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Newspaper Page Text??7 This Edition con tains Six Pages Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XX. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 16, 190S. NUMBER 42 THE TUfM-LUIVI LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work atjd all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Parton Floor is made in Athena, by Atbena 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 American Beauty for Merchant Millers i Athena, Oregon. ' 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 Horse Cattle, Sheep, Swine and Fowl. They ire made from the active principle or the condensed essence of the drug. They don't contain Sawdust, Ashes, Chop Feed or Bran. Are just good when 10 year old as when 10 days old. They comply with all pore 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 Cure or Barb Wire Liniment. Distributed by THE BLUE BELL MEDICINE CO.. Incorporated; Capital Stock $300,ooo.o0i Watertown, South Dakota. U. S. A. -- Sold in Atbena by A. B.-McEwen & Sons. 3 THE QUALITY GilCfERY STOB I "TlWw WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT P0HLh83 The Freshest and v. VEGETABLE r".l J p-it: Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here & DELL BROTHER Milling Company Per Sack. I and Grain Buyers! Waitsburg, Wash. 2 THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET J. II. STONE, Prop 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 most Choice the Market affords in FOR BETTER ROADS Friday, the 23. at 2 p. m., Set for Con vention in Athena Other Meet ings Held in tnc County. Tho program for the good roads con ventions to be held shortly is annonno ed by the chairman of the committee, Montie B. Gwinu. As arranged by Mr. Gwion and bis. committee a good roads convention, will be held at Pendleton on October 22. Then on the following day a convention will te held in Atbena and on the day follow ing that a meeting will be held at Echo. It is the desire of Jndge Soott and the other gentlemen behind the good roads movement to bold three meetings in this county. Previously it was the intention to bold one of the meet ings at Milton or Freewater. But it was finally concluded by the committee that the west end of the county deserves one of the conven tions so a meeting was scheduled for i Echo. Athena was selected in this end of the conuty because of its central loca- tion, and the fact that much has been done already in this vicinity in the im provement of ioads. A large atten dance is urgently requested m Atbena on the 23rd, Friday of next week. Every farmer in he county and every other business man should be interested in the movement for good roads, and the needed legislation to seonre the same. Moulton-Kershaw. One of the prettiest weddings of the season, says the Walla Walla Union, was solemnized Sunday evening at 6 o'clock, when Miss Emma Carrie Ker shaw of this oity was united in mar riage to Mr. Arthur I. Moulton of Portland. The wedding occurred at the country home of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tureman, two miles southwest of the oity, tbe Rev. S. G. Fisher of the Central Christian church officiating . The homa was beautifully decorated in pink and white. About 50 (invited guests were present to witness the oere mony and partake of the wedding sup per whiob followed. Tbe bride is a sister of Fred ' Ker shaw, who with his wife, attended the wedding. LA GRANDE BANK IN TROUBLE Farmers' and Traders' Bank Failed to Open Doors Monday. Tbe Farmers' and Traders' bans at La Grande Monday morning failed to open its doors, fearing a run by its depositors. The oanse of the difficulty wfls tbe notice given N. K. West a well fciown merchant of La Grande by tbe Elgin bank, that it held a note given him to tbe Farmers'.and Traders' bank ot his City. Mr. West was surprised at the information, since he had -never given such a note to that bank and at once went to see Mr. Soriber about it. Tbe later said be would tlx it np at once, tut since it was plain forgery, or ap peared' to be, be hired an anto and at oaoe started to make a qnick rnn to Elgin, 25 miles away. At tbe same time Mr. Soriber started for Elgin by the same kind of a con veyance, and as West bad some trouble by colliding with a tuggy, Soriber won tbe race and secured tbe note. The entire matter is so far shrouded in mystery but the note is evidently a forgery and Scriber's failure to ex plain it plaoes him in a very unenvi