Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 151, Hammond, Lake County, 14 December 1909 — Page 4

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WATCH YOUR Scarlet fever, that most dreaded of gained quite a foothold in this region,

selected East Chicago and Indiana Harbor as Its stronghold. i

While there is no cause for serious alarm, it is well for parents to be on their guard, and watch their children vigilantly, lest they become a prey to the epidemic. Most parents are aware, but some are not, that the ailment generally starts with a headache, a sore throat and a high fever, before the rash makes its appearance. The rash is first to be seen on the body, being

especially noticeable on the chest of the ing the period of desquamation, or while

Scarlet fever proper, according to physicians, is not so much; to be fear,ed, as the trail of ailments that follow in its wake. Eye and ear trouble, as well as disorders of the kidneys, frequently result after an attack of the fever. Specialists in diseases of the kidneys say that trouble of these organs

seldom occurs in children excepting after theria, and while many cases of acute many instances this leads to chronic

It is frequently the lightest cases of scarlet-fever which are the most to be dreaded. Physicians generally are able to cope with scarlet fever in its original form, and where the case is sufficiently serious in the beginning, more care Is usually exercised by parents in the care of the patients, and the danger of a relapse is passed before their care is relaxed, than in the

case of light attacks. These sometimes occur and the child apparently recovers, without the parents realizing that Ije has been a victim of the disease. The result is liable to be a severe relapse, which may result in death, for a relapse after a light case of the malady, may be quite as serious as after a severe attach of the fever. Relapses are frequently brought on by the

patients catching cold during convalescence.

One thing which the misguided are prone to fancy, is that a light case of scarletina is not so dangeroulsy infectious, as is a severe case. This is a mistake. All parents and persons in whose care patients suffering from

scarlet fever are placed, owe i. to themselves and to the community to ex

ercise the utmost care in the matter Ignorance is more frequently to blame,

real lack of concern for the welfare of others. Intelligent persons are usually careful, but it is from the ignorant that the most is to be feared. With a proper degree of vigilance on the part of the health officials, and a reasonable amount of co-operation on the part of those in whose families cases of scarlet fever exist, the epidemic should be speedily checked.

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THE OPENING OF STREETS. Topsy says "I wan't bo'n, I jes grovved." The city of Hammond is a good deal like Topsy. It wasn't laid out; it just grew. And since it has begun to grow there have been many hings that have hindered a natural growth. In some directions its growth has been stunted by obstructing railroads and in other directions its growth has been unduly expanded by the building of settlements around outlying industries. The result is that the map of Hammond looks like a crazy quilt and there are large districts that are not accessable to other districts by means of a single street. , " For instance there is not a single east and west thoroughfare south of Douglas street and north of Charlotte street, a distance of threquarters of a mile, and the only Eorth and south thoroughfare in the thickly populated district between the State line and the Monon railroad tracks is Hohman street. Hohman street, south of Carroll street, is the "show street of the city. It is the one place in Hammond where the city beautiful idea has been fully demonstrated F.nd yet Hohman street with its expensive boulvard pavement must accept everything in traffic from South Chicago furnals to sand wagons and garbage dumpcarts. It would be comparatively easy for the city to open Lyman street from Fayette street south to Conkey avenue. This street would run in a general north and south direction and would absorb all of the commercial traffic such as auto-trucks, lumber wagons, material wagons and other goods that is shipped in by the railroads. " There is now a splendid opportunity to open State Line street from Plummer avenue on the north to the southern limits of the city. This would

be more than a road for commercial traffic, it would absorb the traffic of out of town funerals, it could be the route for delivery wagons and farmer's

truck wagons. In the meantime Hohman street

It could be used exclusively for automobiles and carriage traffic and would be

a quic residential street. But the most important feature streets would 'be. to provide an inlet

south of the city limits and north of the Little Calumet river which will some day become a great, residential district and which, if it would add to the commerical importance- of the down town business district, must have more

than one means of ingress and egress. The business men of Hammond will and open some of these streets while awaken to the dire necessity for them CLEAN YOUR rTom all over the Calumet region, upon the sidewalks in certain sections

snow and slush which careless householders have allowed to remain, instead

of shoveling it away as some of their It is now a full week since the storm cleared away, and yet to the discredit

