VOLUME XVI.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1904.
NUMBER 62 :
ED. MANASSE
CORNER MAIN AND THIRD STS.
EEIMTS
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS AT REDUCED PRICES
A liberal discount on all Seasonable goods suck
aa Clothing for men and boys, Summer Dress
Gooda for ladies and children. We must make
room for Fall goods soon to arrive
ED. MANASSE
Agent for Butterick's Patterns.
ALWAYS REMEMBER
COX & M'EWEN Sell
A written
Guarantee
withevery
Stove and
Range
Bake the
Bread and
roast the
Meat that
make the
man
Everything in Hardware and Plumbing Supplies. Sam
pson. Wind Mills, Hays Pumps, Tents, Crockery, etc.
SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET, ATHENA, OREGON.
STILL IN THE LEAD
UMATILLA COUNTY ALONE
MAKES GOOD IN HARVEST.
Whitman, Banner County of Wash'
ington, Falls Millions Short
In Wheat. '
It seems that Umatilla county is the
only county in the great Inland Empire
wheat belt that is making good on the
early estimates of the total yield. Whit
man county, the banner county of
Washington, is falling several millions
short this year. The commercial editor
of the Portland Oregonian after investi
gating the situation in that county gives
the following writeup:
Whitman, the county cf magnificent
distances, will not harvest" a record
breaking wheat crop this year. This
banner wheat county of the Evergreen
state has a big crop and at.present prices
it will sell for more money than any pre
vious crop ever harvested in the county,
but it- will fall short of early wild esti
mates by 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 bushels.
The jtrvenile fruit peddlers who flock
around the trains on the O. R. k N. line
assure their prospective customers that
the fruit is "jes' as good in the bottom
of the box as it is on tap.", The news
papers that have been booming Whit
man's crop for a record-breaker appar
ently did not get below the top layer of
big crops, for while about all the 40
bushel and 50-bushel yields came to
light early in the season, the 10, 12 and
15-bushel yields in the eastern part of
the county were not mentioned.
It is these diminished yields that are
pulling down the high average that will
be reached in the western part of the
county, where 35 bushels to 40 bushels
per acre are quite common.
Not enough spring grain has been
threshed to enable accurate -estimates to
be made, but from the best data obtain
able the crop of the county does not
seem to indicate more than 9,000,000
bushels, and a number ef ,yery well
posted grain men are predicting that it
will fall to 8,000,000 bushels.
The straw, in fact, all through the
Falouse indicated a 40 to 50-bushel yield
but the heads failed to till. The ber
ries, though few in Dumber in a head,
are mostly plump and well formed, and
the wheat is cleaner than it has been for
years. This condition is particularly
noticable in the eastern part of the coun
ty in the districts which usually turn off
the best crops.
HUNDREDS OF GUNS
ON POET ARTHUR
Awful Losses Expected When Final
Assault is Made on Fortress.
Tokio, Aug. 25.r-10 a. m.-The final
assault on Port Arthur is imminent.
Hundreds of Japanese guns continue to
pour a destructive fire into the city and
harbor, along the lines of forts and en
trenchments, preparatory for the infant
ry assault. It is evident that the Rus
sian lines have been weakened and part
ly penetrated in the vicinity of Antshan
and Itseshan forts. The . entire line of
Russian defenses immediately about, the
harbor is within range of the Japanese
guns. .A number of Russian forts and
batteries continue to be vigorous. . The
Japanese death roll will be heavily in
creased before they are captured. The
direction of the attack creates the im
pression here that the city's defenses on
either side of the harbor entrance will
fall first.
The firing on the Russian forts by the
cruisers Nissbin and Kasuga yesterday
is the only disclosure made for several
days. ;-?- - . ... .
It is believed here that both sides have
suffered heavy losses and that the final
record will make the siege'the bloodiest
since Sedan. The Japanese are supreme
ly confident of the ultimate result. The
leaders of the government await tuo out
come in calm assurance. The people
are everywhere decorating streets, and
houses and erecting arche and flag
staffs in preparation for a national cele
bration of the expected victory.
Russians Lose Another Warship.
