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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
CARING FOR BABY
PROVES PROFITABLE
(Honorable Mention)

\
Dear Aunt Laurie:
G CHOOL was out, and I had nothing
to do. l had obtained from my
~ teacher permit to work, but I
did not have the least idea what 1
was going to do
L asked mamma and papa about 1t,
but l did not get much help from that
source, so [ resolved to find work Tor
myself The next day at o'clock
started out upon my search.
About o'clock | went to small
house set far back from the street. |
knocked at the door, and it was opened
by a very tired-looking woman with
her sleeves rolled up to her elbows.
l asked her the same question that
l had asked so many times that morn
ing. She told me that she took in wash
ing and would be very glad for some
one to take care of her baby While
she was at work 1 gladly accepted,
and the next morning l started in with
my new duties. 1t was easy work and
1 got off at O'Clock in the afternoon.
l got $3.50 a week, and now l have
money enough to buy all my school
books.
Your loving niece,
HELEN BRYANT.
Watts, Cal Grade 7. Age II.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

received an honorable mention on the
unfinished story where Jessie and
Mary went to a house where poet
used to live. 1 cut them out, but lost
them. Could you tell me how 1 could
get copies of the papers and the dates
of both? Your nephew,
FRED o. REID.
5271h North ST. Louis street. Age H.
Grade B8, Cornwell school.
l am sorry cannot look up all these
dates and honorable mentions. Young
writer's must save such information
for their own use.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

give me to chop the wood. She offered
me 50 a pile. 1 told her 1 would take
81 and that would put the wood in the
barn.
She consented. and I went to work.
I worked for two weeks from 6 in the
morning to in the evening. When L
got finished she gave me her check for
81.
1 continued to work all summer at
different places. 1t was a fine scheme
to earn money. made $50. bought
the books and a splendid book case.
FRANK ROBINSON.
2210 Central avenue; Twentieth street
school, grade AT.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
JUNIORS APPRECIATE
THE HERALD PRIZES

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 did not write before about the love-
ly book prize L received because
wished to read it through SO as to tell
you just exactly how very, very much
I enjoyed it, | only wish had a whole
library full Of just such nice books as
this one.
Mamma enjoys reading it also
Every spare moment either of us have
we are reading it. 1 thank you ever
so much for 1t and will try harder than
ever to win more.
~ FLosSIE GERMAN.
Santa Ana.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
want to write and tell you how
much I thank you for the book re-
ceived for three honorable mentions.
am very much pleased with it, though
1 have not finished reading it. mean
to try and earn another one.
You will be surprised to near from
me up here, but we have moved up
here, / think, to stay. We used to live
I'D here, and so we are not strangers
ELEANOR SARGENT.
14S Fourth street, Redlands.
I am glad you liked the book and
shall look forward with interest to tu-
ture contributions from you.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I am sorry L cannot accompany you
to Redondo Beach on account of school
beginning next week and mother not
feeling well. Perhaps l may take the
trip some other time. Hoping that you
have a nice time, I remain as ever,
your niece, EDNA MOftFdf'
1910 East Seventh street, Long Beach.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
L received the prize that you sent to
me. and 1 thank you very, very much
for it. | have read it through once, and
it was so interesting that L intend to
read it again. 1 enjoy writing Inner
icks for The Herald Junior, and will
write again soon. I again thank you
very, very much. Your loving niece,
MYRL WALDMAN.
Riverside.
Dear Aunt Laurie;
I received the check today and
thank you very much.
If ever again L am so fortunate as
to win the first prize I would prefer
the trip, and 1 will try very hard, for
I am sure 1 would enjoy it ever so
much Your niece,
MERLYN MARGARET MANNING,
South Pasadena.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Money for Books

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Last summer I wanted to buy some
books. 1 determined to make the money
to buy them. l soon made up my
mind L took my fathers old saw and
hatchet l went around and saw three
piles of wood in a back yard. I went
in and asked how much they would
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Rabbits Prove Profitable

