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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-07

LOCAL AND AEIGHsoRHOOD NEWS
TOLD IN a BRIEF WAY.

Joe Paul was up from Arco
last week.
School closed last Friday with
a picnic in the grove above the
Dutch John" ranch.
Mrs. Ed. O'Neal and family
moved to their ranch on Pah-
samaroi last week.
Arthur Wilkinson, Ira Nc
Donald and Arch Howell left
Friday for Singiser.
A dead sturgeon weighing 300
pounds was pulled out of Salmon
river, at Shoup, last week.
C. H. Poppy came up from
Salmon last week and is now en-
ployed on the Custer stage line.
G. G. Chapman arrived in this
city last week from Ohio. He
expects his wife soon and they
will reside at Parker Mountain.
H. l.. Benner & Co. have ask
ed the government for a permit
to build telephone line on the
forest reserve from Ketchum to
Stanley. Mr.. Benner was in
town last week.
The cold weather still contin-
ues in this section and all the
crops are in a backward condi-
ton. 1t will soon be summer
and this season will pass with
out spring. In many localities
the fruit crop has been damaged
but here the trees are not far
enough advanced to be damaged
thus far by frosts.
II. c. Wood arrived in Challis
last Tuesday from Salt Lake, and
settled the law case against the
Wood Live Stock company in the
Probate court which was fixed
for May 1st. The suit was
brought by George Ellis for
damages done on an irrigating
ditch owned by Ellis by sheep
owned by this company, and the
two-mile limit law. The case
was compromised and did not go
to trial. The Wood Live Stock
company paid the costs of the
suit, but no damages, and the
said company to have the same
rights that they have always en-
joyed in Pahsamaroi valley. A
committee Of three disinterested
men are to be appointed to es-
tablish what trails the sheep
shall be driven over to and from
the forest reserve over on Silver
creek in the vicinity of Forney.
School closed in this place on
Friday last after session of
eight months. As far as the
benefit derived from the school
held in the upper department or
High School room, the whole
term was money wasted. The
district went TO the expense of
So, 900 last fall to build a High
School addition then to have a
fizzle in this department is not
relished by 80 per cent. of the
citizens of this district. From
the very start to the close of the
school the scholars had no love
or respect for the old man, and
consequently there was no disci-
pline. The outside scholars all
left school early in the term, as
we'll as most of the home schol-
ars, so the attendance in this
department fell from 80 to s and
II, and later this room had some
days only 3 or t scholars, and
some days the attendance drop
ed to two scholars, and one day
it is said there was not a scholar
present. This was the condition
of affairs which the taxpayers
paid for. 1t was not a lesson to
the people, but was money and
time thrown away. The new
teacher cannot afford to recog-
ni2p that we had any, school in
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING Co,
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
FLAG DAY.

Dear Juniors.-This is Flag day. We
think the Juniors had written some
beautiful stories for the contest In
fact the Junior judges had difficult
time determining who deserved some
of the prizes, so we decided to give
six prizes, two first prizes, and four
second prizes. Thurlow Sanford Of OF
tumwa and Edna Weeker of R. R. No.
!, winning the former and Mabel Reif-
snyder, Lucille Briggs, Beatrice Lynch
and Ruth Cramer the second prizes.
We hope all these Juniors will ac-
knowledge their flag prizes be-
cause we are sorry to say that many
Juniors do not appreciate their gifts,
or else we would hear from them.
Several of the Juniors inthis contest
although writing excellent stories,
are not counted with the prize win
ners because they failed to state
whether they belonged to the Daily
Junior or the Tri-Weekly Junior.
All the Juniors winning prizes COM
piled with every rule Of the contest.
Next week we will announce a grand
contest to close July 4
We sent the flags out yesterday and
today 80 the Juniors could use them
Flag day
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THE AMERICAN FLAG,

