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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1893)
WORK OF BUTCHERS. Horrible Work of the Electrician', in tha New York Prjson. .. , AuBt'ES, N. Y.. Julr" ' 28-A ghastly tragedy, tha fquej of van- ouier tragedy, war'enaeted in tne prison here 5'eaterdav. Murderer G. V. Tavlor. whocut the- throat of a fellow-convict, was placed in the electric "execution ehairl-: -ad- received a eliock . of 1,800 "yoltB. The contact was not long, enough' and when it was sought to turn on the current again the dynamo would not work! The man came slowly back toward conciousnesa, to prevent which morphine was administered ' while preparations were being made' to get a supply of electricity from the city dyna mos. Meantime he was placed on a cot, and conveyed back to the corridor, where ha continued groaning, with his - pulse growing stronger. Finally the electrical machinery was readjusted. Taylor was again placed in the chair and the current turned on successfully. ' Suicide, , Pendleton Tribune: A young 4 man came into town late yesterday afternoon bringing the intelligence that C. G. Scott had shot and killed himself at his home near Nyo yesterday morning. Mr. Scott was a fine looking man about 40 years old, and leaves a wife and fivechildrento moisten his grave . with their tear3. On Friday he and was found to be Buffering from melancholia, mental depression in its worst form. Everything pos for his relief was done for him at that time, and he was 6ent home to his family. A tall well built and evidently robust man, his life has been darkened in a some what peculiar way. When a boy he learned the blacksmith trade at Dayton, Ohio. But soon found himself suffering from greao mental depression. He was advised to abandon blacksmithing and try farming, for this purpose he re moved to Kansae, and took up farming and found relief. But farming failed to bring him any financial reward and he again tried blacksmithing, The haunting spectre melancholy, regained pos session of his mind and being fnreeA ntrnin in ohonrlnn liia ivaAa he removed with his family to Oregon locating 'on a farm one mile from Nye. Ill luck followed even to Umatilla county, and he has had trouble in keeping the wolf from his door. For a short time he has had work with Mr. , Eldrege, who lives .north of town but the demon of his melancholy followed him, even in his daily labor, and his being forced to quit occasioned the visit to Dr. Smith Friday. He was sent to his home, and the next news received con cerning him was that of his doath at his own hands. He was some what of a religious enthusiast, and it is believed that blacksmithing had such a depressing effect upon him by reason of the visions of the orthodox futuie life he saw the fires of his forge. in Fearfully Mangled. An accident occurred at the Oregon Roller Mills at Union, Saturday, in which Linn Phillips, an eight-year-old boy, lost his life. The boy was going through the mill alone, having no particular business except a desiro to be around the machinery. The head miller was on the third floor when he heard two dull thuds. On de fending to the second floor, the lifeless form of the boy was lying on the floor, his skull crushed in and otherwise fearfully manglod.. It is Bupposed'his clothing became entangled in the machinery. He had beun warned to keep away from tho machinery, 'New Variety of Wheat. , Milton Eagle: II. B. Ingersoll, who is farming Mrs. McCoy's place near this city, has discovered a now variety of wheat. Some three years ago he noticed it among other wheat, his attention being attracted by its enormous size. All that he found was carefully gathered and tho next season was Buwcu BepuriHoiy. mis year, iuz heads," each containing G9 large plump grains, or 7038 grains in all, was raised from a single seed, A little girl in Portland was allowed to die, from having been poisened from eating the graphite of a green leadpencil. The mother was . a faith cure fanatic, and instead of calling a docter, got a woman to com aud pray for the little sufferer. The child died in great