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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-07
kEo's AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

was born in DrakeSVllle, LAVE
county, Iowa, on the 18th day of Jan-
uary, 1899. When I was about two
years old moved with my parents 20
Eldon, Iowa. lived in Eldon just one
year, and from there / moved to Ed
dyville. When we were there about q
year, l was taken ill with the typhoid
fever. l was just able to be up ana
around when had the whooplns
cough. so l did not get to start 10
school until was six years ola;
started and went about four months
and then was taken down with the
rheumatism. was home month ana
got better and finished my year OF
school. We then moved back to Eidoll.
II was then seven years old. we haVo
lived In Eldon every since. started 20
school here and was in the last class
In the first room. AT the end OF tne
wear I passed into the second room.
When school started in the fall Went
for about four months. and then | had
the diphtheria and was sick about
month and a half. 1 started back 70
school. My teachers name was MISS
Hamilton. I liked her very much as
she was "a very good teacher. she was
my teacher two years, both years IN
the second room.
When was in the last class in the
second room during the month OF
February my sister and | had the
measles and were quarantlned.
I passed into the third room, but
some of us did not have to go In the
first class, but went on into the last
class. I went to school all that winter
but about week. In that room my
teachers name was Miss Tierney.
liked her as she was very good
teacher.
During the summer of 1908 my
mother and my two sisters and Went
to visit my other sister who is married
and lives in Springfield. III. There
visited Lincolnt monument and MS, oid
home. / went to see the state capitol
and from there to Washington park! u
was a very beautiful place. They had
some beautiful fountains at Reservoir
park. Reservoir park was just across
the street from my sisters house. |
had great fun feeding the ducks and
the little fish in the pond. We were
there a week and a half and then we
came home again" III.
started into the fourth room, third
grade I went nearly all year without
missing much until the 21st of March
when I was taken sick again. l was
sick all the rest of the spring, and also
all summer, so of course l could nor
pass as I missed two months and
eleven days. This fall I was so much
DeLCer Ildl L SLdIISu W SCiiOoi' WSAAe
one-half of a day and Miss Cooley, my
teacher, told me to go on into the
fourth grade. I went two weeks and |
then was taken sick again, and SO l
could not go any more.
I have not gone to school since in
September, but I get all Of my lessons
at home and send them to school, ana
my teacher grades me just the same
as if l was there am eleven years old
now. l have visited many cities.
Keo Marie Riegel,
Eldon, Iowa.
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A COOS.
LING.

was Matched one day in May, 1908.
1t was in barn yard owned by Mr..
Young and his family. They were
very proud of me. They had little
girls whose names were Mae, Marie
and Vera. Their boys names were
Willie and George. This made me
very proud of myself My! but was
just snow white for they had such
nice bathing pool for me to bath in.
They named me Whitley when was
about two weeks old. My feathers
were Just nice plumage. There were
nine in our family, my mother and
four brothers and three sisters and
myself.
Mrs. Young and several of the boys
and girls helped her catch all of us
when we were about full grown IN
September 1908. They had Is other
gooslings besides our family. They
were going to fatten 10 OF us young
geese for the market SO decided to
hide from them and then I decided to
run far away and l ran for one whole
day and one night came to several
corn fields and cane patches which
obtained the seed and corn and also
obtained water from the ponds. l at
last reached farm house and pretty
little girl was out feeding her pets
and she saw me and she was so fond
of my pretty feathers that she took me
and gave me good number of diner
emit kinds of grain and put me to bed
in nice poultry house. She gave me
nice water to drink and she thought
me a great treasure and she would not
part with me for a good many dollars.
She named me Beauty which ap-
preciated very much and liked it better
than did my other name before. One
day this little girl, whose name was
Violet, was going to q fair and every
one was going to take something SO
she very soon decided to take me with
her so that she could win prize. She
went and took me and sure enough
she got gold medal. Everyone tnat
saw me would exclaim, "Why, look al
that beautiful goosling, she is the most
beautiful goosling ever saw, where
did it ever come from?" etc. This
made her more fond of me than ever.
She would often envite her friends in
to see me- She would play with me
and pet me every day and she often
said that she wished that could tell
har all about my life and where came
from but that is for her to guess. |
hope she will always be fond of me.
It seems to me that she grows more
fond of me every day.
A Tri-Weekly Junior.
Leona Vest, age IA.
Ottumwa, Iowa, R. r. No. 6.
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oREN, HIS COLT AND DOG.

