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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
Lester Johnson Wonders
What Good Will European
War Do? Who Will
Prosper BY It?

Dear Editor: Seeing your subjects
in the Courier Junior for different
wars, l will tell in my story about
the present European situation.
First | will ask what good will it do
and who will prosepr by 1t? How many
will it render homeless?
Europe which only month ago was
a peaceful country is now great bat
tlefield or soon will be. 1t is the
slaughter ground of human lives.
1t has been more than a century ago
when Europe was in war that NapOle-
on caused many men to be slain. There
is no need of another Napoleon to
cause more death to man. We people
do not realize what sorrow is caused
by conflict like this. We cannot de-
scribe the different ways in which man
is killed and blood Is shed In these
awful battles.
When two mighty armies clash to-
gether, we cannot account for the
many lives that are sacrificed. The
men who are fighting for their rights
and for their country are the men that
are going to win in these battles and
not the man who are fighting because
he is paid for it.
Men fall by the thousands in these
conflicts for an innocent cause. The
man who Is killed fighting in the front
ranks, dies a hero while the man who
is killed fighting behind some other
man or behind a barricade or tree dies
a coward.
The men who are heroes are always
in the front fighting for their cause.
The men in Russia fight because they
are forced to. The Belgians are fight
ing for their rights, while the Ger.
mans are trying to steal their rights.
The English are fighting because they
could not stay out of the strife. Eng
land is a powerful nation on water.
Has already sent several German
to the bottom and Eng
land does not realize what sorrow it
has dealt to many Germans.
It seems like man is always warning
and always will. War is on his
tongue. This might be the bait to a
worlds war which will end with one
mighty ruler second to the Great
Ruler himself.
l will close this time with greetings
to the Juniors.
Lester Johnson, aged 10.
1910 East Second St., City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
Etha's Grandfather Will
liams Fought in the Civil
War From 81 to '65

Dear Courier Junior:
/ thought l would write and tell you
about my Grandfather Williams
He fought in the civil war He served
in Co. B 18th. Iowa infantry from Oct.
10, 1861, to Aug. 4th, 1865, and never
missed a battle or skirmish that his
regiment took part in, and he never
missed only one march and that was
only twelve miles.
He was not quite II years old when
he enlisted and is past 70 years old
now.
The first battle was fought on the
9Th and It'll of April. 1t was the bat
tie Of Shiloh. They were victorious In
that war Next they went through the
siege of Cornith and the battle of 1uka
and in the battle of Corinth in October,
1862, they followed the retreating rebels
more than 100 miles.
The next was fought near Vicksburg
and it's siege. Then the battles of Bran
don and Jackson. They were than in
the state of Mississippi. Next they
made Sherman's raid to Meridian,
Miss Then they re-enlisted and came
home on veteran furlough and when
he returned to the army after the fur
Tough had expired he was to join Sher-
mans army in the campaign against
Atlanta :, Georgia, where, grandfather
said they had some Of the hardest bat
ties of the war. They were successful
in taking Atlanta, then they made the
celebrated march to the sea- After that
they went through the siege and cap
ture Of Savannah, and after they had
rested they started again and went
into South Carolina. On the first Of
February, 1866, they took Pocatogaligo.
Then on February Bird, they struck the
Salkehc.tchie sWamps, where he said
there was two roads by which it was
possible to cross. The roads were
guarded by forts and each fort was
armed with seven canons and the
strong force of infantry. The whole
division waded the swamy nearly two
miles wide. They went between the
forts and in some places the water
reached their arms. Just after they
reached dry land the rebels fired on
them, and they made a charge, driv
ing them before them. They marched
during mid winter through South
Carolina and North Carolina until they
reached Raleigh, where they rebel gen.
eral, Joseph E. Johnson, surrendered.
This was their last battle.
Then they were marched to Wash
ington. D. c., where more than 2O0,-
coo soldiers marched in review before
the president and cabinet, and the
war was ended.
BY great cost of lives our country
was saved and they who still lived re-
turned to their homes to be as good
citizens as they were soldiers. There
work was done.
Etha Gardner, age IA.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
Sympathy Shown the
Wounded Men? BY
Gerald Fulmer

