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Athena, Oregon, February 18 15)27
AS THE GOVERNMENT SEES
The state market agent says the
Department of Agriculture in its re
cent released outlook on the agri
cultural situation, makes it plain
that farming will not be any better
for the coming year than it has been
in the past unless acreages are re
duced and less products raised. Fol
lowing are the condensed findings:
A continuation of low returns from
most crops unless acreages are re
duced; domestic demand will be
about the same as in 1926; some im
provement in foreign purchasing
power, also larger foreign production
to offset; some increase in farm
labor and wages may be lower; no
change in the prices of building ma
terial or farm machinery; flaxseed
prices are not likely to be higher;
lower prices for corn are in prospect,
as south will increase corn and de
crease cotton; livestock must be held
at present basis if present prices are
to hold; hog producers have favor
able outlook as also egg producers;
wool market appears firm at present
prices; dairy industry is on a strong
er basis than last year; potato prices
cannot hold unless over-planting is
guarded against; lower prices for
cabbage will result unless production
is held down; onion production should
be reduced sharply; bean acreage
should be reduced from last year;
caution should be exercised not to in
crease strawberry production; the
apple industry indicates a more
stable condition.
The 0. A. C. report states that the
general level of farm prices continues
to decline; that the December figure
was 16 points below that of the same
month a year ago.
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WISE UP ON IT'
France does not coddle to the Cool
idge naval reduction scheme, and
Japan will assent to it if permitted
to maintain her present naval and
military status. Which is all right,
for the reason that the above men
tioned nations are beginning to pre
pare their countries for prepared
ness; just what Coolidge should be
doing right now, instead of favoring
the scrapping of what little part of
the naval power the United States
has left. Have you read "Fists Across
the Sea" in the current number
of Harpers? If you have, you'll vote
for battle ships instead of boosting
propaganda to destroy those we new
have, and if you haven't read it, do
so and wise up. We just might as
well get used to policing as long as
there is policing to do, and thei'3 is
no use in Coolidge trying to lull his
nation into the idea that, its police
force can be cut down at this time,
when the war flame still roars and
European peoples "looking daggers"
and commercially organizing against
his country.
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Why not the country newspapers
merge on an enlarged plan, similar
to the proposed railway mergers. For
instance the Freewater Times,
Milton Eagle, Weston Leader,
Athena Tress and Helix View
point might effect consolidation,
whereby the Viewpoint man be pre
vailed upon to do the work, leaving
the rest of us fellows plenty of time
to ride in our limousines, go fishing
etc. But maybe the arrangement
would not appeal to tho Viewpoint
man's point of view. We hadn't
thought of that.
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They never give up. After many
months of persistent hunting, u
federal postoffioe inspector came to
the end of the trail the other day in
the Philipines., when he captured
Hugh, youngest of the three Do
Autremont brothers, charged with
tho Siskiyou train robbery in which
four trainmen were ruthlessly mur
dered. Others may quit the trail, but
Uncle Sum's secret service operatives,
never.
Ford threatens to crowd the cow,
pig and chickens off the ranch with
oatmeal cookies prescribed as the
proper food for mankind. And then
he turns around and tells the ranch
er how to farm plowing and plant
ing 400 acres per day with his tract
ors. Oh, yes, and he advises the
farmer to live in town and drive to
and from his work in a Ford. Some
philosopher, that man Henry.
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Sopalja, the man who mushed
through weary, silent hours bearing
diphtheria toxin to afflicted Nome,
won the international dogsledgc race
in New Hampshire last week, just as
everybody wished he'd do. By the
feat he demonstrates again that he
is the king of all kings of mushers.
na, the Grand Ronde city resorts to
wells for its municipal water supply,
only we are not required to go 1260
feet to get ours.
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Until the state stands on the right
side of the ledger, the sensible business-like
course to take would be
avoiding any further tax expenses
for new buildings or anything else
we can get along without.
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The historic old Corvallis hotel is
soon to be replaced by a modern
hostelry. One by one the old land
marks of Oregon are disappearing,
but the Athena Hotel lives on forever.
A federal judgeship here in Oregon
is being passed by Senator McNary
to his brother John, of Salem. Well,
why not keep the emoluments of of
fice in the family, when the oppor
tunity offers.
