Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 26, 1915, Page 16

Busy Bees FLL, was Santa Claus good to all the Busy Bees? | 1 hope he did not overlook any of the Busy Bees and that | each one of our kingdom received just what he or she would | Iike to have best. In all your happiness, do not forget those | less fortunate than yourself and If there is anyone in your nelghborhood whom you think Santa has forgotten, talk it over with | mother, and she will suggest a way to bring a little holiday cheer to them. The prize offered several weeks ago for the best Christmas story was won by Anna Posvar of the Blue side. There were ever so many good storfes, but in some the writers did not adhere to the rules. Some sent in thelr stories written in pencil and on both sides of the paper, so that they were not eligible for the prize. Votes are pouring in for the new King and Queen of the Busy Bee kingdom, who are to be announced the first Sunday In January. Send in your votes early, children, the King to be chosen from the Red Side lnd‘ the Queen from the Blue side. | Leona Walter of Wahoo voiced a beautiful thought when she wrote to the editor to cast & vote for her for King and Queen. “Choose some one | who has not yet won a prize book or won honorable mention, so that they, too, may derive a little pleasure from the page,” she writes. That Is a very kind and thoughtful idea to pass along, Leona, A former Busy Bee Queen, Alice Elvira Crandell of Chapman, Neb,, who was visiting her aunt in Omaha last week, called on the editor and extended her greetings to all the Busy Bees. All the way from Phoenix, Ariz.,, comes a letter and story this week from Warren Blakely, who wishes to join our circle, A hearty welcome is accorded him. Bdith Wolter of the Red 8ide won the prize book this week. Leona Walter of the Blue side and Elva Erickson, also of the Blue side, were| awarded hogorable mention. Little Stories by (Christmas Prize Story.) Senta Claus. By Anna v, 18 Years, Route ¥ No. meb. Blue Side. 1 am a dear, good old man. My birth- cracker, IHe will eat meat off of a fork. He will eat anything sweet. le likes to ride in the automobile. He used to go to school with me and would lay his head in my lap. One day we put a pencil be- tween his toes and my sister helped him write his name, He Is white all but his wgirle. 1 bring happiness to their homes, | head and it is brown. He s a fox which changes their sadness to gladness. | terrier. Jack is 10 years old. 1 hope to I presents to those who obey | see my story In print. thelr father and mother and do their [ dutles as they are told, as I think they N should do that. A Happy Christmas. 1 receive many messages from the chil- | Helen Vais, Aved 1% Yrars, Clarkson. dren. Everybody wants something. Ih Neb, Red Side. order to please them I fill my pack just [ Two children lived with their father and mother. Thelr names were John and Nellle Houghton. It was the day before Christmas and they wore wondering what Santa Claus would bring them. After din Nellle's mother called her to come and wipe the d'shes. ‘Al right, mamma,” sald Nellie, The children had planned to go sleigh- riding in the afternoon, but when Mrs. Houghton called Nellle she took the towel and wiped the dishes. ‘Then they took thelr sled ang went to ride. When they got tired of this they went to build a snow man. It was but half completed when they felt cold and went Into the house. They stayed in the house all of the rest of the day. When it was time they went to bed. And, lo! In the morning when they got up and went downstairs there were many toys for them., A large stockingfu! of nuts and candy was for John and a rock- Arpmpet and many gther thi arge ome for Nelle, full of nuts and candy, a doll, bed and many for Nellle, -was & note sA¥Ing! has been a good girl, helping her mother dishes, and so she has gotten H § messages come in go I could be to be nearly ready for my journey. But there Is more to do before 1 sturt. As 18 behind the door 1 have to feed my reindeers good ) me through the sndw any, but I have to be . If wa won't have any mas I will fly In an air- now in use. through the chimney and be- find stockings