able light. A small sized run was made on the bank Saturday and Mon day it was closed. It is thought to be in a safe condition but precaution suggests that it be looked into care fully before doing further business. Soriber has not enjoyed the fullest con- Athena, Oregon f& fldeuce of tbe public for several years and sensational disclosures are ex pected. He is in his home ntterly col lapsed from the ciroumstances but it is generally believed tbe depositors of tbe concern will not lose anything on account of it. Heard Great Singers. Mrs. E. Lane Walker and tbe Misses Edith and Blanob Orswell, teachers in tbe Athena pnblio sohool, went over to Walla Walla Saturday, where they enjoyed the rare treat of bearing tbe great quartet from the Conreid Metropolitan Opera company in cou oert. Tbe ladies are enthusiastic) over tbe wonderful voioes of Madamesftap pold and Jaooby, and also of tbe great tenor and baritone, Martin and Cam pauari. They remained over Sunday and visited various plaoes of intirest in the garden oity. Accident at Weston. Mr. and Mrs. Shurte, of Arlington, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Read this week. - They re turned to Weston, where Mr. Shurte met with a painful accident at tbe home of bis mother-in-law, Mrs. Bead. While playing with the children in stepping off tbe porch, he in some manner twisted bis foot and snapped the bones of bis leg above tbe ankle. At first he supposed that it was merely a sprain, but npon tbe examination of tbe pbysioian it was found that tbe bones were badly broken. PENDLETON CHURCH REBUILDS Christians Will Erect Concrete Struc ture on New Site. That a handsome churob edifice built of oonorete tlooks will be ereoted by the Christian church of Pendleton on the Matlock property at the upper end of the Main street bridge, was definitely deoided by tbe members of that congregation Sunday and. plans for its erection are now being formu lated, says tbe East Oregonian. Just what style of architecture will be chosen for tbe new building is not now Known,-but tbe structure will be handsome in design and will be a marked improvement npon the now vaoanr Matlock property wbioh it was deoided to purobase. The lots determined upon are 85x150 feet and provide one of the handsomest building sites in Pendleton. Tbe buildiug to be erected will cost some thing like $15,000. It is probable tbat later a parsonage will also tie ereoted upon tbe lots chosen. As soon as the oburob board deter mines npon the style and character of tbe building steps will be taken to ward raising the neoessary funds for its erection. Tbe method of campaign is not yet chosen, but it is believed tbat as soon as tbe cost, etc, are folly determined several large subscriptions will be mads wbioh will help carry a great part of the oost. Fines Amount to $1250. Twelve hundred and fifty dollars in fines were levied by Judge Beau in tbe circuit court Wednesday. Of tbis sum $1100 was assessed against William Bogart, Dick Keegau and their bar tender Henry Noble. Tbe other $150 was tbe amount fined George Mansfield, the' Pilot Bock man, who plead guitly to gambling. Of the Bogart-Keegau fine $250 was levied against each of tbe two proprietors and $100 agaiust the barkeeper on tbe first count, that upon whiob tbey were tried and con victed last week. On a second oonnt to which they plead guilty eaoh of tbe proprietors was fined $200 and tbe bar man $100. This action of Jndge Bean ptaotioully disposes of tbe liquor question at tbe present term of court. . Political Speaking Tonight. This evening at 7:30, Hon. J. D. Lee, candidate for presidential eleotor on tbe republican ticket, will-address tbe people of Athena on tbe issues of tbe present campaign. The publio, ladies as well as men are cordially in vited to bear tbe eminent gentleman disouss tbe questions now before tbe people, from tbe reputlioan standpoint. Tbe meeting will be held in tbe opera house. Farmers Begin Work. be rains of tbe past week have put new life and energy into all business, for when the farmer smiles, ail smile. The long delayed work of seeding will now begin in earnest and thousands of acres will be put in wheat witbin the next fow weekSjGeo. Thompson and Jack Keller, who are running tbe Mc: Donald and Beeder places west of town will begin Monday, and within two weeks expect to have in 700 acres of wheat. Where Bullets Flew. David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y., a veteran of tbe civil war, who lost a foot at