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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-07-29
Terms of Court.

CIVIL TERMS
Fourth Monday in February
Second Monday IN May
First Monday in July
First Monday in December
CRIMINAL TENS
Fourth Monday IN March
Second Monday in November.
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Wocdmen circls

Mrs J. n Magee. Guardian.
Mrs Ella Welch, Secretary.
Meetings Second and Fourth Tuesdays at3
y, m
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Woodmen Of the World.

W NJ Wood c. c.
l. H. Pope. Clerk.
Meetings every 2nd Saturday Night and 4th
Tuesday Nights.
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Sheriff Sale.-No. 1850.

f. pIiIsburry, Trustee,
Robert Darlington, Ltu.
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Their autharized to have prepare d
for use at said election all necess-
ary ballots, tally sheets, lists ct
voters, and compiled state.
ments in number and amount
That the polling places for this
election shall be fixed and the
commissioners and clerks de
signated at the next regular meet
ing of the Police Jury, which is
August 3rd.
On motion by R. E. Keaton,
duly seconded by F. L. Sanford,
and carried F. l.. Sanford was al.
lowed to spend 500 of the State
Automobile License funds on the
Enon and Julia road.
On motion by F. L. Sanford,
seconded by R. H. Spring, and
carried DR.. W. J. Jones bid Of
S25 per month for services as
Jail physician, he to furnish al
drugs from July LIST was accepted.
There appearing no further
business board adjourned to meet
August 81 d 1915.
W. L. Smith, President,
| W. E. BaDister, Secretary.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY
Baptis. Oh In

rev. j. }. i aihtr. Pastor
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For Sale-A fine registered
Poland-C China sow now four years
old. She is pig from Meddler
3rd No. 5000. This boar cost
$1,000. For price apply or write
the undersigned at Uneedus, La.
Respectfully,
| W. Il. Humble.
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ldAdGlOll III w ooAA1ASoSA S'A
Louisiana, including the |
incorporated town of 80
galusa, Varnado, aud
Franklinton. for a period Yes
of ten years, for the pur-
pose Of constructing and
maintaining the bridges
of this parish, -
To vote in favor Of the
proposition submitted on
this ballot, place an (x)
after the work Eyes," TO NO
vote against said PROPOSE.
ton place a similar mark
after the word ''no.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
SOMETHING REMARKABLE.

Tho prize winner in the some thlns :;
Remarkable" etc. contest is MarVei
Gookin. Her story appeared last WeeA,
we received some very lnterestlns
stories, in this contest this week, pu'
the Liberty Bell contest crowdea thell
out today. However, as we are solns
10 run this contest for sometime tn.'
writer's will have chance 10 VIII
nrizes. Here are the rules
We want the Juniors to write aoou .
some Of their ancestors (Which means
yonr parents, grandparents great
Grandparents. etc. Well we think TINS
Il good time to have such contest
We will ask the Juniors to write nice
short stories telling something ren.arh'
ahle or unusual about their ancestors,
This contest will run for several
weeks.
We want the Juniors who write IL,
th,s contest to tell us the names VI
their remarkable ancestors.
The writer's can select their prHes
from among the following: A picnic
basket. hammock, box of candy, ols
n.e roller skates, book or knife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
Beavers - Cecil Canfield's
First Story to The
Courier Junior

Dear Juniors:
AS I have never written to the Jun
iors before l thought l would write
about beavers.
Beavers are funny looking creatures
and live along a running stream:
The beavers live together and are
found about five or six in family.
They have houses made OF mud
sticks and stones. These houses are
called dams, which they build In the
water. The beavers hind paws are
webbed like those Of a duck or swan.
These webs form paddles so they car
push themselves in the water.
In the summer they cut down trees
with their sharp teeth and float them tc
the place where they are going to build
the dam. Then they are sunk to the bot
tom by means of stones Then more
trees are added until the da mis- high
enough for the beavers.
Once upon a time a man thought he
would have some fun with the beavers
So one night he cut a hole in one of the
dams and quickly hid himself. One OF
the bears awolke and saw what had
been done. Then the beaver struck two
blows with his tail and awoke the 9th
er ones. The beavers got busy and re-
paired the hole. Then the beaver struck
two more blows with his tail and then
in little while the beavers were fast
asleep.
Cecil Garfield. age u,
Chillicothe, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
BY and By

