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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Baby Tasted I've
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
"Oh I must have dot hold of that
nasty old stuff that mamma uses to
sprinkle on the floor L heard my baby
cousin exclaim. "You didn't get the
lye?" 1 asked in excited tones. "Why,
that will burn your tongue off, Her
mother had sent her to get the baking
powder and instead she got the lye,
and, as she thought it was baking
powder, she wanted to taste it and see
what it tasted like.
I heard a scream and / ran into the
kitchen to see what was the matter.
My aunt had seen my cousin taste the
lye and she had screamed.
Mamma, here is that old baking
powder you sent me after 1t does
taste awful bad" Mae said, calmly.
'fWhy, child, you've got the lye." her
mother said. ut will burn your mouth
so you can't eat" She gave Mae some
medicine so the lye would not have
any bad effect on her mouth.
My aunt never sent Mae after any
more baking powder, and Mae was
careful not to get an unexpected dose
of lye instead of baking powder.
FLOYD BENSON.
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Guests Cause Excitement

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I guess every one has had their "un-
expected experience" happening more
than once.
1 remember one day when we had
unexpected visitors. There were three
of them, the wife and husband and a
little girl. They came in just at din
ner time. For a few minutes there was
a hurry and a scurry.
There was a large family of u.s. and
so it made more work for mother. 1t
wouldn't have been quite so bad if they
had written they were coming.
We like company, and have a good
deal, but that was one time when we
were glad when they left
Besides their coming unexpected, they
stayed longer than we expected.
EFFIE b. NICHOLS.
Corona, box 156; grade 9.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
How the Lions Escaped
Dear Aunt Laurie;

Dear Aunt Laurie;
One summer when I was hunting in
Africa with two of my friends we had
an adventure that l will relate.
We had just finished breakfast and
were starting out to hunt lions. We
soon found the tracks of one and
started to follow it.
We had not proceeded far when we
saw that the tracks led to a clump of
bushes. We knew that the lion, judg-
ing by the tracks, must have been in
there, for we had looked all around the
bushes and did not find him. We de-
cided to set fire to the bushes. We
burnt it all down, expecting to see him
come out every minute. When it had
all burnt down we found no lion there.
We looked around again and found
tracks leading out on one side He
had got out when we had not seen him.
We set out to follow the tracks and
found that two more lions had Joined
the one we We're after. We came upon
another clump of bushes. Here we
found them all-two big lions and one
cub. RICHARD DOYLE.
Sawtelle city school, sixth year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Candles Succeed Lamp

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My friend and 1 have play magic
picture show. We run it every night,
Last night when we were running
our lanterns the lamp began to flutter
and jump. We tried to blow it out
but it would not go out.
Then we took it outside of the show
and it exploded. 1t did not have
enough oil in it to hurt us.
We thought it would spoil the show
for that night, but it did not My
friend went and got some candles
We used the candles to light with.
We will have to get a new lamp or
use the candles all the time. l think
we will get lamp Saturday.
FRANK LACELL.
Sawtelle city school, sixth year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20

His father, who was a fisherman, was
away from home a great deal and this
left Jerry to take care of his mother.
The Randolph cottage was situated
on a high hill just back of the village,
so that in winter Jerry usually coast
ed down the hill whenever anything
was needed from the village.
On one occasion Mrs. Randolph be-
came very i'll, SO Jerry took his sled
and reached the village after swift
ride down the hill, only to find the doc
tor out of his office. He was at a loss
what to do, but he was a good boy
and finally plucked up courage and
went three miles to a nearby village
to get a doctor for the sake of his
mother. ARTHUR MOBILES.
824 East Twenty-seventh street. Ago
13 years. Twenty-eighth street school,
grade AT.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Drinks Vinegar Instead of Water

