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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
Fay Oswald Likes He1
Teacher, and This Teacher
Is a Former Junior

Dear Juniors: I thought I would
write and tell you about my school.
always like to read the stories that the
Juniors write.
| 70 to White Oak school and my
teachers. name is Miss Lucille Briggs
There are six pupils in the school and
I am in the fourth grade.
At noon and recess we play games
When the weather Is nice, we play
ball, hide-and-go-seek, and ten step
When 1t is stormy we play multipll
cation game, spin-the-plate, and hide
the-thimble
I have little brother and his name
is Brunette. We like to play together
and sometimes play school and ne
cuts out pictures
I have three cats, two black and
one maltese ,,,
I also have pet chicken and little
calf that call Baby.
Fay Oswald, age 9,
Ottumwa, Iowa, Route 4.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
Margaret Beall Writes In
teresting "Pig" Story
Dear JuniOrS:

Dear Juniors:
One time there were three little pigs
| and their mother said, you 80 off and
make you each house." So one little
|'pig was going along when he saw a
man with a wheelbarroW full of straw,
and the little pig said will you let me
have that straw to make house?" One
day when he was in the house wolf
came along and he said, Will you let
me in?" But the little pig said No, not
by the hair of my china chin will let
you in" And the wolf said "Ill puff
and I'll puff till blow your house
down" So he puffed and he pulled till
he blew the house down and he ate the
little pig up.
The next little pig met man with a
wheelbarrow Of cans SO he said, will
you please let me have those cans to
build me q house?" So the little pig
day the same old wolf came along and
he said, Let me in little pig" So the
pig said NO." and tho wolf said he
would puff and puff till he blew the
house down. And he puffed and he puff
ed till he blew the house down and ate
the pig up.
Tho third pig met a man with load
Of bricks and he said "Will you let me
have the bricks to make mo house?"
ana tQo man gave HIN the DTlCkS, d1lu
he made him brick house. The very
next day the same old wolf came along
and he said Little pig, let me in" The
pig said mot by the hair Of my china
chin will let you come in" And the
wolf said I'll pun and puff until I
blow your house down. So he puffed
and he blew and he puffed and he
blew. But he could not blow the house
down. And he said. '''ll have him yet"
So he said will you go with me at
o'clock in the morning to nice pear
tree at Farmer Browns house?" And
the pig said "yes."
The next morning the little pig got
up at 2 o'clock and went and got a
basket full Of pears.
Then the wolf said "Will you go to
the fair with me at 2 o'clock In the
morning." So the pig got up at IL
o'clock and went to the fair and got a
churn. ..
When he was coming home he met
thes wolf. So he got in the churn and
rolled down the hill and scared the
wolf And the wolf next was going to
climb down the chimney. So he crawl
ed down the chimney and the little pig
had pot Of hot water on and the wolf
lit in 1t so the little pig ate the wolf
and was saved after all.
Margaret Beall. age II,
Ottumwa. r. No. 8, Box Sc.
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Kind Deeds - BY Floyd
Leroy Johnson

Dear Juniors:
AS this is the first time have writ
ten T thought I would write you one
of my stories Kind Deeds
Once there were two boys who were
lingering along the road. They saw
poor old woman who had a very heavy
load. The boys asked here II she want
ed them to help her. She was very. very
glad she had come so soon. Sne sa asl
she was going to the market VIII
butter. The boys asked her If she was
going to get anything. She said yes
and the boys said they would carry II
home for her. When she got home sht
told her parents and they thought \
was very nice of them and she was
very much pleased.
Floyd Leroy Johnson, age 10, q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
Lowell Storm on a Visit to
the Grand Canon

Dear Juniors:
am writing composition about my
trip to the North Canyon. In the after-
noon we went to the North Canyon.
And when we got there the only way
there was to get into the canyon was
by hand hollis cut In the rock. There
was another boy with me and when we
got down in the canyon we Went 10
hunt for spring and didn't find any
but run into lot Of nettles and coming
back we climbed up rocks. Then when
we would go into the side of the canyon
where it was steep there were cactus
as big as hams. I stepped into one and
got my foot full of thorns and COULDN'T
get them out for month. When we
got up to the top of the canyon we got
in the wagon and drove to the pretty
rocks. There one can find all kinds OF
rocks. 1 found a moonstone and piece
of petrified wood.
Lowell storm, age II,
Batavia, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
Erma /. Kellogg Has a Per
feet Right to Be Proud
of Her Ancestors

