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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
RUFF STUFF

One look through her bed room win
dow this morning probably shattered
the resolution of many a maiden tc
stick through the winter to oxfords
and those nice looking wool stockings
It Is fetching combination but II
makes no allowance for eight inches
SHOWS.
Lamp in the papers this morning
that some guy over in England has In,
vented process for making alcohol
put Of coke.
lt that thing really works there Is
liable to be revival of interest in
the coke industry in this state.
AS we hurry to press the old world
/. Is still intact.
Wonder what the glooms were wor,
rying about the impending end will
find to worry about next2
Judging by the temperance on the
street of some familiar faces Chief
Moran will not have to 30 all the
way to Shagtown to raid Il gambling
Joint next Saturday night,
And he had better look after these
tin horns who operate right here in
town if he does not want to get the
reputation Of being a piker.
Eight inches Of the beautiful, to en-
plo9 an expression near poets are
Pond Of, make a pretty thorough test
81 good citizenship
The man who really loves his fell
low man and wants TO obey the laws
had his sidewalk all clear early.
Jack Dempsey demands quarter
.of d million for a fight in France, and
there Is a prospect that he will get it.
-
When Jess Willard hears of that he
vim experience his first real pang
over the loss Of tho champinnshin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
SAY COOPERATION
N STORES Pays
Grafton Men Tell Trades
Assembly About Their
Venture.

The only risks connected with the
operation of cooperative store are
bad management ana calaErlty such
as fire and flood, If the store is or
eanized property on the proper basis,
declared A. l.. JelfTies, secretary OF
the Grafton Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil at a meeting Of the Monongaheia
VALLEY Trades and Labor Assembly
held Sunday afternoon
The failure of the effort along these
lines at Fairmont was attributed to
She fact that il started with too small
a capital stock and with too small sub
scriptiOns from the stockholders in
dividual!y. To this may, perhaps, be
added the rise in cost Of articles that
must be bought to replace goods
that left the shelves a. We 4 a. the
drafting OF important mel connected
with the handling Of the sto-'
Mr.. Joffries advocated the RochcAlo
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
Arrested for Shooting
at Railroad SIGNAL

Deputy U. S. Marshal John Short
Arrested two men, Herbert Jackson
and Harry Bishop, near Wheeling
Monday on charge Of violating the
act of April 20, 1919, regarding the
obstructing and operating OF rail-
roads and brought them before Unit
ed States Commissioner George E.
Boys, Jr., Of Wheeling for hearing.
The warrant charged them with
shooting out switch lights on the p.
c. & S. c. L. r. R. tracks near Wheel
ing.
Bishop was released and Jackson
held for Federal grand jury which
maata n Petersburg Jan. IS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17

According to Charleston dispatches Attorney General
England yesterday formally announced that he will not
be candidate for the Republican nomination for gov
ernor in this state but would be candidate to succeed
himself This settles little political matter about
which there has been considerable gossip and it prob
ably will close the nominations for the primary contest
for the law department nomination. With General
England, who has made most excellent record in the
race other aspirants would have uphill fight to make
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17

The snow which fell last night and this morning will
greatly aggravate the situation created by hecoa car
shortage 1t is also likely to increase the demand for
coal for domestic consumption The combination brings
out clearly the lack of wisdom which many coal con-
sumers display in not purchasing early in the summer,
but this is lesson that taught at least three winters
out of every five without doing very much in the way
of accomplishing reforms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17

Yesterdays conference at Charleston of state county
and municipal officers for the purpose Of formulating
program for the reduction of the cost Of living rec
commended the rccstabshment of the fair price commit
tees That does not promise much reform in this town
where the fair price committee was not very vigorous
body to begin with.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
Teachers' Scarce

It. G. Price, president of the Board
OF Education is having some trouble
in securing teachers for the school,
at No. 9 Hill. The teacher under con,
tract was Called away on account Of
Sickness at Il 0me, the first substitute
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
MONONGAH
Candidates Named.

