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

When the April suns a-shinin' hot an
things is nice an fresh,
When the willer's droppin' tossels an
the blackbird's in the bresh,
An pa comes in fer noonin' an the
floors is wet as souse,
Then it's "Laws-a -massy on us! Your
mas a-cleanin' housed"
Then me an Jim is sure to find rag
carpets in the sun
When we'd planned to 80 a-flshin' fer
suckers In the run;
But while pa takes his noonin' an the
bosses eats their snacks,
Us boys can beat them carpets while
we're restin'. up our backs.
An then next day pas certain sure to
have to go to town;
But he always leaves us orders, Help
to put them carpets down"
An at night when he gets home again
you'd think, to hear him groan
About the hardship Of it. that he'd
done the job alone.
Poor ma! She has it awful hard, she'll
work until she drops,
An pound her thumb nails half way
off, an wet her feet with Stops;
She'll get so hoarse that she can't
speak. an sore at every bone;
But pa, he says if it was him he'd let
the house alone.
An when that night the kids is sick
an has to have drink.
An ma she can't get up because hel
backs in such kink,
If pa should bang the furniture whilst
gropin' fer the cup,
You can feel him gettin mad enough
to fairly eat her up.
So me an Jim was sayin, If the time
should ever come
When pa and ma should change theil
work an pa should stay at hum
wouldn't like to he boy, but ject .
little mouse
To hear what things pa would say
he was cleanin house.
William Futhey Gibbons in Woman
Home Companion.
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THE ANNExlNG OF PIE ISLAND.

On the last day of June huge box
was dumped from the train at the Bea-
yer station, loaded upon the towns
one dray and struggled safely to the
Bailey cellar, where Mrs. Bailey and
Mildred. hiding from Dick and sur.
rounded nest automatically by kind
ling and potatoes, excitedly unpacked
it,
There were firecrackers of all sizes.
grasshoppers, wheels, Roman candles,
less familiar varieties of pyrotechni-
bunting. a bale of small cheap flags.
there was big, soft mysterious parcel
marked, "For Everybody, from Uncle
John" for that good man had been
Lomesick Mrs. Baileys letter.
Eager Mildred seized the parcel and
tore. off the paper. It seemed almost
as if the bundle were imbued with
life; fer freed from the strings that
confined the wiry bunting, a big. beau.
tiful American flag fairly leaped be-
reeth the girls fingers to flow sudden
" in long ~raceful folds to the cellar
door. III was really spiendlu specl
men of the Stars and Stripes, because
when Uncle John did things at all, he
diG them well. The white was white
the red was richest OF reds. the blue
lief. nothing to be desired.
At the unexpected sight of her bro
TIERS gift, surprised Mrs. Bailey, al
ready tremulous from varied emotions
hurriedly buried her face In the new
flag, and began without further warn
Ing to sob Historically. A flag lik,
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THE ELEPHANT AND THE TAILOR

Once there was an elephant that
would go down to the river to drink.
He had to go past tailor shop The
tailor would give the elephant bun
when he would go past. One day the
elephant went and put its head In
side the window of the tailor's shop.
1t happened that day that the tailor
did not have bun so he pricked the
elephants trunk with needle. This
made the elephant angry and he went
on toward the river when he came 20
the river he filled his trunk with water
When he came back from the river he
put his trunk inside the window again
and this time he drenched the tailor
with water and flooded the shop and
soiled the cloth on which the tailor
was working.
This is all know about the ele
plant and the tailor but do not think
that the tailor pricked the elephants
trunk again with a needle. Well,
will close, hoping to see my letter in
print.
Your friend,
Laura e. Singleton.
Richland, Iowa
4 n n n NJ
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-23
The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co,
oTTuMwA, IOWA.
MATILDA pEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
HE COURIER JUNIORS SECOND
BIRTHDAY.

