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WESTON AND ADAMS LOCAL NEWS ITEMS TSOM QUE SISTER TOWNS Incidents, Events and Personal Men tion Found In the Leader and Adyance. Weston. - (Leader.) 'ibe two diphtheria case in N. H. Nelson's family near the depot are re- . covering nicely. John Reynolds, a Weston boy of the long ago, is here from Woodbnrn, Ore., on a visit to his mother, Mrs. R. M. Powers. Miss Ines Gross,, who has been stop ping with Mrs. 0. M. Brotherton at Athena daring the summer, was a guest this week of Miss Verna Van Slyke. About 200 tons of timothy hay from mountain fields have so far been stored in Dozier's warehouse at Wes ton, and more is coming in daily. This week's quotation is $11 per ton, f. o. b., and fifty, tons were sold at this figure. However, it does not meet the views of most of the timothy grow ers. Alex Johnson was ; in the city Sat urday from his Pine creek farm, look ing quite content, and free from an xiety concerning the wheat market. Mr. Johnson disposed of his crop as soon as harvested at 65 cents per bushel and is now undisturbed by the battles between the bulls and bears at Chicago or elsewhere. The Fletcher Co. 's sawmill is hav ing a busy run, and there is now nearly a, million feet of nioe, dry lumber on the yard. The addition of an edger to the plant has made much improvement in the mill's , product The fruit box factory is now in con stant operation, and many boxes are being hauled to the packing centers. John Hnbbard, the aged gardener.is seriously ill, and having no home in which to take refuge, was sent today to the county hospital. Age and in firmity and a weakness for liquor are responsible for his misfortunes. "Uncle Johnny" has lived in the Weston neighborhood for a quarter of a century, and has been locally fam ous for years because of his skill as a gardener. He has heretofore made a living by farming rented land and disposing of his produce at Weston and Athena. 'j f -.' . . ? t- f " ,. : f-; J. B.' DuPuis fell from an empty wood rack at his place near town, Monday evening, and will be laid up for several weeks in consequence. The accident was a singular one. He missed bis footing on the rack -bed, and while striving to recover his equilibrium slid rapidly toward the rear end, grabbing a stake en route. This broke, and he pitched forward upon an nnyieldnig planet. 'For a time he ' could neither move nor speak, but has since recovered the latter faculty and is ready for a knife trade. Dr. Cashatt repaired the damages, which consist of splintered bones in the left shoulder, torn liga ments and several bad bruises. Two girls residing on Weston moun tain, a daughter of L. C. Sommerville and a daughter of L. Vanderpool, were the victims of an ; exciting runa way accident yesterday afternoon, while driving to town. On the hill road east of town the tongue dropped and the team beoame' frightened,, galloping madly - down the grade. Both the girls were thrown from the . haok and Miss Vanderpool was caught in the wheel, being whirled aronnd and around for some diatanoe before she Could release herself. Miss Som merville was thrown upon some rocks and sustained a fracture of the thigh bone. Miss Vanderpool escaped with some very severe bruises.' Dr. Cash att was called hurriedly from town to attend the patients at the home of Mrs. Susan Walden, whither they wore token. Miss Sommerville has long been an invalid, rendering her injury all the more serious. - ' Adams. (Advance.) Mrs. Wm. Spoor, and Miss Bade Carlstrom entertained their Sunday school classes at - the home of Mrs. Spoor yesterday afternoon. Th e little folks all enjoyed the occasion, in great shape. " Frank Moore, who has been assist ing C. C. Carpenter in harvest, left yesterday for Thorn Hollow station, where he will asstune the arduous duties of wheat buck for the Interior Warehouse' Co. ; J. B. McDill, the superintendent of ; the county poor farm, near Pendleton, spent Monday in this vicinity. He fonnd the people able, though, to hustle three meals a day for them selves, so did not carry anybody away with him. Thos. Brewster,, who has his stx:k . on bis summer range near Lehman Springs, was down Saturday. He says that it hag been pleasant ia the mountains this year, but that the . patronage of the Lehman Sprin gs has been very poor this season, v , , " Mrs. Louis Andette left for Clares holm Wednesday motr'ng to. take trp her residence on '.tie - b jbmestead near that place. Mr. - Andette will follow as soon as the fall work is completed. Mr. and Mrs. Art Ried accompanies them to the new home, Mrs. Reid going with Mrs. Andette Wednesday, while Mr. Reid will not go until Mr. Andette takes - his farm stock this fall. v L. M. Watrus has a document in his possession which is both interest ing and peculiar. It is a warranty deed from Piatt R. Spencer and his wife, Persis Soencer. to flvram Wat rus, who was father to the present holder of the document It was written with the old goose quill pen, but every letter is as clear and dis tinct today as when- inscribed. The uate or ine