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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1907)
"Ifvou see a hand or a The people are coming to "know things" about ad vertising the business not well advertised is at once discredited. limb you know the trunk to which it belongs is there be hind Thus even a small advertisement reminds us the store is "there behind" Boost Early and Often for the Athena Fair VOLUME XIX. ATIIENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2. 1907. NUMBER 55 V MANASSE'S UP TO DATE STORE f Agent for Butterick Patterns. Now is the Time wmm We have full lines of Jumpers", Shirts, Handker chiefs, Overalls, Gloves, Hats, Shoes, Sox, Under- wear, Comforts. Blankets GET OUR PRICES Before Buying Goods Elsewhere Athena's -Up To Date Store Agent for Butterick Patterns. August 6th Our store will be closed all day Monday, August 5th, Marking down every article in our immense store, with the possible exception of a few contract goods. We have had a great many successful sales in the past, but we have laid our plans to have this sale eclipse them all. Never before have we made so great reductions and never be fore has our stock been so complete in all lines. So no matter what you are in need of in our lines you will find big assortments here all marked at prices that never have been equaled in the northwest. 1& FURNITURE CARPETS STOVES RANGES CROCKERY GLASSWARE Till WARE CRAHITEWARE SILVERWARE CUTLERY ETC This is a strictly cash sale. If you haven't the ready cash you will make money by borrowing it and buying now for future needs. Remember we pay the freight when bill amounts to $10.00 or over. THE COMPLETE II O M E FURNISHERS 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 Alder St, Walla Walla, Wash. id 3 PEcaEBY WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT mm if j s 31 The Freshest and fJl M ri I Give our Home-grown Lettuce and Radishes a Trial DELL BROTHERS, in' Athena, Oregon i . ' t : -i h -ft fi.-t "i ti. H ft, H.ii -fit :i ft ft 'i ?i 'i t fi ' ' 5 to Prepare for and Canvass. 2j A w"' 81 to August 24th Inclusive A most Choice the Market affords in Mill 11 ... .... ..... i i KAmOOD FREE ill Jury Reported Sunday Morning--Moy-er Admitted to BailFettibone Trial October 1. William D.Haywood, secretary of the Western Federation of Miners..wbo has been on trial at Boise for tbe past tbree months for conspiracy to murder ex-Goveinor Frank Stennenberg, of Idaho, was acquitted by a verdict of "not gnilty," returned Sunday morn ing at 7:55, after the jury bad delib erated since 11:05 a. m. Saturday on the case, in which time about 20 bal lots were taken. - Judge Wood immediately annonnoed that the jury would be discharged for the term and tbe defendant would be discharged. He asked tbe attorneys tote present in the morning at 10 o'clock to indi cate to the court what course should be taken with regard to tbe other de fendants. There were no spectators in the courtroom, only the defendant and the newspaper represenatires being present. When Haywood entered the court room to bear tbe verdict of the jury that was to decide bis freedom or pos sible death, the keenest observer could not have seen any different expression upou his face than has been noted at all times. There was the same confi dent stride, the samiB calm, tense ex pression upon bis faoe as he took bis seat and awaited the entrance of the jury. " 0 i ir If ft- if ir if i Ft 3 LiULa O r 19 1 If When tbe clerk read tbe verdict, bis face broke into a broad smile aud his attorneys turned and grasped him by the band. As soon as the conrt adjourned Hay wood stepped np to the jurors as tbey stepped down from the box, grasped eaob by the hand and thanked him for the verdict There was no display of emotion, just the same stoical faoe and appearance, except as he shook the hand of the jurors tears lulled from bis eyes. Tbe jury immediately npou retiring Saturday forenoon at 1 1 :55 took an in formal ballot, which stood 8 for ac quittal and I for conviction, though one of tbe four expressed himself as being somewhat in doubt and immedi ately joined tbe majority, as did oue of the others, leaving the jury stand 10 for aoquittal and 3 for conviction all night before the final ballot was taken just before 7 o'clock Sunday morning. Aloyer bas been released on bail and Pettibone's trial is set for October 1. General Raise in Storage Price Will Not Effect Warehouses in Athena. The general raise from tbe long es tablised rate of 50 cents per ton for storage of grain in warehouses to 75 cents per ton will not effect the storers of grain in Athena warehouses, i David Taylor, owner of the Indepen dent Warehouse, deolares that bis re gular charges of 50 cents per ton on grain stored