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VOLUME XXIV.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 30. 1912.
NUMBER 35
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. OFFICERS
S. F. WILSON, President, .
H. KOEPKE Vice-President.
F. S. Le GROW, CaBhier, i
E. A. ZERI3A. Ass't Cashier,
I " DIRECTORS
S. F. WILSON,-- H. KOEPKE,
W. S. FERGUSON M. L. WAJTS,
F. S. Le GROW. ,.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF ATHENA
CA F1TAL AND SURPLUS. $100,000.00-
Beat
We extend to pur Depositors every cAccommdation
consistent with sound Banking, v
ERWINS
Cigar Store
POOL, BILLIARDS AND CARDS. SOFT DRINKS &
CONFECTIONS. A GENTLEMEN'S RESORT, QUIET
AND RESPECTABLE.
THE TUi-A-LUi LUMBER CO. I
Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of
BUfLDING MATEBIAl-
PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES
Posts and Blacksmith coal
A. M. Johnsbn, Manager
Athena, Oregon
THE ATHENA IV1EAT MARKET
We carry the best
That Money Buys
' Our Market is -
Clean and Cool
Insuring Wholesome Meats.
D. II. MANSFIELD
Main Street, Athena, Oregon
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Tenth Annual
Walla Walla County Fair
: September 16-21 Inclusive
ATTRACTIT PREMIUMS FOR FRUITS, VEGE
TABLES, GRAINS, GRASSES & LIVE STOCK
Six days of hiijh class racing. Tigano's Band in two con
certs daily. Big free acts and other special attractions
between races. " " ' ', Address W. A. khz, secretary.
SCHOOL OPENS
SEPTEMBER 16TH
SOME NEW TEACHERS IN FAC
ULTY THIS SEASON. 1
Successful Years' Work An
ticipated New Head for the
Commercial Department. ;
The Athena public school will be
gin the year's woik on Monday, Sep
tember 16. The fall corps of teachers
will assemble a week or so earlier for
the purpose of making preparations
for the beginning of school. Ia ad
dition to Prof. Wiley, Mr. Gnerne,
Miss Wilkinson and Miss Brnoe, the
following additions have been made
to the faculty : 1 .
For the commercial department,
H. C. Starr, a University of Oregon
man, residing at Salem, has been se
onred. Mr. Starr has had several
years of commercial woik, and hag
tangbt for two years. Be is a Bingle
man, and is 22 years of age.
Miss Parti idee, is a graduate of the
Valparaiso, Indiana, University,, will
take the place of Miss Hoefer ' in the
8tb grade. Miss Pattiidge has fifteen
years of teaching experience and is
highly reoonimended. Sb is iu Port'
land at present. She is also a grad
uate from the Jena University, of
Germany. For twelve years she was
principal of one of the pnbiio schools
of Bay City, Michigan. Foftbe last
three years she has been employed in
the high school at Coquille, Oregon.'
Miss Blakeley, of Hermlston, a grad
uate of the Wisconsin State Normal
gohool will have the 6th and seventh
grades. - Miss Blakeley's teaching ex
perience covers a period of six years.
Miss Page, a resident of Portland
will be in Miss Breen's plaoe this
year. She is a graduate of the Indi
ana State Normal . and has bed seven
years' experience. She has held the
same pasitiou for the last six years.
The assistant instructor in the Bigh
sobool, will be Miss Duniway, a
graduate of the University of Oregon,
who has been registrar of that insti
tution for several years.
The suooessful woik of the instruct
ors retained from last' year 'a faonlty
is so well known to the patrons of the
school that it is needless for the Press
to dwell on their individual merits.
One of the most snooessf ul year's work
in the history of the Attieua sohools
is anticipated for the coming year.
. rid wed Up Wedding Ring.
Turned up by a plow from its burial
plaoe of thirty-eight years a little
gold band engagement nog is today
back on the finger upon which it was
first placed half a century ago, reports-
the East Oregonian. This, iu
brief, is the story of one of the most
remarkable "lost and found'.' exper
iences ever heard of in this connty.
To Mrs. W. M. Blakely, pioneer of
Umatilla county and Pendleton, . be
longs the ring with this history. She
has just recovered it from a nephew
'I her husband, who recently plowed
it np on the old Caplaiu Blasely
homestead near Brownsville, where
it bad lain while Oregon was being
obanged from a frontier territory to
a flourishing state.
