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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1895)
ATHENA PRESS Published Every Friday Morning By J. W. SMITH, "Proprietor. F. B. Boyd, Eoitob. Entered at Athena postofflee at second-class mall matter. Subscription 'Rates: Per year, In advance, Mingle copies, In wrappers, 6c 11.50 Advertising Kates: Local reading notices, first Insertion, 10c per line. Each subsequent Insertion, 6c. All communications should be addressed to he PKE88, Athena, Oregon. ATHENA, SEPTEMBER 13 1895. The Hook and Ladder company undertook to have a meeting Mon day night. It was their regular meeting night, and we understand, by hard work a quorom was drum med up, and businesB transacted. There seems to be a tendency on the part of the members to drag. The city has gone to great expense in purchasing fire apparatus, and now have a first class equipment. A floating or transient population can not be depended on as members of the fire department. The only way a city of Athena's size can have an efficient department is for the busi ness men to come to the front and ; take an active part. By that way nnlv can Atliflna have a denart- t. ment that can be relied on at all times and under all circumstances. ''Get out of debt and stay out," is what an Eastern Oregon editor has been preaching to the readers of his paper for some time. With wheat at the present low price, the Umatilla county farmer would vote this editor a golden crown and a free pass to heaven, if he would furnish the ky to the problem of now to get out of debt. The farm er once out of debt will stay out. The dearly acquired experience of the past has more than the lesson 'stay out of debt." A person ad vocating a theory, an argument or a subject for the advancement of mankind, is naturally supposed to be in a manner conversant with the question he is handling and, consequently, is looked to for his solution of the problem which he has unravelled. The average farm er, when once out of debt, will stay out. But to get out "aye there's the rub!" Those little, whito, feathery balls that you have observed flying through the air the past two weeks, are the seed or thistle, they are allowed to grow along the railroads, highways, and vacant lots and out-of-way places, and if it is not checked, it's only a matter of a short time until the wheat fields of Umatilla county will be literally covered with this obnoxious, soil absorbing weed. It is a rank in. justice to allow these thistles, or, for that mntter, any weed that is detri mental to crops to grow and ma ture, whon in all probability your neighbor is doing all in his power to keep a clean field. There is trouble, and lots of it, too, in store for the Umatilla county farmer if steps aro not taken to destroy the grovth of this thistle and the Chi nese lettuce. Farmers, to a great extent, as eist in holding down the price of wheat. This is done by placing the grain in the warehouse of the grain buyer before sale has been made. A few rough boards and a little work and the result would be a warehouse at home. Then tho buyer would not have the cinch he now has on your wheat by having it in his possession. ; " States like Nebraska and Kan sas, says the Oregonian, where ir rigation is only an adjunct to or dinary farming process, have to go to wholly arid regions to learn the value of it. Their farmers have never realized that there is money in intensive farming, with plenty and certain water supply, and have regarded irrigation as a resort for necessity. People are making a better living on a five or ten-acre tract in Utah, irrigated, than others do in Kansas or Nebraska on a quarter section, dry years with wet. The windmill will furnish the wat er where streams are not avni!nble. Vixcent, among other t' :!,:;in his talk here yesterday : id, "Prices are controlled t.- the amount of money in circulation" We are aware of that. Free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 is the remedy. Vincent, the Populist lecturer, got off some very good jokes dur ing his talk here. He was a very fluent talker, was a good illustrator, handled his subjects with some in telligence, but W. W. Brannin'8 paper, the Ore gon Reporter, is on onr exchange table. The Reporter is the official paper ol the A. 0. U. W., of this jurisdiction, and is very ably edi ted. Many of the leading papers in both parties are clamoring for what they term a "short campaign." Even the political machines econ omize in times that are hard. Brown Bros., are again issuing the Miltonian. The first number is a hummer, and if they keep up the lick, will make a Buccess of the venture. These are times that try man s heart. Wheat in Chicago yester day was quoted 55$ cents, cash. THE POWER ROAD WAGON. A Thing of Slow Evolution, Its Future Is Great. New York Evening Bun. The power road