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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1906)
1 , - - - SEMI-"WEEK VOLUME XVIII. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. 1906. NUMBER 6. i ' " ED. MAN ASS E Fall Goods Arriving Daily Ladies' and Children's WRAPS In great variety at prices I to suit all BELTS and HAIR ORNAMENTS in profusion ED. MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. QSscgSQ&cgSffisrSSXsSQcaJESfcXslgSa ' First National of Athena CAPITAL STOCK.. ..... .... . $50,000 . , SURPLUS,.. .. . 17,500 We do Strictly a Commercial Business. We Solicit the Accounts ot Individuals, Firms and Corporations. OFFICERS H. C. ADAMS, President. T. J. KIRK, Vice President, F. S. Le GROW, Cashier, I. M. KEMP, Ass't Cashier. Good Groceries, Coffee 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 Bank ' DIRECTORS H. C. ADAMS, T. J. KIRK, F. S. Le GROW, D. H. PRESTON, P. E. CuLBjbjRN. CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT HEHB OFALLOTTEES Chamberlain Will Make En umeration of Minors. ARRANGES CENSUS TAKING Bathes of Children May Figure in Future Allotment! and Also In Distribution of Back Money. Through arrangemeuta made with Major Edwards, Indian agent of the Umatilla reservation, O. U. Chamber lain, justice of the peace for Athena district, is taking a census of enumer ation of the minors and heirs of re servation allottees residing in his official jurisdiction. The enumera tion is made at the instance of the Indian agent, but for what purpose Mr. Chamberlain is not in a position to say. However, it is the opiniou of Justice Chamberlain that the names of the heirs and unallotted miuors on the reservation are wanted by the department for convenience of purpose relating to unsettled heirship lands subject to litigation in the ac quirement of title; unallotted land and the f uture division of back money due the Umatilla, Walla Walla and Cay use Indians from the United States government. That the census is to figure ma terially in future allotments is felt to be reasonably certain, although there is no such provision made for this re servation as obtains for minor heirs on the Yakima reservation. On that reservation as soon as an allottee's child is old enough to receive a name, it is taken to the agency and promptly allotted 80 acres of land. It is known 'to be Mr. Edward's intention to direct his efforts with the department that the same privi leges may be granted the minor heirs on the Umatilla reservation. His Horses Foundered. Out at the MoEwen farm north of town, in a field that had beeu harvest ed with a combine, fourteen sacks of wheat bad been' overlooked and left by the wheat haulers. Mr. MoEwen 's work horses were turned in the field to graze and Snnday . eighteen bead found the wheat and ate of the grain until they became foundered. Mr. MoEwen was in town at the time and returning borne found bis horses sick. It is reported that with the assistance of a man who has been successful in onring foundered horses, be hopes to bring the animals through to recovery. Peering Giant Alfalfa Mowers LIGHT DRAFT EASY RUNNING AND NEVER CHOKES C A. BARRETT & CO,, Athena and Tea Athena, Oregon. BIG MEAT PUG INDUSTRY A New Packing; House to Cost at Least ? 5 0,000. The Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage company, the firm which buys the greater part of the livestock marketed in this looality, is to en large its facilities. Work on a new packing bonse to cost between $50,000 and $60,000 and to have a capacity of 60 cattle and 100 bead of hogs or sheep a day will be commenced by the Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage compauy the first of next week. Ibe new indus try willjbe located at the foot of Sixth street, between the O. R. & N. and W. & C. R. tracks, says the Bulletin. It is thought that the buildings will be ready for oooupancy by the latter part of February. The company owns five acres of land between the two traoks and stock yards will be built on the part of the property not taken up by the main buildings. Side tracks will be built to conneot with the two railroads in order that the products may be easily shipped. The output of the plant will bo un der government supervision and in spection and the packed products will be distributed all over the Inland Em pire, this city being headquarters for the large wholesaling trade tc be worked up. 1 WALKER BOY IS BOUND OVER Complaint Made by Chas. Brotherton Before District Attorney. Ou complaint of Charles Brothertou before Distrcit Attorney Phelps Justice Chamberlain last night placed Edmund Walker under 1200 bonds to appear before the district attorney at Pendleton this morning. The boy, in company with bis father and Con stable Smith, went to Pendleton today on the morning traiu. The complaint alleges that the Walker boy has been abusing and assaultiug the Brotherton childreu on different occasions, and the trouble oulmiuated Thursday when the Walk er boy, who was in the yard at his home, threw a piece of iron at Clar ence Brothertou, who