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.- i . VJ Athena Merchants Treat you Square Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XX. ATITENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JANUARY 31. 1908. NUMBER 5 4 I' 11 -r V 3 , 5 THE lUM-M LUMBER GO. ;s Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of . j " BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon eaeiasei ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Parton e ft m 0 n amehgan Flour is made iu Athena, by Atboua labor, iu the latest and best equipped mill iu the west, of tbe best seleotod Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize borne industry." Your grooer sells American Beauty for H Per : Merchant Millers Athena, Oregon. R. J. BODDY r- '( 401 WHOLESALE BUTCHER H i, Makes a Specialty of furnishing 'S' f "r. First-class stock, Reasonable price St-'.'lrjf' " J WP jSBP ! I ' 111 I I I d feS , I w dho5 OFFICt 353 RESIDENCE 392 I EYES TESTED GLASSES GROUND-FITTED Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder right. . . ... a TiWby WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT i! : : The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here rj: DELL BROTHERS, 0kT5??'. nppnpppnppppppppppnppnnninn a ! Milling Company and Grain Buyers Waitsburg, Wash. THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET J. n. STONE, PROPRIETOR The place to get the best cTWeat that money can buy, and at the lowest price Fish and Oysters in season The high est cash price paid for poultry. OPTICAL SPECIALIST 18 EAST MAIN ST. BANNER SALVE t!ie most Jinlina ealve in the world. BEAUTY Sack 7 LESS M SACKS Members of Inland Grain Grower's Association Have Already V Signed for 135,000. G. A. Barrett returned fiom Pendle ton Saturday evening, where be pre sided at a special meeting of tbe Inland Grain Grower's Association, wbiob was held iu tbe rooms of the Pendleton Commercial Association. The meeting was well attended and before adjournment.', members had signed for 135,000 grain sacks, whiob this year by purchasing through tbe association, can be bad for at least 3 cents below tbe price paid last season. It is stated that grain bags can be contracted, at the present time for 8 cents, but it is possible that tbe asso ciation will be able to do even better '.ban that. No contraots have been made, tbe members merely signing up individually for tbe number of sacks tbey will require for next harvest Tbe question of tbe reduction of ex isting freight rates on grain, was dis oussed at considerable length. The concensus of opinion arrived at was that the present rate of $3.15 per ton was too high. The association favored a $2. 50 per ton rate from points in this county to Portland. The matter was finally referred to a committee wbioli was instructed to report at the regular annual meeting of the associa tion, to be held iu March. , Tbe Association also took up the question of transferring O. R. & N. and Northern Paoifio cars at Pendleton and Athena, and decided to co-operate with the state railway commission in seoaring inter-change of car servioe to facilitate freight traffic on the two roads at the points named. Wanted by man and wife, job ou farm, woman a good cook and man not afraid of work. Address D. G. Bowman, sr. Pendleton, 902 West Webb. - On Savings We Pay v . Zlo Or) the Quarterly Balance or 3' 0, 0 On the Monthly Balance mwm THE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL ! J. E. FROOME, prop. iOnly First-class Hotel in the City. nr THE ST: NICHOLS U tbe only one that can accommodate commercial travelers. - nr Can beiecomended for IU clean and well ventilated rooms. ton. MAIM AND THIBD, ATBKHA.Or, (rob S3 Athena, Oregon REPOnTOtJ NORMALS Secretary of the Normal Board Shows Flattering Progress of Eastern Oregon School. O. S. Starr, seoretary of the board of normal sohool regents, has complet ed his report for tbe fourth month of the first semester of the sohool year, says tbe Salem Statesman. The report gives a comprehensive idea of tbe work of tbe normal sobools of tbe state and is witbal a very interesting dooumeut. It will be remembered that iu 1907 an appropriation was made that was designed to carry tbe normal sobools through until 1909. Beoently a obaige was made in tbe manner of attending