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Athena Merchants
Carry Big Stocks
Buy Your Groceries from .Your Home Grocer
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VOLUME XX.
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THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER GO.
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Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of
BUILDING MATERIAL
PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES
Posts and Blacksmith coal
A. M. Johnson, Manager
Athena, Oregon
ESTABLISHED 1865
S Preston-Parton
AMERICAN
Flour is made iu Atbeoa, by Athena labor, iu the latest
and best equipped mill in the west, of the best selected
Blnestem wheat growu anywhere. Patronize home"
industry. Your grooer sells American Beauty for
$1.25
5 Merchant Millers
Atnena, Oregon.
rWf - R. J. BODDY
I - j WHOLESALE BUTCHER
, ,1' Makes a Specialty of furnishing
I " V&t9f Meat in Large Quantities.
I f First-class stock, Reasonable price
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
rJr"0""' Clt, Sheep, Swine and Fowl They are made from the active principle or the'
toS TtST ?n f 1? 2JT dn,t Sawdu ChP or Bran. Are just
atfEJ c? sVrnno r"" i0vold- TheT comply with all pure d law.. Askfor
BlWeCH H?irC0,,d,S0!ble,,,r 8KID Worm, Kidney. Chicken Cholera.
Slt' cSu'VZj'' ?0 Cbolen' DietPer. Pink Eye. Colic tabletaor Lonae Powder
Sparm Cure or Barb Wire Liniment. Diatributed by THE BLUE BELL MEDICINE CO..
incorporated, Capital stock $300,000.00; Watertown, South Dakota, U. S. A?
' Sold xn Athena by A. B. McEwen & Sons.
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mWLr WHCDC DDinCO ADC DIOUT PQHNF W.
utimni
$3
The Freshest and
.gj We Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here
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1 DELL BROTHERS,
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Milling Company
BEAUTY
sckif
and Grain Buyers :
Waitsburg, Wash.
THE ATHENA MEAT
MARKET :
J. H. 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.
I lllULO HIIL Rllll! I MAIN 83
most Choice the Market affords
VEGETABLES
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ATEREKS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT
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ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY.
HE SPUDSHIPHEHTIATHEHA'S SALE DAYfEfJDOfiSED BARRETT
About Ten More Carloads of Potatoes
Haye Been Purchased By Mr. v
Jarman's Seattle Buyer.
Athena's 80-oarload shipment of
mountain potatoes has been raised to
40 carloads, Mr. Jarraan's Seattle
buyer having seoured 10 more carloads
from mountain ranchers, during the
past weeky . ..
The potatoes are beinsr delivered in
Athena at the rate of three oar loads
per day. Up to date seven carloads
have been shipped out over the North
ern Paoiflo to Seattle.
The spuds are hauled from the mnnn'.
tain ranch ea east of Weston hv tannin.
The orop comes in sacks, is handled
through the warehouse of the Paget
Sound Warehouse Company here,
where they are weighed and franked
iuto the cars, which stand alongside
the platform. . ;
The loading facilities at thia warn.
house are all that oould be wished for,
and once in Athena, the big loads are
soon removed from the Mountain po
tato king's Wagon. When the nara
are loaded, .each one is decorated by
Mr. Jarman with a big, attractive
streamer on wbioh are painted the
words: "Weston Mountain Potatoes."
. Horseman Case Transferred.
The case of the state of Oregon
agaiust George Horseman, in whioh
the defendant appeals from a 10 year
sentence, was transferred to the su
preme oouxt at Salem. The attorneys
had failed to prepare their arguments,
owing to laok of time, and were grant
ed a several weeks extension of time.
Man Zau Pile Remedy comes ready
to use, in a collapsible tube, with noz
ale. One application' soothes and heals,
reduces infiammatiou and relieves
soreness and itching. Prioe 60o, Sold
by Pioneer Drug Store. ' -
On Savings
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On the Quarterly Balance or
3V
On the cTWonthly B-Jance
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ST. NICHOLS HOTEL j
t J. E. FROOME, prop.
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Only First-class Hotel in
the City.
THE ST. NICHOLS
In J he only one that can accommodate
commercial travelers.
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Can b.'iecomended for lis clean and
well ventilated rooms.
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Cob. HAIV A2TD TBIAD, ATBKA,Or.
in
Athena, Oregon
OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 8.
Two Auctioneers Employed and Nearly
$2000 Worth of Property Changed
Ownership at Fair Prices.
"Athena's first Market day goes on
record as being a success!
