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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31

Kansas the water was running into
the houses.
Years ago before Christ was crucified
there was a flood and it covered the
trees, houses and the tall mountains.
Moan built an Ark and he put beasts
and birds of all kinds in 1t and then he
went In his ark and took his people
In with him and 1t commenced rain
ing. Noah sent out raven to see If
the water was going down. 1t never
returned then he sent out dove, and
in two or three days it returned car
rying green branch of leaves. This is
the sign the water was going down,
rainbow, which is the promise we will
never have another flood.
Eta Ryan,
ss Charlton, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31

ried to the cotton press where it is
compressed into bales five feet long,
four feet wide and two feet thick. 1t
is then ready to be sent away and
sold. Some is sent to Europe and
some to the northern part of the
United States. If all the cotton raised
in the United States and all the gold
and silver dug out of the mines of the
United States were put in piles the cot
ton would be worth more than the
gold and silver.
Helen Paschal, age 10,
Melrose, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
HIGH WATER.

On day my mamma and / went down
to my grandma and aunt's to make a
visit While we were down there it
just ra1ned and rained. We had al
ready been there week on Monday.
We thought we would try to come
nome. We started out and got quite
ways from the bridge and the river
was out of It's bands and over lots of
corn. We could never get through it.
1t was over the buggy, SO we went
pack down to my grandma's and stay
ed until Wednesday, then we came up
and crossed and the water ran in our
buggy bed. We got home all right that
tlme. The water has been very high
this summer but not as high as be-
fore.
Galdvs Calhoun,
Stockport Ia.
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Agency, Iowa.
THE DIAL LAKE.

The Dial lake is situated amid the
most beautiful scenery of the native
state of Kashmir. 1t is a beautiful lake.
1t used to be a summer resort of the
ancient kings who lived in Delhi. This
beautiful lake is surrounded by gar
dens with stopping lawns. For many
miles the surface is covered with
lotus lilies and tangled MOSES which
form floating gardens.
On the post card there are two peo-
pie in a boat 1t also shows some
mountains and the reflection of them
can be seen in the water Wishing the
Junior much success, will close.
Maude Skirvin, age IL,
R. F. D. No. Z, Ottumwa, la.
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Dear Junior:
Welcome me as new conner.
I am little boy. For pets have
mastiff dog. He was trained in a
show, and l have western pony. Civ
en- to me by a man in Coatsville, Mo.
He is fine little fellow. My papa
keeps a livery barn, and runs a dray
wagon. | go over to Lancaster to see
my grandma. My papa takes the
Junior.
| have two brothers, Dennie, aged
Is years and Dannie, aged 16 years.
Mamma and are going to Kansas
City on a visit as soon as the river
goes down.
Darrell Decker, age 4,
Box 80, Glenwood, Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
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 to us as your own work.
Z. Also state choice of prize on a
separate piece Of paper, with name
and address in full.
s. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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HIGH WATERS.

Dear Junior. The water is very
high at the present 1t gets so high
sometimes it makes people move out
of their houses that live along the
shore of the river.
l am glad 1 don't live close to the
river. My papa does not own any
land along the river. We read about
the high water in the Courier.
The river is so high that we cannot
get to Eddyville without getting water
in the buggy bed. The water has
taken the mems crops that are near
the river. will close.
Yours truly,
Inez Stevens, age 9,
R. R. No. L. Dudley, Iowa.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
GLADYS is AT AUNT LAuRA,s.

Dear Junior:
| have never written to the Junior
before, but l have read the letters
that the other children write. | like
to read the letters and stories.
have two sisters married One of
them has little boy and girl and the
other has a little boy. We have a lit
tie sister at home. Her names is
Beulah. We have lots of fun | am
at aunt Laura's today. 1 will close
for this time.
Gladys Miller,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
THE SHORT CONTEST WINNERS.

We are happy to announce the
names Of the winners in the short con-
test today. In consequence the six
Juniors whose names follow will each
receive beautiful souvenir album:
HELEN THOMA.
MAMIE POWELL
WESSIE FULTON.
ALETHA KRAVZ.
RICHARD LLOYD
FRANCES SULLIVAN.
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DARRELL WANTS TO EXCHANGE
POSTALS.

