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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1907)
When Thirsty Try our Ice Cream and Soda and you'll Keep Cool WATCHES AHD JEVELRY F. 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 SEMI-WEEK"T , VOLUME XIX. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 28. 1907. NUMBER 42. : MANASSE'S UP TO DATE STORE Agent for Butterick Patterns. of Remnants of all kinds of piece goods will be disposed of this week, also a general clean up of all odds and ends, at prices that will net you a saving of 50 per cent. Remnants of Dress Goods, Remnants .Waistings, Remnants of .Muslins and Sheetings, Remnants of Percales and Calicoes, Remnants of Ribbons and Laoes, Rem nants of Table Linens and Crashes. Odds and Ends where sizes ot Lots are troben iu Men's and Boys' Clothing, Ladieb', Men's and Children's Shoes, Men's and Boys' Hats, Ladies', Men's and Children's Underwear etc. all of which are offered at a discount of 60 per cent. Athena's ?Up To Date Store Agent for Butterick Patterns. m C. A. BARRETT & 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 .N 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 noireos Buggies and Carriages-Two big Winners We Talk About CO. CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN : GOOD THING3 TO EAT ANOTHER BANGUP GOOD GAME Bun to Thirteen Innings With Score at Two and Two -Final 6 to 2- By far the best game that has been played on the Athena grounds since the days of the Yellow Kids, was won in the 13th inning, yesterday by Ed. Forrest's Reservation "Rangers." The game went to a tie in the 7th inning at two, and when Stone replaced Dndley in the box and Henry LaBrache of the Waitsburg team supplanted Wilson, the ranger pitcher. From that time on up to the 13th it was a pitchers' battle and hits were as scarce as fly specks on the point of a cambric needle. A, wild throw and a fluke by the Athena players broke the tie in favor of the Rangers and before the inning ended they increased their score to six. It was A stunning good game through out and the fans got their money's worth. The line-up of the teams was like this ou the score book: Colts Sanders, o; Dudley and Stone, pitchers; Dudley and Stone, 1 b; Wood, 2 b; Swaggart, bs; Goodell, 3 b; Mc: Pherren, If; Willaby, of; Bell r. f. Rangers 0. LaBrache, c ; H. La Brache and Wilson, pitohers; Spreng er, 1 b; H. LaBrache and Wilson, 3 b; Forest, ss; Lacourse, 3 b; McBaine, If; Morrisett, o. f ; C. Wilson r. f. Fischer School of Music. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Fisoher form erly of Whitman College, anuounce the opening in September of the Fis oher School of Musio in Walla Walla. Athena, Oregon. and Tea Atnena, Oregon. J A FA FOR ATHEHft Athena Agricultural and Stock Fair Organized Last Night. WILL BE HELD AFTER HARVEST Agricultural Products Stock and Foul try Exhibits-Horse Racing, Band Concerts and Amusements- Last evening, at the rooms occupied foimerly by the Athena Commercial Association, a number of business and professional men assembled and for about three hours there was more gen uine, old Athena spirit revived and turned loose "for the good of the or der," than has been manifested in the last three years, all told. The lid was simply pulled off the ginger can and flung out in the dark, where no one could have found it had he felt disposed to hunt for it. There were good, sound, logical, heart to heart talks, whiob perhaps wandered away from the main object of the meeting somewhat, but they were earnestly intended for the good of the town and surrounding country, and everything went. No one was called down, and each had bis "say. The prime object of the nieoting, whiob was originated by "Andy" MoEweu, was to perfect arrangements for holding a sort of harvest festival or Btroet oarnival in Athena this fall, but the proposition, as discussion pro gressed, swelled into broader scope and when the meeting adjourned to convene next Tuesday night, the Ath ena Agricultural and Stook Fair As sociation had been organized, with the following officers : Dr. J. D. Plamondou, president ; J. E. Froome, vice president; B. B. Richards, secretary; S. F. Wilson, assistant seoretary; Chas. Botts, trea surer. The meeting was oalled to order by A. B. AloEweu, temporary ohairman H. A. Barrett was made temporary seoretary. Disonssion, in whiob all present took aotive part, followed, After permanent organization was made, a sum amounting to $335 was subscribed to the association fuud in about five minutes by those present. President Plamondpn announced that be would name his different commit tees at the Tuesday night meeting. FILING REFERENDUM PETITIONS Referendum on University Appropria Has 6292 Names A Salem correspondent says of tho University of Oregon referendum peti tions which are now ready for flliug: Petitions signed with 6292 names for the referendum of the state univer sity appropriation bill, oarrying au annual appiopriathn of $125,000, were placed on file with the secretary of state this morning by George J. Pearce, Cyrus H. Walker and Eugene Palmer. The bulk of the signatures were obtained iu Linn county, about 2000; Waldo Hills district of Marion county, about 1000; Benton, 500; Clackamas, 250; Polk, 200; Multno ma, 500 (St. Johns and Arleta dis tricts;) Washington, 200; Wasco, 200; Umatilla. 