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This Edition con tains Six Pages 4 Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXIII. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 12, 1911. NUMBER 19 V 1 OFFICERS S. F. WILSON, President, H. KOEPKE Vice-President. F. S. Le GROW, Cashier, E. A. ZERBA. Ass't. Cashier. DIRECTORS H. KOEPKE, F. S. Le GROW, S. F. WILSON, A. B. M'EWEN, M. L. WAITS. NATIONAL BANK i L OF ATHENA CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $90,000.00 Ten years from now will you be slavishly working at a low salary for somebody else or will you be your own master? You can be either if you wish. Start that bank account today with only a small deposit if necessary, and in ten vears it will make you independent. mew PaintStorc Bundy & Christian, Proprietors WALLPAPER We have put in a full stock of Wallpaper, which iu cludes the latest styles and paterns. Let us figure on your painting, paper hanging and decorating. "Saving at the Spigot Wasting at the Bung" That's what buying poor paint means. Paint may be low priced by the gallon and be 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. CALEDONIAN PICNIC Program of Amusements Includes Car nival Features. Scottish Songs, Dances, Sports and Games. Next Friday and Saturday will be gala days for Athena and tbe people of Umatilla county, tbe oooasion being tbe twelfth annual reunion of tbe Umatilla County Caledonian Sooiety. Tbe program of amusement fea tures bas been about completed by tbe oommittee and will inoludo tbis year a n?w departure in tbe way of en tertainment by tbe addition of oar nival attraotions. A contract bas been entered into with tbe Miller Amusement company wbiob will fur nish tbis part of tbe program. Tbe oompany contains 60 people and offers several free attractions, including a balloon asoension on each day of tbe pionio. The usual Scottish games and sports will be in evidenoe and there will' be tbe interesting songs and danoes whioh have greatly pleased tbe audienoes in the past. The program follows : Annual address, D. C. Sanderson. Addresses by George W. Gross, May or of Athena, tnd George J. Cameron of Portland. Miss Catherine Covaob, tbe popular soprano and Miss Edna Gates, tbe fav orite oontralto in classical Sootob songs. Aitistio danoers iu native costumes, in reels, sword danoes and stratbpeys. Frank D. Hennessey, humorous rec itations. James Bannon in oomio songs. Pipers McDonald and Smith in soul stirring bagpipe selections. Baseball games and bronoo busting nontest. Soottisb danoes, games, songs and stories. Prominent soloists and comedians in songs of Scotland. Grand oonoert Friday evening at 8 o'clock. In the afternoon of eaoh day boors, reoitations and a general sooial and reunion will be prominent features. Tbe pubjio is cordially invited, and real Scottish welcome will ba accord ed eaob and eveiy one. Friday Night's Concert. One of the most pleasant entertain ments given by tbe Caledonians is tbeir oonoerts. Tbis year the couoerj will be given at tbe opera house, Fri day evening. An elatorate program has been prepared. Tbe very best numbers in the repertoire of the per formers ooniing from abroad will be gived at tbis ooucert, and all should avail themselves of tbe opportunity to attend. THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal Baptist Delegates. Tbe Atbena Baptist cburoh will be represeuted at tbe meeting of tbe Uma tilla County Baptist Association at Pendleton. May 23 and 24. Tbe del egates from this ohurob are: Mrs. Martha Mays, Mrs. C. A. Barrett, Mrs. T. J. Kirk, Mrs. M. L. Watts, Mr. Deeper. Tbe alternates are elected as follows: Mrs. Wm. Winsbip, Mrs. J. D. Plamondon, Mrs. B. D. Clemons, Mrs. Geo. Bannister and Mr. H. A. Barrett. A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon Biggest Egg Yet. An Albany ben has broken all tbe reoords for big eggs boasted of in var ious parts ot Oregon and Washington in tbe last two weeks. A ben belong ing to A. S. Hart of that city laid an egg wbiob measures 10 inches around one way and is eight inches in cir cumference. It weigbs seven ounces. Tbe egg is a soft shnll with an unus ually large bard shelled egg inside of it. Attractions Galore. There are to be numerous attrao tions in Atbena next Friday and Sat urday. In addition to the regular Caledonian program at tbe park, there will be Carnival attractions, baseball games, a circus, danoing and the Cal- prompt liinrnr nninro anr mniiT pnuur II? PROMPT UJUCDC DDIPCQ ADC DIPUT POHNE DELIVERY tfllLIIL I IIIULU HIIL IIIUII I The Freshest1 and most Choice the Market affords in eQie Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here edonian conceit. Tbe concert takes place Fiiday night, tbo dance will be in tbe K. P.