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Athena Merchants Treat you Square Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XIX. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1907. NUMBER 73 GOES INDEPENDENT A FITTING TRIBUTE H SPECIAL SESSION 111 HI BY DRAFT . i Come in arid see for woffle I invite you to call and inspect my line if Christmas and Holiday goods, cpnsisting of the very latest and swellest, uptodate Toilet Articles, Perfumes, cWusic Rolls, Hand Bags, Stationery", Candies, etc. A" A A The Pioneer Drug Store BYRON N. HAWKS, Proprietor ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Parton Milling Company mmzm Flout is made in Athena, by Atbeua labor, iu tbe latest and best equipped mill in tbe west, of tbe best selected Bluesteni wbeatvjgrown anywhera Patronize home industry. Your grocer sells American Beauty for $1.25 Merchant Millers Athena., Oregon. What Makes it the Popular Route Fast? The Northern Pacific Railway ever bas in mind tbe comfort of its patrons. Its through trans continental trains are composed of new and modern equipment which is kept in perfect condition. Tbe latest improvements are found in day ooaobes, in standard Pullman sleeping cars and in dining and observation oars. None but tbe most competent, civil and obliging employes are in obarge. The company tries to make the journey of its patrons pleasant and its efforts are appreciated. INQUIRE OF LOCAL AGENTS The Northern Pacific Railway A. D. CHARLTON, A. G. P. A., Nor. Pao. Ry., Portland, Ore. QUALITY m The Freshest and most Choice the VEGE e Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here 5 DELL BROTHERS, and Grain Buyers Waitsburg, Wash. R. J. BODDY WHOLESALE BUTCHER Makes a Special of furnishing Meat in Large Quantities. First-class stock, Reasonable price FOR FULL INFORMATION WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT MIES CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THING3 TO EAT Portland Oregonian Forsakes the Re publican Party But Will Support Roosevelt. Iu an editorial the Portland Oregon ian announces formal divoroe of tbe organ from the ranks of the republican party and declares that in tbe future the paper will adopt tbe pohoy of in dependence from any party affiliations. Snould Roosevelt be nominated tbe Oregonian states that it "ill support him, but as to any other possibility the paper remains silent. In part the editorial states: "The Oregonian has done what it could to support the republican party in Ore gon. "Tbe republicans have not respond ed. They can now and henceforth support the party themselves if they desire to do so. ' "Like Romeo at the play the Ore gonian will be a candle .holder and look on. "It is tired of the effort to appeal for I principles, political, social, financial and historical to men who don't care for anything of tbe kind but are aotu 'ated merely by selfish piques, petty desires and trifling personal ambitions. "Should the pressure upon Roosevelt compel bim to be a candidate again the Oregonian will support him. Be yond that the Oregonian has no an nouncement to make. "It can be as independent as any of you who have given this state and city over to the democratio party. "The republican idea in Oregon is that there should be no party in Ore gon but tbe democratio." DRUG COMPANY INCORPORATED Dr. J. D. Plamondon, A. Plamondon and W. McBride, Incorporators. V KN The Palace Drug Company was in corporated Monday in this city with a capital stook of $52i tTbe incorporators afeT)r. J. D. Pla mnndnn. A. Plamondon and William MoBride Tbe Palace drug store, formerly oonducted by William Mo Bride, was taken over by tbe company some days ago, but the incorporation was not effeoted until Monday, when the papers were filed with the Secre tary of State. Dr. J, D. Plamondon, one of the principal stock-holders is president and sflorntarv of the new company, and is giving his attention to tbe manage ment of the business. Ten head of work horses for sale cheap for oash. Horses may n ow be seen in Pendleton, or will be in Athena the coming week. R. H. Whitehead Holiday Greeting The happy Christmas time is fast Approaching, and again we take pleasure in inviting" you to inspect our new and well seleoted line of Watches, Clooks, Jewelry, Solid Silver and plated ware, Cut Glasss, Fountain Pens, Eto. Do not forget that we pride ourselves on our good Roods and low prices. We