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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23
MARY TO VISIT IN OTTUMWA.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
AS have not written for quite
while I will now try and write. We
have been having lots Of warm wealth
er. The gardens are all suffering for
rain: / have received three post cards
from the Courier Junior. My school has
been out for quite while. We did not
have any program the last day OF
school. but we had ice cream ana
cake I am glad 1t is vacation for then
l can go visiting.
have stayed one week with my
cousins and had a very good time. We
have got some little chickens. Ny
ceived twelve post cards. new dress,
hat, a pair Of hair ribbons and
bracelet don't think we are going to
have much fruit this year unless 1t ts
blackberries, apples or grapes. Our
corn Is up very nice. The wheat, oats
and rye are fine too.
! was visiting my uncle living near
Eldon Saturday. We went fishing In
the river and had beautiful time.
very good health for long time. We
celebrated the Fourth at Libertyville.
I received Manila Jewett's post card
which she sent me and will answer 1t
soon. am going to Ottumwa this sum-
mer and would like very much to visit
the editor but don't know whether
will or not. Two Of our cousins were
visiting us from near Selma Sunday
and we had q fine time. We are going
to nut our little baby in short dresses
this week, He was three months old
the 2seh Of June. I would like to re-
cetye post cards from any OF the Jun
Tors.
Mary Tweedy, age IL,
Fairfield, Ia, r No. z.
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WHAT l DID THE FOURTH.

AS have never written to the
Courier Junior before will write on
the subject, "What I did the Fourth"
We got up about a. 80 and started for
Lucas about o'clock.
I went in the wagon with my papa,
mamma, sister and brother. We took
our dinners and stayed all day. When
We got to Lucas we met my aunt Cozv.
There was large crowd there We
had a merry-go-round and we rode on
it. had a dollar to spend I ate so
much ice cream in the morning and for
dinner that was sick after dinner
There was a ball game after dinner.
Lucas and Ottumwa played and Lucas
beat. We stayed for most Of the fire.
works. They were very pretty
Three balloons were sent up. It was
about midnight when we got home.
play with two of the Juniors, Beatrice
and Louise Hickey. l live about a
quarter of e. mile from them. We live
near the creek and we girls go wading
in hot weather
Miss Fern Scott. aged 10.
Lucas, Iowa, r. R: No 1.care J. C.
Hickey.
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ROWENA'S BIRTHDAY ON AUG.
UST 10. ii

Dear Courier Junior:
thought would write to you as
I was reading the paper.
My papa takes the Ottumwa Courier
and like to read the letters very
much. live three miles from Douds-
Leando. We have large farm and
am a little girl II years old. MY
birthday is on August 10. We have
twenty head of cattle and we milk
eight COWS and we also have twelve
head Of hogs, seventy-f1ve head OF
sheep and about forty head OF
lambs and two pet lambs and seven
teen head of horses. We have chick
ems and ducks. help with the chores
about the place, such as bringing
wood, gathering eggs, feeding chick
ems and ducks and riding the horse
for the hay fork.
I go to school when we have school
Our fall term commences in Septem.
Der. Our teachers name Is Miss
Hoskin She will teach our fall term.
Rowena Morrow, age IL,
R. F. D. No. 1, Birmingham, Ia.
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Well as we Juniors cannot get to-
gterer and have picnic this year
we will have an imaginary one, we
will set the date and place now, July
% down below Ottumwa on the Des
Moines river under some shade trees.
We are all to go to OttumWa on the
train and walk down the river to the
place we were going to-
Those whom are invited are as fol
lows: Retta Ruark, Harold Wells, Hen
rietta Plaster, Forest Weber. Charles
Dodge, Mable Skirvin. Lois Griffin,
Elva Huffman, Genevieve Mincks,
Elva Young, Frances Norton, Anna
Troops. Emma Watts. Mary Reedy,
Mary Hite, Ruby Hart, my brother
Billy and I, there were 10 OF us. We
all had a good time tagether some
were strangers to there face but friends
in the Junior page. We started from
Ottumwa at 9 o'clock some OF the
Juniors lived in town they did not have
so far to go but it was puzzle who
had come the farest but guess Char,
les Dodge did for he came clear from
Platte S. D.
We got to where we we're to stop
at II o'clock then we put u swing
and hammock and swung until dinner
time then we girls spread the dinner
out on the ground while the boys shot
fire crackers. there were a lot of din
ner for there were several+to bring 1t,
each one did not bring very much but
when 1t was put together 1t made
quite large lunch.
There was lemonade ice cream all
kinds of fruit, cake and pies of diff.
ferent kinds, chicken, goose, sand:
where's, and bread otter dinner we
girls went e fishing and then the boys
went bathing. We caught enough fish
to fill out baskets as they were filled
with dinner when we left home.
Inen we went back to where our
dinners were and played hide and seek
in the woods. then we shot some fire
crackers about o'clock we ate what
was left over from dinner for supper
then we shot sky rockets and fire
crackers until about o'clock. We all
went back to Ottumwa there we stayed
for fire works after we got tired we
went to the Juniors homes that lived
in Ottumwa and stayed all night.
The next morning we started home
early wishing every Junior many
more happy days as we had had the
day before.
We set the time for our picnic next
year on June 6.
am a Tri-Weekly Junior.
I remain,
Hattie M. Allen, age 10
nelknap, Iowa, r. r. No. l.
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FIRST LETTER OF BRIGHTON
MISS.

