Won Prizes For Short Stories

Mrs. S. Maria Talbot, a sister of Mrs. William G. Doty, of this city, and her daughter, Mrs. Mary Talbot Campbell, were awarded first and second prizes at the Denver Woman's Press club last week in the short story contest. The Denver, Colo., Daily News in giving an account of the contest prints excellent portraits of Mrs. Talbot and Mrs. Campbell, who are most cordially remembered by their friends in Ann Arbor. The Denver News states that nine stories were submitted in the contest, and the judges found some difficulty in making a decision on account of the excellence of all the stories. Mrs. Talbot is the wife of Judge George D. Talbot, her story was entitled "Marcelle." Mrs. Talbot began her literary work in writing for the Chicago Times, and is now writing for some of the magazines. Mrs. Campbell's story was called "The Jack Whacker of the Rockies." One of her stories, "A Celestial Garment," will appear in McClure's magazine next summer, and another, "An Up to Date Apology," was published in Leslie's Monthly last October. Mrs. Campbell is the wife of Alexander McCune Campbell, of Montezuma, manager of the Mine Developing company of Cleveland. It seemed quite remarkable that the first and second prizes should be awarded to mother and daughter.