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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
Esthel Henderson, a Drake
vile Junior, Writes to
Her Mother

Dear Juniors:
/ thought l would try and write an
other letter for the Junior page. I am
going to write as though l were writ
ing to one Of my parents who are
away on visit.
Dear Mother:
How are you enjoying your visit In
the city? We are getting along all
right at home. 1t will soon be Easter
and we are going to invite several OF
our friends and we are going egg roast
ing. We are going to take our dinners
and l am sure we will have good
time.
There will not be any wild flowers to
gather this Easter, for 1t has been SO
cold. AS have been telling you what
we are going to do Easter will tell you
what Easter is holiday for.
Christ arose from the dead after ne
was crucified and laid away in the
tomb. So we generally speak Of Easter
as being the day that Christ arose from
the dead We are going to do some
baking Saturday. We have done your
work the best we could.
Ethel Henderson, age ID,
Drakesville. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
Vesta Winkler Tells of May
Birds

Dear Editor and Juniors:
I will write little about the birds.
The robins are about the first birds to
come hack from the south in the spring.
They build their nests in trees or
bushes. Their eggs are blue and there
arc always four or five in nest. Their
nests are built Of grass OF straw and
lined with feathers. Tho robins are
brown and the older ones have red
breasts and tEa young ones have
spcckled breasts. Rorlns eat worms and
bugs and fruit They are beautiful
singing birds.
The bluebir6s come about next after
the robins. For their nest they find a
hole in a post. They thcn line 1t with
sticks, bits of weeds or straw. They
will build in bird Eouscs too. Their
eggs are blue and they. have four in
their nests.
In course of sine the little birds
peck their way out of the THU blue
shells. These little birds are no. at all
pretty but the fond Iarents think they
are the most beautiful nestling5 in the
world. The bluebirds are blue and have
red breasts. They car grubs, insects and
bugs. They arc also beautiful singing
birds
The oriole is e, beautiful bird. He is
black and orange and his little mate is
yellow itnu OEO"ll. /. OTlOlC SlllSS dIIu
whistles. The orioles weave their nests.
They use string, grass, hay and many
other things. They make it soft and
deep and hang it on the end of a
branch high up in P tree. think they
choose very safe place. Sometimes
tho squirrels cat their eggs and the
owls will eat their little birds. The
little birds LOOK like their mother.
The bob link is field bird. He
lives IL fields and meadows. The
prairies are full of pob-o'-links. Mr..
Bob-o'- link is q black and white. He has
some yellow feathers on his head. Mrs.
Bob O. link is beautiful singer. He
likes to sing while he Is flying. The
bob O. links hide their meet on the
ground They Ike 20 live in hayfields.
The young bir,js are ready to fly just
about the time the hay must be cut
down. Bob O. links Go not come up
from the south as carly as the robins
and bluebirds. They come in May.
Young bob links look like thelH
mother. They eat worms and bugs. In
the winter they eat so much rice down
south that the people there call them
rice birds.
The birds arc blessing to this earth
because they destroy the insects and
they teach lis to be happy.
I have never had = bird house.
think / would like to have one
Vesta Winkler, age II,
Ottumwa Iowa.
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than Sir Galahad's.
SIS that the Great LEADER" Robbie
asked; but Sir Galahad only said.
"Wait and see."
Robbie was very curious indeed.
The man looked into the faces of all
the Boy Scouts-hundreds and hun
dreds of them-and a smile that was
like radiant summer sunshine lighted
his own countenance. He took few
steps forward, laid his left arm gently
around the little Italian color-bearer's
shoulders, and touched with his right
hand the pretty Italian flag. What a
strange thing happened! A white
silken border unfolded all around it.
ut just flowered!" said Robbie to
Sir Galahad, and then he added, Isn't
lit beautiful"
All at once he began to think. What
did his teacher say the white border
meant? While he was thinking, ev-
cry little flag carried by the Scouts
blossomed into a snowy border at it's
edges, as the Italian flag had blossom
ed.
Then the sky seemed to open and a
crowd of angels began to sing, Peace
