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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1906)
COIlGCOHIOfJ Chairman of Executive Com mittee Talks of It. AT BOISE SEPTEMBER 3 TO 8 Suggest That Umatilla County Bend Characteristic Souyenirs, and a Large Delegation. The National Irrigation Congress wbich convenes at Boise City eeptem bor 1) to 8, is interesting all districts of the Northwest. Athena will be represented by Will M. Peterson, who ', some days ago received Ma appoint ment from Governor Chamberlain. "The people of Pendleton and Uma tilla county cannot afford to miss the national irrigation congress which is to be held in Boise in Setptemuer," saia Monte B. Gwinu, chairman of the ex ecutive committee, to the East Ore pninill. Not onlv will nroniinent rublio men aud irrigators be present from over the United states, according wrar. Owinu, bnt iu addition, a praty of 15 Washington newspaper correspon- donts. representatives of all the large dailies in the couutry, will come iu a speoiul oar. It was possible to soenre the presence of these meu through the fuot that congress is now adjournod and consequently they may leave Washington for a short time. By reason of their work it is bolieved that the visit of the journalists will result in much good to the state of Idaho aud Boise. Ou the first day of the convention Vice President Fairbanks will be the guest of honor, and daring the congress, senators congressmen and governors from all of the west and middle west states will be present. Iu ordor to properly eutertaiu tho visitors during the convention, Mr. G winn nays that the people of Boise are preparing a reception that should warm tho hearts of those who come. Everything possible will be done for t be pleasure and comfort of the dele gates, and inoidontally the state of Idaho will be advertisod to the limit. "Just as a suggestion," said Mr. Gwlnn, "I believe it would be a good thing to have some sonevuirs for dis tributiou that would be typioul of this county For instance, some of tho Moorhouse pictures might be used with a printing ou the cards calling tlie attention of some of the possibili ties of irrigation in this county, aud especially of the east Umatilla pro ject." FREEWATEB PINES FOR LIQUOR By Special Election, Local Option to '.' Be Reopenei. r Notices have been posted iu Free water calling a special clection'to vote upon the question of establishing a suloou there. The move is some what of a surprise to those who Be lieve that under the local option law the question had been settled, as at the last two elections the people of the precinct huve voted "dry." It appuars, however, that the snloouists arc not willing that the majority should rule, aud will make a tight on a techneoality iu hopes of finding a loopholo whereby their business may be plied. At the last eleotiou a law was pass ed by the initiative which givos mu nicipalities the right to amend their ; churters so that tho oity authorities will huve ooutrol ot tho liquor trafflo witbiu the oity limits, providod such amendment does not conflict with any stute law. Of course tho proposed amendment is iu direct violation of tho slate local optiou law, but the f lieiids ot tho nioveiueut believe that they have discovered a means of Ret- : ting around it. The poiut upon whioh they base their hopes has, however, never been passed upon by the supreme court and it is uot known just how that body would decide ou the mat ter. Furthermore, it is ooutended by those who are opposed to the pioposi tioutbut Freewator has uo charter to amend. Freewotei's incorporation was merely a temporary government grunted by tho county court aud to have been ratified later by the legislature, but the questoiu uever came up in that body, uud it is considered that as a cousoquouoe Freuwuter is uot a legal corporation. Tbeie will doubtless be a hot ihjbt over the matter aud those ictorested will probably kuow more about the law wlieu it is over than they do now. TAKES ttToTji. ITER Big Flume at Power Plant Leaves the EiwBedDry. The big flume at the plant of the Northwestern Gas & Electrio compauy ou the Walla Walla river, is cariymg all the water that comes dowu the south fork at the present time. For a dlstanco of six miles, the length of tbo flume, thero is scarcely auy water iu the bod of tho river. Below tho power pluut, the water is again turned into the channel of the river and there is about the same amount as generally flows there at this season of the year. There is sufficient water for all power purposes, and there is an ex tensive overflow at the reservoir above the power bouse. The demand for electrio power and service ii constantly increasing. The company has leased the Walla Walla- Milton electric railway, work oo wbich is just commencing. The road will require a considerable amount of power transmission. All motive pow er and tbat