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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-22
MINING NEWS OF THE STATE


pany has been Incorporated with q capi-
tai OF 10000. 900 and has taken over
the following properties: Navajo. Grand
Prize. Commonwealth. Queen. 1ndepend-
ence. North Belle Isle. De Freeze and
Dexter. These properties have paid
NOR h s13,010.000 in dividends and
the new company proposes to operate
the s5-foot lode and the old placer
claims embraced in the holdings.
The Grand Victor of Nevada Mining
company has been incorporated with a
capital of $4,000. 900. by Lovelock capt.
taiists. The new company will operate
on an extensive scale at Tenabo. Bullion
district. Lander county.
YunDoxD7
Phil Blume has purchased the White
Elephant group of six claims. located
near the Durango Girl group. from w.
r. Mccarthy. Mr.. Mccarthy has also
sold the Last Day claim. adjoining the
White Elephant. to NJ. L. bowling.
Eighteen tons Of ore that averaged
$4,000 u ton was shipped from Masonic
last week to Selby's smelter.
A rich strike is reported to have been
made at Bartlett Creek. 120 miles north
west of Lovelocks. The discovery was
made by Joe Miller of Reno and a rush
has started for the new camp, which
has been named Tentwo. The lodges
run from eighteen inches to four feet
in width and are highly mineralized. the
rock showing free gold in quantities.
WHITE Y1xD
After a long period Of inactivity. the
Rocco Homestake and the Ne Plus Ultra
have begun shipping ore that will aver
age six per cent lead.
The Siegel Consolidated Mining COM
pany, at Siegel is shipping a carload
a week Of high grade ore. The bottom
Of the 250-foot winze that was sunk
from No. 2 tunnel. is in the ~sulphides
and the ore Is of splendid quality. The
company is working thirty-fve men and
has over a mile of underground work
to its credit. The ore is hauled by team
to Currie and shipped to the Salt Lake
smelters.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-22

We carry everything used In the asld
and once. Wsstsrn representatives FOR
Dsrgsrs, 0uxlsys' hug, Young, Sag
mullsr Instruments. injured instru-
msnts acourstsly repaired and road
justed ON short notice.
AND SUYPLY C01EPA1Y.
Denver, Colorado, q. q. 4.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-22
FREE 's ss sAs sg'

nual Exploitation and Statistical Edi-
ton of 100, 900 copies. A complete re-
view of every mining district, oil field
and stock arket Complete statistics Gc
educate the public on mining, we will
give away 10000 copies. Only n copy
to each person. Write today, mention
warded to you free Of cost. THE DAILY
MINING RECORD, DENVER COLO.
The only daily mining newspaper In
the world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
oTTuMwA, IOWA.
MATILDA pEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
THE NEW CONTEST,

Dear Juniors: Today we will
announce new contest to open at
once. To work In this contest you
must send in some news items each
week until the closing day of the COZ
test which will be Monday September
2. We will publish some of the items
each week during this month.
BY news items we mean personals,
(which tell where your friends are
going or when they return home),
parties. accidents or in fact any item
which has news value. You might
copy the Courier's style and write
special news and telegraph items like
we have on our first page each week.
Suppose you have lost a pet Of any
kind by DEATH why, write ABBOTT it. Or
the junior boys can describe the ball.
games in their neighborhood.
The two juniors, one Of the Daily
readers and one Of the Tri-Weekly
readers sending in the most and best
items will receive splendid surprise
prizes at the end of the contest. The
names of the winners will be announc-
ed in the Daily Junior of Sept 6, and
the Tri-Weekly, SNpt. 10. Always
write on one side tbf the paper, sign
your name IN full give your correct
address and state. $1ur age. Also tell
whether you are g. Daily Junior or a
Ti-Weekly Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
CITY COUSINS.

Once upon a time there were some
people who lived in the city who had
relatives that lived in the country.
One day the city people were going
to drive out to Mr.. Days to spend q
week as thev loved the birds and the
squirrels and rabbits.
When they arrived at the farm,
Mrs. Day met them at the gate. After
they had eaten their dinner Johnnie
asked Mary and George to come see
his pets, which were a rabbit, squir-
REL turtle dove and six geese. When
Mary and George saw the geese they
were so frightened that they ran as
fast as they could until Mary got
behind George and put her arms
around him. But George did not want
Mary there so he pushed her away.
Another one of Johnnie's pets was a
little calf with white and black spots
on 1t.
When the children returned to the
house they told their mother all about
it.
When Mr.. and Mrs. White decided
to go home. Mary and George did not
like to go. But they told Johnnie
good-by and started for the city.
Your Junior Friend,
Mary Fleener. age II,
R. e. D. No. Z. Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
IOWA.

