A STROKEOFJORTUNE
The Bit of Good Luck That Over
; took Barney O'Connor.
WEALTH THRUST UPON HIM.
Thi Visitor That Called to See th. Man
Who Had Been Injured Tha Sight
That Greeted Him and the Hasty
Proposition He Handed Out. .
Several years ago two brothers
named McDonald were In business in
Ilalsted street Among the habitues
of their establishment was a man
named O'Connor. A man named An
derson then was claim agent for the
street railway company that connected
Ilalsted with Chicago.
- Barney 0Conjior was a happy-go-lucky
chap who didn't worry much
about anything. He was partial to
his beer, had no kith or kin to be re
sponsible for, cared little for clothes
andworked only when It was abso
lutely essential, which wasn't often.
McDonald Bros, liked to have Bar
ney around on account of the wit be
had brought with him from the ould
sod, and so they found little tasks for
him to do. One day Barney was loaf
ing around McDonald's about half il
luminated and Jn an extremely rosy
frame of mind when they decided
they wanted some goods over In'tho
city. Barney was delegated to go after
them. Ho stopped at the corner buffet,
hoisted another one and took a car for
the loop. ,
The car was crowded fore and aft,
and Barney got on the aft. He didn't '
' got much more than halfway on the
step when there came a jolt The
crowd surged back on Barney, and be,
with several others, was dumped into
the street. Barney suffered worse than
the rest, as be was underneath. But
he wasn't hurt badly. He was knock
ed unconscious, but after they carried
blm into a store and threw cold water
on him he came out of It in good
shape. All that remained were a few
cuts. '.
The conductor, however, was ex
cited, lie wasnew at the business,
, and when he took the names and ad
dresses of the victims of the crash be
got considerably balled bp. Perhaps
he made Barney's injuries a little
more grave than they really were.
After O'Connor got over bis dizzi
ness he went on uptown and bought
bis stuff for the McDonalds. He also
visited a drinking place on Randolph
street. It was there that he learned
of a clam bake that was to be held
that night at a saloon on lower Ilal
sted. Celebrations of this sort ap
pealed to Barney,, and he resolved to
be on hand. .
He was. They had a lovely time.
Along about 12 o'clock the festivities
became superjoyous, and arguments
arose. Barney was in the midst of
these. Fisticuffs followed forensic
froth, and O'Connor was numbered
among the slain.
How he got to his room be couldn't
explain coherently. He sure was some
beat up. What tbey didn't do to blm
wouldn't take loug to tell. It was
the, eompletest walloping be ever had
experienced.
lie slept late. When he woke up he
wlsTied he could have slept later. He
found moving undesirable after an at
tempt or two at It, so he stayed in bed.
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
landlord of tb3 rooming house came up
and told Barney a man wanted to see
him. Seldom had Barney bad visitors,,
and his curiosity was aroused. But
it wasn't Btrong enough to Induce him
to get up. lie told the landlord to
have tho man sent up to tho room.
Anderson, out to settle early and
avoid the rush, came in and took a
look at Barney. lie nearly fainted.
"It I get out,ot this on less than $1,
000 I'll be lucky," he told himself.
Then he proceeded to business.
"It kind o' bunged you up, didn't
it?" he Logan as a feeler. He couldn't ,
sny less, for ho had a conscience.
"Well, some," acknowledged Barney,
not grasping the pertinence of the
question, but realizing its truth.
"You know, a suit always involves
a lot of delay and trouble, and the
company has better facilities, and it's
better for the plaintiff to settle"
"Wot are yea talkln' about?" Barney
broke in.
"Why, I'm from the street railway,
and we want to see if we can't fix
this up for you for getting hurt. We
want to do what's right; but, of course,
you understand"
Barney aw a great light. It made
him forget his woes.
"Do yes mean ye want to pay mo for
fallln off the car yistlddy?" he asked.
"That's the idea," answered Ander
son. -:
"Well, here I am," raid Barney
"How much am I offered?'!
Anderson hesitated. J
"Uh-er-I thiuk-cr how'd two fifty
strike you?"
"I think it's worth at lenst five," ho
replied.
"Now, look here," explained -Anderson,
"if you fight this case it'll cost
you nt least $100 for a lawyer, l'oa
might get 5300 in ft trial, ana suu
again you might get nothing. It's al
ways a good idea"
"D yes mean ye'll give ma $230?"
Interrupted O'Connor, sitting up quick
ly desnlte his aches. -
"That's it" replied Anderson, so fas
cinated by the picture of war's horrors
portrayed by Barney's face that ho
failed to notice the surprise in uia
"I'll take U," said O'Connor la a
hurry. "Bring It to rue all ia qumr-
tors." Chicago Tribune.
