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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-11
EIGHT RULES FOR TIE JUNIORS

1. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or a sharp lead pencil.
8. Number your pages.
4. 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 W work.
G.. Always tell whether you are a
Daily Junior or a Tri-Weekly Junior,
Z. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
8. Your stories must not contain
more than 800 words.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-11
TILLlE's FIRST POSTAL.

Dear Editor
received your postal yesterday
and was very glad to get it as this
is the first postal T have received
from the Courier Junior.
But I hope to get more in the fu-
ture. AS I did not get to write a story
about Decoration Day l will write one
now.
We decorate the old soldiers graves
and I was so glad that we had a
chance to show u respect to the
dead, just by placing flowers on their
graves. For we felt that it was through
them that we can call our home coun.
try a free nation.
Title Teichman.
1101 East Main street.
Ottumwa. Iowa.
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BEATRICE WRITES TO HER coU.
SIN, s.

Denver, Colo.
Dear Cousin Today Uncle John
asked us if we would like to take an
all day trip up the mountains. OF
coure we all said yes.
We YER going on the Moffat road
trip, in the train. We were down to
the station and Uncle John bought the
tickets. He was given a five dollar
gold piece for change, but he got it
changed for a bill because a five dol
lar gold piece, you know, is about the
size of a penny, and Uncle John was
afraid he would give it to some little
beggar for a penny.
We all ran for seats on the shady
side of the car, and all of us got them.
After we got out into the mountains,
it was beautiful. We went through 80
tunnels in ten miles. We could see the
tunnels sometimes before we went
into them and sometimes we were
plunged into one when we least ex.
pected it.
We saw Yankee Doodle Lake and
many snow-topped mountains.
We got off and had dinner at Co
roma, the next to the highest station
the train went to. Dinner was served
in a tent and the meat and potatoes
were so raw l could hardly eat them.
1t is so cold there that things cannot
be thoroughly cooked.
There was some 10Y and ice on
the ground. Some people had their pic.
lures taken, sitting in the To- We
waited until the train came back and
then we went home.
Paafrica lynch apa 1S
Oil Walton avenue
CT Iauis Mo
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and at one time it was the Royal
residence. It is the seat of the Duke
Of Leeds. Under the bridge which is
out from Leeds castle is two arches.
There Is a stream of water running
through the arches and the building
is surrounded with large trees and
grass. / think the postal Is very
pretty. thank the Editor for 1t.
Well / will close, hoping the Junior
much success
I remain
Minnie Canny, age II
r R No 1 Agency Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-11

one hundred and fifty guns; for two
hours the air was alive with shells.
A hundred guns tore great gaps in
their front infantry, volleys smote
their ranks. The line was broken yet
they pushed forward. They planted
their battle flags on the Dreastworks.
They fought close at hand, SO close
that the exploding powder scorched
their clothes. The federals' loss in
the three days fight was twenty-three
thousand killed. The effect of this bat
tie was to put an end to the idea of
the northern invasion. Lees veterans
who went down in the awful charges
of Gettysburg could never be re-
placed.
Eta Ryan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-11
MY ROLLER SKATES.
Dear Editor

Dear Editor
received my roller skates for
writing a May story and / was per-
fectly delighted with them. I have had
much fun trying to skate IN them.
Sometimes l fall down but it does not
hurt much, so l laugh and try it
again. I think l am going to learn to
skate all right. l am going to e my
grandma this summer. One lives at
Seymour and the other at Bloomfield.
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ANOTHER SURPRISE LETTER
PRIZE.

We hope that many more of the
Juniors will write letters. We will Of
fer another surprise prize and all the
Juniors can work for it besides work
inc in the regular contests.
The Juniors might write letters to
some absent member of their family
or else they might pretend to be away
OF a trip and write nome.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-11
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.

