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ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 1. 1908.
NUMBER 18
VOLUME XX.
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THE TUFM-LUM LUMBER GO.
.Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of
BUILDING MATERIAL
PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHKS
Posts and Blacksmith coal
A. M. Johnson, Manager
Athena, Oregon
ESTABLISHED 1865
A SOCIALIST IICE A
it
Party Names Full Corps of Candidates
for the Various County Offices
Have Been Named.
I Experts Will Address Fanners In Athe
na, At O. R. & N. Station Thurs
day Afternoon, May 14.
RATES ARE LOIR
Railroad Commission Announces Re
duction to Take Effect Sunday
May 3, On 0. R. & N.
Freston-Parton Milling Company jj
i AMERICAN
BEAUTY 1
Flour ia made iu Athena, by Atheua labor, iu the latest
and best equipped mill in the west, of the best selected
Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home
industry. Your grooer sells Amerioau Beauty for
er Sack. I
Merchant Millers and Grain Buyers :
Atheua, Oregon.
Waitsburg, Wash.
The activity of the socialist workers
in Umatilla county was brought into
relief yesterday when they filed their
list of candidates on the socialist tick
et tor the approaching election.
A full Mokot for county offices was
registered, many ot the candidates be
ing residents of this city. Virgil
Moore of Pendleton, will enter the
race for representative as the bearer
of the socialist banner.
The ticket in full reads?
B. K. Hoyt, Hold man, couuty coro
ner. Perry Haner, Pendleton, county recorder.
H. A. Anderson, Peudleton, justice
ot the peace.
J. A. Hamblin, Pendletoa, oonnty
surveyor.
H. M. Culter, Holdman," justice of
the peace.
George Harshman, Milton, represen
tative.
A. J. Harp, Holdman, constable.
F. A. Sikes, Milton, school superintendent.
A. D. Siebert Pendleton, county
commissioner.
W. H. Rioe, Freewater, county
clerk.
G. A. Jsckamas, Pendleton, con
stable. Virgil Moore, Peudleton, represen
tative.
Man Zan Pile Remedy comes ready
to use, in a collapsible tube, with noz
zle. One application soothes and heals,
reduces inflammation and relieves
soreness and itohing. Price 50o. Sold
by Pioneer Drug Store.
Slater a Candidate.
R. J. Slater of Pendleton, has an
nounced bis candidacy for district
attorney on the demooratio ticket.
THE ATHENA MEAT
MARKET
J. II. STONE, PROPRIETOR
The place to get the best eTWeat 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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R. J. BODDY -
WHOLESALE BUTCHER
Makes a Specials of furnishing
Meat in Large Quantities.
First-class stock, Reasonable price
On Sayings
We Pay
On the Quarterly Balance or
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On the c7Wonthly Balance
MAKE YOUR OWN STOCK 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 rod Fowls. They are made from the active principle or the
condensed essence of the drug. They don't contain Sawdust, Ashes, Chop Feed or Bran. Are just
as good when 10 years 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,
Blister, Cathartic, Heave. Fever, Hog Cholera, Distemper, Pink Eye, Colic tabletsor Louse Powder,
Spavin Cure or Barb Wire Liniment. Distributed by THE BLUE BELL MEDICINE CO.,
Incorporated; Capital Stock $300,000.00; Watertown, South Dakota, U. S. A. '
Sold in Athena by A. B. McEwen & Sons.
ST. NICHOLS HOTEL
J. E. FROOME, prop.
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Only First-class Hotel in
the City.
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THE ST. NICHOLS
In tbe ouly one that can accommodate
commercial travelers.
Can ttfiecomended for Ha cleau and
well ventilated room.
The long talked of farming train
will come to Athena Tuesday, May 11.
On that date, from 1:15 to 2:15 Dr.
James Witbyoombe, direotor of the
Oiegon experimental station of Cor
vallis. Prof. O. I. Lewis. Prof. C. E.
Bradley and Prof. H. D. Scudder, will
address Athena farmers at tbe O. K.
& N. depot.
All farmers are cordially invited
and urged to be present, iu order that
they may bear the disoussions of ex
perts on livestock, fruitgrowing, soil
chemistry, crop rotation, conservation
of moisture, and general cultural
methods.
Tbe O. R. & N. Co. is operating a
special train in conjunction with tbe
Oiegon Agricultural college.
