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\V A S I I I M i T O N a n M V P u b lic S c h o o l N o t* * . T h e te a ch e rs o f th e p u b lic school would lik e to imprev» upon th e m ind» o f th e p a re n ts in th e c it y th e im p o rta n ce o f rh e to ric a l w o rk and i f p ossib le secure th e ir coo p e ratio n in th e ir e ffo rts in th is d ire c tio n . P ro b a b ly n o o th e r part o f p u b lic sc h o o l w o rk is n e g le cte d so m uch as th is an d in a la rge m easu re, o fttim es, th is is due to a la c k o f in te re st tak en by th e paren ts. T h e w o rk is con sid ered ra th e r su perflu ous and u n essen tial and th erefo re n e g le c te d . W e w ould feel g ra te fu l fo r y o u r su ppo rt an d h elp in th is m ost im p o rta n t b ra n ch o f th e w ork. T h e e n ro llm e n t at th e p u b lic school is n ow o v e r 200 and still th e y are com in g N e x t F r id a y e n d s th e first m on th and b y th e b e g in n in g o f n e x t m onth pupils w ill p r o b a b ly be n e a rly a ll in. T h e fo u rth g ra d e w ill a fter th is w eek o c c u p y a room in th e o ld acad em y b u ild in g w h ich th e d ire cto rs h av e leased for t h a t purpose. M iss L o u M erch a n t ot C a rlto n w ill 1 * th e te a ch e r in ch arg e . T V a « I u * iV C o l u m n . C a n d id a te s fo r te a c h e r ’s lice n se s in New Y o r k sta te are e x a m in e d .n A m erican H isto ry , A rith m e tic , C iv il G o v ern m en t, C u rre n t T o p ic s. G e o g ra p h y . D raw in g, G ra m m a r, M eth od s ax.d S ch o o l E con om y P h y s io lo g y and H y g ie n e , and O rth ogra- phy. B L A C K B O A R D S M I ST GO. s e llo u ts . II YTC H K T T h e S e c r e t o f S u e e e & i. H op p ic k in g h as a bou t en d ed iu th is C a p le s & T h o m as are in receip t o f th e v ic in ity . fo llo w in g B a tterin g le tte r from T o o tle , M rs. M elle L e R u e and ch ild re n were W h eeler & M otter, th e g re a t w h o le sale house. I t refers to th e n o tice o f th e v isitin g at H ood view S atu rd a y. Mr. G e o rg e G ro n e r and E s tre lla Km - F o rest G ro ve firm ’s su ccess w h ic h a p rick m ade a pleasu re trip to R iv e rv iew peared in last w e e k ’s H a t c h e t . T h e ‘ ‘ b uv-cheap- se ll-a -h eap -a n d -keep -forever ce m e te ry S u n d a y. -at it " p lan is as sa tisfa cto ry to th e m an- , There w as q u ite a nu m b er o f Tigard - u factu rer as it is to th e d ea le r an d c o n v ilie resid en ts atten d ed tn e tab e rn a clc sum er: m ee tin g here S u n d a y. S t . J o s e p h , M o ., 9-2i-’95. L ester W a lla n o f O sw ego is v isitin g M e ssr s . C a p l e s & T h o m a s , L a m e s t H anson th is w eek. F o rest G ro ve , O regon . J. D. and F ra n k R o w ell d id business G e n tle m e n : in F o .t la n d S atu rd a y. W e n otice in th e W a s h in g to n C o u n ty Mr». P eterson and ch ild ren from P o r t H a tch e t, a b rig h t sh eet b e a rin g th e lan d are v isitin g at M rs. A d a m s’ th is m otto. W e ll hew to th e lin e le t th e : m onth. h ip s fall w here th e y m a s ,” e v id e n c in g Mr. and Mrs. F erd G ro n e r an d M iss lo t h h on ests ar.d co u ra ge, a lin e w h ich i f B lan ch e C a llo w and M essrs. F ra n k and fo llow ed out th ere w ill be no d o u b t o f Bert R o w ell and M isses A gn es R o ss and the ciiip s fa llin g on th e