Prize Fighter for Marshal.
Citizens of Pilot Rock will be bull
ied bv bullies no longer. Finding the
physique of Marshal Reynolds not of
sufficient weight to cope with the
lawless element, the city council has
imported ex-prize fighter Charles Jost
and bedecked bim with the five point
ed insignia of peaoe offioer. Ibat
Job t ic holding down the job to the
satisfaction of the city council and
citizens of the town is evidenced by
the fact that be has been offered and
accepted the' position permanently.
Examination for Field Clerk.
. The U. S. Civil Service Commission
announces an examination on October
19, for tbe position of forest and field
clerk in tbe forest service and the
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reclamation eervioe, for the purpose of
soouring eligitles from which to fill
vacancies aa they may ooonr at salar
ies ranging from $60 to $125 per
month. Great diflioulty has teen
experienced in seonring eligitlea for
tbe positions and all qualified persons
are urged to make application for and
compete in this examination. Fe
males are eligible for appointment iu
the reclamation eervioe only, n A
knowledge of stenography ana type
writing, and the elements of fcook
keeping is required. For application
blanks and full information, apply to
the secretary 11th U. S. Civil Servioe
District, Seattle, Wash.
ALSO AT ARMAGEDDON.
Miss Jeanette Manasse Weds.
From tbe Napa, California, ' Reg
ister we glean tbe following concern
ing a young lady well known in this
city: -
"A quiet wedding that will prove
of interest to Napa was solemnized at
tbe St. Franois Botel in San Frauds
oo at noon Thursday, when Miss L.
Jeanette Manasse, the only daughter
of Mrs. Gertrude Manasse of Napa,
beoamo the bride of Max Shwaiz, the
youngest son of Mr. and ' Mrs. II.
Swarz of (his city. Rabbi S. M.
Levy performed the oeremony. Mr.
and Mrs. Sbwarz will .enjoy a few
wesks' honeymoon in Southern Calif
ornia and upon their return to Napa
will establish their home in tbe
groom's handsome residence on Union
street. Tbo bride is a beautiful and
highly cultured girl, who has a wide
circle of warm friends in Napa. The
groom is a young business man of
this city, who enjoys tbe big best es
teem of all."
Mill Race Victim.
Saturday afternoon, Dewey, the 11
year old son of Mrs. Birdie Swarthout
wasdiownedin the Byers mill raoe
at Pendleton. Developments showed
that tbe lad was riding a bioyole aud
on tbe handlebar rode, little three
year old Lenny Tuttle. The bioyole
swerved from the, path, precipitating
the two boys into the water. The
younger child was discovered in time
to save its life, and at the time it was
not known there was another body in
tbe race. Two hours later playmates
of the viotitn discovered ttn wheel
and later the body was found.
WILL CARRY EXHIBITS FREE
0. W. R. & N. Assists Schools With
Free Transportation.
Exhibits, snob as drawings, needle
work, agricultural products, canned
goods aud preserves, poultry, live
stock, or. work of industrial sohools,
exhibited by pupils nuder direotion
of state board of education at the
Oregon State Fair, will be transported
by tb9 O.-W. R. & N. company from
all points on its lines in Oregon to the
fair and return free under the folio v
ing conditions;
All exhibits will be restricted to
pupils regularly enrolled, and all ex
hibits will be restricted to and must
represent the toua Ada work of pupils
enrolled and attending sohools with-:
iu the state of Oregon.
AH snob exhibits must be concen
trated and shipped together from eaoh
sobool or Bohool district under direo
tion of a superintendent, principal or
other proper authority, and if return
ed to original peiut of shipment, hand
ling mast be seder same conditions.
Exhibits will nbt be aooepted under
provisions of this arrangement when
tendered by inidividnals, pupils or
shippers, but most in ali oases be for
warded under conditions as specified
above.
Superintendents, principals or other
proper authorities, most, in order to
get benefit of this arrangement, place
on bills of ladieg or shipping receipts
tbe following notation over 'heir sig
natures: "Shipment contains exhibits of
regularly enrolled pupls of school
or sobool district for exhihi'lon
(and not for tale) at Oregon State
Fair." Sicued Title- . "
Superintendent L. R. Alderman has
received notioe from tbe O.-W. R. &
N. oompaoy that tbev will transport
all children's exhibits to the fair
giounds and return them U pniut of
shipping absolutely free of charge,
provided that snob exhibits are shipped
in accordance with tbe above roles.
