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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
Vida Marshall Writes Of a
Pleasant Summer Trip
in an Auto

Dear Juniors:
When papa had two weeks vacation
we went over by Bethlehem. We went
over with Uncle Spill in his auto. We
had a nice time going over as we had
blow out.
AS soon as we got over there we saw
Uncle George out looking for us. It was
the family's time to go to bed, but Uncle
Spill went back home.
Next morning Uncle George took us
to Millerton in his auto. We went over
to see the new town. When we got
back Mr.. Woolfinger was there for US
to 20 home with him.
We had nice time down there be-
cause he had girl just the same age
as 1 am. She had a black and white
pony that we could ride. She had a
brown and white pony too but it wasn't
broke to ride very well. SO we just rode
the one.
In two days Mr.. Smalley came over
for us to go home with him. He has
two girls, one is a year older than
am and another is fourteen years old.
They just had one pony. 1t was brown
and white. I rode it around and it was
afraid of autos and so it whirled around
when it saw one coming and threw me
off.
Next day we went fishing We got a
fish that weighed - lbs. and another
lbs and thern we went back and ate
our supper and then we went to
Woolfinger's and then to Uncle Georges
and stayed all night and the next morn
ing we went home.
Vida Marshall, age 10,
Russell, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
An Indian Story - BY
Mary Miller - Wants
to Exchange Cards

Once upon time good many years
900 father. mother and myself lived
ont on the plains There were good
MANY Indians in those days Some were
good and some were bad:
Now am going to tell OF an aoVen-
ture once had.
The Indians had not bothered US Tor
long time but now some OF thelli
would creep up to the house to see now
things were fixed and suppose 10 'see
if they had chance to attack II.
remember very we'll when they
came to attack the settlement. l was
ont in the field helping father when we
heard mother screaming and we ootn
ran to see what was the matter with
her.
! When we got to the house we could
see nothing for a time and then some
thing struck the house. We went to see
what it was and there was an arrow
sticking in the side of the house. We
started to go back in the house and
some arrows came flying past our
heads which frightened us very much.
We had just got inside of the door
when mother tainted. While father was
taking care Of her, ] slipped out the
| back door without the Indians seeing
me. went to some of the neishbors ana
| told them about the Indians attacking
us. Some of the men went back with
me and drove the Indians away.
Mother soon got al. right again and
we were as happy as ,larks H.,
! We were always happy only when
| the Indians bothered us.
| made up this story and hope Will
win prize.
| I would like to exchange postal cards
with any Of the Juniors.
Mary Miller, age IA,
| Hedrick Ia, r. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
Lucia Wood - A Moulton
Junior, Sends School
Composition

1t was a sunny afternoon. Bulge and
Toddie were waiting for their Uncle
Harry. He had promised to take them
to gather flowers. They had not long
to wait for he soon arrived. They were
soon on their way. 1t was a long way
but at last they arrived. 1t was a place
shaded by large ferns Uncle Harry sat
down under tree but Bulge and Tod
die scampered about. They saw a large
bunch of blue flowers and Toddie ran
to get them. There was a brook on the
opposite side and Toddie in his haste to
get the flowers tumbled into the brook.
1t was not deep but was very muddy.
Bulge was frightened and ran to the
rescue. He waded into the brook and
tried to pull Toddie out. But soon he
was stuck into the mud as bad as Tod
die. BY this time their uncle heard their
screams and hurried to see what was
the matter.
He stood astride the brook holding to
the branch of a tree. He gave hand
to each boy and then threw them on the
shore. Just then the branch on which
he was holding broke and he stepped
into the brook. The boys in spite Of their
fright laughed. Uncle Harry looked
comical with the legs of his white
trousers covered with mud and streams
of dirty water running into his shoes.
He tried to get some Of the mud off
with grass but in vain. They returned
home and after that Toddie never saw
a flower but what he looked on the
other side to see If there was a brook.
-Luella Wood, age 10,
Moulton, Iowa.
P. S.-This is one of my school COM
noSit;ona
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
A Hickory Nut Story - By
Emma Gieg

