: 22 Years Ago :
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November 11, 1904 ..."
Athena, November 11, 1904.
"To the citizens of Athena, Oregon:
"As the chief executive of the city
of Athena, hereafter, so long. as I re
tain the office of Mayor, I propose to
enforce the state law prohibiting
gambling in any and all forms; the
permitting of minora to loiter in sa
loons; the sale of intoxiating liquor
to minors; the running of disorderly
houses, and to the best of my ability
suppress vice, in any form it may
be found. In the performance of
this, which I consider my duty, I re
quest all law abiding citizens to as
sist me in enforcing the. law. ; .. ,
': ' - . Respectfully, ' ,
"David Taylor. Mayor." '
Ideal was the day for election' in
Athena and Umatilla county, .There
was no excitement in Athena, but a
fairly good vote was polled. The
surprise of the result brought forth
in polling the votes of North and
South Athena precincts is that both,
heretofore overwhelmingly democra
tic, gave Roosevelt a majority.
Max Dudley is out of school on ac
count of sickness.
J. N. B. Gerking has leased the
Johns place west of town.
The brick work on the new lodge
building is completed and the car
penters are now in charge.
George Foster and Thomas Mosley
have returned from Alberta and re-
NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters i of School District
No. 29 of Umatilla County, State of Oregon, that a SCHOOL MEETING
of said district will be held at the school house, on the 29th day of Novem
ber. 1926, at 2:15 o'clock, in the afternoon for the purpose of discussing
the budget hereinafter set out with the levying board, and to vote on the
... A 1 ... nl -JJ n4-HlTf fflV
proposition oi levying a spetmi umuv. va, , .
The total amount of money needed by the said school district during
k i : T., OI 1Q9A arA onrlincr .lima SO. 1927. IS eSr
tne nscai year DeK""""K uu iun , r " . . ' v J;,,j
timated in the following budget and includes the amounts to be received
from the county school iuna, suite scnoo tmiu, bibuwukij ouiwk ..,
special district tax, and all other moneys of the district:
BUDGET -ESTIMATED
EXPENDITURES
PERSONAL SERVICE: Salary per year
Superintendent (1).... 916.67
Teachers (4).... .'- 4,800.00 .
Janitors (1) 660.00 . ; .. . ,
Clerk (1) J5.00
Other services , , 300.00 .
Total .1 : .:. 6,751.67
MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES: -
Furniture (desks, stoves, curtains, etc.) . 300.00
Supplies (chalk, erasers, etc.) .............. " 200.00 '
Playground equipment .... 100.00
Janitor's supplies . . 50.00 ?, . . .'.;
Fuel : : .....v...r:.-::..,:. . : - . 500,00 i?, ; , ?
Light and power .... 100.00
Water ; . 70.00 '
Postage, stationery and printing ;:.r- ', ... 100.00 , x,
:' . - . -t 1 '; O
Total ." 1,420.00
MAINTANENCE AND REPAIRS: '
Building and grounds .1,000.00 ,
Total J. '. :. 1,000.00
INDEBTEDNESS:
Bonded, and interest thereon ' 3,110.00
Total 3,110.00
INSURANCE: 300.00
MISCELLANEOUS:
Premium clerk's bond 75.00 : '
Crippled children's fund 90.00 s "
Telephone 30.00
Total , 195.00
EMERGENCY: .......... , .200.00 w. ; l
Total .'. , 200.00
Total'estimated amount of money for all pur- -.
poses during the year .'. ..........,: $ 12,976.67
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
From county school fund during the coming
school year 1,800.00
From state school fund during the coming
school year 200.00 . . . .
