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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

"What makes you newspapers tell
SO many lies asked rather inconsid-
crate Daytonisn of newspaper report
er the other day. because we have
to get most of our information from
liars" was the jolting reply. When a
newspaper reporter asks you for inform
alton do you tell him the truth or only
so much of it as will help your cause!
When you have chance to give
your side of an affair in newspapers
don't you take precious good care to
make good argument for yourself?
A newspaper cannot manufacture
knowledge it must collect it. Every
news item that is published, provid-
ing it is not court record--and news
papers have been sued for mistakes in
court records. too--is based on inform
alton secured from some one. dayton
Chronicle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26
Suppose you clean up your alley.
WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY

WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY.
Shipwrecke ked-Go ashore as soon as
possible; remove wet clothing and
relate your experiences to nearest ie-
porter. Add photograph if possible.
Baby, cat on face of-Remove cat.
Train. run over by-Remove tain,
using force if necessary. Upon re-
lease, aoquaint nearest station master
with the facts and proceed as in case
of shipwreck.
Pantry. burglar in-Procure copy
of the Tariff Reform Leagues latest
publication on free food fallacies,
and read same to intruder, taxing care
to eluoidate most telling arguments.
The contrite craftsman will at once
turn over new leaf and express his
sorrow. Under the circumstances you
will do we'll to accept his assurance
of regret.
Crime, having committed, or being
suspected of-Apply to nearest music
hall manager for an engagement. In
sist ON being put among the "star'
turns, and demand salary proper
tionate to the gravity of the crime
in question. n.-Punch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

A female character in ''The Flower
of the Ranch" poses for her picture,
revolver in hand; while in the corner
of the Reproduction male character
is seen disoharging a pistol. Or all
the absurd rot human gullibility has
permitted faker to make living from
this about the wild west is the worst.
The percent of pistol-toters in the west,
in frontier days was less than that in
New York today, and the per cent of
gun plays was trifiing in comparison.
What is there interesting in wea-
ron? Any fool can pull a trigger.
What is there heroic in this perennial
bad man stuff? It is time the west
refuted a slander which leads the igno-
ramuses east Of the Mississippi to pre-.
sumo that we are parcel of murder
erS. .
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

The new alliance between the Orien-
tails aud America, formed in Walla
Walla, the other day, should be an OBJ
ject lesson to President Roosevelt and
other slushy lovers of Japs and China
men. it would appear that the "fool-
killer" in Walla Walla was not at
tending to his business or he would
have got the girl that loved the chink
to distraction, her parents and the
eminent divine who tied the knot. A
preacher named Thoroughman was the
officiating clergyman and the notoriety
gained by him. IN performance of
duty (?) is not enviable, to say the
least. --
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

778, 900, 900 as the value OF farm pro-
ducts for 19O8-the most extraordinary
amount In the history Of the world, !"
as Secretary Wilson declares or again,
IAN unthinkable amount OF real, tan
gible wealth as it exists at the time it
leaves the hand of the producer. The
figures, not alone for the aggregate
of farm products, bnt as to King Corn
and King Cotton, wheat, dairy pro-
ducts and the product of the American
hennery are actually thrilling in con-
nection with parenthetioal comment
and word painting of the Secretary
of Agriculture.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

Figures and statistics, generally
speaking, make dull reading; but such
is not the case with the report of Sec
rotary of Agriculture Wilson in which
he tells of the fabulous gains in the
wealth produced by the American
farmer during his twelve years of SER
vice as a cabinet official. As a record
of the past and prophecy of the fu-
ture the report has almost the fascina-
tion Of a national novel. But it is all
fact, and the optimism that predicts
more wonderful development year
ty year is entirely warranted. The
figures are of such magnitude that the
mind scarcely can grasp them-$7,- =
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26
ATHENA. ORE. FEB. 2o. 1909

