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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-18
NOMINATION is AN
OMEN OF VICTORY
Hope ofVictory Strong in the
Minds of Every Democrat,
and Camp Fires VIII
Soon Be Burning.

Editor Clinch Valley News: The
nomination OF Hon. Henry a.. Stuart
as the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress in the old Ninth was n stroke
of political wisdom. The Democracy
of that district never displayed bet
ter Judgment than in his selection. /
cannot but regard his nomination AS
an omen OF victory. Democrats every
where are enthusiastic and confident,
and that spirit has much 10 do with
the cause we OF the Ninth have TO
advance-the reclamation OF the
Ninth district. The nomination of
Henry StuaIt has put new hope I'm
every Democratic heart; new cour
age In every Democratic breast; new
determination i'm every Democratic
mind, and new energy i'm every Dem
ocratic joint and muscle. Ii has stir
rel ncmocracy's lighting blood nIl
along the line. and from now until
November there is going To be n fight
worth seeing. The campnres will
soon be flashing from every hilltop
i'm the district and they will Ike kept
burning until election day.
The contrast between Mr. Stuart
and Mr. Slemp Is vivid and will be
made all the more ms the campaign
! progresses. The latter has never been
anything more than pie dispenser
Of the fourth class order. lie has
sought the Office for the aggrardIze-
ment of his personal fortunes and
has used IL TO build mp n political
dynasty that might bc used To pro-
mole his own power and continue
his own domination. Mr.. Stuart has
been sought by the people for his
worth as n man and because OF the
faith the people have In his Integrity
and his ability aud Willingness To
serve them fully aud fairly.
! am plensed tu note the enthusl-
aSm among the "untcrri fed" breth-
rem in the old Ninth. hut hope that
every Democrat in the district Is cog
infant OF The fact that n hard fight is
In store. am firmly OF the opinion
that with n compact systematic or
! ganizution among Democrats and an
earnest effort on the part uf every
Democrat that we can redeem the
district. our enemies are alive To
the situation and are going To put
forth II desperate effort To retain their
place and power; and every CRATER
that lives by this system is going TO
put forth strenuous efforts To this
end. Now Is the time TO begin work,
and lie. us. Nil resolve To use every
laudable N cans To accomplish the
desired end. Ito your tents, o
Israeli
Let every Democrat from Cumber-
land Gap To New River put on his
lighting clothes aud work unceas-
lngly for the cause and ON the Sth of
November we will pull down the
tainted flag of Slempism and hoist
on the rampants of IA routed and dis
hevelsd enemy the flag of Democra-
cy and on the political tomb of Bas-
com we Will not write resugat but
requiescat.
Walter t.. Beverly.
Rocky Mount, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-18
New Lodge Instituted

A council OF Junior Order of Unit
ed American Mechanics was institut-
ed at Raven on last Monday night
by floor team from the TazeweIl
Council, under the direction of depu-
ty councillor Hiltzhimer. There were
thirty-one members initiated, includ-
ing some of the leading young men
of the community. The following
officers were installed: Councillor
A j Plaster; Vice Councilor-H +
Elswick; Treasurer-L ID Boyd
Secretary q Pras; Conductor B
Elkins; Warden g ii Cacy; Inner
Sentinel-W Il Robinson; Outer
Sentinel-P III Lambert; Trustees
J w McGhee, o G Talley, and John
Boyd.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-18
From Texas
AmOrilla, Tex. Mar.

AmOriila, Tex. Mar. 10.
Mr. J a. Leslie,
Tazewell Va.
Dear Sir: / enclose you check fol
Two dollars which place 10 my credit
on subscription TO your paper, which
comes TO us n welcome, weekly visi-
tor telling us of the happening of the
people around Tazewell whom we
learned TO love for their generous dis
position toward us. May they live
long and be happy and prosperous.
We are pleased with the Panhandle
country, and believe il is n great
country, although last year was very
dry. every indication points to a
good crop this year.
notice the Bristol convention
gave the Honorable Henry c. Stuart,
OF Russell county, the nomination as
your candidate for Congress. feel
sure this name will arouse every
democrat in the Ninth district 10 his
post on election day, and that the
Republicans will be by his name,
like the Democrats were by Mr.
Joseph Gillespie's name when he
was before the people as candidate
they will look at it long time
before they will scratch it, o If they
scratch it at all. have been .asso-
ciated with Mr.. Stuart in. church
work, on the political field, and in
| various business capacities. ana Also
as a common laborer, and l haseimy
first time to see him stoop tednny-
thing that was low or ungentleman-
Iy--so there is no man living whom
L could vote for more cheerfulIy, II
| were back there, than Mr. Stuart.
| Very truly yours,
j.. d. .STINSON,
| Easter post cards, booklets ant
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-18
5 Cars Fertilizer For Sale

