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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
A SUMMER TRIP TO THE NOUN.
TAINS.

! Good bye until August" sang out
Orville and Nellie Jackson, as the train
pulled slowly out of the station and
kept going faster and faster.
Good bye" shouted crowd OF rosy
checked boys and girls. Wen see you
when school starts again
| Even little Homer, the baby said bye
| bye to them all and waved his hand
good bye. These three children. accom- :
! panied by their father and mother had
| left their home in the east to go TO
the mountains Of the west, where the
! beautiful scenery is to be found. 1t was
in May when they left and they were
to return in August before school
started again.
It was 1880 D. m. when they started
and by they were many miles from
home. When they reached the eastern
part of Colorado they stopped off for
visit with Mr.. Jackson's brother.
They stayed there two weeks and
then went on to Denver which was
their next stopping place. They visited
there a week at an old friends resi-
dence Orville and Nellie didn't have as
good time there as they did out on the
farm with Mr.. Jackson's brother the
week before.
Then they went out to their grand
mas who lived a little ways from Den
yer.
The mountains around there were the
highest the children had ever seen.
They climbed some Of them while there.
The little folks had parties and Orville
and Nellie were always invited.
When the last of August came
Grandma had surprise party for
them. All the little boys and girls
around were there and Orville and Nell
lie were given beautiful remem-
brance by them of which they were
very fond.
The first Of September found them
with their old friends in the east, tell
ing them Of the happy summer they
had spent
Maude Skirvin, age IA,
Agency, Ia, r. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
Stories and Letters.
A TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS.

The first Of August in the year OF
1907 a party consisting of my grand
ma, grandpa, papa, mamma, sister
and l took a two weeks vacation to
the Black Hills
/ From the time we started until we
reached Phillip everything passed
without anything unusual happening.
But from Phillip to Wasta there was
no railroad, and we had to drive a
distance of fifty miles. Just before
we reached Wasta we had to ford the
Cheyenne. river which is a very swift
and dangerous stream. From Wasta
to Rapid City We had to ride on a
work train but reached this town In
time for lodging on Saturday night.
The next morning we went on to
Deadwood and climbed to the top Of
White Rock. We saw many trees
that looked like they were growing in
the edge Of some rock.
After spending the night in Dead.
Chinese restaurant. From here we
miles. Here we saw the Homestake
mines. ..'.
On the way from Lead to Spearisn
we saw some very beautiful scenery
through the Spearfish canyon. One
place the railroad goes a distance OF
eight miles so that they would not
have to tunnel through few hundred
feet of rock.
At Spearfish we went through the
government fish hatchery and saw the
fish in all stages from the egg up to
the grown up fish. This was the 9Th
of August and was my birthday so we
spent the day fishing.
From Spearfsh we went south
through the Black Hills to Hot
Springs. We found great many peo-
pie there to spend the summer as it Is
a nice summer resort, and there were
also people there to :'t their health
benefited by the diffe;.-,-t springs. We
all enjoyed the bathing pools very
much. We drove about ten miles out
from Hot Springs to Wind Cave which
Is wonderful freak of nature. There
were many different passages but We
only went one way which was a trip
of about three miles.
From Hot Springs we came back
home and although l was only six
years old l don't think l will ever for
get my trip to the Black Hill.
Ruth Speirs, Age 10.
Virgil, S. D.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
TITANIC.

Among all the worlds disasters the
Titanic's was the greatest. More
lives were lost, and larger steamer
sunk because the Titanic was the
greatest steamer In the world. It
sank three and one-half hours after 1t
sprung a leak. It sank four hundred
miles south Of Cape Race, Newfound.
land 1t started at Southampton In
the southern part Of England, and was
on it's way to New York. It contained
fifteen stories and was as long as four
dity blocks.
Captain Smith was the captain. He
had been seaman for forty years and
had never seen a very large disaster
before.
The Carpathia was first on the scene
and it took on board many passengers.
In all the Titanic contained about
two thousand two hundred people.
Out of these only few more than
seven hundred we're saved.
Among the lost was a wealthy man
of New York named John Jacob Astor.
The Carpathia containing the pass
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
THE HISTORY OF NY STATE.

