The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, October 27, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text-fX "T """ " -4 it. VOLUME XVII. ATHENE, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FIRDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1905. NUMBER 74. ED. MANASSE Our store has been Completely w c nn n "taEMfl SUITS AND OVERCOATS FOR MEN' AND FOR BOYS ED; MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. HEATERS aM RANGES - COX &. M'EWEN;; SOUTH SIDE MAIM STREET. ATHENA. OREGON Shoes Shoes IfKBE When all that is good in Groceries and Staple Provisions fail to appeal to you as appetizers. THAT TIM E IS HERE tor the season of Fruits And Vegetables is at its zenith. Our FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COME DIRECT FROM THE RANOT and therefore are fresh and palatable. DELL BROTHERS i La La IN ALL THE DEPARTMENTS All styles and sizes for all kinds of fuel . ELY & SCOTT Wanted-Every man and boy to examine our Shoes before buying elsewhere ELY & SCOTT ABE CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THING3 TO EAT MOODY DISSATISFIED CIECUIT COUET EULING HELD TO BE DEFECTIVE. Allotted Lands are Still Indian Conn- try and Not Affected by Decis- : ion of Circuit Court. Corrospoudence between , Attorney General Moody and the interior de partment indicates that the depart ment of justice is by no meaus satis fied with the action of the ninth cir cuit court of appeals in holding that liquor can be introduced on allotted Indian lands without violating the law. ' - - - - General Moody's' position in the matter was made! plain when he order ed the United States attorney at Salt Lake to act in a case where a man named Boss introduced liquor on the allotted Uintah reservation. ; Boss was apprehended by the Port Dnchense military authorities, and when the case was turned over to the United States attorney at Salt Lake that official refused to act. citing the action of the circuit court as his reason.- ... . -........ . .. .. ....... In his telegram to Secretary Hitoh cock on the subject, General Moody said: - "The department atili holds that allotted lands are Indian country, and the purpose of t'be act of 1897 forbidding the introduction of liquor thereon is not affected by the recent decision.".' 1 t'"- TAX ON EXTEACT8. Grocers Will Be Affected by Govern ment' Recent Order. Under the scope of the ruling made recently by"the commissioner ef internal revenue, grocers will be com pelled to pay regular government liq uor tax of $25 annually on the sale of vanila and lemon extracts. The general principal -will probably be laid down that a dealer selling any liquid' containing alcohof in sufficient quantity to make possible its use as a beverage, will be subject to the tax. Any medicine of which alcohol is a component part, but which can be used only as a medicine, will be ex empt. Just what medicines and drugs will be excluded iu-; the taxable list is not yet known, though an analysis is now being made of all the various compounds. It is stated that the percentage of alcohol in vanila and lemon extracts is large and that these extracts are sold largelyto Indians, who buy tbeni for the use as alcoholic, beverages.' TIKES Athena, Oregon; Shoes Shoes I i IB lj.il IJ..II ill I uii .JJJ. FOR SCHOOL FUNDS. Governor Chamberlain Decides to Set Aside Forest Reservation. Having finally made up his mind as to his course of action in bis proposed establishment of a state forest reserve for the benefit of the school fund Governor Chamberlain has decided to issue a call for offers as to informa tion as to the location of available government tracts of forest land rang ing from 1000 t;o 20,000 in aoreage in a body which he can procure for the substitution of state base, of which latter the state has between 60,000 and 70,000 acres available.. Although no fund is at hand which can be drawn upon by the governor to pay for the looatiou of these lauds at a stipulated price per . acre, by timber locators, the governor will invite tenders of laud with the under standing that the locator will take his chances of awaiting the favorable ac tion of the legislature in malting an appropriation directly covering the expense.. It is not known what prices will be asked by the locators of this timber land for the state, but it is thought that 25 to 60 cents per acre will be a fair price. The state laud agent, assisted by a reliable timber cruiser, will investigate the status of all lands offered and certify as to their availability for location. , The governor proposes to take up an equal amount of government land to the state's available base and set it aside as a reserve fund until it in creases ill value to such au extent that it will iuorease the school fund, materially when sold eveutually. LOWELL AND GEER. Portland L Paper Say Two Leading Candidates for Senate. That former Governor T. T. Geer will be a candidate for United States Senator on the republican primary ticket next April is now said by those who Bra olrwfi tn him t.n hn wrnnHpullxr assured, says the - Telegram. For ) several mouths the belief has been ap parent that he would appear as an aspirant for the seat of John II. Mitchell, but now there seems good grounds for the assertion that he will come out with a positive declaration of his intentions in this connection in the oonrse of time. Mr. Geer went before the people in a like capacity once before. This was in 1902. He was the choice of the people that time. He will .prob ably not be next spring, some politi cians say. . Indications are that there will be others looking for the people's con fidence in the senatorial regard. Judge Stephen A. Lowell of Pendle ton is likely to be a candidate.'