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VOL. NO. 25
I The Courier Junior
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Published by.
THE COURien PRINTING CO.,
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEVEREAUX.
EDITOR.
A MADONNA CONTEST.
Dear Juniors: Last week we asked
the Juniors to write about the Ma
donnas, and as "we have received so
many nice stories, we
decided to have a "Madonna Con
test." Let each Junior tell of one or
the many Madonnas. This contest will
open at once and close Wednesday,
Jan. 22. The Juniors, who have al
ready sent in Madonna stories will be
ranked among the contestants. The
prizes will be pictures of the Ma
donnas. We will not say how many
prizes we will give, because that will
depend on the number and excellence
of the stories received. Your stories
must not contain more than 100 words
and less if possible.
THE WORD PUZZLE CONTEST.
We have received a great many
answers to the word puzzle contest
and a great many excellent stories,
•but the following ten juniors complied
with all the rules of the contest by
not sending in their work until after
'Jan. 6 and also by complying with the
eight regular rules of the Junior:
MABEL REIFSNYDER.
ORISSIE LYON.
VIOLET NEL80N.
HELEN MELVIN.
J08EPHINE JMORTON.
FRANCES NORTON.
BERTHA HALFERTY.
EVA MYRTLE HERRON.
RUTH HENDERSON.
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EDITH JOHANSSEN.
THE SOUVENIR POSTALS.
We will also send a souvenir album
to the first Junior who has twenty
five cards sent by the Courier Junior,
We want more receipts but the Juu
iors must send only one receipt at a
time. Every receipt must be accom
panied by a story or a nice letter and
.must be written on a separate piece
-of paper. We will commence to send
-the postals out Saturday and Monday.
CIGHT RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.
1 Use one side of the paper only,
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or a sharp lead pencil.
3. Number your pages.
4 At the bottom of the last page
write your nario, age and address.
5 Do not copy stories or poetry,
and send as your own work.
0. Always tell whether you are a
Tpily Junior or a Tri-Weekly Junior.
7- Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
8. Your stories must not contain
more than 100 words.
JUNIOR RECEIPTS.
MINCE PIE.
Four pounds of beef, boiled in salt
ed water until very tender: when
cold, chop fine. Take eight pounds of
currants, three pounds of raisins, two
pounds of citron, six pounds of sugar,
a fourth of an ounce of cloves, the
same of allspice, one ounce of cinna
mon, nutmegs and orange peel grated,
moistening all with sweet cider if you
can't get cider, use three pints of good
vinegar.
Leora Lewis, age 13,
R. F. D. No. 4, Box 53,
Russell, Iowa.
SOUR CREAM PIE.
1 Cup snow cream.
Cup seeded ra'sins, chopped fine.:
Teaspoonful cinnamon.
•v1 Cup sugar.
Teaspoonful cloves.
Yolks of three eggs.
White of one egg.
Bake like lemon pie, using the
whites of two eggs, with two table
spoons of sugar.
Put on after pie is baked ana
brown in oven. If not liked that way
stir all three whites in together be
fore baking.
Pearl West, age 13,
R. F. D. No. 1.
Blakesburg, Iowa.
WHITE CANDY.
•2 Cups granulated sugar.
1 Cup water.
1 Teaspoonful of vinegar.
Boll without stlrrintr until it is brit
tle Pour into ereased pans. When
cool pull and add vanilla flavoring,
then pull.
Edna Colllngwood. age 10,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
COCOANUT CANDY.
2 Cupfuls of white sugar: cup of
water, and boil, put the pan in a larger
pan of water and stil until cool. When
it begins to get somewhat stiff and
cool enough stir in the grated cocoa
nut and stir until- cola.
Cut into cakes. The meats of any
nuts, chopped or grated, may be used,
the name of the candy coming from
the nuts.
Mabel Root,
312 North Court St.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
COCOANUT BON-BONS.
One pint Brazilian cocoanut:
pound powdered sugar, white of egg
beaten to a froth: roll in balls, dip in
chocolate melted over boiling water.
Cora Scholl, age 10,
Williamsburg, Iowa.
