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VOLUME XXI
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1909.
NUMBER 9
THE TUIM-LUM LUMBER CO.
Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of
BUILDING MATERIAL
PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES
Posts and Blacksmith coal
A. M. Johnson, Manager
Athena, Oregon
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Preston-Parton Milling Company
W NORMALS
Senator Smith vs. Senator Cole In
Statistical Showing of Normal
School Status.
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Flour is made in Athens, by Athena labor, in the latest
and best equipped mill in the west, of the best seleoted
Bluesteru wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home
industry. Your grocer sells American Beanty for
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Athena, Oregon.
Waitsburg, Wash.
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Makes a Specialty of furnishing
Meat in Large Quantities.
First-class stock, Reasonble prices
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Paints, Oils, Class
House Sign and Carriage Painting
E, T. Kidder, McArthur Building
J. W. BUDDY'S MEAT MARKET
SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET
The Best Meat to be found in Town. Come and see
me. I will treat you right. My prices:
Boiling Beef 6 & 7ots. per lb.
Roast Beef 8 & 10 " " "
Stakes 9, 10 & 12 " " "
Pork Steak 12 " " "
Laid 5 lb. 70ote.
Lard 10 " $ 1.40.
Baoon 18ote per lb.
Hams 1? " " "
J. W. BODDY, ATHENA, OREGON
Senator Cole "Costs about $18 a
yoar to provide for tbe iosti notion of
a high sobool student."
Senator Smith "In Pendleton high
sobool the annual cost is $40.
Senator Cole "The Normal schools
of Oregon have been spending an av
erage of $1000 for each pupil a year."
Senator Smith "Considering rough
ly the matter of salaries and equip
ment the expense for normal school
students amounts to Hbont $90 per
year."
Senator Cole "The average normal
Bohool graduate would not take a posi
tion to teaob in the country schools
where teachers are so badly needed."
Pendleton Tribune "There were 22
graduates from Weston normal last
year, and of this class, 20 are now
teaobing sobool."
. Such, in part, is the argument usod
t by Senator Cole for his basis of op
position to tbe normal schools, as giv
! en tbe Pendleton Tribnne in an inter
view. Tbe refutations above given
are excerpted trom the following iu
teiview given the East Oregonian by
Senator Smith:
"I consider that the action of tbe
legislature in killing tbe normal
schools was tbe most serious blow our
system of edncation has ever re
ceived," v declares Senator C. J.
Smith, who reached home last even
ing. "The normal sobools have been gross
ly slandered. It has been charged that
tbey were a graft and were unduly ex
pensive. It has been claimed that it
cost $1000 per yoar to educate a nor
mal student. But there are 800
normal school students in tbe state
and all three sohools combined asked
but $156,000 for maintenance for two
years. They finally agreed to $120,000.
Computing this you will see that.it
means an expense of but $75 per an
num per student.
"In debate upon the floor of the
senate, I showed that the per oapita
expense of eduoating normal sobool
students is less than that for univer
sity students. Considering roughly
tbe matter of salaries and equipment,
the expense for normal sobool students
amounts to about $90 per year, while
at the university the oost is about
$150. When I presented these facts
upon the floor of tbe senate they were
not disputed. In tbe Pendleton high
sobool the tnnual cost per studeut is
$40. '
"By action of tbe legislature this
state has done away with normal
Bohool education. We will now have
to have our teachers ednoated in other
states. This is not praoticable because
of the greater expense and because
when students enter at normal sobools
in other states tbey are forced to give
pledges that they will teaob in that
state for a number ol years.
"Limited normal instruction may
be given in our high sohools. Bat
tbe high sobools can never take tbe
plaoe of normal schools.
"Not only did tbe legislature stop
the normal eduoation yituiu the state,
but it took tbe means of edncation
away from a class that is not reaobed
by either tbe university or the agri
cultural college. Owing to tbe ex
pense of travel and tbe distanoe from
homes many were unable to attend
those largo schools, but tbey were
able to attend tbe normal sohools
which were conveniently looated.
"The opposition to tbe normal
sohools grew largely out of the pessi
mistic attitude taken by tbe Oregon
ian. But we wonld have saved the
eastern Oregon noiroal had tbe eastern
Oregon delegation stood together. We
won out on every issue where tbe
eastern Oregon men were united. The
faot that tbe delegation from this
county was divided hurt our chances.
In the fight for tbe normal school
and also in other matters, Senator
Smith and Representative Barrett
worked together during the session.
Much credit is given Mr. Barrett be
oanse of the active part be took in
working for the interests of this
county and of eastern Oregon. Rep
resentative Barrett was tbe author of
tbe portage road extension bill.
