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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1893)
if Ay C&ffl Bakittcr. fvwaer pure A cream of tartar taking powder Highest of all in leavening strength Latest United States Government FoodRrt. Royal Esaking Powder Company, .108 yTii nucei, Nc j urn , - . HELIX ITEMS. ve are having bad weather for harvesting, etill farmers are busy plowing, harrowing, seeding, head ing and threshing. Most of the heading is done. Mr. Gardner has rfimnvr1 In 7J wn from C"old Springs to send boys tohool. j , ' Sheriff; Furnish telephoned to constable Lea Smith this morning to arrest Tom Page, that he would be on the W. & C. R. train Mr. Smith went to the train but Mr. Page said them fellows at Pendle ton were jobbing him and he would not be arrested without a . warrant, so the train moved 6n. Constable Smith went to work on his new house and all is quiet now. There is an immense lot of wheat coming to this station now. f JndTiV' McEachern Hamilton & Rburke's popular agent is "under - the weather" and Mr. Hill has his hands full playing it alone. Richmond Bros, hustle for J. L. Killian at this place. X The consequences of the rain are seen in the condition of three car loads of grain shipped fr om Mis sion station to Pendleton and now at the elevator there, says the East Oregonian, A self-respecting hog would refuse to dine on the con tents of some of the sacks, which - are filled with hard chunks of mouldy wheat, and all of it is more or less damaged. The' bad sacks are being sorted out, and the re mainder is being run through the elevator in the hope that it may thus be improved. JEwrUry "STo-iaxr, Blood I DR. GRANT'S ' SYRUPOF D -OIT3R.ES- Rcrofula, Malignant Ulcers, Tetter, fialt Rheum, Erysipelas, Bolls, Carbuncles, Sere Eyes, Fever Sores, Ring Worm, Kruptionsjumors and Syphilitic Affe otlons of the Skin, Throat and Bones. l'RKPARKD BY If. LI PORTLAND, OREGON. For Sale By P M. Kirkland Pioneer Drug Store. " For Sale. " ' ' ' The James Buzan farm, 4 miles north of Helix, 2 miles from Stan ton Station, r ' ' I -'.. This is one of the best farms iri Umatilla county. It lays between the head of Vansycle and Helix. ', It contains 4&0 acres, surrounded by good three wire fence. It has a good house, a bara 36x 36, good well with plenty of water, wind mill, smoke house, three cel lars and granary. ,.' - .v .There is also a fine grove of trees and 174 acres summer fol lowed. : ' ' . v :. - '.-;'.' ' 280 acres adjoining can be rent ed on reasonable terras. Pr ie $QJ)00,J? payments. ;. The abova 'property has been placed with me to sell and I shall take pleasure in showing it to any person wishing to buy. ' V, . (Jail at my oince in Atnena, ure. ( , W. T. UILMAN. MiLilVvJ k it. Li J V PB mm a Ub ') MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free Irora Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant. 40 TEARS THE STAKD AID. Local News. The Press gives the news. A. J. Crigler, of. Milton, was in the city Wednesday. We will take No. " 1 wheat on subscription, at 50 cents per bush el. Bring us in a few sacks of Mmur phys," and square up for another years subscription. M. J. Foster, on the TutuWillow flat southeast of Pendleton, has 700 acres of grain yet to thresh. Fifty-three of the La Grande Chinese mob have given bonds for their appearance before the grand jury- A ' Joe Parr accidently shot himself in the leg while .twirling a revolver on his thumb the other day, near the agency. -; j( County clerk Pierce and bride nave returned from Chicago and have taken up their residence in Pendleton. ; Some of the Chinese driven out La Grande are drifting back to that city, having been -offered the law's protection. - , ' House to let Four room cottage near school house for six months for $50 cash in advance. Inquire at this office at once. Justice Gilman has about all the business he can attend .to. We have noticed him burning ' ''midnight-oil" on several occasions.' All who are in . arrears for sub scription with the Press, can set tle the same with wheat at 50c per bushel. Bring on your wheat The C. A. Barrett Co., are closing out their line of superior drills and seeders, and will sell the same at greatly reduced prices. Now is your time to buy a seeder. s - p j ? For Gang and walking plows, ret Co.. will give vou special bar- gins for the next 60 days At Mrs. W. J. Pound's home in Pendleton there are apple 'trees that have bloomed twice this year and a second crop of apples as large as walnuts has appeared thereon. J. Bloch & Co, have just re ceived a large stock of ladie's and Misse's cloaks and jackets, of the latest designs, and are selling them very cheap. See them before pur chasing for the fall and winter. V The pastures in this . vicinity fliave taken on a fresh coat of green, since the