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Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXI. ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1909. NUMBER 48 alace Drug Co. Dr. J. D. Plamondon, Pres. South Side cTVlain Street, cAthena. Oregon - , : The Merry Christmas season will soon be here. Shop early before the lines are broken. We present for your inspection: Leather bound books. . Latest copyright fiction, Girls and Boys books, Fairy tale books, ; Mother Goose etc books, ; - Linen books for the babies, , - Christmas and New Year post cards, Christmas booklets, Santa Claus aud Holly tags, Fancy box Stationery, .. Cigars in Christmas packages, High grade pipes, Perfumes in all popular odors' Loyneys candies in superb boxes, Leather Music rolls', Pocket Books, Wallets and Purses, Mirrors and Hand Bags; Baby Toilet sets, Cigar cases Fountain pens, Kraftwood cases, Trayeling cases aud Shaving sets. THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, pJLS AND YARNISJIE9 Posts and Blacksmith coal . - A. Johnson, Manager Athena, Qregqi? S.G. STANTON Pioneer Had Been a Helpless Invalid, Suffering Intensely, for Over Five Long Years. Death came to S. 0. Stanton Mon day morning at 7 o'olook, and relieved Mm of . further suffering. This re peoted old pioneer had been an in valid for over five years, during which time he had been praotloally helpless as the resnlt of paralysis. At times in the past he bad grown worse, and at snob times bis obildren were sent for and ; each tftwrtine' to beat the father's bedside. But with the assistance of his wonderful vital ity, he wonld recuperate, bnt never to the extent that hope was felt for his ultimate recovery. So, when the end did oome, all his obildren save Will, were-with bim. Smith Crawford Stanton, was born in Clay oonnty, Missouri. February 9, 1837 and died in Athena. Oregon, November 29, 1909, aged 73 years, fl months and 20 days. He left Missouri in 1862, spending some time in Colorado and Montana. He arrived in Liun county, this state, in 1865, and in 1867 was united in marriage with Miss Sarah F. Calvin, who with seven children enrvives him. The deceased oame to Umatilla oonnty in .1878. Near this oity his obildren grew to manhood and wom anhood. He became a member of the Christian obnroh in this oity in 1893, and the fnneral was held from that church Tuesday afternoon, being largely attended. He is survived by his devoted wife and seven ohildren. Five sons had preoeded him to the grave, ing are: William, John, Eugene, Cleve, Mrs. L. L. and Mrs. Frank Bainville. The liv-Delbert, Montague ORE. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE The Winter Courses, January 4th to February 18, 1910. ' I Wall Paper Paints. Oils. Glass House Sign and Carriage Painting : E. T. Kidder, MeArttmr Building ; Praotical work, lectures and dem onstrations will be given iajuoh vital subjects as General Farming, Fruit Culture, Animal Husbandry, Dairying; Poultry keeping, the Business Side of Faiming, Forestry, Carpentry Black smithing, Mechanical Drawing, Cook ing, Sewing, Dressmaking, Home Management, etc. AU regular courses begin January $tb and end February 11th. Farmers' Week February 14th to 18tb. . c J x . A oordial invitation is extended to all interested. ; . ', ' Good aooomodations may be secur ed at reasonable rates. Ho age limit above 16 years. No, entrajoe require ments, Prpmjpept lecturers have been peep red for epegial topics. The in structional force pf the College : num bers 100. Excellent equipment. For further information address Registrar, Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis, Oregon. City 'Exfeat Market I J. II. STONE, Prop. N9RTtf SIDE 9F WAII STRggT The Best Meat to be found in Town. Come and see me. I will treat you right. J. IX. STONE, ATHENA, OREGON Fever Takes Three. Geneva Francis Ware, aged 18, daughter of Rev. M. S. Ware, a Christian evangelist, died Snnday night in Walla Walla leaving a father andbrotber, the only snrvivprs of a family which two weeks, ago num bered fiye. The girt died of typhoid lever', following her brother, 4 years old, who snconmbed to the disease Saturday night. Mrs. Ware, the wife and mother, died two weeks ago, and her body was sent to Albany, the former home fi the family, Mr, Ware is a traveling evangelist and is well known n the northwest, - r Card of Thanks. ,,' v We desire to express our " sincere thanks through the columns' of the Press for all the kindness shown ns during the long illness of oar departed husband and father. Mrs. S. O. Stanton and family. mm. nt mm mm AMk A JkCnkSI