Weston Students Loyal.
Weston, Feb. 23. 1909. SiQce the
Oregon statd legislature bas not ap
propriated a sum for maintenance
during the next two' years, the: ef ore,
be it
Resolved, that we, tbe student body
of tbe Eastern Oregon State Normal
sobool stand loyally by our sobool and
its faoulty, aud do appeal to tbe peo
ple of tbe state of Oregon for their
assietaDoe, until the legislature shall
appropriate funds for our furtbor
maintenance. Be it furthermore
. Resolved, That we of tbe studeut
body, ask the alumni and friends of
tbe school to do all in their power to
iuflueuoe publio opinion for legislation
in favor of tbe normal schools. Be it
furthermore. ,
Resolved, That a copy of these reso
lutions be sent to all papers wbobe
counties are represented m tbe studeut
body of tbe Eastern Oregon State Nor
mal school, as follows:
Baker, Clackamas, Gilliam, Harney,
Mariou, Polk, Sherman, Umatilla,
Wallowa, Crook, Douglas, Graut, Mal
heur, Morrow, Tillamook, . Union,
Wasco.
Signed: ,
GLENN LESLIE,
CECILE BOYD,
ROYAL P. NILES,
Z. MAY MEIGHEN,
IRA STAGGS,
ADA ELY,
FRED M. HUFFMAN
. Committee.
Will Complete Year.
Monmouth and Ashland bavo made
arrangements to keep tbe sobools open
by popular subscriptions. Tbis even
ing a mass meeting will be bold at
Wastes .' to determine whether the
sobool oan be run nntiltbe close of tbe
sobool year on money raised by private
snbacriDtions. Senator Smith. Rep
resentative Buirett, Co). Newport of
Hermiston, and other influential men
of tbe oounty will be present to loud
aid aud influence toward continuing
he Normal until tbe olose of tbe
school year.
AFTER A MARRIAGE LICENSE
Pendleton Man Wanted One Manufac
tured In Portland.
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Any person in tbe business of sup
plying ready-to-weur marriage oertifl
oates will find a customer ia II. R
Grost of Pendleton, and no commission
for this oouQdential information is
expected, says the Portland Journal.
In faot Mr. Grost judging from a letter
signed in bis name, is eagerly seeking
snob a dealer. He is ready to pay for it,
and he promises to keep bis lips
sealed for ever and ever.
Mr. Grost'a letter fell into tbe bands
of Justice.Bell, aud from Jusioe Bell's
waste paper basket it was rescued late
yesterday afternoon, for Justice Bell
had declined the offer. The letter
reads as follows:
Pendleton, Or., Feb. 18, 1909. To
a Justice of tbe Peace, Portland-
Dear sir: I want to get a marriage
certificate filled out aud acknowledged.
Can I send it to you and have it fixed
up? I want it to carry with me only.
I will never mention anything about
it. Let me know if you will fix it for
me and how much tbe charges will be.
Yours respeotfuJly, H. R. Grost, box
418, Pendleton, Or. Answer at once.
Whether Mr. Grost believes that a
transplanted "moral squad" is about
to shake up Pendleton, or whether be
plans a trip to' tbe wicked Portland
he had read so much about is not
known.
Justice Bell strongly intimated
that be did not obey and "answer at
onoe."
10 SESSION
I
Excepting Normal School, Eastern
Oregon Fared Well at Hands
of Legislature.
Representative Barrett returned from
Salem Tuesday ovening, and with tbe
exception of treatment aooorded the
Normal sobools is of tbe opinion that
Eastern Oregon fared well at tbe bands
of the legislature.
Mr. Barrett is tbe author of tbepor
tKe road extensiou bill, wbioh with
tl o ooyote bounty, brauoh insane asy
lum bill aud others is classed Eastern
Oregon legislation. He does not look
for an extra session to take plaoe in
the i near, future, aud said there is a
bare possibilty of correction of errors
being made without necessity for hold
ing au exta session to reotify mistakes
wbioh were mado by tbe senate aud
commitees, and not through fault of
the bouse, us bus teen stated.
As reported, tbe need ot a special
session arose from tbe failure of Rep
reseutatives Bonebrake and Farrell to
report to tbe bouse tbe finding of a
conference committee , appointed Fri
day last to fix up a controversy be
tween the two Looses over the item of
fire protection for the main insane
asylum building amonnting to
$10,000 This failure resulted iu the
senato passing the' bill aud tbe house
another, neither of wbioh is now effec
tive. President Bowerman has refused
to sigu tbe enrolled bill because of the
disorepauoy, aud nuless the legislature
meets for a few minutes and correots
the error tbe state institutions will be
out $350,964 lor betterments.
