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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
Neva Jones, of Canada,
Writes a Nickel
Story.

Dear Juniors:
am going to write you letter and
tell you the STORY of Nickel" am
not telling you this story because
think the others are too hard. 1t is
because l like to write on subjects
like that.
Once there was little nickel which
lay in large money factory. This
tiny nickel was put into safe. Finally
it fell into the hands of a storekeeper.
Soon little girl came into the store
and wanted five cents worth of candy
and she gave the storekeeper ten
cents, so he gave her five cents back.
He happened to give her that tiny
nickel that am telling you about The
little girl ran home with her candy
and her nickel and she put the nickel
in her bank. It lay in the bank with
other nickels and dimes for a long
time.
One day the little girl came and took
all her money out Of the bank to count
it. All at once she spied a pretty,
shiny nickel which she did not re-
member of having when she counted
it before. It was the same nickel l
am telling about. She examined 1t
and found that it was made in 1917.
She showed the new nickel to her
mother, and her mother suggested
to her that she keep the nickel till she
went to Sunday school, then she could
give the money to her teacher for col
lection. She thought that was good
plan, so she carefully put the nickel
away with her money to wait till Sun
day came so she could give the prec-
ious nickel to the Sunday school, MY,
but the nickel hated to be shut up In
that dark bank, which seemed like
prison to it.
Sunday came quite soon, at least
soon to the little girl, but guess not
so soon to the nickel. 1t was not long
until the little girl came to her bank
and got the nickel and put it in her
purse. The nickel did not like to be
in the dark purse either, but it did
not complain. After while the nickel
thought his little mistress must be
moving. she WAS luONuA6 DuI 1hS
nickel did not know where she was
going. She was going to Sunday
school. She wanted to take one more
peep at her pretty nickel, so she
opened her purse, but she tipped her
purse a little to the side and the
nickel fell out in the grass. She
looked and looked, but she could not
find it. She cried because she could
not find it. But the nickel was glad
because the sun was shining on 1t
and making it feel better than it did
in the purse.
BY and by little beggar boy came
along and found the nickel. He went
to the store the next morning and
bought some bread, but when he gave
the nickel TO the clerk, the clerk drop
ped it through the register and it
went into the fire and melted up.
That was a sad death for our little
friend, the nickel.
Neva Jones, Age II.
Box 80 Anderson, Alberta, Can.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
no Pink Rose
Bushes

! "My pink rose-bush is going to be
planted right here where folks can
see it," said Amy, showing a sunny
place on the lawn, that was easy to
see from the street. II want people
to say, Look at that lovely rose as
they go by"
"Im afraid can't plant mine where
folks can see," said Bess, soberly.
I'VE have such a teenty-weeny lawn
and it's so crowded now"
"Well, it doesn't make much differ
ence for you've planned to cut off all
your flowers" said Amy. "You said
you would send one to Jennie Gay,
and one to Grandma Curtis, and one
to that lame boy back OF our house,
and can't remember who all, so
your bush won't have anything on 1t
ever"
II don't suppose it will" said Bess.
there's so many folks who need pink
roses that maybe there won't be
enough to go around"
"Your roses will do only one person
good while mine will make lots Of folks
happy" said Amy. I'm so anxious
to hear what they'll say when they see
the lovely flowers. Mamma says the
book told about these bushes and said
they we're big and sweet and pink
I'm so glad!" cried Bess, jumping
up and down. 81 guess Grandma Cur
tbs never saw a big, sweet, pink rose.
Won't she be surprised?"
When the rain and the sunshine had
done their work, the dainty pink buds
began to appear on the sturdy rose
bushes. The two little girls could
hardly eat or sleep for watching the
wonderful plants. They carefully
watered them in dry weather and put
coarse grass about the roots to pro-
tect them when it was too hot, SO that
it was no wonder the plants did their
best to send out pretty buds.
"For me?" cried poor old Grandma
Curtis when the first fine rose was
laid on her lap. This Is the most
beautiful flower l ever saw. Dearie,
will you put it in a glass Of water
where can see it all day."
The next rose went to Jennie and
the next to the lame boy, and every
time rose opened there was some
body to give it to. The poor bush
went the entire summer looking al
most as bars as it did in spring, though
it always bad pretty green leaves.
"Your rose-bush hasn't anything on
it either?" said Amy one day in Aug
ust when she happened to see the bare
rose-bush in Bess's yard. mine hasn't
bloomed for long time"
mine has bloomed all summer"
cried Bess in surprise. II took a big
rose to Aunt Lefty only yesterday"
"You did! haven't had rose for
weeks and weeks. And l took such
good care Of mine. Let's ask Mr.. An
derson about it,"
And what do you think Mr.. Ander-
son said? He told the little girls that
roses must be cut if one expects more
roses. "Amy did the wrong thing
with her plant in saving the flowers,
while Bess had roses all summer to
give away. 1t is very much like CIV
ing away happiness" said the old
gentleman. 1.-The more we give, the
more we have, and Bess will have
roses till frost comes"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
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:
Golden Gloves Family.
Seeing Eyes.
How to Win the War.
George Washington.
Abraham Lincoln.
Our Presidents.
Patriotic Duties Of Today.
School compositions.
Ancestor stories.
Interesting letters.
Book reviews.
Unusual stories.
Current events.
Soldier stories related by veterans
and reto!d by juniors.
Select prizes from among the FOL.
lowing: Book, box of letter paper
doll, box of school supplies, knitting
needles or knife.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
Lily Brody-Why We Should
Win the War.

