WHEAT.
SomeJRcasom Why the Price of Grain
is so Low at This Time.
The present demoralized position
ays Bradstreets, of wheat prices,
is credited to .the financial sit
uation in part, but more largely
to the inimence stocks on hand,
particulary at Chicago. A large
portion is abscribed to the May
wheat deal in that market, which
at one time had attracted ' there
23,000,000 bushels in public 'and
private elevators, and resulted in.
the advance of prices in Chicago
to afigure above parity- with all
other markets. When it was
found that the deal was not suc
cessful prices dropped, but not
sufficient to movo the cash wheat
in Chicago. The carriers saw in
the large stocks great profits in
handling the wheat, and an effort
was made to hold it in store.
This was successful, and from
month to month huge profits were
made on carrying charges, result
ing on July 1 in a difference of 74
cts. from July to September,
things ran smoothly until finan
cial depression reached its full
force, and then it was impossible
to get money on cash wheat, and
the load in Chicago was forced out,
driving it below a parity with
New York. Toledo led the de
cline at the start, and at one time
showed a new profit ' of 6c. over
snipping charges to New York.
Inability to handle the new ar
rivals and inability to sell New
York exchange accounted for the
disastrous break. When the de
cline started there was no let up
The liquidation of the August de
liveries drove prices on July 31 to
54c. for cash, a price never before
s-en in Chicago. The highest price
for cash wheat in Chicago this year
was in April, when it touched 88,
making a net decline of of 33ic.
During the great movements in
previous years low pricas have
been as follows: December, 1884,
69Jc and in October, 1834, 814c.
The price made on Monday was
life, below the lowest price ever
seen in the Chicago market.
ners in the exacting pursuit of
teaching. They have reaon to be
well satisfied with' the degree of
their success, it 4erng 'their first
trial. They are Miss Ella Ingram
and Joseph Zaringof Walla Walla;
Miss Anna Waddingham and
Daisy Bryson, of ' Weston; Miss
Martha Alcorn, of Stage Gulch;
Miss Lillie Porter, of Pilot Rock.
Mr. Zaring and Miss Bryson ob
tained a per cent sufficient to en
title them to second-grade certi
ficates had they had experience in
teaching.
There were twelve applicants and
three failures.
Miss Woodruff considers the list
of questions for this examination
the best furnished by the state
board since her incumbency as su
perintendent. "They were ex
tremely practical," she said "and
related : to genuine school work.
There was nothing at all in the
line of catch questions, Good
general information and mastery
of the text books were required on
the part of the applicants."
J
BURRELL-Ss- -COMPANY.
Have constantly on
band a full line of
arming implements
and vehicles, carts,
- Buffalo-Pitts Thresh
ers, Hodge-IIaines
Headers, New Deering
Bindert and Mowers,
Columbus Buggy Co's
Buggies; Racine Co's
Hacks, the celebrated
Wide-tire Bain wagon.
CTl 333. G-OIR3yCA,!DT, isixLSgex', r
- -A.TjZhL.exLa., Oregon.
-THE-
COMMERCIAL
' w-Ll very, Feed & Bale
STABLES,
Athena,
Oregon.
Paying off Sealers.
Paying off a sealing crew is a
different thing from settling with
sailors of a merchant vessel. The
captain of the schooner Allie I.
Algar, which arrived at Seattle a
few davs ago from the coast of Ja
pan, found he had to distribute
about 15,000 among his men.
The schooner was remarkablv for
tunate, and secured' a catch of
2227 skins, the largest number of
any vessel of her class belonging
on this coast. The skins were
shipped from Hakodate to London,
via the Suez canal, and when she
reached home she had but two
seal skins aboard. The schooner
returned six weeks earlier than ex
pected, and the reason given by
Captain Wester was that the seal
ing: season there is practically over,
and that a large number of of ves
sels, 180, are cruising on a limited
territory. He reports a very lucky
vovaze. not having carried away a
rope yarn or met with any accident
to the men.
The best Turnouts in Umatilla
County. Stock boarded by
Day, WeeK or Month.
Special attention given to Commer
cial travelers. Give me a call.
G. M. FROOME.
Agents Wanted on Salary and Com
mission for The Only Authorized
BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES G. BLAINE.
By Wail Hamilton, hit literary executor, with
t.h a MMimtxtlon of his family, and for Mr
Blaine's Complete Works, "Twenty Years ol
Congress and bis later book, "Political Dls
cusslons." One prospectus for these three
cusslons." One prospectus ior invHtj ht
Beet Helling book In the market- A. K. P.
