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ATHENA, MAY 4
1906
A Woman's Clnb at Westou has ta
keu the initiative in a crnsade for a
cloan town. By the efforts of the clnb
members, the mayor and town coun
cil have been interested in the move
ment, and two duys have been set
aside in which to give tho town a
thorough cleaning up. Thus Wes ton
sets the pace for a cleaner and better
town, a pace that Athena will unite
with in step yet. The beautiful is
needed in every community. We all
have something to build, to strengthen
and maintain. We need the beautiful.
Dress and live like savages and we
would soon become savages, in fact.
The city or village totally void of beau
ty would be the abode of the sensual,
immoral and lawless. A community of
taste and beauty must necessarily
bo composed of refined and cultured
people, and true culture leads to high
er morality. There aio about our
villuge many things -which commend
it. There are thiugs that are capable
of improvement. Publio sentiment
will do much toward beautifying our
dwelliugs, our stroots and our alloys.
Noatnosa, taste Bud Deauty will help
us all. Our moral life would be high
er and our social life purer.
President Roosevelt in a message ac
companying Commissioner of Corpor
ations Garfield's report on the investi
gation of the Standard Oil company,
makes the following recommenda
tions: Insaniuoh as the Standard Oil com
puny is aidod in maintaiuiug its mo
nopoly of the oil business through the
refusal of the New England aud Wes
cru aud Southwestern railroads to pro
rato, aud as this advantage is woith
hundreds of thousauds of dollars anual
ly, the president suggosts various
methods of relief, among them :
First Th at oil be placed on the
free list, as was done with alcohol in
the urts.
Sooond That tho ruilrouda b e
placed uudor govnrumeut regulations
to jirevoiit rebates. j
Third That the remaining oil lauds j
of the couulry bo carefully protected, j
The president criticised the trunk Hues 1
sorviug Now Ypik City as to their
relations to the Staudard Oil aud sugar '
trust
Tho abnormal Republican majority
oust at the late elootiou will uover be
lopuated iu this state. That is the
general cousousus of opiniou. Siuoe
that elootiou, tho dirty f ruuds, involv
ing all tho leadiug republican politi
cians of tho state have been exploited,
louse Furnishings.
1 he homo is it ready for spring? Curtaius uooded? Mattiugs?
Rugs? Is thoro anything uoedod to brighteu up tho homo after winter,
making it more iuvitiug aud comfortable, uioro pleasing to tho eye? Our
big dopartmeut storo is devoted outuely to such things. It is now one of
the most iuterestiug and attractive places in the city . The stocks are
largo aud the assortmeuta are magniflcieut. The newest styles aud effects
in home furnishings of all kiuds are represented iu their fullness. Artis
tic decorations that is the thmno. Different from the ordinary uewer
riohor. A superb aud unusual display. But uot alouo iu quality aud
stylo do the many beautiful thing exoell. We f nrtbor suve you a good
auiouut in tho cost, as our prices are always the most reasonable. We
also pay the freight where bill for goods amounts to $10.00.
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WALLA WALLA. -: WASH
the "Mathew's wing" has been hurled
out of power; there la chaos in the
rarjks and the "fine Italia c hand" ia
darkly visible everywhere. Jacob
never sold Esau a more better mess of
pottage than, that now offered Candi
date Witbycombe.
One of the things that Russell Sage
says be would do, if he had his life to
live over again, would be to make
closer study of charity. How prone
we all are to think that our happiness
might have lain along the paths of
life which we have never pursued.
The joke aboutthe"father-in-law
of Europe" has gone to its long rest,
but the old, mother-in-law joke will
continue to circulate in Europe,
America, Asia, Afriea aud the islands
of the sea.
A Freucb battleship collided with a
submarine the other day and had to
put in for repairs. It is an able navy
that can keep its own ships afloat.
Of course, if Tom Lawson had not
been gadding around the country on
other busiuess tho copper trust would
have never dared to form.
A Pittsburg flrni wants permission
to pipe oil aoross the Isthmus of Pana
ma. Theoouutry is more interested
in getting water aoross.
A Geruan professor says there is con
siderable alcohol in sawdust. Now
watob. the tramps crowd around the
sawmills.
Mr. Cleveland has decided to keep
bis 12,000 iusuranoe job. A great
deal of bait can be purchased for
112,000.
What we need is a rovival ot that
moral code that called a liar a liar,
whether he was big or little. -
Be kind to the rioh. Think of the
troubles thoy have with such people
as Colonel Mann.
