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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
MY TRIP TO IOWA AND BACK TO
OREGON.

My first trip to Iowa was six years
ago and we came to visit Grandma and
CSandpa Evans But do not remem-
Der anything I saw that time.
Then three years ago we came back
and stayed a year or IA months. We
went back again to sell our things.
On the way back to Oregon we went
through Osceola, Ia, Creston, Ia,
Council Bluffs, Ia, Omaha, Neb., Lin
coin, Neb., Denver, Colo. Colorado
Springs, Colo, Pueblo, Colo, Salt Lake
City, Utah, Ogden. Utah. Pocatello,
Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho, Weiser, Idaho,
Baker City, Oregon, Lagrande, Oregon
and then we left the main railway line
and left Lagrande for. Wallowa, Ore
gon where we stayed a year
Now will tell you what I saw on
my way to Oregon. I saw the Mis-
souri, river between Council Bluffs and
Omaha, and the next place l remem-
Der anything about is Denver, the
capital Of Colorado. 1t Is one of the
largest or is the largest place I ever
saw. Pueblo is a pretty good sized
place to and has nice buildings there.
We changed cars at Pueblo or were
going to but the train had left so we
stayed over night in Pueblo.
Salt Lake City, Utah is next place
I remember there We saw Salt Lake.
There we changed cars again. From
Utah we went through Idaho but I
lust remember the name of the towns
or cities we went through. We went
into Oregon after we left Idaho. First
we went through Baker City then to
Lagrande, Oregon and stayed all night
there. The next morning we went
on to Wallowa where my aunt and my
grandma and grandpa lives.
Well I had better close for this time
as my story is getting long.
From Junior friend,
Irline Treanor, age IL.
Numa, Iowa, r. R. No. l.
P. S. would like to hear from
Maud and Mable Skirvin.
Dear friend Cecilia will answer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
THE LISTENERS.

Three little crickets, sleek and black,
Whose eyes with mischief glistened,
Climbed up on one another's back
And at a keyhole listened
The topmost one cried out, "Oho!
/ hear two people speaking!
can't, can't quite see them yet, and
I'll just continue peeking."
Soon Dot and Grandma he could see
Tea-party they were playing;
And, as he listneed closely, he
Distinctly heard Dot saying:
This pretty little table here
Will do to spread the treat on;
And will get a cricket, dear,
For you to put your feet on"
The cricket tumbled down with
freight;
run, for your life, my brothers!
Fly, Fly! He scudded out OF sight,
And so did both tha others.
Selected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13

in two little pans. I'm going to put
the sugar in mine now" said Kitty,
and went to get the sugar. She put
some in and said, mines going to be
just fine, / think
When she went to taste it was too
sweet. After it was done the girls
put it in the jars and made exclamation
.of delight. After that they got some
chairs out and some oranges and
small can Of salmon and crackers.
They had nice little lunch and all
laughed and talked about the jelly.
The sun was just going down when
Elizabeth's mother called her. And
the rest departed saying, didn't we
have fun though" ?"
Kitty watched them go down the
street and then went in to tell her
mother all about it.
Blanche Redman, age 10.
1872 N. Iowa evenue, Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
THE MOST INTERESTING EVENT
IN MY SCHOOL TERM

Dear Juniors:
thought would write for the first
time on the subject of "The most in
teresting event in my last school
term The most interesting event
was a 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 book
let on wheat
Inez Diversion.
Batavia, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
CLARA HAS EIGHT BANTAMs.

Dear Courier:
AS have not written for long time
1 thought l would write. was over
to my sisters week, had fine time.
We had company this afternoon.
was at Charlton the Fourth Of July
got six boxes of fire crackers and one
box of sparklers. I was at Sunday
school this morning We have quite
few calves. most of them are black,
some of them are red. We have one
little colt and lot of little red pigs. We
have not got any black ones. / got
card from the editor and thank her
very much for it. have quite few
cards. think they are awful pretty,
some of them. have eight little banty
chickens. Well, as my letter is get
ting long, will close.
Clara Schilling. age 10,
Oakley, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
HISTORY OF NY STATE.
I live in Iowa, SO I viii try: to tel the