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The Mansfield, Ohio Journal says:
"No matter how much we may criti
cize the world, the fact remains that
it is the only world we have." Fun
ny that none of us ever thought of
that before.
Molla says sportswomen are "nas
ty, mean and jealous." Suzanne says
they are not; speaking no doubt
from the viewpoint of one who is
just plain contrary.
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Four carloads of fat cattle shipped
from Klamath Falls brought $9,000.
Either those cars were awful big
ones, or livestock prices are ascend
ing. Which ?
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Heavy shipments of Portland-made
bathing suits go to Europe; indicat
ing that interest in pulchritude is
not confined to this side of the pond.
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La Grande payrolls for 1926 reach
ed $1,999,838. Little wonder that La
Grande is a good town.
Pioneer's First Love
Affair Quite Serious
Pitvy Crockett liud little schooling,
lint Ills lmiKUiige In describing his first
love iifTnlr Is expressive If not entirely
griiiiiinallcul. While Crockett was
working for John Kennedy, a Tennes
see Quaker, Kennedy's niece came for
a visit.
"I soon found myself head over
heels In love with this girl," lie wrote
In his autobiography. "When I would
think of saying anything to her my
heart would begin to flutter like a
duck In a nuddie; and If I tried to
putdo It and sjwak, It would get right
smack up in my throat and choke me
like a co!U potato. It bore on my
mind in this way till at last I con
cluded I must die If I didn't broach
the subject; and so I determined to
begin anil hang on a-trylng to speak
till my heart would get out of my
throat one way or t'other.
"And so one day at It I went, and
after several trials I could say a
little. I told her liow well I loved
her; that she was the darling object
of my soul and body ; and I must have
her or else I should pine down to
nothing and just die away with con
sumption. Hut she was an honest
girl and didn't want to deceive no
body. She told nie she was engaged to
her cousin. This news was worse to
me than war, pestilence or famine;
but still I knowed I could not help
myself. I saw quick enough my cuke
was dough, and I tried to cool off as
fast as possible, hut 1 had hardly
safety pipes enough, as my love, was
so hot as mighty nigh to burst uiy
boilers." Kansas City Times.
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York Minster Bella
At a recent special service In York
Minster, England, the famous bells of
the cathedral which had been recast
and hung were rededlcnted. All the
bells, previously a peal of 11!, cast In
1840, have been recast with additional
metal, and a new semi-tone bell has
been added between tho sixth and
seventh, this completing tho middle
ring of eight in E flat. The peal now
consists of 13 bells, with the largest,
or tenor, hell weighing three tons, and
Is said to he one of the finest peals In
Knglaud. In addition, there Is lUg
Peter, weighing nearly 11 tons, the
third largest In the country, the larg
er being Itig Paul and Itlg Hen.
Kitting Discovered Early
A young Cretan fondly embracing a
pretty maid who shyly rests her heud
on his shoulder Is sculptured on a
vase recently exhumed on that l!re
clan tale. It proves that kissing was
a popular pastime 15 centuries before
Christ and that modern sheiks and
flappers could teach the Cretans noth
ing about the "soul kiss." Ages ago
the Cretan clvllixatlon was burled on
this Island perhaps by an earth
quake. Now excavations are bring
ing to light, many evidences of the
joys, sorrows and loves of the domes
tic and social life of Hs ancient In
habitants. They were people much
like us. Capper's Weekly.
At 1260 feet La Grande struck its
second artesian well with a flow of
200 gallon per minute. Lika Athe-
Washlngton Park System Pays Well.
Olympla. The third biennial report
of the state parks committee of Wash
ington shows total credits of $3S3,
753.31, with total expenditures from
.Tune 19, 119. to September 30, 1926,
covering the period of state park de
velopment, of $84,604.32. This show
net assets to the credit of the state
park3 of ?299,li3.95, above- expenses
, 1927, Western Newpaper Union.)
In every circumstance of our
lives lies the stirring knowledge
that one's own case, however
strange, Is far from being singu
lar. Laura Spencer Portor.
GOOD PUDDINGS
A pudding that Is good and simple
to prepare is the following:
Lemon Tapioca
Pudding. Soak
two tablespoon fuls
of pearl tapioca in
one cupful of wa
ter for three
hours. Turn a pint
of boiling water
over It and cook
until soft, adding a
pinch of salt. Bent the whites of two
eggs until stiff, turn over them the boil
ing tapioca, beating all the time. Add
one cupful of sugar, the grated rind
and Juice of two lemons. Serve cold
with whipped cream.