East Chicago, Indiana Harbor. Whiting and Gary, be it said, that not the slightest attempt has been made to rid their sidewalks of the unsightly and unhealthy nuisance. The result is not only some very untidy streets, but

actual danger to life and limb of pedestrians who are forced to traverse these ill cared for walks. The changes in the weather since the snow fell, from cold to warm and from rain to shine, have made conditions unusually bad and if the surefooted have escaped with their full quota of whole bones, on icy

days, they are by no means certain

getting their feet soaked In the ice filled slush. It is a sad commentary on the civic pride of the citizens of a municipality, for such conditions to exist. To the stranger who may chance to be detained within a city for a week after a 'heavy snowfall and see the snow undisturbed druing all that time, there could be no surer evidence of a lack of proper civic pride. To such as have taken the trouble to remove the snow from their walks, it is unfair lhat their neighbors fail to do likewise. -

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AT ALL CHILDREN. all Infectious juvenile diseases, has and especially does it appear to have patient. It is most contageous dur the skin is peeling. an attack of scarlet fever or diph Brights disease are cured, in a great Brights disease which is fatal. of carrying the infection to others where parents fail in this, than any could become a boulevard in reality of the plan to open these proposed to Hammond from that great territory have to awaken from their lethargy property is still cheap or they will and will find it too costly to open them, SIDEWALKS. one hears the complaint that walking is all but impossible owing to the more considerate neighbors have done which brought the bulk of the snow, of many of the residents of Hammond, to escape from pneumonia caused by

