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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-02
Euening Story
copyright, 1916, by the McCluce
Newspaper Syndicate.)
AS LYDIA LIKED IT.
BY Catherine Cranmer.,

Being accustomed to the daily adj
miration of 5impressionable young
men under twenty-five, Lydia did not
set a high value upon it. She accept.
ed it as casually as she did straw.
berries or cantaloupe in season-pleas.
ing and desirable, but not indispens.
able 80 - .,'- -'' ~ =, -
: On the first evening Of a house party
at Mrs Hornby's charming mountain
cottage, Lydia was taken in to dinner
by Jack Madison, who had taken turns
at teasing her and making love to her
for years. Her neighbor on the other
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-02

Indigestion. Bad Breath, Sour Stomach.
Z II you suffer any of these take a dose
OF DR.. Kings New Life Pills tonight.
Only 25c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-02

skin and no color, looking like q
fright but Haunting the sallow-col-
ored flag of extreme virtue, or
whether it's better for her to dip her
fingers ever so lightly in the beauty
box, and begin improving matters
where Nature left of.
We all grow SO far away from Ma
ture, especially those of us who live
and work in cities, that the fresh
complexion of perfect health is q de-
MED luxury. So why not a touch of
pink if it adds little to ones looks?
Surely anything that adds to the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
The Face of a Little Child
By Margaret Haley

Many books could be written on how
to care for little children. Girls and
boys do you ever thing when you trip
along to school how much sunshine you
carry with you. With books in hand
and bright smile on your faces. The
sober man who passes you catches the
gleam on your bright honest face.
The woman who Is discouraged takes
new heart again and lifts up her heavy
load and goes her way.
Once q bright sunny faced little fell
low lifted his face up to be kissed. He
used to watch his father down the
steps and out the door and say BE
brave. papa, be brave" Don't you
think that those words followed after
him when he felt like giving up? The
world can't get along without you. This
Is one of my school compositions.
Margaret Haley,
Melrose, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
Olive Strands Writes q
Biography" of a Nickel

Dear Courier Junior
Thought I'd write biography of a
nickel.
! was made at mint in Penhsyl.
vania. i was first given to boy who
spent me for candy. was treated
rather mean. ] was then given to a
poor girl who spent me for bread to
feed the little children. l was put in
a big box. There I had a quarrel
with dollar The dollar saying 1t
was better than I.
"Well, of course" said. you are
much larger but We are made of the
same material. But just then the
clerk interrupted the quarrel by tax.
ing and giving the dollar to man.
"A friend of mine, the penny, said,
THE dollar is booster of itself.
Thinks it much better than the rest
of u.s.
In month or two I was given to
a little girl who dropped me in q crack
in the sidewalk.
was wishing for someone to talk
to when mouse came near by and
said, II will help you.' So he carried
me and put me in an old house where
l was picked up by man. was
then taken to New York and given to
street car conductor where was
put in dark airless place which PEG.
pie call pockets. Finally I was spent
for a pencil. l was put in box with
many other friends. Well thought
was stranger there until a harsh
voice said, Good morning and who
was it but the proud old dollar. Which
asked pardon and we became great
friends again.
Olive Strand
2018 Emma street.
Ottumwa Iowa.
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Sunny Tennessee - BY
Linnie Vivian Elan
2O1s Emma street.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
will just write you a letter and tell
you about our country and the climate
which is known as Sunny Tennessee,
From April 10 until about October Is
we have nice warm weather. / live in
west Tennessee in the Mississippi val
ley about 20 miles from the river. The
thermometer hardly gets above 100
degrees in summer or below In win
ter My papa raises corn. cotton,
sorghum and clover Ny mamma has SO
many nice can fruits. preserves. mar
malades, buffers. jellies and pickles.
She has her chickens and turkeys also.
For pets my two baby sisters and
have three little ducks. and they can
swim so nicely and follow us every
where.
go to school every day and am near
ly through the third grade.
We have big covered motor trucks
that gather up the children from all
over the country and take them to the
school in town.
Mamma and papa say the consolidat-
ed schools are the very best schools on
earth.
l have three brothers and four sisters,
two Younger than I. My mamma and
two little sister want to visit my sister
in Iowa next Christmas.
Linnie Vivian Elan.
Millington, Tenn.
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Mildred Hamilton's Trip to
Fairfield to Attend the
Old Settlers Reunion

