ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1929.
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Mrs. Edith Ackert Brings
. . Extensive Experience
' Into Thoroughness
of Her Work.
In five and a half vears rs
county school superintendent, Mrs.
Kdilh .Afkert uas performed very
afuable service
!or the ftdnpi-
ilonal activities
of the county.
Persist ently
voiKliiB for a
- o n b tant-fai-i
r o v emt-nt, in
ducathmul insti
utions. her work
as resulted in
.teady progress.
paiticula r 1 y. In
the rural coia-muntties.
M r s. Ackert
has a natural an-
Mrs. Mckert "tude for organ l-
- , zatiou that 1ms
been of great imporiunce in this
achievement, securing excellent
cooperation frou the school offi
cials and instructors throughout
the county, which she has travel
ed from one end to the other many
times in her frequent visitations,
where she personally contacts the
schools and their officers.
, Well wxpei ienccc
Mrs. Ackert is a native of Kan
sas but at an early age went to
Oklahoma, where tier early edu
cation was secured in rural schools
and the Logan county high school
at Guthrie. She attended Okla
homa Btate normal at Edmourl,
the oldest school in the state, and
completed her education in Ep
worth university at 'Oklahoma
City. She taught sixteen ytais in
the rural, elementary and high
schools ot Oklahoma before com
ing to Oregon, spending aiso
number of years as an instructor
in schools In this state.
A little over five years aso, at
the solicitation of numerous
friends, she entered the political
field as a candidate for the office I
of county school superintendent,
bfltl was elected by a large ma
jority. She was subsequently re
elected at the last general elec
tion by a very flaUering vole. j
Music Encouraged 1
One of her principal ettorts has i
been devoted to increasing at' end
ance in the schools of the county
and despite the handicaps of sev
ere epidemics has succeeded in
this aim to a very marked degree. ;
. Special honors are ' given , pupils !
who maintain records for 100 per ;
cent attendance during the school !
year: - Mrs, Aokert Is also a very
f great lover of music and h-ia en-:
deavored to introduce some form ;
of music in every school hi the i
county as a part of the datiy pro- j
gram. She has encouraged school
boards to provide piano, pnono-1
graph or some other musical in-!
strument for their schools In or
der that the pupils may be educat-1
ed to the value of music in their!
Mrs. Ackert has given assistance
In the recent investigations made
by the state in school finance and
In proposed new methods of pre
senting history, geography and
spelling In the elementary schools.
Mrs. Ackert is assisted in tlie
duties of her office by Mrs. Lil
lian B. Davis, who is In charge of
the financial department and the
clerical work. Mrs. Davis has had
a great deal of accounting exper
ience and has been doing mo&t ef
ficient work in auditing the bonks
of the various school clerks, who
report annually to the county superintendent.
.frequently TisUed with-them: They
had .few horses, and : traveled by
boat in the rivers and lived almost
entirely on fish, dried berries,
wuias, and hazel nuts.
Those in the North L'mpqua trad
ed dried salmon to the Klamaths
whom they met at what is now
known as Oak Flat on the ume
rsorth Lmpqua river, where they
f ueid a sort of fair.
Their besetting sin was gambling
among themselves and with the
Klickatats who made them a visit
every fall and generally carried
away with them the summer s ac
cumulation or dried berries, nuts,
etc., and on one occasion made
such a clean sweep the Umpquas
would have starved to death I-.it
for tne help from the white settlers.
jnoy were unspeakably filthy in
their domestic and social habits to
such a degree that no white man
could live with them and for that
reason they were not troubled with
that pest of : both Indians and
whites, the "squaw man."
The Indians in the south end of
the valley belonged to the Kogue
River tribe and spoke the same
language, which was quite differ-
ut from that of the nur thorn sec-
11011.
, When the Rogue River Indians
went to war with the whites in
1&55 the Indians from about Myr
tle Creek on south joined them,
some going. south and joining the
main tribe and some staying there
and causing much trouble in the
sett lements, .burning buildings,
stealing and killing stock.
The late Judge Kiddle said when
the war was over, "there' was not
an able-bodied man left of the Cow
Creek and Kiddle Indians. All that
were left were gathered up by the
government and taken to the Siletz
reservation and that was the last
of the L'mpquas iu their home
land."
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Port land Cornerstone laid for
Blanchard United Brethren Church
of Christ at 67th street and 32nd
avenue Southeast.
Ashland Contract awarded for
water- system improvements here.
Burns MacMarr Stores, Inc.,
opened chain grocery here in , Cle
mens building.
Eugene Building permits in this
city for month of September total
ed 156.283. ;
Gresham Ventilating system in
stalled in Gresham theatre.
Ashland American Legion
building improved.
Baker Eastern Oregon Light
and Power company increased ca
neitv here.
HDiViE TO ROSEBURG
Average Enrollment of 1 50
Efficiently Maintained
at $200,000 State
, Institution.
By S. W. STARMER, Commandant
Tho Oregon state Soldiers'
Homo is beautifully located one
mile west of the city of Roseburg.
The institution was originally plac
ed in the Umpqua valley, in pre
ference to any other section oi
Oregon, because of our wonderfu
climate. The home was establish
ed here in 1833. The grounds con
sists of 40 acres of land border
iug on the south fork of the fa
mous Umpqua river. A large por
tion of this acreage is under culti
vation and furnishes the home
with a great variety of garden and
orchard products. l .
