Elk City News-Democrat (Elk City, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 33, Ed. 2 Thursday, December 15, 1921 Page: 3 of 8
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You’re the Goodest Old Santa j
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Dear Santa Claus:
I am to small to write by myself so
sister will help me. I want a dollie
that has pretty curly hair and a doll
buggy and anything else you have
for little girls like me.
Meryl Coulson.
Elk City, Okla.
Will you bring me n drum, canon,
soldier suit, raisins, oranges, grapes,
fire crcckers, apples, Roman candles,
boxing gl ves, sky rocket, baby
giants, torpedo, knife.
Jack Williams.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a sleepy doll and
some little dishes. Also oranges, |
apples, nuts and candy. PleasB
bring our baby, Dorothy, a rattler, j
I am four years old.
Mary Alice Garner
Dear Santo Claus:
Please Santa, bring me a little
kitchen cabinet from Hill’s Variety
store, a bottle of perfume from Greg-
ory’s, same handkerchiefs from Her-
ring & Young’s, a purse from Oliv-
er’s, a piano from Grubitz’s, a doll
and little aluminum set from Van-
Auken's and some candy and nuts
from Hewlett’s.
Marguerite Campbell
Dcnr Santa Claus:
Will you please bring me a tricycle
and a curlv headed dollie and a pair
of roller skates. Please leave me
some fruit, candy and nuts. I guess
you will get this letter for I am send-
ing it to the Elk City Mews-Demo-
crat. I am trying to be a good girj.
With lots of love,
Fae Coulson.
Canute, Okla.
Dear Santa Claus:
I will write to tell you what'I like
to have you bring me for Christmas.
Bring me a drum, knife, train and set
of carpenter tools, and candy, nuts,
oranges, apples. Your friend,
Edward Ziegenfus
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a base ball, u bat
and a glove, also a tricycle if you can
find one with a horn. I saw some at
the Variety Store. I go to school
and am a good boy.
Edward O’Donnell, age 6.
ilk City. Okla.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a boy 9 years old and in the
third grade and I wish you would
bring me a little train. You will
find it at the Hill Variety Store. It
will cost $1.35.
Laurel Overfield
Elk City, Okla.
Dear Santa Claus:—
I am a little girl 10 years old.
Santa I have really been thinking of
you for two months. I have been
real good to mother. So I thought
you m ight bring me a curly-haed doll
a large rubber ball, a string of beads,
and some fruit, candy and nuts.
Please don’t forget my two little
brothers, papa, and mother.
Marie Whitlock.
Okla.
Elk City
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl five years old.
I have never gone to school any yet.
My mamma teaches me some at home
and I cannot write so my sister is
writing for me. I want a doll, a
wagon, set of dishes, some nuts and
chewing gum, and do bring me. a
wooly lamb. You will find these
things at the Racket store for I saw
them there. Lovingly yours,
Exel Allender.
Santa Claus Receives Many Letters
Little Folk are Enthusiastic in Telling Santa
their Wishes .for Christmas
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Elk City, Okla.
Dear Santa: , * _
I am a little boy 2 Mi years old. I
want to tell you what I want you to
bring me for Xmas. I want a train
and little automobile, some candy,
apples, oranges and nuts. Get my
train and auto at Hill’s and my candy
apples oranges and nuts at Perry’s.
Carl Beck.
Elk City. Okla.
. December 3. 1921.
Dear Santa Claus:
Will you please bring me a steam
engine. It is at the Racket Store.
I am 11 years old. I live two blocks
west of the Bchool house.
Your friend,
Monroe Overfield.
Elk City, Okla.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am 7 years old and I have only
went to school two months. I want
you to bring me a toy car. It is at
the Variety Store.
Your friend,
George Overfield.
Elk City, Okla.
Dear Santa:—
I am a little girl six years old, I
go to school every day find I study
my A B C’s, and I am learning. I
would like for you to bring me a nice
doll and a doll buggy and some candy
and nuts, and that is all I want.
Your friend,
Odella Pearl Morey,
Elk City, Route 6.
. Elk City, Okla.
December 8, 1921
Dear Santa Claus:
i am a little girl 7 years old. This
is my first letter to you. I want a
doll and a box of paints that I saw at
Hill’s Variety Store. Ilene wants a
doll and a box of blocks, Roberta a
pair of shoes and a little cap and coat
that I saw at the Dixie. These are
my sisters. And bring lots of candy
and nuts. You will get them at
Dugger’s. Your friend,
Margarette Lyda.
