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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1915)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd, Publisher ' Published Every Friday. Office, Co ner Third and lefferson Streets. Entered In llw Foetorttre t Athens, Oregon .: as ecoudi:la8s Hall Matter. Subscription Rates. One copy, one year $1.50 When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months 50 Advertising Rates. Display, transient, running less than one month, first insertion, per inch...... 25c Subsequent insertions. . . . . . . . 12Jt Display regular, per inch .....12 Local readers, first insertion, per line, 10c Subsequent insertions, per line...... 5e Lodge resolutions, per line 5c . Church notices, admission, per line.. 5c ptTHENA. ORE., FEB.5. 1915 A gratifying auooesa was scared by the ladies of tbe Athena Library toard aa tba result of the First Annual Lib' rary Ball, After payment of all ex penses tbe sum of (88.30 was realized, Interest in tbe library continues to expand nnder tbe able management of the ladies having tbe enterprise in obarge, and it is within tbe realm of possibility tbat tbe Laird of Bkibo may yet be negotiated with for funds to be used for a library bnilding. Wby not? Aside from onr public eobool system tbe library comes next in Hub lo promoting education in the small cities and tonus. Tbe public library is tbe opportunity of tboee who are unable to otherwise oh - tain tbe costly works leading tobigber education. In "Martin Eden," Jack London, tbe famous American author, vividly portrays bis own efforts io ac quiring an education in tha public library at Oakland, California. There, with bis favoiiies, Bwinborne and Stevenson, before him, he toiled end delved into tbe kernal of literature that moat appealed to bim. Be went into the library With only tbe rudi ments of an ednoation, read, remem bered what be read, worked in a laun dry for fall subsistence, and "grad uated" from the Oakland library with a vocabulary and writing "style," sufficient to beoome one of tbe world's famous authors. The Athena school ia being beard from. Last week it was annouuced tbat two Athena pupils, Bex Payne and Lowell Zerba, bad won respect ively, tbe first and seaond highest av erages in tbe eighth grade examina tions beld throughout the county in Ueography and Physiology. This week we note la the leoords of County Sup erintendent Young that tbe Athena school ontranka all others of tbe conn ty from tba standpoint of attendance. This sobool has tbe splendid per cent- age for the month of January of 08.8, The Farndale school is aeoond with 08.1; Milton-Freewater third wltb 07. B, The looal sohool, already ex cellent, nnder tbe anpervision of a ca pable board of dlrectora and efficient supariutendent and oorps of Instruct ors, will be aeoond to none when pro vided with modem equipment and an np-to date bnlldiug, now in prooesa of construction. Tbe substitution of philanthropy for jastioe.'was given a jolt bv John R. Lawson, labor leader, of Colorado, at a rooeut meeting of tbe Rockefeller Foundation investigation, Lawson, in his testimony, given before the Com mission, showed tbat young Bookofel lor by bis own admission was not con versant with the deplorable aouditloua existing in Ills Colorado iron aud coal fields; that the Hootef oiler Foun dation millions bad been wrung from tbe sweat and toil of the miners, aud now that the unrest ot tbe woiking class had assumed alarming stages, it was proposed to ameliorate ooudltiona through charity, in lisn of Justine. Bntt in. If yon Bee any one in your town making a penny, add bis line to yours and split tbe penny profit. No use letting one man hog anything, no matter if it la entirely ont ot your lino. Besides, it we all attended stiiotly lo onr own business aud let tbe utber follow alone, tbera wonld be too muoh harmony and friendly feeling in tbe world. Enmity and criticism are ao muoh more profitable to a oommouity that wa most keep eby ot business friendships. Jnat look out for .your elf, bntt In and crlliolse. That's tbe way, it yon believe in tbe fallaoy, "Every knock 'a a boost." The long and the abort ot it la that tbe days are gotting longer and tbe oonl pile's getting shorter. v Let Ite February tbaw alok Into your disposition. In Athena, the groundhog "saw bla luaddar." Clever, ! "Wiggins la a clever story teller," "Why, be bna been telling the same tory for yen re r "Yes. Hut he keeps you listening. Every now and thon lie mnniiue to think np another beginning and muke you believe It's going to lie a new ou" Washington Btar. Pretty Quick. Officer Ton eiiy the chauffeur sound ed his horn Just us trip machine struck themnnt Wltm-m-Ve. lr Olllwr Was the victim kllli-U liiiiiutly ' W'rt none (So Instantly, sir. mm lie nuiat have hoard the who of Hint horn In tbe next world r ' " . .