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La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
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few days axo We received q Let.
ter from . former osd timer Of La
'nn's wSo b nov . resident ol
Colombo \sprirss. H. Il ,.,l, n.
'ersvsed In La Junta. knows that II
is good place In which 10 live and
has a pramisins future. and woaderu
Fby the people who live here year
lf,er year don't wake up TO the n I
and pu, this old town on the man by
letting the world know Of her ad.
vantages. He makes n few obscrva.
,ions. thuSly:
Wnen the governors me, In Col
orado Springs had the pleasure OF
listening TO about half Of Tynan's H.
lus'raied lecture on good roads. In
nat period there were thrown on
the screen two pictures OF Rocky
Ford's melon fields and three Of
Rocky Ford cantalonpe~ and as this
lecture witn these pictures will un-
donbtadly be given In other places
and states In the future II is some
what apparent that Old Rocky Ford
is going to receive some mighty fine
tgratixl advertising.
1t seems to a man up a tree that
La Junta. with M many natural re-
sources M she has. and as grand n
boosting old family journal as she
nas. could gather together 4 group
OF about five men. with a saiaricsi ex-
pert among them. who could put Ia
Junta on the map for Just one lit.
tie thing. and put her there 10 she
would stay put. The righ, kind Of
man could start enough In a year.
II he was paid sufficient salary. 20
,ha, q good understudy could take
the work up from there and go on
with II. Where would the money
come from. Why SHOULDN'T the city
make such an appropriation.
There are n thousand ways In
which La Junta can become famous.
Look at the countless auioists who
pass through your beautiful city In
a year. Why not have picture
stunt like tina, which Rocky Ford
pulled off before the assembled gov
ernors in Colorado Springs: news
board TO furnish tele;raphic reports
to state and on, OF state papers
news letters to agricultural and
eastern Sunday papers: direct adver-
using In the national magazines. and
direct advertising In her home papers
which 20 out to a great many out OF
state homes. and could. by the aid
Of home people. bc sent into a great
many more Why don't you wake w
down there. ard let the world kno~
more about Ii Junta- A GOOD thins
needs advertising. The dear people
will never find II out any other
way. Get busy"
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
sesr cAnrALoueE RECORD
Concluded from Firs, Page,

III. u cents advance money hs vii
have an average OF $2a7 per acre-
and under the much maIigned Otero
ditch ar that
y. J. Matern. OF the Fairmoun'
country who lives on ID. X. Rattey :
eld farm had four acres In can'a.
loupos and during the season ship
ped total Of siss crates, an ay-
erage OF S72 II crates per acre. II
Mr. Maicrn recriyde only the =
cents advance money he would have
ap average Of s2is per acre.
Tony Jeppcrsou, also OF the Fair.
mount country. shipped 1919 crate
nf canJaloupes from abou, two aeres
only about one and one fourth acre
Of which produced to any great er-
tent Figuring on a basis OF ar
acre and half this would mean .00t
crates 10 the acre. or an average Of
$3.50 per acre providing he received
nothing more than the advance mon
~. Mr. Jepperscn's place 10 also
uuder the Otoro canal This Is ev-
deutly going to be great year IN.
der the Otero canal
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
Relay Office Moved Once More.

c. Nuttcr. assistant superintendcnI
OF telegraph of the Santa Fe sys
TEN. with headquarters at Topeka
Kan. Is here to superintend the re
es,ablisnmnt Of the local relay offic'
in the old general office buiidins
which has been moved to the new
location west OF the Reading Room
Us soon as the new general offios
building is completed. the telegraph
department will occupy commodiou'
quarters In the new edifice.
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27

FOR sALE-That nice pair Of lot.
next To tho cottage on the corner NJ
Hayes avenue. one block we, II p.l.
mont avsass. Ohio addition: fifty
sees sostA q sscosd sass-t: city
water N sFont o. sirsca: ea,y 500:
sefes. y CO.. es ~ ns.eA. A.
essss ]. G. 0savss. Soee lnlIass sye.
80. Haaeas CIV. ~. Dspssst g
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La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27

FOR SALE - Two dwellings. in
fine condition. Oh Smithland avenue.
No. bo'. five rooms. si.soo. No. bss
sn rooms and bath. nearing compile.
ton. also two double houses - on.
with six rooms and one With sey.n
rooms. r r. Woodruff. i:i Ration
avenue.
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
Feed . Husband 70 Keep Him.

