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VOLUME XVII.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY. APRIL 18, 1905.
NUMBER 28.
ED. MANASSE
LADIES' SHIRTWAISTS ft
Style, Quality, Workmanship
Each one a tailored creation. To see them is to verify our state
ment. We will Dot quote price, but you will find as far aa quality
w concerned they are all right. JUST IN A sample lot of SHIRT
WAIST SUITS at FIRST COST. Come and make your selection.
ED, MANASSE
Agent for Bujtterick's Patterns.
I THE HARDWARE STORE
Rubber Hose
and
Lawn
COX & M'EWEN
SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET. ATHENA. OREGON
C. A9 BARRETT &
You can go a fish in' with a stick, a string and a pin, but if you want
to FISH and CATCH FISH Get your
Fishing
Hardware
Groceries,
THE DELL B
South Side Main Street,
THAT "DOES THINGS'
Mai4osc
INCORPORATED.
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Stock is
Crockery,
dents' Purnislirn
RATHBONE SISTERS
ANNOUNCE ENTERTAINMENT
FOE EVENING OF APRIL 28-
Reception Will Be Gives Weston
Temole, Pythian Lodge
and Ladies.
Excelsior Temple, Rathbone Sisters
announces that on the evening 01
April 28th, it will give a reception to
the Weston Temple of Rathbone
Sisters, the members of Pythian Lodge
No. 29, K. of P. , of this city and their
ladies.
An elaborate program is in course
of preparation for entertainment of
the visitors. Music, recitations, etc.,
are included, and an elegant banquet
supper will be spread. ': ; i ;; i !
Since moving into the new hall the
members of the Temple have been
more than ordinarily enthused with
the work of the order, with the result
that more interest is being manifested
than ever before.
A notable increase in attendance at
the meetings has inspired the mem
bers to make renewed efforts in build
ing up the roll of membership from
the ranks of Knights ,of Pythias and
their wives. -.,,,.,.,...,,,.:,,;
The new hall, with its commodious
facilities affords splendid possibilities
for entertainment, and it - may be
expected from now on "lodge doings"
will be of frequent occurence. 1 '
Special Easter Services.. ,
' Special Easter services will be held
at the Christian church Sunday even
ing, April 2. The pastor will use his
stereopticon and the following pro
gram will be rendered :
"Merry Bella Are Ringing," Choir.
Invocation.
"The Song of Joy." -' Choir.
Recitation, - - Nettie Royce.
"Abide With Me," Illustrated, -
- - -,-., ".. tjuartet
Recitation, - Josie Owens.
"Scenes About the" ' Cross , and the
Tomb." Illustrated.
"Junior Missionary Work,"
- by the Superintendent
Offering. .. ...
Sacred Song, Illustrated, J. N. Scott.
Antelope School Closed- ' '
Heppner Gazette: W. T. May berry,
of Milton, Or. , is here for a few days,
visiting his brother-in-law, Prof. D.
V. S. Reid. Mr. Mayberry has been
the principal of the Antelope school
since the first of January, . but has
closed it for this year and is on his
way home.
HI git
Complete.
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lEOTIEES
Athena, Oregon
COLT SHOW
' There is a possibility that the pop
ular colt shows once so attractive and
interesting to Umatilla county horse
imeu, will again be inaugurated in
Athena. Indications point favorably
to a colt show being held here early
In June, and Charles Norris, who has
the matter in charge, believes every
thing favorable for a successful show
ing of colts together with their sires
and dams. ;
' Walla Walla and Pendleton horse-
men will perhaps vie with each oth or :
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in briueincr to the front some rood
colts'in the light harness class, and
also in the draft class. There ere
now in this vicinity, at Helix, Wes
ton and Milton some fine specimens of
horse flesh and it is believed that
65 For Bonds,
At the special election held in this
city yesterday for the purpose of vot
ing on the question of bonding the
city for $35,000 for the construction
of a gravity water system, bonds car
ried by a strictly unanimous vote, 65
ballots being cast for and none against.
Voters were confined to taxpayers on
ly, which explains the number of
votes polled, but the usual spirit of
A VALUABLE RELIC
HISTORIC MILLSTONES CARVED
EI MARCUS WHITMAN.
Found In Colville River By the Slier
, iff of Stevens County, After
a Long Search.
The historical museum of. Whitman
college has been enriched with some
new and treasured material, relating
to the early history of the Northwest.
