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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10
safe.

at Is a good plan," said the expert.
enced publisher, ito write something
about Shakespeare or the Bible"
"For what reason7"
Because even If your own remarks
aren't very important you can always
include enough quotations to make the
work well worth reading. washing.
tou Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10

like you see the boy in the picture do
Ing. Throw the string over the dart
and draw 1t through the notch until
1t catches on the knot. Then with
rapid upward motion, switch the whip
in the air, letting loose of the dart at
the same time. The dart will leave
the string and soar high in the air.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10
Accidental.

Alice-How did you come to meet
your second husband, Grace?
Grace-It was purely accidental. He
ran over my first one with motor cal
and afterward attended the funeral.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10
HoH He Managed It.

"Eere, Jim, take these two cakes, and
give the smaller one to your brother" ;"
James examined the cakes carefully,
appeared undecided, and finally took a
heroic bite out of one of them, and
passed it over to his brother with the
remark:
'gThere, Tommy, I've made you q
smaller one; they were both the same
size"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10
Homes Realised.

Editor-So this joke ls absolutely
original with you
Humorist--It Is.
Editor-Well, now, isn't that inter
esting? For years and years have
wished that some day could see the
originator of that joke.-Somerville
Journal
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10

Suicides among children and young
persons are very common In Germany.
Failure In school examinations or over
application to study are the causes
assigned for the acts of self-destruc-
tion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10
Tragedy ON baby "Iippo."

Marius, the hppopotamus who was
born in the Paris Zoo" recently, has
died. His mother steadfastly refused
to feed him. and in spite of the contiRa
uous services of dozen milk goats,
the little "hippo" was insuficiently
nourished
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10
The united Family.

The United Family.
Four pretty little sisters and sturdy
little brother,
Work and play the livelong day close to
one another.
One sister has a silver cap and one a
hoop of gold,
And they cuddle all together in heap
when they are cold.
They never, never quarrel (perhaps be-
cause they're dumb,
Those pretty sister fingers and their little
brother thumb.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10
rh. wnr. of smirt..

Nobody has yet been able to solve
satisfactorily the mystery of the swifts
migration, which is one of the most IN
explicable of pathological problems.
The birds do not arrive until May,
by which time the swallows and mar
tins, whose habits their own so closely
resemble, have been with US for some
little time, and yet they are for the
most part ready to go by the middle
of August. The first northwest wind
after that date generally decides the
question for the majority, but there
are always a few laggards, who remain
until the end of the month. A SWIFT
is a rare sight in September. but swai-
lows and house martins will be with us
in the South until the latter end of Oc-
tober. A few stragglers may be some
times seen along the coast line even 50
late as the end Of the first week In
November
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10

When a man calls his wife honey"
the explanation is that 1t keeps him as
busy as a bee supplying her wants.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10

II isn't a difficult task for a hoop
snake to make both ends meet
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10

Every time some men do good act
they manage to get caught at It
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-10

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The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

those that have political aspira-
tiOns, we would like to call their
attention to the fact that the
proper way to put their names
before the delegates to the con-
ventions, is to put their announce
ments in the home paperl The
primaries for the purpose of cleo
ting delegates to the convention
will be held at the opera house
on March 9th. The election will
he held on April 7th.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

DIR. George P. Sampson and
family have again taken up their
residence here. The doctor will
resume his practice OF medicine
and for the present his office
will be located in Room 3, Hotel
Navajo.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

The town election is drawing
near. and already the political
pot is beginning to simmer in diff
erent quarters. From the out
look at the present time the office
will not seek the man, but the
man seek the office, as there ap-
pears to be several candidates for
the offices, especially those ofcity
clerk and town marshal. To
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22
LOCHL NEWS


