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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-12
AN UNUSUAL CASE AT HOSPITAL
Negro Had All Kinds of Foreign
Substances i'm His Stomach.
(AnderSon Mail. 6th.)

A very unusual case came under
the attention Of DR.. j. G.. Harris at
the hospital to-day. A negro named
Henry Butler was sent here from
Bolton yesterday afternoon suffering
from a peculiar illness, and was
placed in the hospital under the care
of DR.. Harris. An examination was
made and an operation decided up
on. This was performed to-day, and
a stone the size Of guinea egg was
taken from the negro's bladder. The
strangest part of the case was that,
imbedded in the side Of the stone,
was a pistol ball. Upon being ques-
toned, the negro admitted that he
had been shot at hot supper about
five years ago, and that the bullet
had not been removed. He is now
doing nicely and will soon be out.
Saw Il Reason.
Wife: Several men | rejected are
now wealthier than you.
Hubby: That's why they are.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-12
HELD FOR MANS DEATH.
Officer Charged With Striking Man
Engaged in II Fight.

Clayton, Ga, May 6.-The news
has reached Clayton of the killing of
Decatur Bradshaw by George Kilby
at Persilnmon, ten miles northwest
Of this place, Saturday. 1t appears
that G. H. Thompson and Bradshaw
had difficulty about some property
belonging to the Bradshaws, which
had been levied on by Kilby, who
was constable of the district, in favor
Of Bradshaw.
In a fight which followed, Kilby,
the bailiff, tried to separate them,
and in trying to do so struck Brad
shaw in the head with a scantling.
Bradshaw lived until late Saturday
night.
This is the first killing that has
taken place in Rabun county in sew
eral years, and is deplored by all
good citizens.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
HIGH WATER.

OF the five subjects which you have
named for the Juniors to write on for
the contest that closes July 10th, /
have chosen high water, as person.
ally I know something about it. Mon
day evening. June I, 1909 we had a
very hard rain here. Tuesday June 8,
White Breast creek was out of bank,
and as 1t was only short distance
from where we live, my sister and
/ went down to see it in the afternoon.
1t rained again Tuesday evening and
night. The water was higher Wednes-
day and a good deal of corn was I'M
der water. 1t kept coming up all day
until the fence posts could hardly be
seen. 1t came UP SO fast Wednesday
afternoon that one of our neighbors
who lived near the creek began to get
frightened for fear the water might
get into their house. The water on the
bottom land was about half a mile
wide. The water was SO high in the
roads and some places that there could
be no travel on them. Wednesday
night the water went down consider
able and by Thursday noon there was
q great difference 1t did not go down
for good many days. The farmers
were beginning to get discouraged for
they could not get in their fields and
they need blowing bad. The water was
up again July Z. but not as high as it
was before. It was bad enough here,
but not nearly as bad as it was some
places where people We're driven out
of their houses and carried away in
boats and lost about all they had.
Beatrice Hickey,
Lucas Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
THE SOUVENIR CARDS.

You all know that we give the Jun
Tors souvenir postal album when
they have 25 cards from the Junior.
We will not use the letters when the
Juniors simply acknowledge the pos
tails. We always want nice little
story when the Juniors do not want to
write a letter. II you all do not want
to select your own subjects, you may
select your own subjects. you may
write on one Of the following sub
jects:
PEPiTA ARR1OLA.
MIDSUMMER m THE GARDEN.
MIDSUMMER ON THE FARM.
Il HARVEST TINE.
THE cHiLDREN'S PLAYGROUND.
Besides sending a souvenir card, we
will give surprise prize to the Jun
Tors writing on one Of the above sub
jects or else writing a letter between
now and August 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
HARVEST TIME.
Galdvs Calhoun,
Stockport, Ia.
Age IL.