Gettysburg, says: "The good Eleotrio Bitters have done is wortb more than five hundred dollars to me. I spent much money doctoring for a bad case of stomach trouble, to little purpose. I then tried Electric Bitters, and tbey cured me. I now take t been as a tonic, and they keep me strong and well." 03 st Palace Drug Co' store. NORMALS UP AGAIN Probably Another Fight in Legislature Weston Has Largest Enroll ment and Fewest Wants. By its decision to submit both a majority and minority report to the sta,e legislature wbeu it meets in Jan nary, the state normal sobool board baa left tbe disposition of tbe state's tnioing sobools for teachers as mnob in the air as ever. It virtually puts tbe issue np to the legislature again aud will precipitate another squabble. Tbe board recommends that an ap propriation of $330,000 be made, to rnn tbe schools for tbe next two years and also provide for tbe contemplated improvements. It was unable, bow ever to agree upon the number sobools whiob should be retained. Tbe avorage cost of maintaining tbe Ashland, Monmouth and Weston sobools foi last year was $14,000 each. In round numbers the attendanoe was 400, making the cost to tho state for eacn student $130, wbioh was regard ed by the board as sufficient. The president's estimated oost for maintaining tbe Monmouth sohool uext year was $20,000, and for tbe Weston school $15,000. The oost last year at Monmouth was $14,000, of wbioh only about half was paid by tbe state, tbe other half being raised by subscription. The cost at Asblaud was abont tbe same aud at the Weston school about $13,000. Tbe board recommends that equal amounts te appropriated for each of the. three normals. The amounts rec ommended are stated in a lump sum, however, for one board expends tbe money for each of the sobools. Three new dormitories with room for 100 students eaoh are advised by the board. Some of tbe institutions wanted other buildings, but the board thought best not to sak for more build ing appropriations at tbis time, and tbe demand for other buildings mnst await the attention of subsequent legislatures. Besides recommending the appro priations stated above tbe board adopted a report direotiug tbat the total salaries at eaoh of the normals be limited to $20,000 a year; tbat sal aries of instructors range from $1000 to $1500, and tbat not to exoeed 21 in structors be employed. Beports of tbe normals for the first month of tbe present year show the following eirollmeits: Ashland, 105; Monmouth, 108; Weston 154; total, 367. ATHENA WILL HAVE A Meeting of Members Held Monday Eve ning and Organization Effected. X A meetiug of the new Athena band members wag held at the residence of Professor J. 8. Henry Monday eve ning, aud a permanent organization was effected. Eight or nine new in struments will be needed, and will be ordered at onoe A comruittee'of business men will be asked to oironlate a paper for tbe pur pose of secoriug funds with which to meet first expenses, and it is expected that all will generously respond as there is nothing tbat Atbena needs more than a good, live organization of tbis kind. The boys who are takiDg hold of tbe matter are entbusiastio in the work and the enlivening musio of practice is already heard on all bands. Tbe youngsters will be asissted by several members of tbe old band until snob time as they can dispense with their help. With Prof. Henry as Jeador, Atboua will soon have a band of tbe old time excellence, of which she will be proud. Following is the instrumentation of tbe Land, as formulated at tbe meet iug Monday evening: Leader, Professor J. S. Henry; e flat cornet, Emery Wortbington, 1st t flat cornet, E. Zerba; 2nd e flat ooinet, Herbert Parker; 1st alto, O. Christian; 2nd alto, Lawrence Sharp; 1st trom bone, Harold Githens; 2nd trombone. Charley Russell; baritone, H. O. Wortbington; bass drum, Boy Rus sell; snare, Boss Payne; Tuba and solo e flat alto, to be supplied. Work for Kemp. Tbe new safe of tbe Weston bank reoently installed tailed to open ou tbe combination sent. After a week's futile efforts of representatives of tbe company to operate tbe vault, an ex pert was seut for, and tbe door swung open. In the meantime Assistant Cashier Bulflncb bad been sleeping beside the money obest as guard over its thousands. School Report. Tbe followins is tbe monthly renort for La Mar district No. 30. for tba month beginning Sept. 14 and ending Oct. 9: Whole number of days faogbt 19. Whole number of pupils enrolled 20. Those