i've III 1o"d, 30 "uA tTy. 70 Ieal tnG
history OF Iowa.
lowe OWE was olscovereo py tne ffencn
IN 1913. me nrst settlenenI was MADE
at DUBUQUE In l1eo py Junen DnouQue
ana zen associates VINO came 70 olg lead
ore. Iowa was organized az teI171ory
N 1888 s.. ana was aomlt1ed 20 to@ UNION
Zee. Zee. 20 1870: Inc area on iowa - o6,-
ozo square miles, ana y put niue s1na1l-
er tnah England ana Ha1ee taken 70.
getner. me census OF 1SOO snowed
enat iowa nad tnen popuauon OF i.
zod,soS.
Inc exports are corn stock ana some
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13

My first ride I ever took in an auto
was when I rode down to the railroad
and back. They are building a new
railroad through here now and they
were working with steam shovel.
There were four of us girls rode Gown
there in the auto, and we had lots OF
fun. When we got home it was very
near night, but helped mama feed
the little chickens and then I got sup
per and then helped papa milk. Then
I went to bed.
AS my story is getting long will
close.
Ruth Ragan, aged 10.
Charlton. Iowa. r. F. D. No. 6.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13

Dear Editor:
haven't written to the Junior page
for a long time. thought I would
write a story about why I like the
summer.
The birds sing and the flowers
bloom. It Is warm. the garden is nice
and the fruit gets ripe. We can have
nice picnics In summer. It is not cold
in summer.
Well will close for this time, hop
ing to see my letter in print.
Vesta Annie Winkler.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
THE FIRST PARTY ! EVER AT.
TENDED.

AS was only or 9 years old, do
not remember much about 1t. but will
try to tell what I remember 1t was my
grandma's birthday and they had
surprise party for her. 1t was held at
Batavia at my aunt's where my grand
ma was staying There was a big
crowd there. was staying with my
Oldest sister then We went in the
morning and stayed until evening. We
had good time. Some Of us went to
see the ball game in the afternoon.
Mabel NJ. Oliver, age IA,
Selma, Ia, R. No. !.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
FAITH TEN YEARS OLD AUGUST %

Dear Editor:
1 am little girl years Of age.
like to go to school. will be in the
fifth grade next term. My teachers
will be reading. arithmetic, geography,
language and spelling. like spelling
the best. My friend and did not miss
any words the last term Of school. We
were the only ones out OF thirty-two
pupils who did not miss any words
l like to read the Junior page. NY
birthday will be the Goth Of August. !
will be ten years old.
Faith Messerschmitt,
Martinsburg, Iowa,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

1. Use one side Of the paper only.
Q. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or a 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 a prize
on a separate piece Of paper, with
name and address in full.
Z. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior, Otutmwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
The Sword
Exculibur

Part 1.-The Gaining OF ExcaIibur.
Then Merlin took. up King Arthur
and rode forth with him. AS they rode
King Arthur said: "I have no sword
"No matter" said Merlin, thereby Is
sword that shall be yours
So they rode till they came to a
lake. In the midst Of the lake King Ar
thur was aware Of an arm clothed in
white samite. 1t held a fair sword in
the hand 49," said Merlin to the
king, "yonder is the sword that l
spoke Of"
With that they saw a damsel going
upon the lake. what damsel is that"'
said the king. THAT is the Lady OF
The Lake." said Merlin "She will come
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
GOING TO BUILD At LoLAH'a
HOME.

Dear Editor: We are going to
build this summer.
We have the, foundation all ready
to build. The carpenters are here to-
day starting the house. Our house il
two stories. We girls have q room
by ourselves.
The house has eight rooms in it.
We are going to put in a furnace
and the water works. Will close
Lolah Blanch Young.
Charlton. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
FIVE CALVES At IA RUE's HOUSE
Miss La Rue Utt,
Bloomfield. Iowa.