We had vacation two days Sept. q
and % and we went to the old settlers
reunion at Fairfield It was very cold,
and the roads were bad, but we had
the right kind Of car and kept chug-'
ging right along. We left home at 8
o'clock and were eating dinner at my
aunt's table when the-c clock struck II.
After dinner we went down town TO
see the sights. We Just got there in
time to see the business mems parade.
There was a car with large Elks head
on it. And at o'clock they had
parade of the town and all the country
schools in Jefferson county.
There was wagons trimmed in pink.
green and yellow and white. There was
Burlington band and an Ottumwa
band. They had man who was very
good singer.
There was fire department. The
patrol got a lot of men and showed how
they did with the real drunk men.
There was a ferris wheel and merry
go round.
They had platforms on each corner
where they did all kinds Of stunts 1t
was the most pleasant trip have had
this year.
Mildred Hamilton. age 8.
Milton, Iowa.
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The Story Of q Nickel By
John w. Skirvin

The first I can remember of myself
l was new nickel.
was wrapped up with lot of 9TH
er nickels in paper. A man came In
to the bank and had check cashed.
was given to him with some other
money.
He took me to his home and gave
me to his little boy. The little boys
name was Tommy,
Tommy put me in his pocket and the
next day he bought some candy.
Then man came and bought some
candy and was part Of the change he
received. He was crossing the street
and he lost me.
An old man was crossing the street
at the same time and he saw me fall
and picked me up and took me to the
man, but the latter told him to keep
me.
The old man has had me for long
time and he says he is never going
to spend me. II
This is all know about myself UNI
less something happens to me.
John w. Skirvin, Age IL.
r.. I. 49,. Agency, Iowa..
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Clara Louise Lambert Saw
a Wedding and Circus
All in One Day

Dear Mother:
l am going to tell you all about the
wedding and circus which saw all in
one day.
One of the Garfield teachers was
married and all Of us were invited to
the wedding. About fifty children, in
Guiding myself, met on the school house
steps at $50 o'clock. Then we marched
two by two into the church to see our
teacher married. She looked very pretty
and they had fine music. liked the
wedding.
The show ground was right back Of
our school and at recess we all went
over. saw lions. tigers, bears. and five
camels and little baby camel. went
into the tent and saw a zebra. We
went to the circus every time we could:
Auntie Helen said it was "topsy turvy
day" but l thought it was fine.
How is my daddy?
Clara Louise Lambert, age I,
$40 n. Green St. Ottumwa, Iowa.
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The Story of Temp Wick :
BY Flora Alma Humble

Dear Juniors:
/ thought would tell you story II
is my school composition. Once upon a
time place near Morristown. known
as the Wick farm. And their daughters
name was Tempe who owned very fine
horse She was not afraid to ride him
1t was her delight to ride him over the
road and through the woods OF the
country She was not afraid of horses.
When she was lit child she was
not afraid to rice by herself.
So one fine afternoon Tempe went
out riding. She went far and wide.
AS she was about mile from her
home she met some soldiers. Two OF
!! them stepped in front of her and called
for her to stop. And she did so. Two of
the soldiers took hold of her bride and
We're looking at her horse and talking
about him as If they We're going to
trade or buy him. They said they want
ed all the good horses.
She said that she did not want to dis.
pose of him.
And they said that if they We're going
to stay at home that they ought to be
willing to give up their horses. Temp
did not want them to rob her of him
and to get away from the soldiers she
gave her horse sharp cut with the
whip.
ne udSHSu LHIOuSU Tue SoidlSIS
before the soldiers could think Of any
thing she was away. They did not give
up the chase Two or three Of them
fired guns and thought it would fright
en- her and make her stop. She did not.
She went right on like deer with a
hunter after her. She knew that If she
took him in the woods and tied him to
a tree they would know he was a very
short distance away by her coming
back on foot She would not take him to
the barn for there was no one to keep
them from going to the barn.
She took him into the house. She
took him into the kitchen, then through
the parlor and into a lower room that
gle window. They kept the shutter shut
all the time as it was not used.
And it was dark. The horse followed
like company would Temp stood by her
horse in that dark room. The door was
closed
When the soldiers reached the farm
they examined the out houses. the barn,
the woods, far and near, but no horse
could be found. They did not think Of
the horse being in the house.
Tempe was afraid to go to the barn
and get oats and hay for him. She gave
him biscuit and soft bread. The horse
was very fond of bread.
When the army rode away none Of
them rode on that fine horse they saw
Temp on. When they were about to lay
their hands on him she had flown away
like a bee from under a school boys
hat. When they had gone Temp took
the horse back to the barn and put him
In his stall.
Flora Alma Humble,
Birmingham, Iowa, r. No. /.
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Harold Jones on a Wyoming
School at Alva

