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r JiteP R-B1-M-T- W h!-Fn-RrT.-V- . m, . : ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY" OREGON, TUESDAY. AUGUST 29, 1905. VOLUME XVII. NUMBER 61. 4 7? ED. MANASSE u epartmeiits to Make Room for fall Goods. EDMANASSE Agent for Butterfck's Patterns. - ft. v r Warm the Homes . Bake the Bread ' .and . ; !'': Roast the Meats that Make the MaD. But ONE QUALITY . and that THE BEST COX 8L JVITWEN SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET. ATHENA. OREG ON - . 1 it, , jjSgjjjy t. ' ... ! TIME When all that is gutnl iu Groceries and Staple Provisions fail to appeal to you as appetizers. THAT TIME IS nERE, tor the season of Fruits And Vegetables is at its zenith. Our FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COME DIRECT FROM THE RANCH and therefore are fresh and palatable. DELL BROTHERS - Do We Sell Them? Before buying call and see our line of SAMPSON WIND MILLS, BUCKEYE PUMPS, - ; ECONOM Y FRUIT JARS, HARDWARE and ' ! PLUMBING SUPPLIES, r The Best Ever! r m CATERERS' TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THINGS TO EAT AM THE EXPERTS REPORT: TAYLOR AND BLAKLEt GIVS CHECKS FOE AMOUNT. ; C P. Davis, Ex Deputy Sheriff. Under Arrest on the Charge of LarJ : ceny of $10,000. " .1 -' Sheriff Taylor and Ex-Sheriff Blak ley have given their personal checks to the county to cover the .shortage found by experts to exist in the Sheriff's office, through the alleged speculations of C P. Davis, , office deputy. " ' Saturday afternoon Davis, . with his attorneys, appeared before Justice Fits Gerald and waived examination, and was placed under $2000 bonds. Those signing it are Nellie J. Davis John E, Beam, Charles Cunningham and J. H. Armstrong. The first two justified for one-half of the amount, and the latter two for the entire sum., Concerning the findings by the ex perts and the settlement, the East Ore gonian says: -..". Nine thousand fifty-one dollars and eighty-eight cents was paid to the county treasurer Tuesday morning by William Blakely and T. D. Taylor, $5,672.12 by the ex-sheriff, n& $3, 479.76 by the present incumbent. That sum, with about $1700 more by Taylor, is the price paid by the two men for the confidence placed in their chief deputy, C. P. Davis, and which they deola're be betrayad. ':. At 10 o'clock ' this forenoon the county judge, two commissioners, dis trict attorney, Expert Buohanen and the two sheriffs met in private session to consider the report of the experts which had just been prepared. After about half an - hour 'District Attorney Phelps and Messrs. "Blakely and Taylor came from the private office adjoining the clerk's office and repaired to the office of Sheriff Taylor. There each man -' wrote" out - check payable to E. J. Sommerville, county treasurer, for the amount held by the "experts to be due from each. . Ex Sheriff Blakely sat at the desk which was formerly his when he was sheriff, and opposite which is the desk of the chief deputy. When he had finished writing his check he pointed to where Mr. Davis had formerly sat and said: - "This is what I have to pay for the man who sat there and cheated me while at the same time I was placing , all confidence in bim and giving him a position that made his bread and butter." There was something in the voice and manner of the pioneer and ex- ALL PPdBFST Its the careful buyer of .Har vest supplies that we are after at the present. We ask that you call and investigated our stock and get our prices. "First v class goods and small profits" '. our motto - ' ; ' '. - FEOPL'ES GROCE RS TIIES Athena, Oregon, sheriff that showed be felt deeply toward his former right hand man, as well he might The amount which be had been called upon to pay was more than he or anyone else had ex pected would be found . against him, for it was generally believed that he would fare better than Sheriff Taylor, when the final accounting was made. Wfcen the two men had made out their checks they both went to the county treasurer, where they paid the same to that official and took Mr. Sommerville's receipt , ' : ; : , This action was witnessed by the district' attorney, and .when the re ceipts had been given, . the shortage case was ended as far as the state of Oregon and William Blakely and T. D. Taylor were concerned. , However, there is another man for whom, the matter is not yet over. He is C. P. Davis, , former chief deputy, who, acoording to the statements of Messrs. Blakley and Taylor is , respon sible for the losses whioh they have incurred, and, before whom the shadow of the penitentiary seems ' to loom. ..; , ., . ,,r ;, " It is understood that a complaint will be filed against him in . the jus tice's court at once and that he will then be held for action of the circuit court , ,.,.' As to the action to be taken by bim District Attorney Phelps stated today that he would investigate the matter, and that who ever is found to blame will be prosecuted. Nothing in the report, aside from the bare totals, would be disclosed today by the dis trict attorney, , who says .that the interests of the ' state can be . better served by withholding the details at present The report has not been filed with the county clerk, and con sequently is not a public document, and is not accessible to the attorneys for Davis. But while the details of the report were not given, it is said that the de falcation of the chief deputy has been gradual, and that it . has been done by his taking comparatively small sums at a time. Just