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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
Virginia Rice Writes a
Circus Story

Dear Juniors:
! want to enter your circus contest.
am little girl about nine years Old
and live in Milton.
1t was about the middle of August
my brother Kenneth and I.received a
letter from the Eland family OF Bur
| lington who used to live here, inviting
us to come and make them visit and
attend the Hagenbeck- Wallace circus.
which was to be there on the following
Monday.
We accepted the invitation and on
Saturday evening Kenneth and ] left
on the o'clock train for Burlington,
arriving there about s o'clock. We were
met at the train by Ralph Eland ana
took the street car for the Eland home
where we spent the night.
The next day being Sunday We at
tended Sabbath school in the morning
and visited Grape park in the AFTER
noon.
Then after one more night the great
show day arrived.
Mr. Eland who has fine car, took all
of us children six in all, to see the
parade.
Then after dinner we all went back
to the circus, and say 1t was a fine
circus.
There were elephants that performed
and tigers that would jump the hoop
that was one fire and all kinds of ac-
robatic performing.
There was an awful big crowd OF
people there and the tent was SO large
that the people on the other side looked
like little speks
Then the next morning at o'clock
we took the train for home, reaching
here about 10 o'clock.
We thought we had fine trip.
Virginia Rice, age ?,
Milton, Iowa.
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on came the soldiers-the Michigan
cavalry. They were following Morgan's
tracks. kept the boy till evening, kept
him against his will. He sat very still
and pale When ii was cool and dusty l
stol. down and brought up Kentucky
Belle. I kissed the star on her fore
head and bid her farewell. An old snit
of clothes OF Conrad's with all the
money I had and Kentucky gave the
worn out lad. The boy rode of with
many thanks and many backward
bow.
When Conrad came in the evening
baby and I were both crying. ! couldn't
tell him why. But an old suit OF rebel
gray was hanging on the wall and In
Kentucky's stall stood a thin old horse
with dropping head.
After the war was over letter came
and the two were safe back in the old
blue grass country. The lad had gotten
across the border and Kentucky. she
was thriving. fat and well. He never
touched her with the whip or spur on,
I've had many horses since but never
one like her.
Louise solomon. age 10.
Eldon. Iowa.
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Louise Solomon of Eldon
Sends. in Composition

Dear Juniors:
AS haven't written for long time
will send you one Of my school compo-
sitions.
1t was in the summer of 1863. Conrad
had gone to town to sell our first load
of hay. Roschen. the baby. and |. only
nineteen, were left alone. He had taken
the oxen but had left me Kentucky Bell
Oh. how much we thought of Kentucky
Belle. My father gave her to me when
| came north with Conrad.
Conrad lived in Ohio. The old folks
made me welcome and were as KIM
as kind could be. But kept longing for
the hills Of Tennessee. Oh, for sight
of water. the slope of hill But the
landing went stretching away never to
rise to meet the weary eye. When fell
sick Of pining we moved away from
the corn lands out to the river shore.
OF there was a hill and ! grew to like
it next to Tennessee.
While ! was at work one morning
some one came riding like mad over the
bridge and on up the road. He mad no
hat and bareback he rode. He hardly
stopped to say "Morgan's men are com
ing. I've been sent to warn the neigh
bors. He is taking all the horses that
he can find" The lad rode on down the
valley and | still stood in the door.
floor. Kentucky was in the pasture and
nearer nearer Morgan's men were
gallOping on.
Sunddenly picked up baby and ran
to the pasture bar. Kentucky" called.
"Kentucky." She knew me ever so
far led her down the gully and tied
her to the bushes and as ] ran back to
the log house there came sound or
ringing roofs. and coming into the
turnpike were Morgan the raider and his
terrible men AS they drew nearer my
heart beat fast with alarm but still
stood in the door with baby on my arm.
They came and passed in haste as they
sped along, weary and tagged they look
ed riding through night and day, push
ing on 10 the river.
On like the wind they went and Nor
gan rode in advance ! was Just breath
ing freely when the last of the troop
ers drew rein. / was nearly frightened
to death | scarce dared look In his
face as he asked for drink of water.
I gave him the cup. and he smiled.
saw he was only boy. faint and worn,
with dim blue eyes.
When told him | too was from the
south tears came in his dim eyes and
his mouth ouivered. Wistfully he said
do YOU know the blue grass country?
Then he swayed and tainted away.
When he got better and the noise in
his headi.wa gone Morsan's men were
miles awaM "Oh, I must co.! he NUT
tered, "Morsan-Morgan is waiting for
me. oh. what WI he say"
! heard the ringing sound of horses
hoofs and kept Him from the door and
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What Roberts Ears
Z old Him

