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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1915)
ml mDu m- . . CITY OF BURNS r I COUNTY OF HARNEY The Biggest County In The State The Big f.t City In The Biggest County In The State Of Oregon Of Oregon, Best In The West I VOL. XXVIII BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 11. 1B1K NO. 44 - -' - - - '" ,,-'" "'.."T """ PUBLIC SCHOOL OPENS WITH BIG ENROLSMENT Principal Sutton to Inaugurate Depart mental System of Teaching Which Places Burns in Foremost Rank of Educational Institutions. Home Credit System is Also Introduced The schools of this city opened last Monday for the coming year under most' promising conditions with an increased enrollment. The public school enrollment is materially increased ' and the number will be considerable lar- gradesonly). Miss Hodder will teach geography; Mrs. Clark, grammar; Miss Cawlfleld. histo ry. Principal Sutton will take charge of the other studies not assigned, arithmetic, agriculture and civil government. Each ger within the next two weeks, J teacher will also have physiology as it is known that several fami-! and spelling in their respective lies are not yet in town. grades. Enrollment by grades: This is a new department in Boys Girls the public schools of this state. 11 it being in practice in but few 11 places outside the cities, and it is 9 considered one of the best 20 'schemes ever undertaking and 14-lgive Burns the distinction of be 8, ing up to the very latest and in 12 1 keeping with the progressive 12 1 spirit of Mr. Sutton and his corps 16 of able assistants. : Another department inaugurat- Total - - 115 11(5 led by Mr. Sutton this year is The teaching force of the j the hme credits system where school is well organized, all the 'by the pupils are given credit teachers having taught in the , for the' home work. This list of school last year and while some i credits covers a number of use have been given different grades, ful and healthful pursuits that the departmental scheme inaugu- will be of much benefit and give rated by Principal Sutton will the home a place with the school 1st primary 12 2nd primary 8 2nd grade 18 3rd grade 14 4th grade - - 1H 5th grade 15 th grade 12 7th grade 9- 8th grade - - 9 give each the particular branch to their liking and the results are sure to be of much benefit to the school. This method was proposed by Mr. Sutton last year but the necessary equipment could not be arranged and after starting with each teacher in her particu lar grade the board decided it would be best to continue thus through the term. This year he placed the matter before the board at once and it has met with the approval of the directors therefore the change will be made at once. The teachers tiave all been assighed their branches: Miss Swearingen will have reading in all the grades work that will not only harmo nize but also stimulate an inter est and bring the parents more closely to the school by making them a part of the teaching force in a way. The credit list for home work covers many items, some of them not applicable to any great tent to the school but every child in the school may do something on the. list and get credits. For instance, credits are given for such as building a tlie in the morning; gathering eggs; feeding the chickens; mak ing and batting bread of biscuits; getting an entire meal; setting the table; washing and drying the dishes; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing; making a bed; bath ing; practicing ths musij li (the departmental teaching will annlv onlv to the uDter Kradett clean hand and face (the teach- rw-m -- er to juugej spiimng ami carry ing in wood; brushing the teeth; beginning with the fourth and including the eighth, the first and second primary, second and third grade teachers will have charge of their respective retiring before nine o'clock; Bleeping with the window open; pumping and carrying in water, FRIEND OF THE PRODUCER Burns Meat Market and Packing Plant BACON HAMS and LARD Fresh Meats, Poultry Home Products for Home Consumers SPCIAL INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO SHEEP MEN AND BIG ORDERS etc There are many useful things in the list that will