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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
The Lost Family

whats that?" asked Doll Nancy,
uneasily. Doll Dora was a jointed
doll, so she slowly turned her head
and looked over her shoulder. She
also was quite an experienced doll.
She could remember last summer. Il
think it is what they call thunder
storm coming. Oh, dear. it will ruin
my pink chiffon if Bertha doesn't
come for us soon!''
will it ruin my new kid slippers?"
asked Doll Nancy, anxiously.
what are chiffons and kid slippers
to my troubled" exclaimed Doll Susan
mournfully. She was rag doll and
much the largest and eldest of all. 81
am Work of Art. Aunt Sophie said
so when she painted me. She said my
smile was happy accident. She said
she couldn't do another like it if she
tried ever so hard. If it had
been done in oil colors it wouldn't
wash away; but she uses water col
ors. Besides, am stuffed with wheat
whole wheat. There wasn't a bit OF
sawdust or bran on the place, and
Aunt Sophie thought wheat would be
better than cotton. When wheat gets
wet, it swells. I leave the rest to
your imagination
The growing of the thunder grew
louder and louder; the wind rose and
big drops began to fall; but Bertha,
upstairs in the playroom, read on and
on. The rain came in torrents. There
was not wind enough to blow the rain
into the house; but. just to be sure.
mother went from room to room look.
ing at the windows. When she came
into the playroom Bertha looked up,
smiling, and the first thing she saw
was row of small empty chairs. The
smile vanished, and she sprang up
sobbing. Downstairs she flew.
20 daddy! NY dolls! Under the big
Baldwin! oh, oh, OH"
Her father rose and looked out Of
the window. "The michief's done, I'm
afraid" he said. But he put on his
macintosh and rubbers, opened an
umbrella, and went out to bring the
poor drowned creatures in. He came
back empty handed and looking puz-
zled.
There is nothing on the seat or
near it. You must have put them
somewhere else or brought them in.
grille" he said.
She helped father and mother look
all over the house, and after the rafu
they searched every nook and corner
of the orchard.
Poor Bertha passed a miserable
night. In the morning as soon as shs
was dressed she went down into the
orchard for another sad look at the
fatal spot. For moment she thought
she must be dreaming. She rubbed
her eyes and looked again. There sat
the precious dolls dry and smiling.
Gathering them in her arms, she few
to the house. 1t was father that found
the note in Susan's pocket.
Careless Mother" it said. Gin try
ing to beat the storm home last night
took short cut across your fathers
orchard. Fancy my surprise when !
saw, under the big Baldwin, a desert.
ed family. 1t was beginning to rain,
so what could do but button them
under my coat and take them home
Sorry I couldn't return them last
evening, but | hadn't time. Let ms
warn you that if ever again find this
charming family abandoned to tha
mercies of the storm l shall adopt all
three and you will never see them
more. MARY Parks, in The Child'a
Hour.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26

mamma had to rock her and do every
thing else to keep her from crying. MY
sister and myself had to get supper
Mother had cleaned some fish. SO we
fried them and made some corn cakes.
Then we ate our suppers. While we
were eating it commenced TO rain
again, SO we helped mother wash the
dishes and then we children went to
bed Father and mother waited a
while to see If it was going to quit
raining.
When ! walked UP in the morning the
sun was shining and mother and had
breakfast ready before the rest of the
children were up. Father watered and
fed the oxen and the deer before
breakfast. When breakfast was over
we packed up again and started on and
reached town by 10 o'clock. We went
into some of the stores and got some
things and the people laughed at our
funny clothes. We went back and
fixed for a great time of roasting deer
When we got through with that we got
our suppers and went to bed and the
next morning we started home and
reached there Thursday evening.
Frances Ellen Fonts, age II.
r. F. D. No. 2, Box 9S,
Drakesyille. Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Ferod Lillian Rupe of Colo.
RADIO Writes to Her
Wapello Co. Friends.

Dear Friends:
! am going to write to my friends in
Wapello county through the Junior
page of The Courier. Papa takes the
Daily Courier | like the Junior page
best. | have mile to go to school.
My school has not started yet. The
new school house is not finished. We
are thirty miles from Akron. CoIora do,
our nearest railroad town We live on
the mail route. ! have shepherd
dog: he goes after the COWS every
night for me. We have four horses;
their names are Dick. Tip. Prince and
Daisy. This country is thickly settled
now.
We cannot see the mountains from
here, but a mile from here we can see
Pixies Peak and many other noun
tains. I would like to see all my
friends that live in Wapello county.
My letter is getting long, so will
close. hoping TO see this on the Junior
page of The Courier
Ferol Lillian Rupe. age s.
Linden. Colo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Helen Funk-The Flag.