The addition to the Santa Fe
depot, a building about 40 go
ft. in dimension, containing sew
eral additional rooms for offices,
was completed this week and
turned over by Contractor A. w.
Anson, of Albuquerque, to the
company. As result OF this ad-
dition, all the offices in the build
ing are to be rearranged. Supt.
Gibson's private office will here
after be in the rear of the build
ing up stairs. Chief Clerk Keyes,
as we'll as the other departments
connected with the superintend-
ent's headquarters, will occupy
the remaining portion OF the re-
cent addition, up stairs, while
the down stairs portion will give
rooms to E E. Ball, division en-
gineer; Y. c. Proctor, superln-
tendent OF bridges and buildings;
F. McNutt, rOadmaster; together
with their various clerks, files
records and other 1mpediments
The trainmaste will find quar-
ters up stairs, Chief Clerk Doyle
and Stenographer Miss Walsh
occupying the rooms recently va
Gated bv Mr.. Keyes The train
dispatchers' office, heretofore on
the ground floor, now occupies
the front room up stairs, former
lv used as Supt Gibson's private
office. Chief Dispatcher Ball now
has a private office wherein he
NAV talk sass to his stenograph-
er, thinking, meanwhile, he is
raising Ned with some operator
on the line. The telegraph office
under Mr.. Sellsted get additional
space down stairs, being allotted
a portion Of the room Immediate
lv in the rear wherein have been
housed the dispatchers, the bal
ance of this room being used for
the train and engine men when
getting orders. The large Win
dow at the telegraph office has
been closed, the Western Union
now having a private counter
apart from that used by the
train crews. Altogether the new
arrangement, both up stairs and
down. is more convenient for all
concerned, as we'll as being more
sanitary for those employed IN
the various departments.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

On Sunday a special train of
eight cars, occupied by party
of excursionists under the direc-
tion of Raymond & Whitcomb
passed through Winslow on the
way to the coast.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

Auntie Giles, who is one of
Winslow's oldest residents, had
the misfortune of falling down
stairs this week and spraining
her ankle. The latest reports
state that sheis recovering rapid
ly.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

w. H. Burbage left this week
for Kansas City, where he ex-
poets to visit with his daughter,
Mrs. Walter c. Klien, for a coup
lie of weeks.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

Conductor F. E. Ennis was a
passenger on No. Z Monday for
Los Angeles, where he goes to
visit with his family, who are
wintering there.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

M. Murphy, representing the
Continental Casualty Co., was a
Winslow visitor this week look
ing after the interests of his COM
pany. Mr.. Murphy is an old
time ra1lroader and is we'll ac-
quaiuted with number of the
local employees, so that he is
quite at home when he comes to
Winslow. Glad to see you, Jim.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

Miss Abbie Laurence has re-
turned from Los Angeles, where
she has been for the past eight
months, to resume her old posi-
tlon at stenographer and cashier
at Babbitt Bros. store.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

A soldier special of fifteen cars,
carrying several companies of
coast artillery, passed through
Sunday on their way west.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

c. E. Shaeffer, who has been
relieving Dispatcher Coyne dur
ing the absence of Night Chief
Bowman, returned to Williams
Sunday, relieving Operator Chap
man, who has decided to go east.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

ing to be one of the favorite ex-
peressions when reporting a
wreck. The other day the other
side of Williams, the brakeman
on No. 8, reported that he
thought they had passed over a
broken rail When investigated
it was found that there was an
entire rail missing, consequently
the above phrase comes in handy.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

Work on the track scales IN the
local Santa Fe yards is rapidly
nearing completion, John Pow
ellis gang being busy as bees
putting on the finishing touches.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

The telegraph office at Cosni-
no, which was closed in the early
part of January, was reopened
last Sunday, j. c. Rickle being
replaced there as operator.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

This office has an assortment
of government seeds which will
be distributed among the resi-
dents of Winslow. Anyone wish
ing some of them for experiment
purposes may obtain the same
by calling or writing to this office.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

This week we have experienced
only a few chilly mornings, but
most of the time the weather has
been like the springtime. The
snow has nearly all melted way
and is now only seen in some
shaded spot. Arizona can't be
beat when it comes to climate.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

Rev. Robert E. Wright left
Wednesday morning for Phoenix
where he will remain until after
his marriage to Miss Caroline
Johnson, which occurs on the
9th inst. They will make their
home here. =.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

