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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1907)
: When Thirsty Try our Ice Cream and Soda and you'll Keep Cool WATCHES AND JEWELRY P. H. COOLIDGE, Athena -0 PIONEER DRUG STORE North Side of Main Street BYRON N. HAWKS, Prop SPECIAL 17 Jewel Watch, Heavy Dust-proof Case, only $12.00 SEMI- W iiJIEIEIE VOLUME XIX. ATIIENA. U3IATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 7. 1907. NUMBER 36. it -I V'. . MANASSE'S-UP TO DATE STORE; Agent for Bufterick Patterns. Tomorrow and all Next Week Extraordinary Sale of Men's and Boy's Clothing An The39 linea must be closed out no matter how great the sac rifice. Men's high grade bad tailored Suits worth from $12.50 to $15.00 will be closed out at the uniform price of $9.50 per Suit Men's high grade all worsted $20.00 will be closed out at $13.50 per Suit Thy look well, fit well, and we have sizes and styles for all. On all Youths' and Boys' Suits we will give off a discount 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. rm0udim mw Cash Big sale on Shoes for one month. All Shoes now in stock must go at a sacrifice to make room for new stock. See Bargain Counter. j. i. iii. imjurtiu k tsUiiil f Harrows Oliver, Cast and Steel, Steel Shares to fit all the Cast bottoms of No. 50 g; C. A. BARRETT & Plow Ext 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 Suits worth from $16.50 to -, , ,-m , - - , &jt" (SUCCESSORS TO ELY ca. SCOTT) till, 4? dUUUI ollio lYIdlli CUietH Plows Get our Prices CO. CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TIIING3 TO EAT .OF THE CITY COUNCIL Contract for Street SDrinkliwr Saloon License Ordinance. New The city counoil met in regular monthly session last evening, all members present, except Councilman Tompkins. A communication from the mothers of Athena, asking that an ordinance be enacted prohibiting the use of pro fane and obscene language, that state laws be inoluded in ordinance prohib iting use of cigarettes and tobaoco by minors, and the ringing of the curfew bell, was read, and discussed. A contract was awarded the Atb ena Truck company for sprinkling Main street at $60 per month. doninnttee on ordinances was in structed to draft an ordinance regard ing saloon license and manner of ap plying therefor. The marshal was instruoted to en force Ordinance No. 109, relating to cesspools. The 3 mill warrant for extension of Hunt Avenue was ordered taken up. Tbe recorder was instructed to ask the O. R. & N. Co. to improve and widen "crossing on Third street. - Lane a Candidate. At Portland, Mayor Harry Lane, democrat, was renominated and Thom as A. Devlin, republican, present oity auditor, was nominated for mayor at the oijy primaries yesterday. Both men were chosen by big majorities over their opponents. . Moline IT bar and pipe frame 9 Store The "Dutchman" you know. If not, ask your neighbor about his. o o o arae o Athena, Atnena, Oregon. THE HAYWOOD TRIAL Public Interest Centered In the Great Murder Case. MEN DEMAND SEPERATE TRIAL Telegraphic Facilities Expanded Cover Details of Case at Sate of 200,000 Words a Day. , to On May 9 the attention of the read ing public will be turned toward Boise City, for on that date there will begin the trial f William D. Haywood, se cretary of the Western Federation of Miners, one of the three men held on a charge of being responsible for the murder of Frank Steuueubetg, ex Governor of tLat state. The other two are Charles H. Mover, president of the Federation, and Georce A. Pettibone. formerly a member of the executive committee of the organization. The men demanded separate trials and the state elected to try the case against Haywood first. There have been few murder oases in the oountry attraotng so muoh at tention. Widespread interest was aronsed at onoe on the announcement of the arrest of the Federation leaders. and that interest has deepened as time nas passed. The snbjeot has been so widely disonssed and the lines between the adherents of the ..two sides have been so sharply drawn that the case has assumed national importance, and in every part of the country the keen est interest is taken in it. The newspaper interest is reflected by the sending to Boise of a force of men by the Associated Press prepared to send out complete reports of the proceedings. Some of the best meu attached to the great news organiza tion ate on the ground, while large numbers of special correspondents are to be on hand, many having already arrived. It has been necessary to expand the telecrat)hlO facilities nnnrmnnalv tn make it possible to handle the business burthe Western Union is prepared to send out some 200,000 words a day and can handle more if neoessary xue case nas been discussed every wnere as each chapter has unfolded, but at this time, on the eve of the trial, a conseoutive narrative of the various stages will prove of interest. DEATH OF PIONEER ATTORNEY B. L. Sharpstein of Walla Walla-- A Territorial legislator. The Walla Walla Statesman sava nf tne death ot B. L. Sharpstein of that City: Death again invaded the ranks nf th pioneers when one