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The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa:
Here comes little girl years
old. / go to school every day and |
want you to bring me doll, and a
stove and doll bed, all kinds of
fruit, nuts, candies and please don't
forget my little sister, Eua May.
Bring her a sleeping doh that has
curly hair, gold ring, and nuts,
candies and fruits.
Your little girls,
CORINNE AND EVA MAY Nc
NAMEE.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Santa Claus

Dear Santa Claus:
/ have been very smart boy
this year and / want you to bring
me a little French harp and water
pistol and a pair of gloves, lots of
candy, apples, nuts, fire crackers,
Roman candles,
Your little boy,
FRED MURLE HALL.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Santa Claus: :

Dear Santa Claus:
/ have been a very sweet boy this
year, and want you to bring me a
big curly headed doll, that can cry,
and water pistol and little toy
train, and little negro boy doll, and
don't forget my little sweetheart
She wants a pair of gloves. Your
little baby boy,
ALBERT FRANKLIN PARKER
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me doll. little car
and lots Of good things to eat.
Your baby boy,
JOE JR. ADAMS.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa:
am one of your little boys that
thinks of you often but for some
reason you havn't come to see me for
several years which is quite puzzling
to me as am still young man only
SO years old and have 15 children, so
think that good man like you
might spare me a few gifts this
Xmas as don't want much only /
.Stutz racer and | would like for you
to bring me basket, tablet and End
reader as am going to school this
fall while have nothing to do at
home. Now Santa | know have the
best wife in the world. She pets me
all the time. She evens feeds the
horses for ME so / can sit by the fire
and keep warm. Now you must
bring her something nice. | won't
ask for anything else if you viii be
good to my wife and Is children,
even if you forget every thing I asked
for except the racer. l have two
good friends that live close, Mr.. Edd
and Pat McNamee. would be very
glad also If YOU would leave them
something nice. Wishes for you
jolly Christmas.
From a father of 16 children,
MR.. j. III. VAUGHN.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Santa claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
/ have been a good little girl this
year, and have been going to school
and learn very fast, and l want you
to bring me a big doll and a doll
trunk, pencil and tablet, lots of
candy, apples, nuts and fire crackers
and don't forget my little niece Ruby.
She wants a rubber doll.
Your little girl,
KATIE LYNN HALL.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
BLoNNY CLEMENTS.
shuford, MISS, Dec. 20, 1913

Shuford, Miss, Dec. 10, 1919.
Ny Dear old Sanity
We are two nttle girls off out here
in Love JOY school. guess you
still remember US though we try to be
good and DO right, so please bring US
q box of chocolate candy, all Kinds
of tre works and fruits and nuts.
We won't ask for much SO you can
take the little orphan children some
thing too, and don't forget my teach
or and all the rest of the school
children.
Yaur. little GIRLS.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
am a little girl one year old, and
this will be your first time you ever
come to see me.
] want you to bring me big
sleening doll, and don buggy, also
a little gold ring. al kinds of fruits,
candy, nuts and raisins.
Your little girl,
MARGIE LEE TUTOR.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Water Valley, Miss, Dec. 0, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
/ have been very nice little girl
this year, and want you to bring me
pretty red ruby ring, and nice
little work basket and a little toy
auto, and big box of chocolate
candy, apples, oranges, all kinds Of
nuts, fire crackers.
Your little girl,
FANNY HALL.
P. s. Don't forget my little sweet
heart. He wants big red stick OF
candy
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Santa Claus:

Please bring me a sleeping doll
and work box, and w. B. a pistol
and a wogon, and bring little brother
a rattler and a rubber doll.
Your little brother,
MARY BERNICE HUNTER.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Your little girl,
BONNIE MAE ARNOLD.

