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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-27

Baton Rouge, La. March 26.--Will-
lam NJ. Purvis. the young Chicago av-
iator who was injured here several
weeks ago in making a trial flight in
Gates blplane. will probably sue
cumb to his injuries, according to the
attending physician.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-27
REAL AMMUNITION
FOR MIMIC WAR
Every Preparation for Actual
HoStiIities Being Made at GaI-
weston Despite Story That No
HoStiIities Are Intended.
icy Morning Journal Special LenseA Wirel

Galveston, Tex, March 26.-Am-
munition is being loaded aboard the
scout cruiser Salem, the gunboat Ia
coma and the three transports In port,
Every preparation is being made for
war, even though the mobilization of
troops and war vessels results in no.
thing more serious than war play.
Officers of the three regiments of
coast artillery encamped here are be-
ginning to believe they will be re-
turned to their posts without seeing
any real service in the field.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-27
RED CROSS TO COLLECT
FUND FOR SUFFERERS

New York, March 26Robert w. De
Forest announced tonight that the
New York chapter of the National
Red Cross would collect funds for
the survivors of the Washington place
fire and that Mayor Gaynor has head
ed the contribution with 500.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-27
EL|DA FEED STORE
IS TOTAL Loss
Bill Traylor Loses Building and
Stock in Early Morning
Blaze; Defective Flue Re-
SponSlbIe.
Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journal

TbptVUI UIbpHtcH 70 tHe ""'" """'" ""''
Roswell. N. M. March 26.--Bill
Traylor's feed store was burned at
Elida ri o'clock this morning, the
loss being about $4,000. building and
stock. The blaze started from de-
fective fluo The feed store was the
last frame building in Elida.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-27
ROOSEVELT URGES
STUDY OF THE BIBLE

Berkeley, Cal. March 2G--Deliver-
Ing the third of his series of lectures
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01

out there about three months, 1 spen.
my fifth birthday out there. Aunt En-
ma gave a birthday party for me and
we had a fine time. Slt
! am piecing a quilt It is a four
patch. have almost enough made.
Mamma is going to Join 1t together for
me and get it Quilted before my birth
day which will be. the ninth Of May. NV
Oldest doll Is past twenty years old.
Her name is Ethel Edith She was
Aunt Clara's only doll when she was a
little girl. will tell you my dolls
names: Minnie May. Little Helen.
Flora Alice, Margaret. Rec, Dorsey
Dorland, Lena Pearl and Dottie. Min
ME May and Little Helen were four
years old last Christmas. Flora Alice
and Margaret Rec were the last dolls
/ got for Christmas. They: are three
years old. don't sew.$fors Lena Pearl.
She wears my; little dresses. i have no,
paper dolls except what I make myself.
| cut the pictures then cut the
dresses out and past them together at
the shoulders and they stand up real
nice. Then cut out the hat. I want
her to have and paste it on.
have a blackboard. am learning 10
write. l can make all the letters.
like to have mamma read the Jun
ior page to me. am saving them 20
read myself when get so I can read.
Vera Marie Woods, age i.
Bonaparte, Ia. r. No. q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
WHY JACK WAS LATE FOR
SCHOOL.

j There was once "a little boy whose
name was Jack. He went to school
every. day for. he lived just one mile
from the school house. The teacher
was going to give prizes to those who
were neither absent nor tardy and
Jack. was very happy for. he was one
Of them.
One morning about week before
school was out Jack slept little
later than usual and as he was afraid
he would be late he decided to 60
across the timber which separated his
home from the school house. When
he was about half way across what
did he see coming toward him but q
great big bear. He wasn't scared
very. much but he knew he. could not
go around the bear and that would
make him late for school. So he
climbed up tree and was there about
an hour when his father came along
with his gun las, he was going out
hunting), and killed the bear.
!. The teacher was wondering what
had become of Jack, but just then he
came running in the school house
all out Of breath, and explained to her
what had made him late. AS he was
not tardy after that and the teacher
didn't count him. SO, then he got the
prize, which was a book about bears.
Ruth Goltry. age IL,
R.1F. D. No. 2, Russell, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
WHY JACK WAS LATE FOR
SCHOOL