From elementary school fund during the coming
school year......... '. 1,40000 .' '
Estimate of probable unexpended balance at end. , , . , .'
of current year......... , 1,943.04 '
Total estimated receipts, not including pro- '!
posed tax . $ 5,343.04
RECAPITULATION
Total estimated expenses for the year.....'......'........... $12,976.67 -- I
Total estimated receipts not including proposed
. tax 5,343.04
Balance, amount to be raised by district tax 4..$ 7,633.63
Indebtedness of District No. 2d is as'follows:
Total bonded indebtedness ,...........$18,500.00 - -
Total warrant indebtedness None
Total amount of other indebtedness....- None ,
Total amount of all indebtednessJ-lSOO.OO '
Dated this 5th day of November, 1926. '
Attest: ERNEST. A. ZERBA , E. C. ROGERS, Chairman
District Clerk. . Board of Directors.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING , '
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of Union High School
Dist. No. 7 of Umatilla County, State of Oregon, that a SCHOOL MEETING
of said district will be held at the school house, on the 29th day of November
1926, at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of discussing the bud
get hereinafter set cut with the levying board, and to vote on the proposi
tion of levying a special district tax. I'
The total amount of money needed by the said school district during
the fiscal year beginning on. June 28, 1926, and ending June 30, 1927, is es
timated in the following budget and includes the amounts to be received
from the county school fund, state school fund, elementary school fund,
special district tax, and all other moneys of the district:
BUDGET ;'
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES , -i - ,
PERSONAL SERVICE: Salary per year
Superintendent (1)..., 1,833.33
Teachers (3) ; 4,300.00
Janitors (1) ,.. 660.00
Clerk (1) 75.00
Other services 300.00
Total
MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES:
Furniture (desks, stoves, curtains, etc.)
Supplies (chalk, erasers, etc.)
Library books
Playground equipment
Janitor's supplies ;
f uel
Light and power
water :..
Postage, stationery and printing
- Total :.::.::.:;::...:....
MAINTANENCE AND REPAIRS:
Building and grounds
.. 7,168.33
...... 4.
300.00
200.00
40.00
100.00
50,00
500.00
100.00
70.00
100.00
1,460.00
1,000.00
Total
INDEBTEDNESS:
Warrant, and interest thereon..
Total
MISCELLANEOUS:
Premium clerk's bond
Telephone
50.00
1,000.00
50.00
50.00
30.00
Total .
EMERGENCY: ..
200.00
80.00
Total 200.00
Total estimated amount of money for all pur
poses during the year.:. 9,958.33
- ESTIMATED RECEIPTS - . ..
Estimate of probable unexpended balance at end v
of current year.. ' 51.72
Total estimated receipts, not including pro
posed tax ft 51.72
RECAPITULATION
Total estimated expenses for the year 0,958.33
Total estimated receipts not including proposed
.... ; 51.72
Balance,, amount to be raised by district tax $ 9,906.61
Ihe indebtedness of District No. 7 is as loliows:
Total bonded indebtedness...
None
Total warrant indebtedness '.! None
Total amount of other indebtedness None
Total amount of all indebtedness None
Dated this 5th day of November 1926.
Attest: ERNEST A. ZERBA ARNOLD WOOD. Chairman,
District Clerk. Board of Directors,
port that both have invested...in land
there. " JVIosley secured a half section
within three miles of town, paying
$10.50 per acre. Their tales of the
size and .quality of the vegetables
grown in that locality are eye open
ers. .. :,
v Miss Grace McElroy spent Satur
day and Sunday with her parents on
the farm near Pendleton. .' '
Charles Norris makes a specialty
of light harness in which skilled
workmanship and A 1 material enter
as. prime , factors. Charley, has just
completed a $75 set for F. S. Le
Grow,. the equal., of which, for the
money,' cannot be duplicated in East
ern Oregon. The Norris style and
the Norris finish is there.
