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.r'"'nrs:ir:.:T.rTiri:W".T'r'T- TWICE-A-WEEK TWICE-A-WEEK PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR .t. VOLUME XVI. ; ATHENA,lJJLTILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1901. NUMBER 26 ED. MANASSE CORNER MAIN AND THIRD STS. i a. SprM Suit Is what you want. 'They are frj a. v. kj vj y , uxxvu. u j- iv vie .v. , , m Pricestoo, are within reach of all. FORs THE LADIES A shipment of Shirtwaists just arrived. Each one a revelation, ; You cannot help but admire them. Be first in line and make your selection. ED. MANASSE y Agent for Butterick's Patterns. IMLBURN HEADER GEAR with Sarven Pat. Wheels FULLY WARRANTED YOUNG RAGLAN, No 9626 and BLACK JACK PLATTER, No 628 Will make the season of 1904 at their stables in Weston, (Sundays excepted.) Terms, $12 to insure; $8 for the season; $5 fir single service. Parties disposing of their mares before foaling time will be held for insurance. A. PHILLIPS, Weston, Oregon. MOUNTAIN TUBERS PROCESS OF DIGGING POTATOES " HOW IN FULL BLAST. Five Hundred Sacks at McCorkell'i Place In ;Good Condition After Being in Field all Winter. J. M. Hayes returned Tuesday from the mountain farming 'district east of town. . Mr. Hayes went up to locate a prospective purchaser of a mountain ranch. As an Oregon farming incident that would be of interest to an easterner, Mr. Hayes reports that at this time he aver: age mountain rancher is engaged in harvesting his crop of potatoes. He brought down some fine specimens of tubers that looked none the worse after being dug from their winter bed in the fields of these mountain ranches. He estimates that five hundred sacks filled "with high-grade potatoes are at the Mc- Corkell place, near Briggson, the spuds having been dug within the past week. Last fall wet weather set in before the ranchers in that section could get their potato crop harvested. This was fol lowed by snow and the result was that the greater portion of the mountain po tato crop remained in the fields all winter long. However the commercial value is not lessened in the least, and as potatoes are much in demand at pres ent, the mountain farmer will receive a good price for them. , Ready' Victim Dead. . ' Corvallis, April 27. James Dunn, one of the victims of Sunday morning's Bhooting affray, in which young Keady was killed by Sheriff, Burnett, died at 4:40 a. m. today. He suffered intense agony during the night and the inevit able end came as a relief to him and the sorrowing friends and relatives who have been in constant attendance since he was shot down, i: & f. K Met Davenport. V n S. W. Bradley, an old-time personal friend of Homer Davenport, wet)t' down to Pendleton last evening to hear the great cartoonist lecture, and to renew old acquaintance. : " , 4 ?. THE BEIjIj JBE0TH1RS Groceries II II If dents' MnisMngs AIT of which we will be pleased to show you TIE DELL South Side Main Street, Athena, Oregon. CONVICTS AT YUMA , DASH M LIBERTY Two Officials Have Narrow;Escape and Five Prisoners Are Shot Down. : Phoenix, Ariz., April 28. News from Yuma reached here tonight that an at tempted prison break occurred at the territorial prison at that place. Super intendent Griffith was saved from death by a life timer,'1 Assistant Superintend ent Wilder was stabbed and badly beat en.' i Five convicts were shot, one fatal ly, but none escaped. 'I While Griffith and Wilder were , mak ing the regular rounds of the prison, and were in the yard not far from the gate, they were assaulted by more than a dozen convicts, armed with knives and clubs. An attempt was made to ruh them towards the prison gate in order to secure the key of tbe gate from Keeper Clark. ' Griffith ordered Guard Stevens to, fire from tbe wall, regardless of bis own danger. Clark did so, and five or six convicts were shot and one fatally. Wilder was shot in the thigh and bad ly beaten. He was also stabbed, but his injuries are not fatal. Oap Victory On the Yalu f Shanghai, April 28. It is reported here that the Russians have suffered a disastrous repulse after two days' fight ing on the Yalu river. Tbe Japanese forces crossed the river, and the Rus sians retreated. ' . t The operations of the Vladivostok Squadron have revived the spirit of the people in St. Petersburg. The fact that the Davy is doing something of an offen sive character appeals to the popular mind, which has bee n unable to appre ciate the reason for the inactivity of the fine ships of that squadron. It is generally recognized that Rear Admiral Yenzen cannot do more than frighten the Japanese and compel them to exercise greater caution in their mil itary movements, as the sinking of a few transports or even cruisers, can have no permanenteffect on the result of the war. ; Congressmen Take a Rest Washington, April 28. Congress ad jour tied this afternoon after passing the canal bill and other minor legislation Th agreement of the conference committee on ,. the canal bill incorpor ates the provisions of the house bill, with a slight verbal