The Athena press., November 01, 1895, Image 3

"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.
Goods and prices simply eclipse anything ever
before offered in Pendleton.
J. S. HAYE,
First Door.
"Every Cloud
" has a' silver lining,"
But that's got
Nothing to do with
Ilard tinus
Or my low prices on
g)rugs, ;
Druggist's Sundries, :
Etc.
WE have hard times
AND I have Drugs
, Also prices to suit ;
the times.
P. M. KIRKLAND.
7,Common sense Shoulder
Brace suspenders.
FAVORABLY IMPRESSED.
Letter Pertaining to Nursery
and
. Fruit Raising.'
J dliaetta, Idaho, Oct. 23. To
the Editor. I write you as you
can.no doubt give me the desired
information. Is there a nursery
located at Athena? If not would
one do there? Do you grow any
fruit in a radius' of 10 miles in
every direction? - Are you bother
ed with hot winds? What is land
worth? Can land be rented with
in one, mile of town, land for
nursery must be level. I noticed
your town as I came through on
the train and it impressed me very
favorable will lemoye there. I am
in the nursery1? business here, but
there are to many drawbacks, to suit
me. . I have several large contracts
to 'grow seedlings, and 3an build up
a large trade at your place if stock
does well there. Taking the sur
rounding locality that produces
fruit I should judge that fruit
will do well where you are,.-and if
, fruit will do well, nursery stock
will. Send me your paper two or
. three issues, and if your answer to
this is favorable I will come down
in a few days. I have been in the
buBtoess of "horticulture and nurs
ery fo ,15 years. Hoping to bear
from yo.'i soon I remain yours res
pectfully. X E. P. Smith.-
Campaign of Reform.
One of the itfiportant features of
the recent term "of court was the
action of the district attorney in
requesting the county clerk not to
issue any warrants. for fees unless
the subpoenas were properly indors
ed by him. In explanation of his
action Mr. Lawrey informed Clerk
Burroughs that it has" hereto
fore been the practice of some wit
FELT BOOTS
FIRST CM1 BOOTS AND RUBBERS
$2.50
THE BEST
THAT'S MAjJE
2nd GRADE FELT BOOTS AKD RUBBERS $2.
This ifl the grade usually aoidJT
Ladies'
We sell rubbers of all kinds lower than anyone in East
era Oregon. Callandseeus.
CLEAVER BROS., 8HOE MCN'
805 Main Street, - - PENDLETON, OREGON.
to Stay"
And
The
South of Postoffice,
PENDLETON. OREGON.
nesses who live within a few miles
of town to state thaj.,vtheir homes
were 40 or 50 miles tt&tant' -in er
der to get large mileage' fees,' and
he intends to set his footdownupoh
the habit. Mr. Burroughs cheer
fully complied with the request,
and the result is a saving of about
1.500 to the county. To caf ry , this
idea of reform into execution means
more labor for the two officers, but
it also means a reduction of the
Msounty s expenses.
imil Schubert and Ed. Broadley
tion trip to Wallowa Lake. Com
ing through the mountains, they
observed bear tracks, and leaving
the team they proceeded to hunt
him in his native fastneBS. No
bear wa3 discovered, however, and
they returned to the road where
the team stood. Young Broadley,
had ; a Winchester in his hands,
which in ; some manner went off,
the bullet striking one of the horses
and inflicting a woupd that nec
issitated the killing of the animal,
which was a favorite with the
Schubert family.
Will Admitted to Probate."
The will of the late M. V. Worm
ipgton has been admitted to pro
bate by county Judge Martin. De
ceased bequeaths all his property
to his wife, Harriet A. Worming
t'on, she to hold the same duriDg
her lifetime. ' After her death it is
to bt divided among their sons,
Frank A., Thomas A. and William
B. Worraington. Mrs. Wormington
is appointed executrix without
bonds.
A Wheat txpert.
Horace Davis, president of the
Sperry Flour Company of Cali
fornia, and a director in the San
Francisco Saving & Loan society,
has been in Walla Walla and other
coamt town, looking up the milling
business. The company of which
Mr. Davis is president owns and
operates 14 mills in California.
