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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Saved from Runaway

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One summer while visiting at On
tario my friend said L might take the
horse and buggy and go to the store
and get some provisions. Thinking this
would be a good chance to have a fine
drive about the town. I got in and
soon was going very fast.
The horse, whose name was Mig was
a fine racer but afraid of motorcycles.
| had promised to be careful and when
ever I saw one l would get out of the
way.
Everything went we'll for a while;
I had turned into the main street when
a car happened to pass me, at that
moment a motorcycle came swiftly
around the corner right in front Of
Mig; she sprang suddenly forward and
dashed madly down the street
l shouted for help and tried my
best to hold to the reins; after go
ing for about two blocks a man rushed
out and leaped into the buggy and soon
brought Mig to a standstill. 1 think
this man was a friend in need.
A friend in need,
Is a friend indeed.
I sent in my three honorable men
tions quite a while ago. Will you
please tell me whether I have to come
down to the Herald office to get my
prize? Your nephew,
ARTHUR MOBILES.
S24 r. Twenty-seventh street. TWen-
ty-eighth Street school; grade al; age
13 years.
Your letter and many others were
answered in last Sundays Herald. All
city prize winners must call for their
prizes.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06

what he wanted, and he said our house
was on fire.
While my sister went out to the barn
to get the men mamma pumped every
pail she could get hold of full of water.
The men soon put out the fire. The
chimney in the attic had caught on fire,
but it had been seen too quickly to
make any headway, and no damage was
done. That stranger was our friend in
need. DORIS WEBB.
Logan school, 5A grade. 843 Kearney
avenue, San Diego.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Needle Proved Best Friend

Dear Aunt Laurie:
On a certain occasion 1 found
needle the best friend in need. One
day as l and my companions were
walking home from school together we
happened to cross a vacant lot.
1 had begged all morning to wear my
best dress as we were to speak at
school in the afternoon and finally
mother had consented to my doing so.
So when we got to the other side of
the lot we noticed there was a barb
wire fence. The girls all climbed
through and when it came my time L
said, II guess l won't go under"
At this all my companions called me
"fraidy calf" So rather than be
called that 1 resolved to go through.
Just as I was ready to get up and
thought myself safe 1 heard rip and
tear and my heart almost stood still.
Looking around saw that all the lace
had been torn from my dress. / went
to one of the girls houses and pulled
it together I have been taught les
son from that and have climbed no
more wire fences.
MARION ATWATER.
1853 E. Thirty fifth street.
You forgot to put your school and
grade down, Marion.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06

wished. Papa gave her 25 cents and all
the rest of the men in the shop gave
her some also. Papa said she received
about S1.50 in his shop. When she left
she asked God to bless every one of
them, they were so kind.
About three weeks after this mamma
and 1 went to Los Angeles on the Salt
Lake train. When we came to Ontario
this same girl got on the train and sat
down beside me. 1 did not know her,
as 1 had never seen her before. We
became quite friendly. Soon she took
out one of these little cards and asked
mamma to read it. I knew right away
that she was the girl that papa told me
about.
then asked her if she remembered
my father. She said after 1 explained
it to her, that she did. Mamma gave
her so cents and wished her good luck.
Many of the people on the train gave
her money also. When we came TO
Pomona she got off, as she had to go
from town to town.
LAONE JEFFREY.
Grant school, Riverside, 9Th grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
A Friendly Dog

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Little Donald, James, his mother and
father and two auntS were out on the
deck of the ship Speedwell. They had
just been to England and now were on
the way to their home in New York.
Mamma, may 1 go and play on the
deck with Tom?" asked Donald.
Yes, dear, but be careful not to get
hurt or in the way of the sailors"
"All right; come, Tom"
Tom was a large st. Bernard dog that
belonged to the captain. He and
Donald were great friends.
They had only been gone few min
utes when there was a loud scream
and a splash in the water.
Man oVerboard!'
"Who is it? Who is it?"
Its little Donald James!" someone
answered.
All this happened in couple of min
utes and before anyone could get their
senses there was another splash.
Tom had leaped over the rail into
the water He was just in time, for
Donald was going down the third time.
The dog caught the boys blouse with
his teeth and swan to the boat. BY
that time the men had a small row.
boat for them.
Donald was all right the next day,
but they all had a good scare.
Tom was petted a great deal and
called a nice doggie.
Mr.. James bought Tom from the cap
tain and Donald has him yet, ana
everywhere Donald goes Tom goes to.
CLARESSE FREDERICK.
Grant school. Age 13 years. $40
Ninth street Riverside.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Helped Girl Cousin

