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Rigger Than Ever. Six page3 brim full of erisf, : 'fioh nowe, is the Size of the 1' ess. Better Tlwn Ever. :. For advertisers, it is a good : medium; That's the Record of the P res hp or it? ?u 1 1 IJLlil ATHENA, U3IATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, 31 AY 27, I89S. NUMBER 22 VOLUME XI. A lAJe Want You. .tried them kv C. W: Hollis, Exelling all others in life and permanent results. v , . - :.v"."; v'; ,ro; ; ... i Superior r CANT BEAT Our Line of i t ! .-" ; Stationery ; . t Latest Styles and Colors, Very BandsOme Call and Inspect our , All Fresh, Clean and Sweet - ' For Quecnsware, Lamps and Notions :." Call at . " The Brick Grocery, RIGBY & HALES, Proprietors, : : Athena, Oregon BLUSTER WON'T WIN Honest business methods is what tells. Your Grocery trade is what I want. We bid for it on square business principles, with a big fresh grocery stock from which to supply all of your wants, and at prices that are reasonable and just and that defy competition. ' ' . .' The "BLUE Next Door to Postoffice. THE PIONEER Is the place to get the best of Harness. ''Good Workmanship and best of material," our motto. W. E. YOUNG, Proprietor, The Munson 'THE BEST" THE Is' THE HIGHEST GRADE AND STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE .... Controlled by no Trust or Combine .... ddress for particulars: 3IUNSON TYPEWRITER C03IP ANY, . Manufacturers, 240-244 W. Lake Street, Chicago, Ills. 9 SB B o Onderstan That We Are Here for Business It does'nt make any difference what anyone else offers, after you have You can come right to Mollis' and you will find that he has the goods. Cl''31iPM',lH'iillll"li y Main Street, hotograptisl like, Artistic " ' Athena, Oregon. HARNESS SHOP Atukxa, Oregon Typewriter Writing Mine fRONT SPECIAL FEATURES: Interchangeable Steel Typewheel, lustring permanent alignment, Perfect iight-swinging carriage, Metal erasing plate, Simplicity cf construction, Writing iu eight, 90 letters and characters, Standard keyboard. -MUNSON" is especially guaran teed in writing for five years from date of purchase. "1 yew B Athena, Oregon. I MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FINE CARBON WORK g-. piok:el ; ; : South side Main Street; : . ' Athena; Oregon. A Timely Warning, j v J 4 ; Grain saved ia money made. .To ss7e tho grain use Fry 'a Concentrated Squir rel 'Pohon. This - preparation j is the cheapest and most economic.; (or the farmers. : One grain kills, f Guaranteed. Price 25c. per can or f 5 50 permease of two dozen. For sale by all druggists. The Indians Resented.. ' . . . ., , i ...... ; A Spaniard, named Lopez, indulged in some slighting remarks against the government in the presence of a number j of Indians at Yainaz last week, and soon found his neck encircled by -a riata, the end of which was paBsed over the limb ot a tree near by the infuriated red men. His pleadings and the timely arrival of the Indian police alone saved him from a dance on air. Foley Buys Adams Hardware. J. VV, Foley, an industrious young man of Adams, has. ..bought, the AT. Brewer slock of hardware at that place and will open up business in the Lietial len block next week. Tie is well known iu this community and will do a good, active business in hardware of all kinds for the harvest season. He will enlarge his stock of goods immediately and from time to time as it is demanded. Pendle ton Tribune. ' Robbed the Grave. -A startling incident of which Mr. John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him as follows: "I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyea sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite gradual. y growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunately, a friend advised trying 'Electric Bitters and to my great joy and surprise, the first bottle made & decided improvement. I con tinned their use for three weeks, and am now a we'll man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim." No one should fail to try them Only 50 cents per bottle atG. O Osburn' drug store. Bulletins DiECcntinued. The Inland Telephone bulletins have been discontinued. The reason given is that Athena, Pendleton and Walla Walls were the only stations on the line tak- the service, the other towns having dropped off. Thus the company could noUfford to give the bulletins. The messages were furnished by the Spokane papers aa an advertising feature, for in creasing their circulation, and when- the other towns dropped cSJ, the venture did not pay. The