Mr. Davis has been on the coast
for over 40 years and is considered
an authority on all matters per
taining to wheat and milling. He
stated that he had no intention of
building any mills in this locality.
The Hunt Sunday For the Lost Child.
The hunt Sunday, for the remains
of the lost Alma Miller resulted in
the finding of four teeth and a por
tion of the nasal organ. There
were only about twentv-five people
out but they covered a lot of ground
with the above stated result.
The undersigned having been ap
pointed by the court Receiver for
the C. A. Barrett Co., all parties
owing said firm are requested to
call and settle their accounts."
C. A. Barrett,
Receiver.
Arctics
$2.50l
SI
1
Local News.
V Eggs . -; . ; -
Are a scarce
Article in Athena.
Tobacco and cigars at Lillie
Fischers.' . :
Miss May Fischer is now able to
come down town. v V
L. M. Htison was
in town from
Helix yesterday. V .
.' Fresh candies arrive once a week
at Lillie Fischer's. :
i Fresh bread baked every . day,
only at Lillie Fischers'. ,
MrB. F. B. Boyd returned home
from Baker City yesterday.
Don't forget that Lewin handles
more groceries than anybody.
. Jacus Morgan and Dr. Stiles, of
Weston were in town yesterday.
, , Drunken siwashea have been
numerous on our streets thiB.week.
The -Athena Broom Factory is
working on orders fropi,. Pendleton.
'J. R. King sold afine bunch of
hogs to Pendleton parties yester
day. , ".
Gri;Cv..Osburn is one of the best
prescription druggist? in' Eastern
Oregon. . ..' ... v. .."
When your watch heeds cleaning
or repairing take it to Hill, thg
jewlerer. ''".
The whist club will meet at the
residence of Mrs. F. J. Beale next
Tuesday evening.
Farmers are complaining of the
prevailing dry weather. It is n
terfering with seeding. ' :
, Another big leak in the water
system occur jed Wednesday night
ear the McKay saloon building..
S. C. Stanton and the boys con
template leaving for a hunt on the
head waters of the Walla Walla
soon." ',
The Demorest medal contest
which was to have taken place in
Helix tomorrow night, has been
Rpostponed. S
The hose cart , was brought into
requisition Tuesday, and the dust
on Main street was settled for a
time at least. i .
Considerable irrigation talk is go
ing on in that part of the county,
ying north of Pendleton. Irriga
tion means success. : ; ;.. f
When in Pendleton stop at the
Golden Rule Hotel. The beat of
rooms and elegant fare. Free bus
to and from all 'rains.
Hollis' ''ship" has come in load
ed with a full cargo of clothing and
dry goods. Hollis is preparing for
the winter; are you?
VDr. Sharp reports Jimmie
Froome, Mrs. Frakes, Mrs.VMose
Taylor and John Smith's sons on
the sick list this week.'
Some friend sends us a copy of
No. 1. Vol. 1. of the Trail Creek, B.
C., News. It is a lively sheet pub-
ed in a lively country.
Poker Jim, an Indian, is doing
lme on the street. Jim likes whis
key and took onmore.han he could
comfortably carry, Wednesday
night.
Hall's Hair Renewer enjovs the
confidence and patronage of people
all over the civilized world, who
use it to restore and keep the hair
a natural color.
Two Indians entered a clothing
store in Pendleton the other day
and "caps wallowed" some clothing.
They were arrested and bound over
in the sum of f 200 each.
J. E. Smith, of Umatilla countv,
is at Horse Plains, Mont., with his
shipment of 4200 sheep. He finds
some grass, but will probably soon
mnwann fnwor PMawrrr,
Billy Harden and II. P. Millen
ave purchased the saloon fixtures
of McKay Bros., and took posses
sion of the resort on the corner of
3rd and Main, yesterday. ; .
Mrs. May Parker, and two child
ren, of Lebanon, Oregon, has been
in the city the -past week, visiting
at the residence of A. J. Parker.
She left for her home Wednesday
evening. -
NP. N. Stevens was over to Milton
yesterday. He reports seeing a
man over there who broke his face
into a gigantic horse laugh, and
Jim was informed by responsible
parties that it was the first laugh
that has occurred in that burg for
many months.
