AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
TwiOB-A-WlKK TUESDAY ANDFbIDAY
F.B. Boyd, Piulihiifb.
Entered a iccond-cluM matter, March 1,
1IWI, at the postoffice at Athena, Oregon
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ATHENA, ORE., JULY 20, 1906
It is commaniuated to tut that the
right honorable, the mayor of Weston,
''Sim" Darnos, has named Geo. VV.
Proebstel and Wood as delegates to
the Irrigation Congress at Boise. It
is ouflily conjectured why Mr. Proeb
stel received the appointment, for ho
is known us a man of decency, and has
long been identified with tho progress
aud enterprise of his home town, and
bus been honored inthe past by rep
resenting the people of this county in
tho legislature, as Senator; bat now
Weston's mayor came to be dazzled by
the Quixotic glare and tinsel of a cheap,
shoddy adventurer for notoriety of
Wood's small and dcspisable calibre,
is a oouuudrnm which the residents of
the Normal school town are nnable to
solvo. It is said the matter lias been
the chief topic of conversation over
theie since the appointment was an
nounced, and outspoken ones are loud
iu their denunciations of the Mayor's
action and do not hesitate to prediot
thut Barnes' political career has been
cat oft at the pockets. Serves him
right. The Press appreciates the po
sition in which Weston's foremost
citizen Buds himself, aud in common
wth others, deplores the regrettable
and insurmountable circumstance iu
which the Mayor, either through
iguorauce or the liquidation of a
servile election obligation which that
officiul doubtless owed the Leader,
thrust upon him. As a solution, tbis
pnpor would suggest tbatMr.Proebstel
niuy find some amelioration for his
enviable perdicament by cutting out
farther association with Barnes. In
addition, it would advise' him to see
thut Wood is shipped to Boise in a
stock our. He should see to it, too,
thut the car is left at the stook yards,
before euteriug the city.
Thut "mysterious mun" who is re
sponsible for all kiuds of mysterious
rumors at the toilgute, where the huut
for a child is beiug ourried ou, should
boouughtuud chained up. If this
were doue there would be les need
for tulopboue operators working over
time aud more attention would be
giveu to the reliability of events
trauspiriug at the mouutaiu resort.
The niuohiuo men of Eureka flat
district, north of Walla Walla, have
settled ou the following prioes for
labor iu tbo harvost fields: Forker,
pur day $3; houder punchers $3. 50;
Bucks Steel
There's a constantly iuoreasing demand for somethiug obeaper than a
steel ratigo which will preserve its Rood qualities. The Buck's people
have therefore, constructed a line of Cooks with steel bodies aud cast top,
doors, and base. It is a uovelty which is making many friends. It heats
up quickly aud will do the work of a flue steel range in a satisfactory
manner.
The Steel Cook grows popular as it becomes more familiar. What
seemed to be a radical departure at first glanoe becomes a servicable and
natural compiuatiou of range aud stove, aud has inauy good points. It is
made of tbe sumo material which is used in making Buck's Steel Ranges,
whioh aro conceded to be the loading ranges of tho world. Nothing is
slighted. The sumo careful fitting aud monuting is employed and every
NoientiUo test has beeu made to piove that the dimensions of flues and
fire-box are iu proper proportion, that the requisite streugth is put where
ever demauded. Wo are vory much pleased with its operation in bakiug.
The combination is perfect tbe oveu heats quickly aud a surprisingly small
quantity of fuel is used. The grute is a combination duplex, coal or wood
grate, whioL can be taken out without disturbing the linings or water
heaters.
Use
Our
Rest
Fun
THE DAVIS -
Everything to
Home.
12-11-1(5-18 SO 22 Alder Street,
WALLA WALLA, -:- WASH
boedowns (2. GO; separator men $3;
engineers $5; epike pitchers $2.60;
loaders $2.50. .The prices for thres
hing in that district will be 7 cents
per bnsbel for clean grain and 8 for
fouL There is a scaioity of good
men for the harvest fields.
A wonderfully rich gold field is re
ported to have been discovered ou the
Oregon-Nevada line, near Deuio, by a
former Sumpter resident The reported
find is about 200 miles southeast of
this city and is reached over a very
good wagon road. Parties are now
outfitting for the gold fields from a
number of points in eastern Oregon
and it is quite likely that a few Uma
tilla county people will trek for the
promised land.
An amendment to tbo National
Irrigation law has been passed by
congress, which reduces from 40 to 10
acres the minimum entry that may be
allowed ou publio land irrigated by
the government. In some localities,
under favorable conditions, ten aores
is not too small a subdivision. In
many irrigated sections ten acres, un
dei intensive cultivation, is ample for
the support of a family.
