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Buy-Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXV. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 16. 1913. NUMBER 19 Ito-Winship Hardware Company : Inspect Our Splendid Line of mm TACKLE None Better. zA Complete Stock BARRETT BULIDING, MAIN STREET, ATHENA dE5 THE TUIM-LUM LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of UILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon THE ATHENA. 'MEAT MARKET We carry the best MEAT! That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. D. H. MANSFIELD Main Street, Athena, Oregon ome of ALITY (III Groceries Good Groceries go to the Right . . Spot Every Time This is the Right Spot " f ..'- - , . To go to Every Time for Groceries r TRY THESE THEY'LL PLEASE ! ONE BEST THE MONOPOLE Monopole Vegetables Monopole Fruits Monopole Salmon Monopole Oysters" DELL BROTHERS, Athena, Oregon T CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THING3 TO EAT Gill APPROVAL UMATILLA COUNTY WILL THERE BY CET 20,000 ACRES. Waters of Camas Creek To Be Diverted By a Two-Mile Tunnel To Butter Creek. The plant and specifications recent ly flled by W. B. Hinkle, eogtaeer in chief of the Teal Irrigation distriot, with State Engineer Lewis, have been approved says the Poitland Journal, and as a result Umatilla county will add another 20,000 aorea to its area of irrigated lands. - The distriot liea south of the old Umatilla meadows and aoross the Umatilla river from the United States government projeot and the Furnish projeot. " Recommendations as to additional work deemed neooessary tor. looatibn of reservoir and power sites were made. - The plana are complete in de tail of permanent survey and location of main lino, tunnel, division dams and distributing system, and are suf ficient for the purposes of bonding the district for construction work. . The reservoir, especially essential to the maintenance of continuous power, will also insnre water in plenty for the late summer months. The water supply is Camas creek and its tributaries, draining 150 square miles of the Bine mountain watershed now flowing into the John Day river. These streims will be diverted at an elevation of 4000 feet.and by a system of flume and pipe line construction brought out of the oreek canyons to the level of Camas Prairie, a fertile mountain valley of some 13 miles in width in the southern part of the county ; thenoe by 13 miles nf ditoh aoross to the ridge dividing the water sheds of the Umatilla and the John Day livers; thence by tunnel two miles in length thiougb the ridge and into the bead waters of Butter Creek ; thenoe through the natural channel of Butter Creek some 35 miles down to the arid laads comprised' in the distriot. ... -. ... v .. The plan of construction is simple ditoh and flume building exoept the tunnel, which is considered the one big item. This requires two miles of solid rock work 6x8 feet in the clear. It is estimated that the tunnel wprk will cost. fromllS to 120 per lineal foot. r" - "' '-. ' : The distributing system is praotip ally all ditoh. work in a deep sandy loam and presents no complications. The estimated cost exclusive of reser voirs, is 40 per aore. The building of tbe reservoir will add an extra cost of $15 per aore. The reservoir site on Camas Creek is looated on what is known as the Bowman Meadows and comprises about 750 aores. The dam is looated at tbe lowest point on the meadows where the oanyou narrows to a bot tom width of 200 feet, with bedrock oontavt 3n bottom and sides. - The building of this projeot will make an aggregate of 70,000 acres of contiguous irrigated laud in tbe west end of Umatilla county, estimating 20,000 acres under irrigation in tbe government projeot, 10,000 in tbe Furnish projeot, 12,000 in the West ern Land & Irrigation projeot, 7,000 acres on the Butter Creek bottom and 8100 acres, oomprised in the Allen, Conrtney, Pioneer and Dillon ditoh projects on the Umatilla Meadows, making approximately a territory 20 miles long and 13 miles wide. To this will be added at an early date the West