WEEKLY OREGON STATESMANrrESDAY, xovniir.cis' ia1600.
All
BV SCHOOL SYSTEM
f 4 L
Movement on Foot to Make the County the Unit
of the School Organization.
Tbe Plan finds Macb favor, and an Effort May Be -lade to Have the
Leglslatcre Take Action la the Matter
''-'- "Next Winter. i"" ' " .
tPiom Dally; Statesman Nor. Hi.) ,
There 1 considerable discussion
throughout the-trtate, regarding a new
system of i hi bile .schools, -by a more4
thorough organization, and tbe doing
away with the nttny school dlstrk-t
Innards. Il-ontiueiit educators bare
ree fitly ds'iissel the1 advisability of
having the 'school laws o Oregon so
changed a to make the cvnnty the
ilblt of school org:rnizatiou -instead of
the district,1 by "dating bo ' entire
schools of tin ooiiuty lo charge of a
loard of tlireototM vhiujiowiI of three
men, they l take the plaee of tin
j..-ore and hundred 'of board-, "nndor
ihe" present ysteni. ami 4hu 'glv'ug
all tlie school o the county tbe same
advantage; a -bow enjoyed only by
the city school, ami placing the lwst
ami most up-f-d.:t!e met bods of iopn
lar education within the nacli of
every child .in the- county. Tlie ma t
ttv ha uttrao'ed eousidernble atten-
1 ion wherever dfois.d. and -several-j
pnilllillv-lH ' incllllier 1 of tlie I-guda-
t tire -are di.osing m adyisalmity
of introducing abill In tin next Leg
islature, looking lownnl Introducing
this system in Orcjion.
Til KjKtMU I now In wieoossful
operation In soiiio of the states, and
it. i loikid trHi wKh great favor
wherever tried, jln Ulohmond county,
Ooorgia. IIm syKtem I In operation,
ami lTof. Eewton It. -Evans, uieriti
tomleut of whool of That county. In
dik'Usjtjr Jif .JHU-iitfe-4f, 4t.-ln the
i mm l. ou riiral iwiiimb of the Commit
tee of X 4 -?,i'ou' Educa
tional " AMoekrtiftUk ayof. It' .advan
tages - " i ' '. :
vl hrltprrTrr.r-ttrinrytbattlt coun
ty ,ir township; Is, the proer unit of
educational org niy-i toon. If oik sys
tem of scbtiols can bo made to 'xtiul
-r a .whole Vonuty. Iiu-lutliug tbo
oily ami villas-. tbe orfranlza-tbm .will
lie m-m a; Imsi rf -rrltory. Ry . f hJs
meaii! tbe entire eouutry eau, after
Awbil Im Irronjrbt under a uniforni
orcauization. So lonsr an tbe orsaulxa
4 in I by eltloH - we . -nierely oranlsu'
li' l.H-jlity,- wh'u-U mn never 1m' uni
form or s'iitire.! It will always remain
a ote-i!iil l!velipiui'it. A iroiHr
ijli'y 4h to imltKi- iIk people bereiif
tr tor;iHlz' by.ar.-a ratber than hy
- Kots. The, effjKi-Of tlu? wlll.be t
Kve to 1lie rural eUibl llie tlaine .-btKI
jolvantacoH a;lo 1k Ityi obild. anl
there eTt'Cj'i Mtufnii 4ii equity ana
K'mbI n-nte .why tlie ailvanta'.'
slwHil.l lw ilte aer
"I 'oiim tjcom nn Illustration of tlilf
ktiul 4t organization., atnl It -may, not
le 4imli to lell ,4Miietb!njr of tlK
jMoKlMjf.JtbMiinond, nullity. Iki.. in
which euiity,-.i" Katnatetl 41h tbrlvins
eity ol AuUta. Here for the past
twenty-live yi'tir Ia Imhmi in operas
Hon what I known a the county wyx-
teni. I r,,: ... i . - . '
"One.ltoanl of 1uciitkn. e.nniMsl
of rn-ri'tltallve! e'ieetel by the peo-
.1,. tltr a t-nn a tbr-e renr. one-
The teafbers are treriteil a early
alike aseanlte. U.r ainl eoiuwr.
ioa hers ire iaid atont " tbe Kiiiue
salary. Th- pet K at tlie eiwl of
e-ry tiWtKh ami ; on the sniW lay.
