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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-07-30
Cnred nf Indieestion.

Mrs. Sadie P. Clawson, Indiana, Pa,
was bothered with indigestion. "My
stomach panied me night and day."
she writes. 81 would feel bloated and
have headache and belching after eat
ing. / also suffered from constipation.
My daughter had used Chamberlain's
Tablets and they did her so much
good that she gave me few doses of
them and insisted upon my trying
them. They helped me as nothing else
has DONE" For sale by all dealers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-07-30
CLERK or COURTS
Davis B. Johnson Assumes Duties of
Office of Clerk of Courts In Fulton
County Monday, August Second
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. King Retire Af-
ter Four Years Service.

Next Monday, August End, Davis
b. Johnson will begin his first term
as Clerk Of Courts Tor Fulton county
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. King retire
from that office after two terms, four
years service.
The Clerks office is busy one and
keeps both the clerk and his deputy
going all the time. Mr.. King has been
a careful and efficient official and
things have run smoothly in this of
fee during his administration. While
IL is customary for the majority of US
to dismiss the matter with the feeling
that the service has been paid for
and all obligations, so far as the
public are concerned are thereby dis
posed of; still there remains the fact
that every public servant who faith
fully and well performs his duties is
entitled to the gratitude and express
ed appreciation of his fellow citizens
whom he has served.
Davis johnson is admirably well
equipped for this office and we feel
safe in predicting that he will make a
splendid record for efficiency as
Clerk. He was born in Amboy town
ship long enough ago so that he is
old enough to know enough to have
and TO use good sense. His edlcatior
has been obtained from the public
schools of Fulton county, the Fayette
Normal, Lima College and Chatta'
nooga College of Law, Chattanooga
Tennessee.
Mr.. johnson graduated from the
last named institution in the Spring Of
1915 with the degree of L. l.. b. anC
was admitted to the bar OF the State
of Tennessee. A record of thirteer
wears as a teacher in the schools oi
Fulton county, ten of which wer'
SPENT in Metamora where he served
as principal, show that Mr.. johnson
certainly has ability Of high ordel
along this line. Mr.. Johnson was [
candidate for nomination as Clerk O
Courts ON the Republican ticket II
1910. he was defeated by J. c. Kini
and demonstrated his manliness ant
LOYALTY to his party bv WORKING botl
in the campaigns Of 1910 and 1912 TO
Mr.. King; at the Primary Election
In 1914 he was once more in the fiel
as n candidate secured the nomina
tion end was elected without opposi
tion. During the past two month
he has been acting as DEPUTY Cler
and bv so doing acduainting himsel
With The intricacies Of the offire worl
The term. two wears, for which MI
Johnson was elected will terminal
on the last Of Julv. or more accurately
on the first Monday In Aneust, l9ll
Mias Rath Johnson of Tedrow WI
be her hrother's deputy.
Mr.. Johnson's grandfather, Suliva
Johnson was sheriff of Fulton count
during the seventies and another reli
tive by marriage Mr.. Brwn a
uncIe Of Davis Brown was one o
the first shefiF's Of the county.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-07-30
Best Diarrhoea Remedy.

If you have ever used Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
you know that it is success. Sam F.
Guin, Whatley, Ala, writes, 81 had
measles and got caught out in the
rain, and it settled in my stomach ano
bowels. / had an awful time, and hat
it not been for Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
could not possibly have lived but 6
few hours longer, but thanks to thi!
remedy, am now well and strong
For sale BY all dealers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-07-30
FARM FOR SALE.

The J. J. Seller homestead located
31s miles west of Tedrow, or IL
miles north and 2 miles east of Ell
mira, consisting of 36 acres will bs
sold at Public Auction to the highest
bidder. on Tuesday August 10th, a
/ o'clock.
1t is good land fairly well tiled
fair buildings, good water, lots o.
fruit
Can give possession at once.
Terms on cash basis.
1876 M. A. SELLER.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-07-30
They Write Every Day.

