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I!. 7 if- This Edition con tains Six Pages Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer 1 VOLUME XX. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 30, 190S. NUMBER 41 , r "'. r-jt ! is 1 ' V 1 THE rUM-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 AMERICAN Flour ia made in Atheua, by Athena labor, m the latest and best equipped mill iu the west, of tbe best selected Blaestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your grooer sells American Beauty for n 0 H 1.8 H Merchant Millers Athena, Oregon. - . Per : R-JB0DI)Y WHOLESALE BUTCHER y: 'PJ Makes a Specialty of furnishing K'y'l9 Meat in Large Quantities. First-class stock, Reasonable price MAKE YOUR OWN STOCK FOODS BY USING . . SKIDGO 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 and 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. Aslcfor and try once SKIOOO 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 & Song. Rry WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT paHLH83 jf3! The Freshest, and it Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here r 4 TYTCTT BDATnUDO Jt JjDbb. DIlUinjmO, Milling Company AUTYi ack. I and Grain Buyers : Waitsburg, Wash. S THE ATHENA MEAT 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". most Choice the Market affords in & V.EGETA - -CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THINGS TO EAT RED I Sheepmen Will Profit Br Announce ment Just Made By Chief of Forestry Reserve. Sheep-owners will pay lower ra-tes for grazing on the Weuaba reserve for the season of 1009. Word was sent out last Monday that foU lowiug out a statement made a year ago at tbe meeting of the National Wool Growers' Association in Salt Lake City, Gifford Pinohot, forester, and A. F. Potter, assistant forester in charge of tbe branob of graziDg in tbe United States Forest Service, have announced a redaction of 10 to 15 per cent in the rates for sheep grazing on tbe national forests of the West. Ibis geueral re duction in tbe schedule of grazing rates will take effect for tbe coming season of 1909. Tbe changes in market conditions wbioh have made tbe sheep business less profitable this past year, especially the greatly reduced prices offered for wool and the depreciation iu tbe value of mutton, make the announcement of great interest not only to those who are interested in tbe sheep : business, but to the men or every allied iudustry. Iu 1907, when tbe promises for a le duoed schedule were made, it was with the understanding between the stcok men and tbe Forest Service that the grazing rates would not be changed for minor fluctuations in tbe market which would naturally ooour from year to year, but would apply only in case of radioal or unusual changes. Tfhe new schedule does not affect tbe oases where the minimum charge of 5 cents per bead has-already been al lowed or a specially low rate has been fixed on aooonnt of some local condi tion. In most cases the revised fees will mean a reduction of about one oent per head. ' Infixing the rates for grazing by different kinds of stook, the local con ditions, the effect of grazing by differ ent kinds of stock on forest growth, the demand for the use of range by owners of different kinds of stock, the needs of the homesteader, and the profits of the business have been taken into consideration. TRACTION CO. EEIS FRANCHISE Wins Out in Long Battle With Walla Walla City Council. Tbe Washington & Oregon Traotion company has finally sucoeeded.in get ting its franchise passed by the conn oil of that city. Concerning the final aotion of the Walla Walla council which ends a long bitter fight against tbe Washington & Oregon oompany by tbe Northwestern Gas & Eleotrio oompany, which owns the present roads in the valley, the Union says: On reoommeadat'oa of the jndioiaiy committee the city oonnoil after an executive session held last evening un animously passod ordinance number 1263, granting to tbe Washington Oregon Traction oompany the right to ereot and maintain an electrio light and power plent in the oity of Walla Walla, and to build and operate ap pliances for the transmission of elec trioity for lighting heating and power purposes in the city. Although this franobise has attraoted widespread interest, tbe passing of tbe amended ordinance last night was devoid of any disoussion or protest. a ... Washington rioneer. jxW. G. Pre3ton. tbe well known mil ler or uayion, wasn., ana Aiuena, tbia - county, was in the city yesterday for several bonis on his way to the latter city from Hot Lake. Union county, where be has