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tbefen.
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meter.
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aDffaen Sruppeu tpesen Mansels an
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-15
"A Soldier Boy" BY Made
line Madigan

It was time for the train to leave
which was going to take the troops to
the border. A poor mother who had
but one son was grieved over this very
much. She tried to kill herself but was
saved every time. Just before the train
pulled out she gave her son her last
kiss. thinking that her son would never
come back to see her again. The boy
was the happiest enc of the crowd and
had much fun in going but he did not
let his mother see that he was glad.
When he reached the border they had
to fix up their tents and get something
to eat. After they were fixed up they
had to go and drill for a few hours IN
the hot sun and many had sunburned
backs to heal After a few days they
were there. They were ordered to war
This mothers son fought bravely IN the
war and earned great honors. He fought
in the battle Of Manila Bay on May ]
before daybreak when they had great
battle at Manila bay. After short
time at war he was wounded and sent
home to his mother who received him
kindly. She dressed his wounds and
prayed all the time that he would get
WELL When the president heard Of the
great work he had done in war for his
friends and comrades he was highly
praised for his work and received a
high position in the army and a medal
of honor to show what he did for his
country. His mother was glad that she
had a son that won SO many honors for
his country.
Madeline Madigan,
91S w. Mill ST., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-15
Hearing the Singing Birds,
Erma Kellogg's Greatest
Sumner Pleasure

think tlat my greatest summer
pleasure are in beh & among the sing
Ing birds, the little chickens and the
flowers and green growing things. I
nave two wren houses and three other
Wrens have nests near our house
Then there are four cat bird nests in
our hedge and an oriole has built one
IN the maple tree right over my bed
room window.
Some boys have tried to scare the cat
BIRDS away. They had better join the
Audubon society
l have lived in the city where thu
poor little birds are Gagged, and I think
It is my greatest pleasure to see them
fly about and sing Of their freedom in
the country.
My next greatest pleasure is watch
ing over my little chickens and feeding
them. :,
My third greatest pleasure is in
watching things grow. | love the garden
and flowers and trees, and don't know
which Is the most pleasant
I read every story on the Junior page
and 1 wish the Juniors were all school
mates Of mine. The Junior stories are
one Of my great pleasures too. Summer
brings so many pleasures that think
1T Is the best season Of the year. 81
Erma l. Kellogg age 8.
Abingdon, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-15
Expensive Baths

The owner of St. Bernard dog in
San Francisco used two dozen eggs,
when they were as high as sixty cents
a dozen, to shampoo her dog. The
Youths Companion tell of three hun
dred dollar bath for an elephant.
Elephants need frequent baths. In
Africa and in India, where rivers and
ponds abound, they can plunge into
the water almost at will; but that is
not the case with the luckless cap
tives that are exhibited by the travel
ing circuses in France. 1t is hard to
imagine elephants frolicking in the
Seine among the wash houses, the pin
naces, and the fen boats, and yet the
captive elephant must now and then
have a careful scrubbing AS given
to these circus animals, 1t is said that
the bath requires the services of three
men and costs about fifteen hundred
francs. First the body of the huge
beast is smeared with a white soap
of the finest quality, of which seventy
kilograms are required. The men then
rub the soap to lather with dog
grass brushes, and battle the ears with
special care. After rinsing and dry
ing the elephant thoroughly, they go
over him with sandpaper, and then
rub his entire body with olive oil, un-
til his skin becomes very soft and flex-
ible. They have to use about one hun
dred and fifty dollars worth of oil.
The baths are expensive, but they
are not required often! moreover the
value of a good animal increases con-
stantly as the roughness of his ap-
pearance disappears before the treat
mant
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-15
Building Blocks

When Bobby has the building blocks.
A battery he rears,
And then such laundering cannon
81 shocks
|S And firing as one hears!
THE dollies SILVER in their socks
when Bobby has the building blocks.
When Barbara has the blocks, we know
IS A bake shop we shall see,
With bun and biscuit. row on row:
The dollies all must be
in apron clad and kitchen frocks
When Barbara has the building blocks
When Benny has the blocks, be sure
s8 He'll play at engineer,
with railroad trains in miniature;
The dollies all appear
AS tourists now, with bag and box.
when Benny has the building blocks.
When Baby Betty has the blocks,
XII A bed we always spy.
Away with cannons, cups and crooks,
And choo-choo cars-"Bye Bye
& Her darlings all to sleep she rocks
When Baby Betty has the blocks.
ss5. Rose Mills Powers, in the Pilgrim.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-15
The Country in Summer
Time - BY Nellie Lord