make our reputation on euoh goods as Roger 1847 and Community Silverware the finest in the world. In watches, I oarry only the best makes, Howard, Hamilton, VVal tham, Hamden movements, With a large line of Gold and Gold filled oases, to seleot from. F. II. COOLIDGE Jeweler POHNE MAIN 83 & pub OCERrSTOREB Market affords in Athena, Oregon The Sixtieth Anniversary of Whitman Massacre Commemorated Sat urday November 29. Several thousand people from Idaho, Washington and Oregon gathered Sat urday at the Whitman mouumeut tew miles west of Walla Walla, to com memorate the sixtieth nnniversity of the massacre of Dr. Marcus Whitman and the members of his mission, which happened on November 29, 1847. The exercises commemorating tbe terrible tragedy, consisted in addresess by prominent men of tbe northwest, including Governor Mead of Washing ton, President S. B. L. Penrose of Whitman college, and others. A movement was started to raise tbe sum oi if lioo wito woicn to iiuibu paying for the mouumeut which was erected several years ago, but which has never been fully paid for. Perhaps tbe most interesting person at the exercises was Mrs. Nancy Jacobs of Portland, formorly Nancy Osborne, who with her mother and three other children, were hiddeu under tbe floor of a cabin at the Whitman mission on the day of tbe massacre and escaped hoirible death at tbe hands of tbe Cayuses. Mrs. Jacobs was then but a child but remembers the terrible time with great clearness and reoalls all of the events leading up to and following tbe massacre. When the attaok was made upon tbe mission by the Caynses, Osborne had his family, consisting of wife and four ohildreu, under punoheou floor in one of tbe cabins and while tbe In dians were brutally murdering tbe in mates of tbe mission and burning tbe buildings, tbe family lay in this safe retreat and escaped death. Their friends and associates were slain and left lying in the ruins of the ouce happy and prosperous mission. Touobmg remimsoenses were told by many pioneers who have preserved the history of the tragedy. Cleve Myers Promoted. Cleve Myers, who has beeu night operator at the central telephone office, bas entered tbe service of the company more fully. In addition to serving as night operator, be also has 'the after noon shift. Miss Eva Rider, tbe man ager, is the forenoon operator. TOWN ELECTION RETURNS Lively Time at Hermiston-Echo Holds Its First Election. Hermiston's city election was held under most strenuous circumstances, 25 out of a total of 118 votes oast, were challenged. Following is tbe list of officials: Mayor. James Griffin; treasurer, Russell Brown ; recorder, Glenn Wil liams; counoilmen, John D. Rice, Harry Straw, W. R. Stewart, H. E. Han by, Fred A. Yates and H. T. Irvin. Echo. Mayor, Louis Soboll, jr. ; treasurer, W. H. Boyd ; recorder, E. M. Brown ; marshal, William Hoggard; council men, Fred T. George, R. B. Stan field, !A. II. Gillette E. E. Rippey, O. J. Gnlliford and John Dorn. Umatilla. Counoilmen, A. B. Stephens, John Hatter aud J. W. Dunoan; treasurer, H. J. Burnham ; marshal T. S. Tillson. R. R.Yerza is mayor, but his term does not expire until next year. Pendleton. Mayor, E. J. Murphy ; counoilmen, A. L. Knight, T. G. Montgomery, V. Stroble, C. P. Strain ; treasurer, H. C. Thompson; Water Commission ers, T. C. Taylor, J. T. Brown, Will Moore. , Pilot Rook. Mayor , L. E. Roy : recorder, E. E. Parker; treasurer, George Doan; mar shal, Jap Gulliford; councilmeu, Fiauk Doan, George Carnes, George Mansfield, John Bradburu and E . F. Bietel. Weston. Mayor, M. A. Baker; recorder, Clark Wood ; treasurer, B. B. Hall ; counoilmen, G. W. Proebstel, Henry Stamper, E. J. Saling. Freewater. Mayoi, L. B. Mitchell; recorder. D. C. Sanderson; treasurer, J. C. Baskett; marshal, J. Holman; coun oilmen. J. E. Havnie, Ed Botorii and HenryVan Slyke. it i i y l iy ine ocnooi vensns miteii. LAFred Kershaw, clerk of Sobool Dis trict No. 29, this week completed toe census taking of children of sobool age residing in tbe district. Mr. Kershaw found 269 children of sobool age re siding iu tbe district as against 234 en umerated in last year's census report given by the sobool clerk, an increase of 35 pupils. There are 27 more boys of school age than there are girls. Thomas Barter Dead. Thomas Barger died at Walla Walla last night as theTesult of a stroke of paralysis wbich occurred Thursday evening. Mr. Barger