was passing along the street. The iron struck Brotherton's boy on the head, inflict ing a severe scalp wonnd. Work on Umatilla Dam. The East Oregonian correspondent says-: Dirt is flying near Echo ou the dam for the East Umatilla irrigation projeot, and while the work is going on slowly on account of the scarcity of iiieu, it ig 6ui6, and it will not bo long before the work will be iu pro gress for miles. The reclamation service has had considerable trouble in securing right of way, and bad conimenoed condemnation proceedings against Joe Reams for privileges through bis property about a mile and a bait above Echo, when the matter was adjusted satisfactorily to all con cerned, both parties making conces sions. Grain Handlers Strike. The Portland wheat exporters expect to answer the demands of the grain handlers for 40 cents per hour, says' a Portland dispatch of yesterday. An offer of 35 cents was rejected by the nuion. A walkout of 210 men took place yesterday afternoon, with the result that all rail shipments are tied up. There are no vessels iu the har bor. No answer from the exporters has been received yet. Boy Severely Burned. Last night at bis home in this city Lawrance Tbarp was severely ''urned by acoidently turning over a pot of hot tea, at the supper table. The tea splashed over the boy's loft arm, shoulder and breast, soalding him to some extent, but prompt attention gave bim rdief and no bad effects are expected from the burns. Ordered Back to Oregon. A Seattle dispatoh says: In con formance with the report of the Mitehell-Creffield insanity commis sion, Judge Frater this Saturday morning issued an order directing the sheriff to deport tbe women to Oregon, which is their home under the law passed at tbe last session of tbe legis lature for tbe disposal of alien insane. ! At the Pendleton Fair This morning's train was filled with people going to Pendleton to attend the fair. Tweoty-one tickets were sold at the O. R. & N. ticket offioe here. Milton and Weston were well represented in the passenger list. . A Surprise Party. ' Miss Cecile Boyd, who returned yesterday from Seattle, was surprised last nicht at ber borne br a nartv of young friends. Tbe party comprised seventeen young people and games and mnaio featured in entertainment of tbe guests. TO PARTICIPATE IN RELAY RACE W. R. Taylor Will Have String of Saddle Horses at Walla Walla. One of tbe prinoipal events that has been scheduled for tbe Walla Walla fair next week i3 a relay raoe for sad dle horses. W. R. Taylor of this city has entered a string of fleet footed ponies and will participate iu tbe race which offers a purse of $300 to the winner and $7S to tbe one taking second place. It is expected that Mr. Taylor's principal competitor in tbe raoe will be tbe Drninbellers, who with Fay Le Grow of this city, own a large stock ranch on Crab creek, and who have in their possession some finely bred saddle horses. The relay raoe will be one of the most exciting and interesting speed oontosts on tbe lists of the Walla Walla f air asosoiation and has brought out for entry some of tbe best horses in the Northwest. The distance of the raoe is twelve miles. Two miles will be covered each day of the fair, four horses beiug used in relay. The nders will unaad del and change horses at each half mile post of tbe course. Mr. Taylor will ride bis horses in tbe raoe. STREET BLOCKED BY CAR Car on 0. R. & N. Crashes Into the fctreet Sidewalk. For tha soooud time iu tbe last few weeks a oar has broke over tbe blind switch on the O. E & N., crashed through tbe sidewalk and blocked tbe north side of Main street at the cross ing near the Paoiflo Coast Elevator Co. warehouse. In both iustanoes the brakes on the oars were f ouud to be defective and did not peiform the duty expected of tbem. In tbe former instance graiu loaders let tbe oar get away from them, but iu this instance tbe traiu crew, wbile switohing, allowed the oar to crash into tbe sidewalk. There is quite a grade ou tbe side track where these cars became unmanageable, aud if the brakes are not properly set and hold well, tbe oar is sure to slide along un til stopped by its weight breaking through tbe sidewalk. A Rhode Island Red. Whlie at the Washington State Fair last week, Mjs. Charles Norris pur chased a thoroughbred Rhode Island Red cockerel for ber noted pen of fowls of that breed. The bird is in deed n fine specimen, and was select ed from a pen of prize wiuueis. Mr. and Mrs. Norris have beeu very suc cessful in introducing standard bred poultry in this seotiou. During tbe past season tbey reoeived more orders for eggs for setting purposes than could be filled. Opening of the Fair. Peudletou Tribune: With tbe boom of oannon, the blowing of whistles and tbe tooting of horns, the first annual fair of the Third Eastern Oregon District Agricultural society was opened yesterday afternoou at 2 o'clock, and before the lights were put out last night nearly 4000 persons bad entered the big pavilion. Mor row county, therefore, made tbe open ing day which was also ber day a grand