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Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer
Athena Merchants
Carry Big .Stocks
VOLUME XXII.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.
NUMBER 35
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paying "Be sure you Lave a
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- We nave the Stetson Soft and Derby Hats.
in all the latest styles.
Remember
- You get 4 per cent Discount for' Cash. , Return
$25.00
in cash register checks and get $1 cash or trade free; .
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General Merchandise -Athena, Oregon
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Cash Grocery
Don't Mod ey with Inferior Goodd
Hill Bros.
HI GRADE STEEL CUT COFFEE
Blue Label Can, 35c
Red Label Can, 45c j
Ask vour neighbor it be has ever tried
that High Grade Steel Cut Coffee, which
Worthington carries, and it he has not,
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Men's Working Clothes and Shoes,
No Shelf-worn Goods. Quick sales and small profits is the motto
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BLUE FRONT STORE, rVSttSFSg?-
THE FUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO.
Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of
WILDING MATERIAL
PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES
Posts and Blacksmith coal
A. M. Johnson, Manager
Athena, Oregon
SELL INDIAN LANDS
First Sale of Allotted Lands on Klam
ath Reservation Will Be Made at '
, Expiration of 60 Davs.
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The first sale of allotted lands on
the Klamath Indian reservation will
be made at the expiration of 60 days.
Under the regulations governing the
allotments the heirs of an allottee
have tbe'privilege of selling tbe in
herited lands. ; Three quarter'sections
are now beiog advertised. . Tbe law
requires that before tbe lands oan be
tranf erred they tnnet be advertised ia
a newspaper of general circulation for
a period of 60 days. At tbe end
this period tbe sealed bids are opene
and if they are op to tbe estimate
plaoed on tbe land by tbe Indian agent
and if the bid is satisfactory lo thft
heirs, then a deed oan be issued.;
However, several affidavits most
first be made that the parties to the
transaction are not conspiring to da
frand tbe government. I
Tbe lands to be sold are said to be
good tor raising stock. Muoh of tbe
Klamath reservation ia especially
adapted to raising cattle and horses.
During the past week the Indian agent
has received 100 fall blood Hereford
and Shorthorn bulls from Nebraska.
These will be distributed among tba
Indians free of charge. Last year 1000
yonng heifers were distributed among
tba Indians, v Their herds are being
brought up to the standard by tbe im
portation of this fine stook. Tbe In
dians are given full possession but
oannot sell the cattle given them. It
is believed that next year the Klamath
reservation will be opened to settle
ment The Indians are now using a
very small portion of the 48 town
ships included in the reserve. Tbe
allotments made cover a very small
portion or tbe whole area. When
this vast area is opened to settlement
it will add greatly to tbe wealth of
Klamath oonnty. i i
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New Furniture Manager at Da vis
Kasers, Walla Walla. : I
The Davis-Kaser Co.; Boms, Fur
nishers of Walla Walla, have recently
secured Mr. L. T. Perkins to manage
their furniture depaitment. , Mr. Per
kins waa recently furniture managot
for one of the largest coast firms, and
is known as one of tbe very, best posted
furniture men of the West, and . an
authority on high grade furniture.
The Davis-Kaser Co. ' now carries a
larger stook or Home Furnishings than
the combined Stook of any three stores
in tbeir line within a hundred miles
of Walla Walla. Ihey report that
'this does not mean that tbey have
j reached their goal, but will : continue
I to improve tbeir store in every way
I that will benefit their patrons. Tbe
'always welooTe" spirit at tbeir tig
store has won them a large trade
which tbey value very highly. .
Churches May Consolidate. 1
, The consolidation of the First Meth
odist and the Wilbur Memorial oburob
es in Walla Walla will probably te
tbe result of a meeting wbiob was
held in that city Sunday evening
which was attended by members and
pastors of both congregations. Tbe
reason for the proposed consolidation
ia that the ohurobes ty joining would
form a more solid and more important
body of church workers. Rev. M. H.
Marvin, who has been pastor of tbe
Wilbur Memorial church recently ten
dered bis resignation on aooounf of ill
health.
The District Fair;
Preparations are being made at
Pendleton for one of the most success
ful fairs in the history of tbe Umatilla-Morrow
oonnty distriot. Tbe first
day of tbe fair, Monday, September
26, ia to be known as "Home ooming
Day." Tuesday will be "Pioneer
Day," Wednesday "Farmers' Union
Day," Thursday "Politinal Day and
Portland Day," Friday, "Publio
School Day," and Saturday, "Baby
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Best that Money can Buy Always Found .Here
DELL BROTHERS, S5,B v'Athena, Oregon
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Day.' The committee having in
charge the exhibits are making every
effort to bavo all parts cf Umatilla
and Morrow counties represented.