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- - Talks. By EDWIN.A. NYt, DAUGHTERS OF EVE. There were three of . them JIminle, Margaret aod Maud, aged about eight years. "What are jou going to be when you are a man, Jlmmle?" "I'm going to be a lawyer and wear a higb hat, like Uncle George," promptly replied the young man. "And you, Margaret?" "Why, I'm going to be a mother and 6ing my baby a pretty lullaby." Tshaw, that's nothln"," said Jlmmle quite loftily. "Anybody can be a moth er." "You can't," enapped Margaret with that finality of the woman's last word which Is the end of all controversy. "And you, Maud, what will you be?" "Oh, Just Jimmie's wife," said Maud, smiling over at the boy, who took the tribute as woodenly as a Turk with a harem full of beauties. The two babes struck a true note. The dream of every woman child since Eve is the dream of her true .vocation to be the wife of some Jlmmle, to be the mother of a baby to whom she may sing sweet lullabies. Is that all? No, but that is first. Instinctively do women find their best selves in wifehood and motherhood. Deep down in the woman heart Is the mother instinct and the mother solicitudethe love for a man and a Lome and a baby. ' Watch the Mauds and the Margarets at their favorite play of "keeping house." They sing their dollies to sleep and tuck them away In the miniature cradles, cook their.meals on the toy stoves and . serve them in toy dishes on toy tables, all as Intently and faithfully as if it were not make believe. It. is the real homing instinct that moves them happily, like young birds planning the future nest. And nothing less can fill up the woman heart not wealth, not social distinction, not success in a public career nor any other thing. I Every great woman artist has so testified. Which does incomparable Mary Anderson care for the more, her home or the stage she gladly quitted for her home? And which career does the great singer Schumann-Heink love th& better, her stage success or the care of the big brood of children at home? Dear Maud and Margaret! May they win a realization of the keenest longing of true womanhood a husband to love, a home to keep, a baby to sing lullabies to! THIS DATE IN HISTORY. Dece-niber 14. 1739 Pierre Samuel Dupont, founder of the great powder works of Delaware, born in Paris, France. , Died In Wilmington, Del., Aug. 6 1817. 1780--Weddlng of Alexander Hamilton and Miss Elizabeth Schuyler at Albany, N. Y. 1782 General Anthony Wayne took possession of Charleston, S. C, following the evacuation of the city by the British. 1799 George Washington, first presi dent of the United States, died at Mount Vernon, Va. Born in Westmoreland county, Va., Feb. 22, 1-732. 1S1 1 Noah Porter, eleventh Dresident of Yale college, born in Farmington, Conn. Died March 4, 1892. 1819 Alabama admitted to the Union. 1865 Charles J. Jenkins inaus-iira tnd governor of Georgia. 1892 Sir Adam G. Archibald of Nova Scotia, one of the "fathers of the Dominion Confederation," died. Born May 18, 1814. 1894 New Canadian ministry formed by Mr. Mackenzie Bowell. 190! Signor Marconi announced the re ceipt of St. John's, Newfoundland, of wireless signals from Cornwall, 1,700 miles distant. THIS IS MY 58TII BIRTHDAY. HaMliiKN II. Hart. Hastings H. Hart, head of the chil dren's department of the Russell Sage 1-oundatlon, was born In Brookfield. O. Dec. 14. 1851, and was educated at Oberlin college and Andover Theological """""W' -ur iwo years ne was a clerk In the United States Indian serv ice ana tor tnree years wag pastor of a Congregational church in Worthing ton, Minn. From 1893 to 1898 he was secretary of the Minnesota board of charities and corrections. Subsequently he held a similar position with the Illinois Children's Home and Aid so ciety, which he resigned last May to enter upon his duties in connection with the Russell Sage Foundation wnicn nas us headquarters in New j urn.. iar. nan nas had much to do with the framing of child legislation in Minnesota, Illinois and other states. UP AND DOWN IN I N-DI-A-NA GOVERNED BY IMPULSE. iinyiessea mat the girl was telling me irutu when she sua she was im j uu jiiiuijsc im cannot explain. Judge L J. Kirkpatrick of the jueime court nas refused to inflict punishment upon Carrie Connor, 14 ears oiu, ot Kokomo, accused of tam pering with the mails. ORDAINED FIFTY YEARS. The Rev. Louis Gueguen. chaplain o St Vincent's Orphan asylum, near Via cennes, will celebrate the fiftieth annt verpary 01 nis orninatlon Into the priesthood today in this city at St rrancis -axier s parish, which he served tor-sixteen years as pastor. TO ELECTRIFY SHOP. The Clover Leaf railroad shops are

Actress Wkosc "Love Talk" to Kaiser Has Led to Satirical Suggestions.

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The lecture on love which Jeanne Granier, the French actress, deliveied at

a hunting lodge entertainment at which the kaiser was present, Is the topic of the humorous comment of the day in Europe, and among the suggestions of possible results is one in a French paper that variosu popular French ac

tresses be substituted for Frances's ambassadors at European capital, Mme.

