A FEW OF THE MANY THINGS WE HAVE FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS
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Umbrellas
make a nice Christmas pres
ent. A fine line to select
from
Price, $1.50 to $10
Waterman Ideal Fountain Pens
$2.50 to $5.00
We also have a line of self filling Fountain Pens
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Fine Plated
Hollow Ware
of all kinds
Cake Baskets, Berry
Dishes, Cracker Jars
and Gravy Eloats
Special Price
on Musical Instru
ments Such
VIOLINS, MANDOLINS,
(iUH'AKS, HAN. I OS, AC
ORDKONS AND TOY
DRUMS
Fine Silver-Plated
Flat Ware
Spoons in Table, Desert and
Teas, Fruit Knives, Nut
Picks, Berry Spoons, Gravy
Ladles, Cream Ladles, etc.
Utopian Vases
and Cut Glass
A line of many pret
designs and a hand
some thing for a
Christmas present.
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Solid Gold
Rings
Rubies', 75c t $1.50
Misses' and Ladies', $1.50
to $K.0
Gents', $2.50 and up.
We have a nice line of all kind to
select from.
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MAKE NAMES
FOR HISTORY
OREGON GEOGRAPHICAL BOARD
IS ORGANIZED.
Will Assist In the Selection of Suit
able names for Points and Places
of Oregon Asks Assistance of
Public Schools and Pioneer Settlers
The Oregon Geographical Board,
appointed by Governor Chamberlain
October 1, 1908, had Its first meet
ing In Corvallls on October 28th and
organized with the following officers:
President, Will O. Steel, Portland;
secretary, Joseph Shafer, Eugene;
treasurer, J. B. Horner, Corvallls.
The excuse for the creation of this
board lies In the fact that in a new
state of vast proportions like Oregon
population is pushing into new areas
and the older sections are becoming
more densely populated, giving rise
everywhere to new towns, villages
and post offices; this calls closer at
tention to many hitherto disregarded
physical features of the country
mountains, streams, waterfalls, lakes,
beautiful landscapes along the sea
coast or in the Interior. Hundreds,
even thousands, of new names may
be required within the space of a few
years. The board will be prepared
to assist citizens wishing to apply
names to such new places, by furn
ishing lists of appropriate names
drawn from Indian lore, pioneer his
tory, and from other sources. In this
manner the results of the earlier
"haphazard" method of designating
places can be avoided so far as re
lates to the place names of the fu
ture. It is the intention of the board to
make a careful study of existing
names, to account for their origins,
.etc.; also to collect data concerning
places deserving names, cases of dup
lication and names In dispute.
By no possibility can the board ac
complish any good without the co
operation of the public. It Is wholly
without funds, and Us members.while
gladly contributing their time and a
limited amount of expense money to
serve the state, will be unable to
carry out Its plans unless the press
shall be willing to publish its com
munications, and the public In gener
al shall be willing to assist in the
collection of data. Upon such sup
port, however, the board relies with
the greatest confidence. Every pos
sible atteiiion will be paid to corre
spondence addressed to any member
of the board. It Is hoped that citi
zens possessing information concern
ing the history of names now exist
ing, concerning disputes that is, cas
es wherein some Insist on giving a
place one name, while others apply
to the same place another name
concerning places whose names are
known to be duplicated elsewhere In
the state, and concerning names
which the people for any reason
think unfit, will write the facts as
fully as possible to the board.
The public school system extends
to every part of the commonwealth
and teachers and pupils are of neces
sity interested in the subject of the
geography of the locality in which
the school Is located. The board
suggests to the teachers and pupils of
the common schools that they have
it in their power to confer a lasting
benefit upon their state by merely
introducing into their schools as a
general exercise a Bubject which will
be sure to vitalize the work in both
geography and history. It refers to
the study of local names in the
school district. Let each teacher
supervise the preparation of an al
phabetically arranged list of all
places In the district, possessing
names. After the names are collect
ed, let her, with the aid of the pupils,
prepare a brief statement of the his
tory of each name.
The pupils will Inquire of their
parents, or of pioneers, or other well
Informed persons, as to the origin
of names. They will come to take
an intense interest in the subject,
and will discover a new significance
in their environment, both geographi
cal and historical.