Prominent speakers from all parts of
the state will be present to address tbe
orowds.
Automatic Chicken Feeder.
Frank Thomas, a Hermistoo barber,
who is said to be one of tbe busiest
men in tbe Inland Empire, baa in
vented so automatio devioe to feed
bis ben. Tbe feeder baa a olook work
attachment wbiob raises at any time
desite. It is said when the slide
raises an alarm bell tingles and tbe
bens come running from all quarters
of (be ran oh for their feed. Mr.
Thomas has given the name of "Alarm
Feeder" to his invention, and between
shaves (he doesn't talk while shaviog)
be boosts the merits of bis ben machine.
SMITH FOR SENATOR
Well Known Pendleton Ppysician An
nounces Candidacy to Succeed
Himself in Legislature.
Minister Homesteads Ranch,
Rev. Hammond, pastor of tbe M. E.
oburoh in tbis city, has bomesteaded
a ranch in tbe Horsebeaven country,
near Kenniwiok, Wash , and after
attending conference at Spokane tbis
week, will return to Athena to make
preparations to leave for his homestead.
He will sot give uppreaobing and will
probably be assigned to a oburoh in
the Kenniwiok district.
WILSON IKES GOOD IN WEST
Old Home Paper Speaks in Flattering
Terms of Athena Lawyer.
; The following li from tbe "Eagle."
published in Burnsville, N. O., the
borne of S. F. Wilson, of this city;
"Regardibss of politics, 'tbe many
friends of S. F. Wilson, formerly of
tbis plaoe but now of Athena, Oregon,
will be delighted to know that be is a
candidate on tbe republican tioket for
state senator in the Nineteenth Sen
atorial distriot of the state of Oregon.
It ia said tbis district comprises three
large and wealthy oounties. While
the Eagle differs from him politically,
it voioes tbe sentiment of hundreds of
people in Yanoey county wheu it wish
es him success. : jle was born and
raised here; was ednoated at tbe high
sobool and aoaaemy in Burnsville,
and at Wake Forest College wbere be
fgi'aauated with -.bonors.'SvHo taugb
for some time, as associate principal
in the Yanoey Collegiate Institute,
witb marked suocess. , He has always
been known as a clean, sober, upright
and Eotive young man. After being
admitted to the bar ty tbe Supreme
Court of North Carolina be went to
Oregon and formed a partnership witb
Will M. Peterson, anotber one of
Yancey oonnty 's born and bred boys
bis old schoolmate and friend witb
offices at Athena and Pendleton and
we are glad to learn that the people
of Eastern Oregon have so quiokly
reoognized his- splendid- ability and
true worth, and plaoed him on tbe
tioket for such a responsible offioe. ,
Here's hoping he'll win."
Dr. C. J. Smith, state senator from
j Umatilla' oonnty baa announoed bis
oandidaoy for reelection to tbe senate
and he will gr before the people for
tbeir endorsement In November, - Tbe
announcement of bis oandidaoy, says
tbe East Oregonian, wis made by
Dr. Smith after be bad been urged
for weeks to seek tbe reelection.
' According to Senator Smith bn was
averse to running for tbe senate again
but has oonsented to do so beoause of
tbe insistent requests of friends of all
political parties and residing in all
seotious of tbe country. For a long
time Dr. . Smith - was prominently
mentioned as a prospective candidate
for the democratic nomination for
governor. By friends iu various parts
of tbe state be was urged to try for
tbe gubernatorial job and it is possi
ble be might have done so bad there
not been a multiplicity of democratic
candidates. Had be entered the raoe
it is the prediction of bis local friends
that be could have easily secured
the demooratio nomination.
Because of his long publio service
few residents of Umatilla oonnty are
more widely and more favorably
known than Senator Smith. During
tbe pasf eight years be has served this
oouoty in the state senate and served
it with credit Numerous measures
are now upon the statute books as a,
result of his work. Iu tbe last leg j
islative session be was tbe leader ofi
the fight for the Eastern Oregon uor4
mal sohool and for many measures
affeoting the welfare of eastern
Oregon.
fruit were shipped last week. In tbe
course of one day's shipments, 25 oars
were loaded and sent out. It is es
timated that tbe Milton prune crop
will require' 150 oars and tbe apple
crop of that section as any more. Tbe
price paid the grower for prunes this
year iu f 30 per ton. The paoking
bouses are paying good wages for
packers, and laborers are needed in
tbe orobards. ,,,
New Principal Here.