The rcrlotl of deepest sleep varies
from 8 o'clock to 5. . . , . .
FINE POULTRY EXHIBITION
Will Be Held at Pendleton By Umatilla-Morrow
Countr Association.
With prizes amounting ia value to
approximately $500, the first annual
exhibit of the recently formed Umatilla-Morrow
county Pooltry Associa
tion will be held in Pendleton, Jan
nary, 25, 26, and 27. It is to be a
score curd show and will be the lar
gest score caid show in Oregon this
year.
The announced pnrpose of the or
ganization is to develop the poultry
industry in the two counties named
and for that leason it was deoided to
make a score card show. The exhibit
will therefore be of great value to all
breeders in the two counties, both'old
and new. It gives the beginner a
chance to find out exactly the quality
of the chickens he possesses for every
bird will be given a card, showing its
good and bad points.
For the old breeder the show will
prove to be an exceptional opportunity,
for the ohickeu industry is just get
ting a good start In this section of
Oregou and from all sides, are com
ing in inquiries concerning eggs and
stock. There will probably te more
intending purchasers at this show
than at auy other held in the North
west this winter. The dates, too,
are the vory best possible for the sell
ing of stock and the taking of orders
for eggs. v - ' ' ; ""
In addition to these faots the list of
caBb prizes, the special and the
beautiful cups offered makes it by far
the most attractive show ever held
in eastern Oregon.
The association fuels that it is
exceedingly fortunate in having secur
ed the sorvioes of Elmer Dixon for
judge. He is a man of national rep
utation, is a member of the Amerioan
Poultry association and is licensed fcy
that organization to judge all classes
of poultry iuoluded in the standard of
perfection. Ho is classed ty many as
the leading judge of poultry on the
OOaSt ;" - ','' '" ' ' '
FLY' AIRSHIP HT PENDLETON
Plan Craft to Rise Perpendicularly
From Ground.
As soon as an engine can be install
ed in the airship now being built at
Pendleton a trial flight of the inven
tion will be made, says a special.
There has been uc seoreoy about the
work at any time, but the tuilders
prefer to have visitors wait until
something definite can be shown.
-The machine is being, built at the
home of John H. Bahr a few miles
outside the city limits. It is an at
tempt to build a maohine that will
bo able to rise directly from the earth
without having to resort to the pre
liminary slide or run whioh all aero
planes now find necessary.
The tiresent aeroplane is arte some
large birds, which it is said may be
confined in a case with the top re
moved and yot be unable to fly out
unless the oage is sufflolently wide or
Ions. These birds, snob as wild tur
keys, aud the present aeroplanes all
need a running start to be able to fly.
Some of them have a epeoial piece of
apparatus for this and at one time
the Wright maohines started only
from a monorail, ; down whioh the
nmnhina slid to cet a start. As it
will not be possible to have a special
starting rail wherever an aeronaut
niav happen to land, this type or aero
plane has drawbacks.
For this reason the rendieton in
vestigators Intend, first of all to make
n mnohine which can rise perpen
dicularly from the ground. The first
flichta will sanoosedly demonstrate
whother this has been accomplished.
If tho liftiug arrangement is found
satisfaotory then propellers to drive
the machine will be added.
Saved at. Death's Door.
The door of death seemed ready to
open for Murray W. Ayers, of Transit
Bridge N. Y., when his life was won
derfully saved. "I was in a dreadful
condition," he writes "my skin was
almost yellow; eyes sunken; tongue
coated ; emaoiated from loting 40
pounds, growiug weaker daily. Vii ta
lent liver trouble pulling me down to
death in spite of dootors. Then that
matchless medioine Electrio Bitters
cured me. I regaiued the 40 pounds
lost and now am well and strong."
For all stomach liver and kidney
troubles they're supreme. 50a at all
druggists.
' School Notes,
Oar young people have been so very
busytbat tbey haven't bad time to
write notes school notes this week.
Tuesday night the Athena , High
School held a tryout debate on Capital
punishment, in whioh the affirmative
bore off tbe .honors with Attorney S.
F. Wilson as the leading speaker.
Students have oome up better this
week with their sohQol work.
hi st Friday tbe teachers iu antici
pation of distinguished visitors served
a chicken dinner at sobool. The
sobool board was invited and repre
sented. . .
Next week will close the first half
of our present school term. Final
examinations will be held next week,
covering tbe first semester. Students
of school age desiring to enter sobool
should start Monday January 24.
