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VOLUME XXI.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 21, 1909.
NUMBER 21
THE rUM-A-LUM LUMBER GO.
Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of
BUILDING MATERIAL
PAINTS, OILS AND VARNI5IIES
Posts and Blacksmith coal
A. M. Johnson, Manager
Athena, Oregon
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ESTABLISHED 1865
Preston-Parton Milling Company
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Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph
Company Does Not Keep Faith
With Athena Patrons.
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BEAUTY
Floor is made in Athena, by Atbetia labor, iu the latest
and best equipped mill iu the west, of the best selected
Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. " Patronize home
industry, Your grooei sells American Beauty for
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S Athena. Oregon. Waitsburg, Wash. S
R. J. BODDY
WHOLESALE BUTCHER
Two years ago, when the Farmers'
Independent telephone lines were
merged with the Paoiflo States Tele
phone and Telegraph company's sys
tem in this city the company's agent
contracted to put in a new equipment
at the central offloe here.
Instead of putting in the new equip
ment as agreed, the obsolete switch
board, relegated from the Milton offico
when modern applianoes were install
ed there, Was shifted to the Athena
offloe and has been doing servioe after
a fashion ever einoe.
The company '8 business at this
point is perhaps greater tbau at any
other in the county, Pendleton except
ed. Yet in the faoe of this faot the
company has flagrantly disregarded its
oontraot and has Riven the people of
J Athena and vioinity inadequate tele
J phone servioe. The local operators
are oonBoienoious and obliging and do
the best they can with the faoilities
with which they are provided, and do
blame attaches to tbem.
The lines in this oity out across lots,
are tangled with tree limbs and are
otherwise in a demoralized state. The
company should be given to under
stand that if it is to hold its franchise
here, it must give its patrons the con
sideration due them.
Milton, Weston, Waitsburg and
other towns have first class equipment
and Athena, especially wheu the com
pany is under oontraot to furnish it,
should by ooncerted action demand
what is coming to her. At the present
time there is a splendid field here for
au independent telephone servioe.
SALES DAY A GREAT SUCCESS
Makes a Specialty of furnishing
Meat in Large Quantities.
First-class stock, Keasonble prices
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Paints, Oils, Glass
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House Sign" and Carriage Painting
' E. T. Kidder, McArthur BuildiDg
City E$ eat Market
J. II. STONE, Prop.
NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET
The Best Meat to be found in Town. Come and see
jne. I will treat you right.
J. II. STONE, ATHENA, OREGON
Better Class of Property and Higher
Prices Than Last Year.
There was a large attendance ut
Athooa's uunual Sales duy Saturday,
Biid in every way the sale-was a suo
cess. "
The stook and Vehicles and bouse.
Athena Shamrocks Will Play Milton
and Ft. Walla Walla.
The Athena Shamrocks have two
games soheduled on the home grounds.
In tomotrow's game Milton will be
seen here for the first time this year.
Sunday Fort Walla Walla will try
to win from the home team, as it did
last Sunday, but the Colts are ready
for them, and when the soldiers appear
on the Athena diamond Sunday, there
is sure to be things doing.
The management of the ball team
endeavored to secure grounds near the
city park for these two games, but
were nnable to do so, and the games
will be played on the old diamond, in
tbe northwest part of town.
Hill HIGH SCHOOL SECURES KLEMMETHE FARMERS PICNIC
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New Principal Was Head of Walla Walla High School
for Three Years Prof. Mulkey for Assistant and
Present Grade Teachers Retained.
Professor Edward J. Klemme, prin
cipal. Professor Phillip Mulkey, assistant
principal.
Mrs. Phillip Mulkey, eighth grade.
1 Miss Blanohe Orswell, sixth and
seventh grades.
Miss Velma Wilkinson, fourth and
fifth gradee.
Miss Edith Orswell, second and
third grades.
Mrs. E. Lane Walker, primary
grades.
The seleotion of principal, assistant
principal and eighth grade teaoher,
for the Athena High school, was made
at tbe regular meeting of the sohool
board, held in Clerk Richards' offloe
Saturday evening.
