The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17
The federal court when a decree modi-

the federal court when decree modi-
wing the decree Of March 26, 1914,
as filed. The Pacific States COM
pany is permitted to acquire the Home
exchanges in Portland, Albany, Cor
Wallis and Oregon City.
Seven standard Russell road graders
with scarifying attachments were last
week ordered by the Lane county
court and after their arrival will be
distributed about the county for road
| maintenance work These are con-
sidered to be valuable additions to
the already extensive road building
| equipment Of Lane county.
At conference between Portland
| city officials and members of the
school board tightening of quaran-
tine regulations against Spanish in
fluenza was decreed. Reports at the
| meeting showed considerable in
crease of new cases, and it was said
hat since October 13 last 1885 cases
and 918 deaths have been reported.
Judge Anderson, of Baker county
circuit court, has ruled that the city
authorities of La Grande were within
heir legal rights when they ordered
.he moving pictures to close during
the influenza epidemic. The city or
dered them clcsed, and the theater
managers determined to take the mat
ter to the courts for test decision.
About 20 members of the Oregon
ilitary police who now are on duty
taking a chance at securing their
alary, it has developed. The def
ency appropriation made by the
nergency board to cover the ex-
penses of that organization lapsed on
anuary l, and consequently the mem
9rs of the force are at the mercy of
ne legislature.
The Dalles undertakers report that
here were IS deaths from influenza
in that city during the last three
months of 1918. A heavy toll has
been taken by the second wave of the
epidemic. Schools, Libraries, pool
halls, theaters, churches, lodges and
libraries have been closed; public
funerals are forbidden, and all houses
where the disease exists are quaran-
tined
A deal of considerable magnitude
was closed at Sutherlin last week,
hen the Sutherlin Inn, Of which
rank B. Waite is the principal owner,
was sold to the Seventh Day Adven-
tist people of southern Oregon. The
hotel was built four years ago at
cost of 100000 The object of the
Adventist people is to establish an
academy in the building. and move
their school at Lorane to Sutherlin.
Secretary of the Interior Lane indi
Gated in speech before members of
the house recently that he had adopt
ed Representative Sinnott's sugges-
ton of having his requested appro-
fpriation of $100000,000 for reclama-
ton purposes incorporated in the sun
dry civil bill to insure action in this
congress. If this appropriation is
granted Representative Sinnott will
seek to have two new irrigation prof.
ects initiated in Oregon.
With even nurses and assistants at
some of the hospitals becoming i'll
from influenza, the situation at Salem
has become so serious that city au-
thorities have intimated that the al
ready tight ban may be drawn even
tighter unless radical steps are taken
to preserve the regulations. 1t is
even possible that the prohibitory
measures may be extended to apply to
all but absolutely essential businesses,
such as meat markets, groceries and
drug stores, and that other merchand-
Using establishments will be ordered
closol tits estimated there are fully
1000 cases of the disease in the city.
| Jackson county won the $50 prize
| n the thrift campaign conducted by
the school children of the state during
last year under the auspices of the
| oregon Bankers association, the Ore.
| unn Ctata Tnarhnrci accnpia tinp tha
| Oregon department of education, the
United States department of agricul-
ture and the Oregon Agricultural col
lege through the boys and girls club
work department. The work has prov
ed so successful that the Oregon Bank
ers'. association will not only again
| offer $50 in cash to the county making
the best showing, but has voted 5000
,or the printing Of pupils record
books.
His Bread Pan No Wash Basin.
The only pan in theCamp of ferest
fire fighters on North river and the re-
fusal Of the cook of the camp to allow
the pan to be used as n wash basin
started the trouble which resulted In
the discharge of part Of the crew, who
were forced to walk back to civilization
many weary mile to enjoy the luxury
Of u. bnthtub and restaurant meals,
says Seattle (Wash. dispatch to
MIlwankpe Free prase
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