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VOLUME XVII.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 11, 1905.
NUMBER 57.
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SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET. ATHENA; OREGON
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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 ur its zenith. Our FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COME DIRECT
FROM THE RANCH and thtrefore are fresh and palatable. ,
LL BROTHERS
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We Sell Them?
Before buying call and see our line of
SAMPSON WIND MILLS,
BUCKEYE PUMPS, A
: ECONOMY. FRUIT JARS,
' HARDWARE and;
PLUMBING SUPPLIES.
The Best Ever!
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 .
SGOTT
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CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
. GOOD THING 3 TO EAT
HIBERNIAN COLONY
AGENT IS NOW LOOKING OYEB
- UMATILLA COUSTY
Order of Hibernians 'Establishing
. . Settlement for Aged and
Decrepit Members- ; '
How would yon like a colony of
Hibernians in Umatilla county? A
settlement of the real ' old fashioned
Irish, with their sweet old country
ways and their quaint characteristics?
This is what is likely to come if B.
N. Markham of South Dakota, can
find a suitable location for such , a
colony, says the E. O. He has beeo
looking over Eastern . Oregon and has
been in Pendleton for the past three
days quietly investigating the condi
tions, climatio and otherwise in this
vicinity, with a view to purchasing a
1000 acre tract of land, if possible, on
which to start a Hibernian colony
The order of Hibernians, which has
a large membership, is largely made
up of Catholics, and being in . a pros
perous ; financial condition, is now
founding colonies for aged members
iu different portions of ; the United
States, where climate is mild and
other conditions ' pleasant, for the de
crepit and aged people, who would be
eligible for their splendid charity.
The sum of $500,000 has just been
spent for land near Aberdeen, South
Dakota, for such a colony, and work
of developing it and putting it in
shape to support the aged people will
begin at once. Other like tracts will
be purchased in different portions of
the west and Che colonies will be made
sources of profit to the order as well
as homes for the helpless members.
It is the intention to have competent
managers and laborers iu charge to
handle the crops and products of the
laud purchased, the aged members
to work as much as they are able and
to have a home on the common prop
erty of the order f long uft they live.
It is estimated , that their labor, in
raising small crops and poultry, - in
dairyiug and other light work, would
so far assist in the work that by a
small amount of hired help the colony
could be highly profitable.
Barnum & Bailey's Circus.
For the Barnum & Bailey circus in
Walla Walla August 14, round trip
tickets on the O. & N. will be sold
under the following conditions: ' One
and one third fare; children of half
fare age half fare rate; tickets limited
to return ou day following date of
sale. . ""'.'.
THE
PEOPL'ES GROCERS
TIIES
Athena, Oregon.
oJlegon bop industry.
Marlon Uonntjr Greatest Producer of
. , Hopi la th United State.
The Chamber of Commerce Bulletin
of Portland, for the month of August,
gives the following review of the hop
industry in Oregon: .
. Oregon is the . first state in the
Union for hop production. . In ' west
ern and: middle Oregon the exactly
proper climatio conditions exist to
produce hops a warm and moist at
mospfeeQy plenty of sunshine, occas
ional, fog, and warm,,' dry weather
just before maturity! Oregon; Lops
are oJber grade and grown, at less
cost than elsewhere. ' 4 j :
The hfaximnm yield is 2000 pounds
poi 'acre; ' minimum, 1200. j Only
eightionnda were grown In 1850.
Since then the acreage and yield has
steadily increased. In 1900, 15,434
acres produced 14,675,577 pounds
nearly five times the ' crop of 1890.
Average prices of hop lands, cleared
and under cutlivation 'are: ' Overflow '
bottom land, $75 to $100 per; acre;
other bottom land,' $50 to $75 ; prair ie
and ftilMand, $25 to $40. Benton,
Lane, Polk and Washington couuties
are great hop producers. '' Thousands
Of acres are still available; j 51 '
' In 1897 the crop in the Willamette
valliwas .16,000,000 bounds, i Hop
pickwlf "annually earn' $1,850,000. ;
Oregon hop crop in 1904 was 82,600
bales, or 18,000,000 pounds, valued at
$4,000,000, and equaling one half of
thewop of the United States. The
annil yield averages from 65,000 to
9tf,0W bales. In the Willamette val
ley 17,000 to 18,000 acres are devoted
The average price in 1904 "was 25
cents, the maximum price. 82 cents;
oosfc'of production per pound, 8 ceats
to 10 cents. The total profit on the
hop crop for 1904 was $3,500,000, and
an acre averages Marion county
is the largest hop producing county in i
the" United States. n .
