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VOLUME XIX.
ATII EN A. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY. APRIL 30. 1907.
NUMBER 34.
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MANASSE'S UP
Agent for Butterick Patterns.
Strangers and friends are treated with equal fairness here, and
before yon come we'll warn you that tbe prices and goods are
likely to be
IRRESISTIBLE
Tomorrow, Saturday one lot of
to 50 cents, Your Choioe for, ,
10 Certs
A few more pieces of those Shepherd Checks and Broken
Plaids, at 25 cents per yard. .This week will be your only
chance for they are moving rapidly. See our show window and
you will be doing yourself justice by going home with one' of
tbe beautiful French Gingham and Foile du Kord Dress patterns
we are now offering at
12 1-2 Cents per yard. ...
Athena's Up To Date Store
Agent for Butterick Patterns.
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Big sale on Shoes for one month, All Shoes
now m stock must go at a sacrifice to make
room for new stock. See Bargain Counter.
T. M. FA00ART & COMPANY,
Can sell you
Pitts 25 & 30 T
Oliver, Cast and Steel, Steel
Shares to fit all the
Cast bottoms of No. 50
C. A. BARRETT &
PlowE
Good Groceries, Coffee
In this trinity should the grocer build his business temple. The
difficulty is not great but it is 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.
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GOOD TH1NG3 TO EAT
HE DISTRUSTS THE SETTLERS
Uncle
Sam Fears Homesteaders
in Bad Faith.
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Some time ago an application was
made for tbe survey of township 88,
range 8 west, in the Coeur D'Alene
which the commissioner of the general
jana office retnses to grant, excepting
section 1, on the ground that the set
tlers are living up to the'letter but riot
the spirit of tbe homestead law. The
following is incorporated in the report
to the land commissioner, made by L.
E. Wilkes, who says:
"The land'is generally mountainous
and rough, though mnoh of the surface
could be cultivated if other conditions
were favorable. This is essentially
timber land and I believe is taken by
the several settleis with the intention
of living up to the letter of the law,
sufficient to obtain title to their claims,
but tbe conditions of the aettleme nts,
tbe oharacter of tbe lands and tbe
auxiety of . the settlers for immediate
survey, convince me that compliance
with the spirit of the homestead law
is, in a large proportion of oases et
least, not contemplated."
He recommends it be not surveyed.
He states that much of the land is
under cultivation, log cabins 18x22
feet are constructed and some have
lived there for a number of years.
This decision affects a large number of
settlers who were anxious for filings.
A number of Athena people contem
plate attending the horse show at Pen
dleton Saturday.
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ROUND TABLE TALK
Matters Which Deal With the
Training of Children.
MEETING OF ATHENA MOTHERS
Thirty-five Were Present at an In
teresting Session-Mr. Perry
man Sends Greeting-
la respousa to the call tor a mothers'
meeting, thirty-five mothers met iu a
"round tablo conference" iu the M. E.
church parlors Tnesday afternoon,
April as.
Mrs. G. D. Curry presided over the
meeting in a concise and business like
way. - '
Tbe conference openea with singing
"Will There Be Any Stars iu My
Grown." followed by soripture reading
and prayer led by Mrs. Hoven. Mrs.
Geo. T. Ellis then read a selection en
titled "The Perfect Woman" which
was lich in thought and suggestions to
a higher plane of life.
This was followed by a duet "Saved
by Grace" by Mrs. Bunker and Mrs.
Gillis.
Mrs. Curry, in a few well chosen re
marks, then set forth tbe real cbjeot
of the meeting: to wit, for a round
table disoussion as to tbe best methods
of v procedure for better morals and
better conduct on the part of the young
people. She read a greeting from Prof.
Perryman of our publio schools to tbe
mothers assemble.
She was followed in her remarks by
Mrs. Gillis, , Mis. . Ellis, Mrs. Stone,
Mrs! M. E. Smith and a number of
others. All suggestions being good
and to the point They 'were then
asked for an expression concerning a
petition to tbe City Council askiug for
the passage of Ordinances governing
the uses of tobaoco and cigarettes by
I minors; and for prohibition of the use
of profane and obsoene language upon
church and scnool grounds; also re
garding tbe enforcement of Ordinanoe
No. 71. All were unanimously in
favor of snob petition.
On motion, a committee
was appointed to draft said
that all might sign before
On motion, it was agreed to
of three
petition,
leaving,
hold an-
other Mothers' meeting in
the
near
mime, ana mih. mna was elected as
chairman, she to designate tbe time,
end to make tbe call.
There being nothing more for dis
oussion, refreshments were served, and
the following toasts were responded to:
"The Mothers of Athena"and "Our
City Council. " All expressed them
selves as having enjoyed a phasant, as
well as profitable afternoon and all
are looking forward to another meet
ing In the near future. Mr. Perry
man's greeting follows:
"Athena, Oregon. April 23.1907.
