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IS IT CHINA YOU WANT
HpIIE new China Store has on exhibition a beautiful show-
ing of Christmas goods. All the latest designs in China
and Dinnerware. Nice line of dolls. •. •. ". •. •. '. '.
McGLASHAN&JUNKEN
JACKSONVILLE,
Don’t Delay |
;------- Order your Christmas Cacks early. IVe are
taking orders now for the holiday week
You cannot afford to run the risk of burn- ®
ing you pastry when you can get it at the »
Bakery fresh and wholesome
Lar
Jacksonville Bakery L. sen, V. Prop.
LUY& KEEGAN, Props
Family Trade Solicited
Sole Agents Albany Beer
Synopsis of Compulsory Education Law
Applies to Whom — All children between and including the ages of nine
and fifteen years, and all children between the ages of fifteen and sixteen years
| uot regularly engaged in some useful employment, must attend school each
i year as long as school is taught in the district in which the parent or guardian
lives.
Exceptions Children taught the common school branches at home or in a
private school or by a private tutor, such instructions to be equivalent to that
: given in the public schools.
Children that can prove by an examination that they have mastered the
common school branches, such examination to be given by the County Eighth
Grade Examining Board.
Children who are physically unable to attend school, a physician’s certifi
cate being accepted as competent evidence.
Children between the ages of nine and ten years who live more than one
and one-half miles from school, and older children who live more than three
miles from school by the nearest traveled road.
Truant Oflicert-One or more appointed by the District Boundary Board
for districts of the second and third class; compensation shall not exceed $2.00
per day for time employed, to be payed out of the general fund of the county.
Truant Officers for districts of the first class appointed by the school board
i and paid from the fund of the district.
Elan of Enforcement School clerk required to furnish teacher or principal
with a copy of the school census, together with the names and addresses of
parents and guardians.
Teacher or principal required to compare such census with enrollment once
each month and report to the Secretary of the District Boundary Board the
names of all children not in regular attendance at school. Eight unexcused
half-days absense during any four weeks constitutes irregular attendance.
Secretary of District Boundary Board required to notify Truant Officer.
Truant Offices shall within twentyfour hours, serve written notice in person cr
by registered mail, upon parent or guardian, directing him or her to send child
or children to school on the following Monday, and that the attendance of such
child or children must be continuous during the remainder of the school year.
At the same time the Truant Officer notifies the teacher or principal that he
has served such notice upon the parent or guardian.
If parent or guardian fails to comply, the truant officer is required within
three days to file a complaint before a justice of the peace, who shall issue war
rant and proceed to hear the case in the same manner as other offenders are
tried.
Penalty Parent or guardian, if convicted, liable to fine of not less than
$5.00 nor more than $25.00, or imprisonment in county or city jail not less than
two nor more than ten days, or both fine and imprisonment.
It is the duty of school officers, teachers, principals, and superintendants
to assist in the enforcement of this law, neglect of duty on their part punish
able by a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $20.00.
BURGULAR COUGHT
ROBBERY
WITH THE GOODS
Charles F. Dunfoi (I
DR AY AGE
Express, Freight, General Delivery. Teaming to
all Parts of the Country. Nothing (co Heavy or
too Light. Agents for Cölestin Mineral Water.
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Announcement
I am now prepared with a new Fairbanks Morse
Gasoline six-horse power Wood Sawing Outfit to saw
wood in any quantity.
Trices are as follows:
Four Foot Wood, Once ir Two.........40 Cents
Four Foot Wood, Twice in Two
50 Cents
Pole Wood..................................... By the hour
I will have plenty of wood for sale shortly at my
yard on North Oregon street, on thoT. J. Williamson place
C. A. Norton, Prop
Criterion Saloon
For Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
DUNNINGTON & DENEFF, PROPRIETORS
Jacksonville,
Oregon
Oregon
Builders
merchants, clerks, people with brains, strong hands and a willing
heart—capital or no capital.
