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The Jones County news., 1915-05-20
Commissioners Sale of Land for
Partition,

The Matter of J. D. Rogers.Et Al Ex Parte,
BY virtue Of the provisions Of a decree Of the
Chancery Court of the First District OF Tones
County, Mississippi, rendered by said Court in
vacation on the 9th day OF May. 1915. the under
signed, as special comm ssioner Of said court in
said cause, Will on Monday the 9TH day Of June.
1915, at EllisvIle, in Jones' County. mississippi.
within legal hours. tn front Of the Court house
door, expose for sale and sell TO the highest bid
der for cash the following real estate, situated
pi, TO wit
NE IA of SW IA Section 23. Township north
Range IL west. The said land is sold for the
purpose OF parttioninR among the owners In
accordance with the said Decree and the title IN
believed 70 be good. but will convey only such
title as is vested In me as said Commissioner.
Luther HILL
Special Commissioner
The Jones County news., 1915-05-20
hatMys jols.
Bank Account

Assistant Attorney General Eherdge Under Ross Collins
Goes to Natchez, and When r comes Back Tells a
Newspaper Reporter That the c. C. Smith Bank Ac-
count Belonged to Chairman of the Penitentiary But
After Pressure Put Upon Him, Half Way Denies His
Statement-Read Between the Lines, if You Care to-
One of the News Statements That was Denied.
The Jones County news., 1915-05-20
Whenever You NseG de- II Tonic
Take Drove.

The old STANDARD Groves Tasteiess
chtl Tonic is equally valuable pc (.
General Tonic because il contains the
well known tonic propcrliesofO ofOUTNINR
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver. Drives
out. Malaria, Enriches the Hood srt
Builds up the Whole System. So cents.
The Jones County news., 1915-05-20
Splendid Medicine
Stomach Trouble
| Suffered for Several Years
Peruna Restored My Health

MIS-. ' Elizabeth
r euther No SOS
Twelfth St, n. w.
Washington. d. c..
writes II am
pleased to endorse
Peruna rs n splen-
did medicine for
catarrh and stom- 4
ach trouble. from y
which / suffered
FOR several years.
i took II for sew
ral months and
t the end OF q
lne found my hea
was restored and hi
Felt splendidly g
The Jones County news., 1915-05-20

Of the State into affairs of the penentay during the
Smith regime and the sale Of cotton Boyce and Co.. during
period.
angry yesterday afternoon because an article
appearing Picayune
the c. the First Nachez Bank and the
belief of Assistant Attorney General Ethrdge this money
that of c. c. Smith, prison trustee.
During afternoon Smith handed Clarion Ledger re-
porter denial of the story from Assistant Attorney
ridge follows;
'n your Issue OF May 4th, page ? heading
State Prosecutor Fails in Effort to Add Data say
that have given out no statement for publication inter-
view bearing this matter, legal
these the and newspaper public
press
article purport be an interview
but contains statements that apparently indicate that had
know nothing the
in the First Natchez Bank containing the account
referred hundred thousand dollar Some Of
made this article would public
that responsible for the information which
Went Natchez stated but did the books OF this
bank the receiver the oiy The Calvin
that at the time the bank failed
thirteen thousand dollars stated that years ago
place Louisiana dollars at
times deposited amounts ranging high thousand dol
81 do not desire to be mixed uPn the political
the penentiary think that con
roversy am trying to domy full duty officer Of the law
but trying the the courts and not the press
Jackson, Miss. May Is.
what friend General
have denial paper-especiai
after careful reading
by G. Smith, of the peninary nothing that SQUADS like de-
EtherldGe his
for publication and that about all he has
fecy pubcation but
jus. the the made in the Friday and
and knew putting questions him something for publication
Ethsrdge aboring impression visit the Of
fees in the Capitol and ask let OF question ory
just for amusement possible that must needs inform him
ming that profession that
except as reporter and correspondent. for the
In order put Mr. Eheridg on his guard against generally
Natchea
nearly every oa the cSpio S0
haS @ Sa @s
%
did not quote ord Mr. Eerdge said but made I've lit
By nyS may sd ana ne mas mol been con
Very respectfully e 4 peAurz
charge against Bbo that it has not
had the proof substantae when the allegations by
investigated this charge the
torney General they will all be shown to be the truth
The News has reained from publishing equally
against the believed
true produce proof of
their questioned
Mississippis threatened with domination opinion Of
the News organized public treasury and who
will they acquire power and their State to
interests anagoniso laborng people of the
State In the vardaman referring to this crisis
facing the State 1.-THE pedaory active in the
State, and will make effort egsa
ture railroad commits sion and other branches
the people do remain guard ali fight
ing the side of Bilbo in this contest.
The News would be recrean to the people If
believing this does did give warning and
to continue its fight the farmers and
laborers Of the State
The Jones County news., 1915-05-20
Cures Old Sores. Other Remedies Won't rurs