telephone company only agreed to furnish the bulletins from week to week, and the last week was up Sunday night. Operator Osburn, to make the expense fall as light as pos sible, called for three week's Services in advance, end what money remains on the last collection will be returned by him to those who subscribed. A CIRCULAR LETTER. Concerning the TtacheiS' Annual In stitute and Summer School. The following circular letter has been iesued and circulated among those inU-r ested in educational matters : Students, Teachers, Parents and Friends cf Progressive Education : The teachers' annual institute and summer school will convene in Pendle ton, June 13, and continue is session for three consecutive weeks. It is the earnest desire of the county school superintendenwand his co-workers that this shall bs the must succeBsf A, educational gathering ever held in Kiet ern Oregon. The object of the meeting is to create, stimulate and encourage greater activity and interest In educational matters, and to extend to Students and teachers an opportunity whereby they may better qualify themselves lor their chosen voca tion " A most excellent corps of teachers have been engaged. Among them ara Katherine Ball, the talented drawing teacher of San Francisco, Professor Coffey, who has conducted 50 institutes in 'CalTfornia, Professor Matb.es, the popular representative of the LewUt n normal, Miss Anna Caryl, of Idaho whose specialty is primary work, Pro fessor M. G. Royal, president of our own Eastern Oregon normal school, and Pro fessor D.V.S.Reid.of Athena, well known as a successful teacher and institute workerbesides much other local talent, and a number of popular lecturers. It is expected that every teacher ia Umatilla county will attend, and we look for many visitors from other coun ties and from Washington.,. Board and lodging will bo provided by tho reception committee at a very low figure so that the expense of attend ing for the entire session will be light. The small Bum cf two dollars will Je charged as an incidental fee to helo defray expenses. Come one, come all and assist in making this the grandest educational revival that has over taken pbee in Eastern Oregon. "-.f.- F. Kowun Chairman of the Summer School Ex .ecutive Committee. , MEMORIAL DAY. A. Appropriate Services Will Take Place " -'' in Athena.' 1 Memorial day will be observed in Ath ena this year, as usual. kn. interesting program will be rendered,- and has been perfected! by (he committee in charge. Those who have relatives and friends buried in , the Ath ena cemetery, will prepare the graves for decoration,; ' v Memorial services will be conducted at the M. . church, Gunday, at 11 a. m,, Rev. Miller will deliver the memorial sermon. ..' ; - Monday, May 80, all aro requested to meet at the M. . church at 10 o'clock. a. m. From there1 the line of march will be taken to the cemetery. The program, as arranged by the com mittee follows: " at the cnuncit. ' ' Music . . . ...... Band. Prayer .Chaplain. Song. . . ."Columbia Gem of the Ocean." Form in line and march to cemetry. AT THE CEMETERY. Song. ..... . . . .... ."Cover Them Over." Recitation.. "You put no Flowers on ............. ... My Papa's Grave." Decoration of Graves. Form in line and march to the opera house. Music... , .Band Prayer. Rev. L. Green. Song.. ...... ......"The Fallen Brave." EXKHCIMK BY fCHOOL. : Recitation.. "The Blue and 1 tho Gray."., Thomas Bilyeu. Song. Male Q isrtetto. Recitation. ."Waterloo".. Florence Jor.e. Song. "Blue and Gray." Recitation. ."To the Angels of Buena Vista."... Vorgie Stamper. Song.. "Today This Hallowed Place We Seek." Oration .Hon. Stephen A. Lowell. Song ...Mrs. Hill'd Class. Recitation "Memorial Day," .....Annie Allen. Song.... "Our Soldier Heroes Sleeping.' Recitation.. "The Challenge," Linnie Coppnck. Recitation . ."E Plnribus Unum ". . Millie Gross. Recitation. .. .Decoration Day," .. . . Emma Green. Mr. Penland Replies. Helix, Ore., May 23. To the Editor, I have bad my attention called to the statement of an alleged correspondent from Helix, published in the Pendleton Tribune of May 21, wherein it is repre eented that I have given the citizens of the "East End" of this county assurance that I would work for a division of the county, if elected. . I take this means of answering my friends of all parties and all sections that tbe above statement Is wholly devoid of troth, that I am unpledged and un biased open all local questions and bold mysfclf bound to no policy except that defined in the platform adopted by tbo