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VOLUME XVH. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FIRDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1905. NUMBER 76. 1 ED. MANASSE IT A Remarkable fact but one that admits of ready explanation THAT EVEY MAN to whom we sell a suit of Stalsy Underwear Becomes Possessed of a desire to tell bis friends. It is to this entbu . siasra lhnt we can trace many sales every sra ,. son, and it is a fact that no man wbo comes to us because of a friend's recommendation leaves without making a selection from our stock of STALE Y UNDERWEAR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ED. MAN AS SET Agent for Butterick's Patterns. HEATERS and RANGES COX & MTWEN- SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET. ATIII.NA. OREGON Shoes I Shoes ;iince DELL BROTHERS Its lice-and Jresh IS All styles and sizes for all .kinds of fuel ELY-& SCOTT Wante(i--Every man and boy to examine our Shoes before buying elsewhere ELY & SCOTT leat for Pies Well Yes, and CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT HELIX STORE BURNED ATHENA MERCANTILE CO. LOSE STOCK AND BUILDING. Started in Rear of Mercantile House and Gained Fearful Headway . Before Discovered. J4 he Athena Mercantile Co. 's store at Helix was destroyed by Are shortly beforJLp clock yesterday morningj rThis is tLe ttirrdTBrer thalfbaSoccnr red in Helix in the last two weeks, aud citizens of the little town are of the opiuion that a fire bug ia practic ing bis dastardly work. The first blaze was when the Arlington hotel burned a few days agtJL, Guests bare ly escaped with their Kves in the dead hours of night, and practioally 'noth ing was saved from the hostelry. The second fire was a residence which was saved last week after alight damcge had resulted. The destruction of the Athena Mer cantile Co. store at Helix, takes from the place the largest business enter prise in the town, and the loss will not only be felt by .Mosgrove Bros. , the owners, but by the people of the town and surrounding country as welL The loss sustained by the com pany on stock and bnilding is esti mated at $13,000 and the amount of insurance carried amonuts to $3,000. Indications would make it appear that the fire originated in the rear of the store building and before dis covered, shortly after one o'clock a. m. had gained fearful headway. That the property was deliberately set on fire is the belief of the proprie tors and employes of the store. There was no Are in the stove, which was in the main part of the building, there being even no occasion for a lamp to be used where the fire started for the reason that light sufficient could be had over a low partition separating the rear from the main store room. Whoever set fire to the store robbed the cash register of silver change. This was the second attempt to gam entrance to the store. Several nights ago Dr. Griswold, who lives directly across the street from the store build ing, was attracted by a noise at the rear of the premises and went to in vestigate when three men wearing masks passed him. Next morning it was found that entrance to the store had been attempted by use of a crow bar at the baok door. The doctor's appearance had frustrated the first at- l tempt of the robbers and incendiaries. I The volunteer fire department with I apparatus and plenty of water, bad AthATifl,. Orflprm ,-7 J Shoes Shoes g all it could do in confining the flames and preventing adjoining pro perty from burning. Absolutely nothing was saved from the store, for the reason that the building was entirely euveloped on the interior when the fire was first discovered and the alarm given. A BIG -RANCH DEAL. Atlinillft Mttfl Til! nru.tiifl f u ni-pliuaa L That Aggregate 1 BO.OOO. V-The Walla Walla Union says that the biggest ranch ' deal ever consum mated in Eastern Washington came off last week, when Fay Le Grow of Athe na aud George Druniheller of Walla Walla, purchased approximately JO, 000 acres of land in Adams and Dong las 'counties from Lord Dlythe, an Englishmau, who is an immense laud holder in the Crab Creek country near Moses lake. Nearly 4,000 head of cat tle were purchased also, by Messrs. Le Grow and Drnmbeller from the Blytbe holdingsThe price paid for the property is not giveu out by the purchasers, but) it is understood that over $150,000 changed hands in the transaction. Mr. Le Grow will not leave Athena, . Most of the property is meadow land, which is admirably adapted to the grazing industry. The new own ers will go into the stock-raising bus iness on a large scale. .Cattle-raising will be the main object, and what is perhaps the finest bunch of Hereford cattle in the northwest has been gath ered together for winter feeding. It is estimated that enough hay can be raised on the extensive meadows of the ranch to feed nearly 10,000 head of cattle. SETTLERS ARE SCARED. Government Inapeotor Hake Jnvesli- gatlon In Southern Parf of County Last evening Government Land In spector Diokson arrived in the city from the southern part of Umatilla county where he had spent the past two months . inspecting government lands and investigating methods by which many homesteaders have nsed in acquiring laud in an alleged fraud ulent manner, says the