on earth! Good will among menu
The music was very sweet. ana eV-
erybody looked up and listened.
Robbie turned toward the Great
| Leader; he knew now that it must be
the Great Leader. When he caught
sight of him. he looked up at Sir Gala
| had and said, "Why-it is Jesus!' and
there was great reverence in his tone.
Sir Galahad bowed his head in
silence.
A moment later Robbie added, "Oh
oh, oh! The white border means peace
| peace all over the world
At this, Sir Galahad smiled into
Robbe's eyes as if a great purpose had
been accomplished. Robbie turned. He
wanted to go to Jesus. Had Jesus not
said. Suffer little children to come
unto me-" But something prevented
and-Robbie found himself looking into
the CRATE in his mothers cosy sitting
room.
After few quiet moments, he slip
ped down from the big arm chair ano
went for his flag.
please put strip OF white sllk
around it, mother" he said.
ooh" his mother responded, your
teacher has been telling you about the
peace flag, has she not? Yes. l will
make white border
On the following morning, Robbie
told Hans that he was sorry about
'.that flag" Then he rode with his
father and mother to the cemetery to
decorate the graves of their loved ones
there with beautiful flowers, for it was
Memorial Day.
When they came to his grandfathers
grave. Robbie asked to set up his own
little flag, and was given permission
The small white bordered star spang-
led banner fluttered out proudly in the
morning sunshine, like joyous bird
lust set free. 1t was the first Of its
kind in this particular city of the dead
AS their carriage moved along the
beautiful winding drives Of the GENE
terry, toward home, Robbie asked, dc
you think grandfather would like tc
have old Glory a peace flag?"
His father said, Eyes, my son." and
then he added He knew what wal
meant"
Robbie always felt honored when
spoken to in the tone, his father had
used and given the title SON."
Then came the deferred confidence
that his mother had foreseen the night
previous. Robbie told of his encounter
with Hans Peterson And bis WonderfAa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
Ralph Head Writes a Story
About Little Carl
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
guess will write a story.
Once there was a little boy. His
name was Carl Carl was good boy
all but one thing. He would run off,
One Christmas he received pair
of skates. Now Carl wanted to go to
the river, but his mother would not let
him.
One day Carl went down town to
get his skates sharpened. well,
thought he, ''my skates are good and
sharp and I may as well run off and
go skating"
His brother, Tom, was with him.
"You had better not said Tom. 'If
you do I will tell mamma"
''Ill whip you if you do" cried
Carl.
"Well, you can go on the river if you
want to and get whipping II you
want to- answered Tom. "As for me,
l will stay off"
"Well, good-by."
"Good-by.'
And the two boys parted, Tom start
ing for home and Carl for the river.
When Tom reached home he told
his mother where Carl had gone.
"Well, I'll fix him when he gets
home" said his mother
AS for Carl, he was skating and
having merry time. ''Ill bet Tom
wishes he had come" said Carl to
himself.
AS for Tom. he was getting his coal
in and he murmured to himself. 81
wonder what Carl is doing"
Carl was still skating. But all OF a
sudden he saw danger sign but 1T
was too late to save himself. He hol-
Tered for help and they all came to
his rescue and pulled him out alright.
Two of Carls friends carried him
home.
His mother did not whip him and
he never went on the river again.
Ralph Head,
1875 South Ransom st. Ottumwa, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
Clara Vincent Writes
Her Brother Ernest

Dear Brother Ernest will write
to you through the Courier Junior
page. And l know you will be glad to
Lear from me.
am well. Hope, you are we'll.
How is grandpa?
Ernest, l would like to see you
Mamma has got ten little chickens
Bertha was over and we all went to
the Garrick theater.
When are you coming home? How
many chickens has Aunt Clara got!
Tell Uncle Lewis Hello for me.
Ernest, Lena is writing to the Jun
Tors to. I just love to write. Papa
has been sick. Ernest was vaccinat
ed this winter. We all were vaccin
ated and our arms got very sore.
Well, Ernest guess I have told you
all the news, SO will close as 1t is my
bed time. Good bye.
From your sister,
Clara Vincent,
1014 Locust St., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
FOR THE CHILDREN
The Pearls - BY r. C. MUIR
dock, a Keosauqua
Junior

