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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-09-29

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bienen tDnnen.
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begraben.
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Der RcpubIifaniid,e Club Ser Grit.
ten &aro pernnitaltet am Samitae
ysad;nrittag imo a6eno i'm geefnpooo
parf in Silperton iein jdbrlides Sic.
nie. fir iucldes Die iintfniienoiicn
9orbereitiingen getroffen tpurber. lo
nab allen SbeiItfebntern senilBreifs
Stnoen beporiteEen. sllle repubIifa.
niidcn aanoibaten iilo cingelaoeli
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Yolitiines.
9iepnblifaniide Gnmpasne iutrb nm
8. SftOber amf bem 5iHbIap
Warft eroffnet.
Snstes 2isa ,pirb beute in's &ebcn
gernfen merosu.

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am Sainitaa iiber ad)t 3aseiI, Dem 8.
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.eitei iperoen luie geiiern ponl Jie.
pnblifaniiden aunpagne-auntnIittce
oeiinitip elltidieoen ipnroe.
3un 8oriiBer lit gilrserneilter
Eud,ta ansericbcn, Der pon germ
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pagnefonunittee5, poraeiielt lperoen
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gictor Seint, Der Stanoioat Fir aon.
sreBrcpr1ientant int 5rpeiten Ilitritt.
9iatiirlib iperoen Die Heoner ipic i;b.
lid bonn Blaine Club uno anoeren
republifaniiden Stubs mad, bem Der.
iamnilungsplaB esfortirt rperOen.
Seiite Wtittas miro selegentli6 ei.
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faniiden Bannertragers, ms &ebelt
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leIten.
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tung pltroe geiiern i'm anihllrb an
cine aonieren5 befalrnter @eihdits.
lei,te erlaiieit, Die I'M 8iliineB Men'5
Club itatt3eiimoen bate. Ger iiA
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folgt:
Cincinnati, 2S. Septem6er.
8ertber Serr.
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tenoen Sbatieteit unterihisen uno er.
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Sdasmeiitus elmer priifuns 8u uns
teraieben.
(ga.) gbdrles Cooper.
'Shabmeiitsr bon 6amilton Gonlltp,
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Sbsreiia Wasner,

afb. 2 ID nffber
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9ffp Gpfsbius gsdpnet, G. q. Wi.. NIB Jrdn
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b,nsiabrs NE 3sii Der geeteisuns irirb ipnter
acfannt seuiadt. II
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81 Jabrcn unb wionaffr. neihsnberbrennnna
i'm 9lnetnnniisr Gremdtorium sariiaa. ben
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sIbeHue, slboHoae.
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BEL Gel. 476 .R. Some ybSne
1851 u.
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5d5 9pHitoue 9lueuue.
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Wdb@en fur augemeine Sauslrbeit Gbu
ter aobH. 262 Gtrmau abe, Goonbale. Eel.
1850 X. bb
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1915, I'M s;l5 gannmiitoes. nod eirsr aronf'
bfit bon eifiokeu lnodbeu
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mi d d en- swiifhen 16 nub 30 Satre alt, INN
In stusm Eptifrr 9abeu 81 nrbtiten nub iu
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
Will Writer Of This Story
Send in Her Name?
We Lost It

Dear Juniors:
This is the first time l have ever
written to the Courier Junior. l enjoy
reading the letters very much. ! will
write about an Unusual story:
Once there was little prince who
was very unhappy. All the wealth in
the country would not make him happy.
One day he saw two little children
playing way down the road. He sat
and strained his eyes until they had
gone home. He thought he'd go down
and see them, so when the nurse had
left he ran down the stairs and
through the palace yard to where the
children were. They were very glad to
see him. The girl showed him some
cakes, she had made and taught him
how to make them.
He enjoyed it very much. This was
the happiest time of his life. 1t soon
began to get dark. When he got home
they were looking for him.
He told him mother and each day ne
goes down and plays with them.
He had better health than usual, and
was very contented with the poor and
often took them home with him. So one
day there was a great surprise for the
poor children. There was large and
beautiful home for which the little
prince had begged his father to have
built for them.
AS my letter is getting long l will
have to close and write more next
time.
Name was lOSt)
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
"What I Did on My Vaca.
ton" = BY Irene E. John
son of ChillicOthe

