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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-01
THE COURIER JUNIOR.
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUx,
EDITOR.
THE NAME CONTEST AGAIN.

Dear Juniors: Judging from the
HsYories sent in since the Name Con.
lest" was announced, the Juniors do
not understand what we want In "A
Name Contest" All of the stories
Except one. received up to date are
Nmply list OF name beginning with
VIZ. TO show the Juniors just what
ne mean We will publish just few
zines Of the only story received thus
Var In the Name Contest"
.Alice Is the name of my dearest
friend. She has blue eySs and light
hair that curls all around her pretty
face. Alice and her papa live with
Grandmother White. While Alice is an
lnly child, she II not spoiled or selfish.
Alice goes to school every day, etc.
Now We hope the Juniors after read
Ing these few lines will understand
THAT We mean and write some splen.
MD stories.
Ruth Goltry 10 the prize winner this
week. i#
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LEO GOES 70 SCHOOL EVERY DAY

Dear Juniors:
Thought would write again. am
going to school now. My teachers mans
Is Miss Elsie Morehead. / like my
teacher fine. She taught our school last
year. have never been absent or tardy
vet. am in the 6th and 7th grades. My
studies are reading, arithmetic, prim--
ary, history. English, physiology and
spelling. There are four boys In our
class. Their names are Lloyd Hecter
Dennie Trimmer, lila Williams and my
self.
/ will tell you what got for Christ
mas. I got q cap. overcoat, and q tie
Leo Cundiff. Jr, age IL.
Republic. Kansas
p. ST. would like to hear from
some Of the Juniors.
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BERTHA WRITES 70 HATTIE

Dear Cousin Dottie Hunter:
How are you! am we'll. Do you 30
to school? have gone every day. l like
to 70 to school. My teachers name 10
Emma Proctor. I like her fine. Have
you gone coasting yet? I went out a
while Saturday evening. How are
Gretta and Thelma? How do you like
the snow? Harold 10 growing like a
little weed. Joyl IL going to write to
Thelma.
Well, AZ my letter IL getting long
will close. Write soon.
From your cousin,
Bertha Fleming, aged 10.
Drakesville, Iowa.
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gate to meet me. He jumps upon me
and IL glad to see me. He goes with
me after the cows nearly every even.
Ing after I return from school.
He goes with me nearly every place
I 90, but I will not lot him 20 to
school with me. nearly always have
to take . stick and drive him back
Sometimes he does not see me 80.
My baby brother likes to stand at
the window when 1t 10 open. Then
will call my dog and he Will come and
stand upon the outside Of the window
My brother then tries to put his finger
in the dogs eye or In his mouth.
Forest Johnson, aged 3.
Richland. Iowa.
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was ten months old.
The next two years my mamma was
sick most of the time.
In the spring Of 1907 took sick
with Brights disease. Father and
mamma took me to Excelsior SPRING.,
Mo-, and we met many nice people
while there. stayed In DR.. LoweryS
sanitarium five weeks.
Excelsior Springs has population
OF about forty-five hundred people and
visitors to the number Of between ftf-
teen hundred and twenty-five thou
sand. It has one hundred hotels and
boarding houses. and numerous
springs Of different midicinal prop
critics, many sanitariums and bath
houses, besides several Amusement
buildings and outdoor theaters.
We came to Ottumwa about the first
OF September and We stayed with my
Grandfather Miller until the middle OF
October. when we came home. was
glad to get home again, for was very
homesick.
In 1908 mamma and went to visit
with her parents near COMPETING.
The day before Christmas OF that
same year, Grandpa Miller died.
Last year father bought IN auto
and We went visiting q great deal.
I never have gone to school more
than twelve days, but study at nome.
am now studying reading, writing,
spelling, drawing. arithmetic, history
physiology and geography.
read q great deal. We take many
magazines, and read them; then
horrnv, hooka a0metimoO
I think the books like best are
Scottish Chiefs, lvanhoe, Kennel
worth, Hans Brinker or the silver
skates. and the poems like best are
Evangeline. To Water Fowl. The
Death Of the Flowers. The village
Blacksmith. Those Evening Bells,
Crossing the Bar, Abide With Me- the
Passing Of Arthur
have brown hair, blue.gray eyes,
and am nearly five feet in height.
Vera Miller, aged IA.
0<turouo In r hOX 30,
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DALE GOES TO WASHINGTON
SCHOOL.