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The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in
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County Fair Notes.
., Seoretaiy Lee Moorebouse has re
oeived from tbe state printer tbo an
nual premium list for the Umatilla-
Morrow county fair and is now busy
sending tbem out over tbe two eona-
ties. Sfcould anyone be missed, the
lists will be mailed upon application
ta the secretary, President U. L. Hurd,
Director W. R. Walpole of Irrigon,
Director D. 0. tiordane of tleppner,
Director Benry Sommerer of Ilermis
too or Direotor N. T. Maoela of Mil
ton. '
Among tbe novel exhibits at tbe
fair (his year will be a mioiatore
apiary. Inasmuob as tbe culture of
honey bees has taken its place among
the important industries of Eastern
Oregon, tbe fair board believes the
visitors should be apprised of tbe fact,
aud President Bord is personally sup
erintending tbe preparation of (be exhibit.
Peaches fjr Sale.
Fear hundred trees of flue peaches,
including Malta, Orange, Cling, Ear
ly Crawford and other varieties. Mont
be sold in tbe next 10 days to make
room for winter crop. The finett
peaches in tbe world at 1 cent per
ponnd. Bring your tcxes.
A. R. Badiey, 3 blocks east of
Christian oborob, across mill race,
Miltou, Oregon.
New York World.
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THE MENACE OF RABIES.
Shut Up Your Dog When Thoio Symp
tom! Begin to Show.
The first striking Byrnp'om in a rabid
dog, is almost Invariably a decided
change In its disposition. It either be
comes more cross, Irritable and sulky
or shows unusual friendliness and
wants to be continually petted. Ob
viously in the latter Btnte it is a most
dangerous menace to Its owner, who
easily may be infected through a
scratch on the hand or by a bite dur
ing unusual playfulness. In either case
the dog soon becomes extremely rest
less, lying down, then almost immedi
ately getting up to run around nerv
ously for a few seconds and again ly
ing down. This rotation it keeps up
without interruption for some time.
The dog Is easily startled, growls and
barks at tbe least provocation. Tbe
owner or keeper who knows its dispo
sition will easily discern this change
and by simply shutting up tbe dog se
curely for observation will obviate all
further danger.
The Fasteur treatment has been
proved beyond peradventure to be a
specific prophylactic against rabies. It
will prevent the development of the
disease if administered properly and
if used in time. The report of the
Pasteur institute of Tarls (Annales de
I'lnstltut Pasteur) states that during
the past ten years 7,380 persons have
been treated, of whom only twenty
one have died from all causes, a mor
tality of .28 per cent The record in
this country is almost as good. Wai
ter Teet in Harper's Weekly.
SERVED IN A COLD PIE.
Sir Jeffrey Hudson's Introduction to
Queen Henrietta.
Perhaps the most remarkable dwarf
on record was Sir Jeffrey Hudson, the
little fellow whom Scott introduces in
'Teveril of the Teak." Be was born
In Rutlandshire, England, in 1C1D.
When eight years of nge he was pre
sented by the Duke of Buckingham to
Queen Henrietta in a cold pie. He aft
erward became attached to the court of
Charles I. At one of tbe court masks
the king's porter, a man of gigantic
size, who used "to torment the little
dwarf, pulled from one pocket n loaf of
bread end from the other Jeffrey, much
to tbe surprise and amusement of the
company present. Jeffrey was at this
time only eighteen inches in height.
He remained at this stature until ho
was thirty years of age, after which a
curious exception to tbo laws of growth
took place, since Jeffrey rapidly grew
to be three, feet nine inches in height,
whereas most men do not grow a quar
ter of an inch after the age of thirty.
This dwarf bad an enormous bead aud
very large hands and feet; otherwise
his proportions were symmetrical and
bis faco was considered handsome.
' ; HENRY BELL'S COMET.
The First Steamer That Plied For Hire
In Great Britain.
Among the curiosities of advertising
may surely be placed the first adver
tisement of the first steamer that plied
for hire in Great Britain namely,
Henry Bell's Comet Thus ran the ad
vertisement in the Glasgow Courier of
1812:
"Steam passage boat, tbe Comet, be
tween Glasgow, Greenock and Helens
burg. For passengers only. The sub
scriber having at much expense fitted
up a handsome vcsbcI to ply upon the
river Clyde between Glasgow and
Greenock to sail . by tbe power of
wind, air and steam he intends that
the vessel shall leave tbe Broomlelaw
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur
days about midday or at such time
thereafter as may answer from the
state of the tide and to leave Green
ock on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days in the morning to suit tbe tide.