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One morning as I was sitting at the
breakfast table my brother went in the
kitchen to get drink and l asked him
to bring one to me. When he came
back l was looking the other way.
heard him and turned around. picked
up a glass that was setting right in
front of me and took a swallow. [ let
the glass drop and spilled the liquid
that it contained. I gave a jump to
the faucet and drank a lot of water
He did not hear me and mamma had
just set the vinegar over there. They
all asked me why | drank the vinegar
and when l told them they all laughed.
After that l always look to see what
l am drinking. CHARLES IRWIN.
Sawtelle public school, sixth year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Los ANGELES SUNDAY HERALD-JUN1oR SECTION

said that he would give me an invita-
ton when the time came.
In about a month 1 went to the mail
and received a mysterious looking
letter. 1 opened 1t and found the in
vitation. The next Saturday | got
ready and went to the house. When L
got there 1 found that it had taken
place the day before. 1 stayed little
while and played, and then 1 went
home and found a man there when L
had expected little boy.
1 went to the pantry to get some
milk and got the vinegar. When sup
per was ready 1 went to the table and
got some sugar to put in my tea. When
drinking it | found that 1 had put salt
into it.
DOUGLAS MONTGOMERY.
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
A Christmas HaiIstorm
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The day before Christmas was a nice,
bright day. The snow was so pretty
and white that it looked as if we were
never going to have a storm again.
We were going to drive to grandma's s
house early Christmas morning. We
had everything ready. Papa had had
a new seat put on our wagon so that it
would carry all of us more comfort
ably
When we went to bed that night it
was clear out and every star shining
bright. dreamed that there would be
a hailstom Christmas morning. Sure
enough. when 1 awoke the hail was
rafting on the window We did not
get to go to grandma's.
>ROY THOMAS.
SIG Julian avenue, San Diego; Logan
school, AS grade; age 12 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
GRADE N6

parents left. When he was Glone a sud-
den bright thought struck him. He
would just take a little jam. Wouldn't
take much and his parents wouldn't
notice. Sc he went to the pantry and
soon had his hand in a very nice jar
of strawberry jam. He took out his
hand and began to leisurely lick the
jam off. AS he started to stick his
hand back into the jar again the un-
expected happened. His father entered.
Johnny" he said in stern voice,
"put down that JAM" Johnny put it
down. "You didn't think I'd come
back, but 1 forgot my umbrella and 1
found you stealing"
When Johnny's father left poor
Johnny couldn't sit down comfortably
FRANK TOM HOW'LL,
455 Third street, B6, Boyd street
school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Surprise Party Brought Presents

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When 1 was years old I was staying
with my aunt. | went there on Satur-
day evening and stayed until the next
Thursday evening. The Saturday was
on the Sd of June and the Thursday
was on the 9th of June.
My aunt gave a surprise party for
me on my birthday. On the night of
the 8th my aunt had me put on one of
my white dresses. 1 thought it was
rather funny, because she most always
told me if L was going any place. |
waited a little while and then all of a
sudden there was a knock at the door,
1t was along toward evening and my
aunt was outside The knock scared
me and ran out to where she was, ana
then she came in and went to the door
and let a number of children in. l got
a lot of presents on that birthday.
GRACE PRUDEN.
Sawtele city school, sixth year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
A Happy Surprise

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l was coming home one June day. 1t
was the afternoon before by birthday
anniversary, and l was happy, though
I expected no present, only a cake.
When | came home my mother had
fine cake for the morrow L received
some very pretty cards by mail the
same day.
The next day the sun was out bright
and shiny. / went to school and came
home again at noon and had a piece of
cake, and then went to school again.
When l came home in the afternoon
surprise was waiting for me. A whole
party had come to my house, and the
presents were stacked high. We played
all the rest of the afternoon. [ gave
the children next door some of the
candy, and we were very happy.
CLYDE PARKER,
706 Everett avenue, San Diego; Ev-
erett Heights, grade AS; 10 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Guest Proved Surprising

