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VOLUME XV. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TRIDAY . MORNING. AUGUST 21. 1903. NUMBER 33 a (mm 1 : -i Hott Weather - Goods fexrthe; arocT Iots Every thiqg you want, either to be cool ' at home; for jnountain wear or the harvest field. Our prices are the LOWEST THAT GOOD, RELIABLE GOODS. CAN POSSIBLY BE JSOLD FOR, CaU and get some Bargains. Specials for the Week Ladies' Onyx Dye Fast Black Hose regular 15c quality, per pair 10 cts. Ladits' Fancy Lace-Striped and Open, Work Hose, regular 30 cent quality, per pair - 19 cts '" ' ' .,- j 15U dezen Children's ribbed, fast black,' high spliced heels, double toe sizes 5 to 8, regular 15c quality, . ' -. IQ cfSt While they last all our 6c Lawns go at per yard . acts.', T;; While they last all our 8. and. 10, cent Lawns go at per yard f 1 Sets. 1 . :' '?tf-? " a - - "' ; While they last all our 12 and 15 cent Lawns, Batistes and Fancy , Wash Goods go at per yard -v's,' for Mountain Wear . Mohair Serges, all colors, 36 inches wide, made on purpose for bathing suits, per yard 35 cts. Covert Cloths, all colors, just the thing for mountain wear, per yard - " " 12 1-2 cts, rV . rl f'. i '' Ladies' Gauze Vests each . .'" 10 CtS.:' , About 50 Shirt WaisU, Boiled goods, all sizes, that sold from 65 cts. - to $1.50, your choice each 19 cts. , About 150 Ladies' Wrappers, all colors, all sizes, goods that have al ways sold from 05 cts. to $1.75, each ,;r ir' . 69'cts. j1' ' ' Ladies Undressed Kid Gloves just received. ' All colors. Per pair v " I I & --$l25 For the Harvest Oeld New line of Men's Work Shirts, Cheviot, Duck, black, striped, or ' fancy colorsr each , . P - 45 cts.'.' Men's Derby Ribbed Under Shirts ; and Drawers, fancy stripes, light weight, per garment ' ' 30 cts. Men's Heavy Ribbed Underwear, worth 75c per garment, go at 40 cts. per garment or per suit 75 cts. 100 dozen Men's Socks, ribbed tops, per pair. , . , 5 cts. . Comforts, all sizes and prices. A large size, well made comfort, 7 lbs, 95 cts...', Extra large 8J4 lb. comfort for ' ' . ; $1.35 ik::y f Blankets per pair from . . llto$5 ; i . Men's GlovesJ the best made, per ; pair from " " ;; ZOC TO JJlVO j If you want a good Work shoe for a .little money ask to see the Ideal. Made cougress with satin calf uppers and Oak Tan soles; well made in every, respect. Per pair 1 ! 1 $1.40 If you have tender feet, ask for i our McGinty Shoe. Viscol Oil Tan. Always soft and cool. Per pair $2.25 - 1 1 We are sole agents for the cele brated Richardson Seamless Shoes, either in congress or lace, s Per pair v.-;., $2.25. . , 7 Indian and Norwegian Mocasins . Jh all sizes. v .-'.' ; " The first shipment of Men's fine Shoes has arrived, j "All .the latest lasts," in Vici'KidDongola, Calf skin and enamelled. ...An ellegant assortment to select from. Now is the time you need lots of supplies. Come into our Grocery Department, take 1 'look around,1 get bur prices I , , ana n you are not already a customer, you will be We carry anything and eveyihing in the grocery line. 'era HE PR Is now almost upon us, and as it draws nearer your wants in the Grocery-Line are correspondingly increased. We .liave one..' of the Largest and Best Assorted Stocks -of v Groceries in Eastern ' Oregon- for you v to select from Alllour, prices are as low as the lowest; e Bring in your Harvest Or ders and- let, us save, you . some money. Work Shirts We have plac.ed; upon I our counters the best Selected Stock of 31 en's"" Work Shirts i' ever brought to Athena. " 75, r 65 and (0c sairts all going at 50 cts. Men's Fancy Shirts Our stock of 3Ien's Fancy Shirts is too large, as. we, over, bought at the beginning of the' season, consequently to - close . the stock out we are making a sweeping reduction on all Fancy Shirts of - f 25 per cent Our Stock of Shoes, Hats, Gloves, Over alls, Jumpers, Socks, etc., is very com- -plete,; andas glance through our Gents' Furnishing Department will prove we . -are "Johmry on' the; Spot' ? uuu mmh Sole Agents for tlie Gelebratcd "Snow Drift" flour ON EQUAL FOOTING EASTERN TEACHERS WILL BE - GIVEN NO ADVANTAGE. Candidates Prom Other States Must 1 Show That They Have Pass ed In Examinations.' . The state board of education has re cently made a ruling which will prevent the graduates of Normal schools of other states from securing state papers in this state, unless they have passed state ex aminations the Bame as are now required of graduates of the Oregon . Normal schools. . . ; j '' The reason for this is that the board will not give to certificates and diplomas jpf other states a higher" credit ; than is given to similar papers in this . state, fhis ruling is in a measure a matter of jprotection to the Oregon teacher, who is not required to take a state examination whatever his or her graduation may be. In announcing the ruling, the state oard gave out the following brief state1 Went: .,.,---'-''v ,v ";vv S "The State Board of Education is not authorized to indorse a state paper from another state, unless It was secured in consequence of an examination conduct ed by state authorities of the state issu .ingltUe papeilIoLjpthet words a state paper