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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1910)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Six and Eight Pases Every Friday. F. B. Boyd, Publisher. Application for entrance as 2nd class matter made on July;5, 11)07 at the poatofflce at Athena, Oregon Under an Actol Congress of March 3, 1879 1 ; Subseri Hon ftatct ! p -r year, In advance 12.00 Blngle copies In wrappers, 5c, tATHENA. ORE.. MAY 13 1910 . It is a question whether the plan to hold a mass meeting to discuss county division, as proposed by Judge Lowell and S, F. Wilson, would do any ma terial good. The proposition is the same as it has been for twenty years. Milton wants the oounty divided and outside that looality no one else does. She comes seeking territory that is unwilling to accede to her demands and always has eon. She has sig nally failed in the past to draw Ath ena and Weston into hor imaginary boundary lines for a new county and she expects nothing but opposition from them now.faence nothing could be gained by her entering on public dis cussion of selflsh desires. Outside of the Milton-Freewater district, the divisonists are counting on support from the state at large in their unjust contention that Athena and Weston territory would be better served in the confines of the proposed oounty. Thus in the possibility of securing assistance by invoking the aid of votes through out the state, Milton divisionists are keen to override the wishes of Athena and Weston and will make a supreme effort to Booure the sufficient number of names required to get tier scheme to a vote. She has selected her boundary lines and will conduct her fight for them. She has flung down the gauntlet and it is up to Umatilla oounty to provide methods of educat ing the voters of the state, as to the true status of the division question. The divisionists are in the fight to stay and Athena and Weston are rad ically opposed to being dragged into a division of territory whioh would tuck an embryo county seat four miles from the Washington state liue and perpetrate an unjust burden of taxation. That Oregon irrigation projects will be pushed to completion is the mes suge of encouragement givon by Ar thur P. Davis, ongiueer of the United Status Reclamation Service, who was in Portland during the week. Ha is on a tour of inspection of projected irrigation works throughout the West. Mr. Davis says he has every reason to believe the $!!0,000,000 bond issue for reclamation will be approved. This will be distributed among 20 projeots uud will mean $1,000,000 for each of the Oregon ' projeots, including Uma tilla, Malheur and Klamath Lake. "The visit of Jatned J. Hill nud party to Portland duriug the past week has boon of great siguifioanoo. Accompanied by railroad oflioials Louis W. Hill has left Portland to wake a tour of the state. He will cross Central Orogou and see for himself what the tounage possibili ties of that groat region are. After this tiip, it is expeoted that a definite announcement will be made as to the expeoted east and west lines across the state. While in Portland Mr. Hill talked freely and bis statements mean much for Oregon. He confirmed bis purchase of the Oregon Eleotno and United Railways, interurban systems running out of Portland, and says he will extend them down tbe Willamette valley. He also confirmed his pur chase of the Paoifio & Eastern but said it was yet too early to talk of a conneecting road clear aoross tfce state. The Deschutes road will of course go ahead as fast as possible, he said, and besides all this railroad aotivity in this state Mr. Hill proposes to do a great deal in securing public ity for Oregon throughout the East and Middle West. The College Suffrage league has donated ten thousand posters to the equal suffrage campaign in Washing ton, which will termiuate-ot the eleo tion in November with a vote on the suffrage amendment to the state con stitution. Now tbe ladies militant will proceed to plaster tbe state with tbe posters, bearing quotations from Lincoln, Roosevelt and Mark Twain advooating "votes for women," Suf frage ' headquarters, 495, Aroade building, Seattle, are sending out posters free of oharge to anyone who will promiseo have them displayed. Tbe suffrage campaign had a little ginger injeoted into it last week by the Seattle Star, whioh began a straw ballot vote among its women readers to find out if the women really want to vote. The results obtained by the newspaper so far are overwhelmingly in favor of "votes for women." The sale of the holdings of the Northwestern Corporation properties throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho to H. M. By lies by & Co., large Eastern investors, announced recently, was confirmed during the past week wheu the final options were closed in Philadelphia. This means the coming of a great amount of new capital to the Paoifio Northwest where it will be used developing water powers and gas and electric plants. W. P. Temple Dead. William P. Temple, son of J. F Temple and one of the best known and most successful farmers of Umatilla county died at his home in Pe'idleton about 0 o'olook Sunday night, after a brief illness. Death was the result of aoute ntritis. The deceased was born in Mahaska oounty Iowa in 1862. The deooased was a member of the Masouio lodge and the order of the Eastern Star and a prominent worker in tbe Farmers Union. Two years ago he united with tbe Presbytenau ohurob and has been an active mem ber of that organization continuously sinoe that time. East Oregonian. Took All His Money. Often all a man earns goes to doc tors or for medicine, to cure a stom ach, liver or kidney trounle that Dr. King's New Life Pills would quietly cure at slight cost. Dust for dyspepsia, indigestion, billiousuess, constipation, jauudioe malaria and debility. 25o at all druggists. The Culgiau stallion, Commissaire, No. !!2870, will he in Athena a, Wright's feed stable for tbe season. Terms, $10, $15 and $20. It. E. Stewait. For Sale A new 5-room house in Milton; or will exchange for Athena property. For particulars, see Emery Achilles, Athena. EXCURSION RATES TO EAST DURING 1910 FROM ALL POINTS ON OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY TO RATES Chioago ....... $75.50 Ccunoil Clutfa 00.00 Omaha 00.00 Kausas City 00.00 St. Joseph 60.00 St. Paul ....... 