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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
EXTEND FROM HERE
MYSTERIOUS SURVEYING PAR
TY AT sUMMERvILLE.
Said to Be Northern Pacific Engin-
eers Seeking to Extend w. &C.
R. From Athena.

The Pendleton East Oregonian can
get hold of more railroad dope than
any paper on the coast. Its latest
sounds good whether anything comes
of it or not. The Pendleton paper
says
Hartman is evidently not the only
man who is going to build new rail
roads in Oregon in the near future.
Within the past week reconnoiter-
ing party which, it is thought, has
been engaged in looking out a route
across the Blue mountains from Athe-
ma to Summerville, and Grand Ronde
people are elated with the promise OF
another road In that valley.
Three men, whose names were not
learned, visited Summeryille Satur-
day, and after inquiring as to the
route of the old Hunt railroad survey
through Grand Ronde valley, drove
toward Cove, along the old survey and
returned to Umatilla county Sunday
by way of the Woodward tollgate.
From information CLEANED at Summer
vile, the party was looking for
route across the Blue mountains, and
it is said on very good authority that
the intention of the Northern Pacific,
as made known to Grand Ronde peo-
pie, is to extend the w. Sc Q. r. from
Athena across the Blue mountains in
to Grand Rounde, where the old
grade built for the Hunt road several
years ago, would be utilized.
A subsidy of $50, 900 was once rails
ed for the Hunt road in Union county,
and while the project was finally
aba-doned after some 20 miles of
grade had been built, the people of
that county have never given up the
hope of securing another line of road.
From the terminus OF the w. 65 9. r.
at Athena across the mountains to the
Hunt grade at Summerville, is but 40
miles, and a feasible route can be
secured by way of the Woodward
tollgate.
Every mile of such road would be
a paying investment from the day it
was opened to traffic, owing to the rich
wheat land it would penetrate on the
west side of the mountains in Una
tilla county, and the enormous belt OF
pine timber which would be tapped
by it, in crossing the mountains.
Last fall preliminary survey was
made from Athena toward the Blue
mountains by w. & G. r. engineers,
and this visit of engineers to Sum
merville and Grand Ronde renews
interest in the proposed road into
Union county.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
STEAMER JEROME SINKS.

Government Engineers at Work ON t;ie
Columbia to Fix Channel.
The steamer Jerome, loaded with
1000 bushels of wheat, consigned
from Kennewick to Cello, struck a
rock in the Columbia river when just
above the mouth of the Snake river
and sank in about 80 feet of water.
The cargo is ruined, but it is believed
the boat can be raised. Captain
Nanier was in charge of the boat.
No one was injured. 1t was the boats
first trip to the portage road.
A party of sixteen government en-
gineers and surveyors have commenc-
ed preliminary work for fixed chan
mel in the Columbia river from Wal
lula to Cello, a distance of nearly 100
miles. The work is being done in
connection with the government work
in opening up Three-Mile rapids to
navigation.
The work mapped out for surveying
the river will probably take two
months to complete. The party is
we'll equipped for long outing, being
accompanied by commissary wagon
and necessary sleeping accommoda-
tions to make the trip one of pleasure
as well as hard work.
A triangulative survey of the river
will be made and fixed channel
chartered. DISTINCTIONS in the chan
mel will be carefully noted and an es-
innate of their removal submitted in
the final report. The work will be
done under the supervision of Captain
A. r. Friez of the United States
army.
The work of removing distractions
to navigation at Three Mile rapids
will be resumed this week. About 20
men are employed at present, but this
force will be increased within few
days in order to finish the work by
the next high water.
The main obstruction to be removed
is point of rock at the head of the
rapids About 25 feet of it will be
removed and after that is done it will
give the boats a long and easy swing
into the channel.
Camps have been tablished at
Cello and active work will be COM
menced on the channel in about ten
days. About 800 men will be employ
ed and the work prosecuted with the
utmost speed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
CLASSIFYING WHEAT.
Regulations Have Been Adopted by
Washington Dealers.

Negotiations nave Seen adopted Dy
Washington Dealers.
The Washington Flour Millers' as
.sociation acting i'll conjunction with
the leading dealers aud exporters have
formulated an agreement as to dock
age for wheat, which will be adhered
to this season.
Smutty wheat-Where there is a
large quantity of smut balls in the
wheat, even if they are not broken,
and the wheat has no indication of
smut on the ends of the berries, it
will be considered smutty wheat, be-
cause it cannot be handled in any way
without smudgiDg.
The minimum discount for smutty
wheat will be five cents per bushel,
and from that up to 20 cents. If the
wheat is free from foreign matter and
without smut balls, but smudged on
the end of the berry, even slightly, it
will be considered smutty wheat.
Offgrade wheat, account oats, cock
Ell, chaff, tc.-This must be discount
ed as many pounds per bushel as there
are pounds of foreign matter in the
wheat. This is to be arrived at by
sitting. No allowance whatever to
be made for screenings, as they are
hardly worth on the average what the
freight would be to the cost, and if
SO the excess will no more than pay
the expense of cleaning.
Bluestem, red mixed or club mixed
The state grain inspection depart
ment will grade good bluestem No. l,
provided there is no more than 15 per
cent club or 10 per cent of red in it.
If there is ia excess of this amount
and not so per cent of red or club in
it, the lot should be discounted one
half the difference made between club
and bluestem.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
Are You Engaged?

Engaged people should remember
that, after marriage, many quarrels
can be avoided, by keeping their di-
gestions in good order with Electric
Bitters. s. A. Brown, Of Bennetts-
vile, S. c., says: HFor years my
wife suffered intensely from dyspepsia,
complicated with torpid liver, until
she lost her strength and vigor, and
became mere wreck of her former
self. Then she tried Electric Bitters,
which helped her at once, and finally
made her entirely we'll. She is now
strong and healthy" Mcbride, drug
gist, sells and guarantees them, at
SOC bottle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
ATHENA HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOOL YEAR OF NINE MONTHS
BEGINS MONDAY.
By Radical Change in School Law
Children Under IA Years
Must Attend.

Monday morning the nine months
school year of the Athena public
school department will begin under
the supervision of George A. Mar
quis, principal. Mr.. Darr is the as
sistant principal, the other teachers
being Mr., 0. A. Cannon, Mrs. Nc
Daniel, Miss Mckenzie and Miss
Rosenzweig.
The prospects of the Athena school
were never brighter. A large attend
ance is assured, and as an evidence of
this it may be stated that there is
scarcely an empty dwelling house to
be found in town, all surplus houses
being filled with families who have
children to school.
1t is especially desired that all
children Of school age be present at
the opening of school, in order to
register and be assigned to classes so
the work of classifying and assigning
pupils may not interfere with school
work after the term begins.
The last session of the legislature
made some radical changes in the
compulsory education act and the
truant act of the public school code,
and parents should familiarize them
selves with the provisions of the new
law, in order to be able to cooperate
with the school authorities in strictly
enforcing it.
The portions of the new act to
which particular attention is called
are as follows:
Sec. 3---No child under IA years of
age shall be employed in any work or
labor of any form, for wages or other
compensation to whomsoever payable
during the hours when the public
school of the town, district or city in
which be OF she resides are in session.
Sec Attendance at school shall
be compulsory upon all children be-
tween the ages of eight and fourteen
years in all cities, towns and villages
of the state of Oregon during the
whole of the school term in the city,
town or village IN which the child re
sides, and upon all children in such
cities, towns and villages between the
ages of IA and Is years who are not
employed in some lawful work.
Sec. 11-Any person or corporation
who shall employ minor contrary to
the provisions Of this act, or.who shall
! violate any of the provisions thereof,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
Fire at Bono.

A special from Echo to the Pendle-
ton Tribune says fire which broke out
in the Miller store shortly after mid
night Wednesday destroyed $25, 900
worth of property and one man mar
rowly escaped suffocation. A clerk
employed in the store was sleeping in
the building when it caught fire and
was nearly overcome by smoke when
rescued. The hotel was only saved
from destruction by strenuous efforts
and several buildings were more or
less damaged by the confiagration.
The origin of the fire is mystery,
although there are rumors of incen-
diarism.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08

doing he told them that he had fallen
into the river.
Seeing that there was not enough
water in the river to end his life, he
repaired to the barn where he at.
tempted to hang himself with a pair
of suspenders. This attempt was also
unsuccessful and he secured a piece
of rope with which to kill himself.
This rope he attached to a beam and
after carefully tying it under his ear
with the regulation hangman's knot,
he mounted watering trough which
stood near, and launched himself into
eternity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08

upon conviction thereof shall be fined
in sum not less than $25 nor more
than $50 for the second offense, and
be imprisoned for not less than 10
nor more than 80 days for the third
and each succeeding offense.
Sec. 12-Any parent or guardian
who shall violate any of the provis-
ions of this act or who shall allow any
child under their care or control con-
trary to the provisions of this act
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than IS nor more than $50.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
Special Eastern Exuorsion Rates.

On August 24-25 and September l6-
II the 0. r. g. N. will sell round trip
tickets to Chicago, st. Louis, St.
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Kansas
City, st. Joseph, Leavenworth, Oma-
ha, Council Bluffs, and Sioux City
under the followig conditions; One
limited first class fare plus ten dollars.
Children of half fare age half rate.
Limit, going 10 days; final return
limit 90 dasy. Stopovers will be
granted in either direction within the
transit limits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
FOR EMBEzzLEMENT.
ID. II. Preston Makes Complaint Against
Pason. a Former Employe.

RasOns a FORMER EmpIOye.
w. L. E. Pason, the electrician,
has gotten himself into tangle that
may result in serious trouble. Not
content with getting in debt to every
one who would trust him, he is
charged by D. b. Preston, his former
employer, with embezzlement, and the
mill man made complaint to this
charge in Justice Chamberlain s court
yesterday, the result being that there
is now a warrant out for Pason's ar
rest.
Mrs. Ludwig, Pason's mother-in-
law, was in town yesterday from
Walla Walla. She came here with
the purpose of recovering some bed
ding of which she claims ownership,
and wearing apparel, the property of
her daughter, che articles in question
being packed in trunks and boxes to-
gether with goods owned by Pason,
and now held under attachment at
the 0. r. & N. depot by @. A. Bar
rett 81 Co, creditors This firm has
brought suit against Pason to recover
S60.15 together with costs and dis
bursements of the action.
1t is understood that Mrs. Ludwig
did not know of the true status of Pa
sons affairs here suntil after her ar
rival from Walla Walla. She inter
ceded for her son-in-law, but his cred
itors are not disposed to show any
leniency toward him unless he comes
back here, faces the music and gives
some evidence of being man, in that
he will make some effort to liquidate
the claim against him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
Call for Warrants.

Notice is hereby given that City Of
Athena warrants Numbers / w to 497
w will be redeemed at the Office Of
David Williams, treasurer of the City
of Athena, Oregon, and that interest
on the above warrants ceases after
this date. Dated Athena, Greg,
Augusta Q, 1905.
David William, Treasurer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
Trial is Opened.

The third trial of Congressman J.
N. Williamson, charged with subor-
nation aud perjury in connection
with the Oregon land fraud cases, be-
gan Monday before Judge William Fl.
Hunt Of Montana. It is generally
thought the testimony will be about
the same as in the former trials. Up
to the adjournment Of the court Mon
day night, eleven jurors had been Sc
cured.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
THIRD TIME CHARM.

PendIeton ahsepherder Determined 20
XIII Himself.
Crazed by herding sheep for num-
Der of years and drinking to excess,
JohnfDorras, an English sailor who
came to Pendleton about Is years ago,
after two unsuccessful attempts, com
mitted suicide Tuesday afternoon at
about 3:45 o'clock, by hanging him
self to a beam in Folsom's barn near
the levee, says the Tribune
Dorras first attempted to drown
himself in the Umatilla river. Three
small boys saw him lying in the
stream, holding bis head under water
with bis hands He then arose and
when they. asked him what be was
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
Working for Pacific Mutual.

H. T. Booth, the popular and ener-
getic manager of the Pacific Mutual
Insurance company for Eastern Ore
gon, was in Athena yesterday in the
interest Of his company. He covers
every portion of Eastern Oregon
thoroughly and finds Umatilla county
one Of tbe most progressive and de-
lightful sections of the state. o. g..
Chamberlain is Mr.. Booths district
agent.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08

Are you lacking in strength and
vigor? Are you weak? Are you in
pain? Do you feel all run down?
THE blessing of health and strength
come to all who use HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35c at Pioneer drug
store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-08
Notice.

All knowing themselves indebted to
me will please call and settle as /
have closed out and want to settle up
my business. Charles Norris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
OUR BUYING CARD

This is the wonderful business devised We
furnish free shareholders of these cards
wish distribute the people whom know be mail order
buyers whom you would like get
fifteen each catalogue
so distributed, and receive commission all the business
resulting from such
idle hundred
known personally maorder prospective
maorder buyers and the results of this distribution will add from
IS cent 10 cent to income
This is plain mathematical proposition. If mail
cents for catalogue will from cash this
AND IN ADDITION THE COMMISSION ON BUSINESS
SULTING FROM THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE CATALOGUES.
We well afford do this of the fact that prices
low lower than those other house for
peor quality because instead of distributing this
long who have
shareholders
play building up business of THEIR OWN STORE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21

The commissions paid and above the profit accrng
on their shares through the additional business.
Often but word friend calling attention the societys
goods and will good for several
hundred dollars of annual patronage.
start by sending his her order however
small,
from this during
Your neighbours wife first order for infants
twenty-five If during the family should.
without further help purchase hundred dollars worth
of additional goods the Shareholder who the
will receive commission of $1,000.
This is cooperation which means working together.
Remember, business
The society consisting
which shareholder free
shareholder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
FOR ANOTHER EXAMPLE ::

We sell best for dealers charge
ogue If held purchase
this discount would be S5 you readily
that discounts would your
a
This cooperation, which working together"
Remember the established has twenty
The big general catalogue consisting
which shareholder free You
the special discount the very
shareholder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
THE MAIL ORDER BUSINESS is THE
GREATEST BUSINESS ON EARTH

Because it has local limitations reaches
the country and civilized land Its salesman the Universal
Postal Service, the cheapest known
the business where five dollar day salesman fails.
The largest Chicago Department Store best reaches
million people and has of competitors
The maorder department appeals the eighty million
people this and wherever else the will
1t places city, hamlet and isolated homes
the facilities
idens of the largest cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT

february Ist, 1904, the society paid
snareholders dividend at the rate of
- per cent per annum, after having been
operation only six months. In add
10 this dividend a good sum was
ned 10 the surplus account. August
1908, dividend No. 2 was paid, which
vas at the rate Of 1870 per annum.
third dividend, again at the rate Of
was paid February Ist, 1905.
~ into consideration the great ex-
necessary in establishing the So
these dividends were considered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
A SPECIAL COMMISSION OF PER CENT

all business secured from catalogues and will continue to
all whether
subsequently become shareholders
The advertising and catalogue enables
this SPECIAL PER CENT COMMISSION to be paid
for business cooperating shareholders right on the
additional business practically selling whatever and
well afford this liberal inducment TO such It's
themselves
making money by actively handling the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21


$4,000 shares Of PREFERRED SIC
r IS part Of the PREFERRED STOCK
d. which IS offered you for investment.
This PREFERRED STOCK every
are Of its represented by actual
dollar for dollars guaranteed
.a hear :. per cent annual dividends, and
-s--cIpates fully, share and share alike,
al the profits of the business.
The shares are fully paid, non-assess-
r.. and always constitute a first claim
.- the assets, property, property rights,
e marks, trade rights and net profits
ne concern.
he Common Stock has no guaranteed
Lend and does not begin TO even par
pate IN the profits Of the institution
r-l the Preferred Stock has first been
ITS : per cent guaranteed annual and
-ulauye dividend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
FOR EXAMPLE !:

The catalogue best selling machine
all attachments
could be SI75o
$500.
We know that dealers for these machines than
catalogue Now, shareholder will, addition
to this saving, obtain further per discount.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
PRACTICAL COOPERATION

Cooperation working together
.---1-zt.ve" together
band themselves together,
purchases speakand all buy together.
of their perhaps
buying any
represent
Il Is
...t done PRACTICALLY.
plan operation work together with all the
l buy cher together money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
THE MANAGEMENT

posed of men of the highest standing both
as to integrity and ability.
This board of managers includes every
department manager in our institution,
men actively engaged in the business.
They are attracted by the profit-sharing
opportunity, and their every movement
and thought is given to the work of the
society. Thus the society secures the
services Of able men, every one of whom
is an expert in his line.
In this way the welfare of the business
is most zealously looked after. Every
one of these men is enthusiastic in his
efforts to make his department the most
successful and best paying department
in the institution. A matchless manage
ment organization, such as ours, whose
every member must necessarily give every
moment of his time and energy to the
work, is one which cannot be surpassed,
and assures the shareholders that the
interests of their store are in the
hands of an able body of interested,
enthusiastic and successful merchants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
DIVIDENDS

January and July Is OF each
declared thirty days later
inventory property made
for the months reckoned and ap-
--e1, share and share alike, among all shareholders
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
SPECIAL SHAREHOLDERS DISCOUNT

Use
shareholders who desire to buy
% catalogues
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21

- rural districts, where facilities for buying
54ooo,ooo people.
100000 families. Their consumption
nearly Suppose
only family hundred co-operation should vastly
better suppose it does
Nwould mean business of S5o,oooooo
A net profit of S2,5oO,ooo
Or so per the capital invested.
good for proposition which grows quickly.
year after year?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
THERE IS NO LIMIT


every
FROM A NEEDLE TO A THRESHING MACHINE
a is greater
several hundred local exclusive combined
is the record of eighteen months of cooperation.
the of thousands of
the country, of ONE HUNDRED
LION DOLLARS S without the range of possibility.
THE MANAGEMENT
of the FIRST NATIONAL COOPERATIVE SOCIETY is COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for MAY Ell 1905
DISCOUNT OF PER CENT FROM
REGULAR PRICES
to purchase at practically cost.

This entities to purchase at practically cost.
II Catalogues(and they will
free postpaid, will
price o nc o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21

a wonderful achievement
operators everywhere, still better
O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
CUR PLAN IS PRACTICAL AND
SUCCESSFUL

because yves cooperation what has had before
woTld-PRACTICAL
ERCAN lie MANAGEMENT by the best each branch;
buy make hardware buy
"a
accomplished by working together large scale and
the individual partnership plan Of the merchant with
operative plan OF the people.
preferred OF society represents the people
stock of the merchants.
holders of the stock the ownershe
-szelent, officers, department employees
MUST produce the preferred stockthe
annually the
they hope gain penny profit beyond their ordinary
salaries and wages fyed by the society.
They goods be the people won't buy.
all
people 2 elsewhere.
They keep profits;
make goods,
his the will be the sales and
profits OF department all OF which he shares.
m q III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21

Agricultural Implements
Artists Materials
Athletic Goods
Baby Carriages
Bicycles
Bicycle Sundries
BlacksmithS Tools
Books
Boots and Shoes
Builders Hardware
Carpets, Curtains
Cloaks, Suits, Furs
Clocks
Clothing, Made-to-order
Clothing, Ready-to-wear
Cream Separators
Crockery and Glassware
Cutlery
Dairy Supplies
Desks and Office Furniture
Drugs
Dry Goods
Electrical Goods
Fishing Tackle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
DON'T misunderstood THE NATURE OF
THE TAIL ORDER BUSINESS

We Chicagoans often told by patronizng friends WELL
business from the small Western towns