Dear Juniors:-As l have never
written to you before thought |
would write.
T 20 to the Washington school. For
pets I have a cat and dog and three
calves.
I help my papa with his chores and
get the wood in for mamma. have
a little sister, her name Is Dorothy
Myrtle. She was one year old the
next day after Christmas.
Dale Clark, Age 8.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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IVY WRITES 70 Her COUSIN.

Miss Thelma Hunter.
MY Dear Cousin:
I will write you letter through the
Junior page.
How are you? Arc you going to
school now? 90 every day. sit with
sister Bertha. like to 90 to school. l
have just got through my second read
er.
Little brother is growing 80 fast and
il 50 cute. wish you could come and
see him. How Is Kenneth? Bertha and
went out sled riding down hill the
other day.
Ivyl Fleming, age I,
Drakesville, Iowa.
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"a SKETCH OF MY LlFE"- VERA
MILLER

was born three miles and half
northwest of Bladensburg, Iowa, on
January 10, 1899.
The first few years Of my life do
not remember anything about. but I
think that / was cross and was sick
most of the time the first summer.
The next year was with my grand.
parents most of the time. can re-
member when | was three years old.
When was four years old, | had a
little sister. but aha dad vhan she
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-01
LEvEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

y 1. Use one side Of the paper only.
q. Write neatly and legibly, using
i1k or q sharp lead pencil. ~.
3. Always sign your name in full and
ltats your age. a b.. rs.. III.
! 1. Number your pages.
s. DO not copy stories or poetry and
isnd US 40 your own work.
Sc. Always state choice Of q prize, on
I separate piece Of paper, with name
md address insfull.
I. Address the envelope to Editor
fourier Junior. Ottumwa, Iowa.
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you, you must bring me another. Do
vn,i undaratond?"

