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cATHEN A. ORE., FEB.,' 25 . , , 1910
MR. TAYLOR'S CANDIDACY,
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Ere another issue of the ; Ptees is
printed the result of the city election
will he ' known. Interest oenteis in
the office of water commissioner, and
the Press, being the "enbsidized
organ" of Mr. Taylor, naturally be
lieves him to be eminently the light
man for the offloe, the recognized
qualifications of bis opponent to the
contrary notwithstanding. Mr. Tay
lor's oandidaoy raises questions in
connection with the water system
which are of vital importance to water
consumers and property owners.
He has bad considerable experience
with the water works, at the time of
installation of the gravity syBtem being
Mayor of the city and consequently
he has knowledge of the needs of the
system in detail.
He stands on a platform of bis own
making; a platform Which is pre
eminently on the side of the consumer
and broad enough JEor. the -consumer
to stand with him.
He does not believe Water consum
ers are getting "the , worth. of their
money, either in quality or quantity.
In the first instanoe he would en
deavor to improve conditions by fur
ther developing the source of supply
in the ..gravity system, , believing the
flow of ' the watershed is at present
gravitating below the intake pipes
and1 getting away on the bedrook.
This he would relieve by prospeotinjr
to see if ' sufficient water 'is there to
justify the construction of a concrete
wall below the intake pipes, and thus
force the water tip so that it could
find its way into the reservoir. This
woufd a lab eolva the problom, if suc
cessful, in tbe seoood instance. .
Mr. Taylor favors a thorough in
vestigation and overhauling of the
water question in all its different
phases. ' ' ' ' ' '' ' '
He questions the present method
of the commission in taxing tte city
$54 per month for .hydrants 'for' fire
purposes,, believing the ;oitv should
pay for what it uses in case of fire,
and no more. ,
He would have a yearly report, made
to the city oounoil, setting forth the
financial condition of the Water de
partment, and published So that prop
erty owners would know the exaot
conditions.
He favors an equitable adjustment
of salary payment of the city marshal
and water superintendent, avering
that in as aiuoh as the greater portion
of this official's time is direoted to the
duties of water superintendent, that
department should bear its jQst pro rata
of expense or lu accordance with the
time devoted by the official to his
duties lu that department, thus plao
ing tho expense where it belongs.
lu short, Mr. Taylor stands for bet
ter methods in the Water Commission
business all around, and if elected
will do all he oan to bring about
better results.
With the coming of the Caledonian
pionio, the county school track meet
and the Chatauqua, Athena i pre
paring to do her share in affording
entertainment for Umatilla county
people this year. Thus it will be
seen that the park is a , valuable asset
in the matter of giving the oity the
prestige of being the. center of enter'
tainment and pleasure. People have
long sinoe tiied of the alurements
afforded by hot, dusty streets for pic
nics and celebrations and greatly, pre
fer to attend gatherings where recre
ation may be bad beneath cool shade
trees.
Sudden Death of Child.
"Violet Hulda, the little four year
old daughter of Mr. add Mrs. James
Q. Bryan died Monday evening after
a short illness from bowel complaint.
The little one was taken sick Satur
day noon and a little later a pbysioian
was -called, and no apparent alarm
was felt. Sunday a notable ohange
for the worse was noted, and Monday
Dr. Smith of Pendleton was called in
oonpqltation. Monday evening the
littl i one passed away. Funeral ser
vices -were held yesterday at; 11
o'olook, a. m., Kev. Denney conduct
ing the servioes. . , ' . ''
Not for Union.
Even though the present water com
mission has clipped off approximately
$100 per month by substituting eleo
trio power for steam, at the pumping
station, something like $83 per month
is still being paid out for pumping a
constant drain on the city's resources,
without anything being done to im
prove the condition of the gravity
system in wbiob thousands of dollars
have been expended with praotioally
no returns at present from the invest
ment. It would seem that there is
room for some improvement.
,. The first snowfall of the winter of
1909-10 was on November 13, and
from that time to this with scarcely
an intermission, there has been snow
on the ground in Athena. This state
of affairs ins made a long feeding
season for atookmen and farmers, and
feed of all kinds is running low.
