Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03

write again. MY papa has taken the
Courier for q good many years. The
Junior stories n letters are always
read with pleasure by my sisters and
J. ! have written a story about Firm
This is all for this time.
Wishing the Junior much success,
remain as ever, Your friend,
Evelyn q. Mccartney, aged IL.
42b West Albany street.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I am a little girl 9
years old. / go to the Lincoln school
! am IN the third grade. My teachers
name is Miss Slaughter. I think she
IS 9 very good teacher. My grandma
axes the Courier. and I like to read
Your little friend,
Pauline Hansman.
422 North Wapello street.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I have never written
to the Junior before, but will write q
letter .now. / have written a story on
Feeding Time" / like to read the
Junior stories. / go to school every
day. ] am In the fourth grade. MY
teachers name Is Miss Bertha Low
enberg. like her very much.
Louisa Mccartney, aged 10.
AIS West Albany.
Abba, Iowa.
Dear Editor: AS I have never writ-
ten before I will write a few lines. Z
am III years old. I have three broth
ers and one sister. For pets 1 nave
two dogs and one cat. Our school waa
Y three weeks ago ! will close for
thaS m Yours truly,
Claude Rogers.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: ! am a little boy 2
years old. ! like to go to school and
x to read the Courier Junior.
nave three little brothers. Their
srett: I have a pet dog. His name is
snyder. Frank has a pet kitty. My
papa made me a sled and 1t is q good
one. Your friend.
Ralph Will. aged Z.
Dear Editor; I am a little girl 9
years old. I live ON q farm four niles
from Abba. / have four brothers, and
no sister. My school Is out now.
have one mile to go to school. My
birthday e the 18th Of May. I've been
reading the Courier Junior. take
music lessons on the organ. I have n
doll and IT is 10 tsaieft95 n hsighs. HI.
name ~ lHftda3 / am going In the
fourth reader when school commences
again. Ny papa takes the Ottumwa
Courier. like 1t very we'll. We set
the ~incubators this morning. I like
How many of the Juniors like little
chicks? We have a kodak, and was
trying 1t yesterday. My brothers
names are Ralph, Claude, Frankie
and Robbie. guess I will close for
this une Yours truly,
Laura Rogers.
Dear Editor: AS / have been read
ing the Courier Junior I thought I
would write a few lines. Our school
was out four weeks ago, and 1t will
begin some time in April. My studies
are reading, arithmetic, writing, Ian.
guage and spelling. I have two sis
tiers and one brother. I live in the
country about four miles north of
town. / will close.
Mamie Powell. aged Q.
ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: AS I have never
before I will write now. My
is out now. My papa takes tho
Courier. and I like to read
Junior page every time. My name
IS Orba Benn, and I am 0 years old.
I have three brothers. The Juniors
write about their pets, and / gueas
tell about mine. Her name is Ethel.
She Is -four years old, and she is the
sleeps up stairs with me in a large
room and a large bed, and you bet 1t
goes nice to have a little sister for a
bed fellow. The Juniors talk about
their pet cats and dogs. II they had
little sister like mine I shouldn't
think they would speak about pet cats
and dogs, Well as my letter Is getting
long / will close.
Orba Fay Benn.
Dear Editor:
have been reading the letters OF
the Courier Junior and find them very
interesting. ! like to read the stories.
too.
Our school was out March q. We
had q picnic, but 1t was so muddy we
had It in the school. We all brought
dinners and put them together and
had a nice time.
! am IA years old. / have one sister,
Ethel. She is 10 years old.
W. go to Sunday school every Sun.
day. Ethel and l haven't missed but
three days in a year.
We have ffty-one new books for our
Sunday school now, but / haven't read
any of them yet.
Ina any OF the Junior girls and boys
read any OF Miss Alcott's books? She
Is my favorite author. / have read
several books this winter. Some OF
them are Rose in Bloom "Under the
Lilacs," Jack and jill" beautiful
joe" THE Maral Pirates" -Four
Explorers" and many 9th,
ers.
l almost feel acquainted with the
Junior boys and girls, although l have
never seen them.
Mamma and papa have taken the,
Courier for many years and think they
cannot do with out 1t. / like 1t better
we have the Junior page for boys
and girls.
We live n mile from Bidwell. a
tiny little town OF sixteen inhabitants
p%ostofice, q telegraph Office and a
general store, and a school house, one
half mile Off.