Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-08
Ida Way InOfne.
R. R. No. 8, Ottumwa.

1OuTS truly,
Ida May Thorne.
R. R. No. 8, Ottumwa.
Dear Editor:
l will write you about my pony and
my little brother Willie's. She died last
Tuesday. She was one of the best lit
tie ponies. She was so gentle and
good. always ready to go. We hated
awful bad to have her die Her name
was Kit Nearly everybody knew little
Kit. will close and write my recipe.
Yours truly,
Edith Carr, age 9.
R. R. No. 8, Ottumwa
Dear Editor:
I nave never written before. / am
a little girl years old. My name is
Jennie Streeby. I will be 10 years
old January 10.
l have been going to school and have
never missed day nor been late. My
teachers name Is Guy Houdyshell. II
think lots of my teacher and all of my
playmates, but there is three awful bad
boys that come to school.
My letter is getting long, so l will
have to close. hope | won't be late
nor miss any days. | live on the south
side of the river on the S. C. Taylor
place. Jennie Streeby, age 9.
R. F. D. No. Z, Ottumwa.
Dear EDITOR
AS have never written to the Cour-
Ter Junior, thought l would write. /
am little girl years old
/ have one sister Her name is JOS
ephine 1 like to read the children's
| - 7 IL 900 11,
err very much. Her name is Sister
| Mary Dolores.
For pets we have two canary birds.
Their names are Sankey and Marguer-
| lite.
Your friend.
Frances Norton, age 8.
Melrose, Iowa.
| Dear Junior:-As have never writ
ten to you, will write now. I like to
read the stories and letters. l live in
| the country about two and half miles
| from town, and just about a mile from
school. I like to go to school, My
teachers name is Mr.. Tedford. 1 will
send recipe with my letter. AS my
letter is getting long, will close.
Your friend,
Gladys Cornell, age II,
| R. f. D. No. 1,
Hamilton, Iowa.
Dear Editor
/ thought / would write you a letter,
as have not written for quite a while.
| MY school will begin in week I like
to go to school. I am in the fourth
| grade. 1 am going in B. history next
| them.
Your friend.
Leila Shaffer. age 9,
/ Douds-LeandO, Ia.
Dear Editor
/ / have never written to the Courier
Junior. I go to Elm Grove school. ]
have three sisters. l go two miles to
school. NY teacher Is Miss Brady. My
Brown and Raymond Dunning. / will
close, hoping to see this in print.
Yours truly,
| Hobert Green, age 8,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor
l have never written before. I go te
the Elm Grove school, There are q
scholars in the schools girls and X
lboys My playmates are Barbara anC
Rose Meyers.
/ have two miles to walk to school.
have two sisters and one brother.
will close.
Yours truly.
Ora Green, age ~,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
/ must not tease my mother,
For she is very kind,
And everything she says to me
I must always mind.
Dear Editor
I thank you very much for the sou
venir postal cards you sent me. ask
ed nv friend Irene Humphrey, to joil
the Courier Junior family. AS it is get
/ ting about bed time, I will close, wish
e Ing the Courier Junior success.
Y Yours truly,
a Maggie Mccoy, age 10,
+ r. r. d. No. 4,
6 Ottumwa, Iowa
Dear Editor:-
/ will write you few lines. al
10 wears old and go to High Poin
@ school. My teachers name is Ann
Il Peterson.
:. l will close.
Yours truly,
{ Irene Humphrey. age 10,
r. f. d. No. 2,
e Ottumwa, lows
I Dear Courier Junior
l am little girl nine years of age.
go to the Leech school. l live three
; quarters of mile from the schoc
,. house. I go to school every day. Their
are twenty scholars going to our schoo
o MY studies are reading. arithmetic
a language and spelling. 1 have on
S brother and one sister. My brother
It name is Philip and my sisters name
v Hazel Well, will close for this tim
4 Ruth Dooley, age 9,
i r. F. d. No. 2. Box 50,