The Athena press., July 26, 1904, Image 1

TWICE-A-VEEK
TWIDE-A-WEEK
PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
VOLUME XVI.
ED. MAN ASS E
CORNER MAIN AND THIRD STS.
RBOAJSTS
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
A liberal discount on all Seasonable goods such
us Clothing for men and boys, Summer Dress
Goods for ladies and children. We must make
room for Fall goods soon to arrive .
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Agent for Butterick's Patterns.
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Hangers and Rails. The evidence
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ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY,
BIC FIRE IN WHEAT
TWO CONFLAGRATIONS ON THE
LOWELL ROGER PLACE.
Standing Grain and Wheat in Sacks,
Horse and Cook Wagon
Destroyed.
At Lowell Roger's place on the reserv
ation a destructive grain fire took place
Saturday afternoon. The fire origin
ated near the cook house and before the
crew could stop it the flames had de
voured the cook wagon, killed a horse
and burned over about 40 acres of stub
ble which had been cut by a combine,
charring about 500 sacks of wheat scat
tered over the cuttingVlt was a diffi
cult matter to stop rue fire as the stub
ble w s dry and heavy, and the winro'vs
from the combine furnished additional
food for the flames.
From late in the afternoon of Satur
day until noon Sunday a careful watch
was kept on the fire embersbut not
withstanding this vigilance while the
crew was at dinner the fire broke out
again and rushed from the stubble into
the standing grain. Men battled against
great odds. The combined heat from
July sun and flames made the position
of the fighters almost untenable, and be
fore control was gained Rogers had lost
over a hundred acres more of good
grain, and about 20 acres in the ad
joining field had been destroyed tor
Louis Audette. It is understood both
men were protected in a measure by in
surance. All Eight if Right.
The merchant who always Fays adver
tising does not pay is always ready to
pound the mail order houses that get all
their business through advertising. A
business man whose business "won't
stand advertising" makes a very sorry
figure in any community. A business
that won't stand advertising is a mighty
good business to avoid and it is general
ly by the. people who buy. But it is
true some advertising does not pay. The
ad. that sounds as if it was written just
to help the editor, the ad. that does Dot
tell the truth, the ad. that gives no de
scription of goods, no reasons, no price,
no inducements, does not pay. The up-to-date
merchant, who does not adver
tise to help the editor, but to help him
self, who spends time and care in pre
paring his ads.', has no trouble to make,
advertising pay. He wastes no breath
"cussing" the mail order house, but
fights them, with their own weapons and
wins.
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OREGON, TUESDAY. JULY
HAVE LITTLE HOPE
V FOE. THE ARABIA
Owners gf Portland
Russians Have
Yokohama, July 25. (Bulletin ) -It
is reported here that the German
steamer Arabia, from Portland, Or., to
this port, has been seized by the Vladi
vostok squadron. A fisherman who re
ported seeing the fleet this afternoon
says it had no prize in convoy, hence it
seems certain that in the event of the
Portland steamer having been seized she
must have been sent to some Russian
port with a prize crew aboard.
Washington, July 25. (Bulletin.)
Minister Conger at Pekin cables the
state department that the Russians are
evacuating Niuchwang this morning
and have captured another British
steamer.
Yokohama, July 25. (Bulletin.) The
British steamer Tsinan has arrived here
with the crew of the British steamer
Knight Commander. . Tne European
passengers were all detained by the
Russians.
Portland, July 25. That the steamer
Arabia, which sailed from here on July
3 for Japan and China, with a full cargo
of flour and other freight, has fallen in
to the hands of the Russian Vladivostok
fleet there seems to be no reasonable
doubt. News received from Yokohama
this morning indicate that there were
Malheur to Get Irrigation
Portland, July 25. It now appears
that the Malheur irrigation project in
Eastern Oregon will become a reality,
and not have to be abandoned as was
feared Advices were received by Chief
Engineer Newell of the reclamation ser
vice, today to the effect that the farmers
living along Malheur river have aroused
themselves and intend to submit to the
government their written promise to co
operate with the government in con
structing this irrigation work. Mr.
Newell's criticism of these farmers, ex
pressed through dispatches a short time
ago, and his threat to remove his en
PORTLAND IS CLOSED UP
Recently Elected
Gamblers to
Portland,-July 25. Portland is a
closed town. The almost unprecedent
ed feat of causing the public gambling
houses to suspend operation was accom
plished by Sheriff Word yesterday after
noon between 4:30 and 5 o'clock.
Contrary to what might have been
supposed by casual observers of the
violent efforts recently made by some
officials and many insistent reformers,
it was not a difficult task. The sheriff
merely visited the various gambling
houses and gave a simple order to shut
down the games, saying he would raid
any house whose owners refused to obey
the mandate.
Within the time it took the sheriff to
He Robbed the Hotel Safe
Walla Walla, July 25-The safe in
the State hotel was robbed about mid
night last night of $136.25 in checks and
coin. W. C. Darice, the night clerk,
has disappeared and a wasrant is out for
his arrest, charging him with the crime.
Darice is a stranger in Walla Walla
and had teen at work at the hotel but
a few night. Lat night shortly Uforo
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Steamship Believe
Captured Her.
good grounds fur the fears expressed in
the Sunday Journal by O. R. & N. of
ficials that the overdue liner might have
been seized by the warships of the czar.
A cablegram from the Japanese port
states that the Vladivostok squadron has
captured a German steamer, believed to
be the Arabia. The Arabia flies the
German flag, but is chartered by the
Portland-Asiatic company.