Dear Editor:-Once upon time
there were some children who Went
nutting. We went late in the morn
ing. We arrived there about noon. SO
we ate our dinners. Then we went
hunting for nuts. Their names are:
Allen Warder, Clyde Warder, Alma
Muldoon, Claudina Muldoon and |.
We did not get many hickory nuts.
So we got tired of playing gamee
Then we went home and stayed thero
for a while.
Then we started to go again on oun
trip to go fishing to while US girls
were waiting for them. So Allen ana
Clyde waded the water and tried TO
catch some fish, but the fish were
wiser than they were.
From your friend,
Emma Gieg,
Ottumwa, Iowa, Route 1, Box 20.
P. S.-This is my school composition
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
Our County Fair - B.
Gladys F. Myers of
Mora, MINI.

Dear Editor:-Well I have not writ
ten to The Courier Junior for some
time, so will now.
l will write upon this subject, 1.-The
Kanabec County Fair
The most successful fair in the his
tory of Kanabec county came to a
close Saturday, Sept. 26, 1914. Peo-
pie took advantage of the ideal
weather that prevailed and thronged
the spacious ground on all four days
of the fair. Fridays attendance broke
all records, crowd estimated at A.
900 passing through the gates. The
exhibits attracted many people.
Frank, Champion aviator Of Kansas
City, Mo-, was there with his areo-
plane on Thursday and Friday and
made four successful flights. There
was ball game on Friday in which
Grasston and Princeton played, but
Grasston came out victorious. Sew
eral fast trotting and running races
were on the program and many fast
horses were entered. Mora has a
fine one-half mile track, perhaps one
of the best in the state outside of the
state fair. Auto and motorcycle
races completed the program on Sat
urday. Excellent music was furnish
ed by the Mora booster band during
the fair which consisted of thirty
pieces. Secretary Chas. F. Serline de.
serves much credit for the success of
the fair.
This shows what Kanabec county
can do. But besides vegetables in
the exhibit line there were many very
pretty flowers. I will close for this
time.
Gladys F. Myers.
Mora. Mimi, Box 333.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
Marie AndersOn's Compost.
ton; First One This
Term

/ Bill Woods was very wealthy bach
elor and SO he decided to go to London
and find an English woman who would
be his wife; as he thought cooking was
too hard work for a man. So one morn
ing he brushed his good jeans overalls
and his stiff hat, as he was going that
day, SO he packed his little bundle OF
clothes and started for the vessel that
was waiting for the people to get on.
Everything went well and Bill en-
jOyed it very much, only he did not
like the idea of having the pay his way
but he knew he couldn't get there free.
On the way he thought to himself that
it would be a great deal to pay her
way (f he got her) whoever she might
be, and his also.
He hoped she would have enough
money to pay her own way back to
New York.
So when he landed he hunted a
place to board and room. He had a
plan to begin his work as soon as pos
sible.
He wasn't very good looking, and so
he said to one Of his cousins who lived
in London. Il will give you fifty dol
lars if you will get me a good wife !;
not one Of those extravagant ones but
an economical one who knows how to
save
His cousin said he would be delight
ed to just for the sake of the relation
ship between them. There was a nice
looking maid that lived next door who
was very wealthy and also very nice
looking. She had black hair and black
eyes and very dark complexion. Her
name was Miss Bess Saucers.
Bess and Bill became very good
friends and one evening Mr.. Bill said
to his friend: II have something ia
ask you,' and so he asked her if she
would marry him. The answer was
Eyes"
They were married that afternoon
and started back to New York the
next week.
They lived most Of the time happily
together except once in while they
would quarrel about which one was the
best looking.
This is one of my first school compo-
sitions this term. .+X
Marie Anderson. age 10,
Hedrick, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
How the Shepherd Boy Be
came King By
Florence King

once upon a time in the days OF old.
a king had beautiful daughter whom
he was very proud Of He claimed she
could run faster than any one IN the
kingdom.
So one day the king said that any
one who could outrun his daugnter
could marry her and be the king when
he died if he won. But he that lost IN
the race would have to lose ms nfe
people flocked from far and near to
the palace There were princes, noble-
men and knights, that had come to
run. But no one could out run her.
One day a shepherd boy, who mad
heard Of the race came to the king. he
had come to run the princess. The
princess felt sorry for him and let him
win. The shepherd boy married the
princess and lived happily ever after.
This is one of my school compost
tons.
Florence King age 10,
Bloomfield, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
"A Story of Stray Kittens .
By Winifred Long