Southern Pacific So. Lines in Oregon
is sending tons of literature to the East for distribution
through every available agency. Will you not help the good work
of builping Oregon by sending us the names and addresses of your
friends who are likely to be interested in this state? We will be
glad to bear the expence of sending them complete information
about Oregon and its opportunities.
COLONIST TICKETS will be on sale during SEPTEMBER
AND OCTOBER from the Fast to all points in Oregon. The fares
from a few principle cities are:
From Denver - - - $30.00 From Louisville $41.70
Omaha - - -
30.00 “ Cincinnati 42.20
Kansas City -
30.00 " Cleveland 44.75
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St. Louis - - 35.50 “ New York 55.00
Chicago - • - 38.00
TICKETS CAN BE PREPAID.
If you want to bring a friend or relative to Oregon, deposit the
proper amount with any of our agents. The ticket will then be
furmslii d by telegraph.
/I. S. ROSENBAUM Local Agent Medford Ore.
WM. MCMURRY. Gen. Pass. Agent, Portland Ore.
The harness shop of South & Jewell,
at Grants Pass was broken into last
Saturday night and some tools and
some stock was taken. The burglary
was not discovered until Monday morn
ing when August Bowdin, who had
been employed in the shop, was miss
ing. Sherilf Russel of Josephine coun
ty telegraphed the description of the
man to different towns in the valley.
Chief of Police Shearer of Medford
got a description of the man and made
the arrest.
Bowdin had sold some of the goods
to a Medford harness man claiming
that he received the goods in part pay
ment for his services. He had a small
bundle of goods with him when arrest
ed.
AT
MEDFORD
HOTEL
Prim Weeks, an Indian from the
Klamath reservation, was robbed last
Saturday night in the Medford room
ing house by an unknown paleface.
Weeks made the acquaintance of a
white man during the day who evident
ly was without money. The Indian
gave the man his meals and at night
offered him lodgings. Sunday morn
ing the Indian’s friend was missing as
well as $60.00. Sunday night in the
same room Weeks was robbed of a
pair of “shaps. ”
O. A. C. IS A
MODERN SCHOOL
The Oregon Agricultural College, at
Corvallis, is one of the most advanced
Mr. James Nicholl of San Francisco
spent Monday and Tuesday in Jackson schools of its kind on the coast, and
this fact is appreciated by those who
ville.
have taken advantage of a course in
either of the many branches.
The college has arranged to give
short winter courses, for the benefit
of those who cannot spare the time to
GUS
NEWBURY
take a full course. The following is a
summary of the branches tought:
Attorr.ey-at-Law
Farmers’ week, January 5 to 9; Cre
Will Practise in All Courts in the State
amery practice, January 5 to 15; dairy
Office on California street one
ing, January 18 to March 27; horti
block south of the court house
culture, January 11 to February 20;
Mechanic art, January 11, to February
20; household science and art, January
A. E. REAMES
11 to February 20. There is no admis
Lawyer
sion fee and the only requirement is
Practise in all State and Federal Courts that you are over 16 years old and of
Kahler Block
JACKSONVILLE good moral character. The expenses
for the farmer’s week is very light,
from $3.50 to $4.50. The other cours
HANNA jr.
es will require a registration fee of
Lawyer
$1.00 and in addition to a $2.00 fee will
be charged in the ten weeks’ course
Office: One block south of depot.
I
JACKSONVILLE,
OREGON in darying as a laboratory fee and a
breakage deposit of $3.00. Those in
mechanic arts will pay a fee of $2.00
DR- T. T. SHAW
for blacksmithing and $2.00 for wood
work.
Dentist.
The dairying course teaches cheese
Office in Ryan Building, California St.,
making as well as butter and separa
Upftairs
tion. Horticulture is a very important
JACKSONVILLE
OREGON
study inasmuch as this course includes
lectures by men of experience in their
particular line, also the disease of
and vegetables.