Robert had inflamed eyes: and, be-
cause he had tried to use his eyes too
much, and made them worse. soft,
cool bandage had been tied over them.
He sat on the couch in the sitting
room, looking fretful and discomfort
ed, and Aunt Rhoda sat near the open
window, that sunny morning, with her
mending.
II don't see what can do to amuse
me, Aunt Rhoda.'' he complained,
without any eyes"
Lets see what your two ears can
do for YOU" suggested Aunt Rhoda
cheerily.
Robert looked puzzled.
Listen. and tell me the sounds you
hear" continued Aunt Rhoda, and
tell me the stories they tell you OF
what is going on
II hear Spot barking" answered
Robert promptly. as il that were the
end of it, not seeming very much in
terested.
Cant you tell anything from the
way he barks?" asked the auntie.
looking across the lawn at the neigh
boris dark barking at the gate.
Robert frightened a little. 1T
might be tramp" he suggested.
mo, guess again." said Aunt Rhoda
"Listen!"
Robert listened and heard what he
had not noticed before. the ding-dong-
ding, ding of the scissors
grinders cart.
Then it grew interesting. There
came patter OF tiny hoofs over the
asphalt pavement and he knew it was
the Moreland's Shetland pony; then
big, heavy toofs, and slow. He Won
dered what kind Of wagon 1t was
until he heard the clink of the ice
tongs and then he knew. The wagon
stopped in front of the house and the
big blocks of ice tumbled about. the
ice pick went chip, chip, and the ice
man shuffled around to the back door
with the days supply.
There's the electric car going
around the corner Of Perkins street.
auntie, said Robert. Hear it sing?"
Some one was beating rugs in the
next garden; parrot out on a side
porch squawked bad boy, bad boy"
a boat whistled In the river; and Rob.
ert began to count the different
sounds. There were so many more Of
them than he had ever dreamed there
were.
II know who is coming now, auntie
the postman!" Through the open
window had come the sound Of two
quick knocks at the house next door.
Robert felt his way to the door and
took the magazine the postman hand
ed him; but he didn't mind II he
couldn't see the pictures for he was
seeing other pictures through his ears.
All at once he heard the twittering
and calling of birds in the trees AS
he listened it seemed as if the birds
in all the trees in the neighborhood
were talking to each other. They had
been talking all the morning and he
had not heard them until now. Aunt
Rhoda told him a good deal about
birds that he had never known before.
His face was smiling and happy now,
and he no longer fretted.
Il suppose this is the way blind
people do he said.
In moment he told Aunt Rhoda he
knew what time it was without using
his eyes and she had three guesses
before she came to the right one. He
heard the boys shouting several yards
away in the school ground and he
knew it was the time of their morning
recess.
"Auntie, my nose is telling me some
thing, too he cried Jennie is max
ing cakes!"
AID oHc ho mn ,ovo1
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OTHER SUBJECTS.

