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VOLUME XVIII.
ATFIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 23. 1906.
NUMBER 81.
XII
Will Inaugurate a
.MEW'S
BOY'S
The Sale will anclude the entire stock of Men's Suits,
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Men's Overcoats, Boy's Suits, Boy's Overcoats, Men's
Pants of every description. :W &
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; Just- aJny fine words can be written about some
worthlessfarticle as about a good one. We will not
.say how good our Clothing is, but we want your
' judgment on' them. Ed Manasse invites you to call
and examine for yourself. Such an opportunity to buy
good, dependable Clothing at these prices will not oc-
rnr snnn in Athena )!: Y - .Sli
The prices we are triakiug on thia Clothing will warrant yon in baying to supply your wants for
iutnre. as the values are better than ever before offered in Umatilla couuty, aud we are here to prove
First oome, first served. , ... '
ED. MANASSE
Agent for Butterick's patterns.
THE UP-TO-DATE STORE, cXthena, Oregon
Good Groceries, Coffee
In this trinity should the grocer build his business temple. The
difficulty is not great, but it s exceedingly difficult to build well
. without these 3 things. We have highest grade goods in every line
Each Article the Acme of Perfection
v Our entire. stock is selected with the same, care and discretion. ,
.."-REMEMBER Our prices are always consistent with quality.
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LASTS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
$17.50 Suit will sell until Xmas for-. $12.00
$15.00 Suit will sell until Xmas for. ...... " 9.90
$12.50 Suit will sell until Xmas for : : ; 8.95
$10.00 Suits will sell until Xmas for . . . . 6.90
$7.50 Suit will sell until Xmas for ... 6.10
$17.50 Overcoat will sell until Xmas for ... ,12.50
$15.00 Overcoat until Xmas for . . . ... .". 19.20
$12.50 Overcoat until Xmas for ........... . ,9.90
$10.00 Overcoat until Xmas for. . . . . . . . . ... 6 85
$10.00 Boys' Suit until Xmas . ... . . 7.35
$7.50 Boys' Suits until Xmas.. ... . . - 4.90
$5.00 Boys' Suits until Xmas ...I. . . . '., 3.45
$5.00 Men's Pants will sell until Xmas for 3.10
S3 50 Men's Pants will sail until Xmas for 2.40
$2.75 Men's Pants will sell until Xmas for 1.85
$1.25;oys, Long Pants willsell until Xmas .85
65c Boys' Short Pants will sell until Xmas 40c
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Weeks & Hemphill, Spokane
Will Fill Fuel Orders
BO DAY RATE IN EFFECT
Athena Dealers Placed Orders for Coal
Yesterday With the Spokane
Fuel Company
It now looks like coal for Athena
and other towns and cities along the
line of the O. R. & N. and W. & C.
R. railways. .
s Wednesday afternoon Agent Dobie of
the O. R. & N. reoeived the following
dispatch from Superintendent Robert
Burns: v.
Walla Walla. Nov. 21, 1906.
All Agents: ' v '
Have seonred permission from In
terstate Commission to -publish effec
tive 22ud inst. , rate of $2 per net too
on coal from 'Spokane to Pendleton,
Turner, Wallula, Pomeroy and inter
mediate points sonth of Riparia.
Minimum of 10,000 lbs. not to exceed
oar capacity. Advise dealers and all
interested. . R. BURNS. ;.
This rate went into effect yesterday
and is effeotive for 60 days, 'only. The
dealers the country over are out of
coal and have been for weeks, and the
Spokane wholesale dealers will no
doubt be flooded with orders. After
it beoame known that tho O. R. &
N. company had announced the $2
rate, Agent Kershaw immediately
quoted the same rate over his road,
the W. & 0. R., so that the local fuel
dealers on both roads are ou equal
footing.
The following letter from Weeks
& Hemphill, dealers in fuel at Spok
aue, .has, been received by Agent
Dobie:
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 19, 1908.
Agent O R. & N., .' i
Athena, Oregon.