Ihe school contemplates an old
fashioned spelling match iu tbe near
future. " :' "
Our girls' Basket Bell team was
defeated by Pendleton High Sobool
girls, on our local floor last Saturday
night. A .most delightful reception
was given tbe visitors in tbe basement
of the M. E. cburoh. It was . our
girls' first experience. They did well
under the oiroumstances.. Come again
Pendleton. You ar6 nice people.
Basket ball game tonight, Opera
house 8 p. m. ; Pendleton. Academy
versus Athena High Sobool. The
season is nearing tbe end. Our team
has made substantial progress and
hopes to win at least one game before
the season is over. "' '."'"
In the inter-High School debate,
Weston will debate Athena at Athena
Saturday night, January 22. .Place
to be announced later. We pay ex
penses of judges and visitin g team.
Admission 25 and 35 cents.
Four New Bridges.
Four new steel bridges are to be
constructed in Umatilla couuty this
spring, the county court having dir
ected the clerk to advertise tor bids.
Tho longest of these is to be 110 feet,
whila the shortest is to be 40 feet
Two structures will be put aoioss the
Wslla Walla river, one across ury
Creek aud one across Butter creea.
' Revival Closes.
The climax of the speoial meetings
in tbe town seems to be reached this
week at tbe revival services at the
Methodist ohurob. The Key. Payne
of tbe U. B. ohurob, Weston, , has
been preaohing splendid sermons to
large audiences every night. The
unvarnished truth as presented ty him
has greatly stirred the community,
; : Here'a-a Snap, :
A 640 acres diy laod ranob for sale
cheap, if bought before March Jst
1910. Have , option : and can sell
oheap. ' Will guarantee 50 per cent
a year on your money in raise in
value, besides guarantee 10 per cent
interest on crop. Write concerning
this ranch and learn particulars.
Midvale Real Estate' and Loan Co.,
Midvale, Idaho.
Rev. W. S. Payne
Making Life Safer.
Everywhere life is being made mora
safe through the work or Dr. juag s
New Lite Pills In Constipation,
billiousuees, dyspepsia, indigestion,
liver troubles, Kidney diseases and
iinwnt disorders. They're easy, but
sura and perfectly build up the health.
25c at all druggists,
a . i mi- r-ri
For Sale.
Several pieces of furniture, house
bold conveniences, chickens, horse,
linocv. wheat hay. coal, etc. Call
next week. Ellis 8. Harris.
n a u n n n ba i.vn
m most haaiina aalva in trm weridU
and has aroused some to seek tbe
higher life. The children's meetings
held every afternoon have been un
ique and interesting.' , The series of
meetings are to close on Sunday night,
bnt we nifidiofc that a deeper interest
in vital godliness has been already
aroused that shall continue, after tbe
sorvioes are closed.
A Wild Blizzard Raging
brings danger, suffering often detitb
to thousands, who take colds,
coughs and lagrippe that terror of
winter and spring. Its danger signals
are "stuffed up" nostrils, lower part
of nose sore, chills and fever, paic in
baok of head, and a throat-gripping
cough. When Grip attacks, as you
value your life, dont delay getting Dr.
King's New Discovery. "One bottle
cured me" writer A. L. Dunn of Piue
Valley Miss, "after being 'laid up
hi .in 1 ttm
inree weeas wiin urip. ror sore
lungs, Hemorrhages, coughs, colds,
Whooping cough, Bronohitis, asthma,
it's supreme. 50o $1. Guaranteed
by all druggists. .
Do You Want to Sell?
If you want to sell your businees, or
if you want to sell your property, and
will make the- price right, I would
lise to hear from you. . Give descrip
tion and price. Address J. E. Smith
613 Chamber of Commeroe, Portland,
Oregon. .
For Sale.
40 acres of iioh hay soil plenty of
moistute 7 milesfrom Condon county
seat of Gilliam county and a railroad
town. Horses, harness, machinery,
blaoksmith shop etc goes with the
place. '$38 per acre, one-third cash,
good terms. Write Box 125 Condon,
Oregon, r , .
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE TO
CREDITORS.
Ia the County Court of tbe State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In tbe matter of the estate of Bobert
J. Boddy, deoeased. : . V
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom it may concern that Jaokson
Nelson has qualified as exeoutor-of
tbe last will and testament of Bobert
J. Boddy, deoeased ; and that all per
sons having claims against his estate
are required to present them, with
proper vouohers as reason by law, to
said executor at the law offices of
Peterson & Wilson at Athena or Pen
dleton, Oregon, within six months
from date hereof.
