The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, October 18, 1895, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextI "We Have Come "That Store, first door South of the Postoffice" in Pendle ton is on everyone's tongue. . Those 250 Men's Suits - Have Arrived and are now on our Counters, ready for inspection. The Goods and prices simply eclipse anything ever before offered in Pendleton. J. S. HAVE, First Door i "Every Cloud has a silver lining," bui tnai s got Nothing to do with Hard times Or my low prices on Drugs, Druggist's Sundries, Etc. WE have hard times AND I have Drugs ,. Also prices to suit the times. ' P. M. KIRKLAND. fjffiT"Spec5al bargains in Jewelry A SPECIAL MEETING. Matter of Marshal's Salary up But no Action Taken. , Persuant to call of Mayor Hol lis, the council convened in special session Monday night. The reason for calling the council tegather was to reconsider the matter of the amount of salary the marshal was voted to receive, at the la3t regular meeting, but no action was taken, At the regular meeting Monday evening, Oct. 8, as given in the pro ceedings by the Press, A. M. Gillis handed , in a bill for service's , as city marshal and water superin tendent, itimized'for several months coruipo 'ua a sunn or. n i n i tipp month. The bill was not allowed, but on motion of councilman Jones the bill was cut down to $65 per month, and carried by a vote of 3 to 2. It has since transpired that at the time the office of water superin tendent was established, action was taken by - the council as to the amount of salary the superintend ent was to receive in connection with the office of city marshal, and the minutes showed the amount to be $50 per month, for services ren dered as city marshal and superin tendent of water: works. Considerable discussion was in dulged in, but no action was taken, and as it now stands the marshal receives $65 per month, which in the estimation of part of the coun cil, is more than the city can afford to pay, while on the other hand the others think the official receives .none to much for his eervices. treasurer's report. The treasurer's report was read and showed the amount received and credited to the general tund, to be $541.45, and the amount paid out on warrants aud interest was $510.51, leaving a balance on hand of $30.74. The water fund showed a total of $2,305.14, and there has Q jiir Patrons" . appreciation is the goal we seek. We always devis ine wavs and means to attract, win and retain cus tomers. By liberal every reasonable request, by meeting tfceir every snoe want Ann bv cmirteons attention, we strive to make our business relationship a pleasure. This, combined with the distinctive excellence of our shoes and the fact that we offer money, is the secret endorsed by our patrons one and all. GEO. E. KEITH'S MEN'S CLEAVER BROS., 805 Main Street, to Stay" . . . And South of Postoffice, been paid oat on warrants and in terest to date,'Tl,676.65, leaving a balance to the amount of $628.53 now on hand. ' MARRIED. King-Stamper, at the residence of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stamper, near Weston, Ore., Oct. 6th, 1895, by elder W. H. Pruett, Charles King and Miss Lethii Stamper. The marriage cer emony was solemnized in the pres ence of quite a number of guests, most of whom were relatives of the bride and groom. The contracting parties were the recipiants ofmany valuable presents viz: Dinner set Mrs. J. R. King. Glass setMr. J. R. King. Set of gold earrings Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stamper. Parlor lamp Mr, and Mrs. Frank King. ' : Glass fruit dish Mr. and Mrs. James Lieuallen. Set of silver knives and forks James King. ' ' Set of silver spoons Roscoe King. . , Linen towels Mrs. Effie Ed ington. Cake turner Ada Wilchem. Table cloth Miss Dora Stamp er. . ' Towels Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hudspeth. One doz. napkins Frank C. Greer. ' ; Glas3 water pitcher Cora Wad dingham. 