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Pocahontas star herald., 1908-07-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
W. c. 7. U. COLUMN

This space is reserved for the VIC T. U.
II is edited by the local W. c, T. T. which is
,osn,nsibIc for all statements which appear
In this column.
National ". g. T, 4. motto FOR Goa ana
Home and Native Land
The local ". C. r. L. will hold meetings on
thr second and fourth Mondays OF eaGh month
ot o.96 n. m. Until further notice the, place
u; W r,' ,nr with he at the Methodist church.
Todies who are Interested tn the work are
nn'"rTiolIv invited TO attend these meetings.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-07-31
Warning Order
In the Randolph Chancery court.
James Bagnell, Plaintiff.

James Bagnell, Plaintiff.
VS..
Sadie Bagnell. Defendant.
The defendant, Sadie Bangell, is hereby
warned to appear in this court within thirty
days and answer the complaint of the plain
tiff, James Bagnell.
Given under my hand and seal on this the
9Th day OF July, 1908.
TsEALl j.. Lewis, Clerk.
T. W. Campbell, Attorney for plaintiff,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07

(Eurpished by Walter ]. Nichols
e. Col

NEW YORF. Dec. 7.-London
early market: Union Pac. up ",
S. p. ", Atch. down u, Pa. ",
Erie ". Shelters tendency is now
toward lower levels. If the Sd steel
support and AmAlgamated support
near 50 shall be removed, lower
prices will be expected by profess
SIGNALS. The presidents attack on
Anaconda is being taken to heart
by the copper and smelling COM
panies and may cause some further
selling. A bear combination is
said to be working the market,
which is responsible for Saturdays
drive at copper and shelters. Moth
ing of a dubious character, how
ever, in the market situation to
warrant any material declines at
the moment, and with the moneyed
power arrayed on the long side,
higher figures may be looked for.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07

Claus association as result. She
resigned her teaching position and
now gives all her time and vast
amount Of enthusiasm to the mod
ern Santa which she has created.
In the two years of it's existence.
the association has brought delight
to thousands of children who never
before had reason to associate
Christmas with candy and toys.
Necessities are not furnished, ex-
cept in special cases. They are
left to charitable societies. for, who
ever heard of Santa Claus bringing
flour and clothing in his pack.
The first Christmas of it's exist
ence the Santa Claus association
had enough money to buy the fol-
lowing gifts for distribution:
One hundred and fifty pounds Of
candy, toys, $50 books. "a sets of
cliced card pictures, $50 games, 25
mechanical toys, "a sets of doll fur
niture, "a sets of doll dishes and
$500 cards and calendars, enough to
fill quite a large pack, indeed.
Miss Phillips, with the aid of
children whom the Santa Claus as
sociation had benefited, distributed
the gifts.
Last Christmas the work of the
association was carried out along
the same lines, though on far
larger scale. Increased contribu-
lions from individuals and dona
lions from merchants enabled Miss
Phillips to triple the number Of
gifts in the previous year.
Modern conveyances took the
place of Santa Claus RENDERS and
sleigh, for a number of wealthy
men offered the use of their auto
mobiles to distribute gifts.
For the first time in his long ex.
perience. probably, Santa Claus
played chauffeur. The men who
guided the cars wore the garb THAT
tradition has associated with the
good saint, and the sight of 40
horsepower automobiles, piled high
with packs of toys and with the
beaming faced. frosty bearded fig
ures at the wheels, caused no little
wonderment in the streets of Phila-
delphla as they whirled about on
happy errand bent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07
CATTLE WAR RAGING.

EAST LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, Dec. Z.
Mounted police were dispatched
to Boaz, northeast Of Roswell, N.
NJ, today by Gov. George Curry to
settle a cattle war which has been
raging there for the past few
weeks. Cattle have been slaugh-
tered, and bloody clash between
the opposing forces is feared.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07
SNOWST0RM JUMPS

of it has been tied up on options
of late that it is getting to be a
|scarce article
International Coal & Coke is in
excellent demand, but no trading
ons account of scarcity of the stock.
Pfncher Creek Coal & Coke has
been traded in on the curb lately
around Is to IS cents per share.
This is the rev coal proposition
in which George Turner, R. d.
Miller and o. G. Laberee are inter-
ested in. The Majestic Ameeca is
being placed here at SIS cents. This
is the new fioatation being brought
out by Patrick Clark and the stock
will probably be listed on the New
York curb, as were the former
CLARK fioatations.
Sales today: Snowstorm, 100 at
2.33. $50 at 2.35, 100 at 2.35.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07
U. s. Government Bonds.
Chicago Grain Market

