The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-23

Ina Gullett Pierce
Mattie ROSS ...'................ Yoakun
Reported today .............. /:
previously reported 49,. 1858
Total number of Haps .7SSt
Houston. Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
VIII you admit another l2-year-old girl
INTO your happy band of boys and girls;
| am spending a very pleasant vacation
will answer the question, what terri.
tory was added to the United States by
the battle of San Jacinto?" 1t was Texas
california, Utah, Arizona and a part OF
Colorado. true Hap, Gillespie Boyer.
McMahan, Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
VIII you admit another 14-year- old girl
INTO your happy band OF boys and girls
say happy because | know you could moi
do the good work you are doing without
peing happy. II you will let me in will
promise to do all l can to hammer hap
piness. Well, Mr.. Hap, I will close, SC
good might. Yours truly,
Amanda Rowe.
Santa Anna.-Dear Haphammer: / have
been silent reader of the Haps' page,
and would like to be admitted into your
test is very interesting one The Post
Is very kind to give us this page, and to
appreciate the kindness we should DO all
we can to improve it. | wish l had writ
ten before the contest closed, so that l
could have cast my vote for General Sam
Houston. A new Hap,
Maggie Woodruff
Howth, Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
have been reading the Haps' page for a
long time and it is very interesting to me.
have been thinking about joining. 1
live on farm, and have fun playing with
my little pet mule Schley have seven
brothers, and you can just imagine how
much grass we all can kill in a day. |
have enjoyed the contest of the Texan he
roes and will cast my vote for Travis.
Enclosed find cents for Jimmie's arti-
fetal leg Raleigh Hoggins.
Hearne, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: 1t
has been quite while since l last wrote.
So ! guess l will write about the flood
1t commenced raining Tuesday evening
and never ceased till Thursday night about
IL o'clock. The rain fell in such torrents
that it washed houses down. If 1t had
ra!ned on an hour or two longer our house
would have gone, too; but, luckily 1t did
not rain any more. The old folks said
that 1t was the worst flood they had ever
witnessed Well, ! am afraid | will wear
out my welcome, so will close. A true
Hap, Ina Moseley.
Briar, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: Will
you admit another little boy into your
happy band? am u years old and love
to read the Haps' page. The contest Is
over and, Haps, put on your thinking caps
and make a suggestion for the next one.
We have had three suggestions, but l
think we can get better ones | think If
Mr.. Hap would tell the Haps how 10 ad.
dress their letters. old Mr.. Wastebasket
Haps? A new Hap, Elvis MeCraw.,
=. 81 think this would be good
subject for the contest: Who was the
best governor of TeXas?" EN-.
West. TeXas.-Dear Haphammer; Good
morning, Haps; how do you all do this
hot summer day? l thought would come
in and chat a while If Mr.. Hap VIII al
low me the privilege. oh, I'm so sorry
did not write in time TO vote for my
favorite hero. but he won just the same.
Travis was my hero. ! am 10 years old
and live on a farm. go to school, but
my school is out l will tell you about
the rain. We had a big rain the other day.
1t was the biggest rain we ever had In
Two ledI5s lOsl VI Tue pCOllt iosb NhNia
wheat-but papa didn't. / live five miles
from town. We never planted any flowers
this year on account of dry weather.
will close with much love to Mr.. Hap and
good wishes to all the Haps | will bid
you all adieu. A true Hap.
Ruby Hardin.
Pattison, Texas-Dear Haphammer:
Here | come again. We have been need
ing rain very bad, but don't think we
will need II any more for a long time. for
il has been raining for three days and
nights Everything is q perfect sheet OF
water. Papa had beautiful crop, but ]
think this big rain we are having injured
it some Papa has forty acres Of Gotten
and II is as nice as any ! ever saw on the
prairie at this time of the year. My Two
brothers, my little sister and have JUST
picked up the squares that had fallen from
the effects OF the boil weevil. Papa thinks
If they are picked up and burned II VIII
stop them TO some extent. They are very
bad In this part OF the country. ] am
very glad Jimmie Edwards got his arti-
fetal leg. know 1t will afford him much
pleasure. | think the subject made by
Philip Webster was a good one, "Whicn
animal is the most useful to man." We'll,
will close for this time. Your true Hap,
Ophelia Pearson.
Chappell Hill.--Dear Haphammer: Here
comes country girl knocking for admit
lance. / have been silent member ever
since 1896, but am glad to say that on
my first trial saw my letter In print so
you know / was not discouraged and now
make my second attempt, hoping to sue
coed as well as at first How glad am that
w. B. Travis won the victory. Haps, on
my uncIe's farm. on the Brazos river. tnere
is a tree ON the bank, where New years
creek unites with the river, that stephen
r. Austin stood under waiting for MS snip
10 bring his supplies, but the snip never
came. / said that 1t is here oui mem.
that II was there before the Hood came put
now II is gone. The water washed IL away
Well Haps, how many OF you saw me
Brazos river when IL was so high' dlu
for one. and l will assure you that ID
looked scary. There were green tomatoes
boating down the river and ratt haa
lodged against some trees ] guess nae
better quit writing for see MI Hap ana
he rest are frowning and know tnat ina,
means they were tired OF me- 80, ! WIZ
say good bye. / remain, true HAP,
'A' frankie Routt.
Laneyille. Texas. - Dear Hapnanilner.a
am en- glad TO see our club growing anu
becoming SO interested that ! cUuiu n0s
gaIt long to write again. Dear Haps, w