The elegance, comfort, safety and
speed of this vessel require only to be
proved to meet tbe approbation of
tbe public, and the proprietor is de
termined to do everything in bis power
to merit public encouragement The
terms are for the present 4 shillings
for the best cabin and 8 shillings for
the second, . but beyond these rates
nothing is to be allowed to servants or
tny other person employed about tbe
Vessel." -
What would poor neglected Henry
Bell have said could be have seen bis
bumble little Comet, of whose ele
gance, comfort and speed be was so
proud, alongside a modern ocean
racer or one of the latest palatial river
steamers of the Clyde or Thames, all
so well advertised? Chambers' Jour
nal.
Tho While Ship.
The age of chivalry is supposed to
be tbat ago when young men dressed
themselves up In armor and pounded
one another with lances and swords.
It is perhaps well to recall the story
of the White Ship, which in the year
1120 carried to England the grandson
of the Norman conqueror. This ship
was captained by tbe son of tbe man
who bad steered across tbe conqueror
himself, Tbe ship sa"k. There was
only one lifeboat Tbe young prince
was put iu that, to bo rowed away.
Ills sister screamed. He put back to
save her also. So many leaped into
the boat from the sinking ship that ail
were drowned except one butcher,
who clung to the mast The passengers
on this ship were 140 picked and no
ble knights, guarding the person of
their fntnro klng.-Colller's Weekly.
A peculiar unU buiiurlc iimrilage cus
tom of the Kubyle women of Africa
consists in (lie martyrdom of the bride,
who, clad Iu her wedding finery, stands
through an entire nioriiiug against a
pillar in tho village square, her eyes
closed, her arms prenwed to her sides
and with only the narrow lne of the
column for a fuvthoUl, the while a ring
of villager rritleU and comment on
her appvuranCe. Argonaut
THE GOLDFINCH.
Changes In Plumage That Are Pus
sling to the Novice,
Most every one in America is ac
quainted with tbo goldfinch, but many
people know the bird by the name of
lettuce bird on account of its bright
yellow color. Goldfinch is a very ap
propriate name, as the bright yellow
of tbe male when be is in breeding
plumage is like burnished gold. The
female goldfinch is more modestly
dressed than her mate. The changes
in plumage of tbe malo are very inter
esting and to the novice somewhat puz
tllng. 4
Until tbe student becomes acquainted
with tbe bird be may -wonder why he
sees no males during tbo winter. Tho
truth is at this season the flocks of sup
posed female goldfinches are really of
both sexes, tho malo bird having as
sumed in the previous fall, usually
by tbe end of October, a plumage close
ly resembling tbat of the female and
young bird of tho year. The male re
tains this inconspicuous dress until
late in February, when one can notice
a gradual change taking place In some
of the birds.
This renewal of feathers is actively
continued through March and April,
and by May 1 our resplendent bird is
with us again. The song period with
tbe male goldfinch continues as long as
he wears his gold and black livery, for
it commences as early as the middle of
March and ends late in August
FAVORABLE FOB
OPEN R IVER
LYMAN RETURNS FROM CANVAS
OF NORTHWEST STATES.
Predicts Completion of Open
Columbia River With Finish
ing of Panama Canal.
A Walla Walla dispatch says that
Professor W. D. Lyman, of Whitman
college, who has been spending his
summer vaoation , in the interests of
tbe open Columbia river, has returned,
from an extended tonr of Washington
aud Oregon during wbioh he has de
livered many addresses on tbe subjeot,
and reports everything favorable for
the completion of tbe work on tbe
river by tbe time the Panama eanal
is ready for use in 1915.'
' While absent fiom the city. Mr. Ly
man visited in Vanoonver, Portland,
Raymond and South Bend, and found
the people of those cities enthusiastic
in tbe movement. Be expresses the
belief that one more good appropria.
tion will complete the work at Gelilo,
and the jetty at the month of the Co
lumbia. Tbe sum of $42,000,000 will
be available next year for tbe rivers '
and harbors work, and It is thought
tbe Columbia will . reoeive enough to
insure an open river by the time the
Panama canal is completed.