Professor Baker, tbe new principal
of the Athena High sohool, accompa
nied by bij family, arrived iu tbe city
Saturday evening from Ureebam, Ore
gon. Since his arrival Professor Baker
has met many of the pupils and pa
trons of tbe sohool, and says be has
formed a good impression of tbe town,
and is pleased with tbe prospeots for a
suooessful sobool year. Professor
Baker was prinoipal of the Gresham
sobools for three years bofore coming
to Atbena. 1
' Campers Leaving,
' Tbeoold nights are driving the
summer campers out of the moun
tains and away from tbe pleasure re
sorts. Tbe comforts of home just now
appeal to tbe reoreator who has found
Pleasure during the warm weather in
outdoor life. . i
FIRE DESTROYS PEACOCK f;HLL
Milton Has Disastrous Conflagration
' With $150,000 Loss
Notice to Prospective High School
Students,
To facilitate classification and o:
gaaizatlon, the undersigned, prinoip
of tbe Atbena Schools, hereby reques
all prospective High sobool studen
to report to the prinoipal at bis ofHre
for purposes of registration on Friday ,
September 9, between tbe hours of 1
and 4 p. m. -
Unless tbe arrangement of a work
Ibg BCtedule of recitation-make eeje-
eeaary some modification in the courjse
of study, tbe following will be offered
for the eusuing year of 1910
(Subjects marked "r" are required
state oonrse of study or by college
traooe requirements.) ,
FIRST YEAR. ;
First Semester. Seoond Seraestei
r English. (Rtiet.l. r English. (RbeJt.
It
r Algebra.
r Book-keeping.
European History.
German.
)
r Algebra,
r Botany.
European History.
German.,
k ,', . Shoots Arm Off.
George Kemp, a Milton boy, aooi-
dently shot his left arm off with a
shotgun Friday evening. The acci
dent happened near Toll Gate, and thk
fortunate presence at that resort of
Dr. Thomas of Milton, doubtless saved
the boy's Ufa. The dootor was at tbe
side of ibe injured lad shortly after
and bis prompt attendance kept young
Kemp from bleeding to death. He
was taken to a hospital in Walla
Walla where tbe arm was amputated
just below the elbow. Tbe accident
happened while on a bunting trip, and
took plaoe when tbe boy drew the
loaded gun from under the wagon
at, drawing tbe firearm out witb tbe
muzzle toward bim. .
Adams Woman Lost Arm.
Mrs. Matt Denning of Adams, has
been in a preoaiious condition for
some time, being afflicted witb gan
grene in one of ber arms. It was at
first hoped tbe. arm could be saved,
but last week it was found that to save
tbe lady's life an operation would be
necessary, Sunday she was removed
to the hospital at Pendleton wbere ber
arm was amputated, slnoe wbiob time
tbe patient baa been getting along
nioely. .
, Drouthstrkken Alberta.
Twenty to 25 bushels on a few fields
at Nantoo, Alberta, is the best yield
reported by Ed Potts, who recently re
turned from an extended visit in Can
ada. Only a few fields will make this
yield and thousands of aores will not
be out at all, so poor is tbe crop.
When Mr. Potts left Alberta over a
week ago, do rain bad fallen since last
August, and feed was so scarce that
people were selling off tbeir stock.
' Rain Falls in Mountains.
Sunday everfing a heavy shower of
rain, tbe first in many weeks passed
over tbe mountains east of this city.
But little tain fell here, but on tbe
mountains tbe heavy showers wet tbe
ground and dry grass, greatly lessening
tbe danger of spreading forest fires.
Tbe fire at Doble's old sawmill fite is
still smouldering, bnt it is thought
til danger of its breaking out again
is passed.
SECOND YEAR.
k English. (Rbet.) r English. (Rbet
r Algebra, Adv,
r Pfarsiography.
European History,
German.
THIRD
r English Lit.
r Geometry, Plane, r
r Physics. r
r Latin. r Latin,
FOURTH YEAR.
r Plane ueomepy.
r Physiography.
European Hist Dry.
German.
YEAR.
r English Lit.
Geometry, Solid.
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ruysios.
r Amerioan Lit.
r U."S. History,
r Caesar.
Chemistry.
Economios.
r Amerioan Iiit.
r U. S. Hifltojty.
. r Caesar. ;, -,.
Chemistry.
Commercial Law.
O. C. Baker, Ifrih
' Gasoline Flames.
A fire alarm was turned ia shortly
before noon Tuesday. Tbe 'oanss for
tbe alarm was a burning tub of gaso
line at Conley's tailor sbpp. Mr. Con
ley was taking a woolen coat through
tbe regular prooest of cleaning, when
tbe gasoline suddenly burst into flame.
