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cATHENA. ORE. SEPT. 3.
....1915
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IXDEPEXDEXT XEWSPAPEB ! vwiigi wvvrr g
MlllHUa
I fcaie fiieod (no need to mention
bis Dims brs) vino leoeotly fcoogbt
fori, after teasing it into town from
tbs tsBch one day, bs started it (oi
borne. He bad tried oat all the sinks
in tbs machine ba bsd evei read of,
beard of or been told sboot, wben
brilliant idea pieioed bim. Be hit 'er
up Utile, let go tbs wheel and grasp
fog I plog o' "Star" which be took
from bis pocket vritb both baods, pro
ceeded to leissrelv nitble. Besolt:
ford in the diteb, family soared
speechless, and tbs wbols domed plog
io bis mouth. Koeit i
If it wasn't for Mi. Pearl Crawford
and bis little coughing machine
tbera'd be many a qoiet sreuing on
Main street Pearl's cat use motor
Ttbicls can eocgb loader, longer and
stronger than a Herman taobe. And
Pesrl lets 'er ooogb.
I
Kernel Klsrk Wood hss tbs habit
w I d told of putting coglub sp
to his Weston readers so iofeiasl
strong that it keeps 'en broks baying
websters; sad every mother's son of
them weirs "small print" glstses
and baa a callous ou tbs tbsmb of bis
tight band and wonders why.
Yoar kiddies most bs under joni
own vioa and roof tree after darki
falls bsieaftsr, beginning with eehocl
days aeit week ; so .Marshal Bojntoo
informs me. Be will begin tbs cur
few sot Monday evening next Hsid
on tba kids, bat better fitting tbem
for school. Besides, soms of as will
know wbers to Sad tlem.
I (appose there's a difference be
tween speeding the limit sod limiting
tbs speed. Some peopls never learn
the distinotioo until after Judge Riob
side baa collected a V or so from 'em
All of wbiob is oilrigbt, except A
13 mile limit io Athena woald be
handier for into drivers Io keen trsek
of tban tbs msgio 15.
Presidential possibilities: Wilson,
Roosevelt. Bryao, Xaft, Boot, Com-
mios, Sherman, Jonathan Bonrne, sad
a dark bona.
Tbs cannibals of Africa are wiok-
ing (be eye of approval at their bro
thers io Uarope.
AmidHt all this pestileooe of war
and carnage and death, a learned cit
izen of Chicago arises to inqniie:
"Who is yonr favorite poet?"
Amerios, like tba nawly born kitten
baa been sleeping tbeea many years,
with eyes closed aid tba possibiltiesof
tba foture an impenetratle blank.
Bat today tbs national ays is begin
ning to open and the light of reason is
sinking io. Tba president, a sincere
sdvooata of peaie, reluctantly admits
tbat tba oveitarniog of the old world
by the swotd and tbs shell, and the
lost for blood and conquest wbiob per
meatea nearly every nation of tbs
earlb, bis pieced tba United States io
tba most precsrioos position of its
history. Tba president wanls tbe
American people to prepare to defend
themselves sgsinst tbe invader when
be appears. Tbat is, Mr. Wilson
wonld bate a laigs number of eitizens
throughout lbs country enlisted in an
army rsserre, tally equipped, nady to
take tbe field following tba forces of
tba regular army and tba national
guard. , Wa all lots peace and want
peace, but we fear tbat io tbs preaeot
temper of tba world tba only positive
guarantee of pesos is to possess tbs
meant of thrashing tbs otber fellow.
Tbe president's idess along this line
ars good.
Uamblers on tbe New York Ex
change bava sent tba vsloa of tbs
English pound sterling down to as low
as 11.65'iin Amerioan money, despite
tbe fact tbat England shipped to this
country 115,000,000 io gold and se
curities to bolster ber credit bere.
Bankers fear tbat tbe alarming drop
on foreign exobaoge rates will have
tbe effect of drkiog England out of
tbe export market for everytbiog ex
cept war munitions lbs deoline in ex
change rates is being used alio ss a
strong pretext for tearing down tbe
grain market. The foreign, trade lem
on is being squeezed with a strangle
hold and unless a let-up occurs in a
abort time, England, our principal
bujer of agricultural prodncts, may
bs forced out of our markets into
otbeis wbers tbs value of her money
bss grsster purchasing power, eveu
tbongb convenience of pnrobase and
transportation facilities be lees.
Notice stf Pinal Accoant
In tbe County Court of tba Stats cf
Oregon for Umatilla County.
Io the Matter of tba Estate of
W. W. Jacobs, deceased.
Notice ia hereby gireo to all persons
whom it msy concern tbst B. B.
