Collection of Nebraska pioneer reminiscences . s contest of today is conducted,but rather along the line of a game of chance. The judges wentaround and talked and played with the various babies. Thebaby that made the best impression on the judges, or perhaps,more coiTectly speaking, the baby that was on its good behavior,was the one that made the best impression on the judges. To make a long story sliort, I evidently, at that tender age,knew when to put on my company manners, and when the prizeswere awarded, I held the lucky number and rode away in ahandsome baby bu^y, the firet prize. The sec
Collection of Nebraska pioneer reminiscences . s contest of today is conducted,but rather along the line of a game of chance. The judges wentaround and talked and played with the various babies. Thebaby that made the best impression on the judges, or perhaps,more coiTectly speaking, the baby that was on its good behavior,was the one that made the best impression on the judges. To make a long story sliort, I evidently, at that tender age,knew when to put on my company manners, and when the prizeswere awarded, I held the lucky number and rode away in ahandsome baby bu^y, the firet prize. The second prize w^as awarded to John Dean Ringer, secondson of Mr. and Mi*s. Bradford Ringer. The third prize wasgiven to Hariy Hardenbui-g; and an impromptu fourth prizewas awarded to a colored baby. The day I was married my newly acquired brother, in bestow-ing good wishes upon me, said there was only one fault he hadto find with me, and upon inquiry as to what that might be, heanswered, You took tlie first prize away from me at tbe babyshow. 186. o W do WD O •* .® o 00 ^ r-t 0) ^ CO -t^ 3 cS fc>£) 3 ^ « 0; ?^ « O 5 sT 01 .2 w 2 Oi o =? ^ ^ Ph t3 rt M 03 cS • ^ ^H ^ 2 IB o Oj o -C O ^ c (^ e E o o « O W MARKING THE SITE OF THE LEWIS AND CLARKCOUNCIL AT FORT CALHOUN By Mrs. Laura B. Pound Looking backward for thirteen years, it is difficult for me torealize that at the beginning of my fourth term as state regent,in 1902, there were as yet only two chapters of the Daughters ofthe American Revolution in Nebraska. From 1894 to 1902there had been three other state regents besides myself; and itwas surely through no lack of diligence or patriotism that theorganization grew so slowly. Mrs. S. C. Langworthy had beenappointed organizing regent at Seward in 1896; Mrs. J. A, Clineat Minden, and Mrs. Sarah G. Bates at Long Pine in 1897; andMiss Anna Day at Beatrice in 1899. The total membership inthe state probably did not exceed two hundr
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