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ATHENA .MAY 1,1896.
Contrary to the stand taken
two years ago, the influential Mil
ton Eagle runs the republican
ticket at the head of its editorial
page. It would be amusing enough
alone to see the present ticket and
the one it supported two years ago,
run side by side in type, but the
able editor of the Eagle should
have spared his friends and patrons
the pain of being compelled to read
the effusive apology which appeared
in his paper last week. The
brother's efforts to find an excuse
in supporting the republican ticket
in full, and present the same in a
readable shape to the public, are
indeed enough to provoke tears
from a crocodile or speed in an
army mule. The affable and most
distinguished editor of the Milton
paper, in his blind endeavor to re
dress an imaginary wrong to his
conscientious political scruples, en
tirely loses sight of honest, intel
ligent Dave McDannald and
pledgos support to the present in
cumbent of the assessor's office,
who charges the county H per day
for clerk hire and pockets a part of
the salary himself. This, too. in
face of the fact that the articles
contributed by McDannald'a able
pen to the Eagle for years past
have been the bone and sinew of
the paper.
Holmes' confession shows the
man. Some think he must be
possessed of a devil. Holmes is no
worse than countless murderers
whom we know not of. A man
who can in cold blood kill a man
by slow torture could just as easily
kill more. Such men are pre
destined to be what they are. It is
in their make up, and while they
may be in some instances educated
out of it, the degenerated spirit
more often shows up to the horror
of more evenly balanced persons.
Such men as Holmes have the aw
ful seed of degeneracy in thoir
brain at birth; and in his case the
germ of disease was undoubtedly
cultivated,. and his many crimos
have added fueto the flames until
he was a veritable destroying angel,
wholly unable to check himself by
his will power. The very tone of
his confession shows a latent exal
tation in liis crime, even now that
he is so near death. Death has no
horrors for him. Ho is happy only
in crime, and now that he realizes
that his career is at an end, he is
reudy to meet the fate ho has meted
out to so many victims. He will
go on the scaffold without a qualm
of fear. He may exhort others not
to follow his Way, but it will not be
out of a spirit of repentance. No
tear will be shod over his grave.
He has caused tears enough. The
world will bo glad to forget him.
Tue Times-Mountaineer does
not think Day Bros, entirely re
sponsible for the failure to open
the locks at the time specified; but
holds our delegation in congress,
and Mr. Ellis especially, respons
ible for the mistake. It says Mr.
Ellis neglected to find out the facts
concerning the locks and to attend
to the duty that should have been
his first great care. Mr. Douthitt
is not mistaken. He has laid the
blame where it should rest. A man
of ability should take Mr. Ellis'
place.
Not very much has been said
about Judge Hiner's decision which
was rendered last week, wherein he
reversed Judge Edgerton, who held
a year ago that a man could not be
prosecuted for selling liquor to an
Indian who had taken land in se
veralty and thus become a citizen,
Btys tho La Grande Chronicle.
Judge Bellinger, of Portland, also
rendered u decision iu line with
that of Judge Edgerton, taking the
ground that an Indian who had as
sumed the responsibilities of citi
zenship was thereby entitled to all
the privileges of other citizens, in
cluding the right to "fill up" when
the occasion presents itself. The
decision occuired soon after the
Umatilla Indiansceased to be wards
of the government, and the decision
haB brought deep grief to the women
of the reservation who recently held
an indignation meeting to protest
in their feeble way over the dire re
sults. .Almost a dozen of the afore
time braves of the Umatilla land
have made a premature exit to the
happy hunting grounds through the
curse of strong drink.
That Judge Riner should decide
as he did is no surprise to anybody
who is familiar with Indian charac
ter. n Indian is an Indian all the
time. When you put liquor into
him he is a savage devil. And it
makes no difference whethei heowns
land in severalty, or yet eats raw
entrails from a ration beef. They
are all the same when their hides
become thoroughly saturated with
red liquor and the decision of Judge
Riner wherein he interprets the law
of congress as it was prepared will
meet with approval among all
classes and particularly those who
came in contact with the Indian.