SWEET HEARTS.
Roll some rich paste, as for pies,
and cut in heart shape.
From one-half the hearts cut out
three little rounds about as large as
quarter of a dollar.
Bake all the hearts and on the whole
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ones spread some jelly, beaten to make
it smooth. Lay the cut ones on top
and press lightly together and serve.
The jelly will show through the open
ings. and the heart make delicate lit
tle pastry teas.
ingue.
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One cup boiling water: one-half cup
butter. Boil all together. While boil
ing sift in one cup sifted flour. Work
until perfectly smooth and let cool.
When cool, beat in three
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Your friend,
Addle Bradbury, age 13,
Coburg, Oregon.
LEMON PIE.
Grated rind and juice of one lemon
one cup sugar. cup milk, two eggs,
one salt spoonful of salt. Good baked
in old fashioned way between two
crusts but better used to fill shallow
muffin pans that have been lined with
rough puff paste. Cover with a mer-
Edna Meeker,
.F. D. No. 1,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
CREAM PUFFS.
eggs
and
drop in dessertspoonfuls on buttered
tin. Bake in a moderate oven forty
minutes. When cold cut slit and in
sert a spoonful of cream.
Leone Watson, age 8,
Mystic, Iowa.
HOW TO WHIP CREAM.
Too rich cream, which will hardly
pour, will turn to butter, and should
be diluted with milk. Too poor cream
will not whip well, either. Have the
cream ice cold. While whipping stand
the bowl in a pan of ice water. Skim
off the froth as it rises and continue
until the cream is all whipped.
Gertrude Freeman, age 8.
140 Morrell St.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
ORANGE PUDDING.
Peel and slice three oranges lay
them in a pudding dish and sprinkle
with sugar. Make a custard of one
quart of milk and the yolks of two
eggs, one-fourth cup of sugar and one
teaspoonful of corn starch. When cold
pour it over the oranges. Beat the
whites of three eggs into a stiff froth,
add one-third of a cup of pulverized
sugar, pour on the custard and put it
in the oven for a few moments to
brown.
Dora Cobbler.
CURRANT PUDDING.
Sift one quart of flour twice with
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder
add a' half teaspoonful of salt, a des
sertspoonful of sugar, a little grated
nutmeg or any preferred flavoring:
one egg and milk to make a stiff bat
ter have ready a cup of cleaned cur
rants. stir them In steam until done,
and set in the oven for a few minutes
to dry off.
Moude Skirvin, age 9,
Agency, Iowa.
STORIES—LETTERS.
MABEL'S STORY A NICE ONE.
The Christmas Stocking club I th'n'c
is a nice club for the Courier Junto'
to have to all little children a stock
ing to be happy about on Christmas.
I think it made a good many happy
this year. Because there were so
many stockings sent in that there was
enough for all to have one. They
were all filled so well, too. Christ
mas is a day that all people ought
to bo happv on. because it was tho
day the dear Christ child was born,
in the dreary manger on the hay 'n
the little town of Bethlehem.
Mabe\ Reifsnyder.
523 East Second street.
"Christmas Stocking Club" is the
answer to the puzzle.
VIOLET TELLS OF ALBERT AND
ADORA.
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"Albert," said Adora, "bring
stockings for the Stocking club."
"Here they are."
Now will you hand me that big rosy
apple and I will put that in the bot
tom."
"Now I will put in that little doll
and won't she be surprised when she
takes it out?"
"What if a boy gets the stocking?"
said Albert.
"Well he can give It to his sister."
"Now we will put In the mittens,
pop corn and the candy and in the
other stocking nuts and oranges."
When Christmas eve came they
were happy because they had made
some other children happy.
Violet Nelson.
641 Center avenue, Ottumwa, la.
P. S.—I am a Daily Junior and I
am'11 years old.
ORRISIE'S FIRST LETTER.
•Dear Editor and Juniors:
As I have never written to the
Courier Junior will do,, so now. I
think the correct answer to the word
puzzle is "Christmas Stocking Club."