Extension of the government projeot of 80,000 or 40,000 aores. Al so tbe Paradise irrigation distriot, comprising 40.000 aores, now working ont tbe plan of tbe old Bturgis ditch projeot of taking water from tbe Uma tilla river above Pendleton and con structing a main canal 25 miles in length to reach a rioh body of land now indifferently favored to wheat. Weston Pioneer Dead. L. 1. MoBride, aged 79 years, died Tuesday morning at bis home in Wes ton of oanoer, for which ba bad two operations performed, the lest teiog in February of this year. He waa one of tbe pioneers of Weston, having lo oated on his farm near tbat place 80 years ago. He ia survived by bis wif9r and eight sons aa follows: Ho mer, Charles and Sam of Walla Wal la; William and Harry of Atbena, Thomas, Lafayette and Pnrd of Wes ton. Funeral services were held yesterday at 10 a. m. to the 11. E. oburoh at Weston, and was largely attended. Bays Holt Concern. E. L. Smith & Co.. of Pendleton, Umatilla county agents for tbe Holt company, bava purchased tbat com pany's holdings in Walla Walla for a cash consideration of-"tl2,500, od James H. Bturgis, junior member of tbe firm, will manage the Walla Walla business. Sinoe 1898 Mr. Smith and his oompany have sold over 400 Holt combines, all of which have given satisfaction to tba buyer. Products Best Argument, ) voru una antu; mSi v. "v tbe headquarters of tbe Oregon Devel opment League urging that all sec tions of tbo state start early to arrange for exhibits at the Eastern Land shows next fall. It is pointed out it is not too soon to start the judicious planting of orops. with exhibits in mind, so that the best products may he sent away in small quantities for this pur pose. A reoeut example of the effective ness of this work has just come to light. Having beoome interested iu tbe Clackamas County exhibit at the Minneapolis Land Show, six families of Minneapolis sent a man to Clacka mas oonnty to pick ont suitable loca tions where they might settle. Actual demonstration of orops grown on West ern landa is tbe best possible argument for immigration. A GENERAL PROM CAIRN H. L. Sheldon, Portland Attorney, In . Lead of Movement. . H. L. Sheldon, a prominent attor ney of Portland, and R. -P. Button, will launch a campaign looking to tbe absolute prohibition of liquor traffic in Oregon, and will lead tbe fight, for the proposed amendment to the fed eral constitution at tbe national con vention of tbe Anti-Saloon League of America to be held at Columbus, Ohio November 10-13, aooording to a dis patch from Philadelphia. Sheldon admits tbat the Anti-Saloon leagne of Oregon, of whioh he is su perintendent, is now planning a cam paign for state wide prohibition, and that the national organization will right for nation-wide prohibition. "In Oregon we expeot to initiate a petition for the repeal of tbe Home Rule amendment to the constitution, to be voted on in 1914,',' says Sheldon. "If we are , snooessf nl iu knocking ont tbe amendment, we will then make s campaign for statewide prohibition in 1916... , . " .-: ' '"This fall, probably before the league's convention in November, a qampaign for nation-wide prohibition will te launohed. This can only be accomplished through an amendment of the federal constitution. Our first efforts will be to have congress adopt tbe amendment.'; This done,, tbe var ious state leagues will then work to tbe end that the neoessary 36 states adopt it." . ; . , , - A, RECORD PRICE FOB BEEF Steers Sell at Portland Stock Yards For $9 Per Hundred Lbs. -Portland buyers paid more for oattle Monday than was ever before receiv ed by produoers there, when rive oar loads of steers was parobasd at $9 per; hundred . ponnds. This is fifty cents higher than any previous nrioe, the latter being made last week when some went at $8.50. By Monday's advance the Portland oattle market is higher than any other In the country quality considered. The oattle tbat brought the extreme piice came from Idaho and California. For the first time in years tbe ptioa of oattle at North Portland reached above that paid at eitter Kansas City or Sontb