davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-01-18
Death of Louisa J. Weston.

Louisa J. Weston was born in
Fairfield County, Ohio, March "a,
1914. With her parents she
moved to Ottawa, ILL.,, in an early
day. In her eighteenth year she
was joined in marriage to John
Weston of Mason, ILL.,, in 1862.
To this union were born seven
children, five of whom are still
living. The first little jewel given
to them was a beautiful little girl
who was taken away when she was
eight months old; a flower that
budded on earth and bloomed in
heaven. The next child, Charles
c. Weston, died at Jasper Septem-
Der IS, 1902.
The husband and father, four
children and her only sister we're
at her bedside when the spirit
winged its fight to realms of eter.
nal bliss, where she clasps glad
hands with dear ones gone before
and heard her Savior say We'll
done, good and faithful servant !;
enter thou into the joys of thy
Lord"
Dear sister, we have laid all that
is earthly of you TO rest in thy
grave, and said goodbye. We
went with you as far as mortal
confines allowed us. We are left
to travel life's road here for short
time, but soon we will meet you
beyond the smiling and the weep
ing, beyond life's dark road; where
parting is not known, where sor.
row cannot come, where tears
never flow; for God has wiped
away all tears.
Dearest loved one, we have laid thee
In the peaceful graves embrace,
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.
To the kind friends who ming
led their voices and tears with us,
who so nobly and tenderly assist
ed us, who did all they could. and
wished they could do more, our
love and heartfelt thanks 60 out
to them, and we hope when deaths
messenger enters their homes, they
may have the same kindness
shown them that was shown us
when the golden cord was severed
and our loved one went away to
return to US no more. We would
feel this little article incom-
plete if we did not express the joy
and love shining forth from the
beautiful flowers sent by loving
sympathizing friends. Gladly we
sing, "Blest be the tie that binds
our hearts in christian love-"
John Weston. children and sister.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-01-18
Dioqenes and Alexander.

Diogenes was explaining to Alexan-
der about his tub. 81 could have got
q one-room apartment with bath ON
the Acropolis, but how could l keep
any reputation as a cynic If lived at
a place like Marathon Manor?" And
leading the hero to clever little place
that had not vet been spoiled by the
crowd, he welcomed him to Bohemia
over the red ink of Chios.-Exchange
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-01-18
Not Guilty.

"Friend," said the irascible man on
a trolley car, I'D rather give you this
newspaper than have you reading it
over my shoulder" you do me an
injustice, sir" answered the pnssen-
ger behind him. 81 have n cramp in
my stomach that makes me lean over
this way. I'm not trying to read the
headlines in your darned old news
paper."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.
OttunWa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEVEREAux
WORK FOR THE RED CROSS.

Dear Juniors: All the Juniors papas
and mammas, sisters and cousins are
working for the Red Cross. How many
Juniors want to work for the Red
Cross too and try for a prize that will
help keep some soldier boy warm this
winter? Well we think that we hear
all the Juniors saying, 81 do. do To
encourage this helpful and patriotic
spirit in the Juniors, The Courier Jr.
will give the yarn and knitting needles
TO the Junior who writes the best story
on some patriotic subject. The Juniors
can select some present day patriotic
subject or some great event of the
past. Now, we must go back to the
prize. The yarn we will award can be
knitted into scarf or muffler and
when it is done, the Junior can give 1t
to the Red Cross.
You know that the Red Cross has
use for many articles. If the prize
winning Junior cannot knit, she can
come to The Courier Junior office and
some one will teach her how to Knit.
This contest will close Tuesday, July
~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
Leland Vandorfy, Sc.
mOur, ut Was His
Dog"

