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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
Helen Jones Writes of Her
Trip to Detroit

Dear Friend:
I have been in Detroit for about a
week and have had very good tlme.
We arrived In Detroit Sunday AFTER
noon and were met at the train oy my
aunt and cousin They live about four
miles from the business section OF the
city. On my way to her house saw
many large and beautiful buildings ana
large boulevards. The avenues are very
beautiful with their long lines OF beau
tiful houses and stately trees.
Monday we went to Belle Isle. a park
built on an island in the Detroit river.
We saw many lovely buildings In Belle
Isle. The Casino is place Where Wis
ttors can get all kinds Of refreshments.
The Detroit Boat club is very pretty
building. The skating pavilion on Belle
Isle is a place where thousands or peo-
pie enjoy themselves in winter. They
have band concerts there on summer
nights and people in canoes drift about
listening to the music.
Belle Isle is a playground for chill
dren. There are swings of all kinds,
trapeze. teeter- totters and merry-go-
rounds that children can run them
selves.
Tuesday night we went to the
theaters. There are many in Detroit.
Wednesday we went to Windsor,
Canada, lust across from Detroit. We
bought several souvenirs and visited the
post office there.
Detroit has many large buildings.
The Ford building is Detroit's tallest
office building. The Dime Savings bank
is the tallest building in Detroit. 1t is
twenty three stories high. The Ford
automobile factory Is seven miles from
the city hall on woodward avenue.
They have another factory In Windsor,
Canada. Detroit makes sixty per cent
of Americas automobiles. The first au-
tomobile plant in Detroit was establish
ed twelve years ago by Henry Ford.
Saturday we went to Tashmoo park
in the Flats. We went down the Detroit
river through the st. Clair lake and
through the government canal. We
went on to the city Of Toledo and came
back on the Tashmoo, boat that car
ried 5000 people We started in the
afternoon. The sun shone brightly and
the band played merrily as we started.
We reached the middle of the st. Clair
Lake when a thunderstorm came up.
The lake looked beautiful but wild
with the great white caps sailing along.
We reached Tashmoo park late in the
afternoon, There are ten landings be-
fore YOU reach Tashmoo park. Some of
them have lovely hotels and some are
only summer resorts. In Tashmoo park
there Is a dancing pavilion and we
could hear the music, while we ate our
lunch. We arrived in Detroit very late,
but 1 had a good time
Helen Jones. age II,
COZ Wabash Ave-, OttumWa, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
Kendall on Clean
Homes and Schools

Dear Juniors:
There comes a time in the spring
when we all should clean up the homes
and schools. In the springtime when
the bright sunshine comes and the
homes can be all opened up, then is the
time to clean and scrub and paint up
everything. The schools can be cleaned
and fixed up during vacation and all
ready when we go back ready for work
again. ..
The homes should be cleaned in the
house and around the yard. 1t looks
nicer and Is much healthier love the
spring time and the summer, for the
sunshine Is so nice.
Gladys Kendall, age 8,
Chester Ave, OttumWa Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
George Washington - BY
Theone Bartholomew of
Van Buren, County
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
I will write composition about
George Washington. He was the first
president Of the United States. He was
good boy and once his father gave
him a new Ratchet and he went into
the garden and chopped down his faith
ers favorite cherry tree and when ask
ed who did it he said Father I cannot
tell lie, did 1t with my little
Ratchet"
He always prayed before he went
into a battle and once he knelt in the
snow under a tree to pray. He was call
ed the father Of his country. His birth
day is a holiday.
Theone Bartholomew. age g.
KeOsauQua, Ia, r. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
Leona Mae Ballew's Summer
Trip in an Auto

Dear Juniors:
l thought would write about sum-
mer trip.
Four years ago we went out west in
the auto. First we went to Hamburg,
Iowa, where my Aunt Rose Loid lived,
and from there we crossed the Missouri
rived in a boat and went to Dubois.
Ncbr., where my Grandma Sparks lives.
Then we went to Protection, HANS,
where my Aunt Mary Gray lives. we
stayed there two weeks and then came
home the same way we went. we sure
were tired when night came and still
had a good time.
7 have a brother His name is Leon
ard and he is married now. l wish some
of the Juniors would write to me and
will send them card.
Leona Mae Ballew. age ID,
Lancaster Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
Louise Solomon Of Eldon on
Coal