The student dependent on personal
earnings or parents with limited means
are the ones on which heavily fall the
results of normal school abolishmeDt.
The well-to-do can afford higher educ
alton, no matter where the location of
the school or college, and the expense
which is the stumbling block to the
student of small means, is given no
consideration. The abolition of the
uormals brings the communities where
their educational influence was felt,
face to face with the problem of giving
children opportunity of advancement
above the eighth grade. The only So
luton of this problem is to maintain
high school; the school to be of a
standard of merit that will attract
people to the towns in which they
are located. In the whole Of Eastern
Oregon there is no town that is more
seriously affected by the killing Of the
Normal school than is Alternatives
ton alone excepted. To overcome this
educational blight, it ia up 20 the
school board OF this district to provide
high school facilities of such char
acter as will appeal to the patronage
of the people remaining here, and
strong enough in the way of faculty
domination to give the school such
standing as will cause people to come
here for the purpose of schooling their
children. Until such time as the
Athena public school is strengthened
in the departments above eighth grade,
and gilt-edge high school such as
the wealth of the district can we'll
afford, be maintained, just so long will
vacant houses be in evidence here.
Present conditions can no longer be
tolerated. A district having an assess.
ed property valuation of 1888, 900.
together with pronounced sentiment
favoring good high school, is behind
the board of directors, and that the
mem bers of the board will use every
effort possible to secure capable
principal and competent assistant for
next year, the Press firmly believes
but the proper man to give Athena
the school she so richly deserves, can
be secured for no 5000 per year. Bear
this fact in mind. The opportune
time for the discussion of better
school in Athena is now. The col
umns of the Press are open for publica-
tion of opinions of its readers relative
to securing school advancement in
Athena.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

1t is important that the water ways
should be utilized everywhere in the
interests of cheap freight rates. The
railroads are moving for an increased
rate, and with the full tide of posper
ity on we shall again experience that
congestion which some time ago taxed
the railroads beyond their power and
tied up transportation. We have got to
guard against that, and the only way
to do it is to open up the rivers and
canals.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

1t is said that farmer can always
find something to complain about. To
illustrate this the man making the as.
sertion said that he was talking with
a farmer while riding on train, aud
pointing to the field of grain said :
"Crops are fine this year. You
surely have nothing to complain Off"
The farmer replied that crops wer g
going to be very heavy, but he added,
cts going to be mighty hard on the
landl"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

the empty Normal buildings, grim
and silent monuments to the death
warrants decreed by the Oregon SEN
ate and the Portland Oregonian
TO Normal school education, the peo-
pie of Weston know their friends.
And among the warmest of these
loyal friends they will always remem-
ber Kirk and Barrett, nor will they for
get the splendid vote given by Athena
peorle favoring the appl opriation held
up by the long whiskered yams OF
Yamhill.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26
Soldier Balks Death Plot.

1t seemed to A. J. Jackson civil war
veteran of Kemp Tex, that plot exis-
ted between a desperate lung trouble
and the grave to cause his death.
I contracted stubborn cold, he writes
that developed "a cough that stuck to
me, in spite of all remedies. for years.
My weight ran down to 1870 pounds.
then began to use DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. which restored my health com
pletely. Inow weigh 178 pounds. Fol
severe Cold, obstinate Coughs Hemor'
rhages. Asthma, and to prevent Pneu'
monia it's unlivaled. SOC. and 5 100.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Pal
ace Drug Go.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26
The Walla Walla Union Temporarily

The Walla Walla Union temporarily
suspended publication on account OF
printers striking for 80 cents per day
increase in salary. the rosy path
the two "Colonels," Wood and Boyd
is never blocked by arbitrary actions OF
labor organizations. Both the Leader
and the Press are open shops and are
frequently "panhaOdled' by the wand
ering tourist. The Press also has the
distinction of rustling V once year
as toll for factory inspection.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

DR.. Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the Un-
iversity of California said recently to
Boston audience. "The old New Eng
land characteristic of gumption is
dying out. If you don't know what
gumption is you are no New Englandel
But New Englanders, east and west,
still know what it is, for they still
have IT.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26
Reyolts at Cold Steel

