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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
IRMA LIKES HER NEW HOME.

Miss Marie Bickford,
Eldon, Ia.
Dead Friend:-As you wanted 70
hear from me through the Junior pase
I will write today.
How are all Of you?
sn 10 11p Hool (IsuloIq 6uue epue-N
girls to Sunday school In the car
riage. We go to the Christian SUNDAY
school. We have gone three times. we
have been walking.
Three families Of our new neighbors
have called.
NY aunt of Pulaski and little cousin
La Rue came home with us from sun
day school last Sunday.
My aunt and uncla OF chr. ColoI
came Saturday after the Fourth ana
stayed until Monday morning.
received post card from the jun
Tor. It was very pretty. It was a plcture
of the city park Of Ottumwa
Irma Kneedler, age 10,
Pulaski, Ia, r. No. 8.
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"HoRsE vs.. AUTOMOBILE"

Right this way to get your cole
lemonade" "pop corn five cents
sack" Here's the place to get your
fresh roasted peanuts"
These were the cries of the bucks
ter's that heard as slowly wended
my way through the crowds at the fail
grounds.
It was the annual county fair day
at Spring Dell and already d large
crowd had assembled on the fail
ground. County fair day was always
a big day at Spring Dell, so decided
to stop off for a day on my way. tc
Chicago.
The chief interest of the day were
the races, which were exceptionally
good.
The first was a horse race and
must say it was dandy.
There were several automobile races
which were very exciting.
The most exciting race was be
tween a horse and an automobile.
I like the rest, thought there was nc
chance whatever for the horse to win
Men were already betting heavily or
the automobile. The horse was q
very good runner but-what horse car
beat an automobile?
Suddenly the autom obile stopped
What, had happened people stood or
their feet and shouted, as the horse
was already gaining. q must state here
that one of the conditions were, that
in case of any accident whatever, the
opponent would be entitled to 60 or
and try to VIM a2t
The people knew this condition and
shouted to the, chauffeur of the auto
to hurry as the horse was gaining
every minute. The automobile had {
punctured tire and all hope of winning
the race was abandoned.
The horse was led from the race
tracks amid cheers from the specta
tors who were now interested in the
horse. WI @
Despite the fact that automobiles
can go faster than horses, no one
knows when they will meet with al
accident. The horse is very mucl
cheaper than an automobile, and is {
good deal more reliable.
A friend of the Junior,
Henrietta Plaster, age 13,
Oskaloosa, Ia, 211 So. Market st.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

A camera gives much pleasure to
almost everyone, for most anyone
likse to have a photograph OF their
relative or their friend, for at least
know I do.
A person can have their photo taken
and send it to some relative and they
can come and see them and get to
thinking lots Of them and II they
should happen to own very much
they might possibly fall heir to some
large amounts.
You can have your photo taken and
send it to some friend and correspond
with them and you may possibly be
rich some day. So think a camera
gives much pleasure.
Gladys Calhoun, age Is,
Stockport. Iowa. r. r. No. l.
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hiLDA TELLS OF A BIRTHDAY ON
COUSIN HENRY.

The Dear Juniors
As l have been reading the Junior
page I decided that would also write
letter to the Juniors.
MY name is Hilda Bergman. I am
IA years old and live on a farm of BIO
acres Az miles from town.
I attend Sunday school and church
at the st. Johns Lutheran church
and 20 to the Klein district to school.
like music and have taken quite a
number of music lessons.
havefa piano.
| have one sister Freda, II years
old, and no brothers.
| will no wtell you of surprise for
my cousin, Henry Snowbarger.
| The 21st day of November being his
birthday, his relatives and friends
arranged for a surprise to be held at
his home on that day.
! When the first family came he
thought they had come to visit; and
later, when the rest came, he thought
they came for the purpose of surpris-
ing him, which they certainly did. :
There were forty persons present.
In the morning the young folks played
the graphaphone while and then
we went to the barn lot. Here we
played hide and seek. We would all
hide behing one building and then
when the seeker came after us we
would all make rush for the barn
door
When we were hiding we would
make such a noise it was no trouble
to find us.
While we were playing, the older
people had dinner. Then we were
called to the house where we found
the table we'll loaded with good
things to eat. When we had finished
the supply was very much diminished
In the afternoon we again went t.
the barn lot, where we played hide and
seek awhile.
| We then went to the ridge Of the
pasture where we played black man
and ball in the roadway that led from
the house to the public road.
The roadway was not dusty, but II
was smooth. When we grew tired OF
this we started to the house. When
we got to the smoke house we found
Henry there and we all helped and
gave him q whipping for the numbe,
Of years he was old, which was "a.
He then got gay and turned the
Joke by trying to kiss one OF the girls
His wife ran out Of the house with
a broom to help this girl and how he
did run
It was getting toward evening ant
we went to the house to prepare to &C
home. All left thinking they had spent
la delightful day and wishing Henry
more happy birthdays.
Hilda Bergman, age IA
In. F. D. No. /. Box 81, Queen City, Mo
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STORIES and LETTERS
A HUsKING BEE.