Dear Sir: ,
Realizing the critical condition in
referenoe to fuel at your station . and
through the country generally, we are
faking the liberty of writiug you per
sonally and asking yon to be good
enough to say to retail coal dealers at
your station that we are now in a
position to Ail their orders for soft
coal for domestic purposes or for
steam purposes with reasonable
promptness. If yon will give them
this information you will be con f err
riug a favor on them as well as us,
askiug them to write us at once advis
ing us of their requirements, and we
will quote them prioes, and give tberu
any information they may desire.
'f banking you in advanoe for your
trouble, we beg to remain,
Yours truly,
f... ' WEEKS & HEMPHILL.
The coal bandied by this firm is
mined" in the Alberta coal fields and
comes into Spokane over the new
Corbin road. The new road is not
equipped to any great extent with
roiling stock, but it is presumed the
Northern Paoifio and O. R. & N. peo
ple are furnishing cars for the trans
portation of coal from the Alberta
mines. Athena dealers at once wired
orders to Weeks & Hemphill for coal.
FRENCH COACH PRIZE WI
P.-r Lucas Will Organize Company
to Purchase Horse-
arrived in town yesterday over tbe O.
R. & N. from Ogden, Utah. The
horse, a beautiful brown French
Coach, was consigned by Moliougblin
Bros., of Kansas City, importers of
Percheron and Frenoh Coaob horses,
to F. G. Luoas of this city, wbo will
at onoe organize a company to pur
chase tbe flue animal.
Tbe horse is a flualooker, is well
proportioned and Jrfr style aud 80tion
is easily tbe superior of auy horse seen
in Athena for many a long day. He
is registered under tbe name of "Doo-
tyle" 4125. He was foaled May 5,
1903, was bred by M. Augnste Neal,
Department of La Manche. , France.
Sired by Government Stallion Far nose,
dam Rosette by Jacanas, 2nd dam
Utrecht, 3rd dam bv Vautrain.
This fine fellow is now on exhibi
tion at MoBride's livery stable aud
tbe keeper will be pleased to show him
to any and all persons.
Doctyle was first prize winner at
tbe Interstate stock sbow, St. Joseph,
Mo., in Septemfcer of; this fear. He
was also first prize winner at the Mis
souri state fair, 1900 and at tbe great
Amerioao Royal Live Stock Show,
Kansas City, 1906.
A Narrow Eucape
Tuesday evening as the west bound
passenger on tbe O. R. & N. pulled
out of tbe station here, a stranger es
caped a horrible accident by a narrow
margin. He was at tbe front eud of
the train putting a dog iu tbe express
car when the train began to move.
With two grips in bis hands be ran
back to board a passenger coach. He
flung bis valises on tbe steps aud
jumped on after them, j Twioe he
missed bis footing but tba third effort
placed biin on tbe train.
MH BE AN INNOCENT M
People Who Were Neighbors of Wil
lard Moody so Believe-
Confident that with the authority
of a deputy sheriff be can unravel the
deep mystery whiob surrounds the
murder of bis brother, the late Wil-
L lard Moody, one of the mo6t promin
ent ranchers of Pine valley, Henry
Moody has been made an offloer by
Sheriff Ed Rand of Baker county, and
t rparted for the scene of the horrible
iiiine.
Last September Willurd Moody was
found dead in the bruwu about 200
yards from the little towu of Piue.
Wbeu the corpse was discovered it
was seen that the fiend who had rob
bed the wealthy ranober of bis life
bad committed the most brutal of
murders. The eyes were gouged out,
the face backed with a knife, aud tho
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flesh of the body literally torn from
the bones.
Some days later, Alex Widdowsou,
a saloon man of Pine, was arrested for
the crime and is now held iu the
Baker county jail. The reason for
suspecting Widdowsou of tbe deed is
unassigned, tbe greatest secrecy veil
ing tbe movements of tbe prosecution.
