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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-02
THE SOUVENIR PosTALs.

=. No doubt some of our "older" read
ers will not understand why we are
always sending out postals. We send
them because we realize. that the
Juniors are delighted to get them.
However, we do not want the Juniors
to acknowledge them by simply
thanking us by writing a receipt, but
we do want them to write a nice lit
tie letter telling us of their pets,
their home, the beautiful flowers or
something else of interest The first
Junior who writes what we consider
an excellent letter will get splendid
surprise prize. We will still send out
postals to Juniors the week in which
their letters Or stories appear on the
Junior page. We have some beautiful
new postals which we will send out
next week. The Juniors might write
letters to some absent member OF
their family or else they might pre-
tend to be away on trip and write
home We have an excellent letter
from Junior in Oklahoma, just the
kind we like
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The third day had come. It was in
the morning. The soldiers were on
guard. All at once the earth shook
and an angel came and rolled back the
stone and Jesus showed himself to the
soldiers. His face was like the SUM-
The soldiers ran and told the rulers
and the rulers gave them a large sum
of money to tell the Jews that the
apostles had stolen the body. This
the Jews believed.
Mary NIagdalen and another woman.
were taking spices to the tomb and
they talked to each other saying how
they would roll back the stone but
when they got to the tomb the stone
was rolled back and the body of
Jesus was gone.
Mary Magdalen ran and told the
disciples that the body was gone, the
other woman looked into the tomb and
saw a angel Who said, Fear not, you
seek Jesus Of Nazareth, he is risen. He
is not here, behold the place they laid
him. But go tell his disciples and
Peter that he goeth before thee into
Galilee" The woman ran and told
every one.
Frances Owens, age II,
227 North Mclean ST., Ottumwa.
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MAY AND HER RABBIT.

There was once little girl named
May. When May was about 8 years old
her father gave her an Easter present.
It was bunny. She thought lots of
him and called him Her little white
bunny" She always feed him her
self. She feed him cabbage, carrots
and other vegetables. When Bunny
had been here about three months
Mays father got her three more little
rabbits. Then Bunny was not SO lonely
as before. Before when May was at
school he was all alone.
One day when May was at school
the rabbits thought they would
take a stroll into the woods. They
were having a good time when Bunny
sat erect and looked afraid. When the
other rabbits looked around they saw
man coming with a gun. The rab-
bits did not know what to do. So they
turned and ran as fast as they could
go. Just as they got to brush pile
they saw the dogs close after Them
The dogs tried and tried to get under
the brush pile but could not. When
the man came up he saw they were
tame rabbits. He then called the dogs
away. Then the rabbits ran home. 1t,
was almost dark when they got home.
Little May was very glad to see them
home.
Effie M. Howard, age Is. 4
Riyerview Addition, OttumWa, Ia.
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THE EASTER BUNNY

Little Dorothy was about four years
old. She was the only child in the FAM
lily and was very badly spoiled. she
sometimes annoyed her mother greatly
by her little pranks.
One day, about a week before East
er, her mamma told her If she was
good. the Easter Bunny" would come
and lay some pretty eggs. Little Doro-
thy was very good all that week; and
pleased her mother greatly. But the
day before Easter, she began to be
nervous, and every time the she1p
would bleat, she would run out, AID
chase them away for fear they would
brighten the Bunny" away.
That night after Dorothy had gonc
to bed the rabbit stole softly into the
room and ran to the nest Dorothy had
fixed for him.
He began scratching around for q
gcod place to lay his eggs.
Dorothy was awakened by the
scratching and sat up in bed very
much frightened. Then she thought
about the rabbit and lay very still
Soon after the lights were turned or
and Dorothy could see two little gray
ears and nose sticking up every little
bit
About half an hour later, the lights
were turned out and Dorothy was soor
fast asleep and forgot all about the
rabbit.
Next morning Dorothy got up very
early and ran to the nest she hat
made. There she found twenty beau
tiful colored eggs, and four pretty
little Easter rabbits sitting around the
box.
Dorothy was very good just before
Easter always after that and the
Bunny" always visited her.
Adah MullinneX, et.e IL,
Sipourney Iowa
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pressions, except to say that it seemed
to both brother and me as veritable
earthly paradise.
The United States mint next claim
ed our attention and we spent de-
lightful afternoon in that storehouse
of Uncle Sans treasures.
Doesn't it make money seem rather
cheap stuff after all, when we see
workmen shoveling it about like so
much coal?
Of course we visited the Seal Rocks,
Sutro Heights and the famous Sutro
Baths.
Yesterday forenoon brother and l
spent several pleasant and instructive
hours along the docks. AS neither Of
us had ever seen ship before, you
may imagine our feelings.
But as this letter is getting long
enough already and brother is grow
ing impatient, l will close. We expect
to leave San Francisco about the 10th
and shall probably go to Los Angeles
by steamer although we may decide
to take run up to Mt. Shasta first.
Brother joins me in sending love to
all the folks and say to Aunt Minnie
that we are doing our best to follow
all her good advice. With warm re-
CARDS. Ever your loving daughter,
Opal Davis,
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THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT
AT SCHOOL,.

