The Belleville Telescope from Belleville, Kansas • Page 9

Pages Section two THE BELLEVILLE TELESCOPE Official County Paper Official City Paper AND BELLEVILLE FREEMAN Guaranteed Xargest BonaBde Circulation In Republic County 40th YEAR Letters To Santa! Litte Tots Make Known To Saint Nicholis Their Xmas Wants. is 7 years old. I go to No. school ynd we have 6 horses, 8 colts, 2 mules I have a papa and mamma, I want a watch, foot ball some candy and nuts and am in the the 3 grade. Ross Marion Johnson.

Belleville, Kans. six years old. I a bible and my drnm. My little foot ball. Please Rydal, Kansas, Dec.

16, 1910 My Dear Santa: I am a little boy 8 years old I live at Rydal, Kansas. I go to No. 9 school. We are going to have a program at our school. Will you please bring me a desk with pigeon holes in itr and a book.

am in the third grade. I have one brother and one sister. Please give lots of toys and candy and things to the poor children that 1 have no parents Santa you are a jolly fellow. The 25th of Dec. is Christmas.

Yours Truly Charles B. Beymer, Jr. Scandia, Kansas, Dec. 10, 1910 My Dear Santa I am a little girl eight years old I live near Scand'a, I go to No. 9 school will yon bring me a muff fur, some ribbons, a doll trunk some nuts and candy.

I have papa, mamma, two sisters and two brothers. My two sisters names is Pauline, Alice and my two brother name is Alex and Dallas. My teachers name is Miss Bailey. From Gladys Nylund Belleville, Kansas, Dec. 16, 1910 Dear Santa: I am a litle boy nine years old and I live one mile north of Rydal otrthe west side of the road.

The school house that I go to is No! 9 school and I am in the third grade. I want a little wagon, a drum and a foot ball, so I can kick it up in the air, a rub her ball so I can play with it. Yours Truly From Worden Scandia Kaaaas Dec. 16 My Dear Santa I little boy nine years old and live a mile and a quarter west of Rydal. My horse name is Dave he Dear Santa Claus I am a little boy want a sled and brother wants a brother wants a bring them all.

Orrin Bell Dear SfWJta Claus I am seven years old and I want a Utile set of dishes and Golen wants a drum and a book with funny pict'ure-i. Papa says you may leave a box him. Ruby Baldwin, Scandia, Kans. Belleville, Kans. Dec.

15, '09. Dear Santa Claus I want a game of cockers, a pair of leggins, a pair of! gloves, a good winter cap, nuts and and a story book and that will be all this year. Fred Kelley Dear Santa I want the man with 2 chairs and with a key in his back, the bear that climbs a ladder, any autombile that you want to bring, that goose that winds, the police suit, piano for sister and stool and a game of dominoes, a little pony for sister, some candy and nuts. Ralph Dittemore, Cuba, Kansas We want a fine story book. Thank you for everything.

OUR ADVERTISING COLUMNS are read by the people because it gives them news of absorbing interest. People no longer go looking about for things they go to their newspaper for information as to where such things may be found. This method saves time and trouble. If you want to bring your wares to the attention of this community, our advertising columns 1 Contain Your Ad Dear Santa Claus Will you bring me a engine and some cars and some niggers and a air-gun and bring sister a little go cart she still has the dolls! from Robert Dittemore, Thank you Cuba, Kan. Dear Santa I want a steam ship that will go on water and won't sink.

Louis Dittemore, Cuba, Ks. Agenda Dec. '10 My Dear Santa Claus: I cant write very good because I don't go to school but my mamma teaches me at home this year. 1 guess you can read this though for mamma can tell me how to spell the big words I would like to have a pair of red mittens like my fur coat, a hair ribbon and a ring. I am 6 years old so you know the I want, please dont forget to bring my little brother a little automobile too with love from Vera McNeman Belleville, Kan.

Dear Santa Claus I want a doll head and a table and jeradle if you have it to spare if you dont have it to give me perhaps you could give it to some poor little girl. I'll be as good as good can be. Marie Murphy. Belleville, Ks Dec. 17 Please bring me a magic lantern, a horn, an air gun an automobile a Indian suit violin also lots of candy and nuts most affectionally George Sanford "Swing Around The Circle." book so 1 can read out of it.

Yours truly Lois Johnson Republic, Kan. Dec. 17 Dear Santa Claus Will you pleas ebring me a sweater jacket, a story book and a little table and some candy and peanuts and some walnuts. My little sister Emma wants a doll and some Your little friend Ethel Stricklan Belleville, KsTDec. IT.

Dear Mr. SantarGlaus: I would like to have for Chrisiraas a set Oi dishes and a table and a doll, will write for my brother because Notice of Annual Meeting Notice is hereby given that the An nual of the Republic County Mutual Fire Insurance Company will Chaplain; Born, in Richmond, Virginia, Dec. to Mr. and Mrs. N.

