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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31

stand above the curriculum of the
country district school and offer edu-
cational advantages to the farmer as
an inducement to bring him to town
and educate his children, we must
meet the salaries paid to principals
and teachers in other towns.
Fail to do this and the Athena school
remains in its present rut--the butt of
ridicule; the farmer moves to some
other town, where his children are ed
ucated, and where the family will re-
side permanently.
Elect active, conservative men for
school directors, who will employ
skilled, competent principal; give him
"a corps of allie assistants, which can
be obtained only through paying
standard salaries, then Athena will
have school and not until then.
Now is the time to act. What are
you going to do about it?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31

Go to the Cash Store, the pla ce to
save.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31
LITTLE BY LITTLE.

The Springfield Republican used an
expression the other day which would
sound rabid if it appeared in the "Ap-
peal to Reason. It spoke OF "the
madness of our individualism." Hlth-
erto we have always supposed that we
could not have too much of such an ex-
cellent thing as individualism; but
there are other signs besides the Re
publican's phrase which seem to in'
dictate that the opinion of the public is
changing upon this point. In San
Francisco, for example, they are about
to try the effect of municipal owner
ship and operation of one of the street
railroads.
The experiment may turn out badly.
1t makes the advocate of municipal
ownership tremble to see the expert
ment tried in city which has the re-
putation OF being paradise for graf
ters; but the results cannot Ee worse
than those of private ownership, and
they may be better. II the public
service of San Francisco is corrupt,
what is the reason? If its officials are
bribe-t takers, who has bribed them?
Ownership by private corporations has
produced fruitage of corruption
which municipal ownership may posi-
bly, rival but cannot surpass.
One perceives everywhere in this
country an awakening determination
in the people to do things for them
selves rather than through interme-
diaries. Golfers says that the princi-
pal business of the courts just now
seems to be to try to suppress this
spirit, hut it marches ou all the same,
and by and by the courts may fall into
line with it. In Oregon and several
other states the people are trying the
experiment of making their own laws.
They are nominating their candidates
for office directly instead of allowing
the bosses to do it for them. Little by
little they seem to be gaining contl-
dence to take hold of some OF those
business enterprises which the fran.
-grabbers have made instrument
talities of extortion and corruption.
This new movement will meet with
incidental disasters, but through ex-
perlence wisdom will come. AmeI1.
cans are as intelligent as any other
community, aud perhaps they are es-
sentially as honest. There is no good
reason why they should not take al
complete charge of their own affairs
as other people do.-Portland Oregon
ian.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31
THE ATHENA FAIR.

Genuine Athena spirit has entered
into the proposition of holding an agri-
cultural and stock fair in this city this
fall. It will be ''go.n The handful
of business men at an impromptu
meeting. held Monday night entered
into the promotion of the enterprise
with a characteristic shoulder-to
shoulder push, and had other business
men and citizens been there. they, too,
would have placed their shoulders to
the wheel and added their weight to
the first shove.
However, their absence at this meet
ing does not preclude their assistance
in the general, long, heaving boost,
and to hear the universal sentiment
that is being expressed in favor of the
worthy and commendable project, the
only logical conclusion arrived at, is
Uudb Ill are uull6U All Ouo pun poco~
that of making Athenas first fair a
success in every conceivable particular.
Nothing is to be left undone. Even
the name, the "Athena Agricultural
and Stock Fair" teens with scope
OF meaning that brews interest and
embraces the principal industries of
Umatilla county.
This fair is not to be construed as
being carnival street fair. While
there will he afforded many places of
amusement, at which the spender may
be parted from his slippery shilling
rollicking entertainment fol the young
music, concerts. horse, automobile
and bicycle racing etc.,. the fundP
mental object should be TO hold a real
genuine old fashioned county fair
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.