The success of Hood's Sarsapar
illa is conquering scrofula in what
ever way ii may manneei useit is
vouched for by thousands who
were afflicted by this prevalent
disease, but who now rejoice over a
permanent cure by Hood s Sarsa
pariila. bcrolula may appear as a
, humor, or it may attack the gland
l
fTuesday afternoon was consum-
mated a sale ot vu.uuu , ousneis oi
wheat which was stored in the
warehouse of the Pendleton Wool
Scouring & Packing Campany.
The lot was owned mostly, by W.
M. Pierce and IJenry F. Pierce and
brought 40 cents net. . The an
nouncement of this sale to the Pa
cific Coast Elevator Company, has
given new life to other wheat pro
ducers, who feel encouraged to hope
that they too will receive a good
price for their crop.
There are times in the affairs of
men, when money is needed. .That
is the condition with a great ma.
jority of men at the present time.
We are no- exception to the ruJlej .
but on the contrary are in the vor-:
tex of financial distress that is af
fecting other business firms. ' How
do you stand on subscription. Look
the matter up and call around.
; T, J. Price, administrator of the
estate of William A. Price, deceas
ed, files a report with Judge Mar
tin, in which he Bhows total claims
against the estate paid to the
amount of $2422.54; total receipts,
$3543.72; leaving a balance of $1,
123.18 to be delivered among the
hairs. ' ' . V'.- :: ..
La8t night was Halloween and it
was' observed by the ubiquitous
youngster and his undoubted ally,
the large boy, by a strict adherence
to the customs of committing mali
cious pieces of deviltry, such as dis
mantling sheds, carrying off gates
and tearing down fences and signs.
A. C. Russell, a farmer west of
Athena, tells a Pendleton paper
that he intends to dig a well in
order to get a supply of water to
irrigate his 100-acre farm. He
thinks he will strike the underflow
at a depth of eeven feet. ; - :.
Wm. Daughtry, the Pendleton
stock man was in town fye'sterday,
and bought, with Chas. 'Stancell's
assistance two car loads of hogs.
They will be shipped tomorrow.
Uood tat hogs brought $ 2.W per
hundred weight.
Those who are in arrears on sub
scription to the Pres3 are respect
fully requested to call at once and
settle up. We are in need of
money,' and liquidations on your
part will be cheerfully appreciated
by us. '
V'Tribune: Lou EsteB strayed in
to the county jail yesterday to see
the sights. He was nabbed by the
officers of the kangaroo court, and,
after a severe reprimancUiaxed ,50c
and costs for his temerity.
Stock took a tumble in price Sat
urday. Cattle sold in Pendleton
for $1.75 to $2.25, according to
quality. Hogs were worth $2.75
delivered. -
,' W. H. Scott, the Helix farmer
was in town yesterday. Mr. Scott
informs the reporter that farmers
rare seeding in his neighborhood.
Willis Bush is engaged in filling
in the uncovered places along the
line of the water system, which
hafre been caused by leaks.
Several from Athena attended
r?e dance given at Louie Bergevin's
place on the reservation, Wednes
day evening. '
Jas. Price, a young farmer of
Weston neighborhood, was in town
Saturday trading with Athena
merchants. ; I ; ;:-
XCounty Clerk Burroughs" yester
day granted a marriage license to
Charles McDonald and Lizzie May
Combs. -' '
Dr. G. W. King has filed his
certificate for nomination as candi
date for the office of mayor of Pend
leton.
The party given by the school,
at the home of Prof. Hawks,! last
night was a pleasant affair. '1
v .
LA UOm. At
St. Anthony, Ida.,
Oct. 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Irving Mc-
Quary, a daughter. - :
Frank Robbins, he whom farm
ers like to do their threshing was
in town yesterday. ,
Mayor Proebstel and Rev. How
ard, were in the city from Weston
Wednesday, t
Fred Kimberk, the popular dep
uty sheriff had business in town
yesterday.
A letter from' Wm. Metzgar in
forms us that hiss eye-sight is im
proving.
Jinks Dudley has been seeding
on the Richards place this week.
Kx-Judge James Fee was in town
Wednesday on local business.