'Set of glass tumblers Mrs. Mary.L. Leeperv V Tea set George Wadingham. Large fruit dish Anna Wad dingham. V ' Glass cake stand J. W. Smith. Glass cake stand Jennie' Wad dingham. - ! Table scarf Mrs. W. R. Tay lor. . ' Butter knife and sugar shells Annie Porter. ' V ' J; On Monday following an infair was held at the , residence of- Mr. and Mrs. J. King, the groom's par ents, at which many friends were present. ,,' - ' The Pendleton Shoot. W. T. Gilman and Lew Shaw, of Athena, entered for the prize at the Pendleton match at live birds Sun day last. Gilman made a score, of 12 and Shaw 13 out of a possible 25. Huntington, represented by Hushes took first moncv.": $45, at the live bird shoot Sunday; Pend leton, by Morgan, won second, $35; La Grande, by Conkey and Murphy, took third. $27.50 each; and La Grande and Pendleton tied for the fourth, Anderson and Mea ns tak ing $7.50 apiece. The total purse was $150. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Award, dealings, by the satisfying of more than others care to for the of our tmparallelled succcea as SHOES ARE THE BEST. BOOT SHOB MEN' OPT St SHOE MEN, PENDLETON, OREGON. ? Local News Lee Mitchell wa3 over from Wal la Walla Monday. . , - Dave Taylor had business at the county seat Monday. Will Henry and wife were in town from Weston, Monday. Have you seen those fine stand lamps at Hollis'? They are beau ties. " . Wm. Parker and Jim . Clark re turned Wednesday - from Baker City, v? ,' : , . ,: There is quite a large docket to be disposed of at the present term of court. Mrs. F. B. Boyd was summoned to Biker City yesterday by tele gram. ' i G. C. Osburn is one of the best prescription druggist? m Eastern Oregon. , Chas. Stansell and W. T. Gil- man, made a flying trip to Pa mela, Tuesday. Miss Mable Wells and Mr. Geo. E. Adams, both of Pendleton, were married Monday. ; - Judge DePeatt came up from Portland and. is attending couft in Pendleton, this week. Mis. Clark, ofTacoma, is in the city visiting, the guest of her sister, Mrs. r. M. Kirkland. - The last share of the capital ck of the Pendleton woolen mill has been subscribed. Mrs. Bradley returned home from Omaha, Saturday morning, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Allan. ' Farmers in the Helix neighbor hood are getting along nicely with their seeding. . Many have finished up the work. Two hundred and twenty-six people went from Walla Walla to excursion, last Portland on the Thursday night. No use to shiver and shake, a few" silver dollars will get good warm Eastern price clothing at The Boston Store. Wm. Leach and familv visited relatives and friends in Harrisburg, last week. They also visited the exposition, in Portland. When in Pendleton stop at the Golden Rule Hotel. . The best of rooms and elegant fare. Free bus to and from all trains. H, W. Kemp, a former resident of Athena, has returned and will" in future reside here. He will live on the Barnett placefdown the creek Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Butler, of Waitsburg, passed through the city, on Sunday evening's passenger on their way to attend the Portland exposition. From the Walla Walla Gazette, we learn tnat lormer Atnenains, Ed. Broughton and James Grow have gone into the wood and coal business in Seattle. Mrs. G. C. Osburn, who has been visiting friends and relatives in the Willamette valley, during the past few weeks, returned home on Sun day morning's passenger. J. W. Maloney, who attended the session of the K. of P. grand lodge, in Salem, last week, as a delegate from Pythian Lodge, No. 29, of Athena, .returned home Monday morning. TOmar Campbell, a Umatilla cotanty farmer, is raising potatoes from seed propagated in this coun try, and known as the "Umatilla Potatoe." The quality of this po tatoe is said to be superlative. This week Chas. Schubert pre sented to the Press office some very fine specimens of field corn, grown on his farm north of town. While not as large as some we have seen "back in the states, the kern els are plump and sound. That most despisable of all wretches, a thief, who will, in spite of all the law can do to the contra ry, reside in a neighborhood, one day last week entered the cellar of A. M. Gillis and stole a ham. A pretty pass has come when to be safe, a fellow is compelled to lock his cellar door in the day time. Unlike many of our esteemed con. temporaries, we seldom resort to dunning or continually nagging at bur delinquent subscribers to pay up, but as it is now about the time o' year, you know, we would be grateful of those, of you who are be hind, would just "drop in." Under stand? Walla Walla Gazette: L-. M Huson, of the firm of L. M, Huson & Son, extensive Umatilla county farmers, visited this city Wednes day. The Husons