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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
QUEER PILLS.

Harry's grandpa is a homeopathic
doctor, and the little boy Is very fond
Of riding about with him on his daily
rounds. Harry was also quite devoted
to the sugar pellets kept In big bot
tie on a shelf in the Office; for his
grandpa quite often gives him some OF
them to play doctor with before the
medicine Is put in them.
One stormy day, when he was only
two years old, he was looking out OF
the window, and watching the rain as
it came splashing down to the street
and sidewalks.
Suddenly the rain changed to hail.
and q gust of wind blew the hail'stones
against the window-panes.
Harry rushed to his grandpa, his
eyes big with wonder, and cried out:
20 grandpa! O grandpa! 1t is raining
pills. "-Youth's Companion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
HISTORY OF THE FLAG.

Betsy Ross made the first flag. 1t
was made out Of some old pettycoats
and shirts.
The flag is a oblong shape. 1t is
red, white and blue.
The flag has thirteen stripes and
forty-eight stars. The number OF the
stripes never change but the number
of the stars change every time there
is state added to the union.
At first there were only thirteen
stars and stripes.
think the number of the stars will
change before long.
The flag is used to hang out on the
Fourth of July and to decorate the
graves of the dead soldiers.
Lola Ruggles, age IL.
Ollie, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
FLORENCE IS VISITING HER
GRANDPARENTS.

Dear Juniors:
AS have not written to the Courier
I will write.
am staying with my Grandpa and
Grandma Richmond. They take the
Courier and l like to read the stories.
I will write about my little sisters,
Myree and Margerete.
Myree is 3 years old. She has light
hair and brown eyes.
Marguerite has dark hair and blue
eyes. She was II months old the
9th day Of May. She can say few
words and will play with the little
chickens.
l have three sisters and two broth
ers. Their names are Unntta, Frank
lin, Raymond, Myree and Marguerite.
My sister, brother and go to school.
We live three-quarters of mile from
school. am in the seventh grade.
Well, as my letter is getting long
will close.
Florence Butcher.
Melrose, Iowa, Route No. 8.
P. ST. would like to exchange post
cards with some Of the Juniors.
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gested that it might be good plan fol
him to see that the birds had water
to drink and to battle in during the
hot summer days.
Linn was delighted with the idea
So his father nailed a shelf to the
trunk of an elm-tree in the yard, and
his mother gave him large, deep dish
Inns duty was to see that the water
in it was kept clean and fresh. birds
like clean, cool water just as well as
we do" his mother told him.
! It was such fun to watch he different
families come there for water. One
day a robin wanted to battle at the
same time that a sparrow wanted to
drink. The robin got there first, and
he di, not intend to give up his chance.
So he stood in the middle of the dish,
and every time the sparrow tried to
din it's bill in he picked at it.
After a while the sparrow flew off
for help, and pretty soon three spunky
little sparrows were doing their best
to drive the robin away; but they did
not succeed. The robin finished his
bath, and, when he flew off, his merry
chirp seemed to say, You can drink
all you want now: I'm through.
One day a beautiful orange-colored
bird with black wings, that Linn's
mother called an oriole, stopped at the
dish for bath. Pretty soon after
that dear little yellow bird stopped
for a drink. Before Linn's knee got
well enough for him to go without his
crutches and romp with the other boys
he had learned to know ten different
kinds Of birds
He had also learned that birds are
always grateful for water, and that
they grow very friendly when not dis
turbed.
Limping slowly around on crutches,
Linn was able to see great deal more
than he could possibly have done II he
had been racing about the yard with a
lot Of noisy companions. And. when
he went back to school, he had many
amusing and Interesting things to
tell. 81 Il"
"You see, even our troubles can be
our teachers" his mother said, when
Linn was telling her some of the curl
GUS things he had learned about birds
while giving his lame knee chance
to get we'll.
Linn did not forget his little feather
ed friends even after he could romp
and play again, and filing the birds
dish with water before he went to
school was one Of the duties that he
never forgot
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEVEREAUx,
EDITOR.
THE PRIZE WINNERS.