The eertalnty ami the resrularlty of a
fixed 'eouipenxatlon- en at a f eiiw of
Neeurlty, Kaf.-tjv ami -omfort for a
u-avher, ami ae-orilinsly lu-rea4 bin
efneleiiey. No teaeber ran lo hi Iet
wwk wljen he work tt starration'
rats. I iciH omv every three or four
nxrfiilis. ami of fn 1 u scrip that be
ihit!t (Hseotmt. Tliere 1 iniKh ihil-ihj-
ami alM e-onomy in tbe maxim
il;it ji.lvle u to .piiy a.puhlie, ser
vant well, ami watt-b bini l.H4 ly. Sc
we thaw uo olisiliietimi of b-allty..
rirt-c1a4 work U wrth as ; much
twwy niiU-H from town an It Is in'
the heart of tin eity. ; f r
Tbe w botl. of tbe eoiurfy all run
piue eahmilar months. They all be
Sn at the niM' time ami done n-t tin
same tiiiM. ; IluHujr the, last - yea i'
every chihl of the -onntj regard Ies
of 'where he Iiveil. wa offered nine
month of actual tuition.
"So far an St-lioolhousox are eoiseeru-
d. the are lHateI in rural dUtriH
a to Ik? oil sin a vera go, of four
lniK-s aiMtt. No child i out of walk
Intf U'tance of a school ojx-n nine
month in the year and taught by a
jftKMl teacluT. The hous- sre own
et by the loard of eilueatioii and
cost, from to $2-V each, aecord-
ing to size and iulpiiieiit.
"ne -uiHrintendent ton eharge of
all the "teaclierH in the county. The
name degree of efficiency that should
attend tbe nirvisIon of city school
I likewise exiemhl to tlie country
ftchooU. An extHH-t teaclier for all l
the theory, and. "so far a human ef
fort can avail. , it is carried out in
practice. TIk same course of , study
H prtfctihcil fur the pupils, and the
same- course of professional reading
1 requird of Die iteachera. ( The
teachers of the cHy Rcliools meet for
instruction om-e a. week, the teachers
of tb. country schools meet ; once a
month, ami in addition have a two
months institute in the ftummer
niontlis. '-' .
'J ". -tK-J) ..S.:...i --z ''J
' Total taxable property
For jurpoe of eomparisoa Uie suni-
awirysof the? 18!!i ro.II is ciren below.
bowing in what item the, Ios-4 o,
enrred : - , : ; -; 3 ' ' -' ' ' ... "V "
42 acres tillable land ..f'-HVl.lT
Iil.r3 acres ; noitiUst h.
Intp on d;ieJ lamls. ..,. ; T
Value of town lis. . . ... 1
Imp. on town lot
I mp. on undeeled binds. ., . .
4'2 milet railmad beI., .,. .. .
llolling stock
;l' luile tel iind ' telg line."
Vilwe sitaixitHtats. etc.......
if erobaudise, etct. . . ..... . '.-...
V'aluenfann Itnpleineuts. . . .. .
Mou- y. . ,.. .. . .
Notes and aceouut.",
Household furniture
"VI - horse .
ill! cattle . .... .. ...
ZtSZi sue-p
2ST t.wiue ...... .....
r5.rtr
tnn.iEi
s;
4rt.i rnu
S.r27
ii.na.
.23Xi:mi
4.lr.
a.oir,
liTi".
i iT.rwi
.7.4
C-J.(C.t
8.77S
: ZJSI
Cro"s value
Exemptions. .
of property
...$3.11
... 71.
Total taxable property. ,...f 761.841
AWED BY STIlAXtJE OALLERS.
Masked men. HiKKks. niklnlght rls
Iiatiou atiI mj-xtery are mixed up In
a story which J;koI ; ilman. farmer
of Frookdale, N. J., has- told to the
iwilice. ((iliiiau faya his p!ace has
leeu vhitel in his alsence by armed
masked nten. who threat nd to blow
hi wifcV head otT unless she signs a
pap.-r which they have presented to
her.' He says she was too frightened
to note the contents of 1 he 'document.
After l"-ree visits (iilman arouseil
bis ncighltors. and the eouutry isibout
his place was scoureil. but not a trace
found of-tlie mysterious strangers,
ililmau hir4l a man, but when he
wnt to -the larn Ut. look after the live
stock the niaskeil men again visited
Mrs. Oilman ami threatem-d her. He
ti-cn hiied a n'gro for a ImmI.v guard,
but thev again put in an apiearance
adu Ji'rod three shots at hi r. Oilman
will employ detectives.
Justice took the Itandage
eves, laid aside her sword.
bow and oniver of arrows.
ed out briskly for a bunt
'What are you going to do. with
tltose toys":" asked isdotn.
