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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1896)
: G-OOD JOB WOBE .A-T STJETEVyr LOW PEIOES: "Tli ere are Salea and Salea In Pendleton, ' .."..But there is only - One Red Letter Sale, and that is at the SQUARB STORB, Kirat Door South of Poatoffic, Pendleton ' ' J. S. HAVE, Proprietor Everv 6urt of Clothing in the Big The reduced price is plainly marked .it! You can save from $3 to $5 on Local News. : City Election Tuesday, March 3rd. Eggs are plentiful at the stores. Garden miking will goon be in order. - " ' - - - Hollis" talks about new goods this week. . 8. C. Stanton is plowing on the Richards' place. ' ' The hose team was out for prac , tice Tuesday evening. , 1 Mr. Frank Coffin, of Weston, . was tn town yesterday. "Quill" Gerking is training norses for Will Mosgrove. C. A. Barrett returned Sunday from a business trip to the Sound country. Max Lewin keeps the Monogram cigar. They are made out of beBt pure tobacco. Spring work has commenced and the streets, takes on a decided quiet appearance. Mrs! Samuel Furdy has been ill this week. Dr. Sharp is the at tending physician. . v ' About, twenty-five couple parti ;i pated in the masquerade ball at the opera house Friday night. - Mr. Turner, of Weston, , was stricken ill suddenly Saturday last. Dr. Sharp reports him much better. , Thirty-three year's experience in a business ought to draw trade, and it does at Young's harness shop. . " , ... Look at those dishes at Max Le v. win's store. One set of them grat is with each can of Double Quick Baking Powder. Hardin Mansfield will leave next week for Baker City, and possibly, Southern Idaho. He will remain away all summer. When in Pendleton stop at the Golden Rule Hotel. The beat of rooms and elegant fare. Free bus to and from all rains. Hollis beats 'em all on grocries; for instance Savon soap is sold for 75c a boxfull weight; Eastern corn rrieal, per sack, 15c. !..;.'' We have a new ad in today's is sue that means something -to those who are inclined to use their money judiciously. The Boston Store. Owen Russie has removed his shoe shop to corner of Main and . Fourth streets, where he will be pleased to see all of his old cus- . tomers. , - '-. .,. y An Indian being escorted to jail the other day in Pendleton', fearing that bis money would be taken from himhit upon the novel plan of swallowing it. .: Monday, March 2, there will be a school election at the school house; One director for the terra of 3 years, and a clerk for the term of 1 year will be chosen. - .V ; - )Mr. D. A. Richards was observed on the street this week. Mr. Richards sayB you can bank on the approach of spring when you see him come oat of winter quarters, Jacob Robbins, a pioneer, well known in this county, died at his home in Molalla," ' Clackaqaas county on Monday, aged 87 years. The deceased was born in Virginia in 1809. . The Boston Store desires to thank its customers in and about Athena for their liberal patronage, andJ hopes to continue to be the re-1 cipient of your favor, during-our " big Clearance eals. . 't.: ' '., '- 'j: Xjhe Hunt ranch, of 1339 acre?, 'situated near Echo, . this county, was purchased the other 'day by (u W. Ingalls, of Portland. Mr. Ingalls will place upon the ranch thoroughbred stock. - " , Go to Pendleton for big bargains in shoes cost prices on shoedur ing the sale at the Boston Store, This is no lie. If you gee the dis play you will be convinced. Big line bought cheap, before the rise. W..-E. Young desires us to "state that he can be found at the old stand, still making the very best hand sewed harness to be found any where, at prices to suit your pocket book. .Thirty -three year's experience is a sufficient guarantee f s io workmanship. Store, - has been reduced in price on each and everv Bait. Think of every suit you buy of Haye., Two Full tickets In the field. Lime Watrus was in town from Adams, Monday. -3 Dr. Stiles was in , town from Wesion, Monday. Peach trees are in bloom in the Walla Walla valley. . ; - The wood, saw was a hummin' Monday of this week. -. The First National bank of Sprague will follow the machine shops to Spokane. What is to hinder Athena from boring , a base ball team? Get in hoys, and orgaaize. jNIrs. Bonsell,' of