Mmm. M"M A P RS L VHP I! 7 J Ift HV ' 1 I 1 PROaERY WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT'. -Li 83 The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in TOE Pit J p) j(yJ!CKEfllNGlSSOIJlOVICE Defendants in Umatilla County Land Fraud Cases Through Ralev Ask for Leniency. Favors Normal Schools and better Con ditions in Public Schools. Concluding the famous Umatilla reservation land fraud oases wbioh have teen dragging for months, after indiotments by federal grand jury, all of the defendants 15 or 20 in cumber, Wednesday entered pleas of guilty in the sJsited States district court before Federal Judge Wolverton at Portland. The most sensational feature of the plewwas that of Attorney James H. JRaley, of Pendleton, one of the most promineut lawyers of eastern Oregon, who was indioted on a oharge of con spiracy to obtain government lud illegally, with other defendants. Ra Iey made a strong plea for leniency. to the court. "I never intentionally violated any law," he said, brokenly, "ant never intentionally did any wrong. My oonneotion with these oases is an open book. I have nothing to oonoeal. I am wholly innooent, as T believe are every one of my breth ren. I am speaking for the rest of these defendants as I am for myself. All of ns believe we have acted with in the pale f the law." Baley was called to plead separately. After he had addressed the court, exhibiting mnoh emotion, all the defendants were oalled forward and Attorney Henry MoGinn entered a general plea of guilty. United States Distriot Attorney John McCourt, speaking from the po sition of government attorney, and not as a personal friend of many of the defendants, described the case in detail and asked the court to extend leniency. He told of the manner in wbioh the lands, 120 claims or more, were obtained by the defendants through arrangement and by contract with settlers, with whom they made contract to many of whom Qliog fees were advanced before the land was taken up. With the exception of John Vert, all the defendants appeared in court. They were Colonel Ealey, John W. Crow, Alonzo Knotts, Will iam Caldwell, William Babe, John Winn William Slnsher C. W. Mat thews, Jobu Vert. Bailey Ross, Sam PUnstead and. Joe II. Parkes. NARROW ESCAPE FOR CATDN Ed LaFave, Intoxicated, Responsible for Collision. j; Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here fj-DELL BROTHERS, cToSS0,s Athena, Oregon f H. C. Caton narrowly escaped being fatally injured while comiug into town Saturday evening. As it is, Mr. Caton has two fractured ribs and the recollection of a horrifying experience. Mr, Caton s injuries were sustained in a collision, when Ed LaFave, in toxicated and driving his team at a furiouB pace, struok Mr. Caton's bug gy with snob force as to bring the horse to Us knees and to drag man, borse and vebiole backward for some distance. The buggy was badly wrecked bnt Mr. Caton came on into town. The collision was witnessed by sev eral, and it is alleged that LaFave was wholly to blame. Caton was on the proper side of tbe road and was as near tbe fence as he could possibly get when he was run into. Dr. Sharp attended his injuries. There were two men riding with LaFave at the time. Prohibition Defeated. All indications point to a majority of between 16,000 and 20,000 in Ala bama against the prohibition consti tutional amendment Monday. A Big nidoant featnre of the result is tbe faot that sentiment against the amend ment is so widespread. Rural dis tricts, small towns and oities, for tbe most part, returned substantial ma jorities on tbe winning side. A tact of especial interest in the election was that it was the first time in tbe his tory of the state that an expression of the whole electorate bad been obtain ed on prohibition. Tbe state-wide prohibition bill was passed by a leg islature elected on a local option plat form. pefunet Bank Will Pay. Tbe proposed ten per cent dividend to depositors of tbe defnoot Farmers and Traders bank of La Grande, have become a reality by order of the car rency controller. This makes an eg gregateof fifty five per cent. Tbe present ebeck issue will reach deposit ors about Christmas and if tbe bank wins pending suits it will pay a third dividend of ten per cent. If it loses, tbe remainder will be a total loss. Tax for the Schools. A special eleotion of District No. 31, embracing Milton and Freewater, baa been called to levy a tax to com plete the work on tbe two new school bnildinss. The amount required is $1100. It takes 13000 a year to main tain tbe schools, $1750 inteiest on the bonds and with the