The day's sales aggregated about
2000, and the property disposed of
went at fair prices. Two auctioneers.
u. w. uradiey and r. o. Lucas were
fimnlnrofl A lrnn n ... .3 L
vwi'iujuu taiga uiunu vr aa pi caou i I
and at times the bidding was spirited!
xue saie started at 2:30 p. hi.
Household goods, farm implements,
vehioles, etc, were first auotioned off,
the stook sales being made later.
A peculiar feature of the sale was
that the best stook was left nnanlrl. thn
bidders apparently desiring the cheap
er grades or animals put up for dispos
al. For this reason horses worth from
$150 to $175 only brought forth bids
from $125 to $110 and they were bid
in by their owners. The thoroughbred
short horn cattle put up by Deau Ger
king, were hardly notioed, thns show
ing that this class of stook is not what
is wanted by sales day bargain hnnters.
It is estimated that $1500 worth of
stock wa bid iu by owners during the
day.
1 A large number of farmers and poo
plef roni near by towns were in the'eity
and before and during the sale, the
merchants did a god business.
The men who had the sale in charge
worked bard for its success and the
experience they derived from this, the
first one, will materially assist them
in making arrangements for and con
ducting Athena's next Market day.
The expense of the sale was about $80.
Cut Down Trees.
i The beBinnios of the end of trees on
lain street was inananrated thin nnnk.
wbeu several soale-infeoted loonst and
elders were removed from in front of
business buildings on the south side of
the streot. From these trees the scale
and aphis pest originated in this oity.
It is 'to be hoped that other property
owners on the street will continue the
work thus begun. Then the oity
oqoncil would do well to reoocnizA th
fact that the oity owns the streets and
should see to it that all signs are ia-
movea rrom over toe the side walks.
GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN HERE
Delivers Seven Political Speeches In
This CountV Today and Tnmnrrnw
Governor Chamberlain demooratio
candidate tor United States Senator,
spoke to a fair sized fiudieooe at the
opera Louse this atternoon at 1 :80.y
Ihis forenoon the governor opened bis
campaign in this county with a stieech
at Adanis. From here Gov. Chamber
lain went to Weston. Ho will take the
eveuing train for Freewater, whore he
speaits toniRbt and also delivers an
address at Milton. Tomorrow at 2:80
p. m. he will speak at the county court
house in Pendleton, and will bring his
itinerary in tbis oonnty to a close with
a speeon at .bono, tomorrow evening.
Their Silver Wedding.
Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Butler, old time
residents of Athena, observed thn
twenty-fiifth anniversary of their mar
riage, Wednesday evening, at their
Waitsburg home, by fllliue their hand
some residence with intimate fiiends
About seventy euests were present to
extend congratulations and best wishes.
Dr. K. E. Butler and Miss Ida Gerkinir
were martied at Milton. Ore.. Anril
1 29th, 1883. They have resided in
Waitsburg for the nast 18 years. Thev
have two crown sons. Edward nrt
Earl, who still reside with their par
ents.
Shamrocks ys. 'Sluggers."
A small crowd inhaled dust and sat
in wind through six innings of t ail
playing by the Sbamrooks and "Slug
gers" Sunday afternoon. Six innings
was enough for the Sluggers at the end
of wbioh tbey counted but 3 against 15
for the Shamrocks. Ed Koontz, G. B.
Kidder, Austin Fobs and Byron Hawks
were 'some pumpkins' for the Sloggers
and their strenuous efforts to win made
them sore The Shamrocks will play
the Adams team Sunday on the Adams
grounds.
Sold 83 Barrels.
For Athena Market day last Satur
day, Manager Watts of the Preston
Parton Milling Company authorized
the grocery stores to reduce tbe ptioe
of American Beauty flour 40 cents per
barrel for that day only. The result
was that a total of 83 barrels, or 332
sacks of flour was sold at tbe reduced
prioe. Of this amount the Mosgrove
Mercantile company sold 46 barrels;
Dell Bros. 81 aud H. O. Wortbington
6 barrels.
Goes to Baltimore.
George H. Carrey, lay delegate to
tbe general conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal cburcb, at La Giaude,
accompanied by Mrs. Currev and Mrs.
G. C. Osburn, leave Saturday morning
for Baltimore, where tbe conference
I convenes on May 6.
1908.
Joseph N. Scott Will Run for Joint
Representative As An Indepen
dent Candidate.
At a meeting of the deuiocratio
county oentral committee, presided
over Dy unairman Will ' M. Peterson.