l will write about Harvest Time =
l nope you all will like it.
Once there was a family by the
name of Brown. They lived On a large
farm of $50 acres. They two children
Their names were Frank, age 10 and
Marie, age II.
There was fifty acres of hay on it.
It was July 5. Mr.. Brown had been
to town that day and got new
mower. He got home at noon. In the
afternoon he moved about five acres
and he let it cure in the sun. The
next forenoon Frank and his father
took the stacker out and set so they
could go to work in the afternoon.
Frank hitched the horses to the
sulky rake and raked the hay in rows
and then 1t was noon. He unhitched
the horses and put them in the barn
and fed them. After dinner Mr.. Brown
and Frank and Marie went to the
field. Frank raked into the stack with
the big rake, Mr.. Brown stacked and
Marie led the stacker horse. The
horses names that worked that day
on the big rake were Dave and Dolly.
The stacker horses name was Nell.
They finished harvesting about Aug.
10, 1908. They were glad they were
through because it was so warm. I
will close now.
Maggie Cunningham, age IL,
r. F. D. No. 6, Abba, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
COTTON IN THE SOUTH.

Cotton growing is the chief occupa-
ton of the south. The cotton plant is
from two to six feet high and upon
this are the balls which contain the
cotton. On the lower branches the
bolls are full grown and are about
the size of a walnut with the hull left
on. On the middle branches ar4
smaller bolls which are rapidly grow
ing larger. On the top branches are
green leaves with still smaller bolls
with some blossoms. A field of ripen-
ing cotton is one Of the most beautiful
sights in the world. The cotton hangs
out as if ready to fall into our hands.
The picking begins in July and often
continues till Christmas. The same
field must be gone over many times.
After the cotton is picked it is car
ried in wagons to the gin. The gin is
large machine with forty to sixty
small circulars saws. There are as
many brushes as there are saws. The
saws cut the seeds. from the cotton
and the brushes pull the cotton from
the saws. The seeds drop on one side
of the gin and the cotton on the other.
1t is now ready for bailing 1t Is car
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
HIGH WATER.

Dear Junior: will have to be con
nected with the tardy Juniors this
time, but better late than never.
think we have had quite lot of high
water this spring and it isn't very nice
for the ones that live where the water
can reach them when it comes up.
have been down to the river several
times since it was up. go with papa
He goes down to Mr.. Hoffman's for
sand, and when the river raises, they
can't get any. The water ruined dot
of garden truck and corn that the far
rners had in. Up west few miles, a
farmer had a trot line set in his corn
field and caught fish there the water
was so high This last high water
washed a large sand bar east of Mar
ket street bridge. We drove down by
it one Sunday and came around by the
Dain plant, and the water was all
around their lumber pile, and the en-
CINE at the stone quarry was standing
in water half way up and few days
before the teams had been hauling
rock from there. I like to go fishing.
l go sometimes with papa. We have
some goldfish. I expect you would
think l was telling you fish story IT
I was to say this paper am writing
on is 20 years old, but that is the
length OF time mama has had it, for it
was some she had when she went to
school, and it got put away with some
of her school things, and so when she
came across it she said could write
to the Junior on it. 1 have received
several postcards from different Jun
Tors and thank them all very much.
also want to thank the editor for my
nice ring and box of note paper.
received for my prizes. My ring is a
beauty l have written two letters to
my friends on my paper and tell
them it is from the Courier Junior.
Well, l will close for this time.
Forest Weber, age 9.
1905 East Main ST. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
Age s.
JlMMlE'S JRAYER ANSWERED-A
HIGH WATER STORY.

Dear Editor:
The sky was full of dark clouds and
IT mad been raining INCREASINGLY for
weeks. The wind howled dismally
around the little cabin Of the Jones.
Mrs. Jones lay unconscious on cot
In one corner of the shanty. Her face
was flushed with the fever of death
and beside her sat her little son Jim.
waiting and watching patiently for his
mothers eyes to open and give him
some sign that she would get we'll.
Inc town mad been flooded by the
awful doWnpour and the water came
creeping up little closer each day to
their gate. Jim watched and prayed
anxiously that the water might sub
side, and that his mother would get
better that he nigh go for help and
take his mother to place Of safety.
Iheir supply Of flood was beginning to
dWlndle, but no one seemed to remem-
Der them and come to their aid but
one day Jimmie, who had been sitting
by the window wondering how and
what they were going to do, suddenly
hprang up with joyous expression
on his face. His father, who had been
dead for two years, had been a seaman
ana a when ,. he was quite small had
laugh him to make little boats and
how to sail them. So now he thought
ne could make a boat like his father
mad laugh him only make it larger and
ne determined to begin it immediately.
He kept his word and by noon the
next day the boat was completed and
his mother. who was much better by
this time was carried to a place OF
safety. Jimmy's prayer was answered.
Frances Sullivan
Ottumwa, S. D.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
NERO SAVED MoRMAN's LIFE AND
THEN NORMAN SAVED NERo's.