Bicbatds. administrator of tba estate
of W. W. Jaoots, deceased, bss filed
bis final account and repott ia tbe ad
ministration of the estate; tbat tbe
County Judge by order duly mada and
entered baa appointed Saturday, tbe
2nd day of October, A. D. 1915, at 10
o'clock in tba forenoon as tba time,
and the County Court Boom at Pen
dleton, Oregon, as tba place, where
tbe said fine! account and report will
be beard and tbe settlement thereof
msde.
Dated Ibis 3rd day of September,
A. D., 1915.
Homer I. Watts, B. B. Richards,
Atty lor Admr. AdminUUtor,
Professional
S. F. Sharp
PHYSICIAS AND SCRGEOS
Special attention giren to all
. ea.li. both night and day.
Calls promptly answered. Offio. on TTUrd
ftr-at. AUuna Onsor
DR. A. B. STONE,
Phvsician and Surgeon.
Office in Post Building. Phone, 501
School Notes,
' The American dollar is now said Io
be tbe standard in the financial mar
kets of the world. Sounds good and
reads well, but for the love of Mike,
give us sn opportunity to use it in
tetd of talking about it.
. The war is coating tbs belligerents
(75,000,000 a day, and we are blamed
glad we don't have to foot the bill,
School Reception.
, As announced in tbe frees, tba lad
les composing the Library Board of
the Atheua branch library, namely:
Mrs. F. S. UrUio. Mrs. A. A, Fobs,
Mis. W. P. Llttlejohu, Mrs. Uenrj
Dell. Mrs. Homer I. Watts and Mrs.
M. L. Wslts. will glvs a publio re
ception next Friday evening, Septem
ber 10, Io the tesohers, toard and
patrons of tbs Athena school. Tbs
commodious auditorium of tbe uew
building bas bsen partially seatad, and
a program will bs beard there. Ail
natrons and visitors will bs msde wei
noma and will have an opportunity to
view tbs finished tuilditig.
Tba following exoelleut ptogrsio
will be presented:
Address of Welocnio,
. . Mayor II. I. Watts
Piano solo - All's Zola Keen
Response to Addtess .
. Filnolpsl Cobs. A. Ouerne
Vocsl solo - Mis. J. W. Welob
Bemaiks County Sopt. I E. Young
Address - Chair
man of 8ohuol Board, M. L Watts
Vooal solo Mrs. W. B. Soott
Hesitation Jeaonetle Miller
Plsno solo Miss Nellie Dra Whiting
Beading - Mrs. 1). Scott Fisher
Violin solo - Plot. Deit McDonald
New Books at the Library.
The following is a list of tlis latest
books recslved at tbe Albena branch
of tbe County Library:
Non Fiction.
Baron Beauty for Aabts.
C'aodee Decoiative Style aod Petiods
UrifSth Tbe Csre of tbs Bsby.
Mao Ksye--Tomoirow.
Btorgis A History of Aiobiteotoie.
S Vols.
Talbot Moving Pictures.
Fiolion.
Andrews The Perfect Tiiuute,
. Andooi Maile-Clsirs." " -.
Bollard Comrade Vetla.
Davis Uallegber. IT--.
' Ferber Koast Beef Medium.
Banoay Lost Trite.
Harrison Lad of Kent
Began Mrs. WIggs tit (he Cabbngs
Patch.
Biobens Tbs Uaidea of Allah.
Lafou Jean Gilles Soboolboy.
Lynde Soisntifio Sprsgue.
1 Wallace Ben Bur.
Children's Books.
: Finnemore Peeps at History.
' Unlliver The Friendships ct Nations.
liiulou A I'rouD cf Famous Women.
NlIsog Practical Boat Building.
Fetou Rolf la lbs Woods.
fete reason A Child's (Jar den of Verse.
Tbe Athena soliool will open next
Monday morning, September 6. This
Is not a holiday, and all pupils are
expeoted promptly at 9 o'clock. High
aohool pupils need not report uulil
afternoon, at 1 o'olook.
It is almost neueesary tbat all first
grade pupils who expeot to attend
sobool during tbe year, should te
present from lbs first day of tue term.
The same is true of bigb sohool stud
ents, for students wbo enter lata ste
very seriously banoiospped.
All students, both grade and bigb
school, ooming from otber schools
should fating report oards or diplomas.
Following ore the teachers:
Fiiet and second grades, Miss Ce
cilia Aimattong.
Third and fouith, Mies Elbe! Pol-
Hull.
Fifth and sixth, MissLeota Wagner,
Seventh and eighth. Miss Inez Wag
ner,
High sohool, Cbas. A. Huerne, Mias
Jessie Brier ly.
