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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-12
CATHERINE GLAD TO KNOW JUN
IoRS.

Dear Juniors:
This is the first time I have written
to you but am glad to make your &C
quaintance. :.
As like to write stories very we'll
I live In a mining camp two and half
miles southeast Of Bussey We have an
incubator and we got So chickens out
Of one hatch. We are going to set 1t
again. have two brothers and >one sis
ter and they are all married and have
one child.
like to go to school but our school 10
out. Will write again but will close for
this time. =.s--., ~. I'd
Catherine Aldermen. age IA.
BusSey, Ia.
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ETHELWYN, A NEW JUNIOR.

Dear Readers Of the Junior Page:
am a little girl eight years old.
My grandfather takes the Ottum.
wa Courier and I enjoy reading the
Junior letters. ~,
AS this Is my first letter l would
like to see it in print.
l have one brother and two sisters.
Their names are lila, age 3; Anna.
age s months, and my brothers name
is Arthur. He is years old.
MY brother and I go to the White
Oak school.
I finished the fourth reader last
term. ...... ....... -..
Very truly yours,
.... Ethelwyn McNees.
r. r. D. No. 5, Ke0ta, Iowa.
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MINERVA HAS GRANDMOTHER'S
NAME.

Dear Juniors: f
II have never written before, but
thought would write in the name con-
test. r
+ am little girl Z years old. My
name Is Minerva. I go to school at
Elm Grove I am in the third grade.
am named for my grandmother. Her
name is Minerva Jones. She will soon
be IA years old. She lives miles from
Unionville, Iowa.
have sister whose name is Mar
jorie Mae Dickey. She is named for
Grandfather Jones. She is years old
and has brown hair and brown eyes.
She and have great times playing to-
gether.
l have five aunts whose names be-
gin with IN" Aunt Mary Worrell lives
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HARRlETT's MAMMA DIED LAST
MONTH.

Dear Editor and Juniors: -,.
I thought l would write. as have
never written before. will write
about my mamma. She died the 14th
of February-Valentine day. She
had been sick since last July.
I have one brother years old, and
one sister 3 years old.
I live with my grandpa and grand
ma.
I have lived with them since was
3 years old. .-....
Grandpa bought me q Shetland
pony. startedtto ride it to take my
music lessons and fell of and broke
my left arm.
Harriet Louise Dale, age 9.
Russell, Iowa, Route No. 4.
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ANOTHER NEW JUNIOR.

Dear Junior: I am little girl 8
years old.
ASH have never written to the Junior
page thought would write.
I go to the Agassiz school.
MY teachers name Is Miss Esther
Pearson.
like her just fine. study reading,
numbers, language, spelling, music.
I have one brother. His name is
James. My school mates are Leora
Demster, Charlotte Williams, Opal
Nickols, Lucille Baker, Florence Carl
son, Irene Custom.
I would like to hear from some OF
the Juniors.
Marie McMongle,
5o1 Ellis avenue, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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RUTH SAYS HER OTHER LETTER
IA WAS NOT PUBLISHED.

Dear Juniors: ~ .f.
I am little girl years old. This Is
nv second time to write. The other
time my letter was not published.
Mamma, Miss Smith and l are going
to Ottumwa Sunday evening.
have some gold fish. have friend
named Opal Plessner. She has some
gold fish too. One of her fish died this
morning.
am in the third grade at school MY
playmates are Lucille. Audrie. Mary
and Ada. We are In the third reader at
school.
will close for this time.
Ruth Davis, age 8,
Mystic, Ia, Box 337.
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ty Aunt Helen sitting by the table
reading with a soft, coaxing purr he
sprang into her lap. Aunt Helen
stroked his silky fur and called him
nice names, and made the little cat
feel very much at home.
"My," unused Buffy, blinking his vel
low eyes as he looked up at the pins
gIistening in Aunt Helen's hair, "how
| should like those pretty pins to play
with"
Up went a soft paw; then, meeting
no reproof, Buffy ventured his teeth on
a particularly stubborn one; and, when
Fluffy's mother came into the room a
few minutes later, the cat was having
his usual hairpin game upon the floor.
"Your little cat is very familiar with
strangers, Aunt Helen remarked to
Fluffy, next day. How Fluffy laughed
when she heard how Buffy had played
hair dresser to her pretty aunt!
Later in the day, Buffy was called to
dinner. He did not respond, and
search was made for him. After every
one in the house had Joined in the hunt
Buffy jumped out of his roller ham,
mock, where he had been taking
nap; and, after considerable stretching
he gave them to understand by SER
les Of soft news that he would have
much preferred to have finished his
nap in the kitchen roller towel than to
eat his dinner.
That afternoon Aunt Helen took
nap in the hammock out under the
apple tree. Buffy spied her as she was
creeping along through the grass hunt
ing for grasshoppers. When Aunt
Helen awoke, every hairpin was gone,
and so was Buffy.
81 think shall have to teach that
little cat Of yours manners" the young
lady laughed, as she appeared in the
house shortly after with her hair hang
ing around her shoulders.
"You will have to find me first"
purred Mr. Pussy from the top of the
book case whittier he had fed after his
ENJOYABLE game, and where he was not
discovered until the following morn
ing,
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ETHA's EASTER.
Opal wymore:

Opal Wymore:
Dear Junior Friend: i thought
would write you letter to tell you
about how I spent Easter. On Saturday
evening the Odd Fellows had an egg
supper. Papa, mamma and we children
went. had a good time. After supper
we played games and some Of the
games wer played we're Button and
dollar" It was very nice evening. On
Sunday it stormed most of the day. I
went to services and Sunday school. In
the evening went and got the milk.
Well as my letter is getting long will
close. Hoping to see my letter in print
remain,
Etha Gardner,
Agency. Iowa.
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mAx,s HAS MANY "M' RELATIVES.

Dear Editor:
thought I would write about my
sister Maurine. She has brown hair
and brown eyes. She was four years old
the 14th Of December.
I have brother named Wayne. He
was seven years old the LIST day OF
March He has brown hair and brown
ewes. have an aunt named May and
one named Maude. have cousin
named Maude.
We moved from Ottumwa to Will
liamsburg on the 10th Of March.
There is pasture near our house and
all the boys have kites. We have great
fun playing.
MY father has been taking the OF
tumwa Courier for three years.
I like my school work fine. am In
the fourth grade. Ny teachers name
is Miss Ogden. like her fine.
Max Montgomery,
Williamsburg. II.
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EDlTH's FIRST LETTER A NEWSY
ONE. @

Dear Editor:
I am writing letter for. the first
time.
My teachers name is Hattie Bell.
Birmingham, Iowa.
She teaches the Winchester indie
pendent school.
have two brothers. Their names are
Walter and Leo.
Walter is 20 and Leo Is Is.
My papa has taken the Courier for
a long time.
will close hoping to see my letter
in print. &c
Edyth Sybert, age II.
Birmingham Iowa, r. No. z.
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Bloomfield. She has blue eyes and
brown hair. also visited her last
summer. I had lots OF fun with her
big shepherd dog Joe.
have one sister named Emma She
will be Z years Of age Friday.
I have the sweetest baby brother
II months old. He has blue eyes. We
named his Charles Junior for papa.
guess I had better close as my
letter Is getting long.
Audrey Orman, ago 10.
1902 Abba Road, Ottumwa, Il.
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS,

1. Use one side OF the paper only.
3. 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
= separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
Z. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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EVELYN CALLS HER DOLL MA
1lLDA.

Dear Editor: I received my doll and
was very glad to get her. She has
light hair and blue eyes just like
mine. named her after the editor o.
the Junior department. I think Ma.
tilda is q very pretty name. would
have written to you sooner but we
have been moving and have been all
torn up.
am your friend,
Evelyn Turner.
Richland, Iowa.
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RALPH A NEW JUNIOR.

I have never written before so I
thought would write. am Ave years
old. 1 90 to school every day that can.
My teachers names are Miss Chisman
and Miss Rupe. am in the first room
A class and / am in the first reader.
Well I will close hoping to see my
letter in print.
Ralph Hickels. age 5.
I'll s. Miner ST., Ottumwa, Ia,
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SEND CARDS REGULARLY.

we are sending out beautiful post
cards to a11fthes Juniors as soon as We
receive their sletters or stories. We
will not wait tsuntil their letters ana
stories are published. We like let
ters and we.want the Juniors to keep
on writing them. We also want short
stories. the Juniors to select their own
aubiectG.
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POST CARD CONTEST.