There are forty-five stars In the
American flag, besides thirteen stripes
alternate red and white. The stars
are white in blue field.
The stars represent states and the
stripes represent the thirteen original
colonies, which are New Hampshire,
Massachusetts. Connecticut Rhode Is.
land, New York. New Jersey, Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina and Georgia.
Since 1918 twenty stars or soyer.
eign states have been added to the
union. making forty-f1ve in all.
There is a star added to the flag
when a new state is admitted. But
there are always the same number
Of stripes.
think Our Flag" Is prettier than
the flags of other countries.
The American flag not only waves
over the United States but other coun
through war.
The American citizens should feel
proud of their flag.
Schools have exercises to celebrate
flag day and every one should OBJ
serve it. Flag day Is on Friday
June IA.
Since the struggle Of 1S61-1s65 the
flag has become symbol Of mighty
nation.
Three cheers for the red, white and
blue!
Your Junior friend,
Miss Ruah Kramer, age IL.
Batavia, Ia.
p u n Mo Q
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JUNIOR STORIES.
THE GIANT AND THE BOY.

one time long ago there was a giant
whose teeth were crooked. He was
very mean and growled at the people
When they passed. Every time thew
would see him they would run and hide.
The king Of the country had a little
son; The boy asked his father IL he
co go and fight the giant His
tather said, No" Then the boy beg
ged his father still more to let him 20.
After awhile the king let the boy 60
Then the boy jumped on his horse
When ne got there he knocked on the
door, The giant came out and picked
the boy and his horse up and threw
them over the garden wall. Then the
boy laid real still till the giant went
into the house. Then the boy got up
his horse home. The kinx sent a some me-
soldiers to fight the giant The soldiers
threw cannon balls at him, and he Just
laughed and threw them back. Then
the soldiers went back and told the
king that they could not whip the
giant. Besides this boy, the king had
another son, who also begged his faith
er to let him fight the giant. His fatA-
er let him go, and when he reached the
giants house, he knocked at the door
When the giant came to the door the
boy asked the giant If he would let him
see all the pretty things in the house.
Then the giant let him in and took q
great liking to the boy, because he had
neevr talked to little child before.
He showed the child all the pretty
things. There was another room which
the giant did not take the boy into and
the boy asked If he could go IN and the
giant took him In. There was a big
box Of tack-straws Then the giant
and the boy played a game Of Jack
straws. After that the giant was not
mean to the people any more
Margaret Sunley,
1921 Rutger ST..
ST I,oi,,s Mo
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AMERICAN FLAGS.

Our American flag. the first flag
adopted by the ships Of the United
States national ensign consisted Of the
familiar horizontal stripes. The flag
in use in America in these early times
was of vary various construction and
arrangement of color. Sometimes a
white field was charged with the cross
at others, the field was red with the
cross cautioned in white and at times
a pine tree or globe was displayed in
the upper canton formed by a cross.
Afterwards they had thirteen stars
on the blue canton in the flag of TIT
arranged in a circle. The blue
unicn with the forty-ave stars, when
used separately as flag by itself is
called Union Jack. The color Of our
American flag is red, white and blue
Every decoration day they decorate
every soldiers grave with an American
flag.
Mabel E. Reifsnyder.
522 East Second ST.,
Age 10 years. Ottumwa, Iowa.
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THE AMERICAN FLAG.

On the 14th day of June, 1777, the
Continental congress adopted the
stars and stripes as our national flag.
The first flag of this kind was made
by Betsy Ross at her home On Arch
street. Philadelphia. The building
still stands and is carefully preserved
as the birthplace of Old Glory.
The flag then consisted Of thirteen
stripes alternate red and white and
thirteen white stars in field of blue.
When a new state Is admitted into
the union. another star is added to the
flag.
The thirteen stripes represent the
thirteen colonies. e
The number of stripes were increas-
ed by the admission of new states 80
that the possibility of the nations fr-
ture dawned upon the people, and on
April 4. 1918, the thirteen stripes were
restored by act of congress. After
July 4, 1918, the flag consisted Of thir-
teen stripes and twenty stars. Since
then twenty-five stars have been add,
ed to the flag.
During the bombardment of fort
defending Baltimore. Frances Scott
Key wrote THE Star spangled Ban
ner," in honor Of our country's flag.
Under the flag of truce he had gone
on board a British ship to secure some
prisoners and was himself held pris-
oner during the bombardment.
The scene from the enemies deck
must have been inspiring and aroused
by it he wrote the beautiful poem
which has since been a national song.
The red, white and blue colors in the
flag represent strength, purity and
truth. Edna Meeker, age 10,
r. F. D, No. 1, Ottumwa.
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OUR FLAG.