are now seeding about 2,000 acres near Helix tor Paine Bros., of Walla Walla Their crop this year, about 7,000 sacks, has not yet been sold. There is an honest Chinaman in town. He is known as "old Char ley." Three years ago Charley, all same "melican man" went in debt. Among his creditors was' Frank Beale, the meat market man. The other day Charley came in with a grin, and paid his bill $4.50. Mr. Beale had kept no account with the Mongolian, and attributes all to old Charley's honesty, that he got what was due him. A gentleman residing near Ad ams mourrs the loss of a $20 gold piece. At night when he retired he placed his pantaloons near the bed. Sometime during the night the window was raised and a thief by means of a long wire, pulled the pantaloons away trom the bed and extracted the gold piece therefrom. P. N. Stevens and wife came down from Baker City yesterday in response to a telegram notifying them of the serious illness of Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Steven's mother. Mr. Stevens informs usthatWes Ward is employed at the Baisley Elkhorn mine, and that "Cap" Lewis is teaming to Cornicopia. Art Twineham, who caught for Pendleton' when the league was maintained with teams from Pend leton, La Grande and Baker City, has been signed as a reserved play er for the Detroit club during the season of 1896. Twineham has been with the St. Louis Browns during the season just gone. t . Columbus day will be observed by Athena's public school. An in teresting program will be rendered in the afternoon by the pupils of Mrs. Gillis' and Mrs. Freeman's rooms. At the M. E. church in the evening exercises by Professor Hawk's and Mr. Curtis' pupilB will byiven. ' , . v .s, . Work at Athena's broom factory 4 is being rushed right along. At present the workmen are sorting Lbroom corn, and in a short time the factory ffill.be turning out brooms at its full capacity. Commencing Sunday - the new time card on the 0. R. & N. goes into effect. The east bound -passenger will arrive in Athena at 7:05 a. m., and the west bound will be dueat 8:57 p. m. U . 1 Rev. W. H. Pruett, of Weston, is the latest to be "put on the list," of the old reliable. Weston people find the Press all that is desired in the way of a local paper. ; Senator Mitchell and Congress man Ellis were in Pendleton this week. All efforts of Pendleton re- J porters to pump them on volitial inuiieia were uuuvtuuuK. " , - e Pilot Rock Record.: was last eek changed to a 12-page' weekly, and is now known as the -"Weekly Eastern Oregon Farm Record and Stockman." , Thrifty people have thrifty ways." Notice that more of your friends buy their clothes of us than any where else -1 he Boston Store. James Elgin, who used to rank as the wheat king of Umatilla county, was kicked by a horse the other day and .seriously injured. Gip Morrison, a prominent young farmer from Adams, was in town Wednesday. He has just finished hauling his big crop of wheat. The Mosley family have moved to town from their ranch on the mountains east of town. They , oc cupy the Rigby property. The member's of the Woodman Camp, of this city, who went down to Adams Friday evening last, re port a "way-up" time. Dr. A. L. Beatie will be in Ath eng Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 22nd and 23rd. Can be found at the hotel parlor. . - W. E. Young, wife and daughter Leola, were in Pendleton Wednes day. Miss Effie Frazier came up with them. Cbas.'Kinzie, of Walla 'Walla, was in town Wednesday. Mr. Kinzie was trying to secure a hall for a show. , Three Indians, charged with cat tle stealing were taken to Pendle ton by James Stamper, Wednes day. Lew Sbaw has closed his saloon business in Athena and contem plates leaving soon, u ; For reference as to who is the best boot-black in town, go to Max Lewin. L. A. Githens has been some what "under the weather" this week. Card Party. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sharp enter tained many of their friends at cards last night. At eleven o'clock lunch was served, after which games were resumed. A very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all present. LOST THEIR MONEY. An Athena Man Grieves Over the Loss - of $60. Monday two Athena men by the names of Humboldt and Navin came to the city to nave a good time, and thev had it, says the Walla Walla" Statesman.