The following is my story:
I am very glad to hear you have or
ganized a Christmas Stocking club it
Junior headquarters. I feel certain
that many little hearts were made
happy at Christmas time on account
of the "Stocking club." May it ever
grow and prosper and may God's
choicest blessing rest upon the origin
ators and the contributors of the
"Christmas Stocking Club."
Yours truly,
Orissle Lyon, age 15.
Packwood, la.
P. S.—I am a Tri-Weekly Junior.
JOSEPHINE SAYS IT BRINGS JOY.
Dear Editor:
I have found that the words out it
the word puzzle were Christmas
Stocking club.
I think the Christmas Stocking club
Is a nice thing. It brings joy to tha
poor children at Christmas time.
There was a little girl named Helen.
She had some pennies she did not
know what to do with them. She did
not know whether to buy presents for
fsps^
her mamma or keep them herself.
She read the Courier Junior and saw
about the Chrismas Stocking club. So
she went down town and bought
thimble, an orange, and a top and put
them in a pair of stockings and sent
them to the Stocking club.
She was gl&d she had sent the
things. Josephine Norton, age 12.
i. Melrose, Iowa.
HELEN MAKES CHILDREN HAPPY
Dear Editor Courier Junior:
The answer to the puzzle is Christ
mas Stocking'club. I did npt join the
Christmas Stocking club, yet we tried
to make some poor ones happy. I
think it was very nice for the Cour'er
Junior to have a Christmas stocking
club. I am sure there was many poor
children that enjoyed the gifts and ft
teaches us not to be selfish. I think
we ought to make the poor children
happy every Christmas.
I am a Daily Junior. Wishing the
Junior page success I remain your
friend,
Helen Melvin,
313 North Marion St.
FRANCES SAYS CLUB A NICE ONE.
Dear Editor:
I think the Christmas Stocking club
is a nice Idea. I never heard of one
before the one in' Ottumwa. It is
nice for the poor cnildren. It is nice
to be able to give stoeKings and pres
ents to the children to make them
happy.
I did not join the Christmas Stock
ing club this year, but I want to next
year. I would put some oranges,
bananas, candy, thimble, handkerchief,
and hair ribbon. We take the Tri
Weekly Courier. I found that the
sentence in the word puzzle is "Christ
mas Stocking Club."
Frances Norton, age 10.
Melrose, Iowa.
BERTHA DESCRIBES CLUB.
The answer to the word puzzle is:
"Christmas Stocking Club." The
Christmas Stocking club was organiz
ed by the Courier Junior. Many
stockings were sent to poor children
who had no other Christmas. One
pair of stockings was sent to a poor
little girl, who, when she had gone to
bed had been told by her mamma that
she would get no Christmas presents
this year as they were to poor. Im
agine her joy when she. awoke in t.h^
morning and found a good warm pair
of stockings hanging by the bed.
One of the stockings contained a
pair of mittens, some candy an
orange and a doll. She was very
happy. I am a Tri-Weekly Junior.
Yours truly,
Bertha Halferty, age 12.
Birmingham, la., R. R. No. 3.
EVA TELLS OF TEN CHILDREN.
Many years ago there lived a fam
ily' named .Tudeson. They were very
poor and there were ten children to
provide Christmas presents. Only a
chicken and the oldest girl could have
the wish bone. There was a white
family living near and they made a
tree and put lots of presents on it
and then took it and set it near the
door.
Then one went up and knocked on
the door and then they all hid be
hind the fence and saw the fun.
This- is my first letter and I have
written a story from the nnswer of th-j
word puzzle which I think is the
"Christmas Stocking Club." We take
the Tri-Weekly Courier. I am stay
ing with mv sister this week and go
to school. My teacher's name is Mis3
Georgia McDonald.
Eva Myrtle Herron, age 12.
Oakley, Ia„ R. R. No. 3.
RUTH'S STORY.
There comes Nell Brown. Let us
tell her about our Christmas Stock
ing club. "Say Nell, we are are go
ing to use our membership pennies
and make a stocking as large as a
grain sack and fill it with everything
imaginable for poor old Grandma
Graves and hang it on her door nob
on Christmas eve. I can just see her
bright eyes sparkle and there is Ma
bel Clark and oh, so many poor folks,
tnat we can fill stockings for, but
there goes that old school bell when
we want to plan our work so bad."