Your only hope, said three doctors to
Mrs. M. E. Fisher, Detroit, Mich. suf-
fering from reutal trouble. lies in
an operation, ''Then used DR..
Kings New Life Pills. she writes, till
wholly cured. They prevent Appendi-
otis. cure constipation, Headache.
400. at Palace Drug Co.'S.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

Governor Cham berlain is using the
AK on bills passed by the legislature.
This was to be expected on the salary
grab list, but there ale other bills
getting the cash, too.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

Out of the educational wreck, East
ern Oregon finds some solaoe in the
loss of the Normal in the gallant fight
her Legislators made on behalf of re-
tanning the school. In tho shadow of
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

There is in New Jersey minister
who makes marrying people his spec
ialty, while his son Is doing thriving
business as a divorce lawyer. Thus
they catch them coming and going.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

Pend,eton has resurreoted her dog
tax ordinance and it may be supposed
that the welkin rings with the crack
of the pistol and canine yells, for dog
tax in that town ranges from 80. 80 up.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

II do not want to hear of Wall street;
/ am resting" exclaimed E. II. Harri-
man at Birmingham. There have been
occasions when Wall street would have
been happy if it had never heard of
Hartman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

After success in having the courts
declare bleached flour unlawful, will
DR.. Wiley kindly turn his attention to
the peroxide chorus girl?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

The statement is made that Mrs.
William Howard TAFT is a splendid
cook. Her distinguished husband GER
tainly makes convincing after taking
piuture.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26
WASHINGTON Once Gave Up

washing tOu OASC ooFC OP
to three doctors; was kept in bed for
five weeks. Blood poison from spiders
bite caused large, deep sores tocover
his leg. The DIR. failed then Bucklens
Arnica Salve completely cured me.
writes J. Washington, Of Bosqueville,
Tex. For eczema, boils, burns, piles
its supreme. 25c. at Palace Drug Co.'S.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

For health and happiness-DeWitts
Little Eraly Risers-small. gentle.
easy, pleasant little liver pills. the
best made. Sold by Palace Drug Co.,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26

From general appearances. Athena
does need license ordinance for near
teer Joints, aud stiff one at that.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-26
REPAIRING

We repair all kinds of fine and COM
plicated watches, Repeaters, Chrome
graphs. ohiming and Cuckoo Clocks.
Try Us.
Fl. II. HILL, the Jeyeler.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08
The first food OF the day.

Every man, woman and child begins
the day with more or less vigor Of mind
and strength of body according to the
first food supplied to the stomach. The
best first dish of the day is bowl Of
Quaker Oats. The stomach can assimi-
late ii more quickly and with less effort
than other foods. There is little or no
waste and every ounce of food is con-
verted into muscle, vigor and brain
activity. The strongest people in the
world are the regular eaters Of Quaker
Oats. You should eat il for breakfast
every day.
II you are convenient to the store
you'll probably buy the regular size
package. For those who live in the
country the large size family package
is more satisfactory.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08

IL becomes our painful duty to record
the death of our townsnian, VIM. j..
Thomas, who died Sunday. July 4th, at
the General Hospital at Provo while
being operated on for interitis, or stop
page of the bowels. Funeral services
were held this afternoon at his home in
the Third ward of this city, Rev. Theo.
Lee, presiding. The speakers were
Marinus Larsen and Geo. A. Hicks.
Mr.. Thomas was born November 26,
1876, in the village of Meath, Glamor-
ganshire, South Wales. A wife, four
sons and four daughters survive him.
He was farmer by occupation. He
left Wales in 1857 and came to Utah
with his parents in 1861 and to Spanish
Fork in 1864 where he has lived ever
since. He was man of honor, truth
and integrity; consistent American
citizen, always loyal to the flag. In
his death society suffers great loss,
his family a loving husband and father.
He was good neighbor, a confiding
friend, and a genial companion. The
sympathy of the people in general and
The Press in particular goes out to his
family in this the hour of their bereave.
ment. Rest in peace.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08
Fourth Of July Celebration.

