Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15


as addressed to you We're sent in care
The Courier Junior. Some Of the lit
lie writer's forgot to sign their names.
+, nut of course, dear Santa, you know
who they are. The Courier Junior fol-
lowed the copy in every Particular
| The Editor.
Dear Santa Claus:
! | would like a little cork gun, and
Santa Claus would like a drum for
| christmas and Santa Claus I would like
a steam engine. and Santa Claus
| would like poste bottle. Thanks Santa.
Dear Santa Claus:
For Christmas would like a kitchen
| cabinet. Doll buggy. book, dress gloves
| cradle, stockings shoes beads rolling
pin baking board box Of writing pa
per stove automobile checkers coat a
hair ribbon china closet
Dear santa claus
did Joe palmer tell nou to not come
| around this christmas he told me so IL
you do bring me set Of dishes and I
little doll and some cloes for it itand
hat and coat hole lot of dresses from
Emmogene Sinclair
926 Russell st
and black board and little piano.
Dear Santa:
haven't wrote for long time / am
gowing to school. want stocking for
xmas a story book and pocket book
have little brother and he wants
sled and a stocking have another lit
tie sister and she wants stocking and
doll
my address, is Thelma Young
l06 S. birch st. Ottumwa Ia.
Dear Santa Claus
] want a wagon and horn my little
sister wants doll and buggy and
forgot l want a elecrit train that runs
on track my big sister wants dolot
and buggy and a coat and muff and Eur,
good bye
from Floyd Elizabeth Genevieve
will save every penny / get b,fng me
mind my mama and pa and<say my
prayers every night.
Lawrence Holmes wants flash light.
sled a gun. little house and little
barn., some story books, horses and
cows in the barn.
] would likeI for you to bring me rag
doll. And doll cradle viii you bring
me riding horse to play with.
l want pocketbook.
Bring me dress for the doll.
And bring me pencilbOx.
Bring me a gocart.
live ten miles north Of a Ottumwa
now don't forget.
from your little girl
Mabel Mullenix
Dear Santa Claus
I am a little girl s years old. live
1oIr rk%,sSar 1.nv
err his name is Paul. He is years old
I go to school l have over q mile to
walk. My teacher name Is Gussie Bur
gasOn. l thought would write and
tell you what wanted for Christmas.
want pair Of scissors Blackboard and
a writing tablet. II this don't reac,y the I.
vast basket III write again. As vi LETT
ter is getting long will close.
Virginia Chisr
Blakesburg Iowa. II
Age years old.
Dear Santa Claus:
I want a pair Of boxing gloves and
sandy andy and an elevator pair Of
skates and some sort Of electric toy and
a Xmas tree.
Jack Allott.
Dear Santa
I want little iron with handle
fastened on and little dutch dolls
want story book, and some candy and
oranges and nuts, and some handker.
chiefs.
From your friend
Margaret Myers.
lis South Schuyler st., Ottumwa. Ia.
Dear Santa.
I want little iron with handle
fastened on And little dutch doll,
nd I mt cfn nd
candy and oranges and some nuts, And
want some handkerchiefs.
From your friend
Martha Myers,
lis South Schuyler St.. Ottumwa. Ia,
Dear Santa Claus:
hope you will come to our house this
Christmas. We were very glad you
came last Christmas. You may bring
me whatever you want to for Christmas.
Please bring my sister and brother
something too. My brother Is seven
years old. My sister 10 Is years old. My
brother has light hair and blue eyes
My sister has black curly hair and blue
eyes. have light hair and gray eyes.
We have little dog, but we will lock Y
him up in the shed Christmas eve 80
you need not be afraid Of him. Well
suppose you have many other letters to
read so I will close.
From a poor little gin,
Bertha Kibler,
61S N Ferry St., Ottumwa, Iowa.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
Dear Junior:
I am going to tell the story Of Ma
thaniel Hawthorne.
Nathaniel was born July 4, 1904 in
the quaint old town Of Salem. Mass. His
birthplace was near the sea- He was a
great reader and spent nucll Of his
time on his voyages with his books.
NathaniePs mother was a beautiful
woman with a sweet and pure nature.
Nathaniers. father died when he was
but four years old and his Ora ndfather
Manning took the family to his home.
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