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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-24
RAILROADS. APPEAL.

The appeal of the I; C. Railroad Co.
VS.. the Meacham Contracting Co., is
set for Monday. April 9, in the Court
of Appeals. 1t involves the cost of
constructing the Tenth street sewer
through the Railroad property.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-24

Aurora, 1ll-"For seven long months suffered
from female trouble, with severe pains in my back
and sides until became so weak could hardly
walk from chair to chair, and got so nervous
would jump at the slightest noise. I was entirely
unfit to do my house work, was giving up hope Of
lever being well, when my sister asked me to try
Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. took
|six bottles and today am healthy woman able to
lido my own homework. / wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
compound, and find out for herself how good
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-24

1t s-MRs. KARL A. KEsO, 596 North Ave, Aurora, III
Could Hardly Off Her Bed.
Cincinnati OhioI you know the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done for in such bad
health from female troubles that could hardly get off bed
try Lydia Pkhams Vegetable Compound So did, and
well lam able to house work
and happy never expected around the do again.
and others what Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable
Compound has JOSIE CorNEn 1868 Harrison Ave.
Eairmount Cincinnati, Ohio.
IN YOU want special write Lydia PnLham Medi-
Lynn, Mass Your letter will be opened,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Leonard Thompson Has Two
Pups, Babe and Hound

Dear Junior:
l thought 1 would write story for
the Courier Junior about my pups
Babe and Hound are their names
Now guess l will write my story
Babe is little brown and white
puppy. He is not very fat and has
long legs. Hound is the other pup. He
is fat and has short legs. 1t is all he
can do to get around They each have
six toes on their back feet.
l have little black kitten that the
pups like to play with. When they
get into fight with the kitten it claws
them on the nose and then they have
to quit and go hide Their bed is in
mammals old clothes basket. When
they go to get in the basket at night,
if Babe gets in first and Hound last,
there is sure to be a fight because the
old fat Hound can lick Babe; but if
Babe gets in first it is all right because
Babe is afraid to get into fight with
Hound and Babe has to lay down any
place he gets chance.
When Babe was tiny puppy, big
enough to walk, he was into every
thing. When mamma would give the
pups their milk they would stand in
the middle of the pan and drink. They
are just learning to sit up when they
want something to eat. Every time
Fritz sits up they think they ought to,
too. They try to sit up.
Fritz is large dog He is fat and
weighs forty-two pounds. He is a good
fighter. have harness for him. so
he can pull me on my sled when win
ter comes. I have no lines nor bride
to drive him with but mamma leads
him and he likes mamma. He has to
pull me or not get to go with mamma,
so out he starts. Last winter when
he was pulling me, he ran into a tree
and broke the harness that papa made
for him. I had little iron clad wag.
on with shaves in it for him to pull
around. Ny father had hard time
some shaves but after a while
he got them made and Fritz acted as
though he wanted to be hitched I'D. so
put him in the harness and let him
pull all he wanted to.
One time when I was coming home
from the store had him pulling my
groceries. All at once he saw a cat
and away he went after it. He dump
ed the wagon and broke the eggs and
milk bottle and tore a hole in the
-four sack and spilled it about all out.
When Fritz gets into the puppies
bed they have hard time finding a
place to sleep.
Leonard Thompson. Age 10.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Walter Mincks on a Foolish
Scare

Dear Juniors = have not written
to you before so thought would tell
you about a foolish scare l had.
It was one night in early spring. One
q theose nights the moon surprises
you by not being in its usual position
In the sky but rises smiling at you in
all its glory over the distant hills.
One evening l was at neighbor's, a
quarter of a mile west of home. A
short distance, yet | stayed longer
than should have. The road seemed
lonely to an easily frightened boy.
l must descend small hill, cross q
wooden bridge and then ascend anOth-
er hill before could see our house.
felt unafraid until heard the hard
wood door close behind me. | began
to be light of foot. l walked slowly
down the long driveway but quickened
my pace as | neared the road. Terrible
thoughts surged in my brain. Supros-
ing something should jump out and
xrab me. | thought I would run and
cross the bridge before l became too
frightened. l began to run. | ran
faster and faster. | dared not look
around. Surprising some one were
following me. fairly thought heard
footsteps. would not run across the
bridge. The sound would surely
arouse those beneath. | tiptoed My
heart was beating SO fast and hard
that it swayed my whole body and
seemed to break the silence of the
night.
The blood rushed to my face as if to
push my eyes from out their sockets.
Surprising the outlaws under the
bridge would give chase Faster than
ever climbed the approaching hill and
at last burst into the house exhausted
and faint from fright.
Walter Mincks, aged IL |
$50 North Weller, Ottumwa ]
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Iowa - BY Grace Lucille
Brown of Ottumwa,
r. r. No. 8

