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VOLUME XXIII.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 18, 1911.
NUMBER 32
X.
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. OFFICERS
S. F. WILSON, President, -H.
KOEPKE Vice-President,
F. S. Le GROW, Cashier,
E. A. ZERBA. Ass't Cashier.
DIRECTORS
F. WILSON, H. KOEPKE,
. B. M'EWEN, M. L. WAITS,
F. S. LeGROW.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF ATHENA
CA PITAL AND SUR PLUS. $90,000.00
We extend to our Depositors every cAccommdation
consistent with sound Banking.
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ANOTHER PIONEER .
A. J. WILLABY DIED AT PORT
LAND, ON LAST MONDAY.
He Was a Native Oregonian
Born in Linn County and
Came Here in Early Days.
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A. M. Johnson, Manager
Atheqa, Qregon
A. J. Willaby, who was taken to Dr.
Williamson's saoitariam at Portland
several weeks ago, died Monday at 1
o'clock p. m. His sons, Dean and
Clyde arrived in Portland a few hours
bafore Mr. Willaby passed away.
Mr. Willaby was an old timer of
this seotioa and was well known
throughout Umatilla couuty and East
em Oregon. In early days be was en
gaged in the stook business, bat later
in life followed farming. Some three
years ago bis health began to fail and
all that mediaal skill ooold do was
to prolong bis life temporarily.
For the past year be had beeu de
clining rapidly and gradually bis
mental faonlties failed in sympathy
with his physical disabilities.; A
couple of months ago be was taken to
Portlaud, where for a time be slightly
improved, bat a ooople of weeks ago
he again became worse. His brother,
William, was a constant attendant at
bis bedside daring the time be was
in Portland, and Mrs. Willaby and
his sons spent some time there also.
Andrew J. Willaby was a nittive
Oregonian. He was born in Lion
connty, September 20, 1853. On Oo
tober 6, 1878 be was united in marriage
with Miss Minnie Frakee, who with
ber three sous CJyde, Virgil and Dean,
survives bim. He leaves one brother,
William P. Willaby, of Portland,
and one siater, Mrs. Frank Knowlton
of this oity.
The remains arrived in this oity
Tuesday morning from Portland and
were taken from the station to the
family residenoe. At 2 o'clock the
funeral was held at the Christian
church, the servioes being oonduoted
by Pastor Meldrnm.
The Morrow-Umatilla
District
Far
Requests Your Presence one Week
Commencing September llth
BIGGEST AND BEST YET
More Exhibits. More Srace. More Music, More Attract
ions and more of Everything that's Entertaining.
SPECIAL RAILROAD RATES.
REMEMBER THE BIG ROUNDUP
HIS REQUESTTOJE GRANTED
f. L, Helfrich, Dying at Oregon City.
Asks to Be Buried Here,
On hjs deathbed at Oregon City, a
victim of Brigbt's disease, Fred L.
Helfrich, formerly engaged in the
shoe business in Athena, has requested
that when the end oonies be may be
buried in the Athena cemetery.
Such is the information reoeived by
the local Masonic lodge, pf wbjob or
der Mr. Helfriob is a member. Fied
Johnson, brother in law of Mr. Hel
frich, wrote the lodge beie regarding
the sick man's desires,
Ibere is said to ba absolutely no
hope for recovery, Mr. Helfriob being
now In the last stages of the disease,
from whioh be has been a sufferer for
some time. He has been a resident of
Elgin einoe leaving Athena several
years ago. He belongs to tbe Mason,
io and K. of P. orders.,
Mr. Helfriob was a musician of con
siderable ability and was for years a
member of the Athena band when it
was directed by 0. U. Sharp, and o
its day be best band in Eastern Qie
gon, IT a married a lady who was a
resident of Pendleton. His condition
is critical, death being expected any
hour.
Champion Huckleberry Picker.
Alex Oliver has returned to Pen
dleton from Muacbaoi and Kamela,
says the East Qregonjan, a,nd he
claims, be troqght with him the title
of phampioq bqpkleerry pjoker at
the season, Daring bis 9 day stay at
the two towns', be says be gathered 60
gallons of tbe mountain berries and
established a reoord for one day's
picking by getting five gallons. Cn
several other days be succeeded in get
ting four. Only those who have pick
ed tbe little bae berries can appre
ciate this feat. While be sold a few
of tbe terries, Mr. Oliver brought most
of them borne for winter consumption.
