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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
HER HOME IN THE COUNTRY.

Dear Editor
! though 1 would write you another
letter and tell you about my home In
the country.
live on farm four miles from
jameson and eight miles from Gala
tin the county seat of Davis county
Missouri.
We have a large orchard west OF
the house, but it has no apples on it
this summer because the frost killed
them
We have large garden and raise
all our vegetables. help mamma with
the chickens. We have three black
COWS. help do the milking.
My little sister and | have flower
garden of our own. We have many
kinds of flowers in it.
For pets we have three little chick.
ems, two pet lambs, and three little
kittens We formerly lived in Ottum-
wa, and would like very much to
see my little friends and schoolmates
in Ottumwa.
Well, as my letter is getting long
will close, thanking you for my
pretty post card received.
Your Little Junics
Nettie Ninemires, age 10.
r F D No. 8, Jameson, Missouri.
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Dear Editor
My home is away down here In
Arkansas. Some of the foot hills Of
the mountains lay in front of our
house. We go UP on them and pick
wild flowers and pick up pretty rocks.
think there are real pretty flowers
down here. We always picked lots Of
flowers and took them to the grave
yard on Decoration day, but they did
not have any close by here so we did
not go any where this year. We have
new vegetables of all kinds, and
peaches and apples are ripe, and black
berries and raspoerries are also ripe.
We have ITO little chickens and have
sold some. We have some old hens
so tame can pick them up and pet
them go to Sunday school every
Sunday. My teachers name is Mrs.
Bessie Melton. / am not going to
school now. Our school will commence
In July. Well l must close. From
your little Junior,
Grace Rupe, age 5.
R. R. No. 2. Cabot, Ark.
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HELEN's CIRCUS.

Our editor is always thinking Of
some nice contest. The one last
week thought was the best, naming
of Gentry Bros pony. Tuesday
was glad to see my name among the
prize winners. got a free family
ticket to the show. We went to the
show at night. When the peanut man
came around got some peanuts,
knew they were fresh because he said
"they WERE" One man made the re-
mark they were stale. NO" said the
peanut man, they were fresh roasted
right back there" The best things
liked were the ponies.
The best of all the show was the
pony pyramid of different lands; as
each different land came in their flag
came down and the band played their
lands favorite piece The dogs were
my next choice The English leap
ing hounds jumped higher than the
mans head. The pony and dog play
ed leap-frog. The two clown dogs
said, "they could too" The way they
played was crawling in and out each
others legs.
Then the man told them to keep
quiet, for Mr.. and Mrs. Snider were
coming to see them. The dogs were
dressed up as little people. Mr.. Snider
had on little suspenders and Mrs.
Snider silk jacket. Mr. Snider push
ed the dearest carriage with the baby
in it. The baby walked to the man
on his hind legs. A carriage took the
whole family home. 1t was drawn by
two black dogs--a monkey was the
driver. They went so fast the car
riage upset. The man told the mon
key to set the carriage up again; the
monkey did and lifted the baby back
in. That time they went out all right,
The elephants had band of three
One played drum, another horn
and the other the grind organ. l liked
the man that trained the animals. be
cause he was so kind with them.
The clowns got off some pretty good
remarks. One boy clown asked his
grandma if she had lover she said
she did. The boy wanted to know
his name. why" said she, Charlie
Dykes, up at Phillips Big Store" We
did not stay for the concert l have
not told all, but all can think Of
for the present.
Now Juniors let us give three
cheers for Courier Junior" the baby
pony.
Your faithful Junior,
Helen Louisa Rowe, age 9.
324 W. Fifth st. Ottumwa, Ia
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OLD FAMILY HORSE DEAD.

Dear Editor and Juniors:
thought | woul write and tell you
about loosing our old pet 1t was our
old family horse. Her name was Jip.
Poor old Jip was about % years old
at the time of her death. She died
on April 25. We miss her very much
I often think Of going to get her from
the pasture and | feel very sad to
known she is dead. She was such a
faithful old animal but her hard work
is done. 1t was very sad to look down
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sToRIEs-LETTERs.
MINNIE TAKES MUSIC LESSONS.

