s - .... . - ' . ' ' . ' " - ' . ' ' " ' 1 ' ' " - V VOLUME XV. ATHENA , UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 3. 1903. NUMBER 27 ft u micraitmiuwifc m m ?m tie u This spring we purchased a larger and better stock of summer fahrics tho season we. find ourselves with large quantities of New, Desirable, This Season's goods on hand. We shall not wait until the season is over, and hobody ha&any use for them, but right now at the time when they' are most needed, shall reduce . prices on all Wash Dress Goods to such a low figure that hone can fail to appreciate the values we are offering. PENDLETON, ATHENA. HELIX. Two Special Lots of . laces . f It Would not pay you to put 25c and 35c laces on 10c" and 20c drees goods. But we sell you lace that has the 25 and 35o look about .irand is worth 10 and,. 12 cents per yard, 10 cent Basket at 6c per; yard.' 12)c Basket at - 6 cents, per yard. ,: f; . ' i I1' . - -' S and 10c Embroideries, in odd ' leogihe and great variety of patterns, Sc per yd. . White Braids, iu all widths and pat terns, from " " s ,.!.,,..,." - j. -v; ,'" ,. V".- ,V lc Upward ' New Shipment of fancy lace striped Hose just received. ' V ... Only 25c per pair.,, Wash Dress Goods Clearance Sale - COMMENCES ON SATIODaV; JUNE 20th 6c Antrim Lawns, fast colors, Reduced, to . ! .'. if.. . ... . f ic 8c Organdy LawnsVall colors, Reduced to.x; .t ..V... I..?.... ,. 6c 15c Fine Batistes and Dimities,' Reduced to . : . f . , ; . '. . .... ; . . i, . . . . . 10c ,2Jfay Wt-tan grounds; Reduced to.-. i. ...t... .. 16c 25c Etemines and Canvas (jloth, Reduced to..V.i... .... . ..v.. .. 19c ,25c Imported Irish Dimities, evening shades Reduced toi.;. .... . 19c 30c Imported Mulls, all colors, lace and figure effects, Reduced to 25c 10c Seersucker and Chambra Ginghams Reduced to.i. , .', .. . . r. . j C?a .- nJ ;-i ' ' A..,, f: .y ' ' WHISE GOODS INCLUDED TN, THIS SALE i " '; . ;.'':' ; - ," 1n White India LinenB Reduced to.... '."..."........v....... f. .. Go 10c White India Linens Reduced to 8c 1 12c White India Linen Reduced to..'.. .... ...f .... .. ; . 10c 15c White India Linens Reduced to. .V. 12Jc 20e India Linen Reduced ttf.T .... . . .. . . . . ... .'. . . . , . . . . . 16c ' Swisses,' Mulls, Nainsooks and all fancy white goods reduced in the ' same proportion during this clearance sale. ' -. ' Ladies Shoes . All the new shipments have arrived. All the latest novelties in Patent Leather or : Kid.- No trouble to show you the latest styles. , We have them from. $1.75 per pair Upward Men's Shoes All the latest and most reliable makes, from a good work shoe at $1.40 per pair, to fine, Vici Kid, ; Box Calf or Patent Enameled at 1 f $3.50 to $5.00 Special Notice If you want a Shirtwaist for every-day wear, we have about 1C0 carried over from last reason, seme of them badly soiled, worth 50c, 75c and $1 each, your choico while this lot lasts for . 19 centEach. i V CANTON and DUTCHMAN Gangs, Sulky and r.j Walking Plows w'.aw "... V:7 ' .N.' i ' . T ) . , ....... .. f., ........... . , . , . . SUPERIOR DRILLS, BAIN and FISH WAGONS, BARB and WOVEN WIRE FENCING. i We have just received a car of Barb and Woven Wire Fencing. Get our prices before buying VAs the harvest season a nDroaches voii natural lv Innk '.nrnnnd tn finrl wh j , j " v.n. 'i'v juui ULiniics to ine Desi aavantage. VVe have a . very large stock of Staple and Fancv Groceries; also Granite Iron: vare. Yet our estimates are vmir hills' VV will c" , v j r y . , T V v , , T w J wa ftAivAivj v jwm jiuvwi lwdt uiW US l wall. , .- I he llmatiiia Implement Go. IE u . - V BURNED TO DEATH TERRIBLE SCENE AT CHARLES , BROTHERTON'S HOME. turn amttri'ms. The Swellest and . Most Complete Lot of VUUU to be found in Athena is now on display at our store. Prices from 25c-;tto S3J(D) Clothes of Little Susie Ignited While. Playing At the Forge in the v Blacksmith Shop. n7a8kovei .-Shoe are Growing More Popular Each . ..day.. .Wejhave a -Large Stock to Select from t . ' - ' - Remember we are Headquarters for Let us Save jou: Money, on them An appalling accident occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brother ton just north of the city limits Monday evening, which a few hours later result ed in tne death of little Susie, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. Brotherton; ' Mr. Brotherton has a blacksmith shop where the farm machinery is repaired. One of the men had been working at the forge and when through the children engaged in play about the shop. As pastime, hot irons were used by them in burning holes in boards. While thus playing the clothing of the little one caught fire. . Mr. Brotherton. who had just driven into the yard, sprang to the child's assistance instantly. He smothered the flames as best he could with his bands an instant, then seeing a bed quilt on the fence, wrapped the little one in that. His own hands were severely burned. Dr. Botkin was called immediately. He found the child was horribly burned from the knees up over the front part of the body and about the arms, face