Every day Foley & Co., receive let
ters from grateful men and women,
telling how Foley Kidney Pills cured
them of backache, sore muscles, stiff
joints and other kidney and bladder
troubles. Is very quick to relieve
lumbago and rheumatism due to kid
ney trouble. No other remedy has a
longer record of cures. Fink & Haum-
esser.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-07-30
severe Attack Of Collie Cured

f. Z. Cross, who travels in Virginia
and other Southern States, was taken
suddenly and severely i'll with collie
At the first store he came, to the mer-
chant recommended Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
Two doses of it cured him. No one
should leave home on journey with.
outsa bottle of this preparation. Foi
sale by all dealers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-07-30
AcENTS WANTED.

Opportunity offered agents selling
Superior Aluminium Polish. Cleans
ndspolishes aluminium without injur-
ing ware. Results guaranteed. Valu-
able information, sample free. Brat
ton Manufacturing Company. Colum-
bus, Ohio. 73 Meek Avenue. 14-4-p
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
Louise Nelson Tells More
About the Birds

The wren is small bird which l
know by it's song 1t is smaller than
the sparrow although there is a resem-
blance in color. We have two wren
houses at our home. One has been
up for several years. Every summer
we have a family Of wrens. They Of
ten wake us up early in the morning
by their sweet songs.
| know the red-headed woodpecker
by it's coat of white, red and black. !
have often heard the story Of How
the Woodpecker Got It's Coat. IL
is very interesting.
The robin is a mischievous bird, al
though he is good for catching insects
and bugs that harm the trees. / think
the few cherries he eats is no more
than pay for his work. | know the
bird by his reddish-orange vest.
7 know the bluebird by his coat OF
blue. He often sits on the telephone
wires and sings his songs.
The bluejay is a naughty bird. They
are large birds, although not quite the
size of a pigeon.
Most all Of us know the sparrow SO
I will not say much Of him.
We must protect our feathered
friends for they arc very helpful
Louise Nelson, Age IL.
.517 Camille St Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
OR THE CHILDREN
Thelma Davis, a Keosauqua
Junior, Saw Jay Bird
Chasing Red Bird


Dear Juniors: / thought wou,n
write another story about birds
Birds are very nice. Thew sine al,
summer long The English sparrow
and Jay bird are among the meanest
birds we have The blue iay eats 9th.
or Dlrds' eggs, and kills their Young
ones. 'e
Last winter saw jay bird chasing
q req olrd. The blue jay and English
sparrow stays all winter long. Last
winter tnelr was a blue jays young
une on the ground and was passing
~ ana the mother came flying
aounu my mead. She was afraid /
would hurt her little one. When /
came PACK the little bird was lying in
the roadside dead.
Last summer there were some Eng.
llsn sparrows built their nests in or
YARD don't like the English spar.
rows because they rob the other birds
nests. ~ us
The wrens are one Of our smallest
ana best friends. They build their
nests IN holes of houses. If you take
q TIN can and make hole in it about
the size OF a quarter of a dollar. the
Wrens will build in it.
!So one should Kill the wren. It does
no harm to anyone. If anybody kills
me wren they ought to be charged
twenty-five dollars fine, like to set
wafer out in the yard for the birds and
watcn them battle. The wren sings 50
sWeetly. Every summer wren bnilds
us nome In hole where 7 enioy ia
hear It sing. -
Inc rooln is pretty bird 1t some
tlmes stays all winter If it doesn't
stay all winter it goes south where it's
warm The robin eats insects. They
also eat part OF the cherries In sum.
mer the robins wake nearly everybody
up. mere was robin built it's nest
IN our maple tree. II sang all sum.
mer long. The robin hops but some
other birds walk or run. The robin
IS bird with black back and an
orange breast. In the sun their feath.
ers shine. The mother robin is not
quite so pretty as the father. She
reeds her young ones bugs and worms
and SO forth. -
The blue bird is nice bird. It does
no harm. It eats bugs and beetles and
grasshoppers. 1t is looking for nest
now. They want one that is big 50
an English sparrow cannot get in. II
we see an English sparrow in the nest
we should drive them away.
Leila Davis,
keosauqua, Iowa. 81
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
Ellen Shondel on killing
Six Birds at One Shot,

