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Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
The Weeks Roll of Honor
WRITER'S CONTEST

Angeles first prize. $1ooJosephne des Meyers 1861
South Figueroa street.
menton-Jenne Vaughan 1855 Hobart boulevard;
Ruby MARBLE, 3H South Johnson street.
Out of town, first prize $lO0-Lois Wagner FL Centro.
Honorable mention-Alvn Tory Garden Grove; Aimee Ed
wards Hollywood
LIMERICK CONTEST
Angeles first prize book-Dorothy Trak 1927 Bonnie
Brae street
Honorable menon-Helen Howell, liz North Avenue GO;
Hazel Lambert 1920 Vermont
Out of town, first prize, bookHazel s. Fous Monrovia
Honorable mention-Edna Murphy, Long Beach, Quina l.
Hart, Hynes R. F. D. 87A.
UNFINISHED STORY CONTEST
Los Angeles, first prize, book-Berha Wood Us North
Rowan
Honorable mention-Narie Fazen o27 Koer street; Ethel
Barnes 1177 East Fifteth street
Out of town, first prize, bookFerne Browning Corona
Honorable mention Jack H. S Harris 228 Bonita place. 1o
lywood; Ewing Burns, R. F. D. No l. Anaheim.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
ICE AND SNOW FALLS
IN MONSTER DRIFTS
Honorable Mention)

Garden Grove, Cal
Dear Aunt Laurie:
T WAS born in the state OF South
Dakota and lived there until was
a 9 years old. Then we came to
California Since I have lived here I
have seen so many children VINO have
never seen ice or snow that ! thought
I would tell them something about it.
There is great deal of snow in
South Dakota In winter. Sometimes
after storm the snow drifts are as
high as houses. Men have to shovel q
road before they can travel with teams,
and the railroad company has to send
out big snowploWs to clean the snow
off the tracks before the trains can go
through.
When the snow first comes down 1t Is
soft and light, and it is hard work to
walk through. But after it is on the
ground few days it settles down and
gets hard and you can walk right over
it, and drive teams over 1t. We used
to build snow forts and play war by
throwing snowballs from behind them.
We would make snow men, too, and
throw at them. We used to slide down
hill on sleds and go skating on the ice.
The ice is very slippery and 1t is hard
to stand on your feet. The ice freezes
about four feet thick in the lakes and
rivers there in the winter. They cut
large square chunks of ice out and
pack it in ice houses with sawdust to
use in summer.
Sometimes when we would go skating
a boy would fall in "a hole in the ice
where chunk had been taken out, and
would almost freeze before he could
get out. ALVIN FORRY.
Garden Grove school, grade 6. Age IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
Letters to Aunt Laurie From NepheWs and Nieces
CocoPAHs HAVE ODD TRAITS
Mud and Feathers Adorn Their Hair
and Bright Ribbons Bedeck Them
(First Prize)

Ell Centre, Cal.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
HiHH most interesting persons have
ever met are the Cocopah Indians
They live on the canal banks in
reed houses. They are hired to clean
the reeds out of the canal.
They dress in bright colors. They
do not cut their hair, but let it grow
long. They daub mud in their hair
and fasten feathers in it. On their
arms they tie bright ribbons. They
do not wear shoes, but go with bare
feet.
One day we were eating dinner when
some Indian women came to the win
dow and looked in. They talked to
each other all the time. One woman
had small basket. 1 looked in and
saw little baby week or two old.
When she walked away she carried it
on her arm
The Indians will come to any old
trash pile and take any old rags that
are there. Once l had a bank with a
frog on it. One day some Indians went
past the house and saw the bank. They
asked papa for it and he gave it to
them. They played with it for about
an hour.
One Indian had donkey. He would
ride to town on it every day. One day
when ne rode into town he stopped at
a store. He did not tie the donkey.
While he was in the store the donkey
walked slowly along toward home
When the Indian came out he walked
after it. The donkey did not go any
faster-neither did the Indian. All the
way home they walked that way. If
the Indian had run he could have
caught it, but it was beneath his dig
nifty to run.
When the Indians GO anywhere the
man will ride ahead and the woman
will follow him, walking and carrying
the load. LOIS WAGNER,
Ell Centro, seventh grade, age 13.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
FINDS cow MOST INTERESTING
She Is Useful to Man While Alive. and
Also When Killed
first Prize)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
LIKE very much to read the part
of the paper set aside for boys and
Il girls. have been reading the let
ters, limericks and unfinished story
contests, because they interest me very
much. So when 1 saw that the con-
test for this week was to be about 'the
most interesting person or object 1
have ever SEEN" I thought that this
would be very nice thing to write
about, so I will write to you about the
cow
1t is the most useful animal to man.
1t is a. quadruped, and eats only hay or
grass.
There are different kinds of cows
the common and the Jersey COW. The
COW is not very pretty or graceful, but
very awkward and clumsy.
1t has horns, and they are made into
the handles of knives, forks and pens.
The hoof is made into glue and the hair
is used to mix mortar, and the tails of
the OK are made into soup. The skins
are used to make the soles of shoes and
boots. The baby COW is called a calf,
and the hoof of it is made into a very
nice jelly Did you ever taste any,
Aunt Laurie? 1 never did. Some
calves are made pets of, but l never
had one of my own.
JOSEPHINE DIES MOVERS.
1861 South Flower street. IA years.
ST. Marys academy, 7th grade
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

