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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
A Story About the Kittens
By Clara Schilling

Dear Junior:
This is one of my compositions en-
titled. "A Story About the Kittens.
Once there was an old man whose
name was Mr. Johnson. He lived by
himself and had dog, a cat and some
kittens.
The dog and cat were good friends
and the dog never chased the kittens
as most dogs do.
The cat took her kittens for walk
one morning and the dog went along.
They went down to the river which
ran through the old mans field. On
it's bank was board and when the
kittens went upon 1t, the board f1oated
down the river. The cat was fright
ened and did not know how to get
them back. The dog went up to the
house and parked and Mr.. Johnson
came out to see what the trouble was.
He followed the dog to the river.
When he saw the kittens in the water
he got long pole and brought them
out He was a kind-hearted man and
it taught the kittens lesson. They
never went near the river again.
Clara Schilling, Age IL.
R. r. /. Oakley, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
William Tell - BY Louise
Solomon

William Tell was born about the
year 1875 in Switzerland. When VIII
liam was twenty years of age MS
father is said to have died, leaving
him a cottage. a few small fields,
VINEYARD and an orchard. He earnest
w requested him with his last breath
to work diligently and die, should it
he necessary, in his cOuntrys service.
Years afterward Gessler began to
treat the poor people cruelty Ten
went against him and was captured:
AS a punishment Gessler told Tell
that his son. Walter, should be placed
one hundred yards from him with ar
apple on his head and if he should
have the good fortune to bear away
the apple with one of his arrows ne
should be pardoned with his son ana
their liberty restored.
Tell was horror-stricken and begged
Gessler to spare him so cruel an ex-
perience. The son, however, encour-
aged his father to trust to his usual
good fortune and, finding Gessler de-
termined, our hero accepted the trial'
After hesitating long time, his
whole soul beaming in his face, his
love for the boy rendering him almost
powerless, he finally drew the bow,
aimed, shetland the apple, struck to
the core, was carried away by the ar
row.
Walter flew to his father, who, over
come by the excess of his emotions,
fell insensible to the ground.
But even then Gessler would not
allow William Tell to have his free.
dom. Tell afterwards escaped ana
succeeded in setting his country free.
He died in 1854.
Louise Solomon, Age 10.
Eldon, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Eunice Weighs Sixty-Two
Pounds; Her Height is
Four Feet, Six Inches

Dear Editor:
I have dog whose name is Beauty.
I go to school at Hickory Ridge, about
a quarter of a mile from home. My
teachr's name is Mabel Alverson and
like her very much. My schoolmates
are Lucinda Curray, Jessie and Geor.
gia Hudson and Inez Webb.
Our school went flower hunting last
Monday and we picked lots of flowers.
l have two sisters and two brothers.
Their names and ages are: Eura, IL;
Exile, 8; Glenn, IL, and Verle 10. I am
ten years old.
We live about four and one-hali
miles from Batavia.
weigh sixty-two and one-half
pounds and my height is four feet,
five inches.
Eunice Smith, Age 10.
r. 2. Batavia, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Raymond Goes to the
Liberty School

Dear Editor:-This is my first let.
ter to the Courier Junior. I 60 to
the Liberty school. 1 am in the fifth
grade. My studies are grammar
arithmetic, PHYSIOLOGY, reading and
geography. My teachers name is Miss
Hazel Young.
My school mates are Charley Ulmer
Edward Ulmer and Albert Larew and
Clinton Baker and Willie Winston
Clyde Winston, Cleo Winston.
There are thirteen scholars in my
school. | have one sister and two
brothers. Their names are Charley
Frank and Sarah.
Raymond Bowen, Age II.
Floris, Iowa, Route No. 2
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Harry Decides It's Better
Not to Show Too Much
Temper