Dear Editor:-Last week told
what l knew about birds and it was 4
who sent the drawing of dove.
Now will send school compose
ton about killing Six Birds at One
Shot,
Once there lived boy that was
good marksman. When he was in the
house he was thanking what a good
shot he could have at the clock or a
picture or something like that One
day when he was walking in the woods
he saw mother bird sitting on q
fence. He took aim and fired 1t
broke her wing and she tried to go to
her nest. She hoped and hobbled
till she got to the tree where her nest
was but she could not fly up to her
little ones. When they chirpped she
would chirp back to them and some
time in the night she died.
The next day the little ones slept
and then they would wake up and
chirp till they got tired and then go
back to sleep. That night the five
little birds died, one after another, for
their father was dead and they had no
one to bring them food
So that boy had killed six birds at
one shot for he killed the mother and
her five little ones.
Boys ought not to shoot at birds for
they cannot give back their life. It is
all right to be a good marksman, but
the boy that is good marksman ought,
to shoot at something that has no life,
a piece of paper tackled on tree out
where there is no danger of hitting
stock or some one who is a better
mark than the little birds.
Now boys never shoot at the birds
for you might kill six at one shot
Ella Shandel,
Selma, Iowa, Route No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
CLANCY, Okla, Junior on
Two Mocking Birds Nest
ing Near Fathers Barn
Dear Courier Juniors:

Dear courier Ju1lIOTS.
Ny papa takes the Ottumwa Courier
so I thought l would write you a story
about two hooking birds that had
nest in tree near our barn last year.
The male bird would fly on our
house about a o'clock In the morning
and singing until he woke us up. He
would try to make noise like every
thing he heard try to make a noise
like the dog did when he barked, whis-
tie or sing like any other bird. That is
why he is called the knocking bird. We
hunted a long time for their nest be-
fore we found it, 1t had four little eggs
in 1t. We didn't look at the nest for
about two weeks, then one day papa
said to me and my little sister Maude:
sLet us go and see the birds nest"
When we looked in 1t there was four
little birds in 1T. We slipped away as
fast as we could and the old mother
bird flew back to her nest to see if we
had hurt her little birds. Every day
after that we could see the old birdsI
bringing bugs and worms to the nestR
and they would bring lots of them. WeH
thought we would make cage and putM
them in to have them for our own butd
one day when we went to the nest they
were gone and the nest was empty.
We felt so bad about 1t we went and
told mamma, but she said, never mind, J
they will come back next summer and{
build a nest for we lever hurt them |
think they get so many bugs and
worms that they are blessing.
Everett III. Wright, age Q, !
Clancy, Okla, r. No. &
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA OEvEREAUx
EDITOR
ann CONTEST CLOSES.

Dear Juniors: The Dlru coH1ese
c,oses today. The judges still nave
many stories to read over before .nes
make their final decision. However,
the winners will receive their Dlf i,,
hnuses by Monday and their names WIN
~ ,srh1ished in the next weeks junior,
AZ the good roads contest does no mo-
close until Saturday, we Will reprint
the rules again. o,ntos,
= Mace of an Easter story contest
&,i. Year we have decided to have a
"Good Roads Contest, closins ln tha
Saturday, April 3. we wan. o. cod .
Juniors to tell US the dement's OIL soUa
roads everywhere. The writer ol .n nc
hest story will receive an Easter DoA "
candy and all the other writer's pe"u-
tiful Easter cards.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
The Hummingbird
Ellsworth Giltner

The humming birds are found in
America and islands near it. They
are many kinds of humming birds, but
only one kind found in the eastern
states. This kind Of humming bird Is
the ruby throated humming bird. 1t
Is called the ruby throated humming
bird because of bright red throat
worn by the male. The patch Is red
in some lights. One instant you see
1t black and the next instant it flashes
like coal of fire. The bird mas a
beautiful green back
Everybody knows the humming bird.
They stay mostly about the flowers in
the evening time When the frost
comes the humming bird goes south
and stays in Florida all winter. he
does not reach the northern states un-
til about the middle of May
Many persons think that the hum
ming bird lives on his wings and never
rests. The humming bird spends little
of its time on the wing. They are SO
small that when you are looking for
them you may overlook them. Most
people never notice them only wnen
the buz of their wings attract atten-
ton.
1t is a very pretty sight to see a
humming bird over a blossom. Their
movements are made with lightning
quickness for so small bird The
humming birds nest is built out on the
end of a limb. They are very careful
to get their nest in the shade. They
generally put their nest in an apple or
pear orchard.
The mother bird is likely to betray
where the nest is by buzzing about
the head of anybody who comes near
it. The nest is shaped like a child's
tea set cup. The walls of the nest are
thick. The birds always lay two white
eggs. The young birds stay in the
nest about three weeks till they are
perfectly able to fly when the mother
bird feed her little ones she sticks her
hill down the little birds throat The
only note Of music the birds have Is a
little squeak which it utters when any
body comes near. Humming birds
sometimes fly into open windows and
are caught. They became tame al
most at once. 1t is impossible to keep
them alive in captivity.
1t Is a wonder to think so little a
bird could fly to South America in the
winter and the next summer find it's
way back.
Humming bird mothers keep close
watch over their young and seldom
get out of the sight of them. Every
summer one comes to my house.
Ellsworth Giltner, Age II.
Agency, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
While Eastern Anthems
Ring

