Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-09
It very we'll. Well as this is my first
letter I will close.
R. F. D. No. 2.

n. II. u. No. 2.
Eldon, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I am a little girl nine
years old. go to the Eldon public
school. am in the fourth room. My
teachers name Is Miss Ruth Roberts
she Is good to me. Our preachers
name Is Rev. Coats. / live on East
Railroad street. This is the first let
ter have ever written.
Yours truly,
Reva Canblin
Selma, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I thought Il would
write again. MY teachers name is
Lulu Curtis. I like her for teacher
There are three of us, We have lit
Tie dog we call Carlo and two blue
kitties and couple of bantams. / am
one of your 1O-year- Juniors.
Mary e. Locke.
Selma, Iowa.
+ Dear Editor: have never written
before so I thought / would write. 1
am at school, My teachers name Is
Lulu Curtis I am in the third grade
am In reading, arithmetic, language
spelling and writing. Our school
commenced on the 9Th Of November
We have twenty-six scholars in our
school. have two sisters. Their
names are Maude and Mary. They are
twins. They have written before.
will close for this time.
Edith Locke, age s..
Selma, Iowa.
Dear Editor: AS have never writ
ten to the Courier Junior before will
write. NY school began Nov. 8. i 60
to school every day. have about a
half Of q mile to goS to school. / am
IN the fourth grade. study reading,
geography, history, grammar and
spelling, arithmetic. Ny teachers
name Is Lulu Curtis. We have twenty
six scholars In ROLL AS my letter is
getting long will close. have three
PETS, one cat and two guineas and two
dolls. Yours truly,
Josephine Lewis, age 49,
Selma, Iowa
Dear Editor: AS I have written
before ! thought / would write again
am at school now, writing my letter
NV teachers name is Lula Curtis.
have gone one month without missing
a 3 day Or , being tardy ! go to Sunday
pets have a puppy dog. His name
Is Carlo. And an old dog. His name
We have two bantam hens, and two
blue cats. There are twenty-six In our
school. My studies are reading, arith-
metic, grammar, spelling. There are
fourteen boys and eleven girls at
school today. AS my letter Is getting
long, will close. / am one Of your
N-yeaf- old Juniors.
Yours turly,
Maude Locke.
R. r. D. No. /. box IA.
Tecumseh, O. II.
Dear Editor: ] am little girl s.
years old on Thanksgiving day. l live
away down here in Oklahoma. / used
TO live In Iowa, !. in Ottumwa- My
now. My pets are big yellow kitty,
called Pumpkin, a gray one called
Brindle, and a little black one, called
Coaly. Coaly was my little brother
iHarlan's kitty. but my little brother
died on November 2, so / am taking
care Of it. 1t goes to sleep with me ev-
ery night. My dogs name is Caper.
He Is a bird dog. I am waiting for
some snow. had lots of apples and
peanuts for Christmas. / want to see
my grandma and grandpa awful bad
Grandma's pump is In her kitchen.
Mamma is writing this for me- / love
for her to read the Junior letters to-
me. Goodbye
Queen Marian Harris.
n. +. -. mo. 5, box 40.
Agency, Iowa.
Dear Editor: thought / would
write, as l have never written before.
have one sister. She Is 9 years old.
She goes to school with me- / am in,
the second reader, and she Is in the
fifth. Well will close.
Raymond Batchelder, age T..
Agency Iowa.
Dear Editor: ] am little girl 121
Years old. live on a farm with my
papa and mamma. have a sister and
a brother. My sister is Is years old
and her name is Veda. My brother is
10 years old, and his name is Ronald.
go to Cross Roads school. / am In
the sixth grade My teachers name
Is Miss Edna Peck She is a good
teacher, and like her very much. ii
like to read the Junior page, and II
think it is very nice. Well as my let
ter is getting long, / will close.
Your friend,
Hazel Johnson.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: AS this is the first
time I have written to the Junior, II
thought that / would write. l go to
the Ogg school. I am In the third
reader. 1t is about two miles to our