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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20
CUT FLOWERS at Maxson s.

REGISTRATION oPENS-Registra- ton for the coming municipal campaign opened yesterday at the office of the city clerk. Several prospective voters qualified, and within the next few days it is expected that there will be big rush at the registration headquarters.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20
A MODERN VENUS

"A Modern Venus," is the title of the new bill that will be offered by the Reed and Arbuckle company at the Ma
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20

CANDIES AT REDUCED PRICES Price your goods before buying, then try Adams Candy Prices.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20
PROFESSIONAL NURSE

246 East Cedar street, (Bert Pratt s resdence). Phone 314; terms reason able; best of references.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20
SHORT STORIES OF THE CITY

REMOvED-Dr. Caler the dentist, has removed to Globe Office building over Naquin 's
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20
OF GLOBE
FUNERAL NOTICE

funeral of the late Fred erick Wills will be held at the Meth odist church tMs (Sunday) afternoon at D. m. Friends invited.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20
MEMORIAL. MAss-A me

MEMORIAL MASS-A memorial mass will be said at the Catholic church at a. m., Tuesday, for the deceased members of Knights of Columbus and Memorial services will be held at the hall Wednesday evening at s P. m.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20
WILL WsIT CoAsT-Mrs. Perry

Morgan will leave for Los Angeles late this week for her health. She will spend several weeAs on the coast.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20

jestic tomorrow night, and it is said to be another of those laugh provoking absurdities that this company is re- sponsible for. The musical numbers are all new, and some pretty electrical eff fleets are introduced. "Liza," "The Barn Dance," the "Hammock Song. {" and that rollicking son the "Yankee Doodle Tune," are among the musical numbers.
 Elsie Ferguson, starring in Charming Pollock's new play, "Such a Little Queen" comes to the Pacific coast in April, and will play the larger Ari- zona towns en route.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20
DRACHMAN HERE-Mose DraC

man of Tucson arrived here last nigh on business, and will make short stay in this city.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20

Mound City Paints are better. Whll-
 ley Lumber Co.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-20

McElroy for glass.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
RELICS OF SPANISH DAYS

Dear, Aunt Laurie:
The most interesting places near
my home are the Puente hills and the
old Pico mansion. L have been upon
the hills many times and have got
some nice trapdoor spiders. 1 was up
in the hills today. There was a herd
of sheep UP there and l went up to
see it, l had my picture taken with
the shepherd and his dog, and l held
q dear little lamb in my arms.
About a month ago l went down by
the river to see the old Pico mansion.
1 expected to see fine palace, but all
I saw was an old adobe house. 1t
was grand In it's day, but it does not
look much like a mansion now. 1t
his a large court in the center and
must have about twenty or more
rooms, it is so large. 1t also has many
fine verandas.
The place that interests me the most
is our library. 1t is fine cement
building with large pillars in front:
There are to rose arbors and fish
pond on one side, and on the other
side and in front there is a nice lawn
and trees.
/ like to spend my spare time there
reading books and looking at pictures.
The best book l have ever had is
called Poems of American History"
1t is a fine book of patriotic poems.
SHIRLS ELIZABETH SILK.
419 North Bright avenue, Whittier.
Grade B7, Bailey street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
MISSION An SAN eAsRIEL

