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Newspaper Page Texti This Edition con tairts Six Pages Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from; Your Home Grocer VOLUME -XX. ATILENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1908. NUMBER 45 , I -" 5fc i H r t TUi-HUi LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of n BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARMSIILS Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M, Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon i FSTARl.TSITF.n 1865 ..' ' 5 Preston-Parton Milling Company S : '. m AMERICAN Floor is made id Athena, by Athena labor, in the latest aud best equipped mill iu the west, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your grooet sells American Beauty for Per Merchant Millers Athena, Oregon. 1 Si i 3 Paints, Oils, Glass House, Sign and Carriage Painting E. T. Kidder, McArthur Building - " 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 Hoists, 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 H 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 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 iu Athena by A. B. McEwen & Sons. ' ' ii tup mi a i at3!! nanfirraw 'TfifiP id n OP- H IRiil B ft 1 PL X ft Hill i Ilia UUrils.! i I millJiJlai "livery WHERE PRICES AR The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in ...... Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here N J nmT T"iTmin'T.irri f L'dll mtu invito, and Grain Buyers : - Waitsburg, 'Wash. S R. J. BODDY WHOLESALE BUTCHER Makes a Specialty of furnishing Meat in Large Quantities, First-elass stock, Reasonable price .... VEGETABLES CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THINGS TO EAT INFLUENCE IS BAD Americans Do Not Mix Well in Filo pino Affairs, So States A For-.;' mer Athena Teacher. County Superintendent Welles is in receipt of an interesting letter from J. H. E. Scott; who 'left this city last fall for the Philippines, Where he ac cepted a government position a? teacher. Before leaving here, Mr. Scott was assistant principal of the Athena bigb sohool and Press readers will be interested to learn of his suc cess in the Islands. Mr. Scott says: 109 Calle Palaoia, Iutramuros, ' Manila, P. I.' Dear Mr. Welles: - ' Was vgry glad to hear fLom you. You speak about the weather being warm there this summer. Well, most of thale that have been reaobitig Manila or other parts of the Philip pines, say they have felt muoh warmer weather in the far away United States of Amerioa. l oan say for myself that one does not have so very hot weather here if one is able to take tbe ther mometer as tbe judge of the matter. It has not reaohed 91 degrees sinoe I came here during the last part of tbe hot season. It is said that the ther mometer never gets any higher than 95 degrees here in Manila, but 95 de grees here is more oonduoive to dis comfort than I think 100 degrees is in the Oregon country. Beat causes one to perspire very freely here. One does so when the thermometer does not reach more than 83 degrees. . j We dress vc:y thinly here, in white nearly altogether; everything is white including shoes, bats and all. Some few dress in khaki, but many, avoid doing so on account of tbbeat. ' Now for sohool work. We, in the cities of importance in the Philippines, begin work at 7:30 in tbe morning and continue to teach until 12:30 in tbe afternoon. We however, have two reoesses of 15 minutes each dniifeg this period. ; I In tbe Philippine sohool of com met ce where I am at pretext assigned, Jive have, six periods of 45 minutes "eirA. We bave one of these periods in which to give our children individual instruc tion. ! ' , My students range in age from 11 to EO.'at present. The students are verv industrious as a rule. Our hardest work is to get them to ' think. I bave given my youngsters notice that they mnst do their own thinking and uot use the old method uuder which teachers did all the - thinking and commanded the pupils what to think. It is said that tbe Tagalogs, the'trihe of natives we bave iu this part of the Philippines are tbe hardest to deal with ou aooount of their love for op posing the authorities in power. This might be hue, tut I have found the students all right. There is this how ever, about tbe Filipino people in gen eral whom I have met, both in sohool and in the commercial world here in Munila, yop can not rely upnn them for tbe trutb. It is also true that they steal all they can get their bands ou, but this fault is now being eradicated as the laws here at present punish stealing very severely. The influence of the majority of the Americans bere in -Manila is hardly for tbe