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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04
MANY uxpuoruo TO 90 TO
INTERIOR OF AlAskA
THIS SPRING.

Two more weeks aud the rush 10
interior Alaska. Dawson and the
Tanann district Will br on. On that
date through tickets Will be cold,
and according 10 the local agents Of
The white Pass 4 Yukon. the rush
Of former yeara IL noticed.
News that this year promises 10
be a splendid one In the TanhnA dis.
tfiet has stirred the old soufdoughs
and they want TO be on the ground
early There promises to be plenty
Of water for the firat eisanupa, and
adYlccs received afe that the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04
STATE NEWS

srOh A>E--Fifs years at Nc.
Neifs Island Tot emhs4alement has
been given J A Aafei 81 Spokane.
Nsrel vas fer time acting fresis-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04

rtssfttr--Mf and Mrs. W ~
Snyder a. years residents u Pierce
county and ie YsHrs ln fuYallup.
celebrated their seth wedding anal.
sefsafy Yesterday Doth are u
yeats Of aEe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04
BRIEFS BY WIRE


Drssrn-Jamss Hiil has be-.
Gun ihf Organization u tit 900 900
feffiatfatef private cat line
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04

rIrsuf>s-A coinfsd maid waH
on The siand festsfdaN IN nc
llsins case and she said that Nrs
Hams garfied on vary disErHeffuily
utth william Anhia nam times IN
her home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04

ARLINGTON u. Lyons
uans has been reported faYafably
y me senate eaHiiaiiiss fer con.
flfmatlon a. ludFe Of the flrat
division u Aiaske
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04

TiiiAnooi>, ors,--4siEs Gallo.
Nay u the circuit court has been
notiflse that Ms life Il IN danger
ara that 10 will not live 10 Pass
sentence upon certain defendant
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04

.rokssE--Paliee Officers have
heen warned to keep out u the city
political campaign.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04

the power plant ysstsfday. coming
10 contact Nth ze.eet welt wire
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04

,srf,-ehafiss y Hubbard
has been fsarpalntsd commissioner
Of labor. uf " Il Power 81 seattle
named on the state dental board.
and Dr. D. Weldon Young u Scat
tle named on The new stats med
cal examining board
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04

siTkA, sis.hs-1sp ansse seal
rouehsfa lave been captured hY
marines and the seal skins have
been brought hefs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-04

"chlppsndaisa Water rum-
tlcra, AnniFeraaFY sale
price, dozen s4ssfHs4|'s tii-o
'ChippsndalsT IliKh Footed
Bowls. Anniversary sale
Nfifo afsHssH se#sF saHtf fFee
"Nhlppsndais Water BEETLES,
Anniversary sale price Soc
"Chippendaiee ToathBiek
Holders, Anniversary Sale
price sfffH=f sasas sHsss toS
'chippendate" Hafasrafish
Dishes. AnnifefsafY sale
price safssss 4Fsss fsssa ~
-chlppsndales Handled olive
Dishes. Anniversary Sale
pfita tssss.s ssssfts sssst eS
GA ssis 10 Der
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11
The JUDGE FINES FIGHTERS
Two Cases Disposed of BY His Homer
Docket Cleared.

Scrapping appears to be contagious
in Athena and consequently Judge
Richards continues to deal out justice
at the old stand.
Friday an .incipient fire IN a wood
pile called out Hose Co. No. 2. Dur
ing the process of extinguishing the
blaze, "Slim" Miller took exceptions
to direction issued by Chief Shiok and
turned the nozzle on Shick. The
chief worked his way up the hose and
landed couple of blows. Later in
the day the boys answered to their
names in Judge Richards court.
Shick was fined and the same was re-
mitted.
Monday the Brotherton- MoAlexan-
der case was heard. Attorney Watts
appeared for the city and Attorney
Wilson for Brotherton. Brotherton
was fined $25 outright and McAlex-
ander like amount. Payment of the
latter's fine was suspended pending
good behavior. The Brotherton case
clears the police docket to date.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11
BAR MINORS FROM GAMES
Provisions of New Law of Last Ses-
sion Drastic.