wagon has been a thing of slow evolution. It has developed, it is true, in less time than the bicycle did, still, the pow er road wagon has already a prac ticable form in France five years ago. Since that date gradual im provements have been in progress, until now all can recognize that we have with us a vehicle that has come to Btay Last year a Paris newspaper offered a large sum in prizes for a competitive road wag on trial from Paris to Marseilles, and now we learn that an English technical journal bas made a - . ilar offer for an English trial of the J si m same kind The power road wagon as it now exists appears in special way to fav or Americna inventive genius. The foreign models are much too heavy, that is to say, are much heavier than need be. It is entirely safe to make the prediction that within three years from the initial manu facture of the new vehicle in the United States, one-quarter at least of its weight will have been dispen sed with. .This is no more than a repetition of the history of the manufacture of every variety of road vehicle. The American bicy cle of '95 is from seven to nine pounds lighter than its European counterpart. When American travelers landed with their wheels in England this season, the bicycle papers there undertook to deride the flimsy structures. One leading authority said that it would like to seo the 'same wheels after they had done a eeason'a work over English roads. Well, during the coming month of September, the paper in question will have the opportunity it yearned for, as the wheelmen take their return steam ships. It will then be in position to allow that the British factories have still to learn how to build a wheel. Doubtless, the American '95 wheel is lighter than is best for general road purposes, but, doubt less, too, an addition not exceed ing three pounds in weight will give it all the additional 6trencth called for by durability. Assum ing mat the Uo wheel will exhibit this change, it will 6till be one- sixth lighter than the foreign mod els. All of this micht have been safe ly predicted, since it was no more than a duplication of the American precedent with every other form of road and racing vehicle. Hence there seems no sort of risk in ore- dieting an identical result with the vehicle of the future, the power road wagon. The English techni cal newspaper which now offers the very handsome premiums above referred to, explains that it does not foresee a great manufacture destined to come into existence in this field, as has already been wit nessed in the case of the bicycle. Its motive in offering the prizes is to promote and hasten the develop ment of this industry, in itself an additional source of natural wealth. Considering how many times larger the United States are than the '.'nited Kingdom, with double the population, the prospects for the eame industry within the Uni ted S'ates can be measured. Trans port ion is measured in ton-miles, not ii: volume alone. The volume muh: !e multiplied into the dis tanc . Thus viewed, it is not too muc!'. 'o say that the call within the V ated States for the power road wagon is some scores of times as great as it can be in the United Kingdom or France. This general truth has been amply illustrated by the bicycle and the trolley. The power road wagon comes only to add a fresh instance to the other two. There is no difficulty in foresee ing the rise of power wagon factor ies rivaling some of the great car shops or the factories for trolley equipment, or oi bicycles. JNor is this result far in the distance. So much for the economical aspect of the invention, but this aspect is far trom disposing or it. As a means and source of pleasure the power road wagon is of limitless possibili ties. It is needless to expatiate on this feature of the bicycle, or, for that matter, of the rural and semi' rural trolley. They are combining to change the habit of the people But the road wagon promises, and in France is already beginning to realize scarcely less. It has been well said that one no longer trav els; one departs and arrives. The interval is a period of imprison ment in a moving jail: it is not traveling. The power road wagon contrib utes to change this. It cannot dis place the horse as an adjunct to the pleasure of the open air any more than the wheel can displace him from the use of those who are in position to taste the joys of the saddle. But, just as the wheel now takes its tens or hundreds into the open air from one who went before, so the power road wagon will take its ten or its hundreds for one who t'akea the air in similar fashion now. Just as the wheel has prov ed eminently the democratic road' ster, bo is tne power road wagon destined to show that it is eminent ly the democratic vehicle. Not that a machine of this sort will be owned by persons of small ' means, but that it will