The Press believes the suggestion of
a meeting of the tax payers of District
No. 30, and the patrons of the Athena
public school, to be held before the
election, of directors, with the purpose
of general discussion of the. school sit
uation, is pertinent one and should be
acted on.
The fact that the Athena school the
past year was 'glaring failure" is
apparent to all, and any attempt to
coat the failure with excuse or whites
wash has been effectually brushed aside
or washed away in the result of the
eighth grade examination. This grade
completed it's course and took final ex-
animation. But one, Miss Sylvia
Buel. in the Athena eighth grade, was
successful, in the examination. The
Athena school cannot claim credit for
the success and merit of Miss Edna
Taylor, for the reason that she left the
Athena public institution of learning,
and took up the eighth grade work in
one of the country district sch hools, and
to that school belongs the credit OF
graduating her from the grade.
Thus it will be seen that the crown-
ing success of the past years work in
the Athena public school, is resolved
in the graduation of one eighth grade
pupil.
Ihe condition of this school cannot
be hid under bushel basket.
Something must be done by concert
ed action and that at once.
Other towns and cities of this and
other Countries are now electing or
have elected. their principals and corps
of teachers for, the coming year.
Salaries in the profession Of teaching
have advanced in proportion with in
creased wage remuneration in other
professions and vocations in all COM
munities except here, and if we are to
have a school in Athena that will
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31

such as your father and mother attend
ed back in the states.
The industrial. agricultural and
stock products of the Athena district
alone, appropriately displayed, VIII
fol I'm sufficient basis for holding a good
fair. but it is possible to interest Wes-
tol. with the agricultural, stock and
poultry resources; Milton and Free
water. with their mammoth supplies
of fruits. grains and vegetables, TO
join us in making the first EAST End
fair an unqualified success.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31
Postmaster Robbed,

G. w. Fouts, Postmaster at River
ton. Ia, nearly lost his life and was
robbed of all comfort, according TO
his letter. which says: "For 20 years
L had chronic liver complaint, which
led to such a severe case of jaundlce
that even my finger nails turned yell
low; when my doctor prescribed E4ec-
trio Bitters; which cured me and have
kept me we'll for eleven years. I" sure
cure for Biliousness, Neuralgia, Weak
ness and all Stomach, Liver, Kidney
and Bladder arrangements. A won
deIful Tonic. At Palace Drug store
so cents.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31

and are well and strong today. One
was trying to sell his property and
move to Arizona. but after using New
Discovery short time he found it un-
necessary to do SO. regard DR..
Kings New Discovery as the most
wonderful medicine in existence. :"
Surest Cough and Cold cure and Throat
and Lung healer. Guaranteed by
VIM. Mcbride Druggist. soc and 81.
Trial bottle free.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31
COMING EVENTS.

Grand encampment and grand lodge
of the 1. o. o. f. and Rebekah assem-
bly,, Spokane, June 36.
Washington State grange, Lynden.
June rs.
Pioneers reunion, Weston, June 7-8.
Oregon Pioneers association, Port
land, June 10.
Summer school of agriculture, Mos
COW, Idaho, June 15-JCly ~.
Teachers summer school Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho, July 15-August ~.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31
Carrie Nation

certainly smashed hole in the bar
rooms of Kansas, but Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup has smashed all records
as cure for coughs, Bronchitis, In
tluenza and all Pulmonary diseases.
L. 9. H, Horton, Kansas, writes
II have never found medicine that
would cure a cough SO quickly as
Ballard's Horehound Syrup. l have
used it for years.
Sold by w. Mcbride.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31

It's the highest standard of quality,
natural tonic, cleanses your system,
reddens the cheeks, brightens the
eyes, gives flavor to all you eat. Holl-
lster's Rocky Mountain Tea will do
this for you. 35 cents, Tea or Tab
lets. Pioneer Drug Store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31
A Mountain of Gold

could not bring as much happiness to
Mrs. Lucia Wilke, of Caroline, Wis,
as did one 25c box of Bucklen's Arnlca
Salve, when it completely cured run
ming sore on her leg, which had tor
tured her % long years. Greatest an
tiseptic healer of Piles, Wounds, and
Sores. 25c at Palace Drug store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31

Piles fue dangerous but do not sub
NIT to an; operation until you have first
tried Mem Zan the Great Pile Remedy
it is put up in collaps.; BILE tuEes with a
nozzle that allows it to be applied ex-
actly WI here it is needed. Ii you have
itching, bleeding or protruding piles
and M an Zan does not relieve, money
refund ed. Soothes and coOls. Relieves
at one ,. Pioneer Drug Store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31
Deaths from Appent ucitis

decrease in the same ratio hat the use
of DR.. Kings New Life Pill increases.
They save you from danger and BRING
quick and painless release fr. om consul
patton and the ills growing out OF IT,
Strength and vigor always foil ow their
use. Guaranteed by VIM. \ tcBride
Druggist. 25c. Try them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-31
Fortunate Mlssourians.

