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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-18
FOR CLERK OF COURTS

/ hereby announce myself as can
didate for nomination to the office of
Clerk of Courts on the Republican
ticket and solicit your support at the
primaries to be held May 23d, 1916.
| reside at Bruce, S. D., and have
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-18

as TO merit the same generous support
in the Republican primaries to be held
on May 23rd.
Very truly yours,
JOHN A. LUNDEN.
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DOAN'S MADE A CURE

OVER FIVE YEARS LATER, Mr..
Hanson said: "Doan's Kidney Pills
made a permanent cure in my case"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Hanson has twice publicly recon-
mended Foster-Mulburn Co., Props
Buffalo, N. Y.
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never been a candidate for or held a
county Office.
Yours respectfully,
VERN A. WALTERS,
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FOR THE STATE SENATE

I hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the nomination for member OF
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the right to editorial columns
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candidates the real friends President Wilson
n 23rd.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
Irene Dexter Writes About
Her Great Great Grand
father, Eli Truitt

Dear Courier Junior:
I have written before but l thought
T would write in the ancestor stories
contest.
NV great great grandfather, whose
name was Eli Truitt, lived IN hen'
lucky and had very large farm.
There was so much to do on the farm
that he had some slaves to work on
II or course that was something
very common at that time for 1t was
the time when the negroes were soid
and treated like dogs by some of their
masters. %.
But nv great great grandfather
was a Methodist minister and SO was
very kind to his servants. He told
the negroes that if they would stay
ten wears with him and would be good
and not try to run away he would set
them free. ... ... -.. ..
About seven or eight years later
he became convinced that slavery was
very wrong and he decided to move
to Ohio. He kept his word and set
his slaves free but there was one old
couple who would not 60 and leave
their master although they were free:
The negroes helped him move and
STAYED with their master until ne
died. I think it was very kind OF MIN
IN set the slaves free. l think 1t was
very kind of the negroes to stay with
their master until he died.
p Roy 156, Ottupwa, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.
otturnwa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
AN INDIAN STORY.

Dear Juniors: This week, Irene
Traul has written about many OF the
Indians whose homes were right here
In WapeHo county years ago. Irene
says she compiled her story after
hearing Mrs. Harry Keyhoe's talk on
the Indians. The Courier Jr is
very pleased with Irene's splendid
work and the judges have awarded
her prize. The Courier is always
glad when the Juniors send in unusual
stories. The unusual features OF the
ancestor stories is what appeals to
The Courier and prompts it to con-
tinue the contest. The Juniors GER
tatnly send in splendid ancestor
stories. One Selma Junior whose
sxeat. great grandmother, Elizabeth
Lincoln, was first cousin of Abraham
Lincoln, is awarded a prize. Mary
Catherine certainly proves up her re-
lationship to the martyred president.
we want tho Juniors to write about
the proceedings or happenings OF a
week. We think the happenings
VIM make very interesting reading.
Select prizes, first and second
csoioe, from among the following artl'
cles: Box of candy, roller skates,
souvenir spoon, box of writing paper
bOx 4 school supplies. -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
Katherine Shank Writes t.
Her Four Cousins

Dear Cousins Dwight, Verl, Harry
and Wright am writing to you
through the Junior page. How are
you? And what are you all doing
these cold days? ..... ...e
Elizabeth and have been having
the whooping cough and Grandma
Buchanan had it too, we are getting
better. have not been to school
since Christmas, and our teacher IS
sick the last week and had to have
an operation. She is getting along
all right but don't know when school
will begin again.
| am doing the house work for
mamma, as we have no girl. Eliza
beth is over to Grandma Buchanan S
today, the first time in two weeks. l
never miss day going over.
Say, Dwight, have you tried to jump
off the culvert any more?
Uncle Fred was over last Monday
and Stayed all night. l wish he would
stay with US.
This is my third letter to the Junior
page and if this don't find the waste
basket I might come again and see us
sometime. ....
Your cousin, .a
Katherine Shank,
Ottumwa, Iowa, Route No. Z.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
Carl Rice, a Richland Junior
on George Washington

