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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Vader Hunter in Current
Events-Does Not Believe
in Suffrage

Dear Juniors: After reading the
many interesting letters in this weeks
paper, / am tempted to write, myself.
On the subject of Current events"
l, too, think the closing of saloons
in Iowa and the many other states was
the most wonderful event Of the times.
Because it seemed almost impossible.
And | think one of the greatest
events is, that President Wilson is a
candidate for the next presidential
election for he is one of the worlds
greatest men.
l think the great fire In Ottumwa
was q very sad occurrence. SO many
thousands of dollars lost and to think
of the many employees that are out OF
work. And SO many girls left un-
employed. This is an awful event to
think of.
II the wars across the waters ever
do end, which l hope they will sooner
or later, it will be an event e to be
forgotten. e
Isabelle FOrsythe = l do not believe
in women suffrage and hope and
trust the law will be passed to
that effect. I do not think it would be
lady like at all in any woman, who
would march up to the polls to vote.
Besides If all girls thought of the
home duties, as my mother teaches me
to do, we would have plenty to do in
our older days.
My uncle is a subscriber and the
Daily Courier is always a welcomed
guest.
AS this is my first letter, will close.
With best wishes to all.
Vader Hunter, age IL,
Route 1, Fremont, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Pearl Clark's Ancestors
Three of Them, Fought
in Civil War

My great grandfather and both my
gr%andfathers fought in the Civil war.
My great grandfather, William H.
| Black. was born in Illinois. He fought
in the Civil war. He served in Co.
TX, Seventh Iowa infantry. He died
near Abingdon, Ia, July 27, 1888. One
of his sons, William A. Black, later
became my grandfather. He also
fought in the CIVIL war. He served
in Co.. D., Nineteenth Iowa infantry
He is living in Abingdon now. He is
almost blind but he still gets around
fairl we'll.
My other. grandfather on my papa's
, side, John Milton Clark, was born in
Des Moines county October 90, 1874,
He was a soldier of the Civil war, en-
listing August Is, 1862. as a private
in Co. G, Thirty-ninth Iowa volunteer
infantry. and was h%onorably discharg,
, ed June 5, 1865. He fought through
many Of the large battles of the war
and was with Sherman on the march
to the sea. He died at his home in
Competine November Z, 1911, aged 81
years and II days.
would like to exchange cards with
the Juniors.
Pearl Clark.
Box is. Abingdon, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
The Yellowstone National
Park" - William Haiss

Dear Juniors:
I am sending one Of my school COM
epositions.
The Yellowstone National park is the
wonderful park in the world and
sis situated in the northwestern part OF
sWyoming.
You must not think it is small, for
Slt is as large as the state Of Connecti-
#cut. 1t is owned by the government and
acongress desires hat farmers should
mot use any of it for farming because
sit always must be kept a great park
Sbelonging to you and me.
This park is full of wondrous natural
athings. 1t has about twenty-five water
falls, 100 geysers and 1000 hot springs.
Some of the springs are laden with
minerals. A number of the mountains
exceed an altitude Of 10000 feet above
sea level. This was first set apart as a
public park in 1872 by the national gov
Sernment. The government protects
herds Of buffalo, deer. elk. antelope and
other animals. All animals are marked
& b their tameness because Of the care
they receive.
VI The government has planted brook
rainbow trout. white fish and 9TH
in the lakes and rivers, thus giving
the pleasure of fishing.
Visitors are taken through the park
Tin carriages to the main parts in six
June and July are the best visit
Ing months.
William Haiss, age II.
Ottumwa, Ia, r. No. s.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Harold Turks School Com
position "The Fly"

Dear Juniors: / will write you one OF
my school compositions on the fly.
The body of a fly has three parts,
one of which is the head. On it's head
are two large eyes, but what will you
think when l tell you n of these eyes
is made up Of about four thousand
small eyes. Each of these small eyes
has six sides. OF course these tiny
eyes are placed very close together,
for the four thousand together are not
as large as a pin head. 1t is a wonder
that the fly is so hard to catch. 1t can
| see every way at the same time.
The fy's feet are also very curious.
, They are made SO they can walk up
the wall. 1t a even run up AND
! down the window panes. The ny has
no teeth. It's mouth is a kind of a
trunk through which it sucks its food,
Still you know flies can eat nothing
hard, although they are very fond OF
sugar. And you want to know how
| they can eat it? They have something
to drop upon it which softens it to a
syrup. Then they draw the syrup up
through their trunks. Flies do not
J breathe through their noses although
| I do not know they have noses. They
| breathe through little holes in their
sides.
have one more thing to tell you
about this little creature. 1t always
keeps itself very clean. The under
! side of the flies feet and its legs have
tiny hairs on them which are used as
a brush. If any dirt gets on it's head
it can brush it off.
Then it rubs its feet and legs to-
! gether so the dirt shall not stick to
them. I will close.
| Yours respectfully,
Harold Turk, age IL,
Rou lao EldOn Z Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Helen McGahey's Grand.
mother Swanson Was
Born in Sweden