Dear Aunt Laurie:
An interesting place near my home
is San Gabriel mission. One bell in its
tower has hung on the same piece of
redwood that was put in when the mis-
sion was built At the time it was built
the Spaniards were inhabiting Califor-
mia and San Gabriel was used both as
a mission and a fort
The doors had no hinges on at that
time and some of them still hang as
they were hung nearly one hundred
and fifty years ago. They were nailed
on a long pole and a hole cut in the
floor and in the top frame and the pole
slipped in that.
They also have all the old, rich hand
embroidered vestments that were worn
in that time by the priests in their
different seSYices.
The old Bible that the Spaniards
brought from Spain is there too. There
are some very old paintings there too,
among them copy of the Sistine Ma
donna by Raphael. ;
The old graveyard is still there, all
old and tumbled down. Some stones
that mark the graves were put there in
the latter part of 100.
Another interesting place is the plaza
and Church of Our Lady of Angeles,
The plaza is the site of old Los An
geles. Your niece.
LORETTA FRY,
1885 Croclxer street, st. Joseph school,
age 12 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
BEACH CITY ATTRACTIVE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Venice is a very nice and interesting
place I'm sure everybody likes to
visit it, Whenever 1 go to Venice
have a very pleasant time. l either go
bathing in the plunge or in the surf.
One thing is very nice, that is to
ride on the merry go-round or to
bump the bumps.
Anyone who likes music would like
to hear the Venice band. L certainly
do. I enjoy going to theater when
they are good which they most al
ways are. There are quite a number
in Venice.
One day we took our lunch down
to Venice and stayed all day. We cer-
tainly had the time of our life. We
went in bathing and had good time.
ct night when the dance hall and
the theaters are lighted up they look
very pretty.
I think Venice is a very interesting
beach. I like to go there.
NELLIE CLAVELOT.
Sawtelle, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
DELIGHTS OF MOUNT LOWE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Mount Lowe is a mountain 5000 feet
high. You take a car from Los An
geles and go up pretty little valley
till you get to a steep ,lcline 1000 feet
high. -
You get in a little cable car and go
up this incline: there is a car awaiting
you. You transfer and go winding
around the mountain.
On this car you cross sixty bridges
and 120 curves and at the end of these
you come to pretty tavern, inside OF
which is some old-time furniture and
an old fireplace with logs in it and cleo
trio lights behind them so as to look
as if it were on fire.
On the outside of the tavern are
squirrels that come up and eat nuts
out of your hand.
There are two bears in pen that
have log house for them to sleep in.
LESLIE CLARK,
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
PLACE FOR SHOWS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The only interesting place near my
home is Agricultural park. 1t is one
of the oldest parks in Los Angeles.
There has been many races run there
and some of the fastest race horses
have run races in Agricultural park.
When any soldiers come here they
always camp in the park. have seen
them cook their meals and have seen
them drill. Our own soldiers drill
there also. Years ago every circus was
held in Agricultural park, besides
many horse and cattle shows and coun-
ty fairs. When a show or circus comes
to town the trains are always un-
loaded in front of the block from where
l live.
After Agricultural park is improved
with a play ground, museum and art
and exposition buildings, and the
grounds laid out with beautiful flow
ers, it will be the best show place in
Los Angeles.
JESSIE CLAUD1NO.
663 West Thirty-siXth place; Jeffer-
son street school, B4; age years.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
MANSION OF EARLY DAYS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
There is an old brick house near my
home which l will write about. 1t IS
situated on a hill overlooking steep
bank, A large tree spreads its
branches over the porch and yard
besides pepper trees.
The house was built nearly fifty
years ago and was occupied by people
who had taken up a great deal OF
land around. At this time there were
no houses for a long way, and even
now there are very few.
The rooms are very queerly ar
ranged and the floors are only about
one foot from the ground They are
worn down very much. as the house
was afterward used as stable. 1t
is believed by some to be haunted, but
as l am not superstitious l do not
think that. Your loving niece.
EVELYN WELDON.
652 South Workman street. Age 12
years. Griffin avenue school.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
LOS ANGELES SUNDAY HERALD-JUN1oR SECTION

thought how we were going to get home
One Of the boys said he knew a way.
He said we can stay here over night,
and the others agreed to stay. One of
the boys had brought an overcoat and
he shared it with another boy, and the
others found some canvas to cover us.
We slept well all night and next
morning started home. Many time
we sat down and rested. 1t was get
ting along toward o'clock when we
reached home. My mother was wor-
rying all the time. I told her where
had been. and she told me not to go
away again without her permission.
DEWEY SMITH.
$50 North Hill avenue, Pasadena.
Fifth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
WONDERS OF BIG OCEAN

