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VOLUME XIX.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1907.
NUMBER 63
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MANASSE'S UP TO DATE STORE
Agent for Butferick Patterns.
FALL STYLES 1907
First Showing of Correct Styles
in Fall and
Cloaks . , Dress
Jackets ' , Skirts
Cravenettes Blaok and Colors
Automobile Coats All sizes
For At
Ladies Seasonable
Misses Prices
Children Latest Styles
. Beantifnl Novelty Styles Choioe
No two alike ', Furs-Furs
At Money Saving Prioes. Ladies -
Ladies Children
Athena's Up To
Agent for Butterick Patterns.
Put Me Off at Walla Walla
"Something Doing Every Minute"
First Annual '
Grand Harvest Carnival
Under auspicies of the Walla Walla "Commercial Club
SEPTEMBER 16-21 INCLUSIVE
An Opportunity to have the time of your life. One solid week of high
life, uproarious fun and gaiety. Grand electrioal queeu's pegeant and
coronation. Bands of musio, beautiful and dazzling illuminations; thrill
ing sports. A tented oity full of wondeful novelties, amusements and
daring performers. A street of mirth, where gaiety and laughter will
have full swing. A week of real life that you cannot afford to miss.
Reduced rates on the railway. See small bills.
Reduced Pares
SPOKANE INTERSTATE
FAIR
Spokane, Wash., Sept. 23d to Oct. 5th, Inclusive
Special tares from all points, North Yakima to Hope and" Wallace, Idaho,
main and branch lines.
PATRONIZE YOUR FAIRS,
INQUIRE OF LOCAL AGENTS FOR FULL INFORMATION '
The' Northern Pacific Railway
A. D. CHARLTON, A. G. P. A;, Nor. Pao. Ry., Portland, Ore.
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DELIVERY WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT
The Freshest and
Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here
DELL BROTHERS, TXIZ0 ,s Athena, Oregon
Winter
Date Store
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most Choice the Market affords in
"TONGUES OF FIRE"
Mais Christensen and Wife Hold Open
Air Meetings Daily in
Athena Streets.
Mais Christensen and wife, members
of that religious sect known , as
"tongues of fire," have held forth in
open air meetings on Athena streets
for a week, without gaining a single
aocession to their ranks.
- Punctually at 3 :30 eaoh afternoon,
the strong, resonant voice of the man
may be heard for blocks, as he opens
his peculiar servioe, his wife standing
near with bowed head, in peniteHt at
titude. Soriptural passages are quoted from
time to time as the sermon progresses,
and finally, should the divine spirit
move him (as Christensen says it does)
he proceeds to proclaim the word of
God in that guttural gibberish, whioh
has given his sect the name of "tangle
tongues," "tongues of fire," etc
After . eaoh service the crowd is in
vited to oongregate in the MoArthur
building, where an assembly hall has
been arranged, and where newspapers
cover the windows and soap boxes are
provided for seats. So far there has
been no assembly, ezoept in the street.
After Horses.
V O. H. Haloomb, the Seattle horse
buyer was in town' on one of his regu
lar business visits this wet!?. Mr.
Haloomb has paid out many thousands
of dollars for horses in this vioinity,
nearly all of whioh he has sLipped to
Seattle. From there the heavy draft
teams go into the big logging camps
and many find their way to Alaska. e
Heney to Portland.
It is officially announoed that Fran
cis J. Heney will go to Portland to
prosecute the land fraud cases. Bone
parte made the announcement.
MORROW
UMATILLA
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3rd Dist. Agricultural So
ciety Management
PENDLETON
September
23 to 28
$3,000.00
Cash Premiums
Buildings and Stock Yards
Increased 50 per ct in Space
Larger and better than last year.
Bring or send your exhibits of all
kinds. . Excursions at reduced
rates. Write for premium list and,
other information.
Address letters to
TnOS. FITZ GERALD, Seci
3rd District Fair, Pendleton, Ore.
"Meet Me at the fountain!"
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RHONIFilUS CLEARED
Jury On Second Ballot Finds the Aged
- Slayer of Tom Myers
Not Guilty.
A verdict of not guilty was rendered
by the jury Tuesday evening in the
oase of A. D. Rhonimus, the aged slay
er of Tom Myers.
The jury whioh had made a long
tedious journey to the soene of the
mudrer on the mountain southeast of
Pendleton, deliberated only two bouts
after retiring to the jury room. .
The first ballot taken showed nine for
aoquittal and three blanks.
Immediately upon the adjournment
of oourt and before the jurymen had
left their seats Rhonimus, the aged de
fendant, addressed them as follows :
"Gentlemen, the verdict you
have just rendered is a, warning to
thieves and the oountry as well as my
self thanks you for it. You have ren
dered a verdict against one of the
worst gang of thieves in the oountry."
