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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
Emma Chiffon - A Noble
Pet

Dear Juniors:
l thought / would write you one OF
my school compositions.
The Story of Noble Pet.
One day Kate and Ned were out
flower hunting. They had reached the
road when they heard the sharp bark
of dog. They ran to where it came
from and saw yellow dog with one
of it's legs broken.
They heard carriage passing by
and they supposed it had ran over the
dogs leg.
They took it home and Ned bound
up its leg, After they had finished he
looked up. and semed to say, Thank
you"
They named him Dash.
Weeks passed by and his broken leg
got we'll and every day Kate, Ned and
Dash would go out walking and he
seemed to be the dearest pet they
had ever seen.
One day the children and their pet
started for the big bridge that spanned
the Ohio. They at last reached the
bridge and sat down to rest. Soon they
icit iCStcU elouSH 10 pay, 81 lASS ie1ii
about gathering sticks to throw into
the water and as soon as they threw
one in the water lash would swim in
after it and bring it for them to throw
again. In one of his trips after the
stick he stopped in the middle of the
river and looked at the children. They
were standing So near the edge Of the
bridge that Kate lost her balance and
fell in. AS soon as the dog saw her he
swan to her and dragged her to the
shore. New was standing there crying.
Just then their hired man came along
and carried Kate home.
When they reached home their
father and mother were glad to see
them
Kate was sick for long time and
her father and mother never forgot
who had saved her life and always
considered him as one of the family
AS my story is getting long, | will
close.
Emma Chiffon, age II.
Eddyville, R. R. /. Box IS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
Winifred Dean-Gardening

Dear Juniors:
I thought / would write about gard
ening | have sister older and one
younger than, myself. We girls put in a
garden last year We raised radishes,
lettuce and tomatoes. And we also put
In some onions and went to pull out the
weeds and when we got through we
had pulled all the onions up. Well we
had no onions then. And when the rad
ishes were up we went out every day
and pulled one up. Mamma stopped us
because we would have them all pulled
up before they were big enough to eat.
Papa is putting in a lot Of truck this
year to cut down the high cost of liv-
ing. Ny youngest sister and dropped
fifteen rows of potatoes. like to work
in the garden very much. think every
one should raise a good size garden on
account OF the war and show that they
love their country.
Winifred Dean, age -,
Hedrick. Ia, r. No. ).
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15

~ HE marked increase in the num-
Der of soldiers seen in the
streets these days and the de-
sire to keep the public informed has
prompted The Courier to secure these
tables. 1t Is surprising how little
known are the various insignia that
distinguish one branch of the naval
service from another. To many every
man in uniform is a sailor and is com.
monty supposed to be the man behind
the gun. Many of them are, but there
are many other things to be done in
the United States navy besides point
ing and firing the big rifles. The
above photographs will act as a valu-
able guide and index to the uninitiat-
ed. The devices are easily memoriZed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
Marjorie Bowen - The
American Flag

Dear Juniors:
The American flag got its field and
stars from the dark blue sky and the
stars Of night. The white clouds Of the
sky which were striped with streaks Of
red stood for the red and white stripes.
The flag stands for a sign Of bravery
and hope through all the years Of war.
1t is the flag Of the seas and ocean
and it waves over many soldiers. It IL
the flag Of the free given by the angels
and It's lives were born In heaven. The
flag waves the emblem OF hope, peace
and bravery
Marjorie Bowen. age 10,
Chillicothe, Iowa.
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Dorothy Dubois Books

Dear Juniors:
am thirteen years old am in the
7-B class at the Franklin school.
Miss Llewelyn is my teacher
/ am writing my essay on books.
| like to read books and last sum-
mer l read several good ones. Among
those l like best are "The Clansman"
THE Heritage of the Desert" and
1.-THE Little Sheppard Of Kingdom
Come"
! expect to spend the summer in
the country and hope to read another
good book or two.
Dorothy DeBoise, Age 10,
Ottumwa, Ia. 1910 Mabel street
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Bernard B. Taylor - A Jap.
anese Wrestling Match