Dear Juniors:
AS have not written for some time
l thought ! would write on The Flag"
Our flag is oblong in shape and is
made in all sizes. The colors of the flag
are red for bravery. white for purity,
blue for loyalty. There are seven red
stripes and six white. In the left hand
corner next to the staff is a field of blue
set with forty eight stars representing
the forty-e eight states of our union At
first we We're going to add a stripe for
every new state. but that made it too
large so they left it with thirteen
stripes for the thirteen original states,
and added star for each new state.
Our first flag was made on June IA,
177T by Betsy Ross of Philadelphia.
give my head, my heart and my hand
to my country; one country, one Lam
guage and one flag. That should be the
true feeling Of every American boy and
girl
Helen Funk, age IA,
913 Russell ST., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Frances Ellen F0uts-
"A Trip To Town In
Olden Times"

Dear Juniors:
AS | have not written for a long
time, | will send you school compost
ton that | wrote for my geography
class:
We had been getting ready to go to
town for week We packed our food
in two big boxes and We had our cloth
ing and comforts and quilts packed in
boxes and had our stove all packed
in the big covered wagon by Saturday
night. We went to bed early, so we
would get up early in the morning.
We got up at a. m on Sunday and
were ready to start by half-past four.
The oxen travelled very slow and the
roads were not very good. They were
rough. We had gone but little way
when we came to deep mud-hole and
when we started through we thought
that it was Just muddy on top. But
when we got to the middle OF 1T 1t was
knee-deep on the oxen. He could
hardly pull us through it, but he finally
got us through and then we had 10
stop and let him rest. Then we start
ed on and we hadn't gone very far
when | saw two little deers and told
father about it. He took two ropes
and went and got them and tied them
! to the back end of the wagon and got
in again and we went on. We children
all wanted to get to the back end so
we could watch the deer.
We had not gone very far till we
came to wide ditch and father
thought that we could cross all right,
but when we got to the middle OF 1t
our wagon began to go sideways, SO
we had to turn back and go the way
the others had been going. BY the
time we got across it was ten minutes
to twelve, so father said that 1t was
time to eat dinner. We stopped and
father watered the oxen and deer and
mother got dinner. While they were
doing that my brothers and sisters and
! | got our fish-hooks and lines and went
fishing. We had a stick apiece and
we had our sticks full of fish by the
time mother had dinner ready.
When we came to hill the deer
wanted to run down and when we
started up hill they didnS want to
20 at all. We had to just pull them
along and when we got tired of watch
ing them we read while and then
put my book up and lay down on some
things and went to sleep. ! was awak-
ened by the laundering about ) p. m.
and it was raining hard. The oxen
didn't want to go. SO father said that
we had better find a place where we
could get water and camp there for
the night We hadn't gone very far
when we came to a spring where we
could get water, so father got his coat
and put UP the tent and when he got
that done it had quit raining. but il
was still lightning and laundering and
my little sister began to cry. So
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
May DOmmer-The Davis
County Fair at
Bloomfield.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
The fair was Bloomfield, Davis
county, Iowa.
We went on Thursday. We got Hp
and started about O'Clock in the
monring and got there about o'clock.
We went to the chicken hall and saw
many pretty chickens and saw some
little guinea pigs.
We also went through the art hall
and saw many beautiful pieces of art.
There We're races and some perform
ers and an airship. A girl went up and
flew in it.
There was the biggest crowd that
ever was known to be at Bloomfield.
Iowa.
We started home about four O'Clock
and were tired when we got home,
May Dommer, age II,
Cnionville. Ia, r. No 2.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26

Julian Eltinge, David Warfield. John
Drew and other famous people of the
amusement world have contributed to
this film which is part of the new
Liberty Bond campaign. President
Wilson, Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo, Thomas A. Edison and other
men prominent in public life also take
part in this "all-star photoplay.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
CONTEST CLOSES OCT. 81.

