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r?r -ji' AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd, Publisher Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third and Jefferson Streets. Entered in the rnstofflce t Athena, Oregon, a tcoudlllass Mail Matter. '. Subscription Rate. One copy, one year ............... . 1.50 JVhen paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, six months. .75 One copy, three months. . .......... .50 Advertising Ratea. Display, transient, running less than one month, first insertion, per inch 25c Subsequent insertions 12 A Display regular, per incn Local readers, first insertion, per line. 10c Subsequent insertions, per line. . ; . . 5d Lodge resolutions, per line 5c Church notices, admission, per line. . 5c cATHENA. ORE.. OCT. 3 1913 Alfalfa, corn and silos beget hogs, beef cattle and dairies, is the. nlogan brought to Athena Wednesday by Professor Holden of Iowa Agricultu ral College and other experts on tbe all-absorbing issne of practical divers ified farming. The slogan was lis tened to by a ' comparatively small number of farmers more's tbe pity. Holdeo delivered one of tbe most able add i esses ever beard here and bis ar gument for more and better results from the soil bristled witb faot and logic. His discourse of an boor and a half developed the one-crop farmer as be stands in regard to coustriboting to tbe breadbauket of tbe world. And to take Holden for it, tbe one-crop farm er is not toting bis part of tbe loud when the undeveloped prodnotive pos sibilties of bis land is considered. Viewing tbe qnestion from Professor Holdeo's standpoint and along the line of bis lctare, it is up to tbe farmer to pot more in ibe breadbasket than be is now doing ty leaving bait of bis laod lie idle eaob year. In othor words, with tbe passing of tbe great western ranges, Holden puti it squarely up to tbe farmer to produce tbe beef ; that it is an obligation he owes to humanity as a produoer of foodstuffs to fet all. be possibly can from tbe soil and tbe logioal way to get it is to diversify production. In addition to beef, tbe silo oalis for the stviue herd and tbe dairy, tbe products from whiob fill op the basket and swells the bank roll. Mr. O. 0. Moore, of tbe United Elatos Department of Cbemistrv, bas biun in Oregon for two weeks study l.ig tbe adaptability of Oregon pota toes us a row product for the manu facture of starob. He bas declared Ms faith in trie possibility of eslab lijbing factories for tbe niauufaotore of starch and gluoose from potatoes n:id bas bad a meeting witb prominent I'oitland business men witb this eud i i view. It is stated that the Paoiflo Northwest at present consumes about 10,000 tons of etarob per year, prao i.oally all of which is shipped from the east. Tbe establishment of a itiroh mill in Oregon would supply ' Is annual demaud and would also I 'ovlde an outlet fot surplus spuds ? ring seasons of low prices. Up-to-The-Times Magazine, always v H i, is better for Oototer than ever. ".inpeiienocB of a Pioneer," "Schools .1 Colleges," and "Great Opportun-)'- of tbe Blue Mountain Couutry," u- articles up to the lenders iu tbe l.'U magazines of tbe day. T hero's a t uie spot on the reading table of every Ujioiotbe Northwest coautry that does not have a monthly visit from Up-to-ThB-Tlmes. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm It bas Leen predicted tbut beef will go to a dollar a pound ty 1933 uulens furmera raise more oaltlo. Americans are great boef-eaters. Tbey Ilka to live well. High liviug is a f ad witb them. Farmers will make no mistake in faot tbey will make l.eefsteak by going into etockraisiug moie ex tensively. It Is their Louauza, their goldmine. Will they wotk it? Suie, they will. Win, Travers Jerome told the Can adian court that poker wasn't a game of ohanoe; meaning, perhaps, that tbe man playing against biw bad uo ohanoe of winning, it wan, to some extent at least, a ohanoe if yon got off witb your life, bark iu tbe old Ceutervillan days. foED CLOVER fergEgga ... ALFALFA OUT YIELDS OTHER HAY CROPS v ALFALFA TiMOTHY 5.4 TONS PC ACRE 4i;-ijt- "v i'i n tfcl 2.5 ' DROMfH 23 o w 13 . RAMBLINGS OF A CHECK. DID YOU EVER EAT POI? Maybe You Wouldn't Care to the Way They Do It In Hawaii. Pol Is the national dish of tbe Ha wa linns, and a pot supper Is an event long to be remembered by foreigners admitted to participation therein. Pol is made from taro, a big, coarse, dark skinned vegetable grown under water, the size and shape of