Dear Editor:
This is the first time have ever
written to the Courier Junior, but J
have been very much interested in the
Junior page. think it is very nice
for the Juniors to have page of their
own. =r
live in the country, one mile from
Brighton. I also go to school at
Brighton. My teachers name last
year was Miss Maude Brimton.
think she is a splendid teacher.
will be in the Eighth grade next term.
also take music lesson Of Miss Clara
Ingham. I think she fs q fine teacher.
For pets / have two kittens, and a
Jersey COW. She Is very tame and l
some times ride her.
Mabel McCarty, age IL,
Brighton, Iowa.
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body waited to see what King Neptune

body waited to see what King Neptune
would do.
HE ordered some Of his ocean train
to pry the three ships off the rocks,
but they could not, and he had to help
them with his trident, or three pointed
spear Then King Neptune opened the
quicksands and the other three ships
sailed out on the water again.
Neptune knew Aeneas was brave
man and always quick to answer a call
for help, so the boat of Aeneas had
been taken care Of first, and he and
his men were put safely back into it.
king Neptune, seeing everything
was quiet again, showed Aeneas a
beautiful harbor where he and his
sailors could rest. The brazen -hoofed
steeds that drew Neptune's chariot
were tossing their heads and growing
FESTIVE. So Neptane called his follow
ers, and in flash they all disappeared
into the depths of the sea.
Jupiter, ruler of the sky, praised
Neptune for his skill In checking the
funious winds and maddened waves,
and Pluto. ruler of the center Of the
earth. said he was proud to call him
brother"
well, that must have made King
Aeolus ashamed of himself. Don't you
think 80, mother?"
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HENRIETTA WANTS so POST CARD
JUNIORS.

AS l have not written for quite a
while. thought would write letter.
have exchanged cards with about
thirty-seven Juniors. started to ex-
change cards with the Juniors in
April, 1910. l want to get in cor
respondence with fifty Juniors. was
IL years old May 4. 1910. will be in
the eighth grade next. term of school.
have one sister older than myself
and two brothers younger than myself.
I like to exchange cards with the Jun
Tors. If there are any more Juniors
that would like to exchange cards
with me I would be very glad If they
would send me card. will answer
all cards that I receive.
Henrietta Plaster, age II,
sol S. Main St., Abba, la.
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BERT STILL LIKES THE JUNIOR

Dear Editor:
I sttn enjoy reading the letters In
the Courier Junior.
In my last letter I promised |
would write about my pets I have a
soarel colt. Her name is Nora.
Her mother died when she was
about two months and one-half old and
We had to feed her COWS milk.
She likes to eat sugar, too. She
also eats corn, oats and hay. NY
other pet is q little brown dog. His
name is Tgddy. He Mixes to.catch rab-
bits. During the summer he would
catch q mole almost every day. go
to school every day. The school house
il real chose to our house, being
about one blocksaway. My teachers
name Is Miss LILY FITZPATRICK. There
are fortyatwo. scholars In our school.
We take the Trt-Weekfy.
BertsC., Sowers, age II,
Blakesburg. Ia, r. 3. D, No.1L
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MABEL WRITES AGAIN.

