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NUMBER 9.
VOLUME XIX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 1. 1907.
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ISS MEETING HELD
Weston Citizens Sign State-
to Legislature.
ment
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OFFICERS
H. C. ADAMS, President.
T. J. KIRK, Vice President,"
F. S. Le GROW, Cashier,
I. M. KEMP, Ass't. Cashier.
DIRECTORS
H. C. ADAMS, T. J. KIRK, F. S.
Le GROW, D. H. PRESTON, P. E.
COLBERN.
Comparison as Made Eetween Weston
and Pendleton Leaves Much In
Favor of Former.
Tbo Miller bill, proposing the re
location of the Eastern Oregon State
Normal school at Pendletou has
brought forth an accurate statemont
to the legislature, sigued by
Weston citizens, in Jmass meeting.
The statement alleges ruach in favor
of Weston, the present home of the
school, over Pendleton, and in part is
as follows :
"The Eastern Oregon State Normal
School was established in 1885 and is
the second oldest normal in the state,
ranking next to the Monmouth school.
Until the present session of the legis
lature there has boeu no qnestion of
re-looating the sohool and it has re
ceived support at each successive ses
sion since reoeiving its first oppropria
tion in 1893. " It has now a larger at
tendance and is in a more flourishing
condition than at any period of its
history, and promises to grow into a
splendid institution if left undisturb
ed. We would therefore ask why re
location should be considered as ad
visable at this late day.
"The school's plant is worth $100,
000 at a conservative valuation, of
which 'amount property to the value
of 110,000 has been at different times
contributed by the oommunity of
Weston, which-has never failed in
loyalty to the sohool. Shoulti -the
plant be abandoned it would be abso
lutely worthless to the state's, for any
other purpose, and the state t itself
would be guilty of a gross hreaoh of
faith with the community of Westou.
"Weston is located in a thickly set
tled agricultural district and is easily
accessible from all parts of Eastern
Oregon, Two mail trains each way
daily pass this point, which is only
twenty miles distant from Pendleton,
to which city it is proposed to move
the school because of its 'better rail
way and mail facilities and more cen
tral location. '
. "We would respootfully point out
that no other consideration than the
above is urged in Fendelton'a favor,
and that muob is left uusaid which
lias an important beariug upon the
question at issne. We deem it only
proper to supply the omissions. "
Then followa a brief comparison of
the moral and sanitary conditions of
the two towns. Proceeding the state
ment reads:
"We have known of no expression
of discontent from the people of East
ern Oregon as to the present looatiou
of the Westou Normal; and we believe
that the legislature would be without
warrant iu moving the institution.
We have knowledge of no "effort" on
the part of Baker City or La Grande to
secure the sohool, no bills have been
introduced in their behalf, and we be
lieve that Poudleton's solicitude to
ward seouriug the school herself iu or
der to prevent it from leaving Unia
tilta county is without adequate
foundation especially as Umatilla is
among tne rionesc ana most populous
agricultural districts. It is among
he agricultural class that normal stu
dents who desire to beoome teaohers
are chiefly recruited.
"Finally wo ask you to consider the
terms of the net of the legislature
passed iu 1893, 'providing for the nor
mal school at Weston.' The iuitial
seotion of this act reads as follows;
(Page 1191, Seotion 3490, Bellinger
& Cotton's Code.)
" 'Said normal sohool is hereby cre
ated and established upon the terms
and conditions hereinafter mentioned
and provided in this act. The sabool
is hereby permanently located at
Westou, Oregon.' "
"It was the mauifest inteuiiou of
this act that the school should be 'per
manently located' at Weston ; and to
re-lopate it now for no good and suffi
cient reason would be a breach of
faith on the part of thojjeommou
wealth, as well as rendering useless a
valuable sohool plant. Snob aotion
would never be justifiable unless au
thorized by the will of the people ex
pressed at the polls under the initia
tive and referendum campaign agaiut
the general appropriation bill. Its
endorsement by a majority of 17,160
votes would certainly indicate that
the people are not dissatisfied with the
present location of the different nor
mal schools. Every Eastern Orogon
county gave a large majority for the
appropriation bill, whioh anords con
vincing evidence that Eastern Oregon
is content with the present location of
its single state institution."
HATS TAKEN OFF IN CHURCH
Walla Walla Parson Introduces New
Rule lor Women-
comply with the request, and were
thanked iu advanoe by the pastor,
there were two or - three who did not
seem inclined to be in a hurry. Fiu
ally all but one elderly woman near
the center of the church removed
hats, while she sat motionless, lips
firmly closed and a look of stern do
termination upon her face.
The pastor stood waiting suggesting
that ofttimes a very small womau
with a big hat obstructed the view of
several persons behind her, and that
I e had often experienced the annoyance
ot being compelled to forego a view of
the pulpit and speaker. Finally the
snspeuse became painful md tue
concentrated gaze of the eu tire congre
gation upon tho plucky little womau
with a rebellious spirit was more than
she could withstand, and slowly she
began to remove the pins that fasten
ed her head gear. The objectionable
bat was slowly removed and placed iu
her lap, when the good man proceeded
with bis discourse.
