
A. P. Strands at 400 p. m.
st. Petri church, Cyrus, services
conducted by the laymen at 800 p.
m.
Young peoples meeting Sunday
evening at 500 p. m.
Andrew Olson.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
English Lutheran Church


Morning services at 1880 a. m.
Sunday school at IL m. S. A.
Siverts, Supt.
The pastor will preach in Chokio
at 3 p. m. and in Alberta at p. m.
The choir will sing an anthem at
the morning service.
All are cordially invited.
Alfred Bredesen, Pastor.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
Methodist Church

Methodist Church
Morning worship, 1890. Mothers
Day sermon by the pastor.
Sabbath school at 11:45 a. m.
Adults welcome.
Epworth League, 7:15 p. m. An
niversary Day. Cabinet in charge.
Young folks welcome.
Evening service, s o'clock. Theme
of the address, "The High Cost of
Not Being a Christian" -,
Brief, helpful service, hearty sing
ing, everybody welcome. ~"
G. L. Powell, Pastor.
Morris tribune., 1920-05-07
Lutheran Services

English services will be held in the
Lutheran Free church Sunday, May
9th at 2 p. m.
H. A. Hopp, Pastor.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-10-15

Avon, White & Whitman.
Baker Mills, ]. l.. Baker,
Caldwell, J. l.. Watkins.
Flankford, T'hos. w. Shields
Lewisburg, Farmers Supply
Co.
Nicola, J. D. Hoge.
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TOWN DIED CENTURIES AGO
se9ovla, in Spain, Has Signs Of Life
Only Part Of One Day of
Each Week.
Segovia Is n dead city Of Spain.

ScGovia Is dead city Of Spain.
There are dead towns in this cOun-
try which both lived and died within
half century, and few that are much
more than a century old. But ScsOvia
died centuries ago, and it is as old as
civilization in Europe.
The Romans4 built Segovia. 1t
stands on rocky ridge between two
swift rivers-a compact little city Of
narrow streets and old stone houses
crowded together. A mighty aqueduct,
which was built by the Romans, still
brings the city its water supply from
the Guadarrama mountains. Segovia,
high and narrow on its ridge, lies like
a great ship in the plain, moored by
its aqueduct to the distant mountains.
Segovia is city of deserted
churches. Long ago 1t lay in q sort
OF contested land between the region
held by the Moors and that held by
the Christians. Sometimes one held it
ana sometimes the other. Both built
churches there. Now SegOvia has lost
SO much of its population that most
OF these churches stand empty, despite
the fact that Spain Is a pious land.
Some Of them have been locked for
centuries. and only the bats know the
secrets Of their dark interiors, where
neither sound nor sunlight has been
Tor so long. Others have attendants
who will open their doors to the Gu
riuuS.
Once week Segovia awakens. Peas
ants come to the city from all the sur
rounding country. They are prlmi-
i've people who look like figures from
the middle ages. There Is laughter
aid color In the streets then. Bells
ring and few Of the churches open
WeIr doors to wOrshipers. But by
sunset all Of the peasants are gone
anu Sogovia goes to sleep for another
week.