The objeot is to further the improve
ment of agricultural conditions iu the
state, through a series of lectures given
by tbe college faculty on subjects of
special iuterest to farmers.
The following letter has beeu re
ceived by the Press from General
Freight Agent ft B. Miller wbiob
urther explains tbe enterprise:
The O. R. & N. special farming
train will cover our lines iu Sherman,
Gilliam, Morrow and Umatilla coun
ties on May 11, 12, 13 and 14 on a
sohednle permitting stops at per at
tached. Lectures will be given on'tbe
train in oars provided for that purpose
by the following members of tbe Ore-
gen Agricultural college faouUy:
Dr. James Witbyoombe, director ex
periment station.
Professor C. I. Lewis, horticulturist.
Professor 0 .E. Bradley, chemist.
Professor H. D. Scudder, agronomist.
The principal subjects to be discussed
are:
Summer fallow, horticulture, aui
mal husbandry chemistry of the soil,
rotation of crops general culture meth
ods.
Tbe talks to be given by tbe college
people will be very instructive and I
am sure that much good will result to
the farmers, and consequently to the
coontry iu general.
The leotures are free for all but it is
the farmers whom we desire paitiou
larly to reach and if they are able to
derive any benefit therefrom we will
feel repaid for our outlay.
Tbe train is the first of its kind that
has ever been operated in Oregon, al
though it is tbe third of a series of
leoture trains, reoently inaugurated
by this company.
Sports at Whitman.
Yesterday and today tbe annual Tri
State Intereobolastio track meet is be
ing run off at Whitman College. Over
20 of the leading high sobools of tb
Northwest are represented there by full
i truck teams of six men or more, for
tbe college is paying tbe full railroad
expenses of six men from eaob school
and is providing entertainment iu
Walla Walla for all tbe contestants
who come. The railroads are granting
an open rate of 1 1-3 fare and this
means tbe presence of several hundred
visitors besides the contestants. Elan
orate plans were made by Walla Walla
for a gala event.
Railroad Commissioner Claud B.
Aitohison announoes that tberednotion
freight rates affeoting points east
The Dalles, on the O. B. & N. will
go ino effect Sunday, May 3.
This reduction means that the old
rule of $1.09 will hereafter be 95c; the
91o rate has been reduoed to 81o; 77o
to 67o; 65o to 57c; 52o to 48o; lie to
38o;35oto 29o; 26o to 24o; 20c to 193.
The effeot of this reduotiou will to
of great benefit to shippers and means
saving to them of thousands of dol
lars. Tbe reduction will not work a
hardship on tbe railroad company for
tbe traffio on oertain classes of freight
wbiob the old rates practically prohi
bited, will be stimulated by tbe new
rates to tbe extent that little, if any,
loss will be entailed.
The announcement of the ohange is
made by Bailroad Commissioner
Claud B. Aitohison of Portland. Tbe
news will be eagerly received by every
business man in Umatilla county. The
ohange affects all points ou tbe O. B.
8s N. lines east of Tbe Dalles.
and
Ath
MS A CLOSE LEAD
Democratic Race in Second District
Barrett of Hillsboro Switches
to Statement No. 1.
- Watts Is Candidate.
Perhaps the strangest incident re
sulting from tbe. primary eleotion is
tbe nomination by tbe demoorats of
this oonnty of Professor H. I. Watts,
republican, for the offloe of couuty
school superintendent. The republi
can ballots contained the name of
Frank Welles, present inoumbent, and
be had no opposition in his party and
as a result bad easy sailing in securing
the nomination. But a different as
pect confronts him, in bis eleotion to
office. A sufficient number of demo
oratio voters wrote iu the name of
Prof. Watts ou the ballots, knowing
bim to be a man of pie-eminent quali
fications for the offloe, thus tendering
him tbe nomination regardless of his
politioal affiliations. This unqualified
indorsement of Mr. Watts is indeed a
high testimonial of regard for bis ed
noatioual work.
Team Does Highjinks.
A team belonging to Frank Jaokson
played high jinks with a buggy, Wed
nesday eveuing, while hitched to tbe
raoK at Tnarp Bros.' machine shop.
The Tbarp automobile came out of tbe
shop and tbe team beoame frightened.
