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SIEIMII- W 4iJETC"T ,Y
VOLUME X VIII.
ATITENA. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1906.
NUMBER 10.
ED. MAN ASS E
Reductions on?
ry teooas
' and
CLOTOIPJCa
To make room for Spring Stock
soon to arrive
ED. MAN ASS E
; Agent for Butterick's Patterns.
First
iationa! Bank
of Athena '
CAPITAL STOCK. L $50,000
SURPLUS,.. .......... 17,500
Propel attention given to collections. Deals in foreign and domestic ex
change. Firr and burglar-proof vaults and safes-no charge
for keeping your valuable papers.
H.I,. Adams. t'reHldelil.
T.J Kirk, Vtc-l'rnnldont.
j v.
F S. Lie Grow, Uaililer, t,
r.
Money Saved Is
Buys $25.00 worth of goods of The Paul House
Furnishing Co. Closing Out Furniture and
Carpets. This is no fake sale." We are going
out of the Furniture and Carpet business.
C"':j(
h it 4 iu CTnrrr
Good' Groceries, Coffee and Tea
In this trinity should the grocer build his business temple. The
difficulty is not great, but it s exceedingly difficult to build well
without these 3 things. We have highest grade goods in every line
Each Article the Acme of Perfection
Our entire stock is selected with the same care and discretion.
REMEMBER Our prices are always consistent with quality.
DELL BROTHERS
all Seasonable
. v ' (J. A ourrelt.l
. . . P. K. (Jolburn, V Directors
n, V Directors
v,l
tr. . LeQrow,
M. Kemp, Assistant Cashier
Money Made
HOUSE FURNISHING
COMPANY -
WALLA WALLA, WASIlJ
CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
, GOOD THING3 TO EAT
A HORRIBLE DEATH
BRAKEMAN SWART UNDER
Ti.AIN AT LA GRANDE, j
A Brother of Jerry and Jack Swart
and Popular Among 0 R- &
1 N. Employes. . ' . j;
James A. Swart, a brakeman on the
O. R. & N. line at La Grande, was
instantly killed Wednesday by slip
ping and falling nnder his train while
climbing from the window of the
engine to the pilot to see if tbe switch
was open, while the traiu was in
motion.
As tbe train polled into the yards,
Swart went to tbe engine expecting
to run ahead and throw the switch to
let it into tbe yards and the last seen
of him alive was as he was walking
over the rnnning board of the engine
toward the pilot.
The switch proved to be set right
for the train and it did not stop as
Swart expected, and it is thonght be
slipped from the ice-covered pilot of
the engine and fell in front of the
train. The mangled body was fonnd
after the entire train of 10 oars bad
passed over it.
The body was badly mutilated, tbe
head being entirely severed from tbe
body. He was not missed until the
engine was uncoupled to go to the
round house. He leaves a widow and
one obild.
"Jimmy" Swart belonged1 to one of
the best known families of railroad
men and telegraphers in Eastern
Oregon, and was popular wherever
known.
He was a brother of Jack and Jerry
Swart, formerly employes of the O.
R. & N. Co. , iu this city. He was
reared at Bingham Springs, in Uma
tilla county, and was the youngest
sou of W. Swart, the pioneer telegraph
operator of Bingham Springs station
on the O. R. &N.
A year ago ,,the deceased resigned
his position as telegraph operator, at
Kamela and took a position as brake
man du the O. R. & N. . He was
operator at Kamela for five years and
was extremely popular with all tbe
employes and officials of tbe road.
He was 26 years of age and leaves a
wife and little son aged 2. Hia par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Swart, reside
on their farm on Meacham creek,
two miles east of Bingham Springs
station.
Educate Tour llowels Willi Cascareta.
Candy Cnthnrtio, euro constipation forovut.
toc.Pic. If O. C. C.lnil, druggists return! money.
Oh! Say!
When you are looking for an In
vestment in t.
Real Estate
Writo me for information. I am
strictly in the Real Estate business
and don't do a thing else. Call at my
office in ROOMS 19 and 20
POST OFFICE BUILWG
Walla Walla, Wash.
