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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
THE COURIER JUNIOR.
Published by
the COURIER PRINTING CO.,
OTrUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEVEREAUx,
EDITOR.
Our Cousins

Dear Juniors: AS the Cousins con
test does not close until Monday. May
10, we will reprint the rules again. We
have received several very nice essays
but we want more.
Week before last James Thomas
wrote nice letter and in it he stated
that he had thirty-three cousins. Well,
we thought James had a great many
cousins. However. last week James
cousins were greatly outnumbered by
IVY Alice Bakers and William
Schoech's cousins, the former having
fiftynine and the latter sixty-six. And
the Judges insist that we have a
cousins contest, and that we start this
contest by awarding William a prize
All three judges think that William s
number of cousins cannot be exceeded
We are going to give the boy who mas
sixty-six cousins fountain pen, ana
we are also going to offer very beau
tffu1 fountain pen to the Junior VINO
has more cousins than William and
who gives us their names, places or
residence, and any little interesting
facts about them. This contest VIII
close Monday, May 49,"
Pansy Brown has 107 cousins and
Angeline Cecilia Coadv lO2. Ihelr
letters are in today's Junior.
Eugene Beck is again awarded
prize in the alphabet contest which
closes today.
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PAULINE LIKES MUTT AND JEFF
TOO.

Dear Editor and Juniors:
I have never written to the Junior
page before, though I have often
thought would. ., :
NY father takes the Ottumwa
Courier. like to read the Junior page
and enjoy Mutt and JEFF.
1 thought I would write about my
little friends Lillian Brown. She has
blue eyes and light hair, which she
wears "bobbed." She is awfully cute.
Her father is not very well so they
are going out to Colorado for the sum-
mer. She wants me to 60 along.
Our school was out Tuesday, May
Is, It seems like Saturday when we
are at home during the week. We
had two plays in the afternoon, one
was "A Brave Little Tomboy,' and
the other was browning the May
Queen" Lillian's sister was queen
She wore pink dress, pink hair I'D
bon and pink stockings and had
crown of pink flowers.
I am writing quite long letter.
I have three sisters and three
brothers. The girls are Ruth, Ella,
Mary and Rachel. The boys are John
Merle. Bruce Sanford and Newton Har-
vey Robinson.
NV mothers name is Birdie and my
fathers name is Leroy.
would like to correspond with
some Of the Juniors.
pauline Robinson, age 49,
Richland, Iowa, Route No. 8.
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MY TRIP TO MOULTON.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
My sister and I are visiting with
our uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
T. Pulliam, in Moulton.
When we are at home we live on
farm about thirty-one miles from the
railway. We call our home Stone
hurst"
We went to Cross Timbers and
stayed all night at the hotel so we
could start early in the morning with
the hack man. who takes the mail
from there to Warsaw, Mo.
Near the town of Warsaw, over the
Usage river, we crossed a suspension
bridge 1t was the first one we had
ever seen and was very interesting to
us. The long, large twisted wire
ropes we're fastened in solid rock on
both sides of the river.
The hack man drove very slow over
this bridge, for people are not allowed
to drive fast over it.
We ate our dinner at Warsaw and
took the train for Sedalia.
1t did not make us sick to ride on
the train as it did in the hack.
We changed cars at Moberly and
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FLoRENcE's FRIEND ELSIE.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
AS have never written to you for
long time I will write and tell you
about little girl named Elsie. Elsie
was pretty girl with dark brown hair,
brown eyes and rosy cheeks. She was
ten years old.
One day her mother told her to take
care of her baby sister. Elsie did not
want to and ran away from home. She
went to the woods near her home She
kept going farther and farther into tho
woods. After a while it commenced to
grow dark. She tried to find her way
home. She got lost and could not find
her way out of the woods So she just
sat down by tree and cried herself to
sleep.
When she woke up she saw her faith
er standing over her with a lantern. It
was after night. Her father took her
home and she always was glad to help
her mother with her work and never
ran away again.
Florence e. Akers. age IL,
Ottumwa, Iowa r.. No &
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THE MAYFLOWER.

IN the earliest days of spring,
The dearest, tiny, little thing,
Just is learning how to creep,
So it soon can get peep
At the sun.
Mother Nature when twas born,
Had green coverings thick and warm
(But it will not need them long,,
Shielding we'll it's tender form
From the wind.
Soon the darling, tiny sprite
VIII come out into the light,
Clad in lovely pink and white,
Giving every one delight
All the day.
Not a flower will you meet,
With 8 breath so soft and sweet,
Ways so winsome and discreet,
Let us all her presence greet,
First of May.
Mary E. Merrill.
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Troy, Iowa.
ANGELINA HAS 1902 COUSINS.

