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This Edition con tains Six Pages Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks VOLUME XXI. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1909. NUMBER 25 THE TUi-A-LUM LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, Posts OILS AND VARNISHES and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon a ESTABLISHED 1865 9 B a e B n a H e Preston-Parton Milling Company Flour ia made in Atheua, by Athena labor, in tbe latest and best equipped mill in the west, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your grooer sells American Beanty for a I $1.78 Per Sack I Merchant Millers and Grain Buyers S Athena, Oregon. Waitsburg, Wash. 'lisp I J. BODDY WHOLESALE BUTCHER Makes a Specialty of furnishing Meat in Large Quantities. First-class stock, Reasonble prices Paper Paints, Oils, Glass House Sign and Carriage Painting E. T, Kidder, McArthur Building J. II. STONE, Prop. NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET The Best Meat to be found in Town. Come and see me. I will treat you right. J. II. STONE, ATHENA, OREGON NEW FIRE OFHGERS COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION 10 ENTERTAIN CHANGE BEING MADE r Athena Fire Department Answers Call of Mayor and Elects H. A. Bar rett Fire Chief. Pursuant to a call issued by Mayor MoEwen, the members of tbe Athena fire department met in the oity hall Monday evening for tbe purpose of electing department pffipers.) Delegates from Hose companies Nos. 1 and 3 and Hook and Ladder company No. 1 were present and too part in the organization proceedings) '"" H. O. ' Worthington was elected President; York Dell, secretary3nd H. A. Barrett, treasurer A. M. Johnson and H. A. Barrett were plaoed in nomination for the office of department Chief. Before a ballot was taken, Mr. Johnson with drew and Mr. Barrett was eleoted chief by the unanimous voice of the meeting. On motion it was so arranged that tbe there companies comprising tbe department be awarded on a pro rata basis the members now on the rolls of the department as tbe foundation for reorganization. The three companies will at onoe elect offioers and reornit up to full membership. RE UNION WILL BE BIG AFFAIR Rhineharts Will Meet at June 22-26. Freewater I CityEvleat Market: I Guess the northwest is not so slow or so new either, for it, like tbe mid dle west, can have family re-nnions eaoh year too. The biggest event of tbis obaraoter is the third annual re union of tbe Rbinehatt family to be held in tbe Freewater City park, Tuesday, June 22, and ending Satur day, June 26. This family reunion has beoome one of the big events of its oharaoter for this seotion of tbe country and an un usually large orowd is expected this year. Special arrangements have been made with tbe O. B. & N. company lor one and a third fare, provided fifty or more tickets are purchased from any station from Oregon, Wash ington or Lewiston, Idaho, also as far south as Ashland on tbe Southern Pacific tiokets to be on sale June 18 to Jnne 22 and tiokets must be bought to Miltou Oregon. The last reunion of the Rbinebart family was held at Summerville, Ore. at which six generations of the family ; were represented. Tbis year, on ao- oount of death, only four generations will be represented. Offered Position in Summer School. E. J. Klemme, prinoipal of the Walla Walla high school, whose ma joi work in the Northwestern univer sity was in the department of pysobol ogy and eduoation has been offered a position as teacher of these subjects in the summer session of Ellensbnrg Nor mal school. This session will meet at Vasbion college, wbioh is atout one hours' ride from Seattle and Taooma on tbe boat. Tbe looation is ideal and the position a desirable one. Wyman Goes to BuhL Prof. Paul H. Wyman, who has been during the past year prinoipal of tbe training department at the Normal sobool at Weston, is being congratu lated by his numerous friends there over his good fortune in being tender ed and having aocepted tbe position of superintendent of schools at Bnhl, Idaho. At a reoeht meeting, the Athena Commercial Association deoided to in troduce social features as a mans of stimulating interest in tbe organiza tion. With tbis objeot in view, the plan of tbe Walla Walla commercial olub in giving weekly lunches was adopted, and Wednesday noon of tbis week the assooiatiou took its first lunoheon at- the St. Niobols hotel. Tbe next feature of sooial eudeavor will embraoe the presence of the gen eral publio, when on Friday evening, June 25, the Commercial Association will give a basket supper and enter tainment at the Odd Fellows K. of P. hall. Id oonueotion with the enter tainment it is proposed to inoludea general educational rally and for tbis part of the program an effort will be made to seonre the preseuce of Prof. Klemme, County Supt. Welles and others, who will deliver addresses. Everybody, both old and young, inter ested in the welfare of Athena, is extended a cordial invitation to be present. The womeu and girls are re q Tested to prepare baskets with edibles for the oooasion. Tbe committee on program arrangements will hare their work completed soon, and tbe pro gram will be priuted in next Friday's Press. ATTEND THE ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING The annual sohool meeting will take place at tbe sohool bouse, Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. At this meet ing one direotor and the olerk will be eleoted. In view of the fact that a great deal of interest is being mani fested in the organization of the Athena high sohool, and also a pro posed future union high sohool whiob will embraoe