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VOLUME XXII.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JANUARY 21, 1910.
NUMBER 3
Now is the time to secure your Office Stationery
for the year. .
THE TUH-H 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
Straw Vote Over the State Shows Him
to Be Choice for State Super
ihtendent of Schools.
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Wall Paper
Paints, Oils, Class
House Sign and Carriage Painting
E. T. Kidder, McArthur Building
4y Ewleai Market
J. II. STONE, Prop.
NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET
The Best Meat to be found in Town. Come and sec
me. I will treat you right.
J. II. STONE, ATHENA, OREGON
- Prof. L. JR. Alderman, who spoke at
the educational rally ia this city h&a
bright rprospeots of succeeding J. H.
Aokernianjto. the office of State Sohool
Superintendent, - ;
Sometime ago, Charles H. Jones,
editor of the Oregon Teaohers Monthly
sent ont circular letters to each of the
county superintendents asking them
to nominate candidates for state
sohooL superintendent. The superin
tendents responded generally and the
following , candidates were named:
L. R. Alderman,' of Eugene; E. D.
Ressler, of Coiyallis; A. J. Churchill,
of Baker City ; -ft; F. Robinson, of
Portland, - and, P. .Ij. : Campbell, of
Eugene. '"Mr. Jones took these can
didates as a basis for a "straw vote,"
and in the January number of the
Oregon Teaohers Monthly will make
the following announcement:
"The Oregon Teaohers Monthly's
straw : vote contest for state sohool
superintendent olosed December 25.
Altogether 1609 votes were cast and
eaoh comity, in the state was repre
sented except Curry and Lake. The
votes were fairly well distributed and
the following are the results obtained:
L. R. Alderman, 916;. E. D. Ressler,
218; R. F. Robinson; 182; P. L.
Campbell, 180; A. J. Churohill, 101;
scattering, 63. The candidates in no
way have taken any special interest
in the matter.' So far as we know,
no solicitation or pressure by them
has been brought to bear upon any-of
the teaohers. .The candidates were
all known to the teaohers." ,; ;f .
L. R. Alderman, associate professor
of education in the University of Ore
gon, who wins .in the straw vote con
test by the teaohers of the state, re
ceived over four times as many votes
as his nearest competitor. The pres
ent superintendent. J. H. Ackermau,
who will have had 12 years of success
ful work in the offioe is not a candi
date for re-election. ' , '
Mr. Alderman was born in Yamhill
county 87 yearaago of a pioneer fam
ily. He attended the Dayton publio
sohool and later was a student at Mo
Minnville college. While there he
represented his jjollege in the first
inter-collegiate oratorical "contest. Ber
entered the University of Oregon in
the fall of 1895 and graduated in
June, 1898, with an A. B. degree. He
was a hard student, an able debater
aud was honored by being eleoted
president of the student body.
After graduating ho taugbt sohool
in Halsey and Brownsville, in Linn
county, and was then elected vioe
prinoipal of the schools of MoMinn
ville, . Next year ho was eleoted prin-:
eipal, whioh position he held for
three years. . '
In 1904 he was eleoted superintend
ent of schools for" Yamhill county.
While in tnis position he started the
sohool fair, to bring the sobools aud
homes oleser together. Under nis
leadership 1500 children had home
gardens and over 500 girls made
bread every Saturday under the in
struction of their mothers.
In the spring of 1907jjMr. Alderman
was elected superintendent of the city
sohools of Eugene. While in this
position he started many kinds of in
dustrial work and also got the oo-oper-atioa
of his teaohers, pupils and par
ents,' so that the school board raised
His salary . and offered him a three
year Contract, but two state sohools
offered him a position. He aooepted
the position he now holds in the state
university. 1 " ; y
He is a man of . vigorous health and
has a strong personality and broad
sympathies. - '
Card of TTianks.
The family and relatives of Albert
Brouillard who died Friday; desire to
tbank all for the many kindnesses
shown thorn in their bereavement
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DELL BROTHERS, ".KIJSF w Athena, Oregon i
RECEPTION TENDERED PASTOR
Tendered Under Auspices of Young
People's Ideal Christian Club.