rig h t side. But Cas*ie R.owcll a tten d ed a p a rty at Mrs. we w ish to c o n g ra tu la te yo u upon th e G eo. R ob in son s a t F a rm in g to n W e d n e s n otice in th e pa; er w h ic h in d ica te d th a t d a y n igh t. you are d o in g a la rg e b u sin ess in th a t Mr. and Mrs. E d M iller w ere the cou n try an d d o in g it on p rin cip le s th a t are sure to w in , th a t is, on a ca sh sy s gu ests o f Mr. and M rs. L e R u e S u n d a y. Mr. and M rs E . FI. B rooks and d a u g h tem . It is a source o f g ra tifica tio n an d pleasu re to th e jo b b e r to h ear o f a p lan te r O ra a.:d son K o lia h a v e retu rn ed o f th is k in d fo llow ed for it c e rta in ly is from C a lifo rn ia w here th e y h a v e been the rig h t w ay to success. res d in g th e past year. Y o u r frien d s, The ta b ern a cle m eetin gs w h ich the T oo tle . W h e e l e r & M o t t e r . ; E v a n g e lic a ls are ca rry in g ou here are ■ ■ ■ ■" b ein g w ell atten d ed . T h e y h av e som e : $ A Year! W ashington County Hatchet Four Pages of County News aiul - - - - _ W _ eekly _ * Oregonian Obituary. b rillia n t and im p ressive sp eakers am on g ' T h e re is n o feature o f th e school-room th em and th e sin g in g w h ich 1» com m uted C h ristian C a rl, born in S a x o n -G o th e , ' t h a t m ak es it lo o k so "s-ch o o ly" or m ak es by Prof. S tra y fellow* is very good. G e rm a n y , S ep tem b er 22nd, 1S28. d ied in j s c h o o lin e s s s o re p e lla n t as th e b la ckb oa rd M r. and Mrs. Chas. K o c b e r a n d c h ild G len co e, O regon . S e p te m b e r 19th. 1895, I C h a lk m a rk s are a s d is tin c t on any oth er aged 6 6 years, 11 m on th s, 27 d ays, o f j d a rk su rfa ce as on b la ck ar.d th ere is no ren and G eo. G o n d y w ere in New berg heart failu re. T h e deceased w as w e ll ; n eed h ere o f c lin g in g to hideousness. S atu rd a y. k n o w n in th is v ic in ity and w as resp ected ' J. D. R o w e ll and Prof. F re n ch a tte n d T h e l»laeklx>ard offen d s th e h om e se: se by a ll w h o k n ew h im . H e w as a U n ion ' o f th e te ach e r. A re v ela tio n in b reak in g ed th e N ew b erg fair W ed n esd ay. sold ier in th e w*»r o f th e reb ellio n and ’ upon som e >chool a u th o ritie s ¿cast bound Messrs. H e n ry, W ill and E rn e st H an- had tw o h on orab le d isch a rg es to h is f b y tra d itio n th a t is re su .tin g is the -on and Joh n D agau returned from the cred it. D eath stru ck him in s ta n tly ! c h o ic e o f ta ste fu l colors for th e w ritin g h op field s in Y a m h ill co u n ty la st w eek. w h ile sittin g in his ch a ir, w ith o u t a m o b o ard . S o m e tin t th a t is w arm . soft, M iss A u rilla S ta ln a c k e r o f H oodview m en t's w arn in g, and w h en h is w ife g a v e d a rk and ric h , la id in a broad band rour w as th e gu est o f Me lie L e R u e S a tu rd a y the alarm the n e ig h b o rs rushed iu and th e cla ssro o m , w ou ld add honum ess in an d S u n d a y. j he lo o k ed as th ou g h he had fa lle n asleep stead o f “ sc h o o lin e ss” to th e p lace it A num ber o f S c h o ll’s b rig h t yo u n g in stead o f b e in g stric k e n w ith d ea th . w h ic h c h ild r e n ’s tartes and facu lties are h opefu ls on e n ig h t last w eek p la n n ed an T h e rem ain s w ere ta k e n to P o rtlan d and to be d e v e lo p e d . O cu lists sh ou ld be