CZAR HOPEFUL OF PEACE
Witte Telegraphs Emperor That He
, Knows Japanese Terms.
St Petersburg, Aug. 10. The gov
ernment officials now take a more
optimistic view of the outcome of
peace negotiations. It is reported
that Witte telegraphed the czar that
he already knew the Japanese terms
and that they are acceptable with a
few amendments. He believes that
the Japanese will agree to the Changes
he will propose. ! , -
Portsmouth, Aug. 10. The Russian
Japanese envoys assembled promptly
this ' morning for the second day's
session. A formal exchange of cre
dentials was made in making presen
tation.' Honiara again expressed his
regret at the misunderstanding of the
To Close Weston Also
Committee Confered With Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Yesterday.
Pendleton, Aug. 11. Rev. A. L.
Tboroughmau, pastor of the First
Methodist church of Weston, and A.
Phillips, a pioneer resident of Weston,
were in the city yestrday morning and
appeara berore Deputy District At
troney John McCourt for the nnrnosB
of discussing the matter of enforcing
tue ounaay ciosmg law in vveston.
They stated that tbey were rperosent
ing a large number of Weston citizens
who desired that the town be closed
ou Sundays, especially the saloons.
It is undrestood that complaints will
Gives Strikers Ten Days
Seattle, Aug". "10 General Man
ager Horn of the Northern Pacific has
wired Superintendent Weymouth of
the Seattle division that be will give
the striking operators ten days in
which to return to work under cer
tain conditions as to rating after being
reinstated. The rating allowed fol
DECISION IN SEPTEMBER.
On The Motion for a New Trial for
Motet Taylor.
Motiou for a new trial made by the
defense in the case of Moses Taylor,
convioted of attempted arson,was sub
mitted to Judge Ellis without argu
ment but it is not thought a decision
will be given in the matter until Sep
tember, the question being held under
advisement during the meantime,
says a Pendleton paper.
t Accompanying the motion for a new
trial affidavits were filed by the de
fense for the purpose of showing cause
why a wem trial should be granted.
I In these afikdvits it is maintained
that witnesses have beeu found who
will testify that they heard John Ban
ister say he would give $1000 if Tay
lor could be caught in the : act of at
tempting to burn his barn or field.
No sentence has yet been passed on
Taylor, nor can such be done until
the present motion is disposed of. .
; 1 Wallowa Is Booming.
The prospect of a railroad is re
ported to be causing a . regular boom
in. the Wallowa country. People are
buying and selling real estate, land
values are increasing rapidly and
sales are enormous, the same piece of
land changing hands as many as three
or four times in one day. . Everybody
is trying to get in on the ground floor
for the big rush of business which
will oome with' the oontsrnctiou of
the road. .. ; . ;
, lone Farmer Killed.
Thomas Davidson, a wealthy farmer
living near lone, was-run over by the
eastbound passenger train No. 2
Monday afternoon and received in
juries from wbih he- flied. He,1 had
been in Portland, and when attempt
ing to step from the moving train
he fell under the wheels, one of his
logs being ground off close to the hip.
purposes of yesterday's meeting, whore
by he. neglected to , bring papers.
Again cordial assurance that no in
convenience resulted were given , by
Rosen and Witte. Conditions ou
whioh Japan desired to make peace
were presented in writing this morn
ing. The conference decided that
the Russians shall study the question
and will as soon as possible , give an
answer in writing. Until then the
meetings of the conference are ad
journed. The question of the powers
of the envoys was also regulated, so
that ilttle difficulty will be experienc
ed on that subject hereafter. The
above announcements were officially
made after the morning meeting.
be filed at once with the district at
torney against the alleged violators of
the Sunday closing law and when this
action is taken, the sheriff will be
seut to Weston to officially notify the
business men of that place. Deputy
District Attorney McCourt stated yes
terday that if one portion of the law
was to be enforced, no discrimination
would be permitted and that both
sections relating to Sunday closing
would be enforced. According to
this phase of the matter, it means
that the enitre town of Weston will
be closed.
lows: Striking operators may be re
employed under recommendation of
the superintendent, subject to the ap
proval of the general manager, later.