to weave the cloth before she could
make 1t into dresses and suits. When
they would get their children new
dress or shoes they would be so happy
that they could not go to sleep. Now
when we get a new dress we are no
more happy than before.
When the men and women went to
church they would take their guns with
them, SO If any Indians should attack
them they would be safe. I am very
glad that I did not live in those times
RUBY MARBLE
347 South Johnston street. Age IL.
Griffin Avenue school, B5.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
SOUTHERN PLANT GROWS
IN CALIFORNIA; SUN
(HonorabIe Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
IN HIS is my first letter I am writing
to you. 1 hope you think it is
Il worthy of reading.
The most interesting objects to me at
present are cotton plants my mamma
is growing here in Los Angeles.
The seed was sent to my uncle who
lives in Oakland from Nashville, Tenn.
Last March he sent mamma some of
the seed with the instructions to plant
it, and she did So
First it came up with two big leaves;
then in a week or so after it began to
get it's other leaves. I help water the
plants and hoe them. One day / saw
some buds coming. Finally they opened
up Their color was pink and yellow.
After the petals fell there came to view
the wonderful bolls. The color of the
bolls is a deep green, and when fully
developed before opening are about the
size of and somewhat resemble a green
walnut. About week ago the first
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
AUNT KITTY MoURNED
ABSENT 'WHITE CHILE"
(HonorabIe Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie
n F all the persons have ever seen the
most interesting to me was my
~ own "black nanny" Aunt Kitty.
We came from the far away south to
live in California when was years old,
and until then Aunt Kitty had been my
constant guardian. She would not tell
me good by, for she believed that was
bad luck" but it almost broke my
heart to see her cry so when we
started. She was old and had heart
trouble, so her physician said she could
not come across the continent. 1 never
saw a more erect or tidier person than
Aunt Kitty. She was very small, very
black, and although she had great
grandchildren her hair was still black
She always wore a handkerchief on her
head. We used to walk on the lake
shore and gather pecanS. The harShest
thing / remember ever hearing Aunt
Kitty say to me was: Don't do that,
honey or Aunt Kitty won't love you"
I always obeyed when she made that
threat. Once she asked mother to have
a white organdie dress made for her to
wear to a big funeral. One of her
nieces died six months before, and 1t
was her funeral. The dress was very
dainty, and when Aunt Kitty put 1t on
and looked in the pier mirror she was
delighted. Then she suddenly said:
But my face is black!" told her she
was my Aunt Kitty and she was pretty.
Aunt Kitty was afraid OF water. but
once when the Mississippi levee broke
while she was spending a night with
her daughter she had her son-in-law
bring her across the high water In a
skiff. She said, 81 just had to come
home to my baby" and how she hugged
me! Aunt Kitty was faithful, thought
full and kind, and could always remem-
ber the stories liked best. She was
very sad after we came west. One
night she told her daughter she could
not think of anything but her little
white child so far away. After she
went to her room her daughter heard
her sing a lullaby used to like. Next
morning they found her kneeiing by
her bed, just as she had said her
prayers-but Aunt Kitty had gone to
live with God.
AIMEE EDWARDS,
539 North Highland avenue, Hollywood.
Fremont School, grade A6.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