amendment making the president's authority more specific, and the first section of the senate bill, which provides for taking possession of the canal strip,; and the payment of $10,000,000 therefor to tbe government of Panama.. JLJMfmSli PICNIC W ffiECHOiOMORROW Will Be a Feast Day! for Candidates and 0 " Farmers at. Irrigation Town. The farmers' picnic at Echo tomorrow promises to be one of the most enthusi astic affairs of the season. ' Candidates are going to be present for a handshaking tournament, promin ent speakers will be on hand and the people of Echo have made preparations to accommodate the crowds in a most graceful manner. Committees on music, refreshments, speaking and general pro gram have been appointed and now have everything in shape for the day. Col. R. C. Judso,' industrial agent of the ). R. k N., will be present. Dr. James Withcomb, of the agricultural college, will deliver an address, and Prof. Lee, of the Hazelwood Creamery, ot Portland, will be present to talk on dairying. ; The Hazelwood Cream Company has volunteered to furnish free ice cream for the occasion, . and Umatilla county people are invited to attend and enjoy the picnic. Ankeny Defeated McBride Walla Walla, April 28-The most hot ly contested .primary election ever held in Walla Walla county was conducted yesterday. The McBride people have been claiming the county by an over whelming majority and as a result of months of systematic planning and or ganizing they will enter the convention Saturday with not more than twenty delegates out of a total in the county of 127. 'And of these the delegates from Small, Baker and Steptoe precincts will be the only out and out McBride sup porters. No man in public life in this part of the state ever received a more hearty and complete endorsement by his home county against tbe most thorough ly organized opposition than Senator Ankeny has received by the results of yesterday's primaries. CHURCH DEDICATION A GREAT. CHURCH EVENT IN ATHENA SUNDAY, MAY 1. Dedicatory Exercises Will Be An All Day Meeting Prominent Men Conduct Services- One of the greatest events in church history in Athona will transpire Sunday, when the new Methodist Episcopal church building will be dedicated. The dedicatory ceremonies will be interest ing in the extreme, and the services practically mean an all day meeting. Itemized according to program arrange ment the services are: Morning. 9:00 Informal Greeting. 9:30 Organ Voluntary. Hymn. Prayer. -Anthem by Choir. . Scripture Lesson. Male Quartette, ' Sermon: Rev, J. S. Anderson. Address: J. W. Powell. Hymn. . Benediction. , Afternoon. 2:45 Meeting of Teachers and Scholars. 8:00 Sunday School Rally and Young People's Meeting, addresses by Mr. Powell and others. -. . Kvonlng-. 6:00 Epworth League Rally. 7:00 Anthem by Choir. Hymn. ' "Prayer. Male Quartette. Sermon: Rev. J. S. Anderson. Address: J.W.Powell. Dedicatory Service: Rev. O. E. Gibson, D. D., Presiding Elder of Walla Walla District. - Benediction. The services will be conducted by men prominent in church work) one of them being, Mr. Joseph W. Powell, of Buffa lo, N. Y,, the eminent churchman who . i i j Bingham Springs Resort The Bingham Springs hotel and sum mer resort has been leased by II. G. Kelley, an experienced hotel and sani tarium man from the east, and the place will be refitted and remodeled and made one of the very foremost resorts in Eastern Oregon. Instead ot keeping the hotel open to tourists and campers only during the summer months, Mr. Kelley will make a sanitarium of the place, especially for the treatment of consumption, and will keep open during the year for the treatment and accom modation of consumptives. Mr. Joseph W. Powell. is known from ocean to ocean as "the most remarkable Layman in Method ism," a loader in Epworth League and Sunday School work, national organizer ot the Brotherhood of St. Paul, and as a man with special gifts for work among men. He will have general charge of the exercises of the day, and will speak at all the services. The principal sermons of both morn ing and evening will be delivered by Rev. J. 8. Anderson, and at all tbe meet ings addresses, will be made by Mr. Powell. Committer, . Capable committees have been ap pointed to carry on the different arrange ments preparatory to the dedication, and these have the work well in hand. The different committees follow: Decorating committee Mrs. Clannce Whiteman, Mrs. II. II. Hill, Mrs. Flo rence Alloway, Miss Mabel Tompkins and Miss Elsa Rosenzweig. ' Entertainment committee Mrs. A. I . Jones, Mrs. Laura Froome, Mrs. II. II. Hill, Mrs. J. M. Booher, - Mrs. Mary Brown, Mrs. Carrie Schmitt, Mrs. Wm. Tompkins, Mrs, Mary Worthington, Mrs. Mary Robinson, Mrs. Robert Boyd, Mrs. Florence Alloway and Mrs. Jennie McBride. Reception committee Mrs. George Marquis, Mrs. A. . Zerba, Mrs. Roda Williams, Mrs. Katie Brookner, Mrs. Mary Brown, Mrs. A. Wagoner, Mri. Laura Froome, Mrs Carrie Schmitt, Mrs. II. II. Hill, Mrs. Jennie McBride, Mrs. Mattie Read, Mrs. Mary Shrimpf, (Continued on Page 6.)