Dear juniors: Today We have some
splendid stories about the flag. The
Judges after carefully going over all
the stories have decided that 1vey
Lindsey, Blanche Redman, Rosebud
Park and Rex Patterson are entitled
to the four grand flags, Axe, which we
hone they will use for Flag day as
well "a all the other national holidays.
The prize winners living in Ottumwa
can call at the Junior office for their
i1ags.
We win send out the butterfly and
bird post cards to the thirty Juniors
who have written the thirty best let
ters the past few weeks. We hope they
viii write about these beautiful cards
ton
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14

flag used by him consisted Of ban
ner of thirteen red and white stripes
with the British Union Jack in the up.
per lefthand corner.
The of1icial history Of our flag be.
gins on June IA, 1777, when the Amer
lean congress adopted the following
resolution proposed by John Adams:
THAT the flag of the thirteen United
States be thirteen stripes, alternate
red and white; that the union be
thirteen stars, white on field Of blue,
represents a new constellation In
stead of adding a new stripe for every
new state admitted to the union they
instead add a star"
Rex Patterson, age 10.
Clarinda, Iowa, Box 1873.
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OLIVE WANTS TO EXCHANGE
LETTER.

Dear Editor:
am girl twelve years old.
20 to school, The name of the school
is Home Prairie.
NV teachers name Is Leota Smith.
There are twenty-four scholars at our
school.
have five sisters and three brothers.
have a sister eighteen years old.
Her name is Edith.
I have a. little baby sister. Her name
is Helen Marjorie.
I have a brother. He is 16 years old.
His name is Orastes.
1 will gladly exchange post cards or
letters with any Of the Juniors.
I have a cousin Virgil Moore. She
lives at Etna, Mo. have an uncle who
lives at Granger, Mo.
Olive Robertson,
Cantril Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14

l thought I would write In the flag
contest I will write about the hosiery
OF the flag.
When we had only thirteen colonies
Betsy Ross made flag of thirteen
stripes-six white and seven red. She
nut a blue field on it with thirteen
stripes in circle in It.
Later on when we conquered the
rest of the United States we had an
other flag made. It contains six white
and seven red stripes and forty.eight
stars.
Well, I will close for this time.
Nellie Gilliland.
Ottumwa, a., Route No. 9.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
THE FIRST FLAG.

I don't know much about the first
flag but will write what know.
The continental congress adopted
the stars and stripes in 1777 as our
national flag. Betsy Ross made the
first flag of this kind at her house on
Arch street In Philadelphia. The
building is preserved as the birthplace
of "Old Glory"
/ would like to hear from Minnie and
Mile HUFFMAN.
Your Junior friend,
Cecilia Goldte Huffman, age II
Chillicothe, Ia, R. r. No. I.
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COUSIN CLARlA.

Dear Editor:
I thought I would write, as l have
never written before.
I thought would join the name con
test.
I thought would write about Cousin
Clara. She is a nice woman. She is
tall and fleshy.
She has blue eyes, light hair. She
lives in Creston. She has two girls
Their names are Fern and Cleo. Fern
is ten years of age. Cleo Is eight years
of age.
They are nice and have nice man
ners.
I have been to see her many times
I had a fine time. went to Sunday
school with Fern and Cleo. There
were lots of pupils there. ...
Their Sunday school teacher was
Mrs. Waugh, and the preachers name
was Mr.. Winner. He was a good
preacher and enjoyed going to see
my cousin Clara.
Essie l.. Wheeler, aged IL.
Derby, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
THE FIRST FLAG.

The first flag was made by Betty
Ross.
When the first flag was made 1t only
had thirteen stars which meant there
we're only thirteen states In the union
But now there are forty-eight. The
flag has seven red stripes and SIX
white ones.
The first flag was raised on the de-
claration of independence.
The flag is usually raised on the
Fourth of July, Decoration day any,
flag day which is the 14th of June.
I will close wishing the Courier
Junior success.
Anna L. Palfreyman, Age IL.
Lucas, Iowa, r. F. D. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

II. Use, one side of the paper only.
q. Write, neatly and legibly, using
Ink or sharp lead pencil.
8. Always sign your name in full and
state your. age.
1. Number your pages.
s. Do not copy stories or poetry and
send us as your own work.
6. Always state choice of prize on
4 separate piece Of paper, with name
and address In full.
2. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier, Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
LEONARD WRITES TO WALDO.

