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Local and Persanal
L. D. Brown, Attorney-at-law,
Notary Public, Abstractor, Dal
las, Oregon. tf
Mrs. J. M. Staley is over from
Salem visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Matt Graham.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hampton
visited Portland Saturday night
returning Sunday night.
Mrs. E. C. Cornelius made a
flying trip to Portland Monday
Morning returniny the same day.
Miss L. A. Mint, an instructor
in Art, commenced a series of
ten lessons at the school bu:lding
here last Tuesday.
Mr. Milton Force came home
Friday from Portland for a few
days visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Force.
Mrs. Sarah Davis presented the
Herald office with beautiful sam
ples of apples this week, of the
Rambo and bellflower varieties.
Ernest Riddle and George
Grounds left for Portland Mon
day afternoon and may possibly
go to California for the Winter.
J. W. Leonard of The Dalles,
brother of Charles Leonard of
this place, after visiting old
scenes and friends in the Middle
West and Colorado, has returned
home.
Mrs. Mary Stine left last Fri.
day for Pullman, Washington
where she will take charge of the
girls dormitory at the State Nor
mal School. Mrs. Stine held that
position a number of years ago.
Mr. J. S. Scheible and son, Guy,
D. E. Stitt and wife daughter,
Blanche, took a trip to Airlie Sun
day, to have a look at the coun
try. Airlie is a quiet little place
in the southern part of Polk
county and if dressed up with
plenty of paint and new side walks
would be a nice little village.
Annual Convention of School
Officers
The Annual School Officers'
Convention which was held in
Dallas on Saturday, Oct. 15, was
not as well attended as some in
the past but over forty districts
were represented and the in
terest was good, if the day had
not been a day 'hat every farmer
thought he must work, and had
been rainy, indications are that
every school district in the coun
ty would have been represented.
The convention was called to
order at 10:30 A. M. by President
T. W. Brunk and Mr. H. A.
Adrain, of Santa Barbara, Calif,
gave an address on "The Health
of the Child and the San'tation
of the School Buildings" which
was much appreciated by all
present.
Many subjects of importance
were discussed before the noon
hour when President Brunk, ap
pointed the following committee
on resolutions; Hon. C. L. Haw
ley, W. A. Wood, J. S. Ma
Comber, Finley Edgar and L. II.
McBee.
At the session after lunch other
subjects of importance to the
schools were discussed and many
school boards ordered the stone
tanks for the drinking water for
their schools.
Superintendent J. H. Acker
man was present and gave an
excellent address on the school
conditions of the past, present,
and future.
The committee on resolutions
handed in the following report,
which was adopted by the con
vention; The School Officers of
Polk County in Annual meeting
assembled urge the earnest sup
port of the following resolutions:
That we favor the .passage of
a law making the County Treas
urer exofficio School District
Treasurer.
That a teachers certificate shall
be subject to revocation by the
County Superintendent when
such teacher fails to comply with
the terms of the contract entered
into with any school board, and
that we instruct our County
Superintendent tc present his
matter at the next meeting of
the state organization of County
School Superintendents.
That we most heartily believe
in the Normal Training of all
teachers and would most earnest
ly urge that the state make such
provision as will secure such
training for such teachers.
That this is a practical age
and that the demand for the
training of our children is along
such lines, and we believe that
there are many things now in
our Public School course which
are unnecessary, and unimpor
tant, and that we u ge the adop
tion of a course in Manual Train
ing, Domestic Science and Art,
and Elementary Agriculture.
That we heartily favor the
Creation of A County High School
Fund and urge the support at the
coming election of the measure
providing for such.
That we extend to our State
Supt. Ackerman our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation for the
most excellent and untiring work
he has given the schools of the
State during his twelve years as
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, and that we wish
him the best of success in what
ever field of work he may under
take. T. W. Brunk was re-elected as
President of the Association, S.
L. Stewart was elected as Vice
President, and II. C. Seymour as
Secretary.
Largest Wagon In Oregon
A. B. Rouse, who has the con
tract for hauling the freight for
the Willow River Irrigation Com
pany of Brogan, shipped through
Vale to J. II. McVicker, of Rich
field, Idaho, the largest wagon
in Oregon. The wagon was used
to haul all the heavy machinery
from Brogan out to reservoir num
per three and was being shipped
Monday for use by Mr. Vicker
in hauling the heavy machinery
from the Wood River dam. They
use as high as 20 head of horses
on the wagon and can haul 25
000 pounds of freight on it. It
was shiped into Brogan in April
of this year. Oregon Oriano.
Zook the. Painter, will hang
your paper for you.
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hair. Mrs. J. W. Richardson Sr.
Monmouth St., Independence, Or.
Have made arrange
ment to club with the
Pacific Monthly
Magazine
so that we can offer
both publication for
$1.75
during the fall and the
coming wfnter.
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your winter liturature, and
the Pacific Monthly is one
of the best Magazines pub
lished anywhere.
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