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Olive Wells, age IL,
Russell, Iowa.
R. f. D. No. 2.
"MY TooF."

Dear Editor:-My little sister Jessie
Marie Davis, was born in, Keok,lK
county, Iowa, Jan. II, 1905.
She. is two years old, mas large blue
eyes. light hair, is about two feet six
inches tall and is very fair.
When she goes to church she goes
to the Holiness Chapel which is
about 2 IL miles from ner home
When she was about eighteen
months old she was standing in the
door when her kitty came up to the
door mewing. Jessie looked at it
awhile, then said, 'Eh? fot you say tea
want a piece my take?" Then she
took her little hand and broke off a
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she hears US girls sing. She tries to

she hears us girls sing. She tries to
sew.
She was at the May field meet and
now she tries to help give the school
yells. She wears No. shoes, She
tries to put on her own overshoes. She
has three dolls Their names are:
Solene, Mary and Wessie. Her gran'l-
pa got her linen primer for Christ
mas. We had birthday dinner for
her Uncle Johnny and she learned
the most Of the childrens names, %
Of them She has a set of furs and she
likes to wear them. They are white
angora wool. When she goes to the
cellar with US after fruit, she always
picks out the cherries; they are her
choice fruit. She likes to help to
wipe the dishes. She also likes to
eat snow, She is very fond OF peaches
in the summer time. She mas a uncle
her papa's brother who is working in
Des Moines In the round house. His
name is Grover Cleveland Johnson
Sic tries to write on slate or paper
with pencil. She minds real good
for baby. Last summer of mornings
she would get. her little quart dime,
bucket and say she was going lie
To Courier Junior,
remain yours,
Eta Ryun, age II,
R. F. D. No. 2, Charlton, Ia
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calls them Dolly Warden because
they have gay flowers all over them.
colored them by sewing them up
tightly in pieces Of new flowered cali
co out of mammals scrap-bag, and
boiling them for fifteen minutes. Are
MT they pretty?'
They're all pretty! Perfectly love
ly. Are these all?"
There's just one more" said Mar
jorie, drawing it from beneath sheet
of paper. It was girls head, graced
with a big plated pink sunbonnet and
with big white ruffle about her neck
Jeanne's eyes shone, but she had no
words with which to express ner adj
miration.
'Thfs was easy to make" said Mar
jorie. 81 cut piece of Dashboard into
a circle about fonr inches across, and
made the ruffle of white Grape paper
and laid it flat on thet card with the
fullness in the center, and the edge
coming just beyond the edge of the
card. Then I took the roundest cream
collored egg that l could find and with
water-colors made the face on one
side. l glued the egg to the center
of the card and then tied on the bon
net. You see that is made of pink
Grape paper with bows and strings o.
pink baby-ribbon. Do you like it?"
tits the very prettiest and cutest
of them ALL" exclaimed Jeanne.
Marjorie laughed ~ made this one
for you, even if you did say you did
MT care for Easter eggs. I'm so glad
you like it,"
Like it," Jeanne's eyes were dane
ing. why, Marjorie, it's the very
sweetest thing ever saw, and you're
perfect dear to make it for me! oh
see! the bonnet comes off, and the
shell is full of wee little candy hearts !!
There! I'm glad you didn't come to
my house to make Judges today, and
| should say your time wasn't wasted
Thank you so much, deary. Well
have the Judges next Saturday.
Katherine M. Yates, in Mothers Maya
zine.
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I remain
One of your junior friends,
Lille Munney, age II,
R. F. D. No. 2, Mystic, Iowa

Dear Editor:-In looking over my
diary that mama kept when I was a
little girl, found these little sayings
When was about six years old,
met friend of papa's every morning
coming to town and at the end of the
week, asked mann what brought him
to town every morning She said
He is on the jury" l spoke up and
said: "Why, man. he wasn't on jury,
either. he was on a bobsled."
was sent one day to ask about a
sick neighbor and l came back and
said, Mamma I did not have to go
in, met the minister coming out and
he said he thought there was chance
for him to discover"
was cross one day and mama said
"You mustn't be SO irritable darling
you'll spoil my little girl
said: "You do it mama you irragate
me-"
Your junior friend,
Milre Scott,
1OS South Ward St. Ottumwa
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GOT 1T IN MAMMALS EGG BASKET