Ruth Hendergon, age 13.
Batavla, Iowa.
COURIER JUNIOR ONE OF RUTH'S
CONSTANT VISITORS.
I have often wished to write to t.h
Juniors but have neglected it. The
Courier has been a constant visitor in
our home since 1871 and mamma says
she don't see how she could do with
out it. I enjoy the Junior letters so
much and would like to be admitted
to your circle.
I will send an answer to the word
puxzle and a short story. Hope you
will count me in the contest.
Yours with respect,
Ruth Henderson, age 13.
Batavia, la.
EDITH TELLS OF MARIE GOODE.
Long ago there was a little girl
whose name was Marie Good.
She was a very poor little girl
whose father was dead. She and her
mother lived all alone in New York
in a very rude little cottage.
It was on the night before Christ
mas, just as they were preparing for
bed.'they heard a knock on the door.
Christmas from anv other day before.
Her mother invited them in and
they stayed for a while and then went
away.
Marie was so pled she cried herself
to sleep that night.
Next morning the.v examined each
present and at last in a little purse
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under all the rest was ?3®. to pay
rent of their house.
Marie was never so happy before.
As ever, Your Junior friend,
Edith Johannsen, Agel2.
Floris, Iowa.
ONE LITTLE SISTER IS DEAD.
Dear Editor of Courier Junior:
I thought I would write to you. 1
have never written before. I am 12
years old and have three sisters and
two brothers. I have a little sister
dead. Fbr pets I have a dog, horse,
and some chickens.
I go to school. I go to the Hedrick
school. I am in the fifth room. My
studies are spelling, reading, language
and arithmetic. My teacher's name
is Miss Eva Bowles. My papa works
at the Ottumwa Box Car Loader Co.
Well, as my letter is getting long, I
will close.
Yours truly,
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Blanche McNabb, age 12,
Corner Etta and Tullis Sts.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
EDNA IS 10 YEARS OLD.
Dear Editor
ihougnt I would write another let
as my first one was in the Cour-.
ler.
thank you very much for the pos
tal card that I'received the other day.
thought It was very pretty and so
did the others.
My little brother sat and watched
me write my letter and he fell asleep
in the' high chair.
Some of mamma's flowers are
blooming again.
Well, as my letter is getting long,
will close.
Well, good-by.
Yours truly,
Edna McNabb, age 10 years,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
LESTER GOES TO MILTON SCHOOL
Dear Editor:
I go to school In Milton. My studies
are reading, writing arithmetic, phy
siology, grammar, geography, spelling.
My teacher's name Is Addie Hale. I
like her very much. I received your
post card, and many thanks for it. I
will close and write a recipe.
Lester Barthelow. age 9,
Milton, Iowa.
MARY'S SCHOOL ELM GROVE.
Dear Editor:
I go to Elm Grove school. My
teacher's name is Carrie Wlnslow of
Birmingham. My seat mate Is Helen
Lindsay. Our school is about a mile
south of Birmingham. My studies are
grammar, arithmetic, geography, his
tory, writing and spelling. Our school
ground has many large shade trees In
it. We have a picnic sometimes on the
last day of school. The district num
ber of our school is six. There are
23 pupils going to this school.
will close, wishing the Junior
success.
Your new friend.
May Watts,
Birmingham, Iowa,
MARY'S FIRST LETTER.
Dear Editor:
I am a little, girl 12 years old. I
have never written before and a friend
wanted me to write. I have three sis
ters and four brothers. I go to
school every day and to Sunday school
and church on Sunday. I live on a ottumwa, Iowa,
farm a little ways out of town. We
have three horses and some cows. I
will close.
Your friend,
Mary Brad well, age 12,
Diamond, Iowa.
ADA LIKES HER POST CARD.
Dear Editor:
I received the post card you s=ent me
and think it was very pretty. I thank
you very much for it. My papa takes
the Courier and I like to read the chil
dren's page.
