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7 This Edition con tains Six Pages Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXI. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 28, 1909. NUMBER 22 SCHUBERTS SHY Mike Ryan, whose oue sbot last Thursday eveoiDg killed Edward Dix on and wounded Jaoob Sobnbert, was taken to Pendleton Friday evening by Sbeiiff Taylor and placed in tbe coun ty jail. Ryan says he bad do quarrel with Dixon and regrets killing him, bat that the two men were forcing him and that Disou tried to take hold of his gnn before he sbot. He alleges tbe two men were going to whip bim, and that he shot to prevent himself being beaten np. The killing, as stat ed in tbe Press, lead np from trouble over Sobnbert nsing a road leading diagonally aoross Ryan's field. On tbe evening of tbe killing Sobn bert tried to use the road and Ryan forbade his doing so. . Sobnbert left his team and returned with his bired man, Dixon. A qnarrel ensned, one word bring ing on another, and Ryan says the two men kept advancing toward him, despite repeated warnings, with Shu bert keeping his. bired man iu front of him. Tbe prisoner Bays be told Dixon eight times not to come any closer to him and at the same time be kept backing away. He says this was kept np until be backed up against tbe feuoe, whereupon he told his oppo nents not to advance another step or be would fire. He says that at that point Dixon rushed for him and at tempted to grab the' gun, whereupon he pulled the trigger. He says Dixon . .called him a - bluffer and dared him to shoot . Ryan then fired and tbe bullet en tered Dixon's right thigh near the waist line and passing on through, struck Ssbubert's leg further down. Both men hobtledoff, Sobnbert reach ed home, bat Dixon bled to death in .the Held, a short distance from where tbe shooting took place. Aocording to Sobnbert, who was 'taken to Walla Walla to have his wound dressed, Ryan has been aggra vating bim tot several years. Both men were unarmed at the time of the ebootiug. Sobnbert tells tbe follow ing story of the shooting: . "I had been to Milton yesterday for a load of chop, and coming home it was necessary to cross tbree or four fields and also go through a party lane between property owned by Ryan and another man. Ryau has been playing all kinds of mean tricks on Us ever .since we have been on tbe ranob, and sinoe we owned it be has done bis best to keep us from getting through to our plaoe. He had it in for me espec ially and had no grievanoe against Dixon. Yesterday when I got neat bis plaoe and almost to tbe beginning of the lane I stopped to talk with a neigh bor. "Ryan went Into the bouse, got bis rifle and ran on ahead about three fourths of a mile. I oalled tbe atten tion of tbe neighbor to this and said he had better watoh out, as Ryan bad threatened to kill me, telling Mr. Dixon that he would do this the Sun day previous. I drove on and just be fore I reached the lape Ryan, who was standing there, ordered roe to stop or be wonld kill me. He scared my team and I jumped off and tied them to the fence, and then tried to argue with Ryan. He would listen to noth ing and tried to show me that he gave most of the land for the lane and that it was bis. I then decided that I wonld go get Dixon for I wished to start suit again Ryan the next day and needed a man as a witness. While 1 ;was gone Ryan moved the team through tbe lane and tied them on far- . tber, 80 that he could show that he was not stopping me. i "We got baok about 8 o'clock and missed the team. We saw a man lying in a field, not Ryan's, or at least we thought it was a man. I oalled to bim tbree times, calling bim by name eaob time, and asked him where he bad pat tbe team. I received no answer. Dixon tben suggested it might be a . horse or oow and we started to ivesti gate. . He climbed through tbe fence !and I followed. When we got near the object it jumped up and we dis covered tbat it was Ryan. He ctied out that U we oame any closer he wonld kill us, "He took aim at me and Dixon kept tetwseu us, edging closer all tbe time. ; 'I'll kill you.' said Ryan, and Dix on told bim be wonld not dare, as he was in another roan's field and we had as much right there as he. "Dixon kept getting closer all tbe time while Ryan kept moving around to get a shot at me. I kept Dixon between us all the time. Dixon finally 'got too close and Ryan warned him again, - 'Sboot, then, said Dixon, and Ryan tired, tbe bullet going through Dixon and bitting me in tbe leg. Both of ns dropped and I oalled out 'I'm shot,' in a feeble tone in order to fool Ryan. Dixon responded, 'So am I,'. Pretty soon I crawled away, as did Dixon. In a few minutes I got far enough to feel safe in walking and started toward tbe bouse. I heard Dixon shout." Professor Klemme's Graduating Class, Walla Walla Wash., High School, '09. Tells of the