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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. OCTOBER 15, 1909. NUMBER 41 THE TUM-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 a 8 ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Parton Milling Company Flour ia made in Athena, by Athena labor, iu the latest and best equipped mill in the west, of the best seleoted Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry.. Your grooer sells American Beauty for Per Sack. Merchant Millers arid Grain Buyers Athena, Oregon, ' Waitsburg, Wash. H fsg ) f-Slffgii i. .. n.. ,j Yt !! 1 a J if H'lll I I 1,1 , . '. if f M WW. 5a - I PARKER-STONE BARBERSHOP Everything Fint ClaHK Modern aud Up-to-date watgwuira -ran 1 1 111 iiiiiiiiiMBM ma Wall Paner Paints. Oils, Glass House Sign and Carriage Painting - E. T. Kidder, McArttmr 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. H. STONE, ATHENA, OREGON Walla Walla Police Nab Athena Den tist. Who Afterward Forfeits One Hundred Dollars Bail Dr. J. R. Sponogle, the dentist, has again furnished a sensation for Athe na. He was arrested at Walla Walla last Friday night in a private lodging house where he was found in oompany with Miss Anna Bergevin, a daughter of Jo tin Bergevin who resides on the reservation south of town. Sponogle and the girl have been seeping company for the past two years and over a year ago a damage suit was brought against the dentist by the girl's father. The oase was quashed out of court and the oanple have, been going together sinoe. Spouogle's arrest at Walla Walla followed after investigation on the part of Louis Bergevin, who by tne way is no relative of the girl in ques tion, and two other Athena men. The three men aooompanied by two police men, looated Sponogle and the girl in a rooming house, and the dentist was plaoed in jail. The girl was taken to polioe headquarters bat was allowed to go. Sponogle was placed under $100 bonds to appear in court Monday morning. He furnished the bonds but failed to appear, and unless Louis Ber gevin, the proseouting witness, sees fit to push the matter, the oase will probably rest as it is. Sponogle is in Athena and his $100 is with the Walla Walla court. The landlady of the rooming house in wbioh the couple was found, stated that Sponogle asked for a room for himself and wife when be rented the apartment. The Press is requested by Louis Bergevin tc state that Anna Bergevin is in no way related to him and that his family has been considerably an noyed by the rumor to the effeot that the girl is his daughter. Walla Walla 38 Saloons. ith the going dry of Presoott there, ut one saloon in Walla Walla ounty outside of Walla Walla, that being at Wallula, an old village on the Columbia river. Jfa Walla Walla there are 38 saloonsyf In small towns of the surrouodingyCountry "near beer joints" dispense a? low grade biow. The dry element of the city is insti- tutiug a movement for a vote on the liquor question and arrangements are being made for circulating the peti tion to secure 30 per cent of the last poll neoessary to the oalling of an eleotioD. It is learned that the steer ing committee is not yet completed. It is asserted by many that if Walla I Walla should go dry business would be stunned, it being acknowledged that many farmers from "dry" coun ties of northwest Oregon make pilgrim ages there to buy liquor. It has even been said that if the town goes dry the government will abandon Fort Walla Walla. STANFIELD GETS ON New Umatilla County Town Takes 25 City Meat Market Prizes at Pendleton fair. The new town of Stanfleld iu North ern Umatilla county presents a unique spectacle. At. present it is a oity of tents, bat as fast as the 150 dwellers in tents can do so the settlement is being transformed into a oity of briok, stone and oement business buildings and neatframe cottages and bunga lows. Tb O. K. & N. is building a biick dnrtnK finished in anticiue oak. The First National bank has a beautiful stone and cement block building near ly completed and the Columbia Land Oomnanv has a oement and stone structure with 100 feet frontage on Coe Avenue well under way. Among nihr hnildinos. either in course of pro&by WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT "faa The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in VEGETA Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here DELL BROTHERS, MIZS?StS' ,s Athena, Oregon construction