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VOLUME XVII.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COIJNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1905.
NUMBER 51.
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to MieRoom for fall Goods.
ED. MANASSE
Agent for Butterick's Patterns.
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"GARLAND" Trade
Mark
represents llio Heme of
Quality, Finish, Dura
bility, Convenience
COX & M'EWEIM
SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET. ATHENA. OREGON
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THERE
When all that is good in Groceries and Staple Provisions fail to appeal
to" you as appetizers. THAT TIME IS HERE, tor the season of
Fruits And Vegetables
is at its zenith. Our FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COME DIRECT
FROM THE RANCn and therefore are fresh and palatable.
DELL BROTHERS
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Call and See Our
Lawir Mowers
Garden Hose
Screen Doors
Hardware
and
Plumbing
Supplies
Its the careful buyer of Har
vest supplies that we are after
at the present. We ask that
you call and investigate our
stock and get our prices. "First
class goods and small profits"
our motto
CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD THING 3 TO EAT "
A LINE TO JOSEPH
ELGIN BRANCH WILL BE BE
GUN IN NEAR rUTURE.
Information Comes From -Manager
' O'Brien That the 0. R. & N. -'
Will Tap Rich Country.. -; ;
1 "Work will be comiaenoed on the
extension of the O. ft. & , N. com
pany's Elgin branch to the town of
Joseph just as soon as , the contracts
can be let," says General Manager J.
P. O'Brien. "The surveys are com
pleted.' The beginning of construc
tion work waits only on the comple
tion of preliminary details as to the
letting of contraots. The road will
be built this season. " 1
It is said by railroad men that there
are no nnusnal difficulties in the way
of engineering, ; as the route follows
the water course the entire distance.
A bridge will.be built to span the
Grande Ronde river, and there will be
a number of bridges cross the Wal
lowa river on the last forty - miles of
the line. - ..,.-.-..-. ,.;
Completion of the road will, it is
said, be followed immediately by great
development in Wallowa county, not
only in the agricultural and livestock
industry, but along industrial lines.
The Wallowa river is a swift running
stream and in many plaoes falls of
from fifty to 100 feet can be secured
by a flume or ditch 400 feet long. It
is an ideal place, for factory plants
that require water power or electric
ity. ; ;
" Transportation facilities are. all
that are lacking to secure development
of vast marble deposits near Joseph.
It is said there are two mountains of
the marble that will now find a mar
ket for domestio and export trade.
The dairying will ' become a leading
feature, as every condition favorable
to it exists exoept transportation to
the Portland market. ..- :. , m
"J-: Huge Tfci', -V.1: ;-.--,-
It was a' huge task to undertake the
cure of such a bad case of kidney dis
ease as that of O. F. Collier, of Chero
kee. Ia. . but Electric Bitters did it
He writes: "My kidneys were so far
gone I could not sit on a chair with
out a ', cushion ; and suffered from
dreadful headache, backache and de
pression. " In Electric Bitters, how
ever, I found a cure, and by them was
restored to perfect health. I recom
mend this great tonic medicine to all
with weak kidneys, liver or stomacn.
Guaranteed by McBride, - druggist
Prioe 50c. ,
ALL PBS
THE
PEOPL'ES GROCERS
TIKES
Athena, Oregon.
JURY COTJLDFT AGREE
Williamson Case Must Be Tried Again
" I r Commenced
" Portland, July 20. After standing
ten to two in favor of conviction for
fortyflve hours, the jury in the Wil-liamsoritGessner-Briggs
case was un
able to reaoh an agreement and wos
discharged today.
According to the Evening Tele
gram, O. II. Flook of Olalla, and G.
O. Walker of Laue county, favored
acquittal, f Juror Cook of . Eugene,
who it was rumored was hanging the
jury, it now developes was an ardent
advocate of the conviction of all
three defendants, from ; beginning to
end of the deliberations.' ' ' !
The trail will be reheard tomorrow.
SIZZLING EOT WEATHER
Pretty
Tropical In Athena But
Worse in New York. X
Still
It has been pretty warm in Athena
the past few days 104 in the shade
for instance but it is extremely more
so in the metropolitan village of New
York and other eastern towns and
cities. . .
Yesterday's press dispatches say the
day was another scorcher for New
York and vicinity, with no relief from
the torrid weather in sight. Long
before sunrise the police were report
ing deaths and prostrations. It is be
lieved Wednesday's record will be
broken, when 75 deaths . and 250 pros
trations were reported. Three deaths
were reported up to 0 yesterday morn
ing. Evety hospital in the city is
crowded and police patrols are being
used as ambulances. The temperature
reported by the bureau at9 o'clock was
84. beventeen deaths were reported
during the forenoon. At 11 o'clock
the temperature stood 91. Twenty-
eight deaths are reported since mid
night. ' A heavy rainstorm broke over
the city at. 8. yesterday afternoon,
affording temporary relief. .