lives in little brick house and has a
dog. 1t is a big gray dog.
This woman is said to be very rich.
She puts her money in tin cans and
buries them under the lawn. She
brought her dog with her from Alaska
She also had all her dogs hair cut ex-
cept that around its head, feet and the
end of its tail.
This woman goes barefooted all the
time. She wears old, dirty and ragged
dresses. Every dress has trail about
two or three feet long. Every night at
dusk she takes her little basket and
dog and walks to town and picks up
cigar and cigarette stumps.
She appears to be about 70 or 80
years old. She talks very odd. But
she does not talk at all unless she has
to. MYRTLE LETTNER,
$50 South Johnston street. Griffin
Avenue school, grade b s, age IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
YOUNG WRITER TELLS
OF PIONEER SCHOOLS
(Honorable Mention)

(Honorable Mention)
Dear Aunt Laurie:
Hl HE lady that am going to tell
about is very old lady with
"A white hair She is 100 years old.
One day when I went to see her she
told me how they used to do in olden
times.
When she went to school she did not
have a desk as we do now in our public
schools, but they sat on benches and
did not have desks to put their books
in. They did not have books as we
have. either.
They had only their Bible to study
out Of They did not have a store
where they could go and buy their
children clothes, but the mother had
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

Young Dandy Happychap chose to escort
Miss Kit Caterpillar (pretty though short).
While Lady Gay Happychap, coy as Queen
Nab,
Danced briskly along by an old hermit crab
And Raggledy Happychap fell into line
BY the side of Belle Butterfly, gorgeous and
fine
From The Happychaps. by Carolyn Wells.
Century company.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

The spry Hiram Hoppergrass brilliant In
green,
Led out blushing Miss Cricket the fair An
gelne,
And the guests were entranced
AS a two-step they danced
For such high steps had never been seen!
And the grand march was truly a wonderful
sight,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
AN ALASKAN DOG

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 know you would like to hear about
a most interesting woman. This
woman whom / am speaking about
lives in q town near Los Angeles. She
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
COMMITTEE
RESUMES 1T WORK
WILL BE READY TO REPORT TO
SPECIAL SESSION.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The work
of preparing the revised tariff bill was
resumed by the subcommittee of the
house ways and means committee to
DAY. Two meetings were held and
there is every likelihood that the tarit
framing committee, which consists Of
the Republican members Of the full
committee, will continue to hold daily
meetings until the time comes to re.
port the bill to congress at the special
session in March.
The tariff trainers are giving con.
sideration to the maximum and mini
mum duty problem in connection with
the new tariff. II a maximum and
minimum tariff bill becomes a law. II
will be possible for the president to
extend the benefits Of the minimum
tariff to those countries which give to
this country the benefit of their differ
entail rates Of duty. Great Britain
will secure the benefits Of our mini
mum rates. because it levies no du-
ties on importations.
Germany and France, each OF which
has a maximum and minimum tariff.
would probably prefer to grant to this
country their schedules on duties if
the same provision is extended to
their exporters.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
TOM MONROE KILLED U
BY AN AVALANCHE
kALisPELL MAN is BURIED uNp-
ER TONS OF SNOW.
Especial to The Gazette.)

S=E -WIE.|& YHR..1 ...4 E.RH ES"2SMLIa
HELENA, Dec. 28.-A special to
the Independent from Kalispell says:
Tom Monroe widely known through.
out the country and especially along
the Great Northern and at Columbia
Falls, was covered by an avalanche OF
snow some 40 miles north Of Columbia
Falls on Christmas day, while In the
North Fork country in company with
Howard Neitzeling. He and Heit1el-
ing were standing just a few steps
from one another, when the avalanche
struck them and after Neitzeling drag
ged himself out, he searched four
hours for his companion without avail
and then returned to Columbia Falls
and organized q party to 30 after the
victim.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29

CARBON COAL is
IN BIG DEMAND
Continued from First Page.)

