SEMI-W JiJETCT.
VOLUME XVIII.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1906.
NUMBER 76.
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about the Great Northwest as does
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right. Women's 60in. Tourist Coat of fancy
Plaid, Strapped front and back, trimmed
with buttons, price f 10.
Women's 50io. aourist Goat of Fancy
Mixed Herringbone cloth, trimmed with
buttons and straps, price $6.50.
Women's Chinchilla Coney Skin Scarf,
60in. long, deep lioh brown color, satin
lined, price $3.
Women's Blended Musk Rat Collar, 62io.
long, brown, good, prime skins, satin lined,
price $1.50. Women's Mink Collar, 60iu.
long, two tails on each side, prime Russian
Miuk skins, Price $6.85.
Women's Siberian Squirrel Collar, grey
with flie satin linings, fnll 58in. long,
made of No. 1 choice skins. . Others $12.50.
Crank sells it for $8. 50
Cloak and Suit House
CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD THING3 TO EAT
FLOYD SUFFOCATED
Farm Laborer Found Dead By
Dell Stanton, x
CORONER INVESTIGATES BASE
Dead Man Was Intoxicated and
Smothered to Death In Bed By
Lying; on His Face.
Allen Floyd, aged about 65 years,
was found dead Snnday afternoon
abont 4 o'clock by Dell Stanton, bar
keeper at the Corner Saloon.
Floyd, who is well known in this
vicinity as a farm laborer, having
worked for different farmers, came to
town Saturday from the Rainville
place on .the reservation, and was
abont tbe saloons drinking duriug the
day. ' . .
Abont 12 o'clock Saturday night he
was in the Corner Saloon, aud Stan
ton, abont to close tbe place, took the
old man in a side room and put him to
bed.
, Sunday morning Stanton looked in
to the room and, as he thought, Floyd
was still sleepiug, and he decided not
to wake him. Abont 4 o'clock Sun
day afternoon, the old man not having
made his appearanoe, . the barkeeper
went to arouse him, noting that he
was lying in the same position as he
was when he oalled during the morn
ing. Going over to tbe bed Stanton
shook the form aud was horrified to
find the man dead. " '
Coroner Folsom was at once notified
and came np on tbe night train from
Pendleton. Tbe investigations made
by the coroner revealed the fact that
Floyd had lain on bis stomach and
face, the month and nose making a de
pression in the mattress, and death re
suited from suffocation probably some
time during tbe early hours of Sunday
morning; It was not considered
necessary to empanel a jury, and the
coroner ordered the body removed to
Miller's undertaking esablishtnent .to
be prepared for burial.
Very little of tbe dead man's past
life is known here, except that be was
a native of Iowa. Whether be bad
relatives is not known. He was witb-
out funds and yesterday the remains
i were interred in the Atheua cemetery
j at tbe county's expense. '
DON'T CUT A CORN
Blood Poisoning is liable to re
sult when a corn is cut with a
knife or a razor. Cutting or trim
ming a corn affords but temporary
relief because the corn comes
back. The only safe .and sure
way to be free from corns and
bunions is by using
INDIAN CORN LEAF
This magic leaf applied to the
corn eases the pain instantly after
which the corn is removed easily,
permitting the foot to remain its
natural shape. Recommended by
all who have tested its merits.
Send 20c for large package and .
obtain Jfree our booklet "How to
Treat the Feet." If troubled with
piles, send SOc for "Indian Pile
Ointment." Send stamps. Agents
make money selling these guaran
teed remedies. Write for terms to
THE BOND SUPPLY CO.
Bond Bldg., Washington, D. C,
and Tea
Athena, Oregon.
THE FUEL FfflNE CONTINUES
Railroad Breaks its Word and Gives
No Belief to Inland Empire-
Some days ago Mr. Miller, an O. R.
& N. official, before the Pendleton
Commercial Association, mado as
sertion that tbe company had plenty
of empty cars whioh it wonld be
pleased to load with ooal but tbe
mines conld not furnish the coal.
