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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-20
THE ARDMORE1TE.

ear Santa:
I am little girl nine years old, |
don't want much for Christmas but
I do want u story book OF RAggedy
Ann and also a doll and doll buggy
and pair OF skates, guess that Is III
LOIS SUTTON.
s2l 18th Ave. NV.
Dear Santa:
My name Ia William Faust. l live
nj Gg street, :. L.. and I want
you to bring me some fire crackers,
pop gun. candy, oranges. suit OF
clothes for sla years old fire en'
zine and over slls. Be sure to brins
everything.
Dear Sants Ciaus;
am a little rir,. eight years old
I am IN the third grade. want a
doll. doll cabinet aud a dol house
/ want some fruit and some nuts,
For my little nrufher--a little red
wagon. a drum and n little whistle
that he can blow. And mother
wants new dress and please. bring
my daddy something.
Goodbye Dear Santa Claus
MARY ELIZABETH.
Dear Santa.
Please bring me sleepy coll with
curls. and reed don buggy. MY 1T
tie sisfer wants a doh and a .doiiscsdsr
chest.
Your little friend.
MINNIE DIXON
lst 4 81. y. ".
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-20

IIENLEN BRADMILL.ER
SOC + St, n. w.
Dear Santa Claus:
Mamma says | have been a pretty
good girl so maybe you viii please
bring me little ceuuloid doll with
hair on II, little broom, a bottle or
perfume and little purse TO carry
my money TO Sunday school My
brother wills wants books to read.
and bring us nuts, candy and oranges
ana don't forget the rest Of us here.
Oh yes, and I'd like a balloon, too.
Your Little Friend
FLORENCE BSADA1LLER,
near santa Claus:
want YOU 10 send me sleepy
dolly and doh buggy and new
dress.
As ever your true friend.
FLORENCE MARSH,
Age 10, Provence, Okla,
Dear santa:
am wee little girl and l am
longing to see you. Come and bring
me q doll and doll bed. and / have
big brown eyed baby brother too and
also want you to bring him q rock
ing horse. Be sure and don't forget
US.
BABY WHEELER,
1910 eth avenue. y. W,
Dear santa Claus:
l am little boy now and in the
third grade now, and ! want you 10
bring me a whole lot OF flrecrackers'
am your friend,
LAWRENCE IoERwoLD,
r. r. No. /. Ardmore, Okla
! Dear santa Claus:
am boy ten years old and
am going TO Berwyn school and N
the 9th grade and l want you &c
bring me a whole lot OF firecTackers.
am your friend.
EUGENE LoERwoLD
r R. No. ].
Dear Santa:
This year want a doll, story
book, set OF dishes and some games
That Is all this year. ! am 10 years
old and in the fourth grade.
Your friend,
MARGUERITE SCOTT.
1909 A 81, y. L
Dear old Santa Claus
NIy name is King Mann and ! wan
YOU to bring ne little red wagon
some candy oranges, apples and nuts
Your little friend,
No 20 Eleventh Ave. y. L
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-20

Dear Santa ciaus:
L want c pair Of rubber boots an
air gun. hammer. saw. q tool box.
box OF psnclls.
Your friend.
EDGAR BRADAILLER,
zoe + St. y. W.
P. s.-ornnres. nuts. some candy
Don't forget papa and numa- Goodbye.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-20
nsarest Santa:

Dearest Santa:
l love you very much. am a little
boy five years old. Please bring me
q foot ball have a tricycle. ana :
want you to fix It for me because Il
is broken. love yon real good
you know how much santa. Please
give olr hired girl lot OF things,
Your friend.
THOMAS ALARsHALL BRETT
p. ). Also bring Edward CorulacK
Brett AMI AIary Brett something nice.
TOO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-20
Dear Santa:

Dear Santa:
I arm a little girl ten years old. /
have little sister nve years old
ana Il little cousin two years old l
want a biz doll and a doll buggy MY
little sister wants 4 doll and a trunk
and doll buggy My ltue cousin
wants n tricycle.. That is al. Bring
other little girls and boys nice
things TOO.
JESSIE LEE COTHRAN,
1926 Ord Ave, y. Z
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-20
Dear santa Claus;

pcar santa Claus;
am "a hoy three years old. ! want
you TO bring me little wagon. ]
can not write. my brother wrote this
for me,
I am your little friend,
SYLVESTER IoERwoLp,
X. r. No. l.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-20

Ny Dearest Santa Clans:
Please bring me a moving picture
show want lot OF story hooks
too Fill my stocking fun Of nuts.
fruit and candy. am 3 years old.
/ am q little boy. love you.
RQRERr WILLIAM BRETT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-20
Send Your
Santa Claus
Letter to
The Ardmoreite
Dear Children:

In writing to Santa Claus,
be sure to sign your full name
and, address, and write on
Just one side Of the paper.
Because space is limited
only a few letters can be
published daily, but just be
patient if your letter is not
published today, il will be
published within the near fu-
ture.
Remember, every child has
the privilege of writing to
anita Claus through the col
umns of The Ardmoreite,
whether your parents are
subscribers or not Just send
the letter TO US, we will see
that Santa Claus gets it.
Yours for a Merry Christmas,
THE ARDMoREITE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-20
A Letter From
Santa Claus

North rble, Dec. IS, 1921.
Dear Children:
win be with you pretty soon
and you must be good little boys
and girls. for l have just heaps
of things this year for you. And
say, children, I'm going to be so
busy that want you TO tell
Mother aud Father TO please go
down to Mr.. Sessions store in
Ardmore. at ll6 West Main st.
and pick out some Of those
pretty Volland Books. like Rag
gedy Ann. Little Babs, Eddie
Elephant, etc, for my boys and
girls. Tell them to look around
ami select whole lot OF things
and have MIR. Sessions put them
away for me till i come. BE
sood
With love.
SANTA CLAUS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-20

Dear santa:
/ am little boy nine years old
and l don't want you to forget rue
at Christmas. Please bring me q BIZ
cycle. some fire crackers, sorne nuts,
fruit and some candy.
Your little friend,
c, L. MUSCRAVE.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

Mis- Margaret Port spent Monday
in Minneapolis on business.
Steve Coyne started out for his
North Dakota territory the first of the
week.
Mr. George Empson, who was op-
erate'i on Monday morning is getting
along nicely.
Frank Leavitt left last week for
Cedar Rapids, Ia, to attend business
college.
Miss Laura Berhns is the new lady
clerk at the Erlandson & Johnson
store.
Mrs. c. H. Kinball spent the week
end at Summit at the home of her son
Ray.
Big shipment OF Tanlac just re-
ceived. N. J. Bieser Drug Co., local
agents.
Mrs. Bert Sutcliffe and little son,
Donnie, LETT for St. Paul where they
will attend the Minnesota State fair.
H. i. Nagel has purchased a fine
resident lot on west Fifth Avenue and
expects to build a home there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Stevens report
the arrival Of a boy at their home
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lewis, who
have been visiting here for some time
left Sunday for their home in st. Paul
by auto.
Mrs. Emma Farnham and her moth
er, Mrs. Fanset were at WATERFOWL
during the week to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. Hopkins, mother OF A. V.
Hopkins.
Rodwick Ross, assistant secretary
of the Northern Normal, who visited
at the c. S. Amsden home last week,
returned to Aberdeen Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. King of Manchester,
Mimi, were callers at the ]. A. Fuller
home one day last week. They are
the parents of Miss Marcy King, a
former teacher in the city schools.
They were on their way home from a
visit to friends in Dickinson, N. D.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

