SEMI-WEEKL
VOLUME XVIII.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1906.
NUMBER 65.
ED. M AN ASS E
Fall Goods Arriving Daily
if A A A A
Ladies' and Children's
WRAPS
In great variety at prices
. to suit all
A i? A S?
BELTS and HAIR ORNAMENTS
in profusion
ED. MAN ASS E
Agent for Butterick's Patterns.
lenney
One of the most complete lines of Hacks, Runabouts and
Rubber Tired Rigs in the county can be found at
C. A. BARRETT &
Go'od 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
Buggies
CO.
CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD THING3 TO EAT
Baker City Is Latest Field
for Operations.
COUNTERFEITER WHO ESCAPED
Hit Scheme Which Wai Successful Is
to Baise SI Silver Certificates
to 810 Denomination.
A report from Baker City ssys'that
Jaok Mclutyre, the escaped couuter
feiter, is in the immediate vicinity
of Baker City and boldly worked his
game in that city within tbe past few
days. Tbe police are making a vigor
ous search for tbe man.
Eastern Oregon has been flooded
with spurious $10 bills by Molntyre,
or some of his confederates, and every
day new cases of merobauts accepting
them are reported. Two were passed
in Baker aud it is learned that another
has appeared in Pendleton, tbe base of
former operations of tbe counterfeiter.
When Molntyre was arrested iu
Umatilla county be was tnrned over
to a federal deputy marshal. While
the officer and prisoner were making
the trip to Portland Mclutyre made
good his esoape by leaping from the
moving train.
Notbiug more was heard of the es-
Athena, Oregon.
' and Tea
Athena, Oregon.
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oaped prisoner until he appeared iu
Baker Monday, and after passing a
couple of bis bogus bills quietly drop
ped from sight.
Molntyre's scheme is to raise f 1
silver certificates to $10 denominations
by clever work with a brush. No
trace of confederates has been gained
and it is believed that be has been
working ' single handed.
WOOD SATURATED WITH FIE
Plants Himself in Front of Weston's
Exhibit and Is "It."
Weston's exhibit at tbe county fair
is a very attractive and instructive
oue. but fair visitors on Wednesday
bad a hard time in getting a view of
the Normal town's products except
one, which stood out in bold relief
and was the principal asset of the
Weston exhibit, for that day at least.
Reference is made to a certain in
dividual, who, surfeited with egotism
of tbe worst aud most pronounced
type, is forevef making himself ob
noxious in bis consuming desire for
notoriety. This emblem of a "wood
be" this tattered remnant of a "has
beon," if you please left the vile
sanctum of tbe Weston Leader offioe
Wednesday and boarded tbe excursion
for Pendleton.
When the train backed on tbe side
track at the Athena station to pick up
the Press man and his special car tbe
disoomforture of Weston's ragtime
editor was at once noted. "Doo"
O'Harra says the colonel's legs quaked
like aspen leaves. Bis face, distorted
With abject fear, assumed an ashen
hue, and leaving his'seat he went into
the vestibule. There he remained until
tbe train reaohed ' Pendleton, and
O'Harra will take au oath that Wood
had the key in his pocket.
' From tbe train he shot into the big
pavilion, where De Caprio's band
music had tbe effect of sootbiug--not
his savage breast but his nerves, and
he planted himself in front of tbe
Weston booth and ogled for notorieiy.
He achieved it in all kinds of chunks
aud quantities.
"Ob, what a nice squash 1" ex
claimed a country maid, whose eye
sight surveyed a row of vegetables,
which tbe colonel's bulky form could
not wholly obscure from view. Her
mother, good old soul, was near Bigot
ed and wore glasses. Wood, swelled
up like a toad, took off his hat iu an
awkward acknowledgment of tbe girl's
avnnuoQil odmirafiAn fnr f ha onnaah.
The dear old lady took a step forward
aud placing ber hand on tbe colonel's
cranium, ran her fingers through bis
hair and remarked: "Why, no, Re
bekab dear. This is a cocoanut with
a few wisps of hair
on it 1 From
(plaoiug ber
eyes) tbe na-
these two depressions
fingers ou the colonel's
fives extract the milky -fluid from
tbe nut, which they use for refresh
ments, much tbe same as tbe Germans
do beer."
Of course laughter ran riot through
out the pavilion. The old lady, firm
in ber conviotions and not in tbe least
pertnrbod, remarked, "Well, it's so,
and to prove it if someone will lend
me a penknife I'll just tap it and
show you all!"
AT THE PENDLETON FAIR
Creditable Exhibit of Grain,
Livestock and Fowls.
