Author: Hayden Carruth
Alternate names: Fred Hayden Carruth
Born: 1862
Died: 1932
Bio: Hayden Carruth was an American newspaper publisher, journalist, humorist, and author of juvenile fiction. After working for various weekly newspapers in the Midwest, he moved to New York City where he was an editor at the New York Tribune, Harper's Magazine and the Woman's Home Companion. (Source: https://archives.nypl.org/mss/479 )