for the light system of the Washington state penitentiary at Walla Walla is now furnished by the Northwestern Gas & Electrio com pany. The plant has been established but one year and a half, and supply ing power for the Walla Walla, Athena Weston and Pendleton, the business the company has built up in this short time is enormona. Should the increase iu business oou tiune in pioportiou to what it has in the last year, an increase in capacity must Docessarlly be made. An Estate of $4000. Joseph Hastings, who lost his life in an accident at the Baling pluuo ou Weston Mountain last week, loft an estate valued at $4000. The heir is Mehliu Hastings of Ka Uriah Wash an ouly sou. PROCLAMATION. Whereas, there has been submitted to the electors of the State at the last general election as required by law an initiative petition for a proposed amend ment to Section 1 of article XII of the Constitution of the State of Oregon, to allow tho state printing, binding aud printer's compensation to be -regulated by law at any time, aud Whereas, on the 25th day of June, 1908, the Secretary of State iu my preseuoe as Governor of the State of Oregon did canvass the voters given for and against said proposed amend ment, aud Whoroas, it was ascertained and determined upon such oanvass that there were 63,749 votes cast for said proposed amendment to the Constitu tion, and 0,571 votes cast against the same, and that said proposed amend ment received an affirmative majority of the total number of effective votes oast thereon and entitled to be counted under the provision of law, Now, Therefore, I, George E. Cham berlain, as Governor of the State of Orcgou, iu obedience to and by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by law, do hereby make and issue this proclamation to the people of the State of Oregon and do auuounoe aud deolaro that the whole number of votes oast iu the State of Oregon at said eleotiou for and against said pro posed amendment was as hereinbefore stated, and that said proposed amend ment received an affirmative majori ty of the total number of votes cast thereon aud eutitled to be counted un der provisions of law, and tbat said amondiuout hereinbefore mentioned shall aud ie in full force and effect as a part of the Constitution of the State of Oregon from the date of this proc lamation. Douo at the Cupitol this 25th day of Juuo, A. D. 1906. : I t Geo. E. Chamberlain, . Governor of Oregon. By the Governor: ' F. I. Dunbar, Secretary of State. (Seal) , HOUSES ARE DYING Athena Farmer Loses Two Valuable Work Animals. TWENTY HEAD AT BAKER CITY Death of Baker City Horses Said to Be ' Due Form Foraging on Wild Lettnce Plant. r- Hcury Wood is in tho market for the purchase of a couple of work horses to replace a fine span of work animals which have died witbiu the past few days. These horses had been working on the harvesting machinery of the Watts-Wood outfit and up to a short time before death, were apparently in normal condition. The first horse took sick and died while ou the Kirk place, near town. A day or two after ward, the second horse beoame sick, and in half au hour was dead. . ' Mr. Wood says the symptoms in both case resembled spasmodic colic In the Baker City couutry reports come of a number of horses dying un der peculiar oiroumstanoes. " At least twenty valuable horses have been lost in tbat vicinity from the effects of eating Chinese lettuce in the summer fallow fields. The loss has been very severe, coming at this time when termers need all of their hoises for work in the harvest fields. When the animals get warm in the fields after eating of tho lettuce tbey swell up and die in the harness in great agony. One of , the signs of this disease is that the bodies of the animals are covered with large colouses. Among the lcosers is John Weity, who has lost seven bead of horses. George Weity has lost three head and a number of other farmers have also lost valuable animals. PRISON FACES HENDRICKS Oregon Land Fraud Man Convicted On First Ballot. A jury iu Judge Hunt's United States circuit court Saturday at Port land returned a viidiot of guilty in the case of Hamilton H. Hendricks, indioted February 8, 1905, iu connec tion with the laud frauds in this state. Hendricks was.chaiged specifl oally with the violation of section 953, revised statutes, with suborning George Hawk to committ perjury in giving testimony before a grand jury connecting with Hawk's homestead entry, and accusing Hendricks of a similar offense in the matter of the homestead eutry of Clyde Brown. At the time of the crime Hendricks was United States commissioner at Fossil, Ore. Tho jury made no reo commoudations iu conuection wifh its virdiot aud was out oaly a few min utes, the virdiot being arrived at on the first ballot '", Try one of Boddy's fine sugar cured bams. They are delicious. f ' No Other travel-book tells as much about the