People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1897 — A REAL SANTA CLAUS. [ARTICLE]

A REAL SANTA CLAUS.

He Is s Postmaster In lowa, Who Sent Presents to All Who Asked. A year ago Postmaster Edward H. Hunter of Des Moines reoeived a letter from a poor little girl addressed “Santa Claus” and telling of her wants, whioh consisted of a doll for herself and a pair of mittens for her little brother. She said her father was dead, and her mother oould not buy any presents. The oase was looked up and found to be genuine. Mr. Hunter thought there must be others. So he raised some money, hunted them out and had Christmas presents sent to over 200 children. He repeated it on a larger scale this year. The carrier looked up the worthy oases and delivered presents Christmas eve and morning. Several hundred dollars have been subscribed by business men for the purpose. Scores of letters were reoeived from poor children, telling what they desired Santa Claus to bring them.