f i 100 for com- nletins tbe work tbe total amount to te raised is $8880. Tbe taxable prop erty in tbe district is $1,515,000, wbfeb with a C -mill levy will pro duoe $9270. A Salem speoial to tbe Portland Oregonian says: Declaring that laws most be plaoed on the statute books of the state requiring every teaoher in every distriot school to have a thor ough training befoie she starts her work in the school, Superintendent Of Pnblio Instruction J. H. Aokerman, before the Marion connty school offic ers' convention iu session at Salem came out flatly io favor of normal Kobools. "You must get togettior and go before tbe Legislature ard demand that normal schools be established or let tbe Legislature know the reason why," was one of his statements. "We bave normals, bnt tbe training is given for the city obildren at the expense of tbe obildren of the oonnty. Every distriot school is a normal school. You send tbe inexperienced young girl out into the country and when she secures training she goes to the oity. The child of tbe city is given his eduoation with the bill foot ed by the ohild of the rural district." Over 100 sohool officers from all over Marion connty were in attend ance. Organization was perfected with tbe following officers: President J. M. Poorman, of Woodburn; vice president Dr. M. Staples of Turner; seoretary, W. M. Smith of Salem. Among the speakers were C. L. Stair, who spoke on tbe history of sohool officers' conventions being founder of the plan. . Resolutions were passed recom mending that a united effort be made all over Mariou county by tbe Bohool offloers, teaohers and patrons to in inorease the usefnlness of tbe county sohools along one or more of tbe fol lowing lines: First Plcoing works of art on tbe sohool room walls, planting flowers, trees and abrnbbery and otherwise beautifying tbo grounds. Second Securing tenobers with speoial training aud, in order to do so, paying better salaries. Third Consolidating weak sohools and transporting pupils where condi tions are farorable. Fourth That the oonnty fund law be enacted at tbe general eleotion in 1910, making possible the distinctly country high sohool. These high sohools will make it possible for the boy and girl in tbe country to obtain a high sohool ednoation and still re main under home influonoe and help with home duties. Fifth That the present sohool laws be amended to provide for a two days' session of tbe directors' convention, allowing all tbe necessary expenses for all the direotors and olerks. ' NICELY DECORATED WINDOWS Athena Merchants Arrange Attractive and Elaborate Displays. The average show window of the Athena merohant is always attractive, bnt this week speoial effort on the part of all seem to have been made with the view of attracting tho attention of the trading puhlio. The window display in a store is tbe gauge by wbioh may be oorreotly measured tbe standard of stock carried within, the artistio arrangement of tbe display depending on the taste of the deoorator. Among tbe nioely deoorated store windows to be seen in Athena tbis,A week tbe reporter notes: Athena's Department Store, Havi land china, piotures and gent's fur nishings; C. A. Barrett & Co., nick- L elware and ont glassware; Palace drugstore, leather goods, post card al bums, fancy stationery etc; H. H. Hill, out glassware; Dell Bros., men's shoes, frnits and vegetables; Mos- grove Meroanule Company, ladies' dress goods, gent's furnishings and B. & H. premiums; Atbena Bakery, home-made oandies; H. O. Worthing ton, fruits, vegetables and gent's fur- nishings; T. M. Taggart, Pendleton blankets and Florsheim shoes; Pio neer drugstore, leather goods, toilet sets, out glassware and holiday novelties. Hansell-Parcell. Mr. Marion Hansell, a well known young man of this vioinity and Miss Miytle May Paroell, were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents at Park Plaoe, Oregon, on Thanksgiving day. Rev. Mr. Folsoru of Park Plaoe, was the officiating clergyman. The wedding ceremony was witnessed by relatives and near friends of the contracting parties. Miss Myrtle Holmes of Park Plaoe was bridesmaid and Mr. Orvill Reeves was boat man. Refreshments were served, after which tbe brido and groom de parted for Portland. The newly wedded pair arrived at tbe home of tbe groom's parents Wed nesday and in the evening were sere naded by the Sand Hollow orobestra. After listening to tbe strains of musio, the company were Invited io and a most enjoyable evening was spent, tbe young people receiving tbe congrat ulations of tboir friends. Refresh ments were served tbe