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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
REGARDING CENSUS TAKING
Charles Belts Will Take Census of the
Athena Precincts.

This morning, Chas. Belts began
taking the census enumeration of
North and South Athena precincts.
The law requires every adult person
to furnish the prescribed information.
but also provides that it shall be
treated oonfidentally. SO that no in
jury can come to any person from
answering the questions.
The President has issued proclaim
alton, calling on all citizens to 90
operate with the Censns and assuring
them that 1t has nothing to do with
taxation, army or jury service, COM
pulsory school attendance. regulation
Of immigration. or enforcement of
any law, and that no one can be iu-
jured by answering the inquiries.
1t is of the utmost Importance that
the census of population and agIicul-
tural in this state be complete and
correct.
II is necessary for the credit of the
CITY that every resident be counted as
the official figures of this census must
be the standard for the next ten years
and from these figures the city will
be judged.
In order to assist the enumerator
in his work. ii IS requested that oiti
zens be prepared to furnish promptly
the facts concerning all the mem bers
Of their households, including those
temporarily absent, and all persons
residing on the premises.
It is necessary that the native state
or foreign country of both parents Of
each person enumerated shall he re-
corded.
Then, 200, many citizens, while liv-
ing in the city, own and operate farms
in the country and it will be necessary
for them to furnish the number Of
acres cultivated last year in the var
ious crops together with the yield and
the va lue OF each crop. The various
farm and domestic animals must also
be given. All these calculations re-
quire time and delay the enumeration
if not given promptly. Every citizer
| is requested to assist and cooperate
with the census taker in making {
full count of the inhabitants o.
Athena.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
TO EXEMPT F|REMEN
New Members Must Be Enrolled In
the Athena Fire Department to
Make it Efficient.

Il. "A. Barrett the retiring chief Of
the Athena Fire Department, informs
the Press that the department is in
receipt of the long delayed certificates
for exempt firemen. The records ara
being overhauled and all firemen who
have served the required time and
are entitled to exemp. certificates.
will receive them without delay.
The fact that several members Of
the department. are serving over time
and the different companies not being
represented to the full number of
mem bership at the present time. the
department is placed in precaIious
condition with the withdrawal of the
exempt members.
In towns and small cities where
the fire demon is fought by volunteer
companies. the matter of keeping the
ranks filed is upgrade effort to say
the least and deficiency from this
cause creeps out only when fire is
raging and property interests are
threatened with destruction.
In Athena some good work has been
accomplished by the department in
battling with flames, but its present
condition is such that to mako 1t
efficient, immediate enrolment Of new
members to take the place of those
about to retire, is required.
At the meetings of the different
90 panies this month, company off,
GERS are to be elected. Men who will
take an active interest in the affairs Of
the department should To elected.
Then they should be encouraged by
the property owner and the business
man, with the view OF making the
department as efficient as possible.
The members who have held the de
partment together and are about to
become exempt from duty. have done
more than their part. and now it is
up to others to take hold and do their
share Of the work.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
|WALLA WALLA HERE
Garden City Commercial Club Received
by Commercial Association. Citi-
zens and Band. Il

The Walla Walla Commercial club.
1876 strong, and many Of the members
accompanied by their wives made a
sget-aoquainted" visit to Athena
Tuesday forenoon. The Walla Walla
boosters came in on special train,
AID were met at the o. r. and N.
station by ihe members of the Athena
Commercial association, citizens,
pupils from the Athena High School
and the Athena Band.
The special train arrived at 10:45,
and headed by the band, the visitors
were escorted up Main street and were
turned loose in the business district
for half an hour, after which time
they boarded the train and left for
Pendleton where the Commercial Clut
of that city took care of them during
the afternoon.
The junkerters were in charge of
President Crawford and Secrt tary
Moore. Big Chief Kaufman in his
vast capacity of utility man, herded
the big crowd, including the school
girls, into Ii e, when the march up
Main street began and kept all in
place.
Before arriving in Athena, stops
had been made at Freewater, Milton
and Weston. AT Weston, Kaufman
kidnapped Col Wood, Ira Kemp and
Sim Barnes and they were in the par
ade here. It is rumored that the big
ex-policeman corraled a couple OF
Athena men and took them to Pendle-
ton with the excursionists.
The Athena High School and the
9Th grade students were dismissd fol
the occasion and the presence of thu
pupils helped to swell the ranks o.
the crowd ON hand to receive th'
visitors, Al Pendleton the Walll
Walla people were entertained a
lunch by the Commercial association
In the near future the Pendletol
Commercial Association will make |
trip to Walla Walla and intervening
towns and in all probability the Ath
| ena Commercial Association will joit
the Pendleton association on the trip.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
Excursion for Track Meet.