Dear Juniors:-I thought I would
write about my Grandma Swanson.
She was born in Falshoping, Swed-
en-. Dec. 10, 1864. She went from there
to Gottenburg, Sweden, where she
was taken on board a ship which was
sailing for Hull, England. She arriv.
ed at Hull after a three days journey
over the North sea.
She then took a train from Hull to
Liverpool. She stayed at Liverpool a
week and then started across the
ocean. She arrived at New York.
She then took a train from New
York to Lancaster, Mo. She arrived
at Lancaster May ~, 1882. She stay
ed at Lancaster nine months. She
came to this city afterwards and has
resided here ever since. My great
grandmother is still living and Is Is
years old.
Helen McGahey Age IL.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Emmett Fellows Pet COOns,
Bobby and Billy

Dear Juniors: /.
I am sending you one of my school
compositions about my pet coons Billy
and Bobby.
One night when we were all asleep
old Madge, Mr.. Heckart's hound, came
down and freed a coon close to the
chicken coops. Papa went to see what
it was. He saw two bright eye looking
at him. Papa went to the house and
got the shotgun. Then he shot at the
eyes. Down came the coon to the
ground. He knew it vas a mother coon
with young ones. So the next evening
papa and Mr.. Heckart went to find the
young ones. They found three Of them
on a tree. Their they put them In a
sack and brought them to the house.
They were about the size of a half
grown kitten. Mr.. Heckart put them in
his cage. They soon learned to drink
milk and eat.
About a week after this we were on
the porch. and we saw a little coon out
by our barn. I caught him and brough
him to the house. He was almost starv'
ed. When we fed him he would eat just
fine. l named him Bobby. He belonged
to me. Papa made a cage for him. Their
William, my brother, went to Heckart's
and got a coon from there. William
called him Billy. They are almost
grown now n are great pets. Iney
will eat almost anything. | will tell
you some Of their tricks. They will take
an apple from my pocket. / "a hold
an apple up and they will walk on
their hind feet after 1t. We take them
to the branch to catch crawdads. They
feel under the rocks to catch them with
their claws. When they catch a little
Ash they roll it in their paws before
they eat it. And they do lots Of other
tricks. And we have lots Of fun play
ing with them.
Emmett Fellows, g 10.
DoudS-IAeandO la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Chas. H. Pugh Was Juanita
McCarty's Great Grand
father

Dear Juniors:
AS I have never written to the jun
Tor page l thought I would write about
my great grandfather. Charles F. Pugh
was his name. He enlisted in the civil
war when it began. One day he was In
q stable shooting his horse. When the
enemy went by. He hid and after they
went by he got on his horse and rode
to his camp.
Another time he had the bill shot off
his cap. In another battle he had the
rim Of his hat shot off. In that same
battle he had his horse shot from I'M
der him. The man next to him was shot
off his horse. Sc he took that horse. All
through the war he was not wounded.
Juanita McCarty, age II.
1910 Prairie Ave-, Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Earl Hicks Tells of His
Mother and His Grand
father, Who Was a
Very Brave Man

Dear Juniors,
I saw In the Courier Junior where
they wanted us to write letters about
our mothers. Now ! am going to write
about my mother when she was a lit
tie girl in London.
NV mother was born in London, Eng.
20 you see she Is English. and she talks
funny sometimes. I like to hear her talk
about when she went to school and
what funny grades they had there
They have standards there. That Is
what we call grades here. My grand
mother used to have to pay to send
my mother to school, n she had &c
pay twopence a week for her to go to
school. They went to school at .
o'clock and came home at noon. Went
to school at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
and came home at 4. They had M re-
cess like we have. Then on Good Fri
day everybody all over London would
have hot cross buns to eat that day and
this is what they sang:
Hot cross buns,
Hot cross buns.
The old woman runs.
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns.
Now l must tell you about the hockey
pokey man. Hockey pokey means Ice
cream a farthing a dish and some are
a halfpenny q dish.
Now I will tell you a little about my
grandfather in London. He was a
bobby and one cold winter night was
on duty. There was a large fire. The
fire engine came tearing down the
street. There was a bus passing with a
lady in it and in some way the bus
was upset and in trying to save the
lady's life my grandfather was run
over and his right foot cut off. Also a
large cut in his face, SO you see he was
a hero. The lady came to the hospital
every day and brought flowers and
also paid for his artificial foot and
took care of the family while grand
father was sick. Then of course he
could not be q bobby any more.
Well dear Juniors. I will close for
this time. The next time I write will be
a letter about my mother crossing the
sea. know you will like to hear that.
Earl Hicks, age 9,
A/pnCy Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Mabel Wilcox's Composition
From the Brothers
Grimm

