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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28
Little Kitty
Went Out
Nutting

The Granger boys. Harry and Will,
had arranged to accompany a little
party OF friends into the woods on a
nutting expedition. AS they were get
ting ready to start, their little sister,
Kitty. aged seven, stood listening to
their conversation, her eyes wide with
wonder. NJ
well take the hill road and 60 into
that part OF the woods where only
squirrels and bats live" laughed
Will. Its so wild there that we'll
find bushels of nuts on the ground,
with only the squirrels to dispute our
right to them. daresay, We'll return
home with a wagon-load Of fine chest
nuts and walnuts."
eyes, if we get over into that
stretch of wood on old Hearts land,'
replied Harry. Its as wild as the IN
Inhabited forests of India How many
will our party number, WIFI"
"Wel1, Jim James and Chal Turner
have promised to meet us down by
the mill. And the Jackson girls and
their aunt, Mrs Bates, with their
young friend, Leila Smith, are going.
Mrs. Bates said she'd not miss chap
eroning the crowd for anything. She's
as jolly as a girl herself, you know.
always like her for chaperon."
AS Will finished talking he got
into his hunting toys, and went in
search of his cap. Being left alone
with her "bign brother Harry, little
Kitty Graeger said in a coaxing
voice:
Say. BROTHER. my I go long nut
ting? ~ b .sery good and not
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28
ELVA'S DIARY.

Sunday, Oct. /. intented to go to
Ottumwa, but Sunday morning my
mother was sick so / stayed at home.
I did up the work got dinnec and
played with my baby sister. In the
afternoon, I wrote some cards and let
tiers to some of my Junior friends.
Monday morning helped milk and
do up the work before school time.
have miles to go to school and had
to hurry that morning. 1t happened
that was late. 1t is the first nave
been late this term. s'
Tuesday also went to school, came
home and helped with the chores.
Wednesday and Thursday we had
writing lessons at school in, reading,
physiology and geography
Friday, Oct. s, was my birthday
was Is years old. Twas surely sur
prised when got to school Friday
morning, for my school had a birthday
post card shower on me. 4 got quite
a few cards and one very pretty one
from my teacher, Miss Erbacher.
From my Junior friends, relatives and
other friends l got "a post cards alto
geather for my birthday. | was only
.patted twice. My sister Agnes and
one of my school friends Olive Crabb
patted me.
Friday afternoon we had written
lessons in history and grammar. also
changed my seat Friday. My seat
mate now is Florence Crabb. sat
with Jeanette Coyne before.
Saturday we went walnut hunting.
We got bushels. Saturday evening
my sister Cecilia and / went morse
back riding and helped with the
work.
Now I am going to tell you about
my Junior Diary book. began about
two years ago and pasted every Junior
letter and story in a large book and
now have large book full of nice
Junior letters and stories. Whenever
I want to know when certain event
happened go and look it up in my
Junior diary.
A friend of the Courier Junior,
Elva Huffman, age Is,
Chil1icothe. Iowa, R. r. No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28
BEATRICE DIARY.