adjoining districts, theie is expeoted to be a large attendance at tbe meeting. For director, the best interests of pnblio sobool eduoation in Athena depends on the seleotion of a man who can and will give snob time and attention as tbe requirements of the offioe demand. The Press does not believe in tbe praotioe of electing a man to tbis offioo simply because he is a good fellow and a big tax payer, wholly in disregard of whether or not he is known to possess the requi site capabilities necessary to tbe ad ministration of ednoational affairs. Tbe present board has given to Athena one of the ablest educators in tbe Northwest to head its sohool. He is to be assisted by a trained corps of instructors and it is up to tho voters of the district to see that when tbe votes are counted next Monday afternoon, the man eleoted shall be one who is competent in every way to do his part in securing full educational measure from tbe sohoo. AWFUL ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE Insane Man Uses Fork to Drill Into Throat. WAS AN OMAHA PIONEER Mrs. Bradley Was Authority On Early Nebraska History. Editor Purchases Land. Jobn P. MoManus, editor of tbe Pilot Rook Record has purchased 660 aores of land, -adjoining tbe Pilot Rook townsile, from Douglas Belts for tbe sum of $ 14, 800. Tbe land will be divided into small tracts. m mZm WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT mi MAIN 83 M The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in 0 FT" 4. tot Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here v Although every reasonable precau tion bad been taken to prevent just snob an intended tragedy, Jobn Nor ton, insane, attempted suioide Satur day night about midnight in the Baker City jail. The man, fearing that others were intending to kill bim, determined to cheat his pursuers. As a result he lies at tbe point of death, not fiom the injuries he inflicted upon himself, but as a result of tbe nervous oonvulsious wbioh followed bis awful aot. Norton bad been looked alone in an individ ual oell of tbe jail, but Depnty Sheriff George Hertert, who had charge of tbe prisoners, had arranged the oell so that it might be opened by other prisoners in case of emergency. Tbe insane man's oell bad been carefully searched, but in some inex plicable manner be had managed to bide within it one of tbe forks wbioh tbe prisoners are allowed for use in eating. With this tbe orazy man attemped to out his throat. He wait ed until a time when every person about tbe jail was asleep, then taking the fork, bent tho prongs together and plunged them into his tbroat on tbe right side jost above tbe carotid artery. Tbe man used the fork Ltd one would use a braoe and bit; be bored into tbe flesh, making a hole almost half an inch h?ross, from which the blood flowed freely. Before he had aooomplished bis purpose, however, H. Franks and Bob Alexander, two other prisoners, bad disaovered the man's attempt, and rushing into bis oell, overpowered bim. Had Norton been left alone an other minute, according to tbe sur geon, ho wonld have keen able to force his way to tbe artery and made death certain. New Cable System for Telephone Lines Sunday Service to Be Inaug urated at Once. The Pacifio Telephone & Telegraph company is now at work on two im portant and benetloial ohaugos, wbioh whon oompleted will greatly improve tbe service in tbis city. The foreman of tbe line department has been here for several days super vising a thorough reconstruction of the companys' lines on Main and Fourth streets. New poles are being put in and heavier oross arms are re placing tbe old ones in tbe localities carrying the larger number of wires. The disadvantage to whioh the, ser vice bas been heretofore subjected through cause of high winds and treo branobes ia to be obviated entirely by tbe installation of a cable whioh will encase all the wires running from the central office, north on Fourth street. A change was made in the operatiug force here on Wednesday, wbeu the company aooepted toe resignation of Cleve Myers, the looal manager, and turned the offloe mangement over to C. Griswold. of Walla Walla. She will be assised in the operatiug service here by Misses Alta Sharp and Minnie Tharp, I be present operators. Another notable improvement, and one whioh patrons have long wanted, and one whioh has been greatly need ed, will be a better Sunday servioe. Beginning next Sunday tbe company will institute servioe from 9 o'olook m. to 9 o'clock p. m. The oom- pany will find that its efforts in im proving the servioe here will be ap preciated by its patrons. Mr. Bacon, superintendant at Walla Walla, is expected to be in Athena this week. & W & 1 DELL BROTHERS, CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT Athena, Oregon Brakeman Saves Baby. Tbe noon O. R. & N. passenger for Pendleton Wednesday when within a few miles of La Crosse was compelled to stop, wbeu one of tbe brakemen saved a 2-year-old child trudging in tbe oenter of the track with tbe traiu almost at its heels. Tbe little one had wandered away from its borne, a half mile distant. Tbe engineer saw tbe baby just in time to stop tbe train. Just as tbe little o'ne was being lifted over tbe fenoe tbe passengers saw tue frantio mother running through the wheat field. Echo After Pheasants. The Echo Gun olub bas purchased China pheasant eggs and tbe farmers along the river will donate bens to batoh tbe eggs, and tneu care for tbe young pteasants until their natural wild instincts cause tbem to leave. In tbis way it i thought that part of tbe county can well be stocked with pbea sants in tbe next four years. The game law is that no pheasants