Dear Juniors: You all are certainly
taking great pains with your work rot
the BIRTHDAY Edition. August 2.
To send in their work, so we Will re-
There is yet time for the tardy Juniors
print the rules and subjects again:
Now we expect all the Juniors VINO
have written during the past two
wears to contribute to the Birthday
Edition. but OF course only the best
work will appear in this particular pa
per. We especially want to hear from
the Juniors who belonged to the san
francisco relief honor roll, the Jun
Tors who have won prizes during the
mast two wears, the Juniors who De-
longed to the Christmas Stocking clup,
the Teddy Bear Juniors the Flower
Seed Juniors. the Flag Juniors, IN 1act
ali the Juniors both old and new. Two
Of the Eldon Juniors, Norma and
Beryl Daniels are visiting IN Califor-
MIA and we hope to hear from them,
There are many others OF the dear
Juniors away visiting who surely VIII
want to see their names IN the
BIRTHDAY Paper" We hope that the
winner OF the first prize in the Cour-
Ter Junior Mary Elizabeth Wellman
Of New York, but, now visit.
Ing IA Ottumwa is not too grown up.
Ia contribute to the Birthday Junior.
The old honor roll together with the
nrize winners the past year will again
appear in the Birthday Junior. ..
The contest is open now and VIII
close Tuesday, July 80. 5
The following are few OF the edl-
tors ideas for the birthday paper, but
The Juniors can write on any subject
they desire:
The Juniors Birthday.
NV Friends, Made Through the Jun
Picnics and Parties. Written Like a
Society Reporter Writes Them.
Descriptive Letters.
ANY News Item You Happen 10
Know.
nv Classmates and Teacher.
What Expect to Do When l Grow
The Children Of Our Neighborhood
What I Have Been Doing This Sum
mer
Vacation in the City.
Vacation in the Country
Tho Juniors can also write person
a. that IS tell about the comings ant
~c'nes of their little friends. In fac
w-ant you all to write whatever
W, r,aase. Just SO 1T is original.
rte on one side of the paper only
80 ~nnr age and address as well AZ
YER name in full.
70 will announce the subjects eacl
v-oh,S until JUL 80 so that the Juniors
WI understand the rules of the Cou
rier Juniors Birthday contests per
fectly.
We will give two beautiful prize
for this contest, one to the Daily Jun
Tors and one to the Tri-Weokly Jun
inrs. When writing select your prize
from among the following articles:
handpainted china plate silver souH
.enir spoon, book, gold cross or
swastika pin. Do not forget to mer
ton whether you are q Daily or TT
Weekly Junior. Every Junior workin
in the contest will receive souveni
of the occasion.
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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
if you are working In the other contest
you can work In the postal contest.
While we have a great many receipts
in the Junior box, we only publish .
few each week but all the contributors
will receive souvenir card. We have
some beautiful souvenir albums to
give away.
Wa want more receipts but the Jun
Tors must send only one receipt at a
time. Each receipt must be accom-
panied by little story and must be
written on separate piece of paper.
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HORSES.

Horses are beautiful animals, they
are useful also. They are all colors
1 like to ride and drive the horse
Some of them kick up and bite.
The western ponies are the worst
about such actions. Horses can travel
pretty fast. They go in wild herds
out west. Sometimes the men build
large pens around then and lasso them
so they can break them to work. They
should be fed hay, oats and corn. II
is better to be kind and gentle tc
horses to persuade them than to whiI
them to make them obey.
l will close, yours truly.
Efle Rupe,
Age IA. Ottumwa, Iowa
r. r. No. z, Box As.
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THE DEER.

The deer has large antlers or horns.
These are solid and shed annually in
the spring, but new ones grow rapidly
and send out branches SO that In a
few months the deer has another
pair of horns. Each year they IN.
crease in size until the seventh year.
They feed on vegetable substance.
The reindeer is found in the north
Of Europe and America. 1t is used
for drawing sleds. 1t eats moss and
licben.
The horns Of the Canadian reindeer
weigh about sixty pounds.
The moose is the largest of the deer
tribe.
Frances Baird,
r. F. D. No. l. Box IS.
Selma, Iowa
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BABY ELEPHANTS.

Wild elephants live in herds. When
a herd is on the march the babies trot
along between the forelegs of their
mothers. When a baby elephant is
tired they stop to let it rest. When
they come to river they let the big
gest babies ride on their backs, the
little ones they carry across on their
tusks, and hold above the water so
they will not drown. will close,
Yours truly,
Winifred Hunter,
Age 10. Blakesburg, Iowa
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A COON.

