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3' i'ilE V V0LU3IE XVI. ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 190. NUMBER 3 I TEED G-roceries, Crockery, dents' iirnishiiigs All of wMch THE DELL BROTHERS South Sid&.r.laiirStr&t, liiE WRIGHT LIVERY , AND FEED STABLE mm ,.v' . . 1 "1 WEB. '-7-' COQD HORSES AND RIGS. REASONABLE PRICES DRIVER FURNISHED WHEN DESIRED. - Horses boarded by the day, week or month. 8tulleson2nd street, South of Main street. J. F. Wright, - - - Proprietor. that is good at all times is what . ' the Customer wants. Get it at the GUY 11 Mil C. H. SHERMAN Proprietor,- Platsoeder & Minger's old stand J. M. HAYES REAL ESTATE DEALER. Houses to Bent Town and Country Property for Sale. i 9 WILL 5L PETERSON Attomey&t-Law, Notary Public J ' - Atiiena, Oregon TWds. Wills. Leases. Mortastrcs and Cos.iracta carefully drawn; Collections lou j tiy wade. Willi i in: . n L r -t -ft': J ELL BEOTMRS we wiirbe pleased to show PIONEER DRUG STORE A B; STONE. PROPRIETOR New Line of Perfiimery ..All Kinds PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUND-i ED BY DAY OR KiCHT- NORTH SIDE MAIN ST. 1 COrlMERCIAL LIVERY, FEED and SALE STABLE. Best Turnouts In Eastern Oregon '' ; Stock Boarded by the Day, Week K 1C7 KING BROTHERS Prep Drying preparations simply derel op dry catarrh; they dry np th secretions, which adhere to the membrane and decom pose, eaosing a far more serious trouble than the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid all dry ing inhalants, fames, smokes and snuffs and use that which cleanses, soothes and heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such a remedy and wiU curs catarrh or cold is the Lend easily and pleasantly. A trial size will be mailed for 10 eents. All dntggists sell the 50c. size. Ely Brothers. 6C Warren St., K.Y. The Balra cares without pain, does not irritate or csnse sneezing. It spreads itself over an irritated and angry surface, reliev ing immediately the painful inflammation. With Ely's Crtam Balm yoa are araed againstXasal Catarrh and Hay Fever. !'- Vvnr KMel Wh att-arrt. Canny r.ittisrti", enrr M!mfia l'.ro t0.:Se. IC C.C.C.Iail.ttpieKi'--r i nviv.i Athena, Oregon. RJ. RODDY'S OLD RELIABLE MEAT MARKET Is again open for business. He invites all his old customers to call and see him. Take new ones with you. Only the best the market affords is kept in stock. 3tf? l'""J ff RJfii; I Procrastination of the care of teeth means the loss of teeth and discomfort to you. Care for the teeth early means economy, health, comfort and beauty to you. - " " - "' I '. EXAMINATION FREE 7 DR. ANDERSON, Post Building, Athena, Oregon Try Our COMPOUND SYRUP -': : ;' of. - '" V ' ' WHITE PINE ... and SPRUCE By soothing Mucous Mem branes, it cures cough and the most severe colds. . . . PALACE DRUG STORE McBRIDE & COMPANY Leading Druggists COuvi FROOME WILL BUILD TWO STORY BRICK WEST OF ST. frlCIIOLS. Upper Story tot Contain Rooms For the Use of Guests of the Hotel. The way matters bow look the build ing era in Athena for 1901 will perhaps be inaugurated by J. E. Froome, pro prietor of the St. Nichols hotel. ) mr, r roome nas Tnaae" arrangements for the construction of a two story brick building on Main' street adjoining his hotel on the west. The site of the new building will occupy a 35-foot frontage, and will be erected where Parker's barber shop and the old post office building now stands When completed the upper story will be 'sub-divided into" rooms for lodging purposes, and will be conducted in con nection with the St. Nichols, Mr. Froome has already contracted for the building material, and the contracting firm which is now completing the new M. E. church, will construct Mr, Froome 's building. M0ETQAQE3 FOR $51,000. Eng? Bros. File) Heavy Mortgage! to Secure First National Bank. A chattel mortgage was filed Saturday afternoon in the office of the county recorder by G. W. and A. Rugg, known as the firm of Rugg Brothers, in favor of the First National batik of Pendleton, by which they secure to the bank the payment of $51,000 given them by the bank on notes ranging from $4,500 to $7,000.. The mortgage calls for one dollar on its face, but is given to cover the notes