-; . .' "' "4.1 v ' A , I r ' S : ' ' ,: - -,S i b ' . REV. W. C, DRIVERj, BAPTIST MISSIONARY. PLANTS IN SLEEP. Some Take Their Naps at Night, Oth ers During the Day. Clover shuts Its leaves before rain and at night, bringing two of its three leaves fuce to fuce nud folding the third over the top. The young blos soms nro also carefully sheltered hy Inclosing leaves which move forward in the evening and wrap them around. There are two plants In the garden whoso flowers sleep by daythe night blooming stock and LychulM vesper tinu. Tho former la withered and shriveled In duyllght, but expands nud exhales n vaiillln-llke odor at night. The lychnis is white, and In bright sunshine every flower closes and huugs limply down. As tbo sun sets this Endyruion plant awakes expectant of the moon. The drooping calyxes raise tlienmelves and slowly eximnil their flowers. It visi bly censes to droop and fade, ami the plant, which almost died by day, Is adorned iiucw. Its sister, the red lychnis, shines by day and Is called dl u i-idi. lint thin while one has long left the beaten ancestral path and has become vospertlim. As It opens small tiles appear mid visit It. The calyx Is of that reddish hue which they approve. The huh dew which attracts files hIiowr tho same dull red In Its leaves. It Is not a rarity, but few have seen its lilos- soma opened. -Scotsman.- TEST YOUR BAROMETER. Air or Molature In the Tube Will Ren der It Unreliable. Don't cxpoct n barometer to tell you tho truth about the Weather until you have tested it thoroughly. Two com mon causes for unrellnbllit.v lira nlr and water mixed with the mercury In the tube. These can be expelled by boiling tho mercury. lu order to lest a barometer let It hnng for n time lu the proper position; then gently and with euro incline It bo thnt the mercury may strike against the glass tube. If there Is no nlr with in you Mil hear a shnrp metallic click, but if tlic sound Is dull nud muffled It Indicates the presence or both ulr mid moist tiro. The presence of nlr alone Is shown by minute bubbles. ir nt any lime the mercury Reems to adhere to the tube, even In the slight cot degree, and the convex surface as sumes a more flattened form It Is safe to conclude that either air or moisture is present. In any of these cases tho Instrument should be put Into expert bnnds for rectification, There are several kinds of barom eters. The ordinary "weather glass'' in common nso is more or less unre liable and Is easily made more so by' enrclosH handling, lu fact, any barom eter must be treated with great re spect In order to retain Its usefulness, llurper'H Weekly. Turn About. Mr. Kipling, vhlu on visit to Mr. Hardy, ucul to see a house which the author of "Life's Utile Ironies" thought would suit him When Mr. Kipling moved out of earshot, Mr. Hardy observed to Hie oeciipunt: "1 may mention to you that this gen tleman is no other than Mr. itudyard Kipling." "Is that so)" she replied. "I never heard the name before." Presently Mr. Kipling tn turn, found himself alone with the lady and re marked: "Possibly yon may not be aware that the gentleman who brought me here today Is Mr. Unrdy. the eminent au thor." "Oh, Indeed." wan her reply "I don't know his name "-London Kxpress. Tht Frt Thins Not capital in oiihii or luiic! oi goods, but human relation lie si the root ot all social refiiriiin All iiue.tloii be tween employers mid employed ur to lie solved In thai way S'l.