Dear Editor: AS I was reading in
The Courier today about the terrible
fighting that was being done in the old
countries and where so many soldiers
were. killed and wounded I wondered
to myself if the wounded men had as
much symnatby shown them as Presi-
dent Lincoln had for our soldiers in
our war of the early sixties. when we
had so many killed and wounded. &
In the afternoon Ct the 18th day of
Sertemher, 1862 President Lincoln
invited his friend Georae B. NcLe'lan
to ride out with him in the
old war ambulance and drive
out over the battlefield Of Antietam
which had been fought that morning,
On their way thew came to lonely
looking house and decided to stop. AS
they entered President Lincoln looked
around and found to his surprise that
it. was filed with confederate soldiers
who had been badly wounded. The
president felt grieved and remarked
to tho wounded men that if they had
no objections he would take them by
the hand AS he did this he said "the
solemn obligations which we owe to
our country and prosperity compel the
prosecution of the war. and it follows
that many are our enemies through un-
comfortable circumstances: yet I bear
you no malice and take you by the
hand with sympathy and good feel
ing.
He then walked around beside those
who were wounded too severely to be
able to rise and bid them be of good
cheer and assured them that every
possible care would be given them in
their sad unfortunate condition
Gerald Fulmer, age 49,
Ottumwa, Ia, R. r. No. 2. Box 1853.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
War With Tripoli BY
Kathryn O'Leary

In the northwestern part Of Africa
are four states called the Barbary
states. There are Tunis, Morocco,
Algeria and Tripoli. Tripoli for many
years sent out cruisers which captured
all the ships belonging to Christian ma
tons. They kept all crews Of the
ships and treated them as slaves un-
til ransomed. The United States was
accustomed to pay annually sum of
money to these pirates SO as to secure
exemption from their attacks. The
ruler of Tripoli is called a bashaw. He
became SO naughty that he declared
war against the United States. This
was In the year 1901, during Jefferson
administration ~
Jefferson sent a fleet Of ships which
blockaded the port of Tripoli They
hombarded the city of Tripoli, which
is the capital The war lasted four
years and the bashaw was at last glad
to make peace
Kathyrn O'Leary, age H.
Eldon Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
Russell Smith, a Junior
Farmer, Is Flowing Corn

Dear Editor: Our school was out
the first day of May.
We had picnic in the woods.
We had fine dinner and ice cream.
We played ball in the afternoon
Winnie Baker was our teacher. I
like her fine.
| will tell you next fall how much
corn I raise.
AS my letter is getting long l viii
close hoping to see this in print. !.
Russell Smith, age TO-
Dudley, Ia, R. r. No. Box GA.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
Buelah Miller on the
Civil War

Dear Courier Juniors:- thought I
would write about the civil war.
In 1861 after Lincoln was elected
president several of the states declar-
ed they would leave the union. The
first to go was South Carolina. 1t
went in 1861 and in February six more
states seeded.
Jefferson Davis was elected presi-
dent of the confederacy. He was
elected for six years but he could not
be elected again.
With the capture of Fort Sumter the
war began in earnest.
On April Is Lincoln called for $4,000
men to serve in the army for three
months.
Several other states withdrew. They
were Virginia, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, and Arkansas. They also join
ed the confederacy. Then the capital
which used to be in Montgomery, was
changed to Richmond, Va.
In the states of Delaware, Maryland,
Kentucky and Missouri the union men
outnumbered the slave holders and
they made these states stay in the I'M
ion. When Virginia seeded the west
ern part would not go so they formed
West Virginia.
The first call for troops was soon fol-
lowed by another call. More men than
before responded and one hundred and
eighty thousand men enlisted in the
union army. These soldiers were sta
toned from Norfolk in Virginia to
Chesapeake bay and up to Harper's
Ferry. They were stationed other
places too. General Winfield was in
command. Under him and in COM
mand of the troops about Washington
was General Mcdowell who in 1861
was sent to drive the confederates
back. He marched few miles and
met General Beauregard general on
the confederate side). In Bull Run he
was beaten and his army put to flight.
After the battle the north knew this
war would not end in three months.
The men now were enlisted for three
years.
General Mcclellan was now put
in command of the union army. He
spent the early month of 1862 in drill
ing his men.
In Kentucky the confederates were
spreading across the southern part of
the state. General Thomas was to
stop that and he defeated the confed-
crates at Mill Spring near the eastern
part of the state.
1863-After the defeat at Frederick
burg General Burnside was removed
and General Hooker was put in his
place. He led his army against Lee
and Jackson, and after stubborn fight
Hooker was beaten.
In the west Grant took Vicksburg
and the Mississippi was open to
the sea. The confederates defeated
Rosecrans at Chickamauga but were
defeated by Grant at Chattanooga.
1S64.-Grant moved across Virginia
after much fighting. He besieged
Petersburg and Richmond. Sherman
marched across Georgia.
1865.-Sherman marched across
North Carolina and Grant forced Lee
to surrender.
I have told all know of the civil
war, so will close.
Beulah Miller, Age IL.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
Two Little Pups Some OF
Hazel WaggOner's Pets