y
you understand"
Kim scowled down at his little bare
toes and tried to stick them into
crock In the floor. Why, this was get
ting serious! Would the woman keep
on crying Quarters" forever? 1t was
perfectly ruinous. His mother had had
all she could do to support the family
before, but what would become OF
them now?
"You may take your seat" added
Miss Pentecost, still in a low tone. so
that no one could hear, but with a
smile that exasperated poor kim:
ut is dreadful that you Will be
naughty; but, then, you see, the more
I whip you, the more money snali
get; and perhaps before the summer
Is out. | shall have enough to buy a
new dress
"No. you DON'T" thought Kim. shut
ting his teeth together. Catch me
letting my mother buy dress for
you. Why, we've got to go without
gingerbread today. You don't get an
other chance to whip me for one while
ma 'ma--now you see."
/ To avoid a whipping it was neces-
sary to study, for Kim was boy that
must be busy at something. He saw
Bob Whiting 60 to sleep and longed
TO drop tame cherry into his mouth.
He saw Joe Fuller sauntering down
the aisle, looking straight before him,
and it was the "cutest chance" to
trip him up; Kim resisted these allure
ments and fifty more, and got his geo.
graphy lesson SO we'll that Miss Pente-
cost patted him on the head. and said !:
That's my good boy"-which would
have been delightful If he could have
forgotten that gingerbread.
Next day he tried studying again
and rose to the head of the spelling
class.
why, haven't had whipping
since Tuesday" thought he Saturday
noon, as he ran home with the silver
medal on his neck.
After that he seemed somehow to
fall into the habit Of studying. Study
ing is habit, let me tell you, just as
much as playing, though I suppose 1t
is rather harder to acquire.
The little fellows will was aroused,
and that was precisely what he need
ed In short, Kim had had his last
whipping from Miss Pentecost or from
anybody else: and, instead Of being
her most troublesome boy, he became
the best scholar in school.
II shan't be able to buy that dress
after ALL" said she, the night before
she left Skoodac; "but, Kim, dear,
know you are glad"
"Yes'm," replied Kim, meeting he1
eye with a smile.
And I'll keep the quarter to re
member you by. Your mother says
she wishes me to-
es'm."
Kimbal1 Price is now one Of the nnost
respected men in. his native state.
"And that man." said Squire Hath
away the other day, in his Fourth Of
July Grafton, was educated over here
at Skoodac, boys, In that little back
school house that is so poor and mis-
cradle that, when it took fire, few
years ago, 1t wouldn't burn down. Mr.
Kimball Price returned from Europe
last May with his wife, and l heard
Mrs. Hathaway say-she was once
Miss Pentecost-that he thought his
last whipping made a man of him.
"He wanted that old quarter Of a
dollar" said Mrs. Hathaway laughing
"but l couldn't bear to part with it
SO he cut it in two and we've each
of us got half. Sophie May, in Wide
Awake
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Dear Editor:
would like to be q Courier Junior.
We have taken the Courier for about
II like to read the Junior page. l
wrote once when I was shout ) years
old. | am in the sixth grade ut school;
am glad that Ellen received the
camera some time ago. I hope that
will win a prize some time.
80, Verna Hinkle, age Is,
Eldon, Iowa.
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the asme time dealt blow that al
most sent the strangers cudgel into
the stream.
Whack! Whack! Whack! But astff
met staff. The footing on the log was
small and the two had to use all
their skill to keep their places.
Whack! Whack! Wick! Wick! The
men began to get heated. The giantop-
posed to Robin began to breathe
hard. Just at this moment Robin man.
aged to hit him on the ribs.
Peas and barley" roared tho fell
low, thou hittest strong stroke
In his anger he brought down another
terrible blow but Robin lodged; and
before the other could recover, Robin
dealt another blow on the strangers
ribs. He reeled, and Robin thought
to see him fall into the stream. But
the giant saved himself by quick
movement, and at the same time
brought down blow on Robins
head that sent him neatly into the
stream
"The cool bath will do thee good"
he laughed, as he extended his stan
to Robin
"By King Henry and the Sheriff."
said Robin. 'how are thy ribs? My
head huns like swarm of bees on
summer morning
II am willing to call 1T quits" said
the stranger, III you will but give me
news Of Robin Hood. must needs
find him."
II will call those who can tell you
of him; but what business have, you
I, a
blew his bugle.
THAT is cen the business Of Robin
Hood and of myself, If you will par.
don me-"
ut is my business, tell thee"
"Wilt thou have another ducking?"
"Not at thy hands, replied Robin
with laugh as a dozen OF his men
appeared on the scene.
What means it. master, that thou
art 80 wet? Thou look'st like a water
rat" shouted VIII Stutely.
Then the stranger knew that he
had fought with no other than Robin
Hood.
"This stranger and I had differ
ence of opinion" said Robin. II tap
ped him with my quarter staff, and
he was so uncivil as to knock me into
the stream.
"Then shall the like happen to
him." said Will, and he made ready
to carry out his threat.
"Hold, honest Will; twas fair
fight, and I think we came of about
event.
81 am sorry" said the stranger,
chat | fought with thee, for l was
cen on my way to ask to join thy
band"
"Thon hast thy desire" answered
Robin, land I would take another
wetting for more like thee. What is
THY name?"
"John Little is the name by which
/ am known"
"Henceforth thy name shall be
changed" put in Will Stutely. as he
filed a horn with water: "This babe, "
he went on, II christen LITTLE
JOHN"
A shout went up from the band
Then one by one they all took Little
John by the hand. and he promised
to be true to them. He was given a
crossbow and culver full of arrows.
Then they all set out for camp, where
they sat down to tasty meal OF
venison.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-01
ATTENTION JUNIORS.

