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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-11
Stories and Letters.
DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD
HAVE OTHERS DO UNTO YOU.

There were two children playing on
the lawn around their home. They
were brother and sister. They lived
in the country about two miles from
town. 1t was vacation and the children
were glad of that. Their names were
Fred and Eva.
Fred was the oldest, for he was
eight, and Eva was six. They took a
walk down the road; they saw a
strange dog lying in the road and he
was crying piteously. The poor dog
looked up at them as If he would IKE
for them to help him.
They went over to him and found
that he had been run over. They
looked up the road and saw a buggy
which was travelling very fast.
The little girl bound the dogs foot
up with her handkerchief. And then
they helped him to their home.
81 think he will make nice play
fellow, when he gets WE'LL said Eva.
Their mother said they could keep
the dog but they would have to keep
him out doors for she, was not going
+, to be bothered with dogs in the house
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schoolmates and teacher and they
like me. My teachers name 10 Agnes
Leinhauser. My studies are reading,
spelling, arithmetic, music, geography
and writing. But my favorite IL reading
spelling and music. .t
l get good department almost
every month.
For pets have little cat. Its color
is gray, its name is Table; and l
have two little dogs. They are black
and brown. Their names are Bobble
and Robbie. When We came home from
school my dogs meet me.
T have two sisters and two brothers.
Their names are Lizzie, jennie. Lester
and Willie. When I come homo from
school I do my nights work. That is
getting in nights water, and wood,
and kindling and feed the chickens.
Then I eat my supper and wash my
dishes and then I study my books un'
til bedtime. like to read the Courier
Junior page. l would like to hear from
one Of the Juniors.
live 4 half mile east Of Ottumwa.
Ella Merinda Hobbs.
Riverview Station, Box 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-11
JUNIORS SELECT OWN SUBJECTS

"For the first big contest Of 1919 we
want the Juniors to select sun9ec.s
Tor their stories; also state choice OF
prizes. We want this to be a pig con on
fast A big contest is one IN wh1cn an
Y,,niors take part. This contest
opens today and closes Monday, !an ~
srv "a. The big letter contest is al
I'VE will not tell the Juniors now Y
10 write, because we want the suu IT,
~ bespeak their own indfviduan.y.
- ,ar1e doll or a pair of skates, seem
= is be very cry popular prizes: DOLLS are
the h J proper things for big girls as as ven
: We always wish to be notified !s we, Tnsn
the Juniors do not receive n sne,r Pre- in re-.
~ e.' cnntests have failed to acknowl-
e e their prizes. The prize ,t winn Si11
= last weeks short story contest WILL
ia announced next week.
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A week had passed away quickly
with their new pet. And he was able
to play with them. .....
One bright sunny morning they went
to the river and the dog went with
them. They threw in sticks and Carlo
the dog, went in the water and brought
them out. Eva threw in stick and
lost her balance and fell in. Carlo
saw what had happened and jumped
in and swan to her and caught her
dress and swan to the shore.
He was painting and could hardly
walk. Fred ran to the house and
called his papa to come and help sister
to the house. so. 49,.
He picked Eva up and carried her to
the house. The dog was close at his
heals. 80 80,
The little girl was sick for a week
and every day Carlo would go in her
room and see her. -, ..> 49,. q
The parents thought lots Of the dog
after that and let him in the house
every time he wanted in.
Helen Sayler, Age r..
Ottumwa, Iowa, Route No. Z.
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YOUNG PURiTANs IN CAPTIVITY

Long ago in the revolutionary war
two little girls, Providence and Pru-
dence, about twelve years Of age, we're
captured by the Indians and were
made slaves.
After they had been with the Indians
while they dug up the Ratchet and
went to war They afterwards came
back with a whole lot Of booty and
among the articles the girls caught
sight of book.
"They have got bible" exclaimed
the oldest girl.
I'VE will have to get it tonight
So night came and the girls got 1t
and read part Of chapter. 1t mad
blood stains on it. Every night the
girls would pray in their own way and
every day read part of chapter.
The youngest girl, Providence, tried
to escape one day, but was caught by
one of the warriors while he was
hunting.
The girls had hard time staying
among these savages. They still kept
the bible.
One day two warriors took them
down to the river and put them into
canoe. But they could not lind the
bible. When they got to the canoe
little Indian boy threw it in the water,
but Prudence caught 1t and stuck IL
under her apron.
Finally they reached the fort at
Quebec where the girls were traded
for powder and ammunition. They
were once more in their mothers
arms.
Lester Johnson.
1910 East Second street, Ottumwa, la.
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Two, Three