which are affixed to the instru ment.' . . -"" . The instrument gives as security for the loan all of the personal property of the mortgagors, consisting of several thousand head of sheep, cattle, farm implements, camp wagons and outfits, saddles, horses, pigs and in fact about all of the property of the ranches and holdings of the firm. ' -": : A deed of trust bas also been given to H. F, Johnson as the present cashier of of the bank to a large part ef their real estate holdings, sheep; ranges and land of that sort. Just 'Juow much of their real estate is subject to the mortgage is not known, but it is a large tract of land. This is the largest mortgage of this nature that has been filed iu the office of the recorder for some time. . : , . THE FLAT FLOODED. High Water leaves Its Mark at . ! Gillie' Lumber Yard. Sunday, ' shortly before noon, the Press man was informed over the 'phone by the irrepressible Jerry Swart, that an item was "floating around" in the vicinity of the O. B. k N. depot. Investigation proved that the item in question was a sure enough "floater." Saturday night's chinook and a warm rain bad melted the snow in the fields for ten miles up the flat, and the water came with a rush on Gillis lumber yard in quantities larger than the proprietor desired to see. The yard was complete ly flooded and for a time the sidewalk in some places was inundated. No ma terial damage resulted, save the wetting of the bottom layers of boards in the huge lumber piles and the 'unceremon ious baptism of Sam Booher's pet dog Taylor for Cashier. There was a strong prpbability that T. C. Taylor, of Fendleton, would be the next cashier of the First National Bank of that city. The matter, says a Pen dleton paper, has been talked over by those interested, and it was the unani mous desire of the local directors and stockholders and all of the depositors who have spoken of the matter, that Mr. Taylor be given the office. : Mr. Taylor has decided to refuse the offer of the board of directors of the bank in which he was called to fill the place of cashier in place of C. B. Wade, resigned.- G. M. Rice, cashier of the Columbia National Bank of Dayton, a very prosperous institution, has been tendered the cashiership rt the First National, and it is understood that be will accept. v ABigCougar. ypohn Blum and one of the Narkaus boys came down from toe mountains Monday, having in their possession a cougar which they had killed the day before. The big cat was a fine speci men and measured 7 feet from tip to tip. The boys killed it in Bobsled can yon, just below Bingham Springs, in which neighborhood it has been a frequent visitor for several winters past., : 'p-'llWill Make Millionaires. The American Hare PackiDg and Cold Storage company has received the bills for boxes, laqucr and pate, and the fine lithographed labels are expncd from Portland. On Wedfwiy the cannery -ut up $2'X) worth of V.s product and 'tsN. " ' ' ' ' ii' "' ' . ... there is now on hand $2,000 worth of stock which will be shipped as soon as labelled and cased. The company ex pects soon to sink its well 15 feet deeper and put up two large tanks like the one here belonging to the railroad, so that at all times they will have an abundant supply of water for all purposes. Echo News High Line to Mountains Six miles of poles were recently strung with wire for the Blue mountain, Couse creek, Weston and Milton telephone system. It is expected, says the Leader that the pole line will be extended into Weston and Milton this spring, replac ing the barb wire system. Sherman & McLean. Sed McLean has purchased a one- half interest in the Sherman meet mar ket, and the business will hereafter be conducted , under the firm name of Sherman A McLean. A BIO DEMAND FOR " DRY ALFALFA SEED- Great Interest In It and Many Orders Filed T. C. Taylor of Pendleton has been doing a big business in the dry alfalfa seed line for some time,- says the East Oregonian, and has sold out bis original package of seed and sent back for an other lot of 1,000 pounds. A great many farmers and ranchmen are becom ing interested in the growth of the new species of the alfalfa, and are going to try and make it grow on their land. If it is