We wish all the Juniors to whom we
have sent post cards recently would
write stories, using the pictures on
the postcards as3their subjects:
WE will give surprise prizes for the
best stories.
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GLADYS COUSINS AND AUNT.

Dear Juniors:
have two cousins and aunt whose.
name begins with M.
Mildred is nine years old. She has
dark hair and blue eyes. she mas Two
brothers and a baby sister. Their names
are Jennie, Carl and John. Every vaca-
ton nearly she comes over and stays
a couple Of days. We always have
good time for she IL always full OF fun.
Last summer she came over when
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ABOUT PRIZES.

- the Courier Junior has ever failed
to send out prizes when the winners
names were published, we want to be
told about it right away. we also
want all Of our, prizes acknowledge.
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319 Hamilton street, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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sol Ellis avenue, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Edyth Sybert, age II,
Birmingham, Iowa, r. No. z.
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MARJoRlE's AUNTs.

Jew Smyrna, Fla.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-23
WANT BILLIARD
ROOMS TO Be
OPEN SUNDAYS

In consideration of payment of an
annual license fee of $40 in accord
ance with recent action of the Board
of Excise Commissioners, proprietors
Of billiard establishments In this
city want permission to keep open
Sundays, particularly Sunday after
Moons and evenings. A movement
has been started to further their in
terests In that respect. Excise COM
missioners have been appealed to
and they have referred the petit
TONERS to the head of the police de-
partment. Permission will now be
sought from Mayor Ferd Garretson
and superintendent of Police Burke.
Arguments advanced by the petit
TONERS are numerous. They claim
billiard rooms are allowed to be
open in New Brunswick and in some
other places about the county; that
they must now begin payment of an
annual license fee despite the fact
that business is on the decline. One
of their strongest points is to fur
nish amusement for young men who,
they claim, would otherwise be
spending time shooting craps or do
ing worse things on the Sabbath.
They pointed out that there are no
amusements for young men on Sun
days in this section, particularly in
the winter months.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-23
PR0CRESSIvES ARE HIT
HARD BY DECISION ON
RIGHT TO VOTE TODAY
Supreme Court Justice SWavzo Saws
ONLY Those ELIGIBLE Who Didn't Vote
at Primary Last Year
TEST CASE is SUCCESS HERE

There IS much speculation today
as to the number of ballots which
will be cast in the Progressive box.
Several Bull Moosers" estimate the
number at 100. while another promi-
nent in the third party believes there
will be $50. Democratic and Repub-
lican leaders declare that they will
be surprised If the Progressives get
100. AS there are no local contests
on the ticket, the candidates can be
nominated If only ten votes are poll
ed The contest at the head of the
Progressive ticket Is between Ey-
erett l.. Colby and Edmund b. Os-
borne for the nomination for gov
ernor. 1t has already been predict
ed that Mr.. Colby will be the nomi-
nee, Local sentiment has been about
equally divided between the two can
didates but the indications here to-
day are that Colby will get small
majority in this city.
Having been successful in a test
case In the first district of the first
ward this afternoon the Progressiyos
may make an attempt to get out a
larger vote, The Progressive leaders
shortly before noon sent Clifford
Gillis to the poll mentioned and told
him to insist on voting a Progressive
ballot, despite the fact that he voted
a Republican ticket at the primaries
last year. Mr.. Gillis went to the
polling place and asked for a ballot
He was asked how he voted last yeai
and told the clerks Republican.
They Immediately handed him a Re
publican ticket. Mr.. Gillis declared
he wanted a Progressive ballot and
laying down the ticket picked up one
of the Progressive sheets He went
into the booth, prepared it, handed
it to the teller and 1t was placed IN
the box.
The result was conveyed to County
Leader Judge Adrian Lyon and sent
to all the Progressive workers about
the city. Other attempts will prob
ably be made later this afternoon
The Progressives claim that Supreme
Court Justice Gummere has rendered
decision which gives them the right
to vote today whether they voted OF
not at last years primaries and the
test case was made accordingly
Other election boards throughout the
city may not look at the matter the
same way as the first ward clerks
did and some trouble may be expert
enced this afternoon when the Pro
gressiyes try the stunt again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-23
LIGHT VOTE is
BEING POLL Ed
At PRIMARIES
Less Than 500 Ballots at
Noon, Majority of These
Being of Democrats
ELECTION CLERKS WANT
SHORTER HOURS

