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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
ATHENA NEWS AND
Personal NOTES
FIVE MILL SCHOOL
TAX LEAVES SURPLUS
Extra Money VIII Be Used TO Make
improvements About the School,
Stag Banquet Planned.
Especial Correspondence.) }


Athena, Dec. "A meeting of the
citizens of Athena was held at the
school building yesterday afternoon to
decide what disposition to make OF
a $1,000 surplus school money. At n
meeting last June a five mill tax was
voted as it was thought It would take
that much to run the school, but the
property in this district was assessed
nearly one million dollars this year,
which will leave n substantial sum in
the treasury on the five mill basis. At
the meeting yesterday, instead of cut
ting the tax down to four mills 1t was
decided to use the extra money to
equip the school building with steam
heat and in making other improve
ments.
At the council meeting last night
the matter of taxes was discussed and
ii was decided to levy the usual g.
mill tax to run the city for the COM
ing year,
II. y. Clemens of the firm of Glenn
ems Shangle of Milton, was in Athe-
ma today on business. The firm has
charge of the Milton Eagle, which has
met with great success during the
past year.
On the evening of the 18th at 8
o'clock there will be stag ban
quet" at the Methodist church. The
men vii lhave charge of the entire
affair and the ladies will be invited
as guests. \ program interesting from
the start has been prepared
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
At the regnlar annual election q

At the regular annual election of
the Echo fire department the follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year. President Louis ScholI,
Jr., Vice. A. 3. Thomson; Secretary,
A. Longwell, Treasurer, Ed Litsey;
Fire Chief, r. B. Stanfield The boys
decided to give smoker and social
for the members of the fire depart
ment on Jan. 8, 1910. The annual
firemen's masquerade ball will be
given on New Years eve.
A number of citizens in this COM
munity have been supboenaed as wit
nesses in the big water trial now be-
ing held in Pendleton.
Miss Lucina Venander, who has vis-
tied since Thanksgiving with her sis
ter Miss Verne Venander, who teach
es here, returned last evening to her
home in Walla Walla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
POSTAGE STAMPS.
Waste and CareIsssness That Enrich
Uncle Sam.

Uncle Sam.
If we waste other things the way
we do stamps" said II stamp clerk the
other day, we Americans are Just
about the most wasteful people on the
face OF the earth.
Uncle Sam is much more than half
n'miIlion, dollars in pocket erery year
rs result of carelessness in the use OF
stamps. The government never loses
anything by such carelessness and NJ
ways gains.
How many stamps do you put loose
In Il drawer OF your desk or in corner
Of your pocketbOok and never think Of
again until YOU come across them aged
and torn. while rummaging about
months later? Then they are tossed
into the waste02sket.
Lots OF people are careless about
putting stamps on envelopes and paper
wrappers. The result is that often he.
fore the stamp has been Cancelled it
has fallen of and the letter Is held M
nj the other end of the line until post.
age is paid
"A great many more folks put on too
much postage. They slap on two or
three stamps to package that re.
quires only one. They are too busy or
too indClant to take the trouble to
have the package weighed and find
out how much postage the package
requires.
"lf too little postage is put on let.
ter Uncle sam simply holds it up at
the other end until the postage due
has been paid But if too much is put
on Uncle Sam simply pockets the ex.
cess to which he is not entitled and
says nothing. Chicago Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
WATCH THE CELLAR.
IF Not Clean II Is a Breeding Place Fo
Sickness.

Sickness.
Underground ceIlafs ought to be dGue
away with. They are relics of Il dai X
age. More sickness originates in them.
physicians claiu than anywhere else
about the place. They cannot he kept
in sanitary condition while vegeta bles
are constantly decaying there The
place for a cellar Ia above ground and
outside the dwelling. Leave the base.
ment for the furnace. the coal bin and
a general stOreroom. An above ground
cellar Is more convenient in every way
Your vegetables can be stored with
less than half the labor when you do
not have to 20 up and down stairs with
them. You can keep an above ground
cellar clean with but little trouble
while the underground one. being diff
cult to get at, will be neglected nine
times out of ten and allowed to become
source Of infection to the family
above it.
Ventilation and temperature are
much more controlable in such build
Ing than in an I'D fashioned under
ground cellar. which obliges the house
wife 10 use up so much strength in
climbing stairs Locate it convenient
to the Kitchen with which 1t can be
connected In winter by an inclosed
passageway. Watcn the cellar Re-
membcr the doctor who Immediately
asked, when called TO treat case of
typhoid fever, IL there was decaylng
cabbage in the cellar There was.
Keep the cellar sweet and clean and
Zee that 1t is frequently aired -Subur.
ban Life
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
TO AuNG WOMEN.
A Little Sound Advice VIII Hesp
Many N Sufferer In PcpdIetor