The horses turned the vebiole over
and then proceeded to kick it to pieces.
Another horse near by jumped on the
raok and was with difficulty removed.
A PROFESSIONAL SALES
W. Lewis Will Sell the Taggart
Stock at Sacrifice Prices.
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The Freshest, and most Choice the Market affords in
VEGETABLES
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Alberta Farmer Returns.
Mr. aud Mis. Thomas Mosley
two younger children arrived in
ena last evening from Alberta, and
will probably spend tbe summer bere.
Mr. Mosley has beeu in ill health
since going to tbe northern olimate,
and hopes to regain bis former good
health ou bis old stamping ground.
Ee has a fine body of land in Alberta,
which will be farmed by bis son, Ol
iver, during tbe absence of tbe family.
Tbe daughter. Bell, was recently
married to a Mr. Gus Gnnderson, and
lives on a farm near her parents'
home.
f Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here
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Athena, Oregon
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CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD THING3 TO EAT
Meet tomorrow.
The democratio oonnty central
committee meets at Pendleton tomor
row. Delegates to tbe state conven
tion will be elected. Also action will
be taken in tbe indorsement of the
seveial candidates who will rnn on
tbe democratio ticket. H. I. Watts
for county school superintendent;
R. J. Slater for district attorney
and W. F. Sbaw for representative,
will receive tbe committee's indorse
ment. Slater and shaw have come
bofoie tbe people since tbe primaries.
Tavlor. Strain and Watts were, nom
inated at tbe primary election.
Shamrocks vs. Sluggers.
Tbe Shamrocks have beeu unable to
seoure a game of ball for Sunday.
Efforts were unsuccessful to secure
same with either Pilot Rock, Weston,
Adams or Walla Walla. Tbe teams
in those towns all have sobeduled
games for that day. Later Curtano's
"Slueizers" will give the Sbamiocks
a eame. and it promises to be a warm
one.
Mr. A. W. Lewis, of Lewis Bros. &
Co. of Chicago and Spokane arrived in
town Monday with a staff of salespeo
ple and is preparing to close out tbe
stock of T. M. laggart & Co.
Mr. Lewis has bad muob expeiieuoe
in tbe disposal of s too kg of merchan
dise and expects to sell every last dol
lar's worth within tbe coming few
days.
Tbe people of Athena and the sur
rounding country will have an oppor
tunity to buy at out-prioes, such neces
sities as groceries, shoes, eto. Every
thing in tbe store must be sold before
May 15tb.
The sale opeus Saturday, May 2nd,
Athena Market Day.
Attended Funeral in Walla Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley went to
Walla Walla Tuesday to attend the
f oneral of Mrs. Wm. Elliott, who died
in that city. Mrs. Elliott was former
ly Miss Auna Ginn, of tbe well known
family who resided on tbe farm east
ot this city, and was a cousin of Mis.
Dndley. '
Did Not Purchase.
Mr. and Mrs. William Winship
returned Monday evening from Adams
county, Wash., wbere they visited
friends for several days. Mr. Win-
ship says tbe Weir and Gillis families
are well contented in their uew homes.
He was fairly well pleased with tbe
country up there, though he did not
purchase land.
Tax Meeting Postponed.
Owing to tbe illness of Assessor
Strain, tbe proposed tax-payers' meot
ing at Pendleton, has boon indefinitely
postponed-
Official returns showing the result
of the reoent primaries on tbe state
ticket fot the Second district have
been received. No ohange in result is
made by the official count though tbe
lead of John A. Jeffrey over Andrew
Jackson Derby is out down to five
votes for tbe Demooratio nomination
for congressman from tbe Second dis
trict. Aooording to the oftloial figures W.
R. Ellis, for congress received 11,813
votes, Shepherd 8,476 and Geer 8,275.
For railroad commissioner Aitohison
received 7,620 votes, Gaston 8,540,
Hamilton 3,393, Hurlburt 6,942,
Loucks 4,998 aud Wbiting 1,267. - .
For the Democratio nomination for
congress Derby received 2,524 and
Jefferson 2.529 votes.
The oompletioh of the returns from
tbe Second district supply tbe missing
figures iu tbe totals for tbe senatorial
fight and show that Cake has a major
ity of 2,487 votes. R. S. Bean for
justioe of tbe supreme court polled
40,807 votes, while J. W. Bailey de
feated Dr. Alexander Reid for the Re
publican nomination for state food
and dairy commissioner by a majority ,
of 14,989 votes.