Many years ago in a village far
away lived rich man, his wife and
only son, Norman. There also was a
very poor man who was one of the
rich mans hired hands. He lived all
by himself in small hut and his only
companion was large st. Bernard
dog named Hero. When he would go
to work he would take Hello with him
for little Norman to play with.
One day when Norman was about
seven years he and Hero went down to
the river to play. Norman was play
ing with his ball and as 1t was windy
the ball was blown into the water. AS
Norman was trying to get the ball he
fell into the water.
Hero jumped in after him and lust
as he was dragging him out Norman's
mother came to call him for lunch.
When she saw that her boy was safe
she cried for joy.
After that they took the poor man
and the dog to live with them. When
Norman was fifteen years old he be-
came a sailor. During that time there
was terrible flood and everyone had
to get In boats and go to different
cities. Just as the boat was starting
Norman could see Hero chained. He
was bowling and trying to get loose
Then Norman ran and told them to
stop the boat. He then jumped into
the water, cut the rope and the dog
was safely taken On the boat Nor
man said that the dog had saved his
life and that he would save the dogs
live.
Ida Platz, age Is,
206S Fort street, west. Detroit. Mich.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
QIdliishiirrn

Ring-ting! wish were primrose,
A bright yellow primrose, blowing In
the spring!
The STOPPING boughs above me,
The wandering bee to love me,
The fern and moss to creep across,
And the elm tree for our king!
Nay-stay! wish I were an elm tree,
A great, lofty elm tree, with green
leaves gay!
The winds would set them dane
ing,
The sun and monshine glance in,
The birds would house among the
boughs,
And sweetly sing.
Ono! / wish were robin,
A robin or little wren, everywhere
to go;
Through forest, field, or garden,
And as no leave or pardon,
Till winter comes with icy thumbs
To ruffle up our wing!
We1l-tell! Where should I fly to.
Where go to sleep in the dark wood or
dell?
Before a day was over,
Home comes the rover,
For mothers kiss-sweeter this
Than any other thing.
William Allingham,
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Macs FIRST LETTER.
A SPLENDID ONE.

Dear Junior: thought would write
letter as l love to read the Junior
letters so WELL and with the greatest
of pleasure 1 sometimes find letters
from little girl friends that l know.
This is my first letter, but have been
wanting to write for long time, and
l would like so much to receive pos
tai. / have about hundred postals
already, and I think they are so nice
for keepsake to remember one
friends.
like to go to school so we'll and am
always sorry when school is out. The
name of our school Is Hard Scratch.
Our school was out last May
For pets have seven chickens and
a dog. The dog is black and curly.
His name is Shep. have an organ
and can play quite good deal. My lit
tie sister and myself sing and play
every day.
We have apples, grapes, blackber-
ries .plums and had some cherries, cur
rants and gooseberries, and we have
a real nice garden. l have some flow
ers, but like the music best. Well
as my letter. is getting long, I will
close, hoping to see my letter in print.
We take the Courier and like it very
much.
Mae Paris, age 10.
R. F. D. No. 2. Jpionville, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
Ube Ubtrtee11
JeWeleo Letters

Once upon time, little girl lost
her name. and no one could tell her
where to find it.
She asked every one she saw if he
knew her name. Every one made this
strange reply; that there was no tell
Ing what wonderful thing one might
find, il one searched in the right way.
Well, the little girl determined to
search. For she said, II may find
a more beautiful name than l had be-
FORE
So one day she started out with a
basket of luncheon, saying that If she
did mol; succeed she would never come
pack to her beautiful home, for she
felt that she was disgraced.
The first person she met was an old
woman, walking with stick.
What have you in your basket
asked the old woman.
Luncheon" replied the little girl
What is your name?" asked the
I'D goman-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31