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Once my cousins came to stay week.
We had little donkey. Her name was
Jennie. One day mamma and my aunt
went out for drive. We thought we
would take turns riding. Miles, my
cousin, and William went in to get
Jennie out. When they went to her
head she backed out before they had
chance to get the bride on.
1 was standing by the fence and she
was coming right at me. I threw up
my hand to make her go away.
She kicked up her heels in play and
hit me right in the mouth. 1t knocked
me over and also knocked out two
teeth l picked up myself, and Agnes,
my other cousin, who was standing
outside, came in and got me to the
house.
Miles and William stood around, not
knowing what to do. Agnes went IN
side and got a glass of cold water with
salt in it. I rinsed my mouth out
with it
We went out and caught Jennie and
I got on her and rode her. When
mamma saw my face she was very
much frightened. .--
CHARLES IRWIN.
Sawtelle school, 9Th grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Aids Young Girl

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Once as [ was walking along the
street 1 saw little girl. She was In
need. She didn't have any shoes nor
stockings on. She had a ragged dress
and her hair was hanging around her
neck.
She would go to the people who
passed along the street and ask for
money. Some of them would give her
money and others would not pay any
attention to her. 1 gave her some
money. She thanked me several times
I asked her to come to my house.
She came home with me. / gave her
scme shoes and stockings and dressed
her up. She was so thankful to think
that some one would help her Mann
ma took her and raised her Ill she got
So she could work When she was Ia
years old she went to work in the
Racket store. Now she is a grown
woman and has two lovely little chtl-
dren. MAX JChNoON;
Riverside: Grant school, sixth grade;
age 13 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
LOS ANGELES SUNDAY HERALD-JUN1oR SECTION

bang! bangl went the hunters double
barrel shotgun.
Looking up ] saw him running after
something which he had crippled with
his gun. He soon stopped running and
apparently had lost sight of his game.
Full of Encouragement the hunter
abandoned the thought of having a
rabbit dinner and went home.
AS soon as the man was gone L
sprang to my feet and began a search
for the wounded animal. l had not
gone far when under an old sage bush
l spied a rabbit. L went UP to 1t and
touched it, but 1t never moved. 1t
looked at me pitifully and [ could al
most read the want of a friend in the
poor creatures eyes. Picking it up L
took it to the house, and after eXamin-
ing the animal a little while l found
out that it had a broken leg. Washing
the wound nicely and putting the
wounded member in splints, I put the
creature to bed in an old wooden box.
After some time found that my first
experience at surgery was success.
Hereafter the rabbit, whom had
named Jack" always came to the
back steps of the house at meal times
to be fed from my hands, and would
look at me as if it were trying to thank
me for the help | had given in It's
need REINHOLD STOCK,
Anaheim, grade nine, Anaheim high
school
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Story of a Lost Hammer

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day as we children were playing
papa came in and said: Have any Of
you seen my hammer"
We all said, mo
Papa knew that one of us had had 1t,
so we hunted and hunted. Finally he
said: IF you don't find that hammer
there will be trouble around this
house." He told US that he would give
us two days to find the hammer, and
if we didn't find it he would-kee US
in the house for a week.
Well, / thought and thought of 1t, and
at night I dreamed of it, and my dream
told me where it was. So in the morn
Ing 1 woke up bright and early and ran
down a little gutter that led to where
the boys had been playing the day be-
fore, and found the hammer in the
mud, where my dream had told me it
was
got into the house just as they were
sitting down to the breakfast table.
Mamma did not know that l was up
yet, and asked me where / had been
so early, and I told her my story.
When I had finished she said that I
had saved the boys from punishment. ~
1 suppose you are wondering where
nv friend in need is. But l will tell
you that my sdream was my friend in
need that time ETHEL MOFFITT.
Logan Heights school, 5A grade; 1918
National avenue, San Diego
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Mother Is Best Friend
ar Aunt Laurie

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Molly was a girl about IL years old.
She had lived in beautiful city home
one year before She had three broth
ers and one sister. Her father had
failed in business and they had moved
out west in the hottest part of the
desert Molly had no girl friends
here, for there were only store,
Doctors office and a few neighborng
houses far off, She thought she was
indeed in need of a friend. But her
best friend, her mother, was with her
yet She let her mother do most of
the work. too.
One morning her mother felt sick
and her elder brother went after Il
doctor When the doctor got there ne
said she must be kept very quiet for
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Dogs Save Life
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When 1 was in the Alps mountains
the good old monks told me this story
about the faithful st. Bernard dogs:
One day all of us were busy writing
when the telephone rang and told the
usual story that somebody was on the
way up the mountain.
An hour passed, but the traveller did
not arrive. 1t was then decided to
send out two dogs to search for him.
In about half an hour one came back
and gnawed the rope of another dog
apart and went off with him.
In little while one came back and
barked at the door, When / went out
the dog started off few steps, then
turned around to see if l was follow
ing.
1 then went back and got ropes and
supplies. When l went out the dog
was ready, so we went down the noun
tain.
At last we came to a cliff, where the
dog stopped and then jumped over the
cliff into the soft snow below.
I went to the edge of the cliff and
looked over and there below me were
ali three dogs digging the snow away
from a man. 1 went down by
roundabout way.
The traveller said he had lost his way
and had been so weak he had fallen
down and gone to sleep. The first
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Befriended Poor Newsboy

Dear Aunt Laurie:
one day while staying in Chicago
my father and We're walking in Cen
trail park, when we saw little boot
black. His clothes were shabby, but
scrupulously clean, and he walked
up to papa and with polite bow said;
"a shine, sir?"
eyes, my little man." said papa, toss
ing him a dime.
His winning manner had aroused our
interest, and little by little we drew
from him the story of his life.
His father had died when he was a
year old, and his brave little mother
lad struggled through poverty until
one day she was rendered a helpless
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Rescued from Sinking Ship

Dear Aunt Laurie:
In the year 1908 1 was sailing for
Del Norte county when the ship run
into Fish rock. 1 was asleep when 1t
happened and knew nothing about 1T
until a sailor came rushing in to get
some mattresses to make fire, as 1t
was raining and it was very cold.
He came hurrying into my room to
get the mattress, and L cried out:
Mamma, he's taking me away"
Everything was lively just then. He
grabbed, snatched and ran with me to
the rock. Mamma was nearly crazy
looking for me, and thanked him.
When he went back the boat was near
lv full of water, and but for him l
would have teen drowned with the
sinking chip.
VEL.NA FEELY.
Logan school. ga grade. no Harrison
avenue, San Diego.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Slippery Stepping Stones
car Aunt Laurie

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Mamma and 1 went out to Eastlake
park not long ago. l wanted to cross
the rocks.
When 1 was about in the mlaole OF
the stream | got hold of the bar and
then | slipped, but 1 still held on to
the bar, so | did not get very wet |
could not get on the rocks again, and
l began to cry. Mamma could not help
me at all, because she could not start
across. She thought she would slip,
too. A man rescued me.
MARY DUFF.
Age a. Grade 5, Sacred Heart
school.
Do not use both sides of the paper
when writing for the Junior, Mary.
TRY again and write your letter so that
we may publish it all.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
A Farewell Letter
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
At your request 1 am going to write
telling you about the orchestra at
Belvedere school. The class is advanc-
ing rapidly and the director thinks
they will be able to give an entertain
ment the last day Of school.
We are going east and cannot write
often but will write if I can get the
paper in time for the contest.
Wishing success to the Juniors, the
Herald Junior and yourself, 1 will say
goOd-by. Lovingly.
DOROTHY MILLER.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Painful Snake Bite

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day a party of boys visited a
grape vineyard and as we were coming
out | had a misfortuneN l stepped on
a rattlesnake. 1t was angry and bit
me on the leg.
The boys did not know what to do
and l was left to think for myself. l
had heard that whisky is the best
thing in the world for snake bite. Of
course l did not have any and had to
get along as best 1 could.
NV leg swelled up and I did not
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thing he knew was that something
warm was on his face. He opened his
eyes and saw dog licking his face.
then gave him some food, which
made him feel strong, and went back
to the monastery with him.
FRANK POLKINGHORN.
$50 West Date street, Riverside;
Grant school, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Boy Shows Humane Spirit

Dear Aunt Laurie:
AS 1 was going through my grand
fathers field / saw a hunter off in the
distance tramping and striding through
the grass trying to "scare up" an in
nocent rabbit to shoot and take home
to eat.
/ sat down to watch the little butter
flies fit to and fro, when suddenly
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Prevented a confIaaration

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day mamma happened to be
looking out of the window, and a man
in a wagon stopped in the road in front
of our house. He did not get out of
the wagon, so mamma went ous to see
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
ORDER IN THE KITCHEN.

