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The Farm B ureau section of
The Mail Tribune of Medford,
W ednesday was devoted to a h is - '
tory of the schools of Jackson
county and included the follow- j
ing article on the Ashland district: i
The first description of D istrict
No. 5 follows: "School D istrict No. i
5 shall embrace all the territo ry
on Stew art’s creek and its tribu- (
tarles above the first section line (
■west of A shland.” S tew art’s creek,
is named for the capt .in slain on
the stream by Indit s, is now
called Bear Creek.
At the time Supt.
F. R o y a l,
entered the above in 1854 there!
w ere but eight school districts,
only 281 children were reported
In th e county and 86 were in a t­
tendance th a t year. Then- were
no school funds in the treasury
and there was no apportionm ent.
In 1855 D istrict No. 5 was
credited with one school h o u se ,!
and 19 children in attendance for
a three month term , or a quarter,
as it was calied.
Changes of clerks through the
years following are noted:
1857, W. K ilgore; 1857, B. B.
H argadine; 1861, J. M. McCall;
1863, O. W. Fordyce; 1865, O.
C. Applegate; 1867, A. G. Rock-j
fellow; 1870, R. H. Dunlap;
1874. T. E. Em ery; 1877. W. W.
K entnor; 1879, J. D. Fountain;
1880, Geo. Hill.
The year 1863 m arks the first
m ention of D istrict 5 as Ashland
district.
In 1864 Ashland held 1 2-3
q u arters of school and in 1867 in­
creased to 2 quarters, with “ one
m ale teacher and one female
teacher.” There were 2 1-3 quar­
te rs in 1869 and three teachers
were employed. Legal voters n u m -,
bered over 70.
By the year 1871 when 30
school districts were recorded in
th e county, Ashland first among
them , rose to a 9 m onth’s term
(o r three q u a rte rs).
The first director mentioned in I
th e old record book was under
date of 1881, when J. R. Neil is
named.
There were 400 chil-!
dren of school age th a t year, and
200 legal voters.
In 1887 J. S. Sweet was prin-!
clpal of schools. P. A. Getz was
elected superintendent of schools
in 1889, and under him was or­
ganized a three year high school.
I t Is now a question w hether As­
to ria, B aker or Ashland first j
opened doors to high school s tu - 1
dents. The high school occupied
first the North School, then the
old Academy building,— a struc-1
tu re where academic work had |
been given from early days to I
young men and women fr o m ,
northern California and as far
n o rth as R oseburg.— The J u n ­
ior High now occupies the site,
and children today play on the
same school ground where C. B.
W atson strolled and studied in
1874.
The first graduatini class from
Ashland had three m mbers— O.
A. Thornton, Moody Scott, and
Lora Conton.
Since th a t day
Ashland high has sent out larger
and larger classes. W here in 1889
P. A. Getz handled all c la sse s!
fo r the group of students, to day
15 teachers instruct a student
body of considerably over 300.
The H aw thorne was erected in ,
1900 a few years later the Junior
High, and in 1911 the Senior
High. An annex is required now
fo r east side grades, and a build­
ing program must soon be plan­
ned.
•
The district enrolls 1600 chil­
dren of school age and 41 teach­
ers are employed under Superin­
ten d ent G. A. Briscoe. A shland’s
superintendents since 1889 have
been P. A. Getz, T. A. Hayes, C.
A. Hitchcock, W. L. Cameron and
Geo. A Briscoe (now serving his
14th year).
Yeh, U, Tel, Urn, K istlers Qual-
ty Bread, from tho oven over
he counter, 8 and 12c.
31— 6
ANNOUNCEMENT
'o the voting public:
I am for a bigger and better
Lshland, and because of this, I
im strongly in favor of a w ater
ystem th a t is amply sufficient
lot only for the present needs
m t also for the future needs of
his community. I am in favor
if thorough investigation of the
itorage possibilities up Ashland
3reek and also of possible sup­
ples from any other sources.
I am not willing to commit my-
»elf to the immediate construct-
on of a series o f dams up Ashland
2redk fo r w ater »apply until after
the w ater purchase^ from the
Patent Irrigation Company as an
luxiliary to our present system,
las been found insufficient for
)listin g needs.
J tru s t I have made my views
ipon th is subject clear and ask
rhose who do not favor the posi-
ion I have taken to vote for some-
>ne else.
Sincerely,
W IRT M. WRIGHT.
Paid Adv. 52)
Hood River— Concrete being
poured on final three piers of
W aukom a bridge across Columbia
river.
C onstruction sholud be
completed in Decemt it .