of the most distln KuiHiiwu uDouaaers or tne wast mid n brilliant member of the legal fratrr- nity of the state of Washington am swered the inevitable call of utemitv after a useful and honorable career among ms fellow citizens extending tniougn eignt decades and Benlamin L. Sharpstein. able lawyer, tprritnrinl legislator, delegate to the constitu tional convention, active promoter nf one of the first pnblio sohool systems in any city in the United Status, nana. ed from this life to plead bis last case oerore tne internal bar. Until less than a vear boo. Mr. Sharpstp in had been an active member of the firm of Sharnstein & Sharnstain and retained the clear perception and energetic obaracter which made him One Of the most aggressive atlnrnnva in the northwest, np to the time of his death, which occurred Thursday morn ing. Heart trouble was the immediate causo. A "Boosted" Ball Game. Sunday's ball game at Walla Walla is pronounoed by the Union as being tne worst exhibition of the national game ever played in that city. A o- tal of 21 runs, 28 bits and 19 errors tells the story of horror witnessed by 1200 people. It Wa slaughter fnr thn Pendleton team. 1 be matinee closed With a SOOre Of 19 to S in fnvnr nf Walla Walla. Pendleton had 13 er rors on the record and Walla Walla. 6. "No Yellow Kid ginger out there," renamed a rew during the black spots of the game.' Baptists at Baker City. The 37 churches comprising the Grand Konde Baptist association- will meet May 16 with the Second Baptist church of Baker City, Eev. T. S. Da lin. pastor, and will bold three days' sessions. The members of the church are preparing to entertain the dele- gates. Many ministers and other pro minent workers will be present. DRAFT HORSES ARE SCARCE Fifteen Fer Day Are Killed by Acci dent in San Francisco Portland is experiencing the iuoon venience of a horse famine. In fact, the soarcity of draft horses extends over the entire state, through Wash ington and Idaho, and horse buyers pre at their wits' end to figure out a Eolution of the troublesome and em barrassing situation, says the Oregon Daily Journal. According to the test local jndges of horse flesh who have traveled from one end of tbe state to the other, diaf t animals are more than SO per oent higher than they were a year ago, and diffioult to obtain even at tbe advanced prioes. They say, too, that this is not the end and that draft teams will show an advanoe next year even over the high prices of this season of 15 to 20 per cent. This condition is accounted fur hv tbe fact that for several years past tbe supply of the northwest has not been eaual to tbe demaud. Dnrini? thn past year the market, already denuded or us best stock, nas been drawn cryon still more heavily bv San Frnnmsnn. where, it is said, since the earthquake last April. 15 horses a dav are nithar killed or permanently injured. Sharp pointed nails, broken glass and pro jecting iron and steel rods pointing upward and only lightly covered with the debris are responsible for m.mv nf 1 the fatal accideuts to horses which are constantly occurring in the Bay City. In addition to the demand f rnm Ron Francisco, Alaska points have drawn largely upon the supply of draft horses in the Paoifio northwest and added to this is the wholesale settlement, lint h of whioh call for more horses. That Portland is feeling the effects of an exhausted market la ahnnn hv tbe statement made by Superintendent Donaldson or tne street-cleaning de partment, who Btates that only about half of tbe city's sprinkling wagons can be used, owing to a soaroity of horses. Nearly all of the livery barns find it impossible to add to their pres ent supply of teams, aud hors buyers have eat down discouraged over the prospects of buying at reasonable prioes. Even at greatly increased prioes they find bnt few draft animals for sale. v K. P. TEMPLE CORNERSTONE Was laid With Impressive Ceremony at Baker City. At Baker City last Wednesday the cornerstone of a new Knights of Pythias temple was laid by Gauntlet Lodge No. 8fof that oity with au im pressive ceremony. The bnilding is to be a 130,000 stone struotnre and will be an ornament to Baker Citv n wnii as a splendid lodge homo. At tne ceremony ConcresHtunn W. B. Ellis of Pendleton was tbe nrthninal speaker and delivered an address that was well appreciated savs the East Oregoniau. Tbe ceremony of laying the cornerstone was conduoted by Marion F. Davis, grand chanorllnr nf Oregon, while Judge W. S. Levins of Baker City, acted as chairman of the meeting. t Just before the cornerstone ceremony the members of Gauntlet lodge, tbe Baker City uniform rank company giand lodge officers aud visiting Knights formed in procession at tbe lodge ball aud marched to the build ing site, headed by tbe White Swan band. The parado was several blooks in length and was the greatest Pvthinn demonstration ever given in Baker City. Initiatory work in the first rank wan given by uauntiet lodge and following tbe session tbe members and visitors enjoyed an elaborate banquet at tbe sagamore hotel. W. S. Levins offloiat- ed as toastmaster and some clever