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VOLUME 43
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 14, 1930
NUMBER 11
: LEGGE INSISTS ON
fiit.ni nuiiLnuLuui
Reduction of Ten Per Cent
Wanted to Hold Surplus
' Down To Normal, r
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1 Washington. Chairman . Legge of
J the federal farm "board warned that
: unless wheat farmers ... reduce , their
acreage by 10 per cent and prevent
:'; another wheat surplus, the board will
be unable to help them get 'a fair
. price next year. ...
. , In a virtual ultimatum , to , wheat
growers, made in a letter to Governor
; George F. Shaf er of North" Dakota,
Legge explained the board will ,have
:'i 100,000,000 bushels of wheat on hand"
5 at the end of this year, and that
there is no hope of f dumping very,
I much on the export market. ..
' . The farm board chairman also de
, clared there is no hope for relief of
v congestion at terminal - markets with
in 60 days. He said "the . tendency
seems to be for the congestion to be
" come worse rather than better." This,
, he added, is due to rapid liquidation
; in other wheat-exporting countries
- Australia, Argentina and Canada ,
" which he said would go on, in his
opinion, at something below the level
of prices in this country; "no matter
to what basis our price , level went."
; . The present operations of the ata
bilizatiori corporation will undoubted
' ly result in its having upwards of
: 100,000,000 bushels of wheat on hand
''at the close of the present-season,
'. Legge said. .L":'- '; j-:-.. ,'""'
"If the .farmers are going ahead
trying to produce an additional sur
plus on the basis that some way. will
be able to take care of it on a fair
. price level another year, they are go
ing to be mistaken. i .'
"If they will cooperate, the stabiliz
ation corporation will be justified in
paying storage charges and carrying
this wheat for time in hope that a
crop shortage somewhere in the world
will give them an opportunity to nn
, load it. If, on the other hand, the
. farmers' attitude is to let George do
1 jt all, the , natural procedure would
eeem to be to dispose of this wheat
" the best- they could and write off the
loss,, but doing this would probably
, adversely affect the price of the 1930
crp-" -
' Legge wrote in response to a letter
from Shafer as to the basis of buying
i Wheat after . congestion at" terminal
markets is relieved; The chairman
pointed out that he cannot say, as
there is no relief for the congestion
: fit this time. ..... '.-K-S
i "There is no possible solution of
this problem unless we get the co-
' operation of the growers themselves.
"e "No other industry in the world
' blindly produces without any at
tention to potential market possibili
ties. In endeavoring to obtain qual-
ity for agriculture, it is perhaps es
sential that ' agriculture adopt some
of the basic principles of other lndus
'tries.'-: ., :--v.
"Wheat seems to be in the worst
situation of any of our major ercrs,
' as far as the export market is con
cerned, but fortunately there is only
a small amount of it exported onran
average. ,
"Your growers will ask how they
are going to get along with a less
:' production, but if they can get more
money, and we believe they can, by
raising four bushels where they are
now raising five, why should they
destroy the market by raising the ex
. tra bushel? '
f "A 20 per cent reduction would
make the tariff fully effective, .but
' the 10 per cent we are now suggest
' ing would in our judgment put the
trade on a fairly healthy basis."
' " " ' Student Set'"' Record '
Having to cook and keep house for
a husband failed to handicap Mrs.
Golda C. Wiekham, student at the
" University of Oregon, for last term
i she not only rated highest scholas
! tically among the 3200 students, but
; set a new1 record as well. She
: amassed 95 points, the most ever
made by a student, and ? the most
that it is possible for a student to
; make. She carried 19 hours and re
ceived a grade of 1 in every study.
The average, student load is 15 or 16
hours and the average number of
points made is about 45.
Milton Farmers Organize
The Milton local of the National
" Grain Growers, Inc., has been organ
ized with William Steen, president,
A. It. Shumway, vice-president and
Roy Howard, secretary. H. M. Cock
1 burn and Sam Ingle are on the board
: ct directors. Members, of the new
4 local have signed pp 200,000 bushels
' of wheat. -
Regatta Dates Changed
; Dates for the annual American
' Legion motorboat Tegatta on McKay
lake' at Pendleton, have been chang
ed from. June 14-15 to June 21-22.
New features will be added to the
astatic ptttraa fcii yett.
My rick Named Forward
On All-Star Basketball
Team By Game Referees
Eldon Myrick, clever forward on
the Athena high school '. basketball
team qualified as one of the forwards
on the all-star quintet, selected at
the district tournament Saturday
night by tournament officials, Ref
eree Croxdalo of Whitman and Um
pire Kranz of Walla Walla. Says
the sports writer of the East Oregon-
lan:
"Every man named has a dead eye
for the basket while his floor gam
stood out through the two" days of
the tournament and the checking, of
the men named was superb. 5 ; ;
"Myrick of Athena, Karstens of He
lix and Hansen of Umatilla were
given the forward ratings. Myrick
was the bright star , in ..the.., Athena
team while Karstens was a threat
anv time he' took a pass from a He
lix teammate.1 Hansen played whirl
wind basketball all 1 the time and
checked close besides ringing his
share of the counters.
"In selecting .a center the officials
went out of the center bracket and
named a forward to handle the pi
vot job. , Miller of ;McLoughlin gets
the selection , although, lacking tne
height of the average center. He is
a wiry athlete, fast on the floor and
a good checker and combination play
er and a threat in tha basket one.
His speed and ability to handle the
ball made him an easy choice for the
honor. : :
"dinger of McLoughlin, Schannep
and Temple of Peridleton were nam
ed for the guard jobs.: There is lit
tle to choose between them. All are
fast, check hard and close and play
the floor well besides having accurate
eyes. They led their respective
teams in scoring in the final game
Saturday night."
Joseph N. Scott Demo
crat, Will Run Again
: Josenh N. Scott, old time Athena-
Pendleton democrat, has tossed ,his
sombrero into the- legislative ring,
and announces that he will be a can
didate for representative from Uma
tilla and? Morrow counties, suDjeci
to will and action taken in the demo
cratic primaries, v ; - ;
"I have decided to file as a can
didate for reelection as representa
tive in the legislature for Umatuia
and Morrow counties," says Mr.
Scott. "If the voters of this district
approve of my record in office I will
consider it i honor to represent
them in the state legislature again.
With 1 the experience gained in two
sessions of the legislature I feeliove
I can do some good work for my
district and the state of Oregon.'
f hav not attemoted to make a
lwnrd in the wav of introduction of
bills but in consideration of the hun-
dreds of measures presented at eacn
session I have done my best, to pro
mote good legislation and to help de
feat that which seemed to me to be
iniurious to the interests of the
people of the state.
. "I was one of the sponsors or. tne
individual income tax bill which will
be on the ballot at the coming No
vemhpr election and I worked on the
committee which put in its ; final
form the constitutional amendment
which will give the people of Oregon
the opportunity, at the next general
election, to adopt tne canines torm
of government.
- "If I am atraih honored by election
to the legislature I will as before do
what I can in working for the t best
interests of this district and the
state of Oregon."
Gopher Control Demonstration -To
control gopher devastation in
the alfalfa fields of the Stanfield
Harmixtnn distriet. a demonstration
is to be made next week by assistant
county , agent George Jenkins ana
Roy Fugate of the U.- S. Biological
Survey. There are places in the
district where the gophers do exten
sive damage to growing crops and the
banks of irrigation ditches, t
Dies At Age of 92
MifJi-at.h. a venerable
and highly esteemed resident, of He
lix, passed away at St. Anthony's
hospital in Pendleton, Tuesday night
of last week, at tne age ox wa years
stio la survived bv her husband.
James McGrath, an inmate of the
Elks home at Laramie, Wyoming; a
daughter and one son.
Mill on Mi Is Secretary
Irl S. McSherrey, former Milton
man and gradual of Mac-Hi, Ltaifield
College and post-graduate of U, of 0.
and Columbia University in journal
ism, is to be private secretary to
Governor Norblad, succeeding . Miss
Beatrice Walton, resigned.. Mc
Sherry has been connected with, dif
ferent Oregon newspapers.
Night Plowing
Taking advantage of the brilliant
'moonlight, Je'fferson county farmers
are working tractors during nigm
hours in preparing wheat fields for
spring planting. In the vicinity of
Culver 20 tractors are being used
night aSil .day.
Design for the Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawk
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After cure u ly considering 35. designs, submitted anonymously, a Jury of award has selected this plan for the
Wright memorial, which has been authorised by act of congress and which will be erected at Kitty Hawk N O
to commemorate the first successful human attempt in nil history at power driven airplane 'flight as achieved
December J7. U01. by Ohille Wright The judges praised the -exti-eme simplicity- of the wlSlgt ign, Such is
the creation of ltobert P. llodgors and Alfred E,:Poor. New'Tork architects. , a."
Oregon State College To
Send Demonstration Train
A special demonstration train, one
of the most popular and spectacular
methods of emphasizing any agri
cultural pro jest, is H announced for
Oregon by the S, P, and S. Railroad
and Oregon State college as another,
means of asslgting the present Ore
gon dairy industry through produce
tion, more efficient marketing and in
creased consumption. -
Plans for the train have been ap
proved by W. F. Turner, president of
the, railroadand-. W. 3, Jterr,,, presU
dent of 0,S. C as another means of
carrying Qut the present nationwide
program designed to lift the dairy in
dustry out of its present depression.
The extension service of the college
has been given a free hand in the
arrangement of exhibits and program
for the special, and P. M. Brandt and
N. C. Jamison of the dairy ' depart
ment are planning to present in
grppnjq iorm ne program or me
state dairy convention and producers'
association of this state,
Final Tribute Paid
Fliers By Alaskans
Amid a swirling snow storm Fair.
banks paid final tribute Wednesday to
the memory of Carl Ben Eielson and
Earl Borland, American aviators
killed November 9 when their plane
crashed near North Cape, " Siberia,
while they were attempting a flight to
the icebound fur trader Nanuk from
Teller, Alaska.
The bodies were taken to. Fair
banks by plane from North Cape and
lay under full military guard at the.
American Legion hall until eaily
yesterday when they were ' placed
aboard a train for Seward, from
where they will be taken by steamer
to Seattle. Borland will be entomb
ed in a mausoleum at Seattle, while
Eielson will be taken to the family
home at Hatton, N.. D., for burial.
' Shell To Build Station.
The Shell Oil company will put a
distributing station in Athena. A plot
of ground in the north part of town,
adjacent to Fifth street has been
purchased by the company for that
purpose, and construction of the plant
will take place this spring. :! It ; is
understood that objections are be
ing made by residence property own
ers over construction of the plant in
the location selected- With the ent
rance of the Shell company, four, dis
tributing stations will be loeated in
Athena. Already the Standard, the
Conoco and the Union have plants in
operation here. " "
Clay Laid In Slabs v
Road paving in slabs eight by 20
feet may be made from common clay
deposits in a process developed ' by
Prof. Joseph B. Shaw, head of the
ceramics department at. Pennsylvania
state college.' His method complete
ly reverses the usual clay products
manufacturing processes. Instead of
forming the object first and then fir
ing it, Professor Shaw fires the clay
and then presses or . rolls it into
shape. - 11 i -
Athena Vs. Pendleton
Athena town basketball team and
Pendleton town team will play their
last game of the season at Adams
tomorrow night in Uie Adams high
school gym. Athena has won two
games from the Pendleton quintet
and the county seat tossers are prim
ta U take KaSM&ft sight's rttatett.
Senator Steiwer Gets
Weed Killer Put On the
List, Free of, Tariff
Oregon , State College. Sodium
chlorate, the most promising chemical
known for use in controlling suuh
weeds as Canada thistle and wild
mornm? glory, has been placed on
the tariff free list In the senate fol
lowing a fight made for this conces
sion by Senator Fred Steiwerj of Ore
gon., -i'v!. v '"' -
News of the victory was sent here
by George R. Hyslop, head of the
farm crops department at , Oregon
State-Collet e, who was in' Washington
at the time' completing work for the
department oi agriculture as head of
a special gram grading investigation
committee. , " v ;
Hyslop pointed out that Oregon will
use about 50 carloads of this chemical
thia year which now carries a duty of
1 cents a pound. If the house agrees
to the senate chahge Oregon farmers
will save some $30,000 on - sodium
chlorate this year, . He advises get
ting in touch with Oregon's house
delegation to urge favorable action.
Gus Vollmer Passes Away
Friday at Waitsburg Home
. Gustav Vollmer, 75, retired Ath
ena farmer, who for many years,
made his home at Waitsburg, died at
his home there last Friday. Funeral
services were held in the home Sun
day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John
Tompkins old time friends, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Singer, went from
Athena to attend the funeral.
Gus Vollmer was held in high
esteem and enjoyed the confidence of
a host of admiring friends. Since
leaving his Athena farm, which Is
now farmed by his son-in-law, Mr.
Vollmer had resided on a fine farm,
just east of Waitsburg. In the state
of Washington,, as in Umatilla coun
ty, Mr. Vollmer's worth as an up
right citizen " was recognized. He
served Walla Walla county ' two
terms as representative in the Wash
ington legislature.
Mr. Vollmer came from Germany
when a young man and spent the bet
ter years of his life tilling the soil
of his Athena farm. He endured the.
harships that go with the early strug.
gles of pioneer farming. In those
days it took Gus three days to make
the round trip with a load of wheat
to a steamboat landing on the Co
lumbia, where he sold his grain for
as low as twenty-three cents per
bushel. '
Mr. Vollmer is survived by his
widow, three sons and four daughters.
Test Well Is Success
Supplemental irrigation for ; the
Willamette valley from desp wells
came a step nearer this week when
the first experimental well on the
Senator Sam Brown place ' ne:ir
Gervais was "brought in" with a sat
isfactory flow. This well ii the
first of a series to be sunk under the
direction of the "Oregon experiment
station and was made possible
through a fund raised privately
through business interests of the
state, ,; ;; ,:.!:
; Officers Destroy Booze
About 150 gallons of varied liq
uors were poured into the city sew
age system by members of the coun
ty sheriff's department at. Walla Wal
la. There was approximately 85 gal
lons of moonshine whiskey, 43 .gal
lons of wine and 87 bottles of beer
so" dlspoYed of, -
Norblad Would Shift
, Game and Fish Control
That the turmoil which periodically
attaches, to the state fish and game
administration and ' which inevitably
becomes acute during each guberna
torial campaign is most annoying to
him was indicated Thursday by Gov
ernor Norblad. 'Vs :i ;
The executive declared himself tired
of seeing fish and game the football
of politics, disgusted with the discord
that prevails between the fish and
game devotees and between the com
mercial and sportsmen's interests.
Inconsequence, ha announced his
preference to have the governor re
lieved of the appointment of the fish
and game commissions, '. suggesting
that better results might come from
smaller commissions appointed by
the board of control. , ' ,
Governor Norblad said that he was
not committed a "house cleaning"
of the game commission and had not
received any affidavits against the
administration of State Game Warden
Clifford.
A Rare Roman Coin
Mr. Sias, pastor of the Athena
Christian church, possesses a rare
coin which has been in his family for
many years. It is a Roman Den
arius, or penny. The piece is mint
ed from copper and silver alloy and
bears the head of one of the Caesars
and a coat of arms. On the reverse
side is stamped the figure of a wo
man. The coin is highly .prized by
Mr. Sias, who has carried it for many
years as a keepsake from his father,
who was presented with it some fifty
years ago by Robert Morris, a noted
Mason, lecturer' and traveler, as a
souvenir of friendship and regard.
Three Million Bushels
, Of Wheat In the State
Stocks of grains on farms March I
in important producing states were
announced by the department of agri
culture as follows: '"' ' ""
.Wheat: Ohio, 7,092,000 bushels; In
diana, 4,436,000, Illinois, 4,384,000
Missouri 2,595,000, Nebraska 11,
311,000, Kansas 17,948,000, Okla
homa 4,003,000,- Texas 2,268,000,
Washington 3,593,000, Oregon 3,005,.
000, Minnesota 3,783,000, North Da
kota 20,547,000, South Dakota 5,747,
000, and Montana 8,020,000.
; : Intangible Tax, $900,000
Intangibles tax collections in Ore
gon under the first year's operation
of the new law will reach $900,000
it was stated by members of tn
state tax commission. This is an
amount equal to income taxes Col
lected ; from indivduals in 1923.
Actual receipts under the intangi
bles tax act to date exceed $500,000
with another $280,000 reported on
the last half of the tax but not yet
paid..., ; '''' : :;'V': tr"-J
Peitt6ftiK At Work Again v
"Bess," a bird dog owned by M. I.
Miller, and a great pet of the family,
Is the latest victim of poison, haying
succumed the fore part of the week.
The dog was inoffensive and general
ly remained at home, giving trouble
to no one' and her loss is keenly felt
by Mr, Miller and the boys. ,,
Oregon State eollege women de
baters defeated Washington State
college coeds in the 28th annual
meeting between the two schools at
Pullman. The question was: "Re
solved, that the modern diversion of
woman from the home into, miainess
and Industrial occupations is a dctri-
Mrs. Mary Desper Dies
At Her Athena Home At
Advanced Age, 80 Years
After a period of ill health cover
ing many years. Mrs. 7 Mary L.
Desper1 died at her home in this city,
,Tuesday, at the age of ; 80- years
j seven months' and 11 days. Funeral
: services were held in the Methodist
j Episcopal - church yesterday after
j noon at 2 o'clock. She had been an
invalid for many years and her pass
ing was due . primarily to j infirmities
of old age. , 1 , , .
r She is survived by her husband, II.
Desper, of this city one step
daughter; one step-son, step-grandsons,
grand daughters, . nelces and
nephews. : .v . r-'t y : '
Mrs. Desper was born in Sullivan
county, Missouri, July 31, 1849. In
1879, she was united in marriage to
J. W. Roberts, who died in 1894. She
came to Oregon in 1911, and that
year married IL N. Desper. . She
leaves no children Mrs. Desper .was
a lovable, gentle Christian woman,
who in early life united A with the
Methodist Episcopal church, and liv
ed through all the years of her life
consistently in the faith.
Banquet For Basketball Team
Inasmuch ' as Athena high school
basketball team has successfully up
held the athletic traditions of-. the
school this year by winning 11 games
out of 16 games played in the dis
trict schedule, it has been proposed
to show appreciation of the team's
efforts by giving the members a ban
quet dinner. Other teams in ' the
district have been given such honors
and supporters of the local : team
will no doubt see to it that the play
ers are given a big feed. "The soon
er, the better," says one of the fans,
"for the lads look hungry."
Seed Pea Prospects For
Weston Upland District
Operations have been practically
finished for the season at the clean
ing plant of the Washington-Idaho
Seed company; says the Leader, and
no longer may bevies of girl opera
tives be seen trudging to work in the
early morning hours. According to
Frank Blair, the company's . local
representative, the plant may be
started up again before long to clean
seed shipped into Weston, but all the
ueas- frrown here last season have
now been taken care of.
'From all nresent indications, work
f the lncfll nlant will bo resumed the
coming fall. Quite a few mountain
farmers, it is said, have signined
their intention to try out seed pa
growing this year on part of their
acreage. Apart from the direct
value of the seed crop lor wnicn tne
company offers' two and one-half
centsi a, pound . this year the soil
is renewed and the culls and straw
make excellent cow and ', hog feed.
Some of the farmers who grew seed
peas last, year are fully convinced of
the value of this crop to the moun
tains, and will increase their acreage.
It is said to be the company's de
sire, to secure two thousand acres, in
cluding the leased ground in the Wild
Horse uplands which it will itself
handle. - The community of Weston
is hopeful that the seed concern's
program will be realized, in view of
tVio iaoi Hint this will mean more ex
tensive operation of the seed-clean
ing plant and its probable growtn m-
tn a 1nron nnri nerm Silent industry.
During the season just past the ef
fects of the payroll were seen m
local business circles. ' '
Operetta At Weston
TW mimic deoartment of the Wes
ton ' high school will present the
operetta, "The Belie ' or Bagaaa,"
this1 evening ' at Weston high school
auditorium. Mrs Guy Brace haa
directed the cast in rehearsals and
the costumes have been secured from
a Seattle costumer. Athena people
am rnrdiallv invited to attend the
presentation of the operetta this
evening. " ' -
- Improvement To Grounds
Extensive improvement is con
templated on the grounds of state
highway maintenance station at the
corner of Main and Second streets.
Grade stakes have been set to bring
the surface of the lots up to level.
It is understood that landscaping the
grounds will be undertaken in the
near future, when a lawn and shrubs
will be principal features of improve
ment. , . -
Walla. Walla County Farm
ers Offer Support to Co
lumbia Transportation.
Walla Walla. Full support, of. the
farmers cf Walla Walla county was ;
promised Tuesday to the Columbia
Valley association by Charles Baker
secretary of the Walla Walla county
farm bureau, at a conference ! with
Dr. Clark Black and R. H. Kiflp of
Portland. The association is seeking
to further use of the Columbia river
for transporting freight., .