numerous rains have fal len during tho past : month. This is hard on the, wheat that is not harvested, but stock are'faring fine. lady residing in the north part of the city, after a short illness, died Tuesday afternoon -: at 3 o'clock. The funeral occurred Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the M. E. church., - r v The "Little Tootsie Comedy Co," which was in Athena a Week ago and showed to poor : houses, stran ded in Pendleton. The manager went to Spokane and the other members scattered for Portland and FSpund. . , LTjiere is considerable grain not JeVcut on the" reservation, Thos. Page has some 500 or bOO aqres yet to cut, Frank Martin about 300 acres; and several other large farmers have from 300 to 500 acres yet standing. , . . ,- Services in Christian church Sunday Oct. 8th, morning subject, "The divine image," evening sub ject ''What kingdom are you living in?" This subject will be illus trated by a chart Y. P. S. C. E. meet ' p'romptiy at 3 p. m. You are kindly invited to attend. The Athena Press is decidedly improved the last few weeks, since beginning the use of the - boYler" plate systsm. Inland Republican. While we do not admire the "boY ler" plate system, brother, the pre sent financial stripgency forces us to "adopt it for the present. But we will come out in the spring, tra la tra la. , r Commencing Wednesday Sept. 27th, the Union Pacific will sell excursion tickets to Portland for and one-fifth fare for the round trip, plus fifty cents for admission coupon to the Portland Industrial Exposition. Tickets on sale by the agent at Athena on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Good foT: seven days. 4 Chas. Levvton, who wasemploy- fl&'With the Gross machinne during tL. t 1 t 4 J very painful accident, Saturda while threshinn northwest of Ath ena'. In some manner his arm be come causrht in a belt on the ma chine and before he could get it out, became badly lacerated. Dr. Sharp put seven stitches in it E. 0.: the Union Pacific has made a rate on newspaper in car load lots from- Oregon City to Utah common points of ninety cftnts per hundred, the new rate to go into effect October 2. This will enable the Oregon mills lo suc cessfully compete with the East ern manufacturers for the trade of a -section of the country which ought to be supplied with Oregon products instead of that from the far East. J. B. Saylor came up from his Butter Creek ranch yesterday. Born, in Athena Oct. 4, 1893, to the wife of L. W. Pierce, & son. Alex McDonald, of Walla Walla, was on the streets of Athena yes terday. - jt Japk Parker has been confined to his room with illness for the past week. XJohnnie Walters is slowly -recovering from his attack of the fever. E. Penland, a prominent Helix farmer, was in town the first of the week. . )(,The rains have again put a stop to the 'song of the threshing ma chine. . Miss Clancy, one of the teachers of Milton spent Saturday and Sun day in Athena. Chas. Dunn left Monday for the Lapwai country to look after Ber- gevin tiros, wheat ' interests up there.' XThe many friends of Mrs. Willis Bush will be glad to learn that she is on the road to a permanent recovery. ; Some of our farmers are selling a portion of their wheat crop and applying the proceeds on their debts about town. A good move. A harvest ball, will be given by the Athena Orchestra, on Friday eve, Oct. 13, at Gillis' Hall. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Grandma Stone is .confined to hef room with illness, at the resi dence of her son-in-law George Tittsworth, in the north part of the city. -. .; , Mr. Sweet, who held the position of druggist for Geo. Hewitt, has ac cepted a like position with P. M. Kirkland, at the Pioneer Drug tore. NLA. R. Brice, Z. P. Fawcett and uass uannon are the jurymen drwn from Athena precinct for the com- ing term of the circuit court, which convenes Monday. XMarried, at' Walla Walla Sept. 30, 1893, Ivison Johnson and Melissa Depot. The bride is a daughter of Joe Depot, a wel known farmer on the reserve. Rev. Bowser came over, from Milton on a visit to his family Wednesday. His family will go over to Milton next week where they will take up their residence Miss Viola Butler, of this city and Mr. (J. A. Shafer, of Ping Wash will be united in marriage at the Christian church Oct. 11 at 3 n m. All friends cordially invited, P. E. Col burn, who had the mis fortune i to lia verbis" leg v broken several weeks ago, was on the street the other dav, having recov ered sufficiently to go around on crutches. ' . ; I : The newly appointed pastor o; tne wetnodist church arrived .1 this city on Thursday' eveninj He will occupy the pulpit of thaf church' on Sunday morning and evening at the usual hour. . Hogs are good property at pre sent; stock-hogs being worth 4 cts. The farmer who has porkers