Dear Editor: This is my first letter
to the Courier Junior, so thought
would like to be called a member OF
the Courier Junior.
am IA years old, and am S feet,
inches TALL
My papa takes the Courier, and I
like to read the Junior page.
I go to the Mt. Carmel school and
my seatmate is Sophia Mortland.
I have 102 cousins. Some live in
Iowa, and some in Nebraska. / have
five sisters and two brothers, all OF
them are at home. My oldest brother
is rs years old. He Is the Oldest Of the
family. ....-
We have an organ and I took 10 les
sons on it last year from Joe Bennett.
But I am not going to take any this
year.
We live on a farm and raise stock,
sheep, swine, poultry and fruit, and
vegetables.
MY Oldest sister Mary is teaching
school now.
Well as my letter is getting long, I
will close
Angeline Cecilia Coady, age IA.
Abba, Ia, R. R. No. 8, Box GO.
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MlNNiE'S RELATIVES.
Eldon, Iowa.

+ Dear Editor: thought I would
write another letter on the letter con-
test.
have a good many relatives whose
names begin with M and N.
MY papas name begins with the
letter N. His name is Norval Mills.
He is a farmer.
He lives at Lacona, Iowa.
He has brown hair and blue eyes.
He weighs about 200 pounds.
He has three children. Their names
are Minnie, Flossie and Oracle.
MY stepgrandma's name is Mary
Mills She lives on large farm south
of Liberty Center. She has four chill
dren. Their names are Lowell, leila,
Oral and Raymond.
have quite list Of cousins.
Mae Mosher is one of my cousins.
She lives at Lacona.
She has one little girl, whose name
is Mildred.
Mildred is my cousin, too.
Ed Mosher has a furniture and
undertaking store.
Margaret Mills Is my cousin, She
lives at Liberty Center. She has two
brothers, Their names are Dec and
Alton. >
Another one of my cousins is
Merle Vincent. He has one sister
Her name is Ina May. She is the
sweetest little girl l ever saw.
Marvin and Merle are my cousins
They live near Liberty Center. Merle
is as fat as little pig.
I have little cousin six months
old. His name is Malvern Malcolm.
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ZACHARY TAYLOR.

Dear Editor and Juniors:
I will write about a president whose
name begins with "T." His name Is
Zachary Taylor. He was born In
Orange county, Virginia, September
"a, 1884.
He was president one year, four
months and four days when he died.
He was a good man and always tried
to do what was right.
He died at Washington. D. c., July
9, 1850.
This is the last of the alphabet. 1t
has been interesting. My papa has the
names of few hundred good people.
He said It was God that made them so
great. -
will close, hoping to see my letter
in print.
Irne Walters, aged 8.
Foster Iowa
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farm In Oklahoma for the past -four
years. When he was q little boy he wal
a great chum Of my papas.
I think have written all about my
cousin and now I will write about my
brother Stanley. He was born neal
Selma, Van Buren county, Iowa, in thu
month Of September. 1899. He has
brown hair and brown eyes. He Is q
member Of the Try band. He is in the
seventh grade at school. He ia four feet
and six inches tall and weighs about
seventy-f1ve pounds. He likes to take
care Of young stock.
Well as I can not think Of any moro
of my relatives whose names begin
with 8 or T will close, hoping to see
my letter in print.
Clarence Rodgers, age 8,
Troy Iowa,
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Dear Editor: I am a little boy 5
years old. I do not go to school. |
have a little sister and We play at
home We have a wagon and some
hoops to play with and sometimes we
make mud pies. I have two brothers.
They 60 to school every day. Their
names are Raymond and Morris and
my sisters name is Nellie.
We all go down to papa's store every
day. He gives US candy.
1 20 to Sunday school and church.
We all had the measles.
My grandma and grandpa were here
In the winter I have some flowers In
a little bed of my own. They are
Zinnies. Nellie has pansies.
This is my first letter to the Junior.
Raymond is writing it for me. I will
close.
Lawrence Ffnney,
42O So. Main st., Hobart, Okla.
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THE PROUD CAT.
Dear Jun1ors:'

Dear JuniorB:' \" \
received post card nom you and
I am going to tell the Juniors about the
picture which was upon the card.
There was picture Of a cat He had
green eyes and was white and yellow.
His forehead, nosa paws and breast
are white The rest Of his body Is yell
low. His long bushy tan is curled
he is? He Is up in hay loft at the cat
show and has won second prize. He is
an Angora. I think he looks very much
like our three legged cat My cats
name is Tommy. He Is yellow and
white like the cat on my post card
suspect shall have to name him Tom.
Luella Wood, age 8,
Moulton, Ia.
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LLOYD SAYS HE MISSED THE
JUNIOR.