co n excu rsion up th e m o u n ta in , but it seem s buried at th e Lone F ir ce m e te ry. T h e su lte d as to th e c o lo r selected . It should it turn ed out a little d ifferen t from e x fu n eral serv ices w ere h eld at H o lm a n 's ; be a restfu l lin t. T h e n th e oth er colors p e cta tio n s as th e y retu rn ed a ra th e r d e U n d e rta k in g Parlors and co n d u cte d b y j used in th e room sh ou ld be b ro u gh t into je c te d lo o k in g set. Be ca re fu l n e x t tim e th e G . A . R 's and w ere very im p ressive, j h a rm o n y w ith it .— T each er* Institu te. boys w h om > ou are ta k in g in to c on fid en ce T h e A m e rican flag he loved so d e a rly in T H E F IR S T D A Y . “ for th e bc*t o f frien d s w ill ffece iv e y o u ” life, d rap ed in m o u rn in g , paid a trib u te T h e best w a y to b egin is b y »beginning an d it is n ’t so plea san t w hen th e tab les to a fa llen com rad e, an esteem ed b ro th e r j and a w o rth y patriot. D o n 't prep are to g e t re a d y to b e gin , but are tu rn ed, now is it? g o rig h t to w o rk . A fte r a h y m n or a so n g and such o th er o p e n in g e xercises as you e xp e ct to c o n tin u e on th e d a ily prrigrc.m, get your p u p ils to w rite th e ir n am e s w ith parent* c r g u a r d ia n s’ n am es a r d residences, and th e ir g ra d e in e ach stu d y,o n slip» o f pap e r d istrib u ted for th e purpose, ai d pass th em to th e d esk. W rite y o u r ow n f.’ il n am e an d a d d ress on th e b!ack!*oard a n d let th ose w h o w ish to co p y it. W h ile t h is sile n t in tro d u ctio n is g o in g 0:1. get sim ila r in fo rm a tio n b y w ord o f uiv>uth from th ose to o y o u n g to w rite. Tl.U ’papvT* g a th e re d in and th e school c a lle d to o rd er a gai^ , tell th e pu pils that y o u w ill h a v e c e rta in p la n s for th e w a r 's w o rk th a t w ill be tak en up in d ue tim e, bu t th a t y ou in te n d to lK.-gin v ery m uch u p on th e p lan to w h ich th ey h av been a t ustoin ed. K xam in e them as to wh : t! p lan is an d prepare w ith tlie ir h ; a p ’ o grau i for th e secon d d ay. T h e ie m a y lie sc h o o ls so u n ru ly as to m a w t h is m u ch o f freedom u n tim ely and d isastrou s. W ith the a vera ge school, h o w e v e r, it w ill g o far tow ard estab lish in g a g o o d u n d ci la n d in g and a -p.r:: o f m u tu a l h elpfu ln ess. S e t a c o p y on black board and have p e n m a n sh ip on loose sh eets o f p a p .r w h ile y o u e x a m in e slip s, ca ll group s to g e t h e r and assign w ork lor recitation. A fte r recess, resolve th e sch ool in to a c o m m itte e o f th e w hole to co n sid e r w uat M a y be d on e in the w ay o f im provin g th e sch ool prem ise.', b oth b u ild in g and y a id . C o n sid e r a ll su ggestion s, accep t a ll offers o f m aterial am i help, •■ uggcsi fu rth e r m easu res and g iv e th e pupils so m e th in g to th in k o ver 111 th is hue. iH c itle w h at co m m itte e s an d oitLer* m u st be a p p o in ted and w rite th e title s upon th e Ma». a b o a rd L ead th e pupils to con su lt at noon am ong th em selves as t o th e l*est p ersons for certa in co m m it te e s and c erta in offices. T h e n to study a n d re citation a g ain , w ith in e next d a y ’s program as a rou gh guide. O p tu in th e aftern oon w ith a song and fo llo w w ith a d iscussion o f th e songs th e y k now , o f w h ich m ak e a list A lso a sc e ita iu w h at h as ! k * mi done in th e w ay o f c a listh e n ic s or oth er fori..