Trouble Which Caused Ryan to Kill Dixon and the Af fray in Which he was Shot. - rkir fft' X rC lH Y iCi --By Courtesy Seattle "P. I." From left to ligh.: Baok row Clifford Staok, Ida Stubblefleld, Harry Bowers. Clara Hunt. Mary Ringhoffer, Irene Hayward, William Steel, Harry Cowan Veva MoGrew, Gilbert Woods. Second row Meryl Kepler, Henry Reborn, Grace Moulton, Christina MoRae, Floreuoe Graves. Myrtle Huber Primrose Rupp. Grace Huber, Myrtle Robinson. Front row Ruth Ringhoffer, G'en Morgan, Etta Kennady, president; Verne Dresser, Beth Stevens Walter Pauly AH ARTESIAN ILL Expert Will Prospect for Athena Land & Trust Company City Well May Be Used. X S. F. Wilson, secretary of the Ath ena Land & Trust company, was in Walla Walla Tuesday, where he went for the purpose of securing the ser vices of an exert in artesian well drill ing, to come and look over tbe Athena field with the view of sinking a well here.y The expert will oome bete at once, ana if after investigation, he finds this locality baa good prospects for arte sian water, it is understood tbe com pany will oontraot witn bim to sink a well. Atbeha already has a deep well and it might bo tbat arrangements could be made whereby this well would be the looation of tbe artesian operations. The Press understands tbat individual property owojrs have offered to con tribute financial aid in conneotion with tbe oompany, in drilling the well. Artesian wells are destined to be tbe means of reclaiming practically as muoh arid land in the Walla Walla valley as the streams have reclaimed. At present there are several wells in tbe vioinity of Walla Walla, the prin cipal one being located on the Blalook ftuit ranob. One of these flowing wells is a gusher and has a oapaoity of irrigating 500 acres of land. The acquisition of artesian water would mean a great deal for Athena and vioinity. In tbe event of striking a gusher, pressure would be sufficient to foroe water into the reservoir, with out tbe expensive use of maobinery. Should tbe oompany strike a moderate flow, tbe city would be justified in sinking a well at the head of tbe water system with tbe object of turn ing water into the reservoir by means of gravitation. Victor Dorris Coming. This prinoe of tbe platform and pul pit will deliver bis great leoture, "Man in tbe Brightest Limelight" at tbe Christian church next Tuesday night. A rare oppoitunity is offered tbe peo ple of Atbena, in tbe lecture of Victor Dorris. - He is a man of coontry-wide reputation as an orator, and comes to us witn an inspiring tbeme. The nominal price has been put within reaoh of all. No one should miss this rare opportunity to bear one of tbe foremost lecturers of tbe day, Adults will be charged 25c. children under twelve lac Tbe Christian oburob has already establisbd its record in putting on tbe best talent, and expects to maintain it. You will be pleased with his leoture. Remember tbe time, Tuesday evening Jane 1, at eight o' Sales Day Funds, Byion Hawks, secretary of tbe Ath ena Sales Day committee, bands tbe Press a statement of tne receipts and disbursements of tbe funds used to de fray tbe expenses of carrying on the sale. The statement shows tbat tbe sum of fa2.50 was snbscribea ana 111.50 netted from sale per centage, the total receipts being 164.00. Tbe total expense amounts to $64.15, leav ing a deficit of 45 cents. PRINCIPAL KLEMME TQ ORGANtZE EftRLY Prof. E. J. Klemme, tbe newly elected principal of tbe Athena High Sobool, will oome to Atbena from Walla Walla imediately after dosing tbe Walla Walla High Sobool, where I J Prof. E. J. Klemme, to his new field early, so tbat he may be in touoh with prospective hig h sobool pupils and patrons of tbe sobool and thus have ample time to oonstruat the basis of organization for the foture years work. Prof Klemme has been Everybody will be accorded CALEDONIAN NIG Real Scottish Welcome Will Be Accord ed All Who Attend the Big two Days' Picnic Here. be graduates a class of 26. Tbree years ago Prof. Elemme's class numb ered 33 and last year, 32. The new prinoipal proposes to oome Walla Walla, and the Press takes pleasuie in publishing a half tono pioture of bis present graduating class that our readers may be enlightened bb to tne qnaiiDoauons oi tbe man whom the school board has employed to build up tbe Atbena High Sobool to tbe plane it no riobly deserves By way of introduction it may be said tbat Prof. Klemme's preparation ror eduoational service inoludes his graduation from tbe Butler High School, of Butler, Illinois. He next graduated with high honors from the Central Normal College, Danville. Ind.. with A. B. degree. He after ward acquired the degree A. M., from Northwestern University and holds a life diploma from tbe states of Illinois and Washington. His experience as an educator em braces two years teaching in a distriot school; ton years service at Murphys