Dear Juniors:-This is the second
time have written to the Courier.
am little girl ten years old.
l have dark brown hair and black
eyes.
My sister Mabel and have two hens
setting.
have five sisters and no brothers.
For pets have two little pups and
one of them weighs seven and one
half polnds and the other six pounds.
have a black and white spotted cat.
1t came to our house.
Papa has eight little calves and
three sheep.
Mamma has one hundred little chick.
ems and one hundred hens and twenty.
one little turkeys.
Well as my letter is getting long
will close, hoping to see it in print.
Hazel Waggoner, Age 10.
Bloomfield. Iowa. Route
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THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa ="
MATILDA DEvEREAUx
EDITOR
"THE MOST INTERESTING STORY
EVER HEARD"

Dear Juniors For new COMES.
we want the Juniors to write snort
stories, the subject being The Most
Interesting Story Ever Heard we
feel that many of the Juniors can re-
late splendid stories told by their
elders. This contest opens today ana
closes Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Select prizes from among the follow
Ing articles: Roller skates, DOOR,
souvenir spoon, beautiful doll, knife
work basket, box of candy, letter pa
per. football, or string of beads.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS AND
LETTERS.

we wish more Of the Juniors would
Ito stories about the different wars,
We hope that many more OF the
Juniors will write letters. We VIII
offer a surprise prize for the best let
ter and all the Juniors may work 1or
It ~ ~
We want more of the Juniors to
send in school compositions.
We will give beautiful doll, knite'
book, roller skates, letter paper OF
haads for the best composition.
Isabelle Debolt is given the COM
position prize this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
Hazel Smith Plans a Busy
Summer

Dear Editor: Our school is out so
I am going to help with the dishes, and
feed the chickens and get in the eggs.
Sometimes / help milk.
We have five little calves
Hazel Smith, age 8.
Dudley. Ia. r. R. No. /, Box Ga.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
SEVEN RULES FOR THEJUNloRs

1. 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.
Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own WORK.
s. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice of prize
on a separate piece of paper, with
name and address in full.
NJ Address envelope to The Courier
Junior.
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ABOUT PRIZES.

II the Courier Juniors have ever
failed to receive prizes when the win
ners, names were published we want
to be told about 1t right away. we
also want all of our prizes acknowl-
edged. We send out prizes within two
weeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
n,JELAh PRIZE WINNER.

The Judges awarded the prize In the
war story contest to Buelah Miller;
either original stories or stories toio
~ some Of their relatives or fr1enos.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22

shprecked facing starvation for five months desert
Noko
the thrilling which
Pacific
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-07-13
THE COUNTY
UNIT SYSTEM.

