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V i v. i! fi Athena Merchants Treat you Square II Buy Your Groceries from Your Home VOLUME XX. ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, J AT .1. - 11 10, 1 : i M 1 v. h v- -.i-" . THE TUr.l-A-LUr.i LUf.iOER CO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES r Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Parton Flour is made in Athena, by Athena labor, iu the latest and beat equipped mill iu the west, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown"; anywhere. Patronize home industry Your grooer sells American Beauty for i S Merchant Millers n Athena; Oregon. . t I 1 I J...... :. f,-. ' - . .3 ".-' ' - The Year;?lJ07 Is Rapidly Passing If yon intend to take that trip A right start is everything and r eAouU Avill be glad to explain routes and qnoto rates. Our trains are wide ycstitmled, ateamheated, "well lighted, and comfortable. Our Day coaches, Tourist and Standard Pullman sleeping cars, Dining cars and Observation as are strictly modern. Let us know your destination' and when you plan to go and full information will be furnished. R.H, WHITEHEAD, Agent. i S 77, : 3 A. D. CHARLTON, A. G. P. Alaska - Yukon - mi her very heart y "wi s r. in 1 f PROMPT lam in Sm WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT The Freshest and most Choice the Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here g DELL BROTHERS, Milling Company Per and Grain Buyers i Waitsburg, Wash. 5 R. I BODDY WHOLESALE BUTCHER Makes a Specialty of furnishing : .Meat in"fihrge Quantities. First-class stock, Reasonable price this year you will tave to hurry. A., Nor. Pao. Ry., Portland, Ore. Paciflo Exposition, 1909. CATERERS TO THE PUBLIO IN GOOD THINGS TO EAT VEGETABLES VERDICT REVERSED Federal Circuit Court of This State Erred In Instructing Jury, jtlence New Trial Is Ordered.' The supreme court baa reversed the decision of tbe federal court of Oregon in the Williamson laud fraud case. The opftTion was by White, Harlan dissenting. Too court remands tbe case for new trial, holding that Judge Hurteired in instructing tbe jury that tbe contract to sell claims before final proofs was illegal. The deieuse had alleged that tbe law iu that respect re fers only to the entry before it is made, not to one in process of being carried to perfection. Tbe decision is regarded as a body blow to tbe government in all tbe land fraud prosecutions, and is taken as a backing up of Judge Lewis of Colo rado, who dismissed tbe coal land iu dictments. In tbe light of the supreme court's deoision, Congressman Williamson's acquittal, when his case oomes on I again for retrial, seems almost certain. , The conviotion and pnuiibment of 1 1 Dr. Van Gesner and Marion B. Bigge, i j who were co-defendants with William- sou, seems, in the light ol the deoision, to hare been unwarranted. Dr. Gesner was but recently released from the county jail of Multnomah county, after undergoing a sentence of five months' imprisonment and paying a fine of $1,000. Marion R. Biggs is still in the same jail, under sentence of 10 months' imprisonment and $500 fine. Normal Attendance Increased. yPhe Normal opened again Monday morning with an inorease in atten dance after a vaoatiou of two weeks for tbe holidays. The attendance is considerably increased over the first semester, and it is said that tha total attendance is now about 250.' i ? On Savings; On the QuaiJeritf fiance or."" On thelTWonthfy Balance L THE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL J. E. FROOME, prop. I Only First-class Hotel in the City. 1 THE ST. NICHOLS Is the only one that can accommodate J . commercial traveleri. I'::- -'"iff" ' Can bniecomended for Us clean and J well ventilated room. - Cok. Main and Thibd, Atbkha, Or. POHHE MAIN 83 Market affords in 9t Athena, Oregon GEER FOR GOHGi Pendleton Tribune Editor M Candidacy Known Throu the Portland Oregonian. Ex-Goveruor Goer has given Oregonian the announcement t. candidacy for the Repnblioan Col sional nomiuahou. In part be sa It is true that I have decided t' come a candidate for Congress -ia second district and have doue so presume for preoisely the same reaou that has aotnated others who will as pire to different positions in tbe public service. In other words, I shall be a oandidate because I wi-h to go to Con gress and have received sufficient en couragement, not to say urging, from different parts of tbe district to believe I can be successful. If elected, I shall support tbe dis tinctive prinoiples of tbe republican party, workiag more particularly for the carrying ont of the measures which in tbe main marked Mr. Roosevelt's administration, believing, with him, that we should build up a code of laws that will more nearly guarantee an equality of privileges and opportunity tetween capital and labor, while pre serving tbe rights of both and prevent ing discrimination whiob will result in undue advantage. In general terms, however, I have an ambition to go to Uongress because I feel that by reason of my long resi dence n Oregon, my perfect familiar ity with the conditions prevailing in every section of it, together witb my extensive . aoqnaintance with all its people and my experience in publio affairs that I can devote several years of my life to tbe work cf advanoing their interests in a field that gives a wider opportunity than that in wbiob I am now employed.