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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-07

we had picked large basket full of
all kinds of flowers. It was near the
last of April, and we were going to
make lots of May baskets. While we
were eating breakfast my friend said
she thought it was no use to make the
May baskets because we couldn't take
them around in the rain and in another
day the flowers would be all wilted.
Her mother spoke up and said she had
just been thinking about the little sick
children in the children's hospital and
how dreadfully lonesome they must be
on such day.
She said she thought it would be nice
to make as many bouquets as possible
and tie them up with pretty ribbons,
then have the man to hitch up the COW
cred carriage and drive us to the hos
pital. When we arrived and entered
the building it was very dark and
gloomy. It didn't take long to dis
tribute the flowers around and when
we had finished we saw a happy set of
little childden
We told them stories and promised
to come again soon. We said we had
never spent a nicer rainy day.
SUTIA PUTNAM.
Il years old, IngIewood school, Sth
grade.
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Helping Mother

Dear Aunt Laurie:
On rainy days, when it is not too
rainy, we go to school; but if it is
raining too hard we stay at home and
help mamma.
The streets in Monrovia all slope
to each side, so the water will go to
each side.
The teachers are very nice and &C
commodating to us. They will let US
sit around the stove and get dry and
warm. Sometimes if there is not room
around the stove in our room some of
US go into the library room and take
some of our studies with us.
We don't have any morning recess
and only one-half hour noon | do not
get much chance to eat my lunch, and
sometimes l don't finish it.
When We stay home on a rainy day
we have good time. We sew and do
our mending and help mamma, and
we practice our music. We don't work
all the time: We amuse ourselves in
different ways.
Sometimes 1 like rainy days and
sometimes / don't. The rainy and foggy
and damp days are not good for my
mother. Hazel. FOUST.
Monrovia. IA years old. Eighth grade,
Orange avenue school,
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Dolls Have School
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ do lot of things on rainy days.
l make boxes out of paper sometimes.
/ read in my story books, too. draw
on my blackboard and play school by
teaching my dolls and teddy bear, and
they are learning very fast. l play
with my games, too, sometimes.
Not long ago Margaret a little friend
of mine, came to see me and we had
such fun We dressed up in mamma
clothes. Mamma let us have her hats
and skirts for a long time, and we
both thought that it would be fine If
it would rain every day if we could
have such jolly time.
/ enjoy the rainy days at school so
much The teacher reads to us while
we sit around the fire. Sometimes my
mamma invites some of my little
friends in and we have taffy pulling
and we have so much fun.
| would like to get out in the rain
and play in it, but mother won't let me.
HELEN MARIE BURGE,
Washington school, Ocean Park,
grade B3, age s.
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Rainy Day Picture
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 do not dislike rainy days as much
as some children do. 1 know it is the
best thing for the country, and 1 can
always find plenty of things to do to
pass away the time. If it happens to
rain on school day I put on my rain
coat, rubbers and legginS, which my
parents have kindly provided for me,
and go to school, mamma always fixing
me a nice lunch. / always try to share
my umbrella with some one who has
none. The teacher does not let US have
recess and only one-half hour at noon,
then dismisses us an hour earlier than
the usual time.
When / get home / play school with
my sister or games, of which we have
quite a number. / read stories to my
sister, which she enjoys very much. AS
1 am three years older than she is I
read some from her books and some
from Captain Kidd Junior" and Sin
bad the Sailor" / always enjoy read
ing stories from my Sunday school
papers and from the Herald Junior.
Sometimes mamma makes taffy and we
have lots of fun pulling and eating it.
We enjoy playing with our dollies and
making dresses for them. Our kittens,
which are very playful, always help to
amuse us. One day mamma took my
picture when it was raining, with my
rain coat on. / had my umbrella over
my head. 1t was very natural picture.
MYRL WALDMAN,
944 Pine street, Riverside, CAL Grant
school, 5th grade; age 10 years.
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/ also try to draw some original car
toons, and draw funny pictures, one
Being of ida Bruno" as a knight with
spear and sword on his armored horse,
going ii war, with Pietro for a squire.
Sometimes 1 practice on the typewriter.
Sometimes 1 study my school lessons.
Often / play the games of tiddledy
winks, jack straws and pins with my
mother, father and sister.
If the rain continues long the neigh
Dor boys and girls sometimes come In
to play, and then we become noisy.
In spite of all these pleasant things
I would rather it would not rain all the
time. WORKS H. Common.
Mckinley avenue school, grade IA;
age 8. 947 E. Forty eighth street.
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Finds Joy in Rain