Dear Editor:
AS have never written before !
will write about my visit to my grand
mas and her pet coon.
His fur is grey, and he has very
sharp claws. He was very playful
with the little pups but grandma had
him tied for he caught chickens.
One night it rained very hard and
the creek came up and drowned Mr..
Coon.
Eulalie May Lynch.
AIDE Z. Eldon, Iowa
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THE COW.
age IS.

The COW is a gentle animal. Some
are red. some are black, some are
yellow and some are spotted, some
have horns and some don't.
Cows are both useful and pretty
animals for they give us milk Cows
eat grass corn and hay. They drink
water.
The flesh Of the COWS are used for
food. the hide is tanned and used for
all Kinds of leather things.
l will close hoping to receive a
Teddy bear.
remain your truly,
Jennie Leah Rupe,
Age IL. Ottumwa Iowa
R. R. No. Z, Box As.
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DESCRIPTION OF BONNIE.

Bonnie is my pony. She is almost
two years old.
Bonnie is an iron gray She has
long, black foretop, name and tail
She is about four and one half feet
high and weights about five hundred
pounds She Is very gentle and kind
We are going to break her to ride
and drive before long.
Oracle Ellen Rupe,
Age 4. Ottumwa, Iowa
R. R. No. 7, Box IS.
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flour, cup Of water, yolks Of two eggs,
beat for three minutes then add "
cup Of flour with two teaspoons Ct
baking powder and whites Of two
eggs. To make the burnt sugar take
" cup of sugar and put In pan and
let burn, then add half cup of boiling
water.
No Name
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-23

more the bear would be close enough
to the mother to seize them. He could
not look quietly any longer. He step
ped out Of his hiding place and fired
his gun, the ball hit the bear near the
head. The shot stopped him SO that
the squaw had time to climb up the
bank and to get away
Lynton Hale,
Floris, Iowa.
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JAM CAKE.

Six eggs, one cup of butter, four
cups of sitted -four, one heaping tea
spoonful OF baking soda Tor saleratus)
dissolved in one-nalf cup Of butter
milk. two teaspoonfuls Of cinnamon
one-half nutmeg, and two cups OF
black or dewberry jam. This makes
six layers. Put icing between layers
Eva Swain,
Age ~ Unionville, Iowa
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MoLAssEs CANDY RECEIPT.

Two cups of molasses. Y cup II
sugar, tablespoonful Of vinegar, but
ter size of walnut. Stir and when
almost done add pinch of soda 70
make white. Flavor to suit taste.
When cool pull until white.
Your Junior Friend,
Grace Hightshoe,
Age A. Lamont, Iowa.
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o JUNIOR LETTERS. Q
14.$sAa3.*3-s.HSrs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Dear Junior:
have been reading some of the
letters in the Junior and like to read
them very much.
] am a little girl twelve years old.
/ have three brothers and five sisters
II will give you one of my favorite
kind Of candy.
Cream Candy.
You take two cups full Of sugar, Il
cup CT vire.a', II cup Of milk. Cook
until 1t hairs when dripping from a
spoon. Lay on buttersd plates tG
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MY PET DOG.

have a pet dog two months old
He is black and white. He is 81 In
ches high. He is very cute, and can
play and bark. He likes to be In the
house under the stove. expect to
teach him some tricks this summer.
Francis Corsmeier,
Age 8 years. Grand View House,
Reading, Ohio.
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NUT CAKE.

Take 2 eggs, la cup of butter, 2 cups
of sugar, cup of milk, cup chopped
nuts, / cup of raisins, 2 teaspoontuls
full Of baking powder or one OF soda
and cups of cream of tartar.
Your New Junior
Miss Eta Miner
Age 10. Lamont Iowa.
r. F. D. No. 2.
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AM BRosIA.

Six oranges one cocoanut, one box
pineapple. cut the oranges in bits,
then crate the cocoanut Put in a
glass dish. First layer Of oranges,
cocoanut and pineapple. Cut fine,
then a layer of sugar, continue until
dish is full
Bessie G. Costello.
Melrose, Iowa
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Two cups Of brown sugar, " cup OF
water, Y cup of butter. Mix up well
and boil until it hardens when tried N
cold water. Pour one cup of walnuts
in, stir very little and turn on buttered
platter Cut in squares.
Edith Lucille Perry.
Age IL. Bidwell, Iowa.
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COOKIES

Two cups sugar, one cup butter, one
cup sour cream, three eggs, beaten
separately. one teaspoonful soda. beat
cream and yolks together, mix soft
roll quite thick and bake in quick
oven.
Belle Smith,
Floris, Iowa
II; r. Box 6, R. No. 2
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CREAM COOKIES.