Diary. of weeks events.
This is my diary beginning with
Monday. October 9 and ending Sunday,
October Is.
Monday morning I got up and ate
nv breakfast, then started to do the
morning work, and helped my mother
start the washing as it was wash day.
Then prepared myself for school ana
started about $40 O'Clock. When i
got there found that We had q visitor
girl about 13 years old. The Dell
rang at 8 o'clock. My first recitation
was history, then came recess. The
girls played dare-base. The bell rang
and we had arithmetic. Then 1t was
neon ard I went home for my dinner.
After dinner we played dare-base
again. After noon we had grammar
and physiology At recess We Went
cut to play again After recess we
had geography and spelling. Nothing
particular hapnened all day except
a> at one of the boys got slapped
(. WOOL clesed at 4 o'clock and we all
wee home. When | got home help
Of =, the evening work and to get
super. After supper we did Our work
and then read until bed time.
Tuesday morning when / got up |
saw ii was fair The day went much
the same as Monday did. After din
sner our teachers sister. Carrie Plows,
came OFT TO our school for the after
noon. That evening after school we
picked apples for whilr. After sup
per worked some arithmetic prob
lens.
Wednesday was also a fair day.
Nothing important happened all day.
Thursday morning was cloudy and
looked much like rain until almost
noon. After dinner we saw a thresh-
inc machine go by and found out that
if was going to go to Mr.. Palfrey mans
and the threshers would be there for
supper. and Mrs Palfreyman had
gone to CFaritcn and would not get
/, home until rather late and there
wouldn't he anyone there to get sup
per, Mary and | went home and fixed
s1lprer. II was after the. last recess.
and we had to hurry. bnt we got
along all right. But | burned my
arm pretty bad. The threshers were
at the table when Mrs. Palfreyman
cot home. She was very much sur
prised. I stayed all night with Mary
and we had a fire time that evening.
The threshers were there all night.
Friday morning when we awoke,
we found that lit had rained during
the night. We ate our breakfast and
then Mary and went out to milk
Then we went in and helped do the
kitchen work. Then we got ready Tor
school and started off. We got there
btfore the teacher, so we played I'M
til she got there. 1t was cloudy all
day. At noon 1 ate my dinner with
Mary and then we played some more.
After recess we cfphered until four.
Saturday morning was fair and cool.
We did our work, and then my sister
got the mail. We both had to look at
the Junior page, too, of course. was
glad to receive letter and post card
from a Junior friend, Henrittta Plas-
ter, and to see a letter in the paper
addressed to me, from Adds Hawth-
away. Then picked apples for
while and then my sister and | got
ready and went to Charlton. We got
home safe and sound, about six o'clock
One of my school friends rode home
with us. After supper read a book
and then went to bed
S',I,iav nIornins was also falr. we
read until dinner time. After dinner
We az EANt to church. 1t rained soon
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28
MABEL WANTS HER COUSIN
WRITE.

Dear Editor:
AS l have not written for quite a
while I thought I would write again.
received my watch and post cards
some time ago and thank the edltoc
very much for them.
/ would like to receive some more
post cards from the editor.
My watch seems to keep good time
1t is an IngArsoll Midget. bring it 20
school with me. am at school now.
There are 81 scholars enrolled, hut
some of them are absent today. go to
the Armentrout school No. 3. My
teachers name is Miss Lillian 3. Ers-
Mabel NJ. Oliver age 10,
- Selma Ia r. No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28
SEVEN RULES rob THE JUNIORS

/. Use one sids Of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or a sharp lead pencil.
8. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
A.. Number your pages.
5. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
s. Always state choice of prize on
separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
Z. Address the envelope to Editor.
Courier Junior, Ittumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28
Jennie Brown, age IS.
Chillicothe, Ia, r. No. l.
FLORENCE LIKES RESCUE THE
BEST.

Miss Elva Mae Huffman.
AS / have never written to the Jnn-
Tor page thought would write let
day.
am going to help get up a post carl
shower for you at school on your birth
day.
How do you like to go to school
love to.
I think Miss Myrtle Erbacker is Il
fIne teacher. don't you? What games
do you like to play best2 like rescue
the best.
Florence Crabb. age 2.
Chillicothe, Ia, r. No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28
SOME BEAUTIFUL HALLOWEEN
CARDS. -,

We wish the Juniors would write
some nice little short stories or letters
and receive in return one of our Hal
loween post cards. II Junior finds
1t hard to select subject for story,
one OF the following might do:
SHOEtNG A HORSE. 4
HALLOWEEN.
GOING TO MARKET.
OUR PRETTY CAT.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28
STORIES and LETTERS
LYDiA'S DIARY.

This is my diary for the week be-
ginning September II and ending
September "a:
Sunday, Sept. 17.-My Uncle Charlie
came over today and we all went to
church this afternoon and came home
and ate water melon.
Monday, Sept. 1S.-We went to
school ana wrote story about 'Th
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28
JENNIE GOES 70 ELM GROVE,

Miss Barbara Meyer and Miss Olive
Crabb:
I thought / would write to you both
and have it put in tbs Courier Junior.
I go to Elm Grove school. What
games do you and Olive like to play at
school? l like to play rescue. The boys
stand the girls. We have an awful good
time.
Who do you like to sit with?
like reading AMI grammar AMI
physiology. am in tie 9th grade. ! an,
10 years old. study reading, gram
mar, physiology. photography, history
and spelling. We have writing evety
day.
Jennie Brown, age Is.
Chillicothe Ia, r. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28
THE DIARIES.