200; about 60 from Junc tion precinct, Lane connty, and about 20 from Lincoln county. The petitions were gone over care fully by C. N. Arthur, of Portland, au alumnus of Lane county, and numer ous discrepancies were discovered, but these gentlemen decline to state whe ther or not the petitions will bo con tested. None of the petitions contain the requisite warning olause. and many of them are falsely certified to as being from certain counties when the addresses of some signers upon the sheets are given in a different county. Many of these sheets may be thrown away when the official canvass is made. Pendleton Lodge Won. Damon Lodge No. 4, K. of P. of Pendleton, was again victorious in tho drill contest before the grand lodge in Portland. The team was awarded a handsome silver cup, valued at $100. Two trophy cups now repose in the lodge room of Damon lodge, where they are the pride of the members and the admired of all. Reward Offered. I will pay a reward of $5 for infor mation leading to the rocoveyry of the following described horses: One brown horse, weight about 950, brand square with cross inside; one sorrel 2-year-old, brand KD connected on left stifle. David Bonifer. Athena Oregon. FINLANOER IS MISSING STILL Disappearance of John Strauberjr. Greatly Puzzles His Neighbors. John Stranberg, the Finlander who disappeared from Wild Horse moun tain over a month ago, still remains iu the land of the unknown. No traoe can be seoured of him by bis friends and neighbors. It is now believed by Stranberg's friends says the Weston Leader that he wandered away iu a condition of at least partial dementia. He had just stocked his cabin with a fresh lot of provisions, and be had plenty of work to do in caring for bis crops. His best suit ot clothes went with him, and it is supposed that he suddenly determin ed to put them on au "hike out" for pastures new. He had gone away ou former occasions, but always hereto fore kept his neighbors posted as to his whereabouts. Eighteen years ago in Finland shortly after his marriage, Stranberg had some trouble with his father-in-law and left for America. Until about a year ago he had never communicated with his family, and was finally persuaded to do so by the criticism of a neighbor to whom be related bis history. His wife was glad to hear from him, and the two had since been in correspondenot until he disappeared. She wanted to come out and join him, tonether with a 17-year old daughter whom be never saw, and had just written him a loving letter which he read to a neighbor. It is known that Stranberg wrote a long reply to this letter, and then hurued both the letter and the answer. Why he did so, unless his mind was impaired, remains a mysteiy to those aoqainted wi'b the case. It is also known that he has been greatly per turbed by a vision in which he found himself using his owu bead as a foot ball. Stranberg had just been given a $9 check by R. F. Johnsou iu payment for labor. He could have cashed this at any plaoe where Mr. Johnson is known, but the voucher has never been returned to the Weston Bauk. Stranberg's troubles were not finan cial, as he had been offered plenty of money with which to pay the trans portation of his wife and daughter from Finland. Stranberg was about 40 years old and a man of industry and frugal ha bits. He was farming ten acres of rich mountain land purchased of R F. Johnson. I. O. O. F. Officials. Seven hundred grand lodge, grand enoampment and Rebekah assembly members attended the convention at La Grande. Officers elected are as fol ows: Grand patriarch, H. M. Beok with of Portland; high priest, E. J. Seely of Albany; gtand senior warden, R. Robertson of Roseburg; grand scribe, E. E. Sharon of Portland; grand treasurer, W. W. Francis of Albany; warden, John M. Williams of Eugene; grand representative, W. I. Vawter of Medford. Claude Gatoh of Salem is bold ovor grand representa tive. Mr. Vawter is the retiring grand patriarch. Mr. Sharon is reelected graud scribe. Tho new uppointive offi cers are: Graud marshal, W. O. P. Miller of Oregon City; graud sentinel, G. P. Rickley ot Hariisburg; grand outside sentinel, W. N. Monroe of La Graude. Biggs and Van Gesner to Jail. Dr. Van Gesner and Marion R. Biggs will have to serve the sentences imposed upon them by Judge William H. Hunt for complicity in the Oregon land frauds, aocording to a decision handed