bring credits to the pupil. The following paragraphs are quoted from the pamphlet gov erning this system: "1 No pupil Is obliged to en roll for credit for this home work. All are asked to join with us but none are compelled to do so. "2-Any pupil entering for this work is free to quit at any time, but if anyone quits with out good cause, all credits she or he may have earned will be for feited. "3 On Monday of each week pupils will file with the teacher an itemized list of the work done and credits earned for the week before. This list must be signed by the parent or guardian, but should be made out by the pupil. "4 At thecloseof each school month the teacher will enter on the pupil's report card under head "Home Work" the number of credits earned by the pupil for the past month. At the same time the teacher will send to this office a report of the number of credits earned by the pupils in the school. "5 Credit may be given for work done on Saturday or Sun day, but no credits will be given a pupil after he or she has stopped school. "6- A pupil who is absent and cannot present an excuse from his parent will lose 10 credits; an unexcused tardiness will count off 5 points; a grade in deport ment leas than 76 per cent for the month, 10 credits off. "7 As soon as a pupil earns 500 credits he will receive a nicely engraved certificate from the County Superintendent. When he earns a total of 5,000 credits, he will receive a larger and nicer certificate. Pupils who continue to earn, credits for the entire school year will be enrolled as members of the "Harney County Home and School Working Club" and will be given a button to be worn only by members of this club." The Times-Herald is pleased to note the unanimous good feeling of patrons of the school and the interest shown in the success of the educational work during the coming year. Many parents and members of the board were pre sent at the opening of the school and ach took a personal interest in not only their own children but the entire school, asking questions as to comfort and sani tary conditions and entering into the spirit of things in general. The teaching force should have the undivided support of the par ents and with such a spirit of things the school this year is sure to be successful in every particu lar. By active co-operation great things may be accom plished and the result most gratifying. 1 OUR PUBLIC FORUM Otto Kahn On Flnanolol Farm Loan m Every olllin who tlo-nlreii to hoome capable In builneae uliould itu.lv bunking, and erery farrur who "'' ,0 t,a biiHliiosH of KKilculttir propurly nnsnerd ahould utiidy dlllKonily the financial interna of Mfcer Indus trloe. All other linm nf Induetry have devulnu.ul llnutnlal facllltloa adapted to tholr need We have all 3ortit of financial .) n.lh aim uinln.ilr.il by law or cuitom to deal In a certain lino of en. iiiltl.n. hut In none of thae llnan rial chunnvle will farm aseaflUM travel without a bouue In the way of an exrelve rate of Intereat or heavy die count!. The bum! powurful llnunclal iimtitutinne In America are urlvato batika and thiv nro the mint Imtmrtunt in iii iiiinntiiii hip or minium County Court Proceedings. County Court took a recess lust Saturday and met strain on Thurnday to aWs)rd a contract for keep of the county poor. Five bids were entered for this con duct und us they were received late during the week, the court thought best fo consider tlie matter for a short time before making an award. Chns. King wns given the contract. The clerk's report on bounty paid for rabbits and predatory animals approved. I reiiMitrer ordered to pay the RAILROAD CONSTRUC TION IS STIMULATING In n.. Il,i.. nf l.oal . . ...... .1...... " --. - ....... .-.,. ... Hi. ....v w. uuuhdhh inn!. Doneitr, rrnrl.li. y and Htabllllv unit..' morn li,u,.n mw ,i,i,iw..i n,.. ,.,...,. private baukera whose Cratet aaaet In the nufMence of the buylnn publlo ' ballance of $500 to Ihf. countv In hi. builmiai Judirmint und Inteiirlly. Mr. Otto Kahn of Kuhn, Ixeb ft Com- """,""" 01 '"' l0 lne County pany, whn imkfd to etate tho rclutlon of the priiat banker to the builneae agriculturist fund. ' ' M!M5 '", E&. - .. k... i. ... , All warrants issued seven years Inatrillnnnl fttr- BMwIAhtM .., ,..... 