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The Detroit times., 1917-11-17
Don c. Seitz, Famous
Publisher, Speaks
Here Monday Night

Don e seitz. publisher % the New
York World. viii speak before the
ingloside club. Monday evening.
Mr.. seltz Il one of the best known
newspaper men in\ tho country and
has had years ~ practical expert.
ence on various publications IN New
York lie "a a very interesting and
forceful speaker and r. not with
ont reputation as an author His
writings include Discoveries in
Every Day Europe" THE Buca
neer" and Writings BY and About
James Mcneil Whistler"
The Detroit times., 1917-11-17

given a reception said 90 be un-
equaled In enthusiasm in the his
tory OF New York musical affairs
For his concert here. Heifctz VIII
play "Chaconne" (VifalTCharlier)
Concerto In i minor (Mendels-
sohn). Ave Maria" fSchubertl,
"Menuetto' (MozarD. Nocturne In
p major Chopin Wlhelmj) Chorus
Of Dervishes and Marche Orientale
from THE Ruins of Athens" (Bee-
thoyen-Auer) "Melodie' tTschai-
kowsky). "Capriccio" (Paganini-
Auer). Andre Bcnoist viii play the
accomplishments The seats for the
concert are on sale In Hudson's pi-
ano and victrola store.
Tho Detroit symphony orchestra
will give its third popular concert,
Sunday afternoon 40 $50 O'Clock,
in Arcadia. with Miss Emma Rob
The Detroit times., 1917-11-17

berts. contralto. as soloist. The pro
Gram will be as follows: Overture
20 "Rosamundc" lSchubert) Andan-
te sostenuto from symphony Ia G
minor OrahmO aria from Jeanne
d'Arc" Wemhergl. Miss Roberts
selections from Aida (Verdn ."Ie
Cygne" tSaint Saens). songs, Keen
The Detroit times., 1917-11-17

Theater and dancing engagements
make an evening coat an essential
Of the society woman's wardrobe
The attractive model shown in the
photograph is unusually handsome
and rich IN effect The coat itself
is OF material called panamsx. q
sort OF silk velvet with a slightly
corded effect Tho cape collar, cuffs
and band at the bottom OF the coat
are OF kerami polar bear. Where
the fur joins the material at the
back the points which seem 10 have
been the first idea OF the designer
are blunted by an overhanging tri-
angle OF the velvet ending with q
huge tassel Of silk and chenille on
which few largo pearl beads are
threaded
The Detroit times., 1917-11-17

The Boston Grand Opera company
which has a large and loyal follow
ing in this city. Will give two per
formances In Detroit Monday after
noon and evening. Dec. 3, In the ~.
ceum theater. presenting The Tales
OF Hoffman" in the afternoon, and
"Rieoletto" in the evening. With
one or two exceptions, the principal
artists Will be new TO Detroit Ada
NRyarrete, the Spanish prima donna
who r. a native uf Yucatan. Will
sing Gilda In "Rigoletto." with Er
nest Davis, an American tenor. rs
the duke. Barbara Maurel, Eduardn
le Jarazu and George Baklanoff. an
established favorite. "a the jester
The afternoon performance OF THE
Tales OF Hoffman" will present Ric
cardo. as the poet, with Saramie
Reynolds. Irene Pavloska. Blanca Sa-
royR. Fely Clement. Queena Selma
limo and others In the leading
roles. The scenic and costume SCI
ting for both operas Is said 10 b.
rich, and in Josef Urban's most ar
tistie style There will be a large
chorus and orchestra. Advance res
creations for seats may be made
with the Deyoe-Detroit Management.
No. 933 Dime Bank building.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-17

The Bethlehem Steel company OF
poets 90 launch today from its yards
AZ Sparrows Point Nd, a new
steamship which u Is building for
the Cunard steamship company
The vessel r. 20 be named the War
Dragon.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-17

Final arguments in all phases ~
the eastern railroads freight rate
case are 20 be- heard today nv the
Interstate Commerce Commission In
washington
The Detroit times., 1917-11-17
DEFEAT
GERMANS AT SEA

LONDON. Nov. 17.--British light
naval forces met and forced German
light forces in Heiigoland Blight TO
fee. an admiralty statement an
nounced today.
The British ships engaged the
enemy early this morning. The Ger
mans retired They were closely
and speedily chased by the British.
Japan has more than 300 women
Dhysicians
The Detroit times., 1917-11-17

