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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-20
JUNIOR STORIES.
BEETHovEN's MOONLIGHT SOMA.
IA

Among the great musical composers
of modern times, there have been few
who rank with Ludwig Van Beetho.
ven. The famous man was born IN
Bonn, Germany, in 1910. and died at
Vienna in 1927. He was alone in the
world, and the object of unkind treat
ment by those who should have been
his friends.
How nobly he rose above all petty
annoyances we can readily understand
when we listen to the grand ann
solemn strains of his immortal music.
The following story illustrates the
| kindness of his nature and shows
how some of his words seemed to be
almost the results of inspiration.
One moonlight winters evening, |
call UP Beethoven; for wished him
to take g. walk, and afterwards sup
with me- In passing through dark
narrow street. he suddenly paused.
Hush he said, what sound Is that?
1t is from my Sonata In F. Hank!
how well it is Played" 1t was little
mean dwelling, and we paused out.
side and listened The player went
on, but in the midst of the finale, there
was a sudden break; then voice O.
IT Z. CduLOI pay uiiJ iioiS' -
lis beyond my power to do it justice
Oh, what would I not give to go tc
the concert at Cologne" "Ah, my
sister," said her companion, "Wh,
create regrets when there is no rem
edy? We can scarcely pay our rent.
" You are right. and yet wish TO-
once in my life to hear some really
! good music"
Beethoven looked at me.
Let US go in?" he said.
eco in" exclaimed. What cal
we go in for .
81 will play to her." he said, in al
excited tone. Here is feeling-gentu
understanding l will play to he:
2 and she will understand"
f And before could prevent hin
: his hand was upon the door. A pal
. young man was sitting by the table
; making shoes; and near him leanin
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few hours afterwards Charlotte came
out Of another room with her pretty
doll Rosy. Lucy said, "Oh. there Is
Rosy! How pretty she looks. She has
q new bonnet too"
Lucy looked at the doll with delight
"Do Charlotte, let me have her awhile
IL will not let her fall" "No, Lucy,
cannot lend Rosy to any one now;
che no longer belongs to me but tc
you friedrich brought her apples AZ
q reward also.
will close hoping to see my story
in print. am little girl twelve
years old. This is the first time
have ever written.
Merle Holzhauser,
Hedrick, Iowa
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SEYMOUR NEWS.

Mrs. LILLIAN Love and little daugh
ters, Bessie and Doras, returned to
their home in Mena. Ark, last Sunday
after months visit here with Mrs.
Loves sister. Mrs. A. G. McAllister.
Herbert Rosengreen returned from
Chicago Saturday. where he has been
taking course in engraving.
Mr.. and Mrs Trogden of Nashville,
Tenn. came Tuesday to visit many
relatives and friends.
Mrs A. s. Holmes returned Satur-
day from a visit in Fort Madison, lowe
and Springfield, ILL.,
The Allerton and Centerville Chau
tauquas begin this week and many
from here will go.
w. M. Byers. living northwest of
Seymour. had nine head of cattle kill
ed one night last week.
There is cutie reunion Of the Rin
ker family this week. Those here are
Mr.. and Mrs George Rinker. John
Rinker of Denver. Colo. Purlie Rim
ker of Cripple Creek. Colo, W. J. Rim
lser Of Linneus. Mo, and Homer Rim
ker of Anthem, Iowa.
| Miss Amy Machlon Of Leon. is visit
ing her friend. Miss Bertha Webb.
| Birthday Party.
Villa Perkins entertained quite I
number of her little friends in homo
of her fifth birthday at her home OF
East Main Street Tuesday. August 13
Ice cream. cookies and pop corn wer
served. She received many prett
presents.
Mildred Adams age Z,
Seymour lowe
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purify men. 1--WE want you to come with

burly men. 1--WE want you to come with
u.s."
We'll, am not going!" The eyes
Of the little man flashed fire, and his
facial expression showed plainly that
his heart was breaking.
The officers looked at the lifeless
figure upon the bed, at the stolen fruit
upon the broken plate and the cup OF
coffee. They both looked at Rags and
then at each other, and then their
hats came off, and the bigger of the
two men-a man with face that look.
ed stern and Observation-Disclosures
back the tears as he said:
you needn't come, sonny. You
ought to have a medal instead of a
jp'l sentence"
The officers left the house, and
Rags knelt down by his mothers bed
and thanked God that 1t was not wrong
to take it for her.
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THE STORY OF THE LEAD PEN
GIL.

