The Athena press., July 19, 1907, Image 1

"If you zee a hand or a
The people are doming
to "know things" about ad
vertisingthe business not
well advertised is at once
discredited.
limb you know the trunk to
which it belongs is there be
hind." Thus even a smtdl
advertisement reminds us
the store is 'there behind."
Boost Early and Often for the Athena Fair
VOLUME XIX.
ATHENA , UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 19. 1907.
NUMBER 53.
Kidder
Boys Victims of Fear-
ful
(
Powder Explosion.
ONE LIKELY FATALLY INJURED
Spark from Anvil Explodes Powder
in Home Blcksmith Shop on
Farm Below Pendleton-
As tbe result of a powder explosion
iti the blacksmith shop on tbe Kidder
farm below Pendleton, Tuesday after
noou, Leou and Edward Kidder were
terribly injured, tbe former perhaps
fatally. They are in the hospital at
Pendleton, and reports today say they
are resting as well as could be expected.
Tbe young men were working in tbe
blacksmith shop, making repairs on a
threshing machine, when a spark from
a redbot iron at the anvil ignited and
exploded a can of blasting powder
which bad previously been stored in
tlie shop.
The force of tbe explosion was ter
rific and Leon being nearer to the can
than Edward, received the brnnt of it.
He was horribly burned abont the up
per portion of tbe body, and his finger
uails were blown off.
Edward was also seriously injured,
bis clothes being blown from his body
by tbe force of the explosive. His face
.and hands are badly burned and parts
of bis body scorched". It is said tbe
can contained 50 pounds of powder,
and had been placed iu tbe blacksmith
shop by another brother.
- Tbe explosion completely wreoked
tbe interior of tbe shop and set fire to
the building. An O. R. & N. section
crew, working near by, heard tbe ex
plosion aud was on baud in time to put
out the Are and send to Pendleton for
medical assistance.
The victims of the explosion aie
well known in Athena. They are sons
of G. B. Kidder tbe painter and np to
a few days ago, when tbey left for tbe
farm below Pendleton to make pre
parations tor harvest, worked with
their father here at painting. Both
rions workers, and well liked by all
who know them.
Mr. Kidder and sou Charles were at
work on J. M. O'Harra's new resi
dence, east of Weston, when word of
tbe acoident came to them, and they
left at once for tbe farm.
-FREEWATER AND MILTON FRUIT
Three Hundred Tons of Prunes Sold
at 52 1-2 Cents Per Crate.
Ella Rogers, manager for tbe Milton
Fruit Giowers' Union, bas just con
cluded a contract with Riggs & Sax
ton of Boise, Idaho, to furnish 300 tons
of prunes at the rate of 62 1-2 cents
per orate. Each crate will contain 4
prune baskets and will contain 25
pounds of prunes, after deducting cost
of packing, boxes, loading, etc this
price will net the growers abont $21
per ton. ,. Previous years the growers
have averaged from $ 14 to 16 per ton
aud at times poor demand at those
figures.
Tbis is the largest sale of fruit ever
made iu that vioinity and wilt no
doubt advertise Free water as a great
prune renter
Tbis sale brings approximately,
$8,000 into the immediate vicinity of
Fieewater and will net tbe growers at
least $2000 more cash than a similar
number of tons in previous years.
August Tanke, who lives in North
M il4nn kna nM ftfralit n.A fmit ran.Ii
-o w I
two of tbem beicg in strawberries.
Mr. Tanke bas already had excellent
returns from bis investment this year.
Tbe strawberry acres netted bim $788.
Six hundred peaob trees are bearing
abundant fruit tbis year, which be is
confident will net bim $2,000. Apple
trees, which are in excellent condition
and free from worm and codiin moth
will realize him fully $2,000 tbis year
from eight acres, or $250 per acre net
gain.
Dr. Scott Returns.
Dr. William Scott returned home
Wednesday from Philadelphia, wbere
a year ago be graduated with high
honors from Jefferson Medical College.
For a year tbe doctor has been house
physician and surgeon for-a large hos
pital at Reading, Pa. He returns to
his native heath to remain only long
enough to rest and recuperate bis nor
mal vitality, after wbicb he will
"bang out his shingle." Seattle as a
point for permanent location offers
strong inducements to bim.