-k ye nrst the kliiud'ini ot (jod mid his riglitvnmv uess, what Is right and Just mid hiving and fair bclwet-u man mid mini Tho discovery of that Is Hie only solution of all lln-v stormy question. -U 1). Mau rice lu oiiki rstme Journal, CURIOUS BATTLEFIELDS. On Confliot That Raged to Large Fxtent indoors. At the battle of .Monterey. In the Mexican war, our troops were able to command the streets or the ill with their nrtlllpry, but Ihey experleiiird much difficulty In driving the Mexl cans from their houses. Accordingly, as the city was hullt of sione oi adobe, the Americans broke lliroiiuli tin- nulls from one house to another, lighting and driving out the enemy as tin y pro ceeded. Thus, It appears, the battle of Monterey was Inrgcly fought indoors. In the time of William the Silent, when the Netherlands were lighting the Spaniards, a number of Spanish ves eels became frozen In on the Zuider 'Ave. Out cume the Dutch on burse back on the lie tn attack r lie Spun lards. This ts probably the only battle of record wherein cavalry was employ ed directly against a naval force. There have been butties fought on der ground, t'hlefcxt ot thestt was tbe fierce encounter pertaining lo the siege or I In a tie in In the Dutch wars. The Spaniards mined and the Diiti li conn teruiliied will) equal Industry, and be low the ground n terrific conflict en sued. When, after the commune, the Per sullies troops look I'arls they chased certain of the communist forces to the greut sewers of the capital, uud In these mora than one sanguinary battle occurred - Kicbaiige. PROVED HIS THEORY. Tragie Climax In MtiKier Trial, but It Bavad th Accused The acme ot realism was reached, though by accident, in u criminal trial that took place a number ot years ago at Lebanon, U. Two men bad a personal encounter. One of them utter vainly trying to draw his pistol from tils hip pocket turned to Dee. A moment later he fell, allot lu tile small or the buck. Una chamber ot Ills pistol was round to have been tired. His assailant waa tried for murder. The defense contended thnt the man bud shut himself while trying to draw his pistol, wtiku find become entangled lu the lining of the pocket, and thnt the prisoner shot bad uot taken effect The prosecution contended thnt such a wound could not have been self In flicted The defendant's counsel, Clement I Vnlhiiidlghiini, undertook to demon strate to the Jury Just how the dead I man's pistol had hung lu the pocket and just how possible It was to Inflict such ii wound. Suddenly there wa a loud report, and the lawyer sunk to the floor The bull had entered tbe buck almost In the Identical spot where the dead man bad been shot The defendant wits acquitted. Mr. Vallaudlgluim dled.-Kxcniingc, Man and th Ground. Tho love of flirt la among the ear liest of passions, as It Is tho latest Mud pics gratify one ot our first and best Instincts. Fondness for tbe ground comes back to a man after he baa run the round of pleasure aud business, eaten dirt and sown wild aits, drifted about tho world and taken the wind In all Its moods. The love ot dig ging Is euro to come back to him. To own a bit of ground, to scratch It with a hoe. to plant seeds and watch their renewal of life this is th com monest delight of the race, the moat satisfactory thing a man can do, Charles Dudley Warner. Knitting. Knitting Is ft Scotch Invention of the fifteenth century Soon after Its In vention n guild of stocking knitters tvns formed, with St. I'licre as Its patron saint Hand knitting nus sun. plementeil by machinery ua early ns 15SD, when William l-ee Invented the knitting frame Following Instruction. "Don't talk, children.." said the teach er, "but when you want anything hold np your hand." After a little the new gtrl held op her, and when the teacher asked ber what she wanted she answered, "Some candy, plciiael" SUMMONS. . In the Justice (Joort for tbe Dietriot - of Athena, Umatilla County, Oreg. ' Lillle Miller, Flaintilf, v. .. Lnvinia Graham and . Herman Graham, Defendants, To Lavinia Graham and Herman Gra ham, the above-named Defendants: In tbe name of the State of Oregon, yon aie hereby required to appear and answer tbe complaint Sled against yon In the above entitled anit within six weeks of tbe date of tbe first pub lication of this summons, on or before the 28tb day ot Febrnary, 1915. And yon will taae notioe tbat if yon fail to appear and answer or otherwise plead witbin aaid time, tbe plaintiff, for want thereof, will apply to tbe oonrt for tbe relief prayed for and de manded in plaintiB'a said complaint towit: For $200 and costs and dis bursements