BY Mary Bartlett Smith.
There's white, white, cloud in the
blue summer sky,
And it floats very high and far away;
And boy cannot study for he's busy
all the time
Planning what he's going to do by and
II by. "
There's a white, white sail at across
the shining sea,
Swinging slowly DER the waves to far
off shores;
And a boy cannot work where the
ocean sands lie warm,
For he's dreaming where he'd best ike
to be.
There's a white white road leat!ng
over hill and vale,
And a traveller riding swiftly on and
on; ....
And boy cannot loiter, for the fu.
lures far away.
And he's running with the strong who
never fail
There are white, white thoughts, ever
sweet and brave and true,
Hidden deep where the secrts bud and
grow
And a boy cannot tell you all the faith
er whispers low,
For he's busy with the task he means
tn do
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
Leila Walkers Vacation at
Her Grandma's Home

Dear Juniors:
AS have not written for long time
thought would write about my va
cation at grandma's
Two years ago this summer my sister
and I went to our grandnas to stay a
few days.
We did not get there until late, so
we got up the COWS, fed the chickens
got supper and went to bed
In the morning we got up, got break
fast, MIXED the cows and ted the
chickens.
At noon we got dinner and washed
the dishes
After that we fed the lambs, went to
the barn and played with the kittens
for while, and then we left them alone
and went to hunt the eggs.
The next day we went to the woods
and played for a while.
The next morning we got up early
and went up to my aunt's to spend the
cay. We had lots of fun that day. She
has some little lambs and we played
with them in the morning. In the even
ing we went to the orchard and ate
come apples. Then we went back to the
house and played with the puppies for
awhile. Then we went home
Leila. Walker, age II,
Bloomfield Ia, r. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
Naomi Lee Mooney Writes
Her First Story to
The Junior

Once there was a poor family The
father was a drunkard and his wife had
to wash for a living. She had four chill
dren. The little DO ytried to help his
mother by carrying in wood. The little
girl next to the baby had no toys to
play with so it was beating with two
spoons upon a little kettle. The baby
was asleep in a poorly furnished cradle.
The house is very old and poorly furn-
ished The carpets are ragged, the floor
is worn. The furniture is scratched and
broken They have to live on what they
can get. The children have only two
dresses apiece and the mother had TO
work hard to get these. The little
children did not know what Christmas
was. Their mother died not tell them
for she knew she could not get them
anything. AS Christmas was about to
come the poor mother sat with tears in
her eyes, thinking that she would try
to earn money enough to buy each one
something to play with.
I have never wrote story for the
Junior page before, so / wrote this
story Of the poor family.
Naomi Lee Moon,
Oakley, Ia, r. No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
When the Elephant Ran
Away - lila Brown

There was once show but l did not
get to go to it. The next day the show
was moving on to another town near
by and one their way they met some
people who wanted to see their ami
mails. They had shown almost all OF the
animals to them. Among the ones that
were left was the elephant and among
the elephans was one which would act
contrary. While the show people were
showing the elephants this one jumped
out Of the door which they were hold
ing OPEN They ali ran after it, but the
people who knew nothing about it ia n
in their houses and closed the doors
and windows, but the other people
kept on and go the elephant cornered
and caught him and then they went
on and had no more trouble with that
elephant.
lila Brown. age 10,
Batavia Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
The Liberty Bell - B
Eugene Beck, a Des
MOines Junior

