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Athena Merchants
Carry Big Stocks
Buy Your Groceries from Your Hosne Grocer
VOLUME XX.
ATITEtfA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 28, 1908.
NUMBER 35
THE TUP1-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
ESTABLISHED 1865
Preston-Parton Milling Company
AMEUGAN
Float Is made in Athena, by Athena labor, in the latest
and best equipped mill in the west, of the best selected
Blnestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home
industry. Your grooer sells Amerioan Beauty for
130 Per
Merchant Millers
Athena, Oregon.
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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 Hones, Cattle, Sheep, Swine and Fowls. They are made from the active principle or the
coedenaed essence of the drag. 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 tablets or Louse Powder,
Spavin Core or Barb Wire Liniment. Distributed by THE BLUE BELL MEDICINE CO.,
Incorporated; Capital Sfock $300,000.00; Watertown, South Dakota, U. S. A.
Sold in Athena by A. B. McEwen & Sons-
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The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in
Vge Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here
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and Grain Buyers:
Waitsburg, Wash.
THE ATHENA MEAT
MARKET.,
STONE & BODDY, Prop's
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.
R. J. BODDY
WHOLESALE BUTCHER
Makes a Specialty of furnishing
Meat in Large Quantities.
First-class stock, Reasonable price
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.Both Passenger and
Freight Business
Growth Ovej
Returns. v
Shows Healthy
- Last Year's
The balance sheets of both the O. R.
& N. and Nottheru PaaiUo lines of
railway entering this oity show a sat
isfactory increase of passenger and
freight business this year over that of
1907.
The business of several months in
this year almost double to at of corres
ponding months in last year. - Especi
ally is the increase in freight traffic
noticed, although there are some
months in which the passenger busi
ness has inoreased by large margins.
Tbe flour milling industry iu Athena
has been oonduoive largely to (be gain
made in the freight business, while
the local passenger service between
Pendleton and Walla Walla, accounts
for inoreased passenger traffic
The Northern Paoiflo caters little If
any, to local passenger business, and
that company is apparently content
with the large volume of freight busi
ness It handles here. The Northern
Paoiflo oommands freight tiaffio to
Sound markets, wbioh from this point
as inoreased in proportion to that
handled by tbe O. JR. & N. to and from
tidewater. . ... ,,
READ YOUR HOME MAGAZINE
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Pacific Monthly for September Begins
Jack London's "Martin Eden."
Of all the magazines which will be
read by Paoiflo Coast people in Sep
tember, the leaves of the Paciflo
Monthly, that great .Oregon publica
tion, -should be tbe first of all to te
out with the paper knife. -,
Thousands of dollars are being spent
eaoh month by the publishers to make
this . splendid magazine tbe peer of
any this side of tbe Mississippi and
tbe equal of any in America. The
Paoiflo Monthly is a home production
ana not only Ureeoulaos but every
home in Washington, Idaho and Mon -
tana should be proud of the opporto
nity of having a copy eaoh month, On
tbe reading table.
The Paoiflo Monthly for September
will be found of espeoial interest. It
contains the opening chapters of Jack
London's thrilling story "Martin
Eden" for wbioh the publishers pay
tbe great author of "The Call of tbe
Wild" and "Sea Wolf," $7,000 for
exclusive rights. Tbe gifted pens of
Charles Erskiue Scott Wood and other
writers of national and international
note trickle tbrougb tbe pages of the
September number, iu all comprising
tbe cream of thought, fact and fiotiou ;
a grand collaboration of all that is
best in current literature.
Kentucky Foxhounds.
Bob Chapman and John Boss re
ceived two thoroughbred Kentucky
foxhounds direct from tbe bluegrass
state last week, says tbe Milton Eagle.
Tbey already have three North Caro
lina foxhounds and tbe new arrivals
will give them a pack that will strike
terror to tbe coyotes that are beooming
numerous and troublesome on the.up
per tiver.
""fsj - The Biggest Crop. j ' 'X
Sam Bannister had tbe champion
yield of the season at his place near
Weston, says the Leader. Thirty-four
acres of rod chaff wbeat averaged 49
bushels per acre, counting two ana a
quarter bushels to the sack. His en
tire crop of 110 acres averaged . 40
bushels, and Sam doesn't feel at all
displeased over tbe harvest of 1908.
Fencing Out Coyotes.
Fenoiug tbe range to proteot sheep
from tbe attaoks of predatory animals
has met with excellent results in the
Wallowa National Forest, Oregon.
