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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-07
English sirh aud the foreign and ssm

English girh and the foreign and gam
bling element was only kept up blythe
continued residence al New House OF his
imperial hishness. the grand duke
Of course everybody went Ia New
House because. no matter who you are,
how you behave, or how disrepuiih'e
our house may ho n you are n grand
duke II is the proper thing to visit you
Refuse to visit n grand duke. indeed P
Who ever heard Of such n thing So
the days glided by and vivian forgot
Or almos, forgot all the disappointmeutB
~ his early entrance into life II he
ever started 10 become n public man
again, he felt that he would so DO with
q new angle NJ vision, and with a deeper
appreciation ot the solid veriti.s ~ He
And the fire of ambition stlll burned
Within him
Madeleine" said st George TO his
sister one day. let Ne make up = party
and 20 10 Nassau The party was made
pp and away they went through that
beautiful country. rolling In their car
ringes In the pleasant weather. All
seemrd happy none happier than Violet
Fame Never did she look so beautiful
rs on that day. They arrived at Mas
sHu, visited the old castle and all the
points of interest
They had luncheon by the hanks ~ the
river a banquet prepared under the di-
tection ~ Esspcr George hy the other
servants Twilight fell and they sang
and sirolled about. lolth to depart from
The enchanting scene Tho sun sank be.
hind tho mountains snd the thin crescent
" new moon 'loatrd over the eastern
hills whose deep woods glowcd with the
rosy glnfits of twilight over the pea X
" y purple mountain rllttetcd the soli-
t,ry star ~ the evening
Niyisr and Violet wandered down by
the hnnks NJ the softly flowing river.
lpT kN mi ~ pf "a
Vet IN silence. sometimes. there IA a
language They saIcd again and their
full spirits held due communication with
the starry sky and the mountains and
the wood, and the soft shadows Of tho
moon
Finally vivian broke the silence with
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-07

Violet, dearest Violet % He was aroused
from hts dream by the sound of his own
voice and began 10 put forth passionateH
the words which came from hts heart
ile told her Of his past follies and his
future hopes lie would have her know
all his past before their troth was
pliehted irreyocahly Niolet's hand was
IN his. her head sank upon his breast.
Violet. my own he said. you are
overcome Speak. say you are not III "
She answered not. hut chung 10 him
Vivian rushed To the waterside and
sprinkled her face with water hut she
answered not, though he cried to her
In anguish. lie shouted for help But
no one heard him He chRned her
wcpt. he prayed No sound not even n
sigh She was dead vivian gave n
loud rhrl.k and fell scnselcss beside the
body ot Niole, Fame The second chap
ter of his life was ended ana new one
was soon To begin
TO be- continued tomorrow
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-07
VILLA FORCE BEATEN e.
BY FEDERAL TROOPS

JUARE/. Mes. June Alter three
hours Of hard fighting the government
forces Of General Cordova E,pinola
defeated the command oi Francisco
Villa Monday at Puebllto, SIX mile,
south oi Ojinaga, according to an OF
ficial announcement made lrrc t'nigh,
by Gen Francisco Gonzales, acting
commander ot the northeastern military
rome
General padrlla, a Villa commander.
surrendered t1 the gmcruucu; lorco-
At Escalou Yesterday with eighty men
General Gonlale, also announced
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-07
WOMAN DIES TELLING
PRIDE IN HER SONS

HATFIELD, Ark, June Mrs. v.
l.. Rgsby, aged 81, fell dead while she
was telling a patriotic meeting here Of
her pride in the iac, ,hat four or her
tive sons registered ior the selec,i,s
draft yesterday She cried as she told
OF her mingled emotions Of pride and
sorrow and before she finished dropped
10 the floor lifcle,s.
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Chicago police sd Susrect

CHICAGO. Iuc 7 Cht4s police
were asked TODAY. 10 >arUh 'r ."
Riley" in connection with tine kintn.0.
at Springfield No. Ut lu.r l'u,i
Kcet \ telegram from the pro,,,l,
ing attorney at Springfield. read,
ARREST tor KIDNAPPING one Rlcs Al.
dress can be secuted from Dlchl labor
agency, Of International Kureau nt T. @.
bor. sand 10 have been a strikcbrcakcr
previous ~ oct {. l9ln'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-07
Hints For
YOUR HoMH
STALE BREAD RECIPES.
Crumbs Valuable in Cookery.