Passenger agent Van de Water Of
the y. r. & N. was in the city Mon
day evening. aud met with members
of the Athena Commercial Associa-
tion and discussed matters pertaining
the running of an excursion train from
the west end of the county for the
county school track meet and oratori-
cal contest. to be held in this city
Friday. May 15. Mr.. Van de Water
offered aspecial train from Umatilla
and return for guarantee of $1a2.
The special train would accommodate
the people of Umatilla, Hermiston,
Stanfield, Echo. Pendleton and Adams
1t would arrive here in the morning
and return after the oratorical con-
test at night. The matter of securing
the train will be taken up by the
Athena Commercial Association and
the Umatilla County Athletic and
OratoricaI Association.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15

A slight change ia train service on
the O. r, q N. went into effect
Wednesday says the East Oregonian.
With the exception of change in
mail cars at that point the Pendleton
Portland local will be run on through
to Walla Walla each evening and the
Walla Walla Pendleton local will run
on through to Portland each morning.
The train crews will have the same
runs as at present, the times and mum.
bers OF all the trains will be the same;
the only change being that passengers
will not be compelled to change cars
at this point. The change is made
for the purpose Of expediting the SER
vice.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
Freak Hens in Missouri.

What effect is Halley's comet hav-
ing Oh Missouri hens? This question
is occupying the minds of farmers
near Independence, Mo-, who have
almost decided to lock the doors of
their henneries that the fowls may
not see the comet. Recently hen
belonging to George Davidson laid
an egg with tail an inch long. The
tail was about the diameter Of lead
pencil, was composed of the same
material as the shell. Mrs. Ida Cook
reported one OF her prize Plymouth
Rocks had laid two eggs at once. One
of them had little white oaudal ap-
pendage. The she'll was soft and
"giyy'' to the touch. The two eggs
were joined together with sort OF
ligament two inches long which ap-
peared to be of the same material as
the covering. The tail dropped off
soon after Mrs. Cook began to handle
tho eggs.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
PLAYED A l0-|NN|NG GAME
It Took All Pilot Rock Had to Win Out
In Extra Inning Session,


There was an extra inning session
ont at Pilot Rock Sunday and ii took
all the barleygrower had to put the
Maroons down for the count of to z
the same SCORE that stood in the pre-
vious Sunday game.
Over at Weston. the mountaineers
threshed it out with the Pendleton
hunch. and everybody was glad that
Nordean's men won. The shave was
a close one. the score being 2 to 8.
Next Sunday, Weston plays here
and the Rock team will face Harlan
on the county seat grounds. The
Athena game will be played on the
old grounds, for the reason that the
new diamond is not yet in proper con-
dition. The game will not be called
until $3.50, which time will give
every body a chance to attend.
Athena was in it to win Sunday.
and but for infield errors, the boys
would have lifted the cellar door.
The team was materially strengthened
with Hawks behind the bat, and with
shift or two an the positions Of the
men now on the team, the boys will
soon strike their stride and give the
other teams their ''needins.'
The score sheet shows that four
barleygrowers had tapped the pan
before the Maroons had even lookin.
Two scored in the first right off the
reel, and they dittoed like number
In the third. after Stone had ozoned
two bastmen In the second and the
side retired on Westgate's ont at
second. In the fourth Athena even
ed things up and went one to the
good when nine men faced Lobaugh
and four hits with choice collection
of errors. netted five scores. In the
sixth Pilot Rock scored three more
runs and the Maroons tied up the
pack age in the nineth when Wilson
and Starr scored.
Athena was retired in her half of
the extra inning, and L. Gilbert. first
man up for the Rock. famed, B. Gill
bert laid down one which Groves
booted and was safe. He worked his
way around to the second sack and
took third on Westgate's single. Roger
who had been methodically tanning,
connected for dribbling grounder
that shot straight at Starr. Mr.. Starr
overlooked the home plate and the
fleeing Gilbert. tossed the ball to first
and Pilot Rock had won another
game. The score:
Pilot Rock o Q o 0 3 0 90 1--8
Athena 0 0 O 8 o 0 O O q 0--7
Batteries Lobaugh. Lieuallen and
Gilbert, Stone Wilson and Hawks.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15

Friday, April 10, at 10 O'Clock in
the morning will be the earliest time
at which it will be worth while trying
to see Halley's comet with the aid of
the naked eye, it was asid at the
GEORGETOWN University laboratory.
During April and early part of May
the comet will be visible in tho east
before sunrise few degrees north OF
east. BY May II it will be too nearly
in line with the sun to be seen In the
morning. but from then on it will
appear in the west in the evening. On
May 20 it will set two hours after the
sun with the interval growing longer
eavh night.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
Fruit Outlook is Good.