"ilk City, Okla.
December 10. 1921
Dear Santa:
I am writing you to tell you where
I live and what I would like to have
you bring me for Christmas. First,
I would like a Bible (I have a Testa-
ment but I want a whole Bible so I
can study my S. S. lesson and my B.
Y. P. U. lesson). You can find it at
Reid’s store. Next I want a big baby
doll that has sleepy eyes and curly
hair. You can find it at Hill’s Var-
iety Store. Also I want a doll cart
and stove which you will find at Hill’s
also. Please don’t forget the orphan
children. Your friend.
Ethel Hunter.
P. S.—I live on West 5th street, Elk
City, Okla. I am a little girl nine
years old.
Canute, Okla.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy ten years old.
Plase bring me a gun and a wagon.
You will find them at Hill’s Racket
Store and bring me some candy and
nuts. You will find them at Duggers |
Cash Store, and I know that Mr.
Bates will be glad to wait on you.
Harry Bowen.
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PUBLIC SALE!
I AM LEAVING THE COUNTRY AND WILL SELL PUB-
LIC AUCTION ON THE G. R. MARICAL FARM 4 MILES
SOUTH OF CANUTE, 7 MILES EAST AND 3 SOUTH OF ELK
CITY, ON
Wednesday December 21 1921
Tke Seasons’ Greetings to $ou
with Hearty wiskes for a Merry
Ckristmas and a Prosperous
New Tear.
THE FARMERS
MILLING & SUPPLY CO
Elk City, Okla.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl 3 years old. I
want to tell you what I want for
Xmas. I want a doll, doll buggy, a
little bed for the dollie, tub and rub
board and little iron, also some nuts,
enndy, apples and oranges. You will
find my doll at the Diamond C, the
buggy. bed, tub, rub board and iron
at Hill’s Variety Store, my candy,
apples, oranges and nuts at McLc-
more’s. Please don’t forget
Mary Ruth. Eunice Irene Hill
23 PURE BRED POLAND
CHINA HOGS
1 registered male wt. 500 lbs.
1 male elegibleto register, wt.
75 pounds.
1 registered sow wt. 500 lbs.
bred to farrow early in the
spring.
1 black sow, 200 lbs., elegible
to register, bred to farrow
early in spring.
' 1 black sow wt. 400 lbs., far-
u row about Jan., .eligible to
register.
3 sows, wt. 250 lbs. each, eli-
gible to register, farrow be-
fore sale.
5 head shoats, 100 lbs. each,
eligible to register.
Canute, Okla.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl going to school.
I want you to bring me a doll, a ring
and a little wash board. These you
will find at Hill’s Variety Store, and
bring me some candy, apples and | engiuic iu icgiowi.
fuss »•*« ‘t**1*10
dear Aunt Alice a big nice orange.
You will find them at Dugger’s store.
frene Bowen.
Christmas Suggestion:
Give Your Bog a Chance
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/^vPEN AN ACCOUNT •dith us in his
v ov?n name and insist on his being syste-
matic. He will learn to Handle his business
affairs without embarrassment wken ke grows
to mankood.
Start Him a
Savings Account
Witk One Dollar or Five Dollais and you
will be pleased to wateb bis account grov?
It’s tbe Best
Christmas Gift
You Can Give Him
Elk City. Okla
December 10, 1921
Deer Santa:
As you will see our letter in the
, News-Democrat, as they are kind
enough to publish our letters every
year, so you will be sure to see what
I want. I want a big doll with a
blue dress in Hill’s window, a pair of
beads at Gregory Drug Store, and
some candy and nuts, apples, oranges
1 and banas at Word’s Army Store.
Marie Zingg.
3 COWS
1 black cow, giving milk.
1 Holstein cow, giving milk.
1 roan Durham cow, giving
milk.
1 calf.
FARM IMPLEMENTS
1 2-row Monitor, 1 lister, 1 rid-
ing cultivator, 1 walking culti-
vator, 1 sulky plow.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Crown organ, 1 dresser, 1
table, 1 folding bed, 1 cot, 1
washing machine, 1 Lily cream
seperator.
1-10-20 Titan engine an 1 1-20-
32 Racine seperator.
8 HORSES
1 black horse wt. 1400 pounds,
smooth mouth,
bay mare wt. 1600 pounds, 7
years old.
black mare wt. 1000 pounds,
5 years old.