THERE Is nothing new in the idea
ot using bread crumbs in cookery.
and most houSekeepers are in the
habit ot having some on hand for USE
IN 'calloped dishes, stuiiing for meat.
buildings, etc, Few realize. however.
how much more generally they might
he utilized Many commercial bakers
use bread crumbs to some extent as a
substitute for the flour in many sorts
ot cakes, cookies, puddings, eSc Crumh,
may also he used instead Of flour and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
Hedrick, Iowa,
BY WILLIE BREON,

My first home was in the mountains
of the west and the first light I saw
was the lantern on the cap of Mr..
Jonson. That was the man who mined
me. When he had dug me out of the
dirt and rock Mr.. Short put me into a
car with a whole lot Of other mineral
and donkey pulled me out of the
mine and put me on railroad train
and took me to smelter and got
soft like a fluid then I ran out into
a large bowl Then I was put into a
press which stamped buffalo on one
side of me and an Indian head and
the date, 1916. on the other side OF
me. Then ! was sent to bark In
New York and the next day ] was
given to a man who cashed check.
Next was given to his son to buy a
sled. Then the hardware man had me
and he gave me to lady in exchange
for stewing pan, so she took me
home and kept me, for was the first
new nickel she had seen this year.
When she died ! went to her husband
and one day he jerkey his hand out
of his pocket and I fell into deep
we'll and I am here still and shall stay
forever unless someone cleans the
well out and finds me, but if / could
see myself I would not know myself,
for / am all rusty and worn out.
Willis Breon. age IL.
Hedrick. Iowa, r. F. D. No. l.
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BY EDWARD LAWSON.

The first thing knew ! was
knocked out Of the ground with pick.
A man picked me up and put me into
little car with lot of other pieces
of silver. He hauled me to a big
building and put me into big box
with a lot of other silver. Then ]
was loaded into a big car. When the
train started I was jolted pretty bad.
But at last the train stopped and |
was taken out and put into dray
wagon. The drayman hauled me to
q big furnace. ! was taken out OF the
box and put into the hot furnace. 1t
burned me till 1t melted the rock out
of me. But I soon hardened again.
7 was sent to a mint, where they
made me into nickel The owner
of the factory took me and bought
some candy for his little girl. he
gave me to the storekeeper and he
nut ME into his money drawer. l had
not been in there long when he took
me and went out into the streets. A
boy came along who was selling papers
and he sold one to the storekeeper.
The storekeeper got hold of me first,
80 he gave me to the boy, AS the
boy was going along he pulled MS
hand out Of his pocket, and | came
out with it. I dropped into the mud
at the side of the sidewalk. l had LAIN
there two or three days when little
boy came along and saw me SHINING
in the sun. He picked me up and put
me into his pocket, which had hole
in it. AS he was going across a
brook dropped out of his pocket into
the water. One day some boys were
swimming in the brook and one OF
them stepped on me and cut his toe
on nv sharp edge. He reached down
to pick me up and throw me out so
he would not step on me again. When
he looked at NE he was surprised TO
know that was piece Of money. The
hovs mt on their clothes and took
me ND town with them. They bought
some peanuts with me and gave me
70 the storekeeper. He put me away
In his safe. For several days | laid
in the safe with a lot of other money.
One night / heard someone in the
room where / was in the safe. Pretty
soon there was deafening explosion
and the safe burst open. man
took rue and the other money and got
On tfsin. AS we were going across
! big bNdge I slipped between his
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CONTEST SUBJECTS.