I am only a stubby little pencil but
was once as long as the best and
newest Of you. I was not bettered as
am now but fresh and new, with q
nice little rubber cap on my head.
But my owner was often very hungry
They had long session at school and
SO he chewed and chewed upon the
rubber until 1t disappeared. had a
name. too. "Dixson NJ" printed in
fine gilt letters on my side but the
name can scarcely be deciphered now.
Perhaps you like to hear my story.
Well, one morning was having a
comfortable though rather dull
time on a shelf in Atwater's stoce
when in came boy He paid seven
cents for pencil and by good luck
for him. not for me, had me given to
him. He slipped me under strap
which held his books and started on.
/ looked about me little and discover
ed that my companions in bondage
were grammar, history and arithmetic
and little green book only part of
whose name I could see. 1t looked
like a snow. In few minutes we en-
tered large building and presently
/ discovered that I was in school
room. Oh. such fun had since then
NY owner and had not learned much
but tell you we enjoyed ourselves
Twice day we had climbed up long
flights Of stairs to a little NON
where we always arrived much press
ed for breath. owing to the good time
we had on the way.
y. Your friend.
Marie Corsmeier.
Grand View, Reading, ONO
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Grand View
THE CAT.

We have a cat. He came to our
house when he was kitten. He Is
blue His name is Bluebtrd.
When he got big he got so he would
kill little chickens. He caught great
many rats and mice. We took him
away for ten days. He came back
and was so glad to see US we could
not send him away again. We keep
him shut up. He is never any trouble
only when he is hungry he will go to
the cubbard and NEW.
Paul Swift. age 8,
| Selma Iowa
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RAGS.
(By Leola I. Allard.)

(6y LSOld j. Au1lu.j
Rags had always been honset. Al
ways does not in this case signify
such very long time, but 1t seemed
8 wealth of time to poor Rags, who
had never known what It was to rest
and play and enjoy life and have
plenty to eat when it was eating time,
and not worry about where the next
meal was coming from. Rags had
pleasant times in his life, but they
were not what most of us would call
very pleasant. When he had worked
unusually hard all day. and received
more money for papers than was Gus.
tomary with him, he thought he had
had a very pleasant day. When hia
mother was feeling better than usual
for she was cripple and III always
he was very happy. and considered
himself lucky.
Rags was on the street crying his
papers early in the morning, and III
the evening, other papers were in hi:
lands and being showed before the
worry eyes Of every one who passed b!
him.
Rags was what many called impu
cent. with his requests that ever
one buy from him, and often he receiv
cd harsh reprimand from some on
older and larger than he WIS; some
one who knew nothing about the impu
dence that is positively necessary !,
some cases II one would earn Twins
Rags was late in getting home on
evening, and when he did get there
there was no light, and the littl
shaggy, thin cur that was fixture o
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THE LAST TWO APPLES,

Once upon a time there were three
little children. Their names were
Lucy. age FIVE, Charlotte, age nine,
and Frederick, age eleven. They low
ed each other very dearly. Their last
name was Brown.
One day Lucy came into the room
where her brother and sister were
playing. She said, Look and see
what I have Charlotte and Fred
rick looked and say that Lucy had two
nice large red apples.
Friedrich asked, where did you get
thenl?"
And Lucy answered, Mother gave
them to me-
what Beauties said Charlotte,
"and I am so fond of apples, too. and
mother never saves me any II am
fond of apples, too said Friedrich, 81
have often leased mother for those
apples but she would not let me- have
them. She said, There were only
two left and she wanted to save then
! for Lucy And now you have hotl
of them and Charlotte and l have
none"
! "But cannot mother give you some
more apples?" asked Lucy
4: mo" replied Charlotte, "She has
no more"
j Lucy was very grave for while
She wanted her sister and brother t.
have an apple too. But then she Low
ed apples so we'll herself 1t was
, hard struggle.
After looking at her brother an
, sister awhile, she said HAS mothe
really no more apples?" "No,' answe,
ed Charlotte. Lucy was again silen,
and Der eyes filled with tears. "Woul
YOU like to have my apples?" Cha
lotte would have said mo" but Fref
, rick stopped her mouth with his han
J and said. "You surely would not Civ
. them to u.s." Eyes. WILL" said Luc.
Handing one to friedrich and the othe
/. to Charlotte.
8 mo, dear sister. we do not war
J, to rob you of your apples" they salt
g but Lucy would not keep them. In
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THE COTTON PLANT.