The French discovered Iowa in 1878.
Iowa is in the central part of the
United States. 1t is rectangular in
shape. 1t is about three hundred
miles long and two hundred miles
wide.
Iowa is prairie state and is known
as the Hawkeye state. Wisconsin is
sometimes called Iowa's twin state.
The eastern and western boundaries
are rivers. All of the rivers of the
state flow into them The Des Moines
is the largest river in Iowa.
The French called Iowa "Ayouas"
and the Indians named it Ioway, but
they finally dropped the "y' and called
it Iowa. The word Iowa means this
is the place."
The United States bought some land
of the French, known as the Louisiana
Purchase Iowa was part of the pur-
chase. From 1904 to 1888 Iowa was
part of Michigan, Indiana, Missouri
and Wisconsin territories. Ten men.
headed by Julien Dubuque, first set
tied Iowa in 1888. They came to dig
lead ore. They also built a smelling
furnace and established trading post.
In the summer of 1892 Black Hawk
had defeat and the Indians did not
have any more power in ruling Du-
buque. Many counties, rivers and
towns in Iowa have Indian names.
The pioneers of Iowa came from
New England and the eastern states in
covered wagons. In 1888 Iowa was
known as territory and on Decem-
Der %, 1876, was admitted into the
union as state. It was the first free
state of the Louisiana purchase.
The first capital of Iowa was at
Iowa City. Iowa City was found to
be too far east and in 1857 Des
Moines was made the capital. No
child in Iowa, whatever he wishes to
be, needs to go out of the state for an
education. There are three hundred
and forty high schools, twenty-eight
colleges and universities in Iowa.
Iowa has ninety-nine counties.
Grace Lucille Brown, Age IL.
r. 8. Ottumwa, Ia. 4
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Mary Keefe Writes About
Her Grandfather, Isaac
Hibler

Dear Juniors - | thought would
write about my grandfather. His name
is Isaac Hibler. He was born in In.
diana in 1886. He is eighty years old
and now lives in Fremont, Iowa. He
lived in log house. There was fire
place in one end of the room.
There were some stairs which they
pinned up in the day time and let
down at night Sometimes when he
woke up in the mornings there would
be snow on the bed covers. There
were some peacocks which used to
roost across the road on a maple tree.
The school house was about mile
from where he lived. There was one
door and just one large fire place in
one end of the room.
And there was only one room In the
school house. The school house was
log house too. There were men teach
ers those days. There was about four
windows in the school room. The chill
dren sat on benches and they sat to-
gether on the benches.
The teacher did not have any desk
and only bench to sit on.
The children had spelling book,
arithmetic and a reader, slate, pencil,
a pen and some ink and copy book.
Sometimes when the wind would blow
real hard some snow would come into
the school room.
The children that would not mind or
learn would have to put hat called
the Ounce hat and sit on stool in
the corner.
School took up about nine in the
morning and let out about II or half
past II. They had fifteen minutes re-
cess.
I will close.
Mary Keefe, age 10,
425 East Fourth street,
Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Polly-PiNou

My name is Polly Pillow and I live
on the guest room bed. Since / was
stuffed have only had one exciting day
in my life, and that was enough for me.
1t began like this: Peggy had what is
called Coldinthehead. Now I don't know
what this is but it must be disagreed BILE
because Peggy cried, and they wouldn't
let her play outdoors.
Mother said. why don't you play
with your dolls? -
Peggy said, "Oh, I'm tired of them,
and they're broken, anyway"
Mother thought a moment, and then
she laughed, wait here, Peggy she
cried. TIL be back directly with sur
prise for you!" heard all this as the
nursery is next door to the guest room,
but was astonished when mother came
in, snatched me off the bed, and tied
string tightly around the upper part of
me. There Polly Pillow" she said
that's for your neck" I didn't know
what neck was or why anybody
| should want to have one. but mother
| seemed so pleased didn't mind. Next
| she folded in my two upper corners to
improve the shape of what she called
my head, and she took a square white
rag. and on it. with Peggy's paints, she
painted two big black eyes, nose and
a smiling red mouth. I thought this
beautiful and was immensely pleased
when mother called it my face, and
fastened it on me with pine. The baby's
cap concealed the fact that I had no
hair. (Though what good is hair, and
why should anybody want it?) / began
to be quite puffed up about my appear
ance especially when was dressed in
Baby Sisters white dress and furry
coat. I was so fat I made quite an arm
| full for mother to carry into the nurs-
cry. What a shout Peggy gave when
she saw me! Then began busy day for
Polly-Pillow wouldn't like to say how
many times | was dressed and undresS-
ed. Sometimes 7 was a baby, then
little girl in Peggy's aprons, then a lady
in long skirt, and hat and veil. and
even before night a boy in brothers
pajamas! 7 was tossed to the ceiling,
was trotted up and down the hall, and
at last, when was so tired out my
seams We're cracking, I was put into
Peggy's nishtsown.
"Now I'll play trick on father" she
said. "I'll hide when he comes in to say
good night"
Father opened the door and came
softly over to the bed, carrying some
thing in his hand. Here little daugh-
ter said he. I've brought you some
Strawberries
Then out of the closet bounced Peggy.
NO no. daddy she cried. I'm
here"
Dear me-" said father. IF you had
been one minute later she would have
eaten up your Strawberries" I suppose
Peggy must have believed him, for she
was quite cross after he had gone. and
pushed me out of bed on the hard floor.
At last nurse picked me up and took
me back to my old home in the guest
room, and very thankful I was to get
there. / don't want any more excite
ment for long while. and yeti still
think with pride sometimes of the day
when Polly Pillow was dolly!
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Marjorie Bowen on The
Story of a Nickel

