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This Edition con tains four Pages Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXV. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 7. 1913. NUMBER 9 C3BC 1 . OFFICERS S. F. WILSON President, H. KOBPKE Vice-President. F. S. Le GROW, .Cashier, E. A. ZERBAt'Ass't. Cashier. DIRECTORS 8. F. WILSON, H. KOEPKE, W. S. FERGUSON M. L. WATTS, F. S. Le GROW. flRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATIIENA - CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. $100,000.00 i . ... . . - -t ...... We extend to our. Depositors every cAccommdation " v consistent with sound Banking. " 3.Omiej"j THE TUM-ALUM LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A, M, Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon THE ATHENA MEAT 1ARKET We carry the best Vi That Money Buys Our Market is . Glean and Gool Insuring Wholesome Meats. D. II. MANSFIELD Main Street, Athena, Oregon Home of OUALITY Groceries Good Groceries go to the Right Spot Every Time This is the Right Spot To go to Every Time for Groceries 3 C TRY TIIESE--TIIEVLL PLEASE ! OWE BEST THE M0W0P0LE Monopole Vegetables Monopole Fruits Monopole Salmon Monopole Oysters DELL BROTHERS, Athena, Oregon CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT HALF MILLION SEE IMMENSE PARADE GREATEST CROWD EYER GATH ERED IN WASHINGTON. Tall, Slender Man, Wreathed In , Smiles, Center of Atten tion of Multitudes. A half million lusty-longed Amer icans Tuesday aoolaimed in typioal American fashion, a new ruler - at Washington. A tall, slender, man, wreathed in smiles, standing in his carriage towing and waving to a mile of .densely packed humanity was the objeot of the ovation. This was Woodrow Wilson President Wilson. Vioe President Ihomas R. Marshall had bis share of the applanse too,. - Following the exaot path of twenty seven ' farmer presidents, . President Wilson was the central flnre of the pomp and pageantry of the greatest Inaugural parade ever assemtled on historio Pennsylvania avenue. It was no observance of the preoedeots of generations. From the steps of the inaugural re viewing stand at the oapitol, with the kiss of the Bible in the hands of Chief Juatioe White still warm .upon his lips, President Wilson was the ob jeot of tumultuous and vociferous ap plause as he led the pageant of 50,000 soldiers, sailors and civilians to the White Bouse - and . there : reviewed them, , . The parade was deolared - the most pretentious of any in history in length, numbers, and in novel features it was unique. For nearly three hours it wended its way through Pennsylvania avenue. It was nearly dusk tefore the last marohers passed the new pres ident through the "Court of Honor." Crowds along .Pennsylvania avenue paoked every bit of room and rilled every seat in capacious grand stands. The broad avenue, swept clean and carefully roped off was bordered by two wells of cheering multitudes that filled every inoh of spaoe and every avail able baloony and window. Fakers did a thriving business in selling big paoking boxes to crowds afoot. Ihese were pushed near the curb and afford ed the owner a private grandstand of bis own. , . The greatest crowd that ever greet ed an incoming president and vice president shouted itself hoarse. Three hundred thousand Wasbingtoniansand visitors estimated at 200,000, viewed the speotaole. Represented in the ranks of the marchers were the army, navy, West Point and Annapolis cadets, governors and their staffs, 100 bands, veterans of many wars, political olubs, Tam many "braves," cowboys, college men and sntfragettes. It was replete with startling, novel and unique features, from Virginia foxhounds, Indian braves and college glee clubs to crowds of temperance "white ribboners." . . Specially predominant was the col lege atmosphere education's tribute to a great eduoator. Thousands of college men, alumni of praotioally every great university and college of the country, were in line. U. of 0. Eztension. Dr. Rebeo, extension agent of the University of Oregon, delivered an ad dress in this city at the M. E. ohurob, Tuesday evening. The dootor gave an interesting talk on the lines of