The nations birthday was celebrated
in this city Monday in an appropriate
manner. In the morning an excellent
program was rendered in the city
pavilion. Senator Carl l.. Badger gave
very patriotic address.
In the afternoon the crowd gathered
at the race track to witness the sports.
All the track events were won by local
boys.
The base ball game with Startup's
Handy Kids was about as bad on ex-
hibition of the game as was ever seen
on the local grounds. The game start
ed well, Provo hitting three long drives
all of which were well felded, but
when the local boys came to bat they
made six runs through succession of
long hits and errors. In the second
inning Provo duplicated the perform
ance and from then on the score keeper
was kept busy marking down runs.
The final score was il--19 in favor of
Spanish Fork.
The Tintic Miners team played
Spanish Fork Saturday and won the
game with score of 81. Bowen did
the twirling for the town boys and did
good work, striking out ten men and
keeping his hits well scattered.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08

There was an explosion of powder at
Goshen last Sunday night which scared
some of the citizens almost out of their
wits, concerning which the Provo En-
quirer talks thus:
GAS near as the officers can learn
some miners from Eureka camps went
down to the little village loaded with a
goodly supply of powder, which usually
is used for blasting rock in the mines,
but upon this occasion the visitors in
tended to make noise enough to wake
the dead citizens of Goshen up to the
fact that this is the nineteenth century
and all are still living"
We would Judge from the above that
the knowledge box of the Enquirer is
nearly empty; and we have reason to
believe that the people of Goshen know
more about the age and dispensation of
the world that they are living in than
does the Enquirer. The Enquirer
should give up its Nineteenth Century
notions, and adopt Twentieth Century
ideas.
And The Enquirer really believes we
still live in the nineteenth century!
Goodness, alive; wake up. and see how
far Goshen folks are ahead of you, Mr..
Enquirer hundred years.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08

State Engineers ONCE. Salt Lake City. Utah
June -, 1903.
Notice Is hereby given that the United States
Reclamation Service, by its engineer. J L Ly-
tel whose postofice address Is Provo, Utah,
has made application In accordance with the
requirements OF Chapter i08. Session Laws I
Utah. 1905, as amended by the Sessiop Laws OF
Utah, 1907, 70 appropriate four hundred t4OOI
cubic-feet per second Of water from Spanish
Fork River. Utah county. Utah. Said water
will be diverted by means OF dam. canal and
pipe line, at point which lies 10 feet west and
and 90 feet south from the southeast corner OF
Section 3, Township Q south. range 8 east. Salt
Lake base and meridian, from where IL will he
conveyed for distance OF 1870 feet and there
used from January 70 December 81 inclusive.
OF each year. to develop power for the purpose
OF electric lighting and propelling machinery
Mt various cities and towns In Utah After hav-
Ing been so diverted and used tho water will be
returned to the natural channel OF the stream,
ut point which bears south 40 degrees 10 min
utes west 2yO5 feet from the northeast corner
OF Section 30. Township 8 south, range east, Salt
Lake base and meridian. This application is
designated In the State Engineers ONCE as No.
22fO.
All protests against the granting OF SAID ap-
plication, stating the reasons therefor, must be
made by affidavit In duplicate and filed In this
ofiice within thirty 1907 days after the couple
tion OF the publication OF this notice.
CALEB TANNER, State Engineer.
Date OF first publication June "a, 1909 date OF
completion OF publication July %, 1909.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08
Assessment No. 10 Martha NJ an. Co.

ONCE OF the Martha Mining & Milling Com
pany. principal place OF business BENJAMIN,
Utah county, Utah.
NOTICE Is hereby given that at a meeting OF
the directors held on the 9th day OF July
1909. an assessment mo. i3) OF three 3mills per
corporation, payable Immediately to George A.
Hone, at benjamin, Utah County, Utah
ANY stock upon which this assessment may
be delinquent and advertised for sale. and un
less payment is made before, win be sold on
the 18th day OF aug. 1909, TO pay the delinquent
assessment. together with the cost OF advertise
ing and the expense OF the sale.
GEO. A. HONE. Secretary.
list pub July 2, last aug Z, 100
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08
New liaht Invented.