During vacation the gath of August
a crowd of us went to the county
farm. There were twenty-four in mum
Der.
When we got there the manager took
us through the building.
1t is a fine place, so many nice build
ings We took our dinner and ate out In
the lawn.
We left there about o'clock. 1t was
four miles out there. When we got back
to town we stayed<a little while and
got back home before 6 o'clock. We all
went in autos and certainly had fine
time.
The fair was going on at Abba at
that time.
The next day papa. mamma and
went up there. l visited up there until
Tuesday while mamma went to the fssir
in Des Moines. So / stayed from
Thursday until Tuesday morning.
Mamma went in the car with her SIS
ter. We had very nice trip.
Two Of my cousins came home win
me and stayed until Sunday morning
and went home on the train.
Part of my vacation took music
lessons.
| would like to hear from the other
Juniors.
I hope to see mwy letter in print.
Irene E. Johnson, age a..
ChillicOthe Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
A Pet Dog - By E. D.
Warner of BidWell

Dear Juniors:
May 1 join your contest about a pet
dog?
Once had pet dog whose name w2s
Sport He was just a pup. He and l
had many pleasant times together. One
day lost button off my coat and the
next day he found it and came bringing
it up to the house and laid it on the
porch He would go and jump in the
creek and swim when it was warm
weather.
When papa and my brothers were
making hay he was with them and he
went under the wagon and laid down
under the wheel and when the wagon
started up the wheel ran over him and
killed him.
have five cats now and their names
are Spot. Blackie, Tab. Fluff and Tom.
They catch lots of mice.
f. D. Warner, age S,
Bidwell, Iowa.
am going to schol now. My teach
er's name is Besse Fish. like my
teacher. am in the third reader and I
like to go to school go to school at
Christianburg.,
Pearl Warner,
Bidwell. Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
James Whitcomb Riley-By
Florence Peters

James Whitcomb Riley was a very
fine poet. l like to read his poems be-
cause they are poems which we chill
dren like to read. | like to read THE
Boss Girls" and olher sketches.
Riley said that he was never alone
because his childhood days were always
with him. He loved to be in the field
the woods and go to the swimming hole
in the summer time.
When he would go to the woods he
would make poems about the squirrels
and the other things that one finds in
the woods.
He also loved to go to the swimming
hole. When he would get out Of the
water first the boys would laugh at
him. And besides they would throw
mud at him.
Then he would tie knots in their
shirts and wishing that their mothers
would find out that they had been in
swimming.
Riley did not go to college. He was
surprised when he found that he could
play on so many instruments.
Riley was not very old when he died.
He would have been SO the 18th Of Oct
ober 1916. but he died July %, 1915.
Riley was born in 1868. When he was
young man he was sign painter and
was popular as we'll.
Florence Peters, age IL,
keOSauQua, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
Cherries BY Pearl Ross
of Kirkville

Dear Juniors:
Cherries are kind Of fruit raised in
the temperate zone. The cherries are
grown in the United States. If the CHI
mate was not warm the cherries would
not get ripe very fast don't think.
The cherries grow on trees. The size
of cherries are about the size of the
hNzelnut. The names Of different kinds
ofScherries are May cherries. color
bright red. white cherries, dark red
cherries and black cherries. The shape
of the cherries are almost round The
peeling OF the cherries is thin like It's
sue paper.
/. The inside Of the cherry is composed
of pulp and seed. The skin is very ten
der.
The pulp Of the cherries is the nart
which we eat. 1t is very soft and juicy.
Most cherries are sweet and some are
very bitter if they are eaten before they
ere very ripe. The cherry has seed in
1t.
The cherry is used for food. They can
be used either cooked or uncooked.
Some ways of fixing the cherry Is to
make a syrup out Of sugar, then drop
your cherries into it and let them cook.
One can make preserves out of cher
ries. One can make pies out Of cherries
also.
Pearl Ross.
Kirkyille, Ia, Box %.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
THE JAMES WHITcoMs RILEY
CONTEST

As the James Whitcomb Riley con
test does not close until Oct. 81 we
will reprint the rules again:
Today We saw a beautiful picture
And the picture suggested the subject
Tor new contest-James Whitcomh
& Riley. You all will remember that Mr.
4 Riley was one of Americas greatest
poets and that he died saturday night,
3 July g, 1916.
81 Wsswill try and describe the picture
which gave us the suggestion for the
James Whitcomb Riley contest: In the
scenter Is a splendid likeness of the
spoet. And surrounding it are several
illustrations (pictures) of seven Of his
poems. among them being: The Old
s6wimmin' Hole; That Old Sweetheart
TX Mine; When the Frost is on the
pumpkin and Out to Old Aunt Mary's.
Il Well, we want all the Juniors, big
and little, to write compositions. using
sfor their subjects. James Whitcomb
ghiley, or American poets. The prizes
will be q collection Of Mr.. Riley's
poems, the Judges making the selec.
Stion after reading the compositions.
THE ages Of the writer's. Of course, will
determine the collection Of poems
most suitable.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
The Story of a Brave Man
By Willie Ruggles

