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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17

II diplomatic proprieties permitted
the welding of a shillalah. Charge
O'Shaughnessy would probably have
settled the Mexican muss long ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17

Most successful was the opening Of
the quail season in Missouri. Several
men and women were seriously injured
with gunshot wounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17

And the $4,000 deer hunters in the
Michigan woods haven't much on the
millions of stay-at-homes except the
xtra-hazardous rating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17

One most commendable feature O.
tho football season is that 1t IL as shor
- Il Is vigorous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17

President Wilson has a special en-
voy in Mexico, also an unofficial
envoy. and his next move in this d.
rection will probably be to send one
Of the extraordinary variety.
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eleven ARE SHOT.

econtinued from rage one,
today. villa declares that Chihuahua
city will be attacked as soon as he
can replenish his ammunition. Amer
leans express fear Of trouble IL Villa
mobilizes his entire army Of 1000 un-
disciplined men on the border.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17

Those Chicago and Milwaukee
breakwaters that were washed away
In the storm ought not to have been
left out unprotected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17

Zelaya, one Of the ex-Latin-Ameri-
can presidents OF the cut-throat va
riety, had no trouble in meeting the
moral turritude requirements of the
immigration authorities. It is to
0nvsRh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17

The oldest golf club in the United
States will be twenty-five years old
next week. So will many Of Americas
most priced jokes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17

Up to the hour of going to press tn
narrowing question as to what to d
with ex-presidents was not botherin
MEXICO.
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Now that he has been indicted TO
getting stabbed, General Diaz ma
find life safer in Havana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17

Most Of the Mexican patriots appear
10 lay too much stress on the ''I'' In
that word.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17
Robber Turned Sculptor.

Jack Brady, notorious bandit and
train robber. serving q life term at
Folsom for holding up = train near
sacramento and murdering An omceE
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( It will soon be too late to do your
Christmas shopping early.
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Frank Gee, q well known Lawrence
business man. has been arrested by fed
eral authorities on the charge OF using
stamps in his business that have already
been sent through the mails. Gee is
real estate agent and 1t il claimed that
he has practiced the plan OF mailing used
knoWn in Lawrence, has q family and two
SONS attending Kansas university.
Gee has been arraigned before United
States Commissioner F. l. Campbell ana
reiessed -after furnishing bond for 500
His trial ON this charge in federal court
has not been set
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suurene Court Recess

washington. Nov. 1.-THE supreme
court recessed today until December
to prepare opinions In eighty cases
awaiting deeialon&
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Founder Of Sioux City Journal Dies.
Riceville, Iowa, Nov. lie b.
Stillman OF Jefferson, founder Of the
Sioux City Journal in 1853. died SUM
day afternoon ut the home Of his son
here.
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washington. Nov 1.-THE senate today
confjrmed the nomi.sa ton OF VIM. Tirste,1-
berger as postmasfe- at Kansas City,
Kan, and Elliott Trim, postmAster at
CofEcyvt1le. Kan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
Z BEATRICE is VISITING HER
''%@ GRANDMOTHER.

Dear Editor:
7 thought would write to you and
thank you for my skates as they are
just fine. .'
am staying at Grandma's now and
am going to all this summer. was
down here when l found out I got
my skates and then the folks sent
them down to me.
Grandma takes the Daily Courier
and has taken it for five years. That
is ever since she has been here.
Lake Contrary and Krug park will
open some time this next month and
then Is when we will have a good
time.
Last Sunday eleven Of us went to
the waterworks.
We took the street car as far as we
could and then walked the rest Of the
way. We saw the water when It first
came out Of the river and 1t was very
muddy. then. The next stage was
little bit clearer and so on until 1t
was just as clear as crystal.
When we walked back we came
through Dug Cut" in which the
James boys and other bandits lived.
They claim there is murder for every
step through there and that there Is
lot of gold buried. Ulr
I am going out flower hunting with
some girls tomorrow.
AS my letter Is getting long I will
close thanking you very much for the
skates. ~. #
Beatrice Stoessel.
$500 Sacramento, St. Joseph, Mo.
Care of Mrs Mary Coday.
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Stories and Letters.
LEoRA's GRANDPA DAWSON.