Dear Aunt Laurie:
A very interesting place around my
home Is the ocean. 1t is useful for a
great many things. 1t is useful for
commerce to ship things from one place
to another That is how we get great
many things that do not grow here.
1t is useful for people to go from
one place to another, because it is
cheaper to go by water than by rail-
way, and the beaches are great sum-
mer resorts.
1t is a great place for fishing. The
Japs and white people go out in a boat
and catch large fish, Some of the fish
are halibut, cod, mackerel and trout.
We went out along the shore. We
were hunting shells. We found lots of
pretty shells and a great many moon
stones. We had our lunch. We caught
fish h~and fried them, and we had mus
sells for dinner. JOHN CONNERS.
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30

be settled by the schoolboys and girls
of the present.
This plan is already being carried out
in many of our schools and is proving
successful. Hoping to hear what you
think of my suggestion in your next
Junior, | remain, Your nephew,
RALPH AMOS,
Polytechnic, 1856 Norwood street.
Your idea would be of great benefit,
Ralph, if it did not mean the exclusion
of the younger boys and girls from the
contest AS it is. L try to introduce
subjects upon which the less advanced
pupils may write as we'll as the older
boys and girls. Do you not think the
new subject for February 20 ought to
interest the high school boys? L hope
it will
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
GAMES IN OAK TREE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I was going to write about treaty
which was signed near my home, but
the name of the treaty has shipped
my mind. The place where it was
signed is not very far from my home
along San Fernando avenue, across
the Los Angeles river. The treaty
was with the Spanish. | thought not
many of my Junior cousins had heard
of it and it would be of interest to
them. As / cannot tell about it l
win tell about our oak tree.
1t is situated on the place in front
of ours, but we always call it ours.
Nobody lives near it and the owner
doesn't care if we play under it.
1t is a great big tree and is such
a good place for swings. 1t has such
nice seats all over it that it is our
resting place and playground.
LEILA CAMPBELL,
Lankershim, r. d. No. 1, age IA.
Your work is usually good in many
respects, but in recent letters your
composition is poor and your letters
are written in a slovenly manner. If
YOU take little more pains after this
you might easily be among the best
writer's in the Junior.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
ENJOYS cRoougr GROUNDS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
On the south side of my home is my
crouquet grounds. Papa gave me the
game Christmas before last. After the
game was put up and everything was
ready [ wanted to play and didn't
have any one to play with except when
my playmates were there.
The crouduet ground is on the south
side of the house under some pepper
trees, which makes it cool and shady
Under one of these trees I have a
swing and see-saw. When 1 was small
Ter 1 used to have tea parties with my
dolls out under the trees.
I was very lonesome when none of
my chums could come over, so one
day [ thought 1 would play with Top
Continued on Page Four,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
HILL GIVES FINE VIEW
Dear Aunt Laurie

Dear Aunt Laurie:
An interesting place near my home is
Mustard hill. 1t is just beginning 10
get green. There are people on it every
afternoon, but many on Sundays. once
in a while we walk to its summit and
enjoy the cool breeze.
We have fine pair of field glasses
We can see the oil wells on one side
and the beautiful snow-covered noun
tains on the other side, and we can see
part of the ocean and all of Los An
.geles.
The air is pure, and all the beautiful
things around us makes us think what
a beautiful city Los Angeles is. I am
glad to have such high hill so close
to my home Some morning 1 can see
thousands of sheep feed on Mustard
hill.
l am glad gold and crimson are the
colors for the Herald Junior. l voted
for gold and crimson. Aunt Laurie, do
you go to the beach any more with
prize winners? ! haven't heard and
didn't know. WILMOT HAASE.
Cornwell Street school, B6 grade. 264l
Pomeroy avenue.
The beach trips will probably be re-
suned again next summer, Wilmot.
There have been none this winter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
THE AUTO RIDE
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One Friday Lloyd, Raymond and
went to Los Angeles. We were walk
ing along and saw an automobile.
asked for a ride. The man stopped
the machine and told us to get in.
When we had gone about eight miles
we stopped at store. The man got
out and went in. He got some gasoline
and put it into the auto.
We soon got close into the city. This
man met some of his friends. He gave
us a quarter and told us we could go
on into the city or back home.< We
went on into the city. 1t was about
o'clock at night when we got home.
HUBERT BRYANT.
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30

faces and show their white, shiny
teeth. They are so full of happiness
and love that they cannot help but
show it on their faces.
Nowadays Broadway and Spring
street are the center Of trade and
business. In olden days the Plaza
park and church were the center of
the Angel city.
Your loving niece,
ESTELLF REICH,
633 South Sichel street, age 13, Grif-
fin avenue school, AT.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
OLD PLAZA CHURCH