-I. O. O. F. hall and the oirouB will pull off its exhibitions near the O.-W. JR. & N. tracks. Weston and Atbena teams in tbe Blue Moun tain league will play an exhibition game Friday afternoon, and Saturday afternoon Walla Walla will be bere for a game with tbe looals. Excursion Train Assured. An exoursion train for tbe Atbena Walla Walla game at the Gaiden City Sunday , May 21, is assured. Parties selling tiokets for tbe exoursion, have disposed of a sufficient number to make it sure that tbe train will te se cured. Tbe special train will be at tbe disposal of Athena people. The regular morning train will not lie used, but instead tbe oompany will furnish equipment for tbe occasion, so that those going over to witness ihe last sobeduled game between tbe lead ing teams of tbe league cau leave bere during tbe forenoon and return early in the evening. BARNES HAS GREAT SHOW Will Exhibit In Athena Twice on day, Mav 19, Fri- Great interest bas been aroused by tbe announcement tbat tbe famons Al. G. Barnes' Big Three Ring Wild Animal Circus will give two perform ances bere on the afternoon and even ing of May 1Mb. Tbis is tbe greatest and only real wild animal circus iu tbe world. There are 200 auimals inoluding tbe most ferocious boasts of tbe jungle to tbe little house dog, all performing trioks tbat fall little short of marvel ous. There ii Mile. Meroedes Lam on to with her group of full grown, jungle bred African lions; Mile. Millie Barnes presenting tbe famous lion Nero rid ing upon tbe baok of a horse; Capt. Stonewall and his celebrated juggling, aoiobatio and riding 'seals; Major Boot. Thornton and bis group of griz zly, Russian and Sable bears; Herr Louis Roth exhibiting a group of royal Bengal tigers and Nubian lions; dain ty Mile. Martha Fiorina with a mar velouely trained troupe of Persian leo pards, Afrioan pumas aud South American panthers; Tim Buckley and tbe elephants, camels, Arabian stal lions, sacred oattle of India, high 8obool dogs, kicking mules, iu faot the greatest aggregation of wild and domestio animals ever presented by any one management. Then there are funny clowns, kan garoos, ponies for tbo little ones und many other featmes far too numerous to mention. And with it all tbe cleanest aud best regulated show which has ever visited tbis vioinity. Through tbe personal supervision or Mr. Uarnes there is an entire absenoe of any rowdyism, which insures absolute safety lor tho women and ohiidren without tbe need of es corts. ABANDONJEST CASE Attack on Reclamation Act Is Given Up By Boise Man, Who Takes Ap praised Valuation of Land. The proposed extension of the West Umatilla project in all probability will lead to complioations between tbe Government and land owners at tbe proposed reservior site. Land owners have recently held a meeting and set prices on tbe land at from $150 to $500 per aore and sent out the statement that it will be cheaper to turn tbe waters of the John Day river on the land than to use tbe proposed site, wbiob embiaces their land hold ings. However, tbe following relative tc a oase in Idaho, would make it ap pear that the government will have a say in tbe matter. A speoial from Boise says : D. E. Burley, general passenger agent of tbe Oregon Short Line, will not test tbe constitutionality of tbe reclamation act. He abandoned bis right against it by effeoting settlement with the district attorney's office here in the condemnation oase involving his farm, whioh he oarried to tbe oir ouit court of appeals. The oase beoauie famous in tbe northwest through tbe contention of Mr. Builey that tbe aot was unconstitutional, if it permitted tbe Reclamation Servioe to confiscate private lands, or engaged in a private enterprise to iriigate other tbau pnblio lands. Mr. Burley owned a IGO-aore farm in the bottom of what is now the Deer Flat reservior of tbe Payette Boise project. Tbe Government started oondemnation proceedings against him and seoured a verdict of $20 an acre for tbe land. Mr. Burley valued it at $100. Tbe appeal from tbe verdict given in the Idaho Federal Court was made in tbe Circuit Court of Appeals. Tbe oourt sustained the verdict, hold ing it is within the right of tbo Reo lamation