-' ' '-' - i . ... . r . : , fi ; ... . , i 'O Whitman Won- - ; . In one of the hardest fought games ever played on the Whitman field the football team of the University , of Montana went down in defeat Wednes day afternoon by a score of 5 to 0. It was a pitched battle from first to last aud the sturdy visitors were al most a match for the "Missionaries." The stars of Whitman were Spokane Ducher and Pbilbrook who did effec tive work in the second half and were good ground . gainers. " The teams were about eveuly matched in weight. W. T. Eigby'g Arm Broken. G. W. Rigby, who is now in the city has just received word that his son, W. T. Rigby, while running after ' cattle on horseback near bis home at Claresholm, Canada, has been thrown from his horse and sustained a broken arm. The horse stepped in a hole and fell with Mr. Rigby, breaking his arm and other wise severely bruisjug him. East Oregonlan. Supreme Court. The fall session of the supreme court will convene in Pendleton Mon day, November 6. At this session of the court two important cases, that are of much interest to Umatilla county people will be heard, that of Grover Martin, convicted of man slaughter, and the case of Moses Tay lor, nnder sentence charged with at tempting to commit arson. No Fencing Public Land Special inspectors have established camp in the southern part of the county and all fences found on govern ment land are leing ordered torn down In Grant county the inspectors found hundreds of acres of govern ment land under fence illegally, the result being that many miles of feuc ing wire can be bought for a song Got Their Portland, Oct 26. After being held a prisone? in a local hotel for thirty six hours by a party of ten people from Osbkosh, Wis., II. Hartzbein, repre senting himself as an immigration ag ent in tbe employ of the Union Pacific was forced under threats, to provide for tbe return of several thousand dol THE COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION Advent of Longer Evenings Hakes Pos sible Larger -Attendance. With the advent of longer evenings, and consequently . more time away from the exacting ties of business, greater interest is being taken in the workings, aims and purposes of the Athena Commercial Association. No like organization, size of town considered, has any more comfortable or convenient quarters than has the Athena Commercial Association. The regular meeting nights ' come on the first and third Tuesdays iu'each month, and from now on a rousing attendance may be expected. . The association was instrumental in mak ing pleasant . the recont visit of the Portland busiuess men to Athena. The hospitality of the city aud the good will of the entire Bouulace was ex tended the Portlanders through the Association in a manner that at once demonstrated the usefulness of an organization of this character, an organization which every western town of any preseuce or consequence whatever, creditably aud suitably sup ports. With more interest and better attendance, indications Doint to much good being done for Athena's progress. Death of John Corporon. John Corporou, father of Mrs. J. M. Swaggart, died yesterday morniug in Weston aged 73 years one mouth and three days. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon in this city serv ices being conducted in the Methodist church. Mr. Corporou was in poor health for some months. A portion of the time , be made his, home with Mrs. Swaggart and with relatives in Weston. (Mr. John Riley Corporou was born j Sept 22, 1833. He was united in mar riage to Miss Arautha A. McClure Oct. 24, 1861. She departed from this life October 3, 1893. To them were born seven children, five of whom are left mourn the loss of a kind and etfection ate father. They are, Mrs. Martha Alice Banks, of Malheur, Ore. ; Wm. Dennis Corporou, of Pendleton; Mrs4 Amy A. Van Skiver, of Weston ; Mrs. Sarah E. Swaggart of Athena and Mrs. Eunice K. Smith, of Madras.JOre. He also leaves one sister and three' broth ers in the east. Mr. Corporon united with the Methodist church at Athena about the year 1883, aud had been an earnest, active member of that church up to the time of his death). Cows Have Tuberculosis. The result of a tuberculosis test made by state deputy veterinary surg eon, Dr.. J. W. Woods, on 86 dairy cows belonging to E. . L. Waldron, of the Jersey dairy, and J. R. Tallman, of the Goldeugate dairy, shows that seven of these oows are affected with tuberculosis, says the Walla Walla Union. The test was made pending a sale'of all the unaffected cows in these dairies to E. S. Watermun who is installing a dairy five .miles west of the city, of 