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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-04

The ladies OF st. VerOnlca,S Guild
will meet with Mrs. Chas. Luscher
next Thursday afternoon from three
to five o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellsworth re-
turned to Mankato Wednesday noon
after attending the K. P. banquet Tues
day evening.
During the month of November the
services in the church of the Holy
Communion will be at 7:30 P. M.
Miss Lora Francois entertained
eight of her girl friends at her home
last evening.
Frank Lobdell is confined to his
home by illness caused by severely
straining the muscles of his back sew
eral days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reinbold have moved
into an apartment in the Francois
building and expect to make their fut-
ure home there.
Mrs. Margaret McRae returned Sat-
urday evening from st. Paul where
she attended the State Equal Suffrage
Convention held there last week.
Attorney Albert Pfaender of New
Ulm was here on professional visit
last Thursday. Mr.. Pfaender is nei-
Their admitting nor denying that he has
plans for getting into the gubernator-
ial race. While here he was the guest
Of Rud. Stensvad and ]. R. Keefe.
The Priscilla Class was entertained
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eb. Horn
last Friday night. They had the usual
good time characteristic of the Pris-
elias and their husbands.
Mrs. Mary Finn entertained at
cards Monday evening in honor of her
cousin, Mrs. C. Fred Thompson who
will leave either this week or next for
her home at California. There were
three tables of players, who played
progressive five hundred.
LOST-A pair Of new shoes on the
road between Redwood Falls and Ed
Dunlevy's home last Saturday. Find
er please leave at The Gazette Office.
15-1t.
Miss Bernice Larson entertained
group of friends in honor of her eighth
birthday anniversary last Wednesday
afternoon. The guests arrived soon
after school closed end were enter
tanned at dinner and with games dur
ing the early evening. Those who at
tended were: Bernice Brand, Marion
Kuenzi, Evangeline Knudson, Char
lotte and Gladys Crimmins, Virginia
Smith, Gertrude Weldon, Bernice Por-
ter, Evelyn Wilcox, Berenice Kessey,
and Dorothy, Marguerite and Bernice
Larson.
Mrs. VIM. D. Lines went to Mime
apolis Wednesday as delegate to the
International Purity Congress.
S. G. Peterson is going out of bust
ness in Redwood Falls. His big $4,000
closing salestarts next Saturday. Wait
for it. 15-1t.
Mrs. C. F. Martin gave Halloween
party to twenty of Paul's little friends.
Those present were: Masters John
Evans, Raymond Athey, Won Luscher,
Walter Lamberton, Arthur Kingsley,
Wilbur Martin, Howard Whitcomb,
Paul King, Kenneth and Paul Martin,
and the Misses Helen Martin, Grace
Whitcomb, Eleanor Aune, Hazel Hitch
cock, Rose Adell Asleson, Berenice
Stafford, Doras Johnson and Florence
Redetzke.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-09-19
WILSON ON THE BIBLES
 INFLUENCE

The opinion of the Bible bred in me, not only by the teaching of my home when 1 was a boy,
 but also by every turn anu ex- perience of my life and every step of study, is that it is the one supreme source of revelation the revelation sof the meaning of life, the nature of God, and the spiritual nature and needs of men. It is only the guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation.
 If men could but be m a d e to know it intimately and for what it really is, we should have se- cured both individual and social regeneration Woodrow Wilson.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-09-19

es to the schools showing the best road work under this plan. A first, a second and a third prize is being offered and Superintend- ent Thorn reports that the boys are taking more interest in their school work this summer as a re- suit of this special work being carried on in connection with these schools.
 This is a splendid plan to inn prove the roads leading to and from the school houses over the county and at the same time in- terest in this practical way the school boys in the Good Roads Movement.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-09-19
ROAD BUILDING BY SCHOOL BOYS

Rural School Supervisor. J. l.. Bond. of the Department of Education has received from County Superintendent H. B. Thorn. of Poinsett County a very Interesting communication in which he outlines a plan for en- listing the rural schools in his county in building Good Roads by the use of tn" Split log drag"
 The plan as outlined by Super intendent Thorn for this work is a very simple and practical one. Aiterature explaining the use and
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-09-19

construction of the drag was sent to all the teachers of the county. Under the direction of the teach CTS of the county, the road drags were built by the school boys.
 The boys were then asked to begin the road building work by dragging the road for one-half a mile on each side of the school houses. The school boys have been very much interested in the work and the county superintend- ent IS greatly pleased with the results of the plan. .--1 4it
 The County Judge has given $50. .00 to be used in offering priz-
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-09-19