We will not announce the prize win
ners in the "Diary Contest" until next
week, because we could not publish
them all today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28

after we got home. We heard our new
preacher for the first time. It rained
all evening and was still raining at
bed time.
Beatrice Hickey. Age IA.
Lucas, Iowa, Route /.
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Chillicothe, Iowa, R. R. No. l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-16
Calm in Wall Street.

For some months Wall street has been
n slumpish condition with little move
nent in either direction, small transac
Hons and no large speculative tendencies
various causes have been ascribed to ac-
count for this condition of sIugsisbness
Iuch as the disposition of the large mon.
ged interests 10 wait to see what Con-
sress would do with the tariff. the de-
Eeiopment or the Taft administra ton
policies and so forth. As a matter Of
.act, 1t IS the general belief that Wall
street has been inactive because the pub
dc has not been tempted strongly to buy
Uocks. 1t may be that those who control
The fluctuations OF the more spectacular
stocks. which are used as lures to bring
.he public into market. have thought IL
wise TO mark time for a year or so to
allow recent Impressions not altogether
favorable TO the speculative interests to
,ade. Whatever the cause, the result has
certainly been that immense sums of
money that would ordinarily have been
turned into the Wall street hopper and
here ground into profits for some one
Use than the contributors have gone In
,ther directions.
The other day a sign OF possible Wall
street turmoil appeared that must have
,iven the minor specializing dealers In
securities a thrill of hope. Reports ran
o the effect that an effort was to be
made to wrest the control OF the Mis-
iouri Pacific system from the hands of
seorge Gould. The Gould control OF
his road dates back to the height OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-16
Friday Special in
WOmen'S Shoes.

A small lot of Women S Shoes,
representing the odds and ends
of several lines, as we'll as num-
Der of one-of-a-kind styles, of
fered at a very special price for
clearance. Included are gun
metal calfskin, patent kidskin AMI
a few pairs of black suede; welt
and turn soles; plain and tipped
toes; all have Cuban heels and
mostly all are in button style. The
following sizes are in the COM
bined lot: 4. AZ. 81 and 7AA !;
3, 81, 4 and OLA: 213, 3, 81, 5
and 7B; ~, 3, 81, 81 and ZC;
2, ~, 3. 81, 5, 5L, 3 and oHD.
Special price, SI.05 pair.
Were $500. $3.50 and $500.
Also 4.3 pairs Misses Dongola
kidskin Button Shoes, with pat
ent tip. hand-turn sole and spring
heels: sizes II. II1a, II, IS. 1 and
2B: II, II1a, II. I2H, 1, ~ and
2C: II, IIH, II, IS, 49,. l, ~
and ed. Reduced from $3.50 TO
SI.oo pair.
Third floor Tenth ST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-16
Friday Special in
Bows Atwood Suits.

\ lot of Boys Fine Atwood
Suits, in neat shades of brown
and gray, also a few navy blues;
double-breasted style, will full-cut
knickerbockers;. sizes 5 to II.
Special price, 5000 each.
Were $3.50, so and 5000.
And these REMNANTS:
II Boys Atwood Double breasted Suits. In
brown and gray mixtures: sizes u to Il. Reduced
from $50 and $50 to 500 each.
20 BOYS Double breasted Suits in neat pat
tcrns: sizes q to II. Reduced from 500 and
5000 tn 81. ~ each.
II BOYS Double breasted Suits i'm attractive
brown effects: sizes 10 to l6. Reduced from
81. a. and $500 TO $50 each.
Boys Brown Russian Overcoats; size 5. Re-
duccd from 500 10 81 81 each
l Boys Garnet Overcoat. finished with astra-
Khan collar aud cuffs; size .. Reduced from
$500 TO 500.
. Boys Chinchilla Overcoats: sizes 81. and B.
Reduced from Sll 90 to 500 each.
; Boys Oxford Gray Overcoats lined with
flannel: sizes and ). Reduced from 5000 to
$50 each.
IS pairs Boys Atwood Separate Kn,cerbock-
crs: sizes to Is. Reduced from Sl.50 to csc
pair
Boys Heavyweight Overcoats: sizes II, Is
and u. Reduced from $1,000 to SIS. 9J each.
I BOYS Lightweight Refers. In medium shades
OF gray: sizes pig to {. Reduced from $500 to
81. 30 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-16
Horse Breeding on the Farm.
From the Helena Record.