Granier to take the post at Berlin. to be fully esuipped with electric mo- . tor power. This will make the cost of repair and new work here so much cheaper than steam that it is expected . a great deal more of the general shop work on the Clover Leaf and Alton com bined will bo done here. The power is furnished by the city electric light , plant. ' I THREK PRISONERS ESCAPE. ! Edward Shannon, who was sent to the Jeffersonville reformatory for grand larceny from Elkhart county; Harry Bowser, who was sent from Knex ; county for petit larceny, and Charles Edwards, sent from Marion county for petit larceny, escaped from that insti tution at 4:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon by scaling the northeast wall. They are still at large. MAJOR ALLEN DYING. Major David F. Allen, of Frankfort, who was stricken with paralysis a week ago and who lay helpless and undiscovered almost twenty-four hours and who had apparently rallied slightly ; for a few days, is now in an extremely j crtical condition. He is delirious most of the time and there are symptoms ' of pneumonia. His throat is so badlyparalyzed that he can take no nourish ment. HAVE MADDOG SCARE. The country district nine miles south of Anderson Is in the throes of a maddog scare following the killing of an infected animal In the barn of . M. Reedy. While trying to escape the dog bit three cats and a hog. The dog and cats were Immediately killed and the hog is locked up awaiting developments. It is said that three weeks ago a small dog infected with rabies bit several dogs in that locality before being killed. BU-VION CAUSES DEATH. Leonard Wild, sr., 75 years old, one of the best-known residents of Hamilton county and councilman-elect, died at his home here Sunday of blood poisoning resulting from a bunion on his foot. TEACHERS TO MEET. The fifty-sixth annual session of the Indiana State Teachers' association opened today at Tomlinsnn hall. The association will' be in session for three days and the program consists of addressed by well-known educators in Indiana and elsewhere. Governor Marshall will preside -at the session on Wednesday afternoon in Tomlinson hall, and he will introduce I.slie M. Shaw, former secretary of the treasury,' who will speak on "Evolution in Matters Governmental." "QIEER" SHOVER AHIIESTED. Wilye McClellan. who says he lives in Louisville, was arrested in JefTersonville by Sergeant M. A. Wall of the local police force on a charge of circulating counterfeit money. The police say the prisoner admitted having visited Jeffersonville weekly for some time in an effort to get rid of the money. The counterfeit coin found on the prisoner consisted entirely of nickels. FORGER IS ARRESTED. Fred Rock was arrested at Lafayette Sunday afternoon by Detective L. C. Clark, just as he was about to board a train for Indianapolis. Rock, it Is alleged, passed several fraudulent checks on Lafayette business men. He was accompanied to the train by a young lady with whom he had been

9 3 V V keeping company and who had gone to the train to bid him good-bye. He is in jail on a charge of forgery. nix oit itoAi iiorsES. Two road houses bclow Princeton just across the Vandcrburg county line, are soon to be things of the past, the Evansville brewers, in accordance with a policy no longer to sell to saloons in the unpoliced communities, having refused to sell them any more beer, Saturday being their last day of grace. BODY I'XDEH ICK. The body of Fireman Vogel, who fell i from the tender of a Pennsylvania freight train while crossing Jersey Sunday night, was recovered yesterday morning. It had broken through the ice and was found only after a search of many hours. Times Pattern Department 44.Q A LITTLE COAT DRESS. The coat dress, opening all the way down the front, still remains very popular. The variation of that design shown here is very pretty and easy to make. The material used may be gingham or tne thicker goods. This pattern is cut in three sizes. 6 and 8 years. Size 6 requires Syt yards or x:-mcn material. Price oi patten? 4-40 is 10 cents. No. 440. Name Address Site Fill out blank and send to Pattern Department of this newspaper.

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LETTERS TO

What the Little Friends of The Times Want Good Old Santa to Bring Them for Christmas.