John Robe, of Winslow, was in
Gallup Wednesday attending the
Murphy-Hogan wedding. He
officiated as best man on the oc-
casion.-Gallup Republican.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

w. S. Bowman, night chief dis
patcher, returned Saturday from
a short visit to Los Angeles. Mr..
Bowman resumed work Sunday
evening, Dispatcher Coyne, who
had been relieving Mr.. Bowman,
taking his trick on the east end.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

w. H. Burbage, mayor of Win
slow, and prominent banker,
spent a short time In the city yes
terday en- route to Kansas CITY.
Albuquerque Journal, 21st.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

J.J. Collins, who has been on
the sick list for the past two
weeks, left Monday morning on
No. 7 for Los Angeles, where he
will remain for a few weeks for a
much needed rest We hope that
Jim will regain his health before
his return to Wins]ow.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22
Constable Mark Wilson this

Constable Mark Wilson this
week landed a negro who was
wanted at Laguna, New Mexico,
for breaking into a section house.
AS soon as Mark received the de-
scriptlon of the thief, he kept his
eagle eye open and in a few hours
had him in hand, and turned him
over to the Santa Fe. officer. The
stolen property was nearly all
found on the negro. d@g> q'i
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

One of the main features of the
February issue of the Santa Fe
Employees Magazine is a write
up OF the famous Scotty special
and the record run that it made
between Los Angeles and Chica-
go. This magazine, which is on
lv fifteen months old, has grown
to be one of the best railroad
periodicals and isimprovinge each
month.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

c. w. Lackey left this week for
Long Beach, Cal, to attend the
funeral of his aged father, who
died at that place last Saturday.
Mr.. Lackey was a resident of
Iowa for many years, and had
only been in California a short
time. He crossed the plains Wi III
oxen in 80 and was the last sur
vivor of the ill-tated Indian mas
sacre of Bakers wagon train at
Box Canyon in the San Juan
country in the early SOS. This
expedition was Quilted at Den
yer, and were hemmed in a can
yon by the Indians, where the
fight took place, Mr.. Lackey hav-
ing fought a chief single handed.
Mr.. c. l.. Day, OF the Malpais
Ranch and Trading Company, OF
Navajo, was the host at a St.
Valentine dance given at that
point on the evening, of February
14th, invitations for which were
very generously distributed to the
friends of Mr.. Day, both far and
near, We editor being one ofthose
so favored. We have no doubt
but what a very pleasant even
ing was spent by those attending,
and that the repast served
was both sumptuOus and plenti-
full, the more so why we regret
not having been able to attend.
Some one has been doing mis-
chief around the graveyard as the
fence around the grave of Ed
Pillsbury has been entirely taken
away. This is going a little to
far, and if the parties: taking the
fence away do not replace the
same Immediately, there will be
trouble, as there is sufficient ev;-
dence at hand to make trouble
for the party tearing down the
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

- Z AeN.-'
"The Santa Fe's luck" is gett-
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-22

ldIHllV nave again taken up their
residence here. The doctor will
resume his practice OF medicine
and for the present his office
will be located in Room 3, Hotel
Navajo.
Auntie Giles, who is one of
Winslow's oldest residents, had
the misfortune of falling down
stairs this week and spraining
her ankle. The latest reports
state that she is recovering rapid
ly.
c. E. Shaefer, who has been
relieving Dispatcher Coyne dur
ing the absence of Night Chief
Bowman, returned to Williams
Sunday, relieving Operator Chap
man, who has decided to go east.
Miss Abbie Laurence has re-
turned from Los Angeles, where
she has been for the past eight
months, to resume her old posi-
tlon at stenographer and cashier
at Babbitt Bros. store.
On Sunday a special train of
eight cars, occupied by party
of excursionists under the direc-
tion of Raymond & Whitcomb,
passed through WinsIow on the
way to the coast.
Work on the track scales IN the
local Santa Fe yards is rapidly
nearing completion, John Pow
ellis gang being busy as bees
putting on the finishing touches.
w. H. Burbage, mayor of Win
SLOW, ana a prominent banker,
spent a short time IN the CITY YES
terday en- route to Kansas CITY.
Albuquerque Journal, 21st.
John Robe, of Winslow, was in
Gallup Wednesday attending the
Murphy-Hogan wedding. He
oficiated as best man on the oc-
casion.-Gallup Republican.
The telegraph office at Cosni-
no, which was closed in the early
part Of January, was reopened
last Sunday, ]. c. Rickle being
replaced there as operator.
Conductor F. E. Ennis was a
passenger on No. Z Monday for
Los Angeles, where he goes to
visit with his family, who are
wintering there.
w. H. Burbage left this week
for Kansas City, where he ex-
poets to visit with his daughter,
n
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-09-16
A SEVILLE FARMERS WHEAT.