Give us Your Hand. Here's Ours
D. D. Earp
YOURS FOR BUSINESS
Athena, Oregon.
FLAN flSH HATCH EE Y.
Proposed to Put a License on Flatting
Koda to Obtain a Fund.
1 At tho annnal meeting of the Ore
gon Fish and Game .association, held
iu tbe rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce, Id. is. 'Irousou was agaiu (
elected presideut; Dr. Hey Cnurob
man was elected as vice-prseideut; A.
J. Gebbardt, secretary, aud H. S.
Buterfleld, treasurear. There was a
large attendance , aud several im
portant subjects were taken up and
discussed by the members of the as
sociation, " - , -
Secretary Gebbardt's anunal report
contaiued important suggestions which
tbe association has determined to fol
low out. Mr. Gebbardt advocated a 1
state fish hatchery aud stated that
snoh a place could be maintained it a
cost of between $5000 aud 6000 a
year.
In order to raise a fund to main
tain tbe hatchery, Secretary Gebbardt
suggested that the money be raised
by placing a license upon fishing rods.
The members present were in favor '
of this and President Trouson ap
pointed a committee whose duty it
will be to draft a suitable bill to be
passed at tbe next meeting of tbe
legislature. While discussing this
point, it was announced that out of
tbe money obtained from the hunter
license $10,000 remained and Secre
tary of State F. I. Dunbar bad ren
dered an opinion saying that this
money, in that it had not all been
used during 1905, became the prop
erty of the state. Secretary Dunbar
might maintain this opinion, but be
fore tbe members of the association
will permit this f 10,000 to go into the
state treasurer, there will be a legal
battle. A committee was appointed
to look into the matter. Secretary
Gebbardt was of the opinion that ' in
asmuch as the money was collected
and not appropriated, that tbe state
had no right to it
A committee was also appointed to
look into the matter of the incorpora
tion of tbe association. This com
mittee like the others appointed 'will
report at a meeting whioh will be
held some time in April. On a sug
creation ' by Secretary ' Gebhardt tbe
association adopted resolutions plan
ning the reorganization of tbe non
resident members. An effort will be
made to have the sportsmen living in
the various towns throughout Oregon
organize game and fish . associations as
subsidiary bodies to the Portland as
sociation. ' ' .
TELEPHONE SERVICE
4 WILL BE: IMPROVED
The Pacific States Telephone com
pany will make extensive improve
ments in tbe local service at Athena.
Central station will be removed
from its present looation in the Pio
neer drug store to offices in tbe 'Post
building, heretofore occupied by G.
W. Bradley, of the Puget ' Sound
Warehouse company.
Linemen are in the city today aud
the removal of tbe switch board and
other apparatus and fixtures will take
place as soon as a cable arrives from
Portland.
An improved convenience that will
be greatly appreciated by patrons
here, will be tbe employment by tbe
company of a regular operator at
central. Dr. A. B. Stone has been
offered and has accepted tbe position
of manager of the Athena office and
Miss Fannie Tharp, who has been in
the employe of tbe Athena Mercan
tile company, will be tbe operator.
DIED SITTING IN CHAIR
End Came to Morrisette Last Night at
the Eagle Saloon.
Taussaud Morrisette, father of
Frank and Ed Morrisette, an old
resident of tbe Umatilla Indian res
ervation, died last night about 12
o'clock while sitting iu a chair at tbe
Eagle saloon.
Tbe old man's condition was not
known until Bert Cartano, the pro
prietor of tbe saloon, was preparing to
close tip his place of business at 13
o'clock. When he went to arouse
tbe man be saw that something was
wrong. The bead Jiung low on tbe
breast and the face was discolored.
Mr. Cartano went to tbe Corner sal
oon, and several went with him to the
Eagle. Morrisette was laid on the
floor, his limbs were robbed to stim
ulate circulation, but without effect.
Dr. Stone was sent for but when he
arrived Morrisette was past medical
aid, tbe only sign of life being a gasp
or two. The body was removed -to
'Miller's undertaking parlors aud tbe
coroner notified by Dr. Stone.