Miss Mabel Guess. OF the Detroit
Conservatory OF Music. will present
group OF her plano pupils IN a re-
cital. Saturday afternoon, Nov q,
In the conservatory hall Those %
appear include Mis-. Louise Mahin,
Miss VCrna Pattison. Miss Irene
Woehl, Miss Florence Jones. Miss
Gertrude Hobart and Miss Marjorie
Coles. They will be assisted by
Vclma Stafford and Marion Vesey
pupils OF Miss Jones; Gardner
Bandheld and Russell Bandheld. pu'
pills OF Miss Woehl Ruth Locked
and Milan Peck. pupils OF Miss Ma
hin.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-17

The Pain" "rhe Cry Of Russia"
CRachmanlnofD was Ever Maid
OF Spain" from The Dove OF Peace"
.tDamrosch), Miss Roberts; Pup
penfee' wAltzes (Bayer); Corona"
tion" march from Die Folkunger"
(Kretschmar)
Guiomar Novaes, pianist. will be
the soloist OF the Detroit SYMPHONY
concerts. Friday afternoon, Nov. 80
and Saturday evening, Dec. j. IN the
armnrY
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
Another Story of a Nickel
by Edna Claver

Dear Juniors:
AS have not written to you for a
long time, | will write on A Story OF
Nickel.
| was first among great mass of
nickels. The next | knew | was in a
hot fire and was melted. Then l was
put into a mould where l was made
round. Then Liberty" was stamped
on one side and ''V" on the other side.
Then I was sent to large bank with
thousands Of others. I was next Civ
en- for five pennies to a young man.
who gave me to his little girl. This
little girl gave me to a bookkeeper
for a pencil. The bookkeeper put me
in cash register with other nickels.
Then one night thief broke in and
stole some money. | was taken with
the other money. Then at last l fell
out of the pocket where l had been
put. A small poor boy found me, but
as he knew some poorer people, he
bought nice little handkerchief for
him. This made him very happy for
he knew he wouldn't get anything as
nice for Christmas. The man that the
little boy bought the handkerchief
from gave me to his little girl, who
gave me to her Sunday school teacher,
who sent me to Egypt, where | was
lost in the desert and I am still laying
there. Won't you find me, please do.
Edna Claver, Age 10.
2O3 North Ninth st. Abba, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
Harold James on A Christ
mas Vacation in
Wyoming

Dear Juniors:
I will tell you the story of my
Christmas vacation.
Sunday night. the twenty-fourth, we
had big entertainment. 1t was given
by the school and Sunday school. 1t
started about o'clock and ended
about twelve o'clock. We had a big
time. Then they had a big dance at
Dillon B. Ruland's store. He gives his
dances free but I do not go because
I do not know how to dance.
On Monday we had big dinner. We
had turkey for dinner. got bank,
tinker toys, top, suit, cap. gloves,
oyershoes, shoes, handkerchief, tie,
tie pin and suspenders.
The snow is about one foot deep on
the level.
Then on New Years day we went to
one of our friends and had dinner. We
sure had a good time.
Harold James, Age II.
Alva, Wyo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottun1Wa. Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEVEREAUX
THE CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: The contest, Iowa
announced last week. is proving very
successful and interesting, too. we
are receiving many compositions on
Iowa and one Missouri Junior was or
iginal enough to send in composition
about her own state. We hope others
will follow her example, using their re.
spective states for the subjects or
their compositions. The work OF the
Missouri Junior will be submitted to the
Judges when they are ready to PICK
out the prize winners. Some of these
new compositions will appear next
week. The rules for the contest 1oi-
low:
We want all the Juniors to tell us
what they know about Iowa. We even
want the Juniors living in other states
to do so too There are so many inter-
esting things about Iowa at the pres
ent time as well as long ago. so we
hope to have very interesting con
test as Iowa is very remarkable
state now, as we'll as years ago. the
writer's can select their prizes from
among the following: scents-acball, ice
skates, book or a knife.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
Ira Glew Murphy is Sad /;
Her Little Dog Cupid is
Dead

