The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, May 31, 1907, Image 1

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VATCHES AND JEWELRY
F. H. COOLIDGE, Athena
SPECIAL
17 Jewel Watch, Heay Dust-proof
Case, only $12.00
PIONEER DRUG STORE
North Side of Main Street
BYRON N. HAWKS, Prop
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VOLUME XIX.
ATIIENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 31. 1907.
NUMBER 43.
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MANASSE'S UP TO DATE STORE
Agent for Butterick Patterns.
- SHirairSirecils
of Remnants
of all kinds of pieoe goods' will be disposed of this week', also a
general clean up of all odds and ends, at prices that will not you
a saving of 50 per cent. Remnants of Dress Goods, Remnants
Waistings, Remnants of Muslins and Sheetings, Remnants of
Percales and Galiooes, Remnants of Ribbons and Laoes, Rem
nants of Table Linens and Crashes.
Odds and Ends
where sizes ot Lots are broken in Men's and Boys' Clothing,
Ladies', Men's and Children's Shoes, Men's aud Boys' Hats,
Ladies', Men's and Children's Underwear etc. all of which are
offered at a discount of 50 per cent.
Athena's Up To Date Store
Agent for Butterick Patterns.
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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
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
Buggies and Carriages-Two
big Winners We Talk About
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CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT
THE EAGLES' MAY CARNIVAL
Grand Gala Days This Week Seine:
Held In Pendleton.
The proposal to institute a grand
May carnival in Pendleton, originated
several weeks ago wtih the Fraternal
Order of Eagles of that city. Ihe
result is that four grand gala days of
carnival and fun is being enjoyed
there this week.
The Carnival opened Wednesday
afternoon and will close tomorrow
night. Those who. have attended the
big attraotion from Athena, speak of
it in the highest terms.
The program inoludes spectacular
parades with fireworks, a queen con
test, exhibits, musio by the band and
vocal solos by a famous prima donna
soprano afternoons and evenings.
There will be addresses by prominent
publio men and refreshments of all
kinds will be provided by the direc
tions of the vaiious concessions with
in the fair grounds.
The attractions are the best that
money can prooure and include the
great Aga Illusion; Miss Lawler, Port
land's prima donna; Japanese tea
garden; glass blowers f plantation ne
groes; Ferris wheel; dens of snakes;
Mirror Maze; trained dogs and mon
keys; eleotrio theatre; grand publio
ball and other attractions.
The safe, certain, reliable little pills
that do not gripe or sicken are Dade's
Little Liver Pills. 'Best for sick head
aches, billiousness and lazy livers.
Pioneer Drug Store. ' .'
Athena, Oregon.
and Tea
Atnena, Oregon.
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Twelfth Annual Meeting of
Pioneers at Weston.
PROGRAM COMPLETE JUNE 7-8
Elaborate Program ior Entertainment
of Largest Crowds In History
of the Association.
K
gon Pioneer's Association of Umatilla
county, takes place at Weston next
Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8ly
The "Pioneer's Pionio" as thire
uniou is generally called is always
largely attended, and the features of
entertainment for the event this year
have been formulated with the idea of
entertaining more visitors than ever
before. , The . program, subject to
change,, follows: 1
Friday, June 7, 10 a. m.
Musio Eagles' Band
Call to Order Pres. T. A. Lieuallen
Invocation Rev. J. K. Reeves
The Old Guard" - - Chorus
Greeting Mayor M. A. Baker
Baritone Solo, "The Bandolero"
: . ; v : . . Clark Wood
Musio' ' - '.' Eagles' Band
Reading, "The Enduring Element
of Charaoter" - Robert Blomgren
Solo,- "Bid Me to Love" - Leon Smith
Musio - - Eagles' Band
Friday Afternoon
Musio - - - Eagles' Band
Song ''-iAmJj-- - A Chorus
Reading, "Horatius" ; - Leon Smith
Baritone Solo, "Davey Jones' Look-
er" - - - Joseph N. Scott
Solo - - Miss Winifred Geiss
Reading, "When I Go Home Today"
- - - Miss Merna DePeatt,
Solo - Mrs. Edgar Fischer
Musio - - - Eagles Baud
Annual Address - Hon. W. M. Pieroe
Musio - - - Eagles Band
Baseball. .
Street Sports and Races.
Balloon Ascension with Parachute
Drop.
Band Concert.
Free evening concert at the pavilion
by the Eagles Band of Pendleton.
Saturday, June 8, 10 a. m.
Mnsio - - - Eagles Band
Call to Order Pres. T. A. Lieuallen
Invocation - Rev. W. S. Payne
Selection - Normal School Quartette
"Political Conditions" Ira Staggs
Solo Mrs. Edgar Fischer
Musio - - Eagles' Band
Solo Miss Winifred Giess
Reading Miss Claudia Kelley
Mnsio - - Eagles' Baud
Saturday Afternoon.
