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r This Edition con tains Six Pages Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks VOLUME XXII. ATITENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1910. NUMBER 41 i i mw all Gootis Nearly every train brings in a shipment of new fall goods and that means, as it wern. a final round-up of all remaining summer goods. The only thing we can say is that what ever there ia remaining have oeen subjected to meroilesa ptioa redaction as an iuoeutive to yon to come and buy. New Fall " - New Fall New Fall Wool r Line gf Line gf Underwear Best Shoes Flannel Shirts The largest line The largest line gf new Sweater ef splendid new Coats Clothing New fall Wool Socks gf We new fall short bosom every kind pleated Shirts HOD IS MR T. T-A.G-GkA."JRT Main Street. ATHENA'S LEADING CLOTHIER X I -rr lie Fr Cash Grocery ml bWfttOHT :9 D.ont Monkey with Iuferior Goods Hill Bros. HI GRADE STEEL CUT COFFEE .. Blue Label Can, 35c Red Label Can, 45c Ask your neighbor it be has ever' tried that High Grade Steel Cut Coffee, which Worthington carries, and it he, has not, PHONE fWArH 113 Hon. Oswald West, Candidate for Gov ernor and John Manning, for Con gress, Will Speak in Athena. Monday ia to be Demooratio Day in Athena. A v . Bon. Oswald West, candidate for governor; John Manning, oandidate for Congressman, M. K. Hall, oandi date for joint senator; Dr. Smith, state senator and candidate for re election ; Ben Hill for joint represen tative and other demooratio candidates will deliver speeohes in the Athena opera house next Monday forenoon. Mr. West is well known to the peo ple of Oregon by the record made by him as railroad commissioner, and donpbtless the people of Athena will be pleased to avail themselves ot this opportunity to meet th; man person ally, who is out to defeat Jay Bower- man. John Manning,, district attorney of Mnltuomah county, defeated Dr. Lone in toe primaries and is making a strenuous campaign to defeat Mr. Laflerty, the repnblioan candidato, for congress. He is a brilliant speaker and is oapablo of handling the issues of the campaign in a most thorongb manner. ' '-' Among the other most distinguished gentlemen ia Dr. Hall of La Grande, who is making the race for joint sen ator for Umatilla, Union and Morrow against C. A. Barrett, the republican nominee. The people of Athena have never had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Hall personally, and only know him by reputation. Dr. Smith and Ben Hill of Pendleton will also address the audience. The former is well known in Athena, where he has many friends, and Mr. Hill, also known to many, is a progressive J young business man who in accepting the demooratio nom ination is making a tropioal fight against Maboney of Morrow county. The speakers will come to Athena in automobiles and will be accom panied by prominent demoorats. The patty will go from here to Weston and the afternoon will be spent at Milton and Freewater. Meetings will be held at Echo, Stanfleld and Her miston on Tuesday and a rousing cam paign meeting is scheduled for Pendle on Tuesday night. Miobigan. " The fact that the life diploma granted by the Lewiston Nor mal is recognized not only in Idaho, but in the states of California, Wash ington and Montana as well, has un doubtedly bad muoh to do with the inoreased registration. 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 SOUTH SIDE MAIN, ATHENA, ORE. I r ... THE UM-LUIVI LUMBER CO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager ,u t Athena, Oregon ' Daylight Burglary. One of the most suooessfnl and dar ing daylight house .burglaries ever committed in Pendleton occurred Mon . day morning in the fashionable Water street residenoe distriot, says the E.O. Jewelry and clothing to the value of several hundred dollars were taken from the home of William Boesob at the junction of Water and Lewis streets. The family, no member be ing at home, were unable to famish the offloers with a complete list of the articles tsken. . Public Auction. Thirty-seven Horses, Farm Machinery ; etc eto. At the old J. K. Wilson place three miles southwest of Goodman's Hudson Bay ranch: three miles southeast of Hilltop ranch, Uardena, Wednesday, i Ootober 19.9:30 a.m. Thirty-seven horses and oolts, fonr yearling Per oberon horses and mares, five 2-year-old Peroberons, 17 work horses, most ly mares, weight 1100 to 1800 lbs; one pedigreed jack, one 28-inoh Buff alo Pitts threshing maohiue, H-horsa power, MoCormiok header, six wagons header beds, water tank, derrick table, haok, barrows, grills, fanning mills, 