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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1904)
TWICE-A-WEEK TWICE-A-WEEK PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOLUME XVI. ED. MANASSE CORNER MAIN AND THIRD STS. ft Spiling Is what you want. They are Stylish, Nobby and up-to-date. Prices too, are within reach of all. FORi THE LADIES A shipment of Shirtwaists just arrived. Each one a revelation. You cannot help but admire them. Be first in line and make your selection. ED.4 MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns.. xr v : - . v-y;f.-' . ASK Will pay for itself in the fruit it will save. Self Sealing. Easy to open. No Cutting or burning of fingers or no spoiling of fruit. Fruit preserving a pleasure and not a drudg ery as it is with other Jars. For sale by COX & M'EWEN, SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET, ATHENA, OREGON. We to our many friends who live outside of Walla Walla, that we have at our Store two waiting or resting rooms that have been furnished for the benefit of out-of-town folks. They are what we call comfort rooms, and you are under no obli gations to buy anything here if you feel like using them. We want you, the next time you are in town, to make these rooms your headquarters. There are nice comfortable rockers; there are books and magazines to read; there is a lava tory for your use after your long ride or drive; there is stationery if you wi3h to write; there is someone to look after any bundles or packages that you may wish to leave, and you are at liberty to use our telephone if you wish. You are perfectly welcome to meet your friends and make your shopping appointments here, and as we said before, you are under no obligations at all. - - Ever Trade at Walla Walla ? We would like to have you try trading at our Store the next time you are need of anything in the housefurnishing line, either by mail or when you come to Walla Walla. Our out-of-town trade has grown to such proportions that we have found it necessary to increase facilities in sur Mail Order Department This department is for the sole benefit of out-of-town folks who prefer to buy by mail, and you are assured absolute satisfaction and the very lowest prices. Just try it by writing us of your wants. You will find our stock more complete and our prices lower than any other house. THE DAVIS-KASER CO. EVERYTHING TO FURNISH A HOME. Alder St., next to Post Office, Groceries, Crockery, (rents' FurnisMiigs THE DELL B ! South Side Main SB f lilt FOR Street, to ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY. JUNE 17, THE WORK GOES ON GROUND BROKEN FOR I. 0. 0- F. AND K. OF P. BUILDING Gross & Worthington'a New Brick . Building and Bank , Euilding. Building operations in Athona con tinue steadily and good headway is be ing made now that building material is more plentiful. Ground has been broken for the new Odd Fellows and K. of P. building on Main street, west of Fouith. !oe Ban nister has the contract for excavating, and a force of men with teams is now at work, i This building when completed will be one of the best in Atbena. It will be 40x90 feet, two stories, with a 40x40 basement inthe back portion. The lower room will be leased for busi ness purposes and the upper story will be the home of the two new lodges. Across the street on the corner of Main and Fourth, the brick work on the fine new bank building is about com pleted, and down the street between Second and 3rd H. T. Janes, the Walla Walla contractor, has a large force of men employed in the construction of Gross & Worthington's new building. It is being built after plans drawn by J. W. Adams of this city and will be 25x70 feet in size. At the rear end will con tain a basement 25x30 feet, and the rear end of the store room will be double decked. Horses tor Alberta. T. Nichol, an Alberta horse buyer, shipped 10 carloads of horses out of Pendleton Saturday night, to High River, Alberta. The horses are all of good size and were purchased on the John Day range. j Won by Seven Votes, ("dotal option won in Baker county by but seven votes. Union county carried by 83 and Umatilla by A3, these being the smallest majorities recorded on either side of the question. "Rack Crusher Stormed. rtj?he men employed on the rock crush er struck Monday morning. The strike did not last long, for W. J. Wilkinson, the employer, soon adjusted matters, and the men went on yesterday noon. mm Walla .Walla, Washington. Athena, Oregon. EOTHERS ATHEM CELEBRATES JULY 4TH AND 5TH Committee of General Arrangements So : !...'' v . Decide at Meeting Last Night thenu will have a two du.rcelebrati.in to commemorate in a fitting manner :he anniversary of the nation's birth. ' This decision was made last night at a meet- : !... . r-'S uiiuo. tuuiiuiuee on arrangements.) This committee is composed of A. 4a. I Gillin, chairman; Wm. Mosgrove, Ed. Manasse, Dr. A. W. Botkin, Sam Booh er and Dr. J. D. Plamondon. The, com mittee was unanimous on the proposi- i tion of holding the celebration two days, July ith and 5th. The business! men ! are a unit in favoring and supporting a ' celebration to cover two days, and the general public will doubtless feel pleased at having more time in which to enjoy the festivities. The first day, July 4th, will be devo ted to a rousing, patriotic celebration, with the usual reading of the declaration of independence, orations, music, basket dinners, free dancing, sports, games, etc. A feature of the celebration will bo a colossal street parade, the success of GITHENS CASE CLOSED Two Plead Guilty and Will be Senten . . ced and Two Were Dismissed. Pendleton, June 13.