My Dear Junior Friends:-I wish tt
tell the Juniors little about my
Grandpa Dawson as his name begin.
with "W."
Ills name is William Jackson Daw
son. He now lives four miles east Of
Brighton, Iowa. His 6Sth birthday was
the 4th of May. He was married tt
Indiana Bennett about the year 1865
He has five sisters and two brothers
nine children, eleven grandchildren
living.
| Mrs. Rosie E. Amerine. They have
two girls Minnie and Jennie. They
live near grandpa.
Arthur A. Dawson lives six miles
north of Washington, Ia. They have
one boy named Clyde.
Marvin F. Dawson lives in Washing.
ton. 49,"
Roy William Dawson lives six miles
southwest of Washington. He is 81
years old and married Helen Doig.
They have one girl named Gladys
Marie and one boy, Raymond Rex
James Howard Dawson lives four
miles southwest of Washington He
married Irma Pearl Rich, Dec. 81, 1906.
They have one little girl Leora Mae
Chats me).
Vern E. Dawson lives right near US.
They have three boys, Howard, Merle,
MILFORD and one girl, Mildred Bernice.
Bonnie J. Dawson lives east Of
Washington. They have one little girl
named Ethel.
Mrs. Della Crandell lives north of
Brighton, Iowa, and Miss Hazel Daw-
son is at home with grandpa and
grandpa. -t
Grandpa was an old soldier in the
Eighth Iowa infantry.
Grandpa is mighty fine old man.
I wish l was close so I could see him
every day. He got hurt last winter
and isn't very well any more.
I am going down to visit him next
Saturday and Sunday. Grandpa has
large orchard and if we don't get there
when fruit is ripe grandpa always
saves some for me.
MILFORD Dawson is the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. V. E. Dawson, and
say, he is captain! He told papa
yesterday to kill chicken for dinner
and he would be down. He is two
years old. He walks and every time
his mamma puts out water for the
chickens he will go and play in it and
turn the pan upside down SO they
can't drink. He ran off and came
down to our house the other day. He
never went home until night. We have
lots of fun playing horse. had him
for little colt but he said "Me han't
collie, me brother
Well, must close, hoping to hear
from some of the Juniors some time.
I received card from June Watkins
the other day and must answer it. !
Leora Mae Dawson, Age 5.
Washington, Iowa, Route 9.
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Eddyville, Iowa, R. F. D. No. 8.
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.

John Greenleaf Whittier was noteu
poet He wrote many good poems. !
have read several of them. The name
Of the poem like best is I'm Schooa
Days" have also memorized this
poem. sf.->
Whittier was born In Haverhill.
Mass. Decmeber II, 1907 and died at
Hampton Falls, N. H, Sept z, 1892. He
lived to be about IS years Of age.
He attended the village school. work.
ed on a farm and also taught school to
earn enough to support himself and to
get his education.
When 80 years Of age his literary life
began. He wrote several poems Tor
newspapers, thereby showing the peo-
pie that he had talent for poetry.
In 1851 he published q poem called
Songs Of Labor" It was one of his
first good poems. He wrote some OF
the sweetest poems ever written.
"Snowbound" is a very interesting
poem Children study the poem in
school. It Is a scene of New England
life. Whittier also was editor of several
newspapers.
It was his beautiful and interesting
work that made him famous. He wrote
many poems Of his sister whom he
loved. After she died he wrote very
much about her life.
Winters father was a farmer and
also cobbler. He was very poor SO
John Greenleaf had to work for his
education as many other noted men
have had to do.
Mildred Lundberg, age IL,
1870 Iowa Ave-, Ottumwa. Iowa
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THE COURIER JUNIOR.
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUx,
EDITOR.
Cousins

Dear Juniors Last week James
Thomas wrote a nice letter and in ii
he stated that he had thirty-three cous'
ms. Well, we thought James had a
great many cousins. However, this
week James cousins are greatly out.
numbered by Ivy Alice Bakers and
William Schoech's cousins, the former
having f1fty-nine and the later sixty
six. And the judges insist that we
have cousins" contest, and that we
start this contest by awarding Will
liam prize. All three judges think
that Williams number Of cousins can
not be exceeded. We are going to
give the boy who has sixty-six cous-
ms q fountain pen, and we are also
going to offer very beautiful foun-
tain pen to the Junior who has more
cousins than William and who gives
us their names, places of residence,
and any little interesting facts about
them. This contest will open today
and close Monday, May 10.
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FOR THE CHILDREN

