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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. w TWICB-A-W"EK TOBSDAT AND FbIDAY f. B. BOTD, PCBLI8Ha. Entered as second .claw matter, March 1, IDOI, at the postofflce at Athena, Oregon, uuderau Aotot Congress of March t, 1878. '. ' Subscription Kataa: I'or year, In advance . 12.00 Blnglecoples In wrappers, 6c Advertising 'Rt: ' l..'i reading notices, first Insertion. 10c per i W ioh soDseqnent Insertion, te. AH commnnloatlons should be addressed to 1 1, r PRKB8 Athena, Oregon ATHENA, BEl'TEMBER 1. 1905 Acoording to the government mail contract with mail carriers on what are defdguated as "star routes," such uh the mail from Snmpter to Alamo, they are required to deliver mail to anybody along the route that puts a box at the side of the road. The con tract expresHly stipulates that the currier shall make no charges for de livering mail to such points. Not withstanding the above, says the Granite Gem, alocal mining company that has its mail delivered at a box on the stage road has hit on the scheme of holding out fifty cents a mouth from the wages of each man employed at the minei The fifty cent charge is' made 'for mail, and the men naturally Wnt to know why they should pay the 'company fifty cents every month for what mail they re coive. The question is asked : Who gets the fifty-cent "rake off?" It is against the law for the mail carrier to tuke payment for other than what is called for in the contract with the government, sothe'eompauy is not put a cent for having a mail sack left at t he miiie by the stage! Miss Sadie Coppinger, . a splendid (specimen of true womanhood, and a rosident of the Eoho1 country, has 'demonstrated a woman's ability to successfully conduct a farm, says the h vi r-k rUAwa rvi 1 aa Man i a naa a immn. stead - about five miles east of Echo. She has farmed the land for two years, gotting a good crop each year, and this year she tells us that she is one of the first to finish up her farm work, doliver her crop to the ware house and get her receipts for same. Two thousand for a barley crop, dear money and deposited in the bank, is the proud reoord of this typical Uma tilla county girl, ra ' result which Bhould be a shiuing example to the many young ladies who are above the farm, but who will probably go to Sadie to make a borrow later on when they get acquainted, with the man thoy marry, while Sadie will attend the fair. It is most gratifying to say that the good peoplo of Portlaud are not takiug advantage of , the opportunity to "graft" and "hold up" everybody, as 1..... U 1 . . U .. L i iitin uuuu um uibuu iua nana ai giuai expositions. Hotel rates, private rooniH, meals at restaurants or with private families ure as reasonable as before the exposition opened its doors. In fact, so far as the cost of necessi ties is couoMiied, one could hardly No matter how it is; or what the name of it is; or how long you have had it; or where you got it. If it's not pleasing you, come down to the store and we will take it in at a good, fair price and sell you a brand new BUCK. When you buy a BUCK Range from us, it means that you get one of the best Ranges in the world, and that you are guaranteed range satisfaction. Every time a BUCK Range goes into a home it means that several more BUCK ranges are usually sold on recom mendation. We wouldn't let you keep a Buck unless it was satisfying you. Bucks are called the "Peace Mak ers," They make things run smooth in the kitchen, and that's where a great deal of trouble starts. They've been giving satisfaction for 58 years. Remember we pay the freight where the bill amounts to $10.00. Mail Orders a Specialty THE DAVIS-KASER CO. Everything to Furnish the Home. 12 14 16 1 90-22 Alder Strrt-t, WALLA WALLA, -:- WASH. realize a great exposition is in , fall blast and thousands of strangers are within the gates and the guests of Portland. And Portland people can well bo proud of this condition of affairs. The future will show their wisdom and bring a reward far in excess of what would follow had a policy of "get rich quick" been adopt edby them. Speaking of that Taggart scandal, it is not the worst that ever happened. Bad as it is, the worst feature is the publication of the testimony. All such trials should be behind closed door. The public ought to be quaran tined against all like epidemics of immorality. Geel the price of meat is high in Germany. Roast beef sells at 42 cents per pound; boiling beef 27 cents; pork 81 cents; veal 31 cents. No wonder the working people eat but little if any meat Think of the German government keepiug American meats out of the country. Some Italian railroad laborers car ried the yellow fever