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IN COUNTY COURT,
Before Hon. u. II. GRIFFIN, Judge.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
County Of Ramsey
In the Matter. Of the Estate Of Allan
Link, Minor.
ORDER HEARING PETITION FOR
SALE OF LAND
Blanding Fisher, as Guardian, Pc
titioner
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Ethel Hainline-T The Magic
Doll, A Witch And A
Fairy.
Dear Junior:

Dear Junior:
AS this is my second letter, will
write on the magic DOLL"
Once upon time there was a little
girl and she lived with her mother.
SO one Sunday morning she went out
in woods and she saw golden bird.
The golden bird wanted her to follow
him, so she did. The ibrd led her to
a little house, and there was cage
with lot of birds in Tit. The little
girl opened the door and "a, little old
woman came out. She was witch.
The little girl began to cry and Said
she wanted to go home, but the witch
would not let her
She took her and put her in cave
and said get my little green stone and
a beautiful doll. The little girl did not
get the stone but the beautiful doll
instead.
The witch, would not let her out. A
pretty fairy came and put her out and
she got her. doll. The fairy turned the
witch into a raven and the birds in
the cage into boys and girls, Then she
took the little girl home.
Well as my letter is getting long l
vii close.
Ethel Hainline, age 9,
Abba, Route 3
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Esther Randolph Must
Conserve Food To Win
The War.

Dear Juniors:
Yes, certainly we must conserve
food to win this great war, but we can
do more than that.
We must buy Liberty Bonds and
Thrift Stamps and be liberal with our
purse In giving to the Red Cross. ]
have one fifty-dollar bond and eight
Thrift Stamps
A play is being given under the
auspices of the Davis County Flower
and Community club. / am china
doll in the play. There are one hundred
and twenty-five people in the cast
We gave it last night at the theater
and had q very full house. lots Of the
people were standing. The proceeds
will be given to the Red Cross.
Everyone must raise q big garden
this year to supply the soldiers and
ourselves with food.
We can also knit during our spare
moments. Ny class knit GONZALES
cent robe.
Sewing for the soldiers, making
bandages, etc. helps out a great deal,
too.
am going to eat less candy and
chewing gum and other unnecessary
things. Are you?
Esther Randolph, age IA.
Ee Bloomfield.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
frankie Smith Tells What
He Saw On A Trip To
KeOkuk.

Dear Juniors:
ASH have not written for long time
/ will write about my trip to Ke0kuk.
One morning my papa and mamma and
James Paris and Myrtle Paris and l
started for Keokuk. It was 1880 o'clock
and it was about 80 miles to Keokuk
from our farm.
We saw many pretty houses and
had lots Of fun. When we got to Keo-
kuk it was about dinner time. SO we
went across the river. 1t cost Is cents
to go across and to come back. We ate
our dinner. When we got through we
came back to Fort Madison. When we
got a little ways out of town we saw
some boys diving and swimming.
had papa stop and the watched them
for a while. We got to Fort Madison
and we saw ferry boat We watched
1t a little while. Then we went through
the penitentiary. There were lot Of
convicts there. We started home about
6: 80 p. m. and we got home at II
o'clock in 1.-THE night.
frankie Smith,
~ Bloomfield, Ia, R. Z.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Emma Chilton-What l Am
Doing This Vacation.

Dear Juniors:
I will write letter on what am
doing in vacation"
When school was out started to
plant my garden.
I first planted radishes, then my let
tuce,. then my potatoes and then my
sweet corn. E
Then week or two later I planted
my beans, as / was afraid the ground
was too cold to plant the beans when
planted the other seeds.
I have four rows of radishes, two
rows Of lettuce. two rows of potatoes.
/ didn't plant my beans in rows. have
forty-five hills Of beans.
l have just onetrow Of sweet corn as
the ground was too cold to plant very
much, but am going to plant more
after while.
I am just getting the ground ready
for my squashes now. In a week or two
will plant again.
This small garden will not help much
but every little bit counts. think all Of
us children should try and help raise
something. for the cry in the warning
countries is Food. food" The United
States is going to try and supply this
want.
Emma Chiffon, age IL.
Eddyyille Iowa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
A DOG AND A PIG