4J .. -.. ... .. J nwnr 1t thiu .Ifiti, ti.wl n..l .l..;.,..i ... ' " -. . ..... vuu ,i..inj iiio'iivu iui hip cill.'li'lll .COIIHIICI ana "'"" "" uare aim iiui imuiicu roi rngrf mnRtrnnt nn tnnil u; . development of railroad, and nthar lii,!ntil,. II. .1,.. n.i. , k,,.:.. j j j ( rauroao construction toward this Local Workmen and Producers Are Beginning to Realize Benefits of Additional Work and Market. It May Continue Beyond Proposed Thirty Miles From Indications ceouriue in bulk from thoae newllng capital, for which purpoae he uaually amioclatca liliimclf with a larai number nf other llnunclal hnuana. r.n.i anil mall, thus tni intuit what It called a syndicate. Having tn thla way concluded the buying tiniieiiotlon he offera to thn public the necurltlua purchased bv were ordered cancelled. Road viewers instructed proceed with viewing, lay meana of advertlainn, clnularlxlng and through the facllltlea of the retail anc survey the road around noueca tncluiS-d Ih the eyndlcate, many of whom employ traveling aaleamen I Wrijrht's Point as netitionod for Of Conine tin banker and Ih. .vti.tlxni.. ,.,,,.,! nn . r-. ..!... ... ,. ,...i. ""I1"- "" " peillioncu IOr ervlcee, on the other hand they run the rlak of the eecurltlea, which, they ny N. Henney and Others, Be definitely bought and paid for at a fixed price, remaining on their hands wholly, or In part, If the public, fur one reaiion or another, should be unwll ling to buy them The selling of securities Is a highly specialised trade, requiring much exiierlence, orgnnliiitlnn, mni-hlhury and scrutiny Thla Is one of the reasons why corporations do bettrr In offering securities to the public through bankers than If they offered them direct. The willingness of the public to buy depends upon their confidence tn the Integrity and the Judgment of the hanker who makes tho offer, and a banker who attempts to mlslesd the public, or who is deilclent In care or Jodgmont, would very soon find hiuiHcir without customers and. therefore, out of business. In many KiiroiK-an ciuititrlea. the functions of the private banker Include the placing of bondn secured by farm mortgages Honda of this nature are Issued In large quantities by mortgage hanks who buv mortgages on farms and other real eatute and deposit them an security for their own bonds, which In their turn are sold to bonkers It Is to be hoped that slmllsr lustltutlpcs will, In course of time, be created In America, thus placing the fanning Industry on a par with other Important Industries In facilities to obtain capital." Encouraging reports come (Burns should be prepared to from Riverside resrjectincr Hip welcome thes inntiirina ami o-iV sucn assistance as possible with Mothers and Teachers Want Less Infringement The Oregon Congress of Moth ers and and Parent-Teachers As- sociations believe it to be their in all matters pretuining to ed ucation. Women in Oregon, who today voto on all other questions should not be deprived of the privilege of voting on school questions. ( lerk authorized to pay the salary of the janitors at high school and court house each month. Treasurer ordered to transfer H75 from the general fund to the institute fund. Egli News Notes. duty to do evervthinir in their Tho 8cho1 tax ia ony about on lourin or one-ni tn or tne total If registered voters can power to create a public senti ment in favor of the following propesition: Parent-Teachers Associations so that the school and the home may be brought to have a mmi- pathetic npprnciatinn of the work of the teacher and in every way may help in the betterment of the Mother and Daughter vote to elect representatives who apportion four-fifths of the taxes why are they not qualified to vote for men who apportion one-fifth of the taxes? school and of the whole commun ity. Industrial and vocational in struction in the public schools of the state: Such industries are basis of the life of all times. Too long has there been a separa tion between living and .learning and learning to live bttwtcn Buried In Kankakee Following short and simple services which were conducted by Uev. I). S. Phillips at 2 oclock this afternoon, the bodies of F.lizabith Ellis, mother of Charles Ellis, formerly of this city, and