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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1907-06-04
For Sale

FOR sALE-A roam mare, years old. Ap-
ply TO Lydia A. Hughlett or Harrington, Mace
& Harrington. 5 % IT
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1907-06-04

E1UR hENT-Store house un race strpeI for
merry occupied by W. Il Radcliffe and Car
ter Hughlett. Apply to Emerson c. Harrington.
Cambridge, Md. 3-7-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1907-06-04

-I1.-slans Court was IN session to.
!. Judges Nehnatt and Phillips pre-.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1907-06-04

DOR RENT:-Iiouse on Gay and High streets,
formerly occupied by MIR. LoHis A. Mobray.
4 ppIv RI L = plifti,.S 10
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
COUNCIL GRANTS CONCESSION
Robe BUYS CATTLE
Sells His Reservation Ranch and In
vests in LIE Grow and
Taylor Herds.

Hugh Robbie has purchased from w.
R. Taylor and F. S. LIE Grow their
herd of 325 head of cattle, which was
taken to the range near Kamela this
spring.
The stock is in fine condition, there
being at this time consider BILE beef
in the herd. These cattle were pur-
chased by Messrs. LeGrow and Taylor
early this spring, principally in the
Cold Springs and Juniper settlements,
and were taken to the mountain range
about two months ago.
Hugh Robbie recently sold his reser-
walton ranch to George Perringer, of
Pendleton, and at once began negotia-
tions for the purchase of the LIE Grow
and Taylor stock.
He will move the cattle from their
present location to what is considered
the finest range in Eastern Oregon
the territory tributary to the head of
squaw creek, in the southern part of
the Umatilla Indian reservation. In
that section, virgin bunch grass, and
that has not heen cropped for years by
stock, is abundant with plenty Of
water and shade.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
". 8 c. R. RAILWAY IS EXTINCT
Line is Now Operated as Part of the
Northern Pacific.

Washington and Columbia River
Railway is title that has been used
for the last time, for commencing yes
terday that road became officially a
branch of the Northern Pacific system.
No outward evidence of the change,
however, was manifest, and even the
officials themselves in Walla Walla
said there was no difference in the
office work, says the Union.
Headquarters of the Pasco division,
as the old w. g. 9. r. will now be
called remain in Walla Walla and all
of the old officers remain with much
their former duties. S. b. Calder.
head, formerly general freight and
passenger agent, now has the title OF
general agent. j. G. Cutler becomes
assistant superintendent of the Pascc
division; George O'Conner is now
travelling freight agent W ith increased
territory. The subordinate officials
remain with identical titles and duties.
The train schedules are unchanged,
but Northern Pacific tickets are sub
stituted for the old w. So @. r. com
bined tickets. In many cases these
will be simpler in form than the old
tickets used.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
UNDER WATER TANK
Wagon Tongue Breaks and Throws
Man Underneath Heavily
Loaded Vehicle.

A young man named Lyons, is bare
ly able to move about ON crutohes
down at the Athena Hotel as the re-
suit OF serious accident which hap
pened to him Tuesday evening while
driving water wagon on the Bryan
place, north of town.
In descending hill, the strain on
the neck yoke was so great that it
broke. The wagon tongue fell, pene.
trated the ground, the shock throwing
Lyons to the road in front of the
heavily loaded wagon.
The man was rolled along the road
before the heavy water tank and his
escape from instant death seems mir
aculous to all who have visited the
scene of the accident. The momen-
tum OF the wagon, carrying the big
tank fillod with water, was SO great
that the tongue tore up the hard road
in places and fin ally was buried in
the ground, splintered beyond repair.
Lyons was brought to town and on
investigation by DR.. Sharp. the mans
back was found to have suffered Sc
we're strain. He was taken to the
Athena Hotel, where by the aid of
crutohes he was able to leave his bed
today.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
AFTER A DRIVEWAY THE GLORIOUS 4TH
Athena Horsemen Have Option on
BrOtherton Land Suitable
for Track Location.

v Charles Norris, Fay LIE Grow, w.
r. Taylor and other Athena horsemen
have united in the general purpose of
securing race track, or perhaps, more
properly speaking, speedway, on
which the light harness and running
stock of this portion of Umatilla. coun-
ty may be properly developed.
With this end i'll view lfve-year
option, at rental of $125 per year,
has been secured from Chas. Brother
ton, the owner of piece of land con-
sidered by those interested to be per-
feet for the construction of one of the
fastest tracks in the Inland Empire.
Mr.. Norris estimates that the cost
of placing half mile track in first
class condition will be, approximate
~, $1,000. II this sum Of money can
be raised, the track is assured, and to
secure the sentiment of horsemen in
the matter, meeting is called for 3
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at the
Office of B. B. Richards. Mr.. Norris
has mailed cards to q numb ber of horse
men, announcing the purpose of the
meeting.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
Minister Is Surprised.

