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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17

chickens, dogs and cats in tho neigh
borhood shlvered when they saw him
coming. He was never cruel to anil
mails though. for his mother had
taught him kindness in all things. One
day Jack was invited to spend day
tn tho country with his grandparents
and Of course he must wear his Indian
suit.
During the afternoon he was missed
for several hours and grandmother
started In search of him. And the
sight that met her eyes when she
found him was surprising yet anus
ing. For there was Jack marching up
and down in front of line Of Indian
soldiers made up of chickens, geese,
ducks, two cats and dog, each one
tied BY his leg to little posts he had
placed by the road side.
Grandma laughed heartily and pat
ted him on the head and called him
her brave little Indian chief.
Wanda Coyne, Age 8.
AT w. Ottumwa St.. Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
BLUE JAY.

7 believe the blue jay is the most III
hammered bird in our country. He is
robber If he were as fine as his
feathers he would be a good bird He
robs the little robins nest, eats the
young ones and bothers lots more
nests.
These birds in some way are i'm
portant because often they hide seeds
and forget where they hide them and
some of the largest trees were raised
in this way
The other day as was looking out
of our kitchen window l saw q blue
jay Jump on the ground, pick up a.
piece of paper about six inches long
and three inches wide Jump on a,
post and when he glanced around and
saw me, off he flew. expect he was
going to hnild a nest He feasts on.
cherries, young birds and most any
thing that he can get hold Of with
out much trouble. He is very saucy
bird. Very quarrelsome He did not
start to build his nest until late this
year.
l have caught quite a few birds but
have never caught BILE jay.
We had some seed corn hanging up
on rod last year and every ten or
fifteen minutes he would come and get
some and carry grain or two off to
his mate and nestlings. IT would not
have taken him long to finish it.
Mary L. Palfreyman,
Lucas, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
STORIES and LETTERS
SUNDAY AND MABEL HAS MOTH
ING TO DO BUT WRITE.
Roxie Wood. Fairmont,

Roxie Wood. Fairmont, Minnesota,
PA East Fourth street.
Dear little Junior friend.-I read the
nice letter written by you to my sister
Maude and was very, very glad to
hear from you. "
I have a chicken over four weeks
old, which call Jimmie, and turkey
which call Jimmie.
The Sunday that you had such a
good time, I was over to Ethel's, the
Oldest of my sisters. a. "a,
May was out at play all the time
We were there. I think my little
nephew just a dandy. He was month
old Tuesday, May 30, 1911.
Well, Roxie, how are you? am
just fine and dandy.
Maude isn't at home now so don't
know what she has to say. 4
This is Sunday afternoon and as I
have nothing else to do, thought l
would write you at letter T- e
Wishing to see my letter in print
and hoping to hear from you soon,
vii close for this time
Well, Roxie, will say good bye and
answer your card soon. @..a
remain, q Junior friend,
Mabel Skirvin, age 10.
Floris, Iowa, r. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
ONE "HoME SWEET HOME"

We still have one "Home Sweet
Home" to give away, SO the Juniors
will have one more chance If they
comply with the following rules:
We want some splendid letters so
that we can send out a ''Home Sweet
Home" for next week. These dear
little homes are folders. Each folder
constitutes the floor, front and roof.
There is also a two room section. Dr.
rections tell how to build the cottage
The furniture is on a separate sheet
ready to cut out and place in the room.
Besides these Home Sweet Homes"
we have two Nursery Rockers. Tbs
second and third best letters will get
a Nursery Rocker"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
THE ADVERTISING CONTEST.

