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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-20
Charles w. SDisher

Tribufe

III "A Tribute 81
the the
EFFORTS and his aSs to the CONNOLLY standards The
the laurel wreath by czens the tO
Or opportunity
TOO but consent his mind taPust from apea him
apns By the
which wresed itself from the yoke the Old
the 2S3s se attain As DC
s enp me have q nsed and T M prevail worthy
summer morning in 1885 uded an 1sysad lad with his few
.mS tbs ts S Soo P s S @ ana hs ace
mother nov her eyes misty but lips CHEEKY
was setting out to battle with cold world but ache in her that
been crowded out to make his living the world
Charley was fifth A9a'gs sTl'as the husband and father WAS
ad He too knew that The boy to that morning but he s
table with all family assembled
@ @ s.
wase-earner He graded for ovens
time and any
Charley hoar his
man saved little money applied for and secured position as supin,
od DOWN ese he p et BACK to- av P 1n the mines
motto an executive position had not turned his head and back " day.
& ae ts a%eTs son Gn mule driving farm in raysts
worked for two years at general farm work a month and his
"m " 1s renaS to % ms eSw me" and cope with them IN
lna his The
city council s vas candidate for state auditor against shr
with being BY Marion the
people
the higher his
STRIVING since that maSs ' farewell s
seeking
S h BY @ sad D1H s A s
@ the s ~ NEVER yo R as az ] read a %
VOICE No man has to Intimate s se mn has af @ 9
at out from thu ss t TH1 n @ from
nr @ Of P the l ] %ons,ss Greed and Its
are ssss tear and Tsna swshsr the farm the miner
eesrfq fighter In the arena of politics smiling in that irresistible way
soS that was not his right freeman and an American seek
his
victory aoorI
there
are an Rso%
virginia boy and whatever faas a 1p
BY his mothers GIT
ougS ns anda o the pFs s SeSan:e he has
Sndet Jealous enemies cannot Sain-thoush they
statesmen
ministers In
telling
maturity ability
finished Methodist
R picture its front These divnes
deved for the treasures of the coal mine; with
his political
life partner INQUIRE Of those children with whom
will hear
is The men with evil faces and dark motives who
asSs %so ss3s
personally this
nothing the
by
hyenas in
be Butth
to
feed
o.
bird
wnI
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-20

Every one is getting on the swisher
band wagon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-20
DEEDS RECORDED

Salem Improvement company
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
BURNED TO DEATH
woman's Clothing Is Set on Fife
BY Lighted Cigarette

Oklabama city. March ~ A.
TIE result Of having ben 81 On o.,
hy cigarette. Ms Jennie Penning-
Ten. a Wonan formerly employed Al
ile kaufman house an First street
an1 Nho was preparing @ s. n hel
home near Af5more. IS dead from a
mass af burns received a Q q
o'elock ina housc at rs South
Robinson slrett
Canea by pam ~ Pennington
fought tie pcopk who tired % PIT
out the 6p aad tan q the street-
Sire was forced back into the house
and comforts Wrapped around hef
u cstlngush the flames Hef
screams could be heard tof blocks
and -four men 0erc required % hold
her while tie burns were being
dressed. She died Ia great agony
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
WOULD GIVE UP
Muskoeee Man Says Wyrkllhe
Boys are willing 70
stand Trial

Muskoze Okla. March II
Pursuing im e,en enoi q tle
way. lla Wyxslae ioy cmdf
Tom ana JOHN. wim 4 yesf 81 y
aEe eefs hunted BY 8 posse q ere
hundred deputy II s, ma'shaIs.
are living roaming hie n tie
spNaaW Hllis 10 ntlm Cherokee
natlon
Prepared im battle bui 80 &
lne iroutlc. tie boys express Z vi.
llngnrss q surrender tog tfal @ the
state courts iof the killing Il Deputy
Marshal Ike GlIsiisp. 90, uglc his.
about tao Yean ago.
The ether day a Muskpaee tusl.
ness man. vito las iug returned
from 4 tip through tle Cheroker
halls. not only saw, bat talked with
Ten ana John WyTkliic ~ 4 iltle
church. n9a converted iuio q store,
about 81 miles south 81 spaYinaw
posofiu..
lis'sNAs dffiliw rain -when tae
Masko1ft man drove lp g Cts little
<fese Hf ana TAO o3nMs Hits4s
ana osef ihe adde's weft empty
Wiaehesief sabhaf3s. Entering iie
sioie hc ialke3 with TIE BOYS as
they mlWhea AZ crackers ana ae-
ifed srdiues TIE t@o hfetlNU
Nefc % their way tatis't ther go.
Ct bfoilH' Charlie she ea1f 81 the
gang iley Wcfe Ma awt sell
c'th8s an1 bad Eua1 p0h
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
STARTED TO RUN
Went 70 See HIS Girl, Bat Hit
For The Back Door When
0ticefs Game.