Dear Courier Junior:
AS I have not written for some time
1 thought | would write. l am a Des
Moines Junior.
saw the Liberty Bell when it was
here.
This is the eighth time the Liberty
Bell has left Philadelphia. In 1117 1t
went to- Allentown: in 1855 1t went IT., TO
New Orleans: in 1898 it went to Chi
cago; in 1901 it went to Buffalo; in 1902
it went to Charlestown; in 1903 it went
to Boston and in 1904 to st. Louis.
On August q, 1853 the bell first
sounded when it called together the
meeting Of the assembly. After that 1t
rang on many other occasions.
1t is now taking the longest journey
it has ever taken with the exception OF
it's journey from England IN colonial
days. 1t is to arrive at San Francisco IN
time for the Panama exposition. On its
way to San Francisco it travels
through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah
Washington. Oregon and California.
When it finishes It's tour it will have
travelled ten thousand miles.
The bell will leave San Francisco In
November and will return by the
southern route, through Los Angeles,
San Diego, Arizona and Texas. The de-
tails of the return trip have not been
decided, but the special train may go
through st. Louis, Indianapolis and
Cincinnati.
AS I said before the bell was first
heard in 1853 AS the colonies grew the
bell shared the joys and sorrows OF the
colonies.
In October 1865 the bell was muff1ed
and tolled when the ship the Royal
Charlotte carrying the stamps for
Pennsylvania and the other New Eng
land states. This ship was under the
management Of the English man Of
war and so naturally was a solemn oc-
casion. On July 4, 1875 the Liberty bell
sounded the glad tidings Of the Decla-
ration Of Independence. 1t was on Oct
ODER "a, 1871 that the bell rang at high
noon. 1t was a joyous peal for this an
snoTnced the surrender of CORVALLIS.
On July 4. 1926 1t rang merrily hon
oring it's fiftieth anniversary. A few
hours later it was muffed and tolled
the death Of two great men, Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams. In 1882 the
bell rung. telling Of the death Of Chas
Carroll, the last signer of the Declara-
| ton Of Independence to pass away In
1882 it also rang forth a solemn mes
sage. as John Marshall. the first chief
I justice Of the supreme court Of the
| United States was carried from the
house to be taken to his home in Vir-
ginia. The bell rang clear and soft
when suddenly the note was broken
| The bell was cracked up one side an6
the Liberty Bell was sileneced forever
Eugene Beck, age II,
1888 goth ST. Des Moines, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
[mogene Van Dyke Tells Of
Her Soldier Grandfathers

Dear Editor and Junior. ......
This is my first attempt In writing to
the Junior department. Will write
about my grandfathers and great
grandfather. a. ... a...
I cannot"say as they were descend
ants of any great men, but were SOL
diers Of the civil war and can boast OF
their great bravery.
NV mammals father and her grand
father have gone to the great beyond
have fought the battle Of life as well as
in war, but I boast Of their bravery FOR
having re-enlisted.
Papa's father who is still living,
served his country faithfully but was
too young to go in at the beginning OF
the war.
All soldiers have my love and respect
and l consider them the very best OF
men for defending their flag and their
country so faithfully.
Having faced the storms of shot and
shell we should reverence them from
the very depths Of our hearts for their
noble deeds and hardships they endured
from 1851 to 1865.
Imogene Van Dyke, age 10,
Rfchland, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
Russell Hoffman, a New
Junior, Too - Subject of
Story, "The Soldier
and the Witch"