Dear Editor:-I am a little girl, Z
yers cid, live with my grandpa and
grandma. I have little brother one
year and three months, and he is %
inches high, h; light brown hair and
blue eyes and very fair complexion.
He lives at Webster City with my
mamma. | was up to seeAhim. When
he was months old he could walk
along aside of a chair and he got in
mammals egg basket and picket up
an egg and looked up at mamma SO
cute and before mamma could get to
him he hit another egg and cracked
them both.
AS my story is getting long | will
close.
Beulah Bond,
Richland, Iowa
Route No.
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MAMMA, FIX EN-,

Dear Editor Louise June is my
little niece. She is three years old,
is three feet high, has light hair, and
black eyes. Her mama has black hair
and black eyes too. q
She attends the Congregational Sun
day school She was born in Sheridan
Wis, April 5, 1904. She came back
to Iowa this last fall with her mama
on a visit. She is very cute. She mas
one brother whose name is Adrian.
One day her aunt asked her.
Louise what makes your eyes so
black?" She said: Mama, fix. EN-
This is my first letter to the Junior
so will close hoping this will reach
you in time, wishing the Junior sue.
cess.
Olive Wells, age IL,
Russell, Iowa.
R. Z. D. No. 2
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Dear Editor and Courier Juniors: =
1 will write you letter and send you
a recipe and description of my baby
brother. Since last wrote to the
Juniors we have moved. We live about
four hundred miles from where we
did. I like to live here although it is
very lonesome here.
I would like Norma Daniels to write
us letter.
1 have never got a prize yet but
hope to soon. will close.
Your loving Junior, a
Grace Hightshoe, age IA,
Lamont, Iowa
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Dear Editor thought would try
to write you a little letter. My sister
is little girl. She is 4 years old.
You know am lots older. She is a
great friend of mine She came down
to our house one night and had lots
of fun with ner. She climbed up in a
chair and made shapes" ON her face.
Papa told her not to do that 1t
would hurt her and she would not
stop. Papa put the mustard spoon on
her tongue. She cried out and said
she, Didn't like catsup." We had lots
of fun with her and then she quit AMI
that is all of my story for this time
Dear Editor 1 am years old. 1 will
close for this time.
Ruth Poole,
Laddsdale.
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OUR LITTLE SUNBEAM

| shall write about my little nephew.
He was born at Des Moines, and is
three years old He is the only grand
child. He is about two and half feet
In height.
He and his mama came to our house
not long ago, they came with man
by the name Of Mr.. Still, and his
mamma told MIN to run on and ring
the bell and whoever answered to say,
Hello! I've come to see you, and In
stead he said: Hello; I've got some
new shoes"
The next time his mamma was get
ting him ready to come to visit US,
he asked, "If they were coming with
Mr.. Noisy again. Once he asked for a
book his Aunt Flower : gave his
mama (meaning Aunt Rose). He goes
with his papa and mama to church.
They we're having special meetings
and during the time he learned sever
al songs they sang. He can sing
Cheyenne, Glory Son, The Kings
business and others. He came to visit
our school one day and he came to the
room I am in, and he would point his
finger at me and wink at the other
scholars He is very fond of ice
cream and candy. He can two steI
pretty good. He likes to play horse
and also drive the horses.
| He has a little white dog and it has
a few yellow spots on it and he
thinks it is dirt.
| He has drum and some soldiers
and he will beat his rum and say
forward march" He can do lots Of
other things too numerous to men
ton. think he's pretty cute, dont
you?
Naomi E. Roberts,
Birmingham, Iowa
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"LAYINe ANY OLD WHERE"

Description of my little nephew. His
name is Lowell Reed. He is two feet
and six inches tall, dark hair, blue
eyes, light complexion and pink
cheeks. He weighs thirty-five pounds
and is four years of age.
One day his mother told him to go
and see where the goose was making
her nest. He came in later and sad,
Mama, she is just laying any old
where not making a nest bit"
Dolph Lain, age IL,
Bloomfield, Iowa
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MARJoRlE's EASTER EGG.