The first American flag was made
by Betsy Ross in the presence Of
George Washington, but 1t only had
thirteen stripes then because we were
only thirteen colonies But when we
were freed from Great Britain's ty.
ranny and our country organized to a
union the blue field was added and a
white star is put in this field for every.
state added to the union.
Just think how many brave hearts
that have died for the sake of that
dear flag.
And how loyal Barbara Fritche was
when Stonewall Jackson marched
through the village in Maryland and
raised the flag the men hauled down
and when Jackson's men shot at the
flag she raised her windows. shook It
with will and said:
Shoot If you must, this old gray
head, but spare your country's flag"
My story Is getting rather long, SO I
will close. read the daily Courier
and enjoy the letters and stories
very much.
Yours truly,
Margaret Morgan,
Age 10. Cleveland, Iowa.
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FLAG DAY IN FRANCE.

The Shepherds were in France when
Flag day came and they had forgot
ten all about It,
When the maid at the hotel where
they were staying came to fix Agnes
hair in the morning she said: Can
you guess what day 1t is today, Miss 2"
She said, mo. don't know all these
French days"
But, Miss" said the maid, this Is
an American holiday; it is Flag day,
whatever that is, and here Is dollar
you children can have to celebrate the
day with. your ma says, SEEM you
always did before
Agnes clapped her hands. Tell
mamma I thank her very much" she
said, and ran to tell Marion and Ar,
mold and Bob.
Marion was ths Oldest, then came
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over all there was a prayer OF thank
fulness from our mothers lips that
once more she held her baby boy to
her breast.
But the dear boy who had come
home to us under such circumstances
did not get out Of his bed for three
months. The shock to his nerves had
been too much. Kind neighbors came
to help nurse him back to life, keep
ing their lips sealed about him until
the terrible conflict of war was over.
But even after peace once more reign
ed In this beautiful land of ours my
brother ALI did not recover his health,
though he was able to go. about the
farm and visit the neighbors. And
when the SHOWS Of winter fell in the
year '65 ALI again took to his bed
to never again leave 1t in the body.
In the spring we laid him to rest, and
we praised our great Creator that the
dear boy had come home to us 10
die, and that he had not fallen on the
field of battle with that fear in his
heart, that fear for his dear ones;
but not fear Of battle. While some
might call him deserter those who
knew him called him a hero"
Grandma wiped a tear from her eye
as she finished the story; and as they
rose to go in to dinner, Tom, with his
arm about the dear old lady's waist
whispered: "I'm glad you told me the
story of Great-uncle ALI / had never
thought of-that side Of it before.
Well never speak Of him as IA de-
serter, granny dear He was-a-a
Helen Davis.
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OUR FLAG.
R. F. D. No. 2.

Our nation is a very brave one and
we we'll deserve the beautiful flag, the
red, the white and blue. There were
only Thirteen colonies along the Allan
tic coast when the first flag was
made. 1t took place in Philadelphia
at the home OF Mrs. Betsy" Ross.
The thirteen stripes of the flag repre-
sent the thirteen colonies.
For long time afterwards Mrs.
Ross was engaged in the occupation
Of making flags for the government.
She was under the direction of Geo.
Washington and the committee.
A Junior friend,
Lucille Briggs,
419 Center Avenue.
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THE SOUVENIR PosTALs.

We will send souvenir album to
the first Junior who has twenty-five
cards sent by the Courier Junior.
Even II you're working in the other
contest you can work in the postal
contest While we have great many
receipts in the Junior box we are only
publishing a few today, but all the
contributors will receive a souvenir
card. We have some beautiful souya-
mir albums to give away.
We want more receipts but the Jun
lors must send only one receipt at a
time. Each receipt must be accompan.
led by q little story.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
JUNIOR RECEIPTS.
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WHITE LAYER CAKE.

Eight eggs, the whites. IN cupfuls
of sugar, / scant cupful of butter,
cupful of milk, three fourths of cup
full of corn starch, 3 cupfuls of -four.
21a teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
teaspoon Of vanilla. Spread between
each layer a soft icing with table,
spoonful Of bright, red jelly, stirred
into it.
Helen O'Brien,
Age 8. Melrose, Iowa.
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Agnes, then Arnold and then Bob, who