Tbe problem was to And a strong fence
p
,ry
Athena, Oregon
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that would make the sheep cceure, even
without tbe care of a berder. Tbe
ohosen fenoe, which is built of woven
wire with barbed wire on tbe top, has
kept out all the minor animals such as
wild oats, lynxes and coyotes, but has
not withstood the attaoks of tbe griz
zlies, wbioh are apparently able to pass
through it with little trouble.
A Nine-foot Cougar.
Lou Williams of Miltou has return-,
ed from tbe mountains, going as far
as tbe breaks of tbe Umatilla, where
he shot a monster cougar after an ex
citing chase. Tbe animal measured
nine feet from tip to tip and was in
prime condition. Mr. Williams will
have tbe animal stuffed. As tbe
haunts of this rinimal wore in tbe
neighborhood of the place of the dis
appearance ol little Jeou ttrittau
many people in the mountain section
believe that the little fellow met deaih
from the olaws of tbe cougar. Many
of tbe smaller domestio animals be
longing to tbe ranchers of Linkton
mountain have been killed and carried
off by cougars.
BREEN FAILED TO MAKE GOOD
Father of Brittan Boy Still Believes
That Convict Can Produce Child.
James Breen signally failed to "make
good" his word and return to Mr. and
Mrs. S. L. Brittan their l"st son,
Cecil, in aooordanoe with his promise
that if given one more opportunity be
would flud the boy, says tbe Walla
Walla Union.
When the party reaobed Toll Gate
Sunday afternoon, Breen directed
them to a cabin some three miles dis
tant where be said they would flud tbe
boy. But on investigation of tbe oabin
revealed the faot that tbere had been
no one around tbe place for years, and
after Breen had surmised that bis
friends "had moved down to the river
where they could get better feed aud
water for their horses," the searohing
party returned. A
Breen appeared to be uervous
throughout the day, and gave the of
ficers belief long before Toll Gate was
reached, that he would be unable to
maka - good his promise and assist in
the reoovery of the lad. But tbe uer
vousuess' ,vPrrch he'displayed on the
way up, iu a measure disappeared ou
the way to tbe looatiou of t.he lonely
cabin with the air of a man who was
sure of his ground, and had uo douots
but that the missing child would be
where he said it would.
Warden Reed, of the prison said
that tbe ex-oonvict, made a total fail
ure of his opportunity to gain his free
dom, and that, as far as the man was
concerned, the inoideut is a closed
book, and the remainder of bis days
will probably be spent in tbe peniten
tiary. He is now serving his sentence
of five years for passing a worthless
obeck, and it is likely that as soon as
be baa completed that term, he will be
tried under tbe habitual criminal law.
Mr. Brittan said in regard to Breeu,
"I realize that tbe offloers have lost
faith in the stories of Breen but I have
eveiy reason to believe that be was
telling tbe truth. I personally have
never caught bim iu a falsehood.
"Every story which be has told me
and which I have investigated has
proven to bold. I do not know what
tbe offioers intend to do with him, but
I am confident that Breeu knows where
Cecil is and that bad be not been ar
rested he would likely bavo produced
the child."
The Sheepmen's Case.
East Oregouiau: When Circuit
Judge Bean returns to tbe oity be will
be aeked to resoiud the Washington
sheepmen's iujuuoliou which Judge
Gillilund recently grauted, so it is in
timated. That tbere was no proper
basis for en injunction is freely de
olaied by Dan P. Smytbe, secretary of
the sheep commission, for be holds
that Dr. Lytle, state sheep inspector,
bad done nothing to warrant the order
made by Judge Gilliland.
- Horses Died from Thirst.
W. J. L. Anderson met with an rn
pleasant surprise when he went out to
his ranch a few days ago, says a Med
ford item. He left four bead of horses
in a Meld on the ranob when he left
there, four weeks ago, and at tbat
time tbere was ample water running
in a creek in the field, but when be
returned this week be found tbe creek
dry and three of tbe four horses dead
from thirst.
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''Peach Day" at Freewater.
"Peach day" will be celebrated at
Freewatei on Wednesday, September
2. when speakers from Umatilla and
Walla Walla counties will be present
and a general pionio will be held.
Ibis event has now become a fixed
holiday, and will be celebrated each
year in tbe midst of the peaob harvest.
Five hundred visitors from Umatilla
and Walla Walla oounties are expected.
Pioneer of '52.