IS KOOSKVKLT A DEMOCBAT?
Portland Journal.
Are the republicans of Oregon with
the president or with his opponents in
congress? And with thepresedent rath
er than with them, is there any good
reason -why they should not support a
Democrat for senator, governor, rep
resentative, or any other office, it they
think the Demooratio nominee, party
aside, is the better man for tho posi
tion for which be has beon named?
Is tho president a Democrat or a Re
publican? Isu't it a fact that he is
much nearor, in thought, speech and
action, to Bryan and Folk than to Ald
rioh and Foraker? Is he the leader as
a Republcan president ex-offlcio
should be. of his party? Or is he not
rather a disturber of his party, at war
with its controlling spirits?
On the paramount question now be
fore congress, the regulation of rail
roads, Mr. Goarin, for instance, aud
the Democrats iu congress geuerully,
are with tho president. Why, tbeu,
should uot Roosevelt Republicans vote
for Mr. Uearin or any Democrat like
bini?
Week attor week the debate on tbo
Ilepburu-Dolhver bill drags along,
and while it has iu apperauce narrow
ed down to a questiou of limited or
unlimited power of review by the court
of the flndiugs of the iuterstate com
morco commission, everybody knows
that the main ultimate purpose of the
real Republican loaders of the senate
Ald.-ioh, Foraker, Lodge, Eikius, et
al.,is to kill tbo bill or make its oper
atiou a farce. When you support the
Republican party are you supporting
Roosevelt or Aldiioh?Aud if Roosevelt
what difference whether you support
ajDemocrat, providing both are equal-
' Make
Your
appointments
Here
ly supporters of the president on the
main issues of contention before the
people?
It makes no matter of difference
whether the Virginia resolutions of
1798 was sound doctrine or not, nor
that Hayne made a fallacious argu
meut tbat was torn into tatters by
Wei ster, nor, if it be true, that the
free silver propaganda was based on
economic error, nor even that Parker
was nominated and supported chiefly
by men who belong to the "conserva
tive" Republican camp. All these
things are behind, and must bo put
away; as the apostle says, we must
look to the things that are before.
And so looking, we see a nominal
Republican president who is aparently
about two thirds a Democrat, and be
ing supported in his main contention
and efforts by Democrats. This being
so, Oregon Republicans should feel a
large degree of liberty in the matter of
voting, and need make no apologies to
any one for voting for a Roosevelt
Democrat for any office.
NOT FOR JONATHAN.
Pilot Rock Record.
Can a newspaper change its mind in
a week? The answer to this question is
found in the position taken by the Rec
ord on the primary law. One week
ago when it was thought Mr. Cake had
received a plurality of the votes oast
for senator the Record was inclined to
fall in line with the new law and to
urge upon the next legislature the im
portance of considering carefully the
qualifications of tbat man receiving
the indorsement of his party at the
June eleotion. Now the Record can
do nothing of the kind. Bourue is the
only oue of the five candidates for
senator whose selection would have
forced the Record to take this position.
While Lowell from a strictly party
standpoint was not entitled to the
votes of Republicans, had he been de
clared the nominee for the Republican
party, on the face of it it might have
looked as if tho people knew what they
wanted, but not so in the case of
Bourne. The people do not want him
aud the people may stand assured they
will not be allowed to give thmeselves
the worst of it by haviug their recom
mendation to the legislature acted up
on.
For Sale. A second hand stove, al
most as good as new ; large oven, six
covers, nice reservoir. Apply at this
office.
Reward Offered.
I will pay a liberal reward for in
formation leadiug to the recovery of
a three year old gelding. Description,
bay with bald face, four white legs,
brand A B on left hip. Ralph Gillis,
Athena, Ore.
Notice of Final Account.
In The County Court of the State of
Oregon For Umatilla County.
In the matter of the estate of Mary J.
Frakes, deceased.
All persons whom it may concern
are hereby notified that the under
signed executrix of the estate of Mary
J. Frakes, deceased, has filed her final
acoount and report with the clerk of
the above entitled court ; that the coun
ty Judge has appointed the ninth day
of June, 1906, as the time, aud the
County Court House in Pendleton, in
said oouuty aud state, as the place,
where any aud alJ objections and ex
ceptions to said report aud ucconut
will be heard and t be settlement there
of made.
Dated this the 4tb day of May, A
D. 1908.
M i ii ii i o M. Willaby, Executrix.
Peterson & Peterson, Attorneys.
Lust publication to be made, June
1st; First publioatiou, May 4th.
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