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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1909)
Disc Cultivators Walking rpoi iooc U mnn inn ftTirr lirmn 10 U 2 LUUHL RNU OIHlL 103 S Take your hogs to Chambcrlin. Got Westfall to do your paper hanging. Chambcrlin wants your hogs. Zook, the paper hanger will do your painting. Billy Sunday says Hades is no worse than Chicago. A great many people have what they call good times in Chicago. Dr. Allen, dentist, Cooper Building Independence Oregon. Both phones. 19-tf Dr. R. E. Duganne, dentist. Office over Independence National Bank, Independence. Nice cottage and seven lots, nearly 2 acres, for $850. Polk County Reality Co. Holiday Goods, Albums, Fancy Boxes, etc, at cost at Perkins Pharmacy. Bring us your produce we pay top prices. T. A. Riggs. Highest market price paid for at hogs at Chamberlins Market. Zook the Painter, will hang your paper. If you have any small farms, big ones or town property for sale, list it with the Polk County Realty Co. Offices at the Herald office. Don't say Hour, say PERRY DALE FLOUR! Every sack guaranteed. Ask Riggs the gro cer about it. Somebody stole $380 from a Tigardville man's tool chest The thief was evidently an accom modating cuss, for he left $20 in the sack, presumably for a nest egg, says the Forest Grove Times. After a week of the coldest weather known here for many years, a warm rain set in last I I I I I K I HI 1 I I I H I I niLIIIL . i j Plows Are the kind you want on a place and you want The Best. have them, THE DEERE. We have Gang and Sulkey for large farms. Get our Prices. J. E. Friday night and has been at it more or less ever since. High water is the proper thing all over western Oregon this week. The tax levy this year is over four mills higher than last which was made necessary on account of the extra road work done and to be done this year. The levy is not heavy and it would not hurt the county if an additional two mills had been added to the road tax. The Ilillsboro Argus of the 14th said : ' 'C. R. Boyd of the Climax Milling Co. of this city has 300 pounds of wheat to donate to the birds of this vicinity, and hopes that everybody will be thought ful enough to provide for . the feathered songsters that make their home in this valley during the winter months." It has been truly said that no one knows what vast mineral and chemical deposits will yet be uncovered in central Oregon. This was illustrated a few weeks ago when a Bend man discover ed a large deposit of pure gyp sum at Bear Creek Buttes. This deposit has attracted attention of outside capital, says the Bulletin. Polk County School Report. Report of the schools of Polk County for the school month end ing Doc. 21, 1908. Number of schools in session, 62. Boys Girls Total No. pupils remaining last mo. 1314 1HS6 247!) " new " registered dur. mo. ill 8 S9 " pupils leaving one school and entering another 7 11 18 " pupils having been dropped and then readmitted 66 61 107 Total Nil registered dur. year 14i 1 &43 No. pupils dropped dur. mo. 124 111 fSS " " remaining Dee. 24 12S4 1124 141 " " on register since be ginning of year not registered in any other school 14(4 1212 2646 " of pupils that have been reg. in some other school 29 29 68 ' pupils over 4 and under 6 12 11 23 "J " " and under 9 SM 327 709 " " " and under 12 3T4 S41 71S " " " 12 and under 14 2ti9 256 625 small We plows WINEGAR over 14 and under 37 Total 14(i4 307 674 U12 2S4'i 17.5 42565 2422 626 1209 2570 24:12 94.5 211 No. days taught during month Whole number of days attendance Whole number of days absence Whole number of times late No. of pupils neither absent nor late Average number of pupils belonging Average daily attendance Per cent of attendance Number of vkits by parents No. of visits by memlwrs of sch jo board 62 The following schools are placed on the roll of honor for attendance having made a per cent of 95 or more. Bridgeport, Lewisville, Ball ston, Salt Creek, Parkers, Mon mouth, Scroggins, Gooseneck, Cochran, Rickreall, Oak Point, Elkins, Independence, Etna, Sunnyslope, Guthrie, Falls City, Liberty, Cherry Grove, Rock Creek, Mountain View, Mistletoe, Highland, Buell,. Spring Valley, Popcorn, Harmony, Upper Salt Creek, (100 per cent), North Dallas. The follwing schools were plac ed on the roll of honor for having had no tardies during the month: Smithfield, Bridgeport, Valley View, Gooseneck, Rickreall, Upper Salt Creek, Enterprise, Etna, Concord, Liberty, Rock Creek, Highland, Mistletoe. The attendance for the month of December was not as good as for the months preceding, and I wish that all teachers, parents, and school officers, and children would try and bring the attend ance back to the 95 per cent we are trying to maintain. This report should have been published the last week in Dec. but several teachers were slow in sending in the reports and some through the pleasures of the holidays forgot that there were reports to be mailed and so my report has been delayed. H. C. Seymour, School Superintendent of Polk County, Oregon. Girls Basket Ball. The 0. S. N. S. girls basketball 1 ; . Are a necessity now as much so as a drag harrow was in the early days of farm ing in this valley. We handle the DEERE the best on the market. & CO L. L. Hewitt, M. D. Independence, Oregon Office in Cooper Building Oflice hours: 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to ( p. m. Both Phones. Monmouth Laundry We want to make our good reputation better still by giving universal satisfaction to our pa trons. If dissatisfied, tell us why. Bring in your Suits and have them Cleaned and Pressed, at the Monmouth Electric Laundry team will play their first game on the home floor Friday night against the girls of the Capital Business College, of Salem. The girls have a fast team and under the skilful coaching of Alvah Craven, the Monmouth all star center, of last years team, expect to win the championship of the state. Every one shotild come and cheer the girls oh to victory. They also have games arranged for future dates with Albany, Chemawa, Portland and Astoria. One feature jof the evening will be music by the Indepen dence orchestra before the game and between halves. Nice cottage of five rooms and pantry with good woodshed. Well on porch. Prunes, apples, pears and small fruits together with one and eighty-seven one-hund-redths acres of good land in Mon mouth for $1000. For sale by Polk County Realty Co. We have a buyer for a sheep ranch of from 150 to 200 acres, Must be good land, but can have considerable brush on it Polk County Realty Co. liJJ For Sale At the Monmouth Nurseries. Choice and Extra Choice, high grade English Wnllnuts from one to four years old. Place your orders early and secure the Choicest of Stock. W. II. Paurish. Lamps and fixtures, electric irons, chafing dishes, broilers, heaters and electric motors of all kinds. Wireing scientifically done in all its branches. Elec tric lights installed. Estimates furnished on short notice. Phone Main 98. V. D. Butler. Notice to Stockholders. NOTICE is hereby given that an adjourned an nual stockholders meeting of the Pilot Knob Gold Milling & Mining Co. will be held at Monmouth, Oreon, at 10 a. m. February 15 for the purpose of electing five Directors and such other business that may come before said meeting. You aie earnestly requested to be present. Dated this 13th day of January, la09. H. R. NEHRBAS, President. 0. A. WOLVERTON. Secretary. CITY MEAT MARKET H. C. Chamberlin, Prop. Dealer in All kinds of Fresh and Cured' Meats. Fish and Game in Season Lard a Specialty Cash Paid for Poultry , Oysters
