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themselves from the Indians. The wo.
men and children helped as they could
One day the children found a little
pink and white flower. So the Pilgrims
planted and cared for their gardens
and fields all summer.
The Pilgrims had gathered in their
harvest, which consisted of twenty
acres of corn, and six acres of barley
and peas. The hunters were sent out
to procure the Thanksgiving dinner.
When they had all returned they had
a water fowl, wild turkeys and some
venison. Then the feast was prepared
and Massasoit and ninety of his war
riors were present. The governor OF
the colony set day when all should
meet and give thanks to God, who had
given them all these good things. So
long ago, in the little colony by the
sea. the pilgrims kept the first Thanks.
giving day.
Ay, call 1T holy ground,
The soil where first they trod;
They left unstained what there they
found
Freedom to worship Cod
Yours truly,
Reva Collins, age Is.
E1dOn
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there is a Thanksgiving day. You see
there are so many things to say Thanh
YOU for at this time of the year. There
are all the fruits and grains and vege
tables. So people drought it would
be take one whole day to think about
1t and help us to remember how gooG
God is to give us so many things" saiG
grandma.
"And is that why we have Thanks
giving day." asked Doris.
"Sure!" said Jack.
It's regular chain of thank you's,
isn't it," said Doris.
No; for chains are made of gold,'
said Jack.
+ well, thanks is kind of gold
isn't it. grandma" said Doris.
You're right, deary," said grand
ma.
Mothers got a long, long golc
chain" said Jack.
Would you like to make the Thank
you chain for your pumpkins pies
longer?" said grandma.
"Sure!" said Jack.
"Of counsel" said Doris
"Well, tomorrow's Thanksgiving day
and do you see that tiny little house
away over in the field there? Well
the people who live In It are poor, and
Thanksgiving day they can have nc
nice pies or turkey. And little lame
boy who lives there-he hurt his leg
and he can't walk out yet, and
"Hurrah! know what she wants us
to do?" said Jack, with wave Of his
thumb at grandma and looking a,
Doris. "She thinks we'll give our pies
to that lame boy and he'll say 'Thanl
you to us, and that'll make the chair
longer, and"
II think 1t would be nice to share
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THANKSGIVING IN 1921.

Such an autumn as there was in
1921, and such harvest God be
praised said Governor Bradford, "let
us appoint a day for solemn thanks to
God, who hath poured out upon us, His
chosen people. such rich blessings" IA
Thanksgiving day" cried the colon
lists, "the God makes the harvest grow,
80 shoulder your muskets good hunters,
and fishermen get ready your lines, and
you too. sweet maidens and gentle
housewives do your part In the great
making" The golden pumpkins
We're harvested, the corn was husked,
the home made beer was brewed, the
wild plums and grapes were gathered,
and preparation was made in every
cabin for generous Thanksgiving
dinner. How the children rejoiced In
this day! Pies and cakes all they
wanted! buildings, oh, yes! and pop
corn, not in wire peppers, to be sure,
but hidden In the hot ashes, but watch
ed and watched until the little pop!
pop! was heard, and the explosive little
kernel bounced up into the air and out
perhaps, across the room. And the
getting ready for Thanksgiving! There
were the pumpkins to be sliced for
future pies and the plums to be dried
for future preserves. The pumpkin
slicing was the best fun of ALL First
the pumpkin must be halved, then 1t
must be cut into rings and woe to the
child that was so clumsy as to break
those rings: then the rings must be
laid upon the table and the tough rind
sliced off. At length the feast day was
at hand. Early in the morning the
families were awake and at their work
First the breakfast was to be prepar-
ed, for Thanksgiving began at break
fast time. Then there was the SER
mon that the good Elder Brewster had
prepared for the day.
| Winifred Hunter. age 8 years,
BlakeShIlra Iowa
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keep warm by. Many were i'll and
many died. At last summer came
The Indians gave them corn to plant
They said to put fish with the corn
to make it grow better. When fall
came they had much corn. So they
set aside day to give thanks. The
women made buildings and pies. They
invited the Indians to the great feast
1t lasted nearly week. This was
called Thanksgiving day.
While they were eating Mascot
said, Great Spirit love Indians, love
white man best"
This day was on the last Thursday
OF November, 1921. The Indians
thought 1t very fine indeed. They
thought the best thing was the clam
soup. The pumpkin pies were good
and so were ~le plum buildings. But
they thought the clam soup was the
best of all.
Helen Louise Rowe,
Ottumwa Iowa.
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THANKSGIVING AT GRAND
MOTHERS.

