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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
Olive Morrow's School Com
position on The Argen-
tine Republic

have not written to the Courier
Junior for some time. I am eleven years
old and go in the seventh grade at
school. We have been studying for
some time about South America, OF
which i find the topic on Argentine re.
public Is the most interesting.
Argentine Republic has an area
about one-third as large as that Of
the United States. and 1t Is mostly .
large plain broken only by occasional
low hills. The southern portion is prac-
tically uninhabited for 1t is occupied
only by few wild Indian tribes. 1t 10
too the largest country lying in the
temperate portion OF South America
and has developed rapidly in agricul-
ture and manufacturing. We find also
that it is very important grain rails
ing country and the abundance Of grass
on the pampas makes grazing very inn
portant. Wheat, flax and oats are the
chief agricultural products and wheat
has increased SO rapidly that 100000
tons are now exported annually. The
wool produced is too, very fine and II
is natural that Argentine Republic is
next to Australia. the most important
wool producing country In the world.
Beunos Aires. the capital, is the chief
port and has population nearly as
large as Philadelphia.
About one-half the trade Of South
America is carried on by the Argentine
Republic. II Is the most important
country OF South America
Olive Morrow,
Bloomfield, Ia, Box IS.
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fixed. unable to utter a word. But
Brother Mason dismounted leisurely
and remarked with his usual sweet
calmness
Yes. we've been to the circus and
we've had good. innocent, happy
time. Wish you had been along. too
Brother Dean. You see. II doesn't do
to expect too much 'godly living when
we are only seven, even II We are the
minister's boy. I'm an old man.
Brother Dean. and when we are old
things seem different I've said No
more than once to five little children
just because they were ministers
children. When you have nothing
but a row of little graves and mem
cries Brother Dean. things seem
different"
Father did not reply for moment
Perhaps he was thinking of that one
grave his boys Mothers.
Its all right, Son. he said. hold.
ing him tight. Il didn't know you
wanted to see the circus so much and
I'm glad Brother Mason has been more
thoughtful than l."
well = never!' calculated Aunt
Nabby in the doorway, II declare be.
too. Now, you all come in to supper
4
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
irHE JAMES wHITcoMB RILEY
CONTEST.

Last week we announced new con
Stest and as 1t does not close until Oct
IA we will reprint the rules again.
Today we saw beautiful picture.
And the picture suggested the subject
l0f = new contest-James Whitcomb
II Iley. You all will remember that Mr..
Rtloy was one of Americas greatest
Eyoqts, and that he died Saturday night,
duly 10, 1915
81 Weswill try and describe the picture
NNhtch gave us the suggestion for the
EJames Whitcomb Riley contest: In the
y1eAter Il splendid likeness of the
zpoet. And surrounding it are several
alustrations (pictures) OF seven of his
sloem6. among them being: The Old
u yimmin' Hole; That Old Sweetheart
Mine, When the Frost is on the
sumpk!n and Out to Old Mary's.
WILL we want all the Juniors, big
and ll>tle, to write compositions, using
Tor thar subjects. James Whitcomb
Riley. American poets The prizes
will bel u collection OF Mr.. Riley's
poems, the judges making the selec.
tion after reading the compositions.
The ages of the writer's, of course. will
determine the collection Of poems most
suitable. We would like to offer one
of these very beautiful Riley pictures
but 80 far we have been unable to Sc.
cure any more copies. This contest
van run all through the month of octo.
ner. However. We will print some OF
the compositions each week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
Lillian Burton Spent Her
Vacation in Missouri

Dear Junior Friends:
This Is the first letter have written.
] am going>to write about my vaca.
ton.
went to Missouri. went home
with my Aunt Pansy. We rode on
the train seven hours. We never went
out home where she lived She stayed
at her friends home for supper. We
took auto rides and had dandy time.
We went out into the woods and
took our dinners and picked flowers
and came back home toward evening.
We waded in the pond and watched
them SWIM
We went ITO many moving picture
shows. did lots of things for Aunt
Pansy. came back home by my
self. was glad to see my mamma
again and daddy, too. and my old
friends again.
! like Missouri but like my old
home town best. where was born and
suppose will live here forever.
Well, friends, will close for this
time and will write, about my an
cestors next time.
Lillian Burton.
Ottumwa. Ia, 1920 Emma street.
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oTTUMwA, wAPELLo COUNTY, IOWA
An Unusual Story ~ By
Merl Richardson