and head. ' The burning clothing had in al most an instant wrought mortal injury to the babe and all the physician could do was to alleviate its terrible sunerinor to some extent. Life lingered but a few hours. . The little one was exceptionally pretty and bright and was the pet of everybody and the only daughter in the family. In their sad affliction, Mr. and Mrs. Brotherton and the heartbroken little I brothers have the sympathy of all. The ; funeral took place Wednesday from the ' home, ' . ; ' ; ORIGIN OF THE CLOUDBURST water must fall from every cubic foot of air ar rain, Thus, when a vast cloud is suddenly chilled a sudden flood of rain falls over the area it covers. This is called a cloudburst, and where the sur face on which this sudden flood falls, slopes rapidly the water rushes down the grade, and if collected in a narrow gorge, pauses great destruction." : . The flood which sweot over Hennner Sunday evening. June 14." was due to exactly such conditions, and the cloud area extended for more than 40 miles around the fated town. When the cloud was suddenly chilled the flood ocean with a storm of hail stones as large as chestnuts followed by a deluge of rain, which swept the hail in srreat waves down upon the wrock with such mighty force that the entire town within its track almost instantly crushed before it. This ice was found by rescuers piled in the wreck, and delayed the Process of decay in the bodies. - s ' -: : ' - - '' MOUNTAIN STRAWBERRIES. A TWO-THIRD CROP THIS YEAR'S WHEAT YJELD IN UMATILLA COUNTY. Detcrlption and Came Given Hy Encyclopaedia. Describing a cloudburst, the Encyclo paedia says: "In the first place it must be understood that a cloud was a mass of visible vapor or a collection of watery particles floating in the air. These liq uid particles form what might be called a water dust of exceeding fineness. When one realizes the immense weight of water which some clouds contain, their suspension in the air seenyi re markable. The capacity of the atmos phere for containing and supporting water vapor is much greater than might be supposed and this capacity is doub led with every 27 deg. increase of tem perature. For instance: A cubic foot of fully saturated air, at a temperature of 80 deg. will bold over 10 grains of water. At 60 deg. it will hold 5 8 grains. If a vast cloud, extending thousands of feet up in the atmosphere, is suddenly chilled and its temperature changed from 80 to CO deg. nearly 5 grains of Wood Market It Awaiting All That tlie Growers Caa Produce. . Strawberry culture on Weston moun tain is growing yearly in extent, al though not rapidly enoucrh to suit the many friends of the justly celobrated mountain berry "raised without irriga tion," large and round, free from blem- su and delicious tn flavor. J. M. Downs' crop this season will be between three and four hundred crates. as against two hundred last year, and other growers have increased their out put. Mr. Downs' entire croo has been contracted for by Sim J. Culley, who is also in the market for all other mountain berries brought to town. , Mr. Culley has secured a shi oniric market for all the berries not locally consumed that is, when they are oroo- erly crated and prepared for shipment. He says there is a firm demand at steady prices for the mountain berries, which are famous wherever they go, and thou sands of crates could be profitably dis posed of. He predicts a great and pros perous future for the mountain region as soon as our farmer friends up that way begin to realize and profit by the possibilities of strawberry culture on an extensive scale. Leader. Extreme North and West Sections Will Have Light Yield-Good , Price. Are Expected. Iiunaha Makei a Trial Baa. The steamer Imnaha left Saturday morning for Riparia on a trial run, car rying her officers and crew. The. gov ernment inspector! are expected in Rip aria and will inspect the boat. On the return trip it is expected that the boat will be thoroughly tested on' the numerous rapids. No announcement has yet been made of the up river run of the steamer, although it is thought it will be made as early next Week at pos sible. .The Imnaha is built for light draught running and is to run over the numerous rapids between Lewiston and the mouth of the Imnaha, where J. W. Smith of this city and others have val uable mining interests. In the good old Summer time go to Colorado Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, Denver, Colo., July 6 to 13. July 5 and 6 the O. R. k N. will sell tickets to Denver and return for $40.00, good returning until August 31. . Good weather conditions throughout tne Athena wheat district is giving a splendid tone to crop prospects Lib- eral showers and fnnl arAnthav liora Uuti added many $20 gold pieces to the farm ers' bank account. . But this, cannot be said of other parts of the county that were less fortunate in sretUoor rain when It was so badly needed. E. W. Mc- Comas, one f the heavy wheat buvera in this district, in talking on' the wheat situation, said: .. "Wheat is