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This Edition con tains Six Pages a. a a. Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXI. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1909. NUMBER 38 THE TUi-A-LUM LUMBER GO. Lumber,' Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon President Tuft to Visit the Exposition Sept. 29 to &t. f, ESTABLISHED 1865 5 Preston-Parton Milling Company ! AMERICAN BEAUTY Flour is made in Athena, by Atbena labor, iu the latest and best equipped mill in the west, of the best selected Blnestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your grocer sells American Beauty for $1.50 Per Sack : Merchant Millers and Grain Buyers Athena, G; egon. Waitsburg, Wash. Ask Your Grocer for Happy Home Canned Fruits Happy Home Canned Vegetables v. Happy Home Canued Fish fVn1r1 Shield Coffee - Gold Shield Tea ' Oold Shield Spices AH Above Goods arc of the Highest Possible Quality. Each can guaranteed by SCHWA BACH ER BROS. & COMPANY, Incorporated Seattle, Wash. slJL E Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Com pany Complies With Request of Commercial Association, THE PRESIDENT WILL ADDRESS A MONSTER CROWD IN THE NATURAL AMPHI THEATRE DURING HIS VISIT TO THE EXPOSITION. PRESIDENT WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT is to be the principal actor in a varied interesting program, which awaits him upon his arrival at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle from September 29 to October 1. From the moment Bill Taft sets foot on the paved walks of the exposition he will have to hurry to keep pace with the various events in which he is scheduled to take part. His activities will have a wide range, too. And, then, the president's good nature is proverbial and his lieutenants have sent on word that the president will do his part to make the day a big success. His most formal appearance oh the exposition grounds will be at a reception in the Washington state building at the official banquet. Following in line will be his initiation into the Arctic Brotherhood, the Alaska fraternal association. The president will also find time to address a monster crowd in the Natural Amphitheatre, mush down the Pay Streak, attend an elaborate luncheon, visit the United States government buildings and the Igorrote village. September 30 at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition will be one of the president's busiest days in the west and the people will be given every opportunity to see and hear him during his visit to the fair. Wall Paper Paints, Oils, Glass House Siffn and Carriage Paintine: w H E. T. Kidder, MeArthur Building j SCHOOLJILEIICSieOUBLEJB THEM Basket Ball Goals Constructed-Funds Boys Involved in Dastardly Practices Raised Br Subscription for Gymnasium Apparatus. City ftfl eat Market 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. H. STONE, ATHENA, OREGON With an unlooked-for swing of vim and push, -athletics are being intro duced in the Athena public school. All day Saturday, Prinopial Case, Piofessor Mulkey and a large force of students were busily engaged in ereot i'ig outdoor basket ball goals for both boys and girls; plaoing rings and hoi izontal bars in position and getting the school grounds in order. Clarence Brothertou and Floyd P'nkerton oiroulated a subscription paper among the business men, and met with success in securing funds for the nurohase of necessary gymnasium eqaipment for the sohool. George Kidder generously lurmsnea paint and in a short time the basket ball goals were glowing in white and blue, toe Athena men scnooi colors The shade trees have been nicely trimmed and the sohool grounds pre sent a neat appearance. Marriage Licenses. The countv clerk has issued mar riaee lioensea to the following persons: Henry F. Peters aud Jane L. Stanley ; Q. E. Marsh and Pearl A. Wilson; Grant A. Cooper and Lalea 0. Cooper; Thomas Easinger and Safronia Kasin ger. i w. -i I THE Q m4 UALITY PROMPT DELIVERY WHERE PRICES ARE RICHT WH&U The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in VEGETA $e Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here & ' . : ' W 7i DELL BROTHERS, "5SFSSSr Atbena, Uregon at Church Building May Be Apprehended. FALLTERMOFCDUR T One Murder Case, Violations of Local Option Law and Horse Stealing Cases on the Docket. Some months ago the Press oalled atteution to the unsatisfactory