been nuder treat ment for ill healthjr. Preston went to Lewiston in 1&62 when- there was nothing in all that country except its mines. In 1866 Levi Ankeny, present RIFD ill $ 8 dJJ.Q! kUn fl,o 'ibUUlla, UlCgUU United States senator from Washing ton,? was doing a big business with a pack traiu running from Wullula to tbe Oro Fiuo mines and Air. Preston, hauled goods for him iu tbe Lewiston country. Mr. Prestou is now 80 years old aud is tbe chief owner of tbe Day ton and Athena mills which have a combined daily output of 1000 barrels of flour. Pendleton Tribune. Mays Found Guilty. Tbe jury in tbe case of tbe state vs. F. W. DI Mays, charged wtth writing a libelona article for the Garfield County Standard, entitled "A Notor ious Stook Rustler," wbob is said to have been aimed at H. C. Ben bow, returned a verdict of guilty. Tbe ds fense tried to show that tbe sHeped article was true, bnt tbe judge over ruled: the couteutiou. Tbe testimony for too- state was brief. It was shown that the copy from which the article was set np was in the handwritiug of Mays and that he, Mays, was prac tically in cbarge of the paper at tbe time the alleged libelous artiole was published," M.O. Fitzmaurioe, tbe nominal editor being in Spokane at tbe time. TO BE Hermiston Irrigation Lake to Be Pre served as Roosting Place for Fowl. That tbe government has issued an order prohibiting hunting in the vicin ity of the' Cold Springs reservoir near Ilermistorr was the statement of Game Warden O. F. Tomer yesterday. The ground around the big inland lake will be staked off in a few days and notices posted forbidding all hunting on tbe premises. The 'location of tbe reservoir makes the place especially good as a roosting place for geese and ducks aud if pio teoted' properly will bo a means of in creasing the game in this section of the country manyfold. Tbe reservoir is four miles from the Columbia and about seven from the Umatilla aud if hunting is permanently prohibited near it the geese aud ducks, when driven by hunters from both rivers, will make the reservoir a permanent roosting (lace and will come out iu all directions in" search, of ..food.' This faoti bfif. -Turne aud many others say, will make the bunting-much bette fer everybody all over this section. In tbe past, it is said by many who nave observed matters, that the privi lege of hunting on tbe lake bas been subjected to flagrant a buses. Hunters have gone out in the water on rafts and at night on fire boats and have slaughtered tbe duoka and geesj merci lessly.. If this state of affairs is allowed to oontinue the game will be driven completely out of tbe country. Another point wbicb has been men tioned In favor of tbe steps wbich are beiug taken ty tbe government is that many people are around the lake aud shooting would be dangerous. Iu every respect it is considered a splendid rnl ing and one wbicb sbculd be enforced to tb letter. The man ia obargo of Ibe roservoir will be instructed to keep continual watch. Reservoir Being Filled. "Water from the Umatilla was turned into tbe big government ditoti Friday morning and will be kept flow ing into tbe Cold Spring reeervoir un til tbe gigantio inland luke is filled. It is estimated that about three months will be required to fill tbe res ervoir with tbe water to irrigate the Hermistou lands duriug tbe next sum mer season. Some tima will be con sumed in testing tbe various sections of the canal, j Tb faot that au esrly start bas been jmade iu tbe filling pro cess insures a good supply of water for the land during the next soasou. Gov ernment enginoers figure that they will be able to supply water next ecu sou to the extent of tbre feet on every acre. But only about one third of tbe land is nuder cultivation so au ubun danoe and over is assured. Precautious will be taken, however, to see that nothing is wasted. Football at Pendleton. Tbe Weston Normal school is mak ing great preparations to meet Pendle ton's High school tomorrow on the latter's gridiron in a grand aud ficnl try for tbe championship. A special oar will take the team aud their friends from Weston and it is expected a large number of enthusiastic Nor malites will go down. Peddleton is making more noise over tbe pending game of football than over tbe coming election, as tbe state championship ia at stake. Would Mortgage the Farm. A farmer on Rural Route 3, Empire, Ga., W. A. Floyd by name, says: "Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured tbe two worst sores I ever saw: one on my hand and one on my leg.. It is worth more than its weight iu gold. I wonld not be without it if I