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VOLUME XXIX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1917.
NUMBER 6
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Yellow Tag
Sale Ends February 10
Davie-Kaser's Yellow Tag Sale will end Saturday, February 10th.
Just about one week left of this really important money saving oppor
tunity. If you have not taken full advantage of this chance to save on
things for the home.y ou should by all means do so now. Remember,
double savings now good reductions, mostly 10 to 25 per cent, from
our usual under-the-market, fixed,
Same-to-All-Prices
and heading off the advances which you will surely have to pay a little
later.
Bnt do not delay a single day. Come the very first chance. You
know how quickly a week can slip by. Better save than be sorry. Do
it now.
Regular customers who have not bought becuase they did not feel
like sparing the cash now, will be accommodated by accepting their
notes payable on or before Nov. 1st, but no goods can be charged on
open accounts at sale prices.
THE DAVIS-KASER CO,, WALLA WALLA
Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices and Schools 10-20 Alder St.
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Buy the Tractor
that uses coal oil or distillate just as well as gasoline and
without special change "
Demonstration on street any day and in the field soon.
Order your John Deere or Dutchman plows before February 1st.
The swellest Electric Washer on the market.
Wfe have Jim Ashworth bUBy Come and see.
Watts C& Rogers, Weston
"Just Over the Hill"
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NATIONAL
BANK
ATHENA OREGON
For
Twenty-five Years
this Bank has striven to
furnish every facility con
sistent with good Bank
ing. That it has succeed
ed in doing so, is evident
in the number of patrons.
We can please you. Es
tablished 1891.
Capital and Surplus, $100,000.00
Parm Loans
NO COMMISSION NO BONUS NO DELAY
NO BED TAPE LOW INTEREST RATES
LIBERAL REPAYMENT PRIVILEGES
Hartman Abstract Company"
Corner Main and Court Streets, Pendleton, Oregon
The Old Goat
Has New Life
If a good Cigar is becoming to you
then you will sure be coming to Us
Billiards and Pool
Fine Cigars, Cigaretts, Tobacco; Confections of best
quality. Cleanliness a specialty. Courteous attention.
BUSH & COLEMAN, The New Proprietors
DRY BILL PASSES
HOUSEBY 53 TO 7
CONTAINS EMERGENCY CLAUSE
Crowds Applaud Vote, and
Legislators Afterward Treat
ed to Loganberry Juice.
With four amendments, the
Senate passed the "bone dry" bill
unanimously, the house concur
ing, and the bill becomes a law
at 4 p. m., today, at which time
Governor Withycombe will sign it.
Callan, Kubli, Lewis, Mackay,
Schimpff, Stott and Willett these are
the names of the only members who
voted against the bone-dry prohibition
bill in the House Monday.
The bill went through the House late
in the day after a four-hour siege of
oratory, by a vote of 53 to 7. As soon
as the vote had been taken members or
the House were served with individual
half-pint bottles of loganberry juice
and the entire assembly rested while
the bottles were drained.
The bill, as passed, merely carries
into effect the constitutional amend
ment adopted by the people at the
November election prohibiting tne im
portation of alcoholic liquors for bev
erage purposes. It also remedies the
existing prohibition laws so that it
will be impossible to buy pure gram
alcohol excepting on prescription of a
physician or permit of a district attorney.
As the measure carries an emergency
clause, it will become a law as soon as
it is signed by the Governor.
There never was a bit of doubt about
the passage of the bill through the
House. It was absolutely certain trom
the time the Bession opened that it
would have at least 60 affirmative
votes. "Whisky lobbyists and their
supporters made a determined effort at
various times to knock out the emer
gency clause but, obviously, without
success. The bill had been made a
special order of business at 10:30 Mon
day morning. Every seat in the cham
ber and the lobby back of the railing
was filled. White ribboned members
of the W. C. T. U. had reserved seats
in front.
After the entire bill had been read
from beginning to end, Representatives
Anderson, its joint author with sen
ator Eddy, explained its principal pro
visions in detail, giving particular at
tention to the several amendments
made by the committees since the or
iginal bill was printed.
Representative Laffcrty, who had
been a member of the committee, ob
jected to that provision which permits
clergymen to import wine for sacra
mental purposes in unlimited quanti
ties, even though they are required to
have permission of their district at
torneys. He argued that this section
would enable any group of thirsty in
dividuals to organize religious societies
and make importations ostensibly tor
sacramental purposes.