I am a girl 10 years old. 1 live on
farm which contains 100 acres.
live In the country l milk two COWS
every morning and night. went to
school last fall. My teachers name
was Ella Harlem.
l couldn't go to school last spring
had to help hoe in the garden.
can hardly wait till the Junior Courier
comes. l hope will get a pretty
post card. l received one while back
and wrote and thanked them for that
and | haven't written since. have
four brothers and two sisters. My
brothers names are Albert Arthur
Carl and Leroy. My sisters names
are Edna and Hazel.
We have an organ and Albert Is TAX
ing music lessons now. Well will
close. Your friend,
Minnie e. Peterson.
Dudley, "a, Box 81. R. R. No. 1.
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she was ever in trouble to come to
them and they would do all they could
to help her. One day some hunters
put some hounds upon her tracks and
she thought she could only escape by
the help of her manv friends.
She went to her friends, the horse.
and ask him to carry her out of tina,
hounds reach, but he said I am to
busy working for my master. but feel
sure some Of your ether friends will
help you.
And then she ran as fast as no
could to her friend, the COW, and asked
her to drive away the hounds with hec
sharp horns.
Please excuse me today, said the
and must be off at once, but our friend
will hedp you.
Then she ran to the goat and said,
you can save me If YOU will only staud
between me and the dogs and they
will not dare to hurt me. But my
dear friend, said the goat, might step,
on you with my sharp hoofs and I
would not hurt you for anything, go TO
our friend, the sheep, she is the other
one to help you.
So she went to the sheep and said,
now you see am in great danger,
won't you be kind and save me. don't
like to anger the hounds for they soma
times eat sheep as well as rabbits
At last hope the rabbit went to tho
cali, am very sorry indeed, said the
calf. but since there are older ones 10
help you don't feel like young calf
like myself ought to undertake such a
thing. But by this time the hounds
was very close to the rabbit. She
could see them leaping over the tail
grass.
Since my friends will not help me,
| must help myself she said, so she took
to her heels and was soon out Of
danger.
But as she ran through the thickats
she kept saying to herself, he that
thinks he has many friends may find
after all that he has no friends at all.
Bessie Robertson, age 10,
= A ~,
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EIGHT RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

1. Use one side Of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or 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 own work.
6. 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 300 words.
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last winter My play mates were
Alice Hawk, Mabel Northup, BERTHE
Follman and Vera Robertson. My class
mates were Mabel Northup, Alice
Hawk, BERTHE Follman, Don Hayes and
Clinton Hawk
l wrote to the Courier Junior and
l did not see my letter in print.
guess the editor had too many other
letters to print and lost mine. Well
as have been picking cherries today
am tired. l went home with my
sister Mayme, who lives in Sigourney
and stayed two days. had good
time.
Well will close for this time. Write
and tell me about your home.
remain your friend,
Elsie Glandon, age IL.
Box No. II. Hayesville, Ia.
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ELSIE WRITES TO MAMIE.
Miss Mamie Hale,

Miss Mamie Hale,
Floris, Iowa.
Dear Junior Friend: AS I read
in the paper that the editor is
going to give surprise prize to the
one who writes the best letter, SO l
thought l would write few lines to
you as have nothing else to do this
afternoon. will tell you about my
home. live on farm of about 100
acres. live not very far from the
river. like to go fishing. / like to
live here. There are quite few trees
in our yard. We have few flowers in
our yard too; there are velvet pinks,
roses and violets. We have six horses
and three COWS.
Do you go to school now, do not.
My school was out the 10Th day of
May. My brother, James, went to
school but l did not go for I had to
help my mother In the garden. I went
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
SOME JULY BATTLES.