Assurances that boats, would be
placed on the river this season were
given" by Kipp, who addressed the
chamber of commerce at a luncheon.
He asserted such service is necessary
if the government is ever interested
in real development of the river. .
A letter from Dr. John W. Summers
representative in congress for ; the
Fourth district, was read in which he
stated the national . legislators will
look with more favor on any program
for river development if some use is
made. Kipp was plied with scores of
questions from the business men as
to plans for the canalization. He as
serted that a Government survev is
being made which will give an insight
into what can be done. :.,
Baker asserted farmers would save
4 to 6 cents a bushel if the canaliza
tion and barge development program
was brought to a successful conclu
sion. His claims, challenged by S. J.
Miller, local representative of the
Northern Pacific, Baker declared the
local bureau believes most of the
wheat raised on Eureka Flat could be
warehoused on;t the Snake river.
He asserted the canalization plan
with the use of barges will work in
line with the cooperative marketing
scheme which the government is
sponsoring and which Baker is lead
ing in this section. Kipp and Black
promised to return as soon as re
seeding is completed in order to or
ganize this territory in larger meas
ure. Wednesday night they met with
a group at Hermiston
William Haun Passes .
William Haun, of Freewater, was
buiieH Sunday. Several weeks ago
his wife died. He had been a resi
dent of Umatilla county since 1880.
He is survived, by four daughters
and two sons, Mrs. Dona Ulrich,
Fair-view: Mrs. Adeline Temple, Pen
dleton; Mrs. E. F, Pritchett, Free-
water; Mrs. E. C. Ransome, Milton,
and J. T. and Albert T., Freewater.
'' ' Samuel Installs Dies
' Samuel Ingalls, a highly respected
citizen of Adams, died Sunday morn
ing, after a long illness as a result
nf tnmnr. Ha is survived bv his
vUuvf, tx Wrf Siul tuft mgtiten.
AGENT PLUSES
E
PLAN
Mrs. Frank Rainville
Died At Colfax Sunday
Mary Stanton Rainville, 48, daugh
ter of Mrs. S. C. Stanton of Athena
passed away at her home near Col
fax, Washington, Sunday, after an
illness covering a period of many
years. Athena relatives went to Col
fax to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Rainville was born in Athena,
attended school and grew to woman
hood here. After her 1 marriage to
Frank Rainville she -removed from
Athena to Anatone, Washington, and
from there to Whitman county,
Washington, eleven years ago.
Surviving are her husband; two
daughters, Mrs. J. T. rDanaher and
Mrs. Lloyd,. Day Colfax, her mother,
Mrs. Sarah Stanton, Athena,! and
four brothers, Cleve and John Stan
ton, Athena, D. C. Stanton, Prine
ville, Or., and Gene Stanton, Miles
City, Mont. Funeral services were
held ; from St. Patrick's Catholic
church, Colfax, Wednesday at 9:30
a. m. ,.-''.,.-. '..St..
Chases "Peeping Tom"
Tlr'tuminff home from Milton at a
late hour last night, Ben Hunt.s 1124
East Alder, was going ' around his
house from the garage to the front
door when he saw a man peeping into
nf the windows of the house re
ports the Walla Walla Union. He
gave chase and ran the man up will
Creek to above Roosevelt street
the nlleced "Peeping 1 Tom"
jumped into the creek. He seemed
practically spent from the long cnase
and was unable to firet out of the
oroelc until he had floated down the
creek about 100 feet. Climbing ouc
on the opposite bank, the man head
ed for the city pump and vanished.
Rebuilding Culvert
Tti V) .W. It. & N. comDanv has
had a force of men at work this week
enlarging the culvert at the station
mi tnurav Main nt.rept. The enlarge
ment is constructed of concrete as
is the replacement of the sidewalk,
and Btation platform, over the cul
vert Hieh water had gradually
undermined the sidewalk and a por
tion of the station piatrorm, ana re
centlv the structure had settled and
cracked considerably.
Have "Sixty" Caterpillars
UoTirv Koenke and ZeDh Lockwood
have received their sixty caterpillars
from the Page Machinery company,
and thl week the tractors were at
the Athena Garage where tops were
installed on the machines. Zeph
deviated somewhat from the accept
ed style of top and made one accord
in tn hi wnv nf thinkinc. When
completed, he had a regular cab,
which is constructed so as to keep
6ul tMs tfold. ' . 4