M. E. Entertaining Features.
"The Birth of Christ" will be one
of the beautiful features at the Meth
odist church next Sunday evening.
Glacier National Park pictured in two
reels will be another feature of the
evening service. There is plenty of
life in these beautiful pictures with
tnmbling waterfialls, snowball fights,
thrills in fording swift streams and
the amusements of camp life. As the
pictures of Trick Falls, where Nature
runs wild, are shown the choir will
lead in the song "America." Very
large crowds are enjoying these happy
Sunday evening services. Everyone
is welcome. Children under 15 must
be accompanied by a parent or guar
dian. Doors open at 7, service begins
at 7:80. "Arise, Crowned With
Light," is the subject of the morning
sermon.
Social welfare and educational pic
tures will be shown on Monday night
at 7 :80. The public is most cordially
invited. A charming Lincoln program
entitled "After Fifty Years," will be
presented on Sunday morning, Febru
ary 11. This program consists of
music and expression and breathes the
enchanting beauty of the Southland.
May Get Appointment.
Will Moore of Pendleton, prominent
demomcratic warhorse, is slated for
the position of collector of customs in
Portland if the state democratic cen
tral committee has anything to do with
the appointment, reports the East Ore
gonian. The committee at a meeting
in Portland Saturday afternoon decided
to recommend him for appointment to
Senators Chamberlain and Lane. At
present the position is held by Thomas
Burke of Baker but his opposition to
the re-election of Senator Chamberlain
two years ago has probably eliminated
him for reappointment. Mr. Moore at
tended the meeting as committeeman
from Umatilla county and considers
prospects for his appointment to be
bright.
Wheat Contracted at $1.50.
An agreement establishing the record
price for wheat, next crop delivery,
was entered a few days ago between
H. A. Queaen berry, W. R. Holmes,
president of the Wallowa National
Bank, of Enteprise and owner of the
property farmed by Mr. Quesenberry,
and C. R. Elliott, a retired stock
grower and wheat raiser. C. R. Elliott
agreed to pay Mr. Queaonoerry and
Mr. Holmes $ 1.60 a bushel for all mer
chantable wheat to be raised upon 275
acres during 1917.
VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL
FROM LATEST PHOTOGRAPH
23 Years Ago.
L?rom the Press of Feb. 6 1894
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TO VOTE ON A TAX LEVY
FOR BAND MAINTENANCE
H. O. Worthington this week cir
culated a petition for signatures to get
the matter of levying a tax for the
maintenance of a municipal band, be
fore the voters at the coming city elec
tion. The ordinance desired provides
by the initiative:
"An ordinane providing for a tax
levy of one mill upon the taxable prop
erty of the City of Athena, Umatilla
County, Oregon, for the purpose of
paying a band-master or instructor for
the Athena Band, and providing for
the manner of levying said tax and for
the collection of the same and the pay
ment and distribution of said funds."
TAX COLLECTION TO
BEGIN ABOUT FEB. 10
Collection of Umatilla County taxes
for 1918 will probably begin about
February 10, according to the word in
the sheriff's office, says the Pendleton
Tribune.
The assessment rolls of 1915 con
tained tax statements to the extent of
$671,773 and it is expected that .the
mils of 19IH will be quite a bit larger
and will not fall below as it has done
in Multnomah county to the extent of
almost $860,000.
Taxes must be paid without interest
up to and including April 5. Begin
ning with April 6, interest of one per
cent a month will be charged on the
first installment of taxes. The full
tax becomes delinquent if unpaid after
October 6. The 6 per cent penalty will
be added to the amount of the tax on
November 6.
Rev. G. W. Rigbv Dead.
G. W. Rigby, a pioneer Methodist
minister and farmer, residing for
many years near this city, died re
cently at his home in California. Mr.
Rigby left here several years ago,
going to Alberta, where he engaged
in farming, later retiring and going
to California to reside. In company
with his wife, Mr. Rigby visited old
time friends here last June. He had
entirely loBt his eyesight, but recalled
his friends, one by one, by the sound
of the voice. He was highly esteemed
by all who knew him.
Killed in a Snowslide.
Ben Grout, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
E. Grout of LaGrande, was killed by a
snowBlide near Juneau, Alaska, where
he was employed as accountant. The
body is being brought to LaGrande for
burial, by his widow and year-old son.