work of the Uuiveuity. The University is on the eve Of progress and expansion, and the dootor's labors are greatly ap preciated by friends of the eohool. On Marob 13, in line with this forward movement, William Haywood, atb letio director of the University , will deliver an address in this oity. He fills engagements at The Dalles, Pea dleton, LaOrande, Baker and' Athena, Bourne on Payroll. The poetoffioe till contains tbe pro visions agreed to by both houses in conference, although the bill itself is not yet ready for passage which will keep Senator Bourne oo the pay roll for another year. One of these is the joint commission on federal aid to post roads, and tbe other is tbe com mittee on readjustment of railway mail pay. Senator Bourne is chair man of both committees. Very few lame ducki are being provided for this year, either republicans or others, so that tbft Oregon senator may be aooounted especially fortunate. Great Combination. Suitor I cannot boast of wealth, but I have brains. Tbe members of my literary club will tell yoa that you'd have the smartest debater la town for a son-in-law. Father-And I can as sure yon, my dear fellow, that you'd hare the greatest lecturer in the town for a mother-in-law. Travel. ' All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries he may learn to improve his .own, nctd if fortune carries him to worse he may learn to enjoy his own. Jo bnson. KILLED IN A ROW Aggressor In Saloon Fight With S. B. Couch. In a fight, wbioh is said to have been of his own seeking, John - Van Slyke was killed in tbe MoGiunis sa loon at Weston, Wednesday eveniug, and as a result S. B. Uouoh is held in $3000 bonds. Van Slyke, who was intoxicated en gaged in an altercation with Couob, and was knocked down, and after fall ing, was struck and kioked about the face and head by Couob.' Van Slyke expired at onoe, and Couch gave him self up to the marshal. . An inquest was held yesterday, and teetimonv was introduced to show that Van Slyke's life had been snob as to lead to a probability of his pbysioal condition being in a measure respon sible for bis death, and the' coroner's jury, in its verdiot mentions this, though ty no meanB does the verdict have a tendenoy to exouse Couob 's re sponsibility in the killiug. It is said Couch will have no trouble in securing bondmen in Weston, where be has resided for several years, and where he ia regarded as a peaoof ul and law-abiding citizen. "Homer I. Watts, the well. known oriminal lawyer of this oity, has been retained by Couoh as his attorney. , QUARREL ENDS IN DEATH Fred Beller of Feeewater Dead : from Blow from Shovel. Fred Beller, one of tbe persons in tbe quarrel over water rights which took place on Thursday ; IaBt at Free water, died Sunday morning at 2 o' olook. Monday morning Coroner Gar field and District Attorney Steiwer of Pendleton arrived and a jury consist ing of D. 0. Sanderson, Fred Evans, W. Johnson, J. H. West, B. H. Hart rington and George .Propeok was im panelled. The medical - evidence showed that death resulted from a wound causing oonoussion of the brain. ' " . Eugene Cochrane who was working on the place gave evidence with regard to the quarrel. It appears that Beller struck the first blow and that Mo Carty then struck him three times with a shovel, tbe last blow which was on the head being the cause of death. The verdiot of the jury was, ''that the deceased, F. C. Boiler, came to bis death on March 2, as tbe result of a wound inmotea upon nis Dram ny a shovel in tbe bands of one C. A. MoCarty, on February 27,' near , tbe Beller home, and that 0. A. McCarty aoted in an unlawful manner." MoCarty is in jail at Milton and a oharge of manslaughter will probably be preferred by the district attorney at a preliminary bearing. Both MoCar ty and Beller were well known . fruit men. ECHO CMBI BETS PATENT Novel Contrivance in Which Live Cat is Bait for Cougars. In the Swiss Mountain. "Ethel, that awfully handsome gold kissed me a moment ago. . Do , yon think I ought to deduct something from his pay or add to it?' Flic tends Blatter. AT THE HELM. -From New lork World. ENTS ARE OFFERED A Shetland Pony to the Best boy Girl Gardener. or More than. $3000 