An automobile dashed along the
country road. Turning curve it came
upon man with gun on his should
er and a weak, sickly looking old dog
beside him. The dog was directly in
the path of the motor car. The man
sounded his horn, but the dog did not
move until he was struck. After that
he did not move either The automo-
bile stopped and one Of the men got
out and came forward. He had once
paid farmer $40 for killing calf
that belonged to another farmer. This
time he was cautious. SIS that your
dog?" he said. yes" "You own
him?" Yes Looks as If we'd
killed him" Certainly looks so.''
Every valuable dog?" well, not so
very" "Will SIS satisfy you" yes y
"Well, then here you are" the man
said handing IS bill to the man with
gun and added pleasantly, II am
sorry have broken up your hunt 81
wasn't going hunting" replied the
other as he pocketed the bill mo-
going hunting? Then what were you
doing with the dog and gun?" Going
down to the woods to shoot the dog
he replied.
Leland Vandorfy
Box So Seymour, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
Laura McCarty's School
Composition Lost in
a Storm

Dear Juniors:
This is the first time have ever
written to the Juniors page.
60 to Douds-Leando school. am
ten years old and am in the fourth
grade. Here is one Of my language
stories.
Mabel often got lonesome when her
playmate was her big dog, Watch
One day Mabel's mother sent her
to her grand-mother's on an errand
and Watch was with her.
In the evening Mabel started home
1t had been looking stormy all after
noon, and while she was going through
the woods 1t started to snow.
Soon the path was covered and she
lost her way.
Before long it got darker and Ma
bel was SO cold she laid down and fin
ally went to sleep.
Her mama wondered why she
didn't come home, SO she sent Mabel's
papa and her two brothers out to look
for her.
They hunted long time and could
not find her.
All at once they heard the dog bark.
They knew he would not leave Mabel.
In little while they found her in
the snow.
They had big shawl and wrapped
her up in it and carried her home.
When Mabel got warm she told her
mama and papa about 1t.
After that Mabel thought more
than ever of Watch and wanted him
to be with her all the time.
Laura McCarty, Age 10.
Douds-Leando, Iowa, Route 9
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
Lorraine Oats, the
Poor Wood Cutter

Dear Juniors:
AS / have never written to the
Courier Junior before, / will write a
story about the Poor Woodcutter."
Once upon time there was poor
woodcutter who had five daughters.
The daughters were all fair but the
youngest one was the fairest of all.
One cold night they heard knock at
the door. The father went to the door.
There he saw a big white bear.
The bear said "Give me your young
est daughter and will make you rich.
"No you cannot have her. said the
woodcutter.
We'll" said the bear, ~ will come
back next week and you can have all
this time to think it over"
"All right" said the man.
So the bear went away.
The youngest daughter said, well,
I will go, so to make you folks rich
SO when the bear came the girl
went away with him and she had all
she wanted and at the end of the
year she found out that it was prince
and not very long after that they had
a grand wedding.
And they lived very happy ever at
forwards.
Lorraine Oats, Age TO-
Ottumwa, Iowa, X 5.
(In care of Mrs Guy Oates.)
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
Murle Baker, The
Faithful Beasts

Dear Junior:
AS have never written to the
Courier Junior before, will write
about '"The Faithful Beasts"
One early morning man started
out to seek his fortune. AS he went
along he met some boys teasing a
mouse. The man said, II will give you
some money if you will stop teasing
that mouse"
The boys did as they were told.
The mouse was not seen for some
time.
He went on till he came to where
there were some boys teasing mon
key. He said, "If you boys will leave
that monkey alone will give you
| some money" So they stopped both
| ering the monkey. The monkey ran
away and was not seen for some time.
He went on till he came to some
boys trying to make bear dance. He
| said to them. "If you will only leave
that bear alone, I will give you some
money" He had not a cent left now.
One day some men shut him up in
box. He tried to get out but could
not. He finally floated down the
river. After while he came ashore.
The mouse, monkey, and the bear all
found the box. They wanted to see
what was in it. Theyitried to open the
] box but couldn't. They went and got
a stone. 1t was a magic stone, and it
opened the box.
They told the man that whatever he
!! wished would come true. He wished
he was in castle and he was. Some
men went by and said, II never saw
that castle before. Let us go in"
They went in and saw the poor man
sitting in the choir. They said, 81
will give you all the gold and silver
for this stone. The poor man said. l
will be glad to do that" He started to
the place where the gold was He
found himself shut up in the box and
floating in the river again.
The three animals saw the box. and
tried to get it, but couldn't. So they
went and got the stone. The bear
said, He would wade the water and
the monkey could sit on his back, and
the mouse could sit in his right ear.
The monkey was to carry the stone in
his mouth. They started and the bear
asked the monkey something. But
the monkey did not answer him at
first The Dear said, Cant you hear.
The monkey said, Don't you see that
when talk the stone will fall out OF
my mouth. The minute he opened his
mouth the stone fell out. They had
the frogs get it. When they went out
to the box they wished the box was
ashore, and it was. They opened the
box and they had the magic stone.
The poor man wished he was in the
castle, and he was. He got the three
beasts to live with him, and they
lived merrily all their lives.
Murle Baker, Age IL,
Ottumwa, Iowa, r. F. D. B.,
I'm care of S. p. Bakery
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
Harold Gray, Story
OF a Black Snake