saturday aehl A Haa ana Tom
kHnmoos eame b ifom Cleoa. .
mixes east heu and eu bed at
ih Blackstone holt When Mf
Aall So, up 0cai nothing kmmons
eas eane. ana ao eas Holl's pocket
hook 500 u cash and good
watch III heaa II once 10 inquire
81 ihe man alia came IS with him,
bui he vas goae. 81 notified the
officers and ihey got busy Last
night they hefned .ihM he had 4
gH in the northeast ol town, ana
On going thew found him. Re made
. break and ran aut a. the back
door and upon q command from the
officers ta haH n Just kept On rum
ming The officers bega firing and
fred four sho's before be halted.
De then came back and surrendered.
Oaleen l9 Wrhb and }. G. Bar
ker nade th arrest BE was tried
hfiofe Judge flcW this morning ana
bound over O. await Tie action Of
the Grand luy nth sam d $500.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
BOLD BANK ROBBERY
At TYR0, KANSAS
Bandits Enter Bank in Broad Day
light and Secure S2500.00---A
Posse In Hot Pursuit.

and pursui, was gwen The
robbers was over taken near
Wann. Oklahoma. where the
bandits bid for a time in a
house giving battle to the
posse Two horses belonging
70 the citizens were shot down
and the bandids escaped. 20.
ing west for a short distance
and then turning south again.
City Marshal Lee. Of Wann.
was shot through the han6 by
the bandits.
Posses are closing ia on
the robbers from every direc.
ton and it's not believed they
can escape Il IS believed
they VIII be intercepted when
they reach the Caney river
north o BartIes,ille and that
a battle wiIl be fought there.
a peealtmin left Coaevyiile
last ngh 'er Dewey 0k..
With 100 armed men deter
mined 81 run doen The on.
laws
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
SPRUCING UP
Entefwlaa Citizens Sov EaRsgsd
in hsauiiiyae Auditorium
Gfeunds

W9s Auditorium al
50 30 mn eaa a8g T. l.
Pns ag Htha things
STAR rgh ~ hl, i bluc print 4
.ihe Uoua5 ans thrmea ave work
.mgt0m Il. Ross B.esu, ans J. A.
Smith a'e TIE pansp pa W@unen.
bui namttr g others are Il aotk
also e. Il Gu. The saneyf has
tepdefrt his services and IS Al work
on the ground laying il oui into rlats
for walks, hoNer beds. grass e,c.
Plumbers are also. busy N,h a
ehaIa preparing tor a sly fountain
fHefc at.ihe b.e iaantaan tle
csaief q tie Circle. oathe east side.
ans g small dnahng fountain az tte
southwest corner et the eouns
nest fae Auditorium building There
wtI a.s1 he a watering fountain Is
the southeast toner Of tbc ground.
Opposite tbe bg sits fountain. a
tie tatg on the west SIDE. ual b
grand stand FOG tbe b1n1 Boys
Th.ty.vo elm trees taeaty-one
feet apart are already set around
the outside q The park, 700 choite
shrubs are on The eroun8and Henry
Wright. assistant. Superintendent Il
parks iof the Frisco a St. Louis.
WtlI ~ here tomouoN TO sct them
oB The Frisco vii also put out
large flower bed at the northeast
oome u the grounds Six cars Of
chat afc HaM on fhe way lo hf lseI
f3f walks ard dfNe ways
Judge PARKER says he has about
tee.5ei b sod tle grass spots with
bermuda FIass, i. q Hall aBd "
4 HaiseIl Il furnish the soj
Ioaum the whole thing up, &
looks as though Ntuda NH get
something soon that many aid 10t
expect twill be something 70 beI
proud 81 ana viii - attractive toI
strangers from Goth railroads.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
LIPS SEALED
Evelyn Thaw says She viii Never
Reveal Real Cause u
Her Action.

