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This Edition con tains Six Pages Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer Athena Merchants Carry Big Slock VOLUME XXIII. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. MARCH 17, 1911. NUMBER l car OFFICERS S. F. WILSON, President, , H. KOEPKE Vice-President, F. S. Le GROW, Cashier, E. A. ZERBA. Ass't. Cashier. DIRECTORS "1 H.' KOEPKE, F. S. Le GROW, S. F. WILSON, A. B. M'EWEN, M. L. WATTS. LON'AL ; OF ATHENA CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. $90,000.00 VTen years from now will you be slavishly working at a low salary for somebody else or will you be your own ' master? Vou can be either if you wish. . Start that bank account today with only a small deposit if necessary, "and in ten years it will make you independent. - . CONSTITUTION Al l OF GOUHTY ATHLETIC AND ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION IliewfaittStioire Bundy & Christian, Proprietors PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, WALLPAPER. ;, ; We have put in a full stock of Wallpaper, which in cludes the latest styles and paterns. Let us figure on your painting, paper hanging and decorating. I "Saving at the Spigot Wasting at the Bung" That's what buying poor paint means. Paint may be low- i i i tt j i Ml i.M- B 1 IlPncea Dy me gauon ana De extravagant to use owing to to it's poor covering power and wearing quality. After the paint is applied it's too late to save. Start right and use The Sherwin-Williams Paint MADE TO PAINT BUILDINGS ; WITH, OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. It covers more surface, spreads easier, and lasts longer than any other prepared paint, or hand-mixed lead and oil. mm : Arrangements lor the Umatilla County Athlet ics and Oratorical Association meet in tbis city Saturday, April 29th, axe under way. The Con stitution aud By laws follows: -j PREAMBLE. ' The purpose of this Association shall be to fos ter friendly Interscholastic relations among the various schools of Our County; to arouse and sus tain enthusiasm in clean athletic sports . under proper supervision and promote the systematical development of the physical, Intellectual . and moral powers of the students generally as a neces sary preparation for a successful life. ' ' , ARTICLE I. Name. . , " ' The name of this Association shall be the Uma tilla County Athletic and Oratorical Association. ' ARTICLE n. The Public Schools, Academies and Colleges of Umatilla County shall be eligible to membership in the Association. ARTICLE III. i Sec. 1. The officers of this Association .shall consist of a President, a Secretary and a Treas urer; which officials shall be elected by the Exe- ' cutive Committee. Sec. 2. The Executive Committee shall consist ; of the following members; The principals of Pen. dleton High School, , Milton High School, Athena High School, Weston High School, Echo High School, the Umatilla County School Superintend ent, and a representative of Pendleton Academy and Columbia College, Jr. ' ARTICLE IV. 1 Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Association; to see that the Constitution and By-Laws are ob served; appoint, unless otherwise stated or order ed,' all committees; and call all meetings of the Executive Committee. ' . Sec. 2." The Secretary shall keep a correct iac ord of all meetings of the Association; preside at meetings In the absence of the President; and make the report of the Executive' Committee at each annual business meeting. ,. Sec. ,8. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys of the Association and keep a written statemeht ' thereof, and he shall make no payments without ' a written order from the Secretary, countersigned by the President. 5 ARTICLE V. All elections of officers shall be by ballot. A majority of all votes cast shall constitute a choice. The term of office shall be for one year, or until a successor, duly elected, shall assume the duties of the office. " ARTICLE 'VI. -' Amendment to Constitution. Every proposed alteration, amendment, or ad dition to, this Constitution and By-Laws hereunto annexed, must be handed to the President In writ ing, who shall publish the same to the Association and at the next regular meeting It may be adopt ed by at least three votes. - " ARTICLE VII. Suspension of By-Laws. A By-Law may be suspended, In case of eroer- ' gency, by unanimous consent. . . .: BY-LAWS. ': ". ARTICLE I. The order of business shall be as follows: 1. Call to Order. 