The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
Name OF Little Kenosha Heroine to Be
Included in Famous List by
Ethel M. CaIson.
CHILD'S ACT is WARMLY PRAISED
Saving of Little Brother From Drowning
Entities Little Girl to Place with the
Famous Heroes of the Country.

Little Julia Walker, the six year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Walker, who rescued her little brother
from drowning on Monday evening,
has won for herself a place among the
famous child heroines of the country
Ethel M. Calson, who is chronicling
the brave deeds of American children,
has written letter to the mother of
little Miss Walker asking that she be
allowed to include a sketch of the
child's brave deed in forthcoming
article. The letter follows:
Mrs. James Walker, Kenosha, Wis.
Dear Madame am preparing, for
the Woman's Home Companion, a
high class magazine that perhaps you
know, a series Of articles on Heroic
Deeds of American Women and Chill
dren in the Past Few Years." Read
ing, in the Chicago Tribune of this
morning, an account of the bravery
and really rem arka BILE courage of your
little daughter, who is reported as hav-
ing saved the life of her brother Dec.
Of the current year, / am impelled to
write and ask you for further particu-
lars. And, if you will be so kind, a
photograph of little Miss Julia as we'll.
do not wish, am sure you will un-
derstand, to write anything fulsome or
hysterical about the little lady, but
her brave and thoughtful deed seems
so rightfully and naturally to belong
in my series that am very DESTROYS 20
include it among the brave deeds of
children mentioned. This will include
the action Of Miss Manuela Flores, of
Linaries, Mexica, who, though scarce
more than child, last summer stayed
at ner post in the city hall while all
about her, public officials and private
workers alike, were fleeing for their
lives from the smallpox epidemic; the
story of brave Florida girl who did
gator for the lives of her invalid
mother and younger sister and brother;
the story of the brave elevator boy
who, in Chicago, some years ago, ran
his elevator seven times through a
burning building to save the lives of
the story of little Chicago hero who
last summer rescued seven persons
from drowning at Silver Lake, Wis
cousin.
The womanly heroines mentioned in.
clude Kate Shelley of whom we all
know, the "Johnstown heroine" Mrs.
Ogle, who stayed at her telegraph key,
conveying warnings to others, until
drowned at her post, the brave Ne
braska school teachers who fourteen
years ago risked their own lives for
those of their pupils in an unusually
severe blizzard, and few others of
similar ilk.
have illustrations for each article,
that of little Miss Flores and Samuel
Davey, the boy hero have just men
toned, among those for the articles on
"Heroic Deeds of Children" Will you
not send me one of little Miss Julia for
a similar purpese? 1t can be returned
to you later, quite uninjured, if you
desire this, and / shall be more than
grateful if you will accede to this re-
quest.
I enclose stamped and addressed en-
velope for your reply, which please
make as immediate as possible, in any
case, as hold back the children's ar
ticle to hear from you, and the date
| when it must be in the EDITORS hands
draws near.
Yours most sincerely,
ETHEL M. CALsoN,
SAB Cornell Ave.,
Dec. 10, 1903. Chicago, Ills.