LARGE SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE
Work on new Building Progress-
ing.-Painting Contract let.
-Truant Law.
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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.
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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.