Dear Juniors:
I am going to tell you about Jap
anese wrestling match. The Japanese
don't wrestle like we do. They pitch a
tent in the public square. then they lay
a mat on the ground. Then the wrest-
lers come in. They do not try to throw
each other One tries to butt the other
one off the mat. II he succeeds he Is
the victor. When they get through their
faces are often covered with blood. The
admission is about ten or fifteen cents
in our money.
Bernard B. Taylor. age 10.
Hillsboro. Iowa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15

ed off In fright and refused to come
back for long time, even though
Kenneth knocked coaxingly on the
! floor several times. When finally he
ventured back he found a tempting ar
ray of both corn and nuts and seemed
beside himself with delight. He stuff
ed one cheek with corn and one with
nuts, whisked off and was back in no
time for more.
mo doubt about his liking corn is
there?" asked mother. who had sat
sat very still, watching too.
Lets make him work little" sug-
gested Kenneth; ''he is getting as
greedy as pig" So he arranged for
Mump's next trip, handful of corn
and beans, all mixed together.
Mumps came presently, bright eyed
and alert. as usual and again was dis
gusted to find beans However, he
carefully sorted out the corn and
rushed off, both cheeks bullying.
well, I thought he would never
stop stuff1ng in corn exclaimed the
astonished Mrs Morse. How many
kernels do you suppose he can take
at onceo I'm going to count out fifty
kernels, and see If he takes them all. !"
Hardly had she counted out the fifty
yellow grains. before back frisked busy
Mumps In went one kernel after an
other faster and faster, until it seemed
his little cheek pockets must surely
burst
"Just four left sang Kenneth glee.
fully, when Mumps had vanished over
the edge of the porch. That makes
let me see-that makes forty-six he
can carry at one time"
When DIR. Martin came again, he
said that Kenneth could get up. Of
course he had to hear all about Mumps.
and he saw him, too. for by that time
Mumps didn't care at all who was on
the porch. provided the visitor kept
still
$50 that's your little nurse who has
kept you amused all these days.
laughed Dr. Martin after he had watch
ed, with the interest of a boy, cunning
Mumps busily carrying off load of
winter provisions. II wish all my lit.
tie patients had nurses who kept them
so happy. So humps wasn't as bad
as you thought it was going to be. was
it,"
Kenneth answered happily. NO in
deed, humps was fun"
And Mumps is fun, isn't he9" added
the nice old doctor. And he'll be fun
for you all this summer and next sum-
mer and lots of summers. All winter.
while you're busy in school, you can
think of lazy little Mumps, snug in
his hole, with his warm tail curled
around his toes. sleeping most of the
time. and just waking once in while
to eat some Of the nice nuts and corn
you have given him this summer"
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ONLY i WEED.
Frederic A. Whiting.

Alas, I'm not a flower,
But just a roadside bloom.
Without the radiant dover
OF the queen of June
And yet. the self.some Power
That gave the rose its hue.
Gave me my happy hour
That / might be with yeu.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
OttunWa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
THE FIRST FLAG.

Dear Juniors: AS today, June IA. is
Flag Day" we will reprint a school
composition by Irene Dexter, 1.-The
Making of the First Flag" This little
essay appeared in recent edition of
The Courier Junior Here is the way
Irene writes about the first flag:
The thirteen colonies had been un.
der the British rule for yhile, but
they were beginning to feel its pres.
sure upon them.
At that time their banners had rat
tlesnake cut in thirteen pieces with
the motto, Join or Die" printed on
them.
They realized they would have to
become more united in their purpose
Of resistance against the British tyr
amy. Then they placed a we'll formed
rattiesnake in the attitude OF striking
with the motto, Don't tread on me,
on their banners.
Next the Declaration Of Independ-
ence was made. After it was read, the
people made move to secure another
national emblem. the design of which
was left to Washington.
At this time there happened to be In
Philadelphia very skilled young lady
who was dressmaker. Her name was
{ Betsy Ross and Washington thought
that she would be the very one to
make the nag.
She agreed to make the flag under
Washington's design.
She took some strips of white
skirt and some Of red flannel for the
stripes and a piece of blue Jacket for
the field.
Washington was going to have six
pointed star, but Mrs. Ross told him
that the star was the sign Of heraldy
and as the stars were going to be
placed in circle, they would always
have to be put in with much care, be-
cause they would have to be erfectly
straight to look well, while the five
pointed star would look well anyway
1t was placed.
III you look at star in the sky It
always looks as II It had five points"
She said.
She folded piece Of paper and
made one with the scissors. She then
handed it to Washington who said
that the star was perfect.
And so it was that our flag was
made with q circle o. thirteen stars
and thirteen red and white bars or
stripes and was adopted June IA, 1777.
After this each time a new state was
admitted to the union a new star was
added to the flag.
A flag Is very pretty thing when
flying high in the breezes. 1t always
makes one think Of the hardships the
men Of the civil war and revolutionary
war had to face and of their bravery
and love for their country. I
Why do not the men of today enlist
more rapidly?
Why do they not feel the need Of
themselves for the defense of their
country?
They surely do not want their homes
and country to look as do the coun-
tries across the waters.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
William Sch0tt Jr. "My
\ Little Dog"
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
l am going to tell you about my
little dog. His name is Buster. He
is brown with a white ring around his
neck. He will shake his head when
/ ask him if he wants bite of candy.
My papa got me a new red coaster
wagon and Buster likes to sit with
me in the seat and coast, and when
I won't let him ride he walks on his
hind feet behind the wagon and barks.
I am going to get him new silver
collar for his birthday present.
William c. Schott Jr., age g.
Bloomfield, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
A .MEWs. CONTEST.

