For 15 Days
ONLY
Commencing Dec. 1 1
and continuing to
December 25
We are Overstocked in Gents' Furnishings, Clothing, Dry Goods and Christmas Goods
I $18 Suits for $ 1 0 - - $12 Suits for $7.00
The Same Reductions in Dry Goods, Gents Furnishings and Christmas Goods
jj We Must have Money and Take this Method of Gettng it. Our Need is your Opportunity
Come in and be Shown !
PAULINA
OREGON
Honor Roll Prineville
Public Schools
Pupils in the eighth grade' of the
Prineville public schools who were
neither tardy nor absent during the
month, and whose deportment was
95 or above, and average in each
subject 90 or above and thus ex
empt from monthly tests were:
Lillian Dinwiddie, Mabel Pixby,
Ruth Brennan, Caroline Thronson,
Eleanor Towner, Frank Rice,
Goldie Goff, Estelle Conway, Mil
dred Dishm'an, Willie Putnam,
Harold Prose.
All the grades of the public
school except the first were sub
jected to a spelling test prepared
by the principal with the following
results by classes:
2 B 70 5-7 per cent; 2 A 69
per cent.
3 B 90 per cent; 3 A 89 1-6
per cent.
4 B 81 16-19 per cent; 4 A 88
6-13 per cent.
5 B 71 2-7 per cent; 5 A 98
2-11 per cent.
6 B 89 1-3 per cent; 6 A 96
4-5 per cent.
7 per cent; 7 A 97 per
eent.
8 B 89 4-7 per cent; 8 A 91
3-7 per cent.
Anomer test, will De given on
December 24, at which time we ex
pect to raise these averages con
siderably. Barents are asked to
aid the teachers in every way they
can to bring up this important subject.
Walker'i Cigars
Factory Prineville.
County Court
Continued from First Page
made riht.
12-113t
Will Keep Open Evenings
For the convenience of patrons who
are unable to do their shopping io the
day time we will be open evenings until
XmaB. Look for our shipment of Com
munity Silver within a day or two at
Kametra s Jewelry btore. Yl-Xl
Christmas Cheer
Fine fresh line of Christmas goods,
including fresh fruits of all kinds; hot
drinks, bot tamales. All kinds of
Christmas decorations and cards, home-
ttisHa nanriiea. all Kehtvil ammlma
Mas. Weight's Confectionery Stobe.
12 U 3t
December 5th
In the matter of the state taxes.
Treasurer Jordan presented telegram
from Frank J. Lowell, secretary of
the state tax commission showing
that the state tax for rook county
lor the year 1914 would be 164,461.71
In the matter of County Fair
board. J. W. lirewer decline, op
polntmeut.
In the matter of erroneous assess
ments. Sheriff Elklns Instructed to
correct as to Sanford and Ketnbart
Iteport of V. F. KIiik In the mut
ter of the Prliievllle-Lakeview road,
approved.
In the matter of S. E. West road
Petition presented and surveyor re
quested to file plat of said road and
report on the feasibility of same.
December 6th.
In the matter of the widows' pen'
slons. The following were allowed
Mrs. RoBetta Wells, 17.50; Mrs. H.
C. Herzog, N7.50; Mrs. Susie Melster,
llo, additional for Dec., Jan., Feb.
In the matter of a new voting and
road precinct to be known as Lower
Bridge. County surveyor ordered
to file plat at January term.
In the matter of the vacation of
South Addition to Madras. Peti
tion granted and clerk Instructed to
make proper order.
In the matter of petition for vot
ing precinct at Centralo. County
surveyor to examine the boundaries
and If found to conform to Central
road district, the clerk Is Instructed
to make order establishing. j
In the matter of petition for vot
ing precinct at Imperial. Petition
granted and clerk Instructed to
make proper order after surveyor
lias approved the boundaries.
In the matter of expertlng the
county books. Judge Instructed to
employ M. E. Bull.
The report of Supervisor Hendrlck
son approved and warrant for $111.
15 ordered drawn In his fuvor.
In the matter of the erroneous as
sessment of Henry Frannhocker.
Ordered a rebate of $ 14.50.
In the matter of petition for vot
ing precinct at Black Butte. Peti
tion granted and clerk to make
proper order.
In the matter of a petition for vot
ing precinct and road district at
Mllllean. Petition granted. Ordered
that clerk make record utter the
surveyor finds the boundaries feasible.
In the matter of the Opal city vot
ing precinct. Clerk ordered to muke
proer record after approval of
boundary by surveyor.
In the matter of petition of Melvln
L. Mtriitt for franchise for telephone
line. Granted and clerk instructed
to make order properly guarding
the county's Interests.
In the matter of the bids for lining
the county jail. Matter continued.
Supervisor John Peter's report up
proved and warraut for $117.50
ordered.
James Toncy allowed $4.70 for
transporting prisoners.
In the mutter of tax levy for 1914:
General school Sj mills
High school 2 mills
County and ull purposes 14$ mills
Stute 6 mills
Total 26 mills
(Aside from state tax the levy Is 2
mills less than last year but the
state tax being four mills higher,
makes a total of two mills above
last year.)
