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Buy Your Groceries from Your Herme Grocer VOLUME XXVI. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JANUARY 9. 1914. NUMBER 2 Foss-Winship Hardware ny J Compa Heaters Tie World's Leader In Satisfaction Barrett Building, Athena, Or THE TUirA-LUi LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of - , BUILDING, MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES r : Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon THE ATHENA MAT liARKET We carr? hest That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. BRYAN & MEYER Main Street, Athena, Oregon j 1 - 1 Home of OUALIIY Groceries Good Groceries go to the Right Spot Every Time This is the Right Spot 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 CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THINGS TO EAT AT HIS OLD GAME IN JAIL AFTER FEW WEEKS OF LIBERATION FROM PEN. i Joe McBain and Roy Fam- brun Are Alleged Accompli ..." ces In Pixler Escapade. ; h. Snapshot Views of Rebellion In Northern Part of Mexico. ' Beet Pixler, paroled fioui the peni teDtiaiy but a few weeks ego by Gov-; eruor West, is again in toils of the law. Ha proceeded to get bupy at bia old vocation, and last week wasarrest ed at Fieo water with e wagon 1 oad of teef id his possession. Be was offering tbe meat for'sale at snob low prices that the officers, i become suspicious 8o4,aMrfcbed him. He "wag arrestod by Sheriff Toner. of Wall Wnlla county, and was placed iu tb oouuty jail at tbe garden oity, where be re mained 3 until Wednesday, wbeov he was taken to Pendleton by Sheriff Taylor. . . . After Pixler's arrest, developments came thick and fast and culminated Saturday in the arrest of Joe MoBain and Eov Pamtruu, alleged aoooniplio es of Fixleri Tbe men were arrested by Sheriff Taylor and Deputy W. R. Taylor. Tbe of fleers found where four bead of oattla bad been killed, and tbe bides of tbe animals were rooovered. It is alleged that Pixler took a team and wagon, hauled the meat to Walla Walla and tried to dispose of it, and failing to dispose of any portion cf it there, returned to Freewater, wbrre be was placed nnder arrest. . Pixler is an old offender but the otber two men have never been mixed up in trouble before. Pam brun is a brother in law of MoBain and has a a family. ; ., CLUBS AND PIRS Oregon Urged to Follow in the Steps 1 , of Washington,' O. M. Hammer of the Portland Sohool Board attended a meeting. of tbe various; eduoational interests of Washington that are planning a boys' and girls' agricultural contest for the present year. Mnoh progress has been made in the northern state and Mr. Plummer is eager to start a similar movement in Oregon, says the Oregonian. Io connection with tbe movement a boys' corn club has been inaugurated. G. L. Smith, agriculturist for tbe O-W. R. & N. Company and one of tbe pioneers in the corngrowing move ment in tbe Northwest, attended, tbe meeting. On tebalf of tbe Poriland Union Stookyarda Company, of which Mr. Plummer is vice-president, ha has offered to give a young pig to each aohool distiiot in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, on condition that the pu pils of tbe district feed and oare for the pig and prepare It for the market, keeping a correct . aooonnt of the amount of food consumed and the cost Tbe schools making tbe best records for economy and general resnlts will be awarded valuable prize?. The pigs can be sold on tbe market and the proceeds will be given to the use of tbe school. Tbe pigs will be distrib uted early in the spring1. . ' A campaign, somewhat similar is to be conducted by tbe eduoation authorities of the state of Washington. Instead of young pigs of either sex, young sows are to be distributed to the boys, who will be instructed to raise the young. - "They are doing a lot of good work in Washington," says Mr, Plummer, "tut we expect to follow tbe paoe right here in Oregon. Tbe boys' corn club plan has proven successful in otber states. Now that Oregon aud Washington have proven that they can grow corn as well as any Eastern or middle western state, we ought to start tbe oorn club idea here.". Mr. Plummer attributes muoh of the euooesa of the movement in Wash intgou to Mrs. Preston, State Superin tendent , of Foblio Instruction. . He will uext week confer at Boise with the educational authorities of Idaho on the oorn club plan and on otber ideas for promotion of agricultural work among the boy a of the state. New Officer Appointed. Atbena'a police foroe was augment ed by one at tbe couuoil meeting, Monday evening, when the aldermanio body confirmed Mayor Koootz'a ap pointment of Fred Hummel to service on the force. Policeman Hummel will be on the night aervioe, officer Gbolson serving in daytime, onlr. If physique connta for anything in the balance of favor in handling offend ers, surely the new officer should have little trouble in enforcing the law. . Pythian Will Entertain. The members of Pythan Lodge of this oity will entertain their families and invited gcetta next Thursday eve ning, Januray IS, All mem ten are requested to he present on that even ing, and all should bring a basket of edible tor tbe sapper which ii to be Riven. fer.