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1t was a very warm morning and
I was sitting out on the lawn under
the palm tree. The postman came along
and handed me q letter. looked ana
it was addressed to my mother. l took
it in and gave it to her and then came
out again.
There were some orioles getting ready
to make a nest and / was quite busy
watching them, when 1 heard mamma
calling me. l went in and she told me
that my cousin Mary was coming to
see me- Twas delighted. 1 could hard
ly wait for her to arrive. The day that
she was to arrive mamma looked out
the window and said she was coming.
We heard a knock at the door.
Mamma went to it and there stood a
young lady with a suit case. 1 was
very much disappointed. had expect
ed a little girl LOIS NUTTING.
Sixth grade, Sawtelle school. Age II.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
DoIIie Fooled Mother
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Papa had promised Harry and me
a little pony on Christmas. Her name
was to be Dollie. Papa said it was
going to be a surprise to mamma.
Harry wanted a saddle and 1 wanted q
buggy, so papa said he would get them
both.
Our big brother was going down to
the station at 10 o'clock, where Dollie
would be waiting for him.
Mamma said that she would not look
out of the window when they came in
the yard, because she wanted to be
surprised. She said for US to invite
Dollie in, take off her wraps, ask her
to sit down and be very polite to her.
4. We had to laugh to think that
mamma thought Dollie to be a girl
coming to stay with us.
At last brother arrived with Dollie,
and she was so little that little sis
ter could almost jump on her.
The buggy, saddle and harness all
came.
Little sister called them her clothes.
We went in the house and asked
mamma if she would come out and see
our new playmate.
Mamma asked us why we didn't ask
her in and take off her wraps, for she
must be tired after her long journey.
We laughed and told her to come out
and seq
She put down her work and went
out Harry and followed her.
You ought to have been there and
seen mamma when she saw Dollie. She
had to laugh when she found out her
mistake. PAULINE JENKS,
Sixth year, Sawtelle public school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
A Young French Hero

Dear Aunt Laurie:
He was a boy of 16, but nevertheless
they were going to shoot him. He had
been taken prisoner in a French riot.
AS the commander came in he said:
you know what awaits you?"
Yes, l know; I'm ready" said the
boy.
the commander. After pause he said:
Your name ?"-=
Victor Curry"
Where do you live?"
"At Belleville"
what made you leave your mother?"
"The people at Belleville said 1 was
tall enough to carry a musket, and if
didn't go with the-army they would kill
me. My mother begged and prayed for
me to obey them"
where is your father?"
''He was killed fighting for his coun-
try"
After another long pause Victor said:
"Will you give me one hours liberty,
and will not be afraid to die"
"If you will give me your word of
honor to be back at 1 will embrace
you when you come back. So CO."
Victor fairly flew over the ground.
When he reached the door a friendly
neighbor came to greet him. The boy S
mother was sick, so he had to go to
her room where she was. After they
had talked awhile together Victor's
mother went to sleep, so the boy went
to the prison, where he thought he
would be killed.
''What, back so soon?" said the COM
mander as Victor came In. you know
what 1 said. Now you may go free"
That is where the unexpected hap
pened. DUDLEY DUNKLE,
72O Harrison avenue, San Diego; Lo-
gan Heights school, age IL years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Finds Unusual Entertainment

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Once upon a time 1 was invited to
a party 1 got ready to go but could
not go unless my big brother went
so that 1 could go with him. l thought
he was going till that very night and
then he changed his mind and went to
the show.
1 got my sister to go to the show
and | went with her. There was a man
in the show that hypnotized people and
1 was anxious to see it, AfterI got up
the man hypnotized his wife, laid her
across two saw-horses and stood upon
her. He hypnotized six boys on the
stage Then they had two moving pic
lures. | went home and stayed all
night with my sister.
Tavern STERWELS.
SaWtelle city school; sixth year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Jam Brings Trouble

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When the unexpected happened to
Johnny: Johnny's mother and father
were going to town that day and John
would be all alone. After his mother
and father got on their wraps Johnny's
mother said: "Now, Johnny, be a good
boy while I'm gone" With that his
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Pepper Makes Hot Drink

Dear Aunt Laurie:
A young girl worked for my aunt
when she was sick, while my cousin
happened to be staying in the house.
This girl liked cocoa very much. She
found in the cupboard a cocoa can and
exnected it to be cocoa. She said to my
cousin, Lets have some cocoa for
breakfast" Cousin said, "All right"
So this girl made the cocoa and they
all sat around the table and started to
eat. One of them took a drink of it,
Continued on Page Seven)
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Anniversary Gift Is Tardy

Dear Aunt Laurie:
For a long time before my birthday
came papa had been promising me a
piano for present. My birthday was
on March 81. I looked, waited and
watched all day for it to come. For
three days 1 watched for it, and it
never came.
On April 6, as mamma and I were
cleaning house and the dirt was right
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20

for this occasion, a lot of us girls
were delighted to go to her party.
The girls name was Bertha. When
we got to her house she had already
had her party the day before. We
were very disappointed and next time
we were wiser
MYRTLE LARSON
Grade 6, Sawtelle city school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Sunday School Gave Picnic

