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Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXII. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1910. NUMBER 37 Fail (Gol Nearly every train brings in a shipment of new fall goods and that means, as it were, a final round-up of all remaining summer goods. The only thing we oan say is that what ever there is remaining have oeen Bubjeoted to merciless pitoe reduotion as an incentive to you to come and buy. New Fall New Fall ' New Fall . Wool Line f Line sf t Underwear Best Shoes Flannel Shirts The largest line The largest line f new Sweater if splendid new Coats - Clothing New fall Wool Socks sf Wz new fall short bosom every kind pleated Shirts Main Street. ATHENA'S LEADING CLOTHIER 2 line HI i ' ' QOOVMIGM! " I ye rroiirt Cash Grocery Don't Mon ey with Inferior Goods! Hill Bros. HI GRADE STEEL CUT COFFEE Blue Label Can, 35c Red Label Can, 45c . Ask your neighbor it ne has ever tried that High Grade Steel Cut Coffee which Worthingtdn'cames, "and it he' has not, 'PHONE 113 Men's Working Clothes and Shoes, No Shelf-worn Goods. Quick sales and small profits is the motto of the Old Reliable BLUE FRONT STORE, s7ttSeoTn' THE M-A-LURf LUMBER CO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A. Mv Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon . , MIHG OF SCHOOL The Teachers Have Their Assignments Course of Study Revised In ' terest in Athletics, On Monday next the Athena sobools will open with good prospects for a very successful school year. The teaohers and their assignments are ap proximately as follows: - - Mr. C. C. Baker, principal, Latin, Mathematics, Economics, Book-keeping; Mr. Wells, tieiraan. Science, History; Miss. Lanbenbeim, English, Soienoe: Mr. Maurice Hill, Typewrit ing, Stenography; Mrs. R. S. Fore man, seventh and eighth grades; Mrs. Watts, fifth and sixth grades; Miss StringBeld, third and fourth grades; Miss Cbrisman, the first two primary grades. The High sohool course of study has been revised to conform to the require ments of the State Board of Educa tion, and everything has been included consistent with the force employed for this department. An effort has been made so to arrange the courses that the Athena High sohool will prove , to be oollege preparatory, cultural and utilitarian. Recognizing the benefits that aoorne to a sohool through the agenoies of both athletic and debating associa tions, it is the purpose of the admin istration to enoourage and strengthen these phases of High sohool life. In Mr. Wells we have a man who has played on the '"Varsity" team, a man well equipped to ooaoh the High school students in their atbletio train ing. Mr. Baker, assisted by Mr. Wells, will ooaoh the debating teams. With abundant material of a high order with whioh to work, there seems every reason to expeot winning teams in both the utbletio and debat ing contests of the year. COE'S AFFAIRS STRAIGHTENED Wife Puts Up Money for Inland Irri cation Company. An amicable adjustment of the controversy between the Inland Irriga tion company, controlled by W. J. Furnish, and the Columbia Land company, organized by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, for the purpose cf hand ling the lands of the former conoern, was made by Mrs. Coe meeting the in terest doe tjn - the bonds beld-by Furnish as well as cancelling the in debtedness inourted by the improve ment of the property. The announcement was made that I Mrs. Coe will continue in charge of the property of the Inland Irrigation company pending the return of Dr. ioe from Japan, whither he went in search of health. The holdings of the Inland Irriga tion company located in Umatilla county constitute the most extensive private reclamation proposition ip Oregon. Dr. Coe took over the prop erty about a year ago on a selling basis and has sinoe disposed of land to the value of $350,000. Settlement of the differences which recently arose between Mr. Furnish and Dr. Coe rel ative to the management of the prop erty assure that the development of the Hermiston irrigation project will now proceed without further interrup tion.?. ... - V Barrett-McEwen. PMr. H. A. Barrett and Mia3 Kath leen v. MoEwen, two well known and highly esteemed young people of this city, were united in marriage at the Baptist parsonage in Pendleton, at eight o'clock, Tuesday evening, Sep tember 13. The marriage ceremony was performed in the presence of a few friends and relatives, by the Rev, R. E. Storey, pastor of the Pendleton Baptist church. After the wedding oeremony, the newly married oouple took the train for Portland, where they will spend their