davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
Ina May Tomlin Writes
Pretty Little Story

Dear Junior:
"Your dress is pretty. but mine is
the prettiest," said little Mexican
girl. Her sister said the same, ana
then they laughed.
Juan Bandini was going from
Mexico to Iowa. He was kind 10
everyone. The little girls had new
dresses One was blue, one was red.
The baby had white one. They had
worn their old brown dresses out.
This Juan Bandini was rich man
and had a lot of helpers, so 1T made
big company.
One time at rest some American
soldiers came. They wanted flag
to wave. They had been to war ana
had won the battle. Juan's wife heard
them. She told the children's nurse
to get the children into their brown
dresses and put the baby into Its ola
dress. so she cut the red one into
strips and the white one into strips
and the blue she cut into square
and she had piece of white left so
she cut it into stars and sewed 1t to-
gether and she had the beautiful flag.
She gave it to the soldiers and they
thanked her ever so much. So, they
had their flag.
Ina May Tomlin,, age s.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
OttunWa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEVEREAU<
CONTEST CLOSES MARCH %.


Dear Juniors: The garden seed con-
test is proving most popular and as the
contest does not close until March ~
we will reprint the rules as they ap-
peared last week:
Garden time is almost here again
and how many Juniors would like to
have some vegetable or flower SEEDS
for prizes. You know that your fath.
er and mother talk about the H. G. OF
L. (high cost of living) all OF the
time, so we thought perhaps some OF
the Juniors would like to have vege-
table gardens as well as flower gar
dens. Well, we want the big Juniors
(children between II and 14) to write
compositions, selecting their own sub
jects. We have just received two very
interesting stories by two girls on
their trip to Ames. After reading
their excellent compositions we
thought that perhaps it was easier to
write on subjects chosen by ones own
self. This contest is open now and
will close March %. Six packages OF
seeds will be given the five best stor-
les.
George Wright and Mandel Cooper
wasser are the prize winners this
week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16

Esther Randolph on the Adj
venture of a Lead Pencil
Dear Juniors:

Dear juniors:
This is my first letter to the Junior
page. I believe will write you about
pencil l win let the pencil write
now.
l am going to write you story of
my life. or rather my adventures.
The first thing remember l was
in drug store lying in a wooden box
with quite number of other pencils.
am pink pencil.
One day little boy came into the
drug store and asked for some pencils.
The storekeeper handed him the box
and told him those were his five cent
pencils. The little boy choose me
from the bunch, handed the man a
nickel and went out of the store. He
took me to school. When he got
there he put me in some kind Of a
long wooden box with some other
short pencils and a rubber eraser. He
closed the lid I did not like to be
shut up with the other strange pencils
but 1t was not very long that | had
to stay there because the little boy
took me out of the box and showed
me to another boy. Look at my new
pencil" the little boy said. "Ill give
you my knife for it," the other little
boy said. "All right" said the little
boy that had bought me, so he
handed me to the other boy, and the
boy handed him back the knife.
The little boy took me and put me
in his desk with a lot of books. In a
little while school took up and the
teacher told the pupils to take out
their pencils and write their spelling
lesson, so he took me out of the desk
and began to write with me. He broke
my lead. then he laid me- down on the
desk and got another pencil out OF
the desk and began to write with 1t.
In little while they had recess so
the little boy took me with him at
recess. I wondered what he was 60
ing to do with me. I soon found out.
He gave me to a man. and the man
took a knife out of his pocket and
began to white me. | did not like
to be whitfield and have my lovely pink
skin taken off, but he didn't white
me Ions however He whitfield me
until MI lead began to show, then he
sharpened my lead and gave me to
the little boy. He took me and put
me in his desk. then went out Of the
room, I think, because ! could hear
footsteps. In little bit there was a
great noise and then the little boy
came and sat down in his seat and
several others did the same thing. ]
presume they were just coming up
after recess.
When the little boy started home to
dinner he got nne out of the desk and
was going to take me home with him.
We were going across little foot
bridge and he dropped me. OF course
he did not know it. I am still here,
but | wish some one would find me.
Esther Randolph, age 10.
Bloomfield. Iowa, Box 1863.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
Letta E. Sullivan Campfire
Girls of Camp Wauwau

