Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24

headed boy. expect some one knows
me. AS my letter is getting long, Il
will close for this time.
Your friend,
Ray McMaster.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor:
My sister has written letter and
am going to write one too. We will
have some little chickens soon and our
rhubarb is two inches high. Margaret
and have a little garden spot of our
own. We have strawberry patch.
raised two gallons of potatoes last
year. Margaret did not help to hoe
them. l did it all myself.
Your friend,
Neil Baker,
..:aEi Route No. 8.
Abba, Iowa.
Dear Editor: am little boy Z
years old. / thought ] would write
you a letter. For pets ! have a dog
and cat and Z banty chickens. I
have one little sister, four years old
and one little brother two years old.
I will close. Your friend,
Frank Ross.
LIZ ps ~. 1Sus
Derby, Iowa,
Dear Editor: AS I have never writ
ten before l thought would write.
] am little boy years old, My
brother Is writing too. We have four
Ducks and five turkeys, and some
chickens. My papa has gone to sale.
] so to the Pleasant Ridge school, We
have SIX horses, and have one little
calf and four little pigs, Well will
close. Your little friend,
Rex Gartin, aged 7.
r.. y. p, No, 2,
Derby, Iowa.
Dear Editor: As I have never
written before will now try to write.
I am little boy l2 years old. so
to the Pleasant Ridge school, but will
not go any this summer until I help
papa get the crop in. / have three
sisters and two brothers. Theft
names are Peco, Katie and Lily and
Dewey and Rex, have two pets. IA
Morg. ! like to work with horses.i /
call the horses work Bird and Mbrg,
I will close my letter.
Your friend,
Charley Gartin, aged IL.
r. F. D. No. 3.
unionville. Iowa.
Dear Editor: AS / have seen so
many nice letters on the children's
page thought would like to write
too. I have been goin gto school, but
name was Nellie Grant. I am living
on farm seven miles from Union
Vile. AS my letter Is getting long
will close for this time.
Yours truly,
Alfred Robb, aged II,
Seymour, Iowa.
Dear Editor: will write a letter
to the Junior. take much pleasure
save them to read. 1 am always anx-
ious to get tho paper. For pets
have colt, three cats, and two pigs,
have one sister. Her name is Lottie
go to school most every day. My
school was out January 10. like To
go to school study reading, writ
ing, arithmetic, physiology, geography
and spelling. I will close, Wishing the
Junior much success. I still remain
Your friend,
Veda Phillips, aged 10.
r. r. D. No. 2.
Eldon, Iowa.
Dear Editor: will write story.
The name of 1t Is "IIer First Turkey"
1t was the day before Thanksgiving,
Mrs. Rays first one as the mistress of
a home. Mary, the cook. had been
hurriedly called away by the sickness
OF her, mother. Fortunately the des-
serts had already been made. But
there was q turkey to be stuffed and
roasted. Mrs. Ray before her mar
riage had been a teacher of embroid-
cry and she knew very little about
cooking She didn't feel enough ac-
quainted with the neighhors to ask
them how to prepare the turkey. With
determined air she went into the
kitchen, put on Mary's big blue ging-
with a shudder, attacked the turkey.
No cookbook could be found, so the
stuffing had to be from an original
recipe. After the stuffing was made
and put into the turkey the uues-
ton arose how to keep 1t in there dur
ing the roasting.
Mrs. Ray was sorely puzzled. Then
q happy thought came to her. She
made two huttenholes, sewed on pearl
buttons and buttoned the stuffing in,
Elsie Littlefeld.
Selma, Iowa,
Dear Editor: I will write, as have
never written before. / am a girl 10
years old. live at old Iowa Mill,
one mile above Selma. have two
sisters and three brothers. / go to the
Big Four school. My teachers namc
is Mr.. Birdine. For pets / have two
dolls and a kitty. AS my letter Is
getting long will close, wishing the
Courier success,
Hazel Hanshaw
Peru, Kansas.
Dear Editor: ! am a little girl
8 years old. like to read the letters
In the Courier am not going to
school, but would like to. There is
q lake one mile and half from here.
Papa and my brother kill lots OF ducks
there. This is the first letter / have
written for the Courier. / will close
for this time. Your friend.
Laura Wilson
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: ! am a little boy s