AS few days remain until the clos
Ing Of the advertising contest
we will reprint the rules for the
tardies.
We have decided to have an adver-
Using contest. 1t has been about two
wears since we had one and such con-
tests have always been interesting
ones. Here is the way we want the
Juniors to write their stories in this
contest: The Daily Juniors can use
today paper (Thursday. June 15) and
the rfi-Weekly Juniors Saturdays
paper (June I'D. Take the paper and
select some one item from each ad,
either a big or a small one and weave
them, as it were, into one story. For
instance, you might pretend that you
had come to Ottumwa to see the bird
men and while here had done some
shopping. The Juniors can select
their prizes from the articles adver-
tised in the paper. But Of course we
will expect them to select something
that viii not exceed 81 in price.
Tho closing day Of the contest will
be Wednesday June 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
IVA LIVES in COLORADO NOW,

Lindon. Colo, June s, 1911.
Dear, Juniors:-As have never
written to you before will write to
you through the Courier Junior.
am. going to school now. It viii
soon be out. There are twenty-three
pupils going to the school go to. Our
teachers name is Miss Emily Hoag-
land. She is a very good teacher and
we all like her just fine. am in the
sixth grade.
We came out to Colorado from OF
tumwa year ago last April. It is
quite different from Iowa, but | like
1T just fine out here. On clear day
we can see Pixies peak from our
house.
We have Sunday school at our.
school house. 1t is a mile and hair
from our house. We have q large
crowd.
We have some horses, chickens.
pigs, cows and calves.
Iva Meyer, Age 10.
Lindon, Colo, Washington Co.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
EVA Br1gnt, age, IU.
Ottumwa, Iowa, r. F. D. No.
MABEL's HOME is A BIG ONE.

Dear Editor:
AS have not written to the Courier
Junior for a long time thought
would write. have written about
three times before.
Our cherries are getting ripe. We
have a good bit of fruit this year, and
I am glad Of it.
MY sisters school was out June 8
and they had a picnic. She taught Mt
No. s in Jefferson county. My niece
goes to school to her.
I have four nieces and one nephew.
I have about 50 post cards have
not had the whooping cough. think I
the Courier Junior is very nice and
like to read it.
My papa takes the Daily Courier
and the Courier Junior comes on FRI
days.
My school was out the last day Of
March. My teachers name was Alma
Mechem. liked her fine. We had
valentine box in February.
l have two dolls. My papa owns
about 4O5 acres of land My birthday is
in March.
Mabel M. Oliver, age 13,
Selma, Ia, r. No. !.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
THE HORSE GOT SICK.

Dear Hattie-1 thought I would
drop you few lines today to let you
know I am still alive and well.
How are you getting along and how
is the little brother?
We started down to your house one
Sunday to see your new brother, but
one of our horses got sick and papa
stopped on the road and doctored him
My, but l did hate to turn and come
back home.
Well, Hattie, will be eight years
old June 18th and nothing would
please me much better than to re-
ceive post card from each and every
Junior and the dear editor, too.
Well, l will tel lyou what happened
on my last birthday. Mamma sent me
to town to get the mail After l start
ed, she 'phoned to the druggist to stop
me when l passed his store and give
me a nice doll for it was my birthday.
So he did stop me and told me to
come in his store. He gave me a
package wrapped in paper. Then he
told me to go home. could hardly
wait till l got home to see what had.
1t was a nice doll with long hair and
would go to sleep but had bad luck
with it. My little brother broke it for
me. How l did cry, but that didn't
mend it all all. When got home there
were some little girls to spend the
day with me, and we sure had good
time.
hope I will have as good a time
my next birthday.
I got thirteen post cards, too.
I would like to know when your
birthday is so could send you a
card.
Well, Hattie, this will be all for
this time hoping to hear from you
soon. Your little friend,
Edith Mae Roush,
Drakeville, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING Co..
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEVEREAUx,
EDITOR. .
w. Il. CALDWELL READS JUNIOR.

