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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-03

at Unionville. Thursday, August 2e.
Do you live on the main road going
into Abba? would like to go to Abba.
as have never been there.
How long have you lived in that
country? Last year was my first year
in the country. l would rather live in
the country than in town.
We haven't any dog. There are three
cats here, but we don't pet them.
My youngest sister has two pet
chickens. We have ESQ young chick
ems and 20 young turkeys.
You asked me If had good time
the Fourth. was at Unionville, but
they did not celebrate there.
Please answer through the Courier
Junior.
From your Junior friend.
Leila Saum. aged IL.
Rural Route No. 1.
Blakesburg, Iowa.
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FRANCES AND HER TRIP.

Dear Editor and Juniors: l thought
/ would write you letter and tell you
about my trip.
My sister, Josephine, and left
| Tuesday morning for Ottumwa. Tho
train was little late and it was IL
o'clock when we got there.
Our Junior friend, Mabel Root, met
us at the depot. We went home with
Mabel. About o'clock we all went
down to the City park to meet Leona
Vest We sat in the park and taxed
a while and then we went up to her
aunt's. When we got back to Mabels
we were very tired.
That evening we thought we would
take car ride over on the South Side.
saw Henrietta Plaster going up the
street. We thought she was going to
Mabels.
We had to change cars at the juno
ton, and when we got there we had to
wait for the South Side car, SO said
| would hurry back up to Mabel's and
get Henrietta to go with us for ride.
We rode to the end of the car line.
Wednesday we were going to have
our Junior picnic in the Caldwell park.
We went up to the Courier office to
ask the Editor Of the Junior TO go with
us, but she was too busy and could not
go, but she . told us n 1t rained to
come and have it in enc Courier
library.
When we went to the City park to
meet the Juniors it began to rain very
hard. so we went to the Courier lib
rary and had nice time.
After the picnic we went up to Dr.
Herricks to see the Misses Herrick.
We staid little while and then went
back to Mabels.
That evening we went to two shows
Thursday evening we went up to DR..
William Herrick's for supper and had
q very nice time, When we came back
from the doctors house we went to
the band concert and the music was
very nice. love music.
Friday we came up to Abba. We
staid with our cousins until Saturday
afternoon, then we went out to Lois
Griffins and staid until Monday after
noon. Sunday we drove seven miles
to Lois aunt's and we staid all day.
We came back to Abba Monday after
noon.
We were going to stay until We'd
nesday in Abba, but we got a letter
from mamma, saying that Louise and
Beatrice hickey were visiting their
Grandpa Smith, and he was going to
have party for them and would like
us to be there, so we came home Tues
day afternoon. We had nice time at
the party.
Frances Norton, age 13.
Me1rose, Iowa.
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a TRIP AROUND THE WORLD.
The Map Of California.

We are getting some splendid
stories on the above subject. AS the
contest does not close until Tuesday,
Sept. 6, we will print the rules once
more:
Some weeks ago one Of the Juniors
suggested that good subject for a
contest would be "A Trip Around the
World, We. Immediately decided to
use it for a big contest. consequently
we want the Juniors to write some
stories on this Splendid subject. We
viii not say just how many words to
use, hAx the Judges will not select the
prixA story from the longest, because
1t bny be the poorest, but from the
besf nd perhaps the shortest story
Select your prize from among the
following articles: A gold necklace, a
watch chain, a pair of roller skates,
silver spoon, or q work bag, including
q thimble. scissors, etc.
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HIS PAPA CUTTING HAY At OWL
BUTTE.

Dear Junior: My papa is sixteen
miles from home cutting hay on the
range. He is working near Owl Butte.
So mamma, my sister and myself are
patching. ride. horse back quite q
bit, for we have our cows out on range
and we have to get them up of night,
and we have to take the horses twice
day q mile to water. like to ride. l
received the lovely postcard from the
Courier Junior, and think you for It,.
Your little friend,
Floyd Riggs, age
Horse Creek,
South Dakota.
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IVAN WRITES ON a RAINY DAY.