best. I mean their influence on the natives here. I do not know that I ought to criticise tbe Amer ioaus here but it is a faot that the greater part of the Aziioans are bere because they like a life of adventure. A life of adventure to many means a lite that is anything but moral.1 About 150 or ,200 Americans bave fouud their way to Bili bid. the na tional Philippine piison. That is if one is to believe those who ought to know. The highest entrance salary that anyoue.can get in any department of the civil service in tbe Philippines is 11200 per aunum. Many do not get that. One gets an increase after one has been in tbe teaching service ayeur til RIGHT POHNE MAIN 83 Athena, Oregon jjs if one, "makes good." Ti e increase tbe first year is if 100 per hoduuu I am Vow making more than my regular salary for I was fortunate enough to be appointed a teaotier iu tbe night school held iu our sobool building. For this woik I am getting three pesos a night. A peso is by law just one half of one U. S. A. dollar. We have night school, while it is in session, on tbe night of every school day. I like it here quite well. I am per haps different from ruoet people for there are so many regretting that they carce here. I may do so before, my coniriot expires. One does not have to stay out tbe two years but it is to one's interest financially to do so. If thero is any special thing that yon would like to have me write you about while here I should like to havo you mention it. Shall be pleased to hear febout my former sobools aud bow tbe people are behaving in general. '" 1 - - James II. E. Soott. SEVERAL CHANGES TAKE PLACE "'M- Jumpabouts Chronicled In the ; ' During the Week Past. City The leopard may never obange his spots; but it's different in the vooation of man. Particularly has this been notioed in Athena during the past week.; During this no less than 13 men, were effeoted by business obanges here.".;' ' '"''. The May ville cigat f aotory and store discontinued business, as did J. LT? Stone, proprietor of the City Meat Market. ' 'Mr. Colby, salesman for T. M. Tag gart & Co., left for Walla. Walla, and bis position is now acceptably filled hy affable "Pete" O'Harra. , An important ohange has been made in the clerical force employed at the First National Bank. Mr. Ernest Zerba. former emnlove of the Mos- grove Mercantile Co., succeeds to theH position ot bookkeeper in place or Walter G. Preston. Cleve Myers, heretofore conuected with the central telephone offioo in the" capacity of night operator aud oit linesman, baa operjed a pastime mi fit ;at t b e oii er. ' 1 ' -. . - -.'-.I .f, ,, vobii Stanton has purchased tbe bowling alley and soft drink empor ium, .wbioh for several months has been conducted by Clint Thomas. Mr. Marshall O. Rose, late of lone, has arrived iu Athena aud with his family, resides in a cottage ou the West side. Mr. Rose is an experienced watch maker and jeweler, and has established himself in business at the well known stand in the Pioneer drug store, where be is prepared to do all kinds of watch and jewelry repairing. Mr. Rose will carry au uptodatostock of jewelry. . Clifford Stone has purobased a half interest in Parker's barber shop aud now looks aftor the wants of patrons iu the first chair. Carl Christian, tbe popular tonsoralist has taken a' posi tion with Kidders, the Painters. Jimmy Stewart comes from tbe Mosgrove store at Milton to take tbe place vacated by Ernest Zerba with tbe Mosgrove Mercantile Company. , V All Records Broken. With uo outside assistauoe, says tbe East Oregonian. Recorder Hendley aud ; Deputy Lewis during the last mouth broke all records of the re corder's offioo, doing about one-half mure tusiness than bas ever keen done in one month by the offloe before. The foes : received during the month amounted to 604.80, whilo other in struments received by late mail Sat urday would bave iuoreased the total about 7 had tbey been reoeived in time for recording during tbe month. The largest previous mouth's busineris. amounted to about f 500, but was at a time when tbe iustrumeuta brorgbt 25 cents per 100 words instead of 20 cents as at present. Queer Tax Collection. It bag beeu discovered after years of misapprehension that Union coun ty bas been receiving taxes from tue O. R. & N. on a stretch of road that rightfully belongs to Baker county. The wistako has been discovered, Baker Officials bave been advised aud tbe Union county records expunged. It represents no great sum, though, as tbe track in question is .87 of a mile in length. ; Mind Your Business! If you don't nobody will. It is your business to keep out of all tbe trouble you can and yon can and will keep out of liver and bowel trouble if you take Dr. King's New Life Pills. Tbey keep biliousness malaria and jaundice out of your system. 