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VOLUME XX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1908.
NUMBER 39
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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
ESTABLISHED 1865
Preston-Parton Milling Company
Floor is made in Athena, by Athena labor, in the latest
and beat equipped mill in the west, of the best selected
Blnestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home
indnstry. Yonr grooei Bella American Beauty for
Per
5 Merchant Millers
S Athena; Oregon.
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rW R. J. BODDY
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rk r Makes a Specialty of furnishing
"sr Meat in Large Quantities.
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
For Hones, Cattle, Sheep, Swine and Fowl. They are made from the aetivt principle or the
condensed 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 8KIOOO Condition Tablets, or SKIDOO Worm, Kidney, Chicken Cholera,
Blister, Cathartic, Heave. Fever, Hof Cholera, Distemper, Pink Eye, Colic tabletsor Loose Powder,
Spavin Curs or Barb Wire Liniment Distributed by THE BLUE BELL MEDICINE CO.,
Incorporated; Capital Stock $300,000.09; WateitOWn, South Dakota. U. S. A.
Sold in Atbena by A. B. McEwen & Sons.
THE DUALITY GB0CEB7 STUB
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"&. WHERE PRICES ARE RICHT
The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in
Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here
gj DELL BROTHERS,
BEAUTY
Sack
and Grain Buyers:
Waitsburg, Wash. 2
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".
ABLE
CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
A SIA1E COIIIIE
Threshermen to Organize For Preren
tion of Unfair Competition
and Other Evils. -
PaoiQo coast managers of the leading
machine manufacturers of the United
States met in Portland Saturday night
and after a banquet whioh was largely
attended formed tbe Oregon . State
ThreBhermen'a association. Tbe ob
ject of tbe meeting was to form an
organization wbiob will be turned
over to tbe tbresbermea of tbe state
next May following a ooavention of
farmeri. in Portland from all parts of
tbe state. ;
Tbe new association is similar to
those of nearly every other grain
growing state in tbe union and baa
for its purpose the prevention of no
fair competition on the part of uu
sornpnlons operators, tbe betterment
of tbe roads and bridges of tbe state
and tbe regulating of freight rates on
threshing machines and supplies.
-Phil S. Bate j, editor of tbe Pacific
Northwest, is the father of tbe move
ment tc lorm tbe threshermen's asso
ciation. In explaining what is meant
by unfair competition be said:
"There has been a tendency on tbe
part of oertaiu itinerant harvesters of
late years to bny a threshing outfit by
tbe payment of a small sum of, money
in advance and a note on long time.
They then go into the field and cut
rates- to seonre business.,.. Tbey can
do this to tbe detriment of honest ma
chine men because they do not intend
to pay for tbe machinery which tbey
have obtained on credit. They run
tbe season through, clean up 'all the
money tbey oan and then skip out
after repudiating their notes. -'
."One of tbe main objects 1 of tbe
association is to proteot threshermen
against such bunko artists as these.
"Another object of tbe organization
is to secure fair rates from the rail
roads. As long as the threshermen are
soattered and individuals only they
oanuot say to tbe railroads what shall
be a fair obarge for tbe transportation
of maohihery but with a united effort
much oan be accomplished.
"We also are able to secure - better
roada and bridges from ' tbe'sfate hi
making it responsible for loss of life
or damage to maobinery by reason of
defective bridges or dangerous stretch
es of roadway.
"We expeot to oall a convention of
threshermen some time next spring,
probably in May, that will bring at
least 8,000 delegates to tbe oity Spec
ial rates will be granted by all tbe
railroads for those desiring to f attend
tbe convention and the maobinery men
of Portland will arrange a program of
sports and amusements for the .benefit
of the visitors. I,
"At tbe business meeting tbe or
ganization will be transferred to tbe
thresnermen themselves and a new set
of officers elected by tbem." '
The State Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Pinkerton Jr.
and A. L. Swaggart were among
those of this oonnty who attended tbe
State Fair at Salem last week. Tbe
unanimous verdict is that tbe fair just
brought to a close was tbe greatest
ever held in tbe history of tbe state.
Tbe livestook, hortioultnral and agri
cultural exhibits were tbe finest ever
exhibited in the northwest. Tbe rao
ing was superb and some of the fast
est horses in tbe west participated in
tbe speed ooutests. The attendance
was large, as many as 20,000 people
attending daily.
The Deadly "22." 1
That one of these little "22" calibre
squirrel rifles is a deadly, vicious
weapon, baa been proven times galore,
bnt an incident of recent date brings
tbe fact still more forcibly to mind.
Saturday George Mulkey and Jobn
Thompson looated three bear near the
Thompson ranob on tbe Umatilla.
