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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1906
Page
1
Robbers used nitro glycerine to demolish the R. R. and N. ticket office safe on Sunday night. They left an iron box with a few keys and overlooked $3.85 on the counter. They escaped. no clue to identify the culprits remains.
Pauline Myrick youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs James Myrick was thrown from a horse at Havana Station Saturday and suffered a severe fracture of the right femur. Dr Sharp of Ibcity and Dr Smith of Pendleton set the fracture and report the patient is progressing as well as could be expected. Lafayette Chamberlain is in the Big Bend country Washington selling Richardson weed cutting machines to farmers. Machines are made at Helix and are selling well.
Disturbing dispatches from Chile recount widespread devastation after a powerful earthquake and fires. Death tolls vary widely with figures from 5 000 to 10 000 in Valparaiso and Santiago,现 7 000 to 8 000 dead, plus massive property loss and tens of thousands seeking refuge.
The Salem area reports success using crude oil as a dust preventive on streets near the courthouse. Half the streets treated show dust eliminated, oil odor temporary but manageable, and surfaces compacted for quieter rides. Oil costs about one third of water for dust control and improves water shedding in winter.
The column recounts Col Wood's failed bean crop planted by a Dutchman in Franklin County. A sandstorm blew in beans formerly sown as seed, leaving only white pebbles. Wood, curious and hungry, cooked the pebbles, discovering the Dutchman had sold real seed in Paseo to buy beer.
Ira Kemp and wrea woyd returned Saturday night from the mountains. They found the small tributaries to the South fork of the Umatilla river badly torn up and filled with rock and trees as the result of the big storm thin spring which made fishing in that locality a failure. Game were pleoti ta however.
Smut caused an explosion that set a threshing machine owned by Frank Brotherton near Helix on fire. Crew prevented total loss. This marks a third such explosion this year as grain smut disrupts local harvest season and prompts caution to protect machinery. Rod Nelson lost a separator at Adams earlier. a replacement was ordered and soon used, but that machine also exploded hours after reentering service.
A son was born Friday August 17 1006 to Mr and Mrs Clareeve La Bravbe avud and to Mr and Mrs Myers.
The Athena public school will open Monday September 17 with Prof A B Perryman principal overseeing the 9th through 12th grades assisted by A Cannon assistant principal 8th grade Mise Tillio Boereinger 7th grade Mrs McDaniel 3rd and 4th grades Miss Carrie Sharp Ord and 8th grades Miss Gibbons 1st and 2nd grades. The board faced difficulty securing teachers as in Oregon and Washington and only recently found a principal. Wages rise nationwide as teachers are scarce.
City Council approves Ordinance No. 109 to curb gutter seepage by mandating cesspools six to ten feet deep seven feet wide with vent pipes not less than 11 1/4 inches inside diameter. Disregard incurs a fine of five to twenty five dollars plus costs. Issue stems from sanitary problems on north Main Street near the O R N depot.
Charles Marah from Twin Falls Idaho tours the area and praises the irrigation district. He notes land values rising and reports a five acre alfalfa tract selling for 300 per acre after two hay crops netted 450 per acre. Wheat barley oats and vegetables also thrive. His family stays briefly in the city then plans to move to Portland for health reasons before returning to Twin Falls.
Trustees and members of the Athena Methodist Episcopal Church decided to annex the Adams district to the Athena pastorate for the coming year. Presiding Elder Sykes led the meeting with strong attendance and unified support for the consolidation, with services in Athena on Sundays and Adams on the third Sunday evenings. Colonel W. Butcher left for New York to join prominent Democrats welcoming William J. Bryan at a national banquet.
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