| Iowa was discovered by the French
in 1878. It was included in the Louis
lana purchase which the United States
bought from France in 1903 for fifteen
million dollars.
The first settlement was made by
Julien Dubuque and ten associates at
Dubuque in 1888. They came to
Iowa to dig lead ore. For many years
after this settlement, the Indians held
all this territory but their power was
| broken after the defeat of Black
Hawk in 1892 Many counties. rivers,
and towns are named after the In
dians. The permanent settlement did
not begin until the close of the Black
Hawk war in 1882.
| Iowa was organized as territory
in 1882 and admitted to the union as a
state en- December %, 1S46. The pio-
neers Of Iowa were industrious people
coming from New England and states
directly east.
! The area Of Iowa is 56,025 square
miles, nearly as large as England to-
gether with Wales. Iowa has cool
temperate climate. Some of the min
erals are soft coal, gypsum, zinc and
lead There Is a great deal of vege-
,tation, some Of which are the native
grasses, timothy, clover and blue grass.
Some of the animals are coyotes, ra-
cocoon, otter, mink, squirrel and rab-
bit. The rivers contain a great deal
Of fish such as pickerel, perch and
bass. The small streams contain
trout.
/ The rich soil of Iowa makes agricul-
ture a chief occupation. Horses and
sheep are raised and exported. There
are many occupations which make
Iowa a rich state but 1t would take
too long to name them.
! Manufactured articles which are ex-
ported are lumber, flour, oatmeal. pot
terry. sorghum and glucose.
j In 1900 the census of Iowa showed
population Of 2,231,S53. The princi-
pal foreign nationalities are German,
Scandinavian, English. Irish and Bo'
hemian. The capital Of Iowa Is Des
} Moines Every male citizen Of 81 years
of age Is allowed to vote.
4 This is all I will write this time.
hope to see my story in the Junior
page.
Lily Dahlen. age IA.
707 Grant ST., Ottumwa, Iowa.
select Maude Skirvin as prize win
ner in the Junior lead" contest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
"LEAK IN THE DlkE"-HAZEl
HATFIELD.

Miss Ella Huffman.
MY Dear Junior Friend:-Well, l
haven't written to the Junior page for
some time SO thought would write a
letter through 1t.
How are you? am fine and dandy.
I don't think you answered my last
letter I wrote to you last winter
Are you going to school now? | ex:
pect your school is out. My school
was out the II of May.
We had a school picnic and had our
pictures taken around the table.
We had children's day at our church
the 9th of June, both morning and
night. spoke piece at night. My
piece had 154 lines in it. The name
OF it is 1.-The Leak in the Dixie" May
be you have read it.
We got a nice rain yesterday.
think we needed 1t very bad.
Hazel Hatfield.
Charlton, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
CECILIA HUFFMAN, EDITOR.

Dear Juniors:
We are ging to open a big contest
today, in which we hope all the
Juniors will join.
We want the Juniors to write short
essays (about 300 words) about out-of.
door life.
To have little more variety in the
stories, use one of the following sub
jects:
Pretty Picnic Grounds
my Wild Game Hunt"
Camping on the Island"
"Why Like to Play Golf"
"My Horseback Ride Before Break.
fast"
The prize winner may choose one
CT the following: Air rifle, hunting
suit ring, or bracelet.
This contest opens today and closes
Monday, the 18th. =
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

George Washington was born FEB
ruary %. 1892. He was our first presl
dent. He was strong and brave when
he was a boy. He was liked by hls
companions. He fought in many pat
ties. We always keep his birthday.
When he was sixteen years old ne
took up the work of surveying. There
was a man whose name was Thomas
Fairfax who had a lot of land across
the mountains. He hired George WASH
ington, to go and survey his land
George Washington, with a compan'
ion, went across the country on horse
back to survey the land.
George Washington had a quick
temper, but he soon learned to con
troll it. He was general In the army
from ITS to 1881. He was always
liked for his kind deeds. He died IN
1899. ......
Olive Thompson, aged 10.
Sumner, Iowa. ... IT,.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
STORY OF BESSIE THOMAS

One summer Saturday afternoon
Bessie Thomas and I went into the
woods to gather flowers and play in
the creek which runs through the
woods. We took our lunch in little
basket and after we ate our dinner
we gathered flowers violets, blue
bells, May flowers and buttercups. and
watched the. bluebirds and squirrels
playing in the trees above our heads.
Along toward evening we went to
my home which is just across the
road from the woods, where we sorted
our flowers and I put mine in vase
Of water and Bessie took hers home
June Casady. aged IL.
Douds-Leando, Iowa, r. F. D. No. 1
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
Tears of
Pearl

