The Athena press., October 03, 1905, Image 1

VOLUME XVII.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1905.
NUMBER 67.
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to you as appetizers. THAT TIME IS HERE, tor the season of
. Fruits And Vegetables
is at its zenith. Our FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COJIE DIRECT
FROM THE RANCH and therefore are fresh and palatable.
DELL BROTHERS
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Do We Sell Them?
Before buying call and see our line of
SAMPSON WIND MILLS,
BUCKEYE PUMPS,
ECONOMY FRUIT JARS
HARDWARE and
PLUMBING SUPPLIES.
the Best Ever !
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GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT
PENALTIES ARE DUE
YESTERDAY WAS LIMIT FOE
SECOND PAYMENT OF TAX.
Most of the Unpaid Tax Is Sue From
Those Who Have Not Paid Any
Tax for This Tear.
. Yesterday was the last day on which
those who had already paid one half
their taxes could make the second pay
ment. Those who did not make the
second payment by the evening of that
day will therefore become delinquent
and subject to the penalty imposed in
such case. Under the present ' law
there is a ten per cent penalty im
posed as soon as taxes become delin
quent, and also interest is charged at
the rate of one per cent per month.
Inquiry at the sheriff's office by the
E. 0. shows that while there are
quite a number who have not yet
made the second payment, the bulk
of the unpaid tax is owed by people
who have paid no taxes at alL How
ever, there is very little even of this,
for the taxes have , been remarkably
well paid up, and were it not for the
railroad tax there would be but about
$20,000 unpaid on this year's rolL
The total amount of taxes for this
year as shown by the tax roll is $222,
171.76. Of this amount $158,087 has
already been paid, and of that wbioh
is unpaid the sum of $43,534.82 is
owed by the O. R. & N. Co. for this
year's tax. Consequently, there
would be but a delinquency of $22,
000, were it not for the railroad taxes.
However, acordiug to Deputy Funk,
all of the tax that is now unpaid will
not become delinquent, for much of it
will be paid before the time is up,
and many will pay with the penalty
added after the time is up.
, la the payments that have been
made so far this year there has been
$1000 paid as penalties for delin
quency while, rebates to the amount of
$4500 have-been given. " ? T
Snow in Camas Prairie
5
eury Lazinka, the well known
stockman from Camas Prairie, tells a
Pendleton paper that the first snow of
the year fell in the prairie Thursday
night, reaching down into the valley
and settlements. On the higher
mountains it fell to a depth of three
or four inches aiid drove all the
sheep from the summer ranges into
the foothillscome sheep were lost
in the high mountains because of the
severe storm. On the lower hills the
snow did not lay on long but, iu the
mountains it is still in sight.
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Athena, Oregon.
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COUNCIL MEETING'
A Now Liquor Ordinance Mr. W
H.
Pruett is After Becoinpensation.
In addition to allowing the regular
grist of monthly bills last night, the
city council considered a new 'ordin
ance that is drawn to regulate the
licensing of saloons in Athena. The
draft of the ordinance did not meet
with the entire approval of the coun
cilmen, and it was referred to the
committee on ordinances. . The mar
shal was instructed to dispense with
the services of the eugiuepr at the
pumping station, it being the opinion
of the fire and water' committee that
the new system now furnishes a
sufficient supply of water. ;
A communication from Mrs. . Piu
ett, stating in effect that the city bad
taken water from , a spring on her
land, and asking for recoinpensation,
was read. The recorder was instruct
ed to notify Mrs. Pruett that the city
did not consider that it was under
any obligations to her inasmuch as'
the pipe line does not extend further
than the Gallaher property which
was acquired by the city by purchase.
In addition to this it may be stated
that the city has appropriated water
rights in the entire vicinity con
tiguous to the source of supply for the
new system as required by law. '
FRAUD FOR FOUR. ,
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Graven,
Wakefield, Parker and Foster.
The federal grand jury has returned
an indictment against Charles, A,
Graves, Erwin N. Wakefield, Ora L.
Parker and Eobert B. Foster, 1 charg
ing them with conspiracy to defraud
the government of public land. ;
The four men are accused of having
conspired with Williamson and Ges
ner to defraud the government. .' It is
alleged in the indictment that each
filed on claims and also induced Sara
F. Parker, Laura A. Foster and Monia
Graves to do the same. It is further
alleged they . swore falsely regarding I
the character of the land, their in
tentions, value, timber and the iu
tended disposition of the claims. At
the request of Heney, bench warrants
were issued for the indicted men and
their bail fixed at $4,0,00. :
"-- - Killed Near Milton.
