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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-29
Miss Maude Skirvin,

& .
Floris, Iowa, r. R. No. 2.
Dear Junior: AS the editor wishes
the Juniors to write to each other and
as knew none of the Juniors so l
thought would write to you.
know we have never met each
other perhaps sometime we will meet
but I'll expect it will be long while so
let us write to each other-be friends.
My papa takes the Ottumwa Courier,
but our time will be up May but papa
said he was going to pay the money
for a year.
It is too good a paper not to take
it, We have only taken 1t, about 6
months but it seems like one of the
family, especially the Courier Junior
page.
n | have written twice to the Courier
Junior and suppose they received
them because I received a beautiful
Easter book and a pretty postal,
though my story was not printed. 4
saw in the Courier Junior where
you got the prize think YOU write
such nice letters and stories.
Did you have nice, Easter? l
did. colored IA eggs they are all col
ors and some have pictures on, |
have lots of pets. will name, them.
have a pony, two canary birds, two
dogs and bantam chicken. live on
a homestead in Nebraska is is rough
here. We lived at Abba Ia. before we
moved out here. We have been out
here about months. I would like for
you to answer my letter and describe
your home and pets and tell me what
you think about the Courier Junior
page.
A Junior friend,
t,-' Tropo Smith
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A DOG AND A KITTY ARE DORIS
PETS.

Dear Editor:
AS I have never written before I
thought would write. I am a little
girl 9 years old. My school began the
first Monday IN April. My teacher is
Miss Romesdal.
For pets I have a little dog AMI
kitty. The dogs name is Dash and the
kitty's name is Whitefoot. My brother
Oscar takes the Courier and like to
read the Junior letters.
Doris S. Emanuel, age 8,
Charles City, Ia, r. No. /.
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PHILIP is A LITTLE FARMER

Ottumwa, Ia, April is, 1911.
Dear Cousin Clarence:
AS we have not heard from you for
so long a time, mamma said 1 ought
to write to you, so guess will write
to you tonight. But / won't promise
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DELAY NOT OUR FAULT.

rhansuer.dolls are stin on the way,
80 thetn1n ffom whom weordefea tnenl
tells ~. When they DO come an We
win hsveto do Is to clip them 1nto tne
envelopes, take them to the postomce
and then the mail man Will carry tnem
TO thowattiug Juniors.
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factory where machinery is made for
the farmers.
Twill close for this time. I would like
to hear from some Of the Juniors, We
do not take the Courier but would
like to enter the Junior contest.
Ruth Marchand, age 10.
Ottumwa M =
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IRENE coLoRED IA EGGS.

Ruth Byrum, Age ..
Chillfcothe, a., r. F. D. No. l.
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Greeley, Neb., r. r. No. 2.
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Marshal Byrum, age IL,
RED. No. /, Box II, Chillicothe la
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against the wall and let fall his own
revolver which he had carried in his
right hand. Then, without a word he
threw up his hands. "Now, don't you
STIR" said Arnold, keeping the revolver
against the fellows neck. "Or on
comes your head
The burglar stood very still, his back
towards Arnold. "I'll call to the peo-
pie in the next house, and If you move
while I'm doing it, well, you'll never
know what happened" Then, in a
lusty voice, Arnold called. Help!
Help! Mr.. Barnes! Come here! I've got
a burglar
AS Arnold's young voice rang out
on the early morning air, the burglar.
for the first time, knew he was not in
the hands Of real officer Of the law
But he knew he dared not move, for
a youth brave enough to resort to such
a stratagem would not hesitate to do
any thing required to keep his man
from getting away. So the great
hulking fellow whose gun Arnold had
seized as it fell, stood trembling like
a coward.
The neighbors from several adjoin-
ing houses were awakened by Arnold's
loud cry for help and came hurrying to
the scene. After they had taken the
burglar in charge. one man hurrying to
the telephone to call for the police,
Mr.. Barnes, nearest neighbor to the
Beattys, smilingly asked: "Say, Ar
mold how on top the earth did you get
| into a policeman's uniform? And again,
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AN EASTER PARTY.