We all want the juniors to send in
school. compositions and other stories,
besides the ones on the subjects we
suggest. Sometimes children can
write better compositions when choos-
ing their own subjects. We especially
want letters and ancestor stories.
To encourage originality and variety
In the juniors work the following list
\ = given:
School compositions.
4 Ancestor stories.
4 onteFeokino letters.
0ook reviews.
Unusual stories.
Current events.
Soldier stories related by veterans
| and retold by juniors.
Select prizes from among the follow.
ing: Bluebird pin, friendship link,
book. box of letter paper, doll, box of
sschool supplies, box Of candy, knife,
football, etc.
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4 Man

farther underneath. his small body and
dropped a rosy cheek into q very
plump palm. Course" quoth he. dub
iously, there is the old woodbox to
fill. Always is an old woodbox to oil
when Saturday comes. If ma only
thought 80, she could fill 1t herself and
let me do something thatll make q
man! Ben Lee says it's dom stunts
and goin' fishing, and-and-and attn
letics-makes one man."
Then, quite suddenly, Dennis Jones
Jr, stood upright. His shoulders were
straihgt as straight could be. I'm 60
ing to do something toward being 8
man." declared he, emphatically. "Jusa
will! I'd like to ask pa the best thing
cause he'd know His shoulders
dropped a little. "S'pose," said he
rather ruefully, II nights we'll go MI
that old box"
But when he reached the kitchen he
found not only his mother, but Aunt
Sue, there. And the very first WORDS
that his mother said were: Denny.
wish you'd hurry with that wood and
then Aunt Sue wants some peas. You
will have to get them for her. dear
So, when the woodbox was full,
Denny gathered the peas and started
back toward the house, but Aunt Sue
saw him and came to meet him and
took the pail of peas. How good they
look!" she smiled. Then, Mothers
half sick, Denny boy. Try to help her
all you can today
Denny stood very still. He looked
this way, and that. Across the held
the boys were doing stunts. Beyond
the field the boys were doing stunts.
Beyond the hill Ben was fishing. Tnen
he swallowed twice-very hard. With
the back of his hand he wiped some.
thing from his eyes. But, Of course. II
she was sick
Sturdily he marched up the path to
the house. Want me to pick your
peas. now. ma . he asked.
He was busy all morning.
After they were picked the peas had
to be shelled and then there was a
stack of baking dishes to be wiped;
and after dinner. when he had about
decided to saunter away over the hill
he suddenly noticed how very white
his mother was and somehow he coulc
not help saying: IL can wash those
dishes as well as wipe 'em, If am
a boy. You go and lie down. | had
headache, once and l know just how
they feel. I'll stay round and answer
he door,
When he caught sight of that look
that came into her eyes he felt exactly
as II he had won game at ball. u
seemed, all at once. as If he was 81
least two inches taller.
The dishes done, he wandered into
the garden and weeded awhile. Might
as WELL" he reasoned. "as long as I've
got to stay round. Then pa won't
have 1t to do tonight"
Before he knew 1t he was whistling.
It seemed to him he had never felt SO
good --as if the world were somehow
as smooth and soft as silk and ne
hadn't the least idea 1t was five O'Clock
until he heard a hearty voice, Just
above him, say. Mothers been telling
me our boys the best thing ever!"
Looking up he saw his father-tall,
handsome, eyes shining-holding out
his hand. Denny" said he and
something III his voice made Denny
wink very fast here's my hand ia
lad who's on the straight, sure road
to becoming mani"
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GEORGE WASHINGTON

George Washington was born Febru-
AIRY 90. 1892.
His parents were Augustine wash
ington and Mary Ball Washington.
He was a member of the Episcopal
church
His father died when George was II
years old and his training developed
upon his mother.
He was president two terms, from
1889 to 1897. He died Dec. IA, 1893 at
his home at Mt. Vernon.
Doris Emanuel
Floris. Iowa.
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ANOTHER CONTEST.

We also want the Juniors VINO
think the other subjects are too hard
TO write on one OF the following sub.
5ects.
The Story Of Nickel.
Ny Best Friend.
A Pet Dog.
Corn and Apples.
Sweet Potaoes and Cotton.
= A letter.
b Select prizes from among the fol
lowing: Box of candy. football, roller
skates, doll, knife or book.
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JEAN COROT

Jean Babtiste c. Corot was born in
France in 1922. He was a French paint
er. Corot's father was barber but
wished him to be a baker. He was very
fond of painting. Some of his paintings
are "Orphans." Dance of the fymphs.
Dante and Virgil "Paywage Night
and "Sprin2time." He died in the year
OF 1899 in France.
Margaret Falk.
Ottumwa. Iowa.
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and state your age.

