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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-25
MY FRIEND ELIZABETH.

One OF my friends name is Elizabeth
Browning. She is IL years of age. She
has light hair, black eyes. and is about
four feet and two inches in height. She
doesn't live very far from me and we
play together most Of the time.
We play on the banks Of the creek
a great deal. In the summer time we
have picnics and often take our din
ner and stay old day.
We had an Easter party last year.
We took dozen eggs, some fruit and
cookies. Elizabeth ate seven eggs,
but only ate five. / thought she would
be sick, but she was as well as ever,
Elizabeth has sister named Glen
ME and she play with US sometimes.
Glennie Is only 8 years old.
Elizabeth sits with me at school and
sometimes we don't have very good
lessons.
Isol Hendrickson, age IL.
Ottumwa, Ia, r. F. D. No. 2.
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THE GOOD THINGS in MY STATE.

In my state there are many good
things. The Henry county fair Is one.
You can go and see many curious
things, ride on the Farris wheel, ride
on the merry go-round, sit upon the
stage and watch the races. You can
enjoy riding to the Des Moines fair
and while there you can have tent on
the ground and when you want a
drink you can have ice cold water and
lemonade at your tent. You can go in
the state capital at Des Moines and
look down at the crowd Of men and
women look like little children.
And at camp meeting you can sit
under the large tent and hear the men
speak and you can have tent of your
own and cook your own dinner and
have 1t warm. And in my state they
have many automobiles and Steam
boats: you can enjoy having nice
long ride in one Of them. And also
many boys and girls like TO ride horse
back for I do and l love to take q
sleigh ride and to drive a horse to a
buggy. And in my state they have nice
circuses and many small shows and
lots Of nice thing I could never namt.
The children at school like to play
ball. In my state we have many large
schools. I was in Ottumwa to show
a couple of times and think Ottumwa
is nice place. enjoyed myself very
much when there.
Gladys Ferne Calhoun, age IA,
Stockport, Iowa, R. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-25
My Day

wonder where the days all 60,
And what makes other days?
Some hurry by. and some are slow,
But not one ever stays.
I wish I knew way to keep
A long and happy day;
But when sleep they always creep
So silently away.
I'd like to keep . day with me
The one that was the best;
It would maybe just let me see
What happens to the rest.
II could only hide behind
The day loved, and peek;
I wouldn't mind IL should find
How. days can make a week.
And would take him by the hand,
And he and would 60
TO sunrise land where days all stant
Just waiting in a row.
And would see the hours grow
To make my dearest day;
And then I'd know why some are slow
While others rush away.
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WHAT BOYS LIKE TO DO.

There are many different things
that boys like to do. Some like to
play truant and not go to school. They
like to, play baseball. also football.
Boys like to wrestle and play shin
ney. Most boys love to swim and play
in the water. My brothers Frank and
Johnny like to play horse. 80
Boys like to climb ladders and trees,
drive horses, pitch hay and drive cat
tie. They also like to go to charivaris.
They like to go hunting, and chew
tobacco and smoke. There are many
things that they don't like to do, too.
7 They like to hunt birds nests and go
nutting..' Some little Toys like to hunt
flowers in the springtime. Some boys
love totplow in the fields. They like to
play marbles. They like to tame rah-
bits and squirrels. They like to hide
eggs for Easter and they also like to
tease And torment other children.
There are some boys that are good
and some that are bad. Boys like to
trap animals. Ny brother Frank and
Johnny like to write to the Courier
Junior.
Mabel Skirvin. age IL,
Floris, Ia, r. No. ..
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THE DOLL AND Her BIRTHDAY

Once there was a DOLL She was
bought by a little girl named Bessie
Brown She was very kind to her doll.
She named it Violet. A little girl want
ed her to go home with her and take
her doll. And she did but finally she
got tired Of her doll and wanted a, doll
buggy. So her parents got her one.
And she was as happy as any one
could be. She gave a little girl some
shoes for her doll. Because they would
not fit her doll. She was wheeling her
doll down the street and little girl
was crying and she asked her what
she was crying about. She said she
had no money! to buy her doll and
doll buggy with. Bessie gave her ten
dollars to buy her anything she wanted
too. The dolls birthday was the first
day Of February. Bessie was three
years old. Mrs. Brown was kind to ev-
erybody.
Beulah Miller, age 9,
Agency, Ia, Box 81.
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THE GOOD THINGS in MY STATE.