down by the United States cir cuit court of appeals at San Francis co. Dr. Gesuer's sentence will be five months in the Multnomah county jail and a flue of $1000, and Biggs' will be 10 months and a fine of $500. Both men will commence serving time as soon as the mandate is sent from the Bay City, which will be iu about 15 duys. Death of Mrs. McKinley. Mrs. William MoKinley, widow of the late president, died at her home in Canton, Ohio, at 1 :05 o'clock Sun day afternoon. For many years Mrs. MoKinley has been an invalid. She recovered from the shock of ' her hus band's tragio death, but it left its mark, and wbeu it was known that she had suffered a stroke of paralysis little hope was felt that she could sur vive. The end came peacefully; al most imperceptibly. A Big Orchard. S. M. White, of Cleveland, Ohio, representing large capitalists of the east, has been looking over the Fur nish irrigation project at Echo for sev eral days with a view to looating a large irrigated tract upon whiob to plant peihaps the largest commercial orchard in the northwest Over $100 000 capital will be used in floating the enterprise. BANNER 3 A LVE the most healing calve In the world. THE EIG IE OVER Eighth Annual Picnic Most De cided Success. ENTERTAINMENT WAS GOOD Scotch Gathering: Attended By large Crowds-Speeches, Program, Games and Sports. Saturday night closed the most suc cessful picnio ever held by the Umatilla Caledonian Society in this city. In point of attendance Saturday's crowd was perhaps the largest that ever attended the Sootoh gatherings, 2,000 people being the estimated num ber in attendance. The entertainment was superior to any before offered by the society and the amusement features consisting of games, sports and races added plenty of snap interest to Satur day's program. Friday's program was entertaining in every feature. The Portland per formers were enthusiastically receiv ed and each song and dance was ap- 1 plauded and warmly encored. From the first note struck by big Piper MoDonald, until the last one bad died away iu the evening, intense in terest centered in the entertaining features offered by the Caledonians in their eighth annual picuio. Addresses were made by Mayor Pla mondou, W. M. Peterson, Judge Low ell, S. F. Wilson and others. The opera houBe was filled to the very doors by the Caledonians and their friends, who gathered to hear the annual concert, and it was 1 1 :80 o'olook before the last echo foru the bagpipes died away and the people dispersed to their homes. At 10:30 Saturday forenoon, the big pavilion was crowded to its full seat ing oapaoity, the principal address being made by Hon. G. J. Cameron, munioipal judge of Portland. The fore noon program was replete with Sootoh dancing and singing, whioh held the big crowd until 12:30. In the afternoon the program was continued in the pavilion, D. C. Kirk, ex-Governor Geer and others delivering addreses. The singing of Miss Harwas, Prof. Epping, Miss Stanton and J. N. Scott were speudid feuturea of the pro gram, and the danoing of Miss Pottage, and Messrs. King, MoCormiok and Mo Eweu was perhaps the best evor seen here. Tde mandolin selections by the pupils of St. Joseph's Academy, of Pendleton were delightful. The splen did instrumental numbers given by Piofessor aud Mrs. Fischer, of Walla Walla were mnch appreciated and well received, as was also the selec tions by Kershaw's Orohostra. A large number of people from Pen dleton and near-by towns attended the picnic both days and the entire popu lation of the surrounding country was here. Members of the Portland! Cale donian Society who were entertained here and who participated in the pro Rraui wore: Prof. Epping and wife, Piper MoDonald and wife, Miss Wood bouse, Miss Potage, Messrs. Rennie, King, MoCormiok, McKay, Hood, Birrel, James Diokio Murray, Judge Cameron and! Miss Stanton. Games, Sports aud Raocs. The picnio ended with a series of games, sports and races. The prize winners are as follows: Standing jump Laugbridge 1st; Potter, 2nd. Running jump Potter 1st; Laugh ridge, 2nd. Running-bop-skip-and-jump Potter 1st; Laugbridge, 2nd. Putting the shot Potter lst;Laugh ridge 2nd. Tossing Caber Potts 1st; Laugh ridge 2nd. Sack raoe Castillo 1st; Smith 2nd. 100 yard foot race Smith 1st; Stiuchfleld 2nd. Bicycle raoe Gross 1st; Taylor 2nd. Best dressed man, Highland costumo MoDonad 1st; MoCormick 2nd. Best dressed lady, Highland costume Miss Pottage 1st; Miss Stanton 2nd. Best dancer, Highland fling King 1st ; Hood 2nd. Horse Races. Trotting race, 3 heats McBrido mare, 1st; Banister filly, 2nd. Running race My rick mare 1st; Estes gelding 2nd. Pony race Woithington 1st; Wil son 2nd. Running race Myrick mare 1st; Reed mare, 2nd. A tissue builder, reconstructor, builds up waste force, aud makes strong nerves and muscle. 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