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Over Eight Thousand Dollars
to Be Awarded to Farmers
Who Raise These Crops by
International Barley and
Hop Exhibit, Chicago, Oct.
12 to 22.
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MONO the important crops iu the
states of the central west,
northwest and Pacific court
ure barley and hops, both of
which require considerable care iu
cultivation. The chief market for Hie
better grades of barley is the malting
industry, which supplies principally
the browing and distilling trades. The
principal and almost exclusive market
for hops is the brewing industry.
For a number of years American
and European scientists have devoted
much inquiry to these crops for the
purpose of deciding upon which prop
erties are conditioned their vulut to
the consumer.
With regard to barley, there is con
siderable difference of opinion, the
views of American and European in
vestigators diverging to nn extent.
With regard to hops, scientiiic lnquiuy
has not jet proceeded far enough to
state with any degree of certainty
which are the leading characters of
the plant that make up its value to
the manufacturer who uses it.
Departments of Agriculture Study
Barley and Hops.
Tho agronomists and chemists of tho
State Agricultural colleges and several
specialists of tho United States de
partment of agriculture have devoted
a great deal of time to the study of
barley and hops and their improve
ment. They have been advising tho
farmers to devote attention to tho pro
duction of those properties in these
crops which are most desired by tho
consumer. In this work, however,
they have met with considerable dilli
cnlty from the fact that they have
been unable to state positively what
those properties are that the consumer
desires.
In the purchase of barley and bops
the individual judgment of the buyer,
STEMS OP WHITB CX.VIS AND MAKCHCUIA
BAltLKVS.
based Upon persoiiitl experience, lias
been the controlling factor, mid a a the
individual Judgment (s often biased
by personal prcfyrciico and even preju
dice it ban been diflicuH to deflno what
character of goods would beat meet
tbe renuhvuieiiU of the market.
Improvement of Barley and Hops.
A movement la under way to bring
about. Improvement in tho growing of
barley and hops and to lay d'.y.vij cer
tain standard Tjy wh'h tlify can be
valued regardless of the personal equa
tion. At the present etuge this movement
Is crystallizing In an International bar
ley and bop exhibit, which, will take
place Oct. 1.2 tq VM, fit Chicago,
in connection with the American Kx
pofcltiou of lrcwlng Machinery, Ma
terials and Products. Tor thin exhibit
there will be Available a prize fund
of over $8,000, which will be appor
tioned to the different varieties and
strains of the crops with a view giv
ing the greatest pussiblv encourage
rnent to the fanners who raise them.
The .growers who may wish to par
ticipate In the exhibit should address
the committee on awards, 1508 Repub
lic building, Chicago,, anil o&K for the
necessary pppllcatloq and entry blanks.
(The committee on awards embraces
lot only a number of the most eminent
experts among scientific men, growers,
dealers and consumers of these crops,
but also specialists, from the agricul
tural department of the United Spates
and the several barley, aud hop grow
ing statcia. Among those serving on
the committee on awards aro the fol
lowing; Vnlted Btatei department of agriculture,
bureau of plant Industry Profemor M. A.
Carleton, I'rofesor H. V. Harlan, Pro
fessor W. W. Stockberger; bureau of
chemistry Professor J. A. i, fc'lere.
Agricultural eirtmeBt stations Pro
Issor O. W.' Shaw, Berkeley. Cal.; Pro
fessor Charles B. Saunders, Ottawa, Can
ada; Professor Alvln Keyer, Fort Collins,
Colo.; Professor F. V. Farrcll, Boise, Ida.;
Professor V. M. guoeamith, East Lansing,
fill IB
Notable Feature of the Amer
ican Exposition of Brew
ing Machinery, Materials
and Products Eminent
Experts on the Committee
of Awards.
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Mich.; Trofessor C. V, Eull, SI. Paul,
Minn.; Professor Alfred -Atkinson, Tiozp
nmn, Mont.; Professor R. C. Poneslmo,
North Dakota; Professor II. V. Tartar,
Corvallis, Ore.; Professor E. D. Hull, Lo
gan, Utah; Professor R. V. Thatcher,
Pullman, Wash.; Professor R. A. Moore,
Madison, Wis.
Cleaning Darley Por Seed.
One of tho principal dilhYultics that
have obtained in the growing of barley
as well as other crops is that sufii
cient attention has not beeu paid to
mi f Witm
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HEAD AND 8TBM OF WqiTl CUVS JIAltLET.