The battle of Gettysburg com
menced July the first and ended July
the third. The Confederate army ad-
vanced unexpectedly and met the
Union cavalry just westward from
Gettysburg on the Chambersburg road
Re-inforcements came up on both sides
but the federal troops were finally
forced back and becoming en-
tangled in the streets of the village
lost many prisoners. All that night
troops kept arriving and taking their
positions by moonlight to be ready for
the contest which they saw now close
at hand.
Your friend,
Clair c. Warner, age 10,
R F D No 2 Blakesourg, Iowa.
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO..
oTTuMwA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
II PRIZE WINNERS.

Dear Juniors: The prize N
for the July Battle contest are:
BEATRICE LYNCH.
MABEL MYERS.
Many of the other Juniors nave
written splendid stories but some ex.
ceeded the number Of words allowed
in this contest so cannot be ranked
among the prize winners.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-11
A LETTER FROM EDITH.

Cousin George Barnes. Valley Falls.
Kansas.
Dear. Cousin-How are you? We are
all pretty well. Mamma got Aunt
Maggie's letter yesterday morning and
was glad to hear from You. 1t rained
some yesterday. Did you get the pos.
tai card sent you? Tell all the rest ]
said, hello! Well. ] will close for this
time.
From you loving cousin,
Edith Carr.
$50 East Main ST.,
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Iowa. 1 am sure that I will have a
good time.
Many thanks for my roller skates
and postal.
Best wishes to the Juniors and to
the Courier Junior.
Forest 1. Galpin.
Emerson. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-11
A PAINTING

Next week we will announce a pa1nt;
ing contest and one that Will be most
interesting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-11

The Parham Hall is an old building
near Suffolk. 1t is surrounded by a
moat.
Parham Hall was once the home OF
the Willonghby family in Elizabeth's
time and was later the seat Of the
first earl Of Oxford. 1t is nov used
as a farmhouse.
There are large trees and a pool o.
water by the hall. There are many
flowers growing by the water, and
think it is a very pretty building.
Lydia Canny
R R No 1 Agency, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-11

The picture of my last post card is
Leeds Castle. It 10 near Maidstone
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-11

THE PICTURE OF MY LAST POST
CARD.
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BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 1853

Charlton, r. R. No. 2.
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$50 a Main ST..
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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DESCRIPTION OF PARHAM HALL.

OIdfI Z. WdKttct, d6o ~,
R F D No 2 B~lakesourg, Iowa.
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BONNIE WRITES 70 BROTHER.

Emerson, Iowa.
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BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.

Ottumwa. R. r. No. 6.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-11-27
JACK LONDON's NEW BOOK.

Jack London has just written a book
of $4,000 words entitled Martin Eden. "
THE PACIFIC MONTHLY has pur-
chased for 81, 900 the serial rights for
this vivid story. 1t began in the Sep
TENDER number of THE PACIFIC MON
THLY and will run for twelve months.
MARTIN Eden" is character study
the story of a fighter-a fighter as a
newsboy in the alleys Of San Francisco;
a fighter as a rowdy in slums; and
finally, fighter for education and cul-
ture, struggling against the odds of
common birth and vulgar environment,
with desperation of courage that pre-
sents powerful blending of brutality
of strength with subimity of purpose
His inspiration is woman of the
higher sphere of life, but his motive is
the mighty impulse that animates soul
and brain born to expand until fetter-
ing ignorance is sundered and igncble
influence is trampeled under foot.
1t is not too much to say of Martin
Eden" that it possesses more of fascina-
ton and virility, grips the imagination
and the sympathies more keenly, and
imparts more of courage, than any book
produced in years.
Send so cents in stamps to TIE PA
CIFIC MONTHLY and they will mail
you THE PACIFIC MON HLY for six
months beginning with the September
number, in which the first iustallmen
of London's story appears
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-11-27