THE GOOD THINGS IN MY STATE
Iowa has lots of large cities ano
many small ones. 1t is noted as one
of the best oat and corn regions In
the world. It has large coal mines
too. Iowa is also in the prairie states
Des Moines is the capital of Iowa
They have big fair there every year
My father and mother went to Des
Moines fair one year ago and it was
fine.
There are many other fairs in Iowa
Iowa raises wheat, corn, oats, rye
barley and many other grains. 1t also
raises fruit and vegetables.
like very much to live in Iowa.
live two miles east of Abba.
The seasons are spring. summer,
and winter in Iowa, It is in the corn
belt. I like spring and summer best
for I like to hear the birds sing and
gather flowers.
I go to school every day. my teach
er's name is Jennie McGilvrey.
This is the first time have written
for long time so l thought l would
write | would like to be a weekly
Junior. would also like to hear from
some of the Juniors.
Grace Billings, Age IS.
q Ee- Abba Ia r. r. Nc. 3.
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hunt for wolves, foxes and even bears.
Arlie Virgil Lyon, age -.
FlOris, Iowa.
"WHAT, i EXPECT TO 20 WHEN /
AN A WOMAN."

am little girl 10 years old, and
was born in Ottumwa. expect to GO
through school, and work for good per
cents. want to be q good girl and
student. Mamma says: "As the twig
is bent the tree inclines." That means
if try every day to do the best
can, will grow up to be good WON.
an. Then when I am Is years old
want to be married and have home of
my own. l expect to be good house
keeper and a good mother, just like
my mamma. have a big sister that
says: every day must be better than
the last, and each day we must do
some good thing for some one else and
we will be happy"
I have never written to the Courier
Junior before, but have liked to read
the letters, and wanted to write, SO
mamma says: go ahead and try"
have a grandpa and grandma VINO
are 80 years old. They are so well and
happy and are always doing for others.
expect to do just like they do when
I am old.
am in the eighth room, B class,
grade s, quarter 8. My teachers name
is Miss E. Lindell. have liked all my
teachers very much.
Doris e. Slaught.
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THE DOLL AND Her BIRTHPLACE

Margaret was q little girl, seven
years old. She had brown eyes and
black hair. One day her mamma was
going to town and Margaret wanted
to 60 too.
III you stay home, Margaret" said
doll"
Margaret was very glad and said
she would. =
After her mamma had gone to town
Margaret laid down on the sofa and
went to sleep.
When her mamma got home she
found her little girl asleep and she
set the doll on the stand in the
parlor. ~.
When Margaret woke she said:
Mamma, did you. buy me doll?''
Go into the parlor and get me my
book. ! am reading, and will tell
YOU
Margaret ran in to the stand where
her mamma kept her books, and was
greatly surprised to see large doll
with stretched out arms. She took It
and Rugged 1t. Running into the room
she said, ooh, mamma, many thanks
for this nice doll"
1--WE are going to move tomorrow
said her mamma"
"Oh, am SO glad" said Margaret.
The next day they moved. and
about week after that Margaret and
her mamma went past their old home
and Margaret said: "See, mamma.
there is the birth place of my DOLL B
Elva Mae Huffman, age IA
Chillicothe, Iowa.
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WHAT BOYS LOOK LIKE.

Boys like to play games. They are
most always planning to make some
thing. They like'to play Indian and
play they We're scalping something
or somebody. Some times they will
take their sisters dolls and pull their
hair Off Some boys like to work and
some do not. z.a
Boys are generally trying to break
young colts to ride. They are always
climbing or making guns or some
thing of the kind. They always like
to see their shadow or how they look
when they are. dressed up. One time
my brothers BACKED their faces with
burnt cork and painted up to try to-
scare use, but we knew who they were
They make fires and play they are
tramps and make a cook up or dress
in their mothers or fathers clothes:
One of my brothers put on mammals
skirt and waist and shawl to make
us think he was somebody else We
were coming home from school and
when we got home he acted like he
was going to take my other brother
Fred away. Ny. brother Frank was
small and began to cry because he;
thought he was some one taking Fred;
away
Maud Elizabeth Belgard, age II, j
[ r. F, D.. No. /, Agency, Ia.
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THE DOLL AND Her BIRTHPLACE