One day little boy by the name Of
Jack and his dog Rover were on their
way to school when seeing big green
frog in the pond Jack thought he
would get 1t but when he got down and
reached to get him he swan off out
in the middle of the pond to big roch
but Jack did not mind that. He just
waded right on out in the middle of the
pond to get him. The pond was not
very deep but was deep enough to go
to Jacks neck. Jack reached to get the
frog and fell. He began to cry and
Rover heard him and ran to see what
was the matter. Rover jumped into the
water, and swan out and got Jack and
took him to the edge OF the pond. Jack
got up and ran across to the school
house and the teacher asked him what
was the matter and he said: THE frog
got me but / didn't get him." So Jack
went home to get some dry clothes and
he said after that whenever he saw
frog he would run.
Bertha Ruark, age II.
Pennington, Ia, r. No. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01

The state live in Is Iowa. It's capt.
tai is Des Moines. 1t is on the Des
Moines and Raccoon rivers.
Besides Des Moines. there are Sioux
CITY, DUBUQUE. Council Bluffs, Keokuk
and other cities.
The principal industry is agriculture.
The Iowa farmers raise grain. hay.
fruit, potatoes and vegetables, besides
horses, cattle, hogs and sheep.
There are many lakes in the north
ern part Of Iowa. There is some timber
in Iowa, but 1t is being cut off.
Iowa is bounded on the east and
west by rivers and many Of their
branches are in Iowa. Some of them
contain fish. The largest of them is the
Des Moines.
The climate OF Iowa is warm in sum-
mer and cold in winter and it is gen.
orally moist.
There are many railroads in Iowa,
and you can 60 to any part Of Iowa
in short time.
There are coal mines in most all
parts Of the state; lead near Dubuque,
gypsum near Fort Dodge and limestone
in all parts of the state.
A Junior friend,
Louis Hickey, age 10
r. R. No. 1, Lucas, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
IVAN WANTS TO EXCHANGE
POST CARDS. -

Dear Editor:-1 am little boy 8
years old and live in the country. For
pets I, have a little dog named Fido,
but he ran away the, day; before. yes
terday and hasn't came, back yet.
4 We have eleven horses Ave COWS
and calves. We have a big dog, his
name is Shep. He. is a shepherd dog.
am acquainted with q little boy
who lives. south Of us, his name is
Clanence Bowman. .5s
81 We moved the 9Th. OF March and like
our new place fine. We used to live
in Sigourney, Ia, but live In Webster,
Ia, now.
Gus school will start next month.
We will have a mile to go to school.
MY little sister and will go.
Papa has all his wheat sowed now,
he is going to sow oats next week.
We have over 200 chickens and have
"a pigs. .
would like to exchange post cards
with some of the little Junior boys.
I Remain,
Ivan Kerkove, age 8.
Webster, Ia, r.. r No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
MABEL WRITES 70 MARTHA,

Mss Wal Lila Seoul, ~ gan5
OttunlWa, Iowa.
Dear Junior Friend: EXIT
l saw IN the Courier Junior where
you wanted some of the Juniors to
write a letter to you and send it to the
Junior page, so though would do SO.
How are you? am just fine AMI
dandy Do you go to school now:
! do and will until the fifth of Nav.
MY teachers name is Evelyn Fricke. ]
like her just fine. How many Juniors
do you exchange cards with? / have
exchanged cards with about forty.
would like to exchange cards with YOU
me. 4,
How many brothers and sisters have
you? --.. ! .'@'r'
! was over to see my little niece Nav
Boxx yesterday. She is two years Old.
AS my birthday Is April 10th and
am going TO have a post card shower,
thought would tell the Juniors.
would like to hear from all Juniors on
my birthday. will answer all cards re-
ceived. 81
Well Martha I must close. Hoping to
hear, from you soon. Your friend,
Mabel Skirvin, age IL,
F'loris, Ia, r. No. 2
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
MARY VISITING HER GRANDPA
FOLEY.
Dear Editor and Juniors:

Dear Editor and Juniors:
AS have not written to the Jun
Tor for some time thought would
W~ite. l. am staying up at Grandpa
Fo1ey's now am having a fine time.
Our winter term of school was out
jan, airy % and it was to start again
in April but they voted against 1t and
it will not start until September.
& have been up at Foley's a week and
I may stay another week.
I have taken one term of music les
sons on the piano and 1 can play a
good bit now.
1 have one sister, Charlotte, and
two brothers. Sylvester and Walter,
and one baby sister four months old
Her name. is Florence and l think she
is very nice. | mind her most Of
the time.
think will 60 to Ottumwa in the
spring, and would like to meet some
Of the Juniors.
Mary v. o'Bryan, age u
Melrose, Iowa. !.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01

and see the nice spring days come.
and then 1t will soon be time to go
flower hunting and go to picnics and
play ball Most boys like to ride
horses. I do and i often ride to go
them to water ana some OF the other
boys 20 along. We like to go fishing
and bring homo q nice large fish for.
mamma to fry, and go swimming but
I don't know how to swim and never
did. Once our Sunday school teacher
took his class out for q good time ana
he took us all In swimming and boat
riding and we all liked 1t, fine.
Most boys like to earn money ana
like to buy different things. ! nave
my own money, / earn working on.
Saturdays and I am never broke. ~
think where you make your own
money you don't like to spend 1t. !
don't. 1 think boys like to work bet
ter than girls. am always ready TO
make q nickel. Some boys like to
write to the Courier Junior. see
quiet few take Interest In the page
I have several cards from Junior boys
and like to get them and they tell
me about their pets. I.
: never saw q boy yet who didn't
like TO see circus come to town.
and they like to play soldier and re-
member when / was much smaller
than I am now. I always wanted to
play show We would fix tent out
of any old thing we could get, and
have our pets for wild animals, have
a parade and beat on old pans for
music.
But best Of oil think boys like to
grow to be men and get to be 81 so
they can vote. =
Forest Weber. Age 10.
1906 Fast Main street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01

Mary and Margaret were two sisters
Mary was IL years old and Margaret
was 10 years. ~
One day the two girls father and
mother were going to town, Margaret
wanted to go along, but her mother
said mo Mary you and Margaret stay
at home and have your work done and
supper ready for u.s.
Mary was willing to stay at home
but Margaret was not, SO after great
deal of coaxing her mother said well
Margaret if Mary is willing to stay at
home alone you may go along"
SO Margaret ran and asked Mary
and she said, yes You may go along
and L will stay at home; :.
So when Margaret and her folks
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
1.-THE GOOD THINGS IN.MY STATE

Iowa is beautiful state We en-
joy the winters very much. In winter
1t is cold enough to freeze ice so that
we can. go stating.
And it SHOWS so we can 20 sleigh
riding.
And we like spring for we are glad
to see the trees bloom and bear their
fruit.
And to see the young stock playing
on the green grass.
In summer we enjoy taking care of
our young chickens, and our garden,
and mellon patch. We also like to
see the flowers bloom. The men are
glad so that they can put in their crops
of corn, oats. millet and other grains
In the fall we enjoy thrashing our
grain and gathering our corn We
are glad when our apples. peaches.
pears, and plums are put away for our
winter use. We put up as much as five
hundred quarts some years.
This is my first letter to the Junior
| will be twelve years old the II of
April. I live on farm Of eighty acres.
We have four horses and nine cows.
We sell butter eggs and chickens.
We have the Buff Leighorn chickens.
We sell eggs for setting. Our hogs
are the thoroughbred Poland Chinas'
We live Az miles south of town. We
have a nice home, and lots of shade
to play under. For shade we have
maples and evergreens. We, use ..',e
NAPLES for making our syrup. We
Andy. go to a country school. l
make from six to eight gallons q year.
/ have just one brother his name is
am in the 9Th and 7th grade. We have
fine schools in the country and in town.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
The Birds Are
\ Welcome

They come from southern orchards
And deeps of eastern wood,
They come from city highways,
In crescent crown and hood.
They hit and ny and fiutter,
But ere the month is DER
They'll gather for the summer
About my cabin door.
The cowbird and the plover,
The thrush with crimson breast.
The grebes, along the lakeside,
The blackbirds to their nest.
The dainty, gray song-sparrow,
The nuthatch, close beside,
The catbird and the grackle,
Each with me comes to bide.
The killdee and the Dluebird,
The flsh-crows and the terms,
The cuckoo, thief of lodgings,
Each for the home nest yearns.
They fly DER trackless meadows,
The grosbeak, waxwing, Jay,
The tufted tit, the goldfinch,
Come northward, day by day.
TO each give welcome,
Their songs shall blend in one.
The March wind bears my greeting,
Peace till the year is done.
Ny woods your sheltered haven,
Your tables spread anew,
D songsters from the Southland,
Gods angels sing in YOU"
IL M. Thornton, in Youths Com
panfon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
BERTHA WANTS HER POST CARDS
ANSWERED.