One bright, warm day in June, .
young man, who had been working In
the city for at least six months and
had little fresh air. decided to take an
airing.
He bought himself lunch and had
1t done up so he could carry it. There
were buns with cold ham between, a
pint of coffee, a few cookies and dough-
nuts. Would that not be a good lunch?
He took street car out as far as
they go and then walked far out in the
country.
Isn't it grand, the corn about two
feet high and the leaves are so green.
His eyes move to one large stalk in
the corner of field. 1t was two feet
seven inches high and look it had ten
large green leaves. What is more
beautiful?
He was now long ways from home
and was walking along at brisk pace
when something arrested his eye,
What was it? 1t sparkled. He walked
on. It was pearls, pearl necklace.
Just at that moment he saw a car
riage coming down the road.
He recognized the team at once al
the team of his employers.
His employer, of course did not re-
cognize him because he had so many
hands.
He stopped by the man and asked
about some pearls that his wife had
lost that morning.
The man on foot told him that he
had found necklace.
The man in the carriage was named
Blomer He introduced himself and
Mr.. Milt introduced himself.
They knew each other by name and
Mr.. Blomer took Mr.. Milt home.
Mr.. Milt at the end of the next
month found that his wages were TWEEN.
ty dollars more than usual. He could
not see the reason why his wages
should go up twenty dollars in one
month, but he was not dissatisfied.
1t was reward for the pearls.
R. M. Murdoch, age II
Keosauqua, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
Teddie Lasley Writes About
His Ponies in First
Letter

Dear Editor and Junior:
This is my first letter to the Junior
! have three little Shetland ponies
Their names are Bonnie, Bessie and
Pansy. I can ride Bonnie and Bessie
Pansy is too young to- ride yet.
have little saddle that papa bought
for me in Ottumwa.
/ go to school. My teachers name
is Miss Margaret Whitmore l like
her very much.
Teddie Lasley, Age 8.
r. 1. Batavia, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
Genevieve Is Taking The
Junior Courier Again

Dear Juniors:
g As 1 haven't written to the Juniors
for long time, l will write.
Igo to school. am in the fifth and
sixth grades. have five studies.
They are reading, grammar, geogra-
ply and spelling. I like my teacher
very much. Her name Is Josephine
Franic.
We did not take The Ottumwa Cour-
Ter for some time 50 couldn't read
the Junior page. think The Ottumwa
Courier is q very good paper.
Genevieve Miller, Age 10.
Broken Bow, Neb.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA DEVEREAUX
EDITOR
rIMELY TOPICS.

Dear Juniors: We want the Juniors
to write on Timely Topics" A time.
~ topic Is something that is being
talked about just now. For instance,
the Clean Up movement fostered by
the Ottumwa Commercial association
Is the topic of conversation all over
Ottumwa Just now. other places are
talking about something else We
want all the Juniors to write On one
timely topic or several timely topics.
We will not announce any particular
time for Closing but the workers can
selecte their prizes from the follow
ing: A fancy basket, plate, ball,
knife or q book.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24