Dear Junior:
l will write again as l have not writ.
ten for long time.
We have two calves. Their names
are Spot and Boss We have 100 lit
tie chickens and 80 turkeys and ~
ducks.
I have Twenty-Five postal cards.
We live on a farm near Eddyville. l
like to live on farm. We milk six
cows go to Sunday school every
Sunday. My friend came to see me
and we had good time. We played
Jump the rope. like to read the Jun
ior page. My papa takes the Courier. [
received my postal card and 1t
very pretty. thank you for it. l
would like to exchange postal cards
with some Of the Juniors.
Mabel Brown, age 13,
+ r. F. D. No. 8, Eddyville, la.
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FRANCES SPENDING THE SUM :MR
AT UNCLES.

Dear Junior H..
AS ] have never written to the
Juniors before thought would write
few lines. I am spending the sum-
mer with my uncle, and I have a very
nice time playing with my cousin.
I will tell you how we spent the
Fourth about 20 of my uncles neigh
bors took their dinner and we all
spread our dinner out in the grove
and we had lots of good things to eat
We had about 10 or Is gallons of ice
cream and all the lemonade we could
drink, and in the evening we had a
swing put up for us, and then we ate
some more ice cream, and about 5
o clock we all went home.
Well as my letter is getting long
will close.
Yours truly
Frances Ross, age IA,
Milton, Iowa.
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wonder. Oh, uncle, please go with me
to the woods. What have you found
now Ralph, mouse or lion asked
Mr.. Martin. It isn't either, said Willie,
but something very pretty. II you Will
only get it for mo shall be glad said
Willie. What does it look like said
his uncle. Oh, 1t looks like a large
paper ball and a lot Of flies on 1t. 1t
must be q flies nest. Do flies have
nests? said Willie. do not think SO,
said Mr.. Martain.
Mr.. Martin got a long pole and went
with him. He saw just what he ex-
pected to sea large hornets nest.
He tied some paper on the end Of the
pole and set 1t on fire and then
reached it to the nest and burned 1t
up. Willie was glad he couldn't reach
it because the hornets would have
stung him.
La Rue Downing, age 10,
Selma Iowa.
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Dear EDITOR
This is my third letter to the Courier
Junior. I enjoy reading the Junior
letters very much. I only hope the
other Juniors enjoy reading my letters
as much as I enjoy reading theirs.
We have some very pretty scenery
around here. The Charlton river is
an awfully pretty place.
One place here by the river is called
the Rock Rifle. There are lots Of
big rocks piled UP away out into the
water. When the river foods It comes
up to the tops Of the big trees.
would like to exchange post cards
with some of the Junior boys and girls
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ANDRA COMES TO oTTUMWA
OFTEN.

Dear Editor and Juniors
I thought l would write you a let
ter as I have never written before.
I have lived in Ottumwa all my life
until last year we moved to the coun'
try. like to live in the country.
My school is out. am though the
fourth reader. My teachers name is
Maytie Carson l like her very much
I have a little calf named Daisy.
have two white bantams. Their names
are Bert and Biddy.
have a little sister named Emma
She is four years old.
My grandpa and grandma live in OF
tumwa Mamma, sister and go quite
often and stay all night with them.
Andra Orman, age 7.
Rural Route No. I.
Belknap, Iowa.
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MABEL ONCE LIVED IN ALBA.

Dear Courier and Juniors
AS have been reading the Junior
for a long time and like it, l am goins
to write letter.
Mamma does not take the Courier
but am at my cousin Oda's house
and she takes it.
1 wish you could see the cotton
growing.
One time lived in Abba, Iowa and
have been in Ottumwa.
am a little blue eyed girl only
eight years old.
| have brother Carl and my papa
is dead.
have pet calf My cousin Oda has
one, too.
We have great fun playin gand eat
ing peaches now
I would like to exchange post cards
with Juniors.
Mabel Guthrie, age 8.
Rural Route No. 1. Box 70.
Carnegie, Okla.
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MARY's FOURTH OF JULY.

Dear Editor
1 thought l would write story,
Mary was five years old, when her
mother took her to the celebration.
When she heard the fire checkers go
off, she thought they were guns, one
went of close to her, and she said
mamma look at that red gun. Her
mother told her it was not "a gun It
was a fire cracker. Her mother got
her some flags some were little, some
large. Mary took them home and
hung them up in her ROOM her little
sister aged 8 asked her what they were
she said they were flags she asked
what the stars and stripes were for
she said the stripes were for 13 or
ginal colonies and the stars were for
the states AS my story is getting
long l will close.
Media Trout, aged 10
Birmingham, Iowa, R. R. No. 8.
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the metal Of captured French gins.
Four bronze lions, modelled by Lend
seer crouch below the statue.
Near the statue are fountains and
other small statues. The streets are
dotted with busy people. In the dis
lance are many pretty buildings.
On the whole the picture is very
pretty.
Your Junior Friend,
Desdemona Eisen b4es, age Is
401 West Park ave., Ottumwa la.
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COuRlET. PRINTING &C..
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
EDITOR.
LAST WEEK OF CONTEST.