W. N.- Barrett of Hillsboro has
switobed sinoe his nomination as joint
senator for tbe counties of Linooln,
Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill
and has now come out strong on a
Statemeut No. 1 platform. Sinoe doing
this he has been indorsed as tbe sena
torial candidate by tbe mass meeting
hold in Washington oounty on Friday
last.
In order to make his attitude the
moro plain to the people Mr. Barrett
has written a letter to Tbe Portland
Journal telling of his change from
Republican voter's pledge to tbat of
Statement No. 1 and explaining f
reason for the change,. .The letter is
as follows:
"Hillsboro. Or.. April 27. To tbe
Voters of tbe Twenty-fourth Senatorial
Distriot ot Oregon Having reoeived
the nomination of tbe Republican
party for senator of this joint senatorial
district, comprising Liuooln.. I ilia -mook,
Washington and Yam bill coun
ties, and also having reoeived tbe in
dorsement of tbe Statement No. 1
convention at MoMinuville last Satur
day, I deem it proper foi me to make
a statement of my position to the vo
ters of this distriot.
"I am a personal friend of Senator
Fnlton's, and as such, felt tbat if be
reoeived tbe nomination at the pri
mary eleotion, that I should support
bim without regard to the eleotion in
June. Mr. Fnlton lost out. Mi. Cake
was nominated. Mr. Cake made tbe
fight in favor of Statement No. 1, tbat
is, in favor of tbe legislature eleoting
tbe candidate who reoeived tbe major- '
ity vote iu June.
"I bad said I would suppott tbe
Republican voters' choice for United
States senator. Mr. Cake has, in effect,
said tbat he does not want tbe offloe
unless be is the people's choice. " As a
Republican I submit to tbe will if the
majority and will support Mr. Cake
for United States senator and the prin
ciple upon which he was nominated,
in other words, support tbe candidate
who is tbe people's choice at the Juno
election.
"In saying this I have no doubt but
what Mr. Cake, with tbe large Re
publican majority in Oregon, will be
nominated in June, in which event he
will not only be tbo Republican choice,
but also the peoplo's choice for that
position and tbat when tbe legislature
meets be will reooive tbe unanimous
vote.
W. N. Barrett."
Recovered Horses Cost $50.
"Four big draft horses, owned by
Chas. Brotberton absented themselves
from tbe pasture several days ago, and
Mr. Brotherton offered $50 reward for
their reoovery. Wednesday the horses
were returned to their owner by
George Mulkey, who found them
beaded for their old rauge in Wallowa
county. Mr. Mulkey rode out of town
Almost an Accident.
Tribune: An aocideut wbiob might
easily have bad serious if not fatal
conclusions ooourred at the home of
Al Cardeu, Monday evemng. when a
shell from a 82 calibre revolver ex
ploded in tbe stove over wb cb Mrs.
Carden was standing and tbe metal
part burled through tbe stove door,
grazing ber cheek and imbedding it
self in tbe wall behind ber.
with tbe $50 check '
pocket, don't yon know.
in bis inside
n.
Assessor Strain Still I1L
Assessor C. P. Strain is still very ill
at bis borne on tbe south bill. He
was taken with appendicitis last Sat
urday night and for a time bis condi
tion was regaided as critical. He is
now recovering, but is still too ill to
be out of bed and it will likely be a
week or mote before be cau be at
work.
Fire at Milto
Tbe Milton opera bouse and two
dwellings belonging to W. H. Bailey
were destroyed by fire Monday fore
noon wbiob threatened to devastate
tbe entire town. The loss is estimated
at $6000. The bigb wind endangered
tbe adjoining property, wbiob was
only saved by tbe elf ootlve work of tbe
fire department.
Excursion Sunday.
Auuouucement is made tbat an ex
cursion tiain will ruu from Walla
Walla to Pendleton Sunday. Tbe ob
ject of tbe exonrsiou will be to accom
modate people who whtb to witness
tbe ball game between Pendleton and
Walla Walla teams.
A New Dress.
Tbe St. Niobols hotel is receiving a
uew dress of paint. When finished,
tbe color will not be yellow as the first
coat indicates.
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