:
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
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Buntings
Percales
Shot Pongees
Dimities
Ducks
Tennis
Flannels
Cold dotted
Swiss Mulls
Athena, Oregon.