Dear Juniors:
/ will tell you story of my school in
Alva Wyoming. My school house is
about one block from the stores.
There are fifteen pupils in my school.
We have man teacher. We all like
him fine. I am in the fifth grade this
year. This is our third week of school.
There is a boy who lives about three
miles up the road from here. He comes
past here every morning. 1 go and come
from school with him.
We carry our dinners every day and
we put it on a table together and we all
help ourselves. At noon and recess we
play six chips or wood tag.
We children are divided so the boys
play on one side of the yard and the
girls on the other side.
Harold Jones, age II,
Alva, Wyoming.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
June Elizabeth Gonterman
Knows All About Her
Ancestors

Dear Juniors:
Our ancestors Of revolutionary fame
are the Balls and Starks. Gontermans
and Cass.
The relationship of the Gontermans
to Mary Ball Washington. mother of
George Washington, the father Of our
country, has been handed down through
the several generations but to which
branch of the great family belongs the
Balls who married the Gontermans and
Starks has never been fully traced. Our
family is connected with many OF the
noted families of early days, being d.
rect descendants Of the Balls and Starks
Of revolutionary fame.
The Ball family in America originated
from two brothers who came from Eng
land to America in the year 1850. one
settling in Virginia and the other in
New Jersey The Virginia Ball, Colonel
William Ball, later became great grand
father Of Mary Ball Washington, moth
er Of George Washington and the New
Jersey Ball, her great great uncle. From
these two brothers grew two branches
of the Ball family, Caleb Ball, the once
great financier Of New York, belonged
to the New Jersey branch.
My great great grandfather was
Jacob Gonterman who married Hannah
Stark. Hannah Stark's mother was
Ball and Jacob mad Hannah Gonterman's
son Caleb Ball Gonterman was my
great grandfather and Caleb Ball Con-
terman married Elizabeth Miller and
their son Jacob Miller Gonterman was
my grandfather. I also have great
uncle Caleb Ball Gonterman who was
the eldest son of Caleb Ball Gonterman
Sr. born Aug. 90 1887, and was given the
name Ball for Hannah Stark's mother,
Caleb being name much used in the
Ball family. The second son John Stark
was named for Hannah Starks father
born Sept IA, 1900 The third son Jacob
Cass G. born Aug 20 1903 and given the
name Cass for Jacob Gonterman's
mother.
expect you have read of the Starks
and Balls in history and can tell more
than l can at present.
Martha Washington's maiden name
was Martha cambridge whom George
Washington met when he took dinner
on his way to Cambridge in 1853. and
they were married in 1859 She was a
widow. Her name was Custis and she
had two children when they were mar
ried.
believe this is all can tell at pres
ent about my ancestors.
June Eliza beth Gonterman, age 10, /
Batavia. Iowa. |
am Mary Gonterman's sister. Hone
it won't be too late for the contest. I
was waiting to get some more of our
family history but it did not come yet !
so / will send this much.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
James Whitcomb Riley-B
Opal Melvin

Dear .Jupni0rs:-
l will write about James Whitcomb
Riley. He was great poet.
Some of his poems are The Old
Swimming Hole, The Raggedy Man,
and Little Orphan Annie.
Little orphan Annie was real lit
tie girl and her real name was Mary
Alice Smith.
, There was real raggedy man. too
and real swimming hole that he
swum in when he was little boy
All children like Mr.. Riley. 1t
seems like he remembered when he
was little child When he. was a
little boy he was called Jimmy.
James Whitcomb Riley was born
October Z, 1853, and died July %,
1916.
Opal Melvin, age 13.
Hale, Mo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published BY
3 shE COURIER PRINTING CO.
ottumwa. iowa
I EDITOR
MATILDA oEvEREAux
u HALLOWEEN CONTEST.