can be killed until 1913. Indians Will Get Money. Tbe semi-annual payment to the Indians of tbe Umatilla reservation will be made today and tomorrow. At tis time tbe agenoy offioe force is bnsy with the rolls and until tbe work is comploted tne exact amount to be paid out will not to known. Concerning tbe deatb of Mrs. A. R. Bradley, tbe Omaha World-Herald says : "Mrs. Graue I. Allen Bradley, of one of tbe pioneer families of Omaha, died at ber home, late Monday after noon. "Mrs. Bradley nad D3eu sitting ou tbe front porch in tbe afternoon, sew ing comfortably, when she remarked that she was feeling tired and went into tbe house to lio down. While asleep she passed away. Her deatb followed several mouths of ill health, which a trip to Southern California did not benefit. "She was one of tbe best known of Omaha women, her oirole of acquain tances extending through the pioneer families and their obildren and in tbe varied spheres in wbioh she was a very active worker. She was regarded also as an authoritative historian of Omaha and a woman mnoh loved for her kind heart and unselfish work. "As a little girl Grace Allan was in the. oenter of activity in the new town of Omaba, and throngbout ber life memories of these days were subjects of rioh narration in conversation or in newspaper articles written in her interesting style. "Mrs. Bradley was born in tba old Otoe Mission honse, Angus'; 9, 1857. Her father managed tbe Herndon Honse, tbe first hotel of oonsequenoe in Omaba, and a part of wbioh still stands in the Union Pacifio headquar ters building at Ninth nnd Forman streets." Tabooed Cap and Gown. "This oourt baa been oonduotod for tbe past 56 years without such wear ing apparal being worn and in my opinion, I do not tbink that any dig nity is added to it. I make no apolo gies for not appearing in the prescrib ed cap and gown as I am not a believ er in the wisdom of it." These were tbe words of Jndge Thomas Bronts when be took tbe bench in superior court Monday morning, to open tbe present jury term, says the Union. He was clad neither in gown or oap and from tbe above remarks evidently does not intend wearing them. No Cigarettes in Washington. "Websve been instructed by the prosecuting attorney to enforce every seotion of tbe new criminal code and as it is a penalty to smoke or have tbe makings of cigarettes abort your per son acoording to tbis law, the cigarette will have to go." This was tbe state ment made by Chief of Polios Mike Davis of Walla Walla, when asked abont the report that tbe police wonld arrest any or all persons oangbt smok ing the "pills." Roadster Caught Fire. While driving to Walla Walla from Dayton, Dr. C. H . Day's Reo roadster caught fire and was partially destroyed before the flames could be extinguish ed. J. J. Edwards, who was with tbe pbysioian, carried water in bis hat from a nearby stream and prevented tbe total destruction of tbe machine, The car was driven to Walla Walla. PEDDLING WITHOUT A LICENSE Seller of Groceries Will Be On Trial Next Week. in Mountain Pasture. Good mountain pasture for Enquire at Loveridge's livery Weston. horses stable, George W. Kennett was arraigned Justioe Parkes' oourt Tuesday morning on - a charge of peddling grooeriea in the county without a license, says tbe East Oregonian. He gave tbe $100 bonds required of him by Jastioe Parkes and will be brought to trial next Monday morning. The law under wbioh tbe peddler was arrested was passed at tne last - session ol tne legislature, and so lar as is known here this is tbe first ar- rest.under the statute. It will, there fore, probably be mado a test case, especially sinoe Kounett has manifest ed disposition to fight tho case. He was using a back and team of horses to distribute bis groceries and the amount of tbe license required for an outfit of tbis kind is $150. He insists that be is a representative of a San Franoisoo grooery house, but bis statement is qnestloned by the looal anthorities. They tbink it pro bable that he purchased his goods from the San Francisco store, bnt they tbink that is as far as his con nection extends and that tbe bouse bo refers to will not take any part in the trial. Tbe complaint was sworn out at tuu instauoe of tbe Pendleton Retail Gro cers' association. This organization was ills'; informed that Kennett was operating among the farmers in tbe northern part of tbe county about a week ago. Later. It seems that aftor consid ering tbe oase, Keuuett deoidod not to make a flgbt and gladly availed him self of the opportunity offered to es cape by agreeing to pay what costs bad accrued and ldavo tbe country. GOVERNINHROP REPORT Condition of Spring and Winter Wheat and Barley. Spring wheat condition averaged 95.2 per aore; winter wheat 80.7; aoreage sown to epriug wheat, 18,390,000. Tbis summarized was tbe report of tho department of agrioulture ou crop con ditions. Tbe spring wheat condition is com pared with 95 per cent a yeai ago and 10 years' average of 92.6. Winter wheat average is against 83.5 a month ago, 80 a year ago and a 10 yaar average of 80.5. Tbe spring wheat acreage is 6.9 per cent more than shown last year. The condition of rye a month ego was 88.1 a year ago 91.2 and average of 89.4 for 10 years. The coudition of barloy is compared with 89.7 a year ago and a 10-year average of 90-6. To area sown is about 6,881,000 acres, or 3.5 per cunt more than last year. The 1909 aoreage, tbe June 1 con dition and tho average on June 1 for 10 years for spring wheat in Washing ton are 905,000 and 93 and 91. Tbe Jnne oondition and 10-year average for winter wheat in California are 75 and 80; in Washington, 90 and 95, and in Oregon 87 and 93.