hanging in a chimneys are so narrow that crawl through. Then people ¥ don't visit their homes. children ure bad, so they see the the stockings of those who those who are not will not For always after that why dear Banta wasn't t has taught a lesson to this will to those who story. So remember, boys and good and do youf dutles, for g5k 3 i HET s il b g 3 ; gl : H <4 After they had played with the toys they went to a window and the snow |man was fin'shed, having red eyes, nose, smoking a plpe and holding a broomstick, You may imagine the children have been are golng to have toya | V¢ heppy. clothing. T think after we ' this it will make us have a i The Christmas Gift, B!‘ Katherine zegl n, Aged 10 Years, West ¥ Point, Neb. HBlue Side. Onee there was a woman who had a little girl who never saw any Christmas tree nor any Christmas gpresents. One Christmas eve after the little girl had | g9ne to bed her father and mother were thinking how they could make thelr little #1rl happy. Suddenly they heard a nolse at the window. Her father and mother ran to the window and saw a fat man with & long beard trying to get In. They went outside to look for him, but they had frightened him away. When they came into the house again they went to bed. As she did not expect any presents, the little girl got up In the usual way. After she had eaten her breakfast she took the crumbs from the table to throw : 1 hope that some of the Busy help the poor in many other this, 1 wish everybody a Christmas and New Year. (Honorable Mention.) Story of Jack, Ared o i ! Neb. “Bive mder fo the Busy Bee's but xm-. the storles Sunday, a true story of before she died. H EH i i war was golng on a new gold fleld was found in Montana. The m st direct route to the new gold mines was over the Oregon trall to Fort Laramie, and from Fort Laramie north through the Powder river country to the mines. A commis- slon came from Washington to Fort Laramie in the summer of 1866, to make & bargain with the Sloux fory this new road. Spotted Tall and the Brules were willing to make the agreement. They aid not hunt in that region. Red Cloud and the Oglalas refused because the Powde River country was thelr best buffalo hunting ground. They had conquered it from the Crows, They had seen the white people pouring in everywhere, the Unlon Pacific raliroad was being built, the buf- falo were being killed off, and even while they were holding the council at Fort Laramle regiments of soldiers arrived there who were to make the new forts on the new road. The Oglala chiefs rcse to leave the ecoumcil. As they did #0 Red Cloud placed his hand upon his rifle and sald, “In this and in the Great Spirit I put my trust’ The new roads were opened and the forts were buflt ‘n the summer of 1866. Re1 Cloud became the leader of the war against the whites. Every day came news of fighting on the road to the Montana mines. Decem- ber 21, 1566, Red Cloud and his warriors . special Second Installment Two Sioux Chiefs (Continued from Last Sunday. General Hamey punished the Brule Sioux severely at the battle of Ash Hol- or Blue Creek In what is rqw Garden ber & 18, fur the killing Grattan and his party. on the frontier, Emi- on over the Oregon trail pay for its use were to Fort Laramle and The Sloux Indian ene- i ! i | it | i ] : i fige i i | i i ] l (1 { 41 g 11 ! : s in reputation i ke's Peak in ¥0ld hunters Rocky moun- All the ! and every ( There was an outery in the country ] i g i {34 their country béfore they against the invasion of Red Cloud driven out. n.l: country without his consent, A ::u: i i i £F i Little Folk |‘ Stories of Nebraska History : THE Their Own Pa Joytul Over Winning The Bee Doll | | 1 this little girl happy? Does &he love her dolly? the correct answer They're too easy. We won't offer a prize for to these questions. Geneva Mazzie won [ s 9 to the enowbirds. As she opened the door she saw a box on the door step. were very glad to wsee the little girl | happy. She unwrapped the box and saw a palr of shoes and a doll. When she came to school she thanked the children, for she had received the presents from them, Mischievous Boys. By Doloris Yetter, Aged 12 Years, Fuller- ton, N