his sister, Georgia, were laid to ao rest in Mound Grove cemetary. Careton Walter is making prcperations for a trip to Bend where he will purchase a wind mill pump and supplies for his new well. Some of our industrious farm ers are busy plowing and getting ready for the fall seeding. At a special school meeting, held in our school house Aug. 31, for the purpose of determining whether or no the school house could be moved. After several hours of heated discussions and votinu. because some wished it moved North and others West, the matter still remains unsettl ed and school will open next week at the present site. Chas. Comegys and family have returned from their vaca tion spent at Portland. Ben DeWitt of Lost Creek, brought in a load of choice lum ber for A. Donivan, Thursday to complete their residence. Link Hutton and wife are in Portland consulting a specialist Dr. Kydd was at Hums Mon day where he made final proof before the U. S. Land Office. 1 OF 7,500 We buy Drugs and Drug Store Supplies with 7,600 other REXALL DRUGGISTS Let us All your Prescriptions--We are In business for your health REED BROS. Props. The Rexall Drug Store Tu Ike Public. I feel that I owe the manu facturers of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy a Kood teachers and school officers word of gratitude, " writes Mrs. in their position., mors Meanly participation in constructive tiv.iy anu mere nook knowledge. The bodies arrived in Kankakee1 in regard to Mr. Hutton's health ine eitmniuton oi poiinca in jwittiruay night, having been election of members of school brought from Burns, Oregon, boards at. ndtendents and where both died last October, teachers. Public sentiment Mrs. Ellis was the wife of Dr. should denial, d that members f Kllis, also well known in this Robert Fox and family of Dry the school boards should bo city. She is survived by the son ' Valley, have moved to Bend business men and women of cdu- Charles W. Ellis, a prominent J where they will send their cation, interested in and inform- attorney at Burns and well known daughter, Edna to school. ed concerning modern education- In Kanakee. The bodies were ' al methods, and capable of brouirht to Kankakee for nerrna- Worth th.ir W.ight in Gold. managing large business interests nent buriul, where other mem-' "1 have used Chamberlain's and of selecting callable men bers of tho family are interred. Tablets and found them to be and women, who shall be given Among those who are in the just as represented, a quick re unlimited power to handle the city to attend the services are Mr. lief for headaches, dizv Hindis educational matters of tho school and Mrs. Edward Babst of and other symptoms denoting a district. Public sentiment should Kvanstown and Mr. and Mrs. torpid liver and a disordered con create a school spirit in ouch Bert Smalley of Chicago. -Kan- dition of the digestive organs, community which would maintain kukee Gazette. They are worth their weitrht in gold," writes Miss Clara A. big Valley. Several hundred t0 1 men are now at work over there out,and the contractors are getting their equipment placed along the line for active work. The effect of this work has al ready been felt by local people in the way of furnishing employ ment and also a market for home products. To what extent this will continue depends upon prices and conditions. The farmer must remember he now has to compete with outside markets and therefore his price must con form to the market of the world. The contractors will use a vast amount of feed during the com inr months that should be fur nished entirely by home growers and they should see what can be done in that respect. It still remains unsettled as to the distance the road will be ex tended under the d resent con tract, or rather to what point The surveyors have been busy for several weeks and have been working west of Harriman we understand. It is also rumored that local men have been sriven to understand they may secure contracts this side of Harriman in the immediate future but whether this means any distance to speak of is yet unknown. The actual construction of a railroad into the Harney Country has caused many outside people to investigate conditions in this section with a view