ASuSS, Lu6H AfuOl0 anu tnGu DOp, WHO
was four.
They all were delighted. Then
Marion said, ooh, know what We'll
do. Well buy some flags. American
ones you know, and hang them out IF
the windows, and then we'll sing
America and the Star Spangled Ban
ner and lots Of others"
But, Marion" said Agnes, "do you
think they would have American flags
here?"
"Oh, Aggie, forgot all about 1t, but
I'll tell what we'll do. I'll buy some
blue and red cloth, and while I'm gone
Agnes, you and Arnold ask Mamma
for a piece of white cloth and cut out
some stars"
She was soon back and then she
cut ol.t seven red strips Of cloth and
six white strips and field Of blue.
She sewed the strips together care
fully, SO that the stitches would har,ls
ly show, forming the stripes.
Now, Aggie," said Marion, you can
help me sew on the stars. Put two
or three small stitches in each point,
and one in the middle
They soon had four flags, one for
each Of them.
They hung them in the four windows
and each one stood by their flag.
Arnold brought his violin and they
began to sing. They sang many pa
triotic songs.
The sweet strains floated out of the
window and attracted the attention of
several people, but none SO much as a
certain American gentleman.
He thought he recognized them. so
he went up and knocked at the door.
May come in?" he said.
Certainly" replied Marion, but she
looked rather doubtful.
DO you think mother would approve
Of our letting In stranger even If he
Is an American? Do stop staring so,
Agnes. He will think you are very
rude"
"Why, you are Mr.. Simmons, who
lives across the street from us in New
York, aren't your"
The very same" he laughed.
Il hope you will excuse my coming
up here. really couldn't help it. It
has been SO long since I have heard
those songs, you were singina Where
did you get those f1ags?'
I'VE made them" said Marion.
Really, l wouldn't have known It.
Will you make me one? will hang
1t out of my hotel window, so that the
Frenchmen will know that am an
American, even If they don't know
that this is flag day"
Their hands were soon busy making
another flag, and when it was finish.
ed Mr.. Simmons said: THANK Won.
very much" and held out dollar il
his hand.
said.
Well then. take 1t and buy some
little cloth and make some little
French flags, and scatter them among
the French peasant children. They
will be glad to have them"
"All right, we will. Come and see
US some time, Mr.. Simmons. Good.
bye" said Marion.
They had better time in France
than In America, they said.
Beatrice Lynch.
oil Walton St.,
age ~. st. Louis, Mo.
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Yours truly
VINEGAR PIE.

Beat the yolks Of three eggs with
one cup of sugar, add one-half cup
each of hot water and vinegar. butter
the size of an egg. a heaping table
spoonful of flour stirred smooth with
a very little cold water and the juice
and grated yellow rind of one lemon.
Bake with nice crust, as you would
custard pie. Beat white of the eggs
with a little sugar until very stiff,
spread on top. and return to the oven
10 brown. This makes two pies.
Flavina Harvard,
Eldon, Iowa.
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Essay on Advertising.

Essay OF NUV0TIISTH9. F
When you advertise you must be sura
and get your name and address writ
ten plainly. You must be sure your
answer is written plainly and correct-
ly. Sometimes the advertisements are
numbered and you put down the wrong
figure, then you would be entirely
wrong.
When you address the letter some.
times you get that wrong and it never
reaches them.
Naomi E. Roberts, age 12
Birmingham, Iowa
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A Sail for Five Dumb Animals.

One day when Good Dog Tray and
Malta, the cat. were strolling around
the fields Malta's young baby kitties
were back Of Tray and Malta. The
kittens came to a large pond where the
ducks were swimming about There
was board at the edge OF the pond
They did not know any better, guess.
The board OF course began to float
out Into the pond. Tray and Malta
were now Just coming back and saw
them. Malta ran to help her babies
but 1t was Of no use. Tray and Malta
went to the house Of kind farmer.
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JUNIOR LETTERS.

Dear Junior:-I have not written to
the Courier Junior and thought !
would write and tell you what my
brother and made last fall. Now my
sister has told about our school 80 /
viii tell about our Morris Brother
Mfg. Co., as we call 1t. We made
little ttiresher to thrash beans, peas.
hazelnuts and sometimes thrash oats.
We are making a little engine as wa
call It. It is made out Of a box with q
steed frame. The hind wheels aro
made fast on the axle. A chain wheel
and the chain run up to another wheel
which is fastened on a rod that has a
crank. I will turn the crank and that
pulls the engine. My brother stands
on the platform and turns . wheel
to guide 1t.
We have a manure spreader and I
load 1t up and take it and unload IT,
We put two horses on 1t. Papa timed
me once and was gone II minutes
from the barn to the field and back
again quarter of mile away.
Yours truly,
Glenn Morris,
. Abba low.
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BUTTER SCOTCH.

