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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1914)
V t- 4 M '4 $:: i p. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd, Publisher .. Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third and Jefferson Streets. ' Entered In the rortofflce at Athena, Oregon a ecopdOlaa Mall Matter, .; . i V ' , Subscription Rates. One copy, one year. ........: $1-50 When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, six months . . ;' ... y 75 One copy, three month . .' .50 Advertising Rates. Display, transient, running less than one monthfifst insertion, per inch.. .... 25e Subotquent insertions... r 17 Display regular, per inch ........... 12 Local readers, first insertion, per line, 10c Subseauent insertions, per line. . 5c Lodge resolutions, per line ......... 5c Church notices, admission, per line. . , 5c : ' . 1914 Pasture your oow on the home lot, and whatever else' you do, let other people 'a wood piles alone. This is in deed an open winter, but certain wood supplies ia town are said to te de pleted nightly by others than the law ful owners. . ' The Portland Oregonian' has been thegoatin mora than one political campaign, and to judge by thojsilly taofios it is now pursuing, there will be ample oppoitunity and supreme pleasure in hanging another caa to it. r "Fifteen men on a dead man's obeat, Yo bo ho. and a bottle of rum;", bnt the national drink is grapejuice! tATHENA. ORE.. JAN. 30. Athena ia no easy mark t in damage anils, as would appear in the Ireland case, deoided in ' Pendleton Toeiday. The sidewalk a ia this oity are no w,oiae than they are in other towns and cities. One is ; liable to. enoounter slight offsets and projections any where, and weak ankle joints are'; lia ble to turn on smooth bitulithio pave ments. The evidence in the Ireland oase, preponderons in the city's favor again conclusively demonstrates tha notion brought for damages must have basis other than supposition and hope for sympathy. The Mayor and Conn oil displayed good judgment in ref as lag to consider a proffered compromise with the Irelands before the salt was filed. The winning of the salt cost the city more in attorney's fees, per haps, than the case could have been settled for out of court, but the oity baa been vindicated and the establish rsent of a dangerous preoedent pre vented. MARRIAGE BY FORCE. Dr. 0. J. Smith has formally made announcement of his candidaoy for Governor ou ' the Demooratio ticket. Dr. Smith'emphatloally takes a stand for law. enforcement; favors strict ooonomy In state and county govern ment; believes the governor, should have power of vetoing any single Item in appropriation tills; would give nn employed work on oeitaiu lines of road construction daring winter months; wants open rivers and a 10 foot bar at the mouth of the Oolam bia; patents to state lands and other heneQts aoorulng to the state in gen eral. . Dr. Smith, who is popular in Eastern Oregon, desires to head bis s' ate ticket only after' the refusal of Hovernor West lo enter the campaign has been made. 3 be dootor will make a vigorous nampaign and will prob- atly speak in Athena before the prl waries are held. The fact that CopperQeld's lawless nt gg called for interferon on the part cl Uovernor West it no reason why the Hints should be branded with outlaw rv. While a few other towns alio needed cleaning op under the super vision of the state's chief executive, there was ooly one Copperfleld. and ti e average citizen revolt at the iotl mition of the Snake Biver gamlliug roost being oast into the political cm citle. Governor West did bis plain duty; that is all there is to it. 01 should tie. For this teaion we fail to aue wherein West's official aotioo at Copperfleld should canse more than ptiFsing Interest throughout the state, where in oommou with other states, the law is being enforced ty the civil aathoritiee. It would seem that suob au inane should die a-boiniog or is the comparison of the balaooe of the state with Copperfleld to be the remit? The fnot is revealed by a Grant oounty paper that it is oheaper to eblp grooeiies from Boise to Orojoo City by paroel post than it k to eblp by freight. The paroels pot rate be tween the two points is 64 cents for fifty pounds, and two tons of giccerieg arrived for Canyon City