Here is true tale of dog and Z
pig. They were both passengers on the
sames ship, and became warm friends
They used to eat their cold potatoes OF
the same plate, and but for one thing
would never have had any trouble. Thii
was the fact that the dog had a kennel
and the pig had none. Somehow the pi1
got 1t into his head that the kennel be.
longed to whichever could get into IL
first, so every night there was a race.
One rainy afternoon the pig found IL
rather unpleasant slipping about the
desk, and made up his mind to retire
early. But, when he reached the kennel.
the found the dog inside.
Suddenly an idea flashed upon him:
and. trudging on to where their dinner
plate was lying, he carried It to a part
of the deck where the dog could see It.
and, ;, turning his back to the kennel. be-
gan rafting the plate and munching
as though at a feast. This was too
much for Toby. A good dinner, and he
not there! Piggy kept on until Toby
had come around in front Of him and
pushed his nose into the empty plate.
Then, like shot, he turned and ran
and was safe in the kennel before the
dog knew whether there was any din-
rler on tha plate or not--Sunday AagN
A1HA
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Orville School Com.
position Corn And
Apples.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
AS I have never written before
thought would write about corn and
Corn grows on stalk five or six feet
high.
There are blades on the stalk and
about three rows or roots around the
bottom Of the stalk to hold 1t firm in
the ground. There is a tassel on top of
every stalk and sometimes two or three
ears on stalk. The ground should be
moist and loose when the corn Is plant
ed. Then 1t should be cultivated three
or four times to loosen up the soil.
Corn is gathered in the fall but some
times it is cut up in shocks to keep UNI
til winter. It can be made In cornflakes
or hominy or be ground in corn meal
There are many different kinds Of corn.
There Is red, white, yellow, speckled
and calico corn.
Apples grow on trees fifteen or six
teen feet high. There are many differ
emit kinds Of apples. Here are some OF
the names of apples The Maiden
Blush, Wealthy, Rambo, Ben Davis,
Jonathan. Crimes Golden and the Mis-
souri, Pippin. Apples can be cooked in
many different ways and be made in
butter and sauce. Apples can be
ground and be made into cider. Some
times the cider sours and after 1t sets
for long time it makes vinegar. Cat.
tie, horse and hogs like apples.
Orville Carr, age IA,
Eldon, Iowa. r. No, l.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
HAZEL HAlNLINE-scHoo CON-
POSITION "a FAlTHFUL. "a

.. 'seNS -
Hero was a large Newfoundland
dog and very playful.
"Shep," Hero's companion, was a fox
terrier and very small. Hero and Shep
were very good friends and one day
both dogs happened to be on Main
street.
There was a dog fight and Shep ran
out into the street to see It,
There was a delivery wagon thru
came dashing around the corner that
had gotten away from the owner.
Hero saw the danger Shep was in 50
he barked. to give Shep warning but
Shep did not hear him.
Then Hero sprang to the rescue and
grabbed Shep by his collar just rs the
delivery wagon went by but Hero was
not quick enough and the wagon struck
him knocking him down.
He lay as il dead for two hours and
Shep felt SO sorry for him. so he came
and sat by him and licked his feet and
ears.
After while Shep got better and
could stand on his feet, but the strike
from the wagon left his blind
Hero had saved Shops life and In
doing so was hurt himself. As Hero Il
blind Shep leads him around by little
chain. He still wears the medal given
to him for bravery and people stop on
the street to say q kind word to him
for what he had done.
Hazel HainlinA, age Is,
Abba, Iowa, r. No. 3.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Sylvia StOcker-"T Those Who
Live In Country Can
Raise Big Crops"

Dear Juniors:
This is my first letter to the Junior
and I will do my best.
I thought would write on the topic
Of how to win this war.
There are many ways that we can
win this war, even those who stay at
home. They can buy bonds, War Saw
ings Stamps and Thrift Stamps.
Those who live in the country can
raise big crops.
The country people should raise oil
the fruit they can and raise a big war
garden and II they cannot use all they
raise for their own use they can give 1t
in the Red Cross or sell 1t and use it
for something they need.
The people can raise animals and
chickens. They can sell them and use
the money to help win the war.
Besides all these the people can wear
old clothes instead of buying new ones.
Sylvia Stocker, age II.
Blakesbur, Ia, r. 2, Box 4.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Roberta Silk-How To Win
The War.

Dear Juniors:
Everybody had better save If they
want to win this great war. will tell
you how have been helping. I am
buying Thrift Stamps and saving food.
I am now doing without sugar In my
coffee and fruits and doing without
candy and meat. am going to join the
Red Cross in about week. Then I
will make dresses for the poor little
Belgian children and the little children
of France who have no papas. l am
going to learn how to knit then will
knit Sweaters and wristlets for the
soldiers who are fighting for us. And
/ will do anything else l can to help
win this war
Roberta Silk. age II,
OttuQgN Ia ANpAe
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Publishers by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
ottumwa, Iowa
EDITOR
& MATILDA DEVEREAUx
bertha E. Hannah 5
-Four Minute
Speech