''When I was druggist. at LII
vonia, Mo-. . writes L. J. Dwyer. now
of Graysville, Mo-, three Of my Gus
toners wereper manently cured Of son-
sumption by DR.. Kings New Discov, sry,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
ROCKEFELLER IN WICHITA.
Brother of John p. Returning East
From His Kansas Ranch.

Wichita: Jul, .SB,,4Wiehita had as a
Cleveland, Ohio Mr.. Rockefeller is
a brother of John D. Rockefeller, of
east from a sthree. weeks trip. to his
ranch in KioWa county. -,
"A reportsr called on Mr. Rockefeller
at his rooms in the Carey hotel. He
was upon the point of retiring for the
night, but notwithstanding his undress
attire he showed a willingness to talk
He said he had been spending a few
weeks at his ranch near BelVidere,
which is on the .Englewood branch of
the Santa Fe. Mr. Rockefeller was
like farmer than millionaire. He
had been "roughing it, and 1t evident
ly has agreed with him.
Speaking of his buffalo herd, Mr..
Rockefeller said it was flourishfng
Eight calves were born this spring,
but the herd was diminished by one
cow being struck by lightning and kill
ed. There are now twenty-nine head
in the herd
"How's crops?" asked the reporter
Crops are in excellent shape" re-
sponded Mr.. Rockefeller and, continue
ing. said: Some patches of wheat
were badly frost bitten early in April
but most of the fields will make a fine
Kiowa county than it is this year, and
the cattle are in excellent shape"
Asked If he should continue to re-
tain possession of his ranch, he
answered: a- n s-
''I have never entertained any idea
of disposing of it-unlesS the sheriff
gets it, he added with a smile.
Mr. Rockefeller was evidently
thinking of the watered mining stock
that was recently worked off on him
in st. Louis.
yes, I'm broke" he added with
grin.
your brother has had quite time
lodging the subpoena servers" sug-
gested the officious reporter
Don't know thing about 1t. John
hasn't written me for a month. Good
night
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THREE ROADS REPLY.
Answer Complaint Filed by Lincoln.
Neb., Commercial Club.

Lincoln, Neb., July S.-Three> rail-
ways have filed answers with the in
terstate commerce commission to the
complaint recently made by the Lin
coin Commercial club which alleged
on freight rates from
the south in favor of Omaha The
Missouri, Kansas & Texas made a
general denial of the charges while
the Bnion Pacific and Burlington
railways, through their general coufl-
sci. have asserted in the answers that
Omaha is competitive point and is
entitled to the present rate, while
Lincoln is not. The railroads asserted
that the granting of Missouri river
rates to Lincoln, as it's Commercial
club asked. would destroy the com
mercial parity now existing in Ne
braska and Kansas. The hearing be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion will not take place until after the
summer vacation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
IS WRITING A BOOK.
III. HI. Tucker Is Employing His Time
ys-o.: While in Prison.

Cherryvale, July S.-The Repub-
Iican says: A NJ. Barker has re-
turned from a business "trip to Kansas
City, where he was called by j. c. o.
Morse receiver for the Uncle Sam Oil
company. Mr.. Barker went to Leav-
enworth to see H. H. Tucker He
says Tucker is getting along fine and
is working almost as hard as though
he was in the company's office at
Kansas City.
Mrs Tucker, who stays near her
husband. spends every evening with
him in the jail court. During the day
Harry is given the freedom, of the
yard and employs all his time not
required to answer his correspondence
and to transact other business writing
a book.
Tucker has already written 160
pages, and it is expected the book will
contain 500 pages when finished. The
book will deal with his life and some
of his troubles with the Standard. Al
ready many requests have come in for
this book.
The affairs of the company, Mr..
Morse says, are in very satisfactory
condition. Mr.. Tucker expects to be
able to pay all of the company's in
debtedness in short time and then
he will ask that the receiver be dis
charged. Some of the heaviest stock
holders have contributed toward the
liquidation of the company's affairs,
and it is believed they will soon have
enough money to pay out The money
thus sent is being kept by Mrs. Tucker
as a private fund.
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Low Rates wa union Pacifit