Dear Editor and Juntors:-I am 8
little boy nine years old and l have
written twice before.
Papa quit taking the paper last fall
so missed lot OF reading. He takes
1t now. l.
I started to write story SO l will
tell it. It is a fairy tale I made up
Once upon a time away back In the
woods lived a mother rabbit and little
ones. One was called Billy.
Now, upon this morning Billy had
not been god. ..a.. (.
mo, children" said Mrs. Rabbit. "go
in and get your kettles and We VIII 60
blackberrying."
Away they ran Billy in the lead
Soon they returned carrying their ket
ties.
where are we going tor asked
Billy.
"To the woods" replied the mother
At last they reached the berry patch.
Billy took big bunch all together. He
picked and picked.
Getting tired of picking he began to
walk. He walked and walked until he
came to little house.
Bang! bang! went the knocker as
little Billy let it fall.
Bang! bang! went the knocker. but
no one answered the call.
Billy opened the door but no one did
he see He sat down and cried for he
could not find his mother. ,.
Now the mother having flied her
kettle, called the little rabbits to her
side
She soon noticed that Billy was not
there.
where's Billy?" she asked.
II don't know" answered all. They
hunted but could not find Billy.
One little rabbit came to cottage
where he could hear some one crying,
He went in and 10, there was Bill.
"Billy," he said. Mamma wants you
Billy and his brother went home
very quickly that night.
Lloyd Wilson Bottorff, Age 9.
Richland Rout NO. 8
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HAzEL's MAMMALS COUSIN. ZELLA
wendell.

Dear Juniors:-I have never written
to the Junior before, 80 1 thought
would write about Mammals cousin
leila Wendell.
She has brown hair and blue eyes
and is about II years old.
I have never seen leila for she has
never been to our house.
leila is going to school. I get cards
from her very often. She hives near
Almena, Kan.
leila has one sister and three
brothers. Her sisters name is Bessie;
her brothers names are Claude, Ras-
co and Ray. Her sister Is married but
her brothers are not.
AS have written about the only one
of my relatives whose name begins
with 81" 80 I will close.
Hazel Pickens, Age IL.
Ottumwa, Iowa, Route No. L.
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MABEL'S LETTER WRITTEN ON
TYPEWRITER.

Dear Editor:
I will try to write another letter to
the Courier Junior. I was glad to see
my letter in print do not go to school
now because our school is out. Our next
teacher will be Miss Gertrude Knecht.
We have three little calves now. Two
of them are Jerseys. We have two Jer-
sey cows.
My playmates at school are Eleanor
Parson and Bessie Mason. Twenty-ona
scholars went to school this term.
We have fun playing on the carrom
board at nights.
We have a typewriter and can
write almost everything on 1t.
would like to exchange post cards
with some of the little Juniors.
Mabel Hewitt age 9,
Douds-Leando, Ia.
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Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
I have never written before have,
two great uncles, two .uncles, one great
grandfather and one cousin whose
names are William.
My uncle Will Eckley has been sick
and has been to Colfax.
1 have one little sister, Her name is
Rosamond Helen. She has brown eyes
and brown hair. She is always in
good humor. But she says "in mischief"
I like to go to school.
I have thirty three head marks.
NY teachers name Is Miss Fox.
Sister and went to a party yester-
dav given by the Womens club at
Mrs. Greenlee's. We had fine time.
I will close hoping to see my letter in
print
Florence Mildred Hannah, age Z,
..,' Richland, Iowa.
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have never seen him yet. He lives at
Nevada,

have never seen him yet. He lives at
Nevada.
have quite list Of cousins yet.
will not take time to write about
each one, but will give their names:
Mamie Walters, Matte Gray, Mae
Mills, Minerva Carpenter, Minnie
Edwards, Norval Edwards and Mag
gle Webster.
I have a great aunt. Her name is
Minerva Vincent. She has one boy
whose name Is Cloe.
/ have another great aunt named
Milanda Ralston. She lives in Des
Moines.
Another one Of my aunts, Matte
Stout, lives at Upton.
Mary Mills lives at .Rich1and. She
is my great aunt. She is very old.
I have one great uncle. His name
Is Ned Edwards.
Well I guess I have named most
of my relatives whose names begin
with M and N.
Minnie e. Mills,
r.. r. S, Box IL, Tacoma, Ia.
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Stories and Letters.
GAYLORD AND HIS BROTHER
TEND THE FARM.