For the position of principal, there
were a number of applications read by
tbe olerk, but the eleotion soon sim
mered down to two men, Prof. Edward
J. Klemme and of Walla Walla and
Prof. Earl Virtrees of Harrison Idaho.
Both men had been on tbe ground,
and it was oyideut from tbe first that
the majority of the board, Chairman
Stone and Director Taylor favored
Prof. Klemme, while Director Barrett
favored the eleotion of Prof. Virtrees. '
Chairman Stone announced that he
had given considerable time and at
tention to the wants of the people re
garding the school and that tbe sen
timent was to secure tbe best man
possible to bead tbe sohool.
Direotor Barrett said the prioe asked
by Prof. Klemme, $1,500, was in his
opinion, more than the board would
be justified iu paying a prinoipal at
this time. He further remarked that
tbe showing for a high si-bool depart
ment was such that from tbe point of
economy, a 11,200 mau could as well
as not handle the situation. Figures
weie produced whioh showed that
twenty four students oould be depend
ed on to euter the high sohool gtades.
Mr Barrel t contended that if nut
lying districts oould be induced to
come in under the new district high
sohool law, Atbeua might support a
bigU sobnol along the lines proposed.
outside distriots, Athena would nec-
hold goods were of higher quality and
tbe prices better than at former sales. His argument was met with the logical
A portion of the vebioles were factory statement that in order to seoure the
new and the seoond band list was
above tbe average, tbe result being
that while fair prioes were paid, there
remained margiu for bargains.
Twelve head of horses went sold at
an average of $115 per head. Six
buggies and two wagons, most of them
new, brought good prioes. Household
goods commanded tbe most spirited
bidding. v No oattle wero listed for
sale.
There was no- ty-bidding permitted
and every sale made was legitimate.
essarily have to first establish a high
sohool, before it could possibly expeot
co-operation from the country dis
tricts. Direotor Taylor nominated
Profesor Klemme, Chairman Stone
seconded the nomination. The ques
tion pnt, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Stone
voted for Prof. Klemme, Mr. Barrett
not voting.
Next in order came the eleotion of
assistant prinoipal and eighth grade
teaoher. Mr Barrett took the position
that an over plus of teaohers was be
ing demanded. He wanted to know
what the prinoipal would have to do
when he was given an assistant, and
also an eighth grade teacher. He re
iterated that tbe nnmber of pupils iu
sight did not justify the employment
of so many teachers. He stated that
he was speaking for the taxpayers, and
admonished the board that it would
be censured for its aotion.
M. L. Watts, S. F. Wilson and B.
B. Riobards made remarks in favor of
a good high sohool, and after further
disonssion, Prof. Mulkey was elected
to the position of assistant prinoipal,
at a salary of $1,000 per year, and bis
wife as 8th grade instructor at $70 per
month.
Before the board adjourned, Chair
man Stone offered the following reso
lutions, whioh failed of adoption:
"That whereas, we have at heart
the moral welfare of our student body
and community generally, tbeiefore
be it
"Resolved: That we hereby re
spectfully entreat tbe Honorable May
or and Common Council to see to it
that all near beer saloons doing bus
iness in Athena, close their doors and
cease doing business on Sundays. And
be it further
"Resolved: That n copy of these
resolutions be furnished tbe Mayor
and Cooucil and tbe Atbeua Press."
The let-olution was inttoduced by
Chairman Stoue. It was instantly
opposed by Mr. Bairett, who said be
did not consider it a proper course tor
the board to take official action iu
tbe matter from tbe faot that tbe oity
was supposed to have ordinances reg
nlating such matters. Mr. Taylor did
not feel disposed to support J be resolu
tion.
Ill SHOOTS TWO
Wounds James Schubert and Kills His
Hired Man With a Winchester
Last Night.
MRS. JOHN GROSS UT REST
Funeral at Walla Walla Attended by
Athena Relatives and Friends.
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DELL BROTHERS, CiTSSSS IS Athena, Oregon
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Mike Ryan, stockman and eooentrio
character, at his ranch in tbe basin
north of Athena, last night shot and
seriously wounded James Sohubert, a
neighbor farmer, and killed Sohuberts
hired man, named Dixon,
Tbe shooting cocurred late in the
evening. Sobnbert crawled to bis
home and Dixon lay where be fell.