V - '"
Fnel Company on Rack.
Charged with having fraudulently
acquiied valuable coal lands in G uni
son cocnty, Colorado, by means of
dummy entries, the Utah Fuel com
pany, owned and controlled by tbe
Denver & Rio Grande Railway com
pany, and its officers, are made defen
dants to a suit filed in tbe federal
court by United States District Attor
ney Earl M. Cranston, seeking tbe re
covery of tbe land and a reasonable
prioe for all coal mined in it The
complaint avers that the government
greatly fears that other lands may be
grabbed by the Utah Fnel company's
agents, and asks for an injunction to
; prevent suon seizures.
A JAIL ABANDONED BY BIRDS
Spectacular Escape From Confinement
and Dash for Mountains.
"Mr. Sheriff: Kiss the girls good
bye for us. We have decided to take
a stroll, bnt as tbe circuit judge is in
town we postponed it until evening.
We dug through the floor, bopped tbe
fences and are bound for the bills."
Tbe above communication, signed
by Carl Dunn, tbe boy boresthief who
was arrested iu La Grande a short
time ago and returned to Enterprise
Wallowa county, to stand trial for
stealing horses, and Pres Montgomery,
also formerly of La Grande and until
early Saturday morning held in jail
under default of bonds to keep tbe
peace, was tbe startling notioe wbiob
Sheriff Elakely saw when he entered
tbe jail. Tbe card of thanks and ex
cuse for leave of absence was tacked
to the wall of tbe cell and gave fore
warning that the two bad broken jail
and escaped.
With some sharp instrument, the
nature of which is not ascertainable,
the prisoners bad dug through tbe
floor of the cell room and uuder the
foundation, making their esoape good.
Just what hour tbe delivery took
place is not known, -and when the
sheriff started in pursuit he did not
know bow far in tbe lead the pursued
were.' ' . ''
WILL BE A FACTOR
North Bank Road Will Take Large
Quantities of Grain Into Port
land, When Completed.
That the north bank road will be a
factor in tbe transportation question
of the inland empire from tbe day of
its completion, is shown in the follow
ing from the Oregon Daily Journal of
Portland, which says: . ,
North bank road completed to a
point opposite Celilo or The Dalles
within tbe next few weeks, in time to
handle the fall wheat crop. The bulk
of tbe giain from the great wheat pro
ducing Horse Heaven region of south
ern Washington, heretofore shipped to
Seattle, will enter Portland. Hill
buyers already contracting this year's
crop of wheat iu Benton and Klickitat
counties to be delivered on the north
bank, for shipment to this city.
This is the word that came down
the Columbia where tbe Hill forces
are putting forth every effort to crowd
the laying of rails along the north
bank of tbe river. In substantiation
of the telegraph messages received here
thai the north bank road will handle
tbis year's produotion of wheat in the
Horse Heaven country and ship it (o
Portland, was the statement that Hill
buyers to tbe number of . a dozen are
losing little time in signing contracts
with the wheat producers cf southern
Washingon between Kennewick and
Celilo for this year's produotion of
grain."
These contracts are being signed
with the understanding that tbe crops
will be delivered at various points
along tbe north bank of the Columbia
and hand in hand with the successful
efforts to corral the wheat in tbis re
gion is tbe renewed effort on tbe part
of construction forces to finish tbe
laying of rails from Kennewick to tbe
open river below the rapids.
Construction forces on tbe north
tank road have completed their work
to a point 46 miles west of Kennewick
and from tbis point westward tbe lay
ing of rails is being crowded ahead at
the rate of a mile and a half a day.
In view of both tbe effort to finish tbe
road and tbe signing of wheat con
tracts there is left little room to doubt
that the Hill lines have well laid plans
to handle tbe entire wheat crop of
southeastern Washington tbis year,
save the uphill haul which has hereto
fore been necessary in order to get tbe
crop into Seattle, and at the same time
bar the O. R. & N. from participating
in tbe handling of tbe immense traffic.
Fine Country Residence.
