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pICruREsoriE PLACE.

Buda, Texas. Dear lIaphnmmer: Here
come tapping at the door ~ YOU. club
asking Ambulance into your happy band.
We take The Post aud ! think u one OF
the finest papers In The State and Away
look forward 10 ts coming with great
pleasure. Ny home il IN i5udn, II pretty
little town situated on the international
aud Great Northern railroad, about mid.
way hetUeen the flourlshing town Of
San Marcos aud the capitol city The
surrounding scenery Is very picturesque,
embracing grcen woodlands, well cult
yated farms and q wide expanse Of roll
ing prairies and bordering the town on
the west H. the pretty little stream Of
Onion creek, winding It's way ~ grace
ful curves 10 meet the grand old Colo
RADIO. Buda has an inhabitance of ubouf
800. all good, moral, religious people. Our
scnool Is one 1T the hnest IN the COM
IS, CONDUCTED by Professor Laughlln, MS.
sisted by Mise Kate Adams aud Fannie
Carpenter. Below Is " list of my school
mates who join me IN voting for the mag
noIia. Wishing the Giaps a merry Christ.
mas, win bring my letter 10 close,
Your friend, Elsie Carter,
elsie must get her little schoolmates
10 sign their own names ~ magnolia
voters and the Haphammer will be- glad
10 count them. A rule was made at the
beginning Of the contest that each voter
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NEW HApPYHANlMERS.

TENAS Willie Edward Rales. Fields
store; Joe W. I.innett. Nelasco; Iulic
Blachman, China Springs; Myrtle Car
rett, Stranger; Elsie Carter. Buds. Wal
frid Nnrcil Banda; Hoe Hitler Frank
lin. Lauro Rich, Hooks Switch. Maggie
Oakley. Emilec; Ralph Spence. Houston:
Annie l.. Wilcox, Auahauc; Fiorrie and
Walter Birkhead. Houston; Eva Eman-
uvl. lronwood; Margaet Best, Houston;
nelma and Philadn Mddlehrook, Sunny
side: Robert Autry, Coleman Smith,
WAYNE Ellison. Robert and Sadie crunk,
Marindale; Roy Lacy, oso; Mabel Mar.
tin, Stranger; Rosc Huffman, Crystal
Fans: Willie Chambers, Winchester;
Ruhie Byrne, Lamar; Ellen McCaskill,
McGrpgor: pollir and Lon Huddleston.
Coliad; George Arthur Del lIomme and
Laurence Koehl Del Ilomme, Houston;
Earl Harris Courtney.
OTHER STATES Ella Martin. New
York: Hazel A. Kirkc, Little Rock,
Arkansas: Alta l.. Jewell, Central City
Nebraska: Hubert Guuter, Fairpay
Arkansas: Joy Shcline, Holdrese, Ncb,
Now names enrolled This week, IS; last
weeks total 1924; number of Happy
hammers. $685.
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THE CLUB.