Dated this the 7tb day of January,
A. D. 1910.
Jackson Nelson, Exeontor.
''T-'.'v
SUMMONS. .
Iu the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for Umatilla County.
DoraC. Hahnert, Plaintiff,
vs. ;- "
William F. Hahnert, defendant;
To William F. Hahnert, the above
named defendant:
In tbe name of the State of Oregon,
yon are hereby summoned and re
quired to appear and answer the com
plaint filed against you in tbe above
entitled suit within six weeks from
tbe date of the first publication of this
summons in the Athena Press, a news
paper published weekly at Athena,
Umatilla oounty, - Oregon, and yon
will take notioe that if you fail to so
appear and answer the said complaint
or otherwise plead thereto within said
time the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief prayed for and de
manded in said complaint, viz: For
an absolute decree of divorce from
you; or plaintiff's name to be chang
ed to Dora C. Adams, and for other
equitable relief. .
This summons is published pursuant
to an order of tbe Hon. H. J. Bean,
Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of
the State of Oregou, duly mada and
entered on the 29tb day of Deoember
A. D. 1909, and the first publication
thereof is made on Friday the 31st
day of Deoember A. D. 1909, and the
same win oe puouHueu iur tu uuu
seoutive weeks, the last publication
to appear on Friday " the 11th day of
February A. D. 1910.
Peterson & Wilson
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
40,000 Fruit Trees,
Forty thousand fruit trees were set
bnt in Lans oounty last year, accord
ing to Fruit Inspeolor Beebe, who
submitted to tbe county Horticultural
association his annual report at its
annual meeting.. The figures are as
follows. Two hundred and "twenty
two sores of apples, 13,911 trees; 895
acres oherries, 39,588 trees; 34 acres
pears, 2901 trees; nine acres prunes,
967 trees; 149 acres peaches. 13,283
trees; 200 aores walnuts, ,5376 trees;
total, 1009 aores, 74,053 trees. Set
Qut in 190S: One hundred and ninety
three aores apples, 10,020 txees; 184
aores oherries, 10,049 trees; 121 acres
pears, 8633 tress; 33 acres prunes,
8490 trees; 101 acres peaohes, 6571
trees; 63 acres walnuts, 1598 trees;
total 694 aores, 40,536 trees.'
Professional
S. F. Sharp
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to all
calls, both night and day.
Calls promptly answered, Offloe on Tblrd
Bireei, Ainena uregor
V. R. BILYEU, Dentist
V Athena, Oregon
Office in Post Building. Hours, 8:30
' a. m. to 5:00 p. m.
A Wretched Mistake,
to endure the itohing painful distress
cf Piles. There's uo need to. Listen:
"I suffered muob fioni Piles.", writes
Will A. Marsh of Silver City, N, a
"till I got a bos of Buokleu's Arnica
Salve and was soon cured," , Burns,
boils, ulcers, fever sores, eczema,
cats, chapped hands, - ohilblaius,
vanish before it, 25o at all druggists.
, Stanfield'a First Baby.
StanSeld's fiist ptLte baby has
arrived and a choice residence lot has
been presented to the little tot. She
came to tbe home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ulen Richards and weighs 13 pounds
and has the lusty disposition of her
native town. Prizes are still unclaim
ed for the first boy taby and for the
But baby boru alter Juua 15, 1910.
The town having beeu platted Septem
ber 15, 1909, the latter class was
established iu order to avoid handi
caps. '
PETERSON & WILSON
, Attorneys-at-Law
Athena, Oregon. - Pendleton, Oregon
i WATTS & NEAL
Attorneys-at-Law
Athena, Oregon. - Freewater, Oregon
rsa'
1 OFFICERS
P T. J. KIRK, President.
H. KOEPKE. Vice President,
& F. S. Le GROW, Cashier,
EDW. E. KOONTZ, Ass'L Cashier.
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THE
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J. E. FROOME, prop.
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Only First-class Hotel in
the City.
. THE ST. EICKCLS
Ii the only one thai can accommodate
oommTi&l travelerm.
fan beieeouended for IU clean a4
well ventilated rooms.
Cor. Maim ahoThiss, Atheka.Ot.
Foley's Kidney Cure
makes kMacys end tlsdJcr rirfit'
- - DIRECTORS
T. J. KIRK F. 8. Le GROW, D.
H. PRESTON, A. B MoEWEN,
EDW. KOONTZ, H. KOEPKE.
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OF ATHENA
CAPITAL STOCK. $50,000 SURPLUS, $35,000
A General Banking Business
cond ucted jon Conservative Principles
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$10 to $23
per acre in tbe next two years. If in
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