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VOLUME XXIX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 23. 1917.
NUMBER 13
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From the Press of March 23 1894
NAL INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN
Actual operation of the rural credits
amendment got under- way this week
at Salem. Final letters of instructions
to State Land Board attorneys, appli
cation blanks and information relative
to amortization tables were sent out by
G. Brown, clerk pf the State Land
Board, to the respective attorneys in
the 88 counties of the state and it is
expected that within a week the first
application will come in from one of
the attorneys for a loan.
The application blanks are extensive
and carefully prepared to cover every
possible feature which might be of in
terest to the Board before a loan is
made.
In its letter of instructions to the
attorneys for the Board, the state
Land Board writes, in part, as follows:
You will impress upon the borrower
that the annual payments must reach
the office of the State Treasurer before
the date when due.
Applications will be considered for
even hundred-dollar amounts only.
"You will require borrower to pay
for recording the mortgage.
In fixing the fees to be paid attor
neys it was the intention that the min
imum fee should be ?10 and that on
amounts above tlOOO the attorney
should receive 1 10 and one-half of l
per cent of the amount in excess of
1000, but in framing the bill tne lee
was reduced to $10 and two-fifths of
per cent and the wording inadvert-
ntly changed so as to read 10 and
two-fifths of 1 per cent of the amount
of the loan instead of 10 and two-fifths
of 1 per cent of the amount in excess
of $1000, which would make the fee
received on loans of from 11100 to
$1600, inclusive, exceed the I per cent
received from the applicant. The
Board feels that it would have no au
thority to pay the shortage out of the
rural credits fund, and,in view of this,
will therefore expect to pay you not
in excess of 1 per cent on loans up to
and including 1 1 B00. Above that
amount, vour fees will be computed ou
the basis provided by section 8 of the
rural credits legislative enactment.
The information sent to the attor
neys atao contains amortization tables
covering loans of tlOOO payable in an
nual installments of 130, $80, IHo
and $80. these being for loans running
10, 20, SO and 88 years, respectively.
William Piper, Pioneer
Farmer Dead at 95 Years
William .Piper, an aged and re
jected pioneer of the Helix neigh
borhood, died Wednesday morning at
'clock, after a few days illness in
cident to old age. He was a years
old, and came to this coast in the days
of '49. spending several years in Cal
ifornia, but has farmed m this county
for over half a century.
He is survived by his wife and three
sons 0. J., George and William Piper,
all of Helix, the two latter of whom
are very ill at the present time with
Dneumonia. Two daughters also, Mrs.
Frank Smith ot Kexuurg, laano. ana
Mrs. Fred Morrison of Jerome
Idaho, are left.
The remains were brought to Athena
by Undertaker Miller, and interment
will take place in tne wana wana
cemetery. The date of the fnueral has
not been announced.
UNIVERSITY GLEE
Louie Bergevin will remove to his
reservation ranch soon, and begin
spring work.
C. W. McClan's barn at Meacham
was crushed by the heavy weight of
snow which had accumulated on the top
of it.
Joseph, the noted Nez Perce . chief
tain, is expected to arrive in a few
days on a visit to his nephew, Young
Chief, and his other friends on Uma
tilla reservation.
The LaDow block, in Pendleton had,
a narrow escape from fire last We
nesday night. An electric wire burnt
in two, allowing one end to drop on the
roof melting quite a space, and causing
a brilliant light.
Sam Nicely, a prominent democrat
and an aspirant for sheriff, was in from
Juniper Saturday. Sam says ha is a
staunch democrat himself, altho his
father and brother had gone over to the
populists. He thinks his chances for
the nomination for sheriff are good but
gays if the convention prefers some
other man, he will do all he can to help
to elect the man of their choice.
One of the juvenile baseball nines of
Pendleton has a player by the name of
Poke Smith. No relative of Hoke.
The Mclntyre Bros, who reside near
Adams, were in the city Wednesday
laying in supplies, preparatory to com
mence their spring work.