--James Branen, accused of having enticed Annie Gith ens, a girl uuder 16 years of age, away from her home for the purpose of pros titution, was arraigned this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge. He will be sentenced tomorrow afternoon at 1 :30. Branen is the man who was ar rested Saturday and brought here from Weston, to which town he had taken the Githens girl a day or so before. The case of the state against Hugh Robie, Mollie Wilson and Robert Mont gomery was called this afternoon. The defendants are charged with having given liquor to a minor contrary to law. The complaining witness in the case is L. A. Githens, the postmaster at Athena; who charges that the defendants caused his daughter, Annie Githens, to become Mil Chwang Cheefoo, June 13. Friday there was fighting along the coast 20 miles south of Niu Chwang at the mouth of the Niu Chwang river. The fort was dismantled by the Japanese warships, which sailed to and fro across the mouth of the river WHITMAN COLLEGE. Twenty-Second Annual Commencement Kxerciaet June 10-1B. Friday, June' 10, is the date of the 22nd annual commencement exercises at Whitman' College, Walla Walla. Fol lowing is the progrtfmj Friday, June 108 p. m., The gradu ating exercises of Whitman Academy. Saturday, June 11 Annual cdlege picnic at Waiilatpu; 8 p.m., pupil's re cital, conservatory of music. Sunday, June 12 11 a. m., Baccalau reate service, sermon by President Pen rose; 550 p.m., open-air prayer meet ing; 8 p. m,, sermon to the christian as sociations by Rev. Myron Ells, D. D. Monday, June UT 10 a. m., tennis tournament; 4 p. ro., meeting of the Alumni association; 8 p. m., Sophomore play: "She Stoops to Conquer." Tuesday, June 1410 a. in., tennis tournament; 10 a. m., annual meeting of the board of trustees; 5 p. m., class day exercises; 8 p. m., concert by the choral union. . Wednesday, June 1510 a. m., tennis finals; 3 p. m., meeting of the council of Whitman College; 5 p. m., exercises of the 22nd annual commencement; 630 p. ui., council dinner. 190. which is assured. Heretofore, Athena celebrations have been .larne on fire works display, but this celebration is to conclude with one of the largest and most brilliant, illuminative displays that has ever been given in the county. The fire works will be given on the eve ning of July 5, the second day of the celebration. This day is to be as replete with entertainment for the people as the first day. The committee on program will see to it that the attractions for this day will be equal if not superior to those of the 4th. The committee on arrangements will meet tomorrow evening, at which time the different committees will be appoint ed. Chairman Gillis last night named tHe following committee chairmen: Mar shal of the day, H. A. Barrett; Wm. Mosgrove, grounds and parade; Alf John son, music; Dr. A. W. Botkin, program and speaker; Dr. J. D. Plamondon, sports and amusements; Sam Booher, fireworks; Ed Manasse, finance. - intoxicated on whiskey furnished by them. The case was heard some time ago before a justice court, when the defend ants were bound over to the circuit court, having been out on bonds since that time. T. G. Hailey is representing the state, while the defendants are" rep resented. by John McCourt. When arraigned this afternoon Robie and Mollie Wilson pleaded guilty to the charge. The sentence in the case of the woman was suspended during her future good behavior, and Robio will be sen tenced tomorrow afternoon at the same time as the rest of those who have pleaded today. The case against Mont gomery was dismissed, as there was no thing to connect him with the commis sion of the crime as charged. Dismantled and pored in a rain of explosive shells at a range of 2 and one-half miles. From reports made by officers v. ho put into the harbor it is certain that nearly all of the mines placed by the Russians are dummies. COMMENDS HAETMAN. Should Feel Conioled In Defeat by Flat tering Vote Received. Hundreds of stanch friends will agree with the following merited commenda tion of County Judge llartman, by the Weston Leader: "Judge Hartmao should feel consoled in defeat by the flattering vote which he received in his home precinct, North