Dear Aunt Laurie:
This subject should not be very hard
for me to write upon, for the rainy
day is my favorite.
/ try to find many errands to run,
though sometimes they are very I'M
necessary. ! enjoy these trips because
the air is always SO cool and refresh
ing.
Rainy days bring unpleasant as well
as pleasant duties. After l have been
out as much as is well there is always
a large basket of stockings waiting to
be darned as well as clothes to be
mended. Now is a good day to write
your due letters and finish up all work
that has been left for such a day as
this.
Rainy days do not come too often for
me, for l always find pleasant book
if those who do not approve of rain
are not pleasant company.
ADELE G. AXTMAN,
1905 Monterey road, South Pasadena
high school. age 49,
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School Days
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ always love to have a rainy day be-
cause it means "stay at home" which
like to do.
i keep pretty quiet on this subject
until mamma says Time for school,
girls" Shamming does no good, and
my sister and get ready and start off
for school.
First we have singing. That's not
bad. Then arithmetic. 1t is the worst
stuff ] ever came across. Next comes
five minutes recess. That's all right
History? Oh, goodness! When did
Columbus discover America? Spelling
is all right. Noon; here's the fun. We
play games and have fine times.
All fun dies down when school takes
Up and we begin our awful work. Lam
guage. That's fun. Physiology. on.
dear. couldn't tell you which side my
heart was on If you should ask me.
Another recess. Geography. If there is
anything in the world / hate is
geography. Drawing. / like that when
1t isn't too hard.
When the bell rings for school to let
out / feel a great deal better than I
have all day, for then comes a nice
long ride home in the rain.
When l get home / find out that
know a little more than / did when
started out for school in the morning.
MARGUERITE DUNSMORE.
Seventh grade, inglewood. Age II
years.
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PuddIes to Jump
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
On rainy days 1 go to school; that is
I generally do. Week before last it
rained here all week. When Hazel and
I start for school we have our long
coats on and of course have an umbreI-
la over us to keep off the rain. We have
our books and lunch baskets with US.
We hold on to each so we may be able
in some way to keep warm. 1t some
times is necessary to wade through
puddles of water and to jump streams.
Then we take an extra pair of shoes
and stockings In our room some of us
sit around the stove to keep warm and
to dry out clothes. When it is raining
very hard we have no morning recess
and only one half hour noon. Then we
are excused at half past two o'clock.
think most of the girls and boys
like to get out in the rain with their
umbrellas. At least 1 do.
never neglect my music, rain or
shine. BEULAH M. FOUST.
Age II years, 7th grade. Orange ave-
nue., MonroVia.
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Spends Pleasant Day

Dear Aunt Laurie:
TO some children a rainy day would
seem rather disagreeable, but l find so
many interesting things to take up the
time that / do not find it so.
/ have a small library of my own,
and spend some time reading out of
one or other of the books in it. think
that "The Boy Hunters" Deer Stay
err" and BLACK Beauty are the most
interesting. One reason why / like
BLACK Beauty" is because we had a
black beauty whose name was Maud;
and it seems like reading about her.
On rainy days 1 collect all The Her
aids and cut out the cartoons, color
them, and fasten them together. I
have a rather large book of them now.
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\ Finds Dinner Guests

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l do not always stay in the house on
a rainy day. One day last winter it
was very stormy, the wind was blow
ing, and it was very cold. In the morn
ing / staid at home and read stories
to my sick sister, and made things as
cheerful as I could for her. At noon
or at lunch time 1 prepared nice
lunch for my sister and also for a sick
friend. After lunch was eaten 1 did
up my dinner work and cleaned up the
house. About o'clock that afternoon
a friend came in to spend the after
noon with my sister and let me have
the afternoon to myself. / made up my
mind to go and see my sick chum. /
put on my hat, coat and -rubbers and
went out in the yard to get bouquet
OF flowers. found my chum was very
i'll, SO / did not stay long. gave her
the flowers and returned home.
On reaching home ! discovered my
aunt, uncle and cousin, who had just
come from the east. / prepared their
dinner and about O'Clock my parents
came home. We had very enjoyable
evening. Some people think that a
rainy day is a very disagreeable thing,
but If they were all like this one /
should enjoy them very much.
EDNA SPAULDING,
Inglewood grammar school, grade g.;
age Is.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-07
WRITER'S CONTEST