in prizes for the boys and girls competing this year at the State Fair tbe school garden and livestock classes already is assured and other prizes are expeoted to be seouted by Superintendent of Instruction L. R. Alderman. Announoiug tbe big show ing already made lu prizes, the super intendent is appealing to boys and girls to get into the raoe. A Bbetlaud pony again is offered by tbe Union Stookyards. This prize is to be given to the boy or girl winning with tbe best exhinit of three obiokeus or ducks, two pigs and one sheep. The same winner also will have opportun ity to contest in other classes. A large number ot practical prizes is offered, whioh will appeal to tbe boy who is becoming interested iu juvenile in dustrial education. Snperintendent Alderman is also circulating a letter written by C. D, Nairn, a wealthy and progressive Sootoh farmer of Wallowa county. This farmer says that in his Scotch home eduoatiou of obildren in garden work was an important item in parent al instruction, but out here in Oregon the busy farmer is neglecting his, du ty. To get tbe work renewed in proper manner, Mr. Nairn urges diligent in struction at the schools through tbe medinm of tbe garden contests. By nsiug vacant gioond near the schools and getting teachers to advise, Mr. Nairn thinks good results oould be accomplished. bis twirling attracted attention and during tbe following summer vaoation he pitohnd in a twiligbr. league in Tanoma. He was but fourteen years old at the time and soon won the pseu donym of "tbe boy wonder." Bob Brown of Vancouver signed him when he was fifteen and farmed him out for a couple of years with Moosejaw and Winnipeg teams, Lynob seonred him from Brown this year, Though but a boy in age, young MuQuary baa a man's physique, weighing over 100 pounds and having strength in pro portion to his weight. Committed to Branch Asylum. East Oregoniant J. S. Hogden, aged 61, a well known resident of Free water, was yesterday oidered commit ted to the eoBtein Oregon hospital for the insane after Connty Physician Garfield had pronounced him mentally unbalanced. The man's affliction re sults from a stroke of apoplexy. Daughter Born Born, in Walla Walla, Marob 2, 1913, to Mr. aud Mrs. Charles tier king of this vicinity, a daughter. The little lady baa been named Janis Muriel Gerking. AN OPEN RIVER IS TO BE REALIZED RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL HAS CELILO APPROPRIATION. Work Can Now Be Comple ted Within a Year's Time, is Opinion of Engineer. "Rivers and Harbora bill signed by the president Due to the unswerv ing loyalty of the people of the Inland Empire and their tireless efforts to gether with tbe work done by our rep resentatives at . Congress. An open river in the immediate future Is as sured. I congratulate and rejoioe with you all." This was the telegram received yes terday by Dr. N. H. Blalook from Joseph N. Teal, a Portland attorney, who has been working with tbe people of tbe Inland Empire to seoure a suffi cient money from Congress to complete- the opening ot tbe Columbia, a projept which has been under way for many years, says tbe Union. Tbe bill appropriates 11,250.000 for the completion of the Celilo canal, and is all that was hoped for by the work ers. , Ibe lower branch of congress at tempted to out tbe figure to $600,000. Dr. N. G. Blalook is tbe father of the project and to him the news was received with rajoioing. "It's the best news I've received for mapy a day," he said. "It means tbe comple tion of the canal in about a year's time, for the engineer in charge states that with this sum ho can do the work ia twelve months." Professor W. D. Lyman of Whitman college, another euthusiaatlo open riv er advocate, was also pleasantly sur prised by tbe news. "Tbe full appropriation of $1,250, 000 ends our work," said Prof. - Ly man, "and there is none more thank ful than I. It means much for this oountry and tbe viotory is well worth celebrating." As soon as the river is completely opened to navigation, the possibilities of an eleotrio line to some river point are bright. Freight rates it is expeot ed will be lowered and a new ooontiy opened up. Irrigation projeots will