Although this makes the fifth day thst
the steamer is overdue in reaching Yoko
hama, the local officials of the Portland
Asiatic company, charterers of the ves
sel, have received no word concerning
her more than that they have seen in
the newspapers. Apparently they have
about abandoned all hope of eventually
being apprised of her safe arrival at Lcr
destination. Shippers who sent goods
on the vessel are also beginning to ar
rive at the conclusion that the steamer
has been captured. Since Saturday
afternoon they have been beseiging the
local office of the company for informa
tion on the subject but their questions
could only be answered in a vague and
unsatisfactory manner. It something
definite is not beard about her today it
id freely admitted that they can no long
er reasonably expect to be advised of her
safe arrival at Yokohama.
gineers from Malheur county unless the
farmers acted on his suggestion, has had
the desired effect and the local engineers
are now convinced that before long the
farmers along the Malheur river will
comply with the government's require
ments. If farmers co-operaln they will
have to pay but $3 per acre per year for
10 years, in order to get water from the
government reservoirs onto their lands,
and at the end of that time the entire
works will be turned over to the users
of the the water. The government will
merely retain control of the work of
construction until the cost has been
repaid by settlers who are benefitted.
Sheriff Notified All
Cease Playing.
make the rounds of the di lib rent resor ts,
the money and paraphernalia was put
away, the players and employes dis
missed and gambling was no moye. It
is estimated that the closing of the
games will throw 700 persona out of
work. After the sheriff had gone, deal
erg and habitues gathered in knots on
the streets adjojning the gambling
houses and discussed the situation in
mournful tones.
The game mentioned in each case was
roulette, and the witnesses whose names
appeared on the information were W.
II. Markell, E. Quackenbush and W. F.
Edwards, members of the Municipal
association.
12 o'clock, Darice informed the bar
tender at the hotel that he was going
out for supper and asked him to watch
the hotel office during his alienee.
That was the last seen of the clerk.
This morning when W. A. Koontz,
the proprietor, was , informed of his
clerk's absence, he opened the afe and
discovered $130.25 tumwu.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
NUMBER 53
WILL CO TO COURT
0. R. & N CO. WILL FIGHT OPEN
, ING OF CERTAIN STREETS.
Attorney for Company Here Saturday
and Claimed Proceedings to
Be Irregular.
James G. Wilson of Portland, an at
torney connected with the O. R. & N.
Co., was in the city Saturday and called
at the city recorder's oOico. Mr. Wil
son came to Athena on business con
nected with the right-of-way depart
ment, and informed City Recorder
Chamberlain that it was the purpose of
the O. R. & N. Co. to take into court the
matter of the council's action in order
ing certain streets opened across the
company's property and right-of-way
in the city of Athena, characterizing the
proceeding as being irregular.
At the special session of the legisla
ture an amendment was made to the city
charter granting power and authority
to the city council to condemn, vacate
and open streets and alleys within the
corporate limits of the city of Athena.
Acting within the provisions of this
amendment, the council appointed three
men to view the property through which
it was desired to open and extend Gar
field, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Btreets,
and appraise amount of damage, if any,
to the company. These men reported
to the council that in their judgment
in the process of opening these streets,
no damage woujd be incurred by the
company, and the council directed that
streets be opened, at the time notifying
the company's local agent. The visit of
the corporation attorney is the result of
the notification. .
ARE MARRIED NOW.
William Tiniiii and Colin Kuril Sock
Sanction of the Law.
The Weston Leader reports that Wil
liam Titnm and Celia Burns, who have
been living together as man and wife
without the formality of marriage, were
brought before Justice Wood Monday -on
the complaint of the girl's brother-
in-law, Fred Kyle, who objected to their
intimate relations.
They were committed to the custody
of the sheriff, and were taken to Pendle
ton Monday afternoon by City Marshal
Lavender. It was their expressed in
tention upon arriving at the county seat
to be joined in wedlock and thus satisfy
the law.
Timm was pmployed for a time at; the
Weston brickyard, and boarded at Mrs.
Sarah Staggs' residence, where the girl
lived with him as his alleged wife. In'
quiry at the county clerk's office by Mr.
Kyle elicited the fact that no license had
been issued to them. Getting wind of
thi they went to Athena, where Ihey
were placed under arrest. '
Shortly after reaching Pendleton the
young couple obtained a marriage license
and were duly wedded. The phrases
"All's well that ends well," and "It's
batter late tan never," apply in this in
stance. May happiness attend Mr. and
Mrs. Titnm.
TOMBSTONE IS WAITING-
Kcceutrlv Hex ton I'ull up l'efullur In
urlptiun. Walla Walla, July 25.--"l'm here.
How d' you do?" Such is the inscrip
tion on the tombstone of Pardon Doc
Bentley, the veteran sexton of the Walla
Walla city cemetery. And Pardon Doc
Bentley still walks this earth. The
queer epitaph on the stone that is in'
tended to some day mark the last rest
ing place of the old sexton is no more
strange than the one on the headstone
that will indicate Mrs. Bentley's grave.
It reads: "I am dead. So are you."
These two peculiar headstones are er
ected on vacant lots in the city ceme
tery, and Sexton Bentley, still hale and
hearty, and his wife, who is yet a woman
of vigor, point with satisfaction at the
place where they intend to lie when
death has claimed them.
For years Pardon Doc Bentely has
been in charge of that portion of the
city cemetery which is controlled by the
municipal government. The entire
cemetery consists of a 40 acre tract and
since 1878 bodies have been interred
there. It is estimated that fully 6000
graves are in the plot. There are five
graveyards within the city cemetery
grounds, the city, the Catholic, the
Masonic, the I. O. O, F. and the Chin
ese. When bilious take Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale
by all druggutU.
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