Two prizes will be given in this contest this week.
One dollar for the best original paper submitted by Los An
gees girl boy and dollar for the best paper submitted
the boy girl living outside the city limits of Los Angeles
Papers be from $50 800 length written on
side Of the paper only and with margins top side
each paper.
All contributions must be signed with and address and
of school and grade
Papers for this competition be addressed Aunt Laurie
Herald Junior The Herald Los Angeles Cal
reach the office later than Saturday afternoon
Topic: my Ambition
Write nice confidential letter. telling exactly
what you hope accomplish in this world you hope
become.
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Reads in Rain
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I have good many things to do on a
rainy day, but what / like most is to
read. / like to get into a comfortable
chair and have a good book. / can
never read as long as l would like to
because have other things to do.
l take music Lessons on the piano, so
I have to practice. I have children
come over and we play games. On
rainy days is splendid time to write
Limericks and unfinished stories.
like to send things to you to be put in
the Junior. and it is a nice pastime.
/ always go to school on rainy days,
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Ambition Is LaudabIe

Dear Aunt Laurie:
We have had SO many rainy days
lately that | think / can write letter
OH this subject.
When it rains on school days nearly
all the school children go upstairs in
a large room that has never been fin
ished up. We only use two rooms, and
they are both downstairs. We gener-
ally play tag or London bridge most,
but we also play hopscotch. marbles
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enue

but when come home I have time to
practice and play. The book 1 got for
prize read and enjoyed, and it was
so nice to have it when it was raining
so had something to do.
LLOYD ELWYN WELLER.
Custer Avenue school, AS grade. Age
Is years. S24 Kensington road.
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Helpful Daughter

Dear Aunt Laurie:
What 1 do on a rainy day? I some
times play with my big doll and put
her to bed. 1 play marbles with my
brother and sister, Dorothy Some
times 1 make houses with dominoes
and cards. We play croquet on the
table and play house.
We play hide and go seek, and my
sister and I play with our dolls. Some
times we play that our dolls are sick,
and take it to the doctor. Sometimes
we bring the cat and dog in the house
and play with them.
help mamma with the dishes Then
1t is about time to set the table and
sit down to eat
MILDRED BISHOP.
Age 8. La Habra school, grade 3,
Fullerton, Cal, r. F. D. 3.
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Picture Show

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Rainy days are a great delight to
the children in our family, for then
mother turns over the kitchen to US.
The first thing we girls do is to put on
some OF mothers big aprons, while the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-11

GIRL FOR GENERAL HOUSEWORK.
l59 II street. e107s
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOLD-
ERS' MEETING

