Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-20

Clara Mcconnell,
Drakesville, Iowa.
Dear Editor.--As have never writ.
ten before thought l would write =
letter to the Courier Junior. / have
only lived in Fairfield three month";.
| lived in Rutledge before came here,
saw some letters written by some
OF my old school mates In Rutledge.,
am living with my uncle now and am
going to the Logan school. am in the
seventh grade. like my teacher very
much. Her name is Miss Laura Ma.
hon. | have pet dog and his name
is Shep He freed skunk in the
woodhouse one night and my uncie
Harry came out and shot it. may
try in one of the contests before long,
Well my letter is getting long. will
close. Yours respectfully,
Crawford Gillett.
Fairfield.
Dear Juniors.-As have not written
for some time, will write again. 4
am not going to school now as we are
having vacation during corn gather.
Ing. We children had great fun
Halloween night playing games and
tricks. received letter today from
my Junior friend, Miss Halo Putnam.
who lives In Canada, and would like
to get letters from more Of my Junior
friends. Papa and marna v mt to
town yesterday and we children made
hickory nut candy. Well az my letter
is getting long, will close.
Your friend,
Alley Davis,
Age 10. Hedrick, Ia, R. R. No. 4.
Dear Editor:
thought would write you d letter
as have not written letter for somc
time. think the new contest is nice.
l WIN send You few receipts. Our
weeks vacation. We had a nice pro-
gram the last day spoke a piece
and an opening address, and was in q
dialogue. saw my story about Hol-
lowe'en and the letters got my school,
mates to write to you. They were Nell
lie Baird and Belle Polling. We wrote
the letters at school and gave 1t to the
mouse. will write my receipt now.
Mae Shaffer, AGED 10 years
Douds -Leando.
Dear Ediror:
am q little boy eight years old
so to school. I have two sisters that
go to school too. have little sister
not old enough to go to school and
little baby brother. / have dog and
one pet hen. have pet deer and 8
kitten. We had a nice rain last night.
and everything looks nice this morn
ing.
For fear my letter will be too long,
I will close.
Hugh Doud.
Dear Editor:
to write. notice many contests since
wrote last but have not tried any Of
them. am very busy / go to school
and my studies keep me busy
l belong to the Junior League and
we meet every Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. Our superintendent Isl
Mrs. McKibben and we al like her
very much. Sister and / went Walnut
hunting a few days ago and had q fine
time.
Our Junior League had social one
night last week at Leo Hawks and we
served big red apples. livery one had
a nice time. The proceeds went into
the treasury of the league.
/ often see the names OF little girls
That know IN the Junior.
wish some Of the Juniors would
write to me. as like to get letters.
We Juniors ought to be very thank.
full to the editor for allowing us chill
dren to take up their space in the pa
per. We might give them a Christmas
present.
Now would like to see the machine
that prints the paper. They must work
very hard to print a paper every day.
would think they would get tired and
want to rest.
Goodbye Juniors.
Mary Bell aged 8 years
Keosauqua, To-. r. f. D. No. I.
Dear Editor:
/ have n.ver acknowledged the re.
ceipt of your souvenier card which you
sent me some time ago i was pleased
with 1t ai.l will keep 1t In remem-
brance Of the San Francisco disaster.
/ have been very busy since then going
to school and studying my music and
practicing all my pieces at least one
hour day. ! have some time to write
to the Courier Junior this evening
go to school in the fourth grade
which is over the telephone office Ny
studies are reading. writing, spelling
arithmetic and language.
My father works for the Ottumwa
Courier and we read 1t every day.
/ will try and get some of my little
friends to write letter to the Courier
Junior some time this week, so can
have a souvenir card to go with this
rest of my collection. / am nine years
old. Yours truly.
Harold c. Chapman.
Abba, Iowa. r. F. D. No. 1.
Dear Editor:
/ will write you few lines. Wa
have a nice school, Our teacher Il
Rosie Riley. Edith Orr asked me To
write. am IL years old.
Yours truly,