,,.,,vhammers are the young peo-
n' Ia the Youths Department Of
4 roasion Post.
~ are no fees or charges of any
ia.n.,ted with the club. Boys and
~ r.ad The Post may DO enrolled
~. members by sending the Hap
k ,seir full name, age and address.
,hs object of all Happyhammers
.rrsr happiness when and where
.s.hle." Hence the club name and
.,us flower is the violet. and the
y. 1. the hooking bird. both being
NV the members themselves.
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Lula Albert of Oakland; Lula IIaus-
man nf kungc; Ida and Marion toSon
of lola; Lula Blackman of China Springs;
Myrtle Garrett of Oakland, Maggie Oak
Icy of Emilec; Charles Bahr and Edna
Bcndpr OF llolshausen; Margaret and
Viom Best OF Houston. Delma aud Phil
ada Middlebrook of Sunnys side; Rose
Huffman of Crystal Falls; Ruth Leslie
Smith of Newton; Claude Glover Of
Houston; Daisy McColum of Eagle
Pass. Ruhie Byrnc of Lamar; Maggie
nihhle aud Ellen McCaskill of MeGregor;
Dollie and Lon IIuddleston. Gollad.
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put they couldn't be counted as Delphia
| wrote all the names herself.
Laura Rich of Hooks Switch Is a little
11cpnun girl who joins the club, She is
~ years old, but small for her age.
| io.rle ana Walter Birkhead are two
houston Haps who vote for the walnut
nuts. ''N'''"V's anu n'ce
Alta l.. Jewell writes from Central
NV, Nebraska, to have her name enroll.
oa as a Happyhammer and her vote
cast Tor the oak tree.
sCHnt. Mary Ruth, and Donna Smith
" Newton select the pine. Ruth Is only
years old but wants to become n Han.
Hnammer. She is enrolled
Roberta Adine Adickes of San Marcos
says she Is sad because her grand mamma
mas gone to Richmond, and rs anxious for
the OAK to win in the tree contest.
,,, robert Autry, Coleman Smith, Wayne
Ellison and Robert and Shade Crunk
| are hye Happyhammers of Martindale,
VINO are added to the magnolia list.
johnny Smell of Lovelady thinks the
pine tree is good place for the mocker
w. e,hg' ana says he has seen these birds
on the very tip top of the tallest pires
Oman, Lucy and Pauline Glover. and
Maud Renner Of Houston all write nice
letters in favor of the magnolia, and the
Haphemmer Is sorry they had to be left
out this week.
Rosa Story of Cross Timbere homes
the Price boys will write soon and tell
about their trip from South America TO
Texas. Rosa will exchange "rhe Or
phan Child" for THE Fatal Wedding"
Royal Ship of Dinero is anxious for
an animal contest next. Royal is an oak
voter; He will exchange the words OF
Nellie Gray" and After the Strip" for
The Homespun Dress and After the
Fair"
Clara Welch of Haywood asks the
| Club TO answer this riddle: "A hump.
backed father, hollow headed mother,
| three children all one size and all one
| color" Clara selects the oak in the tree
contest.
Joe 1jnnett. of Velasco says he has
spent many happy days playing under the
old oak trees that grow along the banks
of the Bernard river. where his grand.
parents live. Joe votes for the oak in
the tree contest.
Twenty boys and girls of Atmore.
Alabama, wanted to vote for the mag
noia, but as they did not sign their own
names, the votes couldn't be counted
The Haphammer is very sorry that some
of our members do not remember the
rules of the contest.
Willie Edward Bailey Of Fields Store
wrote nice letter IN favor of the pecan.
but he used pencil and the words were
nearly all rubbed out when il reached
the liaphammer. Remember it is
against the rules to write with a lead
pencil; use pen and ink.
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TO THE MAGNOLIA.

tNenic Patterson, a little Happyhar
mer who lives at Temple, Texas, sen,
the following tribute to the magnoli
II is her first poctry)
Hurrah for the Haphammer
And long may he live,
For | know he'll vote for the ma gncla
The longest day he'll live.
Hurrah for the dear old Post,
The magnolia to it belongs.
And u belongs 10 the magnolia,
they both are brave and strong.
The magnolia is a Southern tree,
The Post is Southern. too.
SO come on magnolia voters,
And let us push II through.
r,4
So hurry up, magnolias
And vote our sweet treet in.
For If You don't hurry faster
The live oak will be sure TO win.
Hurrnh for the magnolia voters.
Three cheers for you all
And for our sweet magnolia,
The sweetest tree of all.
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Temple, Texas. will he under obliga-
lions TO any who will send things for
her. anything that will help brighten and
shorten those long winter evenings that
are coming, Remember dear iaps that
she can not amuse herself MS you can.
'h-isunas Is coming and anything you
send her will be Christmas Offering
Hoping TO hear from several more Of
wishes. Your friend, II. l.. Williams,
l.. S.-fcs, Ncnic, she would like the
dols; II you can spare them, send them
on You, may be sure they will Ne APP
plpclatcd, Leo,
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HNAUTY vs.. rSnrIlI.NNSS