Once upon time, tn the very old
DAYS, when straws were sieves, and
the mouse barber, and the cuckoo a
tailor, and the donkey ran errands and
the tortoise baked bread, many won
derful things happened
There was Shah whose daughter
had married a poor man. A beautiful
| daughter was born to them. The
father and mother could not bring
their daughter up as they wished.
However. they taught her as we'll as
they could, and Rose, as the maiden
was called, grew up to be good, and
kind and true.
One morning Rose went into the
field to pick wild flowers to lay upon
the altar Suddenly as she looked up,
she saw an old man standing before
her. And near by were three Peris
or angels, clad in shining garments.
The old man extended his hand for
aims. Rose had only little copper
coin, but this she gave gladly to the
old man.
"This girl" he said, turning to the
three Peris, "has a kind heart. What
do you wish for herr"
The first Peri said:
"Let her weep not tears but pearls. u
The second went on
MAY roses blossom when she
smiles"
And the third added
"May sweet vredure in her foot
steps spring"
Rose was filled with awe and fell
on her knees in prayer. When she
looked up, she saw that all four per
sons were gone, and fastened home tc
tell her parents. They were very hap
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
THE HISTORY OF MY STATE.

Iowa was discovered by the French
in 1878. In 1903 the United States
ought large tract Of land from France
known as the Louisiana purchase in
which Iowa was included.
Iowa was settled first in 1888 at Du-
buque by Julien Dubuque and ten 9TH
er associates who came to dig lead ore
For years after this settlement of Du-
buque the Indians held this territory
Their power was not completely broken
until about 1882 after their defeat in
the Black Hawk war.
In 1916 on December 2S Iowa was ad-
mitted into the union.
Iowa contains about $4,000 square
miles. In 1905 the population Of Iowa
numbered about 2,210,337 persons.
Iowa is bounded on the north by
Minnesota, on the west by South Da-
kota and Nebraska, on the south by,
Missouri and on the east by Wisconsin
and Illinois. The Mississippi river
forms the eastern boundary and the
Missouri river froms the western boun-
dairy.
The occupations of Iowa are as fol-
lows: Agriculture, herding, mining.
manufacturing and commerce.
The agricultural products are corn,
wheat oats. barley, rye, potatoes and
flax. The herding products are live
stock and meat. The mineral products
are coal, iron and zinc. The manufac-
! tured products are machinery, car
riages, wagons, lumber, farm imple-
ments. flour, etc. The exports
of Iowa are grain, machinery, live
stock and fruit.
There are about 10000 miles Of rail-
roads in Iowa. There are six trunk lines
the Wabash, Milwaukee,, Santa Fe, c. B.
& c., Iowa Central and Rock Island.
| They run through the state from east
to west. These with number of small
er lines cover the state so completely
; that there is no place within its borders
which is over twelve miles from
railway station.
The most important river of Iowa
is the Des Moines which flows through
the central part of the state. The Big
Sioux river forms the western boun-
dary Of Iowa. The Cedar river is in the
eastern part of the state. None Of the
interior rivers are navigable but they
furnish good water power.
The chief cities of Iowa are Des
| Moines in the central part of the state,
the capital of Iowa, Dubuque in the
eastern part Of the state, noted for it's
manufactures, Sioux City in the north
western part on the Sioux river noted
| for being the largest city in the north
western part Of the state.
Creta Huston, age IA.
713 Sheridan Ave-, Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
MY TRIP TO KANSAS CITY.

On June q, 1911 my grandma and
left for Kansas City. My friend Vivian
Addison and her mamma left the same
day to go to Lewis, Kansas Vivian and
I sat together and what a lovely time
we did have. We stopped at quite
few stations but none were very large
except ST. Joseph. We arrived at Kan
sas City at 7 o'clock. There we got on
the train and two Of my cousins were
at the depot to meet us. We got on q
street car and started for my aunt's
home. When we got there we are sup
per and I wrote card home to tell
them we got there all right. stayed
month and saw many beautiful things,
one of which was Electric park On the
27th of July came home and my
cousin and her friend came with me.
Grandma did not come home until
September. tl
received a post card from Effie
Hale who Is a Junior and / Intend to
answer 1t.
Lucille Lazenby. age IS,
Ridgeway, Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29