Mr.. Brown was getting so old that
he could hardly do tho chores that
had to be done about the house. So
one day he said to Mrs. Brown: Il can
hardly do the work here SO am go
ing to hire boy. I think will write
at once and have Emma send Harry
down.
Harry was the old mans grandson
and did not like to work very we'll.
But when he received the letter ask
him to come he could hardly wait for
the day to arrive. His little sister,
Jessie, was to 60 with him.
The mother got them ready and drove
eight miles to her mother and fathers
home. The old people welcomed them
and told them to make themselves At
home. But the mother was compelled
to return home to get supper for their
father.
Harry had been at his grandparents
home a week. It was Saturday and
William and Jane Milton were coming
over in the afternoon to help them
pick pears.
Harry was sitting on the porch with
a basket of pears. beg, Frisk, beg"
he said to the dog as ne barked for
the bread. But Harry wanted to .or.
ment him. Frisk was q stray dog
that came to live at Mr.. Browns. The
dog and the boy were fast friends.
Harry, in his Impotence, thought
the morning would never be over. He
buffed Frisk, cut the curls of Jessie's
doll and finally broke his grand
mothers spectacles. This all hap
pened before his visitors arrived and
after dinner he was sent to bed in dis
grace.
Poor Harry lay rolling and kicking
while Jessie, William and Jane were
busy getting the yellow pears. Will
liam was up in the tree shaking and
Jessie and Jane were picking the
pears up. Harry could hear all this
through the open window as he lay
in bed. A burst of tears was the re-
suit. He wondered if Jessie would be
so good as to bring him pear. sud
denly he heard a little foot on the
stairs and he thought she was COM
ing At last small head peeped, half
afraid, through the open door.
But it was not Jessie. It was Frisk,
wagging his tail, and great pear in
his mouth. He jumped up on De bed
and laid it in the little boys hand.
Harry will always remember this
event and that kindness though shown
to dog will always be rewarded and
that ill nature and bad temper are fol-
lowed with nothing but pain and dis
grace.
Anna Palfreyman, Age IA.
Lucas, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Tom and Bush

Tom was large gray cat, and Bush
was little gray squirrel Perhaps
! their color had something to do with
their friendliness; for, when Bush and
Tom were curled up beside each 9th.
er 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
plaza, and the door was open. Tom
walked back and forth in front OF the
cage several times, and at last de.
cided to step in. He was too big and
clumsy and, l must confess, too lazy
to spin around upon the wheel which
afforded Bush so much amusement
So he only touched it with his nose
once or twice, and then icurled up IN
the bottom of the cage and took nap.
In the meantime, Bush was enjoy
ing himself in Helens fathers coat
pocket. This was the way he always
travelled when he went DOWNTOWN: 1t
was very safe way for gray SPUR
rel to travel He usually found nut
or two in the pocket, which kept him
busy for time; and then he gradu-
Now Bush never mistrusted that he
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 Struggled up be-
side him in the most friendly manner
Tom stretched out his sleepy eyes
and shifted Bush all over, from his
little 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 fondle him,
just as if he had been a kitten. After
a 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 lesurely out of the cage.
After this. whenever Tom found the
cage door open, he always walked IN.
And sometimes, when it was not open,
he would put his paw between the
wires and play with the squirrel.
Sometimes he would NEW softly. as II
saying, May l come in?'
Bush would answer by a queer little
squirrel chirp, which meant, OF course,
Il should be delighted to have you.
Then Helen, if she were near, would
open the door, and Tom and Bush
would have frolic, which generally
ended in a nap together.
1t was very amusing to see the
squirrel try to induce the cat to dine
with him. Nuts were beyond Toms
appreciation, except as playthings;
but he. would sit and blink admiringly
when Bush, after vainly trying to per-
suade him to partake of his food, took
the nut between his paws and cracked
it with his little sharp teeth. all the
while chattering to Tom about its
sweetness.
One day Tom thought it was about
time for him to offer Bush taste OF
the food he liked. So when the SPUR
rel returned from one of his down
town trips. he found Tom in his cage
with a little mouse held tightly be-
tween his paws. After many persu-
asive news, Tom found that Bush
liked nuts better than mice, and never
after was he known to take mouse
into the cage.-Helen NJ. Richardson,
in Household.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
The Cat and the Mouse
BY MARITIME