Nr IN Il. Kses, one Of The ola
timers in these parts, whose home Is
IN appleton, Mimi, came up to at
tend the fair Wednesday bringing
four Appleton ladies with him, Me-
danes Michigan, Lilleeegan, TracY
and Fine. Mr.. Kyes thinks Milbank
has greatly improved since he was
here a few years ago.
Friends of Mrs. Elizabeth Baird re-
ceived word from Hominy, Okla, ,har
she was married on the 31st inst, to
Mr.. w. W. Whitlock a building con
tractor of that place. Her many Mil
bank friends extend congratulations
on this happy event, and wish her
every happiness.
Miss Sue Radmaker, the Red Cross
Public Health Nurse autoed to Nil
bank Saturday. She was accompanied
by Miss Eunice Foss, who returned
home Sunday with an uncle who re-
sides in Milbank. Miss Rademaker
went from Milbank to Summit where
she is spending the week on bust
ness commested with her office.-Sis-
seton Currier.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

Place your order for Early Ohio
Potatoes at $50 per tashel, deliver
cd anywhere in city at the
CASH GROCERY
J. VI. Salzie.
Bert Bloomhall took a truck load
Of furniture to Buffalo, MINI, for the
Jary 1inclaire family last week. They
have rented their house to DR.. and
Mrs. kirchner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Summers spent
Wednesday attending the Milbank fair
Mr.. Summers was formerly an oper-
ator at the depot here. He now lives
in Andover.
Dwight Holley, of WATERFOWL, own
er of the Holley transfer, which makes
daily trips between Watertown and
Milbank, visited the city on business
last Tuesday.
The Herman Tucholke family have
moved to Milbank from their farm in
the neighborhood of Revillo to get
the advantages Of the city school for
their children.
Kari Miller, the little son of Will
Miller, has been suffering from trouble
in his lower limbs, and has been oblig-
ed to 20 to the hospital where he is to
undergo an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bennett and
| daughter accompanied Mr.. Bennett
| sister, Mrs. Robert Lewis and her
| husband to the cities this week. The
latter had been visiting their Milbank
friends for a week or two.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. 7. K. Norton, of CIin-
ton, Mimi, came over. Wednesday to
attend the fair and were guests at
the G. B. Bailey home. So.
Place your order for. Early Ohio
Potatoes at $50 per b,ishel, deliver
ed anywhere in city at the
CASH GROCERY
j. M. Salzle-
The work of r~edecorating the I. O..
O. F. hall, which has been rented by
the school board for the coming year
for the second grade, will be COM
pleted this week and be in readiness
for the opening of school next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kittelson, of
st. Ansgar, Iowa, have been visiting
the Chas. Porter family, Mrs. Kit
telson being a daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Porter, and the latter will ac-
company the Kittelsons to, their Iowa
home on their return during the corn-
ing week.
J Fifteen friends of Mrs. Chas Bing-
ham gathered at the home of Mrs
Paul Emerson Saturday in a little
farewell party for her. Remembrance
in the shape of handkerchiefs
were given her as tokens to carry
to her new home. The evening was
pleasantly spent and a luncheon of ice
cream, cake and waters was served
Mr.. and Mrs. Bingham will move to
Minneapolis within a short time:-
Just received a large skipn0ant of
the wonderful remedy, Tanlac. This
is the great medicine you have been
hearing so much about. The remedy
that's made such a wonderful repn--
tation and which has accomplished
such wonderful results all ever the
United States and Canada. Get VOW
bottle now at N. j. Bleser Drug Co.
The new addition to the Partridge
Brothers garage has been completed
and they will soon start to move into
it. It will be used as a show room.
Offices and shop. Special Ford ma
chinery is expected to add to their
equipment and enable them to handle
more classes of work.
Ball Games, Good Music, Athletic
Sports, and a general Good Time for
old and young is assured at the Whet-.
stone Valley Fair, Sept. 21-22-23.
David Cinclaire has rented his farm
adjoining the city limits, to C. NJ
Brown, who has been on the Lind
farm west Of town the past year.
Mr.. Cinclaire will take a respite
from farm work for a couple Of years
and will make his home in Minneapo-
lis. Mrs. Cinclaire will make a long
intended visit to her old home in Nova
Scotia and visit with relatives and
friends of. her early life.
HOME BAKING SALE
The Ladies Aid of the Salem Lutlk-
eran church will hold a home baking
|sale at Tessin's hardware store ON
Saturday afternoon, Sept. 10Th We
will also have fresh 'ergs and but
ter. Sale begins 2 p. nj.
NOTICE
The undersigned M prepared to
give l'iahb instruction to 'si,her be-
ginners or advanced pupils. For
terms apply to
Viola F. Boerger.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09
Local and Personal Paragraphs

