IWENTY-FOl'H PAGES.
Clothing for Father audi Son
rmr.v Tvn
EAST OHEGOXIAN SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION'.
Men's
Top Toggery
c are Pendleton's sole
siKi'nt for the celebrated
KNuX HATS recognized by
ail t :i l y di'.'ssti? as the lead
er in stvle and quality.
$5.00
Also rnrrv Stetson. Gor
don and Sphinx Hats In nil
si7.e?. blocks and color ef-
$7.50 to $4.50
BIG BOSTON STORE
pendleton;s economy clothing centre.
Clothing, Furnishings and Shoes to fit
Every Form from Head to Foot
and from Father to Son.
In Our Large
Clothing and Furnishing
Emporium may be found the largest and most
complete line in the County of
XOP.MY NECKTIES BLANKETS AND HOMES
FANCY SlIIIVTS COMFORTERS
WORK SHIRTS OVERALLS
I,!I SS ('U,VKS JUMPERS
HXNPKEIU HIEFS
V LISES
HATH ROBES
HLF HOSE Sl lT rASI s
SWEMERS TRUNKS
PRICES RIGHT AND SOLD TO SATISFY.
Warmer Shirts
Dress Shirts In many
weights and a multitude of
rretty color combinations, all
sizes.
75c to $2.50
Work Shirts that make
you look neat, and yet wear
tetter than you would ex
pect for the monev.
50c to $3.00
Suits
$r.oo
to
30.00
Stein Bioch
and i;
i;
Kuhn Bros'
Famous Makes
Altered
to Fit,.
Over
coats $7.00
to
30.00
Also
CRAVA
NETTES at same prices.
New and
Nobby.
Every ninii who buys a suit here becomes un Oliver Twist he wants "More."
Young Men's Suits $4.75 to $20.00
Boys' Two and Three Piece Suits - $1.50 to $ 8.50
Patterns that fit the fi-attires; sizes to fit the form nnd prices to fit the pockinhook.
UNDERWEAR THAT FITS
SILK, WOOL. I.AMHSDOWX. FLEECE
UN ED. LINEN, HEAVY COITON. CAM.
EL'S HAIIt. FLANNEL AND HALIIIHG
;N IN FLAT AND Itll'.HED WEAVES.
THE I N DFItW EAR 'I II A T M KF.S YOU
I EEL r.-rii.lt. PER C. MtMFNT
25c to $2.50
HANAN AND
DOUGLAS SHOES
DRESSY AND WEATHER PROOF. IN
EVERY I.FVniFR ND I. ST. CON.
FORM TO THE FOOT AS WI LL AS THE
Pot KIVI ItOOK. Till RE 1 1 E NO HET
TEH MADE WHEN STYLE AND WER
lNCJ QUALITIES ARE CONSIDERED.
Hanan Shoes $6.00 to $7.00
Douglas Shoes $3.50 to $5.00
I.AIU.E LINE OF III IHU RS. RFIII1ER
ROOTS AND ARCTICS.
school libraries by the county super- j
lntendents.
Frontier Conditions.
As an Illustration of school condl-
ions In many of the frontiers of the
west, the following excerpt from the
annual report of Superintendent Frank
lies, will be Interesting. Mr.
es savs:
A "Tho i-ttr.il .1 ltrlft In snme Ttnrtn
"f Umatilla county have greatly de-
I rreasefl ln Pohonl at,en,,ance during
From the very beginning of settle-1
ment In Umatilla county the public,
school has been encouraged and j
heartily supported. There has always ;
been a keen educational spirit In the j
county, which has made not only good j
public schools necessary, but which
Umatilla County's Excellent : ,
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...Pubic bchools... tiwo.s
has encouraged private schools to lo
cate within the borders or tne coumy, j
finding hearty support not alone from
Umatilla county, but from all the sur
rounding counties of eastern Oregon.
This educational spirit has made j
Pendleton the educational and school j
center of a large district. Including
all of Umatilla and parts of several j
other large counties. j
Students from almost every eastern
Oregon county may be found ln Pen
dleton public schools, while every
eastern Oregon county and many
counties In other states are represent
ed In the private schools In the county.
One Hundred Districts.
There are now 100 school districts
in Umatilla county nnd the destinies
of the public schools of the 'ou"tyjfTflnk K. Well., Sti.eriiitendciit of
are presided over by Frank K. Welles.
an able educator and practical school; Schools, Imatllla County,
man who was elected school superln-.