"1 am going to shoot Folly
flics." answered Justice.
'My dear cliild." re "61 nl . Wisdom,
'you will mAd a gatling gun Chi
cago Tribi'iio.
off her
seized a
and start-
as it
a niu t;.vix.
Irohitionits llcast-d With Their
Iticmise Since 1K!M, .
nif
a
ty.
It
. . . . I.'.--
third ut the J iiMiHliTsntp . expijoig
everv year, has cliarpe of tle nlirc
schoi.l .Interest f 'the oity of Angus J
and of the conn ty of llk-umond. This
Uard of eliK'ation 1km the unique
tower -'f "erylng a schord lax dlftly
-uKn tlie fn-oHe of the comity, without
revision lr iinvoilHT authority and
wit hour' any limit as to rate or amount.
The w bool tax 4 levied and collected
as a uniform, rate ni"'" ' roiriy
if the count r. whetlier.lt U ln. the
1 Itv or out of if: Tlds form tlie gen
et a'l chsl fund of the county, snp
pieuonte.I by! the-mate aiproprlatlou.
"When r to tin di-tributioo
of lb! fund iio regard i iaid to the
amount rais.Nl by any ward of the
oit v or any district of the county.
lUlt TIM UIMl. is umuiHiini ... ,
.to the neeitie of each ward ami
district. Ueterinbteil. by the ; numlM-r
of ohJI.V;rn to Wetlncatetl. Tlie sehooI
tuiiil of the whole county is raised by
tax on all w prosriy 01 - o""-
aml 1 .distrU'tned tipou the tuists
or the-whool popuiatton oi eacn innr
umity. Th0v it hapinni that a nun
munity rich lu naught else but ehil
dren w4ll get a flourishing sliotd paid
for bv Its wealthier but h-ss fortunate linculn
neighbors.'. .
"A a matter or raet, a large po
of the -uwrtiev paid ly the city 4s an
nnattv 'iHiit in -t lie. rural districts, for
the city lia nine tenths -r tm -las-able
proiierty;, but o tlr t hrve-fov.it h
f the sfhoni pputaMin. So It hap
pens that the rural school iay one
t -nth of i1k wIkwI tax ami riee'vo
the lenctit of one-fourth of It. At'g
nta lias sjent in tlw., iiat twenty
veirs U Mm of SJtm.'uta in buiUing
choolboueK,ni!d payhig school teach
ers for tlW elii)lren wito live In V.u
con -rv d sti t " ar.nail her,; An
gnsta ha shown r f,iit!i lu the pr
isiibm tlut each city u-H te e en
.Ironed by ,an Intelligent, industrious
and tHhteatea'iopuHtton. "
vt.n Jt. .wM.tea in the teariiers lh
Rime iialiiioatlous are Jei:indoJ for
rural -'mcImioIk. a Tor cHy sclmols. "bp
1.11 ih reiuLir eiamiusHiou terms, and
..11 ..vi UMiiti ftt lU'n-s to teaeV. .t
aiMioiTit doe not km w -netl.cr m;
.Mil rtib In the -ity or out f it.
1 .nr i: u n nia... of tTirtlfferen-e
' 11 1 ktw whreof 1 sneak when' I
fca x i h.i t there a h T 5 women gra d-
nates of "normal eolKges doing Inga-
irr.iU work In" country ' -hools ten
miles-lievoml the limits of tlie city.
- and doing it - Tui'ipily and cbetrfnlly
We - Jveliove- firmly la. tlie " furtUer pro
losithrn 't!wir a eouutry sc1kh1 is en-
' lit hit fo a guiT a teaclier a a city
-1moI.' and that'tlioae who live in.thi
; lieMs- are- as deserving of education
as those who dwell lHsHle lUe asilialt
Carlvle mnst Iwve lunl a country
child Ja.hls -nilnil when lie saldiThis
1 oiinsTder a great -tragedy; that one ;
ul should remain In Ignorance tliatt
had capacity ' for higher things.': J
rilK'AOO. Nov. !. Itoshles McKin-k-y
ami 1'ryan. Uer were tire other
aw u in (lie fejjl with aspU-atlons to
I he otlico if 1'resKlent of ,4iie I'uitel
StaliM. .. ,':.'! :.- '-.!
In Chicago alne Eugene V. IXls.
as In ad . of tlie Social I eiuK"r.i ie
ticket. leads the other tnlndr eandi
ilate by a total vote of rrj-: John .