At Meaoham and Eamela station, iu
the Bine mountain timber belt, ou
the main line of the O. R. & N., over
whioh these empty west bound oars
are daily passing, there are hundreds
of cords of wood waiting for shipmeut
to dealers in towns throughout tbe In
land Empire, bnt no oars stop at tbe
siding to take on wood. Tbe questiou
naturally arises, that if Mr. Miller's
empty oars cauuot be snppliod with
coal on their west bound trip, why
not supply them with wood at Meaoh
am and Kamela, aud thus, to some
extent, relieve a desperate and threat
ening condition? The following dis
patch from Pendlotou bears materially
on the sitnatiou: '
Though the O. R. & N. compauy
has promised to assist in relieving the
f uel shortage at Pendleton it coutiuues
to grow more serious. Since Novem
ber 1, three days, 74 empty cars have
passed through Pendleton going west,
yet it is impossible to secure oars at
Kamela and Meaoham for wood ship
ments. ' '''
The same condition prevails all over
eastern Oregon, immense prioos being
paid for wood away from railroad
points. ' ' - "
Tbe shortage is not only felt in coal
but ho cars oan be had for cattle and
wheat It is believed the reasou the
O. R. & N. will not stop west bound
cars is that they have no competition
in the west bonnd wood and ooal busi
ness, bnt there is sharp competition in
the east bound lumber trade and every
effort is being made to rush the empty
oars to Portland, and other sawmill
points, to load for eastern- shipments
before tbe .Northern Paoifio outers tbe
field to seonre the trade.
' When a few weeks of cold weather
sets in Washington, Oregon aud Idaho
will suffer, as business has already
suffered.
The Walla Walla commercial club
Saturday afternoon issued an open
letter to the citizens say iog that
Walla Walla faces a fuel famine and
warning them to use sparingly their
coal on baud. Tbe club directors at
a meeting tbe other night made a
rigid investigation of the fuel situa
tion. Representatives of the railroads
were in attendance and explained that
a oar shortage aud the inability wf the
coal companies to work tbe miues con
tribute causes for tbe existing famine.
Tbe coal dealers are practically out of
coal and many families are only able
to buy green slab wood, while poor
families are snffeiing.
Former Adams Boy is Dead
A California paper publishes the
announcement ot the death of Joseph
H. Eastman, the eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Eastman, former residents
of Adams. The paper says:
Joseph H. Eastman, the 15 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Eastman,
died Sunday at tbe family home iu tbe
Wallman cottage on M street after six
weeks illness with typhoid fever, hav
ing contracted the disease, at Tracy
jnst before tbe family recently re
moved here. The father is superin
tendent for tbe E. B. & A. L. Stone
company at Camp 140 West at Green
ville. The funeral took pi toe Mon
day afternoon, iuterment being made
at tbe Catholic cemetery.
To Vara Constipation Korer.
Take Cuficareta Cuudy Cathartic 10c or 23fe
If C. C. C. fail to cure, drucKists refund mono-
OE GRAW HAS HO
Recorder Chamberlain has received
notification from the city's attorney
in Washington, D. C, that the appli
cation of G. De Uiaw of Weston, for
a title to the Green Springs on Wild
Horse creek, has been rejected, and
that tbe commissioner has reported
favorably ou Athena's application to
tbe department. It was known some
time ago that DeGraw's claim to tbe
spring was u flimsy one and that he
was endeavoring to establish his
rights merely with tbe object of trans
ferring his title for a money consider
ation. Athena took tbe matter np
with tbe department, making applica
tion for use of tbe water flowing from
the spring lor domestic use in ber
municipal water system. Tbe de
partment at once recognized tbe pre
ponderance of beneflt to. be derived
from the water by a community of
people, as agaiust Jthe benefit that
JUDGE W. H. UPTON IS DEAD
The Jurist Who Offered to Defend
Esther Mitchell Passes Away.