Jordan of Me., took 1111 orders from flret 110
calls; aieht's profit $198- 60. Mrs. Ballard of O.
iook id ornere. la oem numm m i f,vm
Ufl.25. E. N. Rice of Mass. took 27 orders In
2 days; preflt H7.26 J. Partridge of Me. took
43 orders from S8 calls; profit 76.25. E- A,
Palmer o! N, ihvK. toon 04 oraere in
profit H8.25. Exclusive Territory given, u
you wish to make LiAKUU Jiua tu i , wrue
Immediately for terms to
THE HENBY BILL PUB CO., Norwich, Conn.
TAFT TOLBERT & CO.,
GENERAL
Reviewed by Bradstreet't.
European supplies of wheat have
begun to decrease rapidly, about
1,2000,000 bushels last week. Ex
ports of domestic wheat continue
exceptionally heavy (or Hub per
iod, there being 5,018,000 bushels
for the week, against 5,622,2000
bushels last week, 4,148,000 bush
el in the week a year ago, and a
little less than 2,000,000 bushels
each in like weeks in 1890 and
1889. Mercantile failures through
out the United StateB for the week
number 474, against 459 last week,
, and 133, 213 and-148 in like weeks
in the three preceding years. Iron
and steel industries remain exces
sively dull, which is true likewise
of woolen and cotton mills manu
facturing raw materials, each of
which lines is very low. Dis
patches from the maritime prov
inces report general tracto quite,
but crop prospects good, with the
business outlook in the provinces
of Ontario as fair as in the prov
inces of Quebec, where a large
yield of cereals is expected. Cana
dian banks maintain their position
of converatism with respect to
loans in the United States. Bank
clearances at Halifax. Montreal,
Toronto and Hamilton aggregate
$20,470,000 this week, a gain of
7.5 per cent over last week, but a
decrease of 1.5 per cent as com
pared with the week last year.
There were 58 failures in the Cana
dian dominion this week, com
pared with 43 last week, 24 one
year ago, 25 two years ago and 29
three years ago.
A Run Stopped.
There was a run on a bank in an
iron mill town and the depositors
were being paid in silver dollars.
The excitement increased and the
run became a fast one. The cash
ier was a young Irishman and the
work put upon him was more
than he liked. He resolved to
stop it. He sent the janitor with
a bushel of silver dollars into a
rear room where there was a stove,
with the instruction to "heat them
silver dollars red hot " They
were heated, and in that condition
handed out with a ladle. The de
positors first , grabbed the coin,
then kicked. "But you'll have to
take them away," said the cashier.
"We are turning them out as fast
an we can melt and mold them,
and 1 if you won't wait till they
cool you'll have to take them red
hot." That settled it. The run
was stopped.
Like Rats in Trap.
A fire resulting in the death of of
guests occurred Monday morning in
a three-story structure on Madison
street near Fifth avenue. A man
who jumped from the top story of
the building was killed, and about
half a dozen others were suffocated
and burned to death. The body
of Harry Godfrey, seven years old,
was recovered. The building waB
a dilapidated structure, occupied
by a restaurant on the first floor,
and by the Senate hotel on the
upper floors. Thirty guests were
in the buildi-g when the fire first
broke out. Those who perished
in the fire were caught like rats in
a trap, unable to make their es
cape. Threo additional bodies
have been taken from the ruins,
but they are as vet unidentified.
The total number of killed is sup-'
posed to be eight.
An Oregon Treasurer,
Another treasurer is ehort in his
accounts. This time it is the
treasurer of Jackson county Ore.
. When court was convened
Thursday for the settlement, Treas
urer Bloomer was called and tailed
so appear. Mr, Bloomer left Jack
sonville last Saturday and has not
been heard of since. The amount
of his default has not been defini
tely given out, but it is supposed
to be from iPGOOO to tfSOUU. There
is much sorrow and surprise ex
pressed by his many friends and
the citizens of the town generally.
He has always borne a good rep
utation and was one of the most
popular young men in the town,
lie is the senior member of the
firm of Bloomer Cronemiller &
Co. The members of the firm
know nothing of his whereabouts.
His bondsmen are absent and
have been sent for.
Blacksmiths,
Fourth Street, Athena, Ore.
S.. C. Stanton
" Proprietor of the
MEAT MARKET,
Corner of Main fc Fourth.
A Large variety of Meats al
ways on hand. See us.
Down
With
Are.
you going to insure your
Grain?
J? you are, see Gilman. He
represents some of the
best Companies on 'the coast,
lie writes polices for fun. See
him before placing fyour
Insurance.
High
Prices
ALL FAHRSsmi'n
. Some of them
BoloTe FARMERS' ILU&ISE
-The Co-Operative Store,
H ELI 11
Is lu the Interests of-
,v try on
CLARK WALTER,!
Manager,
CHAS.C. sharp;
. ; , ..... ,. , V
Successor to N. A; : Miller,
PAINTER & PAPERHANGER
AI3M -.
ALL GOODS ARE SOLD
ALL KINDS OF MACHINE
REPAIRING AT LOW
RATES.