. 4 .l.
Years and years ago there lived
little boy named Timothy.
1t never occurred to Timothy t
boast of seeing more Christmas tree
than any other IL year old boy. Fo
the kind of Christmas trees he ha
seen look very much like any othe
| trees. They had not been Christina
fresno tinsel. no glitter or color an
not single present on them.
| This year Timothy felt very import
ant, for he was to cut all the trees him
self.
Timothy had never known father
or mothers love.
Mr.. Stokes the man Timothy LIVED
| with and worked for had broken hi,
leg before tree cutting time
It was not thought Of that the usua
! sale of Christmas trees be omitted
Simon Stokes never missed chance Il
make money. For years he had sem
nice Christmas trees to near by city
and sold. Although he never let the
trimming of tree form any parts OF
his plans. He did not even dream of a
child being in his home for Timothy
was only Timothy.
When Timothy went 70 cut the ever
green's he was cautioned to select the
best and incest for the orphan asylum
Timothy left'this tree until the last
one, so he would have that to look
forward to and as he cut this one and
placed 1t so nicely he felt he was doing
something toward helping the ladies to
trim the tree. Timothy could image
this tree all trimmed up.
A clever idea came to Timothy. It
had grown until II now was a big idea.
"I'll do ii" he said aloud to himself.
Up in his room with his Jack knife,
bits OF sandpaper and red cedar Tim
othy was very brsy. He whitfield and
sandpapered until he had nice little
set OF dominos, rocking chair. and two
dancing Fears made Then he wrapred
them and tied and marked them neatly.
He cut three neat little cards and
wrote on them: For the thinnest one"
For the Littlest one" For the lone
soonest one.' Thew were tied.to the
tree and sent to the big city the next
day. And when the rich ladies' went I'd
dress the tree they were found. And
the good ladies and they were 80
touched over them they knew some thin
little lonesome child had made them.
So they set out to find him for they
felt that he wanted To see real
Christmas tree. and so they saw the
and got Simon Stokes
name and one GOOD lady went out for
Timothy and when she saw him she
recognized him as her own child who
in some wav was lost eight wears be-
fore. And Timothy not onlv found
presents and Christmassv Christmas
tree. But real mother and home.
Merl Richardson.
Age years. It hgrade
Fremont, Iowa.
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OTHER SUBJECTS.

q We all want the juniors to send in
4 h0ol compositions and other stories
sDesides the ones on the subjects we
&euggest. Sometimes children can
write better compositions when choos
ing their own subjects. We especially
sWant letters and ancestor stories.
TO encourage originality and variety
In the juniors work the following list
III given:
School compositions.
II Ancestor stories.
Interesting letters.
Il Book reviews.
Unusual stories.
Il Current events.
Soldier stories related by veterans
and rstold by juniors.
Select prizes from among the follow.
ing: Bluebird pin. friendship link.
book, box Of letter paper. doll. box of
school supplies, box of candy, knife,
football, etc.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
THE COURIER JUNIOR
So Published by
rHE COURIER PRINTING CO.
ottumwa, iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA oEvEREAux
HoNoRs FOR A COLLEGE JUNIOR.

=
Dear Juniors: Today we have the
pleasure Of presenting to the readers
Of the Junior an article on 1.-The Devel-
I opment OF the Coal Industry in Iowa,
4 by Helen Rowe grown up Junior.
Helen Is now attending the Iowa state
university. She graduated from the
Ottumwa high school with the 1916
class and was the valedictorian. OF
course you all know that when grad.
uate delivers the valedictory address
ahe Tor he) stands highest in the class
Helen,s composition is published in q
special pamphlet issued by the state
department of public instruction on
lows day which will be celebrated
Friday. Oct. 20. Any Junior can pro.
cure this little booklet by calling at
the Offices of the county -superinten.
dents of schools or by writing to the
department of public instruction OF
schools at the Des Moines capitol
building. Albert M. Deyoe is the state
superintendent of public instruction.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06