Dear Editor:
:, For pets have dog, colt, some
some sheep. My dogs name is Buster.
on day my sister and went to pick
wild strawberries. We took Buster
along and he killed a large mole. NV
bantam hens name is Ellen and nv
bantam ROSTERS name is Nathan. MY
papa takes the Ottumwa Courier. y
WI, VIII SEND a post card to any one who
will send me one.
Darrell conger.
Fairfield, Ia. r. /.
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EDWARD LIKES APPLES.

Dear Editor:
:. go to school at Oak Grove No. &. T.
live In Iowa. like to ride a horse.
Ike to eat apples. I like my teacher.
l learn my lessons fine. Horses can
work on farms.
Edward w. zuehlke,
Libertyville. Ia.
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Age IL,
MISSED SIX DAYS OF SCHOOL

Dear Editor:
l have not written for some time. i
am gong to school now. My teachers
name is John Stokes. NV studies ara
nth reader. c arithmetic, oral history,
A physiology B. grammar, A geog-
raphy and A spelling. There are twen-
ty-eight scholars enrolled. The 2Sth of
November was my birthday and was
IL years old.
Carrie Thompson,
Floris, Ia. r. 8,
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school every day. My teachers name
IS FRED liver We have % pupils and
some more are going to start in j
think. have one brother and one sis
ter. Their names are Vera and Ioren-
20. | have got three cards from thu
courier =. l have post card album and
Muriel Fleig,
A. ). Richland, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31

Dear Editor:
One day when was playing in the
yard l saw boy that I liked very
much. His name was Willie Lowen-
perg. Willie and | played around the
barn yard and rode pony. Her name
Is Pet. Willie went home at four
O'Clock have black and. white dog,
His name is Bob. We have one colt
named Dollie. go to the North
Union school. My teachers name is
Miss Herman.
Lloyd Lawson,
To
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HAS DOG NAMED PEpRos

Dear Editor
l go to school at Oak Grove. NJ
teachers name is Archer. l am in the
second reader | have dog named
Pedro.&! nave a pony. / drive horses
and lead the colts.
Joseph Thompson,
IjscrtyvilIe. In
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VERA AND LORENZO.

DtdT F.ultOr.
1 am reader of the Courier and
Like To read 1t very much. / go to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
Darrell HAS TRAINED DOG,

Age IL.
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KITTY, THE PET.

II. II. mo. /. Dudley, 1OWa.
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WILLIE LoWENBERG WAS HIS
NAME.

Age Z.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-19

/ 20 protect, great fortune 10 handle,
protested Haggleton, adding con-
temptuously. "He won't care for your
petty theories when he knows who
he is?"
At this moment the door Of Jenny's
room opened, and Philip entered
briskly. He gave a careless glance at
Haggleton, murmured, Excuse me a
moment" and began to search for
something. INmmaging In boxes, open
ing drawers. and grumbling to him
self, his back to the two men.
81 WISH" he said, half aloud, "that
the scoundrei who owns this place had
to live in II. I'd like to make him
sleep in that room. Where the devil is
that hammer?'
The moment Philip found the ham,
mer and departed Haggleton said ex-
citedly:
'You need not tell me! 1 need no
proof. know-the eyes, the chin, es-
pecially the eyes! For twenty years /
haven't slept without seeing those
eyes"
but Gentle intercepted him.
"Stop" he commanded. "Not yet.
If you speak to him now, you will re-
greet IT.
''He is my son, he is mine. He sails
with me on my yacht within an hourw
Gentle stood before the door with
outstretched arms.
Wait" he continued you don't
know all yet. Here, read this
He produced an envelope from his
pocket and handed it to Haggleton,
who snatched it from him and opened
it impatiently. 1t contained two pa
pers. Haggleton glanced at the first
one hastily, then suddenly sat down.
"My God!" he whispered.
'Now you understand how things are
between u.s." said Gentle.
"My wife made this document on her
deathbed"
with clear mind. The doctor at
tested it,
"a copy of the order I gave that
night" Haggleton's tone was strange
ly subdued as he looked at the second
paper.
1.-The original is in safe place." said
Gentle. Don't offer me money for
it." he added warningiy. "It is not for
SALE"
what are you going to do with it?"
you would not want Philip to read
it"
"No! A thousand. times nor
"Then I will use 1t to increase your
patience. You must be content, Mr..
Haggleton, to see your son and be with
him on my termsv
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-19
CHAPTER Nv.
FATHER AND SON.