To the Mothers in Session, Greeting.
"I know not the special ooject of your
meeting, but the name suggests your
general purpose. You will discuss tbe
means and methods of benefitting man
kind. Yon will, through some chan
nel, seek to make tbe way to human
happiness and usefulness a little less
rugged. You will strive to oall way
ward spirits back to the God, who
oreated tbem. You will cooperate
and unite in an effort to make tbe
world better arid its people happier.
In the legislative gatherings from
meetings of the town council to that
of the President's cabinet, there are
individuals in their varied official
capacities who are giving a part of
their time to devising means to bring
the comforts of life to their fellow cit
izens. Behind tbe desk in the Sunday
school, the day school and the college,
there are noble men and women en
gaged iu cultivating the pbysioal, in
tellectual and moral capacity of m au
and tbe formation of character. Mis
sionaries in foreign lands are fearless
ly and vigorously smoothing tbe path
way to human progress. In tbe pul
pit, at home and abroad, are men and
women earnestly giving time and tal
ent to ethical education. They are
guided and aided by divine inspira
tion. These are all great individual
forces for good ; but to .you all must
bare their beads and acknowledge in
feriority in the great work of lifting
humanity to a higher level. You alone
JURY FREES Ttl'MANUS.
Pendleton, April SO. Special The
jury in tbe MoMaaus case brought in
verdiot of acquittal this morning
at 9 o'clock. The argument of counsel
closed last evening, and at 9 p. m. the
jury retired to decide upon a vredict,
after receiving instructions from Judge
Bean. During tbe twelve hours in
are in touch with tbe child ind the
child life. You alone are tbe teaobeis
in tbe home.
"You are tbe beginning and the eud
of the home eduoation and oompara
tively speaking there is no other. The
hand that weilds tbe scepter at borne
and direota home culture, ruloa the
destiny of nations. Yon have fought
the battles of tbe world and to you be
longs tbe gratitude of past and future
generations and the inner consoious
ness of victory."
Deer Plentiful in Idaho.
State Auditor Robert S. Bragaw
states that he has beard that the Priest
river country, iu what is now a part
of Bonner oounty, is fall of deer, says
tbe Idaho Statesman. He says the
reason for this is the great decrease in
the number of cougars brought about
by the payment of a bounty on them
by the state. Tbe number of deer, it
is stated by looal sportsmen, bad been
steadily growiag less in the north of
the state up to within five years ago.
Since that time tbe enforcement of the
game laws and the offering of a
bounty on tbe wild beasts that prey
upon them baa allowed their numbers
to again increase until they are now
comparatively plenitful.
THE CAUSE OFCAYUSE WRECK
Two Small Springs Undermined Foun
dation of Roadbed.
The following statement embodying
the cause of the Cayuse wreck, is taken
from the Portland Telegram and un
doubtedly has its origin in O. R. & N.
circles at tbat plaoe. It is of far more
than local or passing interest:
Two little springs, discharging a
combined flow of half of a Miner's
inch of water, caused the wreck on
the O. R. & N. main line near Cayuse
station about two weeks ago. Tbe
water oozing from the ground beneath
the fill undermined the foundation of
the roadbed. While tbe destiuotiqn
was not apparent to a traott walker,
.No. 6 plunged into it just as soon as
the weight of the train came on tbat
portion of the traok. .
The springs are about 15 feet apart
Another spring has been reported on
tbe farm of Judge Hailey on tbe Walla
Walla line, four or five miles above
Pendleton where before not a traoe of
water was visible. How to aooount
for the presence of the spring is baffling
to tbe railroad officials. To protect
tbe roadbed against seepage from the
high ground above tbe track where the
wreck occurred, a ditoh was dug for
some distanoe on tbe hillside and it
oonneoted with a pipe line which car
ried the now beneath tbe track and
into the Umatilla. Measurements
were taken of tbe flow at the mouth
of the ditch, at the nutranoe to tbe
pipe, aud at tbe end of tbe pipe wh8re
toe water flowed iuto the river, and
they corresponded. To determine pos
itively that the water was sinking into
the hill a second ditoh was dug, divert
ing tbe water by a roundabout course
to tbe mouth of tbe pipe line, with tbe
same results.
As yet tbo company is oporating
around the sunken pieoe of traok and
a rook fill is to be made, and probably
tiling used also, to carry off the over
flow of the springs.
Connect With Pacific.
The rural telephone lines coming iu
to Adams signed h contract to make
connection with tbe Paoiflo system's
central office, paying to that company
a rental of 11 per year for tbe use of
tbe 'phones furnished by tbe company.