Dear Santa;
/ am a little girl 16 years old, and
red headed but have been a good
girl and want you to bring my fel-
low bIeating calf from Texas and
little dog and kittie cat for as TO
play with. Bring Us lots of fruit and
candy,
Your little girl.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear old santa:-

Dear Old Santa:-
have been very smart little
girl this year. I want you to bring
me a big blue eyed doll, and q doll
buggy, lots Of candy, aples, nuts,
fire crackers, and don't forget my
little friend, Willis, she wants a big
box of chocolate candy.
Your little friend,
EMMA HALL.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Santa Claus: :

DtdF OaHLd OIduS.
/ want you to bring me goat
wagon, barn and some cows, a
top, and some fruits and candy.
Your little boy,
WILLIAM ADAMS.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

little gold ring. all kinds of fruits,
candy, nuts and raisins.
Your little girl,
MARGIE LEE TUTOR.
Dear Old Sanity
/ am little boy 6 years old.
have been a good little boy so want
YOU to bring me a little gun, dog
that will bark, rubber ball and
little horn, some fire crackers, and a
little lantern so / can go hunting at
night with my big brother and catch
some opossums.
Your lonely little boy,
HOUSTON VAUGHN
Dear Old Santa;
am boy 18 years old and no
doubt you have forgotten me but
nevertheless l remember a few years
ago when you use to bring me all
kinds of toys, so l am writing this
year to see if you won't" bring me
a little rubber doll, also a big doll
With curly hair that will go to sleep.
little A. B. C. book, and whistle
and if you don't think am too greedy
would be very glad if you would
give some nuts, candies, and fruits.
Now Santa, know you think am
a big boy to want 80 many things
but / have been real smart this year.
don't feel so old either as my moth
er pets me and calls me her baby
sometimes.
Many Xmas wishes from
Your coed little boy,
ELMA VAUGHN.
--
Dear Old Santa Claus:
am little boy 13 years old and
you have come to see me q good
many years; and you have been very
generous every time, with your toys
so I am asking you to bring me Q
bicycle, and some fire crackers, all
kinds of fruit, nuts and candy
Your little man,
ROY VAUGHN.
Dear Old Santa Claus:
am a little boy years old. Moth
er says I am a good little boy.
And want you to bring me little
gun, little horn, a rubber ball and
tricycle., and all kinds of fruits,
raisins, nuts, candy.
Your little boy,
HERMAN TUTOR.
Dear Old Santa Claus;
] am little girl years old and
live with my aunt Nellie and uncle
Gland. And want you to bring me
big doll and doll buggy. Also
locket and all kind Of fruit, nuts and
candy,
Your little girl,
PEARLINE HAIR.
p. s. Please don't forget Mr..
Gull Rose, that stay here with US
Oh! and dad too, like to have left
him out.
Dear Old Santa Claus:
am little girl one year old, moth
er and daddy says ! am sweet little
girl, so want you to bring me
great big sleeping doll, and buggy,
so can roll my don in it, and a nice
little gold ring, also a locket, and
| little dog, and please don't forget
mother and daddy. They want you
to bring them something too.
From your little girl,
EDNA MAY BLAIR.
Dear Santa.
am a little boy years old.
want you to bring me a wagon and q
| little gun. ] am smart little boy
and mamma says you are good to
| little children that are smart and
keep their n1ammas and papas
Your little boy,
LEWIS McNAMEE.
Dear Old Santa Claus:
/ am a little girl 18 years old, and
I am daddy's pet. And Sanity you
havn't come to see me in a long time.
/ thought would ask you to come to
see me this time, so here ! come TO
tell you what want you to bring
me. A great big sleeping doll-that
has got curly hair, and doll buggy.
Also some little dishes that can play
with my little brothers. Please
bring me all kind Of fruit candles and
nuts.
Your little girl,
BONNIE MAE ARNOLD.
Dear Santa;
/ am a little girl 16 years old, and
red headed but have been a good
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
l am a school girl twelve years
old and like to go to school.
MllI you brlng me a nice present
this Amas. don't care wnat 1t may
be. BRING me candies and fruits.
forget the little orphan children 10
france that have no fathers to care
for them.
Your true little friend,
GRACE CARR.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Old Santa CLAUS,

Dear Old Santa Claus:
Please bring me doll and some
apples, oranges, candy and lots of
pretty things. / am my papa's fat
girl.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Old Santa:

Dear Old Santa:
/ am a little girl 2 years old. /
am a smart little girl, and / want you
to bring me nice little curly head
ed doll, and a nice little gold ring,
and all kinds of fruits, nuts and
candies.
Your little girl,
SATTIE LYNN McNAMEE.
p. s. Don't forget mother and
daddy.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl, go to school, and
try to be good, so please won't you
bring me a wrist watch, and box of
chocolate candy and a heap whole
lots of nuts, and fruits.
Please remember my little school
mate.
Your little grille,
VELMA MCCULLOUGH.
Shuford, Miss.
Dear Santa Claus:
/ am a little girl, eleven years old.
/ think have been good girl.
want you to bring me some fruit
of all kind. Bring me a set Of vases,
and bring me some ribbon.
Bring me tea set. Don't forget
mother and papa and my two sisters.
Your little GIRL
ROxIE GORE.
Dear Old Santa Claus:
Please bring me two Roman
candles, bunch of fire crackers, an
air gun, knife, three apples, two
oranges and watch for am my
mama's smart little man.
JAMES THOMAS VANWINKLE.
Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl z years old, and
/ go to school every day and my
teachers name is Miss Bonnie Mae
Arnold She is good teacher to
little folks. And am going to see
if you can't be good to me too,
Santa. Please bring me nice doll
and a DOH buggy, all kind of fruits,
nuts and candies, and please don't
forget mother and daddy. Bring
them something too.
Your little girl,
CORLINE McNAMEE.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
/ our uCJle Rlrl,
MARGIE LEE TUTOR

Dear Old Sanity
| am little boy years old. |
have been a good little boy so want
YOU to bring me little gun, a dog
that will bark, rubber bali and
little horn, some fire crackers, and a
little lantern so / can go hunting at
night with my big brother and catch
some opossums.
Your lonely little boy,
HOUSTON VAUGHN,
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa Claus:
have been a nice little girl this
year, and / want you TO bring me a
wrist watch, and big box of cocoa
nut candy and lots Of fruits and nuts
and don't forget my friend, he wants
something nice too.
Your little friend,
BERTHA HALL.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Water Valley, Miss, Dec. 13, 1919.
Dear Santa:
l am little girl only three years
old and will you bring me some nuts,
candy, cocoanut and al kinds of
fruit. Don't forget my little baby
sister. She wants little ball and
some candy, nuts and all kinds of
fruits.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Old Santa:

Dear Old SANTA:
l am little girl three years old,
and have been very good little girl.
Viii you please bring me a doll and
some canuy and some fruits and
some chewing gum. Don't forget
mama and hUule baby sister.
Your little girl,
LAVA CARR.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
/ am very smart little boy, and
want you to bring me horse and
buggy so / can carry my gal out rid
ing, and lots of candy, apples, nuts,
fire crackers, and don't forget my
friend r. p, he wants cigar
Your boy,
ALBERT ULREY.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

R''9E@
p MN
Dear Old Santa Claus:
Please bring me a doll and some
apples, oranges, candy and lots of
pretty things. / am my papa's fat
girl.
NORA VANWINKLE.
Dear Old Sanity:
am little girl, years of age. !
am in the first reader. / have been
q good girl. Bring me apples,
oranges, candy and mints of all kinds.
Also bring me doll.
Your little girl,
BIRDIE GORE.
Dear Old Santa Claus:
Please bring me some apples and
candy and a monkey climbing
string and bring little brother, Willis,
a ratt.er and some candy, too, and
bring me wagon so l can go to see
ma and pa Smith.
Your little boys,
BRADEN AND WILLIS VAN
WINKLE.
Water Valley, Miss, Dec. 13, 1919.
Dear Santa:
/ am a little girl only three years
old and will you bring me some nuts,
candy, cocoanut and al kinds of
fruit. Don't forget my little baby
sister. She wants q little ball and
some candy, nuts and all kinds of
fruits.
Your friend,
MARJORY LEE WARD.
Water Valley, Miss, Dec. Is, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
We will not ask you to bring US
much Christmas. Please bring US all
kinds of fruits and nuts.
DO not forget my brother. He
wants you to bring him some fire
crackers and Roman candles and
sparklers.
Your friends,
FANNIE LOU AND FANNY MAY
WARD.
Dear Santa Claus:
! am little girl six years old.
have no one to play with, so please
bring me Ford car, sewing box,
baby tank, gun, ball, story book,
tinketoys and some fruit and tire
works. Oh, yes please don't forget
dad, grandpa and Uncle Oswald. oh,
] forgot please bring me doll.
From your ntt4e girl,
ETA JANICE WlLSFORD.
Dear Santa Claus:
i am little glrl five years old and
am gong to school and like my
teacner me.
VIII you please bring me a big
doll and some candy and fruits and
From your little friend,
BLANCHE CARR.
Dear Old Santa:
l am a little girl three years old,
and have been very good little girl.
Will you please bring me doll and
some canuy and some fruits and
some chewing gum. Don't forget
mama and httle baby sister.
Your little girl,
LAVA CARR.
Dear Santa Claus:
l am a school girl twelve years
old ana like to go to school.
VII you bring me nice present
this Amas. don't care wnat 1t may
be. bring me candies and fruits.
forget the little orphan children IN
Erance that have no fathers to care
for them.
Your true little friend,
GRACE CARR.
To the Little Children:
Dear ntt.e chlldren as you all are
looking tor Old Santa.
AS we all should be happy II ne
didn't even come because we Will
have our brothers and friends with
us, who spent last Xmas in NO Mans
Land. but they are back with US
again.
just look how this world in three
years has made change. Think OF
the GEAR htt4e children IN France that
their brothers and fathers were taken
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl five years old and
am gong to school and like my
teacner me.
Mlll you please bring me a big
doll ana some candy and fruits and
nuts,
From your little friend,
BLANCHE CARR.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Your friend,
MARJORY LEE WARD.

