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V 41 1 SEKI-WEEKT , VOLUME XIX. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY. MARCH 19. 1907. NUMBER 22. MANASSE'S UP TO DATE STORE Agent for Butterick Patterns. Watch this Space for Valuable Mformation i 3 Regarding Dry Underwear, r Athena's Up To Date Store Agent for Butterick Patterns. EOT-. TAGGART & C New Cash T. M. TAOGART S COMPANY, & South Side Main Street Can sell you Pitts 25&30T g Oliver, Cast and Steel, Steel Shares to fit all the r Cast bottoms of No. 50 C. A. BARRETT Plow E Good Groceries, Coffee and Tea 1 In this trinity should the grocer build his business temple. The difficulty is not great, but it ;S exceedingly difficult to build well without these 3 things. We have highest grade goods in every line Each Article the Acme of Perfection . Our entire stock is selected with the same care and discretion. REMEMBER Our prices are always consistent with quality. DELL BROTHERS Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Etc. (SUCCESSORS TO, ELY & SCOTT) Store Are here , to treat you Square and Right, and we solicit , a share of your Trade. We buy right and sell as low as possible for Cash. Look for Prices here next week. d? & J$ arro Plows xtra .9tocK Get our Prices & CO. ---w CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TII1XG3 TO EAT DEATH OF JJUHE5 .BRITTEN Was a Mason and Woodman Funer al at Walla Walla Tomorrow. James Britteu, who, bad been afflic ted witb consumption, died at his borne ia Seuttle, Sunday afternoon. Mr. Britteu bad returned to Seattle from California where he had been for some months ia the hope that his health would be benefitted. He was formerly a resident of this city, aud is a member of the local Masonio and Woodman lodges, both of which were notified of his death yesterday, by tol ogram. The funeral will take place tomorrow in Walla Walla. The deceased leaves a wife aud ono sou. He was the owner of a farm on the reservation. The land was bid on by Dr. Plamoudou of this city, at the lecent heirship land sale held at the ageucy at $25 per acre. Athena's New Justice. "Some are born to greatness" etc This remark especially refers to our former townsman, B. B. Richards, now of Athena, who has just been appointed Justica of the Peace, vice O. G. Chamberlain, resigned. Bert says that he is not fully persuaded that ho desires to accept the houors thus tendered hiin, but may do so. Judge Richards will sound rather good and would be all rigbt were it not for the fact that the honors are more in name than a financial perquisite. Helix Herald. Moline U bar ) ( and pipe frame Je The "Dutchman" you know. If not, ask your neighbor about his. 3ITI Athena, Oregon. Athena, Oregon. J up id i inn Jerry Stone Finds Son in J- W. Davis' Saloon. TWO OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED Men Who Make Charges Not Satisfied - With. Fine, and Say License. Must Be Revoked. Friday eight, Jerry Stone found bis sou Cifford, a minor, in J. W. Davis' saloon. Yonug Stone in company with Dean Dudley and Dean Willaby, both of whom are minors, were standing before the bar, wheu Mr. Stone eutor ed the saloon. Monday Mr. Stone swore to a com plaint in the City Recorder's court, and Marshal Gholsou arrested' Davis who plead not guilty and asked for time to employ counsel. He has re tained Will M. Peterson and the case has been set for hoariug at 9 a. in. Fri day. The city will employ a Pendletou attorney. Mr. Davis was not in bis saloon 'at the time the liquor ia alleged to have been sold to young Stone. A young man named O'Conner was behind the bar at the time, and claims Stone told bim he was of age. In consideration of O'Conner being a comparative stranger to the boys, Davis' friends believe he is entitled to some mitiga tion for the offense On the other hand, the men who are proseouting the case, say tney will be satisfied with nothing but the revoca tion of Davis' saloon license, citing that ordinance No. 104, which empow ers the city council to revoke a license, by resolution, of saloon keepers who do not keep within the hounds of its provisions, must in this case be en forced. . Siuoo the Stone complaint was made two others have been tiled. One by A J. Willaby, charges that his sou Dean, a minor, was premitted to loiter in Davis' saloon on March 15. The bird was sworn to by J. M. Hays, who charged that Dean Dudley, a minor was permitted to loiter in the saloon on March 15. The case will be beard by B. B, Riohards, who was last evening ap pointed city recorder by mayor Pla mondon, to fill the vacauoy oaused by the resignation of 0. G. Chaimberlain A LOCAL TEACHER'S INSTITUTE Will Be Held at Weston, Saturday March Twenty-third. Tho followiug program has been arranged for the local teacher's insti tute whioh will be held at Weston on March 23: 10:00 a. m. Opening Exercises. Sineinc - - - Selections School Courtesy - A. H. Perryman Discussion - - J. H. E. Scott Sntio - ... Male Quartet The Teacher and the School Board - - - Frank K. Welles Geueral Discussion Address - - J. H. Ackorman Kcon Intermission. 