bad been resid ing in Walla Walla, having moved to that city from bis farm west of town three years ago. Possibility That the Legislature May Be Called By the Governor , to Meet Soon. During the pubt few days there has beeu considerable talk of tbe Oregon legislature meeting In speoial session. In an interview Saturday, Governor Chamberlain said: "I have received a great many re quests for an extra session of the legis- luture. but I will not deoide tbe ques tion until I can learn what tbe wish of tbe people of tbe state is. For tbe present I have decided to continue the holidays for another week for tbe pro tection of tbe taukers of the state, and by that time I will know what tbe sen timent is regarding au extra session. If I should deoide to call the legisla ture together at this time, I will have tbe session called for early in Decem ber. In that way tbe business for which it is called can be transacted and adjournment taken before tbe hol idays. But I will not call an extra session unless conditions and the people and tbe bnsiuess iu tor eats of tbe state deniaud it." On the subject of a special session tbe Oregonian said: "Governor Chamberlain will call a speoial session of tbe legislature, if tbe business interests demand it. If it is deoided to oall an extraordinary session of the state's lawmakers, it will be convened early in December. Two speciflo subjeots would be called to the attention of the solons amendment of the state law on attachment aud enactment of some provision by which judicial husiness can be resumed, at tbe same time protecting banks by hol iday proolamutiou. "Since there is no way to limit either the length of a speoial session or the character of legislative business if may consider, aside from that for whioh the session was called, an extra session is an uncertain quantity, at tbe last regular session a great many popular bills were defeated aud it would not be surprising it some of these might be proposod for further consideration at a speoial session. The first busiues3 of course, would be tho passage of suob legislation as prompt ed tbe calling of the session, but aside from that, tbe two houses would regu late tbe longtb of the session aud the amount of other business that might be taken tip." WOULD TAX ITINERANT TRADERS License Fee From Non-resident Grocers and Other Dealers. A a meeting of the City Counoi) Mouduy evening, tbe committee on or dinances was instructed to prepare an ordinance regulating license fees to be oollooted fiom non-resident dealers iu grooerios, dry goods, eto. Many of tbe towns aud cities of the Northwest have ordinances whioh pro vide for collection of a license fee from itinerant dealers iu dry goods and groceries, ana in view or tne lact tbat Athena, to a oeitaiu degree, bas be come tbe dumping ground lor cuoap john, shoddy, bankrupt stooks of dry goods, aud consignments of third class Kansas City groceries, tho council ao tion iu tbe matter is conducted by the morobauts and business men of Atbeua. The ordinance committee was also instructed to draft an ordinuuoe, auth orizing tho rate of city tax for tbe year 1908. David Taylor bud giveu tbe coun cil written notice relative to control ling the water which overflows his premises when turned from its passago at tbe Eust end ot Main street. Ac cordingly tho marshal was instructed. to see that water should hereafter be diverted into tbe Main street channels. Mr. Taylor would purchase a parcel of land owned by tbe city, located be tweon Mr. Taylor's warehouse and tbe rock quary. Tbe council placed a val nation of $750 on tbe tract of land. The following bills were audited and ordered payed : Preston-Pa rton Milling Co. - $65.00 Palace Drug Co. 2.25 Athena Truck Co. 1.00 W. J. Gbolson Salary - - - 50.00 B. B. Richards Salir v - - 13.35 B. B. Richards Fee - - - 2.50 Total 1131.10 A Good Showing. The report made on request of the comptroller of the currency by the First National Bank of Athena, at close of business on December 3, shows tbe local banking iustitution to bo in exceptionally good condition, and a careful perusal of the itemized state ment published as required by law, on another page of this issue, should con vince any one of this bank's soundness and general stability. Editor In Hospital. Clark Wood, editor of tbe Weston Leader is a patient in a Walla Walla hospital, where he was operated on tbis week