a large sweet po tato. The taro Is pounded until it be come!) n course, moist mass and Is then left to ferment. When pol Is Rerved encb guest fontbes and dries the right hand and then pro ceeds to dip tbe Index finger of that band Into the mass. There is quite a knack In the operation, and It is always neressnry to Instruct the novice that there Is nbsolutely no need to move bis arm. but simply the wrist. One removes bis finger at the same time that his neighbor does On the finger of the skilful operator there will be (i penr shaped ball of pol. but the clumsy one's fingers will simply be thinly veneered with the substance. Then, if the stranger nslt what was the matter with his movement, lie will tie told tlnit he held his finger too straight. Tie must crook It u little and turn MIS hand not too fast, with a wrist movement only.-Harper's Weekly. Woman's Wit. An emperor of (icrmnny besieged a city which be longed' to one of bis rebel lious noblemen. After the siege had Insted for n long time the emperor de termined to take It by storm and to de stroy nil It contained by fire and sword lie did not. however, wish to injure the defenseless women. Therefore be sent a proclamation into tbe town say ing that oil the women might leave tbe place unhurt and carry with them whatever they held most precious. The nobleman's wife Instantly decided to take her husband, and the other wo men followed ber example. They soon Issued from tbe city gate In a long pro cession, each one with her husband on ber shoulders. The emperor was so much struck witb the noble conduct of the women that ho spared all. liven the city Itself was left untouched. Of Course. A New York dramatic writer tells of an actress of great popularity who is Just beginning to lie obsessed with the notion that the public holds ber to be older than she really is. The writer was aligned to inter view thla player. Ho wished to obtain her views with reference to the Btate of the drama, a topic whereon the act ress did not seem particularly anxious to descant. "It docs not seem to mo," gently sug gested the Interviewer with a smile, "that 1 am really ascertaining jour opinion. You ought to be frank, since your eyes are gray and"- "I'rematurely so, my dear boy, pre maturely so," the actress hastened to assure him. Judge. A New York faotory proprietor convicted of caielessuce iu the death of 110 employes was flued 20. It often costs more than that to Llaokeu a neigbbr's eve, remarks a paragraph er. Newspapermen do not wotry over lit iuooma tax nor lie awake o' uights thinking of tbe rotation cf crops. Ob. the craft bas muob to be thaukf ol for. Em per oi William of Uotwauy has climbed upon tha water wagon and it will not be ueoevsary to tie blui oc, for be ia a man of iruu will. The cold storage people recently held big nieetlug iu Chicago and tbe next day a cult wave etiuck the couutry. An exobaoge itcuarka that "out cf our citltena baa gone to California to become a native of that atste," We are not proud of the way Cali fornia is daaliug out justice to Ler oiillionaiie white slavers. Delicious Supper Dish. For Swiss eggs, a delicious supper dish, spread the bottom of rt baking rllxti with two ounces of butter. Cov it this with thin slices of American tiieese. I'liwe four eggs over the cheese, taking care Hint the yolks are not broken. Season with pepper and salt, pour around the eggs two tablo spoonhils of rich cream and cover tbe top with grated cheese. Bake it for ten minutes, garnish with parsley and serve with flugers of dried toiiBt To Her Credit. Miss Dlgga-Yes. he said you didn't Rhow your age. Miss I'nssay-The Idea! The Impudence ot blra! Miss Plggs-Why. I'd cull that a compU fheut. it simply proves bow skillful you've been In concealing It Philadel phia Press. Their Hopes. Hostess Oh. I hope your dog wou't go Into the kitchen. The fish for baby's dinner la on the table. Caller-1 hope not. Indeed. He Isn't allowed to have flsh.-I.ondou Punch. (lilef niakea one hour len.-Shake-apenre Notice. Beginning Monday, Out. Gtb, we will close at 6 p. tu., Saturdays ex cepted. Moftgtove Mercantile Co. SUMMONS. In tho Circuit Conrr. for tha State of Oregou for Umatilla County. Fiist National Uuuk of Athena, a Cotpoiatiou, Plaintiff, vs. Hairy Drown, Drfendaut. To Harry Drown, above named de fendant: In the uame of tbe State of Oregon, voo are hereby sommontd aud re quired to appear and auswer the com plaiut tiled agaiust yon in the above eutitled court within six weeks from the date ot tbe first poblicatiou ot this eummoua against you. and it you tail to appear and auswer and plead, tbe plaintiff, for want thereof, will de mand from tbe atove entitled court tbe lulirf detuauded In its complaiut, tow it; Tor a judgment agaiust you iu the sum of IS35.00 with iuercst tbereou at the &te ot 6 per cent per auuuru trout Septemter 1st, 1U18. to gether witb its costs aud disburse ments iu this action. 