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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-10
RE|AHART COLLEGE
D0RMlTORY BURNED

The dormitory at Reinhar Col
lege burned at midnight Tuesday and
Mrs. f. c. Fawcett, wife of profess
or was rescued with her infant only
five days old. The loss is at least
$500. A warehouse was found
on fire at Background but it was put
out with slight damage to the cotton
stored in it. 1t too had been splashe, ]
with kerosene. Negroes are moving
away from Cherokee County in terror
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-10
FOR SALE AND WANT.A12
WE WILL lend FOR AID. No -
TAKEN FOR LESS THAN 25 GEMS
TELEPHONE
Is

FUR SALE-House and two lots ono
mile from Marietta on Atlonto
road. Mrs. ]. B. Gartr ell, Atlanta
road at Buffers. Phone 46S-L -
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-10
CARD OF THANKS.
To my Dear Friends of Marietta

To my Dear Friends of Marietta:
The spirit of Thanksgiving is al
ways with us and have been spend
ing my spare time writing to friends
all over the State thanking them for
their recent support in the recent
contest. have thanked many Of
you personally but rather than miss
a one of you am thanking you again
for the very happy week you helped
to give me as Queen of Georgia.
"EX-Queen" REGINA e. RAMBO.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-10
NEW CORN CLUB ORGANIZED,

The newly organized corn and can
ming club in the Olive Springs school
elected the following officers: Miss
Eva Thomas, president, Mr.. George
Wadden, vice-pres., Miss Stella Ar
go, secretary and Mr. Deward Alex
ender, treasurer.
The first assistant teacher, Miss
Lillian Bryant, is taking great in
terest in this club and will be very
helpful to the girls and boys in their
efforts to succeed.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-10
WE WANT

AT ONCE, LOAN APPLICATIONS
FOR $500 TO $4,000 ON EITHER
CITY OR FARM REAL ESTATE
SECURITY. WE HAVE FINE
LISTS OF REAL ESTATE FOE
SALE. CALL BY AND SEE
US. WILLIAM TATE HOLLAND
SUCCESSOR TO R. n. HOLLAND
AND SON, No. l REYNOLDS
BUILDING, MARIETTA, CA.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-10

FOR RENT room house out Ste
wart Avenue on Turner place, with
IN city limits; pasture with running
water adjoining; good out houses
for horse, COW and chickens; price
including free pasturage, $500 a
month. About six acres of good till
able land adjoining can be rented for
$500 an acre. Apply to Mrs. Hall,
Turner Place. 1t.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-10

FOR SALE-House and lot in Mar,
eta, will exchange for farm land
Apply to Mrs. ]. Campbell, 112 Gram,
ling St Phone 275J. -"4 IT,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
THE RED CROSS SEAL.
Sale Should Be Large to Aid Noble
Work

If you use Red Cross Christmas
seals on your holiday letters and
packages they will do this for you:
Help in the nationwide fight to
wipe out tuberculosis, a preventable
disease whose cost to the people of
the United States is nearly equal to
the total taxes raised in duty and in
ternal revenue combined.
Help to cut down the present death
rate from tuberculosis, which is one
in every ten of the white race.
The seals only cost one cent each
and every cent that you spend for a
seal makes you a crusader against tu
bereulosis.
The seals act as messengers of
mercy by helping to care for the l.
100000 people in the United States
who are infected with tuberculosis.
100000 of whom are bedridden.
Stop and realize that one-fourth of
all preventable deaths are due to tu-
bereulosis and that this disease can
not be stamped out unless you do
your part.
Boost Red Cross Christmas seals.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