CandIdats5 NamVd'
The following candidates have been
selected by the union organization
here to be voted on January |. For
Mayor p. Z. Buckley, Recorder, w
e. Hagerty; town councilmen, Lee -
SatterGed, T. A. Watkins, Chas Lo-
wing, George Thompson and George E.
Murphy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
Home From sanltarIun1,

Mrs. ]. w. Cain who has been at
Terra Alta for the past six weeks TAX
ing treatment for tuberculosis has re-
turned to her home here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
d lmprovlna

Harrison Martin who has been crit
ically i'll at the Cook hospital for the
PAST ten days Is slightly improved.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17

served paiiy q short me on cunt 81
dntles which called her home. III.
fslsce has now secured & tescher from
Brownsville, Pa.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17

Monongah pubic school has secured
up to this time nearly two hundred
dollars Of the war savings stamps.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17

Probably the first attempts at de-
Tense consisted of fences or palisades
Of wood, intended to serve as an OBJ
struction to the advance Of an attack
Ing force I
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17

able csubInhed upon those PRINCIPLES Ct freedom, cqual-
us, justice, and humanity for phich american patriots
Iacifced Aca lives and fortunes therefore believe is
duty TO my county lOpc il TO support its COnsdtu-
lion; 10 obey lis Iaps to respect its flag and 10 defend ii
dganst all enemies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
WEpNEspAY EvENNe. pEcEMBER II, 1019.
THE AMENC AN'S GREED.

believe in The United States of As1er-
lea as government of The people, BY
the people. for The people, whO,e just
S@S popcrs are derived from The con.nt of
the governed; democracy in a Eepub-
slU''1S lie, a sovereign Nation of nluiy sOpcregn
STATES; perfect Union, ole end iHscp-
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Old Santa:
Pm little boy just about so high;
with light hair and blue eyes. Moth
er and daddy say I'm too little for
fire crackers, but think not. | also
want drum, gun, a horn and lots
Of fruit, candy and nuts and too (I
most forgot to tell you) | want a
suit of clothes and cap. Pm going
to start to school after Xmas and
I'm tired of being baby. I'm moth
er's man now
That is all want dear Santa and
don't forget yourself. Bye, Rye.
DORIS HENDRICKS.
Dear Santa Claus:
Bring me little red wagon and a
pair Of mules and some apples and
some oranges and some candy and
some grapes and some painting
pencils, and bring me sweet potato
and don't forget my brother, John.
He likes potatoes too, and bring me
some steel traps to help papa catch
coons. Be sure and fill up my socks
and shoes too if you want to. NY
age is 16 and am in the fifth grade,
Your friend,
GEORGE SPROUSE.
Oakland, Miss, Route 1.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa Claus:
am big boy, age sixteen years.
Iwant you to please bring me wag-
on to haul stove wood in for mamma
and bring me an AK to cut wood with.
Bring me a whole lots Of apples and
candy. Be sure and fill up my
stocking. Bring me some steel traps
so ] can help papa catch coons
Please bring me box Of face powd-
err. am in the fifth grade. Your
little boy as ever.
MUTE GROSS.
Pope, Miss, Route 1.
F. S. Don't forget my brother
Martie
Dear Santa Claus:
Bring me a little wagon and a
knife and some candy, and some
apples and all kinds of nuts and
some fire crackers and some Roman
candles, and some sparklers. | am
going to school and study the third
a little boy, age 10 years and am
grade and study hard and am good
to help my mamma and papa and
good to mind my teacher.
From your little friend,
CLAUDE SPROUSE.
Oakland, Miss, Route l.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa:
We are two great big sweet girls,
and wear short dresses and we want
you to please bring US rattler and
doll apiece to play with. Please
bring them a horn to blow, and don't
forget to bring our honey Roy Fly
and Johnny Corker. Bring them a
pair of green socks. And bring US
lots of candies, nuts and fruits, and
don't forget the orphans and the ones
we call over in letter. Bring them
lots of fruits, candies and nuts.
We are your girls.
LOTTIE JOHNSON.
LOUELLA GIBSON.
Water Valley, Miss, Dec. IL, 1919.
Dear Old Santa:
I've tried to be a good little boy
and want you to please bring me a
knife, printer, and a lot of fruit,
candy and nuts and don't forget my
little brother Lloyd. Bring him a
big stick of candy, top and French
harp, and please don't forget my
little school mates, Hilton Smith and
Earl Barber. Bring them some
marbles and sling shot.
Your little boy,
HUBERT EDWARDS.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Letters To Santa Claus >