One time in Germany a beautiful
doll was born. She lived in a large
brick house. She had one brother
and two sisters whose names were
Alice, Ethel and Harry.
This little baby doll was born in the
city of Berlin which Is q very large
town. Her mother and father were
very rich.
They had servants and maids to do
their work such as milking, churning,
sweeping and cooking, but Mr.. Doll
took the butter and eggs to town with
his wagon and team Of oxen. The
baby doll had beautiful clothes and
slept Inv the prettiest bed one could
make. The bed was made Of feathers
and had beautiful embroidered sheet
and pretty quilts. The doll had very
beautiful home.
She was named Christina Mary,
her first name for her mother and Fer
middle one for her grandmother. Mary
was sent to school when she was five
years old. Her teachers name was
Anna and was very kind to the
scholars,
Mary graduated from college when
she was eighteen years old.
= She married man by the name of
Mr.. Crane. They lived in white
frame house and still live there They
have three children who go to school.
Mr.. Crane works in q tin shop and
gets forty dollars month.
Zoe Brown, age 10.
Belknap, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-25
THE COOP THINGS OF IOWA.

Iowa has a deep,afertile soil, tenn
perate climate, abundant ra1nfaii,
good drainage and it's surface is well
adapted to the use of farming machin'
cry. Large crops Of oats, barley, rye,
corn potatoes and hay are raised.
/ Wheat was at one time the principal
grain raised.
Stock raising is one Of the leading
occupations Of Iowa. Much attention 10
given to the raising of horses, and
thousands \ are annually exported.
Sheep are also raised. in large num-
bers. Al
In the vicinity Of all the important
cities, many of the people devote their
attention to raising vegetables anu
fruits. Southern Iowa has become "a
nous for the large quantities OF ap-
pies, grapes and cherries produced.
The timber lands of Iowa are found
mainly along the banks Of rivers or
smaller streams. The principal trees
are the ash, elm, maple, hickory, cot
tonWOOd and several varieties OF oak.
Several kinds Of cherries, crab ap-
pie and plum trees are also round.
blue grass are raised.
lue mOSI important ulAci al IL Ao".
is coal. Coal in mined in at least 80
counties in the southern part OF the
state. The richest mines are in Polk,
Mahaska, Wapello, Keokuk and Mar
ion counties. The veins are from few
inches to several feet in thickness.
Clay suitable for brick and tile max
ing is found in nearly all parts OF the
state. Clay from which paving brick.
are made is also found
Lead ore and zinc are found near
Dubuque. Lead has been mined there
for more than 100 years.
Besides horses, sheep, cattle and
hogs, there are also several wild ami
mails found in Iowa. The coyote is
found in the thinly settled regions. The
wildcat, raccoon, mink, otter, gopher,
squirrel and rabbit are the principal
wild animals now found. A few prairie
chickens, quails and cartridges are
also found
Many kinds of fish are found in the
rivers.
Essie Godlove, age IA.
Lacona, Iowa.
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The Courier Junior
Published BY
the couRIET. PRINTING co"
oTTuMWA. IOWA.
MATILDA pEvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
epEc,AL EDITION FURNISHES
SUBJECTS.

Dear Juniors:-We have SO man:
splendid features In the special eu'
ton today that weawant all the Junior
to write down their opinions and max
nice stories for a big contest. W.
will not tell you all how to do 1t, a.
we prefer the Juniors to choose VIVA
they like best themselves.
Some good subjects might be:
my OPINION OF THE SPECIAL
EDITION." ~.
"WHATs LIKE BEST IN The
SPECIAL EDITION"
This contest will close April .. :
We want these stories to be SNORT
when we say short stories. we mean lor
the writer's to use about oVo wolus "
This number Of words will I'LL q space
Of about ten inches. Shorter stories
xell told and well written, Will please
US better. = - ,;ua
The writer's can select their prize
from the following articles: A signet
ring, a souvenir spoon or q pair OF
roller skates.
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WHY JACK WAS LATE FOR
SCHOOL,.

One morning Jack got up late. It was
wash day at his house. Before he went
to school he had to milk four cows, and
he had about mile and half to
walk Jack was not feeling very good.
After he got his chores done he start
ed to school. He did not walk very
fast He stopped now and then to
pluck flower. After a while he stop
ped and laid down under shade
tree. In five or ten minutes he went to
sleep. When he awoke he jumped up
and went, down the road toward the
school house. When he got there it was
after 10 o'clock. When recess came the
teacher asked Jack why he was late
and he told her, and she said: Boys
must not sleep on their way to school"
Grace Brown, age H.,
Stockport. Iowa, r. No. !.
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WHAT ! EXPECT TO DO WHEN
AM A WOMAN.