Miss Lulu Gates, of Adams, vis
ited Athena friends Sunday. ,
Cleaver Bros., talk shoes in this
issue. Read about 'em. ;
Pendleton's bicycle track has
been completed.
Jim Lieuallen was in town Satur
day.
IS IT ALMA MILLER.
Potsibly the Bones. of a Child Buried
There in the Sixties. ,
It now comes to light that, near
the spot where the skull, jawbone
and teeth of a child have been
found, presumably belonging to
Alma Gladys Miller, a child was
buried by emigrants away back in
the sixties, according to the La
Grande Chronicle. It is also known
that about two years ago an
Indian baby was eaten by a bear
just on top of the hill, cIofo to the
foot of which these bones have been
found. It may be possible that
animals have dug up the bones of
the ' child buried near where the
skull was found. " Yet again it
May be possible that the skull of
the Indian babe has been forced
down the hill by melting enow or
driving raids. The doators claim,
however, that they "can easily dis
tinguish an Indian skull from that
of a white person, and they -maintain
that the skull now in their
possession is that of a white child;
also that the teeth are those of a
white child just turning to matur
ity.! r ' ;
It is hardly probable that the
skull found could be that of the
child buried there by the emigrants.
The time has been so long that it
would have been decayed ere this
under ordinary circumstances, but
possibly, like many other straDge
things, the skull has been preserv
ed and rnay how prove to bo that
of the emigrant child. There is an
old gentleman in the valley who
was present when the child was
buried, and claims that he : can
point out the exact spot. When
he cain arrange matters he will go
with Mr. Miller to the place and the
grave will be opened to make an
investigation. If the remains of
the child are found, the skull now
in thg possession of the doctors is
undoubtedly that of the lost Alma
Miller, and a mighty load will be
lifted from the heavily burdened
hearts of the father and mother
who have suffered deeply and sil
ently over the sad and mysterious
disappearance of their lost darling.
It is earnestly hoped that the search
nextjSunday will reveal the identity
of thte bones already found beyond
a doubt. In the name of a broken
hearted father and mother the good
people of Union county are earnest
ly requested to turn out and assist
in the search.
Frank Day Again in Trouble,
Frank Day is again in trouble,
says the EastOregonian. ; His wife
has lodged against him a com
plaint, alleging that Day threaten
ed her life. Mrs. Day was in court
and appeared to be very much
frightened. Her husband had evi
dently done something which made
her " fears not entirely groundless,
and 'she will ask, through the
medium of Justice Parks' court,
that fbe machinery of the courts
be placed in motion and her worse
half compelled to desist ,rom con
ducting himself likea'barbarian,;
Day has frequently been in the
courts and recently became enraged
because a Pendleton physician re
fused to go to his home out in the
country to see Mrs. Day. He drew
a long'knife and flourished it in
the ait1- before the doctor making
that individual experience cold
shiver up and down his spinal
column. All these playful acts,
such as offering to butcher a doc
tor and murder his wife, are hardly
in keeping with the law of the land
and Day will be compelled to an
swer at the bar of justice.
. ;. s .
f. A Peculiar Case.
Mr.tMorgan, who was bitten on
the hand by an Indian who was
caught in the act of stealing a hog
from ms premises one night about
two weeks ago, is suffering from
blood boisoning, says the Ellens
burg, (.Wash.) Register. On Tues
day one finger was amputated, and
it is feared that he may yet lose
his hand. The Indian has not yet
been apprehended, and as positive
identification is impossible it is
quite probable that he will, go un
punished for the double crime of
robbery and mayhem,
; "f After Three Yeart.
Three years ago, little Grace
Tittswrth, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Tittsworth, of this city,
swallowed a pin. For a short tim
afterwirda she suffered to some ex
tent; but for a long time past she
has made no complaint, Wednes
day morning she coughed the pin
up. ';: U -was covered ; with a green
forraaUon, which scaled off leaving
the pin as bright as ever. Her
parents and friends - are much re
lieved now that the pin is safe from
doing any further harm.
Almost BuTied Alive.