- The most of the day was spent in drink ing, and towards evening both were som9what under the influence of liquor. Mr. Humboldt, so he states, had about $60 on his person, and while in a resort on Rose street missed the money. He immediate ly reported the matter to the po lice, but as he had been in numer ous places and was under the in fluence of liquor, he could not give a description of the money lost or a very straight account of where he had been. The police informed him that it would bo fruitless to make any effort to recover the money un less he could locate just about where ho was robbed. This he could not do, and in fact did not know whether the money was in tens, twenties, gold or silver. The partner was searched but he did not have the money. The unlucky man decided to give up the hunt and return home, which he and his partner did last night, sadder but wiser men, ... Committed to the Asylum. James Roach, 20 years of age, was declared insane and committed to the asylum yesterday. He had been demented for about a year, and during that period had con stantly fallen into passions which rendered him both suicidal and homicidal. Several times he threat ened to kill his brother. It is sup posed that his derangement was caused by his being overheated in a harvest field. He went' to work in the field about a year ago and when he returned home after a hard day's labor, he became en raged and ;tried to butt his brains out. A few days ago, he started to hang himself. The, Water Mains Leak. A verv bad leak was discovered in the maip in front of Fred Ros enzweig's residence Wednesday of this week, by the water superin tendent. It was one of the worst that has ocisured since the works were put n, There are several nasty leak$ besides that one, scat tered over town, a bad one sprung up last night in front of the Fisch er building on Main street, and if the water had not been turned off, there woujd have been a small flood.' ' l, ' . Held to Answer. s U. S. Commissioner Bean, of Pendletoh;neld John " Pickerell in the sum ot $6C0 to appear before the United States grand jury at Portland.1! The charges made against him are that he took from the postoffice a letter addressed to Mrs. MarV A. Rust; opened it and took out a draft which bad been sent to bar,' forged the endorsed signature and appropriated the proceeds to his own use. Transferred to Montana. The Rey. Father Chianale, sup erintendent of the Catholic mission on the Umatilla Indian reservation, has been transferred to the mission on the Flathead reservation, Mon tana. He will be succeeded at .Umatilla jay Fathet Neat, a priest only recently ordained. ',- t Large Grapes. Some o the largest grapes eyer seen in this city were received yes terday by Dan Kemler, the Red Front merchant. They were grown at Milton, were as large as hickory nuts and we're about twice the size of the California grapes sold in Pendleton and Portland. Tribune. CIRCUIT COURT. John Seibert Indicted by the Grand ; 1 Jury. ' Monday a number of cases were dismissed, as follows: Wurzweiler vs Pendleton Mercantile Co., Dow vs Van Horn, McFarland vs Ben ner et al, Antony vs Tweedy et al, Schwabacher Co. vs Calvin et al, Same vs 'Dodge, J. M. Russell & Co. vs Nelson, Judd & Root vs Barker et al, Jackson, receiver, vs Mrs. Walters et al, First National Bank of Pendleton vs Sullivan et al, Same 7 vs. Branson et al, First National Bank of Athena vs Jones; and a large number of cases were continued, some for the term and Bome for service. I TUESDAY. Tuesday morning indictments were returned by the grand jury in the following cases: Ben Bowers, cattle stealing, two indictments; John Seibert, assault with a dang erous weapon; Anderson Groves, horse stealing; James Gordon, burglary; George Peasner, cattle stealing. - , WEDNESDAY. , The jury returned a verdict of acquittal in the caso of James Gor don who was tried on a case of burglary not in a dwelling. It was &Fall... Styles He went to Athena to buy a suit of clothes. He had put by a little money each week for this. A suit of clothes he must have, even if hat and shoes were a bit shabby. - Well, he looked like this when he came away, for he had in a bundle the suit, a hat a pair of shoes, a couple of shirts and collars, necktie and silk handkerchief. It was this way: That money, saved for a suit of clothes, was sufficient to purchase not only