Mr. Thompson equipped with a 30-80
Tiff
Athena, Oregon
and George with a "22" special went
after tbem. Mulkey rode into tbe
brush to scare brnin ont Thompson's
way. But Mrs. Brnin did not soare.
Instead, she stood np and faced George
while bet two cubs soampered away.
Mnlkey drew bead on tbe big, tbiok
neok and pulled tbe trigger. Tbe bear
dropped stone dead in her tracks and
when skinned, tbe little bullet was
found lodged against the hide at the
back of the neok, having penetrated
and broken the neck.
Filed on Timber Land.
Aast week Henry Dell made a trip
into tbe oountry tributary to tbe north
fork of tbe Jobn Day in company with
Tom Keller, timber cruiser. Mr. Dell
filed on a timber claim. Mncb of tbe
timber land in tbat seotion baj beeu
taken np, but there yet remains choice
olaims, wbiob are isolated from tbe
big traots.
Trade at Home.
Atbena stores are reoeiving tbeir
stocks of fall goods and without
doubt tbeir patrons will get the best
tbe market affords.. Few towns are
as fortunate as Atbena in having np
to date mercantile firms and there is
no reason for going or sending away
for ?our goods or giving catalogue
bouses any euconragement whatever.
Burglar Grant Sentenced.
George Grant, tbe burglar wbo
robbed a jewelry store and tbe Mc
Ewen hardware store in this oity,
pleaded guilty to tbe obarge and was
sentenced to two years in tbe peniten
tiary by Jndge Bean. Grant was cap
tured at North Yakima on desoription
sent out by local officers.
WESTON HAS A CONFLAGRATION
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Chance to Fumigate the Colonel Lost
Through Sheer Thoughtlessness.
Yes, Susie, it again transpires.
Away back in tbe beginning: If all
tbe buildings tbat have been built in
tbe town of Weston were standiug to
day, Weston wonld be a dingdad tig
place, But. Tbe red-winged fire
fiend has vented his destructive wrath
there time and again and only for in
domitable pluck and enterprise on the
part of property owners, there would
be no town there. . .
"Nonplussed and chagrined seeming
ly at its failure to devastate tbe arch
itectural works of man iu tbe Normal
town, tbe fire dragon must fasteu its
tentaoles npon man himself.
And here is where tbe Westou fire
department, through inactivity or
sheer tbougbtlessness, lost its cbauoe
to fumigate Wood with' tbe chemical
engine; earn tbe gratitude of a pleasant-odor-loving
community and smash
a world's record to smithereens.
Yes, Susie dear.
Tbe colonel was accosted by a yonng
lady wbo desired to subscribe for "tbe
best paper in Weston." Wood was
puffing at a toll of tobaooo, tbe smell
of wbiob was tbe faosimile odor of a
snawstaok burning down deep, next
tbe ground wben tbe straw is damp
from a seapon's moisture. Bnt, Susie,
there was another smell coming.
Would you believe it dear? Tbe
colonel, (bashful anyway, dad rat
bim) was so bnmfoozled at tbe mere
incident of being seen talking to a
comely maiden that be shoved his vile
oigar into his pooket, striving iu tbe
meantime to looate penoil and note
book.
"Name, please," said Wood.
"Horrors I" sniffed tbe lady, plung
ing htr bandkerohief to ber nose.
"Beg pardon," gushed tbe colonel.
"Ob! Pot it ont!"
"Your name "
; "Jump into tbe fonntain. Oh, that
will surely quench it,' exoitedly ex-
olaimed the demnre miss.
"Ob! Miss Fonutain; six months
or a year six months, 75 cents; year,
11.60."
"Fire! Fire!!" shrieked tbe girl.
At this stage of the amusing dia
logue, a soft spot on tbe colonel's
anatomy beoame exceedingly warm
and be suddenly tumbled to the fact
tbat tbe lighted cigar bad ignited bis
clothing.
A small boy was apprehended in
the act of ringing the Ore bell, (the
man wbo stopped tbe boy should be
shot) while Wood plunged into bim
Culley'a store where timely applica
tion of water from a garden bose sub
dued Weston's latest conflagration.
Kodol will, in a very short time.
enable tbe stomach to do the work it
should do, and tbe work it sbonld do is
to digest all tbe food yon eat. I makes
tbe stomach sweet and it is pleasant to
take. It is sold here by Palace Drug
Company.
For Sale.
Mrs. May Jorgenson offers 80 acres
of floe reservation land for sale at 190
per acre. Tbe land description is N
of N W M sec. 17, tp. 8. 35 E W M
Inquire of F. S. Le Grow, Atbena.