Dear Juniors y will write story
about George Washington.
AS you all know George lived on
big farm in Virginia. The ships
had a great fascination for the by
George and he thought that when he
became a man he would go to sea ala
be sailor, and so he listened with all
his ears to the tales the seamen tod
him.
| George Washington did not go to a
public school like all we children t!o.
For he learned his lessons from his
mother and Mrs. Washington was very
| strict and stern, so George had to learn
his lessons thoroughly.
| One of the biggest lessons she
taught him was obedience which prob
, ably was the reason he was SUCH a
good soldier Also, he helped her in
the later years for his father died
when he was eleven years old and mis-
mother guided him to manhood alone.
| George was contented on farm for
four years after his fathers death ard
then when he was fifteen, he decided
he wanted to go to sea. But an uncle
in England got wind of the plan anc
sent to Mrs. Washington letter In
which he begged her not to let him go
If she cared anything for his future.
Life on the sea was not in those days
anything to what it is now and he fear
ed that the boy would he mistreated.
She hated to disappoint the boy bit
she knew his uncle must know What
he was talking about so she showed
George the letter and told him ne
must give up the plan.
Now he had mad temper, but fast
on the heels of his anger came love
for his mother and he swallowed the
hurt and said, "I'll shall stay, mother,
If you wish It," but if he had gone to
sea he perhaps would not have been
"the father of his country.
Caryl Rice, Age 9.
Richland, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
Mary Susan Evans Com.
position - Abraham
Lincoln
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
I thought would write about Abra.
ham Lincoln.
He was born February II, 1909, in
Kentucky. He went to the back.
woods schools When 8 years of age
his mother died Then his father was
married again.
When he was IL years old his par
ents moved to Indiana. He learned to,
write, cipher and read. When he was
16 years old he cut rails for his faith
err
When Lincoln grew up to the age
of Is he began to study law and poll.
tics. In 1851 he became president Of
the United States. He was the six.
teenth president.
One of his quotations is with NAL.
ice toward none, with charity for all"
Lincoln was assassinated April IA,
1865, at Ford's theater and died the
following morning at o'clock John
Wilkes Booth was his assassin.
Mary Susan Evans. Age 10.
Route 3. Keosaoaua, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
Earl Lowry Writes of His
Irip to South Dakota

Dear Junior Courier:--I have enjoy.
ed reading the letters of the Junior
Courier, so / thought l would write
and tell about my trip to South Da-
\ kota.
We left Ottuplwa over the Milwau-
kee railroad at 5:25 p. m. We arrived
( 1t Cedar Rapids at 8 p. m. We left
Cedar Rapids at II p. m. We arrived
at Sioux City in the morning and left
there at a. m. We got to Aberdeen,
4 s. D., at s p. M, Friday evening. We
stayed there all night and the next
morning we took the 5:25 train for
\ Ipswich, S. D., where we arrived at
1920 a. m.
My uncle met us and we had a nine
B mile drive into the country, which
was New Years day.
Il My aunt had big dinner and there
were forty guests there.
South Dakota is a very pretty coun
3 try. It is called the sunshine state
4 We found it very cold there. 1t was
Ia family that had lived as neighbors
4 to my mamma before she was mar
ried. We had to drive ten miles.
froze my cheek on the way, it was sc
Z cold.
We saw lots of jack rabbits and
\ prairie chickens. We came home by
b the way of Minneapolis, Mimi, ano
was there all day sight seeing. One
#sof the most interesting things was
4 the ZOO There was SO many different
animals of all kinds and different
kinds of birds.
We left Minneapolis at p. M, Sat
\ urday and arrived in Ottumwa Sunday
Y noon and got taxi to bring us home
n We were very tired.
III Earl Lowry, Age 10.
Shillicothe, Ia, Box 36
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
Junior Corrick Tells His
Grandpa About the
Scouts