The implicit confidence that many people have in Chsmberlain's Colic. cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy if found, ed on their experience in the use of thar remedy and their knowledge of the many remarkable cures of collie. diar. rhoea and dysentery that has effected. For sale by all dealers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-09-19

An article that has real merit should in time become popular. That such is the case with Chamberlain Cough Remedy has been attested by many dealers. Here is one of them. H. w. Hendrickson, Ohio Falls, Ind, writes, "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best for coughs. colds and croup, and is my best selle. For sale by all dealers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-09-19
OUR GUARANTEE

We guarantee these suits to he equal to those being sold elsewhere at Sl5 and Slo. lake SUI. home wear it. let your friends pass judgment upon it, and if it is not up to our guarantee, re- turn it to us and we will refund your money.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-09-19

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
Bernice Huffman's Picture
Story

"Oh, papa!" said Violet, ri saw the
cutest little doggies down at Mr.. Well
mans and wonder II he would sell
one to met"
do you want one very much" said
her father.
"Oh, yes" said Violet.
"We'll go see If he will sell you one, .
said her father, handing her some
money.
Violet ran all the way until she
reached Mr.. Wellman's home.
II think your doggies are 50 cute,
and will you sell me one" asked Vio-
let
Certainly! certainly" said the old
man.
He let Violet pick out which one she
wanted. It was q little woolly one.
When she asked him how much it WAS
he said, ''I'll just give it to YOU"
"Oh. thank you ever SO much" said
Violet. with this money will get
my dog collar and tag"
What are you going to call your
dog, Violet?" asked her father that
night.
II think It would be 80 nice to call
him Cutey because he Is SO cute and
acts SO cute" she said as she watched
him play with q rubber ball.
The next day Violet and Cutey had
their picture taken as you all saw In
the Junior few weeks ago. a
Bernice Huffman, Age 4.
Chillicothe, Iowa, Route No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
Richard - Picture Story By
Floyd Young

Dear Editor:
AS I have not written for an age or
it seems like it, thought would write
about the picture.
Papa has not taken the Courier for
some time and has subscribed for 1t
again.
Once there was a little boy named
Richard who was only five years old.
He had lust started to school and as
the children decided to have a picnic
Richard was bound he should 60. His
mother consented as his older sister
was along.
The picnic was Of course to be at the
woods and 1t was in the spring and the
flowers were blooming.
They all got interested In gathering
flowers and forgot to notice Richard
and he got to chasing a. butterfly and
got lost and he began to cry. AS ne got
farther away from the children he fn-
ally found the road he knew but he
was a mile from home
So he ran very fast until hi breath
gave out and as he sat down to rest he
saw the other children coming run
ming fast. AS they could not find him
they were worried and as 1t was getting
late they were hurrying for help. When
they saw him they. were all glad, es-
pecially Richard. They went on home
feeling happier as Richard was found
He always remembered and never got
lost again I will close. Hoping to see
by letter in print IT,.
Floy Young, age 10, ~
Charlton, Ia, r. No. I.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUx,
EDITOR.
LAST PICTURE CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: Today we have an
other pretty picture. In fact a beau
tiful picture. Beautiful because 1t is
q picture Of a mother and her sons.
We want the Juniors to write about
this picture too. We will not tell them
how to write. They can look at the
picture and weave" as it were a
pretty story. The prizes will be two
books. "a Modern Cinderella" and,
''The Enchanted Peacock" This con-
test will close Saturday October H..
The names Of the prize winners IN
the recent picture contest will be an
nounced next week. In the recent
short story contest closed last week
prizes are awarded to:
Iyar Carlson and Palmer Dunwidd1e.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
Beatrice Visits Her Aunt
H.. Fay Littleton