Dear Courier Junior Friends:
have not written to The Courier
| for some time, SO I thought I would
|, send one of my school compositions.
One summer the Campfire girls Of
Camp Wauwau decided to spend their
summer vacation in the woods. They
chose nice place in the woods and
put up their tent. They only brought
one tent, for campfire girls always
sleep outdoors. They made fires to
cook their food upon. Whenever they
had campfire meeting they would
build big campfires. The wood gath.
erer would get the wood for the fire
and the torch lighter would light the
fire, while all the girls would chant
the fire song, which was:
Wadelo means health, Wadelo means
happiness, and Wadelo means life.
and may Camp Wauwau have it for
ever.
They always dressed in their camp
fire dresses whenever they came to
the campfire. There was farm house
not very far from camp and they got
several things to cook from there.
There were trees all around them and
not far from the camp was lake and
they went swimming often. There
were twelve girls and their guardian
was Miss Livington, and all loved her
very much. The guardian gave beads
as honors for such as sleeping out of
doors so long, swimming so much, and
many other things At morning the
girls would get up early and go down
to the lake to go swimming before
breakfast. At night they would 20
to bed early except on the nights
they had their campfire meetings.
They all hated to leave the woods after
having such good time.
Helen Hamilton won the most
honors and received twenty-one beads
that summer.
will close for this time, hoping to
see my letter In print.
Letta e. Sullivan, age II.
Bloomfield, Iowa, r. F. D. No. Z.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
ONE TOUCH Of NATURE

Down the street came q wagon,
loaded with meat and drawn by 4
well-rounded, well-fed little marc. Her
steps became slower. and slower, and
finally, in the middle OF the car tracks
she stopped.
"Git ap," said the driver. "gft ap.
JENNY"
But Jenny only turned appealing
eyes toward the man on the seat.
Behind him came the shouts and
oaths Of other drivers.
Poor Jenny, poor little horse!
said the big, dirty man. us she an
tired out?"
At the sound OF his voice the little
horse sighed a sigh Of tired appre-
citation.
Never mind" he went ON sooth.
ingly as he scrambled down Oft ths
seat and took her by the bride. We'll
go right out to the side here and rest
a BIT" And he led her away from
the crowd and stood patting her we'll
curried sides, while she rubbed her
nose against his face.
The other drivers moved on, then
turned and looked. Some OF them
smiled. Others replaced the whips
which had been taken from theft
sockets to hurry their own horses
after the delay.-New York Times.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
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.
Ancestor stories.
Interesting letters.
Book 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
school supplies, box of candy or
knife.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
ne STOPPED THE CAR.

Last fall l was riding on surface
car past Central Park in New York
city. Suddenly the car came to a
stop in the middle Of block. and
stayed stopped. Just in front on one
Of the rails was Mr.. Gray Squirrel,
carefully hiding valuable nut. He
paid no attention to the fifty pas.
eengers, the gong, or the shouts OF
the motorman. Not until that nut
was properly adjusted did he get off
the rail, fluff up his big, silvery-gray
fntl. and scamper off.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
Mandel CoOperwasser on
General Custer
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
General Custer was pitiful man
and had mercy on other people. This
story shows his pity.
One day as he was leading column
of soldiers he SUDDENLY ordered halt
and the men in the rear were aston
ished at such q sudden order. How
ever. they were amazed to see birds
nest on the road and General Custer.
instead of crushing out the life in it's
body, said he would help the birds.
Mandel Cooperwasser, Age 10.
212 South Union st. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
Lottie Kings Pets - Blu
One of Her Belgian Hare
Rabbits Died

