TWICE-A-WEEK
TWICE-A-WEEK
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VOLUME XVI.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON; TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1901.
NUMBER 20
CURTIS WILL BUILD
DROWNED IN RIVER
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CORNER MAIN AND THIRD STS. '
New and Stylish
For Ladies and Gentlemen.
been looking for. They
your feet.
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
In endless variety and latest make up just received
ED; :MANASSE
Agent for Butterick's Patterns.
YOUR
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will go farther here, and will bring you more satisfaction- than at any other
store. We mean it, every word of it. Out line has been very much increas
ed. ' It now includes a wonderful assortment of the latest designs and colors
in all dependable weaves.. Halls, Stairs, Bedroom and Diningroom paterns,
and rich Parlor designs with borders, are here in profusion. About 50 pat
ems in room-size Rugs, in Brussels, Velvets, Administers and Smyrnas are
also here mostly in 9x12 ft. size. You'll be glad you looked. We feel quite
sure of it and you're always welcome, as you know. Mail orders and in
quiries receive prompt attention, and are solicited when not convenient to call.
THE DAVIS-KASER COMPANY,
Alder Street, next. to Postoffice, - - - - Walla Walla Washington.
THE DELL BROTHERS
Groceries, Crockery,
(jentsI'misliings
All of which we will be pleased to show you-
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TIE BELL BROTHERS
South Side Main
Just what you have
fit and do not hurt
Street,
SEW LOCATION FOE ATHENA
LUMBER COMPANY.
Building 50x120 Feet to Be Erected
on South Side of Main Street
Construction at Once.
H. H. Curtis, manager for the Athena
Lumber . company, announces that a
change is to be made in the location of
the lumber yard. With this object in
view, tomorrow morning a crew of men
will be put to work in the construction
of a building on the south side of Main
street, west of Second street. The
building will be 50x120 -feet in size and
will have a capacity for holding 100,000
feet of lumber.
The walls will be 17 feet high, and the
Main street front twenty-four feet. A
driveway 16 feet wide will traverse the
center of the entire building, so that
lumber and building material may be
loaded or unloaded from compartments
on each side. These compartments will
be double-decked and the building will
have the convenience of two large sky
lights, placed in suitable locations on
the roof.
In the front part of the structure a
commodious office will be Bituated in
one side of the driveway, and on the
other a storeroom will be located. The
yard and business of the Athena Lum
ber Co. will be moved from its present
location to its new quarters as soon as
the building is completed.
Toward Thunder Mountain.
It is stated that information has been
received in the city from. President Hall
of the Pacific k Idaho Northern railroad
that work on the extension of the road
from Council, the present terminus, to
Meadows will begin as soon as the snow
is off the ground and will be extended
from Meadows to Big Creek, in the
Thunder Mountain mining district, as
rapidly as possible.
A- S.- Thompson Buried.
The funeral of Alfred S. Thompson,
who died in Pendleton Thursday eve
ning, was held at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon from the Catholic church,
Father Van Der Velden officiating.
The funeral was largely attended.
Athena, Oregon.
MOODY IN CONFIDENCE
Counts on Breaking Multnomah Solid
Phalanx for Williamson.
Portland, April 4. Malcolm Moody
came down from Eastern Oregon yester
day, fresh from his triumphs, and ever
since his arrival he has been working
tirelessly to advance his campaign for
the nomination. He claims that he will
have fully two-thirds of the delegates
from the eastern counties, and with this
leverage he hopes to break into the
Multnomah delegation. Upon his sue
cess in doing this his chances of the
nomination now depend.
If his claims .and expectations are
justified, he will come into the conven
tion with 70 or more votes from Eastern
Oregon. There will be 184 delegates in
the convention, and 93 will be required
to nominate.
"Moody is claiming that every unin-
Council "Turned it Down"
By a vote of 3 to 2, the city council
last night turned ' down the Pacific
Homestead 9100 advertising proposition.
It was suggested that the matter be re
ferred to the finance-committee, but Mr.
Kramer, the Homestead's representative
who was present, demurred and said if
the proposition was to be "turned
down" he preferred it to be turned down
then and there. A motion was made,
after Councilman Barrett had punctured
the Homestead contract by substituting
one that called for payment of $100 only,
and not the additional $30 embodied
and tangled up in Mr. Kramer's con
tract, by private subscription. The mo
A Boy Falls
Freewater, April 4. A frightful acci
dent occurred at this place at about 10
o'clock this forenoon, resulting in the
instant death of John R. Reynolds, the
young son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles II.
