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Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXV. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY; OREGON.' FRIDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1913. NUMBER 50 , ess 0. Foss-Winsliip Hardware Company I TTnof AYo The World's Leader , In Satisfaction Barrett Building, Athena, Or THE TUrM-LUM LURfiBER CO; ' .-Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of. BUILDING MATERIAL f .v. PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal- A. M. Johnson, Manager Athenu, Oregon THE ATHENA MAT MARKET We carry the best That Money Buys Our Market is .. Clean and :Cdol 1 Insuring Wholesome Meats. BRYAN & MEYER Main Street, ' Athena, Oregon Ik - : - 1 I 6oLlff cft0CIE5 I """"" Home of 1 QUALITY Oroceries j Good Groceries go to the Right I Spot , Every Time This is the Right Spot To go to Every Time for Groceries TRY TIIESE--TIIEm PLEASE ! OWE BEST THE M0R10P0LE Ilonopole Vegetables Honopole Fruits Ilonopole Salmon ' Ilonopole Oyster 8 DELL BROTHERS; Athima, Oregon CATEP.EHS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THINGS TO EAT I STATt: B0ARQG1YES ORDER AF FECFIXfi IRRIGATION Council for Promoters Arked to Explain Why Board Must Certify to Formality. An older that do certificates of proof of reclamation, cultivation and settle ment be, issued, in connection with the Central Oregon irrigation project unless the lands covered by them are patented to the state was wade by the State Desert Land Board Wednesday, The Board also decided to call on Jesse Stearns, counsel of the irrigation oompaoyj for bis authority in a state ment that the. Board must certify for patent any land on which certificates are issued. '- Action was taken by tbe Board after John Dubois, field Inspector for the state, had made report of conditions at the projeot,- Be virtually corrob orated the contention of State Engin eer Lewis that the seepage was larger than is allowed in tbe oontraot, and the Board should have some assurance that all the land will be watered. In a letter to the Board on this phase of the qaestion, Mr Lewis Baid : "If the State Engineer cannot cer tify that the canals can furnish and deliver the required water for the last list for patent, it will be neoessary that all settlers on the projeot agree to a rednotion, or elsa allow tbe lands, though sold, to revert to the Federal Government. Suoh catastrophe can .be prevented only by the company of settlers stopping excessive' losses in the canals cr changing the' oontraots to es to epeoify a less amount of water as sufficient for reclamation. Mr. Lewis also hag referred to the proposition of tbe Central Oregon Ir rigation Company to tnrn baok to tbe state tbe north canal system for $300 000, the estimated cost of tbe work done on it. Be said: "The dam and main canal to tbe 80,000 aore projeot having been com pleted, and it requiring only $15 an acre more to complete tbe reclamation of tbe ' North Canal lands, it appears to me that the whole matter should be pot np to the Federal ; Government and. .the people of Oregon insist that tbe work be done by the Federal Gov xenment , . ,.. , , . . . "Oregon has teoeived less in pro portion to other states, and has gone further toward co-operation, and it is believed if this matter is properly pre sented, tbe Seoretary of the Interior would finish tbe undertaking. It is believed that in no other state can the Federal Government find 30,000 aorta of Government land, free from water rights and other complications .which oan be reolaimed at a cost of approz imately $25 an aore." ADAMS BROICOBN PRAISED Will Be Exhibited at United States , - Land Show. G. 0. Biobardson of Adams is mik ing a success ot tbe broom corn Indus try. He raises tbe corn near Adams and manufactures it into a first class quality of brooms. Be made a cred itable exhibit at the Corn Show in Pendleton recently, and tbe exhibit will find its way to the United States Land Show in Chioago. Mr. Biobardson is in reoeipt of the following letter: Oregon State Exhibit, United States Land Show, Coliseum. Chioago, De cember 9, 1013. Mr. G. O. Biobardson, Adams, Ore. My Dear Mr.