geraniums. Mary saw some svee
peas first and Lizzie some violets. Sd
they gathered all they wanted of them
So they went and sat down an1
rested. Then Henry said, Lets p
up the track little bit farther" Sd
they all went and got lots of wild
roses
Then 1t was time to 60 home. When
they got home their kind mother
smiled and said. "Oh, children, what
pretty flowers" She took them in and
put them In water. When they awoks
next morning it was their delight to
see that they had new baby sister.
They named 1t Vona. When vona was
two years Old they took her flower
hunting. They went to the same place
as before. When their mother saw
them coming she got the glasses ready
to put their flowers In. When William
came home they showed him the
flowers. He gave them each q nickel
and his mother five dollars and his
father five dollars. william kept on
working till he got twenty dollars
month, and when he had a lot of
money he put it in the bank and they
were rich after all.
Well this is all I can think OF in
the wv" and W" contest, SO will
close.
Bertha Bishop, aged 10.
Eldon. Iowa, Selma street.
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HELEN'S WILLIAMS.

Dear Editor and Juniors:-I thought
l would write about my relatives
whose names begin with CIV"
Now, there Is my papa, his name Is
William Calvin, age 81. He was born
in Macon county, Mo-, In 1874. They
moved to Illinois when papa was about
six years old.
About two years later while they
were living on a farm near Jackson.
vile, Ill. there was cyclone and they
went in a cave The cave was old
and a large board fell on papa's head.
For while they thought he wouldn't
live.
The cyclone blew away everything
they had but one horse. The Odd Eel.
lows helped them.
My grandpa's name Is also William.
He was a farmer till he got too old.
Then he moved to town.
I have two great uncles whose
names are William. $3.50.
My Uncle William Colman and my
Uncle William Hatfield.
I also have cousin, William Barr.
He Is travelling man and little
brother Wilbur Clarence McLin. He
was one year old the 26th day of April.
He has eight teeth and he Is very busy
all the time. He likes to play with
the stove and get his hands black. He
is scolding me now. The incest '*W''
except papa is my little brother Will
bur.
Helen McLin, Age II.
Rchland, Iowa
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THE "Y" AND ~" CONTEST.

We have come to the last week OF
our alphabet contest and We feel very
sorry that It is over. 1t has certainly
been a very interesting contest. We
realize that this weeks contest will
be a very hard one because so few
names begin with "Y" or H." Con
sequently we are going to give some
very interesting books as prizes be.
sides the other articles. Among the
books are "a Bookful Of Girls" by
Anna Fuller; "The Enchanted Pea.
COCK by Julia Brown; More About
Teddy B and Teddy G., the Roosevelt
BearA" by Seymour Eaton, and AT
Flower Farm" by Jane Holloway.
The writer's can select their prizes
from among the above books or a
box of candy, letter paper fountain pen
pocket knife, work box, doll, roller
skates or garden tools.
The prize winner in the wv" and
"X" contest is Gerald Fulmer, whose
splendid story is found on this page,
in another column.
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until the fall of 1859 when they set
tied on a farm on the edge of Ma
haska county, where they resided
one year.
For seven years they occupied the
farm now known as the Philip DOTS
farm, in Columbia township. Next
they moved to farm in Pleasant
township where they lived for about
80 years.
In the spring of 1901 they moved to
Eddyville, Iowa. -
On September Is, 1911, they cele.
brated their golden wedding ami.
versary. All the children were present
except one daughter. We had our
pictures taken Of the four genera
lions.
March IS, 1919, grandma died, then
grandpa went to live with his dausa-
ter near Chillicothe, Iowa.
Grandpa has four boys and four
girls. They were all present and
helped him celebrate his seth birth
day on Feb. 3, 1913.
have two great uncles whose
names begin with w: Wells Chap
man. of Arkansas City, Kan, Will
Chapman, near Eddyville, Iowa.
Grandpa has 80 grandchildren and
10 great grandchildren.
Your Junior friend,
Russell McGee, age 8.
..... III. Eddyville, Iowa.
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EUGENE'S RELATIVES.

