fiod undItate news Hair Switches made from combines. Enquire at this office. Get your Thanksgiving Tur key at the Star Theater Tuesday night. Abstracts promptly made by Frown & Sibley, attorneys and abstracters. 'Quo Vadis" and "Little Min ister" Saturday and Sunday Mat inee at 3 o'clock. T. Butler, of Independence, was talking to old acquaintances on our streets Tuesday. Nothing doing at the Star to night. Come tomorrow at 3 o'clock and see two good ones. Morlan & Son have installed an electric malt milk mixer in their cafe within the last few weeks. Ernest Force, who has been sick for some ten days past, is able to be up and around again, Misses Mildred Force and Ma bel Johnson visited Albany last Saturday returning home the same day. Work on the Normal gymnasi um is being carried forward there being several men here from Sa lem working on the job. Perkins Pharmacy is giving bargains in Wall Paper. Reduc tion in all kinds; are making clean-up to make room for the fall stock. The most talked of hen in the world now is one at the 0. A. C. at Corvallis which has beaten all the other prize biddies to a fraz zle by producing 303 eggs in a year. W. J. Mulkey's new building is finished, except a little outside painting, and the shelving is be ing put in. Mr. Clark expects to open up for business by the first of December. Dr. F. R. Bowersox, M. K. Boatman and Charles Smith left early yesterday morning on a ten day's fishing excursion into the Alsea country. They are after large trout and may go down to tide water. During a heavy fog Tuesday morning the motors bumped into each other at Gerlinger crossing, shaking up the passengers con siderably, but with small damage as the motors were almost stop ped when the collision took place. Independence voted Monday on the propisition to create a road district out of its territory but the scheme failed as there were only 80 votes in favor of the measure while there were 101 votes cast against it. We pre dict that Monmouth will carry the same proposition more than two to one. The Woman's Social Hour Club held its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Mary A. Stine. Dr. Laura Price assisted as hostess. Besides members of the club, the following invited guests were present: Mrs. P. H. Johnson, Mrs. Orville Butler, Mrs. Woodward, Mrs. Oaks, Mrs. Thorp, Miss Mabel Johnson and Master Halley Johnson. "Mutt and Jeff" will appear at the Star Theatre, Saturday Night. With them will be: "Pathes Weekly," "Rare Specimens and Old Friends at New York Zoo logical Garden," "French Naval Maneuvers" and "Chaffinch and Family." A dandy good program for 5 and 10 cents. Surveying and Subdivining Prompt service, work guaran teed. Himes Engineering Com pany, Dallas, Ore., Phone 502 Mrs. W. C. Pollan has gone to visit her daughter at Portland. Among the traders in town Wednesday was Wm. Riddoll, Sr. Mrs. Candace Robinson, of In dependence, is visiting Mrs. M, A. Stine. Now is the time to secure wall paper. 25 to 50 per cent reduc tion at Perkins Pharmacy. Buy now and save money. Herald Subscriptions Renewals and subscriptions to the Herald during the. past week were: Mrs. C. Lorence. U. G. Hefflev. W. C. Pollan. Drowns In Siletz Plunging over the high cable bridge which spans the north fork of the Siletz river at the junction of the north and south forks of two streams, carrying j down into the icy waters 50 i pounds of provisions, Charles' Maize, a homesteader living in ! the Siletz country was drowned j yesterday, accorning to word : which reached the Sheriff's; office early this morning. Roy McMurphy, deputy sheriff' of Falls City was the first to re-' ceive word from the Siletz coun-i try, and immediately phoned the j news to the sheriff's office here. ' According to the brief story as told by McMurphy last night. Maize was crossing the bridge when he either stumbled or the planks gave away beneath him. It is understood that there were two men on the bank of the river who witnessed part of the trage dy, but they were unable to render help before the body plunged into the swift waters of the river and burdened by the heavy weight of the pack which was strapped across his shoulders had been swept down the stream. Dallas Observer. Report of Public Schools Report of the schools of Polk County for the school month end ing October 31, 1913. ; Number of schools reporting" correctly and on time - 66 Number of schools not reporting on time. . 3 Number of pupils remaining at last report. . 1706 ' Number of pupils registered new during month 1110 Number of pupils rewistereil secondary dur ing month 4K Number of pupils readmitted during month 80 Total numter pupils on register during month - 2944 Number of pupils dropped during month 1!1 Total number on register at this report 27&J Number of ilays taught during month 16.4 Whole number of days attendance 42M1 Whole number of days absence 1441 Whole number of times late 406 Number of pupils neither absent or late... 1R94 Average number of pupils belonging 26W) Average daily attendance 2592 Percent of attendance .. 96.7 Number of visits by parents 98 Number of visits by members of school board 73 The following schools have been placed on the roll of 'honor for having made 95 per cent in attendance or over: Zena, Dal las, Peedee, Red Prairie, Bridge port, Ballston, Saltcreek, Park ers, Monmouth Grade School, Monmouth High School, Bethel, Orchards, Polk Station, Fairview, Cockran, Rickreall, Oakpoint, Elkins, Independence, Antioch, Brush College, West Salem, Bu ell, Beuna Vista, Spring Valley, Popcorn, Harmony, Upper Salt Creek, Lincoln, North Dallas, Enterprise, Suver, Crowley, Fir Grove, Greenwood, Sunny Slope, Concord, Oakdale, Lone Star, McCoy, Gutherie. Falls City, Black Rock, Pioneer, Oakhurst, Mountainview, Hopville, High land, Broadmead, Fern, Fern villa. The following schools have been placed on the roll of honor for having made no tardies dur ing the month; Eola,. Bethel, Red Prairie, Polk Station, Anti och, Beuna Vista, Spring Valley, -u,omE journal PATTERNS The o c3oizc ioi lQcrioEi511criocr3lg )j noi ZJllc3oc51o1 o o 0 "DRIFTED SNOW" A full, patent, hard wheat flour Just arrived. Once used ALWAYS A. Monmouth, cnon Popcorn, Harmony, Upper Salt Creek, Crowley, McTimmons Valley, Fir Grove, Oakdale, Gutherie, Liberty, Cherry Grove, Oakhurst, Mountainview, High land, Broadmead, Fernvilla. H. C. Seymour, School Supt. W. F. SCOTT Contractor and Builder All kinds of Carpentering and Repair Work done in a workman-like manner. Let me figure with you on that new building you are soon intending to erect. 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