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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1893)
Bakincr 4i WJ w A cream of tartar baking powder Highest, of all in leavening strength Latest United States Government FoodReport. '.; - " ' . Eoyal Baking Powder Company, 106 Wall Street. New York. Same Thing Over Again. ; The Klamath Express says: 1 Tuesday while the stage was flying along just beyond the very scene of s the Sunday robbery the same high wayman, with the same mask, the sameytelt, overalls and coat, ap "prjaTed again, Btopping the stage 1 with the same Winchester and de- livering to the driver the vouchers i he had taken out of the pension is era' envelopes. In the coach sat a couple of Chinamen outward bound ? with their wages,, which they had "i earned at the Klamath Hot Springs hotel, and the lone highwayman, I calling them out proceeded to go through their blouses, f " "No takee my raonee." im- . plored one of the Celestials. "We I going home, work hard no much pay."- ;; ;.. , - "Why are you in this country at all?", sharply demanded the ! American, "But for such cusses as you our noble American people I wouldn't be obliged to go a gun I " ning for Wages. --They'd have plen-i f ty of work and good pay for it, you N d- pig-tailed sons of sin! Out J with your monev!" After taking $90 from the horri fied dish-washers, , ho bade them get back into the coach and went away whistling "After the Ball." Ghouls at Work. Sunday afternoon Mrs. Hess and Miss McColum, of Dundee, visited the cemetery at that place and found the grave of William Jones, who died in February, 1892, of old age, opened. The body had been taken out and was left on the ground, where it appeared to have been three or four days. A son and several daughters of t he dead man live in this place. As soonas word could be sent to them, he Nson, William Jones, jr., and a son ' ' jj-law, David Everest, in company , v5th J3r. McConnell, Sq-uire Bur rjrtT and severe-others drovjto the ( , burying ground. : They found the 9 body lying on an old burlap sack, ;V face down, and about 10 feet from , the foot ar a little to one side of rr--gfave. The grave had been filled up with new posts, old boards and dirt. On opening it, it was found that the rough box cover had been broken by a mattock or i spade. The casket cover had been broken' into peices and the body pulled out feet first. - The pieces of the casket and box cover been 'i thrown back into, the grave, with dirt and posts. ' The body was carefully examined, but no clue to the perpetrators j of the deed could be found. It was replaced in its desecrated grave. No reason for so ghastly a deed can be found, :: for the deceased was an old man . and without-an enemy in the world. Nothing of any value had been buried with him. The fight at Baker City Satur day night between Sam Burcb, of Union, and Tom Taggert, of Baker City, was won by Burch. Taggert threw up the sponge after 14 . rounds had been fought. He was then convinced he had been over matched. The articles of agree ment called for twenty rounds. ; Taken Up. .-'t:'- Not tea is hereby given that I have on this 2Srd day of September 1893, taken up the fol ttnwiiw m-rtiwrtv to xvitr One small 8-year-old grey horse, branded with car link on right hip. Therefore I will sell the wme atpnhllo auction nt the city pound on 'Tuesday, Oct., 3rd, 1KB at 1 o'clock p m on Bald day unless redeemed by owner, for cash in hand - James Stamper Dated spt. 23 v City Makshau . - Lcsocl I DR. GRANT'S SYRUP OF fit Ecrofula, tfalignant Boils, Carbuncles, Sere Eyss, Fever u;cers, Tetter, Salt Rhswm - Sores, Ring Worm, Itrysipelas, truptions,Tumors and Syphilitic Afections of the Skin, Throat and Bones, PEEPABD 1ST O.I.B. PORTLAND, Cr.CGON. For Sl ?y P M Klrklnd Fionecr Drug Storcf wm Local News. The Peess gives the news. We will take No. 1 wheat on subscription, at 50 cents per bush el. Mrs. D. A. Hendricks, who has been ill for some time, has recov ered. . - . The old po8tofiice building in Pendleton has been converted into a dance-hall. Bring us in a few sacks of "mur pbys," and square , up for another years subscription. The annual meeting of the Ore gon Press Association will be held in Portland next