The cotton plant was cultivated and
its fibres made into cloth in Peru,
Mexico, India and Farther midas.
centuries before the discovery Of
America 1t is still very largely pro
duced in India and Egypt, but the U.
8. grows three fourths of the worlds
crop.
The cotton plant requires season
months long, with a constant high
distributed throughout the growing
season.
The plants are set out for cultiva-
ton and cared for much like corn
and tobacco. Late in summer the
seeds ripen, being held together In
ball, an inch or so in diameter, by
the dried sepals of the flower.
The cotton is then picked, fibers and
seeds adhering in mass and taken
to the cotton gin. which separates the
jfibers from the seeds. The fbers are
then baled under heavy pressure and
sent to market.
Sea-island cotton, so-caIled because
It is grown on the coast islands OF
South Carolina and Georgia, has very
fine fibers, growing sometimes as Ions
as nine inches 1t Is used for thread
making and for finest fabrics. Cotton
seeds are very rich in an oil which
holds an important plaza in our com
merce.
/ 1t Is used in making soap, and in
refined state. has an increasing use II
cooking. But its largest use is as II
adulterant lard and oils. both edibl
and lubricating. The cotton plan
supplies most Of the fibre used 70
clothing 1t is raised In the south
eastern part Of the United States, I
India and Brazil
The cotton is light. soft, flexible
and easily washed and dyed. Line
made from fax and silk Is the Pre-
duct Of worm which feeds upon tn
mulberry tree.
Alta Rhine, age 10,
Blakesburg, low;
R. F. D. No. 1, Box 81.
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Two cups of butter. one and one
half cups OF sugar. one egg plus two
yolks, two and one-half cups of flour.
three teaspoonfuls baking powder,
one cup of milk
Put sugar, butter and eggs in a
warm bowl and beat until light; add
flour with baking powder and milk and
beat again two minutes, flavor and
divide into square or round pans
Have oven heated full power for 1C
minutes. place cake in oven, turn ou1
gas for 10 minutes and light agar
until done.
Beatrice Lynch,
Oil Walton Ave. St. Louis. Mo
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EMMA's WEDDING CAKE.

One pound -four, one pound butter,
one pound citron, six pounds raisins
two pounds currants, one and one
fourth pounds dark brown sugar. one
lemon and orange peel, (one-hali
pound each) three tablespoonful Gin
namon. two tablespoonful mace, two
tablespoonfuls nutmeg, one pint brandy
one cup molasses. one tablespoonful
all-spice and ginger. one dessert spoon
full of cloves. Bake, slowly until a
straw will come out clean. This is
very delicious cake and will keaI
indefinitely.
Pearl West. age 10,
D q n No Blakesburg. Iowa
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cHARTREusE OF RICE AND MEAT

Boil one cup Of rice until tender.
chop fine one pint of meat, season
with salt and pepper to taste, one tea
spoonful of onion Juice, one teaspoon
full of minced parsley and add beaten
egg, two tablespoonful OF crumbs and
moisten with water or stock enough
to make mold easily. Butter a mold
line bottom and sides with rice abop1
three-fourths Of an inch deep fill II
the meat, cover closely with rice and
steam for about As minutes. Turn
out on q platter, garnish with parsley
If desired and pour tomatoes or browi
sauce over it.
| Leroy Smiley, age IL,
1921 Rutger St. st. Louis, Mo
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One chicken cooked until tender,
chop very fine, laying aside the skin
and gristle Chop fine an equal
amount of crisp cabbage and six hard
boiled eggs. Add one cup of strong
vinegar and one teaspoonful each OF
mustard and celery seed. add one-half
cup of melted butter and one-half cur
of vinegar.
A Junior friend,
F, Gertrude Freeman, age Z,
40 Morrell ST.. Ottumwa. Iowa
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CREAM CANDY.