C A. Barrett, republican oandidate
for representative, a stanoh supporter
ui oiHiement mo. l, was unanimously
endorsed. The delegates who will be
seut to the Portland convention to be
held June 9 are Wm. M. Peterson,
James Johns. David Taylor, Joseph
Soott. D. A. Peebler, Wm. Moore, J.
H. Rsley and R. F. Johnson.
Addresses were made by Chairman
Peterson and tbe nartv
Rousing obeers were given H. I. Watts,
wno affirmed that while he was a re
publican he would cladlv aorwnt th
demooratio nomination for tbe office of
county school superintendent, whioh
tbe demoorats had tendered him at thn
primary election.
Ihe committee was unanimous in ito
deoisioa to support independent canrli.
dates for representative and joint re
presentative. W. T. Shaw of Milton
will enter tho raoe acaiust Mnnn fnr-
represeotative and it is understood that
josopn jn. boon will become an inde
pendent oandidate. supporting SAt.
meut No 1. againet T. J. Mahonev of
Morrow oonnty. the republican candi
date who would not take the Statement
JVo. 1 pledce.
Mr. Scott, is a brisbt. clean vnnnir
gentleman of ability and has a la rim
acquaintance throughout Umatilla
county.
A Horrible Experience.
Dislodged from her saddle liv a vi.
oious lunge made by her mount, Miss
Maude Clark, a young lady temporarily
living in Pendleton, was dragged with
one foot in tbe stirrnn bv a inndrinnprt
kicking horse Sunday aftornoou for
more than a block, before she was able
to wrench her foot free. Hnva thn Tri.
bune. At present she lies lu her rnnms
suffering from a fracture of the hip.
ihe exteut of her iujuries cannot be
determined, as her limbs and Imdv Am
terribly swollen from the bruises made
Dy tne vicious kicks of tbo horse. She
is not fatally injured.
THE DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
The O. R. & N. Company is Adver-
tising it Extensively.
xne u. ti. 6c N. oomnanv. in r.nm.
junotion with the Oregon Agricultural
uouege is extensively advertising the
coming or tne larmiug demonstration
train through Sherman, Gilliam, Mor
row and Umatilla counties.
Tbe train will arrive iu Athena.
May 14, at 12:15 p. m. Leotures
will be given from 1:15 to 2:15: after
which the train will 1bva for iHoma
aud Pendleton.
Every farmer in this vioinitv will
receive a Personal invitation to Aftil
tne leotures.
Leotures are given by the faculty of
tbe college on subjoots of special inter
est to tbe farmers. Among the sub
jects to be discussed, accordiug to tbe
conaiuons in eaon locality. arethAfnl.
lowing: Livestock, fruit growing.
chemistry of tbe soil, rotation of orops,
consideration of moisture, and general
culture methods.
Tbe train whiob has been run thrush
the Palouse lately was the first of its
kind ever operated in tbe northwest
and from all reports met with much
soooess. Tbe talks made by tbe college
faculty were of ranch benefit to the
farmers, aud consequently tbe whole
community.
Missionary Meeting.
The joint mooting held by the Ban
tist missionary society and tbe Chris
tian Woman's Board of Missions.
at the home of Mrs. Henry Eeene
Wednesday afternoon was one of tbe
most enthusiastic and entertaining
meetings ever held by tbeso societies.
Tbe subject for tbe afternoon was:
"Industrial Schools Amoncr the Nn.
groes," and some very interesting facts
were brought out relative to tbe work
that bas already been aocomrlinhnd
and that badly needed, ty papers read
by Mrs. Geo. T. Ellis. Mrs. Henry
Keene, and Mrs. J. T. King. Mrs. Geo.
Bannister gave a poetio reading and
tbe ladies were favored by a duet sung
by Miss Mary MoKinnon aud Mrs.
M. L. Watts. Cake and toa were
served by Mrs. Keene. assisted bvMrs.
Lola Payne and Mrs. C. A. Barrett.
Woodman Social.
Tbe members of the local woodman
Camp, their families and invited
guests, participated in an evening of
social enjoyment at tbe meeting Wed
nesday night A program, iocludiog
music games and danoin? was prnatlv
enjoyed by those present. Refreshments
were served and all cad a good time.
Pilot Rock Pharmacy.
Dr. Fred Lieuallen of Adams, ban
purchased tbe Pilot Rock Pharmacy of
Dr. E. O. Parker of that city. Dr.
Fred also succeeds to tbe Parker practice.
NUMBER 19
SPOfiTS FOR PICK
Caledonians Preparing to Entertain
Crowds at Annual Gathering of
the Gans May 22 and 23. .