Horse shoeing Wagon Work
MONEY
To Loan on Improved Farms.
Property at Low Rates.
Can get Money
In less time than anyone
Else can get it.
S
C. L. SIMMONS,
MANUFACTURER OF
fCtt,
And dealei in Wood, Sand, etc.
.A.. J.PAEKEB
Prorprlotor of
The Athena Club Rooms
Fine Clears a Specialty.
I HAVE,
For sale a number of
Choice Farms, including
One of the best farms in Uma-
tilla County,
Two miles from Athena.
A NUMBEir-V
Of choice Residence Lots
In Athena, on easy terms.
ATHENA RESTAURANT.
Mrs Hardin, Proprietress.
H. .P. Milken, Manager.
Main Street bet. Second and Third.
IYRITE-
Stood to his Post.
Fourteen people narrowly es
caped death an a Point Defiance
car at Tacoma last Friday night.
Some unknown villain piled rocks
on the rail, and the car jumped
the track, ran against the guard
rail, over that and against the
Bide railing and tottered over the
edge of the bridge, where it was
nearly 100 feet to the bottom of
the gulch. Motorman William
Gilson proved himself a hero bv
staying with the car reversing the
motor and saving the lives of 14
passengers, while the platform was
over the edge of the bndgo.
Insurance in the following
Leading Companies:
London and Lancashire,
Lion, Imperial, Caledonian,
Liverpool, London & Globe,
and the Continental, the
Great farm Company.
T.D- HARPER, Athena, Oregon.
The Teacher's Examination.
The work of giading the papers
of applicants was finished Satur
day afternoon by the examiners,
Mis9 Harriett Woodruff, county
school superintendent, F. J. Van-
Winkle and II. E. Woodruff, hav
ing in chargn the last regular ex
amination of teachers.
Miss Maggie Leonard, of Pendle
. ton,, and Miss Irene Taylor, of
Athena, are honored with the suc
cess, of securing first-grade certifi
cates, a nn very easy matter these
times. . Miss Leonard's rating was
exceptionally good, being the
highest noted for two years.
A second-grade certificate was
granted B. F. Conner, of Pendle
ton. There was six third-grade cer
tificates igiued, all to new begin-
I will give free with every $10
(cash) worth of oods purchased,
or to those having an account of
$10 or over, who come and settle
by Sept 1st., a 3 life size crayon or i
Air Urusb Portrait. You have i
undoubtedly some picture of re
lative or friend that you would
like to have enlarged and THIS is
your opportunity. L L Crofutt.
Weston Oregon.
Notice.
Complaints have been made to ma by par
ties iwelvlut notice to pay up the Stanton
Campbell aorounta. In justice to myselt, I
tali to suy that It Is not my desire to have
any one preened for payment at present.
Tlieae accounts have uuavoWlably passou
from my cont roL, M. C. Htaktos .
For Sale.
A good second hand header f.i
sale, cheap, inquire of J. Bloch S
Co. . - - '
Pay Hp
All parties knowing themselves
indebted to me, are notified to
come forward and settle without
delay.
Jan. 1st tf. N.A.MILLER.
Can be recommended to the pub
lic as first-class in every
particular.
None but White Help Employed,
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
DAY OR NIGHT.
Suppers for Special Occasions
SI ELS JS5 .
THE-
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL
J. W. Frooms & Son, Props-
Tho Only
Hotel in
First-Class
the City.
Ami the onto one that can accommodate
commercial men and travelers.
THE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL
r.n I. uunmendei for its clean and
well veutelated rooms, io which will
be found everything congenial
On
The
Lowest
margins
FIRST NHTIOHS.
BMK
OF HTHEHfl.
0
South side Main Street.
CAPITAL STOCK,
SURPLUS,
$ 6OOO0
$21,000
Pays Interest on time deposits. Proper attention
, given to collections. Deals in foreign and .
domestic exchaoga.
L. D. Lively, Cashier,
Athena, Oregon
CCDzlo .AbltLenzLa Meat Market
FRANK BEAU proprietor.
FRESH MEAT ALWAYS OH HAND
solicit the patronage of the pnblio and in return will give you the best of fresh
eaU at the lowest prices FRANK BEAL.
John Gillts.
ARE U
Dan Gilli
Going to bu
Household
jy any
Furniture?
IF SO
. Call on us andg et ou
Prices before going elsewhere
Be assured it pays to call on us
you
Do not be influenced by what our opponents may say to eep
from coming to see our goods. Come and see for yourselves. We car
ry a full and complete stock of Furniture, wall paper and underta ing
goods. GILLIS BROS.
Do Ybu
Ihe'dining rooms ate under the supervision
of Mrs. Froome and the table is sup
plied with the best the market
affords. ,
ATHENA, OREGON.