The members of the Christian
church and their friends tendered a
reception to Mr, and Mrs. E. B. Batris
Wednesday evening.' The ' retiring
pastor and his estimable wife have a
host of friends in Athena and vicinity,
who are sorry . to see them leave the
city. The reception whioh was held
in the church, was largely attended.
Plenty of , entertainment was offered,
refreshments' were served and the
evening thoroughly enjoyed by all
present. ,;. ,:; :
. The reoeption was given under tbn
auspioes of the Young People's Ideal
Cbristain Club,- and was attended by
more than 300 persons. V . ;
. ;lhe Bible sohool room was cosily
arranged for the occasion, and after
the musical program,, the older ooes
of the assemblage repaiied to tbe
dining room in the basement, where
the refreshments were served. Joseph
N. Soott presided as toastmaster and
notable among the responses were
those of Mr. S. F. Wilson and Rev.
Ryder, .
TLe former paid a high tribute to
Mr. Harris and bis persevering effort
in, ohuich wck. Rev. Ryder com
mended the retiring pastor for labor
well performed and spoke of the
pleasant relationship existing between
the Athena pastors, j- Prof. Mulkey,
on behalf of the publio sohools, told
of the deep interest Mr. Harris had
taken in sohool work, and Mrs. Harris,
Rev. Hammond, James Fobs and F. B.
Boyd responded. Mr. Harris feelingly
told bow inadequate words were to
express bis appreciation of the good
will and assistance given him by tbe
people of Athena during the eighteen
months he has worked here.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris will enter the
evangelistib field. They will engage
in their new work shortly and they
will taka with tbem the best wishes
of every one in Athena.
METHOD OF KILLING COYOTES
Mining Prospector Uses Nitro-GIyccr
y ine on Meat with Success,
Unique and oertain of results is the
method employed by St Q. MoMahon ,
a mining prospector, in killing coy
otes and other predatory animals ia
the Whiskey valley district of cen
tral Washington. He uses nitro
glycerine and has already collected
more than $250 in bonnties on soalps
brought to the offioe of the auditor
of Kittitas county since January 1.
While at Ellensbnrg with a wagon
load of pelts the other day he told a
number of sportsmen and habitues at
tbe court honse the secret of his suc
cess as a bounty-earner, saying: ?..-'
"I'm out in the hills prospecting
most of tbe time and my only com
panions are tbe coyotes and other
wild things. In this instance the
company is worth money only when
dead and is nothing more or less than
an annoyance when alive.
. "I haven't the time to hunt coyotes
but to make a little 'easy money' and
at the same time rid the district of
some of the nuisanoes I 'load' pieces
of meat with nitro-glycerine, such as
I use in blasting the ore rock, aud
scatter tbe tid-bits near the coyotes'
haunts in tbe niils.
"The coyotes come
times singly, but more
threes and in packs;
meat and, aa it looks
they gulp it down ' and
over with 'em. .
"The explosive kills instantly, but
does sot Injure tbe pelt enough to pre
vent tbe county auditor from paying
the bounty. r
"I'vo killed hundreds of these pests
in my time and I expect to 'bag
many more before tbe end of tbe
year. The game is worth while, for
1 not only cot tbe bounty but also
helD tbe farmers and stookgrowers in
getting rid of their worst enemies.'
W LL DIVIDE STOCK
Athena Department Store Will Con
tinue Under Management and
-. Control of Mr. Brown.
After Maroh 1, or sooner perhaps,
tbe Athena Department Store will pass
to the management- and control of
J. F. Brown, of tbe firm of Steward
and Brown, present owners of the big
store. Mr. Steward will i etire from
the firm and will take tbe Jar man
portion of the stook to some other'
poiut where it will be disposed of.
This portion ? of the Btook whioh
consists principally of the heavier
lines of shoes, clothing, Underwear
etc, will find ready sale in lumber or
mining onnjps, aud it is the intention
of Mr. Steward to find some each
looation.
By the division of tbe stook on the
basis mentioned . above, tbe Jarman
stook will be totally eliminated, leav
ing Mr. Brown tbe new lines that
have been purchased since the firm
engaged in business here.
Those lines taken in connection with
the big stocks whioh have been order
ed for tbe spring and summer trade
will give Mr. Brown a complete new
slook of goods, and of a bigber grade
than has heretofore been offered for
sale in Athena;
Mr. Steward tells tbe Press that his
business relations with the people of
Athena and vioinity have , been most
pleasant, and he Is loath to leave. In
toe short time they have been resi
dents of Athena Mr. and Mrs. Steward
have made many friends. .