District Fruit Inspector g. L. Whit
ney. whose territory includes Walla
Walla, Columbia and Garfield coun-
ties has returned from trip through
that region and reports fruit in an'ex
cellent condition. Tn speaking of the
outlook, Mr.. Whitney said: $50 far
there has been no injury of any kind
to the fruit and If no killing frosts
appear. there will be record break
ing yield in the three counties which
embraces my field. Many trees are
being planted and orcharding is
everywhere being given more and
more attention" /"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
d. ]. Kirks BABY Dead.

The Walla Walla Union of We'd
nesday says: Anna Elizabeth, the
one year old baby OF Mr.. and Mrs. d..
J. Kirk. 522 North Eight street. died
yesterday afternoon after a month q
illness. The funeral will be at the
house at 10 a. m. Thursday morning
and the iutermsnt is to be In the Mil
ton cemetery, the funeral party going
over on the II o'clock car.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
walls walIa Row Killed

Terribly and fatally mangled when
the train on which he was stealing
ride broke in two, Floyd r. Hussey,
90 years old, Of Walla Walla bled to
death almost instantly. He was
member Of the militia company and
was stealing a ride to como to the i'm
spection at that place. He was on
Northern Pacific train No. 81.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
Memorial Services.

There will be special service in
the Christian Church. Sunday. even
ing at 1880, in memorium for the late
Alexander Mckenzie. The citizens of
Athena are specially invited TO be
present. The Mayor, Mr.. McEwen,
will represent the people, and Mr..
Potts aud Mr.. Foss will represent the
congregation. The pastor will deliver
an appropriate address. Special music
will DO rendered. Come. there is a
seat, book and hearty welcome for
all. Remember the usual morning
services.
A. M. Meidrum, Minister.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
Baker County Land.

John II. Lewis. secretary of the
state land board, has placed on file In
the local land Office Of the state the
selection" of forty four thousand
acres in Baker county. which will be
given away to the homesteaders who
pay for irrigation and reclamation.
The proposition is similar to the Twin
Falls project under the Carey act, but
the state will not charge for this land.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
Damage Suit Dismissed.

For the second time since the orig
inal suit was filed. the case Of John
Bergevin against DR.. J. A. Sponogle
Of Athena. was dismissed Monday
morning ON motion of the plaintiff.
This was a suit brought by Bergevio
against Sponogle for the recoveTy Of
$4,000 for the alleged ruin of Ber-
gsyin's daughter. This suit has been
flled twice and as many times bas been
dismissed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15
GRAMMAR GRADES HAVE TEAM
Will Compete at Meet in Athena On
May Ia

That the public schools of Pendle-
ton will make strong effort to oap-
ture the cup offered by the Athena
merchants at the county interscholas-
tic track meet to be held in that town
On May IA is testified to by the in
creasing activity among the athletes
of all sizes and ages. says the East
Oregonian. The high school has had
team in the Geld for number of
years and the candidates for this
yeai q team have been imbering up
for some time. But as the events at
the Athena meet will be divided into
three secticns In order to allow gram
mar grades to participate, and as the
cnp will be awarded to the town
making the largest number of points
in these thrse divisions, Manager Tom
Boylen of the high school team has
effected an athletic organization in
each of the four grammar schools here
and will see that young athletes are
properly prepared to enter the con-
test in May.
The following are the officers of the
organizations in the different Pendle-
ton schools:
Washington.
Joe Dorrisy, president.
Harold brock, secretary.
Ralph Knight. manager.
| Fontie Snyder, captain division B.
Ernest Boylen, captain division O.
Hawthorne.
Wilbur Kurrle, president.
BuffoId Butler, secretary.
Harrison Minnis. manager.
Orson Straughn. captain division b.
Charles Gordon. captain division @.
Lincoln.
| Miss Alma Harris. president.
Riley Furnish secretary.
Lyn Gordon manager.
Claire Brown captain division q.
Field.
/ Miss Grace Harris president.
/ William Longmeier secretary.
/ Lee Tentsch manager.
Jack Maiarne captain division Q.
The high school teams will be
classified as division A, the teams
from the 9TH and 9Th grades as divis
ion b and those from the lower grades
as division @.
Manager Boylsn has planned to pull
off four grammar grade events in con
nection with the high school interclas
cross country run to be held this after
noon.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-10-22
Forced TO Leave Home.

Every year large number OF poor s'if
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climate. But this is costly and not al
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writes ". r. Nelson, of CaIamine. Ark,
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-10-22
The PARISH FAIR.