Henrietta Plaster, age IL,
Belle Plaine, Iowa.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

When I was q kid in Milwaukee
organized baseball team called the
Shanrocks. Every boy on the team
was Polish, including myself, and
how we happened to name ourselves
Shamrocks l don't know. We got to
be quite q team, beating all the teams
Of our own age and lot of the best
semi-pro teams around Milwaukee.
One fall we had cleaned up all the
teams around town, and the Irish Of
Milwaukee were giving a big picnic
out in the country. The name of our
team evidently fooled them. and the
committee hired US to play another
team from Racine at the picnic, and
guaranteed 500 as our share of the
receipts. It was in that game that the
greatest play ever saw came or It
was pulled on by our little second
baseman, whose name was DVorak.
and It saved the game for US.
The team from Racine was made up
OF Irish boys. OF course the crowd
was with US strong. being from Mil
waukee, until We trotted out onto the
deId. The minute those Irishmen saw
we we're ali Poles they got sore. and
started to root hard for the Racine
boys to beat us. There wasn't any
stand, and the crowd was UP close to
the foul lines roasting the life out of
us and threatening US. We started
10 fight all the harder then, and when
It came down to the ninth inning We
were leading them by one run, and the
crowd was so close up that when the
FIRST batter hit to the pitcher one big
fellow ran in and bumped our first
baseman and made him muf the ball,
and the umpire, being Irish also, rs
fused to call him out. didn't blame
him; they would have mobbed him
Il he had The pitcher got ratified and
mad and gave two bases on balls, fiji
ing the bases with no one out, and the
crowd was on top Of US. yelling and
calling US all the names they could
think OF. It looked as II the game
was gone and that we didn't have
chance to win out.
There were two strikes on the bat
ter and the pitcher went wild again
and gave three balls. then laid up q
straight one right in the middle Of the
plate. I shut my eyes and thought it
was all over when that big Irishman
hit that bail He hit it a mile minute,
and as there were three balls and
two strikes on him the runners were
going ct top speed as the ball was
pitched. The pitcher jumped at the
ball as it went past just over his
head Then Dvorak took a running
jump. stuck up one hand, grabbed that
ball as it was going over the bag.
came down right on top Of second
base, doubling the fellow who was go
ing to third and then swung around
like a fash and touched the runner
who was coming down from first, com
pleting triple play.
The play was so fast that We were
running of the field before the crowd
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
Gossip of Games Here and
On Other Fields of Sport

Hill, of the bowling team Of Critch-
ett's, has an average of 10 and yet
has played in more games than any
other bowler in the tournament. In
addition to bowling on his own team.
he has filled out IN the absence Of 9TH
ers, and has been a participant in 10
games.
The proceeds of the Fourth OF July
games will go to the players, after
actual expenses are taken out. No pen
nant fund will be deducted, the net
proceeds being divided equally between
the players of all four teams The
game will be double header.
Nicholson, a new member of Tut
ties team, is showing magnificent
form in his bowling. After having been
out Of the bowling game for four
years, he has come back and is aver
aging 172. He took the place Of Pc
rata.
In Oklahoma City they have started
a subscription to raise $4,000 to present
to the club in case they win the pen
nant. The mayor started the subscrip-
ton with SIS. The team viii get $4,000
for second place and $1,000 for third
Heine Mag, who played third base
for Douglas last year and second for
Dallas this year, is now playing with
Mobile in the Southern league. Let's
hope he will raise the cellar holders
OF the Southern league up notch.
Red Booler, the southside clown Of
the last year White Sox. is now at
tending to business on his ranch in
Bernillo. La The Texas league released
him. as his arm had lost its cunning.
and now he is leaving baseball alone
Steffes. another of Tuttle's team. has
the high individual record of the tour
nament with score of 279 pins. Yet
the team Of futile is still at the bot
tom.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