1 bis suuimouj is published pursuant to an order ot the Houoiablo O. W. Pbtp, judge of the above entitled couit, made oa tbe 2Mb day of Sep tember, 1913, and the first publication tberect Is on the 3rd day of October, 1913. Homer 1. Watts. Attorney for Plaintiff Something on the Style of the House That Jack Built. - A man down south made a bet with his wife which was Indiscreet - Tbe wife won-which was foreor dained. The man wrote the wife a check for $5 in payment of the bet which was sad. Tbe wife ensued the check at tbe gro cery, but forgot to Indorse It which was natural. Tbe grocer, despite tbe lack of en dorsement paid it to a packing bouse collector which was careless. - Tbe packing bouse collector turned it in which was all In a day's work. Tbe packing house office man discov ered Jhe lack of Indorsement which was good work. He handed it back to tbe driver and docked tbe driver's salary which was system. The driver placed the check in his white duck coat and sent It to the laundry which was unwise. The laundry mutilated the check be yond recognltlon-wbich was to be ex pected. Which is why the driver asked the cashier to ask the grocer to ask the man's wife to ask her husband to write a duplicate check. Which Is why the man feels like be Is paying that bet twlce.-Kansas City Star. NAMES FOR THE KNIVES. The Small Boy Had Them All Dowr Pat For the Preacher. The small boy of today is often cred ited with a predilection for saying the wrong thing In tbe presence of an hon ored guest. The following true Inci dent shows that be also bad to be reckoned with more than seventy years ago. In tbe pioneer days of Michigan Dea con Brewster was noted for his large family and his hospitality. One day Elder Allen, the circuit rider, young, good looking and, moreover, a bache lor, arrived at tbe deacon's In time for dinner. Presently a bounteous meal appeared upon a board rather scantily furnished, It must be owned, with cer tain necessaries in the way of table ware. After all were seated and the elder bad asked the blessing Miss Bet sy, tho eldest daughter, thinking to apologize, blusblngly began: "I'm sorry 1 couldn't find a better knife for you. Mr. Allen. The children carry them out to dig witb, you see, and forget to bring them back." "Why-y, sister." piped .lounuy's shrill voice, "they're all here! 1 The elder's got No Handle, dad bez Butch er and mammy Stub! He'll Jest have to take turns eating with the rest of us." Woman's Home Companion. Toward the Pole, ice eight feet thick on the ocean and snow falling even In summer such Is the weather experienced in tbe polar regions. When the ulr is dry and still It is remarkable how low a tempera ture can be borne with ease. One ex plorer tells us that with the thermome ter at 0 degrees it was too warm for skating. The summer weather In this region is, moreover, In some respects pleasant and healthful. Within tbe iirctle zone there are wonderfully col- onled sunrises and sunsets to be seen. They are both brilliant and Impressive, nut the uiirhts-the nlirhts are monot onous nnd rennlllnu. A rigid world buried In everlifsting snow, silent save for the cracking of the Ice or the wail of the wind. Travelers In these re gions experience many discomforts. The keen air causes their skin to burn and blister, while their Hps swell and crack. Thirst, agnin, bas been much complained of, arising from tho nction of the low-temperature on the warm body. How Zulu Servants Are Fed. Zulu servants live In a detached house in the vaid. and each receives the following rations: A half loaf of bread per day. one can condensed milk nor week, oue-nunrter pound of tea per week, two pounds of sugar per week, two pounds of corn meal per weeK, fresh meat once a week. This meat consists of a shilling's worth of "boy's meat." probably a pound and a hair of beef, which Is boiled with vegetables, usnnllv carrots, which the Zulus love. The black servants are known as "boys." and tbe butchers sell a special klud of meat for them, which Is called "boy's ment"-l3. W. Howe's Monthly. Home Manners. Mr. Pester-Mr. Pleasauton bas such delightfully agreeable manners. I sup pose he acquired them while living ot homo. Mrs. Pestei Hardly! Men as a gen eral rule seem to regard home as a place where they don't have to be polite.