- . Along questions of national polic-T am strongly in favor of the ' of a permanent and liberal syi, of improvements of our river and barlbors, and this is one of the foremost matters of interest especially to tbe people Cf tbe" second district, including as it does. so. much of the great Inland Em pire in Eastern Oregon, and exteuding to Portland and Astoria with tbeir great and growing commercial iutet eats, and tbeolumbia. river wbioh is tbe second in importance in the United States. ' -' ' .. - ; . p SIX MILL COUNTY TAX LEVY Will Raise the Sum of $252,333.32 for ' County and State Purposes. By aotion of "the county court the county tax levy for tho year was plaoed at six mills and the levy will provide the sum of $253,333.32 for tbepnrpose of defraying county expenses and pay iug its portion of the state taxyS Tbe levy, says tho East Oregonian, is made upon an assessment of $42,055,866.48, This is on the fall valuation basis in stead of tbe ono-fourth as used in tbe past. On .the old basis the present levy would be 21 mills or two mills higher than tbe levy of a year ab In tbe order for tbe levy issued by tbe court tbe itemized needs for tbe ooming year are set forth as follows State taxes $56,3500 General county expenses Sohool taxes at $7 per capita ... Roads and bridges Sohool library -Interest on warrants Outstanding warrants - 55,000.00 44,158.63 74,298.69 700.00 6,500.00 15,326.00 Total - - $252,333.82 Aooording to tbe members of the court tbe state tax is higher this year than last and this, together with tbe heavy expense for road and bridge work causes tbe iudreased levy. At present there are warrants outstanding on tbe road fnnd and the amount es timated for that fond for the ooming year will meet expenses and redeem tbe old warrants. Tbe levy is segregated as follows: State and county, three and one sixtb mills; roads and bridges, one and twenty-tbree thirtieths mills; school library, one-sixtieth milL Bankers Furnish Bonds. All four of the Portland bankers wbo were indicted on four counts in connection witb tbe failure of tbe Title Guarantee and Trust company furniebed bond for tbeir appearance in court J. Thorburn Ross, president, and T. 1. tfurkbart, treasurer, gave bonds for $5,000 on eaob count, and Vice President Hill and Seoretary John E. Ai to bison furnished bonds in $2,000 each on four counts. Hide Prices Dropped. After tbe highest prices ever paid for hides in eastern Oregon, in tbe past eight weeks, prices bave now dropped to tbe lowest price known. Only a few weeks ago dry bides were quoted in this city at 18 cents per pound. Now dry bides are worth but 9 cents and green bides but 4 cents. Pinesalve . Carbolized acts J ike poultice, draws out inflamation and poison. Antisoptio healing. For chapped bands, lips, outs, burns, Sold by Pioneer Drug Store. tj 40 vate v as largv Water . Umatilla p. land shown u townships 4 and and townships 4 ai. east, on file in tbe k La Grande. Homesteu. companied by application . right may be made under pu of the reclamation act for farrr shown on said plats. The ob' water right is $60 per acre an nual maintenance average acre. Seoretary Garfield has following publio notice: The limit of area, per senting acreage, which, of tbe seoretary of the be reasonably required fo: a family on the lands in fixed, for land entered sutjt provisions of tbe reclamation v, the amounts shown upon the plat for several farm units, from 10 to 40 acres. Tbe limit for wbiob water-iigbt ap plications may be made for land in private ownership shall be 160 acres of ..gable land for each landowner. Charge wbioh shall oemade per acre of irrigable land in said entriei and for land in private ownership shall be 160 aores of irrgable land for eaob landowner. Charge wbiob shall be made per aore oi irrigable land iu said entries and of land iu private ownership wbioh oan be irrigated by waters from said irrigation project are in two parts, as follows: 1. building of irrigation system, $60 per aore of irrigable laud, payable in no less than five nor more than ten annual installments, eaob not less than $6 per acre. 2. For operatiou and maintenance wbioh will, as soon as tbe