Because the air is sweet and gay
With fragrant flowers on Easter day (
Because the bells from steeples high
To Ginning bells make glad reply.
Because the world new life receives
Ny stricken heart again believes,
And in the triumph of the King
Zen gruesome death hath lost it's sting
Because the skies are softly blue
NY soul should find it's faith anew.
Because the winds have balmy grown
The winters discomfort hath flown.
Because of chanted words of praise
MY voice long-silent now raise.
LIES grown doubly precious thing
The while the Easter anthems ring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
Eva Says a World Without
Birds Would Be ''Sad
and Dreary'

Dear Editor:
I thought l would write compost
ton about birds.
The humming birds nest is about as
large as a half dollar.
The outside is the color of the apple
limb. The inside is soft and white like
cotton. When the humming birds are
young they are about the size OF
honey bee. Some materials used in
building the nests arc leaves, grass,
mud, feathers, hair rags, yarn, strings
and many other things.
The robins, phoebes and swallows
use mud in building their nests.
For this reason pans of mud should
be put out for them.
II the woodpecker leaves its nest,
5bluebirds, tree swallows, owls and red
birds will build in It,
The oriole weaves nest and hangs
1t from branch of a tree.
About the middle of March red
winged blackbirds, f!ickers and purple
hnches may be seen on their north
ward migration. 3luebirds and song
sparrows fly north in small plumbers
this month.
During the latter part Of the month
meadow larks, phoebes and vesper-
sparrows begin to come.
The pine finches, horned larks, snow
hunting and shrikes go north.
Bluebirds, robins and some sparrows
winter in the middle states to the gulf
coast, and many insectivorous birds
winter In the West Indies and South
America.
Birds that are weak winged, such as
wrens and thrushes migrate by night
and rest and eat during the day.
Robins, swallows and other bold
birds migrate in the day time.
II it We're not for the birds this
would be a sad and dready world.
Eva Howard, age II,
Belknap Iowa,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
Sparrows Build a Nest III a
Little Hen House
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
l will tell You about some little spar
rows in the hen house. They built their
nest in the roof. AS was gathering the
eggs saw little bird go in hole
under the roof so got upon the roost
and put my hand in and caught q lit
tie sparrow. And l held 1t and put my
other hand in and found four little
sparrows. l did not handle them for
fear they would die. took the mother
bird in the house and she was culver
ing. L got some crumbs and fed her
and she ate them. FE
Then I took her out doors and car
rfed her around q little bit. Then
opened my hand. She stood still mo-
ment as she did not know she was free,
then she flew.
The next day I saw the sparrow take
some worms to her little babies I love
ell kinds Of birds.
Ina Vandorfy, age II.
.sey Ihour. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
Veonne Williams on the
Wyoming Birds

