Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer
VOLUME XXI.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2i, 1909.
NUMBER 51
Palace
Draa Co.
Incorporated
Dr. J. D. Plamondon, Pres.
South Side cTWain 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'
Lowneys candies in superb boxes,
Leather Music rolls,
Pocket Books, Wallets and Purses,
Mirrors and Hand Bags,
Baby Toilet sets, ,-,
Cigar cases Fountain pns,
Kraft wood cases,
Trayeling cases aud Shaving sets.
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
Wa
11 Paper
Paints, Oils; Glass
House Sign and Carriage Painting
E. T. Kidder, McArthur Building
City
Riieatiiai'k
J. II. STONE, Prop.
NORTH SIDE OP MAIN STREET
et
The Best Meat to be found in Town. Come and see
me. I will treat you right.
J. H. STONE, ATHENA, OREGON
Santa Claus at Three Churches When
Music Song and Good Cheer
Will Be In Evidence.
Santa Clans and beautifully decor
ated Christmas trees will te seen at
three ohnrohes at Athena to-night-Christmas
eve.
On tLe whole the programs to be
rendered at all three obnruhes, will
include mnsio. song and good cheer,
and no matter wbiob ohuroh you at
tend this evening you are snre to be
pleasantly entertained.
Methodist Church Program.
Voluntary, and song by Choit.
Invocation.
Reoitation "Greeting."
Joy to the World Congregation.
Responsive Readings.
Recitation "The Baby's World,"
Eatherine Froome.
Reoitation Mildred Stanton.
Song Mrs. Wortbingtons' Class.
Reoitation "A Present for the
King," Edna Pinkerton.
Reoitation "Christmas Every
where," Lighta Grant.
Song "Silent Night," Choir.
Reoitation "We Have Soen His
Star," Sylvester Crable.
Recitation "Quite Like a Stock
ing," Hazel MoFarland. .
The Song in the Air Congregation.
Reoitation "Christmas Twice a
Year," Rnlon Smith.
Solo "Christmas Carol," Mrs."A
O. Hammond.
Reoitation "Christmas Tide," Lil
lian Tompkins. "
Reoitation Mamie Weaver.
Solo "Better .to Smile," Galdys
Smith.
Reoitation "Tbe Divioo Child,"
Rnby Banister.
Reoitation "What Do Shepherds
Think," Louis Stewart.
Song "In the Land of Judea,"
School. '
Distribution of Presents.
At the Christian.
Song "Coronation," Congregation.
- Soriptnre Reading.
: Prayer. : .
Selections from Saored Cantata
"Bethlehem" .
(a) "A Savior, Christ The Lord,"
Chorus.
(b) Duet "When Jesus Was Born,"
Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Taylor and Chorus.
(o) Chorus "Ring the Bells."
Song Willard Parker.
Reoitation Jeanette Miller.
Song Zola Keen.
Reoitation Lawson Booher.
German Solo Bertha Miller.
Reoitation FourGitls. "
Solo Luoile Taylor.
IRpoitation Hazel Brotberton.
Solo "In Old Judea," Mema
t DePeatt.
Reoitation bavannan smito. ,
Song "Star of Night," Mrs. Ger
king's olass. i
Remarks Supt. G. R. Gerking. y
Chorus "Unto Us a Child is Born"
Cbas. H. Gabriel.
Baptist Church.
Organ Mrs. Ryder. "
Song "Hark I The Song of Glad
ness," Choir.
Opening Prayer.
. Scripture Reading.
Hymn "Joy to the World," Con
gregation. ' 1
Reoitation "The Christ Child,"
Claude Coomans.
Reoitation. "Christmas is Here,"
Mrs. Winship's olass. ,
Reoitation "Christmas Stooking,"
Vernita Watta. - : '
Reoitation "Jennie's Christmas,"
Lester Vaughu. !
Quartette Rev. and Mrs. Driver,
Rev. and Mrs. Ryder.
Reoitation "The First Angelio
Song to Men," Louise Knight.
Reoitation "My Dollies," Audrey
Winship.
Reoitation "The Little Santa
Claus," Kohler Betts. '
Reoitation "Christmas Fun," Mat
tie Lee Case. . !
Reoitation "Legend of the Fir and
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PR0&eRy WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT poh 83
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fj DELL BROTHERS, oaSSS4S. IN Athena, Oregon ft
The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in
Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here
Poplar Trees," Helen Russell.