$3.50 to Colorado and return,
eve. day to September &c. 1907.
S3O.5O to Ogden or Salt Lake City
and return, every day to September
so. 1907.
20 to July IL, 1907.
$4,000 to Portland, Seattle, Tacoma.
Everett, Bellingham, Vancouver, Vic
toria or New Westminster and return,
June 20 to July IL. s..
$55. 90 to Yellowstone Park and re-
turn. including rail and stage, June
to September II.
$50. 90 to Portland. Tacoma, Seattle.
San Francisco, Los Angeles or San
Diego and return, daily to September
Is, 1907.
cisco. Los Angeles and Portland, June
20 to July u, 1907.
1880 Circuit '-our via San Fran
cisco. Los Angeles and Portland, every
day to September Is, 1907.
$50. so to Yellowstone Park and re-
turn including rail, stage and hotels
in Park for regular tour, June to
September II.
Also very low round trip rates. June
1 to September Is, tomany other Ore
gon, Washington. Montana. Idaho and
British Columbia points via Union
Pacific. Inquire of F. A. Lewis, City
Ticket Agent, SIS Kansas avenue, or
j. c. Fulton. Depot Agent.
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LEFT FEES AND MILEAGE.
Standard Oil Officials Did Not Need
the Money.

Chicago, July 8.-The Standard Oil
company, which is facing, a fine in the
United States court of a. possible 20 mil
lion dollars, was asked yesterday by
Chicago Salvation Army lasses to give
them the odd 81 200 in mileage in wit
ness fees earned by John D. Rockefel-
lers and others, so that 400 more babies
of the hot tenement districts may
breathe fresh country air for aweek.
The .company's magnates forgot al
about this small matter of $1,000 and
left it in the hands of the government.
John s. Miller, their attorney, told Dis
trict Attorney Sims that. he thought
his witnesses did not care about the
ST so day they earned and the 800
apiece in mileage, and would not even
claim it.
Rockefeller returned to Cleveland
Sunday night and left his 500 in the
hands of Marshal Hoy; enough money
to send 40 babies to the country-peI-
haps save their lives in this hot wealth
err There were IA witnesses in all who
came before the court Each of. them
is entitled by law to a fee of S15O and
5 cents a mile for every mile. Travelled
going and coming: Roughly tins
amounts to {, total of $1,000. 1t was this
fund that the lassies of the Salvation
Army determined should not lie idle.
After a hurried consultation among
the officers of the organization last
night they dispatched a. personal tele-
gram to Mr. Rockefeller at once and
asked him to direct his attorney to
turn the money over to them. They
pledged themselves to give an account
ing and devote the money to the use
of the Door.
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WILL SOON BE PAID FOR.
State Printing Plant Proving a Profit
able Venture for Kansas.

In two years more. according to the
report of State Printer T. A. McNeaI,
the state of Kansas will have paid for
its state printing plant with the money
saved on printing over the cost under
the old contract system.
Mr.. McNeal has given out a COM
parative statement between the two
years that the state has owned the
plant, 1905-06 and 1906-07, and the
two previous years, 10000 and 1904
der the old system. The present plan
shows that Kansas has in the past two
fiscal years saved $4,511.24 over the
two previous fiscal years.
Two years ago. July 1, the state ap-
preparation of s141,0OO became efrec-
tive to run the plant under the pres
ent system. Not only were all condi-
lions met, and a much larger volume
of work accomplished but McNea1
used only $131.176.59 of the appro-
priation and turned back $9,52s.30 in
to the state treasury.
The total appro pria lions, including
the dehciency-and there usually has
been one in years pastor the fiscal
years 10000 and 1904-05, under the
old system, was $195. 6S7.S3. Taking
the difference between McNeaPs fig
ures and that sum. gives McNeal and
the new system a saving of $64, 511.24
for two years alone.
The present state printing plant,
the equipment and the ground, with
the appropriation for equipment made
bought. makes the total cost of the
plant $4,000. OF this amount the
state has saved $4,000 in two years.
In another two years" said Mr..
McNeal, the plant will be paid for
and We will be $50. 900 ahead
For the quarter just ended, COM
paratively the state saved $21,741.23
as against the old plan.
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Kept his word-said he would send Mr..
j. w. Freiss back to work in a week
and he did so in five treatments,
-, which took just five days.