Tear Juniors: We have few lines
TODAY from a gentleman who lives IN
Topeka, Kansas but who once was al
Ottun,wa lad. He was also the pup
Usher OF the Courier in an early day.
we know he would have been
Courier Junior had our little paper
been printed when he was a boy: now
ever he is interested In the JUNIOR pe-
cause the following lines cul!ed 1ronl
q letter which will be published IN a
few days, tell it:
Among the letters in the Courier
ounior I read one signed by ten-ye al
did Susie May Holland, P. o. box 1oo,
Milton, Iowa, in which she is pleaseu
"a mention these "reminiscences, anu
esnecially speaks Of the pony rooe
m our Minnesota cattle trip. lnat
pony passed to the mysterious un-
known many years ago.
BY the way, let me say to the Cour-
Ear Junior readers that In the smith
sonian institute In washington, u. =,
are long glass-covered cases showing
the formation of animal life among
them the evolution of the horse from
the original germ Of the tap1r. Would
Won believe it? Hardly. Nor could
until saw and traced the animal from
the little creature undoubtedly taplr,
on and up through the ages OF trans
formation until the perfect Arabian
horse was developed. The next time
your father gets his horse shod, you
20 with him to the horse-shoer and
closely observe when he pares the un-
derside OF the hoof about the frog,
and when it is clean you can easily see
the formation Of the toes exactly IKE
those of the tapir. The muzzle, or lips,
of the horse, Is much shorter, but
exactly the form Of the animal from
which he has evoluted. There are In
Vulnerable strange things of evolution
character that are on sight, free. IN
that great institute. Why, IN one case
they show you what purports 10 pe
+ho evolution of man from an oyster!
In another case they showed how man
eyoluted from monkey. Just think
of It.!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
MESILLA PARK, N. NJ, FORMER
IOWA GIRLS NEW HOME.

Dear Editor:-I have never written
to the Courier Junior before so
thought would write now.
I live one-half mile from Messilla
park, New Mexico.
We used to live nine miles from Of
tumwa.
I like the country fine here.
have three brothers and two
sisters.
live in the valley called Messila
valley.
We can see mountains in any direc-
ton. The ones that look the incest
are the Organ mountains. -.
Several families went out there last
summer for a picnic. We went to a
place called Dripping Springs. Ia.
We climbed up on the mountain
quite ways. We could see the Rio
Grande river about eighteen miles
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17

the Junior page. received your
card and was glad to get It.
How many sisters and brothers have
you. ] have three sisters and three
brothers. Their names are Irma, Marie
and Ruth, Bernie. Wanda and Paul.
MY sister Irma has 20 dolls and a
Teddy bear and a little black dog.
We have got two dogs. Their
names are Shep and MICRO.
l have pet pig. its name Is Edy Voc.
we nave rs turkeys. How many
have you?
AS soon as get card I will send
you one. Do you exchange cards with
Nellie Roland? I received one from
her and sent her one.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
From Junior
Maude Kneedler,
Pulaski, Iowa, r. r. No. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
THREE OLD CATS, SOME OF
BEUlAH'S PETS.

Dear Editor: AS have not written
to the Junior page for some time
thought I would write.
We have 275 little chickens, 13 little
ducks, 9 little geese, Is little turkeys
and little calves.
For pets I have s little kittens be-
sides 3 old cats and one dog. His
name is Carlo" The old cats names
are LILLY" "Tabby' Gray" and
"Puss." The kittens names are
"Cute" Violet Ruby" Phil Garnet"
and Helen"
go to Sunday school almost every
Sunday.
exchange post cards with two
Juniors and would like to exchange
with more
AS cannot think OF any more to say
I will close for this time.
Yours as ever,
Beulah s. Elswick, age 10
Abba, Iowa, r. r. No. s.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
JACKS INDIAN SUIT.

Dear Juniors:-It was happy day
for Jack when his papa brought home
a package and handed 1t to him just
before lunch.
Jack danced with glee when as he
opened it an Idnian suit fell to the
floor.
He wouldn't wait to take even
bite of the splendid lunch his mother
had prepared, but was into his suit
and out in the yard before his mother
really had time to think what had
happened.
|. was only few days before all the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
JACKS INDIAN SUIT A GOOD ONE,

Dear Courier Junior: As I have
not written to the Courier Junior I
thought would write a story about
Jacks Indian suit.
Once there was boy named Jack.
He wanted an Indian suit so he could
plav Indian.
Jacks birthday was the 18th Of June
He would be ten years old. He asked
his mother If he could have party.
His mother said he could. He invited
ten little boys to come to the party.
Jack received many nice presents
but the best one was an Indian suit
from his parents.
I received the postal card you sent
me. My birthday is the goth of June.
Well as my letter is getting long
will close.
@> Your Friend
Madeleine Johnson, age II,
Ottumwa. Iowa, r. r. No. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
PAPA kNEEDLER IS sHEARING
THE SHEEP.

