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VOLUME XX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. APRIL 3. 1908.
NUMBER 14
THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER GO.
Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of
BUILDING MATERIAL
PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES
Posts and Blacksmith coal
A. M. Johnson, Manager
Athena, . Oregon
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ESTABLISHED 1865
Preston-Parton
Floor la made in Athena, by Athena labor, in the latest
and best equipped mill in the west, of the best selected
Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home
industry. Yonr grooei sells American Beauty for
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MAKE YOUR OWNSTOCK FOODS BY USING
SKIDOO HORSE AND CATTLE TABLETS
Crush and mix in feed or salt Proper dose in tablets
Makes Your Stock Look Like the Top Price
For Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine and Fowl, They are made from the active principle or the
eondeneed euence of the druf. They don't contain Sawdust, Aihes, Chop Feed or Bran. Are Just
a good when 10 year old as when 10 days old. They comply with all pure drug laws. Ask for
and try once SKIDOO Condition Tablets, or SKIDOO Worm, Kidney, Chicken Cholera,
Buster, Cathartic, Heave. Fever, Hog Cholera, Distemper, Pink Eye, Colic tablets or Louse Powder,
Spavin Cure or Barb Wire Liniment. Distributed by THE BLUE BELL MEDICINE CO..
Incorporated-, Capital Stock $300,000.00; WateitOWn, South Dakota, U. S. A.
Sold in Athena by A. B. McEwen & Sons.
PROMPT I'fUCDr nninro Anr mniiT phhnf
DELIVERY IffllCnL nilULO HUE mull I M
The Freshest and most Choice the
7ie Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here
DELL BROTHERS, "ISSfS&iSE?"
Milling Company
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and Grain Buyers S
Waitsburg, Wash.
THE ATHENA MEAT
MARKET
J. II. 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".
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Railroad Commission Decides in Fa
vor of "Portland in Case Against
O. R. & N. 0
A cut of one-sixth i n the rate on
class commodities between The Dalles
and points on the Idaho bolder was
ordered Tuesday by the Oregon rail
road commission in deciding the case
of the Portland chamber of commerce
against the Oregon Railroad & Navi
gation company.
The plaintiff is given permission to
reopen the proceedings should it see
fit.
The reduction of rates is made upon
the following basis, according to olass:
Between Portland and points east of
The Dalles, within the state of Oregon
the first-classrate should be ascertain
ed as follows:
Reduce the present - rates by an
amount equal to one-sixth of the dif
ference between 25 cents (the rate to
The Dalles) and tbe present first-class
rate to snob point. For instance,
tbe present first-class rate to Umatilla
is 85 cents. Tbe difference between
The Dalles rate, 25 cents, and tbe
Umatilla (ate, 85 cents, is 60 cents.
Deduct one-sixth, or 10 cents, which
makes the new late 75 cents.
By this decision Huntington gets a
reduction of 19 cents.
General Counsel W. W. Cotton of
tbe O. R. & N. declined to say what
action bis company would take until
be had been supplied with a copy of
tbe entire decision.
The II. B. and W. B. S. club has
jnvitatione out for a party at the opera
house tonight. Cards and danoing
will be the features of entertainment.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
acts gently yet promptly on the. bowels
and allays inflammation at the same
time. It is pleasant to take, Sold by
Palace Drug Company.
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On the (Monthly Balance
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Only First-class Hotel in
the City.
THE ST. NICHOLS :
la the only one that can accommodate
commercial travelers.
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well ventilated rooms.
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To Ca.ll State Convention.
The Repuolican State Central Com
mittee is summoned to meet in Fort
land, April 10, to call a state conven
tion and to the number of delegates
that every county in the state may
send to that convention. Tbe Repub
lican State Convention will choose four
dtlegates-at-large for .the National
Convention; also four candidates for
presidential electors. Tbe State Cen
tral Committee also will provide for
conventions in tbe two Congressional
Districts, each district naming two
delegates, wbioh gives Oregon, al
though, a total of eight delegates in tbe
National Convention. Eight alternates
will be named to take tbe place of
delegates who cannot be in Cbioago on
June 16.
Held Up By Sugar Trust.
On aooount of a combination of
sugar interests at San Francisco re
cently, tbe price of sugar has been
advanced 60 cents in thia city, says
tbe Spokane Chronicle. The prices
have been increasing in the east for
some time, but on acoount of a keen
competition between Honolulu com
panies and California concerns the
price on tbe Paciflo coast has been
kept down. Now, however, comes tbe
report of a collossal sugar combina
tion at San Francisco, wbicb has
gained absolute control of tbe sugar
supply.