Fayette Mallory of Seville township
brought a load of wheat TO the Alma
roller mills last week that for first-class
wheat comes near being the best seen
this year 81 bushels were in the load
and less than one per cent of the entire
load was waste. Mr.. Mallory received
% cents bushel for the wheat which is
three cents higher per bushel than the
present market price. The wheat is
winter wheat and was not sowed until
late in the fall The yield was from 30
to 40 bushels to the acre.
AS sample of the grain before 1T was
threshed he brought in a sheaf of wheat
The stalks were easily four feet in
length and every head was filled full of
round plump kernals of wheat Mr..
Mallory is one OF the progressive farm
ers about Elwell. The recent heavy
frost which struck that section of the
country did not catch him mapping He
had his entire corn crop cut and shock
ed before the frost came.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-09-16
MEIHOD|SIS MEET
Michigan Conference Opened at
ST. Joseph Wednesday.
Sept. 10.
LOCAL CHURCH REPRESENTED.
Rev. j. M. Wolfe and Mr.. and Mrs. r.
l.. Convis Are Present From
Alma.

The annual session of the Michigan
Methodist conference opened at St.
Joseph Michigan Wednesday September
10. Rev. J. NJ Wolfe and Mr.. and Mrs.
f. l.. Convis of this city are there in at
tendance. Bishop Hamilton presided.
Have you ever attended an annual
conference.-the great body of ministers
and laymen who yearly meet to revive
the work of the past and plan for broad
er and greater achievements in the flu
ture' If not, there awaits for your eyes
vision, your mind a revelation and
your heart a warming you may well
fondly anticipate. For a concerted
movement on the part of a united broth
erhood of sixty thousand souls, who oc-
cupy property valued at nearly, if not
quite, three million dollars, with over
six hundred schools, with S,643 officers
and teachers and 56,o53 scholars, and ex-
pend to maintain these interests oyer
S5o, 900 yearly, is notable movement.
Such is our Michigan conference.
''To transact the business of this vast
body, which gives deliberate and care
full consideration to these varied and
numerous interests, besides stationing all
the pastors, which is annually a matter
of great interest and importance TO the
public, takes always a round, arduous
week. and could not be done in that
time without the best of system and
who attend come home ahame with a
new zeal for the work they are carrying
on
Both Rev. Wolfe and Mr. Convis take
an active part in the conference Mr.
Convis will deliver a report to the con-
ference of the general conference held at
Baltimore last May which he attended as
a delegate.
Rev Wolfe will i'll all probability be re-
turned to Alma for another year The
members of the local NJ. +. church are
united in the desire to have him return
and Mr.. Wolfe reciprocates their feeling
Mr.. Wolfe came to Alma year ago
from ST Louis and his labors during the
past year for the Alma Parish have been
productive of many results. The men,
bership of the church was higher a year
ago than now because there we're many
names on the membership list who had
moved away or ceased to take an active
part in church work. Mr.. Wolfe first
pruned this list down to a solid basis and
then set out to get new active members
Thirty-three active and twelve provis-
ional members have been added, bring
ing the total church membership of ac-
tive members above 2So. In addition
$500 in money has been raised and de-
voted to general church needs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-09-16
LEAVE FOR VIENNA.

Saturday of this week the Misses Vel.
ma and Mary Sharp leave for Detroit
where next Wednesday they will be
joined by l.. A. Sharp and Lester, and
the party will go from there to Saratoga,
New York, for a short visit They leave
Saratoga fo- New York in time for the
Misses Sharp to sail on the steamer
Vaderland of the Red Star line Satur-
day, October 3, for Antwerp, from
which city they go to Vienna where
Miss Velma will resume piano study
with Leschetizky and Miss Mary take
up voice culture with Madame Giampei-
tro.
After leaving New York Mr.. Sharp
will accompany Lester to Baltimore
where this fall he enters Johns Hopkins
University for post graduate work
Mr.. Sharp will be absent from the city
for two or more weeks.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-09-16
SENATORIAL CONVENTION
Was Held in This City WedneS
day - o. l.. BurdlCk Was
Chairman.