how this was done will be developed as the case against him progresses, vi . - The $3479.76 paid by Sheriff Taylor does, not represent -the total amount which that official has lost, for he bad already paid some on the shortage at the time it was first : discovered. While he states that he cannot yet ex actly tell what his loss is, the sheriff says that it will be right close to $5100.:: The i report ' made 1 by ; h Messrs. Bucbanen and Beokwith, who have been at work on the matter for weeks, is a very comprehensive one and covers many pages of legal cap paper. ' It is said to be very complete, and to show the state of the. . accounts - iu' a very concise manner. . t! ; At flrst.it was supposed that a por tion of the shortage which occurred during the Blakley I administration would be more than six years old and thus outlawed. However, Mr. Blakley stated before; the report was filed that he would pay the entire amount found due from him, :. regard less of whether it had become out lawed or; not However, the first Crooked work discovered was in 1001, during the last year of Mr. Blakley's second term; consequently it would seem that large amounts were stolen at times during bis term of office. The interest charges on the amount due from both sheriffs helped con siderable to increase the amounts which they had to pay. The interest as computed for the Blakley term was $900, while that for Sheriff Tay lor's administration was about $500. , Soon after the first disooveries were made by the experts it was ascertain ed that Carter & Raley and Judge James A. Fee were retained for Davis. Accidentally Bhot. . Another victim has been added to help swell the list of "didn't know it was loaded" casualties. As a re sult Charles Warren of Adams is iu a Walla Walla hospital with severe flesh wounds in both legs, and James Wilkes, the man who held the gun, is sorry, of course. Warren was taken to Walla Walla Sunday evening a short time after the accident He is a member of the Knights of Pythias order and is well known in Adams and vicinity. It is understood that Mr. Wilkes will pay all hospital and other expenses. The two men were examining a revolver at the time of the accident , loath of Henry Bitter. I Henry E. Bitter died at Seattle on August 19th of pneumonia fever. The remains were brought to Milton for burial, the funeral occurring on Wednesday conducted by Rev. Gibbs. Deceased was about 42 years of age and leaves a wife and two children. His parents live in Milton and it brother and sister reside id the vicin ity Milton Eagle. A Death of William Bedford. William lied ford, a well known pioneer of Walla Walla and Umatilla counties, died at St Mary's hospital at Walla Walla Friday morning, following an extended illness of coni- plications. The deceased was aged 75 and came to Walla Walla county iu 1862. For a number of years he farmed in Walla Walla and Umatilla counties. He leaves four daughters and one son all grown. Leave Walla Walla- Troops A, B and O of the Fourth f Cavalry, United States army, left Saturday morning over the O. R & N. in a special train of 20 oars for San Francisco, from where they will be transported to the Philippines. Walla Walla has been the home of the rourth Cavalry for nearly 15 years, this being the second trip of a . por tion of the Fourth to the islands. TOMORROW NIGHT. riie Widow and , The Fool" at the Opera Houae. Everything is iu preparation for the presentation of "The Widow and The Fool," at the jOpera bouse tomorrow nignt . Company rehearsals bave been conducted nightly, and individual re hearsals daily, for the past nine or ten days, and at present indications are that a flue performance wjill bo given. The Johnson orchestra has been en gaged for the evening, and between the acts some of the very latest music al selections will be rendered. ' ! "The Widow and The Fool" is a play of today, a story of life as it is, not as it might be. Every character is drawn true to nature. The piece was written by Augustus Thomas, American's foremost dramatist, and in the careful stage direction of Mr. Welch is bound to be a winner. The local members of the cast have a great opportunity to show what they can do and every advantage of stage detail has been utilized. , If you enjoy a good play you will bave a chance to see one tomorrow night The prices are 25, 85 and 60 cents. Reserved seats on. sale at Dell Bros.' grocery store. Soecial Eastern Emersion Rates. On August 24-25 and September 16 17 the O. R. & N. will soil round trip tickets to , Chicago, St. Louis, . St. Paul, Minneapolis, Dulnth, Kansas City, St Joseph, Leavenworth, Oma ha, Council Bluffs, . and Sioux City under the f ollowig conditions rOiie limited first class fare plus ten dollars. Children of half fare age half rate. Limit, going 10 days; final return limit 90 dasy. Stopovers will be granted in either direction within the trausit limits. : ' Took Woman ' Money. . . Mark Nelson was arrested at Pen dleton in a local lodging house on a charge of taking money from a worn- I an. The officer's attention was at tracted by a row. Investigation show ed that he had taken $50 from the woman. Nelson is iu jail and the woman, who is the prosecuting wit ness, was released on $40 bail. Cominr! Eyes examined free, by the eminent Portland specialist, E. S. Corbin, at St Nichols Hotel, Saturday, Sept. 2 only. Regular trips made here. Con sultation free. Parents, have your children's eyes examined before school commences. Sew Train Running. The new train on the Walla