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SEIMII-'W'DEIETr T rST VOLUME XVII. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5. 1905. NUMBER 84. .Jarr? v ED. MANASSE Just lerciveil by express a consignment of LADIES' WAISTS IN SILK AND WOOL EMPIRE In Brown, Tan NOVELTY SHOPPING BAGS, FANCY RIBBONS, Etc. ED. MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. HEATERS and RANGES COX 8u MTWEM SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET. ATHENA. OREGON Remember ita FREE. Come and see this machine. Read our offer A Natural Tone Graphophone Free ! Call at our store and hear the specially prepared records aud assure yourself that it is the bent offered. Our Standard Talking Machine Free to every .cus tomer whose cash purchase amounts to $25. Save your cash coupons. They are redeemable in a Graphophone, Christmas Novelties, Crockery, Glassware. THE POPULAR GROCERS iince Its lice and I DELL BROTHERS WRAPS and Green All styles and sizes for all kinds of fuel Up ELY & SCOTT ieat for Pies Well Yes, and CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC 1 GOOD TH1KG3 TO EAT STATE TAX IS LlCHT ESTIMATES FOB THE YEAR 1906 AEE $625,000. Referendum Petitions Ion School A? propriation Reduced the Amount to Be Raised By $371,000 Jos. N. Teal of the Portland Tax payers league, recently aaaressea a letter to Secretary of State Dunbar asking what the state levy will be for the coming year and the following reply was made by Mr. Dunbar; "Replying to your inquiry of the 21th instant, asking me to give you some idea of what the levy will be for the coming year, will say, as nearly as we are able to figure at this time, the total amount of revenue to be raised by taxation for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1906, for state purposes, will be approximately $625, 000, including $25,000 necessary to be raised for the state agricultural col lege. Multuomah county's proportion will be .8123 per cent. "The marked decrease in the amouut ueoessary to be raised for next year compared with preceding years, is due to the fact that we do not include in the item of expenses for the coming year appropriations amounting to $371,094.10, included in chapter 229, laws of 1905, for which there is no provision of law for incurring, other than the act itself. Owing -to the referendum having been demanded, it is not an existing law. If the aot had taken effect, the amount to be raised would have been increased by that sum. "In computing the amount neces sary to be raised, we only include such items of expense as the state will be subject to under existing laws, less receipts not applied by law to some special purpose. We estimate such receipts for the coming current vear will be over S222.000. which is nearly oue-fourth of the gross expen ses, the piiucipal items consisting of $112,000 from corporation fees and licenses. $28,000 from inheritance tax, and $54,000 from tax on insur auce premiums." Compared with the amount raised for 1904, the coming levy will be about one-half, and will be about 35 Tifip cent less than tha 1905 levy. Of the amount held up by the referen dum movement $371,000 the princi pal items consisting of appropriations for betterments at state institutions, additional buildings at the state uni i versitv and the Corvallis Aerioultrual college, and those for the support of South Side Main Street Athena, Oregon J V Fee, Mayor Pendleton Deo. 5. The couut of the j largest ballot over polled at a muuic- pal election in Pendleton last eveuiug bowed that the ticket beaded by Judge Fee bad been elected to the city offices with tho exception of one man, Frank Frazier being defeated for seat in the council from the Fourth ward. Practically the fight yesterday was between forces supporting prohibition and the citizens standing for a clean, well governed city. The result v as the decisive defeat of the former. The defeated faction supported Will Moore for Mayor. There weie a number of votes obal- $6,000,000 For Umatilla A Washington, D. C, special to the daily papers yesterday made the an nouncement that Senator Fulton had satisfactory interview with Secre tary Hitchcock, who announced his approval of the East Umatilla Irriga tion project, and his intentions of ap propriate g $ 6,000,000 for the wotk, which be expects will be commenced without delay. It is expected to place 2,000 acres normal sohools. A welcome statement is that which discloses that about one fourth of the gross expenses of the state is now raised by indirect taxation, says the Salem Statesman. The counties with fairly large assessed valuations will raise their taxes next year with a levy of one to two mills. CONGRESS IN SESSION. Crowds of Spectator Took Vnusual In terest In the Proceedings. The assembling yesterday of the fifty-ninth congress for its first session was marked by no unusual incidents, but attracted crowds of , spectators who took a lively mterest in the pro- J deedings. In the senate the proceedings were brief, but the house session lasted more than three hours and while the proceedings followed the program marked out by congress for many years, tnere was enougn oi interest to bold an exceptionally large audience during the entire time. One notica- ble feature