week. Dr. Carlisle, of this city wash-an applicant before the Pendleton board of examiners Tuesday. The Pendleton people thought the songs of the World's Fair Comedy Co., somewhat ancient. A fall race meeting will be held at Baket City, commencing Oct. 16th, and continuing five days, .Hewitt uses nothing but pure, fresh drugs in filling prescriptions. Take' your prescriptions to him. Taft.Tolbert & Co., the black smiths will give 50c per bushel for good wheat, on all standing ac counts, -..j. Baker City has abase ball tourna ment between October 16 and 20. The amount offered for the winning iuhis $200. fine ' condition of the M H 1 1.0 8 oner an : inducement, ror ers of a buggy-ride to hitch up and take a spin. jCNelson Swaggart a former resi dent of this vicinity, but now. the Willamette vanev was in Nie city yesterday. ' - : A recention was tendered to the teachers of the Normal school at Weston, Friday evening. Music and speeches -were the features.. Several counterfeit dollars have been seen in circulation lately in Pendleton. They are light in weight, but otherwise are a capital imitation. Pendleton people do not 6eem to appreciate local musical talent. The Band boys down there have organized an orchestra, and Friday night gave a ball to raise funds to pay the instructor, realize enough to They did not pay , for fiddle strings. Heppner Gazette: - The Salem Statesman says the Eastern Ore gon i people ; are talking John C. Leasure for -congress. ) First - we ever heard off-it."' And while-we" think of it, hadn't 'the Statesman better take a little of its own advice and attend to politics " in its own district. . - : Weston Leader: The Athena Press is now running plates on the outside. The management of that paper has wisely come to the conclusion that their patronage was not sufficient to justify setting so much type. : A saving ot ten or twelve dollars a week is quite an object these times. ; Mrs. Fannie H. Brown (formerly Hotchkiss) was united in marriage to John E. Beam, of Pendleton, well known in this end of the county, Tuesday evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Chid er, on Green street, Hasting Mich. They will make their future home in Pendleton. ,; A pelican measuring a little over eight feet from tip to tip, was killed on Mr. John C. Luce's ranch in the John Day country, Satur day. The bird lit down in the al falfa field near the house, and get ting its wings wet was unable to rise readily, aud the women and children killed it. The Sultana mine in the Granite Creek district, which is owned by Umatilla county men, is destined to turn out very rich in silver. A tunnel 255 feet in length, terminat- mg at a deptn oi itu ieei nas just t -i , t , i i 1 i been completed, stopping in a ledee two and a half feet wide which is very rich in silver. Weston Leader: We are pleased to note that the Inland Repubh can has profited by our informa tion in a recent issue and has made the correction we sug gested. It is pleasant to have our efforts for the enlightenment of our fellowman appreciated and we feel considerably elated over the result. i To het Tot, N. A. Miller's little child with a painful accident last week. While nding his tricycle it ran off the side-walk, throwing hint to the ground. One of the wheels struck him in hi? crippled leg, which swelled up and caused him much pain. The little sufferer is getting along very well at pre sent. . .'. The East Oregonian of Friday of the savs: The grand opening new opera house in the LaDow block will take place October 21. Manager Fletcher is making ar rangements for a grand time. It is quite probable that the Helix, Athena and Pendleton bands will be present; also the Pendleton Orchestra, Pendleton Choral So ciety and some talent from Walla Walla. K4 'roafl ( xjk Mrs. Law Shaw has been quite ill during the last week. "Doc" Osborne returned Sunday from a visit to the valley. HStahl, the Walla alla brewery- man, was in the city Monday. T, D. Harper is on the road drumming up insurance business. Mrs. C. W. Gates, of , Adams, is visiting Mrs. Rosenzsweig this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Adams and Dr. McFaul were noticed on our streets yesterday. Geo. Bates is making some im provements on the residence