to tbe work of supervision ot the sobools, tbe details now being in tbe bauds of the board of regents exclu sivity. Ibat the otrnnge will be beneQoial is evident, as tbe board is now getting matters in such shape that it will know at any and all times just tbe financial and professional standing ot all normals. It is thought that this new system of close supervision will enable tbe sohools to get through tbe year 1908 without any deficit. The sobools at Drain and Monmouth aro conducted on donations, tuition and other receipts of the schools and the records of tbe board indicate that there will be no difficulty in securing sufficient funds to operate tbe sohools to tbe close of the year. Tbe report inst completed by Mr. Starr and whiob bas been submitted ta( tbe board, of wbiob tbe governor is the ex offioio head, gives tbe following figures regarding each sohool: Southern Oregon State Normal at Ashland Total enrollment to January J, 110; average number students be longing, 133; per cent of attendance, 93; tuition fees collected, $776.50; balance on band January 1, $25,188. This sum will be very, materially re duoed by the payment of a number of bills that bad not been reoeived up to January 1. - Central Oregon State Normal Sohool, Drain Total enrollment to dato, 78; average . number students belonging, 70; average daily attendance, 69; per oentof attendance, 99; total tuition fees collected, $482; balance on band January 1, $1500. Oregon State Normal School at Monmouth lotal enrollment to date, 136; average number of students be longing, 123; average daily atten dance, 116; per cent of attendance, 94; balanoe on band January 1, $3,000, Total tuition fees, $2027.50. Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Weston Total enrollment to date, 182; average number of students be longing, 176 ; average daily attendance, 170; per cent of attendance, 96. To tal tuition fees collected, $1159.44, Balance on baud $,19,500. This amount will be greatly reduced by several outstanding claims. Tbe Wes ton school baa spent several hundred dollars for repairs aud a large amount for two year's supply of wood, aud will need nothing more in these lines until 1909. The secretary's report bas been con siderably delayed owing to tbe faot that data from tbe Ashland sohool bas been slow in arriving. Petty Thieves at Weston. Weston bas been annoyed of lute, says tbe Leader, by ; a visitation of petty thievery, and it is tbougnt that tue tbieves are not mere temporary vis uors, but "abide with us always," and may continue to do so until tbey finally overreach themselves. Cooker- line's drug store was broken into a few nights ago and about $8 worth of small change, chiefly niokles. taken from tbe tilL During the holidays a gold linked bracelet was lifted from a counter at tbe same store. Recently Mrs. W. B. Bolton lost a gold watoh, highly prized by ber, wbiob was taken from-Jaer room. It was ornamented with A barp design in emeralds and diamonds, and was insoribed with her monogram. She has offered a libera) reward for its return. As bas hereto fore been reported, Calley's grocery was burglarized through a cellar win dow, all the thefts having occurred within a month. Clews are conspicu ous by their soaroity. Orange Crop is Big One. The orange harvest of California is now in full season and in quantity and quality promises to break all records. Tbe fruit exchanges of the state esti mate that tbe total oatput of oranges alone will reach tbe enormous sum of 80.000 carloadaabont 9,000,000 boxes, and 1,350,000,000 oranges. Tbe bar vest will last continuously until next fourth of July. . , Copcland Sells Ranch. Grant Copeland of Walla Walla, has sold bis 1800 acre wheat ranch near Pies saot View to Mrs. Anna Ennis, the consideration being $35,000. Tbis is one of tbe largest real estate deals that bas been made in Walla Walla for some time, t , Take De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They promptly relieve back acbe and weak back. Sold by Palaco Diug i-ompauy. IHTER-CHANGE GARS Commission and District Attorney Phelps Will Compel O. R. & N. and N. P. to use switch. O. R. & N. and Northern Paoifio freight oars will be transferred from one track to tbe other in Pendleton and at Athena, if there is any force in the laws now on tbe