People of Pino and tbe valley iu
which tbe towu is located ate almost
unanimous in tbe expression of their
belief in tbe innocence of tbe mau
who was incarcerated for the murder,
and that it was when goaded by these
that tb aged father of tbe murdered
man is quoted as having said:
"I have tbe evidence now whiol:
will put a rope around tbe neck of
Alex Widdowsou." "
Tbe appointment of Henry Moody
as deputy sheriff, followed by bis
departure for Pine, is taken in Baker
City to indicate that he has defiuite
clues of damaging cbaraoter, aud
that, armed with official authority,
be can work at greater advantage. ,
There are current rumors that a
well known woman of Pine valley is
implicated in tbe case, but these can
not be confirmed by those interested
and it is with the greatest interest
that the trial of Widdowson, whiob
is to ooonr in January, is awaited.
PREACHER INSANE FROM DRINK
Rev- Sam Driver Committed to Insane
-Asylum at Los Angeles.
A Los Angeles dispatch gives the.
information that Rev. S.' M. Driver,
formerly one of the best kouwn Meth
odist ministers iu tbe west and for
several years a resident of Los Ange
les, was committed to the Patton
insane asylum. The ground for bis
commitment was suicidal mania,
alleged to have been brought on by
alcoholic exoesses. For a time tbe
commissioners were loath to send the
minister to tbe hospital for the insane
unless Mr. Driver oonseuted to such
commitment, and he said that be
would go willingly to the hospital so
that be oan overcome his craze for
liquor. ..
Throughout the examination tbe
minister talked rationally aud bis
condnot was perfection itself. It is
said a three mouths' rest cure to ease
his nerves is ail that the minister needs
and that only melancholia caused his
attempts to end bis life.
Driver graduated from Willamette
University at Salem, and soon entered
the Union army as a volunteer. He
served throughout the war and then
eutered tbe ministry, serving uutil a
few years ago. Three years ago be
was presiding elder at the Idaho con
fereuce.
f Last Thursday night, according to
the testimony, Rev.. Driver attempted
to commit suioide by drinking poison.
He was saved by quick work on the
part of his family and was then locked
up on an insanity charge. Driver is
woll known to all the old timers of
Umatilla county, having preached
here in 1882 and '83. He also preach
ed at Baker City and other plaoes in
Eastern Oregon. v
At one time in his career "Sam
Driver" was without an equal in tbe
state of Oregon wbeu it came to stir
ring up enthusiasm and getting results
from revival meetings.
V Flour War at Waitsburg
Tbe Spokesman-Review says: A
breach between tho Preston-Parton
Milling comtiany of Waitsburg and
tbe Corbett Bros. Milling company of
Hnntsville has terminated in a "flour
war for tbe control of tbe local mark
et. Four years ago the Preston-Parton
company succeeded in shutting the
Cor bet d flour from the market, but re
cently Corbett Bios, established a pro
duoe bouse there and out the price of
A 1 flour from $1.25 to flpersaok.
Both companies are armed for tbe
fray and tbe price of flour is expected
to drop to 05 cents at tbe Preston
Parton mills, when a large shipment
of flour will be made from Hnntsville
by Corbett Bros.
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A Splendid Saddle
Frord tbe combined efforts of Cbas.
Norris and "Jinks" Taylor, the finest
saddle that ever came to Athena is on
display at Mr. Noiris' harness shop.
Mr. Taylor selected a Linkville tree at
Walla Walla and Mr. Norris did tbe
rest He sent tbe tree to tbe George
Lawrence company, at Portland
with instructions to spare no expense
iu tbe leather and workmanship; He
got just what be ordered! Tbe saddle
is certainly a beauty, irvi cost Mr,
Taylor just $70. The stock used is
tbe best the market affords and the
workmanship ia par excellence.
TO VOTESGHOOLTAX
Meeting for, that Purpose will
be Held December 15.
THINK 10-ILL TAX SUFFICIENT
District No 29 Has Voted 15-Mill
for Last Pour Tears and Is near
ly Out efDebt
For tbe purpose of voting a school
I tax for district No. 29, a meeting will
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be held at tbe sohoolhouse Saturday.
Deoember 15. v
It is thought that a 10-mill tax,
together with tbe regular appropria
tion, will be sufficient this year to pay
off tbe remaining indebtedness of the
district and the expenses of maintain
ing the sohoo. For four consecutive
years a 15-mill tax has been levied in
distriot No. 29 and tbe funds derived
from this heavy tat have been used in
reducing tbe bonded Indebtedness, and
the redemption of school warrants. In
those four years tbe bonded indebted
ness of the distriot, amounting to
(7000 and $4000 in outstanding war
rants, has been reduced down to $800
bonded" indebtedness and $200 out
standing warrants leaving the pres
ent indebtedness of the district
amounting to $1000.