zone, two, three. four, five. SIX re-
cited Jerry proudly. Jerry WIS six anu
had been to school week.
IL wish l could count like Jerry
said little Richard to his mother. III
could just count to three, because
I'm three years old"
"Why, Of course you can learn
that" said his mother. Its very easy
to learn to count three
"How, mother?" asked little Rich
ard >,
"This way 1t goes-one, two, three,
said his mother. See, your tricycle.
has one, two, three wheels. Now run
out to play and see if you can find
anything that has one, two, three
parts"
"That will be hard, think" said
little Richard.
Just you try it, said his mother.
So off frisked little Richard in his
little blue rompers and his big blue
hat and his warm blue coat, for the
days were cool.
Down the meadow lane he scam
pered first. Zone. two, three he said
to himself; "one, two, three but ne
did not see anything that he could
say zone, two, three" about. The tall
stalks of golden-rod along the wa!
were brown from the nip of JACK
Frost. and the dry grasses rustled by
the stone wall, that was all.
Little Richard began to climb the
bars at the end of the lane into the
meadow, and that very minute he dis
covered something.
Zone, two, three!" he shouted. 1.-THE
bars are one,two, three And, sure
enough, there were one, two, three
wooden bars across the lane that LEI
, into the meadow. .
Over in the meadow there did no
seem to be any one, two, three's a
all. There were just green grass ant
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MADELINE'S FIRST LETTER AN
INTERESTING ONE

Dear Junior:
I have never written before.
NV papa takes the Daily Courier.
He has taken it for nearly a year. l
have three brothers and one sister
NV Youngest brother is tive years old.
His name is Walter. He broke his
leg. He got it broken over to my grand
ra's. We brought him home the next
day after Christmas.
We were over at erandpa's Christ
rrae. We had big Christmas dinner.
Walter got DQn gun. canoy, MUS
black toard and chalk.
Nv little sisters name is Hildred.
She will be three years cd the twenty
fourth of this month. She got doll
for Christmas. 1t has pink dress and
pink sun bonnet. .,
AS my letter is getting long Will
close.
Madeline Matilda Shute. aged 10.
Ottumwa. Iowa. r. F. D. No. 3.
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.rvrn RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

1r.e one side of the paper only
write neatly and legibly, using
,rL a. = sharp lead pencil. Z ) 5,
. n,vays sien your name in full and
state your age.
/. Number your pages.
N not COPY stories or poetry and
send us as your own work:
s. Always state choice OF pr1ze on
separate piece OF paper win na"e
and address in full.
Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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THE COURIER JUNIOR.
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATiLDA DEvEREAUx
EDITOR.
LIKE JUNIORS SUBJECTS.
Dear Children:

Dear Children: ..... ~,
The Juniors writing in the con,
test announced last week have selected
splendid subjects for their stories
Consequently we are going to use them
% the subjects for this weeks DIE
contest. We hope all3the Juniors VIII
write on at least one OF the following
subjects:
"FoRTUNE AND THE BEGGAR."-
AAzEL klTERMAN'S.
"Do UNTO OTHERS AS YOU
WOULD HAVE OTHERS DO UNTO
YoU."-HELEN SAVERS.
"YouNG PURITANs IN CAP'''
JOHNSON'S.
aTHE KITTENS ApvENTURE'"-
QUEEN HARRIs's. -.,v
"HoW | SPENT MY VAcAT'oN."-
FOREST WE6ER's.
This contest will open today ana
close Monday, Jan. 20. The writers
can select their own prizes, AS tne
contest Juniors can select their own
subjects" does not close until MONDAY
we will run the rules again:
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"A Story of
a. Cross
Kitten