12 sets double harness, mowers, rakes, plows, slickers, log ohains, eto. etc. One new blaoksmith outfit complete, including blower, press, anvil eto. Two tons sorapiron, hardwood, plumb ing and oarpenter outfit, 20 tons wheat hay, 54 saoks of seed wheat, household furniture, oooking utensils; the lease; also about 212 aorse of summer fallow. Terms: $50 and under, cash; over, $50, one year, good notes, 8 per oent; or 5 per cent off for cash. Free lunob and feed. Fred Eiffert, auctioneer; 8. J. Don aldson, owner; D. C. Sanderson, clerk. Pays Out Money. The sum of $5503.42 is being paid out of tbe county's general fund as a result of tbe reoent eleotion, term of court and the usual routine county business. The bills were audited at tbe October term of the county court. Tbe warrants have all beeu drawn and are now being seut out by tbe clerk.' ' - ';. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL New Teacher From Michigan Joins Faculty Improvements Made and More Projected. POSTMASTER ATHENS PASSES End Came Tuesday Morning After Long Suffering With Bright's Dieease. ostmasterL. A. Gitb nsdied Bt his home in this city early Tuesday morn ing, after several months of intensa sutferiug caused by Bright's disease. He had been gradually tailing lor weeks, and. for some time there had been no hope whatever for his recov ery. J or some time toe postomoe nas been conducted by bis son, Harold, Mr. Githens being praotioally unable to do anything exoept assist in making out reports. Mr. Gitbens oame to Oregon from Illinois 20 years ago and looaied at Weston, where for a time be was em ployed in Ira Crofutt's store. Later he removed to Pendleton where he kept books for a mercantile firm and then secured the clerkship at tbe Umatilla Indian agenoy. From tbe agonoy he oame to Athena, and entered the em dIov of Bereevin Brothers in tbe oa paoity of bookkeeper, which position be resigned after tbe store was taken over by tbe Atbeua Merantile oompany to aooopt the appointment of post master. Mr. Githens was 58 years of age. He is survived by one son and live daughters. .'Eighteen years ago his eldest son died in this city bf tubercu losis and two years ago his wife guo- T Mt oumoea to me same aisease. The fnueral took plaoe yesterday afternoon in the Weston cemetery. Mr. Githens was a member of the Modern Woodmen of tbe World, and oarried a life insuranoe poliuy in that order at the time of his death. Lewiston Normal Growing. The Lewiston State Normal opened last month with a most encouraging inorease in enrollment. Last year 272 were registered and this year tbe total enrollment will be over 350. Students have eurolled from every section of Idaho, both north and south, as well as from the states of Washington, Ore gon, Montana, Oklahoma, Iowa, North and South Dakota, Wisoonsin and i "r VEGETABLES e Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here MP rmiiAi IW fr prooeuvery WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT P0HL : The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in & Miss Stearns, of Miobigan, ariived in Athena Monday morning to take a plaoe iu , the faculty of the Athena sohools. Several ohanges iu the as signment of work have been made, tbe teaoheis and their work now being asfollowB; Mr. C O. Baker, prinoipal and trsoher of Latin and mathematics; Mr. E. F. Wells, assistant prinoipal and instructor in German, History and English; Mr. M. B. Hill, in structor in tbe commercial branches of stenography, type-writing, penman ship, business spelling; Miss Lau benheim, book-keeping, soienoe, and the eighth grade; Miss Barnes, fifth grade and one division of the fourth; Miss Stearns, tbe other division of the fourth grade and the third grade; Mrs. Watts the second and first grades. A teacher for tbe sixth and seventh grades is to be seleoted to fill the vaoanoy caused by the resig nation of Mrs. Foreman. At this writing praotioally nil the. coutemplated improvements are either finished or well under way. Tbe walls of the building have been oalsomined, tbe wood work painted and varnished, all desks and seats have been newly stained, eaoh room baa been fitted up with the byloplatn blackboard, and tbe workmen are now busy fitting up tbe commercial room. In addition to the improvements noted above, the sobool board has ordered a special ohemistry laboratory table and suoh an assortment of ap paratus for this department as will make it fully equipped and striotly up-to-date. For tbe coursos in botany, physios and ohemistryt tbe Athena High School will be well prepared both as to instructors and laboratory equipment. On