"Come over to my house tomorrow
and we'll make Judges" called Jean
ne, as she and Marjorie separated
after school on Friday evening.
Cant l must finish my Eater
eggs, and l haven't time to do any
think else"
"Oh, nonsense! You can do those
in half an hour. Just boil them in red
and yellow and blue stuff Mama al.
ways looks after nine"
Marjorie shook her head. "Tnat is
MT the kind make" she said. Mine
take a lot of time to prepare. fix
an egg for each one of the family
that's six-and try to make them all
different"
well, don't see what there is to
do except make them different
colors. Will it take all day And
Jeanne positively scowled.
eyes" laughed Marjorie, 1T proba-
bly, will Come over about five o'clock
tomorrow afternoon and I'll show
them to you. have them all plan
ned, and l know you'll say they are
pretty enough to pay for all the time
spent"
Perhaps I'll come" said Jeanne re.
luctantly, heaving sigh for the fud
ges;; but don't fix any eggs for me
Marjorie, for | don't care much for
Easter eggs; they're all just alike
Twelve-year-old Marjorie laughed
Wait and see," was all she said.
Promptly at five o'clock on Satur
day afternoon there came tap OF
Marjorie's door, and Jeanne entered
to find her chum seated at small
workable, with the products of hel
busy fingers laid out before her il
fascinating array.
oh hoW loveN," exclaimed Jeanne
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on the bank Of the river Some brave
little boy went for his clothes. And
that is the time Bonnie found out that
the policeman did not have eyes in
the back of his head.
Your friend,
Sarah Jenkins, age 10,
R. F. D. No. 5
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CONTEST cosEs APRIL II

The prize winners in the March con-
test will be announced next week. We
are very much pleased with the work
of the Juniors. We have many letters
belonging to this contest which we
are unable to publish today but they
will be read by the judges and will be
published next week. The contest
closes April Il. We do not want any
'tardy' Juniors this time.
We will announce the new contest
next week
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piece Of her cake and gave 1t to her
kitty. The other day mamma thought
she had thimble in her month 80
she said, What have you got in your
mouth Jessie"
Jessie answered and said, my
toof" She meant tooth.
Bessie Davis, age 10,
r. F. D. No. /, Box SO
Ollie, Iowa.
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SUGAR CANDY.

Put in a shallow pan 8 cupfuls OF
sugar (g,anulatedO IL cup of water;
IL cup of vinegar, IL teaspoon of but
ter with IL teaspoon of soda, dissolved
in hot water. Cook slowly, don't stir,
until. crisp in cold water. Pull quite
hot with buttered fingers until white.
Then chop into small pices.
Your friend, aia
Angelina Roane.
Georgetown, Iowa.
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The Cutest Thing
the Baby Eper Said
NOBLE LITTLE GIRL

Dear Editor:-You are asking the
Courier Juniors to write a description
OF some little one and It's cute say
ings. l am going to maze a change
in my description and it will be call
ed Noble Little Girl" My descrip-
ton is OF little girl twelve years
old VINO has lately lost her best
friend on this earth, it is needless to
say that it is her mamma She Is
left to care and to do the best she
can for her papa and six children be.
sides herself. She was born in Mys
tic, Iowa, Jan. Is, 1895, has light
hair, blue eyes and fair complexion
height about four feet and ten inches
and weighs about ninety or ninty-fiye
pounds. she is very dear friend Of
mine.
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When the sun is bright ana warm the
colors Of the rainbow are shown i'll thas
shopping district. 4
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Your friend, 4
Flavina Harvard,
Eldon, Iowa.

Dear Editorials have never writ
ten to the Junior l will write and tell
you something Of the country live
in. live in the western central part
of Kansas about twenty miles from
the Colorado line. This country is
most all nice and level, all prairie
with the exception of some timber
along the streams. 1t is nice place
to live as we never have any mud and
the roads are always nice. We raise
corn, wheat oats and barley for prin-
cipal crops and we have all kinds Of
garden vegetables. | have for pets
three kittens and two calves. Our
school closed. We had five months
of school. I am in the, fifth grade. 4
like to go to school and always try
to lead all Of the classes in my. stud
les. help my papa with the cattle
and help my mamma with the house
work love to raise chickens. have
one hen set now, she will hatch some
little chicks in a few days. ST
like to. feed the little chickens.
and watch them eat. feed them mil
Ilet seed at first and as soon as they
are large enough feed them wheat
and next corn. My uncle Jonn Bar
bour takes the paper and like to read
| the Junior pages. I will close as this
is my first letter. i
Your very truly,
Gertrude Bolts, age II,
Vega, Kansas.
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JUNIOR LETTERS.
Ss+s.ss.ss..ss..ss..s.s..s....ss+s