,,,JVI"r " ,'ecelv1lb, UmatUla county during
Mr. venes n - .h, office the year 1906 was $152,682.59 and
nights to the conduct of the of flee. ,. K A
creased in school attendance during j
the past few years. This has been .
brought about mainly by two causes, j
In the wheat growing sections, as well i
as in the stock raising portions of the i
countv. the land Is railing into tnei
hiinrla tit laree owners, who through
purchase, or by leasing, control many
hundreds and sometimes thousands or
acres.
The second cause Is the prosperity
of the farmers who. In order to se
cure better school and social advan
tages, leave the farms and move to
the cities and towns. Some of the
cities. In order to secure the patron
age of the farmers, have offered free
tuition to the children, and ma.iy
families move Into the towns during
the winter season, and return to their
farms in the spring. Although this
system weakens the country districts.
It still has its compensation In the
longer terms and better facilities se
cured In the graded schools of the
towns.
"in the fruit and other Irrigated
sections of the county the rual schools
are ranldiy Increasing In population
and wealth. In Beveral of these
axhnnla the attendance has become so
large that as many as three teachers
are emnloved. and In length or term,
In salaries paid, and ln equipment
generally, they are equal to many of
the town schools.
In the northwestern portion of the
ri ----j y jrJ.sHyJtev.
West End School.
trlcts which contain an area of over
60 square miles each, and yet have
such a small attendance that It is
very difficult to maintain school.
Much of this country Is sagebrush
plain which Is covered by the govern
ment's East Umatilla Irrigation pro
ject, and several private Irrigation en
terprises, all of whjch are now under
construction.
"It will be but a few years until
these larger districts which are now
practically n uninhabited desert, will
be divided Into many smaller districts
having as dense a population, and as
well graded schools as In the other
Irrigated portions of the county. The
average per cent bf attendance
throughout the entire county does not
differ materially from that of former
years."
PemllHon Public School.
Pendleton Is one of the very few
cities In Oregon having a high school.
Tills Is one of the best high schools
In the northwest, according to the
xi.inuing or students graduating from
It. and it is now the hp.i
school In any Oregon city outside of
inriinnu. Ihe attendance being over
120 at the fall term.
Pendleton public schools are now
conducted in five separate buildings,
three new brick buildings, a brick
high school building which was erect
ed In 1SSS and In a frame building
used for primary grades near the cen.
ter of the city.
Three new brick buildings having
a total of 21 large, well-lighted, well
ventllnted ami well arranged rooms,
have Just been erected at a cost of
nlmut IBS. 000. These buildings are
situated In different centers of popu
lation In the city, nnd are convenient
anil modern in every way.
Over 30 teachers are now employed
In the public schools of the city, nnd
anout 900 pupils are enrolled. Stu
dents from all over the county and
also from adjoining counties are In
attendance at the schools of the city.
(Continued on page S.)
nights to ,ne conUu I th. ,ntal dl9bursed was 1128.532.43. A
:h;:,;urrm:ndert'.tr"ui u
- r . m Atun ' Is levied and coueciea vy eaun ip in in uui m ca.n. w..
According to the report of the counrty t0 be expended In the purchase of county there are several school dls
ty superintendent for the current year,
mere are adD tiniu'"
In Umatilla county. Tie total average
number of months taught In the pub
lic school districts of the county for
the year was 6.2 months each. The
number of teachers employed In the
county during the year was 182 and It
may be said In passing that there has
been a sharp demand for teachers at
the beginning of the school year, for a
number of years past.
The report of Superintendent Welles
slso shows a healthy Increase ln the
wages of teachers ln the past two 1
years. The average wages of male
teachers have Increased from $54.16 j
to tr,S .06 In the past two years and the
sverage paid female teachers has In-
creased from $42.08 to $48.73 In the!
same period.
FlnunoK Are Solid.
The school finances of the county j
are in a most healthful condition. The
school funds of Oregon are derived
from Interest on the Irreducible school ,
fund which Is apportioned to the coun-1
ties according to school population, a
$50 donation from the state to each
district regardless of the school popu
lation, a per capita, of $6 each on
every child of school age ln the coun
ties and from special levies on prop
erty In each separate district
Tne total amount of school funds
Tli nil.
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II I r. f h rrrrof '
East En d School.
Known, for its Strength
The First National Bank
Pendleton, Oregon
Established 1882.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits :
$306,000.00
LEVI ANKENY, PRESIDENT, G. M. RICE, CASHIER.
W. F. MATLOCK, VICE-PRESIDENT G. IIARTMAN, JR., ASST. CASHIER
Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
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