be put on the road for the patronage of the masses. The railways were unable at the outset to believe that the trollev could interfere with their virtual monopoly; the railroads know more now than thev did. Probably the trolley and other modes of Burface VJUUVJ I H 1.1 U11(1 IlllllO Ul ouiiavjo transportation would scout the no- tion that the power road wagon can ever come to interfere with their function. They are destined to learn as well as to live. Transfer ence from point to point is not all of travel; the mode has something to do with it. The wheel is the pioneei ofgood roads. It "touches the button." so to speak, the Dower road .wagon is destined to do the rest. Give it time $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at feast one dreaded disease mat science nag Deen able to cure in all Its stages and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Cattarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity, cattarrh beiDg a con stitutional disease requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Cattarrh oure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby des troying the foundation of the disease and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing Its work. The proprietors have so much faith in Its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars tor any case that it foils to cure. Bend for Testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, 0 3- Bold by ail Druggist, 75o. Taken Up. One bay horse branded A M on left shoulder, right hind foot white. One bald-faced mare, about ton years old, branded F E on right shoulder and 3 on right stifle, with bay cotl, glass, eye, branded Son right stifle. One bay yearling Ally, star in forehead, no brand. One spotted yerling Cayuse, with glass eyes no brand. One yearling sorrel horse colt, no brand. One sorrel horse, about four years old, brand ed N U on left stifle. One buy horse, about four years old, branded N O on left stifle. One sorrel mare, about five years old, brand ed N Con left stifle. One sorrel mare, about five years old, bias ed face, and white hind foot, branded N C on left stifle, with sucking colt no brand. One bay mare, about four years old, blazed face, one white hind foot, branded ic V on left stifle. One bay horse, about seven year old, with Raddle and hobble marks, branded N C on left stifle. The above described animals will be sold by me at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash In band. In Athena Oreunn. on 1 urxdav. Sept, 17, lyf.til 2 o'clock p. ni., unless redeem- ".ruwurr. a. M. UM.IIS, Dated September 12th 1805, City Marshal. Assignee's Notice. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for Umatilla county. . In the matter of Andrew Schneebele, . an insolvent debtor. f Notice is hereby given that the undersign ed, Lake France, has been appointed assig nee of the estate of the above named lnsoi. vent debtor, and has duly qualified as such assignee herein, All persons bavins; claims agatuat said Insolvent debtor are hereby re quired and notified to present the same duly verified to the undersigned at Athena, Oregon Within three months from the date hereof. Dated at Athena, Oregon, this llth day of September, 1S96. Lav Franck, Assignee. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World', Fair Highest Award. Dr. Price's Cream Baking: Powder WorM'a Fair Highest Medal and Diptes. M I A. I i.nr xtttxtttttttnttittttnxitmxxttxtx I money . ! is Los Many times by a disregard of the best place to trade Make 1 Money By trading with C. W. HOLLIS, Athena, Oregon. iuiuiuiuiuuiiumiuiUaiimiimmuiuiuuiuijuuiiuiiuu Farmers, THE PRODUCERS' WAREHOUSE COMPANY'S HOUSES are now open and ready to receive wheat along the line of the Washington & Columbia River railway, which gives you a market at Tacoma, Seattle or Portland These house are open to all wheat buyers at all times. Each lot will be piled separate and loaded out as taken In. We think too expensive to farmers to send men out to drum uo and solicit your buglness, as all such expense ia charged to you In some way or other. Cumtux? PRODUCERS' WAREHOUSE CO. J L. KILLIAN, MANAGER. Clark Walter, - - - - - Agent at Athena. IF YOU WISH TO borrow money on real estate, Sell or buy farm or city property; have your life in sured; have your property insured against fire in the best companies in the world; invest money at good interest and have it wen secured; have Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts, Leases, etc., drawn correctly, call on V. T. GILM AN, Athena, Ore. He represents the following first-class fire insurance companies: Phoenix, Home, Royal, Ger man, iaieaoman and jxortnwest. Jtie writes , his own policies and guarantees correctness, -and at the lowest rates at which responsible com panies will take risks. He has the agency for the Equitable Life Insurance Co., the best of any Read These Prices. 