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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20

your contract with the Hendersons
run out?" he asked. "Pll take you on
for six weeks. for I've got some ideas
for that dog"
Jim reported this to Mrs Hender-
son. Well, like that!' she said.
Give up Tim to that man? No, indeed,
We'll not hear of that. I've been think
ing about your mother, Jim-she must
miss you. Suppose we go over in the
car tomorrow and see her"
Jim was afraid to answer for fear
he would choke. He knew how he had
Only Tins presence had kept him up.
When the car reached home. he limp
ed upstairs as fast as most people
could have walked and Rugged his
mother while Tim capered in rapture
about the twins.
$50 this is the whole family" said
Mrs. Henderson. Now, Mrs. Taylor.
I've had your boy week and he's a
good boy. He and Tim can find plenty
to do in the films, right along. Why
don't you move over to the studios?
You live in three rooms here and you
can get whole house over there for
the same money. There's a good
school for the twins. AS for your
work, I'll guarantee to find you some.
thing just as good. But don't see
that you'll need to work as long as
Jim and Tim have engagements. I'm
paying thirty this week and I'll pay II
right along for some time, for Tim
puts a new idea into my head every
day. he's so remarkable"
She smiled at Jim's mother with her
famous dimples and conquered al
usual. g
II can't thank you enough" said
Mrs. Taylor. I'm sure we'd be glad
to move and have a house Of our own
again. It's been long, hard time.
When Jimmie brought the dog home
was not for keeping him because we
hadn't more than enough for our
selves now look at what's come
Of it,"
Say, can't go in the movies with
Tim sometimes? l taught him all his
tricks and can teach him lots more"
piped up Harvey.
"Why, Of course" said Mrs. Hender.
SON. well put you all in with Tim,
the whole family, and call it-let me
see-'A Boy and his Dog We can
register lot Of pathos in It, too, as
well as the funny scenes. It's make q
hit!" She was right as any one can
testify who has seen that favorite
Aim move an audience to laughter and
tears.
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Ethel Aliens Story of a
Nickel

Dear Juniors:
1 am writing you 1.-The Story Of
Nickel" 1t was my birthday and my
Uncle Jack had given me nickel.
clasped it tight in my hand and lay
back in my chair looking at the differ
emit words and the date, on the nickel.
noticed it was very old because 1t was
dated 1915.
All at once the nickel began talking
It began by jumping out OF my hano
and setting on the arm of my chair.
Dear little boy. do not hold me Sc
tight and will tell you the story Of my
life.
The first thing can remember is be-
ing lifted from a very dark place by
some men and put in box with many
other nickels. I stayed in the box for
about a week when one day I was
taken out and given to ragged man
whom discovered was miser. Every
one said any one who possessed me
would have bad luck because / was
called the doomed nickel The miser
took me home and put me in hole IN
the wall of his house, but that night ne
was robbed and / was taken with the
rest of his money. travelled for long
time and then was given to the rob-
hers captain as part of his booty. The
captain gave me to his little girl but !
was doomed to give everybody bad
luck and that night the captains men
mutined and murdered him and his
family.
This time fell into the grass where
your Uncle Jack found me. If you 40
not wish to have bad luck you had bet
ter spend me Immediately"
The voice of the nickel ceased and |
discovered 1 had been asleep and
dreaming I still have that old nickel
Ia
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The Story of a Nickel - By
Mildred Melody

Dear Juniors:
am going to write a true story about
a nickel.
One time when my para had drug
store little girl came into the store to
buy nickers worth of candy and the
nickel she gave him had two big
notches in it, but my papa didn't want
to disappoint the little girl so he took
it anyway and gave her the candy. He
put the nickel in the cash register and
1t was left in there for over a year. One
night the store was robbed and all the
money was stolen. When the policeman
came to find out about the robbers my
papa told him about the nickel having
the two notches in it, and that it was
gone with the rest Of the money. About
a month later man was brought into
police court for doing something wrong
and when they searched him they
found this nickel that had the notches
in it. Then they knew who had been in
the store.
The nickel my papa thought wasn't
any good was of some use after all. I
Mildred Melody, age s,
Ottumwa. Iowa.
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OTHER SUBJECTS.

all want the juniors to send in
|School compositions and other stories,
4 kesides the ones on the subjects we
SSnR9est. Sometimes children can
Write better compositions when choos.
ing their own subjects. We especially
want letters and ancestor stories.
go encourage originality and variety
I'm the Juniors work the following list
IL given:
School compositions.
Ancestor stories.
goePesting letters.
0ook reviews.
Y Unusual stories.
Current events.
3 Soldier stories related by veterans
and. retold by juniors.
4 Select prizes from among the follow
ing: Bluebird pin, friendship Wink.
book, box of letter paper, doll, box of
school supplies, box Of candy. knife,
L football, etc.
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THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
SHE COURIER PRINTING CO.
Ottumwa. iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEvEREAux
CONTEST PROVING POPULAR.