Kodol will, without doubt, make
your stomach strong and will almost
instantlv relieve you of all tbe svmo
toma of indigestion. Get a bottle of it
today. It is sold bere by Palace Drug
company.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
small pills, easy to take, gentle and
sure. Sdld by Palace Drag Co,
SON KILLED FATHER
Dr. J. H. Irvine, Weil Kuown Here.
Accidently Killed By Shot From
Rifle in Hands of Boy.
Press dispatches announoe the acci
dental killing of Dr. J. H. Irvine, a
well known physician, wbo for years
was engaged in business bere and also
in tbe praoUoe of medioine. Tbe aw
ful tragedy wbiob ended tbe lite of a
mau of sterling obaraoter, was pnrely
acoidental and over tbe life of a fav
orite son will always baog a blaok
olond of gloom. The aooident ocourred
at tbe dootot'a borne near Albany,
Tuesday morning.
Dr. Irvine was shooting squirrels
near the bain tbe night previous and
wben finished be plaoed bis rifle on a
pile of grain sacks, covering it with
burlap. Tuesday morning the dootor
was standing by tbe grain sacks when
bis son, not knowiug of the rifle,
started to pull the burlap from tbe
saoks. . The gun was discharged, the
bullet passing through Dr. Irvine's
breast, causing instant deatb. Dr.
Irvine was 68 years of age and was a
son of Robert A. Irviue, former state
senator from Liun county.
Thirty years ago. Dr. Irvine came to
Athena, then Geuterville, and soon
built up a prosperous praotioe, and
with W. T. Cook, later formed tbe
Pioneer drug firm of Cook & Irvine.
He was gifted with every attribute of
a gentleman, and among tbe pioneer
residents of this part of Umatilla
oonnty. who temember his splendid
traits of character, bis sad deatb is
deplored.
He leaves a wife and five children.
One, a daughter, is married. Baxter,
tbe son, and three other obildren lived
with tbe parents. -
New Odd Fellows' Building.
Tbe work of removing the wooden
building oooupied by A. Loon? as a
butober shop preparatory to starting
work on tbe Odd Fellows' building at
Milton, oommenoed Tuesday, says tbe
Eagle. Tbe oontraot for tbe construc
tion of the new building has beeu let,
F. A. Wormington getting tbe oon
traot tor tbe woodwork and S. F.
Henderson of Walla Walla will . ban
die tbe brick work. Tbe work of ex
cavating for tbe basement has already
oommenoed and tbe iuilding will be
completed by March 1.. It will be
one of the finest buildings 10 Umatilla
oonnty. It will be 90 feet deep with
a 60-foot front, tbe wall to be 44 feet
high. The ground floor will be divid
ed into two, oi possibly three large
rooms, tbe room oh the southwest
oorner to be ooonpied by tbe First Na
tional bank. The seoond story will be
fitted op for lodge rooms and no ex
pense will be spared to make it eqnal
to any fraternal ball in Eastern Ore
gon. Tbe building will be steam
beated throughout and modern in ev
ery other detail.
ML GOODMAN PASSES AWAY
Pioneer Farmer and Stockman Dies at
Walla Walla.
William H. Goodman, of Walla
Walla, died of heart failure Sunday
morning.
Mr. Goodman was borii in Illinois,
Jnne 2, 1844. Wben be was only six
years old bis parents came west aud
settled in what is now known as tbe
Hudson Bay oountry. Here be was
raised and speut tbe greater part of
bis life. He owned a ranch in Hud
son Bay and engaged iu stock raising
ou a large scale, handling the best
grades of sheep, cattle and horses.
A few years ago bis family moved
to Walla Walla, where they have
sinoe resided. Mr. Goodman's bealtb
has teen failing for several months
and be has traveled some, tbinkiu g
tbat might help bim. He is survived
by a son and daughter. 2 be funeral
services were oondooted by Washington
Camp, No. 10, I. O. O. F.. at tbe res
idence Monday afternoon.
The Grand Jury.
Tbe men wbo are serving on tbe
grand jury at Pendletoa during the
present term of court are: F. E. Sher
man, Pendleton, foreman; W. C. Bos
sell, Atbena; Jobn A. Mastrom, Un
ion; W. P. Hastings, Westou; C. J.
Ward. Echo; T. J. Tweedy, Eobo;
Henry Sobmitt, Atbena. It is said
tbe state has evidence tbat may lead
to many indictments for illicit liquor
selling, tbe work of tbe jary will be
watched witb interest.
A Sure-enough Knocker.
J. C. Goodwin, of Reidsville, N. C,
says: "Backlen's Arnica Salve is a
sure-enough knooker tor oloers. A bad
one came on my leg last summer, bnt
tbat wonderful salve knocked it ont
in a few rounds. Not even a soar
remained." Guaranteed for piles,
sores, torus eto. 25o at Palace Drug
Co's store.
