Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, March 21, 1911, Image 1

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DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 21, 1911.
NO. 6
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hr YOUR BODY' AND FIT YOUR POCKET-
Jlusive Agents for Hart,
iff iter & Marx Clothes
in Dallas.
Defeat of Free Text Book Law No IjOss
To Oregon.
The danger of disease Infection,
the lack of any pressing necessity and
the satisfactory terms of the present
law are the basis upon which Profes
sor E. D. Ressler, of the department
of education at the Oregon Agrlcultu
ral College, rests his conviction that
the state has lost nothing vital through
the defeat of the free text book law
proposed in the 'legislature this year.
"We have had the free text book
questfon under consideration in the
past two or three Legislatures," said
Professor Ressler in discussing the
matter, "and there is now a provision
in the statutes'" that school districts
may vote free text books, in case the
pupils are unable to provide them
themselves; or the board may pro
vide them, upon written recommenda
tion of the clerk of the School Board,
for Indigent pupils. 1
"'Personally I am not in favor of a
compulsory free text-book law, so I
do not mourn the demise of the one
presented in the Legislature this year.
I think the optional arrangement In
the present law Is sufficient to meet
conditions in Oregon as they now ex
ist. Our text books are not frequent
ly changed. They are adopted for
periods of six years at a time, and at
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luminating the store front and sidewalk with
electric lamps on artistic posts.
INVESTIGATE our new offer on this form of
lighting.
Ask our New Business Dept. Telephone 24.
OREGON POWER CO.
J. L. WHITE, Mgr.
often many changes, the old books
being continued. Thus the mattter
of expense is not a great one.
"The sense of ownership in books
and their care, is I think,' an impor
tant matter for the child's develop
ment, and is not possible, of course,
where there are free text-books.
"More important than this, how
ever, is, the very real danger of dis
ease infection from books handed down
by the school district from one gener
ation of pupils to another. Thorough
fumigation will, it is true, minimize
such dangers; but that is Trot an easy
task, and few school districts would
be likely to attend to the matter as
faithfully as necessary.
"The danger of infection is great;
the need of free text-books is certain
ly not a pressing one, and the present
law makes sufficient provision where
there is necessity; these, it seems to
me, are reasons for a fair degree of
satisfaction with the present Btatus of
the free text-book question of Oregon."
PB0GRESS1VE PATRONS
SCirtfOIi MEETING AT PEDF.E IS
- WELL ATTENDED,
Schedule of Dates Arrarteed For
Remainder of Polk Coimty -Series.
If the residents of "every part of the
county took as much interest in school
affairs as the people of the Pedee
section, Polk County would win fame
far and wide as the center of progress
In the state's rural educational system.
Those who had planned the meeting
to be held there last Saturday had a
premonition as the date drew near,
that it would be a failure, for the
weather was superb and farm work
was being rushed, and it was scarce
expected that the plow and the drill
could be stopped long enough to allow
people to attend. ,A1I the way out
Superintendent Seymour was bewailing
his failure to take along a fishing out
fit to while away the idle moments
during a meeting that wouldn't meet,'
but when he drew up at the school
house he was so astonished at the at
tendance that he had to rub his eyes
to make sure that he was not seeing
in multiples. Almost everybody in the
whole five districts was there, and be
sides there was a good representation
'MISS COLUMBIA"TOBESEEN
Reautifiil Military Tableau Will Be
. Presented by Company II.
the close of such periods there are notwrom Airlle and Ward, both of which
TREASURER SCENTS GRAFT
No
Chicken Money For Chinamen,
Says Gene Simpson.
The poultry raisers of , Benton
County have in their treasury the sum
of $25 a surplus from their last
show. A suggestion that this money
be donated to the Chinese relief fund
arouses the ire of Gene Simpson, the
well-known pheasant breeder, and
treasurer of the poultry association,
who thinks such a transfer would be
about as inconsistent as the act of
governor of an Eastern state, who
used the fund created from, a state
hunters' license to build a band stand
In his hdme town.