In the Spanish city of Barcelona
less than 13 years ago, was born Of
humble parentage Pepito Arriola, who
has been styled the reincarnation of
Mozart. He stands out as the most
wonderful example Of musical preco-
city of the present age. When only 8
years old he performed wonderful
feats upon the piano. The following
year he studied under the famous
teachers in Germany and when he
was 8 appeared in public, playing the
G minor concerto of Beethoven. III
this the boy displayed wonderful tech
meal proficiency which astonished the
critics.
His parents were anxious that ths
phenomenal gift should not be unduly
forced, and another year elapsed be-
fore Pepito's next public engagement
this time in London, and he captured
the English critics as completely as
he had the German. A few more Lob
don and Berlin appearances, from
1906 up to the present time, about
completes the sum total of his public
life, but it was enough to make him
one of the sensations of the present
London season. His playing is bril-
liant, possessing the elegance of the
Gallo style, despite his German edu-
cation and displays a wonderful
of individuality.
Pepito's first American appearance
is scheduled for metropolitan opera
Sunday concert. after which, he will
make a limited number of appearances
in the larger cities.
Special pianos are being constructed
for this tour, with shortened pedals
and narrow keyboard. an ordinary
piano being too large for the child.
His engagements ar, limited to three
a week and at no orches-
trail appearance will he be allowed to
play more than one concerto.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
HARVE

L like to harvest l went out to my
uncle Georges and helped him. My
cousin Frank and led the stacker
horse and we rode him some too. We
Killed bullhead snake with a pitch
fork and my cousins Cluff and Ralph
ran two sweeprakes and my uncle
George stacked. We caught three lit
tie fish. We had nearly four ricks of
hay up. We broke the stacker and we
had to fix it and we broke the mower
machine and we had to fix it, They
have white pony named Billy and we
went down to their neighbors and got
some apples and l went to slide off
his neck and he raised it up a little
and fell and caused my nose to
bleed and when we started back
Ralph and l went on ahead and left
Frank there to get on the pony and he
stepped on his foot and made him cry.
Richard Lloyd, age 8,
Decatur Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31

Dear Junior: One pleasant even
ing in June in little cottage, a little
girl was playing in the yard. The lit
tie girls name was Ellen. A little
kitty came into the yard. Ellen ran 10
pet it and it stayed there all night.
Ellen fed it and played with it until it
grew quite tame. Every morning,
noon and evening the little girl fed 1t.
The little girl named the kitty Beauty
After while Ellen got paper to read
and she would sit on the porch. The
kitty would come and climb on her
back. This pleased Ellen and she sat
very still for fear that it would run
away. One evening Ellen and her
mother were sitting on the steps and
the kitty came and climbed upon her
mothers shoulder. But the sad thing
l have not told you is this: The kitty
ran away. After a while another kitty
came there, but Ellen did not like it as
well as the other Beauty was her pet.
Ruth Hill,
Bloomfield, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
sToRIEs-LETTERs
THE cHlLDREN,s PLAYGROUND.

1t was vacation and Rob and Alice
could find nothing to do.
why don't you fix up a play
ground?" said their mother.
They thought this good idea.
Where shall we have it?" asked
Rob.
"You may have the place by the
pasture, said their mother.
So the children chopped the brush
and weeds away. They put tent in
the. play ground, SO when it rained
they could play inside the tent instead
of out doors. The play grounds was
about 100 feet long and Is feet wide.
The children built fence around it.
Sometimes they would bring their din
ner to the tent and eat it there in
stead of at the house. They would In
vite their friends to come and play
with them some times
They played in it until school COM
menced. Then they studied their les
sons in the tent. Thanksgiving day
they took little stove in the tent and
cooked dinner there Then they in
vited their mother and father to come
and take dinner with them. They had
a very good dinner
Aletha Kranz, age IL,
Ottumwa. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31