Editor Junior Courier: will write
about the little girl in the Courier
Junior. Once upon time there was a
family whose name was Roberts and
they had but one child named Bea
trice. They lived in town. They We're
very rich people and as Beatrice was
an only child she had many nice play
things but sometimes she would get
very tired of playing with them, She
got very lonesome as she had nc
brothers or sisters to play with.
One day a letter came from hel
moth rs sister, (Beatrice's Aunt
Marie) asking her mother If she cared
if Beatrice would come and visit her
She said she was very lonesome.
So her mother asked Beatrice if she
wanted. to go and Beatrice didn't know
at first whether to go or not but she
decided to go. Her mother wrote and
told Aunt Marie that Beatrice would
come and would be there on Tuesday
She also said she could stay a whole
month with her. So Beatrice and her
mother were very busy getting ready
for the visit.
At last Tuesday came and Beatrice's
father was to take her to the train
But before Beatrice got in the buggy
she kissed her mother goodbye" and
then she got in the buggy with her
father and they drove out Of sight.
After mile drive they reached the
station and her father got her ticket
for her and then the train came and
she told her father goodbye"
When she had been on the train a
while she got very lonesome and al
most wished she hadn't come.
But she got interested in the beauti.
full scenery and so the train got to the
station at last but a little too soon Tor
Beatrice for she wanted to see little
more scenery.
She could see her aunt at the sta.
ton through the card window. They
got to her aunt's after mile and a
half drive so Beatrice had quite a
days ride.
Beatrice had lots of fun feeding her
aunt's chickens and she, helped her
uncle Charlie do little of the chores
Best of all she liked to watch him
milk the cows.
Beatrice got up one morning and
Uncle Charlie came In and wanted TIC
her to come to the barn with him az
he had something to show her. When
they got to the barn they went to the
hay NOW and there in nice place
with their mamma were three nice
little puppies and o how cute they
were Beatrice was SO happy. She had
lots of fun playing with them and she
was having such a good time that all
too soon the letter came from home
telling her to come. !
So that morning when she was ready
her uncle came from the barn with a
little puppy in his arms and he told
Beatrice it was all her own to take
home with her and keep it for her pet
If you will look in Saturday S
Courier Junior (Sept 27) you will see
her just as she stepped from the cars
with her little pet puppy In her arms
ready to meet her papa.
Fac Littleton,
Age IL. Charlton, Iowa
E., Route l.
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The Arithmetic C0ntest-by
Ruby Lowell

It was on the last day Of school
They were to have contest.
Kitty Andrew did not want to go. She
said all the girls were going to put on
their best dresses.
All she had to put on was an old cal
leo dress.
Her mother said Weren't you glad
to go il you don't want to"
"I'n go, just for the sake Of you
mother.
Kitty Andrews went and she saw
the prize that was to be given to the
one who won.
Kitty was called to the board to add
a problem. She finished her problem
and read her answer.
She won the prize.
She was glad she won the prize.
1, She went home and showed it to her
mother.
Her mother said, Aren't you glad
you went today? 43
IF you had not gone you would not
have won the prize.
The prize was beautiful gold birth
day ring.
Her teachers name was Miss War
rem.
Ruby Lowell,
Woodburn, Iowa, r. No. 4
p. S-This is my school composition
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
How to Make Acorn Piggies
Louie Deuser

Do you know how to make acorn
pigs? This is just the time Of year
to gather whole drove Of these funny
little beasts with which boy or girl
can have lots of fun driving them to
market, feeding them, giving them
straw for bedding and the like all play
of course.
Pick up the long fat green acorns,
not the round little brown ones. At
the pointed end which is Mr.. Pigs
snout run two jet headed pins for
eyes and at the opposite end a pin on
a curly tail made by drawing strip
Of brown paper over the blade OF the
scissors until 1t twirls.
Make four little holes with the point
Of the scissors where the pigs lsgs
would naturally be and stick in pieces
Of matches broken of to equal length.
Now the pig should. be able toystand
UP firmly on his four legs, and he will
look very piggyfed, although he still
is lacking his pointed ears.
For these cut little three-cornered
pieces Of the brown paper and fold
them once 80 they stand up when
struck in holes in the acorn made for
them with the scissors.
There, now, Mr.. Pig is all ready.
Louie Deuser,
Hedrick, Ia, Route No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
Virginia and Fido-G oldie's
Picture Story