Ornnsc, Texas, Dear iiaphnmmcr, II
hus been some time sncv | wrote. hni |
have been reading the letters all fhe
same. aud am very much surni i-od 10
notice So mnuy Texans voting HrAinst
the magnolia, the nahoh of the forest in
grandeur mud richness Now, III the
other contest we had nothing tn do with
usefulness. IL we had it Is supposed we
should have selected tho cabbage flower
and "a chicken, quail or something of that
grand mistake when they east their votes
FOR anything hat the magnolia The dol
icHtc fragrance of its ivory blossoms "
silent appeal 70 all hearts; for perfume
hath churms that soothcs the houl Ia
rest Oft turns a mind to God Dnc of
the llare suys "Ihc magnolia is indi
Gcnou4 80 Louisiana, moro So than to
TcNns Now, | positively deny this state
mcnt; Il Is just 80 the contrary The
1.-Two oak ahouuds ia Louisiana. rrnuk
lin might be- STYLED the live oak city.
They ARE SO numerous There til the side
walks it'll tho iHllcn urorns present the
appearance 81 shelter on the sen shore.
NJ. ! ussou thut ip magnolia lrlpups
to 'HrNa-. II ie lunrc prevalent la T"AHs
than ans other state 10 the mon. mud
while we love all the United States We are
more partial 10 TrNuN, aud AZ The Post
is Toxins paper. AMI Houston called the
Magnolia CTS, I thiuk u, is great in
iustcc Ia the paper itsrIf 20 vote Tor
ANY othcr tree. Trusting an the Hans
viii recognize tho Justice at my rcmHrks
remain, You're lruh,
Dubtc Irayo
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Mrs. Phoebe Thomas o. Junrtion ely.
H. was told by her doctors she had Con,
her. but two bottles OF Or, Kings New
Discovery completely cured her ana she
says II saved her lie. Mr.. Thomas Eg-
Suffered from = dreadful cold, approach.
Ing Consumption. tried without result
everything else. then bought Que bottle OF
p pk S' sss cs n liz 3 nau aaa y tEo
ful. Il 70 such results. Of which these are
samples. that prove the wonderful ef-
hcsey q Tins medicine in Coughs and
hugs drug tore. Regular size % cents
and 81.
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MORE ABOur BIBLE TREES

VI Paso, veNas Dear Haphammer.
Noticing l.ee SiuHrts rather sarcastic
alusion to my first letter ] hereby cor
rect him; Santa Anna never climbed Il
tree 20 escape Texas vengeance"
haze heard tale about Santa Annh's
hiding in the top Of tree after his de-
feat al San Jacini0 and suppose Lee wns
thinking about that when he wrote, but
the Mexican general had only one leg,
and | don't see how a onc-leggcd man
could climb n tree. Another version IL
something like this; When Santa Anna
saw his troops break and run. he fled on
foot towards Mexico. In his fright he
took no the Texans battle cry "Reinem-
Der the Alamo" and shouted N ~ ctery
step. As be jumped tho Rio Grandc he
losi his artificial leg, but didn't stop. |
think these stories nTe very questionable.
1 am sorry the live oak lost some OF il
popniarity in the contest. think its
the best tree we could select II II very
hard. compact. and difficult TO cut when
green Ii il ~ heavy M tn sink In water,
II is never over fifty feet high, bBt so
spreGdiag that. at distance, IL looks
like a huge umbrella. This tendency Of
the branches 10 spread is u great adyAn.
tagc In ship building, SIS il furnishes
splendid knees for the ships The live
oak supplies the best of acoIIis for hogr
Another tree peculiar 10 the South Is the
beautiful white AJAX, bui il j. not 80. valp,
able rs the live oak, Ia North America
and in Europe there Is no tree 50 much
sdmiresi nor 10 generally useful as the
onk. just before be died Joshua called
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ALL IN THE NAME

for The Post:
Autumn came and Lewis wore
New shoes: and next a blister
Upon his knee, TWINS very sore.
And 30 he asked his sister
To try TO help him cure il up
Put on mustard plnster,
Some peppermint and tootharhe drops,
To make n get well faster.
Win salye Of turpenilDe
The soreness vanished quickly,
Then Lewis said that Il was prime
80 have d foot ihDtr sickly,"
So TINT boy could stag AZ home
Aud run about and frolic:
while college might be- good for some,
II gave him melancliolic.
--Alya Clay Bravo.
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FROM AIIAP's MOTHER