vegetable gardening, poultry raising,
pig raising, dairy herd record work,
seed grain selection, fruit growing,
baking, canning, sewing, farm and
home handicraft, rural home beauti-
fication and the agricultural club. The
child keeps record of the work that
he or she has done. Also a record of
the cost of production and the pro-
ceeds received. This means that the
child will learn to raise or produce
the article at a profit, if possible.
This work is handled through the
county superintendent office, the
state superintendent office and the
Oregon Agricultural college, cooper
ating with the U. S. government. Bull
letins are sent to these children direct
from the college and the government,
and they receive help from the state
leader and his assistants in the Ore
gon Agricultural college and the two
field workers from the state superin-
tendent S office.
The children of Polk county have
gone into this work with zest that
means much. Two years ago out of
the ten capital prizes offered at the
state fair, which consisted of a trip
to the Panama-P Pacific exposition with
all expenses paid. four were won by
Polk county boys and girls as follows:
Baking. Francelle Hawley; canning,
Jessie Keyt; sewing, May E. Melon
aid; pig raising, Kenneth Bursell.
This year out of the twenty-one capi-
tai prizes offered at the state fair,
which consisted of scholarship in
the summer school at the O. A. c., for
two weeks, with all expenses paid.
seven were won by Polk county boys
and girls as follows: Dairy herd
record work, Earl Cooley; pig feed
ing contest, single pig, Harold Rey-
nolds; pig feeding contest, SOW and
litter. Warren McGowan; seed grain
selection, Bennie Bowles; sewing,
May f. Mcdonald; poultry raising,
Hazel Bursell; vegetable gardening,
Homer Bursell.
Two years ago at the state fair
Polk county took first place for gem
eral school exhibit and this year took
first place for the same. The chill
dren of the county are getting into
the industrial work this year much
stronger than ever before. and we are
predicting a greater exhibit at the
county and state fairs this coming
year than at any time in the past. J
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Thr llB. @. q. M.

The Dallas Woman's Christian
Temperance union, although unusual
ly active during the past twelve
month, has made little "noise" about
its efforts. but has accomplished what
it considers as being excellent work
in all departments. The members are
earnest in their endeavors to Danish
intoxieants from the land. and to that
end have exerted their influence at all
times and under all conditions. The
meetings of the year have been well
attended and from a financial stand
point the organization is in excellent
condition. Regular sessions are held
semi-monthly, on the second and
fourth Tuesdays of the month. The
organization at this time has some
thing over one hundred members. be-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

been in the county for several years.
The school boards are gradually
adopting the plan of employing a
teacher who makes good just as long
as they can keep her, realizing that
a teacher does better work the sec
ond, third or fourth years. This is a
good sign and indicates the general
progressiveness of the school boards
of the county, which was also demon-
strated at the last school officers con.
vention when they passed resolution
allowing every teacher in the county
to spend one day visiting some other
teacher in the county who is doing
similar work, the visits to be made un-
der the direction of the county school
superintendent. They believe that by
the teachers doing this, they will be
able to do better work in the school
room.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

schools in this county which won all
of the points for standardization. We
are expecting many more this year.
The real object of Standardization
is that each district may compare it
self with the other districts Of the
county. Thus, if they are ahead of
the other districts, they get credit for
that. If they find themselves behind
in any way, their local pride causes
them to get busy and earn these
points and come up to the other dis
tricts. Standardization has surely
worked wonders for the schools of
Polk county.
Parent Teachers Clubs.
The state department of education
for several years has been urging the
organization of Parent-Teachers as
sociations, and Polk county has made
eat progress in this. We have for
nine Parent-Teacher associations
the county at the present time and
MAJ ajority of them are doing some
pst excellent work. They hold their
eetings generally about once a
onth. At these meetings they have
program, rendered by the local peo-
e of the community, and discuss
lestiois pertaining to their commu-
ty or county interests, and also
ing in many speakers from the
ate schools, state superintendent s
flee and other places. These speak
5 give them much outside help which
ley could not otherwise secure. The
'sociations are making many better
ents in school work and backing
p their teachers and school boards in
way that is giving Polk county
oval cooperation, of which every 10y
i citizen in the county should be
roud. Every progressive school dis
rict should have a Parent Teacher
ssoeiation, and each person i'll the
district should take part in this work.
making their school house a real COM
nunity center, which it should be.
Industrial Clubs.
The Industrial club work in the
county has received the loyal support
of the teachers, school boards and
parents generally. This work is sim
ply an advancement bver the old
plan of the school fair. 1t means
that the child gets much more out of
it than merely raising the pumpkin
and exhibiting it. The different pro-
Iects which are taken up are as fol-
ows: Corn growing, potato growing, !
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Permanent Club Exhibit Placed.