The st. Martin Parish Fair open
Ell at Breaux Bridge Thursday,
and will close tomorrow night. we
are told that the FAIR is a success
in exhibit and attendance.
There was flower parade Fri
day, in which the schools Of the
parish were represented by deco
rated floats, today there will be an
automobile parade and races, and
Sunday the best program will be
given.
Those who attend the Fair espe-
cialIy on the closing day arc as
sured that they will be pleased
with their visit To tho Fair.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-10-22
ALABAMA Dam GONE.

We have this week. received Will
some satisfaction, the news that
the Alabama dam which WAS be-.
ing constructed by the Aichafala-
va Levse Board, had been washed
away aud completely destroyed
by the heavy pressure of water
from the Alchnfalaya.
We are informed that the dam
closing the Alabama from the At
chafaIaya had completely dried
the swamp lands on the east sid
of the Atchafalaya, and streams
that we're dried before the break
ing of the dam, after the dam was
washed away those streams had
from six to ten feet of water. and
the dried country was soon over
flowed from the waters of the At
chafalaya running into the Ala.
bama.
The only hope of the people of
the west side of the Atchafalaya.
Is that thu waters of that stream
will prove too powerful for the
means Of our Levee Board and
the skill of our little engineers.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-10-22
St. Martin Boys Victorious.

An interesting game of foot ball
was expected last Sunday between
the New Iberia and st. Martin
High School teams but the game
WAS a disappointment to the spec.
tators AZ 1t WAS one sided affair,
tho ST. MartinvilIe boys making
all the playing while the New Ibe.
ria boys were working hard trying
to do something, but they were
not the equal of their contestants,
and were simply not in the game.
81. Martinville scored 81 points
and New Iberia nothing. 1t is to
be hoped that when our boys TO
to New Iberia that the Iberia bows
will do better on their home
grounds aud maks the next game
moro interesting. We prefer to
see game which 10 c.ossly con.
tested, it is more interesting aud
more exciting.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-10-22

"A thief entered the Catholic
Church Monday night aud bursted
open three doors to enter the Ss.
crlstles to steal the money from
the Aims boxes. This is the Sc
cond time that money was stolen
from these boxes. The thief who
has committed this beinous crime
must be u vicious criminal as TO
enter the sacred portals of the
church to steal the little money
placed in the aims boxes for the
relief of the poor, must he down
to the lowest level of his degraded
profession.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-10-22
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-10-22
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-10-22
Damages Awarded to Govern
ment for Destruction OF
Young Forest Growth.

In an action for fire trespass on
the Black Hills National Forest
brought by the United States
against the Missouri River and
Northwestern Railroad. HE jury
has awarded damages To the Gov
rrnmtnt moi only for the loss of
merchaniable timber but also for
the destruction of understandable
young growth.
This is regarded 10y Government
officials as establishing a very i'm
portaut precedent. So far MS is
known at the L. =. Department of
Agriculture, it Is the first time
that any court has recognized what
foresiers call the "expectation va
lue" of young growth MS furnish-
ing basis for the award Of dam
ages. The difficulty III The way Of
such m award H. The past ha>
been that there was no way to-
prove tn The satisfaction of the
courts the moupy value of the loss
suffered.
The award III The South Dakota
case followed the presentation al
evidence as to the cost of work in
reforesting which the Government
is actually doing in the Black
Hills. The amount claimed for
the young growth burned WAS Sl2
an acre, and the claim under this
item was allowed in full by the
jury. The total amount of dam
ages claimed was 50, 72S 50 OF
which S2,634 ~ was for merchan
table timber destroyed or injured
10y the fire.
1t is recognized by foreslers that
the cost of artificial reforestation
will not always furnish fair ba-
sis for estimating the damage to
forest reproduction. Where new
growth can DO expected by natu-
raj sowing from ssed-tress on the
ground within a short time, artlti-
cial planting or sowing is al I'M
necessarily expensive method. 10
meet such cases what are known
III yield tables" are being pre-.
pared. by the use of these the
loss can be shown IN terms of the
final crop and the time necessary
to produce 1t.
Illus, If 1t is known that ten
thousand feet OF timber per acre
can he cut once III seventy years,
1t is easy To calculate The value of
the crop when it Is ten years old
ny dlscouutInS from Its value
when mature. La European couu-
tries where forestry has been long
practlced this method is regularly
applied IN selling, condemning, or
estimating damages on forest pro-
perty. Ii is also used abroad IN
Insurance, which would be im
If there were not both
an accepted basis for determining
tho loss suffered aud reasonably
accurate knowledge of the hazard
involved.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-10-22

Three young white men were
arrested and jailed here Sunday.
they were caught In saloon steal
ms liquor in Breaux Bridge dur
ing the night time. They were re-.
leased Oh bail.