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Newspaper Page TextWHen Thirsty Try our Ice Cream and Soda and you'll Keep Cool WATCHES AND J EVELRYl I F H. COOLIDGE.' Athena PIONEER DRUG STORE North Side of Main Street BYRON N. HAWKS, Prop SPECIAL 17 Jewel Watch, Heavy Dust-proof Case, only $12.00 5 Boost Early and Often for the Athena Fair VOLUME XIX. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 5. 1907. NUMBER 51. i ! is L Scott of Adams Elected Assis tant Principal. ONE TEACHER YET TO CHOOSE Salary of Principal $100 per Month and Wage Scale of Teachers Is Raised. . . The board of directors of School district No. 29, composed of A. M. Gillis, M. L. Watts and Jerry Stone, elected a principal, an assistant principal and all bnt one in the corps of teachers in the Athena publio sobool, for the coming soliool year. The selections made by the board seem to meet with popular favor and many expressions of satisfaction are heard, and the belief that the Athena sobool is again to be placed in the rank where it justly belongs is gen eral. Mr. Homer I. Watts, the choioe of the boaid for principal, is a young man of sterling quality, recognized abilty, and is well known to the peo ple of Athena ' and vicinity. He is just from Harvard, where he graduat ed with high honors, and has bad ex perience in teaching. He is a normal school graduate from Monmouth, hav ing finished the normal oonrse there after two years spent in the Eastern Oregon State Normal School, at Wes ton. From Monmouth, Mr. Watts took a two-year course at Throop Col lege, Pasadena, California, then the full course of the Oregon State Uni versity at Eugene, then to Harvard. His assistant, Mr. Soott, gave splen did service-and thorough satisfaction in the Adams sobool last year, and comes recommended in high terms to the Athena school board. . Miss Carrie Sharp and Miss Gib bons, both exoellent teachers, are on ., the roll of instructors again this year, and Miss Keller, considered one of the best teachers who ever worked in ' the Weston school, has been eleoted, leav ing but cne teacher to be selected from a long list of applicants. The school board has recognized the inevitable demand for a higher teaoh ers' wage soale, and commencing with the bead of the school at $100 per month, a general raise in salary has been made. . GIRL HORSETHiEF MADE FREE Child That Caused a Sensation in Pa louse Country at Liberty. Myrtle Tipton, the girl horsethief who was convicted at Colfax and sen tenced to a term of two years in the Walla Walla penitentiary, was releas ed from that institution Sunday. For a long time previous to her arrest and at the time she was taken into custody she was attired in men's olotbing, and worked out in the fields like a man. Myrtle grew up without sohooling, and was denied the care and advioe so necessary to the well being of a young girl in this age; Tiring of her humdrum life of drudgery at home Myrtle finally decid ed upon a change and one fine morn ing she took one of her father's horses from the field near Tekoa and rode in to the country, where the following night she stole a span of horses and drove to an adjoining town, where she sold them and was in the act of pur chasing clothes and finery with the proceeds when she was arrested and put in jail at Colfax on the charge of borse stealing. Later she was convict ed of the charge and sentenced as above stated. The W. C. T..U. of Walla Walla made an effort to secure her release through petitions to Governor Mead for a pardon, but the girl's defiant demeanor and utter indifference to the situation stood in the way of her re lease, even if it bad met with favor able consideraton at the hands of the chief executive. She left Walla Walla on the Spo kane train Sunday afternoon, but what she intends doing could not be learned. .When the effort was made to secure her release her mother oame to Walla Walla and promised in case she was given her liberty she would see that she had proper care and would be given a home with her. Prostrated By Heat. Frank Smith, a yonng man employ ed in the hay field on the Walters place west of town became prostrated by beat Monday and suffered a slight attack of sunstroke. Mr. Smith had a severe stroke about a year ago, since when be is easily affected by the sun's hot rays. Dr. Plamondon was called aud no serious results followed the prostration. mm COUICIL GRAITS COMSSIOI" HIE RUTS CATTLE Sells His Reservation Ranch and In . vests in Le Grow and Taylor Herds. Hugh Kobie has purohased from W. R. Taylor and F. S. Le Grow their herd of 325 head of cattle, which was taken to the range near Kamela this spring. The stock is in fine condition, there being at this time