The most important event at school
this month was when my class and
teacher went flower hunting. We
went after school.
First we went down the road lit
tie way till we came to a pasture.
We climbed q fence into the pas
ture. We went through two pastures
till we came to a railroad bridge.
1t was the c. B. & @. bridge and it
is very high. Some of the boys
climbed the beams on the top of the
bridge.
After we had climbed hill at the
side of the bridge, which looked like
a mountain at the bottom we got on
the track.
Pretty soon we came to one Of the
boys homes where we left our books.
Then we went down in the fields to
hunt flowers. Soon we came to the
brush where the A4ayfowers, adder
tongues and violets were Just thick.
After while we had picked enough
flowers, so we went back to the pas
ture and sat down by the pond
There some Of the boys ducked
their heads in the water.
Pretty soon we started home. When
we got to the house we got our books
and drink and started We got t,
the depot and saw train coming, sc
we waited for it. After it had gore
past we went home.
Your friend,
Edith M. Swearingen, age II.
Hedrick, Ia, box 1874.
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Dear Father and Mother. = We
reached San Francisco last Saturday
early in the morning and were met at
the Oakland ferry by Uncle John and
family, even down to the baby, from
all of whom we received regulation
California welcome.
We scarcely waited to get the roar
of the train out of our ears and the
alkili dust off our clothes before we
commenced sightseeing, a delightful
employment that we have kept up I'M
til the present moment, and we are
not half through yet.
Even now brother is urging me to
make short work of this letter so that
we may get over to the government
navy yards at Mare island.
First we visited San Francisco's es-
pecial pride and glory, Golden Gate
Park. AS you have no doubt spent
many an hour in this lovely place, l
will not bora sess -s~h ~ -Hg OK,
=
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THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT
AT SCHOOL.


I started to school about November.
About six weeks after l started we
had surprise on the teacher.
All of the scholars were to bring
candy 1t was on Friday we were to
surprise her. We had music. Our
teacher was called out to hear the
little children sing. While she was
gone, Miss Holland, our writing teach
er, came in and made us walk quietly
up to the desk and put our candy on
our teachers desk.
We made some noise while going up
to her desk and she heard it, so she
came in and saw the candy. 1t sur
prised her SO much that she could not
teach that afternoon.
Then she counted the sacks of can
dy and there were So. She found that
every scholar had given her some.
When she got through counting the
sacks of candy we map raced on the
map of North America and Europe.
Wesley w. Hunt.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
r r No G
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My idea of happy Easter is to get
up early and so to church and as
sist at mass with devotion and So
home and color some Easter eggs and
give some of them to the poor who
will be so glad to get them. This year
at the White House President Roose-
welt gave an egg rolling party for the
poor children Of Washington, D. c.,
and how they enjoyed it all.
Rolling the beautiful eggs around
on that velvet lawn which is the duty
of q special man to keep looking SO
beautiful
What JOY to those poor children
who have scarcely ever seen the green
grass.
1t was a source of great pleasure to
both the great household and the poor
children.
We received some very beautiful
candy eggs but like the real eggs bet
ter.
Ruth Roster, age IA,
st. Joseph's Academy, Otturnwa, Ia.
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think the best thing that
happened at my home was that it
was time to make garden and plant
flower seeds. We have everything up
and the nice rains we had the last
week makes everything look SO nice
and fresh.
We also had two hens setting and
they Matched out rs little chickens,
but four of them died. I think little
chickens are so cute. Some of ours
are black, brown and white.
I think little ducks are cute, SO we
set another hen yesterday. went and
got two duck eggs and I hope they
hatch so 1 can see the ducks swim.
1 thank you ever so much for the
post cards 1 received the day before
Easter.
1 got 10 cards from different people
also thank Margaret Sunley for the
one she sent me. Well, as my letter is
getting long will close.
Forest Weber, age Z.
1905 East Main st.
OttumWa, Iowa.
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEVEREAUx.
EDITOR.
ROLLER SKATES FOR PRIZES.

