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About Jacksonville post. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1906-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1907)
LARGE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Work on new Building Progress- ing.-Painting Contract let. -Truant Law. .------------ before a justice of the peace. Said justice will issue warrant, and upon conviction of parent or guardian the penalty falls as above. The truant officer shall also investi gate all cases of non-attendance at school. Any school official who fails in his duty in the above after proper notifica tion is subject to a fine of from $5 to $20 for each offense. The attendance at the Jacksonville schools this year, while not as great as Oregon Anglers' Association. will be later on, is much larger than C. L. Reames and Peter Deisch went last year, and everything indicates a to Gold Hill last Saturday to attend the most successful term. The teachers first annual meeting of the Oregon Ang are the most efficient that could be ler’s Association. procured, and the new school books At this meeting a number of interest are of the latest and best. / ing matters were brought out, one be Work on the new school building is ing that the present ishways over the progressing rapidly since the necessary Gold Ray and Amnent dams in Rogue timbers have been secured. The con river are defective. Needed changes tract for painting the building inside will be made at once. The matter of and out was let to Ling & Lane of prohibiting seiners at the Amnent dam Medford for $595, that being the lowest was discussed. It was claimed by a bid. Some of the bids went over $1209. number of those present that the gov Bids were received Wednesday from ernment’s new hatchery would effectu various contractors in the county, as ally ruin fishing by preventing salmon well as at Portland, for a heating sys and steelheads from ascending the tem for the school building. Nothing stream. As it is well known that fish definite was decided upon by the school ascend streams to spawn, and that each trustees, as they wish to look over the fish ascends only to the place where it heating systems of other valley schools was hatched, it would be only a few before arriving at a conclusion. It is years before there are no salmon or safe to say, however, that a steam steelheads left in the Rogue. The fish system will be adopted. A hot air sys. taken at the new hatchery could just tern was talked of and would probably as profitably be taken at the mouth of have been installed if it were possible Elk river. The worst feature about to secure electric power at a lower rate the hatchery is that the roe and young than the town is paying for its lights, fish are shipped to stock other streams. but at 7'2 cents a kilowat hour the cost Governor Chamberlain appointed a would be too great. This system is the committee consisting of D. H. Miller, latest and best and is being used by all | W. F. Isaacs, C. R. Ray, Jos. Ham- the schools of Portland, Seattle and | mersly, R. C. Kelsey, J. Donelson, W. other large cities on the coast. The A, Carter, H. T. Blanchard. Joe Bee system consists of electric fans which man and M. C. Amnent, who are ex drive the heat and keeps the air in cir expected to attend to the needed re culation. forms. A truant officer for the Jacksonville School District will doubtless be ap- i Late Legal Decisions. pointed next week. It will probably not be amiss to reprint the new Oregon Synopses of Land and Mineral De truant law so that parents may thor cisions, furnished the Post by Wood oughly understand that children of ford D. Harlan, Land Attorney, Wash school age must be provided with an ington, D. C. education. C oal L ands Failure to perfect entry within the statutory period defeats the Children between 9 and 14, inclusive, right of purchase in the presence of an must attend school. Also children be intervening adverse claim. tween 14 and 16, inclusive, who are not G ood F aith —F inal P roof Good engaged.in lawful employment. They faith may be shown by acts performed must attend during the full time that after submission of final proof. school is in session in the district. H omestead disqualification It is The exceptions to this rule are: no violation of the acts of May 2, 1890 1 Those being taught privately the and of March 3, 1891, for the owner of branches taught in the schools. The 160 acres or more to dispose of such school board is to examine such chil part of said land as will enable him to dren. make the oath required of homestead 2 Those physically unable to attend. applicants, provided the sale is final and A written certificate of a competent made in good faith. physician is necessary. M ineral Land not shown to contain 3 Those between 9 and 10 who live deposits, in paying quantities, of any more than l1 j miles from the school of the mineral substances usually devel house and those over Iff who live three oped by mining operations, but which miles from same. appears to be valuable and desired by 4 Those attending private or paro parties attempting to secure title there chial schools. School board to examine. of chiefly because of a cave or cavern, Upon conviction, parent or guardian the entrance to which is situated there subject to a tine of not less than $5 nor on, and for the crystalline deposits, and more than $25. or imprisonment from formations of various kinds, such as two to ten days, or both tine and ini-I stalactites, stalagmites, etc., found prisonmen t. therein, which are made the subjects In districts of the first class the po of sale by the parties, not as minerals lice at the request of the school board but as natural curiosities, is not mineral or a citizen may be appointed. land. The truant officer is to be notified by Mineral land is not excepted from the su|ierintendent of neglect on part of operation of the arid land act of Oct the parent or guardian to send children ober 2, 1888. to school and shall deliver written no tice in person or registered mail. Pu Attorney Gus Newbury visited his pil must be in school the following ranch on Applegate last Sunday. Mr. Monday with proper books. The tru Newbury finds but little time to visit ant officer will notify the superintend this fall as his business in his law office ent at the same time and unless the is increasing to a great extent. He is child appears in school the superin a lawyer of great ability, and he has a tendent will again notify the truant of fund of trite and witty sayings that ficer, who will tile complaint against goes a long way toward convincing a parent or guardian within three days , jury. Ladies .. Nunan-Taylor Co. offer* you exceptional values in entirely new Fall dress fabrics: Repellants in Colors, 56 inches wide Brillianlines : : 35c to $1.00 yard. : Henriettas, 36 inches wide 25c yard. : Neat Patterns in Worsted Waistings New Amoskeag Ginghams. 60c yard. : 25c yard. New Percales, book fold. New American and Simpson Prints. We hive the mist complete assortment of neirly everything in Dry Goods, Ladies’ and Misses Under weir, Ribbons, Trimmings, &c., to be found in Southern Oregon. Our goods you will find always the best. Prices the very lowest, quality considered. Simples subm'tted with pleasure. Asking a share of your pitronige, we are very respectfully ........ Nunan- Taulor Co. k=__==^ I JONESSTORE The Central Point BARGAIN HOUSE | Ladies' and Mens' Furnishings & 1! ii ¡1 II II II II il II f I, II New Real Estate III Firm .. Hr will soon open a real estate office in Jacksonville and will be pleased to hear from anyone wishing to buy or sell ranch or town prop Houses Rented. erty. Until we are removed to our building on Third Street, we list your property at the office of the Post in the Lyden Building. Dunford & Overholt Anything Sold on Commission.