Little Sound Advice VIII HeSu
Many Sufferer In PendIeton.
No woman can be healthy and well
II the Kidneys are sick. Poisons that
pass off in the urine when the kid
neys are well are retained in the
body when the kidneys are sick. Kid
neys and bladder get inflamed and
swollen, crowding the delicate female
organs nearby and sometimes dis
placing them. This Is the true cause
or many bearing down pains. lame
ness, backache. sideache. etc. Uric
poisoning also causes headaches
dizzy spells, languor. nervousness and
rheumatic pain.
When suffering so, try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, the remedy that cures sick
kidneys. You will get better n, tho
Kidneys get better, and health will,
return when the kidneys are we'll. Let
fellow-sufferer tell you about
Doan's Kidney Pills.
Mrs. ]. T. Galloway, C. Ct. E,e,n
Ore, says: Judging from the bene.
fit l derived from Doan's Kidney
Fiiis' can recommend them as a
reliable remedy for the kidneys 7
used them principally for a severe
pain across my back. which had an
noyed me for some time The result.
that followed the use of tho first boz
were so beneficial that I continued
taking them and my back has given
me but little trouble since"
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster -Milburn Co. Buffalo
New York sole agents.
Remember the name-Doan.s---and
take no other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
NEWSy NOTES OF ECHO
LEADING MERCHANT PUTS
IN PENDLETON ROBES
School Meeting Votes Seven Mil Tax
Sleigh Bells Sounding In the
Streets-work on Artesian Well Be
gins.
lspecial Correspondence.l }

Echo. Dec. 7.-Mr. Dan Bowman
was here Saturday with fine line or
blankets, couch covers and shawls,
products Of the Pendleton Woolen
Mil In quality. texture and design
the goods equal the famous Navajo
weave. f. T. George, Echo's leading
merchant bought a full line Of the
goods for Christmas trade.
A tax levy of seven mills was voted
at a special school meeting held here
on Saturday, Dec. 4. According to the
certificate of County Clerk Frank Sail
ing the assessable property Of the
Hcho school district is si,o1e,6e7oo,
and II is the Intentions Of the citizens
- pcho to see that the present high
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
Don't Neglect Your Eyes

When competent aid is in reach.
Choose your eye specialist as you
would your doctor for skill, ability and
practice.
+. A. elise, the eye specialist. has
mad over 80 years practice fitting
glasses. He devotes his entire time
to correcting defective vision. Factory
on premises. Remember we grind
our own lenses for each case. using
the latest methods for testing the
eye.
Office I'm the
JOHN SCHMIDT BUILDING.
Main st.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
A Mountain OF Alum,

In China, twelve and Il half miles
from tine village Of Liouchek, there ls
q mountain Of alum which in addition
to being q natural curiosity Is q source
Of wealth for the inhabitants Of the
country, who dig from 1t yearly tons
Of alum. The mountain ID not less
than ten miles In circumference at Its
base and has a height Of 1,940 feet.
The alum is obtained by quarrying
large blocks OF stone, which are first
heated In great furnaces and then In
vats filed with boiling water The
alum crNstnlli 'cS out aAI forms laye!
abu..t SIS iIy!.s ~ thickness. This
aye: " ,llS2 .'n''r 5ro.'"n ~ into
Hucis nj ,.,,: a'alI '"n lJ,a'S
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
Estrayed or Stolen.