Editor lIapryhammer Department As
my little boy was writing | thought il
would not be out Of the way TO send YOU
A cIpping from the Epworth Herald.
which may give TO some OF the older
Iaps new tram of thought when rot-
inr far tho OAK. Were n Hap voter l.,
too. would vote for the live oak. Their
slow hnt sure" growth, their everlasi-
inr green. rhe.r continual reaching out
ana I'm. is truly good example for the
merry and thoughtloss Haps TO profit
hv. Auhlle,
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tho principal men of tn. children Of Israel

tho principal men Of the children OF Israel
together and, after making them promise
never TO hreak tho Lords commandmcnts,
he placed great stone under the spread
ing branches of large oak tree. that II
might remind them of their promise when
ever they passed that way. The famous
the ccdars OF Lebanon. The doors were
made of fir Within tho temple were two
cherubims made Of Olive wood and COW
cred with gold, They were each fifteen
feet high. The trees Of the United States
are generally larger, taller, and more
useful than those OF Europe. The oak,
elm, ash. pine, beech. cypress, walnut.
the most important trees of tho United
States. Your friend,
GNarSia wells
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TWO WEE HApS

Houston, Texas Dcar llAphammcr.
If my two boys are not too young 10 be-
come members of Tho Happy bammcrs
club. please enroll them rs such, HIS I
desire they should contribute 10 the
Eugene Field monument fund and enclose
dime for that purpose. Their names are
George Arthur Der Ilomme 3 - years
Laurence kochl Del llommc, II months.
Their mother,
Mrs. Arthur Del Hommc.
1916 HARDY ST.
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406 Arch St. Iittlo Rock. Arkansas
FOR THE SYCAMORE.

Worthing, Texas.--Dear Hanhammcr.
never voted in the bird contest. but |
want to vote for my fayorite tree, the
the Eugene Field monument | am go.
ing to school now. My teachers name Is
MIR. Adams. | think he is one of the best
teachers in the world, stay at my
grandpa's from Monday until Friday
and walk one mile TO school every day
And | won't be seven years old until
January My rapn takes The Post and
ing the Hap's letters ever so much.
Much love for the Haps aud the dear
old Fost, Minnie Il. Worthing.
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HAP TALKS.
NJ the Hapb ammcr Has TO say q"
Our UoNs and Girls.

Vu' ivy" 80
(g happyhannners' oi'e nu.'uisu Gnu
Hsrs sent ~ their Husen' ~ -
bring the past Week ho''S ,e's ~ ''' =,
lrdh me "eeA peio,o' ~ - 10 ~ naa
|s,r,sa for ,he monument fund. Thts
~, ~ ri,lsols and while It does
IN. "A varv many dollars. the tact
a, ,ronrt rcpresents n large mum
! alaren viii ho appreciated by
y,,re a arranging for this memorial
W. Il, poct The total amount re-
tine Dn1y Post and next Mon
,pr,veeklv You know tho contrl-
!, h,r wss 4, No kent omen only three
4, Tbls lo,,,oe inst four or five days
M. Who havo not vet contributed
n,u ,bslr ,.iclSels. The nickcls viii
eou,,a for the last timo next Friday
Dtcsnber 10. BY that date 1t rs
IstN hat over 900 Happyhammers
hy. rc~norded 10 the call. Remcm-
only one nickel is asked from each
npe, A few sent moro than five cents
...-., ..,-,,44t
AS WeeN' they "'' sNN., -,
sf eohlriol''oh' nut W''1m ~ -,
haaaea UP each hicNel VIII "
''e happy MANNER
.rn. Field wrote for all classes. nut
Is the poet If childhood that ne Will
|atay remembered. Now that he has
J .rsod night 70 MS all. many are
sernnlnr tn rcalizo how sweet ana
xera ,ho v.ords Of the sweet singer.
"eNNis h"'Va VI i"N' wa
| 49,.
'uce OF song Is heu-'A' 0-'''' -
IN tears a..
neW MS sunshine pest ''o" !" Wv
s-alow "eeps'
ii $4,000 rom papy 'ahu ne 'a'''''"
= ~ re 'earT' .no
sSa ~ VOC soon ne Sam " i
-. So s'eei's' su,.
~ "o' aS sei'S''es' '''' VI
''aS' s.o
Il, :" ",' anc"or'7i human GRAZ
''' - "'''s way
hdilon to tho names published last
4 the following boys and girls OF
F''cn have contributed TO the memorial
q Ralph Spence, Hope Bartholomew
sarei and Viola Best, Lucy Glover
Aenner, oman and Pauline Glover
II and Eddie Crawford, Walter and
III sirkhead. Chester and Sydney
|, ru George and Laurence DoFHo'n-
qua AeSius.
Pier Texas tov.,,a ,roso,,eo bv
|a,y.four uans ,,',s n - r,rose n,ct.
lave been rdco,,a1 ~in.o ,,a Zoe, ro
b They are. tnd,r tinn,noor tfe,,vs.
b Hudrins I,u,,s,,or, 49,, no
,, Manser voI.eos. - ,v,,aox
(naae; Cl,nor, 49,, 800 n'",p va, ~ Wan, "a0
Pc and loo uo,,tn, n.y.. ,,,,,,,,. NV
Aer Bryan. rt1a,n SO, rra,'Anm ,,a. +,
Fealng, orana ,.'AA rs, sih',h anu cora ,,,'
ft; Hester ,ra - ,.,. go.
|sries ana rsno 1 , 'o'l rev nina
Eaa Mlasloh nans i benaer, holshausen,
lHsiOpher PET rbina' g sa an. " r ]U
PIE Townsend tIa a'n, i,oy ''Ae go, oaS
Per uSc,, waelaer, , rh,,.,ns r nne,'a
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~, .,lrr s0rTu AGAIN.