-Boston Record. Generally the Case. "1 wish you would mention this to .links It Is highly Important" "I'll mention It to him today." "But how do you know you will see him today r "I'm bound to bump Into him. 1 owe htm money ."-St. Paul Pioneer Press. Their Aim. "1 suppose." said the husband, "1 sup nose that you women want to vote just like men do?" "Oh. no," replied tho wife, "that Isn't the point at all. Wa want to vote a great deal better than the men do." Chicago Journal. Turning the Tables. "How about references?" Inquired the mistress. "Oh, I lolke your looks, mum." said the applicant for the position of house maid, "au' I won't ask yer Tor refer Alices." PliilniU'lphla Hwwtl NO SENSE IN EITHER. " Two Ways of Telling a Story, One of Which Pointed a Moral. Two men entered a train at a small station out west and took seats facing an elderly gentleman. They fell to tell ing hunting stories with great anima tion end ninny, many oathn. No. I. Ing that the old gentleman was an Interested listener, one of the men spoke to him and asked whether he, too. wys not a hunter, with a story or two worth hearing. Tbe told gentleman thought he could tell one, and this is what he said: "One day 1 thought I would go bunt ing, so I took my tin pan tinder box gun and went up into tin pan tinder box woods on the side of a tin pan tin der box mountain, and I waited a tin pan tinder box long time; and then I saw a tin pan tinder box fine buck coming toward me, bo I put my tin pan tinder box gun to my shoulder and fired. And that tin pan tinder box buck fell right in Its tin pan tinder box tracks, and It was the finest tin pan tinder box buck I ever killed." After a pause he said, "How do you like my story?" "Oh, the story Is all right, but I don't see what all that 'tin pan tinder box bas to do with it" "Well," replied the old gentleman, "that is Just my way of swearing." "I don't see much sense in swearing that way," said tbe other, with mani fest disgust. . . To which the old gentleman respond ed, "There is as much sense In my way of swearing as there Is in yours, young man." Youth's Companion. A SKELETON IN THE CLOSET. Tragic Story of the Origin of tho Fa miliar Expression. "A skeleton in tbe cupboard" is a familiar expression which bas a tragic origin. The story is that a certain widow in England had a son in India, but owing to his falling health bis mother became very anxious for his return. One day she received a letter from him containing the strange re quest that she should find some one who bad no care or trouble and ask her to make six shirts for him. Anxious to accede to his wishes, the mother bunted long and finally found a lady who apparently fulfilled tbe condition. Tbe lady listened in Bilence to the request and then invited, the widow into her bedroom, and there she opened a cupboard, which contained a human skeleton. "Madam," she said, "1 endeavor to keep my trouble to myself, but every night my husband compels me to kiss that skeleton, which was once his ri val, whom he killed in a duel many years ago. Think you that I am hap py?" . Then the mother wrote to her son of the fruitless errand, and his reply was. "I knew when I gave you the com mission that every one had his cares, and you, mother, must have yours. Know, then, that I am condemned to death aud can never return to Eng land. Mother, mother, there is a skele ton in every house!" Ysaye's Lost "Strad." Of fiddles lost stolen or strayed the most notable instance within recent times is the disappearance of the vio lin belonging to the great player Ysaye. It was a Stradivarius, made in 1732, nnd one of the violins shown in the loan collection of musical instruments at South Kensington in 1885. It was the practice of Ysaye, as of every other great player, to carry with him two violins, so that in case of accident he might have one to fall back upon. The stolen one was left unattended in the artist's room below the orchestra. It vanished, and in consequence of the hue and cry that resulted the instru ment has never come to light again. Nor can the possessor of such a violin bring it to light while tbe present gen eration of experts is alive, for infalli bly it would be recognized. St James' Gazette. The Aged Hare. About BOO years ago there lived in Agsbelin. a little town in Asia Minor, an