Miss La Rue Utt,
Bloomfield, Iowa.
Dear cousin: read your letter in
the Courier Junior so I will try and
write to you. How are you? | am
pretty WELL What have you been do
ing this hot weather? Our school was
out in May when was yours out?
Do you like to go? do pretty we'll.
l go mile now. How is your grandma
now? When are you folks coming to
see us? How many chickens have you
got? We have about 200 guess. We
have little calves. Their names are
Buster, Beauty, Cute. Dandy and Toot-
sy. There are red ones and / black
one. Have you got any calves?
Well as my letter is getting long
will close hoping to hear from you
soon through the Junior page, re.
main.
Your Cousin.
La Rue Downing,
Douds-Leando, a., R. r. No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
HOW WE BEGUN SCHOOL IN THE
MORNING

go to Agassiz school, but it is out
now. I live about three blocks from
school. would start to school about
quarter till nine and would get about
in line when the bell rang. I would get
in line. and march up stairs to my
room. Then we would have music, and
then the A class did their arithmetic
and the B class did oral arithmetic.
Then we corrected our arithmetic and
the B class studied geography. Then
Miss Baker, the assistant, would come
in and we would put down our work.
Miss Smith. my teacher, went to the
piano. Then we have calisthenics for
about fifteen minutes. Then we go
back and finish our work for the morn
ing. Then the bell rings, we rise and
pass out.
A Junior friend, .
Avis Mccoy. aged II.
"a 4.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
ETHA A NEW JUNIOR

Dear Editor:
AS have never written thought
would write. am little girl II years
old. have one brother and two sisters.
One of my sisters Is crippled and has to
use crutches. She is s years old.
Our school was out in May. We were
going to have picnic but 1t rafned SO
we could not have it. MY teacher'a
name is Miss Mcdowell. like her fine,
Ny playmates are Donna Manning and
Beryl Lynn.
Etha Gardner. age IL.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
THE SlLO.

The silo is used on the farm where
there is stock to be fed. Lumber,
brick or concrete Is used to build
silo. There was silo on the place
where we lived last year. 1t was built
of lumber.
The silo is filled with corn for win
ter use. In the fall when the corn
begins to harden it is cut in the field
by a binder and hauled to the silo,
where It Is put in an ensilage cutter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
SOME SHORT STORIES.

We have 10 ''beauty'' pins which we
will give to ten Juniors writing stories
on one Of the following subjects:
A MOTHER OF 1885.
A MOTHER OF 1e48.
A MOTHER OF TODAY.
NY MOTHER.
This contest closes Friday, July 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
STILL SEND Poer CARDS.

We want the Juniors to continue to
write letters to the Junior and to each
other through the Junior page. We
have some splendid stories today. We
will send out post cards to all the
writer's whenever their letters or
stories appear.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
IRIS HAS TWO CATS AND ELEVEN
GUlNEAS.

Dear Editor:
I thought would write to the Cour-
ier Junior. For pets have two cats
and eleven little guineas. We spend
our Fourth at home. We had COM
pany We had ice cream and lemon
ade and bananas.
Iris A. Davis, age 8,
Anabel, Mo-, R. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
GLADYS WRITES TO MINTA.

Dear Cousin:
l would like to hear from you
through the Junior page. Where do
you think you will spend the Fourth ?
/ think will spend the day at Eldon.
My chum will be Silvia Scarborough.
Gladys Sage, age 9,
Eldon, Ia, r. No. I.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13

your nice letter which you wrote me
through the Junior. was glad to hear
from you. You tell Elva l got her
letter just the other day.
Irline TreanOr.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
It Is run with either steam power or
gasoline engine.

a gasoline engine.
After being put in the ensilage cut
ter 1t Is cut into fine pieces and either
put in the silo by carrier or blown
into 1t through a pipe. There are
doors that go clear up one side Of the
silo and these are closed as the en-
silage goes in. When the silo is filled
1t is shut up tight just like fruit is
when preserved. Mold forms on the
top of it and in the winter time this is
taken off and thrown away, while the
rest is fed to the stock.
The silo is very useful in some ways.
1t saves the stocks of corn where IL
the corn was husked they would be
left in the field and go to waste.
Maude Skirvin, age IL,
Agency, Iowa, r. /
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
A Junior friend,

: -------- AVIS MCCOy. Hgeu II.
209 Wabash avenue, South Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13

Etha Gardner, age II.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
VEsTA LIKES THE SUMMER


Charlton, a., r. F. D. No. 7.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
WHEN SCHOOL BEGINS AGAIN.