Dear Juniors:
| will write story of my pets.
One of my friends gave me pair
of Belgian hare rabbits.
Every morning when | go out to
feed them they will come and eat out
of my hands, and also stand on their
hind feet.
But this morning when I went ont
TO feed them they were all right. but
this evening when ! came home from
school went out to feed them and
found one of them dead.
Also I have pet dog. 1t is white
Splits. Her name is Snowfall. She
is very cute She will stand up. She
will sit up on chair.
As my letter is getting long will
close hoping to see my letter in print.
Lottie King, age IA.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
Olga McWilliams on Our
First President

Dear Editor:
This is my second story to the
Junior page and l thought would
write about our first president.
George Washington was born Feb
ruary %, 1882 in an old farm house
near the Potomac river. When he
was Z years old his father moved from
the farm house to another little house.
George was then sent to small school
and taught by a man named Hobby.
He liked George and called him Il
peace-maker because one day when
some more Of the schoolboys began
to quarrel George tried to make peace.
He was very fond Of outdoor sport.
When George was II years old his
father died. Lawrence, Georges Oldest
brother, had been a soldier in the
West Indies and was now living at
Mount Vernon. When George was Is
years of age he went to Mount Yer
non to live with his brother. Here he
spent much of his time surveying
land. He soon got acquainted with
a boy of about % years Of age.
In March, 174S. when George was
barely 16, he and his companion
started off on horseback to travel
through the forest of 100 miles, They
each took a gun. When they reached
the forests they had to live in the
most primitive fashion. One night
during their journey George tells OF
woodman's hut where he had moth
ing to sleep on but a mat OF straw for
a bed and only one blanket for cover
Other times they tried to live in tents
but storm came up and blew the
tent over. Another night they camped
in the woods and built fire to cook.
They had to eat off Of chips for plates.
That very night while they were there
party Of savages came from out OF
the forest and joined in a dance. They
must have had an awfully hard
journey.
Olga McWilliams, age 10.
North English, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
IMPROVED SHOW WINDOW.

A novel show window WHICH mas the
advantage of being devoid of glass re-
Elections thereby making its contents
more readily visible has lately been
added to a Chicago shop. The window
curves inward nearly three feet from
height of eight feet above the floor.
A shadow box painted dark color eX.
tends around the bottom to height OF
nearly three feet. the outer wall being
in line with the widest part Of the Win
dow. The improved display, especially
for women's garments is said to justify
the extra expense of the curved glass.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
FANNY FUss-AND-FEArHERs,

FANNY USS-ANO-FEATHERS.
Now, Fanny Observation-Disclosures Is the
prettiest of girls;
0he's washed and starched and ironed
/ from her CATERS to her curls.
Her satins are the glossiest, her silks
/ are of the sheerest;
And everything that's on her is the
latest and the dearest.
But Fanny, if you knew her mind,
would very much prefer
ITO dress like Sadie Smith and, oh, to
I go and play with her!
For Sadie Smith in bingham goes;
she wears an old straw hat;
Her shoes are somewhat rusty, and
their heels are rather fiat;
She wrestles with her brothers and
she frolics with the pup,
And when a body plays like that how
can she keep dressed up?
But Fanny Observation-Disclosures, when
she passes Sadie's yard,
There's something rises in her throat
that makes her swallow hard.
Now, Fanny Fuss-and-Feathers has a
great big touring car,
And every day she's taken cut to trav-
ell fast and far;
SheSsees a lot that Sadie Smith per-
h6ps will never see,
And goes to lovely places where poor
Sadie'll never be.
And vet, with all her riches and the
things that go Herewith,
This funny little Fanny wishes she
were Sadie Smith!
q. Denis A. Mccarthy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
Michael O'Connell on Corn
and Apples
Dear Juniors