The division of tbe stock will pro
bably begin when the present 20 per
oent discount sale, now running, is
concluded. As soon as the old Jarman
stock is out of tbe way, Mr. Brown's
new goods will begin to arrive and tbe
big store will soon be Ailed with the
best tbe market has to offer.
More Land Reclaimed.
1 Twenty thousand acres of land bor
dering upon the Columbia river, em
braced in the third unit of tbe Uma
tilla irrigation projeot in Oregon,
will be thrown open to homestead en
try at 9 o'olook February 10. This
announcement was ninde Saturday
by tbe seoretary of tbe interior. Op
portunity will be given to take up a
farm .varying in size from ten to 40
acres. . Upori 'whioh " the charge for.
building tbe Irrigation system is $00
an acre, payable $18 per aore at tbe
I time of making entry and $0 per
acre annually tnerearter. xne Jand
is all below the elevation of 600 feet
above the sea level, thus insuring
olimatio conditions favorable to the
early ripening of fruit. ,
along, eouie
often in twos,
they find tbe
good to 'em,
then it is all
'''' storing ice.
Two carloads of ioe. 110 tons, have
been stored in. tbe Athens Truck com
D&ny's bouse this week. Tbe congeal
ed acqua para comes from JKortb
Powder and is first class In every
respeo'
A Pleasant Party. ,
The home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Potts west of town was tbe soene of
much merriment ou the evening of
tbe 14th when a party of, friends and
neighbors met thereto spend tbe even
ing in a sociable way. Games, were
indulged in until a late hour, when
refreshments were served by tbe host
ess. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. George Hansell, Mr.
aud Mrs. Henry Sobmitt, Mr. and
Mrs. Caspar Woodward, Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Hansell, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Kisler, Miss Charlotte Wall, Miss
Falab Luwson, Ray and Blain Hansell
and Mr. John Benson.
N Pendleton Academy Won.
. Afthe opera honse Friday night,
Athena High school lost a donble
header basket ball game to Pendleton
Aoademy. Tbe boy's game was won
by tbe Aoademy by a score of 29 to 14
and the girls lost. 80 to I.J The score
for the first half of th boys game
was 22 to 10 in favor of tbe aoademy,
while that for the second half was
7 to 4 in favor of tbe aoademy. Tbe
girls showed considerable improve
ment, and demonstrated that they are
fast learning tbe game.
Hay In Demand.
Tbe unusual length of time roquir
cd to , feed stook this winter, has
drawn heavily on the hay supply in
all carts of tbe Northwest. In this
seotion there is sure to be a scarcity
of bay and many farmers will be com
palled to buy before tbe new crop
comes on. Predictions of $20 bay
are heard.
SCHOOL DEBUTE IS POSTPONED
Contests Will Be Held Thursday Even
ing of Next Week.
The three high sohool debates
which were to have oocured in this
county Friday evening of this week
have been postponed until Thursday
of next week. Tbe detates .wilL te .
held simultaneously in this "'city,
Pendleton and Weston. 1 ',
These are a part of the stato series
whioh are now being held throughout
tbe state and are the first that the
sohools of this county have 'partici
pated in this year. Eaoh of the three
sohools has two' teams, one to uphold
tbe affirmative and one to uphold the
negative of the same question. ,
The question' to be debated is, Re
solved, That life imprisonment with
restricted pardoning power should
be substituted for capital punishment
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' Pendleton's affirmative team will
debate Athena's negative team there.
Athena's affirmative team will de
bate Weston's negative team in this
city, while Pendleton's negative team
will debate Weston's affirmative team
at Westou. .
DISTRICT MINISTERIAL CONVENTION HEBE
It is practically asenied that tbe
annua) convention of tbe Walla Walla
District Ministerial Asscciatiou of tbe
Methodist Episcopal ebnrob, will
convene in this city during April.