CHICAGO. Dec. Wheat cables
easier after opening. higher. Very
hard weather promised for entire
winter belt. Government report at
noon today almost certain to be
bullish. Bad weather will put an
end to receipts Argentine has bad
harvest weather. Corn prices
worked higher last week in the
face Of larger receipts. Oats will
follow wheat and corn. A govern
ment report on the acreage of win
ter wheat for the harvest of 1909
will be given out today. On the
basis Of Shows report the govern
ment report Is expected to be close
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07

f=7lT WILL increase the value Of lands all over this
II - state more, it will increase the value Of town
and city properties. We need it, want it-and
will get it. Wherever it has been tried It has
been successful. Lands that were nonproductive
~ have been made to bloom like paradise, sup
plying homes for Millions making them happy. Travel
ing with prohbitionis for any length Of time is dry,
weary dead-ke He needs to nrigate fumigate that
idea which is in his head that he and enjoy
the world is; but you not expect every to
have the Of Washington, Jefferson Adams,
Jackson, Webster, Grant Bismarck They all believed
in rrigating in moderation; but you mrigate too
much drowning out your crops-and then instead Of it
to judge the quantity and use reasonable amount,
whether it is water meat wines or whiskyall OF which
are beneficial to mankind if used and not abused.
This is true temperance. It is not for to defend
the good results that from little irrigation. Let
the churches who wines explain why. Physicians all
past experience why they prescribe wines and liquors for
medical purposes
want to point you out fact and it's the founda
ton stone of my success-big values for your money
pay $3.50 per barrel for the st. Louis Anheuser
Busch beer than would have to pay for beer made in
Spokane. I sell it for cents big glass Why do do
it? For the that the difference between the other
fellow and myself is this He wants to give you the least
he to get your money today. want to give you all
for your money today to insure OF your business
tomorrow There is streak Of seshness in the both Of
u.s. but it is my judgment that my policy OF doing the
business is the right My barenders have to be paid
Saturday night and there twelve Of them would
rather they would out than rust out. It's by the
principle Of having all the irrigation juices drop
guaranteed, both imported and domestic-that are
able to furnish others who wanted to rgae and where
by sold in the past year 80 carloads Of Anheuser Busch
beer 16 carloads of wine "a carloads Of whskies and
loads Of goods Don't be surprised when others say
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07
BOUGHT PUMPKIN
FULL OF CHICKS

ALTON, ILL.,, Dec. Mature
brought an eighth wonder to the
door of James Chessen for Is cents.
This time hen was at the bottom
of it.
Chessen found nest reposing in
the middle of big pumpkin which
he purchased from Herbert Culp. A
little brown hen had made an en-
trance through a hole hungry COW
had bitten out of the vegetable.
AS Chessen, who boasts that he
drives good bargain, gave only Is
cents for the pumpkin, and as there
were IL chicks in the nest, he
thinks he is the financial gamer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07

to 2S,000,000 acres against 31,069,-
900 last year and a harvest of 49,
ISL, 900 acres Liverpool wheat
about as expected, with sales of
10000. The market is likely to
prove a waiting affair pending the
report of the census department,
which will be out tomorrow.
Liverpool close: Wheat " lower;
December wheat S-0A; May 10.
Corn, as to " lower; January corn
5-5A; March J-5A.
The official crop figures on
wheat are a great surprise to the
trade, both condition and acreage
being far above the popular esti-
mate. The condition as wired is
$50 and the acreage is given at
29,SS4, 900. This indicates crop
promise of 439 million bushels,
compared with promise of about
4S7 million a year ago and a final
crop of 426 million. The figures
are so extremely above what the
trade expected in both condition
and acreage that the effect is a
sharp break in prices.
Wheat close: December, $1.04&;
May, $1.0SA: July, $1.01A.
Corn close: December, 60hc;
May. 621ac; July, 62Ac.
Oats close: December, 1850:
May, SIC; July, Ate.
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of his eyes, which were strained
by the pressure of the wind while
automobiling.
Oculists warned, him that If he
uses his eyes now he will lose his
sight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07

The big jump in Snowstorm this
morning was the sensation of the
days trading. which was followed
by big gain in Lucky Calumet.
The announcement that the Snow
storm management would pay four
cents per share instead of three
cents this month is the occasion for
the appreciation in price. Whether
or not the management. will con-
tinue paying this rate Is not Of
ficially stated, but with copper
above IA it is likely that the COM
pany con should they desire. The
demand was so keen that a further
advance is not at all improbable.
Sales OF Lucky Calumet were.
reported at from Az to cents on
the curb, but no stock was traded
in on the board. In fact, SO much
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07
Is This Telepathy?