Henry. Grace and Elizabeth were GO
ing owed to grandmother's for Thanks
giving dinner. They went to bed early
the evening before Thanksgiving
so that they would get up early
Thanksgiving morning. Henry went
out and did the chores while the girls
got breakfast. When breakfast was
ready they called their father and
mother. When breakfast was over
their mother told them to 60 and get
ready while she did the work. They
were ready to start by o'clock. There
was snow on the ground and SO they
took the sled. Their grandfather and
grandmother were not expecting them
so soon.
They hadn't got their work done yet
They went to work to help them. The
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co,
oTrUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA HEvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
ToDAYs STORIES.

Dear Juniors: 1t is not necessary
Tor the editor to tell you anything
about Thanksgiving because your Jun
lor friends in today's paper have writ
ten many, many nice Thanksgiving
stories. However, we hope that you
all have returned many thanks for the
blessings you have enjoyed the past
year.
The winners in the Courier Junior
Guess Cake and tho Thanksgiving
contests are Ruth Hudgens, Colony
Oklahoma, and Helen Deacon, Ottum-
wa, respectively. These Juniors COM
piled with every rule of the contest,
Ruth guessing dime was In the cake.
Their stories were carefully and neat
ly written.
While waiting for the Christ
mas contest which will be announced
next week. the Juniors can write 10
some of their friends through the
Junior and tell how they spent
Thanksgiving. Write nice. newsy
letter, telling all the little interesting
happenings about the family, etc. Be-
sides the letter you must pick out
twenty of the most important words
In the Presidents Thanksgivingn Pro
clamation and give lAeir meanings.
Now the prize for this
contest will be a Christmas present
for f1cher or mother, which you can
pick out from the following articles:
Knife, picture, gold collar pins, cuff
buttons, book sofa pillow or gloves.
Sometimes 1t is little hard for the
Juniors to get money for Christmas
gifts without asking their father CT
mother for 1t, so we thought we would
help the Juniors to surprise their pa-
ents. This contest closes Dec. r..
The postal contest Is much better
this week. The flag contest closes
Monday and the winner will be an
ncunced next week.
The cooking department was crowd
ed out this week, but will be com
menced again next week.
One little Junior sent in letter te
Santa Claus this week, which reminds
us that it is time to commence telling
the dear old saint what we want fol
Christmas.
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i
few at it but it was too quick for her.
One night Grandma forgot to shut
them up. The hen got up real early
and went out In the tall grass with her
turkeys. There was big dew on and
five got SO wet the died. The other one
had got under the wrong hen the night
before and was all right. Grandma
made little pen and put the turkey in
AMI fed it uneil it got to be afine young
gobbler. The day before Thanksgiy-
ing Grandma chopped its head off and
cleaned and stuffed it. The next day
all of the relatives came and there was
the best Thanksgiving at Grandma S
they had ever tasted.
guess that there is dime in the
Courier Junior guess cake.
Ruth Hudgens, age Is.
Colony, Oklahoma.
R. f. D. No. 1.
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stay till noon, then go back home and
have their feast. In the afternoon they
would go back to church again. The
sermon being often political address
and by the gathering at the old home
OF the scattered members of the fam
lily. The day gradually became Gus
tom in the western and some of the
southern states, each state appointing
its own day.
During the Civil war proclamations
for public thanksgiving were issued
in 1862, 1868 and 1864, and since that
time the day has been regularly APP
pointed by the President Of the United
States. 1t is usually observed on the
last Thursday in November. This
year it is the 10Th.
Helen Deacon, age 10.
522 East Second street.
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THE FIRST THANKSGIVING.