Atlanta, Ga. July 13-The gen.
eral assembly began work early
today, the absence of a Saturday
holiday having kept the members
in Atlanta over Sunday instead of
letting them go home and causing
late arrivals.
Fights in both houses we're in
dictated today over the county unit
bills introduced last week. The
bill provides that he county unit
system for state primaries shall be
a law instead of being left to the
executive committee each year.
Sharp opposition was manifested
in the senate judiciary committee
TO up the bill for report today,
There is great deal of politics in
volved, for the county unit system
takes away from the larger cities
a great deal of voting power and
adds strength to the country coun-
ties.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-07-13
ANOTHER ATTEMPT
TO BURN BRYANT'S
LUMBER YARD

Another dastardly attempt was
made last Sunday night about 9
O'Clock to burn Bryant & Sons
lumber yard. A family living
near the yard discovered a bright
blaze in front of a large shed fill
led with dry finishing lumber.
In few minutes people living
in the vicinity gathered, and just
as the Fire Department arrived,
the fire was extinguished.
The large shed was full of fin.
ished ceiling and other valuable
material, and near the west end
of the building, facing south. g
large section of dry siding had
been saturated with gasoline and
kerosene oil, the same applied
with a tin sprinkler, with g
capacity OF holding Il gallons.
The fire department now have
in their possession the sprinkler.
The lumber for several feet
showed the stain of the oil and
where it was applied. However,
no DAMAGE was dona
Mr.. Bryant is almost disheart-
ened over the attempt to burn
him out the second time. He
says the firm has no enemies
that would do them wrong that
they know Of, and that they will
have to go out of business or put
on a night Waterman.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-07-13
SATURDAY NIGHTS SHOOTING ARRAY

Last Saturday night about nine o'clock Policeman Ben Barton
arrested by the of Will Green for drunkenness and
charged with pulling another Before the negro
ovepoweed he shot Barton the bullet passing close
the Policeman's stomach.
Constable Tom Hendrix seeing what the trying to
shoot again. pull his and fired the negro the shot taking
effect when Barton rushed and struck the with his heavy
''biey' breaking the negros
The half dead carried Ito the jail and his
wounds dressed by Dr. W. D. Dormney At midnight it was
thought that the negro would live.
stray shot from the Constabes gun hit Nick Sauses a
Greek front of the Fitzgerald Fruit and Candy Company
The ball hit him below the knee and broke the bone
is reported as getting along fairly well.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-07-13

about 645 by phone message stating the
had been killed 81 called negroes wounds
last night gun shot wounds and wounds made with club
of serious examined the body morning
still He shot the forehead through dressing
made the night before and there gns
another gun shot wound further
shot would have killed him. The negroe position as
when we left him last night
Lee Kernicker SAID oath "Abou morning Mr. Bar
ton came and woke He said that Mr. Fountain
wanted let him the niger. the Jail
and another The blood the negro waited
the outside other shaven Have
seen HIM before Sheriff taking bath up stairs Heard
two shots and inform the sheriff.
Leila Rggy the cook the jail stated under ob Ben Bar
ton and another whom did know the kitchen
asked for the Sheriff told them that thought he up stairs
heard the running the bath room They for
bottle and opened bottles of beer Went
ing Directly heard noise like shots and opened the
flap through which Iced the prisoners and
smeIed powder then called Sheriff Fountain that they
shooting in Jail The sheriff night and ran out to
the Jail door, did not know the with Mr. Barton red
faced smooth shaven and broad faced Never him
know Of"
W. FL Fountain stated under oath: ''About taking
bath the upper part of the jail
two three times lifted the shade and Barton asked
me how the niger getting along told him thought alright
He left me in the bath tub Mr. Barton told going
Brunswick this morning heard what to me some
sanming of doors Jail and thought prisoners getting
impatient for their breakfast getting the
heard cook calling saying there shooting in the Jail
down night clothes and Lee Kernker
me that Ben Barton shot told
him and stop him had clothes appear
be drinking
After the sherids testimony the jury the u
anime relative witnesses and the position oc.
lcupied by the hand that held the pistol
Ellie Smith, col an inmate of the jail, the Jail and
gave the following of what she and heard Her
immediately fronting the negroes co II Mr. Barton by VIII
Green He had pistol in his hand Heard Will say Peae boss
don't shoot me- heard shots fired" Barton and the
other 60 across the street
The jury adjourned hear other No. Mon
day at the Office of Judge d. P. Adams
The cooner jury met this afternoon the office Judge
Adams.
No witnesses having secured taken and the
following verdict agreed upon by vote of ) to
We the coroner jury, find that Will to his death bv
gunshot wounds inflicted by Ben Barton that
Mr.. = CAT accessory to the crime.
Signed,
L. L. Hall, Foreman
ID. F. Adams
Frank Tyler
w. H. Ellington
Chas Bruebaker
L. A. Farnell
w. H. +. Lee, Coroner.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-07-13

