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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-09
|CROP EXPERT IN
HENRY AND LEE
J. w. CovERDALE GIVING LEG
%TURES-TELLS OF THE NEEDS
OF FARM DEMONSTRATION.

Mt. Pleasant, Oct. III. w. Glover
dale, crop expert from Ames, wht
Is here In the interests of better crops
and stock, under the auspices of the
Henry County Betterment association
which is to continue throughout the
week, in various parts Of the county
In the Y. M. G. A. Monday afternoon
There was large attendance present
Delegates from the various townships
were present to further complete the
formation of the association. Mr.
Coverdale's speech was largely ex
planatory Of the need OF farm demon.
stratior who should take up his perma.
nent residence in this county and de.
vote his whole time to the aiding of
the farmers in improving their stock
and crops. Mr.. Coverdale Is working
in the interests Of the United States
department Of agriculture. He stated
that the government had decided that
the millions Of dollars that they were
expanding each year in research work
was Of little value to the average farm
er as the pamphlets that were sent out
were of such a technical nature that
they were very difficult of understand
ing. AS result the government is
trying to locate an expert in each
county of the union. In the last ten
years the population has increased
eight per cent while the crop yield
has only increased one per cent. The
United States government will furnish
some aid, while the balance will have
to come from the counties. Eight
counties of Iowa have employed these
demonstrators. They are Clay, Mont
gomery, Clinton, Wright, Black Hawk,
Scott, Muscatine and Pocohontas coun-
ties. Wapello, Henry and Des Moines
counties have nearly completed their
organization
The demonstration will be of aid to
the farmer. He will be at the call OF
each Individual farmer in the district.
Mr. Coverdale estimated that the in
crease Of one bushel per acre of corn
in Henry county would net the farm
ers $38,000. In one county in Iowa
which employees farm demonstrator,
he saved the farmers over 100000 in
the successful combating of hog chol,
era. Over 80 per cent of the hogs in
q district where the disease was pre-
valent were saved by scientific pre-
ventative measures. The cost of a
farm demonstration in salary and
travelling expenses will be about 3d.
500 per annum. After the lecture a
list was circulated and
a goodly sum was secured.
The following is the program which
will be held in the various parts OF
the county this week. Mr.. Coverdale
will speak at each meeting and dele
gates will be elected to form board of
directors who will attend to the hiring
Of demonstration:
Monday, Oct. 6-Rome 8 p. m.
Tuesday, Oct. Lowell $3.50 a. M;
New London 1880 p. M; Excelsior
school house 7: 80 p. m.
Wednesday, Oct. S-Center school
house., jackson township $3.50 a. M;
Hfllsboro p. M; Salem 1880 p. m.
Thursday, Oct. 9-Trenton 10 a. M;
Wayland 2 p. M; Odds 1880 p. m.
Friday, Oct. 10-Mt. Union 10 a. M;
Center school house, Jackson township
$50 p. M; Winfield s p m.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-09
MOVIES TO RECORD
HUNT FOR C00NS
CLUB AT MoBERLY, MO-, PLAN
MING BIG DoINGs At ANNUAL
INTERESTING EVENT.

Moberly, Mo-, Oct. THE second
annual meeting of the Randolph Coun-
ty Coon club, will be held on the w. H.
Daily farm, four miles northeast OF
Moberly, on October %, 20 and 80.
The selection of the camp site was
made last week by Grand Sachem
John E. Lynch and Commissary Gen
eral Hamp RothWell.
The camp will be in the heart Of a
giant sycamore and elm forest. The
wood follows the meanderings of Elk
Fork creek for many miles, and near
the camp large spring of pure water
gushes from the ground.
A few years before the civil war the
farm was part of a 1,600-acre planta-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-09
GOVERNOR CLARKE AT
DAVENPORT NOV. 16

