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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-16
: The Milky
Way
a. .-, -
Russian.

soon after the world was made, God
created beautiful maiden and gave
thar charge OF all the birds beneath the
iheayens. Her name was Lindu. Her
fathers name was Uko. She knew all
the birds Of passage. and where they
should go In autumn, and she sent each
flock on It's way.
f.indu cared for the birds tenderly.
IKE a mother for her children, and
crave them help whenever it was pos
sible. She sent the stormy wind to
blow dust into the eyes of the fierce
hunters when they were seeking to
slav her pets. It was not surprising
that ali the world loved her, and
tilt Sc who dwelt in the sky most Of ALL
!; The North Star wished to make her
his wife He drove up to Uko's palace
black horses, and in the coach were
ten fine presents. But Lindu did not
love him.
"You always stay in one place. and
cannot stir from it," said she. go
back to your watch tower"
Then came the Moon drawn in a
silver coach by ten gray horses. and
the Moon brought twenty presents. But
Lfndu did not love the Moon.
you change your face too often and
not your path, and that will never suit
me-" she said. =.
SO the Moon drove away wearing his
saddest face. Scarcely had the Moon
gone before the Sun drove up He rode
IN q golden coach drawn by twenty
i gold red horses. and he brought thirty
nreseut with him. But all his grandeur
went for, nothing with Lindu, for she
said:
Il do not. love you. You follow the
same track day by day. just like the
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THE pARRYvILLE MINE.

Dear Editor:
am little girl 13 years Of age and
live in small camp Of about 400 IN.
habitants. There are great many
mines around here. Tho .Darbyville
mine stopped working for quite awhile
and it is now filled,w1th water, 80 they
cannot start working again until 1t Is
pumped out.
There are two stores, one church
and one school house in this place.
There are two denominations, the Ad-
vents and the Methodists and they
both hold meetings in the same
church. We have school six months OF
the year. I have one brother and sis
ter younger than myself living and
two brothers, also younger than my
self. dead.
I thought would try to write a let
ter on ''How Amuse Myself On Hot
Day" had not thought about 1t until
another little girl told me she was
going to. would like to exchange
post cards with some of. the Juniors
have about $50 post cards. MY
birthday is February 81, just one day
before Washington's.
Jeanne holland,
narhvvfl1o Ia
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The Great Bear
in The Sky.
Greek.
Greek.

ooh, mother, what do you thing?
Last night that English boy, Charlie
Thornton, asked me ii l knew where
Charles Vain was, and when l said l
didn't know, what do you suppose he
showed me? Why, nothing but the Big
Dipper up there among the stars. l
told him he was mistaken and that no
body ever called it the odd name he
had called it. But he said his mother
called it that, and he wouldn't give it
up. Wasn't that queer?"
Why. no. Ralph, don't thing it was
strange that he called it as his mother
had taught him. That is exactly what
you do. Many English people call it
Charles Vain. Vain means wagon,
and it does look little like a cart or
wagon"
II don't think it does. not the least
bit. 1t looks just like big dipper, and
like nothing else"
why, you silly boy What would
you think if l should tell you that
ever so many people call 1t the Great
Bear?"
why, that is queerer yet. Can you
see bear up there in the sky? Maybe
growing" and Ralph jumped off the
porch and rolled on the grass, laughing
at his discovery.
In a moment a thought seemed to
come to him, and springing up he ran
to his mothers chair on the porch and
said: Mother, is there any story about
the Great Bear? How did 1t get up
there among the stars? Is the North
Star the Bears eye? Does his nose al
ways point to the North Star, the same
as the two pointers in the Big Dip
PERI
Now, my boy, you will be surprised
again when I tell you that there are
two bears in the sky, the Great Bear
and the Little Bear. The wonderful
North Star is In the tip Of the tail Of
the Little Bear"
Now. l know there is u story about
them. lust as there was about those
three beautiful ones you showed me
in Orion's belt. You told me about
Orion. now you will tell me about the
two bears. won't you"
1T is a sad story, Ralph. and you
know you don't like sad stories. But
will tell it to you, and sometime, in
the years to come. you may read 1t In
language that is as old as the story.
Near a beautiful city on the other
side of the world was a large forest.
The trees in this forest were very tall,
and their branches so thick that they
made a roof over the ground below.
One could wander for miles and miles
in the shade of this forest and never
find a house, or any living creatures
but the birds and wild animals.
"Once on time some hunters came
back, after having been gone many
days, and said that away in the heart
of the forest they had had glimpse
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Dear Junior:
I thought l would write to the Junior,
as l haG never written before. Once
there was little girl her name was
little red ridinghood. One morning
when she was going through the woods
to her grandmas she met a wolf. The
wolf would have liked to eat her but
there were some woodchopers near
by, s, he did not dare to eat her.
Where are you going said the wolf,
Lam going to my grandmas to take
her some cake she has been sick.
Where does your grandma live said
the wolf She lives in little brown
cottage.
The wolf started on through the
woods to eat little red ridinghoods
grandma. Then little red ridinghood
began to gather flowers thinking her
grandma would like them, when she
got to her grandmas cottage she said
grandma have brought you some
cake and flowers. But she was not
talking to her grandma, she was talk
ing to the wolf The wolf had run
ahead of her and eaten her grandma
She. said grandma what large teeth
you have all the better to eat you
growled the wolf, and the wolf sprang
out Of bed to eat her up. Just then
the door was thrown open and in
came some men they had seen the
wolf go in the house but he had never
come out The men cornered the wolf
and killed him. Little red ridinghood
learned to he very careful afterwards.
For pets l have two cats and one
c g.
Your friend.
Goldie Long, age, 10.
Ijnjonyille Ia r. F. n No l.
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Miss Frances Norton.