Dear Editor: AS this is my first let.
ter to the Junior page, will describe
myself. ST.
am feet and inches high and
have blue eyes and dark hair.
go one mile to school.
Our school was out May 2. My
teachers name was Harris Garrett.
I live on a farm Of about 40 acres.
My brother and are tending the farm
this year. We have three horses to
work with. We also have a COW and a
dog. The dogs name is Penny and
is my pet.
As my letter is getting pretty long
I will close thanking you for the pretty
card received. .
Your Junior friend,
Gaylord Archer,
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Discipline

Grandmother Benson was very busy
that morning. There was to be a fam
fly dinner at Aunt James, and she
was trying to get the children ready.
Martin and little Janet were her or
phan grandchildren, who had lived
with her. since the death of their par
ents, two or. three years ago. She
was very fond of them, but she did
wish this morning that Martin wasn't
SO full of mischief, and that Janet
would stand still to have her hair
curIed.
The hair was done at last, and the
curls were tied with a pretty blue
ribbon. It had been a work of time
for grandmother's fingers to tie sty-
ush bow, and, when it was satisfac-
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MERLE'S FIRST LETTER TO THE
JUNIOR PAGE.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
I though I would write to the Junior
page as have never written before.
Our school was out May 2. We had
are Elizabeth Shaw. Nellie, Meyrl and
Bernice Rodgers. My teachers name is
Miss Ora Hines. like her fine. like
to read the Junior page. have six sis
tiers and one brother. like on a farm
ten miles from Ottunwa and ~ miles
south Of Fremont. Mamma has fifteen
little chickens. We have two little pups,
one is black and one is brown and white
spotted, and four little calves. Some
little pigs and one little mule.
Merle PHILIPPE, age 8,
Fremont. In.
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KENNETH AND HIS PAPA PLAY
TOGETHER.

Dear Editor:
have never written to the Courier
Junior, but have always read the let
tiers every since learned to read.
l am 10 years old and live on a
farm. I have nice little riding pony.
Her name is Bess.
have two brothers, Claud and Mar
tin, and three sisters, Clyta, Irma and
Dora 4
I have violin and papa and play
together.
60 to school, My teachers name is
Miss Villa Jackson. She is good
teachers. ..
I went to visit my grandma in
southern Missouri last winter and had
fine time.
Kenneth Thomas,
Route No. 3, Floris, Iowa.
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PANsY BROWN 1o7 COUSINS.

Dear Junior: I thought would
write about my cousins. I have 107
cousins; full cousins.
Some live in Colorado, some live in
Canada, some live in Missouri and
some live in Arkansas.
have one cousin in Spokane, Wash
ington, two live in Montana and the
rest IN Iowa
Now I think have beaten the boy
who has SIS cousins.
I will close for this time.
d.. Pansy Brown, age IA.
Bear Creek, Iowa.
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

/, Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or a sharp lead pencil
s1 &. Always sign your name in full and
state your age.
4. Number your pages.
s. Do not copy stories or poetry and
send US as your own work.
s. Always state choice of a prize on
y separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
1. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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ALETTER CONTEST.

We are very anxious to have many
more interesting letters. We have
thirty very unusual as we'll as beautl-
full post cards. Besides having beau
tiful pictures on them they each have
a raised paper figure in the center
For instance: some have liberty bells;
some have butterflies; some nave
birds. etc. Well, we will send these
beautiful cards to the Juniors writing
the best letters before Monday,
May 26.
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came on to Moulton.
It was about o'clock in the morn
ing when we arrived.
Sister and I are enjoying our visit
very much.
After few more weeks uncle and
aunt are going to take us back to
dear "Stonehurst."
As long as we stay in Moulton we
will read the letters Of the Juniors.
Mary L. Gates, age IL.
MOulton, Iowa.
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Dear Juniors:
AS have never written before I
thought would write My school was
out April 25 and have got two miles
to go to school.
I have just one little sister and her
name is Hazel. She Is years old and
her birthday is the 2Sth of October,
and l am little girl nine years old.
My birthday is the 18th Of June.
Well. I will close, hoping to see my
letter in print.
Minnie NJ Evans.
Libtreyville, Iowa. R. F. d. No. l.
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,ANNA'S SCHOOL BURNED.

