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Pendleton, Ore 4 Sept 1415-1617 Low Round Trip Fares From Walla Walla $1.25 From Milton $1.00 From Weston $1.00 -Tlcktti will b boaorod going tad returning nnly pedal trains. Fer fares covering entire period of tbe Round'Up end for further particu lar!, call on Local Agent SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE Going Prleaj mm4 aaturaaf Lv Walla Walla 8:15 am Milton JVestoir Athena Adams Ar Pendleton 8:33 9:03 9:10 8:18 9:50 am lv Pendleton Adams Athena Weston Milton Returning PrL. . t. I' ,. 1 6:30 pm 7:00 u 7:10 7:18 7:50 Ar Walla Walla 8:10 pm 1st. Oal ft. 11 10:30 pm 11:00 11:10 11:18 11:50 12:10 am Valuable Adjuncts Aid Wheat Farming Mrs. D. T. Stone Shows the Way to Profit in Diver sified Farming. Burton S. Hutton, field editor of the East Oregonian, recently wrote the following article for his , "Out Where the Wheat Begins" depart ment of that paper: It is surprising what can be done on a small acreage when things are really fixed in the proper way. Two years ago Mrs. D. T. Stone decided she wanted to have a few chickens at her home just off the highway be tween Adams and Athena. With the co-operation of Shannon O'Shea, a young man then working on the place the two set out in the poultry busi ness. Of course the plant and every thing had to be built and the industry started from the ground up. The first building was a .laying house 100 feet by 25 feet. Plenty of range surrounds this house for the chickens, giving them all the ex ercise they want. This year Mrs. Stone has about 2500 chickens, of which number slie will probably pen up about 1800 for the winter laying period. " At first Mrs. Stone had to buy her day old chicks in order to gain a start to raise her own and in this way be sure of what kind of chickens she has. Ordinarily this is almost the only way of knowing just how good the breed is. Eventually the plant is to be developed to Include ex tra land near the present location of the plant so that the young stock may have a range to run on that has not had Jowls on it for two or three years. The first question that pops into one's mind is whether the hens lay cr not. They surely do for during the past year, a laying average of approximately 60 per cent has been maintained by the hens. Along with this there is the reputation of having an excellent quality egg that Is in demand from everyone. By building this name of having good sterile eggs for sale, and tests showing this to be the case, it is no wonder that Mrs. Stone can supply only half the orders she has for eggs. For the coming winter she will have about 1000 pullets and 800 older hens which have some job ahead of them if they think they will be able to fill all orders their mistress has for their product. . ,vYou might wonder where the green feed comes from, well, there is the finest patch of large stock beets growing near the plant that any farmer would be glad to have. These chickens just tear into the tops and roots of these beets which were al so grown on dry land without water. Dry land will produce a variety of crops after all if the seed is put there to grow. Although not at present one of the most modern and up to date poultry plants, these folks have the founda tion of an excellent unit. The line of stock is good and their plans for development are along the most scientific lines which have made units in other portion of the state success fully working enterprises. Conscienti ous effort to develop the plant along the lines advocated by poultry spec ialists and those of successfully working units has been in a large degree responsible for the success that has greeted their efforts in the last two years. Poultry is not the only enterprise on the Stone place. Mr. Stone faring about 800 acres of wheat land and there are also 8 fine Jersey cows that Mrs. Stone has taken quite an interest in. A good garden is also growing without the aid of water other than that descending from the atmosphere. All in all this is a good example of diversified farming and the owners of the farm think it is a very good paying proposition which they are endeavoring to develop r.s rapidly as possible. Franklin Korrell Is Republican's Choice Two Ballots Nominate War Veteran at Portland ; for Congress. fk We Handle Genuine M K Goods-No Substitutes.! j D.R.SHAMP00 Good, Clean Shaving and Baths Up-to-the Minute Bobs Hair Cuts and Shingles DUFFIELD'S BARBER SHOP Athena, Ore. Round-Up Favorites Keeping Jiiders Busy Pendleton Bucking horses were put through initial tryouts Saturday afternoon in preparation for the Round-Up which starts September 14. Most of them provided plenty of ac tion for their riders. Some old favorites with Round-Up fans, Roosevelt Trophy, Bill McAdoo, Bill McMurray, Jack Lowe, Tom Thumb, Winnemucca, Battle Ground, Leather Neck, Sam Jackson, Okano gan and Monkey Wrench provided en tertainment to a large crowd of spec tators. The new turf on the rodeo arena is proving satisfactory to bronco busters who have tried it. The springy ground also gives the horse an even chance with the rider. Fifty Texas longhorns were brought in from Stanfield. They are big and in excellent condition for the big show and a lively time may be expected by bulldoggers and ropers. The Umatilla, Walla Walla and Cayuse Indians are beginning to move toward the Round-Up from their reservation homes. Tepees are going up adjacent to the arena and a picturesque Indian village will be seen by Round-Up fans. Queen Mabel Strickland passed through Pendleton Saturday on her way to the Spokane Bhow. She will return in about a week to prepare for her reign here. Her husband, Hugh Strickland, champion roper, is still confined in a Colorado hospital with a broken leg. With Queen Ma bel were Dona Card and Norman Cowan, last year' all-around cow boy, who are taking in the Spokane show. More entries and stock are coming in with regularity and this year's show is expected to be one of the i best in the history of the Western I event. " ' I Mail order and street ticket sales J are increasing. The local sales are ; heavier than at this time a year ago. First Snow of Season The first snow of the season vuiiened the higher summits of the Tv I ir iue iaounuuns sionaay morning, j Franklin