Dear Juniors: am going to tell you
story about black snake.
Once upon time cavalry was rid
ing through the woods. Some of the
soldiers had to ride under big oak
tree to keep in line.
The first soldier rode under on the
trct and an old black snake dropped
down at him but the soldier got by
without getting bit.
The second man pulled out his revolt
yer and shot the snake in the back.
The captain came running back to
see who had shot but no one knew.
The soldiers were not supposed to
carry their revolvers loaded.
Harold Gray, age IL,
l.. R. S. Hedrick, lows.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
o1HnR SUBJECTS.

We want all 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.
Unusual stories.
Current events.
Soldier stories related by veterans
and retoId by juniors.
Corn and Apples.
Sweet Potatoes and Cotton.
Select prizes from among the follow
ing: Flag pin, book, box of letter pa.
per, doll, box of school supplies, box
Of candy or knife.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
HEvAcATIoN CONTEST.

Now that vacation time is here we
want all the Juniors to write on the
different ways of spending vacation.
Every one has some "pet" Idea how a
vacation should be enjoyed. The 1oi-
lowing subjects may be the pet vaca-
lion idea of some Junior:
Vacation on the Farm.
Vacation in the City.
Why Want to Earn Money ur'ne
: Vacation Time.
The contest will close July p. Sc
Iect prizes from among the following:
Candy, flag, book, doll, necklace, work
box, knife or ball.
All the Juniors whose stories appear
today will receive beautiful flag pos
tai card.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
Sammy Bookin on
CHRISTOPHER Columbus

Columbus was born in Spain. Col
umbus discovered America by sailing
west. The people of Spain didn't be-
lieve the earth was round SO they
thought Columbus was silly. They be-
lieved that If they went far out in the
Atlantic they would burn because they
thought it was real hot. Another
thing they believed a. sea monster
would eat them up. But Columbus
thought the opposite Columbus went
about looking for people to sail to
India with him. After searching for
two years the queen of Spain gave
Columbus three ships and some men.
they were sailing for some days the
sailors said" We won't reach land;
let's go back" but Columbus said
eff We don't see land in three days we
will go back" The sailors agreed, but
instead of going east the ship went
west. On the third day they saw
land. When they reached land they
put up the Spanish flag. They found
silks and all kinds Of goods there.
They thought it was India, but they
found out it was America.
Sammy Bookin,
404 e. Main St., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Benjamin Franklin was born in Bos-
ton. Mass, Jan. II. 1706. Franklin's
parents were poor people and they
sent BENJAMIN to school only two
years. He then had to quit to assist
his father. You may think that when
he quit school he stopped studying,
but Benjamin studied every spare mo-
ment When he was 90 years old he
published The Pennsylvania Gazette
Benjamin Franklin discovered cleo
tricity. Taking silk handkerchief
he made kite of it. On the string he
put a key One night when it was
raining he went out and caught the
lightning. 1t runs street cars, etc.
benjamin Franklin died in 1890, April
II. when he was 81 years old.
Sammy Bookin,
4O4 E. Main St, Ottumwa. Iowa
Sammy forgot to say how old he
isl
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
AiI ABOUT PRIZES.