,5.,, r.aas Dear Hapham-
,,s, 3.fe r1u. ae.. - before freeze
m w. nuiuavd ircA the coast OF
ssIthurn Texas iasi ping 20 Northerh
h,. abatsi. and now we are almost
80, i- MI TnA bus to start for the sun
nv south again. We viii tart about De
,.sr'f. want 10 cast my vote Tor
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STELLA WAS REMEMBERED

Lovelady. TeX1s. Dear Haphamnirr
] come ngaih 10 ,uunh ihose VINO nave
mother are visiting AT Grovoton ~ pres
Ell. but vi. be- home in week or 50. /
wish 10 have the pictures YOU 80 kindly
sent. TO surprise her with on her return.
know she viii be- delighted with them.
I have received for her Letters and pie
lures from several Haps, Irmyr j .
Graves of Orchard. Miss; Lillian
Owen Of Edna, aud Nenic Patterson of
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am little hoy > yenrs old will vote
for the pecan tree because like the nuts
| have just written 10 Santa Claus. ask.
ing him to please bring mo tool chest
If you see him please tell him TO be- sure
and bring it. With much love TO all the
little Haps, William j. Craig Jr.
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wonkING ron THE MAGNOLIA.


Tharp Texas Dear llHplnmmcr. We
notice ~ the last issue ol The l'oy th"
magnolia, after hoiup overlooked Hl this
tinc and triumphcd over 10y her common
booking nrighbpr. the oak IL coming TO
the front and beginning tp assert her
ariHt0cratic claim ia a sharr ul the notice
given 10y the ilaps 10 this tree contest.
W. were very much cast down 10y your
failure 10 count our votes aud thought
We would not Try any Wurr 10 take a
part in the contest We dbl uul know
the rules. and although the names were
signed by each Of the children in copying
the letter one party wrote them all. IN
this second effort, we VIII fry not 10
bundcr for MI our hopes hinge On this.
We believe our fayorilo win yet come
ont victorious. and we rnll on MI the
youug readers of The Post 10 bcslr
themselves and come out in favor Of this
regal tree. the magnolia rrnndiflotn. II
il II typical Southern tree, the on" that
gives Houston It's poeiical name of Mag.
nolia CITY" and is IN Itself a grand and
beautiful forest monarch. Royalty Itself
bro1lhrs in the very rustic of its rich
mad magnificent garb, even in every day
attire And then when bcdeckod 10 cele-
hrHte the advent Of spring with It's in
ccnsc brratliing jowols, Us rich, creamy,
buds aud blossoms, who shall say II Is
not n III emblem for our clubf Come on
children. rally 10 the call that brings
toward your lovely tree of the South.
We know you viii yet come from every
nook aud corner and help us out. Like
liogs said TO Clark. wait I'll you hear
from the boys at the forks OF the creek"
Three cheers for the maguolia emperor
Roberts, Lee u. lrrozer, Lillign md
Eva Talley. Bcnlah Cartwright. VIII
Dunn. Jennie Jones' Brryl Keel =. ~
Roberts, Elizabeth and Aline Roberts, j
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Eugene Field Memorial.

