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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1905)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. Twiok-a-Wkek Tuesday akd Fbiday F. B. Boyd, Publhbu. Eutered at necond.claiw matter, March 1, 1001, at the poitofflce at Athena, Oregon, under an Actol Congresa of March 3, 1879. Subscription ftatsst I'er year, in advanot I2.U0 Blngleeoplei In wrappers, Sc. Advertising Kates ! Local reading notice, flnt insertion, 10c per Ine. Eachiubteqnentlnertlon,5c. All commnnloattoni ihonld be addrewied to ( b e PRESS Athena, Oregon ATHENA, MAY 12, 1905 Everybody is interested in good roads, and Athena should be repre sented In the Good Roads conven tion at Pendleton May 15 and 16, by a large delegation. More especially should a delegation represent Athena because of the fact that the Oregon Development League will also partic ipate in the convention, which now . takes on the magnitude of a joint con vention. If Athena is represented to a proper degree and her wants made known, she can obtain stopover priv ileges for Easterners who come to the Lewis and Clark fair over the Harri man lines of railroad, as proposed by a letter from Tom Riohardson, of the Development League, published else where in this issue of the Press. Those having the success of the joint conven tion at heart are working day and night to secure a good attendance, and as incalculable benefit can be secured for every city, town and locality rep resented, the Press would like to see Athena send as large a delegation as possible. To further the interests of Athena in this direction and that it may be known far and wide that this city stands ready to co-operate for better roads and development of re sources of county and state, the Press suggests that Mayor Taylor and the Commercial Association take the mat ter up and see to it that a representa tive body of men goes from Athena to the convention. W. A. Richard), commissioner of the general land offloe, has prepared a circular fetter of instruction a copy of which will be sent in the future to every person who makes a homostead entry of public laud. The lotter is intended to acquaint every eutrymau with the terms and provisions of the homestead law, and the requirements for obtaining land undor its provisions so that, in the future, ignorance of the law will not palliate any failure to comply with it Sixty-nine thousand homestead entries were made last year and this year they are averaging 4000 a mouth. The editor of the Earth wants farm ers to hold up their heads in pride of their calling. He says: "Don't regret that you are a farmer, and be proud of the land that you own, no matter what size it may be. Make up your mind to raise that mortgage from the farm, to pay all the dobts, and if you don't own a farm make up your mind to go to some region where you can own a piece of ground. There is nothing like farming, with the ohance Important Announcement EXPANSION SALE Monday our Expansion Suit) opens. This sale is the result of our rapid growth. We are getting ready to occupy the big Davis Kaser builuing in its entirety. This means complete rearrangements of stocks. Rather than go to the expense of moving many lines into our ne v quarters, we intend to have a big sale an Expansion Sale. There will be price reductions a plenty during this sale Do Not Miss It When goods ordered amount to Mail Orders a Specialty THE DAVIS-KASER CO. Everything to Furnish the Home. 12-14-16.18 20-22 Alder Street. WALLA WALLA, -:- WASH. of your living like a gentleman and your wife like a lady. You do not know the hardships and suffering of people who live in the city. Clerks are losing their health poriag over books, and are not getting anywhere near as much salary as you can make on the farm, even if you do sometimes want to go out and work by the day for the want of ready money. Do not be too much wedded to old ideas and localities, nor value against your own interests the ties of kindred and what you have always thought of generally as 'home'. A farmer's real home is never a rented one." Umatilla county is after the prize for the best county exhibit at the Lewis and Clark fair. A superintend ent will be placed in charge with the view of securing a return of one half of the cost of the exhibit, as offered by the management of the fair, where the exhibit reaches a valuation of 11000 or more. No better plan than the massive Roycroft could have been selected for Umatilla's booth. The booth is to be of commodious preten sions, the specifications giving 20x35 feet in size, 12 feet high, with a table 18 inches in width around the three sides of the booth, and exhibit shelves arranged through the entire length of the structure. Athena grains, grasses and cereals, Milton and Freewater fruit and vegetables, Weston brick and Pendleton Indian robes and blan kets will form the substantial basis for the county exhibit that will be sent after the prize. Umatilla county people who attend the Lewis and