One summer morning, as Miss
Mouse went out walking, she met Mr.
Cat.
" Good morning, Miss Mouse" said
Mr.. Cat "A nice morning, isn't it?''
Good morning, Mr.. Cat" replied
Miss Mouse Yes, it is a very nice
morning. Where are you going, Mr.
Cat?"
"Oh, was just going over to Widow
Jones' to get saucer of milk said
bold Mr.. Cat.
=" Oh! Mr.. Cat, you had better not
go over there. | was nearly caught IN
trap trying to get little piece of
cheese" said timid Miss Mouse, in a
squeaky voice.
We'll, if l should not get anything
there think could make good meal
out of you," answered Mr.. Cat with a
smile, stroking his whiskers.
Upon hearing this Miss Mouse scam
pered away to her hole.
MARITIME Puth, Age II.
514 Grant st. Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
A Picnic on the Last Day of
School, Says Georgia

Dear Editor:
l have one brother and one sister
Their names are Dewey and Jessie. My
sister is six years and and my brother
is nine.
I go to school. My teachers name
is Mabel Alverson. like her., am in
the firth grade. My schoolmates are
Eunice and Exile Smith, Lucinda Cur
ray and Inez Webb. We are going to
have a picnic on the last day OF
school.
live on a farm and like it.
Seventeen pupils go to our school
Georgia Hudson, Age II.
r. I. Batavia, la
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
CHLOE DAVIS LIKES HER TEACH.
Err, MISS MARY GLENN.

Dear Editor:-I am a little girl II
years old | 60 to school and am in
the fifth grade. I 60 to Bladensburg
school. My teachers name is Miss
Mary Glenn. l like her fine.
Our school will be out the sixth OF
May. We are going to have pro-
gram the last day.
walk to school every morning, |
live with my grandma. My mamma
is dead. She has been dead six years.
Chloe Davis, Age IL.
Batavia Route No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

went to see the man and told the
woman to call at his ONCE that even
ing. The woman did SO and the doctor
gave her a paper box which was very
heavy.
What are the directions?" asked
the woman.
You will find them inside" he re.
piled.
The woman went home and sat
down by her husband and opened the
box.
What do you think was inside?
1t was full of money. On the top
was piece of paper on which was
written, use when necessary"
After that the woman thought very
much of Doctor Goldsmith. She al
ways called on him when in need.
Ruby Stanley, Age II.
MelrOse la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
DIR. Oliver GOldsmith-Ruby
Stanley, of Melrose

There was once kind man whose
name was Oliver Goldsmith. He was
a very good-hearted man and gave
much food and money to the poor,
though he was poor himself.
He was often called Doctor Gold
smith because he studied to be doc
tor.
One day woman called and asked
him to go to see her husband. who
was very sick. Doctor Goldsmith
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
SCHOOL CORPORATIONS AND
LETTERS.

: We hope that many more of the
juniors will write letters. We will
offer . surprise prize for the best let
ter and an the Juniors may work for
It.
Li1ith Leyda Is awarded the letter
prize and Opal Siegrist the compost
ton this week.
We want more Juniors to send in
'opiiIo, Of their school compositions.
~ will give . beautiful doll, knife,
BOOK, roller skates, letter paper or
Aoads for the best composition.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Vaughn Has a Good Time at
Her School

Dear Juniors:
Our school has twenty-five pupils.
Four are gone today. School will
close May 6. will be glad when
school is out
| have a good time at school. We
have a roomy place to play. We are
going to have picnic on the last day
of school and expect to go flower hunt
ing.
My playmate is Gerald Yeager. The
children in my class are Wanda Davis,
Gerald Yeager and Sherman Reno
Sherman is working in the field now.
Vaughn Mcdowell, Age 8.
R. 2. Agency, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
ONE HUNDRED LITTLE PIGS ON
WANDA'S FATHERS FARM.