instrument is March 3, 1816. Piatt R. Soencer was the fath er of what is known an the SnAnnnrian system of w. iting, and this deed is wnuen w ms very best style. Until one has seen something of thin kind in the original, It is impossible to realize all the beauties of that sys tem of penmanship. The document now has no other valnn than that of a relic or ; curiosity, but Mr. Watrus wouia not part with it for a great many dollars. EXPERT DISTE1CT ACCOUNTS. County Uonrt and District Attorney May Order It Done. That the books of the clerks of all the more important school distriots of the oounty ;will be experted, is now very probable. The matter of having this done has been considered by Dis trict Attorney Phelps and the- county court for some time past, says the East Oregonian. At the recent meet ing of the commissioners the subject came in for some attention. District Attorney Phelps announces that! he will request the boards of directors in the large districts of the county to have their accounts expert ed. Should this request not be com plied with by them; it is probable that the clerks of the different distriots will be subpoenaed to come before the district attorney with the books, and the same will then be examined. For ? some time past it has been urged that the. accounts of the school clerks should be experted, and this is said to be favored by all the members of the oounty court as well as the dis trict attorney. As to whether the county or the different districts will be requested to pay for the work is not yet determined. ' Only the larger districts of the county will be asked to check their accounts according to the district attorney.' These will probably be the Pendleton, Athena, Weston and Mil ton distriots, thongh others may also be included. Though the matter has p.ot yet reached the stage where ex perts are to be employed, it is pre sumed that Clark and Bnchanen, who have been working on the aocounts of the county officials, will be engaged for the work. DEAD INDIANS "OWN" LAND.' Fifty-Two Thousand Acre of Uintah Reservation Fraudulently Held. G. Clark, the- former chief ranger and chief of Indian police on the Uintah reservation, .charges that at least 63,000 acres of irrigable land on the reservation is allotted to dead In diana Be declares that he is ready to furnish evidence to substantiate his statement should an investigation be made by the proper authorities. Mr. Clark says: , "Personal interests have been look ed after at the expense of the public in making the allottment It is my belief, having been among them for thirteen years, that there are not more than 1,200 Indians on the reservation. Estimate one fourth of them as heads of families, entitled to 80 acres apiece, and this makes 31,000 acres. "The other 90 women and children are entitled to 40 acres each, repre senting !!8,000 acres, the grand total being 60,000 acres. The information that '113,000 acres of t land has been allotted to the Indians makes clear the purpose) of me my "mysterious irregu larities which to my certain know ledge have ("been practiced in con nection with the opening of this res ervation." 1 OLD P0NEER DEAD if. W. Young Suddenly Passes'Away flat nrday Afternoon, J. W. Young died Saturday after noon at bis home in Weston, suddenly. He had - been in ill health the past several months, bnt his condition was not considered precarious at any time. Heart disease . is believed to be the ct-use of death. Mr. Yonng was one of the first pioneers of Weston and is well known throughout the county. He operated one of the first sawmills on Weston mountain and later moved, to Weston where he ' accumulated considerable property. He also owned valuable farming land. Mr. Young leaves a sister, Mrs. A. Phillips, she being the only near rela tive in this country. Milton Peaches ExceL O. A. Hobba informs the Mitlon Eagle that out of a lot of Malta peaches shipped to the Umatilla coun ty exhibit by him on the 7th of Aug ust, four were selected that tipped the scales at i lbs. 15 ounces, the best of the -whole state so' far. These peaches were grown by Mr. Forsythe and were taken , from trees that were overload ed. Mr. Hobbs is oounty solicitor and is desirous that anyone having choice samples of anything nice should noti fy him so he can call for same. The name of grower will accompany the exhibit and proper, credit i will be given. He states that this is a very hard year to gathor exhibits but be lieves that if all will contribute we can make a very creditable showing. Tale Fire at Hot Lake. A Are, which for a time threaten ed to burn the buildings at Hot Lake, caught from sparks from a passing engine and burned over a large area of tujes and grass. A number of section men were taken from this city on a switch engine and after hard fighting the fire was gotten under con trol. The report was current on the streets last night that the hotel had caught fire, bnt that proved without foundation. La Grande Observer. Foley 's Honey ana Tar for chHdren,satc,$ure. No opiates. w ij jj f ?' '1 jh I ills I I ! vj U Ur s& j xJJ i - ..IN.. - u PURSES AND PREMIUMS.. Six solid days of Racing from Sept. 25 to 30 in- elusive; under the auspices of the WALLA WALLA COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION FIRST HARNESS RACE MEET OF THE SEASON TWO HARNESS EVENTS AND AT LEAST THREE RUNNINC RACES DAILY PREMIUM SHOW FANCY LIVESTOCK OPEN ALL DAY BIO EVENING ATTRACTION REDUCED RATES ON ALL RAILWAYS THOS. H- BRENTS, PRES-B- B. CATWELL. SEC- Until August 28th, the Subscription price of the paper is sent to any postoffice outside of teflon Now is the time to send your Home paper to Eastern rel atives and friends. This low price for a year's subscription also includes a copy of the special Harvest Edition. Will bthe "Work and Save , :. " :.'W j - r"- ; - ' UJc H&rdWtiTe Stools is Dying of famine ' Is, in its torments, tike dying of con sumption. The progress of consump tion, from the beginning to 'the very end, is a long torture, both to victim and friends. "When I had con sumption in its first stage," writes William Myers, of Carrfoss, Md., "after trying different medicines and a good doctor in vain, I at last took Dr. King's New Discovery whioh quickly and perfectly cured me." Prompt , relief and sure cure for coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis, etc Positively prevents pneumonia. Guaranteed at McBride's drug store, price 50o and $1 a bottle. Trial bot tle free. ' Jlo-Tu-itae Tor fifty Cent. . Guaranteed tobacco habit curt), niukex ubuU nenntruiir NuoU pure. . 5Ua.il. All aruwiikt BLACKSMITH AND ' : REPAIRIIIQ SHOP A. II. LUNA, Proprietor.; Shop West of King's Barn, Athena. r ' THE ' ' X ST. NICHOLS HOTEL J E. FR00ME, prop. $ Only First-class Hotel in J the City. ? THE ST. NICHOLS 4 I the only one that can ftccomthoaale ooramercial traveler. . ; J Can beieoomended lor Its clean and well ventilated rooms. L Cob, Main anpThikd, ATBJtwA. or. CHARLES GAY ...Dealer in... ' Candies, Nuts, Fruits, Tobaccos, Cigars : ; FRESH BREAD. PIES. CAKES, ETC. INCORPORATED. asoline Engines gfXmSmSm ittdlu m-lZ THE WRIGHT LIVERY AND FEED STABLE 1 t iipi I iiniiiii ! COOD HORSES AND RIGS. REASONABLE PRICES DRIVER FURNISHED WHEN DESIRED- Homes boarded by the day, week or month Btableson2nd street, South of Main street J. r. Wright, Proprietor Troy Laundry Walla Walla, Wash. Elmer Lane, Agent in Athena Work Guaranteed Washings are called for each Tues day and are returned Friday morning T. L. TERIIUNE, CONTRACTOR & BUILEDR Estimates Furnished and Satisfaction Guaranteed. Residence on Hunt Ave. - Athena PROMPT &. RELIABLE SERVICE A. L. JONES WANTS ALL KINDS OF HAULING Goods taken bent care or and carefully bund led. Phone 13 for Express and Baggage. Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder right the Press, when Umatilla County, i 3 You Money ' Complete. i j Pianos of Worth. We sell the kind of Pianos that those who are critics, buy. They are Seed & Sons, noted for strength and volume of tone. The HenrT F. Miller. Boston's oldest and sweetest toned make. The Steger, musically equal to the beet, and the popular Singer. Whitman College purchasd pianos of us last year valued at $4,000, and all were of the above makes The College buys only the highest grade pianos. We buy direct from factory and can save you money. Pianos delivered on ten days trial free. It will pay you to get our prices and easy terms. Dwelley Herricl Music Co., 51 East Main Street i Doors Above Bridge, Walla Walla, Washington ED. BARRETT, CONTRACTOR & BUILDER Estimates furnished on all kinds or buildings. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Office at New Lumber Yard, Athena. --The COMMERCIAL LIVERY, FEED and SALE STABLE. Best Turnouts In Eastern Oregon Stock Boarded by the Day, Week or Month KING BROTH KltS .Mr. p PARKER & LANE'S Barber Shop. Shaving, Haircutting, Shampooing, Massage for Face and Scalp. .HOT BATHS. Shop North Side Main Street, Athena, Ore. Oregon Shoit line mmq Unlon Pacific TWO TRAINS EAST DAIY Thmit..! Pullman tttnlwlnrft nttA ilttltti curs dAliy to Omaha, i;lil-aK; tourlHt Mleeiilnu t CHrmuiyio Kansas uny; uirougn riiumuii touriMtslueplUK cari, pitriwinally coinlucti'il, wenhly to ;hlcK(, with free miiilng chair cant, seats free, to the east dally irum Pendleton. UltPKT TIME SCHKDtir.EH ARHIVE DB"y- ATHENA, OKK. Dally. Kat Mall for Pen- dlelon, ijaUrando. Uaker City, and ail points eiHt via Hun tliiKton, Ore., Also .... for Umatilla, Hepp- 4:53 p ni. rieri Thw Dalles, 9:67 a. ip. Portland, Astoria, Willamette Valley Points, California, Tanoma, Meatlle, all Hound Points. Walla Walla, Day. . ton, Pomeroy, lew- Al.m. Iston, Colfax, Pull- " man, Moscow, the P' Couer d'Alene dis trict, Hpokane and ail points north. . Mixed train walla 7:06 p.m. walla and Interme- i.m , dUte points. f" ' Mixed, for Pendle- 12:20 y.m. ton and Intermedl- 7:0Spam. ate points. Water Bontes. SAN FRaNCIBCO-POKTLAND ROUTE, Hteamer sal la from Poniard 8 p. in, .very 6 days. nake River Boat. Hteamers leave Rlparla daily except Satur day Returning at 4:10a. m. leave Jjewlston duliy except Friday, at 7 a. m U. MT. Duilth, Agent, Athena