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i t VOLUME XVIII. ATJTENA. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY. JULY 3. 1906. NUMBER 40. n y ...... ED. MANASSE ftjQW"'. A; ..... K W Ljss V LaaU U Shirtwaists s Id white and. colored. Linen, and Mull with the latest Cuff' Sleeves. " ' . ' Embroideries. Monslin Embroideries. They . look like silk but wears better. SUITS FOR MEN and BOYS In Square and Round Corners. Up to date Col ors and guaranteed perfect fit. ED. MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. ,:;,'V..:::Fir8t'. : J aiiona of Athena CAPITAL STOCK. SURPLUS, We do Strictly a Commercial Business. We Solicit the Accounts ot Individuals, Firms and Corporations. OFFICERS H. C. ADAMS, President, T. J. KIRK, Vice President, F. S. Le GROW, Cashier, I. M. KEMP, Ass't. Cashier. Good Groceries, Coffee' and Tea ! In this trinity should the grocer build his business temple. The difficulty is not great, but it is exceedingly difficult to build well without these 3 things. We have highest grade goods in every line Each Article the Acme of Perfection Our entire stack , is selected with the same care and discretion. ' ; RE3IEMBER Our prices are always consistent with quality. DELL BROTHERS O 'A If I Ribbons. Those you read about for the ' neck and for belts. Washgoods. . The latest in Washgoods can always bo tound at this establishment. $50,000 17,500 DIRECTORS H. C. ADAMS, T. J. KIRK, F. S. Le GROW, D. H. PRESTON, P. E. COLBERN. CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN - GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT i - Hcif 4n ts 1 ' 1 PAY THE RECORDER Water Rents Now Paid at City Recorder's Office- WATER SYSTEM SATISFACTORY The New Service Does Not Seem to Increase the Water Bates to , Any Great Extent. If yon are a patron of the Atbena water system, instead of having tbe city marshal bunt yon up and collect the water ieut due the city, you are expected to call at tbe city recorder's office, pay the rent and take a receipt therefor. It must be a great relief to the per spiring marshal on hot days like these to sit in the shade and direct yon to the office, instead of wearing ont shoe leather chasing you down lor col lections. On the first day of each month you are expected to climb the' stairs to tho office of Recorder Chamberlain and before you leave, pay the amount which your water meter registers. If you do not the marshal will be given the job of turning your water supply off. So far the meter system is giving satisfactory results to both the city and the oonsnmer. About eighty me ters are now installed, the last of the lot recently purchased by the city, having been put in last week. Appar ently there is no notioable increase in the water rates ocouring from the meter service. Consumers are paying for the amount of water they use and no more. ' Freewater Briefs. ; . , ' Cora Lawson was married to Otis Kelty in Pendleton Wednesday, by Rev G. L. Hah of the Baptist church. Mr. Kelty is a young rauoher of tbe Hudson Bay neighborhood. A. KWest of tbe Sannyside district, sold his place of teu aores to R. S. Dunnington of Helix for $2700. Miss Mae Walker has been engaged as teacher of the North Fork sohool for the ensuing year. This will be her third term there, . and is accom panied by an increase in salary. : Set For July 21. Attorney Peterson informs tbe Press that the contestants and oontestantees in the Turner will case have been notified to appear before tbe court on July 31, at which time the case will be opened. Peering Giant Alfalfa Mowers LIGHT DRAFT . EASY RUNNING AND NEVER CHOKES C A. BARRETT & CO,, Athena Athena, Oregon. "MI AGAINST- - WOMAN" Drama Was Well Played in Thia City By Weston Talent. Despite the depressing stage pres ence of our arcb enemy, Wood, and a din of boisterous racket among tho gallery gods, the beautiful drama, "Woman Against Woman," was su perbly presented at the opera house Friday night, by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Welch, supported by an excellent oast seleoted from Weston's best local