Dear Courier Junior:-I thought
would write few lines. I am going
to tell you about our stock.
We have 100 little pigs, three little
calves, one colt, three dogs, three
cats, ten pigeons, two ducks, two
geese.
l go to school every day have not
missed but one day of school.
Our school began the first of Sep
TENDER and is out the 9Th of May.
We have twenty-three pupils in our
school.
Wanda Davis.
Batavia, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Exie's Dog Is Named Beauty
and Is Brown and White

Dear Editor:
go to school at Hickory Ridge. It
is about quarter Of mile to school
! like to 60. My teachers name il
Mabel Alverson. I like her just fine
My school mates are Lucinda Curray,
Jessie and Georgia Hudson and Inez
Webb. am eight years old and in
the fourth grade.
Batavia is about four and half
miles from here.
have a dog. It's name is Beauty.
Beauty is brown and white.
l have two sisters and two brothers.
Their names are Eura Eunice. Glenn
and Verle.
/ weigh forty-fve pounds and am
three feet and ten inches tall.
Exile Smith, Age s.
r. Batavia, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Cats Cradle

Over, under, in and out,
Thus to make the cradles stout,
Bess and Billy pass the string;
While the kittens at their play
Slyly seem to laugh and say,
''Isn't that the oldest kind Of thing"
Tabby, sitting calmly by,
Watches with the scornful eye
OF very wise old cat.
THAT may do" she says, for play,
But I'd never dare to lay
kittens in a cradle built like that"
--Aln1ina Blossom, in Youths Com
panion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
One Hundred and Eighty
Three Chicks, Has
Margie

Dear Junior:
This is my first letter to the Courier
Junior.
am eight years old. My hair is light
brown, my eyes blue. have one broth
or who is Is years old. His name is
Lyal. also have a sister who is one
year old. Her name is Vera Lola.
We have one hundred and eighty.
three chicks.
Our school is out now. Our teachers
name was Merle Callen. like to go
to school. am ready for the fourth
grade.
Margie Hankins, Age s.
r. r. 2. Abba, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
PICNIC AT JEssIE's.

Dear Juniors:
I have one brother and one sister.
Their names are Dewey and Georgia.
I go to school, My teachers name
is Mabel Aversion. l like her very
much.
My sister is eleven years old and my
brother Is ten years old.
| am in the first reader. Our school
is going to have picnic.
Jessie Hudson, Age s. !.
r. l. Batavia, IL.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

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.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send as your own work.
s. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice of prize on
q separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
Z. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
A New Junior, Paul Dun
ming, Has Many Pets

Dear Editor:
have never written to the Junior
page before. I am little boy who
lives in the country.
We have one dog, five cats and five
kittens. The kittens are just getting
their eyes open. They are up in the
haymow. Their mothers name Is
Tiny.
Our dogs name is Fiddle. He is
black and white.
go to the Fiddler school, I like to
go to school. My teachers name is
Miss Briggs.
Paul Dunning, Age 6.
r. r. No. 2. Eldon, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
HAVE SET INCUBATOR AGAIN.

like to read the Junior page.
We have one hundred little chick
ems and have set the incubator again.
I have three sisters and two broth
ers, Their names are Georgia, Marie,
Meta, Jesse and Arnold.
Pauline Trent, Age s.
Batavia, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
ABOUT PRIZES.

Il the Courier Juniors have ever
failed to receive prizes when the win
ners' names were published we want
to be told about it right away. We
also want all of our prizes acknow-
lodged. We send out prizes within
two weeks after the winners names
are announced.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
in the swings, which had been made
for their children

in the swings, which had been made
for their children.
We gathered pretty leaves and hid
in the ones that were in thick heaps.
One girl by the name Of Mary found
a creek. We played In the water until
about o'clock. Then we started for
home. The Smiths said that they hop.
ed that we had had a good time and
If we ever wanted to come for another
picnic we were welcome.
On our way home we stopped now
and then to get more leaves; but by 6
O. clock we were back at the same
place we had started from, all saying
as we departed that we had had a
good time.
This is one of my school compost
tons.
Helen Mcdowell Age IA.
1920 East Fourth St..
Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
WILL SEND POST CARDS.

Whenever the Juniors write short
stories or nice letters they will receive
post cards, the latter being sent out
when the letters and stories are pub
lished.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-03
WHEAT IS HIGHER ON
COLD WEATHER NEWS
Not Enough Snow in Nebras-
ka to Cover the Fields;
Market Is Strong.