100 cows that have passed the test and have a certificate of good health. .. . A Bear Story. A western cowboy appeared at the railroad station aud stated that he de sired to ship to parents in the east the body of a comrade who had been kill ed by a grizzly bear. In shipping the box the agent notioed it was quite heavy and not quite the usual shape. In a few days came a telegram which read:- "Some mistake, box contains a bear." 1 The cowboy, who was still at the station on a protracted spree, wired backi "No mistake; Bill in side the bear." Old Story. Walla Walla Capitalist Dead. James P. Gardner, a wealthy capit alist of Walla Walla, died suddenly at his home at 9 o'clock Weuesday morn ing of neuralgia of the heart, after less than half an hour's illness. Mr. Gardner complained ' of a pain in bis heart aud. was sitting in a rocking chair when be suddenly expired. Medical assistance was rendered him, bnt to no avail. For Sale. O. G. Chamberlain, the real estate dealer, offers for sale: One dwelling and three lots, $1100. One house, barn and three lots, $800. A good cottage, outbuildings and one lot. $1000. , , One dwelling, burn and three lots and other choice city and farm prop erty. Money Back lars to the Wisconsin people, alleged to have been expended .-in coming to this state to locate timber lands. Tbe lauds Were discovered to be valueless. Haitzhein claims to be tbe victim of a firm of timber locators, Gardner and McCrossen, and npou bis representa tion of the facts, the district attorney today issued warrants for their arrest. TO HOLD INSTITUTE TEACHERS WILL MEET IN PEN DLETON NOV. 3 AND 4. State Superintendent Ackerm.an.Is On the Program for Two - Addresses. County School Superintendent F K. Welles has. prepared tho progrum for the teachers' institute which is to be held at Pendleton on November 3 aud 4, aud invitations have been ex tended to the teaohers of tho county to attend. The following is from tho iu- vitation: "School boards are requested to al low their teachers tull pay for Friday, and au teaohers of tbe county are ex pected to be present at every session o( the institute. A roll call of the teachers of the county will be hold twice each day, and if any teacher should find it impossible to be present ne should write au excuse to be read at the roll call." The program arranged for the in stitute is as follows: Friday 9 o'clock, ' opening exer cises. - "Course of Study," J. H. Acker Salaries," Frank K. man. "Teachers' Welles. Recess. " " " ' ' "" Musio, male quartet. "Reading and Phonics," L. R. Traver. General discussion. ' Noon intermission. r 1 :30 o'clock, opeuiug exercises. "History," J. H. Ackerman. "School Discipline," J. W. Huff. General discission. Recess. Musio, male quartet. "Every Day Problems of Teachers." L. R. Traver. . , , General discussiou. Intermission. 7:30 o'clock Musio, male quartet. : Vocal solo, Miss Mityleue Fraker. Chorus, Pendleton high school. Lecture, "The Educational Demands of .the Twentieth Century," by A. W. Hendricks,' professor of English, Whitman College. Saturday, -9 o'clock, opening ex ercises. "Arithmetic," L. R. Travor. "School Records aud Reports," Frank K. Welles. , ' ,. Recess."'.'- ..'.. Musio, male quartet. r "History," J. H. Ackerman. "Examinations," Frank K. Wellos. Noon intermission. 1 :30 o'clock, opening exercises. "Pictures," L. R. Traver. "A Few. Suggestions," Frank K. Wellos. Recess. Singing. ' . Lecture, J. II. Ackerman. Adjournment. WHEAT IN A FLUKEY. Indications Are That Price of Year Ago , Is To Be Kiceeded, Last year in Chicago was a memor able period in tho memory of wheat trovers, but if the indications of yes terday count for anything, history will repeat itself aud then go the pace of ast year one better. Tho present flurry in the wheat pit is due to var ious causes, the principal of those be ing tlje internal troubles in the Rus sian Empire stopping all grain ship ments from that country for tbe so it son, for if the tie-up lasts but a short time it will be of sufficient duration to keep supplies from being exportod. After that the elements will do the rest Winter is fast getting its clutch on the Russian ports and they will soon be icebound. This will stop ship ments. Yesterday's wheat market in Chi cago was sensational in the extreme. The bulls were helped In their work by the sensational advances in Liverpool, the December option there 'showing a rise of d while the March optiou closed Id higher. In the Chicago pit tbe close showed a rise of cents in the December option. The most strentgh was in tbe late options the rise in the May amounting to 2 cents and on the July ceus. Milwaukee showed the same gain in both options. Armour seems to have boon the prin cipal operator in the market and his aids have been persistent buyers of the wheat on all signs of a break in price. Local Wheat Market. Wheat is quoted today by Atheua buyers at 64 couts. Licensed to Marry. A marriage license was yesterday issued to Ralph Johnson, aged 19, and Stella A. McQueen, aged 18, both of Umatilla county. Eitiu ate Vunr IloweU VTIt h Casearetn. Onnly !nl!i;iri I". enrrt loniillpatton forever. Kw.lSc. ( (J. C. C. foil, ilruijgiHUt refund money.