Charlevoix county herald., 1915-06-12

no good put it in the stove. / an
eight years old and my name is Mabe
Armour. l think your stories are
very good. My last birthday got 6
pair of ball bearing skates and have
been skating on them today. l have
one sister and her name is Mary. ]
have four brothers besides. l 60 ia
school every day that l am not sick
and l am not sick very much. My
teachers name is Myrtle Pearson. She
is very nice, think. l should like to
see this in print if it is good enough.
live in town. Mabel Armour, Lake
Odessa, Michigan.
Mabel am glad you like the stor-
les in the club and glad to welcome
you as a member. Please write as
many letters for the club as you wish;
your editor promises you that she
won't put them in the stove.
Dear Editor:-I thought l would
write and see if | may join your club.
| am nine years old and in the fourth
grade. | have two sisters-Hilda,
aged eight, and Dorothy, aged seven.
l love to hear the children's letters
very much. | have a conundrum for
the boys and girls to guess. This is
it: What is it that occurs once in a
minute, twice in moment and not
once in a thousand years?" l would
like to see my letter in print if it is
not too long. Yours truly Velma Otis,
Hastings, Michigan.
Velma-You wrote very interest
ing letter and it wasn't bit too long.
l hope you received your membership
card. The boys and girls will enojy
guessing your conundrum l am sure.
Dear Editor:-I received my men,
bership card and like it very we'll. l
thought / would send in the Missing
Words so here they are: 1 Years
2 Biddy-3 Rough Shelters Legs
% Show Said-8 See Chuck
10 Head-11 Frightened-12 Pull.
Once my sister and l had hen and
we called it "The Singing Chicken"
In the winter time my sister would
go out and bring the singing hen in
the house. When it began to get warm
it would begin to sing and it would
sing for long time. will close hop
ing our Contest will be a great sue
cess. Your true friend, Bina Margar-
cite Davis, Mesick, Michigan.
Your letter was very interesting,
Bina, especially your description of
the singing hen. have heard lots of
hens cackle, but never did hear hen
sing. There! l beg your pardon,
Dear, of course, I've heard hens sing.
They always look contented when they
sing, don't they? Our Contest was a
big success. Over two hundred of our
little members took part in it. Thank
you for your good wishes; your edi-
tor appreciates them.
Dear Editor:-I thought l would
write another letter. l did not tell
you anything about my pets and
things. have a pet calf; it's name
is Daisy. That is the only pet 1
have. We have four calves; two Of
them are twins. We had a cat but it
ran away. l was awful sorry because
it was a playful cat. 1t ran away
once but it came back; then it ran
away again and never came back. /
would like to have one of your men,
bership cards. | go to school. l am
nine years old. l am in the sixth
grade. My brother is eleven years
old and is in the same grade. My sis
ter goes to high school; she is in the
last grade. have one sister that is
married. l would like to see this let
ter in print. Will say good bye. Yours
truly, Jack Blakely, Belmont, Michi-
gan.
p. S.-Here is the answer to the
riddle Hazel Rice gave us: "a birds
nest in dead skull-six eggs when
they were Matched and seven with the
mother.
Jack-I remember your first letter
and believe that sent you a men,
bership card; but / also believe that
your address then was different than
it is now and / expect that is the rea-
son you didn't receive your member
ship card-unless there is another
boy named Jack Blakely. Anyway I
will send YOU card right away and
if you don't get this one, let me know;
it will probably be because there was
no rural route number on your let
ter. But mabe you live in town, Jack,
in which case think you will receive