The great source of production of horses
is the average country farm. and the
man who breeds horses for a purpose.
and is careful in his selection, need have
no apprehension of any overproduction.
In every civilized country on the globe
the same conditions prevail-a shortage
in the supply of commercial horses. The
farmer might we'll hesitate to raise
cows as eliminate horse breeding from
the animal industry of the farm. There
is not the remOtest danger of science
discovering some cheap substitute for
milk, nor is there any danger that the
horse will be relegated to innocuous desue-
tude through the development of me-
chanical power Farmers produce the
horses of commerce and have practically
no more opposition in the industry than
when the railroads commenced to handle
the freight. passenger and mail service.
Pessimists then heralded the early pass
ing of the horse. but he appears to be
endowed with perennial life, as he con-
tinues to be more in evidence each cen
fury in the industries that produce the
necessities of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-16
Not a Piker's Town.
From the New York World.


According to a woman author New
York is all right; it Is only the 'piker.' the
outsider, who comes here and disparages
it." There is some force in the remark.
New York is not much of a town for
those who gamble with white chips or In
ten-share lots. To such as these it &C
cords some privileges: they possess an
equal right with all others to pay rent
and grumble at the cost Of living and tC
hang from straps in subway trains. But
it is for the punger and the insider tina,
it's greatest rewards are reservation
those who know in advance when div
dend is to be declared or a bank to be
closed or a bridge approach located. /,
doubles or trebles the bold players stake
and applauds and compensates those who
shock it with play or novel or reprove il
with a sermon. 1t rewards humbug and
merit without discrimination. given only
that there is some show of ability IL
either. 1t has smaN use for mediocrit,
and not much for modesty. but for those
who view it with an eye like Blucher's tt
it's possibilities for loot it offers oppor
tunities such as may be found, perhaps
in no other city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-16
Waiting for the Game.

Now the base ball schedules have APP
peared. Now the faithful fan begins
10 study his own calendar, to arrange
his trips and plan his vacation. He has
visions OF pennants and worlds cham
pionships. He begins to talk at home of
the opening OF the season, and to express
the hope that Mary. the cook, will show
a considerable disposition toward the ma
tional sport, encouraging 1t by consent
Ing to little later dinner on the days
when the team plays in it's own ball yard.
He tries to get his wife enthusiastic
over the absorbing topic OF who will play
first base and the chances of finding a
hard-hitting outfelder or two to play
alongside OF Milan, or the proba bilties
of Tom Hughes having come back for
keeps. He takes pencil In hand and
covers many sheets OF tablet paper work
ing out the dope" of past performances,
frames up prospective team averages on
the basis of what the men did a year
ago in their various leagues. casts call
culating eye over the rosters OF the other
clubs. selects the teams that the Ma
tionals are sure to pass in the rennant
race, broods over the playing schedule,
deplores the length Of away-from home
periods and gloats over the long stretches
Of games in town. In short, the fan is
perhaps at the happiest time of the year.
for he is buoyed up with hope, with the
assurance that there is everything TO
gain and practically nothing to lose, what
ever may befall his pets during the play
ing season OF 1911. He reads OF the
doinss Of the players down in Arkansas
and wishes he could drop In on them and
bask in the sunshine of their intimate
knowledge OF the sport. He perhaps re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-16
Cotton Dress Goods.

t2R to 7 yard lengths.
I2Hc and 15c Printed Percale
Ioc yard.
12Hc Bates Seersucker Cling
ham, Ioc yard.
12Hc Outing Flannel and
Ducking Fleece. 1oc yard.
sc Zephyr Ginghams, I2Hc
yard.
I2Iac Batiste Lawn. Ioc ward.
I5c SIMPSONS GaIatca, I2Hc
yard.
&c Printed Lawn, I2hc yard.
29c Chiffon Cloth, 2oc yard.
zoe Chiffon Lisse, zoe yard.
CSC Cotton Wolfe. 15c yard.
CSC and 2oc Poplin and Cotton
Pongee, 15c yard.
Second floor 6 ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-16
Republicans and Reciprocity.