people's, democratic and silver republl can parties at their laet convention Jo Pendleton, and that I believe tbe publi- cation ot the article in she Tribune, re ferred to, was made solely for the pur pose of injuring my candidacy before the people of Umatilla county, the success of which now seems to be an icconpliehed fact. L. E. Pesland. MOREUNIoV MEETINGS. ; Speakers for the Peoples-Democratic-Silver Republican Cause. Senator W. R. King, the union pariy nominee for governor and Hon. J. R. Sovereign, ex-Urand Master Workman of the Knights of Labor, will address the voters of Pendleton and vicinity on Saturday evening, May 28, at 8 o'clocx, in the court house upon the political Issues of the campaign. On Monday, May 30 at 1 :30 p. m. Messrs. King and Sovereign will speak at Wee ton, and st 8 p. m. of the same day at Athena. Hod. E. K, Barker, of Independence, is scheduled to appear at Pilot Rock on Friday, June 3, at Athena, Saturday, June 4 at 2 p. M. and Weston at, 8 o'clock the same evening.'. Hon. Robt. Bridges and Hon. Chas. E. Heifner, two Btato officials of Washing ton, where union of parties has been tried, will speak in Pendleton on Thurs day evening, June 2. Hon. John M. Gearin, a well known orator, will visit Pendleton ou Tuesday, May 24, and at 8 p. m. a meeting will be held at the court house at which he will speak. On Saturlay evening, June 4, all of the candidate on the union county ticket will address the Pendleton citizens in the court house at 8 p. m. Other dates for the county candidates in various parts of the county have been arranged as follows : McKay May 30, 8 p. m. Echo May 21, 1:30 p. m. Umatilla May 21, 7:30 p. m. Adams May 23. Athena May 24. . Weston May 25. . Mountain May 20 and 27. Helix May 28 at 10 a. m. vansycio May 28, 7:o0 p, Valley precinct May 31. Milton JuneS. ni, PENDLETON NEWS. Found in ths Columns 'of the East Oiegonian. ; Recs Haycock, proprietor of the Ban quet saloon, has on exhibition a fine col lection of Kloudike nuggets which were brought to him by Mecsrs. Strahon and Bushes, who returned from Alaska this morning. Old miners that have viewed the nuggets . ray that t! ey eclipse any that were found in California in the days of'49. :- Sunday afternoon; while attempting to cross the county - bridge . near the St. Joseph school, a team of borsea driven bv James Pierce, became frightened and I succeeded in li ping the carriage over which contained besides Mr, Pierce, his wife and two children Mrs. Pierce sus tained a severe sprain of the ankle and one of the children was neatly drowned in a deep mudbole near the center of the road. The carriage was completely ds moliehed before' the horses were stoppod. Francie S. Eigne'w, who has lived near Gurdane postcfuco in this county for tho past five years, has enlisted in the Unit ed States navy and leaves on this even ing's train for Portland, where he will proceed to Mare island to go into active service. Mr. Eignew is a mechanical engineer by profession and his experi ence In this line guarantees him a profit able position in the navy. lie has been in the United States 19 years, joining here when he was 13 years of age. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, but is now a citizen of this country having taken out bis first papers in Colorado in 1880 On Saturday evening a mass meeting was held ot Helix to raise money for the building of a flour mill at that place. Mr. Walker, an experienced millman, who proposes to erect the mill, was pres ent and explained to the interested ones tbe cost of the mill and machinery and the amount of support necessary to make the mill a success. Considerable discus sion followed Mr. Walker's remarks a'ter which a subscription blank was drawn up and signed by about 40 prominent farmers of that vicinity, pledging $1000 to be paid as soon as the mill is boilt and tbe machinery upon the ground, with a guarantee of another thousand as soon as ths mill is in running order. At 10 o'clock Tuesday morning tho pre liminary examination of tbe charge-of murder against Sam Mahaffey was called in Justice Parks' court in the circuit court room. After lha reading of the in formation, Frank Bowman, the principle witness for the prosecution, was called and testified substantially tbo same as at the coroner's inquest which was pub lished in the Eaet Oregonian several dj a ago. The direct and cross ermiu ation occupied tbe entire forenoon and when the court was called to order this afternoon ths defendant through bis at torney, J. B. Huntington, waived exam