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sieim:!- w jijieikzl" VOLUME XVIII. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY,. AUGUST 17. 1906. 1 1 1 ' ' I i 1 . i s m ED. MANASSE REDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS Slimmer Goods Most Co A,Few Shirt Waists Left Prices Cut In Two. Come Early; And Get Your Size ED. MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. National of Athena CAPITAL STOCK SURPLUS,.. We do Strictly a Commercial Business. We Solicit the Accounts ot Individuals, Firms " and Corporations. OFFICERS ADAMS, President, J. KIRK, Vioe President, F. S. Le GROW, Cashier, I. M. KEMP, Ass't. Cashier. H. C. T. miMIMMnnm Good Groceries; Coffee and Tea ; In this trinity should the grocer build his business temple. The' difficulty is pot 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. REMEMBEROur prices are always consistent with' quality.. DELL BROTHERS 3S c 33M .$50,000 17.500 DIRECTORS " H. O. ADAMS, T. J. KIRK, F. S. Le GROW, D. H. PRESTON, P. E. COLBERN. 4 CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT Bank THE NEW TEACHERS Those Who Passed Are Given Their Papers. A FINE SHOWING WAS MAD Examining Board Announce 31 Out of 39 Applicants Can Haye County Certificates- The examining board which rnonfi oonduoted the teachers' examination tn tbis city, says the Tribune, com pleted its labors last evening and an DOUDOed that 81 Ollt of the B9 Tmli cants ior papers nad been successful ri" Of this, number . 11 received first grade certificates, 10 second tirade and 10 third. The names of the suc cessful applicants are as follows: ' First Grade. ' Mrs. Olive Qoss. Katharine Nnrdnff JJ. V. Uoss, Elizabeth MoK.enzie, K B. Feck. Bertha Baker. .Tma a Williams, Maud Sherman, Ottimer Uannon, J. E. Young. Bertha Flo btaobling. Seoond Grade. Lottie Wilson. Georcia Hnnanll n-rnest Hu juarsen, Esther F.Compton, Odessa M. Porter. Dalai Charles R. Dutro .Daisy K. Molntire, aattie Hastings, Time Bissinger. Third Gradn. Ida Hendriokson. Clara L. Arne Jttouanzion, Bertha 0. Boss, Ina M. Watenberger. Eva P. Pe ik. W. a. Kretzen, Constance Hastings. Bmhia lucunniei, .mien Jan field. . Must Explain to Himselt Chairman J. H. Morrow of th board or Walla Walla countv onmmin sioneis and equalization is absent on account of the illness nf hia Ann. Wednesday he bad his raised on the store of J. H. Mnrmn A: Son at Waitsburg from $2500 ; to ivw. m nas been served with a notioe, and as chairman of the board will have to appear before himsalf and explain why his aotion in raising His assessment snouid not stand. Editor Takes a Rest. Bert Huffman, editor of thn East: uregonlau, and family, have gone to Oklahoma for a three weeks' visit. Mr. Huffman and family will spend their vacation with Tavlnr Mrs. Huffman's father. Old residents Of this vionity will remember Mr Green, who iu 1883 took up a ranch on wiia juorse week, above town : leering fliantj Alfalfa Mowers LIGHT DRAFT EASY RUNNING AND NEVER CHOKES C A. BARRETT & CO., Athena Athena, Oregonl They Are Hereford! and All Look Alike to You. Fay Le Grow, cashier of the First National Bank of Athena, is oue of tne principal owueis in one ot the largest stock ranches in the North west. ... i , ,j The big cattle ranch is situated in the Grab Creek country up in Wash ington. Last VBBI Mr. .oflrnui onA the Drumhellers of Walla Walla pur onaseatne lands and hundreds of herd of Hereford cattle of an Euglish lord. An idea of the magnitude ot tbis great ranch may be bad when it is learned that fifteen sections of land are under fence, in addition to thousands of acres of outside range wbioh the. company oontrols by virtue of water rights. Several thousand head of . cattle forage ou this excellent range, for the Crab Creek lands are noted for suo oulent grass and plenty of it. Nearly all of the stook ranging there is owned by the company, and nnnrlv avow head is marked with the white face of the Hereford.. This Tear iu that portion nftim under fence, eleven hundred, head of little whito faoed Hereford calves sport and play on the hillside, and next year there will be a greater num- Der, ror only barren oalvea and hmfrs are being told out of the cow herds. An interesting sight it is. to sen elnvnh hundred calves in one bunob, and more interesting still, when you can not tell"one from another. "for with their well known Hereford character istic, they all look alike to you. UVer 800 head of beef nattln hnvA been sold from the ranoh this Hpnsnn. the greatest number being purchased ny waiia walla buyers. , Do We Miss Them? Nit. I. M. KemD. assistant oanhinr nf the First National Bank and Fred Boyd, editor, shotgun expert, fishing tacKie manipulator, National Irriga tion Congress delesrate. etc. ntn.. lft this morning on a few days hunting irip in tne mountains. Aside from the foregoing titles, they took with them a paok horse, loaded down with grub and a camp outfit Cashier Le Grow and