- , t it , . i 1 if V-" -f I C.ci, i" i $ flu t ...: -t A 4f f f T 1 Pho as a from , Its w .of tlx of los; coruli' Mexico were achieved largely s, thus cutting the federals oft jse pictures shows how the Con lad bridge. Heavy posts to act bridge so as to prevent trains irrived before the fire had dona .iitering Chihuahua, the capital ceived with open arms instead ux the people rejoiced over the READY i mi Forms for Returns Being Issued Pen alties Named, The form to be used and regulations to be followed by individuals in mak ing returns of income snbjeots to tbe new income tax were sent out by tbe treasury department. Every citizen of tbe United States, whether resid ing at borne or abroad, every person rrsidicg in the United States and eve- ry non-resident alien who has income from United states investments 01 3000 or over mnet make such return. Return must te In tbe bands of tbo collector of internal revenue in tbe districts where tbe payee lives or where be has bis principal place of business, not later than March, failure to observe this limit to be punished with fines ranging from $30 tolOOO. Refusal or neglect to tils returns ex cept in Case of sickness or absence will result in addition of 50 per cent to tbe tax assessed. Io case of falsa or fraud ulent return 100 per cent will be add ed to tbe tax assessed and any person required to make, render, sign or ver ify snob' return who makes a false cr fraudulent statement with intent to defeat or evade tbe tax, will hn guilty of a misdemeanor ond subject to a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprison- jr one year or both. An extension of thirty days from Maroh 1 in case of eiokuess or abseuoe may be allowed by tbe proper collect or provided an application is made lv the individual conoerned. ' , Returns must be accompanied by oath or affirmation. r . In Deadly Combat. Their horns interlocked so that it has been impossitle to extricate them, banters at Priest Lake, in northern Idaho last week found tbe bodies of two big deer which had battled . for supremacy in the forest. One of tbe books bad ahead" expired but tbe other was still alive, when found ry tbe bnnters. One buck Lad H points to its antlers and the other ten. The hunters attempted to force the antlers apart, but were unsuccessful. Tbe heads will be mounted io their deadly embrace. - Talk Bulk Grain. .Farmers of Umatilla connty will gather io Pendleton , today to diaouss tbe proposed change in tbe method of handling grain., Many wheat men are urging tbe farmers' union to take tbe lead in the move to handle wheat in bulk instead of in sacks. It is es timated that many thousands of dol lars can be saved tbe county annually by the change. Otber snbjeots of in terest to farmers will be discussed at the meeting wbioh is sohednled to last two days. . i f AITEIIB THE JOINT IHSTALLftTIOir ODD FELLOWS AND REBEKAHS HAVE NEW OFFICERS. . Guests Entertained With a togram,' a Banquet Supper and Social Intercourse. A 61 ASSAULTED: WESTON THECENE OF CRIM INAL ACTIVITY THIS WEEK. 1 Despite very, inclement weather, nearly 200 persons attended tbe joint installation of tbe Odd Fellows and Rebekahs at tte Lodge Hall, Saturday night. 5 ' . . lt Always fxcelleot entertainers, these two JodgSs jPaTtbo satisfaction of knowing Jiat the large number of in vited guilts, re turned to ibeir homes feeling that tbey had spent one of tbe noat pleasant evenirgs tbey ever ex perienced. J v . ; ' In addition to the imptesai?einst8ll ation ceremoniee, an interesting pro gram was given, io which tbe Young folks took part. The program indlud ed recitations and songs, and dancing was a feature of entertainment. A splendid supper was served,; and tbe Odd Fellows, not be outdone by then sister Rebekahs, contributed a roast pig. wbiob proved to te tbe piece de resistance of the banquet spread. Two jewels wern awarded daring the evening, oue to G. W. Bradlty of Pendleton a 25 year member of the lodge, and one to G. W. Gross ot this oity, a 85 year member of tbe order. ' The following officers were installed for toe ensuing, year by Wild Borse Lodge No. 73. 