The work In tbe Columbia river
basin is being organised for the pur
pose of seonring fnnds with which to
oarry on the campaign, and in South
Bend the. Southwestern Washington
Development League has been organ
ized. A meeting is to be held in tbat
city August 29-31, which Professor
Lyman expects to attend, and the
movement is expeoted to reoeive sub
stantial support.
Mr. Lyman also visited Seattle, Ev
erett and Monnt Vernon wbile absent
from the city, and reports all com
munities in sympathy with tbe move
ment for an open river.
HUNTER IS THE LEAD MOOSE
Progressives Get Together and Organ
ize for County Work.
A Succeteful Interview.
The late Arthur UcEwan when he
was working on a Ban Francisco news
paper was attracted by the activities
f a politician who was vulgar, illiter
ate and hideously ' ungramuiatical in
his method of expression. McEwan
looked up this man aud had a talk
with him. Then be went back to the
office and wrote the Interview in the
most perfect English, brilliant, polish
ed and crammed tbe story full of clas
sical allusions,' quotations and big
words. It was a most scholarly pro
duction, and McEwan considered the
satire great Next day McEwan bad a
call from the politician. "I wanter
thank yez for that interview," he said.
"It's bully. Just what I said. You
must be a grand shorthand reporter."
Saturday Evening font.
"Numerically small tut great in
enthusiasm, reports a Pendleton pa
per, tbe followers of Theodore Roose
velt assembled in Pendleton Friday
evening and formally launobed tbe
New Progressive party in Umatilla
county. P. C. Hunter of Eoho was
ohosen county central oommiteeman
and, as suob, is tbe new oonnty head
of rhe party. U. W. Proebstel of
Weston and D. C. Brownell of Uma
tilla were seleoted as delegates to tbe
state convention wbiob met at Port
land Tuesday.
'Ibe following preoiuot committee
men were named subjeot to approval
by a oommitee appointed: Abe
NblBtrom, Adams, D. II. Kelson, Asy
lum, A, Coppinger, Eoho, Sam Sim-
Brd, Fern dale, O. 0. Conner, Helix,
Bert Marks, Mountain., D. 0. Bow
man, North Pendleton, I. U. Temple,
Pendleton, Alex Manning, Sooth Pen
dleton, George Strand, East Pendle
ton, A. O. Garden, West Pendleton,
George Doan, Pilot Rook, A. W.
Gary, Stanfleld, D. 0. Brownell. Urn
atil a, Walter Cressweil, Union, B. F.
Dupois, Vaosvole, William MaKenzie,
Westou. and Ed Dupuia, Yoakum.
Otber preoiuot committeemen will te
named later.
Speeobes were made by. Fred, W.
Mulkey, candidate on tbe .new party
ticket for Senator, G. W. Proetstcl
of Weston and L. A. Esteb of Eoho,
wbile a number of others made brief
remarks. For tbe most part, it be
speakers devoted themselves to issues
rather than personalities. There were
not over thirty persons present at tbe
meeting and a great part of those who
were there were from ever the oonnty,
Pilot Rook, Weston, Eoho and otber
communities being well represented.
The meeting was presided over by
Dr. I. U. Temple aud Ueorge Strand
aoted as secretary. '
Fishermen's Delight.
Tbe Hermistou Herald, informs its
readers tbat Friday of last week. 20
cans containing 10,000 bass all the
way from one to three inches in
length were pot off tbe train at that
plaoe and a little later taken to tbe
projeot reservoir and liberated. The
fish were from one of tbe state hatob
eries. There have already teen a
qnantity of bass planted in the reser
voir and fishermen report sport good.
With this additional number tnrned
loose, tbe reservoir will prove a very
attractive plaoe for sportsmen of the
lod. Wbile lisbiog is prohibited lrom
any bridge or stationary objeat built
into the water, fishing from tbe bank
or from a boat li allowed.
Call for Warrants.
Notioe Is hereby given tbat tbe City
of Athena will redeem outstanding
oity warrants numbers 515 to 670 in
clusive, and water commission war
rants numbers 487 to 560 inclusive.
Warrants will be paid at the office of
P n Rinhnrda fin Anonal IS 1919.
after which date interest on said war
rants will cease. Dated at Athena,
Oregon, this tbe 16th day of August,
1913. Victor C. Burke, City Tieas.