ATHENA, OREGON, JUNE 7, 1929
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Athena, Oregon, June 7, 1929
A FINE. HIGHWAY SYSTEM
"Oregon's bond issue for highway
purposes has built the finest highway
system of any state, taking into con
sideration population and car regis
tration" stated Dr. E. B. McDaniel,
president of the Oregon State Motor
Association in a recent address. In
1917 the voters of Oregon authorized
the issuance of bonds for highway
purposes up to 4 per cent of the as
sessed valuation of the state" con
tinued the doctor "and of this amount
approximately 38 million dollars have
been issued but bonds have been
gradually retired until at present we
owe approximately only 30 million
dollars."
Oregon has over 3500 miles of im
proved highway and when one takes
into consideration the short space of
time in which Oregon has built these
highways, one marvels at the rapid
development of the country. In 1904,
according to information received
from the U. S. Bureau of Public
Roads, there were only 142 miles of
paved roads in the United Slates.
Just 25 years later, Oregon has many
times the mileage of improved roads
in the whole of the United States at
that time.
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THE PRIZE WINNER
A New York judge has been award
ed the $25,000 prize for the best
temperance plan, sponsored by the
Hearst newspapers. The judge's opin
ion is that the 18th amendment can
not be replaced for many years to
come and drawing a distinction be
tween distilled and fermented liquors,
he says that "distillation is the act of
man and has been responsible for
practically all the evils which 'liquor'
has inflicted upon the human race,
while fermentation is the act of na
ture, and that to many must mean, in
the most reverential sense, the act of
God." Therefore, the judge is in
favor of light wines and beer, dis
pensed under state regulatory meas
ures. In other words, the judge lives
in New York, and wants his state to
legalize him the right to quence his
thirst with a beverage that is fer
mented wholly by an "act of nature."
A wonderfully logical plea on which
to win a $25,000 prize awarded for
the best plan to promote temperance!
election, and Lloyd George is the
liberal party.
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George A. Parks, governor of Alas
ka, may be a resident of the "silent
places," but nevertheless he is very
much up to date. He uses an airplane
for transportation and recently flew
from his home in the Northland to
the states.
21 Years Ago
An act passed by the legislature
went into effect Wednesday which
makes it harder for drunken automo
bile drivers to get by, and hence
forth they will encounter more rtevere
penalties. For driving while in an
intoxicated condition the first olTense,
under the new luw, is a misdemeanor,
and the culprit is subject to a fine of
not less than $100 or more than $500
and, in addition to a fine, the guilty
.driver is to spend between 00 days
and six months in jail. The second
offense becomes a penitentiary offense.
The new law declares a second and
subsequent offenses as felonies, with
the penalty not less than one nor
more than five years in the peni
tentiary and a fine not loss than $200
nor more than $500.
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President Hoover supports the
cruiser program on the basis that the
law makes it manditory that fifteen
vessels shall be constructed. The
president's Decoration Day speech is
broad enough to permit him to
qualify in a stand for disarmament,
subject to the desires of other nations
in the limitation of navel construction.
Hoover stands ready to meet the tilu
ation either to build or not to build.
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Pilots Robbins and Kelly, who
smashed all airplane flights by re
maining up 172 hours, were required
to do something other than sit in
their cockpits and watch the clouds
drift by. Daily one or the other of
the pilots was required to climber out
on a small perch called the "catwalk"
to grease the rocker anus of the
motor no easy task in itself.
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The Supreme Court has given Har
ry, Sinclair another jail term of six
months for jury shadowing, which
will be served concurrently with his
present three months' term. Nine
months in jail should instill some re
spect for the courts in the mind of
the millionaire oil man.
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Chicago traders painted a silver
lining in the wheat market cloud,
when after the price had touched bot
tom Monday, it shot up nearly nine
cents a bushel. Monday's close shov
ed July quotations across the dollur
mark again, ending at $1.03Ti.
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David Lloyd George, Britian'g
mighty little man, is again master
of the political situation in his coun
ry. The liberal party was given the
balance of power in the recent general
The fiery cross of the Ku Klux
Klan, blazing on the campus of Des
Moines University, the school which
has been undergoing a series of
troubles lately, apparently means
that a "cleaning up" process is need
ed there.
While clearing off the family ceme
tery plot, a Marshfield woman found
four gallons of moonshine buried in
the top of one of the graves. Evident
ly the bootlegger who buried the
booze was trying to play safe.
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It costs something to operate a
flivver in France. Gasoline sells for
fifty cents a gallon. . At that they
occasionally take a joy ride over
there.
June is probably the most popular
month of the year, for the reason
that brides and gardensass are pro
fusely in evidence.
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"South Alberta Soaked," reads a
headline. Which leads us to suppose
that the people of north Alberta are
more temperate.
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The Pioneers were on time with
their annual picnic at Weston, ac
companied by a million dollar rain.
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"Showers of blessing" is what a
Walla Walla paper terms the rainfall
which visited the valley, last week.
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Colonel Lindebergh held all the
cards in his hand necessary to make
the press gang look like pikers.
Recess to be or not to be, is one
of the important issues confronting
Congress at this time.
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Portland autoists buzzed around
Sunday on gas at 17 Vt to 21 cents per
gallon.
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Athena Garage
Friday, June 12, 1908
Every Statement No. 1 candidate
elected to the Legislature who has
been asked whether he would stand by
his pledge and vote for George E.
Chamberlain for United States Sena
tor has announced his willingness to
send Chamberlain to the Senate.