now, with present out-look of damaged grain, is indeed lucky, for he can feed the grain and realize more than he could by shipping it. : t ; There are some people here who go to church seemingly for no other purpose than to cause disturbance. We are requested to warn all such that if they do not, behave ; them selves in a proper manner while in church, they will get into trouble. Antone Murry and A. '. Roily 'were bound over Tuesday in jus tice Gilman's court in the sum of $300 each on the charge of steal ing wheat. They were escorted to Pendleton Tuesday evening by de puty sheriffs Stamper and Hailey. fBorn, near Athena, Monday, Oct, 2, 1892, to Mr. and Mrs. Jinks Dudley, a boy. Mother and babe doing well, but it has been ; noted bv the neighbors that Jink's fine black horses have not been groomed for the past week. That won't ; do, Jinks, brace up. v. 1 ' Bev. J. B. Daisley struck-up an acquaintance with a" man on tho streets the other day who proved to be a playmate of his boy hood days! in far off bonny Scotland, It was amusing to those who heard them, aa they recalled incidents that had happened to them in the jftot&er land. 'it eeems that all is not as serene yn some pans 01 ine reserve as 11 should be. For some time there has been an ill failing between Mrs. Freeda Parker, and Mrs. A. A. McDaniel, neighbors living on adjoining "farms, and. some days since, the two ladies met at the house of anotheT neighbor when Mrs. Parker attempted to empha size her dislike for Mrs. McDaniel by giving her a "thrashing" but was prevented by the gentleman at whose house they had met. She was arrested and Monday pleaded guilty to assault and battery be fore Justice Oilman, who fined her $10. Mrs. McDaniel , is well known in Athena, where she lived for several years, as a social, pleasant lady, and has a host of friends who hold her in highest esteem. A. Baker, gauger at the Wes- ton c distillery,' was in the city, Tuesday. ; ' ' Five thousand people read the Press every week, and moie would if they could. Born, near Milton, on Friday, September 22, 1893, to the wife of John Duncan, a daughter. WiUe Coyle will embark in the butcher business in North Milton in the building formerly occupied by C. Ireland. An exchange says whiskey will remove - an Kinds of if mt stains. Well maybe it will; but it won't', r move moral stains. Four hundred and twenty-eight feet of advertising was printed in the recent sixty-page anniversary edition of the Chicago Ihter-Ocean. X.T. p. Page, the reservation mwuci una eiuieu out a Bttt&g of wheat in Athena. He expects total harvest of about' 37,750 bushels. ; This is the time of year when brutes, some drunk and others un feeling, begin to leave horses tied out all night in the chilly air. For such cases it is pleasant to contemplate future heaU - - Never let up in advertising, is the secret-of success. Advertising that does let up never pays.- To stop, and see how it works is like throwing a double , eagle in the water to see if it will float: you solve the- problem but you lose your gold. ' V Mr. Killian, of Vansycle hap been making preparations to han dle a part of Umatilla county's crop. He has now twenty men employed in taking care of wheat at various points along the w. & C. R. R., and expects to increase the force as occasion demands. ; Conductor Wills, of the Union Pacific, was recently given a ten days' rest for carrying a man whose pass was not correctly signed by the superintendent. On his first trip out after his enforced furlough, a corpse was put on the tram, and Wills put it on because of a slight irregularity in the transportation papers. " An agent for a California tailor ing and shirt-making establish ment was m Athena soliciting or ders Wednesday. Those of our citizens who desire ' anything of that sort should bear in mind that we have several reliable 1 clothing dealers who can supply all their wants. Practice protection by pat ronizing home industries. ; '. The exposition at Portland opened Wednesday evening under very favorable auspices. ; Liberates band is in attendance and will be one of the drawing cards. , Master Gill, President-Dekura 'grandson pressed the electric button that set all the machinery in motion. The Press is the recipient of a r We Xvonder if any of our $ub- 'Mcribefl know how it i$ in our ottjge thefe hard timet I Juift tliink a moment and $ee if you have not forgot Something that would help u$ out. We would wjv vuiiMtry a liiiiir, uut uui puyyiy A t. 1 i ...... $....1.. I 01 ra lener "s na run oui. Harrington Leader, - Alle aine here; $abe? ; A character ap in ; Hazelton is 'Jack" McCarthy, where he runs a daily " paper.. ' His advertising methods are original,! as well as effectual. He " was anxious to get business from, a firm that adver tised in his field, and wrote, solicit- TV, reply