South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
)UTH BEND CHILDREN SEND LETTERS TO SANTA

want piano and a pair OF new
shoes Your friend.
Mary. Baumgartner.
211S w. Washington.
Dear Santa Claus
Please bring me a drum. and a
new suit and a kagon I am a boy
ten years old Your friend.
William Earl
637 Sancome av.
Dear Santa Claus
Please bring me a sewing machine.
and a writing desk. and lots OF candy
and nuts. ] am q good girl. eight
years old. From your friend.
Bertha Peltz ITO Florence av.
Dear Santa CLAUS
] am going to write you letter.
I go 10 school and I am IN the
fourth grade. and I'm eight years
old. : would like TO have 3 tool
chest. and a pop gun. and a boy
scout suit. drum, and some cars. sSld
a magic lantern. You must rot try
10 climb in the chimney because II
is too small for you. Father will
leave the door open. Your loving
| friend. Joseph Koeppen,
eli s. West ST.
AIishawaka- Ind.
Dear Santa Claus
I am a girl - years OF age. I am
| in the fifth grade. For Christmas
want a set of dishes Ny sister Ruth
wants a doll, a go-cart. and brother
Marion wants a train and track,
nuts candy. Ny sister Leona wants
a doll baby. Bring the rest some
| thing. too. Don't forget the poor.
Grace wants a table. too. Bring
mamma. papa, Orlo and Lottie
Eunice Nurdick.
i442 Hildreth ST.
Dear Santa Claus
/ am a good girl and I am nine
years old. and in the fourth grade I
want a big doll. and a go-cart. n
| Teddy bear. set of little play dishes
Bring Jessie a big doll and doll
| cab. Marie.
Dear Santa Claus
l am little girl eight years old
| want a pair of shoes. and a 10c
doll, and my sister Dorothy wants a
| DC doll and a new pair shoes. She
\ is five years old. And my sister
| Clara wants a rubber horse. She is
nine months old. And my sister
/ Helen wants loo doll She is three
years old. And my brother Harold
| wants a pair of rubbers and "A new
pair of shoes. And my papa wants
| a new pair of shoes. And my mann
| ma wants a new pair of shoes. We
all want some candy and nuts.
Goodbye. Florence Young.
S43 y. Eleventh ST.
River Park.
want baby doll with real hair
and real eyelashes, and a box OF
| candy for Christmas 1 am seven
years old. and I wish you a merry
Christmas. I will leave the door
! open for you TO get in. as the chin
ney is small. With love.
| Helen Melrose Howey.
205 y. Sadie st.
South Bend. Ind.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy 10 years old. I
want sled; want a drum; 1 want a
Ipopgun and some nuts and candy and
orange.
Stephen Abraham.
22O3 w Merry av.
Dear Santa Claus:
| have been a very good boy this
iyear because my mother said so, and
want you TO bring me a lot Of pretty
! presents Tor 1nrlStmdS. / want n
train on tracks, a blackboard, a tin
wagon. the kind that Sailors furniture
store have. a rubber ball, football, "A
moving picture machine, and lots OF
candy and nuts. We Will leave the
light burning and the door unlocked
so you can get in. l don't know how
to write SO | got my brother 10 write
for me- Please don't forget me this
Year and also my little sister. Your
flowing friend.
Edward Walsh.
| 121 y. Notre Dame av.
South Bend. Ind. Dec. Il. 1913
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy. nine years old
and for Christmas i would like 10 have
a good snare drum and a good pair OF
rubber boots; and my sister Thelma
would like 10 have n big doll with
brown hair and sde wants il to 20 Ia
sleep.a nice cab for IL. jack-in- the-boN
and nuts and candy; don't forget
lChristmas tree and l viii be a good
boy the whole year. This is all FOR
this time. Don't forget me. Your
little friends
Victor and Thelma Edstrom.
1915 Prairie av.
Dear Santa Claus:
L am a little girl ! want a Xmas
! tree. rocking chair, piano. bracelet
and doll. candy and nuts. Don't forget
KILLER and Luetta Good bye
Charlotte Richmond.
49, Carlisle ST.
Dear Santa Claus
am a good little bOy.I go 10 school
every day and I am only six years old
thought / would write 20 see II you
Will be god TO re for 1 am not going
10 ask for very much. ] just want
nice drum. and an engine with one
coach and fire hook and ladder en-
CINE that goes BY Itself. and please
don't forget my TWO sisters and mF
brother hut Santa nv brother is very