We want Nellie Bohi, Howard
Thompson and Alberta Lewis, all book
prize winners to send us their ad-
eresses again. We also want Dorothy
Christie ana Nellie Millisack to call at
he once the first time they are down
bwn and got their books.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-01
EpREA BLANCHE LIKES JUNIOR
LETTERS

Dear Juniors: -,
I am a little girl five years old.
like TO hear the letters and stories IN
the Junior. have been out coastins.
NV little sister Wardena and | play
with baby while Arlie, Hazel and Opal
are at school. saw santa Claus AZ
the school house at the Christmas
program. He gave us all candy.
Edrea Blanche Bonney.
Ottumva, Iowa, r. F. D. No. 3, box 50.
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MILE MAY JOINS CIRCLE AGAIN

Dear JUROR:
AS I have not written for time
will write.
received a card from the Junior. !!
think it was very nice. l was GLAD
to receive it. .ae
For pets have dog, cat ana .
calf.
7 have sister. her name Is Hazei
Bell Gridley. She Is 2 years OLD. )
I have q brother. His name -
Ellsworth. He is not very old. only .
months old.
Mile May Gridley, age 10.
Eldon. Iowa, Route Mol.
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HAZEL VISITED hER SISTER

Dear Juniors:
| thought I would write few lines.
We had q two weeks vacation. Opal
and spent part Of our vacation with
our sister.
We had program ut our school and
I had a fine time.
Grandpa takes tho Courier and We
have taken the Courier ever since
can remember.
Hazel F. Bonney, aged 10.
r. F. D. No. 3, box IS, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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FOR SHORT LETTERS AND
LETTERS.

We want tho Juniors to continue
o write letters and short stories to
he Junior and to each other through
he Junior page. We have some splen-
Va stories today. We will send out
list cards to. oil the writer's when
3er their letters or stories appear.
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LEoTA MAE HAS A.LlTTLE sIsTEn

Dear Juniors:
AS I have never written to the Junior
I thought would write.
For Christmas i got q nice rockins
chair, set Of furs. blackboard ana sew
eral other things. Also candy and mus
I have a little sister two years old.
Her name ID Wannetta. We have big
times playing together.
Leota May Bell, age 8,
Bloomfield. H., r. No. !.
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MELVIN PLAYS PARcHEsI.

Dear Junior:
am little boy z years old. Am IN
the first room at school.
have a little sister for . playmate.
We play parchesi and It 10 great FUN.
always beat her.
Melvin Goehring, age I.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-01
LESTER LIKES HIS SKATES.

Dear Editor:
I received my skates the other day.
They are very nice Today am writing
about Aunt Polly.
thank you very much for my
skates.
Your friend,
Lester Johnson.
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121 South Elm street, ottumwa, Ia.
FORESTS LITTLE WHITE DOG

Dear Juniors: .
am going to write about my little
white dog.
named him Sport. When | come
home from school he comes to the
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MARvIN's FIRST LETTER

Dear Junior:
This is my first letter. am seven
wears old. I have three sisters We
spent New Years at Charlton at
Grandpa's. We had a turkey dinner.
The children were all at homo. got a
sled for Xmas and lots Of other little
things. As my Letter is getting long
will close.
121 South Elm street Ottumwa, Ia.
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vERNA HINkLE WANTS 70 De A
'''' JUNIOR.

Ottumwa, Iowa.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-01
a eLIMsjs OF THE LONG AGO

Special g.. ocaIa Banner:
Fine Feather FOR saving hay. ano
ths farhers are grasping the oppor-
unity.
Remember there will be preaching
a. ST. Joins church next Sunday. A
welcome 30 all.
A fine mule belonging to Mr.. Frank
Morris died last Monday night.
Miss Carrie Barco Is expected home
from wacahoota the last OF the week.
The mention Of the name of Mr.. ].
A. Harris In the Banner a few days
ago carried this scribe back forty
three years, when the former was
clerk OF the court of Marion county.
II was he who issued our marriage Ii
cense. costing two dollars and fifty
cents. MIR. Harris father, Mr.. z. J.
Harris. one of the best men who ever
trod the soil of Marion county, was
then proprietor of the Ocala House
and while DE present building is
quite an nnbrovement on the wooden
building oftthat day. the wholesome
palatable d Rd well-cooked food then
Is not sur hssed today. Mr.. Harris
and his esfimable wife were past
masters in he art of hotel keeping
On that September morn" | bought
my marriage license | also bought
my wedding suit from VIM. r. Hill
yer. who wa then merchant and post
master. The late John Helvenstor
was assistaH postmaster and clerk
and sold me Fhe suit He afterwards
became postmaster, and died while
holding the Office. When Mr.. Hillyel
held the off be it was about where
now is the distract office on North
Main street, tnd when Mr.. John Hell
venston was made postmaster the of
fee was moved to the site now occu
pied by the Commercial Bank.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-01
EDITORS IN THE MOVIES.