Men who have been loyal shall rank
first. Men who have been employed
during the strike to take their sen
iority iu accordance with the date of
their employment
THEVTHREATEH SUIT
THOSE WHO FAILED TO PASS
ABE INDIGNANT.
Complain of Unfair Discrimination
Against the Oregon Univers-
ity Graduates. .
, What promises to be a first class
row betweeu the medical department
of the Oregon State University and
the State Medical Board is now brew
ing. It grows out of the recent ex
aminations ' held by the board for
lioenses to practice medicine within
the confines of Oregon.
The examinations resulted in the
failure of a large proportion of the ap
plicants to pass, many of whom were
graduates of the State University
cedioal school, who held diplomas
from that institution. Those who
failed feel as though they were not
treated fairly by the examiners, and
the feeling has grown so intense that
a conference of the defeated appli
cants has been called to meet in Port
land the latter part of this week for
the purpose of instituting an action in
the courts against the medical board.
The grounds of tba complaint are
alleged to be unfair discrimination
against the Oregon University gradu
ates and other Oregon schools.
They claim that the examinations
were unnecessarily severe that not
enough time was given them in which
to prepare answers to questions and
that in making the papers, the exam
iners graded them down on trival er
rors of spelling and punctuation.
,; They also assert that practically all
those who passed were old practition
ers from other states who must neces
sarily have been rusty on the very par
ticulars for errors in which the young
students, fresh from school, were so
severely marked down. They argue
that a man who has been out of
school for years could not possibly bo
as accurate in matters of orthography
as members of the class of 1905.
The. graduates of the medical de
partment of Oregon "University who
failed are: R. S. Armes, Henry, B.
Day, Rosooe Field, Robert Grieve,
Albert Chester Hanson, -Harvey O.
Hickman, George W. Hill, Fred A.
Liouallen, Bortha Taylor Pattou, Fred
Peacock and Thos. W. Ross. If suit
is brought against the board it will be
at their instance.
RENDERS DECITI0N.
Perygne Cane I 1'lnally Settled Ujr
Judge Kill.
Judge W. R. Ellis of the circuit
court has handed down a decision iu
the case of A. S. Pearson, Louis Win
ters and Eva Peaison against Joseph
Perygne and O. H. Reynolds, guard
ian of Perygne's estate.
The cuse involved the questions of
law, regarding a certain . real estate
transaction made Decern ner 26, 1903,
when the defendant Perygne trans
ferred to Eva Pearson 160 acres lo
cated in section 22, township 6 north,
range 85 ; it being alleged by the de
fendants that Perygne was both a
minor and of unsound mind when the
deal was made. The court held that
neither of these points raised by tho
defense were true and further hold
that there was no effort on the part of
the plaintiffs iu this case to cheat or
defraud Perygne in securing the land
in question. Iu order to protect them
selves, says the East Oregonian, a sec
ond deed was secured from Perygne
August 13, 1903, and the court held
that tbey aoted in good faith in tak
ing this action.
' A reasonable price of $3000 was
paid for the land, the court held, and
also decided that the title to the deed
now held by Wintes to whom the land
was subsequently transferred was
good and sufficient. Both parties to
the case are required to pay for their
own costs and disbursements resulting
from the aotiou.
" Lewi and Clark Rates.
The O. K. 8c N. Co. announces tho
following rates from Athena to Port
laud for the Lew in and Clark fair :
Individual tickets will be sold daily
from May 29 to October 15, inclusive,
continuous passage in each direction ;
final return limit 30 days from date
of sale, but in no case later than Oc
tober 81, 1905, for one and one-third
fare, amounting to $9.90.
Party ticketsthat iH ten or more
persons will be sold from May 29 to
October 15 inclusive; passage in each
direction; 10-day limit from date of
sale, at one single fare per capita for
round trip, amounting to $7.40.
Children one half fare age at half
fare of the above rates. For further
particulars call oil M. W. Smith, O.
R. & N. agent, Athena.
nANNHR OA LVH
th moat healing salvo in the werld.