of G. M. Froome this week. Edwin Simpson disposed of 40 tons of hay this week . to . Geo. Froome, receiving $8 per ton. !)sGeo. Hansell and family left for visit to relatives Monday night. Mrs. I. N, Richardson, who has been very ill for the past two weeks, is somewhat better at this writing- " :v; Geo. Froome is hauling alfalfa hay from the Hudson Bay country this week. George says this is the best of cow feed, v , X John, son of Clark Walter, liv ing west of ihe city is lying dang erously ill with typhoid lever, bo Dr. Momt informs us. Wm. Mosley is erecting a neat residence on his property on Third street. The house when completed will be occupied by Geo. France. -J. R. Armstrong, assistant man ager of the Farmer's Warehouse Co., left last Wednesday for Port land on business connected with hecbmpany. e Bloch and James Stamper nt over to the Umatilla Sunday in quest of the finey .tribe. Jake got hold of one that smashed his fishing tackle all to splinters. Editor Kaiser, of the Ashland Record, is on a visit to the world's fair. If his method for, collecting the necessary finance is obtainable we would like for him to "out" with it. am uuiiy, or ftinton, was in the city Friday circulating a peti tion for the district attorney to dis miss the Gaskell case, at the com ing term of the circuit court. He got several signers. A copy of the special Camp Uompson edition of the JNorth western Guardsman was received this week. It contains a graphic history of the doings at Glanstone, and is profusely illustrated. The La Grande Chronicle comes to hand this week: a picture" of press-work and typographical neat ness. It is profusely illiibtrated and is issued as an immigration edition. , , )We learn there are a number of cases' of typhoid fever in the Cold Spring country. Nine men belong ing to W. A. Sample's harvest crew are : reported to be down with that disease. Mrs. Jar vis Hurd and two chil- evening's train from an extended visit in the east. Her brother, Mr. Taylor and a friend whose name is Page, accompanied her home. IjCMost of the farmers in the coun try north of town have finished threshing. Clark Walter, War ren Raymond and W m. Anderson completed their season s run yes terday, . and pulled in their ma chines. SsMrs. Willis Bush is lying very HI at - home in the north part of the city with spinal menigitis. bhe was taken sick quite suddenly, and grew gradually worse until she be came unconscious, in which state she has since remained. Her many friends hope for her imme diate recovery. v The following will be of interest to some of our sportsmen: Grouse and jack snipe may be offered for sale from October 15th to Novem ber 15th of each year. Any of the various kinds of wild ducks, geese, or swan may be offered for sale during November and December Deer may be sold at any time dur ing the. open season August 1st to December 1st. The East Oregonian, in speaking of Jim Phillips, who has been here several times with a shooting gal lery, says: Phillips carries a fair ly well stocked jewelry store on his person, as evidence ot enterprise and prosperity, and is still hope ful in his hunt for a rich widow. He has been located the past three months at Walla Walla, where he runs a combination shooting gal lery and fruit, poultry and fish stand, and almost every day has added a double eagle to his wealth A Pkess reporter took a spin through the country Tuesday and found that harvest is about over. The reporter also had an oppor tunity to inspect the supposed sprouted wheat. At Jesse Hale's ranch near Adams, the men were re-piling sacks and the bottom sacks that had rested on the ground had small spots of sprouted wheat on them, the ones on the top being perfectly sound with no signs whatever of any sprouted grain. Where straw was put on the ground before putting the sacks down, no sprouting had occured. C. A. Bauett was in Pendleton Monday, y Nancy Hanks holds the trotting record at 2.04. . 'i- The Portland Exposition was formally opened Wednesday night. Wheat in the Cold Springs country averaged thirty bushels to the acre. . .. -1 - Miss Harriett Woodruff, county school superintendent: was in Ath ena Tuesday. : -.Vw V Snow fell every day' last week, it. . . T . 