Blue S'de. This Is another story of my father when he was a boy. One night his father and mother left the children to them- selves. That night they played “blind wman'a buff," and when they had one the boys Ahax, would Ut up the trap dooy-and_move the door so the person would not know they had doy way. Then the person i1 Tt R WS nich - was under the house, Now what would our mother thing of that? = | They would have lots of fun swimming. Another day when they wers at home alone there was a black rooster which my upole Orvil called hls and he thought lots of it. My ungle Orvil sald: “Wateh me shoot my rooster.”” Bo never thinking he shot the gun off. It was an old gun which they shoot paper wads In It. It hit the rogster on_the back of the neck taking the feathers and skin off. Ogvil was so frightened he began to ery, saying he had killed his old black rooster. Now that was funny. Thelr father and mother were coming and he picked up his rooster and hid it und the manger and covered It with straw, but his mother and father found it out, and his rooster died & few days la Onle day they were sitting down at the table’ one of the boys threw some corn dough, which we call corn bread. The bread hit papa on.the side of the head, which hurt for some time. The bread was flying in ever dlrection. They had to pick up the bread from the floor for their dinner, Now what would our mother think of that? Father tells of By A. E. Sheldon to the Amercan people.” The treaty of 188 provided that every Sloux ‘over 4 years of age rhould receive from the United States every year one suit of clothes, $10 in money, and rations at the 1ate of one pound of meat and one pound of flour for each day. To every Indian who began farming, the United Statos would lssue one cow, one yoke of oxen, and §20 in money. The new road through the Powder River hunting grounds was to be given up and all the soldiers from there withd awn. The Sloux were to have the right to hunt upon the Platte and Republican as long as buffalo were there. 8cho'ls were to be established for all the Sloux children. On thelr part the Bloux agreed to keep peace with the whites and to permit the Union Pacific road to be bulit. The treaty of 1333 was regarded as a great victory for Red Cloud. He had beaten the white man fn battle. They had abandoned their forts and left him his hunting grounds. Yet Red Cloud was one of the last of the Indians to sign the treaty. Spotted Tail and other Brule chiefs “touched the pen,” as the Indians call ft. on April 29, 1868, May 25 many of the Oglala chiefs, including Sit- ting Bull, Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses and American Horse, slined. Red Cloud sent word that he would not sign until the soldlers were sent away. In August the forts were abandoned, and on November 6, 1868, Red Cloud signed the treaty with Father De Bmet as a witness. chiefs tried to secure the rights of people in eouncil rather than Since the two tribes were now to and clothed by the government, & was to be selected where this should done. The chiefs visited Washington 1570, and met President Grant. In 1871 the old Red Cloud Agency was located on the north bank of the North Platte river rear the Nebraska-Wyoming line, about in 1872 (Continued Next Sunday.) OMAHA SUNDAY 8he ran to her father and mother, who | + BEF 8€ N7 Geneva Hazzie “Baby,” the prize doll in The Bee con- test last week. She gathered 2,276 pi tures of the doll from copies of The Bee, with§he assistance of many schoolmate at the Mason school | to | us. | 1 wish I had another book to read, but it don't matter. 