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


Dear Courier Junior:
I thought as / have never written
10 the Courier Junior before / will
write a letter and receipt and try |
o get a postal card.
like to read the Courier Junior I
etters. think it very nice to have a
Junior page for the girls and boys.
| am going to school. like my
teacher pretty well. 1als name Is
Henry Reitzel.
will close as my letter IS getting
long. l will write some time again.
Your friend,
Virgel Warder,
AGED IL. R. r. No.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor.
/ thought would write again for I
haven't written for several weeks.
have five postal cards from the
Courier Junior, and hope l will win
more.
MY birthday was May is. My
teachers name is Laura Balm. ! like
her very much.
think flowers makes school yards
and home yards beautiful. think
spring flowers are pretty.
have some nice playmates at
school, they are Goldie Chrisman,
Title Forsythe, Belle Gray and Eva
Knox. Well as my letter is getting
long, l will close. wishing the Juniors
much success.
Yours truly,
Effle Pyle, age IA,
R. F. D. No. 4. Abba, Iowa.
Dear Editor-I am a little boy ten
years old go to Eagle school. I
am in the fifth reader. have two
miles to walk to school. My school ID
out now and 1 have to help work. My
papa takes the Courier. like to
read the little letters very much. I
will close for this time, thanking you
for your postal card.
Your friend,
Ralph M. Johnston,
r, r. D. No. 8. Birmingham, Iowa.
Dear Editor:-As have never
written to the Courier Junior before
| thought would write. am little
boy 8 years old live on farm Z
miles northeast OF Bloomfield. MY
papa takes the Ottumwa Tri-Weekly
Courier and like to read the Junior
letters.
/ have one brother and two sisters.
My brothers name is Lloyd and my
sisters are Lena and Lille.
AS my letter Is getting long, will
close. wishing the Courier Junior sue
cess.
Elmer Rectar,
R. R, No. 1. Floris, Iowa
Dear Editor-Last fall papa went ou
In Utah driving horses across the
mountains and they got lost on the
trail. Papa went down the side Gf the
mountain to find the way out and he
heard something in the leaves an6
looked up and saw big bear coming
toward him with it's head down.
AS he left his gun and horse upon
the mountain he was pretty badly
scared, and started to run. That scar
ed the bear and It started the othe
way and the man and the bear wer'
not very long in getting away from
each other.
j c. Jordan Christy, age II years
1 Ottumwa, Iowa.
i Dear Editor:-I will write again ant
thank you for my postal card. thinl
1T Ia nice. We were up to Grandma
visiting week, came home last Sat
urday. We had fine time. We ha'
ice cream the Fourth Of July. It wa
an awful hot day. We went to on
Aunt's in the evening and they hal
some sky rockets and fire cracker:
!. 1t was fun shooting them.
was nine years old the 10th G
; June and mamma had surprise o
me. We had ice cream and cake an
! la good time. was invited to part
/ yesterday afternoon but was sick an
could not go. My brother and sSste
, went. We have two goats, an old on
and little one.
AS my letter is getting long wi
close, hoping to see this in print.
Vera Cassidy,
r. R. No. Z Fairfield, low
Dear Editor saw my last let's
4 was in print so thought I would u
t again am a reader Of the Dali
r Courier. have seen several letter
s written by little friends. / am goin
q to write receipt. have tried Sc
: eral receipts and they were fine.
e l hope to receive a postal.
r Your Junior friend,
o Gertrude Reed, aged II,
R. F. D. No. 4. Richland. low
Dear Editor:-I thought wou
!. write again because did not succe'
the last time l wrote. Il am in Il
, 9Th room at school, | go to the Fran
D lin school and my teachers name
Miss Alma Glew. I like her We
much. have one pet and 1t is
kitten. It's name Is Pussy. So as n
9 letter is getting long. I Will close, he
d ing the Junior success.
Your friend,
d. Anna Dittman, aged 10,
S. 1901 E Main. Ottumwa, low
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Dear Editor thought would
write and thank you for the post ca
Y which received Tuesday event
tx when came from school think