Dear Juniors: In todays paper you
see picture of Mary Pickford trying
to buy some more Liberty Bonds
Well we want all the, Juniors to WRIT
about Liberty Bonds and Opportuni
ties too, one of the subjects announced
last week. Those wishing to write in
this contest, but using another sub
ject, can make their. selection from
the following:
"MARY PIckFORD."
"MY HAPPIEST MEMORY"
1.-THE RACE"
1.-THE GOAL"
"MY AMBITIONS"
"oUR PRESIDENT"
"MY ANCESTORS"
1.-THE DAYS OF cHivALRY."
1.-THE FLAG"
"LETTERS."
This contest will open today and
close Wednesday, October 81. The
writer's can select their prizes from
among the following articles: Ten
pins, (S1s inches high and balls
knife, book, doll, souvenir spoon, book
Of patriotic songs, candy or school
supplies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Edith G0odman-A New
Junior, Goes To the
Lincoln School.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors
This is my first letter to the Junior.
] will try to write a story now. I am
going to write about school. ] go to the
Lincoln school at Eldon. Iowa. ] 20 to
school every day. ] am in the fourth
grade. My teachers name is Miss Ethel
Howard. like to go to school hope to
pass this year. NV teacher is good.
like her. have a brother who goes to
school too. His teachers name is Miss
Lucille Wilkinson. We have nine
months Of school and three months va
cation.
Edith Goodwin. age 10.
Eldon, Iowa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Ethel Short Some October
Birthdays.

Dear Juniors:
AS | haven't written to the Junior
for long time, thought would write
about October birthdays.
The 10th was my birthday. l was
nine years old.
l went to school and just had fine
time.
The oath is my Uncle Charley s
birthday and the Goth is my little sis.
ter's. She will be four years old.
Well, as my letter is getting long,
will close.
Ethel Short, age 9,
Blakesburg, La.
Route 8.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
A HALLOWEEN CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: Halloween prizes
will be awarded to the three Juniors
sending in the three best stories on
the following subjects, each Junior,
however, is only required to write on
one of the subjects:
~HALLoWEEN."
1.-THE FALL HARVEST"
sMY MOST INTERESTING. Ex.
amy HAPPlEST DAY."
The contest closes Friday, October
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Jessie Pool Only Missed
One Day at School.

Dear Junior:
have not written for long time.
thought about a school composition.
! have only missed one day Of school.
/ like it fine. Mary Locke got our
school this time. We play blackman
and Pandarbase and bear. like to
play Pendarbase. There are % schol.
are in our school. Joe and Juanita have
never missed day. / am in the sixth
grade. / have spelling, reading, arith-
metic, geography, history, grammar
and physiology. am IL years old.
Well, as my letter is getting long. J
will close. Jessie Pool, age IL.
Birmingham, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26

AZ AIRY PICKFORD Seems to be
M considerably disturbed-and lit
tie wonder. The OBTAINING
hand prevents her from obtaining more
than her allotted share of Liberty
Bonds in Uncle Sans new Liberty
Loan photoplay, in which most of the
biggest screen and theatrical stars ap
pear. Douglas Fairbanks, Bill Hart,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Clare Bertr0che-A New
Junior.

IItdF JNTIDTS.
] thought | would write to the Jun
Tor as this is my first time / go to the
Agency school My teachers name is
Miss Vivian Rouke | am in the fifth
grade There are fifteen pupils in my
class. ] have two brothers and one sis
ter.
Cloie Bertroche, age H.
Agency Iowa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26

THIS pretty coat for small girls is
made of dark velour with a
= very nice warm collar Of beaver
It is just the thing to be worn % 90
days going to school.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26

Helen Funk, age IA,
913 Russell ST., Ottumwa, Iowa.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10

NJ. LaChappelle has purchased
the Beau|ieu cottage in the south
part of the village and moved it
on to his property south Of the
Berry blacksmith shop.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10
How indians are Duped
Relative to Their Land.
When an Indian applies for

When an Indian applies for
patent to his land, the agent tells
the Indian that he will try to get
it for him, but it will be uncertain
whether the Indian Office will ap-
prove of it. When the superin-
tendent gets the patent he tele-
phones to his confidential financial
friend that the Indian has his pat
ent from Washington. This land
grabber goes straight to the In
dian that the agent has just re-
ceived patent for (the Indian is
not informed by the superintend-
ent of the patent issued to him by
the Secretary of the Interior) and
asks whether he wants to sell his
land. The Indian Informs him
that he has not a patent for his
land yet. The real estate man
pauses and offers so much for the
land and take the risk for the pat
ent. The Indian being una"are
of the trap, falls into it and gladly
sells his land. The land grabber
and the superintendent get a rake
off from the poor Indian. More
rascals are in the Indian service
than outside, to beat the Indians.
WASSAJA believes the Indians
CAN do better themselves than by
leaving everything to the Indian
Office. -Wassa ia.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10
B|ackfeet Hold Council.