The motion pictures. AIKEN by the
Tampa Films Co., of the Members of
the Florida Press Association enjoy
ing the hospitality of tie Florida
Brewing Company, were shown Sun
day at the Montgomery tkeater, and
are full of interest to those acquaint-
ed with the editors and their hosts.
The pictures are clear and distinct.
All the big guns" of Che Florida
Press who attended the lhncheon are
shown in action, and "Rube" ALLYN of
Sarasota, is the star COMEDIAN of the
photo-play. with Secretary Powell a
close second. AS this is he first time
the FLORIDA Press has been filmed,
the incident is a notable one. and il
is to be hoped that tho editors will
have the opportunity oil seeing them
selves as others see Ehem.-Tamna
Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-01
MISS okLE PAINTER BRINGS
SUITE

Suit has been fled in the circuit
court by Okle c. Painter, against the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company. a corporation organized
and existing under thes laws of the
state of Maryland, and doing business
In Florida, for the recovery of the
sum of $4,000 This il the first suit
filed in this county since the acct
dental death of E. o. I Painter by
drowning on May %, ana promises to
attract considerable attention.
Only the praecipe in 4he suit has
been filed, the attorney id the case be-
ing S. F. Williams, PERSONAL friend
of the Painter family. K
Miss Painter, since tie death of
her father, has become president of
the E. o. Painter Fertilizer Company.
and while there is nothing in the ma.
per thus far filed to indicate the ex-
act cause of action, it misunderstood
that it is brought for theFpurpose of
recovering on an accident policy held
by the late fertilizer kin&-Jackson-
vile Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-01
LET'S NOT HIDE OUR LIGHT uN
DER A BUSHEL
oklawaha Fla, July 20, 1913.

OklaWahaE Fla, July ~, 1918.
To the Editor deala Baner:
Emerson said That IF a man did
some one thing tetter than any other
could do it, the world would make a
pathway throughkthe trackless woods
to his doorstep" but before that was
written the mostE INSPIRED volume in
literature voiced The warning, DO
not hide your ligt under bushel."
The thriving citE of Ocala has put
these two ideas II gether, and in the
belief that it hal advantages the
world will prize W ZEN it knows about
them, has resorted 10 the right means
of publicity to nj Ike these facts
known-through ydNr board of trade,
now extending its scope to include
under its great w&k all the other
towns within the county, as its
change of name to ME Marion Coun-
ty Board of Trade would imply. I
congratulate and ckmmend its board
of directors and itsS5ndefatigable and
wide-awake secretaE, Mr.. J. D. Roo
ney, in the far-sigNfed move they
have made toward kfiliation with all
the progressive HQsiness interests
and people of Mariqh county at large.
Your alert body III bushes leaders
have set out with Method, as well as
energy, to develop The great sources
of urban prosperity -the source of
food supply and ot the material on
which commerce and industry de-
pend, by giving the farming and out
lying interests in &her lines the OBJ
portunity of joining with not your,
but our board of Hade, and deriving
the benefit of its moral and public
support and assiskhn The inter-
ests of town and county, far from be-
ing distinct, are iaseparably blended.
Municipal growth depends upon rural
growth
For town of approximately 10000
people, the city OF Ocala makes more
noise tnan any PWn or relatively
equal size in the south. You seem
now to be going after something-pro-
claiming your virtues and challeng-
ing attention.
Ocala has set q pace hard to follow
by other Florida towns, and from re.
ports she is planning to make the
u
pace still harder to follow next year.
No chamber of commerce in the
south is doing better work for its
community than that of Ocala.
Our company is very glad to hold
its membership with the new Marion
County Board of Trade, and we pledge
ourselves ever ready with heart and
hand, toward the upbuilding and ad.
vancement Of the best county in the
state. So let us. from the rural dis
tricts, no longer hide our light under
a bushel"
Very sincerely,
Oklaw aha River Farms Co.,
d. III. Kirkland, Treasurer.