Once upon a time there was little
girl. Her name was Virginia and she
had little dog. It's name was F1do.
One day after she got her work
done, she asked her mother II she
could go flower hunting and stay all
day. And her mother said that she
could go If she would take Fido with
her, and Virginia said that she would
take Fido. So her mother got q lunch
for her, and she started out.
So Virginia gathered flowers till
noon and she sat down and ate her
dinner. And did not give poor F1do
anything to eat but what she had left
and that was not very much. And she
picked some flowers till she got tired
and sbe started home.
And she went to pick up herlfowers
and Fido began to bark. And she
looked around and saw big rattle
snake. And as 1t was ready to Jump at
her, she ran from the snake.
And when she got home Virginia
told her mother what had happened.
And you may be sure that Fido had
plenty for supper.
Goldie Butler
. Age H..
Ottumwa, Iowa, r. r.. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
FOR THE CHILDREN
Lilly Cottrell Tells of Her
Surprise Party
Agnes Huffman,
Chillicothe. Iowa

Agnes Huffman,
Chillicothe. Iowa.
Dear Friend:
I must write few lines to you 20
tell you OF the great surprise I got last
Friday evening.
/ was 10 years old and a. number OF
playmates and friends planned to SUR
prise me, and guess they did.
went with little girl friend Katy
Darlington after milk. It was dari
when got home. ran into the front
room to get some mellow apples that
mamma told mo were there. What da
you think! The room was full OF little
girls and boys. It almost took my
breath. n
Some Of those present were:
Maxine Waddington.
Minnie and Maud Smith.
Garnet Graham and two brothers Fay
and Forest and sister Margory.
Josie Boswell.
Mabel Nicholson.
Katy Darlington and three brotheru.
Tommie. Johnny and Lewis.
Their mammaS who came later in
the evening were:
q Mrs. L. Smith. Mrs. stonsr, Mrs.
Nicholson, Mrs. Darlington and Mrs.
Waddington. -
We all had fne time. I wish Won
had been here Write to me. Your little
friend,
Lily Cottrell,
Abba, Ia, r. No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
Fern Viola Wants Juniors
to Write to Her
Dear Junior:

Dear Junior:
I haven't wrote for some time 30
thought ! would write about my school.
I like to go to school. walk about
one mile and half.
I go with my sister, two nieces and
nephew.
My teachers name IL Miss Ham. I
like her fine.
My studies are reading. arithmetic,
physiology, history, writing, geography
and spelling. My favorite studies are
history and reading.
We play ball. thing It Is good
exercise.
We sing in the morning and Miss
Harm reads at noon.
On Friday afternoons we girls sew
and the boys do manual training.
My classmates are Beulah Elswick,y
Letha Whitlock, Lillian Richard and
Harry Whitlock.
I like to read Louisa May Alcott's
books.
would like to correspond with
some of the Juniors my age.
Fern Viola Miller, age ~.
Foster, Iowa, Box 116.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
How Watch Found a Home
Leora's Picture Story !

J One evening a. Gertrude and her
mamma and papa were sitting by the
fire they heard noise out on the
porch. They listened for . while and
then they heard little dog whining.
Gertrude said "Oh papa. open the door
dog"
Her papa opened the door and in
came tho sweetest little white dog. Ger
trude ran to him and took him up by
the IRE so he could get warm, for he
was all covered with snow.
Then she turned to her papa and said
May keep him for my pet? He is 30
lonesome: surely he il lost.
Her papa told her she could II no one
very happy 30 she made little bed
in basket and let him so to sleep.
Next morning she waited and
thought some one might call for him
but no one came Late in the afternoon
one Of the neighbors told her about the
same little dog coming to their house
wanting In but their did not like dogs
50 did not open the door for him.
Gertrude and her new pet became
her mamma. Il am going over to
grandma's this afternoon but you must
keep Watch at home"
Her mother said she would keep him.
So Gertrude put on her hat and went
across the timber to grandma's. She
had good time and as she started
home her grandma said Now hurry
along for 1t will BE- dark before You get
home"
Gertrude was not in very much Of a
hurry and so dark found her a long
ways from home. She did not know
the way very well and 1t was not long
before she lost her path and did not
know which way to go. She soon be-
came very tired and sleepy and laid
down by an old tree to rest but soon
fell asleep.
Her mamma and papa went to hunt
for her when 1t got dark and they took
Watch with them. It was not long be-
fore they heard him barking and then
he ran back to them and took them to
where Gertrude lay fast asleep. Her
papa took her up and they all went
home and Of course Watch got extra
petting that evening.
Next day Gertrude and Watch went
up to the gallery and had their pictures
taken and I imagine that is there pic
lures that you saw In the Junior page
last week. Watch remains in his good
home the rest Of his days.
Leora Mae Dawson age 81,
washington, Iowa. r. No. J.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
Helena Writes of He1
School in Nice Letter