The following special school levies
were made:
Dlst. No. 2 5 mill,
" 3 5
' " 6 i...2J
" 11 1
" " 13 1
" 15 1
" " 10 2
" 31 5
" 32 2
" " 33 2
" " 35 2
" 37 3
' 47 5
" 48 5
" " 50 2
" 05 3
" " 58 5
" 62 3
" 6i : 5
" 71 5
" 73 5
" 83 ...5
" 87 3
' . " 88 5
" 89 5
" " 90 5
"92 6
December Teachers'
Examination
6 per cent loans on farms, or.
chard lands, city resident or busi
ness property, to buy. bit d. lm.
prove, extend or refund mortgages
or other securities: terms rejiju in.
able; special privileges; correspon-
ueuce tuviien. uept. l,, 618 Com
monwealth Bldg., Denver, Colo., or
Dep't. I, 749 Henry Bldg., Seattle,
Wash. . 12111m
Milk for Sale
Apply to Worrls Morgan at the
Jesse Yancey place. 11-13-lm
Notice of teachers' examination to
lie held In Prineville on Deeemlier 17,
18, 19, 20, 1913,
Following are given the sources
of questions for the teachers' exami
nation which will be held at each
county seat on December 17, 18, 19
and 20, 191:1. This list contains the
old as well ns the newly adopted
textbooks. The questions will lie so
worded that applicants may puss
the examination whether they have
prepared themselves on the old or
the new books :
Arithmetic one-sixth Irom the new course
of unity and nve-alilhs from Smith, or Watson
n.l While.
Civil Government-Strong and Hehafer, or
Retnach.
Geography One-alxth from the new course
of ituily and flve-slxtha from Kedway and Wn
man, or Tarr and McMurry.
Grammar One-sixth from the new course ot
aludyand flvs-aixtha from Bitchier, or Kim
ball'! Elementary Kngllsh, Book 11.
Hlatory-One-slxth from the new courae of
atudy and flve-alxlha from Donb, or Mace.
ormograpny-une atxtti irom the new
courae of atudy and Bve-alxtha from Reed
Word Lessons, or Hlck'i champion Spelling
Booa.
Thyalcal Geography Tarr'a New Physlca
Geography, or Elements of physical Geog.
raphy by Hopktna.
Reading One-half from the new courae of
atudy and one-half oral reading.
School Uw of Oregon 1913 edition.
Theory and Practice eolgrove, "The Teach
er and the school.''
Writing The Outlook writing system, or the
1'alracr Method of Business Writing.
Algebra Wells: Algebra for Secondary
Schools, or New High school Algebra, by Welle
tid Hart,
Composition Derrick and Damon, or Klin
ball'a English Grammar.
Literature, American Newcomer's Ameri
can Literature, and classic listed below
Physlology-Krohn, or Conn and Budding.
ton.
Paychology-Read: An Introduction to pay.
etiology.
Bookkeeping-Office Methods and 1'raotlcftl
Bookkeeping, or Lyon's Book keeping.
Hotany Bergen: Elements (1f Botany, or
rractlcal Botany, by Bergen and Caldwell.
Geology u fionte.
Geometry, Plane wontworlh'a Plane and
Solid (leometry, 1911 edition.
History, General Meyer's General History.
or History of the Ancient World, by Ilotsford
and Mediaeval and Modern History, revised,
by Myers.
History of education Davidson.
Literature, English-Newcomer's English
-lterature, or English Literature, by William
fflPK ! "f ""I
I Pursuade "him" to Bi've"yo"u I
Long, and classics listed below
Physica-Mllllkan and Gale: A Klrst Courae
In Physics.
Chcmlstry-Mcl'hcrson and Hcnderson.'f I'or
graduates of non-standard colleges or unL
veraltlea only.)
Claasicl
Macbeth. (Lake. Eng. classics,) scott. price
prepaid, 26 cents.
Lady of the Lake, (Standard Eng. classics I
Bcrlbner. Price prepaid, 89 eents,
COMMUNITY
SILVER.
Show Kim this advertisement so he will Inow
the kind. Tell him that this famous ware has
sohd silver disc overlaid on the wearing points, and
it is then plated with a triple-plus plate.
Community Silver is guaranteed for 50 years
in ordinary family use.
J. E. Stewart & Co.
' i Wifrtr'' 't M i - -' ''iiir-- r-'"r ii iri V - ' lift-- '
Hehura'a Abraham Lincoln. I 111 v. lit. aer 1
Houghton. Pi-Ice prepaid. 1" cenls.
These classics may bo secured from the local
lealcrs, or from The J. K. GUI Company, Port-
ana, wrcguu.
Subjtcti for Thesis
Picture Sludy.
The Story Hour,
Play and Play Grounds.
The Miiiitessorl system.
The Kluderearten. as an aid foil, ,Pin.ur..
school, ' , 1 '
Examination Program
Wednesday forenoon: writing, U.H.lIlstory,
hyslolngy, "
Wednesday afternoon: Physical Geography.
Heading, composition. Methods MeH.tii.u Meth
ods In Arithmetic,
Thursday forenoon: Arithmetic, History of
Education, Psychology, Methods In Geography
Thursday aftornootr: (Irani mar, (leorapby
American Literature, Physics, Methods III Lanj
gunge, Thesis for Primary Certificate.
Friday forenoon: Theory and practice, Or.
th'igrnpliy, English Literature, chemistry,
Krlilay afternoon: School Law, Geology, Al
gebra, Civil Government,
Saturday forenoon : (leometry, Botany.
Saturday afternoon: General History,
""ok-kccplng. .1, K. MYKIts,
County School Superintendent.
What About that Holiday Suitx
Ilefore bitylnu; that suit for the hoi
Idays, call and look over my line, I
have suits from $15 up. A tit tear- '
anteetl. A. J. Keynolds, merchant
tailor, McCulllstor bldtr. 10 2