It was found that some of th patrons
of tbe rural line had tapped the main
line of the Paoiflo State system accord
ing to reports reoeived from different
people who seemed in a position to
know.
A Raging Blizzard.
The cold frosty nights here were tbe
result of the most furious snowstorm
tbat has occurred in tbe central states.
All over tbe Dukotas as far west as
Montana tbo ground is covered with
six to ten inohes of snow. Railroad
traffic is delayed five to fifteen hours.
Farmers have been delayed in their
seeding and will be forced to replant.
Wealth of $300,000
More than 1300.000 worth of uro-
perty is represented by tbo 12 men who
sat as jurors in tbt MoMaaus murder
trial which was in progress for more
than a week. It is doubted if so rich
a jury was ever empaneled in this
county before says the Tribune
PILOT RQGK EDITOR
which tbe jury deliberated, seven bal
lots were taken, a majority for acquit
tal being in evidence on ballots taken.
The instructions to the jury were di
rect to tbe point. Judge .Bean in bis
charge being explicit, tbe jurors did
not find it necessary to call for further
instructions.
jury Acourns u
Jury Out 21 Hours Before They
Reach Verdict.
HAS JUDGE'S CHARGE READ
Agrees on Decision Within 10 Min
utes After Hearing Long
Instructions Eecited.
Bin er Hermann, former congress
man from Oregon and ex-commissioner
of thefgeneral land offioe, was aoquit
ted
ot tbe obarge of destroying publio
records by verdiot of the jury Satur
day.
The trial 'bad progressed for
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weeks and tbe jury deliberated
hours.
Nothing was heard from the jury-
room after the jury retired at 8:80
Friday until 1 1 o'olook Saturday, when
word came that it was desired that
Justice Stafford repeat his charge to
tbem. This was done after a brief
argument of counsel, and the next hour
and a half was occupied in reading
the charge after whioh Justice Stafford
who, at 10 o'clook Friday had sent
word to tbe jury that it would be bet
ter at tbat time to drop consideration
of the case and get some sleerj ad
vised that the jury prooeed to their
lunoheou before again endeavoring to
reaoh an agreement
The jury, however, disregarded this
advice and within 10 minutes after its
second retirement atroeared with the
verdiot of not guilty.
There was immediately a general
scene of congratulation in tbe court
room. Mr. Hermann expressed ttianks
to each juryman, as did ' his counsel.
United States Attorney Baker and
many others in the courtroom congrat
ulated the defendant.
DONER GOES WITH MAIDEN
Klamath Brave Offers $50,000 for
bon-in-Law.
"I will give any white man $50,000
who marries my daughter," Henry
Jackson a wealthy Indian living on
tbe Klamath Indian reservation is re
ported to have said.
Here is an opportunity open to any
presentable, matrimonially inclined
Orogon youth who is willing to take
for his wife as handsom a young
squaw as any Indian ever offered to
a prospective son in-law, says 4the
Portland Journal.
Stranger yet, Jacksou has a son lan
guishing in tbe Multnomah oonnty jail
booanse the young man cannot furnish
bail in the sum of $1,000 for stefting
a cow on the Indian reservation. And
why should young Jackson want to
steal a cow?
Jackson pore is reputed to own more
cows than any Indian can count yet
tbe young man who wag indioted by
tbe federal grand jury last week is
wasting away from consumption at the
rate of 15 pounds a month, because his
father refuses to post bail in tbe
amount named by. Judge Charles B.
Wolverton of the United Stateu dis
trict court
Young Jackson is said to have
caused bis father much trouble from
the time that firewater first touched
tbe lips of the young brave until the
present day. Time and again the
youth is said to have fought brave but
hopeless tattles against tbe insidious
beverage of bis white brethren, al
ways to be vanquished. Now comes
tbe time tbat be needs bis father most.
His liberty is hanging upon tbe word
of the old brave, and yet tbe son is
allowed to spend bis time in the coun
ty jail, a prisoner to tbe federal au
thorities, while tbe father offers $50,
000 for a white son-in law.
Dosplte the apparent lack of interest
tbe old brave takes in his son, suob
cannot be said of the daugbtor.
Doing Business Again.
"When my friends thought I was
about to take leave of this world, on
aocount of indigestion, nervousness and
general debility," writes A. A. Chis
holm, Treadwell, N. Y "and when it
looked as if there was no hope left, I
was persuaded to try Electrio Bitters,
aud I rejoice to say tbat tbey are cur
ing me. I am now doing business again
as of old, and am still gaining daily."
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builds up waste foroe, and makes
strong nerves and muscle. You will
realize after taking Hollister's Rocky
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efit it will be to you. 35 cents, Tea or
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