The widow was formerly Miss Pratt of
Portland. She and her husband were
graduates of the University of Oregon
where the young man was prominent
in football. Until last year, he had
been teaching at Hood River and in
Portland.
Tavlor Sends Message.
W. R. Taylor, of Athena, one of the
members of the excursion party sent
by Pendleton to St. Paul, telegraphed
the Commercial association of Pendle
ton as follows: "Arrived this morn
ing safely. Hill gave us fine, rousing
reception. We have a big crowd and
fine weather. Thank you for the tick
ets and for your action of confidence in
me. All I need is my mules and bells.
We are drinking the health of each of
you."
Coal Is Sent by Mail.
To relieve further the coal shortage
situation at Baker, W. H. Ellis, a
dealer, ordered the mine at Rock
Springs, Wyo., to speed a shipment by
parcel post. The order was received
and the coal started, but the Wyoming
snow storm has stopped the mail trains
so that Mr. Ellis is still waiting for
his fuel. The postage from Rock
Springs to Baker is 188 a ton.
Alf. Price Marries
Deer Snowed In. aim r Price mrnr! 79 vears. of
Section Foreman NorDean of Gibbon puiman, Wash., and Rose Ann Staff
reporta that ?5 deer are snowed in on ori agej 7g 0f Halscy, Ore., both
Meacham creek. The snow is so deep wei'j known in Athena, were married
that they cannot travel, he states. ; at Los Angeles, yesterday.
Miss Zena Craft Weds.
On Tuesday, January Mi, at The
Dalles, Miss Zena Craft was married
to Mr. L. G. Westfall, of Friend, Ore.
The bride is a popular Athena girl,
who has made a pronounced success
in her cho3en profession as nurse, at
Hood River, where she obtained her
education. She is the eldest daughter
of Mrs. Charles T. Smith of this city
and has many friends in Athena. The
groom is a prominent lumberman of
Friend, Wasco county, and the couple
will make their home there.
Furnish Wheat Farm Sold,
A syndicate headed by J. H. Raley
of Pendleton, has purchased 81)00 acres
of wheat land in the Cold Springs dis
trict from W. J. Furnish for $200,000,
says the Echo News. The syndicate
proposes to cut the land into small
tracts for sale and endeavor to secure
a railroad from Cold Springs to the
landing on the Columbia river for the
cheaper transportation of wheat to
market.
Brooks Goes to Montana,
Irving Brooks, for a long time
bookkeeper at the First National Bank
has accepted the position of assistant
cashier of the First National Bank of
Stevensville, Montana. Mr. Brooks
will leave at once to enter upon his
duties there. George Winship has re
signed his position with the O-W. R.
& N. Co,, and has taken Mr. Brooks'
Dlace in the bank, whereat all of
George's friends are greatly pleased.
Bad Weather and Roads.
Travel has been practically restrict
ed to the macadam road during the
past week, owing to the frozen and
rouirh condition of the public high
ways. There has been considerable
freezing weather during the week, al
though the zero mark was not regis
tered. A light fall of snow covers the
ground.
Loan Association Forms.
The farmers of the east end of Uma
tilla county have organized a National
farm loan association to be known as
the Freewater National Farm Loan
Aasociation.' Loans of more than $50
000, already have been applied for by
I the group. John McEwen is president
and G. H. Bishop secretary treasurer
of the association.
Bom Saturday Feb. 8,1894, to Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Muirhead, a girl.
Miss Harriett Woodruff, county
school superintendent was in Athena
yesterday visiting our schools.
R. J. Boddy has leased part of the
Athena House and has removed his
meat market up there from his stand
on Main 9treet.
Any person finding a watch charm
with the I. O.O.F. emblem on one side
and K. of P. on the other will confer
a great favor by returning it to C. C.
Sharp.
Joseph F. Stone and Emma B. Pam
burn, popular young people, residing on
the reservation, were married in Pend
leton , Tuesday Feb. 8th, 1894, by Jus
tice Peter West.
Lake France and wife left Saturday
on a visit to Seattle.
Owing to the illness of Mrs.E-R.Cox
the band boys rehearse in Gillis' Hall.
Born Feb. 5, 1894, to Mr and Mrs.
Dr. S. F. Sharp, a boy. Mother and
babe are doing well.
Born Sunday, Feb. 4, 1894, to Mrs
J. W. Pinkerton, a girl, weight 10
pounds.
About an inch of beautiful snow fell
yesterday morning, but old Sol didn't
let it linger very long.