Waldo E. Peck.
Dear Little Friend:-I was glad to
see your letter to me in the Junior. 1t
is the first got from any of the Jun
Tors. live on farm five miles from
town. l walk a mile to school and
went ITS days the last year. am in
the fourth reader My school was out
on my birthday, May ~. I won the
prize in spelling. The prize was a
story book named Jed, the Poor
House Boy" Write again Waldo and
tell me about yourself.
Leonard Waldo,
... Melrose, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
HISTORY OF THE FLAG.

The first recognized continental
flag was raised by Washington Jan.
2, ITS. 1t had thirteen stars and
thirteen stripes.
The stripes represent the original
colonies. The stars represent the
number of states. Each time state
Is admitted to the union a new star
is added to the flag on the next 4th
Of July.
Betsy Ross made the first flag.
There are six rows of stars, eight
stars in each row.
To show respect to the flag it
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
CLARA

Clara is a little friend Of mine. She
is seven years Of age and has light
hair and blue eyes. Her birthday Is in
September. She lives with her mother
and three brothers. -
She now lives about eight miles
from US, but used to go to the Same
school where we did. She goes to the
Koran school. Her name Is Clara
Croft.
Well, as I don't know much about
Clara I will have to close.
A Daily Junior,
Mabel Skirvin, aged IA.
Agency. Iowa, R. F. D. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
RUTH READS JUNIOR AT HER
AUNT'S.

Dear Editor:-My papa Is not taking
the Courier. am over to my aunt's
now. They take the Courier. I al
ways like to read the stories and let.
tiers in the Junior page.
I thought I would tell you set ma
mas incubator and l got good
hatch. l got 157 chicks from 1872 eggs.
I have 220 chicks Mamma has $50
Ruth Hutchings, Age 10.
Bloomfield, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
Learned On Clutches

Linn is a little boy who has to 60
around on crutches. He is not a Grip
pie, but he fell one day and hurt his
knee, and the doctor said that the only
way for 1t to become well and strong
again was for Linn to use crutches for
a time.
1t was good thing that the accident
happened in the summertime so that
the little boy did not need to be shut
up in the house. But it is tiresome
for an active boy to keep still for a
long time. and Inns mother sug
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
JAMES MuLLER's COUSIN EDITH.

Dear Editor:
I thought I would write a story
about my little cousin Edith. She has
brown hair and dark blue eyes and Is
about three feet tall. She goes to school
and is seven years old. She helps her
mother and is very kind hearted.
James Miller,
Ottumwa, Iowa, r. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
POST CARD CONTEST.

We wish all the Juniors to whom we
Nave sent post cards recently would
write stories, using the picture on
the post card as their subjects. i,
We Will give surprise prizes for the
hest stories.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
THE FIRST FLAG.

Dear Editor: I will try and write
the story Of the first flag as it was
told to me.
One day George Washington and
his friend, Mr.. Morris, went to Mrs.
Betsy Ross and asked her If she
would make flag for their country.
Then said Betsy, "Did you bring
the goods % .,
"No," said George Washington.
1--WE have no money to buy goods.
Have you something that would do?''
She told him she had a red flannel
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
sENDcARps REGULARLY.

We, are sending out beautiful post
cards to all the Juniors who write
either letters or stories. We like let
tiers and we want the Juniors to keep
m writing them We also want short
stories.s the Juniors to select their own
SUBJECTS. 49,"
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should be raised at sunrise and low.
cred at sunset.
On memorial day it should fly at
half mast from sunrise until noon
and full mast from noon until sunset,
John Anderson, Jr, age 13.
Hynes. Iowa.
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out;
For he romps and frisks like three
months colt
And he runs me down like thunder
bolt.
Oh, the blithest of sights in the world
so fair
Is gay little pup with his tail in the
air.
Arthur Guiterman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
ABOUT PRIZES.