"For several years, said President
Penrose, refering to the matter, "Sen
ator Ankeny has been endeavoring to
locate the original mill stones which
Doctor Whitman chiseled for the old
grist mill at the Whitman mission.
Friday, I am glad to say, they arrived
in the city, having been discovered by
the sheriff of Stevens county in the
bed of the Colville river.
"The stones were originally cut by
Doctor Whitman's own hands, from
granite quarries on the Snake river,
now owned by Governor Miles C,
Moore. Subsequently they were set up
at Waillatpu where one of the first
grist mills on the Pacific coast was
built. "' ;
-"f ollowing the Whitman massacre
and the burning of the mill, the
stones lay unused for many years.
Finally, however, they were moved
to old Fort Colville where they were
utilized in a mill, which at that time
was an industry on the river. They
were used there for a long time, but
the mill at last fell into disuse, and
in its dismantled condition they event
ually disappeared. It might be said
that they were seen there a number
of years ago, but seemingly at that
time no one gave them any attention.
Rigbys on the Trail.
Pendleton Tribune: In a letter re
ceived from Alberta by William
Rigby it was stated that considerable
difficulty was encountered in getting
the Rigby stock safely through to Al
berta, owing to rapid changes in cli
mate and the fact that the last forty
eight hours of the journey was made
without having a chance to feed or
water the stock. Four of the horses
died, among them one which Mr. Rig
by valued most highly.
Realt j Transfers.
J. R. Kilgore and wife to Frank
Price, lot i, in block i., in Weston;
consideration $ 1,000.
O. T. Douglas and wife to Belle
Laland, parcel of land in section 22,
township i, north of range 5; con
sideration 1 100.
John K. Davison to David Taylor,
the south half of the southwest quar
ter of section 20, and the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of
section 19, township!, north of range
6; consideration $13,200?
J. P. Nelson to Charles M. Robin
Ban, parcel of land In section 16,
township, 3, north of range 29; con
sideration $200. ,
Mr Manatse Improving.
Mr. Edward Mauaase.wbo underwent
a surgical operation at Walla Walla
last week, is improving nicely. This
morning he talked over the 'phoue
with bis wife.
m ATHENA
owners of stallions will take interest
in the show to the extent of seeing to
it that a large number of colts are en
tered for the show. Should the ex
hibition materialize, there will per
haps be one of the largest showings of
stallions ever brought together in the
county, as there are two large import
ing firms in the county one at .Pen
c'loton and one at Milton.
Careful breeding has gone on for
many years now, and colts in Uma-
tilla county rank -well among those
. r -vt
of the coast. Mr. Noma proposes
giving 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes to win
ning colts in both the light harness
and draft classes. As arrangements
are perfected they will be announced
in the Press and county papers.
None Against
Athena in doing things right and well
is emphasized in the sentiment ex
pressed by ballot for better water. It
was easily a foregone conclusion that
the proposition would carry, and even
while the voting was in progress an
engineer and force of men were sur
veying the pipe line from Athena
to the source of supply at the springs
on the Gallaher place south of town.
MUST GIVE UP HALF
OREGON MERCHANTS HAVE A
REMEDY TO COLLECT. "
After May 18, One Half of Debtors
' Wages May Betaken By
Their Creditors,
- ...-.. ,
Oregon merchants will have a good
remedy against many of their bad
debtors after May 18, when the act of
the last legislature regarding the ex
emption of wages from execution will
go into effect. This act amends the
law by making one-half the earnings
of the debtor subject to execution
proceedings if the debt be for family
expenses.
. Frior to 1903 all the earnings or a
debtor for thirty days next preceding
the service of an attachment, execu
tion or garnishment were exempt if
the earnings were needed for the sup
port of a family. Under that law
men with considerable monthly in
comes would escape the payments of
their debts.. The legislature of 19055
amended the law by limiting the
amount of earnings exempt to $75, but
leaving the law otherwise the same,
As there are comparatively few men
working for wages who receive over
$75 a month, this law still enables
men to avoid debts which they should
be compelled to pay, and the legisla
ture of 1905 amended the section still
further by adding this clause: "Ex
cept when the debt is incurred for
family expenses furnished within six
months of the date of the service of
such attachment, 50 per cent of such
earnings shall be subject to such at
tachment, execution or garnishment"
As constructed by the courts, the
term '"family expenses" includes such
items as provisions, fuel, rent, furni
ture, wearing apparel, pianos, organs,
jewelry, medical attendance, etc.
