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This Edition con tains Four Pages Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer - OLUME XXV. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 4. 1913. NUMBER 2G Foss-Winship Hardware Company Inspect Our Splendid Line of None Better. cA Complete Stock UAKRETT BUL1UING; MAIN STREET, ATI! EN A THE TUM-LUi LUMBER CO. Lumber. Mill Work and all Kinds of , BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS. OILS AND VARNISHES Posts aiid Blacksmith coal A M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET We carry the best That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. D. H. MANSFIELD Main Street, Athena, Oregon Wm- ) I ' Home of QUALITY 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 THESE THEY'LL PLEASE ! OWE BEST THE MONOPOLE Monopole Vegetables Monopole Fruits Monopole Salmon Monopole Oysters DELL BROTHERS, Athena, Oregon CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TII1NG3 TO EAT The Boys of 1776 and the Boys of 1913 lm nam m ms t?e KM I vW 'AT Kc AS fifcO3' J A V ' f fsy.ji www m w." ii m Mill lHHibJSsabLurc ft - 't i .wr jam j ? " i "si X 1 jm. Photoa by; American Pi ess Association. ilia." "Whnt horse wis it?" naked rhll llps innocently. "It happened Ions before you ever cnme to the Big Q," retorted Tink. "The note never snld when it hap pened." Ilia companions roared with delight over the joke he had put up on the unsuspecting Squibs. "It's ten miles over to Cold Creek," chuckled rink. "And it's ten miles back," added Peril. "Miss raise will be all compliment Led by the time he jrots back." It s Kind or a blasiincr serenade, eni "Pure thins. Where's those roirinn candles?" Moving quietly around the dim pas ture, the four celebrators made their preparations for the display. The first bomb that, would announce to Miss r.'il.tre that something was going on outside was to be fired nt 0 o'clock, an'l when everything was In readiness tin; four sat down and smoked until Pink Peering replaced his watch and announced that the hour had come. The light still shone in the upper window that little Pam Clark had an nounced was the teacher's. After the screaming hiss of the first bomb had ended In a shattering ex plosion of sound tho light in that win dow wont out, and tho celebrators were jubilant over the success of yielr plans. . "She's got her blue eyes glued on this here exhibition, all right." chuckled Pink Peering as he touched off the first skyrocket "Swlsh-h-h-hl" It went up and broke Into a shower of balls that burst into many coloSrd flowers. "Whoop-ee!", yelled the cowboys ex citedly. It was a gorgeous celebration. Tin wheels staled nnd whirled In dazzling confusion of (Ire: bombs exploded oc casionally just to let Miss Paige know when especial tilings were going to happen as, for instance, Just before that set piece of n basket of flowers or another of Intertwined hearts. Red fire blazed there on the posture and turned the whole landscape to a ruddy glow. They saw faces at the window and were themselves observed. They leaped Into tho nir nnd whooped Joyously, and when the fire died out they started more rockets toward the zenith. When tho last rocket had exploded In midair and they had watched the last tire balloon sail away beyond tho lute rising moon the four celebrators stamped out any sparks that might re main in the grass, knocked down the wooden framework they had brought for tho set pieces and tossed it away ! and sought their horses. They rode sedately to the piazza of the old Clark house and found the win dows brilliantly lighted. Mrs. Clark met tliem at the front dnni -vltl. n wotpnmlntr nmfln "That 'was a lovely celebration, boys!" she cried heartily, and as she noted their heads craned toward the Interior of the house she understood all at once the meaning of the whole thing nnd was immediately sympathetic. "Come right in, do! The children made ice cream today, and you must have some. Tell me how you happened to think of the celebration." "It was a blazing serenade for Miss Talge," said rink, still peering around for a glimpse of the schoolma'nm. 'That is too bad," cried Mrs. Clark. "She would have enjoyed it so much!" , "Would have?" Pink's color deep ened. "I " take It the schoolma'nm wasn't to home?" "Xo. Isn't it a pity? We were sit ting on the piazza when Mr. Clyde came up and said he had to go over to Cold Creek tonight to see about a horse which had broken a leg. He in-: . vlted Daisy to ride along with him nnd see the moon rise over Cold Creek. They should Ikj home before long. It is too bad they missed it." "It was too bad, ma'am," said Pink courteously. "Xo, thank you; we won't stop. We Just, came in to ask how Mr. Clark's old man is getting along?" , "Better much better thank you. Won't you stay until they come home? You can amuse yourself with the pho-' nograph. We have a lot of new rec ords," urged Mrs. Clark, sorry for their disappointment and knowing they were to suffer n keener one" before long. ; They met their disappointment soon er than she expected. They had gal loped away from the Clark place in si lence eloquent of their disgust. AH the time and money and enthusiasm they had expended upon the celebra-.' tlou had been wasted upon Mrs. Clark and the children. Suddenly a horse nnd rider came Into view nnd were silhouetted against the horizon. It was not one horse, but j wo; and they were so close togetner and the riders were 1 so absorbed in each other, the man's arm around the girl's waist, that neither saw tho four celebrators riding silently past. "I reckon the next celebration that tho schoolma'nm takes part in will be one with white satin ribbings and plen ty of rice nnd old shoes," observed rink gloomily. "And from the looks of things I opine that Squibs will bo there, too," said Fcrd conclusively. Shelter of Safety. "Let us go into this department store until tho shower