How to keep husbands" is coming
TO be more important subject with
magazine writer's than How To Ge,
Husbands And perhaps It deserves
more consideration. The topic u
not copyrighted Nearly everybody Is
taking a hand In the discussion. It's
our turn
Ninety-nine times out OF one hun
dred a husband can be- kept by feed
Ing him. When he comc~ home tir-
cd. feed him when he finds fault
with things. feed him: when he com.
plains about bSsineas or the wcath.
er. feed him: when he has the blucs
about the hopes Of the home team.
feed him: when he Ameats the poor
quality Of the last ~ OF ttres. feed
him: when he's anGry. feed him:
whea he's sIck. feed him; Awaya
feed him.
No husband Who wa<iiles or stalks
into his home q evenings. tired.
worried. disgusted. half Angry. out
of sorts. can remain - after he hiss
filled up on . juicy Steak end warm
pumpkin pie. No husband Will OBJ
ject 10 the prAnks Of the children
that have torn his n,AAssines. or bnst
the seortiag section Of The sveasns
eaper. when he has haA . eoo1 sup
per. No husband vin - 70 hh
work with the h,ues Il hs has hsd
the rigAi kind II hreakiast-
Whea great d~sds are to b. Zone.
he weu fed nsa nust b. dspssAsA
upon u Do them. wAen great ideas
are TO b. thought out. mon With
sstissied ssomarhs are the ones tn
think them: when skin v demanded.
vhen strength IL required. whcn In
tc,jissnce y needed. u y we'll scd
men Who come sprward 10 M the
demands.
On th~ eve Of . great battle 9th.
- toe bis cosnary or for his pr
soasl welfare the conQuerus Il the
unsu Who saas snoA FOOD and thea
marches forth % victory. pep"nd
upoa Il. feeding he n~a os the
void h ~ mucA . social - an
sueemic prubseo and The women W.
a vAom Il Aevolves 70 feed thels
hnunasAs. b. doing Il not only Rep
the1s AusbanAs. but kssp the worm
mevins. - Wilmington Joasaa Rs'
sr001oaa.
sss1ey oshsss e'essss s.ss's'"es'
=. nnanny >negeabne1 -,
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27

FOR SALE-s7s takes that pair
II east front lots OIL Belmont ave.
tue. Nos. J and I. Ohio addition. 20
tcc' south Of Second street. s. ash
and s. monthly deposit s. IN either
Ia Jnnia bank and you secure them.
X c. Grnves Owner. 2ci0 Indiana
rvcnu-. Kansas City. Mo.
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27

FOR SALE-E'Eht room brick. sI7
B"'l.vicw avenue: strictly moi"rn:
good barn. also four room frame
and barn. tsl B.llcvi.w avenue. (.
make me an offer Coltman's Phar.
macy.
La Junta tribune., 1913-09-27
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
CAPITALS.

Dear Editor:
am going to write about the cap
itals. 49,. .... 4-
Des Moines is the capital Of Iowa.
The court house is in the eastern part.
Drake university is also in Des
Moines. Des Moines and Sioux City are
large cities and in the prairie region
and are markets for grain, cattle and
dairy products. III
Des Moines is also a. center for SOL
iers. Ill.,. E..u
Washington, the capital Of the Unit
ed States, is not In any state or terri
tory, but is on tract Of land set apart
for the use Of the nation. This area is
called the District of Columbia.
The president and many other offlc-
ers Of the government reside in Wash
ington. The laws of the nation are
made in this city and the highest court
in the land sits here.
The capital Of Appanoose county,
Iowa, IS Centerville. There is only one
river in Appanoose county, Iowa. 1t is
the Charlton river. 1t is located lit-
tie way out from Sedan.
The population of Centerville Ia
about 5000. Hegen park Is west Of Cen
terville on the electric line. The court
house is made Of cement blocks. new
brick depot was built about a year ago,
Luella Wood age 8,
MoultOn. Iowa,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
Donald Riley Visits Iowa's
.~ Capital.

Dear Editor: will write about the
capital of our own state which is Des
Moines and Is situated In the central
part Of the state In the midst Of the
farming and mining region.
It was originally fort built by the
United States and was called Fort Des
Moines and 1t was not until the year
1857 that the capital was fixed at Des
Moines. It is situated in a lovely
valley of the corn and blue grass belt
surrounded by sloping hills and rich in
coal mines.
It Is built at the junction of the
Raccoon and Des Moines rivers. The
Iowa state fair is held there every
year and thousands Of people at
tend It.
Papa and went to the fair last year
and visited the capitol which is built
on Capitol hill in East Des Moines
and from there you can obtain a fine
view Of the city.
Des Moines is great railroad and
manufacturing center great deal OF
business being transacted every year
Wire fences and vehicles are some
Of the manufacturers.
Des Moines is built somewhat sira.'
lar to Ottumwa the city being on eac Il
side Of the river. The population OF
Des Moines is S6,36s.
Donald Riley, age II,
Chillicothe, Ia. r. r. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
If Any One Wants a Kitten
See Stella. !