November 15 ;
Friday afternoon, in company, with
Engineer Miller, Taylor and Coun
cilmen Kirk, Stone and Gillis drove
to the Stewart place north of town
for the purpose of investigating the
possibilities ;of sufficient water sup
ply for a gravity system. The ele
vation was found to be ample to af
ford conditions for a flow of water
t.o a spJejidid ' Reservoir site on the
farm of ilCA,. Harnett northwest of
town,:, . V. ' i
There will, be a grand masquerade
ball at .the; Athena opera house, on
Friday 'evening, November 2j. A
floor-committee has been appointed
consisting of Bryon Hawks, Million;
Bert Marsh, Weston; York Dell,
Athena; Laurence Lieuallen, Adams
and Frank: . Stanton, Helix. Music
will be furnished by Johnson's popu
lar orchestra. Tickets, $1.00; supper
at" Athena hbtel. Masks' can be secur
ed at Charles Gay's store. - '
Born, to Mr. "and "Mrs. L. G, Pickel,
November 17," a daughter.
,Otis Ingle, of Milton, spent Suijday
with Athena friends. '
Albert Bales and his mother, Mrs.
Walker, visited in Pendleton last
week. . ;
; Word is received here that Herman
Curtis is laid up at his home near
Madras, Crook county, from a kick
by a horse. No bones are broken
and no serious consequences are ap
prehended. Mrs. O. C. Beck left yesterday for
a week's visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Nelson, at her home
near Havana station. Charley will
be absent this - week, going with ; a
party to the Columbia river, on
goose hunt. V
Baptist Church -f
Sunday school at 9:4.5 A. M. folr
lowed by Devotional and preaching at
11:00 A." M.' Junior YoUng People at
&:30 P. M. Senior at 6:30 P M. Song
and Praise Service at 7:80 P.'-M..
"O worship the Lord, in the. beauty of
Holiness,". Young Peoples ., Prayer
meeting Tuesday evening 'at 7 :'30 P.
M. Mid-week meeting every Thdi's-"
day evening at 1$Q :PM.. j- , ... ,:,
On Wednesday evening November j
17th at 7:30 P. M. the meifof the'
town are invited to the church for the
purpose of organizing a Mens League.
This includes young men as well as
older men." In no other" way can we
learn to know each other as well as
in 'a get together movement. Men
let us eet together.
Church of Christ
, Bible school 10 A. M. Floyd Pink
erton, Superintendent. Thera has
been a marked increase, in ther attend
ance at Bible school in the last few
weeks. We have a class for every
age and you are invited to attend
The subject for the morning sermon
is "The Devil." This is the last of
the series on the great Spiritual
characters of the Bible. Wa invite
you to hear the Bible teaching ' on
this very interesting character. Even
inb subject, The Greatness of a Great
Man. Junior C. E., society at 6:30 P.
M. Ladies Aid at the church, Thurs
day 2 P. M. Choir practice Thurs
day 8 P. M. Cordial welcome to alb
Methodist Episcopal church
; Church school at 10.00 A. M. Morn
ing ".worship at 11:00 A. M. -Younir
People's service at 7:30 P. M. Choir
rehearsal' at 7:30 Tuesday evening.
CLASSIFIED
For Sale Thoroughbred buck at a
reasonable price. Louie Ringel, Phone
32F21.
For Sale Second hand cabinet
sewing machine. Inquire at Press of
fice. ' '
Ducks Young, fat ducks for
Thanksgiving. Phone Lawrence Pink
erton, 26F12, Athena.
For sale cheap A leather covered
Morris chair, rocker and other furni
ture including sewing machine,
at this office.
Call
Piano for Sale Located in vicin
ity of Athena. Strictly high ; grade
piano must be sold at once for larga
Eastern factory. A bargain,' terms,
$10 monthly. For particulars and
how it can be, seen please write T. G.
Fellows, Factory Piano Adjuster.
6 - Frent-StreeV Portland; Oregon, .
. . , ORIGINAL ESTIMATE AND ACCOUNTING SHEET
; ;5;
i - This original estimate is' made in compliance with section 231-A of the
school laws of 1921 land shows in parallel columns the unit costs of the sev
eral services, material and suppliesfor the three fiscal years next preced
ing the current year,, the detail expenditures for the last one of said three
preceding .fiscal years and the budget allowances and expenditures for the
current yeart . .: , '- . -. .