Consisting of one car pure raw
bone meal; One car dissolved bone
meal; one car Swift's superphos-
phate; one S-2-2 with land plaster
filler. Get our prices before making
your purchases, will pay you.
Tazewell Supply Company
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-18
See Easter display at Pobst's.
From q Teacher

The following letter was received
at this office:
Dear Mr.. Editor: / am q public
school teacher and want to thank
you for the article in your last
weeks paper headed, ''Is teacher get
ting a square deal?" / say, the ma
jority Of them are not. l have not
had patron in my school this year,
and the only message 1 have receiv-
ed from them is, you had better moi
thrash my boy again." and this Ii
certainly not much sympathy.
We all feel our great responsible.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-18
Honor Roll

The following pupils OF the fourth
grade of the High School are on the
high honor roll for the week ending
March 1lth: Eliose Buston, Gladys
Scott, Vara Jones, Martha Coulling,
Billy Copsnhavre. William Botti-
more.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-18
Recent Land Sales

Last Saturday Mr.. w. o. Whit
man sold his farm near this town to
Messrs. j. q. and Harry Buston for
$50 per acre. The farm consist of 317
acres, and is considered fine blue
grass farm, in good shape, with nec-
essary houses and improvements.
This purchase adjoins on one side,
the farm ROW owned by ]. G. Bus
ton and Mr.. A. j. Steele, and is
within less than a mile Oh town.
A. J. Steele also bought the noun.
tain farm of Mr.. q. w. Whitman,
consisting Of 100 acres. Tazewell
bluegrass land is appreciated by peo.
pie who know 1t, and with the native
Tazewell man it ranks high.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-18
Fertilizer With a Land Plaster
Filler
Filler

TO arrive within the next few
days-two cars fertilizer, with a
land plaster filler; cost n" more ard
has given splendid result; try it,.
TazewelI Supply Company
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-18

Prices on Stationery, Queensware,
Toilet Articles, etc., greatly reduced
at Pobst's beginning March 28,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-18

We are showing an unusually
handsome line of ladies shirts and
waists, from CSC to So. 80.
HARRISON e. GILLESPIE BROS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-18

Easter post cards, booklets and
at Boytrs,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
B. B. RICHARDS, BANK CASHIER
F. s. LeGrow Is Made President By
the Change.

At a meeting of thu stock holders of
the First National Bank Of Athena
today. B. B. Richards was elected
cashier and F. S. LeGrow, former
cashier was made president OF the
institution.
The change was effected through
the retirement of Mr.. Koontz. assist
ant cashier. and the private business
interests Of Mr.. Legrow. which will
require great deal Of his personal
attention from now on.
Henry Keopke will take the Office
OF vice president and assistant cashier
ship goes to Ernes. zerba. former
bookkeeper and young man Of ster-
ling qualities.
Mr.. LeGrow as president, will te
in position to give the bank the
benefit of his valuable services and
that "Bird" Richards will make good
as cashier goes without saying. His
qualifications are peculiarly adapted
to the position of trust bestowed upon
him by bank officials and when the
announcement Of his acceptance was
made known, ~ am glad of it, was
the exclamation heard everywhere.
Mr.. Richards will be assisted in his
work for some time ty both Mr..
Kcontz and Mr.. LeGrow.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
Body Identified,

Positive Identification Of the body
found in the mill race Saturday after
noon as that Of Jack Peters, who had
disappeared nearly eight weeks before.
was made BY ". J. Dake while Cor
oner Folsom was holding al inquest.
says the East Oregonian. Peters had
boarded with Dake year and before
looking at the body the witness said
that if it was that of Peters large
protuberance would be found on his
left wrist. An examination revealed
the lump which was very pronounced
and the identification was declared to
be complete. While practically every
one of the seven men composing the
eoroner's jury were of the opinion that
Peters committed suicide the verdict
simply stated that after an investigat-
ion they found that the remains were
those Of Peters and that he came to
bis death by drowning in the Byers
mill race on or about February 21.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
VERSION
Northwestern Electric Company May
Be Behind Proposed Road Over
Blue Mountains.