Dear Aunt i4aurie:
Once l was going to the San Diego
river on a picnic. 1 was going with
Charles and some other boys. The 9TH
er boys went and had good time, but
/ could not go. The picnic was given
by the Sunday school.
EMMETT AILLAND.
521 National avenue, San Diego; Lo-
gan Heights school, A5 grade; age II
years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Chocolate Was Salty

Dear Aunt Laurie:
| was intending to have party and
7 wanted some sugar to put in our
chocolate. 1t was on April Fools day
and my mother had put salt in the
chocolate. We all ate at the table to-
gether.
The chocolate was passed. Each
began to make a face. / asked them
what was the matter, They told me
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20

in the middle of the floor, there came
a knock at the door. Mamma answered
the knock and there was a wagon
standing out in front. They had
brought the piano, and they had to
bring it in the dirty front room
GRACE DAVIS.
Sawtelle public school; sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20

to taste my chocolate. did and there
was salt in it instead of sugar.
We ate the rest of our supper and
then went outdoors and played. The
boys and girls all said that it was an
April Fool on us.
Adds SHORT.
Sixth year. Sawtele school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Arrived Too Late

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day was invited to birthday
party. 1t was to be at the house of a
girl friend who had been very sick.
She was not able to be out of doors.
Her mother had made so many things
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Made Many Mistakes

Dear Aunt Laurie;
One day my friend was telling me
about a party that he was going to
have in about a month or so. He
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-02-20
DELIGHTFUL COMPANY

The members of DR.. Beatty's Sunday
school class by invitation took luncheon
with the DR.. and Ms. Beatty on Wednes
day evening and afterw I'd were theif
guests to the entertainment i'll Owl hall.
The yonng people arrived at O'Clock,
carefully and neatly attired in evening
dress and at once were at home in the
parsonage. The Dr. received the boys
Warren assisted Mrs. Beatty in receiv-
ing the girls. School work and kindred
topics were discussed before call to lunch
and during the table hour conundrums
Sunday school work and plans and quiz
ling Among other plans for the class
work was study contest" the cap
tsiins being Winifred Warren and Err
nest Some. Questions on the Sunday
school lesson and other bible themes to
be submitted by the teacher each Sun
lay to be answered the following Sun
day by each member of the teams, these
answers to be the basis of award. Cap
tain Warren chose, Ethel Burrows Edna
McNeeley, Chester Kaufman, Hazel Am
brose, Evelyn Snyder and Ruth Vardy
Captain Some selected, Gladys Mayfeld,
Adele Vaillencour, Acy Young, Vernon
Ambrose, Muriel Bernard and Edna
Dillon The winning side may impose
a penalty upon the vanquished of ban
quet, an evening entertainment, mo-
mento, or other reasonable acknowledge
ment of defeat. Tue contest promises
to be spirited and closes with the last
| lesson in March.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-02-20
l.. and A. Club

The meeting of the L. and A. club at
the home of Mrs. Gruber was, if posi-
bic, more enjoyable than ever. The
hostess presented each member with a
valentine for scoring, which might have
been designed by the old saint himsel',
they were so beautiful. The last meet
ing of the Gridiorn Club of Washingto
d. c., was discussed, cartoons of which
a e very laughable. At close of bridge
Mrs. Lund received bon bon dish, a
very choice piece of Japanese ware. Mrs.
Siauson, for a BOBBY prize. swell val
entine. Most delicious luncheon was
partaken of, which displayed the art of
the hostess as an entertainer. Mrs.
frankie was guest of honor.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-02-20
LOCALSAND PERSONALS

A. ]. Bovard is visiting in Reno.
Horses for sale at the Holland ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Croft were over
from Buckskin this week.
Early Rose seed potatoes for sale at
ranch of Ambrose Rosasch.
Mrs. H. Samuel left on Thursday for
visit with relatives at Oakland, Cali
fornia.
Business interests at Nina are deeply
concerned in the reported cutoff of the
Southern Pacific by which Nina will be
isolated. The route will be via Noui t
Grant and will cut off several miles in
the southern travel.
d. E. Green, of Millers, arrived here
Tuesday for visit with his old friend,
ID II. Dickson. Mr.. Green started for
home Thursday evening with very good
opinion of our mines and our valley.
He will probably return with his family
and make his future home with us.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-02-20
welded At TONOPAH