' - " . " "- ',:;. ' EXPENDITURES
ITEM
. Estimated v.
, v. expendituer3
'frir the ensuing
' School year .
Expenditures and budget allowance
for last school year
Exrenditures Dudset allow'oe
In Detail i . in Detail
Last year of
8-year period
Marcelling Expert Marcelling and
all lines of beauty work. Mist Chap
pelle, Weston, Oregon. Call 292 for
appointment
PERSONAL . SERVICE : '. : " -Superintendent
, . ......::..$1,833.3:V
" Teachers .;..:..'..v..'.j.f!..,..",... 4,300.00-
Janitors " i:.....:;.'..'..;."........ 660.00
... Clerk' . ,75.00
Other services'- 300.00
Total Personal Services...... 7.168.33
MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES:
; Furniture (desks, ect.).. 300.00
; Suppiles (chalk, etc.)..., 200.00
Library books 40.00
i Flags '
Playground' equipment.:;-. - 100.00
Janitor's supplies...'......;.. 50.00
, ; , -Fuel ul.. 500.00.
: - ' Light and power...,...,...,. iOO.OO
. , Water :.L.'...:...:. 70.00
" t Postage and stationery.. 100.00
- -: - ; ist-'j,-
Total Material & ? Supp-lies... 1,460.00
MAINTENANCE AND, REPAIRS:
Buildings and grounds.' 1,000.00
1,000.00
Total Maintenance & Rps.
INDEBTEDNESS: i4 : ,
, Warrant and int. ithereon v; 50.00
$1,833.33 $1,833.33
- 4,550.00 4,550.00
625.00 625.00
75.00 75.00
528.98 250.00
7.612.31 7,333.33
,349.34 200.00
. 190.57 200.00
33.00 50.00
2.44 7.14
1.50 - 100.00
8.99 75.00
393.60 ' 500.00
103.02 90.00
67.50 . 60.00
110.71 100.00
1,260.67 1,582.14
649.01 , 400.00
649.01 ; 400.C0
$ 15.00
15.00
47.56
25.52
.j.j.iu:S.'.
50.00
50.00
Total Indebtedness .
INSURANCE:.!!,:.;;
Total Insurance ......
MISCELLANEOUS:
, Telephone
otaf Miscellaneous" .:.'....... 30.00
EMERGENCY: 200.00 :
25.52
50.00
30.00
29.42
29.42
Total Emergency
GRAND TOTAL...
200.00
100.00
100.00
600.00
600.00
47.56
50.00
60.00
,..$9,958.33 $9,576.93 $9,815.47
$112.56
I, Ernest A. Zerba, do hereby certify that the above estimate of ex
penditures for the year-1926-1927 was prepared by me and that the expen
ditures and budget allowance for the current year and the expenditures for
the three fiscal years next preceding the current year as shown above have
been ' compiled; from the Records in my charge and are true and correct
copies thereof.- . . . ERNEST A. ZERBA, District Clerk.
NpTICE OF. CITY .BUDGET FOR 1927 AND HEARING THEREON
Notice is hereby given- that the following is a true and correct copy of
the budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1st, 1927, and ending De
cember 31stj 1927, as prepared and adopted for the City of Athena, Umatil
la Counfyi Oregon, by the Budget Committee of the said City at a regular
moor.w thereof, hpld Yrti -the 25th dav of October. 1926. and that the origin
al estimate sheets are on file at the office of the City Recorder of said City,
where the same may be inspected:
';' .. ; ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES FOR 1927
WATER DEPARTMENT
Water Bond Sinking Fund (Bonded) $ 1,000.00
Interest on Water Bonds (Bonded) 720.00.