Dear Editor and Juniors: I am 60
ing to try for prize in the short story
contest. If you wish to make this story
interesting imagine yourself one of the
party.
One beautiful summer day four chill
dren named Frank, John, Mary and
Ralph went with their father and
mother for a trip to the country They
took enough provisions to last for din
ner and supper which they intended to
eat in the country.
AS they went farther into the coun-
try they passed large farm houses with
many flowers blooming near. Every
thing seemed to be reckoning to them
Here was a large woods with great
trees covered with thick foliaGe nod
ding to them as if to say, Dear people
come under our sheltering branches"
There was meadow with a few
trees and little stream trickling over
pebbles in it's bed, which made de-
light sound. Many fish were playing
in it's waters, and many birds singing
in the treetops. Oh! it was delight
full day There was no doubt about it..
Everything was happy and glad as was
this party of six.
It was by stream like the one just
described that they stopped for rest.
They watched the fish playing at their
games for a while and then bright
thought came to Frank.
He ran to his father and whispered
something in his ear The children
saw their father rise and walk over to
some willow bushes. He cut several
long branches tied some wiring to them
When they We're finished they proved
to be fishing lines. How surprised the
others were.
The children fished till dinner was
ready and caught several small fish.
After dinner was time to start for
home. When they reached home their
was four very tired children ready to
tumble in bed They had finished a
very delightful and happy day in the
country in the summer time.
I hope this story will please all tho
Juniors who may happen to read it.
Nettie Lord, age II
226 Fairview Ave.
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John Frank Nidner and His
Ancestors
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
AS I have never written to the Jun
Tors l thought I would write and tell
you Of my ancestors
I was a very small boy when l lived
in Abba. Iowa, and my father worked
in a coal mine as shot firer. One
day there was an explosion and my
father was burned very badly.
But a very good doctor doctored my
father and he got along pretty well but
it left him with a very bad cough and
he could not work for great while.
I had a brother and a sister. Two or
three years later we moved to a small
mining camp in Illinois. And not long
after my little brother got scalded and
died. Then my mothers health became
so poor that she was compelled to go
somewhere to restore her health SO
she chose Kentucky which was her
former home.
But a few months later my never to
be forgotten mother died of consump-
ton. Later we moved back to Abba
My father died of Bright's diease and
also of the burns received there.
We now live with my fathers moth
err in Des Moines. My fathers father
died Of blood poisoning.
My mothers parents lived in the
south but they are both dead.
John Frank Ridner, ge 10,
Milton, Ia, Box 90.
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room, and she explained what it was.
Perhaps it wasn't a happy boy that
went home that night and told his
mother what had happened. He didn't
leave out anything at all, not even the
fact that he had forgotten.
well, he exclaimed, as he finished
telling mamma about it, Il really don't
think deserve the prize, because it was
Aunt Mary's bulbs and Mr.. Jones'
cannas that made our garden so nice"
All" replied mamma. but you
mustn't forget the little plant that first
popped up behind that old SHOE"
How do you suppose it got there?"
asked Bobby. .i
II think the West Wind must have
blown a seed there and it took root. so
perhaps, after all, the West Wind de-
serves the prize" f.. -.
Bobby agreed with mamma, but as
they couldn't very we'll give five-dol-
lar gold piece to the West Wind, Bobby
kept it and told mamma that next year
he could use it toward making their
back yard garden even more beautiful
than 1t was this year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-15
Estella Burnett Would Like
to Spend Most of Her
Vacation at
Des Moines
Dear ,Iuninrs.

Dear Juniors: .
This is the second time have writ.
ten l thought would write about
ton. '''
l would like to spend most Of nv
vacation at Des Moines think maybe
we VIII go to the state fair We have a
car SO we can drive up and tent out.
we girls can hardly wait until then. We
girls have it planned out what we. are
gong to do. But we may not get our
plans But we hope to. We want to 20
see inc capitol. Papa and mamma have
oeen there two times but we have NOT.
like flowers SO we'll think I win sea
enough for one time. And I would like
70 spend my vacation along the river so
! could play in the water. I would like
TO have tent along the river. If I
ever tented along the river I would
take with me fire stove to cook IN
and three trunks. One would have the
oedciothes and dishes and things to
eat. The other clothing and other little
Things that would be needed. Think
IT would be fun to go camping out. VIII
IA feilows answered my letter the other,
time. l think it was very kind OF her
Estella M. Bennett, age IL.
Bona parte Iowa
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The Spanish-American War
- By Miriam Hankins
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors: 49,.
AS have never written to the Cour.
Ter Junior thought I would join the
contest and write story about the
Spanish American war.
George Dewey was born In Vermont
in the year 1887. He was full Of fun
and led the boys in all their sports and
FRANKS. He went to school at Norwich
university and later went to the naval
academy at Annapolis.
Dewey graduated with honors and
was placed on the frigate Wabash, then
In the Mediterranean. He was made
lieutenant in 1861, and placed on board
the ship Mississippi. The civil war
broke out In this year and Dewey went
to the Gulf Of Mexico to fight under
General Farragut.
Dewey ran the batteries at vicksburg
past the forts below New Orleans. Later
he taught two years in the old school at
Annapolis.
Then Dewey commanded in Asia.
While in the harbor at Hong Kong,
President Mckinley sent him the fol-
lowing dispatch: Proceed at once to
the Philippine Islands; commence OPP
erations especially against the Spanish
fleets. You must capture or destroy the
vessels. Use utmost endeavor."
Dewey then sailed for Manila bay AS
he went into the harbor the lights
went out. Then the battle began.
Twelve Spanish ships were wrecked
and over two hundred Sanish sailors
were killed. Not an American vessel
was lost nor a man killed. In few
months Manila surrendered to the
American forces. Then all the people
honored Dewey. "
But the great victory was won on
Cuban waters. Commodore Schley dis
covered the Spanish ships. The Spanish
had six ships and every ship was
blown up. 1t was great victory and
the band on the Oregon played the
Star Spangled Banner" Then came
the capture of Santiago and the treaty
of peace was signed. Spain was paid
$20,000,000 for the Philippines.
Miriam Hankins. age ~,
'.. Milton, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-15
Risen From the Ranks, Sub
ject of Media Madigan's
Story