Dear Editor: / will write few lines
this rainy day. We had very hard
rain last night. It has been very dry
here until recently, but are well
soaked up now.
We have our threshing all done. We
got through before the rains. Blew the
straw from forty acres of oats into the
farm NOW.
We are blowing for wheat. pillow
with three-horse pillow.
I think boys Of twelve are ahead OF
girls Of twelve.
Boys can plow corn and husk corn,
pillow wheat and oats ground and har-
row 1t.
Boys can get the horses out Of the
pasture and hitch them up for their
mother or sisters SO they can take the
butter and eggs to town themselves.
have not seen any girl Of twelve
blowing yet.
Ivan Callen, aged IL.
David City, Neb.
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CORA A NEW JUNIOR.

Dear Juniors:
This is my first letter to the juror
page. live on a farm of 100 acres near
Bentonsport. We can see the river and
railroad and also what is known as the
devils backbone, or the bluff. It is
where they got rock to build the cap.
itol at Des Moines the first time.
! like to go to the river. spent the
afternoon recently at the river. Ny
chum and several other friends were
there. We waded while and then
went boat riding. would rather boat
ride than wade II / have good oars
man and good boat. 81
/ wish some Of the Juniors would
come and visit me. would take them
up on the bluff.
have several pets. have colt. a
pet sheep. Shepherd dog, and four
cats. also own a pig but it is not a
pet. have only one sister and she is
staying with my aunt now. who has
been sick. She is coming home soon to
stay day or two. would like to ex-
change postals with some of the Jun
Tors. ! like views the best.
Cora D. Watts, age IA.
BentOnSport,s la.
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Leo Avenue, Ottumwa, Iowa.
MARY TELLS OF CATTLE BRAND
ING

Dear Juniors: AS I have not
written for long time thought l
would write.
Our school will begin the 22nd Of
this month.
Yesterday my friend Marie Chabo
my sister Irene and myself went over
to one of our neighbours to watch them
brand and ride bronco.
It was the first time had seen
them brand and it seemed cruel to
burn the horses and cattle the way
they did. After they got through
branding some Of us girls and boys
went for ride.
When we returned mamma, papa,
my aunt, my brother and other sister
who had went over in the buggy had
gone home so we were left behind.
For pets have colt, two saddle
ponies and two calves.
I AS my letter is getting long l will
close.
1 would like to exchange post cards
with any of the Juniors.
Your Junior friend,
Mary Sutherland, age IL.
Gillette, Wyo.
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HALLE LIKES JUNIOR.

Dear Editor and Juniors: AS have
not written before thought would
now write. enjoy reading the Junior
page very much.
Our school will begin in about two
weeks. l like to go to school.
We are going to thresh next week It
1t don't rain.
like to cook for threshers.
Do any Of the Juniors like to read I?
I do.
think the Ottumwa Courier is a
very good newspaper.
Your friend,
Halle Carter, aged IL.
North English, Ia, Box LOT.
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SOME BIRDS I KNOW.

The most birds know is the robin,
wren. sparrow, swallow, thrush. star
ling black bird. blue jay, pewee. The
robins build nests. The wrens sing
sweet songs. The sparrow and swal-
lows build nests in barns on farms.
The thrush Is always singing like the
wren. The startling Is brown bird. the
blackbird is black and the bluejay is
blue. The color OF a pewee Is gray.
Most Of the birds build nests. One
night as 7 was walking home from
school I found a pewees nest. 1t had
five eggs in 1t. In week after that
they were Matched. One night looked
again and they were gone. Now this is
all I can write about the birds. live
on a farm Of so acres AZ miles from
Ottumwa / 20 to Ottumwa occasional
ly. It is nice city.
Leona Lanes, age 8,
Ottumwa, r. No. 2.
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SOME BIRDS l KNOW.