2. Reading of Minutes. 3. Report of Standing Committees. 4. Report of Special Committees. 6.- Election of Officers. ' ,6. New Business. . : '. 7. Treasurer's Report. : 8. Adjournment. ... ' - ARTICLE II. An annual contest in Oratory and Declamation THE TUi-A-LUM LUMBER CO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon shall be held under the Jurisdiction of this Asso- . elation, to be governed as follows: Sec. 1., Each school shall be divided into three" divisions, as follows: Division A. , High Schools Oratory. Division B. Seventh and Eighth Grades De clamatory. Division C. Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades Declamatory. c Sec. 2. Each school shall be entitled to three -representatives, one for each division. , Sec. 3. Each speaker shall be allowed to choose his or her own subject, provided that , those in .. . the "A" division shall be orations and those in "B" and "C" divisions shall be recitations. Sec. 4. The speakers of the County Contest shall be selected' by means of a local contest. Sec. 6. No speaker shall be allowed to enter the County '.Contest With a selection he has, previa ously spoken, except at the local contest. ARTICLE III. j "' 'i , Sec. 1. The County Contest shall be held at Athena, Oregon, on BUch date as the Executive Committee may determine. A. ' ARTICLE IV. Sec. 1. There shall be a committee of three competent and disinterested persons appointed to act as Judges, Each member of said committee shall be elected by a majority vote of the Execu- tive Committee; and no Judge shall be a resident of the County. ; : , Sec 2. The committee so selected shall mark on the following points:, -.--." . I. Orations. 1. Voice. . v , 2. Interpretation of Selection. 3. Stage Appearance and Gesticulatfon. 4. Oratorical Effect. ; II. Declamations. 1. Voice. ' . 2. Interpretation of Selection. 3. Stage Apearance and Gesticulations. 4. Rhetorical Effect. An average of the markings shall then be taken. The one receiving the. highest average shall re ceive first prize; the one receiving the next high est average in his or her division shall receive , second prize. : ; ARTICLE V. AH proceedings of the Association shall be gov erned by Robert's Rules of Order. ARTICLE VI. Any person having won first prize In his or her division shall be barred from competing in such division, but may compete in the next higher division. ARTICLE VII. The manner of. choosing the order of speakers ; ,for the final contest shall be by lot, done in the presence of the committee consisting of a repre sentative from each of the several" schools, and the order thus determined shall not be varied without the unanimous consent of the Executive Committee. ARTICLE VIII. The receipts at the gate for the Athletic Contest and at the door for the Declamatory and Or-, torical Contest shall be turned over to the Treas urer of the Association, provided that no moneys shall be spent unless so ordered by the President and the Secretary of the Executive Committee. ARTICLE IX. .' . , , All disputes arising shall be settled by the Ex-: ocutivo Committee; whose decision shall be final; 1 . ARTICLE X. The Athena Cup, which Is offered by the Athena Commercial Association, shall be awarded to the school as a permanent trophy, providing the school wins It three consecutive years,Aand it Is further provided that the school winning the cup any one year shall retain It until the next annual Contest. The school winning the largest number of points in the Athletic Meet shall be awarded the Cup for the following year. In addition to the foregoing a separate prize will be awarded to the winning grammar school. , ARTICLE XI. The annual Athletic Meet shall .be held under the Jurisdiction of this Association, to be ' gov erned as follows: .$ .-. t ,.: Sec. 1. Each school shall be divided Into five divisions, as follows: . . , ;;m;J Division. A. .High Schools. : d'-i Division B. Seventh and Eighth Grades, i Division C Fifth and Sixth Grades, ri ..... v Division D Third and Fourth Grades Division!: First and Second Grades. Sec. 2. The events for each division shall be as .follows: ' ,.. . . , , -,j ':' :: Division A High Schools. ,l 1. 