When Thirsty
Try our Ice Cream and Soda and you'll
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WATCHES AND JEWELRY
P. H. COOLIDGE. Athena
SPECIAL
17 Jewel Watch, Heavy Dust-proof
Case, only $12.00
PIONEER DRUG STORE
North Side of Main Street
BYRON N HAWKS, Prop
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VOLUME XIX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FIR DAY. MAY 3. 1907.
NUMBER 35.
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MANASSE'S UP TO DATE STORE
Agent for Butterick Patterns.
Tomorrow and all Next Week
An Extraordinary Sale
of Men's and Boy's Clothing
These lines must be closed oat no matter bow great tbe sao
tifloe. Men's high grade had tailored Suits worth from $12.50
to $15.00 will be closed out at tbe uniform price of
$9.50 per Suit
Men's high grade all worsted Suits worth from $16.50 to
$20.00 will be closed out at
$13.50 per Suit
They look well, fit well, and we have sizes and styles for all.
On all Youths' and Boys' Suits we "will give off a disoount of
20 per cent. Don't miss this opportunity of clothing yourselves
well for very little money.
Athena's Up To Date Store
, ! Agent for Butterick Patterns.
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WHEATAROUNDJTHENA IS O.K.
Frost Nipped the Plant Slightly in
Spots or low Ground.
The frost, from reports that come
to town, has not damagod growing
wheat to any material extent in this
vicinity. A few spots in fields of low
laying gronnd, are said to be turning
brown, as tbe result of being nipped
by tbe frost, but aside from these few
instances the wheat orop prospeots of
the Atbena neighborhood are O. K. in
all respeots.
Spring wheat in this vioinity is de
cidedly backward this season on ac
count of the oold weather, but the
plant shows good color, and with
warmer weather and a few showers,
every indication points to a good yield.
The fall sown grain is large in acre
age and prospeots were never better
at this season of the year.
Postmaster Robbed.
Q. W. Fonts, Postmaster at River
ton, la. , nearly lost bis life and was
robbed of all comfort, according to
bis letter, which says: "For 20 years
I had ohronio liver complaint, which
Jed to suoh a severe case of jaundice
that even my finger nails turned yel
low; when my doctor prescribed Eleo
trio Bitters; wbiob cured me and have
kept me well for eleven years." Sure
cure for Biliousness, Neuralgia, Weak
ness and all Stomach, Liver, Kidney
and Bladder derangements. A won
derful Tonic At Falaoe Drug store.
50 cents.
T
ART
(SUCCESSORS TO ELY C&. SCOTT)
New
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Store
Big sale on Shoes for one month, All Shoes
no w in stock must go at a sacrifice to make
room for new stock. See Bargain Counter.
T. M. TAGGART & COMPANY, & South Side Main Street
flan coll Trrm 11
Pitts 25 & 30 T I
Hi
arrows
Moline IT bar
and pipe frame
Oliver, Cast and Steel, Steel
Shares to fit all the
Cast bottoms of No. 50
Plows
The "Dutchman" you
know. If not, ask your
neighbor about his.
Plow Extrs Stock C
arried
Get our Prices
C. A. BARRETT & CO. Athena, Oregon.
Good Groceries, Coffee and Tea
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
Each 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 THING3 TO EAT
Atnena, Oregon.
L G0L1 S
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Will Probably Be Held Here in
Month of June
SHORT CROP FOB LIGHT CUSS
Draft Colts Are If an; and a Showing
Equal to Last Year Can Be Made
This Season.
Following the Caledonian's big Pic
nic, whiob will be held iu Athena Fri
day and Saturday, May 21 and 25, tbe
event of importance will probably be
tbe annual colt show.
Last season the colt show held here,
ranked well at tbe top of tbe list in
the series of exhibitions both in point
of breeding and number of colts exhib
ited in tbe different olasses. This
year there is the usual large number
of colts eligible to entry in the draft
classes to draw from, but horsemen
say there is a notioable falling off in
the light harness classes. '
Last year the ligbt harness classes
were as well filled as were tbe draft
classes, and some stunning good stock
was exhibited. With the addition of
tbe yearling class a fairly good show
ing in light harness stook can be made
this season. The olasses of last year's
show were arranged as follows:
Colts
Class 1, Draft. First, seooud and
third prizes.
Class 3, Light Harness. First, sec
ond and third prizes.
Class 8, Coach First, seooud and
third prizes.
Class 1, General Purpose open to all
First and second prizes.
Yearlings.
Class 1, .Draft First, second and
third prizes.
Class 2, Light Harness Fhst, sec
ond and third prizes,
Stallions.
Class 1, Draft First and second
prizes.
Class 2, Ligbt Harness First and
seoond prizes.
Class 3, Coach First and seoond
prizes.
Over 100 head of horses and colts
were iu tbe parade and on tbe exhib
ition grounds. Tbe entries embraoed
sixty colts, six yearlings and eight
stallions, and with tbe addition of
one, two aud three year old olasses, a
permanency to these exhibitions was
effected.