Dear Editor: ! like to read the
stories written by the children for The
Courier Junior. ! can't hardly wait till
Saturday for the paper to come.
l will write few sentences about
my ancestors. Z
My grandfather was fagbearer IN
the civil war. He carried one OF the
Vermont state flags which had COW
and a sheaf of wheat pictured on one
side and spread eagle on the other.
He was with General Meade at the
battle Of Gettysburg and was on the
long march following General Lee 8
army back to Virginia.
After the march he was found by
one of his comrades in an old coal
house in Baltimore and was picked up
for dead. When they got him home
to Vermont he seemed to be getting
better. Then he got well.
Two of my grandmother's brothers
died in Libby prison. The third was
brought home by some OF General
Sherman's soldiers. He soon died
from fever.
NV great, great grandfather was a
soldier in the revolution. He was
with Ethan Allen when Fort Ticon-
deroga was taken from the British.
His name was Daniel Kellogg. He
stayed long time in cave at Lake
Dunmore, VT, with Ethan Allen. They
we're hiding from the British soldiers.
am eight years old. ! go to school
at Abingdon where am in the fourth
grade. ,
have two sisters and one brother.
They are younger than I am. feel
very sorry for the poor soldier boys OF
Europe and also for the little children
there. Their Christmas must have
been very sad.
Erma I. Kellogg, age 8,
Abingdon, Iowa.
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(To Be Continued.)
A Sister and a BrOther-B,
Floyd Leroy Johnson

Dear Juniors: ~
This is the first time I have ever
written to the Junior. would like 10
Join the Junior page.
Once upon a time there was a boy
and girl. They were sister and brother.
They lived in the country in brlck
house. One holiday was a nice sunny
day. The boy was the oldest. Their
names were Mildred and Roy. They
had been out playing and found a
strange dog. When they found him ne
was hurt.
They found him lying beside the road
and crying piteously. He looked up at
them as though he would like to tell
them what was the matter. They
heard noise down the road. It sound
ed like carriage. The dog had been
run over from the carriage that mad
been driven by. The children We're try.
ing to help the dog. Roy got a piece Q!
cloth and Mildred a pan Of water. And
they bound the dogs foot up and they
took it home. And they said. what
nice playfellow he will make. Their
mother was pleased with their kind
Nina Cole. age 10,
Floris, Ia, r. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01

We md on going carefully over our
( Hsts that we omitted three names,
Mrs. Roy Finesey, the Emporium and
! little Janet Smith. These kind friends
Sdfd not remind us Of the omission, but
sthe anal checking up showed wherein
No had forgotten three splendid Santa
Clauses The members Of the 1919
Ehristmas Stocking club We're most
& Generous. Many Of the names rep
resented a dozen, half dozen or sever
II pairs. The number Of names on
Tile roll was $50. Last year the mem
S,bership was 5S7. So you see that the
I generosity Of $50 members made it
/ possible for the 1916 Christmas Stock
\ ing club to make 1000 needy children
shappy. It is easy to see why the
Courier Junior wants everybody to
have a happy New Year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
How Sir Faithful Put on the
Bing - BY Loretto
Agnes Sullivan