POLK COUNTY'S
SCHOOL
REPORT
A Personal Appeal.
If we could talk to you personally
about the great merit of Foley's Hon
ey and Tar, for coughs, colds and
lung trouble, you never could be In
duced to experiment with unknown
preparations that may contain some
harmful drugs. Foley's Honey and
Tar costs you no more and has a
record of forty years of cures. P. M.
Klrkland.
Polk's Gazetteer.
A business directory of each city,
town and village in Oregon and
Washington, giving a descriptive
sketch of each place, together with
the location and shipping facilities
and a classified directory of each
business and profession. R. . Polk
& Co., Inc., Seattle. '
The following is the report of the
public schools of Polk county for the
school month ending November 27.
1908:
Boys Girls Total
Number of pupils re
maining last month 1194 1119 2313
Number of pupils re
gistered new dur
ing month 132 71 203
Number of pupils re
gistered during mo. t
that have been re- 1
gistered in Borne
other school .... 12 9 21
No. of pupils that
have been re-admit
ted during month
that have been
dropped 64 51 115
Total No. of pupils
in school during
month 1401 1356 2757
No. of pupils drop
ped during month 89 86 175
No. of pupils remain
ing at close of mo. 1313 1166 2479
No. of pupils on re
gister since begin
ning of year not ,
registered in any
other school .. .. 1372 1236 2608
No. of pupils on re
gister that have
been registered in
some other school 22 18 40
No. of pupils over
4 and under 6 .. 12 11 23
No. of pupils over
6 and under 9 .. 380 327 707
No. of pupils over
9 and under 12 ... 367 338 705
No. of pupils over
12 and under 14 . 266 256 522
No. of pupils over
14 and under 20 . 347 304 651
Total 1372 1236 2608
No. of days taught during mo. 17
Whole No. days attendance '. 41154
Whole No. days absence .... 1679
Whole No. times late .. .. .. 456
No. of pupils neither absent
nor tardy 1487
Average No. of pupils belong
ing . . 2579
Average daily attendance . . . . 2421
Per cent, of attendance . . . . 96 2
No. of visits by parents .... 97
No. of visits by members of ,
school boards 22
The following schools were placed
on the roll of honor for attendance,
having made a per cent of 95 or
more:
Zena, Dallas, Smlthfield Eola, Pee
dee, Red Prairie, Bridgeport.. Lewls
ville, Ballston, Salt Creek, Monmouth,
Airlle, Perrydale, Goose Neck, Coch
ran. Butler, Rlckreall, Oak Point, In
dependence, Brush College, West Sa
, Slob Wcrniete Cowtuiaftot)
TIASTICBS&IiGASLAWD DESW
Have you ever considered the sterling worth of the
GlobeWernicke "Elastic"
Book Case
as being a peculiarly appropriate gift for the holiday season. Such a gift
represents a compliment to the intelligence of the recipient, besides be
ing evidence of good judgment on the part of the giver ..The possi
bility of varied and tasteful arrangement of these book units for beauti
fying the home is practically unlimited. One can make a selection in
any finish to harmonize with the furniture selected for the hall, the li
brary or the den These sections can be obtained with plain glass,
leaded glass, or bevel plate glass doors. You can also purchase desk,
cupboard, drawer and music sections, built on the same G.-W. "Elastic"
plan of construction Ask for catalogue No. 109 W, or write for same,
illustrating library, den and living room interiors. Do it now.
BHREN & HAMILTON
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR SALEM
lem, Buena Vista, Buell, Popcorn.Har- Black Rock, Cherry Grove,- Mountain
mony. Upper Salt Creek Lincoln, view. Rock Creek, Highland, and
North Dallas, Enterprise, Suver, Et- District No 67
na, Fir Grove, Sunnyslope, Lone Star, The following schools were placed i
sacvoy uutnne, UDerty, rails uity, on the roll of honor for not having
any absence nor tardies: Lewlsville.i Wood for sale Second growth at
Salt Creek, Airlie, Cochran. Popcorn, 93.60, old growth $4.00 a cord de
Harmony, Upper Salt Creek, Etna. j iivered. S. Cox, Independence. Phon
Supt. Polk County Schools. ( AM-