cost that, providentially, few mothers
know. Yet the law took these children
from her, while with tears running
down her withered cheeks she pleaded
to the judge that she might keep them
and still toll for their support. They
were sent to penal institution-and
from their future that stigma will never
be removed though they live century
when there was not single charge
of misconduct against them. Who is
to blame? The mother? She did all in
the limits Of human endeavor to care
for and protect her children. The citi-
zens of Caldwell? They should, per-
haps, have done more than give the
mother the name of "Sagebrush Jane"
The Church? We pass it up, although
there are good, earnest Christians aud
humanitarisns in Caldwell. The law :?
aye, I1b LA w.
OF all the rotten laws inscribed upon
the statute books, the law that will take
unoffending children away from low
ing mother, whose only crime is that
she can't work hard enough aud earn
enough to give her offspring the oppor-
tunities she would, the Idaho compul-
sorry school law is the worst. 1t goes
beyond the limits of idiocy, and in a
measure approximates the mentality of
the Ninth Idaho legislature. About
the only duties of parentage that the
law doesn't place in charge of the pro-
baton officer is the family increase,
and it's a wonder that he isn't en-
powered to supervise that.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-11-27
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1908

There has been movement started
in Oregon to try to defeat Hon. Geo.
Chamberlain for u S. Senator. This is
following the precedent established by
the machine politicians, to defeat the
will of the masses as expressed at the
polls. While this has been looked for
by those who know the personnel of the
republican leaders in Oregon, yet we
do not believe that they will be able to
accomplish Chamberlain's defeat If
the Legislators who have pledged them
selves to abide by the choice of the
people as expressed at the polls at the
general election, as was done last June,
repudiate their pledge it is a sure
shot that Oregon has cast her last
republican majority and henceforth
that state will be found strongly
democratic
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-11-27
Such is the Law.

The comparison Of the public senti-
ment of this locality with that of the
vicinity Of Caldwell in reference to the
aid and sympathy extended to unfortu-
nate widows and orphans, is much to the
credit of Silver City. 1t makes one feel
grateful for having located in the midst
of such community as this. Here, all
is sympathy, and every want is sup
piled to the unfortunates, while in and
about Caldwell they invoke the aid of
the law and send poor children to a
penal institution simply for the crime OF
being poor. If the "boosters" of that
region would expend small amount of
the money that they are spending in
advertising the country into relief
fund and aid the helpless and destitute,
they would find it would work to advan-
tage. As it is they are getting consid-
cradle notoriety that they would be
glad to suppress. The republican pros
perity that that republican community
is experiencing seems to be only for the
rich and well-to-do. Only a few more
years of such prosperity" and we can
look for IA law to be enacted that will
make it a capital offense to be poor.
The following from the Parma Herald
hits the nail squarely on the head:
A few days ago at Caldwell three chill
dreu were taken from their mother and
sent to the reform school. The only
reason for doing so was that the mother
could not make enough to afford to send
the children to school. She had worked
day in and day ont in order to get
enough to clothe and feed her children
and they were taken from her because
she couldn't earn more in these piping
days of republican prosperity 1t was
not claimed that the children were Wis
cious-they simply don't attend school,
and the state took them away from
mother that hal shown her devotion to
their elfare as few mothers have done,
aud sent them to penal institution
when there wasn't shadow of guilt
against either mother or children. Day
after day the mother would grub sage
brush and haul it into Caldwell and sell
it to obtain the necessaries of life for
herself aud children. Day after day
she thanked God that she was still per-
mitted to keep her children, even at
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-11-27

If you are in need of suit of clothes
call at Sweeney's and examine his fine
line of samples and have suit made to
order by competent tailors. He guaran-
tees a perfect fit and the goods are all
wool and yard wide" Don't miss this
splendid opportunity but attend to It at
once and get bargain.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-11-27

The Nampa Iron Works, Ltd, make
all kinds Of castings in iron and brass.
They are well equipped for patterns, have
machine shop in connection. A full
assortment Of pipes and pipe fittings. II
you have any machinery to sell, list it
with them.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-11-27

Philip, the hardware merchant, has
just received large variety of heating
stoves, cook stoves, ranges and other
goods. Call and select what you need
at once and get a good bargain.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-14
THE NEW YORK WORLD
Thrice-a-Week Edition.