A somewhat serious accident is
reported to have occurred to a man
by the name of Gallaher at a point
near the head of the Grande Rondo
river.- It seems that be was en
gaged in sinking a shaft in a mine
he recently discovered and when
down about twenty feet Ihe walls
ofthoBhaft caved in and buried
the man. His companion who was
standing on a curbing, was thrown
into the hole, but managed to keep
on top of the dirt. , The man at
the bottom was covered up to his
arm pits and did some lusty yell
ing for assistance. The companion,
as soon as he could recover from
his surprise, scrambled to the top
and went for assistance. 1 Some
other prospectors came up and
Gallaher was soon released from
his uncomfortable position. He
was in no way injured and immedi
ately went to work repairing the
shaft. .
THE MINE TROUBLES.
The Frisco Mine Will Be Started
,v- up. ; ...
' Up at Mullen, Idaho, mine own
ers have beeu having trouble with
the miners union, and for a time
matters took on such a serious as
pect that Gov, McConnell tele
graphed for the militia to be held
in readiness. The excitement has
died out somewhat and the Frisco
mine will start up.
It is understood that arrange
ments are being made to start the
mine at $3 and $3.50 a day.
John Eklund, the machinist from
Montana, who was assaulted at Gem
Sunday night and ordered to leave
Canyon creek, says the members
of the union have come to him and
said if he would return to Gem
they would fix it up, as the best
element of the union deplored the
act, which f was committed by
toughs.1 He declined to go. At
Mullen and Gem everything is run
ning smoothly.
Horses in Belgium.
Mr. Paulo Moens, who left Pend
leton on September 13 with a car
load of fine horses destined for
Belgium, arrived in New York
without trouble or loss on
Sunday last, says the Tribune. He
expects to sail for Antwerp the
early part of the week. The ship
mentjaf horses, 21 in number, from
New 'York to Belgium will cost
$400, and feed will cost $20 more.
The shipment from Pendleton to
New York cost $400, The total
cost is therefore,'. $820, and yet in
the face ot this, seemingly enor
mous expense, Mr. Moens expects
to realize a handsome profit from
the sale of the animals. In Bel
gium, good horses bring from $125
to $200 each, and Mr. Moens thinks
he will be able to sell his fine stock
for about $150 each. Even if he
should not be able to obtain a high
er price than $125 per horse, his
total receipts will be $1625, which
means a clear profit of $885 over
the expense of the shipment.
Demand for Farm Land.
Alex Drysdale, agent for the
Oregon Mortgage Company, in
forms a Pendleton paper, that per
sons in the debt of that institution
are paying their interest very
promptly this fall. Mr. Drysdale
also referred to the prospects for
next year and said there was a good
demand for farming land to rent.
He has already rented several
farm during the past few weeks and
has inqurieii for more from quite a
number of persons who intends to
go extensively into wheat raising
during 1896. It is Mr. Drysdale's
opinion that there will be a large
acreage of land sowed to wheat and
that methods of farming have been
improved so that there will be less
danger of reverses to the producers
in the future. He has talked with
many of the farmers of Umatilla
county and bases his statement on
the opinions expressed by them to
him. -
The Money Subscribed.
A petition for the opening of the
Long Creek-John Day toll road was
filed in the county court yesterday.
It was signed by about 20 persona,
each of whom agreed to contribute
a specified sum "for the purpose of
maintaining a good free - wagon
road from Pendleton to the south
ern bojinaary line or umatuia
county on what is known as the
Long Creek-John Day road; pro
vided, that the people of Grant
county corstructa a good free road
from the southern boundary of
Umatilla county to Long Creek
and appropriate the sum of $300
for the maintenance of said road
for one year.
t Hurt in the Mountains.
V A letter to a friend in this city
conveys the intelligence of a . ser
ious accident which happened to
Mrs. Robert Tharp near Silvcrton,
Oregon, Sunday last. The Tharp
families left Athena last Monday,
a week ago, for Yaquina Bay. The
trip which was to have been one .of
pleasure was mared by a runaway
near the summit of the Coast range
of mountains, in which Mrs. Tharp
was seriously injured in her right
arm and hip. , The hack was dash
ed against a tree throwing Mrs.
Tharp to the ground with the above
mentioned result.
SOMETHING NEW IN THIS.
Tk Petroleum Wmw Within Reach of
5 Mny People.
The practicability of these carriages
seems to be placed beyond doubt.