4 We all want the juniors to send in
kschool compositions and other stories
besides the ones on the subjects we
Eeuggest. Sometimes children can
lMrite better compositions when cnoos.
ling their own subjects. We especially
Mant letters and ancestor stories
20 encourage originality and variety
In the juniors work the following list
IL given:
School compositions.
\ Ancestor stories.
| Interesting letters.
! Book reviews.
Unusual stories.
/ Current events.
! Soldier stories related by veterans
| and retoId by juniors.
/ Select prizes from among the follow
Nng: Bluebird pin, friendship link.
book. box Of letter paper. doll. box OF
Ieehool supplies, box of candy or
ANTE.
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ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

--.Ae. do. wish the juniors would &C.
knowledge their prizes.
If any Junior has ever failed to ra.
ceive prize after his or her name ap'
scared in this paper. 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, 1917-02-09
Helen Frost Chooses for
Her Subject a Nickel

Dear Juniors:
| thought would write story
about a nickel.
One afternoon l was playing In the
back yard near the fence. l saw some.
thing round with dirt on it. | picked
it UP, ran into the house and washed
it off. | told mamma I found nickel
and showed it to her. When papa
came home from work ! told him l
found a nickel. He said, to keep II
and | would have good luck.
kept it long time. ! had no good
luck.
At last / said. Papa, I have kept
this nickel long time and have had
no good luck"
spent the nickel and found an
other nickel and have kept 1t in my
bank.
Yours truly,
Helen Frost, age IL.
800 North Holt St., Ottusnwa, la.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
Gladys Giltner's Subject,
Ned's Elevator Ride
Book Review

Dear Juniors:
This is the first time l have writ
ten to the Junior Courier and l thought
I would write to you about meas
Elevator Ride" book review.
Ned, a monkey, lived in a hotel. He
was so bright and good that he was a
great favorite. especially with. John
and James, the elevator boys. Ned
often rode with them. It seemed so
easy to pull the rope and go up and
pull the rope and go down, and 'he
felt sure he could do 1t himself. He
liked to do what others did, 30 ne
thought he would try.
But how could he get into the ele.
vator? Didn't the boys sit by 1t all
day? Weren't the doors locked? But
Ned thought he might have chance.
He waited and watched and at last
one day James went out OF doors and
left the elevator door ajar.
In second Ned found 1t out and
in another second he was In tho ele'
vator and had hold Of the rope. He
pulled and pulled but the elevator did
not move. "How is this?" thought
Ned. 81 must try again. I'll show
them" Again he pulled, and again
and again, and at last it started with
a Jerk and up 1t went to the top.
Ned knew he must return IN q
hurry, SO he pulled on the rope and
jerked it, but the elevator did not
move. so he got out Of the elevator
and then he ran to the bell wires
which he had seen workman repair
and he pulled them vigorously. James,
returning from his errand, heard the
bell, ran to the elevator door. un'
locked it, and found the car gone.
Still the bell sounded peal after peal.
James ran swiftly upstairs to the
roof, opened the skylight above the
elevator and jumped down upon 1t.
and there, looking up with bright
mischievous eyes, sat Ned!
"Ha! hal" laughed James: twas
YOU. then, that gave me the fright"
Gladys Giltner, age 8.
Ottumwa, Iowa
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School Compositions
Fran Norh Union
School Highland
Twp. District l.;
Near Hedrick
BY HERBERT HID.

The first thing in the morning l was
awakened by a noise around me. Then
hard piece of iron hit piece of
silver and crushed it to pieces.
then could see man with little
light on his cap. Just as quick as my
eye caught sight of him. his iron hit
corner was broken Off
Then the man said that silver was
too hard to dig. SO he got his auger
and bored hole far back into the
silver. After he got the hole bored
he went and got donkey that was
hitched to a cart and pulled it down
to shed and filled it with powder.
Then be backed it down in the mine
to where the hole was which he had
bored in the silver. He filled the hole
with powder and then he took from
his pocket a match and then he
stepped in the cart.
He said get up to the donkey and
he forgot that he had thrown the
match in the cart where there was a
little powder Then the powder en-
ploded and knocked the donkey down
and hurt the man.
j luSu l "dS ldulCu OuI VI IlAS LILLY
and loaded in a car and sent to
Denver, where was put into fur
mace where got so hot that I melted.
l then was put into mold where
became round and then had a
woman's head on one side and big
five on the other side. l then was
taken to bank in Chicago.
Then one night robber stole me
and then he hoped on freight train
and going across river l dropped
out of his pocket in the water.
stayed there until the next summer
when a fisherman found me while
fishing when the river was low.
He kept me and spent me for some
candy for his little girl, in a and 10
cent store. The man that owned the
store spent me for hat. The halter
spent me for some new hats. l am
still at the hat factory.
Hubert Hid, age 8.
Hedrick, Iowa.
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Hedrick, Iowa, r. r.
eY DOROTHY EeELsHEIsEI