Coal is the most valuable product of
our mines. 1t is used for heating houses
and for cooking, and also in the furn-
aces of steam engines and in making
iron and steel 1t is a mineral which is
dug out of the ground.
Coal is composed Of parts of plants
which years ago grew on the surface Of
low, swampy ground. AS these plants
died and fell, they gradually covered
the ground with thick layers of vege-
table matter After while these layers
were covered with water, which washed
mud and sand over them until they
were deeply buried. In time the buried
vegetable layers were passed into coal,
and the mud and sand over them were
pressed into rock.
Louise Solomon, age II,
Eldon. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
Ruth NJ. Kutcher's Compost.
ton - Kindness to
Animals

am writing about kindness to ami
mails. | have a pet colt, three pigeons,
two rabbits, little duck and one pet
kitten.
The colts name is Ned. The pigeons
names are Bobbie, Dora and Marie. The
rabbits names are Jim and John. The
little ducks name is Dick. The kittens
name is Flora.
l like my pets and play with them
nearly all the time.
l feed the colt and pigeons corn. The
rabbits eat clover and lettuce leaves.
The duck eats cornmeal. The kitten
drinks milk and catches mice. I never
hit or tease them and l do not think
people ought to.
Ruth NJ. Butcher, age s,
keosauqua, Ia, r.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
Can and Will Cousins - By
: Cleo Berry
Dear JuniorS:

Dear Juniors:
This is one Of my school compost
tons.
Family history: Can and Will are
cousins dear who never trust in luck.
Can Is the gchild or Energy, and Will Is
the child Of Pluck. Can't and Won't are
cousins too, who are always out Of
work, for Can't is a son of Never Try,
and Won't is the son of Shirk. In
choosing your companions then select
both Will and Can. But turn aside both
Can't and Wont. If you should be
man.
Cleo Berry. age ~,
1905 3. Main ST.. OttumWa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
Mildred's Blue Day

"Oh, dear!" sighed Mildred. Every.
thing has begun wrong today. tipped
over pitcher Of milk. I broke one Of
my dolls, and now I've torn my new
dress. It's going to be blue day"
Her father looked at her woebegonA
face.
You have had a bad start" 10
agreed; "but If it's going to be blHo
day, why not make it pleasant blue
one?"
How can it be pleasant and blue1
Blue means disagreeable, father"
Find tho interesting and beautiful
blue things. There are a great many Of
them. Look for those today instead Of
thinking Of tho unpleasant things"
!" Mildred thought this would be worth
trying. After her father had gone shs
ran to the window. There was the blue
sky. That was the first beautiful thing
that was blue.
1t was lovely morning. As Mildred
started for school she heard the twit-
tering of bluebirds, and, looking up
saw several Of them flying among the
trees. BY the roadside she found quan~
titles Of violets.
In the mineral cabinet at school she
noticed a light blue stone and a deem
blue one.
Tho light one is turquoise, tho
other sapphire" her teacher told her,
When Mildred went home at noon shS
remembered the bed Of forget me-nots.
Here was something else that. was bluoS
er called softly to her. She ran toward
him.
Look" he whispered.
Some distance away a little bird was
hopping about in the short grass. It was
Of the brightest blue she had ever
SEEM with wings and tail touched with
black.
What is it," Mildred asked. 'Isn't
it lovely? It's a real peacock blue"
It's an indigo bunting, one Of the
prettiest Of birds.''
After school Milydred went to walk
with few of her companions. From
the top Of a high hill they saw the
mountain peaks blue Swallowed IN tho
lake.
That night at bedtime Mildred sought
her father. 1t was warm evening, and
he was standing on the porch. 1t was
growing dark, and the stars were COM
ing forth one by one. Mildred related
the story Of her blue day.
I've seen the blue sky, the bluebird.
blue violets, a blue turquoise, blue
sapphire, blue forget tots, a blue
indigo bird, blue mountains, and blue
lake." she enumerated.
"I'l1 show you another" Her father
pointed to the eastern sky. do you see
that bright starr" That is Vega, a staJ
which the astronomers say is blue"
Are there blue stars, too?' Mildred
asked. "Why, there's blue everywhere
That's what told you,' answered
her father. Hasn't this been good
blue day."
ITS been lovely"
You see blue days don't need to be
unpleasant. The right kind can be ex-
ceedingly pleasant ones"
One more surprise in blue awaited
the little girl. AS she looked up from
her pillow at mother bending over her
to say goodnight, she found herself
gazing into the sweetest blue Of all
mothers eyes.
BLUE days are the best days" she
murmured sleepy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
rHELjBERTY BELL.