"Hie blacksmiths have put on their
aprons, the ring ot tne anvil is neara
and things generally begin to hum, in
dicating that spring is with us again.
We learn that Judge Gilman and W.
E. Young have taken an agency for a
mineral .water which comes from our
neighboring state, Washington. For
further particulars call on them.
A. D. Leedy, of Helix, and C. A.
Barrett, of Athena, two candidates for
sheriff on the republican ticket, took
lunch together at Hotel Pendleton yes
terday. The meeting was entirely
accidental, says the Tribune.
Snow in the Blue mountains in the
vicinity of theLinkton pass is said to
be ten feet deep.
Jos. Hinkle, formerly editor of the
Alliance Herald, will commence the
publication of a paper at Moscow, Ida.
in the near future.
Geo. Hamilton, the Pendleton grain
bayer was in the city Wednesday. Geo.
is not a candidate this trip, but says he
will be in the swim, nevertheless.
"No fishing allowed in this lake, by
order of the county court," is the sign
which appears at the extensive mud
puddle at the north entrance to the
court yard at Pendleton.
E.Torts are being made to organize
a Camp of the W. 0. W. in this city.
It is a beneficiary order, and those hav
ing the matter in hand will no doubt
meet with merited success.
Peter Mclntyrs who recently arrived
from British Columbia, and purchased
the McDaniel place on Pine Creek, was
in town Wednesday and bojght of Gillis
Bros., a complete outfit of furniture.
G. W. Rigby & Son have three seeders,
two plows and two harrows at work on
their reservation ranch north tait of
Pendleton. They will have 1800 acres
of grain for next season's harvest and
2,500 of summer fallow.
APPEARANCE A DISTINCT EVENT
A Splendid Program Length
ened by Responses to Merited
Encores, Appreciated.
he appearance of the .Willamette
Unftairsitv Glee Club Tuesday evening
at the Methodist church, was distinctly
an event in Athena music circles, and
the people have to thank Rev. W. S.
Gleiser for his part, in securing the or
ganization for a date here. A large
audience greeted the young men, and
the hearty applause evidenced the ap
preciation of the audience
The program, already long, was
lengthened by responses to encores.
The chorus of sixteen voices was well
trained, and especially was the bar
itone soloist. Mr. Archie H. Smith,
well received. Miss Hazel Alene
Hockensmith's soprano solos were
very pleasing special features, also
readings by Mr. Bowers and Mr. Gus
Anderson.
The Glee Club number "Lochinvar"
was easily the finest thing on the pro
gram, while Mr. Steeves as "The
Ventriloquist," and Messrs. Paul An
derson and James Ewing in their Btunt,
"Squiirel Food," were popular num
bers. Dr. and Mrs. F, W. Chace and Mrs.
Laban A. Steeves, wife of the man
ager, accompanied the Club.
A pleasing feature of their visit
here was a dinner party held at the
homes of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cop
pock, and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Stewart,
respectively, the young men being
taken out in automobiles, to enjoy their
hospitality.
In the late evening after the concert,
a public reception was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C Emmel,
on 6th and Adams streets, in honor of
the Glee Club, and a large number of
Athena people met the young men.
The rooms were tastefully appointed,
and light refreshments were served.
School Notes,
Contributed
Thieves Made Escape.
Sheriff Taylor reports that the
'thieves who broke into the Slover
store at Milton, have so far eluded de
tection. They escaped in a stolen car
and abandoned the machine in Walla
W alla near the railroad station, and it
is supposed caught a train from that
point.
Hallie Piersol arrived home from
Montana this week. Russell Piersol
also was at home a couple of days,
coming up from Wasco.