Working this way from Elgin, some
where back in the Blue mountains,
there is bunch of surveyors driving
stakes for mysterious railway. That
Walla Walla is the objective point on
this side is conceded, butt who is be-
hind the proposed road is at this time
merely matter of conjecture.
The route which the road will ira
verse is at this stage of the game a
matter of speculation and all sorts OF
newspaper statements are made con-
cerning'it. Claims and counter claims
have been made from time to time
but nothing aside from the general
knowledge that surveyors who do not
talk. are hunting for pass across the
summit Of the Blues, is all that is
known.
Since the change in the Northwest
ern Electric. the supposition that this
company is behind the movement,
with the object of increasing the eff
oiency Of the Walla Walla river power
plant and using electric motive power
for the road.
This is considered feasible for the
reason that when the excavation for
the pipe line was made from the dam
on the Walla Walla to the power
house, only one line Of pipe was laid
when there was room for two lines.
The present pipe line does not carry
all the water which the river affords.
and by laying the second line the cap
acity Of the plant can be nearly doub-
led.
Further reason for the belief that the
electric people are behind the move
mant comes in announcements made
from the head offices of the company
that all holdings in the states of Ore
gon and Washington are to he devel'
oped to their full capacity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
GOVERNMENT ORDER A JOKE
Reservation Roads May Be Built But
Charges Remain.

Rejoicing over the announcement of
free roads across the reservation bas
changed to sorrow, says the East Ore
gonian for it develops that the report
led approval of the county courts
proposition by the interior department
was somewhat misleading in that the
department expressed Willingness TO
let the court spend the county's mon
ey in maintaining the roads across
the reservation and at the same time
desired to retain the privilege of charg-
ing the stookmen the same toll demaD-
ded as at present. The departments
counter proposition was therefore
promptly rejected and the matter of
roads across the reservation is as
much in the air as it has been at any
time for many years past.
In speaking Of the matter this morn
ing County Judge Gilliland declared
that the court did not propose to spend
the county's money in building roads
across the reservation as the stookmen
of the county are held up in way
they are at present ana in the way
the department evidently intends to
hold them up in the future.
The charges at present are 10 cents
head for cattle. cents for horses
and cents for sheep. Many OF the
stockmen who have summer range in
the mountains have found it cheaper
to pay the reilroad company to haul
their sheep to tie mountains than to
pay these charges, while others are
compelled to make detour of more
than 100 miles to get round the
reservation to their summer range.
The stock men are willing to pay for
all damage their animals may do in
crossing and are willing to bear the
expense of guards to see that no dam
age is done but they regard the present
demands as outrageous and beyond all
reason.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
Dairy Herds Paw.

Wallowa county is RAPIDLY hecom-
ing a dairy country. Within the last
four weeks five carloads of high grade
Jerseys have been shipped to that
county from the willamette valley
and sold at auction to local dairymen
In every case it has been Wallowa
county stookmen who have done this.
Most Of them formerly dealt in range
stock. The latest herd arrived last
week. It consists of 85 head from the
best herds near Salem and includes
representatives of both the Iiadd and
Looney herds of Jerseys. The demand
for this grade Of stock is brisk and
bring good prices. Feed is
cheap. range and pasture plentiful and
market fot cream and butter good.
Several dairymen have records of 80
to $40 COW per month.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22

Jim Bryan's big franklin "six" was
given tryout Tuesday evening with
Fred Wilson at the wheel, while com
ing up from Pendleton. A race start
ed at Havana between the Walla
Walla. Pendleton local passenger train
and the auto, and Mr.. Wilson brought
the machine into Athena winner.
The race was an exciting one and at
one point Fred had her tuned up to Az
miles an hour. pretty good clip con-
sidering the many short angles in
the road. Fay LeGrow, Ed Koontz.
Will Ferguson and Jim Bryan were
riding 10 the car with Mr.. Wilson.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
A Runaway Team.