or soon to be built within the Ore limits are business blocks by Page &Son of Portland; store building by Fred George of Eoho; hardware store by J. E. Fanoett of Stanfield; newspaper office, hotel eto. This is the same town wbioh carried off 25 first prizes for products at the recent distnot fair held at Pendleton. It is in the midst of over 20,000 aorea of splendid fruit lands, a large part of wbioh but reoently was brought un der irrigation. A oommoroial club has just been organized and Stanfleld is fast getting "on the map." Ed Kidder Held Up. On last Saturday night Ed Kidder, who farms land near Cayuse station on the reservation, was on his way home, and when near Adams two men suddenly stepped from the roadside and ordered Mr. Kidder to produce what ducats be might be possessed of, and do it quick. While parleying on the flnanoial proposition, Ed dropped his watoh, with two oi three dollars, to the bottom of the wagon where it remained till after the departure of the desperadoes. They then went through his clothes but finding no money they ordered him to drive them to Cayuse station, and as that point was on bis way home he readily com plied. Ed was very fortunate, he having left over $400 in Athena just before leaving. He is oonviooed the robbers were amateurs. OREGON FAKES FIRST State Is Awarded the Grand Prize on on the Educational Exhibit at the Seattle Exposition. NEW IKE MARKET TbeGtate of Oregon was awarded the grand prize ou its eduoational ex hibit. In view of the fact that Wash ington had ereoted a ripeoial building for its school exhibits, Oregon educat ors are considerably elated over the grand prize. Results are in from the educational jury and in addition to the grand prize awarded the exhibit as a whole, there have been 18 gold med als and 14 hunorable mentions award ed the individual parts of the exhibit. Among the gold medals awarded the Portland high schools receivod one on their exhibit, the Portland element ary school one and the Oregon Agri onlural College one. During the week toe state was awarded a grand prize on the seed and grass piotnre in the dome of the building. The pioture is 200 feet long and 25 feet wide. It covers an area of 5000 square feet, and is made of seed and grass in their natural color. There is not one stroke of artificial ooloring matter in the en tire pioture. It was made by W. E. Beuton of Portland, and has attracted considerable attention during the ex position. School Report. The following is the report for the month beginning September j27 and ending October 8, for LaMar district. No. 80: Number of days taught, 10; number of pupils enrolled, 16. The following pupils have neither been absent or tardy and are espeoially not ed for good scholarship: Carl John son, Charley Henley, Roy Key, Floyd Corporcn, Freddie Johnson, Lain Barnes, Velma Sohubert, Lela Schu bert, Minnie Johnson, Lola Key, Ver gie Key. Visitors for the month are: Alex. Johnson, Joseph Sbeard, Joseph Key, Mrs. Key and Shirley Barnes. Lillian Downs-Dobson, Teacher. Pilot Rock Excursion. Through the efforts of John P. Mc- Manus, former editor of the Pilot Rock Recordan excursion f will be run to "Apple Burg" tomorrow. The occa sion of the exoursion is the formal opening of the irrigation projeot wbioh Mo Manns Das Deen engaged in pro moting for several months and wbioh ho believes means the dawn of greater day for the southern end of the county. Tee exoursionists will go out in a special oar attaohedtothe regular Pilot Rock train, leaving Pendleton at 0 o'clock, arriving in Pilot Rock at 10 and starting on the return at 2 P. . . Only Paper Money for Them. The First National Bank of Eugene will soon put into circulation $33,000 wortb of its bank notes in $5 denom ination. On aooount of the influx of eastern people there who have been in the habit of handling paper money and who prefer it to the gold, the bank has planned to meet the demand. The ex change requires the signature of T. G, Hendricks, president, and P. E. Snod grass, cashier of the bank, to each' note, and the bankers are now busy with the 6600 signatures that tLey muBt make before the ' notes can be put into circulation. - Swaggart's Prize Winners With nineentries, A. L. Swaggart's thoroughbred Poland China bogs took seven first prizes and two seoond 'priz es at the Walla Walla fair. Mr. Swaggart's prize winners were in de mand at the fair and be sold the en tire lot