Fruit,
Considering that it is the first ex
hibition given by the Third Eastern
Oregon District Agricultural Society,
tbe Pendleton fair is very much of a
success.' " ' V v " '"'
Tbe exhibits of grain, fruits, live
stock and poultry are muoh better
than one would suppose when the short
time in which tbe displays were made
up, is considered.
Tbe Umatilla 'county exhibit, of
course, leads all others, for the reason
that the best tbe county affords is to
be seen in it . Milton and Freewater
comes next with a fine display of fruit
and vegetables and Atbena and Weston
are creditably represented, though not
on such au extensive scale as Milton
and Freewater.
Athena's exhibit, which is made
by tbe Prestou-Parton Milling corn-
JAIL BREAK AT PEN
Pendleton, Sept 28 Three prisoners
sawed their way out of tbe couuty jail
here last night, and up to this hour
have not been recaptured by tbe offic
ials. That the prisoners received help
from tbe ontside is vindicated by tbe
several rocent attempts at jail deliv
ery bore.
The three prisoners occupied oue
cell in tbe jaiL The steel bars of tbe
pany, eloquently appeals to fair visit
ors, who always stop, to rou their
fingers through tbe plump grains of
60 bushel wheat which is convenient
ly displayed in two open sacks. Tbe
flour and cereal display elicits favor
able mention from all who see it
The livestock department is one of
tbe most prominent features of tbe
fair. In it are to be seen some of the
best stock in tbe Northwest. Minor of
Heppner, is there with his famous
herd of Shorthorns, and near it is
quartered George Linsner's beantful
Hereford Ruby's imported stallions,
t'le herd of jacks, Shetland ponies,
bogs and sheep complete tbe live stock
exhibit Poultry is exhibited in pro
fusion. Art has not been overlooked,
and one of tbe most attractive aud
interesting exhibits is that made by
Major Lee Moore house, whose clever
work with Indian pictures, has made
him nationally famous as a photo
grapher. . His booth is oontinually
filled wi h people, all of whom ad
mire bia pictures and art collections of
Indian relics. '
IT WILL BE WELL HEATED
Funds (secured to Purchase Fuel for
Use at Baptist Church
"The little church on the come;
will be warm this winter," said Rev.
Geo. T. Ellis, pastor of tbe Athena
Baptist church, while in tbe Press
office yesterday morning.
"Last Sunduy after the servioos, I
informed tbe congregation that our
Church would soon need to be heated,
and that it would be a good plan to
lay in our winter's supply of fuel.
I remrked that back in Vermont,
where I was raised, .the men provided
fuel and provisions and the women
burned the fuel aud cooked tbe vict
uals. I said in this instance I expect
ed the men to provide tbe fuel, and
that I would not ask tbe women to
contribute toward tbe purchase of
it." ''.-..(,
That Rev. Ellis was successful iu
scouring the fuel funds from men only
was verified by a long list of cash do
nations be carried in a little memo
randum book, tucked away in bis in
side coat pocket.
Largest Sgle of Wheat.
T. J. Tweedy, the pioneer reserva
tion farmer, made what ia thought to
be tbe largest individual sale of
wheat effected iu this county Jthis
He sold to tbe Pacific Elevator
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company, through Will Moore, agent
at this plaoe, 43,000 bushels of wheat,
tbe entire crop threshed by Mr.
Tweedy this year. Tbe crop was sold
early in the year bnt the trausfer has
just been made. This is less than tbe
amount sold by Mr. Tweedy last year,
his 1005 crop amounting to about 50,-
000 bushels. However, he will not
farm so extensively hereafter, and will
perhaps retire entirely from the farm
ing industry in this couuty. East
Oregouian.
Brakeman is Injured.
Jack Smith, employed on a logging
train, while 'at Perry, three miles
from La Graude, met with a frightful
accident Wednesday morning. The
train was on a siding and Smith lay
down on a fiat car to sleep. Tbe
train started, awakeniug tbe brake
niau, who due to sleepiness, actueily
walked off tbe car betweeu tbe
wheels. The wounded man waa tak
en to La Grande on an engine aud
doctors amputated his right leg at tbe
knee aud set bis left leg which was
broken at tbe ankle. Smith is aged
26 and is unmarried. His parents
reside iu New York.
Poisoned By Aconite,
Mrs. Burr Johnson, wife of tbe
liveryman at Helix, bad a narrow
escape from death Tuesday by taking
aoouite by mistake for cough medi
ciue. She took quite a large dose,
aud was thrown into violent oouvul.
sious, says tbe East Oregonian. - Her
husband happened in tbe house just in
time to save ber from deatb. Dr.