was the absence of flowers, which heretofore have boen common in both chambers. Senators Allison and Morgaii were appointed by Vice President Faribanks as a committee to notify the President that congress was ready for any com munication he desired to make. The senate was in session only twenty minutes. Senators Aid rich aud Knox of Pennsylvania, Warner of Missouri aud Frazier of Tennessee,- took the oath of office, and adjournment was taken as a mark of respeot to the late Senator Piatt of Connecticut. Prelim j iuary steps to organization were taken j by the bouse. Joseph G. Cannon was reelected speaker, members of the house took the oath of office; the officers and some of the employes of the body were reelected, the rules of the last congress adopted faud the members went through the formality of draw ing for seats. In a brief speech against the adop tion of the rules the minority leader, Williams of Mississippi, touched on the incident of the country in tariff legislation aud told of the new repub lican ideas which were being "wafted to Washington on breezes from every part of the country. " W. R. Anderson Hypnotist. W. R. Anderson, Milton's popular drayman, has developed into a talent ed hypnotist and miud reader. Ever since the McEwen Bbow last week, says the Eagle, Mr. Anderson lias been practicing the mystic art with surprising results, peiforming numer ous stunts of legerdemain and mind reading in a manner that would re flect credit on a professional. Tbe other evening, though, he met bis Waterloo, when, assisted Dy Dr. Can nane, he attempted to practice tbe black art upon the family cat, and thereby hangs a tale, but for further information concerning tbe same we would refer you to Mr. Anderson himself, as he can tell the story with more detail than we could. Suffice to say that he will not again use kitty as a hypnotic subject. Case Dismissed. AtTthe request of Joseph W. Wilson who had two warrants issued aud served on G. W. George, the state liue farmer, both cases were dismissed by Justice Huffman, says the Walla Walla Union. George was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, land also that be should be put under Nuds to keep tbe peace. -Neutral of Pendleton lenged at the polls but no opeu charge was made that there was illegal voting in the election and it is believed the fight was a clean oue throughout. The majorities stand as follows: Fee 193, Hamilton 72, Mumm 25, Mo Cormaoh 16, and 11 125. One remarkable feature of the elec tion was the fact that after the can didates who won the offices were an nounced there was no "celebrating" as is usual wheu newly elected officers are congratulated by their friends. The streets were unusually quiet last night and then was no sign whatever of hilarity iu any portiou of the city. under cultivation at a cost of $50 per acre, aud to purchase, use and extend a system of canals now in use. The engineering features of the project have been all worked out, and it is ex pected the work can be completed iu time for the 1907 irrigation season. Legal questions iuvolviug the rights of private lands for the use of govern meut canals of the project are in course of settlement by the interior department. friends of both parties persuaded Wilson to drop the matter, as the whole neighborhood was likely to be involved, and cause a soandal, as both men are well known aud prominent. The bond money that Mr. George had put up to insure his appearance in court, was returned to him. TO BE SOLD. " Twelve Hundred and Eight AcresOils ot the Most Valuable Properties in This Vicinity. One of the most attractive and valu able pieces of land for farming pur poses in this viciuity is now on' the market. Tho . property in. question contains 1208 acres all in oue body aud repre sents wheat laud that cannot be excell ed anywhere. The farm, too, is very favorably lo cated, being situated 8 miles north and a little west of tbe rapidly growing city of Walla Walla. Every foot of the 120 acres is plowed land; 500 acres at present being in wheat. On the farm are throe dwellings and two barns. One of tho houses cost $3,000 and is a modern dwolling in every respect. Tbe farm is also well supplied with good wells, wind mills, etc. . The farm operator or investor who is looking for a first class opportunity should not ovoilook this splendid piece of farm property. It is ou the market now, but as it is such a choice section of laud, an early investigation would be wise as it is bound to be picked up quickly. From the buyer's viewpoint the terms and conditions ou which this property oau be bought, are very pro pitious. Tbe land can be bought in oue body or one can get a 500 acre parcel of it. For full information regarding this property, write or call on Barrett & Olsen, 18$ South Fourth street, Walla Walla. The property is in this firm's hands and they will be pleased to let interested parties have full par ticulars. Will Visit Mexico A. M. Elam and family will depart iu a few days for Mexico, where they will spend the winter visiting various ; points of interest in that historic land where the Montezumas ouce ruled. Mr. Elam has extensive holdings in the Mexican National Sugar Refining Co,, aud will visit the company's large sugar