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A8 History Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 30, 2015 SQUINTS AND GLANCES A look back on news from Grant County over the past 100 years this week, pulled from past issues The Blue Mountain Eagle Sep. 30, 1915 Grant County Journal Booster Here Mr. J.W. Brewer, of the Farm Lands Department of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and Oregon De- velopment League, passed through Prairie last Tuesday on his way to the county fair at John Day, where he ex- pected to spend two or three days looking at what is raised in this section and gathering information in regard to the possibilities of the John Day Valley. The organization back of Mr. Brewer is one of the strongest of its kind in the United States, both in point of membership and ¿nances and is taking a great interest in the development of the whole state. Recognizing the fact that Portland draws its wealth from all of Oregon, and very largely from Eastern Oregon, they are taking an in- terest in settling this country L ONG C REEK S CHOOL , 1890 information that you possibly can, for the residents of this section owe it to the people who are anxious to promote the improvement of Eastern Oregon. Contributed photo/Grant County Historical Museum Long Creek School, circa 1890. and are asking local people to co-operate with them in their efforts. Mr. Brewer is very fa- vorably impressed with the John Day, having been here before, and hopes to see a lot of good accomplished here in the near future. He states that next year he will make his trips in a machine, and expects to spend the biggest part of the summer in Harney, Grant, Malheur, and Wallowa counties. If he calls on you, give him all of the accurate Sep. 27, 1940 Blue Mountain Eagle Pointers for Alien Regis- tration Alien registration in Grant County seems to be going along well as may be expect- ed but some doubt seems to exist in the minds of aliens as to what to do before applying for registration says postmas- ter Ed Hoare. The first thing to do, and this is very important, is to go to the local post office and get the first form, to be filled out at home. Certain information called for on this form can not be fur- nished except from records and these records must be consulted before any regis- tration can take place. See HISTORY, Page A9 STATE OF OREGON QUESTIONS FOR EIGHTH GRADE DIPLOMAS IN 1931 TO THE APPLICANT: Select any ten of the following questions. TO THE EXAMINER: Grade the ¿rst ten answers only. ARITHMETIC 1. Write a 90-day negotiable promissory note for $300, inter- est at 5%, in favor of James Row and signed by Henry Jackson. 2. Mention ¿ve methods of sending money to distant places. 3. At the age of 30 the annual premium on an ordinary life insurance policy was $23.31. How much did a man’s state gain if he died after making 36 yearly payments on a policy of $5,000? 4. A classroom containing 38 pupils is 28 ft. long and 22 ft. wide. How many square feet of Àoor space has each person, in- cluding the teacher? 5. What measurements would you take to ¿nd the area of a garden in the form of a rectangle? 6. A loan for $3,420 was made May 4, and was paid Septem- ber 9. What was the interest at 6%? 7. The value of the real estate in a certain city is $14,500,000, and that of the personal property $7,100,000. All of the property is assessed at 50 percent of its real value, and the tax rate is $.45 per $100. What is the amount of tax levied? 8. A girl made a school pennant in the shape of a triangle. The base of the pennant was 30 in., and the altitude was 64 in. What was the area? 9. How many square yards of plastering are required for the walls and ceiling of a schoolroom 32 ft. long, 24 ft. wide and 12 ft. high, making an allowance of 33-1/3% for openings, black- board and baseboard? 10. The Àoor in a store is made of 1-inch boards. How many board feet are used if the room is 75 ft. long and 32 ft. wide? Al- low 33-1/3% additional for waste in matching. What will be the cost of the Àooring at $96 per M? 11. How long Is the diagonal of a room which is 32 ft. long and 24 ft. wide? 12. A circular smoke stack 60 ft. high has an outside diameter of 8 ft. What is its lateral area? (Courtesy of the Grant County Genealogical Society) 3 3¡336¦¡ Grant County’s NEWSPAPER DELIVERED YOUR WAY Blue Mountain Eagle is available to view on any of these apps that are free to download. Must be a subscriber. PICK A PLAN THAT WORKS FOR YOU: $40 YEAR In-County For Weekly Delivery PLUS 7-Day ALL DIGITAL Blue Mountain EAGLE 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845 541-575-0710 • MyEagleNews.com/subscribe Sharing stories from Grant County since 1868 $51 Year Out-of-County or out-of-State For Weekly Delivery PLUS 7-Day ALL DIGITAL $40 YEAR For 7-Day ALL DIGITAL Want to subscribe? Call Lindsay 541.575.0710 or go to myeaglenews.com/subscribe