- Biobardson : Your broom corn waa commended by expert buyers as being of superb quality. They had no idea suoh good broom oorn could be grown in Oregon. We turned the samples over to tbe Great Northern Railway; whose im migration department is very much interested in tbe same and will exhibit it at St. Paul and in their exhibition oars. - Cordially yours, C. C. CbapmauV Flour May Advance. The patent flour market at Portland is very firm, and higher prices will (robably be quoted soon. It was re ported tbat some of tbe Puget Sound mills advanced tbe prices 20 cents a barrel, bat this was not confirmed. Tbe underlying strength of tbe floor market ia due to the rtoent bulge in wheat, and not to any increased de mand foe tbe. manufactured prod net. Wheat continues Terr strong at all country points. There baa teen tome buying at figures tbat mean 85 eeata for club acd 99 oenU for blueetem at tbe Coast, and even half a cant more was paid for one lot of elob. Most of tbe Portland dealers, however, de cline to go to these limits, aod quote 81 cents for olub and 91 cents for blue stem. Some of tbe buviog may be speculative, but it la believed more or leas of it ia for dealer who are abort of wheat. Floyd Pinkerton came up from tbe University at Eugene to attend the funeral of lis grandfather, Wm. Pinterton. Sr. II. I ITU it I FAILURE WILLIAM - PINKERTON, VENERA BLE PIONEER, DEAD ! Passed Away . Unexpectedly, Though Confined to His Bed With Fractured Hip. Striokeo with heart failure. Wil liam Pinkerton died suddenly at his home in this city Friday evening. Mr. Pinkerton met with an aocident several day previously, wbiob resulted in a fraotured hip.. Apparently be was getting along very well, when a sudden sinking spell -seized- him, and he survived only a few moments after tbe arrival of Die. Sharp and Piamon don, who were immediately summon ed. Mr, Pinkerton and wife bad moved into town from, the ranch, expeoting to remain for the winter. In fact. It bad been deoided ty them to give up the cares of the farm work, and to en joy their well earned rest. William Pinkerton was identified with the earlv development of this eeotion of tbe county having taken up his land northwest of Athena in 1870. He was a man of kindly qualities and endeared himself not only to bis immediite family and relatives, but held tbe highest esteem aud regard of all who knew him. Born in Eentuoky on the 16th day of March, 1810, be was united in mar riage in early manhood with Miss Eliza Bounds, and the two bore tbe hardships and privations of crossing the plains in 1865. Be was nearly 71 years of age at the time of his death. Surviving him are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. James A, Nalson of Barnes. Alberta; four sons: D. A. and J. W. Pinkerton who both at present reside in Milton with their families, N. U. Pinkerton of Wash tuona, Wash., and Ed., who is at borne with tbe mother. One brother, Henry Pinkerton of this oity and three sisters also survive cim. Tbe funeral servioes were oonduottid at tbe Christian oburoh Tuesday after noon by Rev. W. S. Payne of Weston, and waa very largely attended. Mr. Pinkerton had . been a lifelong and faithful, member of. the Baptist ohurob. ' TRUE HAPPINESS. It Enables Man "to Draw Contentment From a Cup of Tears." Wordsworth in one of his poems speaks of "a man too happy for mortal ity." We sometimes forget the spiritual significance of Joy. The stoics believed that happiness was not essential to man and not to be expected. Happiness of n specific kind, based upon good fortunate to the iudlvidual, is Indeed not always to be expected nor always to be desired. ; But the deeper hap piness aud Joy that come from the sure triumph of the good and the true are essential to the individual well be ing uud the progress of society. There have been those who learned through a beautiful consecration "to draw contentment from a cup of tears" and who came, through life's higher discipline, to know that there is a deep and abiding Joy in the midst of pain and dlsapointment, a joy built upon the knowledge of life's greatness and the ability of the soul to rise above the temporary thing. Such a joy as this is needed to make a man capable of inheriting eternity here and hereafter, for It raises man above the merely mortal .and invests him with energy to pursue tbe tasks thot are without end and fills bin) with a desire to ally himself with the powers that build the beauty of a con- tinulng world. St Paul Pioneer Press : SILENCED BY A LOOK. . Gladstone's Burning Eyes Rendered " Blackie Speechless. " ( .Gladstone .had. peculiar, ; eagle-like eyea At a dinner at which he and Professor ;Blackie were present the two men were opposite, and when Gladstone gave in a forcible way bis idea tbat Homer was no longer recit ed, but chanted, the : professor . cried out, "Mr; Gladstone, I don't believe a word of itl" Then be rose to argue the matter and said one sentence, but got no further. lie had met Glad stone's gaze and seen bis outer eyelids widened to tbelr, fullness in a steady glare, and bis tongue stumbled, and be sank back Into his cbalr la con fusion, Tbe writer concludes: 'Go to the xoo for It Take your umbrella. Make your way to the place where eagles., vultures, falcons and such like creatures blink' on their perches. Select a bird. Stare at blm with Insult and you will see the outer lids expand as Mr. Gladstone's did. Poke at him with your umbrella. Tbe filmy vertical lids through wblcn he looks at the sun and