The members of the cast of the High
school play, "Mr. Bob," to be given
April Gth, are showing much enthus
iasm in the rehearsals now taking
place, and assure the public that this
will be one of the best plays put on by
the Athena High school. It will be
well worth the money to see Aunt
Becky, ( hvelyn Hurd, ) the aristocrat
ic spinster who is so fond of cats, and
Mr. Philip, (Henry Koepke) who has
A hobby for racing boats. Mr. Brown,
(Verne Dudley) the solicitor, who is
continually being taken for some one
else, will hold the attention of the au
idence throughout the evening. Miss
Ka'herine, (Zola Keen) and her school
chum, Marian, (Helen Russell i are de
lightful characters who will be liked
by every one. Jenkins, the butler,
(Lawson Booher) and Patty, the, maid,
(Kathren Froome) are very romantic
characters, who take the parts of Ro
meo and Juliet with much humor.
"Mr. Bob," around whom the plot cen
ters, is a very mysterious character,
whose identity is not revealed until
the last act ends up the comedy drama
very satisfactorily. The play is a
scream from start to finish, and should
prove to be a credit to the school.
Last Friday evening one of the most
successful parties of the year was giv
en by the Sophomore class in the Dom
estic Science room. The class deserve
credit for their beautiful decorations
which were of the class colors, purple
and white. Guests were received at
the door by the class, after which ap
propriate games were played. Espe
cially interesting were the readings
given by Miss Fortna. Refreshments
consisting of marshmallcw salad, ban
ana cake and cocoa were served the
party coming to a close with singing.
The next and last of the class parties
this year is that of the Freshmen, to
be given at the end of the last quar
Iter. Great activity has been noticed late
, ly in class struggles for supremacy be
tween the undergraduates of the High
school, the Seniors being too dignified
to take part in the proceedings. The
object seems be to outdo each other in
class spirit, in displaying th sir respec
tive colors. The struggle So far is
even, but the end is not yet.
The members of the bass ball squad
are getting out on the diamond when
ever "old Man Weather" and the rou
tine of school allow them. They are
practicing hard to form a good team
but are handicapped by the loss of a
pitcher. King and Banister, tha star
twirlers of last year, are both out of
school. Wall:i Walla High has post
poned its first game with Athena and a
Walla Walla paper recently reported
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ROAD ASSOCIATION
EIGHTEEN MEN ARE APPOINTED
Senator Barrett In Favor of
Bonds, Represents Athena in
County Organization.
East Oregonian: As president of the
newly formed Eastern Oregon High
way Association, D. H. Nelson, prom
inent local farmer, has named 18 men
living in different parts of the county
to serve as trustees in the association.
The list as announced by Mr. Nelson
follows:
Lou Harder, Milton; Harry Hen
drfekson, Helix; E. P. Dodd, Hermis
ton; Tom G. Smith, Echo; Gib Morri
son, Adams; Frank Holdman, Hold
man; James Kyle, Stanfleld; T. P.
Gilliland, Pilot Rock; C A. Barrett,
Athena; S. A. Barnes, Weston; Low
ell Rogers, Pendleton; Henry Taylor,
Pendleton; Frank Hilbert, Ukiah;
Lou Hodgen, Umapine; C G. Brown
ell, Umatilla; Jas. Nelson, Nye; Geo.
Strand, Vansycle; Gunder Terguson,
Stanton.
The officers of the association in ad
dition to the above are D. H. Nelson,
president; Hugh Murray, Freewater,
vice president; R. W. Ritner, secre
tary, and Jesse Hales, treasurer.
Tuesday evening at the instance of
the Commercial organization at Wes
ton, a good roads meeting was held in
that town to which the officers of the
highway and others interested were in
vited. A delegation headed by Mr.
Nelson attended from Pendleton.
That Senator C. A. Barrett of Ath
ena is strongly for the bonding issue
is shown by a letter just received from
that gentleman by Mr. Nelson. The
news is of interest inasmuch as Mr.
Barrett was one of the strong oppo
nents of the bonding plan submitted
for Umatilla county last spring. Hs
is one of many influential men who
opposed the county bonding plan but
now support the state-wide bonding
campaign.
Directors Meeting Todav.
Today in Pendleton at the Court
House, the annual meeting of school
directors is being held. An all day
session will be held,' at which the fol
lowing subjects will be discussed:
"The New School Laws;" "The High
School Tuition Fund Law;" "How Can
the Common School Be Made to Give
j a More Practical Education?'" "To
i What Extent Should the Superintend
, ent or Principal Be Htha Financial Ad
visor of the Board?
vision of the School,
and "The Super-
Address Bv Dr. Richards.