There had just been constructed at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Adams a
fine new barn, and to celebrate the &C.
casion they decided to have husk-
ing bee. All persons, both young and
old, male and female were invited to
come prepared for having good time.
Mr.. Adams and his son, twenty years
of age gathered In the corn and Mrs.
Adams and her two daughters. six
teen and eighteen years of age were
busy fixing the eatables.
At last the day came and fine day
it was The sun was shining bright
and the snow which fell the night be-
fore made it Just fine for sleighing.
The guests began to arrive about
nine o'clock.
The host with all Of the men and
young folks went to the barn where the
corn was stored and everybody husk'
ed corn.
The boys tried their best to find the
red ears for when they found red ear
they could kiss the girls.
The hostess had two quilts in frames
and the women busted themselves by
quilting.
The house, as we'll as the barn, fairly
buzzed with the sound Of voices, and
everybody seemed to be enjoying
themselves. Promptly at noon, din
ner was announced, and everyone was
hungry after their mornings work:
After dinner each one went to his OF
her work and pleasant afternoon was
Ispent. While the parents worked, the
children played.
At six o'clock supper was served
after which social evening was
spent. The floor was cleared and
chilked for the dancing. Eqe no4f
daughters were the bells OF the oc
casion.
About nine O'Clock as the Mrs
Adams was taking large pitcher OF
cider to the barn, some one spied some
Indians coming in the direction OF the
barn. The sons and some other men
grabbed their rifles and were going tc
FIRE at them but the host prevented
them and started out to meet them and
would let no one 60 with him. His
wife and daughters were in tears, but
what was their surprise to see hin
walking toword the barn with the
Indians. They had gone to the village
and were just returning to their home
Mr.. Adams invited them In and they
were by no means ungrateful to h'n
for doing so. The guests left soor
after midnight, tired but happy.
Beatrice L. Hickey,
| r,ooo Iova " r No /.
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WANT GOOD LETTERS AND
STORIES.

We want some more interesting let
tiers, but writing on a subject chosen
by Junior will also entitle the
author to card. Some of the fol
lowing subjects will make gooo
stories:
"ThE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL,"
"MY NEW PLAYMATES."
"NHATs | LIKE FOR MY SCHOOL
LUNCH"
"AFTER SCHOOL,"
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THE JUNIOR PICNIC CONTEST.

Some of the Juniors are telling very
Interesting stories about the Junior
nicnic. but we want to hear from all
OF them. AS the contest can stay open
until Tuesday, September IL, we re-
print the regulations: @,
I'VE are quite puzzled about the
Junior picnic recently held. All we
know about it Is the references mace
in some recent letters. We were away
for few weeks, but we find that the
office force does not know anything
about It either. We are quite anxious
to hear about It and to know the
names of the Juniors who were pres
ent, We think it would be nice to
have The 1911 Junior Picnic, the SUP
dect for contest this week. Let all
those who were present at the picnic
write on the above subject and as a
reward we will give for the best story
a souvenir spoon Of Ottumwa. only
the Juniors present at the picnic can
work at this contest. Other Juniors
nav write on one of the following sub
iects. the writer of the best story get
ting either a beautiful plate, picture,
knife or book:
JUNIOR PlcNIC.'
PHEASANT EVENTS OF THE
PAST SUMMER
SOME FRIENDS HAVE MADE
THIS VACATION
my PLANS FOR THE COMING
SCHOOL YEAR
Both these contests close Tuesday,
September H."
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A RIDE OR A TRIP TO, CHICAGO
IN AN AUTO.