100 yard dash. v -2. 220 yard dash. . 8. 440 yard dash. , 4. 1 880 yard run.. . 6. Mile run. 1 6. Running, broad . . . jump. . ; 7. , Running high - '. .Jump. -k . ,-; f , ! 8. Low hurdles.ii 9. High hurdles, . 10, Shot put. t; ' : ; . 11. Pole vault. ;.; 12. Relay. , Four, Jnen, . 880 yards. ;, . ; 13. Fifty yard dash. , ' 14. Hammer throw. 18. Discus throw., Division B Seventh and Eighth Grades. 1. 60 yard dash "2.. ;. ..... 8. 100 yard dash. 220 yard dash. Relay. Four men. 880 yards. ,. Division C-Fifth and Sixth Grades. t 1. 60 yard dash. 2. 100 yard dash. ' i 3- 220 yd dash. .. " 4.. 440 yard... relay. Four men. , Division D Third and Fourth Grades. H (Same as Division C) t Division E-Firat and Second Grades ' (Same as Division C) ' Sec. 3. The points for each event shall be as follows: . . "- , ; First place five points. ' ' Second place three points. : " ' Third place one point. - ' A l Sec. 4. Each school is allowed two contestants in each event ' - ; Sec. 5. Each contestant shall have been a bonaflde student for at least three months di rectly preceding the meet, provided further that he shall not have been dropped at any time dur ing the two weeks immediately preceding the meet. ; . i ;." i,-, . Sec. 8. There shall be a gold and a silver medal awarded for first and second places res spectlvely in each division of declamatory ' and . oratory. .'!; ' . ;..';'.';' " Sec. 7. , The names of all contestants! In Ath letics and Oratory shall be sent to thd Secretary of the Executive Committee at least ten days be . fore the Meet, after which time no. contestant shall be admitted, except by special action of the Executive Committee. .Entries must be accom panied by a signed statement of the Principal, certifying that the contestants are eligible, under , these By-Laws,, , " , k . . ' ?: Sec. 8. There shall be a meeting of the:Ex ecutlve Committee on Saturday evening immedl ' ately after the contest for the purpo,d of settl ing all business. .. .;, ,,,. TIE ROAD Weston and Athena Pulling for Per manent Improvement of Main Goad Between Towns. Weaton and Athena are pulling fut a niaoadamizod road between the two towus. Already Weston has pledged 150 days' labor toward the project and Athena is rustling for a like number. Toe new oonnty road maobinery is now Id transit from the east, and the county court has promised to have it unloaded at Athena for the work pro posed, in event there is enough sub scribed to plaoe the crushed rock on the road. The county will crush the rook, prepare the roadbed and spread the rook, but it mast be hauled on the highway without expense to the county, and it is for tbis portion of the woik that Weston and Athens are now bending every effort to, raise feuds. The farmers also will furnish teacs and help, and the business men and property holders owners of the two towns will contribute funds. G. B. Richardswho has the Ath ena end of the matter ia charge, says there is no doutt but that Atbeua will do ber share toward macadamiz ing the Athena-Westoo road. Portions of this road during certain seasons of the year, are the worst iu this part of the county. For sevoral weeks past it was impassable and teams were forced to take the lower road and until a few days ago all travel between Athena and Weston was over the north road. 3 It 14 ''fid f. fJ .(3 M pro&ry WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT "Sn 83 The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here 1 -jSj ON TO HER REWARD Mrs. L. J. Foss, Well Beloyed Woman, Passes to Beyond Friday Evening: Surrounded By Her Family. ILL IN VSJHE CLERKS A Hot Game of Ball Scheduled for Sun day Afternoon on New Grounds, ' & DELL BROTHERS3TTnlKTGHsET,?T0 m Athena, Oregon The hotteat base ball game of the season will be pulled off Sunday af ternoon at 3:00 between Marville Watts' mill men and a team composed of players from Athena business bous es. Au admittance fee of 25 cents will be obarged at the gate, the proceeds to be given to the base ball fund for tbe tenant of tbe team in tbe Blue Mouu tain league. The game between the mill boys and tbe town fellows was one of tbe best, and Sunday's game promises to have more stents in it than any game ever played in Atbeua. Tbe line-up