of tbis action. This summons ia putllsbed pursuant to an order of Hon. B. B. tfiobards, Jndge of the above entitled t'outt, du ly made and Hied on the 13th day of January , 1915; and the Hist publica tion of tbia summons will be made in tbe Athena Press newspaper published at Athena, Umatilla county, Oregon on Friday, the 16th day of January, 1915, and tbe last publioatioo will be made on Friday, Febrnary 36, 1915. HOMER J. WATTS, Attorney fcr Plaintiff. SUMMONS. In tbe Jnsiioe Conrt for tbe District of Athena, Umatilla Conoty, Oreg. James 12. Sorimsher, Plaintiff, vs. Maloolm Btevena, Defendant, lo Maloom Stevens, the above-named Defendant; In tbe name of tbe State of Oregon, yon are hereby required to appear and ana er the complaint filed against yon in tbe above entitled anit within six weeks of the date ot tbe first pntlioa tion of this summons, on or before the 2Htb day of Febrnary, 1915. And yon will take notice tbat if yon fail to ap pear and answer or otherwise plead witbin aaid time, tbe plaintiff, for want tbereof, will apply to the court tor tbe relief prayed for and demanded in plaintiff's aaid complaint to wit: For $200 with interest thereon at 8 per oent per annum from July 14, 1913 to Nov. 1, 1911 and interest at 10 per cent per annum from Nov. 1, 1911 nn lil paid, and $25 attorneya fees, and ooets and disbursements of this action. This summons U published pursuant to an order of Hon. B. B. Biobards, Jndge of tbe above entitled Court, dnly made and tiled on the 13th day of January, 1915; and the first publica tion of tbia summons will be made in the Athena Press newspaper published at Athena, Umatilla Connty, Oregon, on Friday, tbe 15th day of January, 1915, and the last pnblioatton will be made on Friday, Febrnary 26, 1915. HOMER I. WAITS. Attorney for Plaintiff. Notice of Administrator's Sale. In tbe Connty Oonrt ot Umatillla Connty, State ot Oregon. In the matter of tbe Estate of W. W. Jaoobs, deceased: Notioe ia hereby given by me, B. B. Riohards, administrator of tbe estate of W, W. Jacobs, deceased, tbat on Saturday, the 6th day Marob, 1915, between the hours of one and live o'clock p. m., on tbe premises at Athena, Umatilla Connty, Oregon, I will sell to tbe bigbest aud best bidder fur oasb In hand all tbe following de scribed realty, which belongs to the estate ot W. W. Jaoobs, deceased, re alty described aa follows, and apprais ed at $250. to wit; Lot 8, in blook 5, in Railroad addition of the City of Athena, Umatilla County, Oregon, Tbia notioe ia given pursuant to that oertaln order made and entered in tbe arove entitled matter in open oonrt on January 27, A. D. 1915, direoting tbe administrator berein to sell aaid realty. Homer I. Watts, B. B. Richards, . Attorney. Administrator. Notice to Creditors. In tbe Connty Oonrt of the State of Oregon tot Umatilla Conntv. In Ibe Matter of the Estate of Tokti, an Indian Woman, Deceased. Notioe ia hereby given to all persona whom it may oonoern tbat Leo Samp son baa been appionted administrator with tbe will annexed ot tbe estate of Tokti, an Indian woman, deoeased, and baa qualified as snob. All persons having olaims against ber estate are required to present them with proper vouchers a required by law to the said Leo Sampson at the Umatilla Iudiau Agenoy npou the Umatilla In dian Reservation or to Will M. Peter son bia attorney, at bis otfioe In the Smith-Crawford Bnilding at Pendle ton, Oregon, within aix months from the date of tbe first publication of this notioe. Dated this tha 15th day of Jannary, A. D., 1915. Leo Sampson,' Will M. Peterson, Administrator. Attorney for Administrator. Why Pay Per Cent? For farm loans when yon oan obtain obeaper money bv applying to Malooey 44 Gwinn. Enquire or wiita to eicoer J. U. Gwinn of tha Pendleton 4 b atraot Company, or J. W. Malooey, of Pendleton, Oregon. Adv. For Sale or Trade. 