Mr. Kershaw will attend to your wants at the bank and tim supervision of the Press office is left in me nanas or toe devil and an able assistant. Unless editor and banker return with a generous offerino nt game and flsb, the verdict of the town wm De tnat tney never were missed. i Crack Swimmer's Challenge. Says The Dalles Chronicle : Leland Hendeison. Hood River'n oraok swimmer, who about two years ago started to swim from The Dalles to Hood River, but ou account of the water being so cold, sonoht thn hsnnh four miles this eide of bis destination. is aching to again be in the "swim," and despite bis 55 years, is answeriug. ine cnaiienge ot Walter Abeok, the rortiana swimmer, or anv nther man or boy who wants to take him up. Shoshone Lands. The lauds of the Shnshnnn tiou in Fremont conuty, not far from the Yellowstone National park, were thrown open to such prospective not. tiers, who have registered and filed tneir respective applications during the past month. . The number of set tlers is very large and there is quite a rush to the new lands. Saved 50 Bushels Per Acre. Fifty bushels per acre was all that. I Charles Brptherton was able to save xiuui a ouu acre crop, tie will turn his hogs in the field to fatten on the uown grain. JBrotberton was after a big yield this Tear, but hia whaaf. foil to a great extent, so he is trying to be sausned witn wbat be has. V ' Will Suck His Grain. Louis Keen despairing of cettinir a threshing machine to his crain fnr some time, and rather than take thn chance of having his wheat shatter out came to town yesterday and pur chased a new bender. He will stack hia grain at once. Dr. Stone to Portland. Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Stone worn in town last night from Walla.- Walla. They have been in the Mountains for several weeks. Dr. Stone will leave soon for "Portland, where be will on. gage in the practice of his profession. Watch Kennewick Grow. Three Tears aco tbarn wm Hv school children at Kennewick. Now, within exactly the same area, there are 852. Wheat In The Palouse. Threshing is progressing in the neighborhood of Colfax. The average yields reported are 85 bushels ; per acre. ' ' A. L. Swaggart Sells a Carload 'of Porkers at That Price. There is good money in hogs at seven cents tier nonnri n ,...-i.. mi . ... 1 " Tcifim, luat is the price paid iu Athena this week by Walla Walla buyers. The largest lot purchased Was it nnrlntwl tf prime porkers from A. L. Swaggart, ."o wuu Known iarmer aud stockman, lesiding north of town. T, Df.,..!r goes to a Walla Walla firm. The meat and nuclei the Garden Citv iug. It has reaohod tbo stage where most of the stock grown in this section is required to supply the demand of the Walla Walla buyers. It is now a rare occurrence whAn n.i .av. ranoher makos a stook sale to Portluud or Sound buyers. The fUtrodnctinn nf U,a I, feuomg arouud the wheat flolds. ujuhcb n possiuie ior every farmer to raise and fatten hoes chflimiv un iho number who are civintr f hair affa.,t.... to hog raising is notably on the in crease, A carload or two of hogs ou hand to piok ud m.d f.tfQ,. .. n, down grain in the fields, that other wise would bo a total waste, is "like gotting money from home." A flE SCHOOL GIFT The Pendleton Academy Gets $10,000 For Boys' Dormitory. : W. M. Brown, a wealthy stock man of .Crook county, is the generous doner of 110,000 to the Pendleton Academy. The money is tp be used in the build ing of a boys' dormitory. A girls' dormitory was provided some days ago through a $5000 gift from Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kooutz of Echo. In making the 110,000 gift; Mr. Brown, in a letter to Rbv. H Tt Knight, financial agent of the aoud emy, named certain conditions. Tho letter follows: , Rev. H. B. Knight, Pendleton, Oregon. Dear Sir: I hereby propose to erect ior me trustees of Pendleton Aondemy a boarding hall on the ground of the Aoademy, costing not to exceed $10, 000 which I will pay from time to time as the building progresses. No part, however, of, the sum pro vided by me shall be binding or payr able until olher friends of the academy shall secure on or before April 1, 1907, in reliable subscription. fund of at least $10,000, payable ouo rourto casti, oue fourth Maroh 1, 1007, one fourth March 1, 1908, and oue fourth March 1, 1909. - The hall if it shall be build undor the conditions proposed, shall at all times be kept fully insured and iu proper repair by the trustees aud shall be erected on plans whiob I shall up prove.and the name by which the hall shail be known shall be satis factory to mo. Very truly yours. Wm. W. Brown. , ' Cascade Forest Fires. Tho roports received from the Cus cade reserve Ore in the mountains west of here indicate thut while there are no prospects of extinguishing the fire until the heavy rains como, still the condition is better, temporarily at least, because the wind has died down. With but oue exception, there has