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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-23
STANLEY BELL PRINTING co
ssadu >

Refuge farms owned by or
ganized labor and established
near all large cities form tn new
plan of Jeff Davis, president of
the Hobo organization of America,
for the care of men who are un-
able temporarily to find employ
ment. He advanced his idea be-
fore the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor Davis
established a Hotel de Gink" here
last year for jobless men.
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} SALARY ATTACHED,
SHOOTS LAWYER

9 LOS ANGELES, Nov. Or. (
g Theodore Hugee, a ma
@ chinist, shot and seriously ,
Q wounded j. Walter Handy,
o an attorney who had secured Z
{. an attachment ON Hugee's (
(: salary on behalf of Miss May {
9 Fisher, who said she had (
I. loaned Hugee $3.50. i
9 The shooting occurred in !
4. the lawyers office, where Z
@ Miss Fisher had gone with 4
@ Hugee i'm an endeavOr TO Z
O lave the attachment re. Z
@ moved. Handy is said TO I
o have told the machinist he {
Q would have to wait until 4
9 Monday before a constable 4
. could arrange a release, and 4
. after this Hugee is said to 4
9 have fired. 4
o o 9 O g O @ o O @ @ @ o @ @ 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-23

Delicious Home Made Mince
Meat. Duenwald's, BIB nth st.
Advertisement"
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Bert johnson, a colored man.
with numerous aliases, was cap
tured last night by detectives. He
Is declared by the police to be a
desperate robbcr.'
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Commissioner Dagget spoke on
Tho Workingmen's Compensa-
ton Act" at the meeting of the
Ministerial Alliance in the Y. NJ.
c. A. building this afternoon at
q o'clock.
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that the Germans make a serious
attempt to save Cracow.
Moreover, this council meet
ing was preceded by actual fight
ing between Austrian and Ger
man soldiers in the retreat. The
fighting, it is said, occurred after
a large body of angry Austrians
left the Germans and struck off
on their own line of retreat,
whereupon the Germans sent de-
tachments to bring them back.
Both sides fired shots, the Aus
TRANS being overpowered. The
German explanation later was
that they exterminated mutinous
troDpe -
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Two negroes attacked II. Ma
dina, Japanese laundryman,
| 5th and ID streets, last night,
robbing him of SIS.
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RUSSIANS CLAIM Big VICTORY

FEIHUGKAD Nov. 23."It only a question Of MANY
Germans escaped alive the
Russian victory between the vtua
kasers advance declared
losses the Germans Twelve
CZensoc bowo nd
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-23

Orders taken for Thanksgiving
Pies-Pumpkin and slince. Duen
wald's, 313 nth st. ADV.
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Transfer and moving; prompt
service. 0O1 Tacoma ave. Main
461. Advertisement"
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Perfectly fitted glasses, Sl.50
up. Pfaff, Graduate Optic.an, 1t47
q st. Advertisement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-23

Thieves in the First Methodist
church last night stole a seal
muff and an overcoat.
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GERMANS SAYIT'S ALL A LIE

BERLIN, Nov 23-Answerng the of
whemng victory between the vistula
office today officially engagement is still in
that no decisive stage has been
mans are confident of winning. = =
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
Josephine Hollenbeck Writes
to Her Friend Ruth

Miss Ruth Christy, Chugwater, Wyo.,
Dear Junior Friend Ruth: | will
write you and send the letter to the
Junior page. I have not written for
quite awhile. always read the
Juniors letters and think they ARE in
teresting.
We have had very little snow here
this winter, not very good weather for
coasting or sleigh riding. Have had
fine weather to go to school and | go
every day unless am sick. / like
nv teacher Miss Nora Dickerson. fine.
will be sorry when our school Closes
it is such a short term, only seven
months and then such long vacation.
I don't care to see the coyotes SO
close. but would like to see the jack
rabbits. I never saw one. What are
skis? I do not know what they are,
but suspect something to travel over
the snow. Tell me how they are built.
was amused when I read Mildred
Twins first attempt at baking a cake
Some day I will write you how I did
when I made my first cake. Do you
like to cook? do.
Please write again, Ruth, your let
tiers are 50 interesting.
Your Junior friend.
Josephine Hollenbeck.
E1don Iowa, Route 2. Age 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
Little Girls Must Always
Say The Right Thing -
Helen Now Knows