While am young am going to
get all the education l can. There
l will go to business college and learn
the trade of bookkeeping, because you
get a large salary at 1t. I will save all
amy money and put 1t in the bank. !
will save enough money to get some
sheep, few cattle, horse Cor a
pony and few other things to put
on claim up in North Dakota
I will then stay on 1t for three years
(as you have to stay on it for three
years before 1t will belong to you)
and then Twill sell my stock and claim
and come back to Wapello county
near my father and mother and buy
myself smalr farm with q small
farm with q small house on It and
have it furnished nicely which will
keep me AZ long as live.
Genevieve Mincks, age 10.
Ottumwa, Ia, r. r. d. No. 3.
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THE DOLL AND HER BIRTHPLACE.

Cho-Kunk-Kee was little Mereda's
doll. He was born In China and had
come clear across the ocean with Mer.
eda's mamma. Mereda's mamma lived
in China and came over here to live in
the year 1889, and Mereda's mamma
bought the doll she used to play with
over here The doll was named after
Chinese woman and MERIDA would
not take anything for Cho-Kunk-Kee.
>. MERIDA is very proud OF him, be-
cause he came clear across the water.
Mereda's mammals mother bought It
for her when she was ten years old.
Mereda's mamma kept 1t nice for her
little girl.
MERIDA says, 1--WE got the funniest
little doll that ever you did see. He
came from China, and his name is
Cho-Kunk-Kee." i She often says that
when she looks at Cho-K unk-Kee she
thinks of China. This doll belonged
to very rich family. But Mereda's
mamma after she was married was
kind of poor and this was the only
doll that MERIDA could have.
Mereda's papa was sailor and was
drowned on the high sea. Mereda Of
ten laughs at Cho-Kunk-Kee because
he has no hair on his head; and at
his peculiar eyes, and he wears a
paper dress and she thinks 1t peculiar.
MERIDA died when she was fifteen
years old and poor Cho-Kunk-Kee was
left. Mercedes. mamma gave the doll
to poor little girl who didn't have
any doll. This little girls name was
Mary Smith, She kept 1t for years and
played with 1t every day. One day
she went down in the woods and took
Cho-Kunk-Kee with her and her dog
shep, On her way. back she missed
Cho- Kunk-Kee and did not know what
to do. She started on her way back
but no sign of Cho Kunk-Kee. She
cried and cried for days and days, but
one day as she was going down in
the meadow for the COWS with her
dog she saw something sticking in the
mud. Who could it be but Cho-Kunk-
Kee? She walked up a little further
and sure enough it was he. His
arms were off and one foot and Las
head almost off. The COWS had
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THE GOOD THINGS IN MY STATE

The state In which live Is Iowa
It has very nice surface. The larg-
est river is the Des Moines. Lakes
are numerous, some Of them are OF
great beauty. It stands preeminent as
an agricultural state.
Education Is one Of the great things
in. our state. The schools have re-
ceived great care. There is q state in
dustrial school, an agricultural col
lege, stae normal school. college for
the blind and an institution for the
deaf and dumb.
The state capital is at Des Monies.
It is. very large capitol.
Matilda Matthews, age Is.
Route 3, Abba, Iowa.
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my. FRIEND ,ELIzARETH.p

I have many friends, said little
Silvia, but my best one is Elizabeth.
Elizabeth came to school one day,
ard I didn't know her.
After school I walked home behind
her and found she lived a few houses
below us. The next morning Invent
to school with .her. We are together
all the time, but she Is going to move
in a few days and will be very sorry.
=. But mamma told me, that there was
another little girl going to move there
in her place and maybe will like her
as well as I do Elizabeth.
Cecilia Huffman, age 9
Chillicothe. Iowa.
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THE GOOD THINGS IN NY STATE.
IOWA.