00.00 StjPaul via Couuoil Bluffs .... G3.00 Minneapolis direot 00.00 Minneapolis.via Couuoil Bluffs - . - 03.90 Dulutb, direot - - - - - - 00.1)0 Duluth, via Council Blults 07.50 St. Iuis 67.50 Ticket will te"ou sale May 2nd and 9th; Juno 2nd, 17th aud 21th; July Gth and 22nd; August Urd; September 8th. Ten days provided for the going trip. Sropovers within limits in either direotiou. Final return limit three mouths from date of sale, but not later thau October li 1st. Oneway through California, $15.00 additional. Inquire of any O R & N Agent for complete information, or write WM. 31. MURRAY General Passenger Agent. A COOL RECEPTION. It Wat Not Surprising, Though, In View of the Explanation. Letters of introduction are not In variably serviceable. For one reason, they may be too frank". Harry Kur fllsa in bis "Confessions of a Carica turist" says that wheu a brother artist was setting forth on bis travels in for eign climes he was provided with a letter of introduction to a certain Brit ish consul. , The writer of the letter Inclosed It In one to the artist saying that he would find the consul n most arrant snob, a bumptious, arrogant humbug, n cad to the backbone. Still, he would probably offer some courtesies to nny one who had a good soelnl standing and thus nunpeiiKiitP the trnveli-r for having to come In contact with such an Insufferable vulgarian. On the return of the artist to Eng land the writer of the letter asked how he had fared with the consul. "Well, my dear fellow," drawled the artist, "he did not receive me very warmly, and he did not ask me to din ner, iu fact, be struck me as being rather cool." "Well, you do surprise nie," rejoined his friend. "He's n cad. as I told you In my letter, but he's very hospitable, and 1 really can't understand this state of things. You gave him my letter of introduction?" "Why. I thought so; but, do you know, on my Journey home 1 discov ered It In my pocketbook, so I must have banded to biin instead your note to me about him." The explanation was quite adequate. A MEMORY TEST. The Act by Which One Controversy Was Decided. Three men were disputing iu Berlin one day as to which of them had the best memory, and finally they asked a well known writer to decide the mat ter. "Head me any page of Goethe's prose works," said one of the three, "and I will at once repeat it word for word." "I can do better than that," said the second one. "Put me in a corner of this room, find I will play three games of chess simultaneously without ever looking at the boards." "That's nothing to what I can do," said the first speaker again. "Begin a conversation with me now about the most absurd things possible, and at the end of an hour 1 will repeat the entire conversation to you." The third roan was silent, and the referee said to him: "Why don't you tell us what you can do? A few min utes ago you were boasting a good deal of your wonderful memory." "I know it," was the reply, "but 1 did not then know that my two friends took the matter so seriously. And as they are so much In earnest I will not try to Nnrpass them, for 1 cannot for get that each of them did me a favor yesterday." "Yesterday?" asked the referee. "Yes," was the reply. "And you have not yet forgotten it? In that case the laurels belong to you, for you have Indeed a wonderful mem ory." Seven. Numerous are the queer beliefs con cerning the number seven. From the vry earliest ages the seven great plan ets were Uuown and ruled this world aud the dwellers in it, and their num ber eutered into every conceivable matter lmt concerned man. There are seven days In the week, "seven holes in the head, for the master stars are seven," seven ages both for man and the world in which he lives. There are seven material heavens. There are seven colors in the spectrum and sev en notes in the diatonic octave, and the "leading" note of the scale is the seveuth. Be it noted that the seventh son is not always gifted with benefi cent powers. Iu Portugal he is be lieved to he subject, to the powers of darkuess and to be compelled every Saturday evening to assume the like ness of an ass. St. James' Gazette. Natural Gas. Natural gas is a member of tbe par affin series formed by the decomposi tion of animal matter, as In Ohio and Indlaua gas, and from vegetable mat tef, as in Pennsylvania gas, this decay having occurred within the rocks and probably at moderate temperatures. When once formed it accumulates in the pores of the rocks in which it orig inated or In the overlying layers, but Is usually kept from escaping to the surface by the presence of some layers of impervious rock. It is then obtained by the piercing of these strata by wells, or where the beds have been Assured by folding or faulting It may issue from natural channels. New York Americau. An Inspiration. "What's the name of her successful story';" "Byllosiperhoof:" "Gracious: What does it mean?" "She doesn't know." "Where did she get It?" "Wh.v. she was on a train wonder lng In a discouraged way where sbe would cet a name for the story. Ana Just then the brakeman opened the car door aud called the next staion." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Got His. "I'll admit I was trying to get some thing for nothing " "Well?" "I pit whnt 1. deserved."-Washing ton Hern Id. Never ferret t'nit the nearest ap proach to perfei-i domestic happiness on earth Is the cultivation of unselfish ii ess. I Tte: Mfaenaland 'Company' Post Building, Main Street, Athena, Oreg. Farm Lands and City Property Listed for Sale at Right Prices 4S0 acres of finest wheat land in Umatilla county and highly improved, can be had now for $S5 per acre $15 be low adjacent lands. A splen did opportunity. 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. We have- a first-class Sta. tionery Steam Threshing out fit for sale cheap. Full equip ment and ready for the field. 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 v or exchange for . Portland suburban property. "trir"iji THE SlPfl fll8P OF fflHISI? AMD ALLTORATand LURS DISEASES . . . . . 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