* o f ph ysical exe rcise . I f it ra in s at recess, g e t som e sch ool lead er to put th e p u p ils th rou gh aueli d rills as th ey m ay h ave learned. O ccu p y a portion o f th e after noon in stu d y an d re cita tio n p rep ara to ry to to m o rro w 's p rogram . D evote th e last half- h ou r to th e ele ctio n o f co m m itte e s and officers w h o w ill tak e ch a rg e o f th e room an d gro un d s and d is c b a ig e a ll m ech a n i cal fu n ction s iu th e sch ool a d m in istra tio n , such as k ee p in g p e n cils, pens an«t other m aterial in ord er, d istrib u tin g same. etc. A d jou rn at th re e o n ly to g o to w ork upon th e im p rovem en ts d ecided upon. Ttiliae a ll your p u pu s if poaaible, even the youngest, who can fe tch and ca rry. — Teachers' In stitu te. M aster Fiddie S u th e rla n d o f M cM in n v ille is v isitin g h is gra n d p aren ts at this place. OLKNW OOD. G . T . V a r lc y re tu rn e d from co u n ty T h u isd a v . M arion M r. F r a n k A lie n and Sam V a rle y h a v e m ade th e ir tortu n es p ic k in g h ops and return ed hom e. G . T . V a rley and jo e G rah am e x p e ct to start to W a sh in g to n soon. Mr. E d . H u gh es visite d frien d s on th e N e iialcm F rid a y and S atu rd a y. M iss C o ra S cofield and B roth er W alte r retu rn ed h om e M ond ay. Mr. M. L. D on ahu e o f G le n w ood was .u ri p r e tty b ad ly bv a car w h ile w o rk in g 111 Portlan d , but is g e ttin g b etter now*. M r and Mrs. B rice W ilson o f N e h a le ci h 4\*e retu rn ed h om e from S P »ul w here th e y th e y h av e been p ic k in g nops. Mr. F ra n k A llen m ad e a b u sin ess trip to F orest G ro v e last N atux.iav. Twelve Pages of World’s News and General eading . Both one year for the price of one, $1.60. The best newspaper offer ever mate in this county. OFFER GOOD U N T IL SEPT. 30. $ 1.60 A Yrear! Hop House Burned. T h e h oph ou se o f W ilc o x Bros, in S co g - j gin V a lle y w as burned F rid a y . W h ile d ry in g h ops a lan tern h a n g in g to th e j c e ilin g was k n o ck e d d ow n , b ro k e and set fire to th e hops. T h e b u ild in g an d l its co n te n ts, in clu d in g a d a y ’ s p ic k in g o f hops, w as burned. Lo ss a bou t $500. P. G . C ., E d C u rtis reports v isitin g D elp hos No. 39, K . o f P ., at F’ orest G ro ve a ccom p a n ied b y m em b ers from S im on id es lod ge N o. 37 o f C orn eliu s, fu lly on e hun d red m em b ers w ere present and rep resen ta tives from H illsb o ro , G len coe, C o rv a llis and P ortlan d . S im o n ides, O rph eu s, C o lu m b ia and C astle. T h e th ird w as co n fe rred in sp len d id sty le b y tile team o f D e lp h o s, th an w h ich th ere are* few su perior in th e D om ain. A fte r the w ork a su b sta n tia l “ fe e d " w as served, and sp eech es an d good fe e lin g filled th e house u n til th e sig n a l to e x tin gu ish th e e le ctric lig h ts w arned us to d isp erse.