Dear Courier Junior: l have never
written but one letter before but /
want the Junior to know about sad
thing that happened to my little dog
Cupid.
He was the only pet l had and did
a great many cute little tricks and al
ways listened for me when l came
home from school, thought a great
deal of him but some unkind persoQ
who didn't like little dog gave him
something to eat that made him very
sick.
/ called DR.. Johnson and he did all
he could to save him but he couldn't
and Cupid died.
I hope any little boy or girl who
reads this may not have their pets
treated so unkindly.
Yours truly,
Iva Glen Murphy. age 10.
Eldon, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
All About a Letter-By
Viola Sloan

Dear Juniors:
am a little girl nine years old. have
never written to the Juniors before SO
am going to write about a letter.
MANY years ago they didn't use post
age stamps like we use now days. The
postage was paid by the one receiving
the letter. OF course if you got a big
fat letter you had to pay big fat fee
to the postman. In those days there
lived a man by the name of Sydney
Smith Once his little granddaughter
sent him a big fat letter and he had to
pay double postage on it. Now her
grandfather was a witty man and loved
to say funny things. so he wrote his
granddaughter this letter / think you
would like to read:
"Oh, you little wretch! Your letter
cost me four pence. I will pull all the
plums out of your buildings. / will UNI
dress your dolls and steal their under
petticoats. You shall have no currant
Jelly to your rice l will kiss you till
you cannot see out of your eyes. When
nobody else whips you I will do so. 1
will fill you full Of sugar plums and
they shall run out of your nose and
ears. And last Of all your dresses shall
be so short that they shall not come
below your knees.
Your loving grandfather.
Sydney Smith,
Viola Sloan, age 3,
1873 w. Main St. Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
The Eddyville Canning Club
BY Kathryn BOlibaugh

Dear Cousin: We had an Eddyville
girls canning club last summer. I
want to tell you about it and my can.
ming.
Several years ago Miss Knowles
held domestic science meetings here. 1
belonged to the girls class. Later Miss
Richardson held a canning demonstra-
ton here. She interested the girls in
canning and as the result Mrs. Steph-
enson organized a girls canning club.
Joined this club because liked to
help mother with the work and she
wanted me to learn the best and east
est method, (called the cold pack
method) to can the fruit, vegetables,
and meat of which we usually have an
abundance on the farm. Then we
would have more of variety for the
table when these things were out of
season.
There were from twenty to thirty
girls in this club. Their ages were
from ten to eighteen. l was ten when
l joined last summer.
We had several meetings during the
summer and our leader showed and
helped us to can. We were taught to
get all the material together, fit our
jars and lids and grade our fruit or
vegetables and follow the instructions
on the bulletin sent to us by Mr..
Bishop.
My canning outfit was large alum
mum kettle. The only trouble l had
was to break jar, caused by pouring
hot water over the vegetable too
quickly.
Mr.. Bishop sent us club emblem.
1t has four leaf clover with the let
ter H in each leaf. The four HIS repre-
sent the training of the head, the
hands, the heart and the health habits.
A can party was given to our men,
bers in the fall. The invitation was
written on paper cut in the shape of
a jar and the words written on it
were these:
Can you come to can party in
honor of the canning club, to be
held at the Dots home. Thursday
evening, October 26, from 1880 to
10 o'clock. If you can come, can
you tell story or do stunt?
A can for the prize. Can you
write and tell me if you can come
and if you have another engage
ment, can it.
l canned tWenty-seven pints in all.
1t looked nice and all the family en-
couraged me SO kept at it, even the
hired man was interested When the
canning exhibit was held at Eddyville,
| entered six pints in the single jar
exhibit and took prizes on five of them.
two first and three seconds.
Kathryn Bolibaugh, ago 1T
r. F. d. 3, Eddyville, O~a.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
My Pet Dog BY Hazel
Van Dorfy