Dear Juniors:
This is the first time l have ever
written to the Courier Junior. am
going to write about the soldier ana
the witch.
Once there was a soldier coming
home from battle. He saw a "l.t ,d
standing by a hollow tree. She salu
How do you do? How your SWORD
shines"
The soldier said. YES it SHINES
The old witch said "win you do me
a favor?"
"Yes. will do YOU a favor What is
it?'
The old witch said: you go down IN
that hollow tree. / will tie rope
around your coat and will let you down
in the tree. When you get down there
you will see a dog sitting on ches'
with eyes as big as saucers, but never
mind that. will give you my checkereo
apron. You put the dog on my apron
and open the chest and take all tne
copper you want. Then put the dog or
the chest and go in the next room
There YOU will see dog with eyes as
big as engine wheels. Never mind that
Take the dog and set it on my apron
Then take all the silver you want; ther
put the dog back on the chest and &C
in the next room. There you Will see
dog with eyes as big as mill Wneeis
Never mind that: put the dog on my
apron and open the chest and take al
the gold you want Theme there is
little finder box. Bring 1t up to me-
"All right" said the soldier.
Then the old witch put the rope
around the soldiers coat and let MIN
down the tree. The first thing he sa"
was a dog sitting on chest with eyes
as big as saucers. He put him on the
witches apron and took all the copper
he wanted Then he went in the next
room and he saw a dog with eyes al
big as engine wheels. He put 1t on the
witches apron and took all the silver
he wanted. Then he put the dog back
on the chest and went in the next room
There he cav dog with eyes as big as
mill wheels. He took the dog and pu'
, 1t on the witches apron and saw all the
gold. He took the copper and silver ou'
of his pockets and put gold in them
He filled his boots, his haversack anc
his hat Then he said. Pull me up Ole
| WITCH" The witch said Have you go'
my finder box?' The soldier said INC
forgot It," So he went and got the
finder box and he then said Pull me
lIup old WITCH
She pulled him up Then she said
Give me my finder box" But the sol
der said What Is in this box?'' Sht
said, None of your business" Tell M
or will cut your head off," She woult
not tell him 80 he cut her head of ant
| took the finder box. He went to tow1
bought new clothes and he lived hap
PLY ever after.
Russell Hoffman, age II,
1910 Locust ST.. Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
Max Gavin Tells How the
Man Get in the Moon

Dear Juniors:
I thought | would write story as
tin. is the first time I have written.
The name of this story Is How the
Man Cot to the Moon
One Sunday man went out 10
gather sticks A lot of people came by
going to church. A handsome man
stepped OFT and said do you know this
is Sunday on earth, and all should
re3t?"
Sunday on earth or Monday IN
heaven is all the same to me. II you
cant law down your burden and keep
sunday on earth you can get up to the
moon and he led him up to the moon
and if lou look there you will see him.
Max Gavin. age 10,
ISL 41S Vernon Ave-, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

we send out prizes within two
weeks after the names of the winners
Rre published.
II any Junior has ever failed to re-
ceive q prize after his or her name ap-
reared in this paper, it is because the
wrong address has been given us.
When we say wrong address we espec.
tally 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, 1915-07-17
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
EDITOR
ulN,oRs IN MANY PLACES.

Dear Juniors: When we opeheu uns
Courier Junior mail this week we loun nu
that we had Juniors living IN lnan'
nlaces, some distance from ottum~ Va,
Leo are Few of the postmarks on
+he letters: St. Joseph, Mo-; Palestine
Tovos. two from Des Moines; Ian
caster Mo-: Moberly, Mo. or course
20 bad several from Ottumwa, FAR
Aid Keosauqua, Charlton and the
.,or;ors rural routes out OF these
riaces We are always so happy wnen
he Juniors write during vacation tllne.
II shows that their interest does not
lao when they are supposed 10 De
"laZyinC.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
Mary Susan Evans Grand
mother Has a Cat Is
Years Old
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
am going to write story about M
vacation at grandmas last year.
stayed four weeks and helped her ta.ie
care of her turkeys and we would drive
them up at night in one big drove and
we would shut them in coop at night
They built two rooms and a porch on
their house. My cousin came over from
Milton and stayed We had jolly time
playing. Grandma has not as many
turkeys as she had last year.
She has a cat about 16 years old. She
is gray. They are going to paint the
house white and green
Mary Susan Evans, age 10.
Keosauqua, Ia, r. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
Beryl Ellwell Visits His
Aunt Who Lives In
the Country

Dear Juniors:
thought I would write you letter.
am in the country at my aunt's.
am in the fifth grade at school.
My school was out May %.
Ny studies at school are arithmetic,
geography, writing, spelling and read
ing
help mamma when am at home.
clean and fill the lamps, wipe the
dishes, scrub the walks, scrub around
the carpet and wash the dishes some
times.
We have forty little chickens and
fifty old ones.
We live in town.
Beryl Ellwill Long, Age 8.
Rox 1O7. Russell, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
SHORT STORIES.

rho Juniors can also write short
stories IN the following subjects:
Kindness to Animals.
A Summer Trip.
Vacation at Grandpa's.
Vacation at Grandma's.
Select prizes from among the 1oi.
lowing articles A big flag. box OF
candy, ball bat, roller skates, knife,
book or doll.
Mary Susan Evans is awarded the
short story prize this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
rHEL,BERTY BELL.

