Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-12

lDedT sfultOr: h
! have made out list of all the
words can think of out Of the word
thanksgiving and I hope I shall be
successful in winning the prize.
| II l don't get the prize this time ]
think | shall try again until do
Well / will close for this time
From your friend
Jennie 3. Williams.
Blakesburg, Iowa
Dear Editor:
am glad that the boys ana girls
are having page In the Courier j
| Hike to- read other children stories. j
Will. Wrftesa story about THANKSGIVING
In the city. i Will close. $,
49, ~, Your little friend. ~.
:. Julia Warner.
Age 10 years.
Dear Editor:
l will write a short letter now This
is the first letter have written to the
Courier Junior
| live on a farm. Our farm is six
and one-han miles southwest Of OF
tumwa. ] have one sister besides my
father and mother. We live near two
churches. The names OF them are Zion
and Christian Chapel.
go to school every day. The name
OF the school where go is Union. |
Hike to go to school I study six diff
fcrent studies My seatmate's name Is
Florence Yahn
We have a large bell which we In
tend to put on the top Of the school
house. We have also a globe, map OF
Wapello county and an organ. we
have George Washington's and Theo-
i'dore Roosevelt's. pictures. They were
the first and last presidents.
| will close my letter now for this
time. From
Hilma Parson.
Tacoma, Iowa.
Dear Editor:
thought would write you few
lines. i have two brothers and one sis
ter Their names are Ina, years old
and Everett, 8 years old and Dewey,
years Old My school commences the
4th OF next month. ! am In the fourth
grade. There are twenty-one scholars
going to our school, saw quite a few
letters in the paper last week and so
thought would write one too. I
live on a farm of 100 acres. -Four
miles northwest of Oakley.
| guess l will close for this time.
Yours truly,
R. F. D. No. 8. Iva Doney.
I.'sa Age 10:
a, S Charlton, Iowa.
Dear. Editor: ~, ,t,.
This Is the first time L have written
to the Courier Junior. ! am d little
girl IL years old. have two broth
ers and five sisters. Ny sister Estel-
Ia plays the piano, and Ola the yio-
lin, and have a mandolin. We also
have harp. Well, will close for this
time. Yours truly,
Dear Editor: Well / have written
for the Junior. but will write again, as
l enjoy very much to read the Junior
page. live out In the country and
live close to school. / have one sister
and brother. My sister goes to school
with me. l am going to school now
We have school all winter. My teach
er's name is Inorise Patterson I like
my teacher very much. Well Thanks
giving Is here and Christmas will soon
be here, and I will be SO glad when
Christmas comes for I enjoy the
Christmas time and have dear old
Santa Claus to come. He always
brings such nice presents AS this is
all can think Of at present, will
close. Your friend
yxy
r. F. d. No. 4.
Chillicothe, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I knew a piece about
Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is com
ing. We are going to have roast goose
for Thanksgiving. I will be glad when
Thanksgiving comes. We have goose
She Is so fat she can't stand on her
feet. l l-neW an old man who eat too
much ~oose on Thanksgiving and
made himself sick. think he is
greedy. will close. Yours truly,
Agnes Adcock, age 9.
Eldon, Iowa
Dear Editor: 1 have been reading
the letters In the Courier Junior. and
/ thought I would write. For pets I
have a dog, cats. have a blanc.
have taken ten lessons. / am in the
sixth grade. AS this is my first let
ter 1 will not write much.
Yours truly,
Villa Snider, age IL.
Milton, Iowa.
Dear Editor: will send you my
first composition that I wrote all by
myself at school, When Grandma and
Aunt Maggie clean house they make
me go out and play, and it makes me
mad. For after they get 1t cleaned.
they think will. track UP the floor
Housecleaning is something do not.
like. When they get through I am
glad. But when. they first Commences
think they will never get through
We are through housekeeping now,
but. dread to see the time. come to
clean house. help take up the car
pets, and when they are up, I run
over the floors and have big time.
Margaret Coleman, age 6.
Libertyville, Iowa.