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VOLUME XIX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1907.
NUMBER 11.
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I ATHENA'S UP TO
ED, MANASSE.
This cold weather calls
en, women
Children
We have just the Garments you are looking for.
GOOD and WARM and
PRICES RIGHT
Athena's Up To Date Store
Agent for Butterick Patterns.
, First
National Bank
of Athena
CAPITAL STOCK
SURPLUS,,. .....
IlM CENT INTEREST PI 01 TIME DEPOSITS
X MODERN BANKING FACILITIES f
" OFFICERS
H. C. ADAMS, President,
T. J. KIRK, Vice President,
F. S. Le GROW. Cashier.
I. M. KEMP, Ass't. Cashier,
a A. BARRETT
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Good Groceries, Coffee
" '.' 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
lack Article
Our entire stock is selected with the same care and discretion.
REMEMBER Our prices are always consistent with quality.
DELL BROTHERS
DATE STORE
Proprietor.
for UNDERWEAR for
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.$50,000
20,000
DIRECTORS
H. C. ADAMS, T. J. KIRK, F. S.
Le GROW, D. II. PRESTON, P. E.
COLBERN.
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ass
A. fine line on display, One piece
of Cut Glass each year and you
will soon have a nice collection.
& CO.
the Acme of Perfection
CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT
AQCflPIATlnN MtfTQ
nuuuumnuii imlliu i
Obligations of Organization to
Be Liquidated-
REORGANIZATION MAY RESULT
An Effort Will Be Made to Arouse In
terest With Social Features
and New Members.
A speolal meeting of the Atheua
Commercial Association was held in
the olub rooms Wednesday night.
It was really the most interesting
meeting held since the one at which
the association was organized-, for on
the general disoussion whioh took
plaod, depended whether the Atheua
Commercial Association should live
or die.
This momentum question was not
f ally deoided, when adjournment was
taken,, but during the proceedings of
the meeting a motion was made, re
ceived its second and carried, whioh
provided for the appointment of a
committee of three members, whose
duty it is to interview delinquent
members and collect unpaid dues
with the object of paying cff the as
sociation's indebtedness.
This committee was iustruoted to
report at the nest regular meetiug,
which ocours Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 19.
Dnring the course of disoussion the
general statns of the organization was
disoussed from every point of view .
Mr. W. J. King, the first speaker of
the evening, advanced the argument
that the association was of no benefit
to his business or the town. No oue
disputed the logio of his statement,
and bis name, "in boxcar letters," as
Mr. King expressed it was stricken
from the rolls at his request.
;-.Tll1 wnnnimnna sentiment as ex
pressed was that the association had
been of no benefit whatever to Athena,
and if it was to continue along the
lines it has pursued iu the past, the
quicker it paid up its obligations and
ceased to exist, the better for all con
cerned. Those who desire the association to
live, proposed that social and amuse
ment features, suob, iu part, that keep
the commercial bodies of other towns
and cities alive, should be introduced,
and this will perhaps be an important
feature for disoussion at the next
meeting.
Athena, Oregon.
and Tea
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Athena, Oregon;
; REPORT OF THE G1E WARDEN
State Official Indorses the Present
Hunters License law-
State Game and Forestry Warden J.
W. Baker iu big regular aunual re
port recommended several changes in
the game laws. The leporl shows that
thero were only about 100 couvictious
for breaches of the game laws duriug
the year 1906, this being less than for
mauy years past. Game is ou the in
crease and there were more game birds
last year than for years.
Mr. Baker upholds the license law,
recommends that all fines collected for
violation of the game laws be placed
in the game fund. This would make
the game protection practially self
sustaining. Among other recommenda
tions are the following;
A reasonable bounty for cougar,
wild cat and timber wolf soalps
A license on trout fishermon, the
funds to be used iu prbvidiug and
maintaining a trout hatchery.
Salmon trout to be taken with the
hook and line at any and all times and
seasons of the year.
Ten days time to be given io all
hunters to dispose of game tukeu in
open season.
Nonresidents who pay the $10
license for hunting should be pnrmit
ted to take oue day's hunt out ot the
state.
Provide for the sale of all deer hides
that now are. or may be, iu the pos
session of the Game Warden or his
deputies.
Repeal the law protecting beaver.
The limit of one day's oatch of trout
is now 125. This should be changed
to not over 50.
Two Normals to Get Money.
The Senate ordered the ways and
means committee not to report appro
priations for more than two normal
schools. The resolution adopted for
this purpose was Senator Wright's.
It was adopted without an aye and no
vote, but it was apparent thut the
Senate strongly favors the idea and it
is practically certain that not more
than two normals will be provided for
by this Legislature, unless some trades
are made or new arguments produced
to change the ideas of the Senators.
The resolution does not specify
which of the normals shall be provid
ed for, but leaves that to the commit
tee. AH the normal school bills are
in the hands of the committee ou ed
ucation, at present, and it is thought
that this committee will report, upon
the question of a normal sohool policy
for the state, and then the ways and
means committee will govern itself
accordingly.
Jute Bags Will Be Higher.