| Dear Juniors: ..
I am going to write you one Of my
,, school compositions that | made up
The name is How Sir Faithful Put on
the Ring"
About five hundred years ago King
Arthur was holding court. He neid
gold ring in his hand. r
'"The one of you who does the noblest
deed" said the king, shall nave this
ring for the prize"
Not many wished to go, for they o1o
not want to leave their sweethearts'
Some did not want to leave their homes
and others were afraid. At last four
knights said they would go. one was
Sir Care, one Sir Arthur, one Sir Kind
and the youngest Sir Faithful.
They left and in about two weeks q
message was received by the king that
the knights were on their way home.
When they returned the king called Sir
Care and asked:
.Well my knight, what have you
done?" ...a.
II came to the border Of country.
Here two countries were fighting. AS
one side was losing fast put on arms
and helped the losing side. Soon the
side 1 was on Won"
What have you done, Sir Arthur"
IT helped my brother" was the re-
ply.
IT'S that all you did," asked the
king. g.
Yes, your honor" sn
pass on What have you done, Sir
Kind" !,
II was riding through forest said
Sir Kind. Il came to an old man SO
feeble he could hardly walk. picked
him up, threw him over my horse, ana
carried him until / came to Sir care
and Sir Arthur, who told me to put him
down."
did you do it?" asked the king.
Yes, your honor" was the reply.
Pass on. Now Sir Faithful, tell me
what you have DONE"
mot much,' was the reply.
"You must have done something. Tell
me what it was" +
when l was passing through the
place where Sir Care and Sir Arthur
had killed and injured SO many people
| went to the nearest farm house. got
a wagon and some water and brought
them out in the battlefield. Here l
bathed the hands of the injured and
gave them water to drink. l brought
them to the farm house where the
farmers wife and I nursed the injured
and found the homes Of the dead, ana
returned their bodies"
'tYou have won the ring" said the
king, putting it on his finger. Rightly
you were named, Sir Faithful. After
die the throne shall go to you. Take
the ring and be happy"
This composition I wrote at school. /
am in the seventh grade. / Will close.
Loretta Agnes Sullivan, age 10,
lib Iowa Ave-, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
Virpie Turk Went on a Fish.
ing Trip With Uncle Rob

Dear Juniors:
During my vacation last summer
went fishing with Uncle Rob. we wen.
on the river in the boat At the nsnlns
ground long pole had been driven NV nv.
the sand bed Of the river and this was
SO long that it stood several feet above
the water. We tied the boat to this $, Sc
that it would not be carried away by
the current. We had brought little pits
Of meat for bait Uncle Rob tied piece
on my line. Then I held the other enc
Of my line tightly in my hand ano
threw the end which the meat was tleo
to.
1 had piece Of sinker when KEEP
the line from floating away. soon one
caught hold of my bait and held or
until I pulled up to the bank and Int
ed it in to the boat. 1t was about IL
inches long. virgie Turk age 10
Eldon Iowa Box 14s.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
;OURIER JUNIOR
Publlshed by
COURIER PRINTING CO.
ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA pEvEREAUx
EDITOR
X HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Dear Juniors: A nappy, hdpp9
New Year to every one who chances
Ito read this page. A happy New
n Year means a happy day, every day
l we are exceedingly happy ourselves
I Our happiness is due to the success
Of the 1915 Christmas Stocking CLUB.
Some idea of the extent of the good
done by the Stocking club members
or whom there were several hundred,
NAV be cleaned from the fact that
1900 pairs OF stockings made glad
that many little boys and girls.
When the deliveries ceased Friday
night there had been 1,17S pairs OF
stockings sent out to as many chill
dren. Christmas morning enough
more came in to bring the total to
"a 200 and these too found children
who could use them and were grateful
for them. All Of the Stocking CLUB
members were not little ones. Many
of those who have reached maturity,
\ acme OF whom remember the days OF
childhood that was not blessed with
ssome Of the things that the child
heart Graves at Christmas time, have
given generously to help some otner
i s.kiddies'' have happy Christmas by
Joining the Stocking club OF the
Junior.
The work of sorting out these stock
sings and sending them to the children
to whom they were given was work
81 love. Candies, nuts, fruits, toys or
various kinds, dolls for the little girls,
cracker jack, ETC., filled the stockings
md useful articles Of wearing appar-
III were also part of the gifts includ'
ed The happiness that shone in the
faces Of the little ones as the Junior
Santa Claus called at their homes,
made the task pleasant one, al
though it was not without its pathos
Many mother, who perhaps a year
aso had her little ones names IN the
Junior Stocking club. was seen TO
brush tear aside when a package
81 stockings was left with her for
the children. Many father VINO
had less prosperous year than in
the past, accepted the gifts IN the
spirit that they we're given and bles-
SSaed those who remembered his little
ones It time when he could not pro-
vide them with the Christmas gifts
that in former years had always been
sprovided.
The growth of the Courier Junior
Stocking club since it's start is shown
8in the following figures taken from
sfhn Aloa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
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.
If any Junior 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.
All city Juniors should put their
street number and all Juniors living
in the country should put their box
number of failing to have box send
in their parents names.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.