agony, a violent spasm rob bing her of her life. There are antidotes known to medicine " for all poisons, but faith without ivorks is as powerless to prevent the action of poison on the system as it ia to restore an amputated leg. and there is something to this effect in the bible, if these egregri oua fools would only look it up. Do Ypu Want Money? I have lately taKen the agency for tho D. S. BaKer estate for loan ing money on real estate ins Uma tilla couniy. Those contemplating securing loans win uo weu to can on me. Besides masing loans, as cheap or cheaper than any one pise, I can assure you prompter ac tion and less red tape. V. T. GlLMAX. - -THIRTY-SIX DA.YSARRE. A Coal Ship' Experience With a Burn- -A 36-day battle "with flames wits-ended Friday night by the arrival orthe British ship Ceder- bank from Newcastle, New South Wales.'. The vessel started March 3. and was taden wir.h coal, and hhadafai? voyage- until .-Jutie 20, wnen inc cargo was discovered on fire, .Prompt efforts to extinguish the flames proved unavailing, and it was decided to jettison part of the cargo. Two hundred and sixty tons were thrown overboard, and then, owing to the extreme heat in the hold and the great difficulty iii handlins the burnine coal, it was necessarv to desist, large quantities of water was thrown into the hold, , the pumps part of the time going day and night, July 1G, two explosions oc- cured and flames burst out and ran all over the hold. The hatch es were kept battened down as much as possible. The crewwas obliged, on account of the heat, to abandon their quarters in the forecastle and go aft. Boats were provisioned and towed astern for an emergency. One day another vessel hove in sight, but passed without seeing the Cedarbank's signals of distress. The fire con tinued, to make headway, and the decks, sides, ventilators and all parts of the vessel became very much heated, and smoke poured from the hatches and other crevi ces. Port was finally make in safety. The vessel will be beached and the cargo flooded. Toe Amputated. Wm. A. Wells Sr., who' lives in the Mud Creek neighborhood, met with quite a serious mishap recent ly. A toe on one of his feet got severely bruised in some manner, but he gave it little thought going about his work, as usual. ; Last week, however, the injured mem ber gave him so much pain that he called a neighbor's attention to it, who immediately advised him to consult a physician. This, was done, a Walla Walla doctor being called upon, who in formed Mr. Wells that in order to save his life it would be necessary to amputate the toe, gunsrene had already set in, and it would not do to make any further delay. The operation was pei formed in Walla Walla a portion of tho fore part of the foot being taken on at tho instep joint. The pa tient s getting along nicely and win prooaoiy soon De able to at tend to his farm duties. Cured by Faith. luinou uagie: a curious case of alleged faith cure is at presen t agitating the minds of the good people who reside in the Sain Johnson neighborhood, some five or six miles northwest of this city. Henry Reymer, a son-in-law of Mr. Johnson's, has been quite' ill of typhoid fever, as was mentioned in the last issuo of the Eagle. Ac cording to Dr. Kennedy', the phy sician who has had charpe of the case, Reymer could not have pos sibly recovered with the usual treatment inside of four or five weeksj under the most favorable circumstances. On Friday or Saturday Reviv alist( McConell visited Reymer's bedside and in the course of a conversation relating to the pa tient's condition, he informed him that the .Lord was able and willing to do all things and that a suffi cient amount of faith in Him was all that was required ' to remove mountains or cure typhoid fever. Reymer was not much of- a hand to carry a very largo stock of faith around with him, but he gathered up all he could find and disposed of it as directod by McConnell, and lo! the result wos a surprise to all. Reymer immediately arose from his bed, dressed himself and has since been engaged in his usual avocation, although -at the time thecure