Wheat growers are speculating as
to the price the state board of con
trol will fix on grain bags manufac
tured at the Walla Walla peniteutiaiy
next seasou. The board will take up
this matter at its Febrnary meeting.
As the state has had to pay $26.05 a
bale as against $18 last year, for its
supply of jute, this percentage will
have to be added to the prioe of 6 1-2
cents as per last year's sohedule, which
would amount to at least 2 to 2 1-2
cents a bag. It is understood that it
is the intpution of the board to -Ox the
prico of grain bags this year very close
to that asked for the Calcutta bags,
and thereby allow the state to realize a
small profit af'er paying the expenses
and allowing a reasonable amount for
the wear and maintenance of the ma
chinery. It is figured that the output
of the penitentiary jute mills cau at
best only supply a small portion of
the bags required by the wheat grow
ers of the state, and therefore only a
few, comparatively would be benefit
ed by putting the price down to about
the actual cost of production. It is
stated that Ibe price .will be 812
to 9 cents.
Thompson Insane.
"Not guilty by reason of insanity,"
was the verdiot of the jury io tho
Thompson murder oase Saturday
night. There was only two ballots
taken, one at 8 o'clock, resulting iu a
vote of 11 to 1 for acquittal, aud the
other at 9:30 o'clock being nuanimons.
The defendant will be kept in jail
un'il papers can be made out commit
ting bim to some asylum.
WESTON Al AS W IT IS HEREAFTER
P. A. Worthington of Portland, sec
retary of the Eastern Oregon Statu
Normal school, sent the following tel
egram to M. A. Baker, Mayor of Wes
ton :
Salem, Feb. 7. Miller bill, No. 71,
reported by committee on education to
Senate, fixing Weston and Ashland
adopted. Credit due Umatilla County
senators. Wire them cougratulatious.
P. A. Wortbingtou.
From the above it would appear
that Weston ia secure in the possession
of the Eastern Oregon State Normal
CHURCH DISPLAYS ENTERPRISE
Free Lunch in Colorado-Advertising
in Street Cars.
Occasionally we bear the churches
criticized for lack of ent erprise, but
innumerable instances of extraordi
nary endeavor may be qnoted iu refu
tntion of this charge, says a Wash
ington dispatch. The pastor of a
cburoh in Cripple Creek,- Colo., has
iutrodnced the free lunch feature in
connection with bis church work. He
announced in the papers that all who
attend his services would afterward be
giveu free iood in the Sunday school
room.
' For the sake of novelty, a New York
divine employed a whistler and later
a vaudeville artist to enliven the pro
gram al his chnrch . Not long ago I
bad occasion to make an extensive tiip
over the United States, and iu eleven
different cities the pastoia of various
denomiuatiops weut to the trouble io
copy my name from the hotel register
and send me invitations to attend their
meetings. Iu many cities church ad
vertisements now appear in the street
oars and other publio places, where
tbey make their appeal to the eye
along with the announcements of liver
pills, brands of whiskoy, tailoring es
tablishments, etc. The conviction
seems to be growing that it pays to
advertise religion as well as anything
else.
A Chioago minister hit upon a
novel plan to encourage housewives
and young mothers to come to the
Snnday morning servioe athiscburob.
He established a day nursery in au ad
joining building, where he installed
a corps of nurses uuder the charge of
a competent matron. Mothers of
babies and young ohildreu are now in
vited to bring the little people along
and check them free of charge in the
nursery, while they attend ohnrob
next door. Their minds caa tbns be
free from .worry in the thought that
their children are near and are being
woll cared for.
Arrest Under Truant Law.
Jf .Arsjariant was sworn out at North
r-.3Bi.t: l. i-L 1. cj : i 1 i
xu&iuia vy vjuuuiy oujjuhuiuuuulu
Jacobseu for the arrest of William
Joues, of tho Solan Valley, to compel
him to send bis children to the publio
schools. This is the first arrest of the
kiud ever made in Yakima under tho
now compulsory sohool law. Jones
will have a hearing. He olaims that
he did not have niouny to buy bis
children books, but the Board of Kit
noation of the district offered to fur
nish him with books. He then said
bis ohildreu bad no shoos and the
county authorities offered to buy the
ohildreu shoes, and still be refused
to comply with the request of the Su
perintendent. The result of the snit
will be watobed with interest. If the
Superintendent wins, be will have
several other parents iu the country
districts arrested ou similar charges.
Widdowson Acquitted.
Alex Widdowson, who has beou ou
ttial for the murder of Willard Moody
for the past 10 days, at Baker City,
was aoanitted of the charee. after !!0
hours' deliberation by the jury. Ira
riiowu also indicted ror ine murder
was dismissed byjhe circuit court,
Saturday. The testimony was volum
inous, conflicting in mauy points and
tried the patience of the court, jury,
witnesses and lawyers. The instruc
tions of the court were lengthy iu ac
cordance with the circumstances and
it is not a surprise that the jury took
30 hours to arrive at a decision in so
inipoilaut a matter whereon hung a
man's life.
Hunting for Trouble.