Extensive preparations are under
way by tbe committee ou program of
tbo Umatilla County Caledonia.) So
ciety to entertain tbe big crowds
whiob are expected in Athena on' the
two days of the annual pionio, Friday
and Saturday, May 22 and 23.
Tbe Seoretary is in reoeipt of letters
frcm members of Caledonian societies
at Portand, Condon, La Grande,
Walla Walla aud other places, stating
that members of these sooieties ex
pected to be present when the Soottish
olans gather here for their annual pio
nio. The program in full will probably
be aunounoed next week when posters
and other advertising matter will be
available for use. The program for
sports, complete, together with the
amount of purses in each event, fol
lows: Foot race. 100 yards, first nrio
$3.00; seoond, $3.00.
Foot raoe, 50 yards, first prize,
$3.00; seoond, $2.00.
Hurdle raoe. 120 yards, first nri
$3.00; seoond, $2.00.
Putting tbe shot, first prize. R.(MV
seoond, $2.00.
Pole vaulting, first prize. 3.00? ann.
ond, $2.00.
Tossing the oaber. fist prizo.
seoond, $2.00.
High jump, first prize. .l.nn- ono.
end, $2.00.
Broad jump, first prize. S3.00: son.
ond, $2.00.
Hop. step and inmn. first mi
$3.00; second, $3.00.
Three standing jumps, first prize,
$3.00; sooond, $2.00.
Bioyole raoe. first prize. 3.00: sn.
ond, $2.00.
Best dressed lady iu Hichla nrl fna.
tame, first prize, $3,00;' seoond, $2.00.
nest dressed gentleman in Highland
Costume, first prize. $3.00: finnnnd.
$3.00. . , .
Best dancer in Highland fling, first
prize, $3.00; seoond, $2.00.
Horse raoe, runniug, purse $25.00.
Tbe sports will be held on Satoidhv
afternoon, oommenoing at 3 o'clock.
An entrance fee of 25 omits will hn
charged in eaoh prize event.
Heretofore, the majority of prizes
at tbe Caledonian piouios has boen
won by Weston Normal School ath
letes, but for tbis oooasion, it is said a
number of Sootoh lads are in training,
and will participate in the feats of
skill with the intention of winning a
goodly share of the purses.
INDIAN ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY
Albert Murray Robbed the Corner Sa
loon Tuesday Night.
Albert Murray, a young quarter
breed, who was raised on thn Umatilla
Indian reservation, is facing a term in
tbe penitentiary. Tuesday night- be
broke into the Corner Saloon and tan.
Ped the omh rnoiHter. Thn nrnnanria
tbo robbery netted young Murray $10.'
no was placed under arrest and did
considerable lying about tbe case. He
implicated a traveling musician named
Hadkey, and said be merely stood
guard while Hadkey entered tbe saloon
and robbed it.
However, tbe officers found that
Hadkey was i:nt rnrnecten' with tha
rotbery. and be was civHii hia lihnrtv.
Andrew Pioard is believed by the offi
ucis iu kuuw muru uuouc lue roguery
than be Will toll, but it WBiimnnMihln
to oonneot him with tbe oase directly.
so oe was released from arrest.
District Attorney Phelns came nn
from Pendleton yesterday, and after
questioning Murray, held him to ap
pear before Judce Bean. Ha Wan tnknn
to jail last night by Offloer O'Harrn.
Bank Cashier Resigns.
B. B. Hall who for thn nnat thraa
years bas boen oasbier of the Farmers'
Bank at Weston, bas tendered hia rn.
signation aud will make bis futnre
home iu Spokane, where he will en
gage iu business later. His resignation
was handed in last Saturday, but will
not take effect until his successor has
been found. Mr. Hall was in Athnna
Tuesday and stated to a Press reporter
that be was leaving Weston more on
aooount of bis wife's health than any
thing else. He bas purchased rosi
denoe property in Spokano.
Famous Irish Humorist.
Dr. Fitzmaurlce, M. A., of the Uni
versity of Dublin, Ireland, and Cam
bridge, England, the famous humorist
and leoturer, wbo is about to iooate in
Pendleton tooraotloelaw has consented
to lecture at the opera lionee iu tbis
city next Tuesday evening, under tho
auspicies of tbe Athena publio school,
wbiob receives part of tbe proceeds.
There will be oomio and sentimental
Irish songs and all should give tbe dis
tinguished scholar a welcome. Go aud
have a good laugb. Admission, 35
oeuts, cbildreu 15 cents.
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