Dear Editor-As have not written
to the Courier Junior for some time,
l thought would write.
/ received my post card for my
verse and thank the editor very much
for It.
20 to school now. My teachers
name Is Frances Marmion, and we all
like her. My school will be out in
June.
I have been wondering why Maude
and Mabel Skirvin do not answer
mine and Retta's post cards.
My birthday is May "a. will be IL
years old.
MY brother Willie is writing to the
Junior. This is the second time he has
written.
I will close hoping the Junior much
success. remain,
Bertha Ruark, age IL.
r. F. D. No. 8, Pennington, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01

our country. was once boy the same
as I am, and what kind Of q boy; was
he? A kind hearted, truthful. honest
boy. He proved his truthfulness by the
use of his little hatchet. When he be-
came man he was truthful. honest
man, and he was q great man.
Abraham Lincoln-Eood old honest
Abe-was once boy same as am.
What kind Of Z boy was he? Kind
hearted, truthful, honest boy. When he
became man he was . truthful, hon
est man, and he was great man.
Then il remain q truthful, honest
boy, I will grow up to be kind
hearted, truthful, honest man. Will !
be great man7 For what is greater
than a good, honest man.
William Ruark age 8.
r. r. No. 3, Pennington, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01

got to town they did their shopping
and then started for home, when they
got there Mary had supper all ready
for them.
After supper Mary's mother united
q little package and gave 1t to Mary
and to her surprise there was q pretty
ring with green and white sets, the
very thing that Mary had wanted for
ever SO long.
After that Margeret never wanted
to go to town SO badly again and be-
came q: better little girl. This was
Mary's. reward. So =
Viola Schrader.
Sfgourney, Ia, r. r. No. 4.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
LOUIS.

There is little girl named Louis
Goodman, who moved into our neigh
borhood. l was. over to see her one
evening, and last, week she was over
to play with me one afternoon. .
She has little dog which she
dresses up and puts in her doll bed,
and it will be still and go. to, sleep
One day Louis and her brother put
string of sleigh bells on the dog,
which frightened it very badly.
Our school begins the first Monday
in April. Louis has pony which she
will ride or drive to school.
Louis is a nice little girl and will
soon have many friends in her new
home.
Belle Rail,
R. F. D. No. 2, Birmingham, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
ROSE WANTS JUNIOR CORES
PoNDENTs.

Dear Editor:-As I haven't written
for long time thought / would write
I a few lines:
Ny little. brother and sister=are writ
ing also.
Our school will start next month.
They will start then, 1t is mile from
our place to school but is all about
level all the way. It showed today
and is very cold.
I:have sisters that are married and
have little nieces and | little nephew
their names are Celeste age 4, Mil
dred age 2 months old, Vincent age 2
years old.
We moved the 9Th of March and like
our new place fine. When we moved
our teacher gave me a book the name
is Pearls from Dickens land Ivan
and Bessie a map puzzle Of the United
States to put together, They are very
pretty.
| have 1872 post cards altogether
my birthday was the 4th Of. March,
Il was IA years old. My mother and
little sister got q surprise post card
shower up on me. / received 20 post
cards they all were very pretty.
would like to receive a post card
this letter will make the seventh time
/ have written to the Courier Junior.
and received a card each time till the
last one wrote 1t was neither in
print nor did I receive any card so
will try to do better this time.
received 2 prizes from the editor
they were a fluffy ruffle doll and a
Santa Claus pin cushion and thank
the editor very much for them.
would like to correspond with some Of
the Junior girls and will answer every
card or letter receive.
I will close hoping to see my letter
in print.
Remain
Rose Kerkove, age Il,
Webster, Ia, r. r. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
CECIL HAS A POSTAL SHOWER

