The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, February 13, 1906, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextSBMI-WEEEX VOLUME XVIII. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1906. NUMBER 13. v ED. MAN ASS E Reductions on and Dry To make room for Spring Stock soon to arrive ED. MANASSE - Agent for Butterick's Patterns. National Bank of Athena CAPITAL STOCK-SURPLUS, Propei attention given to collections. Deals in foreign and domestic ex- -change. Fire and burglar-proof vaults and safes no charge for keeping your valuable papers. H.I,. Admnk, Prraldunt. T.j Kirk. Vice-President. ' ' - F. H. l.jt G now, Caviller. I. Money Saved Is ACS Buys $25.00 worth of goods of The Paul House Furnishing Co. Closing Out Furniture and Carpets. This is no fake sale. We are going out of the Furniture and Carpet business. me ray 143 MAIN STREET, : I -s Good Groceries, Coffee 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 all Seasonable cods .$50,000 17,500 C A narrett.l P. E. Colburn, VDIreolom - ' v. . ieorow, I M. Kbmp, AssisUut. Cashier Money Made HOUSE FURNISHING COMPANY . . . . . WALLA WALLA, WASH. CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THINGS TO EAT : First f CALEDONIAN PICNIC UMATILLA COUNTY CLANS WILL GATHER IN ATHENA Bonny Scots oi the Inland Empire Will Participate in Snorts on Picnic Day. The big anuual picnic of the Uma tilla Caledonian Society will be held at Athena this year. A meeting of the members of this society will be held Feb. 21, at wbioh time the date for holding the picnic will be named, and the necessary arrangements be made. There is more interest being mani fested among Caledoniaus concerning the annual picnio than ever before. The Caledonian aooiety of Walla Walla, and in fact the Scotch of the whole Inland Empire are looking forward with much interest to this annual gathering of the clans. Last year no picnic was held and the yearning for one on a large scale this year is keenly felt. It isjexpected that a large number of Caledonians will be on hand for the meeting whiob has been called. At this meeting all matters pertainiug to the pionio will be discussed, committees appoint ed, etc. : BOAD DOWN WILD HORSE. The County Halt Kxnend V3000 Under " Government Direction. - That the sample mile of road which the government has offered to build in Umatilla county will be construct ed, now seems assured, for the county court has accepted the offer and has agreed to pay the expenses incident to the same, says a Pendleton paper. Under the proposition made by the government all machinery is furnish ed by them, and also the expert road makers. However, laborers, teams, etc, must be supplied by . the county or community, and it is estimated that the cost to the oounty of the work here will be about 13000. This expense the county court has agreed to meet. It is not yet known just when the roadmakers will arrive here, nor has it been deoided where the sample road work will be done. However, the courts seem to look with most favor upon the Wildhorse road just north of the oity. By taking a mile of that road, beyond the hill leading away from the river, it is urged that more good would result than from auy other looation, as all the travel from places north of here conies over that road. PASSING ON PAPERS. County Examining Board Complete Examination of Many Paper. The county examining board for eighth grade papers met yesterday and examined papers at the office of County Snperintendent of Schools Frank K. Welles. The board consists of Mrs. John Hailey, Jr.," Mrs Max. fiaer, Mrs. Frank K. Welles, Mrs Charles Colesworthy. There were 22 successful applicants who are as follows : Herbert Meens and Alta Kirk, distriot No. 8, Ukiah ; Ezlma Peterson, Ella Derrick, Walter Richards, Maud Bicbards.Iviah Long, district No. 10, Fieewater; Sylvia Albin, Daisy Smith, district No. 2, Frnitvale; Nettie Royse, District No. 3, Athena; Sloan Thompson, District No. 50, Echo; Vivian Bailey, Mabel Raley, Jasper Templeton, district No. 61; Nettie Roulston, Lulu Lieuallen, Tiavolia Swisher, district No. 8, Adams; Anna Walden, district No. 9, Milton ; Mollie Slaughter, . Bessie Slaughter, distriot No. 89, Meacham. No-To-Bao for Fifty Cent. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak; neu mronr Mood cure. 50o. Si. All UruKisiBt and Tea Athena,- Oregon. UMATILLA SHEEP- Senator Falton Will Work to Have Them Restored to Wenaha Range. Washington, D. O., Feb. 12. In the rapid evolution of policy to be pursued by forestry officials in treat ing with stockmen desiring range pri vileges on reserves, an important ques tion has already arisen in Oregon. The supervisor of the Wenaba reserve has given Washington sheepmen leases on poitious of the reserve in Oregon, under the announcement that the Washington sheep were wont to feed there during the summer. Ore gon sheepmen, protesting through the Umatilla County Wool Growers' association, assert that much of this range accorded Washingtonians has been used in the past by them in pre datory manner, and that the action of the forestry officials is perpetuating the wrong. The effect of the preseut situation is that Washington men have a total of 174,260 sheep on thsentire Wenaha reserve, while the Oregon men have a total of but 25,710. There is said to be a total of 37,230 Washington sheep on ihe Oregon aide, which is more than the Oregon people them selves have on their own side of the reserve. . Sheep owners paying taxes in Umatilla county insist that they would use all of the Oregon side of the range, if not forced out ; i ' Senator Fulton has been working with the department to change such a policy, and the case has resolved itself into a question of fact. The depart ment, acting under the instructions of its