"How many cents out of every dol
lar collected for the famine-stricken
Chinese will ever reach the hands of
those for whom it was intended?" asks
Mr. Simpson. "During the first twelve
months of the Spanish-American war,
thousands of dollars was collected
throughout the United States by the
Red Cross and other organizations for
the benefit of the volunteer soldiers In
the Philippines and Cuba. As such .a
volunteer, sailing on the first trans
port that ever left the shores of the
United States for foreign service, I
can truthfully say that all I ever re
cbived over a.nd above the regulation
pork and bean rations was a 'house
wife' and a narrowstrip of red flannel
(called an abdominal, or 'abominable'
bandage), a very useful article, how
ever, for cleaning a gun, when well
soaked In cocoanut oil. The 'house
wife" consisted of an odd assortment
of buttons, a spool pf thread and a few
rusty needles. The officers mess,
thanks to a generous Red Cross, was
provided with 'all the delicacies of
the season.' History will repeat
self."
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VARIETY STORE
Oarles Gregory, Proprietor
Band For Monmouth.
The young men of Monmouth met
In the Commercial Club rooms, Wed
nesday evening for the purpose of or
ganizing a band to be known as the
Monmouth Concert Band. Twenty of
the boys signed up, and the organiza
tion was completed by the election of
officers as given below: President.
Ray Chute; vice-president, Harrison
Brant; secretary, Ranle Burkhead;
treasurer. Orval White; manager,
Lewis Murdock. J. S. Prime was
chosen director, with Ed Lorence as
sistant The members of the band as
signed up are: Dwlght Quisenberry,
Mr. Webber, Charles McCarthy. Har
rison Brant,. Russell Quisenberry, 1. 8.
Prime, Byron White, Irvin Stewart,
Glen Walker, Gordon Bowman, Louis
Murdock, Elmer Kohnke, Orval White,
Eart White, Ed Lorence, Ray Chute.
Ranie Burkhead. Artie Burkhead.
Ernest Riddell and Howard Morlan.
belong to another section.
Plenty of Lunch.
And the people not only came, but
they brought with them many and
divers lunch baskets filled to the brim
with enticing examples of delicious
and wholesome cookery, and there was
no lack thereof. When Superintend
ent Seymour spoke in fond reminisc
ence of that lunch yesterday, all of
his adjectives were in the superlative
degree, and if there is anyone who is
better qualified to pass judgment on
that subject his name is not among
the list of registered voters.
But the lunch, as good as It was,
was not all, for they had a rousing
meeting and many phases of school
life came up for discussion, and there
were so many who wanted to hear
them that the ' pupils had to be dis.
missed in order to make room. J. W.
Yost was chairman of the meeting,
and speeches were made by Hon. G.
W. Meyer, Superintendent Seymour
and others.
Next Meeting at A nt loch.
The next sectional meeting in the
series will be held at Antioch, Satur
day, March 25, at the usual hour of
10:30 a. m., when the following schools
comprising the Mistletoe section, will
be represented: Mistletoe, Antioch,
Sunnyslope, Cochran and Elkins. L.
Chamberlain has been selected to
serve as chairman.
Owing to the demands of work dur
ing the busy spring season, it has been
deemed best to hold the remainder of
the meetings at night, so that as many
as possible may be enabled to attend.
Accordingly, In the following sections,
the sessions will begin at 8 p. m., on
the dates mentioned. State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction L. R.
Alderman and County Superintendent
Seymour will be in attendance at each
of the meetings , and will do all they
can to make them a success.
Night SesNions.
Salt Greek section Salt Creek, Up
per Salt Creek, Concord, District No.
15, Pioneer, North Dallas meeting to
be held at Salt Creek, Monday night,
March 27; E. F. Aebl, chairman.
Buell section Buell, Harmony,
Gooseneck, Pleasant View, Butler,
Rogue River, Valley Junction meet
ing at Buell, Tuesday night, March 28;
C. A. Harold, chairman.
Ballston section Ballston, Enter
prise, Scrogglns and Red Prairie
meeting at Ballston, Wednesday night,
March 29; O. E. Focht, chairman.
Bethel section Bethel, McCoy, Per-
rydale meeting at Perrydale, Thurs
day night, March 30; H. B. Flannery,
chairman.
Rickreall section Rlckreall, Oak
Grove, Etna, Greenwood, Oak Point,
Smlthfleld and Polk Station meeting
at Rlckreall, Friday night, March 31;
B. F. Lucas, chairman.
The series will conclude with a day
meeting, to be held at Eola, Saturday,
April 8, beginning at 10:30 a. m., for
the benefit of the Eola section, which
is composed of the following dis
tricts: Eola, West Salem, Mountain
View, Popocrn meeting at Eola; B. I.
Ferguson will be the chairman.