Il Dear Juniors: Another one of the
1 Juniors. Bertha E. Hannah, is -Four
! Minute Speaker" Bertha goes to the
ARassiz school and the three judges
! have awarded her prize. We are
proud to have in 'our midst four
minute speaker. Bertha's loyalty trib.
ute follows:
why should every true American cit
lzen help win this war? Why, because
il the Kaiser gets here we, or our
country, or money, is no good.
Our government needs money, ana
we must give it. The reason the gov
eminent needs money is to buy guns,
powder, cannons, bandages and also
& to buy good clothing. SO the sol
diers can fight and make ships for the
soldiers to 60 to France.
Il Thrift Stamps are just a loan to the
government. One is not much, but the
whole book full amounts up to $4.l6 IN
the month Of May. When buying the
Arst Thrift Stamp you get pocket
FOLDER with sixteen spaces for Thrift
stamps and in Ave years you get nVe
dollars.
Uncle Sam is intending to use and
apendt $4,000, 000, 900 dollars year to
help along in this war. One baby BOND
feeds a soldier over week and we
can not AFFORD to lose soIoler me oe
cause we need every one. II all children
would save what their parents give
them they could get thrift stamp IN
= few weeks And the garden club chill
dren they can sell some of their vege-
tables and buy thrift stamps. All chill
dren should buy thrift stamps II pos
able. Because II you want to keep the
freedom that our forefathers gave US
5buy Thrift Stamps or bonds.
The Germans are fierce to our Amer.
ican boys, cutting of hands, feet ana
punching out eyes. And we should buy
thrift stamps and help put down such
work as that.
a Uncle Sam said to have Thrift
stamp book or bond in every home. All
3natriotic American children should pc
proud to say we are helping. Uncle
Sam and say you have a Thrift Stamp
book or bond. Buy Thrift Stamps ana
help the government lick the Kaiser;
We must all save food, clothing and
also save money to help Belgium.
France and Italy. All children should
help.
Bertha E. Hannah, age II,
s14 S. Moore St. Ottumw,a Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Margaret Burnside eve
Can Help Win The War By
Saving Our Pennies"

Dear Juniors:
MY subject for today is How to win
the war; Il
We can help win the war by saving
our pennie, nickels and dimes that we
would spend for candy, chewing gum
and picture shows. We can save our
money and buy War Savings Stamps.
We can help win the warSb putting in
a garden and putting in sugar beets.
SOFT won't take so much sugar for the
canning Of fruit and vegetables, be-
cause sugar is scarce. And we can eat
less wheat bread. soJthat some of the
wheat bread may 20 to the poor little
Belgian and French childrne and wo-
men. and not only to the poor little
Belgians and French children but also
to our soldier boys who are at the
front who are fighting for libertys
Margaret Burnside. age H.
1872 Burrhus ST., Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Nellie Hainline-The Jap
anese Mirror And What
"A Little Girl Saw.

Dear Juniors:
thought I would write on the Japan
ese Mirror.
A long time ago there lived in a
quiet spot, man and his wife. 1t has
been so long ago that do not know
their names. They had only one
daughter which they loved more than
any thing they had.
It happened one day, when the little
girl was still baby that the father
had to 60 to the great city, the capital
of Japan on some business. After
kissing them goodbye and promising to
bring them present from the great
city he started on his journey which
was about twelve miles.
The mother had not, been farther
from home than the nearest village.
She could not help but be a little
little frightened at the thought of her
husband taking such long journey
and yet she was little proud, too, for
he was the only man in the country
that had been to the great city where
the king lived.
In the afternoon when she was ex-
pecting her husband back she put on
her blue dress which her husband liked
and got all ready to receive her hus-
band. When he returned he said, 81
have brought you present which Is
called mirror And he handed her
a wooden box. On opening it she
found pretty mirror. Looking in it
she saw woman who had blue dress
on just like the one she had on. You
foolish woman he said this is yourself
you see.
After sometime, about twelve years
after this the mother fell sick and
died. Every night she would look in
the beautiful minor and see her moth.
er. It was herself she had seen and
thought it was her mother,
Well as my letter is getting long
will close.
Nellie Hainline, Age IL,
Route 8, Abba, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Mamie StOcker- patriotic
Duties of Today"

Dear Juniors:
thought would write on the topic
Of Patriotic Duties OF Today"
All people should help win the war.
They should conserve on food. fuel and
money. The children should save all
their pennies to buy Thrift Stamps.
Every penny given to Uncle Sam is a
blow at the Kaiser. Hit him on the
head and hit him hard.
We should cot less wheat and meat
and eat the things that would spoil on
the way over to France.
Everybody should raise some garden.
no matter how much.
We should knit socks. sweaters, he'll
NETS and wristlets for the soldiers and
sailors to wear.
We should help the Red Cfoss, Y. NJ.
G. A. and the government.
Encourage others to do something
to help A true patriot will not desert
tho government in this time of need.
I urge you to help Uncle Same and
strike q blow at Kaiser Bill.
Mamie Stocker, age II,
Blakesburg, Ia, R. 2, Box 4.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Josephine. M. Gilliland
How To Help Win The War
Through Thrift Stamps.