We do wish the Juniors would 40.
knowledge their prizes.
Recently we have sent out flags
dolls and flag emblems but some of the
Juniors to whom the gifts were sent
have forgotten to acknowledge Them
II any Junior has ever failed to re-
eeiye a prize after it is announced
N this column, 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 box send
in their parents names.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
Jimmie Squirrel's
Escape

Jimmie squirrel nVeQ on a DeautlLui
old campus with lots of nice feathery
elms that stretched out long, droopy
branches to jump across. He was a
| funny little snubby-nosed fellow, and
the first time he tried to beg nuts
from student, as his mother had
taught him, he nearly fell over on his
little snub nose. The student laugh
ed and said, well, James," but jim
mie was SO embarrassed that he frisk-
ed around his fuzzy gray tail and
jumped for the lowest hanging bough.
The student stopped laughing and
tried TO coax him down with nuts, but
he wouldn't come until the student
had gone away. Then he slid down
the trunk, with his beady little black
eyes on the walk, and snatched up a
nut in his paw. 1t was peanut, and
nice and soft to crack and eat.
The student tried to get Jimmie to
eat nuts from his shoulder, but jim
mie would only cock bright eye and
come little nearer, with his tail bal
anced, ready to flick off at move.
Jimmie had always wanted to play
in a big elm just across the street,
but his mother had warned him never
safe for little gray squirrels. But,
like other children, Jimmy got tired Of
obeying his mother and one day when
she was not around he scrooched
down his fuzzy gray tail and scooted
across the car tracks to tat tree as
fast as he could go.
The branches were just right for
swinging on and playing hide and
seek with the birds, and Jimmie was
having a beautiful time, when u
naughty little boy in the street below
with q sling-shot happened to spy
him.
"Oh, come on, fellers, here's a
squirrel" called the little boy. jim
mics poor little heart came right up
in his throat How he wished he had
obeyed his mother!
The little boy kept shooting at him
with his sling shot, and the other boys
came and threw stones, and Jimmie
jumped and lodged from branch to
branch, but it wasn't any fun any
more.
Pretty soon car came in across
the road and lot of students got out
Some of them saw the crowd of boys
across the road and came over to see
what was the matter. Jimmie saw
them to, and began to chatter at the
top of his voice. When they came
nearer he saw that one of them was
his student. He said
Hello, boys, what's the matter?"
Then he looked up in the tree and
saw Jimmie.
"Why, it's James," he said. Here,
you young rascals, get out Of here
quick and don't let me catch you do
ing this again."
He said it SO threateningly that the
bad boys were scared and started run.
ming down the street
"Come on down, James," said his
student Its safer on the campus
Jimmie didn't want to come down
bit, but it was getting dark and he
was afraid OF those boys, and the
campus looked ever SO far away. So
he sided down the trunk and jumped
from branch to branch, scolding all
the while. Whe he got to the lowest
branch he jumped right onto the stu
dents shoulder, and maybe he wasn't
glad to be carried safely back to the
campus again!
He never went off the campus again
but he often came up and ate peanuts
out Of the students hand after that,
or sat on his shoulder; and never
again did he disobey his mother-E
A. Stuart, in the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
Mildred Dilliner,
The Lost Nickel

Dear Juniors:
AS / have never written to the
Juniors, thought ! would write about
the 'Lost Nickel"
It was bright new nickel in a far
mers pocket and was lost one day
by the roadside.
A little boy who looked very hun
cry picked me up and took me home
with him and showed me to his par
ents.
He hurried up town and gave me
to grocer who put me in a box with
some other nickles.
That evening when it was getting
dark, heard him tell man he was
going over to the bank.
He gave me and some other money
to a man and he put me in a large
iron box that was very dark inside,
and closed the door. am still safe in
the iron box.
Mildred Dilliner, Age 10.
Bloomfield, Iowa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
Mary Shoemaker Writes
Letter to the
Juniors

Dear Juniors:
This is the second time ! have
written to the Courier. / am 10 years
old. | have four brothers and one
sister. My brothers names are: Don
aid, Dale, Leo. and Dec. My sisters
name is Annabel. / go to the Hardy
school. My school was out March 2,
1917. My teachers name was Eliza
beth Grim.
| will close,
Mary Shoemaker,
Bloomfield, Iowa, r. F. ID. 4.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
lEvEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

I. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and lesibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
8. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
l. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
6. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice OF prize on
and address in full.
7. Address envelope to The Courier
4 separate piece of paper, with mama
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
Oliver Larson. Member OF
Baby Beef Club, A Pet
Lamb

Dear Junior:
I am a member of the baby beef
club. have calf that / am feed
ing so | thought | would write a
story about my calf
When she was few days old. she
was lying in the weeds, and one OF
dads old swines came up and nipped
her tail off. but didn't care because
it was a good one anyway. So l am
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13

feeding it now, and it is five months
old and weighs three hundred and
fifty-five pounds. That's all, Goodbye.
Oliver Larson, Age IL,
Abba, Iowa, r /, box No. AZ
This letter which bears the date
OF Feb. 26, was pigeon-holed. How
ever we thought that if Oliver reads
it, he will tell more about his pet
cale} -.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
VILLAS SISTER.

Dear Juniors:
I am a little girl and this is my first
letter so my sister will have to write
1t.
1 want to talk about Iowa because /
live here. When ] am big girl VIII
study all about 1t,
Il like Iowa. Beautiful Land" and
"The Song of Iowa" best.
Charlotte Fellows, age 4,
Keosauqua, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13

Box SS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

bottom are worn away. Refining with
cement is done in some cases.
The old sewers were usually round
or oval. The modern are usually
semi-circular with fiat top.
The big one recently built through
Miller park and Mime Lusa addition
is of this type. Through Mime Lusa
addition it is eleven feet three inches
high and seventeen feet wide at the
top. Built of reinforced concrete, the
top of this sewer, with an asphaltic
covering, will form the roadway Of
the boulevard.
The curbs are moulded right IN with
this top and the catch basins are
set in.
City Engineer Bruce gives the cost
of constructing the 1884 miles Of
Omaha sewers as $4.4S7,703. Last
year 2l.2 miles of sewers were built
at cost of about 100000. This was
nearly twice as much sewer as was
built in any of the ten years proceed
ing last year.
In 1906 the sewer mileage was 1888.
In other words, the mileage of sew
ers has exactly doubled in the last
ten years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06
HOW JEAN VALJEAN
MIGHT RIDE HERE
Omaha Sewers Could Accom-
modate, if Not Please, Hugo's
Famous Character.
INSURE CITY'S HEALTH
BY A. r. GROH.

The sewers OF Omaha have total
length of 1884 miles.
They vary much in size and shape,
each being built to carry the greatest
amount Of water and sewage that it
is ever likely to be required TO carry.
The flight Of Jean Vatican through
the sewers Of Paris in LES Miser-
ables' surprises most of us because
we imagine sewers are just small pipes
two or three feet in diameter at most.
Some Omaha sewers are sixteen
feet in diameter. After heavy SHOWS
you can see wagons dumping their
snow down hole in the middle OF
the street at Fourteenth and Jones,
II you look down the hole you will
see, forty feet below, a swift-howlng
stream of water that carries oft a
wagonload of snow or dirt in a jiily.
This is only one small branch of the
great, many-branched stream that is
flowing from every house am every
corner in Omaha, carrying the eity's
waste into the Missouri river.
The Omaha sewers empty into the
river through fifteen outlets. One OF
the largest of these is at the foot of
Webster street. 1t is semi-circular in
shape, sixteen feet across the top and
seven and half feet high. 1t is built
of brick with IL" beam and arched
brick top. Through the Union Pa
cihc shop grounds it is reinforced con-
crete.
From there it is twelve feet in
diameter to Fourteenth and Webster
streets. And from there branches run
north a nd west.
1t is so with all the sewers. They
are, naturally. largest at the river and
they have branches reaching to vari-
Gus sections of the city and these
branches ip their turn have sub
branches.
Some Down Deep.
AT some places they lie very deep
under the street On the South Side
branch of the Mud Creek system
runs through 2,000-foot tunnel from
Seventeenth and Monroe streets to
the east side of the Burlington tracks
At Thirteenth and Monroe streets
this sewer is 100 feet under the street
The water in it flows five blocks per
minute.
Sewers built thirty years ago are
still in good condition. In some in
stances. two or three inches at the