1 T"V i i in ine jonn t;ay country out mel ted as fast as it fell. ; c George Tittsworth was appointed janitor of the school house, by the board ot school directors The State Fair at Salem ended Saturday. It is said not to have been a success financially. Mr. and . Mrs. Mark Johns, of Pendleton spent last Sunday in Athena visiting Mrti and Mrs. R. A. Carden. f ' V' 1 he grove south ot the city is becoming quite- , r? srtrt -fojr. b congregation , of Athenians on Sunday afternoon, , - ; The Athena band is practicing on new music. JNext spring the Athena band will come out the best in the state. " '4 ; r:-.::: Born, in Pendleton, Saturday .-, - ... -- t - evening, September -23, to Mr. and Mrs. w. W. Booth by, a "daughter, weight nine pounds. , : . Dan Gillis, who has been assist ing his brother Angus to complete the new school building, returned to Tacoma last Saturday. . ; Married, in Pendleton, J. D Lanham, of Birch creek, and Miss L,' B. Pepper, formerly of Rome, Ga., were wedded Saturday after noon. - '( ' We are in receipt of an interest ing communication, whicn, owing to the lack of space, wo are com pelled to leave over till next week, . ' f- Mr. and Mrs..- M, Kinzie who used to reside ' on Gerking Flat west of this city, Ixit now residents of Walla Walla, are visiting at the home of Clark Walter. A lady correspondent ofthe Wes ton Leader accuses -its editor of not being capable of; running a newspaper, or words to that etiect, and the editor in . turn says, like all women., she, has had the last word, and he presumes that she is satisfied. . " " At the clerk's office has been filed a map of Fruitvale. a town established on Mud Creek m the East End. About & half-section is dktejr'itliifiB' b'y John C. Swash, Eva Swash; R. F. Smith and Emma Smith.- . . . School began at Helix last Mon day with : a - light attendance be cause of sickness and the late har-" vest.' Both rooms ' have been com pletely renovated and the seating changed so that both teachers ex press themselves as well pleased with their surroundings. f Eddie McForren, of Helix, met with a severe accident Wednesday. While emptying . wheat into a chopper his foot caught in a belt and was taken round' a pulley While no bones were broken, the cordB around the -ankle were snap- ed, which will likely cripple him for life. ' '-: --.- .. The plant of -the defunct Oregon City Herald was sold at sheriffs sale last Saturday. The purchas ers are T. B. . Hankins, James Shaw, E. C. Hamilton, and G. H R. Miller, most of them wealthy populists,, who propose resuming at once the publication ot a peo pie s party paper. ? ' - At T. G. Davies' real estate office says the Walla Walla Statesman, is a tomato vine laden with that vegetable which weighs 100 pounds. Besides this, from the same vine 50 pounds were gathered before pulled up. It was raised by J. C. Johnson near YelloWl Hawk, one mile from the court house. The Day ton Courief;' says ofE K. JButke, who. a year or so ago made Athena his headquarters: "E. R. Burke graduated in the Dayton branch of the Ensor insti tute for the cure of. the liquor ha bit, or diuease, last weex. He al leges that even the smell of whig key makes him sick, and he knows several others who have taken the treatment who say the same of it." Mrs. ' Sarah Chessman, at one time a resident of this city, died recently of quick consumption, at Earl ha m," . Io war Mrs, i Chesemah has -a large iiumliflr of acquaint ances and relatives irt tins county who will be pained to leafn of her demise, among Who is her daugh ter Mrs. J. H. McUmber. of Helix, who has the sympathy of the en tire community. .-. A small quantity of wheat was sold in Athena this week, the money for which relieved tension ft rings on businest'to a certain ex tent. If every farmer who owes the merchants, and small bills about town would dispose of enough wheat at present prices, to pay a part of their obligations, it would go a great way toward help ing every body over the ditch. A hundred dollars started on the rounds at this time, will pay off many a debt in a short while. Canada thistles is one of the pro ducts of The Dalles. Pendleton has expended $1,50C for levee repairs this summer. Morris Johns and wife were in Pendleton Saturday on a visit. The