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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1927)
AN independent newspaper F. B. BOYD. Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates. IJ.00 $1.00 75 One copy, one year One copy, six months . . , One copy, three months Athena, Oregon, May 13 1927 The plight of the Stanfield irriga tion project exists in the private ownership of 5000 acres out of the total 8300 acres in the district. The privately owned 5000 acres is being held bv the Bank of California ana the Furnish investment company for speculative purposes, and until these interests are satisfied to take a fair price for their holdings, the government refuses to take any ac tion whatever in widening the pres ent canal system of the district, to carry the water from McKay dan. Replying to a plea for government assistance, Dr. Elwood Mead who re cently visited the project, is quoted as saying: "We want to sell the water in the McKay reservoir, but the excess land owners must practic ally surrender their property so that a price can be fixed on the land that will prove attractive to settlers be fore the government gives assistance. We will not do anything unless the non-resident owners agree to a rea sonable price. o Through every newspaper office day after day go all the weaknesses of the world all the vanities that want to be puffed, all the revenges that want to be reaped, all the mis takes that want to be corrected, all the dull speakers that want to be thought eloquent, all the meanness that tries to get its wares noticed gratis in order to save the tax of the advertising column. Through the editorial and reportorial rooms all the follies and shams of the world are seen day after day, with the re sult that the average newspaper writer is at times tempted to believe that all humanity is steeped in folly and deceit. There is no room for surprise in finding that men in this profession are more skeptical than others. A commendable portion of the work recently done by the county health nurse is that of bringing about what is termed "summer round-up clinics." These clinics bring together the children of the county who will be entering school for the first time at the fall or mid-winter terms during the next school year The method is employed for con venience of examining into the child's physical and mental condition, in order that corrective measures may be taken to rectify deficiencies be fore the child enters upon its school work. "The Unknown Soldier" "Her Husband's Secret" Valentino's "The Eagle" "The Unknown Soldier," which was to have been presented at the Standard last Saturday evening will be shown tomorrow night. Here is a photoplay of high grade, a big theme finely developed, with massive settings and stirring incidents. Sunday night, Antonio Moreno and Patsy Ruth Miller will be seen in "Her Husband's Secret," taken from May Edington's Saturday Evening Post story, "Judgment" Frank Lloyd, who made "The Sea Hawk," "Black Oxen" and "The Silent Watcher" is the director. The Standard's mid-week picture next Wednesday night will be "The Eagle" featuring Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky and Louise Dresser, This gorgeous production at regular admission prices was adapted for the screen by Hans Kraly, from the story by Alexander Pushkin. As though the country were not broken enough through flood ca lamity, in which thousands of peo ple have been driven out homeless and facing dire distress, the mid west and southwest states are bat tling with cyclones and tornadoes. The year of 1927 bids fair to go down in history with a record for catastro phes inherited from elements over which mankind has no control. Recent astronomical discoveries re veal that the so called canals on the planet Mars are in truth groups of vegetation. The further discovery that Mars has atmosphere compar able to the earth's atmosphere would indicate that the planet, located some ;;5,500,000 miles from us, is inhabited by grasshoppers instead of canal toads. For the first time since the war, cattlemen are realizing fair prices for their beef steak. Last week av erage steers sold at Baker for eight cents on hoof. It has taken a long time for the old saying that "beef will come back again" to be realized by the stockraiser but when it conies, it's here. o There must be chery cherry pros pects in the Milton-Freewater dist rict despite frost damage reports. We read whore growers have already pooled 75 per cent of the crop, which we have been led to believe did not exist. Now that a good grade artificial silk is being made from cornstalks, Peoria, Illinois, is boosting for a $2,000,000 silk factory, and the ladies of all corn-growing states are "'sit ting pretty." Why not change the trans-Atlantic flight from Talis to the British land ing field at London, and not disap point Bertund and Chamberlain as the result , of the tempermental French outburst. The federal government will build $533,000 worth of national forest roads in Oregon this year, and a few trails on the side. We find that New Zealand is also infested with radicals. A train carry ing the Duke and Duchess of York was ttoiied. Unity Church Discussed A group of Athena people interest ed in organizing a Unity church here, met at the Masonic Hall Tues day evening to discuss the matter. A splendid musical program preced ed a talk by Clifton A. Phillips former pastor of th local Church of Christ. Mr. Phillips and others feel that Athena