statute books, snyn the Tribune. In speaking of tbe nutter, Distriot Attorney Pbelps said be felt sure the roads would voluntarily make the necessary arrangements when tbe matter was presented to them, but if tbey did not do it voluntarily then they must be compelled to do it invol untarily. Tbe matter was first taken np with the railroad commission by II. J. Tay lor, tbe well known Fulton farmer who was speaking for himself, and his neighbors. His complaint was imme diately referred to tbe distriot attorney with tbe request that some action be taken in regard to it as the point is fully covered by tbe commission act Tbis ooourred several days ago but as Pbelps bas bad bis bands full with tbe oirouit court for the past two week be had taken no aotion. Satur day tbe matter was again brought np by members of the Inland Urain Grow ers' association, wbo attended the call ed meeting. A resolution bearing on tho subject was presented and signed by about 40 farmers and will be forwarded to tbe railroad commission, though it would seem the matter is now up to tbe dis triot attorney. In tbis resolution it is pointed out that the two roads are oonnected at Pendleton by means of tbe Byers switoh and could make tbe transfer of the loaded oars from one track to the other just as well as not, if tbey only would. It was also pointed out that the refu sal of tbe railroads to interchange worked a great hardship on tbe farmers living along tbe line of the Northern Paoifio in tbis county in that they are compelled to get their fuel in the mountains along the line of tbe O. R. & N., and after having it shipped down to tbe nearest poiut on thai line are compelled to haul it the remainder of the way. In many instanoes tbis means a haul of many miles whereas if the cars were transferred o tbe Northern Paoifio they could be deliv ered at convenient stations. REGISTERING ATHENA VOTERS Registrations Here Saturday Equaled One-sixth of County's Total. Registration of voters in Athena is progressing extremely well, consider ing tbe length of time that the regis tration books have been opened. Justice Richards, befote whom reg istrations in tbis city are being made. sent in one hundred blanks to the county clerk, properly filled out and signed by voters. Tbe total number filed with tbe clerk at that time was 600, thus Atbena furnished one-sixth of the number. Tbe total nam ber of voters register ing at Justice Richard's office np to tbe time of going to press was 130. m Brotherton Not the Onlv One. Evidently Charley Brotherton be lieves that be is about to lose tbe run away championship. Charley was in toe ress oinoe Monday and was greatly distressed over the success wbiob trailed in the wake of John Froome's runaway team. In tbe past Charles has enjoyed a monopoly in tbrilliug runaway experiences, but the extent damages involved usual amount ed to a few battered milk cans. Un like Froome, bis responsibility as own er of the team never extended to the proportions of having to reconstruct a telephone line. Iu tbis Froome outshines bim. Stove Exploded. Mrs. Charles Linderman, of Walla Walla, was painfully injurod Satur day afternoon by tbe explosion of a stove, in which she was just starting a fire, says toe Ballet id. Mrs. Linder man bad plaoed some kiudling in the store, and had put on a small quantity of kerosene. When she touched a match to tbe kindling tbe explosion followed, burning tbe hair from tbe front of ber head and also burning her right band and arm. Tbe grate in tbe stove was broken, and tbe stove pipe iu tbe next room telescoped. Farmers Warehouse. A large gathering of farmers from tbe Downing Station neighborhood met at Weston, Saturday afternoon to discuss the project of erecting their own warehouse at Downing. Tbe O. R. & N. company bas adopted an open policy and tbe farmers may lease ground at Weston or anywhere in tbis vicinity. Tbe nominal charge of $1 a year for tbe warebonse site will be levied. Farms Near Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swaggart will reside on a farm on Birch Creek, four miles son to west of Pendleton. Tbey are moving their boosobold effects to tbe farm tbis week, H HOUSE BURNS ".'