considerable beef in the herd. These cattle were pur ohased by Messrs. LeGrow and Taylor early this spring, principally in the Cold Springs and Juniper settlements, and were taken to the mountain range about two months ago. Hugh Robie recently sold his reser vation ranoh to George Perringer, of Pendleton, and at onoe began negotia tions for the purohase of the Le Grow and Taylor stock. He will move the cattle from their present location to what is considered the finest range in Eastern Oregon the territory tributary to the head of squaw creek, in the southern part of the Umatilla Indian reservation. In that section, virgin bunob grass, and that has not been cropped for years by stook, is aDundant with plenty of water and shade. DEATH OF MRS. SARAH STAGGS Pioneer Resident of Weston dies in Walla Walla Hospital. Mrs. Sarah Staggs, one of the pio neer residents of Weston, Ore., died at St. Mary's hospital Monday morning after an illness of two weeks, death being caused by dropsy. Deoeased was 63 years of age, and has been a resi dent of Weston since 1852, when 'she crossed the plains with her husband and family. She lived continuously in Weston, and was one of the best known pioneers of that section of the state. Besides two daughters and one bro ther, who survive ber, Mrs. Staggs leaves a host of friends throughout the state to mourn her death. The survi ving relatives are Mrs. Ella Dunoan, of Weston, and Mrs Martha Staggs, of Weston, and Gabriel Cox. "The remains were shipped to Wes ton, at which place the funeral was held Wednesday, interment taking place at Keys cemetery. Who Will Do the Dirty Work? Aooording to Ray Stannard Baker in the July American Magazine, the question in the south is who will do the dirty work. Mr. Baker met at Montgomery, Ala., a talented lawyer named Gustavo Frederick Mertins. Mr. Mertins made a striking remark, not at all expressing the view that Mr. Baker heard from some of the strongest citizens of Montgomery, but excellently voicing the position of many souther ners. "It's a question," he said, "who will do the dirty work. In this coun try the white man won't; the negro must There's got to be a mudsill somewhere. If you educate the negroes they won't stay where they belong, and you must consider them as a race, because if you let a few rise it makes the others discontented. " The Charming Woman is not necessarily one of perfect form and features. Many a plain woman who could never serve as an artist's model, possesses those rare qualities that all the world admires: neatness, clear eyes, clean smooth skin and that sprightliness of step and aotion that accompany good health. A pbysioally weak woman is never attractive, not even to herself. Electrio Bitters re store weak women, give strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth velvety skin, beau tiful complexion. Guaranteed at Wm. MoBrides, Druggist, 50c. Will Report Train Wrecks. A policy of informing the putlci of the details of all accidents on all rail roads composing the Harriman system was put into effect Monday by order of E. H. Harriman, according to an official announcement ty the Union Pacific It is stated that Mr. Harri man has ordered that full reports all be made and promptly given to the press concerning all accidents on the Union Paciflo and the Southern Pacicfl sys tems and on the Oregon Short Line, and the O. R. & N. Pineules are for the Kidneys and Bladder. They bring quick relief to backache, rheumatism, lumbago, tired worn out feeling. They produce natu ral action of the kidneys. 30 days treatment $1.00. Money refunded if Pineules are not satisfactory. Pioneer Drugstore, . - . STREETS OPEN TO FAIR Association Given Right to Control Ter ritory Including 2nd, 3rd and 4th From Jefferson to Current. At the regular meeting of the City Council Monday evening, a concession was granted the Athena Agricultural and Live Stock Fair Association the right to use portions of certain streets on which to hold its first annual fair, the dates of whioh will be Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, September 19, 20 and 21. The streets selected by the Associa tion committee on grounds include Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth streets bounded on the north by Jefferson and on the south by Current streets, the portions of the two latter streets being also inoluded in the con cession. Of course, the exhibits will not cov er the area of the streets named, but the territory embraoed in the conces sion was desired by the committee in order that the Fair Association could be in a position to assign locations of all exhibits and amusement features. By having oontrol of the streets named it will be