The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31

icnst rsad this interesting page. have
watched eagerly for the dear old Post aud
always read every letter. each week. am
glad to see the helping fund growing
larger each week, although 1 think It
ought to grow more rapidly, Tor just look
how many Haps there are In our circle.
send cents to help get Edna chair.
Joe Farmer. where have you disappeared
70? And Miss Nctue Page Scofeld. we
would be pleased to hear from you again
Hoping We will succeed in getting the
chair for Edna Fowler by Christmas.
remain as ever true Happyhammer,
Garnet Mssilly.
Ciroveton, TesasA-Dcar haphammer: I
Will again write to the club. as l have
written two letters and the dreadful old
waste basket got them. will try II again
ind send in my little mite to nelp Edna's
chair. | do hope she can get Il by Xmas;
what nice present II win be to her. J
saw where one OF our dear little Haps had
died. think when We get enough 10 buy
Edna's chair we should send in our nick,
els and place a monument over her grave.
II would he so nice when we are grown
girls and boys 20 pass through cenne-
terry and see one of our Haps graves
marked with q tombstone bought by the
club. Mr.. West is putting UP saw mill
here close to our house, Mamma
ing with us, working on the mill | was
proud the old COW won the battle.
voted for her. viii! close and bid you
all good bye and happy Christmas, hop
ing Edna will get her chair. as l have a
crippled aunt who lives with us From
n true Hap. Florence johnson.
p. s.-Please find enclosed . cents fot
nv brother. Roscoe johnson. and 3 cents
Tor Albert johnson, and also cents tor
myself r. -
Ray, Texas.-pear Haphammer: We
are going TO school now, and our teacher
Is MIR. Baker. We write Just short note
because we want to send cents eaeh LOT
Edna Fowler's chair before Christmas
We are glad there Is TO be another con
| test. we know 1t viii prove interes.inE'
ana We like the subject very much we
| hope some of the Haps Will do as yon
suggest and give US list of the most
| important inventions OF the present cen
fury; 1t would be great help to some
| of us who are not so well posted In max
| ing our decision as TO which is me most
usefui. We wish all the Haps and your
self merry Christmas and happy New
Year. Tabpie bfoohs.
| Lucy Lee Brooks.
| Houston, Texas.---Dear Haphammer; II
| has been some time since ! wrote. ! was
| glad that the COW won. ! knew cur neXi
| contest win be tine. ! have my Invention
picked, SO there Thomas Taylor you are
not ahead of me. Did any OF you Haps
attend the poultry show? l did. ana saw
The Posts pony. How l would ike 10
own him He was SO little and cute.
also saw many other Interesting Things,
but among the first Was white sqclrrel'
when we came in he was eating nut
when we came down from up stairs no
had crawled into a little sack that was
! hanging in his cage md gone TO sleep
Well, Haps. Christmas is almost here ana
what a good time We will have. hut We
4 must try and get Edna's chair before
then. Just think hoy many there are OF
us and If each wouldnSive q NICKEL there
would be more than enough. lfepclose q
| cents for Edna's chair AS do not want
to take up too much space ] VIII close,
A true Hap, ~ hoss Chi'ufIS'
4 Columbia, Texas.--Dear Haphammer: !
am glad the COW won for ! tainK sne -
more useful to man My papa Is
butcher: he sells beef nearly every day
II have three head az cattle apd a few
chickens. and my SISTER has dog, MS
name is Rabbit, He has long, curly nalf'
1t is raining today and couldn't 80 g
school, SO II have been reading the Flaps
letters in The Post and feel like
have little brother. he is Just IL years
old, and he can sing nearly all OF ou'
Sunday school songs, and think he Is
as smart as he can be-. Well. Haps whal
kind of q Christmas do you think we VII.
spend this time? l hope We WI spend 2
nice one. viii close for this time. AZ
ever Hap, Wine GuAlon'
spiyey. Texas. - Dear Haphammer
Here / come again this rainy day, on
only for few moments. Haps. January
10. 1900, will be my eighteenth birthday
and / want to have letter party on tnA
day want every Hap and everyone
else who chances to see this to write M
a letter on that day. Mr.. George Ford
please write again, your letter was yer.
Interesting. Wishing you all q merr!
Christmas and a happy New Year,
Alice Hooper.
p. s.-Enclosed please find 10 cents
for little Edna's chair. Aice.
Allenfarm. Texas.-Desr Haphammer
As my first letter was not In print VII
: come again. and with my little mite 10
Edna's chair. I will describe our litti
, town, Allenfarm. II has one saloon, on
store, one depot and one gin. ~,
!, We live about two miles from Allenfarn
!. but it Is not too far to go after The Posl
Dear Miss Lena Gregory, am SIT! ~
. deed. to hear OF your nephew's death an
. I can sympathize with you, for three year
J last May God took my darling motne
away from us to dwell with Him, and tina
q left me my fathers little housekeeper.
Will close a happy Hap.
P. S.--Enclosed please And 3 cents 70
!, Edna's chair and cents for my broth
er. ~ Y =
:, pavilla, Texas Dear Haphammer
, viii give the information you requisite
' concerning Edna Fowler. She weigt
= seventy nine pounds and is Ave feet
: height. Her express Office is Cameron
: Milan county, Texas; Lilac, Texas. Is be
: postoffce. Milan county. 1t is no rail-
road town.
NY friend, Fannie Lee Walker, ana
send 10 cents for the chair fund Cor
! tributed by Frank shannon, q cents Far
:, ME Lee Walker "a cents; MIR, Massey
p cents; H. P. Sandel. 10 cents. You
y truly. Lena rresoiy'
. Lampasas, Texas.--Dear Haphamme
II is raining today and here come tram
= ing and scraping the mud off my feet, asi
:, ing admittance to the nice club room.
y lived in Hampstead all my lie up to :
y 18th OF october. then moved here, Tn