Dear Juniors: AS the first three
days of July are the anniversaries OF
some famous battles we thought
battle contest would be very interest
ing. So we will give you the names
and date of the battles and you can
find out the other interesting facts
from books or your parents and write
spleudid stories If the Juniors under
ten think the subjects too hard why
thew can write on one Of the following
subjects:
Torpedoes.
Firecrackere.
Popcorn.
How / Like to Celebrate July a.
The battle subjects for all the
Juniors, which mean all children I'M
der and up to Ia years Of age are:
July 1, 1e56-BattIe with comanche
Indians, (seminoIe wary
july /, 1s62-BattIe of Malvern Hill,
Va, (clviI war;
July 1, 1862-Engagennent at Boon
Vile, Mo. (civiI wary
July 1, 1se2-Battle Of Gettysburg.
(civiI wary
July 1, 1ses-BattIe Of San Juan,
Cuba. Spanish-American wary
!,
Cuba. Spanish-American wary
July 2, 1sea-BattIe Of Gettysburg
Continued.
July 8, 1s63-Last day Of the battle
Of Gettysburg. Lee reiterated. The
turning point of the Civil war.
july 8, 1ee8-cervera's Fleet de-
stroyed off Santiago Harbor, Cuba.
OF course we also want some stor
les about
July a, Independence Day.
This contest opens at once and
closes Friday, July 8. For prizes we
will give. big flag or books, (eithel
a book on some of the wars, or book
telling all about the birds, their color
and size,) or a souvenir spoon. We
want the Juniors to send in their
stories early SO that if any of the
prize winners select the flags, which
will be large enough to decorate their
home July 4, we can send them out at
once.
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A DAY AT THE CIRCUS.

One day we fixed our dinners and
got ready to go to the circus.
We took chicken and some other
things and we ate our dinners in the
park. There were others that took
their dinners, too.
We saw the parade and the show.
We got ice cream and cake.
had q very good time and would
like to go again.
liked to see the riding best.
Well, as my letter is getting long I
will close for this time.
Jeanette Haywood, age II.
Bussey, Iowa.
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Dear Editor:
/ have written to the Junior before.
/ am Tri-Weekly Junior. Our
school will be out in one more week
and then we are going to have music.
al program.
l had part in the children's day
program at the Presbyterian church
which is to be June H.
We are having lots Of rain here. We
had horse killed by lightning last
week.
have two brothers and one sister
For pets we have little black and
white pup and kitten.
We have about thirty pigeons.
AS my letter is getting long will
close for this time.
Yours Truly,
Van Mefford, age II,
Hedrick Iowa.
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THE MOST INTERESTING ANIMAL

The most interesting animal in the
circus was little Courier Junior. He
was of beautiful dark brown shade.
think he will make beautiful pony.
He must have been tired after going
about with the parade. He seemed to
walk very briskly. though. When
went to the circus in the evening
saw little Courier Junior with the 9th
er beautiful ponies. l would like to
own such cute little pony as Courier
Junior
All the ponies in the circus were
beautiful. think it was very nice of
the Gentry Brothers to name it Cour-
Ter Junior, in remembrance of our
city and paper, which we take daily.
Hazel Wellington, age IL.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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NY OUTDOOR FRIENDS.

MY out door friends are the birds
and rabbits and squirrels. They live
in the woods The squirrels lives in
hollow logs, the birds in the trees.
The rabbits eats the bark of the
trees and they eat clover too.
The birds eats berries and the squir-
rels eat acorn and nuts.
I have seen many Of my outdoor
friends this summer. They were rab-
bits but have not seen many young
squirrels yet this summer.
Yours truly,
Agnes Odcock, age IS,
Chillicothe. Iowa. r r., No. 1.
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EULA's SCHOOL is OUT.

Dear Editor:
This is the second time that have
written to the Courier Junior.
My school is out now. got prize
for being neither absent nor tardy
all term. My teachers name is AIDA
Gookin. / like her very much. We
have one hundred and fifty little chick
ems. We have two bantam roosters
and four little bantam hens. My BALI
tam hen is setting.
My cats name is Butte. She has
three little kittens, and their names
are Fanny, Roy and Ray. We have
one little mule and four calves. |
have two dolls. Their names are Lily
and Rose.
Eulala Ream, age 10,
RF D No 8, Charlton, Iowa.
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LESLIE is IL YEARS OLD.

I am little boy IL years old. Mt
school was out last Friday. My teach
er's name was Nora Brunk. l study
reading, arithmetic, language, geogra-
ply and spelling. like to go to
school, am cripple boy. I thought
l would write to the Junior column.
Goodbye,
Leslie Bradbury, age IL
RFD No Bloomfield, Iowa.
My mamma takes the Tri-Weekly
Junior.
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A BRAVE BOY.

