The oasis., 1909-03-13

saved his commonplace cur from the poundmaster by selling papers to buy license, which was set forth in the "EX- aminer," touched mauy who read 1t, but 1t remained for the town of Nogales, Ariz., to come forward with something substantial for the boy
 Johnnie's s,ory is the tale of yellow dog he took under his shetering wing from a tin shop where men were kick ing and scuting it ar,und just because it was a common yellow .ur.
 MORALES NJ MeRCnANr IMPRESSED
 When the "Examlner" on February 20 reached Nogales William ColOurn, d stoi ek4eper, became murh impress, with how, for along week, Johnnie worked before and after school selling papers, even though threatened with arrest, to get the necessary two dollars to save his yellow dog from an untimely death. There came by mail to the Examiner" this letter
 MORALES, ARIZONA, FEBRUARY %.
 DEAR "EXAMINER": After looking over your paper of February 20 We see an article showing the big hearted ana kindly affection shown by JOhnnle Glenn for his dog, and it SO moved the crowd that we have decided that Johnnie
 
 We find that Johnnie has waived the right of self preservation and given all tu his dog, and now we find hat Brownie" is entitled to a brand new collar and Johnnie new shit. We would like tO see the "EXamner" publish picture of JOhnuie in hls new suit and don't forget Browne" with his m tster, and collar.
 WILLIAM COLBURN.
 Inclosed was a money order for so and when an Examiner" representa- tive went to Johnnie present home at l240 Sluth Los Angeles street, where he is being cared for by Mrs. E Allar- dyce, the sno it's ol glre and hand-clap- ping that resulted when the news was broken to him would have been more than enough thanks to the kind men whose heart strings were touched by the bo $ affection ,or his dog. Amounts ranging from $5, the amount contributed by Colburn, to 10 centG were given by the crowd" at Nogales, and they all signed their names to the subscription list, which is here printed: {: William J Colburn, $5; k. L Midgley, $l q. w. Smith, $l; F. NJ. Bailey, 50 cents; John E. Mehtyn, p cents; H. Stewart, $l; James F. Trayner, 30 cents; w. N. Lester, 30 cents; Harry Rucker Sl; J. A. Faymonville, $l k. J. Ashley, 50 cents D. C.. Franklin, 25 cents; w. H Lantz, 50 cents flick Carpenter, 10 cents; R c. Shugart, 25 cents; W. c. Hewitt, 9 cents; J s. Hays, 50 cents; Charles Casteel 20 cents; R. T. Rogers, 25 cents Cash, 25 cents; Ed Lamis, 25 cents Raymond Smith, 25 cents; John Derr, p cents {; George Howard, 50 cents; Ray Fer guson, 30 cents B. NJ. Ashley, 30 cents {; J. McIotyre, 25 cents; k. Straub, 90 cents; Wallace Frazie, 30 cents; H. w. Oviatt, 90 cents.
 DoNs THE NEW SUIT.
 Saturday was grca d. i1r Johnnie and his keen, brigAJ littie face was wreath9d in smiles when he wilS taken in hand by the courteous salrsmm in , the juvenile department at Harris & Franks.
 Aftercarefully selecting cute boompr suit Johnnie disappeared into a dressing booth, where the tr tnsformatiOn took place. There emerged in d few minutes q white-cullared, neatly-dressed from , head to feet boy that would be the pride ol any mothers heart.
 All the way home Johnnie pondereC { and thought deeply over the gooi luck that came to him through bis yellow dol : and while pretending all the time to bt < at ease in his new clothes, broke out al he entered the yard, Gee, doesn't i seem like Sunday"
 r Litrle things like that show uE , Nogales on the map big.