THE BLUE JAY POSTAL SHOP fruit
The school is well equipped having
everything necessary to carry on pra
Head Quarters for Scenic and
ctical work. Aside from the fine la
Novelty Postals.
Wholesale
boratory and library the school is eq
and Retail business. Send us
uipped with blooded stock and poultry
a Trial Mail Order. Our Aim
and a large farm for experimental
is to Please.
purposes.
31.V, Main St.
Medford. Ore.
Music and military training and che-
mestry are prominent features of the
school.
TRAIL LUMBER CO
Dr. Miles’ Anti-Fain Fills relieve pain.
For headache Dr. Miles' Anti-Fain Pills
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON.
Rough
and
Dressed
Lumber of All Kinds
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ESTIMATE FURNISHED
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E. J. BOANER
EYE SPECIALIST
Dr. of Opthalmolofry. recently from Chica o.
Glasses correctly fitted so they never have to
be changvd for the distance. Perfect fit
guaranteed to cure Chronic Headache and
St. Vita* Pnnce.
Medford,
Oregon
COPVRfCHTf
Ac.
Anyone eendln* a «ketch and dwertptl« n may
autckly ««certain our opinion free whet ier an
Invention probably
lion« strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on I itenta
•ent free. (»W aaency for aero no« pet nt a.
Patent« taken through Munn A to. loceive
rprcMl nofk«, wltbont charge. In the
Scientific American.
A
IlinstrstM w»e»tr. I Are. at etr-
enlalion >»I «nr »riant Ilin I .nrn.t, 1 rm a. S3 a
rear: loot months. II. Soi l brail n»w»>t«a>«rs.
Holiday Presents
We have a good Assortment of holidays gifts direct from
the east including Leather Goods, Toilet Sets, Books, Brass,
Candle Sticks, Burnt Wood Work, Smoker’s Outfits, etc.
CITY DRUG STORE
J. Hi ROBINSON, Propietor
M. HEGE Jacksonville’s Leading Confectioner........
Candies, Fruits, Vegetables, Tobacco and Groceries
Order3 Delivered Twice Each Day
OREGON RECEIV
ES COMPLIMENT
BRICK!
$8 per thousand
(Special Corresponden’e.)
One of the most important gatherings !
PETER ENSELE & SONS
to be held on the Pacific Coast during
Are prepared to furnish high
1909 will be the convention in Portland
grade brick. Order from C. Ulrich
of the Association of American Agri
cultural Colleges and Experiment Sta
tions, brought here through the instru
mentality of President W. J. Kerr, I
of the Oregon Agricultural College. !
The American Association of Universi-1
ty Presidents, the American Associa
tion of Farmers’ Institute Workers, j
the Agronomic Society, and the Asso
Pure Mineral Water
ciation of Agricultural Chemists al- j
Bottled at the Spring
ways hold their conventions at the
same place and time as the Association
and Delivered
to
of Agricultural Colleges and Experi-1
Your Residence fresh
ment Stations, and will therefore be
and Sparkling.
here also. Delegates to these meet
ings comprise college and university
Order From
presidents, directors of experiment
CHAS. F. DUNFORD.
stations, experts in the different bu
reaus of the Department of Agricul
ture, and other specialists, and an at-1
tendance of between 1200 and 1500 is I
expected. An extended visit to the ASHLAND COMMERCIAL CLLEGE
Ashland, Oregon-
A-Y-P Exposition is included in their
schedule. The exact date of the con-
Something Special
vention will be announced soon.
J. E. Defebaugh, editor of the Business and Shorthand Training, thor
ough and practical.