Since 1803 they have been jrrowinj? In
favor in France and the only wonder is
that we h ave not seen them over here
before now. The future, says the Lon
don Saturday Itevicw, would appear, to
belong to theo, if all be true, and wo
hardly doubt ihe bona fides. ' They are
as eatily worked as a tricyclc prob
ably etviier. A novice, as many wit
ness, is able on the first trial to drive his
enrring'ti over 200 miles in two doy&of ten
hour etveh. . Tourists have wandered
over half a dozen departments iu them,
and tho taste is spreading every day.
Soon the enthusiasm will reach Eng
land, and then well1, it is difficult to
say what will happen then.
, For, among the great advantages of
tho petroleum carriage, is its remark
able cheapness. The cost of a carriage
is not much iu the first instance. .They
are built, as we have said, with touch
ing fidelity to old forms. Ther6 is tho
dog cart, the wagonette, the phaeton,
tho ''break'' and the "mylord," as our .
French friends have it. From a purely
lay contemplation of these vehicles,
we are not disposed to think that
finality has been reached in regard to
their shape. ;
When the first railway carriages
were constructed, either out of loving
conservatism or from a desre not to
offend, they were built upon the lines
of the stage coach and colored to
match. In time they achieved their
own independence and individuality.
MM. Panhard and Levassor will
probably find time and experience
ripen their invention In this respect.
At present a voiture a deux placas
costs 108; a voiture a quatre places,
forme dogcart, costs 300; the phaeton,
212, and, naturally the "mylord"
heads the price list at 240. These
cannot bo reckoned extravagant prices.
And when you have once purchased a
voitm-a to your taste the saving seems
amazing.
To begin with, two horses can be dis
carded; and horses, wo believe, are
roughly estimated to cost 25 or 30 a
year apiece to keep. A purchaser of a
petroleum carriage reckons that it
costs him from l.SOf to 2f a
day. The manufacturer's reckoning
is 4s per kilometer for a two-seated
carriage, and 5 cents for a four-seated '
carriage; let us say on an average some
thing between a halfpenny and three
farthings a mile.
Compare this with the expense of
horses. Let us say a cab horse costs
some 30, and is available for three
years; that constitutes a yearly charge
of 13. Addoto this 25 for food aud
keeping and We get a total of 37. The
initial outlay on the vehicle may be
ignored, as we are also ignoring the
initial cost of a voiture. A horse, year
in and year out, would hardly do mors
than 15 miles a day. Out of these fig'
ures, which are, of course, rough, one
may deduct something like twopence a
mile as the cost of a horse carriage.
The advantage is in, favor of the .petro
leum carriage by three to one.
MUery Their portion.
The negro colony In the state of Du
rango, Mexico, has proved a : cruel
failure. The black men wore brought
from Alabama and Georgia ostensibly
for farm labor. They found them
selves herded in cabins under rifle
guard, overworked and maltreated.
Fever has carried off half thoir nutn
ber. It is no wonder that they are said
to be hard to control, The report that
the remnant is to be sent home may be
true, but tho matter would seem to af
ford a proper floH of investigation for
the government.
In for Gambling.
Quite a number of prisoners are
incarcerated in the county jail un
der sentence from Judge Lowell
for fines ranging from $10 to $25
and costs, for gambling. ThQ jail
record entries by Sheriff Frazier
shows 30 days as the term in most .
of the cases. The names which'
appear on the list are; .
Green Estes, Bob Smith, George
Gelse, Frank Whetstsone, George
Chapman, William Oliver, Jeff
Oliver, Garden Foster, William
Brassfield, Sam Brassfield, Walter
Thornton, John Smith, Elting
Spike, Ralph McCoy, George Whit
aker, S, Moore, and Bob Means.
These are serving out fines and
costs imposed for gambling at the
rate of $2 per day.
Wm. Kilgore was a visitor to
Pendleton yesterday.
A petition has been circulated in
Pendleton by Judge Fee and signed
very numerously by the voters,
asking W. J. Furnish to accept the
nomination for mayor of tho city
of Pendleton,
, Awarded
highest Honors World's Fair,
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder, Free,
from Ammonia, Alum or any otb$r adulterant,
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