issued from another state in con sequence of graduation from an institu tion of learning cannot be indorsed by the Oregon State Board of Education. , , i"If applicants would bear the above ruling in mind, when making application for state papers, mjuch time would be saved and annoyance a all concerned would be avoided." " , '; . : It often occurs that a teacher comes to Oregon from an Eastern state and has a state diploma secured in pursu ance of graduation from a state normal school after an examination before mem bers of the faculty of the school. Such teachers apply to the state board of ed ucation for a state paper ia Oregon upon the credit of the paper they already hold. The law upon the subject authorizes the board to grant state papers upon the credit of such papers from another state, "provided the board is satisfied that said papers were secured by passing an examination equivalent to that given by the State Board of Education of this state for state papers.'', Teachers who come here from the East put a liberal construction upon the word "equivalent," but the state, board of education, being the state judge in the matter, holds that "equivalent" means not only that the examination must not only be upon satisfactory sub ject, but that the examination must have been conducted by atate author ities. Any more liberal rule would be giving to graduates of normal schools in other stales privileges which are not granted to graduate ttl normal, schools in this state, and this the board will not do. , ' f "j j m i - ( ' fraitklla Coaaty -Grain. iv Andrew Swanson states to the Milton Eagle that conditions in Franklin coun- iCiMrai-cMciNiT- vi4 1 slu liVirLOvaou i PENDLETON. ATHENA, HELIX. - - Ij rMrTIIMATIM 0 M CANTON and -'-r'- DUTCHMAN '.Gai;jSl'?Sa Walking Plows ..ntlNEPtn... :j Ei aun Jt 2 w SUPERIOR DRILLS, BAIN and FISH WAGONS, BARB and WOVEN WIRE FENCING. We have just received a car of Barb and Woven Wire Fencing. .. , Get our prices before buying KHe: Ujrnal I.:..,,.,..:. ... mem ty are good and that he has been , quite successful in his farming enterprises. Itj telling what 150 acres of wheat did neat Eltopia, he says: "In March and April of 1902 I broke 150 acres of sod. ' I did not touch it any more till the middle of October, when I harrowed over it twicei then the first ten days in November I drilled it tq blue stem wheat. This wheat ?jad no rain on it to speak of till last January. I cut it with a header and sold it for hay.; " I sold $975 worth of hay from the 150 acres. The 'squir rels had taken about five acres , of it. The wheat, however, was of good qual ity and would have paid well to thresh.? 222235523 tial musical adjunct to a well regulated community. Professor ; Frank Hsnry, whose ability as a band musician and director is too well known to need in dorsement, is again a resident of Wes ton. . He in employed here and expects ;to remain permanently; ' He is willing to 1 jdirect a band and several old band men ; about town are willing to unite under J his leadership and give the organization all the . aid in their power Enough j promising new material is available to insure a good band, if some encourage ment is extended by the town. TO RECLAIM DESERT. LARGEST IN THE WORLD. A Combined Uavveitvr that CU 100 : : Acre Per Day. $, " In the harvest fields it becomes ap parent that the combined harvester age is dawning fast. While in this section the demand is for smaller machines; down in California the idea runs to ma chines of larger capacity. ' Last year there was in operation in the San Fernando valley of California the largest 6ombined harvester in the world. It consisted of a traction engine capable of hauling 75 tons and whicli takes the place of 60 horses: a header or. mowing machine which cuts a 36-foot swath and a complete threshing machine: The header and threshing machine are run by a separate 30-horse-power engine getting its steam from the same- boiler as the threshing engine Tht drive wheels of this monstei traction engine are eight feet in diameter, with . tires 48 inches wide, on which are ridges an inch and a half high. It can average three and a half miles in good grain. The thresher has a capacity of 100 acres a day. Eight men are employed on the thresher. The grain is threshed clean and finally carried to a bin from which it is sacked. When 12 sacks have been filled they are allowed to slide oil' the cart to the ground. This huge machine will work equally well on level or hilly country, having sufficient power to take a 20 percent grade without difficulty. It is 66 feet long, half as wide, and weighs more than 100 tons. Oil is used as fuel. This harvester has been suc cessfully used for shelling peas and beans as well as grain. . One Dollar fur Wheat.. ' ' Another factor which is each year ab sorbing a steadily increasing amount of wheat in Gilliam county is the hog busi ness. The Mayville country last year and this year turned ofT some very fine fields of wheat, but the greater part of it was fed to hogs, and when marketed as pork netted the growers well up to ward $1 per bushel. It is a 50-milo haul from Mayville to Arlington, the nearest shipping point, aad no