servioe given Athena patrons by the Paoifio States Telephone aud Telegraph com pany. Afterward tne Atnoua Uom- meroial Association took the matter up and voted resolutions demanding reconstruction of the local system. The company soon had men on the ground, with the result that a por tion of the equipment was replaoed by new, a change was made iu the man agement of the looal office aud with other necessary obanges, the service sinoe rendered by the company has been all that could he desired. The Press is in receipt of a com munication from C. P. Van Houtte, Commoroial manager at Walla Walla, requestios that we print a letter writ ten by him to the Commercial Asso ciation committee on Telephone ser- vioo, and also the answer be reooived from Mr. S. F. Wilson, of the commit tee wbioh the Press does with pleasure. However, attention ia oalled to Mr. Wilson's statement relative to a oablo Hue up Fourth street. The company put in insulated tree wires in lieu of the proposed oablo, aud these wires are answering the purpose very well. The two letters follow: Walla Walla. Wash., Aug. 18, '09. To the Committee on Telephone Ser vice Athena Commercial Club, Mr. H. A. Barrett, Mr. Jobu E. Foome, Mr. S. F. Wilson, Gontlemen: In referenoe to your recent resolution on "Telephone Servioe," I beg to advise that certain reconstruction work on our outside and inside plant in Athena has been completed, and other obanges made, wbioh I trust has resulted in the members of your Commeroial Club aid our patrons generally noting im provement of the service rendered. Assuring you of the interest of the Paoiflo Telephouo and Telegraph Com pany iu doing thnir share in promotiug the welfare of your community, I am Yours" vary truly, C. P. ,Van Houtte, Commeroial Manager. Athena, Oreg., Aug. 28, '09. Mr. O. P. Van Houtte. Walla Wallu, Wusb. Dear Sir: Yours of recent duto to hand and will say that ttio re oonsti notion work on your plant hero has put it in first olnss condition and with the present oablo line up Fourth Streot, there can be no room for com plaint. Your recent improvements as an evidenoe of yonr interest in tbo community is very gratifying to the people of Atbena. Assuring you of our intorest aud willingness to bo of servioe at any time, I am Yours vory truly, S. F. Wilson. The Press learns that for somo time past a number of boys have been en gaged in dastardly praotioes at the entranoe to the basement of the Meth odist Episcopal church building. It is said the names of several oi these boys are known to the oburch members who gave this information to the Press and in all likelihood they will be arrested with the view of stop ping further destruction of ptoporty and other depredations. It appears there is a certain crowd of boys who make it a praotioe of congregating at the obnrob and their (hnsfln nastime is to break window panes, deface the woodwork and befoul the steps aud landiug leading to tne basement. There are eye-witnesses to these nefarious acts and the churoh people propose to put a stop to the abominable praotioe iu a way tnat will answer for all time to come. Another instance of pure, downright oussedness took place last Sunday eve ning in the Christian ohuroh vesti- hnlfi. when some dosmcable misoreant deliberately removed the handle from a lady's umbrella, in all probability treating others in tne same way. A Musical Treat in Store, The musical event of the season will occur at the Christian ohurcb next Monday evening September 27. The Musical Eokardts, a family of Swiss Bell Ringers are the attraction. They come highly recommended and will no doubt give a very enjoyable even ing. The skill manifested in the mus ical ringing of bells is wonderf al. If you ever heard anything of the kind you will wish to bear it again, and if you have not you cannot alford to miss it. The price of admission bus been plaoed at a nominal figure, fifty cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Companv Incorporated. The Umatilla Storage and Commis sion Company of Hermisron filed ar ticles of incorporation with County Clerk Saling at Pendleton Thursday. Tbe oapital stock is $5000. The cor porators and officers of tbe company represent prominent and influential business men of Pendleton, among them being E. W. McComas of the Northwest Elevator Co. (i. W. Phelps district attorney; William J. Clark of tbe Clark Hardware company and