who are esneciallv noted for good scholars nip and have neither teen absent or tardy are as follows: htta Swaeeart. Anna Johnson. Harriet Pinkerton, Minnie Johoson, Lolo Key, Virgie Key, Lulu Barnes, Mamia Sbeard, Lenore Swaggart. LoiB Swag gart, Gilbert Ferris, Carl Sbeard, Carl Johnson, Freddie Johnson, Floyd Cor poron, Boy Key, Truman Lames and Charley Henley. Lillian Downs-Dobson, teacher. Pleasant Family Gathering. The family of O. W. B. Zerba en joyed a family reunion Sunday at the home of O. A. Zerba. whose 35th birth day was theoooasiou for tbe gathering. Mr. aud Mrs. O. W. B. Zerba, Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Dugger, Mrs. Amiel Schubert aud children, Lizzie Zerba, Ernest Zerba, and tbe ohildren of Mrs. David Ferris constituted the dinner party. X Mr. McKenzie 111. A. B. MoEwen and James Henderson Sunday drove to the MoKenize farm below Adams, for the purpose of visit ing Mr. MoKenzie, who has 'been ill for some time. He is not improving and bis visitors report that tbe old gentleman is having a very serious time. His many friends here will ex tend sympathy. Home From Alberta. . . Wm. Tompkins arrived home Wed nesday from a month's stay In the Al berta country where he looked over his land interests there. Mr. Tomp kins states tbat the weather is fine in tbe province and everything seems prosperous with the Umatilla county oolony iu the far north. PENDLETON WILL RETAIN MILL Union Manager May Take Charge of Woolen Mills. All doubts concerning tbe money making possibilities of a woolen mill in tbis oity were dispelled, says the East Oregoniau, when J. P. Wilbur submitted a leport to the Commercial association showing that the presdut plant if operated to its capacity can earn a profit of $18,000 per year. Like a burst of sunshine ou a olondy day came . Mr. Wilbur's report. Pre vious to that time the committee bad seoored considerable information re Rarding the business. But muoh of it was contradictory and the situation was pessimistic However, the ques tion as to the feasibility of the mill was sottled by Mr. Wilbur, for his estimate of tbe proposition was taken as authoritative. At tbe conclusion f tbe conference Mr. Wilbur was asked if be would not take tbe management of the mill pro vided it could be forthcoming. In response Mr. Wilbur said he oould not give a positive answer at that time, but that be would let the committee know by Saturday. He left last night for Walla Walla, and will go from there back to bis home at , Union. Before leaving he expressed himself as thoroughly oou vinood of toe money making powers of the mill and said be would submit a proposition Saturday provided bis other business affairs will permit of bis taking the proposition up. The meeting was attended by every member of the oomiuitte and bv sev eral otbors. Keonest interest was man ifested iu tbe enterprise and all pres ent showed a spirit to do everything in their power to forward the move ment. Should Mr. .Wilbur wish to take the mill it will then be purely a question of seouriug tbe nlaut from tbe .TnrMn. and it is hoped tbis can be doue. SHOOTS TOJJJIS FRIEND Quarrel Ends in Shooting Scrape at Hermiston. Iu a quarrel over the possession of a tent which tbey bad shared in com mon for tbe past several months, Jerry Brooke shot bis bunk-mate, George Jackson, at Hermiston Wednesday in flicting wounds that will probably prove fatal. Both men are uecrroflH. The shooting oooarred at 1 :30 o'clock woeu urooire and Jackson met on tho street and reopened a quarrel whiob nas been brooding for several days. Both were expecting trouble and Brooke was armed in preDaration for it. Alter an exobaneo of hard names Jackson struck Brooke, knocking him net on ins naoK. Tbe other negro pulled his gun as he struggled to bis feet and began shooting. He emptied bis revolver at close range into tbe body or bis former friend, four of five shots taking effect. Brooke's aim evidently was sure, as Jackson's left side and shoulder were torn to pieces rjy toe imiiete. Immediately after the Bhootlno Brooke was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Boss Newport. New Jewelry Store. Marshal Bose. formerly with thn Wiuslow Bros, jewelry store in Pen dleton, will open a jewelry business in Atbena. He will occupy tbe place in tbe Pioneer drug store made vacant by tbe removal of Mr. Frank Coolidge to Hood River. Mr. Rose has reoently been located at lone, Morrow county, but comes to Athena as a better field in big line. 71