Esther Chapter, OE.S., will resume
regular meetings next Monday even
ing, after the summer vacation. All
members are requested to be present.
Worthy Matron.
Mrs. Carl Summer, Of Andover, anil
Mrs. SmeltZer Of Summit were guests
of Mrs. Spencer Baird while attend
ing the county fair Wednesday.
Tanlac, that wonderful medicine,
sold in Milbank by N. J. Bleser Drug
Co.
Miss Averil Amsden left for Pierre
last Friday where she has engaged to
teach the coming year. She mas
charge of the first and second grades
in the Mckinley school.
G. V. Erlandson left Wednesday
evening for North Dakota to over-
look some Of the farming operations
of the Erlandson & johnson company
in the Red river country.
Mrs. A. A.. Grove and daughters
returned the first of the week from 4
two months visit at Great Falls, Mont.
where they visited Mrs. Groves sis
ter, Mrs. Ernest Larson, who is we'll
known to many here.
Mr.. H. J. Benedict had the mis-
fortune to fall and hurt himself while
taking a bath one day last week. His
side struck the edge of the bath tub
fracturing one of his ribs.
Place your orders for Early Ohio
Potatoes at $3.50 per bushel, deliver
ed anywhere in city at the
CASH GROCERY
j. NJ. Salzle.
The attention of patrons Of the tele-
phone company is called to the adver-
tisement in another column in refer
cnce to monthly payments.
Could you use $1,000? The best
TEN ears Of corn exhibited at the
Milestone Valley Fair, Sept. 21-22-23
will earn this money.
The Carnegie Library is in charge
Of Mrs. Helen Olson during the alb
sence of Miss Shannon, who is spend
ing the hay fever season at Hisega, ir
the Black Hills country.
Miss Della Hall, who has spent the
summer with the J. N. Stafford family
returned to Melette, S. d., where sht
] will teach the coming year.
John Liggett, who has been spend
ing several weeks with his son Archie
at Roundup, Mont, returned Monda.
He reports a fine time and saw
great deal Of the Montana country.
Miss Carrie Leavitt, who has beer
living at Cedar Rapids, Ia, the pas
year, has removed to Cherokee in tn,
same state, where she will teach il
the commercial department of the
high school.
Mrs. Thos. Fitch who returned from
California a short time ago is spend
ing the week with her daughter-in'
law, Mrs. Name Boyd, at Chautauqua
Park.
Mr.. j. D. Burkhardt has been on
the invalid list during the past week
having had his tonsils removed. He
has been more or less troubled with
the nuinsy in years past and it is be.
lieved that the removal of his tonsils
will help to give him relief from these
attacks of the uuinSy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

Mis- Viola Boerger returned the
first of the week from a two months
visit te friends in the Twin Cities and
at Duluth and Superior, where she en-
.joyel q number Of excursions OF the
lakes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

FOR SAIE-Lady's writing desk,
baby's go-cart and baby's jumper.
Phone No. o. for particulars.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
Church Omces In Building.