Billiard parlors and soft drink re-
sorts will Ee hard hit if the provisions
of the law passed by the last session of
the legislature and now in effect are
enforced. This is senate bill No. 30
and prohibits the owners of places of
amusement permitting minors to en-
gage in games there, and also pro-
vides penalty for those minors who
misrepresent their ages.
The following arc the provisions of
the law:
Section 1. II any person being the
owner, lessee, proprietor or employe
OF any cigar store, public card Ioom,
saloon, barroom, public billiard room,
public pool room, SOFT drink establish
ment or other public place Of amuse.
ment, shall suffer or permit any minor
to engage in any game Of cards, bill
iards, pool, bagatelle, dice throwing
or other game of chance in such Gig ar
store, public card room. saloon, bal.
room, public billiard room. public
pool room, soft drink establishment or
other place of amusement, either for
amusement or otherwise, such person
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less
than $25 nor more than 800.
Section 2. IL any minor shall rep
resent and pretend to the owner. les
see. proprietor or employe of any place
enumerated in section 1 of this act
that such miuor is 81 years of age or
upwards for the purpose of inducing
such person to suffer or permit such
minor to engage in any of the things
enumerated in said section fine of
not less than $40 moi more than 500.
Filed in the Office of the secretary
OF state February 23, 1909.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11
MILLIONS STRAWBERRY DAY
People Feasted on Luscious Fruit and
Enjoyed Hospitality.

The gates of Milton swung ajar to
hundreds of visitors Tuesday. the oo-
casion being the city's annual straw
berry day. Visitors thronged the
streets, feasted on luscious fruit and
were Hospitality entertained after a
fashion known only to the good people
of Milton.
A feature of the day was the horse
parade which took place in the after
noon, following the exercises in Mich
OILS grove. Following is the program !:
Music Fourth Cavalry Band
Address of Welcome Mayor N. A.
Davis
Duet Mrs. Ida Avery aud Miss Wills
Address Hon. H. S. Blandford
Vocal Solo J. P. Neil
Address Prof. Neiland
Vocal Solo Mrs. Ida Avery
Address Prof. A. J. Jackson
Duet Mrs. Ida Avery and Miss Wills
Address Col. o. r. Ballou
A base ball game was played after
the horse show, and in the evening a
band concert and vocal selections were
enjoyed at Columbia College grounds.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11
Mountain Pasture.

Good mountain pasture for horses.
Enquire at Loveridge's livery stable,
Weston.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11
BAPTIST CHURCH CHILDREN DAY
Interesting Services Announced for
Next Sunday.

The members of the Baptist church
are looking for all the services on Sun
day to be at high water mark. The
Bible school will commence at 10 a.
M, and every one is asked to make an
effort to be on time. AT II O'Clock
the hour for worship and Pastor Ry-
der will preach. The B. Y. P. U.
Z p. IN. will be led by Mrs. Watts; the
topic is: "The Life of Francis Will
ard" The service at s O'Clock will
be the climax of the day. 1t will be
the Children's Festival of Song. Chill
dren's day is always an interesting
time and this year good program
has been prepared, Every ybody is wei
come. The program follows:
Hymn. congregation; song, school
prayer; responsive reading; recitation,
Evelyn LaRue; song, Jesus Bids us
Shine," primary class; recitation,
Louise Knight; song, "God Cares for
Me-" Mrs. Watts class; exercise,
"Cbildren's Day." primary class; rec.
itation. Gertie LaRue; address, "Look
ing Toward the Future" Chas. Belts
exercise, "The Givers." Mrs. Watts
class; song. "Welcome Fair Day"
Louise Knight; exercise, "Pussies
School," four girls; recitation, "Let
the Children Come" Vera Gross. Yer,
da Payne, Edna Jones; exercise, the
'Ibe Flowers Message" Mrs. Bar.
rett's and Mrs Watts classes; address
Pastor Fl. K. Ryder; recitation, Reta
Payne; offering for the work of the
Baptist publication society; song. "At
the Name of Jesus" school; Hymn,
Coward Christian Soldiers" congre,
cation; closing prayer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11
AN ARTES|AN WELL
Contract Will Be Let to Miller & West
and Work Will Start Within
Fifteen Days.