Oscar Svordstrom, a Swede laborer,
was struck by the morning train from
Walla Walla yesterday jnst north of
Milton, aud died at 1 o'clock from
his injuries. According to the testi
mony given by the trainmen and by
the Swede himself, who was conscious
until 11 o'clock, he was setting half
asleep on the side of the track, when
the train came along. It is at a curve
aud the man was evidently not. seen
until the train was near him and it
was too late to stop. Svordstrom was
iu the act of rising when the pilot
struck him aud hurled him a distance
of 20 feet. .
j Cied of Typhoid, '
-Art Eied, a well known young man
of Adams, died Sunday evening
after several weeks' illness from
typhoid fever, aud was buried in the
Athena cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Mr.' Ried was on the eve of going to
Alberta where he was to be employed
bv Louis Audette, when he was taken
sick.His wife had gone with the
Audette family and returned shortly
before her ' husband's death. His
father is in Idaho aud does not know
of the loss of his sou. He leaves
wife, a little daughter, relatives aud
friends.
Weston Saloonmen Fined,
t Roy Stewart and C. , H. Walters,
two Weston saloonmen, pleaded guilty
Saturday morning to having kept their
places open uu Sunday, aud were each
fined the sum of $15 by Judge Ellis,
says the E. U. The cases against the
above men are of long standing, the
indictments having been made by
John Me Court while acting as district
attorney over a month ago. However,
the two men were not arraigned until
Saturday morning.
Killed by a Train.
J. Dolan, a tramp who was held
in the Pendleton city jail on the
charge of robbing a laborer, and
discharged the other day for want of
evidence, was killed at Weatherby
station Friday morning while stealing
a ride on a passenger train. Dolan
and Clark, his partner, were riding
the rods together . when Dolan asked
for a cigarette and in teachng for it
as Clark handed it to him, lost his
grip and fell under the wheels, being
literally ground to pieces.
Are Yon Engaged?
Engaged people should remember
that, after marriage, many quarrels
can be avoided, by keeping their di
gestions iu good order with Electric
Bitters. 8. A. Brown, of Bennetts
ville, S. C, says: "For years my
wife suffered intensely from dispepsia,
complicated with a torpid liver, until
she lost her strength and vigor, and
became a mere wreck of her former
self. Then she tried Electrio Bitters,
which helped her at once, and finally
made her entirely well. She is now
strong and healthy." McBride, drug
gist, sells and guarantees them, at
50c a bottle.
BAINS IN PAL0USE.
Records for September Broken
With
Three Inches of Water.
Another heavy rain fell throughout
the Palouse country Friday night.
This makes almost three inches of
rainfall for the month of September,
whioh is the greatest rainfall for that
month in many years. The ground,
which was unusually dry when the
first rain came, is now well soaked to
a depth of several inches, and is in
fine condition for fall plowing and
seeding. Farmers have almost finish
ed hauling their grain to the ware
houses and a rush to complete the fall
seeding will now begin. Muoh grain
has already been planted, and the
heavy rains if followed by warm
weather, will insure the coming up
promptly and making a heavy growth
this fall.
There is a small amount of grain
standing in the shock iu isolated lo
calities, and this has probably been
slightly damaged by the heavy rains.
The owners of this grain are getting
uneasy. Should this grain be lost, it
would not affect the total yield of the
county to any perceptible extent, al
though a few individuals might be
heavy losers. It is estimated by thresh
iug machine meu that from 05 to 97
per cent of the orop has been threshed.
SETTLE BY COMPROMISE.
Stated on Good Authority That the Tax
Case Will Be Settled.
On good authority the ' Pendleton
Tribune is able to announce that the
long continued litigation between the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation com
pany and Umatilla county over the
assessment differences' is about to be
settled by a compromise. The oouu
ty court which is now in session will,
this week, hear a proposition to be
made by the railroad company con
cerning the assessment, it being under
stood that the company is willing to
accept an assessment of $10,000 a mile
upon its property in this county.
Two years ago the property was as
sessed at the rate of $12,000 a mile in
this conuty and the same valuation
was placed on the property ; last. year.
The matter was taken into court, a de
cision being rendered in favor of the
county. The company appoalod the
oaso but the decision of the lower
court was sustained, and then efforts
were made to 1 secure 1 a reduction.
The case has been pending two years,
and in the meantime the assessment
of last year was levied and ilke the
first assessment, it remained unpaid.
Sees Handwriting
Mr. Ives, an old gentleman who
lives alone in the south part of town,
is laboring under the hallucination of
seeing writing all over his house, both
inside and out. 1 So great has this im
agination got hold of him that he
called at the Barrett hardware store
and wanted to purchase a revolver.
Mr. Barrett went to the old man's
place of abode and could find no writ
ing. The gun was not sold to him.
The only marks to be found on the
windows or building are merely dust
stains, but the old fellow maintains
that pencil writing abounds in profu
sion. Indications would point that
he is slightly demented and his queer
actions have been attracting atteution
for some time.
Rumor of Shortage. ,
The Pendleton East Oiegonian says"
that it is persistently rumored tbut
there is a shortage iu the county
clerk's office and from what inform
ation that could be secured yesterday
there is apparently some ground for
the reports. However the amount is
not thought to be large aud it is said
that the shortage is of such a nature
as to indicate clearly that there was
no criminal action intended on the
part of any one. The work of the ex
perts began with the term of Ben Bur
roughs in 1808. Following him W. D.