Dear Junior:
l am writing story on Why we
should win the war" which reads as
follows:
We must take part in this vast strug-
gle so as to make the world safe for
democracy and freedom. We do not
wish to be trampled on by Germany
and we do not want to see Germany
rule the world. We must win this war
so as to make such wars impossible in
the future. Our main object in entering
the war was the sinking of the Lusi-
tania. Secretary Lansing wrote in his
address at Madison Barricks that yeace
and self government go hand in hand
and the only way to get peace is by
defeating German Imperialism. So with
these causes that have mentioned we
should win the war and sacrifice the
blood of humans.
Lily Brody, age 10.
213 E Nain.R OttRuWA Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We do wish the Juniors would &C
knowledge their prizes.
II any Junior has ever failed to re-
ceive a prize after his or her name
appeared in this paper it is because
the wrong address has been given us.
When we say wrong address we
especially refer to incomplete ad-
dresses. 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, 1918-02-15
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 Doo.
Corn and Apples.
Sweet Potatoes and Cotton.
A letter.
Select prizes from among the fol-
Rowing: Game, flag, football, doll,
knife or book,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
Ruth Lowe -. How Her
Friend Helped the
Red Cross.
Dear Juniors /:

Dear Juniors:
How little girls can help the Red
Cross.
A little friend of mine whose name
is Dorothy Doran, IL years old, made
a sofa pillow with an American flag
on it.
She sold 500 tickets at ten cents
each Within two months she pre-
sented the Red Cross with $50, which
was very much appreciated.
Let some of US girls in this city do
the same. for one expect to do SO
when the weather becomes warmer.
Ruth Lowe, Age II.
1049 West Second st.
,O$tmxa. .Inwa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
Indoor Sunshine
A Postscript to a Letter.

II you have ever a really idle mo-
ment, then take this page and get &C
quainted with that little chum of mine,
who will have O keep her bed for a
month or two longer. Fortunately, her
stay-abed hours are filled with the
things she loves to do with brushes,
crayons, and the typewriter, Z which
the delicate little ten-year-old IL an
expert. Her verses and stories and
sketches are at least unusual. Last
week, on several sheets of paper, she
evolved the Life History of Bailey
Van Duke" 3 months Tin his cradle).
3 years, years, 16, 35, so, 70 and 80,
the final one being a dried-up nutmeg
Of man. in a big roller chair. How
we laughed! Then she devised a maya
zine, called The Falling Star, in order
to be sure of having her ARTICLES" &C.
cepted. Then she sent letter from
her sick room to her grandmother's:
Dearest Grandma-How-de-do?
We're the same, both me and you,
All the time just sick, sick, sick
We must try to get we'll, quick.
have horrid Bright's disease:
You have colds that make you sneeze.
Scarlet fever's round, l hear,
Also abscess in the ear.
But, dearest Grandma, / must stop.
For mothers bringing in the mop.
But now hope that it will seem
You're nearer to your
Catherine
The kid has the typewriter placed
beside her bed and does her own typ
1ng-fuly as well and as quickly as
DO mine; and her spelling and punctua-
ton are always correct.
Sometimes the funny mood changes
and she writes something more neatly
poetic. Last March, in the midst of
the SHOWS, she wrote the following:
MARCH.
Here's blowy March come round
again;
No scent of Spring is in the air.
1t seems different time of year.
For snow is everywhere.
/ cannot hear a robin sing
From any twig or tree;
No meadow-larks are piping forth
Their songs so merrily.
The sparrow is the only bird
That sings happy song.
And still it SHOWS, and SHOWS, and
SHOWS
Do you not think it wrong?
In this looking backward" poem.
the kiddie imagined herself about
fifty. 1t was written to her most
intimate playmate.
Travelling back to those childhood
days,
Back to the days gone by,
Many a time l think of them
Think of them-and sigh.
Romping around among the trees,
You and l together,
Playing dolls in the nursery
When it was stormy weather
Those days come back so clear to me,
Clear as the sky on cloudless day.
Dearest, do they come back to you
Days when we used to play?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15

