Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-27


Anderson live one half mile from =
Grandma's. have little cousin,
Florence Andrews. She is 9 months !
old. have good times with Florence3
l wish my little friends in Ottumwa1
could see my uncle Henry's Sheep
He has over 5000 mamma shepp and
there are lots of cute little lambs.
When they shear them, will tell you
how that is done.
Aunt Abbie takes the Courier and
like to read the Junior letters. ii wv
From your friend alss
Blanche Byrum, 2TEoa
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Dear Editor and Juniors.-I am a d
little boy six years old and thought a
would like to write to the Courier q
Junior. IL u
have a pup play with often. rs
think he is very nice. We call him
Shep and he follows my papa and
brother Frank about. l also have five !,
little kittens. They are in a manager y
and sometimes the old hen gets on
them and hovers them as If they
were little chickens. think them
very cute.
had the whooping cough this
spring and could not go to school, I
like to go very much when / am.
am in the first reader
Miss Ollie Kneedler taught our b
school. q
am your little friend,
Stanley Swinney,
r. F. D. No. 1. Floris, Iowa. 1
Dear Editor.-I received my postal ii
card and was glad to get it. thank \
you ever SO much. For pets / have Il
dog. His name is Shep and have
25 chickens. AS my letter is getting
long, will close, asking the editor to /
please send me post card.
Your truly,
Arnold West,
r. F. D. No. s. Ottumwa,s Iowa. 4
Dear junior will write letter
to the Juniors. l have written once
before. I received my postal card
and like it. I thank you ever so
much for 1t. AS my letter Is getting
long, l will close. Will you please
send me postal card
Hazel West age Z,
R. f. D. No. s. ttumwa, Iowa
Dear Editor-I have never written
to the Junior before.
1 have a little brother two years
old and also two sisters.
We have a pet calf and Grandpa
has an active colt
AS my letter is getting long will
close.
Bryan Benge, age 10. !,
Bloomfield, Iowa
Dear Editor--I have never written
to the Junior before. My papa takes
the Ottumwa Courier. have one}
sister. Her name Is Ileta. She goeS
to school. She is S years old. For
pets have one dog and three catsj
], like to read the Junior letters and
stories and Junior receipts. y
I go to school. I am In the fourth I
reader. Arithmetic, language, spelling
geography, history and physiology areIs
my studies.
Yours truly,
Ora Hunter, age 10,
R, r. D. No. 1. Blakesburg. Iowa.
Dear Bditor-As I have written 10
the Courier Junior before, I will write
again.
live in the country. We have got
IS little chickens.
did not go to school very much
this spring. My teachers name was
31st of May. l was IA years old thej
26th Of July.
Ethel L. Roland, age 10,
Libertyville, Iowa.
| Dear Juniors.-I have not writtenE
for quite while so thought woulds
write again Il
| am going to try for the POST
lard Album.
MY birthday comes next month and
will be twelve years DID, y
School will begin again next weekS
am SO sorry though for do not likap
school,
l was in chorus at the opera house
Friday before last
think the Junior Is a success and
hope 1t Is as good in the future.
I have to speak tomorrow morning,
at the church go to.
! nave Deen reddlnS the haCyl
Books, by Susan Coolidge; they are
very good books.
l made week Book" for lady
who was teaching at the Normal Insti.
tute The first page was pictures for
Sunday, the second. Monday or wash
day, the third for Tuesday or ironing
day, next Wednesday or mending day.
next Thursday or calling day, the next
Friday or sweeping day, and the last
Saturday or baking day.
i A Conundrum:
| Why is beehive like bad potato?
A beehive is bee-holder. and be
(e) holder is a spectator: q specked
'tator is bad potato.
Well, will close. ~.
Yours respectfully,
Alice q. Lea, age IL,
'lP. o. Box COS. Abba, Iowa.