talent. Mr. and Mrs. Weloh sustained their professional reputation by the admir able manner in which they enacted their parts. The amateur actors with out exception, appeared in their re spective roles creditably, and tbe aud ience received with pleasure the an nouncement made by Mr. Welch, that the oompauy would again appear in Athena, cast in another play. Tho Press' dramatio critic finds nothiug but praise for the production of "Woman Against Woman," and with tbe same cast iu the next play, makes the prediction of satisfactory results and a larger audience. It is noted that Wood, the bloated Gardens potato "jungler," arose to tbe oooasion with a spasmodic effort and went through his lines without a bobole, esoaping a shower of aged hen fruit and decayed vegetables, a large stook of which was held in reserve by Onarles Brothertou and "Link" Swng gart. Properly coached, Wood may be used on the stage effectively as a footman. He would make up well to tbe part and his, voice baa tbe res onant twang for the "yer 'orse is ready Milord." Anything highor than this and the colonel is a target tor a shower bath of decayed vegetable matter. - . King Bros. Lease Land. King Bros., the Athena liverymen, will farm on the reservation next sea son. Tbey have rented the James Britten place in Wild Horse Moun tain. The ranob is adapted to wheat raising and King Bros, will put in a fall crop. O. R. C8t N. BLOCKED. Construction of New Depot at Walla Walla Delayed by Litigation. Tbe erection of the new O. R. & N. passenger depot at tbe foot of Muni street, for which the oompauy bus set aside 110,000, threatens to be indefi nitely delayed through logal entangle ment that has arisen in acquiring title to lot 6, block 18, Ritz addition, formerly owned by E. J. Mo Corma ck, says the Walla Walla Statesman. The O. R. & N. at the last session of tbe superior oonrt brought condem nation -proceedings against Mr. Mo Cor in uck and a jury awarded bini $375 in payment for tbe property. Mr. Mo Co i-m nek's whereabouts were un known, and he made no defense, to the condemnation proceedings. Evidently Mr. MoCormack has come to life, as the legal firm of Brooks & . Bartlett to day formally filed uotioe in the su perior court that tbe judgment ob tained by he O. E. & N. would be ap pealed to the supreme court. THE WINGARD CASE. Mother Sues for Possession of Her Little Daughter. The suit of Mrs. 0. L. Wingard to have tbe divorce deoree against her modified and to recover possession of a minor child wus started in the super ior court behind closed doors Saturday morning at Walla. WulJa. It was heard "until noon, at which time a con tinuance was granted until 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Wingard formerly sued her husband for divorce in Pierce county, and the case was later transferred to Walla Walla county. Through what Mrs. Wingard claims, a misunder standing, her attorneys were not pres ent at tbe time the case was oalled and the suit tiled by her husband, for a divoroe from here, was granted. He was given tbe custody of a minor child. Tbe mother, it is said went to Milton with tbe child, and about three weets ago Wingard made a sen sational attempt to take possession of tbe little girl. He was arrested and fined heavily at Milton. Now Mrs. Wingard is seeking to gain pos session of tbe little girl, arguing that Wingard is an improper person to have ber. The case is being fought by Wingard. A Rough Rider. "Dug" Flynn, who for years wug employed by W. R. Taylor, on his Grant county stock ranch, is in town. Mr. Flynn will be remembered by Atbena people as tbe man who broke cavalry horses here several years ago for Taylor and Kate Pinkerton. He is recognized as the most skillful rider in tbe Inland Empire, and tbe horse does not live that he will not tackle to conquer. He will compete in the broncho busting contest at Heppner on Jnly 4, for a parse of (85 and a bet of $200. DAN CUPID BEATS PETES WEST Twenty-Four Licenses Issued Oaring Jane and Ten Divorces. The battle between Dan Cupid and Peter West during the mouth of June