Painters are putting on the finishing
touches at tbe new farm residence of
John M. O'Harra, at the old Kidenour
place, east of Weston. Mr. O'Harra's
new borne, completed, will have cost
him over $2,000, and he "did a consid
erable portion of tbe work himself.
Will Dobson did tbe plumbing and
tbe Kidders the painting.
Sheepman Recovering
George Adams, tbe sbeepman, wbo
was severely injured by being thrown
from his baok - onto tbe Pendleton
pavement several days ago, is now able
to leave the hospital.
L EH IK
FOUND 10
After thorough investigation it bas
been determined by city officials that
excavations in the rear of main street
business houses for cess pool purposes,
would not be a practical method of
successfully solving the sewerage and
drainage problem, and the city oonnoil
at a reoent meeting repealed tbe or
dinance providing for the same. In
vestigation in the looality where it was
proposed to exoavate, developed that
Mice Make Nests of Papers Filed in
Office of the Puget Sound
Warehouse Company.
Iu the advantage of B. B. Richards,
local age2t for tbe Puget Sound Ware
house Company having two offioes in
which be transacted business, the com
pany bas won out over tbe ravages of
a hoard of mine.
Under lock and key, in a desk at the
warehouse office were stored papers
which bad been placed on file for fu
ture reference. Pesky little rodents
gnawed a passageway Into the drawer
and at once established a borne there.
Sharp teeth and claws soon converted
valuable papers into tiny fragments
out of which cosy nests were made. .
Tbe other day Mr. Richards discov
ered tbe mouse colony in tbe desk
drawer, and taking inventory, luckily
found that the valuable papers of the
company had been previously taken to
his uptown office.
The papers destroyed by the mioe
were after all, of secondary impor
tance, carbon copies of nearly all be
ing on file in safe quarters.
More than ever before, rats and mioe
seem to be fast increasing in numbers
in Athena. Whole broods of young
chicks have oeen destroyed by rats,
whiob of late seem to be immune from
poison spread about premises for their
destruction, and successfully wary of
traps set for them.
Apparently it is up to Atbeua to fol
low tbe bold stroke of St. Louis and
set aside a "rat killing day. " Every
sidewalk in town is a protected run
way, sheltering and affording passage
ways for the sleek, pilfering black rat
THE ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT
County Superintendent Sums Up for
Year Ending June 17. i . ;
County Suhool Superintendent Frauk
K. Welles bas filed bis annual report
for the year ending June 17.
Tbe report shows that a total of
4,390 scholars are enrolled in tbe coun
ty, and 175 teachers are employee?.
During the year 106 teachers were ex
amined for certificates, of whom
16 failed. There are 484 pupils attend
ing private sobools in this county, and
1,231 children not attending any
sobool. Eighth grade pupils examin
ation during tbe vear, numbered 220,
117 failing in tbe examinations.
Tbe value of sobool houses and
grounds in tbe county amounts to
$195,185 and furniture and apparatus
$28,440. Amount of insurance car
ried is $79,850. The average monthly
salary paid male teachers was $66.08;
female teachers $51.82. In 1906 male
teachers averaged $58.06 and female
$48.73, monthly.
Total receipts totaled $118,98.77,
and disbursements reached $9,409.40,
leaving on hand a cash balance of
$22,678.27.
Seeking Her Son's Pardon.
Mrs. L. Martin, is circulating a pe
tition for tbe pardon of ber son, G ro
ver Martin, from tbe Oregon pen
itentiary. Grover Martin was con
victed of manslaughter at tbe June
term 1905 of tbe Circuit Court of
Umatilla county, for tbe killing of
O. N. Preston. His attorneys, Peter
son Peterson and J. H. Raley, im
mediately appealed the case to the
Supreme Court, and that oourt in
January, 1906, banded down an
opinion affirming tbe lower court.
IS AHEAD OF LAST
Tbe past year marks phenomenal
success in tbe Milling industry of tbe
Northwest, and with constant increas
ed Oriental demand for American
breadsteffs, the coming year promises
to be even more prosperous for tbe
mill owners.
In tbis city the big Preeton-Parton
mill is bumming along night and day
with two crews of men, and bas over
reached iie record output of last year.