Reynolds of the Freewater hotel. The
lad, who was in the 12th year, in com
pany with two other boys, was in the
CHURCH DEDICATION MAY !
Ad vance Program Are Being Circulated
Telling of the Event.
The advance programs, announcing
the dedication of the new Mfi,jchufch
in this city,' on Sunday, May 1, have
arrived from Walla Walla, and are being
circulated throughout the northwest.
Among' the pleasing announcements
made is that Mr. Joseph Powell, of
Buffalo, New York, the eminent church
man, known from ocean to- ocean as
"the most remarkable layman in Metho
dism," a leader in Epworth League and
Sunday school work, national organizer
of the Brotherhood of St. Paul, and as a
man with special gifts for work among
men, will have general charge of the
exercises of the day, and will' speak at
all the services.
Program for Dedication.
MOKNINO.
9:00 Informal Greeting.
930 Organ Voluntary.
Hymn.
Prayer.
; Anthem by Choir.
Scripture Lesson.
Male Quartette'. ,
Sermon: Rev. Wilmot Whit
field, D. D.
Address: J. W, Powell.
Hymn. " ' . ' '-"'''
Benediction.
AFTBBiroON.
2:45 Meeting of Teachers and Scholars.
3:00 Sunday school rally and young
people's meeting, addresses by
Mr. Powell and others.
' EVE5IK0.
6 .-00 Epworth League Rally.
7:00 Anthem by Choir.
Hymn. ,
Prayer.
Male Quartette.
Sermon: Rev. Wilmot Whit
field, D. D.
Address: J. W. Powell.
Dedicatory Service: Rev. C, E.
Gibson, D. D., presiding elder
Walla Walla district.
- Benediction.
Crashing Bock for Streets.
W. J. Wilkinson and a force of men
commenced crushing rock for street
grading purposes, Friday last. Yester
day morning teams commenced hauling
rock on the streets, and the work will be
pushed to completion.
structed delegation from Eastern Oregon
is for him," said Frank Baker, chairman
of the republican state central commit
top. "There is no foundation for such
claims, as we know that in Borne in
stances uninstructed delegates are for
Williamson. Moody is beaten, and I do
not believe that his name will be pre
sented to the convention."
Judge Carey and Frank Baker have
made a careful canvass of the delegation
from this county and have talked with
every delegate who is suspected of a de
sire to vote for Moody. They feel con
fident that they have averted the danger
of a break in the ranks and say that
Multnomah's 71 votes will be cast
solidly in accordance with the instruc
tions of the county convention.
tion to accept the proposition was n
sooner made and put to a vote, than it
met with defeat. Mr. Kramer's propo
sition had been "turned down," and he
left the room and today is doubtless in
Weston, where he reported that the
town council is to give $100 and the
citizens $117 more in private subscrip
tion. Briefly stated, the Pacific Homestead,
published in Salem, is to get out a spec
ial edition of 15,000 copies to be distrib
uted in the eastern states for advertising
purposes. The rates are $2 per inch, or
$100 per page. In addition to the 45,
000 eastern circulation the town was to
receive 100 extra copies of the paper.
to His Death
top room of the old Pacific Coast eleva
tor which stands opposite the depot of
the O. R. & N. railroad engaged in an
effort to catch some pigeons which his
brother had raised, when he ran over
the side and fell down in one of the bins;
a sheer fall of over forty feet and was
instantly killed. -
BACK TO FORMER GLORY.
An old Mail and Stage Line li to lie
Revived.
Advertisements are posted asking for
bids on the new mail and stage route
from Pomeroy to Lewiston, which is to
be officially opened May 9. The route
takes in the following way points: Pa
taha City, Valentine, Alpowa, Silcott
and Clarkston and is 35 miles in length.
The new service will be six times a week,
leaving Pomeroy daily except Sunday at
5S0 a. m., arriving at Lewiston at 1 p.
m., and leaving Lewiston at 9:30 a. m.,
arriving at Pomeroy by 6 p. m. At
present mail and stage goes no further
than Silcott's landing, a point on the
Snake river nine miles this side of Lew
iston. Fortune has played strange freaks with
this route. In the palmy days of the
pioneers this stretch of road was part of
the historic Wells-Fargo line,, which
carried thousands of dollars of golden
treasure from Florence and nearby dig
gings to Walla Walla in the 60's. As
late as 20 years ago the line sported roll
ing, high-topped Concord coaches and
four, but the expense of keeping up
such turnouts was more than the govern
ment cared to pay merely to get mail
carried 30 miles, so mail and passengers
went around by train to Riparia and up
river on steamboat to Lewiston, while a
horse and cart carried mail to Alpowa,
the half-way point, but a shadow of for
mer glory.