Dear Junior Friends:
/ thought would write for the first
time and tell you about my colt and
dog.
have a sorrel colt with a stripe in
its face. It is halter broke. It eats
grass, hay and corn. It was six months
old the 18th Of November. 1t is my pet
colt. I have a Shepherd dog. He is not
year old yet He likes to drive horses
and cows. His name is Bowser.
go to the Elm Grove school. am
in the fifth reader. B grammar, A
arithmetic, A spelline and geography
My teachers name Is Villa Huston
She is a good teacher. I have hobby
horse I got four years ago. My father
takes the Tri-Weekly Courier, and
always read the Courier Junior.
/ have pair of skates. have had
them two years. have been skating a
little this winter.
birmingham, Ia. r. No. 2.
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PAUL AND PAULINE TWINS.

Dear Junior:
AS have not written to the nlpior
page for so long, thought WtN'u
write.
I thank the editor for such a nice
card which received. I have not had
time to write about it because have
been so busy with my school work. 1
have two sisters and one brother.
Their names are Margaret, Paul and
Pauline Paul and Pauline are little
twins, just beginning to talk. They are
very cute My papa has an auto
mobile and as the weather was no
nice we rode in it Christmas. we
could not ride last Christmas on ac-
count of the snow being so deep. ia
Prudence Abrahamson, age 3, I.
RE- Ed. No. i. Winfield, Ia.
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up nice and at 2 o'clock her little
friends came. They played from tive
until four and then they were calico
into the house. They were led into the
dining room, where on the table sat
nice big cake with five candles burn
ing on it. Before they went home they
each gave her something. She re-
ceived hair ribbons, candy, handker'
chiefs, dolls, and. best of all, little
locket from her mamma and papa. SO
Cecil had nice birthday.
Caroline Tout, age 10.
425 Ottumwa St., Ottumwa, Iowa.
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HENRY w. LoNeFELLoW.

Mr.. Longfellow. an American poet,
was born at Portland, Maine, Feb. ~,
1907. He was the second son Of Judge
Stephen Longfellow, member OF
congress. Both of his parents loved
poetry and music. He was lively
but affectionate and conscientious as
q boy thoroughly acquainted with his
fathers well selected library and was
fond of the writings of Washington
Irving After attending several private
schools he entered Portland academy
at the age of six and at the age Of IA
he was admitted to Bowdoin college.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-07
MARGUERITE HAS MANY PLAY.
MATES.

Dear Editor and Courier Juniors: Us
will write letter, as have never
written before.
am six years old. My playmates are
Mildred Cooler, Fanny Mccoy, Alma
Lanes and Leona Blizzard. go to the
High Point school. My teacher is
Edna Thomas. We didn't have school
Thanksgiving. I have dog and three
kittens for pets. There names are
Pussy, Theresa and Kitty. The dogs
name is Mac. Papa takes the Daily
Courier.
Marguerite Pumroy, age 6,
r. F. D. No. 2, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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I will write now. am going to school
and we have some good times playing
games. We played fox and goose some.
We play blackman, flying dutchman
and wolf around the house great
deal. There are twenty-four Nscnolars
enrolled at our school, but some OF
them have the measles and some OF
them have bad colds and cannot pos
sibly come.
suppose you all had nice Christ
mas. | did. 1 received two handler
chiefs and game board and a pretty,
ribbon and an automobile bonnet ana
about twenty postal cards. have five
hundred and eight postal cards.
Hazel Hatfield, age 1S,
Charlton Iowa.
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CEClL'S BIRTHDAY.