Taft's Linooln Day speeob, made in
New York is to be franked through
the mails, through an order by con
gress that it be printed, in the Con
gressional Reoord Thus the rank
abuse of tbe mails ' continues and the
cause of tbe postal department defioit
encouraged. Seeds next
With nine feet of snow at Kamela,
the summit of the Blue mountains and
more than ordinary depth in tbe foot
nills reported, there is evidently a
prospect for floods in tbe streams lead
ing from the mountains when tbe
breath of tbe obinook gets in its work.
The sum of $51 was paid in admis
sion fees at tbe basket ball game Sat
urday night. This is a pretty good
showing to be made for a town of this
size, and would indicate that olean,
wholesome athletios has tbe approval
of Athena people.
Wanted: One Biff "Chinook."
Tbe Indians have tired of the winter
weather and long for tbe big "obi
nook." Their ponies are becoming
mere skeletons and unless tbe snow
disappears from the hillsides shortly,
their herds will be greatly depleted in
numbers. "Mebby so oumbiyu . obi
nook byemby; spose no cum soon, then
halo oay use, halo cow, halo mowituh."
Thus spoke one of the , Umatillas yes
terday, aud tbe oondition of the oay
use he was riding more than verified
bis statement.
Will Have Deer Tark.
J. J. Williams, residing in the
Crookett neighborhood, near Free
water, will establish a deer park on
his farm, ia this venture Mr. Wil
liams seems to be outclassing bis
nieghbors in diversified farming.
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Colonis
Rates
to
OREGON
,; And the Great Northwest.
The management of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. and
Southern Paoifio Co, (Oregon Linos) takes great pleasure in announcing
that the low rates from Eastern cities, which have done so'uiuoh in past
eeasouto stimulate travel to and sottlemont in Oregon, will prevail
Again this Spiiug DAILY from Maroh 1 to April 15, iuolusive.
People of Oregon
The railroads have doue their part; now it's up to you. 't The colonist
rate is the greatest of all faomebuilders. Do all you can to let Eastern
people know about it, aud encourage them to come here, where laud is
cheap and homet)uildliig easy aud attractive.
Fares can be prepaid at home if desired. Auy agent of the roads
named is authorised" to iooolve the required deposit and telegraph ticket
to any point iu tbe Kut.;
Remember the rates FromChioago, $33; from St. Lcnls, $33; from
Omaha and Kaunas City, $35. This reduction is proportionate from ail
ptber cities. ,5
WM. M'MURUAY
General Passenger Agent.
Pendleton, February 17, To tbe
Editor. We the pastor and deacons of
the Baptist church of Pendleton have
been informed that it bus been report
ed in Athena that tbe Baptise church
of Pendleton is going to unite with
tbe Christian ohurob. We wish to
state that there is no truth in tbe re
port and that the union has not even
been considered. Ralph E. Storey,
pastor; L. E. Penland. E. Coffman,
A. F. May, John W. Welles, and J.
H. Morris, deacons.
Teachers' Association Dates.
Speoial preparations are now under
way for the meeting of the Inland
Empire Teaobers association at Pen
dleton, Maroh 23, 21 and 25. It is
tbe intention to make this meeting tbe
largest and most successful of any of
the sort ever held in the inland empire.-
The association comprises all
of the teaobers of eastern Washington,
eastern Oregon, Idaho and western
Montana.
New $37,000 School House.
Teaobers and pupil at Milton this
week used tbe new $37,000 central
sohool. building for the first time.
Tbe new building contains eight
rooms of uniform size and appearance,
eaob having a. capacity for aooomo
dating 60 pupils.
Administrator Appointed.
Earl Dudley of this city, has been
appointed administrator of the estate
of bis deoeased wife, Mrs. Estella Lee
Dudley. '
Card of Thanks. ;
We take tnis method of expressing
our thanks for tbe kindness shown us
during the illness and death of our
little daughter, Violet.
. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bryan.