Dear Santa Claus:
lam little boy years old. am
studying hard. / don't like the milk
ing business am in the hog bus
ness.
Will you kindly remember me in
the pine saplings and bring me some
apples, oranges, raisins nuts and fire
crackers OIL / want an air rifle
also. | want to scare. off thsee little
English sparrows. They steal my
pigs feed.
am your little boy,
WILSON COLEMAN.
Dear Santa Claus:
/ am boy years old and am
mothers and daddy's pet. They say
! am the smartest little boy they
know, and / hope you will think a
lots of me too, SO Pm asking you to
bring me little picture book, a wae-
on, little gun, rubber ball, whistle.
| will not ask you to bring me any
thing more if you will bring me all
kinds of candies, nuts, and fruits, al
so some fire crackers.
/ go to school and my teacher
thinks am a sweet little boy.
Your little boy,
GARLAND LLOYD VAUGHN.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Water Valley, Miss, Dec. 10, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
am a little girl years old
Please bring me a doll that has
sleepy eyes and doll bed and trunk
and tricycle. and some story books,
and please bring some fruit
am your little girl,
JULIA MARY BELL.
P. S. Please bring me a piano.
Dear Santa:
Please bring me Ford" car and
a real live doll to drive it for me.
Also some candy and fireworks.
A little naughty girl,
IVA WILLIAMS.
Fort Smith, Ark, Dec. 20, 1919.
Dear old Sanity:
Please bring me nice things, boys
of years like. No little toys for
am most grown.
PAUL G. MURPHY.
Water Valley, Miss. Dec IL, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl, eight years Of
age and want you to bring me a big
doll and some fruits, nuts, candy
and some fire crackers and a little
stove and some little dishes. This
is all dear Santa. Look on the dim
ing room table and get your supper.
/ wish you merry Christmas.
ALICE CREWS.
Water Valley. Miss. Route /.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a doll, fruits,
candy, and little dog buggy. / am
going to school and study hard and
have been good.
Your little girl,
LILLIAN HARMON.
Dear Santa:
Please bring me a doll bed, buggy
house stove, set of dishes, set Of
doll furniture. fruits, nuts Of all
kinds.
I'm going to school at Athens,
Miss. Mary is my teacher and ! like
her fine. Please bring me End grade
books.
Your little girl.
MADGE BOLTON.
p. S. Don't forget nay teacher.
She has been good to Us.
A4eag
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The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa Claus:
am little boy seven years old
n the third grade. My mother is
dead and / am living with grandpa
and grandma, and / want you to
please bring me little automobile,
and little train. Plenty of fruits
and nuts of all kind and lots of good
candy and Santa don't forget Grand
ma Purdy.
Your little boy,
WAYNE PURDY.
Dear Santa Claus.
Here comes two little girls. We
ask you to please bring us q pretty
doll apiece and little bed for each
doll and two little beds and two
little stoves and some little dishes,
some candy and apples, oranges and
bananas and don't forget our
mamma and papa and grandmother
and grandpa.
From two little girls,
MARY AND LUETTA HUTCHENS.
Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl thirteen years
old. want you to bring me some
candy and apples and oranges and
big doll twelve inches high, and
want some fire crackers, Roman
candles and all sorts of toys.
Your little girl,
MILEIE NEELY.
P. S. And don't forget my dear
little friend, Muriel Boydston. She
is fifteen years old. She wants a
littlee rubber doll that you mash on
the stomach.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me q French harp,
a rubber ball and new cap, lots of
apples and candy.
Your little boy,
JAMIE McCULLAR.
Dear Santa:
Please bring me toy gun, bugle,
fruits, nuts, candy. / am going to
school and study hard and have good
lessons.
Don't forget Lucy and David.
Your little boy,
MAYHEM ARLINGTON, JR.
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The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
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The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa:
Here comes two of your little girls.
Please bring us doll apiece and a
little buggy for each doll and two
little beds for them. and little stove
apiece and two tables and all kinds
of fruits and nuts of all kinds. Be
sure and fill our stockings. Bring
us two Jews harps.
Your two little girls,
ANS AND MARY CRISWELL.
Shaw, Miss, Route l.
My Dear Santa Claus:
am a wee baby girl not two years
old, but / want yo uto bring me
big doll and little necklace.
Also bring lots Of fruit and nuts,
and don't forget my chocolate candy
and gum, THANK you.
Your little pet,
MAIFRED EDWARDS.
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F 81.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa:
/ want you to please bring us
rag doll, stick red-striped candy
and some lolly pops too. Don't for
get our girls.
Three little boys,
HUGH, FRED AND. JAMES
THORNTON.
Dear Santa:
Please bring me a red wagon and
some apples and candy nuts of all
kinds and some fire crackers, and
some Roman candles, and some
pretty sparklers, and bear / am
a little boy of seven years age and in
the second grade.
Your little boy,
NOAH LEE SPROUSE.
P. $. Don't forget my sister,
Lyzia.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear. Santa Claus;
am a little boy 8 years old. |
have been good boy all this year so
daddy says. can milk cows almost
as good as he can, therefore | will
thank you so much If you win think
of me away down here in the piney
woods and bring me some apples,
oranges, nuts, candy and bset of all
an air rifle to shoot the snakes down
here with.
am your boy,
EDWARD COLEMAN. Z
Dear Santa:
Please remember me. / am a little
boy ten years old. I want you to
bring me an air rifle, ammunition
and all kinds of fire crackers, also
bring me lots of nice things to eat.
am your little boy,
JOSEPHUS FORSHEE.
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The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Your friend,
MARGARET WILB0URN.