in bis bouse tip to July 1. will prevail as usual. Local agents for tbe Paciflo Coast Elevator Com pany and the Fnget Sound Warehouse Company say they have received uo notice of any raise in charges forehand ling grain at this station, and expressed the opinion that there would be none. A determined fight will be made by the farmers of tbe state of Washing ton against the warehouse trust which bas raised the price of wheat storage. Wheat raisers express firmly their determination to keep their wheat on platforms built at their own expense rather than pay to tbe warehousemen tbe extra 25 cents a ton. . A fight against tbe griau buyers' monopoly will be carried on id con nection with tbe warehouse question if it can be found tbat tbey are com mitting acts rendered illegal by tbe anti-trust law. ABOUT THE JIM HILL MUSTARD Strenuous Efforts Must Be Made to Prevent Its Spread, "Jim Hill Mustard" is becoming more annoying to the farmers and there are a few fields in which it is so thick tbat it will not pay to harvest the grain, says the Courier-Press, of Dayton, Wash. As a matter of fact, when the weed has gained a good growth it is almost impossible to head tbe grain, as the mustard, which grows to a height of from two to four feet, clogs tbe elevator of tbe header and stops the machine. This weed is liable to get the best of the farmers if strenuous means are not taken to ex terminate it Eaoh farmer must take means toward killing it off in their fields, but if it is allowed to grow un checked in tbe publio roads and along the railroad rights of way no progress can be made toward that end. The farmers and the road supervisors, as well as the railroad companies, must aot in unison to prevent its spread, and tbe farmers are the greatest losers if it does. So it is apparent that all must aot together. If some plan of extermi nation is not adopted the "Jim Hill mustard" will soon spread over the entire country and the destruction of crops from this source will be enor mous. That it is spreading there is no question, as it was first discovered along the right of way of the Great Northern (hence its name) a few years ago, and in that time tbe seed bas been carried across the state, a dis tance of several hundred miles. Each plant produces a large quanti ty of seeds. These seeds are very small and, owing to tbe shape in which the weed grows, which resembles a "tum ble weed," it is easily carried before tbe wind. One plant will seed many acres, and the territory covered by tbe weeds Increase eaob year, as they ae allowed to mature. It is too often tbe case that tbe farmers allow such weed pests as this "Jim Hill mustard" to get a start ou their places, through neglect or care lessness, and when it gets beyond their control ask the authorities for help to get rid- of it The new law on this question would be thoroughly efficient if it was enforced at once and mueb labor and money would be saved by that means. Tbe real trouble is tbat negligent farmers are as much to blame for tbe sotsequent loss as are the authorities. Tbe time to do good work is when tbe thing starts, and prevent it getting a good start Barley yielding 80 bnsbel yet acre was harvested tbis wecJi on the Eicb mead place, Bear Helix TnUiSE Subjects to Be Taught This Year In the Eastern Oregon State Normal School. There bas been considerable soope to statements printed in tbe state press relative to the course selected for tbe Normal Schools. The currioulum of the Weston Nor- ml has been annonnoed. Pedagogy will be studied all four years instead of two, in order to enhance tbe profes sional value of the work, and several new subjects are embraced in tbe elec tive course which may be taken up or not at the pleasure of the student. Elective Courses. Stenography one year, iypewriting one year, Latin two years, Uerman two years, Chemistry one-half year, Economics, Sociology. Freshman Year. First Semester English, Elementary Composition and Study of English Classios; Mathematics, Algebra C; Science, Nature Study and Elements of Physical Science; Arts, Drawing; Education, Oral Expression inoluding Beading and Elocution,- Pedagogy. Seoond Semester Rhetoric B aud Study of English Classios, Algebra B, Physical Georgaphy, Manual Training, Methods in' Writing and Spelling, Pedagogy. Sophomore Year. Third RnmAtitar..'R.hAni-in A nnri Study of English Classics, Algebra A, Zoology, Physiology, General History B, Musio and Physical Training B, Pedagogy. Fourth Semester Geometry, Botany and Elementary Agriculture. Chemis try, General History A, Musio and Physical Training A, Methods in Lan guage and Grammar, Pedagogy. Junior Year. , Fifth Semester American Litera ture, Geometry , Physics, Advanced U. S. History, Psychology, Pedagogy. Sixth