! Mason is very kind"
! Would you like to go, Son. in
quired father.
Yes, please replied Nat. with
(. Frightening eyes.
4 So Nat had another holiday. driving
/ through the pleasant valley with dear
/ Brother Mason. They reached West
| Townley and despatched their errands
then had dinner at the hotel.
! West Townley was something OF a
place, so the dinner was good, and
joy of joys = Brother Mason in
CURED quite casually for ice cream!
There was none on the regular bill
but some one could run across to the
ice cream saloon and get well,
should 1t be strawberry or vanilla
Nat was so overcome he could not de.
eide. whereupon Brother Mason pro.
posed that he have both.
Dinner was finished in q whirl Of
emotions. and at its close they
climbed into the carriage and began
|, the homeward journey. BY and by
they came to place where two roads
into the left-hand one. which said as
pam do pam COulu NC Ou ltS sign"
board, "Burrill Center. 3 miles,"
Nat was astonished and after little
said modestly, Are you sure this is
the right road. Brother Mason?'
Sure, SOM" replied Brother Mason,
emphatically
A mile or so farther on Nat ven-
tured timidly, Il didn't know we could
get to Downing this way"
Didn't your" said Brother Mason,
with twinkling eyes.
Later still they drove into Burrill
Center, and Nat saw the big circus
tent looming up before him. He glanced
at Brother Mason apprehensively, but
the dear old face wore its usual look
of placid calm. What was going to
happen?
Brother Mason put up the horse at
the hotel, then, taking Mats hand.
walked down to the curcus grounds as
easily as il it had been daily Gus.
tom.
Mats head whirled and he could
scarcely believe his eyes. Brother
Mason laid down some money at a |
window and received two pink tick
cts; then they went inside.
briskly. and pink popcorn" He hailed I
a passing vender, and soon a big bag
iistended each side pocket OF the min
sterial coat.
Like lemonade, SOM"
Nat nodded, his heart too full for
speech.
WE'LL they visited all the animals
md fed them, then they entered the I.
Ring, for the performance was about
o begin. They saw the grand entry.
he feats of the acrobats and wire.
the antics of the clown and
he thrilling, hair-breadth perform
noes of this and that Signor or
,ignora of worldwide celebrity.
laired man and the shouting curly
haired lad at his side. There were
miles and mods OF recognition. for
Brother Mason's scattered sheep were
resent in great numbers; those who
we're too poor to raise a quarter for
,ospel Hymns still had managed in
cme way to get to the circus.
The two had reached home and were ,,
urning in at the parsonage gate when
lat suddenly choked and said,
Brother Mason, I'll just have to tell
~ father!"
.'Why, of course" replied his old ]
riend, cheerily.
Father was waiting for them on the
ORCH and Nat, leaping from the car 1
age. rushed into his arms. v
We've been we've been to the /
ircus." he said. IAN Father - you t
lay whip me real hard - but we've
cen" IN
The Rev. John Dean stood trans I
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The Cardinal Flower
NJ. E. Merrill.

The cardinals are all aglow.
Their rich red robes glorious show
They seek the babbling brooks and
lakes
Where their reflections beauty makes
They wave glad greetings as you
come
To find them in their shaded home.
Not solemn cardinals. tits true.
Save in their gowns Of rich red hue.
Yet we can make In thought prayer
or thanks, and Natures bounty share.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
Orah Laughlin Writes About
Her School, Fairview

Dear Juniors:
l thought l would write and tell you Z
about my school
There are twelve pupils in my school,,
My playmates are Catherine HOFFMAN.
Jean Nelson and Marjorie Wolfe. The
name OF my school is Fairview. ! have
only half OF mile to go to school.
Ny teachers name IL Miss Ruby Nor.
ris.
Ora. Laughlin. age II.
3 Stockport, lows,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
ANOTHER CONTEST.

We also want the Juniors who
think the other subjects are too hard
10 write on one of the following sub.
3ects
The Story Of q Nickel.
My Best Friend.
Pet Dog.
Corn and Apples.
Sweet Potatoes and Cotton.
A letter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We do wish the Juniors would &C
knowledge their prizes.
If any Junior has ever failed to re
ceive a prize after his or her name APP
pearcd in this paper, il 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 ara
published.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06