Dear Editorials have never writ
ten to the Courier Junior, thought l
would write.
am 10 years old. 60 to the Adams
school. am in the fifth room. Miss
Cation Is my teacher.
We have Victor talking machine
at the school. like to hear 1t.
We play out on the lawn until the
last bell rings
My play mates are Gladys and Hazel
Giltner and Eva Parks. Well as my
letter is getting long will close.
HELENA Albright. Age TO-,
220 e. Fourth St., Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
Marie GustasOn on a Satur'
day Flower Hunt

Dear Editor:
Bessie Thomas was little girl ten
years old.
One Saturday afternoon she wanted
to go to the woods to pick violets. She
told her mother it would be late before
she returned home, 50 she told her
mother to put some lunch In basket
for her supper. She was busy picking
violets when she saw a squirrel run In
front of her. She got very frightened
at it and started to run. When she was
running she stopped short and looked
up in the tree. She saw 1t was blue
bird.
She started to pick more violets and
she soon had her basket full of pretty
blue violets.
She looked up and saw the sun was
going down. She thought she had bet
ter start home. ..s
When she got home she told her
mother what happy time she had had
and told her mother about the squir-
rel and blue bird that had frightened
her SO.
I would like to exchange cards and
letters with the Juniors.
Marie Gustason,
-s..a Dudley, Ia, r. No. I.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
ADA AND HER SCHOOL.

Dear Courier Junior:
thought would write about my
school. I go to school have been
going about four weeks. like to go
to school.
l have two brothers going to school.
Their names are Alvy and Max.
Alvy is s years old and Max Is II
years old.
My teachers name is Miss Lizzie
Davis. I like her fine.
There are thirty-fve pupils going
to school now.
have many playmates. My studies
are reading, arithmetic, grammar,
geography and spelling. am in the
fifth, sixth and seventh grades. I am
going to take history right away.
have a sister at home. Her name
is Anna. She is Is years old. She
is through with the eighth grade.
Well will close for this time.
Ada Jeanetta loops, age 10,
Bentonsport, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
Babesy' $ Point Of
View =.

From the little station platform he
stepped down among the grass and
dandelions and picked a white, fluffy
reminder of a departed flower.
BLOW it, Babesy!"
When Buddie commanded, it was
hers but to obey. Buddie was five.
Was that not enough? She raised the
white, fluffy reminder until 1t came
on level with her cherub mouth and
blew a monstrous Whit.
"Huh! See mel" There was a
spectacular whirl of f1uttering, white
flakes. There! I blew EN- all Off"
Babesy gazed at him with admira-
tIon too deep for words.
when the train comes, we're going
to grandma's,' announced Buddie for
possibly the sixteenth time.
"Going to gwandma's!" she echoed
toyously.
"But you'll have to have your pic
ture painted, won't she, father? 'Cuz
that's why you're going"
She looked rather rueful at this sug-
gestion. She had had her picture
painted before.
Grandma let's me play with the mar
Bile board in the attic in the plaything
box when I 60 to see her. Perhaps
she'll let you, too"
She glowed ecstatically. She had al
SO heard of the plaything box before.
"And read me stories out Of Peter
and Ellen; . and give pennies to
the hand-organ man; y and play
behind the sofa; and the light
going just little when I go to sleep"
They%were all familiar to her ear,
these untasted Joys, but she hoped in
unsurpassed rapture at their indisput-
able approach.
"Babesy! Look! Look! The train S
coming now!"
Trains coming now!" came the
pealing little echo.
They felt fathers grasp tighten. 1t
was coming nearer-it was stopping
with final, monstrous snort.
Then, there they were, rafting
along all together, father looking with
certain anxious pride from one to
the other, Bsbesy impressed into
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

I. Use one side Of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil. :,
8. Always sign your name IN fuli
and state your age.
4. Number your pages.
8. Do not copy stories or poetry ana
send us as your own work
6. Always state choice OF prize on
a separate piece Of paper, with name
and address in full.
Z. Address the envelope to- Editor
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.