No more acceptable entertainment
could be provided for the delectation
of the amusement loving portion of
Dallas than the grand band concert
to be given by the Dallas band at Wood
man Hall, Wednesday evening, March
29. Of all the various forms of pub
He entertainment which have claimed
local attention this season, nothing
like it has been presented. In general,
it is modeled after the grand concerts
that are so much in vogue in the large
music centers, and will be a welcome
innovation in this city. A program of
extraordinary excellence has been
prepared, with a view of catering to
the most refined and , varying taste.
The full strength of the entire band of
30 pieces will render some of the most
popular selections of the day, and in
addition there will be numerous solos,
duets, etc., by skillful instrumentalists
and vocalists.
The eye, as well as the ear, will en
joy the pleasures of the performance,
for the feature of the program will be
a spectacular military tableau of sur
passing beauty, in which "Miss Colum
bia" will be depicted amid rich and
appropriate stage settings. This act
will be put on by the members of
Company H, O. N. G., of Dallas, and
they are preparing for it with the irre
sistible enthusiasm that marks all
their public entertainments. At a time
whenthe common topic of conversa
tion is war, and when the least refer
ence to patriotism arouses the pride
and martial spirit of every true Amer
ican, this scene will live long in the
memory of every one who is fortunate
enough to see it.
Reserved seats will be placed on sale
at Stafrin's drug store tomorrow
morning, Wednesday, March 22, and
judging from the inquiries that are be
ing made, there will be a big demand
for them. Notwithstanding the extra
bill and superiority of the perform
ance, the prices will remain as usual
35 and 50 cents.
NORMAL REQUIREMENTS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON
WORK OF MONMOUTH SCHOOL,
New System Quite Different From That
Formerly in Vogue in
Oregon.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER
WILL HOLD CHURCH RALLY
Members of Perrydale Congregation
Will Try to RaW $700, Sunday.
Next Sunday, March 2(, will be a
big day In church circles In Perrydale,
if the plans of some of Its energetic
citisens do not miscarry. The Chris
tian church of that place needs a new
roof, and In order to provide more
room an addition Is desired. But It
takes money to do even these thing,
so to seure the necessary amount the
memoers oi tne church nave decided
to make next Sunday a big rally day
I for that purpose. The meeting will
j be held at 11 a. m., and special music
will be provided.
It is estimated that S70 will be re-
Condemn Land For Asylum Kite quired for the Improvements contcni-Attorney-General
Crawford has been ; plated, and the managers of the more
Instructed by the State Board to com-jment expect to raise the full amount
mence condemnation proceedings : by the time the mating adjourns All
against C. C. Hendricks for the pur- j who have pledged assistance, snd ev
poae of obtaining for the state It acres erybody else who can. are requested
of land required In the Eastern Ore- and urged to be pree.nl with their
gon asylum site. The owner of the money,
property has Informed the state he will !
not sell the land for less than $45t an j SmkT to Conmu-lorv
acre, wnne me miii vi Ta wi!
state that the grouna is not wonn
Receipts and Sales at Portland Union
Stock Yards.
, PORTLAND, March 18. The re
ceipts for the week have been: Cattle,
2102, calves 211, hogs 1152, sheep
6837, goats 25, horses and mules 29.
The cattle market was steady at last
week's decline. There was not a great
deal of tone to the market, but a
clearance was effected of all the stock
offered for sale.
Most of the hogs that came in were
contract deliveries from the East. The
market for local stuff went off 15
cents. ' , ,
The sheep market was fairly steady.
Supply and prices took an upward
turn. There was a recovery of 15c
to 25c from the former week's line of
values.
There was an active demand for
heavy draft horses. The arrival of a
carload of Idaho horses on Friday,
and the coming of a carload of East
ern draft horses tonight wan, in . a
measure, make up the lack of supply.
There is also en route a shipment of
mules from Missouri.
Arrivals for the first annual Pacific
Northwest livestock show are coming
into the yards, and Indications point
to a splendid exhibition.
The following sales are representa
tive: Steers, 15.75 to $6.40; cows,
$4.75 to $5.75; calves, $5.75 to $8;
bulls, $5.10; stags, $5; lambs, $5.25;
wethers, $4.40 to $4.85; ewes, , $4;
hogs, $7.10 to $8.75; one-team saddle
horses, $565; one saddle horse $125.
ADOPTS LECTURE SYSTEM
Slate Sucriitendent Alderman Plans
New Educational Scheme for Oregon.