Dear Juniors:
A story of stray kitten that came
to my house.
One morning when went out to play
T saw a little blue kitten and l told my
brother and he came and caught it for
me. He went to town and came home
and told me there was little yellow
and white kitten out in the yard and
we went out and got it. = wanted them
and mamma told me that / could not
have them both. She told me that I
could have one and I took the yellow
and white one.
Then we moved to Ollie and I took
Muff with me. Muff was it's name. And
when we moved back to Hedrick
mamma would not let me bring it with
me. My aunt was UP to see us and she
said that it was living at their house
now. She said that it went with her to
milk all the time and it was just roll
ing fat.
And so now I have no kitty
Wnnifred Long, age II,
Hedrick, La, Box 262.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
The Story of a One Dolla1
Bill-By Herbert King

lam one dollar bill, very old one.
Do you want me to tell you my story !?
If you do, listen.
I cannot say much of my early life,
but can begin my story few years
after was born. can remember
being handed to man in payment of
a check. The man put me in bill
folder with many other bills. l was
the smallest one there, the others all
being of greater value. A two dollar
bill told me that he was five years Old
and that he had been through many
adventures. He had just begun to tell
me when the man put his hand in the
pocket we were in and took him out,
other Pieces Of silver coming back in
his place.
At night the man took us home and
put us in q strong box with many
other bills. We were all tired and
went to sleep and at midnight we were
awaken from our sleep by being car
ried through the air. Presently we
heard the buzz of motor car and
we knew we must have been robbed.
The box was soon opened and a
voice exclaimed, I'VE made good
haul this time, Pete, see the box is
clear full"
The next day the robber took out a
few of us (of which I was one) and
put us in their pockets and started for
town. However they did not reach
town that night and so they stopped
at a mans house who happened to be
a miser. In the morning he gave him
me for the use of his barn and house.
I stayed at the miser's about year
and every evening he would pull the
blinds down tight and take us out
with his silver and gold and count us.
One day he put me in his pocket and
went to town where he spent me for
groceries. The groceryman put me in
the bank. One day when the presi-
dent of the bank was looking over the
bills he saw me and said he is an old
bill. I will have to send it to Wash
ington to be made over. So here l
am at Washington and hope you will
like the story of my life.
Goodbye, because here comes a
man to get me.
This is my short story and hope
to see it in print.
Your Junior friend,
Herbert King, Jr., Age IL.
Bloomfield, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
Charlie DOmmer Writes to
His Cousin Thomas, a
Very Interesting Letter

Dear Cousin Thomas:
How are you? am fine and dandy.
How are Lawrence and the rest Of
the folks? Are you coming down this
fall? Are you going to school now? Il
Freddie going to school? What is your
teachers name? My teachers name il
Blanche Richie I like her fine. She
lives in the northeast corner Of Of
tumwa, Iowa, and she has ona brother
in the navy and one in the army.
/ am going to Sister Hates this Sat-
urday. Mamma, papa, Minnie, Minerva
and May went last Sunday.
How many bushels Of oats did you
folks have?
Will you shuck corn this year again
How many little colts have you this
fall? We have three.
Chris is out running the engine this
fall for Alb Walker. Mr.. Walker has q
threshing machine and saw OUTFIT.
Chris was water boy for Alb Walker
while threshing and Henry Roemerman
ran the engine.
Lewis Waters threshed for us this
fall.
We had SIT bushels Of oats off Of Is
acres and we had about 1853 bushels OF
wheat off 10 acres.
How many pigs has Uncle Jess? We
have twenty-three fattening shoats and
two sows. We are going to sell the
shoats. We have a full blood bull dog
now His name is Skinner.
How many cattle have you and how
many do you milk?
We have no cows but we milk ]. ID.
Jones' cow.
Papa went out to Uncle Matt Dom
mer's. He went the 18th Of Sept. ana
came back the 9th.
Papa said that he crossed pond OF
forty acres. He went across it on a
wagon. 1t had bridge across it. They
put acannel across the road, The
pond was on both sides Of the road.
Charlie B. Dommer,
UniOnyille Iowa. r. No, 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
Ressie KiIlen Dresses Doll
for Charlton School Fair