Reoitation "A King Come Down,"
Mildred Wiuship.
Song "Bells ot Christmas Tide,"
Choir. -
Recitation Selaoted. Jessie MoEwen
Recitation ""Ten Little Light Bear
ers," Tobed MoFadden's olass.
Reoitation "What the StarSaw,"
Ibelma MoEwen.
Address Rev. Driver.
Distribution nf presents from tree.
Song "God Be With You Till We
Meet Again."
Prayer Rev. Ryder. ."
THE HALL-HYATT NUPTIALS
Prominent Young1 Couple of Weston
Mountain are United.
On Sunday, December, 19 '03, a
beautiful wedding ceremony ooonred
at the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Hyatt, when their
youngest daughter, Miss Jennie May
was united in marriage to Wm. B.
Hall, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. G.
Prioe, of Weston mountain. Rev.
Payne of the U. B. ohurob, Weston,
officiating!
At bigh noon the beautiful strains of
the wedding maioh were played by
little Myrtle Hyatt. " The happy cou
ple marched in aooompanied by Mr.
L. B. Sorivner of Condon, as tbe
grooms best man, and Miss Nettie
Hyatt, sister of the bride, as brides
maid. Standing under an aroh of
white obryscnthtmums and white wed
ding bells, Rev. Payne pronounoed
the solemn words that made tbem one
for life.
Tbe bride was attired in white mes
aline silk, trimmed in silk netting and
fringe. Tbe bridal veil was trimmed
in -orange blossoms and she wore
orange blossoms in her hair. Tbe
groom wore the conventional black.
Only immediate relatives were pre
sent and after tbe ceremony all
retired to tbe diniua room where a
long table was laden with appetizing
fruit and-vegetables that the famous
Weston mountain farms ate oapable
of producing. Mr. and Mrs. , Hall
were tbe reoipients of many nice pres
ents showing tbe high esteem they
hold in the community. . -
Mr. Hall is a prosperous young
farmer aud after this week Mr. and
Mrs. Hall will be at home to their
many friends on what is known as tbe
Brysoa homestead.
ATHENA LOST TO COLUMBIA
Reception Held at Opera House After
Spirited Game.
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Columbia college, 82; Athena High
School,. J
vThat is the way the
the close of tbe basket
the opera house,
The Columbia
soore read at
ball came at
u
Saturday ' evening!
boys oame up from
Pendleton shrouded in gloom of defeat
wbiob tbey met at tbe County
seat, and left tbe city bathed in smiles
of viotory won only on superior basket
shooting. Again the home team did
clever floor work, playing their heavy
antagonists to a standstill, only to
loose out by inability to toss tbe ball.
Clever plays were made by both tenms
and only in the department mentioned
did tbe Milton collegians have tbe
edge on the home boys,. Mr. Steel
of Walla Walla refereed, and J. E.
Keefe of Weston officiated as umpire.
. After the game, tbe faoulty and
pupils of the bigh sobool tendered a
reception to tbe visiting team. Re
freshments provided by Prof. Case
were daintly served, and interesting
games were features of the evenings
entertainment.
A Delightful Entertainment.
Tbe Athena High Sobool is to be
congratulated for giving tbe publio
snob delightful entertainment Friday
evening, the oooasion being tbe first
appearance in this city of Mrs. Ray
mond C. Brooks. Mrs. Brooks clever
ly entertained tbe large audience with
her choice selection of reoitatlons and
songs. Tbe program was skillfully
prepared with appropriatness for tbe
entertainment of both old and youDg.
Mrs. Brooks imitation of obildren
singing and reciting displayed rare
talent. She was assisted by Miss
Nellie Mulkey at tbe piano, and tbe
high sobool chorus, led by Miss Zelma
DePeatt.
a'i;i... f it,..,.
y Coaob Blanobard, of tbe Whitman
engaged by Prof.' Case to take tbe
High school basket ball teams tbrongb
a course of training. Tbe ooaob is
giving instr notions to both tbe boy 'a
and girl's teams, and every member
of both teams is practicing diligently
The suits for tbe girls team and
boys of tbe seoond team have been
received. Tuesday night a double
header game will be played with Wes
ton High Sobool, when tbe boy 'a and
girl's teams of tbe two schools meet
tor the first time in this city.
Tbe 2nd quarterly conference of tbe
M. E. ohucrb will te held at 4 p. m.
January 1st. On Saobatb morning,
Januray 2nd, Rev. Gabriel Sykes will
preach.