Woolloy. thv Frohibitlou caudhlale
followed sH-ml with a Vote of
w'bile tho-Socfalbtt. Iilor psirty Avltb
Jos-ph I. Maloney m-eivetl !tV;
Wharton Earker for the People's par
1H. and Seth .11. EIHs of tin "I'nlon
IJoforrn for rh-e-t legislatitHi' jKirty
found JNt flittering votes. '
At the National Prohibition head
ftiartr If was estimated last night
that the total rote in ihc nation would
xctsii -100.1 mm 1. - nis estiimate was
loisod on the reeeipt of oltotU 41 tele
'sinis re-ei rod from 'JS states. Ttiis
is more than thrie times the vote east
for levering In IWh;. John il. WikiI
ley anticiifit" a vote approximating
.V KMX mi. ruing his elalin 111011 t he
rfi'iintry prwim'ts which are yet to
reort. ImFIana. Ohio. XflcliJgftn. New
York .ami I'ennsj-lvanla are thought
to ha v. polled a vote fnllr four times
n large as hi lfCX". Illinois Is esti
mate.! at mfirly three time ilu? vote
of 1S0, or 27.oi'.
MANY BILLS AUDITED
COUNTY COMBMSSIONlr.RS'COX'ltT CN-
TINUKH ITS SESSIONS. '
iimcnl Minor Order. Dorkrtcil. A ntong
Thrm Itclnc ItetMUa on WUk.
Tire TVgot.
(From Maily Statesman Nov. 10.).
' The Marion county court" continued
it session yesterday and outsidelof a
few minor routine." matters, the ibiy
wns spent in audfting bills, tills being
an unusually .hoavj' month. At the
'-close of the day work tbe i-ourt tooK
a recess um II i a. in. today, when the
session will lie resumed. o
The rcisirt or County Clerk W. W.
Hall, for witness fees before the cir
eeit ctoirt, was accepted and allowed.
Mr. Hall's report of warrants drawn
on the jury account during th Oeto
ln r term of the circuit eouit was alsi
appronil. :
Tlie claims of I'hilip Hoes. J. W. In
iii.ui. J. I.. Stelwer, J. J. Wright. O. I.
.Morris, Iuiise Kester and r . .1. It-atty
Or relKite on taxes n aci-omit of wide
tire wniH. were granted . by tlie
i-onrt.
The claim of I. W. J'almr for
Ixmnties on tfo o.vote scalps. SI. (".
Maulding. 1 wild i at scalp. . ami
A. J. Taylor, one wild cat s-ealp,
:': ' 1 " " "
. -
Makes light, flaky, delicious hot biscuits,' rolls,
muffins and crusts. Makes hot bread whole-
n. ...
These are qualities peculiar to it alone.
some.
I have found the Roval Baking l'owder superior to all others.
C. Gokju, late Chef, Dclmoiuco .
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST.. NEW YORK
will r.E electhocc:tei.
MAR YS VI I LK. O., Nor. Judge
Horn this afternoon S'litenced Uoss
lyn I'erreU 10 lie electrocuted on Fri
day. March 1st. for the murder of Ex
press Messenger Xane,: August loth,
last. .
LOSS Of PROPERTY
cocntv nt.es its tax
ROLL SUMMARY '
K CoaMnbte UtcmM l
. T.x.ble ? Properly
TltUM. La. da.
Itio Total
la I ho
The. clerk of Lincoln eiuntr yenter-
day fried the summary of the assess
u't lit roll of that couuty In the le-
pjitttueut of State fr use of-the 4tate
F.nan1 of Ievy. Tlie snintnaijr shows
a decrease of 1772"! in t he taxable
nMiiHnr of the comity, and 'also
shows a .loss of 72i acies f tillable
land, or over 1.1 per cimt. iTiie follow-
Ui-r ia the snmmarv of the roll as re-
l "
i-eivetl j-e.-'tenlay: r ' , .
ran-; acres tillable land 34sl
li:Ui2T acres non-tillable, . .
Imp', on deiiletl lands. . .
i4k town and city lot..;....
Imp. on town lots, ....,...
1 u'p. -n nude tied lands, . . .
42 mile railroad l.l. ..-. .
til'i 'mile tel ami tel line,..
Uolling stink
seaiiiUjiis eie
Meichaudlse, etc ...
Farming inipletueut,
Money..
Notes and aceouut.
Household furulture.
ru; hores ami
2"24 cattle
4tl.l slHep ...
24 4 gaU . . -
ISia swine;... ..
. . . -
etc .. ,
etc.
lunlei. . . .
210JZV.I
41.!NH
7S10
44.755
7.410
4,OiW
Oil."