F. A. Phelps, a prominent citizen and property bolder of Hermlston. The Fall term of tbo circuit court couveued Monday morning with Judge Beau presiding. The Ryan murder oase; three men facing charges of violating tbo looal optiou law, and four obargod with horse stealing are tbe loading features on tbe present docket. Tbe mnrder oase is that of Michael Ryan, who was indicted for murder in the first degree for the killing of Edward Dixon, as the result of a quar rel over tbe use of a road running across the Ryan farm, wbioh is locat ed northwest of Athena. Tbe tragedy was enacted last April, the iudiotmeut having been returned by tbe grand jury at the lant term of oourt. His attorneys, J. H. Raluy aud W. P. Win ter of Pendleton, aud H. I. Watts of this city, bavi been busily engaged the past week in securing evidenoe to be used in defense of their client. The three men who are to face trial on tbe charge of violating the local option law are W. A. Brown of the Hotel Pendlotou, George Darveau of tbe Hotel St. George aud M. V. Town seud of Freewater. The four men aooused of rustling horses are Clarence Morse, his son, Harry Morse; tbe young man's father- in-law, Lum Pambrun and Roy Ells worth who makes his home on tbe Morse ranoh. Ibey are aooused of stealing four head of horses belonging to Will Jameson, Tbomus Marquis, J. Thompson and R. C. Hager. Tho horses wore taken from tbeir range iu tbe Wenaha forest reserve on tbe upper Umatilla river and were found in tbe Morse pasture on McKay creek. Tbe crime is alleged to have boen com mitted Juno 20, of this year and tbe four men are iudicted on two counts eacb. Tbe first count charges (hem with tbe theft of tbe animals and tbe second witb driving domestio animals more than ten miles from tbeir range. In addition to tbe two connts named above, Harry Morse was iudicted on tbe charge of stealing a mare from Gotliet Miller. June 10 is tbe date named for this crime. Friends of Pambrun in Atbena, where be has always born a good rep utation express telief in bis innocence and are confident of bis acquittal. Sept. 28 to Oot. 2, tbe O. R. & N. will sell round trip tickets Atbena to Pendleton for 1.00 each account Um-utilla-Morrow county Fair. Tickets good until Oct. 1. North Coast Road. A Kenuewiok dispatch says tbut eicht carloads of steel for Ibo North Coast road arrived thore Sunday with a big gang of meu and track laying was begun at once under the direotiou of W. H. Saxton, the now mastor me chanic Material for sevonty-Dve miles of traok was in tbe shipment, and came from the Puetlo, Colo, foundries. Tbe work up Yukima val ley also toward Spokane will be rushed wherever the grading ia oomplotod. Tbe first engine on tbo now road is ex pected in a few days from eastern shops. Othors oompletod are on tbeir way. Tho line will possibly be hand ling freight to Spokane this full. The road is believed to be a Paoiflo exten sion of tbe Northwestern. Declaration Day. The one hundredth anniversory of the Declaration and Address by Thom as Campbell out of which direotly grew the Restoration Movement of the Nineteeuh Century, will bo oolobratod at tbe Christian church next Sunday. Appropriate services will be held and tbe sermons will bo such as deal with this movement. Tho morning theme will be: "Where the Scriptures spouk, ' we speak, aud whero tbo Soripturos are silent, we are silent." At night tbe subjeot will bo, "A gonorution of Bible Htudouts." Special musio ut both services. Evoryono is most ear nestly invitod to be present. Cremated Himself. Helpless, with his lower limbs pur ulyzud, without money aud friends, Lee Chung, a well kuown resident of Walla Walla Chinatown, in a Ht of despondency ended bis life Monday morning bv setting firo to and porisb iug in the shack in which he lived. His badly charred body was discover ed by firemen shortly after tho alarm had been turned io. Witb true Orien tal stoicism, the crippled oolestiul had apparently laiu down on bis bed on the ground iloor of tho building aud then set fire to the bed clothing. mm i rt m ii aa a uaa xrip. X Ed. Koontz, Byron Hawks and Hou ry LaBraobe returned Tuesday night from Woodward's toilgate, where ttey went with tbe intention of hunting and fishing. With tbo exception of one duy, when they bad excellent fluff iug iu the north lork of the Umatilla, tho toys encountered bad weather and wore compelled to remain in camp,,.