sentence "John quickly ex temporized five tow bags" contains all the letters of the alphabet. Rev. Fancher, of Weston will preach at the Baptist church Sun day at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. A gentleman from Topeka. Kan., will start a dairy in Pendleton. None but Jersey cows will be kept. Rev. Zellers, of the M, E. church of Weston, -preached his farewell sermon in that city, Monday morn ing. Antone Walts, the Pilot Rock saloon keeper, is preparing to start up the Arnold brewery at Pendle ton in the near future. For Gang and walking plows, harrows and seeders the C. A. Bar ret Co., will give you special bar gins for the next 60 days. Dr. McDonald, a leading physi cian of La Grande, was taken this week to the hospital at Portland to be treated for softening of the brains. .-' , The C. A. Barrett Co., are closing out their line of superior drills and 6eeders, and will 6ell the same at greatly reduced . prices. Now is your time to buy a seeder. A demand for wool is now begin ning to be leit, and eastern re ports on the situation say the mar ket is becoming more active. Six and seven cents is now offered for heavy grades. Mr. W. F. D. Jones, late pro prietor of the Tillamook Headlight, and a well-known newspaper mans has acquired an interest in the Astorian, the pioneer paper of that portion of the country. Baker City's new postmaster just appointed, is named C. H. Foster. Heretofore he has been a clerk in railway mail service. He is com petent for . the position in every way, say those who know him. . , XHon. J. P. Wager, formerly state . a T-r , nt i 1 senator trom umatiua county, ana an able writer, has been released from the Multnomah county jail, where he had been imprisoned for obtaining money under false pre tence, . : . Salmon are quite numerous in the Columbia river at The Dalles; but the water being low very few are caught in the wheels. These fish generally follow the current of the stream, and wheels are kept in the eddies. .. .C , . , ' ' ., J. O. Demlnon, superintendent of public instruction for Malheur countv, became insane at Baker City, last week where he was study ing law. He was very violent while passing through Pendleton to the asylum. A two month's bride in Weston, secured a divorce from her hus band recently on the ground that he had on several occasions refused to scratch her back. The Prkss is of the opinion that lynching is too good for such a vil ban. T. Steuben, a Pendleton archi tect has, left for parts unknown, leaving a few small debts. He left a letter to his partner, M. T. White, stating that he was "in a hole" and could not see his way out, but that he would pay every dollar ot his obligations as soon as possible. Gambling is said to be the cause. Walla Walla Statesman: The final result of the action taken by the farmers of Umatilla county, as reported elsewhere in this paper, is awaited with interest. If rner chants and monev lenders will al low the farmers to hold their wheat until the market assumes its normal condition, there can be no fear of hard times after January l?t, 1894. Bill Nye truthfully said: "A man who will use a wart on the back of his neck for a collar button or pasture his mother s grave to save corn, fail to cross his t's or dot his i's in order to save ink, ia a credit to the man who will take, a newspaper from the postofiice and when asked to pay for or sub scribe, puts it back and tells the postmaster to mark it "refused." Exchange: A farmer hauled load of wheat into Corvallis the other day which weighed just a ton and sold it for 4o cents a bushel realizing $15 for his ton of wheat He bought a ton of bran for cow eed from the miller to whom he sold his wheat and it cost him 90 cents per hundred or $18 per ton, so it cost him $3 in money to trade his ton of wheat for the miller's ton of ran. .:: - i- QiVi old Indian woman wae found htnlay in a sad condition from age and sickness at Chief Peo's place cn the Umatilla reservation. She was lying in a wood-shed, aly most unable to move, and had lit tle or nothing to eat, no provisions having been left for her in Peo's house. Dumplings manufactured from flour and water seems to have boon her only diet. Peo left the place a week or so ago for the Yakima