The Athena press., September 06, 1904, Image 1

VOLUME XVI.
ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 190.
NUMBER 65.
8
ED. MANASSE
CORNER MAIN AND THIRD STS.
FALL
NEW
AEEIV
EVERY
Our Selections in DRY GOODS. CLOTHING and
SHOES are the Cream of the Market. Prices
are the Lowest aud the Quality the very Best
ED. MANASSE
Agent for Butterick's Patterns.
ALWAYS REMEMBER
COX Hl'EWEN Sell
A written
Guarantee
with every
Stove and
Range
Everything in Hardware and Plumbing Supplies. Sam
pson Wind Mills, Hays Pumps, Tents, Crockery, etc.
SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET, ATIIENA, OREGON
Fairbanks-lv3orse
Gasoline Engines
ALL KINDS OF MACHINE
EXTRAS NOW ON HAND
H&rdw
tire
Groceries,
THE
DELL
South Side Main
190.
s
Ail
DAY
Bake
the
Bread and
roast the
Meat that
make the
man
INCORPORATED.
Stock is
Crockery,
Gents' Fumisliings
Bp fyPTJT?!) Q
JLtU 1 JOJli JIu
Street,
AS BUTCHER SEES IT
TELL OF MEETING MEN OF AF
FAIRS IN NEW YOEZ.
Hopes that Judge Parker Will Win
in the Election But Is Not
Very Sanguine.
Col. W. F. Butcher, one of the Ore
gon delegates to the democratic nation
al convention, has returned to Baker
City. Colonel Butcher was the Oregon
member of the committee to notify
Judge Parker of bis nomination.' After
the convention Col. Butcher and family
went for a visit to the old home in West
Virginia. He Spent considerable time
in New York and other eastern cities
lookiug after matters of business.
Referring to New York state Col.
Butcher said that he had no doubt that
Parker would carry that state at the
November election. Speaking with as
nearly an unbiased mind as possible the
Colonel said that he had talked with
men of affairs in New York City and
from other sections of the state, and he
was convinced the conservative voters
were almost unanimous for Parker.' Sev
eral prominent republicans had con
ceded the odds were apparently for
Parker in New York state, yet they
would not concede that Parker would be
elected president, even if he lost New
Nork. "Do you think Parker will be
elected?" the colonel said: , ;
"I hope he will be elected, and I have
good reason to believe that he will he
the victor, yet I will not Bay that I am
convinced beyond a ' reasonable
doubt that Judge Parker is to be the
nest president of the United States. I
will say that if the conservative voter is
going to decide this election', Parker will
be the man,
"I met and talked with the party
leaders fiom all over the country. ' I
met and talked to Judge Parker, and in
no instance was there any manifestation
of a want of confidence 'among demo
crats. The democratic leaders expect
to poll the party vote in every state.
What I mean by the party vote'is all
those voters who, previous to 1896, were
classed as democrats. The gold demo
crats and the silver democrats are going
to vote solidly for Parker' this year. It
is a mistake to think that what Borne are
pleased to term the conservative element
in the democratic party has captured the
organization."
EvJP'Y
Complete.
Athena, Oregon.
THE COST OF PTJIPING
With Steam Power,
is More Than City Can Afford.
me regular meeting ot we city (
council last night A. M. Gillis was ap-
Rogers, removed, andW. J. Ghol.son
Was appointed city marshal, to succeed
Geo.' D. Foster, resigned. -.Both ap
poiotments were made by . Mayor Tay
lor and were con ft med by the council.
They were sworn in and commenced
active duty at once.
1 Mr. Gholson, wdo has served several
terms as city marshal, and is recognized
as an efficient official, aBked for and is
to receive $60 per month for the next
two months, and $50jer month for the
remainder of the term.
When the bills came up for reading
in the regular routine of business, there
was one from the Umatilla Lumber
Yard.: for fuel furnished the pumping
station that startled the city dads. Not
that the bill was irregular or unfair in a
literal genre, but it gave an emphatic
and unqualified tip to the council as to
the enormous expense to which the city
is being put in the operation of the
water system. , .. . . .,,-
The bill was for fuel from Aug. 9 to
Aug. 29, the total beiDg 8350.10. From
Aug. 9 to Aug. 27 44,170 pounds of coal
fwas consumed, costing the city $6.30
per ton, or $139.15. It 'will be seen
from these figures that over a ton of coal
per day was consumed, and with the en
gineer's wages and incidentals, the price
for pumping the water per month ex
ceeds a $200 clip. On Aug. 29 a car-
Stanton is Again Stricken
Mr. S. C. Stanton lies at his home in
the north part of town in a precarious
condition as the result of another stroke
of aplopexy, and Dr. Bqtkin, the attend
ing physician, gives slight encourage
ment for the old gentleman's recovery.