Secretary L. S. Loughary of the
Commercial club has arranged very
attractive window display in the
clubs office to display many of the
prize winning crops and products of
Polk county. The exhibit was taken
from the county's harvests that were
collected for the various fairs last
fall and their arrangement into a
permanent Commercial club display
is feature that has not been tried
before. Grains and grasses, as well
as fruits and other farm, orchard and
factory products comprise the exhibit
as arranged by the secretary.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

sides which there is fourishing
young woman's department with a
goodly membership and a large at
tendance upon its meetings. Mrs.
A. S. Campbell is president, and dis
plays much interest in the work, thus
extending its influence for good
among the cold water advocates.
For the coming year the W.. C. T.
Q. has well defined plans for extend
ing the work of the various depart
ments. and that the future gives good
promise for the ladies of the white
ribbon goes without saying. The in
fluence exerted by this organization
has been felt quite largely throughout
the community life of Dallas, and
more especially among the young peo-
pile, around whom it would throw a
better moral atmosphere.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
ok County'S Rural Schools

School rallies were originated in
the county during the administration
of Superintendent C. L. Starr and the
habit has spread until the last few
habit has spread until the last few
years a school rally has been held in
every school district in the county
each year, and many districts are
asking for the second rally. At these
rallies program is rendered by the
children Of the school and discussions
pertaining to the betterment Of the
conditions of the district and commu-
nifty interests are discussed. Fire.
quently some outside speaker is pres
ent, giving an address on such topics
as pertain to school interests. The
teachers, patrons and school boards
look forward to their rally with pleas
ure, as it means much to their com
munity.
The High Schools.
The high schools of the county have
been making rapid progress during
the past few years and the following
ones have been standardized by the
state board of education as standard
four year high schools: Airlie, Mon
mouth, Independence, Falls City, Dal-
las, Ballston, Bethel and several 9TH
ers will be standardized in a very
short time. Nearly every child in
Polk county can now attend high
school and stay at home at night. This
means great deal to the parents and
also to the children, and means much
for the general educational interests
of the county.
The general qualifications of the
teachers Of the county are becoming
better. Many of them are taking
special work during the summer, thus
preparing themselves to become better
teachers. Others are stopping for
year or two and taking work in the
Normal schools or colleges.
The school population of the county
at the present time is about $500. The
general school levy of the county for
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

gun in this county five years ago and
has been worked out, not only in this
county but two years ago was adopted
by the state department as a state
plan of Standardization, and since
then has made such wonderful part
of the educational exhibit at the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition and has been
adopted by the school people of many
counties in other states. This plan
has the following points for its re-
quirements this year:
Flag-Must be flying, weather per-
mitting.
School House-Properly lighted.
Equipment Teachers desk and
chair; desks for pupils properly
adapted and placed; suitable black
boards, window shades in good condi-
tion.
Heating and Ventilating-Jacketed
stove properly situated, minimum re-
quirement window boards or some
other approved method of ventilating.
Rooms-Attractive at all times.
Standard Picture-One new one,
unless three are already in the room,
framed.
Grounds-To be clean, free from
paper, etc. At least three features
of play apparatus. Walks if neces-
sary.
Sanitation-Pure drinking water.
either drinking fountain or covered
tank and individual drinking cups.
individual family or paper towels.
Outbuildings-At least two good ones,
to be sanitary at all times and free
from marks.
Teacher-Must maintain good or
der at all times. supervise the play
ground; have her work well prepared;
follow state course of study; take at
least one educational journal; have
program posted in room; keep regis
ter in good condition; be neat in at
tire.
Library-Good selection of books
from state list. Case for the books.
Books kept upright in good condition
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Teachers Examinations.