Dear. Junior Friend.
] will answer the letter that you
wrote me in the Junior.
! am four feet and eight inches tall.
nave blue eyes and light hair.
MY school was out the last Of June.
NJ teachers name is Helen Garvin.
Ny classmates are Olive Crabl, Roxy
Brown, Rosebud Shook and Jennie
Brown and Dot Coyne.
We have three horses. Their names
are Bill, Nell and Bird I ride Bird to-
pasture every night.
For pets we have kitten and 4
puppy. Their names are Goldie and
Dewey.
We have four hogs and twenty-one
young pigs.
! had a very good time the Fourth OF
July and hope all the rest Of the Jun
iors did too.
Ethel Elnora Huffman, age II.
Rural Route No. I.
Chillicothe, Iowa.
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RoxIE HAS $50 CHICKENS.

Dear Juniors
AS have not written to the Junior
page for some time will write now
and tell you about my little sister. l
have company now have little Sis
ter one month old She is such sweet
little dear. Her name is Lulu Fern.
am awful glad she came to liye with
me for won't be so lonesome now,
for sister will soon be big enough to
play with me.
l have some little pet ducks and we
have $50 little chickens. love to help
feed and water them. The little ducks
play and swim in the water. 1t is fun
to watch them.
Roxie wood, age 8.
Rural Route No 2.
Granada, Mimi.
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! HERNlE IS FIVE.

Dear Juniors
I will write for my first time. I am
a little boy five years old.
For pets l have q dog and kitten
and some pigeons.
like to 60 to school. have gone
one term at Putnam school. My teach
er's name is Harry Smith. have
three sisters that go to school with
me.
Some times ride one Of our horses
from the field when papa 10 coming
from work. like to be in the Held
with papa.
We live one mile and half from
town.
I went down to my uncle's Saturday
afternoon and stayed until Monday
morning. had pleasant time.
. / will exchange post cards with
some Of the little Junior boys.
Bernie Knedler, age 5.
Rural Route No. Z.
Bloomfield, Iowa.
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RuBYs DOG NAMED FRED.

Dear Juniors:
I received your card and wish to
thank you very much.
I will tell you about my pets. We
have a dog and his name Is Fred.
I did have four little kittens but the
old cat took them under the barn.
My mamma has about $50 little
chickens and some little turkeys.
have a brother and sister. Their
names are Olive and Stanley. Our
school was out in April, SO my brother
and are taking music lessons now.
Our music teachers name is Bertha
Jackson. like her fine. will be IL
years old on June IL.
Ruby M. Graham, age IL,
r. F. D. No. /, Selma, Iowa.
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The Courier Junior
4. Published by
THE coURlEE PRINTING &C.
I'M oTTUMWA, IOWA. -
MATILDA DEvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
July. CONTEST A SPLENDID ONE.