CHICAGO, Feb. Cold wave predIc
tions coupled with absence OF any snow
safeguard in Nebraska. brought wheat
buyers TO the front. Largely in conse-
quence. the market had strong finish
at &c 10 &c net advance. Corn closed
;c OFF 10 ic up oats the same as Satur-
day night and provisions down 2s65c
TO FAC.
Throughout the day wheat had firm
tone. Besides the chance of serious dam
age 10 the Nebraska winter crop. there
was decided bullish news from Australia.
a sharp cut in the surplus yield. Fall
ing of country elevator stocks throughout
the Dakotas and Minnesota furnished
supplementary strength during the last
hour. emphasizing the effect OF a de-
crease in the weekly total OF the United
states visible supply.
Prospects of a broader milling demand
Tor wheat were reported from Mime
apo!ls where II was said that shipping
directions for flour had been excellent
throughout January According TO one
authority the way the stocks had been
cleaned up left no. doubt that the people
were still eating bread, cake and pie
Proht-taking by longs wiped out an
adVance which corn had mace az result
OF expected rough weather Unusual
wariness was shown by specula tors. no
matter 10 which side of the market they
We're inclined. The open interest In the
pit is not nearly as large as a fortnight
ago Action by the oats crowd seemed
10 nlnSc altogether on corn. Trade was
light.
Despite an advance at the yards. pro-
visions eased on. Realizing by longs in
cluulnE packers, was responsible.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-03
Equipments Firm.

Equipment sales were nota bly, firm,
Railway Steel Springs preferred ad-
vanclng to par. Pressed Steel Car sold
UP TO i5;.
Amalgamated Telephone 6: Telegraph
dropped three and three quarters points
and Pacific Telephone e Telegraph two
points on the story that the government
contempla ted open competition. Western
Union was heavy, Gould stocks were
weak. with Wabash preferred down 10
SO. Canadian Pacific again felt the brunt
Of foreign uneasness and lost two points.
An enga cement OF s2.000,000 gold for
Paris was announced. making $4,000. 900
on the present movement. Further ship
ments are antlcipa ted. Call money rose
TO per cent. higher rate than tlat OF
last week. Time funds are offered for
periods extending into 1915, at per cent.
London discounts were easier and con-
soils gained J. with French rentes UP 4
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-03

l3o South Main street. Salt Lake City,
Utah. together with the fixtures and
stock OF mercha ndise. said properly to
be sold separately.
The bids for the cigar business will bs
received both for the entire business, In
Guiding stock and fixtures, and for an un-
divided one-half interest therein. oil bids
to be addressed 10 Fannie Frumkin. liT2
East South Temple street. or Leon Sweet.
care of Sweet Candy company. Salt Lake
CITY. on or before said date. Terms OF
sale. cash. Certified check for 10 per cent
OF the amount bid must accompany the
hid FANNIE FRUMkIN,
LEON SWEET.
Executors.
Stewart, Stewart 6 Alexander. Attor-
pevs for Executors m2sTl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-03

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-03
BY BROADAN WALL.
: Internatlonsl News serYIee.

DS iHl'Tndtlondl News service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-UncXpected and
heavy selling for southern account turned
today's stock market.
\ violent decline In Rock Island issues
which carried the common 10 9s, loss
OF 70, and the preferred TO la, q drop OF
over -FOUR points created bad impression
IN foreign markets. London houses sold
Steel, Union Pacific and ANA lsamated
turning back Into the market some 10000
shares picked up at the end of last week
For part OF the session the general
market 1eld we'll and even promised 10
disregard both the foreign selling and the
decline In Rock Island. AS the day wore
on. however, developments were mainly
unfavorable.
pennsylvania showed decrease IN net
earnings for the calendar year OF over
SlI,OooOOo. and New York Central, with
a net decrease OF s3.6sS 900 for the month
Of December. displayed a loss in net for
the year OF SlI.o7S.000. New York Cen
tral fell nearly TWO points. while Pennsyl-
vanla remained firm