in the school room, and the handsome
young knight beckoned to Robbie, and
put him on his horse, and got up be-
hind him.
where are we going?" asked Rob-
bie
"To place in Holland" the knight
replied Then he began to talk about
a wonderful leader who wanted to
make all boy scouts feel like brothers.
"Why-Hans Peterson is scout"
Robbie observed.
Sir Galahad smiled. Eyes; 1 think
you will see him in Holland. There
is to be great gathering of Scouts
there"
Then Sir Galahad's steed struck in,
to so fast a gallop that Robbie was
sure he would have fallen if the
knights strong arm had not been
around him. At last they came to
| a beautiful building in a strange city
IT believe it's The Hague!" ex
claimed Robbie. 'Our teacher has
told us about The Hague a lot OF
tines"
Suddenly, hundreds and hundreds OF
Boy Scouts came pouring to the
ground in front of the great building
Robbie looked at them in amazement
They were from all parts of the world
He could see that, because each group
carried the flag of it's own country
There was the Norwegian fag-and-
yes. Hans Peterson was grasping the
staff and waving the ensign aloft
proudly, but nobody seemed to think
of molesting him here,
| Then somebody took charge OF
things and Robbie looked to see who
lit was. Why, it was Abraham Lin
coin! He set all the Scouts to sing
ing
"Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in faithful love-
After this, Mr. Lincoln introduced
King Arthur, who told the Boy Scouts
that they would all be knights If they
would stand by the right. and pro,
tect those weaker than themselves.
which often takes great deal OF
courage. His teacher had said some
thing like that, Robbie remembered
do not think" King Arthur con-
tinued, that knight must carry a
sword. Notice Sir Galahad here. 1t
isn't his arms and armor and spurs
that really show him to be knight.
1T is the look in his face-the look
that tells you that he is good and
true, and that you can depend on him.
Every boy here can earn look like
that by being noble and kind
Robbie drew closer to Sir Galahad,
and made up his mind to be like him
ever after.
Then Mr.. Lincoln introduced George
Washington, who said that everybody
loved and trusted a man who always
spoke and acted the truth, which was
just what any little boy would imagine
the Father Of his Country would say.
After this, German spoke. and an
Italian, and two or three other for
eigners. but of course Bobbie couldn't
be expected to understand these.
Finally Mr.. Lincoln himself told the
Scouts to work together for the good
of all the people in the world; that
they were all Gods people. Then he
spoke to some one Robbie had not
noticed before, and man came for
ward-a man with a finer face even
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
The DandeIon

The dandelion is brave and gay,
And loves to grow beside the way;
"A Drawer thing was never seen
TO praise the grass for growing green
You never saw q gayer thing
TO sit and smile and praise the spring
The children with their simple hearts,
The lazy men that come in carts,
The little dogs that lollop by
They all have seen It's shining eye:
And every one of them would say
They never saw thing SO gay.
Frances COrnford.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
Lancaster, Mo-, Junior, Has
Four Canary Birds

Dear Juniors:
AS saw my letter in print in the
Junior page l thought I would write
again. We have four canary birds, one
setting on two eggs.
We have fourteen little chickens and
thirteen hens setting.
My father has quite a number of
sheep on the farm and about 100
lambs
We have nine head Of horses on the
farm. Their names are Queen, White,
Man, Dick, Dixie, Coily, Bess, Pet,
Safe, Molly.
Leila Mae Ballew, age 10,
Lancaster. Mo-, r. 4.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
Gladys Kendall of Irving
Was Eight Years Old
April Fifteenth

| am little girl years old the 18th
Of April. go to the Irving school, am
in the 5th room B class. MY teachers
name is Miss Reardon.' have sister
named Hazel and brother named
James. MY sister is in the first room B
class. I study the third reader. MY
studies are arithmetic, reading, num-
bers, geography. help mother at home.
Nv grandma's name is Effie and my
grandpa's WILL
Gladys Kendall,
545 Chester Ave-, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
An Oklahoma Juniors
Mama, Winnie Springer,
Was Born in Ottumwa

Dear Juniors:
am little girl nine years old. live
way out in the western part Of Okla
homa, not far from the Texas line.
My mamma was born and raised in
Ottumwa, Iowa. She went to school
there eight years. Maybe some of the
Juniors mammas know her. Her name
was Minnie Springer
I am in the fourth grade like my
teacher fine. Her name Is Mrs. Spangy.
Alice Talbert, age O.,
MAY Okla
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

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.
1. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send US as your own work.
s. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice OF a prize
on separate piece Of paper, with
name and address in full.
Z. Address envelope to The Cour'
Ter Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
Mutt" Is the Name of a Pet
Lamb and Delphia
Its Owner

Dear Editor: l enjoy reading the
Junior page and thought l would tell
you about my pet lamb. It's name is
Mutt. He will eat from my hand.
Whenever go to the pasture he fol
lows me home. I sold its fleece last
year for $2.1O. I will close for this
time. Hoping to see my letter in print
Delpha Hover, age 8.
Bunch, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
COMPOSITIONS AND BOOK
4 REVIEWS

We invite all the Juniors to send in
school compositions and book reviews
each week. The writer's can select
prizes from among the following ar
ticles: 10 packages of flower or gar.
den seeds, roller skates, book. SOU
venir spoon, q beautiful doll, knife,
work basket, box of candy, letter
paper, marbles or string OF beads.
Iva Traul is awarded the compost.
ton prize this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
AL ABOUT PRIZES.