It was the 10Th day of December
that Cecil was born. She was born in
the year of 1905. As her birthday was
approaching, she asked her mother If
she might have a party. Her mother
said, yes. So Cecil went out in the din.
ing room, where hung her coat and
bonnet. She got them, put them on,
and started out to invite some of her
little friends to the party. When she
came home she counted. She had
invited ten children to the party.
After she had eaten her supper she
went to bed, hoping the next day would
he nice. In the morning it was nice and
warm. The aurse cleaned the house all
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Dear Editor: thought / would
write and tell you what I got for
Christmas I got many nice things l
got a case. workbox, she'll, ring, hand
kerchiefs, scarf and breach.
/ spent Christmas at Mr.. BedwelIs
I had a fine time. My school Is hav.
ing vacation this week but will begin
again next Monday.
NV teachers name is Genevieve
Lewis. She is a fine teacher. MY
teacher was sick part OF last week and
her sister Ethel Lewis taught will
close for this time and will try to
write more often.
A Junior
Carrie Willard, age 10,
Ottumwa. Ia. r. r. No. 2.
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VIOLA AT LAST WRITES.

Dear Editor:
I though would write yAsl letter
as I have never written before. have
been wanting to write for a lona
time.
We had vacation. My teachers
name is Lillian Coffman. There arc
twelve going to our school. ! nave
one mile to go to school. We play
ball, and handy over at our school
My papa takes the Ottumwa TT
Weekly Courier.
am taking music lessons
Well, as my letter is getting long
I will close for this time.
Viola Schrader, age IL.
r. F. D. No. 4, Sigourney, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-07
SIR WALTER SCOTT.

Sir Walter Scott was born in Ed1n-
burgh, Scotland, August Is, It'll.
He was a cripple, and not very
strong, and the doctors advised MS
parents to let him live on farm,
which they did.
Having been taught at home, he was
prepared to enter the high school at
Edinburg in 1881, being only ten years
of age. In 1888 he was transferred 10
the university. His career at school
was not very good. He devoted most
of his time to writing what was then
called trashy literature. He was es-
pecially interested in ancient poems,
and spent many hours reading them.
Six years of his life was spent In his
fathers Office.
IN 1906 he was appointed chief clerk
in the Scottish court Of Sessions with
salary of thirteen hundred pounds, or
about $4,000 per year.
In 1896 he, with some friends, made
tour of the English lakes.
In England he met young lady, the
daughter Of a royalist OF Lyons, who
had sought refuge in England, whom
he married.
A year after their marriage they
moved to cottage near Edinburg.
In 1881, while visiting in London.
he had q stroke OF paralysis. He lin
gered along and finally died September
Fl, 1882.
Some of his most important works
are Waverly Novels, Rokeby, Mar
mion, Lady Of the Lake and Ivanhoe.
AS a poet, novelist and historian he
ranks among the first Of the nineteenth
century.
Cecil Hoskinson, age II.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-07
"ouT ON THE FARM"

Dear EQlIOT. .
We live on a farm Of $50 acres. S1a
miles northeast of Lucas. We have
100 head of cattle and four spring
calves. One is my pet calf and is
about six months DID, and one fall
calf and q pair of twins and one hun.
dred and forty hogs, and some small
I have five brothers. Their names
are Harry, Horace, Joseph, Fred and
Carl
We put in 125 acres of oats and
80 acre of corn. We cultivated the
corn when it was high enough and
when our oats were ripe we Douno
them and got the thrasher. We had
1929 bushels.
am going to school now and my
teachers. name is Rosa Plows.
Audra Vickroy, age IL,
R. F. D No. l, Lucas. Ia.
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Dear Editor:
This is my first letter to the Junior.
| am little girl years old. have
three cats. I have two ,dolls-one nice
one that grandpa got me for Christ
mas, do not play with it. have
never gone to school any is yet, put
am going before long. l have q
book. know all of my A. B. C's ana
I can spell some words. My auntie Is
writing this for me.
Mary HOFFMAN, age 5,
Birmingham. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-07
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil. ;.
g. Always sign your name IN 1ull
and state your age.
4. Number your pages.
:. Do not. copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
6. Always state choice OF a prize on
q separate piece OF paper, with name
and address in full.
Z. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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REsEccA LIKES TO READ THE
JUNIOR.

Dear Editor: I am d little gir)
eleven years old. like to read the
letters in the Courier Junior.
would like to see my letter in print
Ny teachers name is Miss Mabel
Bishop. am in the sixth reader.
I have two sisters and two brothers.
Their names are Irene and Josephine,
Ernest and Bernard.
Rebecca Teeter, aged II,
LIN Nrtyville, Iowa.
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RUTH HAS SEVENTY CARDS.

