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if I 1 J 1 I . - . .. VOLUME XVII., ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 25, 1905. NUMBER 61. WORTH $80 PERTOil A: Colorado Cloud Burst HELD TO HER HAT ED:; MAN AS SE In all 4 . tif to Make Room for Pepart Biennis EDr'MANArSSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. Do Warm tbe Homes ; Bake tbe Bread i; ' '' and ' ' ' ' . Roast tbe Meats 1 i tbat Make the" Mao. But ONE QUALITY : and that THE BEST PI' SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET. ATHENA; OREGON j l I ! V ' ELY & SO OTT TEEftB " When all that is good In Groceries and Staple Provisions fail to appeal to you as appetizers. THAT TIME IS II ERE, for the season of Fruits And, Vegetables 1 7 is at is enjtV Our FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COME DIRECT FROM Jilp RANCH and therefore are fresh and palatable. . DELL BROTHERS pt V n.2 - fall Goods. We Sell Them? . Before buying call and, ftee our line of SAMPSON WIND MILLS, BUCKEYE PUMPS,, ECONOMY FRUIT JARS, ; HARDWARE and PLUMBING SUPPLIES. The Best Ever ! i 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 AM CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TII1NG3 TO EAT; BROOM COSH RAISED IS a good CB0P.f:Jpf There It a Strong remand for it In ; the Willamette YdleAS Sdl' 2 nre In the East Thii Tear, ' f i " " ! X . J . F. O. Lucas has a splendid crop of broom corn on pieoe of land west 1 of to wn, and because of , the praotioal failure, of, the ..crop in the, eastern states, broom corn this .year is con-, sequeutly a valuable product" Mr. Lucas planted and "cultivated the corn with the object of converting tbe straw into brooms this fall and win ter. .,.... ...,..... Tbe yield exceeds has expectations and demonstrates to a certainty tbat the broom corn industry : could be made a profitable one in this vicinity. The following from the Salem States man will be of interest to those inter ested in the matter: ,...1 A new product for the farmers of Oregon is being developed in a way and there seems reason to believe :. that it will in the future prove a valuable product Since the Salem broom fac tory has been operated hero in Salem there has opened up a pretty good demand for broom corn aud now there is an offer of $80 a ton for it. At Derby ,& Wilson's there is being shown a few samples of what can be done in the way- of raising broom corn, and it would seem that the pros pects are good for those who "would enter this new agricultural field. . -- A. W. Froglei, who lives on Kaiser bottom, has. a half acres oi it, and it is doing remarkably welL . ' The broom corn of the east is large ly a failure this year on account of toe dry not winds and there. will be e heavy demand for'-this material. Again the acreage . in the east is ro ported very light this year, fully hall less than last year V ; Convict No. 1142. ..:-- Joseph Lawrence, convict No. 1142, of the Idaho penitentiary, who es caped some days ago has been cap tured in Pendleton, where he was ar rested for robbing a tent He gave his name as Blackburn to the Pen dleton officers. . Marshal Coffman identified him as tbe escaped convict through a description mailed from Idaho and gets $50 reward for tbe capture. Yesterday afternoou Law rence came near escaping from the county jail by digging a hole in tbe walL ALL PRF PEOPL'ES GROCERS TIMES Athena, Oregon, ' Trinidad, Colo., Aug. 24. A cloud burst in tbe vicinity of Rhode Canyon, converted the canyon into a raging tor ent tonight, which swept into the towns of Berwiud and Tobas, wrecking every thing in its path and drowning at least nine , persons. The property losses which-are estimated at a hundred BALLIET IB T0N0PAH. ; ii Promoter 'Wh. W Colri1 of Frnud is Oregon Avoid Former Mialaki. . ' Letson Balliet, the White Swan pro moter who created a sensation in the west a few yeais ago as a result of his work in and about Baker City, is oper ating in Tonopab. A recent issue of the Tonopab Sun gives an outline of Balliet 's methods adopted in the Nevada camp, which show that his two months in prison at Red Rook, Iowa, did not improve his moral fiber. He has commenced issuiug cir culars, in which he . asks eastern peo ple to let him invest their money. Hia plan of operation is to form clubs; those who join the clubs are given -directorates in new companies to be organized aud blocks of the stock.. As an inducement in this reepeet Balliet la making the same' old claim that marked his frauds for whioh the gov ernment prosecuted him, by stating that he had made - a fortune mines and has made millions in the for in- yestors. .; ' It is noted ' that the : term penitentiary ; of Iowa ' has in the - taught Balliet one thing. He now says em phatically that he is not selling stock in any company, and will not do so. He asks investors to send him money to place j for them . and, he will aid them in getting hold of bonanza pro positions. By this procedure he avoids the rpek on which he split be jf ore, as it was for selling stock f raud ulently that the government convicted -him..;',': ;'-: ,y,J "'"r; ' ', After Balliet was released from the