country. As the old wo man h his mother it would seem that bo has been guilty of conduct unbecoming his rank and dignity. COPPER EVe The weather is cool for Septem ber, and many prophesy an early winter end fall. All who are in arrears for sub scription with the Press, can set le the same with wheat at 50c per ibushel. Bring on your wheat Owing to hard times Chas. H. Dodd & Co. will take wheat at 40c per bushel for any purchase of Im plements or vehicles before ship ping their stock on Oct, 1st. Commencing Wednesday Sept. 27th, the Union Pacific will sell excursion tickets to Portland for and one-fifth fare for the round trip, plus fifty cents for admission coupon to the Portland Industrial Exposition. Tickets on sale by the agent at Athena on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Good for seven days. ff Hborrg--GN8fc---4r4y Funny, familiarly known to thepeople of of Grant county as the "pack horse," developed a speed at the Salem races not common with the pack horse ofthe present day. He is at present owned by J. G. Thorp, of Athena, and is in excellent con dition, in fact the best he has been since having gone on the track. On last Tuesday evening. Rev W. Bowser gave a very interesting and instructive magic lantern ex hibition to a large audience at the M. E. cburch. The exhibition consisted of many excellent scenes illustrating the religious costoms of the people of India, and the lec ture explaining these scenes was highly appreciated by all present Mr. Bowser's long residence in India as a misssonary enables him to ex plain the costums -of those people in a Very lucid and pleasing man ner. - . ' ::::.. Hazlett, the "pilgrim," has been at The Dalles Time-Mountaineer says ot him: The "filgrim is well known in every printing office west of the Rocky mountains and has a history connected with himself which will furnish an in teresting chapter for some future writer. Of a quiet, peaceable dis position, he mases tew enemies and he genorally finds an odd job to furnish him a meal, and ho goes on his way rejoicing. Palace cars are unknown to him and his joumevs are made on foot, without money in nis purse, tie is now 55 years old, and will not be able to tramp around much longer. According to the Santiam Lum beruian, Captain Nat Bowman has received notice to prepare to take a party over the Cascades mountains within a few days. Ihe party to consist of the receiver of the Oregon Pacific, his attorneva and and other officials, and one or tw other gentlemen. They will follow the line of the railroad survey through to Eastern Oregon. Mr Hadley will not return with the party.'but will proceed at once to New York, to make arrangements it is said. lor the earlv commence ment of construction eastward in the spring. Mr. George Doughty has found another orchard pest to aunoy him. For a month he noticed that the tender new growth on his young prune and plum trees are losing the leaves and shriveling up. This he laid to the dry weather, but a critical inspection revealed a cater pillar lying on the limb from two and a half to three inches long, of a color indentical with the branch so that one might easily mistake the worm for the limb itself. The worm is doing much harm in Mr. Doughty's young orchard. Hills boro Independent. Our fruit rais ers should be on the look-out for thisnew pest. They Got the Wheat. , Monday near Adams, quite an interesting time occurred over some wheat that was being threshed on the ranch of a half-breed woman. Th land had been leased by one Itced, who mortgaged the crops to Adams parties. lie was also in debted to Bergevin Bros, of this city who held a second mortgage on the crp. When the machine started up there was a scramble by the teams (if the mortgagees, the Adams people getting in ahead of Bergfivin's with one team. The constable of Adams precinct, was on the ground with the necessary papers for the Adams people who seemed to have things their own Jfut in the mean time the half Ifreed woman had made complaint to the agent that Reed had not paid her for the rent of the land; that she owed Bergevin's something over $200; where upon he dispatched an Indian police, with the order for the machine to let Bergevin Bros, have the wheat to deliver at Cayuse Station, or pull out of the field. After some deliberation, they concluded to do so, and Berg evin's' hustled sacks and got the wheat. ' ' HOSTED GUARANTEED. 