You know everyone should make
Kome good resolves" on New Years
day. We think the following resolu-
lions might be followed with excellent
results:
No. THAT we will belong to the
1915 Christmas Stocking club.
81 No. 2-That we will be boosters for
the 1915 Christmas Stocking club and
@einstead OF making 1900 little needy
Sschildren happy, we will make 1,213
little ones happy.
l No. SThat we will obey our par.
ents and teachers.
No. 4-That we will work hard in
every Junior contest
No. 5That we will study hard and
never be tardy at school or absent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
Ernestine Jones Tells How
the Pansy Was Named

Dear Juniors:
There was once a very beautiful little
girl whose name was Pansy Sne ala
not have any father nor mother. Pansy
was go lonely and she would often sit
and look at the beautiful flowers and
wish she was one too. One day as she
was thinking how it would be to be 9
lovely flower Flora, the goddess OF
flowers, appeared before her and ask
ed her what was her greatest wish.
IT am so lonely" answered Pansy'
II wish was lovely flower" :,
"Your wish shall come true. salo
Flora. She Immediately touched Pansy
and she became one Of the most beau
tiful flowers on earth. SO this IS no"
the Pansy same to earth
Ernestine M. Jones. age II,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
WANT LETTERS.

We want the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters, "newsy' let.
tiers. Some of the Junirs can write
to their parents. other Juniors might
write as though they were visiting
some city. The reward for the best
letter will be a box of letter paper
and envelopes, book, a friendship
link or a knife.
some BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS
We have some beautiful post cards
which. we will give to each Junior
who writes either a letter or short
story. The following subjects VIII
make good story;
My New Years Party.
A Bobsied Ride.
The Little Housekeeper.
A Rabbit Hunt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
Helen Corrigan Tells of ;
Happy Christmas to
One Little Girl

Dear Junior:
AS l have not written for long
time I thought would write a
Christmas composition.
Long ago there lived very poor
little girl. Her name was Lucille. She
had no mother and her father had
gone out Of town to work. SO, of
course she had to stay some place
and stayed with her grandmother.
She was treated very good for her
grandmother was the only person
who had ever loved her. Often her
grandma would sit by the f1reside
and tell her all about her mother and
father.
One night she told Lucille that her
father was coming next month. Lucille
was 50 happy that night that she
could not sleep. Every day she would
ask her grandmother what day her
father would come. So at last her
grandma told her that her father
would come on Christmas. The little
girl asked her grandmother if she
was going to get any Christmas pres
emit. Her grandmother told her that
she didn't think so that Christmas
because they were so poor that should
be glad that they had something to
eat
AT last Christmas came. The little
girls father brought her many pres
ents. He brought her big doll and
doll buggy and everything that a little
girl could wish. So she said to her
grandma: "See, grandma, wasn't
forgotten at Christmas time after
ALL"
Hoping all my Junior friends re-
ceived as great surprise as little
Lucille and wishing you all happy
New Year.
Helen Corrigan, Age 10.
|121 West Myrtle st. Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
ANCESTOR STORIES.

We want the Juniors to write about
4eome 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.
We want the Juniors who write In
this contest to tell us the names of
& their remarkable ancestors.
The writer's can select their prizes
1 from among the following: A box of
candy, Ice skates, book, friendship
link, pin or knife.
Erma Kellogg is awarded the prize
this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-01
Mary E. Johnston, a New
Junior, Writes Newsy
Letter

Courier Junior: live on a farm six
miles from Ottumwa. I go to High
Point school. Miss Julia Wellman Is
my teacher.
During my vacation, mamma and l
took trip to Burlington, Gladstone,
ILL.,, and Stronghurst, ILL., We attended
a reunion, seventy-five eating at one
table. We had fine time.
am nine years old. | have four
brothers, two at home and two married
and three little nephews.
will close, as this is my first letter
to The Courier Junior.
Mary r. Patrick,
R. 2, Box 80, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Fay, Saurel Writes Letter to
Her Cousin Hazel

Dear Cousin Hazel:
How are you? am fine and dandy.
How do you like to go to school? like
to go just fine. Has your school had any
vacation yet this term? What grade are
you in this term. l am In the third
grade. a
/ suppose Edith and Ruth are alright.
will write to them before long. Tell
grandma and Aunt Ethel howdy for me.
From your cousin,
Fay Saurel age 8
Bunch Iowa
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SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS.