One can make a kitchen Just as
dainty. presentable and habitable as
any other room. but there are some
kitchens which should be labeled.
Danger" Leave all hope behind. ye
who enter here" The bnby's cutting
teeth-stay out" Anything to keep
the curious at arms length. Why'
Not because the kitchen Is unclean'
but because It is untldy. The kitchen
table is strewn with dishes and breah
boards, the sink is piled high WIN
baskets, buckets, hammers and o'ne'
kitchen implements. Under the taDie
is a basket Of unironed clothes
clothes rack Ia hanging on a nall. ana
a rose geranium and three nat irons
grace the one kitchen window An
uncovered wooden box is balt niieu
with coal and kindling and-but "h.
go on? Do women know no better
Or is it that they do not care? lne,e
is something very much out OF hsl,
mony in a woman's life when sue
can live In such turmoil. One eau
not hasten work under such copur
lions, and system ls out OF the que''
tIon.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
RANDOM
REFERENCES

The Musical Entertainment furnished
by Mcmillan and Mansfield at the Fal-
stan cafe Is TO be augmented the COM
Ing week with solos By Mr.. o. L. Fultz.
.cornctist. Mr. Fultz has an interna-
tional reputation as an entertainer. and
IS we'll known In Ogden, where he has
appeared on several occasions at tho
various theaters. These gentlemen
viii! constitute one of the strongest
musical attractions ever heard Ia Og-
den, and will prove great drawing
card for this popular resort. :
Back From Salt Lake-Fred F. Bond
brought his father, H. NJ. Bond, home
from ST Marks hospital, Salt Lake, on
Sunday. The father Is. convalescing
and.oh the road to restored health
The people of the Lynn ward are
feeling very anxious for the time to
come for the musicale which is to be
given by Professor Orson Griffin for
the benefit Of the young men and
young ladies Of the Lynn ward which
will take place on the evening of
March 7th. 1909 Musicale Will com.
mence at 1880 p. NJ. Everybody In
vited. =
Spur Track.-The Winnemucca Star
says: The Western Pacific railway
company will commence In a few days
To lay track on the spur line from the
Southern Pacific to the w P material
yard east of town. Ties and material
for this purpose have been arriving
here daily. Ties and lumber are com
Ing in pretty regularly for the com
pany and the spur Will be completed
as soon as possible. AT the present
time the material is being unloaded
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
SUBURBAN TO
NORTH End
OF WEBER
ELECTRIC LINE TO PLAIN CITY is
NOW ASSURED.
Franchise TO Be Grantod-country Poo
Pile Brought Into Close Touch
With Ogden.

The board Of county commissioners
will this afternoon grant to Lyman
Skeen, Joseph A. Taylor and ]. M.
Child a franchise TO build railroad
from the northern limits of Ogden City
through HaIrisville, Farr West and
Plain City to the north and west line
of section 80. township Z. north Of
range west, SAT- Lake meridian.
This is the beginning of an electric
line 10 be built by David Ecoles and
associates which will offer transporta-
tion facilities TO all that northwest
portion of Weber county between Og-
den and Plain City.
1t is a most important move. The
farmers are to grade the line and Mr.
Eccles and associates Will do the rest,
making an electric line for passenger
travel and affording an excellent out
let for the beet crop which will be
pulled to market by Jummy engines.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
ROSE @ nee
MORE In
JAIL
SHE INSISTS ON BEING ONE OF
THE REGULAR BOARDERS.
Three Men, Who Have Been Lodeers
at the jail, Accused Of Begging
on the "Bench."