data are available, be fixed in proportion to amount of water used, with minimum charge per irrigable aore whether wat er is used or uot. Operation and maintenance charges for irrigation season of 1908 and until further notioe will be $1 per aore of irrigable land, whether water is used thereon or uot. First payment on acoonnt of snob charges for all irrigable aores, whether or not water right application is made therefor or water is used tbereou, shall be due and payable at tbe looal land office . at La Grande, on or before March 1, 1908, to'al payment being not less than $7 per acre. Building charge for subsequent years shall be due and payable at the same plaoe on or before March 1 of eaob year, and until further notioe opera ting and maintenance charge of $1 per aore of irrigable land per annum shall be due and payable at tbe same time and plaoe. For all applications for water rights filed before June 15, in any year build ing, operation and maintenance oharg es shall be collected at tbe time of fill ing lor that irrigating saeson, but so much as may be paid on aooount of operation and maintenance shall be a credit on aooount of installment for next year. Charges herein provided for may, for convenience of applicants, be paid to tbe special fiscal agent of tbe reclamation service at Hermiston for transmission to tbe reoeiver of the land office at La Grande, on or before tbe dates specified bereiu for varment at tbe looal land office. INSTALLATION AND BANQUET Impressive Ceremonies Witnessed By Large Assemblage of People. . Saturday night members of Wild Horse Lodge No. 73 I. O. O. F. royal ly entertained tbeir families and a large number of invited guests. The event was tbe annual installa tion of officers and was crowned with one of tbe most enjoyable sooial gath erings of tbe season. An exceptionally entertaining pro gram was rendered prior to the instal lation exercises, which was followed by a banquet, at wbioh 175 plates were laid. Attorney a. F. Wilsou a& livered the principal address of tbe evening and bis discoure was replete Fellowship. . A t r X Deputy District Grand Master Mil-' lard Kelly installed the following officers: Fred Koontz, Noble Grand; Walter Judy, Vice Grand; S. F. Wil son, Corresponding Secreary; E. A. Oonnick, Financial Secretary; G. W. , Gross, Treasurer. OOuut. Theie w hand wtu submitted, , of $1,621.6? tbe sheriff . report was sn 532.16 was pi urer, and of weut to the couuty's state Will Ret Mrs. Frank Myers, wbo die and was buried tery two weekn, Portland to resirt, property interestr charlotte! Passed Away at Daughter, 1. . Mrs. Charlotte Keobi borne of . ber daughter, Koepke, Wednesday ev, o'clook, aged 71 years. Dei Cate """ to la grippe, tbe feeble cons v.j the deoeased being unable to 1 the ravages of tbe epidemic t prevailing in this vioinity. . Tbe f nneral will be beld ., Roepke residenoe tomorrow . o'olook p. m. 1 be services w; conducted by Rev. Blakney, tbt, known Presbyterian ministor, of ' dleton. Tbe remains will be taken Columbus, Ohio, for burial,' by A.f and Mrs. Koepke. ; Mrs. Keotoke was born in German . January 8, 1837. . After coming t Amerioa she made her borne in Co- lumbus,Ohio. She was twioe married, ber first husband's name was Sobultz. She leaves one son and two daughters. Tbe son is Rev. Sohultz of California and the daughters are Mrs. KoepKe of this otty, and Mrs. Haden of Helix. She was a loving mother, a kind Christian woman and her loss will be felt by all wbo knew ber. Geer Leaves Tribune. Witb the Tuesday issue of Tbe Tri buue T. T. Geer retired from the" m tive editorial management and was succeeded by W. F. Onion, who has been aoting as business manager and wbo will assume full control as editor and publisher. Mr. Geer retired from Afltivn rintv in nrrlnr in Tilnno hla nor. - sonal affairs and business interests in snob shape as to permit of his con ducting his campaign for congressman from tbe Second district, to which he will later devote his eutire time. Plum Goes to Schubel. Christian Schubel of Oregon City" has been nominated Ly the president to be United States district attorney of Oregon vice W. C. Bristol, whoso nomination was withdrawn by tbe president some time ago. Sobuebel is Senator Bourne's candidate and bis appointment is considered a victory for Bourne over tbe other members of tbe delegation wbo bad practically agreed upon Bingbam of Salem. . Minister Hit By Cupid. Mrs. Paulino Hurt of Umatilla, Ore gon, and tbe Rev. John W. McGeo of Walla Walla, were united in marriage at tbe latter place Monday. Tbe bride, is 57 years of ago, and is well known in Umatilla oonnty, while tbe groom bas passed tbe four-score year mark by seven years." He Is a pioneer of this section, having crossed tbe pluins in a prairie schooner in 1850.