Salary of Water Superintendent 900.00
Maintenance and Repairs 2,500.00
Material and. Supplies..! 900.00
Power for Pumping.... 600.00
Miscellaneous , ,. 860.00
'-'' Total ....!...:
POLICE DEPARTMENT-
. Saflatyj of ..-City .Marshal ,..4iv
Miscellaneous
' . " 7 Total . . ' ''
STREET DEPARTMENT ' '
Installment 'on Bonds (Bonded)..
Interest ;bn; -Bonds (Bonded).:.;.!.,
Maintenance -and Repairs......
Material and Supplies, 1
Street Lighting
Miscellaneous :..k.....:..i
: , !-' .;sa.:'- Total "...
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
General .,...,.f..rf....i. ....
. ' " Total
RECORDERS DEPARTMENT'
Salary of City Recorder
Miscellaneous ....;.,
' Total '..
TREASURER'S DEpARTMENT-
Miscellaheous
Total
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Annual Retainer Fees..
5 '- " Total : ........
MISCELLANEOUS ...
Interest on. General Obi. Bonds (Bonded). r:
City Elections..-..,..,.
Emergency Fund.'...:.;...:; .i
Total
$ 7,480.00
'600.00 ir
100.00 " ;
. 700.00
.7,317.75
2,390.00
500.00 "'
250.00
'. 890.00
250.00.
: 11,597.75
250.00
250.00
eoo.do
20.00
620.00
" 240.00
20.00
260.00'
420.00 ,: ;
420.00
1,200.00
90.00
750.00
2,040.00
Total
Estimated Expenditures for 1927
ESTIMATED. RECEIPTS FOR 1927
Water Rents ; $ 3,200.00
Licenses ., 50.00
Street Improvement Installments : 3,200.48
Interest on Street Imp. Inst 897.37
Taxes (Geiieral $10,250.00; Bonded $5,769.90) 16,019.90
23,367.75
, Tptal
DETAILED STATiMENT: OF EXPENDITURES FOR1
? MONTHS .OF CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TOGETHER
' ' TIE ESTIMATES THEREFOR
WATER toEPARTMENT -. Estimated
Water Bond Sinking Fund....:..... $ 500.00
Interest on Water Bonds..... 360.00
Salary of Water Supt 450.00
Maintenance' and Repairs 2,500.00
Material and Supplies 450.00
Miscellaneous :........... ; 430.00
$23,307.75
FIRST SIX
WITH
Paid
$ 500.00
300.00
500.00
2,826.00
204.00
407.27
Totals 4,690.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT ,
Salary of City Marshal ". . 300.00
Miscellaneous 50.00
City- Elections 45.00
Emergency Fund 500.00
Totals 1,145.00 600.00
(Note: Items marked with are the budget estimates for the
entire year and are set down in full for the reason that all or
practically all of the expenses for the year in those items have
been paid during the first six months)
. DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR OF 1925
WATER DEPARTMENT
Water Bond Sinking Fund ..$ 1.000.00
Interest on Water Bonds
Salary of Water Supt
Maintenance and Repairs..
720.00
1,000.00
112.47
and Supplies 1,400.60
Material
Power for Pumping
Miscellaneous
606.55
1,299.92
Total
STREET DEPARTMENT
Interest and Installments on Bonds..
Street Lighting
6,139.01
4,400.00
900.00
Total 5,300.03
GENERAL '
Salary of City Marshall 500.00
City Library Maintenance 250.00
Salary of City Recorder 600.00
Salary of City Treasurer 200.00
Annual Retainer Fee 420.00
Interest on Gen. Obi. Bonds 1,200.00
Brief Printing 204.30
City Service '. 59.51
Mis. Cartage, Printing, etc 166.38
Total
3,600.19
Total Expenditures for 1925 $15,039.23
TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEARS OF 1924 and 1923
Total Expenditures for the year of 1924 $18,053.16
Total ExriPllHitnroa fnr iha voar nf 1Q91 11 K1A CO
STATEMENT OF THE OUTSTANDING I N D E BT ED N ESS OF THE CITY
OF ATHENA f)T THE 31 at nAV ni? stpptmtjito moc
OUTSTANDING BONDS (All at 6 per cent)
uenerai uongation Bonds $20,000.00
Water Bonds
Street Improvement Bonds (Main, 3rd, J. & A.)