Ada B. Kirk, age 13,
Box 21, Riverview Add,.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
CLEO ALWAYS GLAD WHEN THE
JUNIOR COMES.
Dear Editor:
I thought I would write a few lines.
I am going to school now.
My teacher's name is Miss Jessie
Liming.
My studies are reading, arithmetic,
geography, spelliner. writing and lan
guage There are 36 scholars enrolled.
I am a Tri-Weeklv Junior.
I am always glad when the Courier
corner, because I like to read the Jun
iors' letters.
Well. I will clcse.
Your lovinar Junior friend,
Cleo C"-"'oil, age 10.
R. F. D. No. 2, Box 19,
Selma, Iowa.
LILLIAN'S STORY.
club formed by the Junior boy3 and
girls. Sometimes the older people
join too. It Is for the benefit of the
poor people. The Juniors that live in
town send a pair of stocking filled up
with some good things and maybe a
little toy, to the Courier office and the
out-of-town Juniors send empty stock
ings to the Courier office and the men
and women there fill them up. Some
of the older people give money. Then
all the stockings are sent to the poor
people who are thankful to get them.
Lillian Isaacson, age 10,
Agency, la., R. R., No. 2.
MILDRED'S FIRST BIRTHDAY
PARTY.
Mildred lived in the country six
miles east of Chariton. She was a
good little girl and she helped her
mamma work. She was almost six
years old and her mamma was going
Her mother went to the door and! to have a surprise party on her birth
there was a whole party of boys and! day. Her birthday was the 18th of
sriris. Each had some present for I July. The morning of her birthday
them. her mamma told her to go over to one
Marie cried for joy when she saw 1 of the neighbors and get some yeast,
them, for she had not though of get-j While her papa w&s gathering up i._e
tin? anything. She never knew I children that were going to come to
Mildred's party. Mildred's mamma
had invited 21 little girls to come tt»
the party. Before Mildred went to get
the yeast her mamma told her that
her papa would go after her and for
her not to start until ner papa came
because she was afreid that Mildred
would come home before her pr^-a had
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got the children. When Mildred's papa
got all he children and when they
were all seated in the parlor Mildred's
papa hitched the horses up to the
buggy and went after her. Mlldrea
wes watching for her papa from tnt
window and when she saw him com
ing she got her bonnet and ran oui
in the road with the yeast. When
they got hsme Mildred's nurse ioid
her that her uncle was in the parlor
and she pit Mildred clean dress on
and then her papa took her in the par
lor. When Mildred saw all of the
little girls she almost cried she was
so surprised. Mildred got many pre
sents and her mamma fixed their dln
nir under the maple tree In the yard.
They played many games and Mild
red's papa took them home In the
evening.'
Your friend,
Beatrice Rickey, age 10,
ESTHER'S THOUGHTS.
One time there was a little girl
named Kitty and her mamma told
there would be no Christmas presents
this year. Her papa was sick and
they had no money and she could have
no good tlffie. That night she went t3
bed sobbing and tears in her eyes. But
the next morning she got up and her
heart beat with joy because she found
a stocking filled with presents, a
pretty doll among them, Which she
had long wanted. Her happiness made
papa feel better and there was a
Merry Christmas because of the
Chrls-mas Stocking club.
Esther Mendenhall, age 8,
Richland, la., R. n., No. 3.
ANNA GIVES DETAILS.
The sentence in the puzle Is Christ
mas Stocking club. I am going to
write about it. It is a nice thing to
have, and to be kind to the orphan
children who have no father and moth
er. The children that live
in Ottumwa put candy, nuts, fruits,
and toys In the stockings and Santa
Claus takes the things to the orphan
children at, Christmas eve. and some
time the orphan children have a tree
to put things on. I am a Tri-Week
ly Junior. I -will close.
the poor little children of the town
I expect the little children are awful
glad that there is such a Stocking club
for there are many poor little chil
dren that don't get anything for
Christmas. I am not a member but
hope to be next Christmas.