Wenaha supervisor, proceeds on an assumption of facts which is con tradicted by the sheepmen. The re sult will be formal investigation to learn the real situation, as the Oregon senator intends to insist upon fair play, and will, not , be content with the more statements of officials that their policy is adhering to the former range practioes. Victim of Typhoid Milton Eagle: Jack Morris died at his home on North Fork last Saturday morning of typhoid fever. Funeral services were held in the afternoon, conducted by Kev. Smith of this city and be was laid to rest in the Bowlus cemetery. - Deceased was born in 1882 and was thus in his 24th year. ! Owing to his jovial and sunny nature he was a favorite In the community and his death is sincerely mourned. ATKENA WON FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON Athena cuffed the Pendleton Bus iness college gauntlet all over the diamond Saturday and won the first game of baseball to be played in the Inland Empire this year. The score was Athena 0, Pendleton 8. Despite the cold, raw day both teams put up good, clean, snappy ball, and a fair sized crowd rooted With old time vim. The teams were evenly matched. For a time it looked easy for Athena. Stone had let up a little and two students were froze to the bases, when Swaggart, a former Athena player, but now playing short for the collegians, rapped out a home run, clearing the bases and also even ing matters up a little. La Brache duplicated the swat for Athena in the next half. Stone settlod down and there wasn't much doing thereafter. The collegians are a husky lot and play good ball. Athena has an excel lent infield, and the team as a whole will in a short time be hard to beat by anything in the light weight class. Dr. Stone umpired in his usual im partial manner, his decisions being satisfactory to all. The following is the lineup of the teams: Athena Dave Stone, pitcher; Hugh Lieuallen, catcher; Dean Dudley, lb; Henry La Brache, 2b; Robt McKinzie 8b; Al Bell, ss.,; Boss Maloney, If; Jesse Smith, cf ; Dean Willaby, rf. Pendleton White, pitcher; Miller, 2b; Wilson lb; MoGlure. 8b; Swag gart, ss; Clark, rf ; Woodell, cf ; Pen land, catcher; Parks, If. Advice to Women. Wives, don't mistreat your hus bands. Remember you took him away from his happy home, so try to be as kind and loving as you were before you married him. Don't leave him with two children to go down town and stay until twelve o'clock. you know that he u afraid to stay alone at night so try to get there for supper and remain till morning. Don't eat and drink anything that makes your breath smell like fitchew. If you've got to go down town after sup per take him with you and let bim look at the pretty show windows while you go inside and transact yonr business. And above all, give bim a quarter once in a while to spend for himself and don't ask him what be bought with it. Love bim and pet him a little now and then and make love to him whether you do or not, and we guarantee he will make yon a good husband. And for heavens sake if you must flirt with every silly man you meet, don't let your poor trosting husband find it out Ex. COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION. Pendleton Association Would Combine all Commercial Clubs. A movement to organize a Umatilla oounty commercial olub or develop ment league to be composed of all the commercial , organizations in the oounty is now being promoted, says a Pendleton paper. Owing to the fact that many east ern people are now looking toward Oregon and that the cheap excursion and tourist rates will soon go into effect, it is deemed advisable by the commercial bodies of the different towns in the oounty to make some united, concerted and systematio effort to attract settlers " to this county. With a oounty organization working to this eud it is thought that muoh more can be accomplished than by each commercial body working alone in the matter. Each part of 'the connty has various attractions and . advantages to udvortise and by com bining in the work of circulating literature and inviting capital to come to the .county muoh more can be gained titan for each town to worry along in its own way. So far as oanvassed the commercial bodies of Adams, Weston, Athena, Echo, Milton and Helix are willing to co-operate with the Pendleton com mercial association in the formation of a Umatilla county development league, which may ultimately develop into a Columbia River Basin Develop ment league, comprising all the com mercial bodies in Eastern Oregon and Washington, with Pendleton the cen tral body in the organization. The matter will be formally brought before the board of managers of the Pendleton commercial association soon, and every effort will be made to accomplish this result The year 1900, it is thought, will be a banner year for immigration into Oregon and every part of the county is anxious to secure capital to develop the various resources and engage in new enterprises, and the sentiment in favor of a county organization of this kind, is growing rapidly. j Off to the Penitentiary Saturday Sheriff T. D. Taylor left for Salem with Grover Martin and Judd Teeters, the former being under a 10 years' seuteuce for manslaughter, and the latter 18 mouths for horse stealing. FARMERS ORCANIZETO BUY BELGIAN HORSE. Chas. A. Hill, agent for A. G. Bnby Co., importers of registered draft horses, has been in the oity for some time exhibiting a fine 3 year old Bel gian stallion. The horse is considered to be one of the finest ever brought to this part of the connty. He is of massive pro portions, weighing 2000 pounds, has fine action and is of magnificent ap pearance. The horse is for sale. The price asked for him is $3,600, and Mr. Hill has a sufficient number of farmers