II the Courier Junior has ever failed
10 send out prizes when the winners
names were published we want to be
told about 1t. right away. We also
want all of our prizes acknowledged.
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lines and residences.
June II, TIT, was the day on which
the Continental congress passed it's
memorable resolution: That the flag
of the United States be 10 stripes
alternate red and white, that the union
be 10 stars, white, in blue field, repre-
senting a new constellation"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14

Bring out the flags on Flag day
June IA.
Following the declaration OF Gov
Clarke, requesting the observance OF
the day, the Sons of the Revolution
have entered upon a campaign to make
patriotic display of flags on all pub.
lie buildings, business houses, car
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
"TtE HISTORY OF THE FLAG.'

Agency, Iowa, R. F. D. No. l.
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Francis Faye Sweeney,
Bloomfield, Ia., R. F. D. 1.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-27
FEM BATTY, Distributor, CrangeviIIe Idaho
r. A. MINIS, Cottonwood, Idaho
3. L. RIGGS. Whtebrd Idaho

closure and sale against j. A. Schultz
Mary G. Schultz, Bank of Nezperce, .
corporation and Orville NJ. Collins or
the 10Th day of March 1912, which said
decree was Guly filed in said court an
cause on the l4th day of May 1912
and Remittitur from the Supreme Cour,
was duly filed in said court and cause
ON the 4th day of February 1918, and
which said decree is for the sum of
$57ll.70, besides interest thereon from
March 10, l9l2 and ACQUIRING costs and
which said decree has been recorded in
Judgement Book 2 of said Court at
Page 20, | am commanded to sell the
certain lots, pieces or parcels of lands,
situated lying and being in the coun-
ties of Lewis and Idaho, State of Idaho,
bonded and described as follows, to-
wit:
The East Half of the Southwest
Quarter, and the Southwest Quarter of
the Southwest Quarter of Section
Twenty seven; and the Northeast Quar-.
ter of the Southeast Quarter; the South
east Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter of Section
of Section p; and North Half of the
Northwest Quarter of Section Thirty
five; and the Northeast Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section Thirty
four; and the South Half of the South.
west Quarter: the Northwest Quarter
OF the Southwest Quarter; and the
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of Section Twenty-six all in
Township Thirty three North of Range
One East Boise Meridian, together with
the Entertainments and appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in anywise APP
pertaining,
Public Notice is hereby given that
ON Wednesday the 9Th day of March A.
D. 1918, at II o o'clock A. NJ, of that day
III front of and at the front door of the
Court House of the County of Lewis. in
Nezperce, Idaho, | will in obedience of
said order of sale and decree of fore
clousure and sale, sell above described
or SO much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said judgement
with interest and cost, to the highest
and best bidder for lawful money of
the United States.
Dated this ID day of Feb, 1918.
3ss4 Manford II. Paige, Sheriff.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-27
Alias Summons.

In the District Court of the Second
Judicial District of the State of Idaho,
in and for the County of Idaho
A. G. Richardson, plaintiff, vs.. Fred
X. Bressler, Martin Wagner, Math ia,
cobs and the Rawson- Works Lumber
Co., corporation, defendants.
The State of Idaho sends greeting:
To Fred K. Bressler, Martin Wagner,
Math Jacobs and the Rawson- w rks
Lumber Co., corporation, defendants.
You are hereby. directed that there
is ON file in this, the office OF the
Clerk of the District Court of the Sc
cond Judicial District, State of Idaho,
in and for the county of Idaho, the com
plant of the above named plaintiff a
copy of which complaint is attached
hereto.
This action is brought for partition
Of the following described premises
situate, lying and being within Idaho
County, State of Idaho, described as
NEA NEA, section IS Twp. "a, N. R.
3, +. B. NJ.
You are hereby directed to appear
and answer said complaint within
twenty coy days after the service
hereof upon you if served within the
District, and forty (40) days if served
elsewhere, and unless you SO appear
and answer the complaint, PLAINTIFF will
apply to the court for the relief de-
manded in the complaint.
Attest my hand and sear of the Dis.
rict Court Of the Second Judicial Dis
trict, State Of idaho, in and for Idaho
county, this % day of January, 1913.
]. A. Bradbury Clerk.
BY g. F. johnson, Deputy Clerk.
McNamee : Harm, attorneys for
plaintiff. Post office address and re.
sidence, Lewiston, Idaho. 36-6.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-27