TAC0MA COLONIZING ECHO.
Another Irrigation Knterprlae Where
Once There Y'm. Simply Kolio,
The Taconia irrigation Uo. was
formed last Tuesday with Tacoma cap
ital and officers, says the Echo News.
The company will build a ditch and
irrigate 1,000 acres of land about
eight miles west of Echo. The con
tract will be let soon and work will
be commenced, that the enterprise
may be completed not 'later than
November of this year.
Appreciating the value of the large
tract of goveanment lands lying trib
utary to Echo and the fact that all
can be irrigated, the first contingent
of homesteaders arriving from Taco
ma came in on No. 6 iuesrtay morn
ing and went to the country, selecting
lands for themselves, with a view to
making their homes in this vicinity,
Baseball Friday.
There will be a hot game of ball in
Athena Friday afternoon, when the
crack University of Idaho team will
play the Athena High school team.
The Athena team will be strengthen
ed with Marquis in the box and Mc
Bride of Weston behind the bat. The
old "Yellow Kid," Lawrence Lieual
leu, will also play.
FATAL BLACK DEATH
ALL WHO CAN ABE FLEEING
FROM TONOPAH CAMP.
Cruel Disease Attacks Victim In the
Morning; Funeral After Dark
y on the Same Day.
Dead wagons" are working at
night through the back streets of the
camp in order that visitors may not
know the fearful results of the plague
that is depopulating Tonopah, Nev.,
according to those who have just
returned from the great mining town.
Two hundred victims have succum
bed to the plague which still holds
sway, says the Portland Journal.
"The plague is called black ty
phoid," said C. W. Fellows, "and is
playing havoc with the mining camp.
It began three or four weeks ago,
and I estimate that 200 persons have
died since the plague began.
Every effort is made to prevent
conditions from becoming generally
known. Of course, it would hurt the
Camp temporarily, but the public
should know of it, for large numbers
of people are flocking into Tonopah
constantly and many of them never
leave it
The hotel has a long wagon with
dark covers that in the day time is
sent to the station. At night the
wagon is transformed into a funeral
car. The blinds are drawn tight, and
the wagon goes through the back
streets for the dead. Night after
night I have seen it driven from house
to house while men who accompanied
it called at the miners homes to see
if need for its service had occurred
during the day.
The plague has claimed 10 or. 12
people daily for the past three, or
four weeks, and although it is known
by those who live there and is causing
a general exodus, the casual visitor
would never know conditions unless he
were told. He could go into the
camp, work during the day and sleep
during the night and unless he were a
very close obsorver he , would never
know how fatal it was. Of course, he
would hear of a great deal of sickness,
but that would bo all.
A doctor told me that it was an
epidemio of black typhoid, caused
probably by the impure water, The
diseaso is fatal in every case ; 'lir
stricken one to my knowledge recover
ed. Death results in 13 or 11 hours
after tho disease seizes its victim.
The suffering of those who are
stricken is frightful. One of tho symp
toms of the disease is swelling up of
the , liver, which suddeuly grows to
abnormal size as the disease progress
es. TUG patients grow black in lace
and body, and are scarcely recogniz
able a short time after death. They
are not permitted to remain unburied
for a longer period than a few hours.
Such plagues usually strike mining
camps In their early days, but l
doubt if any has been as serious as
the one at Tonopah.
"The camp has absolutely no sani
tary arrangements. Offal and debris
lie near the town and no health pre
cautions are taken. The town is not
incorporated, and hence no one is
officially responsible for the condi
tions." SUPPLEMENTS ARE BARRED-
Newapapera Cannot Send Fancy Adver
tlalnn Freaka 8ecol-claa.
By au order issued at the postofHce
department by Third Postmaster Gen
eral Madden, all newspaper supple
ments not germane io the publication
itself will not le permitted in tho
future to be entered aa secoud-claes
matter with the rest of the news
paper. Publishers are given until September
1 next to arrange their business " ac
cordingly. After that date such sup
plements will not be accepted as mail
able matter of the second class and
the legal rate will be charged accord
ing to their character.
These supplements include calenders,
sheet music, patterns, blocks of post
cards, series of cut-out animals pic
tures, dolls, soldiers and naval ves
sels, circulars, handbills, special de
tached advertisements and cardboard
spectacles.
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monia, under the care of two doctors,
but was getting no better when I tried
Dr. King's New Discovery. The firet
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me." Sure cure fir sore throat, bron
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