is too small a commun ity to support the several churches now here, and that by concerted ac tion and unified organization, much more might be accomplished. The meeting closed with no definite plans being made. McKay Dedication Exercises Tuesday Governor Patterson Opened Needle Valves, Letting Waters Out. Fruitvale Beat Adams Adams was put practically out of the winning of the pennant in the Walla Walla valley league, when she was defeated Sunday by Fruitvale, score 5 to 3. Walla Walla Bucks Win Walla Walla shut out Hermiston 8 to 0, and the Bucks blanked the Indians 7 to 0 in the Sunday games of the Blue Mountain league. Mr. and Mrs. George Banister of Walla Walla and Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Geissel and daughter Beverley of Milton, were in Athena Sunday visiting relatives. SODA FOUNTAIN WEEK With a big celebration .crowd, in eluding many notables present, Gov ernor Patterson opened the needle valves of McKay Dam Tuesday after noon, and the first impounded flo'.d waters gushed forth over the bed of McKay creek. The governor's -act was a part of the dedicatory program, which was participated in by Dr. Elwood Mead of the federal reclamation bureau; Congressman N. J. Sinnitt, Senaior Steiwer and others. The program was arranged by Hermiston people and the Pendleton Commercial Association, terminated in the evening with a banquet; at Hermiston. Following the ceremonies at the dam, a tour of the irrigation projects in the west end of the coun ty was made, many points of interest being visited by a large number of people traveling in automobiles. Each section of the west end had something impressive to offer in evi dence of the beneficial results that have accrued under development through irrigation, and the increase of production when the McKay wa ter is brought into use. Storm Fatalities Large In Mid-West States The tornado death toll by cities, as compiled by the press' associations; Missouri Poplar Bluff, 85; Mex ico, 6; St. Louis, 1; Ava,2; other cities, 8. Texas Nevada, 17; Garland, 10; Paul's Switch, 4; Wolfe City, 4; Kellog, 2. Kansas Scattered towns, 11. Arkansas Eldorado, 17; Walnut Ridge, 10; Hoxie, 10; Egypt, 9; Car lisle, 5; Randall, 8; Toledo, 2; Imbod en, 5; Camden, 3. Illinois Chicago, 4; New Columbia 5; Jacksonville, 1; Rushville, 1; Bluffs City, 1; Hinckley 1; Waverly, 1. Louisiana Natchitoches, 3. Besides tornadic storms, other ele mental disturbances swept parts of Iowa, Wyoming and Indiana. A wom an was drowned near Sioux City, Iowa, and three persons froze to death near Laramie, Wyoming, while more than 100 were rendered tempor arily homeless in the Hoosier state. The Safe Fountain For Your Children There is no need to hesi tate to let your children have a drink of soda or some ice cream at the Fountain at McFADDEN'S PHARMACY Athena, Oregon u It Pays to Look Well" The Filch Shampoo is more than a shampoo. Applied with our super sereict methods, irtftL O . scientific scalp treatment Super-servics is 'out motto which means the teru latest scientific equipment, standard toilet prepara tions, clean towels and absolute sanitation, j Whitehead's Barber Shop Athena, Ore, Weston Won Opener Weston defeated Milton-Freewater Sunday in the opening games of the Big Four Baseball league, 12 to 3. Batteries were Orwick and Banister for Weston, Humphries and Hudson and Snow and Burke for Milton-Freewater. Keep Historical Matter In State, is Request The following resolution adopted by the Oregon Historical society, is self explanatory: Resolved, That, in view of the fact that much valuable material of historical value and interest, in the form of letters, journals, diaries, printed newspapers and state docu ments, and museum articles, is pass ing into the hands of private collect ors and being sent out of the state, the residents of Oregon be requested to communicate with the Oregon Historical Society or an officer thereof, before parting with any such material; and that the press be asked to assist in placing this re quest in the hands of the public, j Salem Won Shoot With a score of 148 to 146 out of a possible 150 targets, Salem broke the tie with Pendleton,' Sunday, and won the Oregonian telegraphic trap shooting tournament contest, l'or Pendleton, Marion Hansell and Ray Shangle were high score with 49 out of 50 targets shot at. Dr. Hanavan made a score of 48. Hansell made the high score for the entire tourna ment. CLASSIFIED Good Wood Good clear yellow pine, $6 per cord; small pine $4 per cord, all 16 inch cut, at Jim Brittan place, Reservation Mountain. , Range for Sale A good second hand kitchen range for sale at a reasonable price. Enquire at this office. Fat hens for sale Call on F. B. Wood, Athena, phone 111. New Weeder See the new Pendle ton Machine Works Hinged Weeder at J. L. Harman's blacksmith shop, Athena. For Sale A good milch cow. M. Saulsberry. phone 25F21. II. High grade piano in vicinity of Athena can be bought on small monthly payments. For particulars write Pendleton Music House, Pen dleton, Oregon. NOTICE OF REFEREE'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UPON Wtt TITION Notice is hereby given that the un dersicned. as referee, under and pur suant to a decree of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla Countv. dulv made and entered on the 7th dav of ADril. 