Browning, Mont With 200 In
dians present, the Blackfeet held
council here 10 consider what
demands they will make upon the
government in matters which are
now under consideration at WASH
iDgton. L. Irwin of Glacier Park
will represent the Indians. The
members of the tribe feel they are
entitled to compensation for the
diversion of St. Mary's river in
connection with reclamation work,
and it is proposed to make a de-
mand or the government for
$3.50, 900. Then they want to get
half million for lands which they
say have been taken from their
tribe without due process of law.
Minneapolis Journal.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10
Grand Council
OfAn1eriCan
Indians,
AN ASSOCIATION ESTAB
LISHED FOR THE BETTER
MENT OF INDIAN
INTERESTS.

All those who wish to join the
Grand Council of American In
diaus, recently organized at WASH
ington, D. c., should apply to
George Tinker, secretary, Paw
hauska, Oklahoma, and enclose one
dollar as fee for a membership.
Mr.. Tinker will, upon application,
furnish full information to any
person who may wish to join the
ASSOCIATION.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10
Kindly Poly1ariS,

The sleepy Lithuanian town c:
Mlnsk. Russia, has been tarborire 6
man who has married twenty women
John Prizes twentieth wife had him
arrested the other day Tor "biganlr.
but at the trial it developel that he
had committed po!ygany. With grea,
confidence the accused called some oi
his wives to testify in bis behalf, aEG
zach one of them spoke highly of him.
In his defense Prizes testified: g
know there is some law about mar
having only one wife. but, vour honor
know there are many more WON q!
than men in Minsk and could no:
bear 10 SEQ so many fine women be
come old maids" The iudse dealt
uercifully with aim. sentencing him
"a only three months in prison.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10
A GOOD SCHOOL

that guarantees satisfactory work
or refunds tuition. One month S
tuition free while you investigate.
Write for catalog.
INTERSTATE BUSINESS COLLEGE, Fargo, n. D..
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10
Hurt In A Runaway.

Two of Frank Bellcourt's child
rem we're injured in a runaway at
their Popple Grove home last
Monday evening. The boys were
left on the manure spreader while
MIR. Bcllcourt went into the house
for short time. The team became
frightened and ran, throwing the
boys off and hurting them both.
The older sustained spinal injuries,
while the younger is suffering from
a broken collar bone and a badly
lacerated ear. The ear, in fact,
was nearly torn from the head
Waubun Forum.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10

There is more Catarrh in this section or
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. Eor Il
local disease and prescribed local rcme-
dies, and by constantly falling to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it incur
able. Science has proven Catarrh to be a
constitutional disease. and therefore re
uuires constitutional treatment. hal! s
Eatarrh Cure. manufactured by T.. j..
Cheney &: Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
Constitutional cure on the market. 1t IS
taken internally. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for amy
case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials
Address: +. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa tion
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10

Now is the time to pay that
subscription.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10
lust CASE OF WANDERl,USE
Family Starting to Git Were Properly
Sure They Must Land Up Some
where Eventually.

IN the smoking car on southern
railroad, where they hao sat up ai'
night, was a family consisting Of rms
band, wife and five childl on. They
were rubbing sleep from their eyes
and wrangling with each other when
a man entered the car auu espled
them and advanced to say to the
man.
:howdy. Joe-I'm s'pr.sed to see
YOU"
"howdy, Tom?"
"Where you-all gwine?"
Down to Harbor Pint, ( rcckon.'
"But I thought you all lived Up at
Cherry Hill?"
1--WE did,"
"Wnat ycu-au totin' away from
there fur?"
"Dunno.'
"What you-an gwlne to Harbo'
Pint fur?"
Dunno. Jest thought we'd go"
"Oh, ! see. You-all thought to get?"
~ reckon. Yes, thought we'd git,
tnd we pulled up and started a-gittln',
and if we keep on lons 'nufs we sure
'nusf must git sumwhar' or other.'
YES, sure. Been a-gittin' myseT
and always got there some day. It's
Aaans letter than nevsr gitttn' TAM
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10