1:00 p. m. Singiug - Selections Roll Call Then and Now - J. S. Landers Song - - Male Quartet Address - - J. H. Ackenuan Declamation - - Eula Foray t bo Song - - - Male Quartet What Should the Child Know of English at the Completion of the Eighth Grade Work - Normal School The faculty of the normal school will provido a lunch, aud have invited all viniting teachers to be their guests during this meeting. The following teacbors are expected to be represented in person or by letter: T. M. Bowman. Lillian Robinson. Anieo Barnes, Lulu Keller. Charles Finkertou, Jalia Woods, Luella Crai gou, Constance Hastings. A. II. Perry man, O. A. Cannon. Mabel Gibbons. Amy McDuniel, Carrie Sharp, Tiilio Bisjuiugei, Georgia Hausell, Lillian Dobsou. W. O. Reed. J. II. E. Scott. Lizzie McKeuzie. Jieda Carlstroui, Alice Carlstrotn, Daitsy Molutyre, Elsie Ottersted, Ida Storla. Improving Cemetery Grounds. The joint committee appointed by the fraternities of Helix on improving tho grounds recently purchased for cemetery purposes, Lave ordered 70 trees from tbe nursery firm of Miller & Sous, of Milton, and expect to have tbem ail set out in a few days says tbe Helix Herald. 'I hey will al.no have the ti act plowed aud harrowed down iu good shape, to as to rid it of the noxious weeds tbat bave held the supremacy for several years. 60 SOUTH TO HIRE NEGROES Walla Walla Wheatgrowers Have Opened Employment Agency. t Farmers of Walla Walla community have organized for the purpose of se curing laboi iu order to seed and har vest this season's crop. At a meeting Saturday afternoon more than 100 of t':cm signed an agreement to employ an agent for the purpose of getting the uecessary men without cost to tbe ap plicant or the farmer who employes him other than his pro rata of tbe ex pense of keeping up tbe organization and payiug tbe agent's "alary. An office was opened yesterday and a far mers' agent employed forthwith. Conditions m tho labor market have become so aoute that many farmers are afraid that they will be unable o raise any crops at all. this season, aud it has even been seriously proposed to send an agent to the South to coutract with a few hundred colored men, it being understood tbat they will te returned to the South in time for cotton pick ing. Another meeting of the DbW organ ization will be held next Saturday. The City Council of Walla Walla was asked to pass an ordinance demanding a stiff lioense of all but f tee employ ment agonoies. NEWS FROM WHITMAN COLLEGE Walter C. Eells Will Represent Col- ' lege at Corvallis. Walla Walla, March 18 Special Correspondence Tbe aunual oratori cal contest of tbe College was held Friday night iu tbe College chupe'l for the purpose of electing an orator to represent Whitman in the Interoolleg iate contest whioh will take place at Corvallis on May 25th. After a very spirited and clone contest the judges awarded the place to Mr. Walter C. Eells, a member of tbe junior class, aud also awarded to him tbe prizes of $15 for tbe best thought and composi tion aud of $10 for delivery, which a friend of the College reoently offered. Mr. Eells is a grandson of Rev. Cush iug Eells, tbe founder of tbe College, and a son of the Rev. Myron Eells, D. D., by whose reoout death the Northwest lost its most learned and best informed authority upon north western history. Tbe subjeot of tbe prize oration was "Tbe Curse of Af rica."' Basoball enthusiasts are delighted at tbe reappearance on the diamond of George Marqnis, tbe famous college pitober who four years ago won the great game in which Whitman defeat ed tbe University of California. After being out of College for three years bo has returned to finish his course and is taking regular work ass member of lie stopbornore olass. Tbe general impres sion is tbat tbe College tbis season has tbe best buuob of baseball mater ial tbat it bas ever known, and tbat its nine will "do tbiugs" in tbe college arena. Tbe chief bigb sobools of tbe In land Empiro have already accepted the invitation to participate iu tbe great Inter-sobolastio Track Meet and Deolarnation Contest of May 2nd and 3rd. The Commercial Club of Walla Walla bas raised $1200 towards tbe expenses. An immense crowd will see one hundred and ninety school toys competing for tbe championship of tbe Inland Empire. Tbe Faoulty bave appointed a Com mittee on Graduate Appointments, which will tie praoticully a Teacher's Bureau for tbe sake of suitably placing those of its graduates who wish to find positions. A complete aud trustworthy estimate of each applicant's fitness for any given position will be submitted Ly this committee to tbe school author ities wishing teachers. Courses in