Oakland, Miss, Dec. 4, 1919
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me pretty doll and
q little red wagon for mamma to
carry me in and bring me an apple
and some candy and orange and
some bananas and a pretty rattleh
box and little teddy bear. and that
is all.
From your little girl,
WILLIS FRANK SPROUSE
P. S. Don't forget my mamma
and papa.
Oakland. Miss, Route l.
Dear Santa Claus:
have been good this year. went
TO school good. I want knife, a
drum, plenty of fruit and Santa don't
forget sister, James, Albert, Edgar,
Berton and little Dan.
Your little boy,
MARION WEIR.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl 5 years old, and
wash the dishes and help mother all
/ can. Please bring me a little
rocking chair, toy stove, a pretty
doll and doll bed, and lots Of fruit.
Your little girl,
ANNIE COOPER McCULLAR.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa:
We are three little boys and we
want you to please bring us a rabbit
dog, a shot gun, and little red
wagon apiece to haul our game in and
bring as rubber doll and a
chicken pie.
We are your little boys,
URIC ROTENBERRY.
JOHNNY COKER.
RALPH ALLEN.
Dear Santa:
We are two jolly little girls that
never get tired Of playing. So please
bring us two big dolls, French harp
for each of us, and a nice story book.
Also bring US lots of nice htings to
eat. Don't forget our little brother
We are your little girls,
MARY ANICE COLEMAN.
FERN COLEMAN.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dearr Santa Claus:
am little girl, 10 years old and
have been as good as / know how to
be, and want you to bring me a doll,
some dishes and heaps of fruit, candy
and nuts. Please don't forget my
teachers, Misses Vesta Patton and
Sallie Pipkin. Bring them some
paint and powder, and lot of nice
things.
ERNESTfNE EDWARDS.
WnAo.. Nn1lnrr Msnn
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Water Valley, Miss.
Dear Santa Claus:
l am little boy, six years old. l
want little car and little wagon,
and lots Of nuts and apples, soma
fire crackers and Roman candles.
Please don't forget grandma.
Your little boy,
NEWELL WILLIAMS.
Water Valley, Miss, Dec. 10, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me whatever you think
is nice.
/ want a new fur collar and muff
awfully bad and some nice story
books.
Please don't bring me any dolls for
have 10 now.
Your loving friend,
JOSEPHINE PORTER.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa:
Please bring me wagon or Irish
mail" can like my daddy's and lots
of fruit, nuts and candy. Don't for
get my ''muzzy' and daddy.
A little a year old boy,
J. G. -LANTRIP, JR.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me knife, an air
air rifle, lots of fire works, fruit,
nuts, and candy. Don't forget my
little brothers, Hugh, Fred and James.
Bring them a stick of candy apiece
Your little boy,
COOPER THORNTON.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
Water Valley, Miss.

Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl four years old.
want you to bring me big doll and
some candy, and oranges and apples,
and some tovs.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

Water Valley, Miss, Dec. 8, 1919.
Dear Santa:
Here come again telling you what
| wish you would bring me: A teddy
bear and a doll trunk and also some
fire works, and fruit of all kinds and
Just lots of good candy and good
things to eat.
Dear Santa, please bring me these
things and don't forget Lloyd and
Clarence.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19
COOPER THORNTON.

Water Valley, Miss, Dec. 10, 1919.
My dear Santa Claus:
/ do not want very many toys this
year as | have already been given
so much. But there are few things
that / would so much like to get so /
will tell you and you can bring them.
Please bring me Christmas tree
a dol baby, cradle that folds, doll
buggy and tea set.
Your little friend,
LORETTE ISABELLE PORTER.
P. S. Don't forget the good things
to eat.
Water Valley, Miss, Dec. 10th, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
am years old. / want you to
bring me a quarter worth of blooms,
and little iron washing machine and
a sewing machine and lots of candy,
nuts, fruits and fire crackers and
Roman candles.
Your friend,
MYRTLE WILLIAMS.
The north Mississippi herald., 1919-12-19

P. S. Please bring my little sister
something. She is eight years old.
Bring her high chair and rubber
doll and some apples and candy.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-17
IN THE DAYS NEWS
Hawaiian Islands.

Because of the attention directed to- ward the Hawaiian Islands as the re- suit of the eruption of the volcanic Mauna Loa. on Hilo Island recently, the National Geographic Society has issued a bulletin giving woman travellers impression of the islands up- on her return to them after year spent in Washington.
 We had a smooth voyage after the first few days and it seemed good to see the blue sky and hluer water and Shirley Foster Allen. About noon we sighted our first island. You could just barely see the great crater of Ealea3zaIa rising 10000 feet out of the sea: and about o'clock we passed Molokai. tae leper island. It was after seven when we entered the stream to Honciulu aarbor.
 The harbor was smooth as glass as we slid slowly into the dock. and the usual flock of young Hawaiians swan out to meet us playing and diving in the water alongside of The fun moon hung over Diamond Id, and in between the palm trees Ii. 5Id palace blazed forth in all it's electric splen- dor.
 And then there was the crowd on the dock-white uniforms. white suits white dresses-they did look so good again. The spell of the tropics was out in full force-it was all so cool and green and peaceful. it was hard to be- ilev there were places where wars and riots were raging and where people were rushing madly from morning to night. After being away from it for year. it seemed just like coming into another world And really it is anoth- CT world-it's quaint little comic opera world all by itself out here in the Pa cific.
 However. by the light of broad day it is the same little old place-with all It's heterogeneous population, it's little narrow streets, and it's lazy ways. It is pretty warm here now, but the highest the thermometer has climbed to, in the middle of the day is SS de- srees and as soon as the sun begins to go down it starts cooling oft The evenings are lovely and cool and there. was not night in July that didn't use the wooden blanket on my bed before morning
 After depositing our luggage at the hotel, we drove out to the Territorial Fair: which was holding forth in all it's rural spiendor. It's very much like a real o1d-fas ashioned Country fair but of course, it is big event in the annals of Hawaii. Everyone. from the gov ernor and all the other officials down to the last kimonoed Jap with all his