bad to mortgage tbe farm to get it." Only 25c at Palace Drug Go's, store. Estray Notice. Came lo my place, a light red cow, about 3 years old, left boiu drooped, crop and nnderbit on right ear, ctop and slit in kf; vi'h uB'.llrfisr ltri'l onlett jaw. Owner pay to: V i cotite. W. P. Waliau. IMS MISCONSTRUED Supreme Court Decision for Medford Will Not Affect Other Towns. Lo cal Opt ion State Criminal Law. Unless local lawyers are completely mistakeu, euys tbe East Oiegoniau, tbe supreme court's deoisiou iu tbo Med ford case will havo no effect whatever uj.utj lue status or prouiuition or iu at;y otner town without a charter which, like Medford's, gives tbo town the exclusive rigbt to reanlate tbo sa loon business. This is the belief of Attorney J. P. Wiuter. Col. J. H. Raloy undtbe looiil bar in general. Press dispatches sent out from Salem yesterday made tbe deduction that tbe oourt's deoisiou moans that auy city may amend its charter aud thereby seoure tbe right to control tho saloon question irrespective of tbo rest of its county. But it now seems certaiu that this deductiou was wrong for tbe following reasou : Medford's charter was given it ty tbe legislature tefoie tho constitu tional amendment giving cities the right to amend thnir charters was passed., Iu tbe Medford charter it is provided that tbe city of Medford shall have exclusive power regarding tho liquor business. Ibe ouaiter be ing granted by tbe legislature subse quent to the adoption of the local op tion law is repealed as far as. Medford is conoerned. But under the presont constitution the right to amoud charter rests alone with the oities. A oity cannot change its oharter and make it conflict with a state criminal law wbicb tbe supreme court nas already held tho local option law to te. . Tbe Medford charter, boing granted by tho legislature, is a state law aad so supercedes tbe local option law as far as Medford is concerned. W. S. Brown' Dairyman, Dies From Injuries Received. -"-As tbe roaultof a xnna way. accident, Suuday afternoon tit Ilermiston, Will iam Sommerville Brown, aged 3!), proprietor or tbo Hermistou dairy, died yesterduy at Hotel Williams in that city. Mr. Browu was injurjd in ternally as the result of beiug thrown from bis wagon, says the E. O. The runaway ooourred iu front of the Newpcri-Skiunar block iu Her miston. The two oayuses driven by tho man bocama unmanageable and ran a short distance, striking tbo side walk with tho wagon, wbioh was tadly' smashed aud throwing Browu onto the walk. Ho was taken into tbe R. H. Allen drug sloie, iu front of which tbe accident occurred, und luter removed to tbe hotel. Brown's horses wen uuderctDod to be "bud," and that trouble wns likely at nny time was tbe opii hu of Iler miston 's horsemen. lie had boon warned against them. Tbe remains were brought to Pon d.Vcn last evening and nwait tho dis posal of relatives iu Sootlaud, who have beon cabled. Tbe decoassed was born in ScotlanI and had no relatives in this country. He came to Hcnuisto'i about nix months ngo, puiohaeing the Ilermiston dairy of F. B. Kunpton. Ho was well known aud very popular in the west end city. Tbq. dairy bas uow been taken ovor by D. Carl Browuell, wLo will operate it. .. Married in Walla Walla. Miaa Ollie r'raoeanil Leo Suy lies bury were married in Wullu Wallit Wednes day. MitiS Brace is ouo of Umatilla county's most sucoeHful teachtrs, and the groom is inilroud agent at Kitz vilie, Wash. The yomg lady wa uo compauied lu Wulla Walla by her couHiu, Miss Dora Bennett, who noled iu tbe capacity of bridesmoid at the wedding ceremony, tbe groom beiug supported by n fiiend from llitzvillo. After tho wedding the couplo took the train for the cast where they will visit relatives lor some tirno. Newspaper People Wed. At 1 o'clock last evening at the home of Judge Messicls says the Baker City Herald, Miss Mollie Proebstel and Mr. Edward Lee were united in holy wedlock, Judt'o Messick performing tbe ceremony. Tho contracting parties are well known in La Grande, tbe bride having Leeo raised iu Union county, aud is uow one of tbe proprietors of tbe La Grando Star. The groom is well and favorably known iu La Graude, being on tbe staff of the Star. He was formerly with one of tbe San Francisco papers. . mat ivti jtwo uvea ,u liiita. nSAbout Nov. 21, Marion A. Kees, un alumnns of Whitmau College and present educational director iu the Portland Y. M. C. A., will visit Walla Walla, says the College Pioneer, This wiuter Mr. Kce will go to China 'l:i-te no uil io.it. 2l. V. A. woxk. IIu L-ofcs fiuriitiifeil by the Y. M. C. fT because of bis relation