Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-23

half from town, and three-quarters OF
a mile from school. My teachers
name Is Amara Malone. I like her
very much. My studies are reading,
spelling and physiology
and writing
l will close wishing the Juniors
success.
Catherine Costello. age 9,
Melrose, Iowa
Dear Courier Junior:-I am little
girl, Z years old. go to school ara
my teachers name is Miss Jennie
Ferris
have six brothers and no sisters.
We have new depot in our town
We have COW and cat and some
chickens.
will close for this time.
Celia Verne Cox,
Douds-Leando, Iowa.
Dear Juniors: Seeing so many nice
letters in the Courier Junior, l will
write one. love to read the letters
and stories. | go to school. My
tercher's name is Miss Copeland OF
Batavia. She is good teacher.
| have written story about ele-
plants. l remain your Junior friend
Alley Davis, age 10,
R. R. No. @. Hedrick, Iowa.
Dear Editor and Juniors: AS
have never written to the Courier
Junior thought would write.
am girl 16 years old and live five
o,,I hoJ <>f III, =
land on farm of ITO acres
did not go to school this spring. I
went last winter. My teacher was
Miss Nudge Cowguill.
have little sister years old
and brother who go to school,
have brother 10 years old who
helps papa on the farm.
am s feet and inches tall, weigh
125 pounds and have black eyes and
dark brown hair.
We have telephone and rural de-
livery.
| AS my letter Is getting long and I
am going to send recipe, i win close
wishing the Junior success.
Yours truly,
Alta Gertrude Prfngle,
Richland, Iowa, r. r. No. 1.
Dear Editor: have written to the
| Courier Junior once before, and will
try and write again. l live on farm
about three and one-half miles from
Agency and about four miles from
Eldon. will close and write my story.
Your little friend,
Mary Steele, age 6
Agency, Iowa, R. F. D. No. 1, Box IL.
Dear Courier Junior: want to tell
you Of the sweetest boy in our neigh
borhood. He Is all smiles and dimples
and the happiest disposition.
i He is regular "butinsky." The
other day he butted out large pane
of glass in the front window and cut
his face badly near the eye and scared
his mama nearly to death But he is
well again now and frisky as ever.
He weighs % pounds, has lovely blue
eyes and yellow hair; is 20 months old
and two feet nine inches.
He is his fathers pride.
His mothers Joy.
A dear, dear dimples, darling boy.
want to tell you also about the job
lot Of pets have at my home. / have
Honolulu wild cat. three gold fish, a
/ Ruy dove. lot of chickens, pair Of
i, White Holland turkeys, white
, Bunny, pigeons and a novelty that
no other little girl in Ottumwa has,
, and that is pigeon Matching hens
egg. She took possession Of banty
, hens nest and claimed the egg and we
are watching her with great interest
II Sincerely yours,
; Viola Stewart, age IL.
1872 q. Second ST., Ottumwa.
Q Dear Editor: As I have never writ
/ ten to the Courier Junior thought
would do so. would like very much
!, to see my letter in print. Mamma
said she would too. have q dog. He
Is pug dog. He is a light yellow
! color and has brown eyes. and we
( in Colorado. I am going to Colorado
y too some day soon I live at 42s Eas,
: Fourth street Well, as my letter Il
d getting long, think had better
s close. Your little friend,
II Carol Humphrey Jones,
4 Ottumwa. Age IL.
Dear Editor: AS I have not writer
# to you for a long time I will do 81
- now ! milk two cows some nights
= and some times only one. ] will clos
for this time as / will write a re-
y ceipt
d Your Junior.
r Mamie Fitzsimmons. age IA.
Q Dahlonega, Ia
II Dear Editor: / am sorry I haven
written to you and thanked you 70
my basket received from the Courie
a Junior. but have been very bus.
this vacation. I think it is just a
- pretty as can be and thank you very
=. very much for 1t.
= My birthday was June 26. wa
y thirteen years old.
IS Alma Potter, Mable Chisman, Gene
& We've and Ethelyn Lewis, Lulu VIII
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