Four cups of sugar, two cups Of
water, three-fourths cup of vinegar,
one cup Of cream or rich milk, butter
the size of an egg. teaspoonfuls ct
vanilla, pinch of soda
Let 1t boil until 1t is brittle when
dropped in water, then remove from
the fire and pour on buttered platter
Let it cool and then work it until it IS
very white.
Edith Lucille Perry. age IL,
Bidwell, Iowa
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WHAT l HAVE BEEN DOING THIS
SUMMER.

I have had lots of fun this summer.
Ny cousins visited me. We went on
picnics, street car rides. and went TO
see people We played checkers. finch
hide-and -seek, and other games. MY
cousins stayed week. | also helped
with the dishes and cleaned my room
up. I have enjoyed my vacation.
Your Junior friend,
Louise Briggs. age 13.
419 Center Ave- Ottumwa, Iowa.
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CHEESE sTRAws.

Two cupfuls of grated cheese, one
cupful Of flour. three tablespoonful of
melted butter, one.auarter of tea
spoonful of salt and one-quarter tea
spoonful of cayenne pepper; mix to-
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JUNIOR RECEIPTS.
DuMPLINGs.

One pint Of sifted flour, one table
spoonful Of finely chopped suet, one
teaspoonful baking powder, one-third
teaspoonful salt, add enough swee
milk to mix to a soft dough. Boz
without uncovering for twenty min
utes.
Lucille Briggs, age 10,
419 Center Ave. Ottumwa. Iowa
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JUNIOR LETTERS.

Dear Editor.-As I have written be-
fore and enjoy reading the Junior
page, I thought l would write again
Ny school is out now and have been
promoted from the fifth room into the
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SCOTCH SNAPS.

Sugar. two and onehalf cups. lard
one one-third cups. molasses one
quart. water one pint, soda one ounce,
flour enough to thicken as any cookies.
Maude Davis.
r.. r. No Ottumwa, Iowa
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gether, roll thin, cut into narrow
strips and bake brown.
Louise Briggs, age ID,
i419 Center Ave. Ottumwa, Iowa.
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An ottumwa News Ito,

An Ottumwa News Item.
Little Misses Lulu and Mary Apple
gate of Guthrie Center, Iowa, who
have been visiting Louise and Lucille
Briggs, 41s Center avenue, returned
home this morning.
Louise Briggs, age 10.
419 Center Ave. Ottumwa. Iowa
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sixth room. Ny teachers name IS
Miss Rose Arbacher.
l have little sister, Gladys, She
will start to school this term, after tbs
weeks vacation She was five years
old the fifteenth of January. My
great-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 a
carpenter. 1t rained hard yesterday.
My little sister and 1 have a nice little
garden made.
Yours truly,
Bessie McFadden,
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Dear Courier Junior.--Many thanks
for the beautiful souvenir postal you
sent me. Well I must tell you have
changed my residence and i expect to-
change it no more for while att
least as we have bought our place.
Well, I will send with this short re-,
ceipt and close. hoping the Junior has
great success and pleasure. "a
Your little Junior friend, 1T
Lottie Irwin, age 10,
627 Fellows ST. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Juniors got my flag for the /!
Fourth of July contest and thought It
very nice. l did not go away any
place this summer but Just stayed at
home and played and went to call on
my little friends. l have worked a.
| little and read good deal
| will close and write a receipt.
A Junior friend
Lucille Briggs, age 10,
419 Center Ave Ottumwa, Iowa..
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CHICKEN SALAD.

1921 Rutger St. st. Louis, Mo.
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R. F. D. No. 1, Box 81.
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Yours truly,
Bessie McFadden,

Dear Editor.-As I have never wrfe.
ten before thought would write.
am a 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.
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VERY PRACTICAL LAYER CAKE


r F. D. No. 1. Blakesburg, Iowa
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NV Friends--I have not written to
the Junior Courier before. am going
to tell you about my playmates, Spsan
and Effle Berry. Susan has blue eyes
and Ef11e has black eyes. We made
mud cakes the last time was over
there. !
will close.
:. Your Junior friend, s.
Isol Hendrickson,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-05