Il Dear Juniors: Do you all realize that
I've will be celebrating Halloween in a
little more than two weeks. In fact
Ito be very exact, two weeks from next
Tuesday. Well, we always have a fine
big contest for the Halloween Junior
SSbage Two new ideas popped up in
@our mind today and both were prompt
ed by something we read, one in q
SJuniors letter and one in an adver-
stisement in the Big Courier. The
sJunior said: II would like doll for a
prize SO can give 1t to my sister for
40 Christmas present" The advertise
nent In the Big Courier said: Scents
6A-bal, or perfume pendant" You know
~ wearing scents-a-bal one carries
r. Beautiful perfume around all the
Efime. The perfume is kept in gold
kball. enameled In colors and can be
worn on ribbon around the neck. 1t
E1s . beautiful ornament. Here is a
fDicture of scents-a-bal, attached to
N chain. Ours will be on a ribbon.
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Benton ]. Story Has Great
Love for James Whit
comb Riley
Dear Friends:

Dear Friends:
/ call you friend because feel great
affection towards you for you have
great love for Riley and have too.
When l was Of the age of four l was
to learn the bear story to say at church
but 1 was sick the day was to say it.
said it at five at banquet of the I.
o. o. F. have said it two times and the
people around here still are much
pleased when anyone says it.
He is very highly honored around
here. used to read some of his poems
over time after time and it was just as
new as it was the first time I read it.
At his death l felt like it was the
death of my friend l had seen every
day Of my life.
Benton ]. Strong,
keOSauqua, Iowa.
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whole works down there look as level
as a floor from up here. But how am
going to get DOWN. he walled.
as he really did not know whether he
had made the turn before with his
right hand or his left foot, or his left
hand or his right foot, or his back,
he was not bit easy, and his altitude
made him chary about experimenting.
But there was one thing sure,-he
must turn soon, for he was approach
ing the big woods where safe land
ing would be impossible.
He racked his brain trying to re-
member some of the instructions the
aviator had given him. but could not
call many Of them to mind After sew
eral gradual dips and rises he finally
started on the return trip.
As he squared away confidence came
to him, and he thought of Bud and
wondered how he felt The last
glimpse jimmy had Of Bud was the
latter being caught In the back of the
neck by guy wire and turned over
and over like tumbler at the circus.
1t would have been real funny il he
had not been SO scared.
Jimmy was becoming more com.
posed with each passing minute, and
when he came in sight of the field and
the hangar he lowered the planes and
came gradually to earth. He did not
know how to shut of the power, how.
ever, and sped past the terrified men
and his frenzied parents like a shot,
going with all speed toward deep
ravine that lay diagonally across the
field. Machine and boy went to the
bottom in crumpled heap.
When Jimmy came to consciousness
some time later. he was in bed in his
own room, and his father was bending
over him solicitously
Young man, this Is the last time I
am going to call you for breakfast.
You roll out now. or we'll 90 to the
parade without you"
1t was then that Jimmy lev.
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81 Well by this time you Junior readers
IRE probably wondering what connec-
Vim there is between Halloween. get
Inf . prize 80 as to keep 1t for a
hristmas gift for sister. and scents
bal. Well among the prizes we will
I've fof the best story In the following
Halloween contest will be scents-a-
"a a2d the winner can keep 1t for a
lffhday or q Christmas gift for moth.
~ Sister:
l1AhloWEEN IN 1915.
st4AlloWEEN IN THE CITY.
s1sACEOWEEN IN THE COUNTRY.
The writer's can select other prizes
olaes scents-a-bal from the follow
Halloween candy (real however);
BaiIUW0en souvenirs, book, school sup
oieo, doll. knife or football.
Sl3Ae JAMES WHlTcOMB RILEY
CONTEST.
~ AZ the. James Whitcomb Riley con-
Sst does not close until Oct. 81 we
ill reprint the rules again:
Today we saw beautiful picture.
Rnd the picture suggested the subject
"a new cOntest-James Whitcomb
Hey. You all will remember that Mr..
Hey was zone of Americas greatest
0Sl8 8uO IAAl Ac uAcu 0dIuAuoy Ai6ut,
lily %, 1915.
"a We will try and describe the picture
mich gave US the suggestion for the
times Whitcomb Riley contest: In the
ENTER IL a splendid likeness Of the
let And surrounding 1t are several
Llustfaeieps (pictures, of seven of his
mems, amRng them being: The Old
wimmin' Hole; That Old Sweetheart
~ Mine; When the Frost is on the
l1umpkin and Out to Old Aunt Mary's.
81 Well, we want all the Juniors, big
md little. to write compositions, using
~ their subjects, James Whitcomb
kiley, or American poets. The prizes
Mil be a collection of Mr.. Riley's
seems. the judges making the selec.
lon after reading the compositions.
The ages Of the writer's, of course, will
Setefmine the collection of poems
[ ost suitable.
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lowing: Box Of candy, football, roller
skates, doll, knife or book.
AL ABOUT PRIZES.

