The Athena press., July 12, 1904, Image 1

TWICE-A-WEEK
TWICE-A-VEEK
PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
VOLUME XVI.
ED. MANASSE
CORNER MAIN AND THIRD STS.
REII1ITS
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS AT REDUCED PRICES
A liberal discount on all Seasonable goods such
" u Clothingfor men and boys,. Summer Dress
Goods for ladies and children. We must make
room for Fall good3 soon to arrive
ED. MANASSE
Agent for Butterick's Patterns.
1J1 r JTTL ,
4i
COX & M'EWEN,
SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET, ATHENA, OREGON.
: . i
Banders ffl
ALL KINDS OF MACHINE
EXTRAS NOW ON HAND
Hardware
Groceries,
THE BELL
South Side Main
SENTENCED
To be
WHO?
Your barn doors with the "Big 4"
Hangers and Rails. The evidence
is all in at ' - v
INCORPORATED.
Stock is
flung
Crockery,,
(rents' Jurnishin
Be
Street,
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY,
COLLECT THE TAX
ASSESSOR STEAIN SATS COUN
TY NEEDS 0. E. & N. MONEY-
School Districts are Badly in Need of
Money for Improvements 0
R. & N. Taxes not Paid.
Qwiog to the failure of the O. R. &
N. to pay its taxeB for last year, leading
to litigation and the prospect for still
further delay, many of the school dis
tricts are unable to settle for a number
of improvements which have been made,
and others contemplating improvements
are unable to begin work.
CouDty Assessor Strain is writing tho
assessment roll for this year and expects
to have it in readiness by the time the
board of equalization meets, the last
Monday in August. In about ten days
he will reach the railroad assessment for
this year, which presents to him a seri
ous problem. The indecision shown in
forcing the matter of railway taxes to an
issue has placed him in a position where
he hardly knows what to do, Bays the
East Oregonian.
In view of the circumstances the as
sessor desires the county court to take
action immediately. The plan proposed
by him is to employ a competent lawyer
to devote his time to the railway case
and bring out a settlement of the diffi
culty as soon as possible.
All told, the taxes of the O. R. & N.
for last year amounted to $50,000. The
previous year they were $24,000. Mr.
Strain assessed the road on a basis of
$12,000 to the mile. One hundred and
sixty-seven miles of the line lie in this
county.
A New Invention. ,
- David Still, the well known threshing
machine operator, has invented an at
tachment to dispense with the services
of the "hoe downs," says the Eagle. It
consists of a draper about 24 feet long
and 8 feet wide, upon which the straw is
dumped in nets out of the header beds.
Four large forks are so arranged as to
distribute the straw in a manner similar
to "chinamen" and it is then carried in
to the self feeder.- The speed of the
draper is easily regulated and it is run
by a cable from the traction engine, one
man only being required to look after
its operation The invention is pro
tected by a caveat filed in tue U. S.
patent office.
Complete.
gs
U 1 JlMo
Athena, Oregon.
OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 12,
PARKER AND T1AVTS
ST AID AED BEARERS
Parker Notifies Convention That He Is
for Gold Standard, v
- St. Louis, July 10.-(2:30 o'clock, a.
m.'J Alton B. Parker of New York, for
president, and Henry Davw ef . Wts$
Virginia, for vice president such, is the
renult of the national democratic con -vention
which closed at 1:40 o'clock this
morning after a four days' session, and"
these two men are now considered by
practically all the leaders of the party,
with the exception of a very few, to be
the strongest candidates the convention
could have named. Some of the party
leaders and Parker enthusiasts affirm
they will carry their native states easily,
Some feel sanguine of success, while
others silently approve of the strong
choices made. Hearst, Gray, Bryan
and other democratic war horses seem
to be satisfied since it is all over and de
clare that they will give the party their
best support. " .
At 1:30 o'clock this morning Henry
G. Davis of West Virginia received the
nomination for vice-president on the
first ballot. Immediately afterwards
the convention adjourned sine die and
Milling o;
The Preston-Parton Milling Co. will
begin this week on active work in the
construction of their new buildings.
The present mill building will be moved
to a conjunction with the south end of
the warehouse and raised to make room
for a commodious apartment under
neath, and rooms will also be added to
the top of the building, making ample
space for all the various departments of
work to be inaugurated 7 The old ma
JAPS SHELL
THE
Repeat Torpedo Attack on Port Arthur
: -Three Ships are'Cfippled ; - ;
Paris, July .11. According to the
Temps' correspondent an engagement
took place at Port Arthur Sunday
morning resulting favorably to the
Japanese. The Japanese made a tor
pedo attack and succeeded in destroying
a portion of the entrance. Two or three
Russian ships were badly crippled but
none were sunk. The number of fatal
ities was small.
London, July 11. Special dispatches
to the Daily Telegraph and the Daily
Mail from Tokio assert that the Japan
ese captured eight guns during the
Harvest Has
litery where the farmers are going in
to the harvest field. The grain has
ripened gradually but satisfactorily and
the work of harvesting the immense
crop is being commenced.. The first
harvesting was done about two weeks
ago in the Cold Springs country, but
the farmers throughout the main portion
The Carnival
Pendleton, July 12.The big carnival
of tbe Eagles was ushered in last
night with a dust storm that bluffed
the showmen out and closed tbe
shows for that evening. From what
was seen of the company's shows last
night it is one of tbe best aggregations
1901.
the weary delegation hastened as quick
ly as possible from tho convention hall
to their respective appartments, seeking
rest and sleep after tho trying session of
the last two days and nights.