Dear Juniors:
thought l would write about some
Of the birds am familiar with.
The downy woodpecker inhabits
groves and orchards in south Atlantic
and Gulf states. The male has a
small patch Of red on the back of his
head, while the female has none.
Their wings are black, dotted with
white, and they have q white breast
and throat. This kind is very tame
and will allow close approach be-
fore flying. They stay in orchards
and open places during the summer
and in winter will sometimes come
on insects, grubs and larvae. You can
often see them sitting on a dead
branch or tapping for worms and in
sects. Their nests are made in holes
in trees and the four to six white eggs
are laid on the wood.
The tufted titmouse is found in the
southern states, breeding north from
the Gulf to Illinois, New York and 9th,
er states. The head is crested, fore
head black, with brown tanks and
white breast They lay their eggs in
nests of down and feathers In hollow
stumps. They hold to twigs in all
kinds of positions and crawl about
trunks peeping into crevices of bark
for insects. The titmouse Is common
about the farms and near the edge of
large cities.
The chickadees are one Of our most
popular birds because Of their good ma.
ture. even in cold weather. They stay
about the farms and large cities, show
ing they are rather tame. The nests
are in hollow stumps or birch shrubs.
The eggs are white, speckled with
reddish brown.
The male of the white breasted nut
hatch has a crown Of blush black
with chestnut under tail and white
Their tails are short and squared, tip
ped with black. They are fond Of
crawling head first down among the
branches and tree trunks. Their call
is a .'yank-yank" and repeated "ya-
va They build their nests in hol-
low trunks, lining them with leaves
and feathers. The eggs are white,
spotted with reddish brown Their
food Is of grubs and insects which
they pry from under the bark on the
trees.
Among the most common birds I
see is the red-winged blackbird. These
birds are black with scarlet and white
shoulders. They are to be- seen flying
in nocks across the fields, alighting
on the ground to pick up worms that
bother the corn and other grains. They
build their nests of twigs and grasses
in sage brushes on the ground where
they lay three to five eggs, blush
white with black around the large end.
In the early mornings of summer
you are sometimes awakened by the
blackbirds or sage thrasher, which is
similar to the mocking bird The
thrasher builds its nest Of bark strips,
coarse grass and twigs in the sage
brush. They lay from three to four
eggs of greenish blue spotted with
reddish brown Their food Is worms
sage leaves and grass seed mostly the
last two
Arthusa veonne Williams, Age Is.
Box 614. Douglas, Wyo.
Fairview Ranch.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
Ruth Gillen, an Eight Y ear.
Old Junior, Tells About
the Robin

Dear Juniors:
l will tell you what L know about
the robin.
Out north there was man and a
little boy.
There was seldom any fire and
these people had made fire out in
the woods.
Soon the man fell asleep and the
boy was trying very hard to stay
awake.
Soon the boy fell asleep, too
A bear looked out from his cave.
The bear came out and pounced
upon the fire.
Robin Redbreast saw the bear and
waited till he was gone.
1t was just tiny flame left.
So Robin took his wing and famed
and famed with his wing till the fire
grew larger and larger.
So that is why the robin has a red
breast.
!, | will close now.
Ruth Gillen, aged 8.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03

Easter has come a lily said,
AS she scattered the leaves from her
wintery bed. !.
So brush the tears from your grieving
eyes,
And smile at the blue of the bending
skies,
Gather my bloom for the chancel rail
And give to the springtime, glad, all
hail!
But my heart still bled for it's newly
dead
And Easter is naught to me-" said.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
COMPOSITIONS WANTED.

We invite all the Juniors to sena ~
school compositions each week. me
writer's can select prizes from anon ~
the Following articles: 10 packages OF
nower or garden seeds, roller skates
hook. souvenir spoon, beautiful DOLL
t1iie. work basket, box of candy let
ter paper, marbles or string OF oeaos'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
wANrLETTERs.

we want the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters, "newsy let
'fers. Some Of the Juniors can write
Is their parents. Other Juniors mlgnt
write as though they were Visiting
some big city. The reward for the
best letter will be fountain pen or a
HOY OF letter paper and envelopes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03

A little girl known to the New York
Times was introduced to the new baby.
Up to this time. her interest had been
chiefly in dolls When this real live
baby was put into her arms, the five
year old surveyed 1t with critical eye.
isn't that nice baby?" cried the
nurse. yes replied the little girl
hesitatingly. 'it's nice: but it's heads
loose"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
E A S T E r

Easter has come. robin sang.
Through tree and arbor his challenge
rang.
l northward flew, for knew you wept
And sad and lonely vigil kept.
Listen the message that now l bring:
Winter is past and this is spring.
But lonely. bide since my loved one
died.
And Easter is naught to me-" cried.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
sEvEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

L Use one side of the paper only.
Write neatly and legibly, using
Ink or sharp lead pencil.
s. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
4 Do not copy stories or poetry ana
send us as your own work.
g. Number your pages.
A 6. Always state choice of prize
On separate piece of paper with
name and address in full.
Z. Address envelope to The Cour-
Ter Junior.