Take tablespoonful Of sour cream
/ cup of butter, eggs. cup Of sugar,
II teaspoonful of soda and any kind
Of flavor Mix soft and roll thin.
Your New Junior Friend,
Miss Hazel Hightshoe,
Age IL. Lamont, Iowa
r. F. D. No. 2.
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EXCELLENT cAlDy RECEIPT.

Two cups sugar, enough water to
dissolve, tablespoonful Of vinegar,
butter size of walnut. let boil but 10
not stir. Flavor to suit taste. When
done cut in squares
Your New Junior Friend,
Vesta Miner,
Age IA. Lamont, Iowa
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CREAM PUFFs.

/ cup boiling water. II cup butter,
boil and then put In cup of flour and
stir. Set aside and let cool little.
Then add four eggs one at time.
Gertrude Reed, aged II,
R. F. D. No. T. Richland, Iowa
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JUNIORS RECEIPTS.
BURNT SUGAR CAKE.

IN cup OF sugar, IL cup Of butter, 3
tsaspoonfuls Of burnt sugar, 2 cups II
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Dear Editor thought would try
write and thank you for the post card
which received Tuesday evening
when I came from school. think 1t
is very pretty.
! live in the country mile and a
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Two cups of sugar, four eggs " cup
of butter. one cup of sweet milk, three
cups of -four, two teaspoonfuls of bak-
ing powder sifted In -four and flavor
to suit taste.
Yours truly,
Lizzie Brown.
r. F. d. No. 6. Bloomfield, Iowa.
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cool enough to pull. Then pull until
white. Then let it get hard enough
Gladys &. Warder,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Dear Editor:

Dear Editor: fssaEM
This is the first time have writ
ten to the Courier Junior hut ! like
to read the letters and stories for
know most of the Juniors.
am eleven years old now, but / will
soon be twelve. am in the 7th grade
at school, We take the Daily Courier
l will close for this time.
Thelma Davidson,
1913 N. Marion St.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Dear Editor:-I thought would
write again because did not succeed
the last time l wrote. Il am in the
9Th room at school. go to the Frank
lin school and my teachers name is
Miss Alma Glew. l like her very
much have one pet and 1t Is a
kitten. It's name Is Pussy. So as my
letter is getting long. Will close, hop.
ing the Junior success.
Your friend,
Anna Dittman, aged 10,
1901 E Main. Ottumwa, Iowa
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TWO OR THREE LAYER CAKE.

Age IL
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Dear Editor am little boy ten
years old. go to Eagle school. !
am in the fifth reader. l have two
miles to walk to school. My school Is
out now and I have to help work. My
papa takes the Courier. like to
read the little letters very much.
will close for this time, thanking you
for your postal card.
Vow prdooH
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Age IA.
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Obliged yours,
Sadie Hubbard.
R. r. No. 2. Hedrick, Iowa.
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THE FOX AND THE WOLF.

R. F. D. No. 2
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have written. like to read the stor-
les. have one pet kitten !. have
one sister and one brother, Helen and
Harold. Our school is out now Il
closed with a picnic and program. Lulu
Roley was our teacher. viii closa
for this time
Helen Thoma. age ..
Batavia, Iowa.
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Age IL
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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. 1 remain your Junior friend.
Alley Davis, age 10,
R. R. No. 2. Hedrick, Iowa.
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Dear Editor-I saw my last letter
was in print so thought would t1y
again. I am reader of the Daily
Courier. have seen several letters
written by little friends. I am going
to write q receipt. I have tried sew.
eral receipts and they were fine.
| hope to receive postal.
| Your Junior friend,
| Gertrude Reed, aged II,
R. F. D. No. 4. Richland. Iowa
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Alta Gertrude Pringle,
Richland, Iowa, R. r. No. 1.