resulted in the routof tho latter to the tune of 24 to 10, says tbe Tribune.. Twenty four happy swains marched up to the desk of County Clerk Saliug and passed in tbe fit necessary for tbe privilege of leading blushing brides to tbe altar. . , But tbe ringing of tbe wedding bells Tor some has silently receded into a forgotten past and ten couples claimed that marriage was an illusion and received permission from the court to again walk the single path. The exact cause of tho annuul mat rimouiul contagion whiob breaks ont in June has not yet been disolosed by Beatrioe Fairfax. It remains for some young scientist to place bis name high in the annals of scerdom byexplain mg the epidemio which anuually re curs during tho rose rnootb. Tho following are the twenty-four made happy. Peter is siuging "When shall the Harvest Be?" Harry 0. Thompson and Ethel John son, Neils Houdricksou and Coring Maud Bobiuson, Louis Suttou and Etna Kopittke, Theodore W. Sharer and Nellie Hoyt, Thomas Fix and Gertrude Tuylor, Paul L. Belts aud Eugenia McAllister, Robert S. Rich ardson and Clarice Claroes Giuly, Ed mond A. Biggs and Jessie McFulls, Henry C. Perry and Helen Whitte more, James W, Benedict aud Aurora E. Verette, Bradford B. Lane and Jessie Sommerville, Henry H. Jones and Fanuie E. Mounsoy, Walter G. Hulford and Florenoe E. George, Peter Sheridan and Laura Harrison, Charles W. Myers and Jessie Hartman, Charlos Graham and Birda Bonewitz, Otis E. Kelty aud Cora Lawson, Charles W. Jones and Gortrude Hoffrou, Goergo E. Hamblen aud Hattie M. Bowman, Vernio 0. Moore aud Sarah E. Ledger wood, Luke Cawapoo and Julia Dixon, J. Fred Gross and Laura May Keen, George W. Kelloy aud Abbey Miller, Samuel J. Reynolds and Lnla Carlisle, SWAGQART'S CAT. The Feline Is Satisfactorily Disposed of By Ely, Swaggart, Wood C8. Co. . Tbo oat incident bus been effectual ly ' disposed of by Ely, Swaggart, Wood & Co. through the columns of Wood's vile sheet at Weston. There is a woman in tho case, her' identity being lost in the "Co " ehd of the above blackmailing Arm. The follow ing appeared iu Friday's edition of Wood's disreputable, slanderous pa per : . - "While the less tbe Leader says about Boyd tbe better, since bis very name is a disgrace to these oolumns, it nevertheless becomes the painful duty of this paper to take cognizance of his latest plunge into tho noisome depths of misrepresentation and falsehood. Tuesday's issuo'of Boyd's slauderous sheet contains the follow ing attack upon a most worthy and reputable youug business muu, nuder tbe caption, "Ely Shot the Cut:" , xxxxxxxxxx "The above is merely a wanton and nialioious effort to divert suspicion from himself In a signed letter iu the same issue A. L Swaggart com plains of editors and other oareloss persons making targets of bis farm stock, aud especially deplores the un timely doath of bis beloved cat Be yond question, Mr. Swaggart knows that Boyd killed tbe cat, but does not say so beouuse in that event his com munication would be waste-basketed. The Leader has do doubt whatever tliut Boyd killed the oat with a view to providing rabbit stow for his impov erished household, but was unable afterward to remove tbe carcass with out detection." Gross-Keen.' A pretty homo weddiug took place at tho home of Mr. and Mr. John Keen, west of town Sunday aftornoou, when Rev. Geo. T. Ellis united in tbo holy bonds of matrimony, Mr. J. Fred Gross and Miss Lanra May Keen. Relatives and intimate friends were at the weddiug, and after tbe mar riage ceremony a splendid dinner was served. Many beautiful presents were in evidence . Tbo contracting parties are well known in this part of tbe county. Tbe bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Keen, and tho groom is the only sou of Mr. and Mrs. George Gross, of thia city. The Aftermath. Perhaps the defeat of W. J. Furn ish for governor four years ago was a disguised blessing, says tbo Umatilla Chronicle. He who causes two blades of grass to sprout where not even one grew before leaves a hotter iecord to prosperity than by a century of offlce