Dear Editor:
AS I haven't written you letter fo4
quite a while thought I would write
you about my kittens.
Grandma has an old cat that stays
around her barn and catches mice.
One day papa was working in th9
born and he heard noise. He look-\
ed around and saw two baby kittens I'M
a box. He didn't tell me until that
night. SO the next morning went upf
to see the kittens.
The kittens were black and white.
told grandma there were some kittens
in her barn. asked if could have oneh
Of the kittens. She said no, not unless
would take both Of them. She said she
didn't want the other kitten. II I didn' F
take both of them she would send thenf
away.
I took both Of tho kittens home andl
put them in basket. The next morn.t
inE went out to see the kittens and
to my surprise there were three moro
kittens. making Ave in all.
The next morning went out to seel
the kittens and to my surprise there
was another strange kitten. |
Now I have SO many kittens that
don't know what to do with them. II
any Of my little friends want q kitten|
call and see me.
Stella Dale, age II,
2e4 s. Davis St, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUx,
EDITOR.
PLAYaRoUNDs, SUBJECT.

Dear Juniors:-We are quite sure
that all the Juniors are interested IN
the Fairgrounds provided for children
An MANY cities in the United States.
The Ottumwa children will soon
have q playground all their own. Inc
nicture In today's Junior represents
ehildrens playground in Central PARK
New York, on a festival day. wen
"a want all the Juniors to take chi
dran's Fairgrounds for their subjec1
IN the new contest, which opens TO-DAY
and closes Monday, August IL. -,
we think this will make a splenolo
contest. We also want the Junior boys
a we'll as the girls to work IN TINS
contest. The Juniors can use the ION
lowing subjects II they wish:
\ NY IDEA OF A PLAYGROUND.
THE BENEFIT OF CHlLOHENo
TnE FIRST PUBLIC PLAY
o1TuMwA's FAIRGROUNDS.
The writer's in the contest can
choose their own prize or select one
from among the following: A ring
bracelet, fountain pen, basket, book
clock. locket, croquet set, dolla knife'
ball and bat or hammock.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
THE ROBIN.

The robin comes early in March and
sometimes In February. Color: Head
black, back graySsh brown, breast red
bill yellow. II Of friendly. cheerful dis
position. His song Is Cheer up" He
makes his home near dwelling places
and seems to prefer low branches OF
apple trees. 1s an early riser. Takes a
bath every day. Works hard all day
gathering worms for little robins. He
is one Of the few birds that sits IN the
rain and sings. Food Is worms. insects
and fruit
Nest is made Of twigs, hay. hair
feathers, plastered with mud and lined
with wool, hair to make it soft. The
father bird gathers material for nest
female does the building. Eggs number
from four to six. Take about clever
days to hatch them. Robin sings to his
mate while she sits and takes hel
place when she leaves the nest.
Young robins are about three weeks
old before they leave the nest.
Ralph Eugene Downing. age z,
Floris, Iowa, r. No. 4.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
Veonne Tells of Douglas,
Wyoming.

Dear Juniors:
Douglas is the county seat Of Converse
county. The state fair is held here. 1t
has q population Of 5000. There are
four grocery stores, three meat mar
kets, two drug and ice cream parlors;
five saloons, two saddlerys, three res
taurants and one hotel. y
The Burlington railway bought a
right Of way through the Arlington no
tel and the citizens are building the
new Douglas hotel Of brick.
There are five churches and two
livery barns, three garages. and three
lumber and hardware stores.
Our court house Is built Of brick. A
quarter Of mile north from town is
the Douglas brick yards A half mile
northwest is the Douglas dairy and
creamery company.
The state fair grounds are just out
side the city limits. The fair this year
is from Sept. 80 to Oct. 8.
There are two banks, two millinery
stores and one jewelry store. On Satur-
days and during fair time Douglas Is
quito q busy place.
veopne Williams, age IS,
FAirview Rancho, Douglas. Wyo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
MARY MILLERs NICE STORY