LOST between the 1st and 9Th Of
december at my ranch at SAKE sta
ton, one faded gray Percheron mare
in foal, weight about 1900. branded
p t on right hip and left front foot
bowed in at ankle. s25 reward for
the finding or information leading to
recovery. Ralph Tachella, Box 205.
Pendleton, Oregon,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
The Correct Tima

to stop cough or cold is just as soon
as 1t starts-then there will be no
danger Of pneumonia OF consump-
tion. Just few doses of Ballard's
Horehound Syrup taken at the start
will stop the cough. If 1t has been
running on for some time the treat
ment will be longer, but the cure is
sure. A. G. Koeppen & Bros
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
Don't BE Homeless

about yourself when you're crippled
with rheumatism or stiff joints-of
course you've tried lots Of things and
they failed. Try Billiards. Snow Lin
iment-it will drive away all aches.
pains and stiffness and leave you as
well as you ever were. A. C. Koeppen
& Bros
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08
Young Men Take Notice.

Your Uncle Sam says, all able bod
led young men should practice rifle
shooting. There Is a good indoor
range at 725 Main street, where you
can practice with fine rifles. You can
learn something about shooting at in
door practice.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-08

ENGRAVED CARDS. INVITATIONS
wedding announcements. embosseS
private ana business stationery. etc.
very latest styles. Call at HAST Ore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
Enjoy A SMOKER
AND A PROGRAM
Naval Reserves and Friends Gather
for Social Session at Quarters
i'm the New ArmOry.

The local division of naval reserves
held a membership smoker last even
ing at their quarters in the remodeled
armory and enjoyed one of the best
times they have ever had on like
occasion There were about IS pres
ent, including members and invited
friends. After enjoying smoker in
the club rooms and quarters on the
second floor, the company adjourned
to the drill hall, where a musical pro-
gram was carried out, and several
short talks given and boxing contest
and other exhibitions given. The pro
gram was as follows:
Piano Solo-Frank Friestat.
Vocal Solo-William McGlynn.
Selection by the navals quartet.
Cutlass Drill. E. Sullivan and
Joseph Hale.
Single-Stick Drill-Joseph Hale and
E. Larson.
Address, "The Naval Reserves and
lMilitiamen"-George W. McCaskrin.
Vocal Solo-William McGlynn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
Will INSTALL
WIRELESS PHONES
President F. w. Preuss Says
His Company Will Estab-
hsh System Here.
IN LESS THAN HALF A YEAR
Is Great Advantage on Water-Even-
tually Will Replace the
Old Exchanges.

The time is rapidly approaching
when the people of this city can go
down to the river and take a boat
ride and still be in perfect communi-
cation with their Office or their home
by means of one of the latest but one
of the most successful of modern in
ventions-the wireless telephone. This
week Frederick W. Preuss. who repre-
sents the Radio Wireless Telephone
company which is subsidiary to the
Ellsworth company of New York, was
in the city and he told of some of the
Intentions of the company which ne
represents This company expects 10
be in the field locally within less than
a half year and it will aim to install
its system all along the rivers and in
land waterways and then it will take
up cross country work. The wireless
telephone is wonderfully suited TO sup
ply a long felt need in marine travel.
Because of the fact that the wireless
and the wire phones can work hand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
PERSONAL POINTS.

Miss Minnie Frank has returned
from Durant, Iowa, where she attend
ed a reception at the home of Mrs.
Ernest Diedrich, who leaves for Lost
Nation, Iowa, soon.
Mrs. William A. Cameron and Nath-
aniel Gardner have returned from Ster-
ling, where they attended the funeral
services of their niece. little 5-year-old
Marie Gardner, who died Tuesday af
ter a short illness. The little girls
father. the late William Gardner, was
formerly resident of this city.
Charles Fiebig and Reinhart Selle
have returned from the south, where
they have been for the last two
months. The rest of the party which
left here at the same time, including
Frank Ill, Peter Summers, Major c. p
Comegys, and Captain J. c. Noel
herne, are still at Ocean Springs, La
enjoying the warm breezes of the gulf
Warren H. Reck has returned from
Baltimore. to which city he accompan
led his sister, Mrs. l.. S. McCabe, who
was recently operated upon in tht
Johns Hopkins hospital for the re
moval of a pressure at the base o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
VISITS MONMOUTH BOYS
Colonel Channon Will Inspect Com
pany There Tonight.