Water Valley, Miss, Dec. Is, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
We will not ask you to bring US
much Christmas. Please bring US all
kinds of fruits and nuts.
DO not forget my brother. He
wants you to bring him some fire
crackers and Roman candles and
sparklers.
Your friends,
FANNIE LOU AND FANNY MAY
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa.
am a little boy years old I
want you to bring me a wagon and
little gun. ! am smart little boy
and mamma says you are good to
little children that are smart and
keep their n1ammas and papas,
Your little boy,
LEWIS McNAMEE.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa Claus:
! am a little girl six years old. ]
have no one to play with, so please
bring me Ford car, sewing box,
baby tank, gun, a ball, story book,
tinketoys and some fruit and fire
works. Oh, yes please don't forget
dad, grandpa and Uncle Oswald. oh,
/ forgot please bring me doll.
From your ntt4e girl,
ETA JANICE WlLSFORD.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09
Cool Reception

Col. Roosevelt never wearied of tell
ing the story of Littledale, story In
Illustration of resourcefulncss and
pluck. He would begin:
During some amateur theatricals
in my early youth Littledale, one OF
the performers. had to leap into a
river in order to escape from some
wild beasts The stage was so arrang-
ed that the river was invisible, but Lit
tledale was to be seen Jumping from
the cliff. Behind the scene he was to
land on a soft mattress. while at the
same moment rock dropped into a
tub of water created the necessary and
effective splash.
but although the leap had been
all right at rehearsal. everything went
wrong on the night of the perfor-
nance. Neither mattress nor tub was
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09
May Arrest Farmers
for Holding Wheat.

SALT LAKE,. Aug. 9.-Dave Ger
shon. special agent of the department
OF Justice. announced today that he
will begin an investigation of the
Utah wheat situation at once, acting
under instructions from Attorney
General Palmer ordering prosecutions
of food hoarders.
Farmers in this region have been
refusing to sell wheat at the Ogden
grain exchange at $2.20 per bushel
the price fixed by the government,
holding their grain at SO a bushei.
Complaints made by officers of the
grain. exchange. declaring four big
flour mills had been forced to shut
down through inability to obtain
grain were made to Gershon yester-
day
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09
FANS AFTER TWO
MORE MANAGERS
BY II. c. HAMILTON

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-The fans,
whose ably combed Lee Foh out of a
job as manager of the Cleveland In
dians, are now after the scalp OF other
accoutrements of George Staflings and
his American leagu rival. Ed Barrow,
of the Red Sox. Not the same fans, OF
course, but the same. kind OF fans
rough and determined fans who strive
to manage ball clubs from grand
stands.
Stallings has a contract that will not
lcxpire until next year. but George
Washington Grant is said to be laying
plans that will entail the departure OF
Stallings before that time, provided
he can induce the man OF his choice to
step into Stallings place.
As Miracle Man" Stallings has
been something Of a bust, since his
sensational performance in 1914. His
club is OF the same old fighting type.
but the execution of great effort isn't
there. The clubs pitchers are only
alleged pitchers and from days before
Stallings, the team has never had an
outfield The catching staff is shot to
pieces, and the nfield is only fair
one. although IL is the best part OF
1.-THE machine. Maranville Is still
Maranville. and Red Smith is the
same heavy hitting, aggressive player
he was when he played such a great
part in the drive of the 1914 Braves
Browns trouble lies in the fact that
the worlds champions slumped easily
into a second division berth this year
land the fans accuse Barrow of being
Irresponsible, through unwise tradint
land selling last winter. They forge
THAT Barrow's pitching staff has beer
shot to pieces. and that IL was mainly
"a pitching staff which carried the OIL
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09
Corner OH Barley
Being Suspected.