The teacher had been talking about
hen sitting on eggs, says English
Country Life, and, with the incubator
in mind, asked if eggs could be Matched
in any other way.
Eyes, sir" said an experienced per-
son Of nine. Put 'em under duck"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15

Describe the hippopotamus,' said
the teacher. The hipporpotamus,"
answered the little girl, lis a very
beautiful animal. but it is not useful.
Il il raiseN only in circuses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15

All
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Judge 1roup Holds
No Il Degree Honor
No Legal Standing

The legal controversy between
Washington, lodge, No. u, Degree
of Honor. Ancient Order United
Workman, and Omaha lodge, No. IA,
Degree OF Honor, was given a hear
ing before Judge Troup i'll district
court Wednesday.
The real defendants in the case in
the case, Mayme Ceaver, grand
worthy chief, and other officers who
went with her to lodge No. IA, who
were cited for contempt of court in
violating Judge Troup's order of
July to restore the charter to
lodge No. u and all other rights,
were held to be guilty, but the court
explained if they would now live up
to the order no punishment would
be meted out by him.
Judge Troup directed counsel on
both sides to prepare decree &C
cordmg to his ruling, and that he
would then act upon its merits. He
held that Omaha lodge, No. IA. had
never been legally organized and
that its members had never been
anything but members of Lodge No.
27.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
SOUTH SIDE
Wyoming Range Good
And Stock DOinu Fine

P. T. Milburn, Torrington, Wyo,
who brought two loads of cattle to
the Omaha market, says, There has
never been better season for grass
and cattle. Late rains have started
the range to greening up again and
| hardly think it will be sufficient
to spoil the winter feed.
ut has been a hard proposition
to look after the stock this summer
as we have all been short of help.
The boys are all in the army or 60
ing to go in and we have already had
to buckle down and get along the
best we could. | don't know what
we would have done if it had not
been for the women folks. My wife
can ride and helps with the stock
better than a good many men and
with her help | got along fairly we'll
There seems to be about the us
ual number of cattle in the country
and so much feed that we are figur-
ing on putting in few more steers
if we can get them. The help prob
lem is the big drawback, but | sup
pose we are not worse off in this
respect than they are in other parts
of the country
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
South Side Brevit1es

The dance to be given Saturday night
at the Eagle Home by the Liberty club
will be for the benefit of the South Side
Red Cross salvage corps.
A worthless check presented by a
stranger was cashed by George Sterba,
South Twenty sixth and Q streets, prov
ing loss of $3.50 to Sterba.
George Sullivan, United States navy, ar
rived from Fortress Monroe to pass a 10
day furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. D. Sullivan. 4SO5 South Fifteenth
street.
The fire department was called out
Tuesday night by a blaze in one-story
shed Of the Armour Packing company
The fire was extinguished before any
damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Stevens and chill
dren and Mr. and Mrs Q. c. Armstrong
and children, Germantown, Neb. arrived
Wednesday for a weekend visit at the
J. c. Cots home, South Fortysixth and
Harrison streets.
The South Side Branch library will be
closed for the Ak-Sar- Ben parades this
week, today from / to 6. The report of
the month of September shows an in
crease in the number of books circulated
for home use over the same month last
year, the daily average being 12l,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Rodger Moore President
Of Students Association