1t was a very cold dog when a poor
boys last friend had died leaving him
lonely in the great City Of New York.
He had no work to do so he had to
find some work. He went into dry
goods store to get job as clerk and
because he had no one to tell what kind
Of a worker he was they refused him.
Although he was very bright, he
went to many places to get job but
could not get any because he was
lonely boy in this big city.
At last he decided to go to The Cour-
Ter office to see if he could get work.
He got a job carrying papers. He was
very much pleased over this and went
to work right away After a month of
work the manager saw that he was
bright and thought he would promote
him to higher position. He became a
printer and printed good many things
that The Courier never had before. He
was known to every one now because
he had such good position.
He worked for many months on this
job and improved very rapidly in his
work The manager thought that he
would take a vacation during the sum.
mer so he gave his job to this man
(whose name was Harry Jones) He
went to work as manager and worked
The Courier up to many good things.
Some Of them were the cartoons. The
paper was now over the country where
before hardly anybody took It,
The man that owned the office told
him he could be manager now. s'
He was working for four years at
this place. When it came time to elect
the president Of the United States he
was voted by everybody.
He served his term in much pleasure
and lived to the ripe old age Of 81 when
he died.
Media Madigan, age 10,
91S w. Mill ST., Ottumwa. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-15

with my cousin Alta. My aunt and uncle
live there. Everything is so beautiful
in the summer. We used to live IN
Portland, Ore. There are so many
things to see. When we lived there we
used to go to the park every Sunday
and take our lunch. One of our neigh
bors would go with us and we would
have picnic. There are lots of animals
in the park and such beautiful flowers.
There are nice lawn swings for the
children and lots of music in the after
Moons.
My cousin lives In Estacada, Oregon.
1t is small town in the mountains. 1t
is nice place TO live. I would like to
spend my vacation there this summer.
My cousin is year and half younger
than I and we have such good times to-
gerher. There are such large boats
there. I like to watch them come in to
the docks to load lumber.
have lots Of friends in Oregon.
would enjoy being with them through
vacation. I have been through several
different states but like Oregon best.
Van Byers, age 10,
BentOnspOrt Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-15
Why We Celebrate - BY
Luella Wood

Most peoples principal idea Of the
Fourth of July is to make as much
noise as possible. The Fourth Is a
patriotic day and should be celebrated
as such.
or course bonfire, fire crackers and
fireworks seem to be appropriate for
the Fourth but while we are doing
these things we should give thought
to the reason why we celebrate the
Fourth.
The origin of this day was July l.
1776, when the brave men of our coun.
try regardless of the anger of England
when she heard of it, drew up and
signed a document which dissolved all
union between our country and Eng.
land and later resulted in war with her.
Fifty-six men signed the Declaration
Just the ones present signed on July 4.
the rest signing later and the fifty
sixth one affixed his signature In 1881.
Several copies have been made OF the
Declaration but the original Is care
fully preserved in an air tight case in
Washington.
When England learned that the col
onies had declared themselves free
and independent states she sent SOL
diers to force us to submit to her rul-
ing. AS we would not do this and be-
gan to get ready to fight for indepen.
dence she saw we were in earnest and
then began the war.
Few people are willing and go to
fight for their flag and endure the
hard life of soldier but when the
call came in 1776 the people responded
SO readily that we soon won our indie
pendence and conquered England.
The war was a serious thing for our
country because it made us many
debts. However we prospered and
though threatened again by war we
are we'll able to defend ourselves.
Luella B. Wood, age H.,
Box 146, Moulton, Iowa.