Clark fair may find out how things are going at home by call ing at the Umatilla booth where all papers of the county, including Wes ton's loading paper, CoL Wood's Leader, and the Twice-a-Week Athena Press will be found on file. No mat ter whether you are in arrears or not, you are weloome to peruse the news columns of the county press when you hit the trail. "You know it" With wheat that can be grown pro fitably at 40 cents bringing 80, and wool at 18 cents, the highest figure in 20 years, and with corresponding pric es for dairy products, fruit and other produce, the farmers of the Inland Empire would be justified under any circumstances in looking forward to a prosperous year, says the Spokesman Review. Yes, and add to the existing good prices the prospeot of their continuance because of the great in crease of market demands, the lot of the farmers is more enviable than any other class of producers. The prospect for a remarkably good crop year was never better. From every part of the county comes most flattering reports from the farmers. NEW COURSE OF STUDY. State Superintendent of Publio In struction J. H. Ackerman has an nounced the new course of study which will be used in the publio schools, beginning next September. In the latter part of 1904 Professor Ackerman asked the principals of all the schools of the state for suggest ions as to the revision of the course of study. In the light of these suggest ions and his own experience, Mr. Ackerman has arranged the course. The state board will take final action on it at its meetiug on next Monday. Any suggestions in regard to the study course will be considered at that time. The board consists of the superinten dent of publio instruction, the secre- $10.00 or more we pay the freight Mail Orders a Specialty tary of the state and the governor. The high school course is practically unchanged and the greatest changes in the common schools are in the arithmetic and history course. Troy weight, apothecaries' liquid measure, foreign currency, the metric system, bank account, exact interest, com pound interest, true discount, stocks and bonds and all problems embrac ing these principles are eliminated from the arithmetic course. Profes sor Ackerman explains that these principles are hardly ever need by the students, and by leaving them out it will give more time to the more prac tical part of the work. Mental and written will be combined and only one recitation had a day. History and civil government will be combined and two years given to complete the course. In geography only one book will be used except in schools having four or more teachers and more only by a formal vote of the board of di rectors. A three book course in language is not recommended at all below the high school and in reading all supplementary books will be omit ted. All the books in the new outline have been contracted for by the state and must be purchased by the pupil. The other courses remain unchanged with the exception that drawing and music are made optional drawing from the first year up and musio from third year up. Following is synopsis of the course of study: Grade 1 Wheeler's Primer com pleted. Cyr's First Reader to page 50. Copy Book No. 1. Arithmetic and Language oral. Qrade 2 Cyr's First Reader com pleted. Cyr's Second Reader com pleted. Elementary Arithmetic to page 111. Language oral. Copy Book No. 2. Grade 8 Cyr's Third Reader. Ele mentary Arithmetic to page . Copy Book No. 2. Language oral. Grade 4 Cyr's Fourth Reader to page 183. Cyr's Introductory Lang uage to page 123. Elementary Arith metic Elementray Geography to page 85. Word Lessons to page 80. Primer of Health to page 41. Copy Book No. 4. Grade 5 Reading. Cyr's Fourth Reader completed. Thomas' Elemen tary History to page 167. Introduc tory Language completed. Practical Arithmetic Mental Arithmetic. Ele mentary Geography to page 81. Word Lessons to page 60. Healthy Body to page 107. Copy Book No. 5. Grade 6 Reading. Cyr's Fifth Reader to page 243, Dole's American Citizen to page 122. Thomas' Ele mentary History completed. Graded Lessons to page 98. Practical Arith metic Mental Arithmetic. Elemen tary Geography to page 109. Word Lessons to page 890. Healthy Body to page 218. Copy Book No. 6. Grade 7 Reading. Cyr's Fifth Reader completed, Dole's American Citizen. Graded Lessons to page 174. Practical Arithmetic. Mental Arith metic. Elementary Geography com pleted. Word Lessons to page 120. Copy Book No. 7. Thomas' History to page 180. Grade 8 Cyr's Fifth Reader re viewed. Graded Lessons completed. Practical Arithmetic. Mental Arith metic. Word Lessons to page 153. Copy Book No. 8. Thomas' History completed. THE TEX COMMANDMENTS. (Exchange.) I. Thou shalt not go away from home to do thy trading, nor thy son nor thy daughter. II. Thou shalt patronize thy home printer, for yea verily doth the home printer spread over the tidings of thy goodness and greatness and many will patronize thee. , , III. Thou shalt employ thy home mechanics that they