Davenport, Oct. 7.-Governor Clarke
Of Iowa will deliver the address at the
opening of the church efficiency con-
gress to be held in Davenport begin
ming November 16 An acceptance of
the invitation extended to Governor
Clarke was received by DR.. ]. T. Hous-
er, pastor of the First Christian church.
The governor states that 1t will give
him great pleasure to open the con-
gress. This Is one of the most import
ant religious meetings Of the year in
the country and will attract thousands
Of people from many distant points.
Speakers and instructors in church
work Of national Importance will be
heard s .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-09
Stop Guessing in Buying
Clothes
Is it all DOOl?.
WWHholdHs shape and good looks?
viii it lDeQr?

|GTOP guessing the answers to these.
- questions in buying Clothes. Quit
taking chances on what wear will prove.
Know before you buy them that your
clothes are right and will stay right.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-09
FORMER IOWAN IS
KILLED IN RUNAWAY

Fairfield, Oct. Mrs Fayette
Spencer has received a telegram from
her niece Mrs. James Thompson in
West Plains, Mo-, stating that her
husband had been killed in a runaway
accident. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson form
erly lived in this city and many friends
will be grieved to learn Of Mr.. Thomp-
sons sudden death.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-09

. You can if you buy
Clothcraft Clothes. It's
all down in black and
white on the Clothcraft
guarantee which insures
all wool cloth, lasting
shape, satisfactory wear
and service.
You run no risk in
these guess-proof clothes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-09
SELLS kEoTA LUMBER YARD.

Keota, Oct. is. S. Wright. who has
had lumber yard here for about
twenty two years. has sold out to E. L.
and ]. W. Kirkpatrick, brothers. They
expect to take possession about the
first Of December. Both men have had
experience in the business and have
families and will move them here
The Washington times., 1913-11-24
To You the Men and Women VIII,
Drawn Your Money Out of The |

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Charlton Junior Writes :
Newsy Letter

Dear Juniors and Courier: How are
you? am we'll. guess will write
a story about the robin.
The old robins have speckled breasts
but the young ones have red breasts.
The old birds lay speckled eggs.
Well I guess that is all I will write
about the robin for this time, so will
write about something else.
NV teachers name is Edna Mitchell.
I like her fine. My birthday is the
second of January. l will be eleven
years old.
My cousin was nine the day | was
ten. Her name is Eva Threlkeld.
have one baby brother and a Sis
ter, Their names are Donald and
Ardis.
These are the names Of my school
mates: Twila Redbingshafer, Gwen,
Maudie and Merle Carpenter, Mildred
and Marlen Terrill and Erie Shore.
would like to exchange post cards
with some of the Juniors. VIII be
glad to receive some post cards. I
guess this will be all. will close for
this time so good bye.
Marvel Gookin, age 10.
Charlton. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Dorothy Christie, on The
United States Flag

The birthday Of the United States
flag was June 4, TIT, when the con-
gress, resolved, that the flag Of the
thirteen United States shall be thir-
teen stripes, alternate white and red,
and that the union be thirteen blue
stars on a white field" s~
The first flag was said to have been
made by Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, flag
maker, at 239 Arch St., Philadelphia.
The French navy first saluted the
American flag February IA, ITS.
The first time colors were unfurled
over a foreign land was when Capt.
John Rathburne took possession of Fit.
Nassau, New Providence Islands.
The American colors were first
shown in a British port by the ship
Bedford Feb. 6, 1888.
Eben Appleton, Yonkers, N. Y, has
in his possession the flag whose broad
stripes and bright stars inspired the
"Star Spangled Banner" written by
Francis Scott Key.
Dorothy Christie, Age II.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Mary Heard a Little Girl
Cry

Dear Juniors:-On Saturday after
noon wandered into the woods with
my basket on my arm that contained
my lunch.
The blue birds were singing merrtly
in the trees and flying hither and
thither and the squirrels leaped from
branch to branch in their merriment.
After while sat down on a log
to eat my lunch and soon heard
somebody crying. l turned around and
saw little girl with her hands full of
violets, crying bitterly.
asked her what her name was and
what she was crying for, and she said
her name was Bessie Thomas and that
she was lost. She said she had come
into the woods to gather flowers but
she had wandered away from the path.
Then I shared my lunch with her
and took her home.
Mary ]. Bell, Age IA.
Keosauqua, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Young People Of Danville
Plan Picnic