been but little snread in tha fl muue yesteraay. Tbis exception is siaruug a new nre in the greeu tim ber ou the lower Santiam. Boston Educator. Superintendent of Schools Frank Wells states that Dr. Wiuship, of Bostcn, bas been secured as the principal speaker of the next menlinor of the eastern division of the Oregon estate xeacners' association, which will be bold in Pendleton Nnveinhnr 26 to 27 inclusive. Dr. Winship is a prominent educator with a national reputation, aud the assnciatinn ia fortunate in scouring his service. Among the speakers will be some of 1L . i ine most prominent educators in wasniugton and Oregon. Declare Town Wt. the Question of saloons nr nn an. j loons, Freewater went "wet" in the special eleotion by a vote of 62 to 11. Tbis means that lawsuits will follow and the question of whether or not the city council can authorize the sale of liquor notwithstanding the local op tion law must finally be settled by tbo supreme court The whole thing bing es on whether or not the local option law is a criminal law. Wheat Hauling Is On. Wheat hauling is on. While not yet in full blast," there is a large amount of wheat being hauled to Athena. Out at the big mills Mon day, over 1000 sacks of wheat was delivered. By tho latter part of next week, hauling will be ou iu eurnest. SECOND SALES DAY The Pendleton Buyers Eefuse Again to Attend. ATHENA HOLDS ONE TODAY There Will Be Wheat Offered But It Is a Question Whether Any Will Be Sold. Today the second auii a ,.,;n .c . held in Atbeua fnr thn r.,.. ... . . utUOU VL giving buyers un ormnrtnmtv i.i.i , - . x-- . ...... VJ I UU on wheat. There will be several lots or wueat ottered for sale, but it is a question whether buyers will be pres- At Peudloton Wednesday the buyers pursued, the same taotios they did ou the former sales day iu that place, by stayiug away from the sales. The East Oregoniun says of the result: This afternoon the second wheat sales day is being held under the aus pioes of the Wheatraisers" fcssooiation and at 2:!?0 this afternoon the follow ing yields had been registered for sale: G. W. Planting, 800 sacks. H. J. Taylor, 7675 sacks. J. Dand, 1700 sacks. W. P Temple, 0000 sacks. Christopher Bros., 1000 sacks. W. M. Scott, 1000 sacks. H. R. Noil, 1150 sacks. W. T. Fansbier, 2000 sacks. Richmond Broe. 2000 saoks. Up to that late hour the looal buyers had followod their former tactics by refusing to attend the sule. However, oue independent buyer, Mr. Dozier, was iu attendance. DEATH OrTWlfl ALLEN Passed Away in Portland Tuesday : Funeral Saturday. Nina, the little nine-year-old daugh ter of Mr. aud Mrs. Hurry Allen died in Portland Tuesday eveuiug, whither she was taken tor medical treatment. The causo of doath resulted from val vular affection of the heart, with which the little one had been afflicted for a long time. The best medical talent of Denver uud Portland had treated the child but she ooutiuuod to grow worse. The remains, accom panied by the father aud mother ar rived iu the city yesterday morning und the ftvueral will tuke pluoo to morrow at 3 o'clock from tho Buptist church iu this city, tbo little one being a member of Mrs. Burrett's Sunduy school-class of that church. Nina wus an exceptionally bright aud winsome little girl. Sbo was pretty oh she wus modotit and hr pleasant smile aud sweet voice won every oue over to a lusting friendship. Sbo was a favorite of a lurue, of playniutos, aud her death is sad in tue extreme. She was born iu Denver, Colorado, June 5, 1897, at her death ueing aged 9 years. 2 mouths and n days. The family have the Hvnmi.iliv nf nil iu their bereavement, aud nur murk. od is the sympathy boouuHe nf tha nrtt. ioal illness ut the present timo of a baby boy of tfce bereaved parents. The life of tho little one is despuirod of there being but little hopes for its recovery. A RARE DISEASE. Blood Oozes Through Nose, Ears and Lips of Walla Walla Man. ! A. D. Shew, a young school toucher of Wasbtnuuu, died at St. Mary's hospital at Walla Walla Wed nesday morning of hemorrhage due to purpura heniorhugaoia, one of the rarest diseases known to medical science and the first cuse brought to tbo atteution of the Walla Walla physicians. Sherei arrived from Twin Fulls Thursday of last week and sought medical attention from local physi cians, when the disoaso was first dis covered. Blood was oozing from his uose, ears aud lips aud bud settled id great blotches just under the skin ' all over the body. He Was very weak aud at the hospital hemorrhages, both internal and external, became perfect torrents denpite tho efforts ot thn physicians to check them. Weduosduy night blood was oozing from nearly every part of his body. Rested at the Springs. Mr. und Mrs. Clark Walter, nf Walla Walla, arrived in town Wed nesday evening and went out to the home much west of town. Mr. and Mrs. Wulter have bui-n ninTvninw ut Bingham Haines during the past mouth, for rest uud recreation.