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Little Arthur had a pet bunny. He
took the best care of it at first, but
soon became very careless and had to
be told every day to feed it.
One day Arthur's mother told him
he would have to kill the rabbit and
give it to Jimmy Blake's folks for Sun
day dinner. So Arthur fed the rabbit
just splendidly for nearly a week, then
became careless again. His mother
made him kill the rabbit Arthur
begged and pleaded, but all in vain.
"Now," said his mother "the worst
is yet to come; you have to carry the
rabbit, after skinning it, to Jimmys
house"
Arthur begged to sell it, or for his
mother to take it over; but, to his sur
prise, his kind mother who usually gave
in to his pleadings, refused TO have
anything to do for such a naughty boy.
So Arthur had to take the rabbit to
Jimmy's home.
For Arthur's birthday some one gave
him four rabbits, but his mother would
not let him keep them unless he would
feed them better than the one he had
before so he promised to take good
care of them.
For two years the rabbits increased.
and the last vacation he printed a neat
little sign, rabbits for Sale" which
he placed right where every one could
see it.
Arthur made just an even s. from
that vacations work.
1 am ever your loving niece,
MAUD JENNINGS,
1929 Pinelly street. Belvedere school,
grade 6. Age 1S.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Learned of Plants

Dear Aunt Laurie and Juniors:
l will now tell you how have earned
money in vacation.
When school was ended I worked for
the nursery across the street. They
buy flower pots and 1 washed them
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
A New Junior

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 wish to become a junior and as I
have never written before 1 will try
the limericks as my first contribution
20 our little paper. Yours truly,
ISHAMEL URQUIDI,
Grade 6, age Is. 116 North Sunol
drive
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
ABOUT PRIZES FOR HONORABLE
MENTIONS

!. Competitors in any contest are i
j. entitled to a handsome book prize =
j. when their work has received hon i
4 orable mention three times. !
j They must claim the prize, sub +
:, mitting copies of their letters, sto- J
i ries or limericks. .
= x / !. 4. J. I. i + j. j. j. j. ! j j. j
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

Lost Honorable Mentions
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I received an honorable mention In
the writer's contest on the topic what
I found in grandmother's garret. also
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Stephenson Of Wisconsin AC-
cused Of Buying Senat0Tship.
MANY SENSATIONS AT MADISON
Senate FavOrs Investigation, but
Assembly Opposes II.

Madison, Wis, Jan. Sensational
charges were made in the legislature
today against Senator Isaac Stephen
son, candidate for reelection. A reso-
luton to investigate the use of money
at the primary election was adopted
by the senate, but was killed in
the assembly. Senator Husting,
author of the resolution, in urg
ing its adoption, said: "Can you use
the cloak of the primary to debauch
the electorate?" 1t was a matter of
common knowledge that nothing but
money entered into the election cam
paign last summer and that money
won, he said. On top of Senator
Hastings speech came Senator Blaine
with the filing of sixteen specific
charges accusing Senator Stephenson
of the improper use of money in the
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
TAFT SAILS FOR IsTHMUs
Leaves Charleston on Cruiser North
Carolina.

Charleston, s. c., Jan. 25.-Amid
the booming of guns fired to mark the
passing down the harbor Of the
cruiser North Carolina and her con-
voy, the Montana, President Elect Taft
started this morning on his visit to
the Panama canal zone, announced
more than month ago.
Mr.. Taft and the party of engineers
who will inspect the work being done
on the canal are on the North Caro-
lima. The Montana is going along to
watch over the safety of the vessel
carrying the president-elect AS Mr..
Taft said jocularly few days ago
two armored cruisers are required to
carry man of his bulk on a trip of
such Importance. Seriously speaking,
however, the decision to have two
cruisers to convey the president-elect
is a precaution suggested by certain
senators on the ground that there is
no legal provision for successor to
the presidency in the event of IA
tality overtaking a president-elect
prior to his Inauguration.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Social Clubs Serving Liquor
Must Secure Licenses.
DECISION OF SUPREME COURT
St. PauI's Leading Club Basis
of a Test Case.

The Minnesota club of st. Paul,
composed of that city's leading
business and professional men, is a
saloon, according to decision handed
down by the state supreme court This
means that the Minnesota club, the
Commercial club, the Elks' club and
like organizations will have to pay
for saloon licenses just the same as
ordinary saloons and that the speak
easies" will have to take to the tall
grass.
The suit was originally instituted
by former Attorney General e. T.
Young against the club to force it to
obtain a license. 1t was test case
and was therefore followed with much
interest. The lower court decided that
the license law does not apply to So
cial organizations and the case was
appealed.
According to the decision social
clubs taking out licenses must obey
the II o'clock and Sunday closing
law
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30