Tokio, Aug.- 25.-9 a. nuTwo Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyers struck
mines at the entrance of Port Arthur
last evening. The larger one of the two
destroyers, a four ' funneled one, was
sunk. The names of the vessels and the
number of lives lost are unknown.
Big Storm Suspends Traffic
San Francisco, Aug. 25. The main
line of the Santa Fe is tied up indefinite
ly by washouts. The storm is still rag
ing today. There are fierce electrical
disturbances.
Three overlands held at Barstow re
turned here by a detour over the South
ern Pacific. Balls of fire play along the
steel rails for miles. Miles of road is
swept away. Santa Fe officials say
traffic in Arizona cannot be resumed be-
if ' . A B A OraSf GfaEa Mm '
INCORPORATED.
Fairb
anks-EvJorse
soline Ermines
ALL KINDS OF MACHINE
EXTRAS NOW ON HAND
M&rdwtire Stock, is Complete.
Groceries,
Crockery,
Gents' Turnishin
gs
TIE M.
South Side Main Street,
BEOTHEES
Athena, Oregon.
fore Saturday. Many trains are held at
Needles. Repairs made Wednesday
have all been destroyed. ' v
The . Knights Templars are not ex
pected now before Sunday. Needles is
entirely shut off from the west. All
trains arriving since Sunday are still
there. A cloudburst yesterday tore up
miles of track. The Knights' Templars
trains are also tied up by Eastern Ari
zona washouts.
Girl
Sinks
in the River
Albany, Ore., Aug. 24. Miss Ora E.
Simpson, a prominent young society
lady, was drowned in Calapooia river,
two miles above Albany, this afternoon
while bathing in company with several
other young women. Miss Simpson was
floating on a board over a deep place in
the stream when she slipped from the
board, and being a poor swimmer, sank
before the eyes of her horrified com
panions. A young man on a bridge 100
yards away, who witnessed the accident,
hastened to the girl's rescue, but before
he could reach her she sank. The body
was found an hour later. The young
lady was 20 years old and a graduate of
Albany college. Her father is O. F.
Simpson, a prominent resident of this
city. She was a sister of P. E. Simpson,
formerly with the Athenu Mercantile
Co., of Athena.
Win Piper Seriously Hurt
Wm. Piper, the pioneer farmer of
Helix neighborhood, is reported to be in
a critical condition as the result of the
plunging and kicking of a runaway
horse. Mr. Piper was seated on a hay
rake when the accident that may cost
him his life took place. The harness
was not equipped with hold-back straps
and on going down a hill the hay rake
ran forward on to the horse, causing it
to become unmanageable. Mr. Piper
was thrown to the ground on the heels
oi ine norse. The old gentleman was
severely kicked in the face and on the
left breast. He is reported to be in a
precarious condition, is unable to lie
down and bleeds internally.
ANOTHER FIELD FIRE
MACHINE NARROWLY ESCAPES
BEING BURNED. ,
Fire Starts in Straw Stack-Only a
Few Sacks of Wheat
Destroyed.
big
The
in a
Yesterday morning on the Taylor
place, noriheaBt of town, fire came near
destroying Chas. Baddeley's
separator and a setting of wheat.
machine had just started up and
short time would have finished work in
the field. Only a few bushels of grain
had been threshed when the straw stack
was seen to be on Rrey In a very short
time the entire stack was enveloped in
flames.' ' ; '
Fortunately but little wind was blow
ing at the time, and the breeze coming
from the northwest fanned the flames
away from the big pile of wheat, giving
the crew time to remove all but eight or
ten sacks.
The straw carrier was ablaze when the
separator was pulled away from the
stack and the rear portion of the ma
chine was badly scorched. The derrick
table apparatus was destroyed, but aside
from this the crew averted further dam
age. A plow was brought into requisi
tion and furrows were turned around the
stack, preventing the fire from spread
ing into the tubble. !
THE FIRST TEST.
T.utiitl Option ta Be Taken Into Cuurtl in
Portlttnd.
The anti-prohibitionists of Portland
are going to test the constitutionality of
the local option law and the outcome
will be awaited with interest by the ma-,
jority of people of the state.