&OIOhcI W III IuSDtCt SOtu.
pany There Tonight.
Colonel w. r. Channon of the Sixth
regiment, |. ~ G., left this noon for
Monmouth, where he will conduct the
annual inspection of the company this
evening. Company H of Monmouth is
reported TO be in very good shape and
is expected TO stand inspection with
honors. Company B of Geneseo will
be inspected Tuesday evening, Com
pany d of Oak Park on Wednesday
evening, Company l. of Freeport IN
Thursday evening and Company NJ of
Galena on Friday evening. This leaves
only Company A of this city and Com
pany F of Moline to be inspected and
that will likely be done on their regd.
lar meeting nights. Monday for the
local company and Tuesday for the
Moline company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
need MORE Tents
Woodmen Are to Be Urged to
Contribute for Another Col
ony in West.
CAPACITY IS TAXED NOW
Good Work is Being Done, and Funds
for Enlargement Are Expected
to BE Given Readily.

The Modern Woodmen are going 10
make a heroic attempt to get money
enough to equip another tent colony
at the sanitarium in Colorado, and
with this end in view, $4,000 circular
letters will be sent out in the course
of the next week or SO asking that
donations be made. Nearly half Of
these letters will he sent directly 10
individuals and the others will be sent
TO different camps. 1t is hoped that
if the real need of another tent colony
in addition to the one already in use.
is felt by the million members of the
society, that plenty of money will be
forthcoming to meet all demands.
Is Doing Great Work.
At present the colony at the sanitar.
ium is completely filed, every tent
being taken, and 50 durable cases an
the waiting list. In addition to the
50 who are waiting and at the same
time running the risk of becoming in
durable, there are applications coming
into the sanitarium each day for adj
mittance. These applications average
fully Is day in number and all OF
them are durable cases, which shows
how rapidly the value of the Woodmen
sanitarium is becoming recognized. 4
number of cases of tuberculosis have
already been cured and the patients
sent away to make room for others
but the amount of good that could be
done is greatly limited by the lack Of
accommodations at the sanitarium II
is hoped that before the year is out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19

the brain. Mr.. Reck brings the graft
flying intelligence that while the oper
delicate known to surgery, Mrs. Nc
Cabe is now recovering nicely and
not only that second operation will
not be necessary, but that the pros
poets are that she will soon be able
to leave the hospital and go to West
Virginia for recuperation. Mr.. Reck
spent some tine in New York enroute
home Mr.. McCabe and William II.
Reck are expected from the east to-
morrow night. Later Mr.. McCabe will
return to Baltimore to accompany his
wife south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
To Lecture on Beauty Culture.

Mrs. George A. Lepper of Chicago,
formerly Miss Hennie Hatten of Rock
Island and now the head of the TWEEN
tieth Century Toilet Preparation com
pany of Chicago, is in the city arrans
ing to give lecture at the Illinois
theater the latter part of next week
in connection with the opening of the
big new department store of Young
& McCombs. The lecture will be on
the topic of Beauty Culture, and it is
one that has been delivered in Chicago
and st. Louis and has always made d
decided hit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Todays' Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.

Todays' Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, March 19.-Following
are the wholesale prices on the local
market today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, 19c.
Live Poultry-Hens, per pound, Sc to
1Oc; springs. 12kc pound.
Butter-Dairy, 26c.
Lard-11c
Observation-Disclosures, 75c to soc.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, Csc to 6s C; oats SOC to
SIC; wheat, Soc
Forage-Timothy hay, $40 to $11:
prairie. $40; clover, So to $40; straw
$3.50.
Coal-Lump. per bushel, 1lc: slack,
per bushel, &c to &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
Tax Notice.

Your taxes. real and personal, are
now due. You can pay the same at
my office, with Schriver & Schriver
attorneys, 17121a Second avenue.
Office hours, to 11:45 a. m. and 2
to 4:45 p. m. Open Wednesday and
Saturday evenings from to 8
o'clock.
]. B. JOHNSON, Collector.
Please bring last years tax receipt
with you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19