tons 20, 80, 81, 80, "a, 35, Sc, % and
rs, have been taken up by residents
of this state Is we'll as by a number
of Billings people and mining mel
from the west.
Among those who have made en-
tries within the past 10 days are the
following well known people; G. L
Claighorn, general manager Of the
Northwestern Improvement company;
also his wife; Mrs. W. "A. Talmage OF
this city; Mrs. B. Z. Shorey, Of Bill.
ings; Ed Cortright, assistant chief en-.
gineer Of the Northwestern Improve.
ment company; John O'Shea, Frank
Clark, Alfred Budas, Charles Potts,
John Chambers, Frank Flaherty, 4. i.
Evans, Roy Humphrey, George W.
Pierson, Mrs. George w. Pierson, M.
Woodson, DR.. Richards, w. g. Miller,
81. i. Finley, Frank Valentine, Will
liam Woods and John Dunbar, all of
Red Lodge.
For years this has been. regarded
as one of the best of the unimproved
coal fields in Carbon county, but ow-
ing to its remoteness from the rail-
roads little attention has been paid
to it. The coal is said to be of as
fine a quality as is mined at the pres
emit time in any of the properties at
Bear Greek. Red Lodge or Coalville,
near Bridger.
The Ryan interests, who also con
troll the abandoned Hymer property
at Red Lodge, on which thousands Of
dollars was expended In development
work, intend, it is understood, to
build a railroad from the Yellowstone
Park line at Washoe to tap its prop
erty. This will entail an expenditure
Of comparatively little money as q
level roadbed for q right Of way
has been planned. The company, 1t
is understood will start work upon
the construction of this line in the
and then will begin the active
development work on its coal prop
erty.
The recent filings has awakened in
terest all over the county in the coal
mine industry and it is expected that
considerable capital will be interested
here during the next year. The value
placed on these lands is $40 per acre.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
Big SIXTH AVE.
SEWER IS LAID
DRAINS ALL NEW ADDITIONS ON
THE NORTH SIDE.
LARGE CEMENT OUTLET
Pipe Laying Completed But Large
Amount Of Filling Remains to Be
Done-Delayed BY Suit Against City
Start on Laterals Today.

Pipe laying on the Sixth avenue
drain in sewer district No. u was com
pleted yesterday and this morning
Contractor e. Lindtsrum will com
mence work on lateral sewers in sewer
district No. %, leading to 1t. There il
considerable work yet to be done OF
the Sixth venue sewer in the way Of
filling and removing a ditch, which
was constructed near the Burlington
roundhouse to divert the water Of the
drain ditch, while the was being
built.
The Sixth avenue sewer will be the
largest in Billings. 1t commences on
Montana avenue in the western end OF
the city and runs north and then east
on Sixth emu From its terminus
on Montana avenue to the corner of
Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue
north the drain is made Of tile, but
there 1t enters into a large cement
case which VIII carry off the water of
both the Sixth avenue main and the
drain ditch, which e~ncircles the north
side Of the city.
Temporarily, however, this cement
sewer will not be used, as Yegen Bros.
have brought suit against the city to
restrain it from ~diverting the water
through this main and away from the
land owned by them and which the
water is used to irrigate. Pending the
deciding Of this case the water will
run through the old ditch. When it
is decided then the cement sewer will
be used, and the old ditch will be
covered up.
The completion of the Sixth avenue
sewer and the laterals will give the
north side additions excellent drainage
facilities.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
MARSHAL MERRlFiELD IDENrl.
FlEs THE MAN.
Ills GUILT
N Statement to the Montana officer
He Admits that He is the Man who
Broke Jail at Helena-He Will BE
Brought Back at once.