John Stranberg, a Finlander, Missing
For Two Weeks.
John Stranberg, a Finlander, was
seen alone at his farm near Briggsou,
April 16, but during the two weeks
and more that have intervened since
that time, no one has seen nor beard
anything of him. That he has met
with fonl play is the general belief,
though he had very little if any money
on bis person aud he is not thought to
have kept any considerable amount at
the farm. Stranberg is about 40 years
of age and married, but his wife and
daughter remained in Finland when
be oame to this country. He has been
living alone during tbe number of
years that he has been here.
When last seen be was very anxious
to get bis spring seeding completed,
as the season was getting late, but
none of this work has been done since
that date. This is one of the strongest
reasons for tbe belief that be has
either met with fonl play or been ac
cidentally killed.
His cabin was left iu a condition
which would indicate that he only ex
pected to be away for a few hours and
before when be was away any length
of time he left his farm stock in tbe
care of one of his neighbors. None of
tbese, however, were given any notice
of his going this time.
Insurance Taxes.
Insurance companies transacting
business in this state for tbe year end
ing December 31 have, according to
the report of Secretary of State Frank
W. Benson, ex-oflioio insurance com
missioner, received note premiums to
tbe amount of $3,256,003.88; two per
cent of wbicb will go to tbe state trea
sury and which will aggregate $65,-
120.
A tissue builder, constructor,
builds up waste force, and makes
strong nerves and muscle. You will
realize after taking Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea what a wonderful ben
efit it will be to you. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets. Pioneer Drug Store.
YAKIMA FRUIT ESCAPS FROST
Walla Walla and Dayton Districts
Beport Severe Loses.
North Yakima Fruit men, who
have followed closely the crop condi
tions for tbe year, have arrived at
the conclusion that conditions were
never more favorable for a bumper
crop, and are gnessiug that prioes will
reach a bighor mark than they have
rer known. Commission men an4
expert buyers have sent inquiries re
garding the crop prospeots here, being
especially interested because fruit will
be scarce in other places as frosts have
damaged tbe trees and iu some plaoes
nave caused absolute ruin for this
year's yield. In tbe middle states,
and on tbe eastern seaboard, where
peaches and apples are raised exten
sively, late frosts have killed the buds,
while in tbe Colorado district, whiob
is tbe chief competitor of Yakima val
ley, heavy frosts and late freezes have
destroyed tho crops Wholly or iu part.
People at Walla Walla are downcast
over the report of tbe fruit growers,
who deolare that fruit of all varieties
is completely destroyed by the frost.
This is tho fifth year that fruit has
beeu damaged to some exteut by tbe
frosts, and it has the effect to depress
values in fruit lands in this distriot,
which were making rapid strides. An
effort was made to protect the trees at
tbe Blalook fruit farm near that city
by burning piles of straw which had
been distributed among the trees, on
the theory that the smoke, hanging
over the trees, would serve as a pro
tection, but the experiment proved a
failure.
The oold spell of Saturday night
killed a great amount of fruit and
garden truck at Dayton. Fruit men of
tbe county say that the fruit is greatly
thinned out, but to what extent oan
not be told at present. It was the
coldest night since February. Snow
fell within five or six miles of town,
and on the foothills it fell iu abun
dance.
New "Dope" in Walla Walla Milk.
There is a milkman in Walla Walla
who is selling "dootored" milk, says'
the Walla Walla statesman. Just
what sort of "dope" this man is using
to keep the milk from spoiling City
Health Offloer Braden has not yet
been able to determine by test, but he
is determined to find out and bring the
man to justice. Samples of the milk
whioh is being sold by this man to
families for young children to drink
do not show the presenoe of formalde
hyde, or any of tbe other common
preservatives. But a bottle of the
milk was brought to the health officer
for inspection one week ago and has
been ii bis warm office has not yet
"turned" so be is confident some poi
sonous drug is being used and says he
will not rest until he finds out what it
is.
SECOND TRIAL OF MRS. WARMER
Charged With forgery of Will In
a $40,000 Estate.
Mrs. Mabel Young Warner is once
more upon trial charged with having
forged a will whereby she is alleged to
have made herself tbe prinoipal bene
ficiary of tbe $10,000 estato left by ber
uncle and stepfather, tbe late J. W.
Young of Weston.
Tbe trial of Mrs. Waruer was taken
up Monday forenoon soon after the Mo
Mauus verdict bad been brought in
says tbe East Oregonian. In addition
to Judge James A. Fee, Judge S. A.
Lowell is also appearing for tbe state
this time and Colonel J. II. Raley is
serving with Messrs. Winter & Collier
in tbe defense.