opens to paralyze his prey will part and then you will see what Blackie saw and understand his feelings.' , Top of the Rhine. . Mrs. Boblnson And were yoa tp the Rhine? Mrs. do Jone-I should think tuK right to the wry top. What a splendid view there Is from the sum-miti-London Tit-Bits. -. Skiing, Most Dangerous of Winter Sports, Again Leaps Into View. 1 r Tf l yf . V,7j iyf - -4T CHARGED Willi SHOOTIfIG EU GEORGE FORREST AND AN INDIAN UNDERi BONDS .:. Coitiplaint of Game Warden Averill Is That Two Anir mals Were Killed; ' . .'' Photo by American Press Association. NOW comes the season of the most exciting of all winter sports, skiing. In this country this death defying coasting on snow and air Is fol lowed mostly in the northwest In Wisconsin tlure nre held moets In which such cracks as Carl Sollberg, the Scandinavian champion, take part. The picture shows this wonder making one of hU marvelous leaps through flie air, with other Bklerg watching him in enthusiastic admiration. Milton Pastor Stricken . Stricken with apoplexy while cat ting wood last Sunday, Rav. T. H. Henderson "of 'Milton died several hours later. . Rev. Henderson, who was 70 years of age, was born in Mis souri and came to the northwest in 1871, settling in tbe Willamette val ley. He was a minister in tbe Con gregational oburoh at Salem-for a numter of years. Eight years ago he moved to Milton, aud one year later opened a grooery store wbiob he has conduoted since that time. He leaves bis wife and three children: Mrs. Nellie MausBeld of Freewater, Her sbel , a student in Whitman college and Travis of Portland. Would Revise Tax Law's Flues to simplify tbe tax laws aud install the block book erstem of listing real and personal property throughout tbe state baa been discussed inform ally by County Assessors who. were eu route to Salem to attend the meeting of the Assessors of Ibe -state, to be held yesterday and today, ? In addition to considering the general tax laws and proposing what tbe assessors be lieve to be desirable changes an effort will be made to revive tbe old Assess ors' Association. , ' " George Forrest and Julius Williams, . an Indian, have been obarged. with - IrilHna twn nllr An 1 f h. roaavanftnn -----B - " ' WM . V . IVOUlfS ltMM southeast of town - .. ' , Deputy Gams Warden Averill made the oomplaint and Forrest and the Indian have been placed under 500 bonds eaob, to appear before the grand jury which meets January 13. Tbe elk alleged to have been killed were two oows said to have teloaged to the Walla Walla herd tbat was shipped in last winter and turned out in tbe spricg on the headwaters, of Mill oreek ' . .. ' a . uuuis iiuja di$u tun iwu uuwb WDin seen on the Walla Walla river near ' Milton. Later they made their way to the reservation and were seen fay a number of persona, ranging in didei -' ent fields. Their tameness and the' fact tbat they came from tbe moun tains to the fields for forage is attrib uted to winter feeding of bay ia the National parka and confaot with the Beeser domestioated herd for a period of several weeks' tefore they wore turned out on the mountain range. -Forrest and Williams have retained Attorney Homer I. Watts of this city, to defend them. 'Averill has been as-' slated by Deputy Sberitf W. R. Tay OUtioU. ;'.;f '.' ;: . - . , A vrnvn nf tniHanntlnn ovlaa near the matter, especially among those In terested in tba. propagation of game and, members of Elk lodgos. , . Pendleton Mills Sued. s Suit for 17600 was brought this week against the. new owners of the Pendleton Roller Mills by George dro em' age tbi un School Library Founded. The Ferndale Sobool Board has or ganlzfld a library .committee empow-; ered to aot in connection with the County Board recently organized, The committee ia permanent, with the president of the School Board as chair man and tbe cleik of the Board aeore- faril n f tka 11t-iutits Anmmlifna fWlinM odioers are the prinolpal of the school, tde president of the. Parent Teacher Association and tbe fifth ' membor 1 to be elected by tbe Parent-Teaoher tidnniatinn i lis. Lloyd Mitohener, wbo was in- kl in a fall while decorating the stian oburoh a fottnight ego, is I to walk down town. Believes in a jthat's why the old fellow decided to make his headquarters here This is the store where you receive full value for ev ery dollar you spend. We carry, a large assortment of i Xnias . presents for. young and old. Toys and dolls of every description for the children. Suspenders, gloves, hats, caps, socks, sweaters, handkerchiefs, silk ; hose, mufflers, slippers, shoes, wool blan kets, Indian Robes, Comforts, Bed spreads, silk petticoats, table linens, lunch cloths, doilies, trunks, suit cas- : es and other things too numerous to mention. Bring the Children. - m ours vor csuare ealsog THE, "MONEYr.B ACK STORE." 4THENA, OREGON .LA sssr