Once upon a time there was little
girl Her father was dead and her moth
er was very sick. The girls name was
Helen. They were very poor people. one
day there was nothing in the house to
eat.
Helen said to her mother: Mother,
do you feel well enough to stay alone
till I go out and get some berries tor
dinner?'
Her mother said Yes, l feel well
enough.
So Helen started out. She took lit
tie pail. She saw some nice ripe black
berries. She went over and began 10
pick some berries She had not picked
very long when an old woman came
out of the woods and asked her who she
was.
Helen said her name was Helen
Smith. The old woman asked her where
she lived Helen said she lived in the
little cottage yonder. The old woman
asked her why she was gathering her
berries. Helen said II did not know the
berries were yours"
Then the old woman asked her what
she liked best Helen told her sweet rice
porridge. Then the old woman took a
small iron pot from under her coat ana
said: Take this little iron pot home
with you and finish filling your bucket
Will Dt'lllcS. Gil Sou1 tioNiiSA NiAo> =
when she wants rice porridge to say
Little pot cook and you can have all
the porrdge you want. And when you
want it to stop say Little pot stop. and
it will stop
It was not long till Helen's mother
was we'll again. Helen's mother took
in Washings One day Helen's mother
was away washing. When shAA started
out that morning she said size would
not be home for dinner. SO when Helen
got hungry she took down the little pot
and said little pot cook and the little
pot began to cook and when she had
enough she thought she would stop it,,
and she said quit little pot, quit But
the little pot would not quit till she
would say the right thing.
When Helen's mother came home she
saw the floor all covered with sweet
rice porridge. She told Helen she must
not get the little pot down again until
she could remember little pot cook"
ana stop little pot
Frances Trowbridge, age II,
EldOn, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
Ada jeanette loops Likes to
Receive Post Cards

Dear Courier Junior: I thought |
would write | am living in Bentons-
port. | was born down here January
II, 1900. l lived here for four years,
then we moved up to Eldon and lived
there nine years. Then we came back
to Bentonsport March 4, 1918. l was
thirteen years old when | came back.
I am always glad to have my birthday
come l get many birthday cards.
My birthday was January II, 1914.
I got ten cards. pair Of nice SHOES.
twenty-five cents and handkerchief.
| am always glad to get cards.
think lot of my cards. | hope many
other children are glad to have their
birthday to come and get cards and
presents.
Many children have birthday parties.
They have very nice time. / was to
a birthday party. l had very nice
time.
Ny brother Max was born February
% 1905. He was born in Bentonsport
His birthday is on Washington's birth
dav. He gets many Washington cards.
Ada Jeanetta loops,
Bentonsport, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
The Talk to the Boy

Come boy, to your dad. Let me tell
some things
OF the man who loved me as I'm low
ing you.
For the hearts but pendulum heavy
that swings
Ave forward and back as all pendu-
lums do.
And tonight mine has swung far away
to the time
When your dad had dad just as you
have my son
A dad to whose arms / was welcome
to climb
When his day in the cornfield or mead
ow was DONE
I crept into arms that were stronger,
my lad:
And his hands-O SO tender-were
harder than mine.
For the world had been stern with
the dad Of your dad
Yet would that my soul were as gentle
and fine
As the one roughly clad in that body
of his
That lavishly gave Of its strength for
the one
Who shelters you now. And my
prayers burden is
That you may think thus OF your faith
er, my son.
What I've gained, l have gained--his
the heavier cost;
He In embryo held all the things l
\ have done.
But I fear-vaguely fear-there are
some things I've lost.
That sadly diminish the triumph my
son.
So lie close. little man-theres so lit
tie we know
Except that I love you and you can
love me.
And I'll smile with content that you're
loving me so,
And be glad in that love, as my dad
used to be.
Strickland Gillian.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
TEACHING BOY BAD HABIT.
Dear Junior:

Dear Junior:
This is my first letter to the Junior
page and thought I would write IN the
school composition contest.
Once among the busy streets or New
York there walked little urchln. he
was very cold and went into a saloon to
get warm. The saloon keeper on seeing
him asked him what he wanted. Inc
boy quickly replied II thought l would
come in and warm. It's so cold out on
the Streets
Would you like a glass Of hot lem
onade to warm you up" asked the Sa-
loon keeper
The boy answered yes When he had
drank it, he said But l have no
money
"Oh. I don't mind that said the sa-
loon keeper
The next day the boy came in and the
keeper gave him wine which was mix
ed with the lemonade. The day after
that the keeper gave him wine.
Two or three days later the saloon
keeper gave him beer mixed with wine
and so on until he had the boy drinking
pure alcohol.
One day a man asked why he gave
the boy alcohol and the saloon keeper
answered. DO you see the beautiful
house on the beautiful, grassy hill" The
man answered yes
THAT house belongs to the boys
father" said the saloon keeper I'm a
few years it will belong to the boy.
Then I shall take possession Of it.
Fred B. Gilliland,
Ottumwa. Iowa, r. No. 9.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
JUNIOR LIKES TO DEBATE.

Dear Juniors: It has been quite a
willie since have written letter to
the Junior page. I have written three
times.
go to school at Troy and have Just
one mile to walk. There are twenty
in our room. Mr.. Ramseyer is our
tea cher
am in the 7th grade and will go In
the Sth grade next year. My studies
are geography, spelling, reading, mus
ic, history. arithmetic and grammar.
How many Of you Juniors have ever
debated? We debate almost every
Friday and l think it's fun.
There will be consolidated school
here next year. It will be the first
one in Davis county.
(The writer of the above forgot to
sign his or her name to a well writ
ten letter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
Elizabeth Writes of Helen
Patterson and the Indians

Dear Editor:--I will write a story
about Helen Patterson and the Indians.
Once upon time there was family
whose name was Patterson. They had
one daughter whose name was Helen.
Helen's uncle was sick SO Helen said
she would stay at home and do the
work and let her folks go to see her
uncle.
The Pattersons lived 20 miles
from the uncles house While they
were gone some Indians came. Helen
was spinning when they came. There
were five of the Indians. Helen had a
pony that her father gave her. She
and two of the Indians went to the
barn after her pony. When she got out
of the barn the Indians set the barn
on fire while the other three set the
house on fire.
When the Pattersons got home they
found the house and barn gone. They
hunted for Helen but they could not
find her so they went back to the
uncle's house.
Helen stayed with the Indians for
two or three weeks. She soon got
tired of sta, ing with them and so one
night while they were asleep, she got
on her pony and went to her uncles
house.
When her mother and father saw
her they ran to her and asked her
where she had been. When she had
told them all about it they went home
and built the house and barn again.
They never went away and left Helen
to do the work by herself after that.
Elizabeth Carmichael, Age 8.
Stockport, Ia, Route No. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
Sarah's Grandpa Takes the
Courier Junior
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
l expect you have forgotten me by
this time. We do not take the Courier
any more but my grandpa does.
/ go to school most of the time. Ny
teachers name is Miss Lockman. l
think she is pretty good teacher.
My playmates are Leona Hamilton,
Hazel Livingston, Faye Walter, and
Irene Wagner. -'.
NV studies are reading, arithmetic,
history, penma nship, language, spelling,
physiology, geography.
I am II years old. My birthday was
the twentieth Of this month. got four
cards, one handkerchief and a ring.
Sarah Snow age II,
Belknap, Iowa.
P. ST. would like to exchange post
cards with some one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
BENJAMIN Franklin - By
Herman Carlson

Benjamin Franklin was born in Bos'
ton. Mass, Jan. II, 1905.
He was very fond Of books and by
borrowing them he learned to read and
learned much about foreign countries.
He went to school when he could but
when he was ten years old his school
days were over
When seventeen he went to Phila-
delphia where he arrived with $1.25.
In 1929 he established newspaper.
He was appointed deputy general of
the British colonies in 1853, and the
next year he served as member of
the Albany convention.
At his leisure time he experimental
with many things. He produced num-
erous papers on scientific subjects but
died before completing them.
He died in Philadelphia, Pa, April
10, 1890.
This is one of my school compost
tons.
Herman Carlson,
Dudley, Route No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
A FISHING TRIP.