came, -" Where does youi paper go?",- AVith -; promptness "Jack" answered, To JN orth and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa; and it is all I can do to keep it from going to h ." He got the contract. ? A scientific writer says that if a drop of oil from aiaul pipe be placed in the mouth of a 'snake the action is instantaneous the rep tile becomes rigid ad powerless. This will be a useful item for a person in the bush, and the knowl edge . should render1 him secure from snakes.' If a man sees a snake all that he has to do is to 'squeeze the animal's jaws until it opens its mouth, place a drop of oil from a pipe and while the snake is rigid, walk out of danger. Nothing could be simpler. ' In conversation . with an East Oregonian reporter, W. L. Gibson, of Birch Creek, who' has just re turned from the Cherokee strip says he saw more people dead and maimed than he ever aw before or ever expects to see again. Some had been hung, some'stabbed, some shot, some burned ' ' to death in prairie fires, and the wounded were those who had suffered in the rush. It was an exciting time, and the wonder is that there were not more fatalities, trains risked life ing to tho shape possible. Boomers on th and limbs hang- cars in every Water enough to fill a canteen - was sold for ten cents, and it cost from fifteen to twenty-five cents to water a horse. Provisions were of course scarce and high. Mr." Gibson, who has been absent four weeks, is satis fied with his experience in the "madding throng" and "is glad to return to the peace and quite of Birch creek. ! Died, at Milton, Sept, 30, 1803K! Mrs. Lewis, aged 84 years, Irving McQuary was in Pendle ton Monday, and while there se cured a position on the East Ore gonian. It is learned that Dr. King will remain in Athena and practice medicine. The doctor enjoys quite an extensive practice. Harvest Home exercises were held at the Baptist church, tn Wes ton last Sunday night. A pleasing program was carried out. yS&thena in a shorttime will have but one Chinese wash bouse, Charlie Sing will soon leave for his native land, the flowery kingdom. Nathan Pierce finished harvest ing on the reservation Monday. He will have between fifty-Beven and sixty thousand bushels of wheat. " Mrs. Gorman, accompanied by her two children, started on an ex tended eastern visit Sunday even ing. Mrs. Gorman' will visit the great fair, then friends in Iowa and Michigan. hsA meteor illuminating the har dest fields for a Bhort . time, fell . north of Athena Monday night. It presented a magnificent sight to those who were fortunate enough to see it. Services at the Baptist church Sunday 11 ' a. m. Prof. Boyal president of State Normal School of Weston will deliver a sermon on education. All cordially invited, There will be preaching at 7 p. m. by the pastor, , : Prof. Lane has just completed a magnificent painting of Mt. Hood for Fred Rosenzsweig. It is a master-piece, and reflects , great credit on Mr, Lane as an artist. He paints pictures very -reasonably, and they are just the thing for a fine present. Twenty-four carloads of cattle were shipped from Huntington and about the same from The Dalles, to South Omaha this week. It is estimated that 3000 head will be shipped from Eastern Oregon to that point before the snow flies. The Grange Store is in receipt this week of a mammoth new stock of fall and winter goods. You phould bear in mind that they are giving a rebate of 10 cents on every dollar's worth of goods that you purchase for cash; something neither of the other stores is doing. A very fine;:; counterfeit dollar piece is in circulation and can hardly be detected from the genu ine.' The counterfeit is covered with silver, but by close scrutiniz- ing the imperfect joining at the edges can be noticed. 1 ou can al ways detect them by dropping the com on a table-when you will, no tice the absence of the true ring., Bergevin Bros, have about three more weeks of threshing yet on the reservation, and Tom Page has be tween nve and six hundred acres that is uncut at present. There is thousands of bushels of wheat awaiting the thresher in this vi cinity, and unless the ram ceases, the most of it will be ruined. "7sjGr C Osborn, who has been the ts.v i ' .u t: "'LAT Drug Store for several months, has purchased Geo. Hewitt's drug store and the People s Pharmacy, of King & Co, and has consoh dated. ytlt. Osborne will carry on business at the People's Pharmacy stand, and the Press and many friends bespeak for him bundles success. ; T Wheat and Flour. ne retail price ot noui is ou er barrel, and No. 1 wheat is 36$ to 37 cents a bushel, a fact which makes the farmer and other people wonder a trifle, It would seem to the uniniated that wheat shoul go up pretty soon or flour should go down, but there are no doubt reasons for the difference