We do wish the Juniors would &C.
knowledge their prizes.
II any Junior has ever failed to re.
ceive 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.
We send our prizes within one week
after the names of the winners are
published.
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Maxine Marquet - A New
Junior and Writes q
Letter

Dear JuniOrs:-
This is my first letter. go to the
Lincoln school. am in the fourth
room. NV teachers name Is Miss
Walker. The principals name is Miss
Reynolds. There are "a in the A class
and 10 in the B class So there are 43
in the room. am in the A class. My
brother has some little fish. He gave
me one Of them. have three little
baby chickens and my brother has
four. He is five wears old and am
nine years old. He likes the evening
story about Uncle Wiggily Longears.
He likes the Junior stories and poems.
Maxine Barquet, age 8.
318 Lincoln Avenue.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Across the Hills

Who in the wild hills strays,
These late October days,
A gift receives
Upon his shoulders laid
A cloak of rich brocade
(Yet all unwoven) -
the maple leaves.
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EDWIN LANDsEER

Edwin Landseer was born In 1902 in
London. He was wealthy and
healthy boy. When he was but five
years old he sketched the Sleeping
Dog" He also painted the Save"
Honeymoon" and "Shoeing the Horse"
and Bringing Home the Deer" He
painted over 100 pictures for the queen.
He died when he was but seventy years
in 1873.
Adolph Swanson.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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ANOTHER CONTEST.

I'VE also want the Juniors who
Mink the other subjects are too hard
write on one of the following sub
&!cts.
The Story Of Nickel.
My Best Friend.
A Pet Dog.
Corn and Apples.
Sweet Potatoes and Cotton.
A letter.
Select prizes from among the fol-
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OTHER SUBJECTS.

We all want the juniors to send in
Dehool compositions and other stories,
oaides the ones on the subjects we
6ggest. Sometimes children can
Rite better compositions when choos-
1g their own subjects. We especially
INT letters and ancestor stories
eo encourage originality and variety
the juniors work the following list
given:
School compositions.
Ancestor stories.
! interesting letters.
Dock reviews.
Unusual stories. ~
Curront events.
Soldier stories related by veterans
and retofd by Juniors.
Select prizes from among the follow
l1g: Bfuebird pin, friendship link,
9ok, box Of letter paper, doll, box of
ehool suppliesi box of candy, knife.
potball, etc.
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

1. Use one side of the paper only.
9. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
3. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
5. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice of prize on
a separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
Z. Address envelope to The Cour
Ter Junior.
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4 PRIZE WINNER.

June Gonterman has written won
Iofful story about her ancestors so the
oges awarded her prize.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13

elect prizes from among the fol-