Imam, or village parson, tbe Khoja Nasr-ed-DIn Effendi. Harry Charles Lukach says that one day a camel passed along the street in which the Khoja lived, nnd one of the Khoja's neighbors who bad never teen a camel before rati to ask blm what this Btrango benst might be. "Don't you know what this is?" said tbe Khoja, who also had never seen -a camel, but would not betray his igno rance. "That is n hare a thousand years old. "-Pall Mall Gazette. Bitter Disappointment "What's wrong with that melancholy man you were talking to Just now?" "He has been dlsapolnted in love." "Too bad! Did some other follow get the girl?" "No; he got the girl, but she won't support him." Birmingham Age-Herald. . ' Nearness. "I came very near doing what 1 set out to accomplish," said the man, with great self confidence. "Yes," replied the cruel cynic "But that's, what the man said when he put the paste brush In tbe Ink bottle." Washington Star. I to 'S MILLER, "The Furniture Man,'' has added this line to his already large, varied stock' Appropriate. "What do you thiuk would be a nice present to give a lawyer friend?" "Why not a new suit?" Baltimore American The important thing In life Is to have a great aim ami to porsess tbe apti tude and prr-vrr.iu a to attain It Omttlt I MONEY TO LOAN PER CENT MONEY. I am prepared to loan money in any amount on wheat land in vicinity of olthena or elsewhere. Rate 6 1-2 per cent. 3 to 5 years, with repayment privileges; no delay. Call or write, Frank R. Atkins, E. O. Building, Pendleton, Or Ar Square Bar gains We have tbe finest line of Art Squares ever shown in Athena. All are of modern designs and up-to-the minute patterns. Ihey are going at prices never before beard of, olass of goods oonsideied. Our line of Furniture is complete. It inoludea late styles in Ooisioan Walnut, Birdseye and the popular Golden Oak. The very latest novelties in Iron and Brass Beds. Everything in Springs and Mattresses. Professional S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calib both night and day. Calls promptly answered. Office on Third Street, Athena Oregor PETERSON & KISHOP - - Attorneys-at-Law Athena, Oregon. Pendleton, Oregon Homer I. Watts Attorney-at-Law Athena, Oregon. C. W, LASSEN. M. D. V. Official Stock iDspsctor. Graduate McKUllp Yetlnary college, Chicago Phone Main 27, PENDLETON, OREGON Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist DR. E. J, eLOCUM Suggestive Therapeutist Office in Barrett Building Chronic Diseases a Specialty. Exami nation and Consultation Free. It. . RUDE, LIVESTOCK and General AUCTIONEER Satisfaction Guaranteed Reference . First National Bank of Athena Office, Dutch Henry Auction, Feed and Sale Stable, Pendleton, Oreg. Phone, 133. OFFICERS S. F. WILSON, President, H. KOEPKE Vice-President. F. S. Le GROW, Cashier. E. E. KOONTZ. Ass't Cashier. DIRECTORS S. F. WILSON, H. KOEPKE, W. S. FERGUSON M. L. WAITS, F. S. Le GROW. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $100,000.00 We extend to our Depositors every c4ccommdation consistent with sound Banking. V THE 1 8T; NICHOLS HOTEL J. E. FBOOME, prop. fir Only First-class Hotel in the City. 1 THE ST. NICHOLS J li the only one that can accommodate J oommerolal travelers. 111 Can baieeomended tor Us elean and well ventilated rooms. Cor. Uair andThisd, ATHKHA.or. a PAINTING In All Branches PAPERING And Decorating Complete Stock of Wall Paper, Paint 0il, 61ass etc G. B. KIDDER, Main Street, Athena, Ore. Athena LHIote Mrs. L. Chittenden, Proprietor White Help Only, Employed Good Clean Rooms Table served with the best the market affords A Home For the Traveling Public Reasonable Rates Courteous Treatment uvr ui-v mmzQ Makes the food more delicious and wholesome novAt BAKiwe Powen co., Hew Yomt. BUTTER WRAPS At the Pres Office ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. Is made in Athena, by" Athena labor, in one ot the very best equipped mills in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. -Patronize home industry. Your grocer sells the famous American Beauty Flour for er acic Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers Athena, Oregon. Waitsburg, Wash. McConnon Remedies Known oa their merits, as pure and reliable We call special attention to our JMaccolax Tablei sand tTVlentholatum Salve. AH who have used them find same indispensable for the home Our Stock Tonic is made from vegetable products and is gnarranteed from any poison matter. Same can be had from McConnon Wagon or . . Wright Livery Athena, Oregon