SALEM, Or., March 18. For the
purpose of establishing a statewide
system of education In topics of cur
rent Interest for the old as well as for
the young and to widen the use of the
public schools so that they will be
beneficial to the entire community
which they represent, Superintendent
of Public Instruction Alderman is
planning to establish the Oregon Ed
ucational Lecture Course. This Is In
tended for the benefit of every school
district In the state.
He will carefully select a list of 100
or more prominent citizens and give
them a topic for a lecture. Working
through the county superintendents
MONMOUTH, March 1 8. President
Ackerman reports that many inquiries
are being made relative to the courses
of study, standards of admission, cost
of , living and the advantages of the
normal school here. For the informa
tion of- those who are contemplating
taking a normal course, he has a bul
letin in press giving detailed Informa
tion which may be had on application.
The bulletin gives the following re
garding entrance requirements and
courses of study:
A. Standard Normal Course
(a) Entrance Minimum require
ments' shall be the completion of the
ninth grade or its equivalent.
(b) Graduation The completion of
the four years of the secondary school
and two years of additional work, In
cluding a thorough review of the com
mon branches, and training In the
practice school and is practically a five
years' course.
(c) Attendance The total attend
ance in a secondary school and in the
normal school shall be 216 weeks
above the eighth grade, at least 36 of
which shall be in the Oregon normal
school provided that the normal
school may accept satisfactory credits
covering 20 weeks above the eighth
grade.
Certification.
(d) Certification The Superintend
ent of Public Instruction shall issue
certificates to graduates from the stan
dard normal course, as follows:
First One-year state certificates
shall be issued, without examination,
upon application, to graduates of stan
dard normal school courses, authoriz
ing them to teach in any grammar
school, or in any one-year, two-year
or three-year high school in Oregon.
Second The holder of a one-year
state certificate, issued In accordance
with the provisions of paragraph 1,
shall, after six months' successful
teaching experience in this state, and
upon the recommendation of the
County Superintendent of the county
in which the applicat last taught, re
ceive a five-year state certificate with
out examination, authorizing him or
her. to teach In any grammar school
or in any one-year, two-year or three
year high school in Oregon.
State Papers.
Third The holder of a five-year
state certificate, issued in accordance
with the provisions of paragraph 2,
shall, after 30 months' successful
teaching experience in this state, and
upon the recommendation of the Coun
ty riuperimenaent oi me county in
which the applicant last taught, re
ceive a Ufa state certificate authorizing
him to teach in any grammar school
or in any one-year, two-year or three
year high school in Oregon, provided
that he shall receive a life state certifi
cate authorizing him to teach in any
of the schools of this state upon the
completion of two years of work In a
standard college or university; provid
ed, that, if at any time, the course of
study of the Oregon normal school
meets the requirements of standard
colleges, then the graduate of the
standard college course of the Oregon
normal school shall receive a life state
certificate entitling him to teach in any
school in this Btate.
Fourth The holder of a one-year
state certlcate, or a five-year state cer
tiflcate, secured in accordance with the
provisions of this section is hereby au
thorized to act as a city superintendent
of schools of any city in this state.
SiiiiervLsors' Course New.
B. Supervisors' Course
The work of supervision Is more and
more coming to be recognized as spe
cial work, and those who are to do
such work are expected to be specially
fitted for it. The course Is designed to
meet the needs of such persons. It
leads to the same certification as does
the standard course and will require
the same time and credits. The per
son taking this course may be excused
from a part of the observation and
in securing better, positions and sal
aries.
Primary Course.
E Primary course.
A professional course, giving special
training for primary work.
(a) Length of course, two years.
Certification While this course does
not lead to a teacher's certificate with
out examination, the instructions in
methods will materially aid one to pass
the state examination for a primary
certificate. The school will give to
those who complete this course a spe
clal certificate setting forth the fact
that the holder thereof has completed
this course, which certificate, it is
hoped, will be so valued by school au
thoritles as to aid materially In secur
ing better positions and salaries.
1. Graduates of Institutions of equal
rank with Oregon State Normal School
may be graduated after residence work
of one-half year. Students who have
completed work in other institution
equal to the work required in the Ore
gon Normal School, but who are not
graduates, are required to do one
year's residence before graduation.
Credentials from other states will be
accepted on the same basis as those
from Oregon.
What Advanced Standings Give.