The worst eases, no matter Of how long standing
are cured by the wonderful. old reliable DIR.
Porter's Antscptic Healing Oil. 1t relieves
Pain aud Heals at the same time. 2se b0c. slo0.
The Jones County news., 1915-05-20

ince. now take II when l contract
cold and II soon rids the system OF
my catarrhal tendencies.
over Ten Years AGO.
Il would not be without Peruna.
Although It was over ten years ago
that / 0rst gave you my testimonial.
am Of the same opinion as when I
wrote Il. and give you the privilege to
use It as you see flt. / still use Pc
runa when think 1t necessary. am
recommending II TO my neighbors
s'henever chance occurs"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
Virgil Emery Randolph's
Picture Story, ''When
Harry Stayel All
Night With
Willard I

Dear Editor: l..
7 think the name for the picture IN
the Junior page should be men
Henry stayed all night with Willard.
will write story about It,.
It was on Friday evening when scnool
was out that Willard Graham ASKED
Henry Smith to go home and stay all
night with him. Harry ran home TO
asl, his mother if he might go and sne
said he could So he ran back to the
store where he had promised TO meet
Willard. Then they went to WIZARDS
home. On the road they ran races ana
threw stones until they got there
Then Willard had to do his chores.
He and Harry went after the COWS ana
did the milking.
When Wizards mother had supper
ready she called them in.
When supper was over and the dishes
done Harry and Willard went to bed,
They set the alarm clock so they could
get up early. After they had been In
bed a while Harry jumped and threw
a pillow across the bed at Willard.
Willard threw it back at him and then
there ensued a regular battle until the
coverlids were all off on the floor
and Wizards mother called upstairs
for them to be more quiet and to go to
sleep. Willard got up and Strengthened
the coverlids around and then they
went to sleep.
Virgil Emery Randolph, age Ia,
Milton, Iowa, r. !.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.
Ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA 0EvEREAUx
EDITOR
AN APPLE CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: How many kinds Of
apples do you know" Well. this
question was found in child's maya
zine so we decided to have an apple
contest and find out how many kinds
OF apples there are. We want all the
Juniors to work in this contest. The
Junior writing the best apple story
will receive a Halloween cake for
"a prize. We will send the cake in
time for a Halloween party. We
promise that it will be a real cake
inside, but decorated with Halloween
emblems. This contest will close
Friday, October 20. However, we
want some OF the stories in time for
next weeks Junior The Juniors
working in this contest might suggest
some way by which the farmers could
makG money out of their apple crop
just like the California people make
money out of their orange and grape
crops. It seems such pity to see
this years apple crop going to waste.
It remains for the younger generation.
and that means the Juniors. to find
out what to do with the apDles One
very good way Is for the Juniors to
ask all members Of their families
to eat at least one apple a day. We
hope to have some splendid apple
stories.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
Margaret Beall and Her Pet
Pigs