to 7 O'Clock p. m. of said day for the
purpose of determining whether or not
the said proposed mount Idaho High.
way District shall be organized un-
der the provisions of the act relating
thereto, approved March 9Th, 1911.
The boundries of said proposed district
are as follows to-wit: Beginning at a
point where the South Fork of the
Clearwater river crosses the section line
between Sections q and %, Twp. 81,
n. R. +. B. NJ; thence west ON section
line to the SW corner of the NW1h Sec.
80 Twp. 80 N. r. E. B. M; thence
east an half section line to the South
Fork of the Clearwater river; thence
down said river to the place of begin
ing. And a map showing the lands in
said proposed district is now on file in
the office of the Clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners at Grangeville,
Idaho.
Electors are required to cast ballots
which shall contain the words mount
Idaho Highway District Yes" or
NJ cunt Idaho Highway District No"
and no person shall be entitled to vote
at said election unless he shall possess
all the qualifications required Of cleo
tors under the general laws. of the state
Of Idaho, and be residents of the said
proposed district.
Polling place Mount Idaho Hotel.
judges, Chas. L. Rice, Joe Callan and
John A. Seay. Dated this 10th day Of
February 1918.
). A. Bradbury, Clerk of the Board Of
County Commissioners.
1853 By NJ. G. Rambo, Deputy Clerk.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-27

RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST. No
tice is hereby given that the lands des-
cribed below, embracing 1920 acres,
within the Nezperce National Forest,
Idaho, will be subject to settlement and
entry under the provisions Of the home
stead laws of the United States and the
act Of June IL, 1906 la Stat, 1887, at
the United States land office at Boise,
Idaho, on April Is, 1913. Any settler
who was actually and in good faith
claiming any Of said lands for agricul-
tural purpose prior to January !, 1906,
and has not abandoned same, has pref.
erence right to make homestead entry
for the lands actually occupied. Said
lands were listed upon the application
of the persons mentioned below, who
have 2 preference right subject to the
prior right Of any such settler, provided
such settler or applicant il qualified to
make homestead entry and the prefer
enee right Is exercised prior to April Is,
1913, on which date the lands will he
subject to settlement and entry by
qualified person. The lands are vii.
Secs. | and IL, T. % n, R. W., B.
described by metes and bound B
follows: Beginning at corner y
which is identical with the qua. e
corner between sections anu
II, 7. % n, Z. W., extending thence
8. 20 chains; thence w. 10 chains;
thence N. chains; thence s. so de-
grees w. 5 chains; thence N. 80 degrees
w. chains; thence N. IS degrees E. IS
chains; thence N. So degrees w. IL
chains; thence N. degrees w. 1880
chains; thence +. 20 chains; thence 8.
40 chains to the place of beginning.
There is excepted therefrom q strip O.5
chains wide described as follows: Be-
ginning at corner No. 10 of the tract;
extending thence OPS chains ON each
side of line running 8. 8 degrees w. 6
chains; 8. Al degrees w. chains; s.
~ degrees w. $50 chains; 8. 50 degrees
w. $50 chains; N. As degrees w. 3
chains to the point where It closes on
the boundary Of the tract, the net area
being 90.29 acres. Said tract was
listed upon the application Of George
Irwin, of Pollock, Idaho; List l-146l.
Approved January 80, 1918, 8. v.
Proudfit, Assistant Commissioner Of the
General Land Office. 1874
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-27

pr. ntation to the County Treas
urer at his office in Grangeville, Idaho,
and that interest ON said warrants will
cease on the 1st day Of March 1918,
to-wit.
Current Expense Fund, warrants is
sued Sept. 9, to Oct. "A, 1912, No. 1900
to 1884 inclusive.
Dated Feb. 10, 1918.
1912 Frank s. Rice, County Treasurer.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-27
sheriff's Sale.

Notice of foreclosure Sale by sheriff
Theodore w. Smith, PLAINTIFF, vs. j.
A. Schultz, Mary G. Schultz, Bank of
Nexperce \ Corporation, and Orville NJ.
Collins, defendants.
Under and by yirture of an order of
sale and decree of foreclosure and sale
issued out of the District Court of the
Second Judicial District of the State of
Idaho in and for the county of Lewis
on the 10th day of February, 1918, in
~ above entitled action, wherein
Theodore w. Smith, the above named
Rletntiff obtained q decree of fore