Whiting, Ind., Dec. 8, 1909. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl with brown eves and dark hair and will be 12 years old Dec. 17. '09. I live in AVhiting-, lnd., and go to St. Alberts school, which is Just across the street from where I live, in fact I like to g:o to school. Bat dear Santa I would like many pretty thing's for Christmas. Would you not like to come over and visit me Christmas eve. Mv name ls Francis McGara. Whlttnsr Indiana, 714 Indiana Boulevard P. S. Don't foreret. Pear Santa. T'l! be fast asleep when vou come, but brinp me a set of furs and a dollle also nuts and candy. Bye Bye Santa. I remain your dear little tot. FRANCIS. . Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 11. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl 9 years old and I want vou to bring me a muff and fur and r pair of leggons and a big doll and go-cart and a box of candy. With love to Santa Claus, I remain as ever. , c. . FAY ARTER. 10 State street. Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 11. 1909 Dear Santa CKus: I am a little girl 6 years old and I want vou to bring me a big doll and a muff and fur and a nalr leggines and a box of candy and a go-cart. With love to Santa ClauDOLLIE ARTER. 10 State street. Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 11, 1909 Dfar Santa Claus: Harold wants a train anl a rorky horse and a. little nail of candy and a pair of little hoots and a little cost this will be all for LITTLE HAROLD HART. Indiana Harbor, Ind.. Dec. 9. 1909 Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me , an1 'w'aor- Am 9 rears old. .,914 is the number of our house. My cousin wants a doll and a doll bed. she is 9 years old. Santa please don't forget the poor. WILLIE STREET. Indiana Harbor, Ind.. Dec 9 1909 Dear Santa Claus: I would like to have a little moving rdcture marhine and a writing desk with a black board ind a little desk chair and a boT of tools nrf now Santa if von can't afford all these things please bring what you can and don't forget mamma and papa. From vftur ittl friend RICHARD HARRY HOLEM. Cor. Commonwealth and Michigan ave. Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 11 1909 ,wV,Par. Santa Claus: Mamie wants n llltle fur for her neck and a pair of high top shoes with red and black and a pair of gloves and a big dollie. So Goodby Santa Clus . . A MAMIE HART. 36 State street. Hammond. Ind.. Dec 9. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: Win iron ni,,,. hring me a big doll with long brown curly hair and bright blue eyes and a nair or mltrens, my name is Lillian Long, I am 7 years old. good by. From your little friend. LILLIAN LONG. Tolleston. Ind., Dec, 7, 1909. Dear Santa Claus: If vou nlease come io me i like to have a muff and fur and a big doll. I am 7 vears old. I am in the second grade. I like to have canoy and nuts and some shoes and apples and oranges and a big tree, wnn Dert wishes, GLADYS BUSH. Third street. Whiting. Ind.. Dec. 9. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little iHrl of 7, years old. My mother told me that i-anta Claus wanted a letter from eacn mile hoy and girl before X-mas so i want to ten you that l want a large dool and doll buggy, so goodby. I am your friend. RUTH FLEMMING. P. O. Box 332. Hammond, Ind.. Dec 9. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: I want a doll cart and a lot of candy and nuts, Santa i nope you win rind my home, it is jsj et. jMayne avenue, BONNIE LONG. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 11, 1909. Dear Santa Claus: I wish to have something from you, I wish to have two sets of dishes, dollie and a buggy one set of little glasses, fine little chair and a little doll for my little sister two years old. and a little side board and a little stove and a little table cover and two little sewing boxes and a little bed, three little dresses for the dolls, and a little clock and a house, s J ENNlrS. Hegewisch. 111.. Dec. 10. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl ? years old and I would like for you to bring me a big dolly and a dresser and a pair t gloves and I will thank you very much. MAY ELSER. 13227 Ontario avenue. Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 10. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: As X-mas is drawing near I would like to tell what I want. I want a muff and fur, one nair of rubbers and a story book, four handkerchiefs.- Brother wants a little wagon, a set of building blocks. Your dear little friend. MARGARETTE and EDWARD YOUNG. Erie street. Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 9. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: For Christmas want a rin with my name, and a pai of shoes and a piano and some nuts and candv. I live on Towle street and oon forget to come and see me this year So Goodby irora vour irieno. MINNIE LUTE. 844 Towla street. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 10. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: I hope you are well and all ymir fairy helpers, l nave something sad to tell you. big brother broke mv nice big dolly ana I would like to have another big dolly like tha was. with nice skirts and dresses and a coat and bonnet like that was. Now I think this is plenty, don't you? From a good girl. MERLE HEPBURN 133 Harrison avenue. Hammonrt Tnr5.. Dec 9. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: I just thought of you as I got the paper last night. Santa Claus will vou please bring me a se of furs. I am 10 years old, and a tre if vou wish to for my sister and I hope vou a Merrv X-mas and Hanpy New Year. I hope you have not forgotten I live on Indiana averue at 2o. Goodbv. GRACE TURNER Hammond. Ind.. Dpc. 11. 190!. Dear Santa Claus: I want a dol bu?ev and a doll!" and a st of dishe anrl a set of furs and a little bonne and a pair of lee-elns and a pall r-andv and this will be all this X-ms, ANNIE. 35 State street. Hammond, Tnd.. Dec. 9. 1909 Dear Santa Claus: T want a pair o skates and a new suit and a pair o shoes that is all Santa Claus. and som nuts and candy. I live on Towle street From vour bo v. LOUIE LUTE, Rii Towle street. p. S. Don't forget to come and se me this year. Whiting. Ind.. Dee. 9, 1919. Dear Santa Claus: I can't wait until you come. I am 8 vears old and am in the third grade. I want you to bring me a doll, go-cart, a box of handkerchiefs, a pair of gauntlet gloves and 2 yards of hair ribbon. Yours trulv, MARY JULIER.