The Dalles Mountaineer thinks
that the Oregonian has evidently
had one of its reporters "wined and
dined" by somebody in "authority"
at the Cascades, for it makes the
announcement that "as a matter of
fact, the locks, so far as transporta
tion of vessels is concerned, is now
completed. Within 24 hours' no
tice any steamer could pass through
the canal and the union between
the lower and middle Columbia
rivers made complete." It is sur
prising that a great paper like the
Oregonian would allow itself thus
imposed upon. As a matter of
fact, the locks are not complete,
nor has anybody here any idea
that they will be untill there is
sent to congress a representative
who will not allow himself to be
"buncoed."
Irresponsible horEe dealers
have been working the farmers of
the Eastern States. They send a
man through the country soliciting
consignments. This man goes to
the farmers who have the best
horses and by showing what fine
prices are bding received by their
firm induce him to send the horses
for sale. Men have sent animals
that could be sold at home for $100
and when the "greatly increased
returns" arrived there would be
the enormou.se sum of from .$12 to
$20. These fellows have not yet
reached the Northwest, but when
they do, the btst plan is to receive
the money for your horses before
they leave the ranche, or at least
keen them under your own super
vision. "Ik you want to keep posted on
political affairs during the coming
campaign take tho Eagle. It is the
only free and independent paper in
Umatilla county."
The abovo appears weekly in the
ably edited, widely circulated and
influential Milton Eagle. How
ever, as the word "independent" is
somewhat stripped of its proper
sense, when one reads the entire
republican ticket at tho head of the
Eagle's editorial page, we mildly
suggest to Bro. Hull that he sub
stitute some other word. Tho
manner in which he fools with the
word, is liable to make the reader
cross-eved.
It is announced that R. M. Turn
er, of Pendleton, is to be an in
depenent candidate for circuit judge,
now occupied by Judge Lowell, "on
a free silver platform," The jud
iciary should be entirely free from
political influences and a man who
announces himself as a candidate
on any other platform than his own
personal worth and integrity,
should bo left where ho belongs
at home, says the Oregon Scout.
When Dave McDannald says he
will assess Umatilla for $2,000 Jess
than it costs to assess it at present,
you can bet your last dollar that
he will do it if elected on June 1st.
The soil is thoroughly saturated
with moisture. While there was
an absence of the usual snowfall
during the winter months, yet the
spring rains have been timely, and
the season ' opens with excellent
soil conditions, and unless there
should be the dry east winds in
June there is no reason apparent
at present why the season should
not be a prosperous one for the
farmer.
Judge H. H. Northup, of Port
land, has announced that he will
be an independent candidate for
congress in the second district.
Sound money, protection of Ameri
can industries, restriction of foreign
immigration, and the opening of the
Columbia river will be his platform.
Mr. Northup is supposed to be a
republican
M'DANNALD'S STATEMENT.
The Assessment Should Not Cost Over
$35oo Annually, Writes a Taxpayer.
G. W. Ingle, a well known man
in the East End of this county,
writes as follows to the Milton
Eagle:
Milton, Ore., April 19, 1896.
Will you allow me space in your
paper for a few remarks about
things as I see them? The con
ventions are all over and the
smoke is clearing away so that
even a blind man can see what is
taking place. What I wish to no
tice first is a statement made by
D. W. McDannald, candidate for
assessor on the democratic ticket
which statement was made before
the convention at Pendleton and I
am satisfied had he not been full
at the time of enthusiasm I
ho never would have made such a
statement. He said that he would
bind himself to assess this
county for $2000 less than it
was assessed by our present assessor
and that if he could hire men as
deputies for two or two and a half
dollars per day, that he would not
charge the county a greater sum.
Now this is the first time in the
history of the county that the tax
payers have a chance to elect a
man to office who'doesn't want all
the law allows him and more too,
and it does seem to me that the
taxpayers ought to consider that
proposition. I believe it to be a
fact, that our present assessment
(incuding taking the census for
1895, Ed. East Oregonian.) has
cost the taxpayers over $7000, and
further, I believe like the old song
says, "the half has never yet been
told." And now then, that being
the case, I will go Mr. McDannald
one thousand better. Yes, and I
will do better than that I will
bind myself, under good and
sufficient bonds to assess this coun
ty for one-half what the presont as
sessment has cost it, and further,
I will bind my Bel f to furnish this
county all the men it has money to
pay for at two dollars per day, and
board themselves, and they shall
be taxpayers men who have a
right to reap where they have sown,
and not as the game is now, men
reaping where they have not sown.