Ryan and Sohubert had trouble over
tbe latter going through Ryan's plaoe,
as there was ro road leading to the
Sohubert homestead, when coming
from the1 east, exoept through Ryan's
field. Yesterday, Sohubert with a
load of chop, was coming borne from
Milton and was stopped by Ryan at
tbe entrauoe to tbe field.
After being held up by Ryan, Sohu
bert went and secured bis hired man,
for tbe purpose of using him for a wit
ness to serve on legally opening tbe
road at some future time. Tbe report
is that as soon as the two men came!
up Ryan began pumping lead into
them with a Winobester. Sohubert I
was shot iu the leg and Dixon was
instantly kflled.
Sheriff Taylor and Coroner Folsoiu
weut to tbe scene of tbe killing this
morning. Ryan was found iu bis field,
still armed with his Winobester,
while a number of men stood by tbe
body of Dixon.
Dixon leaves a wife and six small
children and bad been in Schubert's
employ only a abort time. Sobbbert
is also a married man and is said to
be peaoably inclined.
. ' Umatilla Pioneer,
W. J. Neil died Monday morning at
his home in Nyssa, Oregon, at tbe age
of 71 yean. He had been seriously ill
for several weeks and bis death was
not unexpected. The deceased crossed
tbe plains to California iu 1855 and
has been a resident of Oregon for
nearly half a century, coming to tbis
state 48 years ago. Most of this time
was spent in Umatilla county, be hav
ing been a resident of tbe east end of
tbe county nntil a few years ago. At
tbe time of his death he was proprie
tor of tbe hotel at Nyssa.
Call and see tbe new consignment ot
obildren's bats, also a splendid line of
tbe latest, thing in veilings, that have
just arrived at Mrs. Lizzie Jones.
Mrs. Annie Gross, wife of John. J.
Gross, a native daughter of Oregon,
died of cancer at her home, 18 Clinton
street, Walla Walla at 4:55 Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. Gross was a member
of tbe First Congregational obnrob,
tbe Bee Hive Rebekah Lodge, and tbe
Woodmen Cirole.
Annie Coobran was born at Pangent,
Linn couuty, Oregon, April 33, 1805,
and moved to Heppner six years later.
In 1878 bor parents. moved to Adams
and there, Deoember 21, 1883 she was
married to John J. Gross. They lived
near Athena nntil the tall of 1902,
when tney went to Walla Walla,
where tbey lived until tbe time of her
death.
Mrs. Gross is survived by her hus
band, ber father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Cochran, five sisters and
two brothers. She was greatly be
loved of a large cirole of friends.
. Tbe funeral was held from tbe First
Congregrational church in Walla
Walla Monday morning at 10 o'olock.
A number of relatives and frieuds re
siding in and uear Atbeua attended
tbe funeral.
BIG DEMAND FOB ACBE TRACTS
To Date $7,900 Worth of Land Has
Been Contracted For.
There promises to bo a big demand
for the Athena Land & Trust Com
pany's sub-irrigated acre tract?,)
rTo date, $7,000 worth of land has
been contracted for, and four other
deals are expected o be closed tomor
row. .With tbe exception of tbe park,
wbiob was sold to the oity for $175
per acre, all of tbe present sales in
clude $500 per aoie laud.
Tbe company is opening Third street
through tbe tract. Tbe brush is being
cut away and several big trees had to
be sacrificed. A force of men has been
employed in tbe work since tbe first of
tbe week.
Byron Hawks, of tbe Pioneer drug
store finds ready sale for bis Peroxide
(areaseless Skin Food. It is just tbe
lotion for tbo removal of freckles, sun
burn and tbe softening of rough skin
It is best for complexion and loaves
the akin free from greaso.
Automobiles Will Be Feature of Pa
radeTwo Excursion Trails
Will BrtnK People Here. '
Marshal of the Day A. L. Swaggart
annonnoes that the feature of the pa
rade of the first annual Pionio given
by the Farmers' Educational and Cn.
operative Unions of Umatilla oounty,
wbiob takes tuaoe in this oitv tnmnr.
row, will be the large nnmber of auto
mobiles whioh will be in the line of
marob.