11 cans Axle grease 5 gal can Machine oil Binding twine per lb. . ......... Draper 12-foot Hodge Header. .' Spout draper ; All Kinds of extras for the following nmnlilnos. Pitta, Case and Woodbury. Headers Pitts, case, Randolph, C raver, Piano, Oregon Haines Mowing machine extras for Champion any style, Whitely, Empire, Woods, Buckeye- Binders Whltely, Buckeye, Deerlng and Piano. Draper and draper-sticks forany kind of ma chines. We can furnish repairs forany machine if not on hand at shortest possible time and at lowest possible cost- If you do not see what you want you must ask for it we are sure to havelt. THE C. -A BAEEETT CO. J f SiTH. ATHENA, OREGON, THE FA R. yL E RS Meat Market . The place to get your fresh ' All kinds of smoked meats. ....Beef, Veal, Pork and "JfU Hams lard and Bacon... Mutton. Fish in season. t J. BREHM, Proprietor, Athena, Oregon. 3 3 LI 3 3 Attention 1 00 1 75 8 cts 28 50 10 00 Thrpshors Pitta, flase Art von ro Pnwin NOTARY PUBLIC f The very best of Sausages NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at La Grande, Orfgon. August 17, 1895. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has tiled notice of his intention to commute and make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before County Clerk of Umatilla Co. at Pen dleton, Oregon on September 28th, 1865, vis: JAMES H. GALLAHER. wHd5(H8,rorthNEKSec.23Tp4N B83.E He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of. said land, viz: J K Bott of Helix William Reeder, of Athena Archie McKinnonof Adams, Clinton Hun ford of Pendleton. ( Any person who desires to protest aga nst the allowance of such proof, or who knows of any substantial reason, under the law and re gulations of the Interior Department, why such proof Bhould not be allowed will have an opportunity at the above mentioned time and place to cross-examine the witnesses of said claimant, and to offer evidence In rebuttal of that submitted by claimant. B F Wilson, - Keglster Summons. ; In the circuit court of the state or Oregon for Umatilla county, Ross Scott, Plaintiff vs. J A Johnson, J B Stewart and f J J Johnson, Defendants ) To J A Johnson, J B Stewart and J J John- son the above named defendents. In t he name of the State of Oregon. You are hereby required to appear and ans wer the complaint filed against you in the above entitled action within ten days from the date of the service of this summons upon you, if served in Umatilla County, or If served in any other county In the State of Oregon, then within twenty days from the date of such service upon you, or if served upon you outside of the State of Oregon or by the pub lication thereof then by the first day of the next regular term of said Court next follow ing such publication, to-wit: the 14th day of October. 1895. DEFENDANTS will take notice that if they fall to appear and answer or plead to the plaintiffs said complaint within said time, the plaintiff for want thereof, will take lude ment against them for the sum of H457.U3. with interest thereon at the rate of 8 per cent per annum from the 6th day of May 18(15, until paid together with the costs and disburse ments of this action. E. iePkatt. ' ,. Attorney for Plaintiff, This summons is published by order of Hon J. A Fee Judge of said court, made at cham bers in Pendleton Oregon, on the 21st, day of August 1895. E. DkPeatt, Attorney for Plaintiff. Summons. In the circuit court of the state of Oregon for Umatilla county, C. C. Frazier, Plaintiff, . vs ! Robert Ferris, Alexander Ferris f and B. F. Stone, Defendants. ' To Robert Ferris, Alexander Ferris and B. F. Stone, the above named defendents, In the name of the State of Oregon. You are hereby required to appear and ans wer the complaint filed against yon in the above entitled Court within ten days from the date of the service of this summons upon you, if served In Umatilla Co.; or If served in any other Couity in the state of Oregon, then" within twenty days from the date of such ser vice upon you, or if served outside the state v of Oregon or by the publication thereof then by the first day of next regular term of said court next following such publication, to wit: theMth day of October, 1885. - , Defendants will take notice that if they fail to appear and answer or plead within said time, the .plaintiff for want thereof, will take Judgment against them for the recovery of the possession of the following described lands and premises situated in Umatilla county State of Oregon, towit: The Southwest quarter of Section 25 In Township 6 North of Range 84 East of the Willamette Meridian and for tre sum of Eight Hundred Dollars dam. age for with-holding the possession of the same from the plaintiff, and for plaintiff's costs and disbursements of this action. -C. 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