back taxes tor the years 1908, 1904
and 1905, to-wit:
The southeast quarter of section
tweuty-six, township thirty-four, north
of range one west; the southwest quar-
ter of the northeast quarter, and the
north half of the northeast quarter
section thirty-five, township thirty
four, north, range n west; the north
east quarter of the northwest quarter
of section thirty-fve, township thirty
four, north, of range q west.
IAN itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill, showing the amount of
taxes now due on said real estate for
the years aforesaid, amounting in the
aggregate to the sum of $30.2o, is
filed with said petition, a. provided by
law
And unless they be and appear at
the next term Of said Court, to be
holden for the County of Iron, and the
State OF Missouri, at the court house in
said county, on the fourth Monday in
October next, (907), and on the first
day of said term of court, plead,
answer or demur to said plaintiffs
petition, the same will be taken as
confessed, judgment rendered in ac'
cordance with the prayer of. said pc
tition, and said real estate, OF so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
said judgment, interest and costs, bt
sold under a special tieri facias to b'
issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that q cop.
hereof be published according to Law
- thu IupN CoIrNry REGISTER q wenk1'
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that plaintiff is not informed whether
they be living or dead; that if they be
dead their heirs, or if they died leaving a
will. their devisees, are Interested in the
subject matter of this petition; that the
names of such heirs or devisees, or both,
cannot be inserted herein because they
are unknown to plaintiff; that the said
Henry b. Townsed, William S. Russell,
Francis Wells, and Eugene MiltenbeTger
were the record owners of an interest in
the land described herein, but plaintiff
has no Information except as herein
stated of the nature of the interest and
estate in said land owned by said Henry
B. Townsed, William s.. Russell, Francis
Wells and Eugene Miltenberger, and
therefore is unable to particularly de
scribe the same, and that in the event of
the death of the said Henry B. Townsed,
William S. Russell, Francis Wells and
Eugene Miltenberger, their said heirs and
deviSeeS have, by descent or devise, sue
ceeded to the said interest and estate of
the said Henri b. TOWnSed, William 5.
Russell. Francis Wells and Eugene Mil
tenberger. from whom their interest in
the property herein described is derived.
Plaintiff further alleges that Henry B,
TOwnsed, William S. Russell, Francis
Wells and Eugene Miltenberger are nom
residents of the State of Missouri, and
cannot be summoned in this action by
the ordinary process of law in this state;
1t is. therefore, ordered by the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mo-, in
vacation, that publication be made noti-
flying said defendants that an action has
| been commenced against them in the Cir
cult Court of said county, the object and
general nature of which is to enforce the
lien of the State of Missouri, on the fol,
! lowing real estate, belonging to the sale
i defendants. for back taxes for the year:
e 1901. 1902. 1904. 1905, to-wit:
d West half of southeast quarter and cas-
d half of the southwest quarter of Section
+ Twenty-eight, Township Thirty-four
north, of Range Four east, 100 acres, il
Iron County. Missouri, Gan itemize,
d statement in the nature of a tax bn
showing the amount of taxes now due o
is said real estate for the years aforesaid
:. amounting in the aggregate to the sur
of $44.47. is filed with said petition a
ID provided by law.)
le And unless they be and appear at tn
it next term of said court to be holden TO
lie the County of Iron, and State of Mis-
l. souri,. at the courthouse in said county o
the fourth Monday in October mex
N $500, and on the first day thereof, plead
it answer or demur to said plaintiffs peti
l. ton. the same will be taken as confessed
lie judgment rendered in accordance wit
80.
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quarter of Section 90, Township 80, north
of Range 8 east, 50 acres-all in Iron
County, Missouri. Can itemiZed state
ment in the nature of a tax bill showing
the amount of taxes now due on said real
estate for the years aforesaid, amounting
In the aggregate to the sum of $3.50, is
filed with said petition as provided by
law
And unless they be n appear at the
next term of said court to be holden for
the County of Iron, and State of Mis-
souri,, at the courthouse in said county on
the fourth Monday in October next
(1907), inc on the first day thereof, plead,
answer or demur to said plaintiffs petit
ton, the same will be taken as confessed,
judgment rendered in accordance with
the prayer of said petition. and said real
estate, or so much thereof as may be nee
essary to satisfy said judgment, interest
and costs, be sold under a special fieri
facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy hereof
be published according to law in the
IRON COUNTY REGISTER, a weekly