was first found in mine. At first
could see nothing but miners light.
was thrown into a miners coat and
taken to a large mill where I was
crushed. l was next melted. | be-
came very hot but soon cooled off
end became hard again. was
melted and ran out into mould that
made me round was then ready to
start through the world Then l was
sent to the First National bank and
a man came in to cash check and
took me along with him. He thought
he would buy some candy with me
so he went into the store and told
the storekeeper he wanted to buy
sack of candy so he gave him the
sack of candy and he gave me to the
storekeeper and went on. That same
day a man came in and said he
wanted to change a dollar into small
change so he picked me up and put me
and whole lot of other money In his
pocket and went on. 1t was very cold
that day and lot of snow was on the
ground and as he got into the sleigh
I fell out of his pocket and there
laid in the snow. The man did not
know where went to so he left me
living in the snow and you might know
how | look by this time.
Dorothy Ebelheiser, age y.
Hedrick, Iowa, Route 5.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
Ruth Ulin Writes Her First
Letter to Junior
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
This is my first letter to the
Junior page. ! am little girl eight
wears old. My birthday is in Sep
TENDER. | go to Liberty school. Ny
teachers name is Lena Steele. l like
her for a teacher. l am in the second
reader. We are reading about fairies
now. MY classmates are Addie James
and Edna Wimpsett. For pets l have
three cats and dog. My dogs name
is Shep.
Ruth Ulin, age 8.
Batavia, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
An Autobiography - BY
Glenn Stewart of EldOn

\ Twas born in a pond in Mr.. Browns
Dasture. But when first born I was
mot frog, I was tadpole.
\ was somewhat shaped like fish.
there was an old hollow log that lay
t1artly in the water and partly on
kehore where l liked to stay.
| One day I stuck my nose out Of the
kwater and I felt something slide over
smy nose. l didn't know what it was
kbut l went to the other side Of the
fpOnd and stuck my nose and eyes
out. I saw Frank sailing his boat
Fand I knew it was the boat.
In few weeks was turned into
| q frog and / got up on the log and !
Eheard something. I looked around
and saw little girl. Quick as wink
she picked me up and took me and
put me in tub full of water. That
night I got out and went back to the
; pond. l sat on the log until sunrise
because l thought the little girl might
come back after me. Instead of that l
heard a snap. I thought it was gun.
But found out the next day l had
INV picture taken. / thought l would
IKE to see my picture, so ! hoped
to the house and the little girl caught
me and put me in the tub of water
again. In a little while she came by
and dropped a piece Of paper in the
tub. looked up into the water and
saw my picture.
SWAN to the top and grabbed it
With my mouth and hoped down to
the pond. l showed it to all of the
other frogs and one day they got hold
and chewed it all up.
The next day some boys came to
fish. watched them from the other
side of the pond. They saw me and
one had a gun and he shot at me, but
Admit hit me. 1t hit the log and it
1arred me so that l fell off in the
water. They tried to find me but
they couldn't.
Winter was coming on. so one day
Il showed. sat inside of the hollow
log and shivered with cold.
I thought / had better dig hole
N the ground before the ground
froze. I am still down in the ground
sleeping. but l will come out again
when the weather gets warmer.
Glenn Stewart.
xadon, Iowa, Grade 5.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
ANOTHER CONTEST.

I We also want the Juniors who
think the other subjects are too hard
10 write on one of the following sub
3ects.
The Story Of 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, 1917-02-09
BY EARL HID.