La Rue DOWNING,
Douds-Leando, a., r. r. No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13

Charlton, Iowa, r. F. D. No. 6.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-07-13
MY FIRST RIDE IN AN AUTO

Hed1ick, Ia., r. F. D. No. l..
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-29
THE MUD BATTERY

Baked and baffled by the attitude
of ministers of the gospel in various
parts of the country, who have re-
fused to aid its efforts to deceive
church members into financing its
activities, the Anti-Saloon League has
resorted to a system of misrepresen-
tation and abuse of the ministers in
question, most of whom seem to have
been Methodists. = National Liquor
Dealers Journal, Oct. 6.
Owing to the continual exposures
of the Anti-Saloon League made by
the various trade journals of the coun-
try, that organization has been com
PEELED to change its name in many
localities.-Both Sides Qiquor paper),
Oct. 8.
Prohibition was defeated in Florida
and it has been assaulted in Maine,
chiefly by the political powers that
exist from no other reason than that
the Anti-Saloon League has success
fully deluded so many thousand peo-
pie with the idea of local option and
the false hope that the liquor ques-
ton can be settled without making it
dividing issue in the real politics of
the country = indicator, Franklin,
Pa, Nov. 8.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-29
Medical Study of the Alcoholic
Problem

In 1870 number of very promin-
ent physicians and medical experts
formed an organization in New York
City, called the American Society for
the study of alcohol and other mar
cotics.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-29

The complete system together with 100
pieces of music will then be sent to you
Free, all charges prepaid and absolutely
days to thoroughly prove it is all that is
claimed for it, then if you are satisfied,
send us $l.50 and one dollar month until
$3.50 in all is paid. If you are not delighted
with it, send it back in seven days and
you will have rislked nothing and will be
under no obligations to us.
Be sure to state number of white keys on
your piano or organ, also post office and ex-
press office. Address Easy Method Music
Company 298SC larkson Building, Chicago, Ill.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-29

Impossible, you say? Let us prove it at
our expense. We will teach you to play
the piano or organ and will not ask one
cent until you can play.
A musical genius from Chicago has
invented wonderful system whereby any,
one can learn to play the Piano or Organ
in one hour. With this new method you
don't have to know one note from another,
yet in an hour CT practice you can be
playing the popular music with all the
fingers of both hands and playing it well.
The invention is SO simple that even
child can now master music without costly
instruction. Anyone can have this new
method on q free trial merely by asking.
Simply write saying, Send me the Easy
Form Music Method as announced in
The American Issue.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-01

greater attention could not be given
to agriculture. They are also prepar-
ed to furnish money to advance the
interests of farming through the state.
Thinking men in all professions are
realizing more and more that agri
culture is the basis of all prosperity
and they see the necessity of better
farming methods. One of the anon
alous conditions is the strife we SO
often find between the country towns
and the surrounding farming com
munity. There is often jealousy and
Misunderstanding between the bust
ness men of the town and the farmer
This should never be tolerated; their
interests are the same. The town
could not exist without the farmer
and the farmer needs the town. A
better understanding will serve the
interests of both.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-01

to the better education of farmers on
the good roads question. King County
Good Roads Association is working
with the county commissioners on a
plan to make more certain, permanent
road building. They agree upon one
proposition which is; that there must
be a concrete bed of at least six in
ches in thickness before a permanent
road can be constructed. Recently
a line of auto trucks has been put
on from Seattle to Kent. The hard
surface road built by the county be-
tween these two cities is probably as
good as that in any state, but the
trucks had not been using the roads
a month until it became evident that
the roads we're incapable of standing
the strain. Some of these trucks
weigh six tons and an eight ton load
is not infrequent. This means four
teen tons weight, and it certainly
takes some strength to sustain such
load. The commissioners have cut
the entire weight of the load and
truck down to ten tons.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-01

men and represents their views. The
Lever bill was drawn up in the in
terests of the oleomargarine manufact-
urers. The Lever bill will allow cleo
margarine manufacturers to color
their product to resemble butter so
that the average buyer could not dis
tinguish one product from the other.
The Haugen bill would prohibit these
people from coloring their product
without paying a heavy fine in the
way of federal tax. Farmers should
write to their congressman frequently
and demand that the Haugen bill be-
come a law, and that the Lever bill
be de teated.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-01

