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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..
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; 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.
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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.