— P ortlan d E n t e r . A ll the news of county, state and world. PETITION FOR THE NICARAGUA CANAL To the H onorable the Senators a n J Representatives o f the Sta te o f Oregon in Congress, G entlem en : Y o u r m em orialists and p etitio n ers are citize n s o f tlie U n ite d S tate s and also citize n s o f th e S tate o f O regon , and th e y h av e the h on or to exercise one o f th eir co n stitu tio n a l p rero gativ e s in thus ad d ressin g th eir rep resen ta tives G IX N T O K . W m . M ille r w as d o in g bu sin ess P o rtlan d th e fore- part o f th e w eek. Portland Market Report. in U lysses Jackson a m i fa m ily w en t to P ortlan d ou a visit la-^t S u n d a y. Joh n D o ila n d , d ep u ty p ostm aster, is h a v in g a slig h t a tta ck o f m ala ria l fever. S te v e M eek lost a v a lu a b le m are la s t S u n d ay w ith the b olts. T h om as H . W illis o f M ou n ia im lalc w as d o in g business in our c ity M on d a y. Mr. and Mrs. J. R M.»>-> w ere in P o rt lan d in th e la tte r part o f la st w eek Ju liu s W a lk e r h as sold his farm and in ten d s to m o ve to W ood iaw n . C h a rle s W atters and w ife were* v isitin g re la tive s in C la ck a m a s co u n ty th e fore part o f th e w eek. C h a rle s K ra m e r o f B loom in g w as d o in g business in our c it y th e fore p a rt o f th e w eek. H e a lso trad ed horses w h ile here. T h e h op p ick e rs h av e m o stly all re turned h om e w ith a few s h illin g h a lf d olla r pieces 111 th eir p ock ets. C h a rle s Kotrerts o f S h a d e Brook w ho g o t his leg cru sh ed in a h av b a ile r la st w eek is g e ttin g a lo n g fin ely. Mr*. B. P. C o rn ell us, w ife o f our co u n ty ju d g e , was. visitiivg her d a u g h te r. Mrs. W . K. M ays, o f th is c ity M onday. Mr. Isaac S m ith o f T illa m o o k is v is it in g rela tives in th is v ic in ity . H e reports an abu n d an ce o f trou t in th e W ilson river. Pap. G o o d in th in k s th at it is not so bad a th in g a fter a ll to h«ve a broken arm for he gets out o f a ll w,*rk n ow . G e o rg e G ib so n w h o h as been absen t from tm s p la ce for tn e past e ig a t m on th s returned last S u n d a y . A cou ple o f boys took a sh o t at som e d o g s b elo n gin g to W illiam H alchelder II. H . Gilfry, reading clerk o f the and k ille d on e ar.d crip p le d a n o th e r last United States senate, was in Koseburg w eek and Ju stice K n ig h t tax ed them this morning. In the conversation bail n ftcen dollar» a p iece for th eir fun. with him, he said it would he unfortunate fo r Oregon should the Republicans tail to Subscribe for the W a sh in g t o n stand by H erm an n in our next political campaign.— Koacburg k'laindealer. Co t n ty H a t c h e t , $1 a year. They Won’t. 1.00 R e v is e d W e e k l y T h e f o l l o w i n g a r c t h e l a t e s t q u o t a t io n s o f t h e lo c a l m a r k e t W l-.i-a i- M ir k e t w e a k a n d d e c t i c i n g W i l l a m e t t e v a l l e y * * lj to v c W a l la W a lla . 7 : t o 7iV»c n o m in a l B a r l e y — P r ic e s s t e a d y ; g o o d fe e d q u o t e d a t a n d 11 O a t s — l> u ll N o . 1. w h it e . 2i a n d 2 jc g r a y tn a n d 21c fo r c h o ic e . H a y C li ic e t im o t h y . $7.00 t o S on: c h o ic e c h e a t #5.50 t o 6.0) p e r t o n H o p » - C h o i c e . 5 t o 7c m e d iu m . 2c. n o m in a l. F l o u r — M a r k e t s t e a d y w it h a n u p w a r d t e n d e n c y . S n o w f l a k e #275: P o r t l a n d # 275. D a y - to n . #2 *0 G o l i D ro p | i -5 g r a h a m f i j s t o a..15 M i ’. s tu ff* B ra n } u : s h o r t s , f 1 a so. g r o u n d b a r l e y . f i4 t o f n » c h o p fe e d . 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