success for the crowd was larg er than tbe directors had anticipated. Shetlands at the Fair. Matt Mosgrove came over from Milton this morning with a band of teu bead of beautiful Shetland poniosv which be was taking to the Pendleton fair. Tbe little fellows are out of one of the highest bred Shetland herds iu tbe Northwest. Tbey will Le plaoed on exhibition at the fair this after noon.. Woodman Day. Wednesday is Woodman day at tbe Peudleton fair. On that day tbe round trip fare for tbe excursion train run for tbe accommodation of tbe Woodmen of tbe World and tbe people residing in the' "East End," will be 55o from Athena. There promises to be a large atteudaoce of people from this section of tbe county at the fair on that day. Repair Your Sidewalk. Notice is hereby given that all de fective sidewalks iu Atbona must be repaired witbin a reasonable time or tbe work will be done by tbe city marshal and tbe expeuso charged against tbe owner's property. J. D. PLAMONDON, Mayor. Wearing the Star. City Marshal Gholsou is getting a little recreation up in Spokane this week, where be is attending the Inter state fair. During his absence from tbe city Willis Bush is wearing tbe chief of police star aud looking after tbe peaoe and welfare of tbe city. I 111 Nearly a Half Million Bushels Stored Here. GRAIN HAULING ABOUT ENDEO Conservative Estimate of 196,000 Sacks Approximately Containing 450,000 Bushels of Wheat. The 1006 wheat season iu Athena is rapidly drawing to a close and after this week but few lots of graiu will remain iu tbe fields. Tbe preseut season's crop baa been one of the largest ever raised . in this section. To a Press reporter a promiu ent wheat buyer conservatively esti mates that when all grain has been delivered" the total warehouse capa city iu Athena will contain close to a half million bushels of wheat, couut iug iu of course the amount of the new crop which has been ground iuto flour aud cereals at the mill. In figures be gives tbe total number of sacks of wheat sold at 196,000, approximately containing 450,000 bnsbels of wheat. Add to thia the wheat held out for seed, feed aud other purposes and it is safe to plaoe the amount of wheat raised thia year on farm lands tributary to Athena at half a million bushels. Of the amount sold and stored iu Atheua this year the Preston-Parton Milling company seoured 125,000 sacks, the balanoe goiug to tbe Puget Sound Warehouse Co. and David Taylor's Independent Warehouse. The greater portion of this graiu has been sold, although there is much graiu yet in the bands of the prodnoer. Tbe prioe paid for tho wheat ranges from the top figures, 60o, quoted early in the season when a large per ceutage was sold, down to 51 cents, the lowest prioe quoted. Scarcity of labor iu haudliug the grain has not been io sorious a prob lem to tbe warehouse men this year as tbe inability to secure oars in which to transport it to terminal points. Much of tbe graiu purchased should now be in prooess of loading aud shipping out, but lack of oars necessitates holding it in storage until shipping facilities become adjusted. Some Fine Painting. Mr. Kidder, who has a paint shop opposite tbe Press office, is doing ex ceptionally flue paintiug iu tbe car riage lino. Iu bis shop are to be soon several vebioles in different stages of the paintiug prooess. Mr. Kidder is certainly au excellent workman aud his prices are reasonable, considering tho standard of materials used and the class of work he turns out. Contract at La Grande. Ed Barrett, tbe well known con tractor, is erecting a residence in La Grande for Mrs. Eva Boddy. Mr. Barrett's servioes as a contractor have beeu in demand this year from other towns. He reoeutly completed a pieoe of flume work for tbe Preston-Partou Milling company at Waitsburg. , Eleven to Spokane. Elevou tickets wero sold at tbe O. R. & N. ticket offioe yesterday morning to parties going to Spokaue ou the $6 round trip rate. Those purchasing the tickets were bound for tbe fair. The $6 rate applied to Mouday pur chases of tickets only. The fare is now $8.50. Deadly Serpent Sites. are as common in India as are stom ach and liver disorders with ns. For the latter however, there is a sure rem edy : Electrio Bitters ; tbe great restor ative medicine, of which S.A. Brown, of Beunettsville, S. C, says: "Tbey restored my wife to perfect bealtb, after years of suffering with despepsia and chronioally torpid liver." Elec tric Bitters cure chills and fever, ma laria, biliousness, lame back, kidney troubles and bladder disorders. Sold on guarantee by Wm. MoBride, drug gist Price 50o. Death From Lockjaw. never follows an injury dressed with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Its antisep tic and healing properties prevent blood poisoning. Chas. Oswald, mer chant, of Rensselaersville, N. Y., writes: "It cured Beth Bnrh. f this place, of the ngliest sore ou bis necit i ever saw." uures cuts, wounds, burns and sores. 25c at Wm. Mo Bride's, druggist. Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder right. HEA ATHENA i1 j ' - i