“American Lumberman” of Chicago,
6
months
scholarship........... $45.00.
who has bestowed such marked praise
9 months scholarship........... 60.00.
on Douglas fir, has the following to
Note the Special.
say editorially in the current issue of
All students who secure a nine
the “Lumberman”:
The Pacific Northwest makes a won months scholarship and enter Septem
derful appeal to every visitor, It is a ber 7, will be entitled to the combined
land of living waters, of golden soil, course to July 1, 1909. This gives you
of mineral wealth beyond comprehen- an extra month. Come and investi
sion, of forests which will bless man- gate. Address, P. RITNER, Pres.
kind when other lands are desolate; a
land of mountain, plain and valley; of
a people great in intellect, energy, en
durance and kindliness. In this gold
en Nor.hwest, in a climate without Office one block south of Courthouse
the harshness of the North or the en
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON
ervating softness of the South, these
people are building an empire. They Filings made on homestead» and timber claims.
have harnessed the streams for power Correct plats weekly showins all vacant lands.
Notary Public and Conveyancer
or, pouring them over the plains, have
produced fruitful fields and gardens; Legal papers of all kinds made out. Special
they are wresting from the earth its attention given to papers in settlement of estates.
Abstract of Land Titles
mineral wealth; they are converting
Most complete set of abstract books In the
the forests into forms of utility and couuty.
Abstract made promptly and accurately.
beauty; they are building schools and
Real Estate aud Insurance
colleges; the Bible vision of every man Fine list of county and town property for sale
dwelling under his own vine and fig i and rent.
tree is realized here, where his every
Money Loaned
bodily need and intellectual want may Warrants bought and sold. Collection« made.
be gratified. The natural wealth of Taxes paid. Rents collected. Prompt reply to all
the country is great and great are its letters. Charges reasonable.
References
achievements, but better than all this
are the people themselves a chosen Hon. H. K. Hanna judge 1st judicial district
race growing in numbers and in all the and any Jacksonville business man.
accomplishments and graces which
make a people mutually useful and
happy.”
The convention of the Oregon State !
Dairy Association at Salem last week j
was the most successful ever held by |
that body. Washington and California
were represented in both attendance
"Dr. Miles’ Heart Remedy has
and exhibits. The grand prize for
best display of dairy products was cured me of heart disease of
awarded to F. A. Schubinger of Salem over 20 years’ standing. I was
for an exhibit comprising 26 varieties so bad that I could not do my
of cheese. The Douglas Creamery Co. work, and could scarcely draw
of Roseburg won first award for high a full breath without fainting or
est scoring creamery butter, F. G. smothering. The doctor told me
Mattke of Sweet Home, for highest he could do no more for me;
scoring dairy butter, and T. J. Ballan- then I commenced taking the
tyne of Hobsonville, for highest scor Heart Remedy. I shall never
ing cheese. The dairymen pledged a forget that night. I slept better
fund of $150 per month for the employ than I had before in months. I
ment of an expert to bring dairy con kept right on getting better, un
ditions throughout the state up to the til I was perfectly well.”
highest possible standard. An appro
MRS. LAURA RUSSELL,
priation of $6000 will be asked from
Logan, Iowa.
the legislature. President F. L. Kent
When the heart action is
of Corvalis was re-elected, with Carl weak, it fails to pump the blood
Abrams, of Salem, Secretary. The through the lungs with sufficient
time of next year’s meeting will be rapidity. Then the lungs do not
chosen to harmonize with the date se absorb the proper amount of
lected by the Washington Dairymen, oxygen, although they may be
who meet at Chehalis this week. Hon. taking in a normal amount of
C. L. Mitchel, of the Dairy Division,
air. The result is shortness of
U. S. Department of Agriculture, is breath, smothering spells, diffi
in Chehalis for this meeting.
Cölestin
SILAS J. DAY
20 Years
W i thHeartT rouble
cult breathing, oppressed feeling
in chest. Dr. Miles’ Heart Rem
Posters are out announcing the an edy strengthens the heart nerves
nual excursion to San Francisco which and muscles, and in this way
will leave Ashland on December 26. increases the circulation.
Those who have not visited the “Windy
Get a bottle from your drug
City” since the fire will have an op gist. Take it according to direc
portunity to see the new San Francisco tions, and if it does not benefit
Hew York I , at a small coat.
» r 8L, WMtHMtvO. D. C.
I BRICK!
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he will return your money.