VOLUME XV.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TRIDAY . MORNING. AUGUST 21. 1903.
NUMBER 33
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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 '" '
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15U dezen Children's ribbed, fast
black,' high spliced heels, double toe
sizes 5 to 8, regular 15c quality, .
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While they last all our 6c Lawns
go at per yard
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While they last all our 8. and. 10,
cent Lawns go at per yard f 1
Sets. 1
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; 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 .
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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 -
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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.
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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
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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' ?
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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. ,
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fraitklla Coaaty -Grain. iv
Andrew Swanson states to the Milton
Eagle that conditions in Franklin coun-
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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
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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.?
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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.'-.
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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. " ' ." '
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