Dear Junior. As I have not writ.
ten to the junior for long time
thought would write again, for have
been reading the unions letters and
stories and like them fine.
Once upon time when the weather
and roads were good a party of people
were going to go and spend the sum
mer in Chicago.
They decided to go In an auto, and
didn't think it would rain for 1t hadn't
rained for so long.
Soon every one was ready to 60
One little girl was named Winnie
the bright one of the bunch. She was
the first one up in the auto. They
rode along pretty fast for a while and
soon they could see the signs Of
Chicago.
It didn't take them long to go fol-
they didn't stop.
Winnie was glad when she reached
the place for she had grown tired rid
ing SO far.
They visited two or three weeks
and soon decided they would go home
again.
Winnie didn't want to go yet for hel
GRANDMA llV0u LuSI0 dAu SAO We@At0o
to stay with her. She was only seven
years old, but they let her stay.
She was glad too and when they
got only little ways out of Chicago
there had been q big rain. They hac
to stay all night in that little town.
The next morning they started on
They reached home all right, but i
seemed very lonesome without little
Winnie, so they wrote to her grandma
and told her to send her home with
Mrs. James who was coming down te
spend the summer. Winnie came
and was glad to reach home for she
hadn't seen her mamma for long
time.
AS my letter is getting long I will
close.
MY birthday was Aug. 22.1 was Il
years old. would like to exchange
postals with the Juniors.
Your Junior Friend,
Dollie Ross, age II.
Blakesburg, Iowa, r. F. D. No. 3.
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THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published BY
ruE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
oTrUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUH'
EDITOR.
"FRIENDs." .
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
Don't you all think the ABOVE woLu
s'Friends'' would make splenolo SUI >
dect for a contest? We think II Woulu
and imagine that all the Juniors are
saying Eyes, Yes
Webster says: "A friend Is one
who entertains for another such sentl'
ment of esteem, respect and affection
that he seeks his society and welfare.
Now we want to hear something Oh
the Juniors ideas Of Friend: ms
contest will open at once and ciose
Monday. Sept. 10. The reward VIII De
either a necklace for girl winner OF
a watch for boy winner.
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

i. Use one side, of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly. using
ink or sharp lead pencil. .
8. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
4. Number your pages.
5. Do not copy stories or poetry and
send us as your own work.
6. Always state choice Of prize
on separate piece of paper, with
name and address in full.
z. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior, Ottumwa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09
RUTH HAS TWO NEW DRESSES

Miss Henrietta Plaster:
Dear Junior Friend:-I will answer
your letter today.
Papa, my brother and | have pesn
baling hay for Mr.. Coolidge. While
working, the colt kicked papa on the
arm.
Mamma has made me two new
dress. Oae is dark Glue trimmed In RED
and the other pink plaid trimmed ID
plain pink, and it Is lovely.
We have twenty-on little turkeys.
Mamma has canned eighty three
quarts of cherries.
Ruth Kneedler, age 10.
Pulaski, Iowa, r. No. 3.
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WHAT pEWELLA DID DURING HIS
VACATION.

Dear Juniors:
/ haven't written for quite a while
so will write now.
Iwillt you what did during this
vacation.
A sHort time after school was out
my aunt Lizzy came to see us. she
stayed for nearly five weeks. "A
short time after she left I went to
Burlington to see my grandma and
my cousins On leaving the depot !
got on the car and rode to the end OF
the street car line where Grandma
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then stepped back SO she couldnt see
me. When she came to the door she
was very much surprised. When !
went in I asked where my aunty was.
Grandma said that she was at one OF
the neighbors. Grandma called the
neighbor up and told them to send my
aunty home because she had com
pany. Aunt came home and we had
good time.
When I heard my Uncle Ralph
open the gate hid behind the door
When he came in he asked Grandma
II I was there. Grandma told him pos
siblv she will come on No. 4. Unc'e
Ralph said surely Emma will not SEND
her at night. I stepped out and sur
prised him too.
The next morning went over 70
my Cousins home.
I stayed with my cousin until tne
next Monday. Then went PACK 70
grandma's house. The next DAY was
the Fourth Of July We went TO 9 PIC
mic at Grape park. We certainly en-.
joyed the day. spent the evening az
one Of my friends and we had some
fire works.
When I came home / brought my
cousin Mae Belle Bruins with me. she
stayed with me week, Then my friend
Louise Toup came and we certainly
enioyed ourselves. She had to go
home before school started: am glad
school has started.
will close hoping this finds the
Juniors we'll and having had good
time like have had this vacation.
Your loving friend,
Dewella Bruins, age IL.
400 North Court St.. OttumWa, Ia.
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Toney's M agic
Button