Dear JuniOrs:-I am sending one OF
my school compositions, From the
Brothers Grimm"
Once upon a time there was an old
man who lived with his son and daugh-
ter-in-law. When he sat at the table
he could not hold his spoon and would
spill the food on the table cloth, down
his clothes and sometimes upon the
floor.
His son and daughterin-law did not
made him sit in the corner behind the
oven and CAV him his food in an
earthen dish.
BY and by the old man grew sad,
his eyes were wet with tears. One
day when his hand trembled so he
could hold the dish no longer. 1t fell
to the ground and broke in many
pieces.
The young wife scolded him but he
only sighed in answer. They bought
him a wooden dish and out Of that he
had to eat.
One day as he was sitting in his
usual place behind the oven, he saw
his little four year old grandson fitting
together some pieces Of wood.
what are you making. grandson?"
asked the old
Il am making a wooden trough" he
replied, "out of which father and moth.
er can feed when I grow big
At these words the man looked at
his wife a moment and then both be-
gan to cry.
After this the old grandfather sat
at the table and if he did spill a little
food on the cloth they didn't say any.
thing about it.
Mabel Wilcox, Age II.
Floris, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
The COURIER JUNIOR
FL Publlshsd by
Y THE COURIER PRINTING CO.
0ttumwa, Iowa
MATILDA DEvEREAUx
EDITOR
rHt PRIZE

Dear Juniors: Today we have
many prize winners. In the Current
aEyents' contest Vader Hunter ls
awarded q prize, but this Junior will
never be a "s~ufragette." We hope
isabel Forsyth, who wants to be a
ENyoter," will discuss this matter win
|Nader. Earl Hicks and Juanita NC
FCarty are awarded ancestor prizes.
Gcarl writes about his dear mother
md his grandfather, too, while Juan-
ESta tells Of her great grandfather. Mel
win Walker has q most instructive
Sr0mposition on Corn" and Is
course awarded a prize. All these
= juniors complied with the eve rules.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
ALL ABoUT PRIZES.

W. send out prizes within two
weeks after the names of the winners
ere published.
we do wish the Juniors would &C.
knowledge their prizes.
II any Junior has ever failed to re-
sceive a prize after his or her name
in this paper, it is because
tie wrong address has been given us.
when we say wrong address we es-
specially refer to incomplete addresses.
SAll city Juniors should put their
afreet number and all Juniors living
IA the country should put their box
shuznber of failing to have q box send
their parents names.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Irene's Grandfather Was
With Sherman on His
March to the Sea

Dear Juniors:-I thought | would
write a few lines about my Grandfath-
er Myers.
My grandfather was born in Penn
~sylvania, in 1848. He lives at Pack
wood, now. He was a soldier in the
civil war and was with Sherman's
march to the sea. They saw many
hardships during the march.
AS my letter is getting long l will
close.
Irene Myers, Age 8.
Abingdon, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Velna Lowell Used to Live
on a Big Farm

Dear Juniors:
AS have not written I thought !
would write. My name is Velna Lavilles
My age Is ten years. l go to North
English school. l am in the fifth grade,
MY teachers name is Miss Foster. ]
have two brothers and two sisters. My
youngest brothers name is Rodney
Lavelle. He is a year old. We have a
big farm. We used to live on it. l had
some pets when we lived on the farm
I had a pet cat, dog and pony. Well, ]
will close.
Velna Lovelle,
North English, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
= NEW CONTEST,

February is the birthday month o
NO very notable American men. we
Wsnt all the Juniors to write bou
pna OF them or both OF them. We VII!
lAt the Juniors tell who these grand
non are. This contest opens today.
ealect prizes, first and SECOND
khoica, from among the following ar
edcles: Souvenir spoon, book, foun-
TAIN pen, small camera, writing pad
box Of school supplies or roller
Dkates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Wallace Webb, a New Junior
Goes to Hickory Ridge

Dear Juniors:
This is the first letter I have written
to the Courier Junior.
I live on a farm five miles north OF
Batavia, Iowa. I go to Hickory Ridge
school and l am in the fifth grade. MY
schoolmates are Dewey Hudson and
Cecil James. My teachers name is
Esther Johnston.
Wallace Webb, age II,
Batavia, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
ANCESTOR STORIES.