Miss Ella Dean Smith and Josiah R
Ballect, were married at Tonopah last
week. The contracting parties are well
known in Mason Valley, where they
have a host of friends. Those attend
ing the wedding were: Mrs. H f
Brann, Mrs. Elizabeth Morris, Mrs
Jerry Snyder, and daughters, Misses
Alta and Morris Snyder, Mrs. P. r
Smith, Mrs Sarah Strosnider, Mr.. end
Mrs. George B. Swasey. Mrs Winnie
Hudson Mr.. and Mrs. George Stro
snider, Will Zuick and W. c. Russell
The Mendelssohn wedding march was
played by Miss Abbie Strosmder.
An incident of the wedding was that
it was performed on the sixty ninth an
niversary of the birth of the brides
grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Morris,
who was present.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-02-20

Memorial Services in the Methodist
church were held under the direction of
the pastor, Rev. G. w. Beatty, assisted
by men of the city. After America"
by the choir, Attorney N. w. Willis
opened the services by giving a synopsis
of Mr.. Lincolu's career as a lawyer,
handling in most scholarly way the
noble character always maintained by
him in all transactions, quoting from
Blackstone as proof of Mr.. Lincoln's IL
tegrity in the law.
Mr.. d. II. Dickson gave Lincoln $
life as president and statesman. After
introducing Mr.. Lincoln as represents
tive in state legislature and congress,
the speaker referred to one of the most
momentous questions of those troublous
times, that asked by Abraham Lincoln
of Stephen A. Douglas, viz: Can a [.
S. territory, in any lawful manner,
against the wishes of L. S citizen e.
clude slavery prior to the formation of
9t"tS NChStitulioh8 Inc PiOpOuuuliE
and answer to the same being the KEY
to the following presidential election,
thus giving to our country the president
who saved it FROM ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr.
Dickson held his audience who listened
with intense interest, only regretting Il e
limit of time for further remarks.
Principal Howard continued the lines
already taken up, giving valuable in
formation on the life of the great man,
closing with exhortation to all present
that the example of the noble emanci-
pator be followed and the square deal cf
Honest Abe be carried out in daily life.
Rev. Beatty, i'll touching words, ga, e
the pathetic side of Lincolns life. As
boy he shoulders the poverty of the
home, acquired education, most devoted
to his mother-in grief, alone, he laid
the loved one to rest in death. Away
lived up to his grand and broad motto:
Charity for all, malice toward none.
Mr.. J. d. Collins gave interesting rec
objections of the assassination, giving
many instances of true patriotism pro-
tecting the name of the noble dead from
insult
After rendering in beautiful manner
"renting Tonight, by quartette, Mrs.
Crowninshield, Mr.. and Mrs. J. d.
Leavitt, Mr. Johns, services were closed
by henediction by pastor.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-02-20
QUESTIONS :?

Are YOU going to vote for the interests
OF Salt Lake town boomers, or the chill
dren of Lyon County?
If High School building were hui
in your door yard and there were not
enough children in your immediate
neighborhood to warrant employing an
adequate faculty, do you think it would
benefit you much?
Do you know how many people La e
been promised FIRST chance" to run the
hotel at Mason?
Do you wonder, when you hear man
who has every visible reason to support
Yerington talk for Mason, what area on
the plat of Mason represents his in
centivej
Do You consider that the Yeii g II
workers are working for home and the
High School, for all the children of Iy
on county, while their opponents are
for their Salt Lake revenues, or a "Rea-
SOM" And that the Reason" is not
the good of the Lyon county children?
And that you can guess how much the
Reason" is?
Are yon informed how many of the
Mason workers are intending to seek
pastures new" after they have helped
deliver the goods ?"
Are you wise" to the whole situation
If not, had you not better wise up
before next Tuesday There's a rea-
son" for the Mason effort andif you con
clude you should vote for a Site, -
should you not have your part OF the
Reason ?"
Do you realize that when man proves
to the Salt Lake managers of the Mason
] Town-Site that he can be valuable in
delivering the goods" that YOUR
VOTE is THE GOODS" he agrees t.
deliver upon the terms agreed upon?