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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
Vacation with Relatives

HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 25, 1908.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I am little girl oniy IL years old.
I am in the fifth grade in the Fremont
school, Hollywood.
1 love Hollywood. Most everybody
does.
1 have been to the hills and into the
canyons and out to the beach and into
the city for my vacation this summer.
My vacation hasn't cost me any
thing, for my uncle in Los Angeles
took my counsins and me to Venice
beach.
He paid our way on the little train,
down the bumps and in the surf.
We had a fine time.
Then / went into the city to my
grandma's and auntie's, and I had a
nice time. My auntie has a white kit
ten and it is deaf Did you know
white kittens can't hear?
Girls and boys who live in Holly
wood have so many places to go in
the hills and they can walk and not
have to pay car fare.
Then I went out to my grandpa's 8
fruit ranch and ate lots of fruit.
l must stop now, Aunt Laurie.
RUTH McCALLA,
115 South Magnolia, Hollywood, Cal.
Fremont school, grade 5.
You are fortunate little girl to
have SO many relatives, all anxious to
give you a good time.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
A Medal Contest

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, 19OS.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ was so glad when I read in the
Herald last night that 1 had an auntfe
in Los Angeles. I am a stranger ana
wasn't aware of the fact that had
an aunt or any other relatives in Los
Angeles. During my vacation I at
tended Sunday school and sometimes
church in the morning. In the after
noon 1 went to our Loyal Temperance
Legion and Junior Endeavor, of which
1 am president, missing only one Sun
day, when l went to the beach. But
you wanted to know my happiest day.
Well, all were happy as could be, but
I had a happy night. The night that
five girls came to the Main Street
Christian church to compete for a sill
yer medal, each girl having temper
ance piece, which had to be selected
from one Of the W. c. T. U. temper,
ance books. We (the five girls) all
went into an. ante room to draw num-
bers, myself drawing No. 1. The title
of my piece was "Jeremiah's Logic" l
remember the judges retiring and then
the announcement of the winner, and
won. That was the happiest time
during all of my vacation. I hope soon
to try for the gold medal as soon as
a class can be made up.
GLADYS SMITH.
1916 San Pedro st.
Thirtieth Street school, grade A8.
Let me congratulate you upon your
success in winning the silver medal
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
Vacation in the Foothills

LOS ANGELES, Sept. II, 1908
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I am 13 years old and live at IT'S
North Rowan avenue. 1t is outside OF
the city limits, near the foothills. on
the East First street car line. There
are holly berries and ferns in Bird Egg
canyon. which is about two miles from
our house.
go to Belvedere district school.
which is one block from our house.
They have built onto the school house
this year, as it was too small to ac-
commodate the pupils.
I was at home the most of my va
cation studying music and playing
with my friends.
On the I'd of this month I went to
San Bernardino with one of my cousins
20 visit her sister. I was up there ten
days, but it was so warm that we did
not go many places.
We went to an open air show and
they had variety program.
We went to the city park almost
every night, as it was cooler than in
the house. There was swing and we
went there to swing.
I started home on the 18th and I had
to come ty myself. My boy cousin
was at the depot to meet me and we
came home together.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
A Day by the Ocean

LOS ANGELES. Sept. %, 1908.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
will tell you the happiest day spent
in California. About month ago went
to the beach and enjoyed 1t very
much. But I was so frightened when
i saw the waves come rushing In, be-
cause it's the first time I saw the Pa
cific ocean. But am very much sur
prised to see it, and some time later
than that we went again. But this time
I took my friend with me to show the
ocean, and we had lunch with US.
And also we heard the band and went
into the stores and saw the dancing
and games. But 1t cost me nothing,
even one cent, and I think It's a great
deal better than Arizona, where I
came from. came from the Mojave
Indian school, where there are only
a few boys and girls. Ii they came
here and saw the crowd Of people they
would be very disappointed to go back,
because they never see anything like
that before. I am always thinking of
the beach and wish stayed there.
Sometime when / see my friends I am
going to tell them the beautiful things
/ saw at the beach, because I thought
it's the happiest day I ever had In my
whole life.
When 1 was in Arizona never had
a happier day. But to sit In the school
most every day and wish I'd be where
/ can get a cool air. But finally came
to California, and here 1 have cool
air every day.
It has been raining for two or three
days, and 1 was so glad to go out
doors. Everything looks so green and
beautiful to me.
nicola GATES,
Mojave Indian school.
Age 15 years.
1 am sure the ocean breeze seemed
very pleasant after the Arizona heat
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
They Looked Like lt