O. G. Chamberlain, clerk of the
school board, is of the opinion that a
10-mill tax levy for sohool purposes in
this district will be sufficient this
year to wipe out the balance of in
debtedness and pay tbe running ex
penses of the school. ,
Tbe 15-mill tax levy last year was
the highest of any distriot in the
county. The wages paid teaohers by
this district does not reach tbe limit
paid by other districts of like im
portance. The principal of the
Athena pnblio school is paid but $85
per month and some of the grade
teachers are reoeiving country distriot
salaries.
WORK ON PILOT ROCK ROAD
Contract Has Been Let for the Grad
ing and Bridge Work.
"The contract for the grading and
bridge work on the Pilot Rock road
has been let to tbe Paoifio Coast con
st ruction company. They will com
mence upon the same immediately,
and tbe work will be rushed to com
pletion." The above statement was made to
the East Oregonian Wednesday moro-
iug by H. A. Brandon, assistant en
gineer foi the O. R. & N. company,
and it will be good news to the people
of this seotion '
In speaking about tbe grading and
bridge work contract, Mr. Brandon
said he bad reoeived notice on Novem
ber 19 that the same bad been let to
tbe Paoifio Coast Construction com
pany. Regarding tbe price to be paid
to tbe company be wished to be ex
cused from speaking. However, he
stated as above, that tbe work is to
be commenced immediately and com
pleted as soon as possible.
Aocording to Mr. Brandon tbe
plans for the branch line call for the
construction of 14 1-2 miles of road
bed. Tbe work commences at the
mouth of Birch creek, four and one'
half miles west of Pendleton. Im
mediately after leaving the main liue
tbe Umatilla river is spanned by a
bridge and tbe line constructed up
Biiob creek to tbe town of Pilot
Rook. The main liue track will be
used from Pendleton to tbe mouth of
Birch oreek.
The ooutract of tbe Paoifio Coast
construction company merely calls for
tbe grading and bridge work on tbe
branch line. Mr. Brandon states that
the O. R. & N. company always does
its own track laying and that as soon
as tbe grading has progressed sufllo-
ieutly a track laying crew will be
placed at work. Tbe work will be
started at tbe point where tbe branob
road leaves tbe main line.
Herbert Huaon, of tbe Paoifio Coast
Construction company, is also in tbe
city in behalf of his company. In
company with Mr. Brandon he will
drive over tbe route of tbe branch
line and inspect tbe same and decide
upon locations for construction camps.
McIntyT-Davno n
' Mr. Alex Molntyre and Miss Cora
Davison, woll known young people of
Athena, were united in marriage in
the parlors of tbe Hotel Pendleton
Wednesday afteruoou, Rev. N. H,
Brooks officiating. The ceremony was
witnessed by a few intimate friends
o the bride and groom. The contract
ing parties have a host of friends iu
Athena and vicinity, wbo wish them
every sucoess in life. Mr. and Mrs.
Mclntyre will reside on the Molutyre
farm northwest of towci,
Famous Strike Breakers -
Tbe most famous strike breakers iti
tbe laud are Dr. King's New Lite
Pills. When liver and bowels go on a
strike, they quickly settle tbe trouble,
aud too purifying work goes right e
Best cure for constipation, headache
and duainess. 25(3 at McBrlde's drug
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C0I1L EN BLEED THE PUBLIC
Exorbitant Prices are Alleged at
Walla Walla oy Kesidents.