gradually fillins and better results will be had than was exnentad a few weeks aeo. The weather for the past three weeks has been excellent for the crops. The rains of the past -few days will make it mature satisfactorily. "Heavy vrowth of weeds ia the earlv spring caused a drawback to the wheat. fni - a . V ..... xue weeas, However, have bad their time, and the cloudy weather of these days will bring the wheat along. "The light lands to the extreme north and west is where the crop will be the lightest. That land will produce about 12 bushels to the acre.. The usual ave rage for this land is about 30 bushels. "Oti the reservation the yield will probably be 85 bushels. This ia not much of a reduction to the average. In the Helix district the croo will run about I SO bushels, which is five bushels per acre below the average, '; 'Umatilla county in its best year, 1898,:had t yield of 5,000,000 bushels. An average yield is 4,000,000 bushels. It is estimated the yield this year will be about two-thirds of that or 3,500,000 bushels. "The prospects for good prices this fall, compared to last season, are excep tionally bright. It ia probable that sales will start at CO cents. Before the sea son is over prices may go as high as 65 cents. 1 ' "At the present time there is a great scarcity of m heat in the country. Ware houses were never so empty as at pres ent Nearly all the farmers have sold their entire stock and when the crop is ready for the market the mills will be badly in need of grain. It is an under stood fact that the farmers have plenty of money on band and the forced sales this fall will be scarce. "The reasons given will have a tend ency to keep pricea up. Some of the large wheat producers will bold on to their wheat for high prices, but prices ranging from 55 to CO cents per bushel alleys bring out a large quantity of wheat." Opa for Settlement. At Twin Falls, Idaho, 60,000 acres of land under the Twin Falls canal, will be thrown open to settlement on July 1. At present there are 300 men working on the main canal, 16 miles of which is completed. A town site has been laid out at Milner, which already has a pop ulation of 150. The state will open a land office at Shoshone, where all en tries on the tract will be made. There are now enough . applications filed to cover the entire body to be thrown open. ' ' ' A HORDE OF WORMS. MUllona Creep In Solid Column Over 1 Land. A vast horde of a species of caterpillar probably the genuine army worm, marched across Walla Walla valley this week. The worms appear to be march ing in a solid column between 100 and 200 yards wide and two or three miles long. No serious damage has been done. A telephone message from a farmer who lives three miles from Walla , Walla said the mob was en route through his garden and was ranked suf ficiently close to make 40 per square foot. As the trend of .the horde is eastward, it will miss Walla Walla. They were first reported there by Oliver De witt, a Dry creek rancher, who drove through them. The worms are about - an inch and a half long, brown and in clined' to fuzziness, with occasional green stripes. Dewitt tried to turn back the advancing column but could make no impression. No effect is noticable on the crops so far, though the caterpillars are doubt less living on them.' The origan of the worms is unknown, though there are millions of ' them. Some irrigating ditches leading jout of Dry creek are crowded with them. B. F. Ecgle, a pioneer, said that be saw a similar visit ation 20 years ago in Marion county. where the only harm done was to gar dens. . - These worms have made their appear- ance in large numbers near Athena. To the east of town near the Taylor place ' there are millions of them. Crops and garden vegetation appear to be passed up by the worms, for weeds as a diet. They are said to literally cover tarweed sad thistles. Myriads of brown butter flies are also to be seen and are perhaps the worm in maturity. No damage whatever is yet reported. Uedaeed Ilatet From the Kait. Commencing February 15 and con tinuing until June 15 there will be low rates in , effect from the east via the Illinois Central R. R. to all Washing ton,' Oregon and Idaho points. If any of your friends or relatives in the east are coming west while these rates are in -effect, give us their name and address and we will make it our business to see .. that they are given the best possible ' service'. We operate through person ally conducted excursion cars, and, in fact give you the benefit of the latest conveniences known to modern railroad ing. We have 15 different routes be- . tween the east and the West, and are in , position to give you the benefit of ho '. best combinations. Write us and we will give you full particulars. B. II. Trumbull, Com'l. Agent 111. Cent. R. R., 142 Third St., Portland, Ore. L. W. Reed, of Gibbon, Oregon, will pay f 10 reward for information leading to recovery of a 3 year-old bay stallion, brand L R on left shoulder, and a 4-year-old brown mare, brand Li R on left shoulder. '-' .1 t n M