Dear Junior:
One warm day in summer two boys
came to my house.
Van, my cousin and Ralph, my friend.
We played ball a while and got tired
and then dinner was ready. We ate
dinner and went fishing in little creek
called Lick Creek.
We got some worms to bait our
hooks with.
On the way we killed two snakes.
We saw many rabbits and squirrels
on our way through the woods.
We got there about 2 o'clock and
fished quite while before we caught
anything.
I caught the first fish and it was a
catfish.
We fished q long while and got tired
and counted the fish and we had % of
them.
1t was getting very late and we put
the fish on stick
We got home all right and divided
up the fish. had a good time that day.
Deane Chester Baldwin.
Birmingham, a., r. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
LITTLE JENNIE.

I am writing a composition. 1t is
about little Jennie.
Once upon time Jennie went to her
aunt's and on Friday they went to town
and they had several experiences while
going.
When they got to town they did their
trading and then went visiting. 1t was
about o'clock when they started home
and on the way home they met some
sheep which had been turned out and
had not been drove in yet and the
horse scared at them and they had to
get out and they took Jen out too and
Jennie kept running to the buggy and
when they got down the hill the horse
scared at an auto and this time they
left Jennie in the buggy and when they
got home their mother said what did
you run to the buggy for?" and she
said Mamma, I thought they were he
pigs And to this day they still laugh
at Jen and the sheep which Jen thought
were he pigs. ~
Nellie Ray, age II. -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
Review of Whittier's Snow
Bound By Theodosia Wahl

The sun was slowly and at noon 1t
gave forth a diner light than the wan
ing moon. 1t was encircled with a
dark cloud all day and it sank from
sight before it set Then cold, dull
and better settled over the earth 1t
could not be shut out, with any jacket,
however stout. We made all the ami
mails comfortable for the night, got in
our wood, and then scooted for the
house. That night we looked out and
the snow piled on the window stills and
the clothes line posts looked III ike
tall and sheeted ghosts.
All night long the storm reared on.
The next morning broke without
sun and it showed all day long. The
second morning broke and the world
was like white plate with blue cup
upside down over it. There was moth
ing in the yard we could call our own.
All looked as if they had come out OF
a fairy tale.
We were set at making a path and
had much fun doing SO. When we
got to the barn all the closed up brutes
rushed to the door and stuck their
heads out. The cock led out his speck-
led harem and they went flying and
cackling over the snow.
All day the wind blew and drifted
the snow and that evening after the
chores were done and the wood piled
up, we all gathered around the tire
place and watched the wood blaze up.
We took up the evening in telling
stories and riddles and roasting apples
and nuts. AS the night drew on and
the hands of the clock pointed to 8, we
went to bed.
The wind rocked our very bedsteads
and the snow sifted in between the
chinks in the upholstered walls.
The next morning we were aWak-
ened by the shouts of the teamsters
who were breaking out the highways.
The oxen were covered with snow and
the men came in and drank hot cider
and joked while they warmed them
selves and waited for us to get our
teams hitched up. Then they started
out again all the weary way to town,
getting a fresh team at every house
We heard the sleigh bells once more
and this time it was the doctor. lie
paused to tell our mother that she
would be needed at sick neighbors
bedside that night.
At last the carriers bore the weekly
paper to our door, We read this and
as the world grew warmer we warmed
with it and we opened our ice locked
doors and the world was ours once
more
Theodosia VAIL
Grand Central Hotel, Moulton, la,
7 thought I would send my review OF
Wbittier's Snow-Bound. We read the
book and then wrote the story Nine
was as good as the rest. | am IN the
eighth grade.
TheOdOSia VAIL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
THE COMPOSITION CONTEST.