Mistress-A penny for your
thoughts. Nora.
Cook-That's just what l was
thinking of.
Mistress-Explain Nora.
Cook--I was thinking of a cop
per.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07
BRING THE FAMILY

To look over the styles of wall
paper at the Spokane Paint & Oil
Co, Phone so, Madison st. and N.
P. Ry. go
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
ONE OF MERRIMAC HEROES
Sailor Who Participated in Event Of
Spanish-Amerlcan War
(First Prize)
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
TFN HE most heroic person know per-
sonally is Mr.. Dignan, who. with
II Captain Hobson, helped to sink
the collier Merrimac in the entrance to
Santiago harbor to bottle up the Span
ish fleet. Mr. Dignan chung to some
wreckage while the Spanish soldiers
were shooting at him and his COM
rades from the shore. Mr. Dignan
saws he held UP his arm to protect his
face while the Spanish soldiers were
shooting. and says it was no protection
to him, but since it is only natural to
protect oneself, he did it with the only
thing he had handy, which was his
arm. As he had no further use of his
revolver, he dropped it into the ocean.
| think him a hero also because he
never boasts of what he did on that
memorable day. but he constantly
gives all the credit to Captain Hobsou,
saying Hobson was the brains of the
expedition, and that was what counted.
Mr. Dignan was on the Los Angeles
force in 1906, but resigned his position.
Mr.. Dignan was not cut out for po-
Iiceman. He is a big hearted, noble
man. and would have been in his
proper place as a fireman, where he
could have helped, perhaps, to save
some poor soul. Captain Hobson is
hero of whom one reads a great deal,
but who ever mentions the heroes that
went with him into what seemed GER
tain death. one of them being our citi-
zen, Mr.. Dignan? Yours truly,
MAUDE EDWARDS.
3O27 West Tenth street. Hobart school,
Grade 5. Age 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
The Weeks Roll of Honor
WRITER'S CONTEST


Honorable Menton-Alice B. Penfed 210 South Griffin
nue.; Leila Huffman 1923 Griffin
Out Town-Firs prize, $O0 Ruth Head 300 Orange
nue. Long Beach.
Honorable Menon-Beryl Epson Santa Monica; Mildred
Martin 211 East Ocean avenue, Long Beach
LIMERICK CONTEST
Los AngeesFirst prize book Lois Johns, 328 West For
ty-hfth street.
Honorable Menton-Wiiam Lee Roy .Sirnger 749 East
Forty-frst street, Tylpha McKan 439 Custer avenue.
Out of TownFst prize book, Aimee Edwards $50 North
Highland avenue Hollywood
Honorable Mention-Hollser Tarne San Pedro Clarence
Edwards $50 North Highland avenue, Hollywood
UNFINISHED STORY
First prize book, Janice Mcmillan, Chloride, Ariz.
Honorable Menon-Heen M Ferguson 3246 Emmett street
Los Angeles Joseph L. Jernagan, Monrovia.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
LaudabIe Ambition

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I notice in your published letters that
most of your correspondents tell you
about gardening, rabbits or chickens.
I want to tell you of my ambition.
1 am not yet Is years old. I am now
studying in the seventh grade and I
hope to make the eighth grade this
school year.
If can I am going to take a course
in the Woodbury. business college to
prepare myself to enter some archi-
tect's office, and intend to become a
good architect.
I also wish to say that think the
Herald Junior magazine will be a
great help to the boys and girls.
L hope to get some benefit in the
way of practice In writing myself.
LOUIS A. WAGNER,
Lawndale, Los Angeles county.
Lawndale school, grade IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
YOUNG GIRL CAPTURES
ROBBER BY BRAVERY
Honorable Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
VII HEN I was living in Indiana a
w woman and her two children
w were at party. A friend asked
them to come to her house and stay for
the night, but she said: mo, Will go
home, for 1 am expecting company on
the 10 o'clock train" So she went
home with her children.
When they went home they went up
stairs to the children's room. There
they took off their wraps. The mother
said: II will go down to bring in some
wood for the night as 1 have not yet
brought 1t in"
one of her children was smaller and
younger than the other. She was the
baby, so she always wanted to follow
her mother every place she went. She
was always afraid after dark, SO she
went down with her mother.
The older girl was just the other way.
She was not afraid and she was indie
pendent, so she said she would stay
alone. Finally after her mother left
her she heard a noise. 1t did not
frighten her in the least, but she
thought she would investigate to see
what 1t could be. She looked in the
wardrobe, behind the door and under
the bed.
There she beheld a man who had
come to rob them. To let him know
that she was not AFRAID OF MIN, anu
also that she saw him, she went walk
ing down to her mother and said:
Mother, heard some noise upstairs
after you were gone and I thought /
would investigate, as l was very
anxious to know what the noise could
be- / looked and l saw a man under
the bed" Her mother was amazed and
Immediately called the police. Her
mother and friends praised her very
highly for doing this brave deed
LEILA HUFFMAN.
Griffin Avenue school, BIS grade. 442
South Griffin avenue, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
MINER MAKES EFFORT
TO SAVE WORKMEN
Honorable Mention)