Iowa penitentiary his three months' term having been reduced to two months and tbe $10,000 fine remitted, it . was predicted by many that he would not launch on another career of deoeiviug the public, as it was largely through the influence of his father that a nominal penalty was affixed for ; misappropriating about $300,000. The fact that he has started out .as before, ,;with just enough of a change to avoid being caught, is taken by Oregon mining men who suffered from his work as another evidence of .the folly of leniency toward a confirmed criminal. BIQ NUGGET FOUND. lllch Baker County placer Mine Ylulda to Owner 185 Nugget. One of the biggest nuggets ever taken from an Oregon mine was tak en from tbe placer mine on Pine creek yesterday aftecnoon.. by Paterson, Eppinger, Emmott and McDaniels of Baker City,' says the Herald. The nugget is almost solid gold about the size of the palm of a lady's haud and contains a fraction over $185 in gold. Outside of ; tbe $300 nugget picked up several years ago this is tbe largest taken out of the Baker mining dis trict : . ! , I.. This placer mine on Pine creek has been operated for a number of years and is one of the richest in tbe dis trict. ' : ( Year before last the present owner worked it and took out $10,750 in gold at a cost of $2200. The past year it has been idle on account ; of scar city of water and only as:essment has been done. , It was while doing assess ment work on the ground yesterday that the mammoth nugget was picked up. Mr. Patterson baa tbe gem this morning and is going to send it to the Lewis and Clrk fair to be placed in the Baker county mining exhibit -. The owners of this mine . have 30 acres of patented placer ground aud 680 acres located in addition to 160 acres of patented timber land. , . Last year from this same mine Mr. Patterson picked up a nngget worth $65 and with a $46 bunch of gold, which he secured some time ago, he has three of the finest nuggets ever picked out of the Baker district The Hew Train- : The Walla Walla-Pendleton special will commence its regular daily traiu tomorrow morning. ,The time card has not been issued, but it is known that tbe train will arrive west bound, in the morning, returning in tbe eve ning. , ' ., . , . Mills Again Bun. '. After several months' idleness the Pendleton Woolen Mills are once more running, work waving been com menced yeaetrday. thonsand dollars, were suffered mostly by the Colorado Fuel & Iron company and the Colorado Southern . Railway company. Miues'and coke ovens scat tered, between the two towns of Ber wind and Tobasco were praotioaly all wreoked The Railroad bed is com pletely washed out , BEAK HAY NOT GET It. Judge MeBrldo Raid to Have Good Chnncn l llecomo Judge. President Roosevelt's delay in an nouncing the appointment of United States district judge for Oregon has given rise to reports that notwith standing tbe preference of the at torney general for Justice - Bean some other candidate may eventually draw tho prize, so the word comes . from Portland. Nine days have elapsed since tbe attorney general forwarded to the president all the papers relating to the matter, together with ' a recom mendation that Bean be given the appointment. It was expected that the president would act at once and the general supposition was that the attorney general's recommendation would be controlling. As the days have slipped by, however, without an intimation of the president's decision, the rumor has gained currency that Senator Fulton has at last suooeeded in re-establishing his right to a voice in the disposition of tbe federal pat ronage of Oregon, and tbat his earn est advocacy of the appointment of Judge Tbomas A. McBride has made strong impression on the president's mind. 1 ' , ; ; . Justice Bean's friends are still c6n-' fldent that he will receive the office. They attribute the delay to tbe fact that Roosevelt has been so deeply ab sorbed in his efforts to bring about peace between Russia and Japan, and they say that it would have been im possible for him to give earlier atten tion to a mere local appointment, even though it be to the federal bench. They are strongly of .the opiuion tbat the numerous indorsements given to Justice Bean by the bench and bar will prove an overwhelming argu ment in bis favor. MITCHELL NOT HUREYIHQ. Final Decision May He Delayed Until Term of Senate I Near End. Oregonian News Bureau, Washing ton, Aug. 23. Senator John H. Mitcbll evidently intends to hold oh to his seat in the senate just as long as he can, even though he is unable to occupy that seat or perform any of the active duties of a sonator. This Is evidenced by tbe fact tbat he will not seek to have his case brought to early trial before the United States Supreme Court, but will allow it to be taken up in the regular order, which proba bly means that it cannot be argued and disposed of at .the coming term of court, beginning in October and end ing early in May. It is within Sen ator Mitchell s province, II he so elects, to ask tbat his case be advanced on tbe docket, in which event it might be argued as early as January. Such a motion was made in the case