1. O. O. F. : O. M. Sbigley. N. G.; Arthur Doug las, V. G. ; W. E. Eonasek, Secretary; M. L. Watts, Financial Secretary; G. W. Gross, Treasurer. Mignonette Rebekah Lodge installed the following offloers: Lillian Dob son, N. G.; Tessie MuPbeison, V. G. ; Edua Iaylor, Secretary; V. B. Zerba, Financial Secretary; Effle Smith, Treasurer. O-W. Prize List. Tbe list of prizes awarded by tbe O-W. B. & N. company at the various fairs and expositions in Oregon, Wash ington and : Idaho, during the year 1913, is before us. A total of 101 prizes, inoluding cash awards appears in tbe list of awards for exhibitions of stook grain and fruit. The O-W. has taken a liberal method of creating interest in development and production of tbe agricultural resooroes of tbe farms in territory contiguous to its lines in tbe three states mentioned and that its efforts are being crowned with suooess, is indtoated by tbe in creasing interest the farmers of the Northwest are taking in tbe matter of stockraising, especially bogs. Farmers Are Busy Tbe spring-like weather of tbe past two weeks has teen pnt to good use by tbe farmers. In Fome parts of tbe connty,; plowing has tieeo in progress, but in this vicinity, where tbe plow ing is mostly done 1 1 the spring, for summer fallow purposes, general re pair work has been in order. Fence building and general cleaning up has been under way. No one expects these weather conditions to continne. for it goes without saying that so mnoh win ter mnst te endnred, and if it does cot tako plaoe in tbe winter months, it will come iu tbe spring, and the prev alent wish is that winter be with ns cow, thus giving spring a clear lee way. Young Girl Escapes Fiend's Grasp Holdup Men Drop Plunder In Back Yard. Weston experienced two thrills from lawlessness this week, in wbioh, an at-' tempted assault and a holdup figures. . An attempt at oriminal assault o;i the 15-yeitr-old " daughter , of Mr. and Mrs. r Goldsmith, teoent arrivals in the town, was made in the early eve ning, Tuesday. Tbe offender had not been apprehended at last accounts, though it is reported that if fleers have auspicious as tu the identity of the fiend, and an arrest may be ox-' peoted any time. The child and an older sister were : at home alone, (be mother being a teacher, in Lamar district, and the' father was down town. " About 6:30 in tbe evening, tbe girls responded to a rap t tbe rear door, expecting "their father. . Confronting them was a man -wearing a mask, revolver in band. He seized tbe younger of the two rt1s and attempted to drag ber to a ebed la tbe taok yard. Tbe girl broke from the fellow's grasp and darted into a neighbor's door. Meanwhile tho old er sistnr had rushed for help and aid quiokly atrived but tbe fellow had made good bis escape. The holdup took place tbe following evening, Wednesday. Two men, a tall one aud a short one. wearing masks, entered tbe Nolte borne and demanded money of tbe occupants ot the room. .There being no cash, tbe holdups apprised tbem that a contrib ution of silverware would be cheer fully accepted. . It is said tbey were given a few pieces and some one rau into Setb Hyatt's home uext door and informed him of what was transpiring. Setb bad no gun, but a handful of Pine creec stones stood bim in good stead aud armed with several of these, he advanced to the attack. His appearance on the scene was timely enough to cause the robters to drop their plunder in tbe back yard and flee without leaving their ad dress." . ; PENDLETON JMGH IS FREE Athena Christian Congregation Will Assist in Celebration Sunday. . Many membes of the local Chris tian church have signified their iu- ' tentlon cf attending tbe julilalion meetings to be held in Pendleton Suu- day, to celebrate tbe lifting of the debt on tbe oboroh in that oity. Ser vices ia tbo church here will be cau oelled for the day, with tbe exception of the Snndav sohool. which will bt under tbe charge of Supt. Geo. Gar king. A. Mackenzie Meldrum. who in col laboration with Tolbert F. Weaver ot tbe Pendleton ohurob, baa been la;gs ly instrumental in collecting tbe funds for lifting tbe debt which was press ing tbe congregation, will deliver the morning address, at which time tb, $8100 note will be destroyed. Not only are thanks due neighbor ing obarnbes for eatstantial help, but' many citizens and farmers of Atbenii and viofnity as well as ot Pendleton have snbscibed liberally to tbe fatd. utomo Due and Carriage Season Has Arrived. Let Bennett have Your Car or Garriage.to paint. See him and let him quote prices on the work.