QUEER VILLAGES.
Some Peculiar Ones That May Be Seen
In England.
The English village is very dear to
the hearts of poets and painters, and
thousands of them are certainly charm
ing. A few, however, are more amus
ing than anything else as, for in
stance, one which consists entirely of
old railway carriages, even the chapel
being composed of four horse trucks.
Another village, with a population of
1,100 and taxed at the valuation of
$8,000. has neither school, church nor
other public building, the only thing of
the sort being a letter box on a pillar.
Villages with but a single inhabitant
are not unknown, one of them being
Skiddaw, in Cumberland. The single
villager complains bitterly because he
cannot vote, there being no overseer to
prepare a voters' list and no church or
other public building on which to pub
lish one. as the law requires. u.ne
lonely rate payer in n Northumber
land village has decllnea to coniriDuie
monev to maintain the roads, remark
ing that the one he has is quite good
enough for its use. lu tne lsie oi n-iy
is a little parish with about a dozen
inhabitants that has no rates, as there
are no roads or public institutions of
any kind and consequently no ex
penses. Kemptou. near Bradford, can proba
hw lnv successful claim to tbe distinc
tion of being the longest village in the
world, as it straggles along tne rouu
for & distance of seven miles.
Sometimes a village will entirely
disappear, having been built either on
the edge of the crumbling cliffs that
make part of the coast line or over an
ancient mine. One of the latter class
is in Shropshire, and each year one
or more of the cottages tumbles as the
earth sinks beneath - it. Harper's
Weekly.
Hia Little Scheme.
"Great Caesar, old man!" exclaimed
the gunner as he opened the door and
found his friend's house brilliantly illu
minated at noonday. "What does this
mean? Why are all these blankets
over the windows, and why is the gas
burning in the daytime?"
"Sh!" whispered Guyer cautiously.
"It's a scheme of mine."
"What kind of a scheme?"
"Why, my wife is on a visit to her
mother, and I tell ber I remain nome
every night and read. I've got to get
rid of some gas somehow so it will go
on the bill at the end of the month."
Atlanta Constitution.
A Little Sarcastic
Maid (to lady at door)-Mrs. Spencer
is not at home. Caller (who knows
dlffcrently)-Oh, I'm so sorry! But
never mind. Tell Mrs. Spencer when
she comes iu that I called to say that
I'm awfully glad she goes out more
than she did. I've always wondered
why she kept herself cooped up iu the
houso all the time. Boston Transcript
' Generous.
"What "was .the prince's gift to the
bride?"
"A receipt in full for the price she
was to put up for hlm."-Chlcago
Record-HonUd.
Grille by All Means.
"Do worH." ;u(l T'!K-li Kben. "Is
MimpLit" tilu 'f!;i' jilass yoiTs g'in
ter ff !trer r?siN If you smiles dan
if vou ;.;k(.s t Mvs." Washington
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Post Building, Main Street, Athena, Oreo.
Farm Lands and City Property
Listed for Sale at Right Prices
Good wheat land, 800 acres
five miles Southwest of Pen
dleton 500 acres in wheat,
which goes with the place.
It all lies in one body and is
level enough for any kind of
machinery. Plenty of water.
Price, $24 per acre if bought
within the next two months,
A real bargain for some one.
' Four sections of wheat land
in Township One, Morrow
county, can be had for $25
per acre. Well watered and
all fenced 2000 acres tillable
and level enough for a com
bine. Owner will either sell
or exchange for Portland
suburban property.
wwnmTTWTTTTwntmwrwrrwrmw .in mi hi i . in sunn n wr-fflrr-TT'7nff 'liT
480 acres of finest wheat
land in Umatilla county and
highly improved, canjbe had
now for $85 per acre $15 be
low adjacent lands. A splen
did opportunity.
We have a first-class Sta
tionery Steam Threshing out
fit for sale cheap. Full equip
ment and ready for the field.
Should you want choice city
property, see us. We have it.
Property bought, sold and ex
changed in all parts of Oregon
and Washington. Box 274,
Phone, 355.
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