Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-08-01
fIsAAC e. STAPLES RETAINS SPOT
IN HIS HEART FOR LITTLE
5:@ ..,-sg g7s, FALLS. u
Portland, Ore, July 27,19l9.

Editor Herald: Nearly 20 years ago
my Home was Little Falls; lived there
2O< years. Il read your paper every
week with a great deal of interest and
get 't.heap'' Of pleasure from it.
The births, deaths, marriages, the
court proceedings, amateur entertain
ments, concerts, political situations. the
doings of the county commissioners and
the city council-all one grand panor-
anna as seen by me at this distance. Be-
tween them all I weave picture of the
past and present.
In your edition Of July II, find 100
names drawn by your mayor; clerk and
Judge' Lyon-a three months jury
list: Going over their names, I am sur
|prised> and pleased that So many of
them are alive and well and still at the
old home city. Of course many among
them are ageing, like myself. Quite a
few I knew as children, Gas for that we
are. all children.) would like to see
them all, the Harrys, the Johns,
Georges and Jacks. In passing through
Little Falls last year, we stayed but
one day-enjoyed it immensely. But
oh! there were hundreds of the old
faces that did not see that are still
there. Some day I shall come again
and make it my business to see them
all. =
Your paper is newsy and the old res
idents away who get it, certainly appre-
ciate the moving picture Of their old
home. I am still in Portland, Ore, a
wonderful city. I am a shall frog in
a big pond. Ny children-May, oldest
daughter, wife of DR.. Luther Davis,
lives at Wadena, Minn.; my oldestt son,
DR.. Edwin Forest Staples, is dentist
in Minneapolis; second daughter, Fan
ME, is the wife of DR.. Robert Mathews
Of Minneapolis; my next daughter, &C.
liza, is the wife Of Harry, Linden, one
Of the lead violinists Of the Symphony.
orchestra, Chicago, (the latter with
their two children are visiting us now
at our summer home Winchester Bay,
Oregon). All Of these have two or
three children. The next son, George
Wellington, is cashier Of bank at
Reedsport, Ore. He was just married
to Miss Mabel Winkler of Valley City,
N. D. The next son, Herbert Carpenter,
8 years, enters the state (Oregon) I'm
iversity this fall, The next daughter,
Pearl Lauretta, years, is an accom-
phshed maid, domestic science, a>violin-
ist, painter, vocalist the zeal artist of
the family: The last; but not least,
Isaac E. Staples, Jr., II years. is a chip
of the old block (block is. good Will
get up in the night to trade Jack
knives, knows every kid worth knowing
in. this city Ito the disadvantage Of
many Of them(. He is really the tEpplee g
| Of my eye-expect to make a. business
man out of him. I write this about the
family. because I know it will be read
with interest by many. Children are
all good mixers, gentle, superior, simple.
democratic and full of service and after
| all is said a splendid bunch.
! When any Of my old friends or any
of the kids of long ago come through
Portland, Ore, and miss me (and I-am l
easy to fnd), they miss treat: l love
you all. No matter if you stole horses
when I knew you back there, I'll greet
you with hug here. No. matter SC
long as you are from that dear old
town, Little Falls, the beautiful, thrift
ty city beside the father of waters. I1
fnis, be sure to work for and appreciate
your city and its people.
Yours as Of old,
! ISAAC E. STAPLES.