Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-20

III Il Ct1lLDhEN.
sixth room. My teachers name is
Miss Rose Arbacher.
l have little sister, Gladys. She
will start to school this term, after this
weeks vacation She was five years
Did the fifteenth Of January. My
Rreat-grandmother, eighty-four years
old, is over to my Grandma's house =,
now. She was over to our house for
dinner the other day. My papa Is
CARPENTER. 1t rained hard yesterday.
My little sister and have nice little
garden made.
Yours truly,
Bessie McFadden,
Dear Editor-As I have never wrft
ten before l thought l would write.
/ am little boy eight years old
My papa takes the Ottumwa Courier
and I like to read the Junior letters
very much.
/ have one brother and two sisters.
NV brothers. name is Lloyd and my
sisters are Lena and Lille Rectar
AS my Letter is getting long will close
for this time.
Elmer Rector.
r R. No. l, Florts, Iowa,
MY Friends.--I have not written to
the Junior Courier before. l am going
to tell you about my playmates, Spsan
and Eff1e Berry Susan has blue eyes
and Eff1e has black eyes. We made
mud cakes the last time / was over
there.
will close.
Your Junior friend, s.
Isol Hendrickson,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
!, Ottumwa, lows.
! Dear 11ditor.-I received the postal
card you sent me. thank you very
much for 1t. l think it is real pretty.
l am glad when school begins. The
name of the school that go to Is tha
Rosser. have to walk three quarterH
of O mile to school, There is some
timber on both sides of our house.
was up to Grandpa Harvard's one
Sunday. I always have good time
when l go up there. Well, will close
and write receipt for ginger bread.
that mamma has used about eight
years. 1t is good for I have tried 1T.
Leila Harvard,
1 Douds- Leando, Iowa.
|. Dear Editor Junior Courier
am little boy,
; like to play with toys;
I have brother, Fred,
, The other two are dead.
OF sisters have four; -,
'che Youngest is not wanted on the
! floor
Her hair is very black and thick;
. The others will around her stick.
Her age is seven weeks;
And am seven years.
Ito school have mile;
And 1t seldom makes me smne
I rode from school one day with our
J neiehbor and he. to. his horses. said:
Get up." I then said, why do you
say get up when they are up He
:. then said, What do you say?" AMI !
q told him we tell them to "go-ahead.
o Very truly,
h Arthur Fredrickson,
v r. F. D. No. 1, Box IS. Dudley, Iowa
- :, Dear Editor-This is my first letter
to the Courier Junior. l am little
girl II years old. ] went to school all
the winter. My teachers name is Miss
Margaret Morrison She is very
good teacher. Our school just closed
l. last Friday.
My studies are reading, writing
lspelling, arithmetic, geography, ply
;. siology, grammar.
:, :, For pets have two guineas and a
- little lamb. am going to help mann
ma this afternoon to make garden.
q am going to be tNsy coloring eggs
" for Easter. :,
y am going to go TO Melrose to visit
- nv grandma after Easter. never was
- IN Ottumwa but once. I think 1t Is
In quite city.
-. I guess / will close as my letter u
~ getting long.
W. Your truly
Lorretto Hurley,
., a. Monroe Co. Georgetown, Iowa
90 Dear Editor.-With pleasure viii
- now write my second letter we nave
IN IN weeks vacation for the teachers
~ were at Normal.
az We have fine weather here. M.
~. father takes the Courier and like =
Or read the Junior letters. I have
- sister home on a visit for she is goin,
'le to Colorado to spend the summer.
y, have no more news so will close
e au Yours truly,
en- Ellsworth Harrison,
ny p q Rox PTS. Hiteman, Iowa
Dol
en-. Dear Editor will now write t
en- you my first letter. 1 am little gi'
es. five years old. have little brother
ns He will be four in June. His name
pm Cecil. live in the part of tow
S. which is called dude town"
me I get my papa's mail every day. M
brother and are going to start t
school next term. We have one pc
It is a little dog. go to the stor
NO. and buy my mamma groceries,.
Your little friend,
Irene Belts. age s.
49, Hiteman. low
is ,;a Now +hon1