During the spring of 1924 a
pumping plant with a capaci'y of j
500 gallons a minute was installed.
This pump la used for Irrigation
and fire protection as well. The j
heat for all the buildings Is fur- j
nished by an adequate heating
plant.
The Oregon State Soldiers' i
Home hosuitaf Is a modern build-
ing of beautiful architecture and
has a capacity of fifty beds.
The operating personnel cop-1
sis of a commandant, adjutant, !
physician and matron, and other j
employes numbering twenty-four.
The monthly payroll averages 1
$2020. At the present time the
average enrollment is one nun-;
dred and fifty members. These t
Incapacitated soldiers are repre-u
sentatives from three wars and I
they range in age from 29 to 97 i
years.
A very efficient landscape gard
ener has constant oversight over
about seven acres of lawn, with
shrubbery and flowers interspers
ed in symmetrical proportion
These beautifully kept grounds are
a delight to the eye at any sea
son of the year. The buildings are
nine in number, consisting of an
administration building, barracks
No. 1 and 2, hospital, kitchen and
dining room building, central
heating1 plant, commissary, poul
try house and barn. These build
ings are well kept and efficiently
managed.
The state of Oregon, in this
home, has an Investment of about
$200,000. '
WE WANT YOUR
WORN SHOES
We specialize In putting renewed wear In run-down Shoes. A
olean comfortable place with the latest magazines to read, for
while-you-walt customers.,
We also carry a complete line of laces, polishes, shoe ureases, etc.
BRUTON'S SHOE SHOP
LAST CHIEFTAIN
OF UMPQUA TRIBE
By SAM D. EVANS
The Umpqua Indians belong to
the Chinook tribe that inhabited
the Pacific coast from the' strait,
north of the stale of Washington to
Coos Pay in Oregon. South of Coos
Bay or Coquiiie another class of In
dians lived and while they had
more or less intercourse with one
another there was alwas au un
friendly feeling between them.
Kirkpalrlrk said that in their re
treat from their fight at Hattle
Rock at Port Orford, their guide, a
' Coos Hay Indian, showed them a
pole standing in the seashore and
' told them, "you are safe now as no
1 Indians from down the coast would
'. dare pass that pole."
No printed history gives an ac
count ot the first travelers in the
Umpqua country. Alexander Hoss
while at the head ot the Willamette
In 1X13 says, "here is a fine stream,
' the Umpqua. running from east to
' west, where beaver are abundant,
but the Indians are so notoriously
lazy that they cannot be prevailed
on to hunt or do anything that re
quires the leant exertion," showing
a previous acquaintance with the
country and people.
The Indians in the Umpqua al-
"ley were divided up Into small
bands and communities, and never
united in a war against the whiles.
They did make one or two abor
tive efforts to capture lb' ''
son's Hay fort near Klkton. but
generally their depredations were
restricted to an attack on small
parties of travelers or trappers
Their only attack of a party of
any size w when they massacred
Smith's men at the mouth of the
Umpqua, killing IK, only 3 escaping.
They were not a large tt ibe. 1 he
Hudson's claimed about snO in the
Umpqua territory, trading at fort
Umpqua (Klktmi) and as they had
no trading post south of this place
they undoubtedly drew from as lar
south as Rogue river and Coos Bay.
They were rated very low in in
telligence compared with the Klitk
atau and Yakimas and were hekl
in contempt by tueie Indian who
Make Our Place
Your Headquarters
During the Celebration
Take advantage of your all-day visit in town to stock
up on smokes and accessories. Our club room is at
your convenience. You will meet your friends here.
Congratulations to the county on the
completion of the new Courthouse
The PULLMAN
-J. A. FULCHER
The Salem Brick & Tile Company
Congratulates Douglas County on her
beautiful new Courthouse
We are proud of the part we were permitted to play in its construction, fur
nishing, as we did, the Burned Clay Fire Proofing Materials. We also fur
nished these materials on the new Medical Arts Building, and on new dehy
drators in Douglas County.
Puccinelli use Salem Tile in the construction of his dehydraton where tile
construction is specified, Miller also uses Salem Tile.
Burned. Clay Building Tile and Brick are Permanent materials, excellent for
all types of building construction. They are fire proof, sound proof, vermin
proof," make buildings that are easy to heat in winter and cool and pleasant
in summer. ...
. For prices on our materials we would refer you to Denn-Gcrretsen Company,
. ' 231 N. Main Street, Roseburg, Ore.
Salem Brick & Tile
Company
Manufacturers of Common Brick, Building Tile, Silo Tile,
and Drain Tile
' P. O. BOX 103, SALEM, OREGON
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WE ARE CELEBRATING
THE COMPLETION OF OUR MODERN
COURTHOUSE
Roseburg is always celebrating the use of
The MODERN" Fuel
QUICK
CLEAN
SURE
We carry the most modern and up-to-date gas appliances for cooking, heating,
freezing and water heatgig. See them at our store. 0
Southern Oregon Gas Corporation
340 N. Jackson
"Instant Heat"
Phone 235
M. R. Brown, Dist. Mgr.
Congratulations
to the people of Douglas County
upon the completion of
your new
COURT HOUSE
Oregon Portland Cement
COMPANY
321 FAST MORRISON ST.
PORTLAND. OREGON
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