The nomination of es Congressman
Davis was received with storms of ap
plause, it being unanimous. He has
served a number of terms in congress
and is one of the most distinguished
sons of West Virginia. He is 81 years
old, yet virile and active.
' Parker for Gold Standard.
- Following is the text of the telegram
addressed to Wni. F. Sheehan; .
. "Hon. William F. Sheehan I regard
the gold standard as firmly and irrevoc
ably established and shall act according
ly if the action of the convention of to
day shall be ratified by the people. As
the platform is silent on the subject, my
views should be made known, to the con
vention, and if it proves to be unsatis
factory to the majority 1 request you to
decline the nomination for me at once,
so that another may be nominated be
fore adjournment. "A. B. Parker."
Begin Work
chinery will be removed and new and
improved machinery will be installed
throughout.
This marks an epoch in Athena's his
tory and will be the beginning of a great
industry the benefits of which will be
far-reaching in Athena and Umatilla
coumy. Mr. D. II. Preston ii on the
ground to take his share of the incoming
wheat crop and will be pleased to meet
old and new friends at his office over
the First National Bank.
ENTRANCE
fighting around Port Arthur July 4,
and that they reconnoitered from a' war
balloon. . ; tv
Liano Yang, July 11. Notwithstand
ing the proximity of the Japanese the
Chinese inhabitants are calm and are
following their usual occupations. The
heavy rains of the past ten days flooded
the streets and squares, and the roads
are like swamps. Traffic is greatly im
peded. Washington, July 11. News of the
the capture of Kaiping by the Japanese
forces was received at the state depart
ment. No details were given.
Commenced
of the wheat belt did not get ready for
the work until this week. So far as re
ported the wheat is turning out as good
as expected. The average bushels per
acre is larger than last year in nearly
every locality. Just with harvest com
mencing the wheat situation in Uma
tilla county could not be better.
at Pendleton
of its kind ever on the Pacific coast.
There is not a single show but what is
up to the advertised standard. Wednes
day and Saturday will be tbe big days
of the carnival. Th Eagles will show
the people just what stunts they can do
in tbe entertainment and amusement
lines.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
NUMBER 49
JHIT WITH SHOVEL
W. A. HOLMES IN HOSPITAL
. .WITH SCALP CUT OPEN.
In a Difficulty With M- J. Crane, an
0. R. & N. Bridge Employe,
Receives Injury.
W. A. Holmes, an employ of the
bridge and building department of the
O. R. & N. company, was struck on the
head with a shovel Saturday by M. J.
Crane, O. R. & N. yard master at Pen
dleton, and a serious gash cut in his
scalp over the ear with a possible frac
ture of the skull, says the East Oregon
ian. Holmes is now in the hospital where
Dr. Cole took several stitches in his
head, and he is now resting very easily.
Crane has not been arrested although
the case is in the hands of Deputy
District Attorneys Collier and Win
ters, who will await the result of
Holmes' injury before taking steps in
the matter.
The O. R. & N. bridge crew was re
pairing sidewalk at the Thompson street
crossing when several members of the
crew were holding up a heavy section of
sidewalk, while others were shoveling
dirt from under it, when the men let the
walk fall, catching Cane, who was
standing at a switch with his back to
the sidewalk, and mashing bis foot Bnd
in jurying his back.
He made a sharp remark to the men
for allowing the t walk to fall without
giving him warning, when Holmes, tak
ing the remark ai a personal attack,
picked up a shovel and started for Cane,
who also grabbed a shovel and struck
Holmes before the latter reached him.
Holmes was immediately taken to the
hospital where Dr. Cole dressed the in-jury-
, Death of Miss Cartano-
A telegram Saturday morning ap
prised Bert Cartano of the sad news of
the death of his sister, Miss Anna Car
tano, at her home in Springville, Iowa.
Miss Cartano had been in ill health for
some time, and had spent a couple of
months in Athena, having returned to
her home about four weeks ago. This
news comes as a shock to her brother
and to the many friends made by Miss
Cartano during her Btay here.
PCsheriffT. D. Taylor and Deputy Joe
Blakely left Pendleton Satuiday for the .
scene of the clash between the cattle
and sheep interests in the Northeast
part of the county Wednesday. They
went armed with warrants for the ar
rest of the three men who set their dogs
on the sheep, piling them up and killing
CO of them. The authorities believe that
they have a strong case against the men.
Pleaded Guilty.
G. C. White ploaded guilty iu the
circuit court before Judge Ellis Satur
day morning to a charge of cattle steal
ing. He stole three head of cows from
Sol Lemery, two of them being sold to
Walla Walla butchers. They were se
cured by Lemery before being slaught
ered. Young Duffy, jointly accused
with White, is still out on bonds. White
was sentenced to serve two and a half
yean in the penitentiary by Circuit
Judge Ellis yesterday morning.
Petitions for Boad.
A petition was filed to change the
old Scrivener road east of Weston to
run around instead of over the hill, by
W. P. Leach and others, while a re
monstrance was filed by Sam Caplinger
and others. The argument for and
against tbe change was heard by the
county commissioners Saturday after
noon. Bids Wanted.
Bids are wanted for the construction
of the I. O. O. F. and K. P. Hall.
1st: For the construction of the con
crete, brick, stone, plumming, lathing
and plastering as shown on plans, own
ers furnishing all brick, stone, sand and
crushed rock on the ground. Bids must
be so much per cubic foot for extra con
crete work.
2nd: For the furnishing and con
structing of all wood work and roofing
as shown on plans and specifications.
Bids will be opened August 1, 1904.
Right reserved to reject any and all
bids. For plans and information, call
at the office of G. W. Bradley,
Chairman of Trustees.
n A f J M f ' n 9 A LVE
trie most healing aalve In th world.