Dear Courier Junior:-As l have
never written to the Courier Junior
before will write and and tell how
many birthdays there are in this
month.
Ny, fether takes = The ottumwa
ri-Weekly Courier enjoy reading
the junior stories, and letters.
Lincoln's birthday is February IL,
our 18th president.
Washingtons birthday is February
%, our first president.
Henry w. Loagfellow, February a..
A great American poet.
Mendelssohn, the great music com
poser
Thomas A. Edison. The inventor
Of the great monograph.
l remain,
Faye Johnston, age II,
B. F. ID. No. 1,
Stockport, Iowa
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Dear Editor:-I will write some for
the Junior as my big eleven year old
sister / swriting. My grandma lives
three miles from us. She used to live
in Ottumwa. have one great grand
ma in Ottumwa now. Her name Is
Barbour. like to go to school. i
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Dear Editor:-Thank you ever SIG
much for my souvenir postal card.
l q ink it is as pretty as it can be.
l have skates and like to skate
very much. l went. skating Saturday.
1 also went Monday evening after
school.
Louisa May Alcott is my favorite
author. have read: Little Men, Little
Women, Jack and Jill, Eight Cousins.
Rose in Bloom, An Old Fashioned
Girl, Under the Lilacs, JOS Boys, A
Modern Cinderella, Flower Fables,
Aunt JOS Scrap Bag, Volume and
n. Baa, Baa, A Christmas Dream, Lit.
tie Button Rose, written by Miss
Alcott. and also Spinning Wheel
Stories, written by her.
/ have two sisters Helen Marguerite
age 6 years, and Alice Josephine,
fifteen months old. She is very cute.
She walks and talks some. She has
brow eyes and brown curly hair
Helen has blue eyes and light curly
hair. She is going to school next
March.
will write a recipe.
Your loving Junior,
Edith Lucille Perry, age II,
Bidwell, Iowa
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No man can tell how rapidly he cana
go dow. hill until alter he has lund.7
ed u Il
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Dear Editor:-I thought would
would write a letter to the Courier
Junior because have never written
before.
We have taken the Ottumwa
Courier long time and like it very
much.
My sister Lille has been visiting
us, her home is in Boone, Iowa.
We have a shepherd dog named
Coolle.
have pair of skates and can
skate on a creek near our house.
Our school is out now 1t was out
the first part of January
Well I'll close as my letter is get
ting long.
Your truly,
Julia Johnson, age IL,
r. F. d. No.
Abba, Iowa.
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Dear Editor:-I am little girl 9
years old l go to. the Salt Creek
school. am in the fourth reader.
geography, language, arithmetic and
spelling are my studies. My teachers
name is Harry Wilkinson.
l have two brothers ard one sister.
My brothers names are: Leroy and
Lowell. sMy sister name is Beatrice.
Ny papa takes the Courier and like
to read the letters and stories very
much.
l will close.
Your friend.
Flavina Harvard,
Eldon, Iowa.
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Dear Juniors: brings to he
world many messages, and among
them is the message of courage. The
above poem tells in beautiful language
of that courage. You all know the
beautiful meaning OF Easter. You have
all heard in Sunday school of the
birth ffof Christ, his childhood and
hisfS sufferings. Easter celebrates
GMrist's triumph over death. 1t also
teaches the Juniors to have courage
and to practice in their everyday life
the lessons taught in the Sunday
school.
A joyful Easter to all the Juniors.
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am in the fourth grade. l try and mind
my parents and my teacher. We only
had thirteen scholars in our school,.
We ride to school sometimes on horse
back and sometimes in the buggy. We
have the Vega post Office at our house
and we get our mail every Tuesday
and every Saturday. 1t is fourteen
miles of Sharon Springs, the county
seat Of our county
don't go to town very often. AS
this is my first letter to the Junior,
| will close.
Your friend,
Mary Bolts, age 9,
Vega, Kansas
Dear Editor.-This is the first time
1 have ever written to the Courier
Junior page. | saw SO many nice let
tiers and stories, that I thought
would join in writing for the page. I
have three sisters and two brothers.
Their names are Gladys. Lorrence, Lor-
rell and Teddie.
Gladys is years old, Lorrence and
Lorrell are years old; they are
twins. l have one little brother, he is
not over / month old. | have horse
AAeSAAASu NANNY o11O 10 WV JSol . Oio.
/ nave missed six days of school in
two weeks. Ny teachers name is
Grace Lonner
The members of the school got a
Christmas present for her, the present
was a glove box and handkerchief
box. She though it was awful nice
present. There are 10 scholars in my
school.
There is a pond close to the
school house and we have great fun
skating on the ice. Sometimes fall
down and bump my head. One day
some boys went down to the pond
and they didn't hear the bell when It
rang, and they we're late and had TO
stay in at noon. When you are tardy
for school you half to stay in as many
minutes as you are late.
Well must close.
Yours truly, m
Grace Barnhizer,
Route 1, Webster, Iowa
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It'll out from our failure and losses
New strength shall arise for the
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
oTTUMMfA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
EASTER GREETINGS