Friday of last week tbe high sobool student body organized a lit erary society with tbe following offio ers: President, Hugh Lieuallen; vice president, Jessioa MoEwen; secretary and treasurer, Ethel Molntyre. This organization will at onoe, prepare for regular literary programs and enter taiuments, and will give much atten tion to the debating work, it being the intention of the society to have at least one team take np tbe work of tba State High School Debating League. Tbe entire sobool is looking forward with keen anticipation to tbe aniva of tbe fine large piano just ordered from Portland by tbe sobool Board This piano will doubtless be on band within a week, after wniob tbore will be a difforent and better system of marohiog as well us regular morning opening exercises. Both tbe Board members and tbe faculty wish to give musio as prominent a plaoe in the wore of tbe school as is possible. of days taught, 19. Pupils .who have been regular in attendance and are ea . peoially notod for good behavior, are as follows: Ralph Biobmond, Boy Richmond, Henry Toland, Elsie Walk er, Oneita Jackson, Carolyn Koepke, Lillian Gerking and Margaret Walker, Visitors for the month are: Mrs. E. H. Biobmond, F. J. Jackson,' Ruth Jackson, Kathleen Stevenson and Mrs. Etta Koepke. Lillian DowDs-Dobson, ..Teaoher A. J. Willaby Again III. A. J. Willaby, who has been slowly reoovering fnu an epileptio stroke wbiob he suffered during the snmmer, was again strioken Sunday afternoon while walking near the paik with bis wife. The two had started out for a walk and bad prooeeded as far ns tbe park gate when Mr. Willaby fell un coDsoious to the grouud. A haok and stretoher were hastily seoured and the sick mat, attended by Dr. Newsom, was taken to bis home, where he baa since been receiving oareful attention. This is his seoond attaok and causes mnob uneasiness among bia friends. MARK TWAIN'S CLOTHES. fhe Great Humorist Always Had a i Relish For Personal Effect. At 'the time of our llrst meeting Mark Twain was wearing n sealskin, con t, -with the fur out, In tbe satis faction of a caprice or the love of strong effect which be was apt to in dulge through life. Fields, the publish--. er, was present. . ! 1 do not know what droll comment was In f ields mlna witu respect to this garment, but " probably he . felt that hero was nu original who was not to be brought to any Bostonian book in the judgment of hi vivid qualities.. With his crest of dense red hnir nnd tho wide sweep of his flam ing mustache Clemens was not dis cordantly clothed in that sealskin coat, which afterward, In spite of his own warmth in it, sent the cold chills through mo when I once accompanied it down Broadway, nnd shared the Immense publicity it won hlm. Clemens had always a relish for per sonal effect, which expressed itself in tho white suit of complete serro which he wore in his last years nnd in the , Oxford gown which he put on for. every possible occasion nnd snld he would like to wear all the time. Thnt.' was not vanity in hltn, but n keeu feel ing for costume which the severity of our modern tailoring forbids men, though It flatters women to every ex cess in it. W. D. Howells In Har per's Magazine. HIS BLACK EYE. That MRS. WHITEHEAD LAID AM Formerly Lived Near Adams, Died at Her Home in Medford, Civil Service Positions Vacant. Tbe East Oregonian reports that Seoretaiy Cronin of tbe board of civil service examiners, has received notice that examination for the positions of electrical assistant, testing engineer, assistant superintendent of construc tion for the federal prison on McNeil's island and editorial olerk for the divi sions ot publications in tbe depart ment of aerioulture will be held iu Pendleton November 9. Card of Thanks. We desire to use this means to ex preca onr deep gratitude to tbe good people of Atbeua for the many kind nesses' shown tfs during, the burial of our beloved wife and mother. B. H. Whitehead aod daughter, and Miss Lena Johnson. i3i DELL BROTHERS, CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THINGS TO EAT Athena, Oregon Of Court Mot. If a man really loves a woman of course he wouldn't marry her for the world If be were not quite sure he was tbe best person she could by any possibility mnrry.