except a boar and two sows which will be in the show ring in 1910. His bogs were the main attraction of the stock depaitment. A speoial from Portland says that if anyone does not believe that Port land is destined to become one of the best markets in the country for mules and horses, as well as hogs, cattle and sheep, a good look should be taken at the daily arrivals ot that line at Stook-dale. While Portland has always been looked upon as the leading market for livestook slaughtered on the Paoiflo ooast, it was only reoently in faot, since the new yards were established that the horse branch of the market became at all prominent. So much success has been attained in the sale of horses and mules in the Portland yards reoently that the man agement of the yards have before them proposition to construot suitable sales plaoes for that line alone. At present the horses are confined in the regular barns or in the outer stalls, and therefore the sales are made under wrong conditions; but de spite this, the trade in horses and mules has been steadily growing and within a short time it is expeoted that offloial announcement will be made by yard officials regarding suitable quarters. By operating a regular horse market at the Stookdale yards, it would cen tralize the trading in those animals, instead of having the business scat tered as has been the oaso up to this time.. Centralization would mean to the horse market jnst what the same thing has meant to producers of hogs, sheep and cattle. It would create a regular location, where buyers and sellers would come together. Buyers would be able to do business at leas expense and with more satisfaction than heretofore, beoause under the proposed conditions they wonld not be compelled to travel over a great ex panse of country in older to get what they need. Sellers would, by the same method, bo atle to command better prices, beoause of tbo competition be tween buyers, and altogether tbo trade wonld be ooudacted ou a more satis factory basis. Trade in Equines Steadily Increases Since Construction of Swift's Union Stock Yards. Checks Less Than $1. Published reports that the last con gress passed ail act making it illegal to draw checks for $1 nre untrue. The comptroller of the treasury has deolared that no such law was enaut- ed. The reports apparently sprang from a mistaken interpretation of an act regulating the issnauoe of clearing bouse certificates in time of financial panic. Patronize Reading Room. The reading room has beeu well pa tronized sinoe its opening in the baso- ment of the Christian ohuroh. It is for the putliu and any dne who comes will be welcomed. Equipment is be ing placed as rapidly as possible. OPENING RESERNATION ROADS Indian Agent Views Land Through Which Roads Pass. ill, sat down on a bed. In lees than a minute and while other members of the family were telephoning regarding her oondition to a physician, she fell baok dead. Mrs. Adair was 25 years, nine months of age. - She bad been married less than a year, theoeremony having been performed last December at the home of her brother, Win Bur den, at Princeton. She was a daugh tre of Mrs. M. E. Burden, and in ad dition to the husband and mother, leaves several brothers and one sister. She was a most estimable young wo man and will be missed in the com munity. The body was laid at rest in the Freese oemetery Wednesday afternoon, Rev. O. R. Soafe, of Pot latch, conducting the services. . Baptist Young People Elect, At the home of Mr. Cbas. Betts, the Baptist Young People's sooiely gather ed for a sooial time and after games etc., met for business. The following offloers were eleoted: President, Miss Elva Gross; vice Pres. Eva Wrights sooretary, Verda Payne; treasurer, Floyd Payne; Supt. of spiritual de partment. Tohed MoFadyen ; Supt. sooial Dept. Mrs. H. E. Ryder; eduoa tional Dept. MrsJM. L. Watts; mis sionary Dept. Edna Jones; temper ance Dept.' Joe "Payne. Refreshments were served and the matter of remod eling the ohuroh building and install ing a piano.waa enthusiastically taken up and committees appointed. The ext sooial meeting will be at the par sonage, Monday Oct. 18. MEW REAL JSTATE AGENCY Athena Land Company Lists Choice Property for Sale. Major swnitJauder, agent and su perintendent upon the Umatilla res ervation, has been asked by the Indian bureau to assess the damages aud ben efits to result to the allottees from the opening of the three