Omaha. This condition ia said to be the result of the extreme shortage of Paciflu Northwest hold ings, whioh means that consumers will have to die deeoer into their pockets to buy a steak hereafter. Not tbe slightest sign of relief is in sight, aooording to Portland advioes. In faot there is every present indica tion of still higher pnoes.r Buppnes rimina tba week came from four states: Oregon,, Idaho, Mop tana and California. . I. RESERVE BANKS IS THE PLAN . (t , System to Include Loans of Money on .Farm Land Mortgages. Establishment of 15 "national re serve" associations aa substitutes for tbe Aldrioh central bank plan is tbe keynote of tbe administration's .pro posed new ourrenoy bill, it: baa been learned. Tbe new measure, it is be lieved, foreshadows some system by wbiob national tanks will be per mitted to lend money on farm lands, mortgages and other agricultural se curities. The administration's experts favor the selection of 15 cities by tbe comp troller of tbe currenoy, eaoh with a re serve association to be governed by a board of nine members, three to be se lected by the president, three by tbe bankers of tbe district, and one eaoh by tbe secretaries of agrloulture and of tbe treasury an! tbe attorney gen eral. The belief tbat money is to te loaned on farm land mortgages is giv en oolor by tbe provision wbiuh would permit tbe seoretary of agriculture to name one of tbe members cf tbe gov erning board in eaoh distriot Relief for Bear. Of late years all wbo have visited tbe city park ia Portland have felt a glow of undisguised sympathy for tba big polar bear in bis ceaseless swaying to and fro before tbe iron bars of bis cage. In a recent com munioation to tbe park board, tbe Oregon Humane society asks tbat it be nermitted to take steps to provide fortabla Quarters for tbe bear or to dispose of tba animal in soma other manor. "It ia common knowledge," read tbe communication, "that tha domicile of the bear is too cramped, and the poor animal, being old and infirm, notbiog out Buffering - .. .unt, -A . hi ffi.tK.r inhnttiftn I incarceration." H 1 PICNIC FRIDAY EVEpC CONCERT WILL BE PLEASING FEATURE. City Park Is Being Put In Condition For Holding the V 14th Annual Picnic. ' The Caledonians and tbe Athena putlid are almost in readiness fcr the annual Sootoh piooio whioh takes plaoe in this city, Friday and Satur day of next week. Tbe Park is being being put in readiness for the occasion, and the committees have tbe program oompleted. f Every indication noints to mm nf tbe most satisfactory and successful picnics ever neld in tbe history of the sooiety. Some of the best talent pos sible has been secured. Tbe concert on Friday evening will be replete with interesting features. The program in full, follows: Friday, 10 A, M. 1 Music, Athena Band, Main street. Maroh to City Park. " ' 2 Musio by Band at Park. J 8 Address of Welcome, Mayor Ed ward E. Koontz. 4 .Response for tbe Sooiety, B. I. Watts, President. 5 Bagpipe musio, Pipers Smith and MoOccald. 8 -Address, Rev. A. Mackenzie Mel drum. , . 7 Vocal solo, Mrs. Hallie Parrish Hinges, Mrs. J. D. Plamoodon ac companist. 8 Seleotion, Columtia College Or obestra. 9 Highland Fling, Messrs. Smith & McGormaok, Misses Pottage & John stone. , 1:30, P.M. City Park. 1 Musio, Atbena Band. 2 Sword dance, Misses Pottage and Johnstone. 8 Seleotion, Gordon's OrohestrB. 4 Vooal solo, Miss Zelma DePeatt. 6 A stunt, Capt. Scott and Mis. Suott. 8 Piano solo. Deux Polonaise, F. Cho pin, Miss Belle Molntyre. 7 -Highland Fling, by four dauoers. 8 Vooal solo, Mrs. Hallie Parrlsh Hinges aooompanied by Mrs. J. D. Plsmondon. 1 9 Seleotion. Mrs. Capt Scott. 10 Another stunt, Mr. Jimmie Ban rton. 11 Sailor's Hornpipe, Mr. Will Mao Cormaok. 12 Vocal solo, Miss Ethel Wilkie. 13 Recitation, Miss Ida Kelley. 14 Comio seleotion, Capt. Soott. 15 Bagpipe selection, Pipers Major MoDonald. & John Smith.. Sports on Grounds and Track. Concert at 8:15 P. M. Admission 60 cents. . ,, Concert, Opera House, 8:15 P. M. Musio on street by Athena Band. 1 Seleotion, Pipers ' MoDonald & Smith. 