Dear Juniors:-I thought | would
tell you about our pet pigs.
One day papa brought little pig in.
He said we could have him for pet
if we took care Of 1t.
So we got box and put some straw
in it. We would feed him milk every
day, and when the sun would shine we
would let him out.
After while we thought we would
name him and we named him Peti.
Then We made pen. But he would
always get out. So at last we put him
in big pen. Then we got another pet
pig, and we called her Gally. Then
they would run down in the cornfield
SO we had to put them with the other
hogs.
We turn them in every night and
morning to get some milk and corn.
Well as my Letter is getting long l
will close for this time.
Margaret Beall, Age IL.
Route No. 9, Box &C..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
The Days of Real Sport
Picture Story By Ray
mOnd Armstrong
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
l have studied and looked at the pic
ture again and again and the ssrbest
name I can think of would be THE
Days Of Real Sport"
My story Of the picture Is that Paul
johnson went to spend the night with
his friend Willard Manning.
Mrs. Manning prepared delicious
supper for Willard and his little friend.
and after they had eaten until there
was room for no more they both sat
down in front of the CHEEKY fireplace
and spent the remainder Of the evening
telling stories and doing their examples
for school next day.
When the clock struck eight both
boys went to bed, but not to sleep. And
an old time pillow fight was the first
excitement. Then Paul rolled Willard
off the bed. Then Willard got lhacksin
bed and rolled up in tt ,vers SO Paul
was left without any CT 5. Then Paul
grabbed a pillow and was pounding
Willard over the head and laughing all
the time when Mrs. Manning in a bus
iness-like voice said willard, no more
noise, please: time to go to sleep now"
which of course meant Paulsto
Raymond Armstrong, age g.
Batavia, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
How Ruth Got a Pony :
School Composition By
Clifford Martin
Dear Junior:

Dear Junior:
AS l have never written before l
thought would write a, school COM
position. The title to the story IS
How Ruth Got Pony" -
One day an old hen came out with
three little chickens
In a few days two of the chickens
died and the old hen went around
with one chicken for few days and
she got sick and died
So the little girl of the farm found
the little chicken hungry and cold by
its dead mother.
The little girls name was Ruth.
Ruth took the little chicken into the
house and gave it. some food and
warmed it, In a few days the little
chicken was very tame AS it grew
older it would follow Ruth around the
farm lot.
It was soon found that it was a
hen. When it was eight months old
it began to lay eggs. When Ruth had
saved enough eggs to make dollars
worth she gave the hen to her mother.
The hen still liked to follow Ruth
about.
Ruth gave the dollar to her father
for little pig. The pig grew fast
and was soon ready for market.
One day Ruths father hitched up
to the wagon and put the pig in and
hauled it to market. The pig brought
ten dollars and SO Ruth bought a
heifer calf from her father and the
calf grew to be q big COW and she had
a calf and the calf brought twenty
five dollars and the milk and cream
brought about $25 and the old COW
brought SIS.
A few days after that Ruth and her
father went to pony farm and Rutn
picked out a black pony which cost
SIS. That is the way Ruth got pony
Clifford Martin Age 10.
ls. .., .... alGlon Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
The Pillow Fight A Pic
Story By Helen Baldridge

IS One night my brother Willis, had
his friend, Johnny Swenson, come
home with him to stay all night.
They went to bed real early but
kept talking and laughing for some
time.
They got SO noisy at last that
mother told them to keep still and go
to sleep.
When mother went in to call them
the next morning she was surprised
to find the room full Of feathers.
That accounted for all the noise OF
the night before as they had a pillow
fight and broke one pillow open.
She made them pick up every feath-
er one by one before they went to
school.
They decided that was not as much
fun as the fight had been and that
they would use their bare fists after
that when they wanted to fight.
Helen Baldridge, Age 12
Batavia, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
MY South American Trip
By Gerald Fulmer
Dear Editor and Juniors:

Dear Editor and Juniors:
AS l have not written for so long [
thought would write a composition
about my South American trip.
i took the train and went to New
York. There l boarded the Santiago.
The steamer sped very rapidly along
the shining waters. From our win
dows we could hear the cows and
sheep bawling on the lower decks.
Five days pashed before we sighted
the shores of Brazil The weather
was very disagreeable and hot, We
took a small steamboat up the Sac
Francisco. Here we passed coffee
plantations which employ many
negroes. The coffee trees grow ten
feet tall and are narrow. The beans
are round and there are two parts.
They have ladders to climb up the
sides of the trees. The natives strip
off the ripe berries and put them in
pans. Each tree yields about two
pounds of coffee. The harvesting sea
son is between May and September.
After it is picked 1t is put In canal
and the hull soaked off, 1t is then
spread out to dry. 1t is sacked 1872
pounds to the sack) and is sent to all
parts or the WOrld.
Another important industry Of
South America is the cocoa industry
of Ecuador The pods are about nine
inches long and contain about fifteen
seeds. The pods grow on the side Of
the trunk. They cut the pods off with
long pole with a knife on the end
Of it. Then they are laid in piles TO
season. They are. gathered and cut
iopen. The beans are then put to dry
When they are dry they are ground
and made into chocolate and cocoa.
They also get rubber from the
Amazon basin. The natives go around
to the trees and cut holes in them.
They then put clay cups under these
holes. The sap which is something
like milk slowly oozes out and flows
into the cups. The natives go around
once a day to collect the sap. 1t IS
taken to the camps and made into
hams over palm nut fires. The rubber
IS worth about a dollar pound ana
Is called crude rubber. It is then put
on boats and floated down the rivers
to markets whereof Is sold. 1t is then
exported to- all parts OF 4the WoIlo
where many useful articles are made,
especially automobile tires.
The largest city in South America
is Rio De Janeiro. 1t has over tnree
quarters of a million people ana Is
situated upon fine harbor ana Is
surrounded by coffee plantations.
" Gerald Fulmer, Age IA.
. Rox 1853 Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
Norma's Gift By Elma
C.. Williams of Blakesburg

Dear Juniors:
!. AS have not written to the Courier
Junior for a long time thought l
would send you story, 4'Norman's
Gift
Norma shook and shook the little
red tin bank, but not even penny ap-
peared.
There isn't even a penny left, moth
err she said, land I wanted to give
poor little Sophie a present. Bobby
took her red rose and Bertha bought
her some oranges and little Helen sent
her postcard. What shall do, moth
er?"
why you must make her gift with
your own hands, advised her mother.
"I'll show you how to make fish
pond" said brother Gerald, "only you
must find me a large pastboard box"
children cut a piece Of cardboard to, fit
the bottom. This they colored blue to
represent the water.
They made the fish from a pattern Of
fish in the dictionary On each one
they left little tab, so that it could be
fitted into the blue strip. Norma paint
ed the fish and Gerald punched hole
in each one. Norma made a tiny fish
pole herself, although Gerald bent a
bit of wire to make the nook.
Then they wrapped the box in a
piece Of white paper, and Norma took
it to Sophia. She was sitting up in
bed.
do you feel like fshing?" asked
Norma.
Sophie smiled with delight and start
ed at once to see If she could hook any
Of the fish III VT HSI 1f
She played with the home made toy
until she was well. Then she gave 1t to
a boy who had the measles and was
very cross, but who laughed and laugh
ed when he caught his first fish.
After that, Norma never looked cross
or sad when the little red bank was
empty, for she knew that home made
gifts and toys can bring great pleasure
to others. 5
Elma G.. Williams, age IS
Blakesburg, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
uy1fE PICTURE CONTEST.

We have some very nice stories in
the picture contest announced last
week. AS the closing day is Monday,
October rs, we will reprint the con-
test rules announced last week:
We want all you Juniors to study
the picture in last weeks Junior and
give 1t the title each one thinks best
We also want you all to write stories
about it. Look at the picture again
and again. and put your thoughts on
paper, thereby weaving together
beautiful and interesting stories.
The, writer's can select their prizes
fronfaamong the following: A silver
or iendship link with rourie'
Jr. engraved on It; football doll
work basket. box of candy, skates
knife or book.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
Oklahoma Junior Living at
Selma Afraid She Will
Freeze Up