toro, Illinois, six years of which be served iu oapaoity of prinoipal and four years as superintendent of school; tbree years principal of Walla Walla High Sohool. , NORMAL'S LiST EXERCISES Program of Exercises at Weston That Closes Schools Career. A What may perhaps be tbe last com mencement oxeroisea of tbe Eastern Oregon State Normal Sobool, began Sunday with the Baccalaureate ser vice in tbe Chapel of tba Normal building at Weston, Sunday. Monday was given over to class day exercises, and in tbe evening tbe an nual alumni banquet was spread in the commodious gymnasium hall. Commencement exercises proper, were held in tbe assembly room Tuesday evening, when tbe following program was rendered; Instrumental Dust "Zampa," Her old i Cecile A, Boyd, Lnoile H. Kemp. Chorus "Hail, Hail, Smiling Morn" Bpofforth. Invocation Rev. J. R. Reeves. Salutatory and Address "Tbo Nor mal Sobool and the Teach ei," Claud ia J. Kelley. Vocal Solo "Whisper and I shall Hear," Picoolomini; Lois M. Powell. Instrumental Solo "Minuet," Pad erewski; Bernice Riobmond. Address "Present Eduoational Trend," Benj. W. Curry. FINED IN RECORDER'S COURT Chas. Grant Pays $10 for Abusing ; Rush Bannister and Taylor. Ed dad" Boilielieu: Marjorie M. Miller Gertrude Wheeler. Chorus "The Lost Chord" Snllivan. Address by Judge Stephen A. Lowell Instrnmeital Solo "Air de Ballet" Cbaminade; Luoile H. Kemp. Valedictory and Address "The Special Work of tbe Normal Sobool" Lillian S. Holman. Presentation of Diplomas, President Robert C. French. Chas, Grant, of the "Corner" joint, was fined 10 by Judge Riobards Tues day for abusing Ed Rush in his plaoe of business. Tbe evidence went to show tbat Grant had called Rush into his saloon and aooused him of circulating tbe report tbat be, Grant, had been run out' of Helix. Rush denied Grant's allegations and tbe matter of a 75 cent debt was introduced into a controver sy tbat bad assumed the proportions of a first class enssing stunt on Grant's part Henry Wood was tbe principal witness and he was on Rush's side of of tbe case. "Bill" Taylor, thoroughly saturated with booze, bunted for something pic nic day and got it from tbe brawny fist of Walter Bannister. Bill was put down and out in tbe rear of Grant's "Corner," and did not come to until a couple of hours later. The hearing was sot for Thursday bat Bill was uot able to appear, so tbe boys will tell Judge Biobards Monday, bow it happened. VS ; Eieth Grade Examination. (Instrumental Daet "Caliph of Bag-Emery Wortbington, Herbert Par ker, X'cbed Moray den, George Win ship, Dale Campbell and Kittie Ghol son, pupils of tbe eigth grade class in the Atbena sobool, were successful in the recent examination Tba remain ing members of tbe lass all passed with sufficient average except la one study. History and grammar proved the stumbling block and eaob has tbe opportunity of taking the examination again iu Jane. gen uine Soottisb woloome whon they oome to attend tbe tenth annual pio nic of the Umatilla County Caledon ian Society in this city, Friday and Saturday, June 4 and .Lbe members of the sooiety, to a man, are doing everything possible In tbe way of preparation to make this gathering of the clans, the largest and most suooessful in the history of tbe organization. President MoEwen and secretary Barrett have sent out invit ations to the different Caledonian so oieties in tbe state and tbe expecta tion Is tbat a large number of Scots and their friends from a distaooe will be in attendance. 'J he program this year will inolude many new features not heretofore pie- sented by tbe sooiety. A grand picnio dinner in tbe park, will be a novelty of reoreative pleasure not heretofore enjoyed at these gatherings. There will be balloon asoonsions and base ball games eaob day and in addition there will be the ever interestinc Sootob games and sports. Two of America's test pipets have been secured for tbe ocoasion and ac companying tbe inspiiing note will be soon tbe graoefnl juvenile dancers, Agnes and Jessie Pottage, Jessie Best and Masters Hood and Rennie. Classical Scotch songs will be suns by Miss Jnstin, soprano, of Portland ; Miss Hoben, oontralto, of Portland: Prof. Alex Robinson, baritone, of Condon, These singers will be ac companied on tbe bagpipes by Piper Major MoDouald, of Walla Walla. Jook Coleman, tbe clever and pop ular comedian will again be seen in Harry Lauder's songs and specialties, and onr own Andy McEweu will doubtless favor bis friends with a Highland step or two. Hon. Stephen A. Lowell, one ot Oregon's best orators, will deliver tbe annual address. Mr. Will M. Peter son, Mr, a. V. Wilson and Prof. E. J. Klemme of Walla Walla, rooently elected prinoipal of tbe Atbena High Sobool are also on tbe program as speakers. Athena's beautiful new park, with its velvety green sward and luxuriant foliage, offer special advantages for pleasure and in tbe afternoon of each day, songs, Soottisb dances, reoita tions will be prominent features. Tbe program in detail will appear in tbe next issue of tbe Press. 