Music ... Eagles' Buud
"Mellow Horn" - Chorus
Reading - Miss Edith Still
Solo. "In the Night She lold the
Story" - - Miss Inez Makeu
Reading, "The First Settlers' Story"
Mrs. W. O. Read
Mnsio - - Eaeles' Bund
Solo, "Somewhere" J. N. Soott
Momorial Address - Hon. T. T. (jeer
Musio - - Eagles' Band
Normal Senior Class Play, "Hearts
and Diamonds," at Opera House im
mediately after the afternoon program.
Watcb for street parade.
Baseball.
Street Sports and Races.
Balloon Ascension with Parachute
Drop.
Band Concert.
Free evening concert at the pavil
ion by the Eagles' Band of Pendleton.
Children's Day Exercises.
The following program, entitled
"The Star of Promise," will lie ren
dered by the Bible school at the
Cbnrchof Christ next Lord's day eve
ning: Organ Voluntary.
"Star of Promise," song by the school
Scripture lesson.
Prayer.
"If There's Sunshine In Your Heart,"
song by the school
"Little Stars," exercise by small
ohildren.
"What I Would Do," Recitation
Cyrine Lieuallen and Myrtle Potts.
"Shining Stars," recitation and song
- by Mrs. Tbarp's class.
"He Has Led Us," song by the school.
"Message of the Flowers," drill, re
citation and song
by Mrs. Danner'g class.
"Yon Are as Welcome as the Flow
ers," solo - Luoille Taylor.
"Star of Promise," exercise and song
Mrs. Gholson's class.
Offering for Heathen Missions.
"Will There Be Any Stars In My
Crown?" soDg ty the congregation.
Beneointion.
HERE'S A PARTNER FOR "JOE"
Best Fed Cog in Wallace Has Been
Working a Eold Game-
Hoboes and bums are being run out
of Wallace at the rate of four and five
every day, and in view of the cleanup
that is going on iu Spokane at present
a particularly close vigil is being kept
on the arrivals for any objectionable
characters. An amusing side to this
campaign is its effect on "Marcus,"
a dog owned by Tom Maher, of Wallace
who used tu be the proprietor of the
Combination saloon in that city.
Marcus is the test-known dog in
Wallace, and is said to be the biggest
eater in the United States. Competent
authorities state that Marcus has been
known to have from 20 to 30 meals a
day, but in spite of this he never ap
pears to get any fatter.
The modus operandi is as follows:
The hobo who "is in the know" gets
Marcus and adjourns to the nearest
restaurant for some scraps "fer Mar
cus." ..These are usually wrapped np
in a newspaper, aud the man and' dog
retire to somo secluded spot where a
good, square meal is eaten iu full view
of the dog. This worthy end haviug
been attained Marcus is passed over
to another of the fraternity, who also
gets some "soraps fer Marcus" at a
different eating house and the little
comedy is played over again until
"Mafous" has been fed at every house
in the city. As a general rnle the
waiters in the different houses under
stand the game exactly, bnt in one
case 'whore a new hasher bad been im
ported and who demanded two bits a
meal "fer Marcus" the dog had to go
hungry as far as that particular house
was concerned for several mouths.
At present there are only five or six
known feeders of Marons iu the city
and when these are disposed of the dog
is likely to die of starvation.
PRICES FOR PALOUSE WHEAT
Offers to Contract New Crop Can
Not Be Verified.
Seventy-three eeuts a bushel for red
wheat is the ptice quoted iu the Pa
louse district. No wheat is selling be
cause there is none to sell, but the
price offered shows the strength of the
market. Ked wheat is always quoted
several cents below oluband bluest em,
and the price given above is the lowest
offered there.
With wheat soaiing about 75 cents
a bushel and the prospects for at least
an average yield of spring wheat and
the biggest yield of winter wheat that
section has ever produced, the farmers
of the Palouse country have just cause
for optimism, which prevails to a large
extent among all olassoa in that dis
trict. It is rumored that offers to contract
the new crop at 65 cents a bushel are
being liiade. The Spokesman-Review
correspondent tried to trace this rumor
to its fonndation, but has failed to
find any one there who is offering
that, or any prioe, for the new crop,
although all express oonfldenoe that
the new crop will start off at from 00
to 70 cents a bushel.
Dealers say that wheat is being con
tracted at Lewiston for 05 emits a
bushel, aud that three crops were con
tracted at Albion some time ago for 60
cents. These were bluestem aud forty
fold wheat, tbe two highest priced va
rieties grown iu that section, but it is
said that tbe farmers who oontraoted
have withdrawn their contract with
tbe oon-ieut of tbe managor of tbe
farmers' warehouse, which bought the
grain.