The vote on the reciprocity measure in
he House on Tuesday was quite unsat-
isfactory as a disclosure of republican
sentiment on the subject. The bill was
supported by IS republicans. or 371a per
cent of the total membership: it was OPP
posed by 81 republicans. or Ais per cent.
while 43 members of that party refrained
from voting, either paired or impaired.
they being 2O.1 per cent of the whole.
Owing to the breaking up of party lines
Ind the failure Of the official prints to
garry a full record of the manner in
which members paired off on the various
notions. it is impossible to determine
lust now how many of the a. non-voting
republicans favored. and how many op-
posed the bill 1t perhaps is a fair AS
sumption that had they all declared their
preferences they would have broken about
sven. leaving the party standing equally
divided on the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-16

career of Georges father, who was at
one time the most active figure in Wall
street, perhaps the greatest railroad spec
ulator this country has ever produced.
There was every reason to look for a
control of railroad properties. of which
the ownership is scattered among thou
sands of stockholders and with no single
interest holding majority, combinations
are formed and broken sometimes with
the means of small blocks of stock. 4
few years ago such a fight occurred in
the effort to secure control of the North
ern Pacific. when James j. Hill and the
late Il. II. Hartman battled until the
coveted stock was sent to 1000 points.
Under the impulse of this campaign Wall
street was thrown into ferment of spec
ulation, other stocks were affected in
sympathy and through manipulation. the
public, already heavily represented in the
daily dealings, was drawn still further
into the game and for few weeks the
country INDUCED in a series of specula-
tions involving hundreds of millions.
II is probably fortunate for the business
interests of the country that the fight for
Missouri Pacific control has been ended
almost before it was begun Mr.. Gould
appears to have become aware of the
fact that a combination was forming too
late to form one of his own, and now is
quietly accepting the situation, voluntarily
relinquishing the presidency and announc-
ing the prospective changes IN the dlrec-
torate and presidency with a tactful sus-
sestion of hearty acquiescence that does
credit to his powers of diplomacy and
conceals the fact that he has been beaten
at a game which was often played by his
father, with varying success. Had he
been disposed to fight he might have
given his opponents a lively run for their
money. and he would undoubtedly have
stirred things up in the financial district,
with untold consequences to the innocent.
1t is fortunate that this shift has oc-
CURED without disturbing the present
satisfactory relations between the public
and the securities spectators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-16
Furniture Department.

Oak Rocker, NTH saddle seat. Reduced
from $50 to SI.a5
s Quartered Oak Dining Room Chairs. with
slip leather seats. Reduced from $500 to S.9j
each
/ Chartered Oak Buffet. with lined drawer
, for silver. Reduced from 5000 to 81. 40.
/ Mahogany Bnffct colonial design. Reduced
from ST.. 90 10 $3.50
Dark Walnut Dining Room Chairs. with
leather seat Reduced from $12.uo To IS.
each
l Dark Walnut Serving Table, with large
drawe, and shelf. Reduced from $500 I"
$3.50.
/ Solid Mahogany Hall Chair. with leather
seat and back. Reduced from 5000 to $50
l Mahogany Rocker. with saddle seat ana
arms. Reduced from $3.50 (" S11oo.
SIT. Mahogany Extension Table, with claw
feet: 4S-inch ronnd top. Reduced from siooo
to $500.
Mahogany finish Desks. with lid and SMELL.
Reduced from $500 10 $3.50 each.
I Mahogany Parlor Table with round top and
PEDESTAL base. Reduced from $500 TO S1doo
Sixth floor, q st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-16

fleets sadly upon the misspent days Of his
youth when he might have been devel-
opng as the star pitcher or batter and
earning princely salary on cham
pionship team instead of mastering the
intricacies of bookkeeping in order to
hold down a job in a business house.
And when the opening game is called he
will be there, early and eager, an opti-
mist through and through, a Splendid eA-
ample of partisan Americanism, good
sportsman, a hard loser. but firm in the
faith and always ready to sacrifice a
meal for the sake of seeing hard-fought
extra-inning battle.