Great Northwest as does "WONDERLAND 1906 lis chapters deal with Puget Sound, the Columbia River, the Queniut Indians, the Bitterroot Range 01, Montana, the Yellowstone National Park. . , .' . , . SEND IT TO YOUR EASTERN FRIENDS There's nothing better as a guide to the splendid country between the Mississippi and the tide waters of the Pacific. Send six cents for a copy, or send the six cents with the address of the friend to whom "Wonderland 1906" is to be mailed, to , . . . M. CLELAND, Gen. Pass'gr Agent, St. Paul, Minn. Northern Pacific Railway Three Trains Daily in each direction between St. Paul, Minneapolis, t Duluth and Superior, and the -v. GREAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST. ESTABLISHED 1805 f Preston-Parton Milling Go. : . , BEAUTY - Flour is made in Athena, by Athena labor, in the latest : i and best equipped mill in the west, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown any where. Patronize home industry. Your grocer sells American Beauty for I '$1.00 pr Sssck Merchant Millers and Grain Buyers j Bargains at Pendleton's Big Store Where it Pays to Trade Dry Goods Store. Children's 15o black ribbed hose at per pair - - lOo 'Women's 20o black Hose, at per pair - ...... 150 Women's $1.50 black sateen Un derskirts at each $1.00 Women's $1.25 white Shirt Waists, at each - 95o Women's $5. Dress Skirts at each . ... $3.75 Women's $1.50 Wash Suits, Lin en, at - - $2.25 Women's 60o Muslin Drawers, at each - - 35o Women's 75o Girdle Corsets, at each - - 50o ' 12o white Embroidery, 4 to 8 inches wide, at yard - 8o 12o figured Lawns for waists or dresses, handsome pat terns, yard - lOo 20o white Indian Linens at per yard - - - 15o 50o white mercerized Silk Waist ings, at yard - . - 35o Send for samples. Men's Clothing Store Men's best $10.00 Suits in grey, brown and black mixtures, any size; we can fit yon at hnv Dm'f ' - KA f I uv per suit Men's best $12.50 Suits, extra well made, tailor finish, all, " sizes; black, navy's or mix . tures, at per suit - $10.00 Men's best $15 and $16.50 Suits, handsome tailor made suits, t hand flanished, positively the . best bargain ever offered, ' at per Suit - - $12.50 Men's 75o Underwear, at - 50o - Medium or light weight; extra well made. Men's $1.25 dress Shirts at each ' - - - - $1.00 New patents in' soft or. stiff bosoms. The biggest and best stock of Men's and Boys' clothing, Hats and Furnishiugs here at a sav ing; - Shoe Store Women's $2.00 Shoes, in me dium or heavy weight, at per pair - . - $1.50 Women's $3.00 vioi kid, patent tips, extension or torn soles, at per pair - - $2.50 Children's $1.65 School Shoes, sizes 10 to 2, in box oalf or kid, per pair ....... $1.25 Extra good $2.25 Misses' Shoes, in vici kid, sizes 11 to 2, per pair - - $1.75 Misses' Oxfords at . . ' $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 Ladies' Oxfords at "" '- - - $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 Men's best $3.25 Shoes in all shapes and widths, at - $2.50 Men's $2. 50 work Shoes, the best wearing shoes made, and in any width, at - " $1.75 Men's Oxfords at - - $3.00, $4.00, $4.50 Boys' Oxfords at . - $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 SAVE YOUR COUPONS; they are given free with each 10c purchase. Over $700 infceautiful presents given to our customers last month. Come and see what you will receive, absolutely free, by saving our cupohs. N. B.-We have made arrangements with Burns Bros., Pendleton's leading Pho tographers, to supply our many customesr with photos at greatly reduced prices. This arrangement is for a short time only. For particulars write or inquire at the store where it pays to trade. , TH E PEOP LE'S WA RE HO USE PENDLETON, OREGON IfLOURI FLOURI FLOUR! 7. Sxlo-w JD-ctj ZPezr? Saolfc $1.00 CASH This Celebrated Flour is made from the choicest Blue Stem Wheat grown ' in the Northwest. SOLD BY THE - PACIFIC COAST ELEVATOR COMPANY David Williams Agent,- . - . - Athena, Oregon MOW IS THE TIME ID flt rrft rir Th IH1 i 4- Waitsburg, Wash. Athena, Oregon J itii titiiitii We carry a full and complete line of the following sup plies Axes Axel Grease Anvils Bolts Babbitt Bits Brushes, Horse Curry Conibs Chain Halter Chain, Butt Chain, G)il Cutlery, Table Cutlery, Pocket Coal Cold Chisels Drills Enameled Ware Forks Files Forges Gauge Glasses Graphite Goggles Hose, Suction Hammers Iron, Bar Iron, Sheet Lace, Leather Lanterns Nuts Needles Nails Oil, Castor Oil, Cylinder Oil, Black Oil, Hard Oil cups Oilers Pails Packings Punches Pipe Pulleys, Brake Pulleys, Ilay Fprk Pyers Rivets Rope Ranges Rules Snaps Stoves Shoes, Horse Saws Scythes Snaths Steel Screwplates Screws Screw Drivers Speed Indicators Tank Pumps Tinware Tacks Vises Valves Water Bags Washers Whips And Our Prices Are as Low as Are Named By Anyone Call and See Us When y y 4 ti Phone, Main 21 0 APwnr IL CO, 211 E. Court St PENDLETON, OREGON i