Morrisette came iuto tbe saloon
BACK WAS BROKEN.
Bad Runaway Accident to Mm, Cop
pinger of Echo.
Mrs. J. W. Coppinger, of Echo,
received injuries on Monday night in'
a bad runaway that may prove fatal,
says the East Oregouiau. . Mrs. .Cop
pinger aud her sou werd ret a ruing to
their farm from Echo when tho team
became frightened - and ran away,
throwing Mrs. Coppinger out upon
her head. -,. ; ,
, Mrs. Coppinger is a fleshy woman,
aud the force of the fall resulted in a
fracture of her spine,oansiuK complete
paralysis from bor shoulders down.
Dr. C. J. Smith was summoned and
attended the-injured woman. Tbe
injury is similar to that of John Cox,
who was thrown out of his wagon in
a runaway on Camas Prairie, and wbo,
though having a broken back, lived
more than a year. Mrs. Coppinger is
injured iu almost exactly the same
manner as Mr. Cox. , Mrs. Coppinger
is 54 years old. It is considered doubt
ful if she can recover.
Belief for Settlers.
At last the settlers ou the N ortbern
Pacific over-lap grant lands ore as
sured justice, after years of waiting.
Seuator Fulton has pnt through the
seuate a bill to allow all who took
their grant laud between the time of
the ruliug of tbe interior department
declaring their right to do so, and the
decision of the supreme court revers
ing tbe department's ruling, the privi
lege of taking lieu land. The sen
ator believes, that he can put it
through tbe house, with proper assist
ance. About 900 to 1000 settlers in
Oregon are affected by the new bill,
and on the Washington side tbe num
ber will bring the total affected by it
up to about 1000 persons. All of the
early settlers in the over-lap grant
land were protected by the act of 1896,
while all wbo went on tbe land after
the favorable ruling - of the interior
department have been left without any
assurance of protection until Senator
Fulton begau bis right in this con
gress. .
No Rehearing.
Tuesday the supreme court banded
down its decision in the matter of a
rehearing of tbe Taylor and Martin
cases. Both petitions were denied.
MR BURTON WILL
DELIVER A LECTURE
B. B. Burton, the evangelist, now
holding protracted meetings at the
Christian church, will deliver bis
popular lecture, "In the Corridors of
Antiquity," on next Monday night,
Feb. 6. For three years Mr. Burton
has given this lecture at Chantauquas
aud for tbe leading lecture bureaus.
Admission to the lecture is 25o. The
Midland Lyceum Bureau says of this
leoture:
"The charm of it lies in the easy,
eloquent, realistic manner in which
tbe leoturer carries his audience
right into tbe scenes be is describing,
and the funny incidents and humor
with whioh it is seasoned. From the
top of the Palatine Hill, tbe great
pyramid of Cheops, Mount Calvary or
the mighty Pycone overlooking the
ruins of Karnak and . Thebes, his
audiences see with marvelous clear
ness the temples, tombs, obelisks,
pyramids, forums, palaces and pagean
try of the the Caesars, Pharaohs and
Herods, and feels the throb of tbe old
life ou the Tiber, the Jordon aud tbe
mystic Nile."
about 11 o'clock. He was iu an iu
toxicated condition, and passed the
bar, going into tbe rear room, when
ne sat flown near the stove. He soon
fell asleep and his loud breathing aud
snoring elicited remarks from those
standing at the bar, which is separ
ated from the rear room by a low par
tition. It was not noticed when tbe
heavy breathing ceased, nor was tbe
old man's condition known until Mr.
Cartano went to close up tbe place
after bis customers bad left
Morrisette was known here as a
heavy drinker. Whenever he came to
town and had the money, be invariab
ly 'got drunk. Not long ago, while
in a drunken condition, a team ran
away with him and he was seriously
injured. Yesterday be was' in town
with his son, Ed, and both "wore in
toxicated. It is said they were drank
when they came to town, having
been at a dance the night before on
tbe reservation.
' An inqnest will be held this after
noon, at Miller's undertaking rooms.