Nearly 300 years ago one stormy
day, the Pilgrims sailed from England
In a ship called the Mayffower. The
day after they landed it was the Sab
bath. They thought 1t was wrong to
work on Sunday, SO they rested till the
next day. When Monday came they
began to cut down trees and then
built log houses. When they got their
log houses done they moved into them.
They though that those log houses
were not nice like those they had left
in England. They said, I'VE don't
care; they are Clean After they got
their houses done and moved into.
they would go to church every Sunday.
And when they would go to church
they would take their guns to protect
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-04
A TRIP TO THE ROCKIES

Loveland, Colo, Nov. 20, 1905.
Together with some friends we took
trip to Estes Park last summer.
Estes Park Is thirty-four mile
drive from here and is at the base OF
Longs Peak.
In making the trip we pass through
the three Big Thompson Canons and
follow the Big Thompson river the
whole Of the way, crossing the river
some % or % times between Loveland
and Estes Park.
Longs Peak is one of the highest
peaks in the range, being 5,251 feet
to the summit. Mt Meeker is to the
southeast of Longs Peak. Bald noun
tain is to the northeast of Longs Peak
all in a group together.
My letter is already long so will close
for this time.
Leo F. virden, age 10.
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THANKSGIVING.

Think of the difference between the
first Thanksgiving and our Thanks
giving now.
In 1921 the Pilgrims Thanksgiving
was out in the open air and the snow
was falling. Governor Bradford ask
ed Massasoit and some of his braves
to their Thanksgiving dinner. The
Indians were amazed that the white
people knew how to cook so we'll
The people were very happy and
had much to be thankful for. But
they also we're sad, because of those
who Lad died of cold, and lack of good
food and clothing.
Now, we have our Thanksgiving
dinner in the house, and we have so
many better utensils to prepare our
food with.
or gas stoves; but they cooked their
food over fire on the ground, and
perhaps turned the food over with a
stick.
How much more have we to be
thankful for than they!
The Indians were greatly surprised
at the food the Pilgrims had. They
thought the Great Spirit loved the
white people more than the others.
The Pilgrims felt great deal hap
pier after Thanksgiving. They had
suffered greatly before this. Their
corn crop was very plentiful and things
began to look brighter than they had
before. So Governor Bradford thought
it was right to thank God for all these
blessings.
He sent the men to hunt game and
catch fish, and the women cooked
them. This was how their first
Thanksgiving happened.
1t is rot known exactly when this
Thanksgiving was, So the President
appointed the last Thursday in Novem
Der to be celebrated 1t has beer
celebrated ever since 1853.
Beatrice Lynch, age II.
Church of the Redeemer, Corner Euclit
4 Avenue and Washington ST. ST Louis
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THANKSGIVING AT GRANDMA's.

Aunt Elsie with her two children,
Mabel, age Z, and Robert. aged 9. lived
with grandma. Uncle Bob had been on
a ship when it sank, so Aunt Elsie
went to live with grandma.
1t was near Thanksgiving when
aunt and grandma started baking
What good things there was. OF
course there were large fat chickens
and the turkey could hardly stand be.
fore he was killed.
There we're mince and pumpkin pies
good to behold. Mabel and Rob went
to church in the forenoon. After they
came home they heard the sound of a
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THANKSGIVING IN 1921.

The first call to Thanksgiving in ou1
land was In 1921. when the first harvest
had been gathered by the colonists
The thanks were probably more gener-
Gus than the harvest. for the richest
harvest had been won by the grave
for half of the settlers had died. The
first national Thanksgiving was APP
pointed by Washington. John Adams
In his four years issued two proclama-
tons. The next was by Madison, who
also issued second. The eleventh
was Abraham Lincoln. for the last
Thursday Of November, 1868. Since
then that day has been Thanksgiving
day by presidential proclamation. In
each one there has been a call to CRATE
full praise to God for his care, love and
mercy.
Your Junior,
Esther Garrison,
Eldon, Iowa.
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( A THANKSGIVING STORY.