Dear Editor: l have written to the
about three and one-half miles from
Agency and about four miles FROM
Eldon. will close and write my story.
Your little friend,
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AIDE Z.
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Dear Editor: 1 thought wouIt
write few lines. wrote a letter tt
the Courier, but I did not get postal
card. My papa takes the Ottumw5
Daily Courier. For pets have a cat
and six little chickens. will close.
Miss Edith Mier, age IL.
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half from town, and three-quarters Of
a mile from school. My teachers
name Is Amara Malone l like her
very much. My studies are reading,
arithmetic, spelling and physiology
and writing.
will close wishing the Juniors
success.
Catherine Costello. age 9,
Melrose, Iowa
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BUTTER SCOTCH.

No Name.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
LITTLE WOMAN KILLS BIG SNAKE.
Mrs. W. H. Mcdonald Stays Great
 Rattler Which Blocks Her Path.

Mrs. Mcdonald, wife of w. H. Mcdonald, a prosperous farmer living near Oden, Montgomery county, was in Mena Friday and presented The Star with rather a grewsome, but nevertheless an acceptable present. It was a string of twelve rattles cut from inc tail of "a snake Mrs. Mcdonald killed by herself.
 While driving along the road toward her home short time ago, Mrs. Mcdonald was startled to hear the warning sound and see big diamond rattler coiled just at the edge of the road ahead of her team. At that point the road was in quite a deep cut and seeing the danger to her team if she attempted to pass the snake as it lay colled ready to strike Mrs. Mcdonald, who is a little woman weighing scarcely over 100 pounds, turned the horses heads to one side, got out of the buggy, picked up an arm full of rocks and declared war.
 It was short but fierce battle aud at the close rattle snake, measuring feet and 6 inches in length, inches around and possessing 12 rattIes aud button, was very dead.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
CIRCUS DAY AT ROGERS.
Baby Smothered to Death and Woman
 Crushed in Dense Crowd.

Rogers, Sept. o.--Circus day here was attended with several casualties.
 One baby was smothered in the crowd, the jam being so great that the mother was unable to protect her infant, and the forfeit of its life was the penalty she paid for her folly in taking it in the dense crowd.
 A woman had her chest crushed while standing at the ticket win dow seeking the means of admit tance to the big tent, and will most probably die.
 Dr. Bergstreeser rescued a fainting woman in the same crowd and managed 10 reach a place of safety with the uncon- scious woman, who might have been trampled to death had not assistance been close at hand. The doctor, stout athlete that he is. was pushed against the wheel of the ticket wagon with such force that his watch crystal was crushed.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
Wedding Bells.

There is nothing half so sweet in life as loves young dream"
 Seldom has wedding occurred in Mena that has created such wide spread interest and universal satisfaction as the one solemnized last week at the M. E. church, South, the contracting parties being Ruby Grant and Emmett ]. Baker, the Rev. J. A. Hem derson, their pastor, officiating.
 After the ceremony the bridal party with the out-of-town guests repaired to the home of the bride. where a most substantial three course luncheon was served, and while the guests were admiring the many handsome gifts which filled every available space, the bride dotfed her daiuty robes for chic little travelling su it of brown silk, and after a merry happy evening the young couple departed on the nortbbound train to be gone week or ten days, and according to the most ap- proved custom of the hour, their destination was a secret only known to a chosen few.
 The bride can we'll be claimed as one of Mena's fairest daugh- ters, and with pride have her friends noted her earnest and satisfactory performance of every trust placed in her charge. As a teacher in the public schools of Mena her work has been beyond criticism; as a worker in the church. as a teacher there, she is beloved. MT. Baker, the "for. tunate man." is in every way worthy of the prize he has won. His record as city recorder, his position IS teller in the National Bank of Mena is such as would reflect credit on a man many years his senior. He has prepared a pretty home for his ''bonnis bride" ou Maple avenue where they will reside. And as they enter on life's voyage many friends send love and greeting and feel assured that with love for the pilot, courage and truth their watch word, smooth sailing and long and happy life will bs theirs, with just enough cloud: land may they be rosy and silver lined) to make beautiful sun set.
 We can lightly speak of the sunset
 And the harbor just over the way With your true bright life jusi
 dawning
 On this, your wedding day.
 Mary B. Wigstrand.