Miss Pauline Kneedler.
My dear Cousin: thought would
write to you as saw your letter in
print
would like to see you. When are
you coming up?
We have got playhouse in the
barn. We keep our dolls in the barn.
My dolls name is Florence. My little
black pig died last night: His name
was Teddy.
Bernie is up to the house playing.
will exchange cards with you.
Papa is shearing the sheep.
Well l close hoping to hear from
you.
From a Junior Friend.
Ruth Kneedler, age 10.
Pulaski. Iowa, r. r. So. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
LONG cared OWL.

This is the largest and most power
ful OF the owl family. 1t requires more
than such small prey as rats and mice
and so 1t pounces on hares AMI rab-
bits and small birds. 1t is not at all
common in England but frequents the
northern part of Europe. 1t has big
tufts of feathers on the sides Of its
head that gives it the name "long
cared owl" It grows to be two feet
high. They lay their eggs in hol-
low tree. The eggs are white and
somewhat rounder than hens eggs.
The feathers of it's wings are so soft
that when it flys at night it makes no
noise SO 1t can take its prey by sur
prise
Herman Bluhm, age Is,
r. F.D. No. 5, Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
ERMAL's GRANDPA LIVES At HER
HOME.

Dear Editor:
AS never have written to the Cour-
Ter Junior thought would write. I
am a little girl eight years old. I live
81 miles from town.
I have three brothers and one sister.
My brothers are Everett. Clifford and
Cleo. NY sisters name Is Edna
My grandpa lives with us. He is 70
years old. Christmas got a doll and
go cart. My sister got one too.
We live IN miles from school. Our
school was out in April.
We have pony that we drive to
school. My teacher was Miss Alice
Mace.
My papa takes the Courier. I like to
read the little letters.
AS my letter is getting quite long
will close for this time.
Ermal Lovelace.
Allerton, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
HAD MEASLES At PEARLS HOME

Dear Juniors:
This is the third time I have writ
ten TO the Courier Junior.
We are having the measles. MY SIS
ter 10 1ust getting over them and my
brother and I haven't had them yet.
I have ten paper dolls.
We have one little colt. Her name -
Mary. We have two little calves.
My brother has pet lamb. Her
name Is Bessie.
We have a dog. His name Is shep. :
Ny mother has 400 chickens and !
have 40.
I would like to exchange post CARDS
with some OF the Juniors.
Pearl Beans, age 10,
Pulaski, Ia, r. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
EDWIN HAS A BIRD AND A SET
TING HEN.

Dear Editor:-I has been quite q
while since I have written to the Jun.
ior I thought would write q little
now.
l have bird whose name is Billy.
and 1 also have hen which ia so+-
ting. She has been setting now for
'wo weeks. She Is a regular pet,
netimes.
will he in the last part of the
tbi~r' grade, next September. l don't
know who will be my teacher though.
My teacher this year was Miss Rear
don. | like her.
Edwin Musgrove, Age 8.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
HAZEL HAS FOUR SISTERS AND
TWO BROTHERS.. w

Dear Juniors:
AS I have not written before |
thought would write.
live on farm twelve miles north
Of Ottumwa.
90 to school. Our school was out
May IL. liked my teacher fine. Her
name was Mabel Dicky.
I have four sisters and two brothers.
Their names are Lucille, Florence, Ed
ma, Eva, Raymond and Floyd.
I guess I will close. Hoping to hear
from some Of you.
Hazel Rhods, age IL,
Fremont, Ia, r. No. l..
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which the hostess responded with emo
ton and tears in her eyes.