went up town to do some shopping.
ThenNwe went to see the school fair.
There were corn, pumpkins, Yegeta-
bles, maps, compositions and all kinds
of sewing. My sister made some but
ton holes and received second prize,
soc. After we had looked at every
thing, and saw the parade, papa went
after the horses. 1t was then getting
late and we started for home. When
we got there we did our work and ate
our supper, for we were all hungry and
sleepy, but happy.
am TriWeekly Junior.
Louise Hickey,
R. r. No. 1. Lucas, Iowa.
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/ well do what Is to be done, and the
f1rst thing we know we have what is
best for us.
1t was this way with the little gir..
she stopped to pick up something
| shining, saying, Here are your specs
But 1t wasn't the specs at all! 1t
was another letter g." made of gor.
geous diamonds, all shooting out beau
tiful rainbow colors.
Dear mel" exclaimed the old man.
But l can't spell such a big word! /"
cried the little girl
I'll spell 1t for you," said the little
old man, laying the letters in row on
the ground.
Why" he exclaimed, chat is what
l have been looking for all these
years." and, never thinking of specs,
he spelled the word better than If he
had had two pairs of eyes.
But for you l wouldn't have found
it," said she to him.
The little old man laughed. Then
he suddenly stood up as straight as
sapling, saying, Now 1 must make I'D
for the years have been without it,
And he started off as briskly as any
young man.
The little girl gathered up the
sparkling letters and ran to meet a
beautiful lady who was coming to-
ward her.
Come home, dear little Marybelle,"
said the lady, holding out her arms.
Il see you have searched in the right
way"
"Oh, Mammal" she cried, these
letters do not spell Marypelle!"
Her mother spelled them out, and
they spelled ''UNSELFISHNESS.
You see that has four SIS" id it.
but it isn't Kissing word at all. On
the contrary, it is a beautiful word.
Jasmine Stone Van Dresser.
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE cOuRIET. PRINTING CO.,
OTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
IAN IMPORTANT EVENT.

Dear Juniors: While we are wait
Ing for the Courier Junior judges to
decide the winners in the Jig-Saw
Puzzle contest, we will ask the Juniors
to write stories on the Most Import
ant Event of the Week. Perhaps 1t
will be something that did not happen
near our homes, but In distant city
DR. country. The Juniors must make
their own decision about the most i'm
portant event, because what might be
Important to one may not be important
to another. This contest opens at
once and closes Wednesday, Aug. 4.
We expect some splendid stories on
this subject and in consequence we
will offer some splendid prizes. One
Of the prizes will be a book entitled
the "Airship Boys, or the Quest of the
Aztec Treasure" We want boy to
get this prize by all means. The other
prize win be a sofa pillow cover, al
ready stamped, with floss to work It,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
A PLEASANT DAY.

This is a true stor and it is our fam
lily that it is about. Our county every
year gives a school fair in October.
Last year it was homecoming week
Our teacher gave us the privilege Of
attending one day without being
marked absent. Some had planned to
go. We had nice lunch prepared
and, as we got up early, we were soon
on our way TO Charlton where the fair
was to be held, a distance of seven
miles from our farm When we arriv-
ed there We saw out grandparents on
the street, They then got in with us
and we went to park where papa I'M
hitched the horses and fed them and
soon we ate our lunch. Then we had
a good time for awhile. and then we
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
Lloyd Lawson,
Hedrick, Ia.
Age 10.
TAFT is NAME OF JOYS PUP,
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
though I would write to you to-
uas. am Daily Junior. 1 will be 8
South Oak Ridge school. am in the
fourth grade and my studies are y I'd
Inc. writing, arithmetic geography,
language, spelling, music and draw
ing. My teachers name is Miss Agnes
Lelnhauser and like her very much.
she is the only teacher 1 ever had.
nave not been absent or tardy this
are George and Teddy. George is in
the sixth grade and Teddy in the
primary class. I have a little pun. I
call him Taft, and an old cat and 1 cali
him Jerry. George, and I go to the
Trinity Sunday school.
E. Jay Bissell,
Ottumwa, Ia. r. 9.
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HIGH WATER.

1t was about the 9Th of June we had
a very hard rain. The creeks and riv-
ers were all out of their banks. The
waters were all over the bottoms,
washing out the fences and bridges
and anything that the water could
carry. My brother and I went to see
the high water. After we came home
from school. 1t was up very high and
muddy, but it was not running very
fast. We waded in the water. Down
about Floris and Belknap, Iowa
the crops on the bottoms are nearly
all ruined. The water is all over the
bottom. The crops Were under water
and now are in poor condition. This
last rain has put the water all out but
around where we live. Thousands of
people were put out of homes on ac-
count of high waiter In some nlacas In