But with the rapid growth in late
years of Clarkston, Valentown and way
towns and the growing demand for closer
mail connections with Lewiston, a call
, has come for the restoration of the old
route, the government has finally con
sented, and if hungry competitors do not
cut the price below living figures, some
thing approaching the old-time equip
ment and service may again be seen.
Want Keduccd Rates.
9 The democratic primaries which take
place Inured ay will name a large num
ber of delegates to attend the county
convention at Pendleton, next Tuesday,
and the O. R. k N. Co. will be asked to
gie reduced rates. In addition to the
delegation there will be a large number
who will attend the convention, they
will not only go from Athena, but from
all stations along the line in the "East
End."
TIVIS H'BEOOM MET WITH A
SAD FATE.
Wagon Capsized By Current-Horse
in Current Struggled, Striking
McBroom on Head.
Tivis H. McBroom was drowned in
the Umatilla river at Pendleton Friday
a few minutes after 12 o'clock, and his
body was found half an hour later at a
distance of two and a half miles below
the city. Mr. McBroom had driven his
horse into the river at the Lilleth street
ford, intending to cross the stream at
the foot of the levee on the opposite
side. By some means the wagon cap
sized, throwing Mr. McBroom into the
river. Being unable to swim he made a
desperate attempt to get hold of the
vehicle, or to make any effort whatever
by which he might save his life. At the
same time the horse had gotten tangled
up and was also struggling against the
swift current, striking and rolling over
as it was carried down the stream. Mr.
McBroom was struck by the horse, re
ceiving an injury on the head which
rendered him helpless. He managed,
however, to get on the top of the wagon
and keep his head out of the water for
a few minutes. He was unable to strug
gle against fate any longer, dying both
from the injuries he had recoived and
strangulation. His body was carried
down the river to a point opposite the
Kidder home, where it lodged against a
sand and gravel bar. .
EAT "ALKALI EATERS."
Nothing to It But Athena In Game at
' Adama Saturday,
Athena Public School, 12; Adams
"Alkali Eaters," 6.
That's the way tho ending reads in
the Athena-Adams game played in the
latter town, Saturday afternoon, and
when the alkali dust bad blown away
from the din of battle, Manager Marquis
strung one bright particular star to his
belt, winning the first game rf the sea
son with his public school team. The
star is none other than David Stone,
the nervy little pitcher who struck
out 14 men aud contributed to wjnning
his game by making four safe hits, three
runs, one put out and three assists. .
Other members of the team played a
good stiff game and developed the fact
that the base ball banner of the Athena
public school will be defended by a
clever bunch of players. .
Ilite.'the Adams pitcher, struck out
8, but the 13 errors of his team mates
helped materially to swell Athena's
score. Blake, short stop, got 3 hits in
four times at bat and scored twice.
By Inning.
1234 5 6789
Athena. . .
Adams . . ,
....1 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 1-12
....0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1-6
CONFINE THE WALLA WALLA
Free Space Under Hallway With Levee
Will Be Trovlded.
This season will probably see the last
high water damage for some time just
beyond the junction of the Walla Walla
river and the O. R. k N., a mile north
of Milton, where the river bed is almost
on a level with the fiats on either side.
For several years the piers in the O. R.
k N. trestle over the river have caught
brush, floating logs and debris of all
kinds, causing the current to cut into
the gravelly low banks on either side
end scurry over the land. The piers are
only 16 feet apart. ,
The railroad has material on the
ground to build a new span which will
be supported by stone piers on either
end, 108 feet apart. This will leave an
uninterrupted space for the river, and
the county commissioners of Walla
Walla and Umatilla counties will divide
the expense of levees to confine the
rushing waters of the fast Rowing Walla
Walla past the danger point.
Republican Primaries.
The republican primaries for North
and South Athena precincts were held
in this city Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The meetings in both precincts
passed off quietly and harmoniously.
Delegates named to attend the republi
can county convention in Pendleton,
Saturday, April 9, are:
North Athena T. J. Kirk, E. L. Bar
nett, James Mosgrove and W. II.
Reeder,
South Athena G. W. Bradley and
Henry Scb mitt.
Plague in India.
During the week ending March 19
there were 40,527 deaths from bubonic
plague in India.