20C0 sores of grain land six miles from StanUeld, Praotioally all in cul tivation; 1000 aorea in winter wheat, fair bnildiuga, pluly of well water. Owner will trrde for oily property or atook ranob op to 30 or 10 thousand and take orop paymenta for balanoe. Prloe $33 per aore: what have yon for this? Frauk WcElroj, Cambridge, Idaho. Adv. Professional S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special at ton tion given to all calih both night and day. ' Calls promptly answered. Office on Thtr- oir"ei, Atnen urexor DR. A. B. STONE, Physician and Surgeon. Office in Post Bnilding. Phone, 501 DR. J. W. WELCH Dentist Athena, Oregon Office Hours: 9 a. m, to 4:30 p. m. Homer I. Watts Attorney-at-Law Athena, Oregon. DR. E. B. OSBORN Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist Graduate McKllllp Vetlnary college Offloesi Commercial SUble and Hawks Drug tttore. Phone 43-5. PETERSON & BISHOP Attorney 8-at-Law Freewater, Oregon - Pendleton, Oregon MEMBER FEDERAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $1 00,000.00 ' W B. SHAFFER President, W; 8. FER GUSON, Vice-President, F. S. LeGROW Cashier. R. T. CANNON, Ass't. Cashier RESERVE SYSTEM TOURTELLOTTE a HUMMEL Architects R. W. HATCH, Manager Despain Building, : Pendleton, Oregon. ' I THE t 1ST. NICHOLS HOTEL j J. E. FROOME, pbop. J t Only First-class Hotel in t the City. t THE ST. NICHOLS t 4 ! the only one tbat oan accommodate v coin raarolal traveler. I W Chd beieoomended for Itu eleaa and well ventllcted rooms. . Cos, COB. MAIK AND THIBD, ATHINA.Or. Wood in Carload Lots Cascade 4 f jot Fir Wood, ....... $5.50 Cascade 4 foot Maple Wood ., . 5.75 Cascade 4 foot Alder Wood, .... 5.25 F.O.B. Athena - Pendleton Branches North ern Pacific Railway. CO. WILLIAMS. Postoffice, Edgewater, Washington. c. i mm LIVESTOCK and Genera AUCTIONEER Satisfaction Guaranteed Reference First National Bank of Athena Leave Orders with P, S. L Crow, or phone Main 362, Pendleton Ore. Residence, 501 Pine Street. Studies for Degree. All degrees are to be obtained only after years of study and experience, lo get a "D. of H., B S., H.." etc, ia indeed a great taste, because it ia snob a long degree. And yet by tbe constant etody and application of modern methods of bnilding it is possible to tell bow to bnild rightly; bow to get tbe most room and comfort for tbe least money. ., Espeoially ia tbia true in homes, where a number of modern step-saving homes have been oolleoted, aa well aa barns, silos, hog-sheds, etc. beoanee it is junt as possible to bnild a ailo or a hog-abed or a barn lightly as it ia to arrange a borne conveniently. - the oee of a little "TUM-A-LTJM-BER" applied according to the Free flans and SpeoiBeaticna accompany ing in tbe obeetfnl warmth of "rUM-A-LUMP" is the presoription of any "Dootor of Homes, Siloa. Hog sheds, etc." - Anyone contemplating bnilding or remodeling, ia advised to eee Johnson about it at tbe HOME OF "TUM A-. LUMBER" and tbe place for "TTJM-A-LUMP." How about wood and, coal, now? t ill Lf TAKE DOWN REPEATING SHOTGUNS A Winchester Take-Down Repeating Shotgun, with a strong shooting, full choked barrel, suitable for trap or duck shooting, and an extra interchangeable ' modified choke or cylinder bore barre!, for field shoot ing, lists at only $42.00. Dealers sell them for less. This makes a serviceable all round (tun within reach of everybody's pocket book. Winchester Shotguns outsnoot and outlast the most expensive double barrel guns and are Just as reliable besides. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., NEW HAVEN, CONN. ylMM OVER 68 YEARS' N VXPEB'ENCE 0 MS ,i, lalia a Trade Marks Design Copyrights Ac A riTon tending nnkelrri nud dMcriptinn may nulcklT ascertain onr oi'lnlon free whether an tuvpmlon ii pnilmbly prtienif'-'e. Communica ttmin strictly txmtltlential. HANuiiOOft P Patent! uut frue. Oldest rutency for sccurtiig patent , riittMitti taken tiirounh Muun ft Co rewire tperitri notice without clmrca, la tba k hfiTidsomftlT II lost wi weeWy. J-arrwat efr rulaiitm of anr scteiuitlc journal. Terms. 13 ivur: f our months, $U Bow bjalt newsdealers. tilUKN Co New Yor Jtraacb Ufflco, 626 F fit Washington. D. & BANNER 8 A L t most haatlna Mlv In th worid. A. J. Parker lit IP ET.rjrlblna Ilm Ol.sa . Model ad tip-to-dat SOUTH Sittf MAIN STIKT ATHENA JU1 the LmOinrofthe Best &QjCspringatthe cost NOflAMMOCKING NOflUMMOCKING NO SAGGING I Kirs. NO BAGGING NO DRAGGING NO PITCHING See th8&eJ&,'Bed Springs at MILLER'S FURNITURE STORE- 1 THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET 1 ' aj v We carry the best mww meats X,g l That Money Buys J" a"" ' Our3Iarketis 1 I ft Clean and Cool B Ijj Insuring Wholesome Heats. 'iWlJM BRYAN & MEYER crijj x- Main Street, Athena, Oregon