Herman Carlson is awarded the CON-
position prize this week and Josephine
Hollenbeck the letter prize.
We are so pleased with the compo-
sitions that we will continue them a
little longer.
We want more Juniors to send in
some of their school compositions.
We will give a beautiful doll, knife
book, skates (roller or ice) for the
best composition sent in by next Tues
day evening.
We hope that many more Of the
Juniors will write letters. We will
Offer surprise prize for the best let
ter and all the Juniors can work for it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
Evergreen Inn

! Quick, Ned. Get up and look out
the window, The snow has drifted in
the night so much. it must be ten feet
deep out there" and Henry hoped
about excitedly.
Ned leaped out Of bed and ran to
the window
LETS dig tunnel this morning to
the big spruce-tree," he cried
"Hooray."
Both boys dressed as quickly as
possible and We're soon through their
breakfast and ready tn go 0ui in the
snow.
1--WE can start down the path father
shOveled and begin to tunnel where
| the drift is so high" Henry said
| The bows worked fast as the snow
was light, and the tunnel progressed
rapidly.
What would become Of us II 1t
caved in?" Ned asked.
Il don't believe we would have a
very hard time to dig ourselves to the
top. because you see the snow Is not
heavy" Henry answered.
| Suddenly a light came into the tun-
mel at the end where they were dig
ging, and through the opening they
saw the loveliest little evergreen
room, formed by the dropping branch
es of the spruce-tree.
What a grand playhouse, Henry.
Well have this tunnel for our private
entrance. and nobody else can come IN.
Just look at the birds hidden in the
branches from the storm-all kinds
Both boys peered excitedly through
the opening in the end of the tunnel
at the birds.
81 don't see what they can find t"
eat" said Ned. Lets go into the
house and get them some food. they
must be nearly starving by this time. .
The children ran to the house ana
called to their mother, asking If she
could give them anything for the cold,
hungry birds.
"My teacher says beef suet IS fine
for them in winter Henry suggested
land chickadees like nuts and sun.
flower seeds"
The boys hurried back through the
tunnel with their hands full of food.
Clearing away the small amount OF
snow there was under the evergreen
boughs, they scattered the seeds and
nut meats on the ground. Then they
tied the suet on the branches and
crept back into their tunnel, where
they could see all that happened. I'm.
mediately the ground was covered
with chickadees and other seed-eat'
ing birds. while woodpeckers, nuthat'
ches and others, were feasting on the
suet ravenously. There was quite a
chipping after they had eaten few
minutes, as though the birds we're 40
ing their best to thank the kind little
boys for their thoughtfulness.
Ned and Henry kept food under the
spruce-tree all winter, and called the
snug shelter made by the drooplng
branches, evergreen Inn the
birds soon grew so tame that they let
the boys come into the little enclosure
and would perch on their heads and
shoulders in the most friendly man.
ner. Henry, who was a very good
whistler. learned to initiate their
notes and they would answer him.
Both boys enjoyed their bird
friends and Evergreen Inn so much
that they felt very sorry to see the
snow melt and to have the birds leave
the old spruce-tree for the open
woods: but they are looking forward
to seeing them return when the snow
is deep again.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
The Three Bells BY
Claudina MuldoOn

Dear Editor:
This is the first time l have written
to the Junior page and | though
would write school composition Of the
Three Bells.
Once there was a ship out in the
ocean. And it had sprung a leak. And
was slowly sinking. 1t fired its guns to
see if any ships were close by to help
them. There happened to be ship by
the name Of the Three Bells that an
swered the sinking ship with a cry of
ship ahoy."
They said the Three Bells would lay
by till daylight. Every little while the
people on the Three Bells would call to
the sinking ship to give them courage
When morning came the Three Bells
was at the sinking srt) and took all the
people of before the ship went down.
Claudina MuldOon. age s,
Agency, Ia, r. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
LEONE LIKES HER TEACHER.

Dear Juniors: -
I have never written letter to the
Junior before so I will try and write. I
am a little girl years old I go to the
A. w. Stuart school. My teachers name
is Miss Lanning. like her fine. am in
the 4th room. study reading, spelling,
numbers. drawing, music and language.
7 lust love to read the Junior letters.
would be glad if some Of the Juniors
would write to me.
Leone Howk, .@
1855 n. Davis ST., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

/. Use one side Of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
Ink or sharp lead pencil.
3. 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.
7. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior.