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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1907)
"Ifyouseeahandora linib you know the trunk to which it belongs is there be hind." Thus even a small advertisement reminds us the store is 'there behind." The people" are coming to "know things" about ad vertisingthe business not well advertised is at once discredited. Boost Early and Often for the Athena Fair VOLUME XIX. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 23. 1907. NUMBER 58 ' MANASSE'S UP TO DATE STORE -, Agent for Butterick Patterns. FALL STYLES 1907 First Showing of Correct Styles in Fall and Winter Cloaks ' , Jackets i Cravenettes Automobile Goats For . Ladies Misses ' Children Beautiful Novelty Styles - No two alike At Money Saving Prices. -.Ladies Athena's Up To Date Store Agent for Butterick Patterns. i Put Me Off at Walla Walla "Something Doing Every, Minute" - First Annual Grand Harvest Carnival Under auspicies of the Walla Walla Commercial Club SEPTEMBER 16-21 INCLUSIVE An Opportunity to have the time of your life. One solid week of high life, uproarious fun and gaiety. Grand eleotrioal queeu's pegeaut and coronation. Bands of music, beautiful and dazzling illuminations; thrill ing sports. A tented city full of wondeful novelties, amusements and daring performers. A street of mirth, where gaiety and laughter will have full swing. A week of real life that you oannot afford to miss. Reduoed rates on the railway. See small bills. . .-, .... OF " here in our store. Call on us and We Will gladly show you the Deering line famous the World oVer as being the ideal harvesting machines. Veering binders, mowers and rakes haVe neVer tailed 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 tieering line deserves your consideration. It's a question of profit for you as Well as for us. L,; a. i) VEUVES x u vjOiilPAiN Y m m 121 ifSt 1 n n I 3 n m M a mm mm u 3 J PROMPT 11 1 DELIVERY The Freshest and 3 y Give our DELL BROTHERS, CJ Dress . Skirts Blaok and Colors All sizes At Reasonable Prices Latest Styles , Choice Furs-Furs Ladies Children GOOD MACHINES r - mm w Ttf PR E PRICES ARE RIGHT mlm ss most Choice the Market affords in ram Home-grown Lettuce and CAlsp0 IS HI GFORA FAIR Convenes Saturday Evening and At tendance of All Interested Is Urgently Requested. ; Now that harvest is well under way. people begin to find time for their minds to revert to the prospects in line for the fair that is proposed to be held in Athena on September 19-21 in clusive. The hum of threshing ma chinery and the flow of golden grain has diverted the attention of all and the fair proposition along with every thing else but wheat, has been side tracked as secondary and minor items for consideration. The f aot that the harvest season, in which is one of the greatest crops ever growni is drawing to a close, has put all in a spirit of elation and a few more pulls at the wheeljWill start the fair rolling to suooess. The committee on finance and the committee on grounds have perlormed i their duties and are ready to report With the object of getting down to work, Mayor Plamondon, president of the Athena Agricultural and Live stock Fair Association has oalled a meeting for tomorrow evening. He requests that all members of the asso ciation and those who subscribed to the Fair fund be present if possitle. The faot that Walla Walla has bump ed into the Athena Fair dates has led to the suggestion that the dates be changed. Stricken With Aunendicitis. Voile in the oountry Saturday afternoon, little Merna DePeatt was taken violently ill with an attack of appendioitis. As Boon as she was able the next morning she was brought to town and has since been under the oare of Dr. Sharp. - At present she is very much better and it is believed that an operation will no'. he neces sary. Merna has before been afflioted with the same trouble. Back From the Sonnd. Mrs. A. A. Foss arrived home Sat urday from ' an extended visit -to friends in Seattle and other Sound f reewater?s Banner Day ay Wednesday, August 28th Special Program and Exer cises all Day and Evening Brilliant speaking at Freewater Park by Senator Fulton, Ex-Governor Geer, Congressman Ellis, Judge Low ell and others, 10:S0 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. Special musioal program by the College Place band. Speoial hourly service on interurban line all day, with open trailers; a delightful tide through the valley. Big Display of Fruit. Great est Basket Picnic ever held in the "Valley of Many Waters" Danoingat Badgero's hall in the evening, 8:00 p. m. - Wednesday, August 28th. Free water's Peaoh Day. ESI '3 w w m m r i m Radishes a Trial Athena, Oregon cities. Mrs. Foss was a guest of Mrs. Ella Metzgar, and arrived there on the evening of the drowning of the young man who was in company with Mrs. Metzgar's daughter. However, although this was a sad introduction to the city, Mrs. Foss enjoyed her vis it there, and took many excursions to the different places of interest, visiting Victoria, B. 0., Bremerton and other places. , i That "Yakima Buggy." That "Yakima buggy'arrived over the Northern Paciflo Monday and is onoe more securely bound on its aoous tomed floor space down at the Com mercial livery stable. This is the vehicle hired with a team some time ago and landed in North Yakima after aterriflo drive. The outfit was recov ered in that city by Harry MoBride, one of the owners. The horses were sold and the buggy ordered shipped home. ' ' EZRA MEEKER JOGGING ALONG c - Puyallup Pioneer on Old Trail in ' New York. Antomobilists on the old Albany post road have been treated in the last few days to the sight of a genuine prairie sobooner drawu by a yoke of oxen, says a New York special. The outfit is that of Ezra Meeker : of Puyallup, Wash,, near Tacoma, who started on January 29, 1006, to retraoe his jour ney of 54 years before along the old Oregon trail to its eastern terminus on the Missouri river, thenoe across Iowa and Illinois to his Indiana home. Meeker reaohed Indianapolis on June 5, 1907, a distance of 2630 miles. As he traveled he interested the people on the route in preserving the old trail, and by their help created numerous stones, posts and monuments as guides to the trail. From Indianapolis he was tracked along by way of Cleveland, Buffalo, Syracuse and Albany, and tbenoe down the old post-road, stopping at the var ious towns' along the river. He is bound for Oyster Bay to see the presi dent, and later to Washington to try to interest the government in trans forming the old trail into a good road way. . : CATTLE THIEVES BUSY AGAIN '. i Bunch of 190 Head are Stolen From ',:.. Salmon River Country. A Lewistou dispatch says cattle rustlers have again paid their respects to Idaho and gathered up 190 head of fine' cattle from the ranges south of the Salmon river and disappeared with the entire band. The report was received in Lewiston by Sheriff Lydon, who was instructed by the sheriff's offloe at Weiser to look out for a stray band of 190 oattlo, which is supposed to have been driven into the Lewiston oountry. Nez Peroe county was the hostess for the rustlers a few weeks ago when 13S head of oattle were gathered from the southwestern seotiou of the county and rushed aoross the Snake river into the wilds of the Blue mountains of Oregon. Ic is believed here that an organized band is operating in the oountry and driving the stolen stock into the re mote sections of the upper Snake river valley and adjoining mountain coun try. Mill Resumes Operations. After being closed down for two weeks, during wbioh time new ma chinery was installed and repairs made, the big Preston-Parton mill has started up on another season's run. Night and day the mill ground wheat into flour the past year and a record output was reported in the Press some days ago. The greater part cf the mill's product 1s shipped to the Orient and the prospects for another prosper ous year in foreign shipments are flat tering. Freewater's Peach Day. . ' Freewater will have a big Peaoh Day on Wednesday, August 28, with a large display of fruits, especially peaches, together with other vegetable products. The College Place band will furnish music, while Senator Fulton, Congressman Ellis, Judge Lowell, ex-Governor Geer and a host of others will be there. Speaking begins at 10:30 a. m. followed by lunch. At 2:30 p.m., speaking will be again taken up. , Met "Jesse James." About 400 citizens of this city at tended the play of "Jesse James" given Friday evening in the big tent near the O. R& N. track. The play enaoted delighted the hearts of the younger element, who were greatly in evidence at the performance. There was plenty of gun play, several hold ups, attempted hangings , house burn ing and train wrecking. I leave at once. All my household goods must go at some price. Ur. . W. Van Haltereu. Hecuud residence euet of Hiteuiao's. II HARVEST FIELD Another 60 Bushel Yield Reported ( This Week Harvest Pro- v . gressing WelL nother 60-bng.bel yield is reported to the Press for today's issue. In this iustance the big yield comes fiom north of town; It was cropped by M. L. Watts on the old Zimmerman plaoe, and 80 acres comprised the field. An other exceptionally good yield, of wheat is reported by A. J. Wagner, who received 841 sacks from 28 acres. The past week's weather has been ideal for harvest and a tig hole baa been out in tbe acreage of this vicin ity. Another week will see harvest practioally over hereabouts, weather permitting From now on a constant stream of teams will be moving the crop' from field to warehouse. A considerable amount of grain has been sold but tbe prioe now offered, 69 cents, does not seem to attract sellers to any great ex tent Notes From the Field. . O. A. Barrett harvested 55 bushels per acre on his plaoe near town. Por tions of the field averaged over 60 bushels, but Mr. Barrett is well satis fied with tbe general average of 55. John Walker wbre a big smile as he greeted the Press reporter withj "Tell 'cm that my 200-aore field averaged a fraction over 50 bushels per acre.". Kellar & Thompson kept their roust about on the has tie for extra sacks. They counted on a 40-bnshel yield; the average went strong 50 bushels. Fifty bushels per acre was the yield ou tbe M. M. Johns plaoe west of town. 1 ' A splendid yield is reported by A. L. Swaggart. His wheat averaged 55 bushels por aore. On bis Biroh creek ranou Mr. Swaggart threshed 6,000 sacks of barley. WHEAT STORIES 1H PORTLAND Judge Ellis and Jim Kyle Tell of Umatilla County Yields. The following interview from prom inent Umatilla county men, on the wheat situation appeared in the Ore gon Daily Journal : Nextl Anybody with a story about whoat crops that run any where from 80 to 100 bushels to the aore is eligi ble to tho Oregon Wheat olub, started by Judge W. R. Ellis and "Jim" Kyle at tbe Imperial hotel. The congressman started off with a story about the wonderful yield of more than 69 bnshels to the aore raised by Thomas J. Kirk on his 80 aore tract near Athena. 'What do you think of that, Jim?" asked Judge Ellis. "Some of that wheat ran more than 70 bushels to1 the acre and part of it warehouse measure ments." t "Thatia pretty good," said Mr. Kyle, who will harvest a ) record breaking orop of "spuds" on his place uoar Echo next month. "I haven't a story that will boat that, bnt Lowoll Rogers and Louis Rothrock raised 55 bushels to tbe aore on their places near Eastland last year." After Jonathan Bourne's former manager for eastern Oregon finished, Fred Walters told about the crop of Hugh Walker near Helix. "Hugh raised 48 1-2 bushels to the aore for a whole orop on a half seo f""l SBK mM j0k. mM mm A dt urniture Wbat'do we mean by "every day" or modorate priood furniture? We mean furniture of utility, neat design and substantial construction at prices within tbe means of those that want tbe best that medium prices van buy. While we handle tbe very finest grades of furniture, we wish to be thoroughly understood as dealers in the moderate priced also. We, however, keep away from tbe trashy or inferior grades. No low prices or other inducement can tempt us to enter sncb goods ou our well bal anced, always reliable stock. Our reputation would suffer if we did. We never fail, when it comes to a comparison, to prove that our values exoeedTany moderate priced goods. It is as eusy to be misled in furniture as in cloth. There is quite a difference and you cannot be too carefull. ! Phone, write or call on us and you will receive tbe sume, oracf ul at tention. We pay tbe freight whon the bill amounts to, or over $10.00. THE DAV1S-KASER CO. Everything to Furnish the Home. 12-14-16-18-20-22 Alder Street, WALLA WALLA, :- WASH Use Our Rest Rooms tiou. That will help some." Judge Ellis proposed tbe election of Mr. Walters to the wheat club and he was taken unanimously. . Then followed stories by the charter members about wheat crops, potatoes and other produce. May Build Warehouses. Weston farmers are greatly opposed to the increased cost of warehouse storage and threaten to build and con duct warehouses there if the advance is not rescinded. "We are concerned so much," said one to the Leader, "that we will have our own ware houses in 1908 if this advance is not resoinded. Most of us will an bruit this year because we are compelled to. jbdc we are well aware that the extra oharge is extortion and, and already here is ooncerted movement on foot to handle our own grain next season." Purchased a Ranch. F. G. Lucas has nnrohaaed a tnnnn. tain ranch of W. R. Taylor. ; The plaoe is on Reed and Hawley moun tain, contains 160 aores, is unimproved and sold for $800. v BANNISTER'S MANY RUNAWAYS Present Rate Will Soon Boost Him Ahead of Brother-ton's Record. Is John' Bannister out after Charley Brotherton's runaway reoord? Whether be is or not, he bids fair to win out, if his runaways continue at tbe present rate. Last week tbe string of horses ou bis MoRea combine cut loose for a playful whirl around the field, the result being slight damage to tbe maohine. During the evening, while in Athe na for repairs, his driving team broke loose from tbe hitching raok and dashed homeward, without a driver. Sunday bis third and most serious runaway took place. While hitching up to tne combine preparatory to a day's work, the string of horses be oarue unmanageable and bolted into a ruu. The combine was whisked along at a speed which soon demolished tbe cylinder into fiagments and shook tbe maohine up considerably. Tbe MoRea maohine has tbe rep utation of being the lightest draft of any oombine on the market This claim is now sufficiently verified it would soem, and Mr. Bannister would do tbe right thing in thinning the number of horses down, retaining on ly teams sufficient to pull the machine without "feeling their oats and get ting gay.' ' HOUSER STARTS STAMP MILL Well Known Umatilla Man Interested in Mining in Grant County. Zooth Housor, one of the most euer getio" mining men in this section, baa oompleted tbo installation of a 10 etamp mill on the Present Need mine,' wbioh property he has purohased from P. F. Morey of Portland and organiz ed a corporation with a capital stock of 1,000,000 shares at tbe par value of $1 per share, says the Prairie City Minor. The stamps will be started next week on some very rich ore taken from that property. This property has many ups and downs. Mr. Gifford in bis time took out considerable gold from a small but very rich vein. Then Mr. Morey ac quired the property, when traoe of tbo vein was lost, and it was lying idle for several years. Mr. Houser, who had examined the property, took a lease of it, found tbe vein after muob work, bought it and is now mining tbe pro perty with suooess. Make Your appointments Here