The board of diieotors will elect an
assistant piinolpal in tbe near futuie.
Notice of Sale.
In tba County Court of Umatilla
County, State of Oregon.
Is tba Matter of tba Estate of
T. J. Watta. deceased.
Notice is hereby given tbat under
and pursuant to tbat order mada and
entered is tba above entitled matter in
tbe Court herein, on tbe 1th day at
August, 1915, 1, M. L. Watts, admin
istrator of tbe estate of T. J. Watts,
deceased, will proceed to sell to tbe
highest bidder, for gash in hand, at
tbe resideooa co tba premises of tbe
property herein after described, all tbe
right tills, inter tat aud eatata of
T. J. Watts, deceased, in and to tbe
S. E. the S. E. of Sec. 81, aud
tba 8. W. H of the S. W. v of Seo.
13. all in T. 6, H. B. 35, E. W. M.
Cmatilla County, Oregon.
Said sale is to bs beld at the resi
dence on said premises at the hour of
two o'clock p. m., on Saturday, tbe
4th day of September, 1915.
M. L. Watts,
Administrator cf tbe Estate of
T. J. Watts, deoeased.
Notice to Creditors.
In tbe County Court of tbe State of
Oregon for Cmatilla County.
Iu tbs Matter of tbe Estate of
Joseph Emmett Maggert, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
wbom it may ootiosin tbat Alma Mae
Maggert has been appointed adminls
tratrix of tbe estate of Joseph Emmett
Maggert deceased. All persona bav
lag olsimi against bis estate are noti
fied to present tbem as by law required
to tbe said administratrix at tbe law
offioe of Will M. Peterson io tbe
Smith-Crawford Building at Pendleton
Oregon, within six months from the
date of tba first publication of this
notice.
Dated this 13tb day of Angus t, 1915.
Alma Mae Maggert,
Administratrix,
Will M. Peterson,
Attorney for Administratrix.
Chattel Mortgage Sale.
For Sale, One two-long jitney.
Pursuant to tbe terms of one oertain
mortgage made and eseonted on tbe
7tb day of April, 1915, by W. N. Van-
oil, mortgagor, in favor of B. B. Rich
ards, mortgagee, I will sell at putho
auction to tbe highest and best bidder
at tbe Commercial Livery Stable in
Athena, Umatilla oounly, Oregon, at
9 o'clock p. m,, oo Saturday, Septem
bre 4th, 1915, one fi-passenger Max
well automobile, B. B. Richards.
DR.J.G.McMATH
Osteopath.
Office one block North of the Bank.
DR. J. W. WELCH
Dentist
Athena, Oregon
Office Hours: 8 a. m, to 4:30 p. m.
DR. E. B. OSBORN
Veterinary Surgeon k Dentist
Oradnale McKUUp.Vetinary College -
Offices: Commercial Stable and Hawks Drug
inore. PhouetM.
Homer I. Watts
Attorney-at-Law
Athena, Oregon.
THE "BUCK SHELL"
THE SPORTSU'S FAVORITE
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Foss-Winship Hardware Co.
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AND SUPPLIES
Our Stock Is Complete for All Grades
Also a complete line of pencils, pens,
tablets, inks, mucilages, etc. We car
ry a specially fine stock of stationery
Main StreetWARE'S PHARMACY Athena, Ore
Where You Get What You Ask For
the
first national bank
- Of ATHENA
Capital and Surplus
$100,000:00
Roundup Slavs at Home
Notwithstanding tbs annoanoemen:
lu Wednesday's Portland Oreaoolao,
tbat the Honnd Up wonld bs taken to
lbs SanJb'iansisoo Kiposition in Oot
oher, the ooly Koand Up to be held
this year will fas beld in Pendlatou,
September 'i'i, 34 and 25. 'Ibis was
detlaitely deoided hv tbe Boaid ot
Direotoie at a reoent meeting, they
considering that it woald be disloyal
to lbs psopls who bave stood by tbe
big show, aod that it would be im
possible Io transfer tbe spiiit wbiob
makes the Itiood Up famonc For
tbe past two months tbe Kiposilion
oOioiala bave been making ovutoree
to the management to reproduce the
1015 show tbeie io October. A deOn
ite offer of payment of all expenses,
spproiimsiely (36,000 witb (10,000
addtttoual for staging tbs show, bs
sidei a handsome bonus, was olfeied,
tot through a spirit of loyalty to tbe
home fpinduotiou, the otfei wss le
fosed,'There will be no'Ronnd-Up io
'fileoo.
For Sale.