Dear Editor and Juniors am go
ing to school almost every day. MY
teachers name is Retta Clarke. like
her fine. There are twenty-three pupils
enrolled.
I have two brothers and one sister
Their names are Halbert, Volmer and
Myrtle.
For pets we have two dogs, two
cats and four Shetland ponies. Also
goat.
For Christmas I received two hair
ribbons, pair of gloves, two handker-
chiefs, some candy and nuts.
I would like to exchange letters
with the Juniors, especially Lois Grlf-
fin, Maud and Mabel skirvin and Ma
bel Root.
For the card you sent me thank
you very much. I have over seventy
post cards.
From former JUNIOR
Ruth Goltry, age IL.
Russell, Iowa.
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VIRGIL HAS TWO WEEKS VACA
TON.

Dear Juniors: - a4
AS have not written for long time
though I would write. There Is no
cation here. My birthday was the 2lst
day of December. got nine Christmas
presents. They were a base ball, box
of stationary, two books, a little mug.
necktie, a bow, handkerchief and
a harp 1 go to the Baptist Sunday
school. They had Christmas tree anu
Santa Claus was there.
Virgil Lyon, age IL,
Floris, Iowa.
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THE SOUVENIR CARDS.

We will give surprise prize at the
end OF January to the Junior VINO
writes the best letter, as we'll as SEM
souvenir cards whenever their stories
or letters appear.
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Tn,1dy-S Story
of A Pet
O1ul

This all happened when was wee
lass Of ten years. Ny father, mother
and myself lived on an old plantation
on the Ravanna river, near Char
louisville, Virginia. Our home was
built on nigh bluff, on the south bank
Of the river rising some hundred feet
almost perpendicular from\ the water,
termins$iaB - level plateAg of pos
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-07
WRITING BECAUSE HER SISTER
WRITES.

Dear Editor and Juniors-As my sis
ter is writing will write to you for
the first time.
90 to school every day. My teach
er's name is Retta Clarke. like her
fine.
have two brothers and one sister:
Their names are Halbert, Volmer and
Ruth
| have three little dolls and one big
doll
For Christmas received a pair OF
hair ribbons. big doll head, gold
set ring, a string Of beads and some
candy and nuts.
From Junior friend,
Myrtle Goltry, age 10.
Russell, Iowa.
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RuELAH,s CHRISTMAS TREE.

Dear Editor and Junior: | VIII
write about our Christmas tree, at
school
We did not put fine presents on the
tree but put presents that the children
made. gave every child IN the
school present. We made up money
and got present for our teacher. We
had nice time.
Buelah Bond
Richland, Iowa r. r. No. 2 Box "A.
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WRITES ON BLANcHE's SUBJECT

Dear Editor:
This Il my first letter to the Junior
I read IT, Courier Junior every week
I saw Blanche Wheaton's letter. She
wanted some one to write about how
to grow a garden and how to make
clothes.
First you spade the ground, then
rake it. Take stick and mark the
rows. Plant the Seed If it is very dry
water every night after sundown.
had a nice garden last summer. l mao
radishes, lettuce, onions, beets, CAB
bage, potatoes, turnips, peas. tomatoes
and pumpkins. was 10 years old Sept
rs.
Ross D. Lapham,
217 FreitaR Ave.. Ottumwa, Ia.
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HELEN HAS FIVE CATS.

: =
have never written before: I am
nine years old and nearly ten. have q
sister and a brother. My sister is -
years old and my brother Is 5. MY Sis
ter's name is Frances and my brothers
name is Arthur. For pets have dog,
five cats and a horse. One of the cats
is black and white spotted and one Is
GRAY and white. My grandma takes
the Courier and like to read the nice
stories in 1t.
Helen C. Waterman, age 8,
Blakesburg Ia, r. No. Z.
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VIOLET DAVIS MADELINE'S BEST
FRIEND.

Dear Juniors:
I thought would write letter.El am
in the fifth grade My best friend is
Violet Davis. My teachers name II
Miss McClain. like to 60 to school
have two sisters and two Drotners'
Their names are Beatrice, Florence,
Harold and Clarice.
Madeline Johnson,
Ottumwa, Ia, r. NO. 3.
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THE HAPPIEsT EVENT OF MY
LIFE IN 1910.