Maple Tapioca Pudding. Soak six
titblespoonfuls of pearl tapioca over
Bight. Drain, add four cupfuls of hot
water and two cupfuls of brown sugar.
Dissolve and bake In the oven until
It begins to thicken. Let cool. Add
one teaspoonful of vanilla, a pinch of
salt and a pint of whipped cream.
Serve In sherbet glasses with whipped
cream on top. This will serve twelve.
Caramel Blanc Mange. Soften one
and one-half tablespnonfuls of gelatin
In one-third of a cupful of cold water.
Caramelize one-half cupful of sugar,
then add a scant half cupful of water,
boll until a thick, smooth sirup. Let
the sirup cool a little, pour over the
softened gelatin; when dissolved,
strain Into three cupfuls of cream.
Add one-fourth of a cupful of sugar
and a pinch of salt Stir until the
sugar Is dissolved. Serve Ice cold.
Apple Fluff. (Irate one large, good
flavored apple, adding one-half cupful
of sugar while grating. Beat the white
of one egg until stiff, add apple and
beat stiff. Serve with the following
custard: Cook one cupful of rich
milk, one egg yolk, two tablespoonfuls
of sugar until creamy. Flavor to
taste and cool on Ice.
Crumble Torte. Whip the whites
of two eggs until stiff, add the yolks,
also beaten, chop one cupful of pe
cans. Mix one cupful of sugar, a
tablespoonful of flour and a teaspoon
ful of baking powder, add slowly t
the beaten eggs, then add the chopped
nuts. Add one cupful of finely cut
dates, mix well and bake In a well
buttered bread-loaf tin for half an
hour.
Health Nurse Report
A total of 182 visits were made for
all purposes, investigative, instruct
ive, nursing and miscellaneous. 71
letters were written and 362 wero
sent out for the association. Eight
schools were visited and 17 visits
were made to schools. Seven hundred
and ninety-eight school children were
weighed and measured, the physical
examination was given, 192 had de
fective teeth, 158 suspected enlarged
tonsils, 70 suspected nasal obstruc
tion, 103 were 7 per cent or more un
derweight, 15 were 20 per cent or
more overweight. In the recent re
ports from the State Board of Health
we are finding an increasingly largo
number of small pox throughout the
state. This is due, our physicians
tell us to the lack of vaccination
which has so effectively controlled
smallpox for a number of years in
the past. There are however no
cases reported from this county.
Umatilla Dam Bill Quashed.
Washington, D. C. The bill for tha
Umatilla dam, introduced by Senatoi
McNary, was quashed for this session
of congress by the adverse report on
it by the budget officer. The bill is
now before the senate irrigation and
reclamation committee and probably
will stay there until the end of the
session.
The Churches
Church of Christ
Dr. A. M. Meldrum is giving to
all who are attending a very unusual
series of Scripture messages and
those who are hearing him are real
izing that they are being mightily
benefited by their attendance. Dr.
Meldrum is the most outstanding
speaker that Athena has had or will
in all probability hear except on very
rare occasions but he has a series of
messages in the Christian church
from now on until the 27 and1 you will
be pleased, instructed and spiritually
benefited if you do not let this op
portunity pass. Remember every
evening at 7:30 and on the next two
Sunday mornings 11 A. M. Other
church activities at the usual time.
Bible school aim 70 in attendance.
Our slogan, "Work, Pray, Come!"
CLASSIFIED
Baby Chicks Rhode Island reds,
McRaes strain $18.00 per 100, none
better. S. C. White Leghornes $19.00
per 100. O. A. C. strain, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks, $18.00 per 100. Good
layers mated to O. A. C. cockrels.
Why send away for chicks when you
can get just as good at home. Order
early. 15 per cent books your order
for chicks. D. C. McFadyen, Athena.
Weaving Mrs. Henry Booher is
prepared to do carpet weaving.
Lost Large brown and sable Col
lie. Name Meldrum Rt. 8 Spokane,
Wn. on collar. Reward for informa
tion or recovery. Geo. R. Gerking,
Athena, Oregon.