primary, naming the sum as in excess
of S106,000 and approximating $780,
000 Senator Blaine followed the pre-
sentation of his charges by speaking
to the subject, "The Purchase of a
United Senatorship," and he proposed
to show that it was purchased by cor
ruption, bribery and fraud. He cited
the case of former United States Sen
ator Clark of Montana, saying that
Clark had no other claim to Office
than mis- millions and that Stephen
sons was the same. He followed his
attack by Offering substitute inves-
tigation resolution in place of the
Husting measure, which differed in
that it provided immunity from arrest
for all who may testify to the commit
tee of bribery, but not immunity for
perjury. This resolution was adopted
by the senate. The original investi-
cation resolution was killed in the as
sembly
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
CUBA IS AGAIN FREE
American Occupation Of the
Island Ceases.

Havana, Jan. 2S.-With the admin
istration of the oath of office at noon
today to Jose Miguel Gomez, the new
president of the republic of Cuba,
American occupation of the island
ceased and the history of this coun-
try entered on new era. This after
noon Charles E. Magoon, until today
provisional governor of Cuba, en-
barked for the United States, leaving
the government entirely in the hands
of President Gomez and his advisers.
Most of the 5000 American soldiers
who have occupied the island since
1906 have been sent home and the re-
mainder will leave by April /.
The oath of Office was administered
to President Gomez and Vice Presi-
dent Zayas by President Barreiro of
the supreme court OF, Cuba in the
presence of a great throng of Cubans
and Americans and other foreigners.
At the close of the ceremonies Pres
ident Gomez was warmly congratu-
lated by the foreign ENJOYS, who ex-
tended to him the good wishes OF
their respective governments for the
welfare of his country. A conspicuous
figure was Mgr Aversa, representing
the Vatican. Many messages of con-
graduation were received, notably
from President Roosevelt and Will
lam H. Taft, president elect of the
United States. He has many friends
among prominent Cubans.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
PART OF BODY PARBOILED
Youth Stealing Ride Probably Fatally
Injured.

John Schmidt of Chicago, aged
twenty, was the victim of a peculiar
accident at st. Paul that may cost him
his life.
The boy was on his way to Virginia,
this state, to visit his sister. He was
stealing a ride and was riding the
trucks of a freight car in the Union
depot yards. The car had stopped
and a switch engine came past. Just
as it reached the place where Schmidt
was lying it stopped and shot out
steam.
The scalding vapor enveloped the
man, burning him terribly. His cries
attracted trainmen and he was taken
from the trucks and hurried to the
city hospital. 1t was found that the
upper part of his body was parboiled.
He is in very serious condition.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
HARTMAN EXTENDS FIELD
Elected q Director Of the New York
Central

New York, Jan. 27.-E. H. Harri-
man was elected a director of the
New York Central railroad, succeed
ing C. G. Clarke. w. C.. Brown, pres
ident of the New York Central, was
also elected director of that com
pany, succeeding Samuel F. Barger,
who resigned.
Reports have been circulated that
Mr.. Hartman will eventually succeed
Chauncey NJ. Depew as chairman OF
the board of directors of the New
York Central. but these have not been
confirmed Further developments in
dicating the extent of Mr. Hartmann s
activity in the affairs of that road are
anticipated, now that he has been
elected a director
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
LACKS ONE OF MAJORITY
Stephenson Fails of Reelection on
First Ballot.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 28.-United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson
lacked but one vote of being reelected
to the United States senate for a full
term on the first ballot taken in joint
assembly. There being two senators
absent the total vote was 131. thus re-
quiring 66 votes necessary for a
choice. Senator Stephenson was able
to line up but SIS. The cause of his
failure to win out was the desertion
from his ranks of several of the as
semblymen who voted for him Tues
day when the vote was taken in
separate bodies.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
IN BEHALF OF REFUGEES
Mass Meeting at ST. Paul Denounces
Russian Methods.

Resolutions calling upon the pres
ident to refuse to surrender to Russia
Rudovitz, a Russian political refugee,
were passed at a meeting at the Peo-
pies church at ST. Paul.
A crowd that packed the church to
the doors gathered to hear Mayor
Lawler, Rabbi Rypins and George B.
Leonard of Minneapolis speak.
The speakers arraigned Russia as
the most despotic and cruel country
in all the civilized world.
The resolutions will be sent to the
president and to the Minnesota rep
resentatives in Washington. A sim
liar resolution was passed in Forest
Unitarian church.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
RESULT OF GAS EXPLOSION
Five Men Dead and One other Seri
ously Injured.