There was once little kitten who
was SO cross that he looked like the
picture of the tiger in Jimmy's animal
book. He used to walk around the
house saying, Morrow! Mer-er-roW!'
when there wasn't anything to say
"mer-er-ow" about.
1t was Jimmy's kitten-Jimmy Is
the little boy who lives in the tiny
brown house near Moses Cooper's flour
mill on the stone road. Mr.. Cooper
gave Jimmy the kitten, but he sup
posed that it was good little kitten
who would soon learn to smile and
saw "Purr-purr-purr." He never
dreamed that his kitten would turn IN.
to little cat so cross that it wouldn't
even say New or Meow" when 1t
felt like tiger in the jungle, but
must always ~ Morrow! Morrow
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Dear Editor and Juniors:
am 10 years old, have blonde hair
and blue eyes. My birthday IS tne
Fifteenth of March. am in the eighth
reader and 20 to the Elm Grove
school.
Well, winter is coming again, tor
which am very glad, 80 can go sled
riding and skating on the river. Tnere
is snow on the ground today and my
sisters and l are having lots OF 1un
playing in the snow.
like winter better than do sum
mer.
We have three horses and one colt.
The horses names are Prince. Nell
end BIRD. and the colts name Is WHITE
Stocking.
We have two COWS and one calf.
The cows names are Jersey Cream
md diamond Dick and the calf's name
is Star.
NV friends are Edith Ever, Grace
Materour. Gradise and AGILE Harris
Jeanette and Imogene Coyne, and
Christina Wagner.
NV chum is Goldie Cottrell.
NV sister Elva and 1 are very 1ond
of horseback riding and skating. we
live close to the Des Moines river
Some of the launches that run on the
river in the summer are Ferro, water
Wagon. Sunburn, Silver Heels. Noon
shine. Idle Hours. WaDello, Big Four
md lot of others. The Ferro is the
biggest and the Wapello Is next.
wonder how many Of the Juniors
like the country as we'll as do.
/ like to live out here better than
in town because the children nave
have more fun in the country.
Your Junior friend,
Ethel E. Huffman. aged ID.
Chililcothe, Ia. r. R. No. /, Box 81.
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A SALE ON THE FARM.

When farmer intends to have a
sale he first goes and has his sale
bills printed. They tell what he has
to sell and the terms for the sale and
the date. He takes them and has
them tackled upon the posts and trees
along the road in the country, and
when the day of the sale arrives he
has his stock and other things that he
wants to sell gathered up and the
crowd gathers and the sale goes on
with the help of a sale crier.
Marie Stephenson, age II.
Ottumwa. Iowa, Route No. 2.
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FORA HAD TO PART WITH GREY
TEAM.

Dear Editor and Juniors: This is
december 3. 1912, and l am ave years
old today. Mamma and have been
reading the Junior letters today. we
have been away from home for
month. and we have all Of the papers
to read now.
We have been to Brighton and
Washington, Iowa, visiting my grandpa
and grandma, uncles and aunts. ana
we sure had a dandy time.
NV mana got me new stove and
cooking utensiles at Washington for
my birthday.
We spent our Thanksgiving at my
Aunt Helen's and her little girl
cousin Gladys has burro and as ne
is very gentle we girls and boys could
get all get on him at once and have
such nice ride. One evening not long
ago there was some children riding
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-11

AS I have never written before |
thought would write on why
Merchants Advertise"
Merchants advertise to get the nice
trade Of the farmers and other people.
There are lots Of nice advertise
ments in the papers this winter.
Friedman's has lots Of furniture,
clothing and other nice things. 1t is
the largest store in Ottumwa.
Well as my letter is getting long l
will close.
Your Junior Friend,
Maggie Pickreyy, age IL.
Floris, Iowa, Route No. 2.
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ena SHORT STORIES AND
LETTERS.

Wa want the Juniors TO .con.inu .e
"a write letters to the Juniors ana ~
.och other through the Junior PAGE
sa 90 i've some splendid stories toaay T.
Me- will send out post cards to all the
.,r,tcrs whenever their letters OF
The ave best short stories s,., on t the
.,,,nv,nr subjects will entitle the
writer's to some beautiful little oo t;f,si
nth1 writer's will receive beautl1ui
post cards:
u POLITE JUNIOR. .-r,E A
WHAT I DO WHEN J ReSe'V- =
PRIZE. .,-,n
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RONALD HAS NOT BEEN TARDY
THIS YEAR.