1 SUCCESS Two Thousand People Participate In Farmers First Annual Picnic In This City Saturday. and Atbena Band. America, sang by everybody lea oy tne Athena band. PiHjer. Souk, by two little piils. Address of Weloome, Mayor Mo-' Ewen. Response, F. A. Sykes, of Milton. Song, by Children of La Mar Union. Address, W. H. Bleakney of Pen dleton. Song, Pendleton quartet. Dinner Atbena Band. Address. A. A. Elmore, State organ izer of Washington. Vooal solo. Mrs. R. G, Saling, of Weston. Reoitaticn, Mrs. Harris of Athena. Vooal solo, Jos. N. Scott, of Athena. Address, Dr. N. G. Blalook, of Walla Walla. Vocal solo. Miss Zelma DePeatt, of Athena. Short addresses will be given by Dr., Campbell, James Johnson, Alva Shumway, D. C. Kirk. Chas. Hill. F. A. Sykes and others, interspersed with songs and instrumental musio. Chairman, T. J. Lieuallen. Mm-uhnl of the Day, A. L. Swagoart. That The Pioneers at Weston. Atbena will be practioally depopu lated today aod tomorrow. The Four teenth annual reunion of tbe Umatilla County Pioneers is being held at Wes ton, and a.i usual, tbe attendance of people from his city is large. Excep tional effort has been made to insure success of Weston's aonual event. A splendid program for entertainment of visitors has been given careful con sideration and arrangement, the result being that a joyous good time is sobe duled for all. Was tbe Procram nnd nvnrv. body and bis bired man find n onnri time. Tbe tadge of good-fellowship was worn by all and the first annual pionio under the auspices of the Far mers' Eduoational and Co-operative Union of Umatilla Conntv wsnt in histoiy under the banner of success. lbey oame from everywhere, on trains, in automobiles. oarriBces and on horseback. The soeoial excursion train from Pendleton was crowded and the oue from Walla Walla brought many mote to swell the ranks of the merrymakers. Everythina took place as scheduled exoept the weather and the man who runs it down at Portland turned on too muoh of bia Alaskan current and tbe Union should put him iu oold storago and thereby give him some of his own medicine. To begin with the most appropriate parade ever witnessed on the streets of Atbena was pulled off under the leadership of Grand Marshal A. L. Swaggart. Mounted on a fiery steed, bearing soeptor-like, a hoe, he was followed by 15 automobiles owned and driven by farmers. Tbe appropriate ness of the parado in connection with tbe occasion was at once suggestive and impressive because of the fact that if anyone hereabout can afford to own and ride in automobiles it is the farmer. The program bristled with cood fea tures, principal among wbioh in tbo forenoon was tbe sons by tbe little girls from La Mar Uuion; singing of farmer songs by the Holdman trio, tbe Pendleton quartet and Dr. Blakenov's and Dr. Blalook 's addresses. Ihe pleasures of the basket dinner were somewhat marred by tbe oold weather, but nevertheless the contents of many baskets were spread on tho grass and partaken of by tbe soores of pionioers. In the afternoon Mr. Elmore, de livered the prinoipal address and held tbe attention of a large and apprecia tive audienoe. Short addresses were made by others, including Prof. E. J. Klemme. Songs and recitations were inter spersed with these addresses and were greatly enjoyed, especially the eloou tionary renditions of Mrs. Harris and tbe vocal solos of Misa DePeatt. and Mis. Saling, of Weston. And, by the way, one of the best numbers of the day and which was uot announced on the piinted program, was tbo aoro- batio stunt put on by Cuss Cannon. Mr. Gannon performed feats of midair equilibrium gyrations tbat simply as tonished his large audience by proxy, ne aia. uass' act was all riant, all right. W. C. T. U. Organization. A local organization was effected rooently, of the Woman's Christian Temperanoe Union in this city, with 21 charter members. Tho first moot ing was held on May 14th at tbe resi dence of Mrs II. U. Hill, when the following officers were eleoted: Pres ident, Mrs. II. II. Hill; vloe president. from tbe Baptist obuiob. Mrs. Lola Payne; vice presideut from tbe Chris tian oburob, Mrs. E. B. Harris; vice president from tbe M. E. oburob, Miss Mattie Coppook; secretary. Mrs. U. E. Ryder; treaaoier, Mrs. Chas. Betts; press superintendent, Mrs. A. R. Boo her; superintendent Of literaturo, Mrs. Geo. Dunlap. Tbe next meeting of tbe organization will be on tbe 18tb of Jnne, at tbe home of Mrs. Brooks, in the north part of town. Milton Strawberry Day. It has been decided Ly tbe general committee on arrangements to set Tuesday, June 8 for Milton's annual strawberry day and stook show. This decision has oome about after careful consideration of the conditions which Lave prevailed this spring.