He has written the two nrinoinal
garages at Walla Walla, the one at
Pendleton, and also a special invita
tion to the Walla Walla Automohila
olnb to be present with as many antos
as possible. Every one who owns an
automobile is cordially invited to join
tna parade.
Two exoursion trains have bean nr.
ranged for thus giving tbe pionio peo
ple tbe very best transportation faoil
ties. Tbe two trains will meet here
at 10:10 o'olook a. m. One leaves
Pendleton at 9:20. This train will
aooommodate the people oomiog from
Eoho, Pilot Rook, Peudleton and Ad
ams. Tbe other train leaves Walla
Walla at 9 a. in. and will oarrv thn
orowds from Walla Walla, Freewater,
Milton and Weston. Tbn daw . nitv
paik has been put in readiuess for the
piouicers, ana toe loJlowing is tbe
program in full:
Athena Band.
Amerioa. sunn bv evervbodv
led by tne Athena band.
Prayer.
Song, by two little girls.
Address of Weloome. Mavor
Jiwen.
Response, F. A. Sykes, of -Milton.
Song, by Children of LaMar Union.
Address, W. H. Bleakney of Pen
dleton.
Song, Pendleton quartet.
Dinner
Atbeua Band.
Address, A. A. Elmore. State organ
izer of Washington.
Vocal solo, Mrs. R. G. Saling, of
Weston.
Reoitaticu, Mrs. Harris of Athena.
Vocal solo, Jos. N. Soatt, of Athena.
Address, Dr. N. G. ElalooK, of
Walla Walla.
Vocal eolo, Miss Zelinu DePeatt, of
Atbeua.
Short addresses will be given by Dr.
Campbell, James Johnson, Alva
Shumway, D. O. Kirk, Chas. 'Hill, F.
A. Sykes and others, interspersed with
songs and instrumental music.
Chairman, T. J. Lieuallen, Marshal
or tne Uay, A. L. Swaggart.
THREATEN HARM TO GREEKS
Letters Received at Milton Sav Thev
Must Quit Jobs.
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Tbe agitation against tbe employ
ment of Greeks by tbe Milton Nursery
oompany continues to evoke muoh in
terest there. Some weeks ago tbe
Greeks received threatening letters
from some person or persons, telling
them to leave their jobs or they would
be severely dealt with by an organized
body which signed itself "The Federa
tion of Labor." The Greeks were
soared but were induoed to return to
work.
Letters were reoeived tbis week by
the nuisery company, charging them
with niging tbe Greeks to hold their
jobs and threatening to injure tbo
plant by fire or otherwise, and also
threatening tbe Greoks with bodily
harm if these warnings are not heed
ed.
Tbe letters are typewritten and are
purposely or otherwise, badly spelled.
Tbe Greeks are much excited but state
their intention of remaining despite
tbe threats, with tbe nursery oom
pany. There are six of them and tbey
ate powerful, atbletio men. It is said
that a clue to tbe writer of the letters
bus been found.
TRAGEDY AFTER A WEDDING
Married Less Than Week Grant County
Couple Lie Dead.
Mystery surrouuds a shocking dou
ble tragedy uear Redmond, Grant
couuty, disclosed Sunday by tbe find
ing of tbo bodies of Louis II. Worley,
a prosperous rancher, and bis bride of
a few days: Indications point to mur
der and suioide by the husband, or
perhaps a double murder by outside
parties. Tbe coroner's jury returnod
a verdiot of accident iu tbe case of tbe
wite although there seems little
ground for such conclusion.
'1 be charred remains of tbe woman
were found in the embers of tbe bouse
wbiob bud been bnrued. Tbo man's
body, naked, was in tbe barn with a
bullet bole in tbe head and one cham
ber of a revolver empty at bis side.
Worley oamo to Grant oounty from
St. Louis, where he was born, and
owned one of tbe best rauobea in tbe
irrigated district. A short time ago
he sent to Chicago for bis sweetheart,
Miss Ruth Leroy, and tbey were mar
ried at Prinevllle last Wetineaday.
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