FACE FOUR
INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE. DEPENDENCE, OWEOON. JANUARY 11. Wfc
Independence Kntekpiuse
CHARLES EDWARD HICKC
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to impossible.
At the present time there are eu
rolled In our achools about 380 pupil
uad only ou account of sickness and
removals has It been possible to ob
tain seating rapacity for theui. Es
pecially I thla true In the lower
grade. Thla la ruluoua to tbe health
of body and mind of any persona and
especially of children ranging In ages
from six to twelve year. At thla
"" Ke children are In need of especial
A CALL FOR ACTION care and training, lota of good breath-
Tbe future of Independence Ilea lug apace together with physical ex-
within her schools. Surely we are not ercise to develop the aenaea which
to be the hut of all the towus of thla n dormant at that age.
great and progressive valley to throw Cattle of the fields require shelter,
open our door to the Incoming pop- swine their sty. the dog his kennel
ulatlon. It la Increasing and faster at night, and these are provided by
than we are prepared to take care the husbandman of the farm. As
of It. Independence Is growing. To niuch atteutlon should be given the
meet the Increasing population our boys and girls whose minds thirst for
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be enlarged, our grounds extended, j women of tomorrow, who will have
our teaching force Increased and our
courses of Instruction made to com
prehend larger scope. We are teach
ing eleven grades in our schools. Ow
ing to cramped accommodations and
inadequate teaching force the pupils
In the upper grades are to an ex
tent neglected In their work. The
Luildlng at this time has no room
Jor library and laboratory work. The
recitation room Is not ample for the
work of the classes and to facilitate
the administration of affalra of the
state of Oregon In years to come.
The tide isi fast coming and let us
do while we can. Independence must
grrow. Comparison of census of years
past prove that it has grown. All
Oregon Is growing and the demands
for extension of schooling facilities
Is upon every town and district of
the state.
And now to the remedy. The prob
lem offers different solutions. One
in the accommodation of this work j a to enlarge the present buildings
m ..loli.nl la Katntr I . . J rri.A malrtrltu rT r fi tx-tl a
the office of the principal is being
utilized for recitation purposes which
is still inadequate to the occasion.
The future, next year, will offer con
ditions more embarrassing than at
the present time. The class of grad
uates from the eighth grade will over
flow the high school room and accom
modations for recitations will be next
Painlessjentistry
1 Out of town ppl
lean hmve their plat
and bridtfework tin.
if iKMurr.
Wm Mill viva Vfiu rood
22k (old w jorce!ai
"1 crown for Sd.OU
H Molar Cro.ni 5.00
22k BridTth 3.50
- ' Gold Filling 1.00
Enamel Filling 1.00
Sitvw Fillins .50
llntay Fitline 2.50
T.,.. r 5.00
a ailt. Puma-i urn Suau " cfi
n mat mm" a wnw L 71 -ikaii
work uANTiEo roj ,fc
U ortoUtioo Free. V?r kTlr ur.
Wise Dental Co.
FattiHO Botuh-o PORTLAND. OREGON
a. miiL rutao! tmUm-a
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In every community of the ntlri showing It up to b located on a
country. The same care should be barren tract with MO vldence
exercUed In the construction of pub- of a town, surrounded by a waste of
Ho highways thai Is observed and fol- sagebrush. It la borald d by the pro-
lowed In the grading of rights-of-way motors aa the leading city of the !
for railroads. Why uotT They are chutes valley. It Is characterised by
used more and travel upon them Is jibs Telegram as a dream of lbs pro-
under less favorable circumstances, tuoters. It would possibly have been
- . I.. r-..r arm if'.i. i.,.iphiuII. f lha Dull hutt'I pro-
country than do the railroads. They vldlng the crop of suckers tiad held
are the feeders of the railroads and out before the exposure of the Tele-
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grant cui mem on. i iiw -
tral station In a telephone office a
newspaper Is privileged to cut In
even If the "line Is busy." It will
probably not be as busy at Illllman
after the Telegram's "most cruel cut
of all."
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aeeiua to b lha unanimous choice of
Baleui aud whom the Enterprise hast
ens to recomnieud. Msyor Hodgers
will assign as an excuse, should he
resign, press of private affairs and a
resolve to visit the holy lands In the
very near future. The mayor Is the
most popular mail In Haleut today
and deservedly so.
dev clone ra of the commonwealth
They have never been overdone.
Wo always 12!:s to noat with aao. row:
Ch9 has tbe cofcot homo thoro 13 in top s.
A "Botney " tiad of coins, you knavr, i
Whero 5 sz can sit and sort of tvA
1 know oi houses gewgawd bo with sty'.
That when you entor you put on a i sr.nl?
A sort of eocial shine, a3 you might My,
So that you'll haraonize and be aa fan .
But oh, kow flreadful tired 1 Bhoold gau
If I should tain forever vith diet not.
No, give mo His. Brown whose hapjj-
g;i3st , . ,
Can just lounge tiowa ana rest, ana ret;,
and rcwt.
Ear rco:ns are low and bread, and quJei
That restfnl green, and all the pictures
laa , a, a
At coraf ortable ancles, and you chat
In loand cosey tones and there's a cat,
Of course a cat, tiat yawns there in the sun
A picture of content, like everyone.