25o at Palaue Drug Co 'a store. Estrar Notice. Came to my place, a light red cow, about 3 years old, left born drooped, crop and uuderbit on right ear, crop and slit in left; with wattle or brand ou lett jaw. Owner pay for this notice. W. P. Wall an. You can cure dyspepsia, indiges tion, sour or weak stomach, or in fact any form "JI stomaob troutle if you will take Kodol occasionally. Try it today ou our guarantee. We know what it. will do for yoo. Suld by Palace Drug Co. IT IS Bill" TUFT Republicans Gain Victory Over Bryan In Tuesday's Election Athena Democratic. North Atheua Bryan 76; Taft 68; Cbaflo 9; Debs 8. South. Atheua Bryan 40;Tatt3;Chafln 8. 1 he above is the home result of Tuesday's elec tion. Tbe new corrupt practioes law was strictly observed here, and tbe t'pcult was that tbe election was an Aireiuely quiet one. There was no hauling of voters to tbe polls; no pul ling aud bantering in tbe case of some favorite candidate all was peaceful and so quiet and serene that one could scarcely realize that balloting was going ou for the selection of a new president of tbe nation. Returns were reoeived Tuesday night at C. A. Barrett & Co's. hardware store where a telegraph instrument was installed and operators employed to flash assooiated Press bulletins. Ex treme interest was manifested in the result by both republicans and demo crats. Early in tbe evening republi lioan hopes were set aglow by the re ports received from tbe Eastern states. In nearly every early report Taft'a suooess over bis worthy opponent was emphatically iu tbe asoendeucy and it was not until after miduigbt, when the southern states reported, that any substantial gains for tho Nebraskan oame in. ; 1 he Taft victory is so overwhelm ingly complete that it stupifles bis own supporters. His votes in tbe electoral college number 31 to Mr. Bryan's 172. BIG SHIPMENTS OF BALED HAY Over 300 Tons Handled at Taylor's Independent Warehouse. David Taylor, owner of tbe Indepen dent Warehouse, has done au exten sive bnBiuess in baled hay this tall. Together with the amount shipped and rn. 1 e . : .. i ' ii Taylor will handle over 800 tous this year. ..' The product for tbe most part is taken by tbe markets on Puget Sound, whore t great deal of it is rebaled and shipped by vessel to Alaska and tbe Philippine Islands. In the former territory it is consumed iu tbe mining distriots aud Uncle Sam's horses and mules eat it in the Islands. Tho present price paid by Mr. Tay lor is $15 per ton. The hay, wbioh is high grade in every respeot, comes mostly from the mountain ranoheseast of town, and frequently as many as a dozen teams are engaged in hauling timothy from the mountains to this city for storage. It grades bigb, being clean aud exceptionally well cured. Joseph Line Completed. Iu the presence of oounty and oity officials, railroad officials and a large gathering of residents from many sec tions of tbe country, tbe last spike ou tbe Elgin-Joseph liue, known as tbe Wallowa extension, was driven Mon day. Work was started on the line more than two years ago at Elgin, 70 miles distant, aud the layiug of tbe last rail marks the beginning of an era of unprecedented development, now that tbe oounty is oonneoted with tbe outside world through transporta tion facilities. Thirty-two Years Ago. Alvin Burrill and family of North Yakima, were guests Suuduy of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Stewart. Mr. Burrill is a son of tbe Rev. S. L. Burrill, who 82 years ago held the Methodist cburon pastorate in this district, with head quarters at Weston. Be will be re membered by many old timers. In those days Athena (then Center ville was just beginning to appear on tbe map aud religious services were held iu the old tcbool house. Surprised the Pastor. Au event of much pleasure took place at the M. E. cburoh last Friday eveuing, when about 60 members and friends ot the church quietly congre gated there for tbe purpose of tender ing a reoeption to Rev. Ueiszler, tbe new pastor. Air. Fred Kooutz, on be half ot those present welcomed the ue"w pastor. The evening was pleas antly spent socially, and refreshments were served. Adulterated Oil. Getz Bros. & Co. of Sau Francisco have just been indicted by the federal grand jury of tbat city for violating tbe pure food law by shipping a dozen tottles of adulterated olive oil to John G. Montinga of Walla Walla. The oil was mixp.d with cottonseed oil aud was sent iu October, 1907,. Mr. Muntinga took tbe matter up with tbe authorities immediately ou discovering the fraud. Yakima