"You understand that you must no
make yourself known to him until tn,
moment comesY'
eyes, but how can I see him or b.
with him if he doesn't know who
ann"
THAT is easy enough. Show an in
terest in the problems of poverty, tene
ment house reform, and Philip viii
spend his days aud nights with you
''No, no." protested Haggleton; 81
want him to take an interest in my
affairs. which will be his. He cannot
begin too soon. And am going away
on my yacht. Time is pressing"
''Philip will be here when you re
turn from your cruise"
'In three months? All, you have
never had a son! He is going with me
on that cruise"
"It cannot be-" answered Gentle
81 must put my promise to his mother
before your feelings. l have trained
him for battle with you-a great bat.
tie that's coming now. And l will see
that you start fair"
"Battle-what battle?"
"a battle" continued Gentle impress.
lively, between your money and his
high purpose. You will try to tempt
him--I know it. You will try to make
him hard and worldly. That's why /
have waited until he was a man. his
character formed. Even now he's only
twenty-six, and-he is your son."
Philip entered ut this moment.
81 have been trying to make that
room fit for the little kid to sleep in"
he said. 1T is pigsty. Oh, that
scoundrel Haggleton! Miss Lawrence
says the children should both be sent
to the hospital"
Il want you to know q friend OF
mine, Philip" Gentle said-Mr.-Mr.
Jackson. Mr.. Jackson is interested in
tenement house problems"
The young man held out hisbrawny
hand to "Mr. Jackson" who shook 1t
heartily.
PLEASED to meet you, sir. You have
struck the right place for tenement
problems. This is lung block, The
man who owns it is just starting on a
cruise in his million dollar yacht"
You mean Mr.. Haggleton?" asked
that worthy expectantly.
"Yes-John j. The doctors saw he
needs q change. 1 wonder what his
tenants needY'
Haggleton looked around the room
once more, taking in every evidence of
neglect and dirt. Then his glance fell
upon the mantelpiece, with two elabo-
rate but grimy timepieces.
You wonder what John US tenants
needT' he said dryly. 81 should say
that the ones who live here need more
soap and not SO many marble clocks"
Philip said Margaret, half open
ing the door and looking through it,
where is the Group kettle?"
He handed it to her. closing the door.
Haggleton asked with interest:
Whom have you got In there?"
"Shc's trained nurse and-she's the
girl whom am going to marry"
"Oh, indeed"
Gentle smiled to himself and caught
a twinkle in Haggleton's eye. 1t sud-
denly made him like the man a little
better.
Continued on page ?, psrtf.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-19
The Battle
By
Cleveland MOffett
Copyright. 1909. by G. w.
Dillingham; Co.
CONTINUED
CHAPTER III.
"JOHN J."

