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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-20
MUST BE RESPONSIBLE.

When the matter of Discussing the
eonnty's financial conilsion, ne port
rad BY her financial statements was
m Itioned, THE TINES readily agreed
tn enter into the dissecsing, in fact
urged shat 1t be done as this time
al inot wait for political campaign
an ! then confuse the voter with
a multiplicity OF figures, as was done
tEo years ago. But We expected the
discussion 50 be conducted by the
Republican papers, or by men OF
known standing selected Tor that
purpose. Ii appears that both the
R pub.ican.press and Record are
hi ling behind anonymous contribu-
tors, over she meaningless signatures
"UHclc John, "Old Farmer" "Busi.
ness Man." etc The widest state
m nts and most absurd premises are
m lde and no one can be held respon.
sible. The claim made by "old farm
er" in the Record, aud commented
on by us last week, simply TO show
to whst extreme ani untenahls
lengths they will go, in the hopes
that some Of the poison sown will
tind lodgment, Is fair example.
THE TINES must refuse to dignity
these anonymous contributors with
an answer, lest We might find our
selves In the unenviable plight OF hsv.
ing conducted q discussion with
buffoon, an irresponsible crank, a
lunatic or liar.
Furthermore, THE TINES has no
Intention Of opening up a class in
bookkeeping. The financial state
ment is made out In conformity of
law; every item Of receipts set out,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-20
Thinks Hogs Will 60 hiqher.

Alex. Moorsood, q regular shipper
OF Amsterdam, Missouri, who was In
yesterday with cattle and hogs, re.
ports that the bulk of all the heavy
hogs have been shipped out Of that
country. eve are now looking
around for the next largest size, "
said Mr.. Norwood. cit is hard to
find q full carload Of heavy hogs now,
90 We are shipping some Of the light
or ones. After these are gone, there
will be a let mp on receipts, and then
an advance in hog prices. Consider
ing this heavy run Of hogs, the prices
have held up remarkably well. It
shows q great demand for pork prod
ucts, and looks to me very much al
1--we would zee high priced hogs along
In August, when the runs grow
lighter. At the present time, II We
strike q day when the run shows b
falling OF, prices viii strengthen right
away. Ihave every reason 20 believe
that we will zee no cheap hogs for q
good while to come. "-Drover's Tele-
gram, Friday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-20

Merchants In a town she size OF
Butler and smaller are constantly be-
Ing worked ON lake advertising
schemes, that never realize q dollar
to the merchant or good to the town.
Among them IL the free balloon ascen-
sion to attract a crowd We he
one In Butler Monday evening, liber.
ally advertised, and u Is attracted a
farmer ora customer 10 the town, no
one could tell it Ii was q great treat
to the town kids. however, and from
that view was a success When next
we want to furnish diversion for the
kids, don't lets work 1t In the name
OF advertising. Ii tends TO lower
and discredit Legitimate advertising.
J. A. Trumbsll, eaxpeater, painter
and musician, departed Tor Butler
yesterday noon to make come calcu.
lations on the mammoth auditorium
he suggested be erected In Central
Park, with q seating capacity of
5000 people. He thinks Rich Hill
would become q second Kansas City
and the merchants would be unable
to attend to the business this enter.
prise would occasion Ii surely is q
complicated echeme-or cir castle,
we don't know which--Rich Hin Thb.
une.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-20
Iudoe Ballard Dead.

hon. J. N. Ballard departed this
LIE at his home In Montrose on Mon
day morning, after . protracted III
mess Of many months. Funeral ar
vicss were held from the family home
on Tuesday and interment was made
IN the cemetery at Johnstown, this
county. in. Ballard was born b
Cooper county, No., March 40, 1849.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-20

While out with q party Of hunters
on Baldwin lake, near Nyhart, the
other day, Ralph Hartwell killed q
frog, which, when dressed, was found
to contain q snake In It's stomach "a
inches long, by actual measurement.
We know this is q true story, because
Mr. Hartwell pledged rs to secrecy
before telling us, and 10 are giving Il
out now In the nature Of q confldsnce
to our readers. He would not ex-
press an opinion a. to whether the
frog killed and ate the snake, or the
reptile crawled into the frog's mouth
OF its own motion. We never heard
that bullfrogs were snake extermina-
tors or lived on that diet, but Mr..
Hartwell assured % that the snake
bait used on the occasion was Of the
regulation quality and moderate In
quantity and not calculated TO mag.
nifty to that extent. We have heard
Of snakes swallowing frogs, but this
old fellow was evidently avenging
his race and turning ths tables on
Mr.. Snake.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-20

A dispatch from Washington City
states that a head OF lettuce was
found on the local market that meas.
ured more than 10 inches In diameter
and weighed more than 3 pounds.
There were ] 3 8 others nearly as large,
the IA making barrel full. Usually
there are about 40 heads packed in q
barrel
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-20

Postmaster Kern Inspected the old
mine shait on the Standish place
north Of town Tuesday morning In .
thrilling manner. Hs was watching
the operations Of ths force that was
TO pump tho water ont Of Tho old un-
used whom the board hs uss stand
ing upon gave way. The shah 4
sixty fset deep and md With vatse
10 The top. The wstse uas - cold,
when our friend was feecusd hon NJ
chilly bath hs vas Dhnty cold and
wet. II was . lucky ssoape, hog.
er.-Hume Teaephone.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-20

A feature of the 4th OF July cele.
bration in Kansas City is proposed
reunion OF those who vot,d for Lin.
coin and Fremont, now living within
q radius OF 100 miles OF that city.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
Mountain Gem Leased.

The steamer Mountain Gem was
leased today from the new owners by
the o. R. & N. company, and will
again be put into commission on the
river between here and Riparia, says
the Lewiston Teller. The boat will
be loaded here in the morning with a
cargo of supplies for the railroad
camps to be discharged en- route Gown
the river. The Mountain GerI was
under lease at the time Of the sale and
her crew is complete. Captain John
Atkins is in command and the officers
are making an inventory of the sup
plies and fixtures today and perfeoting
the transfer from the new owners.
The steamers Lewiston and Spokane
will not move from the dock here un-
til advised that there are cars at Ri
paria on which they can discharge
their cargoes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
THE ASSOCIATION D|SBANDS
Proceeds From Sale of Property Will
Be Applied On Indebtedness.

Interest in the Athena Commercial
Association has for sometime been at a
low ebb, and at the meeting Tuesday
evening the ebb flowed SO low that it
ebbed out completely.
BY a majority of one out of total
of nine votes cast, on motion made by
William Mcbride that the association
disband, the organization disorganiz-
ed. A. B. McEwen seconded the mo-
tion and after considerable discussion,
the memters voted as follows:
For the Motion-W. Mcbride, +. S.
LIE Grow. d. B. Jarman, H. o. Worth
ington, A. B McEwen-5.
Against the Motion-H. A. Barrett,
Fred Boyd, J. Z. Froome, N. A. Mil
leI-4.
Boyd's motion carried providing for
sale to the highest bidder of the Asso-
ciation's property. The board of
managers were instructed to pay the
Associations Indebtedness, which a.
mounts.to $52 rent from the proceeds
of the sale and any sum remaining is
to ke divided pro rata among the MEM
bers in good standing.
The sentiment Of the majority of
the business men holding membership
in the organization seems to be that
the Association has been OF no benefit
to Athena and to maintain it would
he useless expense.
Those who favored the motion to
disband spoke along this lire, advan-
cling the argument that the Associa-
tion accomplished no results tor the
town when there were more people
here than there are now. Further, it
was alleged that Athena and the trib-
utary country had nothing to offer to
induce people emigrating from the east
to come here and settle.
Those favoring the Association con-
tended that.the organization could be
made to be of benefit to the town If
mem bers would stand together with
united purpose, and that the mem
bership could be increased by the in
PRODUCTION of social features.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
SHEEP SHUT OUT OF OREGON
Seek Relief From the Secretary of
Agriculture Without Avail.

That Washington sheepmen feel
that their efforts to Craze in Oregon
have been checkmated by far more
effective efforts on part Of Oregon
sheepmen, is shown by the following
article from the Yakima Republic Oh
the subject:
The agricultural department, it ap-
pears, can afford no relief to the wool
growers of the state of Washington
under the present regulation relative
to grazing on the forest reserves and
the laws of the states of Oregon and
Washington relative to inspection and
disinfection of diseased sheep.
An effort has been made to get
Washington sheep into Oregon forest
reserves. The matter was taken up
with the agricultural department and
it has been arranged for conference
between the senator's of Washington
and Oregon.
The question was started by the
Wenaha Woolgrowers' association OF
Walla Walla, wiring Senator Ankeny
for assistance in securing the entrance
of Washington sheep into the Oregon
forest reserves on some reasonable
basis that will not be an injury to the
sheepgrowing industry.
The secretary of agriculture haf
assured Senator Ankney that through
the bureau of animal industry The
sheepgrowers of Washington may have
their sheep inspected and that in case
of disease the sheep may be dipped
and otherwise disinfected.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
Recover Watson's Corpse.

The body of Mail Carrier Perry
Watson, buried by the landslide near
Roosevelt Idaho, on January 81, was
recovered by E. L. Reed and l.. A.
Miller, editor and proprietor of the
Thunder Mountain News, while on
their way ont TO Grangeville. The
body was covered about five feet deep.
Watson was carrying the mail from
Reardon station to O'Brian, distance
of 12 miles, and the snowslide which
overwhelmed him occurred in mar
row gulch near Reardon creek. Wat
son was about 40 years old and owned
several valuable mining properties in
the Thunder Mountain district.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
Legislature Has Dispensed
With Night Sessions.
NO HOPE FOR JUTE MILL BILL
Judge HALEY Refuses the Commission
ership With $4,000 Salary and
Travelling Expenses.

A Salem special to the Pendleton
Tribune yesterday says: Neither house
is in session tonight, the work being so
far along there is no hurry. Both
houses passed the Port of Columbia
bill but the consideration of the nor
NAL school bills for the maintenance
of Weston and Ashland, which have
already passed the house. again today
was postponed in the senate until to-
morrow afternoon. The reasons are
not known but ''jokeT" is suspected,
though probably the motive is to force
some backward house legislation.
The senate bill providing $500 for
Pendleton library for the supreme
court failed in the house today.
The irrigation bill has not yet
passed the senate and great fight is
expected, but why nobody knows.
Johnson's road bill passed but ru.
mors are drifted around the state
house of possible veto although the
grounds for such action are not
known.
4
It is said that Judge HALEY can be
appointed one of the supreme court
commissioners but that he will not ac-
cept. The salary is $4,000 a year
with 81 900 for travelling expenses.
Both houses are loafing and have
little to do. Speaker Davey was pre-
sented with gold watch this after
noon. the presentation speech being
made by Vawter.
Bills for the $4,000 maintenance
fund for the Portage Road passed the
senate today providing for commits
sion of management, but the 100000
appropriation is still held in the house
on the table although it once passed
that body. Ihe object of this is un-
known and fears are entertained that
it will be defeated when it is again
put on its final passage.
Representative Barrett is much
better.
There is no hope for the jute mill
project getting through.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
New Fruit cannery.

That fruit cannery will be in OPP
Grafton by the time the fruit is ready
to gather, making new market for
horticulturists in the territory to Mil
ton and Freewater. is now practically
assured, says the Eagle The required
stock, $40, 500, has been subscribed
and the company will be incorporated
at once. A meeting of subscribers to
the stock, and others directly interested
was held Monday in Freewater.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY
Convention to Be Held in the Bap-
tist Church Today.

There will be Union Bible School
Convention held in the Baptist
church, today February 22, at 2:30
p. IN. and at 1880 r. IN. under the
auspices of the three local churches,
and bible schools Of the city. conduct
cd by the Rev. Chas. A. Phipps, State
field worker of the Oregon Bible
School Association, assisted by the
city pastors, and the local bible school
workers. A fine, interesting. and in
structive program will be presented,
and excellent musical selections will be
rendered, by the three church choirs
of the city.
Rev. Mr.. Phipps is 10th an able and
an eloquent platform speaker. He is
also a map well acquainted with all
phases Of Ghe bible school work, and
he has made good with the people
wherever he has gone. Rev. Phipps
is booked to deliver the leading ad-
dresses at Iboth sessions Of this coming
Sunday school Assem- bly,, which prom
| ises to be of more than ordinary i'm
portance, interest, instruction, help
fulness, and inspiration, to all classes
of bibIe-lovers, and bible-students, as
we'll as to all classes of people in gen
eral.
Let this be large representative
Athena Sunday school and bible
study gathering.
Revs. Hoven and Curry of the
Christian and Methodist Episcopal
churches will also deliver brief ap-
propriafe addresses on that occasion.
Everybody is heartily invited to
attend this meeting.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
The Universal Language.

The Pilot Rock Record tells OF
squaw who entered the store Ct Mark
Sturtevant the other day and tried to
make herself understood. Mark knew
that she wanted to buy something to
eat, but was unable to tell what it
was. She tried to explain by signs and
motions and said something that
sounded like meat. Finally she grunt-
ed in imitation of hog and Mark
then knew that she wanted hog meat
and the sale of slice of bacon was
quickly made.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
The Worst Yet.

The greatest damage to the 0. r. q
N. tracks west of Adams was caused
Tuesday night by the high waters in
Greasewood and other branches pour
ing snow water into Wild Horse creek,
oveTfiowing its banks, and undermin-
ing the road bed. Altogether 1000
feet of track was washed out between
Eastland and Havana.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22

crew. The train was made up of two
ooathes and several box cars. There
were number of passengers aboard,
for the most part travelling men, sew
eral of whom got off here, and others
at Adams from where they drove to
Pendleton. The 1900 feet of track
washed out by the flood Tuesday be-
tween Eastland and Havana is being
repaired by the constructor crew
which opened the Walla Walla end
of the branch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
AFTFR A SPEEDWAY
Athena HOrsemen Have Some
Promising Colts
TRACK FOR DEVELOPING THEM
Hustling Spirits Are at the Head of
the Enterprise, and Several
Owners Are Interested.

Athena, the home of the annual
Umatilla County Colt Show. may
possess speedway on which roadsters
and races can be worked and develop
ed, if all goes well.
Hustling spirits, every one of them
lovers of good horse, have the matter
in charge and if the proper location
for,a regulation half milel track can be
secured, the word has been passed
down the line that the enterprise is a
sure go.
Among the leaders in the enterprise
are some of the leading horsemen of
this part of the county, including
Charles BaddeIey, owner of Mo Elropa /;
D. H. Preston, owner of Joe Fontaine; !;
Chas. Norris, owner of Carl and Maud {;
f. S. LIE Grow, owner of several
promising colts. Others who own
good light harness stock and who are
interested in the matter, or who will
be, are W. r. Taylor, H. A. Barrett,
Charles Brotherton, Sam Banister, M.
L. Watts, A. B. McEwen, Sanford
Stone, A. L. Swaggart, and others.
There is no better class of light har-
ness stock anywhere in the intermoun-
tain country than right here around
Athena. These colts are sired by
standard bred stations, and many of
them have good blood lines ON the
dam side. The gets OF Caution. Del
Norte, McElropa, Bonner N. B., and
Westfield are in the list and all that
is needed to make them "go'long. "
is suitable track on which to break,
properly handle them and develop
speed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22

Pine Salve Carbolized, acts like
poultice. highly antiseptic. extensively
used for eczema, for chapped hands
and lips, cuts, burns. Sold at the
Pioneer drug store.
Your money back if not satisfied
with the bargains found at RAIDERS
big Furniture aud Carpet emporium
at Pendleton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
Freewater Case to Supreme Court.

Attorney j. P. Winter has filed
notice of appeal in the Freewater local
option case, which will now be carri-
ed to the supreme court and finally
settled. Nearly every feature of the
law has been passed upon by the su-
preme court and as yet it has stood the
test, hut the attorneys in this case say
that there is one question which has
not been passed upon and that this
will be done now.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
MAY Start an Auto Line.

The plan for running an auto car
line between Walla Walla and Day
ton is being taken up by the CONNER
cial club of the garden city and some
definite decision will be reached at a
meeting to be held soon. Merchants
claim they lose much business. as
Dayton people cannot go there and re-
turn In one day. .a&
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
Much Snow in Horse Heaven.

More snow fell in the Horse Heaven
country this winter than ever before
known, and moisture is there in plenty
to insure good crop of wheat. James
Wright, sheepman, is feeding his
sheep on wheat hay that costs him
$15 per ton, and straw is in demand at
So per ton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
Weston's Coal Confiscated.

Weston is still without coal. For
weeks and weeks the town was over
looked like white chip by coal oper-
ators, but at last carload got through
and was dropped off on the Weston
siding. Then came the washouts on
both ends of the Walla Walla-Pen-
dleton branch with work train
stranded in the center. The water
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22

tank at Athena coul Id be depended on,
but there was no fuel in sight for the
en- gine-in Athena, at least The en-
gine was run to Weston. and dropped
on the siding, hooked on to the Weston
car of coal and brought it over here
where it was confiscated for railroad
use. Weston could play Adams tao
tics in the fuel matter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
Sewell Anprehended.

Sheriff Taylor has received word of
the arrest in San Fraonisco, of w. j.
Sewell, the abseonding manager of the
Potlatch Lumber company of Pendle-
ton. The arrest was made through
the agency of man who had known
Sewell and who has had him spotted
for couple of weeks, while 20 was
communicating with the officers in
this city. tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
Services Al the M. z. Church.

The hours of public worship at the
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Athena for the week beginning Feb
ruary "a, are: Preaching, II a. m,
and 1880 a. m.; Bible study, 10 a. IN. I;
Epworth League, 6:30 p. m. Ladies'
Aid Society, Wednesday, 2 p m. !;
prayer and Bible study meeting,
Thursday, 7:30 p. m. Everybody,
including strangers are cordially in
vited to attend these services.
d. G. Curry, Pastor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
County Sunday Schools.

The Umatilla county Sunday school
Association, comprising forty-two
Sunday schools, will meet in Pendle-
ton ON the 26th and 27th instant. De-
tailed preparations for the meetings
are being made by the officers and
general committees.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
a walla walla Train.

The first train to reach Athena
from Walla Walla during the month
Of February came over yesterday in
charge of Conductor Menzies and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07

IA II R SHIPPEN entered his Office with impatient
N step. He was visbly annoyed. Things of
late had not been going smoothly with the
New York General Hospital, of which he
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

We favor the development Of every
form Of manufacture for which our
natural resources 50 well qualify the
state.
We pledge the passage Of a road
law that viii enable the people in
each county to provide themselves a
good system Of roads.
Schools
We recommend the education Of the
people as absolutely essential to the
development Of this state, and to the
continuance Of supremacy Of the dem
ocratic party We pledge the party
to vigorously promote in every rea-
sonabie way our public school system,
so that this state shall stand in the
front ran kin the educational column.
Economy
We pledge The people Of this state
an economical and faithful admins
tration Of its affairs, and that the
state taxes shall be as low as pos
sible for the conduct Of a state gov
eminent properly administered.
Separate Coaches
We approve the resolution Of the
constitutional convention Of March
1907, pledging the enactment Of law
at the earliest possible date during
the first session Of the first legisla-
ture providing for separate coaches
or accomodations and waiting rooms
for the negro race
Prohibition
The question of prohibition has
been removed from partisan politics
and has been left to a vote Of the peo-
pie in accordance with the principle
Of the referendum.
Fulfiliment Of Pledges
In the constitution which we sub
NIT we call attention to the important
fact that we have faithfully carried
out every pledge made the people in
the last campaign. We unreservedly
endorse the action Of the democratic
aajority in its faithful compliance il
drawing the constitution in accord
ance with our pledges to the people
and we pledge that the democratic par
ty, If now entrusted with power in th'
administration Of the state govern
ment, viii faithfully enforce, execute
and carry into effect every principle o.
sal dconstitution as adopted BY th'
people and a strict enforcement Of ev
lery law enacted by the legislature o
this state.
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