We want more school compositions.
Remember we are giving one friend
ship link. engraved, each week to
the writer of the best composition.
The boys can have knife, book,
friendship link or ice skates.
Bertha Moore is given a prize.
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

s8EvEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS
\ sss1 Use one side of the paper only.
IL Write neatly and lightly, using
INK or sharp lead pencil.
sQs g. Always sign your name in fun
and state your age.
a. Do not copy stories or poetry
} and send ug as your own work.
5. Number your pages.
IS 6. Always state choice of a prize
I 81 separate piece of paper, with
& name and address in full
Address envelope to The Cour-
sier Junior.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-10
A. P. A. Service.

COLUMBUS, N. M., March 10. Fifteen, soldiers and civilians, is the toll of American lives sacri- feed in the raid of Villa soldiers on this place yesterday. In ad- dition there are fourteen wound ed, several seriously.
 The greatest portion of the dead are civilians as are also the wounded. The casualties among the soldiers amount to twelve, ac cording to all announcement by Colonel Slocum, commander ot the American troops, four of that number having been killed out right. A large number of the Mexicans were killed and at tht conclusion of the raid their dead bodies dotted the streets where they had been shot while engaged in picking off the Americans as they leaped from the hotels and dwelling houses in frantic efforts to escape.
 In addition, four Mexicans were killed at the army camp, located near the city, which was the first object of attack after the Mexi- cans crossed the border. There appeared to be no Mexicans wounded. The first intimation of the impending raid received by the towns people was the sound of firing from the military camp but before the cause of the fus- silade could be determined the Mexicans swooped down upon the town.
 After firing a number of vol leys into the houses the bulk of the Mexicans turned their atten- ton to footing, leaving the re- mainder to carry on desultory fight with such of the towns peo- pie as possessed weapons. Sniping was carried on by the Americans for some time before the Meyicans commenced firing the buildings
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-10

to drive them into the open.
 The Mexicans first applied the torch to the Central hotel, in which was congregated a dozen or more Americans whose firing had been particularly troublesome to the bandits. The Hoover hotel md several stores were also fired about the same time. The Mex cans then posted themselves and hot the occupants as fast as they merged from the flaming build ngs. L. Ritchie, the proprietor, md s. R, Walker, a guest were he first to make an attempt to un the gauntlet. They were botl, hot down as they attempted to
 ass out the door and were dead when picked up some time later. \ number of others managed to 'scape with injuries but several vho were evidently badly wound d were unable to flee and per
 he'd in the flames.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-10
COLUMBUS DEATH LIST
 TOTALS SIXTEEN
A. P. A. Service.

COLUMBUS, March ro.- With the recovery of the bo.Ses. of thoe. who perished in tn, 'iain;ng buildings fired by the Villa :a,dels the total death list is finally fxed at sixteen of which nine are civilians and seven sol diers. The American troopers continued their pursuit of the bandits far over the Mexican boundary, according to informa- ton brought by returning de tachments today. The soldiers kept on the trail of the retreating Mexicans this morning and ear ly this afternoon when they were
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-10
RAID RFVTVFS INTERVENTION
 AGITATION
A. P. A. Service.

A. r. A. Service.
 WASHINGTON. March O. The Villaists raid on Columbus. N. M., today has again revived strong talk of intervention by the
 'nited States and there is q bare prosrfot that the occnrrance troops across the border.
 Some regard the raid as suffi- "'ent evidence of the inability of the Carranza government to deal with the situation to fully war ""nt the sendino of An7erican fo-ces over the lioe. Officials of 10th the war and stote depart 'nents admit that the raid has odded a very serious oo"ect to the Mevican situation. The first re- oorts of the raid were received at the White House while the oresident wns havino his first con ference with Newton D. Baker, the new secretary of war.