J. T. McRea, of Milton, brother of
Alex McRea, of this city, has accepted
a position with the hardware firm of
Cox, McRea and Co.
Dr. Geo. W. King, of this city de
livered an address at Adams last even
ing, at the organization of a Peoples
Party club in that place.
From school clerk Maloney we learn
that there is a family in Athena who
have ten children of school age, the old
est being eighteen years of age.
Chinaman Joe learned something about
boiling water the other day that he is
not likely to forget soon. He poured
some boiling water in a syrup can and
corked up the can and set it on a hot
stove. While he was bending over the
stove preparing supper, the cork was
blown out, and the water striking him
on the face and throat scalded him
severely. Dr. King was called in and
dressed the burn.
The Sons of Temperance will here
..ftir meet in Gillis' Hall, on Monday
l.ihts.
Among the possible candidates for the
county offices at the coming election,
we hear our fellow townsman Jacob
Bloch favorably spoken of as a suitable
man for the democrats to put up for
Recorder. Mr Bloch would make a
good recorder and would be a hard man
to i 3at.
Wednesday night the A, 0. U. W.
initiated nineteen new members.
Weston and Pendleton members assist
ed in degree work
Summerville News: Last week Oliver
Hering found a fine elk in the snow,
and being on snowshoes drove it to six
miles from town and shot it.
Wednesday of this week was some
sort of a holiday in Belgium and Rich
ard Lambricha, proprietor of the
French Restaurant in this city, in com
pany with Polydore Moens and Corril
Verleryan decided to celebrate in true
Belgium style. They celebrated all
day and at night wound up in a free-for-all
and made such a racket by
smashing things up, that Deputy Mar-
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RABIES EXISTS IN THIS VICINITY
Prompt Measures Taken To
Prevent Spread of Disease To
til A 1
Alliens is quarantined against uogs
running at large unless they are muz
zled, and all dogs found running at
large without they wear muzzles will
be shot by the City Marshal on sight.
This drastic measure for the safety
and welfare of the citizens of Athena
was found necessary to be taken by
Mayor Watts this morning, upon re
ceipt of notice from the State Board
of Health that the brain of the Harden
dog, killed Sunday morning by Dr. J.
A. Baddeley showed presence of negri
bodies.
Rabies became prevalent among dogs
and stock on the mountain ranches east
of Weston, some time ago, but the dog
in question was the first to become
afflicted here, so far as is known.
Since it became known that the dog
was afflicted with rabies one owned by
Dr. Sharp, and known to have been
bitten by the Harden dog, has died and
a dog at the Dudley place has also
died.
There is really no telling to what
extent the disease has been spread in
this vicinity, for the dog, running mad,
is known to have been as far away
from home as Weston. Mayor Watts
expects that all owners of dogs in both
town and country, will look at the
matter in the right light, and co-operate
in the effort to stamp out the dis
ease. State Veterinarian Lytle, who was
in the city Tuesday stated that cattle
when affected with rabies, are suscep
tible to a higher percentage of loss
than other stock from the fact that
they contract the disease as a rule,
through the membrane of the nose.
shal Forney placed tnem unacr arrest
and jugged the whole outfit. They
appeared before Justice Gilman and
were fined $10 and costs.
Prof. Sikes, principal of the Milton
schools, has recently been called upon
. to forcibly impress on the minds of sev
eral juvenile pugilists who, by the way
are scholars in his room that he is run
ning the Milton public schools. Mr.
Sikes was compelled to boot one young
fellow named Frazier, down stairs and
it is said that the trouble is not yet
ended.
While in quest of items htis morn
ing a Press reporter dropped in at
Knapp, Burrells and Co. agricultural
house. He did not linger long, how
ever. The boys down here were to
much for him.
J. W. Callander was engaged htis
week in circulating a petition among th
citizens of Athena. Mr. Callander
wants to be marshal.
The body found in John Day river re
cently has been identified as that of
James. M. Thompson, who was drown
ed last spring while attempting to
cross the river with a bunch of cattle.
THE SIGN OF GOOD PAINT
Any one who uses or ought to use paints and
varnishes, should remember that we have the
agency for
Sherwin-Williams
Paints and Varnishes
in this localitv. For fifty years this line has been
the world's leader that's why we chose it; and we
are leaders in good things here that's why they
chose us. It's a pretty good combination to do
business with.
Soldb
Ware's Pharmacy