Not an inch of space of the pro-
posed office building, which will flank
The Cathedral proper, according to Mr..
Granger's plans. will be used for rent
bile purposes. All the executive offices
aud activities of the Chicago diocese
wip he housed i'm the office part of the
structure.
"In my suggestion I have tried to
The New York herald., 1921-12-30

speak the language of Christianity in
twentieth century STYLE remarked Mr.
Granger
II am exceedingly sorry that Bishop
Meaning has taken exceptions. do
Know this, that IL Bishop Greer were
living he would like them. Bishop Law
renee of Massachusetts has expressed
himself as oeing delighted with my
plans. Bishop Mccormick of Michigan
also is OF the same opinion. | dare say
that If poll was made OF the Episco-
pal bishops OF the country upward or ~
per cent. Of them would indorse my
suggested designs.
why, there isn't an Episcopal church
in the entire downtown district OF Chi
cago. / want to take Chicago back to
the thirteenth century, when the cathe-
erals We're built In the centers OF popu-
lations. Make 1t a peoples church. 1t
is the people who make a church pos
sible."
Mr.. Granger was the architect of the
Chicago and Northwestern Terminal
Building. the Northern Trust Company
st. Luke's Hospital, all Of Chicago. He
also is the architect of the Soldiers Home
in Washington, now under construction
Mr.. Granger also is a member OF the
construction board for the new Episcopal
Cathedral to be erected In Washington
y. c.
Manning for a Com ission.
Bishop Manning in bis criticism was
reported as saying that he counted on
the good judgment of the Chicago
authorities, or else the appointment of a
commission of the General Convention
to come to their aid.
The letter of Bishop William Law
10 oh, tn Mr
said
Il have read your thesis and looked
at the illustrations with much interest
do not feel able to criticize the plans
either in detail or in general, but am
glad to jot down this memorandum.
"In the first place. / think 1t Is fine
that the church of the twentieth century
should give careful consideration to such
changes of architecture and construction
as will adapt the Christian church. both
in the conditions of its worship and It's
work to the conditions of the present,
and so far as we know the coming GEN.
tury. There is much in what you say
in the preliminary part of your paper
and there is to my mind distinct lar
of original thought in matters of archi-
lecture and construction in the church
in this country.
Your studies are. it seems to me. in
the right direction in bringing before
the church people o. the country fresh
suggestion in regard to the architecture
and construction oe an American cathe-
dral.
II am with you, too. in feeling that
where IL is possible a cathedral shcGld
be in the very midst of the population
Think Of ST. Paurs Cathedral. London
If it were placed to-day in Belgravia or
KnightsDridge."
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
DODD, MEAD & co. WILL
ABSORB JOHN LANE FIRM
All u. S. Holdings but Inter
national Studio Transferred.

The publishing. house of John Lane
Company will be absorbed by Dodd
Mead G. Co. beginning the first of the
year. and all the stock, copyrights and
foreign contracts will be taken over, ex-
ccpt the international Studio" about
which arrangements will be made later.
The announcement was made yester-
day by A. NJ. Chase secretary of Dodd
Mead g. Co. The amount of money in.
volved was rot given. A working al
lance which the Lane company here
maintains with John Lane, Ltd, in Lon
don Is also transferred to Dodd, Mead
& Co.. who thus acquire American rights
to the works of Anatole France, Gilbert
K Chesterton. William ]. Locke. Ernest
Dowson and Max Beerbohm.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
Criticisms Of N. Y. Prel-
ate Not Well Received Z
in Windy City.
TOWER TO BE A FEATURE
Granger Defends Proposals
Which Include Structure for
Offices Of Diocese.