Pendleton, and his old home town, Wes ton. He did noj want the nomination, which was twice thrust upon him by his party. Taking it he made a strong campaign and although a beaten man he stands higher than ever in the esteem of his friends and party. To be beaten by about three dozen votes in a county several hundred republican, with bitter political enemies hot after bis scalp, is no disgrace. Moreover, Judge Hart man is able to retire with the knowledge that he has given the people a faithful, economical and honest administration. Abuse has left no stain upon him." Dr Thompson, Osteopath physician of Walla Walla, will practice his pro fession at the residence of Frank Mans field in Athena, Monday, Wednesday and Friday after 5 p. m., and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday until 10 a. m. of each (feck. SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR NUMBER 42 WILL OPEN STREETS COUNCIL ACCEPTS THE REPORT OE VIEWERS. Will Open Fourth, Fifth and Garfield Streets Through O R. & N. Right ot Way. A ction is to be taken immediately in the matter of opening 4th, 5th and Gar field streets through the right of way ot the O. & N. Co. At a special meeting of the city council yesterday afternoon the following resolution was introdused by councilman Barrett of the street and public improvement committee: Whereas: The commissioners appoint ed by the city council for the city of Athena to view and assess damages by reason of Fourth, Fifth and Garfield streets across the O. R. N.ACo.'sgrounds and right of way in the city ot Athena being ordered opened, and Whereas: The result of the commis sioners or viewers now comes before this council for action, therefere be it Resolved: That the report of said viewers be approved and that committee on streets and public improvements be instructed to have that portion of Fourth, Fifth and Garfield streets re ported upon by said viewers, opened and improved suitable for travel at once, and that "all expense for opening and grading said portion of said streets be charged to the abutting property. The resolution was based on the fol lowing report from the committee ap pointed by the council to view and as sess damage, if any, to the O. R. & N. Company: Athena, May 16, 1904. We, your committtee appointed to view and assess the damages on account of the city of Athena, Umatilla county, Oregon, ordering Fourth Fifth and Garfield Btreets opened across the prop erty of the O. R. & N. Co., hereby re port that after due deliberation and con sideration we find that the opening of said Fourth, Fifth and Garfield streets across the property of said O. R. & N. Co. will not damage said O. R. & N. Co. but benefit it, and we therefore recom mend that said Fourth, Fifth and Gar field Btreets be opened at the expense of saidO. R & N. Co. Dated this lGjh day of May, 1904. ' William McBride, W. M. Tompkins, : i John II. Hiteman, THE HEPPNER DEAD. Request Will be Sent Kaatern Town for Flowers. Oregon At a meeting of the Ileppner citizens Thursday night, it was decided to hold memorial services on Tuesday, June 14, for those who lost their lives in the ter rible cloudburst at that place last year, the day to be observed regularly there after, on June 14 of each year as long as Ileppner shall remain n existence. Committees on arrangements have been appointed to have charge of the memorial exercises and special requests will be sent out to different cities for flowers for the memorial services. While Heppner will be able to supply a large quantity of beautiful flowers, there are 200 graves to decorate and the local sup ply will be totally inadequate to meet the demand. Flowers should be expressed to Mayor Frank Gilliam, to reach Heppner not later than Monday evening, June 13, in order to be available for the services on Tuesday. The city of Ileppner will pay the charges on those not prepaid. The speaker has not yet been selected. The exercises will take place at 3 p. m., the citizens to march in a procession from the city to the cemetery. Valuable Farm Sold. Chas. E. Bartholomew, of Echo, bus ' sold his farm of 300 acres on Butter creek and will leave in a short time for the east for an extended ...visit with his family. The farm for which Mr, Bar tholomew received 116,500, is one of the best and most productive in the Echo district, and is practically all under water. It has been cleared and put into cultivation by Mr. Bartholomew at much expense, but has paid many fold. Cutting Alfalfa. Cutting alfalfa for hay is now in pro gress in this section. In some localities the crop is short. This results from late frosts and cold weather which held the growth of the plant back to some ex tent. West of town the crop is averag ing about one and a half tons per acre. Sick headache results from a disorder ed stftmnrll nrwl ia Anirtlslir nnvaj V. - MS. V Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab- Jets, for sale by all druggists.