ANDREW PICARD USED KNIFE
Little Harness Maker and Hugh Tay
lor Fined in Recorder's Court.
As the result of a fight iu Grant's
noar beer joint, located in the "Cor
ner" saloon ouildiog, Tuosday night,
Andrew Pioard, employed by W. O.
Miller, was Sued $20 aud Hugh Tay
lor was fined $10.
Four witnesses, Mono Taylor, Grant,
tbe owner of tbe joint, a man named
Potit and D. C. Molutyre, gave testi
mony iu addition to that nf the two
men arrested.
The evidence corroborated the tes
timony given by Pioard, and Hugh
Tayolr, whioh was to tbe etfeot that
Pioard and Gerald Kilgore were in
dulging iu a wrestling - bout. Pioard
was thrown and was lifted to his feet
by Mose Taylor, wbo ia doing so, tore
Pioard 's pants. Pioard beoame en
raged at this, and Taylor was warned
that be bad a knife. Taylor then
called to his son Hugh, to take tbe
kuife away from Pioard.
Iu tne meleo, Mose Taylor's pants
were but and Hugh was given a slash,
tbe blade cuttiug through theolotbing
and making a slight wound iu tbe
right side. Tbe cut clothing and the
wooud was showu tbe court.
Moses Taylor prodnoed tbe knife
with wbioh tbe cutting was alleged to
have been done, and Pioaid identified
it as being bis. Pioard wore a dis
colored oplio and Grant's testimony
was that he bad Deen struck by Hugh
Taylor, wbo, when tbe harness maker
was down, proeeded to "walk on
bim," aud after he (Grant) had lifted
Pioard trom the floor, belploes, young
Taylor kicked bim on tbe chin.
To a question directed ty Marshal
Gholson, Grant admitted that tbis was
tbe second light that bad transpired iu
bis joint sitioo beopenod up. Moaos
Taylor paid bis sou's flue and D. C.
Molutyre came to Pioards rescue.
Chicago, New York and all the big cen
ters of the East.
This is tbe first time tbe Davis
Kaaer Co. have sent a buyer in these
lines East brt their China and Glass
ware business has increased so rapidly
tbe last few seasons that they are now
in a position to make enormona buys
that itplaoesthem on tbe same basis
as the biggest buyers on the Coast.
Davis-Kaser have already oue of
tho finest departments in tbe north
west, but now when tbe new goods be
gin to arrive it promises to be even
better than ever before.
Through the editor of tbis paper
every one in this vioinity has been in
vited to visit their store and their
principal maxim is "Always Wel
come"
Walla Walla Pioneer Dead.
W. S. Gilliam, prominently identi
fied with the early history of the
northwest and a pioneer of Walla
Walla, died at his home there Mon
day morning, from a complication of
diseases, after an illness extending
over a period of several weeks. Mr
Gilliam was probably tbe best known
pionetir in Walla Walla. He was a
member of the territorial legislature
of Wasbiugtou in 1861-1862, was tbe
first law and order sheriff elooted iu
Walla Walla, in 1868, the foreman of
tho first grand jury In Walla Walla
County, iu 1860, and was one of a
committee to seaure tbe publication of
tho first Republican newspaper there.
Says Dayton Peaches Are Killed.
That Tina oh trees In southeastern
Washington were killed by the cold
weather of January is the assertion of
Dayton fruit men. One man says his
trees were all killed and that the peach
crop of tbe Touobot valley will be a
complete failure. Prospeots for a
bumper apple crop were never better
and with favorable conditions tbe
Touobet will produoe 15,000 boxes of
first grade apples.
Summerville Men Arrested.
Eiohteen arrests were made at Sum
merville Saturday, mostly on gambling
charges. The arrests are part of ,tbe
fruit of the sossiou of tbe reoent grand
jury, whioh returned a total of 59 in
dictments a week ago. It is said that
eeveral have left tbe state during the
iuterim on tiuding that indictments
and sorvice warrants wore issued.
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. Walters Reception.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Waters re
turned from California last Thursday
evening, and tbe Sand Hollow Tin Cau
Orohestra gave tbein a serenade. After
listening to tbe sweet strains of tnusio
awhile, tbe band was invited in, and
refreshments were served by tbe ladies
and an enjoyable evening was spent.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Hansell, Mr. and Mrs Geo. W.