W. think News" contest will be
q very interesting one. A News con-
test Is one in which we want all the
Juniors to write about the pleasant
events In their nedghborhood For in
s&ances "A chiTdren's party, a Sunday
school program or picnic. In fact,
any ahfAfr In which the Juniors are in
tsregted will be a News event. The
prize win be Z croquet set.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
The PRIZE WINNER.

The prize winner today is Dythel
Frances Davis, and her subject, "An
Incident of the Revolutionary War"
Tho Judges who select the prize win
ners not only praised Eythels compo-
sitaon but also consider her penman-
ship the very best for one Of her
years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We do wish the Juniors would &C.
knowledge their prizes.
Recently we have sent out flags
dolls and little flag emblems. but the
Juniors to whom the gifts were sent
have forgotten to acknowledge them
II any Junior has ever failed to re.
ceive prize after it is announced
in this column, 1t 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, 1917-06-15

5. Numbe your pages.
6. Always late choice of prize on
and address in ull.
7. Address e elope to The Courier
a separate piece paper, with name
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and Identification made certain. The
emblems are in some way suggestive
of the division represented. The in
sigma are described below:
Master at arms
2-Boatswain's mate; cockswains.
3-Quartermasters.
4-Blacksmiths; ship filters.
5-Sailsmakers' mates.
6-Printers.
7-Carpenters' mates; plumbers,
filters and painters.
S-Turret captains.
9-Gunner's mate.
10-Chief yeoman.
11--Yeoman; first. second and third
grades.
12-Electricians.
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SEVEN 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.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send US as your own work.
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13--Machinists' mates; boilermak.
ers; water tenders; coppersmiths, and
oilers.
14-Hospital stewards; hospital ap.
prentices cred cloth.
15-Bandmasters; musicians.
16-Commissary stewards.
17--Ships' cooks and bakers.
1S-Bugler.
20-Gun captain mark.
21-Gun pointer mark.
22-Gun pointer, first class, same as
No. q with star.
23-Navy E. gunner making high
gun scores.
24-Radio operator.
25-Torpedoman.
26-Ex-apprentice mark.
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Mary Loretta La Point. age :,
liza n. Elm St.. Ottumwa, n.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29
no HOPE Of PHONE EX-
TENSION THIS SEASON

Appointed by the Chamber of Com
merce to interview the Mt. States
Telephone and Telegraph Co.. about
building their trunk line west across
Blue mesa this season, Doctor Sulli-
van took occasion on his recent trip
to Denver to see the head officers.
He learned that material for this long
needed extension had actually been
ordered, not long ago, but that the
tremendous amount of new business
elsewhere and particularly the pres
sure for government service has
shunted this material into other uses.
Mot this summer" said the company
men, "but in 1918, il everything goes
right"
It would certainly be = great &C.
commodation not alone to business
men Of Gunnison, but to the whole
Western Slope, il this line were built
to close the gap between lola and
Cimarron. It is only . short job,
but it seems as though the Gunnison
valley never gets anything till the
rest Of the state il supplied, and yet
we have resources and population and
business three. times over what the
Grand river valley furnishes.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29
LEAVES FOR DENVER
TO JOIN THE NAVY

