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it Rebecca's Triumph" and the Brass Band THE OAKLEY OAKLEY, CASSIA COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, I VOLUME 10. CENTRAI SCHOOL The trustees of district number six are now taking steps toward the establishment of a central school in the district. They say the thing has got to go now and that's all there is about it. That in the opening of school in the fall of 1907, the children of the district will be accommodated in commodious and comfortable school building. They say that the many complaints that have to them during the present concerning conditions pre come year vailing at the school building, together with the great incon and annoyance they vemenee have suffered ia trying to rent rooms in which to locate the pupils, has decided the question irrevocably. BUILDING MUST BE BUILT. THE SCHOOL This will naturally be good to the people, especially news those who are most familiar with conditions as they main tain at present. Not only are the children miserably crowded into their present quarters, but there is absolutely no provision here for comfort of any kind. The air space is so inadequate, and the means for supplying it imperfect, that the children must needs either breath vitiat ed and poisonous atmosphere or sit in draft of door or window. The heating apparatus is so con ditioned that they must either freeze or roast. There is no such a thing as a happy medium. But as soon as the question of building i* raised, efforts are made to consolidate and make the central school serve all the pupils oi Oakley. The trustees of the third ward want it under stood that they would like to share the blessings of the im proved condition. Doubtless the people of the second ward feel the same. In view of the results of last winter's work it would seem that whatever is done, it should be done mighty quick, and done mightv well, so that it cannot be undone. „The establishment of this school, is, in our opinion, the thing of prime importance today and every citizen should consti tute himself a committee of one to work in the interest of the same. To talk the matter up and give it every encouragement. In the past few weeks we have heard several prominent citizens mention our school facilities in Oakley as being a positive dis grace to the town, and we are confidently of the opinion, that the people are aroused, and that the building will be built. Yes. Yes. YES,LETS TALK SCHOOL BUILDING A WHILE. 90 THE EAGLE TOR 1907. Beginning with January 1, as a 19i>7, the Eagle will appear foijr column six page paper, h aL-c come to the conclusion that We ff are giving our readei» more Bper than they need, emi iufin fclv more reading mat4r than hey ever Lave time to/»ok at. Our purpose is to have a first class, local paper. As is generally known a considerable amount of the present paper is printed away at our expense and we have come to the conclusion that the public would appreciate the paper just as much if this extra neous matter were cut out. Again, as we hear of so many people keeping their Eagles, we have thought perhaps they would like to have them bound, so we shall put it out in conven ient form for binding. We believe our readers will appreciate the change, for we shall endeavor to make up in quality, what we lose in quantitj'. THE CIGARETTE SMOKER. Elbert Hubard isn't the best authority in the world on ell subjects, but he is unquestion ably correct in pronouncing against the use of cigarettes, es pecially by the young. In a late number of the Philistine he "As a close observer and says: em ployer of labor for over twenty five years.I give you this: Never advance the pay of a cigarette smoker; never promote him; never trust him to carry a roll to Garcia, unless you do not care for Garcia, and are willing to lose the roll. Cigarette smok ing begins with an effort to be smart. It soon becomes a pleas ure, a satisfaction, and serves to bridge over a moment of nerv ousness or embarrassment. Next it becomes a necessity, a fixed habit. This last stage soon evolves into a third condition, stage of fever and unrestful a wondering mind, accompanied by loss of moral and mental con trol." Inevitably cigarette smoking impairs health, lessens usefulness and jeopardizes happiness, and all without compensation thy of the name. All smokers are not affected to the same de gree, but there are none who would not be better off without the habit.