and colfee plantation, sit uated about 200 miles from tbe city of Mexico. In the spring the party will return by way of Texas, where tbey will remain some time visiting old time friends and relatives. Milton Eagle. Notice. The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Fiist National Bank of Athena, Oregon, for the elec tion of directors' for the eusning year and for tbe transaction of such other business as may lawfully come before it will be held iu its office iu Athena, Oregon, on Tuesday the 9th day of January, 1906, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. Dated December 1, 1905 F. S. Le Grow, Cashier. Eitray Notice Came to my place, about Nov. 20, a stray red heifer, 2-year-old, , brand D on left bip, nnderbit in left ear, dew lap in throat. D. McDonald, .Reservation. To Care Constipation Forever. fake Cawarets Candy Cathartic Wo or 250, V. C, O- fall to cure, druysibW refund atone MORE FRAUDS FOUND STATE LAND BOARD CERTIFI CATES ARE FORGED- Eastern Banks Bilked by a Unique Scheme In Counterfeiting-, Governor Chamberlain and State Land Agent West have Becured tbo last link in tbe cbaiu of evidence that spurious certificates, of the ' state laud board, bearing a forged signature of the secretary and seal of the state of Oregon, have been sold or hypothecat ed to banks throughout tbe east. The f rud was perpetrated by securing a genuine certificate, which was repro-. duoed by zino etching. The swindlers printed the' spurious certificates from the plate. A duplicate of tbe seal of the state laud board was procured and tbe signature of W. H. Odell, formerly clerk, forged to the certifi cates. ' Duplicates of certificates thus issued are remarkably accurate aud can only be distinguished from genu ine by the most careful scrutiny. All of the certificates so far dis covered are printed upon "sterling ledger" paper, a flat paper that bus uevor been used iu the Oregon stuto printing office. Fraudulent certificates are held by banks iu Minneapolis and other Minnesota cities, in Wisconsin, Chicago, New York, New Jersey and as far south as Florida, aud it is be lieved will be fonud iu every slate east of the Mississippi. S. A. D. Pnter and Horace A. Mo- Kiuley, convicted iu the first Oregon land frauds and nnder indictment with Senator Mitchell ou further counts, are all alleged to have con nection with the transactions. Not content, tbe land agent asserts, with haviug defrauded the state of approximately 500,000 acres of school laud, piactioally all it possessed, by means of "dummy" eutrymen, wheu money no longer could be made in that manner tbe land operators prepared priuted certificates of seal and assign ments aud inserted iu them descrip tions of school lands, on which certifi cates had previously been issued, tbe number eutry, then forgod the signa-,. tnre of the cierk of tho state land -board aud notaries public, attached forged notary seals and a forgery of tbe great seal of the state of Oregon and resold the lands time and again to innocent porsous iu the east. West states that the forgeries were discovered while he was engaged in separating bona fide entries from dummies, Tbe land operators would secure lists of all school lands on which akbut the lust "demand"; payment was made, and filling these into their prepared certificates, would invite the purcbusor to have tbe laud cruised and induce him to obtain an abstract from tbe clerk of the state laud board, who knowing nothing of the fraudulent nature of the proceed-: ings, would report tho certificates in good standing aud exchangablo for deeds on pay meut of the balanoe due. The deal was then concluded. West says be discovered a largo number of forged certificates in the hands of eastern bankers, and says tho magnitude will be known only when through publicity the duped persons send their certificates to Portland for examination. Tbe forgeries, West concludes, are almost perfect. . To Test Irrigation Plant- The big irrigation plant at Two Rivers, located about five miles northeast of Two Rivers statiou, which has been completed by the Two Rivers Irrigation company, will be tested in two or three days, or as soon as tbe damage occasioned by the letting in of the water tbo fore part of the week, when a portion of the bank or the main ditch was washed away, is repaired. Son l,ot Mother. "Consumption runs in our family, aud through it I lost my mother," writes E. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me. "For the past five years, however, ou the slightest sign of a cough or cold I have taken Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, which bus saved me from serious lung trouble." His mother's death wus a sad loss for Mr. Reid but be learned that lung trouble must not be neglected, and how to cure it Quickest relief and cure for colds. Price 50c aud $1. Guaran teed at the Palace drug store. Trial bottle free. Seui7upi Those knowing themselves to be in debted to Wm. McBrido, of tho Pal ace drug store are requested to call at the store at once aud settle up. If you are troubled with indigestion, constipation, sour stomach, or any other pain, Ilollister's- Rocky Moun tain Tea will make you well and keep you well. 35c, Tea or Tablets. . Pioneer drug store. 'S" V r