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Work Under Way On Dormitory at State University NeW Structure to. House 278 Students; Contracts Let . For Construction UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu gene. Hansen and Hammond, Portland contractors,, were awarded, the contract to construct the first unit of the new men's dormitory for the University of Oregon, at a special meeting of the board of regents. The Portland com pany bid $310,000, for the project, against $312,943 bid by Lorenz Broth ers,. Portland, and $313,000 by Stein brothers, the only Eugene firm entered. ' The bond issue of $375,000 which will finance the structure and furnish it, will.be handled by Dean Witter, Port land firm, ,who bid in cooperation with the Marine National Bank of Seattle, Wash. This firm bid 02:13, with interest at four and-one-half per cent. The rate of interest was particularlyi attractive and University officials point out that such a rate reflects the' high 'credit raft ing of the institution; : ' ( Work on the dormitory, which is ex pected to be rushed so that the struc ture can be completed by fall, will be started in the immediate future, it is planned. Additional details of con struction were announced today by Ellis K Lawrence, of the firm of Law rence and Holford, University archi tects. The capacity of the . hall has been increased from 271, as first pro posed, to 278 men. The roof will be of asbestos, with copper flashings, making this part absolutely fireproof. , The structure will have its own re frigeration plant, which will be of the latest type, and this will include an ice-plant and cork-lined storage room. The dining room will be large enough to accommodate 500 persons at one sit ting, yet will be divided by folding doors so that it forms five separate rooms. This hall can also be Used for parties and dances, and will hare a floor space almost as large as that now used for such purposes in the Woman's building. The dining room will be pan elled in attractive style. . . Each floor will have plenty of shower baths and other plumbing facili ties, and . the entire structure will be roomy and comfortable for the inhabitants. Gift Proved of Little Value to Lafayette When General Lafayette ' visited America In 1824 congress, by act of December 28, 1S24, granted him $200, 000 and "one complete town of land" in recognition of his "services and sacrifices" during the Revolution, Pathfinder Magazine recalls. The lnndv Cfts to be located under the authority ! flie President "in any of the unap propriated lands of the United Staters." This location was made in what was then known as West Flor-j Ida and embraced 23,028.50 acres cov ering part of what is now the city of Tallahassee. A patent for this land was issued on July 4,; 1825, and was delivered to Lafayette In person by the commissioner of the general land office. A notice In the Pensacola '. Gazette of 1825 says Hint Colonel Mc-: Kee arrived in Florida to select the land for the famous Frenchman. La-: fayette never saw his Florida land. An attempt was made tp colonize this tract by French settlers, under Count i La Porte, but the scheme was unsuc cessful. A few years later Lafayette made another attempt nt ' coloniza tion. He sent Charles Murat, a son of the great cavalry general and Napoleon's sister, but lie too . failed. : After Lafayette's death the land was sold by his heirs and It Is now owned by a large number of different per Chinese Pirates Not Like Old Buccaneers Although pirates are hardly less commtn than fishermen on some Chi nese rivers, they differ from the pirates of popular Juvenile fiction In that they are not particularly blood thirsty. In fact some of China's best known government officials began life as bandits or pirates, and found it no detriment socially in after yearsr An Incident illustrating something of the sort was told in the Dearborn Inde pendent by William E. Barton, who has traveled extensively in the Orient, ts follows: ? "Only a few months ago a steam launch belonging to a Canton Chris tian college, loaded with students, was captured and held for ransom. The ransom was not paid. The governor of the Island of Honan, on which the college Is located, assured the college people that it was not wise to pay ransom, or It would have to be done again. 'They will not kill,', he . said. When I was a robber, we captured for ransom, but we did not kill.';" . This Information proved t .reliable, the writer continues, and the students and launch were returned within a few days. . . . ' .- In a Bad Fix ;'' ' He came to the Liberty avenue bowling-alley man : wearing a long face. , , ' ' ' "I'm in an awful mees," he confided "My wife thinks I've, been bowling ev ery Saturday night for the last six months, and now she's decided to come down and watch me roll a match. I can't do a thing to dissuade her. It's fierce." , .