Waitsburg, ii uou., la in tun uuy, wie guest 01 her sister, Mrs. W. T. Gilman. . Auditor Burroughs issued a mar riage license to Frank Slater and Laura Fawcett. both of Weston. bL. M. Watrus has been appointed agen oi tne rcihc Coast Elevator Company at Adams, vice-R. A. Dozier, resigned. If you want to drink a cup of splendid coffee ask for the Perfec tion Blend. Sold at Max Lewin's at 30c per pound. : ' Joseph L. Reed has resigned his position as city editor of the Pendle ton Tribune. Winfield Harper has been annointed as his successor. Grant county stockmen give pVners of sheep in other counties to understand that hereafter they .must keep off of Grant county range. . ' Pendleton's Commercial Associa tion offers a prize of $250 for some method of inoculating, and thereby exterminating the squirrels in this county. ' ' ; v " " John McRae was in town from Milton, Monday. John may go to Missouri to accept a situation. Alex, is in the "Oxydoner" busi ness in Portland. ' A. J. Lewis, traveling for a Salt Lake drug- house, was in town Monday. Mr. Lewis was an old acquaintance of W. E. Young. His visit here was quite, pleasant. TvA band of Oregon horses, in tran sit to Kentucky, h few days ago, says the Hailey Idaho Times, was taken from the cars at Shoshone and the animals sold for 50 cents apiece, v "-; Through the efforts ot local fire men the next tournament of the Eastern Oregon and Washington Firemen's Association was secured for Pendleton, the board of direc tors accepting Pendleton's bid of $500.;. :- -V ". ;. . Last Saturday night the store of Wright & Sou, at Milton, was bur glarized. ' The burglars left no clue. They gained entranoe by breaking a pane of glass' and turn ing the window lock.. Ten watches and other jewelry are missing, W. G. Bradley, a grain man, was seriously injured Tuesday near Warren station. He climbed' from the buggy to catch his horse's head and the animal leaped forward, throwing him upon a rock and cutting & gash in his forehead. Zina Rothrock, of Helix, and another 16 year-old girl of Pendle ton, by the name of Stickler, were arrested in a house of - prostitution at Walla Walla Wednesday night, on a telegram presumably sent by the parents of, the girls, says the Tribune; ;: A Charley Barrett says the follow ing receipt is a 6ure destroyer of squirrel: Take one bottle of pul verized strychnine, i . quarts - of flour, one cup of sugar, one cup of salt. Mix these four ingredients dry, and place at each squirrel bole one teaspoonful. East Oregonian: A telegram re ceived Sunday said that Oscar Rust, a young man sent from this county to the penitentiary at Salem, was dangerously sick with typhoid pueuroonia. Mrs. Rast, his mother, left Sunday evening to attend him during hi eicknecs. E.Boettcherrwho recently sold 3000 sheep to Portland parties, will delivei soon 1000 head, 1000 being deliverable on March 1, and 1000 on about March 15. The sheep are now being fed on the river bot tom land eatt of Pendleton about a mile, where they have been kept during the winter. ON THE SOUND. How Thing Looked to An Athena Business Man. ' ' , - Athena.Feb. 20. Editor Press. I promised to give you an ac count of my recent trip to Tacoma and Port Townsend. I left Athena at noon on the 11th, via W. & C. R. Railroad, ar riving at Pasco about 8 p. m., having been delayed at Hunts about a half hour on account of sand on the track; left Pasco at 3 a. m. Wednesday, passing up ; the xaRima valley in the night, 6o I did not see much of the valley. Arrived, at North Yakima at day break. North Yakima seems pros perous. . Some snow and ice was on the ground. From North Yaki ma to Ellensburgh is easy grade, along the banks of the river. El lensburgh is situated in a pretty valley, nearly , surrounded, by mountains. There the train stops for only a few moments and is the end of the division for train men. As I 6tepped from the cars I met several, old acquaintances who seemed as much surprised as I at meeting.- ",, From Ellensburgh the road con tinues up the valley. 