~ GUN G0I pnOVItNS T0V ~ .|N's'
Dear juniors: The Halloween con-
test. announced last week, seems to
I be very popular. Judging from the
many Juniors who are selecting a
scents-a-bal for prize, somebody's
mother, or sister is going to have
\ nice gift. Well as there are ten
days still left for the Juniors to work
I'm the contest we will reprint the an
nouncement appearing last week:
Do you all realize that we will be
! celebrating Halloween in little less
I than two weeks. In fact to be very
exact, two weeks from last Tuesday.
Well. we always have fine big con-
81 test for the Halloween Junior page.
Two new ideas popped up in our mind
today and both were prompted by
something we read, one in Juniors
letter and one in an advertisement in
the Big Courier. The Junior said:
ss'I would like a doll for a prize so
can give it to my sister for Christ
mas present" The advertisement in
the Big Courier said: "Scents-a-bal,
sor perfume pendant" You know by
wearing scents-a-bal one carries a
beautiful perfume around all the time.
5enameled in colors and can be worn on
~ ribbon around the neck.
Well by this time you Junior readers
IRE probably wondering what connec-
'iion there is between Halloween, get
sfing a prize so as to keep it for for
christmas gift for sister, and scents.
ss-a-bal. Well among the prizes We will
give for the best story in the follow
ing Halloween contest will be scents.
a-ball and the winner can keep it for
" birthday or Christmas gift for
mother or sister:
HALLOWEEN IN 1915.
81 HALLOWEEN IN THE CITY.
HALLOWEEN IN THE COUNTRY.
The writer's can select other prizes
besides . scents-a-bal from the follow.
ing: Halloween candy (real however,;
Halloween souvenirs book, school sup.
plies, doll. knife or football.
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ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

4 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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ANOTHER CONTEST.

IN We also want the Juniors who
think the other subjects are too hard
10 write on one of the following sub.
5ects.
The Story Of a Nickel.
Ny Best Friend.
A Pet Dog.
Corn and Apples.
Sweet Potatoes and Cotton.
A letter.
Select prizes from among the fol-
lowing: Box of candy, football, roller
skates, doll, knife or book.
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Jim with her prettiest smile.
How much would you take for you
and your dog to come and stay with
us for week? Then, II the film
turned out we'll, it might be month.
Please do come. to oblige me. won't
you?"
Jim considered. After that smile,
he liked her. We'll, you seem, have
to make sure of the rent ahead. I
couldn't risk it at less than thirty dol
lars for the week. But Tim has lots
of tricks; he's real wise dog, and
he'd do his best
"Thirty-all right said the tall
man, and with that he took roll of
bills out of his pocket, counted out
three crisp ten dollar bills, and hand
ed them to Jim. We'll be back at
this corner in an hour" he said, and
take you with us. then. for week.
Jim could hardly believe his eyes as
the car sped up the street, leaving him
there with the money. But he had no
time to wonder. He hurried home,
packed a few clothes in a bundle,
went to the restaurant to tell his
mother and give her the. money, and
then bright thought coming to him,
sought out comrade. beginner N
the news line, and rented the corner
to him for a week for fifty cents.
Punctual to the minute, the motor
car came and Jim and Tim were pack
ed in on the back seat Put the robe
round Won both" said Mrs. Hender-
son. "You mustn't take cold. for
you'll have lot to do"
ME ard Tim don't take cold" said
jim. we have a lot to do all the
tire. fnr tie early papers and the late
e, tr"s Keep us going. Tim never gets
tired"
Tel ne some more about what Tim
d.es.'' G..d MS. Henderson. If put
i'm in a scenario must use all his
L, st pts. you know"
So jim tailed about Tim-an mex
haustible subject. Incidentally the
twins and mis- mother. and the restau-
rant and the street corner, and the
rent and his accident and lameness,
Mrs. Henderson became interested, for
she was kind hearted and before the
car drew up in front of her pleasant
bungalow Jim had made good friend.
: Tim seemed to resolve to do his
best for the little lady and he won
golden opinions that afternoon. why,
he enters right into it, said Mrs. Hen
derson, and Henderson declared the
dog was "great-just born for the
films" Unutterably earnest and un-
utterably comical, Tim took position
after position and registered" it at
the word of command.
Say, whered did you get that pup"
said the head man strolling in. That
tail is grated on. and no mistake, but
it's fine. There's more than one film
in that dog-he's a winner!"
Jim and Tim didn't understand. but
they worked their hardest. 1t did not
seem to Jim that Mrs. Henderson
would ever get thirty dollars out Of
pictures of Tim, but he was determin-
ed to give her every ounce Of energy
there was in both his dog and him.
self. There was a veritable menag-
erie of animals. and all sorts of people
working and playing TO make the
films One of the comedy clowns took
a great fancy to Tim. When does
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2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
3. 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 a prize on
separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
{. Address envelope to The Cour.
Ter Junior.
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Gypsy and .Jimmy-By Will:
Stevens