Your little friend,
Marion Minks,
Age 8, K. K. No. 3,
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Your Junior,
Anna Toops, age 9,
Eldon, Iowa.
MARION WILL BE A MEMBER
NEXT YEAR.
The answer to the puzle in the Jun
ior January 7, 1908, is Christmas
Stocking club.
The children fill the stockings at
their homes, then they take the stock
ings to the Courier Junior office, then joinedJt thtejear^ andjote of glrl^
they are delivered by Santa Claus to
WHAT I DID DURING 1907.
Dear Editor:
I am going to tell you what I did
during 1907. I went to the Old Set
tlers' picnic during 1907. I picked
tomatoes, planted many flowers and
planted potatoes during 1907. One of
my playmate's birthday was the 26 of
October. She had a birthday party. 1
had a very nice time.
I shot many firecrackers the Fourth.
My school commenced the second of
September. My teacher's name is
Miss Pearl Blackford. We had a
Christmas tree at the school Christ
mas eve last term of school. We had
a fire place instead of a Christmas
tree Christmas eve. My teacner's
name then was Miss Lura Hodysiiell.
We had two weeks vacation Christ
mas. I had a very nice time during
mv vacation. We had a Valentine
day. I go to the Sacred Heart church.
Foley.
WAS ORGANIZED IN 1906.
Christmas Stocking Club is a club
organized for Christmas in the year
of 1906 by the members of the Courier
Junior and has been a success in
The Christmas Stocking club is a many ways, and has made many little
children very happy. In 1906 ninety
four pairs of stocking were donated
and this year more than 160 pairs, be
sides a sum of money given to buy
stockings. We Juniors are all proud
of the club. I didn't join the club on
account of the long distance between
here and Ottumwa and I thought what
little I had to donate would make
some little child happy closer to home.
Retta Ruark, age 10.
Farmington, Iowa.
A NEW JUNIOR WRITES.
I would like to join the Christmas
Stocking club and maybe I can this
year. I think I would like to fill the
stocking with a handkerchief, pencil,
a doll and a nice story book, and
some candy and nuts. And on top of
the stocking I would put another
stocking so it would make a pair. I
would like this to go to a poor little
hoy or girl that would not get any
thing for Christmas. As I generally
am remembered at Christmas I would
like other little children to be re
membered too.
Mary E. Locke, age 12.
Selma, Iowa.
A GREAT HELP TO SANTA.
I think that the Christmas Stock
ing club must be a great help to
Santa Claus. I hope that all the poor
children had a good time and were
happy. I did not join the Christmas
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Luclle Briggs, age 11.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
419 Center Ave.
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Stocking club this year. I guess I
will close. Yours truly,
Homer Bell.
Keosauqua, Iowa.
LUCILLE SAYS NICE THINGS.
The Christmas Stocking Club is a
club for the Juniors of the Ottumwa
Courier.
I think the Juniors take much in
terest in helping to make other chil
dren happy tnat haven't dollies or
drums, or toys and candies like most
of (h" Juniors have.
I did not belong to the club last
year, but I am sure will this year as
I ani a Junior and proud to be one,
too. I saw Buster Mary Jane and
Tige in the window of the Courier
window and I thought them very nice
prizes indeed for the frrize.
I think the Christmas Stocking
club Is a nice club and I hope it will
succeed this year as it did last year.
The sentence in the word puzzle is,
"Christmas Stocking Club."
LOUISE TALKS OF LYDIA.:
Lydia Miller was a poor little girl
whose father had died and her mother
was sick. She was the oldest of four
children." Although she was poor she
was very happy for the Christmas
Stocking club had sent Santa Claus
to her and he had brought her a pair
of stockngs filled wth nuts, apples,
candy and the best of all, at least
Lyda thought so, a beautfully dressed
bg doll that went to sleep. Her
brothers and sister also got stockings
filled with presents and they enjoyed
them very much and Lydia hopes
Santa will not forget her this year,
and that the Christmas Stocking
club will succeed this year as it did
last year.
Louise Briggs.
419 Center Ave.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
p. S. Th6 word puzzle is "Christ
mas Stocking Club."