The many friends Of Rev. and Mrs.
Curry surprised them on Saturday
evening (Which was the goth anniver.
sary of their wedding) with a china
shower. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Stone, Mrs. Howe,
Mrs. Booher, Mrs. S. F. Sharp. Mr..
and Mrs. Cannon. Professor and Mrs.
Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. H. II Hill, Mr..
and Mrs. Foss, Professor and Mrs.
Perryman. Mrs. Masterson, Mrs. Buel,
Mrs. Barto, Mrs. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith, Attorney Wilson, Mrs. VIM.
Mcbride, Mrs. Marsh of Walla Walla
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Belts, Mrs. Ma.
loney, Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk. The eve.
ning's entertainment consisted of violin
selections by Prof. Henry and recita,
tions by Miss Bernice Curry.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05

committee, it is probable that Third
street, from Main to Current will be
enclosed and the exhibits. booths,
band stand, etc., will be under pa
vilion covering that space. This loca-
tion is looked ON with much favor
for the reason that the firm of Peehler
& Chamberlain has offered its imple-
ment grounds, together with the
splendid sheds, in which to shelter the
the live STOCK and poultry exhibits.
The taking care of the livestock
exhibits has been problem which
from the first has confronted the as
sooiation, in that to provide suitable
quarters would entail considerable ex-
pense. In the use of the Peebler &
Chamberlain sheds, which are con-
tiguous to the grounds above named,
the principal expense entailed would
be in moving and returning the ma
chinery and cleaning up after the fair.
The space is amply large enough to
afford all room needed for the live
stock display, and has the adva ntage
of being situated so that this exhibit
would be directly connected with the
main pavilion.
This situation, briefly outlined,
would leave the shows, merry go
rounds and other attractions to be
located on Current street, at the in
tersection of Third.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
Who Will Do the Dirty Work?

According to Ray Stannard Baker
in the July American Magazine, the
question in the south is who will do
the dirty work. Mr.. Baker met at
Montgomery, Ala. a talented lawyer
named Gustave Frederick Mertins.
Mr.. Mertins made striking remark,
not at all expressing the view that Mr..
Baker heard from some of the strongest
citizens of Montgomery, but excellently
voicing the position of many souther-
ners.
It's question: he said. "who
will do the dirty work. In this coun-
try the white man won't; the negro
must. There's got to be a mudsill
somewhere. If you educate the negroes
they won't stay where they belong,
and you must consider them as race,
because if you let few rise it makes
the others discontented.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
Athena People Sought Amusement
Elsewhere and the Town
Was Deserted.

The glorious Fourth was quietly OBJ
served in Atheua-very quiet in fact
for the reason that nothing was doing
here on large scale, and people gen
orally deserted the town and sought
hilarious amusement at Pendleton,
Bingham Springs. or enjoyed nature g
quietude along the banks of the Una
tilla and Walla Walla.
In Athena the natal holiday was
ushered in all right, all right. A ton
of powder, more or less, was burned on
an old anvil between the hours of
midnight and dawn, and the patriotic
sons of America who handled the ex-
plosive and touched 'em off,, fired
salutes in honor of everybody from
George Washington down to Jim
Hayes.
After this siege of bombarding.
active demonstrations ceased until
evening, when Mr.. Theodore Russell
of Spokane. who is visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Bannis-
ter, run corner on all the fireworks
in town and generously entertained
young and old with a pyroteohnic dis
play of brilliant hue in rapid fire
order.
Those who went to Bingham Springs
report having fine time, and those at
Pendleton, ditto. Athena stores and
business houses closed at noon, and
for the most part, the rroprietors
made it point to be on hand this
morning to open up their places of
business.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
STREETS OPEN TO FAIR
Association Given Right to Control Ter
ritory Including End, 9rd and 4th
From Jefferson to Current.