Pittsburg, Jan. 27.-Five men are
dead as the result of the gas explo-
sion and subsequent fire in the Mer-
chants mine of the United States
Coal company at Boswell, Somerset
county. One man is seriously in
jured and several others are slightly
injured. The dead are:
J. G. Logan of Pittsburg, mine su-
perintendent: George Morris, assis-
tant superintendent; John Cole, day
foreman; Andrew Shulcck and his
son, German miners.
The injured are William Hay of
Jenners, one of rescuing party, taken
out of mine in serious condition; sew
eral foreign miners, painfully burned
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
In Forty Fathoms of Water,

Marthas Vineyard, Mass, Jan. 25.-
Captain Sealby and fifty members of
the crew of the Republic were trans
ferred to the derelict destroyer Sen
eca off Vineyard sound lightship and
an hour later the Seneca started for
new York. The captain of the Gresham
stated that the Republic sank nine
miles south by east of Nantucket
lightship in about forty fathoms of
water,
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Head of Highway Commission.

President Louis w. Hill of the Great
Northern was unanimously elected
chairman of the state highway COM
mission to succeed Gustave Scholle,
who resigned to enter diplomatic serv-
ice at Washington. Amy railroad fare
which Mr. Hill will spend in the serv-
ice of the commission will be refund
ed by the state, for under the present
provisions of the anti-pass law he will
have to pay fare on his own road
when he travels.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Duluth Fireman Killed.

with the Duluth headquarters of
the fire department, was instantly
killed by falling three stories from
burning building While he was at
third story window of the Exchange
hotel a terrific explosion occurred.
which hurled the fireman to his death.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Will Be Returned to Colorado.

Sherman w Morris, alias Frank
SherclifTe, recently acquitted, will not
be tried again in Minneapolis on a
charge of holding up a Northern Pa
cific sleeping car last spring. County
Attorney Smith notified the Colorado
authorities that Shercliffe would be
turned over 20 them if they came
with eXtradition papers. The Colo,
RADIO officers are believed to be on
their way here.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Fire and Panic at a Show.

Fire at the Auditorium at Spring
Valley. starting in the moving
picture apparatus of Verne Cas-
well, damaged his outfit about
s4OO, and the building, owned by Bur
dette Thayer, a member of the legis-
lature. about SIS. In the scramble by
the audience to escape from the build
ing Mrs. Louie Alberts was thrown to
the floor and suffered serious injuries
as did also one or two small children
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
FOUR CHILDREN CREMATED
Parents Make Repeated Efforts to
Rescue Little Ones.

Pittsburg, jan 27.-Four children
were cremated and their parents seri-
ously injured in a fire which destroyed
the home of A. NJ Kendall at Dunbar,
Pa 1t is believed the fire started
from a gas stove
The parents made repeated efforts
to reach the room occupied by their
four children. but were finally COM
pelled to Jump from second story win
dows to save themselves.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Workman Ground to Death.

Caught in the heavy chains of the
shafting that was hosting huge cakes
of ice, his agonized cries drowned
by the noise of the machinery, T.
J. Owens of St. Paul was slow
ly ground to death in the hoisting
machinery at the ice packing plant OF
Swift ( Co, South st. Paul. Owens
had been at work only few minutes.
He was guiding cakes of ice up the
chain tramWay into the plant.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES
Question Ready for Submission to
Arbitration.

Washington, Jan. 25.-An agree
ment has been reached between Sec
retary Root and the British, Canadian
and Newfoundland governments,
through their representatives, on the
Newfoundland fisheries question, to
be submitted to The Hague court for
arbitration.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Milling Company ,.Reorganizes.

The creditors committee of the
Pillsbury- -Washburn Flour Mills COM
pany of Minneapolis has announced
the full plan: for. reorganization of the
company. AD Operating company will
be organized. with a paid up capital
OF s2.oQ0,oog furnished by the present
shareholders and others. Its affairs
will be managed by A. C. Loring.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Mothers Effort In Vain.

After fighting her way through a
flaming bed of fire = in her home in
West ST. Paul in an attempt to save
her two children Mrs. Edward Schaffer
was severely burned and is in total
collapse from her efforts and grief
The older child, Chester. died few
hours after the fire. while the other
lives,
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Robbers Loot Posto flee.

