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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl four years old
and want to tell you what I want for
Christmas, want you to bring me
a Christmas tree, a doll trunk, big
doh that goes to sleep with a blue
dress on, and little doll dressed In
blue. set of doll chairs. a blue hat
for my big doll and green cap for
my little doll. and some candy and
nuts. and anything else you want to
bring, From your good little girl.
MARY ELANoRE DENNISoN.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

Early conventions do no harm. but
you never hear of the Democrats in
this State having any until after the
Republicans have held theirs. Is IT
n matter OF cowardice? Perhaps not.
Rather a matter OF denouncing every
thing the Republicans do. But, that
never yet got any votes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

Hearne stiII insists that he IS rum
ming for the gubernatoriaI nomina-
tfon, but there are many who are Of
the opinion the running has no speed
to 1t.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL
BANK OF WEST VIRGINIA
AT CIARKSRuRG

The annual meeting of the share
holders of this bank to elect directors
to serve for the ensuing year Will be
held at 10 o'clock A. NJ, Tuesday, jan
uary II, 1907, at the banking house,
corner Main and Third streets.
w. H. LEWIS, Cashier.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
REAL TEDDY BEARS.

Notice-Teddy Bears-Don't pay
one and two dollars for a Teddy bear
To close out all our bears we will
deliver to you upon receipt of twenty
cents in stamps. or two dimes. a
nice 16 inch Teddy bear. Brown
bears only. Address Teddy Bear Co
Box 14s. Hagerstown, Md. Every
child wants a Teddy bear.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

Conley says he is not scared. now
that Clark May has announced him
self for reelection. All are glad to
know Conley is a brave man.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
werninger street.

Dear Santa Claus:
am little boy II years old and
am now going to tell you what I
want for Christmas. 1 want nice
wool sweater, pair of No. ten and
half skates and nice big football.
and lots of candy and nuts. bananas
and oranges.
Don't forget my sister Lenore and
my little brother Vincent De Paul.
and please bring me a croquet set
Your good little boy,
ROBERT BURNS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

Dear Santa Claus:
l thought 1 would write you a
few lines and let you know what I
want for Christmas. want Teddy
bear, doll, n watch that will run
and keep good time. some candy ana
nuts. From your friend.
JESSIE ROACH.
Wolf Summit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

bear skin leggings. and yard o.
white ribbon to tie on my hair. and
candy, fruit and nuts, and Santa
please don't forget my dear papa
and mama From your little girl.
MADGE FULTz.
Monticello Ave.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl ten years old and
I want Teddy bear. a bracelet a
sled and bring me some candy and
nuts and fruit.
Your friend.
EVA Waldo.
First street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS
Continued from page 81.

would write and let you know
what want. want little pair Of
black boots with red tops and steel
toes. as I am high stopper; am
a little boy. but near mans size.
I want little wholesale house like
Koblegard's fire wagon. and u
drum and horn, and lots OF pretty
red candy. nuts and raisins ana
dates, and will go to bed at $50
fpd so bersure to come.
L RALPH THORN.
jBcust street.
P. s.-You win find a nice piece or
pie on the kitchen table.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
Broad Oaks.

Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl II years old and
will write and tell you what I want
for Christmas. want a doll and a
pair OF stockings. set of dishes and
picture and pair of overshoes.
apples and candy.
Your little friend.
ETHEL SNYDER.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl II years old and
I want doll and a bracelet an a doll
carriage to ride my don in apd that
Is all.
NELLIE SCOTT.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
Bridgeport.

Dear Santa Claus:
I am little girl two years old and
want a brown Teddy bear and =
carriage to ride 1t in. and a pair OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

Dear Santa Claus:
want a pair of gloves and ball
and a bat and train. watch and
wagon and pair OF shoes and
candy and nuts.
HERBERT ROACH. =
Wolf Summit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
wilsonburg.

Dear Santa Claus:
I thought would write you let
ter and tell you what want for
Christmas. want pair of new
skates and set of rurs and doll
and some oranges and nuts and can
dy.
Edna coplin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
Industrial.
ETHEL SNYDER.

Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl four years old and
can't write, 50 am getting my papa
to write to you for few things. I
would like to have you bring me a
doll, and little doll bed. Teddy
bear pair of shoes. a bracelet. n
pair of leggings, some candy, oranges
and nuts and chewing gum.
From your little friend.
OPA IRENE .FITTRo.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
unI16 Heighths.