- Explosion of Kerosene Lamp Causes Destructive Conflagration on the Barrett Ranch. Tbe explosion of a kerosene oil lamp Friday evening, caused a conflagration which eutirely destroyed tbe farm house on the Barrett Pine Creek ranch, north of Athena. When the lamn exnloded Don Sam per aud Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. Stamper, employes on tbe ranch, were seated aoout tbe room. Fortunately, the burning oil was not thrown on them, aud they at OUOO turned their attnnHnn to righting the fire. The two men and tbe woman battled faithfully and bard to smother the flames but their efforts were unavailing. Tbey only gave up after, the house was in flames and Mrs. Stamper bad bately time to lift her baby from tbe bed and esoace with onlv what cloth ing she bad on. The house with its eutire contents was destroyed in a short time. Nothing of any oonse queuoe ' was saved from the burning buildins. for the reason that the Stam pers lost the time in fighting tbe fire, wbiob tbey could have employed in resoning clothing and household goods from the flames. Tbey spent tbe night at tbe Hammer borne. Ice bouse destroyed contained five rooms. Tbe ooannauts were riven tin warning whatever. They were startled by the sudden explosion of the lamp and instantly the room was ablaze. me names Boon spread to adjoining rooms, and in a few minutes were be yond control. STUDENT COMMITS SUICIDE Miss Bernice Coe of Milton Drinks Deadly Draught of Acid. With tbe words, "I am going to Heaven," Miss Bernioe Coe, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Coe of Milton, aged 18 years, swallowed the contents of a two-ounce bottle of car bolic aoid in ber borne there about 8 o'olook Sunday night, dying from tbe effeotg of tbe oaustio draught a few minutes after 11 o'clock. The oase is one of the saddest ever witnessed in that oity, the unfortunate young lady being an exceptionally bright student in Columbia oollego, and a very popu lar member of Milton society. The only cause which her parents oan give for the act in that of tempo rary insanity caused by over study for tbe final examinations, which she was to have taken Monday morning, and for whiob she bad studied for several weeks. - The pareuts of the girl were at obnroh and she was alone at home with ber younger brother, Cecil, aged 9 years, aud was appareutly much absoibed with her studies, when her brother notioed her get up, seize a small bottle, and standing in the cen ter of the room, swallow its contents. He asked her what she was doing and, lying on the oouob, she replied she was going to Heaven. Tbe young boy soon saw bis sister was sick and hur riedly aroused tbe people in tbe neigh boring house. , Tbe news was quiokly carried to her parents in the Metho dist oburob. Iboy summoned Dr. O. W. Thomas who hurried to the home in advance of tbe parents. He soon saw tbe oase was critical and summoned Dr. E. E. Dotson to assist in administering a strong antidote, but from tbe first little hope was enter tained for ber recovery. Sbe died at 11:15 o'clock, with ber parents and relatives at the bedside, having spokeu no word after the brief but pregnant seutenoe: "1 am going to Heaven." Fair In 1909. Owing to a slight rumor that the Alaska- Yukon-Paoifio Exposition is going to be postponed caused ty tbe recent fiuanoial flurry, tbe executive committee of tbe 1909 fair has passed the following resolution: "It is tbe unanimous sense of tbe members of tbe executive committee that the Alaska Yokon-Paciflo Exposition be held at tbe plaoo aud time planned Seattle, U. S. A., from June 1 to Oc tober 15, 1909." Fire in Baptist Church. Following fervent services at the First Baptist cburob at North Yakima fire broke out in the basement of tbe edifice under tbe t apt in try, immedia tely after tbe sixth baptism bad ooour red. A pauio ensnod in tbe large con gregation. Tbe fire was extinguished ty tbe fire department. No one was seriously injured in tbe crush to es cape. Property loss was slight. The "Monday Magnet." Pendleton has a new paper tbe Monday Maenet. Jake Huston, editor. "We're here because we're here," says Mr. Huston, "and speaking tbe al mighty troth that is as logioal a reason as any paper can give for its birth or existence, all tbe assertions of filling a long-felt want to tbe' Contrary not withstanding," - Lost a lady's chatelaine bieastpin. Finder will please leave at ihti ofiioe. I-.. -