Nw York March u Eelya
\ as ilhas haa ma1e ne frsnk
admission that Sta ha asa ile
alleged insanity ~ SEE husband
merely IS s pfes n fo seegfe nef.
mamm epaFaueaifom bm Behind
ths insanity allegation. on' which
she asks ihe annalmem n hf
maHg thefe sa hidden cause
ior ber feguls.on q feeling toward
hm which She declares must De-.
man 4 secret forever Here s Mrs.
ThaN s statement
Despite the fact thai am suing
ms husband %, hne!om marriage
annulled upon fhe ground that fe
was .n@ne When the ceremony
VAS peHomed. / am frank io admit
that Is nol ihe true reason. What IS
prompting me % this viii remain 4
secret as long as lve and never ia
my FIGHT senses sill utter 4 w9r3
! am determines 30 carry the secfet
20 TIE eave with ne rmhef than
that fouad ny 1aus during TIE
Nre4 fNef u8 fFHn8#a msftts Is tnte
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
STILL GOING
Bank Robbers Sov Ia wnd coun.
try Aieng Hominy Greek

Bartless Hlc okla NsrtH ~ Zoe
Tyre. Mas bank robbers uong
whom ore believed m be- Henry
Starr ans kd" Wilson. weu hs,
seem ycs,srday morning 1baH la
o'thes Fred S4n ne S
gins fan,b. twenty miles southwest
Of Baeese, partet a1 tht
that m ha5 SASS taea aaa tdat
thcy were Haa m tbe nls
country a.a + tHe 3 and Bu8
creeks u fhe O@Fe u05 Ihn
country hes g. TIE uia ana ua-
acN 81 PAS hasi8, ans bias always
been esfad as an npu naat0t
stronghold e., robe~rs
The meo looked fresh ans their
horses looked n Coos condition Tor
a long chase sad Seeets Henry
Starr iUst glanced a, me 10 se rI
was armed. I guess. aud when he
sas SD not want any trouble he
rode on. one q The Other fellows I
dld %, know ask me tor some
matches and ! gave him several
The men are undoubtedly hiding I'D
The cd stamping grounds Of Starr
along Homlay..and Bird creeks
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
CAPTURED BY
BANK ROBBERS
Posse Prem nehtlals Runs Against
A snag And Is Permitted
To Go Back Home

fm Iyu kln hank bets
who heated "a Oklahoma country
at stIl H lsfee. ana the indications
taday az ihat they 0H oa Is
captured on 4 posse consisting u
me men started from olfeiaia. ok
yesterday 10 ,apiure the bandits
Nho had Been traced 70 that section,
but the ubtcn arc stIi AZ large, ana
tie members q ne rasse are g.ad
they eo, back home With thei
lives
A dispatch from Nowata SAYS
they found the obbss 81 right.
bui thar instead q capturing then
they themselves acfe captured
ln the Osaee ountW lhoW nne
mikes from 0htais.i te posse
esfe haIlrI IS men II ha.ag, ana
the three nd.ns n a8yan0 we're
iofeed.to Throw up Their bands and
saflend Tha9o members ~ the
posse riding n the rear phecIed
Their horses and escaped
The fobbcrs ordered Their prison
ers % throw up their hands and.
when thls vas done. one Il tbe
robbcrssadyaneed and took their
guns and broke themto pieces while
t~o robbers kept TIE three posse.
nen under cover
Then, TIE rothefs took such 81 TIE
horses as they neetet land foae
away. warning The posscmen, hoe
ever, that the neat tme they came
in contact with fehtcf hunters some-
body would eei hur
The membefs o' TIE posse say
tie dcspepdoes were hiding bch.rd
an emhanbmcoi anJ that they rai
ibe lfor 81 them bci0fe they knee
there Vas ans Sen os dancer
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
WHIPPED TEACHER
Claremore Woman Resented Chas-
tIsement Of her Daughter