Madame Kasebier, the famous New
York photographer, is very fond OF IN
dams. When Buffalo Bills wild west
show was playing an engagement IN
the CITY she gave a reception to the
Indians. inviting a hundred or more Of
her friends to meet them.
The Indians made a gorgeous sight In
their native costumes. Their feathered
headdresses were particularly large and
splendid. One little white girl, who had
been brought by her mother and who
had never seen an Indian before, gazed
with open-mouthed astonisnment at
these strange feathered creatures. FL
naliy she turned to her mother and
said: Mamma. do Indians lay eggs?"
--Everybody's Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
Fishing at Redondo

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, 1908.
My Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ see by The Herald you have got
back from your vacation and are anx-
ious to hear how your nephews and
nleces spent their holidays. will tell
you mamma and I went to Redondo
and hired a tent IN Tent city. 1 got
acquainted with two little boys about
my age We had fine times. blistered
my arms and neck going in bathing.
We were all over the city think forty
times ] thing Redondo is a fine place
all but the beer garden. and hate
that. Mamma says she hopes always
viii. We'll. I am way OF; must tell
you my happiest days I spent. MY
mamma is very fond of fish. and when
1 was catching them for her 1 was
more than proud. So that was the hap
piest time in all my vacation.
RALPH III. COBB,
3219 East Second st.
First Street school, grade ga.
1 think you a splendid fisherman to
catch fish for your mother.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
LIMERICK CONTEST

8 PRIZES are handsome books, one for
3 hest completed limerick submitted by
D Los Angeles writer and one for best
D completed limerick sent in by writer
o from outside the city limits.
D Fill in the last line making 1t rhyme
D with the first two and have the same
D meter.
B Papers in this contest must be signed
D with name and address and name of
D school and grade.
8 All contributions must reach this Of
D flee not later than 8 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, October 10.
3 "Susie was pretty but had a pug nose,
D And wore her hair tied up with
D great big blue bows.
o Her checks were quite pink,
D Her eyes black rs ink.
q ssssssss
D This Is an easy one, for there are so
D many words which rhyme with nose.
> will give you just q few of them.
3 many of you would rather find them
D yourselves: Toes, hose, those, blows,
D close, goes, sows, pose, doze, froze,
3 suppose and many others.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04

gether, but we had lots of fun. Then
we all sat down and ate our lunch.
We then went down and played In the
Fairgrounds. Our Sunday school teach
er came and called us and then we
went out rowing in rowboat. !
made a little paper boat and sailed 1t
under the bridge. A few days after, we
all went to Venice, and my Aunt Car
rie was along this time. We took our
lunch and stayed all day, and we chill
dren went in wading and dug, dug
and dug in the sand for little CRABS
We dug a big hole in the sand ana the
waves filed it with water. Then we
watched the men, women ana chlidren
in the plunge and went through the
Midway, where we saw little goats.
came down the bumpty bumps. went
over q little bump and ] came down
on my head, and when you get down
to the bottom 1t Is all mattress.
went and danced few times and was
in grand march few times. / heard
a man sing and then we walked up to
Ocean Park from Venice, and we
watched them in the plunge. Then we
walked back to Venice and I climbed
q ladder and swung from 1t. We then
finished up our lunch, and last week
we had little party and ten children
came. My little sister made some rolls.
Mamma gave Daisy some dough and
she made rolls. Mamma made cocoa
and had tea sandwiches and cake and
watermelon pickles. We then dressed
up our dolls and took them for walk
I think I will close now, because it
Is getting close to 9 o'clock.
ELSIE VOIGT,
1923 Mignonette st.
Custer Avenue school, grade IA.
1 wish I could have seen you at that
pretty party with your dolls all dressed
up SO nicely.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
Vacation at the Beach

LOS ANGELES, Sept. Fl, 1908.
My Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ have spent a very happy vacation.
My cousin from Kentucky was out
here Tor a few months and we had
many happy days. We went on auto
mobile rides or to some amusements;
in fact we went somewhere nearly
every day. We were over at Catalina
for a week. We went over in a private
launch and had a fine time.
Well. must tell you Of my happiest
day or, rather, one Of the happlest.
1t was the first day we were at Playa
del Rey.
We got up and put on our bathing
suits and went down to the ocean. Inc
water was cold. My cousin and my
self liked to jump the breakers. MY
uncle took her, and Mr.. Shark took
me. We went quite a ways our, ,nSa men
we saw big wave coming. heid
onto Mr.. Shark, as thought. 1t came
and knocked me down. I was scram-
bling around on the bottom OF the
ocean. Finally got to my feet, and
1 was knocked down again. This time
when I got up 1 caught good hold OF
my uncle before the third wave came.
I went up on the sand, splitting and
with my hair hanging. around my face.
1 had salt water in my eyes, nose, ears
and mouth. / had lost my cap. but
that did not matter as long as ! was
not lost.
We got dressed and ate breakfast,
as we were quite hungry.
The rest of the day we had good
times. There was a picnic there, and
MANY of our friends were there also.
That evening we went to Ocean Park
and Venice.
Now, Aunt Laurie, that was very
happy day. To think that I came so
near being lost but was not.
frnV
bows. MARGUERITE WARE,
1854 West Adams st.
Age 13. Vermont Avenue school; B7
grade.
You had a narrow escape, but also
a very nice time in your vacation.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
Guests from Mexico