T. a daughter. Mr. Eichelberger has just completed a large and commodious grain office near his elevator. F.

Stoddard, of Gilman, Iowa, now has a position in the Adams and Thompson store. Mr. Bunker, of Clay Center, father of MrsTThoinpson, has bi his daughter the past week. Dr. ('.

Griffith returned Tuesday evening, from a months visit in Mitchell Co. and other western points. The stone and brick work on the National bank building, is being pushed rapidly. D. L.

Hannon, a nephew of J. T. Charles, of Grant township, is working in this office. E. Powell left Tuesday for Ohio, in response to a telegram announcing the death of his mother.

Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Thomas of Liberty township, leave, this week for Decatur and Thomas counties, to look for land.

J. P. Talmadge has had the balance of the ten acres around his residence surveyed and platted and laid out as his second addition to Belleville. A street runs through it north an d-south; To Stop Nail Biting. Nail biting Is a very common habtt among children and Is often the result of an extremely nervous temperament.

It is a good plan to take such a child) ton doctor, who will probably giva him a good tonic to brace up the nervous system. The child should also have pointed him how nails and fingers are getting. Show him bow to keep bis nails clean and weir trimmed and try and Induce him to take a pride in them. A good plan is to interest, him In kindergarten work of some kind that will keep both his hands and brain employed; if this Is done the chances are that very sooa the habit will disappear. be held at the Mutual Insurance offices in Belleville, on Tuesday January 10th, 19U at 1 o'clock m.

for the purpose of electing five directors to succeed those whose term of otfce terminates on that day, and to till vacancies that have occurred. All members of the company are invited to be present and take part in the meeting. Emmetjt Keith, II. Collins, President. The following officers were elected by John Brown post at this last regular meeting: H.

O. Studley, commander: J. Black, S. A. Geo.

Personett, Surgeon: Leo Bullen, P. F. Scholield, O. Telephones In Mines. 8Q of telephones mines is not of recent origin, the advantages are, perhaps, hardly really; appreciated until they have once been tried.

Probably at no time In the history of mining has there been a greater demonstration of the great need off telephones In mines than'at the Cherry) coal mine disaster. How many lives could have been saved had the mine been fully equipped with telephones is entirely problematical, but It Is certain that the number would have been greater had opportunity been afforded for communication between the rescuers and the entombed Philadelphia Record. I New Business for Women. Miss Edna Blanchard Lewis la a New York woman who has originated and now directs the only insurance department in the world run exclusively for women. There Is a splendid field for women In this work, she says, and it Is comparatively easy to work up from the ranks.

The first step la to 'become an agent. She herself had been a school teacher, but found the) work uncongenial, so became the agent for an insurance company, with most of her work in the colleges of Smith, Wellesley, Mount Holyoke and Vassar. School Teacher Take Note he is to small to write of you do. wants a rocking horse, a little wagon and a team of horses. I ask my mamma what she wants for Christmas but she said she dont want nothing for Christmas but bring her something anyway.

Your truly Blanche Veiebil Belleville Dec. 16 Dear Santa I would like you to bring me a drum and a rubber ball, I want a book and some candy. I go to No. 9 school am in the second grade. I live one mile north and one mile west of Rydal This is all for this time.

Your truly Clarence Collins We will furnish churches and schools with the finest assorted creams, chocolates and fudges at per lb. Every kind at one price, no cheap goods in the line. G. W. Gregg Son.

W. V. Savage, Dear Editor Dear Santa claus I am going to write and tell you what I want for Christmas I want a sled rifle knife book, drum, top, shoes skates, gloves watch I dont except to get all of these things if I do I will except lots of santa claus and also I want some candy and nuts and I hope santa claus will have a nice time an I wish all children a Merry Christmas Santa I live one mile east of Rydal Your truly Ora Ball Cuba, Kan. Dec. 15 Please dear Mr.

santa claus: I would like very much to have a little cupboard, a ring, a story book and a little stove with four lids. 1 From your loving little friend Frances Saip, Cuba Ks Ring size 5. iMunden, Ks. Dec. 15 Dear santa claus I would like have Ta music box, doll buggy and a fur and muff and a sleeping doll.

Gladys Williams Scandia, Kans 12-16 '10 My Dear Santa: I am a little girl, eight years i am in the third grade and I go to No. 9 school. Will you bring me a doll trunk, a story book, some candy nuts and some nice red apples. I live one mile and quarter from Rydal and I want a little table so lean have a little when I want to and I want my doll trunk so I can put my doll clothes In it and I want my story rs at the Holiday fleadquartc Annex A big line of fancy Queensware, silverware, Chafing dishes, Sporting goods and hundreds of Xmas presents will be found in Collins Annex-one door south of the store. Now is the time to buy your Christmas Piano.