AS this is the first time l have eve:'
written to the Courier Junior page l
thought would write about Gypsy and
Jimmy.
Once upon time there was two lit
tie dogs. One day they went floating
on some logs. The logs turned over and
over.
And the dogs got wet and went home
shivering.
Leila May Stevens. age Z.
Ottumwa Iowa.
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Irene Edwards Writes a
Poem for Her Sunday
School Paper

Dear Juniors:
l will write you a letter. wrote a
long time ago. So will write again. I
am going to write poem that got in
the Stepping Stones. That is our Sum
day school paper and it begins like this:
He isn't very handsome because he is
so old.
He's dressed up quite old fashioned but
he's just as good as gold.
am not acquainted with him
/ never saw the man,
1 have only got his picture, but he is my
Uncle Sam. ts
am sure he'd come and see me, but
! know he hasn't time.
Some day l will visit him, this Uncle
Sam of mine.
I'll tell him I'm saint. and wish he
was one too.
OF course he'd laugh at me at first
But if he waits till I'm through, I'll tell
him of the COOLEST gospel plan
And every saint will be SO glad when
they baptize my Uncle Sam.
Irene Edwards
1888 West Main street, Ottumwa, la.
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I Ran Awoy

i ran away.
climbed the garden wall,
And ran into the day:
1t was SO big and wide
couldn't play.
| don't know why,
But / was quite afraid
Just God and /
Alone in the daylight.
! was afraid He couldn't
See me from the sky,
! felt 30 small.
| couldn't play at all.
The wild flowers
Were different from ours.
And then, some way or other,
grew afraid Of Cod
wanted mother.
Katharine Howard.
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THE PRIZE WINNER.
Willie Ruggles Is warded prize
SAoday. Willie's unusual story is about
~ brave man.
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.
l. Use one side of the paper only.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-18
ALBERTiIA

Aunt Hale Vandergritf Is on iho
sick list. DR.. Ryburn l. treating
her.
Fred Purdy and !. Il. T. Jones
had business az Pocahou.a, one day
last week.
X. J.. Baker returned Friday
from trip TO Barry, Ill lie
was accompanied ,home by hls
brother, CALVIN, aud a Mr.. Triplett
aud family. We understand the
latter will locate here.
Raymond Mock of Ingram visit
ed relatives At this place Saturday
night and Sunday.
g. M. Sago went 10 Pocahontas
Saturday after freight for his broth.
er, 5. G. 4. Sage. Sam is stock
ing up some here Of late.
Miss Ella Sago aud her uncle,
Aaron Ulmer, left Sunday for Pop
lar Bluff, where they will visit the
formers mother, Mrs. Ann Sage.
The spelling match given at the
Washington school house Friday
night was well attended aud a good
time was reported.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-18
Late County News
ENGELBERG

Adolph steimel Of Wright, Kan,
who has been visiting his parents
asd friends at this place left Wed
nesday for Upton, hIs former
home, to visit his grandparents and
other relatives before returning
home.
f. L. Mattingly had btsiness at
Pooahontas one day last week.
Frank Hausmanu and wife, Will
Theilemeier, Misses Rosa, Annie
and Mary Zeizelberger were pleas
ant visitors at the home OF Frank
Sparber recently.
Mrs. Jos. Zosso was a guest of
Mrs. +. &. Stelmel Sunday.
Miss Geneyeive Defoni of Poca-
honias spent Sunday with home.
folks.
John Zetzelsberger and wife were
business visitors at Pocahontis last
week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-18