Then SIi'3. Brown brxngs out her dainty set
OS tea tiiin23, and we know that we onall
get
The vorjr nicest, cearesi cup oi tei
Tis CHASS & SAKBOSH'S brand, you
Lnow, and
li -73 z 11 of v.3 been csinj it 'round town,
It's always tafe io copy l:lr3' Brown
For sale by
P. H. DREXLER
The Leading Grocer
Independence
and grounds. The majority of towns
are building new buildings rather
than annexing to their present struct
ures. The situation in Independence
would seem to demand a new build
ing since It is not so arranged as to
accommodate an addition. A force
ful suggestion is the building of a
high school building, and the sugges
tion is good. Grounds are obtainable,
and if nothlne more than a building
of 'four or six rooms, conditions for
the present at least would be alleviat
ed. Plans of such a structure could
be made that additional rooms could
be added as needs demand.
The meeting which is to take place
tonight at the public school building
here should be attended by every par
ent of Independence. It will afford
a chance to study conditions as they
exist. The solution of the matter
of larger and more extensive educa
tional facilities demands their attend
ance tonight. This condition must be
met. The solution is pressing upon
the people of Independence as never
before. The people of Independence
must act In this matter tonight.
SAMUEL HILL
Samuel Hill, a wealthy resident of
Seattle, who is spending his wealth
trying to educate the people of the
United States to the necessity and
advantages of good public highways
and who is recognized as the great
est promoters of interest in good
roads, passed through the Willamette
valley last week, making speeches at
most of the important cities, includ
ing Albany and Salem. He has spent
many years studying methods of
road-building in France, Germany, It
aly and Switzerland, besides nearly
every state in the Union. He has
been a resident of the Pacific coast
almost twenty years and has done
more for the improvement of the
highways of Washington than any
other man or set of men, that state
now having some of the best roads
of the country. Some of his remarks
are worth serious meditation. For
instance:
"Good roads are of five times
more Importance to the country than
protective tariff."
Good streets to a town are what
fehow windows are to the stores."
"Good roads lessen cost of trans
portation of farm products to mar
ket."
He is soon to visit Ottawa, Canada,
by special invitation of the Dominion
parliament, to address that body on
the subject of his life's study.
Mr. Hill has Just returned to this
country from England, making in all
thirtv-three trips to that country in
the interest of preparation to devote
his life to the agitation and building
of improved public highways. His
visit to the valley will cause a con
aMoraMo awakenine of interest 'in
the betterment of our public high
!waySa subject of first importance
SOCIETY'S INVESTMENT.
At Condon, atlliam county, an at
tempt waa made last week to tear
away the corner atone of the new
county hlith achool building and ateal
tbe colna deposited there at th lay
Ins of the corner atone. It Is a case
In which, to aecure by theft the mon
ey deposited there, thelvea would do
work amounting to three timea
value to secure It, even at the risk
of a long penitentiary term, to aay
nothing of the mutilating of such a
monument of public enterprise. H
woul.1 have been the same, pernaps.
had the robbery of this paltry sum of
12.00 contemplated the destruction oi
the building. Given an offer at hon
est labor with rewards greater than
that offered In the theft of the coins
deposited In the corner stone it
wnnM no doubt be spurned, idleness
breeds a specimen of humanity which
stoops to acts of Just such depravity.
Th offense is greater than u me
..himnova were torn away and the
brick sold or the shingles atrlpped
from the roof and bartered. Striking
at the very foundation of a public In
stitution of such noble purport be
trays the lowest type of American cit
izenship. PHy that aoclety snouiu
suffer Investment of a class so ror
getful of public welfare and so strick
en with greed and seirisnness.
Hlllman of Deschutes fame received
hnriv blow from the Evening Tele-
gram a few days ago when that paper
exposed the exploitation project by
Chambers McCune of Albany
claim that 205 pairs of shoes were
sold by their establishment on th
opening day of their annual clearance
sale. At times It was Impossible to
gut standing room In tiila department.
The event was advertised In nearly
all nearby newspapers.
Prof. Mcintosh complains that a
number of pupils of Independence
schools have been absent from school
work. Th law of compulsory educa
tion requires that all pupils who have
reached the age of nine yeara must
attend school regularly during the
whole time the school Is In session.
After the child reachea the age of
fourteen years he Is not required to
attend provided he Is regularly and
lawfully engaged In some useful em
ployment. When the truancy of iho
child amounts In the aggregato to
seven half days during any four or
lesa number of consecutive weeks the
teacher la required to report the tru-
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ancy of the ctuia 10 me "'"'
boundary- board. They will sena an
order to the truancy officer to Inves
tigate the case. Several of such cas
es have been reported nd will be
looked after by the truancy board, in
connection with this matter It la well
to state that failure to comply with
thU law on the part of the board oi
directors, clerks, teachers or any oth-
r officer who negfects to do his du
ty In such case, a fine of $5 to $20
may be Imposed by the district douh
dary board.
Mvnr Rodeers of Salem may re-
Blgn In which case he is likely to be
succeeded by Charles L. McNary. who
For Sal
(40 Acres of land, adjoining Mon
mouth, known as the Jos- Craven
farm. Will sell In 6. 10 or 20 acre
tracts, or more If desired, at $100 an
acre. For further Information write
or call on the W. A. Tut ker Heal K
tats Co.. excluslva agents. Monmouth.
Oregon. 33'
Special attention to filling family
recipes. Williams Drug Co. 2M
CASH
PAID
FOR FARM PRODUCE
B THE
BUTLER
PRODUCE CO.
' 'an ' a
TUST SOMETHING TO
MAKE HOME MERRY
To Delight the Young
and the Old
W. know by long P.. IK U "' " " '" ""
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