"For the message of Easter in courage,
That lives thro' earth's darkness and
cold;
And faith that is firm in its holding,
And love that can never grow cold.
"And the love of the Christ that's
arigen
Still lives in the hearts OF His own,
While the story of Easter is echoed
In blossome and odor and tone.
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And the rest of his life shall be truer
Because of each new Easter Day.
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MADE "sHAPEs" ON HER FACE

1Os South Ward st. Ottumwa
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-18
PROSECUTION COMPLETES
MURDER CASE

Mrs. A. Graetz, who lived near
the Philpott residence on Shannon
av., was the last witness introduced
by the prosecution in the trial OF
Charles Philpott for the murder of
Mes Cole last April. Mrs. Graetz
has been sick heretofore and was
unable to give evidence. This morn
ing she testified to seeing Philpott
drive up to his residence in this
city the night of the disappearance
of Mes Cole. Philpott had team
and unloaded something. 1t was
late at night and she could not tell
the color of the horses.
Mrs. Graetz's evidence corrober-
ated that of her husband, a motor
man for the Washington Water
Power Co., who some days ago tes-
titled that arriving home that night
he saw a mattress and wagon cover
on Philpott's porch which was gone
early next morning when he went
to work.
Coroner F. p. Witter was the
first witness called this morning.
He was present at the examination
of the murdered mans body and
isaid he attributed death to numer-
GUS blows on the skull with some
blunt instrument, presumably a
neck-yoke. All wounds were cres-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-18

General Manager Huntington and
political agent II. l.. Blocker, OF
the w. w. p. Co., appeared to ad-
vantage in a new role yesterday
when they came forward and put
up bonds aggregating 5000 for the
release of the nonunion linemen ac-
cused of committing the brutal as
sault last Sunday on police officer
Jellse. The men were convicted in
Judge Hinkle's court and were fined
sums aggregating 1920. A Jail sent
ence was imposed on j. Bell, in adj
dition to the fine. Del Cary Smith,
retained for the defense. will ap.
peal.
The action of Messrs. Huntington
and Blocker in securing the release
of the nonunion strikebreakers
caused considerable comment
among union men.
That they should import into
this city men of the type of those
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-18
GRAVES Will REJECT A
COMMON USER CLAUSE

If this arrangement had been made
the Traction cars could now be
running down Riverside av. This
was not the first time the joint
user condition had been agitated,
Mr.. Geraghty claims. as he had
tried to incorporate similar
amendment in the Corbin franchise
but was overruled.
So far as the present move was
concerned, Mr.. Geraghty argued
the course pursued would depend
entirely upon how much support
was given 1t, as he knew from what
Councilman Brown had said that
there was no disposition to insist
on a common user amendment un.
less there was possibility of suf.
ficient support for the measured