At last the White Sox can look the
other teams in the eye and say that
they have their uniforms paid for and
that in the future they will be known
as The Popular White Sox. This in
debtedness has been a sore spot in the
hearts of the White Sox players for
some time and when Tommy Thompson
was made manager he made it his first
duty to clear this indebtedness. He
found a philanthropic man who agreed
TO settle the bill and have the uniforms
Numbered and furnish new stockings
They jumped at the chance and now
they are busily engaged fitting them
selves to new stockings while the uni
forms are being Numbered.
Jake Northrop. of the Reading team
in the Tri-State league. pitched a game
June IA against Lancaster. that is con-
sidered to be the most perfect game Of
ball ever pitched. Not a man reached
first base. only q batters facing him;
he secured eight strike outs. three Of
which came in the last inning. He re-
ceived perfect support, especially from
Monroe, a youngster from the Scranton
club.
The Detroit Tigers evidently be-
lleVe mat coliege payers are the poSe-
They have signed up with six. so far:
catcher Wilson, of Bowdoin; infielder
Lunstrom of University of Idaho; out
fielder Mcdonald, University of YER
mont; pitcher Wood. Of Eastern uni
versity; infielder King, of Syracuse.
and pitcher Moran, Washington and
Lee.
futile has won the name Of the
hard luck" bowler in the three man
team tournament being held on the
alleys of the Cactus club. futile has
not made a turkey" since the tourna-
ment started, invariably getting a
split. which accounts for his being at
the bottom of the list in the players
average.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
THREE TEAM GOLFING
FOR CLOUDCROFTERS
Ell Paso May Meet Bisbee
and Douglas on Noun
tain Links

The al Paso golfers are trying 70
get up a three-handed match with
Douglas and Bisbee. to be played at
Cleudcroft. The idea Is to get the three
rival teams together on neutral
ground as they always beat each other
on the home grounds. Cloudcroft was
chosen particularly because it is now
claimed by players to be one of the
finest links in the entire south.
It is not known at present just the
exact date when the tournament will
be held, but it will likely be held the
first week in July.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
INTERNATIONALS TO
PLAY GLOBE MILLS
Line Up for Second Success
sive Battle at Park
SATURDAY..

When his jumps" calls play ball Sat
urday afternoon at Washington park,
the Internationals will endeavor to
wipe up the earth with the Globe Mills
team The Mexican lads are looking
for double revenge, for the reasons
that Armstrong has defeated them
every time ne mas pitched for the Mil
lers, and they want 10 take him down
a peg, and secondly, Mesa wants to re-
deem himself for the style Of game he
pitched last Sunday.
On the other hand, the Globe Mills
boys feel that the Meaieans have no
chance with them, claiming that Arm
strong, has tucked their goat" away
in his pocket, and that they will never
be able to win.
The game Saturday is one of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
As Told To
Hugh S. Fullerton

knew what had happened Honestly
I thought they would mob US, but
didn't know the Irish then. Do you
know what that crowd did? Well, it
just turned around and carried US up
and down the field on their shoulders
and cheered us and told US that Poles
were the nearest to the Irish of any,
one, and made us ali stay and eat
supper with them. One fellow offered
Dvorak $50 if he would change his
name to Burke.
Copyright, 1911, by W. G. Chapman.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
I.EAMANCE WINS FEATuRE.

Latonia, KY, June 30.-Leamance
won the feature event at Latonia. de-
feating the heavily played favorite.
Nimbus, by two lengths, with Mary
Davis nose back of the second horse.
Jockey Glass was suspended for the
remainder of the meeting for rough
tactics on Tourist in the second race.
He was also fined 5000 for fighting in
the Jockeys room.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
AMERICAN AssoCIATIoN.

At Louisyille-Kansas City, 8; Louis
vile, 5.
At Columbus-Minneapol 5; Column
bus. 1.
At Observation-Disclosures 2; Toledo, g.
At Indianapolis-St Paul, 5; Indian
apolis, 4. Go innings.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