This is the last week of the junior
contest, and only those writing eacl
week will be eligible for the prize.
The subjects for the fourth Weeh
are:
asoME BIRDS I KNOW"
"THE LAND OF The M'ON'aH
SUM-"
The prize for this contest Will be a
beautiful ring with the prize winner
birthstone for the setting.
To be ranked as a prize winner the
Junior must write each week.
We only want short stories; MOI
more than 200 words.
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from town I ride or drive her. have
three pet pigeons, one little one and
two big ones. The little one can not
fly and cut one wing of Of the big
ones so could catch them. I have
2 dogs. Their names are Watch and
Kaiser. My pony's name Is Babe. |
have two cats and yearling colt
named Fly. We have four little calves
and milk two cows night and morn
ing.
Cleo Ruggles, age 10,
r. F. D., No. /. Batavia, la.
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HARLIE THINKS BOYS AHEAD OF
GIRLS.

Dear Editor and Juniors
AS have never written to the Jun
ior columns I thought | would make
an attempt.
Are boys of twelve years ahead Of
girls of twelve or are girls Of twelve
year ahead Of boys of twelve?
I think boys are ahead. In school
some boys are ahead Of girls and
some girls are ahead Of boys, but as
general thing girls have a better
chance to go to school, for in the
spring the boys stay at home to help
put in the crops, while the girls are
going to school and sometimes stay
at home part Of the fall term and help
husk corn.
The girls help their mothers to
wash dishes, cook, etc, but lots OF
boys wash dishes and am one Of them
and I turn the washing machine, too.
There is one place think boys are
ahead of girls and that Is that boys
can earn more money in three days
than a girl can in week.
The girls can 60 to town and get
things to suit their mothers and IA
theirs, too.
The boys can write letters to the
Courier Junior the same as the girls.
My brother at the age of twelve wrote
to the Junior and the paper stated that
he won the prize in the April contest,
but hasn't received any yet
The boys can help to take care OF
the younger ones the same as girls.
The girls can do many things in the
house, while the boys do many things
outside, such as get wood and coal
for their mothers and the girls to cook,
iron, ETC., go to the pasture, get
the horses, harness and hitch them up
for their fathers to work and the girls
to go buggy riding with. Then when
the girls come back, take the team or
horse and unhltch, water and put
them in the barn.
The boys can do many chores, such
as milk the COWS, feed the hogs. horses
and chickens and many other things.
In education boys can be bookheep
ers, tailors, cooks, bakers, music and
school teachers, and many things that
girls cannot be, such as railroad eng1
neers, masons, carpenters and many
other things.
The boys can drive horses and
mules to plows harrows. discs and
many other things on the farm and In
the city that the girls cannot.
Therefore I think that boys OF
twelve are ahead Of girls Of twelve.
Harlie E. Beagle.
| Kinder. Louisiana.
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Dear Editor
I received very pretty postal from
the Courier Junior and want to thank
them for 1t. It Is a picture Of the
Trafalgar Square England.
This Square is one of the finest open
places in London. It commentaries
their national hero, Nelson, "the
mighty sailor, tender and true" In
the middle of the square on a granite
column one hundred and forty five
feet high stands Nelson's statue err
rected. in 1S43. The four faces of the
pedestal. bear bhonEe reliefs cast from
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MARY LIKES TO READ THE JUN
IOR PAGE.

Dear Junior
I thought would write again to the
Junior and thank them for my post
card got few days ago.
I live to read the Junior page very
much.
I have a good many flowers this
wear. I will name some of them: swee.
peas, hollyhocks, crysanthemums,
golden glow and sunfiowers. l like to
pick my flowers.
Your Junior friend,
Mary German, age 13.
Rural Route No. 2.
Batavia, Iowa.
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MARYs FIRST LETTER.