is not given for pub lication, but it is whispered there will not be a man in the crowd who can deprive 1 John Dobson. of bU uniform as was done last year. Tbe umpira will carry a shotgun for, pro tection of his august person, and Byron Hawks will appear behind tbe bat with a silver mask but without a chest protector. Ob, tbe game will be a bummer. Don't miss it. Repairing; Building, A Walla Walla contractor has a force of men at work repairing tbe Cock building on Main stroeet. Tbe building, wbiob ii a brick structure, was damaged wbeo the Tagaait store turned several weeks ago. After an illness extending over sev eral months from stomach trouble, Mrs. L. J. Fobs, one of Atboua's most highly respeoted and best loved wo men, died at her home in tbis city, Friday evening, at 10:80 o'olock, sur rounded ty all the immediate mem bers of her family. For several weeks Mrs. Foss bad beou failing gradually, so gradually that tbe end came as a shook to both family and friends. Iu ber remark' able fortitude, it was bard to discern tbe insidious workings of tbe disease, she having never consented to take to bur bed until Thursday, tbe day pre vious to ber death. As soon as the true state of ber condition was seen, ber obildren residing at a distance were summoned and Miss Aloy Foss from Spokane and John Foss aud Mrs. MatMo Mitchell from Moro, arrived Friday evening, shortly before ber demife. A kind and indulgent mother, a lov ing wife and a hospitable neighbor, a Christian in tbe truest sense of the word and a woman who left an im press for all that is good iu the com munity in which she has resided for so many years, her death has cast a shadow of sadness into praotioally every home ia tbe city. The funeral was held at the Chris tian cbnrob at 11 o'olock Sunday morning, and tbe large auditorium was filled to overflowing with friends wbo bad gathered to pay tbeir last respects. Many beautiful floral offer lugs were brought as a tribute. Tbe funeral sermcn was preached by Pas tor Meldrum, aud eetvioes at tbe grave were cooduoted by Athena Cirole, Women of Woodoraft, of wbiob Mrs. Fobs was a member. ibe husband and six children are left to mourn tbe long of a Joviug wife aud mother. (Almira J. Roger was born near Cape Vinson, in the state of Kew York, November 25, 1840, and died in Athena, Oregon, Maroh 10, 4 1911, ot tbe age of 61 years, tbree months and five days. With her parents sbe emigrated by team by way of tbe Great Lakes to Milwaukee, .Wisconsin and settled in Jo Davis county in Illi nois. At Mouroe, Wisconsin, oil Feb ruary 28. 1869, sbe was joined in tbe holy bonds of wedlock with L. J. Foss. Iu tbe same year with her husband sbe moved to Sullivan county, i.Mls sourl. Seven obildieu came to bless the uniou while they resided iu Mis souri, and one daughter, Sadie, pre ceded her mother to the grave, hav ing died since tbe family came to Ath ena. Mrs. JJoss has been a resident of tbis oitj sinoe 1881. Besidos ber husband, three sons and three daugh ters survive ber ai follows: Austin Foss, of Athena John Foss of Moro, Sherman county: James Fobs of Crook county; Mrs. James Mitchell of Moro. SDerman, county ; Miss Aloy Foss of Spokane and Mrs. T. M. Tsggart, of Athena.) y The Rural Route, ; 1 A rural route mail box with tbe wording: "Box 1, Route 1, A. & Mc Kwen, Highland Farm," displayed in . C. A. Bajriett &. Co's show window ", triuga to mind that Athena is to have a rural mail Pronto, and tbe inspeotor is expected to arrive shortly to install it. Leaving Athena, the route goes north to La Mar school house, thenoe west to the Sbrimpf plaoe, then north and west up the flat to Urandview; theuoe south down (Jerking Flat to Alex. Molnty re's, then west and south through Saud Hollow, back toUerkiug Flat to the Jackson plaoe and then south and east to Atbeua. . Will Hold Services. Rev. Father Neate, of tbe Mission Catbullo oboroh, was lu tbe city Tues day looking after tbe work of improv ing tbe church property ia .this city. Permanent repairs are being, mafle at tbe oburob and it ia tbe intention of Father Neate to bold services in Atb eua every two weeks. Announcement of holding services will -be made'' in tbe Press ia due time. ' 1 ' John Btlpkley traveling salesman for a Portia 1 paint tirm,' transacted business in Athena Wednesday. " 1 t