Dear Juniors:
AS I have not written for long
while I will write again. I will write
and tell what l go for Christmas. got
a post card protector, book, alice in
Wonderland" some candy and nuts.
I am eight years old. go to Floris
school and have not been absent or.
tardy this year. My studies are fourth
reader, history, arithmetic, language.
geography, spelling, physiology and
writing. ...tss
Ny teachers name is Miss Ethel
Howard and l like her very much.
Ronald Leon McVey, age 8,
p. O. Box 35, Floris, Iowa.
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REX ON THE Fl. MADISON CARS.

Dear Junior:
I am boy Is years old. 60 to
school. My teachers name is Mrs. Ella
Casey. Our school house has only four
rooms in II.
My papa is in the Keokuk hospital
Fl. Madison Is small town. 1t has
got the same cars that the mules used
to pull and the track is so bunny that
It seems like you're going to jump the
track all of the time.
got a pair Of high top shoes FOR
Xmas.
have four sisters and two broth
ers. Their names are Grace, Ollie,
Doris and Lucille The boys are Aubert,
and Devern y
Rex Tracey Hersom.
2735 Heck street, Ft. Madison, la.
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THE KITTENS ADVENTURE

Once about four years ago when
was living in the southern part Of
kentucky a queer thing happened.
At that time l owned small farm,
a COW, q dog, a cat, and five kittens.
There was q small creek on my farm
and Brave, the dog, spent most OF his
time there.
One day Brave coaxed the kittens
down to the creek. There was board
about five feet long by three feet wide
which was floating along the shore.
and the kittens, which were full Of adj
venture, walked out on the board. The
board was Jared just enough to push
it away from land and it sailed away
out in the creek.
Brave barked and barked but
didn't hear him. Then he ran to the
house and barked so loudly that l
came out to see what was the matter.
He ran back to the creek and l fol-
lowed him. The minute I reached the
creek I saw what was causing all the
commotion so I ran over to the place
on the shore where the willows were
the tallest and cut one down with my
pocket knife. l then ran back to where
Brave was standing and put the pole
on the end of the board which was
farthest away, then pushed it toward
the shore. When the board came close
enough to the shore / caught hold OF
it and pulled it up on the land. l then
took the kittens home.
I think the kittens learned lesson
that day because they have never been
down to the creek since then.
Queen Harris, aged II.
1875 S. Ward St., Ottumwa, Ia.
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PLAYS GAMES A
SCHOOL.

Dear Editor and Juniors:
AS have never written for a long
time I will write now. I am girl with
light hair and blue eyes. / go to Elm
Grove school Ny teachers name is
Myrtle E,rbacher. l like her fine.
have eight studies. They are: Reading,
history, arithmetic, grammar, physlol-
ogy. geography and spelling: | like
arithmetic best OF all. My schoolmates
are Grace Neaterour, Chrlstena ana
.Jeannette Wagner. Agnes and Loretta
I,arkin and my sisters Mary and 1mo-
gene, Our school will be out in Febru-
airy. We play all kinds Of games at
school. Some of them are Blackman
rescue, last couple out and a great
many others. AS my letter is getting
long l will close.
Jeanette Coyne.
Chillicothe Ia, r. No. l.
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"A Dear But a Queer
Little Boy
(By Malcolm Douglas.)

5es4 fE3s5f4 Ia 10y MdlCOlAi DOuoA@S'J
His nothe r often says he's "the apple
OF her eye";
nut how so? couldn't tell you how.
You might as we'll suppose he's the
cherry of her nose,
or else the watermelon OF her brow.
And she speaks OF him oft as "the salt
OF the earth;
But why 50? I couldn't tell bu why
For he just as we'll might + I the pep
per of the sea-,
or the vinegar and mustard Of the sky
while .this little heart" she'll tell you
,.'is In the right place;
II It really is, I'm sure it isn't quite
Where heart should belong; if on his
right it is wrong,
But II on his left it is right!
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BEATRICE A NEW JUNIOR.