merohants in one shipment. The paiouls post act has caused the oootraot prioe for car rying the mail from Canyon City to Corns, to jump from 3U00 to f 10.000 per year. The carrier has been com pelled to pnt on freight teams, and even though the interior points have teen alighted in railroad boildiog, they seem to be coming i.nto their own with the aid of Uncle Sam. Desplto tha Importation of meaM fiom other conutries, the prioe to consumers continues to inotease. This statement we make on estimates of comparisons furnished by the United States Department of Agriculture for Oregon. On January 1, 1913, Oregou bad 45,000 head of cattle valued at 133.00 per bead; January 1, 1914, 470.000 head valued at $ 88.00 per bed; January 1. 1913, 2,044,000 sheep at 8.80 per bead; January 1, 1914, 2,670.000 at $3.90 per head; January 1, 1913. 268.000 swine at S9.&0, Jan nary 1, 1914, 800,000 at tU. 00. Greenland Youths Have Rough Way of 8howing Their Love.. The courtship and marriage customs among the Greenlanders were in early times simple and unceremonious. When a lovelorn youth made up bis mind as to the girl he wanted to adorn and be useful in his but of Ice or snow be went to her, bouse and dragged ber forcibly to bis own domain, where she wa expected to stay without any fur ther marriage ceremony.,, If nn affluent bridegroom he would perhaps soothe her lacerated feelings by presenting her with a new lamp or some otbir article of household utility, No matter how willing and even eager the bride was to marry a young man, Eskimo etiqtfifcto demanded that she should resist evefygttempt to drag her ' to ber new bomfJTann?fftJnus-twc!cP and wall bitterly on (iWcc, Indeed,' she must continue to w&'rand . .. - - mm - I HDRDB wan ror some aays. ruFtor'own Uu h.i.An ?m un-to-date un-( "ty- oei and vinlin solos will BeV given. 1 i) 5 S 1 if -VL i Professional S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND ' SURGEON Special attention given to all ' calib both night and day. ' Calls promptly answered. Office on Third Btreet, Athena Oregor Miss Helen Duffy, with Keuworthy Players. home, only to be dragged It is said that this extremely slhipo marriage ceremony is the only one still In use on the east const ot Greenland, nnd the laws governing divorce are 113 Informal as the luws of marriage.- London Telegraph. ' ' TEA AS A MEDICINE. Freshly Made and Taken In Modera tion It Help the 8ystem. The use of tea, as opposed to Its abuse or misuse, Is highly beneficial to the system. There is no remedy equal to It for a tired beadncbe. It washes out the stomach and gives it a fresh start for the next meal, A cup of tea in the enrly morning will often enable n better breakfast to be taken, and one In the afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock helps to complete' the digestion of the midday meal. Furthermore, It serves n good pur pose In making the blood circulate more freely nnd In dilating the vessels of the skin, thus assisting In the elimi nation of waste matter. In this re spect It Is much better adapted than cold drinks In hot weather, particu larly for those engnged In active Out door games, such as tennis, for It makes a more efficient thirst quenchor and by flushing out the tissues helps to prevent the onset of fatigue. 11a re It freshly mnde, take it ia moderation, and It will never do any harm. Espe cially la this the case with China tea. From "Nervous Rreakdowns." The Kenworthy Players with Helen Duffy will return to Athena Sunday for an engagement of two nights at the Opera House. For Sunday night a doable program will be given, con sisting of the beautiful play in tbiee aotp "Lena Bivers," and a tabloid cfi' V. "Are Yon Crazy." As Lena, fy will be seen at her very 1- - .1 (ltd tl.ev r' 010 ia H8urBU, Kuuu uttheU preseW'eC' rries an us own etly stage the 60 oompany soeoerv so as to "We Tjrtrjp Pi Homer and Humbug. I do not mind confessing that for a long time I have been very skeptical about the classics. I was myself train ed as a classical scholar. It seemed the only thing to do with me. 1 acquired such a singular facility In handling Latin and Greek that I could take a page of either of them, distinguish which it was by glancing at It and. with the help of a dictionary and a compass, whip off a translation of It in less than three hours. . Out I never got