I live in the state Of Iowa. It IS
in the central part Of the United
States. It has ninety-nine counties
and was discovered by the French In
1873. It was bought by the United
States in 1903 in the vast territory
known as the Louisiana Purchase. Il
was admitted to the Union in Dec.
%. 1916. Twenty of the counties of
Iowa have Indian ames. The capital
of Iowa is Des Moines. It's popula-
ton Is 62.139. The population Of Iowa
is 2,231,s53. Yours truly.
Jessie Carter, age 10,
Diamond, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13

became lame and could not walk any
more unless she had crutches. But
she never complained although she
was in great pain.
Everybody loved her because she
was so gentle and SO good.
Although she was sick she still
wrote until one day her pen fell from
her hand. She was SO weak. she could
not hold it any longer.
One February morning she wrote
her last poem. The last lines she
wrote were, "The Rainbow Comes but
With Cloud" and she fell into 8
deep sleep. In her sleep she cried
II want to go away
She never woke in this life agair
but awoke TO find herself in a new
and better land She died Feb. IL
1871. The funeral was very large be
cause she had so many friends.
Alice Lea. age IL,
Abba, Iowa
was years old when 1 first wrote
this story. l found it in an old compo.
sition book of mine and thought
would send it. I had to remodel it {
little but not much.-A. L.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
TO MISS NORMA DANIELS.

Dear Junior Friend.-I will write
you few lines. How are you enjoy
ing your vacation My school house,
was struck by lightning and burned to
the ground sorlc time ago. Where
did you spend the Fourth?
l went to Lamont and I had a nice
time.
There was ice cream social at
our church Tuesday night. went
and had nice time They sold thirty
dollars worth of ice cream.
We have large Edison monograph
and 107 records. Well I will finish my
letter now as stopped to talk to eN.
Of my friends on the telephone. My
chums names are Eta Miner, Orpha
Asher and good many others.
Well. I will close, hoping to hear
from you soon.
Your Junior Friend, z
= Grace Hightshoe. age IA,
Lamont. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
MY LITTLE SISTER.

I have a little sister. Her name is
Florence She is years old She
was born in Iowa, Feb. 10, 1908. She
has blue eyes and dark brown hair.
She goes to Sunday School but she
does not go to school,
She has same little chickens she
feeds. She plays with her doll. She
calls her doll Rouna She Is always
lonesome when we go to school and is
always glad when we get home. Once
when baby she got poisonous tab
let and ate 1t and came near dying.
She was very sick for long time.
but is we'll now. She is as strong as
any child. Mama told her one day TO
get some corn for the pet chicken. She
said, mo, am tired; carried too
much wood last night. You can feed
the chicken canned corn
Marian Swift age 9,
Selma, Iowa,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
THE SOUVENIR PosTALs.

WE will send a souvenir album to
the first Junior who has twenty-five
cards sent by the Courier Ju1ior. Even
X you are working in the other contest
you can work in the postal contest.
While we have great many receipts
In the Junior box. we only publish a
few each week but all the contributors
will receive a souvenir card We have
some beautiful souvenir albums to
give away We will send out the
postals Saturday and Monday for the
past three weeks to the juniors whose
work has appeared during that time.
We want more receipts but the Jun
Tors must send only one receipt at a
time. Each receipt must be accom-
panied by little story or letter and
must be written on separate piee Of
paper.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13

all Margery's pettishress was gone
and she looked about the untidy room
Nurse had taken baby down stairs;
the floor was strewn with his play
things and general disorder prevailed
She quietly gathered up the little
traps, set the chairs in place, piled tha
books and papers neatly on the table
and brushed up the hearth. Then she
bathed her mammals head with colog-
ne water and soon had the satisfaction
of hearing her breathe in refreshing
sleep. She then went to the window
to look at the snow and fell asleep
When she woke up her papa had re-
turned from the city and mamma was
telling him what good, quiet girl
she had been. 1t made her very happy,
Your new Junior Friend,
Floy G. Gray, age Is,
r. r. No. 2. Melrose, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
ALICE CARY.