Dear Juniors. We wonder If the
Juniors would like roller skates for
prizes! We imagine that we hear
great many saying, Indeed we do, IN
deed we do!' We will give four pairs,
two for Juniors between 10 and IA
years of age and two for Juniors I'M
der 10 years of age. To win these
prizes the Juniors between 10 and IA
years must write story con-
tanning about 200 words, choosing
their subject from the Courier OF Sat
urday, May 2, either the Daily or TIL
Weekly. The writer's can take some
thing from the "Want Ads" or any
other of the many advertisements, tel
ling what they consider the most im-
portant and the best part of the ad
making a pretty story out OF 1t.
If the little writer does not want to
write on something in the ads. why he
Cor she) can pick out what is the best
and most important article in the
paper according to his Cor herr idea.
The Juniors under 10 years OF age can
write on one Of the following sub
jects:
MY OUTDOOR FRIENDS.
A MAY PARTY.
THE SCHOOL GARDEN.
MY GARDEN.
SPRING AND SUMMER GAMES.
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he could not understand. The strang-
ers stepped aside, and another face
bent over him-a face he recognized
even without the fur cap and spark
ling stones.
why, it is the King" Quentin ex-
claimed 81 am in the Fairy Palace"
And the King smiled down on him
and answered in the English OF Quen-
tins fairy books:
"You took dangerous way to get
here, little one"
But that was not quite all Quentin
will never forget the wonders OF the
Fairy Palace, nor how he was carried
back to his mother behind the four
white horses, in the golden sleigh.
The boy is man now, and the Fairy
King no longer lives in his palace
among the clouds; but Of all the
stories which cluster lovingly around
his name, none is remembered with
more gratitude than this, of his kind
ness to little runaway. B. M. Bur-
rell in the Childrens Magazine.
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OWNING UP.

Creak, creak, creak, the door of the
carriage house swung on it hinges. On
top of it sat Robbie. It was only half
a door and Robbie could sit on it
when it was shut.
Come on and ride" called Robbie
to Myrtle, who came out of the house
that moment with her sister Lucy;
Maybe grandpa wouldn't like it,
said Myrtle. ooh, he WONT care re-
piled Robbie. 81 can't sit on; I fall
off" said Lucy, as she got on. Myrtle
climbed up beside her will push
it." said Robbie. All aboard" said
Robbie and gave vigorous shove
with his foot. Rip, rip, crack it broke
and settled down to the ground. cob
It's breaking" shrieked Myrtle and
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WAS IN TOMB THREE DAYS.

The body of Christ had been in the
tomb three days, when on the morn
ing of the third day the guards who
had been watching the tomb We're
startled by an earthquake. An agneii
and rolled back the stone OF
which covered the tomb. The guards
We're so startled that they fell to the
ground, only to see Jesus Christ rise
and come forth from the tomb, His
face as bright as the sun. When Mary
Magdalen and Mary, the mother of
Jesus, went to embalm the body OF
Jesus they found the tomb open and
empty and they looked down into the
tomb and saw an angel and she SAID
he who was crucified has risen.
Donald Byrne, age 10,
Ottunwa Ia 222 North Market st.
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THE FIRST EASTER