boneymoon.lThe Til QUALITY GB0CEBV STQBE I 4 Teuveby WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT POHHE MAIN 83 $1 The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in VEGETABLES We Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here j; DELL BROTHERS, catg Athena, Oregon p croom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C A. Barrett, and is a young man of more than ordinary business ability, being a memter of the firm of 0. A. Barrett & Co., hardware dealers. His bride is the eldest daughter of Mayor and Mrs. A. B. MoEwen. She is an accom plished young lady who has grown to womanhood in this city, and with her husband went through the pnblio Bobools of Athena. A host of friends wish for them all that is best in life. IIWGEITIR? Poindexter, Progressive Candidate for Washington Senatorial Endorse ment Gets 30,000 Plurality. $10.75 for Porkers. , As forecasted, a new record for hogs was made in the Portland yards Mon day', when sales were made up to $10.75, Monday's advanoe of 85o was made in spite of the faot that over Sunday 16 loads of hogs were brought to that market from Nebraska points for the use of packers. Outside of this showibg only three loads of hogs arrjvnd in the yards. These were all that were offering in the pens Monday morning. The Nebraska stock was purchased prior to shipment. Liberal supplies were shown in the cattle mar bet, but the former top prioe holds well, although no sales were made up td the high level. EXCITING WiLD HORSE RACES Outlaw Bronchos Will Be Ridden in Unique Contest, A wild horse raoe is an event wtuoh the ordinary individual passes through life without seeing. Any raoe is ex citing to a certain extent, tut as a thrill producer, the wild horse raoe must be classed as the superlative without a rival worthy the name. Beoause of the peculiar character of this raoe, tbe Round-up whioh will be held in Pendleton Soptember 29 and 80 and October 1, is being awaited with considerable eagerness by lovers of tbe Wild, for these events are prominent features of this wild west show. For a successful wild horse raoe, a large number of untamable bronchos is a neoessity and this need bas been amply supplied for the first northwest exhibition from the ranges of the en tire west. These horses will be drawn for by different expert riders and at a given signal the men will saddle, mount and attempt to foroe their kiok ing bucking steeds around tbe" course to the finish. As horses of this character generally enter strenuous objections to going in any direction other than straight up, a soene of wild exoitement is sure to foJhw.-Therejjvill to about- tbiity entries for these races as a handsome purse? has teen hungup by the fiontier association. ; . J Winter Spuds Scarce. , Jtf With many fields of mountain vo- atoes a total failure on account of early killing frosts, and the' present quotations of Ireland's ohoioa prod not higher than at the corresponding time in any year for several seasons, prices on winter potatoes are likely to soar to the ieord pointVAlready much of tbe potato crop n tbe valley has been disposed of at excellent figures, sev eral cars being shipped out early in tbe season. Tbe usual supply of win ter potatoes comes from the mountains but this time tbe supply from this quaiter will be considerably curtailed owing to heavy killing floats which Dave totally destroyed many fields. In some places as tuuoh as five acres in one field have teen killed, before tbe small potatoes were well formed. A Good Position Can be had by ambitious young men and ladies in the field of "Wireless" or Railway telegraphy. Sinoe tbe 8-hour law beoame etteotive, and sinoe the Wireless companies are establish ing stations throughout tbe country there is a great shortage of telegraph ers. Positions pay beginners from $70 to $90 per month, with good chance of advancement. The National Tele graph Institute of Portland, Ore., op erates six official institutes in America under supervision of R. R. and Wire less officials and places all graduates iuM positions. It will pay you to write them for full details. O. R. & N, Surveyors Recalled. Much interest is aroused in Pen dleton by tbe news that tbe working crews on tbe Coyote-Stanfleld cutoff have been called In and sent to other pi a o eg. In response to orders received from tbe head O. R. & N. offioials, all work on the cutoff has been discontin ued and the men and equipment sent to other railroad oamps. The reason for tbe order has not been given out, and it is not known whether it is a re trenchment order. Some believe that tbe order was issued beoause of tbe probabiilty