Dear Editor:
This is my second letter to the Jun
ior. I am years old. I am not going
to school. Our school house caught on
fire and burned inside so we only had
seven months. My teacher was Miss
Yochum and we liked her fine. There
were twenty-five Of us. We went to q
picnic. We had such nice time. Lots
of cake and pie and happy faces and q
nice program In the afternoon. Their
teacher was Miss Jessie Baker. Hop.
ing to see this in print will close.
Anna Mcmillan,
Ottumwa Ia, r. 8.
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EUGENE's RELATIVES.

Dear Editor: Now I will write about
my relatives. I will write about thei1
last names.
First I will write about my uncle
His name is Wesley Gearing. He lives
in Oskaloosa, Ia.
Twill now write about his wife. Hell
name is Matte Gearing. She lives II
Oskaloosa too. Her sons name IL
Floyd Gearing. Her daughters names
are leila Gearing and Lily Fearing
They are both married. .
leila Gearing husbands name IL
Mr.. Storms and Lily's husband name
Is Crowser.
Virgie Gearing is my cousin. She
lives in Ottumwa, Ia. Her fathers
name is Philip Gearing. Philip Gear
ing runs a green house.
/ There are quite few Zear1ngs
They are all my relations.
My friends name is leila Sharp
She goes to the public school in He'd
rick.
Her brothers names are Walter,
Edward and William Sharp. Her sis
ters' names are Alice, Leila and
Maureen.
Edward is the baby.
Alice is next to the baby.
William is next to Alice.
Leila is next to William.
Walter is next to Leila.
Maureen Is next to Walter.
leila Is the oldest.
leila is in the fifth grade at school
and in the third room. Her teachers
name is Miss Gertrude Mick.
leila lives the third house from me.
We 20 to school lots of times together.
But we hardly ever come home to-
gether.
do not know any more about leila,
so I will write about going 20 Ere
mont tomorrow. We are going UP on
the 10:37 train and coming back on
the O'Clock train.
Well I do not know any more to
write about.
am lucky with z but very unlucky
With Y. Eugene Beck, age 9.
Hedrick. Iowa.
P. ST. would like to exchange
cards with some of the Juniors.
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MABEL READ HER COUSINS LETT
TER.

Dear Cousin Elsa Young:
I saw your letter about being out to
see us in Spokane, Wash.
It was Just fine. I will tell about
those l know whose names begin with
V.
I haze brother named Virgil. a sis
ter named Viola and one named Vivian,
an aunt, Viola Carter who lives in Fl
Madison Iowa, an uncle who lives in
Eldon, Iowa.
Mabel Christina Young, age II,
E. II Indiana Ave-. Spokane, Wash.
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CLARENCE RODGERS COUSIN.

Dear Editor:
I am very much interested in the
name contest and thought I would try
and write about my cousin whose name
begins with T.
My cousins name is Theodore Ever
EFT Miller. He was born in Van Buren,
county, Iowa March 10, 1870. He was
married to Miss Frences Culbertson in
the year 1895 They now reside in Des
Moines, Iowa. They have two sons
John and Harry. Just before they
moved to Des Moines they lived on 4
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Dear Editor: My papa takes the
Courier I like to read the children's
letters.
I 20 to school, [ am in the second
grade. Miss Rachem is my teacher.
MY papa is doctor I often go to
the country with him. l will be seven
years old in July.
NV playmates are Ruth Hollond,
Helen Mae Needham and Lois Luellen.
am going to get some white rabbits
this week.
Ira Glen Murphy, age 6.
Eldon, Iowa.
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ROWENA'S LITTLE NIECE,
Dear Juniors :

Dear Juniors:
AS I have not written to you for
some time I will write and tell you
about my little niece. Her name is
Ethel. She has gray eyes and curly yell
low hair and has light complexion.
She is three years old. She likes to play
out doors in the snow all the time. She
lives a mile east Of Birmingham on a
large farm. She has very nice dispo-
sition and Is so cute
Rowena Morrow, age II,
. Birmingham, Iowa.