1 On both sides you see evidence of irrigation. Up to this time very little snow is in sight, but as we near the timber we enter snow which has settled down to about one foot. Still the road continues up the valley j past Cle Eliim, the junction of the road to the Roslyn coal mines; still up the natural pass, which seema na ture had made for this road. We pass through a succession of : small tunnels, passing through the fgreat Stampede tunnel, which is about two miles long. At Stampede about five feet of snow , was in sight. Passing out of this great tunnel we enter another passway down the west slope, following a stream and natural passage to the fuyallup valley.- .: : . The Puyallup valley is a beauti ful valley here you see hop yards on either Bide. We run down the Puyallup river, which has entrance at the head of the bay at Tacoma. Arriving at Tacoma we were met at the depot by J. M; Walker, formerly of this place. Having a few hours to wait for a Port Town send boat, accompanied bv Mr. Walker, I sauntered along Pacifio avenue, where I met several old acquaintances, among whom Were (j. II. Reed and J. T. Redman, who 6eem to be taking the world easy. '1 he Port ToWnsend ". boat being late, I did not, leave the wharf until 10 p. m., Arriving at Port Townsend next morning at 3 a. m. There I found two runners for their respective hotels, and not knowing which one would be the best, I took the first one to apply, which turned out to be the best. I encountered a heavv wind and if people in thena think this is the only place where the wind blows they have only to go to Port Townsend" to have the wind taken' out of their sails, as it did a large, four-masted sailing . shin, ; and landed it high and dry on a .sand J spit about two miles below the dock, and in plain sight of the town people. Efforts were to bo made to try and pull it off with tugs. This was a great sight to see. A large four or five thousand ton vessel high and dry above the water line. T N"? j ' After getting "through - with my business at Townsend I had a few hours to. look over the town. "On every side you see the evidence ' of a boom- and the bubble that burst. Here I saw many large business blocks some - finished, some not finished. Many costing forty or fifty thousand dollars, and not oc cupied. The government building and court house are magnificent buildings. I looked over tne steel wire nail works. This jsa large and extensive plant, well fitted with latest improved machinery. The people at this place seem to be waiting, thinking that., "Uncle Sam" will take care of them, - Leaving Port Townsend at 1 p. m., I arrived in Tacoma at 6 p. m., too late to take the Northern Pacific train, which necessitated one night and one day at Tacoma. Starting out I put in nearly all day along the wharfs and water front, through the big warehouses, flour mills and saw mills. It is a busy place, and many large ships loading for all parts of the world; it is simply immense the volume of business done. After visiting all places of in terest on the water front, I visited the banks and some of the business houses all seem much encouraged from a business outlook, and report trade increasing. After a few short calls on friends, of which the family ofE. M. Purrington, formerly of this place, was one, I started home ward at 5:20 p. m. over the North ern Pacific railroad. The N. P. is fintly equipped, has a fine road bed and makes fast time.- Arrived home by way of Helix, and from there by team Sunday, 15th at 1:30 p. m. My trip was specially on business and what sights I saw was while traveling or by enforced lay overs. One to get a full bene fit, wants plenty of time. I did not stop at Seattle; only touched at the dock. Many large buildings loom up and the city id spread out over a large territory. The view of 'Tacoma's electric lights from the water, ns you steam down the Sound at night, is grand beyond description. I fear this letter is already too long, but will say any one having time and means to make this trip, it will pay . you to do so. Very Truly, C. A. Barrett. Base Ball Boys Moving. Uase ball enthusiasts are coming out from their winter seclusion and Dean.Shull was circulating a subscription paper for money with which to purchase supplies for the players, says the East Oregonian. A nine will be formed, and, if pos sible, arrangements made for games with neighboring teams. There seems . to be abundant material in I Pendleton for the making of a first- class base