impossible for any counter attraction to exhibit near the fair grounds and will serve as a leverage to bring all under the supervision of the association. While the exact location of the grounds has not been selected by the AFTER A DRIVEWAY Athena Horsemen Have Option Brotherton Land Suitable -for Track Location. . on v. Charles Norris, Fay Le Grow, W. R. Taylor and other Athena horsemen have united in the general purpose of securing race traok, or perhaps, more properly speaking, a speedway, on whioh the light harness and running stock of this portion of Umatilla comi ty may be properly developed. With this end in view a Bve-year option, at a rental of $125 per year, has been secured from Chas. Brother ton, the owner of a piece of land con sidered by those interested to be per fect for the ccnstruotion of one of the fastest tracks in the Inland Empire Mr. Norris estimates that the cost of placing a half mile track in first class condition will be, approximate ly, $1,000. If this sum of money can bo raised, the traok is assured, and to secure the sentiment of horsemen in the matter, a meeting is called for 3 o'clook tomorrow afternoon at the office of B. B. Richards. Mr. Norris has mailed cards to a numbs? of horse men, announcing tie ' purpose of the meeting. Long Live The King! is the popular cry throughout European countries; while in America, the cry of the present day is "Long live Dr. King's New Discovery, King of Throat and Lung Remedies I" of which Mri Julia Rydre Paine, Truro, Mass., says: "It never fails to give immediate re lief and to quickly cure a cough or oold." Mrs. Paine's opinion is shared by a majority of the inhabitants of this country. New discovery cures weak lungs and sore throats after all other remedies have failed; and for coughs and colds it's the proven reme dy. Guaranteed by Wm. MoBride. Druggist. 50o and $1.00. Trial bot tle free. Reservation Man Dead. Joseph LaRoque, a well known old time resident of the Umatilla reserva tion died at bis home Tuesday after a long illness. Death was due to con sumption. LaRoque bad been on the reservation for years, and was allotted a fine farm, to whioh he received title shortly before his death. The funeral took place yesterday. Tramps Lift Clothing. As the result of a supposed depreda tion by tramps, Alex McRea and an employe lost their overalls and work ing clothes from the Peebler. & Cham berlain implement yard, Tuesday night Only the wearing apparel was "lifted," a choice lot of tools near by being unmolested. : 1 committee, it is probable that Third street, from Main to Current will be enolosed and the exhibits, booths, baud stand, etc., will be under a pa vilion covering that spaoe. This loca tion is looked on with much favor for the reason that the firm of Peebler & Chamberlain has offered its imple ment grounds, together with the splendid sheds, in whioh to shelter the the live stooand poultry exhibits. The taking care of the livestock exhibits has been a problem whioh from the first has confronted the as sociation, in that to provide suitable quarters would entail considerable ex pense. In the use of the Peebler & Chamberlain sheds, whioh are con tiguous to the grounds above named, the principal expense entailed would be in moving and returning the ma chinery aud cleaning up after the fair. The space is amply large enough to afford all room needed for the live stock display, and has the advantage of being situated so that this exhibit would be directy connected with the main pavilion. ' This situation,' briefly outlined, would leave tue shows, merry-go-rounds and other attractions to be located on Current street, at the in tersection of Third. THE GLOWS 4TH Athena People Sought Amusement Elsewhere and the Town Was Deserted. The glorious Fourth was quietly ob served in Atbeua very quiet in fact for the reason that nothing was doing here on a large soale, and people gen erally deserted the town and 'sought hilarious amusement at Pendleton, Bingham Springs, or enjoyed nature's quietude along the banks of tbe Uma tilla and Walla Walla. In Athena the nalal holiday was ushered in all right, all right. A ton of powder, more or less, was burned on an old anvil between tbe hours of midnight and dawn, and the patriotic sons of Amerioa who handled tbe ex plosive and "touched 'em off", fired salutes in honor of everybody from George Washington down to Jim Hayes. After this siege of boiaburdiun. active demonstrations ceased until evening, when Mr. Theodore Russell of Spokane, who is visiting at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. George Bannis ter, run a corner on all the fireworks in town and generously entertained young and old with a pyrotechnic dis play of brilliant hue in rapid fire order. Those who went to Bingham Springs report having a fine time, and those at Pendleton, ditto. Athena stores and business houses closed at noon, and for the most part, the proprietors made it a point to be on hand this morning to open up their places of business. Minister Is Surprised. - The many friends of Rev. and Mrs. Gurry surprised them on Saturday evening (which was tbe 20th anniver sary of their wedding) with a china shower. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stone, Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Boober, Mrs. S. F. Sharp. Mr. and Mrs. Cannon. Professor and Mrs. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. H. H .Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Fobs, Professor and Mrs. Perryman, Mrs. Masterson, Mrs. Buel, Mrs. Barto, Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Attorney Wilson, Mrs. Wm. MoBride, Mrs. Marsh of Walla Walla, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Betts, Mrs. Ma loney, Mr. and Mrs. Kirk. Tbe eve ning's entertainment consisted of violin selections by Prof. Henry and recita tions by Miss Bernice Curry. A Memorable Day. One of tbe days we remember with pleasure, as well as with profit to our health, is the one on which we became acquainted with Dr. King's New Life Pills, the painless purifiers that cure headache and biiliousness, and keep tbe bowels right. 25a at Palace Drug Store. UtiDER WATER TANK Wagon Tongue Breaks and Throws Man Underneath Heavily Loaded Vehicle. A young man named Lyons, is bare ly able to move about on orutohes down at the Athena Hotel as the re suit of a serious aooident whioh hap pened to him Tuesday evening while driving a water wagon on the Bryan piaoe, north of town. In doscendiug a hill, the strain on the neck yoke was so great that it broke. The wagon tongue fell, pone trated the ground, the shock throwing Lyons to the road in trout of the heavily loaded wagon. The man was rolled along the road before the heavy water tauk and his esoape from instant death seems mir aculous to all who have visited the soene of tbe accident. The momen tum of the wagon, oarryiug the big tauk filled with water, was so great that the tongue tore up tbe bard road in plaoes and Anally was buried in the ground, splintered beyond repair. Lyons wus brought to town and on investigation by Dr. Sharp, the man's back was found to have suffered a se vere strain. He was taken to the Athena Hotel, where by the aid of crutohes he was able to leave his bed today. W. ft G. R. RAILWAY IS EXTINCT Line is Now Operated as Part of the Northern Pacific. Washington and Columbia River Railway is a title that bas been usod for the last time, for commeuoing yes terday that road became ofHoially a branoh of the Northern PaciQo system. No outward evidence of the change, however, was manifest, and even the officials themselves in Walla Walla said there was no difference in the offloo woik, says the Union. Heudquarters of the Pasco division, as the old W. & C. R. will now be called remain in Walla Walla and all of the old officers remain with muoh their former duties. S. B. CaJder head, formerly general freight and passenger agent, now has the title of general agent. J. G. Cutler beoomes, assistant superintendent of the Pasco division; George O'Connor is now traveling freight agent w ith increased territory. The subordinate officials remain with identioal titles and duties. Tbe train schedules are uuobangod, but Northern Paciflo tiokots are sub stituted for the old W. & C. R. com bined tickets. In many cases these will be simpler in form than the old tiokots used. Slab Wood Trust Formed. The Oregon Duily Journal says of the slab wood trust in Portland: Au ironclad contract binds the sawmills of Portland to sell Blabwood only to certain retail dealers, who buy it ut 50 cents a cord and sell it totbepu'lio at prices ranging from $3 to $4, with delivery charges added. In times past any person could go to tbe mills and buy all tbe slab wood ho Deeded and the combine now control tbe situation. It is openly predicted by members of tbe combinn that even the high price now prevailing will be exceeded this fall. Carrie Nation certainly smashed a hole in tbe bur rooms of Kansas, but Ballard's Hore- hound Syrup bus smashed all records as a cure for coughs, Bronchitis, In fluenza and all Pulmonary diseases. T. C. H , Horton, Kansas, writes: "I have never found a medicine that would oure a cough so quickly as Ballard's Hoiehouud Syrup. I have used it for years." Sold by W. MoBride. Summer coughs and colds yield at once to Bees Laxotive Cough Syrup, contains honey and tar but no opiates. Children like it. Its laxative quali ties recommend it to mothers. Hoarse ness, coughs, croup, yield quickly. Keep it on hand. Pioneer Drug Store. All the World is a stago, and Ballard's Snow Lini ment plays a most prominent part. It bas uo superior for Rheumatism, stiff joints, cutM, sprains, and all pains. Buy it, try it aud you will always use it. Anybody who has usod Ballard's Snow Liniment is a living proof of what it does. Buy a trial bottle. 