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VOLUME XVI.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1904.
NUMBER 67.
ED. MANASSE
CORNER MAIN AND TIIIRD STS.
FALL 190.' :
NEW
VACATION DAYS END
MJUTY A T.a
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EVERY DAY
Our Selections in DRY GOODS. CLOTHING and
SHOES are the Cream of the Market. Prices
are the Lowest and the Quality the very Best
E D. M A N A SIS E
Agent for Butterick's Patterns; -
ALWAYS REMEMBER
GOX & M'EWEN Sell
A written
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Guarantee
With every
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Bake the
Bread and
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Meat that
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Everythingjn Hardware and Plumbing Supplies. Sam
pson: Wind Mills, Hays Pumps,: Tents, Crockery, etc.':
SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET, ATHENA, OREGON
ATHENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN
ED YESTERDAY.
RUSSIAN VESSEL LEM
The Usual Rush for Boots Took Place
Permanent School Exhibit -May
Be Made-.
At San Francisco and Claims to Be In
Condition Unfit For the Sea.
The happy days of vacation for anoth
er year are at an end. Yesterday iworn-
iog the familiar tones of the old ,tejho6)v
bell called the pupils of the A'theba
public schools to enter upon another
year'B school work. The work of tians
ferring the pupils into the, different .
grades wasi completed xeteterday and;
this morning the .different . clepjirtments
empreu jnijj mescnotn worx proper.
Yesterday the book Mores' were over
flowing with school children, each of
whom carried a slip of note paper, on.
which was written the list of new test
books desired for the term.
' The present season's work will be
conducted with a zest on the part of th
scholars for learning, and from' 'the 'fact
that the district employs amost capable
and efficient corps of instructors, it is
safe to predict that the success hi 'the .
Athena school will be greater than ever.
An additional feature that would . un
doubtedly prove of great interest to both:'
patrons and pupils of the schools has
been suggested by some of the teachers.
It is proposed that an exhibit of map
drawing and other w6r.k,of .the different,
departments be on display1 at the scliool
house at all times, so that visitors and
parents may see and become acquainted
with the excellence of this character of
work." The Press hopes that the ex
hibit will be made, feeling that it would
serve as an incentive for more interest
being taken by all-concerned. . ? ..i , ,
Charley is Boosted- ' !
This year's wheat ciop boosted Chas.
Brotheston out of debt (for the first time
since he began farming seventeen years
ago) and after paying off bis, mortgage
Charley had a few plunks remaining
with which to boost the Leader man on
his World's Fair trip He feels happy
with both these boosts,. .Mr. Brother
ton harvested 45 bushels per acre from.
200 acres on his home place near ' Athe
na, and sola nil crop at ine top price,
71M cents, to the Preston-Parton Mill
ing Co. This farm cost him $10,000 five
years ago, and it would now take i
000 to buy it. He has' : 00 acres of
summer fallow. Weston Leader. i
San Francisco, Sept. 12. The Rus
sian' warship - Lena, -which arrived un
expectedly yesterday, for the alleged
purpose of being overhauled and made
seaworthy, remained at anchor off the
Union Iron. Works all morning and nnth
ing, was donq to indicate that the vipi-el
wdlij iither go into the dry dock or dis
mantle, or leave the port according to
the laws of neutrality. . 7.
Collector of Customs Strattoq announ
ced this' morning that the Xen a-to list
eae ftsoqfj tui repairs are ttiade,!. jf jre
jafrsarenecessaTy.'or if no repairs are
needed, must leave at once. The Japan
ese consul called, an the collector and
demanded that the Lena be ordered to
leave the port at the expiration of 24
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WORKING AT TIE PASS
JCrppatkin Hopes to Stay the Japanese
- If They Come That Far North .
INCORPORATED.
COR1
Fa i r ba n ks-M o rse
asoiine i&nyines
ALL KINDS OF MACHINE
EXTRAS NOW ON HAND
r(.ire Stock is Com
Plet
e.
Groceries, Crockery
Seats' Purnishin
gs
THE DELL MOTIEES
hours, but was refused on the ground
tint the captain of the Lena reports his
vessel unsea worthy, and that inspectors
have not yet reported on the claim that
the vessel is unfit. ,
.. The opinion is expressed in official
quarters that the Russian vessel will not
bo allowed to leave San Francisco har
bor to prey upon American commerce,
even though carried in Japanese bottoms.