ball team, and interest in the national game appears to be greater than for Several years past. If the boy will) organize and do systematic work liberal support j can be enlisted. A regular sched ule could no doubt be arranged with the Weston normal school team ana oiner teams in tins vi- cinity. An Original Officer. fjMarshal Gil lis, of Athena, is original if nothing else. The In dians have been giving the good ... w. citizens ofAthenq no end of trouble since they became. "citizens" of the United States, and. Marshal Gillis has at last struck'upon ;a plan to make them nay their fines., when they are b, ought hip 'before the local judge. After Hhe fine is im posed the marshal, at once takes the luckless Indianan tow and tells him that he must pav the fine or work in a shaft 60 feet deep or on a tower or equal height. J his, it is said, brings the Indian to time, and he at once digs up the cash and pays his fine. ) : , ; .. - . - ; Hose Team Officers, hena Hose Company, No. 1, elected the following ofiicers at their regular "meeting, Monday evening: President; J. W.Maloney; Secretary, C. A. FiSeher, Jr.; Fore man, Chas; Sharp; Assistant Fore man, John Foss. H, . ; ... -' . The Wheat Market. .Portland,Teb.2a4Wheat)Walla Walla, GO; Valley, 62 to 63c. Chicago, Ieb. 20. Wheat, cash, 621c: May,' 64i to Goo, San Francisco, Feb 20. Wheat, cash, $1.12.i. .. ' . . : . : - -v: ... I have pasturage for 250 head of stocky plenty ".'-of good range and abundance ot water 50c per head per month. -' , George Mulkey. TO : THE -TAXPAYERS." A Pendleton ManrHaji. Something fo '- s - . Communicate1! .. . :.- Pendleton,' Feb. . 20-To the Editor.J-It.- is limey taxpayers awake to lheir -'oonditioi, a8 it: is an unmistakable. fact that Umatilla county pays too much tax. Out of twelve counties east of the moun. tains, none exceeded three million and some thousands, except Uma tilla; which has seven million and edme thousands. We ara aware of he fact' that Umatilla cdunty pos sesses, more wealth . thun either of the -'other eleven, but there is a mighty difference - between three and seven million dollars. , What else cart we expect, so long as . our assessment books are handled by men who pay no tax, and whose only interest is' the dol lars they receive for the days they put in? The time required to make the assessment, and the valu ation of property cuts no figure with them. ' The-e is not a man in Umatilla county that would choose such men to conduct there individual matters. Such is our present con dition, and has been for' several years. I . "" ' ', Put the assessment books in the hands of a man that owns property. pays tax, and has the welfare of the county at heart, ouch a man will see that the valuation ' of on article in this county does not ex ceed the valuation of the same article in other counties. As long as our "present system is persisted in, just so long will the property holders of Umatilla county groan beneath a burden of taxation'. ; TAXrAEB. The underfticned ha.vinc beeii an pointed by the. court Receiver for the C. A. Barrett -Co', all parties owing said firm are requested to call and settle their accounts. ,' i ; : i C. A. Barrett, . . - . , y 'Receiver. v . Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Fiet trom Ammonia, Alum or any otr adulterant - DH; 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. POLITICAL STRAWS. Candidates are Beginning to Come to the Front. . Steam . is beginning to emerge from the political caldron. Dark horses and light horses, too, are coming to the front this is especi ally so in the Republican ranks. ' No lees than three want Jthe party to recognize them as material fit and meet for the contest over the fat (?) plumb, which hangs temptingly from a door on the in terior of the court house, above w hich one reads ''County Superin tendent of School." .They are George Martin, a well-known young pedagogue, who has taught several successful terms of schools in this county, and who has many warm friends in and out of the party. Prof. R. O. Hawks, of this city, it is said, could be prevailed on to accept the nomination, and J. T. Nowlin,. of Weston, wants it and wants it bad. IIV E. Bickers, is of the opinion that he '"savys" how the recorder's office should, be