Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-23

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bring me a gold pen for a present.
Santa Claus is dear good old man,
for he never forgets all the little girls
and boys. Well as my letter is getting
long, I must close. Goodbye.
Yours truly
ethel NJ. Virgins, age 10.
r. T. D. No. 4.
Bladensburg, Ia.
Dear Santa Claus; am a little boy
z years old. live in the country. II
would like to have you bring me some
nice presents, some fresh candies, a
pair of leather mittens and pair of
skates That is all want i have
some little sisters that would like to
have presents, SO will close by say
ing goodbye. Yours truly,
Leonard Light.
Mystic, Iowa.
Dear Santa: am little girl IL
years old. For Christmas would like
a sled, set of furs and some fruit
and candy and nuts, Papa takes the
Courier and l like to read the chill
dren's letters to Santa very much II
wrote story once before. l will close
now, hoping Santa will see my letter
am as ever your loving friend,
Agnes Colgan.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Santa Claus: l thought II
would write to you, letting you know
what I want for Christmas / want a
pair of skates, nuts and candy. Good
bye. Geo. Millett.t
1893 North Wapello street.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Santa Claus: would like you
to bring me q. doll. I have a nice GO
cart from last Christmas to put it in,
and doll dresser and anything you
want to bring me. | am 7A years
old. l have a little brother, his name
is Jack. He wants SO many toys /
have not paper and, time to tell you
all, but he said to tell Santa to bring
him really pony. He is 51s years
old. l forgot to say Jack wants gun
Margaret Whelan.
82S West Fifth street.
Guide Sac, Idaho.
Dear Editor: will write piece
about the Christ child:
Little children this is Christmas.
Happy time Of peace on earth;
This the day that Christ our Saviour
N>oiiiS " US Ills udy OF DlrLn,
Born within a cattle shed;
With manger for his bed
Like us all n little baby
In his mothers arms he lay;
Loved her tenderly in childhood,
Ever ready to obey,
Taught as even as a child,
10 be good obedient mild.
Miss Mary Parks.
Charlton. Iowa.
Dear Old Santa Claus: l am little
boy wears old. want for Christ
mas a knife, BALL a red sled and
little wagon. l go to school. I e4n IN
the second grade. l sit by myself
My teachers name is Miss Talbot.
nave three brothers and one sister.
Dewey Carson.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Santa Claus: ! am little girl
almost z years DID, live on West
Second street. 1 go to the Fairviev
school. My teachers name is Miss
Fitzgerald. For Christmas I would
like doll, a writing desk and a story
book l have a little sister 1 year and
q half old. Please Santa don't forget
her. She would like a dolly and some
candy. Wishing you Merry Christ
mas and Happy New Year, will
close. Vera McCarty.
Dear Editor: have been reading
the Courier Junior, so / thought II
would write too. will write about
how spent Christmas last year. Uncle
Johns and all Of us went to grandpa's
We had nuts, figs, dates and candy
and other nice things. Grandma gave
me for Christmas last year an apron
q nice collar and ribbon. They were
very nice. While I was eating candy
broke a piece of my tooth that had
been filled. / can tell you 1t hurt. II
gave grandpa foot-stool which II
made and we gave to grandma rug,
which we made ourselvesc. The night
before we went to grandma's Santa
Claus came to our house. He knocked
and my little sister, Sybi1 opened the
door and he came in. He first went to
the chimney to see If our stockings
We're hung up. We told him that wei
time. We told him to put the thingsl
on the stand. He put them on the
stand and then went off. He brought
me two vases, q pepper box and fourl
handkerchiefs. He brought my little
sister sybil some blocks, cup and
saucer. and he brought Blanche a cupl
and saucer, four handkerchiefs and
blocks. want for Christmas this year,
a set of furs, story book, ring
autograph album and picture I col
to school. My teachers name Is liza
Smith. We have a large school II
will close as my letter is getting rather
long. Wishing you Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year
Yours truly,