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Whiting, Ind,, Dec. 9. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: I wish you would bring me a Jack-in-a-box. a roliy polljr a train of cars and a stocking of nut and candy. I am 4 years old and I am waiting for Santa Claus. BEXET JULIER. Hammond. Ind., Dec. 10 1909 Dear Santa Claus: 1 hope you will be good to us this year, you was not good to us since my papa passed away. I wis , you would bring my sister Lllfv a doll-head and a buggy and mv little brother a sweater coat and a mouth DSr,p- my,1llttle sLster a Pair of " and a doll my othsr brother a pair of gloves and a cab. I want a doll-head and a buggy, don't forget to bring us some candy and some nuts. Me and LU1. are going to speak a nice pieca Ch4htUmr-treIe.hP9 5U brtS iour dear little friends, an- lr. . EMMA DOELL. 90a Hickory street. Hammond. Ind., Dec S 1908 Dear Santa Claus: I want' you to bring me a few things. Pleasa give me ao automobile for myself. I am eight years old. I want a h-... and coat for my doll, she is fovr years old and quite big I want you to bring me a muff and fur T tH v,. - gOOd as I COlllH f.-,r- t c- . . Claus to bring me some presents. rromi.our "tile friend j," Frances Mclaughlin. It. R. No. 1 Hammond. Ind., Dec. 9, 1909. L'ear tanta Clans- t tv,.A,,, t y.ouid write you a little letter to tell jou what I wanted for Christmas. I want a goat patrol wagon and a story ana aiso some nuts and candy. t JJ .er ,Sarah wants a gold ring with two sets in it. Dear Santa don't forget we live In the country i our rrlend. charles Mclaughlin. R. No. 1. R. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 10. 1909. Dear Santa. C!ai,- th .. eil you what I want, a nice bio- Hli leather trocart n inn- 1 candy, nuts and fruit. ' l am' Jh7 ears old. Please ilnn't ft . rother Valtr h 1,1 o naius tt.Ii nir r TIP an engine, a ram or cars that rack. runs on a round

From your little friend. ,ri ,VA and WALTER GRACE. 35 4 Bell avenue. J f Hammond. Ind.. Dec. 12 1909 .,aLSaMl Claus: Since Christma. Arawln 80 "r dear old Santa I am

t X Si t m mV nexl birthday and I go to St. Joseph'a Catholic school. I ?t"'iy.!v?.rr! veninsr and I haven't had

