Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-12
JUNIOR LETTERS.

Dear Editor.-I have written story
to the Courier Junior, and l would be
very pleased to receive a souvenir
postal card. Those have are very
pretty.
1 go to school and study the eighth
grade.
Ethelyn Mildred Lewis is my seat
mate. Miss Helen Garvin is my
teacher. Mrs. Hand is my music
teacher.
Mamma, papa, and Helen are play
ing finch. like to play very much.
We had Christmas tree Christmas
and | received several presents.
must close and write receipt.
Edith Lucille Perry, age IL,
Bidwell, Iowa.
Dear Editor.-I am little girl 9
years old. | have one sister, three
tell you what got for Christmas; a
ring, watch, three books, a box with
shells on it, little basket and hair
ribbon. l went to the Christmas tree
and when got home mama had one
at home for me. I hope all little
juniors had a merry Xmas and
New Year. I can't think of any more
so l will close.
Tillie Thompson,
Floris, Iowa.
Dear Editor.-As l have never
written to the Courier Junior before,
thought would write. am little
girl II years old go to the Gray
school. have two little puppies and
two little kitties. | milk two COWS
every night and morning We had
two weeks vacation Christmas and
my sister was down from Ottumwa.
must close for this time for my
letter is getting long.
Edna Craft.
Dear Junior.-I have never written
to the Junior before. l live in the
country, about seven miles from town,
and one and half miles from school.
have been through Wentworths'
arithmetic, go to Burr Oak school
and my teacher name is Lula Martin.
have two sisters and one brother.
My sisters names are Dora and Hattie
and my brothers name is Raymond
will close.
Addie Bradsbury, age 10,
Pulaski, Iowa.
| Dear EditOr-LaSt summer mamma
papa, my sister Dorothy, and took d
trip down south.
First to Kansas City Willie to
visit friends. Then we went to Mena
Arkans as and stayed two we eiis tC
visit friends We took a ,e1r ard
went up a mountain and camped out
two days We fished in river We
took some pictures of the place. After
we got back my sister Dorthy and
had birthday party on the goth ct
April in big pine grove. They pu,
rocks on the streets and rolled then
. with big engine. They have fine
strawberries there.
Then we went to Port Arthur
Texas and stayed three days. The
roads are covered with shells ant
they roll them with big engine. Tha
is the way they have their streets.
We took boat on the Gluf o
Mexico. We saw big ships from al
countries loading with oil, rice ant
lumber
i On the way back home we stoppe,
at Joplin and Carthage, Mo-, ant
visited cousins.
| go to school. l am six years old
am in the third grade. Miss Hamil
ton is my teacher.
Mildred Adams,
. Seymour, Iowa.
> Dear Editor.-May I join TIL
! sovenir postal contest please.
have never written to you before
l am eight years old and l weigl
95 ponds Papa named me afte
Bret Harte the poet AMI l hope ma
some day be as great man as h
was. l am going to try at least
2 l have little brother his nam
1 is Teddie, he is four years old and
1 have little sister two years old, he
name Is Jessie.
l also have little nephew thre
i months old. His name is Glen Quicl
IL ! have pretty black curly do