TO BUILD HIGHWAY
ONE MILE OF EXPERIMENT
ROAD AT PENDLETON.
Sate Will Be Advertised, That When
Done as Many Farmers as Fos-
sible Will Be Present.
Seuator Fulton has uotiQed County
Judge Bean that Oregon will be giveo
two miles of experiment road work
by tbe National Good Roads Associa
tion, aud that Pendleton has been
selected as the point where one mile
of road will be constructed, aud
Salem for the other. Senator Ful
ton's letter follows: ,
Washington, D. C, Jan. 25, '06.
Hon. Henry J. Boan, Pendleton, Oro.
My Dear Sir: Through the co
operation of Samuel Hill, presideut of
the Washington Good Roads associa
tion, we have just secured assurance
from tbe government that two miles
of experimental road will be built iu
Oregon at an early date, if the labor
and materials are furnished by the
county or community where the work
is to be done.
We have choseu Pendleton as tbo
scene for one mile of work, and Salem
for the other. I have communicated
with Judge Scott, presideut of tho
Good Roads'associatiou, ou the subject
and he will doubtless communicate
with yon soon. 1 write to ascertain
if you will assure us at once if the
labor and materials for the work at
Pendleton will be provided by your
county or community. Tbe work is
to be of the highest standard of tho
engineers of the Good Roads associa
tion, and will be very instructive to
tbe people of your state.
It is the purpose to advertise tho
date of tbe work throughout tbe
whole community, so that, when it is
undertaken, as many farmers of tbe
district will be preseut to witness the
methods involved and the type of
machinery used for best results, as
possible. We will commence wide
publication at onoe to get tbe greatest
possible results. Would you kindly
inform me about tbis at once aud
oblige? Yours very truly,
C. W. FULTON.
CHARGED WITH LIBEL.
Warrant Out for Arrest of Kdltor of
Freewter Times.
A special to the East Oregonian says
Milton has been thrown into a fever
of excitement by a scurrilous article
which appeared in the Freewater
Times, of last week. Tbis editorial
openly oharges a former teacher and
three students of Columbia college
wib gross misconduct.
Yesterday a warrant was secured
for tbe arrest of tbe editor on the
charge of criminal libel. So far tbe
officers have been unable to find Miles
Overholt, tbe editor, and it is reported
that be has left the country. The
college authorities state that there is
no foundation for tbe statements made,
and are determined to clear up tho
matter. They deeply regret that the
editor has escaped. It is true, how
ever, that the students were suspended
and one of the faculty allowed to re
sign, and there are different reports
as to tbe cause. The faculty and di
rectors state that they can prove that
tbe editor's reports are entiroly with
out foundation.
. Silver Mine Is Ablaze.
Fire broke out Tuesday iu tbe Bunk
er Hill & Sullivan mine at Wardner,
Idaho, the greatest silver-loud mine
in America. Timbers are ablaze be
tween tbe sixth and seventh levels of
tbe flint stope and smoke and gas
speedily drove 75 miners from the
workings. Many were overcome and
reached the suiface with difficultly.
One man is iu tho Wardner hospital
in a critical couditiou as tbe result of
inhaling fumes. The timbers are dry,
and burning fiercely. It ia feared
weeks may pass before the fire is ex
tinguisebd and the flint stope ap
proachable. Vigorous steps have been
taken to combat the fire. Tbe com
pany will lose thousands of dollars,
while tbe stope is closed. A section
of blazing fuse or a candle left care
lessly in tbe mine is believed to buve
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niu t lcu ituv 11. v Alio nvi.iun n i j t
network of heavy timbers which
threaten to smolder for weeks.
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A wo isaucei j.uiugui.
It is evident that Athena never has
too many or too much of anything.
Tonight there is billed to take place
two dances. One is given by Mr.
Spennef at the opera house, and the
rithftr liv IjaHnichH liron. . in Mm Mor
ris store building
In His New 8tore.
R. M. Saw tell, tbe jeweler, went to
Pendleton yesterday and assumed the
proprietorship of tho Hasbrook jewol
er store.