Splendid Time at Farmers' Picnic in Athena
The fourth annual Farmers' Picnic drew a large Athena crowd at City Park on Saturday forenoon. A 70-automobile parade led by a band rode Main to Third, then to the park. Speakers including B. H. Norris LaGrande C. W. Nelson Seattle O. P. Strain Pendleton and A. R. Shamway Milton spoke on farm progress. The Holdman Ladies' Quartette and Athena Band provided entertainment during a full day of picnicking and programs.
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Athena
Main Street
Third Street
W. R
America
Jack Keefe
A. Mackenzie Meldrum
Koontz
F. W. Kinson
Grass Valley
B. 18. Norris
LaGrande
C. W
Millionaire Henry to End G K Henry & Co and Start New Firm
Henry, once a Seattle marshall and long in Portland real estate, exits the firm G K Henry & Co on July 1 after the 1893 panic left him $20,000 in debt. He will organize a new business in Portland to rebuild his fortune and honor his late son, aiming toward a $1,000,000 goal despite past losses.
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Geary
United States Marabal
Seattle
Fortune
Portland
Mr. Henry
Walla Walla
G. K. Henry & Co
Greatest hotel deal marks Henry C Williams Portland success
Henry C Williams brokers a pivotal Multnomah hotel deal, shifting Portland’s funding from San Francisco and asserting the youngster’s top career triumph. Also, Athena and La Salle play to a 1 1 tie in baseball after a 16 to 9 La Salle win earlier. umpire abstains from ruling in a disputed 11th inning. June weddings: Robert Raymond and Agnes Cannon wed in Athena, and Minnie Tharp ties with Fred M Collins in Pendleton. both couples plan lives in their new partners’ locales.
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Henry & Williams
C. C. Williams
Multnomah
O. K. Henry
Portland
San Francisco
Athena
Robert Raymond
Agnes Cannon
Cass Cannon
Roy Payne
Weston
Pendleton
Minnie Tharp
Frank Tharp
Fred M. Collins
Helix
J. B. Holmes
The
Christian Chorob
Collins
GOLE BROS CIRCUS COMING TO ATHENA TIDE
The Cole Brothers United Shows promise a major circus visit to Athena on Wednesday June 12 with expanded acts and new railroad cars. The feature acts include a vast animal collection with a unique yellow Monohatus and a large tented arena with rings and a modern hippodrome. Also noted is a Wal la Walla race meet on June 11 at the Fair grounds with 25 cent admission and three pace and trot events.
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Cole Brothers United
Athena
Cole Brothers
Triple Zoological Gardens
Great Slave Lake
Jatitady 64
Vole Brothers
Handon
Asev
Walla Walla
Bids Sought for 40 Cord of 4-Foot Fir Wood
Sealed bids due by noon Saturday June 15 for supplying 40 cords of four foot fir wood to Athena railroad depot by Sept 1 1912. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. Chas Betts Clark acting on behalf of Lhbour District No 29 Umatilla County Oregon. Also offers pasture for horses at 1.50 per head per month from Gi W Johnson and Woeton K FD 4.
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Athena
Board of Creators
Lchour District
Umatilla County
Oregon
Chas. Betts, Clark
Gi. W. Johnson
Woeton K. FD
John Scotts Pup Provides Odd Banquet Tale
A whimsical tale follows John Scott and his affectionate dog living in a cellar scene. The pup disrupts the coal delivery to a furnace while Scott, sober yet clumsy, tries to feed the fire. His wife misreads the scene as cocktail excess, but the bond between man and dog remains the focal point.
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John Scott
Petonic Club
Mr. Scott
Mia
Parker Butler
Judge's
Weather Signs and Cloud Readings From Farmers Club
Weather signs describe storm formation by temperature shifts and wind patterns. Cirrus and cumulus movements indicate rain or snow, with wind direction guiding where heavy rain will fall. The piece includes miscellaneous curiosities on railroads, Ghent, and humorous quotes.
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Farmers’ Club
American Institute
Mer
Visions of Ghosts and the Hallucination Theory
A discussion asserts ghosts are subjective percepts, not objective reality, likening them to hallucinations. Citing a 27,889 survey with 3,266 affirmatives from Hampton's Magazine, the piece traces modern psychology’s view that one in ten people reports a vivid, nonexternal experience of a living being, object, or voice while fully awake.
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International Congress of Psychology
Psychical
United States
England
France
Germany
Hampton's Magazine
Organize Pioneer Memory Society Proposed in Athena
A Sons and Daughters of Pioneers association may form in Athena to honor early settlers. John son and supporters plan a model like Native Sons and Daughters of California, with an annual reunion and programs. Mr Johnson seeks Pioneer input before formalizing, aiming to unite descendants and preserve Westward achievements. Open River Move: Pendleton Commercial advocates using canal digging machinery to open the Volomtin river from Oalilo to the Canadian Hoe, with committees drafting proposals for Oregon delegation to Congress.
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Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
Athena
A. M. Johnson
Native Sons and Daughters of
California
Johnson
Panama Canal
Volomtin
Oalilo
Pendleton Commercial Association
W. L. Thompson
C. J. Smith
D. ©. Brownell
Oregon
Congress
Saya
Haat
Oregonian
Ajax Auto Traction Engine Demonstration at Weaton Picnic
A gasoline or distillate Ajax traction engine, capable of 40 horsepower, demonstrated by B L Berkey at the Clark place south of town during the Weaton picnic. The engine pulls six 14 inch plows at about two acres per hour, proving powered soil work in the wheat region of Umatilla county. Berkey, sales manager, aims to show its cost efficiency over current methods. Nearby notes report Joe Goker and Maude Barro traveling from Virgin Gold on Canyon Mountain, Maude collecting a copy of the Blue Mountain Eagle, and a berries reminder two miles north of Geer Springs.
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Clark Place
B. L. Berkey
Weaton
Ajax
Tole Lande
Quliforola
Berkey
Umatilla
Ike
Maude
Blue Mountain Eagle
Joe Goker
Maude Barro
Virgin Gold
Canyon Mountain
Mr. Goker
Anya
Onte
Ike Anya
Abs
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Bundy Paint Store
Tum-A-Lum Lumber CO
D. H. Mansfield
Athena Bakery
A. F. Crusey
C, K
Henry
Dell Brothers
la Salle
Wheeler
van Nobman
King Swong
Laam
Athena Saturd
Weeton
Gole Bros. Circus Coming
John
Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh Post
Goetho
Nickel Plate
Gould
Tailroad Man's Magazine
Venice
Ghent
Belgium
Charles V
John O' Gaunt
Pilegende Blatter
Maud
Alice
Jack
Boston
George Sand
Song OF Pioneers
Plan OF California
Native Son Organization
Hewers
Clark
Geer Springs
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