The coal situation iu Walla Walla
is but little improved, dealers averag
ing but one car in five days. This
supply is usually contracted for some
days in advanoe, tbe dealer dividing
the supply among customers in small
quantities. It is alleged by some
that the dealers are taking advantage
of tbe situation and charge exorbitant
prices. In one case a customer was
unable to procure only a small quan
tity in Backs aud was charged at tbe
rate of 60o a saok with bargeafor de
livery added, making tbe cost more
than $12 a ton, while it is furnished
by oontract to tbe penitentiary et
$4.20 a ton. The railroads claim that
tbey are not charging any more than
the regular rate for freight on coal,
but ia some cases where it has to come
from Wyoming mines tbe distance
being so much greater makes tbe
freight more than is usually charged
from mines located nearer
One dealer said to the Spokesman
Review correspondent that bis com
pany was furnishing Rook Springs ooal
at tbe regular price, $3 a ton, but that
his supply was exhausted and it would
be several days betore be could prom
ise delivery on coal now in transit,
and then only a limited quantity to
any one customer.
Another dealer is selling Rosiyn
ooal, whiob is $2 a ton less in tbe
market than Rock Springs, at $9 a
ton, but only supplies it iu small
quantities, with delivery charges add
ed. The comniercial'club has taken tbe
matter in hand and is making an effort
to relieve the situation, with prospects
of suocesB, but up to this time it has
not succeeded in landing any coal, al
though It has secured substantial con
cessions in freight rates from tbe Ore
gon Railway He Navigation oompany
from Spokane, whiob is applicable to
intermediate points and Pendleton. ,
' K. P. District Convention
At the'meeting of Damon Lodge No.
4, Knights of Pythias, held last night,
it was decided to invite tbe other
lodges of Umatilla county to meet
here in distriot convention some time
in January. Should the proposition
be favorably regarded by them ar
rangements will be made shortly for
the convention. At tbe last meetiug
of the grand lodge finance committee
held at Eugene, J. V. Maloney in
vited tbe committee to hold its next
quarterly session in this city. Tbe
invitation was aooepted on condition
that proper rates could be secured
from the railroad. By holding tbe
committee meeting on tbe same .date
as tbe dstriot convention, this will be
possible. Tbe next quarterly meeting
ooours iu January, though tbe exaot
date for the same has not been set.
East Oregonian.
Tiedeman's Arcade Robbed
From the Everett Herald the Press
learns that tbe penny arcade at
Everett, owned aud managed by P. H.
Tiedeman, formerly of this oity, was
retunred Sunday night, presumably by
boys, who broke open the register and
took all the ohange in the cash drawer
amounting to $5.25. Mr. and Mrs.
Tiedeman have been at Everett for
some time, and iu addition to tbe
arcade are running a music store. ..
Spokane Flyer Kills Team
K. 0. Turner of College Pluco, neur
Walla Walla, had a narrow escape
from death Tuesday afternoon. He
was driving a team across tbe O. R. &
N. track when the Pendleton-Spokane.
train ran into the outfit killing tbe
horses and wrecking the wagon.
Turner saw the train just in time to
jump from tbe wagon. Beyond re
ceiving a few bruises, he esoaped in
jury. - To Investigate Charges
It is announoed in Pendleton tbat
an inspector will be sent by the Indian
department to investigate charges re
cently made against Major Edwards,
agent of the ' Umatilla reservation.
Edwards is charged with using bis
offloial position in influencing persons
to have exolnsive dealings with tbe
Commercial National bauk, depository
for Indian funds. .
, A Terrible Storm
A. M. Gillia writes from Priuoo
Edward Islaud tbat one of tbe most
fearful storms in tbe history of the
island raged there last week. For
several days tbe wind blew a continu
ous gale at tbe rate of 60 to 70 miles
an hour. Many ships were wrecked
on tbe island coast and dozens of lives
were lost.
Echo Officials' Oversight
The Echo city council neglected to
publish tbe notice of election, aud ns
a consequence the ' same officers will
hold over for a second term.
Take Notice. ,
Those having (bills of account
against the Preston-Parton Milling
oompany will hereafter present tbe
same for collection on tbe 5th day of
each month instead of the 1st day of
tbe month as heretofore. The
ohange is made for the convenience of
tbe clerical foroe at the mill.
Pieston-Partou Mlling Co. '
Settle Up.
Those knowing themselves to be In
debted to Wm. MoBrido, tbe druggist,
are expected to call aud settle by Oo
tobor 15. Otherwise cost of collec
tion may bo added.
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