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mm SEMI- W JJEEZL"Z" VOLUME XVII. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1905. NUMBER 12. t ED. MANASSE Athena's Leading Dry Goods M ii li till ARRIVING DAILY ALL THE LATEST WEAVES ARE NOW ON EXHIBITION LEWIS & CLARK NECKTIES FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE GENUINE ARTICLE ED. MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. Cox & dwar SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET. ATHENA, OREGON C. ;A. E A RRETT Ss CCMffl P.' Y INCORPORATED. " GANG PLOWS Flying Dutchman, Oliver, Cast & Steel Bradley Gangs H&rdwtire - South Side Main Grroceries, THE DELL and Clothing Emporium x McCwcn Dea VEHICLES Henney Buggies, Hacks and Carriages, The" very Best. Stock is Crockery, Grents' Purnishinffs BEOTHEES - Athena, Oregon. Street, 1. 0. 0. F. RECEPTION PUBLIC WILL INSPECT NEW HALL THURSDAY EVENING. Exceptionally Fine Musical and Liter ary Program Address By Hon. T. G. Hailey. The local Odd Fellow's lodge will entertain the public Thursday evening. The occasion will be in the nature of a general public reception at which time the people of Athena and vicinity will be given the opportunity to inspect the new lodge hall. The committees having the reception in charge have been successful in get ting up a splendid musical and literary program. Hon. Thos. G. Hailey, of Pendleton, will deliver the address of the evening. A basket supper will be a feature, and amusements for all will . be provided. The program follows: , March "Russo-Japanese," Johnson'd Orchestra. Address, T. Q. Hailey, of Pendleton. Overture, "Silver Bell," Johnson's Orchestra. 'Spooks and Spirits," Class of Girls Piano Solo,. ."Ben Hur Chariot Race," Lula Tharp. Vocal Solo, "Hannah Won't You Open That Door,",..,....;... Lela Stamper. . Piano Solo, March Grotesque Mrs. J. D. Plamondon. Recitation "The Inventor's Wife," Cecils Boyd. "Ramona" Waltzes, ..by Anthony Bros. Johnson's Orchestra. Vocal Solo,. . . . . ."In the Days of Old," . Joseph N. Scott. Recitation, "The School Marm's Cour- tin.".......... Lela Stamper. March,... "Lucy Anna," . Johnson's Orchestra. Basket Supper, etc. Whitman Won Debate In one of the most hotly contested debates ever held in Walla Walla, Whitman won the Northwest intercol legiate debcte last night, over the Paci fic University team, of Cottage Grove, Ore. The question debated was, "Re solved, that the United States should adopt the ' Canadian banking laws," Whitman beiog on the affirmative side. Fairbanks-Morse engines are the best. C. A. Barrett & Co. Complete. ROYAL FAMILY PALACE PRISONERS Strikes Spread to Extent of Tying up the Russian Supplies of War. St. Petersburg, Feb. 20. The czir and his immediate family for the time being are prisouers in their own pnl r-es, dread of awful death by hand of an as sassin holding them close to their official homes. Even General Trepoff, who was selected to rule St. Petersburg with iron hand fears to venture into the streets. It has now been definitely de cided that the remains of Grand Duke Sergius will not be brought to St. Petersburg. Even Governor General Trepoff has recognized the fact that no precautions can furnish an absolute guarantee of immunity against an act of terror at a great state funeral, where ancient cus torn requires that the emperor and all of the Romanoff family assemble and fol low the coffin on foot, and aBingle bomb might wipe out the dynasty. Re gard for the personal safety of the sover eign also has led to the decision that the emperor shall not go to Moscow to. at tend the funeral. It is possible that no members of the imperial family will be present except those who are now with in the walls of the Kremlin. mz TT TXT A 1 lies up war ouppues. j Tlie closing of the Franco-Russo and the Putiloff wortss is a serious embar rassment to the government as the former is engaged exclusively on navy work and the latter in manufacturing guns and munitions of war for the army. May Open Colville Reserve Washington, Feb. 20. The Indian appropriation bill as agreed on by the committee on Indian affairs was adopted and amendment was offered by Bard of California, as follows: "No portion of the funds or principal or interest of any Indian trust or tribal Handed Him Portland, Feb. 20. Lying at the point of death at his home, twenty-five miles south of this city, is a man 75 years old, who Friday last was victimized for $10,000 by two confidence men who used the antiquated "gold brick" trick. When the old man became aware that he had been swindled be had an attack Aged Woman Ptndleton, Feb. 21. Mrs. Thomas Baker, one of the oldest pioneer women of Umatilla county, dropped dead yes terday afternoon about 2 o'clock from an attack of heart disease. Mrs. Baker left home shortly after noon to do some shopping and was apparently in the best of health. She was returning by way of Two Days in the Mountains Baker City, Feb 20. Ezra Clarke, the miner who was supposed to be lost in the mountains above Granite during the severe storm the first of the week, came into camp all right, except for a few frost bites, after being out two days and Money For a Pendleton, Feb. 20. On Saturday evening $1,000 more was secured from citizens of Pendleton for the district fair funds. Last week $5,650 was subscritied in a few hours time and with the Over 25,000,000 projectiles and shrapnel are being prepared at the Putloff works, and the government has been com pelled within the last 10 days to place orders in France and Germany for $125,000,000 worth of munitions. At the government owned Nevsky works the minister of finance has been able to hold the men only by conceding every thing they have demanded, including the eight hour day. The employers, in a letter to the finance minister, squarely disclaim all responsibility for settling the labor troubles, declaring that the strike is not of economic origin, and that the nature of the men's grievances can only