Hie seed, not only In the matter of
fanning out nil dead and degenerate
berries, so as to seed only good and
live grain and produce fl good crop
where no grains will fall to sprout,
but also because there has been a lack
of uniformity as to vorie-ty or strain.
This is iierhnps of rnoro than ordinary
luiportauco In the case of barley and
l,H ono of tho matters that will engage
the attention of the "barley and hop ex
hibition at Chicago in October, 10U.
Tho barley which is used for malting
purposes Is put throujrU an artificial
process of sprouting In mass, in which
necessarily nil grains are treated alike.
It fituuds to reason, however, that
where plump and thin grains, mellow
and flinty ones, starchy and albuiuluous
grains are nil steeped and spvoutcd
under like covtditlima they will neces
sarily grow differently and cannot yield
a uniform malt. This causes serious
troubles to tho consumer when he
works up the malt in tho further proc
esses of inaitufacturo and makes. It
difficult tr Mm to flnl.;h off n uniform
product. It stands to reason that
where 1 he different kinds of grains aro
nil needed In the same poil In like man
ner nt the same season an.d p(w under
the flame weatliCT conditions tlio ber
ries o.f, different characters cannot pos
sibly develop alike. The result will bo
nn uneven stand, differences In tho
lime of maturing, different actlqu If
the stack, etc.
Pedigree Grain.
Different Ptrnins of barley will grow
difforeutly on different soils and In
different climates.
In order to produco the best cropa
v.hlch Avlll also be the most abundant
It Is therefore necessary to use pure
strains, or, ns the scleutlstH call them,
"ppfllgijce" grain, where nil tho berries
are of the same variety or Btrain and
will behave alike under similar condi
tions, It is also necessary to find by
experiment what particular strain Is
best suited to certain soils and cll-
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BEAO AKQ STEM OV MANCHUI1IA J3AKLEJ.
ruutes and also what method of plant
hg ond cultivation is best adapted to
tbe varieties and types.
A great f'eal of work ba been done
along thc?o lines by scientific inveatl-
turn, particularly at the agricultural
experiment utatlons of Wisconsin and
Minnesota. The sclent if lc men are
nerving on the coniniltteo on awnnls
for the barley nd hop exhibition
which will take place hi Chicago in
October, 1'JIL
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BEGIN 1IIEIF! IRK
WHITE HAS THE NORTH PORTION
AND TONKIN, SOUTHERN.
In Addition to General Super
vision, Welles Will Look
After the Town Schools.
On Wednesday of this week the
two eohool supervisors who have been
appointed in conformity with the new
law, entered upon their duties. Al
bert E. White of Milton, has terni as.
signed to the northern supervisory
cMstriot of the county which extpnda
from the mountains on the east line
of the county to a few miles west of
Holdman near the Government reser
voir on tbe Hermiston Droieot. and
from tbe state lino to within a few
miles of Pendleton. This territory
contains about forty couutrv schools
and Mr. White will havn to rlrivn
practioally 400 miles each time he
oovers his distriot.
Mr. George Tonkin of Pilot Eock
has been assigned to the southern sup
verisory district whioh includes all nf
the one-room sohools not embraoed in
the northern distriot. On aooouut of
the mountainous character nf r.he
country and the couseaueut difiinnltv
of traveling, this distrint is net quite
so targe as tbe northern supervisory
distriot;
Although County Suneiintendent
Welles still has general sunervision
over all of tbe schools in tho county,
bis supeiisory distriot will include all
of tbe towns ond several of tbe large
graded country sohools, employing in
all between 80 and 100 tenobers. It
will necessitate betweou Ave and six
hundred miles of travel for him to
visit eaoh of the sohools in his dis
triot once, nearly all ot whioh can te
made by rail. If ueoessary, he will
always be able to return to his office
within n few hours.
In speakiua of the work whioh has
beou nlaoned for tbe snnervisors.