into a little town in Missouri eleven miles from Keokuk and that city is hustling quar antine arrangements that the disease may not get into Iowa. A New York magistrate has decided that a woman has'a perfect right to go through her husband's pockets. He has found no way as yet of guar anteeing that there will be anything in the pockets. Mr. Paul Morton's assurance that the policy holders have not suffered much under the insuranoe laws of the state of New York will be balm to the feelings of thoso whose premiums are still coming due. Mr. James Hyde will not know just how hard he has been hit by the Equitable scandal until the social season opens and he begins to send out dinner invitations. By glancing over the present payroll Equitable policy holders may have the satisfaction of knowing that their interests are in the hands of cheap meu. Baron Eomura deals in f 10 tips and works all night sometimes. There is no doubt that the Japs are civilized. FEEDING TEAMS ON THK 8TKKBT9 (Spokesman-Review.) Considerable sympathy must be ex tended to those citizens of Colfax aud other towns who are endeavoring to overcome the objections of farmers to the attempt that is being made to abolish the custom of feeding teams in the streets. The practioe is a survival of the days wheu little atten tion waB giveu to civio improvement and when, thore was neither time nor inclination for auything but the busi ness of the hour. Those times, however, have passed, and iu all towns of any size now there is the recognition of the fact that street improvement goes baud in hand with business prosperity, and that it is as essential for a towu to present a good appearance as for a man or woman to . be well dressed if they would accomplish the best results iu business or social circles. A town or village oannot be considered well dressed if its streets are littered with hay aud if teams are allowed to stand for hours at a time, covering the pave ment with tilth. It seems by a little of that kind of Mail Orders ' a Specialty compromising which Roosevelt is try ing to have ths Russians and Japs agree to the difficulty between the farmers and the towns people might be satisfactorily adjusted. - Neither Colfax nor any other town is so large but fiat a vacant space or one com paratively unused side street could be utilired for teams without being in conveniently distant from the busi ness portion. This is the plan adopted in Hutchin son, one of the prettiest and , most prosperous of southern Minnesota towns, surrounded by a rich farming country. The principal -business street is wide and well paved, and be cause of the fact that for five or six blocks no teams are allowed to be stabled upon it or upon the immedi ate adjacent side streets the town is always attraotively elean. Inquiry among the fanners on a day when many of them were in town developed the fact that they were well satisfied with the arrangement The Colfax farmers might find that to give way a little on what they consider an inali enable privilege on the town streets would not seriously affect them. EMINENT DOMAIN AND IBHlOATION (Oregonian.) - The project of irrigating arid land through the publio Reclamation SerV' ice, which President Roosevelt recom mended and which congress adopted, is retarded by two serious difficulties in addition to those inherent in the work itself. One is the reluctance of hold ers of large tracts of land affected by the project to meet the government's requirement that ownership by one person under a ditch be limited to 160 acres. The other difficulty comes from vested rights of landowners al ready in possession of water supplies. From the president's standpoint, the government's requirement is . fun. damentally just, since his only ob ject in advocating reclamation was to provide homes for as many families as possible. But the landowners naturally take a different view of the matter. The difficulty is serious be cause the greater part of all areas which the reclamation service is like ly to affect ' has passed from govern ment . ownership into private hands and is held in large tracts. To water these lands at publio expense is not proposed ; the cost of the irriga tion works, it is expected, will ulti mately return from the areas bene fited. But, nevertheless, there are three objections, all serious, to allow ing the tracts to remain undivided. For one thing, and this is the least weighty, though weighty enough, the large landowner would receive an enormous benefit in the increased value of his land through neighbor ing settlements for which he would make no reutrn. If he were obliged to sell or contract to sell at a fixed price before settlement of the irri gated tract began he would