Well, this is lovely morning; just
what the birds like to see. hear blue
Jay calling his mate out in our tree.
love the birds and never killed one
in my life and when they fall out of
their nest I try to put them back.
About two weeks ago there was little
bluejay sitting on our porch and we
brought it in the house while and
saw the old bird flying around, SO
took and put it out on the fence and
the old bird would fly and chirp all
the time to 1t and wanted 1t to fly,
but 1t was afraid, so Just put 1t up in
the tree and it kept jumping from one
branch to another until it finally
reached the nest In the top OF the tree,
and then the birds kept still after they
had it safe in the tree.
There are two robins, I think they
must be the same two every year,
that almost live In our yard. They are
not bit afraid and we throw out
bread and they come real close to the
door.
have never had bird, only have
some pigeons. like them and think
the pure white ones are the prettiest.
There are lots Of slarrows around
our UdIu duu IuSy lily III dAu Jul IAAS
pigeon boxes. They build their nests
almost anywhere under the roofs.
When was out in Kansas saw a
lot Of meadow larks and quails.
think the little bluebird is pretty
but we don't see them very often and
the large blackbirds don't seem to be
around like they were, but they stay
around the country more.
~ ~ n
in town there is more danger Of them
getting killed.
There was a knot hole in our house
one time and there was little wren
that built her nest In it. They are 6,
real small bird.
Then there is the crow and the owl.
They are real large birds. saw pet
crow once. They are very bold birds.
Forest Weber, aged 10.
1905 East Main ST.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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STo3IEs-LETTERs.
"a PRAIRIE FIRE."

Dear Editor and Juniors: AS have
never written before, 1 will do 80 now.
NV papa has taken the Ottumwa cour-
Ter for only three years. am pleased
with the nice letters the Juniors have
written.
I used to live at Centerville, Iowa.
We moved up here in October, 1909. |
can see for miles from our house.
can see the Grindstone Buttes, which
are twenty-five miles away.
A prairie fire has been raging in our
locality. AS was coming from water
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Mrs. Tattle-
T ale Squirrel

II there was one thing that the
eduirrels of The Wood liked better
than another, it was attending to
ones own business" as they put it..
And that was why Mrs. Mink Squirrel
became known as Mrs. Tattle-Tale
Squirrel, and was so much disliked by
ali her neighbors in The Wood. Now,
Mrs. Mink Squirrel-or rather, Mrs.
ssTattle-Tale'' Squirrel, as she shall be
called during the remainder Of this
etory-was not really bad sort. for
IN certain things she was very good
little lady squirrel; but her besetting
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CECILIA LOVES TO WRITE LET
TIERS.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
This will make the third time that
I have written to the Junior page. I
was glad to see my last letter in print.
Just love to write to the paper. I am
little girl years old, have blue yes
and black hair. have three dolls.
Their names are Goldie, Mae and
Bernice My sisters Elva and Ethel and
I are going to take our dolls and go to
our friends house next Sunday and
have nice time with them. just love
to play with dolls. have a doll trunk
that keep their clothes in.
Cecilia Huffman. age 8,
r. No. /, Chilicothe, Ia.
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sEvEN-RuLEs FOR THE JUNIORS.

/. Use one side Of the paper only.
q. Write neatly and legibly, using
Ink Or. sharp pencil.
8. N@ays sign your name in full
and state your age.
4. Number your pages.
s. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
6. Always state choice of prize on
separate piece Of paper. with name
and address In full.
Z. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Otumwa, Iowa.
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HELEN'S MAMA HAS OVER THREE
HUNDRED CHICKENS.

Dear Editor: l have not written for
long time so will write few lines
live on a farm near Agency. I go
to schol at Agency. l have mile and
three quarters to walk to school.
I will be in the fifth grade this fall.
My studies are as follows: reading,
writing, arithmetic, spelling, language,
geography, music and drawing.
We have over three hundred little
chickens. Last week my uncle VIII
from Chicago came and he and went
fishing and caught two fish.
am a Daily Junior. Well will
close for this time.
Helen Sirles, age 10.
Agency, Iowa, r. r. No. 1.
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"NEWELL," A NEW TOWN. !.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
This year was an awfully dry year,
with scarcely any rain. We planted
wheat, oats, corn and millet and moth
ing but the wheat did any good and we.
cut 1t for feed. We also had a nice
garden and potato patch but they arc
not amounting to much. We had q
mess Of new potatoes the other day.
We have new railroad town within
six miles of US. There is a depot there
now and trains are running. 1t is
called Newell" It seems more like
home now for when we came out here
we were 25 miles from a railroad town.
There are lots Of cattle being shipped
out Of here now. The land Is being
taken up fast, so there Is not enough
range for the cattle. don't know
whether we will have any school this
winter or not. We haven't any school
house built yet.
Ethel Evans,
Horse Creek Butte Co.. S. d.
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Phillip Plaster, age 3,
Abba, Iowa, South D st.
LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO JUN
TOR WRITES.