The third day had now come and it.
was early in the morning, and the
soldiers were on watch and all Of a.
sudden the earth shook and an angel,
came down to the tomb, and it rolled
away heavy stone. Jesus came out
and showed himself to the soldiers
all glorious and beautiful. The Sold,
iers were so frightened they ran away.
and told all Of the rulers who were
afraid that the people would believe
They gave all Of the soldiers a great
sum of money and told them to tell
the people that the disciples had
stolen the body. A woman by the name
Of Magdalen and another woman had
come the same morning.
Patrick Moloney
COZ West Main street Ottumwa Ia.
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Now that the cold winter days are
gone how glad are all the boys and
girls that Summer is coming and that
the school days are getting near to
the end. as
The boys are playing marbles now
and they say that is a sure sign OF
Spring.
My Mamma says it is bad time
for boys to wear their stockings out
in the knees.
The grass is getting green and the
pussywillows are peeping out their
heads.
Our lilies, flags, pettunia's and little
stars are all coming up and the trees
are in leaf and the rose bushes will
soon have lots of flowers.
| have some seed left that I re-
ceived from the Junior last year and
am going to plant it as soon as it gets
warm enough.
We have % little chickens about q
week old some are white and some
black, and brown.
! have a fine gold fish.
Forest Weber, age Z,
1905 East Main street Ottumwa Ia
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GRANDPA HAS TAKEN COURIER
FOR 35 YEARS.

I received my pretty Easter prizes
and thank you ever so much for them.
I think they are very pretty. MY
grandpa that live with, has taken the
Ottumwa Daily Courier over 35 years.
I think that is a pretty long time. l
received an Easter postal from Hazel
Stever and Margaret Smiley. thank
them for sending them. sent both a
card. 1 sent one to girl about three
weeks ago or longer and have not re-
ceived an answer yet. Maybe she did
not get it. 1t was Myrtle Price. re-
main your Junior,
Mabel Reifsnyder.
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1t was now the third day and a
bright morning and the soldiers were
at watch When at last the earth
shook and an angel came and rolled
away the stone, Our Lord arose from
the tomb, His face was bright and
beautiful The soldiers were afraid Of
the Jews. They said that they would
give them sum Of money and say
that the apostles had stolen the body.
This the Jews believed. Mary Magda-
len and. another woman came that
same morning to the tomb with spices.
They We're talking about how they
would get the big stone away and
when got there He was gone. The
angel said, BE not afraid, He that
died on the cross at Calvary is risen. =
They went back to tell the apostles
that Christ had risen from the dead.
Catherine Corrigan, age IL,
Sacred Heart School, 511 N. Benton.
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Halstedst street car part Of the way
which is very rough looking street,
l will tell you did not have a very
good opinion of Chicago. But after /
had been there several days and went
over better portion of the city be-
gan to feel as if it was not SO Lad after
all.
One day we went to the house
where was born, little over II years
ago at 929 Whipple street near Hum
bolt Park.
Some day I will tell what, I saw in
Chicago.
Ethel Mier.
lot Iowa Ave. OttunlWa la.
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QUENTiN'S FAIRY PALACE.

'Is it Fairy Palace, mother?"
Quentin asked
It was not strange that the little
boy thought that the castle rising on
the mountain-side above them could
have been built only by fairy hands.
Its stones looked dazzling white
against the rocky background, and the
storm-clouds hung SO low that the top
of the mountains on which the castle
stood rose quite above them; it might
have been a castle in the air, with no
firmer foundation than the misty va
por on which it seemed to stand.
Who built it," questioned Quentin
further, putting down his glass Of
milk-they were lunching at the little
inn at the foot of the mountain.
"Who do you think lives there?"
tIt belongs to the king, dear" his
mother answered "He wanted a cas-
tie exactly like those the old heroes
lived in, so here, on his own noun
tails, he had this beautiful palace
made"
Quentins eyes opened still wider,
and he gazed at the castle with re-
newed interest. What great and hap
Ply man a king must be, who could
build a Fairy Palace instead of max
ing believe! If boy could only climb
the mountain and walk in at the castle
gate. what wonders he might find in
side!
While he was still dreaming Of
what kings Fairy Palace might be
lie inside. his father, with an anxious
-ance at the lowering clouds, packed
him and his mother into the sleigh
that had brought them, and with {
crack of the whip they were off fol
the little village where they meant tt
stay till the grown-ups grew tired o
country life in the winter.
That night he was perhaps too tired
and excited to sleep; or, perhaps, The
voices of his father and mother, talk
ing and laughing with the rest of th'
party in the next room, disturbed him
At any rate, he lay wide awake in hi
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-02
EIGHT RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