For Sale Twenty-one head young
mules 3 to 5 years old and ten head
good young horses. F. J. Watkins,
Fifth Street. Athena. Oregon.
For Sale One leather Davenette,
some leather rockers as good as
new. Phone 454, or call on J. F.
Herr.
Now is the time to clean up your
rubbish. Hoggard has two teams to
do it.
Good netted gem potatoes at $2 per
sack. Good fresh Swiss and Jersey
milk cow with heifer calf, giving 40
to 45 lbs milk per day. A. H. Swant.
Phone 31F11 Weston.
Bell & Dickenson, draymen, have
acquired a team of horses to do gar
den plowing and other work as re
quired. Special attention will be giv
en to spring plowing, fertilizer and
dirt hauling, cellar excavation, etc.
Call on us to haul away your winter's
accumalation of rubbish.
Horses and Mules
George Shaver of Union will soon
be in Athena with a car load of good,
young, broke
Horses and Mules
Wait for this bunch, it's a good
one. See them at Bolin's Correl
near Lumber Yard.
This Six-Room Bungalow .
Adapts Self to Any Lot
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Plows
Oliver Chilled Hardened, Deep Suck, in 2 and 3-bot-tom
Gangs. We have in stock the New 95, with its
Heat-Treated Beams-the last word in plows.
ROGERS & GOODMAN
( A Mercantile Trust)
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The Athena Hotel
J. E. FROOME, PROP.
Courteous Treatment, Clean Beda
Good Meals
Tourists Made Welcome
Special Attention Given
to Home Patrons
Corner Main and Third
Athena, Oregon
Real state
Insurance
Farm Loans
Cheap Money
B. I RICHARDS,
Athena
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At Finch's
HOOD RUBBERS
FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
CATTLE KING HIGH AND LOW TOP
RUBBER FOOTWEAR
FOR MEN
Cleaning and Pressing
G. W. Finch, Prop. Main Street, Athena, Oregon
THE
KILGORE CAFE
GERALD KILGORE, Proprietor
Short Order Lunches and Meals served at all hours.
Ice Cream and Soft Drinks. A full line of Candies.
NONE BUT WHITE HELP EMPLOYED
Gerald Kilgore, Proprietor - - Athena, Oregon
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THE ATHENA MARKET
T1IKKK Is much to be said In favor of the one-story dwelling, and when the
floor plan Is as expertly arranged as In this Colonial bungalow the usual
objections of lack of privacy and long distances to walk, are avoided.
This house may run either lengthwise or across the width of the lot Ta
exterior Is of stained grey shingles with either a green shingled or tiled roof
The trimmings should be white and the shutters green to harmonize
with the roof.
The three bedrooms are well shut
on from the rest of the house. The
large tien porch or sunroom can be
made to oicu off either the living
or dining room. The kitchen has the
desired built-in features. Including
the useful breakfast nook.
The cost of this house can be ma
terially reduced by omitting the
basement and allowing space on the
laain floor for a small boiler room.
The walls and roof also are sheathed
with celotex to keep the tempera
ture at comfort point the year
round.
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The Best
Dentistry
Done
Without Pain
Dr. Leach
Bond Building, Pendleton.
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We carry the best
Meat
That Money Buys
J. L. Harman
BlacksmithiDg
Oxy-Acetylene Weld. Delivery and
Truck Bodies Manufactured
Main Street Athena, Oregon
WATTS & PRESTBYB
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street. Athena, Oregon .
State and Federal Court Practice
DRS. A. D. & R. A. FRENCH
. OPTOMETRISTS
French Optical Parlors
15 E. Main St Phone 653
WALLA WALLA, WASH. ,
Kippered Salmon, all Kinds of Salt Fish. Fresh
Fish, Oysters, Crabs, Clams, Kraut in Season.
A. W. LOGSDON
Main Street Athpna
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j Mam Street ' Athcna Oregon.
Foley's Kidney Cure
mokes kidneys end bUdJer rih
ESTABLISHED 1865
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co,
AMERICAN BEAUT'
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FLOUR
Is made in Aihena, bj Athena labor, in one oi the very- best
equipped mill in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem
wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry-. Your
grocer sells the famous American Beauty Flour
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
then a, Oregon.
Waitsburg, Wash