A little boy and his sister were
playing in the woods.
The shouts of men alarmed them.
A mad dog was coming toward them.
The boy took off his jacket and
wrapped 1t around his arm. He bold
ly held out the covered arm. The
dog seized the arm and kept working
at It, The men came up and killed
the dog. The boy was not injured.
The dogs teeth could not penen.
trate the thick folds. One Of the men
asked the boy why he did not run.
The man said that the boy could
have escaped easily. The little boy
said that the dog would have bitten
his sister.
Your Junior Friend
Helen Lauman, age 10,
Elorjs Iowa
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THE SOUVENIR PosTALs.

No doubt some of our colder" 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 thank
ing us or writing receipt, but we do
want them to write nice little let
ter telling us Of their pets, the home,
the beautiful flowers or something
else of interest
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27

after it gets up about two inches high
they scrape it and chop it and chop
it and then hoe it, guess two or three
times. They just leave one or two
stocks of cotton in a hill six or eight
inches apart. This is all know about
raising it, and it is hard to pick. We
have not got any cotton planted and
am glad of it. | will close, hoping
to receive a postal.
Oren Rupe, age 8.
r. r. No. 2. Cabot, Iowa.
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Dear Editor
will write to you once more to
thank you for the postal l received
Yesterday, I think it is pretty. AS
cannot think of anything to write
about will tell some thing about
cotton. You all know the way we
farmed up there, well they take one
horse and or 10 inch pillow and throw
the ground in a bed they call it, but it
is kind of ridge about inches
wide, and then put all the cotton seed
that will lay there on it then cover 1t
with drag Thea in few days
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MINNIE WRITES TO HER
BROTHER TALT.

Dear Brother Talt:
1 thought would write to you. We
are all well and hone you are the
same We had a big frost up here III
May and it killed all my garden.
NY brother Mike attended the Red
man lodge at Kirkville Friday night.
Dear brother. / wish you would come
home and stay this summer.
Brother have little kitten and
10 little chickens.
From your little sister,
Minnie Adcock, age Z,
Chillicothe, Iowa, r. r.
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A PARADE.

Once went to circus and saw
a parade. There were two little ponies
hitched to a carriage and there was
a lady driving them. They were black
ponies.
In the show there was clown ant
he was walking around with a goose
following him.
And there were some bears, tigers
and monkeys Gagged up
There were some men riding ele
plants.
Ora Haywood, age 8.
Bussey, Iowa.
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LOLA HAS 8 SISTERS AND ONE
BROTHER.

Dear Editor:
AS 1 have never written before
will write.
like to read the Junior letters.
have three sisters and one brother, my
brother takes the Tri-Weekly Courier.
My school was out in May. My teach
er's name Is Blanche Work
AS my letter is getting long will
close.
Lola Ritz, age 10,
R F D No Floris, Iowa.
June 8, 1908
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ANOTHER SURPRISE PRIZE.

We hope that many more of tha
Juniors will write letters. We will Of
fer another surprise prize and all the
Juniors can work for it besides work
ing in the regular contests.
The Juniors might write letters to
some absent member of their family
or else they might pretend to be away
on a trip and write home.
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HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED
GIFTS.

We have not heard from all the out
Of town Juniors to whom we sent
roller skates. We would like to have
some acknowled cement so we will
know whether they received their
prizes.
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in the pasture and see her grave. Her
grave is not very far from the barn.
/ thank you ever so much for my
post card. l think it is very pretty.
The woods looks very much like the
woods in autum. Well, | guess
will close for this time SO this Is all.
wish the Junior much success.
remain your friend,
Elsie Glandon, age IL,
Haysville, Iowa.
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1 have two little kittens one of
their names is SNOWFALL. 1t is white
and the other one is graz
Ny little brother has one little kit
ten and a dos.
My papa takes the Tri-Weelly
Courier and like to read the junior
stories and letters.
Yours truly,
Ruth Smith. age 10,
Rloomfield r No g.
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MARlAN's NICE LITTLE LETTER.

