Election of Bank Officials at First National Bank of Athena
At the annual stockholders meeting the old board of directors was re elected. Officers include H Adams president T J Kirk vice president F Le Grow cashier Edward Koontz assistant cashier replacing L M Kemp who will pursue other business Walter Preston joins as an experienced accountant. The bank reports its best year with record business volume and a 10 percent dividend. Surplus fund stands at 25000 dollars.
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First National Bank of Athena
H. ©. Adams
T. J. Kirk
le Grow
P. E. Colbern
D. H.preston
F. le Grow
Edward Koontz
Mr. Koonts
L M. Kemp
Walter Preston
Mignoonette Rebekah Lodge Installations Honor Banquet
Tuesday evening the Mignoonette Rebekah lodge installed officers led by installing officer Mrs Mae Douglas Mia Lola Payne N G Misa Kitty Sharp V G Misa Lulu Gross secretary Mrs Jane Grose financial secretary Miss Carrie Sharp treasurer Afterward a banquet for Rebekaba Odd Fellows and families featured music and cards as entertainment.
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Mignoonette Rebekah Lodge
Mae Douglas
Mia
Lola Payne
N. G
Misa Kitty Sharp
V. G
Misa Lulu Gross
Jane Grose
Carrie Sharp
Moves to Waitsburg by Gay and Family
Gay and family will move shortly to Waitsburg where they will reside in the future. Mr. Gay will engage in business there. He returned from Waitsburg on Tuesday after leasing a residence.
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Pbns
Gay
Waitsburg
Boy Burns 16 in Walla Walla Farm Home Fire
A severe house fire near Walla Walla killed Harry Kelley, 16, and injured several family members who were recovering from pneumonia. Miss Ida Smith, a nurse, suffered burns while awakening others as flames engulfed the room and destroyed the home with a $4000 loss.
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Harry Kelley
Joseph Kelley
Walla Walla
Joseph
Bert Kelley
Pasumanvia
Onrees
William Kelley
St. Mary's Hospital
Ida Smith
Harry
Weston visit taints mayor and editor encounter
Athena mayor Pla mondon and Editor Boyd visited Weston for a brief glimpse of metropolitan life after seclusion. Boyd was stopped at the Leader office after asking a hostile question about "fish bait" and was met with furniture and office hardware as locals reacted. the mayor’s presence drew mixed attention.
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Plamondon
Boyd
Weston
Athena
Dr. Plamondon
Leader
Woodmen Chopping Bee Elects Officers and Notes Additions
Athena Camp 71 Woodmen of the World drew a large crowd for a chopping bee on Wednesday night. Organizer A. G. Saunders discussed joining Pendleton Camp and guiding 15 new candidates for the February 20 initiation. Officers were installed for the coming term and a banquet followed. Three membership applications were presented. The circuit court docket notes several cases including not guilty pleas from Mintboro Mitchell and Corbett for robbery, a guilty plea by Ralph McBain for horse stealing with a one to five year sentence, and Willie Haskins convicted of assault with sentencing to come.
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Athena
A. G. Saunders
Campa of Umatilla Co
Pendleton
Saunders
J. C
Mintboro
Mitchell
Corbett
Ralph McBain
Willie Haskins
L. W. Keeler
Echo School
Beau
Wheat Shipments Delayed by Rail Car Shortage in Walla Walla
Wheat shipments from the Boake River Valley area are held up as railroads fail to supply cars. About 35 percent of Walla Walla’s 1907 crop remains to be moved, split evenly between the O R N and Northern Pacific. The local market steadies with limited trading as farmers wait for higher prices. choice blue stem stands at 75 cents in warehouses.
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Walla Walla
Boake River Valley
Washington
Walla Walla Statesman
Portland
Tacoma
Tidewater
Northern Pacific
Adam's Postmaster Dead in Adams Oregon Pioneer
John H. Kirby, longtime Adams postmaster and Oregon pioneer, died Sunday at 58 from Bright's disease. Survived by wife Susan Hales and son A H Kirby of Adam. Funeral Tuesday at the family home conducted by Rev Isreal Putnam. burial in Athena cemetery. Born three years old in Indiana, he moved west with ox-team migrants, later settling in Adams in 1878.
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John H. Kirby
Adama
Kirby
Bright
A. H. Kirby
Adam
Isreal Putnam
Athena
Oregon
Plains
Indiana
Adams
Susan Hales
Phelps Plans Annual Grand Jury to Hear Unprosecuted Cases
District Attorney Phelps says he regularly seeks a grand jury each term to reopen cases not previously acted on. He cites Marshall Lavender of Weston and a winter shooting of Reed as examples where no indictment was filed, but suggests interested parties may pursue the matter before the grand jury.
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Phelps
Mr. Phelps
Marabhal Lavender
Weston
Reed
Lavader
Grand Jury
Seattle millionaire buys 26 Hermiston lots amid irrigation boom
James D. Loman of Seattle purchases 26 lots from Maxwell Land and Irrigation Co on the west side of the O R & N tracks at Hermiston for 4070 dollars and plans immediate building. Wealthy Seattle investors scan the ground as at least 7000 acres of the Hermiston government irrigation project near to open for settlement soon, fueling new capital and permanent improvements.
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James D. Loman
Seattle
Maxwell Land and Irrigation Company
Hermiston
Ornce
Local residents express heartfelt thanks after bereavement
Mrs Henry Koepke and Mrs R F Heyden thank neighbors and friends for the interest and kindness shown during their recent bereavement, expressing sincere gratitude for support.
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Henry Koepke
Slater
R. F. Heyden
Want Till Taylor for Sheriff Again
Friends of T. D. Taylor, serving a third term as Umatilla County sheriff, urge him to accept the primary nomination for a fourth term. They tout his continuous service record and high crime-clearance percentage, noting Oregon counties rarely see sheriffs serving more than two terms.
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T. D. Taylor
Umatilla
Oregon
Heeleo
New Motive Power Motorite Revolutionizes Torpedoes
Hudson Maxim announces a new motive power called motorite to propel torpedoes and torpedo boats at fifty five to sixty miles per hour, with potential to replace steam for ocean vessels. He claims a submerged torpedo boat can reach sixty mph tests and envisions faster warships and merchant ships once patents are granted.
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Hudson Maxim
Maxim
Pew
Rail clash in Milton pits O R N against Walla Walla Traction
A railway feud erupts in Milton as the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company blocks Traction spur plans by tearing up track and placing freight cars across rights of way. Guards guard the area while tensions rise over suggested switches at the Peacock mill, with Northern Pacific cars potentially accessing Peacock mill yards and challenging O R N traffic.
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Milton
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Walla Walla Valley Traction Company
Peacock Mill
Traction Company
Northern Pacific Cara
Northern Pacific
Pendleton Tribune Eyeing Reelection for Barrett
The Pendleton Tribune reports Representative C. A. Barrett of Athena may run again on a straight platform. Barrett praised for work in the last session, backing water code and portage road extension. He seeks broad support across the county despite illness delaying final votes. Also noted are supporters for clerk and recorder posts, and a will forgery case in Pendleton with an attack on Mrs. Mabel Young Warner. no arrests.
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Pendleton Tribune
C. A. Barrett
Athena
Pendleton
Barrett
Salem
Umatilla
Oregon
Mabel Young Warner
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Athena Labor
Waitsburg, Wash
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R.H. Whitehead
A. D. Charlton
Pac. Ry
Portland, Ore
J.l.elam’s Bank
ST. Nichols Hotel
ST. Nichols
Boy Burns
Weston Visitors
Circuit Court
Brights
Dell Brothers
Till Taylor
Mrs. Warner
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