Dear Juniors: CO.,
The Liberty Bell is now at the san
Francisco exposition and we hope many
OF the Courier Juniors who are Vlsl,,
ing in California or who live there, Will
write about this wonderful and honoreu
bell. Today we have an excellent stoly
writ+en nv a Charlton Junior, Helen
I,arkin. Helen Of course Is awarded the
prixe. Other stories and the winners
name will appear from week to week.
We hope more Of the Juniors after
reading today's stories, will write about
1he liberty Bell. The writer's can select
their prizes from among the following:
A big flag, box of candy, roller skates
or a book.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

we send out prizes within two weeks
after the names Of the winners are pup
lished.
If any Junior has ever failed to re-
ceiye q, 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 especially re-
FER to incomplete addresses 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, 1915-07-24
SHORT STORIES.

The Juniors can also write short
stories on the following subjects:
Kindness to Animals.
A Summer Trip.
Vacation At Grandpa's.
Vacation at Grandma's.
Select prizes from among the follow
ing articles A big flag, box of candy,
ball bat roller skates, knife, book or
doll.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

/. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using ink
o. sharp lead pencil.
3. Always sign your name in full and
state your age.
1. Do not copy stories or poetry and
send US as your own work.
S. Number your pages.
Always state choice Of a prize on a
separate piece Of paper, with name and
address in full. ...-
I. Address envelope to The Courier
Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
WANT LETTERS,

we want the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters, ''newsy' let
tere. 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,
. book or knife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS.

We invite all the Juniors to send IN
school compositions each week. Inc
writer's can select prizes from among
the following articles: Roller SKATES
hook. souvenir spoon, a beautiful doll,
knife. work basket. box Of candy, let
ter paper or baseball.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
FORGOT THEIR AGES.

Recently several Juniors have for
feited their right to prizes because they
forgot to tell US their ages. Read over
the seven rules published every week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
Children survivors. Ethel Page
Marian Green and Margaret Page.

Bringing the narrowing details OF
two massacres near To2olobambo,
Mexico, by Mayo Indians, in which
two Americans, one Englishman and
more than a SCORE Of Mexicans were
killed. q dozen survivors Of these
bloody raids have just arrived in San
Francisco. Among the children sur
vivors are Ethel and Margaret Page
and Marian Vance Green
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24
SEND OUT POST CARDS.

we are sending post cards to all the
Juniors after their letters to stories are
published.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-24

Cleo Berry, age ~,
1905 3. Main ST.. OttumWa, la.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-26
THOUSANDS VISIT
WATERFRONT FOR
GLIMPSE | Of HUNT |
Necessary For Guard to Be Es-
tabIished on Naval Whafyes
to Keep Out Curious =

Thousands Of Honolulans crowded
the piers on the waterfront today
watching the rescue work of the Unit
ed States naval boats in the outer har-
Dor in the attempts to locate the miss
ing submarine. At least 200 others
remained on guard duty" all last
night and when daylight broke this
morning. they were seen on the ends
of the various piers grouped in small
numbers awaiting news of the F4.
: From the time the, Star. Bulletin ex-
ira was published at o'clock yester.
day until after shutdown, hundreds
lined the beaches, their eyes turned
towards the tugs and the Alert in the
outer, harbor. Many had telescopes and
field glasses. 1t was necessary for the
navy authorities to place guard on
the navy piers to keep the anxious
crowds from attempting to. take SOU
.venirs" from the other more fortunate
submarines. -. I.z-. ~. - q. i
Newsboys crowded the Offices of the
Star Bulletin before the afternoon edi.
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"a CANE HERE
FROM SEATTLE;
ARRIVED AUG. "a
Cruisers lowed Two Little
Craft Here Safely Together
From San Francisco
MUCH PRACTICAL WORK
TN MANEUVERING BONE.
Men of Fleet Have Been Busy
Perfecting Skill and knoM-
edge of Local Conditions

