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7 Sit? Mtm ite AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. BOYD. Owner and Publisher Subscription Hates. One copy, one year $2.00 One copy, six months $1.00 One copy, three months 75 Athena, Oregon January 1 W2G THE OLD TIME CHRISTMAS Old-timers caught in the holiday rush and gazing at the wonderfully alluring panorama of the shop win dows often fall into a reminiscent mood and re-live the Christmases of the long ago. Who does not fondly recall the magic in his childhood? ' Most of the presents were home made. Perhaps grandma furnished mittens, knitted by oil lamp after you had been tucked in bed thick warm mittens with a long cord that extended up through coat sleeves and around neck to prevent loss. Aunt Saphronia gave you a basket of Christmas cookies, shaped like an imals and stars and covered with de licious colored sugar. Uncle Tom gave you a watch, and his generosity appalled you even if it was the old turnip that he had discarded. You can imagine the .reaction you woulJ get if you tried giving a 1925 boy a , second-hand timepiece. Most of the presents were useful, in the old days, including a reefer ovearcoat and u new pair of shoes. As for "bought en" presents, they were limited to "The Erie Train Boy," by Alger, Henty's "With Clive in India," a new Testament, a sled, a piir of skates and that most wonderful of all-time toys, a tin monkey that climbed a string. At that, Christmas of long ago reperesented proportion ately as big an outlay as now, com paring earnings in the two periods. But the gift itself was secondary to the spirit of the giver. Someho ev ery grown-up can't help believing" the Christmas dinners of those days vere superior. The Christmas eve enter tainment at the church was an enjoy able as the modern movie. And Christmas is always changing and (to adults) never for the better. all heartily observe it. Mr Morris boasts that Columbia county heads all others of the state in overvalue, and that not a retail merchant in the whole county will handle a sack of potatoes that is not branded with the growers name and address and the grade. The State Market agent says if the counties generally would do as Columbia county has do an the law would be fully enforced. Retail merchants hold the key to enforce ment, and it not only protects and benefits them, but guarantees an honest pack to their customers. The Grain Standards Board of Toronto, Canada, says that over 30 per cent of the wheat inspected to date in that district has been exclud ed from Standard grads because of smut, and the season's loss to the farmers will be from five to 15 cents per bushel, or a total of $700; 000. Smut lays a heavy toll on Oregon wheat and the State Mark et Agent urges treatment of all seed to eradicate it. o- . The Christmas Turkey has cough ed up the proverbial diamond. Mrs. So-and-So of New Orleans, while dressing a turkey for her Christmas dinner, etc., etc. o The Athena Press has a birthday anniversary to chronicle. We're forty-seven years old today. A large number of Athena people attended the community club dance at Weston Christmas eve and report a splendid time. The national Grange has baen shooting in some facts and figures to the Interstate Commerce Commis sion that undoubtedly would give the farmers a verdict by a jury court. A brief filed gives figures showing that present average rates for all hauls of farm products is $4.50 a ton, while the average rate on all manu factured products is a little over $2 a ton. The brief cites that although only about half the total of farm products are moved ry trains, agri culture pays six per cent of its en tire income for freight charges, while on the other side, 00 per cent of the products of industry are moved by rail, yet but a little more than two per cent of its income is paid for freight. The Grange "contends that the farmers are paying altogether too much of the nation's freight hill and that rates should be adjusted on an equal basis. The various utate Granges take the same stand on the matter of taxation that farm lands pay far too much of taxes, and that they should only pay their just pro portion, based on returns from the lands. Persons who have not given the subject of advertising a serious thought may be inclined to believe that Standard products could be sold cheaper if the manufacturers did not spend so much money in advertising them. The contrary ' is the truth. Every concern which seeks a general market for its goods finds it neces sary to set aside a certain sum each year for advertising, and this is charged as a part of the operating expenses, the same as rent, fuel or insurance. The aim of the advertis ing manager is to buy tho largest possible circulation among persons who would be interested in his pro duct. Every manufacturer has cer tain fixed charges which must be paid out of the receipts from the business, and the larger the volume of business that can be created the l.'ss per article is charged for the payment of overhead costs. This volume of business is obtained only by creating a demand for the goods. James J. Crossley of Portland, Oregon hereby announces that he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for U. S. Senator at the May, 1926, Primaries. Will work zealously for develop ment of Oregon and support of meas ures for real benefit of farmers as suggested by their organizations. Favor World Court and Reform Sen ate Rules. Notice of Stockholders Meeting The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Hank of Athena, Oregon, for the election of directors for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may lawfully come