Special Dispatch to THE New YoErS HEsAL,..
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-"Its a peoples
cathedral. Granger.
It's poor imitation of the Wool
worth Building."-Dr. William T. Man
ming.
Now, Mr.. Granger is one of Chi
cago's architects with national repu-
tation; DR.. Manning is the Bishop Of
the Episcopal diocese of New York,
and their dissension is over a plan for
a SS.000.000 Episcopal Cathedral in
Chicago
Mr.. Granger this afternoon put in
his defense to the condemnation of his
project made by Bishop Manning on
Tuesday at a meeting of the Diocesan
Auxiliary Of the Cathedral Of st. John
the Divine in New York city.
The discussion seems to resolve it.
self into the question of whether a
cathedral should be place Of wor-
ship and nothing else, or whether it
should also he a diocesan Office build
ing with a small emergency hospital,
with an employment bureau. church
clubrooms and an assembly for civic
and social functions.
Members of the Episcopal Church
here do not relish Bishop Manning s
blunt criticism. They think he should
have waited until the cathedral chap
ter Of the diocese had passed on Mr.
Granger's plan before giving his views
Bishop AndersOn's Views.
Bishop Charles p. Anderson of Chi
cago has this to say:
II refuse to be drawn into any con-
troversy with my distinguished col
league, Bishop Manning of New York.
All care 10 say is that everything that
has been printed or said concerning Chi
cago's new cathedral is decidedly pre-
mature. Architect Granger has tender
ed a set of drawings for new cathe-
dral. Mr.. Granger is very enthusiastic.
lie is one of Chicago's foremost expo
nents Of the Chicago beautiful plan.
Officially these plans have not been
brought before the cathedral chapter or
myself"
"The dominant architectural note in
the composition is, of course, the great
cathedral church, said Mr.. Granger.
"thoroughly Gothic in plan and charac-
ter and thoroughly In harmony with our
Anglican traditions
"The nave is ninety-two feet to the
crown of the vault and is lighted by
clerestory windows. Additional light
comes into the galleries from lancet
windows. while the memorial chapels
and baptistry along the north and south
aisles are lighted by skylights. High
above the reredos at the east end of the
chancel are traceried windows similar
to those in st. Thomas's Church, New
York"
A tower rises above the crossing to
the full height allowed by the Chicago
building ordinances.
Church Omces In Building.
Not an inch of space of the pro-
posed office building, which will flank
the Cathedral proper, according to Mr..
Granger's plans. will be used for rent
8 BILE purposes. All the executive offices
and activities of the Chicago diocese
VIII he housed in the office part of the
structure.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-31
Maritime Miscellany

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct 30-Norwich City
(Br), from Newcastle under loading for
laid up here. Wheat and -four valued at
s1,107. 100 included III shipments here Sat
urday. mostly to Europe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 30-Swayne &
Hoyt appointed operating agents for the
lurness Prince Line, and report is British
firm Will establish own office here as a
general agency for Pacific Coast Frank
Walthouse & Co will continue to repre-
sent it at Oregon and Washington ports.
Swayne & Hoyt will be agents at San
Pedro
Shinyo Maru (Jap) from Orient forced
to lie at anchor for two hours because of
ina ability TO dock at low water maiden
voyage.
Birkenhsad. recently CONSTRUCTED for
phia for service on Atlantic.
Uniform sailing hour of l m estab-
lished for passenger vessels of Pacific
AsToRIA. Oct so-six steamers left
been held by storm.
VICTORIA. Oct 30-Empress Of Asia
reports Fukui Maru (Jap) before reported
foundered, off Cape Flattery, afoat
Friday.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct 2s-Persian,
from Philadelphia, reports heavy weather
and considerable freight damaged by
water
NEW YORK, Oct 9s-Lake Galisteo
New Orleans for Cienfuegos and Guam
tanamo. reported having lost blade OF
l. o N DON. Oct 2o--Breifond. Baton
Rouge for La Pallce, has arrived at La
Rochelle with propeller damaged.
YARMOUTH, n S. Oct 2s-Prince Ar
thur VIII be drycocked at Boston.
GALVESTON, Tex, Oct 30-Recca (It.
brought to port crew of schr Sehoms (Am)
wrecked Oct % off Florida coast