Dear Juniors: ~ ussS ~
This is my first letter. I d3WgAe Z,
would write about my pet dog. Sse -
black and white and is not very big.
This winter she raised family of SIX
little puppies. There were two black
ones and the others were black and
white We gave them all away but ono
and we are going to give It away. They
were the prettiest I ever saw. Penny
is our dogs name. Now I will tell you
how we got the dog. have two broth
ers and one sister We were at school
one day and my brother heard her
bowling on the railroad track and we
went and got her. That night we took
her home and she was poor and ugly.
Papa said we could not have her, that
we would have to take her back the
next day. We wanted to keep her SO
we went off and forgot her the next
day. When we first took her home we
fed her and she was awfully hungry.
She can kill a rat now. She is pretty.
Hazel Van Dorfy, age II,
Seymour Ia, r. l. Box So.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
4 Good Boy

woke before the morning, was nap
py all the day,
never said an ugly word, but s/1iled
and stuck to play.
And now at last the sun is gong oo"h
behind the wood,
And am very happy, for know that
I'VE been good.
NV bed is waiting cool and fresh with
linen smooth and fair,
And must off to sleepsin-by and not
forget my prayer.
I know that, till tomorrow ! shall see
the sun arise.
No ugly dreams shall fright my mind
no ugly sight my eyes. .
But slumber hold me tightly, till |
waken in the dawn,
And hear the thrushes singing in the
lilacs round the lawn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
The United States and South
America - By Verl
Graham
Dear Juniors

Dear Juniors:
This is my second time to write to
Courier Juniors. | am going to write
about the United States and South
America. And | hope to see this in
print.
Chapter /
There were thirteen English colonies
or groups of settlements lying along
the Atlantic coast between Nova SEQ
tia and Florida, when the early set
tiers in this country rose against the
king of England.
Then followed the Revolutionary
war. in which the colonists united
under the command of General Wash
ington drove the kings soldiers away,
and forced the king TO permit the col
onists to govern themselves.
Each colony chose it's own officers
and made it's own laws. A body of
people that makes it's own laws and
governs itself may be called state
so each colony now called itself a
state. Now we make our own laws
and when our president dies before
his term is out we have the vice pres
ident to be president. The other coun-
tries are called monarchies that is
when they are ruled by king.
Chapter 2
The states of South America are:
Venezuela. Guiana, Columbia, Ecua'
dor. Peru. Bolivia, Chile. Argentina,
Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay. Brazil
has much coffee and sends it to the
United States and Europe. Coffee is
in a little bag and has two little peas
in it and they take it out and put it
in the watts where the soft part is
washed away from the seeds. The
seeds are then dried, packed in sacks
and sent to market. The coffee tree
bears beautiful berries, each of which
contains two seeds. The ripe berries
are gathered two or three times a
year. That is all for this time.
Verl Graham,
329 South Ward St, Ottumwa
P. S. South America exports tobac-
co, sugar, cacao, rubber and hides.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
Martha Marie WEIGH Tells
About Little Girl Who
Found a Nickel

Dear Juniors:
] thought | would write A true story
of nickle.
Once ! knew a little girl who found
a nirklc when she was going to school.
When she went home she told her
mamma she had found nickle. Her
mamma said. You can buy some rad
ish and lettuce seed and plant them
and your nickle will grow into more
niclles.
The next day was Saturday and such
beautiful day. Ruth was so happy.
Her papa spadded up two nice beds for
her and her mamma told her how to
plant the seed Ruth enjoyed plant
ing them and watching them grow
She kept the weeds down and in a
short time they were lovely vege-
tables. She sold some every morning
as long as they lasted. In all they
brought her dollar She put it in
the bank and it is still growing, draw
ing interest in the bank.
Martha Marie Welch, Age 9.
r. s. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
A City Girl - BY Ina
Vandorfy

Editor Junior:
will write you a story about city
girl.
Once there was little girl IL years
old. Her name was Minnie. She
wanted to go out in the country to
visit her friend May, so her mother
finally told her she could 60 Minnie
was to go the next day and stay a
week.
After she got out in the country
Minnie said, 81 don't see how you
keep from getting lonesome out here"
First, they put on their aprons and
then went out doors to play. They
built a cupboard out of boards. Min
ME wanted to know what they were
going to put in it and May got some
shells and some broken dishes and
spoons. They played until 6 o'clock,
when Mays mamma called them to
supper.
That night they went to bed The
next morning they played until noon
and in the afternoon they visited at
neighbours.
The next day Minnie cried to go
home to her mamma, so they took her
and May was going to visit Minnie
in the city.
They had good time but May didn't
want to go home when her parents
came after her Minnie told her moth
er she had the best time in the coun-
try that she had ever had.
Grandpa Evans takes The Courier
and like to read it.
Ina Vandorfy, Age IL.
II. l, Box IS. Seymour, Iowa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
CONTEST 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
is 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 a
knife.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
The Netherlands - By
George Haney