In the long, long ago there was no
such thing as public school, and
children were educated at private ex-
pense Therefore, rich mans sons
had far better advantages Of educa-
ton thar Nas-the sons of the poor
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MARY GETS LAST PRIZE.

BY the way, the judges. after care
full reading of all the work in the re-
cent contest, decided that Mary
Palfreyman was entitled to the prize.
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THE PLEASURES OF A CAMERA

| haven't a camera myself.
Tut imagine would like 70 have
one.
/ should think that it would bring
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THE STORY OF A DOG,

1241 w. S7th Drive, Los Angeles, C
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THE PLEASURE A CAMERA GIVES

Lucas, Iowa, r. r. No. 1.
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notice.
All letters for this department must
be addressed,
Courier Junior,
ottumwa, Iowa.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-11-09

is a car or two of brick on the
place; land easy to clear; all of
the wood has been hauled off of
about half Of the place to burn
brick. This land has a growth
OF hickory, dogwood, and post
oak, and you know it must be
good land. There also goes with
this tract 36 II. p. Parry auto
mobile in good condition, can
make 260 miles per day with it,
cost 81 10000. Price for land,
automobile and all, only $4,000
per acre; one-third cash, balance
in two years
No. II. 70 acres in Florence
county, s C., Is miles from Flor
ence, three miles from Effing-
ham; fine clay road all the way.
land corners between school
house and church; about 45
acres open land, and balance has
about $4,000 worth of nice tim
Der on it: one house with barn.
This place is worth almost double
what ask. Price only 100000
easy terms.
No. IL. 85 acres in Marlboro
county, s c., one and a half
miles from Bingham, 80 acres un-
der cultivation, two good, three
room houses, barns, etc. One of
the houses is new and has never
been lived in. This land joins the
famous Reedy Creek Springs
property and is only about three
hundred yards from the spring.
Price if taken at once only $3,-
10000, easy terms.
No. 13. 100 acres in five miles
of Rocky Mount, N. G. One of
the finest roads in the South
runs from the farm to Rocky
Mount; one house, barns, etc. II
fine white oaks in the yard and
around barns; About 110 acres
under cultivation, balance has
about $4,000 worth of timber on
it. The cotton on the place this
year only has three hundred
pounds Of guano under it and
lots of it will make bale of cot
ton to the acre. There is on
this place at least 1900 fruit
trees which are worth half of
what I ask for the place. This is
all good land and about all of
it can be cultivated. Price if
sold this month only $500 per
acre, easy terms.
No. 90 IL acres in Dillon coun-
ty, s C., two miles from Fork;
public road with r. r. d. route
through the place; 45 acres under
cultivation; bale Of cotton to the
acre this year; one four room
plastered house, barns, etc., and
two tobacco barns. Price $4,50O,
can arrange terms. The rent on
this place will pay 8 per cent. on
the investment. This offer is
good for thirty days.
No. %. 100 acres in Florence
county, s c., one mile from Eff
fingham; 20 acres under culti-
vation, % more than has been
cleared and ready for the plow.
Two new four-room houses with
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deferred payments. Price an
acre $1,000. Terms $4,000 90
cash. balance in five years.
No. 45. 27o acres in North
Carolina. Two good dwellings
and one Of the best barns in the
country. One seven or EIGHT.
room house. Other one four.
room house, new. One small ten
ant house, large pasture, fenced
In with wire; well watered: land
red clay; comparatively level:
and good neighborhood. Desir,
able place to live; near town.
Price $6,000.0O.
No. 46. 313 acres in North
Carolina. Four small buildings
Two OF them nearly new; land
nicely located in good neighbor-
nooo; W per cent level land. on
good road, but the buildings are
not on the railroad; land has~two
grades Of soil; one-half red CLAW.
and the other half dark grer
loamy soil; made last year With
out any or very little ferliliza-
tlon, one 5OO-pound bale of cot.
ION on one acre; three miles
from town; within two miles of
Iairoad, near permanent siding.
VIII please anyone who wants a
nice place in the country. Price
$4,000.
No. At. $50 acres in North
Carolina, six miles from town;
one good dwelling with some six
or eight rooms; several good
tenant house; six-horse farm
open; soil, some red CLAW and
some gray loamy soil; good deal
OF this land has had the stumps
taken out and is in a good state
OF cultivation; is on q good pub
i!c road that will be graded in a
snort time; good neighborhood
TO live in; land rolling to a GER
tain degree, but most of it prac-
tlcally level. Price 100000.
No. 48. 316 acres in North
Carolina, one mile from the court
house; good public road right by
place; ideal place for cattle and
hog raising; also produces good
corn and cotton; large seven or
elght-rOom house, which sits on
Top Of a hill, delightful breeze
There all the time; large barn,
with accommodation for about 15
head Of cattle or horses; well of
line water; land well watered
6y creek passing through place
fenced in small peach orchard,
also apple orchard. This is an
ideal country place. Price $1O,-
No. 40. 1876 acres in North
Carolina, on capital highway:
good land for fruit growing; on
line of Aberdeen and Asheboro
railroad. Price $4,000.
No. 30. Five acres of farm
property in North Carolina. one
and a half miles from town; 30
bushels of corn to the acre
truck farm, grape vines and fruit
trees; new five-room cottage.
Price 100000.
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You Haze Extra Dollar Plant it IL, Lnd let it Grou