The young people of Danville vii
lage had been planning picnic for
some time, but 1t had always stormed
SO they couldn't 60. This time the
day promised to be nice one. The
sun was shining brightly and the
birds we're singing In the trees when
they all met at the school house
where the great wagon with Its nay
ladder was waiting for them.
They had not gone very far when
they heard some one calling them,
and looking back they saw small
girl whose name was Bessie Thomas
coming down the road after them as
fast as she could run with her lunch
basket on her arm, so they stopped
and waited for her She said she had
tried to get ready in time to start
with the rest of them but her mother
had made her wash the dishes and so
she was late.
They started on and nothing more
happened until they had nearly
reached the woods. One Of the girls
said she saw something go up tree.
They stopped and the boys got out
and looked up in the tree and they
saw a little brown squirrel. One OF the
boys had brought his gun along, so
he went back to the wagon and got It
and shot the squirrel. They then went
on and reached the wood without any
thing more Of Importance happening
They all jumped out and leaving
their lunch under some trees they
walked about until they found some
violets and little crippled bluebird:
which they took with them. They had
lunch and in the afternoon they
played games and as it was Saturday
they started home early SO they could
get up in time to 60 to Sunday school
next morning.
Affectionately yours,
Bulah Elswick, aged IA.
Abba, Iowa, R. r. D. No. 5.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Harold Writes About "Our
National Flag"
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
have not written for long time.
am going to write about our national
/, flag.
The first flag was made by Betsy
Ross. 1t was our national flag, the stars
and stripes, and was made of a piece OF
blue jacket, some strips of a white
shirt, and some strips Of old red flan-
nel
The flags used by the continental
troops in 1875 and 1777 were Of at least
a dozen different patterns. A colored
plate showing most Of them is given in
Preble's Our Flag"
In 1776, In January, Washington used
one at Cambridge which SENS to have
been suggested by the ensign OF the
East India company. That Of this COM
pany was combination Of thirteen
horizontal red and write stripes (seven
red and six white) and the red cross Of
st. George.
That of washington was the same,
with the British Union Jack, substi-
tuted for the cross of st. George.
After the declaration Of independence
the British Jack was out of place on
our flag and in June, 1777 congress
adopted union Of thirteen white
stars in circle, on blue ground, in
place of the British union.
After Vermont and Kentucky were
admitted in 1871 and 1892, the stars
and stripes were each increased to fif
teen. g,.
In 1918 the original number Of
stripes was restored and since that
time each new state when admitted is
represented by star and not by a
stripe. .t..'.
Harold Morrow, age IL,
Selma, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
The Old Tin Sheep

"Creak!" said the old tin sheep or
wheels:
T'm growing old, and down my back
I'm very sure there's dreadful
crack.
There's nobody knows" said the old
tin sheep, "till he's old how an
old toy feels.
IT used to trundle about the floor,
But that was when I was young and
new:
It's something now that I could
not do.
No: l shall quietly rest myself on this
shelf behind the door,
"Creak!" said the sheep. What's gone
amiss?
Some one is taking me out, know.
They're pulling my string, and away
go.
Stop! oh, stop!" cried the old tin
sheep: 81 never can go like this!"
But Tommy pulled the sheep around.
About the nursery it went so fast
I The floor beneath seemed flying past,
While ACKNOWLEDGMENT! the
wheels went round with doleful
soundl
Then Tommy left 1t there on its side:
The wheels moved slowly, and stop
ped with creak,
And the wax doll heard 1t family
speak. .--s-..
There's nobody knows what he can
do" said the sheep, till he has
tried"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Donna Finds a Little Baby
Brother on Return