Notice is hereby given that 81 special
meeting Of the stockholders OF the Desert
Mountain Mining and Development Com
pany Will be held at the office Of the
company al room 80, Eagle block Salt
Lake CITY. Utah. OH Saturday, The l5tn
dag OF June. 1909 at the hour Of two
o'clock p. m. Of that day: tnat the Dur-
poses of said meeting are to vote upon
the questions OF amending the articles
of incorporation as follows:
By amending Article 6 go that 1t will
read as follows:
ARTICLE G.
"The capital stock OF the company
shall be $500. 10000. divided into 500, 900
shares, of the par value OF Sl.00 per
share"
BY amending Article 3 so that the
same viii read as follows:
ARTICLE s.
200. 900 shares of the capital stock OF
said corp Dration is hereby set aside as
treasury stock. which shall be disposed
of at the times and at such price as
may be determined by the Board of Di-
rectors of the company, and the funds
derived thcrefrom shall he applied to the
Development, operation and equipment Of
the mining properties of the corpora
ton"
There will also he transacted at such
meeting such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
.. w PERKINS. JR., President.
d. w. ApAMSON, Secretary.
Dated at Salt Lake City, this 25th day
OF May 1909. T530S
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NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given by the city
council Of Salt Lake City OF the intention
OF such council To make the following
described improvement, TO wit.
Extending and laying sewer lateral o..
vitrified pipe eight ca Inches in diameter
In the center Of Iowa avenue, bctw cen
Second South and Third South streets In
sewer district No. |. ana dcfrar the 4 but
tors portion of the cost and expense
thereof, estimated az nine hundred thir-
ty-ninc aud l0-l0O (So39. i0) dollars. or
I1-l00 (S0.7D dollar per front or linear
FOOT of ahuttinS property. there being
1920 feet abutting said improvement. by
a local assessment upon tho lots or pieces
of ground within the following described
district. being the district 10 be affected
and benefited by said improvement.
namely.
Tho south 3o5 feet Of the east side of
the west I4.5 feet OF lot !; the north 3o5
feet of lot .: the south eos feet Of the
west side Of the cast as feet OF lot 7.
and the north 500 feet of the west side
Of the east S2.5 feet of lot .. all in block
IS, plat 3, Salt Lake City survey.
All protests and objections to the carry
ing out Of such intention must be pre-
scnted in writing TO the city recorder on
or before the 18th day OF June. 1909.
being the time set by said council when
II Will hear and consider such protests
and objections as may be made thereto.
Rv order NJ the city council of Salt
Lake City. Utah
i. z MoRFTON.
City Recorder.
Sewer Extension No. 236
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DIED


tGENRTCKSON-At Bingham Canyon;
June o. 1903, Charles Iionrickson, aged
Is years. Remains arc at the parlors ol
Eber w. Hail. Bingham Canyon. Jlhle
and place OF funeral VIII be announced
later,
HAMILTON--In this city. June .. 1909,
Alexandcr Hamilton aged 10 years. Fu-
neral services will be held from tn, tanl-
lily residence. S56 South West Temple
street. on Friday afternoon at 80 o'clock.
lntcrment At Mount OliVet cemetery. MI.
Hamilton was a member OF the Badger
club. Mineral Point and Dodgcyllle, WIS.,
and Lancaster, Pa. papers please copy
DESlioND-lr this city. June .. 1902
Mathew Desmond, aged . years, son
Of Mr.. aud Mrs NJ, II. Desmond: Flu
neral services will be held from . Don
m"l & Co.'S chapel @s9@1l South West
Temple slrc"t, on Friday at l p, II, In
tcrmcnt In City cemetery.
lNTRIERO--ln this city. June s, Engeni4
lntrieru. in his twentieth year. Fnneral
services will be held from the s, D.. Ev-
ans mortunry chapel IS South state
street, Friday. Jun" II. At 3 p IN, Inter-
ment In Calvary cemetery.
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Paving Extension No. 5s.
NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given that special
meeting Of the stockholders of the Bing-
ham Standard Copper company. a Utah
corpora ton. viii! be held at tine principal
Office OF the company at 6s West Third
South street Salt Lake CITY, Utah. on
Saturday, the J2th day Of June. 1909 at
2 O'Clock p. N. Of said da5'. for the pur-
pose OF considering and passing upon the
adoption of the following changes and
amendments 10 the articles OF incorpora-
tor ot said company, TO wilt
BY substituting in licu and place of the
original article Xi OF said articles of In
corporation. the following.
THE board, of directors upon either
previous authorization or subsequent
ratification OF two thirds OF the issued
outstanding capital stock. shall have the
power. right ana authority to sell and
transfer all the real and personal prop
ertv owned or held by said corporation
or any interest in any real or personal
property which said corporation shall
have at any time or times. or contra ct
for the sale thereof. upon such terms
covenants and conditions. and for such
considcr crations. either in cash or in the
capital stock OF any other corporation. or
for both cash or stock, or for such other
consideration as 10 the board Of directors
may seem reasonable and proper"
And for the purpose OF transacting
such othe- business as 10 the stockholders
present may seem proper,
". r. HUBBARD. Secretary.
roSI0
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NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby gwen that special
meeting Of the stockholders Of tho
Bingham Central Mining company. a Utah
corporation, will be held al the principal
South -:reet. Salt Lake City. Utah. on
Saturday. the 12th day OF June, 1909.
at O'Clock p. m. OF said day. for the
purpose OF considering and passing upon
the adoption Of the following changes and
amendments 10 the articles or incorpora-
ton OF said company. 10 Wit:
I. BY adding 20 article 8 Of said agree
.neHt OF incorporation the following:
said corporation may purchase or
otherwise acquire. hold, or distribute
among it's stockholders. In the discretion
Of its board of directors stock IN any
otherwise dispose. Of any or all OF its
property. real and personal, in exchange
FOR stock In any other corporation"
2 BY substituting in lieu and place Of
the original article xi Of said articles OF
Incorporation, the following;
previous authorize ton or subsequent rati-
1cation OF two-tnirds o! the issued out
standing capital stock, shall have the
power. right and authority to sell and
transfer all the real and personal prop
erty owned or held by said corporation.
property which said corporation shall
have at any time or times. or contract
for the sale thereof. upon such terms.
covenants and conditions, and for such
considerations either in cash Or in the
ca pital stock OF any other corporation. o.
consideration as TO the board OF directors
may seem reasonable and proper"
And for the purpose OF transact1ng such
other business as 10 the stockholders
present may seem proper,
FRANK T HIATT. Secretary.
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NOTICE.