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The Plaza church is constantly Wis
tied by tourists. 1t is not as beautiful
as our other churches, but very old
and famous. Right above the pulpit
is big star of electric lights, which
is twfned. with ferns and flowers when
there is some wedding going on.
At one end of the church yard there
is an old bell, with the inscription
eel Canine Real on it. This means
aThe Kings Highway" and the bell
was rung on all important occasions
If one would go there on Sunday
morning he would see the Mexican
women with gay dresses and shawls,
going to church. The men wear black
hats and most always wear coat and
overalls of bright blue.
When church is over the men, wo-
men and children come fiocking out.
They have very broad smiles on their
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
WILL LIVE IN COUNTRY
ear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I am going to move out into the
country in two weeks; that is, after [
gr lduate. But as mamma and papa
like The Herald and take it, 1 think
l can write from there. Then L will be
of nigh school age and I want to ask
you if 1 may draw for the front page
of the Junior?
1 want to ask you how many hon
orable mentions one must have to get
a prize?
Good-by 70 this time. I am your
loving nephew, EDGAR HULL.
334 West Avenue Thirty-eight; Lo-
reto street school. grade AS; age Is
years.
Three honorable mentions will entitle
you to a book or subscription to The
Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
BOYS ENJOY OUTING

Dear Aunt Laurie:
one day last vacation George Doane
and 1 went out in the fields. We took
with us a long rope, wnicn we used
for climbing down steep banks. We
took our lunches, too.
We hurried down a steep bank, ran
to the camp and gave the alarm. We
were ready in few seconds.
Then we went to dinner. After din
ner we went out again.
LEWIS VIM. EDWARDS.
SaWtelle City school, grade G.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
THE RIVERS END
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
AS 1 go to school every morning I
see a little river which has a bridge
across it and a little water flows down
it. In summer the river is dry and in
winter it is full. Some of my play
mates and 1 started to find the end of
this river one summer day.
We were up bright and early one
morning to start. At about 7 o'clock
we started. We walked and walked
till we came to a town which was far
from our home and we wondered how
we could get home.
1t was getting rather late. so we sat
down by the bank of the river and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30

were soon out of Los Angeles. 1 saw
two streams of water, some birds ana
squirrels.
When we reached Beaumont we
went to the hotel to get our dinner,
for it was II o'clock.
After dinner we went around the
town, then to our land. We returned
at o'clock in the afternoon.
ANDREW HARGRAVE,
SaWtelle, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
BEAUTIFUL GRIFFITH PARK
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
An interesting place near my home is
Griffith park. To get there one must
cross the Los Angeles river and walk
about two miles on a mountain road.
The road to the park is shadowed by
large pepper trees.
There are swings, and some elks in
a pen, and fountain and some gold
fish.
There are many places where one
could play games.
The trail to the Bee rock is very hard
to climb, but at the top of the rock
there is a view of the entire valley.
There is a spring in the mountains
near the trail to Bee rock. The water
comes out of a hole in some rocks.
One may not pick ferns, flowers, holly
berries or anything which grows up
there.
There are many trails which wind
about over the hills.
For first prize which I got a few
weeks ago in the rhyming contest ]
will take banner.
ETHEL RHODES.
Tropico school, seventh grade.
Do you want a Herald Junior PEN
nant, Ethel? If not let me know what
school you prefer. All the out-of-town
prize winners should send word at once
about their preference for prizes.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
TALE OF THE ARROWHEAD

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I have no particular place of inter
est where we live now, but l will eX-
plain one of the many that were near
my grandmother cottage in San Ber-
nardino.
While the golden sunbeams danced
among the silver water and the trees
murmured in answer to the birds
songs my grandmother would gather
my brothers, cousin and myself around
her on her uncovered veranda to tell
us of the story of the famous Arrow
head.
"Well long ago an Indian tribe cut
a place in these beautiful mountains
as a signal to the warriors, showing
where the enemies were"
"The arrow couldn't point or turn,
could it, grandma asked my little
cousin Carl, while grandma patted him
on the head and explained: mo, my
child, but the superstitious Indians
said they could tell by the way the
wind blew the small flowers and
shrubbery when the great chief would
stand nearby and ask such questions
during the time of war"
BY the time grandma was finished
with her story it was twilight and the
Angelus sounded at the Old Mission.
Then she would tell us the story of the
famous Franciscan fathers, who start
ed civilization in the golden west. The
story that all children learn in history
today.
Then mother would ring the dinner
bell and we all hastened to make ready
for dinner.
LOUISE DARMODY.
Berendo Street school, grade AS.
1890 Dorchester avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
SEES FINE FRUIT LAND