L6ear Santa Claus:
am a little boy and will be four
years old the third of January and I
got my mama to write for me. 1
will not ask you for many things
this time for next Christmas Will
want lots of things for L will be big
ger then and can write myself. So
please bring me horn and little
gun and an iron. some new stockings
and shoes and "a tobogan. a house
at Stop 4 on Union heights. live in
Grandpa's place and don't forget the
house.
CLYDE ROY ROSS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
Dear santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
am going to tell you what I want
for Christmas. I want a pop gun
and two balloons. story book. a
suit OF clothes, some candy, nuts and
oranges, and dates. Please don't
forget the little fathreless children
at Monongah. This is all for this
yerar.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
Bridgeport.

Dear Santa:
would like for you to bring me a
Teddy bear and a doll and a little
set OF dishes and doll carriage and
set of furs. and some candy and
nuts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
BESSIE MOORE

Ben street.
p. 81 forgot some candy and
nuts. and want you to bring them
If you have any left.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl ten years old and
want doll and tea set and a ring
and some side combs. and some hair
ribbons and new dress, and that IS
all I want.
From your little girl.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
Point Comfort.
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl seven years old
and want you to bring Eme brace
let, string of beads, and want a
tricycle. and candy and nuts.
Ny name is
crprp1rDr, aN-IcAa-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
Dear Santa Claus:

am little boy years old and I
want you to bring me pair of
skates and send me a toduet and a
sled and Teddy bear and new
suit of clothes and a pair of shoes
and COW that gives milk and don't
forget my sister Cora wants a tree
and doll baby. and don't forget to
bring uncle James Hardy a stick of
horhoun candy.
DEWEY DAUGHERTy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24
Dear santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
would like for you to bring me
cap gun and dozen boxes of caps,
horn and tobogan a pair OF
stockings and one pair of high top
shoes, sled little wheelbarrow. a
shovel and some nuts and candy. I
would also like to have some oranges
and THAI is all.
ROBERT Skinner.
IJnIoH Heirhtl1s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

THOMAS POTTER sTIMELL.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

Wolf summit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

NELLIE SCOTT.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

First street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-24

Wolf Summit.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Territorial Politicians Ask Final Ruling From National
 Communities.
ADDRESS LETTER TO CHAIRMAN
If Determination Is adverse on ElGC- tiOn of Delegates Another
 Will Be Held.
nu rnhla to Tns pany aatsway.

Seattle, Dec. l2-Alaska politicians here decided today to address a letter to Chairman New of the republican national committee asking him to ob- tain a final decision from the national committee governing the status ot Alaska's representation in the national convention of 1908 If the committee should decide that the action of the recent territorial convention was pre- mature and the election of delegates illegal the call for the spring conven- tion at Ketchikan to nominate candi- date for delegate to congress will also include a provision for the election of a new delegation to the national con- vcntiOn.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
WILL REVISE
 WAGE SCALE
GOIdfieId Employers Must Make Concessions to Avoid
 General Strike.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Goldfeld, New. Dec. l4-To pre- vent a general walk-out by union men in other employments than mining on a sympathetic strike it was announced today that a general revision of the wage scale will be made within the next ten days.
 No additional mines resumed work today and the miners strike is in Statu quo. Gen. Funston notified the miners that he will not interfere in any way with the strike and will be satisfied so long as the strikers engage in no dis order. The federation is maintaining a complete line of pickets throughout the camp.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
SARATOGA DUE
 THIS EVENING
Makes Fast Trip From Seattle and Now on Way Direct
 From Valdez.

Steamer Saratoga sailed from Valdez for Seward at o'clock this morning by way of Latouche and is scheduled to arrive here by 10 o'clock tonight. She called at Cordova on the way to Valdez, leaving there yesterday morn ing and reaching Valdez at 4 yesterday afternoon. She is making a very fast trip having sailed from Seattle the morning of December 8.
 If the present snow storm continues the steamers arrival is likely to be delayed as navigators do not like sail ing through straits with snow flying. Prince of Wales passage, out of La touche, is a ticklish place in bad weather, aed even the entrance to Resurrection bay, one of the easiest on the coast, is avoided by navigators in snow storms or thick fog.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Inquiry Shows Crooked Work

San Francisco, Dec. 1l-In the eX- animation of the affairs of the defunct California Safe Deposit Company of this city, it is shown by the bank transcript that the officials lent heavily to themselves on unsecured notes. The Treadwells who are heavy stock holders and directors got nearly a million dollars. Fry, another director took nearly hundred thousand dol lars on unsecured notes.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Call Fixes Time

Seattle, Dec. 1.-The call issued by Harry New, chairman of the national republican convention, for delegates to the national convention at Chicago, states that election of delegates shall not take place earlier than thirty days after issuance of call. It is believed here that the contest of the right of the delegates to seats in the conven- tion will be left to the committee ot the whole, at Chicago.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
STORM SWEEPS
 SOUND DISTRICT
Causes Great Damage in Cities Destroying Numerous
 Buildings.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Seattle, Dec. 13-The worst storm of nine years swept oyer the Sound dis trict last midnight, following week of heavy and almost constant rains. Great damage was done in all the cit ies by the storm, many buildings being wrecked. All streams are swollen and some are out of their banks. General floods are expected in the White River valley. The railroads report numer- ous landslides in the mountains and tracks are temporarily blockaded in several places.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
BURCHEY GOES TO
 WATERY GRAVE
On Way Out on Santa Clara In- sane Man EludeS the Marshal
 and Leaps Into the Sea.
sy Cable to The Douy Gateway.