of Sen ator Burton, of Kansas, and compar atively prompt action was taken on his appeal. But Mitchell does not want quick action ; he is willing to wait, aud, as previously stated in these dis patches, it is the belief of supreme court officials that to wait means to postpone the decision until tbe winter of 1906-7, which is near tbe close of Mitchell's term. , Lewie and Clark Bates. The O. K. & N. Co. announces the following rates from Athena to Port land for tbe Lewis and Clark fair: Individual tickets will be sold daily from May 29 to October 15, inclusive, continuous passage iu each direction ; fiuul return limit 30 days from date of sale, but in no case later than Oc tober 31, 1905, for one aud one-third fare, amounting to $9.90. Party tickets that is 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 on M. W. Smith, O. R. & N. agent, Athena. ' " '. Notice. " ' All knowing themselves indebted to me will please call and ' settle as I have closed out and want to settle up my business. Charles Norris. Local Wheat Market Athena , A ng. 2 5. W heat today is quoted at 58 cent n a f i ri n n 8 a lve trie most.hHng aalv in th world. TEAM BUSHED DOWN MAIN 8TBEET WITH QIBL. A Bun away That BesuKed In Broken Vehicle But No Injury to the Driver. Tuesday evoning a thrill of excite ment was sent tingling through tbe people on Maiu street at the' sight of a runaway with a girl, who held to the lines with oue hand and with the other gripping bet hat. In fact, from appearances, the hat was claiming more of the young lady's attention than was the team which, wearied from a. run started in front of John Banister's farm house east of town, had tired tbe horses until any kind of a pull on the lines would have brought them to a stop. One tug was broken and flapping along the side of the horse, together with a broken reach and dilapidated top and seat, gave the runaway a realistic appearance to say the least. John Warren, a young man of Wes ton, by his act of heroism, relieved tbe teuso strain on the nerves of the onlookers. Warren dashed to the girl's xesoue, grabbed one of tho horses by tho bits and stopped the team before it made tbe turn into King Bros' livery stable; The girl, who is a niece of Monroe Palmer of Walla Walla, did not seem to realize tbe seriousness of her pre dicament in tbe least, and took mat ters more coolly than tbe spectators. Mrs Palmer hired the team of King Bros, to drive into tbe country. She got out of tbe buggy at Banister's leaving tbe girl to hold tbe team. How the horses started to run could not be ascertained as the girl either did not know or would not say. The rig smashed into a post or some ob struction and only tbe center spring held the. gear together. DATE IS CHANGED. "The Widow and the Fool" Changed to t Wertneadajr Night. The date for the production of the comedy drama, "Tbe Widow and tbe Fool," has been changed from Satur day eveniug to Wednesday evening, August 80. On account of all the business bouses remaining open late Saturday nights this was thought advisable, anil it also affords more time to get the ylay in readiness. "Tbe Widow and the Fool" is a society drama, telling a strong heart story and bubbling over . with rich comedy. Mrs. Welch will have the part of Fannie. Merriweather, tbe widow, and Mr. Arciiio Molutyre tbat of Gussie Chumley, the fool. Tbe leading emotional part of Bea trice Fane will be iu'the hands of Mrs. Will McOollum, while Earl Dudley will appear as George Fane. Miss Lottie Ogilvy, of Pendleton, who is visiting in this city, will have tho character of Josephine, tho maid. Miss Lela Stamper will be seen as Trixy Fane and Mr. Hopkins as Haw kins, a valet. Th character of Raph ael di Rivola, an Italian artist, the villian of the play, will be cared for by Mr. Welch. Tbe piece promises to excel anything ye presented here by amateur talent and Mr. and Mrs. Welch promise a good evening's entertainment Where He Should Be. Harry Lovell, who robbed Clark WnnA of t!5 a veAr nan when left ill charge of tbe Weston Leader, has just been sentenced to nve years in me Wnnhino-ton neniteutiarv for stealing $42 from tbe cash register of a saloon in which be was working at lOirax, two months ago. Lovell served a term in the Oregon penitentiary several years ago for grand larceny and is now wanted in Umatilla county for obtaining mouoy through raised checks, and at Custle Rock, Wash, for forgery. Teachers Selected. James H. E. Scott has been chosen assistant principal of tho Adums schools and will take up his duties under Principal W. O. Read at the beginning of tbe sohool year. Teach ers tot the Helix school have also been selected by County School Superin tendent Frank K. Welles; those chos en being Charles R. Dutro, of Idaho, principal and Miss Bertha Staohl ing of Kansas, primary instructor. Boad Buildinp. The East Oregonian says tbat if Pendleton and Umatilla county show tbe required interest in the matter the National Good Roads association will send a special construction train here about September 15 to construct a mile of model good roads near tbe city, wherever the people select a site for the road J? r I 4 V