Rodger Moore, senior at the Cen
trail High school. was elected presi-
dent of the Student association;
Roland Jefferson, vice-president
Margarter Harte, secretary; Marion
Adams, chairman of the reception
committee; Burke Adams. chairman
OF the advertising committee; Robert
Wiley and Stuart Sommers. mem
bsrs OF the athletic board and Arthur
Paynter and Kenneth Baker, cheer
leaders.
Winners OF the season passes and
the life pass in the recent drive to
sell season athletic tickets were an
nounced as follows; Ralph +. Cohn,
life pass; Josephine Marble, Flora
Shukert. Jack Bittinger. Stuart SOM
mers. Rodger Moore, James lngwer-
son. Frances Patton, season passes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Indignant That Newsies
Held Without COMPLAINT

Frank Oborisio, a news vendor,
who was arrested Saturday by order
of Acting Chief of Detectives John
Dunn without a complaint being
filed against him, was released in
police court when he appeared for
hearing yesterday.
Judge Madden was indignant be-
cause OF the irregularity of the pro-
ceeding. Oborisio was arrested, it
is understood, at the instigation of
the Daily News. He was confined
for time i'll Jail without charges
or any kind of complaint filed
against him. No one appeared in
court yesterday against him. 1t is
intimated that it was case of spite,
and when Judge Madden asked de-
tectives why Oborisio was arrested
they said they did not know.
Oborisio sells papers at Sixteenth
and Howard streets.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Youth and Girl Hurt
When Auto Strikes Wheel

Robert Kalla, 6l36 Writ street a
special delivery boy at the postoffce
and little Mary Goodwin, 4-year-old
daughter of Mr.. H. c. Goodwin,
2906 Hamilton street, were injured
in an automobile accident last night
at 8 o'clock at Thirty-third and
Hamilton streets.
According to Kalla's story he was
riding east in Hamilton street on a
motorcycle when an automobile
driven by Ralph Smith, Twenty
fifth and Leavenworth streets
struck his wheel, the violence of the
impact throwing the boy from the
motorcycle, and also injuring little
Mary, who was playing i'll the street
nearby.
The girl was taken to the Ford
hospital where she was found to
have fracture of the left leg, and
also to be seriously bruised about
the head and chest kalla's injury
consists OF bruised right leg.
Ralph Smith, whose car struck
Kalla's motorcycle, was arrested
and later released on bond.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Lewis Now Ready to
Vote Republican Ticket

5. Adrion Lewis, democrat, says
that he intends to support the en-
tire republican ticket at the fall
election.
Il am tired OF the hyprocritical
talk | have been hearing from the
democrats said Lewis. When
Arthur Mullen said there would be
rejoicing in Berlin ii republican
should be elected from this district,
then | decided to vote the republic
can ticket. have also been in
huenced by the patriotic utterances
and writings of National Chairman
Hays"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Omaha WOMEN
PLAN SECTION
IN BIG PARADE
Fifteen Hundred Members of
War Work Organizations
to March in Military
Pageant.

A section planned and organized
by women with 1900 women march
ers will be feature of the Thursday
afternoon military parade. The
plans for this parade were made by
Mrs. Charles Offut, Mrs. Julia Nagl
James and Mrs. Grace Gholson.
The marchers will represent or
carnations who have paid war
workers. A band will head each di-
VISION and representatives of organ
nations will carry banners. The
general uniform for those not wear
ing special uniforms will be white
shoes and skirts, dark short Jackets
and dark sailor hats.
Mrs. i. w. Carmichael will be
marshal of women The organiza-
tons that will march, and their lieu
tenants are: The National Catholic
War council, Mrs. Arthur Mullen.
lieutenant; Salvation Army, Cap
tain Elwood, lieutenant; Jewish
Welfare board, Miss Blanche Bes
sell lieutenant; B'nai Birth, Miss NJ
Newman, lieutenant; American Lib
rary association, Miss Edith Tobitt,
lieutenant; elevator girls. Union Pa
cific shop girls, lieutenants not yet
known; visiting nurses, Mrs. w. J..
Hynes, lieutenant; War Community
Service league, Miss Nickel, lieu
tenant; Council of Defense, Mrs.
Fernald, lieutenant; Dundee Pa
triotic league, Mrs. A. S. Williams,
lieutenant.
The state Red Cross, the War
Mothers, and the canteen workers,
will ioin the sixth division at Tween
ty-fifth and Farnam streets.
The Red Cross ambulance corps,
and the Omaha Red Cross chapter
will fall in with the seventh division
at Twenty-sixth and Farnam
streets.
The general war workers will fall
in with the tenth division at TWEEN
ty-seventh and Farnam streets.
At Park avenue. the Y. w. c. A.
will join the parade
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Nebraskan Can Win
Fame by Writing New
United War Drive Song