Dear Editor:
This is the first time have written
for long time will tell about my
mountain trip. We started at 8 O'clock
in the morning. 1t was sixteen miles
and up hill all the way When we got
there we had a picnic dinner. There
were some other people with us. There
was mountain stream close by that
came down a canyon. We climbed up
this canyon and could see the the Rio
Grande river eighteen miles away. We
had to be careful in places because #
we fell it would prove fatal. After we
had done some climbing we came back
down about o'clock. It was $3.50 when
we got home
Ralph Will,
Las Cruces. N NJ
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Dear Juniors:
I thought would write again as I
have not written for long time. For
pets / have dog and six little chick
ems. The dogs name is Rover. Our
school begins the first Of September.
will be glad when school commences
because I have lots of fun at school. /
have received some cards from two of
the Juniors, Henrietta Plaster and
Blanch Sullivan. My birthday is the!
first of April. We have two little
calves. Their names are Daisy and
Cherry. My papa takes the Courier
and I enjoying reading the Junior
page.
Mabel Brewn,
Eddyville, Ia, r. No. 8.
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coRA's FIRST LETTER.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor: .
AS have never written before, L
will write Letter to the Courier Jun
Tor. Our school will start in Septem-.
Der. like to go to school. Ny teach
Cleveland school. live on farm. We
have two horses and four cows like
to milk. We have three hundred chick
ems. l have four sisters and two
brothers. We have big swing. I like
to swing. My papa does not take the
Courier but my grandma does. Ny
grandma lives near us. stay with her
at nights. She has little bird. It is a
linnet bird. I like to take care Of it.
Cora Easton, age 10,
EldOn Ia r. r. No q
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Dear Editor: am only a little
girl two and a half years old but l
would like to see my letter in print and
get a postal card. had several dolls
but broke them ALL
broke all of them but two and
then broke them not long ago.
MY birthday is November fourth.
The other day my papa bought me
an o. z. Go-racer I have nice times
riding in it. have about ten postal
cards.
Your little Junior friend,
Viola McCarrel, age 2.
! Leo Avenue, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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1 did not hear from the editor. But I
suppose she is very busy. My sister
went to the Junior picnic and had q
very nice time. was expecting to go
also, but the day before ] went to Des
Moines. just came back from Kirk
vile today. would like to exchange
post cards with Walter Trout, Lewis
Eisenbeis. and Johnny Skirvin. Hop
ing to hear from some more of the
Juniors, remain,
Phillip Plaster. age 9,
a Abba. Iowa, South D st.
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE couRlET. PRINTING &C.
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA pEvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
some STATE STORIES.

Dear Juniors: EaCQ week, 1OT sew
eral weeks, we are going to tell you
q story about the map Of one OF the
states. This week it will be Cali
tornia.
The Map Of California.
The map Of California is almost al
ways painted red-that Is the man who
painted It, thought he was getting it
red. but when 1t dried out, he found
out that he had gotten his paint too
thin, and 1t is a little too pale to really
be called red. But It is always in the
same place on the map Of the U. S.,
anyway; It stays at home, that's one
good thing about California, you al
ways know where to find 1t on the
map
California is looking west and its
face is washed by the Pacific ocean.
Its back starts down straight, but l
guess one Of the Courier Juniors was
marking It out and another Junior
happened along and hit the first Jun
TORS hand and that made the pencil
4ly away of to the right clear over
70 Arizona. That made California
very long wasted state, with It's feet
q long ways back Of its head. It's
heels are Just south of the west line
81 Utah. Get your geography or map
and look at Il. California was adj
mitted into the union in 1850.
Tell us in about 20 words, Of the
names Of the good things that grow in
California, and in return we will send
you q souvenir postal of California.
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PHILLIP WANTS TO EXCHANGE
POSTALS.