Many years ago when this country
was being settled up there was man
by the name of Bill Wotkon who always
went by the name Of "Old Bill"
He could outrun any OF the Indian
braves and outwit the OH chief at any
time or in any way. He was born in
Georgia in the year Of 1850. He was a
sure shot for his aim was true and his
hand was steady He could jump
farther than any man in history. He
could run like a deer, creep like a
tiger and spring like wildcat. Old Bill
generally depended on his good quick
feet to escape the Indians.
But now he was getting old and he
could not run so fast. And one day
when the Indians got after him they
gained on him every minute. So he put
forth all his strength to get away from
them. but they still gained on him. Old
Bill ran to the mountains and getting
behind rocks and ridges he kept out OF
their sight, but they were so close he
could hear the shouts of the angry
braves. Before him were three caves.
One had spider web spun from the
top to bottom. The bottom strings were
fastened to stick. Here is my chance,
thought old Bill, as he spied the web.
So gently pulling the web aside he
crept inside and pulled the stick back
without breaking the web. When the
braves came up Bill heard the leader
one" and when he saw the one with
the web he said HE is not in there
for no man could 10 in there without
breaking that web" So they went home
disappointed and left Old Bill to come
out when he pleased.
Willie Ruggles, age IA,
Packwood. Ia. r. No. !,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
The Chambers

Tabby, the staid old mother cat, was
a great pet and liked to lie under lne
kitchen stove with her four kittens all
day long.
1t was warm, bright weather, and
mother thought Tabby and her family
might as well stay out on the porcn' SO
she fixed a warm, soft box of wool LOT
them to lie in. But they never stayed III
it long at time.
Put the kittens in their box and let
them haveAa nap" said mother to the
little girls when they were tired Oh
playing with their pets
This they did. but before ten minutes
they were under the stove
1--WE put the kittens in their box,
truly. mother" the children protested.
Mother was at work among her flow
ers one morning when the maid opened
the outside kitchen door and drove out
the whole crowd, Tabby and her four
kittens.
"Now stay out, you witch family"
she said.
Old Tabby went straight to dwarf
apple tree growing near the shed ana
up into it's low branches the kittens all
following in an eager procession, tnelr
gay ribbons flying in the breeze. A
grapevine was trained over that end or
the shed, and it's branches were
mingled with those of the apple tree.
Tabby climbed up on and into the
vine branches and then into the open
shed chamber window, the kittens at
her heels. Then they had only to come
down the back stairs to the door at the
foot, which opened into the kitchen and
had a hole cut out in one corner on
purpose to let cats through.
Mother watched the last kitten IN at
the window, then went into the kitchen
and four E,e little family just set
ting down by the stove. She put them
out again and called the children to see
the kittens climb. They laughed and
laughed at the funny roundabout way
of reaching the kitchen.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
Robert Kreiner Tells About
His Vacation Trip to
Chicago
Dear Juniors

Lear Juniors.
I spent my vacation in Chicago. We
were seven miles from the center of
Chicago. We arrived on Saturday. On
Sunday morning we went to Hamilton
park. ! had lots of fun there. In the art
ernoon we went to Lincoln park.
There we saw the 200. Then we went
over to Lake Michigan. 1t was real
windy and the waves were high. 1t was
so cold that men wore their overcoats
while driving cars on the Lake drive.
Monday we went to Jackson park and
went in bathing. Thursday we went to
the Indiana beach and went in bathing.
That night we went on boat named
Theodore Roosevelt. We went out so
far we could see nothing but the light
OF the lighthouses. Friday we went to
Galesburg but it was so hot there that
we came home Sunday night.
Robert kreiner age 10,
SIS Camille ST, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
Alice Miller of Batavia Tells
Story About a Watch Dog

This is the first time have ever
written so will write story about
watch dog.
His name was Sandy. His master and
mistress lived in forest.
Sandy was very good to watch the
cattle and horses.
When his master and mistress went
away he stayed at home.
When they came home he would run
to meet them. He would take care of
the little chickens Sometimes when
they got lost from their mother Sandy
would go and look for them.
Whatever he was doing he would go
every day into the tall grass and find
them. He would take them in his
mouth and drop them gently on the
ground by their mother.
He loved his master and mistress
very much and they were very fond of
him.
Alice Miller. age 13.
Batavia, Ia, f. 2.