For a number of years prospectors
in the Stein's mountain country have
beeu discovering great ledges of low
grade ore, but could do nothing with
their properties on account of lack of
transportation. If the recent rich find
reported to bave been made in that
section turns out well, a railroad will
be built iuto the country and many
properties will then be quickly de
veloped that aro now unstaked.
An exohange says one of the most
unfortuuate situations that must be
confronted and overcome in tbis
movement is the fact that so many of
the workers who are giving their
lives to the service of humanity in the
social settlements of the cities do
not themselves see far enough into
the problem to discern the remedy.
Senator Eakins says that the world
will yet bauish poverty. This will
be nice for us, but we shall be sorry
for the inhabitants of the planet to
whioh the poqerty is banished, re
marks a Union editor.
The Umatilla couuty fruit inspect
or says Walla Walla apples are too
cheap. He should have spent the
winter iu the Gulden city, says the
Bulletin.
What a beautiful and impressive
sight it is to see the packers worrying
over the danger o f the impression
law reducing the stockraisers' profits.
KKCLAMATION WORK.
Portlaud Oregoniun.
If Secretary Hitchcock has it spite
aguiust Oregon, be doesn't show it
by withholding money for tlio Klamath
irrigation project, $2,000,000 having
now beeu made available for tbat
work, und $2,100,000 moro being set
upart for use there when needed.
Money is also available for the Uma
tilla project, though it seems there
will be further delay ou account of
the rejection of reservoir bids, which
were oousidored too high.
The reclamation service has now
ou hand 21 irrigation enterprises work
being in progress on 22 of them, in
volving an expenditure at present of
about $1,000,000 per week. One
plunt in Neva da, is already in opera
tion, tbe cost amounting to $2.60 per
acre will be due next fall, marking
Range Series
KASER CO.
Furnish the!
Make
Your
appointments!
Here
the beginning of the return flow of
the money expended into the national
treasury. In a few years millions will
be coming back in this way, to be
used on other reclamation projects,
and so the good work can go on nutil
all reclaimable land is irrigated. The
total irrigation fund collected from
the sale of publio lands now aggregate
about $11,000,000, which will allow
of the continuous and vigorous prose
cution of the work.
Settlers seize with avidity upon tbesa
lands as soon as it is known that they
are to be reclaimed and are willing
to wait a year or so for the water and
pay the assessed cost, for even though
it should be $10 or $60 an acre, the
land can iu a few years be made
worth several times that amount
The Klamath reclamation work in
volves the drainage of large swamps
as well as irrigation taking water
off land as well as putting water on
land and this is a proper use of the
fund where swamps are publio prop
erty and are surrounded by or con
tiguous to arid land; but the bill pass
ed by the senate to divert a portion
of the reclamation fnud to the drain
age of swamps, some of them in east
ern and southern states, that contrib
ute nothing to the fund, the swamp
lands being private property, ought to
be resisted and beaten in the next
session, though it is likely to go
through.
Perhaps no law passed since tbo
enactment of the homestead law will
bave been more beneficial to the
country or helpful to a great number
of people that the reclamation law,
and its provisions should be jealously
guarded and faithfully executed, as,
barring some inevitable red tape,
seems to bave been done so far.
ANSWKBEO.
"Big Tim" Sullivan of Tammany
fame tells of an Irishman who, shortly
after bis entranoe into the business
life of tbe east side as a contractor,
began to dispose of his superfluous
wealth by the purchase' of diamonds,
of which be became a heavy buyer,
says Lippinoott's.
One evening a friend, meeting hiin
in tbe lobby of tbe theatre, observed
that the Irishman was affording tbe
publio more than usual liberal display
of the gems'. "Look here, Pat," said
the friend, "you oughtn't to wear so
many diamonds at once. It's con
sidered vulgar. "
"Vulgar, eh I" indignantly, repeated
the contractor. "I don't know about
that; but one thing I've noticed, me
friend, and that is them tbat has'em
wears'em I"
If you are in tbe market for pro
visions and harvest supplies, you can
save money by having Dupuis & Co.,
Weston grooers, figure on your order.
tf
Washim
Done
Right
At The
Pendleton Steam
Laundry.
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BANNER SALVE
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Short line
en Union Pacific
TWO TRAINS EAST DAIY
rtiroueh Pullman standard and Bleeping
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oar dally to Kaunas City; through Pullman
tourist sleeping ears, personally conducted,
weekly to Chicago, with free reclining
chair cars, seats free, to tbe east daily trom
reuaieton.
ABRIVC
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TIMS SCHEDULES
riEPART
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ATHENA, ORE.
Walla Walla. Day.
ton, Pomeroy, Iw-
ision. wihx. fun-
: a. m.
man. Moscow, the
9.42 a.m.