bolding. But a few summers hence and thousands of acres nnder tho tbe Furnish ditch in Umatilla will las producing alfalfa and grain and their higher results, butter and cheese. There are greater aud better thiugg than politics iu Oregon. L GET RELIEF Railway Commission States Rates Are Unreasonable. THEY ILL FIND A REMEDY Joint Wheat Bates Also Granted Eureka Flat Question in Air at Walla Walla. . While the stato railway commission fiudings favor Walla Walla and East ern Washington in the demands ma do, the remedy has not boou chosen, Dnt will be in a short time and tbe formal fiudiugs, and order will thou be made, says tbo Bulletin. Tbe commission read a generalized summary of its findings this afternoon aud iu this it is shown that tbe joiut wheat rato would be granted, and that Walla Wallu would recoive some relief at tho bauds of the commission. The Eureka Flat farmers however, will not know what will be doue for their baueQt until tbe formal findings are made. , Although tbe commission acknowl edges that relief is uooessary it docs not prescribe the remedy, but will do so at a later date. It is stated that it would take considerable time to work out tbe detuils and iu tbe meantimo would weloomo suggestions from ship pers.railroads or other interested par ties regarding the work. ; , The findings are as follows: "Upon tbo question of establishing joiut rates on whoat, the commission is satisfied that the complaints havo established by the evidouoe that tho markets of Portland and that an injury results to the producer and shipper un able to reach Pugot Sound markets,, and that an order should be mado es-' tablishiug joint rates on wheat. The commission has not worked out the detuils connected with the promulga tion of suoh an order aud tbo formal findings aud order upon this question will bo announced at as early a timo a tbe commission can do so. And the further hearing ou this question is continued by the commission for this purpose. Uuder the evidence adduood at this bearing the genoral distauoe tariff rates now iu force by tbe railroads are, in the opinion of the Commission, unreasonable, discriminatory and uu jnstiflable. The adjustment of tho different general distanoe tariffs of uecessity iuvolvo a great amount of detail work end tbe most oaroful con sideration, having regard to tbe rights of all tbe sections of the state, and will require time and care iu tbo por paratiou. While considering tbe do tails, the commission would . welcomo any suggestions from tho shippers, railroads or any other interostod par ty. Regarding tbe complaint of discrim ination against the shippers on tbe lines of the Eurck Flat brauob of tbo Washington Columbia River railway company, tho commission is not pre pared at this time to aunouuoo what its findings will bo, aud tho mutter will bo taken under advisement by tbe commission. BAD MONEY MAKERS CONFESS Four of Eastern Oregon Counterfeiters Make Statements ta Officials. United States Secret Sorvice Direct or B. W. Bell has succeeded iu secur ing confessions from four of the men arrestediu connection with tbe find ing of a counterfeiting plant ou tbo tostiun ranch near Huntington, Ore gon, last week. Elzn R. Coon, a reputed teacher of the gang, and three of his partners, Elmer Turner, A. J. Turner and C. K. Mills, have told tbe secret service agents all tbey know about tho plant, but John H.Williams aud Joe Hansen, who are also iu custody, decline to say anything in regard to thoir alleged associations with tho other members of tho gang. Mary Bastian and a man for whom warrants have been issued, are still at largo. The Turner brothers are cattlemen of Weisor, Idaho. Jute Mill in Oregon. At a meeting Saturday afternoon in Pendleton, the Inland Empiro Wbeat Rrowera' association adopted a resolu tios calling on the next legislature to use every possible means to secure a jute mill for the state of Oregon for the manufacture of graiu and wool bags, and also asked the legislature to momorializo congress to remove the turiff from jute and tho manu factured products of jate. If