W. H. Upton, jndge of the Walla
Walla supreme court from 1889 to
1897, aud one of tbe best known at
torneys in eastern Washington, died
snddenly at the Walla Walla hospital
of heart failure Saturday afernoou.
Jndge Upton was oie of tbe best
k iown characters in the Pacific north
west and numbered his friends by tbe
legion. Popular as he was, he was
elected to many offices of trnst aud
was shown other evideuoe of tbe high
esteem iu whioh be was held by the
people of Walla Walla county. He
was elected to the oonnty benoh for
several terms and made a good record
while serviug as judge.
But Jndge Upton was kuown chiefly
for his great f nnd of humor. His
reparteo was tirilliaut aud bis replies
always seemed like shafts of lightn
ing to his opponents. Still they were
mostly made' in tbe spirit of good fel
lowship aud served only to make
friends of those with whom be en
gaged in controversy. He was a gentle
man of the old school and ?as courtly
aud dignified in his manners. .
One of bis most noticable traits
was bis habit of reading oewspapers.
His appetite for this kind of litera
ture was omnivorons and he spent tbe
entire day and evening iu reading the
papers. It is said he read as high as
SO different papers a day and then
went to bis home to spend half tbe
nigbt over a law book. Whatever
he may have done in the way of read
ing, it is claimed by bis friends that
few men were so well posted on events
in tbe northwest ns he. ' '
He delighted iu good stories and al
ways had a new one to tell. No one
ever beard him repeat a story and no
oue was ever beard to complain of a
lack of them when be was present.
His death leaves a peouliar niche in
Washington affairs whioh will never
be filled.
Jndge Upton, who was a prominent
Mason, created quite a furore several
months ago by offering his services to
Esther Mitohell when she killed her
brother, the slayer of "Holy Roller"
Creffield, in Seattle.
A Golden Wedding
Friday, November 2, Mr. and Mrs.
A. SbioK, at their home in this city,
oelebrated their golden wedding after
50 years of bappy married life. The
day was spent in a bappy family re
union, and a splendid dinner was
spread. A present of a gold beaded
oaue was made to Mr. Sbiok and Mrs.
Sbick was given a beautiful gold
brooob. This veuerable oouple was
united in marriage in Fillmore connty,
Minnesota, November 2, 1857. They
oame to Oregon in 1876. Mr. Sbick
is 75 years of age. His estiruabb wife
and helpmate is 67, her birthday com
ing on tbe date of her wedding anni
versary.
Traded Land for Residence,
Jerry Stone has traded range laud
on Pino creek to Charles Brown for
Athena residence . property and with
his family will soon come from bis
farm to town to reside. The con
sideration iuvoived in the transaction
is placed at $1,200.
, Church oi Christ.
Servioes every Lord's day. Bible
sobool at 10 a. m. ; preaobing at 11;
Y. P. S. C. E. at 7 p. m. ; preaching
at 8. p. m. Prayer meeting on Wed
nesday evening at 8. Tbe pnblio is
invited to attend all of these servioes
V. E. Hoveu, Minister.
Grain Sprouts Now.
A hard rain fell Sunday night, in
suring moisture in sufficient quantity
to sprout the grain wbiob is already
in the grorind and that which will be
sown in the next few days.
CLAIM OH SPRINGS
wonld accrue to oue individual. It
was then that De G raw's claim was
rejected. He was givea tbe usual
six months time in wnioh to appeal.
Failing to make au appeal, Athena's
rights in the matter are being con
sidered by tbe department, backed by
a favorable report from tbe commis
sioner of Indian affairs.
The city of Atbena has carefully
complied with all requirements exact
ed ty tbe government officials in the
matter and every indication points to
an early decision in tbe city's favor.
With tbe acquirement of these
springs, taken in connection with the
Gallaher springs which have been de
veloped. Atbena will have water in
plenty and one of the finest gravity
systems on the pacific coast. Tbe
estimated cost of developing tbe
Green springs and piping tbe water to
head works of tbe present system, as
made by Engineer Miller, is 17000.