! mile or SO out among the farms t
meet the circus and escort 1t int
town.
Nat woke about six and heard tn
commotion from the Common, wher
the big tent was being pitched. H
I had no inclination to run down an,
see he found 1t easier to shut ava,
each tantalizing sight and sound.
Aunt Nabby was a diplomat. She an
nounced at the breakfast table tina
her cousin Sarah's niece's twins a
/, Hilltop were sick and she meant I,
spend the day there and relieve thei
weary mother.
"You men had better 60 fishing,
she concluded benevolently. They
say there's master lot Of trout il
South Run, and yer dinners all put
up on the kitchen table"
So nine o'clock saw the old white
horse Jogging over the hills. Aunt
Nabby( with Nat beside her, did the
driving, while father and Brother
Mason discussed Free Will on the
back seat.
BY and by they dropped Aunt
Nabby at Cousin Sarah's niece's, but
Ike, long-limbed hired man, took her
place and drove them miles into the
woods.
Coin to the circus, Bub?' he In
quired genially.
"No." replied Nat, briefly, and vino
ing little.
Didn't We wanter?"
"Yes. did"
"Then why didn't we go? Every one
round here's goin tomorrer when 1t
gifts to Burrill Centre. I'm goin eff
| walk every step"
Nat hesitated, then said boldly but
with a certain dignity: you see !
can't go because I'm minister's son.
Minister'S families must set an ex-
ample for godly living, Aunt Nabby
says
"Je-hosophat!" declared Ike, after a
start, but there was a
world of kindness in his eyes.
If there had been no circus. Nat
would have enjoyed that day with un.
eigned delight. The woods were full
If constant surprises. Once they saw
white owl blinking on a blasted
line, again deer's antlers rose above
he underbrush Nat watched gor
,eous scarlet bird battle in little pool
While his duller mate lowered in the
hicket. And the brook was at its
est and sang and shouted over its
tones. Nat even caught dear little
peckled beauty his very first
rout. and he experienced that thrill
f all successful anglers from Isaak
Walton down. Ike. too, had a series
[ remarkable adventures to relate |
hitch made Nat feel that he was al |
,ost the bravest gentleman of his ac-
Yes. Aunt Nabby's scheme was a
success almost. But |,
lere were times when shadow fell.
he noise of South Run gave way to
he roar of an applauding crowd. He
o longer saw the sun-flecked woods,
ut two airy figures balancing on a
ire and the clowns jokes tri.
implied over even likes most hair.
readth escapes.
They reached home by nine, pick
lg up Aunt Nabby on the way. The
rcus was still in full blast Nat saw
s lights although Aunt Nabby skill
lily approached the parsonage by a
,ck road. and he heard its music as
, undressed. The next morning be-
re sunrise, the circus was on its way
Burrill Centre.
Brother Mason looked kindly at the
nall boy across the breakfast table
Business calls me to West Townley
day." he remarked. and I'm wonder
g if Brother Dean can spare GER
in Nathaniel to be my companion"
why, of course. of course said /,
mt Nabby, briskly. 9TH be just the |
ing for Matte. I'm sure Brother
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
rHE PRIZE WINNERS

The prizes winners in the contests
closed Sept. 30 are: Audrey Orman.
sSlsary Louise Brown, Helen Rae, Louise
e4oiomon. Mary Gonterman. Margaret
burnside, Olive Morrow and Mildred
Hamilton. Virginia Rice is awarded
\ - DstSe for the best circus story.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIOR.

]. Use one side Of the paper only.
3. Write neatly and legibly, using
/ ink or sharp lead pencil.
3. Always sign your name in fun
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.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06

Select prizes from among the fol.
lowing: Box of candy. football, roller
skates, doll, knife or book.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
4 FORMER COURIER JUNIOR,

Helens article appears in another
column. We also found Helen's pic.
gture. However 1t does not look exactly
- she looks now, but it is a good
alikeness Of her when she wrote com.
positions for The Junior.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-26
BIG TINE LABOR DAY.
Pl~easantville Athletic & Musical As
sociation's Third Annual Field Day,
Lake Lenape, Mays Landing.