was accomplished, he had been in bed for some ten days and was consequently very weak, Everybody is fillod with wonder over the case and some of our medical men aro inclined to .view it in the light of something super natural. McConnell, the evan gelist, as he terms himsolf, claims no honor for the romarkable cure, but says it is entirely due to the faith which Reymer had in the Lord and His power to heal all tho ills of humanity. . Death Came First. Papers were received here, says tho . Spokano Review, yesterday from Washington, D. C, addressed to the late Judge William C. Lang ford and pertaining to an order just made public appointing the jude to the position, of receiver of the land office at Waterville this state. Tho documents re- auired the signature of the can idate to certainjmatters of form ality before the con.mission could be forwarded. They came to late to be of any service. His friends took possession of tho letters and will keep them as mementos of tie past. Judge Langford died some three months ago, of which th department was not acquaint ed. M. E. Clark fc Son have opened out a Racket Store in the Clark building on third street, I Have constantly on j and vehicles, carts, hand a full line, of j , ' ; .' " Buffalo Pitts Thresh arming implements j era, Hodge-Haines J". IE. G-OZmVE-ZN", Maaiager, - -THE- COMMERCIAL Livery, Feed & Bale Athena, - - Oregon. The best Turnouts in Umatilla County. Stock boarded by Day, WeeK or Month. c Special attention given to Commer cial travelers. Give me a call. G. M. FROOME. Watch Repairing t Done at Reasonable Rates and -Sat isfactionG ua rnteed DRESSMAKING Of every description neatly Executed We do our Gutting by the I. X. L. TAILOR SYSTEM. Mrs. Post & Mrs. Richardson, Main St., Athena. TAFT TOLBERT & CO., GENERAL Blacksmiths , Fourth Street, Athena, Ore. ALL KINDS OF MACHINE REPAIRING AT LOW RATES. Horse shoeing Wagon Work MONEY To Loan on Improved Farms. Property at Low Rates. Can get Money In less time than anyone Else can get it. I HAVE For sale a number of Choice Farms, including One of the best farms in Uma- tilla County, Two miles from Athena. A NUMBERV Of choice Residence Lots In Athena, on easy terms. ' Insurance in the following Leading Companies: London and Lancashire, Lion, Imperial, Caledonian, Liverpool, London & Globe, and the Continental, the Great farm Company. T. D HARPER, Athena, Oregon. Pay up. All parties knowing themselves indebted to me, are notified to come forward and settle without delay. Jan. 1st tf. N. A. Miller. BALD WRITE What I tha rAftitltlnia v .!.. narsh. brittle? iw .,M , ' lifeleM appearance? v, wum r is it mil oi aanarun r uoes your scalp Itcn ? Is It dry or ia a heated condition 7 If these aro some of yourfympt uns be warned in time or you will become bald. 1 SkookumRootHair Grower! itSSiT'V JS p2a.,i21?" U .B 1. but the nnlter Hwulflo ryof hootMhem. "Skookum "eooltn neither minerlt norol aTll . 1 not DyeTbut doubtfully ooouu, .04 MtwohmiTOT to. By tt&utitlM 5 Wf. Mima kair nunM f !al7J 3 S ,." Kp the seslp eUan, health?, and rrae tram britettn roetkm. ty "C It your drmntut euant supply yon w4 direct to as w wffl forward S piTltl' 1 t7il0. "' Orow,f' M P f . 6.Wfc THE SKOOKUfl ROOT HAIR GROWER CO,, il 57 8ratk Fifth Avsist, Kew T.rk, K. V. TB kBK M ASK PPJ::;BURRELt--& COR S. C. Stanton Proprietor of the - " H MEAT MARKET, Corner of Main & Fourth. A Large variety of Meats al ' ways on hand. See us. Are. you going to insure your Grain? J you are, see Gilman. He represents some of the best Companies on the coast. He writes polices for fun. See him before placing fyour Insurance. ft C. L. SIMMONS, MANUFACTURER OF And dealer in Wood, Sand, etc. .A. J.PABKEE Prorpriotor of The Athena Club Rooms Fine Cigar a Bpeelalty. ATHENA RESTAURANT. . Mrs Hardin, Proprietress. II. -P. Miluen, Manager. Main Street bet. Second and Third. Can be recommended to the pub lic as first-class in every particular None but White Help Employed, MEALS AT ALL HOURS. DAY OR NIGHT. Suppers for Special Occasions MELS 'JS . THE- ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL J W. Frooma & Son, Props The Only' First-Class Hotel in tho City. And the only one that can accommodate commercial men aud travelers. 