Of course Mr. McDannald did not
make this statement to further his
chances for office, but he knew by
experience that the assessment can
be made in one-half the time that
is taken to make it. Just think of
it taking from one to one-half hours
to assess a man to the amount of
eight or nine hundred dollars, and
us taxpayers putting up $4 for the
job! If the county court wants any
proof of this they can have it with
out cost.
An officer is no other than a ser
vant of the people, and should be
made to earn at least half what he
gets, and should get no more than
any laborer. If ever I should have
the misfortune to be elected to an
office in this county I will see to it
that no man get3 employment un
der me and a chance to pull a dol
lar out of the county when he
never was known to put one in it.
As I said, they 6hall be taxpayers
men that have a right to an office.
Now I am aware that some men
smart ones of course men that
are in the habit of bleeding the
taxpayers at the rate of four dollars
per day will say that I am ''talk
ing through my hat." But if the
taxpayers thinV so just let them
put me to the test and they will
soon find out. And if the county
court wants any more men at two
dollars per day just let them hang
out their sign and your humble
servant will be on the road before
breakfast. G. W, Ingle.
There is more catarrh in thi section of :the
country than all oilier dlseaw mt together,
and until the Inst lew years was supptwed to
be Incurable. For a great many years doctors
pronounced It a local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly faittnir to
cure with local treatment, pronounced It in
curable. Selonce has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore requires
conatttutlotnil treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure
manufactured by K. J. Cheney Co., of Tole
do, Onto, Is the only constitutional cure on
t he market. It is taken internally in dose
from ten drops to a teasKMmful. It acts di
rectly on thebioodand uiuconssurliwesof the
system. They oiler one hundred dollars for
any case it tails to cure, nend for circulars
and testimonials Address,
K. J, Chknky & Co., Toledo, O,
ty-Hold by I'l-ugisls,;.-.
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Congress -
A. S. Bennett, of Wasco.
For Supreme Judge
G. II. Burnett, of Marion.
For State Senator
J. n. Raley, of Umatilla.
For Judge, Sixth District
T. G- Hailey, of Umatilla.
For District Attorney, Sixth Dist.
G. W. Rhea, of Morrow.
Member Board of Equalization
C. P. Davis, of Pendleton.
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Representatives
J. B. Saylor, of Kcho. -
S.P.Purdy,of Athena.
M. Toner, of Cottonwood.
For County Judge
Wm. Scott, of Helix,
For Commissioner
Henry Frazier, of Milton.
For Sheriff
Wm. Blakeley, of East land.
For Treasurer
Charles Bowling, of Adams.
For Assessor
D. W. McDannald, of Valley.
For County Clerk
' John Vert, of Pendleton.
For Recorder of Conveyances
Jas. A. Howard, of Pendleton.
For School Superintendent
F. J. VanWinkle, of Weston:
For Surveyor
G. I. LaDow, of Pendleton.
For Coroner
Charles Beale, of Pendleton.
For Justice of Peace, for North and
South Athena Precincts
J. W. Smith, of Athena,
For Constable, for .North and
South Athena Precincts .
J. C Stamper, of Athena.
Good Pasturage.
I have pasturage for 250 head of
stock plenty of good range and
abundance of water 50c per head,
per month. George Mulkey.
W. D. HANSFORD & CO.,
Sealers In
Hardware....
and Stoves.
TIN AND COPPER WARE.
Pumps, Pipe, etc., - - - Baker Barbed Wire.
PLUMBING A SPECIALTY. ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
629 Main Street, Pendleton, Oregon.
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m 11 iOiilAm IT iLJL
THE LARGEST
OF
carried in Umatilla county,
composed of
FIRE ARMS, FISHING TACKLE, HAMMOCKS.