tatmae ok MMeh IS Ply.
He ship Vfh aH thc fofte a her
$50 p.g1ls Vr. q Rslef AZ
,-.
F '''A@4',' = amer
~ nst utlof % t'lt tolal hlh
school hcaasy be hd punished
WHH., h. fe.v.ts.lg
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
Eighiy-seUen Years Old

lousa Netmeyef. snaNn a,
Grandma. eas born IN Hanover,
Germany. Ia the year Of 1921 ou
tie 18th day d March She Ieii
Germany when n years q agc.was
married in iSf7 70 Henry W kei-
meyer and Was the mother Of sls
ehiifen. tWo boys ana f9m gHls.
Tie husband and two girls have
been dead many years
She has thirty four grand chIl3-
ZEN and thirty great gfani children.
most al u whom afe living.
Her first home IN Amcrlea was in
St. Louis. From there they ven,
10 Chicago. They lived there
thirteen years, then they moved TO
Lexington. No. Then % Blue
Asund. kans.. where they lived FOR
eight years. From there they came
10 Vinisa, where they had lived a
short time when Gfandpa Nel.
meyer aicdg fifteen years ago.
Since then she has made her
home wiin hef daughter. Mrs ,Chas.
Title. She IS 81 years Cd today.
Tuesday March III. 1903.
She vas surprised on list sunday
wsih iine dinner. while about
thHty.1ee helped hef enjoy the day.
A FRIEND.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
CONVEYED LIQUOR
Ardmefe court Flads Man Guilty
whe bought Booze
In Texas

Afdmofc. Ok, Mafch i6 u
ease 10 tlm county court lsfole Judge
Mason. there appsaFea ismes Stern.
charged with conveying llam Az
he shafse IS anea oa ana llg
ruling oitlie eouu 10 shs matter "a,
ome anusua iea,ut rls a0 and
tie ruling ) gwen u 1ciaa
last Dcceml,f. Siccn went %
Gainesville. Texas. ana elule There
he aoagh, 4 quantity "a lIauos and
IN rs return, she ZIP n ehieh he
eauedihe liquor was taken charge
q by the sheriff anda complaint aas
made aaaiasi him
Ihe counts charge ii thr Jury
covering the IaR inthe case as iol.
lows
You are instructed ihB uoaer
the laws. non 10 effect n this state
there san Is 20 iaeiui purchase q
intoxicating liquors within thl, s,aie.
ard yuG arr fgiheF instructed that
4 Is unlawful q convey Intoxicating
liquors from place q rlaee within
this state no ma,icf b0a lawful the
purchase msy have hcen g ben such
Intoxicating l4uos hse men naf-
chased wyond tl hMntaf @
IRIS state
Ihemuff esiuNsr3 ya4 th1i q
gn3er lhe lass as ssen y8a by ,b
court, andihee aenc iroa
exiUh SOD 81 witnesses a $50
shai lame, sieea A1 within CO.,
state & Oslah0m auawfaHy eonse,
Intoxicating liquors. to-Ws. Nt.skcy
from n within t state t1
aa0iH place within ne at $50
iht aH conveyance eas fs ~
ipe mta
ens aeana f aa t m
snI tht 8.t 0y
gommst 81 any b.8e au a1aH
~ s1a5 hy Il Dm l85
snI toti Mics ai tbt mu
mutton. ym ts haut
guilty.
Y6a ace IHSiHKfel jMt Whai|
unset lbe ha constitutes and on
lawful conveying q laFnaemng
aauon iof 81 unlawful purpose
must s governed ~ ,hr fats and
gINumslanos 81 caeh case, ana o.
arriving q, y0ai yefdlei. q this case
500 shoul3 tAke Iato consideration
~ oftle facts and Circumstances ia.
tfodpeea bsf0w you. tending 20
throw any leh upan thts cause "
The Jury returned sefd,ct q
guilty. against tic defendant
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
sataria March 10.