Use this blank in sending your nickel,
for the liappyhammcr contribution to III,
Eugene Field monument;
: To the Haphammcr, care Houston
Post;
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a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LETTER.

Little Rock, Arkansas. --Dear Hap
manner: My mama said she would
write a letter for me II would--what
did you call II mamag q. yes, dictate;
Mell, win send two nickels to MIR,
5maphammer. My mama readed out OF
that died; he lubed little children, he Civ.
ed dolls 10 little girls. o. most frcgot
what my nickels is for. They are TO help
buy a--you tell me what mama. O, yes.
2 monument fer Eugene Field am only
4 years old. send love TO all the little
Haps. What is little Haps, mama?
Hazel A, Kirkc,
4ON Arch sf lifiln RncL A rl r,nns
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the stately live oak. I also enclose my
nickel for the Eugene Field monument.
which hope all Haps will do in the
near future. Wishing the Ilaps much
happiness, | remain as over their friend,
Gilbert Naylor
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A PINE TREE CLuB.

Winchester, Texas. Dear Uaphammer:
As ! have been reading your voting con
test for the children, Thought | would
get up club and send u to you. | think
the pine is the most beautiful and use.
tul tree. | live within II few miles of Il
pine forest and often pass through IL.
ike lis solitude and ouictncss am
z Methodist preachers son, who lived In
Tennessee until this wear There is n
vast difference between Tennessee and
Texas; one with ls tall hills and brauti
fnl mountains, while the other has yearly
a altogether prairies aud few hills Hop.
ing the pine tree viii win. | rcmnin ns
ever, Willie Chambers
We. the undersigned vote for the pine
IN the tree contest Ia The Houston Post,
Felix Nordrry. Cora llolmon, Willie
Chambers, Bcrtic and lim l., Hart Ret
tie Rocnsch Milton Murphy. Myrtle
Koensch, Ernest Rorart, Agnes Shoher.
I'd. IL Ramsey Bette Shobcr. Emma
Giles. rimmic DurviH Mamie Kornsch.
Hattie Darwin. Wesley and Laura
Rowe BESSIE willard, Edna Rowe. Bcrto
Nerdcry, Rcttic Hubbard, Jennie Hub
hard, Snlic Lou iianrv, Nrdir Jones,
Tia Raincy, Sanford Rnncy. Henry
Maylicld, Nctiir lrorhch. Emma Jake.
belt. Katie Shohcr, Grover Darwin, lin
Rlnck, Louis Hart, Kntie, Mary aud
lanes Wroc OTTO llaschkc, Roht
Chambers, SlMs Mayficld, Callc May
Field. Buck Ncrdcrr.
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Write name of town and
State here.

| enclose : cents as a Happyham-
mcr contribution to the Eugene Field
monument 10 be erected by children.
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WILL LEAVE COLORADO

must sign his or her own name, except
where members of the same family.)
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Current Creek. Colo.--Dcar Hapham.
mer' ! viii write you ono more letter be
lore leave Colorado. am glad TO see
The grand old oak ahead In tho contest.
we have been having rather rough wealth
er Tor the last week and snow Is now on
,tne ground four or five inches deep.
Thanks TO Maggie and Robbie for the
inlce. songs | received from them. |
think George Wells writes n nice piece
about trees. There are not very many
oaks here and the largest don't grow
over one foot in diameter. and not very
tall, hut the evergreen pine and spruce
grow both tall and large, l received a
letter from my old DESIGNATE and he
said that they were going 10 have n nice
exhibition AT the close of school, am
going tho first of December and l hope
! viii see II good time this winter after
being here about two years. | live at
Staupton, Arkansas. | am glad that the
young folks are going 20 get nice mouu.
nent for Eugene Field, who wrote such
interesting poems And an quite sure
there il not Hap who win not give a
nickel towards purchasing the monu.
ment. ] must close for tonight as II is
getting late. with love 20 the Haps. re-
mann yonr friend Oscar Ward.
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