that tbe Umatilla project will be extended to tbe west side of the river. A Shooting Scrape. , Charles Hubbard, an employe of tbe Meaobam sawmill, is wearing a band age over a severe soalp wound made by a revolver bullet, while "Slim" Maxwell, a Meaobam woodobapper, is occupying a cell in tbe county jail, as tha result of a shooting scrape wbiob occurred at Meacham la.e Monday afternoon. By an avalanche of popular votes, Tuesday, Washington joined the ranks of tbe insurgeut states and progressive republicanism scored one of its most notable triumphs. Tbe returns show that Miles Poiudexter won a sweeping viotory over bis nearest rival, Thomas Bnrke, and more than fulfilled the most optimistio predictions of bis friends. Tbe senatorial endorsement went to him by a majority over bctb his opponents. King county, the home of Burke, was carried ty Poin dexter by over 000 votes, while Pieroe oounty, James M. Ashton's home, also declared for the insurgent oandidate. Spokane county gave her representative a seven to one vote and tbe whole of eastern Washington Went for Poindexter by a vote of four to one. Jefferson and Thurston counties are tbe only ones in doubt. Congressman William E. Humphrey of tbe first or Seattle distriot, author of the ship subsidy bill and olose friend of Speaker Cannon, bas been defeated for renomiuation by a plural ity that promises to run into thous ands, his suooessfol opponent being Thomas F. Revelle, who ran as an anti-Cannon candidate and in bis cam paign literature condemned the Payne tariff law. The labor unions at tbe urging of National President Furnseth of the Coast Seaman's union waged an affec tive fight on Humphrey, who was ao oused of stifling legislation for the fcenefit of American seamen. National interest in tbe Washing-' ton primary was whetted by tbe effort whioh President Taft made two weeks ago through Seoretary Ballinger to oonoentiate the opposition to Mr. Poindexter upon the regular oandidate. The president obtained tbe with drawal of former Senator John L. Wilson of Seattle, but James M. Ash ton of Taooma and Thomas Burke of Seattle insisted on remaining in the raoe and dividing the regular vote. The balloting shows that a concentra tion of the regulars would not have ohanged the result. Praotioally all the candidates for tbe legislature are pledged to vote for the oandidate reoeiving the highest vote and there oan be no bitob over the election of Poindexter. T ' Democrats Win Maine. ' With the returns practically com-' plete, a sweeping demooratio viotory iu Maine is almost certain. Frederick Plaisted was eleoted governor and be is demooratio, as aie the congressmen eleoted in tbe first, seoond and third districts. The result in tbe fourth district is doubtful. The democrats have a majority in tbe state senate and probably also tbe house, thereby assuring tbe election of a demooratio United States senator to suooeed Hale. whole sale men who will in future use Umatilla as a distributing point for their Eastern Oregon and Wash ington trade. Two Portland firms have already established warerooms there and it makes It very convenient for this section cr Oregon and also means less cost in transportation to ' the market. Pilot Rock Grain, Enough grain has already been en tered at the Pilot Rook warehouses to form an opinion of the quality of this year's crop, says tbe tReoord. Nearly all tbe wheat weighs well, some of it going as high as 63 pounds to tbe bushel and rated No. 1. A large per centage of the wheat coming in is from tbe southwest of town, known as the Nye country, some of it being hauled 13 and 15 miles. ' High Class Stock. is well worth a man's w.hil'e to drop in at the Milt Swaggart ranch. He has a splendid assortment of blood ed stock, inoludicg Mammoth Jaokj, Shetland stallions, Poland China and Berkshire hogs, Sootoh Collie dogs, Jersey cows, barred Plymouth Rook obiokens, thoroughbied tlaok oats and the finest driving and saddle horse in any old county Along with all this and some more, Milt keeps his place looking as though some one lived there all the time. INDUS OWNJMTER RIGHTS So Argues United States Attorney McCourt. i V Telephone Line Improvement. Foreman Kimble and bis ore w of men are making extensive Improve ments on the telephone lines in Athena and vloiuity. New wires are being strung between Walla Walla and Pen dleton and new poles are being put in plaoe of old ones. The men have been working out of Athena for a couple of weeks and are a jolly, whole souled lot who make friends wherever they go. . SHIP 188 CARLOADS PRUNES A Phenomenal Record Reached at Mil ton and Freewater. Arguing that tbe