Henry w. Warren was an Ogema
visitor Tuesday.
A BARGAIN For Sale a kit of
Plumbing Tools. Call at this office.
Adv.
Niles Beaupre' was Detroit
caller on Monday last.
Mrs. A. A. Ledeboer, OF St.
Paul, arrived last Friday for an
extended visited here.
The usual bunch of travelling
statesmen made their weekly visit
here on Tuesday last.
Henry Bride, of Mahnomen,
was White Earth caller on Tues
day last.
B. l.. Fairbanks returned home
Tuesday from a weeks absence at
Red Lake and Federal Dam.
Miss Mcdonald, of Detroit, has
accepted position in the agency
office here.
Rev. W. d. Smith, of Nay-tah-
waush, was White Earth caller
the first of the week.
Several school children who have
been attending the different nom
reservation schools returned hom e
the first of the week.
G.. A. Wage returned the latter
part of last week from an extend
ed visit with his parents at Fac
toryville, Penn.
The Executive Committee of the
Annual Celebration to be held here
on June 14th, held a meeting last
week and arranged an elaborate
program for the occasion.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10
BANK NO. 720.

CTATEMENT OF THE CONDI-
- ton of White Earth Reservation
State Bank at Ogema, at close of
business on May 1st. 1917.
Date of report by
Rank Nav. 7. 1917.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10

--"Well.' remarked a Chicagoyoun:;
adv whose hair is somewhat or tha
unset order, 1.-The wi;ite horse is bad
enough, but it is enouxh better than
hearing some one =, "rhuE 'ti~
Nerchnnt Yrns,eIe-
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-10

~r,,rrnENT M, THE CONDJ-
- ton of White Earth Reservation
c4,+o p,,1- ~ Ooom, at close of
,n,-
BUSINESS oi' 1,'"s i'o' '0i .
bate ol lepoil oy ,-
Bank.. way. 1, 19l
pEsO11pcEs
o- 90
Loans ana olsco''ii'9 ''' @''' co. % =" ="
O'elola'Vs'
1'olios anu Occur i''eo '''''
a,a .t,,.as, 2 800 ~
:, -oo,,
Due from pahNs l,' oo' .oo'''
''' w ,,,=o ,c
lo'"i ''''' A''
,ta,,,, I O72 70
i'e''i7 ,~----~
Total. al............... 49,, ,292.63
,,,,,, ,r,rs
Capital Stock Flo'ooo''o
Surplus Fund 2'oOo'"
U nd1vlded froflts' Net..' 'o'o9'
NoIes i.eolScouliOe0 "iio
b'l's ras"oie
Money Borrowed
Dividends Unpaid
Deposits Subj. to
Ihech ''' na
cashier llecNS '''"'
IoCal llllilleolaOo
h'"''''..I' ~, ,oo ~
lime cerCl'ca0eS o. a"o'o' ,o- cc
o''' w --
Amount or reserve on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
Funeral of Dr. Blair
 Is Held in Sheffield

Sheffield June 15.-(Special.-The fu- neral services of the late pr. H. w. Blair were held at 10 o'clock yesterday morning at the Columbia Avenue church, in this city. Dr. B. c. Mitchell, pastor of the church, conducting the services, which was attended by hundreds of people from all walks of life testifying to the esteem held for the deceased. The floral tributes were unusually large. AS mark of respect all business houses In the city were closed during the hour or the funeral The pallbearers were G w. McFall, W. H. Habbeler, sam (. Cooke, J. B. Lagomarsino, Eugene Cros- by and Thomas Gothard. Interment took place in Oakwood cemetery, this city.
 Miss Jessie Beavers died Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Troutman on Twenty-sixth street in this city from the result of wound self-inflicted last Tuesday night It is thought she sought spondency. The funeral was held from the home of Miss Beavers uncle, T. J. Beavers Interment took place in Oak wood cemetery pr. B. Mitchell con ducting the services.
 Washington Lodge No. 36, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Tuscumba. at it's annual election of officers, elected the following officers for the ensuing year: J. w. Johnson worshipful master; J. A. Stout senior warden; R. S. Porter junior warden; D. O. Matthews treasurer; Rev. w F. Trump, secretary; J. E. Drivers, senior deacon Thomas Drisdale, junior deacon: and c. F. Bowen, tyler.