Clarence Lehman and Marshall Davis
both passed the examination for en-
trance into the navy and returned
Tuesday evening from Grand juno
tion. On Thursday they went to
Denver to take the Federal examina-
ton.
Gordon G. Easterly, Of Ava, ILL.,, who
for two summers has been on Ohio
creek, to help his uncle, L. H. Easter
ly through haying, has just enlisted, in
the U. s. navy, Mr.. Easterly tells rs.
Two Of Pitkin's patriotic young
men came down to Gunnison Thurs-
day to take \ physical examinatiou
prior to applying for enlistment in
the navy. They are N. L. Schaff and
Hugh G. Smith. M
A recruiting officer from Denver
IL expected in Gunnison this morning,
according to the message received
last night from the Provost Narshal
BY County Clerk r. o. Barrett. He
has list Of seven young men who ex-
pect to take the examination and en-
list ct once. Among them are Hugh
Smith and N. L. Scha6 Of Pitkin, Geo.
Bs Darter and Albert E. Croft Of tha
Lake Fork, Robert Allen, II. Mcl(il-
Ian and smother from Gunnison.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29
DIVE TO DEATH
FROM Ozn CLIFF
Auto Accident Near Sapi-
nero Costs Life Of Benny
Cline. Two Others at
Deaths Door. Car
Disappears in River

A terrible accident occurred last
Sunday night two miles this side Of
Sapinero, when Ford car contain
ing five people backed over an en-
bankment into the river. One boy
ten years old, was caught in the car
and carried with it into the raging
torrent of the Gunnison, at its high
est in the spring flood. All of the oc-
cupants of the car were injured, two
perhaps fatally, and up to date NO
trace of the little boy, Benny Cline,
or of the car, has been found.
A. Cline, a stockman of Delta, his
twin sons, Benny and Clyde, and two
young ladies', Lila and lone Oberg-
fell, were on their return from Arl-
ington, Colo, where they had gone
to meet the two boys who were re-
turning from years school
ing in the east. 1t was be-
tween nine and ten o'clock at night
and they were climbing the grade
two miles out of Sapinero at the big
bend of the Gunnison. Here stories
conflict; the man insists that he was
driving, but according to the doctor
who was called to attend them, and
the girl herself, the girl was driving
the car. Geo. Miller, who motoreti
down to the scene of the accident the
next day, says that at the place the
car went over, there is wall Of rocks
several feet ON the river side, and
only power could have taken the car
over the rocks. Evidently the girl was
| trying 70, make the hill on high and
stalled hep engine. IN attempting TO
change gears, she threw the car into
reverse, and was SO frightened that
she lost her head, and backed the car
over the cliff. When it reached the
perpendicular, thirty feet above the
track, the car plunged down, turning
over and spilling four of the occu-
pants out as it struck the track, where
it rolled down into the river.
Two prospectors, James Huffman
and Ted Hanson of Montrose, who had
encamped about quarter of mile
away, on West Elk creek, were awak-
ened at about ten o'clock by the sound
of screams, SO they told the News
Champion. reporter in an interview
Tuesday. At first they couldn't lo-
cate the source, but on throwing on
few clothes and running in the di-
rection from which the cries seemed
to come, they found one of the girls
standing in the road, crying for help.
She was SO excited and overwrought
that at first she was not able to tell
where they were, but finally they
heard an answering call from below
them, and one Of the prospectors
plunged down the bank and found
Lila sitting on the very edge of the
Continued on Fifth Page)
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29
OLD GLORY FLOATS
FROM FINE FLAG POLE
Dedication Exercises Sunday
Are Impressive and lnspir-
ing. Major Lake and
Prof. Tope Give Patri-
otic Addresses