$10.00 sends one to your home. Olney Music Co. D. E. Lower of the Navka Drug is using a quarter section of the Telescope this week to advertise his Christmas line.

The Telescope reaches several hundred people in the north east portion of the county. J. F. Hepner writes from Randlett, is doing well in the contracting business at that place, and says he may be up to 1 Belleville during the Holidays. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Moree, will leave Saturday for Parsons, where they will spend Christmas with Mrs. Moree's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Haines.

D. C. Bowersox, Q. Wm. G.

Officers of Pleasant Dale Grange No. 1059 elected the following officers at their regular meeting, in Powell's hall: TO Savage, Master: Mrs. K. S. Boyes, Overseer: G.

A. Chapin, Steward: Wm. M. Moore. Asst Sic- Wm.

McCullouyh. treasurer Griffith, 1. cturer: Mrs I. O. chaplain; J.

J. Wijkes, Sec. The new Methodist church was dedicated last Sunday C. L. Chakelford.

W. Polloy apd-br-otl Mahagan of Republic, leave week for an extended vist with tives in the east. Mrs. Jacob Meyers, H. Mercer and Mrs S.

Eddy of Republic have returned from a visit with relatives in the east. Judge Booth, united in marriage in his office, on the at by Ida, Rev. this rela- Dellnquent Children In France. The government of France sends delinquent chlMrm a farmer's family, pays a stated a eek board and lodging and pays lor and the doctor. The child must be sent to a public school.

The cost of nil t.h's is far less than keeping up institutes, and, furthermore; these French children of the venue of crime and misfortune''usually stay on the soil and become healthy, expert farmers and good, saving citizens. How to manage the delinquent city kid is getting to be one of the most Question of white civlUV zation. Mountain of Alum. One of the recently discovered ural curiosities of China is an "alum mountain" 1,900 feet in height and about ten miles in circumference at the base. The quarry the alum, or masses containing alum, la large blocks, which are heated In ovens made for the purpose, and afterward dissolved hi boiling water.

Poultry Ass'n Exhibit- Jan. 17-18-19 Officers of the Association Johnson and Miss Dora Brlggs, both of Elk Creek township. Married at the residence of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Shephard, Dec.

22, 1885, Miss Nannie E. Shephard was united in marriage to Mr. Henry H. Collins. Rev.

Abram Steed officiating. Judge Booth united in marriage, Mr. Lewis Fisher, and Miss Unison May Cardwell, both of Union township, Dec. 16. Mr.

Zebulon Snyder and Miss Anna Hall both of White Rock, were united in marriage, Dec. 16th at the court house by Judge Booth, Mr. John Hahn, living near Ches- ter, died Dec. 19th at the age of 42 years. He was married to Miss Charity Williams in 1872.

He leaves a wife and three children. Rev. W. II. Williams of Ida, conducted the services.

Interment was made in the Ida cemetery. A number of citizens down to the creek Thursday to 'inspect the windmill and pumps for the water works, which have been completed. The tower on which the mill is mounted is sixty feet high and the wheel is twenty feet in diameter. The machinery works perfectly and there is no reason why Belleville cannot have an abundant water supply. The tank will hold about 2,000 barrels of water.

The alum then crystalisea in layers about half a foot in thickness and la out up Into ten pound pieces. Ita principal use is in the purification of ter. Wagner 's Popularity. That Pittsburg is baseball crasy every one feiows, and one wondera how far the craze will go when one finds for sale in an image shop on Wylie avenue, among the figures of saints and martyrs, little plaster casta of Hans Wagner in baseball regallia. But the limit is reached, indeed, when, as happened the other day, a small boy comes to Hie public library and insists on hiking out on his card "Fairy Talcs by Hans Wagner." Miss Stella Bates, who has been keeping house for her brothers north of town, left Monday for New Jersey.

Grant Simms of Republic, who has been going to school in Kansas City was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Slopansky, over Sunday, enroute home. For delicious cakes of all kinds for Christmas leave order at the Home Bakery.

All orders filled promptly and satisfactorily. Founder of New York Ferry 8ystem, Cornelius Dirckseu was the first official ferryman on the island of Man- hattnn. The mooring place on the New York side was about where Water street crosses the present Peck slip. He started the system Passengers who wiii'toi! over blew a Lorn lor the he chanced to be absent when they arrived. From Dircksen's skiff grew the present ferry system of the city.

in 1637. Aliens Rejected. There have been rejected at the United States ports dining the, past year 10,411 aliens, or about 1.09 per cent, of the total number applying for admission. During the year 2,124 warrants of deportation were executed after the granting of hearings to the arrested aliens, compared with executed during the previous Chicago Examiner. Growth of Farm' Values.

Farms of the United States, with their buildings, implements, and. live atock, are to-day worth almost 000,000. No such increase in agrleuV taral values was ever before known la the history of the world In any try. product of the just olossd was worth almost 'font limes as maeh as the product of leal.