Another we'll known citizen tells
what Magnetism has done for him.
Had been unable to work since the
18th day of last month:
Mr.. Dwinen told me (when went
90 see him about my rheumatism) that
he would have me back to work in one
week, and am glad to say he kept
his word I have had sciatic rheuma-
tism for. the past Is years and have
tried nearly everything. Nothing.
however, seemed to do me any GOOD
until went to Mr. Dwinell. and after
the fifth treatment went back to my
work free from rheumatism.
This is for the benefit of those who
are affHcted in any way, that they may
know where to find relief.
MIR. J. W. FREISS.
$50 E. 14th St. Junction City, Kan. -
Nearly all chronic diseases quickly
yield to Magnetism in the hands of
this phenomenal healer.
OFFICES are at 222 E. 9Th ST.. Topeka,
Kan.
Ind. 1915. Bell 202S.
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tired:
Mrs. CLIFFORD listed and two daugh-
tiers OF Kansas City, Mo-, are the
guests of Mrs. Byron Roberts.
ISIS Lucille Blake of Baldwin ar
rived Saturday to visit Mrs. N. G.
Edleblute- Mr.. and Mrs George
Benedict of Baldwin, who were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. EdIeblute.
have gone to Manhattan.
Mr.. J. Newell Abrahams of Port
Deposit. Maryland, will arrive in To-
peka soon for a permanent residence.
Mr. Abrahams is a brother of Mr..
John v. Abrahams.
Mrs. c. w. Kidder returned to Kan
sas City Sunday after a visit to her
sisters, the Misses Wintrode-
Mrs. Z. r. Taylor returned today
from a visit in Burlingame.
Mrs Melville L. Metcalf of Kansas
City and Mrs. Ellis of Oklahoma City
are spending several weeks at the
Blower House. t4.s
Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal Miller and their
children have returned to Oklahoma
City after visit to Mr. and Mrs. j. R.
Burrow. -7=fsa
Lawrence Gross of Junction City is
the guest of Merrill Gage.
Mrs David -Overmyer and Mr.. David
Overmyer, Jr., have returned from a
visit to Mrs. De We're Rafter of Hol
ton. Miss Grace Overmyer will spend
Mr.. and Mrs. $. S. Rice and their
daughter, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Griley and children,
leave this afternoon for an extended
trip through oregon, Washington and
California. fs-S@
Mrs. J. NJ. Elston enjoyed a pleasant
surprise on the evening of July sixth,
the occasion being her birthday.
Miss Marie Anderson, Miss Ella
StoItzman, Mrs. Jack Frayser and Mr.
Frank Barber spent Sunday at Waka-
ruSa.
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OBJECTS TO HIS ARREST.
Harvest Hand Sues junction City Of
ficers for Mistreatment.

Junction City, July S.-A petition
has been filed with the clerk of the
district court in a damage suit in
which Samuel Sullivan is plaintiff and
City Marshal E. J.. Pritchett, Police
Judge J. L. Stakebake and Policeman
H. w. Folck, Jr., and H. G. Church
are defendants.
The petition charges that. H. c.
Church and H. w. Folck, Jr., acting
under the direction of Marshal
Pritchett, unlawfully assaulted Sulli-
van. who was en- route to the harvest
field, placed him under arrest, in
formed him that he had been arrested
as crook, for having stolen a dia-
mond and gold ring which was the
property of Sullivan. 1t says he was
arrested without warrant and that he
was taken to the Jail by force, where
the policeman, with the aid of Mar
shall Pritchett, forcibly searched the
person of Sullivan. taking his dia-
mond, ring, gold watch, chain and an
ordinary pocket knife, and then un-
lawfully locked him in the city Jail. 1t
says that Police Judge Stakebake,
without any formal charge in writing
Informed Sullivan that he was fined
the sum of SO and costs, in all SIS,
for carrying the pocket knife The
petition continues with the charge
that Sullivan was imprisoned until
June 80 and that in the meantime the
officers endeavored, pursuant to their
concerted purposes, to coerce Sullivan
into selling the diamond for $40. that
he would have money to pay his fine
and enough with which to get out of
town. 1t says Sullivan refused and
offered to work out his fine, but on
June 20 he was informed that his
money and he was discharged from
custody. The officers retained the
diamond, giving Sullivan 30 days in
which to redeem it.