Couer d' A lens dis
trict. Spokane and
ail points north.
Mixed, Walla Wal
- to Pendleton.
130 p ro
Kan Mall for PenJ
dlelon. LaUrande.
Baker City, and alM
points e8i via nun
tington, Or., Also
for CniHtllla, Hepp-
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tier, ins lwiivs.
liM p. m
fort land, Astoria,
Wlllaiiieiui Valles
Points, fallmrnla
Tacoiua.Seall le, all
sound roints.
Mixed. Pendleton
7:05 pm
to W alla Walla
at. W.Sw
itk Agent,
Auie
Habit-forming Medicines.
Whatever rosy be tho fact as to many
of the Fo-cailcd patent medicines con
tain I up injurious Ingredients as broadly
published in sorao journals of more or
les influence, this publicity has certainly
been of great benefit in arouslnir needed
attention to this subject, It has, in a
considerable measure, resulted in the
most Intelligent peoplo avoiding such
foods and medicines as may be fairly sus
pected of containing tho injurious ingre
dients complained of. Recognizing this
fact some time ago, Dr. Pierce, of Buffalo,
N. Y., "took time by tho forelock," as it
were, and published broadcast all the
ingredients of which his popular- medi
cines are composed. Thus he has com
pletely forestalled aH harping critics and
all opposition that might otherwise bo
urged against his medicines, because they
are now op knows composition. Fur
thermore, from the formula printed on
erery bottle wrapper, It will bo seen that
these medicines contain no alcohol or
other hablt-formlng drugs. Neither do
they contain any narcotics or injurious
agents, their ingredients being purely
vegetable, extracted from tho roots of
medicinal plants found growing In the
depths of our Amorican forests and of
well recognized curative virtues.
Instead of alcohol, which even in small
portions long continued, a in obstinate
cases of diseases, becomes highly objec
tionable from its tendency to produce a
craving for stimulants, Dr. Plerco cm
ploys chemically pure, triple -refined
glycerine, which of Itself is a valuablo
remedy in many cases of chronic diseases,
being a superior demulcent, antiseptic,
antiferment and supporting nutritive.
It enhances the curative action of the
Golden Seal root. Stone root, Black
Cherrybark and Bloodroot, contained In
"Golden Medical Discovery," in all bron
chial, throat and lung affections attended
with severe coughs. As will be seen from
the writings of the eminent Drs. Grover
Coe, of New York; Bartholow, of Jeffer
son Medical College, l'hlla.j Scudder, of
Cincinnati; Elllngwood, of Chicago:
Hale, of Chicago, and others, who stand
as leaders in their several schools of
practice, the foregoing agents are the
vent best ingredients that Dr. Picrco
could have chosen to make up his fa
mous "Discovery" for the cure of not
only bronchial, throat and lung affec
tions, bnt also of chronic catarru in all
its various forms wherever located.
Tha
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In Eastern Oregon
Stock Boarded
by the Day, Week
or Month
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THE PALACE
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W.U. M'BRIDE, Proprietor.
South Side Main Street, Athena, Ore.
You know your doctor is all right, but
how about the tilling of prescriptions?
Our Prescriptions
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nothing more, nothing less and
always exactly right.
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Try The
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For
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HENRY KEENE, Agent,
ATHENA, OREGON
If
Cut f lowers
and Floral Decorations
RUSH ORDERS WILL RE
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James Wait,
Walla Walla Washington
No. 9 South 2nd St. Phone, 327.
BLACKSMITH AND
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Shop West of King's Barn, Athens.
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If you are not satisfied with,
FURNITURE AND CARPETS
WE SELL. -
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when in Pendleton
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Undertaking Parlors in Connection
Peebler & Chamberlain
Successors to the Umatilla Implement Co. f-
Agricultural Implements
WAGONS, CARRIAGES, ENGINES,
MACHINERY, THRESHERS ETC.
ATHENA.
Saving at the Spigot
Wasting at the Bung"
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THE
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i i
Only First-class Hotel in
- the City.
Iff, -
THE ST. NICHOLS
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ootnmet-clal travelers.
Iff .
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well ventilated room.
COK. MAIM AKOTBIKB, ATUXNa.Or.
PETERSON & PETERSON.
Attorneys-at-Law
All! EN A, - - - OREGON
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CITY MEAT MARKET
C. II. Sherman Prop.
Nothing too good for our pat
rons. We cut tbe best meat monev
can buy. Fish and oysters in
season. Give us a trial.
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& LANE'S
BARBER SHOP
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and Up-tw it n I
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OREGON
That's what buying poor paint
means. Paint may be low
priced by the gallon and be
extravagant to use owing to
to it's poor covering power
and wearing quality. After
the paint is applied it's too late
to save. Start right and use
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