The contract for boring an artesian
we'll on the Athena Land & Trust CON-
pany's tract has been drawn and for
warded to LaGrande, for the signature
of Miller & West, firm of we'll drill
ers who for several years have been in
the employ of the o. R. & N. Co.
IS. L. Wilson, secretary of the Ath.
ena Land & Trust company, informs
the Press that work on the we'll will
begin within 10 days. The contract
specifies that Miller & West are to re-
oeive 50 per foot for eoring the we'll
and the depth is limited to 1000 feet
The firm to which the contract is
let 10 responsible and operates first
class drilling machine. The mon have
been in the employ of the o. r. Sc N.
company for several years and the
deepest wells on the system have been
bored under their supervision.
Mr.. West was here last week and
looked over the ground carefully. He
pronounced conditions here to be ideal
for artesian prospects.
While the Athena Land & Trust
company is taking great interest in
securing artesian water, property own
ers looking to the best interests of the
town and community have signified
their intention of financially aiding
the enterprise, and probably a stock
Q ompany will be organized as result
of the universal interest shown.
The plan to use the city we'll as
base of operations does not meet with
approval on the part of machine men.
They say it will be more satisfactory
to tore new we'll outright than to
attempt to ream out the present hole
to larger size.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11

to take care of additional lines to
what we now have in use," for the
reason that four of the FIVE drops are
worn out and will not preform their
mechanical functions. Further, Mr..
Myers, the local manager says there
are other drops connecting with the
lines in present use that will not work.
Again, Mr. Myers says the buttons are
worn to suoh degree that when pressed,
they do not correctly respond and con-
sequently the rings are not always ac-
ourate.
Mr.. Bacon's contantion that a
switchboard formerly used in another
town does not necessarily make it OBJ
solete, nor interfere with its giving
good service, is altogether irrelevant,
and immaterial, SO far as concerns
the Athena case, for when the company
installed the old Milton apparatus here
it evidently recognized its promise
made to local patrons for it covered
the second hand installation behind
the statement that the Sau Francisco
disaster was levying on all new ap-
paratus in the restoration of its de-
moralized system there.
Later, in excuse for not coming
through with its agreement. the com-
pany alleged the factories were so be-
hind with orders that it could not se-
cure the necessary equipment, all of
which shows that the company. while
the matter was fresh in mind, at least
considered that it was party to the
agreement. Afterward it received
complaints with it's customary silence.
Men who have worked on the switch
board pronounce it worn out, accord
ing to FL. A. Barrett. who was instru-
mental in hringing abont the consol-
idation of the lines and who feels that
he stands in the light of misrepresen-
tation as the result of the company 8
evasive action in not keeping faith
with its patrons.
There is another matter of agree
ment which the company is short on,
aud to which the Press would respect
fully cite Manager Bacon 1t wal
understood that Athena was to be Civ
en- an all day service. Sunday includ
ed. The present Sunday service i
about half day and during the tim,
Sunday service is not in operation
three mail trains pass through, Incl
dents where the telephone service il
greatly needed.
The Press is glad to note that i'm
provements in the line are being made
here. The changes enumerated by MIR.
Bacon will be greatly appreciated in
view of the fact that a mum Der of
phones have been out of commission u
part of the time, the Press phone to
the extent that on demand rebate
for half months service was made
not long ago. Time, that great level
er of all things, may also bring about
the realization of installation of the
promised Office equipment. Let us
hope so.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11
FIRE DEPARTMENT..
City Council Tussles With Question of
Whether or Not Athena Has
Organization.