For the fiscal year ending Jclv 1, a
total cf 161,000 barrels of flour had
RECORDS
BE IMPRACTICABLE
the water in cellars, outhouses etc,
for a portion of the year rises too near
the surface to permit of the cess pool
arrangement, hence the action in re
pealing the ordinance. Property
owners affected by the provisions of
the ordinance protested from tbe be
ginning, and now that the ordinauoo
bas been repealed, some other method
of drainage will doubtless be inaugu
rated.
Big Patches of Ripe Huckleberries
Are to Be Found In Plenty
This Season.
Up on tbe rugged sides of the Blue
Mountains and on the brush-covered
breaks, skirting tbe headwaters of the
Umatilla and Walla Walla rivers, tbis
year are to be found big patches of
ripe, luscious huckleberries, tbe only
crop of wild fruit, excepting straw
berries, the mountain fastness gives
forth for tbe plucking thereof.
Already the dusky maids of the
Umatilla tribe are making trips to
Athena from choice sequestered piok
ing grounds with berry-laden oayuses
trailing along behind. And tbis
brings about a gentle reminder that the
huckleberry season is at band. Con
sequently the tent, camping outfit,
and other outing paraphernalia will at
once be overhauled and made ready for
the mountain trip. Incidentally, too,
empty fruit jars will be cleaned, sugar
purchased and tbe larder well supplied
for the trip.
With many, huckleberry picking
is a pleasant and fascinating, as well
as luorative pastime, and for tbe rea
son that tbe berry season affords an
opportunity to while away a few weeks
in companionship with genial camping
parties hid away in tbe cool, forest
clad hills tbe opportunity is made tbe
most of by all who can afford to make
the trip.
The berry crop this year is reported
as being more than usually plentiful
aud several Athena parties will te
made up for tbe purpose of making
the mountain trip.
WANTS NO DAMS ON PLACE
Adams Sues Columbia Caual Company
for Damages. !
H. C. Adams, of tbis city, began
proceedings in the superior court at
Walla Walla Wednesday to get out
an injunction against the Columbia
Canal company to prevent them from
building further dams on his place, as
well as to recover damages for damage
already done on the place.
Mr. Adams has a farm about ten
miles from tbe mouth of tbe Walla
Walla river, and states that tbe canal
company built a dam across tbe Walla
Walla in 1905, below bis place, near
tbe "nine mile" county bridge. Tbis
backed the water up on his place,
damaged the growing crops, and in
jured his land to a considerable ex
tent. On account of tbe formation of
the soil a large section of it was ren
dered miry and swampy so that iu
1906 he received soarely any income
from tbe land. He asks for $1,000
damages.
Last winter tbe river changed its
course somewhat, and now the Colum
bia Canal company are building per
manent wing dams. It is to prevent
the erection of these that Adams .de
sires an injunction granted.
Pedigo and Bryson are handliug tbe
case for Mr. Adams. It will come up
for hearing in tbo superior court with
in ten days.
Tbe Whitman boys are mourning tbe
loss of a fine span of black mules,
wbiob were taken from their ranch
on MoKay creek, the night of July 1 5.
The sheriff 's office has been notified
and word bas been sent out in all di
rections, but so far tbe thief bas not
been apprehended.
YEAR 41,000 BARBELS
been ground, eclipsing the previous
year's record 41.000 Barrels. Several
bnndred carloads of tbis flour was
shipped to tbe Oriental markets, the
balance being consumed in domestio
trade.
After tbis excellent, long, continuous
tun it is necessary that repairs and
overhauling of machinery should be
made, and tbe mill will be shut down
soon for tbis purpose. " Several new
machine have arrived at the plant acd
will be installed-
6IRL ENDS LIFE WITH AGIO
Flung Empty Bottle Into the Face
of Her Lover.