Tbe selection of a jury was taken up
soon after the case had been called and
during tbe forenoon six men were se
cured as follows: G. W. Gross, Fred
MoCrea, William Duff, J. S. Vinson,
I. A. Christopher and T. J. Conrad.
By tbe time tbe above were secured
tbe list of jurors had been exhausted
and it was necessary to summon a new
lot. Accordingly a recess was taken
until 9 o'clock Tuesday morning.
In view of tbe amount involved in
tbe Warner case and the array of legal
talent, now engaged, it is probable
that tbe second trial will be even
harder than the first and that it will
require some time to complete tbe case.
Farewell to Minister.
Sunday night iu the Christian
church of Milton, II. B. Smith, who
for the past two years Las served as
its pastor, preached his farewell ser
mon to the several congregations of
tbe city, tbe service being a union ono.
A crowded bouse greeted tbe yonng
pastor, who, wth his family, left Mon
day for his former home in Tennessee.
The ladies of the cbnrch gave Mis.
Smith a handkerchief shower last
week. Special choir musio was ren
dered at Sunday night's service.
H. C. Willis, secretary of the In
land Grain Growers' Association has
resigned and J. O. Hales, of Adams,
has beeu elected to tbe office.
COST S60 PER B
To Preserve Surface of Street
It Must Be Sprinkled.
STREET COMMUTE RAISES $46
Amount Contributed By Subscriptions
and Balance May Come
From City.
It will cost $60 per month to
sprinkle Main street this year. That
is tbe price named by the Athena
Truck Company, the firm that has
done the work in tbe past
Of this amount, $16.25 has been
subsotibed by property owners and
business men on the street. The bal-
anoe will probably be paid by the
oity. The amount on the subscription
list was solioitod by Counoilmen F. S.
Le Grow and Wm. Tompkins, of tbe
street committee, who interviewed
the property owners and business men
Tuesday.
The oondition of the macadam on
the surface of the street at the present
time makes it apparent that if tbe
stability of the thoroughfare is to be
maintained and preserved, it is neces
sary to have water on it regurlarly
during the dry seasons of the year.
Without water tbe surface beoomes
ground op and excessively worn ty
traffic the result being many, worn
and uneven places along the street,
wbiob in time will necessarily have to
be refilled at considerable expense, x .
In addition to preserving the sur
face of the street, a judicious supply
of water keeps tbe dust down, greatly
to the relief of shop-owners and store
owners.
THE IYER HAYWOOD TRIAL
Attorneys for Miners Will Not Ask
for Another Change of Venue.
Clarence S. Darrow of Chicago, and
E. F. Richardson of Denver, attorneys
for Cbas. P. Moyer, William D. Hay
wood, and George A. Pettibone, tbe
men acoused of tbe murder of former
Governor Frank Steunenberg, have
arrived at Boise City and announce
they are ready for the opening trial on
May 9. They make the statement that
no motion for another change of venue
will be entered, and that tho actual
trial will prooeed without delay so far
as they are concerned.
Mrs. Haywood hus.urrived with ber
two dangbters, aged 17 and 11. She
is an invalid and moves about in an in
valid's ohair. There was a very in
teresting reunion between tbe members
of tbe family in the court honso,
mother and daughters passing most of
tbe morning with tbe father there.
Tbe men accused with Haywood
also go out in tbe gtounds. They
both have their wives with them, but
Mrs. Moyer is ill at tbe hospital. Mr.
Moyer visits her regularly eaoh day,
while Mrs. Pettibone has an oppor
tunity to promenade in the grounds
with her husband daily. The court
bouse stands in a large square sur
rounded by a beautiful lawn. Tbe
three prisoners sleep behind bars in a
jail addition built at the baok, but
during the day they oooupy a room in
the older portion of the building con
necting with tbe sheriff's office. Eaoh
day they are pormitted to go out iu
tbe grounds, wbere tbey may pitch
quoits, toss a ball or indulge iu such
other exercise as tbey desire.
Dnriug tbe outdoor period the wives
visit their husbands and other friends
come in and hold conference with
tbem. There are guaids at hand but
tbese render themselves as inconspic
uous as possible.
Fortunate Miasourians.
"When I was a druggist, at Li
vonia, Mo.," writes T. J. Dwyer, now
of Graysville, Mo., "three of my cus
tomers were permanently cured of con
sumption by Dr. King's New Discovery,
and ate well and strong today. One
was trying to sell bis property and
move to Arizona, but after using New
Discovery a short time be found it un
necessary to do so. I regard Dr.
King's New Discovery as the most
wonderful medicine in existence."
Surest Cough and Cold oure and Throat
and Lung healer. Guaranteed by
Wm. McBride Druggist. COo and $1.
Trial bottle froe.
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Death of Mrs. Katherine Matt.
Mrs. Katherine Matt died at her home
on tbe reservation Wednesday night,
after a lingering illness. Mrs. Matt
was a pioneer of this county and was
formerly the wife of William Wood
ward. Tbe funeral took plaoe today,
interment being made iu tbe Athena
cemetery.