1 black mare wt. 1000 pounds,
6 years old.
1 black mare, wt. 1000 pounds,
4 years old.
1 bay mare ,wt. 1000 pounds, 9
years old.
1 black colt.
1 bay colt.
1 mule colt.
The First National Bank
Elk City, Okla. —Service
Security—
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Elk City. Okla
December 10, 1921
I Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl 11 years old. I
don’t want very much. I want you
‘ hrinsr my papa and mamma and all
my brothers and sisters lots of things.
I only want a fountain pen at Greg-
ory’s'Drug Store, lots of candy and
rats at Hewlett’s. Don’t forget the
News-Democrat and Aunt Alice.
Josephine Zingg.
p. S.—My little sister. Rita, said for
I you to bring her a doll at Hill’s^and
some candy and nuts at Hewlett’s.
Elk City, Okla.
December 10, 1921
I Dear Santa Claus:
What are you doing? What are
I vou going to bring me for Christmas.
I want e. doll and a set of dishes and
I a stove and a story book. Christmas
I Eve we are going to have a Christmas
tree so you won’t have to climb down
the chimney, and I want you to come.
I have a little brother and three sis-
ters and don’t forget them. There
-ames are Sadie.' Hazel and Floy, and
the boy is named Coy, and Coy and
Flov are twins. Be sure and come
Christmas night. From v«ur friend,
• Lena Ghoidwin.
I Dear Santa qiaus; . ‘
I I hope you will bo nice to all little
children this year and they will
awake Christmas morning happy and
find a big fat stocking. _ Now Santa.
| for my*3lf I want a nice doll and
red buggy. The Diamond C has
lota.of house slippers that would
make, warm presents. I would luce
a nice birthstone ring of Opal which
vou will find at the Gregory Drug
Store. You can find this store by
being so prettily painted inside. You
will find pretty hair ribbons at the
Dixie Store. The Dixie :s a new up-
to-date store and has now awning m
front. Teacher says we should all
keep our teeth clean and you will
find bushels of tooth brushes and
paste at the Palace Drug Store, the
clean drug store. Go to Duggers
for clean, fresh candy, McLemores
for apples and Hewlett alwavs has
the biggest and host oranges. Grubitz
the big furniture store, has the doll
buggy for me, and don t forget that
this io winter and little children need
nkntv of handkerchiefs and I think
Herring & Young have a nice lot of
them. „ .
Nov/ Santa. I know you can t give
all the little children five dollars hut
dear Santa. I want, it so bnd. If I
o-et it I will go to the F.lk City State
Bark n”d deposit it and net a Liber-
ty Bell bank thev are eivintr away.
Your little friend,
Mignon Cross.
TERMS:—AH sums of $10.00 and undor cash. On all sums over
$10.00 a credit of 12 month will be given on good approved
notes bearing 10% interest. 5% off for cash on sums over
$10.00. No property to be removed until terms of sale are
complied with.
LUNCH ON GROUND
C. C. MARICAL Owner
M. C. MILSTEAD, Auctioneer. H. H. LAMM, Clerk
Gasoline—Kerosene
When in need of gasoline or kerosene, call
Magnolia Station
Phone 347.
P. H. Corbitt, Agent
T L. Finch and F. M. Sloan of
Dempsey were in Elk City Monday
and Tuesday being guests at the A.
L. Cotton home. Mr. Finch said
Sunny Point and Highland school dis-
tricts had consolidated and their new
modern school building was dedicat-
ed last Sunday._
Don’t fail to visit the “Sudden
Survice.” West 7th St.
Dr. Meek was here from Drum-
right for a few days this week.
War expenses of the United States
in 1900 were $204,188,650. In 1920
they were $2,959,095,962. The cost
of the last war to the United States
would have paid the running expenses
of our Government from 1791 to
1914, a period of 123 years. It is
enough to make us want peace.
(Continued next week)
When You Want Good Fresh
Bread Go To The Bakery
When you want good fresh roasted Coffee go to
the Coffee House. We roast our own Coffee because it
means better coffee and more cups for less money. It
don’t stay in the store until it has lost its strength and
aroma. And apples for Xm^s, good old Wine Sap.
Ind Cane sugar to make candy. And Russet potatoes
Elk City Produce
and Coffee Co.
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