The rhrice-a- Week World, nov that
n great Presidential campaign is fore.
Swallowed, hopes to he Il better paper
I ban il has ever been before, and it ha>
made It's arrangements accordingly. Its
iiews service covers the entire globe.
and II reports everything fully, prompt.
aud accurately. 1t is the only news
lpaper,not a daily. which is as good as a
daily, and which will keep yon as com
trleiely Informed of What is happening
throughout the world
special feature of the Thrlce-a.
" eek World has always been its serial
fiction. 1t publishes novels by the best
authors in the world, novels which in
hook form sell for 81 30 apiece, and its
iiigh standard in this resp, ct will be
'haintained in the future is In the past.
The Thrice.a Week Worlds regular
>ihsc' iption price is only $l.00 per
year, aud this pays for 1856 papers. We
nlter this nneqnaled newspaper and
THE LEADER together for one year for
Sl.70. The regular subscription price
Juf tho two papers is So 30.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-14
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that under and by
vir.ne of an order and decree al the Honorable
County ,ourt 1f The Stale Of Or, gon. for the
County Of Lincoln dnly made and entered of
record ON The 9Th day of July. 1905 in the
matter OF the administration Of The estate of
]. W. Price, deee 4sed. aui ihorizing ana direct
ing the administrator of said estate to sell at
private sale to Tie highest hidder for eash in
hand the following described real property be-
longing To the e,ta'e e OF said deceased:
Tie east half OF the northeast quarter and
the northwest quurterof the northeast quarter
in section 81 in Township 10 south of range
west of the william ette Meridian in the County
of Lincoln aud state OF Oregon and contain
ing 40 acres.
1. T. s. Price. administrator of the estate of
j. W. Price, deceased, will from aud after the
18th day OF August. 1908, proceed TO offer for
sale aud sell at private sale, TO the highest
bidder for cash IN hand all the above dese'ibed
premises Said sale will lie made subject 10
confirmation blythe said County Court. Bids
therefor may lie made to me in person or by
letter, at Kings Valley, Penton county, Oregon.
+. $. PRICE, Administrator.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-14
Having purchased Mr.. Hawkins

Having purchased Mr.. Hawkins
interest in the Lincoln County Alb
s,ract Company, with all blanks,
etc, | wish to thank my many
friends for their past patronage, and
solicit their future orders as ] am
prepared to make abstracts on short
notice Correctness guaranteed.
Lincoln County Abstract Co.
c. b. CRosNo, Proprietor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-14
SUMMONS.

In the Circnit Court of the State of Oregon,
for Lincoln county.
Maud Il. Monroe, plaintiff
vs.
Martin Monroe, defendant
To Martin Monroe, the a5oye-named de-
fendant:
In the name of the State OF Oregon, you are
hereby summoned and required to appear and
answer the complaint of plaiutifi in the above
entitled suit now on file in the office of the
| Clerk "f the above entitled Court on or before
the last day named or prescribed in the order
OF publication of this summons, made nv the
County Judge of Lincoln county, Oregon
(being the county where the above suit is
pending the Circuit Court of said County
and State) which said order is hereinafter re.
ferred to, to.wit: on or before six weeks from
the day of the first publication hereof.
And YOU are hereby notified that If you fail
to so appear and answer The said complaint as
herein required, for want thereof the plaintiff
viii apply to the above entitled Court for the
relief demanded in her said complaint. name
ly: for decree of said Court, annullinp and
dissolving the marriage contract now existing
between the plaintiff and defendant: that
plaintiffs maiden name, Maud e. Cory. be
restored to her and for such other and further
relief as the nature of the cause may require
ana as unto The Court may seem meet.
fhis summons is published in the LINCOLN
COUNTY LEADER once week for six consecu-
tive and successive weekly insertions begin
ming with The issue of June %, 1908, and end
ing with the issue ot August 7, 1908, under and
In pursuance of the directions contained in
an order made by the Hon. R. F. Swope, County
Judge OF Lincoln county, oregon, (being the
county where the above entitled suit is pend
ing in the above entitled Circuit Court.)
Dates this goth day OF June, 1908.
Date of first publication hereof is June 26. 1905
A. w. LAFFERTY and C. E. HAWKINS
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-14
For Sale or Trade.