I was found in a mine in Colorado
and the silver was so hard that the
miner had to work day before he
could get me. The men working
above him wondered what was the
matter because he made so much
noise. He had to drill so he could
shoot and then get me after he shot
the powder. 1t exploded so hard that
1t blew me to pieces and the rest OF
the silver stayed in the ground.
Then ii was time for the miner to
20 home. The next morning the men
came back to work The miner went
into his room and he did not find me.
When he shot he did not fix it right
and had to work about two hours this
time. Then he put the powder in the
holes where he had drilled and then
he shot He had to run pretty hard
before it exploded or it would knock
him down. He went out where they
took the silver out. He had to wait
a long time before he could go back
to work. Then he went back and
found me this time Then he put me
in a car and took me to what some
men said surface. / was put on the
train ana Snlppeu W bcuNSi, INV
There ] was put into mould and L
got so hot that I ran out into a diff
ferent mould and soon became hard
again. Then | was taken and coined
into nickel. Then | had buffalo
and an Indian head stamped on my
sides. Then they put me and some
other nickels in car and sent US to
Chicago and put us in the bank. One
night some robbers broke in the bank
and blew the safe open. Then they
took me and some more nickels that
made about $500 in all. The explosion
set the bank on fire, but the robbers
nut it out. The policeman caught
them before they got very far, and
they took the money away from them.
Then | went on through the world. |
was given to an old lady who came IN
the grocery store and bought some
things. She gave me to a newsboy
when she bought paper He went
to the drug store and bought bottle
of pop and l was given to the drug
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
fingers and fell into the river, and am
there yet.
Edward Lawson. age ~.
Hedrick, Iowa, Route a.
TRAVIS LAWSON,

Once upon a time there were some
men mining down by village. They
were mining near me. These men
worked day and night. So one day
they found me. They took me and
put me where a lot of other silver
was 1t was in wheelbarrow they
put me. almost smothered.
The next day two men hauled me
to mill where lots of money was
made the next. day. They put me in
a mint and made me into nickel.
Then man laid me in a box with
some more nickels to cool. The next
day a man came in to Sc the man
that makes money. He took me and
put me in his pocket and said. 81
must CO." So he went to Colorado
and bought some candy with me. Then
the storekeeper gave me to a woman
who was one of the clerks. The
clerk put me in little round box
with a lot of other nickels. There l
laid almost year. thought would
never get out but at last a boy came
in and said, 81 want nickels worth
of gum" and he had dime and
wanted to exchange 1t. He was on
his way home and dropped me on the
ground and then car came along and
ran over me and mashed me into the
ground once more. | am still there
and will be till someone picks me up
but don't think anyone will find me
because l am mashed in the ground
too far to be seen.
Travis Lawson, age 10.
IIedriek, Iowa, R. No. 4.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
gist and he spent me for the movies.
There / stayed and the buffalo and
Indian were worn off, so had to stop
Earl Hid, age IL.
Hedrick, Iowa, R. No. S.
BY JOHN SMITH,.

The first time l saw daylight was
when a miner took me out of the
ground and loaded me in car. Then
I was sent to mint. They put me
in big pot with fire under it. be-
gan to get hot And melted and I
melted. and ran out into trough to
be cooled. When / was cooled they
put me under a big hammer and
was made into the shape of nickel.
Then was sent to place where they
stamped an Indian head on one side
and buffalo head on the other And
then | was sent with some other
nickels to a bank. The banker put
me in his safe and a man came into
the bank to get check cashed and
was given to him. The man went
to the drug store and bought some
pills with me. One day little girl
went into the drug store and the man
that clerked in the drug store gave
me to the little girl and as the girl
was walking down the street l
dropped out of her hand and fell in
the dirt and l am still there and I
wish you would find me.
John Smith, age 10.
uodr;oI> Iou,o y p
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
sEvEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

H. 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
land state your age.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry
Eend send us as your own work.
s, Number your pages.
g.. Always state choice of prize on
land address in full.
Z. Address envelope to The Courier
fe separate piece of paper, with name
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
Leonard Thompson Tells
Many Things About
OttumWa

Dear Juniors:
| am going to write you a story
about Ottumwa.
Ottumwa is the town where l live.
II is on the Des Moines river and IN
the state of Iowa. 1t got its name
from an Indian.
In 1903 the town was covered by
flood that destroyed many houses
end gardens.
Ottumwa is a railroad center. 1t
has many factories and stores. IL
has 24,6O0 people.
Leonard Thompson, age 10.
Ottumwa. Ia, 337 N. Madison Ave.