1 Use one side of the paper only.
2 Write neatly and legibly, using
Atk or sharp lead pencil.
! Number your pages.
At the bottom Of the last page
write your name, age and address.
5 Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
& Always tell whether you are a
Daily Junior or Tri-Weekly Junior.
! Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
8 Your stories must not contain
more than 200 words.
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THE FIRST EASTER.

The third day had now come One
morning the ground shook and an
angel came and rolled away the big
stone and Jesus came out and show
ed himself to the soldiers, all glorious
and beautiful. They gave the soldiers
great sum Of money to tell the
Jews that Jesus body was stolen. On
their way they asked one and another
how they would roll the rock away
from the tomb, SO they could put in
their spices When they came back
they found the stone rolled back and
the body gone. Then Mary Madgalen
went to tell the apostles that the body
was gone.
Leonard Burns, age 10,
Fairyiew avenue Ottumwa Iowa
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ME0ALENA'S NICE EASTER
STORY.

On the first day of the week came
Mary Magdalene to the sulphchre and
behold there was an earthquake.
An angel Of the Lord descended
from the heaven and rolled back the
stone and stood it un and there came
woman whose name was Mary ana
fearing that she would be frightened
the angel said, Fear not for he that
was crufied has risen."
Then Jesus said unto them, fear not
20 tell my brethren that they Separt
into Galilee, there shall they zee me.
Madalena Kleinman, age 10,
Corner Law and Elm streets.
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One morning Miss Biddy went out
for walk. She spied bunch Of
grass and thought it would be a nice
place to make nest She went to
work and in short time she had a
very nice one built. Not long after
she had a nice lot of eggs in it and
then she said to herself, Il will set on
them and raise myself brood Of little
chicks" In about three weeks she
found one little baby chick in the nest
but Biddy had a wonderful appetite
so she got off the nest and went to
hunt something to eat. While she was
gone Bunny Rabbit came along. He
stopped and visited the little chicken
but did not hurt it and when Miss
Biddy came back she found her baby
chicken all right.
Beular Bond, age
n n q ;ol1
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Eddyville, Iowa.
ETHEL's EvENTFUL DAY

I want to tell you of the most event
full day for me and that was the day
mamma and l landed in Chicago We
got there at 800 o'clock and the noise
and crash at the Union depot seemed
terrible to me.
held tight to Mammals arm and the
way the baggage men threw the
trunks about felt every minute # VS.
Gid not get out between the cars soon
that they would fall on us.
II was q cloudy day and the streets
were muddy and as VIC hAG 70 take t,sn
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A COLORADO GIRL WRITES.

This is my first letter to the Jun
ior.
1 go to school every day My teach
er's name is Miss Field. go to Sun
day school. I spoke piece Easter
Sunday. We live close to the noun
tains. I like to climb them and gather
flowers.
l have no brothers or sisters.
I have an uncle and aunt living
close here who formerly lived in Ed
dyville, Iowa. have grandma in Ed
dyville.
Marie Dible, age years.
Colorado City, Colo.
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Lucy, scrambling down from the
door. Grandpa would be angry about
it, no doubt. Let us go and play in the
woods" said Robbie. why, Robbie
Moore, I am ashamed of you. We will
ask grandpa how to fix it" replied
Myrtle, so they went and asked
grandpa how they could fix it. Grand
pa did not scold and he said they
could pull few weeds out of the gar.
den. Three tired but happy children
washed their hands on the back porch
that afternoon. st is better to own
up" said Myrtle. But 1t is hard at
first" said Robbie.
Bessie Stewart.
Avery, Iowa.