Following a quarrel with her lover,
Walter Adams, Nora Wade, tbe 17
year old daughter of Henry Wade, a
well known character of Pilot Rook
country, swallowed carbolio aoid
about 10 o'clook Tuesday night, threw
the bottle in Adams' face and with
the words, "there you are," was dead
iu 15 miuutes. The tragedy, eays a
Pendleton paper, ooourreu on little
MoKay about one mile beyond the
bend of MoKay and east of Pilot Rook
on a ranch being farmed by her fa
then
Adams, who was employed on tbe
Wade ranob. says tbat be bas known
the girl for 12 years and that tbey
have een keeping company constantly
for the past two months and off and
on before that, for a long while. Ac
cording to his story, be and the girl
were cutting up, on the porch, after
supper and tboucb he does not state
exactly how It came about, their fun
ended in a quarrel.
All the particulars of this quarrel
as given by him are that later as be
was on his way to tbe baru to retire,
be passed her sittiug in a buggy, cry
iug. When be asked her what the
matter was she replied, by calling him
a vile name and striking him with the
buggy whip.
It must have boou not very long
after tbis that she went to tbe house
and made preparations for the ending
of her life. After sbe bad writteu her
farewell messages and secured tho poi
son she returned to tbe barn and called
Adams from his bed. He says he was
awakened by bis corapauiou wbo told
him that Nora was there, calling tc
bim that she was .going to take car
bolio aoid.
He jumped and started toward ber,
tut just before be renobed ber, she
said, "good bye Walter," swallowed
the contents of the bottle, threw it at
him with the words, "there yon are,"
and toppled over.
Two Hundred Men in Walla Walla
Want Work, But Ask for
Increased Wages. .
. Folly 200 idle men seeking harvest
employment liue Walla Walla's busi
ness streets, says tho Statesman,
i These men have drifted in from all
over tbe country, lured by tbe stories
of labor shortage in tbis section of tbe
country. Iu every shady spot on Maiu,
Alder and tbe side streets uptown
crowds of idlers or louugors are seeking
for work.
And what is stranger, it is reported
that farmers are having trouble to se
cure bauds. This is caused by a differ
ence of opinion between the farmers
aud the laborers as to the value of tbe
latter;
All want work, but all want fauoy
prices for tbe same, and there tbe diffi
culty lies. But it is safe to say tbat
all suub differences will be easily ad
justed iu tbe light of tbe banner crop
to be harvested here this year.
Harvest is not yet fairly ou it an
other reasou for tbe crowds of uuoo
enpied men. Haying is ou iu full
blast, but this roquirog only a fraction
of tbe men wbo will be needed for
harvesting tbo grain.
It is freely predicted tbat about one-
tbird of tbe men bere now will not
find work. When tbe immense wheat
ranches start beading aud threshing
operations, however, a different aspect
will be put on tbe matter.
One experienced farmer said tbat
there were not yet even enough to
bar vet tbe crops, to say nothing of
any surplus of labor.
Many men are being sent out daily
by tbe employment bureaus, most of
whom will remain for the entire bar
vest. Harvest proper will begin iu
about 10 or 15 days. Until tbeu Walla
Walla may expect to have her tempo
rary population adorning tbe streets
and corners.
Minus a Horse.
John King aud Millurd Kelly re
turned last night from Hidaway
Springs, whore they camped for a
couple of weeks. Tbo outing trip
proved rather expensive to Mr. King
for be lost one of bis horses wbicb was
placed in a pasture. Tbo boise was
evidently stolen and ridden out of the
country for no trace of it whatever
could be found. Mr. King, wbo is
afflicted with rheumatism is not im
proved much in health.
Baptist Church Services.
Rev. Geo. T. Ellis came over from
Baker City and held services in tbe
Baptist ohurcb Sunday. Tbe evening
service was largely attended, Rev.
Ellis taking for bis sermon tbe subject,
''But Ye Would Not." Mr. Ellis, wbo
is taking treatment for asthma at
Baker City, te greatly improved in
health aud expects to return borne by
September 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Joba Van Slyke drove
over from Westou Tuesday afternoon.
r
DRILUNG
Mininister Hoven Organizing
Class For Athena Boys.
UNITED STATES INF. MANUEL
Military Training in Drills, Marches,
Discliplne, Tacticg and Camp :
to Bo Taught.