A Frenchman, Raphael Dubois. re
ports 10 the cademy of Sciences the
results Of experiments with phos'
phorescent anlmalculae in producing
an illumination useful to man. Ry
cultiyating In suitable media large
number Of micro-organisms capable OF
emitting light NJ. Dubois succeeded in
room with degree OF
intensity about equal to that of moon
light. No radiation Of heat appears to
attend the production OF this physiolog'
zeal light.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08
prunkards in Scotland.

drunkenness In Scotland appears to
oe on the rease. according to the
judicial stat. Tics for 1906 just issued.
In some instances the drunkenness
reached absolutely appalling degrees
In the little town Of Blairgowrie. in
Perthshire. with a population OF well
under 5000, the proportion of cases Of
drunkenness reached l,042 per 10000
of the population. or one case for every
ten men. women and children Of the
Inhabitants.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08
Assessment Notice Spanish Fork Canning Co.

Spanish FORK Canning Company principal
place OF business at Spanish Fork Utah
NOTICE is hereby given that at meeting OF
the directors held June 80 1909. an assessment
OF One and one half Dollars ISL .5O) per share
was levied on the capital stock OF the corpora-
signed or X. w. Greer at his residence In
Spanish Fork Utah
Any stock upon which this assessment may
remain unpaid on the eth day OF July 1909 will
be delinquent and advertised for sale at public
auction. and unless payment Is made before,
win be sold on the nth day Of August, 1902 to
pay the delinquent assessment, together with
the cost OF advertising and expense OF sale
u. 8. TAYLOR, Secretary.
Spanish Fork. Utah. July LIST, 1909.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08
Must Not Do II AGAIN.

An elderly gentleman, a stranger in
New York and not sure of his way,
stopped young man on Fifth avenue
and said:
Young man. would like very much
to go To Central park"
The young man became very
thoughtful for moment and then,
looking the old gentleman in the fact,
said:
We'll. ] don't mind your going just
this once. hut don't ever. ever ask me
to go there again. Judges Library.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08
Max7Zaxs Pile Remedy
RELIEVES WHEN OTHERS FAN
World Drug Co.
Notice Of Annual S.,sool Meeting
and Electioa.

The registered voters residing in
Spanish Fork School District, Utah
County, Utah, are hereby notified that
the regular Annual School Meeting of
said district will be held at the Central
School House, Monday, July II, 1909,
commencing at o'clock p. IN.
The Trustees annual financial and
statistical report for the year ending
June 30, 1909 will be presented, also
statement showing the management
and condition of the schools Of the
schools of the district during the past
year. At the said annual meeting the
amount of compensation to be allowed
to the trustees, or to either of them.
will be decided by majority vote of
the taxpayers present.
There will also be an election of trus-
tees in said district on the same day at
the same place as follows: One trus-
tee to serve term of three years.
The polls will be kept open for said
election during four successive hours,
to-wit: from three o'clock, p. m. to
seven O'Clock p. m. of said day.
MARINUs LARSEN, Chairman
G. W. .BOOTB, Clerk
P. A. THOMAS, Treasurer.
School Board Spanish Fork District
Utah Co. Utah.
Spanish Fork, June %, 1909.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08

Our readers will be interested in the
arguments for eating Quaker Oats
which are appearing in our columns
from time to time. The tremendous
consumption of Quaker Oats, increasing
as it does year after year, is evidence
that the public has found it an ideal
food for health. strength and economy.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08

B. S. Kershaw, City Engineer, has
nearly completed all city work, and
now leaves to work on large govern
ment contract surveying in Carbon
County. He will be seen back &C.
casionly finishing the street grading
when he is needed.