FARGO, N. D., Dec. 2s.-.United
States Marshal Merrifeld arrived
here this morning and Immediately
went to the county jail at Moorehead
and made a perfect Identification OF
George Frankhauser, who broke jail
In Helena on March 81. Later the
prisoner confessed that he vas the
man wanted and says that he is ready
to return to Montana.
Frankhauser was arrested across
the line in Minnesota, Thanksgiving
day. for a robbery as George Wolfe,
and later he was identified as Frank.
Lauser by q Great Northern detective.
Merriield leaves here tonight for
st. Paul to arrange for the transfer
of Frankhauser to the Montana fed.
eral authorities.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
ETHEL ROOSEVELT
MAKES HER DEBUT
DAUGHTER OF THE PRESIDENT
is INTRODUCED 70 SOCIETY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2~8-Presiden,
Rooseyelt's youngest daughter, Ethel
tonight made her formal bow to so
ciety. Before the dancing, which be
gan in the White House at 1880 D
M, Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Roose
welt received the guests in the blue
room. Miss Roosevelt's gown was Of
soft white satin, trimmed with crys
tails.
Seldom has the east room present.
ed a o attractive picture. The
invited guests numbered about 400
only unmarried members of the
younger set participating in the dane.
ing. Among those present were:
Mrs. VIM. s. Cowles and Mrs. Doug
las Robinson, the presidents two sis.
tiers; Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, Mrs. j. p. Roosevelt, Mrs.
simpkins and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Bacon, Mrs. Chas. A. Mum, Mrs. Rich,
ard Wayne Parker and Mrs. Herbert
lWadsWOrth.
At midnight the music ceased and
the guests partook Of a supper which
was served at small tables, arranged
along the lower corridor.
Preceding the ball, Miss Roosevelt
was the guest OF honor at the dinner
given by Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Bacon. Covers were laid for sixty.
the whole party going later to the
White House.
Mrs. F. A. Mum also entertained
large house party. which later went
to the White House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt are enter
q house party for the dance.
arrived at the White House
after luncheon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
COMPANY x. PLAYs GOOD GAME
AGAINST THE oREeoNs.
VISITORS ARE NcToRs
Mititiamen Surprise Locals by Their
Playing and Keep Score Down to 81
% 1s-Thorine Makes is Points,
Only Ores Scored BY Billings Boys.

ENA&IM hM NIbWN& EHL M3
Company X, basket ball team held
The Dallas, Ore, Ave to a score Of 81
~ IS at the Y. M. G. A. gymnasium
last night in one Of the best basket
ball games cen in Billings.
The fast playing Of the militia
boys was q surprise to the audience.
There was an unusually large number
Of fouls made on each side, Oregon
making q and Company K. making
80, The Oregon boys played the reg
ular team all the way through. In the
focal team Alley was substituted the
last five minutes Of playing for Dick
Logan. Thorine did the throwing for
the locals after fouls were made.
Members Of the local teams speak
IN highest terms of the young men
composing the Dallas, Ore, team and
say that they play the fastest game
seen here and while individually bet
ter than Muscatine, Iowa, they are
probably not so good in team work.
The Oregon boys made q good impress
sion everywhere in the city. They
left last night for Glendive.
The line up and score last night fol
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS.

Bruce G. Renwick, county clerk and
recorder elect, has announced his ap-
pointment OF deputies for the coming
two years as follows: F. 3. Williams.
J. F. Bacon. present deputies, and II.
=. Howell, assistant chief clerk in the
Northern Pacific freight ONCE.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
.BAlR AUTO WILL GO
TO ElKS' CONVENTION
MACHINE INJURED AT Los ANGE.
LES WILL BE REPAIRED.

G, NJ. Bair Of Billings, owner of the
Whistling Billy automobile, which has
not yet been beaten and which was in
an accident in Los Angeles Saturday
says the auto is to be rebuilt and
is to be taken to the annual con
vention Of the B. P. %. E. in Los An
geles to represent the Montana delega-
ton in the races there.
Indications are that there will he a
large attendance from Billings at the
Elks' convention in the California
city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
THROUGH COAST TRAINS
Burlington, Northern Pacific and
Great Northern are to Operate
Train from Chicago to Portland and
Seattle Direct Next Summer.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. 2s.-The
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads, through the Burlington, will es-
tablish through service from Chicago
to Seattle. Wash. Tacoma and Port
land before the opening Of the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc exposition.
This was made known at the ofnces
Of the two western lines today.
The ofncial announcement Of the ar.
rangements will be made in q few
days.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
POUND WEN OFFICE.

Thad C. Pound of Park City, one
of the old time warehouses; Of the Re.
publican party in Yellowstone coun-
ty and a prominent candidate for the
nomination for sheriff at the recent
convention, has been given the ap-
pointment Of jailor BY Sheriff-elect
John G. orrick.