The impressiou prevails that the Lena
wilt be tied up in San Francisco until
the end of the war. The crew may be
kept on board unless the Japanese offer
objections. . Meanwhile the officials are
seeking to ascertain the condition of the
vessel, whether she is really unseaworthy
and entitled to reroai for repairs.
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"London, Sept. 12. The Daily Mail's
Sinmintio, correspondent, cabling under
date, of S.ept, ll,sajs: ( ' , ;. '
, "General Kuropatkin has returned to
Mukden after inspecting the' fortiBca-
tions at Tie pass, work on.- which, is not
well advanced, bu,t which, is beipg huh ,
ried along.' , At the, same time danger
ous and costly efforts' tq delay the Jap
anese are being made. ' "
"I learn from the' Russian sources
that 5 'the- empet6r peremptorily " com
manded Kuropatkin to retake Xiabyang".-
There is no abatement iq the retreats of
th Russian ?forpi I northward. jie
noise oi a nerce eogagementj was vbera
south of Muktjen "Friday night. The
whple line of retreating. Russians when
within five miles southeast of Mukden
were attacked by Japanese marksmen,,
who were invisible amid the tnilet. The
Russian troops , sent to Tapinshan re
treated ' with heavy losses. Chinese
bandits are swarming the district and
hdve stopped traffic between Sinmintin
add Mukden, shooting and torturing to
death Russian patrols."
Tbo Morning Post's correspondent, in
the field with General Ku'roki, describes
the operations against Liaoyang as 12
... . ........
days or tne nardeot possible ngntipg
and ' marching on short rations with a
temperature of 100 degrees in the shade
and frequent falls of rain AU ,of .this,
jhe says was borne splendidly though the
men were worn out after the tenge
struggle. .
Father Sees Child Drown
Clark's' Fork, Idaho, Sept. " 11. A
drowning accident occurred in Clarks
Fork river about 8:30 this morning. As
J. W. Eddy was rowing his wife and
three children across the river to church
the boat capsized, precipitating the oc
cupants into the icy waters. Mr. Eddy
managed to remove his coat, and then
went to the aid of his wife, who was
nearly exhausted, burdened as she was
with an infant. . Although the water did
not exceed five feet in depth, there .was
a strong current which taxed his strength
to the utmost. After rescuiug Mrs.
Eddy and the baby Mr. Eddy started
for his two boys, who were clinging to
the side of the boat. Glen, the eldest,
was holding Leland, his younger broth
er, up, but before the father could get
to them Glen sank. Leland was taken
to safety by the faiher who then re
turned for Glen's body, but failed to
find any trace. The news quickly spread
and searching parties are after the body,
This horrible accident occurring so soon
after the tragic death of Operator John
Leonard at Sandpoint, who was popular
here, has cast a gloom over the entire
community.
Maine Strictly Republican
BANK STATEMENT
FINE SHOWING MADE BY THE
FIRST NATIONAL. .
The Pulse of the Channels of Com
merce It Felt in Volume of
- Bank Business.
Portland, Maine, Sept. 12. The re
publicans carried the state in the bien
nial election today, the returns up to 11
O'clock tonight indicating a plurality of
about 33,000 tor William. Cobb, the re
publican candidate for governor, com
pared with 83,384 for Hill, the party
candidate four years ago. In the first,
second, third, and ; fourth congressional
districts returns indicate that the repub
licans elected their candidates. Early
returns show the democrats probably
made slight gains in both branches of
the legislature, but that body will re
main strongly republican and will prob
ably re-elect United States Senator Eu
gene Hale. The tote cast was the
heaviest since 18s8.
South Side Main Street,
Athena, Oregon:
Passed a Forged Check
Pepdleton, Sept. 13. John Wilson, a
farm band who has been employed by
J. S. Todd, was arrested for forging a
check.while drunk,:on bis late em
ployer.; The check which was made out
for $27, Was cashed by.Qriffin k Mur-
rell, saloon men. When presented at
the hank the forgery was discovered.