Rev. Hammond, pastor of tbe Meth
odist cbnrch in this city, informs the
Press that Walla Walla has relin
quished her request for tbe convention
in favor of Atbena, and that all dele
gates except onehe being in an in
acoessable place in Idaho and not yet
reported are favorable to Atbena as
the place of meeting. Ths Commer
cial Asbociaiie.-:, at its niebtiug Wed
nesday evening, voted to extend a
letter of invitation to tbe Ministerial
association to bold its convention
here. -
The Wail Walla District of tbe
Ministerial Association of tbe M. E.
cburcb, embraces about 40 appoint
meats in Eastern Oregon, Washington
and Idaho. At least forty ministers
will attend tbe convention which will
be in session two days. Tbe evenings
will be devoted to musical and literary
programs, and addresses by able men
will be a ptoniineut feature. Rev
Gabriel Bjken, presiding eldci of the
district will pteeide.
; Dry Vote in a Dry Town.
Daytons oounoil is facing a question
unlike any' previously decided by a
municipal body in the northwest. . .
Although Dayton . is now a ."dry";
town, a special eleotion will be held
Maroh 29 to settle local option. If
the town' is voted "wet" whioh is
declared to be probable, will the coun
cil, whioh ia "dry" to the man,- per
mit tbe return of saloons or will it
ignore the desire of the voters as ex
pressed at the polls and refuse to
grant, licenses? Tbisis the question
foremost in tbe minds of the popnlaoo
and a preliminary to what will un
questionably te the hottest fight on
record there. "Wets" say if the
town ia voted "wet" and the counoil
refuses to grant licenses that a "wet"
council will be nominated at the Dec
ember election. Business men and
others who voted "dry" when the
saloons were closed a year ago have
deolared a desire to defeat looal option
because the "diies'V are dopirous of
calling a speoial eleotion and putting
tbe city to the extra expense when the
autboiitios now have the liquor trafflo
well in hand.
On Wav to California.
Louis Hodgen, tbe well-known reser
vation farmer, who bns been spend
ing tbe winter in California, is id tbe
city today. He was called back to
Oregon ty the sudden death of his
mother, Mrs. James Clinton Hodgen,
whioh oocured at ber home near
Vincent a few days ago She was a
victim of a stroke of paralysis and
died suddenly. Mr. Hodgen is on his
way back to California where his
family is visiting at tbe home of
Charles Brown and family who ore
living in Saw telle, near Los Angeles.
East Oregonlan.
Brakeman Gets $14,000.
Damages of $14,000 were awarded
George Bowliu, a former O. R. & N.
brakeman Monday by tbe jury, fcefore
whom the case had been tried for three
days in Judge Bean's court. He sued
for $35,000. Bowtin was mad6 a
cripple for life in an accident at Gib
bon station more than two years ago.
He spent 28 months in a Portland
hospital and is now compelled to oho
a orutan and a cane. In switobing
tbe train was snapped in two, allowing
tbe brakeman to full between tbe oars.
Sussex Chickens.
Aq attractive feature of tbe Umatilla-Morrow
county poultry show at!
Pendleton next week will be tbe ex
hibition of tbe new Sussex obiokens,
a recent importation from Ireland, by
Mr. Elliott of Waitsburg. Tnese birds
were originated by tbe British govern
ment experiment station in Ireland,
and out of 26 flggs received from
tbat country by Mr. Elliott 25 obiok
ens were hutched. The Sussex is euid
to be tbe greatest egg producer iu tbe
world. -" -;
Wants Divorce. '
A suit for divorce was filed Monday
intbecirouit court by Mrs. Minnie
A. Baker against David C, Baker.
The parties to the suit were married
iu Atbena in - J89'J and have three
children, ranging in age from five to
nine years. Drunkenness and doser
tiou are alleged as grounds for divorce.
Mrs. Baker asks for tbe care- and
custody of the children and for $15
per month alimony. '
Roads in Bad Shape.
Snow drifts aud high water made
tbe roads almost ' impassable dnring
tbe fote part of tbe week. For a time
teams passed over the drifts bnt when
tbe snow became soft it was necessary
to do considerable traveling through
fields. "
Selling Oil Stock.
J. P. Wilbur of Union, who has
been in tbe city for several days; has
disposed of qnite a large block of
stock in tbe Eastern Oregqn Oil and
Gas Co., to Atbuua inventors. The
company's well is uuur Yale, ia tho
Malheur oil Melds. . . -