interested to the extent that he is reasonably assured that the horse will be disposed of here. A company of twelve farmers is being organized each contributing 1300 toward the purchase price. Nine names have been secured by Hill and the remaining three are expected to join the company shortly if they have not done so already. Mr. Hill says tho horso he has here is one of the best in the Ruby stables this year. He says the Belgians are bred exclusively for hardiness, are easy keepers and are in the front rank of draft horses in European countries. SUICIDE AT WALLA WALLA. l. T, Parker, Former Prominent Poli tician, Shoots Ulmsell. L. T. Parker, a well known Walla Walla county farmer, shot and killed himself Saturday morning near the western end of Fort Walla Walla re serve. His body was found leaning against a post of the fence by a soldier of the Fourteenth cavalry in the afternoon. He reported to Colonel Godwin, who informed the sheriff's office. The soldier was riding along the road when he notioed a man leaning against the fence. Thinking the man was ill he jumped off his horee, when he discovered he was dead. There was a bullet hole in his head, which had been inflicted by a 88-calibre re volver, the pistol being tightly grasp ed in the right hand. "Tom" Parker, as be was familiar ly called, was at one time one of the most prosperous farmers of the Waits burg neighborhood, where at one time be owned a large farm. Several years ago he went to the Sound and resided at Olympia. He returned to Walla Walla several weeks ago and was em ployed in constructing the cold stor age plant for Keinhold Han as. He was the democratic candidate for representative from the thirteenth district in 1892 and was defeated by Alexander Cameron, . the republican candidate by six votes. BEAN WANTS CHANGE C0U2JTY JUDGE W0U1D GO ON THE BENCH. If He Cannot Be Elected Circuit Judge He Will Engage In Law Practice. County Judge Bean has a big, busy, buzzing political bee bumping and banging around in his bonnet. He wants to be circuit judge, and will resign the office of oounty judge, said resignation to take effect June 3, in the year pf our Lord, 1906, so that his "suooessor may be elected for tho next four years at the next June election"--whatever that may mean. But anyway, here is Mr. Bean's state ment: To the people of Umatilla county: I beg to spy that before the coming election in June next I will resign as county judge of Umatilla oounty, to take effeot June 3, 1906, so that my successor may be eleoted for the next fonr years at the next June election, and that I am candidate for the nomi nation for circuit judge for this dis trict, comprising Umatilla and Mor row counties by the republican voters, at the primary election to be held on April 20 next, and if nominated will be a candidate for that office at.the next Juue election. I make this statement after consult ing many of my friends, iu view of the fact that I cannot afford to de vote the time that is necessary for the business of county judge for jthe salary now paid, $ 100 per month. lue fees which I have expected to earn as county judge iu United States land matters, have by the ruling of the United States laud office been reduced approximately 300 per year, and that work praotioally all given to another officer. ' I sincerely thank the people for the many favors shown me, and if the republicans of this district see fit to honor me with the nomination for circuit judge, and I am eleoted, I shall be glad to serve to the best of my ability, otherwise I will resume the practice of law. Very respectfully, H. J. BEAN. DO MILK COWS PAY? I. B. Zell Opines That They Do, and ; Gives Figures to Prove It. . "The other day one of my friends asked me in a confidential tone, 'Does it really pay to keep milk cows?' says L. B. Zell iu the Milton Eagle. Another one asked what my cows were worth. ' And whou I told bim from $40 to $70 he grinned and re marked, it wsa a pretty good price. "Now tbeee are problems that can be readily solved. During November we milked three cows; our oheck from the creamory was $15.50, besides we bad milk and cream for our fami ly of eifcht, the hired man got one quart per day of milk and we disposed of nearly $2 worth of cream to the neighbors. "During December we added two cows to the herd and the milk was mixed up so I really don't know what the returns were. I called at the ceamery the other day and asked what the returns from the five cows for January would be, and they said nearly $40, besides our supply of milk and cream at home and milk for the hired man. "These cows are fed aflalfa hay and beets, and at the preseut two of them have a small feed of bran. Now auy one of these cows will in two years pay for herself, her feed and ber care. That is 50 per cent per year on the in vestment." NO MASS MEETING. Republicans Will Follow Primary Law In Detail. No mass meeting of republican voters will be held in Umatilla county preceding the primary election ac cording to Chairman Frank Curl of the county central committee, says the East Oregouian. Although the democrats have oalled a mass meeting to be held on Febru ary 17 for the purpose of elocting a new central committee and of dis cussiug candidates who desire nom inations, the republicans will not follow this method bnt will observe the primary nominating law in detail leaving the voters to select tbeir can didates as the law intends without the intervention of mass meeting or convention. Members of the republican county central committee will be elected at the primary election just ,ag other candidates wMl be selected and it seems to be the intention to follow the primary 'nominating law to the letter, since it has been adopted by the state as the method of selecting cupdiduton.