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Sept. is, 1905
Dear Aunt aurie:
Last Friday was the happiest day OF
my vacation. spent it In company
with my little friends from Mexico.
We went down town and viewed the
latest fashions in the large stores,
then took an automobile ride and vis-
tied the ostrich farm. Here we made
the acquaintance of huge bird known
as Fighting Bob Evans. He is ready
for a fight always. We also watched
the girls for time making pretty
things out of the feathers. We en-
joyed this trip fine.
After luncheon we read story books
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
A Busy Vacation

LOS ANGELES, Sept. rs, 1908.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I take pleasure in telling you all
about myself I am a little girl 10
years old. 1 spent one week at Long
Beach; took part with the children at
the auditorium: practiced swimming.
That is all the fun I had In my vaca-
ton, as mamma made me study my
schoolboks every week and take my
music lessons every week.
THERESA M. SPIERS.
1887 East Fifty-seventh street.
Fifty-second Street school. grade bA.
Did you learn to swim at the beachI
am sure it was very good for you to
keep up your studies and music all
summer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
A Young Hunter
los ANGELES, Sept.

Los ANGELES, Sept. rs, 1903.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
am a little boy years old. live
outside OF the city limits. I attend
Fifty-fourth avenue school. I am In
the B3's. I spent my vacation very
happily making rabbit traps bows and
arrows and gathering walnuts on the
hills. About the happiest day spent
with one of my friends. Several of us
boys went fishing and hunting. When
we got back to his home we made
little brick furnace in the back yard
and cooked our own dinner. We had a
great time.
We are Alabama Democrats. We en-
Joy The Herald very much.
HERBERT BROWNE.
1904 Aldama street.
That was a fine hunting party, and
the dinner must have tasted very well
to hungry boys.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
A Vacation Picnic
WATTS, Sept. %, 19'

WATTS, Sept. q, 1908
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I am years old. My teachers name
is Miss Thompson. I like her very
much. We had our Sunday school pic
mic during vacation. We had big
time that day. We jumped the rope
and ran races. I had dinner and
lemonade to drink. My little sister
didn't go; she had the whooping cough.
NV sister and I had the whooping
cough also, so you see we did not have
as good a time as we would have had.
My mamma intended to let us go to
Los Angeles to see my sisters teachers.
NV papa's name is William Allen. We
have been In Watts a year and half.
Papa runs a feed and fuel store. We
live near our church and school.
have two very dear little chums. They
are just a little younger than am.
We have four rabbits and some
chickens. HELEN ALLEN.
Tajaunta school. grade 2.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
Digging for Crabs

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27. 1908.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I read your letter in the paper. I
thought 1 would write a letter to you
in regard to how l spent my vacation
Mamma and my little brother and sis
ter and I went to Echo park. We took
some sticks and some fishhooks and
cord. and 1 though 1 had caught fish.
1t turned out to be a piece of moss.
and that was all the fish we caught. I
saw boy have fifteen fish all to-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04

and played quiet games, returning
home late In the afternoon. There
were four of us in the party and we
had a Jolly time. JULIA ROBERTS,.
Aged years. 253 Pacheco street.
We would all like to hear from your
friends from Mexico about the chill
dren they saw there or about their
travels.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04

I like to go, but still like to come
home. BERTHA WOOD.
Belvedere school, grade z.
You are right, Bertha, one of the
best features OF a vacation trip Is the
home coming afterward.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
WRITERS, CONTEST

Two prizes will be given in this con-
) test each week.
) One dollar for the best original {
) paper submitted by Los Angeles sirI
or how and one dollar for the best
paper submitted by the girl or boy
) living anywhere In the southwest out
, side the city limits Of Los Angeles.
) Papers must be from 100 to 500
) words i'm length, written on one side
) of the paper, and with margins NJ t"p
) and side OF each page.
} All contributions must be signed
) with name and address, and name OF
} school and grade.
) Papers for this competition must
) reach this office not later than Satur-
) day afternoon, October 10.
) TOpics
) 'sWHAT 1 LIKE BEST" Z
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
THE ANIMAL PRIMER
A Is FOR ALLIGATOR

Pen and ink drawing by Mabel Wing. age
~ years, grade 6, Union Avenue school.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-10-31
In magistrate PhttLtps' Court.