Tribune. Mr. Dickson left on the night train for Portland, having been called there on business., with the land department officers. ' ' . As' a result of Mr. Dickson's pres ence in the southern part of Umatilla county there have been many who have abandoned their land entries, while others, wbo are accused of se curing possession improperly, have been busy tearing down fenoes and covering up their reported raw work. The situation seems to be somewhat perturbed among the settlers there, at least, among a large number, as it is feared prosecution will follow. HERD WILL BE SOLD Public Auction of Goodman Cuttle on November IS. Another flue herd of Umatilla cattle will be scattered over the northwest, to enrich and improve the herds in other sections of the country, just ns the Wade herd was distributed abroad from this country something over a year ago, says the East Oregonian. W. S. Goodman, of Hudson Bay, near Freewater, will sell bis flue herd of full blood Shorthorns at public auction on November 15, at the Hud son Bay stock farm. The herd consists of 100 head of pure, blood Shorthorns, aged from six months to nine years, all having direct and authentic pedigrees, aud all having been bred with the utmost care. It is one of the finest collec tions of cattle in the Inland Empire aud Mr. Goodman's sale will bring many entbusiastio stockmen from all over the northwest. The sale will begin at 10 o'clock on November 16, with Colonel J. S. Baldwin as auc tioneer. -. Fire at Echo. Fire at Echo Tuesday night com pletely destroyed the harness shop of Richard Jones, making a loss of ap proximately $3500. The harness shop was in a one story frame building nearly opposite the Miller store, which was burned a few weeks ago. The fire started about 11 o'clock, and although heroic work was done by the citzens, who formed a bucket brigade, nothing could be saved. Pleaded Guilty. Jeff Yarbough, who escapod from Wheeler county jail two years ago, while being held for obtaining money under false pretense, pleaded guilty to horse stealing in the circuit court at Prineville Monday, and has prob ably ere this been sentenced by Judge Bradshaw to a term in the peniten tiary. Yarbrough is known here hav ing been employed by different farm ers in this vicinity. Board of Engineers at Pendleton. 1'bat a report has been made on the east Umatilla reclamation project by the board of consulting engineers was ascertained Tuesday when A. P. Davis, D. C. Henny and A. J. Wiley, members of tbd board, arrived in Pen dleton from North Yakima ou their way to southern Idaho. The board held a meeting in the af ternoou for the consideration of the Tietau project in the Yakima valley, but refused to announce the results. No iukliug cf the nature of the report on the east Umatilla project could be gaiued from Henny, be stating that announcement would probably be made from Wash ington during the week. SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE. Will be Kelil Next Saturday and Sunday In Pendleton. The following is the program for f'e Sunday school institute which will be hold in Pendloton on the oom ing Saturday and Suntiay. The meet ings will be held in the Congregation al church with the exception of the one Sunday evening, which will be held in the Thoirpsou street M. E. church Daring the institute Kev. M. Mer ritt, field missionary for Washing ton, will deliver several addresses and will be the chief outside speaker. . He is said to be" a mau of great ability along snob lines. Saturday Afternoon. 1 :30 Song and prayer led by Mrs. S. A. Lowell. - 2 :00 Organization. 2:30 Devotioual Bible study hour. "The Master Teacher Teaching to Win the Sinner," Juliu 4:7-20, led by Rev. G. L. Hall. 3:00 Report of state convention, by Mrs. A. J. Owens. 3:30 Round table conference, "The Sunday School Teacher," led by Rev. W. C. Merritt. Saturday Kvenlng. 7:30 Songs aud prayer, led by Rev. Robert Warner. 7:50 Address, "Reaohing the Un reached," by Rev. Levi Johnson. 8:20 Special music 8 :80 Address, "Orgauizod to Wiu," by Rev. W. O. Merritt. Sunday Afternoon. 3 :00 Songs aud prayer. 3:15 Address, "The Book We Use," by Rev. Henry Dickson Jones. 3:45 Special music. 4 -.00 Address, "Teaching to Win," by Rev. W. C. Merritt. 8uuday Kvenlng. 7:80 Song and prayer, led by Rev. W. L. Van Nuys. 8:00 Special musia, 8:10 Address, "Our Inspiration iu Working for the Young," by Rev. W. C. Merritt. . ' 8:50 Special music. Will be Resentenced. Oscar Bradshaw, the murderor who has been confined for two years in the Walla Walla county jail, is to receive sentence at last. He was convicted in the superior court of Franklin county for killing a man iu a box car iu the railroad yards at Pasco and senteiied to bang. His attorneys took steps toward an appeal to the supreme court, but it was never perfected and all the papers of record in the case mysteriously disappeared. A news paper man about two mouths ago dug up the facts in relation to the case aud they were iu this manner brought to the attention of the proper authori ties. Rescued in Time. Ira W. Buroaker came to Freewater on the early morning passenger train Monday morniug.the worse for liquor. Wandering west of the town about a mile he fell into a large irrigation ditch and was not able to get