Pudagoguy, History of Eduoation, aud School Law are offered in tbe Depart ment of Education, aud opportunity for practice in teaching is given to those seniors who wish it. Women of Woodcraft. Tbe largest lodge convention ever held in Walla Wnlla was called to gether shortly after 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon iu the Odd Fellows ball by the Grand Guardian, Mrs. C. C. Van Orsdall, of the Women of Woodcraft. After making a short address, Mrs. Van Orsdall dismissed the convention and the musical program, prepared by tbe committee on entertainment, was reudered. Dayton carried off the $50 prize, having the largest number of delegates present, but Pendleton was a close second, and Waitsbnrg came third. There are 22 lodges in tbis district aud all but three were repre sented, there beiDg delegates from Dayton, HunlsviJle, Waitsburg. Bolles, Prescott, North Yakima, Forneroy, Eiinis, Valley Grove, Dixie, Eureka, Toucbet. two lodges from Pendloton, Adams, Athena, Weston, Milton and Freewater. ATHENA MB5 IIP Mayor Names March 27-28 as Raking Days. C0UNG1LID TO SUPERINTEND Town to Be Allotted in Districts-Rub bish That Cannot Be Burned Will Be Hauled Away. To the People of the City of Athena. I hereby designate Wednesday and Thursday, March 27 and 28 a? "clean up days. " You are required to collect all refuse around yonr premises, burn what is possible aud rake the remain: dor into convenient plaoes for removal. Such refuse will be removed at tbe expense of the city, tinder tbe direc tion of tbe street superintendent, ex cept stable refuse etc which must be paid for by the owner. If any garbage remains after these dates, same will be declared a publio nuisance and steps taken for its re moval. J. D. Plamondou, Mayor. From the above proclamation by the mayor, it will be seen that Athena is to fall in line with othor cities and towns of the Inland Empire, and clean up premises, streets and alleys. Wednesday and Thursday, Maroh 27 aud 28, are the two days whioh bave been designated by tbe mayor for this purpose. On those days Athena citi zens and property owners are expected to turn out iu foroe aud work for the common purpose of making tbe town as a whole more presentable, so far as cleanliness is concerned. It is the purpose, of tbe mayor to place the town in districts, and with the view to system and organization, a counoilman will have supervision of each district. He will be assisted in directing tbe work by committees, wbiob will be named by the mayor and published in Friday's Press. Most of tbe debris which is strewn over vacant lots, in streets and alleys can be raked into piles and burned. Garbage not of a combustible nature, raked into convenient piles will be hanled away at tbe expense of tbe city. Tbis latter does not inolude stable manure and refuse, which must be cleaned up and hauled away at the property owner's expense. Tbe Press does not doubt tbat Athe na's cleaning up days will be a sucooss in every particular. Aside from en hancing tbe appearance of tbe town after a thorough cleaning up prooess, the bettor sanitary conditions which will aoorno, are to be taken into con sideration end should serve as an incen tive to tbe removal of unsightly, disease-breeding rubbish of every char acter. 1MBDSJFJE TAX PAID About $180,000 Paid In Before 3 Per Cent Bebate Expired. Tbe U per cent rebate on taxes expir ed Friday, aud tbe East Oregonian es timates that $180,000, or two thirds of the total amount due for taxes has been paid in. The total amount of the taxes is . $280,000. Of tbis sum $00,000 has been paid iu tbe regular manner, and official receipts given at the time, while tbe remaining $00,000 baa not yet written up, Tbe payment? not yet written up are for tbe most part re mittances tbat were made by mail and which were being held until after tbe close of payments Friday evening. Iu tbe rush of tbe past few weeks the en tire clerical force bas been kept bnsy receiving payment from those who bave called in person. As soon as the rush is over today tbe deputies will commence writing up tbo mail pay ments. Of those who have not paid by tbis time aud reoeivod the 8 per cent dis count tbe greater portion are intending to take advantage of tbe half payment provision of tbe law. By tbe terms of tbat pruvision one may pay bulf bis taxes by the first Monday in April, and the remaining half in Octobor, without becoming subject to tbe penalty. However, be will receive no reuaf e. A total of about $5100 in rebates bits been grunted to those who have paid their taxes early tbis year. Tbe work of receiving tax collections tbis year bus been done by A. V, Funk, offlco deputy, aud George Baobant, special deputy, witb tbe assistance of and nndor tbe direction of Sheriff Taylor. Largest stock, leadi ng styles, lowest prices at Pendleton's poular placo: U G Rador tbe furniture and carpet man.