1 have it again and it won't take so long to read It through this time, Lost Christmas Package. By Belle Robinson, Aged 10 Years, 20, Tekamah, Neb. ‘Blue Side. Once upon a time there were six girls who llved' with their mother and father. Their names were Kthel, Ruth, Helen, Blanche, Viola and Arlene. It was get- ting near’ Christmas time. Their father had promised Lthel a gold bracelet for Christmas, something Ethel wanted very badly: Now Ruth ‘was véry mikchievous. When they were asleep Ruth crept out of bed and went downatalrs to see what they . had . wouldwve @ fun, so she looked. In Ethel's stocking and got the package which contained the bracelet her father had promised her. Bhe crept back up- stairs with it and hid it under the bed. In the morning when Ethel got up she could not find her present her father had promised her) She looked all over for it, but could ot fina it. When Ruth saw how badly Ethel felt she went and got it and gave it to Ethel, so they had a happy Christmas after all. Box Find Lost Bracelet. By Myrtle Nielsen, Aged 13 Years, Vinton' Street, Omaha. Red Sl “It's Thanksgiving day,” sald Ro. he skipped about the dining room, “and I'm just golng to give old Billy a nice lot of clover.” 3302 “Ha! ha!" laughed Lottle, “You're so funny. Horses don't know when It's *“Oh, yes, they do,” said Roy. “Why, out in the stable it smells of turkey. Old Billy would feel lonesome if he d'dn't get an extra bite.” “He's always rolling his eyes ana mak- ing belleve he's hungry,” laughed Lottie. She went out into the stable with her brother ‘anyway. “Does smell Thanksgiving," a8 she reached the stable. *“Thought »0," answered Roy, kindly “And-just see old Billy bow towards the corner of the mow where the clover is." she sald came down with his arms full of clover he sald, “Please give It to him Lottie bow." “Bow!" sa'd his sister, with her lips curled up a little, toucliéd something which went jingling to the floor. “Why, Roy!" she 'sald, looking down with surprise. “It's my bracelet that I lost last fall. I've always sald that old Billy jerked the buggy and made me lose it off in the road.” “Apd it isn't hurt a bit” sald Roy, pleking it up. “Thought old Billy knew it was Thanksgiving when he bowed his head towards the mow." “He's made me very thankful anyway,"” smiled Lottie. And up she went to the loft to get him & second armfull of clover. Wants Doll and Piano. By Emma Jones, Aged § Years, Omaha, Red Side, My address is 2918 Grant street. & little girl 6 years old. to forget us. plano. 1 want a doll, too, and a Letter from Arizona, By Warren Blakely, Aged 11 Phoenix, Ariz, Red Side. Years, I wish to join your contest and ehns! 1 enclose with I do not expect to &et the prize the first time, but will try I am a North Dakota boy and I to be on the Red Side. my letter the story. hard. am spending the winter in Phoenix, Aris. I miss the snow very much. the Beea DECEMBER ~ || in Society Circles y Austin T. his early life which is lots of pleasure I recelved my prize book several weeks gioiornood, | ago, and I started to read it the night 7 A | ot 1t. 1 read it through the first week. | p v g Out of the Bee Hive, started to read | wfl ~~8he.. thought _ she | Ang away he ran to the loft. When he | and see how thankfully he'll look and | She took the clover, however, and such | & quick ery as she gave when her fingers I am 1 have a big sister and little brother. | When Santa Claus comea tell him not | 1 often miss bullding smow forts and having snow fights. We do not take The Bee, but while spending & few days in Fairmont, Neb., with my great aunt she told me about your contests, and as I like to write will try for & prize. Will you send & mle from where Henry, Neb., now is. | me some rules as to how many words. Here the Oglalas and Bru'es were fed | One of iny aunt's daughters, Alice Mar- tin, won a prize, besides being queen of What [ |i is Going On | (Continued from Page Three) | I morning for Columbus to spend Christ- She will return Monday, accom- panied by Miss Helen Rhodes of Chicago, Kemper Hall student. In honor of i'ss Rhodes and iMss Vivienne Barka- low Miss Robinson gives a luncheon at !her home Monday for members of the school set jNotel of Interest. According to the Washington Star, | Representative and Mrs. John M. Nel- | ton of Wisconsin have announced the engagement of their daughter, Agnes, | and George N. Lamb of Lincoln, N Miss Elise Brugger of Columbu: was In Omaha Thursday on her way home from Oberlin, where she Is o Iteacher and assistant matron of Good- rich House at the Oberlin Kindergarten | Training school. Prof. and Mrs. Brnest Horn arrived | Friday from Towa City to-spend the holi- days with Mr. and Mrs. Walte Squler. Mrs, Horn was formerly Madeleine Dar- !tough of