Pi
CRAWFORD and SYRACUSE
... BICYCLES ...
BICYCLE REPAIRS can be found at
TAYLOR'S, the Pendleton Hardware Man.
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Notice for Publication.
Land Office at LaOrande, Oregon, April JO, 1S96
Notice is hereby give n that the fcowing.
named settler has filed notice of bit Intention
to commute and make final prooi in support
of bli claim, and that said proof will be made
before Register and Receiver U. H. Land
Office at LaUrande, Oregon, on Jane 6th, law,
Vis:
lt)tUN . FRAZIER,
Homestead entrr No. 6088 Tor sl. sec 25,
I tpSo, r84 E. W. M.
, He names the following witnesses to prove
! his continuous residence upon and cultivation
r of, said land, viz: Charles McLaln, Frank
! Berlin, John Berlin, Hugh Mclain, all of
Athena, orgeon.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows of
any substantial reason, under the law and
regulations of the Interior Department, why
such proof should not be allowed, will be given
an opportunity at the above mentioned time
and place to cross-examine the witnesses of
said claimant, and offer evidence In rebuttal
of that submitted by clai mant.
B. F. Wilson, Register.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that I will apply to
the Mayor and common council of the city of
Athena, Oregon, at a meeting thereof to be
held on the loth, day of May, 1896, for
license to sell spirituous, malt and vinous liq
uors in less quantities than one quart, said liq
uors to be sold only In a building situated on
tot 7 In block 5, of sa I deity. W. R. Harden. .
Dated April Mth896. Applicant.
In Pound.
One sorrel mare, 8 or 7 years of age, four
white feet, white face, brand W on right
shoulder. With her Is a 2-year old sorrel colt.
Will be sold In Athena Tuesday, May 5, 1896,
unless redeemed by owner.
. A. M. Glixis, Marshal.
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SPORTING GOODS
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mi tmc wca jt
f H. R. HILL
Jeweler
I Athena J j
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When you
Come to Pendleton
to make your purchases and have Cash to pay for
them, make sure you go to the
cash Store ?
that carries the largest stock of Dry Goods, Boots,
Shoes, Hats and Caps, Trunks,. Valises and.
CLOTM
that is to be found in Eastern Oregon. Such an
one is the PEOPLE'S WAREHOUSE. They are a
Cash Store for the reason that they pay cash for
all their goods, sell all their goods for cash and
have to do only with cash people. : : : ; j
WE SEW FREE OF CHARGE, ALL SHOES
BOUGHT OF US, THAT RIP, i
We guarantee that our prices are the lowest, and
if found to the contrary, you can have your money
refunded. : : : : : : : : :
Heaviest Denjin Overalls reduced to 35c a pair.
The People's Warehouse.
2 Doors South of First National Bank
J1SIH'
w. p. LEACH
sued
LEADING FURf
Largest Stock ever brought to Pendleton. TWfor
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Goods and cheaper Prices. Agent for the Standard
and White Sewing Machines. . Carpets and machines t
about half former prices. Come and be convinced.
JESSE FAILING, Pendleton, Oregon.
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THE ATHEIA 1AREET
FRANK BEAL, proprietor.
FRSH e MEAT ALWAYS ON HAND
Highest Cash Price paid We buy for Cash and sell foi
for Butcher's Stock. Cash strictly
YOU GET THE VERY BEST AND LOTS OF IT,
WHEN YOU SPEND MONEY WITH
-BEALE""
Main Street,
FIRST -MWHfiL
BBM- ' y o
OF-UTHEM.
Pays
U D.
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FISCHER'S NEW HARNESS SHOP
On, both Harness and Collar,
You can save the dollar;
Wliile the pennies take care of 'themselves.
North bidk Main Strket.
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Athena, Oregon
South side Main Street.
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CAPITAL STOCK,
SURPLUS,
$ 60000
$31,000
intenwt on time deposits. Proper attention
given to collections. Deals n foreign and
domestic exchange
liiVKLT, Cashier . . Athena. Oregon
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Athena, Oregon.