Walla Pendleton run made its first trip Satur day. The train consists of an en gine and two coaches, and is iu charge of Conductor Menzies and Engineer Hilchcook. The time of the train westbound in Athena is 8 :03 a. m., and east bound, 6:25 p. ni. Mrs. 8. A. Lowell Vice-President. . A Pendleton woman, Mrs. S. A. Lowell, has been named as oue of the vice-presidents of the Oregon branoh of the National Mother's con gress. - This organization recently met iu Portland, and since then it has been determined to form a bra nch of the organization for this state. Board of Equalization The county board of equalization met yesterduy morning in the office of the county clerk and will continue its session throughout the week. The board consists of Assessor C. P. Strain, Judge H. J. Bean and county Clerk Frank Saling. No Secret About It. It is no secret, that for cuts, burns, ulcers, fever sores, sore eyes, boils, etc., nothing is so effective as Buck leu's Arnica. Salve. "It didn't take long to cure a bad sore I bad and it is all O .K. for sore eyes," writes D. L. Gregory, Hope, Tex. 25c , at Mc Bride's drug store. Ra'es Reduced. r The O. R. & N. Co. has reduced the rate on thirty-day tickets from Athe na n to Portland and return from $9.90 to $7.15. This is one of the lowest rates that has ever been in effect be tween the two points. Hotice. ' ' ' "' All knowing themselves indebted to me will please call and settle as I bave closed out and want to settle np my buoineaa, Charles Norris. A BAD DUST STORM BECAME SO DARK THAT LAMPS WERE LIGHTED. Nothing; Like It Ever Seen Here Be- fore-Columbia River 8and Mixed With Morrow and Umatilla Soil The most furious dust storm ever seen hero raged for half an hour Sun day evening, and ever since the busy housewife has been busy "cleaning up." There has been harder winds in Athean but never before did they envelope the city in such suffocating clouds. For the space of 15 minutes it. was as dark as night and lamps were lighted. The big cloud of dust came up sud denly and it looked scary, to say the least .Columbia river sand and Morrowt county dirt mixed with Umatilla soil in obscuring the light of day and putting the sun iu total eclipse. "No material damage was done in the Athena neighborhood with the exception that several shade trees were broken down and the few fields of grain yet standing , were reduced a little in yield by the wind shatter ing the wheat out. The boiling of the big black cloud gave a nervous shock to those who had some time or other lived iu states where cycloues walked about in their sleep, and many went into cel lars for safety. The Press man was ou the hurricane deck of the Blue mountains at the time of , the storm, and as it welled up over the foothills a poetio fiend who was with him, dilated ou its impressive scenic effects and longed for a camera. Camera befuddled I A cave was the object of the colonel's desire, and not finding one, he hung like grim death to a fir sapling. Up there the storm had all the frills and trimmings of a cyclone, hurricane and cloudburst combined., . Apparantly the storm was more se vere west of Athena. At Pendleton awnings were torn away, plate fglass windows broken and shade trees blown down. From reports the storm came up the Columbia river and practically enveloped the Inland Empire. Arling ton reports some damage, as does La Grande and Walla Walla. Telephone, telegraph and electric wires were bro ken and in many places communica tion and light service was discontin ued. ': Trains were delayed by the storm. Damage to grain, with some exceptions, is reported as light. PURSES AND PREMIUMS. Wall. Walla Fair, September it 5 to 30 Offeri Good I'rlxei. The Walla Walla County Fair As sociation in anticipation of many entries and large crowds at the fair and race meetiug September 25 to 30 this year, has offered $15,000 in purs es and premiums for fast horses, both harness and runners, and for fancy livestock. The reputation established by the management of the fair the last three years for fair dealing has brought it no end of entries in both acres and exhibitions. It will be an event Mell worth attending, aud it offers the opportunity . to every man and woman to enjoy fast races, a flue show of livestock aud a good time after the haid work of the summer months. Reduced rutes are offered on all railways leading to the Walla Walla fair.. Lewis and Clark Bates. The O. U. & N. Co. announces the following rates from Athena to Port land for the Lewis aud Clark fuir : Individual tickets will be sold daily from May 29 to October 15, inclusive, continuous passage iu each direction ; final return limit 80 days from dato of sale, but iu no case later than Oc tober 81, 1905, for one and one-third fare, amounting to $9. 00. Party tickets that is ten or more persons will be sold from May 29 to October 1 inclusive; passage in each direction; 10-day limit from date of sale, at oue single fare per capita for rouud trip, amounting to $7.40. Children one half fare ago at half fare of the above rates. For further particulars call on M. W. Smith, O. It & N. ageut, Athena. Call for Warrants. Notice is hereby given that City of, Athena warrants Numbers 1 W to 497 W will be redeemed at the office of Duvid Williams, treasurer of the City of Athena, Oregon, aud that interest ou the above warradts ceases after this date. Dated Athena, Oreg, Augusts 9, 1905. 1 - David William, Treasurer. Local Wheat Market. ' Athena, Aug. 25. Wheat today w quoted at 58 ceuta. V. a: .i:.i':x. t.