Mrs. Alfred Campbell, near Water
Valley Saturday night.
The death angel visited a, the
home Of MI. aud Mrs. John Ches
ser and took from them their infant
babe.
Tishie Bates and Essie Sutton
visited Bessie Hancock Sunday.
Ethel and Pearl Million took
dinner with Bertha Million Sunday.
Little Ed Million is no better at
this writing.
MIR. and Mrs. Elven KingreC
were guests of Mr.. aud Mrs. +. M.
Sutton Sunday evening.
Mrs. Mary Kincade and Cells
Million were guests Of Mrs. Ann
Sutton Sunday evening.
Mrs. Martha Glover Is spending
the winter at the home Of Mrs. f
NJ. Sutton. She is very feeble a
this writing.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-18
MIDDLEBROOK

y. X. Wright Is reported dan.
gerou,ly i'll with pneumonia.
The stork visited our neIghbor'
hood since our last REPORT, leaving a
big boy with Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Wright, a IO-pound girl with Mr..
and Mrs. Cal Robinson, a fine
girl with Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Odom
aud a fine girl with Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Odom.
We organized Sunday school at
the school house last Sunday.
Every body invited at attend.
Our farmers have tneIr telephone
lines in good repair and are getting
good service again.
Walden Brown and wife are Wis
itlng at Poynor, Mo, this week.
Rev. J. A. Spence Is suffering
with rheumatism.
Mrs. Blanche Parker and two lit
tie daughters are here visiting her
mother, Mrs. Lula johnson.
j, K. Johnson was confined to
his room last week with la grippe.
Uncle Dick Smith IS still suffer.
ing with heart trouble.
There was a very quiet wedding
took place here February Sth, the
contracting parties being Miss Sibyl
Lindsey Of this place and Mr.. Mar
tin Haven Of Maynard. We wish
them happy voyage.
Prof! Roy Crotts is teaching a
very interesting singing school
here. lie has about 20 students.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-18
PETIT SCHOOL HOUSE

There will be church at this plao.
the third Saturday nigh, and Sune
day Of this month. Everybody
come.
The junk man was out in this
locality Tuesday.
John Brady visited K. A. Land
Monday.
Jim Jones has purchased lease
on the Shiyery land IN this locality.
lie will build soon. K. A. Land
hauled the house logs for him last
week.
Mrs. K. Timer visited at the home
Of Mrs. j. Tyler last Friday.
Mr.. Reliford Is doing some fenc'
ing on the w. G. Waddle farm.
Turner Wells OF near Imboden
was a guest of his nephew, X. A.
Land, Sunday night and Monday.
Bob Lewis was attending to bus
mess in this neighborhood last Sat
urday.
Jim Alphin moved his sister,
Mrs. Dowdy, to hts home the first
of this week. We are glad to re-
port her recovering from pneumonia
w. T. Sells made a flying trip to
Pocahontls Monday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-18
RAGAN
(For last week.

Mrs. Ethel Williams Is reported
$40 k at this writing.
Little Eva Allison IL having a
round Of chills.
School has been suspended tenn
porarily on account OF the overflow.
VIM. Smith Of the Ben Brown
farm Is preparing to emIgrate to
Wyoming.
Cora Stause aud family have
moved into their new home near
Running Water.
John Harvester and wife have
moved INTO the property vacated
by Ely Allison.
VIM. Robbins and Fred johnson
are preparing to move to Oklahoma
Several of the food refugees are
staying at the homes of Marion and
Kern Allison.
Charlie Young, our Jolly photo
man, was out boating and viewing
the high water last Saturday
Is. +. Slsson reLurueu 70 his
school at Cedar Ridge last Monday,
after a weeks vacation on account
Of illness and high water.
Alex Martin, former resident
but now living near Joplin, accom-
panied by his estImable wife visited
friends and relatives here last week.
SO far no loss of life and but
very little loss Of stock in this com
munIty The principal damage
done IL destruction Of fences, Hood
ing Of homes aud delay of spring
work which was just opening mp.
Our iural carrier out from Wa
Dut Ridge can not cover hls iuIl
route on account Of washed oal
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-18
Cheers! aud happy Yalentiu e
iOr the Star Herald.
Resolutions OF Respect