Dear Grandpa:
You say you are anxious to hear
some Of the things our troop Of scouts
do: will tell you about one. o..
One pretty Sunday not long ago
our scout master, Frank c. Cornell took
few Of us out We went past head
quarters which is located near Wild
wood park. One of the boys had cam
era with him and our scout master took
an old gun, put y red handkerchief
around his face and three. Of us were
standing right in front of the door
when he came around Then of course
we lad TO throw mp our hands and Ar
thur Peppers took the picture. We then
left the shack and tramped west. In a
few minutes our assistant scout master
said he had some powder and would set
it off in tree. S, we could get a pic
ture of It,. Most everybody backed off
but the scoutmaster He was to take
the picture when his assistant set it
off. 1t was about minute and half
before it went Off but when it did
there YVES bang and cloud OF smoke.
While the other scouts were playing
and running about the scoutmaster
picked two other boys and myself out
to get away when no one was looking,
and trail off into the deepest part OF
the woods and make a good fire and
tIc1l Wouiu tIy " lollOW IL ctllO
come to camp. The scoutmaster separ-
ated the boys so as to be sure to hit
the tralI. Arthu. Peppers came in
about the same time Teddy Giles did
coming because h. had just seen the
smoke, but Pep was the one that came
in on the trail.
The next thing was to- put the fire
out for d true scout will never go away
as long as there is red ember or a
bit ot smoke. ,..... >e.& -.
This fire was sOCIt out and we were
travelling the direction Of the creek
After a few minutes walk we came to
|; it. This stream was about ten feet
across. The boys were soon fording II
for there was thick piece of ice un-
der about three inches of water.
Our last picture was about the best
yet 1t had two little fellows sitting or
log in front which was big fire. One
boy had on the Scoutmaster's big hat
and an old pipe in his mouth. The 9TH
err had the old gun IN his lap and both
looking at the fire. These boys hao
come along with lla that afternoon.
BY this time we were all getting tired
and hungry, SO it was decided we would
trail for home. With this idea most OF
the boys greed ard so we went on our
journey homeWard.
We hive two Patrols in our troop
one the Black Bea' and the other the
Raven. The officers are: Frank C.. Cor
nell. scoutmaster. Charles Turpin, as
sistant scoutmaster, Arthur Peppers
patrol leader of he Raven and Lyle
Henry his assistant. OF the Blacl
Bears Leo Fabritz is patrol leader ant
his assistant is Hugh Conroy.
~. Junior Corrick. age 10,
1Os W. Wilson ST.. Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
FOR THE CHILDREN
Selma Children's Great
Great Grandmother
LincOln's Cousin

Dear Courier: T." rr'''''.
We are little Courier Juniors and
while all are talking and writing about
Abraham and George Washington, we
send in our letter as Courier Junior
defendants of one of these great men
Abraham Lincoln.
Our great. great grandmother was
Elizabeth Lincoln, first cousin to Lin
coin, the president, making him cur
own fifth cousin. Our great grand
mother, Elizabeth A. McAtee died in
Bloomfield. Ia. about three years ago
where our grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Priest took care Of her for several
years before her death.
At her bedside and under the same
roof were four generations, Mrs. Eliza.
beth A. McAtee, Mrs. Mary Priest,
Elizabeth (Bettie) Priest Nicholson
and Mary Catherine Nicholson, taking
us back to the direct Lincoln genera
ton.
Grandmother McAtee came with the
Lincolns to Illinois and many a time
has she. told her stories of their FAM
lily and travels together She had
pocketbook made of woven yarn and
Abraham Lincoln was worked in large
letters on it. This pocketbook was
made by Daniel Boone's sister and Civ
en- to Abraham Lincoln, grandfather
or the president. The grandfather was
pioneer of Kentucky and was killed
by the Indians. He left two sons,
Thomas and Mordecai. Thomas was
the father of our president, Abraham,
and Mordecai was the father Of our
great, great grandmother, Elizabeth
Lincoln
Our great grandparents, Samuel and
Elizabeth A. McAtee were among the
| first to settle in Bloomfield, Iowa.
Samuel McAtee being one Of the three
men who named the town and both
! lived there until their death Our
grandmother was born and raised in
Bloomfield and our mamma was born
and raised there, being teacher I'M
| til she became a farmers wife,
We have srananolncr Gown mere
near us, too. We hope our ancestor
story will not be too long and may
write again some other time.
Mary Catherine Nicholson. Age 8.
! Elizabeth NJ. Nicholson, Age 2.
Selma, Iowa, Route MOI /, Box 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04