General lnearehandis store, well
stocked, good location, near Port
land; also 7-room house, rustic,
; acre of ground in Eastern Oregon
grain district, in town; also hotel
of about 20 rooms and property
close to railroad depot. What have
you? Address r.. TAssEIL,
Boring, Oregon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-14
Notice.

Ne have several parties who aic
looking for homestead locations or
ACCOMPLISHMENTS als1 some good
timber claims.
If you know of any good home
stead or timber claims it will pay
you to write us. Address,
Aetna Realty Company,
225 Failing Building,
Portland, Oregon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-14
$25 Reward.

We will pay-a reward of S25 for
information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the perspns who
hive been twisting and cutting or
in any WY maliciously interfering
with our telephone lines between
Elk City and Harlan.
Lincoln Co. Laud>& & Investment Co.
BY J. f. STEWART, Secy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-14
Call For County Warrants.

Notice is hereby given that have
funds on hand to pay all County War
rants drawn on the General Fund, and
endorsed; Not paid for want of Funds"
mp to aud including Dec. / 1907.
Interest on said warrants 10 cease on
and after said date.
q. b. McCLUsKEy, County Treasurer
Dated at Toledo, Or, this Goth day
of May, 1908.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-14

We are dealers in FARMS AND
LAND. If you want to sell your
farm send us full description, terms
ETC., and we can do it.
T. B. AcKERs & Co.
Washington Block, Portland, Or.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-14
UP the Bay.

Last AlollidS Scdlc'i ull IL pit!N
IN the engine rcom of rowIoat,
c Gevil from the LEADER office, in
cmpany with another engineer and
"A pilot, cut loose from the city
wharf and started up She river to
see what they could see.
The first landing was made at
n. Strands wharf. o. inquir-
ing at the house for Mr. Strand
we were told that he was at the
! Andersen beat works assisting r.
A. Andersen build launches. Or
ders are coming in 50 fast for boats
that Mr.. Andersen finds it difficult
to keep up with the orders. Not
wishing to butt in where men were
rushed with work the party again
boarded and started toward Elk
City. Just above the old govern
ment rock quarry John Meek was
found in the hay field. He was
very busy but finally stopped pitch
ing hay for a few minutes to talk.
The appearance of the place was
proof that Mr.. Micck was in the
habit of working. He has owned
this place-the old Mackey farm
but two years, but he has trans
formed it from a wild, brushy
jungle to fine, well-kept home.
He has reclaimed several acres of
the rich bottom lands, set out a
fine orchard, and is preparing to
plant more, built good house.
has several dairy COWS, and is pros
pering.
The party would have stopped
next at Anton KrzeWski's wharf on
the old Sam Logan place, but it is
known that Mr.. Krzewski has sold
the farm to Attorney Hawkins of
Toledo, and is getting ready to va
cate, so he was not bothered.
The next stop was at J. r.
Lynde's, the old Cloak place, where
everything was lively. Mr.. Lynde
was plowing and breaking up a new
piece of bottom land. His father
and Harry Eyer were building
fel.ces. They had just completed
harvesting their hay crop. Mr..
Lynde is also reclaiming low
piece of ground by ditching. Mr..
Eyer was in a hurry to get back to
his home, which is up on the
mountain back of Mr.. Lynde's place
as he said he had lots Of clearing to
do.
The next person to be bothered
was Adam Rae, the gardner. He
was busy, of course. His launch
had just gone to Newport with a
load OF garden truck, and Mr.. Rae
and his brother, Robert, who is
lending him a hand during the
rush, were busy getting berries for
a load for the next day. Mr.. Rae
had just replanted little strip of
ground about 15 X $50 feet to onions.
He had already received $40 for the
green onions taken off the little
patch this summer. 1t was
then getting late and as Mr.. Rae
had loaded the party down with
onions and berries they decided to
return home.