At the meeting of the city council
Monday night. the Athena fire depart
ment was discussed.
Before the matter had been dis
oussed to any great length, the ques-
tion apparently resolved itself to a
basis as to whether there was really
an organized fire department in Ath-
ena atsthe present time or nor.
Councilman johnson had not heard
the tap of a bell calling the Toys to
meeting for year, and others did not
remember of hearing the old familiar
signal used to assemble the file laddies
at the city hall.
Then it developed that no election of
officers for the year had been made.
The fire chief of the department, last
elected, lives on ranch in the coun-
try, aud in case of fire would not be
on hand, only in event that he should
happen to be in town. Mayor Nc
Even suggested that the department
be given notice to assem- BILE and elect
officers.
On the mem bership roll, are the
names of numb ber of volunteer fire.
men who have seen active service and
who are able to give good account
of themselves as fire fighters, but the
department as whole seems to have
drifted along until now it is in need of
regeneration.
The ministers of the three churches
of the city were present at the council
meeting and piled the Mayor with
questions relative to the forfeiture of
Charles Grants bond for conducting
an alleged disorderly house. Pastor
Harris. of the Christian Church cited
as grounds for bond forfeiture the Ed
Rush incident. The council took no
action, and adjourned after allowing
the usual monthly grist of bills.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11
CONTENDS AGREEMENT WAS LIVED Up TO
Statements of Telephone Company Reuted by Local Man
ager in Face of Existing Condition of Switchboard.

Recently the Press called attention
| to allegations that the Pacific tele-
phone & Telegraph company had not
kept its agreement made with its local
patrons at the time of consolidation
with the farmer lines. The article
in question cited the fact that pro.
mise had been made by the company
to install new office equipment hero
within six months after date of con-
solidation, but einstead second baud
switch board of obsolete character had
been pulled out of the Milton office
and put in place of the one here at the
time. In answer to the article the
Walla Walla manager of the company
writes the Press as follows:
Walla Walla, June 3, 19O9-Editor
Athena Press. Athena. Ore. My at
tention has been called to an article
that appeared in your issue. May 21st
to the effect that the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Company did not keep
faith with the Athena patrons; and
would ask that you kindly give us
space in your paper to state our side
of the case.
In the first place want to say that
we kept our agreement and installed
a switchboard large enough to take
care of all of the lines going into the
Athena office, and to provide for fut-
ure growth aud instead of the present
apparatus being obsolete, it is suffi-
ciently equipped to take care of five
additional lines to what we now have
in use.
1t is true that the board was for
merly in use at Milton. Greg and was
taken out to make room for larger
board as the capacity for increased
growth had been exhausted on said
switchboard. The fact that switch
board had formerly been in use in
some other town does not make it
obsolete nor interfere with giving
good service.
AT the present time the Plant De-
partment of this company is arrang
ing to replace the present 30 pair caEle
entering our exchange with 100 pair
cable and they are also arranging to
replace some of the smaller poles fol
larger ones, place new cross
restring some of the lines and MAKE
the necessary arrangements for chang.
ing farmer lines so that the local con
ditions will be vastly improved AL
of this work will be started within g
short time. Yours truly.
p. Bacon
Commercial manager.
On receipt of Mr.. Bacon's letter the
Press further investigated the matter
and it finds that the facts do not bear
out Mr.. Bacon's statements.
In the fist place. the company pro-
missed new switch board. Instead
it installed the old one that had done
service in the Milton Office.
In the second place, the apparatus is
obsolete, in face of Mr.. Baoon's state.
ment that it is Sufficiently equipped
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11
Rrnnchn Busting.

Zone of the features which claimed
interested attention at the Caledonian
picnic, was "Jinks" Iaylor's band of
Indian broucho busters. Fine exhiti-
tions of horsemanship were given on
both days of the picnic, among the
best riders being couple of white
boys.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11
Section of Seats Fall.

During the afternoon exercises at
the Caledonian picnic Saturday, a
section of the seats collapsed and in
the crush Henry Barrett was caught
and seriously injured. His left leg
from the knee down received a severe
strain and was badly bruised. Others
narrowly escaped injury.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11
PILOT ROCK WAS OUTCLAsSED
Received Terrible TrOuncing at Hands
of Shamrocks, Saturday.