Fruit Story. Tbe big fruit btories at North Yak ima this year ere not apple, but pear stories. Four pears of tbe Bartlett variety, which aggregated a total of night pounds aud a bait in weight, made tbeir appearance. Tbey were grown in the Cowiohe valjey and the largest tips tte scales at two pounds and a half. The grower reoeived $1.25 apiece for them and Fred Cleveland, a real estate man, who bought them says be bas already been offered $25 for the four. Their glory was short? lived, however for later iu the day H.v B. Sohudder, another real estate man, produced a Jumbo pear ; weighing.. J""" pounds fourteen ouncea and - a half. This pear is challenging all comers. Sues for Divorce, ' "'. " ; Desertion as grounds for divorce is alleged in a complaint filed yesterday by Carter & Smythe, attorneys for Mrs. Anna Selkirk Norton, who seeks freedom from marriage ties existing between tbe complainant and Roy E. -Norton, tbe well known magazine writer. ' v- s. ., ON THE AMERICAN GROWLER "It's An American Institution; Poor Man's Champagne." the Alderman Douohue the Solomon of Wilkesbarre, Pa., has given his defini tion of tbe ever -popular but mucb abnsed "growler" and bas limited its use , ' . Said he: "Tbe 'growler is an American institution and tbe poor man's champagne.. A single 'growler' is refreshing and two of them don't do any harm, but tbe man that weds tbe oau makes a fatal mistake. "It's no disgraoe to 'chase the duok' or to sip the contents of a 'growler ' can,' but to bog the praotioe is demor alizing and spoils a good thing." The definition was given in passing sentence on Peter M. Smith, charged by his wife with non-support. The Purdvs In Court. Contending, say tbe Portland Jour nal, that she should not be held liable ou a note given by herself and husband to cover tbe overdrafts ot the husband Mrs. Lillian Purdy appeared to' defend a suit brought by J. L. Elam's bank of Walla Walla, VYash. The husband in tbe case ia T., A. Purdy, formerly a salesman for tbe Studebaker company, but be has vanished and left bis wife to fight tbe battle alone. Tbe note given by Purdy and his wife was for 16,500. Sbe admits $1,798 of this sum, but says that tbe remainder of $1,702 represent overdrafts on ber husbaud's accounts. In her answer sbe alleged that she was foroed to sign the note by throat of violence on tbe part of ber husband, but tbe testimony failed to support this view, and this element was eliminated by Judge Bronangh, before whom tbe evidence was taken. As to tbe overdrafts, sbe denies tbat she received any compen sation. Judge Bronangh took the case uuder advisement. Scriber a Bankrupt. Tbe liabilities of J. W. Soriber, cashier of the Farmers & Traders Na tional bank at La Grande, now in 1 nil at Portland, on several obarges of forgery,. amount to $93,105, according to.a bankruptcy petition wbioh bas beeu tiled in tbe United States district court in Portland by Soriber. His assets,' an inveutory of air property real aud personal, amount to $97,980. Tbe petitioner has property amounting to $12,200, most ot wbioh is in town lots in La Grande. His personal prop erty, a part of wbioh is exempt accord ing to law, is valued at $10,200. Claims in notion, till receivable, etc., reach a total of $12,880. All told, the , property, including household goods, which are exempt from execu tion, is valued at $0,150. In Receiver j' Hands. The Central Railway Company of Oregon operating between Hot Lako and La Grande, Oregon, by way of Union, and from Uniou to Elgin baa passed into the bands of Chester V. ' Dolpb and Henry N. Bertie as re ceivers. The receivership followed tbe complaint of the American Trust Company of Boston, whiob alleges that tbe intercut ou $500,000 bonds has not been paid since January 1, 1907. Jones and Potter. Iu Washington, Mouday tho supreme court of the United States denied tbe petition of Willard- N. Jones aud Thadeus S. Potter for a wri- of review. Jones and Potter, who are residents of Oregon, were sentenced to imprison ment ou a charge of having defrauded the government by illegal entry of lands in this state uuder tbe -homo-stead law. Tho charge was a con spiracy but tbey pleaded the statute of limitations. The decision practically upheld tbe verdict of tbe lower court. Supreme Court Session. Tbe semi-annual term of tho su preme court is in session at Pendleton this week. Several important cases haye beeu argued, umoug wbioh is tbe Horsoman murder case, appealed from this county. Park for Milton. A movement for a city park is being organized in Milton and it is expected that the impiovement oulb will com- bine with the Women's Civio club - to secure action by tbe council. 4? .