A teachers examination is in pro-
gress at the court house, the following
being the week IS program:
Commencing Wednesday, December
Is, 1915, at 9 O'Clock a. M, and con-
tinuing until Saturday, December IS,
1915, at O'Clock p. m.
Wednesday Forenoon-Writing, U.
S. history.
Wednesday Afternoon = Reading,
physiology, composition, methods in
reading, methods in arithmetic.
Thursday Forenoon = Arithmetic,
history of education, psychology,
methods in geography.
Thursday Afternoo n Grammar,
geography, American literature, ply
sizes, methods in language, thesis for
primary certificate, science of educa-
tion.
Friday Theory and prac-
tice, photography, physical geography,
English literature, chemistry, history
of education.
Friday Afternoon-Sch law, ge-
ology, algebra, civil government,
childhood and adolescence.
Saturday Forenoon-Geometry, bot
any, school administration.
Saturday Afternoon-General his
tory, bookkeeping, methods.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
NOTICE TO CREDITos.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned. Oscar Hayter, has been du-
ly appointed by the County Court of
the State of Oregon for the County
of Polk, administrator of the estate
Of Thaddeus Clark Shaffer, deceased,
and has qualified.
All persons having claims against
the said estate are hereby required to
present them, duly verified, with the
proper vouchers, within six. months
from the date of this notice, to the
said administrator at>>fis law Offices
in the Dallas oitsr<Bank Building, in
said County of Polk.
Dated and first published, Novem-
Der %, 1915.
OSCAR HAYTER.
Administrator of the estate Of Thad-
deus Clark Shaffer, deceased.
NOV. .23-Dee q
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has filed in the County
Court of the State of Oregon, for the
County of Polk, her Final Account
as Executrix of the Last Will and
Testament of John Ferguson, Deceas-
ed, and that said Court has fixed
Monday, January 3, 1916, at the hour
of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day as the
time and the County Court Room in
the County Qurt House. in Dallas,
in Polk CounE, Oregon. .as-the place
for hearing said Eixad Account and
all objections rillereto.
Dated at Dallas. Oregon. November
%. 1915. MARY FERGUSON.
Exeeutrix of the Last Will and Tes-
lament Of John Ferguson, Deceased.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Officers Are Elected.

The Loyal Women S Bible class of
the Christian church held their month
ly business meeting Friday at the
home of Mrs. b. Y. Allen. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. W. w.
Dawson; vice-president, Mrs. J. E.
Bloom; secretary, Mrs. II. f. Hin
man; treasurer, Mrs. Ira Wess; teach
er. Mrs. A. n. Newbill.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
UNCLE TIP" GRAVES PASSES.

H. T. Graves, well-known and re-
spected resident of Yamhill county,
passed to his final reward on Sunday
afternoon at his home near Sheridan.
"Uncle Tip" as he was familiarly
known, leaves perhaps as many
friends to mourn his death as any
other man in this part of the valley.
He was an uncle of Carl Graves, for
mer treasurer of Polk county, and had
many other relatives in Polk and
Yamhill county. He was an early
settler near the Yamhill-Polll county
line, and all of the old timers were
numbered among his friends and as
sociates. His acquaintance in Dallas
was almost as extensive as in the Yam
hill county communities. "Uncle
Tip" is to be buried today at IL o.
clock, with services from his home
near Sheridan. Mr.. Graves was about
rs years old at the time of his death.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
1aan1ttatt i Club
Gawlsworthy and many others.

A number of pleasant social even
ings were enjoyed by the members of
the young women S department. who
were of great assistance to the or
ganization in furnishing music and
other entertainment for the general
meetings.
The Woman's club has nearly one
hundred enthusiastic members. all of
whom are willing workers for the
good of the community and fully ap-
preciate the kindness of the public
and press.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Monmouth Banker Honcred.