in hand with each other, boats on the
rivers or lakes which are fitted with
the new apparatus will always be in
communication with all the cities
along the route, or in fact with any
place in the country which has a
phone.
In de Forest system.
Under the present system used in
wireless telephony, which is that of
have towers at stated distances in or
der to collect the vibrations which are
transformed into sounds, and the COM
pany is already arranging for the
building of these towers on different
buildings in the cities along the rivers
and lakes and throughout the middle
west in general 1t is more than pos
sible, however, that before long the
towers will be needless as experiments
are being conducted at the present
time to enable the same work to Re
done without the towers.
In Use on Lakes.
The opening of navigation on the
great lakes will find practically all the
lake steamers and sailing craft, fitted
up with wireless phones and arrange
ments have been made SO that boats in
the middle of the lake or on any other
part of it will be in touch with the
shore. This will add greatly to the
safety of the ship and is valuable in
many other ways as can easily be
SEEN
The system eau be readily applied %
railway service also and when the
company comes into the field here it
hopes to fit out the railway lines with
wireless telephones so that person
travelling on the train can talk with
the person whom he has just left Or
whom he is going to. see. Train or
ders can also be transmitted by means
of the wireless telephone and the
chances of wrecks are reduced to a
minimum.
VIII Replace Old Systems
The system. according 10 Mr. Prenss,
is still in its infancy and while le
does not expect it to take the place Of
| the wire phones for some time, he is
confident that there will come time
when wire phones will be considered
extravagant and out of date, because
of the cheaper and better communities
| tion afforded by the wireless phones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, March 19.-Following are
the quotations on the market today:
Lard.
May, 1873, 116%, 1157s, ZIG.
July, 104h, 104as. 1c3a4. 1035s.
September, 97ss, 97N, 97K, 97Z.
Ribs.
May, 66ss, 66%, 66A. 66h.
July, 6G1s, 66ss, .65A, 657s.
September, &C. 66A, 65k. 65A.
Pork.
May, 54,k, 5434, 54A, 54as.
July, 4S5s, 48X, 4sss, 4Ss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
POSTPONE NAMING TICKET
South Rock Island Democrats Will
Wait Till Tuesday Night.

South Rock Island democrats did not
hold their caucus last evening. 1t was
decided to postpone the nomination Of
township ticket till after the repub-
licans have met. The republican eau
Gus is to be held Monday evening and
the democrats will meet at the town
hall Tuesday evening, the period for
filing closing Tuesday night at mid
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
Best Healer In the World.

Rev. F. Starbird of East Raymond
Maine. says: Il have used Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for several years, on my
old army wound and other obstinate
sores, and find it the best healer in
the world. use it, too, with great
success inp my veterinary business. =
Price, IS cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
ATTENTION NEIGHBoRs.

Island City Camp, No. 300, M. w. A.
All Neighbors Of Island City camp
No. 900 are requested to attend the
funeral of deceased neighbor, Captain
Otis E. Mckinley. at o'clock tomor-
row morning from st. Joseph's church
GEORGE REDDIG. Consul.
r. Helpenstell, Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
Mild Laxative
for Baby Free

The child of today is the parent of
the future, and whether it grows up
healthy and strong, or puny and weak,
depends upon the intelligence of its
parents, for most children are born
into the world healthy. but thousands
become future weaklings between
birth and the age of ten, when the
parents are still in greatest control.
The prime cause of trouble Is in the
stomach. A baby that is digesting its
food seldom cries and always looks cheer
full; the little child whose stomach is good
romps and plays and never witness; the
growing child learns well at school and Is
eager for fun II its head is clear and its
stomach light, and that means II 1t has
no constipation.
The best and safest way to cure any
jrregularity of the stomach and bowels
In children Is by the use of Dr. CALDWELL
Syrup Pepsin.. This is liquid Laxative
Durham, Apple Creek, O.. Mrs. H. L.
Cuban, Plainville, Ind, and numerous
Others can testify who give 1t to their
children with extraordinary results.
cording to the size you want, and even
one 50-cent bottle will do wonderful
amount of good in a family. IT can be-
given to any member OF the family IN
constipation. sour stomach. indigestion.
torpid liver, dyspepsia. heartburn. sick
headache and similar digestive troubles.
1t never gripes or strangles like pills.
tablets, salts and powders, which should
not be given to children, women or old
II you have a child or othenanember OF
the family who needs. but has never used
this grand laxative tonic. send your name
and address to the doctor and free trial
way YOU can find out what it will do
SvifhOtlt personal expense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19

II there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand, or IL you want
any medical advice. write
TO the doctor, and he will
answer you fully. There Is
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. W. B.
Caldwell. sos Caldwell bldg.
Monticello, III.