Old Glory floats to the breezes on
the Main street of Gunnison from one
of the tallest, finest flag poles that
ever lifted its head in the Rocky
Mountains.
Saturday, the pole was raised, and
Sunday at 1915 Major Henry F. Lake
opened the exercises of the day which
were to dedicate the flag.
After the overture by the band
Rev. Gustav Winter pronounced an
impressive benediction, quoting a por-
tion of Kipling's great poem LEST
We Forget"
The male quartet sang very nicely
and led the singing of America and
the Star Spangled Banner by those
crowded around.
G. A. r. veterans lifted the flag. In
dedicating it Major Lake said:
Mr.. Mayor, Fellow Citizens, Com
rades:
We have been requested by citizens
e Gunnison to dedicate this beauti-
full flag, purchased by voluntary con-
saAcNsAohS, VA OciA0h VI Silc 0Ibuu
Army Of the Republic, and other pat
riotic orders and citizens of our town.
AS designated spokesman for all l
dedicate it to the few remaining COM
rades and brothers in arms, who made
possible those stars and stripes as the
flag of a United Country, now sup
ported by every citizen, whether of the
North, South, East or West.
dedicate it to the heroes and he
roines, not alone Of Gunnison or Of
Colorado, but Of the whole, United
States, now spd = 1ine, who are sup
porting, and wiN support, loyalty, ouI
country in the crisis now facing us
and our flag.
dedicate it to the cause for which
our n. Ie allies-Belgium, France.
Great Britain, Japan, Italy, Russia,
Servia, Rumania, Montenegro, and
Portugal, are fighting for US, with us,
and for each other, the battles forced
upon US all-battles for human liber-
ty throughout the world.
dedicate it to you, loyal citizens
of Gunnison, and to your town, believ-
Continued on Last Page)
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29
MRS. TRAMPE SUF-
FERS BAD ACCIDENT

Mrs. H. F. Trampe of the Upper
Gunnison suffered broken leg when
she became frightened Friday even
ing and jumped from her buggy. She
had come in to attend the recital and
was staying at the Ernest Miller
home. After the concert. she got into
the buggy and started the horse, but
the animal balked and began to back
Mrs. Trampe jumped from the buggy,
breaking her leg just below the knee.
She was taken into the house and Sum
day morning the bone was set.
Monday. Mr.. Trampe accompanied her
to Salida where she is resting easily
and conditions are favorable.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29
DRAFT WILL COME
IN 4 FEN DAYS
Local Draft Exemption Board
Same as Registration Board
Details Expected From
Washington

According to notifications received
from the governors office by the
members Of the registration board,
they will be required to act as local
draft exemption boards also. In this
county the members of the board are
r. o. Barrett, county clerk; Pat Han
lon, sheriff; and DR.. F. P. Hanson,
county physician. So far as it is
known ut this time, exemption boards
will be required to pass on general
qualifications. of registrants, of which
there are coo in this county. The
physician will make physical examina-
tions, but the final physical examina-
ton will be made by army surgeons,
it is announced.
Occupational eligibility or ineligibil-
ity will not require the attention Of
the local boards, except with refer
ence to legislative, judicial or execu-
tive positions. Where investigation
shows that a registrant has lost .
leg, arm or other important men,
ber, Of course, the boards will have
the power to exempt. And where .
state of absolute dependency ON the
part Of relatives is shown the boards
will pass on the eligibility.
The federal boards will be appeal
bodies, in large sense. When = reg
istered man feels that he has not been
fairly treated by the local exemption
boards he has the right to appeal,
without employing an attorney.
Information regarding the next
phase in the operation Of the selec-
tive draft is expected from Washfng-
ton hourly. It il known, however,
that the exemptions will come Arst
and the actual draft next.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29
PRESIDENT CALLS
FOR 10000 MEN
Enlistment for Regular Army
Urged at Once. Your
Country Calls. Time
Is Short

The following telegraphic bulletin
was sent this week to the editor Of
the Gunnison News-Champion:
enlist now! Your President !.
calls you! The army wants you'll >
The Country needs you! Come on :
you loyal Americans, and let's
help free the world, that our chill
dren may live in peace. H. p. :
Mccain, Adjutant General"
G. N. Barney, Major, US. Retired
The drive Is ON now : for : 10000 more
men to rally to the side Of Uncle Sam.
Presidept Wilson has by proclamatioA
fxed the week beginning Monday,
June 18th, ~ recruiting week for IL
regular army. Every regiment must
be hlled to war strength, and the sec-
retary Of war il calling on the great
American press to cooperate fully
with The recruiting service in or1sr
to make recruiting work smother
splendid demenstration Of tie shirt
Of tAe eoentsy.