Fortunately be was not standing di
rectly over tbe tub and esoaped with
out burns. After tbe fire boys artived
on tbe soene, Mr. Gonley threw a rag
over tbe tub and smothered tbe fire.
Tbe woolen garment was burned some
what, and other garments in tbe room
were eoorcbed
ooourred. was in a small side room
wbiob perhaps did not have sufficient
ventilation and it is thought tbat tbe
friction of tbe woolen cloth started
tbe blaze.
In the burning of the flouring mills
of the Peaoock Mills Co., two ware
bouses of the Farmers' Warehouse
company and two dwellings, Milton
suffered a $150,000 loss Saturday night
between 7 and lO o'olook. About 7
o'clock fire was disoovered in tbe west
side of tbe office of Ibe Peaoock Mills
though some claim tbat it was first
Been in the driveway between the
buildings. In five miuntea tbe mill
was a Bolid mass of flames. From it
tbe fire was carried to tbe dwelling
owned by tba mill company and oc
cupied by the head miller, Aleo Man
ela, wbiob was a total loss. The fur
niture was saved. The next to oatob
fire was tbe residence of A. E. Troyer,
wbiob was quiokly burued to tbe
ground. Tbese residences were valued
at $2,000 eaob. Three warehouses
stood a few yards to.the southwest of
tbe mill, and -two of them caught Are
and burned in spite of the valiant
efforts of the fire department. '
Tbe third, which stood less than
20 feet, from the others, was saved,
tbe firemen turning all their attention
to it. It was badly scorched, and sev
eral times burst into flames in places,
bnt tbe efforts of the department
availed, saving its contents of some
thing like 15,000 saoks of wheat. An
O. R. & N. oar loaded with grain was
burned.
Aaoordiog to the estimate of Editor
D. C. Sanderson, of tbe Freewater
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tbe wheat destroyed aggregates 100,000
I bushels. Tbe entire amount is a total
loss so far as the milling value is con
cerned, though several thousand dol
lars worth will be saved for feed.
Tbe value of the mill is placed at
$75,000 witb possibly $30,000 insur
ance. The greater part of tbe grain'
has been piled in the warehouses with,
in the past two weeks, and was large
ly insured. Some of it was holdover
wheat from last year. The heaviest
single loser is Robert MoEwen, who is
said to have bad 50,000 bushels in the
warehouse. Other heavy losers report
ed are: Joseph West, Will Frazier,
and M. Herring ton. The prinoipal
owners of tbe Peaoock Mills are W.
W. Raymond and Mr. Harris, though
it is understood tbat others have in
terests in it.
For a time the town of Free w art er
wai in danger of destruotiou. Walla
Walla was oalled on for assistance
and a ipeoial train brought a fire en
gine and hose oatt whiob arrived' at
tbe scene of the fire after tbe build
ings bad burned to tbe ground. Tbe
engine was used to drown out tbe
smouldering flames n the burning
piles of wheat.
Loss 60 Per Cent. V
Tbe total number of allottees on the
reservation examined by tbe compe
tency commission to date is 176.
There are but 400 allottees living on
tbe reservation at present, 60 per oenpr
having died since tbe allotments were
made in 189J. Of tbis number there
are 300 minors wbo are interested iu
heirship lands, 200 minors not in
terested in heirship lands and about
175 Indians to whom final patents to
lands have been iutued.
.' 'Strings of Refrigerator Cars.
Long strings of refrigerator cars
have been passing through thin city
during tbe week, over tbe O. B. & N.
consigned to tbe froit warebousea in
tbe towns of Walla Walla valley.
From tbe fruit paoking bouses at Mil
ton and Freewater 150 ourloada of
Coppock for Commissioner.
e friends of Robert Coppock,
The tub when the fireithe1weli1,,tn?wn Atbna "re
urging mm 10 biukb me race lur uuuu-
ty commissioner. Mr. Coppock is
gifted with qualifications tbat make
him an ideal man for this office, and
should tie consent to become a can
didate and receive the nomination,
democrats and republicans alike would
welcome the opportunity to vote for
blm
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The Norris Garden.
The prol'.fioally productive garden
M a M. 1 I I . A Ml M . t- t
Jl nit. una nes noma is sua lurnisn
ng qoantitifc ) of both vegetable and
floral prod ao to, This week beautiful
roses, string beans and ripe tomatoes
have been the specialty. Tbe tomatoes
were perfect in Jarmation and of ex
cellent flavor, arid are tbe first we
have beard of being produoed in Atb
ena tbis year.
A Good Rain, '
A soaking rain fell Wednesday
night and drowned out tbe dust and
quenobed tbe forest fires. A very
heavy downpour drenohed tbe moun
tain section east of town, tbe first
rain of any consequenoo to fall for
many weeks.