We sent out prizes within two
weeks after the names of the winners
are published.
II 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 es'
pecially refer to incomplete addresses
All city Juniors should put their street
number and all Juniors living In the
! country should put their box number
or failing to have box send in their
parents names.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24
WANT LETTERS.

We went the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters, "newsy' let.
ten. Some Of the Juniors can write
to their parents. Other Juniors might
write % though they were visiting
some big city. The reward for the
,best letter Will be fountain pen or
. box Of letter paper and envelopes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24

flags that lowered into white borders.
His father looked at his mother and
said "a little child shall lead Them
Robbie did not quite understand the
application of the words, but he felt
that smuggling up to father and mother
in the carriage was almost like draw
ing close to Sir Galahad OH his tall
horse, and was satisfied.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24

SEND OUT POST CARDS.
We arc sending out post cards to
Ill the Juniors after their letters or
stories are published.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-24

and Lorraine. In part of this Ger
man territory captured from France
in the Franco-Prussian war he is
teaching little childen who have been
brought up as Germans, but who are
French by blood, how to speak and
read the language he considers their
own.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-03
SCHMIDT ID BE TRIED
 AS M'NAMARA CONFEDERATE

Angeles Times building on October 1, 1910 in which twenty men were killed David Caplan, another alleged confed- crate. arrested shortly after Schmidt was taken into custody in New York last February will be tried later.
 The indictment on which Schmidt will he tried is one of those returned against him early in 1911, when the county grOnd jury filed charges against the> McNamaras. It charges the mur- der of Charles Hagerty, one of the Times mechanical staff in the ex- plosion by clockworI of a dynamite bomb set in an alley back of the build ing. IL was the murder of Hagerty to which the McNamara brothers con fessed directly after a detective em- plOyed by the defense was arrested and confessed to jury bribing. a charge on which Clarence Darrow. the McNa- maras' chief counsel was later tried and acquitted
 Most of the evidence marshalled at the McNamara trial has been reas- sembled. This includes according to District Attorney Woolwine. records of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers exhibits and correspondence.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-03
BROAD MARKET
 NEED |S SEEN
 IN HE VALLEY
Committee on Marketing Problems Indulges in Long Discussion and Sees the Need of Deeper Study Be fore Meeting, Wednesday

Following a long and frank discus
 sion of the scope of market needs of the Salt River Valley, the jCint confer ence committee of the several organ
 izatiOns engaged in the study of the situation, yesterday deferred further consideration together, until the plan of organization of the United Pro- ducers' Association can be gone over more fully. Members Of committees from the advisory board of the Mari Copa County Farm Improvement As sociation. the Phoenix chamber of commerce and Merchants and Manu- lecturers Association and the United Produce Growers Association, met at the chamber of commerce yesterday afternoon.
 IA motion to endorse the United Pro- ducers precipitated the discussion. A report by the association, showing how it has been organized, and when, now it proposed to proceed and how far its progress had been carried thus far was made by Rudolph Kuchler, a di- rector of the association, and one of it's committee. His report showed that so far, the producers association had confined itself to the consideration of the lettuce market, and to the problem of growing that commodity. The or ganization had made no plans for the marketing of other produce. but was engaged in collecting data. The re- port showed that the association is no work aside from that arising out of the truck market situa ton, and gave as a reason. the fact 1t had not been especially financed
 It appeared that the committee de- sired to consider the broader form of the marketing plan, at the same time it's belief in the United Producers so far as they have pre- pared themselves to take care of the situation.
 In suggesting this broader plan, in cluding the standardization of crops, the survey of the valley by an expert and the installation here of an expert of trained practical experience from California. familiar with the work there, Dwight B. Heard described the Califarnia situation. which he studied his summer. He showed how superior are Salt River Valleys natural ad- and also how far behind the times is this community in matters of market organization.
 He suggested that Maricopa county s ,lan include cooperation with the fed eral bureau of markets.
 F. H. Perkins of Peoria. R. F.. Moore. P. T. Slaybasck, NJ. c. McDougal, r. Morse and others took
 fCCDtiruad on Pare Tbree(