any pleasure from It I lied about the plennure of It At first perhaps I lied through vanity. Any scholar will understand the feeling. Later on I lied through habit later still because, after all. the classics were all that 1 had and so I valued them. I have seen s deceived dg thus value a pup with n broken leg 11 ml n pnuner child nurse 11 dead doll with the saw dust out of It Stephen I.eumk in Century. MAGIC OF A MAGNET. For a We have no reoolleotion of seeing Thomas W. Lawioo pedigreed ou the "Who's Who, and .Why" page of the Saturday Evening Post. Isn't Tom perched abont hisb eoonah to gsio recognition T lie's carried fieosied fioanoe to the very steps of the White House and banded bis package to Woodrow. The Pendleton Live Wire eeems to be indtlitly Irupieesed with feia views; the Uregouiau is quite the reveiso. Now let o hear from , the Wtillultt Gateway aud the foat Makes a Chain Rigid Enough Man to Climb It. A Itertlii correspondent of the Scien tific America i describes 11 n Interesting experiment that wan nimlent the works of one of 1 lie I a rue Geiuiiiu manufac turing Arms with one of their lifting magnet. A chain, fastened to the ground nnd carrying 1111 Iron ball t Its free- end. was raised to a vertical position by the approach of the great lifting mag net suspended from n crane. The attraction of the magnet was so strong that the eliain rcmalucd In a perfectly vertical position.. A grown up workman climbed up the chain without disturbing Its rlnll!ty In the enst. The chain seemed to float In nlr, The magnetic pull on the ball was greater than the gravitational putt on the uan. This Miinrkabltf experiment shows the enormous power of attraction ex erted lv the lifting magnets that nre used In Iron and steel works t carry about iron material of over)' domrlp tion. Tho magnets enable the iHrn tor to selxe Iron material at any Klnt desired and convey It to any other point .within the' "range of the crane. Incidentally tit us of lining iiingnota has greatly diminished the risk of acci dents In tho moving of heavy masses of Iron. ;' ; ' 4 ' . ' . ' '; "r "Do any of the sm1 thing you hope for come to pY" , flbfy all com' to pass, but they came it ud p doggonwl swift I can't grub Vm.M- Huston I'ost. Real Fame. "My grandfather ftexv his own pa nant ns a comniodr In lh navy." "Yah! My grandfather helped cap ture ut In a world's series " - Fltts buruh Post piappo'mtJ, lion-m -Yom u' tin- hero wm disap pointed In love? norolhy - Yes, He thouttbi that after wmrrlrpv hi father la law would support him - Judge. Seat are now on sale at popu!arprio- es of 35 and 60 cents. v Notice to Creditors. . Io the Cfitotv Court of the State of jQrgon. for Umatilla County. In jibe matter 'of the Estate of W5 W. Jaoobs, deceased. Notice is hereby given that the nn dersiioed bas been daly. appointed ad ninistralor of the above estate by order if the irventitled court and bas qualified as the law direots; all persons having claims against said es tate are berety notified to present the samt at my of floe, or at the office of my attorney, Homer I. Watts, in Athena, Oregon with proper vouohers, within six months from date beieof. . Dated this 12th day of December, A. D.'1913, Homer I. Watls, "B. B. Bio bards, ' Attorney. Administrator. w.M.if OVER es VEARS W' t EXPERIENCE T.L.,1 fc. 1 "3f Trade Marks Designs Copyrights &c. An rone npndlnj a tfcetrh and dmcrlntlnn mar quickly aareriniii our opinion free tv Mother au Invoiillon la prohnblT piitentp'-'e. Communlpn, lloiKKkrictlrcmiUdeiitlnl. HANUliOOX on TntonU lout Iron. Oldest aeenoT fur securing patents. 1'iitenta tuken tbrouKh ilunu tt Co. receive tptcial notkt, without cbnrgo, la the A hnnrlsomnlr lllrntmterl wwklr. T.nraest clr- t'lilutlnii ut nnj m-icnllUa Jniirnnl. 'I'nrnis, f:i a rinr: (our months, (U Bold by all nowadealorft. tUNN & Co.36'Brott- New Yorli Branca umce, IT BU watnmuton, v. u BUTTER WRAPS At the Pres Office Notice to Creditors. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla Uounty. -Io the " Matter of the Estate of . Madison Jones, Deceased. - Notice is hereby gien to all persons whom it may . concern that George W. Jones, the execntor of the lastj will and testament of Madiaon Jones, , de ceased, has resigned and that bis ! res ignation bas been aooepted by jtbe above entitled court; that John 'II. Jones was, ou the 13th day of Decem ber, 1913 appointed administrator de bonis non oum testameoto annexo of the said estate... All persons having anji claims against the estate, or un finished business connected with the administration of the estate, will pre-, sent their olaima to, and take up their unfinished business with, the said ad ministrator at the office of Will M. Peterson, bis attorney, in the Smith Oiawford Building at Pendleton, Ore gon. - .-'.. .... - Dated this the 26th ' day of Decem ber, 1918. John M. Jones, Administrator de bonis non of tbe - estate of Madison Jones, deceased. Will M. Peterson, Bis Attorney. Executor's Notice. In the County Court for Umatilla County, State of Oregon. In tbe Matter of the Estate of William Pink erton, Deceased. Notioe is hereby given that tbe un dersigned bave keen appointed exeon tors of the laswill and teetatment of William Pinkerton, deoeasdd, and as snob tbe above entitled ' Conit has made and entered an order In the above matter appointing the under signed executors of the estate herein, and they bave qualified as 'the law directs; all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present tbe same to the undersigned exeoutors at Milton, Umatilla Connty Oregon, or to Homer I. Watts, their attorney at his office at Athena. Uma tilla County Oregon, with - proper vouohers within six months from tbe date hereof. ,"..' Dated this 9th day of January, A. D. 1014. James W. Pinkerton, David A. Pinkerton, , Exeoutors of tbe Estate of William Pinkerton, deceased. Homer I. Watts, Attorney. " MONEY TO LOAN 1 PER CENT MONEY. I am prepared to loan I tj money in any amount on wheat land in vicinity of cr4thena 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 5a39 1 33E Flal Lens Toric Lens A. D. French Optical Co. Refracting and Manufacturing OPTOMETRISTS 15 East Main, Walla Walla Wash. Phone No. 653 . , Should you break your glasses mail them to us. We will duplicate them and mail them samt day received. If your eyes are troubling you call at 6 r office, we will fit you C3rrectly with glasses if you need them. Our wora The Toric Lens ia the Best. Notice the is fully guaranteed. Angle of Vision. DR. FRENCH O. D. in charge &ffthe hqzihiyctf the best icsgmgotVaihe cost if, A' NO DRAGGING tr NOfiAJiMOCiar KOflUMMOGKr,: KO SAGGING ites.. Frl NO PITCHING MILLER'S FURNITURE STORE. PETERSON & BISHOP Attorneys-at-Law Freewater, Oregon - Pendleton, Oregon Homei I." Watts i Attorney-at-Law Athena, Oregon. . J. C WrLASSEN. M. D. V. Official Stock lDRp;ctor. Graduate McKllllp Vetinary College, Chicago Phone Kaln 27, PENDLETON. OKKGOX Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist REINEMAN ft BRADLEY Engineers and Surveyers' Phone 881 .. Freewater, Oregon THE " ST. NICHOLS HOTEL J. E. FROOME, pbop. Only First-class Hotel in the City. t 2 THE ST. NICHOLS X U the only one that can accommodate commercial travelers. ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. AM EM BEAUTY : MIR "; : 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 $1.35 Per Sack Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers Athena, Oreiton.- V Waitsburg, Wash. I r Can beiecomend6iifrJolta-cteaB.in well ventilated rooms. i Cob. Mans ahd Thibd, ATBXMA.Or. 4 C. E. RUDE, LIVESTOCK and Genera AUCTIONEER Satisfaction Guaranteed Reference - First National Bank k of Athena Office, Dutch Henry AucJion, Feed and Sale Stable, Pendleton, Oreg. Phone, 133. ' JnLIFGRRlA .-. f'' 1 1 :-", "-...-, .."; '! - . , ..-.." . ,.';. Winter is the name of a Season, not the description of ' - J -v - a Climate. Let us help you Plan a Visit To-the land of Sunshine, Frntts and Flowers. Outdoor Sports Anto TWr,a amnno tha Dranaa nmvns TritlH to the BeBObeS Sorf Bathing Hhd the hundreds ot vatied amnsements lor wbioh California is famous. ROUND TRIP TICKETS AT REDUCED EARES For handsome booklets "descrip tive of California', also for Fares, Tickets and Reservations Call on any Are:.t of the Oregon-WashingtonRailroad & Navigation Co. I r - l i, Uf1 P P ifSf1- v tA. J. Parker in p Everything Flrat Claa Mod ern and TJp-to -date SOUTHS SIDE MAIN . STREET ATHENA ; ' cTWy Spring Fabrics and; Styles are now on dis play" and if you want a servicable suit of Qothes, made right, irom good cloth, call NOW and make your selection. Main Street RUSSEL PIERSOL. Athena Qreg.