WILD FREIGHT TRAIN
Engineless, it Gets Away From Train
men and Dashes Down Meacham
Grade at Frightful Speed,
One of the most remarkable wreoks
in the Western history of railroading
transpired Monday a short distanoe
this side of Meaobam when a runaway
freight train, without its engine, con
sisting of a oa boose and 28 heavily
loaded oars dashed down the canyon
fiom the summit at Kamela. Five
men, stock shippers, were in the
caboose, and were unaware that the
traiu was running away uutil tbey
beheld cars leaping from the rails.
The caboose and six carloads of live
stock remained on tbe track and tbe
only life lost was that of a ccw. Two
other men riding on different parts of
the traiu, jumped and esoaped serious
injury.
Tbe freight pulled into Kamela from
LaGrande, where it met East bound
passenger traiu No. 10. The freight
engine was unooupled and was at the
bunkers for coal, when it is supposed
the air esoaped, allowiug tte breaks
to release pressure. Noue of tbe train
orew was abont tbe traiu when the
oars started noiselessly and swiftly
down the traok toward Pendlteou.
With tbe journals smoking, the
long traia took the sharp curves and
dashed through Meaoham at the rate
of 60 miles an hour; plunged through
the tunnel below the station, and on
around a curve, where two oars in the
middle of the train, leaped 50 feet
to one side of the traok, struok agaiu
100 feet further down the hill and
then rolled into the bottom of tbe
oanyon below.
A quarter of a mile further on, tbe
speed of the runaway train had be
come terriflo and other cars were
hurled alongside the rigbtofway.
Another quarter of a mile and the
front oars buokled up, stopping furth
er progress and leaving the caboose
and six stork oars, surrounded by
wreckage, undamaged.. .
Sixteen oars were totally destroyed.
Tbe loss will amount up into the thou
sands of dollars for in addition to tbe
aotual loss sustained by the railroad
company, many of tin wrecked oars
were loaded with bigh olass merchandise.
V . With the Y, M. C. A.
ItI he Press is honored with an iuvi-
iuuou io aiieua me opening exercises
of the new Y. M. C. A. building at
Portland, for wbioh it extends thanks
to its young friend Clarence Zerba.
Mr. Zerba is one of tbe three assistant
eduoational direotors of tbe institu
tion, R. C. Frenoh formerly president
of tbe Eastern Oregon State Normal
school being at the head of tbe eduoa
tional department. The splendid new
home of tbe Y. M. C. A. oost $466,-000.
Helix Farm Union Elects.
The meeting of the farmers' union
and warebonse oompany at Helix was
attended by 25 farmers and their fam
ilies. Union officers elected were:
C. 0. Conner, president; J. H. Day,
vice-president; Kufrene MoUolley, seo
retery; F.1 Ml Benson, oonduotor; G.
E. Rees. D. K. ; Mrs. G. E. Roes,
chaplain. Stookboldeis of the ware
bouse oompany voted to inorease tbe
oapaoity for next year.
Annual Meeting.
Tbe regular annual sobool board
convention will meet in Pendleton on
Saturday, January 8, and tbe meeting
will be held at tbe court house. J.
H. Aokerman, state superintendent of
publio instruction, will be there from
Salem and will be tbe prinoipal speak
er of tbe occasion and a representative
from every school district in tbe coun
ty is required to he present.
Hermiston Herald Sold.
The Hermiston Herald has been sold
by C. E. Baker to F. R. Reeves, late
of tbe American Typefounders oom
pany. Mr. Reovei is a newspaper man
of experience and will give tbe people
of Hermiston a good paper. Mr, Baker
will devote his attention to diversified
farming.
Sacrifice Docs Not Save.
Reed Crews, who was terribly
burned at Walla Walk October 23,
by falling on tbe wires of tbe North
western corporation snbstation died
Monday morning of his wounds. He
made a great fight. Physicians graft
ed on 1)00 inches of skin donated by
350 persons.
4Indian Get Money.
Between 125.000 and $30,000 rent
money was distributed among tbe In
dians at tbo agency, this week. The
Indian is a good spender and of late
years he is considered to be compara
tively prompt in liquidating indebted
ness contracted since previous pay day.
Join Boards Is Plan.