Dear Juniors:
I live in Van Buren, county, Iowa. I
like it fine. I 20 to school. I am in the
18th grade. l like my teacher fine. Her
name is Ethel Erskine. have little
sister who goes to school with me. we
don't have far to go, about quarter OF
a mile.
We haven't lived here long. My birth
day was Oct. Is. l hate to see winter
come. / have lived in Oklahoma for so
long l expect l will freeze to death out
here.
r l will write again in the future.
Silas Zell Bivin, age ID,
Selma, Ia r. No. !.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
Florence Writes a Letter to
Her Mamma, Who
Must Be Away

Dear Mamma:
How are you all out there?
We have 38 little pigs.
Have you seen the Liberty Bell yet!
Is it very cold there today? 1t Is
here.
Karl has very bad cold. Kristina
wrote card to Ava Bennett today.
We go to school every day.
I guess / will quit for this time.
Florence Johnson, age 8.
Fairfield, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
al eANcEsroR STORIES.

We want the Juniors to write about
some of their ancestors (Which means
your parents, grandparents, great
grandparents, etc). We will ask the
Juniors to write nice short stories
telling something remarkable or un-
usual about their ancestors.
We want the Juniors who write in
this contest to tell us the names of
their remarkable ancestors.
The writer's can select their prizes
from among the following: A box ct
candy, football. skates, book, friend
Ahip link or knife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We send out prizes within two
weeks after the names Of the winners
are published.
We do wish the Juniors would &C
knowledge their prizes
If any Junior has ever failed to re-
ceive a prize after his or her name ap-
peared In this paper, it is because the
wrong address has been given us.
When we say wrong address we es-
pecially refer to incomplete ad-
dresses. All city Juniors should put
their street number and all Juniors
living in the country should put their
box number or falling to have a box
send in their parents names.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS.

We want more school compositions
Remember, we are giving two friend
ship links, engraved, each week to
the two writer's Of the two best com
positions. The boys can have knifN,
football, friendship link pin or skates,
We will announce the names of the
prize winners each week also.
Gerald Fulmer and Clifford Martin
are the prize winners this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

/. Use one side of the paper only.
d 2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
8. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
5. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice of a prize
on a separate piece Of paper, with
name and address in full.
7. Address envelope to The Cour.
Ter Junior. g
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
HALLOWEEN STORIES.

We want the Juniors to write some
Interesting Halloween stories. AS
Hall4we'en comes on Sunday October
81, We expect the day. or rather the
ievenhg, will be celebrated Friday.
October 20, or Saturday October 30.
"a box of Halloween candy will be
the prize
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
WANT LETTERS.

We want the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters @newsy' let
tiers. Some Of the Juniors can write
to their parents. Other Juniors might
write as though they were visiting
some city. The reward for the best
letter will be a box of letter paper
and envelopes, a book, friendship
link or knife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23

JUNIORS MUST OBSERVE RULES
The Juniors must follow the seven
rules carefully. We cannot award
prizes unless all the rules are care
fully carried out.
This week several Of the Juniors
have written on both sides of the
paper.
They cannot be ranked among the
prize winners.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
The Goldfish

The goldfish glimmer out and in,
With slip and flip of shining fin,
Across the sunlight and the dark.
Within the pool that's in the park.
Upon the marble rim beside,
sit and see them swim and slide;
They glitter red and gold and gay
All through the moments of the day.
Emily Rose Burt, in Little Folks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
THE LIBERTY BELL.

We still want more Liberty Bell
stories. We hope some Of our Juniors
will see it in California and tel us all
about it.
The writer's in the Liberty Bell con-
test can select their prizes from
among the following: A football box
of candy, skates or a book.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-23
One Junior, Alice G. Conner.
Appreciates Her Friend
ship Link

Dear Editro: 4
I received my. friendship link la9'
night and could hardly wait to get II
tied on my arm.
I think it is very nice ana thank
you very much for it.
I hope the other Juniors will like
theirs as we'll as do mine.
Alice G.. Conner, age 10,
Selma, Iowa.