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Glass - Silverware
A fine line on display One piece
of Cut Glass each year and you
will soon have a nice collection.
G. A. BARRETT & CO.
Athena, Oregon.
Good Groceries, Coffee and Tea
Rev. Jauiej Reid of the First Pres
hyteriau church of Walla Walla
sprung a surprise on the women in ins
congregation Sunday night, and for a
time it looked as though the situation
might be such as to oall for storn
action by the pastor, or the abandon
ment of a new rulo, whioh be desired
to enforce.
After the concert by the Sunday
school orchestra and the offering, the
pastor announced that before prooeed
inor with his discourse all women
would be given an opportunity to re
move their hats. A look of surprise
came ovor the faces of those wealing
hats, and while some commenced to
A Woman's Back
Has many achrs and pains caused by
weaknesses and falling, or other displace
ment, of tho pelvic organs. Other symp
toms of female weakness are frequent
headache, dizziness, imaginary specks or
dark spots floating before the eyes, gnaw
ing sensation In stomach, dragging or
bearing down In lower abdominal or pelvic
region, disagreeable drains from pelvic
organs, faint spells with general weakness.
If any considerable number of the above
symptoms are present there is no remedy
that w"rHcive quicker relief or a more per
manent gne. than Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Pre&oi5SJt has a record of over forty
years of curfew it is tne. most potent
In this trinity should the grocer build his business temple. The
difficulty is not great, but it is exceedingly difficult to build well
' without these 3 things. We have highest grade goods in every line
lUach 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
CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD TH1XG3 TO EAT
Athena, Oregon.
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SPOKANE PLANS A NEW STATE
Will Call Convention to Meet in That
City in March
Invigorating tonic apd strengthen ina. mj;-
vinr known tr medical science. It is made
of the glyceric extracts of native medici
nal roots found In our forests and con
tains not a drop of alcohol or harmful, or
habit-forming drugs. Its ingredients are
all printed on the bottle-wrapper and at
tested under oath as correct.
Every ingredient entering into "Fa
vorite Prescription " has the written en
dorsement of tho most eminent medical
writers of all tho several schools of prac
ticemore valuable than any amount of
non-professional testimonials though tho
latter are not lacking, having been con
tributed voluntarily by grateful patients
In numbers to exceed tho endorsements
given to any other medicine extant for
the cure of woman's lils.
You cannot afford to accent any medicine
iif unknown composition as a substitute
for this well proven remedy of knows
composition, even though the dealer may
make a little more profit thereby. Your
interest in regaining health IS paramount
to any selfish interest of hU and It is an
Insult to your intelligence lor him to try
to palm off upon you a substitute. You
know what you want and it Is his busi
ness to sunnly the article called for.
Dr. Pierce s Pleasant Pellets are the
original "Little Liver Pills" first put up
by old Dr. Pierce over forty years ago.
much lmitited but never equaled. Little
fugar-coalftd granules easy to take U
candy.
SHOW HURRIED OFF
Portland's "Silver Thaw" Beat
en a City Block.
0. B. & N. DEPOT INUNDATED
Floods Caused by Snow Melting in
Fields Cellars flooded and
Eailroads Damaged.
The holdiug of a conveutiou in
Spokane in March, says a dispatoh, to
discuss the plan of the new state of
Lincoln is definitely proposed by F. II.
Mason and C. H. Moore, very promi
nent business men, who ask that the
Spokane chamber of commerce issue a
call to all oommecial bodies. The
plan contemplates extending the south
boundary of Washington through
Idaho, thus constituting the south
boundary of the new state. Montaua
would be the east boundary, British
Columbia the north bouudary, and the
west, instead of being the Cascade
mountains should be an extension of
the east boundary of California, the
12th parallel of latitude. This would
leave Weuatohee and North Yakima
and Elleusburg in the state of Wash
ington, of whioh Olympia is tho capi
tal.
Possible opposition from Idaho to
the proposed plan will be met by ex
tending the present bouudary west to
meet the same parallel that now con
stitutes the east boundary of Califor
nia; thus all that portion of the pres
ent state of Oregon bounded on the
south by Nevada would be added to
Idaho. Idaho would gain more terri
tory than she loses and bo more sym
metrical. No opposition is anticipated
from south Idaho ou the proposed
basis as it would gain such cities as
Baker, La Giande and Peudleton.
Oregon and Washington would be
tbo only states to suffer serious loss of
territory and opposition from tho west
part of these states would have to be
overcome by the promoters of the state
of Lincoln.
Pleaded Not Guilty.
In the circuit court Wednosday mor
ning A. v. tfnommns entered a pioa
of not guilty to the charge against
him, that of the ruufcler in the second
degree, says the E. O. The old
gentleman was represented by Judge
James A. Fee, and after the prisoner
had pleaded his attorney asked thnt
the case be deferred as be could not
do justioe to his client should the case
have to go to trial at once. Rogard
ing the postponement uo definite
aotion was taken by the court, but the
matter will oome up again next week
Installation of Officers.