The morning session OF police court
was marked today by number or
rather grave charges preferred
against men of years and stlff SEN
tence Imposed upon would.be mash
er who carried the scene of his pros
pective conquest into the very house
of his victim where he was nabbed
by an irate parent and turned over
TO the police. a colored damsel was
also given 10 days for her shortcom-
ngs. and a number oil vags and othei
petty offenders were disposed Of
Rose Burnall was the name OF the
colorcd woman arrested upon the
charge of vagrancy. being the same
individual who was the recipient OF
considerable notoriety a few weeks
ago when charged with a contemplate
ed assault upon a sick white man in a
local roomius house. Rose pleaded
guilty TO the charge and was given
10 days in jail.
Charles Anderson. Frank Wanne-
colt and John Barrow we're arralgn-
ed on the charge OF yagrancy. Off
GERS testified that the three men had
been securing free lodging at the jail
for some time, and had been In the
habit Of going about over tho resi-
dence district, begging their food dur
Ing the day. The court informed the
defendants that their room was more
desirable than their company and sus-
pended 90-day sentence OF condition
that they vacate the city at once.
"Yenk Apolos. Andres Lullas and
Andros GiggosSomething-el
Greek" read Clerk Fulton In arraign-
ing three unpronouncable undesir-
ables who were charged with trespass,
at the instance of Officer Shumaker or
the Southern Pacific yards. 1t was
discovered that each had deposited
bail to the amount Of $40 and the
same was declared forfeited.
Jessie Louis also forfeited $40 bail
for vagrancy A similar disposition
was made OF the case of John Wink
charged with drunkenness, he having
deposited IS for his appearance In
court.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
FRIGHTENED
A LITTLE
GIRL
STRANGE MEN CONDUCT THEM.
SELVES PECULIARLY.
Two Arrests Made and the Accused
Brought Before the Judge Of the
Municipal Court.

Sam Sigier, bearded man of years.
was arraigned In police court on the
charge of disturbing the peace. The
defendant pleaded not guilty and or
fcer Mohlman was asked TO give his
story of the case. The latter stated
that complaint had come from the
father of little girl, who had been
frightened by the beckonings of three
men who wore loafing about In the
ne!ghborhood. and that. upon inves-
tigating the case, he had arrested Sig
ler He stated that he had found liq-
uor bottles upon the prisoner. He
was interrupted by the defendant who
rose to point of honor with:
please, yer 'oner, them bottles was
empty"
Sigler was admonished to keep him
self quiet during the remainder of the
proceedings and lapsed into silence.
George w. Huff was then called to
the stand and stated that his little
girl had returned home Sunday and
had told hov she had passed three
men sitting on pile of poles in the
street and how they had beckoned to
her and her little friends to come over
where the men were.
The court considering the case suf-
flciently serious TO justify the sum-
moning Of other witnesses. ordered
that the defendant be held under 500
bonds, the case to be continued ar
4 o'clock this afternoon.
John Smith was the name given by
another bearded stranger, the pal or
Sigler, and the charge against him was
carrying concealed weapons, revol-
yer having been found upon his per-
son when searched at the station.
Smith pleaded guilty to the charge,
stating that he had bought the pistol
and was taking 1t home.
Mr. HUFF, the witness In the preced-
ing case, then identified Smith as one
of the men who had frightened his
daughter, and Smith was ordered held
until the afternoon session OF court.
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WHEELWRIGHT
BROS.
DIED
Basement Of Old Stand
2476 Washington Ave.

PURDY Eliza Saunders Purdy.
widow of the late Thomas Purdy.
died at the family residence, 1Se
w. Twenty-eighth street. February
27. 1909. at $40 p. m. OF old age
Born at Yarmouth Norfolk. Eng.
land. August Z, 1924.
Funeral services Will be held in the
Second ward meeting house Wednes'
day, March 3. at p. m.
BROWN-Louis C., the five months
old babe Of Nlr. and Mrs. Charles
Brown. died yesterday morning at
o'clock at the home OF the
chlld's grandmother. Mrs. Somer-
Vile, 2137 Grant avenue.
Funeral services will be held al the
grandmother's home Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Bishop Carl E. Pc
terson will preside. The interment
will take place In the Ogden City cem-
etery.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
WAIKIKI BEACH THREATENED.


Some apprehension has been felt
for Honolulu'S world-famed bathing
beach at Waikiki, on account of the
increasingly wide scope of land which
is being taken owed by the federal
government along the water front for
fortiflcation purposes. Already over
sixty acres Of land has been condemn
ed. including half mile strip OF
beach just west of the Seaside and
Moana hotels. and has taken some
of the f1nest beach residences in the
city. The army property now eX-
tends to within less than one thou
sand feet OF the popular bathing and
surfing section OF the beach an ten
doris have been made for several lots
still nearer II Is umored that
portion OF the hotel properties may
be required. which would probably
spoil the city's fayorito play ground.