25c, 50o and $1.00. Sold ty W. McBrido. According to the reports of the growers, cherries are beginning to fall off, though about five to seven tons daily were shipped out last weok from Freewater. Root Growth Removed Prom the Drainage Pices. . ITER OVERFLOWS RESERVOIR Weeping Willow Boots Prove Vexa tious and Troublesome-Pipe Joints May Se Cemented. Tbo big rosorvoir of the Athena gravity water systom is again full and overflowing with puro, cold spring water, and tbe peace and contentment of Water Superintendent Gholson'a mind is oorrespondently apparent. it was a prooiematio question splved ouly by hard labor aud clever head work to release tbe great dusters of roots and sand whioh for nearly a week clogged up Athena's water supply aud forced consumers to use aoqua pura furnished by means of the old pump ing plant. Digging down .through mud eight feet to the porous clay drainage pipe, a section was tapped and found to be packed full of long, slender roots, some of them no larger in circumference than a pin. Tbe roots were matted in clusters and in one instance, where suud mingled with the root growth, a team of horses had to be used at the end of a stout iron hook, before the mass could be dislodged. Ihe cause of the trouble is oorreotly lodged against a couple of rows of weeping willow trees whioh grow along the pipe line and near the spriugs, whioh are the source of supply for Athena's exoellent water system. Tiny, fibrous roots, in searoh of life- . giving sap to these big trees, penetrate through tbe soil, and, reaching the pipe, creep through the open joints and thrive aud grow in tbe water. Clustor and cluster mat together, aud soon a great nest of roots form iu the pipe suction. Sand slowly flltors in aud iu a short time , the flow, of water,-uchoked out from Us channel in tbe pipe, curcles up tbroueb the ground and runs over tbe surface. Thou tho reservoir runs dry and pumpinR from the old city well must be resorted to. The supposition is that in a few months the same trouble will again result unless something is done to abrogate tbe nuisance. The intake pipo of the drainage sys tem is mauufaotured from porous clay pipe, such as is used for tiling pur poses, except that it is of larger size. To thoroughly drain and secure the full supply of water from the springs and the ground acqnirod for tbe pur pose, the joints of the sootious of this pipe were not closed. A two-inch space was loft between tbe seotious, and wrapped with jute cloth. Packed around this jute olotb is crushed rook, so that iu time when the olotb bad served its purpose, the rook would still remain intact and allow tbe water to Alter its way into tbe pipe. Through tbeso open joints tho roots feed their way into tbe pipe. It is believed that before tbe roots cease to beoome a standing annoyanoe, tbe joints of tbe pipe in the vicinity of the willow trees must be oomentod with a oonorete covering. NIFTY YOUNG PITCHER SIGNED ' v . Johnson, .Wcisetfs Boy Wonder Sign- , yed By Washing! Atbeua taso bull fai asnington u. u bull fans wilL be inter ested in reading the f olio wiug "dope," whiob comes up from Weisor, Idaho: Walter Johnson, the famous boy pitob er of tbe Weisor basoball team of tho Idaho State League, bas signed with tbe American League club of Wash ington, D. C, and will loave for that place July 15. C. D. Bluukeuship, representative of the Washington club, is in the city aud succecdod in landlug Johnson after several uttempts. The Idaho stoto league eobedule ends July 11. aud Johnson would not leave until after that date, although flattering inducements were held out to him to leave Monday. ( ' Johnson's record us a pitcher is without a parallel iu baseball reoords. lie bas pitched 75 innings without a run being soorod against him and bas struck out 160 men in 99 innings. The Woiscr team has played sovou straight shut-out games and has made 98 runs, whilo tbe opponents have made but 5. The First Threshing. The first threshing to bo doner In Umatilla county this season says tho East Oregonian, will be done by John Muir on tbo farm of R. H. Pattou, on McKay creek, next Monday morning, July 8. Mr Patton bas about 180 acres of barley wLicu will yield, it is eetimated, from 10 to 60 bushels ptr acre. J' "V - j A- 1.