Oncls Sam has provided q, way for
2 ms cnildren to help him win tho war
through Thrift Stamps.
me Inrl1t stamps make good way
20 heip win 1t and as we are all true
americans we want to hop right in and
90 It. The little children OF the IJnited
States cannot buy Liberty Bonds hut
II they will buy Thrift Sts1nps Il viii
help great deal. 3. \ II.
l VIII stop and explain what ne
Inrlit stamps are. They are stamps
bought from the government You can
get them from any post Office IN tha
United states. Any boy or girl can save
MS or her pennies UP until ha rats
twenty-five cents. Then he can buy one
stamp. When he has sixteen Of them
that would be four dollars worth. Then
ne can 90 TO the post office and buy,
ings stamp After you have twenty n
certificate. n I -
In 1928 you will get fvo dollars Tor /
each war Savings Stamp. That Il nav.
ing you well and not only that but you
are helping Uncle Sam. We cannot 70
oyer IN france and fight like our SOL
tie at home to fight ana IL we fight It As
Wen as our boys are fighting we are
doing our part. d 81
inere are g great many ways we can
nelp Uncle Sam and one Is saving, II
the children Of the United States owuld
not buy 30 much candy and buy more
Thrift Stamps, they will be truS
American boy or girl.
1t Is tempting to look at the candy
when you go to town but IL you grip
tnat dime or nickel in>your hand and
say I will save that money until / ret
enough money to get Thrift Stamp,
you Will feel a lot better than tf yo,,t
had the candy. IL, 4
There is SO much sugar put in candy
that IL you would use molasses instead.
sugar would not be so high.
The money that the boys and girls
are letting Uncle Sam borrow goes to
q great USE It helps clothe our boys.
reed and keep them. The money that Il
not needed to clothe the boys goes to
the government to buy ammunition.
guns. airships and other weapons,
5 Some children have plenty OF nice
clothes. II they would Just stop to
think how some little ones in BelEium
have to do they would make their old
clothes do and buy Thrift Stamps with
the money they would have ana help
Uncle Sam win the war.
After the war Is over we will have
the honor of saying II am loyal to NV :
country for helped Uncle Sam win
the war"
Josephine marguerite Gilliland,
Age IL years.
Queen City, Missouri.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
THRIFT STAMPS FOR PRIZES

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:
The Red Cross Drive.
Thrift Stamps.
What ! VIII Do This Vacation.
War Savings Stamps.
Liberty Bonds.
The Red Cross.
A Soldier In France.
What We Are Doing for the Soldier.
How to Win the War.
/ George Washington.
Abraham Lincoln.
4 Our Presidents.
Patriotic Duties Of Today.
School compositions.
Ancestor stories.
interesting letters.
Book reviews.
Unusual stories.
! Soldier stories related by veterans
wand retoId by juniors. 4
Select prizes from among the fol.
lowing: Thrift Stamp, book, box Of
letter paper, doll, box Of school sup
plies, knitting needles, or knife.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Harold Milligan-Buy War
Savings Stamp This Month
And Save That Penny.

Dear Juniors:
II we win this war we must sacrifice
everything as the Germans do. Think
Of It,, If there We're 100000 boys in
the u. S. and each day each would buy
one Is cent Thrift Stamp in one day
the boys In the ranks. We have gone
over the top with Liberty Bonds, food
conservation, Y. M c. A. and Red
Cross and we are called to give to the
thrift campaign. Iowa is $10,000,000 be-
hind in this work: we children ought
to raise gardens, buy Thrift Stamps
and join the Red Cross. The Thrift plan
Is plan to loan your money to the u.
S. and for thss favor the government
pays 40 compound interest
Harold Milligan, age II,
Pulaski, Iowa, Box 11S
P. S.-Buy your W. S. s. this month
and save that penny.-H. M.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Addie Sanford-We Should
Eat War Bread And Save
Wheat For Our Boys.

Dear Juniors:
This is the first time l have written.
To help win the war, we can buy
Thrift Stamps and help the Red Cross
I belong to the Red Cross. am max,
Ing some things for the boys over
there. I own fifty dollar bond. We
should eat war bread and save our
wheat bread for our boys who are
fighting for freedom. We should not
waste sugar.
Well, as my letter is getting too
long, will close.
Prom Addie Sanford, II years old.
63S West Second street, Ottumwa