and state your age.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
;. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice of a prize OF
separate piece of paper, with namf
and address in full.
Z. Address envelope to The Cou
Ter Junior.
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Ina May Tomlin Had a Pet
Lamb

Dear Juniors:
| have been to the country for my
vacation and / had a pet lambs to play
with and rode horseback.
go to the a. w. Stuart school and
! am in the fourth room.
Ina May Tomlin. age 4,
100 S. Willard St, Ottumwa, Ia.
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DID YOU MAKE MUD PIES IN THE, GUTTER?

Maybe when you made mud pies you
were out in the fields beside a purling
brook. Maybe the birds sang over
head and the cool breezes blew. But
youngsters want to make mud pies
even if they cannot have the glories
of the country. Here are two who
had to take dirt from a nearby exca-
walton on busy street. They had to
sit on the curb and in the street, but
they were pretty nearly as happy as
you when you had green fields and
sunshine and breezes and the pure air
of the open country.
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pRIZE WINNERS NEXT WEEK.
The name Of the prize winners in
the big September contest, the bulb
contest and the circus contest, Will
- announced next week.
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ALL ABOUT PRIZES.
We do wish the Juniors would

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 APP
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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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

1. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
!. Always sign your name in full
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] THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
\ fHs COURIER PRINTING CO.
ottumwa, iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA pEvEREAux
/ JAMES WHiTcoMB RILEY CON-
TEST

NJ Dear Juniors: Today we saw beau
Siful picture. And the picture suggest
ia the subject for a new contest
ames Whitcomb Riley. You all Will
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FOR BONDS

1t Is further ordered that the said ballot
may DO voted and marked in the manner.
= Il il further ordered by this Court that
this order be published throughout the
said district thirty 800 days at least be-
The Clerk Of this Court shall cause as
many copies Of this. order 70 be made or
printed az may be necessary and sign the
same, and he shall forthwith post one OF
said copies IN a conspicuous place in MS
office, one Of said copies at the front door
OF the Court House of Marion County. and
shall deliver the other copies to the Sherim
OF said Marion County. who shall forth
with post one OF said copies az Econspie5
nous place AZ each VOTING pMne e. ip s a;a
return showing that such order and copies
thereof were duly posted. which shall be
recorded by TIE Slerls Of this i, court ~ the
doth further order and direct that q copy
Of this order signed by it's 5Ciork shau be
onfe eSSh wSsH t0r tos
published in said Marion County, prior to
the date of said election, namely: Z. a.
gin ian. and the oertihcate OF the Editor or
"a til showing the publication thereof. sIinll
rSsr ao 81 t " Court .n
It 10 further ordered that the Clerk OF.
this Court do forthwith prepare poll BOOKS
purpose Of taking and certifying said speS
cfal election: same to be delivered by him
tA.sA leo q
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this Court L heTeoy S nv! ~ ~ M
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Of Chapter Elght, of the SAeta OF
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spEOIAI NoTrUEe


IN the payment thereof andthe SAID
TrnHtee haYing been reaneeled 20 TO
do, the nndefeigned VII aa SUCH
ETrnatee, Oh Mpndays Matchsthe 2oths
1916. % Ten O'clock 6. ms ct tiae
Smith Race Gfocety Company BuAdS
tng, in Cleveland Avenue % the City
Eof FaiTmonS Marion County West
Svirgintas cell ct public auction TO the
highest responsible bidder the FOL.
lowing described personal property:
"a Golden Oak Typetriters Desks. 50
15adosier; No. 1875 Safe.
Grill and Count Ter, about 26 feet
1fGolden oak ONCE Chair.
Steel, Oak Finish waste Basket.
i Hammond Typewriter: Y
a Golden Oak sectional Book Case
Cfour Sections; top and basel
1 Visible Wales Adding Machine.
4 Stationary Rack.
Desk Globe sDocum emit, File
Revolving, Golden Oak Typewriter
TERMS OF SALE. y.
Cash in hand on day OF sale for 50
much of the purchase price as may be
necessary to deeray the expenses of
executing this trust, upon the terms
stated In said deed of trust and to
discharge the amount Of money then
payable upon said note, and the dis
charge Of any liens as mentioned in
said deed Of trust. Balance of pur-
chase money in thirty days, with APP
proved security, or such other time
as the said grantor IN said deed OF
trust, his executor, administrators: or
assigns shall prescribe and direct.
TREvEY EuTTER.
F3.s.K-20 Trustee.
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!. scoMMIssIoMER,s NoTIcE.