down to where the west END fresoyteI
ian church is now and settle II. ~
front of the church is large EN-
tree People say the Indians held coun
ell meetings there Caldwell bought the
first mans share for three dollars, the
second mans for an ak and the ti ,i
mans for so much money he pui1l d
log cabin on the banks Of the river
One day the river came up ana WASH
led away, He wanted to save some ~ VI
the logs so he caught a large one. On
it was growing little sprout. CaldWei
broke it off and planted it near the large
elm tree at the First church. They are
both ve-y Old :. ..f
Blackhawk was good Indian. He
had ONLY one wife. She swept all the
grass out of the yard. One day an
indian agent gave them COW. After
while It rained and the agent going by
in a buggy saw Mrs. Black Hawk hoid l.
ing an umbrella over the COW and foi-
lowing it. nt e..
The first Indian suffragette was
Ratchuwina or flying pigeon Hef
husband Maskaska was going to the
big cities and she wanted to go, but ne
would not let her 20. Ont night in camp
he woke to see her standing over him
with knife, She said Am your wire
or am / not?" He said he guessed she
was. Am I going. or am l notV' nc
said II guess you are. ..F
The Sac and Fox religion 1s callec
"Deluge." They said the great spirl,
told them it was gong to be flood anc
to build a large canoe. They who be
lieved d ID so. And the flood came. me!
were saved that believed and the 9TH
ers We're drowned. .....E
The Indians tell The story that grea
spirit made three men and told them Il
jump into stream. One did and cams
out white. Then the next one did tn.
same and came out copper coloreo
Then the next on. Jumped in and CAM
out black. Great spirit then gave therl
three bundles. The one the colored MAJ
got had tools for herd labor. The cop
per colored mans had bow, arrows ant
things fer Indian life. The white man
| had per and ink and paper to shoV
that he is master Of the races.
This is the story that Mrs Harr'
Keyhoe told us. We all took points an
I thought would write story on Ind
ians.
North Street Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04

oor,b down hard lust as good gardeners
tan,n # down afte" they have planted
their setd. This time she didn't use mel
feet but instead the whole under slde
Of her shell. First she, raised the hino
end of her body, and when 1t was up d
high as she could get 1t she let IL aroE
uuickly. as hard as she could. A1tel
the ground was we'll tamped oo"h' sie
tried to scratch it 20 a little. to make
r. look Rough on top, as if no one hao
disturbed it. because OF course she dlo
not want any one TO know where mel
nest was. Then she walked OF Slowly
to tho pond, crawled out on an ola loe
and floDped in :,
"Oh dear!" mourned Malcolm. 81
wish I had been with you.
"How long do the eggs stay in the
hole? ?" questioned Marjorie.
Suppose you could nave kept sun
You know you have to learn 10 Keep
pretty still to catch any wild animal az
work ;" reminded Uncle Jack. Then, &c
Marjorie: "The eggs stay in the ground
Ten ar eleven months before they hatch
Come on, let's all take Willie Bite BACK
to the pond now See, I'll pick him ur
gently and scratch your initials on ms
hack with my knife point-just lightly
so it can't possibly hurt him, because
Won know he has blood in that hard
shell Of lis, as well as in his body
There-two M's-one for Marjorie ano
one for Malcolm-and an Fl for Helen
Now YOU can always. be sure of Willie
Bite LET'S go and look on the muddy
bank. to see if possibly we can ind any
little hole or any eggs. J..
But. search as they would, not ar
egg and not a hole could the children
find. Wien they We're quite sure Of this
they put Willie Bite down, and he stucf
out his head and tail and all four feet
as quickly as ever he could. and sour
ried for he pond Safe in the water, M
stopped and stuck up his head.
"Good-by, Willie Bite!" waved MAJ
colin. Remember. you're our turtle
even if you do liv" in your own pond
and if you ever hear that any friend o
yours is going to dig her nest wisf
you'c crawl up to the house and let VI
know"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We send out prizes within two
weeks after the names of the winners
are, published.
We do wish the Juniors would &C
knowledge their prizes.
II an yJunior has ever failed to re-
ceive prize after his or her name
appeared 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.
An 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
III their parents names.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
Basket Social at Teddy Mil
ler's School Valen-
tine Day
Dear Juniors.

Dear Juniors:
This is my first letter to the Junior
am in the third grade. l go to the
o. K. school am 9 years old.
have one brother and three sisters
They all go to school.
My teachers name is Edna Francis
I like her very much. We are COINS
to have a basket social February Il
Teddy Miller, Age 8.
Broken Bow, Neb
Georgetown Star route.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
ANCESTOR STORIES.

We want the Juniors to write about
some of their ancestors (Which
means your parents, grandparents,
great grandparents, etc., We will ask
the Juniors to write nice short stories
telling something remarkable or un-
usual about their ancestors.
The writers can select their prizes
from among the following: A box or
candy, roller skates. book, friendship
INK, pin or knife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
sEvEn RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

eGVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS
1. Use one side of the paper only.
/. Write neatly and legibly, using
Ink o. sharp lead pencil.
s. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
3. Number your pages.
s. Always state choice OF prize
sen ! separate piece Of paper, with
name and address in full,
& I. Address envelope to- The Cour'
Ter Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
WANT LETTERS.

We want the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters, "newsy" let
ters. Some of the Juniors can write
rs their parents. Other Juniors might
write as though they were visiting
some city. The reward for the best
letter will be box of letter paper
and envelopes, book, friendship
link or a knife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS.

We want more school compositions
Remember, we give one friendship
! Ink. engraved to the writer of the
best composition. The boys can have
knife. book, or friendship link.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-20
FRENCH HAY BOOTS.

Paris has just discovered hay
boots. 1t appears that the military
stores have run out of boots in small
sizes-the most in demand, natural
ly, for the French are not usually
built on colossal scale. Unable,
therefore, to give men properly fit
ting boots, they have been informed
by circular that they can obtain serv-
iceable footgear some sizes too large,
accompanied by a gratis pair of ex-
ira socks. By doubling their socks,
they are told, they will be able to
walk very well in large boots. But
unhappily the socks do not seem ade-
quate, and so hay is substituted.
If only you can get enough hay, in
deed, the size of the boot is of no
Importance you fill it as full as you
like or can, and then insert your
foot.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-20
Optimistic Thouaht.

Invention is not so much the result
of labor as judgment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-20

Trinity Methodist Episcopal institu-
ton Now Has Twelve-Hour
Program.

One way to get people to go to
church for part Of Sunday is to have
them go for all Sunday, says Les
lies. Trinity Methodist church,
South, Of Los Angeles, has adopted
that plan, having services and activi-
ties from nine o'clock Sunday morn
ing until after nine at night. The
whole family may go, and all will
find something to engage their atten-
ton. Moving pictures begin the day,
after which comes the Bible school
in various departments, followed by
the children's church and the regular
worship for adults. After this the
family goes to Trinity cafeteria for
lunch, following which there is a so
cial time in the library and reading
rooms. AT three o'clock a sacred
concert is given. Dinner is served
at the church as late as 7:30, and
the evening is devoted first to the
young peoples meeting and then to
the regular preaching service. Trim
ity is a million-dollar plant, with
332 hotel rooms for men and women,
besides the gymnasium, clubrooms,
roof garden and other customary
equipment of an institutional
church. The unique feature of the
work is its all-day program for Sum
day.
More and more the churches are
being weakened by the use of Sun
day as a day for recreation and
pleasure. The all-day church doesn't
feel competition of the moving pic
ture or any other counter-attraction.
Few churches have the equipment to
adopt continuous, all-day program,
but every church should adapt its
services and activities to meet the
needs of the people. The churches
which satisfy the needs of the age
are the churches with the courage
and initiative to meet changed social
conditions with new methods.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-20
THE DIN OF BATTLE.

1t was midnight in London, and a
fog was abroad in the land.
what" asked the belated pedes-
trian, as he stepped into a newspaper
office, sis that brisk firing off to the
southwest"
eve have not yet been informed y
replied the first assistant janitor of
the night watch, whether it is a
Zeppelin bombarding the city or a
policeman shooting at a mad dog"
And with the fate or a nation tot
tering in the balance, the uncertainty
continued to be something fierce.