Dear Editor:
will write letter to you.
We are all going to grandma's SOON
And we are going to Des Moines
Iowa.
Goodbye. we will go away l think
tomorrow.
With much love to all the Juniors.
Marian Daniel, age
Court and Market st, Ottumwa, Ia.
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NELLIE WENT TO AVERY SCHOOL

Dear Juniors:
AS I have written before I though.
I would write again.
Our school Is out now. We went to
Avery school. My teachers name was
Miss Anna Mahon. I like her real
well. Yesterday was Children's day.
Ihey had program at the church.
Goodd bye,
Nellie e. johnson, box Is.
Frederic, Iowa. r. r., No. /.
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MABEL, a MEMBER Of Y. W. G. 4.

Dear Editor:
thought would write you a let
ter as haven't written for long
time.
I am a member Of the Y. w. G. A.,
and go there every Saturday.
NV birthday Is the thirteenth day ei
May and my sisters is the first Of
May.
Mabel Root, age IL.
Ottumwa, Iowa, S12 N. Court.
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RUTH DIDN'T LIKE SCHOOL,

Dear Juniors:
This is the first time have written.
I went to school every day before
my school was out. didn't like to go
to school very well. went to Avery
school.
Ruth A. johnson, box 10.
Frederic, Iowa, r. r., No. /.
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RUTH HAS MANY FLOWERS.

Dear Editor:
| thought | would write you another
little letter. / read the letters of ths
Juniors and enjoy them very much.
was seven years old the 26th II
April.
have a good many flowers.
Ruth Daggett
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There was once a rabbit so kind and
gentle that many other beasts claimed
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A LITTLE OKLAHOMA BOY.

June II 1908
Dear Editor and Juniors:
| thought you would like to hear
from an Oklahoma boy cannot
write l am only five years old.
We used to live in Iowa. We have
been living down here year. This
is nice country.
Our school closed in May. I went
to the kindergarten. Miss Pettis was
my teacher. She was SO good to us.
We all had little scissors, pencils,
paste and paints to work with.
The Indians come in to our store
nearly every day. They dress very
odd. The most of them have their
hair braided. All the women and
girls wear shawls around them, but
nothing on their heads. Some of them
wear moccasins.
have two brothers. Their names
are Morris and Lawrence. Our grand
pc Finney lives at our house.
We can see the mountains from
town. They are about ten miles away.
1t hailed here the other night. The
stones were as large as big eggs. One
lady was killed. Our house has
several holes in the roof, where the
hail struck.
This is my first Letter. would like
to be Junior.
MY papa takes the Tri-weekly
Courier.
Your little friend,
Raymond Finney, age 5,
Hobart, Okla
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Dear Juniors:
have been enjoying my vacation
SO much that have not had time to
write to the Courier Junior. AS all
of the Juniors know who read the pa
per 1 was one of the lucky ones who
helped name the pony and was asked
to write how enjoyed the circus.
enjoyed 1t very much, even though
had seen it~once before. The ponies
were so intelligent that they seemed
almost human. 1 thought when the
fifty ponies came out and represented
Germany, Ireland, England and United
States that it was wonderful. Then
came twelve ponies who represented
camp life. The clown pony was real
nice and did cute tricks.
The dogs were fine too. They were
well trained and went through their
parts fine.
thought the tricky mule was good
as he would not let one man ride him
and would let the trainer ride him.
The elephant band was very good
and they kept good time to the music,
considering. The monkeys did not
show themselves up very much until
the Monkey Hotel caught on fire
and they jumped like good fireman.
There was one thing saw that was
not on the program. 1t was monkey
that got away and ran across the top
! of the tent and wonder how many
little folks saw 1t that was there.
wish the pony could keep the
name Courier Juuior' as it would
would make the paper we'll known as
well as being a pretty name, but that
would not let the little folks In every
town that the Gentry Bros Dog and
Pony show came to, have the honor
of naming the pony.
Thanking the Courier Junior and
Gentry Bros Dog and Pony show for
their favors.
Your Junior Friend,
Norma Daniels, age 10
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
VAN HAS PART IN PLAY.

Floris Iowa.