l~1 ENTLE looked curiously ut the
man who entered the room.
glanced sharply around it, and
la--.gJ then fixed pair of cold. COM
handing. penetrating eyes upon him.
So this was Haggleton-the John
r." of daily parlaGce. the master Of oil
fields and coal fields, OF iron mines and
railroads and steamship lines. of banks
and trust companies; the man whose
power was felt in Europe and in Asia
rs In America; the chosen subject of
the bitterest attacks of social reform
ers and revolutionaries; the man who
could afford to fight the government
Of the most powerful country In the
world on terms of equality.
John J.w
Gentle saw before him burly man
Of sixty, gray haired, with bristling
gray mustache waxed at the ends,
man dressed with unobtrusive taste.
But it was the face that commanded
his attention. The steely eyes had
held him from the first. He now noted
the stern brow, with the fold between
the eyebrows; the iron jaw, the lines
at the corners Of the grim mouth, the
straight, short nose, which suggested
Kitchener.
But the old diver. accustomed to
picking strong, healthy men for the
dangerous work of which he had
charge, saw something else which the
cartoonists failed to suggest in their
drawings. He saw as plainly as John
J.'s famous physician that the million
aire was not well man. The pallor
Of his face, the color of his eyeballs,
the wrinkled circles beneath them, the
momentary scantness of breath, all
this told it's tale to Gentle.
Haggleton's eyes flashed a little as
he growled:
''Of all filthy placesv'
Its one of your tenements. Mr..
Haggleton." said Gentle pointedly. II
wanted you to see it,"
"You did? That's not the point"
Then, briskly, you said you had pa
pers to show me-"
$50 have. so l havev
Gentle pointed to chair.
Il have very little time" continued
the master of millions aggressively.
MY auto is waiting, and my yacht,
too, with guests aboard. l told you
that I sail within an hour"
ION long cruise. l read it in the
papers. That's why I called on you
yesterday"
Haggleton's eyes were everywhere.
veillance. His secretary was at the
head of the stairs without. his mech
anician in the hallway below. He had
given no orders, but he knew this. Ut
terly fearless, he yet did not intend to
be caught in trap.
II came because what you told me
you knew is important, If true. Where
are your proofs?"
Gentle drew bundle of papers from
the inner pocket of his pea jacket.
Haggleton took the first letter. opened
it and glanced at it, He shot a curl
Gus glance at the respectable looking
workingman seated opposite him and
opened second one.
This he read carefully, the pallor of
his face increasing as he read. But
his hand did not tremble. Blackmail?
Oh. well, he would see about that!
He said at last:
my wife! It's her handwriting!
Then you knew her?'
II knew her for years"
Haggleton bent forward. the bundle
Of papers crushed between his clinch-
ed hands. A rapid, nervous twitch of
Tho loft side of tha faro was tho only
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-19

Continued on page ?, parti.)
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-18

OH, Lord, save us from the speech
making of a narrow minded, single
eyed monstrosity of the stone age.
The Red River Valley, that little lsad
pencil strip of country on the east
boundary line of the greatest state
in the Union that you could place in
side Of the counties OF Bottineau and
Ward and still have country enough
left to raise more wheat than the
whole Of the valley. The next time
the governor wants to be represented
at gathering of intelligent men
from other states let him appoint a
man that has been over the state and
appreciates the possibilities of the
balance of the state that is needed
embraced within the Red River VAL
ley" The judge ought really to be
so ashamed of his speech that he
would ask the governor to forgive
him-for we do not believe that the
governor would have made such a
speech himself, for he has lived at
Devils Lake and has really been over
the most of the state and knows bet
ter-Willow City Eagle.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-18
Notice of MOrtgage Sale

Notice is hereby given that GER
tain mortgage, executed and delivered
by John Gorton, a single man, mort
gagor, to w. H. Mcintosh, mortgage,
Aatsd the 10th day Of August, 1906.
and filed for record in the office of
the Register of Deeds in and for the
county, Of Ward and state Of North
Dakota, on the 21st day of August,
1906, at 3:O5 o'clock p. M, and rec
orded in Book 80" OF mortgages, on
page 352, will be foreclosed by sale
OF Tie premises In such mortgage,
and hereinafter described at the
front door of the court house, Ward
county, North Dakota, on the 9th
day of December, 1909, at the hour Of
2'o'clock p. m, to satisfy the amount
due on said mortgage on the date of
Bale. The premises described in such
mortgage, and which will be sold to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-18
Ignorance Of Wise Men