News reached here this
morning that the bank al Ty.
70, Kansas u miles west oi
Colieyville. was robbed yes,
terday afternoon by three men
and "a 500 in cash secured
The robbers came into town
on horseback and rode up in
front Of the bank. Two Of
the men dismounted and en-.
tered the bank while theother
one stood guard on the out
side The men on the inside
held up the officers 81 the
bank a. the point 81 revolyefs
and was not long 10 gettng
out with their booty which
they showed into a sack and
swung the same around the
horn oi q saddle mounted
their harEc WAS soon 0Nt 0l
town going m the direction 81
Oklahoma on The south
A posse Wa 0oH 8nlfed
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
So AWFUL LONG
Representative jones Has 80 pe.
sire 10 stay II Guthus
Tmion

Cnm Os Nana q Rr
atal Jones' q 0kaIi cts
iasfoie olulHn Yesterday
nHemofalIfhg eafGh m hta
tlal potion IS th eaae0az 8gtmas
.Ha Gufafa fke state tannai unEI
1918 an3 prohibiting tfe legislature
from making appropriations 'of gapI.
81 Building previous Il THAI time
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
Improving

Guthrie, Okla. March II. The
condition Of Lieutenant Governor
Gtoree W. BelIany, who has been
dangerously 10 with pneumonia for
the past two weeks, Is much inn
proved today he vii be removed
from the hospital % the lone hotel,
and will probably resume his duties
IN the next week o. so.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
BOOtIegger Raid

Shawnee, Okla. Narch H.
ShernPefee 81 fecumseh arrested
tour men tof boofleaRng here Saiur.
day night and took them back "a
Tecumseh eth him. u. a. Da.
Money, one ot tee men arrested.
IS said.to have an income Of $3.50 4
month.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19
Soil Surveys

Washington, %. E. March IL
Secretary Wilson II the department
Of agriculture IL a letter 70 Repre-.
sentative Scott Ferris today says
that Ne haS under consideration a
plan ioT the survey u the agfleal.
ture conditions Il the entire state Of
Oklahoma and that one hundred
men Will probably b. used IN max
ing soil surveys. Field operations
vii probably begln at an ealiy date.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19

iep Htniys was in fiam hls
farm west oi town yesterday SIS
says grass will do 10 tafn cattle 81,
IN 3 ieW days.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19

Homer Trolt and Deputy q. 4
Marshal Cottfel took four prison.
efs 70 ti.s lcaVenwoah penitentafy
today.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-03-19

Harry Bland and O Z Mason
IRE here from Alton
The Washington times., 1908-02-23
Letter Puzzled Hanna.

without further ado the letter was
posted and in due course Of time Il
was delivered to Mr.. Hanna. The
recipient studied the envelope for some
moments before opening it. He did
not recognize the handwriting. of
course. and was puzzled to know what
young lady could be writing to him.
He finally opened and read It. a quiz
zical smile spread over his face as he
did so and his associates IN the comp
troner's onice gathered around eager
for a glance at It.
At first he was inclined to treat it
as sacredly confidential. and refused
to allow anyone to read it. The more
he thought about it the more con
WINGED he became that It was q jest.
and signed with a fictitious name. He
then let one or two OF his intimate
friends in the office read It. In this
way the story became public. for one
of his friends had an intimate friend
VINO was a reporter on a St Louis
paper, and to him he quoted the let
ter.
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

alter another they stepped forward
and drew-a short straw. When all had
drawn. the long one still remained in
Miss Shapes hand and she was
elected bT the terms OF the agreement
to write the letter.
She was game to the core and i'm
mediately asked one of her hostesses
for pen. ink, and paper. AS soon as
these were furnished her she sat down
and wrote without hesitation. Here
is her letter nd the one received by
Mr. Hanna:
Mr.. Frank B. Hanna. st. Louis. Mo.
Dear Sir: Owing 10 the fact that
this is leap year. 1 do not think you
viii consider II improper to send IN
my application for your hand. heard
you would accept the first proposal
Of marriage. but I do not wish this
20 be treated as q joke. Come TO think
OF II, a bachelors lifs is very lonely,
and am sure that If you would con-
suit a doctor he would prescribe a
wife: that Is. II he is any kind OF a
doctor and feels sorry Tor the girls
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