1 Fired the Chinese. Sunday night at tiauranue la borers congregated togetacr aim taking the law into their own , hands, made a "round up" of the hated Chinese and drove them out of the town. It is said the crowd was composed mostly of farm hands and strangers, and the police had all they could do to manage them. Some of the Chinamen went to Baker City, and the others went up the Grande Ronde river, where they camped. The next day the , back to La Grande and lorcett them to board the west bound passenger. It is said they presented a very pitiful sight as each one sat on4he small bundle that contained his,... earthly possessions and jabbered 1 iL.! 1 ! I .... Crtmn awav in ineir uuuve t,uiiuuo. ju"o stopped at Pendleton, but the ma jority went on to Portland. It is reported , that tne - ring--ieaoers were arrested but soon after were released. It is also stated that a leading Chinaman of Portland ac companied by an attorney from his city and one from San Francisco will go at once to La Grande and investigate the affair. , "' Monday night, shortly alter mid night, the principal Chinese store in LaGrande was destroyed by fire. The firemen were able to save the adjoining buildings. The origin of the fire is unknown, one theory being that the Chinamen cause-1 -it themselves to arouse popula. sympathy in their behalf. v- There is not a Uhinese section from Wilbur to Baker City, and where the matter will end, ia hard to tell. ... CLt J Has Had Trouble. LI M. Done, the fellow who de livered a lecture on prison life, in the Christian church, in, this citv, Monday evening, had some trouble over at Milton last week. Done married a woman in Milton a cou- pie of , weeks r ago, who became rather smitten on the charms of one Chapman1 over there. Done attempted to pull, a revolver on luupmau mien vue iwu uieu uit,. but Chapman v was top quick for him and got the drop.jr 1 A few moments litter Done" ran across his wife and asked her to- re turn to their home! She answered him negatively. He reached for his gun and the woman's screams attracted the attention of Deputy sheriff Scott Kichey. Done han ded his weapon to Willis Young before the officer arrived and no charges being preferred against her husband, work of reconciliation bo gan. The wife returned to her : home but soon again packed her trunk and refused to ramain. V S. C, Stanton Assigns. S. C. Stanton, a well-known far mer of Athena, has made an assign- i r-.ii... i CLe.: ..-.in The assets aie given as follows: Three hundred and twenty acres of land, $10,000; horses, $150; header, $75; Fish wagon, $30. The total liabilities foot up $7,151.35, the principal creditors being the Athena National bank, $825; James A. Grow, $2100; American Mortgage Co., $3220; J. Block & Co., $350; First National bank of Pendleton, $200.80. It will be seen that Mr. Stanton's assets are conpiderably in excess of his liabilities, and it is presumed that the immediate pressure of "hard times" forced him to the wall, an attachment suit being brought by one of his creditors, J. Bloch cfc Co. Louis Reith, of Pen dleton is named asasignee. Fop Sale. . The James Buzan farm, 4 miles north of Helix, 2 miles from Stan ton Station. . , ; This is one of the best farms in Umatilla county. It lays between the head of Vansycle and Helix. It contains 480 acres, surrounded by good three wire fence. It has a good house, a barn 30 x 36, good well with plenty of water, wind mill, smoke house, three cel lars and granary. 1 There is also a fine grove of trees and 174 acres summer fol lowed. , ' . 280 acres adjoining can be rent ed on reasonable terms. Price $10,000, easy payments. The abovd property has been placed with mo to sell and I shall tako pleasure in showing it to uny person wishing to buy. Call at my office in Athena, Ore. W. T. G II. MAN. y- wnangea nanas. . From the business record pub- lHtrea ry tne I'asi uregonian we am that the Inland Republican, 6f this city, has changed hands. A biltof sale transferring the In land Republican newspaper outfit to Julia McAllister for tho conid eralion of $G0O.