Now is the time to ged rid OF your
rheumatism. You Will find Chamber
lain's Liniment wonderfully effective
One application will convince you Of
it's merits. Try it. For sale by all
dealers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
:. !. Z, !. e :. {. = g = = = = = = = :
. BASEBALL RESULTS. I:
= Thursdays Games.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At st. Louis R. H. E.
Pittsburg ...... 200 O40 020--S II 1
st. Louis ....130 600 200-6 L
Batteries: Pittsburg, Adams, E.
Steele, Ferry and Simon; St. Louis,
Golden, Geyer and Bresnahan.
AT New York R. H. E.
Boston . 100 600 003- 6 8
New York .. 600 009 o1s-10 IA 4
Batteries: Boston, McTighe, Brown
and King: New York, Crandall, Meyers
and Wilson.
At Cincinnati HE.
Chicago 01o 600 300 10 O
Cincinnati ... 900 900 41'-5 s /
Batteries: Chicago, Ruelbach, Brown
and Graham; Cincinnati, Smith and
Mclean
At Philadelphia r. H. E.
Brooklyn 600 600 1901
Philadelphia .102 010 00*-4 2
Batteries: Brooklyn. Seanlon and
Bergen; Philadelphia, Moore and Mo-
ran
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

regular scheduled games. and not the
replaying of the protested game as
thought by many, the City league
schedule being so arranged that the
Millers and the Mexicans face each
other twice in succession
The batteries viii be: For Globe
Mills, Armstrong and Doering; Inter
natina1s, Mesa and Manquera.
Hats cleaned and blocked Wright
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
VETERAN TO MEET EXPERT
IN CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST

Grand Rapids, Mich. June 9o-Thos.
Mcnamara. the veteran from Boston,
and Robert Simpson, Kenosha's crack
professional, will compete on the Kent
Country club course today for the
Western Golf association championship
title
In the semi-finals Mcnamara defeat
ed Wilbur Ooaks Of Detroit, one up,
and Simpson beat Jack Croke of West
ward Ho. Chicago. four up and three
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AmEHICAN LEAOOEs
At Washingto r. H. E.
Washington ...1sl 100 0s'-s 10 1
Philadelphia 010 002 004-7 8 2
Batteries: Washington, Groom and
Henry; Philadelphia, Morgan, Plank,
Long, Thomas and Lapp.
AT Boston-First game: R. H. E.
Boston ..0 900 600 01o-1 6 4
New York $1,000 001 Dol 001-3 5
Batteries: Boston. Wood and Nuna-
maker; New York, WARRIOR and Swee-
ney.
Second game: RH E.
Boston ..-......1oo 0o1 o1.-s 1
New York ....100 600 010-2 8 4
Batteries: Boston, Killilay and Will
liams; New York, Vaughn, Blair and
Sweeney.
At Cleveland R.'H. E.
Cleveland ......010 10 040 Is 10 2
Chicago .. .040 020 Dol % IS
Batteries: Cleveland, West. Banding.
Gregg and Smith; Chicago. LANCE,
Walsh and Sullivan.
At Detroit R. H. E.
St Louis .101 200 2o0-6 II 1
Detroit ...121 coo 010-5 9 4
Batteries: ST. Louis. Powell and Ste
phens; Detroit, Works. Summers and
Stanage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

TWO FAVORITES WIN.
Salt Lake City, Utah. June 30-Two
favorites and four outsiders captured
the races at the Lagoon track The
card was made up of six selling events.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
TEXAS LEAGUE.

At San Antonio. R. h z.
Dallas 100 600 o00-1 5 l
San Antonio .001 210-000-4 o
Batteries: Dallas. Evans and. Moran;
San Antonio. Goodwin and Lemon.
At Galveston. r. H E.
Waco 900 O01 o00-4 II .
Galveston eco 994 11x-6 10 8
Batteries: Waco, Smith and Carson:
Galveston, Brandt and Erloff.
At Austin r. H E.
Oklahoma. city 200 Oo1 oo9-1 /
Austin 80 020 a9x-6 10 0
Batteries: Oklahoma City, Lingen-
fielder and Moves; Austin. Asherton and
Hinninger.
At Houston. r. H. E.
Fort Worth -. .o10 600 OOo-1 5 I
Houston -. =. .2e2 Oil 21x-9 Is 2
Batteries: Fort Worth, Miller. Dear
dorff, Motley and Kitchens: Houston,
Rose and Allen.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

wright, the clean cleaner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
American League.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Philadelphia al Washington.
New York at Boston.
National League.
Boston at New York
Brooklyn at Philadelphia
Pittsburg at St Louis.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
American Association.
Milwaukee at Columbus.
Kansas City at Indianapolis.
Minneapolis at Toledo.
st. Paul at Louisville.
Western League.
Des Moines at Sioux City.
Omaha at st. Joseph.
Pueblo at Lincoln
Topeka at Denver.
WHERE THEW PLAY TnH0RR 0VV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