Chicago The city is still swelter
ing, but relief in the shape of a lake
breeze is predicted for tonight. Eleven
deaths are reported to the coroner to
day as a result of heat ,
' Cleveland Eighteen ' deaths of
babes and two adults as a . result of
the hot weather are reported today.
Philadelphia The torrid weather
continues. At 10 o'clock this morn
ing the temperature was 93. ,
Cincinnati Five deaths and many
prostrations are reported to the police
today as a result of the extreme heat
The city is facing a water famine.
CROP PREDICTIONS.
Oregon Dally Journal Ktllinatel SO,-
000,000 Buihel lor Three Stale. .
That the Journal's preliminary
estimate of 66,000,000 bnhels for the
wheat crop of Oregon, Idaho and
Washington, made about a week ago,
touches the right spot, is shown by
late reports from the fields where har
vesting is now under way, says the
Oregon Daily Journal.
In every instance where the cutting
has already begun the yields are
much heavier than that of the pre
vious year. Experts who have been
over the wheat country say that never
have they seen the fields in so good a
condition. '
The wheat market was a very dull
affair during the past week. There
were a few sales in the direction of
California, but trade at the most was
nominal. There was some demand for
flour from the California markets,
but this proved about the only avail
able business. There is nothing doing
in the way of an oriental demand, the
few sales reported being for China,
and these were on regular orders. ,
' Accused of Theft.1 J
Warrants for the arrest of John
Masterson and Zele Egley on charges
of burglary have been issued on com
plaint of A. L. Hastings, proprietor of
the Walla Walla athletic club.
Masterson is a son of the late Sin at b
Masterson, who died several months
ago, leaving an estate valued at 1 10,
000. Young Masterson is worth $10,
000, but his property is managed by
a guardian. It is alleged that he
broke into the clnb house with young
Egley and stole several dollars and
some gymnasium paraphernalia. Mas
terson and Egyle have both disappear
ed from Walla Walla., ,
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' It is no secret, that for cuts, burns,
ulcers, fever sores, sore eyes, boils,
etc., nothing is so effective as Back-
len's Arnica Salve, j "It didn't take
long to cure a bad sore I had and it
is all O .K. for sore eyes," writes l.
L. Gregory, Hope, Tex. 25c at Mc
Bride's drug store.
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GuAt.ifiU'fxl ttiuiu babli cum, inaLft rvk
BCBniiuur ''1W pure. "0. AM oiuuu.kUk
This Morning, r
Arguments of the demurrer - against
the indictments charging former
State Representative Willard N.
Jones, T. S. Potter, aud others of
conspiracy to defraud the government
of public lands was heard before
Judge Delia veu today.
It is practically conceded by the
prosecution that the indictment was
not all it should .be, . and it is under
stood that the demurrer will be sus
tained tomorrow. The contention of
the defense is that ' the ' indictment
fails to desoribe the nature of con
spiracy with whioh the defendants
are charged. : . - 3 V . , , , t , .
SCHOOLMA'AMS CAPTURE FA IB
Teachen , From- Several State Attend
' the Fair. ' '.i
While not officially so designated by
the department of special events and
entertainment, this has been school
ma'am week at the Lewis aud Clark
exposition. There have : beeu school
ma'ams of high and low degree, of
youthful aud uncertaiu age, and they
have seen and enjoyed the fair and
everything appertaining thereto from
the art display to the shows on the
Trail. . The school teachers came for
the most part in parties, as success
ful contestants in various popularity
contests. , The first to arrive were
about 25 from San Francisco, sent by
the Lenben-Weinstock company, aud
they were couuted exceedingly fair to
look upon. On Tuesday a party of
thirty, guests of Boston Herald, hail
ing from all parts of New England,
arrived for a several days stay. In
cluded in the party was one teacher
who has devoted fifty years to her
profession, and two others who can
claim nearly foity years in the har
ness. The New England women con
fessed that they had expected to find
Oregon somewhat of a wilderness and
were surprised at the marvelous pro
gress which the western country , has
attained. They were enthusiastic also
in their priase of the Fair, being
especially delighted with its ideal
setting
: A party of nine teachers from Illi
nois, who came Friday, were preceded
by a story printed in a morning paper
to the effect that the young women
had broken many hearts in Butte,
where they stopped over for a day and
went underground in two of Senator
Clark's mines. The story which Port
land swains read on the morning of
the Illinois teachers' arrival was to
the effect that six of the nine had re
cceived proposals of marriage, and
that one, Miss Christine Kenny, had
been proposed to by a man with half
a milliou to his credit.
ADMITTED TO SAIL.
arover Martin Muat Fnrnluli "115000
. Bond Before Being Releaned.