Across the North sea, east of Eng.
land, is small country called The
Netherlands. Netherlands means "low
lands Another name for this coun-
try is Holland It called lowlands be-
cause it is the lowest and --LATEST
country in Europe. The first time you
go to Holland your attention is drawn
at once to the dikes, canals and wind
mills.
bikes are made of dirt and stone.
They are made to keep the water
from getting over the land. If little
leak grows in dixie an alarm bell is
rung and every man. woman and
child hears the bell and knows what
it means.
The Dutch canals have many import
ant uses. They are used for travel
ing and transportation. The farmer
rows to pasture to milk his COWS or
to the fields to gather crops. The peo-
pie often travel in boats to market
and to church. During the winter
months the canals are frozen over and
there is much skating everywhere.
The farmers skate to market and the
children skate to school.
The Dutch are very thrifty peo-
pie. There are almost no beggars
among them.
The Dutch have great important
colonial possessions. They own many
ships that are engaged in carrying on
trade with the colonies and with 9th
er countries. The most important of
the colonies are several large islands
and a great number of smaller islands
in the East Indies. They also own
Dutch Guiana in South America and
several small islands in the West In
dies. All the colonies of The Meth
erlands together contain about sixty
times as much territory as the home
country.
The three important cities of The
Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotter-
dam and The Hague. The king and
queen are always crowned at Amster-
dam, but the royal residence is at The
Hague, as well as most OF the gov
eminent buildings.
Amsterdam is built upon a great
number Of islands joined together by
about 800 bridges. 1t is the great
commercial center for trade with the
Dutch colonies as well as with other
countries. 1t is great market for
coffee and spices from the east. 1t is
especially noted for the industry of
cutting and polishing diamonds, most
of which come from the mines OF
South Africa.
George Haney, Age 10.
In care of G. H. Haney, Milton, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
Charlotte Cresswell Likes
to Skate and Slide

Dear Junior:
am years old. live in the coun-
NV 90 out to slide and | have lots
of fun.
have two sisters. Their names are
Helen and Marguerite.
1 go out with my father to haul corn
!. fodder and I hook on to the bob sled
with my little sled. We coast down
the hills and sometimes we run into
the ditch.
We skate on the ice.
Did you have nice Christmas. |
spent Christmas in town ut my Aunt
Dora's. / had a nice time.
Charlotte Criswell, Age s.
r. 2, -Ottumwa, Iowa.,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
JESSIE'S SCHOOL.
Dear Junior:

Dear Junior:
| thought | would write a story about
nv school. ] go to the White school
house. Miss Mary Lock of Selma is our
teacher I like her fine. We have tn re e
months term. | hope Miss Lock will
teach the winter term. have only miss
ed two days. There are twenty nine ru-
pills in our school.
I have one sister and one brother go
ing to school. | sit with my little sister.
We live about mile and quarter
from school.
Jessie Cleota Pool. age IL,
Birmingham. Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We do wish the juniors would ac-
knowledge their prizes.
II any Junior has ever failed to re.
eeive a prize after his or her name ap.
reared in this paper, it is because the
wrong address has been given US.
when we say wrong address we es'
peciaIly refer to incomplete addresses.
All city Juniors should put their
street number and all Juniors living
"a the country should put their box
number or failing to have box send
On their parents names.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
ANOTHER CONTEST.

:. We also want the Juniors VINO
,Yfint~the other subjects are too hard
TO write on one of the following sub
jects.
: 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, rolier
skates, doll, knife or book
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
Two Little Girls Tell What
Santa Brought Them

Dear Juniors: I will write and tell
you what | got for Christmas as San
ia Claus was very good to me, and |
hope to many other children of my
size. He brought me a pair OF leg
gings. bank. a ring, pocketbool
a set of dishes. a hair ribbon. a
sachet bag, box of chocolates, and
a book.
! go TO the Jefferson school Ny
teachers name is Miss Brady. 7 like
her fine. Well as my letter is get
ting long ! will close.
Wishing you very happy new year
From your little friend Dorothy
Troth. age years.
567 South aDvis street, Ottumwa.