Dear Editor and Juniors:
AS I have only written once to the
Courier Junior 1 thought / would write
again. l was very disappointed when
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MABEL WRITES AGAIN.

n ~ 80 EuIleI EVILS,
Horse Creek, Butte Co., S. ..
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VIOLA HAD AN o. z. eo.RAcER,

Agency, Iowa, r. r. No. 1.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-06
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
Clerk-Carrier.
An examination for clerk and car

An examination for clerk and car
rier will be held at the X. Of p Hall
in this city on March 10, 1910.
Age limits, is to 45 years, on the
date of the examination,
Married women will not be admit
ted TO the examination. Unmarried
women will be admitted to the exam
nation, but are eligible for appoint
ment only as clerk.
Applicants must be physically
sound, and male applicants must be
not less than feet 4 inches In
heighth without boots or shoes, and
weigh not less than l25 pounds with
out oyerCoat or hat,
For application blanks and for full
Information relative to the eXamina-
tion. qualifications. duties, salaries,
vacations promotions, etc, address
n.mcdiately,
GEO. ]. SANDLIN
Secretary, Board Of Civil Service EX-
aminers.
Postoffice, Ardmore, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-06
OBSTACLES ARE THE MUSCLES
OF ACHIEVEMENT

Each generation builds the bridge
over which tho noxt generation must
cross into the future.
Let us be slow to Judge and quick
to sympathize,
Perhaps your neighbor's circum-
stances might not fit you.
Rise new man each day and
start afresh.
The feet of regret step into the
shoes Of opportunity, neglected.
Habits become lr' of ourselves.
DO you think that GOD. who made
everything in the heavens. and who
made all the earth, does not know
where to Place you and what is the
best for YOU?
Your thoughts and actions in this
life will be your SELF in the next.
There is some good in every soul,
much good in some souls. infinite
possibilities in all souls.
The world is but the shadow OF
your mind.
The ignorant walk into temptation
like rats into a trap.
Which OF us would dare TO pray
this prayer at night. "Oh. Lord;
Treat me tomorrow. as | have treat
ed all the world today"
MRS. q. IL MCKINNEY.
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some Othor experiences were related
by Mr.. Gayer upon the growing of al
falfa. hog and poultry raising that
took the interest of every person In
the room.
G. w. Kaufman of Provence dis
cussed the subject, Relations That
Should Exist Between Patron and
Teachers in Regard to Teaching Agri-
culture and some OF the parents of
pupils should by all means have
heard this address.
Mr.. Lyken, recently from Kentucky
made an interesting talk upon the
condition ol the farmer.
Tho name of n. II. Mccoy was plac-
ed Ia nomination for secretary of the
Farmers Institute and Mr.. Mccoy
was elected by acclamatlon.
The following committee composed
of j. II. Gayer. c. II. Davenport and
X. l.. Scc'. was appointed by the
presiden % assist the secretary In
/ preparing the program for the month
/ ly meetings,
The resolution was adopted instruct
/ ing the secretary to procure quan
tity of printed cards and distribute
to each member of the Farmers In
stitute. TO be handed to friends and
/ nelghbors in order TO attract the id
terest Of farmers and obtain larger
membership.
The following committee composed
of \. g. Graham, c. r.. Ringer, and
J. II. Gayer, was appointed by the
. president to prepare a resolution ex
pressing the appreciation and thanks
Of the Farmers Institute To II. e
Spaulding for his excellent services
IN behalf Of this association. while
secretary short eloquent address
was made by f. W. Wheless.
After a general discussion the meet
ing adjourned until the next regular
meeting I'm April.
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missioner from District No. 2. J. l..
Cordum was also unanimously indors-
ed for district clerk.
The Deese club will meet again
In regular sesson Thursday night
March II. All candidates are cordial
ly invited to attend and present their
claims for the office they seek.
The farmers are busy and will plant
the biggest crops here this year they
have ever planted.