"I've lived in California 20 years,
aud am still hunting for trouble iu
the way of burus, sores, wounds, boils,
outs, epiains, or a caso of piles that
Bucklen's Arnica Salve won't quickly
cure," writes Charles Walters, of All
egbauy, Sierra Co. No use hunting,
Mr. Walters; it cures every caso,
Guaranteed Palace drug store. 25o.
"Pineules" (non-alcoholic) made
from resin fiom our pine forests, nsed
for hundreds of years for bladder
and kidney diseases. Medicine for 30
days, $1. Guaranteed. Pioneer drug
store.
school, at lest. It is understood that
Miller did not insist ou the relocatiou
cluuso iu Lfa bill, and was satisfied
with cutting tho number of the schools
dowu to two institutions. The school
retained iu Western Oregon at Ashland
is the leading norma ia the state
having a larger membership than any
of the others. The bill abolishes the
normal schools at Monmouth and
Drain which will be a great saving to
the tax payers of tho state besides set
tling once ror all the question of main
taining schools of this character.
PLAIND Oil NAMED
Heads the City' Ticket for a
Second Time.
BARRETT'S NAME WITHDRAWN
LeGrowy Tompkins, Gross and He
Bride Nominated for Councilmen -Watts
for Water Commissioner.
Dr. J. D. Piamondou fortheseooud
time heads the city ticket, having
been the unanimous choice for mayor,
of the citizens of Athena in mass meet
ing assembled Tuesday evening, at the
city hall.
For councilmen, F. S. Le Grow,
Wm. Tompkins, G. W. Gross and
William MoBride were nominated.
C. A. Barrett was plaoed in nomina
tion for oouncilman, but his name was
withdrawn by his sou, H. A. Barrett. .
For city recorder, the presont incum
bent, O. G. Chambeilain, bad no op
position, and was nominated unani
mously, as was also I. M. Kemp, for
city treasurer. M, L. Watts and D. II.
Pieston were plaoed in nomination for
membership on tho board of water
commissioners. The vote was taken by
bullot, Mr. Watts receiviug a majority
of the votes cast.
Dr. Plamoudou has served the city
well as mayor and is competent to
give Atheuu as good service during a
seooud tetm as ho administered in the
first.
Two of the candidates nominated
for councilmen, Mr. Tompkins aud
Mr. Gross, aro at present serving in
that official capaoity.
Fire Insurance Company.
Articles of incorporation were filed
with the county auditor for the Walla
Walla Fire Insurance company, with
a Capital of$300,000 all of whioh has
been subscribed and $50,000 paid iu.
Officers have been chosen and all but
one are Walla Walfo men, as follows:
Piesident, C. K. Holloway; vice pres
ident, C. II. Spencer of Soattlo j treas
urer, O. G. Parker; trustees, C. K.
Holloway, W. S. Barrett, E. L. Smull
ey, J. E. Ransom aud O. G. Parker.
Tho offioors of the company will be lo
cated iu Walla Walla. In addition
to-the capital stock thore is a surplus
of $100,000, making total assots $100,
000. Mr. Speuoer was formerly con
nected with the Merohauts' Fire as
sociation, which has been acquired by
the new company.
Immersed In the Flood.
Yesterday afternoon, while return
ing ftom Waha Walla by team, Henry
Adams of this city was thrown into
the wuters of a freshet near the Dry
creek crossing. He was lifted bucK
into tho hack by the dtiver, Ilesry
Stamper of Weston. Mrs, Ed. Simp
son und daughter of Weston jumpod
from the rig wbou they thought it
was about to oapsize. Entering the
water, tho team aud hack noarly wont
oat of sight. The ladies jumped out
from behiud iuto comparatively shal
low water, but Mr. Adams alighted
in the deepest portiou of it aud floated
back against the wheels, when Mr.
Stamper rescued him.
Arrest Wenatchee Priest.
Father J. H. Colin, priest ia obaigo
of the Catholic Chnrch at Weuatohee
and missions in Cashmere, Chelan,
Leavenworth aud Waterrille, has been
arrested on complaint of Charlotte
Norris, a 17-yeai-old girl of Weuat
cheo. Futher Colin was brought bo
fore Judgo Pulmer today ou thechargo
of criminal assault. Tho girl is
motherless. The futher immediately
sent for Colin, and upon tho priest's
arrival the dog was set upon bim and
two shots were fired, but failed to
reaoh thoir mark. The pricet avows
iunooeuce of the charge.
Sentenced to Hang March 22.
Fred Miller, convicted of murder
in the first tregrco, at Kalama, Wash.,
was taken to Walla Walla Saturday
by a penitentiary official. Millor
killed bis obum, Fritz Dierks, in
Castla Rock in October 15, 1906, for
the purpose of robbery. Ho was con
victed in the Superior Court about
two weeks ago, aud sentenced by
Judge McCrodio to be hanged at tbo
penitentiary at Walla Walla ou Match
22, 1907.
A Valuable Lesson.
"Six years ago I learned a valuable
lesson," writes John Ploasant, ot Mag
nolia, Ind. "I tbeu began taking Dr.
King's New Life Pills, and tbo louger
I take them the better I find them."
They please evetybody. Guaranteed
by Wm. McBiide's druggist 25o.
Tho Athena mail was brought up
from Pendleton yesterday by team.