—Logan Republican. wor RACE SUICIDE AGAIN.. An extract from the presi dent's message: When home ties are loosened; when the men and women cease to^regard a worthy family life, with all its duties fully perform ed, and all its responsibilities lived up to, as the life best worth living;then evil days for the com monwealth are at. hand. There are regions in our land, and classes of our population, where the birth rate has sunk below the death rate. Surely it should need no demonstration to show that wilful sterility is. from the standpoint of the nation, from the standpoint of the human race, the one sin for which the penalty is national death, race death; a sin for which there is no atonement; a sin which is the more dreadful exactly in propor tion as the men and women guilty thereof are in other re spects, in character, and bodily and mental powers, those whom for the sake of the state it would be well to see the fathers and mothers of many healthy chil dren, well brought up in homes made happy by their presence. No man, no woman, can shirk the primary duties of life, wheth er for love of ease and pleasure or for any other cause, and re tain his or her self-respect. * I TOOK HIS NEIGH HORS' PAPER. There are hundreds of good people in every community who delight to see tht local paper tear things up in great shape in an effort to correct all the evils in this life. They like to see the local paper flog the saloons and saloonkeepers, they want this politician and that county or city officer raked over the coals, and not infrequently these good people bring their personal griev ances to the paper that the edi tor may take up their quarrel by pitching into the other fellow and literally lifting his scalp. But, unfortunately it takes a little money to run newspapers and it sometimes happens that the interest to be flayed or the public man to be scored repre sents many good dollars to the newspaper,and these who would have the flaying done represent but little of value to the paper. To these The Republican would point a lesson by reprinting little story told by the editor of a an exchange, who wrote. "Some time ago a prominent temperance worker came into our office, and after exchanging the common courtesies of the a day he remarked: "Mr. Harter, you don't know how we Prohibitionists appre ciate your contmuous pleas for tenjperai.ee in the Gazette. I do not know of any paper outside of the Yoicî, our official paper, that is more outspoken against the evil than you. The Lord will reward you for it." Turning around in our chair, we looked him squarely in the eyes and then abruptly asked him. "Where did you get your infor mation?" j m Oakley Dec. 15. * \ "Why,I read it in your paper!" "Whose paper?" "My neighbor's." "So you want the Lord to re ward me, but you are too miser ly to encourage a good thing by lending it your financial aid. I have no better friends in the county than the landlords. Nearly every one of them takes my paper and pays for it, not withstanding the fact that I criticise his business unmercilully ! while you come in here with your cheap compliments. Please keep them." The jar gentleman swallow his false teeth. He got mad and left the office in a huff. He came in un invited and left with a blankety taste in his mouth.—Ex. j almost made the Dr.Buttner for dental work. Back LOCUST ITEMS. There is quite a bit of 111 t |)is local ' v S coughs and c< Ms, The baby ..! Jam • t r> < >v;, i ! ■ ■. ^B been n delicate b with i 'll 1 , turn >m • '.H was a very sweet , r ,, had li \ ed unt-i' d'' dibit, mouth, be would ; a \.. h rtfl months old. The parents griff stricken over his sudden ifl paifture. They have the sympa* thy of the whole community. ] Aeorge Smith is improving. MiV*< Carpenter is nursing him. Ai-f|iur Dummer and family have »ought them a home at Buhl wut will winter in Locust. Mrs. Dammer and five children are at her father's, E, W. Mc Bride, for the present. They came from Parker. Frank and Y*uy Benson are here visiting relatives. They are from Plano, Idaho. Nettie Stapely is here from Twin Falls. Henry Tanner's baby is very sick with pneumonia, Mrs. Annie Barrus is here from Grantsville visiting and is ex pecting her husband soon. Mrs, George Cook is here from Burley to attend her little nep hew's funeral. WHY WE SO IT. Some newspaper subscribers often wonder, no doubt, why a publisher will keep sending the paper when the subscription has expired. The reason is this: When the subscription is paid to a certain time, the time expires and the paper is stopped.it looks as if the publisher doubted the integrity of the subscriber; and nine times out of ten the subscri ber will give the publisher a "calling down" for insinuating that his credit is no good. Ra ther than tist any reflections against a neighbor's dishonesty to pay a smpll debt it has lie come necessaiy for country ne .vspapçrs to continue sending the paper after the time has ex-; pired. The city week He dailies do not generally folic this rule, as their subscribers ll/ at a distance, and besides, tlj j are not acquainted with thei and do not know their finança standing. One should deem® an honor to know that his ci^H ts not doubted,when the jmi^B er continues to semi the ]>^B Should the subscriber dcsi^B have his paper ■ j • .Jttü s' -<nd ! owlD S* \ A'jj j shoulfl Coujfl att/iJ ■ecotn croupy dan go« fontail drug.I Woo. ness SI A3 Offlço <1 office 11 h and " cost. » of X •i I J. NJ V.-a -lL-A-:. U. A ■>, — t . VOTv srrvl v? I What In the first • a goods Clean'.com prices. You get per feci chemicals and sundriq combined with accu attention that you in. Everything you g ( .' f . ,f: h Money Back |f Not expect to get it. K PETERSON' OAKLEYS BEST DR Mil STORK J. 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