FOREST GLAD SO MANY HELPED
THIS YEAR.
I sent a pair of stockings to the
Stocking Club and I hope I made
someone happy with the toyB, candy,
oranges and apples I sent them. It
was the first time I belonged to the
club. I had never written to the Cour
ier Junior at that time but since I
have joined it I have had the pleasure
of reading the letters from different
Juniors, besides receiving nice prizes
also. I am glad there were so many
and boys received presents that
would not If it had not been for the
Junior. I thank the Junior for the box
of note paper I won New Year's.
njan
My pastor's name is Rev. James ^ut expect to join it this coming
Christmas. Wishing
Yours .truly,
Anna O'Conner, agel2,
Agency, la., R. R. No. 2.
Forest Weber, age 7.
1305 East Main St.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
MABEL AN OLD FRIEND.
I was a member of your Christmas
Stocking club this year I wish I
could have filled my stockings full of
pretty games for the children, but
I had to send mine by mail. I know
very well the poor children are very
cold with stockings full of holes, be
cause when I tear a hole in my
stocking the wind blows in. I wish
there was a Christmas Stocking club
in our town, because I know of some
poor children that came to school
with ragged stockings. I am so sorry
for the very poor children.
Mabel Myers, age 10.
Eldon, Iowa.
ROSETTA LIKES PLAN.
The Christmas Stocking club was
organized by the Junior department
of the Ottumwa Courier in 1906. and
has been the means of many poor chil
dren Tiaving a glad Christmas, where
without the favor of the Stocking
Club there would not have been any
Christmas joys. I think it is a nice
although I am not a member,
the Stocking
club club this year more success, I
remain, your Junior friend.
Rosetta Dowell.
Dear Editor:
I am going to tell you what a good
time we had Hallowe'en. Myself and
my little friend. James Ingells. Our
mammas dressed us up in white and
we took pillow slips and tied the cor
ners so they looked like ears and cut ^a
face in them, and we had a jack-o
lantern and a basket of corn. We
threw corn on the porches, went up to
his house and my grandma's. We
would hold our lanterns up at the win
dows. Some girls ran after us and
gave us hot chase, but we didn't do
any damage, but had lots of fun-.
Forest Weber.
1305 East Main St.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor:
am 7 years old. I go to Center
school No. 5. Mv teacher's name is
Mi-s. Leech. I think her a fine teach
e». 1 study reading, arithmetic and
spelling and writing. There are 18
scholars. I have a black horse: her
mother was an Indian pony. Hter name
Is Maude. I ride her every evening. I
have a little brother- his name is Leo.
We call his Buster Brown. The other
day he was out playing. Mamma ask
ed him what he was doing. He said
"Me eating hazey nuts to beat de
band."
I got a post card from my cousin,
Roscoe. It is nice. I am goin* up to
m-" Grandma Eckley's tonight. I must
close.
Your little friend,
Forrest Toomire,
R. F. D. No. 1,
Fairfield. Iowa.
Thank you for tho post card you
sent me.
Dear Editor:
I attend the Union school. My teach
er's name is Miss Nellie Calvin of
North English. There are 28 pupils at
tending our school. My studies are
reading, arithmetic, language physiol
ogy. geography, music, writing and
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Lockridge, Lena East. Forest and Lau- ,v
rence Miller.
Yours truly,
Jennie Plank, age 10,
South English, Iowa.
Dear Editor:
There are nine scholars In mj
school. I
like
to go to school. We hav«
one mile and a half to walk to school,
My teacher's name is Miss Rosa Kleln
schmidt. I like her very well. Oui
school is called Stony Point, because
the school house Is built of stone. W«
have many trees in the school yard.
Our school house is papered.- We have
many pictures hanging on the wall
Our school yard is very large.
Pearl Struff, age 11,
R. F. D. No. 1, Box 54,
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Sigourney, Iowa.
Dear Junior:
I will tell /"ou about my little broth
er. He Is three years old. Mr. Mit
chell's cat comes over to our house,
and Walter, m" little brother will not.
let him go home. Our own old cat
had some kittens. We took them away
In a sack. Our cats carr ymice up for
them, but they are gone. Our cal
brings mice up for Mr. Mitchell's cat.