Dear Juniors:
This is the first time l have written
to the Courier Junior.
I like to read the Courier Junior.
I will tell you what / did this sum-
mer:
First I went down to Libertyville and
spent two weeks there. had a very
nice time.
When was gone little baby broth
err was born. We named him William
Clifford but call him Clifford.
Then / came home and helped. had
lots of fun on our big rope swing. We
would get up in tree. We had to
climb up on a ladder and climb out on
a pole, then Jump on board and 60
down. We would swing way out
A few days later some of my relation
came in their auto and we had lots OF
auto rides.
One night it rained and the car turn
cd blue, but came back to It's color.
Some of my cousins came and we
had a lot Of fun.
I am In the sixth grade and third
room.
Donna Manning, age II,
Agency, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
THE COURIER JUNIOR.
Published by
TIE COURIER PRINTING co,
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUx
EDITOR.
abort STORY CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: We want q short
story contest and we want the Juniors
to select their own subjects or else
write on one Of the following:
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY,
A SEPTEMBER PICNIC. .
THE VALUE or ADVERTISING.
FOUNDERS OF OUR COUNTRY.
THE PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM PENN, A QUAKER IN
THE NEW WORLD.
This contest opens today and closes
Monday, Sept. 20. We want all the
Juniors to write selecting their prizes
from among the following:
Roller or ice skates; doll. book
souvenir spoon. necklace, fancy work,
foot ball or clock. ~"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
RUBY GOES TO SCHOOL.

Dear Junior:
have written once to the Junior
before, but thought would write and
let you know that got my post card.
It Is pretty card. E..H
My school began September 1, I
was glad when it began. My teachers
name Is Miss Bessie Blake. E.r
I have five brothers and one sister.
Their names are Carl, Olin, Raymond,
Wilfred and Kenneth, and my sisters
name is Dow. ...-... ..- E,.@.
live on farm three miles from
WOODBURY.. There are 100 acres of our
place. ~N @.e
My school is a quarter Of a mile
from where live. ......- ~.
Well as my letter is getting long l
will close Ruby Lowell, age II.
WOODBURY., Ia, Route No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Elizabeth Likes Her School
and Her Teacher

Dear Juniors:
ASH have not written for long time
7 Thought would write a few lines.
went out to my aunts this summer
to spend some of my vacation
I had lots Of fun out there.
Next went to my Aunt Lbs while
and then came home.
Also I attended camp meeting at FL
don. The last Sunday papa. mamma
and I went down there with Wilbur
Courtney and family in their auto. We
enjoyed the trip very much and saw SO
many people we knew.
Our school has begun. This Is the
second week. Miss Johnson Is my
teacher. I am in the third room IN the
fifth grade.
I like my teacher fine. AS my letter
i sgetting long ! will close.
Elizabeth Gardner,
Agency. Iowa, Box 1856
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
SEVEN RULES FOR JUNIORS.

/. Use one side of the paper only.
Q. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
3. Always sign your name In full
and state.your age. d.. .
4. Number your pages.
s. 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, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Pauline Riley Wants Name
" For Her Colt

.
Dear Juniors: It has been 80 long
since I have written. am going to
school now.
l sit with Wilma Barnett.
My little pony colt, can't md q
name for him.
Would like to have the editor or
juniors to write and tell me.
Our teachers name Is Lydia Terrell.
We have two kittens, their names
are Nellie and Molly. Nellie Is vel
low and Molly is Maltese.
How many of the juniors have kit
tens or cats?
would like to exchange cards with
the juniors. have received three
cards. don't know very much to
write about so will close. A junior,
Pauline Riley
Age 13
Allerton, Iowa, R. r. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Dorothy Likes School, and
Studies Hard

Dear Editor:-As have not written
before thought would write.
go to school every day in the week
and study hard till school Is out.
Miss Kissick is my teacher and she
Is good to US.
have two sisters and two brothers.
Their names are Belle, Glenn, Edith
and Donald and Dorothy
will close now, hoping to see my
letter in print
Dorothy Clutch, Age 10.
sos East Fourth ST., Abba, Il.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Lennie Has Three Sisters
and One Brother