The following cases have been
disposed OF in Magistrate Phil
lips's court during the past few
days: Ike, alias Jim, Greene
pleaded guilty OF stealing cloth
from Lancaster Cotton Mills and
received sentence of $50 or 80
days. Geo. Green entered SIM
liar plea to the charge of steal
ing a pair of pants from the store
OF Mr.. E. Everall; sentence, $l5
or 30 days. Both parties are
serving the days. Jas. Threat
Ben Threat, John Key and John
Hunter pleaded guilty to disor.
derly conduct and fines were i'm
posed amounting to $50.
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candidates tor D00r6eeDer o
House Of ReDresentuiiyes

The Columbia CORE srondent
OF The News and Courier in
Thursday's issue Of that paper
says:
Mr.. j. S Wilson, ni Lancaster.
i one nt tn Far attendants.
MIR. WilSoh will be candidate
Tor re-elec'lon as sergeAnt-a' arms
at tn III )usa. and il appear.
that his satisfactory service in
the position will assure him (
the position again without opp"-
SliiCn.
The same communication
closes with the following:
1t was stated tonight ,ha Mr..
Claude N. Sapps, of Lancaster
al present student AT the Un.
lyersity Of South Carolina, will
be a candidate for serg an'-at-
arms OF The House. Mr.. Sapp
Is graduate of Wofford, and a
young man o excellent r. pute.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-10-31

SALES AGENTS WANTED-S35 90
per week or 40O% profit. All SAM
pies, stationary, and art catalogue free.
we want one permanent agent in this
locality for the largest picture and frame
house in America. Experience unnec-
cessary. We instruct you how to sell
our goods and furnish the capital. If
you want permanent, honorable and
profitable position, write us today for
particulars, catalogue and samples
Frank w. Williams Company, 1914 w.
Taylor ST., Chicago, Ill. GO
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.
Henry Smiths section ban Is on
The ,u,hern, died yesterd v
morning. He was a good ne. 70
and faithful worker.
The usual exhibits, the usual
side shows an1 the usual crowds
were the feat ures OF ,he lair N
Columbia this week, as reported
by returning visitors.
The many friends of Mrs. judi
sou Craig, who has been ill fer
about ten weeks, will be pleased
70 hear tha, she Is now able to
be up and about the house.
Mr.. Ellison Hagins receiv ed
a check yesterday Tor $1,000,
amount Of Insurance carried IN
the Woodmen OF The World by
Mr.. Martin Harper, who recent
~ died at his homo in Eigiu.
Mr.. J. d. Craig, of the New
Gut section, who was with
McCardell aud Allison Bros la {
winter, will be With the same
house again this season, begin
Mug next Monday.
Mr.. M. j. Long, of the Geek
Secuon, says he had as many as
SIX callers Thursday in response
TO HI advertisement of pigs for
sale in Wednesdays News, ard
still they continue to come. 1t
pays to advertise IN this paper.
The colored people are gong
10 have a big picnic at Mt. Mo-
rlah church nextFriday The pas
toT, the Rev. Il. B. Mccain, will
deliver an address on the origin
OF the Negro, "who he was, where
he came from and where is he
going!" White people are also
Invited to attend.
Conductor Paul Murden, of
the work train picking up
the trestles that were washed
away during the floods in the
Wateree section, near King
vile, LIST his lie yesterday by
slipping from his caboose into
the Wateree river as they were
crossing same.-Rock Hill Re-
cord.
The marriage of Miss Mamie
L. Thornwell and Mr.. j. Kuox
Roach, of Rock Hill, which was
to have taken place on the 9th
instant but on account of the i'll
ness of the latter was postponed,
will be solemnized next Tues
day afternoon, Nov. 8, at 4 80
O'Clock at the BRIDES home ono, n
federate street.-Fort Mill Times.
One of the callers whose visit
was highly enjoyed by the visit
ors and committee in charge of
the knights of the Grip booth
during Thursday was Mrs. M. J..
Perry of Lancaster. Mrs. Perry
is corresponding secretary of the
South Carolina division of the
Daughters of the Confederacy,
and has also been recently ap-
pointed South Carolina vice
president of the Woman's River
and Harbor congress- .-Columbia
State.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-10-31

burglar at work. A close ex-
animation of the store however
failed to reveal the presence of
robber, no- the loss of any of the
stock, etc The glass had been
cracked FIR some ime and it is
thought that during the night in
question a large section OF it
dropped out.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-10-31