-nolmea. Call for Warrants. All general fund warrants, regis tered dnring tb months of August, September and to Ootober JOtb, 1910 Will be paid at my office at tbe county court house, upon presentation. In terest ceased opon day of publication. G. W. Bradley, County Treas, Dated, Pecdleton, Ore,, Oct. 10, 1910. Notice. All nersons owiDK C. E. Goff will please call on Homer I. Watts or Dr J. D. I'lamondon and mate settle ment at once. Homer I. Watt. Mrs. Lizzie Whitehead, aged 60 years and 17 days, was buried in tbe Athena cemetery Wednesday morning. Tbe deceased lady was tbe wife of B. H. Whitehead, of Medford, Oregon, and died at her home in that city Ootober 9, 1910. She is survived by her husband and daughter. Two chil dren have preceded ber to tbe grave, and are buried iu the Atbena ceme tery. Tbe family formerly resided near Adams, on tbe farm now owned by tbe MoKeuzie brothers, and left this county abont 20 years ago. Tbe remains were accompanied to this city fay Mr. Whitehead and his daughter, and Miss Lena Johnson, a sister of de ceased. Tho funeral was conduoted by Rev. R. E. Storey, of tbe Baptist oburob of.Pendleton. A Good Positfon Can be had by ambitious young men and ladies in tbe field of "Wireless or Railway telegraphy. Siooe tbe 3-bour law beoame etioctivo, and siuae tbe Wireless oouipanies are establish ing stations tbrongbont tbe country there is a great shortage of telegraph ers. Positions pay beginners from'$70 to $90 per month, with good chance of advancement. Ifae National Tele graph Institute of Portland, Ore., op erates six official institutes in America uuder supervision of B. R. and Wire less officials and places all graduates la a Dositions. It will pay you to write tbem for full details. How Ho Got It and the Worst Was Yet to Come. "Gracious! That's a peach of n black eye. Where did you get It?" ' "Got it on tho left side of my 'nose, Where did you think I got it over tho , nnklo bone?" "Don't get heated. How did it nil happen?" , , ."That's different....'. It was all n piece of my confounded luck. I was tip on' the Blue CllfC road looking nt a piece of real estate when along came n coat-. less and bareheaded fellow "runnins; for dear life with a lot of panting pur suers stretching Iu a long line behind him. I Joined In t!ie chase, Being fresh, I rapidly overhauled Ui fugi tive. I had nearly collared' him when a big rufllan grnbuni me ana prornno ly told mo to clear out. I spoke rudely to lilm aud kept on running, nnd he suddenly reached out a fist like n.bniu and knocked mo Into a ditch. Aud what do you suppose It nil wns?"" "Give It up." ' "It was a rchearsnl for a moving pic ture film, nnd now my portrait will go all over the country and bo seen In i thousands of theaters as a bruised nnd ; battered butter-ln who got Just wunt ; wns comlug to him!" Cleveland Plain Dealer. "" . t ' The Cow Dooided. A peasant living In the village of Predenl, near the Hungarian frontier, lost his cow. About two months ago he happened to be standing ut tho railroad station watching a train load of cattle about to be sent across tho frontier. Suddenly he gave a shout.' "That's my cow!" he cried,' running toward one of the cars. , . . I The trainmen only laughed at him, and he went before the magistrate.' This good man listened to the peas ant's story patiently. Then ho pro nounced this Judgment: "Tbe cow shall be taken to tho public square of Tre deal nnd milked. Then if it goes of Its own accord to the plaintiffs stable it shall belong to him." The order of the court was carried out, and the cow, in splto of Its ten months absence, took without hesita tion the lane which led it a few min utes later into tho peasant's stable Chicago News, Read "The Spirit of Idaho," by Arthur W. North, and "Greater Than Gold," (Tbe Harnessing of Western Rivers.) by Clayton M. Jonas, in Ootober Son et Magazine. Now on sale on all anew stands, 15 cenU. A Tribute of Affection. Something of the sympathetic kindli ness of nature of tho lato Frederick Greenwood came out In a llttlo speech mado by J. M. Barrio on tho occasion of Mr. Greenwood's seventy-fifth birth day, when tho men who had worked under him oa the St. James' and the Tall Mall Gazette met to do him honor, In the course of his remarks Mr. Bar rle confessed that he had bought his first silk hat "to impress" tho veteran editor. Then ho added Impulsively: "Oh, Greenwood, it Is for your kind ness to us boys in our first silk hats that wo love you!" School Resort. Following is tbe monthly report of Union district, No. 52, for month Le eiouingSept. 12 and ending Oct. 7: Number of pupils enrolled, 9; number Change of Front. Tho Groom Great heavens, who is this coming up? Tho Bride-Why, that is Aunt Maria! Tho Groom Well, have I got to embraco that old fairy? The Brlde-Sh! It tvas 'she that sent us the handsome silver serv ice. She's worth thousands. The Groom (kissing her rapturously) Myj darling auiitj London Answers. J 4 -i ' 'i'i