re sponses wore made by Judge Ellis, Grand Chancellor Davis and others present Another -Eruit Pest. With the budding of the fruit trena a new bng was discovered by the Wil lamete Valley farmers, and its pres ence has been shown to be harmful to tbe f rnit trees infested, radical man. sures have been taken to eradioate it, says tbe Salem Statesman. It is some thing of a fly in appearance, brown in color, and with a long sucker-like bill with woicb it sucks tbe sap from the unopened leaf buds aud also degtrnva tbe opened flower upon currant and gooseberry lushes. Spraying bag been found effetcive in driving the fly away but as soon as tbe odor of the spraying solution has passed away in tbe air the bugs return in great numbers. - A tissue builder, reconstrnotor, bnilds np waste force, and makes strong nerves and muscle. You will realize after taking Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea wbat a wonderful beu eflt it will be to yon. 85 cents, Tea or Tablets. . Pioneer Drug: Store. THE SCHOOL LAIS Lisls Covering Nearly 100,000 Acres Are Pending. NO PATENT ISSUED SINCE 1904 Commissioner finds No Keason Why Lists of School Land Should Longer Be Held Up. Oswald West of the Ornsrnn railroad commission, formerly state land spent. and G. G. Brown, clerk of the . land board, have taken np Oregon land Enfetters With tbe oommisaionar-eannral of the land office with the view of hav ing a large number of lieu selections now pending before the department pussed to patent Lists covering near ly 100,000 aores of land are pending, some of whioh were filed as long as 10 years ago. None have been passed to patent since 1904. Commissioner Ballinger, upon hear ing the oom Plaint of West and Brown. investigated the matter and flndirg no reason why these lists should be Ions- nr held np, ordered that they be giveu immediate consideration. This mat ter is of great importance to the sohool fund of the state, as under the state law no indemnity lands can be sold nntil they have teen patonted to the state by the government. As soon as the state receives the patents, certifi cates and deeds can be issued and the money reoeived frcm purchasers can be plaoert at interest West has been speuding most of his time while here in tne office of tbe interstate com merce commission, whore he has been gathering data and information for the use of the railroad commission of Oregon. ..:.". . . FOR MODERN SCHOOL HOUSES ' 7 ' New law Requires County Superin tendent to Look Over Flans. One of the foatures of the new sohool laws which are to be ob the press at the State printing offloe in a few days is that several pages of tbe book con tain plans for the building of school houses. One of the sections of the new law provides that "It shall be il legal for any sohool distriot of the J third class to ereot a school building nntil the plans for the same have been approved by the county superintendent of the county in which tho district is situated." To meet the needs and to assiHt: the direotors of those districts a nnmWof outs have been appended to the book showing plans for school houses of one, two and three rooms. Moreover, State School Superinten dent Aokerinan has obtained from tho state school department of Georgia a number of little booklets containing tbe plans .specifications and elevations for tbe sohool bouses, tbe cuts of whioh are in tbe new sohool laws pamphlet . These unnciflnnHnna will ha eaoh of the county school superinten- ' aonis tnrougnout tne stato, but will not bo allowed to e taken out of their' offices. This innovation i ntia that. should bo welcomed with crladness b the direotors iu the districts of the third class and which will eventually save them much trouble in tbe erec tion of new sohool houses, i Grain Damage Slight at Helix. " As there were several nignts the first of tbe week when some ioe froze on water that stood outside and some may have thought that tho grain was injured but after inquiring of many of tbe leading farmers in this part of the oountty, it seems to be tbe general opinion that no harm has been done. O. A. McAlavy suys that there is k small per cent of his grain on tbe north hillsides that he is satisfied bos been affected a little, but he is also cer tain that it will not a fleet the future yield. Others say that while the tons of some blades turned yellow, yet no other barm has been done, that these blades are already rnnnverlriir' frnm tbe effects. Helix Herald. First Damage Exaggerated. Orchards about Milton did nnt.' unf. fer from tbe frost which plavnd h avnn about the stato line savs tbe Enaln. Up tbe river no damage is reported to tree irnits except at Kichardsnn'a where slight injury is renorted tn cherries. Strawberries, however, wero severely frosted. At Forsvtho's nnth- iUH but Strawberries Worn iiHnrnrl No damage is reported by J. N. Stone, James fcvans, N. W. Mumford or Mrs. M. J. Black. Mrs. S. 8. Shielda. nf the Shields Fruit Co. and Shields Hunt Co., Walla Walla, is very op timistio concerning tbe situation, even where it is reported worst in th ririn- ity of tbe state line. - 'X . - - .... tJ