Portland Business Men to Visit Athena for Day Events
President Gillis of the Commercial Association will host Portland businessmen arriving by special train October 19 at 10 10 am for 40 minutes. The party, en route to Lewiston Clarkston fair, will partake in Portland day exercises October 20. A reception committee will escort them downtown and arrange entertainment. meeting Tuesday seeks strong attendance.
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Athena Business
Commercial Association
Portland
Athena
Lewiston-Clarkston Fair
Lewiston
Gillis
Census Shows Mild Rise in Umatilla County Population
The state census counted 18 088 residents in Umatilla County last spring a rise of 39 from 1900 figures. Indians on the reservation were not counted due to illness of a deputy, and the tally was only completed yesterday. In a separate item realty transfers note P B Colbern and wife selling lots 10 11 12 block 8 in Athens for 1000 dollars.
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Umatilla County
Bany
P. B. Colbern
Lacetta Sherman
Athens
Rules on Excuses Enforced by State Board of Education
Athena pupils face strict rules from the State Board of Education on excuses for absence tardiness or early dismissal. Teachers judge sufficiency of excuses with director appeals. seven days of unexcused absence triggers director review and possible suspension.
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State Board of Education
Athena
Direntora Ua
Oregon
Beation
Counties tie for Lewis and Clark prize at fair
Umatilla joins Marion Lane Coos Wasco as top five counties earning a 1000 prize for best general exhibit at the Lewis and Clark fair. Umatilla has 45 gold 8 silver and 8 bronze medals with total medals likely near 100 as more awards are announced. Dan Bowman led the exhibit with skilled booth design and upkeep while community growers supplied materials. Fall plowing progresses on Nes Perce prairie as farmers rotate fields seeking reliable yields. A Milton area farmers' warehouse plan advances with a 0x110x14 foot building and union progress. A horse named Walter, related to Ondmans, died after being poisoned on a shipment from Walls Walla to North Yakima en route to Yakima.
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Lane
Marion
Wasco
Cour
Oregon
Coos
Umatilla
Umatilla County
Dan Bowman
Walter
Li Ondman
Walls Walla
Yakima
Parco
Elective system at University of Oregon praised
President P L Campbell lauds the universities elective plan as satisfactory and flexible. He notes students choose majors with advisor aid, limits on advisor power, and that most freshmen enter around age 20 after late starts or gaps in schooling.
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University of Oregon
P. . L. Campbell
Ataudert
Bis
Mand
Old Suit Taken Up in Hunt Upton Damages Case
The civil suit by G W Hunt against C B Upton and W H Upton to recover about 1600 for a railway subsidy contract dating to 1889 was heard in superior court before Judge Mitchell Gilliam. The case, part of Hunt’s long series of actions, seeks nearly 4500 including interest and penalties. defense by Shain & Sharpstein. In a related verdict, George W Hunt won 860 against CO B and W H Upton for a subsidy to build the Hunt road from Koreka Flat to Walla Walla, a test case shaping numerous similar actions.
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Hunt
C. B. Upton
G. W. Hunt
GC. B
W. H. Upton
Walla Walla
Superior Court
Anys the Statesman
Mr. Hunt
Dayton
U.*one I
Mitchell Gilliam
Seattle
Brente
Koreka Flat
A Splendid Company At The Athena Theatre
Josephine Delfry starred with an excellent company at the Athena theatre in a powerful society drama A Wicked Woman. The cast included Thurman B. Loftus and Hindus, with expectations raised by previous token performances. Tonight’s show features A Broken Heart with Delfry Loftus and the company delivering strong and brilliant roles.
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Josephine Delfry
Opera House
Miss Delfry
Athena
Mattie Choate
Lindaays
Vincents
Fire Sweeping Overland Near Berkeley Rages Amid Drill
A large fire swept hundreds of acres near the Berkeley state university during a cadet drill. Students professors and city fire crews fought the blaze as a north wind drove flames toward Oakland threatening campus buildings and surrounding areas.
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Berkeley
Cal
State University
University Cadeta
Benjamins
Ide Wheeler
Oakland
Berkeley Citigna
Land Board Deliberates Water Allocation for Deschutes Plan
The Oregon state land board met in Salem to review the Deschutes Irrigation Company's pledge of water for 77 000 acres before patent approval. They set a minimum of one cubic foot per second per 100 acres during the growing season and will verify compliance before reporting reclaimed land to Washington. Meanwhile reports show regional varying standards for similar projects. A separate note covers the death of Mrs J A Taylor in Walla Walla after a mistaken administration of carbolic acid to her and a related family illness.
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Arid Landa
State Land Board
Salem
Deschutes Irrigation Company
Pervone
Bovides
Lewis
Department of the Interior
Klamath County
Yakima
Idaho
Deschutes Company
Calla
Knights of Pythias officers elected in Portland
Grand lodge officers named including Marion F. Davis J M Wall and G C Moser listed for Portland election. Real estate notices from C G Chamberlain offer several properties including dwelling and three lots and a house barn and three lots. Local Wheat Market quote from Athena lists wheat at 61 cents per bushel.
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Grand Lodge of
The
Knights of Pythias
Portland
Marion F. Davis
J. M. Wall
G. CO. Moser
Lyn Stinson
J. W. Maloney
C. J. Howard
Grand Inter Guard
J. Brorough
Frank Thompson
Supreme Representative
H.M. Cake
I. M. Curl
C. G. Chamberlain
Athena
Tuyere
Conta
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Manasse
Butterick
Ead
COX & Mewen
South Side
Main Street
Call and Ee
Sampson Wind Mills
Buckeye Pumps
Ely
Scott
Dell Brothers
Nes Perce Prairie
Milton
Berkeley University
Jenny Winn
J. A. Taylor
Taylor
Winna
Grand Lodge
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