Wanted-A song from Nebraska,
Any Nebraskan, who can write a
song has an opportunity to win
fame, it was announced from State
United War Campaign headquarters
here Wednesday. This is the idea:
A song is wanted to boost the
campaign all over the nation. 1t
must be only two stanzas and the
chorus.
Detailed information will be fur
uiShed from state headquarters,
court house, Omaha. Songs may be
sent there or submitted to local
newspapers. A committee of ex-
perienced song writer's and singers
will Judge songs submitted and they
must be in by October IS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Elmer G. Kurz, Omaha
Boy, Dies at Fort Myers

Elmer G.. kurz. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. +. kurz, 564S Lafayette avenue,
died at Fort Myers, Va, of pneu-
monia. He was % years old and
had been in the service one and one
half years. Mr.. Kurz served in the
quartermaster' department and be-
fore leaving Omaha was in the en-
ployment of the Peoples Ice and
Cold Storage company as chauffeur
and automobile mechanician. The
funeral will be held in Omaha on a
date to be announced later.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Police Arrest Suspects.

Police last night arrested Dave
Mcbride and Isidore Waeser, both
of St. Paul, Mimi, in the crowd at
18th and Farnam streets.
More than $3.50 in currency was
found on Mcbride, when searched
at the station, last night. Officers
also found some torn receipted bills.
The name c. A. Heaten appeared on
one of the bills. The men are be-
ing held pending investigation.
Both Mcbride and Waeser gave
their occupation as statesmen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Omaha Boy Tells of
Ships Battle With
German Submarine

Private James ]. Connolly, mem
Der of base hospital unit No. 49,
now somewhere in France" has
written to his brother, c, F. Connol-
~, telling OF narrow escape from
a German submarine the unit ex-
perienced when near its landing
place across the water.
1--WE had a close call coming
over" he wrote I'VE encountered
a submarine a day before we landed
and we had an exciting battle. AT
least one of the attacking subs was
sunk and all of our vessels, 20 in
number, came through o. k The
letter was dated September 4.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Hearing Is Continued.

Trial Of the suit brought by the
city attorney to prevent K. w. Bry-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Church Meeting to
Help Give Liberty
Bonds Big Boost

A special Liberty loan prayer and
conference meeting will be held in
the Interdenominational Peoples
Mission church, Twenty-sixth and
Franklin streets. Friday night at
$50 o'clock, October II.
The object of the meeting is to
assist the Liberty loan committee
to create more interest in the pres
emf drive
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03
Touring Car Stolen.

A Pathfinder touring car, belong
ing to H. c. Fisher, was stolen from
in front of the Morris apartments
at 4:30 Yesterday afternoon. Sew
eral persons, who parked their cars
last night, during the parade, re-
ported to police that on their re-
turn, their cars were missing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-03

ant, constable, Benson, from ser'
ing papers out of Justice Lsede
court in Florence, which is allee
to have been out of his district, v
continued two weeks in munich
court Wednesday.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
Copyright. by the Bobbs- Merrill Company

the gtrls-with Fairy to keep me bal
anced! read. but do not like to
study.-No, you'll have to get along
with me just the way I am. Mrs. Ad-
AIMS. It's all can do to keep things
going now. without spending half the
time dreaming Of big things to do in
the future"
Don't you have dreamsT gasped
Mrs. Adams. "Don't you have dreams
of the futuref Girls in books nova
days dream"
"Yes, DREAM" interrupted Pru-
dence. II dream lots-but it's mostly of
what Fairy and others will do when 1
get them properly raised. You'll like
the girls, Mrs. Adams, know you will.
They really are gifted little bunch
except me. I'm just common little Pru-
dence Of the Parsonage-but the 9TH
ersl" And Prudence flung out her
hands dramatically.