AS have never written to the Jun
Tor before will write.
help my mother do the work in the
house. do the dishes, sweep, cook and
sew and iron.
I have two brothers and two sis
tiers. Kennis is 16, Fred 6, Mabel IL
and Myrtle Is 8.
For pets I have calf, colt and a
kitten.
I have garden.
Mary Henderson, age IL.
r. F. D. No. I.
West Grove, Iowa.
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

! Il. Use, onersSde Of the paper only.
3. Write neatly and legibfy, using
ink. or sharp leadSpench. :,
8. Always sign your. name in full
and statetyou age.
1. Number yourspages.
8. Do not copy stories or poetry
and eendsus as;yoarsown work.
6. Always state choice OF prize
on q separa4ekpbece 'of paper, with
name and address In full
Z. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior. Ottunqwa, Iowa.
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Darbyville, Ia, July 10, 1910
Miss Henrietta Plaster,
Dear Junior friend:
AS was writing to the Junior
though would write to you also.
have 80 post cards. How many have
you got. have three post cards
from the editor. How many have
you? exchange post cards with the
following Juniors: Maud and Mabel
Skirwin, and Irene Logan. would
like to exchange post cards with you
My birthday Is July %.
From your friend,
Neva Espy, age II,
Box 81, Darbyvf1le, Ia.
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Wen I will close.
Miss Jean holland age Is,
Darbyville, Iowa.
ESTHER HAS THREE BROTHERS
AND FOUR SISTERS.

Dear Editor
thank you very much for the flag
and popcorn you sent me.
This is the second time have writ
ten to the Courier Junior.
I have three, brothers, which are
Ahtrur, Harry, and Louis, anr four sis
tiers which are, Helen, Viva, Hilda and
Florence.
It rained here this afternoon little
bit and we needed It too.
Well as my letter Is getting long
will stop and help mamma get supper.
Papa takes the TrfWeekly Courier.
Yours truly
Esther Freed, age 10,
Abba, Iowa, R. r. No. 4.
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FLORENCE HAS BEEN IN SCHOOL
TWO YEARS.

Dear Courier Junior
am a little girl 7 years old I have
been in school 2 years my last teachers
name was Murle Gheen like her real
well.
I have one brother he works in the
harvest field his name is Carl and he
is ~ years old.
Papa got him a, new bicycle he
thinks is fine. I have little goss-
lings take care Of.
This s the first letter I have ever
written hope to see it in print.
Florence Henimger
Hedrick, Iowa, r. r. No. 8.
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Dear Editor and Juniors
My papa takes the Courier and
see many letters from different states
on the Junior page.
Crops are good In this part OF the
country. Rice is the chief crop here,
but they raise corn, sugar cane, sweet
potatoes and all kinds Of garden truck
Some of the field corn Is r1pening and
some is not so far along. Cane Is head.
ing out. The early peaches are all
gone while the later ones and the figs
are ripening now. We have plenty OF
nice cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers
and potatoes. Have our early potatoes
all dug and the ground planted in corn
We have over 5000 sweet potato
plants growing. Have a good many
ripe watermelons and muskmelons and
quarter of an acre of peanuts which
are looking fine.
We live close to the Frisco railroad
and they have no fences or cattle
guards, so when they kill any stock
they have to pay for it. Sunday the
train killed an eight-months'- old calf
for us. 1t was fat enough for beef.
Papa went to Kinder and reported to
the section foreman and he came on
the hand car with his negro workmen
and buried it.
There are good many Indians here.
They live along the river and make
nice baskets and many other things
to sell.
There are several kinds of trees
here that grow in Iowa and many kinds
that do not grow there, such as pine,
magnolia, cypress, holly, gum and sas'
safras.
l have written once before and it
was announced on the Junior page that
I won the prize for April. As never
received it I thought would write
again.
Ivan F. Beagle, age 13.
Kinder o11iSiana ,
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NY PETS.

Courier Junior:
I have pet kitten. It is. gray and
white. 1t likes to play with me. It
will run after spool with string on
it. It likes to climb our screen door
and then 1 have to take it down. II
sit down minute it begins to bite my
toes. have very nice pet gosling.
1 walked two miles for 1t. 1t grows
very fast. 1t will soon be goose.
Howard Rundell,
r. F. D., No 1, Ringsted.
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rHE SOUVENIR CARDS.

We want the juniors to continue
to write nice letters. The juniors
.show !. a great Improvement IN their
,letter'wrifing.
We will give a surprise prize at the
i end Of July to the. Junior who writes
Ithesbest letter, rs we'll as send souv'
|enir. cards whenever their stories or
letters appear.