Persons who have done work beyond
the ninth grade, but who are neither
graduates of accredited high schools,
nor the equivalent, are classified in any
course with which such advanced
standing to which they may be enti
tled. Examinations for advanced .standing
are permitted In the case of work
claimed to have been done elsewhere,
but for which satisfactory credentials
are not submitted.
The Normal school endeavors to give
just credit for all scholarship which
the applicant may possess. Applicants
for advanced standing for work done
In other schools must present an offi
cial statement of such work. This
statement must cover the following
points: "
(1) The exact length of time spent
in the school, with the dates of enter
ing and leaving.
(2) The number of subjects studied
each term.
(3) The exact subjects studied.
(4) The number of weeks spent on
each subject.
(5) The length of the recitation pe
riod.
(6) The record of the grade of work
done in each subject.
Blanks prepared for this purpose
may be obtained upon application
High school graduates must present a
complete certified record of their high
school course." This Is filed In the of.
flee and kept as a part of the student's
record. '
The school reserves the right at any
time to require a student who is nota
bly deficient In subject matter to make
up such deficiency before pursuing
further his normal course.
Every person before being admitted
to the school will be required to sign
a statement that he or she Intends to
teach In the public schoools of Oregon,
END OF LEAGUE DEBATES
FINAL CONTEST BETWEEN POLK
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS.
Dallas and Bethel Tie For Lend
Contest Will Be Close
One.
TO OPEN BASEBALL SEASON
Local High School Team Will Meet
Bethel Here Saturday.
The members of the Dallas High
School baseball team gave a very en
Jovable basket social and entertain
ment at the College chapel Friday
night, for the purpose of raising
money to buy uniforms and other
necessary articles for the coming sea
son s games with the other high
school teams of the county. The girls
of the high school were loyal support
ers of the movement, and they not
only worked hard In preparing at
tractive baskets, but they attended
and helped to make the occasion a so
cial success. Financially, the results
were not what they should have been.
for the boys were not as loyal as their
sister pupils, and but a small number
of them were present. Despite the
lack of support on their part, however,
the receipts amounted to $12.26. As
that was not enough for their needs.
Manager Roy Boydston started out
yesterday with a subscription paper
and before night had added $30 more
to the fund, and the suits, balls, etc.,
will now be forthcoming In short
order.
The Initial game of the season will
the work In administration. Require
ments and time limits the same as for
the standard course.
C Elementary course.
(a) General statement. This course
practically parallels that provided by
law for training classes In high schools
with the distinguishing difference that
mni'h more work is required, both in
and the prlclpals of the various ; ollservatlon an( practice work than is
required by law for high school
classes.
b) Entrance. Minimum require
ment shall be the completion of the
ninth grade or Its equivalent.
(di Graduation. The completion of
the four years' work of the secondary
lant and a century of Ore- ; k4)00 am, algo tnp work required In
education ad the observation and prac-
practlce work and take in lieu thereof ' on the g Co dla
schools, this Idea will be carried out.
Among the subjects that he has In
mind are those dealing with the com
mon house fly and its ravages, moral
education, the care of the body, the
boy problem, the effect at the Panama
Canal on Oregon, widening the use of
the school
gon.
He hopes to secur the co-operation . k . ... tr.,nng school
of the Oregon Library Commission to( A one.y.ar ,tate certificate granted
furnish library for the lecturers. The (n ronwquen(.e of eU( h graduation may
lecturers are to be selected for their , e r.nPW.d onIy onc(, when the holder
peculiar qualifications to speak on the ln,.rP(,r na, pr.wnted satisfactory evi
particular subjects to be assigned to ; . . h , , ht gu(.cesi!fuy ,ix
j ,nMn- ! M-hool months during the life of such
j In as many Instances as possible : pprtincgte
I these lectures will be illustrated with
I lantern slid. .. Superintendent Alder-j Itural SiIhkiI Wwk K lal.
man believes that the plan will prove D Rural school course,
! successful.
mond next Saturday. March 25, be
tween the Bethel High School team
and the Dallas High School team, be
ginning at 2:30 p. m.
Another game will be played at the
same place Saturday, April 1, when
the team from the Falls City High
School will come down to test the
kill of the local tossers.
TWO YEARS' ILLNESS ENDS
The final contests between the vari
ous teams comprising the Polk County
High School Debating League will ' be
held at the close of this week. All
debates occurring outside of Dallas
will take place Friday evening,' March
24. On account of other attractions
previously advertised for that date In
this city, the local debate will be held
Thursday evening, instead of Friday.