Dear Editor:
I will write a story about w, as
have no relations whose name begins
with X
The first l will write about is my
brother s.. s..
His name is Waldo Emerson Beck.
He is the son of Mont and Mabel
Beck of Hedrick, Iowa. He has light
hair and is years old. He has one
brother whose name is Eugene Beck.
Wesley Gearing is my uncle. He
lives at Oskaloosa. Iowa. He has
three children. Their names are
Stella, Lily and Floyd. Stella and
Lily are married. but Floyd is not.
have not seen Uncle Wesley for a
long time.
Now I will write about my cousin,
Wesley Mock He lives in Oklahoma.
He has two children. Their names
are Helen and Harold Harold is the
baby. He has brother whose name
is Willard Mock. He lives in Okla
homa, too. Well cannot think Of
anv more about Willard.
Willie Mock is Willard and Wesley's
brother.
Willie is dead. don't know much
about Willie
NV uncle and aunt's last names are
Watts. -..
NV Uncle John Watts has Moline
automobile.
We are going to my grandpas house
Sunday.
wrote about my aunt. Jennie
Watts in the I and ] contest.
Harry Watts. is my Uncle John
Watts brother. "
Harry Watts is not related to me.
Well this is all of my relations
whose names begin with w that
can think of.
Eugene Beck, age 9.
Hedrick, Iowa.
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WILLIAM HAS 66 COUSINS.

Dear Editor: This is my first letter
to the Courier Junior.
like to read the letters on the
Junior page.
When I read the little boys letter
about his 80 cousins I began count
ing mine and found that could dou
ble his number of cousins.
I have Sc cousins.
Some live in California, some in
Wyoming, SOME in Colorado and two
in Oklahoma. The rest are in Iowa.
O, all these cousins, just ones
name begins with V. His name Is
Vern Schoeck. He lives a mile and a
half from us.
We go to school together to the
Jay school, Vern did not miss day
of the eight months and was no.
tardy.
Our school was out last Thursday.
I had not been absent nor tardy
neither until week before last was
sick and had to miss three days.
Vern and I are together often. In
the winter we 60 out hunting together
with his air rifle.
Last Saturday. Vern came down on
his brother Johns pony. We went
down in the woods and picked flow.
ers and made whistles. .. ~.
Vern's birthday is Sept. 26. He will
be II year old next birthday. I a.
ways go home with him from school
on his birthday and stay all night.
Then he comes home with me on my
birthday.
Vern has one sister. Her name is
May, and his brothers. name is John.
He has white dog. His name Is
Sport. ,.s..
William Schoech,
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Stories About
Tom

What do you think Toms mother
let him have to play with one day:
and more than one day, because he
| liked 1t ever so much.
1t was the jolliest little round box.
shining, bright! A little bit of a shin,
ing box! And on one side it had an
open place, and right there was g
small ring to take hold of with your
finger and your thumb-just with
your finger, you know and your
thumb. And you pulled that ring and
it was fastened to long blue ribbon
that came out Of the box; blue, thai
ribbon was, with marks on it to
measure with. You pulled out that
ribbon and you measured with it.
Tom could measure lots of things.
His mother showed him how to do 1t
She took hold of the ring and pulled
out the ribbon and measured across
the top of Toms high chair. She
said that it measured sixteen. She
said to Tom, "You measure my hand"
So then he did, and she said, ''seven"
and Tom said seven"
81 measure your sleeve" Tom said
to his mother. So he did measure her
sleeve. Tom said that the sleeve
measured sixteen. He measured a
great many things-spoons and
things at the table, and then dolls
and mittens and blocks. And some
times they measured seventeen and
sometimes they measured four or
ten or nine. He showed Dorothy and
Davy how he could measure.
And then, when he finished meas
uring something, he let that blue
ribbon run right back into the little
box, because it would run right back
fast, all by it's own self. Tom would
let it go, and it would run back, al
ways, quick as anything. Fun! lots
Of fun! -..
One day when Tom was in his crib
to take his nap he did not 60 to
sleep right away. 1t was because he
did not feel very we'll. So his moth
rubbed him little and Rugged him
little, and kissed him a little, and
talked with him little and laughed
with him littley and talked little
more.
Then she put Tom into his crib
again; and Tom said, care you going
to lie down on the big bed beside
me?" And his mother said, Eyes, If
you want me to-" And Tom said, Il
do" a&
Then Tom said: "Are you going to
hold my hand?" And his mother
said, Eyes"
So then Tom lay down all com.
Portable in his crib; and his mother
was lying on the big bed, and she
was holding his hand So then he
looked at her little bit of a while
And then he went to sleep and had
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GLADYS GRANDMOTHER, VALARiA
WARD. ..s