I he following officers of Mignonette
Lodge No. 86, Rebekabs, wore install
ed Tuosday evening by Miss Mae
Gross, district deputy: Mary Sharp,
Noble Grand ; Lola Pay no, Vice Grand ;
Mattie Hill, Secretary; Carrie Sharp
Treasurer; Jennie Gross, Financial
Secretary. After installation, oere-
monies.tefreshmonts were served.
R. L. Brittain Prostrate,
R. L. Biittain, father of little Cecil
Brittain, whoso mysteriously disap
peared fiuiu a camp ut Tollgute iu the
Blue mountains last summer is sen
ously ill at his home iu Walla Walla
of pneumonia.
FOU
PER
CENT
Is your idle money earning you four
per cent? You have just as good
right to a share of the profits earned
by your money as the banker who
keeps it for you. We divido tho profits
with out depositors and still make
satisfactory proflt for the bank. Our
busiuess has more than doubled during
the pnst year. This bank has a cap
ital of 1100,000 fully paid in and is
conservatively managed by progres
sive apd successful business men
Your business will receive prompt and
careful attention. We will be glad
to meet you any time and get acquain
ted with yon.
Wo pay i Uult pur uelit OU BUViug
accounts.
Call or write for further particulars,
The worst flood in years struck
Athena yesterday. The high water
was uot in the nature of a mountain
torrent, Wild Horse Croek above town,
being at its normal strge. The high
water was caused by eight inches of
snow molting iu the fields and rush
ing off on frozen ground. It was
simply a sudden thaw, a thaw that
has Portland's "Silvei thaw" faded
by a city blook.
Wednesday night a gentle rain and
chinook wind melted the suow on the
foot hills east of town. In that lo
cality the water evidently seeped into
the ground for there was no freshets
from that sonioe. In the valley, be
fore the late snowfall, the ground was
frozou. ' Wednesday morning the sun
came out and a warm wind from the
south fanned the snow Holds.
At 10 o'clook the fields surrounding
Athena, were a mass of slush and at
noon tbey had been turned into a
sheet of water. The water ' came
with a rush over the frozen soil, and
a small river was soon sweeping Main
street from the east.
The flood came so quickly that
property owners were taken unawares
and before it could bo diverted across
the head of Main street, the cellars
of the Fair Department store and the
four saloon buildings ou the notth
side of the street bad been flooded.
The water backed up by the grade
at the intersection of Main and Third
streots, came within a half inch of
rushing into the Manasse store build
ing. ; , ' .
Several cellars iu tho north pait of
the city and the basoment of the Pres
ton rosidouoe were flooded. At one
o'clock the flood from the east had
spent its force.
At six o'clock the crest of the great
est flood over kuowu iu Athena came
down the ilut and struok the town
from the north. The Preston-Parton
Milling plant was surrouuded by
water two feot deep. This was caused
by a reoent fill of a bridge on the O.
R. & N. near the mill, whioh backed
tho water and made a lake covering
several acres.
l he only outlet for the water was
Letweeu the embankments of the O.
R. & N. and tho W. & C. R. tracks
with the big mill in the ceuter.
Through tbia course tho wators rushed
with a roar. Past the mill ou both
sides, down the main linos of the two
roads, tho waters rushed, converging
at the lower end of Main street,
swamping tho O. R. & N. depot and
covering the platform with mud and
debris. '
Passengor train No. 8, in charge of
Conductor MoGilveiy, whioh got only
as far as Downing Station Wednesday
morning and returned here, was
standing ou a siding north of the pass
enger depot. The ' water, swirling
under a big warehouse along side the
train caused the orew to move the
coaches still further north for safety
iu event the building should be under
mined and collapse.
Both the W. & C. R. and O. R. &
N. tracks are considerably damaged
here. There are three washouts be
tween this city and Adams, though
not of a serious nuture. Below Adams
the condition of tho track id reported
destructive and a freight engine,
caboose and orew are laid up at Ad
ams. No. 41, the mixed trail, stands
between two bad washouts at the
Steon ranch ou Dry Creek. Passenger
train No. 7, duo here lust evening
turned back at Ripuria. All trains
south of Snake river have been au
nuled, floods having destroyed track
ago in the upper country. Last night
a w.asbout was reported on the main
hue at Burn hart, west of Pendleton.
How to Cure Chilblains.
"To enjoy freedom from chilblains,"
writes John Kemp, East Otisflold,
Me., "I apply Bucklou'a Aruica Salve.
Have also used it for salt rheum with
excellent results." Guaranteed to
cure fever sores, indoleut ulcers, piles,
burns, wounds, frost bites and skin
diseases. 25o at MoBridu'a drug store.
Attended Weston Lodge.
Nine Pythiau Knights, good and
true, chartered a bobsled and four-iu-bund
Wednesday eveniug, and drop
ped over the hill iuto Weston for a few
hours visit with tho brethern of Stev
ens Lodge K. of P. The boys rerr,'t a
flue time going and coming, and while
there.