Is over." "I prefer this harness shop," said her husband. "You won't see so many things you want" Pittsburgh Post Not Necessary. Wife Whnt do yon mean by telling Mrs. Crewso's husband you never nsk my advice nbout anything? liisbnnd Well, my dear, I don't You doo't wait to be nsked. THE COWBOYS' 4TH By CLARISSA MACKIE. Copyright, 1013, by American Tress Asso . elation. INK PEERING threw a leg over the pommel of his saddle and rested his sharp chin in on hand. His black eyes roved from the muss of horned cattle moving slowly ahead and turned to his three companions "Tomorrow's the glorious Fourth," he drawled. "That's so. Guess I'll go over to Three Porks and lire some caps off," responded Mathews. "What's the matter with the whole crowd going over there tomorrow night and showing them peaceful citl zens how to celebrate their country's birthday?" Ferd Latbrop was the speaker, and outwardly he was as reckless a desperado as ever was pic tured on the lurid cover of a nickel weekly. Actually he was a mild nnd inoffensive wage earner nnd excellent cattli nerder. "Let's shoot up the town!" he suggested bloodthlrstily. "Let's!" mimicked the fourth cow boy. "Let's don't do anything so slow. 1 got a better plan," murmured Pink. "You all know the chooIma'am?" The three others laughed ruefully. "T criipaa we know the schoolina'am. Pink," renin need' Phillips lroulcaiiy. "I know her so well that she felt free to give me n piece of advice." "What was It?" demanded Pink swiftly. "I suggested that Squibs was wear ing a plain trail across country to her door." "Oh. Lordy!" yelped Mathews. "You never put your foot Into it that way?" "numb in!" "What advice did she pass over?" "It won't bear repeating not to the ears of mockers," riiilllps sighed gust ily nnd wiped an imaginary tear from his handsome eye. "That won't prevent our carrying but our plan," said rink Peering. "Let's hear the plan now you're sat isfied that we know the schoolina'am." "It's this way, You know she was going back home to Ohio the day after school closed, but the Clarks persuad ed her to stay over until after the Fourth nnd see what a regular Mon tana celebration can be. So she stay ed, but this very morning Clark had o message from Helena saying that his father had a stroke or something and he rushed off, and of course the celc bration- at Clark's is all off." "Well, 'taln't likely Mrs. Clark wilt invite us to come over and fire off the rockets wlnhi there's sickness In the family," observed FerL "She don't have to. Listen. It's' my Idea to lay in supply of the finest kind of firework and then ride over to Clark's ai.d fire 'cm off on the pas-tun- "t "i iHtvit.' the se'jooliua'nm's wtni'iou '111011, nil' for nothing, she can witness what a Montana celebra tion Is like, and she'll understand It to bo a delicate compliment to her. It will be her celebration." Tlnk waxed enthusiastic over his plan. "How will she know it was us that Aid it?" demanded Mathews. "After it's over we'll all ride over nnd tell her we hoed she enjoyed It." "That sounds easy. You going to let Squibs in on this?" asked Phillips. "Xlx on Squibs! Let him look out for himself," retorted Fink cruelly, for there was a hot rivalry among the cowboys for the love of the pretty schoolteacher at Three Forks. Daisy Paige was her name, and her admirers unanimously agreed that her first name was most appropriate. When Bob Clyde cntne up from Ari zona to act as foreman on the Big Q ranch the boys immediately dubbed lilin "Squibs" because he was hi dispo sition entirely opposite to tho sharp, explosive character the word indicated. Slow of speech and action, he was res olute in carrying out his plans and would brook no insubordination from his inferiors. That he was kind of heart nnd fair and square in every way the cowboys knew, but they resented with childish vanity the obvious fact that Miss Paige had overlooked their more spectacular attractions nnd seem ed to prefer the quiet, good looking foreman. Under these circumstances Pink Peer ing felt entirely Justified in not confid ing his plans to Squibs, ns he good na turediv nermltted them to call him. "After we turn'tnese critters over to Flathcrs and his chaps we can tear over to the Forks nnd buy up all the fireworks that nre fit to bum," sug gested Mathews, nnd the others agreed to this plan. At twilight the next day the four cowboys rode over to the Clark ranch. Each one carried a big bundle tied behind his saddle, and other long pack ages were carried in their arms. "I reckon this will be about right," said Pink ns he halted bis horse some 3fX) yards from the house. Their stopping place wns in the mid dle of a lovel pasture that Clark used for bis pet horses. The animals were either all in use or had been stabled, nnd there was nothing in the pasture i save the group of cowboys nnd the ponies they had picketed outside the barbed wire fence where they had en tered. "I reckon that's the schoolma'nin's window," commented Mathews, point ing toward a lighted window in the dark bulk of the house. "That's how I calculate. I bribed the Clark kU to tell me, so I ain't tak ing any chances on giving a free en tertainment for anybody but Miss Paige." "Suppose Squibs is there making a call?" link laughed heartlessly. "Squibs had a urgent message to come at once to the west side of Cold creek, where one of our horses had broke a leg. So he went pounding off Just before we YOU (Del m All You Are Entitled to Out of Our Great Sale siiicf June White Sale Cominiit Eli These combined sales offer you an opportunity to save from 5 to 10 per cnt on the season's new and wanted merchandise. Can you possibly afford to miss such savings? No no matter what anyone may tell you to the con trary", vou are the loser if you don't come aud inves tigate, see what prices we are offering and examine our merchandise. 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