Dear Aunt Laudie:
IN HIS is the most heroic deed 1 have
ever known of. 1t happened in
4 Cripple Greek, Colo, where 1 was
living at the time, with my father ana
mother. The hero of the story lived
next door to US. His little daughter
was very dear friend of mine. He
was Superintendent of the White Horse
mine. He was called away from the
mine on the day of the accident about
10 o'clock a. m. On returning q few
minutes later to his dismay and hor-
ror he found the shaft house almost
completely burned. His first thought
was of his companions who were work.
ing in the bottom of"the mine. Quite
a crowd of miners had gathered around.
In spite of all their pleading and warn
ings for him not to go, he insisted on
trying to save the men below. He
went down a long ladder, not knowing
at what minute he might be overcome
and fall hundreds of feet to the bot
tom. But he reached the bottom and
the men, who were already suffocated.
He was also overcome and persisted
before help could reach him. Everyone
felt very sad, as he was greatly be-
loved, especially by the children.
MILDRED MARTIN.
211 East Ocean avenue, Long Beach,
Cal- Fifth grade. Age II. st. An
thongs school.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
FIREMEN APPEAR LIKE
HEROES TO CHILDREN
Honorable Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
MY MOTHER reads The Herald
A1 Junior to my brother and me, and
AIA I like it very much.
I wanted to write for a prize, but
couldn't write good enough to win one
of them on the subjects that have
been given.
I have been working for another
prize all year that my grandma has
promised me for trying to be good to
my brother and little sister and help
mamma. The prize will be a doll for
Christmas.
1t will be the incest doll ever had.
Grandma wants us to come up there
for Christmas, but I don't think we
will get there. She lives In Sacra-
mento.
She will have a Christmas tree all
lighted with electric lights.
/ went to the Washington school
that burned down last year. My class
now has a room in an old store on
Main street.
The workmen are building the school
up again.
/ think all the firemen were heroes.
They had to work hard to save all the
houses around the schoolhouse.
BERYL UPSON,
Grade ga, Washington school, Santa
Monica, Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Letters to Aunt Laurie From NepI1ervs and NieceS
PIER THREATENS MEN
Brave Boy Rescues Two Fishermen
from Ocean Depths
First Prize)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
n NE warm morning I was lying on
the sand at Playa del Rey, lazily
" letting the sand sift through my
fingers The tide was high and the
waves dashed against the wornout piles
OF the shaky wharf, which was unoc-
cupied, with the exception of two old
fishermen, who sat patiently waiting
until the whistle might blow the hour
of noon.
AS l looked one of the largest waves
splashed angrily against the wharf and
there was a loud cracking sound, then
the roaring breakers one after another
with a great booming sound struck the
wharf.
The fishermen gathered their things
together as If preparing to leave, but
they were too late, for as they started
for the shore, with a crash of breaking
timber and triumphant roar of the
breakers down went the outer end of
the pier into the victorious deep, bear
ing the men with 1t.
A boy, who looked to be about Is
years of age, was standing very near
me and seemed to be watching the
wharf intently, as If realizing the den-
ger of the men.
AS soon as he saw that the wharf had
gone down he ran across the sand ridge
to little boathouse situated on the
bay where row boats were kept, and
snatching the rope which fastened the
boat to land he dragged it across the
sand and launched it through the
breakers at the risk of his own life. He
reached the drowning men just in time
to save them.
When starting back he was met by
small launch, starting out from Venice,
into which the wounded men were put.
The people in the launch wanted to tow
the boys boat back to shore, but he
declined and rowed back to land, where
he was met by cheering crowd.
Not only was the lad rewarded with
many thanks for his bravery and skill,
but was given purse containing $50.
RUTH HEAD,
800 Orange avenue, Long Beach, Cal.
Sth grade, Atlantic school; Is years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Kept at the Wheel