ination, asking that be be released upon bonds. Justice of the Peace Parks ia considering the matter stated that he saw do reason why the defendant should not be allowed rearonable bonds for his appearance before the circuit court and Gxed taera ui the sum cf iCOCO. It is stated, upon good authority, that Mr. Mahaffey will be able to furnish bonds Tuesday morning. EDWARD BELLAMY DEAD. Author of "Looking Backward" and Lsad.r of Nationalist?. Klward Bel'amy, the famous author of "Looking Backward" and leader of the Nationalist movement, .died at hie home in Chicopeo Falls, Mass., Sun day morning. A few years ago the name ot Bellamy was heard on all tides. With the one exception cf "Trilby" no other book has been so widely read aa Bellamy's "Look ing Backward." The most prominent feature of the Nationalist movement sprang from the idea so originally ex plained In this book. A tew mouths ago Mr. Bellamy wroto "Equality," and since that time he has been in poor health. As an author he will ever be remembered as a man of original ideas and a terse, forcible writer. He leaves a widow and two children, besides ttwo brothers, Charles J. Bel lamy, editor of tho SpiingQeld Daily News, and Fredrick Bellainv, of Brook lyn, N. Y. DEATH OF BESSIE DAVIS. The End Came in Grace Hospital, Detroit, Mich. Mies Bessie Davis, neice of Mr. K. R, Cox, of this city, died recently In a De troit hoepital, where she had went from her home in South Bend, Ind. Miss Davis resided in Athena for sev eral months, and being of an amiable disposition, she Boon won many warm friends, who will be grieved to learn of her death. The following is taken from the Paris (111.) Gazette: "Tho remains of the late Miss Bessie Davis arrived on the Saturday morning train from Detroit, Mich. She had gone to the Grace hospital of Detroit in Feb ruary, with a hope of gaining relief from a hip joint disease. It was the fond hope that a recovery would ensue, but expectation wus set at uauuhtby the receipt of a telegram announcing her death. "The family formerly resided in this county and left here about eight years ago. It was when Miss Bes.'io was 10 years ot age that a barn door blew against her and bruised htr hip, causing her to go on ciutches. An operation was under gone, and ebe improved, being able to go without crutches, hut the old trouble came back and she took treatment with success at the Grace hospital in Detroit. Suffering again, she returned to the hos pital, but whilo tho details of the case are not known, it Is thought that blood loi&oning set in. "The deceased was a member of the Presbyterian church, and was n most ardent worker being piominently identi fled with the Y. P. P. C. K. Shs was patient In her snfTering, and of tho most amiable disposition, She was a moat beautiful and attractive young woman of sublime character. Her deeds shone for the good of all. Educated in the Paris schools and reared in this locality, she had many friends here, The funeral was held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon from Edgar cemetery." Bessie M. Davis was born in Mabou county, W, Va., May 22, 1800, and died May U, 1898, ago 37 years, 11 months and 10 days. When a child of throa years she moved to Paris, 111 , where she re sided untii November, 1894, when she moved with ber family to South Bend, Ind. When a young girl of 10, she be came alllicted with a hip joint disease that was the ultimate cause of her death. For more than 20 years sho was a great auffeter. For years site wan a consistent member of the -Presbyterian church and died in the faith and tiiumph of the gospel, leaving a name and a memory that will be sacredly cherished by ber family and friends till the great family reunion shall take place 1 A Big Suit Commenced . The Hamilton & Rourke company havo brought- suit against Slbson k Kerr for an accounting and the appoint ment of a receiver pending the settle ment says, the East Oregonian. On the 8th day of April, 18U0, the Hamilton & Rourke company entered into an agreement nith Sibson A Kerr by which the latter were to assume an indebtedness of the corporation in lieu of ft mortgage upon the property of tho mortgagors situated in eeveral places in this slate and Washington, and later, it is alleged that the defendants fraud ulently charged to the plaintiffs numer ous sums of money of large amount, hence the suit. In the circuit court E. P. Marshall was appointed receiver with bonds for the faithful discharge of his duties, fixed at the sum of $5$,000. ' Over the Embankmjnt. Saturday afternoon, while Frank Baker was driving to Baker City with a load of Iron castings, one of his horses slipped over the embankment at Bees wax hill, near there, dragging the other horses and wagon over the cliff. Fortu nately for Mr. Baker, he was walking at the time, and to this fact he probably owes bis life. One of tie horses was killed and the other severely lojored. The wagon and content were oaly slightly damaged. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Delegates From Are in All Over the County Attendance. The annual county Sunday school con vention is in eeeeion in Athena today. Delegates from all over the county are present and are taking an active part, much interest being manifested in the work. Thursday, May 26Afternoon Session. Devotional Exercises Led by L, E. Penland, Helix. Greeting Mrs C. A, Barrett, Athena. Response Rev. F. L. Forbes, Pendle ton, president of Umatilla County Sun day School Association. Enrollment of Delegates. Appointment of Committees. R?port3i , "The Ideal Sunday School" Mrs. C. S. Jackson. Discussion Led by Mrs. E. W. Pholps. ' "How Shall Temperanoe Be Taught in Our Sunday Schools?" Mrs. Alice Kirkpairkic, Weston. General DiscussBon. Evening Session. Address Rev. L. Green, Athena. , Friday, May 27 Morning Session. Devotional.Exercises Led by Rev. H. Gallaher, Weston. Reports of committees. Election of Officers. "Should the Sunday School Take tbe Place of Church Service for the Child ren?" Mrs. C. B. Wade, Pendleton. Discussion Led by Rev. O. A. Dot- son, Pendleton "Mother and the Sunday School Les-sou"-Rev. O. T. Whittlesey, Weston. Discussion Led by Mrs. Ida Fell, Pen dleton. "How Can the Kindergarten Methods of Teaching Be Used in the Sunday School?" Miss , Mabel Nelson, WeB ton. General Discussion. Afternoon Session. Devotional ExerCiges Led by Rev . Good, Milton. "Trained Teachers for the Sunday School." Prof. M. G. Royal. Weston.' "The Ideal Sunday School Teacher." Rev. John U'Ren, Pendleton. DififitifiHinn. ''Missions in Sunday School." Rev. W. IS. Potwins, Pendleton. Discussion. .' Unfinished business. Notes. All persous interested in Sunday school work, whether members of a Sun day school or not, are invited to be preeeut. ' ; Every school iu the county is urged to eend delegates pastor, superintend ent and one'delegftte for every 20 mem bers, enrolled, or fraction thereof. Where there is no pastor such school shall have one additional delegate. Money to carry on the county work ia raised by pledges made at tho annual convention, Members are requested to come prepared, not only to mako pledg es for the comiDg year, but to redeem last year's pledges. Resolutions, On tho pages of time records are made f f Mm r lea e. i fall rf li 11 n x a n 1 1 n i tin ft tkftt . vj wio iidv scats ut duuinutij i vuom tions come and go while advancing civili zation marks tbolr passage. Therefore, iu paying this tribute of re spect to the memory of our deceased com rade, W.T.Koontz, and in preparing these resolutions expressive of our sorrow, we, as members of Gettysburg Post, No. 33, department of Oregon, sustain a severe loss, and though we felt it as a natural effect which must come to us all. We, therefore, submit the following expres sions of condolence: Whereas, Material changes havo take a place in our midst, and one of our eeveral members has passed into the beyond and has severed our fraternal bonds, and a home has lost a devoted husband aud father. Therefore bs it Resolved, That we deplore the Separa tion from our comrade, and the loss our noble order surtaioed by his death, Resolved, That we tender our profound sympathy to his wifo and relatives upou whom this affliction hue fa'len, Resolved, That our charter be draped ia mourning for the next 30 days in memory of our deceased comrade. Resolved, That a copy cf these resolu tions bs sent to bis family; a copy be spread ut.a the records of this Post, and a copy be publixhed in the Athkna Piikss. Fraternally Submitted, IS: K. ClIAIUM, W. Riouy. Committee Spencer Died. Curtis Spencer, the boy who was in jured by the bursting of the cannon in Baker City laet Thursday, died Friday morning. Ernest Worswick, whose leg was fractured by a flying piece of iron, is resting easily at the St. E'izabeth's hos pital. J. H.Parker, the banser; John G. Foster, the grocerymn, and Mrs. William Good and others who were more or less painfully bruised, are able to be up and about. A Skipp'.r. Bill Ilurdtimes "How yer livin now, Joe?" Joe Hardup-' iviu fine, Bill. Pklp pin every meal comiii' .ny way.