that the outsider wots not ofOne explana tion says the Easx Oregonian is that flour is being ground from wheat bought by the miller at a time before the price had dwindled to its present proportions, and the home market must be kept up to prevent losses. Flour 6ells home at a price considerably greater than it commands for ex port. COUNCIL MEETING. The city council assembled m regular session Monday evening After minutes of previous meeting were read, the committee on lettin the water works bonds reported in favor of W. T, Gilman's proposi tion fr the option of purchasing the bonds, to be issued in accor dance with the provisions of ordin ances No. 53 and Gl at 95 perc face value of said bonds, said bonds to be sold or contracted for on or be- fore Januaty 1, 1894. Gilman to thorougly advertise said bonds throughout the Eastern states, and to . furnish all information asked by parlies desiring to purchase paid bonds. " The following bills were allowed: G. M. Froome. .... . . $ 825 Athena Press.. ..... J. Vr. Froome & Son. 2 85 2 75 5 00 GO 00 20 00 $98 85 A. I). Blue... James Stamper... . . . Wes Ward Total. COPPER IIYETED SCRIBBLER'S BREZ2Y LETTER. He Don't Like Dead Horses He is not Very Tony, but Quite Modest. Ed. Press: I am rusticating at present, enjoying the scenery and imbibing great chunks of fresh atmosphere, which are about the oiily two things that are not corn ered these days; and it wouldn't be surprising to hear of Bome one trving to get a cinch on them. In order to vary the monotony of country life, and for the benefit of my appetite, I occasionally take a hand at bucking straw, rustling sacks, or some other equally exhil erating exercise. 'Tis awfully nice to rise with the lark, and listen to the little birds sing their merry kiyi. . x; Ihe principal cause of my bo joum in the country at this time is the financial stringency, and for the purpose of wearing out my summer clothes. The fact of the matter is my wardrobe is rather deficient both in quality and quan tity, and hardly suited to this salubrious climate, which is very much the same in temperature as the "banana belt" of North Da kota. " It would be rather trying on me, being of a sensitive disposition, aaving been raised a pet, to be seen around town tnese irosty 1 . m mornings decorated in a straw hat, men duster and wearing a pair of ow necked shoes minus box; so I have concluded to linger yet a lit tie longer, waiting, only waiting. till the clouds roll by. 1 have recently interviewed quite a number of farmers in regard to the wheat situation. Most- of them think prices will be better later; but verv few are able to hold any length of time, and unless the advance comes soon wlil derive no benefit therefrom Some intend selling as soon as they can realize enough on the wheat to pay for the sacks; and some few will sell at once, apply the pro ceeds on sack bill, and give their note for the balance. The co-oper ation general merchandise schem being talked considerably. A $100,000 stock of goods the first dash! Jawbone for 365 days. All accounts to be settled annually not ater than the 15 of Dec. Goods to be sold at cost. A ,- . San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Spokans and other points will be invited to compete for the trade, which will amount to a quar ter of a million annually. Great scheme, whether or not it materia lizes remains to be seen. The recent heavy rains-did very little damage, except to delay harvesting for a short time, while the benefits to be derived from the same are innumerable, including gocd roads, excellent patronage, fat stock, just the thing for plow ing and seeding, besides various other benefits too numerous to men tion; all of which more than coun ter-balance the damage done. Scattered along the road between Athena and Pendleton may be seen the remains of a dozen dead horses, more or less, but judged by the smell, many more. Some of them are awfully dead, horribly, odonferously dead. Persons travel ing that route are compelled to drive with one hand and hold their breath with the other, to escape being asphyxiated and avoid in haling millions of microbes, some of them a half an inch in length, and visible to the naked eye, a dis tance of fifty yards, as they wig gle, wriggle and writhe, in a dis gusting, squirming mass, about the festering carcas. Not only that, but its a difficult and dangerous feat, especially with a skittish team to drive and hold on to one's proboscis at the same time. The stench is incomparably offensive A menagerie or a car load of Fourth of July clams wouldn't be in it at all. - Persons going to Pendleton by team should' put a piece of limburger cheese in their pockets to neutralize the smell and to take the taste out of their mouth. The next man .that lets a horse die on the road and lets