Submarine F-4 was completed at
Seattle Ia April, 1914 Leaving San
Franchises with the F-2, in tow Of the
cruisers South Dakota and West Vir-
GINA, on August is, she arrived at
Honolulu on the morning of August "a.
These two submarines were the sec
ond pair of group F to arrive here,
the FL and F-3 having arrived in tow
of the same cruisers on August /. The
mother ship" of the group, the ten
der Alert, arrived on August 5. Pearl
Harbor naval station being UMPIRE
pared to accommodate the diving flo
tilla, the vessels made Honolulu their
base of tactics.
Both the FL and the F.3 were adrift
for short periods on the voyage down
the former just out Of San Francisco
end the latter when the trip was about
a third OYER. "A safety device said
the Star-l3ulletin report, for freeing
the vessels in case of danger, worked
of its own accord, and the little vessel
Eailowed around for some time before
another line was got aboard. The
Ioyage OF the F-2 and F-4. however.
was made without accident or Incl
dent. There was no trouble whatever
with the submarines.
1 Whatwds considered wireless rec
ord for daytime transmission was
made by the West Virginia while tow
ing one OF the frs pair, in sending a.
message to Honolulu from a distance
of 1876 niles. - .z.
The diFers were proyisioned in
midocean, boats being lowered from
the cruisers and fresh meat and
vegetables sent aboard in less than
a quarter of an hour -
Star-Bulletin report of the arrival
Of the first two submarines stated
that there was a special incentive for
submarine crews to keep busy in the
form of a bonus to each member of
the crew for every submerged cruise
up to Is month. a dollar a dive.
and six mouths pay if you never come
up" was the way one underwater
sailor put it to the reporter.
Little time was lost by the F sub
marines in beginning practical man
euvers. On December Is the FL and
F-2 returned to the side of the Alert
in dock after completing their semi
annual 4S-hour test run. They had
made a rough trip of more than 500
miles among the islands, running with
the decks awash and only the tenn
porary bridge visible A satisfactory
test was also made of the wireless
apparatus IF the boats On the day
Just mentioned the ,F-9 and F-4 left
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FINDS BALLOON
WHICH NAY BE
USED in HUNT

The Star-Bulletin today located a
captive balloon in Honolulu which has
been Offered to the naval authorities
In case 1t can be of use in flight
over the sea to find the FL.
The balloon was brought here by
Capt Van Tassel but never put to use.
It is now owned by Joel C. Cohen
Of the Consolidated Amusement Com
pany. Through the Star-Bulletin be
Offered the use of the balloon free if
the navy authorities wish to use it.
The start Bulletin communicated to
Admiral Moore today the fact of the
balloon being available and the navy
authorities have the matter under con-
sideration.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-26
Men Of FL Buried IS Fathoms Deep