Alice Cary was born April 26. 1920
When child she played with her
brothers and sisters under the trees
and in the old barn.
Alice and her sister, Phoebe, were
always great friends. Their parents
were very good and kind to them
The children loved their parents
and were always good to them.
When Alice was 15, and Phoebe II,
their mother died and their father
married again..
Their step-mother did not allow
by so they took a ~oucer of lard and
might have light
They had a Bible and five other
books in their home. They read these
through many times.
One the way home from school Alice
would go through the graveyard to
visit her mothers and sisters graves
She used to write little verses at
school and soon began to write to
amuse herself and her sisters. When
she was IS years of age she wrote d
poem called 1.-THE Child of Sorrow
which was printed in paper. She
then began to write stories for the
papers and also some poems One
day she received $40 for a poem she
had written. After that she wrote. all
the time and received money for her
work. She loved children very much
and wrote for them Often she would
have children come to see her.
| When Allie and Phoebe moved tc
New York, they found so much to dc
that they wrote all the time. Man,
Of the great writer's came to see them
The poems were all gathered to-
gether and made into book Thous
ands of people bought these books tc
read.
Alice would rise about five o'cloci
every morning and some times earliel
and never stayed up late at night, anG
she would write two poems before
breakfast Sometimes she would wake
up in the night and think out poem
and then write next morning.
She kept her home very nice ant
neat. She had place for everythin;
and everything was in it's place.
Phoebe died after they ad lived to
gether for many happy years Alice
was then felt alone in the world
| Alice's health began tn fail and sh'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
THE TIGER.

The tiger is one of the two largest
of living cats the other being the
lion The tiger is beautifully stripped
with black and tawny yellow and
he's no name. The female is called a
tigress. The tiger inhabits southern
Asia In India it is called the Bengal
tiger.
The tiger is more cunning and more
active than the lion. Generally the
tiger will not attack man, but at some
times he seems to want human prey
and sets out to get it. He often
attacks villagers The natives des.
troy them by pits. poisoned arrows,
and by other ways. Tiger hunting Is
a favorite sport in India
Blanche Hurnthal age 10,
179 E. Maple Ave- Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
THE BROKEN DRUM.

There is sorrow in the household,
There's a grief too hard to bear;
There's little cheek that's tear stain
ed,
There's a sobbing baby there.
And try how we will to comfort,
Still the tiny tear drops come,
For to solve vexing problem.
Curly Locks has wrecked his drum.
1t has puzzled him and worried,
How the drum created sound;
For he couldn't understand it:
1t was not enough to pound
With his tiny hand and drum sticks,
And at last the day has come,
When another hope is shattered,
Now in ruins lies his drum
With his metal bank he broke it,
Tore the frightened skin aside;
Gazed on vacant space and nothing.
Then he broke right down and cried,
For the bursted bubble shocked him
And the baby tears must come;
For Joy has gone forever,
Curly Locks has wrecked his drum
While his mother tries to soothe him,
am sitting here alone;
In the life that lies behind me,
Many shocks like that I've known.
And the boy who's upstairs weeping,
In the years that are to come.
Will learn that many pleasures
Are as empy as as drum
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
THE JUNIORS BIRTHDAY.

As you asked the Juniors to write
upon one Of the subjects you have
printed, thought would write. about
the Juniors second birthday. We
have not taken the Junior the whole
two years but what time we have
taken It, have read the stories.
think the Junior is nice for the
children to read and write too. have
received five souvenir postals from
the Courier Junior. g
I wonder how many belongs to the
Junior department. I have received
two prizes from the Junior, a Teddy
bear and cup and saucer. They
were both very nice.
Yours truly
Helen Johnson. age IL,
Floris, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
PREACHERS PIE.

One pint OF sweet milk, put on to
boil, the yolks of two eggs. one-half
cup of flour, one teaspoonful Of lemon
extract. Thoroughly mix together the
flour and sugar then stir the beaten
yolks of eggs into the flour and sugar
stirring this we'll beaten mixtures IN
to the boiling milk, stirring until
thickened. Having the crusts baked.
use whites for covering.
Wanda Mcdowell age 10,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
MY VISIT TO CALIFORNIA.