Secret buying of barley is indicated
in reports from the interior. says
The Journal. That somebody Is trying
to corner the small available sup
ply Of barley grown in the North
west is indicated by the reports of
liberal premiums over the established
market being offered and paid quiet-
ly in some sections. Irrespective OF
what the general trend of foodstuffs
values is. the trade is inclined to look
for continued extreme prices on
coarse grains and especially in the
Pacific Northwest this season,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09
A RECORD THAT SHOULD
CONVINCE YOU

OF tho merits OF Hood s Sarsaparilla
as the standard blood purifier, appe-
tizer and tonic. Originated in
famous physician prescription more
than so years ago. Adopted as the
regular family medicine in thousands
Of American homes. Has met tho
tests of half-century with universal
success. Made from the best known
roots, herbs, bnrks and berries named
in the Dispcnsatory. Will prove its
merit to you if you will give it trial.
AS a good cathartic, Hoods Pills,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09
Pend|ctOn Market News

Of winter wheat and 97,O00.0O0 bush
els of spring wheat.
Winter wheat continued its down
ward course, due to the i'll effects OF
rust scab and blight. The stock in
the southwest was described as the
best in years, being abnormal; but in
the western mountain districts. dry
land wheat is generally poor. In the
northwest also the crop is disappoint-
ing. owing to lack of rainfall
Spring wheat is even more seri-
ously affected. Most of the sprine
wheat territory was in the area of
drought and thus with serious DAM
age from rust and scab. grasshoppers
in North Dakota reduced the prom
ise by 97.O00,0O9 bushels.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09

The following prices are the prices
being paid to producers by Pendleton
business houses. Wherever retail
prices are given the fact Will be spe-
officially mentioned.
Eggs and Poultry.
Eggs. 45c.
Hens. zoe
Spring chickens. 25c a pound.
Country Bacon, Etc.
Ham, best quality, 2Sc.
Bacon. best quality. 40c.
Butter Fat and Butter.
Butter fat, sac f. o. b. Pendleton.
Butter, s1.10 a roll.
Potatoes.
New potatoes, lac a pound.
Old potatoes, 1925 to $3.50 for 100
pounds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09

in place.
Poor Littledale made the leap all
right but he landed eighteen feet be-
low. on the oaken floor, and there
wasn't any splash to drown the carsh.
either
The audience. expecting to hear q
splash. but hearing instead the thun-
derous crash OF Littledalc's body as II
struck the floor, began to laugh, hut
the actor. though dazed by the fall.
siienced them by shouting from below
by heavens. tho rivers frozcn."
then he tainted"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09

Red Sox to pennants and worlds
championships.
Marrow turned Babe Ruth into an
outfielder, thereby depriving himself
OF a pitcher who could win twenty
,five games a year. Joe Bush develop
ed a very lame arm early in the spring
and 1t never has yielded to treatment.
These two stars alone. II in proper
working order. would have had the
club in the first division.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09

Killers forced down the price of
hogs again during the days trading
at North Portland, but not the slight
est response is made by them for
any lowering of racking house prices
on this account The general public
IS by no means aided by any decline
that killers pay for live hogs at this
time. the packers alone being bene-
fitted while the producer loses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09
Wheat Crop Loses
Heavily in Nation.

Wheat production predicted by tho
department of agricultur4. fell off
221 100000 bushels as compared with
the July forecast. the total being
placed at 1.161. 100000 bushels. There
was decrease of t24,000.0OO bushels
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09
Hogs Stail Down
Pork Products High.

Hogs dropped soc again IN the
North Portland yards for the day
The Eastern trade and especially chi.
cago was nominally lower because OF
the strike in the stockyards ana pack
ing houses there. For live hogs Port
land is one of the lowest markets IN
the entire country while Tor porh
products it is one of the highest.
C.naor-l hnr ran gP.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-09

Situation in the cattle trade was
steady. Tops wrre generally absent
and extreme prices were not given
any test.