The prohibitionists of Multnomah
county have decided to put the question
to a vote in that county at the November
election, and for this purpose a petition
signed by I. II. Amos-and 527 others,
the cream of the prohibition party of
that county, has been filed with the
county clerk of that county demanding
that the clerk shall place on the ballot
the question of prohibition to be answer
ed by the voters yes or no.
This petition will be attacked by a
suit brought in the circuit court by
those interested in the defeat of tne
local option law and an injunction to re
strain the county clerk from putting the
question on the ballot will be asked. It
this injunction is granted by the local
NO HUNTING OR FISHING.
res
Y' Yesterday closed the season's run of
the Stone k Potts threshing outfit. The
event was celebrated by a hot scrap be
tween Montgomery and Tabor, harvest
hands, between whom bad blood existed.
Two rounds settled the matter, Tabor
getting the worst of it The fight start
ed at the water trorfgh, the boys were
separated and Montgomery's team ran
away, one of his horses being severely
cut in a wire fence. This didn't heal
Montgomery's temper in the least and
on his return to the machine, the scrap
was renewed and ended so it is said, to
the satisfaction of a majority of the
crew.
A Good Record.
Joe and Will Scott have finished har
vesting their 300 acres of wheat. Their
grain averaged 46 bushels per acre, and
was cut with a Holt combine. The last
four days of the run the machine aver
aged 30 acres per day.
Basement Walls Completed.
The concrete basement walla for the
new fraternity building are completed.
Contractor May and his force of brick
layers are compelled to lay off for the
reason that the lumber for the building
has not arrived. With the arrival of
lumber, the carpenters will put in the
window frames and other wood work,
then brick laying will commence.
niA . . . a
xnty one uusneis oer acre.
VTbe Kirk place east of town continues
to sustain its reputation as a wheat pro
ducer. This year's crop averaged a lit
tle over 51 bushels per acrey
Local Wheat Market.
Athena, Aug. 26 -Wheat in Athena
today is quoted at 67c per bushel.
Perionnlly Conducted Kxcurolon to St.
I.onl.
On September 6th the O. It. k N. will
run a through tourist sleeper to St.
Louis under the personal supervision of
Mr. R. A. Smith, city ticket agent at
Walla Walla, who will go through to St.
Louis with the car. A side trip will be
made to Salt Lake City where arrange
ments have been made for an organ re
cital in the big tabernacle for the ben
efit of passengers in this car. Reserva
tion can be made with the local agent
and should be made as early as possible.
Detailed information can be bad by
calling on or addressing,
M. W.Smith,
R. Brass, Agent O. R. A N. Co.
General Agent Walla Walla. Wash.
Agent MoNlckoU II a Notice Posted on
the Reservation.
.Whites must keep off the Umatilla
eservation when business or necessity
does not call them there. Under orders
of Acting Superintendent McNichols,
Indian police are posting the following
notices: "No fishing, hunting or pleas
ure camping on this reservation under
penalty. Chas. S. JUcNichols,' special
agent in charge
Mr. Nichols in explanation said: "I
have no desire to be severe with persons
coming on the reservation, but by the
terms of the treaty with the Umatillas,
no white person has any right on the
reservation without a pass. The regula
tion regarding camping, hunting and
fishing has been generally disregarded
and complaints have been coming to me
ever since I took charge of the agency.
Tbey declare white men come on their
allotments and shoot among the stock."
court the prohibition party will probab
ly carry it to the supreme court, and if
the injunction is denied then those op
posed to prohibition will carry the ques
tion up. On just what grounds the con
stitutionality of the measure will be at
tacked is not known at present. If the
supreme court says that the law is un
constitutional then the question is set
tled for the entire state, and other com
munities will be saved the expense of
fighting it. Tribune.
jieaay to nanaie urain.
S. B. Calderbead, traveling freight
and passenger agent for the W. k C. R.,
says that wheat movements are very
light at present but predicts as soon as
the harvest is completed there will be a
big rush in this line. The W. k O. R.
is making preparations for this immense
crop and has plenty of cars on hand to
take care of the. shipments. A big
Northern Pacific "hog" engine now
pulls the local train in and out of Athena.