Nearly five hundred cities now
have public Fairgrounds a n d
about half of them receive NUM-
cipal support.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-07-13
BEN F. BARTON MURDERS
A NEGRO IN JAIL,

Sunday morning the community was shocked to learn of the
full crime committed by policeman Barton From the evidence
appears that Barton jail
Geen already wounded alleged
tempt to shoot Barton Saturday night laying Accompanying
carton to the Jail stranger the city, alleged
e his cousin The negro shot through head night
by baif l. H. Hendricks, assistance
ton E. Pine the physicians to care for the
prisoners placed outside on cot full view of
the alor and several inmates of the jail When
onsble how the getting along
were passed when two shots through the jail Will
had received mortal wounds Barden shot the helpless
the forehead and through the back of the head sufficient
to DEATH Immediately shooting men ran up
Pine street and south Nam The probably
the annals OF Georgia. being committed
the law aud within county M TIE nanty
expression of the crime and every effort will be punish
perperator.
Coroner F. Lee empaneled the following citizens
vesate the murder D. Adams Chas Bruebaer Tyler
L. Farne L. L. Hall and W. H. Ellington Mr. was elect
foreman of the jury.
Evidence Before The Jury.
The jury Sunday July 10Th at the undertaking.
of the Sandin Furniture Company
County pycisan W. D. Domney exposed body to the uy
snd explained the nature of wounds
W. H. Pace white, inmate the county JAIL being kept for
the Coffee county authorities charge of breaking
stated under OATH 81 occupied upper bunk
the body the deceased About $50 this morning heard
into the jail raised they did not know
by but recognized policeman being the same who
brought the into Jail the night BEFORE pistol his
hand heard the other ask the negro chow do you
morning but could not hear the negroes reply which the
piled you'll be alright in few days" heard say
sYou will get out here alive Heard fired"
r. NJ 81 ate prisoner in Jail for safe keeping county
on account of small in the Tiff Jail made the following
statement Il did of the speak
ing One asked the How do feel this morning. you
will be all light few days" the other said you get
here going to kill you to which the negro replied Pease
white folks don't kill please don't kill me- heard
fired.
W. Ford white in Jail for the Tiff County authorities
der oath About heard the door the JAIL heard
dead another How feeling which the negro replied
Cap mighty bad to which the voice said wat
ing with that automatic last nghs You tried to kill last night
G-Dyou am going kill You when the begged Pease
Boss don't kill me" heard two shots fired Don't know who
them"
DR.. W. D. Dorminy stated under Oath: called to the jail
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22
Charleston.
SPECIAL 10 tie Meaos .

Special 10 the Ne10s.
We have plenty of forest fires in our
county now. and it has been keeping
the men busy trying to save their
fences.
DR.. P. c. Grayson preached at the
home of Mr.. S. F. King Sunday to
large congregation. All seemed to
enjoy his sermon.
Clifford johnson and wife visited
Mrs. Johnson's father Sunday at
Tucker Springs.
Miss Ruby Geren spent Sunday
with Miss Dosia King.
Mrs. Hannah Hickman spent last
week with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. W. King.
". H. Hooper and son, Robert, pass
ed thru our burg one dayblfst week en-
route for Cleveland.
Harry Sneed took supper with Cecil
Alexander Sunday.
Miss Carrie Dalton attended Sunday
school here Sunday.
Fred Geren and wife visited Mrs.
Geren's father Sunday, W. I. Beatty.
Miss Martha Mowery visited Misses
Nora and Dosia King Saturday even
ing.
Walter Gilbreath visited his father
in-law, W. T. Beatty, one day last
week.
S. F. King is on the, sick list.
Clemmie King and wife visited the
latter's father. Jack Hickman, Sun
day
w. T. Beatty and Fred Geren went
to Cleveland Monday.
Jess Sneed is very low with mumps
and whooping cough. Tsdiey called the
doctor Sunday.
Dan Bledsoe spent Saturday night
with his brother near Charleston.
T. E. X.
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