At the regular meeting of the City
Council Monday evening, concession
was granted the Athena Agricultural
and Live Stock Fair Association the
right to use portions of certain streets
on which to hold Its first annual fair,
the dates of which will be Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, September
10. 20 and 81.
The streets selected by the Associa-
tion committee on grounds include
Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth
streets bounded on the north by
Jefferson and on the south by Current
streets, the portions of the two latter
streets being also included in the con-
cession.
Of course, the exhibits will not Gov
or the area of the streets named, but
the territory embraced in the conces-
sion was desired by the committee in
order that the Fair Association could
be in a position to assign locations Of
all exhibits and amusement features.
By having control Of the streets named
it will be impossible for any counter
attraction to exhibit near the fair
grounds and will serve as leverage
to bring all under the supervision of
the association.
While the exact location of the
grounds has not been selected by the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
Long Live The King!

is the popular cry throughout European
countries; while in America, the cry
of the present day is 'Long live DR..
Kings New Discovery, King of Throat
and Lung Remediesl' Of which Mrs.
Julia Rydre Paine, Truro, Mass, says:
1T never fails to give immediate re-
lief and to quickly cure cough or
cold" Mrs. Paine's opinion is shared
by majority Of the inhabitants Of
this country. New discovery cures
weak lungs and sore throats after all
other remedies have failed; and for
coughs and colds it's the proven reme-
dy. Guaranteed by VIM. Mcbride.
Druggist. SOC and $1.0O. Trial bot
tie free.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
DEATH OF MRS. SARAH STAGES
Pioneer Resident of Weston dies in
Walla Walla Hospital.

Mrs. Sarah Stages, one of the pio-
neer residents of Weston, Ore, died at
st. Mary's hospital Monday morning
after an illness of two weeks, death
being caused by dropsy. Deceased was
81 years Of age. and has Eeen resi-
dent of Weston since 1862, when she
crossed the plains with her husband
and family. She lived continuously in
Weston, and was one of the best
known pioneers of that section of the
state.
Besides two daughters and one bro
ther, who survive her, Mrs. Stages
leaves host of friends throughout the
state to mourn her death. The survi-
wing relatives are Mrs. Ella Duncan,
of Weston. and Mrs Martha Stages,
of Weston, and Gabriel Cox.
The remains were shipped to Wes-
ton, at which place the funeral was
held Wednesday, interment taking
place at Keys cemetery.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
NIFTY YOUNG PITCHER SIGNED
Johnson, Weiser's Boy Wonder Sign
ed BY Washington D. G.

Athena Ease ball fans will be inter
ested in reading the following dope, "
which comes up from Weiser, Idaho:
Walter Johnson, the famous boy pitch
or Of the Weiser baseball team of the
Idaho State League. has signed with
the American League club of Wash
ington, d. g., and will leave for that
place July 10.
@. D. Blankenship, representative
of the Washington club, is in the city
and succeeded in landing johnson
after several attempts. The Idaho
state league schedule ends July IA.
and johnson would not leave until
after that date, although fatteriDg
inducements were held out to him to
leave Monday.
Johnson's record as a pitcher is
without parallel in baseball records.
He has pitched 70 innings without
run being scored against him and has
struck out l66 men in 90 innings.
The Weiser team has played seven
straight shut-out games and has made
98 runs, while the opponents have
made but 5.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
GIRL HORsETH|EF MADE FREE
Child That Caused Sensation in Pa
louse Country at Liberty.