Natbau Keith, a pioneer of 1852,
and one of tbe best koown men in the
country, died at tbe home of bis grand
daughter, Mrs. Dick Abraham on
Willow creek, Dear Dayton, Wash.
The immediate cause of bis death
was dysentery, coupled with the iu
Ormities of old age.
OGLE SELLS
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M. M. Johns Purchases 43 Acres Ad
jacent to Athena and May Build
Residence Thereon.
The most important teal estate
transfer to take place in Athena for
some time was the purobaae of 43 aores
of Ben Ogle' The price paid was
f 4,000. v
The land is looated just west of the
ci y limits and is a portion of tbe old
Rio hard's estate, it corners just west of
David Taylor's warehouse at the foot
of Main street, and was iu crop this
year, yielding a fairly good yield of
wheat
Mr. Johns, who left Atheua Wed
nesday for his home in Los Angeles,
California, would not commit himself
for publication, as to what his inten
tions were regarding his investment,
but intimated that eventually be may
build a residence on tbe land and with
his family, make a home there. Mr.
Johns is owner of a considerable acre
age of wheat land iu this section and
now that bisson'8 health is greatly
improved, the family may come north
to teside. .
Land Slide Puts Out Light
As a result of a land slide ou tbe
Walla Walla river, below the power
plant, Sunday night, Athena, Westou
and Pendletou were without electrio
lights and power. A heavy rain caused
tbe land slide which filled tbe tail
race with rook and debt is, wbioh
caused tbe water to back into the pow
er house, flooding it. The Preston-Mill
in this oity was closed down. The
Press type setting machine was pro
pelled by a gasoline engiue and tbe
shut down interfered only with the
job department.
"John L." May Appear.
Iu case satisfactory ariangements
can be made, John L. Sullivan, one
time champion of tne prize ting, may
be secured to entertain people at Walla
Walla during fair week. Sullivan,
who has been on the road for some
time aB an attraction at like events,
gives a speeob of a few minutes,
which is followed with a 10 minute
sparring bou't-vwitb tbe , trainer who
welded hiru into 'suuh a formidable
opponent ou tbe mat. -
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round Ancient Keiic
d and Will Pinkerton, "Vest"
King and ' tbe editor fished ou the
Umatilla Saturday and Sunday with
fairly good success. "Billy" found an
antiquated fire arm which uo doubt
found its way across the plains in au
early day. It is now ou exhibition at
the Palaoe Drug store.
Club Party.
sChe Athena Harmony olub will give
h farewell party next Tuesday after
noon at tbe home of Miss Beta Koth
rouk, in bouor of tbe members of tbe
club who will soon leave Atbena to at
tend sohool. The weather permitting,
tbe party will be given on the lawn,
aud tbe olub from Westou is expeoted
to attend en massd.
Appointed as Delegate.
Governor Cbamberlaiu has appoint
ed C. A. Barrett delegate to tbe Na
tional Irrigation Congress wbioh con
venes, September 29 to October 8 at
Albuquerque, New Moxioo. Iuasmuoh
as the governor did not enclose trans
portation with Mr. Barrett's commis
sion, a pioxy may be named.
Visit Near LaGrande.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Colbern went
over to La Grande Wednesday, where
tbey will be guests at the home of tbe
Misses Monta and Vada Smith, ncioes
of Mr. Colbern. Tbey will be ac
companied home by Miss Jesnie Smith,
who will enter the Normal sVhool at
Westou.
Lands His Man.
A postoffloe inspector dropped into
Freewater Saturday aud arrested John
Jenson, who bad formerly boen a Spo
kane mail carrier. Jenson, who went
by tbe name of Kleamor at Freewater,
bad purchased a home tbere and fol
lowed tbe carpenter's trado.
Baker City Leads.
In point of number of people going
on Friday evening's excursion to the
coast, Baker City leads. Baker City,
165; Union, 10; Elgin, 52; Imbler.10;
La Grande, 115.
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IX Grandma Waterman is reported very
rill with dropsy, at the borne of her son
in Spokane. Mr. aud Mrs. Eben Wat
erman went up ftotn Walla Walla this
week to attend her.
Will Resume Operations.
Tbe Weston Briokyard company is
making preparations to start up for a
short season's run. Intentions are to
begin active woik next Monday.
A Bad Check Man.