The P. A. & NJ. A. at their regular
meeting Thursday evening, completed
arrangements for their third annual
Field Day at Lake Lenape on Labor
Day. Arrangements are made for
special trains ON the West Jersey FL
ectric line to leave at 9 a. M; also all
trains leaving P~leasantville between
1909 a. m. and 4.55 p. m. will stop at
the Upper Station, and returning all
trains leaving Mays Landing after
Ala p. m. will stop at the Upper Sta
ton by special arrangements.
From committee reports there is
little doubt but that his years Field
Day will prove of greater interest
than ever before. Labor Day being a
regular holiday, offers an exceptional
opportunity for local residents to get
away from business and home cares
for a days pleasure and be the guests
of this thriving Association. The
committees feel assured that fully
$500 local residents of the mainland
will take advantage of this great an
nual county event.
The Pleasantyille Brass Band, Is
pieces, will furnish music for the day.
| Sports and athletic features, ball
games, Married Women VS.. Single
Women and Married Men VS.. Single
Men, boat races, swimming races,
duck races, running races, obstacle
races, potato races, whip races, etc.,
all listed for competition, and our
home merchants are liberaly donating
prizes significant of their business.
An automobile run will be a feature.
Secret time-Main St, P~leasantville,
to Park. All that is. necessary for en-
trance is regular park ticket, and to
register at Park, giving running time.
Grand appropriate prize is offered
winner. Prize dancing contest also big
feature for evening entertainment.
Tickets: Adults SOC, Children 30c, COW
ering transportation. Park tickets
only, 25c.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-26
COUNTY SOLONS GUESTS
AT SEAyIEW GOLF CLUB.
Entertained by C. H. Geist After Spe-
sial Session in Atlantic City.

Because of a misunderstanding in
sending out notices for Thursdays
adjourned meeting of the Board of
Freeholders, quite a number of the
members of the board failed to arrive
at the meeting place in Atlantic City.
The notices sent out by the clerk of
the board stated that the meeting
would be held at the Seaview Golf
Club, but that was an error. The
members Of the board were invited to
the club for dinner as the guests of
C. H. Geist, but the meeting was held
in Atlantic City.
Little was done at the meeting. The
board ordered 3,400 gallons of glutrin
to be used in allaying the dust on the
county roads in Pleasantville and vi
cinity. They also adopted a resolu-
ton providing for the digging of two
wells at Mortified avenue and the
Shore Road, in Mortified, as a means
of taking care of the rain water which
stands there after every storm. The
cost of the wells will not exceed $500,
according to the report of Mr.. Cor
siglia of the Road Committee.
1t is believed this will meet with the
appreciation of the members of Coun-
Gil of Mortified, and that it will end
the possibility of action looking to-
ward the indictment of the board for
maintaining a nuisance which has long
been complained of by the people of
Mortified.
After the meeting adjourned, the
members were taken in automobiles
to the Seaview Golf Club for dinner
as the guests Of Mr.. Geist.
At the dinner Irving Parsons, a well
known young lawyer of Atlantic City,
was presented to the body as the run
ming mate of Assemblyman Bertram
E. Whitman on the Assembly ticket,
and there were short addresses by
County Collector Enoch L. johnson
and Freeholders David R. Barrett, F.
Frafey Doughty. w. Ernest Shackel-
ford and Director Samuel Winterbot-
tom.
After the dinner the members of
the board boarded automobiles to
make an inspection of several pieces
of road, some of which are about ca
dy to be turned over to the county,
after having been improved, and 9th
ers for which the board has received
requests for Improvement.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-26
BIG CROWD EXPECTED AT
MAYS LANDING PICNIC.
Farmers Looking Forward for Great
Success to Crown Event.

Present indications point to a large
crowd of farmers and a splendid dis
play of produce 1t the Second Annual
Picnic and Exhibit to be held at Mays
Landing next Thursday, August 81,
under the auspices of the Changers
and P%oultrymen of Atlantic County.
The farmers are so anxious to ex-
hibit their produce that a great many
of them have already SEN their re-
quest for space to the Secretary, Mr..
Walter Donovan, Mays Landing, long
before the Premium List is issued.
Owing to the drought of the past
few weeks, there will be some vege-
tables as well as fruits that it will be
impossible to exhibit. For. this rea-
son certain portions Of the Premium
List had to be altered, causing a slight
delay in its distribution.
Every farmer should have his copy
by now, and if he has not already
sent in his notice of a desire to ex-
hlblt, he can do SO at any time be-
tween now and Wednesday.
An added feature to the program
will be a caponizing demonstration
by Mr.. v. C. Aubry, N. ]. Experiment
Station expert. Any one having a
cockerel of the Heavier Breeds that
they would like to have caponized
should bring it with them. The bird
should not weigh more than two
pounds and be starved for at least
three days before.
All parents who expect to take their
children must remember that it will
be necessary to have a health certifi-
cate, if they are under sixteen years
Of age. A great deal of annoyance
will be avoided by securing these GER
tifcates well in advance.