undoubtedly follow. A obewing gum locket and an ele vated railroad supported by tbe branohes of growing trees are among tbe devices which have been granted patents from our government. The patent offioe, is quite broad minded in its ideas of what ought to be patented, says Gllson Gardner in Marob Tech nical World magazine. , , An ingenious contrivance has been patented by a man of Eobo. Oregon, by means of whioh tbe family oat oan be used as live bait for oatobicg lynx es, cougars, pantners, and tne use, without danger to tbe oat and with great oertainty that tbe wild animal will be trapped. Tbe patent consists of a sham stake with a point at tbe top, intended to make it unoomfoita tie for pussy to rest there permanent ly; and a ring over tbe stake to whioh a light chain is attached to a collar or harness, which fastens around tbe oat's neck. In cirole abont tbe stake are set half a dozen steel traps, securely chained to tbe ground in such a way that an animal caught ia one of them oould not quite reach tbe stake. Drive the stake somewhere out in tbe wilds where lynxes and pan tbers do congregate, put pnssy into tbo collar and await results. Being a live bait, she will yowL This will attract the animals, but when thev come she will immediately escape by running up tbs stake, wbioh is covered with cloth to give her claws a obanoe. Tbe animal, while pranoiog around at tbe foot of the stake will prance into one of the steel traps and get caught Fussy will come down from tbe point ed top and serve as bait to attact more animals. Real Estate Transactions. W. S. Ferguson and wife to F. 8. LeGrow 210 aores lying in section twp. 8, jN. B. 85 several. miles east of Adams on tbe reservation; Lydla Cbit tendeo, Veona Estes and W. G, Estes to George D. Mencke, lot 10, block Athena. Tiedeman fn Business. P. H. Tiedeman, well known in Athena, has engaged lu tbe piano bos incss at Everett, Wash. Tbe following from tbe Daily Herald is relative to tbe opening of bis new store: Cele brating tbe completion of their new store at 2918 Colby avenne, Tiedeman & Woodbnrn entertained a large throng of visitors yesterday afternoon and evening at their grand opening. Tbe store was neatly arranged and deoorated with an abundance of red carnations artistioally arranged. Mo- line's orobestra furnished a splendid program that was mnob appreciated all aftfrnoon nod evening. Handome leather purses for holding individual drinking oops were presented each lady visifor. Tbe many high grade pianos and talking machines are shown to splendid advantage, end witn tne private demonstrating parlors one has a fine opportunity for testing tbe in struments. Mooh thought and study has been given to tbe arrangement of these parlors in order to make tbe proper display of the large number of beautiful pianos. Musical Comedy Company. The Edwards and Merritts Musical oompany of fourteen people will open at tbe Athena Opera Houso for three nights, commencing Monday, March 10. Tbe oomoaov is beaded by Ar thur and Daisy Rossellos musical oom edy stars, who have bad long and suc cessful ions in San Francisco, Oak land and Los Angeles. Ibe company bas sood wardrobe and a singing and dancing obi rus of eigbf'boney girls," who vie with eaob other in order to give the patrons a chance to see the ennd Una of Dlavs tbe company nas arranged to change tbe program night ly. The several offerings are free from dv semblance of sossestive lines or situations and are especially adapted to lady and obildren aodienoes. HcQuary Some Ball flayer. Leo MoQnary, a former Umatilla county boy. belongs to the pitching staff of the Victoria team of the Northwest luaguejtbis year, aooording to a dispatob, says tbe East Oregooiao. Though but seventeen years old he looked upon as a oomer and Manager Mike Lvnob expects to make big tim teroutof bim. Yonoa MoQuary is tbe son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mo Ooarv and was Corn at Milton, wbera be lived until five or six years ago when with his parents be moved to Tacoma. When an eighth grade boy ..if 4 , K K fki v: : VvvY v; iJiv . ? -mix v f t : ' - ' if ' - f With the dwards. WSemt Coitioi dy Co ATHENA OPERA HOUSE March 10, 11, 12