The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

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FRANK stephen Observation-Disclosures. &
Annie Smith 10
JACK Stubbs ...s............... 10
Bessie Newman Cox ....... :
j. H. Webb Observation-Disclosures. 10
citNel lhornton ................... 10
Grover Cleveland Braindstetter 49,.
Felcia May Pope ............. 3
r,ra,,ta,,,,. 80 '''''''''..'.'.... 40
! ifeFiousiy reported sl9.S5
Grand total 500 ~
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| Huffman, Texas.-Dear Hapbammer.
| VIII you let another little boy ioin your
happy band of boys and girls? am a
little boy years of age 60 to school.
AS all of the Haps arr telling about their
pets | will tell you about mine have nj.
teen sheep; my uncle gave them to ME
| VIII not make my letter long, because
am afraid the old waste basket will get
1t. l will bid you all good night
tIance Scott.
Willis, Texas.--Dear Haphammer: Here
comes another girl to join your ba I'D OF
| girls and BOYS l have been silent ad-
mirer Of the Haps' page for some time,
but have never before written a letter t.
the club. am II years old and have been
! reading the Haps' page for about TIRES
years, but never had courage enough to
write before. l will close. as this is my
first attempt l remain true Hap,
Susie Robinson.
Houston, Texas.--Dear Haphammer: I
am little girl years old, have
brother years old. His name is ID. I
! also have baby sister named Leona. Nv
mamma, my auntie, my brother, my sis
| ter and myself are going to Germany in
May to see my grandparents. YHfRexpsct 10
| have a nice time. | will write to you from
there. With love TO all the Haps, re-
/ main your little friend.
Bestha Westheimer.
| Light, Texas-Dear Haphammer: Here
! comes little girl 10 years old wishing to
Join your happy band My father takes
The Post ard enjoy reading the letters
so much. AS we live in new country
we do not have church and Sunday school
| like we did in the East. We live fifty
1 miles from the railroad and seven miles
| from school. There are lots of rattlo-
snakes and wolves in this country. ] fear
| the waste basket, so | will close for this
time A true Hap, Lizzie Couplard
Durango, Texas.-iDear Haphammer: I
: a
long time and find it to be very interest
ing l would like very much to JON
! your happy hand. I have written once
before, but did not see my letter in print
| ! must have addressed my letter incor-
rectly / hope the editor will enroll me
as member of your happy band. I am
sorry l waited so long and did not get to
vote in the contest; it was so interesting,
| | guess ] had better close, as this is my
first Love to all Of the Havs. Bye-bye.
S &. Hudson.
Starks, La.-Dear Haphammer: Here
come again. The Haps' page was very In
teresting last week. | would like 10 ask
! the Haps to throw In their nickels and
dimes and buy chair for poor little
! crippled girl that lives not far from hure.
l have been waiting for some one else to
ask about it that writes from Starks to
the club, but feeling it my duty | wait
no longer. Her name is Winnie Drawdy.
Please find 8 cents for helping fund.
must quit. Hoping to see my letter come
out, l remain, new Hap.
Frank Stephens.
Sartartia, Texas-Dear Haphammor.
My papa takes The Houston Post. | like
to read the letters of the little Haps
do not go to school, but study arithmetic,
writing and read some in history every
day at home. This week have been
learning TO hemstitch. ] would like to
tell you about my trip to Indiana. as
have just returned from a four months
visit there, but am afraid it will make
my letter too long and 1t will fall into
the waste basket. ! am years old ana
hope l will be welcomed among the new
Haps. Enclosed find cents from a new
Hap, Bessie Newman Cox.
Phair, TeXas.-Dear Haphammer: It
has been long time since / have written
to your happy band, but 1t is better late
than never One of my friends has come
with me to join your band. She Il 70 years
of age. We are the same age and spend
a good deal Of our time together. We have
a good many pretty flowers in our yard
Our school closed few days ago and we
are going to have concert next Friday
night, / think we ought to help the little
boy that Thomas Taylor OF May, Texas,
spoke OF, as he seems to need 1t. We VIII
help to make him happy or anybody else
we can. We would like to correspond
with some of the Haps.
Ada Cannon and Bessie Pound.
La Grange Texas-Dsar Haphammer.
VIII you admit another hoy into your
happy circle? | have been a silent reader
for quite while have thought to write
for long time. but could never wake up
enough courage to do 1t, Some of you
Haps write about your pets. / haven't
any except dog. / have double szr-
relied shotgun. Oh, how glad l am that
Miss Edna has got her chair ! hope We
shall soon have another cripple happy I
think all the Haps that can ought to throw
In 5 cents any way As this is my first
attempt / VIII close. A new Hap,
Grover Cleveland Brandstetter.
Please find enclosed cents for the
helping fund.
Smiley, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: IL
Is spring time and you know we all love
70 have a good time. The country is a
\ lovely place and we have plenty Of water
4 and / go fishing very often. Hsps, do
you ever go fishing2 DO you like pes?
u have four pets; two dogs. one cat and
1 a horse and one OF my dogs is nee. AMI
he is Il years old. and | think II he has
good luck he will 1--we till he Is srowa.
Ny cat is very large and black ana white