Dear Editor and Juniors
AS I have never written before I
thought I would write. go to school
every day and am in the nth grade.
Washington school, Miss Kissick IL
my teacher like her fine.
For playmates; Dorothy Clutch,
Ruby Colvin, Edith Clutch, Mabel Nor
row, Louise Hull, Edna Neal.
I have three sisters and one brother
My sisters names are: Hilda, Bessie
and Helen. My brothers name Is
Philip. will close hoping to see my
letter in print.
Lennie Adams, age 10
727 East Fourth ave-,
Abba, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Glad That Evelyn Wanted
to Write Again

Dear Courier Junior thought
would write again.
For pets have a dog and a pony.
MY papa takes the Courier Junior
and l like to read the stories.
I have two sisters and i've broth
ers. Their names are Annie, Gail,
Manning, Nellie, Tom and Aliner.
Well, as my letter 10 getting long
and all l can think OF.
Evelyn HARDWOOD, Age IL.
Hedrick, Iowa, Route No. l
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
ONE LITTLE DOG, ONE LITTLE
LAMB, HARRY's PETS.

Dear Editor:
I am little boy seven
years old.
70 to school. have two little
brothers. Their names are Oscar and
Robert.
have for pets, one little dog and
one little cat.
Harry Wilburn, age
Eldon, Iowa
r. r. No.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
Cuba Writes Interestingly
About Herself

Dear Juniors thought would
write about myself.
am ten years old. got to school
every day.
am in the sixth room.
I 60 to the Irving school. MY
teachers name Is Miss tanning.
have several playmates who play
with me after school. Their names
are Florence, Mildred and Mamie.
l have lots Of work to do.
This is the third time have written
to the Junior.
Cuba West, Age 10.
OttumWa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
WANT INTERESTING LETTERS.

Wo hopeS that sftnaany, more Of the
Juniors will write letters. We Will
offer another surprise prize, for the
best letter, and all the Juniors can
work for 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
VILE SEND POST CARDS.

Whenever the juniors write short
stories or nice letters they will receive
post cards, the latter being sent out
when the letters and stories are pub
lished.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
ABOUT PRIZES.

II the Courier Junior has ever fall
ed to send out prizes when the win.
ner's names were published we want
to be told about it right away. we
also want all of our prizes acknowl'
edged. ~ 5A%: ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
PRIZES FoR SCHOOL WORK.

We want the Juniors to send in
some OF their school compositions. We
will award surprise prizes for the best
ones from time to time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20

"She didn't say anything about max
ing candy for the fellows yesterday. or
coming to school with my slate when I
forgot it, or showing me how to do
that ninth example,"
Very quietly Tom sat for little
while; and, as he sat there, he thought
it all over. He remembered ever so
many things that papa and mamma
hadn't put in their bills. Then he took
his slate and pencil to count up all
he owed. y
1t was not very hard to do; and soon
the answer-$l6 0-stared in his face.
Slowly he got up from his chair, SLOW
ly he went over to the closet and
brought out his red bank, in which he
kept the money that he was saving
for his share in the big dob that the
boys were having made. There wasn't
any way out Of it. If papa and mamma
end Kate asked fair price for what
they had done for him, he surely ought
to pay their bills as they paid his.
He wouldn't have cried for the
world; but his throat felt very lumply
when the bank was opened and the
precious dimes and nickles and pen
nies were in his hand-$2.03.
Then he took his slate again, and
did an example in subtraction-s1. go
from 5000 leaves $0.43. Back in the
bank went 43 cents; and then, div1d-
ing the rest according to the bills, he
took the money and went upstairs,
and paid his debts. Kate was going to
say, Keep it, Tom dear; don't want
your money" but look at mamma's
face warned her. She receipted her
bill, mamma and papa signed theirs;
and Tom, with a very sober face, kiss,
ed the family all goodnight.
But the little mothers heart went
out after the boy; and, when he was
safely in bed, she came In, and knelt
down with her arms around HIM
"Tom,' she whispered in his ear
mothers and little boys don't ever do
things for each other for money, OF
fathers or sisters. either, Tom. What
do they do them for, dear?"
And Tom replied, steadily and slow
ly, Never for anything but love. moth
er dear"