LIEUT.. ALFRED L. EIDE; grad
uated from the naval academy in
1910;. birthplace near Reno, Ne
vada3 stationed at Honolulu eight
months; married and resides at
1909 Lunalilo street. u.l
ENSIGN TIMOTHY A. PAR
KER; appointed to the naval acad.
envy in 1906; residence aboard U.
s. s. Alert; unmarried; next of
kin, Joel L. Parker. Murray, Ky.
FRANK C. PIERARD. chief gun
ner's mate: wife, Frances NJ. Pier
ard, els Beretania street. Honolu-
In; twin children, Is months old;
enlisted June rs, 1901; 20 years
old. III +. I = :, ..... - =
HENRY A. WITHERs, gunner's
mate, first class; next of kin,
Charles A. Withers, brother, I772
Fourth street. San Diego, Cal:
enlisted November 8, 1903; %
years old. =. .s ~
HORACE L. MOORE. gunner's
mate, first class; next Of kin,
Horace H. Moore, uncle, Spring
Lake. New Jersey; enlisted July
90. 1905; 81 years old. "a.
GEORGE r. ASHCROFT, gun
ner's mate, first class; next of
kin, Mary E. Ashcroft. mother,
1911 Newton street, Los Angeles,
Cal; enlisted January %, 1908;
30 years old. 80
CLARK g. BUCK gunner,s
mate, second class: next Of hin,
Amanda Schfog. sister, 1908 South
East street, Tacoma. Wash; en-
listed September o.. 1903; "a
years old.
ARCHIE H. LUNGER, gunner,s
mate, second class; married. re-
sides in Honolulu; Isaac Lunger,
father, 418 Cherrie street, Erie,
Pa: enlisted December %, 1904;
% years old.
HARLEY COLWELL. chief cleo
trician; next Of kin. James Col
well, father, 1903 North Sixty.
second street, Seattle. Wash; en-
listed July 81, 1908; 80 years old.
ALIsToN H GRINDI.E, chief
electricians; next Of kin, John
Grindle. father, Mendocino City,
CAL; enlisted May 19, 1908 SO
years old.
GEORGE L. DEETH. eIectrf-
clan, first class; next of kin. Hes
ter A. Deeth, mother. 1883 East
Fifteenth street, Portland, Ore;
enlisted august 4. 1913; - years
old.
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ALBERT F. JENNIE, electrician,
second class; next OF kin. Andrew
J. Jennie, father. Festus, Mo-; en-
listed in the navy March 20. 1914.
after serving eight years in the
army: SO years old
WILLIAM s, NELSON, chief
Inachinist's mate; married. wife,
Elsie Nelson, residing at 1920
Kapiolani street; enlisted July %.
1904; 80 years old.
EDWIN s. HILL, machinist's
mate, first class; next OF kin,
John Z. Hill, father. Etowah,
Tenn; enlisted July 10, 1912; %
years old.
III IVAN L. MAHAN, machinist's
mate, first class; married. wife;
Margaret c.. .Mahan, believed to
reside in Honolulu; enlisted jan
uary 26, 1907; 26. years old.
WALTER r. CONVICTION, ma.
chinist's mate, first class; next OF
kin, Sidney Covington, father, BY
ers. Texas; enlisted January 3,
1908; 81 years old. .
FRANCIS M. HUGHSON, ma
chinist's mate. first class; next OF
kin. Mary e Hughson, mother,
1914 South Mott street. Los An
geles, Cal; enlisted August IL.
IgI5: ~ years Old
CHARLES II. WELLS, maehin-
lists mate, second class; next Of
kin. Elizabeth NJ. Wells, designat-
ed FRIEND 522 West Twenty.
second street Norfolk, Va; enlist
ed July %, 1908: "a years old.
ERNEST c. CAUVIN. machin-
lists mate, second class; next OF
kin, Marie Ash, sister. 1861 Ora
nier street, New Orleans; enlist
ed July 90. 1908: 80 years old.
Two men under instruction:
FRANK N. HERZOG, eIectri-
clan. second class; next OF kin,
Nephi Herzog, father, 545 South
Tenth East street, Salt Lake City:
enlisted December 5. 1912; %
years old.
FREDERICK GILMAN, gnnner,s
mate. first class; married. resides
at All Beretania street., enlisted
February 20. 1901; 81 years old.
One man Of the crew who es-
capped through being on regular
day duty ashore was James n.
Hoggett of Macedonia, Mo-. a
third class electrician. He is 81
years old. and enlisted December
%, 1908.
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SYMPATHY AMT
HORROR STIRRE|
BY L0SSOF +
Boys of Submarines" Po.
lar Here Mainland Fac.
49,, , to Get News

Not IN many years has the 4.
sympathy ana horror OF Hon1
been 50 stirred as yesterday
the news Became current that
OF the submarines was lost on q
Dor.
The boys OF the submarin<
Justly popular 10 Honolulu. "
types OF young Americans, who
WhoIesoufed. entering into a
mnnity's life with enthusiasts
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Ition was OF the press. The majority
of these rushed the first copies Of the
to tie wilarves where the
demand was 50 great that the supply
had to be quickly replenished. Inquir-
les came to the Star-B Bulletin today BY
wireless and cable from various parts
of the mainland concerning the results
of the search.
5 Mrs. Elsie Nelson, 1920 Kapiolani
street. wife of William s. Nelson,
chief ,raachinist'ss mate Of the F., was
one of those who deserted her home
for the waterfront last night and to-
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