Houston, Tex., and visited Mr. | |ana Mrs. Squier several years ago. Prof. | {Horn is a well known psychologist and has been the head of the Speyer school at Columbia university, but this winter was | invited to Towa university to establish a | | ehair along this line of work | Mr. Merle H. Howard is spending the {holidays In Omaha visiting his parents, | MNr. and Mrs. F. A, Howard. Only a few | years ago Mr, Howard was a prominent student at Centra] High scheol. He was | | captain and star player on the foot ball { {team and was president of the class of | | 1008, Since graduating from law college he has been connected with a national | manufacturing firm at Niles, Mich. This is his first opportunity for several years | to make an extended visit with his par- ents. He expects to be able to remain until after New Year's day Personal Mention. ' Mrs. E. W. Nash is confined to her room by a severe attack of grippe. | Madame Gulliford-Smith, who organized ln Cercle Franca's in Omaha last season, ]lm returned to this city. Mrs. Etta Haight was called east Sat- |urday by the death of her sister, Mrs. Palmer of New York. Mrs. 1 Halght will remain east for some time. | Mr. and Mrs. Charles Iddiols of Kan- 'say City are visiting Mrs. Iddiols’ mother {and sister, Mrs. M. L. Jorgensen and | Misg Jorgensen at the Colonlal. Mrs. ! 1ddiols is supreme organizer of the P. E. Miss Mildred Rubel left Thursday even- {ing for St. Louls, to be the guest of relatives for the holiday season. Miss Blanche Deuel is spending the holidays in Chicago with her uncle, Mr. | Joy Morton. i Miss Frances Nash was in Chicago | last week, returning Friday, | Mr. C. E. Crain arrived Friday night from Springfield, O., to joln his wife, who { has been here with her mother, Mrs. B. Wakeley, for a month, Mr. Ben Cotton is here from Wyoming |to spend the holidays with his mother, | Mry. Herman Kountze: = J Mrs, C. A. Hull went to Lincoln on Wednesday to spend Christmas with her i mother, Mrs. Holmes, Dr. Hull joined | her Friday. " i i Ing the summer in | were married Wednesday. NEW PRESIDENT WOMEN'S CLUB, | R. M. S. | AINENART PHoTO Mrs. R L. Frantz the holidays with Mrs. McCloud’s par- ents, Mr., and Mrs. R, 1. Olmsted. Mr. McCloud arrived Friday and will leave Monday & Mr. and Mrs. Dave Johnson of Brady Island, Neb., are the guests of Mr. and | Mrs, Hugh Suttie over the holidays. Mrs, R. C. Schaub of Kansas City, Mo., arrived Sunday to spend the holidays | with her sister, Mrs, W. H. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs, A, L. Lynch are spending the holidays with Mr. Lynch's parents, | Mr. and Mrs. Hazelbaker at Haigler, Neb. | Theodore Storms, who has been spend- Minnesota, returned | Monday to spend the holidays with his | parents, | Mrs, Andrew Anderson and Miss Sophie | Anderson of Blair arrived Friday to| spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Anderson. Mr. Wil Kruse, a young farmer north of town, and Miss Margaret Suverkrubbe Rev. Charles | epending | Neb., re-| holidays | W. Savidge officlated, R. O. White, who has been the summer at Elm Creek, turned Monday to spend the with friends in Florence. Lowell Sumners, Frank Dean and Ted | Anderson of Krskine, Canada, arrived Monday to spend the holidays with Mr. | and Mrs. Henry Anderson. | Miss Vera Beyers, who has been teach- ing school in Florence for the last few years, was married Thursday to Mr. Fl- liot A. Colony of Salem, Ore. Mr. and Mrs, L. R. Griffith entertained at a Christmas dinner Saturday, when their guests were Mr. J. M. Griffith, Mr. Charles Frost and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Griffith, | Mrs. B. G. McCloud of Chicago, who is visiting he parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Olmsted, was a guest at a kensington siven by Mrs. W. H. Downey in Omaha on Wednesday, - . Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Suttle entertained | at a Christmas dinner Saturday. guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Dave John- son of Brady Jsland, Neb., James Suttfe, | Miss Margaret Suttie and Miss Mollle Bellevue E Society Circles | Mr. and Mra. P. A. Sanvorn of Benson | will take Christmas dinner with the Dunn tamily in Bellevue, Paul Kepler of the A, Hospe Company | has been confined to his home three days by serious iliness. ] Charles Rummels who attends the Ne- |braska Military Academy at Lincoln fs at home for the holidays. | Rov. W. J. Shallcross and family left | Friday for Lyons to spend a few days | with Mrs. Shalicross' parents. | The Modetn Woodmen and Royal Nelghbors will have an oyster supper for their members in the courthouse New | Year's ve. | Luctle Betz from Atkinson, and Kath- lerine Phelps from Logan are young | pedagogues who are home visiting their ! familles. | Mrs. Winnie Findley has arrived from her home in Fullerton to spend the holl- | days with her parents, Father and Moth- {erHalderman. 3wynne Fowler is back from the state | University to spend the holidays with his grand parents, Judge and Mrs. Fowler ion the boulevard, The Presbyterian church had its Christ- mas tree and children's exercides Fri- | day evening. Miss Bernice Dunn graced {the program with a reading. i Prof and Mrs. W. B, Nicholl have as their guests Prof. and Mrs. Willis 5 | Kerr of Emporia, Kansas, and Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Reasoner and daughter, Esther of Humboldt, lowa. | Dr, and Mrs. Stephen Phelps and Rev | ana Mrs. Charles ¥, Baskerville will | have Mr. and Mrs. W, E. MeConnell and | | daughter, Anna Pearl of Council Bluifs and Alex Shields of Omaha for Christ- mas dinner at the manse. Tuesday evening Dr. and Mrs, W, )1 Betz gave a farewell dinner for Dr, and | Mrs. ‘A, A. Tyler who leave soon for | Indiana. Mrs. R. M. L. Braden, Mr. John Freeman, Mrs. C. M. Blart, Prot. and Mrs, W. E. Nicholl, Br. and Mra Stephen Phelps, weve present. Dick Clark is with his family at the | soldiers’ quarters {n Fort Crook on & three months' furlough. He 'has besn | engaged in the fighting on the southern | border. The Clarks will have Mrs. Clark’s | mother, father, and brother, the Mc- | Dermoots of Bellevue for Christmas and will entertain the nelghborhood child- ren at a Christmas tree Saturday after- noon. - Florence 1 Social Items | Se————————————— A boy was born to Mr, and Mrs. Albert | Case the first of the week. John T. Kearnes of Auburn, Neb., was visiting Florence friends this week, Mr. and Mrs. Losen have issued invi tations for a large party on New Year's B Miss Ida Mays and Mr, James Allison of Denver, Colo., were married on Thurs- day. Mr. H. A. Barnes left Wednesday for Watertown, 8. D., where he will spend the winter visiting his daughter, Mrs. J. A. Amis, who has beew seriously Ul in & hospital in Omaha, returned home Thursday considerably improved. Mrs. Bentley G. McCloud and Bentley, ir., of Chicago, arrived Monday to spend Suttle and Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Suttle. R. H. Olmsted entertained his Sunday school class at travel party on Tues-| day, starting with a lunch at the Omaha Commerclal club and then a visit to sev- eral of the wholesale and manufacturing | establishments. In honor of the trip the class presented Mr. Olmsted with a fine suit case. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Anderson enter-| talned at a Christmas dinner Saturday. Their guests were: Lowell Summeros, | Frank Dean, Ted Anderson of Erskine, Canada; Mrs. Andrew Anderson and Miss Sophie Anderson of Blalr, Miss Emma | Anderson, Miss Mabel Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Anderson. Advertiser d customer profit by the “Classified Ad" habit, | on | D, Thetr{ Benson Social Circles p urned from a week C. E. Nelson has re spent in Chicago. A son was born to Mr. and Mre A, Balley, on Riggs street, last Thursday. Roy Young and Miss Margaret Feddo are home for the holidays from the state | university. James Walsh left Tuesday for Los Angeles, where he joins Mrs. Walsh to spend the winter there. Miss Katherine Boggs entertained ten little folks in honor of her birthday ane niversary last week. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Scott of First View, Colo,, are spending the week-end at the BE. A, McGlasson home. Mrs. L. J. Buckley will be hosteas for the Autweldersehen club at her home next Tuesday afternoon. B. Hogue of Indiana is at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hogue, to spend the holldays. Mrs. A, G. Woosley and daughter left Thursday for Dickens, Neb., whera they will visit till after New Year's. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wulff enters tained at Christmas ainner for Mr. and Mrs. Neal of Kennard, Neb, Mrs. Mary B. Leavitt of Langford arrived last week to spend the win ter at the home of Mrs. W. E. Vai Arsdale, The J. McArdle family attended family reunion of forty-five on Christ mas day at the McArdle home west of Benson. Arthur Fremont Huntzinger came home from to spend the holidays at the home of his mother, Mrs. William Hunt« zinger Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Baker of Wymore, Neb.. were Christmas-day guests at the home of Mrs, Baker's brother, Dr. R. Hy Cass, and Mrs, Cass. Plans are being made to dedicate tha new Moose hall on Maln street the first week in February, Prominent Moose mem from the state will be present. Miss Fern Buckland left Tuesday fo Homer, Neb., where she will spend tha holiday vacation with her father. Mrs. C. Myers and son left Wednesday for their home in Calloway, Neb. The Son was at the Methodist hospital the last month. Donald Tracy of this place purchased @ 120-acre farm near Millard for $24,000 during the last week. He is the son of the late Charles Tracy. The Young Girls' club of the Methe odist church had a Christmas tree festis val in the basement Tuesday evening, when a number of toys were collecte distribute on Christmas day. Miss Madeline Horton came home from Clarks, Neb,, on Friday evening to visit with her parents. The English Lutheran Ladles’ Ald so clety will hold its Christmas-New Year meeting next Wednesday at the church. The Order of KEagles will give theis annual Christmas entertainment in theip hall next Friday evening. N. H. Tyson left Thursday for Chicago, where he will join Mrs. Tyson to spend Christmas with relatives, Mrs. Jennie Graham of Chicago and Mrs. Aggie Hoobery of Pine Bluffs, Ark., arrived last week to visit with Mrs. Mg E. Parker, Miss Bessie Bedell has gone to Perm and Miss Anna Nissen to Aurora to spend thelr school vacation at their homes. Mré. Robert Beasley of Cotmef] Bluffe entertained the Tri-City Birthday club last Thursday in honor of her birthday anniversary, Miss Clara Nordby arrived from Wese leyan school to spend the holidays at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Coleman, She was accompanied by three young peopls from Wesleyan college, who wiil be her house guests for a few days. Misses Irene Horton, Bffie Killian, Mary McCabe, Meta and Karen Blair, Emma Sundall and Gladys Anderson are rived from Peru normal Wednesday eve- ning to spend two weeks at their homes, Mr. and Mrs, J. W. Welch entertained at “Cherrycroft” Monday eveming at a Christmas party. The guests were Mr, and Mrs. V. R. Shelly, Mr. ana Mrs. G, W. Iradale, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. M. N. H. Tyson, Mr. and Mrs. H, V., Jeffr; of Benson, Mr. and Mrs. White, Misses Ruth Letchfield and A. Krigley of Omaha. FLORENCE is to be given next and Lelieve me she is a very pretty dolly. She has such’ sweet winning ways that we would like to have her go to some little girl that didn’t get a doll for Xmas. She would make that little girl so happy. Put_on your thinking caps little Busy Bees, and see if you cannot re- member some such little girl, and try to make her happy by collecting a few pictures to help her win Florence. Florence will be given free to the little girl un- der 12 years of age that brings or mails us the largest number of dolls’ pictures cut out of the Daily and Sunday Bee before 4 p. m,, Friday, December 31. Remember, you must send your pictures in ONE DAY EARLIER this week, because Saturda; CONTEST WILL A of Saturday, week, | to The Bee office before 4 p. I You Can CLOSE AT 4 P. M. FRIDAY, instead Florence pictures will be in The Bee every K Cut them out and ask your friends to save the | Pictures in their paper for you too. See llow many pic- tures of Florence you can get, and be sure to turn them in See Florence at The Bee Office is New Year’s Day, so the day this m. Friday, December 31.