1HE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL. Can be recommended for its clean and well veutelated rooms, in which will be found everything congenial The'dining rooms ate under the supervision of Mrs. Froome and the table is sup plied with the best the market affords. ATHENA, OREGON. HEADS! it t a m.. tl - - vw viiuj lias iv Does it fall out when combed or 1 Headers, New Deering Binders and Mowers, Columbus Buggy Co's Down With High Prices ALL GOODS On The JS Lowest largins FIRST NET10HEL BMK OF ETHERS. $ II CAPITAL STOCK, OTTBBT TTO Pays ej L. D. FRANK BEAL, proprietor. AFRESH e MEAT ALWAYS ON HAND solicit the patronage of the public and in return will give you the best of fresh eats at the lowest prices'. - FRANK BEAL. John Gilij. ARE U Going to 'buy any Household Furniture? IF SO Be assured it pays to call on us aassy Do not be influenced by what our opponents may say to eep you from coming to see our goods. Come and see for yourselves. We car ry a full and complete stock of Furniture, wall paper and underta ing goods. " GILLIS BROS. j Do You ' ' Disease commonly comes on with slight symptoms, which when neglected increase in extent and gradually grow dangerour,. It 09 SUFFER FROM HEADACHE, DYS- -rr nif?St'e T-r3 PEPSIA or INDIGESTION, ...... E K! rA 3 SbULLCi MemrBIUOUS,CONSTIPATED,orhsvs nm-jii; TSRinVf UVER COMPUINT, . . ; TAKE. lx PAi TA53U LlS II your COMPLEXION IS SALLOW, or you .TZ c- r?!rfl5C TfisJJI i" SUFFER DISTRESS AFTER EATING, TS iirHtS i ktiULLO For OFFENSIVE BREATH ind ALL 0IS0R- T r f? j t? ft M T ft r IS I PC DERS OF THE STOMACH, ... TE 11544115 i AdULLO Ripans Tabules Regulate tfia Sstem and Prsserw ihe Health. EASY ONE GIVES RELIEF. SAVE Sold PRIflTllin ALL KIHDS rlllti I IliU"" flIP AMY; Buggies; Racine Co's Hacks, the celebrated Wide-tire Bain wagon. - -A.-bIbe:ELa., Qz?eoxiu ARE SOLD South side Main Street. ' $ 50000 $21,000 Interest on time deposits. Proper attention given to collections. Deals in foreign ana domestic exchange. Lively, Cashier, . . Athena, Oregon Dan Gilli Call on us andg et our Prices before going elsewhere TO TAKE. .QUICK TO ACT MANY A DOCTOR'S BILL. by Druggists Everywhere. OF IT DOME A TTHE PRESS OFFICE. 8 I e o coooooodo fill ri nmnnn ice I rlLL riniVIOnOGrargenf 1111 Ln iJEnviii' Some of them boiost FALTERS' klUUZZ -The Co-operative Store, Is la the Interests of CLARK WALTER, MEL IK Manager, GHAS. G. SHARP, Successor to"N. A. Miller, PAINTER & PAPERHANGER Estimates on all WorK Furnished. r . . ... House painting, Decorating, Paper Hanging a specialty, Car-.... .riage Painting. HOTOGRAPHS! PHOTOGRAPHS! Photographs in Everv S T y L IE -Call on- WATT THE BOSS PHOTOGRAPHER. Hucecinor lo CautmlnRs, Main St. Athena. Coppying a id Enlarging, Viewing at eas- ouaote races, uail and see hun. Cox, McRae & Co., Dealers In- HARDWARE And ' FARMING JMPLEMENTS RUSHFORD WAGONS, GATE CITY HACKS WOODS HARVESTING MACH INERY, AND EXTRAS OF -ALL KINDS. Call and Get Prices. Cox, McRae & Co, Athena THE ATHENA LIVERY STABLE J. M. SMETIIERMAN, Prop'r. (Secceesor to J. A. Kelson.) NONE BUT FIRST-CLASS RIGS AND SAFE TEAMS. STOCK BOARDED BY THE DAY WEEK OR MONTH. Give Me a Trial. Corner Fourth & Current, Athena. OMAHA, KANSAS CITY, ST. PAUL, CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, ; AND ALL POINTS EAST, NORTH AND SOUTH - Time Table of , Trains: Passenjer. '. ' No 5, from Athena to Spokane and 1'ntermn. dlatepoinU. lves , - 7:48 am jno 0, irora Ainona to wnuina ana intermed iate points, leaves - - 6:07 p m Freight: No 41. from Pendleton to Suoknne. Wt. Athena - - - 6:45 pm No 42, from Spokane to Pendleton, leaves Athenti . . - - g:30pm ULLMAN SLEEPERS, COLONIST SLEEPERS, RECLINING CHAIR CARS and DINERS . ; . " Steamers Portland to San Francisco every 4 Days. TICKETS aAom EUROPE For rates and general information call on A. R. Bradley, Depot Ticket Agent, Athena, Oregon. W. H. HCRLBCT, AW Gen. Pas. Agt. 254 Washington St.. Portland, Oregon. Mite Uvijjl) ; ON SALE "'Hlii'' TO'