fUnlV" BZ B.n?w' out, I will write and tell you what I would Hk k." J. -t I would like to have a nice over--fi' vC.aP.wtth.ear laps so I wont get h v n A i nool- a violin, tool CheSt. bOX Of brvn v - , . , ,i. . " . a nice Dig Christmas tree. some, nuts and candj-. .ui a 1 guess you can't carrv all of this you mav call nn m by telephone and he will meet you with the front door open so vou don't h to climb through the chimney before I close I will ask you not to fore-et mv momma j No? T - . . ..timiuia njiu papa. Tini v-at Jhe ,a-nne o!d P,ace 262 State Line street. Wuhim, Merry Christmas. I am vour little hnv. WILLIE KEILMAN. Hammond, Ind.. Dec. 12. 1909 Dear Santa rla.,- t Y Pleasure of writing to von " T. v?' Sinc wrote you last year some bojs and glr s have told me there was no Santa Claus. Now I asked my 5an7-n, and ho-"ia. "there was a banta Claus for every little bov and 11,18 woria just as long as thev NowTd a SAnta, C,aus 1n the'r hart Now I want to believe there Is a Santa ?r, is why 1 am writing to jou today. I want you ao know that ' lves,Jr" ,e greatest pleasure in the world to hike down stairs with my brothers and sisters Christmas morning and grab my stocking from the fire place and empty it out as quick as I can. This year I want but few thtner. t "hL .ey are: .a xv?tch so I tan tell vi hen It is quarter of five so I can come from skating at the park, a pair of woolen gloves with fingers. Some broad ribbons, stockings and Sunday shoes. My brother has asked papa not to build a fire in the fireplace for fear it will burn you. If you find you are not going to have enough things so you can give the little boys and girls that lost their fathers in the mine acciueni. at inerry, in. don t bring me an-thing because I have a papa. I will close now please bring some candy and if you have some candv receipts I would be pleased to have them. lth dearest love to yourself and wife, I remain as alwavs. your friend JT 4 t x HELEN MEYER. ' 47 Doty street. Hammond. Ind., Dec. 12, 1909. Dear Santa Claus: As X-mas Is com. ing soon I would like you to bring mo a tool chest, painting book and some paints, some story books, a ring, and don't forget a X-mas tree, candy and nuts. From vour little friend WILLIAM GESCHEIDLER. 611 Sibley street. Dyer, Ind., Dec. 13, 1909. In care of the Times. Dear Panta Claus: I write this letter to tell you what I want for X-mas. I want a pair of skates, a pair of legpings and a pyrography machine. I will close. Yours tiulv, CARL FRIEDRICH. P. S. I am 11 years old and in the fifth grade. Indiana Harbor, Ind., Dec. 9, 1909. Dear Santa Claus: I am nine years old boy and I am born on Christmas evening. So give me a team of reindeers that I could give the poor and good children little presents. Dear Santa don't forget vour best friend, STEVE VAPENSKI. 3482 Guthrie street, P. O. box 83S. Griffith, Ind.. Dec. 11. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: I wish vou would bring every body erood health, and I will be pleased with what you bring me. I am a little ten year old girl, I go to school every day, I am in th fourth grade. Wishing vou a Merry Christmas and a "Happy New Year. I remain your llttlf friend. LAURA ADLER. R. F. D. No. 1, box 24. MerriUvMle, Ind., Dec 11. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: As I heard that you were In The Times, office I thought I would drop you a few lines and let you know what I would like you to bring me for Christmas. I would like to have a sweater, a pair of mittens, necktie, steam engine and a pair of skates. I am six years old. Mv name is HOWARD HARTMAN. MerrillvUle. Ind.. Dc. 11. 1909. Dear Santa Ciaus: As I heard that you were in The Timkp office I thought I would drop you a few lines and let vou know what I would like you to bring me for Christmas. I would like to have a steam engine, an air rifle, pool game, croquet, a tool chest, skates. I am' In the third grade and am nine ypars old. Mv name is ARTHUR HARTMAN. Merrillville. Ind.. Dec. 11. 1909. Dear Santa Claus: Ab Christmas Is soon romlng I thought I would drop you a few lines and let you know what I would like for Christmas. I am eleven years old and In the fifth grade. I go to St. Peter and Paul's school. I would like you to please bring me a blue muffler, a stove, a set of enameled kitchen dishes and an iron with a wooden handle. I hope I am not asking too much. I do not want to be hard or you as I saw twenty-one letters In th paper today. Don't forget mamma an papa. My name is MABEL HARTMAN

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