TEST OREGON INSPECTION LAW
Washington Sheepmen File Snits in
United States Court
Washington sheep owners have filed
two suits in tbe United States circuit
court to test tbe constitutionality of
tbe compulsory sheep-inspection law
passed at tbe last session of tbe Oregon
legislature. An order was issued di
recting tbe members of the sheep com
mission to appear in court at 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon and show cause
why an injunction should not be
granted, restraining the Oregon sheep
commission fiom interfeting with
Washington sheepmen in bringing
their sheep into this state.
Both complaints are identical as to
tbo charges. In one tbe plaintiffs are
Leon Jaussand, Felix Hollebeke, C. A.
Holes, Camilla Meyer and 8. V. Davin.
In the other IL C. Adams and II. C.
Bryson, together with a dozen other
prominent sheepmen in Washington,
appear as complainants.
Tbe plaintiffs are all members of
tbe Wenaba Woolgrowers association.
Johnnie Ridenonr stopped over a
day in Athena yesterday to visit
friends. He is on his way to Mon
tana with a crew of sheep sbeutera,
and will finish tbe season there.
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Prominent Citizen Makes Some
Timely Suggestions.
WOULD HOLD PUBLIC MEETING
County Superintendent and Patrons
Should Be Brought Together
In Discussion.
Agitation for better sobools in Ath
ena has commenoed none too soou.
School direotors and a clerk are to bo
eleoted at the annual school election,
which takes place Monday, June 17.
The tax payers of the district and tbe
pations of the school are deeply inter
ested in this vital matter, and the fol
lowing communication from a prom
inent citizen, contains good sugges
tions :
Athena, Oregon, May 31, (To the
Editor) "Do not think it presump
tuous in me to say a few things in the
Press about preparing for a prosperous
school at this place, beginning this
fall. It is far from my purpose to
want to be conspicuous about this or
any other matter. I think it timely,
however, for everybody in Athena
and vicinity to become highly interest
ed in the school situation, and to make
an honest effort from now on to main
tain a school at this place, seoond to
none in Umatilla county. In order to
do this we must beoome deeply inter
ested, work in harmony, put aside our
grievances, forget tbe past, oorrect
present irregularities, and prepare for
the future.
"It is one of the imperative '"duties
of every citizen to be interested iu
publio education. We have some citi
zens in this place who are heavy tax
payers, and who" have no children of
sobool age. We can not expect these
to have much more than a passive in
terest in the schools, yet they pay
their taxes, heavy as they may be,
without a murmur. No donbt every
one of them would be pleased to see
good resnlts from tbe money they pay,
as taxes, toward the maintenance of
tbe schools; out, on the oontrary, those
taxpayers who have children of sobool
age are expected to take an active in
terest in publio education aud get tbe
very best returns from the money puid.
"It might be suggestod that some
time before tbe eleotion of direotors
we have a publio educational rally,
and discuss proper subjeots appertain
ing to the maintenance of a good
sobool, among which might be men
tioned tbe salaries that we can afford
to pay, tbe kind of teachers suitable,
tbe support to be given the teachers
and directors, aud many other things.
"School directors need the support
of the patrons; tbe teaobers need tbo
united support of all. The children
need encouragement. I would there
fore suggest, if not premature aud pre
sumptuous, that tlie citizens have it,(
understood that a publio meeting bo
held within a fow weeks for tbe dis
cussion of portiueut subjeots along tbe
Hue of publio eduoation, and that we
have tbe county superintendent of
sobools, some noted or successful
teaobers, aud other outside persons
present to deliver short addresses.
This, in my judgment will workup en
thusiasm and start a progressive move
ment whioh will eventuate iu very
uotioable success for tbe school at this
place.
"Let us cease our complaints of tbo
past, forget them all, and remember
that we have duties to perform in tbe
proper maintenance of good schools.
If we do this, and the proper steps are
taken in time, we shall have one of tbe
best sobools iu tbe history of Athena
one that every citizen will be prond
to mention. We are not finding fault
whatever with the past, but new life,
vigor, aud enthusiasm are greatly
needed right now."
"Will M. Peterson."
Decoration of Graves.
Yesterday was National Memorial
day. It was appropriately observed
iu Athena, though no publio exercises
were held. At 10 o'clock, tbe few
surviving members of Gettysburg Post
G. A. R. assembled at their hall and
were driven in carriages to the ceme
tery, where the graves of seventeen sol
dier dead were decorated with flags
and flowers. Many Athena people
spent a portion of tbe duy at tbe cem
etery aud beautifully decorated tbe
graves of departed relatives and
friends.
A tissue builder, reconstructor,
bnilds up waste force, and makes
strong nerves and muscle. Yon will
realize after taking Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea what a wondorful ben
efit it will be to you. 35 cents, Teu ot
Tablets. Pioneer Drn Store.