to Whitman, the college oganization has pledged a hundred dollars toward this cause. Tbe Walla Walla city uesooiution and tho Whitman association together pledged 500. The city association bas already raised most of its part, and tbe college-share will be raised while Mr. Kees is hero. Elaborate plans are beiug made for tbe reception of Mr. Kees because bo is one of the most, highly esteemed of tbe Whitmau aiumni, and Leoause the college is much interested iu tbo Work that he has started out to do. T. J. Watts Returned. T. J. Watts returned Suuday from bis nununl trip through tbe mouutains. Mr. Watts was accompanied by Ed Kuight, and they report a rather stren uous trip on the homeward route. Seveuteou days were consumed in re turning homo nud Ed says tbo roads iu some parts of tho county were ia a fearful couditiou. Tno route was from beyond Prinevillo, in Crook county, and other places wcie explored on tbe journey which extended over several weeks, but uo trace of tbe "Blue Bucket" was encountered on the trip. GOOD ROlSlW FORIO Athena Merchants and Farmers Unite in Efforts for Better Roads. Tho good road's uioetiug bold iu Atheua last Friday afternoon was well attended by farmers and busiuess men of tbia vicinity, all stores baiug closed duiiug tbo hour und tbe merchants aud employes attending in a body. Judge John II. Soott arrived from Pendleton at uoou, accompanied by Couuty Commissioner Horace Walker, Will M. Peterson and -Walter MoCor ruach, Judge Scott spoke for about au hour, netting forth his plana for the improvement of roads in the state. In speakiug to tbe meeting be urged the people to join the league '.nd help boost tbo county iu the wiiy" qf ini- uroviug us puuuo niguways. Au organization was effected with the following ofiloers: President, Henry Sohmitt; vice, prcsidout, A. B. McEwou; secretary, B. B. Richards, and treasurer, Homy Doll. Groat in terest was manifested iu tbe good roads movement and the Althuia organjW tion promises to be of great iiiftTiouoe iu forwarding the work. ' J: ' Public School Books Arrive. TLrao euormous boxes of book3 were dnlivored at tbo office- f Superintend-"" out Frank K. Wellos yesterday con taining books for the libraries of Umatilla county publio sohools, re poits tho Tribune. These bocks will be distributed among the schools of tbo couuty at once. SHORTAGE (WAY BE $125,000 La Grande Bank More Comulete Failure Than at First Apparent. Thero is every indication that tbo worst lius never been told concerning tbo failure of the Farmers & Tiaders natiouf l bank of this city, Beys tho La Grande Observer. Tho dcfulou- tions aud unlawful uots of Cashier J. W. Sciiber nro manifold aud it may require weeks, if ever, to usoertaiu all of his financial oonttrtious. Those who were led .to bcliefvo that Ibo stutcment first suut to tho comp- tioller of tho currency wherein it was stated that the assets wore $100. 231 . nud tho liabilities !f213,GJJ5, would prove under that nuionct instoud of over, aro. doomed to disappointment. It is reported t' t tbo shortage is now in tho neighborhood of $135,000, and it may exceed this a few tuomuud, or it may roach on amount a fow tbou fiaud les;!. It is muiored tbut tbo Saturday niglit prior to tho closing of the brink, Scribor Inn acknowledged burning iraudulent paper to the amount of $70,000, and it U feared in some quarters that in lis tmsto to cover up bin criminality, be may havo burned up some good nolei. Tho depositors may us well fuce the nmsio one time an another. They will be fortunate, indeed, if they rou lize 25 cotits.on tho dollar. Iu propor tion to tho capital involvod and thn business transacted by this bank, it is said to Lo ouo of tho worst failures that bus occurred on tho Pucifio coast iu many years. Do not let anyone tell you that some thing else is just as good as De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills because there isn't anything just us good. Slid by Palace Drug Co. Porf. J. S. Doan Two"Nights. Don't forget that tonight and tomor row night i'rof. J. S. Doan appears at tbo Athena opera house. This is a side splitting entertainment for both old and young. Thero will ba u barrel of fnu exploded when Pock's Bad Boy ap pears Magnificent Jif o size illumi nated views interspersed with a choice peluctiou of lifo-hko Motion Pictures. This Entertainment is radically differ ent from anything you havo seen bo fore. Tonight and tomorrow night. Performance begins at 8:15. Popular price-j. ' fa Da Witt's Littlo Early Risers, the) mo us little liver pun?. Sold by J A -4 1 r organizations of tbo uoit Invest and Palaco Drug Co. V