sssf;sE COmHl 9olSNEho W. I'VE
TO John w. irwin. plaintiff, and Els
d tellaF G. Hough, executrix OF the per
sonaI estate OF Constant M. NJ.
Hough, deceased. Estela G. Hough,
Charles D. Hough. William e,
Hough, w. A; Hough, Howard L.
Hough, Genevieve Bonneberger, J.
u. Shriver, trustee, e. F. Morgan,
trustee, Ray Harden, G. w. Haw-
lStns. Agent for J.. w. Boord, @. v.
Iollitfe, Harry Shaw, French Nc
Cray, John a Clark, Emma Sum.
r1erville and Filler Manufacturing
Company, corporation, defendants:
IN the Intermediate Court OF Marion
County, West Virginia, 10 Chancery.
You and each OF you will take notice
that in pursuance of a decree OF the
Intarmediate Court Of Marion County,
West Virginia, entered on the 21st
IdayBof February, 1915, In the chan
'cery cause therein pending wherein
you are the parties complainant and
defendant. Il have fixed upon Monday,
the Il 9th day OF April, 1916, at my law
ottice in the City. Of Fairnont. Marion
county, West Virginia; aa the time
and place for beginning the discharge
fEmySduties under said decree, an abb
.stfaetl OF which is as follows:
Upon consid Iteration OF all of which.
e Is adjudged. ordered and ldecreed
that this cause be, and the same is.
hereby referred to a. =. Lehman, one
% the commissfo in chancery Of
this court to take state and report an
account allowing: "
First. What personal estate, IL
aNvl9 fhel said Con slant M. NJ . T1otICIi
and value thereof,
Second: What Sdispositioni IL any,
was mad Of faGia persons estate by
tho Defendant, ella q! sHoIeh sher
H5seut and how much, any Of
tatd perEoHal state 10 now in the
i1nndH os fald exeentf ix ayaiLab BILE for
Tie pRyHeRs az asbts owtnsSf from!
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Z coMMlssIoNER's NOTICE

Pursuant to a decree Of the Circuit
Court OF Marion County, West Vir.
sginia, entered on the 25th day OF Jan.
SuaFy, 1915, In the chancery cause OF
FARMERS Deposit National Bank, a cor
poration, VS.. Charles E. Reed and 9TH
serg, therein pending, the undersigned
< Special Commissioner will on Satur-
day, April Il, 1915, at 200 p. M, Of
fer for sale and sell at public auction
for cash in hand ION the day OF sale
at the front door OF tho Court House
of said county, the following real es.
tate wit:
That certain parcel OF real estate
fronting sIxty.six feet on Diamond
street in the City of Fairmont, and be-.
ingsone,half of Lot 46 on the plat Of
the town OF Palatine, which was con-
yeyed to Charles e. Reed by Charles
E. McCray and wife by deed dated
February 2, 1919, recorded in the Of
ice of the Clerk of the County Court
% said Marion County, In Deed Book
No. 1853, at page 4S3.
e. NJ. sHoWALTER,
Special Commissioner.
Nv. IS. Black, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of Marion County West Wiz.
ginia, hereby certify that the above
named B. m. Showalter, Special Com
missioner, has executed bond condi.
TONED for the faithful performance
FoEEhis duties as such commissioner in
the sum Of five hundred dollats, with
Security thereon approved by me as
sufficient and as required in the above
mentioned decree of sale.
w. s. BLACK,
Es:4.11-1S.25 Clerk.