The subject that has been chosen to
form the bone of contention for the
opposing teams is: "Resolved, that the
state should provide free text books
for the public schools.' Both sides
will have ample material for argument
and the decisions' will need to be the
result of close discrimination. All of
the schools that are represented in the
league are looking forward to the
struggle with especial anxiety, for the
casting up of points at its close will
determine their relative standing for
this year.
Dallas and Bethel Tie.
As it now stands, Dallas and Bethel
are tied for first place, and the odds
are in their favor. The winner of the
championship for the year will be
awarded the possession of the Sey
mour cup, the ownership of which re
mains with the League until it shall
have been won twice In succession by
the same school. As Falls City won
it last season, the teams from that
school are naturally going to do some
strenuous work in order to capture it
permanently. They are handicapped,
however, for they tie for second place
with Perrydale, and they will have to
make a hard fight if they succeed In
overcoming the lead of Bethel and
Dallas.
The standing of the schools Is now
as follows, the possible number of
points being eight:
Schools. Points.
Dallas 6
Bethel , 6
Falls City 4
Perrydale 4
Monmouth S
Independence 3
Neutral Judges Required.
One of the requirements of the next
debate is that all judges must be resi
dents of neutral ground and that they
must be otherwise disinterested. Their
selection devolves upon Superintendent
Seymour, and he has been working
overtime In an effort to select a suffl
ficient number of qualified persons.
All visiting teams will have the neg
ative side of the question, while the
stay-at-homes will defend the citadel
on behalf of the afTlarmatlve. The
schedule of debates Is as follows:
At Dallas Bethel, negative, against
Dallas, affirmative, Thursday evening.
At Perrydale Dallas against Perry
dale, Friday evening.
At Independence Perrydale against
Independence, Friday evening.
At Monmouth Independence
against Monmouth, Friday evening.
At Falls City Monmouth against
Falls City, Friday evening.
At Bethel Falls City against Bethel,
Friday evening.
WILL EXPLOIT DOUGLAS FIR
Norlliwctrt, Lumbermen Start Annual
Appropriation For AdvertlMing.
EUGENE, March 19ConsIderatlon
of an annual appropriation of $30,000
for a national advertising campaign
exploiting Douglas fir, occupied the
greater part of the attention of the
OregcA-Washlngton Lumber Manufac
turers Association In their monthly
session held here Saturday. The mat
ter was brought before the lumbermen
by a report of the committee on mar
ket extension and discussion of it oc
cupied a greater part of the afternoon.
The report recommended that an
annual appropriation of $30,000 be set
aside and the amount used to advertise
Douglas fir In competition with South
ern yellow pine, it being the opinion
of the committee that the Western
product could be sold on the basis of
quality In the face of a much cheaper
freight rate from the south. The
southern cypress association, which
spends yearly $31,000 In advertising
cypress lumber, was cited as an exam
ple. Five soliciting committees were
appointed to secure funds, and quite a
large amount was subscribed from the
floor.
Iratli of Mrs. Anna It. Chapman at
Age of M Years.
Mrs. Anna R. Chapman died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Mattle
ilurson, In this city, Sunday morning,
March It, at ( o'clock, after an Illness
of two years' duration, aged tt years
and 4 days.
Mrs. Chapman was born In Hardy
County, Virginia. March 16, 1S45. The
following children survive her: Mrs.
Mattle Burson. of Dallas; Mrs. Nora
Guyer, of Paulina, Oregon; Mrs. Mary
Poole, of Buckley, Washington; Mrs.
Allie Guyer, of Tulare. California; and
William Chapman and Harry Leroy
Mouinoutli'a School Needs.
MONMOUTH, March 1. A peti
tion largely signed by the school pat
rons and taxpayers has been presented
to the local school board asking for a
new building with ample accommoda
tion for both the grades and high
school. The board has set April t to
vote upon an Issue of $20,000 In bonds
for funds with which to build. The
district owns a half block between
Warren and Powell streets, which will
be used as the site for the new build
ing, and they will consider the pur
chase of an additional half block ad
joining. It la the purpose to erect a
first-class, fire-proof building with
j modern equipment
LAS' POPULAR GROCERY
'i rrr
v
famous DIAMOND "W brand of-
, Coffee, Tea and Canned goods.
The very best of fruits and Teg
araTS be found at onr store.
r; r, Scott
Dallas, Oregon
A professional course giving special
, t. I.. la It
Oiro CMf OH Writ. has been but recently that normal h
. known.