2 Comio seleotion, Capt. Soott 3 Highland Fling, Misses Pottage & Johnstone, Messrs. Smith & Mao Cormaok. 4 Vooal solo, Miss Zelma DePeatt. 6 Seleotion from "Chooalate Soldier" Mr. J. N. Soott and ohorus. 6 Piano solo, Miss Zola Keen. 7 Sword danoe, Lieut. Jobn Smith. 8 Recitation, Miss Ida Kelley. 9 Sailor's Hornpipe, Mr. Wo. Mao Cormaok. - 10 Vocal solo, Mrs. Hallie Parrlsh Hinges, "Tbe Oregon Nightingale." Mrs. Plamoodon aocompanist. 11 Scotch danoe, Misses Pottage & Johnstone. ' 13 Song, Amerioa, Mrs.. Hinges and Aodienoe, aooompanied by Gordon's Orohestra. Danoe in Hall after tbe Entertain ment. Saturday, 10:30 Street Musio by tbe Atbena Baud. Maroh to City Para. 1 Music, Atbena Band. 2 Highland Fling, by four danoers. 8 Comio selection, Capt. Soott 4 Address, Hon. G. H. Bishop. 5 Sword danoe, Miss Pottage. 6 Vooal solo, Mr. Jos. N. Soott. 7 Dance, Four danoers aoaompaaied by Piper MoDonald. 8 Vooal solo, Mrs. Hallie Parrlsh ! Hinges, Mrs. - Plamondon aooompa- nist. 1:30 P, M. City Park. 1 Musio, Atbena Band. 2 Highland Fliug, Four danoers. 8 Seleotion from "Chocolate Sol dier,", Job N. Soott and ohorus. 4 Musio, Columbia String Orohestra. 6 Sword danoe, Lieut. John Smith. 0 Reoitatioo, Miss Zola Keen. 7 Vooal solo, Miss Ethel Wilkie. 8 Sailor's Hornpipe, Wm. MaoCor mack. 9 Vooal solo, Mrs. Ralph Saling. 10 Select iooCapt. Soott and Mrs. Soott. - ; " - ---v.'. 11 Vooal solo, 'Mrs. Hallie Pan is h Hinges. " 12 Sword danoe, Miss Johnstone. ' . 13 "Auld Lang Syne," Mrs, Hiuges and audieuce. Sports iu Park and on Track. Dance in tbe Evening. , JIM HILL SHIES T ADYISES GOVERNMENT TO RUSH WORK NOW UNDER WAY. Director Newell Takes Issue With Statements Made By the Railroad Magnate. I (tail s "Hurry up and oomplete tbe reclam ation projeots already underway and be sure yon have oompetent men in the field," is tbe advloe given by James J. Hill, the railroad magnate, to Seoretary Lane at a reoent reclam ation bearing. He reiterated bis state ment that it cost tbe reclamation aer vloe more than twice what it oost other services and private enterprises to reclaim the desert lands. Mr. Bill based bis statement as to the high oost of reclamation work on a report of the census bnrean. Di rector Newell of tbe reclamation ser vioe and Senator Walsh of Montana, questioned him about having personal knowledge of reclamation work. "I never bnilt an inob of irrigation woiks in my life." said Mr. Hill, "but I know tbat when private enterprises in Canada oan sell the land and water for $30 an aore and tbe water on re clamation projeots in the United States cost 45 an aore, tbat there is some difference In tbe oost." Direotor Newell replied that the government work waa more perma nent; tbat private enterprise was prone to take in too large acreage for tbe water oapaolty and further tbat the government could work only eight bours a day and private enter prises ten. "Ibac is another reason why tbe government aboold go out of tba bus iness," said Mr. Hill. He added that be waa burdened with oomplaiuta ty settlers in tbe Milk River distriot, and on the St. Mary'a project in Can ada abont tbe delay for years iu push ing the work to completion. To this Mr. Newell responded that mooh of the delay had been caused by diplo matic negotiatlona with Great Britain over water tights. Mr. Hill oonoluded with an appeal for help for tbe settlers and praise for Montaua as a land adapted to reclam ation projeots. 1 0 0 85 o o A Great Remodeling, Stock Reducing; Sale starts here cTVionday morning, May 19th. And'it will afford you a rare opportunity" to secure the Sea son's most notable values. So rapid has been the growth of our business that we feel it very" necessary to remodel the interior '-of of our Store for the better accommodation of our cus tomers. ?We most desirable and seasonable Merchandise is included in this Sweeping Stock Reduction. pecoau yraers have just arrived and will be thrown into this Sale at greatly reduced prices. Don't wait. Be among the first ones here and get your choice of our immense stock.- The Peoples Afarehouse Where it pays to Trade. PENDLETON, OREGON. Save your TPW Stamps.