THE
CALEDONIANS
Umatilla County Caledonian Society
will Hold Annual Picnic On
May 22nd and 23rd,
At a meeting of the Umatilla Cale
donian Society held iu this oity Satur
day afternoon, it was deoided to hold
the annual Caledonian picnic in Athena
on Friday and Saturday, May 22 and
Saturday's meeting was fairly well
attended and the question of holding
tbe picnic on the days mentioned was
unanimously supported.
Invitations will be sent to other
Caledouian societies throughout the
state and Eastern Washington. Re
duced rates on tbe railroads will be
secured, and nothing will bo left un
done to make tbe big picnic a success
in every particular. Saturday, May
23, the last day of the pionio, will end
with a general political rally and can
didates will be given a obaDce to meet
tbe orowds of voters. On Fridnv nun.
ning, a geuuine Scotch program will
be rendered at tbe opera house, wbioh
will give all an opportunity to spend a
delightful evening.
A meeting cf tbe Caledonian Sooioty
will be held tomorrow, at wbioh the
different committees will be appointed
and general arraugemenst made.
CANDIDATES JM AT ATHENA
Ex-Governor Geer and Representative
Steen Mingle With Town Voters.
s the date for the primary election
comes near tbe oandidate for nomina
tion mixes with the voter and seeks to.
repair any weak spot that may be
found in his political fenoe. During
tbe past few days Athena has teen
visited by several candidates, tbe most
importaut, perhaps, being ex-Goveruor
Geer, republican oandidate for the
oongresloual uominatiou.
Mr. Geer met with many old-time
friends while here, and be was greeted
warmly by both republican heuohman
aud democratic well-wisher.
Time sets well with Mr. Geer and
be is just as young aud good naturod,
nrmnranr.lv ua t f ha ita.a whan Ita
first visited Athena in his memorable
campaign for the office of governor.
Atbena republicans liked him then and
there is nothing on tbe snrtaoe to indi
cate any change in their regard for
him.
- Representative Claude Steen, and
who wants to be again, was in town
Saturday. Mr. Steen is well known
hore. He is the father of the sohool-houee-flag
bill a bill that was strong
enough to become a law at tbe last
session of the legislature. Tbe bill in
question, was Mr. Steeu's maiden
effort in oapaoity of law giver, and he
undoubtedly felt considerably flattered
at tbe notice the press of tbe state
thrust on him at tbe time.
In more or less extent, perhaps, it is
to this euooess as a law maker that
Mr. Steen again falls in with tbe
notion nf flnnnnnrlinsr him unit nnrl hn
I has republican friends in Athena who
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1 Orchard Land Values.
A son of Fred Gross, who resides at
Grand Junction Col., sends him clip
'. pings from the Daily News of that
l city, wbioh obronioles big prices being
1 paid for orchard lands iu the Grand
; Valley fruit district. Tbe sum of
: 18,000 was paid for a 40-aore or
chard, and mention is made of a reoent
purchase at $3,000 per aore and an
other at $2,250 per acre.
I Roots in Waterpipe.
I V. J. Gholson, water superintendent
arA ( hi aa mnn or. onn.ffal in rAtnnv.
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iuk luuu gruwiu nuui iub jnpo uubb au
the intake of the Atbena water system
The same conditions previal wbicb
made trouble last year. 3reat masses
of slimy fiberous, willow roots bad
grown into tbe pipe joints and extend
ed iu tbe pipes iu snob quantities as to
almost entirely stop the flow of water.
Tbe work of extracting tbe root growth
will be completed this week.
Rihorn a Bigamist.
W. P. Riborn, a former Pendleton
real estate dealer,but lately of Port
land, turns out to be a muobly married
man and officers are on bis trail. Wife
No. 3 is a Denver sobool teacher and
she married Rihora under tbe name
of P. a Williams on January 11 of
this year.
Ilermiston Water.
Water is beginning to flow from tbe
Umatilla river upon lands under the
Umatilla porject. Saturday 200 acres
belonging to II. O. Newport was
flooded. Reclamation officials say tbe
work will be in uhape to water tbe
lands of settlers this season for alfalfa
and other crops.
Prohis Active.
Tbe local option forces are caking
an active campaign for prohibition
throughout eastern Oregon this spring.
The liquor interests are much agitated
especially in Pendleton, where there
are now 25 saloon.
DIAMOND SPLINTERS
Good Game Played Sunday-Yellow
Kids Jr.--Willie Fortier Makes
Good With Seattle.
In the Athenu-Weston game Sunday,
ou the looal grounds, hangup good ball
was played for several innings. Wes
ton had two bad -inuinca and tbe
Atbena bunch waxed the boys from
over the bill good and plenty. Tbe
game, which in tbe beginning looked
to be close ended with a onesided
soore Atbena 16; Weston 4. .