8..'27
10.4--0
U7
3.721
3.IU.H
ll.Cltl
14.II.V,
i',OI.
8.i rt
4,filil
. 44t
Gr.iss value proietty.
..f. "53.892
were appnvel.
'Count yaid of $.. for Sebastian Sher
baok was allowed, and J; W. Kbner
was apiointed .as disbursing agent.
Tlie petition' of Moses Hurd ftir
cfiifiicj- aid was consideritl and the
court allowed sr cr ' month. -
Criminal accounts Were alio wed in
the following Justice cass: State of
Oregon, vs. Y . Anderson, t . aughu.
K. V. Tucker. W. W. Martin. Harry
I mini. 1'. Itemej Jf. II. Allen. I . K,
I'aterson. .1oh l.inds,y. Saiini I .Tnck
soti. J. V.. rtiderwood, ASlN-rf Oordoii.
I:. I. Sneuci-r.
The folhiwing bills were audited
and :sl"owtl:
M.
I . F.
Witten. . . .. 'J oo
Corom-i-'s Ao-oinit. t
Ii ne. ..'... ... .1U .n $lo
Ucbate Account.
Or.ii. 'Pastor, ot al... ',.$'2 OS
Holla 1'iost. ot al x; h7
Sherifl'. Account.
V. W. 1 Hit bio.; 71
Statioiici v Acco-nt.
2 tn
$ 2 K
not alM
?SI 71
Fuel Account.
Clmd. Allwd.
W. T, Uigdon. ...J 2 in U' h
I, Kave.-iux -"i7 ro To
j W. Moru-v :ir, vt :vr,
M. Van Fleet........; 21 M li
Postage Accotnit.. 1
F. W. imrhiu ....SU ltd $10 ut
E. T Micros 'i .' ."si
4. II Uotaml. ..... Sim :s no
W. W. Hall 2.iK 2 co
Jury Account.
5. T. "Johnson:. X oo.5 on
A J. Schomnker. .. . . - 2 on 2 ih
Pat ten Pros
.loiiruul. ... .......
Journal. ..... . . .
Jt-rt'erson llevlew .".
I!. E. Moon.,....
Sta'tosniaii Pub. -Co.
-Court- House
Oiay Pros ........
-t. 11. I. u:iii. ...... .
...2t
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1
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Or.
Tel.
Tel.
"tel.
Tel.
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Co.
tC,
."id
. . . .,'t ,t.i
. . . 15 mi
and .l.i i I.
. . 5- m
... "
... 2 M
. .. It 15
5 21-
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75
lo
50
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XI.
45
PIlIliAllELl'IIIA'S IM0 SHOW.
-- Fieri i ,n
W. ll. Chlggeltl.
tl. H rttin .-. .
J O'liouald
4. M. Ptcoruian. . .
i rnuiit.il
Aeeo'ifit.
, .V...2 ru
H.
uiiiia
Ieyi.". .
Murphy
.... t
. . . .
. s
Accol'llt
. V
. . . . . I
to
2o
INI
50
$ 2
5
till
4'
i'i
I'M
IMI
50
iPHI I, A I EEPI 1 1 A. N.iv. 12.-41 log
of every iiriod from all piooaiuciit
kVniiel In the lnitel States and, many
blooded kio iiuens from Fngl.iml and
Canada were on exhibition today in
ll.ii t i ulninil Hall at 'lie annual dis
pl.iy or the .Philadelphia Hog 1 Show
Axoociatiou. The list. -of prize ji the
largest ever ollcri'd by I be inemhers
of -any Im-iicIi shttw 'organisation.'
.ltEUNIIAPHT IN P.OSTO.V.
l'.OSTON. Nov. '12. Madame! S.irati
Pcriiha-i-lt atitl M. t'ou lljt n-wnod
here toikigi.t hrth-lr toiir tif tlie Puit
4 d S't itos, which w ill ov-r fix ntitln.
Tlielr program Includes '"lAiglon,"
"Cyrairole P.oigciac," 'Ilamhl." "ha
Tiwi-ii." "l-i I:une, Aux - Caiiwllas"
and "Tartiffe,"-.
Hr. Edgar .lamest .i'.atik'y,. .' rcentlj
i'uited Slates consul at Pagdad, ha
Imm-u a-lioM'ii "tlis-ior of the njofiosed
cKliii.m to ox(c.iyate Mualieiir', which
is itptwis-d to l'v Fr of the Chaldee.
wh. te Abraham ami 'Sarah w re lnirn.
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