Chamberlain served two terms while
the present incumbent, Frank baling,
nua liAon in fiff ne mia wants
una wnu E4 vniuu vsuu j - h .
Senator Mitchell Hart.
Senator Mitchell is in the Good
Samaritan hospital at Portland with
a broken rib. He received the injury
last Wednesday while attending the
launching ceremonies of a vessel. He
was not aware of the extent of the in
jury until Saturday, when inflamma
tion set in.
Walla Walla Woodmen.
The Walla Wala council of the
Woodmen of the World is making
elaborate preparations for its logroll
ing contest, to be given on October 28,
at which time Head Councilman
Bouk will pay his first visit to the
north wesf. .
Meets at Pendleton.
The next meeting of the grand oom
manderyof Oregon, Knights Templar,
will be held in I Pendleton. This was
decided upon at the meeting which
has just been held in Portland. The
next session will be held in October,
1906.
Local Wheat Market.
Athena, Oct. S. Wheat today is
quoted at S0 cents.
RUSH TO WALLOWA
TWO KAILR0AD COMPANIES ABE
RACING FOE TERRITORY.
Both 0. R- & N. and Wallowa Valley
Lines Hurrying Work at and
Near Elgin.
Loth new railroad lines are pushng
their work as rapidly as possible at
aud near Elgin.
The O. R. & N. has men workiug
in the cemeut rock on their right of
way within the city limits and an
other camp nine miles down the
Grand : Ronde between Elgin and
Cabin creek. The surveyors are in
the Looking-Glass country some dis
tance in advanoe of the grading
party. It was reported thg first of the
week that there are more than 225
meu at work. The latest subcontract 1
is that given to S. A. Gardnior and
Hayes of La Grande. The mile taken
is said to be the most difficult be
tweeu Elglu and the Wallowa river.
It is claimed that they will receive
$20,000 for the grading alone. They
are advanciug work with all possible
speed. The O. R. & N. people state
that they will complete the first nine
miles of their line this fall. The
Wallowa Valley company has two
gaugs at work just beyond the city of
Elgin and has made a large cut and
a fill of considerable length. .
It is reported that the citizens of
Wallowa have raised a subsidy of
$200,000, and placed it in the bauk to
be transferred to the Wallowa Valley
railroad or to the first railroad to con
nect Walla Walla with the Wallowa
valley. The surveying party of the
Wallowa Valley railroad is at Victor's
place, seven miles from the head of
the Wallowa canyon, and expect to
pitch their tents at the head of the
canyon the first of next week. The
O, R. & N. oompany has filed con
demnation suits against P. H. Gray
aud others, George . B. Clark and
others, J. E. Wallace and othors,
Maggie Clark and others and John
Fisher and wife, over whose property
tho proposed right of way passed.
The property in question lies next
to the Wallowa rivor. The owners
had given right of way to the Wal
lowa Valley railroad company on the
side opposite that asked by the Hur
rimau company. The bonds given for
right of way by the property owners
to William J. Cook covered their
entire holdings. This prevented any
other railroad, company from secur
ing right of way over their premises
so long as t bond was valid.
As soon as Cook heard that tho
property owners desired to sell right
of way to the O. R. N. company he
immediately released all lands bonded
by him on the opposite side of tho
river. Whon he took bonds for right
of way he did not know which side of
the river he would use but his en
gineer chose the bauk opposite that
originally surveyed by the O. R. & N.
company.
Hill Is Pessimistic
J. J. Hill, in an interview with a
Seattle paper, said :
"People who are banking on the
oriental trade are bound to be disap
pointed. The United States cannot
compete with foreign countries iu
manufactures produced by the latter
at lower cost which means cheaper
labor. We have outgrown our pres
ent tariff laws. They stand in the
way of commercial progress and must
be changed. The Chinese boycott
has been the greatest commercial dis
aster America ever Buffered. If all
the other nations of the earth closed
their doors to American goods it would
not he as bad as Chinese exclusion
alone. The American people are fools,
vaiugloriously patting themselves on
the hack over the socallcd American
invasion of European aud oriental
markets, while other countries that
say nothing have practically monopo
lized the trade. As long as the people .
want politicians to make laws detri
mental to commercial aud industrial
enterprises, the United States must
expect to get small share in the for
eign trade." '
The main object of Hill's visit to
the coast is to strengthen the backbone
of the Northern Securities capitalists
in the anti-Harriman fight, by show
ing the wonderful possibilities of the
couutry tapped by the Hill -lines.
For Bale-
O. G. Chamberlain, the real estate
dealer, offers for sale:
One dwelling and three lots, $1100.
One honse, barn and three lots,
$800.
A good cottage, outbuildings and
one lot. $i000. -
One dwelling, bam and three lots
and other choice city and farm prop
erty. F.'iiK ulo V:nc Howels V.'llli Cascarst.
f.'siriujr 'lit hat 1 1?, etirx icmiiilpiiilon foreviir,
Kk.VIk. If U C. C. lull. (trugglsw retuiid mouuy.