a success in the small patches that are put in, large fields will be seeded, and in a short time a great proportion of the land of the county that is now practically unproductive will be made a pasture and a hay field. A few of those who have bought seed for a trial are: Gid Brown of Havana, 20 pounds; H., J. Taylor, Fulton, 200; E. B. Gambee, Camas, 10; Henry Scales Pendleton, 100; Charles White, Birch creek, lOO; C. 8. Wheeler, Pendleton, 15; Lyman and Sons, Cheney dairy, 80; Tom Milarkey, 100. A great many others have also invest ed in the new seed but no record of them has been kept. The ones given are those who have ordered and whose names have been taken owing to the fact that the seed is not now on hand. LESS TAXES NEXT TEAR. County Court Makes Levy for 1904, . Twentv Mills. Nrhe state this year deniands of Uma tilla county $60,025 in taxes, and but for this heavy demand( the county court would have been able to levy a total tex of only 17 8-10 mills, instead of the 20 mill tax which was levied, , The members of the county court, says the Tribune, had been contemplat ing all year that they would be able to greatly reduce the tax levy for the year 1904. They figured closely on the run ning expenses of the county and decided that a levy of 17 310 mills would be amply sufficient. But when the state demand .was made they found that it could not be done and pay all running expenses, so rather than to run behind at the end of the year they decided! it would be best to make the levy suffici ent to meet all the running expenses and pay the county's apportionment of the state tax. And to do this it was necessary to make a Jevy of 20 mills. Last year Umatilla county's appor tionment of the state tax was only 837, 240, while this year it is almost twice that amount-$00,025. Had the de mands of the state been what they were last year Umatilla's levy would havo been cut almost in two by the county c iurt Tuesday. Last year the levy was 28 mills and this year it is only 20, which is big reduction and one that will be appreciated by every taxpayer in the county. The county is now running with warrants at par and many of the old issues beiqjr redeemed. To meet the excessive demands of the the state on the county the court found it would be necessary to increase the tax levy by 2 2 10 mills, for state pur poses alone, while the levy for county purposes was reduced more than 10 mills. 1 The tax levy of 20 mills is divided as follows: FtatP, 6 5 10 mills; school fund 4 1-10 mills; road tax, MO of 1 mill; for the general fund, t 310 mills. Goes to Sandwich Islands. Rev. W. E. Potwine, who goes to the Sandwich Islands the coming spring to take charge of one of the most impor tant Episcopal churches id the islunds, has been rector of the Church of the Redeemer in Pendleton for the past 22 years, says the East Oregonian, and has never held another charge in the min istry, having come direct to this charge from the divinity school. Rev, Potwine has seen Pendleton and bis church grow from small beginnings, and the present excellent condition of the Church of the Redeemer is a fitting tribute to the ability, zeal and energy of its pioneer rector. " Flour to China. The three flouring mills at Island City, Union and La Grande, which are all under the same management, Lave received orders for WOO barrels of flour to be shipped to China. This means 60 carloads. All but : 16 carloads have heen shipped and next week the entire order will be completed. These three mills have a capacity of 300 barrels or two cars per day. Forty-five carloads of flour, made from wheat grown in Umatilla county,' made by the Byers' flouring mills, will be shipped from Pendleton this week to Tacoma, where it will be loaded on the steamers for the Orient. - Boberts for Receiver. The Oregon delegation has recom mended to the president the appoint ment of Albert A. Roberts, of Heppner, as receiver of the La Grande land office, to succeed Asa B. Thompson. Deputy United States Marshal "Al" Roberts is one of the best knowp men in the east ern part of the state,. having been ap pointed deputy United States marshal under Zoe.Houser six. years ago, and havinc served in thnt ofHca continu ously