Semester English Literature B, Arithmetic, Advanoed Physics, Ad vanced Civics and Sohool Law, His tory of Education, Pedagogy. .. Senior Year. - Seventh Semester English Litera ture A, Bookkeeping, Prioinples of Education and School Organization, General Methods and Art of Teaohiug, .methods in ueograpny, Methods in Arithmetic. Eighth Semester Teaohiug, Sohool Management, Methods in Drawing, Musio, Physical Training. . Henry Hoeschen Wanted. Anyone knowiug the whereabouts of Henry Hoescheu, who is supposed to be in this county looking for land, will please notify the La Grande laud office, where there is a telegram stat ing tbat Mrs. Hoesoben is dying. Tbe message wae recevied by Al Roberts, register and receiver of the La Grande laud office and is signed by Leo Ho!X man. A Sudden Death. Charles L. Swain a well known sur veyor of Milton afflioted with heart failure, died suddenly in Pendleton Monday. He felt the attack while walking along the street, aud went in to a drug store, where he was appar ently relieved. However, he was taken with a second attack, and was dead before physicians could arrive to aid biiu. Combines at Echo. Harvesting is now at its height in tba Eoho country, where many corn- &4f here in our store. Call on us and We will gladly show you the Deering line famous the World otier as being the ideal harvesting , machines. Deering binders, mowers and rakes haOe neCer failed to make good no matter how difficult the harvest. We would like to show you some of these good machines, Call on us and We'll tell you Why the Pee ring line deserves your consideration. Itfe a question of profit tor you as Welt as for us. C. A. B A.RKETT & COMPANY bines are at work, and many good yields are reported, most of the grain going from 20 to 40 bushels to the aore. Tbe second crop of alfalfa is also being out It is difficult to secure sufficient help to do tbe work, and weie it not for the number of combines being used, the growers wonld surfer for want of help. Death of Mrs. R. T. Brown.- As the result of an attack of appen dicitis of only tbree days duration, Mrs. Kollo Brown, wife of the Well known Athena base' ball playet, died at the home of her mother in Springfield, Iowa, July 19. Mrs. Brown was a sister of Frank Willard. Io addition to her husband and other relatives, tbe deceased leaves a little 3-year-old daughter. Athena friends sympathize with tbe husband in his bereavement. WALLAWALLA BRANCH SPECIAL Train Put On ito Relieve Passenger t Traffic During Harvest. The speoial O. Ii. & N. passenger train which is run between this oity and Walla Walla every year during harvest season, will be plaoed in ser vice ou August lt to oontinue until about January 1. The schedule of the train will be as follows: Leave Walla Walla at 8:30 a. m. ; arrive at Athena 9 :40 ; at Pen dleton at 10:30. Returning in tbe evening, leave Pendleton 4:50 o'olook, immediately after the departure of No. 2, aud will arrive at Atheua at , 5 :35 p. m., at Walla Walla at 850. Owing to the enormous business handled by tbe mixed tram during wheat harvest, the delays are annoying to passengers and the O... B. & N. has run this extra passenger train for the past two years for the accommodation of the patrons of tho mixed traiu. It is thought by the East Oregonian that tbe railroad oommiasion will ao oept tbe offer of General Manager J. P. O'Brien to place a clean coach on , No. 1 at Pendetou for the accommoda tion of looal travel westward from that oity. The passenger train to be run between Walla Walla and Peudlo ton will make it easy for Walla Walla people to come this way to take a main line traiu. Holt Has Disappeared. Charles Holt, a well known phar macist, ouoe employed in this oity, left his home in Walla Walla June 37, saying he had some business to trans act in Spokane and would . be absent for two or three days, since which time nothing has boon hoard from bim. He has a wife and two small .obildrou living in Walla Walla, tbe ages ot the latter being 6 and 13. So far as known, tbe domestic relations of Mr. and Mrs. Holt were of the most congenial na ture, and bis friends are at a loss to aooouut for bis strange and myster ious disappearance. Teams Hauling Lumber. Weaton Leader: Teams frequently pass through Weston with heavy loads of lumber from Blue Mountain saw mill for Athena and Adams, where there is a good demand for the olass of lumber manufactured at this mill. Much of it is used in warehouse re pairing and building. The fruit box faotory is now in successful operation at the sawmill, with a market for more boxes than it can produce, and tho present soasou promises to be amoug the most prosperous in its his tory. , OF GOOD MACHINES mMj tb'f ..... .. - . 0a. '. 1 M I' V. t t 7 5