My mothers name begins with 0.
Her name is Olive Kate Miller. She has
black hair and brown eyes. She Is
forty eight years old.
Opal Lsk Is my school chum. She
has light hair and blue eyes. She IL
ten years old.
Opal wyckoff used to come to Cedar
school too. She has light hair and blue
eyes. She Is seven years old.
My teachers name was Miss Pearl
Hammersly. She has light hair and
blue eyes.
Miss Payne was my teacher last fall.
She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Paul Harkins is little boy about 81
years old He has brown hair and
brown eyes. He lives in Eedrick, Ia.
Mary Miller, age 13,
!. Hedrick Ia. R No. I.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
Gerald's FavOrite Fish are
Gold Fish.

Dear Editor: ... .%# '.
Having received a card from the
Courier Junior which contained two
beautiful fish, the Grayling and the
Windsormere CHAIR, thought I
would write little fish story.
The Grayling Is very pretty fish. It
has a sreenish colored back, light
b, east and a long pointed head. 1t is
generally found in clear running
Streams and reaches length Of about
eighteen inches. The JWindermere
CHAIR IS also fish of many beautiful
colors. It's back is green with red
spots. 1t has salmon colored breast
and a large round head. 1t Is very
much valued as a dainty, both when
fresh and potted. This fish thrives only
in clear water and usually is found in
the deepest part Of the lakes These
arc both pretty fish, but don't think
any fish Is as pretty as the little gold
fish we have in our globes and pools I
think it would be nice II the editor and
Juniors could take their lunch baskets
and poles and 50 to the river and spend
the day fishing. Although was not
much of fisherman myself never
had very good luck. But enjoy going
Gerald Fulmer. age II,
Chillicothe, Ia, r. No, 1,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
Bessie Thomas BY Maude
Skirvin.

Bessie Thomas's mother was called
to distant country on account OF
the illness of her mother.
She decided not to take her little
girl along as she thought she would
be too much trouble If she had to
take care of her mother.
Bessie was willing to stay with her
papa and the cook, so on one bright
day in May Bessie kissed her mother
goodbye just as she was getting
ready to get on the train.
Her mother had been gone about
"a week when Bessie and some Of her
friends decided to go flower hunting
in timber near the outskirts of the
town.
Bessie was up bright and early and
in little while was ready to start.
She was to meet Dorothy and Ey'
erett Jackson at her uncle's home
rat 10 O'Clock.
She got there at almost ten and
waited for them until half past ten
and then went to the woods.
None Of the children were there, SO
Bessie sat down near small brook
to wait for them. She waited about
a half an hour, then thinking they
were not coming, she ran about here
and there picking wild flowers.
At about noon she ate the lunch
the cook had fixed for her. Then she
sat down under a large shade tree
and arranged the flowers very prettily
in nice little basket she had
brought to put them In.
While she was sitting there little
IN or tyr o11nA Nv hnp
She called to him to come to her, bu,
1t was Of no use, for he ran farther
away from her.
AS she lay there looking at the
pretty blue sky above her, she sud
denly fell asleep. She slept for quite
a while and when she awoke the sun
was sinking in the western sky.
She arose, thinking she would re-
turn by the same path she came, but
the path divided into two, and she
knew not which one to take.
While she was standing there won
dering which path to take, she saw q
little b1uebird hopping on the ground
She ran to see what was the matter
with it. She found that one Of its
wings was broken. She picked it w
and put it among her flowers.
She finally decided which path tt
take and like all other people who
are lost = she took the wrong path
I. She did not sit down and cry like
most little girls would at the age o.
eight years, but kept going until she
met an old man with bunch Of VIC
let's in his hand. He asked her where
she was going, gave her the violets
and went on.
Finally she came to the edge Of The
woods. Not far from the woods sht
saw a farmhouse where she went tx
inquire the way to the city.
She was invited to stay all night
but at about nine O'Clock her father
and uncle came after her.
She never forgot that Saturday
night when she went to bed saying
ri will never go flower hunting agar
without some one with me when
start"
From Daily Junior,
Maude Skirvin, age IA.
| r. r No. g. FlOris Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK
Helen's Interesting Story
on Denver, Colo.