Ira C. Powell, president of the
First National bank of Monmouth.
was honored by a reception Thursday
by the Independent Order 0ddfel-
lows lodge there. Mr.. Powell has
been an Oddfellow for p years and
was presented with a jewel by the
members. Rev. X. X. Sickafoose
made the presentation speech.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

and recorded according to rules speci-
fed by Oregon state library and re-
quired by law.
Attendance-Average 50 per cent
for wear and not to exceed two per
cent in tardiness per year.
Length of Term-Not less than
eight months of school each year.
Last year there were fifty-slx
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
'Craven)

leadership of the
]. Metzger, the
lad a successful
Fently completed
|e Knabe piano
ago at a price
ely out of debt.
Important work
be club rendered
the county fair
ckets for chau-
od, held a sue
$20.50 to the
had charge of
seals. managed
eneft of the IL
|onsible for the
n on the school
lso a number of
& them a recep-
ehers' institute,
|ainment for the
community and
dair for guests
bit made all i'm
khe library, in
of the drinking
ben, and contin-
use of the care
department al
bf tables in the
hence of picnic
benefit was de-
s of the music
tdv of German
Interesting
drama. the lit
d and discussed
laws. including
Bernard, Shaw
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

common and high school purposes is
$57, 900 and many of the school dis
tricts vote a special tax all of the
way from a tenth of mill to 10 mills
to be used for improvements and
maintaining their schools.
There are over $50 teachers employ
ed in the county during the year and
many of these are teachers who have
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Vacation Starts Today.

Both the Oregon Normal school and
the training school will closs today
for the Christmas vacation and will
convene Monday, January 3.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Monmouth Election.

Monmouth's city election will be
held December 20 to elect a mayor.
two eouneilmen, recorder, marshal
and treasurer.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

been max
HE past five
INES. Gener-
Is new build
Inds, havebeen
iEi4 work, stand
M6acher associa-
Club work have
Ral advancement
sbuildings have
following places !:
ark vi Orchards,
| Il3cofrs Montgom-
| |sIs6fiee, Oakdale,
e{ry Grove, Mis-
alley Junction,
1Ghardsview and
khese the Zena,
Hid Lincoln build
by the department
modern in every
ildings are excel
a credit to any
States.
10 or more room
erected: Smith.
|je, Bethel, Rick
fe, West Salem,
Dallas and Inde-
onth Have erected
|ch aa re-lighting
building as near
have been made
kricts Eola, Pc
blt Creek, Valley
Qakgrove, Per-
|Dser1eek, Cochran.
ia, Buell, Spring
Suver, McTim-
Ewood, Fir Grove.
\, Oakhurst and
; City has built
rooms to their
Is in the county,
bf three, are now
18th all sanitary
! school buildings
buildings, which
\ condition. Many
been made on the
every building in
kst three features
Zen erected in the
Smithfeld. Salt
Frview, Rickreall,
Dallas, Guthrie,
lack Rock and
being. made TO
he following dis
Orchards, Air
Spring Valley
lew. Every school
om the house to
the house to the
|lajority of these
|pphed with suit
their school.
county has beer
spelling contest
|cted for the mas
The children hav
Peir spelling, bu
|lso, as the chi
Is home at nigl
hts help them in
krest is shown in
are given every
test words being
has been cover
kch grade accord |
tudy.
|ea Plan. !
Ii plan was be- '
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

Attorney Holmes of McMinnville
was transaeting legal business in Dal-
las on Wednesday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

Walter L. Tooze, Jr., has been re-
fitting his law offices in the National
bank building with new set of books
to accommodate his law library. The
shelves extend to the ceiling on all
sides of the main Office room. Mr..
Tooze has recently added several hun
dred books to his library.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

The Observer, Twice-a-week pa
per. costs no more than a weekly.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Library Building -womans Club Headquarters

They are on sale at the drug stores
and Hayter's book store.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

J. C. Talbot of Falls City was a
visitor in the city on Tuesday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-21
Denver Livestock.

Denver. Dec. 2O.--cattle-Reeeipts.
1900 Market slow Beef steers, 5000
mI25. COWS and heifers, S5.00@G.2J;
stockers and feeders, $3.50 100;
calves, $1,000 1850
Sheep - Receipts, 1900 Market
steady.
Hogs - Receipts, 1900. Market
steady. Top, 1925, bulk, SJ90@G10.