run, and is not slow in intimating that he would not leave the stato on Bhort notice, or commit suicide, if the nomina tion were tendered him, In the district, the lone Republi can paper at Pendleton asserts that Judge Lowell is good enough, and will have "no opposition," but for district attorney that's differ ent. No lesa than three, and all of l endleton product too. who are striving "teeth and toe-nail." for that emolulative "pick-up." They are L. B. Reeder,' well-known here; J. II. Lawrey, the ..present incum- Dent, and AI. A. Butler, who clerked n a store at Weston, rose to the dignified office of justice of the' peace of Weston precinct, was final ly admitted to the bar, and now wants to go his luck "one belter." Citizens in the "East End" are still talking Wilcox for assessor, and it is more than probable his name will go before the Republican convention for a place on the ticket. There is one thing certain and that is there is not a more competent man for the position in the entire county he has a first-class educa tion, is a man of affairs and a level head, and will conduct the office, if elected, with better results to the people than has ever been done in the history of the county. The assessor's office is an important one and should be filled bv a man of at least ordinary intelligence. The Democrats aooear to be tak ing things cool, as no exertion has been manifested to-even cause a "babble of commotion in the" politi cal pot so far. Knowing ones, how ever, say "lay low, for something is going to drop, and drop hard, tool" . No doubt bv this is meant the vast amount ot eood material in the Democratic ranks which is resting on its arms, merely waiting for something to turn up.1 A PACKING HOUSE SCHEME. Walla Walla and Pendleton Making Bids for Its Establishment. The-,Wlla Walla Union of Wednesday contains the following item: . "Harras Bros, are contemplating the establishment of a cold storage plant in this city. The new enter prise will require the investment of $26,000 in machinery, building and grounds. Mr. R. Harras in formed a Union representative yes terday that it was not definitely decided whether the plant would be located here or not. Other towns are making an effort to se cure it. 'I have received a letter from Pendleton,' said he, 'offering $5,000 in cash or its equivalent as a bonus. TVy have plenty of water; raw 'material and railroad facilities, all essential elements, to the consideration of a location.' Such an establishment as Harras Bros, contemplate would require from fifty to one hundred hogs daily. From twenty-five to fifty men would be employed." v The Walla Walla Statesman also makes reference to the matter and urges that Walla Walla, busi ness men to wake up and "see that the contemplated plant is estab lished here." The East Oregqnian knows of the letter being written to the Walla Walla concern and, in fact, instigated its writing. Pendleton would be willing to take half of the stock in such an enterprise, or give $5,000 or its equivalent to encourage its establishment at that place. . ; v , ' .. . A Precocious Youth, County Superintendent Harriet C. Woodruff, has in her possession a manuscript story written by a boy 12 years of age, who is a pupil n one of the county schools of the east end of this county. It evi dences a literary trend remarkable in a boy of his age. Mi?s Wood ruff is quite certain" he received no assistance in hli literary effort, and claims to have had ,her curios ity aroused on more than one occa sion through the remarkable evi dence of the advanced learning "of this youthful prodigy. Tribune. Value of the Bounty Scheme. The FoBsil Journal, whose utter ances on the coyote bounty question are finding their way into Eastern papers, continues loyal to its faith. ! The last issue savsr "At a cost of $1300 the Gilliam County Sheep men's Protective Union has paid for the scalps of 1300 coyotes.' One has just to think of the progeny that these 1300 varmints would have brought into the world if per mitted to die a natural death, to realize the incalculable benefit the bounty has already been to the sheepmen of this county. It is safe to say that each coyote slays at least five sheep annually, worth $10, anyway. Realizing that the coyote bounty