out. An hour or so later be was found by Ed Wilde iu an unoonsicious condition. His legs were stiff and only bis head out of water, and it is probable he would have died had be remained there much longer. He bad gone to Freewater to sign a deed for some property he bad sold Saturday. He is the owner of a considerable amount of property east of that city. Building New Town. Reports say that there is great ac tivity at the new town of Hoover, about tbrea miles from Wallula, on the north side of the Columbia river. Carpenters are at work constructing sidewalks all over town, many resi dences are going up and three build ings are being constructed for the use of merchants. Real estate agent are said to be doing a good business and lots are being purchased every day. The new town will be on the line of the north bank road that is to be con structed by the Hill interests. Pendleton Damage Bait. The case of "Missouri" John Heath man against the city of Pendleton for damages of $5000 for injuries alleged to have been received by falling from a defective sidewalk, was brought to an abrupt close in the circuit court Saturday afternoon, when Judge Ellis granted a motion made by City Attorney Carter for a non-suit. Heatbman's attorneys sorved notice that the case would be appealed. Marriage Licensei Issued. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: II. C. Norwood and Evelyn M. Clark ; T. J. ' Prico and Georgia E. Bnrnette and Ralph May and Lillie Bee KoHeitkranz. BAN N ER 8A LVE tho moat battling oalvo In tho world. OPENS EQUITY SUIT 0- R. & N. BEGINS ITS CA3E IN THE CIRCUIT COURT. Barely Possible That the Matter May Be Adjusted Without the Case Being Tried Out. Pendleton. Nov. 2. Tomnrrn-v t.lm Oregon Railroad & Navigation com pauy will file a suit iu equity in tho circuit court of this district for the purpose of showing that the assess ment of $12,000 per mile upon their roadbed is unjust. Ever since the compromise proposition presented the county court by the railroad was timed down, it has beou expocted that a suit would be started by the company. However, the first definite news came today in the shape of a message from the legal office at Port land to Colonel Raley, saying that tho papers for the suit will be bore tomor row. With the filing of the suit in equity will commence auother chapter of tho legal war that has been waged for tho past year or more between the railroad " company and the county, and in which the latter has been signally successful so far. What tho outcome of the coming fight will be remains to be seen. It is barely possible that the matter may be adjusted wihout having the case tried out ' WIFE DROPPED DEAD. Mr. K. I. Colllna Die From Heart Trouble When Huaband It Away. The Pendleton Tiibuno says' Coro uer T. M. Henderson returned last evening from Butter Creek, where he was called to investigate the sudden death of Mrs. E. D. Collins. Ho states that the woman undoubtedly came to her death from heart trouble, with whioh she was suddenly at tacked, dying almost instantly. It is believed that Mrs. Collins died about 9 o'clock Wodnesday morning as she had uot yet completed her mor mug work about the house. The hus band did not return home until 8 o'clock in the evening and was horror strickou to find the dead body of his wife on the porch. The fifteen mouths old child was lying iu a room in a critical condition, suffering from cold and hunger. The husband notified his neighbors as soon as possible and word was conveyed to Coroner Hen derson about 10 o'clock Wednesday night. ' Mr. Collins had been employed tho past few days on a neighbor's ranch several miles away. Ho took up a homestead ou Butter creek about a year Kgo, coming to the county from the east. His wife was about 30 . years old. Woodmen at Pendleton. A number of Athena Woodmen will go to Pendloton tomorrow in honor of the visit of Head Cousul Boak. To morrow evening all stores in Pendlo ton will close at 8 p. m. aud every one will be given an opportunity to attend the special program given by the Woodmen at the Christian church. The chief address will be made by the Head Cousul aud iu addition will be several short addresses by local Woodmen and a literary aud musical program. The publio will be as wel come as the Woodmen at those exor cises. May Return to England. The call of bis native laud is ringiug so loudly in the ears of Rev. John Warren, the well known rector of tho Episcopal church of Heppuer, that he may decide to return to England some time during the coming year. He left this morning for At bona on a brief visit, after spending last night in the city. East Oregonian. Attacked By a Nob. and beaten in a labor riot until cover ed with sores, a Chicago street car conductor applied Bucklen'a Arnica Salve and was soon sound and well. "I use it in my family," writes G. J. Welch, of Mich., "and find it per fect." Simply great for cuts and burns. Only 25o at McBride's drug store. For Sale. O. G. Chamberlain, tho 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, barn aud tbreo lots and other choice city and farm prop erty. A mountain farm of 166 acres, orchard and good buildings. Several good pieces of alfalfa land near Pendleton. Foley's Honey and Tar cures coUs, prevents pneumonia. - i