Dear Junior:
I have not written once and so I am
going to write about a nickel.
Once there was a girl who was play
ing and she found nickel lying on the
floor. So she put it in her bank. Her
bank was man. He would hold out
his hand and then the girl would put it
in his hand and then she would press on
piece of tin that was on his back and
then he would swallow it.
One day her father gave her
nickel and she put it in the mans hand
but she did not press on the tin that
was on his back because she was going
to town the next day and buy her
some candy. But when she got up the
next morning and found that the nickel
was gone she told her father that her
nickel was zone and her father said
that he would give her another one. And
he gave her another and she put 1t in
his hand and about in the middle OF
the night she heard a noise and she
woke UP and saw that the mice had
pressed on the tin and made him swal-
low it. SO she found out how her nick
els got away.
Marjorie Bowen. age s,
Chillicothe. Ia, r. I.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
My Pet Dog - By Ruth
Conley

Dear Juniors:
This is my first story and I'm going
to tell you about my pet dog.
Once upon time there was a collie
pup and he was very fond of children.
There was little girl and her parents
bought this collie pup and took him
down to the farm. Every summer she
would go and see him and she would
go walking with her grandpa; but the
pup would get jealous and get on the
walk and crowd her grandpa off.
One day she thought. well, if daddy
can ride horses, why can't ride pups"
sold, Here, Collie, wait minute; F"
and she got on the pups back. But
in another minute she was on the
ground and she said, well, that's a
nice trick of yours" But she didn't
cry at all and she didn't get mad at
Collie. She was always nice to him.
The pup died and ever since that,
when the little girl goes to the farm,
she wishes that Collie was there.
Ruth Conley, Age s.
AT East Second ST. Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Harold St0cker-A Skirmish
Long, Long Ago, at
Lancaster, Mo.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
! have never written to you before.
| am going to tell about a skirmish
which took place at Lancaster, Mis-
souri,. The Home Guards just back
from Unionville where they had been
to get provisions. had encamped in the
court house. Between 8 and 10 o'clock a
company of soldiers came marching in.
The union men supposing it to be an
expected company of soldiers from
Hilltown. paid no attention to them
The confederates. commanded by Bill
Anderson, more commonly known as
the Kansas Jayhawker' came up to
the court house, wheeled the loaded
cannon around fired and started on
again. The shot entered the court
house Just below the ceiling of the first
story and emerged Just above the floor
AT this the few men at the court house
sprang to arms and fired at them The
captain of the Home Guards was John
Probrasco A number of men were get
ting hay for the horses. The path of the
confederates lay past these men. There
Were three of them. They were captur-
ed but one in going across a hedge
fence caught his leg and fell down. AS
he didn't hurry to get up the men got
quite distance away so he got up and
ran back to town. The other two were
turned loose that night. Two horses
were secured and kept They were in
town about fifteen minutes
The confederates had fifty men all
together The Home Guards about
sixty scattered throughout the town A
colored man about the court house was
killed
Harold Stocker. age 13,
COS Wabash Ave-, Ottumwa, La.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Frances Ellen Fouts Tells Of
a Flower Gathering Trip