Mr. Stanton was down town last evening
and seemed in excellent spirits and was
preparing to take a trip to Medical Lake
in company with T. J. Watts. They
Just received, Nabisco wafers. Ely
& Scott.
Sheriff T. D. Taylor was up from Pen
dleton yesterday.
Try those' delicious Nabisco wafers at
Ely Scott's.
Mrs. Sarah McDougal is visiting in
town from .Weston.
Headquarters for school supplies.
Ely & Scott. ; '
F. J. Jackson had a fair crop this sea
son, an average of 35 bushels per acre.
Mr. Nixon, the contractor, who will
install the electric plant for the Preston
Parton Milling Co., is in the city.
Mrs. Lizzie Jones displays a new and
attractive sign in front of her millinery
establishment and residence on Jeffer
son street.
Mrs. Wm. McBride went down to
Pendleton yesterday where she is visit
ing her daughter, Miss Bessie, who is
stenographer in the county recorder's
office.
A teachers' meeting will be held at
the school house next Thursday evening
at half past 7, and all the teachers in
the public school are requested to be
present.
MThe federal government will build a
I tnile of road on approved scientific
plans, near Walla Walla, to demonstrate
the aims and practicability of the good
roads movement.
Hurry up and get your pictures taken.
W. A. Flower, the artist, has just put in
a dark back ground and a dark vignette
for best photos in white. Now, ladies,
is your time as white dresses will soon
be out of seasoD.
'- C. D. Linn, treasurer of Adami coun
ty, Wash., came down from Ritzville,
Friday. Mr. Linn, who waa a resident
of old Centerville, is pleased with the
progress Athena has made and the pros
pects for her future. Mr. Linn will re
the Present Rate
load or coal was received, wuicu is in-
eluded in this bill at 8210 95, of which
uuiutnuing ovrr 2i tons. I
la addition to tho fact that the month
of August, for which theso figures are
given, an excessive amount of water is
used, a disabled pump was a difficulty
that confronted the water department,
so Mr. Barrett in detail informed the
council. A valve became worn and per
mitted at least one half of-the water to
flow back into the well, making more
hours of pumping, nonsequently adding
to the expenditure for fuel. W. A.
Hunt, an expert a $1 per hour man
spent 11 hours trying to find out the
cause, failed, and Mr. Barrett finally
located the defect. It has been repaired
and the pump works well now, two
hours per day being reduced in the
time of pumping. But the excessive
expense in the cost of pumping the
water with steam power goes merrily on.
The Preston -Partom Milling Co. will in
a few days be prepared to make the city
a proposition as to the price they can
afford to pump the water for. A repre
sentative of the company was present
at the council meeting last night, and
the question of lighting the city was
discussed to some extent. No action
was taken in the matter. It seemed to
be the concensus of opinion that a com
bined proposition for the pumping and
lights would best suit the council, and
Mr. Preston will take the project up
with his company at once.
were to have started this morning, and
Mr. Stanton said to a reporter that he
anticipated receiving considerable ben
efit to his health. lie had for some time
contemplated a visit to his daughter in
Arlington, but was dissuaded by the
family from making the trip because of
his physical condition. He has been
afflicted with apoplexy before, but this
stroke is apparently more severe than
any of the others.
turn to Ritzville tomorrow, Mr. Clive
Stafford, who is here in company with
Mr. Linn, will remain a month then go
to his home in the valley.
L P. Purdy returned Saturday from
& tour through Southern Oregon, where
he went with the intention of locating.
He went to Jacksonville nd through
the Rogue River country, but did not
find anything that exactly suited,' so
failed to make an investment.
Donald Mclntyre and daughters,
Laura and Bell, arrived home Sunday
morning from an extended visit with
relatives at Mclntyre, Toronto. The
family are now moving into their town
residence, from the farm, preparatory to
getting ready for the opening of school
next week.
Henry T. Booth, of Baker City, East
ern Oregon manager for the Pacific Mu
tual Life Insurance Co., is in the city.