of invest ment. Many inquiries are-being received by business concerns in this city and it is about time that the people take steps toward an organization that can take care of this class of inquiry and jrive prospective home seekers and in vestors detailed information. They ask many questions and these inquiries are so numerous that the ordinary business con cern cannot give them the atten tion their importance warrant. a view of getting men with eapi tal to come to our country and as sist in the development and pre paration for the change that the railroad will make. MBBTf Lf. MTTT ;. ViaYiiviHtsi irrra T. N. Witherall. Gowanda, N. Y. "When I began taking this med icine I was in great pain and feel- than any law that could be draft ed in their behalf. The extension of suffrage on ing terribly sick, due to an attack I school questions to the registered of summer complaint. After voters of the district. The Burns Hospital MRS. ETTA CUMMINS, Prop. Best Surgical Room and Equipment In the State Outside of Portland. Nice Rooms, Good Care and Com fort for Patients-Reasonable Terms Graduated Nurse in Charge taking a dose of it I had not long j to wait for relief as it benefited me almost immediately." Fori sale by all dealers. We do your mending and sew on buttons, without extra charge. See the Steam .Laundry about1 your work. Women are vitally Interested Dry cleaning and pressing at Driggs. Elba, N. Y. For sale by the Burns Steam Laundry. 4tf. all dealers. Sumpter Valley Railway Co. Arrival aid Departure Of Train Departs No. 2, Prairie 10:15 A. M. Sumpter 2:35 P. M. Arrives Baker 4:00 P. M. Departs No. 1, Baker 8:30 A. M. Sumpter 10:05 A. M. Arrives Prairie 2:10 P. M. No. 1 Makes good connection with O.-W. R. N, Co. No. 4 ; (Fast Mail) leaving Portland 0:80 P. M., arriving at Baker 7:65 A. M. and No 17 from east arriv ing Baker 0:60 A. M. No 2 connects with No. 6 (Fast Mail) arriving at Baker 7:SjS P. M. which picks up Pullman at Baker, arriving at Portland 7:00 . A. M. Also with No. 18 at' 10:46 P. M. for points East. SPLATTER Does your fountain pen splatter ink when you try to write? Does it refuse to feed enough to keep a steady line? If so do not throw it away; chances are it can be made as good as new with a little repair ing and cleaning. This store will overhaul your pen, put in a new point or anything it needs. We also carry a full line of pens such as the non-leakable self filler, Moore's nonleakable, the kind that slips the pen down in the ink, and the ideal Watterman. If you want a new pen to start school with step in. C. M. SALISBURY Jeweler and Optician FRONTIER DAYS WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON SEPTEMBER 16, 17, 18, 1915 Largest, Best and Moat Spectacular Wild West Show on Earth '. feiMi. ;-' ' 'Si mL A Sv Ai'TU ANU A Damn.. Kiuna Thirty excitti eich lay Kvtry event a reprmliu'iliiii of the early tcenea of tbe Wot; a HviiiK picture ntury uf tlie rtiii rattle country; revelalmu ei Indian lite; an tahlbillen "I tkill mwl iUiIiik. Nowhere clue can lie Men tuoh thrilling act; nowlieie cen be fiuiiul tudi cniriluiiiniciit, and there ! no piece on rarth where you tan get rauch fat rem money. Sea the hortei buck, the bayi untl gtrtl riile Witneim thr won I. i iui mien, tint forgetting the wlhl horte race. Don't mina the Indiana or I. ill in nee the entire performance. Vitit Walla Walla and enjoy tlncc cl. in the nld'tinic-"cl wa. "Let 'Era Kick" "Slay With 'EmM Excursion Rates on all Railroads For Information aditrco the Secretary R. H. JOHNSON, Walla Walla. Washington Breakfast 5:30 to 9 Dinner 11:30 to 2 NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Mac's Restaurant & Bakery Located in the new Levens Building BURNS, OREGON W. R. McCuistion, Prop. Supper S to 8 Short orders at all hour The Burns Flour Milling Co. Manufacturers of home products HIGH GRADE FLOUR "CREMO" THE FAMOUS BREAKFAST FOOD The Cream of the Wheat, Fresh and Palatable Bran and Other Rolled Mill Feeds You Patronize Home when you deal here 1 To be Given Away AT THE WELCOME PHARMACY Every Saturday at 3 P. M. ONE ALUMINUM SET Be'sure and bring your coupons you may be the lucky one The one having the number nearest to the number under the seal will be the winner