The postoffice at New London, TWEEN
ty miles west of st. Cloud, was robbed
of $500 in cash and stamps. The safe
was blown open by nitroglycerfn. The
robbers stole a horse and cutter at
: Green Lake and made their escape.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
BURIED TWENTY-NINE DAYS
Aged Man Recovered From Ruins Of
MeSSna

Rome, Jan. pa man eighty years
old was discovered alive in the ruins
ut Messina after twenty-nine days. His
cries were heard by soldier, who,
with number of comrades, worked
for hours to extricate him.
(, When he was rescued and saw the
ruined city. he wept, unmindful of his
almost. miraculous escape. s<
He had. to be forced to take nourish
~dent.s sHe had lived on rotten vege
tables and herbs he found in the eel.
lar wheFs HE was ent6mbed. He suf
Tered greatly from thirst.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
GOES TO PRISON FOR LIFE
Herman BiIlik Escapes Death on the
GaIIoWS.

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 23.-Governor
Charles S. Deneen has commuted to
life imprisonment the sentence of
death which had been pronounced on
Herman Billik of Chicago, who was
condemned to hang for the murder of
Mary Vrzal. whom he poisoned, with
other members of the family, it was
charged
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
VICTORY FOR MINNESOTA
Wins Swamp Land Case Before Sec
retary of the Interior.

Minnesota won her swamp land
case before the secretary of the in
terror at Washington, at least to
the extent of obtaining what Attorney
General Simpson and State Auditor
quisition of nearly 100000 acres Of
land by the state under a policy whitsi
Secretary Garfield has agreed to pur-
sue in determining whether lands on
Indian reservations claimed by the
state are swamp or not. A plan was
outlined and agreed to, which was pre-
sented to Secretary Garfield with the
result referred to.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
viii Increase Irvine Output.

The binding twine plant at the new
prison at Saltwater has been started
by the force of convicts transferred
from the old prison. The new ma
chinery is working well and the twine
output of the. state will be materially
increased
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
RUSSIA CANNOT HAVE HIM
Secretary Root Renders Decision in
RudoWitz Case.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Christian Ru-
dowitz. whose extradition on charges
of murder, arson and other crimes
was demanded by the Russian gov
ernment and involving counter con-
tentions that the offenses were in
furtherance of political movement,
will not be extradited. This decision
was announced by Secretary OF State
Root.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Mrs. johnson Operated On.

Mrs. John A.:Jahnson. wife, of the
governor, was operated upon by the
Doctors Mayo, at Rochester. The ops
Grafton was declared to- be- very sue
cessful and it is expected the patient
will steadily recover.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Children Saved from Flames.

Fifteen children at Minneapolis
were saved from possible death
or injury in a panic-stricken rush
through smoke-filled corridors to safe
ty by the GOODNESS of Miss Eva Burn.
ham, resident nurse, and Moses Nor
man, janitor, at the Unity settlement
house when fire broke out in that
building. The children were carried
out in safety,
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Seventh Victim of Collision.

New York, Jan. 26.-Eugene Lynch
of Boston, who was injured in the
collision of the Republic and Florida,
died in the Long Island college hos
pital, whence he was taken from the
steamer Florida when that vessel ar
rived.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Taken III, Falls From ScaffoId.

Frank Seere, aged thirty years,
painter, fell from the roof of house
at Minneapolis and was. fatally in
Jured. Seere was working on sus-
pended platform when he was taken
suddenly i'll and fell. to the ground.
He was removed to the Asbury hos
pital suffering with fractured skull
and died twelve hours later
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
Killed hy Patent Medicine.

Franklin P Morris of st. Paul,
fifty-nine years of age, drank quan-
tity IF patent medicine and died in
terrible agony. He had been suffering
fearfully with asthma for some time
and the medicine, it is thought, was
intended as relief for the disease.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
HOTEL DESTROYED BY FIRE
One Person Perishes and Several Are
Seriously Injured.

The Audit hotel and saloon at
Big Falls, this state. has been
destroyed by fire. ]. J.. Curley, a
homesteader of Waukonda, was
burned to death. Nels Erickson and
an unidentified man escaped from a
third story window. Erickson's head
was crushed and his jugular vein al
most severed on window glass, Paul
Lawrence and his wife ran through
the flames in their nightclothes. Both
were burned, the woman probably IA
tally. The building and its contents
are total loss. .-