By Cable to The D7Ny Gateway.
 Valdez, Dec. 7-George Burchey, the well known miner and prospector of Seward, who was adjudged insane there a few days ago, and who was be- ing brought to Valdez on the steamer Santa Clara. jumped overheard when the steamer was opposite Cape Resur- rection, and although a rope was i'm mediateIy thrown to him he would make no effort to save himself, and was drowned. Marshal Vibrant had left the insane man in a upper deck stateroom and locked the door, and as soon os he was gone Burchey opened the window and climbed out and jumped overheard before anyone could prevent him from so doing.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Banker Held for EmbezzIement

San Francisco, 9-Dalzell Brown, a prominent citizen, and general mana ger of the California Safe Deposit Trust Company, which institution closed its doors during the first days of the present panic, was arrested to- day charged with embedding $25O,O worth of securities belonging to an es- tate of which he was administrator. He is held to the grand jury on hun dred thousand dollar cash bail.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
NORTHWESTERN
 ON COAST RUN
Big Steamer Comes to Seward Again After Absence of
 Many Months.

Steamer Northwestern reached port from Seattle last Wednesday night. She was on the way from Valdez near ly three days on account of repeated snow squalls wnIoh naaAo .Aevisatio' impossible. She stopped at Fort Lis cum. Cordova and Latouche to dis charge cargo She sailed again for Seattle at a. m. Friday.
 This was the Northwestern's first visit to Seward since she ran on the reef near BeatSon's dock, Latouche island, last March. She was on the Nome run during the summer season. She was substituted for the Yucatan on this trip because the latter had to be inspected and it was decided that a journey to the dry dock would be a good thing for her. The Northwest ern was drydocked after her last trip to Nome.
 Purser F.. I. Stiles, First Officer Ken nv and one or two subordinate officers were transferred from the YGcatan to the Northwestern. Otherwise she has her own crew. Capt. Truebridge is still her master and William Young is her steward. She will probably con- tinue on this run until the Saratoga and Santa Clara have an overhauling on the dry dock.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
ROOSEVELT SAYS
 HE IS OUT OF II
President Issues Another State. ment Absolutely Declining
 Third Term.
By Gable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Dec. l2-Presi- dent Roosevelt issued a statement this morning declaring that he will not be a candidate for third term under any circumstances. He says hs has not changed an iota from the position he announced the night of his election three years ago.
 Senators and representative gen. erallv are satisfied that the presidents latest statement concerning the effort to make him candidate next year takes him out of the field. Other candidates and their boomers are cor reSpondingly happy.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Mining on LatOuche Island

About 150 men are on Latouche island now in various places. Work has been suspended on the Girdwood and Barrack mine and on Buzard's property. About thirty men are work ing at Beatson's. At Murphy's camp on the east side and in other places development work is in progress.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
May Start Bull Pen
the camp

Goldfeld, New, Dec. l0-FearS are entertained that "bull pen" will have to be inaugurated here. Mine owners have issued a statement that there will have to be a reduction of twenty per cent in wages.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
MINERS ARE FED
 THROUGH PIPE
Three EntOmbed Nevada Miners Must Thus SubSiSt for
 Many Weeks.
Rv Catle to md paily Gateway.

Ely, Nev., Dec. IO-Three entombed miners were caught in a cavein near here on December 4, and will have to remain there three weeks longer, as the large amount of debris prevents their rescue. Food is being sent to them through the overflow pipe.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
BIC FLOODS IN
 PENNSYL
Keystone State Suffers Much Loss in Life and Property by Req.
 son of High Waters.
au Gable to Tne Daily eateway.

Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. ll-Reports from all parts of the state say that heavy property damage has resulted from the overflow of all rivers. Storms have been raging throughout the entire state for several days and has caused all rivers to overflow their banks.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Expect Martial Law

Goldfeld, New, Dec. ll-Governor Sparks of this state believes that mar tial law will be declared on the arrival of General Fredrick Funston from San Francisco. The mine owners say they will open their mines tomorrow. Both sides held meetings last night.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Cut Delegation to Two

Washington, D. C., Dec. 9-Alaska'S representatives to the national repub- lican convention was reduced from six to two delegates, the same as Porto Rico, by the national committee in session in this city.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Seven Drowned

Bloomsburg. Pa, Dec. u-The bridge across the Susquehana river at this place was swept away last night by the high water. Seven men were drowned and scores of others were fatally injured in the raging waters.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Cleary City Burned

Cleary City, the largest creek town in the Panama country excepting Fair banks, was almost wiped out of exist ance by fire on the night of November 10th. All of the business portion of the town was destroyed, and many private dwellings. The loss will be very heavy. The fire started in the Totem saloon.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Gen. Funston does to doIdfleId

San Francisco, Dec. ll-General Frederick Funston of the United States army leaves here today for Goldfeld, Nevada, to get in touch with the situa- tiOn there.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
PANIC ENDS IN
 COAST STATES Money Still Tight in Northwest ern Cities But Confidence
 Renewed. INFRINGEMENT ORDER OF DAY All Business Houses Reducing List of Employees and CurtaiI-
 ing Expenses.
RETRENCHMENT ORDER OF DAY

Money is still very tight in Seattle and all coast cities but the panicky feeling has subsided, say recent arri- vals from the states. For one while it looked like repetition of '93 but the action of the banks in standing togeth- CT and issuing clearinghouse certifi- cates in large cities, coupled with the somewhat drastic measure of refusing to pay out more than few dollars at a time to depositors, checked the stam- pede and confidence is fairly restored.
 Nevertheless retrenchment is the rule and thousands of men have been discharged by large establishments of all kinds to curtail expenses. The coast cities will be full of unemployed this winter, who will have to get back to the land, or move on somewhere. At the present time some of them are not eating regularly. Nobody has any fear, however, of desperate hard times. The recent financial furry merely checked wildcat booming and speculation, necessarily with some hurdship ond individual ,onL"u!'tcy.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
BANK MANAGER
 KILLS HIMSELF
Official of DefunCt Trust COm- pany Hard Pressed PurSues
 Usual Course.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

San Francisco, Dec. TIT. O. Sadler the manager western branch of the California Safe Deposit Company com mitted suiside early this morning. Worry over the wrecking of the bank is supposed to have been the cause of his act.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
DEMOCRATS TO
 GO TO DENVER
National Committee Orders 1908 Convention 10 Meet There
 July [,
V cnblo to rhe paiIy Gateway

By Cable to The Daily Gateway
 Washington, D. C., Dec. l3-Denver was selected as the location of the democratic national convention of 1908 by the national committee today. July . win be the date of meeting.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Start a Stampede

q never was so disappointed in men in my life as | was in lot of square heads that started a run on the Scan dinavian-American bank. had all my cash there and it is all there yet. didn't worry, for the bank is solid and everybody with any sense knows it, but mob of Swedes filled up the bank room until they had to be driven out by the police They blocked busi- ness around the Alaska building for three days"
 It is admitted that If money loosens up a little the situation will stimulate development in Alaska. For several years the boom in the northwestern states has held attention and retarded the movement of emigration to Alaska. Wages have been so high in the states that it has been difficult to secure even laborers for Alaska work. Next year there will be more men than work in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Mon tana, and if Alaska enterprises can get money they can secure labor at lower wages than it has received in the northwestern states the past year or two.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
steamer Dora Arrives in Seattle

Seattle, Dec. 9-The steamer Dora arrived here from Seward this morn ing after very rough and stormy trip.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
BLIZZARD OVER
 MIDDLE STATES
Terrific Storm Grips Illinois, Iowa and Indiana and Par
 alyzeS Traffic.

By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
 Chicago. Dee. l+-Indiana, Illinois aud Iowa are in the grip of a blizzard which has absolutely paralyzed railroad traffic in those states today.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Queen of SaxOny Dying

Dresden, Dec. 14-Queen Carola is on her death-bed.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14
Didn't Publish This

A feature of the money pinch in Seattle, and doubtless in other cities, which the newspapers forgot to print, was the chief cause of the panic. A few months ago when Wall street be- gan to feel the squeeze of short money an offer was sent out to banks all over the country to pay per cent on depos- its. Under the national banking law all of a national banks reserves eX- cept , per cent can be placed in an approved reserve bank and counted as part of the depositing banks cash re- serve. The Seattle banks saw some easy money and sent several millions to New York to draw interest. When the panic came the New York sack was empty, or at least the New York banks wouldn't or couldn't give up the money. This left some of the Seattle banks with very little cash and if they had paid out in full to stampeding de- pOSIJOtS luSS "Ou'U 9OOH H"'' H''" "' much cash left as a rabbit carries. The same was true of other coast cities. The business men of Seattle accept ed the situation and all take clearing house certificates as cash, but a cer- tain class of depositors went more or less to the willies. A disguSted Seattle merchant said to a Seward man:
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-12-14

Copper was rising a little and trying to tag II cents early in the month.