Dr. E. E. Richards, the secretary of
Willamette University, will deliver
the Sunday morning address at the
Melhodist church. The work of Mr.
Richards is in the interest of the Uni
versity at Salem, but he takes no pub
lic offering whatever. He will also
give a short address at the evening
service. Moving pictures will furnish
a prominent feature at this service.
The Sunday school is growing in num
bers and in enthusiasm. Very inter
esting sessions open every Sunday at
ten o'clock. The complete moving pic
tures of the Passion Play in three full
reels have been booked for Easter Sun
day evening, April 8. Every one
should reserve the date as these pic
tures will be of exceptional -value. A
cordial invitation to every one. ; Wal'
ter S. Gleiser,
Cattle Are Moved Out.
The Pendleton Tribune reports that
seven hundred head of cattle are being
trailed out of Camas Prajrie to Lbwer
Butter creek because ths supply of hay
has been exhausted in the former dis
trict. A feeding season of more than
four months has used up the available
supply generally. Losses in Umatilla
county have so far been small, as com
pared with those in Wallowa, Grant or
Baker counties. One cattle man in the
southern part of the county has a hay
supply ten years old, and there are
others with the same foresight who
are well prepared.
Accepts Pastorate at Adams.
Rev. Haslam, who aasisted in the
revival meetings at the Baptist church
during the winter, has been retained
as pastor of the Baptist church in Ad
ams, and from all reports, is doing
much to assist in the social welfare
and religious circles' of our neighbor
city. Last week Thursday, ssisted by
the women of his congregation, a ban
quet was given the men, at which a
men's Bible class was organized, with
S. E. Darr, director of the class, and
L. L. Lieuallen, secretary.
Weights and Measures Law
The law " governing weights and
measures goes into effect May 20, and
will be put before the people by the
lately appointed sealer of weights and
measures, for Eastern Oregon, J. A.
Yeager, through the press and personal
visits by his deputies.
The more important of these laws
relate to the sa of flour and gasoline.
Hour, when sold in sacKs must con
form to the standard net weight of US,
4!), 'J I or 8 8-10 pounds avoirdupois.
Under the present law, flour may be
sold in sacks of any weight, provided
the weight is marked on the sack.
All dealers in gasoline are required
to label containers, giving the specific
gravity of the gasoline in letters at
least 1 'A inches in size. The required
specific gravity is 58 at a temperature
of 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Please Remember.
Our Dr. R. A. French will be
Athena at the St. Nichols Hotel Thurs
day and Friday, March 211th and 80th.
He will be pleased to have any who
are having trouble with' their eyes call
on him.
Dr. R. A. French is a graduate of
two well known Optical Colleges and
has had a vast amount of practice in
his profession for a man of Ms age.
We can recommend him as being very
competent and efficient in his work.
If you have frames or mountings
which need adjusting or straightening,
take them to him. He will adjust or
straighten them without charge.
A. D. French Optical Co.,
Walla Walla. Wash. Adv.
Joseph Fountain Passes.
Announcement is made of the death
of Mr. Joseph Fountain aged 77 years,
brother of Mrs. Elizabeth Mansfield,
and Mrs. Eliza Harris of Weston. Mr.
Fountain, who died at Artesia, Cal
ifornia, on March 14, 1917, was next
to the eldest in a family of thirteen
children. He leaves two married
daughters and one son, being preceded
in death by his wife, aome years ago.
Passion Play Pictures.
The pictures of the great Passion
Play to be shown at the Christian
church tonight, undar the direction of
G. C. Weber, are the real photographic
scenes of the play as given in Oberam
mergau in the year 1910, and are thor
oughly -authentic. The exhibition
tonight consists of over iOO beautifully
colored and enlarged pictures of the
mountain village, where the Passion
Play is given every ten years.
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