Dear Juniors:
zach week our contest grows more
interesting as more Juniors are enter
ing. but of course only those writing
each week will be eligible Tor the
prises. The subjects for the tnro
week are: ,
.My Sunday School Picnic
.arha Most interesting event OF my
Vacation"
The prize for this contest VIII % d
beautiful ring with the prize winner
birthstone for the setting.
TO be ranked as prize winner NE
Juniors must write each week. we
only want short stories not more than
2OOrWoEds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-16

early In Egypt and China. The United
States commenced the business about
ono hundred years ago. but it now
produces over hair the cotton OF the
world.
of the cotton used in manufacture,
Great Britain uses thirey-hve and two
tenths per cent. The European con-
tinent about thirty-four and six-tenths,
the United States about twenty-three
and two tenths per cent, and India
about seven per cent.
remain your Junior,
FlorenceMcInerney, age 10.
Agency, Ia, R. r. No. 1.
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Dear Editor:
AS I have seen so many of the Jun
iors writing, l thought would write.
We take the Tri-Weekly Courier
and like to read the Junior stories.
l live on a farm of 160 acres four
miles south of Floris. For pets l have
colt and a little white dog. l call
the colt Prince and the dog Curley.
thought that Retta Ruark and Forest
Weber both wrote nice letters on the
subject "An Imaginary Junior Picnic
will be IL years old July "a. would
like to exchange pcstals with the Jun
Tors.
Elmer Rectar, aged H.,
R. F. D. No. /, Floris, la.
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OUR WESTERN GIRL.

Editor Courier Junior:
1 thought would write and answer
the card l received from the Courier
Junior a long time ago. 1t was very
nice. 1t had on it a picture OF
Abraham Lincoln. Our school was out
in May. Next year will be In the
ninth grade or high eighth grade.
Since school has been out have been
helping can fruit. I like to read the
Courier Junior and although do not
know any of the Juniors, would like
to exchange post cards with you.
Perhaps I can get some pretty
California cards to send you. would
like to exchange post cards with
Leona Vest.
Eunice Gibbs, age IA,
Meridian Cal
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kENNETH's ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

Dear Editor:
| thought would tell you about the
ice cream social Friday night. The
teacher Mr.. Bryant and Miss Thomas
and the pupils gave the social for the
school,
All of the scholars and great
many visitors were present. We sold
ten gallon of ice cream and are gonss
to use the money to buy things for the
school house. Some of us played
games out in the yard near the lights,
and some of the older people helped
wait on the table. Every one had d
nice time and went home about IL
o'clock.
Kenneth Crabb, age 8,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-16
SPENT FOURTH IN MYSTIC.

Dear Friend Lois:
live in Darbyville. There are only
seven houses In North Darbyville and
twelve in South Darbyville. Our
closest neighbors are Pete Simmons
and Ross Johnson. I have four sisters
and one brother. They are, Rosa,
Mary. Nancy and Doris. My brother
is only two weeks old. went to
Mystic the Fourth.
Miss Neva Espy, age II,
Box 81, Darbyville, Ia. III
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1HE SOUVENIR CARDS.

! We want the. Juniors to continue
- wrfta nice letters. The juniors
show. great Improvement in their
letter writing. ~,
We VIM give a surprise prize at tne
end OF July to the Junior VINO Writes
the best letter, as we'll as SEND souv-
enir cards whenever their stories OF
letters appear.
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Dear Editor:
l IN little girl 10 years old. I
live on a farm of 200 acres. like
to live on farm better than do in
the city. lived in town for about
four years. I have three brothers and
two sisters My sisters names are
Blanche and Madge and my brothers
names are Will, Thomas and Floyd.
June Watkins, age 10,
R. F. D. No. 6, Abba, la.
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eEsslE's PAPA HAS II cows

Dear Editor:
l live in Davis county. I have three
chickens. Papa has II cows.
My sister and go to school, we
like to go to school.
At school we play blackman.
l live 2 miles from Drakeville, and
4 miles from Belknap, and miles
from Bloomfield.
They have Z months Of school.
apa has calves.
Bessie Davis
Belknap la. r.. r. No. 1, Box 8.
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.rvEn-RuLEs FOR THE JUNIORS.