James Letbridge, a farm hand work
ing near Helix, passed three forged
checks ut Pendletou aggregating 9100
ou Bond Biothers, Max Baei and Liv
ingood, local tuerobanta. Letbridge
signed the name of W. E. Rathers, a
Helix wheat farmer for whom he had
worked, and succeeded in passing all
three oheoks before tbe fraud was dis
covered. He lingered in soft drink
resorts, where he was arrested by
Sheriff Taylor while partly intoxicat
ed. When searched still another
oheok. for 139. with Rathers name
forged was found iu his possessiou.
Irrigate 20,000 Acres.
That tbe Grande Ronde valley will
be, in the course of a few iyears, one
solid mass of flourishing fruit orchards
and will be frequently dotted with
farmhouses where wbeat fields now
run up to 2000 aores each, became no
assured faot at a massmeetingof farm
ers at La Grande, when almost a third
of the entire amount demanded to
finance the proposed irrigation sohetue
was subscribed. The semi-arid lands
of tbe valley will be supplied with
water from Meadow brook, 20 miles
away. Tbe water at that plaoe will be
dammed by a oemout structure 70 feet
wide and 105 feet higb, whioh will
harness sufficient water to irrigate
85,000 aores, though the project as it
stands calls only for 20,000.
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
Old Pendleton Savings Bank Makes
a Progressive Forward Step,
" Just before going to press this morn
ing news was received over the tele
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had been oonverted into a national
bank, and in future .would be kuown '
as tbe Amerioan National Bank of
Pendleton.
The aunounoement was made upou
the reoeipt of tbe following telegram
from the comptroller of the ourrenoy
at Washington, addressed to J, W.
Malodey, cashier:
Washington, D. C, Aug. 28.
"J. W. Malooey, Cashier, Pendletou,
Oregou: Tbe Amerioan National Bank
of Pendleton, No. 0228 is today au
thorized to begin business; obarter is
mailed. "T. P. LANE,
"Acting Comptroller."
Tbe old Pendletou Savings bank was
tbe largest and best known financial
institution iu Oregon outside of Port
land, and was successful ou account of
its liberal treatment of its patrons,' at
the same time being conservative iu
its m management decided to convert it
into a national bank, under tbe direot
supervision of tbe United States gov
ernment Tbe obaugo will add much
to tbe popularity of tbe institution,
especially iu this part of Umatilla
oouuty. The new bank retains tbe
same officers as tbe Savings bank, Jim
Malouey, who was raised iu Athena,
being cashier, aud tbe same liberal 1
polioy toward all deserving enterprises
will be continued.
Soldiers Get More Pay.
Bulletins announcing tbe inoronso
in pay granted by the last congress to
United States soldiers have been re
oeived at tbe government recruiting
stutiou, says a Spokane item. Ad
vauoes are made all along tbe linn,
the best increase of course being for tbe
men in the higher grades of the service.
Tbe inorouse at the time of enlistment
varies from 92 per mouth for tbe or
dinary private, who now gets $15 per
month, to a much more substantial
raise for master electrioiaus and other
skilled lines of service drawing from
f 45 to fT5 per month.
Harvest Is Over.
Harvest is practically over in thin
section of, Umatilla county and about
all that remains to bo done is for tbe
farmers to get their grain to tbe ware
houses. Most of the threshers have
completed their runs aud are now in
tbe sheds. While tbey, had not ex
pected much of a run this year, most
of tbe threshing men bad figured on a
longer run tban tbey were able to. get.'
Many of the farmers are busy hauling
grain and ate making every eSort to
get it to tbe warehouses in as short a
I.I II I M MM T1MMN I I I IM.
Girl High Diver.
Ethel Chapman a 10-year-old Peu
dletou girl won tbe 910 prize giveu at
tbe Lehman springs summer re
Eo:t tbis year, for tte higb diving
record iu tbe swimming pool main
tained at tbe resort Miss Chapman
dived from a beigbt of 12 feet into tbe
lake. Soores of men aud boys engaged
iu the contest during tbe summer.
Lawyer Turns Waiter.
W. C. E. Pruitt, tbe Pendleton law
yer, who left tbat town recently with
out giving bia designation to relatives
and friends has. been located at Sheri
dan, Wyoming, where he is employed
in a hotel dining room as waiter.
Pruitt informed a Pendleton man who
met bim tbat Cbioago was bis objec
tive point
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is
especially reoommeuded for children.
It tastes nearly as good as maple sugar.
Sold by Palace Drug Co.
For Sale.
Mrs. May Jorgeuson offers 80 acre
of floe reservation land for sale at I'.'O
per acre. Tbe land description is N
of N W M seo. 17. tp. 3. 85 E V M.
Inquire of F. S. Le Grow, Atbena. -