Take two cups Of sugar, two table
spoonfuls Of water, piece of butter
size of an egg. Boil without stirring,
until it hardens on spoon. Pour out
on buttered plates.
Maefra Lasley.
Age 10 years.
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Age 10.
CORN BREAD.

Two cups corn meal, one cup flour,
two cups sour milk, one teaspoon salt,
one heaping teaspoonful baking pow
der. one-half teaspoon soda, one round
ing tablespoon lard. Mix -four, corn.
meal, salt, soda, baking powder and
lard together we'll. then add milk and
beat hard. Grease pan as for cake.
Russell T. McMillin.
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Tray was barking and this left Malta
to new. He saw the dog and cat vera
in trouble, for they started away and
came back several times They reach-
ed the pond and the farmer is very
glad he helped five dumb animals.
Yours truly,
Ferne Richards, age 8,
Lucas Iowa
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An Essay on Advertising.

The main thing in advertising is to
write . catchy. so as to draw the at
tention Of the people, so when they go
to town they can look up the prices on
the goods. This is why people adver-
tise so much in the papers.
Nellie Bowlin. age 13,
HiRhland Center Iowa
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Advertisinu.

Men advertise to get more trade.
When they advertise they tell what
they have to sell and what big bare
gains they have. They give the prices
on some things. When a man wants
to buy anything he advertises for 1t.
If man has lost anything he adver-
tises for it. So advertising is a pretty
good thing.
will close, wishing the Junior suc-
cess.
winifred Hunter, age 10.
Blakesburg, Iowa.
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CHOCOLATE CANDY.

One cup brown sugar, cup white,
1 cup molasses. 1 cup milk, 1 cup
chocolate, butter size of a walnut.
Clay Las1ey,
Selma, Iowa.
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DELICATE CAKE.

One half cup butter, one and one
half cups sugar, two cups flour, one
teaspoon baking powder, almond, vanil-
la or lemon extract for favoring.
Makes one sheet.
Pearl West,
Blakesburg. Iowa,
Age 70. R. F. D.. No /.
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Dear Editor:-I am a little girl
years old. My papa takes your paper.
Ny mamma has 20 baby chickens.
had my picture taken latedy and II
see this letter in print will send you
one OF them some time. 7 take music
lessons and my music teachers name
is Cora CASTOR. go to school but my
school is out now. Well guess will
close.
Villa NJ. Bradford, age 8,
Bonaparte. Iowa.
Dear Editor:-1 have not written to
the Courier for a long time. I have
been reading the letters and stories.
Our school was out last Friday night
We had program. see there are n
good many letters written about
George Washington. will close as
my letter is getting long. Good bye.
Cora Pollock. age Ia,
Douds-Leando, La.
Dear Editor:-My papa takes the
Courier and ] always read the Junior
page. I think the stories and letters
are very interesting. have never
written before but as / have nothing
to do this morning thought would
school now as we are having a month
vacation. My teachers name Is Miss
Goodlet. Hoping to see this in print J
will close.
Yours Truly,
Gertrude Dures, age IL years,
Hayesville, Iowa.
Dear Editor:-I havn't never writ
ten to the Courier Junior before. go
to No. 10 school. Our school Is out I
hove one sister and three dolls. Their
names are Dorothy, Lucille and Alma.
will close for this time.
Beulah Kenworthy, age 8,
Richland, Iowa.
This Is the first letter have written
to the Courier Junior. like to read
the little letters am going to send
in receipt. have two brothers and
two sisters. AS my letter is getting
long, will close.
Goodbye,
Clay Lesley, age 9,
Selma, Iowa
Dear Editor:-
I have written before. so I thought /
would write again. / think you very
much for the post card. received
1t some time ago. like to read the
Junior letters. will write receipt
this week. If see my letter In print
! will write again. will close, wish
ing the Junior success.
Maefra Lasley,
Selma, Iowa.
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PRIZE WINNERS.
4.
The AMERICAN FLAG.

The American flag is the flag of the
United States. It has thirteen stripes
and forty-fve stars. The nag hangs