T. Korell, who was every thing from kitchen police to captain in the world war, was nominated as the republican candidate for repre sentative in congress from the third congressional district by the republi can congressional convention at Port land, Saturday night, winning on the second ballot, says the Oregonian. Korell was victor in a field of nine aspirants, each of whom, by the rules of the convention, had to place himself in nomination before the gathering of 367 delegates. Of this number, on the second ballot, Korell received 206 votes. His nom ination was received with acclaim and the immediate adjournment of the convention at 10:25 o'clock. Such wa3 the outcome of the first nominat!J.g convention that has been held in Portland in almost 20 years. Because of the vacancy in congress caused by the 'death of M. E. Crum packer, a special election had to be called, and as there was no provision in the law for a direct primary, the attorney-general gave an opinion that the congressional committee was authorized to make a party nomin ation. The delegates were the pre cinct committeemen who were elected in 1927, and they ran the convention to suit themselves, without advice, in structions or orders from the rec ognized party leaders. Because of the many aspirants, each well known with a single ex ception, and the large number of delegates, it was supposed the con vention would be in session far into the night. By adopting a protected ballot arrangement, which eliminated the necessity of repeated rollcalls, and the elimination of long speeches and the quick tabulation of returns, the entire work of the convention was completed in 2 hours. 31 Years Ago September 4, 1896 Miss Lida Beale, returned to Pen dleton Wednesday to remain perman ently. . ! Miss Myrtle Ghormely, of Walla Walla is visiting at the Whiteman home, near town. - R. A. Carden returned yesterday from Pendleton, where he attended the funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Cosbi Townsend. Zeke Stone is loser of a saddle. One of his horses got away the other day and came home minus the saddle. A placard was hung in front of the postpffice offering a reward for the recovery of the saddle. t A portion of it was found by someone who hung it up over the placard. The horse had literally kicked the saddle to pieces. . Horses sold at the pound Tuesday did not bring very high prices. Lee Hiteman was considered very fortun ate in bidding one fine animal in for the sum of 11 cents. Lee paraded the streets with his horse, and in other ways gave evidence of feeling proud of his purchase. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Froome left yesterday for Rossland, B. C, where Mr. Froome goes into the livery busi ness. He has sent a large part of his outfit on ahead, and will make the trip with his wife in a buggy, a distance of 300 miles. Louie LaBrash is having fine sport fishing in the Lookingglass. His boy Henry, landed h trout up there the other, day which weighed 6 pounds and measured 25 inches. Saturday, August 29, was Miss Beth Bradley's 15th birthday. A number of the young lady's friends were invited to be present at the Bradley home in the evening of that day. Miss Bradley and other mem bers of the family were untiring in their efforts to entertain the friends and acquaintances who were present and make of the evening a memorable one in a social way. Herman Leopold returned last week from the hospital in Walla Walla. Herman is on the road to re covery from an attack of typhoid fever. George Mansfield was down from Colfax, Washington, Saturday. He accompanied the remains of his fath er, Samuel Mansfield, to this place for burial. Haws, the wheat raiser, purchased a wild bronco at the pound Tuesday, A collection was taken from the crowd to pay for. a rider. Some sport was had m riding the animal. Lawyer Huntington moved his fam ily to the Waterman residence, in the north part of the city, Tuesday." A boy who will eventually end up in the "pen" unless he speedily mends his ways has been causing no end of annoyance in the Stone neighbor hood recently. He developed a pen chant for destroying machinery. He demolished several guards on the sickle-bar of a header, and tinkered with the master-wheel of a horse power. At a house-raising at Touchet one day this week, D. D. Earp, well known to Athena people had the mis fortune to receive a broken arm. Two others received serious injuries, one came off with a broken leg while the other received a broken arm. A side of the house fell on the men. School Sup plies Among the fine varied stock will be found a big supply of "Steve's Big Value" Tablets Recently Arrived Best of all new, fresh Candies Shirts Blazers Slipovers STEVE'S GROCERY Quality Quantity. Service. Phone 171. ' Athena, Oregon The Athena Hotel MRS. LAURA FROOME, Prop. Courteous Treatment, Clean Beds Good Meals Tourists Made Welcome Special Attention Given to Home Patrons Saturday Specials Sweet Pickles In Tin, per gallon 1.29 In Glass, per gallon v 1.50 Corner Main and Third Athena, Oregon Continental Oil Company Prompt Service Always Bryce Baker, Agent Phones 761 and 31F11, Athena "He that tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooted." Insurance of every kind and description. Farm Loans at rates and terms that satisfy. B.B RICHARDS, Athena THE"" ICILGORE CAFE GERALD KILGORE, Proprietor FRIGIDAIRE COLD DRINKS Malted Milk, Sodas, Coca Cola, Root Beer, Sun daes, Ice Cream, Bricks, Dixies, Eskimo Pies, etc. Gerald Kilgore, Proprietor - - Athena, Oregon THE ATHENA MARKET Dills per gallon 70c Adair's Cash Grocery kQne 567 Free Devery si Athena Branch Malen Burnett School of Music Fall Term Begins September 15th High School Auditorium Miss Edna Hanna, Pianist Teacher J. L. Harman BlacksmithiDg We Carry the . Pendleton Machine Works Hinged Weeder ; Main Street Athena. Oregon Bell & Venable Phones 452 and 24 Two Auto Truck Drays Always At Your Service City and Country HAULING and Horse Team Work We carry the best Meat That Money Buys Kippered Salmon, all Kinds of Salt Fish. Fresh Fish, Oysters, Crabs, Clams, Kraut in Season. A. W. LOGSDON Main Street Athena, Oregon. Foley's Kidney Cure 1 makes kidneys and btaiJer right The Lumber You 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