02 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1917
Page
1
The house approved the bone day prohibition bill by 58 to 7 after a four hour session. It carries into effect the constitutional amendment banning liquor imports for beverage use and tightens pure grain alcohol rules. Emergency clause makes the law effective immediately upon the governor’s signature.
Tax time looms for Umatilla County for 1016 with estimates based on 1918 rolls. Taxes must be paid by April 5 to avoid interest. delinquency and penalties follow with October 6 and November 9 dates. Sheriff’s office reports 1918 rolls larger than Multnomah’s, though figures vary.
H Worthington circulated a petition to place before Athens voters an initiative ordinance for a one mill tax on city property in Umatilla County Oregon. Tax funds would pay a band master or instructor for the Athens Band and govern levy collection and distribution. The item appears in local notices this week.
Fragmented Athena area notices record births and marriages with names like Harriett Woodruff and Emma Pamturn, plus local business moves by R J Boddy and Dr S F P Sharp. The item mentions illnesses, school-age children, a syrup-boiling accident, temperance events, and election talk in a period-accurate small town voice.
The city declares a strict ordinance banning dogs at large unless muzzled. Mayor Watts cites State Board of Health findings on rabies in hardened dogs and recent deaths. Officials urge all owners in Athena and Weston to cooperate. Public notice warns of enforcement by the City Marshal.
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