Grain and stock farm 708 aoies, 320
under plow, 100 summer-fallow, 10
alfalfa, 6 orohard. 330 more oau be
cultivated and 23R pasture, house.
barn, onthonseB, good well, windmill,
water piped to bouse and barn lot,
20 horses and oolts, S oows, piRS,
obinkens and farm Implements includ
ed. Soil an ash loam. Balhoad sid
ing ou the plaoe; 8 miles tn town;
rami delivery ; good oonnty road and
in tbe wheat belt lu Whitman county.
Wash. Frloe $35 pet Bote, one-tbird
ossb, balance on lime. Write,
Owner, oare Athena Press, Athena,
Oregon. Adv,
Wood
in Carload Lots
Cascade 4 f.ot Fir Wood, $5.35
Cascade 4 foot Maple Wood, .
Cascade 4 foot Alder Wood, .
5.60
S.10
F. 0. B.
Athena . Pendleton Branches North,
ern Pacific Railway.
C O. WILLIAMS,
Postofnce, Edgewater, Washington.
ill the LmQinrofth
host bgXspringatifeihe cost
NO flAMMOGKKG
NO SAGGING
NO BAGGING
NO DRAGGING
NO PITCHING
y See &e'2)zZce "Dc J Springs at
DONT FAIL TO ATTEND 'FRONTIER DAYS'
AT WALLA WALLA. SEPT.
The World's Greatest
Wild West Exhibition and Contest For Championship
Riders and Ropers to compete for 1915 Championships.
Events open to the World. Write for Prize Lists.
Reduced Rates on all Railroads. Reserve Tour Seats
For further information, write to
R. H. JOHNSON, Secretary, Walla Walla, Wash.
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PENDLETON. OREGON
SEPT. 23-24-25. 1915
EXCUSlOfl FARES
Wild and Wonderful
PONY EXPRESS RACES
BRONCHO BUSTING
INDIANS, COWBOYS
OUTLAW HORSES
Get Fares and Particulars
Furious and Exciting
. New Contiitenti for Cloy
CM Champions, mm and
bast, hold you tpeSbouiKl
wltt MwlriMive and osHnt
From Agent 0-W. R. &M
Thus Did Noah
Aeoording to plans sod speoifloaiions of the Sapreme Arohileot
Noah bnilded an ark, that withstood the rain for forty days and forty
nights. The plans oalled for a oertain kind ot timoer and certain dimen
aions. 1'ha waters prevailed opon the earth one hondred aod forty days.
Eveiv liing orestare perished sate those withio the pioteotion ot
LUMBER. Can we get euy better hoilding msteiial 'thso that which
has tba stamp of this Arohileot opoo it! Bis wisdom is never exoelled ty
mfto'a invention. "
Lumber bas ever been man's best friend from tbs oiadle, and the
bomea ot tbe living to tbe shroods ot tbe dead. It is more sanitary than
otber hoilding material and jnet as warm when properly diied end pat
together. Noah has proven to os tbst tbeie Is no better proteation from
tbe wealber, to both man and beaat tban a shelter bnilt of LUMBER.
Re carry t toll stock of I amber on hands at all times, gathered from
tbe Golf to tbe Lakes and tbe Paoiflo Coast. Estimates sod prices ahem -folly
given on application.
Be as wist as Noah.
(VIILLER'S FURNITURE STORE.
Tum.a.Lum Lumber Co.
... - ".L. S. Vincent
Jeweler
lias removed his Store into the Welch Building, South
Side Main Street, where he is displaying a standard and
dependable stock of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry.
A Photo Studio
With Facilities for Doing Big City
Work at reasonable prices. Now's
the time to get good photos. Don't
wait. We are here for only" Four
weeks more. Ohmart Studio.
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Jomnsoai Hall -
tw x on nun at i pat BuiifN U or Q I
THE "GREATER OREGON"!
With pi w buildings, btter qulpmnt, n-lai-rl
sruuhiK mul man additions to Its
fnrultr.the l'ntveritrof OrtgnnwHI bectn IU
firtith jrar, TuH4lt7. September 14. IttlS.
Special tralntntt In Commerce. Joumnlism,
Architecture, Law, Medicine, Teachlni, Hhra
rr Work, MuhIc, Phical Trainlnv and Flue
Arts. La rite and tinc departnienta of Liber
al Edumtion.
Library of more than 5A.000 volamea, thir
teen build 1 n vs rally equipped two splendid
E7ranattiumn.
Tuition Free. I.ormitorten for uen and (or
women. Kxpentei Lowettt.
V rit for free catnlnrs, addresslnK ResUtmr
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
KIK1KNK, OREGON
THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET I
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We carry the best
SlliEATS
That Money Buys
Our Market is
Clean and Cool
Insuring Wholesome Meats.
BRYAN & MEYER I
Main Street, Athena, Oregong