Dear Editor and Juniors:-Well,
thought would write about my grand
ma.
Her name is Valaria Ward. She was
born April II, 1853, in Huntington
county, Ind. She was 50 years Of age
April II, 1913. She has one full sis
ter who lives in Chicago, Ill. She has
several half-brothers and sisters In
Indiana.
Her sisters name is Mrs. Anna
Fisher Her parents names we're Geo.
Shank and Mrs. Pamela Shank. Grand
ma has six children.
Their names are George S. Ward,
John M. Ward, Harry J. Ward, Albert
J. Ward, Mrs. Minnie P. Myers, and
Mrs. VIM. A. Myers.
They all live near Eddyville, Iowa,
except Mrs Minnie Myers, and Mrs.
VIM. A. Myers.
Gladys Myers.
,@.... Mora, MINI.
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IVY ALICE HAS 50 COUSINS.

Dear Editor:-I saw in the Courier
Junior that James Thomas said that
he had thirty-three cousins and that
anybody that could beat that had to
go some. So l guess am going some
as l have f1fty-nine cousins living and
eleven dead.
My oldest cousin is 81 years old and
my youngest cousins are twin babies
two years old. have seen all my
cousins but six In my papas family
there was five boys and five girls, and
in my mammals family there were six
boys and two girls. If all my uncles,
aunts and cousins could get together
couldn't we have q picnic?
Ivy Alice Baker, Age IL.
Belknap, Ia.
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THE STORY or WILLIAM.

Dear Juniors:
Once there lived boy named Will
liam Allen. His father and mother
were poor. William had to work hard
to support the family. William had
one brother and two sisters. William
was the oldest.
His sisters namees were Mary and
Lizzie.
Henry was ten years old, Mary five,
Lizzy six, and William nineteen.
They lived in the city. One day
Henry wanted to go flower hunting.
So he asked his mother and she said
Eyes" So Henry told Lizzie and Mary
to get their baskets ready. When they
were all ready he said, where shall
we go? Mary said, Lets go to the
woods So they went to the woods.
The first thing Henry saw was wild
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Pussy Wjnow

Pussy willow, pussy willow,
Growing by the rushing stream,
First to bring sweet news Of spring
time,
Weakening from your wintry dream
Pussy willow, pussy willow,
Soft and warm as ermined king,
Whisper in my, ear and tell me
Why you save your furs till spring
Tell me why all through the winter,
When the nights are long and cold,
And the sun Is almost frozen,
And the winds are rough and bold,
.Tell me, tell me, pussy willow,
Why you stand out in the snow,
With no coat or bonnet, shivering,
Till the first spring breezes blow.
I can't tell, sweet pussy willow
Why you turn things so around;
But whene'er I see your furs on,
Then feel as if I'd found
Something like fairy's magic.
You just shine out soft and white,
And know the spring is coming,
And the whole big world is bright.
Some folks say, dear pussy willow,
That in days long, long ago,
You, like other trees and bushes,
Plainly without furs did grow.
Yes, they say a little kitten,
Homeless came to you one night,
And you softly bent above her,
Kept her warm till morning bright
So the fairy, some folks tell us,
Who loves everything that's good,
Made you sweet, so people love you,
Gave you furry mits and hood.
don't know, sweet pussy willow,
Whether truly this be true,
But you tell me spring is coming,
Skies will soon be warm and blue
&C. M. S.
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his nap. ~.
In the country there was a pump,
Tom could pump
Tom reached the handle of that
pump and he pulled it down; and
then he stretched and pushed it up,
and then pulled 1t down again. And
out the water ,came-lots!-sp
Tom found bottle; he put it
where the water would go into the
bottle He pumped that pump, and
the water did go in. Then he lifted
that bottle with both hands, holding
tight, and he carried it to his father
Drink, drink" Tom said to his
father ..-
"All right, drink" his father said
So he did drink.
Then Tom made his father drink
some more after that, and some more
after that. And his father laughed
and they had fun.