would benefit the en tire county, the county court added $1 to the sheepmen's bounty, mak ing $2 in all per scalp, and as a result of this not only sheepmen, but every farmer who keeps hogs and chickens, enjoy an immunity from these varmints hitherto" un known. It is a common sight now to see little pigs running at large all over the May vtlle flat. Before the days of the bounty it was un safe to let them get out of sight." HOT, BUT NO FUSION. The Convention of Lane County Populists. The Lane county people's party convention met in Eugene Friday, and some of the most interesting and exciting scenes in the history of the party have been enacted. In fact, there has been a veritable war on between the factions of the party. Instead of uniting before the close, the chasm between the factions is now wider than ever. The row commenced when a number of delegates, who had ar rived a day in advance in order that they might not be overlooked, went into caucus. The caucus was ostensibly for the purpose of an ex change of - views and a general pre liminary slate-making; but when the meeting opened it was Been that the sole object of the caucus was to commit the' delegates to fusion. Tho pronounced fusionists thought they would have control of the caucus, but the facts proved other wise. Mr. Amis took the lead for the fusionists and mado a plea for fu sion, denying the charges that he was peeking office, and dwelling on the fact that ho might not live long, and was very anxious to see reforms in politics before he passed away. This created some amusement, and u'as followed bv Boeechea from ' middle-of-the-road" men, among whom Mr. Spaugh, the state chair man, was the leader. Then the caucus broke up in confusion, with out doing anything. Next morning, the convention met in the Salvation Army bar racks, with a large 'attendance of delegates present, and the fight was C. W. HOLLIS, at once resumed and continued to increase in fury until adjournment in the evening. The fiiRinnUta fought desperately to carry their point and the whole convention be came bo disgusted that adjourn ment was attempted, and one dele gate made a motion to adjourn for two years, and at once ratify nom-; inations to be made by the" repub licans. When at last tho question was called and fusion was voted down by two to one, a number of delegates left in disgust. Oregon Governors and Holidays. The governors of Oregon . from the first settlement of the state to the present time has been as 'fol lows: Provisional Gecge Ab-nethy, 1845-1849. Territorial Ji senh L 1. 1840 J. P, Gaines, 184J lrt58: eorge L. Curry. 1853: J. 1 1853. 1854; George L. C.'k . 8 )4-1859. btate John im ! 1859 1862; Addison C. G.. ! . ,J2-18fi(i! George L. Wooui. 1S70; T.d. Fayette F. Grover, 1870-1877; S.F. naawicir, lan-ustM; Zenas t Moody. 1882-1887: Svlvester Prm- noyer, 1837-1895; William P, Lord, Legal holidavB in this state' are as follows: The courts of instir-n may be held, and judicial business transacted, on any day with tho following excentions: No nonrt can be opened nor can any judicial business be transacted on a Sunday, nor the first day of January, nor on tho twenty-second day of Feb ruary, nor o'n the thirtieth day of May, nor on the fourth day of July, norn the first Monday in Septem ber nor 0 the twenty-fifth day of December nor on a day on which afl election is-held throughout the state, nor , a' day appointed by the president of the United States or by . the governor of this state as a day of feastijng, thanksgiving or holi day, except for the following pur poses: ' First To give instructions to a jury then deliberating on their ver- 1 . . ciici. . Second To receive . the verdict of a jury. Third For the exercise of the powers of a magistrate in criminal actions, or proceedings of a crimin. al nature. Whenever anv non judicial day created by this act, ir- l ., - I except punaays, iaus upon a Sun day, the next succeeding Monday shall be observed as such non-judicial day. (Hill's Code, Sec. 8897.) , For Sale. One of the best residences in town. Will soli cheap or trade for cattle. For particulars apply at this office. r. . T 3: IP WMsm afn ;-:vi;.ii Buntings Percales Shot Pongees Dimities Ducks Tennis Flannels Cold dotted Swiss Mulls Athena, Oregon.