AWWYVVVV
Ira i
n
HEADS!
What Is the condition of yours? Is your half dry
harsh, brittle? Does it split at the ends? Has It a
lifeless appearance? Does It fall out when combed or
brushed ? Is It full of dandruff ? Does your scalp itch ?
Is It dry or in a heated condition ? If these are some of
your symptoms be warned la time or you will become bald.
SkookumRoot Hair Grower
Is what rou need. Its pndMtlasi It Bot in scetdenl bat the remit ef sdentlfle
ran-D. Kuowled of the AUnm of the hair mn sal td to Mm discov
ery of how to mwu litem. wSkooktmeOBUlnsMiUMrBiiBrlssroll. It
1 sot Die, bul Ulif ktfUltr eooiuig &4 rt rMhin Toaio, Dy HBnlHiK
the totUclest t ttej Wjia luur, turn iutuintg' aa4 im kw imbaii
kind.
t W Keep the seslf etoaa. hesKhr, aaS tree from trrttattas enpttnaa. ky
the use ot & &mw it destroys nwW tuuut, wkkk am
If Touc dnuwuteaaartstunitrreasMd itwet o s. M w will forwwd
prcpaU. on rmwiotet price, uraww, fi botue 1 1 ha sua boh. sim.
pwjwi (or SUO.
THB SKOOKUfl ROOT HAIR GROWER CO..
3 1jJ52liKK T Beatli Ftftk ATease, .w Tsk. . T. w Js
PCKDOOOOOOQ.
i F
EEL -:SICK? T J
VP
Disease commonly come:
symptoms, which
m extent
i-r'-ir.'l lr-rl.- -frf1 li-wn
and
graaua'i
dan-:v:
Estimates on all WorK Furnished.
House painting, Decorating, Paper
' Hanging a specialty, Car
riage Painting.
P
IIOTOGRAPHS!
PHOTOGRAPHS!
Photographs in Every
S T IT Xj 33
-Call on
THE BOSS
.PHOTOGRAPHER.
HaeecHsor to Camming,
Main St. Athena.
Coppying and Enlarging, Viewing at eas-
onaoie rates, (jail ana sea nira.
Cox, McRae & Co.,
-Dealers In-
HARDWARE
And
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
RUSHFORD WAGONS,
GATE CITY HACKS ,
WOODS HARVESTING MACH
INERY, AfiD EXTRAS OF
ALL KINDS.
Call and Get Prices,
COX, McRae & Co. Athena
THE
ATHENA LIVERY STABLE
J. M. SMETHERMAN, Prop'r.
(Secceesor to J. A. Nelson.)
NONE BUT FIRST-CLASS RIGS
AND SAFE TEAMS.
STOCK BOARDED BY THE D4Y
iiirri nn iiautii
; wttiv UH r.iunin.
Give Me a Trial.
Corner Fourth & Current, Athena.
is Tims
sjfrpii?' to
II you SUFFER FROM HEADACHE, DYJ
FEPCIA or INDIGESTION. . .
U nil sre BILIOUS, CONST'.FAT"
LIVES COMPLAINf,
TAKK
RIFANS
A'.'-'.
II jour COMPLEXION IS SALLOW, r- pi!
. SUFFER DISTRESS AFTFfl E-tTi-vS,
For OFFENSIVE BREATH nn ! . I "C
DERS OF THE STOMACH, . . .
ft i I V ; . w
i':s tsiem xnd
Ripans Tabules Hegjaie
1 EASY TO TAKE
vise
GIVES j
RELIEF, j
QUICK. TO ACT
SAV2 :.AXY A DOCTOR'S BILL.
ON SALE
OMAIIA, KANSAS CITY, ST.
PAUL, CHICAGO, ST.
LOUIS,
AND ALL POINTS
EAST. NORTH AND SOUTH
Time Table of Trains:
Passenger.
No S, from Athena to Spokane and interme
diate points, leaves 7:48 am
No 6, from Athena to Portland and Intermed
iate polnta, leaves - - 6:07 pm
Prelght:
No 41, from Pendleton to Spokane, leaves
Athena - , . - 6:45 p m
No - 42, from Spokane to Pendleton, leaves
Athena . - - - 30 p m
PULLMAN SLEEPERS,
COLONIST SLEEPERS,
RECLINING CHAIR CARS
V and DINERS V'.'.
Steamers Portland to San
Francisco every 4 Days.
TICKETS
TO
F-HOM
EURUPE
Sold by Druggists Everywhere.
5Z55SS5
PRINTIHGALl K,KDS l PRESS OFFICE.
For - rates and peneraV Information
call on A R. Bradley. Depot Ticket
Agent, Athena. Oregon.
W. H. HURLBUT, Asst. Gen. Pass. Act 851
Washington Portland, Oregon.