One For Parker.
A Milton item says: Tbe ftat of
shaving two men at one time in one
tarber cbair was performed here by
Barber Wright. Wben he called
"next" to bis waiting customers two
men made for tbe chair each olaiming
it was bis turn, and both orowded into
tbe obair together. Withont showing
tbe least hesitation, Wright lathered
both faces, and while robbing it in on
one man's faoe, started to shave tbe
other man with tbe other band.
Shaving each man with alternate
strokes, be soon was combing one
man's hair with his left hand while
his light was drvinsr the other's fann.
Both men olaimed to be satisfied with
the work."
Wonderful Fruit.
Lee Berry and Nelse Manela sm
hauling load after load of ohnion frnit
and veeetatlas to be shinned .ta thn
Pendleton fair and there is no doubt
that Milton's frqit exhibit will be the
finest collection of fruit ever shown in
Eastern Oregon, says the Eagle. Mon
day among other things tbey shipped
16 apples wbiob, laid in a row, one
tonobing another, measured six feet
with a quarter of an inch to spate.
Another exhibit will be eight peaches
on a limb loss than a foot Ions which
weighs 6e pounds.'' They will have
to go some to beat Milton's exhibit
Lights for Echo and Hermiston.
Tbe East Oregonian announoes that
Eoho, Hermiston and Umatilla are all
soon to bave eleotrio lights, aooording
to an announcement made by Attorney
J. T. Hinkle. Mr. Hinkle says tbat
O. D. Teal, Col. H. G. Newport,
Ross Newport and himself bave form
ed company for building ditches, and
installing eleotrio power plants on the
Umatilla river near Hermiston. Not
only has tbe oompany been formed bnt
tbe right of way has teen seonred for
two power ditobes immediately west
of Hermiston and the actual work of
ditch construction bas been started.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY
Mrs. Walker, Primary Teacher, Has
Been Appointed Librarian.
As a part of tbe work of organiza
tion of tbe publio schools, tbe sohool
library is now being given attention.
Miss Sharp, who was librarian last
year, having left tbe oity, Mrs. E.
Lane Walker, teaober in the primary
grades, bas consented to act as libra
rian this year. She has already start
ed tbe work of classifying the books.
A few of the books listed bave not yet
been looated. Onr sohool library con
tains a larger and better oolleotion of
books than a great many places larger
tban this possess, aud wben the list of
new books woioh Misa Sharp thought
fully sent in, arrives, they will add
tbat mnob to tbe present list.
The janitor bas added a row of
shelves aoross one side of the room.
wbiob gives muob more of a library
appearanoo to tbat department. Tbe
library is open for reference at all
times dnring school hours and after
this week, books may be drawn or
returned on Thursday or Friday.
Mrs. Walker and all tbe teaobera
will endeavor to continue tbe interest
in good literature tbat bas already
been developed in tbe pupils, and in
tnis as in all sohool work, tbe parents
oan be of great assistance.
Clever Actors; Poor Manager.
The best attraction at tbe Athena
opera bouse for some time was Walters
& Christ stock oompany Monday night.
Dora Tborne, tbat beantifnl English
drama, oap.tivated tbe andienoe to snob
a degree that tbe manager evidently
thiuking tbe town was easy, pnt on a
butobered effigy of "Roanoke.7 giv
ing it tbe title of "By tbe Swanee."
Tbe pieoe was dull and dragging in
aotiou, giving tbe really olever per
formers little or northing to do. The
result was tbat "Beech Hollow," a
splendid bill, was greeted by a small
audience Wednesday night.
, The Pendleton Fair.
X All is ready, spick and span, for tbe
Umatilla-Morrow county fair, wbiob
opens at Pendleton Monday morning.
All exhibit spaoe bas beeu taken and
tbe live stock and agrionltnral depart
ments are especially well represented.
Tbe people of tbe county generally,
are taking deep interest in tbe snooess
of tbe fair.
All Night in Auto.
Mr. and Mrs. Moorebead of Pendle
ton, were marooned all of Wednesday
night in an auto, wben tbe supply ot
gasoline gave out. Tbe oonple were
on their way from La Grande and
wben four miles from Pendleton, like
grandfather's clock, tbe machine stop
ped short.
Back From Europe.
Jacob Betz, retired brewer and cap
italist, wbo owns property in Atbena,
was in tbe oity for a few hours, Wed
nesday. Mr. Betz recently returned
from a trip through Eorope with his
family.
Haskell is Hot.
Governor Haskell denies the report
tbat he bad tendered bis resignation
to tbe nationtal committee, saying tbe
report was a damn lie.
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is tbe best thing to use for piles.
Sold by Palace Drug Co.
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