which the hostess responded with emo
ton and tears in her eyes.
After the luncheon, which lasteo
two hours, Mrs. Littleton saw q tele.
phone in the living-room and ASKED
to use it. Mrs. Brown said anything
tbout the farm was at her dlsposai:
So Mrs. Littleton 'phoned to town ana
instructed the wagonette drivers 70
call at Browns farm for the party at
four o'clock.
After. this, the table was pushed
aside and the children had dance
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Littleton dlVlo'
ing time at the little cottage organ
which stood in the living-room. When
four o'clock arrived each guest de'
clared- the day had been perfect:
why, the sun is shining again." cr1eo
Tommy Rogers, who had been dane.
ing so hard that he had not noticed
that the storm had ceased. "Well'
how strange things are-in the coun'
try"
How perfectly lovely they are in
the country" cried Katie Smith.
"And how much more perfectly
lovely things are at Mr.. and Mrs
Browns" added Mary Littleton.
Then they all had to 90, after many
kind adieus to the good couple who
had so nicely entertained them during
the thunder storm. And they had to
promise to come many times during
summer and repeat the happy day.
And Mr.. and Mrs. Brown had to
promise to pay a visit to each little
one who had enjoyed their hospitality
on that June afternoon.
1T looked as though the day would
be failure, but 1t turned out lovely
said Mary that night to her father.
Eyes, 1t was a bad beginning with
a happy ending" laughed Mr.. Little
ton. "And It all goes to show that
every cloud has a silver lining"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
CONSTANCE VISITS THE OLD SOL
DlERS' HOME.

Dear Juniors: This is my first let
ter to the Courier Junior, but read
the Junior page every week.
want to tell the Juniors about my
visit to my grandpa at tho soldiers'
home at Marshalltown. There are
about two thousand acres In the
grounds.
The main entrance Is large stone
gateway near which is stone guard
house, where q soldier stays who
guards the entrance.
A broad. brick walk borders on each
side by maple trees, which make .
thick shade, leads to the main build
ing.
There are five large buildings; the
main building, old mems building, hos
pital, old peoples building. old ladies'
building and there are several smaller
buildings as. headquarters, chapel,
woman's hall, officers residents and .
row of cottages. The Iowa river runs
through the land and the boat landing
Is nice pleasure resort.
The home is little town itself.
They have their own church, electric
light plant, hot house for flowers and
grave yard.
Every building has large porches
with big rocking chairs. these are US
ually lied with old soldiers, rocking
and smoking.
Each soldier has his own bed and
there are about twenty-five In large
rooms, called wards. In the main
building there is q confectionery place
barber shop, shoe shop, billiard and
pool rooms.
l enjoyed most of my visit to the
kitchen and dining room. The dining
room is q nice place, and has long
tables covered with white linen and
are always set for next meal.
The coffee pot and tea pot look like
large silver rain barrels on gas stoves.
The contents of each are drawn by q
faucet. Their pots are as large as
tubs and each has It own gas stove.
The range, was 80 big 1t takes up
one side Of their big kitchen and they
were cooking five big dish pans of ap-
pie sauce for supper when was
there The oven where they bake
bread, holds one hundred loaves and
they bake that much every day.
They have an electric potato peeler.
It looks like the coffee grinder, the
groceryman uses. 1t takes four bushels
of potatoes for meal They had ham
and eggs for breakfast and it took
eleven hams and nearly two thous-
and eggs.
There are over five hundred soldiers
there Some of them go away for
summer The work is nearly all done
by women from town. If any soldiers
work they are paid. They raise their
own chickens and had three thousand
little ones this spring.
Constance Downey. Age IL.
I'll Bashaw St., South Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
MYRTLE, A LITTLE ORPHAN GIRL
LIKES HER HOME.

Dear Editor:-I have never written
to the Juniors before.
My name is Myrtle Palmer. have
q little brother. His name Is Jimmy
We are orphans and live with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. S. Harvard. like my home
fine.
We have little chicks and geese and
three pet chicks.
I have been going to school. Our
school is out. like my teacher. Her
name is Lucy Reitz.
Myrtle Palmer, Age 8.
Floris, Iowa, Route No. 8.