for tbe removal of a varicose vein. Tbe colonel bas been afflicted with an enlarged vein on bis left limb tpr a number of years and of late bas been compelled to resort to bandages for relief. Uncle Sam's Funds Must Hereafter Be Transmitted By Draft Through Bank. Through prompt aotion of Represen tative C. A. Barrett in calling the at tention or .senator isourn to tne prac tice of the postoffice department in remitting local postoffice funds by ex press instead of by draft through the bauks, a change of system of remitting postoffice mouies has gone into effect. Mr. Barrett took tbe matter up with Senator Bourne, aud the senator at ouce interceded witb tho department and was successful in having the de sired change made. Mr. Bariett is in receipt of the following telegram: Washington, D. C. Deo 2. Hon. C. A. Barrett, Athena. Department grauts your request of November 22. Atbeua postmaster officially instructed to use Portland drafts in remittance of surplus money order funds. Signed, Jonathan Bourne. So soou as he was authorized to re mit by draft, Postmaster Githeus com menced to follow oat iusttuotions to tbe letter. The result of making post office remittauoes by draft means con siderable to looal banking and busi ness interests. SUNDAY WAS AUTOMOBILE OAY Several Machines Have Been Purchas ed Here Lately. Sunday may be oallendered automo bile day in Athena. The "buzz wog ous" were buzzing everywhere, aud even "Peedeo" Mann's red devil was no parade a part of the time. John Walter oame to town in his stunning Fraukliu and took a party, including tbe editor for a spin via Weston. Wood oame out of his shell, enveloped iu a halo of nnvy and want ed to know if "we" had bought it, meaning tbe maobine. A negative answer seemed to greatly relieve the selfish, human hyena aud he again shrunk buck into bis 2x1 environ ment of 2-bit onurlisb, self impor tance, but condescended to inquire if that was our first ride iu an auto. When informed that autos were as com rn on in Atbeua as cord wood was in Weston, the disp oable autoora of the Leader quill, suavely inquired of Wal ter how bis supply of gasoline was holding out. John, knowing what to expeot deftly turned the throttle and' gave tbe colonel tbe shake. D. II. Preston of the Inland Auto mobile company, has been very suc cessful iu selling maohiues in this vi cinity. In the past few months he has sold antos to Dr. Plamondon, Henry Sohmitt, John Walter, aud Sunday he delivered a Wintou touring car to Tharp Bros. FAVOR RAILROADS AND SALOON Unique Political Platform at Umatilla In the City Election. A political platform in which the hated railroad corporations are not de nounced aud the rapidly becoming popular movement against saloons has no place, is the one upon which tbree meu are running for the office of coun cilmeu in the town of Umatilla, says the Tribuue. After stating tbat "we stand for good clean oity government and en forcement of the laws, good schools, good streets, sidewalks, and the up building of our town, general improve ment in every line and economical ex penditure of city funds; water works sufficient for domestic use, irrigation and fire protection to be owned by tbe oity," this unique platform says: "Believing tbat our interests are ideutioal witb tbe railroad company, we should cooperate with them iu all matters where we are mutually inter ested. "We are opposed to establishing any road or street crossing iu tbe yards of tbe milroad company that would be detrimental to tbeir interest. "We propose that tho railroad pro perty within tbe oity limits shall be given full police protection. "We ate not opposed to tbe saloons so long as they are conducted in com pliance with tho laws of tbe oity and state. " It is signed by E. S. Davis, W. F. Tunbow, L. M. Main. Notice, Tbe regular annual meeting of tbe stockholders of tbe First National Bank of Atbona, Oregon, for tbe elec tion of directors for the ensuing year and for tbe transaction of such other business as may lawfully come before it will be held in its oflioo in Athena. Oregon on Tuesday, tie 11th day of January, 1908 at tbe hour of 2 o'clock p. m. F. S. LeUrow, Cashier. Deoember 6th, 1907. A Boy Held Up. Glen Finch, the 15 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fiucb, of Pt u dleton. was held up snd robbed ne the Northern Puuifio freight uupot about 7 o'clock Friday night. IIo was relieved of f 1.25.