Mr. Booth makes regular visits to Athe
na in the interests of his company and
has an extensive acquaintance here. He
has written a large amount of life insur
ance for the people of thii section.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mclntyre are now
comfortably settled in the Frank Rogers
cottage on High street, near the Baptist
church, having vacated the Gillis resi
dence. Should Mr. Gillis conclude to
reoccupy his home with-his family, he
will first build an addition to the house
which will greatly add to its conven
ience. The Pendleton Tribune came up this
morning in eight-page form, the first
page carrying an associated press service.
The typographical appearance of the pa
per is helped materially by solid compo
sition, but the general mechanical effect
is marred by inferior press work. As a
local and county paper, tho Tribune is
yet below the scale that for many years
has been set by the East Oregonian,
This fact is verified in the circulation of
the two papers in the "squaw town," a
the Tribune sees fit to designate Athena.
To Cars Conatipatlon roraver.
Talis Csscaret Candr Cathartic. Mc orZT.
UC.C.C. fall lo evre, (SruKKifci refund taunt
THE BANNER COUNTY
UMATILLA LEADS ALL COUNTIES
IN WHEAT YIELDS.
Oregon Produces 12,950,000, Bushels,
Washington 27,650,000 and
Idaho 4,500,000.
. . , . . ...
-v...,. lUi0 JCai inu
duces nearly one-half; of the total wheat
crop of Oregon, Washington and Idaho,
Umatilla county produces one nipth and
there is but one county in the three
states credited with a yield in excess to
Umatilla county, that is Whitman coun
ty, WashingtonyThis is according to
the estimates of the Portland Oregonian
which has just been published. The
estimates for tho three states are as fal
lows: '
Oregon, 12,950,000. ,
Washington, 27,650,000.
Idaho, 4,500,000.
Umitilla county leads with 5,000,000
bushels; Sherman county with 2,000,000
is second and Gilliam with 1,200,000 is
third.
Carefully compiled estimates made ,
from data secured by a large number of
experienced correspondents in the, field
show the wheat crop of Oregon Wash
ington and Idaho to be approximately
45,000,000 bushels, an increase of more
than 10,000,000 bushels over lust year,
and but 1,500,000 bushels less than the
record year of 1901, says the report.
The acreage sown to wheat was much
greater than in 1901, but a poor crop in
the Willamette valley, the Grand Ronde
and the Big Bend, materially reduced
tho average. In the Big Bend alone
the crop was 4,000,000 bushels less than
in 1901, and the Grand Ronde is about
1,000,000 bushels less thim in. the big
year. Had these two cist nets alone
shown the same yield per acre that was
reached in 1901, the crop would have
been far in excess of 50,000,000.
Wasco, Morrow, Gilliam and Sher
man will turn off a million busuela more
than they produced in 1901, and Uma
tilla is nearly a million bushels ahead of
the record year, although not much
ahead of her individual best yield pre
vious to 1901. Frost and dry weather
played havoc with, the Grand Ronde,
and the yield is so light that it will bo
insufficient to keep mills running. Eu
reka flat, which was as close to a failure
last year as it ever gets, has a very
good crop this year. The banner crops
of the county, acreage considered, are
coming from the light lands in Umatilla
county and the ' western part of Whit
man county. There is a big acreage
and a big yield on light lands in these
districts, and the high lands of the
Washtucna country are also turning off
big yields.
The Boy Held on.
team belonging to Carlisle ran away
yesterday with a wagon and header box,
As the team traversed the streets, the
boy who held the reins held on like
grim death although one f the bridles
was off and encircled the horse's breast.
The team finally stopped of its own
accord without any damage resulting.
Some pretty sharp corners were turned
but the rig kept its equilibrum and did
not go over.
Cars Off Track.
riday afternoon two flat cars on the
W. & C. R. ran off the end of the rails
on Main street. One of the cars shot
across the street and stopped just before
striking Taylor's warehouse. The cars
were heavily loaded with poles for the
electric light plant, and had it not been
for the sidewalk and soft earth under
neath, undoubtedly Taylor's warehouse
would have been wrecked. The big
hog engine No. 70 came in Saturday 1
and pulled the cars back on the truck.
Fruit Twice a Week- .
lam White, the Pine creek rancher,
will visit Athena twice each week with
his peerless fruit, which he will sell at
reasonable prices. Mr. White left some
fine specimens of peaches at this office.
They were of excellent flavor, and like
all of Mr. White's fruit, were free from
culls.
Moved to Main Street.
4 W. L. Davis, the shoemaker, has
moved his shoe shop to a good location
on the north side of Main street, be
tween Chas. Gay's store and Norris'
harness shop. Mr. Davis is now better
Uiun ever prepared to serve Lis customers.
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