farm er will haul wheat 50 miles and sell ' it for 50 cento to 65 Cents per bushel, when be can feed it to a hog at tl per bushel, and then have the bug walk to market!. Teacher of Biology, i . i The regents havo chosen Mrs. Clara Graves French, wife , of President French, as instructor in biology and science at the Eastern Oregon , State Normal school. Mrs. French lias been especially prepared for this work by ed ucation and exprince as tesicher in these branches. - - . '. ' . S uihiu auout two ni.3 below Mil ton where she had been employed for r the last "two years. Everything points to her having committed suicide. Strych nine was found upon the body and a bottle which hud contained the 'same deadly drug was found in her trunk in the room. There ' being no other ex planation cf the rash act forthcoming, the cause is attributed to" despondency. , - WouMu't This Shock You? An exchange tolls of a young man who haB for three years corresponded with a young lady in another part of the state. He had long since made tip his mind that he would marry her, but could nev. er rake up couruge to , ask her. The other day he received a letter from the girl containing a picture of a baby. The letter (rom his "intended" stated that the youngster was hers and that Bhe had) been married two years.'; "My husband and I have enjoyed your 'letters very much," she wrote, "but I guess you'd bettor stop writing now aa I have to speud all of my lime caring for the baby." The language the young man used wheto he read the letter would have shocked'a field of oats. A llallruadlen Empire. "Southeastern Oregon," says Hon, Chas. J. Warner, a member of the Ne braska state legislature, "is a railroad less empire. A territory 50 times the size of Rhode Island, 20 times larger than Dele ware, 10 times the size of Con necticut, six times bigger than Mass achusetts, and equal iu area to the en tire state of New Yorkand yet not an inch of railway in all its wonderful do main. In the seven counties of this great empire are 81,000,000 acres of land over three fourths of which is idle, and yet the cities of the East are swel tering with idle men and crowded tenements.'-. '" Dropped Twenty Feel. ' Ellis Pinkerton, a well known Weston young man met with an exciting exper ience last week at the Carmicheal place northeast of town. While in the act cf connecting the derrick -hook to the header box net his glove caught in the hook and he was hoisted to the top of the derrick. Breaking loose he was fiuug 510 feet to the derrick table below. He sustained a fracture and dislocation of the right forearm, also a badly bruised leg. Hand la i'ronpeet. ' After having been deprived of a band for some ye(rs, says the Leader, Weston is about to Ijo supplied with that esen- jolie'me Foot to Irrigate Large '-'" Tract In Baker County.' Chicago uiay come to the aid of Baker county in the matter of irrigation, says the Morning Democrat. Certain capi talists of the Windy City a few days ago wrote to Weather Observer McGuinness, of Baker City, inquiring as to a certain tract of 6,400 acres of land on lower Powder river, its fertility and possibility of irrigation by storage reservoir and ditch system.,. They; stated that they would buy the land and sell it to homo Beekern.if the land was all right and could be irrigated. ' ' Mr. McGuinness' report is a favoruble one, as the land is good and can easily be irrigated with an abundant water supply. The scheme , will be put through by private enterprise as a good speculation, but may later be associated with a government irrigation scheme, if one is established hero. . r . This is one of the direct results of the advertising of Eastern Oregon by the O. U. & N. company and more schemes of the same kind may be expected to bo consummated in the near future through tha same source, all of which will aid in the development of this naturally rich country, whose agricultural resources will equal its mines and manufactures within the next few years. ' Mountain liny Crop. About all the timothy hay crop on Weston Mountain has been cut and baled. As compared to last year's yield about two third's of a crop has been raised, but the price outlook is such that thore is but little danger of moun tain farmers being driven into bank ruptcy. Instead, most of them will likely add to their nest eggs in the bunk. It is understood that $12 per ton has been offered for balad timothy hay in the growers' sheds, which price will keep tho gaunt wolves of , poverty from the threshold of mountain cottages. W. If. Gould reports a yield of 103 tons of hay, as against 150 tons kat year, from 5K) acres of timothy. Some of his neigh bors will have a little more and some . a little lees than this proportion. Westou Loader. . , ; 1 ltld Wanted. The Board of Regents of the Eastern Oregon State Normal School will receive bids until September 2, for J20 tons of Ilock Springs coal and 50 cords Rod Fir and Tamarack wood to t:e delivered at the school buildings at Weston, Oregon, on'ot tefbre October 10. The Board reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Address, R. Alexander, Pendle ton Orfgou, president executive commit tee. " ' ." ' I .-I i