American League.
Chicago at Cleveland
Philadelphia at Washington.
New York at Boston.
st. Louis at Detroit.
National League.
Boston at New York.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia
Pittsburg at ST. Louis.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
American Association.
Milwaukee at Columbus.
Kansas City at Indianapolis.
Minneapolis at Toledo.
St Paul at Louisville.
Western League.
Topeka at Lincoln.
st. Joseph at Des Moines.
Omaha at Sioux City.
Pueblo at Denver.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

Hats cleaned and blocked Wright.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
PACIFIC coAsT LEAGUE.

At New orleans-New Orleans, 5;
Birmingham. 8.
At Chattanooga = Chattanooga. 4;
Nashville, 8.
At Memphis-Memphis, 5 Atlanta, g.
Three games scheduled.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30
WESTERN LEAGUE

At Lincoln R. H. E.
Lincoln 1900. 900 600 000-0 s l
Denver 001 600 s2o-e s o
Batteries: Lincoln. Hagernan and
McGraw; Denver. o'Brien and McMur-
ray.
At ST. Joseph r. H E
Omaha .......... 900 600 1901 2
St Joseph 49,. POP 600 02s-e 10 1
Batteries: Omaha, Robinson, Demott,
Arbogast and Agnew; St Joseph. Free
man and Kerns.
At Sioux city R.H.E
Des Moines 600 600 300 /
Sioux City . 600 900 010-1 1
Batteries: Des Moines. Benz and VI
towsEi; Sioux City. Atchison. Sage and
Miller.
At Topeka-First game: r. II. E.
Pueblo .......... .o10 010 030-5 10
Topeka - 600 900 0O0-3 10 2
Batteries: Pueblo, Jackson and Glenn
ons; Topeka. Clark. Frambe and Haw-
kins.
Second game: Ri, E
Pueblo 600 600 200-2 s 0
Topeka . col 220 COS 10
Batteries: Pueblo. Jones. Perry, Jar
nigan and Shaw; Topeka, Durbin and
Hawkins.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-30

Steffes. another of Tuttle's team. has
the high individual record of the tour
nament with a score of 279 pins. Yet
the team Of futile is still at the bot
tom.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-10

such wretched roads that he cannot
help but deplore that they should be
40 inaccessible. The mental picture
the long periods Of enforced solitude ~
which the owners of these splendid
places are doomed is apt to disuade the
person who has often dreamed OF
sometime living in the country, from
ever making his dream real Country
people are by nature as gregarious as
city people and are equally fond of the
society Of their friends and neighbora
but social gatherings. however pleas
ant. cannot compensate for an irk-
some and wearying drive over often
well nigh impossible roads. 1t is small
wonder that under these conditions so,
many people look upon the farm as
mere place to toll and make money
which they hope some day to enjoy
mid the pleasures and comforts of this
city, 1t is not SO i'm European countries
where the roads are uniformly good
There the dream OF the city man and
farmer alike is to some day retire upon
their own country estate where they
may enjoy nature and the advantageas
OF society to the fullest extent.
Many farmers move to town for the
mere purpose of giving their children
the common school education which
they find impossible to properly pro-
vide in the country. They realize that
the one room school can never be az
efficient as the larger schools of the
towns. II has been argued that the
consolidated schools would overcome
this deficiency but those communities
who have adopted them without first
building good roads have invariably
found them impractical.
In view OF these facts the road prob.
lem Is one Of the most important before
the American people today. Its solu-s
ton requires the enactment of more
adequate road laws and tbs securanct
of state and national aid If the
United States would spend but
| fraction of the millions that European
countries have wasted in useless wars
and yet command resources sufficient
TO expend large sums for the building
of roads, our roads would be equal te
the best in Europe. The Panama CANA
| lis an instance of the expenditure Of thu
nations revenues to facilitate trans.
portation Tt Is q project In which
we are all deeply interested but Ill
equal expenditure for the improve
ment Of the public roads would be Oh
far greater benefit to the people Of tlaifs
country"