co9n Mfe Of Salt hfIsR s3s city Of Ge Sx hs y
az such council 10 make the following
described Improvement TO wit:
feet vide qs and togy , 60 incl inches thick on
streets. in sidewalk district No. %. ana
defray the abuttcrs portion Of the cost
and expense thereof, estimated at two
thousand two hundred twenty and 74-l00
22I2sG4d dqilaTs ns f4o,9 or one and 4'io0
OF abuttng property, there being 1890 ~
feet abutting said Improvement, by a To-
cal assessment upon the lots or pieces OF
ground within the following described
and benefited b. said Improvement
The cast sido of lots l. g. snd 3.
block IL; the cast side OF lots 1 and s.
block II: the cast side Of lots ]. 9 and
I. amended survey OF block 8. all in plat
L. Salt Lake City survey.
The total cost OF said Improvement Is
estimated at three thousand one hundred
eighty-fo and S2-100 (S3lSs.82) dollars,
Of which sum The eitys portion ,.ss is nine ns
dollars. leaving two thousand two hun
ired twenty and "a 100 (s2220.74) dollars
10 be raised by local assessment
All protests and objections TO the carry
Ing out Of such intention must be pre-
serted In writing TO the city recorder or
being the time set By said council wher
II Will hear and consider such protests
and objcctions as may be made thereto
BY order of the city council OF Salt
Lake CITY, Utah.
j. p MoREToN.
City Recorder
Sidewalk Extension No III.
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NOTICE.

conne DiV Of Salt Lake CITY Of the the Intention e ton
Of such council TO make the following
described Improvement, 10 Wit
To grade. and curb and pave with ce-
ment (SaI0 cement pavement to be twcn-
ty-two (2e) feet wide and eight (S) inches
thicn). The street hereinafter named. and
lay a cement sidewalk ON each side OF
four % fee; Tlde and four (i9 Inches
thicii) Edison street. between Second
South and ThiId South streets. in paving
district No. {? and d"fray the abuttors'
estimated at five thousanc TWO hundred
eighty (s52S0.00D dollars. or four ($4. .00)
dollars per front or linear foot of abut;ing
property there being 1920 feet abutt!ng
upon The lots or pieces of ground in the
following described district, being In the
district 10 he affected and benefited by
said Improvement namely:
The east side Of the west 30 feet, and
the west side of the east 30 feet OF lots
survey.
The total cost o. said improvement is
estimated at five thousand nine hundred
one and $500 ($5o0l 65) dollars, OF which
twcnty-cne and 55-l0O (Ss21 55) dollars.
leaving five thousand two hundred
eighty (S52sOool dollars 10 be raised by
local assessment.
All protests and objections to the carry
ing out OF such intention must be pre-
sented In writing 10 the city recorder
on or before the 1ftb day OF June, 1909.
being the time set by said council when
and objections as may be made thereto.
By order OF the city council OF Salt
Lake City Utah.
Dated March Sth, 1909.
City Recorder.
Paving Extension No. 5s.