it remain thereto frighten teams and offend smellers, will hear from me for I am going to kick. v ... '. Scribbler V " rv. - farmer drove into town the other day with a load of 14 cent wool, and to a crowd of men on the corner he explained his me thod of shearing sheep. It was al ways his custom to begin at the head and shear backward, but ho had reversed the operation, begin ning at tho rear and shearing for ward. . On being asked the rea son for the change he replied that he had made such an all-round fool of himself by reading that funny article on the moon that appeared the Inland Republican last week that he was ashamed to look a sheep in the face. A LOU1SANA HORROR. During Terrible Storm a Tidal Wave Submerges an Island. A special from' New Orleans savs: The disaster at urana isie and Cheniere is unparalleled in this section. The first authentic news came this morning when sev eral survivors reached . here. They tell a heartrending story. A tidal wave swept over the island, des troyed lives and property on all sides. One hundred and forty-five families are said to have perished. The death list will run into hun dreds. Matthew Wertzez and Dominic Mirgodrich, sailorH, were rescued by one of the luggers. The story they tell of the disaster at Grand Isle is , horrifying in the extreme. During a recital of the scenes ot tnac terriDie nigm tney. wept bitterly. They said the sea was rising all day, and increased alarmingly toward night, Abou. 10 p. m. the wind shifted to the Bouthwest. These men lived on the west end ot the island. 1 ar out at sea, as the flashes of light ning illuminated the darkness, mammoth waves could be seen traveling with wonderful rapidity toward the island, accompanied with a noise like thunder. On came the terrible thing, growing larger momentarily. The island was wrapped in slumber. Tbi men were too frightened to go their homes, and remained in 1 i. boat during the terrible night. Horrified, they watched the tidal wave approach tho island until it struck. Then all was darkness, and the island, as far as the eye could reach, was covered with wa ter. The next flash of lightning the two fisherman found themselves far north of the island, and look ing about could see nothing but a sheet of water, the island having totally disappeared. On Bird Island about 150 peo ple lived, all drowned. ' On Grand ; bank eight persons were killed. On Cheniere Island there are but five houses standing out of a total of about 300. The island is cov ered with corpses. ; : Ii is now estimated that the loss of life on Grand Isle and Chaniore and in Grand and Adam's bay and Cook, Chaton and Oyster Bayou settlements will reach 800 to K 00. Rather Slippery, v " Louis Fordney, a cook who has been employed at the French Res taurant in this city tor some time past, struck Joe Lee, the' Chinese aundryman, a ternho blow 111 the face Saturday. - The . Chinamen swore out a warrant for his arrest and Marshal ; Stamper served the papers. The trial was set for Tuesday and Justice Gilman fined him $25 and costs, which amoun ted in all to $39, which amount, owing to hard times he could not produce. A little while alter the trial he eluded the officers and made his escape. Deputy sheriff Stamper knew he had some horses out on the St. Dennis ranch and went out there and laid for his man, who sure enough in a short time showed up. James brought him back to town and took him down to Pendleton, whore he land ed him in the jail., u ' Discovered a Ledge. Jas. Burbank, Wm. and Frank Palmer, of Fossil, Gilliam county, are in Long Creek this week, hav ing just come down from an outing trip in the Greenhorn country, near Desolation lake. While in that country, Mr. Burbank discovered a gold-bearing ledge near the lake which from all appearance will prove to be valuable property. He had with him several pieces of ore in which gold was visible to the naked eye. It is about five feet in width, and is the most peculiar for mation in which gold has ever been found in this country being to all appearance avolcanic formation. Mr. Burbauk shortly .after: tie dis covery of the ledge sent off 010 . to be assayed;, receiving flattering re ports, and expects to receive com plete return in a few days. ; Judg ing from ore shown to an Eagle re porter, he, certainly. has an excel lent piece of property, -Long Creek Eagle. . .. 'con g rnl 11 1 a t i 0 ns over the advent of a ton and heir at his home this morning. The boy is one of prom ise, and Mr. Furnish is hardly to he blamed for the emile of happy pride which adorns" his youthful countenance. The presumption is that a box of cigars will soon be opened at the sheriff's office. The quarterly meeting of the Umatilla county Alliance convenes in Milton todav. . The Adventists tho Bruco building lor the wintor. have secured in Pendleton