DIR. Harvey w. Wiley, who has
been for twenty-nine years Chief of
the Bureau of Chemistry, has finally
left the service. Few men could have
stood the gruelling that DR.. Wiley
has withstood for the past fifteen
years. He had charge OF the depart
ment of chemistry and investigations
have shown a startling amount of
adulteration was being practiced,
which he attempted to stop. The re-
suit was that he has been the target
of every dishonest manufactures of
food and drugs for many years. Hon.
est manufacturers had nothing to fear
from him. He has done an immense
amount of good and he should not
have been allowed to resign. One OF
the questions President Taft will
have to answer before the voter Is,
why he has not been in sympathy
with the work of DR.. Wiley, or rather
why he allowed the enemies of DR..
Wiley to force him out of service.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-01
Chehalis, the busy county seat OF

Chehalis, the busy county seat OF
Lewis county. one of the most pro-
pressive sections of the state, is
building another mile of hard surface
road out in the county district. The
building of good roads is attracting
an uncommon amount of attention in
Washington this year. This is due
in part to the great number of auto
mobiles which are now used, and part
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-01

The Washington State Fair which
is to be held at Yakima Septem Der
23rd to 28th is making special effort
to interest school children of the
state. They have issued a separate
premium list in which large number
of prizes are offered, These include
agriculture, horticulture, domestic
science, needle work, manual train
ing, etc. There is in addition a large
number of special premiums offered
which should interest the children of
all parts of the state as they are we'll
worth trying for. Information regard
ing this can be had by addressing the
secretary and asking for the premium
list.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-01

The Washington State Bankers AS
ISOLATION has taken a progressive
step, showing that they are the wide
awake business men that such pro-
fesson requires. The executive COM
mittee of this Association recently
took up the matter of investigating
the public school system and see if
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-01

Crop planting in the Pacific North
west is making wonderful advance
now. The past two weeks have been
remarkably for fine planting weather.
The frosty nights have been followed
by beautiful days. The only real fear
has been that fruit buds have advanc.
ed so rapidly they may be caught in
late freeze. Early blooming trees are
already in all their glory of white
and red.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-01

State Superintendent Dewey is do
ing splendid work for better agrl-
culture by laying out course for the
public schools which would make
certain the establishment of better
understanding of the principles of
agriculture. School directors and
parents should support the superin-
tendent in the work he is doing.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-01

The dairymen Of the Pacific North
west should not be sleeping during
the session of congress for there are
many great questions etfecting them
before that body. Not the least OF
these great questions is the oleo-
margarine question. There are two
bills before congress-, the Haugen
and the Lever bills. The Haugen
was drawn up by friends of the dairy
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-28
DERAILMENT ON
TRACK CROSSING
NORTHERN PACIFIC FREIGHT
CARS WENT OFF TRACK NEAR
CROOKS rcE.

Crookston, Mimi, March 2S.-six
Northern Pacific freight cars. wrecked
at the Great Northern crossing three
miles east of Crookston last night
delayed the arrival of No. 33, the Du-
luth passenger train, in this city over
an hour
One OF the Northern Pacific extra
freights, quite heavily loaded with
lumber, was speeding west at a fair
rate Of speed, when the six cars To-
Gated in the middle Of the traiE, were
thrown off the track. 1t was reported
that the breaking of some part Of
the cars caused the derailment. The
cars were quite badly smashed uu
and the lumber scattered considera bly.
The Great Northern wrecking rev
was called out from Grand Forks and
assisted in clearing UP the wreckage.
A number of the passengers ON
No. S3, who were quite anxious TO get
into Crookston, started out and walk
ed to town. They did not know how
long the train would be stalled there.
and, wishing to get in in time to see
the performance of the Juvenile Dos
tonians, walked the three miles. The
train arrived in plenty of time. how
ever. to permit others to attend the
performance.