1927. in a parti tion suit then pending therein be tween William J. Kirk as plaintiff and Marv C. Sommerville. Cora Kirk and Clara Josephine Kirk, defend ants, will sell at public auction for cash in hand, all the rieht. title, in terest.and estate of said plaintiff and of each of said defendants, of, in, and to the following described real estate, situate in Umatilla Coun ty, State of Oregon, to wit: The South half of the Southeast quarter of Section 28, and the North half of the Northeast quarter of Section 33, all in Township 3 North of Range 35 E. W. M.. together with the tenements, hered itaments and appurtenances there unto belonging or in anywise apper taining, said sale to be subject to the confirmation of thi3 court. That said sale will be made at the west door of the County Court House in Pendleton. Umatilla County, state of Oregon, on the 16th day of May, 1927, at the hour of 2 o clock in the afternoon of said day. 'That the in terest of said Clara Josephine Kirk in said real property is encumbered by a mortgage made on October rfutn 1924, by Roy A. Kirk, a single man, A. O. Kirk and Josephine Kirk, hus band and wife, to Moses Taylor for the sum of $6000 on said lands and other lands, which said mortgage was recorded on the first day of Novem ber, 1924 in Book 84 at page 150 of the mortgage records of Umatilla County, State of Oregon. That said mortgage will be paid to the extent of $2500 as agreement between said Moses Taylor and said Clara Jose phine Kirk, by the undersigned as referee, from the proceeds of the sale of the interest of the said Clara Josephine Kirk in said real property, and a release of said lands from the lien of said mortgages will be pro cured by the undersigned, as referee, and filed with the County Clerlt of Umatilla County, State of Oregon. That said lands will be sold free and clear of all other encumbrances except that the purchaser will be re ouired to pay the reasonable value of the summer fallow and cultivation done on said premises, up to the date of sale for 1927. A15M13. W. H. MORRISON. I . I I IT' "Famously Good Meals" New -Type Diners For a quarter of a century the Northern Pacific has been improving its Dining Car bervice. 1 oday, we believe the variety of menus, cuisine and the service itself are better than ever before. Ihe next time you travel, we invite you to judge. Our Big Baked rotatoes, Big Baked Apples and Individual Lemon ries "North Coast are particular lavonies. Limited" New-type dining cars are being added to One of America's the "North Coast Limited' this p. B. Wood, AgL, Fine Trams spring and summer. Athena, Ore. Northern Pacific Railway i'First of the Northern Transcontinentals" DR. S. F. SHARP PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Athena, Oregon . DR. W. G. COWAN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ' Athena, Oregon D. J. McFaul, M. p.'?- Office over " Inland Empire Bank Pendleton, Oregon Specializing in Electro and Quartz Lamp Therapy. WATTS & PRESTBYB Attorneys-At-Law Main Street. Athena, Oregon State and Federal Court Practice If NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned, as administratrix of the estate of Michael J. Ryan, deceased, has filed her final account and re port in said estate with, the Clerk of the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County; and that the Judge thereof has fixed Wednesday, the 8th clay of June, 1927, at the hour of ten o'clock A. M. as the time, and the County Court room in the courthouse at Pendle ton, Umatilla County, Oregon, as the place for the hearing of objections to such final account and the settle ment thereof. MARGARET RYAN Administratrix of the Estate of Michael J. Ryan, deceased Raley, Raley & Warner, Attorneys for Administratrix, Pendleton, Ore gon. A29M27. Ice Cream in Bulk, Bricks, Eskimo Pies, Sundaes and Sodas Cold Drinks Malted Milk, Coca Cola, Root Beer, Green River, Grape Boquet, Orange Juice, Lemonade, Roaches Draft Beer, Bottle Beer, Milk Shake, Etc. Short Order Lunches W. R. Harden The Best Dentistry Done Without Pain Dr. Leach Bond Building, Pendleton. Care of Cemetery Lots . .' '- r. We are equipped to furnish either perpetual or annual care of lots in the Athena Cemetery", at reason able rates. ATHENA CEMETERY ASSOCIATION See: E. C. Prestbve, Secretary, or Ike Phillips, Sexton. Jensens Blacksmith Shop Horseshoeing Prices Rsasonable Athena, Oregon COME WITH CONFIDENCE to this office and consult us about your bodily ills and ailments. We do not offer chiropratic adjustment as the be-all and the end-all and ihe universal cure-all. But it is mighty effective for many physical defecU. Dr. W. Boyd Whyte Stangier Building, Phone 706 Pendleton, Oregon. 937 J ur mm mm umt mmt mmt ill mmt mmi mmt mmt mmt mmt mmt mmt mmt mmt mmt mmt mmt mmt mmt unt mmr mi SOME OF THE FACILITIES OFFERED BY THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES For rent from $1 per year up. These boxes are kept in our fire-proof and burglar-proof vault, and they are accessable to you at any time during banking hours. INTEREST ON DEPOSITS We will pay you interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, compounded semi-annually if you wish, on our certificates of deposit. In the last five years we have paid our customers over $75,000 in interest on deposits. WE OFFER FOR SALE Insured mortgage bonds, insured by the National Surety Company of America. These bonds are in $100, $500 and $1,000 denominations and draw in terest at the rate of 6 per cent, coupons payable semi- annually. - - . . .. - - ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. 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