10 MERGE SYSTEMS
Rural and Long Distance Will
Be Connected. '
DECIDED AT FARMERS MEETING
Rural Patrons Will Seep Their Lines
' In Repair and Fay One Dollar
Per Year.
At a meeting of the patrons ot tbe
rural telephoue lines eutering Athena,
held in tbe Commercial Association
rooms Satnrday afternoon, it was de
cided to merge the lines witn the lines
ot the Paoifio States Telephone and
Telegraph company under one service.
Tbe meeting was called to order by
H. A. Barrett and J. N. B. Gerking
was made chairman of the meeting
and Mr. Barrett seoretary. A laige
number of farmers were present, and
Mr. James Warren, representing the
telephoue company, stated his proposi
tion, which in substance was as fol
lows:
Tbe service proposed is to be free of
all charge to tbe patrons on the rural f
Hues, the advantage being prompt
connections made at the central office
by tbe long distance operators. The
farmers are to retain their lines and
phones, with tbe exception of tbe
transmitters wbioh are furnished at
one dollar per year. The rural linos
are to be kept iu repair by the farmers
at no cost or expense to the company.
Tbe farmers have fall control of tbe
rural lines and the convenience of
talking over long distance lines from
their phones, together with a 24-hour
service at tbe central oflioe switoh
board if tbey desire it
Discussion of the matter then pro
ceeded, and with the exception of three
or four all favored tbe ptoposition. As
one farmer put it, "we retain all we
havo.and seonre the advantage of loDg
distauce oonueotions with servioe
giveu us by central oflioe operators."
Mr. Warren stated that Helix and
Adams was already iu and that tbe
trunk lines enteriug Atheua would
have service with theee towns without
cost. Weston was not iu yet but it
was bis impression that when that
place found how muob better tbe tele
phone facilities were when merged
under one service, it would also apply
for connection He cited as refer
ence of tbe success of tbe service,
towns in tbe Big Bend and other
points iu Washington.
At tbe present time there are four
tines out of Weston, seven out of
Athena and several out of Adams and
Helix. Wen these lines are all
merged into one system it is an easy
mattor to see tbe advantage of cen
tralizing the operating departments.
D.H. Preston, of the Preston-Parton
Milling company, offered tbe system
free use of bis Athena-Weston line
in event it was found necessary as a
matter of convenience of communica
tion between the two places.
Before tbe meeting adjourned ou
motion of Jerry Stono, a vote of
thanks to Wm. Mcbride of tbe Palaco
drug store, was unanimously givoo in
recognition of tbe splendid service his
attention had . given tbe rural line
patrons since the installation of tbe
switoh board in his place of business.
It was tbe voioe of tbe meeting that
tbe farmers lines merge with tbe serv
ioe as proposed by Mr. Warren for tbe
period of one year.
Out at Helix.
The warehouse companies here have
received about 165,000 sacks of wheat
this season. Nearly 90,000 sacks ore
still in the warehouses owing to a lack
of cars for shipping.
Frank Richmond has purobased tbe
Cameron estate, consisting of one half
section.
Charles McLavey has bought the
quarter section kuown as tbe Turner
place.
William Scott, oue of tbe oldest
tesidents, has leased his land to his
son Ira, and will reside in Walla
Walla, where he has bongbt a home.
The Paoifio States Telephone and
Telegraph company is extending its
lines from Helix in several directions.
By this extension tbe farmers of tbe
section will have direct communica
tion with Adams, Athena and other
points.
The flouring mill proposition by
Asotin promoters has been abandoned.
Fall seeding is nearly over, but ow
ing to tbe continued dry weather some
fear is expressed that farmers may
have to reseed. A few are waiting
for rain before seeding. ;
Burr Johnson has sold bis livery
business to Mr. Martin.
BANNER SALVE
the most heeltna salve In the world.
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