This subject is certainly bringing ~
some splendid stories. AS the contest
does not close until January =, we
will ask more Juniors to use II 1or
their subject. The prize will be par
of skates Ice or roller. or ring WIN
the winners birthstone in 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-07
EDNA GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL
Miss Edna Shrimp,
W.T. .

MISS :" !
Dear Friend:
How are you? I received your beau
tiful card and thank you very much.
am going to high school In Slsournsy
Alice Hall. I 20 home every Friday
evening.
What are YOU doing this pretty
weather? wanted to visit at
grandpa's for the holidays, but did not
get to- T wish you would come over to
sigourney some time and see me. ! !
have one brother, Harry, who is II
years old and my baby brother Arthur r.
is 10 and l was Is Dec, %. l wish al
the Juniors would send me a b1rthday
card and put on the card their birthday
and I'll return card some. time. NOW
Edna write again.
!. :. ~ = - .c.:e.a.,..o.r L. q No z y
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TWO PRIZE WINNERS.

Blanche Wheaton and Keo Marie
Hiegel are awarded prizes in the "Au'
photography Contest"
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THE BIRTHDAY COLUMN.

We will be compelled to ask the
Juniors to wait until next week for the
"Rirthday Column
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STORIES AND lETTER&
PLAY FOX AND GOOSE.

Dear Juniors:
AS have not written for Sonae time
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ROSS d. Ldpna1H,
217 Freitag Ave-, Ottumwa, la.
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Cecil Hoskinson, age II.
sos Williams St, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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CARRIES CHRISTMAS.

Richland, Iowa R. r. No. 2 Box Z
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MARY HAS THREE CATS.

Sigourney, Il
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-20
BANDIT LOOTS SAFE;
OF EXPRESS COMPANY

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Nov. 10
The Adams Express company's depot
office here was robbed at . O'Clock to-
night OF everything in the safe, a ban
dit holding up the route agent and then
csca ming The safe Vas rlhcd Of sew
era, thousand dollars, tnc exact amount
not being known tonight.
4. u. Harrison, The route agent, had
inst come into the union depot and
after securing quantity OF mall. en-
tered the express room. lie called loi
Messenger Paul Tower. who he sup
posed was on duty. but received nc
reply. lie turned on the light and
stood at a desk with his back TO the
safe and had commenced 10 open The
| mail. when suddenly he heard someone
behind him say Boost EN- up and bC
quick about It," lie turned and faced
| a masked man holding il big revolver
Harrison. with the muazle OF tile enr
IN his back was marched to largo
| truck flied with packages,
Now back up 10 that said the rob,
ber land put your hands behind YOU
| Harrison ohcycd. With a piece OF cord
| the bandit lied the cxprcssman hands
behind him and then tied him TO thC
| truck with a threat To fill him II
lie moved or made g. SOUND ne ropbc'
| opened the safe and filled his pockets
with money and bills and valuabica
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-20
NJ 'CABE WILL RETAIN
HIS PRESENT PLACE
President Taft and Secretary
Wilson Have Confidence
in Solicitor.

Special to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Nov, 19-That George
p McCabe OF Ogden, solicitor OF the de-
partment OF agriculture. will remain at
his present post is informally made known
by the administration. lie will not, how
ever, be restored TO membership on the
board OF food and drug inspection, from
which hc asked 10 be relieved when DR.,
Harvey Wieys retention on the board
was announced, Mr. McCabc will have
only such relation TO food and drug mat
ters as arc unavoidable in view OF his
continuance as solicitor OF the depart
ment. Legal advice TO the board will
be furnished by the officers OF the de-
partmept of justice,
Concern is felt IN administrat ton cir
cles in the forthcoming report Of tho
congressional committee. which has been
investigating the Wiley -McCabe contro-
versy. IT is expected the majority OF
the members OF the committee will rec
ommend McCabc's removal while the
minority VIII present contrary recon-
ncndation. which will be followed by the
president and Secretary Wilson, both of
whom retain the greatest confidence IN
McC,abc.