be depriv ed of bis advantage, which is unjust from every point of view, and par ticularly so when the method of evas ion and chicane are recalled by which these prinoely domains have been too often acquired. Again, the very object of the gov ernment in undertaking reclamation would be thwarted, since instead of providing many homes for many fami lies, it would merely enrich a few great proprietors. And, finally, these proprietors, as the demand for land inoreased with time, would come to the estate and arrogance of feudal lords dominating a population of ten ants, which is contrary to the Ameri can ideals and policy. The enormous productiveness of irrigated farms makes it easy to lease them on terms profitable to the landlord ; and this is very well so long as the tenant may ultimately buy his holdings. But in the case of great estates paying heavy returns there would be no chance for him to buy. The economio condi tions which are breaking up the bo nanza wheat farms in Dakota and the large cattle ranohes in Texas, would not apply to irrigated tracts. Here the landlord's profit would include not only the normal rent of his land, but also the fee for water, and he would not be likely to sell. As to the second difficulty which the Reclamation Service encounters, that of vested rights of persons already using water. " Where the water supply is limited, an irrigation system cau not be satisfactory unless all users have the same ' rights and are subject to the same rules. Numberless ques tions of equitable distribution, maintenace and repairs of ditches, precautions against waste and the like, cause dissension and litigation uuder the bost of systems. Where users from the same limited source had various titles to their Water the troubles would be fatal. Here, then, is a case where the in terest of private owners comes square ly in conflict with the interest of the public ' Which should give way? The usage of civilized nations when such a conflict occurs is long estab lished and invariable. Napoleon III invoked the right of eminent domain to construct the boulevards of Paris; Manchester Invoked it to condemn and destroy unhygienic tenements; railroad companies invoke it daily to establish their rights of way, and cities are using it more and more to open parks and playgrounds. There is, therefore, abuudant precedent and cogent reason for the United States government to confer upon the Recla mation Service the power of eminent domain for the condemnation of all land aud all water rights which in any way hinder or limit the useful ness of President Roosevelt's bene ficent project for the , irrigation of arid areas. Watch Repairing I want to call your attention to the fact that I do all kinds of Watch, Clock and Jewelry repairing. I do accurate work, get it out quick and guaran tee every job sent out. - - Watches and Jewelry I carry a line of cheap and medium price watches that will stand rough use and are dust proof; also a line of jew ; elry, novelties and silverware. ROYAL M. SAWTELL Jeweler : Athena PETERSON & PETERSON, Attorneys-at-Law A1HENA, - OREGON. J. D. PLAMONDON , PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, , Office m ; Barrett Building, Athena, Oregon Dr, A. B. Stone, PHYSICIAN Ji SURGEON Calls answered promptly day or night Office in Post Building, Athena, Oregon S. F. Sharp f PHYSICIAN AND SUKGEON Special attention given to Female Diseases. -Cftll promptly answered. Office on Third Street, Athena, Oregor W-.....T...r , VM. M'BRIDE, Proprietor. : South Side Main Street, Athena, Ore. Dealer, in Paints, Oils, Drugs and Toilet articles Lubricating and Compoun OILS Drugs and Drug Sundries. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. seasonable J I reasonable : mm R. I BODDY'S EAT MARKET Fresh Meats. Only the Best is Good. When we say Fresh Bread we mean Freah Bread, Strictly. Pies, Cakes and Pastries Baked to Order. Try oar FAMOUS WASHINGTON PIE. The Best Ever. PRENDERGAST BAKERY SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET. THE PRESS, ONLY' $2 PER YEAR, I National Bank of 9.' , CAPITAL STOCK. .... SURPLUS,.. Propei attention given to collections. Deals in foreign and domestic ex change. Firo and burglar-proof vaults and safes no charge for keeping your valuable papers. H. 0. Adams, President. T.J Kirk, Vlce-Freiildent - V. 8. hm a bow. Cannier. ! CONTRACTING L 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 cod tract it will pay you to get my figures. - - A. M. CILUS, PROPRIETOR, THE GIL LIS LUMBER YARD ! 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 d Daily -:- ATHENA, OREGON. "1 Athena .$50,000 . 12,500 9 C. A earrelt, t P. B. 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