since that time . . '' TO REDUCE BOfeT y OfjTHE DISTRICT, A 15-Mill Tax Voted at School Meeting Monday. For the third successive year, a fifteen mill school tax was voted without oppo sition at the school meeting Monday. ' Thel5-mill tax 6n the asseesea - val uation of property in the district, which is $289,800.17, amounts to $1,347.50, which added to the estimated stale and county appropriation of $2,146, gives a total of ,493.50. The ' estimated expense of operating the school for the year is placed at $5,581, which will leave ' a balance on hand sufficient to reduce the outstanding bonded indebtedness of $7,0Q0 down to $6,000. It is the inten tion if possible to take up the present $7,000 bonds which are drawing 7 per cent interest, and issue new bonds for $6,000 at 6 per cent interest. The present bonds have been running tor a period of eleven years, and were issued for 20 years, but in the opinion of several the contract contains a clause whereby the district may redeem them any time after ten years have elapsed. It this is found to be the case, new bonds at 6 per cent will be issued, and $1,000 paid on the principal, making saving of $130 per year to the district in interest. There was not a word of opposition to the levy of the 15-mill tax. Some of the principal property owners and tax pay ers of the district were present at the meeting, Hon; T. J. Kirk making the motion favoring the tax. - It was Un animously carried, the taxpayers evi dently believing it to be good judgment to make every effort to reduoe the in debtedness of the district while times are good. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. In Two Cases the Decision of the Lower Court Is Reversed, i " Lee Moorehouse, the deputy clerk of the supreme court, has received a couple of opinions rendered in Eastern Oregon cases by the supreme court. . j One of these is in the appeal brought by the La Grande Investment Company vs. F. L. Shaw, respondent. The case has been, before the supreme court be fore when the judgment of the lower court was affirmed, but owing to an error claimed it was given a rehearing, and in the present opinion by Justice Wolverton the former opinion was vacated-and the judgment of the lower court was reversed. It is a case brought as the lesult of trouble over some min ing claims in Baker county. The second case was that of the State of Oregon, respondent, vs. Woodson Gray, jointly indicted with Wade Gray, appellant. It is an appeal from the court of Judge Robert Eukin, of Union county, and was brought by the ap pellant, who had been indicted for the murder of A. M. Halkarth on March 20, 1903, and on bis trial being held he was convicted of manslaughter, but his partner was acquitted. The appellant and his son had some trouble with the man Hallgarth and a fight sprang up. In the scuffle Hall garth was shot. The defendant chimed self-defense, but was convicted. The supreme court now reverses the judg ment of the circuit court, and opens the case to such further action as may not be contrary with the opinion, which was handed down by Justice Wolverton. Bill f Transfer A bill of transfer has been filed in the office of the county recorder by which the J. E. Smith Livestock Company deeded in trust to II. F. Johnson, (act ing for the First National Bank of Pen dleton) all of its sheep, cattle, livestock and real estate holdings. The company owns a large number of blooded sheep, and 27.C11 head of these were included io the transfer. This action was taken to secure the bank in the payment of large sum of money held against the company by the bmk, and is in effect i chattel mortgage. ' , - Wild Horse Farm Sold. W. J. Baker and wife, of San Jacioto, California, have sold toj. II. Ross, of Weston, for $5500, a tract of about 80 acres of land enst of Adams, on Wil l Horse cm-k. ,' FOR BUTTER GREEK RESERVOIR PROJECT IS PRACTICABLE. Government Operation In Umatilla Count' Now j, . Seem Assured.' - - Chief Engineer Newel), of the reclam ation service, has made public the re- port of Engineer Whistler, who was in charged the investigation of the feasi bility and advisability of government irrigation near Echo. He pronounci s the project of diverting the water from the Umatilla river below Pendleton to ; irrigate the Butter creek region, pos- : sible. He also recommends the adop tion of the Malhuer river and Harney.. - county projects. Newell's report shows ' that at the close of the present fiscal ; year there will be $24,000,000 available " ' '5 forth reclamation pf arid lands. The"'--;", Arizona and Nevada projects, which r5"V J,' X now under ' contract, will use boi(V-; $6,000,000 of this, sum, leaving $1H,- 000.000 to be, used in other statos. , - - Part of Oii&u.