Sultan saw through the window the
great crowd that had gathered about
the gate.
What is this?" he said, as he walked
to the window. ..E--.
Looking out, he saw the strip of
green grass leading up from the gate
to the palace. He no longer doubted,
but walked over to the weeping girl
and kissed her.
You are indeed" he said, "the real
Prime ess- Beautiful You shall be mar
ried to the Prince, my son, tomorrow"
The father and mother Of Rose were
brought to the palace and given high
place in the Sultan's household. For
forty days and forty nights they held
high revel amidst the beating Of
drums and the tinkling Of cymbals.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29

closed the door SO I couldn't get out
or something r don't know
Then Ernest had Mrs. Fecht, his
grandmother give me great lot OF
milk so would stay. was hungry
and the milk tasted good to,a hungry
cat l think it is shame to let me
starve few days. I have had good
time ever since and Ernest gives me
food all the time and doesn't let me
starve.
know my name Hate now because
Ernest taught me my name. Ernest
doesn't call me kitty, but he calls me
Hate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
GERALD WRITES TO LESTER

Dear Junior:
thought I would write to you today.
We had a large snow storm Satur-
day. The snow is about two feet deep
and the roads are drifted full.
I go to school every day. have not
missed day. or been tardy, this term.
There are about thirty five enrolled.
The studies I take are spelling,
arithmetic, physiology, language. his
tory, geography and reading.
1 have one brother and no sisters.
How many brothers and sisters have
you?
My brother goes to school in Blakes.
burg I go to Hindoo school.
AS my letter Is getting long Will
close.
Gerald Hunter, aged 9.
Blah esburg, a., r. F. D. No. I.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
BLANCHE HAS TWO PONIES.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
How are you? I am well and hope
you are the same. I have two ponies.
Their names are Tommy and Beauty.
We have a buggy and harness for our
ponies. Tony is the old pony and
Beauty is the gentlest. The old pony is
mean. Tony shakes hands with any
body. We are going to build.
Mama backed our new testament so
we can take them to school.
We play ball at school. We cleaned up
the school yard and everybody brags on
it. They say that is looks pretty. My
teachers name Is Florence Champlin.
like her fine.
Lalah Blanche Young.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
ETHEL ELNORA HUFFMAN AN
EDITOR

Dear Juniors:
We have thought Of splendid con
test this week. We ask the juniors "
send in their photos, which shall De
published. Then the Juniors are 10
vote for each others pictures. The one
who gets the most votes may choose
one of the following prizes: Photo
graph album, story book, roller skates
or band ring.
We want all Juniors to join in this
contest. The contest opens today ana
closes Monday, the 18th.
A Junior,
Ethel Elnora Huffman, aged Ii.
Chillicothe, Ia., r. F. D. No. l, Box d.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
kAThERTN WRITES TO CATH
ERIkE

Dear Catherine: ~,
School Is out. spoke piece the last
day Of school.
June 18th was Children's day.
spoke a piece then, too.
When are you coming to see me?
Esther is studying her music lesson
De stayed out to our Aunt Rilla's one
night and Stella took our pictures the
next morning.
Aunt Annie is going to Oskaloosa to-
day.
Papa went to town this morning.
Grandma is we'll.
Maybe we will be down next week.
We have been picking gooseberries.
How are you all?
Write me letter.
Kathryn Bolibaugh, age s,
Eddyville, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
SUBJECTS FOR STORIES.
sILOS.
PARKS.

SILOS. ...-..
PARKS.
Probably some Of the Juniors who
five in the country know what s1los
are. but there are number or peo
p1e who really know nothing about
them.
This is right along the line OF con
.ervat1on, a subject that is interesting
EVERYONE just now. So we want every
7nnior who knows anything about this
method of preserving food for the
stock and increasing the value OF the
products Of the farm, to tell us "nat
they know. ;.
a great many of our number live in
towns where there are PARKS ana pay
grounds, and a description OF tnese
wouh make good story.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
NY FIRST AUTO RIDE.

My first ride in an auto was when
I was in Abba visiting my cousins Mr..
and Mrs. VIII Poull. It was Sunday
end we went to Sunday school in the
morning. 1t rained in the morning but
in the afternoon the weather was nice.
We went to H!tcnlan and stopped at
Mrs Wechs and some other people and
then we came back and went ten miles
out of town. We, were going to Buxton
but one Of the tires broke. We got
it fixed and then we went around the
race track which is half mile aror-d.
Then we went back home. In the
evening it roined.
Anna Palfreylnan,
Lucas, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
STORY OF A HORSE.