Denver is the capital of Colorado
and chief city of the state, and is sit.
uated on the South Platte river at
its confluence with Cherry Creek.
Twelve railroads furnish excellen,
transportation facilities in all direc-
tons. .
The most prominent structure in
the city is the state capitol, occupy
ing an eminence in the east central
part OF the city, and constructed of
Colorado granite at an expense of
$3,250,0OO.
Other buildings worthy of mention
are the union depot, the United
States postofflce and custom house,
the United States, mint, the court
house, Equitable building and Brown
Palace hotel.
Among the important churches are
the Methodist and Central Presby-
terrain.
City Park, in the eastern portion
OF the city, has an area Of 800 acres
and in addition to the usual features
of well-kept park, contains artif-
cial lakes, a geological garden and a
museum Of natural history. Among
the seventeen other parks, Washing.
ton, Congress and Lincoln are
worthy of mention
Among the important educational
institutions Of the city are the Uni.
versfty Of Denver, the Tiff School Of
Theology, the College of the Sacred
Heart and Wolf Hail.
The city library contains abou,
100000 volumes and will soon BE-
housed in an imposing ediflce
Denver is an important distribute
ing point for the country west of the
Mississippi river, and is a leading
market for mining machinery.
The city was settled in 1853 as
Auriria, on the west side Of Cherry
creek, and as st. Charles on the
east side.
In the following year the rival vii.
lagos were united and incorporated
and named Denver by Gen. J. w
Snuggs, who at that time was gov
ernor Of the territory of Kansas
which then included Colorado.
It was made the capital Of the ter
ritory of Colorado in 1857 and was
the county seat Of Arapahoe county
until 1902, when it became the "city
and county Of Denver" and was vest
ed with the unusual powers and pre-
negatives, including the initiative and
referendum.
The population in 1900 was 33,S5o
A Junior friend,
Helen L. Larkin, age H.
~ r. No Charlton iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL

Dear Juniors: s.. e.
I am going to write about our ma
tional capital.
George Washington our first presi-
dent, selected the place for the capital
Maryland and Virginia gave to the
government a tract Of land ten miles
long on each side Of the Potomac river
on which the national capital was to
be built.
The first president who occupied the
new capitol building was Thomas JEFF
ferson That was in 1900 The capitol
and the white house are situated there
The white house is where the presi-
dent lives. Congress and the supreme
court meet in the capitol building. This
building is very large.
John Skirvin age 8.
Agency, Iowa, r. No. !.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
Stella Dale Awarded Sur
prise Prize for Letter.

Dear Editor! .-. ".
I thought would write and tell you
about my trip to Texas last winter.
We left Ottumwa Sunday at 1880 a.
m. We travelled all day and arrived at
Kansas City that evening. We left
Kansas City that night and arrived in
Temple, Texas, about II p. IN. Mon.
day. We left Temple about 8 a. m.
Tuesday morning and arrived in San
Angelo, Tex, at $3.50 p. M, where
visited my aunt and uncle.
We had q fine time while we were
there. I went buggy riding almost
every day, and certainly enjoyed see
ing jack rabbits, prairie dogs and cot
ton tails.
One day we drove about seven miles
to see two large hills called the Twin
Mountains They were called the Twin
Mountains because they joined each
other and we're exactly the same size.
I also went out to Fort Concho,
where the soldiers used to stay, but 1t
have been rebuilt.
l saw the old sun dial which the
soldiers used to tell the time of day.
There are great many Mexicans
in Texas. The Mexican women make
some very fine drawn work, such as
doilies, center pieces. etc. l saw a
nice drawn work table cloth valued at
$50, made by a Mexican who brought
it from Mexico.
While was there I also learned to
talk Mexican from Mexican nurse
girl named Lupie Ardanonda.
While visiting in Texas my grandma
wrote me letter telling me they were
having snow storms up here, and the
same day I was picking violets in my
aunt's yard, and the apricot trees
were in bloom. We visited four weeks
in San Angel.
On our return home we saw large
buffalo ranch.
We stopped at Forth Worth to see
the city and then we went on the In
terurban to Dallas. Tex. We stopped at
the hotel over night.
The next morning we went out to
see the sights. Dallas has great many
high buildings. We were on the roof
of a building sixteen stories high
When touchdown on the street the
people looked like dolls walking along
We went back to Fort Worth that even
ing and left for Kansas City that night
While was in Kansas City rode
on the elevated railway. We went
through long, dark tunnel.
We arrived in Ottumwa Saturday
about midnight and it was rather cold
o1lI hoN tn hI1f1H fire
to warm ourselves. Then I wished
was back in Texas, for another month
at least.
/ will bring my letter to a close.
Your friend,
Stella Dale, ageo IL.
1854 S. Davis St., Ottunlwa, iowa.