guests, the fol lowing being present : Mr. and Mrs. Henry Soumitt, Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Hansell, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Donglas, Mr. and Mrs. Luke Read Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kissler, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton; Misses Lawsou, Ella Pipor, .Harriet Pinker ton, Wall; Messrs. D. A. Pinkerton, M. Kelly, Geo. Gross, Floyd Pinker ton, Ray Hansell, Blaine Hansell, Jobu liouson Geo. Piper, F. N. Smith, Wm. McDonald, and Ralph Cannon. DISCOVEBEDJUST IN Til Timely Action Prevents Fire in Preston Parton Mill. V Timely discovery of smouldering embers in tbe dust room at the Prea-tou-Partou Mill, saved tbo big plant from possible destruction by fire. Monday forenoon) f "The odor ofimbke pervaded the up- ; per floors, and tbe employes had con- ' siderablo difficulty in looating the flrey'N At flrst it was thought to be confined in a duet collecting machine, but after investigation no Are was to be found there. Finally Manager Watts and head Miller Littlejohn direoted attention to ' tbe dnst room, and there in a pile of dost, directly underneath an electrio f light globe, the smouldering embers' lay, only awaiting a draft of air to burst into flameB. A buoket of water put an end to the danger. The dust had oolleoted in a pile below tbe electrio globe, and the pile grew until it almost came in oon- taot with the globe when the dust ignited. Tbe heat from tbe smould ering embers caused the globe to burst and there was no eleotrio light in the room when the fire was discovered. Open Rum War. Preparations aro being made and large colored posters are on display for tbe opening of the anti-saloon cam paigq in Walla Walla, when State Senator George Cottorill will address a mass meeting at tbe opera house This wlil be tbe first speech, outside semi-private addresses by ministers and others that tbe campaign has seen, although it has been waged vig orously through paid advertisements in the city papers. Sagebrush Turned to Gold. Sage brush heretofore considered valueless may prove valuable if in formation given the Nevada state pub lioity and industrial commission prov es correct. According to the report of Professor Sylvester Sparling of Chicago, four thousand pounds of sagebrush produces 220 ' gallons of distillato and further yields 350 pounds of charcoal. Tbe distillate contains tar, wood alcohol, aoetlo acid and other products. Oregon Takes Sweepstakes, Trouble has begun over the notion of tbe Spokane apple show judges in awarding the sweepstakes prize to Trouson & Guthrie, of Eagle Point, Ore. North Yakima, Wash, fruit growers allege discrimination saying W. W. Sawyer, of Yatcima should bave taken tbe sweepstakes with bis carload display of primes Golden. Tbe Yakima men allege tbe prize-winning exhibit was infected with "Bald win rot," because of its unripe con dition, while Sawyer's fruit was per- fpot. Tbey attribute tbe alleged dis crimination to tbe faot that an Oregon man was on tbe board of judges while there was none from Washington. The Yakima exhibitors dooldre tbut tbey will never again send fruit to. the Spokane show. Tbe general publio seeuiH satisfied with the prize award, as Oregon's prize-wiuuiug fruit was tbe oeuter ot admiration throughout the fair. , A Brutal Murder. Andrew Rabeal, is the name of the viotim of Umatilla's latest murdor. Tbe body, horribly mutilated was found in the sage bush east of Uma tilla lastweek. Rabeal, who bad been iu Pendleton, was a stationary engin eer and is known to bave had money oji bis person when be took a westbound train ont of; that oity. By mistake be took an overcoat belonging to Chas. Miobealsou of Pilot Rook aud tbrongb this mistake bis identity was discover ed. Tho theory of the officers is that bobos committed tbo murder. V Taking School Census. oensns taking of obildren of school age in District No. 29. Mr. Richards , baa enrolled upon his report blairf'r- about 275 names, a gain of nearly t over lust year. There are 75 new f. pilB in tbe Athena school this yet. but several families having moved -away, the above number cannot be '. counted in full as inorease in gain. Tbe showing made by Mr. Riobards . is above what was estimated boforor tbe census waB taken. ' i y School Tax Levy, A sohool meeting at wnioa wilt be voted tbe tax levy to defray the gen eral expenses of tbe distriot, bag been ofiioially called for Monday, Decem ber 0, in tbo publio school house at 4 o'clock p. m. Those having the beet Interests of the school at heart BbonlA be pteseut at tbe meeting.