- ''y "Oh, you can ; get by all right;" soothed the bowling-nlley man. "She probably doesn't know much about the game." "Well, 'that's Jusl it," he lament ed. "Neither do I. I never bowled In my life." Pittsburgh. Post-Gazette. Didn't Lose Anything Students of the times are quite con vinced that women are rapidly grasp ing the business spirit of the age as well as the lingo of commerce. The growing business aptitude of one of the gentle sex Is Indicated by the fol lowing Incident which Is reported to have occurred very recently. A young wife, residing In Chicago, lost her hus band by death and tpleinphed the tidings to her parents In Maine: "John was killed in an automobile accident this morning. . ; Loss' fully covered by Insurance." CLASSIFIED Strayed A Jersey Milk Cow from the Henry : Koepke place. . Phone 32F12. For' Sale A - Hamilton, Player Piano. Phone .561, Athena. For ' Sale 60 one-day old chicks with two mother hens. Mrs. Earl Martin. Team Work I am prepared. to do all kinds of team work at reasonable prices. I will give special attention to plowing1 garden grounds, CLAUD DICKENSON. Good Mountain Pasture I am pre pared to furnish good mountain pas ture," plenty of water, for horses and Cattle, horses $2.50, cattle $1.25 per month. Good fences. Chester Fer guson, Weston, phone 15F2. 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Freewater, Oregon,: Athena Leather Shop Shoe Repairing Sewed Soles a Specialty. Harness and Auto Work. PERRY HALL Open For Business Red Crown & Conoco GASOLINE ' AH grades of Oils FREE SERVICE "Pink's" Place Third Street 22 Years Ago t ..... April 13, 1906 Miss Jennie Dykes of Milton spent Sunday with Miss Elsa Rosenzweig. "H. J. Bean, republican candidate for circuit judge, was in town yes terday. Born, in Athena April 8, 1906, to Mr. and Mrs. George Scrimsher, a daughter. T. J. Kirk, C. A. Barrett and W. D.. Chamberlain were in Pendleton yesterday. W. G. Preston, who has been down from Waitsburg visiting his son, re turned today. ' . Sheriff . Taylor came up from Pen dleton yesterday, and attended the funeral of little Lee Gerking. F. S. LeGrow left on last evening's train for Levanworth, Kansas," where he will ' remain for several days on business. ' ' . .. ' " ; Eber Luna left Athena Saturday for Pomeroy, Wash., where he will .occu py the position of saleman in a'gen eral merchandise store of that city.' ' Byron Hawks came up from Moro Saturday and is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Stone, and of Mr.rank Cdolidge. He is a Yellow Kid "fan." At the council meeting Wednesday evening, -W. J. Gholson was reap pointed city .v marshal and , water superintendent, at a salary , of $65 per month.' . . ' ; ,'- ., Cut worms are said' to be numerous in the wheat fields of the (Jerking Flat neighborhood west of town. Also in Sand-Hollow the worms are doing considerable damage, so it is report ed." Bruce Wallace, proprietor of the Pioneer drug store has purchased the Jones cottage on Jefferson street, and will occupy it ai once. .Mr. and Mrs. Jones are leaving , Athena for Echo, where they will conduct a hotel. ' ' A number of newspaper men were in town Sunday and made their head quarters at the Press office. The Press man had the honor of entertain ing T. D. S. Hart of Walla Walla, and Messrs Aldrich and Drake of Pen dleton. . Mitt Bush has made a complaint against Mike Ryan, before district Attorney Phelps. " He alleges that during a dispute Ryan drew a gun. There are said to be conflicting re ports concerning the affair and .the district attorney will investigate be fore making any arrests. The Yellow Kids will play in Walla Walla Saturday and Sunday. An ex-i cursion train will run from Pendleton to Walla Walla Sunday morning, re turning in the evening. This will give the people of the intervening towns an opportunity of visiting the garden city and witnessing the Sun day game. Ike Butler, the famous pitcher will be seen at his best in that game. , ROY W. RITNER Candidate for Joint Representative Umatilla and Morrow Counties REPUBLICAN Paid Adv. Foley's Kidney Cure make kidneys ahu blstiJer rbrW DR. S. F. SHARP PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON " Athena, Oregon . DR. J. L. 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Made Welcome Special Attention Given to Heme Patron Conoco Gasoline Quick Starting Packed With Extra Miles Motor Oils Greases Bryce Baker, Agent ' ' - Phones 761 and 31F11, ; Athena Corner Main and Third Athena, Oregon "He that tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooted." Insurance of every lrind and description. Farm Loans at rates and terms that satisfy. B. B RICHARDS, Athena Farmers Grain Elevator Company Grian and Feed SPECIAL A Full Line of Sperry's Chick Feed Phone 382 LEE WILSON, M'gr. Belli Venable Phones 125 and 24 Two Auto Truck Drays Always At Your Service City and Country HAULING and Horse Team Work THE -lULGiOiRE'GliFE GERALD KILGORE, Proprietor Icy Pi Something New-Try it Today Gerald Kilgore, Proprietor - - Athena, Oregon i" THE ATHENA MARKET 1 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. 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