An exciting runaway was pulled off
by Charles Wilkes hack team yestsr-
day forenoon. The horses started at
the Tharp blacksmith shop and ran
down Ourrant street and across to
Main. where the rig collided with
hydrant In front of the Tuna lum
company office. Here the hack was
left and the team ran on with the
tongue and double-trees dangling after
them. The hack was not badly dam
aged, but the hydrant was knocked
ont of line.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
Christian Church Special Service.

Mr.. H. e. Ryder. pastor of The First
Christian Church. Centralia, Wash.
will give an account of the great re-
vival. with which be has teen lately
connected, in company with the Soo-
vile Evangelistic company, at Ia
coma. Mr.. Ryder will again speak
in the evening on subject of the
greatest Importance. Come and hear
the Gospel from the heart Of one whose
soul is overfowing with love Of God
for man. Bible school meets at 10 a.
M, classes are graded and organized
and well equipped staff of intelligent
teachers. under the competent super
intendenoy of George Gerking. Come
we will make you feel at home. All
are welcome.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
EM|GRANT CROSSING
Ezra Meeker Dedicates Marker for
Monument at Old Trail on Wild
Horse Creek.

Ezra Meeker, with his OK team and
prairie schooner. was in town Monday
on his return trip from Walla Walla
to Pendleton. where he will again
take up the old Oregon trail, on his
Eastern trip to Kansas City, NO., his
present destination.
While in the city. Mr.. Meeker call
ed at the Press office and related his
reasons for making the second trip
over the trail. At his instigation
there is now bill before Congress for
the appropriation of $4,000. to be
used in the construction of mo uments
along the trail, and the ocject of Mr..
Meeker's present trip is to locate the
emigrant road and place markers for
the monu ants in case the bill be-
comes law and the appropriation
for the funds is made.
"Many people and the newspapers
call me pioneer said the veteran
pathfinder, "but am not. | consider
pioneer as being one who help-d to
carve the roadways through the west
ern prairies and mountains to the
Pacific coast. To the men of '42 and
40 all pioneer honors are due. and |
coming later, claim none. Ny object
is to leave to posterity the legacy Of
knowledge of what the real pioneer
did for the western country"
Monday evening, Mr.. Meeker in
company with several old residents of
Athena, went down to the old emf
grant crossing on Wild Horse and the
old gentleman placed on the spot an
iron marker. where some day there
may be monument erected by the
government.
In Walla Walla, Weston and Ath-
ena, Mr.. Meeker met many old timers
and the old gentleman enjoyed ths
many "reminiscences of early day lif'
in Oregon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
A Reminder.

A preacher at the close of one Of
his sermons said: ''Let all in the
house who are paying their debts
stand up" Instantly every man. wo-
man and child. with one exception.
rose to their feet. The preacher
seated them and said: "Now every
man noo paying his debts stand up"
The exception noted, careworn, hun
CRY looking individual. clothed in bis
last summers suit. slowly assumed a
perpendicular position. ''How is it.
my friend" !" asked the minister, "that
you are the only man not to meet his
obligations?" ~ run newspaper, y
he meekly answered, "and the breth-
rem here who stood up are my sub
scribers, and" "Let us pray" OK
claimed the minister.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
Fire Alarm.

Tuesday evening. while stiff wind
was blowing. Athena people were
startled from their supper tables by
the bell at Hose Hohse No. pealing
forth a fire Slarm. The cause was
found to be blaze in the wood pile
in the rear of the Athena Department
store. The fire started from embers
in heap of rubbish which had been
famed into a blaze by the wind.
Prompt response on tho part Of the
hose company prevented damage.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
Crust on Dayton Fields.

For the first time farmers in the
vicinity of Dayton are experiencing
much trouble as the result OF clusted
soil. This is termed frost dried"
ground. and the condition has proven
a puzzler. In places crust an inch
to two inches in depth has formed
an impenetra BILE surface. Farmers
ascribe the condition due to heavy
frosts during March. AT that time
the ground was moistened by heavy
rains and several nights Of freeMng
dried and packed the dampened soil.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
Taxicab Service.