The next time Governor Burke sends
a man to represent him at gathering
it Is to be hoped that he will pick a
man with brains enough to realize
that he is the representative of the
whole state of North Dakota and not
just a small part Of it. In his
speech before the Publicity Club Of
the Twin Cities held in Minneapolis
on Nov. S, Judge w. E. Purcell said
in part. Getting down to, figures.
Indeed, tho three states are great
states. OF course, in North Dakota
we think we take the lead and tonight
am going to assert the fact. This is
what we raised: 1O0,0O0,00O bushels
of wheat This wheat is peculiar.
When let alone it is light but when
once settled down in the terminal
elevators 1t swells. / think anyone
will concede that we raise the best
wheat in the United States. In con-
functions with tine mills OF Minneapo-
lis we have spread the fame of the
Red River Valley around the world.
It stands first in the worlds history"
There it is. The Red River Valley.
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satisfy the same, are described as
follows:
The east half of the northwest
quarter and lots one Cd and two
az, of section thirty (30), in town.
ship one hundred fifty-four Q5D,
north, of range ninety-four (94) west
of the 9Th Principal Meridian.
\ Il There will be due on such mort
gage at the date of sale, the sum
of one hundred twenty-four and As
100 dollars, which includes five in
stallment notes secured by said mort
gage, and three interest coupon notes
secured by prior mortgage on said
premises, paid by the mortgage.
W. H. Mcintosh,
Mortgage.
Weeks, Murphy & Noun,
Attorneys for the Mortgage,
Bottineau, N. Oak.
11-18 1928
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p. "A. Havrevold, the old time law
yer, is growing much better from
serious attack of bronchitis. A good
many thought the game old boy was
about all in, but Havre has shown
that he has an iron constitution
which even water will not rust. He
has been at the Scandinavian hotel for
some months, but Monday went to
the hospital, where he hopes TO RS
cover rapidly. Havrevold. who de-
clares that his relatives in Norway
are Of the weather. class, expects
windfall in the shape Of nice leg
acy soon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-18

SEVERN Neshem. one of the enter
prsing young farmers from Lone
Tree, was in Minot Monday SEVERN
and younger brother plowed and
cropped 500 acres this year and did
the work well too, showing what en-
terprise and muscle will do. Their
wheat averaged from fifteen to twenty
bushels and oats difty. They have
$50 acres fall plowed aud. will be
early birds in the spring. "a. !. ,
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-30
SIMPLY A COTTON BOIL
Made The Bankers and Business Men
 Sit Up and Take Notice

In a letter to the Peoples Abstract and Trust Company MT. E. P. Teas dale, of Los Angeles, says;
 To-day the writer chanced to go into one of the leading banks of the city having in his hand three we'll developed, fully opened specimens of cotton bolls, and you would have been surprised to have seen what happen ed in that bank. Business stopped for minute or two, and officers, one and all, gathered around and examined the samples. All had seen the arti- cle in last evenings Express and were anxious to learn more about what it meant. You can depend upon it that the writer took the opportun- ity to explain fully. These are things which count in the development of your country and the thing which we are most anxious to boost along, here. l am confident that the prices of land are going to advance mater tally very shortly in the valley"
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-30
WILL HEAR OF COTTON

Pete w. Ross, principal of the Mid dletOwn Grammar School, at San Die 30, has written to F. B. Fuller of this city, stating that he has sent the accounts of the ginning of the first bales of Imperial Valley cot lon at El Centro to the publication known as Current Events which is published weekly in Chicago for use in school rooms all over the Unit ed States to give the teachers and pupils digest of current happenings. More detailed accounts have been forwarded to the Educational Press Company, at Chicago at it's request.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-30
COUNTY OFFICERS DEPUTIES
Salary Act Declared Valid By Appel.
 late Court.

The County Salary act, passed by the last legislature, has been declared valid by the Appellate court in a test case sent up from Orange County.
 This decision will give the Imperial County officials deputies in several in stances.
 Under the new law the county re- corder vii lbe allowed as many copy ists as is necessary to do the work, to be paid by the county; the county clerk is allowed a deputy at a sal ary of $900 per year and the Dis trict Attorney a deputy at $1200 per year. The County Superintendent of Schools is allowed a deputy for ten months instead of five.
 Heretofore the district attorney, re- corder and clerk have had to pay their deputies out of their own funds.
 The law which provides these dep uties also increases the salaries of various county officials but this does not go into effect until the expira- tion of the terms of office of the pres ent incumbents.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-30
TECHNICAL RESTORATION TO
 ENTRY.

Six townships in the eastern part of the valley, withdrawn from entry pending resurvey, will be restored to entry on February ,. This does not mean that any vacant land will be opened to settlers. Restoration only gives to occupants the opportunity to file their claims or prove up their holdings. The Los Angeles papers are misleading people unwittingly by these restorations as op- ening opportunities for obtaining des- ert land by entry. There is no va cant land under the Imperial Valley canal system, and desert land can not be obtained without water and reclamation.