1t only lasted seven innings; and it
was awful. When it was over Man
ager Maskrey's toys looked as though
they bad been run through cold
mangle and needed pressing and his
bunch of ball tossers saw victory
perched upon the green banner of
the Shamfocks by the score of II to l..
1t was terrible trouncing and fell
hard on the pride of the people of the
big rock, but it was deserved, for the
swift little Sbamrocks played 'em off
their feet at every stage of the game
Maskery's husky men who have the
distinction OF winning ten games with
out skip, showed that they were out
olassed in the hands of a team that
knows the game from to lizard. and
plays inside ball all the time--all the
time.
1t was baseball murder in the first
degree, Eut it couldn't be helped.
There was nothing else to do but give
it to 'em good and plenty every time
the bars were down, and the bars were
down the greater part of the time.
Cumtux?
Mr.. Lobaugh promptly got his. DR..
Lieuallen, ditto. The rock sluggers
could do nothing with LaBrasche
a-tall, a-tall. They were soon in the
air aud the carnage went on without
interruption for 35 minutes. Lieuallen
was substituted for Lobaugb. hut the
change counted for naught and the
batting average of the Shamrocks
continued to swell. The tale glides
into history thus:
ID II II
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11

Persons persisting in using electric
flat-irons without making arrange
ments with the Preston Parton COM
pany will hereafter be called upon to
pay meter rates for all service, iuclud-
lug lights.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-11

Byron Hawks. of the Pioneer drug
store finds ready sale for his Peroxide
dreaseless Skin Food. 1t is just the
lotion for the removal of freckles. sun
burn and the softening of rough skin.
1t is best for complexion and leaves
the skin free from grease.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-13

the police, in order to carry tho day.
But with Gen. Bingham In command
at 300 Null liberty street. the danger oi
the opposition ticket being sllccessIhll
was imminent. Extreme measures We're
necessary to save the Tanltnany tiger.
from defeat. So the ma Sor has thrown
)SGen. Bingham out, and there is re5oic-
ing in the corridors Of Tan,nany HALL
II nov remains to he seen what the
more reputable elements IN New \ o1'iS
viii do. Promoters of the reform party
propose the deposed official shall head
their ticket this; fall in the nayoralty
contest, and he promises to make things
interesting for the Iamn,any tiger in n
tho campaign any way. With the POLICE
and many OF tho courts under the In
ftnence OF the striped beast, and armies
of repeaters We'll organized. the cause
Of reform lies along q very rocky road.
But there is this to remember: that
every evil contains within itself the
germ Of its own destruction; 1t Is IN
the inherent nature of things that ulti-
.ilatcly right and Righteousness viii tri-33
slnnpll over wrong and corruption
only on tho vigpr and persistencS viii,
which the cause OF the right Is pushed
depends tho measure and .rapidity Of Its
success
Cen Bingham is d Yale '76 graduate,
as well as being a West Pointer;;iJa;nfld
Yale men In IItal MS elsewhere point
with pride to his record,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-13
/ 1soR ii. s. MARSHAL.

The vicious attack in the columns 81
| the Tribune upon Mr.. James AZ. Ander-
son and the ,nwarranted and idiottc
illusions to the iron hand OF the hier-
arch" iliconnectiori withfhis endorse
lncnt for the office OF United states
Marshal, @arc pretty good indications
that the selection is good and proper
That paper blind and insensiblelto any
thing hut its own narrow interests, al
syttys is on the wrong side on questions
8of public. Importance. and that wilfully.
The chief objection Of the paper TO
Mr. Anderson is the fact that he is a
8.Mormon.' II the Tribune had it's way,
aitSwonld drive every member of the
Church out OF offices and public en-
iployinent 1T clamored for the dismissal
from the police force or every Nor
mon" 1t bounded an efficient police
EofIicer$out of the department, as 1t pro-
posed to hound out of the Senate one
of the most capable Senators Utah has
ever had, and it would like to see. every
q. Mormon, robbed OF all the privileges
of American citizenship, except the
privilege or paving taxes. That is its
sentiment generally poorly concealed
and at times freely expressed. And
that is It's objection to Mr.. nderson,
Mr.. Anderson, however, has filled
numerous public positions and given.
perfect satisfaction. He is honest. cap 4
able. and well Informed on all questions
OF public interest, and there is no doubt
that the office under his hands viii be
administered to the perfect satisfac-
ton OF both the public and the Gov
eminent.
We take pleasure In congratulatinE
Mi. Anderson and wishing him success
in the important position he will be
called upon to fill.