Myrtle Upton, the girl horsethief
who was convicted at Colfax and SEN
fenced to term of two years in the
Walla Walla penitentiary, was releas-
ed from that institution Sunday. For
a long time previous to her arrest and
at the time she was taken into custody
she was attired in mems clothing, and
worked out in the fields like a man.
Myrtle grew up without schooling,
and was denied the care and advice
SO necessary to the we'll being of a
young girl in this age.
firing of her humdrum life of
drudgery at home Myrtle finally decid-
ed upon change and one fine morn
ing she took one of her father g horses
from the field near Tekoa and rode in
to the country, where the following
night she stole span of horses and
drove to an adjoining town, where she
sold them and was in the act of pur-
chasing clothes and finery with the
proceeds when she was arrested and
put in jail at Colfax on the charge Of
horse stealing. Later she was convict
cd of the charge and sentenced as
above stated.
The w. 6. 7. U. of Walla Walla
made an effort to secure her release
through petitions to Governor Mead
for pardon. but the girls defiant
demeanor and utter indifference to the
situation stood in the way of her re-
lease, even if it had met with favor
able consideration at the hands of the
chief executive.
She left Walla Walla on the Spo-
kane train Sunday afternoon, but
what she intends doing could not be
learned. When the effort was made
to secure her release her mother came
to Walla Walla and promised in case
she was given her liberty she would
see that she had proper care and would
be given home with her.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
Root Growth Removed From
the Drainage Pipes.
WATER OVERFLOWS RESERVOIR
Weeping Willow Roots Prove Vexa-
tious and Troublesome Pipe
joints May Be Cemented.

The big reservoir of the Athena
gravity water system is again full and
overtlowing with pure, cold spring
water, and the peace and contentment
of Water Superintendent Gholson's
mind is correspondently apparent.
1t was problematic question solved
only by hard labor aud clever head
work to release the great clusters of
roots and sand which for nearly week
clogged up Athena's water supply and
forced consumers to use acqua pura
furnished by means of the old pump
ing plant.
Digging down through mud eight
feet to the porous clay drainage pipe,
section was tapped and found to be
packed full of long, slender roots, some
of them no larger in circumference
than pin. The roots were matted
in clusters and in one instance, where
sand mingled with the root growth,
team of horses had to be used at the
end of stout iron hook, before the
mass could be dislodged.
The cause of the trouble is correctly
lodged against couple of rows of
weeping willow trees which grow
along the pipe line and near the springs.
which are the source of supply for
Athena's excel ent water system.
Tiny, tibrous roots, in search of life
giving sap to these big trees, penetrate
through the soil, and, reaching the
pipe, creep through the open joints and
thrive and grow in the water. Cluster
and cluster mat together, and soon
great nest of roots form in the pipe
section.
Sand slowly filters in and in short
time the flow. of water,a choked out
from its channel in the pipe, gurgles
up through the ground and runs over
the surface. Then the reservoir runs
dry and pumping from the old city
well must be resorted to.
The supposition is that in few
months the came trouble will again
result unless something is done to
abrogate the nuisance.
The intake pipe of the drainage sys-
tenn is manufactured from porous clay
pipe, such as is used for tiling pur-
poses, except that it is of larger size.
10 thoroughly drain and secure the
full supply of water from the springs
and the ground acquired for the pur.
pose, the joints of the sections of this
pipe were not closed. two inch
space was left between the sections.
and wrapped with jute cloth. Packed
around this jute cloth is crushed rock.
so that in time when the cloth had
served its purpose, the rock would still
remain intact and allow the water TO
filter its way into the pipe. Through
these open joints the roots feed their
way into the pipe.
1t is believed that before the roots
cease to become standing annoyance,
the joints of the pipe in the vicinity Of
the willow trees must be cemented
with concrete covering.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
WATTS IS PRINCIPAL
Scott Of Adams Elected Assis-
tant Principal.
ONE TEACHER YET TO CHOOSE
Salary Of Principal s100 per Month
and Wage Scale Of Teachers
Is Raised.

The board of directors of School
district No. 80, composed of A. NJ.
Gillis, NJ. L. Watts and Jerry Stone,
elected principal, an assistant
principal and all but one in the corps
of teachers in the Athena public
school, for the coming school year.
The selections made by the board
seem to meet with popular favor and
many expressions of satisfaction are
heard, and the belief that the Athena
school is again to be placed in the
rank where it justly belongs is gen.
eral.
Mr.. Homer I. Watts, the choice of
the Eoa,d for principal, is a young
man of sterling quality, recognized
ability, and is we'll known to the peo-
pie of Athena and vicinity. He is
just from Harvard, where he gradual
ed with high honors, and has had ex-
perience in teaching. He is normal
school graduate from Monmouth, hav-
Ahe hhAohOu thO COuESo Uu6T0
after two years spent in the Eastern
Oregon State Normal School, at Wes-
ton. From Monmouth. Mr.. Watts
took two-year course at Throop Col
lege, Pasadena, California, then the
full course of the Oregon State Uni
versity at Eugene, then to Harvard.
His assistant, Mr.. Scott, gave splen-
did service and thorough satisfaction
in the Adams school last year, and
comes recommended in high terms to
the Athena school board.
Miss Carrie Sharp and Miss Glib
bons, both excellent teachers, are on
the roll of instructors again this year,
and Miss Keller, considered one of the
best teachers who ever worked in the
Weston school, has heen elected, leav-
ing but enc teacher to be selected from
a long list of applicants.
The school board has recognized the
inevitable demand for higher teach
ers' wage scale, and commencing with
the head of the school at 800 per
month. general raise in salary has
been made.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
The Charming Woman