exclusive right to the use of tbe waters of tbe Umatilla river exists in tbe Walla Walla, Cay use and Umatilla Indians and their assigns. United States Attorney John MoCourt intervened in tbe bearing at Pendleton in the adjudication of , tbe water rights of tbe settlers ' says tbe East Oregonian. Tbe petition in in tervention was presented to Water Superintendent F. M. Saxton. The aotion of MoCourt was influ enced by positive instructions reoeived from tbe attorney general of tbe Un ited States. The effect of favorable consideration of tbe petition will in no way affect tbe government or pri vate irrigation projects in tbe west end of the county, but in tbe opinion of some it will make possible tbe iiriga tion of several thousand acres of land lying along tbe Umatilla river bottom east of Pendleton. Various attempts have been made in the past to water some of tbe reservation land bnt every attempt has been frustrated by tbe Byers Milling company, which has claimed prior rights to all tbe water in the river and up to this time has made suoh olaims stick. The government petition demands that all water rights wbiob may be granted for agricultural, manufactur ing or domestic purposes shall be made subjeot to the paramount right of the Indians to recall tbe water at any time tbat it may be required of them or "their assigns." The use of tbe latter phrase, it is said, throws open tbe doors to tbe entry of the land speculators who may desire to pur chase tbe Indian lands which will soon be deeded by the government. These lands have been befcl in trust for a period of 25 year and as the time has almost expired, final patents are being issued as rapidly as possible. Erect Warehouses at Umatilla. Portland parties have bonded sev eral lots of land in the center of tbe city of Umatilla for the purpose of erecting warehouses for Portland I Webton. The present week will see the last full oar of prunes shipped from tbe Milton-Freuwater opuntry for the sea son of 1910-11, says the Eagle. Al together there have been shipped, ao oording to figures given out by Manag er H'D. Lamb of tbe Fruitgrowers' union, and S. 9. Shields of tbe Shields Fruit Co., a total of 183 oars of prunes. One hundred and forty-eight of these were shipped by tbe union, and tbe balanoeiy the Shields company. . : A conservative estimate of the net value of eaoh oar of prunes to tbe pro ducer Is plaoed at $500, whioh brings the total yield of the prune , orohards of tbe valley, in dollars and cental to approximately $94,000, but $6000 short of a tenth of a million dollars. The output has far surpassed the most san guine expectations of the growers, as well as shippers. The prioe will av erase around $30 per ton for the entire season, straight through, although this figure was considerably augment ed in a number of instanoes. Tbe total number of oars of fruit shipped over the O. R. & N. and trao tion lines during the season have been 414. Three hundred and forty-four of these were shipped by the union and 70 by the Shields Fruit company. Tbe above figures do not inolude tbe shipments sent by express or the part oarload lots sent out by wbolealeship pers, the union and private individ ual. With tbe latter figured in tbe total to date, would probably reach 650 or 600 oars. With an estimated shipment of 200 cars of apples added to tbe above fig urea, the entire fruit output of tbe valley for tbe present season will run in the neighborhood of 800 carloads. Millinery Opening, , Mrs. Lillie Miller announces her regular fall opening of millinery for today and tomorrow, Friday and Sat urday. Mrs. Miller has ordered $700 worth of the very latest hats, plumes, veiling, and all tbe delioate and bril liant finery that goes to make an up-to-date Millinery store, and, although this will not all be on display, some stunning effeota will be shown in fall pattern bats. She invites all the la dies of Athena and vloinity to call, whether they are ready to purohuse or not Bamfords Here. , -J. M. Bamford and wife of Seattle, were in the city Tuesday and Wednes day of this week, Visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Bamford, who for merly resided at Weston and Athens, has been in tbe ministry during tbe past 12 years, laboring in tbe field of the Free Methodist obnrob. . Minister Arrives, Thomas Lawson and family v arrived this morning from Oioflno, Idaho, and will take up their resi dence in tbe M. E. parsonage. Rev. Lawson announces tbe regular servioe In tbe Methodist ohurcb Sunday morn ing and evening. Mrs. E. U. Miobael, widow of a pio neer Eastern Oregon Methodist rain inter, is critically ill at her home , in