Tbe Athena team has several eood
iudividual players, who with proper
coaching could iu a short time play
winning balliu fast amateur company.
Tho boys realize that to bring tbe team
out of its kinks, tbey need a manager -
who knows tbe game from a to z aud
one who will Bee to it that the players
get the inside on team work.
The Yellow Kida Jr. played a good-
close game at Weeton Saturday. Tho
youngsters left their soalpsin the Nor
mal Sobool town by tbe close score of
6 to 7. They play tbe Weston juvenile
team on tbe looal ground tomorrow
afternoon. Tbe Yellow Kide Jr. ar
composed principally of Postmustor
Qithen's "grasshopper" kidB, and the
rotund mail sorter is tuking more
than passing interest iu their spriug
workout.
Monday's mail brought to the editor
a letter from Turner Calleiuler at
Seattle, whioh enolosed tbe following
dipping from the Seattle Tiinos rela
tive to "Bill" Fortier, an Atbena boy:
"All winter long Dugdalo has beou
blowing about Willie Fortier, and as
tbe stout one had never Been tbe lnd
his cracks about Fortier got to bo
something of a joke. ; Now he ii givinjr
bis friends tbe hoarse ebnoklo. for this.
Fortier toy looks like n sure enough
ball player. He handles im?Al like
an experienced haokstop and he cracks
the ball right in tbe middle when ut
the bat. Unless Willie is n morning;
glory, be will wear a Souttlo uulforrn
for quite a spell."
Dngdale is owner aud manager of
the Seattle team in tbe Northwest
leaguo and besides Fortier, he hi9
Ralph Krietz, the Old Yellow Kid
oatoher ou bis staff of youngsters to h
tried out this season.
There will be a warm ball game ou
tbe Atbona grounds Sunday afternoon
between Cartano's "Sluggors" and the
regular Athena team. Following is
the line up.
Athena Lieuallen, c; Stone, p;
Dudley, lb; Smith, 2b; Gross, ss;
Boobor, 8b; Maloney, If; Willaby, cf;
Bell. rf.
Slnggers La Brasobe, p; Hawks,
o; Roberts, lb; Curtauo, 2b; Koontz,
8b; Dell, ss ; Christian, If; Downing,
cf; Y. Dell, rf. A. Foss, W. Pres
ton, Tom Taggart, subs; Cbas. Bar
rows, manager;, J. Parker, umpire,
and Frank Coolidge, pigtail.
Cayuse War Veterans.
Representative Hawley baa , got a
favorable report on bis bill to pay cer- , .
tain volunteers in the Cayuse Indian .
war of 1847 aud 1848, $1.50 a day for
tbe time tbey served, as shown in tbe
flies of tbe war department. The max
imum appropriated by the bill is
$1,500. BeneQoiaries of the bill are
John Miuto, Charles Bolds, Ellen
Haokett, widow of John C. Haokett;
Missouri A. Cornelius, widow of
Thomas O. Cornelius; Mary J. Keizur;
Amanda R. Reese, widow of Willard -j,
H. Reese; Mary E. Carnahan, widow
of Hiram Caruahan; Polly G. Bautler,
widow of Isaao Bantler aud Sarah E.
Sohantz, widow of P. O. Sobantz.
Want Experimental Train.
Umatilla county farmers are now iu
communication with the freight de
partment of the O. R. & N. and tbe
experimental officials of Oregon Agri
cultural college in regard to running a
farmer's train through tbe wheat belt
of eastern Oregon for the purpose of
having lectures delivered ty experts
on summer fallowing, deep plowing,
diversified crops and otbor subjeots
which are agitating tho farmers. Suob
a train will be rnu through WaJln
Walla county booh, and it is hoped to
have tbe Oregon experts join and ex
tend the itinerary of tbe train into
this couuty.
Cake Will Speak Here.
Hon. 11. M. Cake of Portland, Ore
gon, will speak iu tbe Athena, opera
bouse. Tuesday, April 7, at 2:30 p. m.
Mr. Cake is a republican oandidate for
United States Seuator and is before tbe
voters of that party for nominnion on
a strictly Statement No. 1 platform.
He is said to be a gifted speaker, aud
a oordial invitation is extended to all
to come out and hear biin explain why
a republican should stand for .State
ment No. 1 and tbe primary law.
Much Testimony Taken. -Tbe
big water suit which is being
tried at Milton promises to continue
most of the week. Tbe court is bony
all day, and eight cessions havo ultto
been held. Iu spite of tbe bewilder
ing amount of testimony in the caso
substantial progress is beiug mule.
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