LlSTEN-To the Public: Thanking
you for your patronage for the past
seasons in the cotton, cotton seed, hulls
and meal business, will appreciate same
this season Just received car hulls
and meal. VIII sell or exchange for
seed. Scales at depot and up town in
Plyler Bros. stable. oliver c. Black
mon. ain
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Thought Store Vas Betno Bur-.
nfnrS.od

Thought Store Oas Being Bur-
gtariSed.
Mr.. j. j. Cherry was aroused
from his slumbers at a late hour
wednesday night by the night
policeman, Mr.. Ferguson, aud
informed that one of the large
plate glass windows of his shoe
store had a big hole in it, which
the officer had observed in pass
ing. Mr.. Cherry accom- panied
the policeman back TO the store,
where they expected TO find a
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-10-31

| WILL SELL at my residence at pub
lie sale on November 18th the following:
Household and kitchen furniture, one
two-horse wagon, one single open top
buggy, lot of corn and fodder one
milch COW and yearling and farming
toOlS. Mrs. Carrie w. NiSbet. Q. 10
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LOCAL. DOTS

Court will convene at Chester
next Monday, Judge Hydrick
presiding.
The Confederate veterans cf
Chesterfield will have a reunion
at Jefferson Dec. "a
The Lancaster graded schools
closed the End month of the
present session yesterday.
Parnell Brown, colored, paid a
tine OF $75 imposed upon him by
Mayor Hughes one day this week
for selling liquor.
Murl, the sweet little babe of
Mr. and Mrs. E w. Bailey, of
Heath Springs, died at the home
OF his parents Tuesday evening.
Magistrate b f. Philips, at
at the cotton mills, has turned
over to the county treasurer fines
collected by him Tor the last
quarter amounting to SIG. 40
j. III. Starr has secured the
contract for remodeling The 2nd
Baptist church at Lancas ter and
building some additions 10 same.
Rock Hill Record.
Presiding Elder P. f. Kilco
OF the Florence District will hold
quarterly conference and preach
at Pageland, Chesterfield coun-
ty, today and tomorrow.
Mrs. j. L. Snipes, of 422 Ha
gins street, died Sa,urday alter
noon Her funeral was conduct
ed yesterday afternoon by her
pastor, Rev. R. L. Marsh. Rock
Hill Record.
Mr.. j. K Westmoreland has
moved his family to CamdeG.
where he has accepted position
with the Hampton Wagon Shop
of that city. He is good work.
man and will "make good"
Mrs Floyd A. Beaver, OF
Chester, died at the State hospi-
tai in Columbia, Wednesday, OF
pellagra, the comparatively new
disease that the medical profes
sion is now studying with so
much interest.
The towns treasury was en-.
riched TO the extent of abou;
$3.50 by the coming of The le-
cent circus to Lancaster--$5O for
license fee and about 500 fines
paid by various persons Tor in
fractions of the municipal law.
The Kings Daughters at their
last meeting decided to give
play some time during the boli-
days. This Circle, under the
leadership OF their President,
Mrs. John b. Mackorell, have
mapped out large amount OF
work for the winter months.
In the football game played
at the fair grounds in Columbia
Wednesday between the Clemson
and Davidson College teams, the
latter won by the score OF 13 to 0.
Two Lancaster boys, Willie Ross
Moore and Leroy Dunn, were in
the Davidson eleven.
Ex-Attorney General w. A.
Barber underwent an operation
for appendic tis in New York
Sunday. His many friends in
Chester county will be glad to
learn that he stood the operation
nicely and will probably soon be
well.-Chester Reporter.
On last Sunday at the home
of the bIide's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Il. Blackmon, near
Halle Gold Mine, Miss Josie
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Deoth of .Hiss Ida Lee MIR, :.
Father

Mr.. r E. Wylie received a
telegram ton Va hin ..pu, GA :,
yesterday announcing the dea h
OF Mr.. l. f. Hill, the f.ther OF
Miss Ida Lee Hill. 'orm .rly one
ol the teachers in the Lancaster
grad d sch Dol, Mr. Hal was
on' # the most prominent and
influential citizens of Washing
ton. Miss Hill IN tn , sympathy
Other numerous Ian astec friends
in her bereavemr