Grandmother was making pumpkin
pies. The pumpkin pies were for
Thanksgiving day Grandmother's
pies were always the roundest and yell
lowest and very incest pies that could
be.
. Jack and Doris came to visit grand
mother just when she was making the
pies, so what did grandmother do but
make them each a pie in the dearest
little tin pan
oh, thank you, dear grandma"
said Doris.
ooh, thank you, dear grandma"
said Jack.
All right, children; but am not the
only one you should thank for your
pies" said grandmother
why, there hasn't been a person
helping you since we came" said
Jack.
"Oh, but l could not have made them
without help" answered grandma.
Then Doris and Jack looked at
grandma in surprise. Whatever could
she mean! Then grandmother said:
Grandpa helped me. He sowed the
seed from which the pumpkin grew
could not make pumpkin pies without
pumpkins, could I? You'd better run
and thank him, too"
So Doris and Jack ran.
Thank you, grandpa, for our pump
kin pies; for grandma could not have
had the pumpkins If you had not
sowed the seed!" they both said.
All right children; but grandma and
are not the only ones you have to
thank for your pies" said grandpa.
Then he added, II got the ground
ready and planted the seed, but the
seed will not grow If there Is no life
IN it. I could not make that God
made 1t, and he sent the rain and sun
shine to make 1t grow. So you should
thank him, too
And Jack and Doris thanked the
Heavenly Father.
Then they went and told grandma,
and she said:
But could not have made the pies
without flour for the past, and 1 got
the flour from the grocery man, so
you should thank him, too.
"Sure!" said Jack
"Of counsel" said Doris.
So off they went.
When they had thanked the grocery
man, he said:
"All right, children; but could not
have had the flour for your grand
mother if it had not been for the work
Of the miller man, SO you had better
thank MIN, too"
"Sure!" said Jack.
"Of counsel" said Doris.
So off they went
When they had thanked the farmer,
he said:
"All right, children; but could not
have grown the wheat If God, the heav-
emily Father. had not put life in the
little seeds and sent the rain and sun
shine to make them grow. So you had
better thank him, too"
"Sure!" said Jack.
"Of counsel" said Doris. And Jack
and Doris thanked the heavenly Faith
er.
Then they went back to grand
mothers house and told her all about
1t,
And she said: Its just that way
with everything we eat and wear. 1t
takes lot of people to give these
things to us, but God always starts 1t,
and he has most Of all to do with Civ
ing us what we need"
What lot Of times We should
say Thank you, to him. said Doris
Eyes, and that's the very reason
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HOW RABBITS LIVE.

Rabbits like everything green. They
like milk as we'll as the pet cat.
There are wild rabbits and tame
rabbits. The wild rabbit lives on
corn from the field in the shocks.
Some of them live on blue grass when
the snow covers the grass. Then the
hunters and dogs are seen after the
rabbits.
We had six white rabbits last sum-
mer. We sold three and kept three,
then sold them and got pair Of Bel.
gian hares We called them Lulu and
Leander. They both died. AS my let
ter is getting long will close.
Your friend,
Harry Thompson,
Age Is. Ottumwa, Iowa.
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children helped to put the turkey on to
cook. They didn't know that there
We're going to be some more people
there. And when they came they had
dinner ready. After dinner they play
ed many interesting games. In the
evening they went home and told their
father and mother what good time
they had had. They said that they
were going again next year if nothing
happened.
From yours truly,
Mary Huntley. age 10,
Charlton, Iowa.
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THANKSGIVING.

This year Thanksgiving comes on
Thursday. November 20. Thanksgiv-
ing is day on which everybody is to
gather together and thank God for
what they have and we always have a
duck, goose or turkey for Thanks
giving. I think Thanksgiving is an
awful nice day, for always have lots
of fun. I don't know where I will
spend my Thanksgiving this year. I
like turkey best for Thanksgiving. I
did not go any place last Thanksgiving.
AS my letter is getting long, will
close.
Yours truly,
Harry Hartley, age II,
r. F. D. No. 3,
Sigourney, Iowa,
Box 106
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THE PRESIDENTS THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.