proposed roads Bcross the reservation. At this time the major U engaged in looking up the land through wbioh the roads are to pes At soon as be has gathered the ueoefsary information and passed upon the damages and benefits be will report to the bureau at Wathington. In speaking rpon the subject to tbe East Oregonaln Major Swartzlander said be believed tbe damages to allot tes from tbe three roads would be light and that in many oases tbe tea eats to the allotte would overbalance tbe loss from land taken for road pur poses. He also predioted that after tbe matter has beeu folly plaoed before tbe department tbe offioials will act favorably upon the matter of opening tbe roads. Major Swartzlander bim self is favorable to opening tbe high ways as was Major MoFatridge before bim. Special Agont MoGpire was at tbe agency but a few days ago investigat ing land cases involving land former ly held by deceased allottes. He was sent here at tbe instance of United States District Attorney MoCourt. It is desired to get tbe heirship tangles straightened out so that money wbioh is now held in trust may be disbursed The settlement of tbe heirship oases will also make it possible for muoh of tbe heirship land to be sold. Death of Mrs. Adair. ine following is reprinted by re quest from tbe Palouse Republic, of tbe date, Sep. 24, 1009. The lady mentioned was a'sister of 'Mis. James Hoggens of this city: Mrs. Delia Adair, wife of John Adair, a farmer who lives near Potlatob, Idato, died suddenly Monday morning, Sep. 20 of heart failure. She bad been going about her wotk but feeling slightly A new real estate firm, the Athena Land Company, has been organized in this city. Choice farmlands and oity property have been listed for sale. Ex- eptioual bargains are offered Jin tbe following Farm Lands. 70180 acres of first olass wheat land, good orohard; 6-room house; good barn. Near Athena and Weston. A snap for some one. 705 $35,200 bnys 40 acres of fam ous Umatilla county wheat land; good bouses, barns eto. Eight miles from Athena. Call end see us if you want a first olass home. 707 A quarter seotion of good wheat land within a stone's throw of Atheua; $110 per aore; good improvements. 721 Half section of choice wheat and near Athena; good house, barn and finest water to be found. $25,000. For Sale or Exohango. Watoh this column if you want to make a good irade. 803 We have the best oity proper ty to exobange for farm lands. 804 We have 500 aores of fine hay land to exobange for farm lands. If you have anything you wish to trade or exohacge call and see us. We oanhandle it, no matter where it is or what it is. City Property. 607 A snap; six lots; two good bouses; worth twioe what is asked. $1400. Better look this up at once. 512 A six-room house; all wired; olean and up-to-date. ; must be sold at once; $800. 613 Two lots; 9-room house; con crete cellar; water in house, all wired; wood bouse, eto. $J200. 514 5-room house; two good lots; good cellar, $050. A fine buy. 621 Modern 6-room house well ap pointed and equipped with bath, hot and cold watei ; all wired; in oboice part of city. $1500. ATHENA LAND CO. Box 274. Pboue 855. Mistake in Indictment. Tbo Ryan murder case was abruptly terminated Monday morning when a flaw in tbe indictment was discovered and the grand jury will have to in diot Ryan again before be can be tried. The iodiotmont returned by tbe grand jury charged Ryan with the murder of George Dixon, when Ed ward Dixon was tbe man killed. El even prospootlve jurymen bad been passed for cause, before tbe error tbe Indictment was discovered. in Theater Goers Entertained. Athena theater goors have bad four nights of good eutertainment offered them at the opera house, during tbe past week. Saturday night tbe Juve nile Bostonians appeared and Monday, . Tuesday and Wednesday nights Miss Josephine Deffry, supported by tbe Eokbardt oompany, entertained large audiences with good plays. Christian Church Announcements. Regular services next Lord's Day. Sunday'sohoolat 10 a. m., preaobing and communion at 11, preaching at 7:30. Sunday night we oommenoe our Bible study claes at 6:80. All members should be on hand and bring some one who would be interested. Lost. 1 Bay mule with long tail and mane, branded 2 with bar under, on stifle. Lost near Athena sometime in'Soptem ber. Any one knowing of the same will be rewarded on notifying the owner, B. F. Swaggart, , Lexiugton, Oregon,