thought 1 would write about my
trip to Arkansas.
My grandfather and l went.
We went to Heber Springs:
T did not like it very well.
NV aunt lives on claim down there'
We left there the sth Of May.
There are scorpions and lizards
down there. The scorpions are very
pretty and their bodies are DARK sIsen ;-
They have a black ring AROUND 'neil
necks. o.,,,
Lizards have four legs and scaiy
body. Their color is black, green Spot
ted and striped. They are not poison
Gus but scorpions are. mi,
I saw some very pretty slgnts. ihe
pines grew very tall there.
AS nv letter is getting very long
MUST close.
Bessy Proscilla Rupe,
111s Orchard ST., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
BIG LETTER CONTEST.

We will continue the big letter con-
test for sometime. The rules follow:
We want the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters, "newsy let
.ors Some of the Juniors can write
to their parents, as if they (the par
ents) are away from home. Otner
Juniors might write as though they
we're visiting some big city.
The writer's can select their prizes
from the following articles: box OF let
ter paper: box of school supplies; lol-
Ter skates, football, knife, doll, DOOR,
box of candy, souvenir spoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
The Kind Hearted Manly
Chester Schuttlefield

One day MI. Brown, his dogs Shep
and Queen were walking aiong tne e
river. they saw some little kittens out
in the river on a. board. Mr.. Brown got
a pole and got the kittens out. The
cat was very glad to see them. Some
bows put them ON a board to drown
The dog saw them out in the river first
The dog and cat are good friends. The
man was very kind hearted. The dog
and the cat thanked him because ne
was good.
Chester Schut fefield, age 9,
Ottumwa, Ia, r. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
Ton, and Bush

Tom was large gray cat, and Bush
was little gray squirrel. Perhaps
their colors had something to do wits
their friendliness; for, when Bush and
Tom were curled up beside each other
in a cage, they looked very much
alike.
OF course, the cage belonged to
Bush; but one day Helen's father took
the squirrel down to the store with
him. The cage stood upon the piazza
and the door was open. Tom walked
back and forth in front of the cage
several times, and at last decided to
step in. He was too big and clumsy
and, I must confess, too lazy to spin
around upon the wheel which afforded
Bush SO much amusement. So ne
only touched it with his nose once or
twice, and then curled up in the bot
tom of the cage and took a nap.
In the meantime, Bush was enjoying
himself in Helen's fathers coat-pocket.
This was the way he always travelled
when he went downtown; it was a
very safe way for gray squirrel TO
travel. He usually found nut or two
in the pocket, which kept him busy for
time; and then he generally curled
up and went to sleep.
Now Bush never mistrusted that ne
had visitor at home; and Tom, being
fast asleep, hadn't any idea OF what
was going to happen He was greatly
astonished, therefore, to awaken from
his nap and find Bush snuggled up
beside him in the most friendly man
ner.
Tom stretched out his sleepy eyes
and shifted Bush all over, from his IT.
tie warm nose to the tip of his large
bushy tail. And then very sensible
idea must have entered his wise head,
for he put his great paw around BUSH
and began to kiss him and fondie MIN,
Just as if he had been kitten. AFTER
while Bush sprang into his wheel
and proceeded to entertain Tom by
his gymnastics. This was little
more than the cat could stand, and
he walked leisurely out of the cage.
After this, whenever Tom FOUND the
cage door open, he always walked H.
And sometimes, when it was not OPEN
he would put his paw between the
wires and play with the squlrrei:
Sometimes he would NEW softly, as II
saying, MAY come in" ,..
Bush would answer by queer nttie
squirrel chirp, which means. OF course:
II should be delighted to have you; !,
Then Helen, if she were near, woua
open the door: and Tom and BUSH
would have q frolic, which generally
ended in nap together.
was very amusing to see the squn-
rel try to induce the cat to dine with
him. Nuts were beyond Toms APP
probation, except as playthings;, put
he would sit and blink admir1ngly
when Bush. after vainly trying to per-
suade him to partake OF his food, TOOK
the nut between his paws and cracked
il with his little sharp teeth, all the
while chattering to Tom about us
sweetness. ;. ,ho,,+
time for him to offer Bush taste OF
the foor he liked. So when the SOUR
rel returned from one of his down
town trips, he found Tom in MS cage
with a little mouse held tightly oe-
tween his paws. After many persua.
sive news, Tom found that Bush llked
nuts better than mice, and never alter
was he known to take mouse INTO
the cage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

sEvEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS
I. Use one side of the paper only.
. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
3. Always sign your name IN iuf'
and state your age.
1. Do not copy stories or poetry and
send us as your work.
6. Number your pages.
G Always state choice Of prize on
\ separates piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
Z Address envelope to The Courier
Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
WE WANT BIRD CLUBS.

Last week we asked the Juniors 10
take an interest in the birds TINS laii
and winter and to form bird clubs. we
hone all the Juniors read our BIRD ap-
nea, Well, if any of the Juniors failed
10 read the appeal, and really want to
read it, we will send it to them on re-
onest To the first Junior who forms
n club we will give an interesting oooh'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
Nav Dommer's First Letter
- May Has Four
Sisters and Three
Brothers
is nv first letter.

THIS IS my flrSt IeIteT.
I like to read the Junior page.
I go to school now. My teachers
name is Blanche Richie. I like her
fine MY studies are spelling, reading,
geography, history, arithmetic, phys
iology and language.
/ have four sisters. Their names are
Mary, Katie, Minerva and Minnie.
| have three brothers. Their names
are Chris, Lewis and Charles.
May Dommer, age 9,
Unionville, Ia, R. No. L
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
SCHOOL WORK.

Now that school is opened once more
We want to invite all the Juniors 10
lsend in school compositions each week.
The writer's can select prizes from
among the following articles: Rollef
skates, book souvenir spoon, beautl.
full doll, knife, work basket, box OF
candy, letter paper, or string OF peaos'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
ABOUT PRIZES.

n xhe Courier Juniors have ever rail-
I'd to receive prizes when the winner 8
names were published we want TO De
told about it right away. we also
ali of our prizes acknowledged. we
aend ont prizes within two weeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA DEVEREAUX
( EDITOR
THREE PRIZE WINNERS.

Dear Juniors: Charlie Dommer Is
awarded the big letter prize; Iona
Str,,nk the composition and Mary Mil
Ter the short story. One of the other
Juniors would have received prize
but she forgot part of one of the very
+mnortant rules, rule three.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17
WANT SHORT STORIES TOO.

We hope that many OF the juniors
vii, write short stories, selecting their
own subjects. We will give a beauti-
f,,l doll knife. book, roller skates, let
TO- naner or beads for the best story.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-11
WHITE SLAVERY.
STORY RETOLD
IN ST0E CASE
Girl on Stand Several Hours in
Trial of Woman Whose Hus-
band Was Convicted.

The white slavery charges against
Mrs. Annie Stoe, wife of Samuel A.
Stoe, recently convicted on the same
charge, came on for trial Tuesday pc
fore Judge Newman.
When the afternoon session opened,
only one of the Governments wit
nesses had testified, with more than
twenty to be heard.
The first witness was Mrs. Annie
WoolIey Bond, the same young wom-
an who testified in the trial of Stoe
that she had been taken to Alabama
by Stoe and his wife for immoral pur-
poses.
Substantially the same testimony
was given by the girl against Mrs.
Stoe. She told of her relations with
the Stoes, of a journey to Birming-
ham, and side excursions TO Admission
and other Alabama cities-all under
the management" of Stoe or his wife,
or both.
Hooper Alexander, Federal District
Attorney, conducted the case for the
Government Mrs. Stoe was repre-
scented by Frank L. HARRISON and l..
H. Foster.
Stoe. under a sentence of five years,
is In Jail awaiting the outcome of A
pending motion for new trial to be
heard next Saturday.