Dear Juniors:
This is my first letter to the Juniors
so thought I would write and tell
you about corn and apples.
Corn is the food Of horses, sheep,
cattle and hogs. Without corn, stock
would have nothing to eat.
Iowa is the greatest corn producing
state.
Corn is planted in the spring and
husked in the fall. People eat roast.
ing ears.
Apples are eaten by almost every
one. They are very good. They
blossom in the spring and people pick
them in the fall. People and some
horses like them.
Michael O'Connell, age IL.
Melrose, Iowa. East Main street.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
Myrtle Walker Sends in
School Composition

Dear Junior:
This is the first time I have writ
ten to the Junior page, so I thought
would write you school composition
on The Fox and the Grow.
Once upon time there was a crow,
and she was very hungry, so she
thought she would fly around and see
If she could find anything that she
could eat.
She saw a piece of cheese laying
upon the ground and flew down and
got It. Then she flew up into tree
and held it in her bill, so no one
could get 1t.
A sly old fox, watched her fly up
into the tree, and when he saw the
piece of cheese he wanted It. 4.
He winked his eye and scratched
his head, and then he said to Mistress
Grow.
ooh, my dear, you are a very hand
some bird, rye heard people say that
such a sweet song. It's just the very
thing I've come to hear. I'm sure you
can sing better than any bird, so
want to hear you sing, for I'm feeling
SO very blue today"
So when the crow opened her mouth
to sing the cheese fell from her bill
and fell to the ground Then tho fox
ran and got 1t, and then he laughed
at Mistress Crow. And then the fox
told the crow all he wanted her to
sing for was to get the cheese.
Well, this is all. From
Your friend,
Myrtle Walker. age 10.
Stockport. Iowa r, r. No. z.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
NAVY CHEMICAL LABORATORY.

Modern battleship building lncIudes
so many complex scientific problems
that the navy board is planning for the
construction of complete chemical
and physical laboratory which will con-
duct experiments along many lines. 1t
will be used to test out new devices as
well as to devise new ones. The best
types of burners to use with each of
the various grades Of fuel oil, the most
desirable forms of hulls to be used for
vessels of all kinds. are among the
problems now requiring attention and
a properly equipped place for expert
ment. In addition to these, the contin-
ued testing of materials used in every
branch of ship building will be concen
trated in this one great laboratory.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
ANOTHER CONTEST.

We also want the Juniors who
think the other contest is too hard
to write on one of the following sub
5ects.
The Story Of a Nickel.
Ny Best Friend.
A Pet Dog.
Corn and Apples.
sweet Potatoes and Cotton.
A letter.
Select prizes from among the fol.
lowing: Box of candy, football, roller
skates. doll, knife or book.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

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 ap-
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.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

leEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.
1. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
Ink or sharp lead pencil.
8. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
1. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send US as your own work.
s. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice OF prize on
and address in full.
Z. Address envelope to The Courier.
10 separate piece Of paper, with nama
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-07

South Bend feels its responsibility
for the boys in olive Dab who are
modified AT Leeper park. This fact
was demonstrated today when hun
dreds of tickets TO Thursday nights
frolic were sold about the city. So
ciety women, club workers. sisters.
brothers and the soldiers themselves
commenced early i'm am effort 10 dis
pose of the 1000 tickets printed.
4 cake auction is 20 be am added
feature OF the affair. John Hart
man. veteran of the Civil war and
loyal booster of the home guard.
will preside Donations Of cakes
and cookies hy the score are being
received by Miss Mary Leeper. who
with several aides among the young
ar women OF the city. has been work
irs incessently toward the success
Cf the affair.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow. "a meet
ms Of people interested viii be held
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-07
MISS RANKIN IN
ATTACK ON RYAN
COngreSSWoman Declares Cop
per Kings Have Combined
to Hold Up Government.
InternationaI News Service /:

International News Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. An at
tack of John d. Ryan of New York
city, president OF the Anaconda
Copper Co. Of New York was made
in the house today by Rep. Jean
cite Rankin. Of Montana. who
blamed Mr. Ryan for labor troubles
which have tied up the entire cop
per industry of Montana.
Miss Rankin also declared the
copper producers have combined to
refuse the price Of 1867 cents a
pound, as arranged for by the coun-
Gil of national defense. and are
waiting to see what price the new
war Industries board will offer. The
Montana congresswoman advocated
the government operation of all
metaliferous mines. and introduced
a resolution to empower the pres
ident Immediately to take over and
Operate all such mines.
Pres't Ryan of the Anaconda
Copper Co. said Miss Rankin. is
responsible for what is known in
Montana and the copper mining
regions Of the far northwest as the
"rustling card" system. As explain
ed by Miss Rankin. no miner can
get a job unless he carries a rus
Ting card" which allows him 70
rustic" for job. In other words
the card is the Anaconda Co.'S O.
X. TO the effect that the miner is
a peaceful citizen who never com
plains of labor conditions and is not
an agitator.
Miss Rankin said she had en-
deavored To see Mr. Ryan, who is
at present connected with the Red
Cross in this city. but that he had
refused TO see her She also said
she had endeavored TO see Pres't
Wilson, Atcy. Gen. Gregory and
others in relation TO the labor
troubles in Montana and had failed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-07
IN Germany Over Ne1U Nh
us. Officers to Study
French Mortar as Aid
Agai1stMachi1e Guns

The efficient use which the French
soldiers make of bicycles over the
excellent French roads has raised
the question Of the possible adOp-
ton of bicycles for American cour-
iers. Motorcycles are employed by
them at present The high cost of
gasoline is causing the bicycle sug-
gestion 10 receive the most serious
consideration.
In their hours of recreation many
Of the Americans are hiring French
machines for touring the distant en-
virons of the camp.
Delay in the arrival Of automo-
biles from the United States has
somewhat delayed the movements
of the American staff. but the
French came 10 the aid of the
Americans. placing such motor cars
as were needed at their disposal.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-07
Wealthy Sportsman Kills
Self; Maid Finds Body

International News Service:
ST. LOUIS. Mo, Aug. Jordan
Wheat Lambert. millionaire vice
president of the Lam bert Pharmac ial
company. committed suicide early
today in his exclusive Oxford apart
ments here
a telephone call from a myster-
ious woman urged a maid in Lam
bert's apartments TO 20 "a his room
where she found the body
The maid found Lambert in a pool
OF blood He was dead. A revolver
lay near the body. When the maid
informed the woman at the tele-
phone Of Lam bert's death the latter
screamed: My God, Is ne dead 20
And apparently tainted
According 20 the police Lambert
was estranged from his second wife
who is now in New York with her
sir onths ~id babv- Lambert Was
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-07
Conservatism to be
Watchword of New
Regime in Russia
international News Service :

International News Service:
PETROGRAD. Aug. The pol
icies of the new Russian coalition
cabinet headed by A. +. Kerensky.
will trend away from radicalism and
toward conservatism. In the minis
try Kerensky holds the posts OF
premier, minister Of war and min
lister of marine. He is the soul of
the new government
The Kerensky cabinet was today
termed "Russia's government OF
salvation, and it is losing no time in
getting down to work.
Steiner discipline for the army
and the stamping out of anarchy
are receiving the most attention
right now. Every move that has been
made SO far by the new minister in
dicates RUssia's determination TO
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-07

divorced from his first wife because
Of his belief in clairvoyaucy and mis-
nightly seances. IL is said He was
"a member Of one OF the wealthie est
families In -. Louis and had a ma
tional reputation as sportsman. He
was the donor Of the Lam bert meEal,
the world championship trophy for
three-cushiOn billiards
Detectives who are seeking the
mysterious woman today abandoned
the theory OF murder They say
Lambert probably threatened suicide
while with the woman Monday
night Worry over this threat they
said caused her 10 telephone Lam
bert's maid
The suicide theory is strengthen
ed. the police say. by the fact tina,
the body was found in front of a
mirror. They say he stood in front
OF The glass and pulled the trigger.