Servioe to condemn private lands within or adjaoent to pnblio lands tbe government seeks to irrigate. Mr. Barley then filed an appeal to tbe Supreme oourt. It was tbis appeal that he abandoned by accepting judg ment of $5240. held at the new stadium in Pendleton on September 14-16 inclusive. Fred Earl, manager of non-competitive' events, bas just signed a contract with these famous Wild West people, wbiob will insure tbeir appearance at Pen dleton for tbe three days of tbe show. Pendleton Won Track Meet, With only a margin of one point abead of Waitsburg, Pendleton won at the intersoholastio traok meet at Walla Walla Saturday. Boylen was the star point winner for Pendleton. In tbe mile run, Payne of Athena ran a good raoe, coming in a strong second to Boylen. Button of GarBeld, was third, lime, 1:55 1-5. MAIN 83 Must Repair Walks. The city counoil oommittee on streets and pnblio improvements have made a round of investigation for tbe purpose of taking tbe names of proper ty owners who have sidewalks in need of repair. These names will be given Marshal Gholson, who will see tbat tbe necessary repairs are made with out delay. CUPID TURNED DOWN BY Would-be Bridegroom Flees From the County Clerk's Office. The Courage of Life. The two virtues that help us along most in life are trust and courage. Apart from the tragedies invited by sin and violence and seir indulgence, a largo part of our trouble comes from anxiety, distrust, apprehension. It was not all frivolity that dictated the nn swer of a young girl who, being urged to prepare herself for a profession or a definite work, responded: 'lm not going to look ahead and worry. I can do a lot of useful thiugs. I can mend, and make salad, and amuse children, aud be patient aud economical, and help people to enjoy themselves, and I don't believe nice girls starve." Cour age and faith are always assets. Even if life goes back upon them and fulls to come up to expectations the prac tice of these virtues is just that much to the good, and we have at least not lived in the evil moment until it ar rived. Harper's Bazaar. Athena Girl in Idaho Facultv. Ceoile Boyd, class '08 Athena High Sohool, who graduates iu June from tbe Idaho Statu Normal Sohool at Lewiston. has been elected by the board of regents as head ot the de partment of pbysionl eduoation for women, which includes supervision of tbe young ladies of the Training, Aoademio aud Protensiorinl schools. She is tbe youngest member of tbe Normal faculty, aud with reiereuoe to her position, the Lewiston Tribune says: "Tbe only resignation from the present faoulty was that of Miss Madge Deems, beud of tbe department of pbysioal education fo women, who retires from sohool work with tbe close of the present semester of tbe Normal. Miss Deems' work bas been of tbe highest order and it is with regret that tbe sohool is to Ions her set vines. Upon recommendation of President Bluok, Miss Ceoile A. Boyd, who graduates in June, and who Las taken speoial work under Miss Deems, was chosen to handle tbis department." Cheating Cupid at bis own game, Russell G. Hogland "walked light in and tnrned around aud walked right out agaiu" at tbe oourt bouse, says tbe Live Wire. Hogland applied for a license to wed Ida M. Crewdson. He brought tbe necessary legal witness along and County Clerk Frank Saling was per forming tbe operation with the pen necessary to permit two hearts to beat as one, legally, when be happened to remember something. Only a few weeks before be had been informed by telephone that an aoplioation for a license from Miss Crewdson must not be grauted because she was not yet of age. Questioned bv the clerk, tbe witness admitted that he had seen the girl only ouoe or twioo. Tbe prospective bridegroom without waiting for further explanations turn ed and bolted. And a perfectly good license blank is waiting for other apploants. Returned From Idaho, Rev. Thomas Lawsou, who attend ed the Ministerial Association at Clarkston, Wash., last week, has re turned to bis home in this city. He repoits tbat tbe sessions were interest ing and resulted in mnob good. One of the principal addresses delivered before the Association was given ty Rev. Kimball, pastor of tbe M. E. church at Walla Walla. Rev. Le Cornue, ohaplain of the Walla Walla penitentiary, and well known iu this city, also delivered an address, wbiob embodied facts rolating to bis work among prisoners. Rev. Lawson con ducted a quarterly meeting at Oro Fino, Idaho, during