-ilV"U' arnbably 'be1 used on the reclamation work in ..orthK s "J-J em Montana in diverting the waters "of, - ' Milk river. - . " - There has been much uncertainty as to the nature of Whistler's report on the Echo irrigation project. The fact, says the East Oregonian, that he has reported favorably upon it will probably result in the government constructing the ditch.' The importance of striking while the iron is hot needs emphasizing. : Our representatives in congress should ' see that no stone is left unturned to ' have the government take up the work. It will not only result in giving a large J number of men work whose money will f be spent in this county and make times good, but it will result in a far larger measure o( good. V hen the ditch is ' completed the vast stretches of uupro. ductive sage brusK land will be divided into small tracts of 20 to 40 acres "and will furnish homes for humlr'lsof thrifty and industrious, farmers. rTh ' sage -brush land is rich and Srijh .the life-giving and vivifying - wafr will yield rich returns to tbe fif-mer.'' Melons, Corn, a!ralfa,Tf)a;.ht1S; B'ilt au. " ' ' thrive there. '.i; - , ' Nature has richly endowed this sec- " ' tion both in soil and' climate, and with ;i irrigation it will prove equal to the irri- ' , gated lands near Boise or Lewiston."". ' .j Lands ' which could be formerly pur. chased for a. few dollars an acre there -are valued at $250 an acre. No further proof of the richness of the soil is needed than the fact that from five to seven tons of alfalfa is now - . raised with one thorough flooding on - ' Butter ereek. ; V Another advantage of government .. ownership of irrigation projects is that if it is decided to carry it on it will be carried to a . successful issue. There will be no uncertainty as to the comple tion of the project, no fears of abandon ment and no extortionate charges for water, as there is too apt to be when some grasping individual or company secure control of such an enterprise. It will take some years to complete, but it means an influx of a thrifty and v desirable class of citizens who will ada ' . much to tbe wealth of Umatilla county t "AND NOW THEY WAIL" ,Says the Guide ' Newspaper of Its Fendleton Contemporaries. Our contemporaries, both morning and evening, are wailing, railiug and tearing things up by tbe roots because the people of Pendleton went to a rab bit slaughter and got soaked to the tune of 25 cents for lunch and 50 cents for a ride op a hay wagon. Surely the r-eople at Echo had a right to turn the tables on Pendleton once. Tbe boom our esteemed contemporaries gave the street carnival fake last f ill that brought people here from Echo and all over tiie country, is yet frpsh and green in the minds of nearly everybody. The Guide was the only pap.-r in Pendleton that' ' absolutely refused to advertise the fake. Then there has been some historical Fourth of July celebrations which -have been advertised with a view only of bringing to the city a large number of country people, without anything to offer them but the hot sidewalks and sun baths. Those people would have , felt lucky if they bad got off for seventy five eents. ' ' - It is unbecoming to "holler" so loud about a little soak from the country people. Pendleton Guide. Wonderful Nerve. Is displayed by many a man en juring pains of accidental cut.- wrwrul bruises, burns, scalds, sijf e fa't or mntf ; joints. But there's n, e.i , for It. Bucklen's Arnica Salve,,!!! kill; 'the pain and enre the, troulvk, Ifi.'he best salve on earth for llec, toii.oc, at A. B. Btone's driig store..' ' " " For Sale. .'5i'0 ai'tiVcf hind s '' h:'l I i cattle for. fe'ijoo,-. ," j, it, lUxm. : .v . J