He Is too lazv to get them himself.
My little brother plays with the mica
old Pussy brings up.
I go to school. I am 7 years old. 1
am In the fourth reader. My teacher's
name is Miss Dickerson. I euess 1
have written enough, so I will close.
Yours truly,
4'
Genevieve Mincks age 7, srj
Laddsdale, Iowa,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Junior :r—
I thought I would write another let
ter. I' have written before. I go to
the Laddsdale Bchool. I sit with Ma
bel Hollenbeck. My studies are gram
mar, geography, spelling, arithmetic,
physiology, reading and writing. The
pupils in my class are Mabel Hollen
beck, Fred Harding, Mima Poole, Joe
Poole, Ollie Haibley, Beary Ross, Ed
win Peterson and Laura Stephenson.
My teacher's name is Miss Atkinson.
She is a nice teacher. That Is all for
this time. Yours truly,
Dear Editor.—
I thought I would write to tha
Junior, as I have never written before.
I have one brother. His name la
Harvey. I have no sisters.
I like to go to school.
I am in the third reader.
I have reading, arithmetic, physiol
ogy, writing and spelling.
I go to the Ormanvllle school.
My teacher's name is Ruth. Hull
I like her
I am 9 years old.
Ottumwa, Iowa. .. „.
R. R. No. 6.
&safe
Mary Spilman
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Dear Courier Junior:—
I have been reading some of the gp|f
Junior letters and thought I would feg
smite one. I go to school. My teacher's
name is Edith Hastings. I like hei
very much. My studies -are reading,
arithmetic, language and spelling. My
classmates are Joe Starks and Joa
Creech.
I live one-half mile from the school- 4
house.
Floris, Iowa.
Dear Editor
Well, I will try to write again. I
have not written for quite a while.
I was over to the 26th of September
and visited the Courier printing of
fice.
I have been up to see my friend
Lola Wilson today. We had a very
good time.
I go to school. My teacher's name
Is Edna Johannsen. My classmates
are Lola Wilson. Vieva Lang, Irene
Ware and Roy Munn.
My studies are reading, arithmetic,
history, physiology, grammar, geog
raphy and spelling. I like to go to
school.
Well, I will close for this time.
From your junior friend.
Edith Johannsen. age 12.
Floris, Iowa. ~J
Dear Editor:—
I have written to the Courier
fore and I received a post card from^
them. I live three miles south of
Hedrick and I go to North Union.:
school No. 1.
There are 28 pupils in the school
knd my teacher's name is Miss Maxie'
Martin. She is a good teacher and I
like her very much. Our schoolroom
has paper on it and a lot of pictures
hung around the wall. We live one
mile from school. I go to school every
day that I can.
I have two brothers and a little
sister. Their names are Rex, Max and
Evelyn. My two older sisters do not
go to school now for they have to.
stay at home and work. Your truly,
Hedrick, Iowa.
tH
Virgil Lyonr age 8. V/
VfA'
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Van Mefford.'
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Dear Editor:—
I thought that I would write a few1
lines to the Junior.
I go to school nearly very day.- My-
teacher is sick now. She has been
sick for nearly a week. Her name l3v
Mae Halferty. I have received two
postals from the Junior. Well, I will'
close for this time.
.yi
From your Junior friend
Birmingham, Iowa.
5
Lee Gallup, age 11.
1
R. F. D. No. 3.
Dear Editor:—
Seeing so many letters in-the Jun-j
ior from the boys and girls, I thought^
I would write, as I have never writf
ten before. I have been going t^'gg
school and am in the Fourth GradeVo,
Our school will be out In three- days^et
My studies are reading, arithmetlcf
grammar, history, geography, spelling-v
and writing. We have not a very large'
school, there being only ten pupils at
tending. Well, as my letter Is getting
long, I will close, wishing the Junior
success. Your friend
Willa Michaelj age 11^
Selma, la., R. R. 2.
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