/ !. Use. one, side of the paper only.
write neatly and legibly, using
ink. or q sharp lead pencil. :,
& Always sign your name IN 1uli
and state your age.
/. Number your pages.
< 10 not copy stories or poetry
andse send usfas your own WORK.
q Always state choice OF prize
On a:Separate piece OF paper, Win
namesand address IN fun.
4. Address the envelope to Edltor'
Courier Junior. Ottumwa, Iowa.
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and received fan and some popcorn
have four sisters and three brothers.
Ny papa takes the Ottumwa Courier.
like to read the stories and letters
very much.
Viva Freed, age II,
R, F. D. No. 4. Abba, la.
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HARRY's FIRST LETTER.

Dear Editor
This is my first letter to the Junior.
am little boy eleven years old
My school was out May 9th.
For pets I have four cats and one
dog. have four head Of horses and
nine head of sheep and two head OF
cattle.
Harry Battin, age II.
Rural Route No. 7.
Bloomfield. Iowa.
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Little Miss Idleness
sitting all day;
Alwaysvtoo lazy
To work or to ploy.
She neverIi is happy y
(Lazy folks cannot bed,
And forever is fretting
From breakfast till tea.
Little Miss 1dleness
Sitting all day;
Always too lazy
To work or to play.
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Dear Courier Junior:
This is the first time I have ever
written to the Courier Junior. My sis
ter wrote in the Junior page last week
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BELLE HAS BIRTHDAY THE 22Np.

Dear Editor
I have not written for some time. I
would like to receive post card
shower from the Juniors. MY birthday
is July %.
we have many chickens and geese.
! have received eleven post cards
from the Courier Junior. and thank
them very much for them.
80, Belle Smith.
Rural Route No. 2.
Floris, Iowa.
Miss Frances Norton. @s
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LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD.

Belknap la. r. R. No. 1, Box 8.
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A NEW JUNIOR.

Unionville, Ia, R. F. D. No.
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Batavia, Iowa
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vEvA's FIRST LETTER.

Meridian, Cal.
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PETS A COLT AND DOG.

Hayesville, Iowa.
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JUNE is ONLY 10 YEARS OLD.

r. F. D. No. /, Selma. Iowa.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-14
L|EsKE' s JURY
FAILS TO AGREE
Stand IL to 2 for Conviction After
Being Out Many Hours and Is
Discharged by the Court.

After being out from II o'clock
Tuesday morning, the jury In the case
Of Frank Lieske. on trial In Judge
Connoliy's court on the charge of
shooting Detective Frank Wilkinson.
decided at s o'clock Wednesday morn
ing that an agreement could not be
arrived at.
A poll OF the IL jurors showed that
they stood 10 TO In favor OF con-
viction. The dissenting jurors were
William Napier, No. 1S5 st. Aubin-
ave-, and Arthur Gore. No. 767 Fort-st.
east
Gore declared that he believed the
Lieske defense had established CON-
pletcd alibi for the accused man.
Napier made the statement that he
thought Lieske shot Detective Wilkin'
son, but he said he believed he had a
right TO shoot the officer.
Napier evidently was impressed by
the defendants lament that he has
been bounded by the police.
Il was a bitter struggle In the jury
room and the men were pale and nag
gard-looking when they filed from
their room into Judge Connollys court
Wednesday morning. All the argu-
ments put forth by the 10 who favored
conviction failed TO shake the decision
of the two who stood for acquittai.
This disagreement means one more
chapter TO "A long-drawn out legai
controversy Lieske was convicted In
Judge Connolly's court and was given
a long prison sentence. Recently. his
conviction was reversed by the state
supreme court. which decided there
had been errors in the court Of record.
This was the first reversal that was
ever made on Judge Connolly. The
outcome of the second trial means
that the case will have to be fought
all over again. Lieske was remanded
TO the custody of Sheriff Castor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-14
REFUSES TO TALK
TORURAL CARRIERS
Senator Burrows 0ffends Gathering
Because Townsend Is Asked
to Speak.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. July IA
Especially Senator Burrows has
made himself persona non grata with
500 delegates 10 the Michigan Rural
Free Delivery Carriers convention.
and with an equal number OF their
friends and relatives. He became
nettled because Congressman Town
send was asked to speak At the ban
Quet Tuesday night, and refused TO
make an address.
II will not talk" said the senator.
IL will leave that for the outside
guest" Murmurs OF disapprovai be-
gan to be heard In all parts OF the
large banquet hall in the Elks' temple,
but some OF the leaders or the AFFAIR
quickly scattered among the delegates
and implored them not 10 make an
outburst. LET II co." they said. I'VE
will remember him later" An effort
was later made TO have the senator
address the members. but he again
After the close Of the banquet the
delegates gathered In groups and dis
cussed the action OF the senator. To-
day they are again discussing the mat
ter and II is said by the delegates That
he has lost many votes by his action.
The delegates today spent the time in
visiting points Of interest around the
city. The election of officers will be
held tonight.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-14
Rep. Warner Says Osborn
Will Make Clean Sweep