We have several excellent stores
about the Liberty Bell, which as we
write these lines is nearing Tacoma
wash A Des Moines Junior, is award
al tbe nrize this week. Other stories
eud the winners name will appear
from week to week We nope NOR ~
the Juniors. after reading touay
stories will write about the Lloslts
Re,l The writer's can select 'heli
nrizes from amcrr tho following: a
HE Aa~, boz, CT candy. roller skates Oh
q book.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

/. Use one side of the paper only.
g. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
g. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
A. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
5. Number your pages. .,
6. Always state choice of prize
on a separate piece of paper, with
name and address in full.
7. Address envelope to The Courier
Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
WANT LETTERS.

We want the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters, "newsy' let
tors 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 box Of letter paper and
envelopes. book or knife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS.

We invite all the Juniors to send IN
school compositions each week. The
critters can select prizes from among
The following articles: Roller SKATES
book, souvenir spoon, beautiful aoli'
knife. work basket, box of CANDY, let
ter paper or baseball.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
Fairfield Junior Goes Goose
berrying; Finds q
Blue Jay

Dear Junior:
one day my sister and went goose
Deriving in one of our neighbor's tim
Der. We got one Of our hats nearly full
of them. When we got home our little
brother had something IN MS hand
and we did not know what it was. 1t
was a little bluejay. We found two
more in the tree.
Florence Johnson, age Z,
Fairfield, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
FORGET 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, 1915-07-17
BEND OUT POST CARDS.

We are sending post cards to all the
Juniors after their letters to stories
IRE published.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
Dear Editor:

7 used to live in Ottrmwa. I have
seen the Liberty Bell. / read book
about it and st'dic d 1t ard | have writ
ten the sketch I am sending you. my
self.
have worked very hard on this
story since July Sth and would be
pleased to see it in print.
Marjory Bates.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-04

do not think that il Is safe to follow
this course until the statute has been
passed. draft OF which we prepared
and handed to MIR. Conkling on Ucto-
Der %, 1914, and which we are ad-
vised by Mr.. Mccarthy has been hanc.
ed by Mr.. COnkling to Mr.. Mccarthy.
We therefore accordingly today sent
you a cable reading as follows: =.
Further deliveries Territorial Bonds
should not be made until statute pass
ed WeNwrite." ~~-: *"r
which we beg to confirm.
We further note the course which
you propose TO follow with reference
to the sale of the bonds at private
sale We think that it would be well
in the interests of the Territory il you
would postpone any further sale OF
these bonds until after an act has
been passed by the Legislature and
approved by you as Governor, in the
form enclosed, (being the same as
that handed to Mr.. Conkling), rela'
tive to the signatures thereon. This
act will remove all question as to the
regularity of the execution of the
bonds and will enable US to give our
opinion relative to future deliveries
without regard to the time when they
may happen to have been paid for.
We wrote you on October 81, 1914
relative to the rule as to the execu
tion of these securities and you will
see from that letter that the only
safe rule to follow is either that the
securities should be signed by the per
sons who are in Office at the time
of the delivery and payment or that a
statute should BE passed recognizing
the validity of official signatures al
though there may be a change in the
incumbency of the office. .= " H..
We might add that present indica,
tons are that any delay will not be
to the prejudice of the territory as
the bond market is daily improving
We await your further advices, and
remain,
Very truly yours, '.a s. .. 49,
DILLON, THOMPSON &. CLAY.