before it, will be held in its otFkc in Athena, Oregon, on Tuesday, Janu ary 12th., 1926, at the hour of two o'clock P. M. Dated December 11th., 1925. F. S. LEGROW, Cashier. NOTICE TO CREDITORS I In tho County Court of the State of I Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Jacob I Franklin Reno Deceased i Notice is hereby given that the un I dersigned has been appointed admin- istrator with the will annexed of the I estate of Jacob Franklin Reno, de ceased, by the above entitled Court All persons having claims against the said estate are hereby notified to j present the same to me at Athena, J Oregon, or to my attorneys, Watt3 & I Prestbyc, at their office in Athena, I Oregon, within six months from the i date of the first publication of this I notice. All claims must be verified as by law required. Dated at Athena, Oregon, this 11th day of December A. D. 1925. S. F. Sharp, Administrator with the will annexed of the estaU, of Jacob Franklin Reno, deceased. Watts & Prestbyc Athena, Oregon, Attorneys for Estate. D11J8. At an agricultural conference re cently held at Sioux Falls, S. D., six governors, representing middle west states, reported to Secretary Jardine that agriculture must have an even break with industry and labor in the way of tariff protection if the taril system is to continue, and they ask ed that legislation to this end be re commended by the secretary. From many other agricultural sources have come the veiled threat that un less the farming industry be given its just proportion of protection that agriculture would use all its influence t have the protection bars on in-! dust rial products lowered to the j farm level. L. A. Morr.yjpotato inspector for Columbia punty, says the inspection law is protection to growers, reia'l- and consumers and that vhen they understand It better they vJl NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT In the Matter of the Estate of Dav id Taylor, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that tne un dersigned has tiled his final account as administrator of the estate of David Taylor, deceased, in the Coun ty Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County, and that Saturday, February 6th, 1926, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A. M. of said day, and the County Court Room in the Coun ty Court House at Pendleton, Uma tilla County, State of Oregon, has been fixed by said Court as the time and place for the settlement of said account. All persons interested are hereby notified to appear at such, time and place in said Court and file any1 ob jections they may have to such ac count nr to any part thereof. SHElDON D. TAYLOR, Adminis trator of the estate of David Taylor, Deceased. J1J29. N OTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND REPORT In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Aug ust Guderian, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all per sons to whom it may concern that Julius A. Guderian, executor of the last will and testament of August Guderian, deceased, has filed his final account and report in the administra tion of the estate; that the County Court by order duly made and enter ed herein has appointed Saturday the ,'!0ih day of January. 1926, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon as the time and the County Court House at Pendleton, Oregon, as the place where all objections and exceptions to said final account and report will be heard and a settlement of the es tate made, ate made. Dated this Friday the 1st day of January, 1926. .Il l IUS A. GUDERIAN, Executor Will M. Peterson, Attorney for F.x executor. J1J29, Hallvs Catarrh Medicine 5ig5 local and internal, and has been success t'ul in the treatment of Catarrh for over forty years. Sold by all druggists. F. ). CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio Iowa Town Seized by Desperadoes Dows, la. Making captives of the town marshal, the telephone operator and the railroad operator and severing all wire communication with other towns, half a dozen bank robbers in vaded this village, wrecked the safe of the State bank at Dows and escap ed with cash and bonds amounting to $8000 or 10,000. Wheeler's Case Wiped from Books. Washington, D. C Senator Barton K. Wheeler of Montana won his long fight to have all charges brought against him by the government wiped off the books. The District of Colum bia supreme court upheld the conten tion of the senator, who had already been acquitted in Montana, that the charges contained In a conspiracy in dictment returned against him here should be quashed. Chicago News In New Hands. Chicago, 111. The Chicago Daily News, owned for 60 years by the late Victor F. Lawson, has passed into new hands. Walter A. Strong, for several rears business manager of the News, representing a group of business and professional men as associates, ac quired ownership for a consideration approximating 115,000,000 said to be a record price for an American news paper. - ' Drys Win on First Show Down, Washington. D. C In the first show down on prohibition this session, house drys swept aside, by a vote of 139 to 17, a proposal to restrict the use of funds for the purchase of liquor as evidence. The proposal was in the form of an appropriation bill amend ment and would have prohibited resort to "fraud, deceit or falsehood" in the use of any of the $250,000 set aside by the bill for buying evidence. (J) DEPARTMENT STORES Athena, Oregon "Bought and Paid For." This is stock-taking time. Business houses are busy with their invoices. In this way they deter mine whether they are ahead or behind the "game." 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