- Edward Zeuske, only son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Zeuske, pioneers of
North Cold Springs, was instantly
killed a mile south of Weston Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock in a run
away accdent on the steep mountain
grade.
Athena fishermen who went to the
river Sunday, report poor success.
David Taylor went to Portland Sun
day to attend the democratic conven
tion. Al Johnson and J. C. Stamper will
leave Monday for a recreation trip in
to the'Camas Prairie country.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kirk will leave
today for the Umatilla river, where
they will spend several days, camp
ing. Mrs. Garfield, of Walla Walla, with
her two daughters, were guests this
week of her mother. Mrs. Jackson
Nelson, near town.
Will Dobson and York Dell are dele
gates from Pythian Lodge No. 29, K
of P. to the Grand Lodge which con
venes at Portland, next week.
Miss Reta Rothrock had the misfor
tune to fall from a horse yesterday,
and dislocate her shoulder. Dr. Hei
sley was called and attended the
case.
Mr. and Mrs. Will O. Read have
moved from Adams and are occupying
their residence on Third street in this
city. They are heartily welcomed by
Athena friends.
Agripina and Brushup two fleet
racers, owned by Fay LeGrow have
been entered in the Butte races and
were shipped to the Butte track Wed
nesday. The race meeting at Butte
opens June 27.
Mrs. G. C. Osburn arrived in Athena
this morning after a seven weeks' trip
tn Now York. Baltimore and various
other Eastern cities. Mrs. Osburn
will visit a few days with friends here
before proceeding to her home in ia
Grande. .
TvTo,ua tins hppn received here of the
death of Will Stumpf, which occurred
May 18, at McCloud, Alberta. The
young man died from the effects of
oiimoHsm. He was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Phillip Stumpf former resi
dents of Athena.
rkoniu anA other fruit in this vi
cinity give every indication of produc
ing a good crop this season. ouw
berries also, are doing well. Charles
sDlendid specimen
from his garden and placed it on dis
play at the Palace drug store, wneie
it attracted considerable attention.
The young friends of Miss Kitty
Gholson to the number of about forty
niM,A thu hnsnitalitv of her home
last evening in honor of her 16th
birthday. Games and music lurmsnea
entertainment until near midnight and
a dainty lunch of cake and punch was
served. Miss Kitty was presented with
a handsome birthday ring, s-jt with
a garnet and two pearls.
Montie B. Gwinn, the Pendleton
banker accompanied by Mr. Stevens,
was in town Sunday. The gentlemen
came up in an auto, and che machine
doubtless unaccoustomed to good
roads, refused for a timu to travel
Athena's macadamized thoroughfares,
and the mechanical genius of Dick
Wright had to be employed to
straighten matters out.
THE
KITCHEN K
CABINET
(, 1928. Western Newspaper Union.)
Be true to the best that Is in your
soul,
And follow your high Ideal,
And so, as the beautiful seasons
roll,
Tou shall see your dreams grow
real,
Mary Sangster.
DR. S. F. SHARP
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Athena, Oregon
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OLD-FASHIONED FOODS
As the cool weather becomes colder
we enjoy some of the old-time pud
dings, cakes and dishes,
which In our grandmoth
ers' day were good.
Indian Pudding. Scald
one pint of milk, thick
en with two tablespoon
fuls of flour, three ta
blespoonf uls of corn
meal and one-half tea
spoonful of salt Add
one-half cupful of
beef suet chopped fine,
one cupful of mixed, dried fruit, nuts
or coconut, one cupful of molasses,
one tablespoonful of mixed spices and
one quart of cold milk. Bake three
hours, stirring occasionally. Serve
with cream sweetened with maple
sugar.
Grandpa's Gingerbread. Combine
one-half cupful of molasses, one-half
cupful of boiling water, one-fourth
cupful of soft fat, two teaspoonfuls of
mixed spices and stir over heat until
well blended. Cool, then add three
and one-fourth cupfuls of pastry flour
with one teaspoonful of soda and one
teaspoonful of salt Bake in a large
dripping pan for thirty -five minutes.
Cottage Fruit Cake. Mix together
one-half cupful each of fat molasses,
and brown sugar. Add two well-beaten
eggs. Sift together one and one
half cupfuls of pastry flour and one
half teaspoonful each of salt, soda,
cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add
this to the first mixture and then odd
one cupful of raisins, or mixed fruit
dredged with two tablespoonfuls of
flour, one-half cupful of nutmeats and
one teaspoonful of lemon extract
Bake In a loaf pan for two hours in a
slow oven. Cover with caramel frost
ing. Yankee Plum Pudding. Mix two
cupfuls of bread crumbs, one-half cup
ful of suet, one-half cupful of molasses,
one cupful of raisins and one cupful
of sweet milk. Add one teaspoonful
of cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful each
of soda and cloves, and one-fourth
teaspoonful each of nutmeg and salt.
Add one beaten egg, pour into a
greased mold and steam two hours.
Serve hot with a liquid sauce.
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Reduction In Electric
Light Rates
The following reduction in Electric light rates will
be in effect on and after March 15, 1929:
v Residential Rates
First 30 KWH hours used, per month....l0c per KWH
Excess over 30 KWH used, per month..3c per KWH
The above rates apply when bills are paid in full within 10 days
from date of bill. Otherwise, the rate will be increased by 10 per
cent on each item.
Commercial Rates
First 100 KWH used per month..... 10c per KWH
Next 200 .7c per KWH
Next 300 ...6c per KWH
Next 400 5c per KWH
Next 1000 .....4c per KWH
Excess over 2000 .....3c per KWH
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