Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-20

very much. We have twelve children
here in our school, and have three
brothers. Their names are Frankie
Kenneth and Gordon. frankie is five
years old; he has white hair and blue
eyes, and Kenneth is three years old
in June, the twenty-second. He has
white hair and blue eyes, and Gordon
he is baby eleven months old the
twentieth of this month. He has
brown hair and brown eyes, the same
as l have. Next Tuesday l will be
seven years old. have one big cat;
its name is Tip. Well, if / see this
letter in print ! will write again
Goodbye, from Ada Bell Newell.
Ada, dear, have your list of Miss
ing Words all marked down, and you
will receive a prize-Let me see, i
guess it will be some time in April,
for have so many prizes to get ready
that it will take me that long to get
them all fixed up. / am glad to print
your nice letter and hope you will
write again.
Our next letter is from Cleone Bliss
of Coopersville, Michigan.
Dear Editor:--I am sending you the
Missing Words for the contest. Well,
l don't know whether they are ali
right or not, but hope they are nearly
right. l was nine years old this last
January. / am in the fourth grade. /
like to go to school and like my
teacher. Her name is Miss Easton. |
have two brothers: Basil and Robert.
This will be all, Cleone Bliss. Missing
Words: 1, Years; 2, Biddy; 8, Brown;
a, Board; 5, Feet; 6, Show; z, Said;
8, See; 8, Cry; 10, Head; II, Thought
full; IL, Comb.
Cleone, your list of Missing Words
was very nicely written, and you are
sure to get prize some time in April.
Write again. Our next letter is from
a little girl OF ALTO.
Dear Editor:-I have read your
stories in our paper. / am twelve
years old and will be thirteen the
seventeenth of July. l go to school
every day and am in the sixth grade,
| have no sisters or brothers. have a
lot of pets. / will name them if you
like. have a pet horse and her
name is Nellie and l ride horseback
on her. l have about twenty rabbits
or more, little ones and big ones, and
l have a pet cat and his name is Jerry
he is yellow and white. The names
for the words in the verse are: /
Years; 2, Biddy; 8, Feather; A, Wall
5, Feet; 6, Lay; z, I want to lay ar
egg; 8; Lay in your nest; 9, No; 10
Head; II, Brown; IL, Pull. /. hope
will see my story in print next week
or later. Yours truly, Esther Wingein
Alto, Michigan.
P. S. would like to have you sent
me a membership card, if you please
Esther, am very glad. to send yor
membership card and am also glat
to print your letter in the club.
hope you will send other letters anc
may be a story now and then.
Our next letter is from Anna Rutl
Ryan of Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Dear Editor;-Enclosed you will
find the Missing Words from tn
Missing Word Contest: /, Years; 2
Biddy; 8, Small; 4, Shutters; 5, Legs
6, Hide; Z, Said; 8, See; 9, Cry; 10
Head; IL, Wistful; IL, Pull. / CUES
l must close. From Anna Ruth Ryan
Thank you, Anna, for very NIGEL.
written list. / think you have writer
for ous club before; have you not
Our next letter is from a Riverdal
girl,
Dear Editor:-The following is m,
list of the twelve Missing Words il
the guessing contest of the Children
Story Telling Club in the Tsabell
County Courier" 1, Years; 2, Biddy
3, Small; a, Ruins; 5, Legs; 6, Hatch
Z, Said; 8, See; 8, Look; 10, Head
IL, Frightened; IL Comb. My choic
of the prizes offered is a story book
Hoping that my guesses are correc
and that l will receive one of tn
prizes, | am yours truly, Ruth viii
liams, Riverdale, Mich.
Every boy and girl that takes par
in the Missing Word Contest wins