be ad justed by political reforms. They claim that the condition of industry in Russia renders yielding to the demands of the men utterly impossible. Reports of Uprisings- , The most alarming reports have reached here from. distant country dis tricts. One of them stated that the peasants of the "Black Earth" districts in the south of Russia are in open revolt and bands of them are burning and pillaging. There must be truth in this informa tion, for it is positively known that some of the largest land owners of the district, who always spend the winter in the capital, have already left St. Peters burg to look after their property. funds, held by the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe, shall be available nor expended for the support of any sectarian or denominational school." Among the other amendments was one appropriating $1,500,000 for the opening of the Colville reservation in Washington. a Gold Brick of heart disease. Relatives who report ed the matter to the police refused to make known the man's name, as they say publicity would kill him. The con fidence men after scheming several weeks, managed to sell the man a "gold mine," the first installment being $10, 000. Drops Dead Webb street and was walking near the doorway of the Masonic lodge room when the attack came. Bystanders carried the prostrate woman to the office of the Hotel Eastern and telephoned for her son, John S. Baker, of Baker & Fol som, and .a physician, but before aid could reach her she had expired. nights. After the second night he reachod a miner's cabin and rested be fore he took the trail for camp. He built a fire under the pines and remained during the worst of the storm. The thermometer fell to about 30 degrees below zero during the time he was out. District Fair amount secured on Saturday evening, the association now has $7,050 or nearly half of the amount necessary to pro ceed with the work of purchasing the Armstrong property, erecting buildings and building the race course. J. J. BALLERAY DEAD THE GREAT LAWYER DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS. Was Highly Educated, An Active Politician, Bat Held Office Only Once- Friday evening at 6 o'clock Judge J. J. Balleray, Pendleton's eminent and gifted lawyer, died in that city after an illnees of two days. Death was caused by a complication of diseases, brought on by alcoholism. Mr. Balleray was well known in Athena, where he had for years a large clientage. He was a native of Paterson, N. J., and at his death was 54 years of age. His early life was spent in that city, and his education partly secured from the schools there. Later he attended the college of St. Laurent at Montreal, Canada, for several years, and in 1874 he graduated from the law course of Columbia University of New York. As a lawyer Judge Balleray was rec ognized all over the state as a man of exceptional ability, and he participated in many hard-fought legal battles before the supreme court as well as in the cir cuit court. During his long practice he acquired an extensive library. In 1882 Judge Balleray was appointed circuit judge for this district as then composed. This position he held dru ing one term of four years. He was ac tive in politics, being identified with the republican party, but never held but the one office. The remains were taken to New York for burial where the deceased has a brother and a sister. . BAKER COUNTY NEXT. Federal Offlolnli Bra Looking Into Fos iilble Litnd Frauds That there is reason to believe that Baker county entries under the timber and stone act are passing through a microscopic investigation at the hands of certain federal officials has been made manifest to a number of people in these parts, but they are not shouting their knowledge from the house tops or mix ing it with beverages, say the Baker City Herald. Two months ago County Clerk Combs was requested by officials at Washing ton to furnish them with a verified and certified list of all the entries made and filed in this couuty during the year 1903. The list was furnished as requested and found to contain 167 names. Beyond this request he was asked to do nothing but since then several men known to be connected with the several departments involved in land fraud in vestigations have put in appearances here, gone out to Sumpter and out into the John Day country, thence to La Grande and then to Portland. Precau tion to avoid publicity of their move ments is something in which these spec ials are adept and there is little in their wake to tell of their work. Gold In Freewater Gravel. Is there anything to hinder Freewater from becoming an Eldorado? A Walla Walla special gives it out on the author ity of mining experts that the river peb bles being hauled from the Freewater flats to that city for paving purposes, contain heavy traces of free gold. At least 300 carloads of this stone will be used in Walla Walla this summer in constructing the three miles of model road between the city and the Blalock fruit farm. To what extent the rock contains gold, is not known. Samples will be crushed and tested by experts, and if the quantity of gold is sufficient to warrant, the remainder of the rock will be smelted. Jayne Bill Rilled. The last day of the legislative session was filled with exciting clashes on many bills, resulting in the death of the Jaynes bill, amending the local option law. Prior to the bill receiving its quietus incidents crowded upon one another with a rapidity creating the ut most nervous tension. The finale was marked by dramatic effect. For tho first time during the legislative session the senate chamber rang with applause during a debate. Evidence of the ap probation of the auditors crowding the chamber came at the conclusion of the speech of Pierce against the bill. Beautiful eyes and handsome face are eloquent commendations. Bright eyes are windows to a woman's heart. Hoi lister's liocky Mountain Tea makes bright eyes. Pioneer drug store.