Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-15

Is, 1907.
bought her a nice Boston fern for
Christmas present. 1t came the day
after Christmas. She thought 1t was
nice If it was late.
| My letter is getting long and will
close. This is my frst time to write
to the Junior Wishing the, Junior a
happy New Year,
Albert Miller, age 10.
GIT West Main Street.
Dear Editor:
| have written to the Courier Jun
Tor before, but will write again.
go to school now every day Our
teachers name is Miss Helen Garvin
have read several books this term;
some of them are 1.-THE knight of the
Nineteenth Century," The Call of the
Wild "Our Trip Through Ireland"
and Little Women Club" For Christ
mas l got book, collar, chest pro-
tector. belt, a new waist, box of
stationery and several Christmas
cards.
We had short program at our
school the day before Christmas. My
piece was "A Newsboy's Debt" We
spent Christmas day with my Grandma
Lewis. Uncle Rails and Sells were
down there, too
We are down to grandma's today.
Well, as my letter is getting long |
will stop and write some recipes.
Your friend,
Genevieve Lewis. age Is.
r. r. No. 6.
Dear Editor:-
l am a girl IL years old live in
the country. go to school and study
reading, arithmetic, grammer, physi-
ology, geography and spelling. My
teachers name is Emma Brookshire.
have to walk about a mile and half
to school. This week is vacation, and
! guess it is a good thing, for I have
the sore eyes and could not go. I
have two brothers and two sisters. 1
got a sled for Christmas, so l can
coast all winter if there is snow on
the ground. l had the sore eyes and
could not go to the Christmas tree
and was much disappointed. / had to
stay at home all day Christmas and
was very lonesome.
Well, as my letter is getting long
| will close. wishing the Courier Jun
lOr muCh success.
Goodbye
Helen Johnson
Floris, Iowa.
Dear Editor:
AS I haven't written a letter for
some time, thought would write
today. 1t is raining. 1 hope I made
someone happy through the Christmas
stocking sent in. got many pres
ents for Christmas and was pleased
with all of them. am spending my
vacation very nicely must close for
this time, wishing you all a happy
New Year.
Yours respectfully,
Bonnie Sayles,
Ali Church street,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
To winifred Hunter
| Well. I thought / would write to the
Courier Junior, as I have never writ
ten before 1 spent Christmas at
home. Two of my cousins, Leila mad
! Lloyd visited me and we all went
skating in the afternoon and to church
at night. My Christmas presents
were some building blocks and a fur.
I go to school every day and am
school is out. I expect to go to the
Bloomfield school. hope to get a good
education.
Well, as my letter is getting long, 1
will close. hoping to see my letter in
print soon.
Yours truly,
Miriam Overturf age 8,
r. F. D. No. l.
Belknap, Iowa
George Barnes
| Dear Cousin: l will tell you how l
spent my vacation. School was out
| for two weeks. In the first place. my
papa and mamma celebrated their
fifth wedding anniversary We had
a nice three course supper of oysters
and turkey. The house was decor
They received several nice and use
full presents. Then on Monday Mr..
and Mrs. AL Coffuan of Lawrence
Kansas came and spent Christmas.
and we all went to Ottumwa to visit
my aunt and then to Rutledge to visit
my uncle, and then came home and
played with their baby and little girl
to grandpa's. He wasn't at home, so
we came home and went to my neigh
bors and ate supper and taffy and ]
helped mamma wash dish q; and sweep
the floors. Now write soon. =
| From your cousin,
Edith Carr, age 3.
R. F. p. No. 5,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Junior
like to read the Junior letters and
stories. had a. very nice time Christ
mas. We had a very nice dinner and
after dinner I went to visit my friend
at Hynes.
got drum for Christmas. NY
papa went to Laddsdale for New
Years and returned home yesterday
on No. 9. AS my letter is getting long
| 1 will close, and write more next time
Yours truly,
Fife Pyle. age IA,
r. F. D. No. 4,
| Abba, Iowa.
Dear Editor:-
am going to write letter. This is
the second time have written. &c
to the Agassiz school My teachers
name is Miss Fanny Gaylord. l like
her. Thanksgiving we went to my
aunt's. For dinner we had mashed po-