No state in the nation is better
adapted by nature to farming than
Iowa.
It's live stock interest are among the
most important in the country.
It is also one of the great dairying
states, producing nearly 140,00O,000
pounds Of butter, an amount not ex'
ceeded by any other state.
There is not farm in the state
which does not lie within twelve miles
of railroad.
Fully one-fifth of Iowa is undertake
with soft coal. In the number of tons OF
coal mined, and in value, Iowa ranks
second in the states west of the Mis-.
sissippi river a.
In 1900 Iowa ranked eighth in the
total value Of its clay goods, and ninth
in the value of It's paving bricks a
The popcorn center Of the world is
in Iowa.
Lead has been mined in Iowa for
more than 100 years and very valuable
deposits have recently been discov-
cred.
Dale Mcconnell. age II.
Box %, Drakeville, Iowa.
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NY DOLL AND HER BIRTHPLACE

Last year for Christmas I got a big
doll twenty-five inches high. l was
very proud of her and named her
Isabel. Saturday the oath of December
mamma said: To-day I am going to
give you your presents because papa
will not be home tomorrow" MY
brother Lloyd and l said: "All right
We went out in the kitchen and first
mamma put my doll Under the Christ
mas tree. She then called us in there. l
was so surprised to see my doll went
and picked her up. Mamma sent us out
into the kitchen again. We then got
little store and my brother Lloyd got
a little train. We were to a Christmas
entertainment at the church that night
and L had to go and practice, so my
mamma said could take my doll. She
has a very pretty blue dress trimmed
in lace. That night at the entertain
ment took her. Since that she and
have gone many places. I have a
pretty go cart for her and in the sum-
mer I will wheel her around. So
Mildred Hall, age 9,
1856 N. Sheridan Ave-, OttumWa, Ia.
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a DOLL AND HER eiRTHPLAoE.

a DOLL AND HER BIRTHPLACE.
Once upon time, my sister and
were looking at our Xmas gifts when
papa came in with long box in his
hand. He gave it to US and we op-
ened 1T and there were two pretty
dolls. They were from my sister who
was not at home. She had got. them
at Selma, so guess that was my dolls
birthplace
One day when i had my doll about
FIVE years two little girls come to see
me. They had gone to play when one
Of the girls who had my doll picked
up the cat. The cat scratched her
and she let the doll fall and broke it.
but mamma fixed it and have it yet.
She is my constant playmate. She
has blue eyes and black hair and I
think lots Of her. call her Marion
Ruth, when got hef was only six
years old, and am twelve now.
Winnie Smith.
Troy, Iowa, Box 1875.
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SOP Hamilton avenue.
THE GOOD THINGS IN MY STATE,

Some Of the good things in my state
are excellent schools, churches, lots of
hospitals, fruit, grain, lovely birds.
chickens, ducks, geese, etc.
Houses, barns, cows, horses, pigs,
trees, such as evergreen, box elder.
oak, maple cottonwood and cedar.
Mills, stores, banks, nice capital, hay,
sheep, nice gardens.
There are also many things. can.
not name them all.
Your Junior friend,
Mary Palfreyman.
r. F. D. No. l, Lucas, Iowa.
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am grown up as have not missed a
Sunday for over year.
I am going to try to be very Klna
and thoughtful to all old people ana
small children and try to be quiet ana
modest every where go.
But most Of all l want to try to
respect fathers and mothers wishes.
I also wish to thank the editor very
much for the beautiful card received.
Gladys Kendall, Age 10.
81 Ellis Ave, Ottumwa, Ia.
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HOPE JUNIOR RECEIVED soUvE.
MRS.

We mailed a great many beautiful
paper dolls out last Saturday. also
some souvenir post cards. We nope
the Juniors received them.
We will send out until April 8, post
cards and paper dolls to all the Jun
fora the week we receive their letters
or stories, consequently the writ
ers will be rewarded for their eHorts
right away. We want plenty OF soou
letters and some short stories on the
following subjects:
Spring Games.
Ruth.
Margaret.
Mary. @
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she went over to the table. There
was q box on the table. She lifted
the lid and speeped in. What do Won
think she saw? She saw q little DOH
with brown eyes that would 20 "a
sleep, and had black hair. The NEXT
day Annie took her doll to school. She
was the first one there. When the
other girls came Annie showed her
doll to them. The girls thought Annie's
doll was nice, but when the boys came
they made fun Of her. They said
Take your doll home. Dolls don't
come to school,"
Grace "A. Brown, age IL.
r. r. D. No. /, Stockport. Ia
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

/. Use one side Of the paper only.
2. White neatly and legibly, using
ink or a sharp lead pencil. ),
3. Always sign your name IN 1uii
and state your age. q
1. Number your pages.
s. Do not copy stories or poetry ana
send us as your own work.
6. Always state choice Of prize on
q separate piece Of paper, with name
and address in full.
Z, Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa. Iowa. 9