the suit, but the entire outfit, andthe story is told. v IIe traded at C. W. claimed that in August, Gordon broke into the barn of Rudolph Martin and stole a coat and vest belonging to Charles Hayes. An indictment' was returned against James Noah for the larceny of 430 bushels of wheat from J. M. P. Snyder, The prisoner was at once arranged and entered a plea of guilty, Ben Bowers, indicted on two charges of stealing cattle, and George Peasner4 accused of stealing cattle, also pleaded guilty. Sentence will be. passed on the trio tomorrow. James Baker was indicted by the grand jury in the afternoon, and had his trial in the evening. The charge against him was the larceny of a lot of pipes, chains and knives, valued at $58, from a store. A verdict of not guilty was return ed. - Leo Muth, indicted for the lar ceny of chairs from theFiazer opera house, was allowed to plead guilty to petty larceny, and was fined $25 and costs. Michael Ryan was indicted for the larceny of two cows from Em ma Koontz. . Wallowa Cattle. About 500 head of cows and steers were weighed and delivered at the Enterprise stockyards last Thursday. They were furnished by the different stockmen of the county and constitute the last largo sale for this season. The steers were delivered to Mr. Perry and will bo shipped East for feed ers. The cows were delivered to Mr. Beard, of Walla Walla. The herd realized the owners about $12,000. During the past six weeks about $00,000 worth of cattlo have been sold from the ranges of Wal lowa county. PYTHIAN STATISTICS. A New Law for the Government of ' Oregon Knights. From the mass of interesting matter relating to the Knights of Pythias grand lodge, which con vened at Salem last week, are taken the following facts: The report of G. F. McConnell, grand keeper of records and seals, showed the membership to be 3387, an increase of over 100 within the year. The membership is divided as follows: Past grand chancellors 12, past chancellors 575, knights 27G1, esquires 10, pages 23. The total assets of the order are $5G, 412.16, of theso is $20,799.25 in cash, paraphernalia and property valued at $28,621.91. The lodges instituted the past year are: Del phi, No. 64, of Bandon; Luna, No. 65, of Prineville; Endyrnion No. 60, of Condon; Honor, No. 67, Lone Rock. The los3 by death during the year has been three past chancel lors and 13 knights. Number sus pended 581, withdrawals by card 1- L j Winter . . Styles HOLLIS' Athena, Ore.g 143. The amount distributed for sick benefits has been $8055.77, for funerals $1883.22, for other relief $1208; total relief expenditures $11,746.99. " The reading and adoption of the new constitution and statute, cover ing 110 pages of closely written matter, requiring many hours and as a result this order has a very complete system of law for its gov ernment. One of its new features is the creation of a grand tribunal to which all matters of importanco can be appealed for final adjudica tion. This consists of three tri bunes II. M. Cake. C. II. McCul loch, of Portland, and Jefferson Myers of Salem, having been the choice of the lodge, the first named being chief tribute. . The tribunal must hold at least one sitting an nually, and that at Salem. The term of service shall be one, two and three years, respectively, and should a vacancy occur during tho recess of the grand lodge the same shall bo filed by tho grand chanc ellor appointing a past chancellor in good standing and who shall hold office until the next meeting of the grand lodge. The judgment and decree of the grand lodge shall be binding upon all parties there to. Pleadings, hearings and trials shall be governed by the rules and procedure of the. Oregon supremo court. Does Not Like the Job. Tho latest from the Astoria wat er works is that Mr. Moody, who took a contract from Burke, Scog gin and Smith, Hamshaw& Behm's bondsmen, to drive the tunnel for $8 a foot has thrown up the job. The contractors say that there is nothing in tho tunnel job at less than $20 a foot. Hamshaw & Behrn contracted to build the tun nel at about $4 a foot, supposing that the rock was only soft stuff that could bo removed about as readily as dirt. That was only one of the mistakes they made. Awarded Highest Honors World'4 Fair, DEL LiiUJ MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any othr atU.Kcn'.nt, 40 YEARS THE STANDARD.