Lieu a lieu was called and with tbe
assistance of Dr. Cole of this city,
tbey worked with her several hours
and she is now considered out of dan
ger. LETOH LAST NIGHT
cell were sawed and removed until an
opening sufficiently large enough to
permit tbe meu to crawl through, was
made. After gaining tbe corridor
it was an easy matter to make tbeir
escape to tbe court bouse yard, ! The
absence of tbe prisoners was not dis
covered until this morning, when
breakfast was served to the prisoners.
It is supposed'tbe men effected their
esoape sometime during the early
morning hours.
FELL 10 HIS DEATH
Aged Man Goes Over Cliff On
Columbia River.
WAS FISHING NEAR WALLULA
Was Missed By Party of Friends Who
Searching Found Him Dead at
Bottom of Cliff.
James Brown, of Rook Falls, 111.',
was instantly killed by falling down a
two hnndred foot preoipioe near Wal
lula Tuesday morniug.
Mr. Brown, who is 67 years of age,
iu company with his son in law, Ed
Latimer, of Wallula, aud two grand
sous started on a fishing trip along
tbe Columbia, seven miles from Wal
lula. Muoh of tbe trail was over
rugged rocks and sheer bluffs many
feet in height and the path in several
places was very narrow.
The party became separated and
finally the old gentlemau was missed.
Thorough soaroh was made and finally
a fishing rod was discovered on tbo
rocks fully a hundred feet below tbe
trail. ' In order to reaoa the spot the
party had to go around tbe bluff a
distance of half a mile. At the bot
tom of tbe cliff Mr. Brown's dead
body was found. Although tbe
corpse was not mashed, the head was
bruised and bleeding and tbe arms
were slightly lacerated.
Mr. Brown leaves a wife and three
cbildreu in Rook Falls, Illinois, bo-
sides a daughter, Mrs. E. Latimer, of
Wallula. The old gentleman who
bad been visiting relatives, had in
tended to start home Wodnesday. .
WALLA WALLA PIONEER DEAD
W. W. Walter, Survivor of Cayuse
War, Is No More.
W. W. Walter of Toucbet valley, ,
the oldost known survivor of the Cayuse
Indian war and a resident of Walla
Walla county continuously since 1851),
died of heart disease at bis home near
Tonohet at noon Sunday, says tbe
Walla Walla Bulletin.
Mr. Walter was one of the best
knowu and best liked men in the
oouuty and had a host of friends, be
ing acquainted with tbe early pioneers
as well as those who came later. Ho
was 79 years of age at the time of his
deatb. ,
Mr. Walter took part in the famous
Cayuse Indian war which followed
tbe Whitman mnssaote and is said
to have been the oldest living surviv
or of that war, up to the time of his
death.
Mr. Walter is survived by three
daughters aud a sou. Tbey are Mrs. "
Heury Fine, Mrs. J. H. Pettijobn and
Miss Kate Walter all of Presoott, aud
J. D. Walter of Walla Walla.
Four Marriage Licenses.
That tbe holding of the distriot fair
baa had a stimulating effect upon the
mtarimonial market is indicated by
tbe number of licenses issued Thurs
day, says a Pendleton paper. Sinoe
yesterday afternoon four permits to
wed have been granted by. County
Clerk Saliug, tbo contracting couples
being as follows: Albert W. Pinfold
and Florence M. Thornton, William
S. Dowler and Lulu Jenaette Dent,
John L. Peterson aud Ceoille M.
Tinim, and Charles E. Sbookey aud
Anna F. Burns.
V - . Payment of Old Debt. '
IntheFalton, Mo., publio square
Callaway county made a bonfire of its
old bouds iu celebration of tbe pay
ment of Ler bonded indebtedness. Tbe
county has spent over $1,200,000 in
discharging the bonded debt cieated
in 1869, when $117,800 in bonds was
issued to pay for building a branch
line of tbe Chicago & Alton railroad.
For One Day Only.
Yesterday morning's Tribune says:
With Freewater aud Milton occupying
the same booth at the fair, and Clark
Wood touring tbe pavilion arm in arm
with Fred Boyd, who will say that
Umatilla county' is not on tbe high
road to a rapid and unprecedented de
velopment? Journal at Pioneer Drug Store.
The Oregon Daily Journal and tbe
Sunday Journal is now on sale at tbo
Pioneer drug store. Cecil Shove is
tbe Jonrnal newsboy in Atbena aud
ia prompt in delivering tbe paper.
Commencing Early.
In a practloe game of football at
Larenceville, Mass., Tuesday, Johu
P. Kennedy, tbe captain of the team,
was kioked in tbe head. He died au
hour later.
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