Dear Sister:
How are you? am all right I have
heen having so much FUN. Audrey and
! went to the creek to gather flowers.
We started about 10 o'clock in the
morning and took our dinner with u.s.
We gathered flowers until dinner time.
Then we ate our dinner and then we
gathered flowers until about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon. We were hot ard tired
so we sat down at the side of the creek
to rest. We had Violets, deer tongues
bluehells, daisies. ferns. nlayflowers
and larkspurs. Then we started home.
We got home at O'Clock. Aunt Sadie
had good supper ready for us when
we got home.
After supper we carried in the wood
We ride the ponies sometimes. / ride
Dottie and Audrey rides Spottie. We
rode the ponies TO Sunday school Sun
day.
From your sister.
Frances Ellen Fouts, age 10,
Drakesyille, Ia, r. 2, Box go
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Ellen Shnndel Has Moved
Into Fairfield
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
AS have not written for over a year
] thought | would write and tell you |
have moved and ] now live in Fair
field. or that is, close to Fairfield. | go
to the Stever school in Center town
ship No. g I am in the fifth grade.
There are three in my class. Their
names are Ruth Makepece. Eddie West
Eddie Hill, Ernest Shandel and my
self. There are twenty scholars in all
My teachers name is Mrs. McMicon. !
like her very much. I haven't missed
school but two days since it commenc-
ed. We all have good time at school.
Ella Shandel. age IA.
Fairfield, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
OtturnWa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
A NEW CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: Today We are award
ing prize to Grace Lucille Brown. who
has written composition on Iowa. We
are so pleased with Grace's work that
we have decided to use Iowa for the
subject of new contest. 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 a very interesting con-
test as Iowa is a very remarkable
state now, as we'll as years ago. The
writers can select their prizes from
among the following: Scents-a-ball, ice
skates, book or knife.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
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, 1917-01-05
Media Madigan on Her Pet
Dog Shep
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
Once | had a pet dog whose name
was Shep. When he was a pup I
taught him many tricks. When he got
big we went out nutting one day. We
had to cross creek on our farm. As
there was nothing to cross on we put
a board across the creek. While cross
ing | fell in. Shep saw me fall and
went barking home. Pulling at my
mothers dress. she thought there was
something up so she followed Shep.
She pulled me out of the water quick
ly. After that the dog was given a
gold collar This is good reason for
having pet dog.
Media Madigan.
91S West Second st. Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Chimney c orner
Town

(By Alice Crowen Hoffman.)
Let the wild winds blow
The glittering snow
IN fierce and angry torrents down,
While sheltered in cozy nook
We're of for land Of Storybook
BY way Of Chimneycorner town.
On the big hearth rug
We're snug as bug
In the heart Of an old oak tree;
While kings and queens Of long ago,
From out the f1rehghts dancing glow
Keep peeping up at you and me.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Donald Chacey's Best Friend
Is Wayne Emry

Dear Juniors:
This is my first letter to the Junior
page.
/ am in the fifth grade at school.
My best friend is Wayne Emery. He
goes to the same school that do.
/ am years old.
l will write to you again if this LETT
ter is not thrown in the fire.
Donald Chacey,
Richland, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
ANOTHER CONTEST.

We also want the Juniors who
think the other subjects are too hard
to write on one Of the following sub
jects.
The Story Of Nickel
My 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, 1917-01-05
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We do wish the Juniors would ac.
knowledge their prizes.
If any Junior has ever failed to re.
ceive prize after his or her name ap.
peared in this paper, it 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 a box send
in their parents names.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05

been the biggest dollar he ever had in
his life, and the best one, too, for he
got twice what it was worth, and Tom
my and all the family are still enjoy
ing the dollar.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
eEvEN. 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.
1. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
s. Number your pages.
8. Always state choice of prize on
q separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
Z. Address envelope to The Courier
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08

Bingham upon 1.-The Home Depart
ment as Missionary Agency; Rev.
H. c. Glidden Of North Arson, Inter
probation of Paragraph Il Discipline,
and Rev. H. c. Turner upon THE Re
sponsibility Of the Church in Regard
to the European War" The clergymen
were served at dinner at the Jones
Cafe.
Sheriff Goodrich, Clerk of Courts
Seekins and DR.. w. G. Sawyer were
again engaged at the court house on
Thursday in sorting the registration
returns. The remainder of the towns in
the precinct have been heard from but
owing to several mistakes the exact
registration draft had not been de-
termined Thursday noon. 1t is safe to
tire county 5000 men between the ages
of q and 81 years.
Mrs s. NJ. Cover with her children
Muriel and Stanley NJ Cover. Jr., left
Thursday for a visit with relatives in
Limington.
Owing to extra work incident to the
closing of the schools and the festiv
tiles connected Herewith the regular
social and business meeting of the Ep-
worth League was postponed indefi-
nitely from Wednesday evening.
Two more seizures were made here
June 5, a quantity Of alcohol and port
wine labeled to Omar Vachon and four