No. 4. 800 acres in Florence
county, s. g., four miles to Eff
fingham; good clay road all the
way; rural route runs through
the place; about 70 acres of open
land; 240 acres can be cultivated;
about 81, 10000 worth of timber
on the place, one house, tobacco
barn, stable, feed rooms, ETC.;
school in less than a mile, store
In less than quarter of mile,
good land, will grow anything.
Price $24.00 per acre, four years
to pay for it in. Remember this
place is fourteen miles of Flo.-
ence.
No. 5. ATT acres of land in
Florence county, s. c., near Eff
fingham, adjoining tract No. 4.
130 acres of open land, can be
cultivate<: $2,500.00 worth of
timber; one good seven-room
house, three tenant houses, good
barns, feed rooms, shelters, etc.,
two new tobacco barns, new
store house with four rooms.
Lots of this land made a bale
of cotton to the acre last year.
See tract No. 4 for location, etc.
Price for this place, $500 per
acre, easy terms.
No. 6. 700 acres of timber in
Florence county, s. O., near Eff
fingham. Will cut 3,5O00,OO0
feet of lumber, about fifty per
cent. long leaf, balance short
leaf pine and poplar, four miles
to railroad; good roads; logging
good. Price 100000, on-third
cash, balance as timber is cut.
No. z. 102 acres of land in 8
miles of Southern Pines, N. G.
Good four-room house, barns, etc.
About forty acres of open land.
Price $1,500.00, easy terms.
No. 8. 215 acres of land in
Moore county, N. G., about three
miles to Pinehurst; railroad in
less than half mile, ten miles to
county site; good big six-room
house, about 800 fruit trees, two
acres in dewberries; about 20
acres open land, balance of land
can be easily cleared. This
land is covered with
small hickory, dogwood, post
oak and pine. Place naturally
drained, but not so hilly that the
land will wash away. One man
can clear an acre per day of this
land and it will grow anything.
Price $500 per acre.
No. 9. 2T3 acres of land near
Southern Pines, N. O., five miles
to railroad, none cleared but
easy to clear; seventy-five per
cent. Of this land is as good as
anybody needs to want. Price
$1,000 per acre
No. 10 $40 acres of land in
less than mile of Vass, N. c., a
nice little town that just started
a cotton mill AID bank and has
a large saw mill. There is on
this place one good four-room
house and two small tenant
houses, barns, feed rooms, and
large stable for ten mules. There