Dear Juniors II wish to thank you
all for the beautiful birthday cards
you sent me. I received fifteen in all.
received one from my aunt Leona
Harryman and one from Grandma Har-
ryman and one from my cousins Har-
vey, Dewey and Joe Harryman, and
one from Misses. Idella, Mac. and Leila
Shaffer and one from Mrs. Kick. and
one from Leroy Harvard and one
from Delta Holcomb, and one from
Flavina Harvard and one from Miss
Josephine Arson, and one from Mary
May Plowman and one from Grandma
Perry and one from Nellie Baird, also
one from my papa and mamma and
brother Bruce.
Cecil w. Harryman, age 10.
Douds-Leando, Ia, R. F. D. No. Q.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
.orruMwA AND HER WAYS"

Ottumwa has four good railroads
so it Is easy to get in to, and good
place to stay, for "Ottumwa's ways are
ways that pay" She has beautiful
streets with lovely views. A nice
city park where we listen to the band
concerts; q grand new postoffice,
polite mail carriers, new jail, many
! fine churches of all kinds.
Ottumwa has street cars which look
little, but go fast.
Fifteen candy factories, which en-
ploy many girls and make fine candy
for little girls to eat. s
Cigar factories which give work to
lots of men and girls, and make fine
cigars for men to smoke. j
The big packing house employs
many men and makes the finest ham
and bacon.
The big Dain factory exports farm
implements to many places.
Ottumwa has big dry goods stores, she
and clothing stores where you can
buy everything, and good banks where
l like to spend my money.
The sisters are having a fine acad-
envy built. The new water company
is putting Nm a big filter to clean all
the mud out of the water.
Ottumwas high school building is
as fine as any in the state, and there
are lot Of upfto date schools. The
court house is just grand, and the
town clock tells everybody what time
it is
Best of all is the beautiful library.
A lovely place for big folks to rest and
read, and for the little ones to ENJOY
entertaining stories. 4
The climate Is good in winter for
1t makes coasting and skating, and in
summer it is just right.
Mamma says '"Ottumwa's ways are
ways of pleasantness and her paths
are paths Of peace"
Geraldine Lenore Linderman, age 8.
451 North Jefferson street,
OttumWa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
WHY JACK WAS LATE FOR HIS
SCHOOL.

Jack was a little boy ten years old.
He was a very obedient little boy. He
did not like to go to school very we'll.
1t was in September and school had
just began. .,s
His mamma told him to hurry and
get ready or he would be late for
school. He said he did not care. He
walked along the road. He was late,
and after that he always did what he
was told.
A Junior friend,
Mary L. Kirkpatrick, age ~. !,
Albion, Neb.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
Webster, Ia. r. r. No. 1.
FIVE YEAR OLD JUNIOR PlEclNG
A QUILT.

Dead Editor: +
am little girl five years old. I got
my. first Christmas tree last Christmas.
/ thought it was very nice. kept it UNI
til last week. I have neither brothers
nor sisters but have four little cousins
all younger than myself. l named little
Helen &c .trudes She is five months
old and lives at Marked Tree, Ark.
have only seen one OF my cousins. Her
name is Tia. She is two years old do
not 60 to school this year but expect
to go next year. went to kindergarten
six weeks last year. while was visiting
with Aunt Emma at Pierre, s. D. was
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
Goldie Forsythe, age 9,
Eddyville, Iowa, r. No. L..
CLEO fWoUED L1kEsTo BE a JUN |.
2 TOR, t%

Dear Editor: n = Z. 49, y 3 rs 80
:, This is my first letter to the Junior.
like to read the Junior letters. NJ.
mamma used to read them for me, but
now l can read them myself L go to-
school at No. 4 school house. MY,
teachers name is Nellie Greenfieia.
There are nineteen scholars in school.
have playmates Their names ara
Edna Steele, Alma Copeland and Mi
dred Sellers. l have three sisters ana
one brother. Their names are Iren..
Marie, Fay and Glenn;
For pets I have a. little, lamb and I,
banty hen and she is setting. u,
Cleo Taylor, age 5,
Libertyville, Ia