Dear Juniors and Editor:
AS have never written to the Jun
Tors before would like to join. am 3
years old and go to the Franklin school,.
1 am in the fifth room, B class. My
teachers name is Miss Seymour. l like
her real we'll. I have two sisters and
one brother. AS l have written enough
for the first time l will close.
Beatrice June Pack,
1926 E. Main ST., OttumWa, la.
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ELLEN MERlNDA LIKES EVERY
BODY

Dear Juniors,
have never written to the Courier
Junior before and would like to be
a member and receive postal CARDS
from the other Juniors.
I am IA years old and on January
.25 will be Is.
have dark brown hair and brown
eyes. 1 go to Oak Ridge school NO !.
I like to go to school very much !
am never tardy nor absent. | haven't
missed day this term.
have a little sister and brother.
They 20 to school with me. like my
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RUTH MAuRINE A NEW JUNIOR.

Dear Juniors:
This is the first time have written
to the Juniors. Ever since my father
has taken the Courier 1 have read the
Junior page and would like to become
a Junior. For pets have one cat and
a family horse that ride whenever
have time. Will close for this time.
Ruth Maurine Birney. age 10,
Glenwood, Mo-, r. No. 1.
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JULIAN ON MARTIN VAN BUREN,.

am writing about Martin Van
Buren,. He was born December :.
1882, and was our eighth president. He
was inaugurated March 4, 1887, and
had a four year term in Office.
His native country was New YORK.
He died in the year 1862. July "a
He was living in New York when
elected. His politics were democratic
Julien Ira Stein.
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FORTUNE AND THE BEGGAR.

I have written once before and am
going to write again and tell you about
Fortune and the Beggar."
One day ragged beggar was crep-
ping along from house to house asking
at every door for few cents to buy
him something to eat
He came to a house and said |
know this man we'll he was made rich
long time ago. If he had been nice
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KATIE HAS A GOAT.

Dear Courier:
This is my first letter to the Courier
Junior.
I 20 to Freedom school. My teach
er's anne is Flora Toole. ]
I like her fine. I would like to see
my letter in print.
I am ten years old. and have six
brothers and two sisters.
have a goat.
7 will close hoping to see my letter
in print.
Katie Gartin,
narhv a. r F. D. No. 2.
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GRACE GOES TO ELM GROVE
SCHOOL. @

Dear Editor and Juniors:
AS I have never written to the Jun.
ior I thought I would write. I go tt
Elm Grove school. Ny schoolmates are
Jeanette Coyne, Christina Wagner.
Agnes Larkin and Loretta Larkin. My
studies are reading and arithmetic and
grammar, physiology, geography and
spelling.
Grace Neaterour,
Chillicothe, a., r. No. /.
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ETHEL HAS BLUE EYES

1910 East Second street, Ottumwa, la
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Derby, Ia., r. F. D. No. 2.
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2735 Heck street, Ft. Madison, la.
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Jeannette COyne,
Chillicothe, Ia, r. No. l.
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WHY MERCHANTS ADVERTISE.

Iowa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
FAINTS AT TOY REVOLVER
Baker Thought Man Who Ate
His Cakes Had Real Gun.

Morris Morrison. who Says hc as an
ironworker. Of No. 2}2 East Tooth street
De- q prisoner I'm the East 10Th street sta
uon. charged by Israel Nose. a baker.
OF No 1919 Second avenue. and his son
Solomon. eighteen years old. with as
saut Moses SAYS that Morrison entered
his bakery yesterday afternoon and after
eating some cakes refused 10 pay for
them, drawing what appeared 10 d. a re-
volvcr when Moses demanded money for
tho cakes
According To Moses. Morrison ordered
him To hold up his hands i'm true West
ern fashion. The old baker dropped into
"A faint as the man fled. Ills son Solomon.
hearing some loud talking i'm the store.
ran downstairs and. seeing his father on
the floor. dashed after Morrison. and
caught him after chase Of several
blocks.
crowd had gathered IN the mean time
and before tn" arrival of Patrolman Reed
the rumor had spread that some one had
been shot. \ throne had collected
around the station house by the time the
prisoner arrived there. which dispersed
only when the supposed dead man APP
pcared In company with an officer When
searched at the station house the man
was found to have a toy revolver