is not necessarily one of perfect form
and features. Many a plain woman
who could never serve as an artist 8
model, possesses those rare qualities
that all the world admires: neatness.
clear eyes, clean smooth skin and that
sprightliness of step and action that
accompany good health. A physically
weak woman is never attractive, not
even to herself. Electric Bitters re-
store weak women, give strong nerves,
bright eyes, smooth velvety skin. beau
tiful complexion. Guaranteed at
VIM. McBrides, Druggist, SOC.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
Slab Wood Trust Formed.

The Oregon Daily Journal says of
the slab wood trust in Portland: An
ironclad contract binds the sawmills
of Portland to sell slabwood only TO
certain retail dealers, who buy it at
so cents g cord and sell it to the pul'lic
at prices ranging from $3 to 81, with
delivery charges added. In times past
any person could go to the mills and
buy all the slab wood he needed and
the combine now control the situation.
1t is openly predicted by members of
the combine that even the high price
now prevailing will be exceeded this
fall.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
Will Renort Train Wrecks.

A policy of informing the puhlci of
the details of all accidents on all rail
roads composing the Hartman system
was put into effect Monday by order
of E. II. Hartman, according to an
official announcement by the Union
Pacific. 1t is stated that Mr.. Harri-
man has ordered that full reports all be
made and promptly given to the press
concerning all accidents on the UDion
Pacific and the Southern Pacicfi sssys-
TENS and on the Oregon Short Line,
and the D. r. & N.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
Tramns Lift Clothing.

AS the result of supposed depreda-
ton by tramps, Alex McRea and an
employe lost their overalls and work
ing clothes from the Peebler. 81 Cham
berlain implement yard. Tuesday
night. Only the wearing apparel was
lifted, choice lot Of tools near by
being unmolested.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05

Joseph LaRoque, well known old
time resident of the Umatilla reserva-
ton died at bis home Tuesday after a
long illness. Death was due to con-
sumption. LaRoque had been on the
reservation for years, and was allotted
a fine farm, to which he received title
shortly before his death. The funeral
took place yesterday.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
All the World

is stage, and Billiards. Snow Lini-
ment plays most prominent part.
1t has no superior for Rheumatism,
stiff joints, cuts. sprains, and all
pains. Buy it, try it and you will
always use it. Anybody who has used
Billiards. Snow Liniment is living
proof of what it does.
Buy trial bottle. 25c, SOC and 81. 90.
Sold Ey w. Mcbride.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
A Memorable Day.

One of the days we remember with
pleasure, as we'll as with profit to our
health, is the one on which we became
acquainted with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, the painless purifiers that cure
headache and biiliousness, and keep
the bowels right. 25c. at Palace Drug
Store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
Carrie Nation

certainly smashed hole in the bar
rooms of Kansas, but Ballard's Hore-
hound Syrup has smashed all records
as a cure for coughs, Bronchitis, In
fuenza and all Pulmonary diseases.
Il. Q. H, Horton, Kansas, writes
IL have never found medicine that
would cure cough so quickly as
Ballard's Horehound Syrup. | have
used it for years."
Sold by w. Mcbride.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-05
Frustrated By Heat.

I Frank Smith, young man employ
ed in the hay field on the Walters
place west of town became Frustrated
by heat Monday and suffered q slight
attack of sunstroke. Mr.. Smith had a
severe stroke about year ago, since
when be is easily affected by the sun Is
hot rays. DR.. Plamondon was called
and no serious results followed the
pTostIation.