Gross, Mr. and Mrs. Luke Reed, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Scbmitt Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Kisier, Miss Georgia Hansell, Mr.
M arion Hansell, Mr. Emery Acbiles,
Master Ray and Blain Hansell
Infant Daughter Dies.
Friends of Dr. and Mrs. Ueisley wbo
formerly lived bere and practiced os
teopathy, were shocked last week to
bear of tbe death of their little daugh
ter, Beryl, from diphtheria, in that
oity Monday. Tbe little one, who was
an unusually bright and beautiful child
was sick only a few hours with tbe
dread disease, and was bnried tbe same
day of her death. Mis. Heisley was
also stricken witb diphtheria, and ber
condition at present is not known here.
Their Athena friends will sympathize
witb tbem jn their sad loss.
Base Ball at Pendleton.
There has beeu little doing in base
ball in Athena for the coming season,
but no doubt n nifty team will be ready
to meet all comers. Pendleton is
starting iu early ' and bas a game
scheduled witb Eobo for a week from
next Sunday. Tbe Pendleton team
bas all kinds of pitchers, Jerry King,
Strand, Clark NelBon, Dickson and
perhaps Fred Hartman. Tracy Baker
aud Henry Collins will bold down the
position of catcher and first base. Roy
Alexander is slated for second base,
Hartman third base, aud CarlLeonard
short stop. Tbe out field will be played
iu turn by Nelson, Strand, Dick
son, King aud Potter of tbe high sobool.
La Grande Man Shot.
John Campbell, 25 years of age, a
conductor on the Grand Ronde Lum
ber company logging traiu np Rock
creek lrom Hilgard, was accidentally
shot lute Saturday. He carried a re
volver in bis coat pocket, and as be
stooped the gun was discharged, the
fcnllet entering bis groin. He was
taken to La Grande. Surgeons regard
bis condition as critical.
Athena Business Houses Dressing Up
- Signs Replaced.
Tbe spirit of inprovemout has struck
main street property owners. The good
work started last week, when painters
brightened np tbe frontage of tbe Post
building.
Tbe ooutagiou spread aud ladders
were hoisted in front of tbe Bnrnett
buildiug, oooupied by Mrs. Lillie Mil
ler, millinery. Then the painters
moved next door to the Barrott build
ings, and tbe Barrett hardware store
aud the Taggart grocery were speedily
repainted, aud the front of Dell Bros.'
store is being touched up, also that of
the Mosgaove Mercantile company.
Next to tall in line is Miller's har
dobs shop, further up tho street. With
this buildiug re-paiutod, the entire
block on tbe south side of tbe street
presents a spick, span appearance, for
tba other buildings were newly paint
ed last season.
.But tbe paiutiug of the building
fronts is by no means tbe only im
provement made. Henry Barrett took
tbe initiatory in tbe removal of signs
spanning from tnildings to sidewalk
overhead, tbe result beiug that every
siau in the biook is now where it
should be attached to tbe front of
tbe bnildiugs.
The infection spread across tbe street
stiuck Henry Keen, and be employed
tbe Kidder painters to polish up the
f rqnt of bis barber-shop building.
Buyer Goes East.
The Davis Kaser Co., of Walla
Walla have recently sent Mr. J. O.
Underwood, Manager of their China
Department to visit tbe big factories
of the East in quest of tbe big things in
the China and Glassware market.
Mr. Underwood will te absent about
four or five weeks as he intends to visit
Church-Hotel.
A massive concrete church, eithor
six or eight stories high, to cost from
$150,000 to $200,000 to te a combiua
tiou church and high class apartment
hotel is being planned by leaders of
the First Baptist church for the pro
perty which tbe church owns on Lin
coln street and Secoud avenue, Spo
kane. It is the first instance of met
ropolitan plan of combining a cburob
and business t lock iu eastern Wash
ington. Juniper Horses Affected.
Last week trouble was reported
amoug the horses iu the vicinity of
Juniper and a veterinarian wa sum
moned from tbis city. Yesterday an
other ont break was reported on tbe
William Mill's ranch near Juniper.
Fourteen horses are doud aud two oth
ers are seriously ill. Dr. II. C. Pink
rton bas beeu callod to treat the ani
mtls. Pendlefou Tiibuno.
Revolts at Cold Steel
Your ouly hope, said three dooters to
Mrs. M. E. Fisher, Detroit, Miob. suf
fering from rectal trouble, lies in
an operation," "Then ' used Dr.
King's New Life Pills, she writes, till
wholly cured. Tbey prevent Appendi
citis, cure constipation, Headache.
25o. at Palaoe Drug Co'a.
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