Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-03-08

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gum Shlafen nieoer. Wdbreuo Der
Naft aber trat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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lesen, paB cr Die Spise bes airbs
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bate . GO ~penigitens er5dblt Der
Gr3aufihneiber Niiufbauien in iei@
men rNbenteueru".-O Sntel.
Will Try to Get New Subscribers.
OdebOlt. Iowa.-Dear Uncle:- re
ceived your pretty prayerbOok yester-
day and was very much surprised, as
l did not expect such a pretty prize.
Now, dear uncle. i thank you very
much for it. This spring. If it Is Gods
will, / will receive my first Holy Com
munion and l will use the prayerboOk
on that day and will remember you,
dear uncle, in my prayers.
We live FIVE blocks from school and
church. l 60 to Mass every morning
except when 1 a sick. We have
Lenten devotions every Wednesday
and Friday evenings.
You asked me If we hear from u
relatives, who are fighting. No. we do
not our relatives at home write to us
once in a while only, because it takes
three or four months for q letter to
come over.
We all like your paper very much.
Papa, mama and also we children can
hardly wait till it comes. We always
read uncle's letters and also the
nieces' and nephews' letters.
/ will try to get sC-.se new subscrib-
ers, but whether l will succeed is hard
to tell.
If this letter escapes the waste
basket, i will soo write again and it
will be In German. l was very glad
that my first letter was published In
your paper.-Cunigunda Grasser.
l am very much pleased to hear that
you will try to win new subscribers
for our paper and l assure you hat IL
you succeed o will receive a very
nice premium. der Onkel.
We Suppose She's Neutral!
Riverside, Iowa. - Dear Uncle: Il
read the letters Of so many children in
the 'Katholischer Weston. My folks
have been taking the paper for about
% years. Excuse me because l a
not write German. My mother is Of
German descent and my father French.
I am eleven years old and In the sixth
grade in st. Mary's School. We also
go to st. Mary's Church.
L have two brothers and n sister.
One Of my brothers has been down on
the Mexican border for the past seven
months, but we expect him home in
about two weeks.
The weather here has been steadily
cold for the last three months, but
at the present time it seems as II
spring is close at hand.
Auf Wiedersehen Au Revoiri-
Your niece,-Irene Muller.
When your brother comes back from
the Mexican border, don't forget to
have him write some Of his expert
ences from the "Sprechsaal'. Or IL
he doesn't want to do it. you write it
to us the way he relates it.
Tell your father l said. "vive la
France. And tell your mother l said
"Hoch der Kaiser Der Onkel.
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Are Going to Move.
Alton, IOwa.-Dear Uncle This is
my first letter to you. / am thirteen
years old and attend the Sisters school
at Alton, Iowa. l am In the sixth
grade. l like my school and Sisters
very much. Rev. +. j. Bruno Is our
pastor. We like him very much and
hate to leave Alton and the church. but
we are going to move near Remsen.
There Is also a good Catholic church
and school there. My father has taken
your paper for fifteen years and thinks
ii is a good paper. l have four broth
ers and two sisters, all younger than
myself.
= With best regards. from your
nephew,vOs. NJ. StOOs.
Never mind. after you have been in
your new place for some time and
when you are acquainted, everything
will look good to you there. In the
meanwhile don't forget to call often.
Der Onkel.
Wants to Become q Teacher.
Geddes. S. D.-Dear Uncle:-I was
greatly surprised yesterday when my
papa came home and handed me that
nice prayerbook that l received as a
prize. Many thanks.
Now l will write you something
about the city of Geddes. Geddes was
a prairie sixteen years ago. Now it
has a population Of 1000. We have
a Catholic parish of 100 families and
a fine parsonage. We have no Catholic
school, but hope we will have one soon.
We are living here @ IL years. My
papa Is In the implement business. Our
family consists OF ten children, six
girls and four boys. | am eleven
years old and in the sixth grade at
school.
4 love to 60 to school and will try
to be a teacher some day. When l
come home from school. l must help
mind the baby. His name is John
Edward. He is seven months old and
very fond Of me as l am of him.-With
best regards to all the little nieces
and nephews,-Martha Jaeger.
| am glad to hear that you like the