MANISTEE. Mich. July 13.- Chase
s. Osborn will get more votes In Ben
zie county than the combined vote OF
his opponents" was the laconlc conf
Inent OF Representative Warner, or
Frankfort, one of the authors OF the
Warner Cramton bill for the regula-
ton OF saloons.
Mr. Warner made this statement at
the close of the evening meeting at
Thompsonville and after tour OF the
county, including speeches at Frank
fort, Beulah and Honor. At Honor, the
county seat of this rapidly growing
fruit region, the stores were closed
and the business houses profusely deco
rated in honor OF Mr.. Osborn's visit.
Mr.. Osborn told the voters at Honor
that the only issue in this campaign Is
whether or not Warnerism Is TO De
perpetuated I'm the state for another
four years. Mr.. Osborn says 1t Is I'M
possible 10 get new deal In Michigan
politics by continuing the same ap
pointees on the pay roll and that IS
exactly what will happen In case or
Mr.. Kelly's election and he cites Dick
Fletcher as the best illustration OF the
truth of this assertion. Fletcher. ne
said, liz touring the state telling how
big a majority Mr.. Kelly will receive
while the party leaders in Bay county
state openly that the 500 candidate
will carry Dicks own county. "Wil
Fletcher be appointed labor commits
sioner II Mr.. Kelly rs elected" asked
Mr.. Osborn In a speech at thomson
VILE. He won't be il 7 am elected.
"The time has passed when boss OF
the Fletcher type can step out and de-
liver a county and the good people or
Bay county will make that very plain
to him next September"
1.-The very interesting fact that Mr..
Kelly presided over the deliberations
of the senate the day OF the tonnage
tax bill was up for discussion and his
permitting the legislation TO be re-
ferred to the committee on Feeble
Minded" Is an illustration OF his atti-
tude on this question during the last
session." remarked Mr.. Osborn in one
OF his talks today. 1T Is easy enough
TO frame ND issues for use before cleo
ton but what we desire to know Is
the truth about them after election.
Two years ago Governor Warner and
Mr.. Kelly travelled up and down the
state telling the condition of the state
finances. We all knew exactly how
they stood a day or so after election
which Is the issue OF this campaign
better government by better men. II
is easy enough to make new issues for
prediction purposes but after all we
must have able men at Lansing be-
fore any legislation can be disposed
of In the best interest of all the peo-
pie"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-14
Quotations by Hayden, Stone & Co.
July l3, 1910:
CHICAGO GRAIN LETTER

Craig AZ Co. July Is: Wheat--It GER
tainly has been an erratic wheat mar
ket all morning prices up sc on early
trades followed by break OF &c for
all active months. later rallied TIC or
more on following some big buying or
ders placed with commission people
and prices at moment scarcely a frac-
tion away from close yesterday. North
west frst hour less bullish and selling
some wheat here. Latest dispatches
say Indication of a return OF hot
weather. and all northwest markets
again showing strength. ST. Louis re-
ports cash wheat prices up Sc since
Friday, good demand slow marketing
OF new crop. One Chicago house has
an estimate OF 30. 00O. 900 North Dakota
crop this month. others getting reports
OF improved condition both sides OF
line since rains