Unless there Is a decided change this
afternoon the primary vote in this
city will be light. Less than 500
votes had been cast up until noon
and the majority of these were
Democratic ballots. The average
vote in a district was about 20
Democratic, 10 Republican and 2
Progressive. The large number of
Democratic ballots on the Democrat
ic side is due to the local contests
for alderman at large and the excise
board. The Republicans have praC-
tically only one local contest, that
being between Thomas Baker and
George w. Mum for the excise board
nomination. There seems to be lit
tie interest in the head of the ticket
on the G. o. p. side despite the
several candidates for the guberna-
torial nomination.
There was considerable talk among
the election boards this morning over
the slow voting and some contended
that it was good evidence that it
was not necessary to keep the polls
open from O'Clock in the morning
until O'Clock at night. In the
first district of the second ward As
minutes elapsed before the first
ballot was polled today. In the first
district of the third ward only two
or three ballots were cast up until
I8 o'clock. Many Of the election
clerks declare that the poll could
easily be closed at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon without missing any bal
lots
The scarcity of Progressive bal
lots is the subject of much comment.
In the first district of the second
ward at II o'clock this morning,
Frank Newman and Eugene Cross
were the only two who had voted
for the third party's candidates. At
the same hour in the first district of
the third ward John S. Rubright was
the only "bull mooser" to vote. In
the sixth ward there were only sew
eral Progressive ballots and in the
other wards two and three were the
record up until noon.
All of the candidates are active
today and one would think it was
the general election to see the way
they are working. Lawyer Thomas
Brown, of the Leavy League, is hust-
ling around In his Mercer car and
large sign on the rear calling at
tention to the candidacy of william
J. Leavy for alderman at large Is
noticeable. Policemen are on duty
around every polling place and while
few votes are being cast the primary
election is in full evidence. The
saloons closed at o'clock this morn
ing and will not open until after the
DOIls close at O'Clock tonight. The
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-23
CITY FINANCES
BONDS
(By Charles X. Seaman)

X. Seaman)
, receipts, recorders fines and various
fees are meant to pay this years
running expenses. In the mean
while we are permitted to anticipate
that the taxes will be paid, and
borrow the amount of the year S
budget until they are paid or due.
Most cities go to the banks and
borrow money. Perth Amboy usu-
ally has cash enough In it's sinking g
fund to borrow its own money.
What is the difference? BY leaving
our cash in the bank we would re-
celve three per cent interest. If
we borrow money from the bank
we might pay five per cent. And SO
we deem it lesser expense to use
the city's cash than the banks cash.
Recently Perth Amboy had to raise
money both ways, because the bonds
sold to pay for nearly 100000
worth Of street pavements were not
yet paid for. During the present
month this money has been received,
the banks have been paid, and the
general account felt so good 1t stood
firmly an anticipated draft of $2,500
In connection with the Convery
place improvements.
In this city it has been the prac-
tice to anticipate the entire amount
of the budget and deposit all taxes
as collected to credit of the sinking
fund. This years. budget amounts
to s260,150, which would be s21,679
per month If distributed equally over
the year. So, the tax levy is an
ticipate dto that extent. Up to the
present writing, September 19, we
have anticipated s175,000, which
leaves us about $4,000 inside the
monthly estimate for the elapsed
portion of the year.
Anticipation certificates are no
new thing for Perth Amboy, and the
process OF issuing and cancelling
them has for years been deemed the
easier and more economical way of
raisihg money for cu1Eent expenses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-23