We want the Juniors to write about
home of their ancestors (Which
hmeans your parents, grandparents,
treat grandparents, etc., We will ask
IN Juniors to write nice short stories
~keiing something remarkable or IN
usual about their ancestors.
The writer's can select their prizes
rom among the following: A 0 OF
andy. roller skates, book, friendship
link. pine or knife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
WANT LETTERS.

ri Wle want the Juniors to write some
syery interesting letters, "1ewsy' let
Some Of the Juniors a write
IA their parents. Other Juniors might
write as though they were visiting
#eome city. The reward for the pest
letter will be q box Of letter paper
md envelopes, q book, a friendship
link or q knife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
Mary Keefe Goes to Adams
School; Likes Her Teacher

Gear Juniors:
This Is the first time I have ever
written TO the Junior page. I am 9
years old. I go to the Adams school
teachers name is Miss Ramsell.
MY studies are geography, singing,
Language, reading. arithmetic and writ
Ing. The study I like best is reading.
Mary Keefe,
~ 425 East 4th ST., OttumWa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
aEvEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

e8EvEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS
/. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and lightly, using
Sfnk or sharp lead pencil.
!. Always sign your name in full
md state your age.
Z. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your W work.
S. Number your pages.
s. Always state choice of a prize
IN . separate piece Of paper, with
name and address in full.
Z. Address envelope to The Cour.
sfDr Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29
SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS.

We want more school compositions
Remember. we are giving one friend
ship link, engraved. each week to
the writer of the best composition
THE boys can have a knife, book
aor friendship link.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-29

Box 1S.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-11
THE MOTHER

of my body fashioned the whole of you, Flesh me, blood of me, bone of my bone, Yet, with part in the miracle soul of you
 How dare to call you my own? Out of the and the stars and the flowers,
 Out of the magic of life-gving spring, Out of the peace of the dim twilight hours.
 Blossomed your spirit, the God given thing. Pale is my gift in the light of that other.
 Mine the nfnitesimal part; God must forgive the vain pride of mother Calling you hers you lie at her heart. Phoebe Hunter Gilkyson in Scribners Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-11
WEAKENING E
 SIGN IF STRENGTH
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

AMSTERDAM, (Nia London) Jan. 9.-Commenting on conscription legis- lation in England the Erankfurter Zeitung says:
 The carrying of the compulsion bill is the first sign of the actual weakening of England although, on the other hand, it is proof of the strength of the government and the tenacity of English character
 This apparent contradiction is eX- plained as follows Despite strong counter currents the English govern ment has got what it wanted. This is sign of strength. But that the government is obliged to want it, is sign of the weakening of England so far as her position within the entente is concerned. It is clear that England would never come to such a decision. which is in opposition to her traditions and political principles, if she were not obliged to do so, above al for political reasons connected with her relations with the allies The Frankfurter Zeitung expresses the belief that the application of compulsion will be without influence on the issue of the war.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-11
A Successful Evacuation"

The term, successful evacuation frequently used in the London dispatches, describing the
 tirement of the allied forces from the peninsula of Gallipoli, shows how much the adherents of the Hon. Jack Johnson missed by lack of facility of expression, in drawing comfort from the result of his meeting with the Hon Jess Willard at Havana April of last year. They might have spoken of the successful retirement of Mr. Johnson from the prize ring. which he had adorned for many years and his successful surrender of the belt which had so long adorned him. They might have withdrawn to degree popular attention from the decision of the referee in favor of Mr. Willard by riveting attention to the fact that MT Johnson had suffered mortal injury. He had "success
Arizona republican., 1916-01-11
Purpose or Research Report

Purpose or Research Report
 One of the chief purposes of the re- port is to enable sales managers, aG- vertising managers, credit men, bank CTS and retailers to plan their busi- ness campaigns for 1916 more effect ively. It is pointed out that retail CTS, by comparing the figures in the report with their own sales, collcc- tions and stocks, will be able to deter mine what standards to set for 1916 and to compare their own sales, in- creases, advertising increases and col lection conditions with those in other lines in their own and other sections of the country.
 With the thought of bringing the information which the report contains it embraces nearly sixty maps and charts-tO all business men and thus to spread the information over as wide a field as possible, extra numbers of the magazine have been bound in per manent form and are to be supplied 10 business men at one dollar each. Re- quests for bound copies should be ad- dressed to Associated Advertising, S03 Merchants Bank BuildinS Indianapo lis Indiana.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-11

If the driver of of those heavy and inde- structibe fire trucks is making run, a fire and lunatic in automobile should impede his progress by trying to keep ahead of him. he should not hesitate to him down. One tragedy of that kind would probably have a salutary effect upon such unatics generally than by sending them jail. But do not that when they have not beer run down there be any mistake
 in sending them to jail. a |