James Bryan has purchased big 45
horse power franklin car and will
engage in the taxicab business in
Athena. The car is one of the kig
"sixes' and accommodates seven pas
sengers. Mr.. Bryan'sg garage will be
located in the Umatilla Implement
Co. building on Third street south OF
Main. The auto was brought over
from Walla Walla Tuesday and Jim
has got onto the running SO that he
can handle the machine to bis salts
faction.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
Berries Soon on Market.

Fruit prospects were never brighter
in the Milton -Freewater section. In
the present advanced condition OF the
fruit mild frost would do no harm.
Wheat on the foothills looks well.
while west of Hudson Bay the greatest
precipitation ever known in the his
tory of the country has been recorded
and the crop will be large. Straw
berries are now iD full bloom and will
be on the market in about three
weeks.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
Auto Beat Train.

On an auto run from Walla Walla
to Pendleton Sam Thompson beat the
evening passenger train on the run
from FreewSter to this city, says the
East Oregonian. The auto and train
left Freewater at the same time but
Mr.. Thompson arrived here ten min
utes ahead of the train. Aside from
Mr.. Thompson there were three other
people in the auto upon the trip, the
others being. Mrs. Thompson. Mrs.
VIM. Blakeley and Miss Thelma
Thompson.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
A New Mitchell.

Henry Barrett received bis new
Mitchell "30' Tuesday. The car
came in Northern Pacific shipment
aud was brought overland from Pasco.
The new machine appears to be a
great Improvement over the 1908
Mitchell and is fully equipped. 1t is
practically noiseless as compared with
many other gasolene cars now on the
market.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
4 DEMOCRAT FOR CONGRESS
Havens In New York Defeats Aldridge,
Republican Candidate.

The victory of James s. Havens,
democrat, at Rochester N. Y, over
George Aldridge. in the thirty second
district for congress was the subject
of much editorial comment in all the
leading New York newspapers. The
Times declared the returns show more
Of a revolt against impure politics adj
ding: "The people do not agree with
President Taft when he says the
Payne Aldrich law is good tariff.
They have been unable to agree with
his view of the works of the old lead
ers of republican organization that
just now is falling to pieces through
the overthrow of Cannon and the an
nounced retirement Of Senators AID
rich and Hale. = The World says:
Rochester doesn't differ from Boston
or Kansas City in resenting the broken
republican pledges"
Politicians generally see an import
ant indication of the outcome OF the
approaching congressional campaign
in Tuesdays election.
Mr.. Havens rode to victory on a
platform advocating tariff reform in
the interests of the consumer. revis-
ion of the duties on wool and woolen
goods; a removal of the tax on hides
and lum mber, removal of the tariff
on iron ore, an income tax and finally
advocating Independence Of political
bosses.
Mr.. Aldridge. his opponent. con-
tented himself with general procla-
nations in favor of the policies or
the republican administration. On
the tariff proposition he was regarded
as ''standpatter."
Both candidates declared for reci-
procity with Canada, an employer Q
comprehension act, parcel post and
a postal savings bank.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
SeIect Teachers at Weston.

J. e. Keefe Jr. was reelected prin
cipal of the Weston high school and
public school at an advance salary to
$1450 year. Miss CLARA q. Hall was
reelected first assistant principal. The
teachers chosen in the lower grades
are Miss Pearle Edwards, Miss Claudia
Kelly, Miss Lillian Holman and Miss
Stella O'Harra, all of whom are Wes-
ton normal graduates.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
WalIa WaIla Paper Quits.

The Walla Walla Evening States
man announced Saturday afternoon
that it suspends publication. Here
after the efforts of the company will
be com bined on the Morning Union.
This leaves the Walla Walla Bulletin
alone inthe evening field, after four
year fight with the Statesman for su-
premaoy. The Statesman was the
pioneer newspaper of the state. 1t
was founded in 1861, and antedated
all others many years. In 1880 1t be-
came daily.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-22
working on the Track.

The track at the City Park, on
which will be held the county school
athletic meet on May l4th, has been
laid out and workmen are fast getting
the oval In proper shape. The county
road grader was used in leveling the
grounds, and the baseball diamond
will be located within the track.