Whereas, Almighty God in his
grei, power aud majesty has seen
hi 10 take from our midst aud call
ed 20 her reward Mrs. Mary Lind
ner wife of Theodore Lindner,
therefore be il,
Resolved, that by her death the
husband and children have los. 4
true aud devoted wife and mother.
Be il further resolved, that
Branch 1907 G. X. Of A. has lost
one Of its most true and loyal mem
bers aud one who took su active
part IN the formation Of the Branch.
BE It further resolved, that 4
copy Of these resolutions be spread
on the records of our Branch and a
copy be sen, to the Star Herald for
publication.
Clarence Hogan,
Henry K0echner
George NJ. Steimel,
Committee.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-18
OLD JACKSON

Sohgol is moving along nicely.
ThoseNho are applying themselves
properly are making excellent
grades. The school needs earnest
cooperation of every patron in the
district. Are you doing your best
30 make the last part of tue school
the bestg
The yonng people have organized
a debating club aud ask all to come
out and help IN this work. They
rendered a very creditable program
last FRIDAY night. They promise
an Improvement next Friday
night.
The school has already begun
ork on the program for the last Of
0ol. We are hoping they will
esVe-ls an excellent program. II
you are not a booster for our school
for heavens sake don't knock lt.
There may be some things that are
not carried on just like you think
they ought to be. Imagine your
self IN the same place serving the
people of the entire district and
see If you could improve the si'ua
ton under the existing circumstan
oes.
K. NJ. Rider has had things mov-
ing around lively on his farm for
the past week. He has bad sever
al bands clearing, and others spray
ing his orchard.
Paul SOnger spent Saturday
night with John Davis.
Mrs Ida Grassland aud children
visited Mrs. Florence Elliott Sun
day.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-18
DALTON

There was a slight mistake made |
in printing one item u this news
last week. The pie supper at Md
way to bc given by the singing
GLASS viii be Feb. lJ,h instead 'l
the IOtn as stated lasl week. Agar
we invite you to come.
Mrs. Tola KirkpatrcA Is slowly
improving.
Drs. Dalton and Goo. Brown op
Grated on Mrs. Ursula KING O, tae
home of her lrihgr-n.nI Uncle
Nose KIug, FRIDAY. She Is rgco'.
enng nicely.
Collector Russell and Joe Perry
Spikes were collecting taxes here
Thursday. Candidates were also
mingling freely with the crowd.
Hile Mock and Waldo Sowell Of
Mock were here tue last Of the
week visiting relatives and SPECIAL
friends
Miss Grace Fry, who has been az
the home OF v. 4. Grant for Ihc
past few weeks, returned TO her
home SUNDAY.
Lrge Chester, who ha, been uurs.
ing his sister, Mrs. Tola Krkpat.
rick for the last two weeks, went
up to his home At Elm store for a
few days rest. Ethel Stubbledeld
came down TO take has place.
Murry McIIroy was buying hogs
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. jim Brown are the
proud parents OF 4 due baby girl.
Fred Stephens visited homeIolks
Sunday.
Mavme Martin is staying with
her sister, Mrs. Essi, Rodgers at
present.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-18
HIGH POINT

Lee Dalton is preparing TO move
bis store from Burr TO his farm.
= party was given at the home of
Tom McClintock Saturday night.
Quite a crowd was present.
Luther Marlett spent Saturday
night at the home of E. Il. Dalton.
Grady Pitman and Cromer Hin
ton vIslled our school Friday after
noon.
Several from this place attended
the wood chopping at the home of
Uncle Tim Dalton Tuesday. The
latter is Ill with rheumatism.
Clarence Dalton spent Thursday
night at the home of Elvy Marlett
Candidates are getting numerous.
-Four visited this part of the coun-
ty last week.
K. +. Dalton has been making
b cards for Noah Phillips this week.
Oscar Galimore and Waldo Sew
ell attended the party given at the
home of Tom McClintock Saturday
night. The latter was looking for a
singing school.
Our school will close next FRI
day aud so far, this has been the
bast school in matter Of attendance
W. ave ever
Joe Dalton of 'ocanontas was
her. Oh business lass week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-18

culyerts, 30 some ACCOMMODATING w. Nv.
zen must meet him there ana Dr'us
the er.weloome budget from
Uncle Sam on into head.quarler''
Among the families who have ave
left their homes on account OF the
overflow are: John Owens, Mon
Johuson, Lee Burse, VIII HaIT ,,
grove, Lewis Bowers, Tom WI
burn, John Edgiugton, Noo0
Moon, Frank Allison, John sissonr
Mrs, Myr,lc Woodruff, aud Ms
Hattie Mckinley,