Abolition of tbe State Board of
Health and tbe offioeof state dairy
and food commissioner and a consoli
dation of tbe functions of tbe two
I organization will be proposed in an
initiative measure wbiob tbeymembers
uer i
itlymn
of the State Board of Health will,
submit to the voters of the state at
the next general eleotion in Novem
ber, 1910. Through a reorganization
of tbe state board with the office of
tbe Dairy and Food Commissioner, it
is asserted by the friends of the pro
posed measure, that all possibility of
friction will be removed and efforts
better to protect the publio health
will be promoted. ;
K. P. District Convention.
Plans are being formed for holding
the district convention of the Knights
of Pythias. Milton will probably be
tbe place seleoted for holding the con
vention, and the time will be some
date in February. .. - ,
AWFUL- EPIDEMIC AT SALEM
Fifty New Cases' Reported in Three
Weeks, Making Total of 159.
. Ibere has been an inorease of 50
oases of typhoid fever at Salem in the
last three weeks'. Up to November 27
there had been 100 cases reported to
the City Health Officer. Sinoe that
time there have been 27 -oases reported
from tbe city and one from the
oountiy south of town.
Dr. J. N. Smith has tea oases not
yet reported to the health officer. Dr.
W. H. Byrd six, and Dr. Frank E.
Smith seven. This brings the total
up to 159 sinoe the beginning of tbe
epidemio in October. It is probable
tbere are many more oases in the
bands of physicians that have not yet
been reported,, but it is diffioult to de
termine this point as Dr. Miles is re-,
tioent iu giving out details.
Up to the first of this month there ',
had been niiu;s deaths reported to trio
City Health Officer. Dr. Miles says
he thinks tbere 'have been from ten
to 14 deaths but other well Jufojcmed
and less retioenfc '
number of der
Tbe exaot num
be known nnt
nary, when the
Health Officer t
port to the Com.
Dr. MlleB, while .
dining to give ont 1
ding the epidemio, '
makes an examination
reoords in the oase exceeding
venient, to say the least, by$i'3iu-
his books at his home for weeks at a
time : ';-' "A i ' :
The hospitals are filled with typhoid
patients and there 'are scored of oases
in private hemes. :
Dr. W. B. Morse, a member' Of tbe
State Health Board, in-a publio an
nouncement, warns the people to oook
all vegetables, keep out the flies and
disinfect all vaults' and barns. Dr.
Miles oonfided'to a newspaper reporter
that all but one or two physioinna in
theoitvare oouvinoed that the city
water is unfit for use without boiling.
However, he has issued -no publio
warning to boil the watr or to take
any precautious whatsoever against
the contraction or spread of the dis
ease, and even intimates that many of
the oases 'that have , been reported'as
typhoid are not typhoid in reality.
Tbe epidemio has aroused the city (
as notbing has done for a long time
nnri r.hnrn la floors lArlUinflrui hnt th.
proposal to build a mountain water
system will be carried by a large maj
ority if submitted before the people
have a ohanoe to forget the present
scourge.
WALLA WALUTWET; 622 VOTES
Campaign Stirs Up Feud Between'Gar
den Citr and Pendleton. .
j. ne looai option campaign ciosea at
Walla Walla Monday, when the Gar
den .city voted to. remain "wet" by a,
majority of 622 votes.:..! f .
The business men's league promise
reform and a reduction in numbei of
saloons from 37 to 20 Vr one taToon
to every 1000 estimated populaf
fru. i i .1 - L. .
i tin ilium ii I ii, it i ii luruiu jjhyh u
ized a civio league for the purp -of
law enforcement, and while taking'
aere&t tranquilly, say ine local option
fight will be renewed next eleotion. .
A Walla Walla special reports trjie :
As a result of tbe campaign a fend
has sprnng ap between Pendleton and
tbe Garden city. The "wet" have
bad on display photographs' of about
25 vacant business blocks, tbe result
of Pendleton going dry. President
Moore of the Peadleton Commercial
Club, went to frail a Walla to speak
in behalf of tbe "drya" Add repndtaUd
tbe alleged false statements abont his
oity.
He called on President Crawford of,
the Walla Walla club to have the
pictures taken down,' but met with re
fusal. A telegram senj u:y t'.vovca-'
meroial Club memburs, of Pendleton,
was read Friday night from t!je stage
saying Mr. Moore was not authorized
by that club to make the' statements
be made tbeia..
Moore sent a photographer to Walla
Walla and it is said he secure! 25
pictures of "retiring from business',',,
signs and vaoant pldoes, wnich he de(
viatuo ud Mm guAug w uiuiuuvii