I am horse. I live on FairvieW
Stock Farm. My name Is Larne SIM
mons. belong to the fast pacing
stock. will be two years old next
May. I am Of deep bay color, with
q white spot on my face. My mother
name is Minnie. She is beautiful
bay. have three sisters, all OF the
same color.
I eat corn, oats and hay that Is
raised on the farm on which live.
Next year I will have new puesy
and harness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
OUR PUZZLE CONTEST

We have ten splendid puzzles We
are going to give to the ten best puz-
zles we receive from the Juniors.
Consequently we ask the Jlniors to
send In puzzles which we shall print
and want the Juniors to try and mako
out the meanings of each others puz-
zles. This contest opens today and
closes Monday, the 10th.
Your Junior friend,
Cecilia Huffman, aged IL.
Chillicothe, 1a., r. F. D. No.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIOR

1 Use one side of the paper only.
write neatly and legibly, using
ink or a sharp lead pencil :,
"a A1ways sign your name In full
and state your age.
4. Number your pages.
s. Do not copy stories or poetry anu
send us as your own Work.
6. Always state choice or prize
on a separate piece OF paper WIN
name and address in full.
7. Address the envelope to Eoltor
Courier Junior. OttumWa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
STORY OF A SHIP.

About seven or eight years ago the
steamship Capt. Slocum took about
500 little Sunday school children on a
pleasure trip from New York. All were
enjoying the excursion when the cook
who was frying doughnuts managed to
get a kettle Of lard afire. This caused
an explosion which burned the ship to
the waters edge A great many of the
little children were burned to death or
were drowned while trying to escape.
Olen Bell Sellers, age 10
Libertyville, Iowa,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29

ing, riding and fishing for trout in the
mountain streams.
The Juniors in Iowa would enjoy the
nice cool weather we are having here.
1t never gets so warm as 1t does in
Iowa.
have saddle horse and go ridinx
every day.
Clarence Larkin. age 10,
Red Lodge. Montana.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
THE MOST INTERESTING EVENT
IN NY SCHOOL TERM.

Dear Juniors:
I though would write for the first
time on the subject 1.-THE Most Interest
ing Event in My Last School Term"
The most interesting event was
contest between the Batavia school and
some surrounding schools. We were
to make booklets on wheat, corn, etc.
Then too, there was map drawing and
free hand drawing The work was to
be sent to Fairfield to be Judged l took
third prize on my booklet on wheat.
Inez Alverson,
Batavia, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
STILL SEND POST CARDS.

Wa want the Juniors to continue to
write letters to the Junior andTo each
other through the Junior page. we
have some splendid stories today: we
viii send out post cards to all the
writers whenever their letters or
stories appear.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
A NEW JUNIOR.

Dear Juniors:-This is my first let
ter to the Junior page.
have two brothers and four sisters.
Their names are Lewis, Chris, Kate,
Mary, May and Minerva. For pets l
have kitty and dog and bantam
Charlie Dommer, Age 9.
Unionville, a., Route l..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
Anna Palfreyinan,
Lucas, Iowa
FLAG DAY.

Flag day is on the Fourth Of July 1t
is celebrated all over the United
States. People go and take their din
ner and eat it under trees.
Some stay at home and celebrate.
I think Flag day is so nice They al
ways have it fixed up so nice. always
nave nice time and think eevrybody
else does.
Anna Palyfreyman,
Lucas, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
CLARENCE ENJOYS THE JUNIOR.

Dear Editor:
have never written to the Junior
before. I have enjoyed reading the
Junior page for a long time. 1 live in
Red Lodge, Montana, right close to
the mountains, where one can see snow
all the year round. School let out
May %. 1912.
we spend our vacation days in driv-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
TIVE COURIER PRINTING CO..
oTTuMWA. IOWA
MATILDA OEveREAUA
EDITOR.
VIDA WAFFLE JuNGEs' CHOICE.

Dor rniors-The Courier Junior
Judges have decided that Vida Wanle
is the best Junior editor. Next weeh
we will announce the juniors cholce
for the best editor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29

engers of the Titanic that were saved
arrived at New York Friday, April 10,
1912.
Mary Horan,
400 Mcpherson Ave-, Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-29

Sumner, Iowa.