In Essex county the board of cleo
tions orders to the district boards
not to allow any Progressive to vote
today in the Bull Moose boxes if he
voted at the primaries last year.
Under the election law this year
and according to an opinion last
night by Supreme Court Justice
Francis ]. Swayze in Jersey City,
voters who voted in the Republican
box at last years primary cannot
vote in the Progressive box today.
On page 121 of the election laws of
1918, article 257 section 2, it states:
"At any primary election the mem
bers Of the board conducting the pri-
mary election for each political par
ty shall refuse to receive the vote
of any voter offering to vote In the
ballot box of their political party, IL
the name of such voter appears in
the primary book of the other politi-
cal party as made up at the next pre-
yious primary election"
AS a result many citizens who
voted the Progressive ticket last No
vember, but who had previously
taken part in the Republican, Demo-
cratic or Socialist primaries, will be
disfranchised If they insist upon vot-
ing in no other but the Progressive
box. Conversely. although neither
Republicans or Democrats in their
party affiliations, they win have the
legal right to vote in Republican
or Democratic primary, according to
the primary they enrolled in last
September, provided they are not
challenged as having no intention to
vote for Republican or Democratic
candidates in November.
Justice Swayze declares that Pro-
gressives who did not vote at the
last primary can vote today in any
box. If these rules are followed
here today and there is every reason
to believe that they will be the num-
Der of ballots in the box of the third
party tonight will be small, as there
are not many Progressives here who
did not vote either Republican or
Democratic at the primaries last
year.
Senator Colby in a statement yes
terday defined a Progressive as one
who intends to vote for a majority
of the Progressive candidates in
November and advises all such that
they have a right to vote in the
party primary today. Mr. Colby
urges the Progressive voters to take
test case before the county judge
today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-23
i FREE!

handsome 81 piece Delft Under
glaze Blue China Dinner Set given
away absolutely free in exchange for
coupons, as follows: 20 coupons and
$3.50 in cash; 80 coupons and $l.O0 in
cash, or so coupons and the set will be
given absolutely free. These high grade
dinner sets have arrived and for the
purpose Of offering our customers an
inducement to use our liquors exclusive
ly we are going to give you the benefit
of our bargain. A coupon will be
given with every SOC purchase.
NOTE-No coupons given on goods
not bottled under my supervision. Ask
to see the dinner sets. Remember, one
of these coupons with every SOC pur
chase. s. Splitter, Wine and Liquor
Store, cor. State and Smith Sts.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-23
Says Misconduct
Must be in
Office
LOST BIG POINT
By United Press Wire.

Special By Unitea Press Wire.
Albany, Sept. 23:-Declaring that
Governor Sulzer would sooner or
later have to answer the matter al
legged in the Impeachment charges
either to court or before the bar Of
public opinion, d. Cady Herrick, i'm
peached governors chief counsel,
arguing before the high court today,
asked for dismissal of the charges
on the ground that public officials
can only be impeached for "wilful
misconduct of Office" He said the
impeachment charges do not consider
this. Herrick has filed first, second
and sixth articles of impeachment
which charge the governor with hav-
ing failed to account for part of his
campaign funds, and with having ap-
propriated to his own use money sub
scribed for campaign purposes.
Before opening his formal attack
on the articles Herrick, for Sulzer,
admitted for the first time that Lieu
tenant Governor Glynn is acting gov
ernor. This makes it practically i'm
possible for the assembly to further
impeach Sulzer for usurption of the
powers of the governorship.
The ire of Senator Bracket was
aroused as he, representing the
Board of Managers, said "In these
articles the crimes charged are per-
jury, larceny, violation of election
laws and of the criminal code. All
matters punishable by fine or i'm
prisonment or both, which brings
them exactly within the definition Of
crime. This is no trial for discus
sing matters neither for lack of dig
nifty nor for immeasurable boasting.
The defendant is charged with
crime"
AS soon as today's struggle is out
of the way an opinion became gem
eral that the Sulzer forces will lose,
then Sulzer will be called D, on to
plead. Up to the present time his
attorneys have succeeded in evad-
ing any direct answers to the charg-
es. ut tomorrow it is expected the
forma lpleading to his lawyers will
take place and then the taking of
the testimony will begin.
BY a vote of 81 to 1 by the i'm
peachment court yesterday, it was
decided that the assembly had the
right to impeach Sulzer.
Continued on page 81