Street Improvement Bonds (Fifth Street)
Street Improvement Bonds (Currant Street)....
Street Improvement Bonds (Fourth Street)....
Street Improvement Bonds (Hunt Avenue)
Total Olltstnndino, RnnJo
SINKING FUNDS ON HAND SEPT. 31st7 1926
waier cona sinning iuna
Main, 3rd, Jefferson and Adams
Fifth Street
Currant Street
Fourth Street
Hunt Avenue
12.000.00
22,500.00
11,500.00
1,500.00
2,348.26
2,000.00
71,848.26
..$3,103.58
50.63
326.92
. 255.45
' 94.56
154.12
Total
3,985.26
Notice is Viprohv f,tit-Cl.V"'tv.'";' "iZ'""n""'"" r, $67,863.00
au r . tj.vtn luoi me vuiuiuoii council or tne tjity ot
tv,Q 9Qtt, Oregon meetinK as the levying board for said City, will meet on
the 29th day of November, 1926, at the hour of 7:30 P. M., at the office of
Cltv RennrHer R R Pihoa ...v.:i. ...j "1B unite oi
u ii u iT- x x ..ioiuo, i. which wine una piace any person who
levSte S"ch ?Me be, $ or gainst any
nZVjr j A-1 "m K "'eu. ana aiier sucn neanng the Common
KSnM af&wJ 1 Pf? make deternne. and declare
7 ii. i" , , - ;c,lcu " " curreui assessment ana tax roll to
Sn? . JZ rSSw0 It iLA.the"a W H-cal year begin-
I hlQ TlntlPO iq miKluilinJ i. x . a l . . -
208 of thrfip;V.i ,runl2.ln? P,rovls,ons of Vh.aP "8 and
. , Vi vyicfiun mi ijcL as amenuea ny Uhanter 142
, Jze ?f 9eeon for 1923 and Chapter 28 of the Laws of Oregon for
na Oregon direCtin f the Budet Committee of the City of Athe-
Dated this 5th day of November, 1926.
. B. B. RICHARDS, City Recorder.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA
Established 1891.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $110,005.00
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The Lumber
ou
Y
Need
If you are planning alterations or ad
ditions to your building, let us give
you an estimate on the Lumber need
ed. You will be pleasantly surprised
at the reasonble total we will quote.
Wood and Coal
Fence Posts
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. Main Street, Athena
350.00
Totals
STREET DEPARTMENT
Installment on Bonds.' .". 1,505.00
Interest on Bonds 500.00
Street Lighting ., 445.00
Miscellaneous ......;.... 1,125.00
Totals ." ........ .: 3,575.00
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
General - Totals .;, 250.00
RECORDER'S DEPARTMENT
Salary of City Recorder 300.00
Miscellaneous .-. 10.00
' ' Totals
TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT
Salary of City Treasurer
Miscellaneous
' Totals .
LEGAL DEPARTMENT -
Retainer Fees Totals
MISCELLANEOUS
Int. on Gen. obi. Bonds..,
310.00
120.00
10.00
130.00
210.00
600.00
4,797.33
250.00 !
10.00 I
1
260.00 j
1,504.40
410.00
450.00 i
200.00 i
2,564.40 j
250.00 1
!
300.00 J
10.00
. 310.00
120.00
10.00
130.00 ;
210.00 j
600.00 j
Whitehead's Barber Shop
Lee Whitehead, Proprietor
We make a specialty of cutting Ladies hair in all the
prevailing styles
Fair and Courteous Treatment
Agency for Troy Laundry and. Twin City Cleaners
Phone 492