Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26


served his he in the presidents
chair and declined the honor OF sitting
a third time, as he wished to be again
at Mt Vernon.
He was taken suddenly Ill after be-
ing in q wet rain all day. He was
sick only one night and day with
pneumonia. All that loving hands
could do was done but his work was
finished. He left wife and broth
er and several nephews and nieces.
In his will he did not forget one OF
them. He died December IA, 1893,
and was buried in the family vault at
Mt. Vernon. His body, with those OF
other relatives, does not rest where
it was first laid, but in family vault
erected in later years.
Edna Claver, Age 8.
203 North Ninth St. Abba, Ia.
Dear Junior: ... ....
This is the third time have written
and I thought would write about
George Washington.
George Washington was the first
president Of the United States and he
fought in the Revolutionary war. He
was born February %. Ass AZ
One day Georges father bought him
a new Ratchet. He then went outside
the house and began chopping sticks
He saw his fathers cherry orchard
and he thought he would play he
was a backwoodsman. So he went to
the orchard and found pussy asleep
under bush. ss.
He said he would play she was some
wild beast Of the forest. Then he
found a tree that he thought would
be nice to cut down with his new
Ratchet.
So he began to cut the tree with
his hatchet and it soon fell to tho
ground. Then George went to the
house. -T
His father thought he would go out
and see his new cherry tree. When he
got there he saw the tree had teen
cut down.
He said: IT wonder who could have
done this" Then he saw the marks
of Georges Ratchet. He went back
to the house and said: "Did you cut
down the cherry tree, George" George
said, eyes. father, did it with my
Ratchet" His father said, "You will
be the kind Of man I like when you
are grown up because you will always
tell the truth
Margaret T. Beall.
r. F. D. No. 9, Box 80. r
Dear Juniors:
have never written to the Junior
page. And so thought I would try to
write. I am little girl years old.
70 to school every day. go to Pleasant
Ridge. My teachers name Is MISS
Maude Stephenson. like her fine. She
is good teacher.
once upon a time George washington
was a great little boy, and he did not
have many playthings.
So one day Georges father bought
him Ratchet. And he thought 1T was
the best plaything he had ever had.
He took the Ratchet and looked at its
bright new edges and said "Thank you
father I think I can make good use OF
It," r",
And George just wanted a nice
Ratchet like this. "
And he ran out Of the house to try It
And there was large stick in front OF
the house and so he gave it hit and
the pieces flew high. ..s.
And then he ran ont into the garden
and saw the trees and flowers. And sc
ne was going " play IKE ~ was Liz
forest And as he was walking along
he saw an old cat under the bushes
and walked on and did not waken her
And played like she was wild beast
And he found little cherry tree.
And the pretty flowers were in bloom
on it.
| And so he cut 1t down and though
his father did not care much for the
tree. And then the tree was about tt
| fall. And little while the tree fell.
| And then he ran to the house and put
his little Ratchet up and went into the