AS read the Juniors letters sus-
pect they might like to hear Of my
visit. I am little boy 5 years old.
Mamma and left Drakesville for Cal
ifornia April %. We left Pomona,
CAL, June rs for our home In Drake
vile and arrived home Friday morn
ing, June %.
l had a fine visit with my brother at
San Dimas. Cal We went to Long
Beach I waded in the Pacific ocean
I waded in the bitches where they
were irrigating. picked oranges of
the trees. like my home here but
l think California is nice place. My
little friends here come to inlay with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
sPlcED OR PICKED APPLES.

Pare and core good sized sweet
apples, and cut them in quarters or
Fights as preferred. To eight pounds
Of fruit take four pounds Of sugar
and a quart Of cider vinegar Tie a
teaspoonful Of ground cloves and two
of cinnamon in a bag. boil with the
apples in the syrup Cook slowly for
an hour or more or until the apples
are perfectly tender and the syrup
rich, then place in bottles and seal.
Miriam Lowenberg. age 9,
442 w. Maple Ave. Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13

MY teachers name was Miss Trot-
ter. l have five or six classmates that
live around me. We had flowers at
school. used to take flowers to
school. I had some drawings up on
t. mating. The mating Is the
place where we put our drawings up
when they are good was good TO
my teacher and she was good to me.
l liked her very much. She was one
of my best teachers.
took rubber plant to school. It.
is in the principals room. One Of
my class mates moved to the south
side. My class mates and have good
times visiting and playing school. My
teacher read stories to me out Of
books.
celia D. Rush, age 8.
1916 N. Wapello st., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13

Matilda's little cousin, Mae, was
visiting her One day they wanted
to go over to see their friend, Ruth,
who lived about mile and half
away. It was SO hot that they did
not want to walk, so Matilda asked
her father If they might have tina
horse, Nell. He said that he was afraid
that something might happen to them
or the horse but she said they would
be careful and that she wasn't afraid.
So he said that they might have
her If they would let one Of Ruth's big
brothers tie her. When they got over
there one of the boys took the horse
and said that he would attend to her.
He tied her to wagon. They were
to go home at six o'clock They play.
ed lots of games and had good time
About six o'clock they heard funny
noise. Mae said, Matilda, believe
that we had better go and see what
is making that noise. 1t sounds like
Nell is dragging the wagon" But
Matilda said that she would not go
She was afraid that Nell was hurt and
she didn't like to see anything hurt
Mae went to see what the noise was
by herself. She looked all around but
she didn't see Nell. After while she
found her tangled up in a fence
around a pig pen. Ruth and her
mother came down and when they got
her about out Matilda came down
crying. The horse had three legs
hurt. Matilda would not ride her
home or would allow Mae to. Mae
led her home. Matilda will always
remember that he father knows best
will close, thanking you for the two
postals.
Your friend
Elenora Malgard, age IL,
Box 1A8. Bonaparte, Iowa.
| P. 81 was IL years old on the
4th of July. If there is any other
girl whose birthday is on the same
day l would like to hear from them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
THE LION.

The lion is the king Of beasts. He g
the strongest and fiercest beast in the
world. The lion is found in the orient
al region and is found in Africa. The
lion Is from three and one-half to
four feet high and is very strong. He
is not the largest animal but he is the
strongest.
AS it is about mail time will close.
Your Junior,
Ralph John.
R. R. 5. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
WHAT l EXPECT TO DO WHEN
GROW UP.

I expect to teach school when
grow ur. should like to teach the
small children best. s; ould teach
them drawire. because l like to sec
them draw. and like to draw my
SELF
7 should teach them TO he patriotic
and read to them about those great
men who made for them a free
country would have programs on
those days. would have them to
plant trees on Arbor day and make
flower beds.
would give head marks and prizes
and best CT all try to win their love
and confidence.
Your friend,
Mae Shaffer. age IA.
Douds-Leando, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
PLAYING BALL AT BLAkEsBURG.