lectual attachments. amiabiIity of dis
position. dignity OF character. and
capability Of women to iii the posi-
lons OF wives and mothel- would be
productive Of FAR greater good.
Supremacy along these lines means
something. IT is not to be compared
to the perishsbie flower of BEAUTY. and
Is not at all likely to produces tho riV-
airy or bad spirit which sometimes
leads TO the use OF artificial means TO
win the beauty prize.
1t Is impossible TO deduct anything
from a purely beauty contest, as it
proves nothing. and only attracts at
tentioH TO an exceptionally beautiful
face end form which may not be re-
produced in a generation of her race.
These beauties are sometimes called
types" Of the nationality TO which
they belong, when, as q truth, they
may be exceptions TO the general
types OF their generation and race.
Stop contests on purely beauty OF
face and form, and let US have con-
tests OF the virtues. talents. and re-
inement which would mean something
were We 20 win supremacy in an in
ternatiOnai coutest-and 1 believe
America would be able to win the
prize.
The Washington times., 1908-02-23
GREAT BEAUTY PROVES NOTHING

terers and insincers admirers. There
is nothing more 70 be admired than
beauty in a woman II she can be pro-
tected from the laudations OF unscrup-
ulous people.
Most beauties are wilffuI and Ira
perious. and, because OF the fiattery,
they conclude that Il is unnecessary
for hem to make any effort to ac-
qufre accomplishments and knowledge
or 10 be agreeable IN their manners.
As a rule. they depend upon their
personal charms to win a place in the
world, when. as a matter OF fact
more should be expected OF them. con
siderinE that their beauty OF face and
form paves the way for them TO ac-
Quire whatever they desire.
A wiiiful. imperious disposition adds
nothing whatever TO the beauty OF a.
woman, though all too often she mag
ines that the possession of beauty
gives her the privilege OF INDUCING In
irritability, tmperfoUsness, and SELFISH
ness, which in most instances become
her chief characteristics.
A contest of beautiful characters ana
intelligence, j should think would
bring far more desirable results than
a contest to decide supremacy OF
physical beauty. Supremacy in intel
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

no hestesncy in speaking of the Incl
dent. d
er and L became acquainted with her
and her widowed mother on a. train
when We were on our way to Norfolk.
Va Upon learning that their name wa 8
Sharpe, We mentioned the fact that
we had relatives IN Norfolk named.
Sharpe. Betty told Us then that sh
had been born and reared in NorfOt
It was an odd coincidence. but thu two
Sharpe families are not related. Betty
and her mother are wealthy and spend
most of their time travelling. Unless
Betty gets married before then she
will visit friends in Porto Rico next
s.t7rv,r,nrr
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

Hanna was looking for a wife and
would marry the first good-Iooking
girl who proposed 10 him. She i'm
mediately read IL aloud to the others
and on oonolui ling suggested that all
seven Of them draw straws to soc
which should send Mr.. Hanna the
leap year proposal After a little de-
murring on the part OF one or two all
agreed and the straws were quickly
announced; six short ones and one
long.
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

Betty spent the holidays with rs
M ST Louis. Seven OF us. Betty
sharpe. Belle and Dorothy Pauiis, OF
West Pine boulevard; Lou Jackson. OF
North Grand avenue: my TWO sisters
and myself. we're here one evening
about a week ago, when one OF US saw
the article about Mr.. Hanna wanting
70 marry the first good-loolzing girl
who would propose to him SO we
drew straws. and the longest straw
went TO Betty. Some people seem to
think that the letter should have been
written by the girl drawing the short
est straw.
"Of course, each Of us was pledged
to write The letter in case we happened
10 draw the longest straw. But we
sNnsiaAr~S uS.stsn- +h- '-ss~- ~rivi-
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

The reporter friend Immediately be
gan a quiet investigation that revealed
the fact that Hanna had missed an
opportunity 10 meet and marry an
heiress. Hanna is now wondering
what he shall do. Should he look her
up even at this late data. or give it
up?
A reporter went to the Virginia ave
nue. ADDRESS and there talked with two
of the Skinner Blanche and
Maud-the other being out They had
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

this year. So let us get busy and
show the people that our hearts are
IN the right place. I am not so bad
when you think It all over. as they do
not make them any better than me.
Hoping this will meet with your
approval, am ever the same,
BETTY SHARPE.
52S Virginia avenue. St. Louis.
Awaiting a reply"