shall not be driv en from their homes to find bread for their little ones. IV. Thou shalt not ask for credit! goods cost much and the merchant's brain is burdened with bills. His children clamor for daily bread, and his wife abideth at home for lack of raiment as a'dorneth her sister. Blessed, yea, thrice blessed, is the man who pays the cash. V. Thou shalt not ask for reduced prices on thine "influence" for guile is in your heart and the merchant readeth it like an open book. He laugheth thee to scorn and shouteth to his clerks, ha, ha. VI. Thou shalt do whatever lioth in thy power to encourage and pro mote the welfare of thine own town and thine own people. VII. Thou shalt not suffer voice of pride to overcome thee and if other towns entice thee oousont thou not for thou mayest be deceived. VIII. Thou shall spend thy earn ings at home that they may return from whence it came and give nour ishment to such as come after thee. IX. Tho shalt not bear false wit ness against the town wherein thou dwelleth but speak well of it to all men. X Thou shall keep these command meuts and teach them to thy children even onto the third and fourth gener ation that they may be made to flour ish and grow in plenty when thou art laid to rest with thy fathers. THE WHEAT CORNER. (Omaha Bee. ) The Gates corner iu May wheat has ended unluckily for its promoters who have attempted to follow iu their train. It is merely history repeating itself. Few "corners" in the market of any necessary commodity of uni versal use ever succeed. They gener ally end iu disuster for thoso who seri ously attempt them, no matter what their wealth may be. There are a score of failures where there is one success. So far as the farmers are concerned or any one else who was in possession of good wheat at the prices early last fall they have profltted immensely in the aggregate. They have been able to sell at prices far above the natural figure. So high was the price arti ficially forced that deliverable grain came from every quarter. There was more of it than the Gates crowd calcu lated, as nearly always turns out to be the case. This fact broke down the scheme. Notice to Creditors. In the Matter of the Estate of Elijah Ingle, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all persons concerned that the undersigned has been duly appointed executor of the last will and testament of said Elijah Ingle, deceased, by the County Court of Uma tilla County, State of Oregon. All per sons having claims against said estate of Elijah Ingle, deceased, are hereby re quired to present the same with the proper vouchers as by low required within six months from the date hereof, to the underssigned at the law office of Hailey & Lowell, in Pendleton, Oregon, or at the residence of the undersigned in Corvallis, Oregon. Dated this 18th day of April, 1905. ' John W. Ingle, Executor of the last will and testament of Elijah Ingle, Deceased. PETERSON & PETERSON, Attorneys-at-Law A1HENA, - OREGON. J. D. PLAMONDON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office in Barrett Building, - - Athena, Oregon Dr. A. B. Stone. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Calls answered promptly day or night Office in Post Building, Athena, Oregon S. F. 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PIONEER of CAPITAL STOCK...: $50,000 SURPLUS... 12,500 Propel attention given to collections. ' Deals in foreign and domestic ex change. Fire and burglar-proof vaults and safes no charge for keeping your valuable papers. s H. C. Adams. President. T.J Kirk. Vice-President. F. 8. Lc Grow. Cas&lor, CONTRACTING Hereafter I will engage in Contracting and building in all its branches. I am in a position to carry on this line of business in a thorough and satisfactory manner, in connection with my Lumber Yard. I will employ the best workmen money can secure, and before you let your contract it will pay you to get my figures. - A. M. CILLIS, PROPRIETOR, : THE GILLIS LUMBER YARD 1 Peebler & Chamberlain Successors to the Umatilla Implement Co. Agricultural Implements WAGONS, CARRIAGES, ENGINES, MACHINERY, THRESHERS ETC. ATHENA. Umatilla Lumber Yard Ed Barrett, Manager Building Material Lumber, Shingles, Sash, Doors, Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall Paper, Building Paper.Brick, etc. Special inducements on orders for carload lots. Fence posts in quantities to suit. : : : : : Roslyn Coal, Puget Sound "Wood CONTRACTING. ESTIMATES FURNISED ON ALL KINDS OF BUILDING ON SHORT NOTIFICATION I V a ' , M -i . The New Body Builder a Fresh Orang DRUG STORE BITS Bank Athena C. A narrelt.i P. E. Colburn, VDIreoiorn V. s, Leurow, I I. M. Kemp, Assistant Cashier AND BUILDING OREGON. A. J. PARKER'S HEW- HIP Everything First Class - Mo dern and Cp-t -dale i SOUTH S!D MAIN STREET- ATHENL Everything For House Keeping Purposes See our stock before you buy Baker & folsom The Complete House Furrisliers, Main St., next to Postoffiee. Pendleton. Foley's Honey sad Tar cures colds, prevents pneumonia. .! i