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,
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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
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