Minister Hoven of the Athena
Christian ohuroh is a loyal friend of
tbe boys and is inaugurating a f asoinat-
nuu ou IUO BU4UO IJUItJ UBOIUX HUU
instructive departure that will surely
be of great advantage and intense in
terest to all boys of Atbena and vicin
ity," ranging in age from ten years to
fifteen.
Mr. Hoven is organizing a class pf
young soldiers, for the purpose of in-
fitrnnl.illff thnni in t.hn rporilnr p.nnrnn
ol the military training as followed
flV f ha monriAl n I tori nat liw 44n
United States infantry. s
It is Mr. Hoven 's purposo to seoure
as many boys of tbe ago limit men
tioned for members of the class as
possible, and later, if sufficient inter
est is taken in the work ho will pro
bably extend tbe age limit so that boys
up to eigbteon may become members. .
Tbe first meeting of tbe olass took
plaoe Tuesday evening of tbis week at
the Christian ohuroh, when eight
namos were scoured for membership.
Until further notice this military class
will moot at the ohurcb on' Tuesday
eveuing of each week for drill,
promptly at 7 o'clock.
When the olass bas sufficiently mas
tered tbe different drills and military ;
tactics, Mr. Hoven proposes to give
the members experience in real army
camp life, and to do so tbe boys will
marob to the Umatilla river and camp '
out for a period of three days. .
Hore is offered a splendid opportu
nity for Athena boys to acquire tbe
rudiments ot military training such as ,
afforded iu the principal boy schools
of the different states at no cost what
ever. To Be Married at Honolulu.
: Rev. Wm.E, Potwiueof Honolulu,
announces to his many friends of the
northwest his engagement to Miss
Alice Sbipman Egerton, tbe weddiug .
to be consummated next October.
Miss Egerton is a graduate of Oberliu
College, a pianist of rare ability, wbo
has beeu iu charge of the musio de
partment at The Priory, a ohuroh
sobool, for some time. Biobop Resta
rich will officiate at the marriage core- -mony
which will ooour at Saint An
drew's cathedral Honolulu. Miss Pearl
Wills, well known at Weston will aot
as bridesmaid. The Rev. Wm. Hall,
Dr. Potwine's assistant at St. Eliza ' '
both, has been chosen for best man at
this f unotiou, which will be celebrated
with tbe full solemnities of the ohuroh ,
ritual. Dr. Potwine was for many
years missionary minister at tho
ohuroh of tbe Redeemer, Pendleton,
uuiug wuin nil uaner uiiy, uuvu, un
Grande, Weston, Atbeua, Adams and
Hnnnnnr.
Third Death in Two Months.
Mrs. Malcolm and sister, Miss Anna
Rusk, have returned from Snokane.
wbere tbey were called by a telegram.
a week ago to attend their sister, Mrs.
Laura La Mont. They arrived just in
time to see her die. Tbis is tbe third
death tbat has occurred in the family
in two mouths, tbe first being the in
fant child of Mrs. Malcolm aud a few
days after her husband was kicked to
death by a horse.
Baker City Mill Burned.
For tho second time in five years,,
tbe lumber mills owned by Stoddard
Bros., at Baker City, have been de
stroyed by fire. Fire broke out Sun
day morning and completely destroyed
tbe plant valued at $20,000. Tbo
lumber piles were saved by the hard
work of tbe city fire department. The
fire is supposed to be of incendiary,
origin.
Death of Mrs. Lester Swaggart.
Mrs. Lester Swaggart, a former
resideut of this city, after undergoing
a surgical operation for lelief from
an abscess in tbe side, died at 10:30
Friday night iu tbe Pendleton hos
pital. Iu addition to bor husband and
other relatives she left two little
daughters. Tbe f nneral took place iu
Pendleton Sunday.
A Happy Man
Is Amos F. King, of Port Byron, N.
Y.. (85 years of age) ; since a sore on
bis leg, which had troubled bim tbe
greater part of his life, bas been en
tirely healed by Buckleu'a Arnica
Salve; the world's great healer of
Sores, Burns, Cuts, Wounds and Piles.
Guaranteed by Wm. McBride Drug
gist. Piice 25o.
Mrs. Margaret Howe and o'u visit
ed friends In Milton yeet'eiday.