Wilson got away from the officers once
but was afterward rearrested. Though
still drunk at the time of arrest Wilson
asked to be given an opportunity to
make good the amount.
: $6,000 for Broken Heart- '
Portland, Sept. 12.-i-Birdie WcCarty,
of LakeView,' who sued James D. Ker
ry ford, a rich stockman, for 870,000 for
breach of promise, has, accepted $6,000
in a compromise. A jury returned her
a verdict for $22,000 a year ago, but the
case was appealed.
Local Wheat Market.
Athena, Sept. 13. The local wheat
market is exceedingly quiet. One buyer
expresses the situation thus: "The7 price
clings around the 70 cent mark, with
nothing doing and we are glad of it.
We have plenty of wheat for the present."
The Press takes pleasure in calling
the readers' attention to the statement
on fouith page of today's paper, of the
First National Bank of Athena, given on
call of the comptroller of currency, at
the close of business on September 6.
The bank makes an exceptionally fine
showing. In fact it gives in healthy
figures the largest volume of business
ever before given in a statement issued
from the Athena bank. The total,
$316,132.98, woutd look well coming
from bank in a town four times the
size of Athena. On the day the state
ment was made the loans and discounts
amounted to $126,932.25, the deposits
$235,195.95, and the surplus and undi
vided profits $10,804.89.
Cash on hand and equipments amount
ed to $159,737.66. The circulation of
the bank is $12,500 and the bank build
ing, fixtures, etc., is valued at $7,519.80.
The business of any community is re-
fleeted in the amount of business tran,- "
sacted by, and the condition of its bank- -
ing institutions, for the reason that th
pulse of the channels of commerce i
trade vibrate in proportion to tl
amount of banking business. Thi.
Athena, size considered, is one of tin
leading trade centers of the Inland Em
pire goes without saying, and that her
bank is in a flourishing condition is at
tested by the foregoing figures.
ALFALFA LAND VALUES.
Cliurle Molte RaUei! 151 Ton Worth
1PQO, From IB Aem. -
Charles McBee, who recently sold one
of the best Alfalfa farms on Butter creek
meadows, to move nearer Pendleton, re
lated a story of irrigation to the Fast
Oregonian recently, which is worth re
peating. .
Mr. McBee set aside a 15 acre tract
of excellent alfalfa land, and stacked the
hay cut from this track separately to see
exactly what it would yield. He irri
gated the land just as he did the re
mainder of his crop, gave it no especial
attention, except to keep the crop separ
ate. He cut three crops from the parcel of
land and measured the stacks on Sept.
1, and had 151 tons of hay from this
tract of 15 acres, or a fraction over 10
tons per acre, which was worth in the
stack, the sum of $7 per ton. Thus the
income from this 15-acre tract tor one
year was $1050, or about $950 net, the
stacking costing about 80c per ton, or
$120.
This is not an extraordinary yield for
Butter creek meadows, there being
hundreds of acres that are equal to this
special tract.
Encouraged With Outlook
President French returned Saturday
from an institute trip to Union and Wal
lowa counties. He feels greatly en
couraged, says the Leader, over the out
look for a large attendance at the nor
mal school. He enrolled a number of
students from east of the mountains, all
of whom are graduates of graded schools.
Several teachers of experience signified
their intention of entering the normal
school at the mid-year term, after fin
ishing their fall work. During his ab
sence invitations came to President
French to conduct institute work at
Harney, Grant, Malheur and Baker
counties, and he left again this week to
attend all the institutes in these res
pective counties.
Lawton Is No More
The town of Lawton, in Grant county,
is no more. Mrs. Lina Sturgis, of Pen
dleton, had a mortgage claim against the
company for $1600, and under fore
closure proceeding the town was bid in
for $500 by E. J. Sommerville. Many
substantial buildings yet remain. The
town was a rival of Granite and once
boasted of a newspaper, the Lawton
Standard. Frank Hull was the editor
and postmaster.
Three Million Bold.
The Pendleton East Oregonian esti
mates that the sales of this season's crop
of Umatilla county wheat amount to
three million bushels. Estimating the
total crop of the county at 5,000,000
bushels there has been sold three-fifth
of the crop. The sales have all been
made at good prices.