Fancy Outing Flannel 36 in. width
and good quality 4 1-2 yds. $1.00
Now is a good time to make up
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your Christmas gifts
EgY dOOD-Ç
MATTER
HOW
LiOT
OUR
ELECTIOH
STOCK
GOES
MUST
During November Sales
Beginning Saturday, November 1st
Wool Dress Goods
NOVEMBER SALE
$2.50 all Wool Crepe, now
IN VARIOUS DEPARTM ENTS
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$2.95 Poiret Twill, 44 inch, tan, brown, navy and black,
now at, yard
$2.49
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“twV
Ladies’ Brown Heather, Derby
rib cotton liose, ail sizes, pair
Children’s Derby rib, wool mixed brown
heather Hose, pair 49c
50 inch Tricotine, $3.75 quality
Children’s <
c5c AVool Hose ..................75c
Women’s. $1.19 to $1.25 Heather
hose in a variety of shades at
54 inch Serge, 3.95 quality
$2.49
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November Silk Sale
$3.48 values in Canton Crepe, Satin back Canton, $3.35
extra heavy Crepe de Chine, $3.48 Satin faced Niagara
Crepe, $3.48 Spiral Crepe, at, yard,
$3.85 Satin faced Doveskin CrepA $5.00 brocaded
Spiral Crepe at
1
$3.00 values in heavy Crepe de Chine, all the new shades
selling at, yard,
$2.50
$1.50 sill: and wool hose a t .............. $1.25
$2.25 Crepe de Chine now
$1.95
54 inch Chiffon Broadcloth, $4.00 value in black, brown
and navy
Women’s Umbrellas, fast colored “ Gloria”
$3.50 values ..........................................$2.98
$2.95
Same in Children’s sizes ................. $2.35
One quality Crepe de Chine in 7 good shades for under­
wear and dresses
Wool Coatings up to $6.50 at
Women’s winter weight cotton union suits
$1.35
$3.49
34 to 38 sizes ..................................... $1.19
40 to 44 sizes .............
..$1.25
Satin Bengfile, a new knitted silk with satin face,
$2.35 value
Women’s wool union suits,
sleeveless ankle or knee length
Wool Coatings up to $5.00 at
A table full of wool gloves that have been selling at
$1.49, but which includes goods that formerly sold up
to $3.00 a yard, all now at, yard,
$1.25
CO 4ft
WomenV fine silk and wool union suits,
$3.75 quality at .................................... $2.98
$7.50 quality
$6.95
$2.25 Silk Shirtings going at
Reuben’s infant’s vests on sale
$1.49
36 inch flesh color radium silk
$1.45___
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$3.48 quality printed Silks
Infants’ K nit sweaters, toques,
Sweater sets all
redpeed
$6.75
NOVEMBER SALE OF SWEATERS
NOVEMBER SALE DRESSES
$8.50 Brocaded Georgettes
Sport shades in wool m id d ie s ...........$3.95
Half wool s p e c ia l...... . _..........................50c
All wool special ...................................... 98c
Mallinson’s black Silk Chiffon Velvet, 40 inch width,
beautiful quality as Mallinson’s goods always are.
$6.00 quality
$1.98
$2.50 to $2.95 quality printed Silk
$1.98
Coats and Suits
in a November Sale!
Chiffon Velvet Dresses in black and brown,
beautiful styles, wonderful values at
Cl Q 75
$16.50 Brushed Mohair S w e a te rs ................•.................... $11.75
.
$12.50 Brushed Mohair S w e a te rs..................................... $ 9.75
$ 8.75 Brushed
$24.50 Dresses at $19.75 made of twilleen ,in navy
and new shades of tan, some splendid values at
C1 Q 75
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$19.75 values in dresses are n o w ................................. •* .$16.75
Mohair Sweaters ................................. $ 7.45
Choose anv suit on our arcks at 1-2 price
and other prices in proportion
Children’s sweaters $2.95 to $3.45
Two big lots of coat and slip-on styles for girls from
6 to 12 vears old
Mild fall weather has forced us to give you December
prices in November on coats and now every coat is repriced.
$16.75 Coats a t ..................................................................... $15.75
$19.75 Coats at ..................................................................... $16.75
$16.75 values in dresses arc n o w .................................... $15.75
One remarkable clean-np lot of wool and silk dresses
now at $9.75
One lot misses’ and ladies’ coats
$9.75
These are a few carried-overs but all are good staple
styles and will make someone very comfortable and happy for
the savings are worth while.
November Sale on Blouses
November Sale on Skirts
Novembei Sale on Underwear
November Sale on Hosiery
November Sale on Furs
$24.50 Coats at ..................................................................... $19-75
$29.75 Coats a t ..................................................................... $24.50
$34.50 Coats a t ..................................................................... $29.75
$39.75 Coats a t ..................................................................... $34.50
$44.50 Coats a t ....................
$39.75
$49.75 Coats at ...............................
$44.50
$54.50 Coates a t ..................................................................... $49.75
$64.50 Coats a t .........................., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5 9 . 7 5
$69.75 Coats a t ..................................................................... $64.50
and all the way up the line—every coat reduced.
Children’s coats all marked down