bis absence. DELL BROTHERS, 0ATS?IN Athena, Oregon For Peace Only. It is well known that the Friends have always been devoted to the prin ciples of peace. As they had a con trolling influence in the public affairs of Nantucket, there was no military organization on that island for several generations. How the mat tor was managed is told by the author of "September Days on Nantucket." Whenever military companies cumo to the island for a holiday young wo men thronged the windows and waved handkerchiefs, but there was no rlso of military ambition in the town. Once a coterie of young men formed a training company and sent to Boston for 'equipments, but their elders com pelled them to make the first article of their constitution read, "This company shall be disbanded immediately in case of war." No Reason to Worry. "I once played the part of Venus in a pantomime." said the lady who showed her age and was beginning to have a mustache. "Well. I wouldn't let it worry me," replied the one who was still fair to look upon. "Venus was only a myth, so. of course, you didn't hurt her feel ings." Obicnrro Keirord-Herald. Insurance Union Consolidates. Final details of the consolidation of the Farmers' Union Iusurauce coui pajy with the Paoitio States Fire In surance company has been effected with the powerful million dollar cor poration asHumiug all liabilities, con tracts and policies of the Umatilla ojuuty home company, and was brought about solely as the result of the deoire of Farmers Union company stockholders to make one great Oregon insurance enterprise possible, says a Pendleton paper. Murdered at Umatilla, Auother murder mystery was dis covered at Umatilla Monday morning, when blood, dripping from a box cur led to tbe diseoverv of the body of a man. Tbe body when found was still warm, and a largo cut on the bead showed the cause of death. There were no papers on the bodv by whioh identification could Le made, but the man was positively identified by two men as being John Casey, of Brook ton, Mass., a sheep herder and labor er. Less Wool Production. Experts llguro tbat approximately the wool clip of Eastern Oregon will fail short of tbat of last season by 2,000,000 pounds. Last season's dip totaled 18,000,000 pounds of fleece and several conditions are found to be re sponsible for tbe decrease. Forest re serves, hometeads, tns high cost of tirod notion aud wool at 10 cents aie some of tbe oausos beld responsible by woolmen. Round-up Attraction. Dell Blanchett champion of all "bull doggers" and bis wife, Bertba Blanchett, champion woman broncho luster of tbe world are the two lat- I ect attractions to tbe list of features j for the 1911 Roundup wbiob will be School Work Exhibit. The patrons of tbe Atbena pnblio school will gather at tbe sobooi bonso Wednesday afternoon to see tbe ex hibit of the work accomplished Ly the pupils during tbe past year. Tbe ex hibit will te given between tbe hours of 2 :30 and 4 o'clock, p. in. All pa trons aud those interested in sobooi work are cordially invited to be pres ent. Dreamland Program. The following is tbe program at the Dreamland for Friday and Saturday nights: 1. "Ihe Price of Fame," Essenay. 2. "Solving tbe Puzzle;" "Paying Attoution," Gaumont. U. "Foxy Ernest." Patho. For Sunday: J. "The Assteo Sacrifice." Kalem. 2. "Caught in the Rain," Selig. il. "A Child's Faitb," Biogiapb. "Hunky" to Frisco. "Huuky" Shaw, wboias been play ing bull for Wulla Walla, has do parted to hau Frauoisoo, where he will play his old position at third base for the Seals in the Paoitio Coast league. He was under cuutraot to San Fran cisco all tho time he was playiug in tbe Blue Mountain league. Athena Athletes to Eugene. The members of the Atbena track team who are to take part in the events at Eugene today, left Wed nesday evening for that city by way of Wulla Walla. Those going are: it. Payne, iu the half mile and mile; L. MoEwen and M. Hill in the sprints aud O. Dudley in the weights. Blacksmiths Busy. Athena blacksmiths bave been rush ed with orders for the past month on sharpening plow shares. Summer fal lowing is drawing to a close aud soon the smithies will be devoting tbeir time to repairing harvesting maobja' ery. Road Work Resumed. Work was resumed Wednesday, on tbe road construction east of town, after several days enforced delay on account of tbe rains. Several . blasts were shot off Snnduy and a large amount of rock was made ready, for tbe workmen at the crusher. .' L I. . , ;