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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
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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
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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-
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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.