"TT. March It. The; -h..s nave recogn.- Xne funeral .e, were conductNl
Stone oil well, being put down near needs of the rural ool- ' ,he Reverend Leon L. Myers at the
here, has reached a depth of 10J1 feet Course ccmpris-s: (1) Review of. ., u., mr
be received by the County' with casing In the well to a depth of, common mtwri subjects with methods.
Clerk of Polk Couatv. Oreron at h a s?s r..t n,. --.n - v .. ,.r ..,, in the same: (2 I rural sociol-1 .
more than tit an acre at the outside.' , . . . " " ' " ' " , , ,. terred In the Uallas cemetery.
more tnan . an acre ( office In Dallaa, for making cuts and shifts of drillers and Saturday the drill oy; J rural school management.; m m
j fills, estimated amount of work, about wtisMit dowa . fe t in 24 hours. The (4 1 rural science (elementary sgricul-j . Khertdan.
NraMrial par (NMmwe. ; 17.t cubic yards, op to It o'clock, ; dritlj oow In blue shale, having pass- ' ture. school gardening and Nature) unrani nw ra.i
State Superintendent of Public In- - ot April 1. 111. and aaid bids ed for s r.-Mr.Me distance through study, and S the ol.eerv.tton of aj A drunken row on the street late
..j- .k.t th. will be opened by the County Court ibi.h.i. ft,. .h.i t. mlel rural school. I ' Wednesday night. In which Dan
-i,. ,hh,t the Mate should the hour of 1 a. m. of uid day.' oil and ras Carina, .nd em.ll ousnti- Certification While this course doe. ( Robinson, a drunken Indian, was made
, ... - - u -.i rwt The Court reserves the f1rM to reject t ..f it .. t... t.,A not lead to a teacher's certificate. I the target, resulted
mv'i t ... - - - - - - - - - - - -
r- m, j i.t.M A tK. x-hnois any or all btda. ; Wter a hi. t l.n r.,,,r.r cr.ti- without examination, the review
i hi. i th mihWt ' Ppeciftcations will He on fie m and stderaMe unminr h.i keen the common subjects will
lections auer aren i. i
la the arrest of
of ;A. D. Daly, J.mea Wood, J. Daly and
materially V. DeLashmuth, on the charge of dis-
. . ..... :..... n imi.rf. NUintit . n i b ri miiir
and containing appropriate selections auer aire. mi. in tne omce or shut off by the casing. The well is to aid one to paa tne nc ' ' . ., T '
and addresses for the celebration of Coanty Clerk. Certified check for He drilled 1! fw deep. If oil or rs for a ene-ye.r certificate. The school, to the charge and waa fined $1 i and
live p eeut of ine amount of each bid to not found In faying ouantities at will give to those m no complete ... ... .. .
will he reoalred. . j ,h tjm, eonf wm l hr.ti to course a special certificate setting forth , rsstt are out for tha arrest of two
Br order of the Court, thai lth dar awwt. . v-.v.. a,, -r.. ,h. f.rt that the bolder theerof hssothers. who were Implicated lathe
of March, mi. S frill ... c.n,. r.leted this course, which certifl-i trouble to an ere greater extent, botj ILT prevent
fSeall. E, M fVlTH. fMd. and . T4imMi concern-! rate, we hope, will be valued by' the names were not of record Pher
"tr Clerk leg the eter,H.. , j m boot dire. tr. as to aid materially f idan Sou
th day. Salem Journal.
ssx, Dr. Lewe will te In Dallas,
t 7 1
XJ" March J! and $t; la tadeaewd- j
ence. March II. Ressetnber the dates, i
IiMTcaute Onion Arrragt".
Oregon's onion acreage will be In
creased slightly during the coming
season. A total of H9 acres compared
with 57 acres a year ago is now ex
pected. The planting of onions has al
ready started here and weather con
ditions could not be better for the crop.
While to dste only a few acree haw
been planted. It ht expected that the
entire acreage will be completed with
in another week If weather conditions
remain as favorable aa at present. The
plsnting Is generally two weeks earlier
than usual. Portland Telefram.
A Hook Worth Pearling.
A little book shewt-s the human
Appendix, and tiimc how Appendi
citis Is caused and how you can EAS-
It, la offered free for a
ihort time by Conrad Stafrin. drue-s-st.
Dallas.