Supt. Welles said:
"Although moat of the sohools will
not open for several weeks yet, all of
the members of the County Educa
tional board are in favor pf having
the supervisors begin their work uow,
and to visit eaoh distriot once before
tba sohools begin. After standing
idle during the summer, mouths, the
sobool bouses are cat in fit nnnilitinn
to use without ilist beiDg thoroughly
oleuued and renovated. Just at this
season of tbe voar most nf t.hn snhnnl
direotors are unnsuallv Ijuhv with their
own work, and many of thorn feel that
they oaunot give these matters their
personal attention. I believe however,
after the snpervsor has inspected the
Nohoolhouse, in company with one or
moie or tuo district nilloora if they
are able to go with him, and tbey
Know j out what is needed, that tbe di
rector will t6 glad to authorize the
distriot clerk, or if necessary, the su
porviaor himself, to employ some re
liable person to thoiooKblv clean ttm
soboolbouse and out buildings, and to
niHKe any repairs that may be needed
In many of tbe sobouls tbe blaok
boards will need to be re slated, brok
eu window panos replaoed, tho stove
pipe taken down and cleaned, and
many other things will need looking
after.
"In a few districts it has beou th
custom for the teaober and several
of tier pupils to attempt to eor'nb ou
mo sonoolbouse ou some Sutuidav
Sometimes a few of tbe aood woman
of the noigbbrobood have uudortakeu
mis worn' tnemselves, rather Uian
have their obildren attend sobool
dirty sohool bouse. However, inno
of this work is too bard for women
and ohilldren to do alone and some of
it, suoh as making repairs npoo tbe
soboolbouse and outbuildings, can
te done better by a man. ' Then it
does not seem right either to expect a
few persons to donate their time and
labor in this manner, when all of our
sobool distriots are abundantly able to
pay for suoh work, and have it done
right.
"The supervisor will find the teaoh
er's register and examine It to see if it
has been properly filled oat, so that
the new teaoher can tell just what
work eaoh child has gone over daring
the previous term, and will know
something about how to arrange the
children in classes. Sometimes teaoh- .
ers fail to leave this record in their
registers as required by law, and if
any suoh registers aro found, an effort
will be made to find the teaober and
have the register properly made out
for the benefit ol tbe new teaober.
if there is a obange of teaohers, as is
too often tbe case in tbe country districts."
B. A. Marquis Dead.
B. A. ' Marquis, a pioneer of Uma
tilla oounty, died at his home near
Adams Monday morning of Brigbt's
disease. His death came just two
mouths, laoking four days, from the
date of bis wife's death. The de
ceased was a native of Missouri, Feb.
15, 1842 being the date of bis birth.
Early in his life be moved to Umatilla
oounty and has made bis home near
Adams ever sinoe. fie leaves to
mourn bis death, tesides a host of
friends, two eons, George of Walla
Walla, and Alfred of Adams, and one
daughter, Mrs. G. M. Morrison of
Adams. Tbe fuueral was beld at tbe
family residenoe Wednesday at 2
o'clock, foilowod by interment in tbe
Athena cemetery.
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Wind Shatters Wheat.
Wheat in some localities was badly
shattered by the wind storm of Mou
day evening. King Bros, report ft
severe loss on tbe MoGrew plaoe east
of Weston. Tbe ravages of the wind
shattered their giain so badly that tbe
yield has been out down to 20 bushels
per aore. In this vioinity standing
grain was materially damaged as tbe
result of the wind.
Bombarding Grouse, -Tbe
grouse season opened Tuesday
and the mountains and footbil s east
of town resouuded with a bombard
ment in whioh mauy hunters took part.
In some inatanoes tbe limit of five
birds was obtained, but moie often
hnntera were fortunate if they got two
or three birds and in many oases tber
weruled their way baok empty banded.
RICHARDS OPENS WAREHOUSE
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Takes Over Puget Sound Warehouse
Property in This City.
B. B. Richards who for fevoral
years was the local agent for the
Pnget Sound Warehouse company, has
taken over the company's tig ware
house in this city and will engage in
a genaral etorage business.
Not only will be handle grain stor
age, but he will be in a position to
offer inducements to tbe moautain
farmers to store their bay and pota
toes with him.
Mr. Eioharria has beeu in tbe grain
business in Athena fur a number of
years, and bv striot attention to bus
iuess and fair dealing has won tbe con
fidence aud esteem of the farmers and
business men. His house has ample
capaoity to handle large consignments
of grain and produce.
He is prepared to place all grain
left at bis bouse for storage in indi
vidual piles, so that when the farmer
sells bis grain it will be in convenient
shape for tho buyer to inspect it.
Ilia handling charges are reasonable,
benig BOo per too, wbioh carries the
storage of grain to the first of July
following, and 25o per ton storage
por year or fractional part of a year
thereafter.
iMiiwiiinim1-1rti
WALTER A. WOOD
Mew Centmy Bim
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G. W. PKOUUSTIX. HARDWARE DEALER, WESTON.
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