Dear Junior Courier.-They are
playing ball here today. There is nine
on each side. They played Ottumwa,
yesterday but Ottumwa beat them.
am in ball game but we have not
played any one yet. We we're to play
team last week but It rained and we
didn't play them. Another ball game
played some boys here and they beat
them II to g. They got mad and
wouldn't play any more. Will close,
Wilbur Snow, age 8,
Blakesburg, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
WHAT l HAVE BEEN DOING THIS
SUMMER.

have been helping mamma this
summer I feed and water the chick
ems and turkeys and gather the eggs
/ have some little chickens of my
own I help wash the dishes and
sweep the floor.
I celebrated the Fourth at Leando
l also went there to an ice cream
social. I have been helping in the
garden some this summer. I picked
some strawberries and raspberries.
have been having lots of fun this sum
mer.
Miss Leta Shaffer. age 10.
Douds-Leando, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
THE SUMMER AT eRANDMA's.

Dear Editor-As 1 have not written
for a long time l will write. l am
visiting my grandma and grandpa I'M
til school begins. My grandpa lives
on a farm miles southeast of Kalona.
Grandma has 100 little chickens, %
turkeys and ducks. received my
post card and think it is very nice. I.
will close Yours truly,
Blanche Miller,
Care Jonas Miller, R. R. No. 4. box
80
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13

Dear Juniors.-On July oath, there
was big x. P. picnic held here. !
had a nice time. My grandma and
aunt and little cousin came the, day
before There was merry-go-round
here and we rode on the horses for
the first time. There was speaking
and singing in the park and the town
was decorated nicely. I got four
postal cards last week from the
Courier Junior They are very nice.
Mildred Adams age Z,
Seymour, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
CHOCOLATE ICING.

Mix together one quarter cake Of
chocolate. one-half cup of sweet milk
two teaspoonfuls Of corn starch, one
Iteaspoonful of vanilla.
Catherine Costello age 13,
Melrose Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
LIKES COUNTRY BEST.

Dear EDITOR like vacation in the
country best. We have large grove.
The men put up high swings. There
was picnic in the grove the Fourth
and there is usually four or five pic
MICS in the grove every summer
get to go to all Of the picnics.
This summer have seen So different
varieties of birds.
Your friend,
Wilbur Oldham,
Eddyville, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
A GOOD GIRL.

One time there was woman who
had a bad headache. Her little
daughter. Margery, was listlessly
drumming on the piano. "Margery
dear, please do not drum on the piano
so. 1t hurts my head" Margery ran
to her mamma. well, mamma 1 do
not know what to do I have played
with my dolls and books until am
tired of them" Her mother buried
her face in her hands. In moment
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
A DOG.

/ have a pet dog. His name is
Buster Brown He is a shepherd dog
and has got long yellow hair. He will
go with us after the COWS and f1lps
us drive them. He was very naughty
dog when he was pup. He would
tear the clothes off the line. He
chases the chickens out Of the yard
hope to see nv letter in print. will
close. Yours truly,
Jean Malare, age Z,
n. F. D. No 2. Delta, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
PEANUT BRITTLE.

Shell and chop roasted nuts to meas
ure ] pint Put pounds granulated
sugar in clean frying pan. Stir over
slow fire. 1t will lump, then gradually
melt When pale COTE color and clear
add nuts and pour quickly on buttered
tin sheet Roll thin as possible.
When cool break up.
Fern Young,
q r. No. Charlton, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
SPICE CAKE.

One cup sugar, one egg, one-half cup
butter, one cup buttermilk, one tea
SPOONFUL soda, one cup raisins, one
teaspoonful cinnamon. one teaspoon,
full cloves, two cups -four
Ethel L. Kenworthy. age II,
Richland, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
LEMON cUsTARp PIE.

Two lemons. two cups sugar, three
spoonful butter, the yolks Of five eggs
five tablespoonfuls -four. This will
make four pies, baked with one crust
When done spread with the beaten
whites Of the Ave eggs and add six
tablespoonful sugar. Put in oven and
brown lightly,
Josie Reeves, age IL.
R. F. D. No. 1. Mystic, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13

me. have pony and we ride it
Arts Ralston. Coda Ralston and Nor
rit Epdike are my little friends. AS
my letter is getting long, will close.
Dale Thompson,
DrakeYilla. Iowa