The time
praise to the Almighty because Of
that blessings webe
Never
ton
prosperity that
and least OF all spirit Of needless disregard responsibilities
rather
Providence to forfeit them
Material welbeng indispensable
nothing this
and foundation
material webeng
life lived
prosperity itself will in the
Accordingly
shall in
these gifts Alright.
In witness
of
Done at the city Of Washington this 22d
thousand
United and
SEAL0 ROOSEVELT
ELhu Root, Secretary State
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THE FIRST sNowsToRm.

was glad to see the first snow.
storm. My brother and went out
and caught snow fakes and it wasn't
long before the ground was covered.
It was very dry before 1t showed.
l was coasting all day Saturday. We
have a big sled. MY friend Helen
Schwartz was over in the afternoon.
Well, as my letter is getting long, l
will close.
Your friend,
Eva Thompson,
Ottumwa, Iowa
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Dear Ed tor
Here am once more am going Il
school. Our school will be out in TIVE
weeks. Our teachers name is Mist
Bessie Hoover. We all love her dearly,
because she is so kind. We have had d
nice rain and the grass is beginning to
look green and the woods will soon be
full of flowers. We still have light
earthquakes yet. have two broth
ers and two sisters. I have four pets,
three kittens and hen.
AS my letter is getting long, I will
close, wishing success to the Courier
Junior.
Your friend,
Cleo Doud,
Gilroy, California.
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Nellie P. Roland.

Dear Editor
AS have written owe before, will
write again to the Courier Junior. For
pet have a little chicken. / go to
the country school. go to the Bald
win school, No. 2. am girl 10 years
old. study reading, arithmetic, gram
mar, geography. spelling. writing and
music. My teachers name is Emma
Lewis, of Libertyville.
Well, I will close. will write again
some time Goodbye,
Ethel L. Roland.
Libertyville, Iowa.
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Agency
THANKSGIVING IN 1921.

Almost three hundred years ago,
when all the land was covered with
snow. the Pilgrims came across the
sea to find q home where they might
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Dear Editor
1 will write few lines to the Cou
Ter Junior I am twelve years old.
showed quite little here last night.
go to Mound school. 1t will be out a
week from next Friday I am in tn
sixth reader. I am going to send
receipt I will close for this time, wis
ing the Junior success.
Yours truly,
Mertie Brownell age IL,
r. F. D. No.
Russell iowa.
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Florence v. Hosler, aged 10.
Highland Center.

Dear Editor:-
go to school in the country. study
reading, arithmetic and spelling. NV
teachers name Is Emma Lewis. am
girl years old. AS my sister is writ
ing thought would write. For pet
have a cat.
Well, as my letter Is getting long. ]
will close.
Goodbye,
Nellie P. Roland.
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Dear Editor:

Dear Ed1tOT:- q
AS I have never written letter to
the Courier Junior before. I thought !
would write.
For pets l have pony, uog and little
bird. 1 go to country school. ISstud,
reading, arithmetic, history, gramma
geography, physiology and spelling. Al
my letter is getting long, will close.
wishing the Courier Junior success. !.
am IA years of age.
A. friend,
leila M. Rowland,
Libertyville, Iowa.
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THANKSGIVING AT GRANDMoTh.
Frs.

l like to go to grandma's to spend
Thanksgiving day, to have music and
singing and have pop corn balls and
have nice dinner and have roasted tur.
key, mince pie, plum pudding, cranber-
ry sauce and cocoanut cake. Well,
as my story is getting long, 1 will
close.
Yours truly, 4
Ida May Thorne,
Age g. Ottumwa, Ia, R. R. No. 8,
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JUNIOR LETTERS.

Dear Editor:
thought would enter the Junior
cake contest. will write short let
ter and good economical cake receipt,
GO to the Ben Butler school No. 2.
am in the seventh year. My teachers
name is Miss Burgess. I have to walk
a quarter Of mile to school. have
recently come from the city Of Peoria,
Ill. They had eight rooms in the
schools there. I was in the fifth. I
will low close. / wish the Juniors sue
cess.
Florence v. Hosler, aged 10.
Yi~.t i
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Age 9. Ottumwa, Ia, R. R. No. 8