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Last spring about 5 O'Clock in the
morning mamma got up and cooked
breakfast. We got down to the depot
at 6 o'clock. We had to wait for
car When we got on the car we saw
oil wells and buildings.
When we reached Los Angeles we
went to the depot We got our tick
cts and finally the train started. We
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
SCHOOL HOUSE INTERESTING

Dear Aunt Laurie:
For the topic AN Interesting Place
Near My Home" 1 think the school
house would be as interesting as any
place I can think of.
In the schoolhouse one starts his or
her first real days of education. Be
ginning with a C and so on until at
last graduated from the grammar
schools.
Some boys and also girls of my age
often say they wish they could quit
the old school," Many do quit, but
they will be sorry for it some day. For
/ have often heard my older brother
say that he wished he had never quit.
often I have heard my mother and
father say that they spent their hap
piest days while they were going to
school.
SO 1 will say again the school
house is very interesting, because 1
think that people, both old and young,
refer to the schoolhouse more than to
anything else.
Whatever draw or write while am
in school, 1 am going to try and save
L know it will be very interesting to
look at after 1 become man.
Your nephew.
RALPH THOMPSON,
Griffin avenue school, Al, 226 South
Sichel street.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-07
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson.

Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson was born
at Olney, ILL.,, November 8, 1857.
She died at her home in South Bend
township December 80, 1909, at
lO:S5p. m, being 81 years, one
month and u days Of age at the time
of her death. He maiden name was
Elizabeth Jones. She came to Kan
saS in 1878 and was married to T. W.
Dawson, February 18th 1879 in this
city. They moved to a homestead in
Homestead township and lived there
many years, moved 10 Great Bend a
few years ago, and lived in this city
for a number Of years, moving to
South Bend township a year or two
lgo. She leaves to mourn her death
her devoted husband. T. w. Dawson,
four sons, Claude L, of St. Louis
Mo-, Dale, Ross and Lester, the last
three are living at home, ana three
daughters, Mrs. Pearl Hayes, and
Mrs. Viola E. Simpson, of this city
and Ruth, who is living at home.
Mrs. Dawson was well know by most
of our people and was good wife
and mother. For a number of years
she had been great sufferer and
bore it with the greatest of patience
although feeling that it was impossible
that she might be cured. We with
the many friends of the family ex-
tend our sympathy with them in this
the sadest trial of a family. Funeral
ser vices were held at the Christian
chu.ch in this city Sunday at 2:30
O'Clock p. m.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-07

Henry Eberhardt was a visitor
from the east side last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Byers, whose
home is on the Pacific coast, were in
the city last week visiting Prof. Shirk
and his family.
George Whitcomb left Tuesday
morning with partyof prospective
land buyers for the Texas country
which is here represented by Whit
comb & Werhahn. Mrs. Whitcomb
accompanied him for a pleasure
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Wells are visit.
ing friends in Missouri. This is the
first visit of Mr.. Wells to the old
state since he became an employee of
the Brinkman bank.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-07

arrive in ten days or two weeks. The
Llndas' are active and progressive
business men. AT present their
headquarters are at Larned but they
have yards at Pawnee Rock, Heller,
Albert and other points For many
years John Lindas was a resldsnt of
the Rock, and he has always been
considered one of the right kind of
men to deal with. This gives our
city four lumber yards. The yards
OF the new company will be along the
Santa FEES new switch on Seventh
street.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-07
City Council.

The city council met in regular
session Monday evening. Items Of
consequence that were acted upon
were as follows:
Petition for sidewalk on both side
of Helzer street between 9Th and
18th referred. to the improvement
committee.
Petition for a sidewalk on the south
side of Eight street from Main to
Holland, and on the north side from
Kansas ave.. to Holland also on both
sides of Holland from Sixth to Tenth,
was granted.
The ordinance affecting transient