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1t is hard for me to decide who Is the
most heroic person have ever heard
of, but thinking 1t over I have decided
L would rather write about someone
who has done a great act of herofsm
but will never come to any particular
notice in the eyes of the world.
The man 1 have chosen is John Will
kins, who on November 2, 1908, lost his
life while trying to save the lives or
the passengers on the Mississippi river
steamboat H. H. Carter. Probably
wilkins had never done anything be-
fore to distinguish himself. He was
Just an ordinary pilot. But when the
time of danger came it was Wilkins
who remained at the wheel while the
ship was in flames, trying to get the
boat ashore. The boiler had exploded,
several people killed, others became
frightened and jumped overheard and
were drowned, but wilkins kept cool
and-was killed. A tug came to the
rescue and many people were saved,
but he was not among them. He stag
gered to the railing and was lost to
sight in the smoke.
The man must have had iron nerve
to stand there motionless, enveloped in
smoke with the flames leaping and
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
COUSIN SAVES GIRL
FROM GRASP OF WAVES
Honorable Mention)


Dear Aunt Laurie:
WI HEN 1 was a little girl my
w mother and sister and myself
w were staying at Santa Barbara
with my uncles and aunts My father
ran an engine down there and back
to- Los Angeles, so we saw him about
every day or two. The beach was
about twelve blocks from the house,
so we could walk or ride.
We often took our lunch down to the
beach and went in wading and swim
ming, Sometimes we went fishing
Once my mother and aunts and uncles
and cousins and slster and myself w -
to a picnic on the beach. We went
about 10 o'clock in the morning and
came back at o'clock in the after
noon. After lunch was playing along
the beach. My cousins were in swim
ming. 1 had my back turned to the
ocean, when all at once a big wave
rushed in and started to carry me out
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
A LOYAL Son

Dear Aunt Laurie:
This is the first letter I have ever
written to The Herald Junior.
thought I would write and tell you
of the most heroic person 1 ever
saw. I have never seen many heroic
persons, but the most heroic person 1
believe 1 ever saw is L-y papa. He
the electric wires and when it is
storming he gets up in the night and
goes out when 1t is laundering and
lightning to clear up trouble with the
wires. So think him very brave.
CLARENCE ANDERSON,
Fifth grade, Orange avenue school,
MonroVia,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

to the ocean. Mamma saw it just as
it caught me. My cousin, who was
swimming near, came out and got me
just as l was on top of the wave.
ALICE B. PENFIELD.
210 South Griffin avenue. Griffin Ave-
nue. school. Age 10 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

treasurer, J. Berry of Augusta Certifi-
cate filed Sept. IA, 1908.
Davis-Daly Copper Co., organized at
Portland for the purpose of conducting
a mining business. with $4,000, 900 capt.
tai stock. of which nothing is paid in.
Officers: President, T. L. Croteau of
Portland; treasurer, Warren n. Akers
OF Portland. Certificate filed Sept.
Il, 1905.
United Dyewood Co., organized at
Portland for the purpose of dealing in
stocks. bonds. etc, with $4,000, 900 CAPT.
tai stock. OF which nothing is paid in
Officers: President, Gustave Goez OF
Havre. France; treasurer, Joseph c.
Baldwin. Jr., of New York City
Certificate filed Sept. IA, 1908.
Perfection Cooler Co, organized at
kittery for the purpose of manufac-
turing and dealing in water coolers
with 100000 capital stock, of which
nothing is paid in. Officers: President,
Horace Mitchell of Kittery; treasurer.
s. ]. Morrison of Portsmouth, n. II.
Certificate filed Sept. Is, 1908.
Custer Mining Co, organized at Au-
gusta for the purpose of conducting a
mining business, with $1,500,00O capital
stock. of which nothing is paid in.
Officers: President and treasurer, j.
Berry Of Augusta. Certificate filed
Sept. IA, 1908.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

Supt. Smith of the public schools OF
Maine was at the educational depart
ment for a few hours yesterday morn
ing before leaving for trip among .ne
unorganized townships OF the s.a,e
for the purpose of visiting the'i
schools.