The Senatorial Convention for the
25th Senatorial District was called tC
order this Wednesday morning at TO- 40
in this city. O. l.. Burdick of Isabella
was made temporary chairman and Geo.
r. Fairman of Mecosta secretary.
The chairman appointed as committee
on credentials, G. f. Pike of Gratiot,
w. H. Hicks of Mecosta and Thomas
Gray of Isabella.
Permanent organization and order OF
business, o. G.. Tuttle, Gratiot. w. I.
Jones, Mecosta, w O. Hullinger, Isabel
la, after which an adjournment of 10
minutes was taken in order to permit
committees to formulate their reports.
Upon reconvening the committee on
credentials reported the following gent
lemen entitled TO seats in the conven-
ton, vacancies occurring in one or more
of the delegations having been filled.
Gratiot County. John ID. Spinney,
o. G.. Tuttle, Il. c. Penert, J. q. Kerss,
G. II. Carl, G. f. Brown, S. j. Curtis
@. A. Price, f. L. Ellsworth, c. +. Pike
@. J. Brown, and 7. A. Ely.
Mecosta County.--C. p. Judson, A.
w. Bennett, Geo. T. Fairman, w. L.
Jones, "A w. Stillwell and w. III. Hicks.
Isabella County.-K. e. Struble, Thos.
Gray, Peter Mcfarland, E. r. Glass,
Palmer Landen, o. l.. Burdick, w. O..
Hullinger, ID. w. Campbell, f. II.
Dodds, and N. w. Struble
The committee on permanent organi-
zation made their report which made
the temporary organization permanent,
after which, upon motion, the chairman
appointed as tellers c. j. Brown, Grat-
lot, o. w. Shllwell, Mecosta.
The officers were then sworn i'll by
Attorney James q. Kress and the order
of business taken up.
A. w. Bennett of Mecosta in neat
speech presented to the convention as
Mecosta's choice n. 0. Ward of Stan
wood. Mr. Wards nomination was sup
ported by j. ID. Spinney on behalf of
Gratiot county and by n. w. Struble of
Isabella, who moved that the secretary
be instructed to cast the vote of the con-
vention for Mr.. Ward This being done
a committee composed of Messrs. Ely
of Gratiot and Struble of Isabella was
appointed to bring Mr.. Ward before the
convention. Mr.. Wards appearance
was the occasion of applause from the
convention and his remarks, which ow-
ing the lateness of the hour were short,
were well received. A senatorial COM
mittee was selected as follows:
Gratiot-T. A Ely
Mecosta-A. w. Bennett
lsabella-E. j. VanLuven
After which the convention adjourned.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-09-16
CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP.

K. f. Brown, one of the successful
newspaper men Of Michigan, has pur-
chased the stock of Messrs. c. +. Brown
and e. A. Stowe in the Alma Record
90. and as soon as il can be done the
corporation will be dissolved and an
equal partnership formed between
Messrs. c. j. and Il. E. Brown. Dur
ing the past year many improvements
have been made in this Office among the
more important of which was the in
stallation of typesetting machine, a
round cornering machine, punching de-
vice and other labor saving machinery
With the formation of the partnership
and the dissolution of the stock COM
pany the Office material is to be over
hauled, new type faces added and the
office made second TO none between
Grand Rapids ald Saginaw Patrons of
the job department of this Office can be
assured prompt service and the best of
work while the thousands of readers Of
the Record will appreciate the fact that
no expense is TO be spared to make The
Record one of the best county papers of
Michigan. E. f. Brown comes to Alma
from Morenci and has purchased the
Palmer property on Woodwork avenue
which he will have remodeled into a
modern residence for his own use. Ow-
ing TO the change above stated all ac-
counts due the Record Co. will have to
be collected at once and the manage
ment will appreciate it if those know
ing themselves indebted to the Office
will call and arrange settlement. or be
prepared to meet our collector with
either cash or check.