Grover Martin, convicted last
month of manslaughter for the kill
ing of O. N. Preston near Freewater,
was yesterday morning admitted to
bail before Judge W. R. Ellis, says
the Tribune. His bonds were fixed at
$5000. Friends and relatives of Mar
tin are making efforts to furnish bail,
but up to last evenng the bonds had
not been seo"-ed. As soon as the re
quired amoiM,1, is raised young Martin
will be released from custody to
await the action of the state snpremo
court in the matter of sanctioning the
order for a new trial or granting an
appeal from the decision of the lower
court. ;-
Martin was convicted of man
slaughter last month in the circuit
court and sentenced to serve ten years
in the state penitentiary.
"Jack, the Acid Thrower "
"Jack, the Acid .Thrower," the
smooth individual who has spread
terror in Walla Walla business dis
tricts through the wanton destruction
of clothing with acid, bobbed up
again yesterday morning and ruined
a coat for Thomas Meckleson, book
keeper for the Northwestern Gas
Electric company. Mr. Meckleson
rubbed against the individual during
a trip to the postoflice. ;
Purchasing Sight of way.
J. W. Morrow, tax and right of way
agent for the O. R. & N. Co. ,' was a
La Grande visitor yesterday. Mr.
Morrow left this morning for Elgin
where he goes to purchase the right
of way for the O. R. & N. Co. from
Elgin through the Wallowa valley.
Mr. Morrow when questioned regard
ing when construction will commence,
declined to state, but said the road
would be completed in tbe near fu
ture. La Grande Olmervei.
SLAUGHTER HORSES
RANGES TO BE RID OF MANGY
- INDIAN PONIES. .
State Veterinarian Decides That He
Will Abolish Infested
. Cayuse Herds.
It the recommendations receutly
made by the Oregon Domestic Animal
commission to the county stock in
spectors are carried out, the wild horses
that have roamed the hills of Eastern
Oregon for many years will soon be
exterminated, says the Oregon Daily
Journal.. ' The horses, there are about
400 of them, worth about $3.50 a
head, belong to the Indians, principal- .
lyof the Umatilla reservation near
Pendleton, aud nearly all are infected
with mange; by them ' the disease is
scattered broadcast throughout the
eastern part of the state. --;: f
For many years the state veteri
narian and other authorities have been
attempting to stamp out the disease
which frequently attacks the horses of
farmers in that country but the efforts
have proved frutile because . of the
proximity of the wild horses, i ,
Not only do these mavericks scatter
disease but they consume the forage
which .would support thousands of
cattle and sheep. The destruction
they have wrought to the legitimate
grazing industry is incalculable.
' An attempt was : made some time
ago to have the government compel
tha Indians to corral their animals,
treat them for the mange, or shoot
them, but the United States attorney
general refused to take action. The
state authorities, , too, - have tried to
persuade the Indians to care for their
animals but without success.
The state authorities have decided
to take the matter into their own
bauds. Receutly Dr. ; William Mo
Lean communicated with Dr. Hickox,
chief of the western division of ani
mal industry, aud asked him for re
lief. No definite answer has been re
ceived. : , , . ,' ,
. Dr. McLean two weeks ago took up
the matter with the Oregon Domestio
Animal commission, of which Gover
nor Chamberlain is a member, and it
was decided to instruct each county
stock inspector in the afflicted district
to at once notify owners of diseased
animals to take them und treat them
or the animals would be shot. The
comniirtdouer recommended that the '
counties pay the owners the value of
the horses. In case of refusal the
state will stand behind the inspector
to make good any loss whioh the own
ers of the stock may suffer.
Dr. McLean has recently been ia
vestigtaing a peculiar diseaso in tho
district east of. the Sandy river,
where a doezn or more animals have
died ou the ruuges. He made a care
ful examination but was unable to
determine what the disease was, other
than it was a peculiar stomach
trouble. He was of the opinion thut
it wad caused by the herds eating some
sort of forage plant
COUNTY HAS 6421 PUPILS. .
School Report By County Superintend
ent Well,.
According to the aunual county
school report as filed 'by Mr. Welles
there are 6,421 peisons between the
age of four and 20 years in Umatilla
couuty. ,
Of this number 4,732 are enrolled
in the different schools. The number
of teachers employed is 170 and the
averugo salary for mule teachers is
$57.77 per month aud that, of female
is $46.80.
The average months of school taught
throughout the county is 6. The re
ceipts to the county school fund for
the past year were $117,009.76 while
the expenses amounted to $127,808.72,
leaviug a balance on hand of $19,611.
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The estimated value of the school
houses and grounds, $190,680.00, aud '
the estimated value of furniture, etc. ,
is $25,994.00. The average district
tax levy is 2.6 mills.
, ' Arm Injured in Machinery.
Fremont Arnold, ouo of the proprie
tors of the Pendleton iron works, was
severely injured this morning by be
ing caught in the machinery of the
lathe while working at thoi foundry.
His right arnf was severely twisted
and bruised but no bones are broken.
It is not known how severe the in
jury is until : it develops somewhat.
Drs. Smith and Dick attended to tbe
injury and be is at home entirely dis
abled from work East Oregtfnian.
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