Rhonimus has been in jail since the
killing of Myers, and from the first
has contended that he would be froed
whenever bis oase oame to trial. He
was charged with murder in the sco
ond degree. He is a stockman, aged
80 years, and his home is a oabin in
the mountains, where be ranges a
small band of horses.
E LAND FOR SETTLEMENT
Open Homes for Many More People
in the Northwest.
Homes for 5,000 families will be
provided in the northwest by Unole
Sam during the next twelve months,
when, it is given out, the govern
ment will open to settlement 4.910,000
aores of timber, agricultural and min
eral land in eastern Washington, nor
thern Idaho, t western Montana and
South Dakota , '
The Occupation of these lands, sit
uated in eight Indian reservations,
will mark the most important period
of development since the first railroad
invaded the forests, valleys and sage
brush deserts west of the Kooky rnouo-,
tains, and means the obliteration of
the frontier with its picturesque cow
boys and the vivid, adventurous heroio
days, which will never again have a
counterpart in this oountry. '.
The lottery system has been decided
upon in the disposition of these reser
vation lands, whioh are located as fol
lows: -
Colville, eastern Washington, 1,000,
000 aores; Yakima,' central Washing
ton, 1,115,000 aores; Coeur d 'Alone,
northern Idaho, 310,000 aores; Lemhi,
central eastern Idaho, 600,000 acres;
Blaokfoot, southern Idaho, 600,000
aores; Flathead, western Montana, 1,-
000,000 aores; Rosebud and Lower
Brule, South Dakota, 891,560 aores.
PRUNE CROP IS ABOUT PACKED
One Hundred Cars of Choice Prunes
Are Shipped from Milton.
The shipment of prunes from this
distriot exoeeds the expectations of
many who at one time predicted a
shortage beoause of last spring's freeze.
In an interview on this subject N. W.
Mumford, manager of the branch
house of the Walla Walla Produoe
company, said of the present year's
crop J- "The four packing houses of
the Milton-Freewater distriot are fin-
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isning me season a prune . pausing,
this week being the fourth week that
the four houses have worked steadily
almost night and day and in the neigh
borhood of 100 oars of prunes will be
sent;out from this seotion this year,
besides a large number of mixed cars
of peaches, pears and apples. Follow
ing the close of the prune season the
fall and winter apples will commence,
and there will be approximately 100
cars of these and it will require the
next 60 days to complete the apple sea
son." SWEENEY SUPPORTS ANKENY
Spokane Millionaire for Walla Walla
Man for the Senate.
"While I do not expect to take any
partionlar part in the coming senator
ial fight I shall, in so far as I can,
support Senator Ankenyfor re-election
to the United States senate. In no
event will I be a candidate for that
office myself," says the Walla Walla
Statesman in an interview with Mill
ionaire Sweeney.
Charles Sweeney of Spokane, presi
dent of the Federal Mining and Smel
ting company, the richest lead produc
ing conoern in the United States, has
declared himself entirely out of the
rape for United States senator and at
the same time pledges himself as a
supporter of Senator Ankeny of Walia
Walla. IJIs words quoted at tbo bo
gioniug of this aitiole indicate bis attitude.
Railroad Commission of Oregon De
sire Information From Athena
Shippers on Car Shortage. v
Complaints have been lodged with!
the Railroad Commission of Oregon,
from all points in the state relative to
the existing shortage of oars.
That the car shortage gives every
promise of beooming still more pro
nounced to an aggravating degree, in
lieu of any hope for a betterment of
conditions, the following circular let
ter to Athena shippers, received for
publication in the Press, would indi
cate: Salem, Sept. 18 (To the editor) A
great many complaints are being filed
daily with the Commission by shippers
who are unable to get cars and it is
evident from the information we re
ceive that shippers are going to suffer
far more this fall than last from oar
shortage.
The Commission is investigating the
matter and hearings will be held at an
early date with a view of ascertaining
the real cause of the shortage, plaoing
the blame where it belongs, and secur
ing some relief for the shippers of this
state.
In oondnoting suob an investigation
it is necessary to have the co-operation
of the shippers and we ask that you be
prepared, when called upon, to furnish
some information covering your exper
ience in seouriug oars during the last
thirty days.
You will bo duly advised when the
matter comes up for a hearing. In the
meantime would be pleased to hear
from you.
Railroad Commission of Oregon
By Oswald West
Commissioner.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ANN KIRK
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Services Were Conducted by Rev. Le
Cornu, a Pioneer Minister.
Sunday afternoon nt , 2 o'clock the
services of tbe funeral of Mrs. Ann
Kirk, who died at her borne in Puciflo
'Grove, California were held in tbe
Methodist Episcopal church, by Rev.
LeCornu, a pioneer minister, and
friend of the deceased.
The funeral was a large one, being
attended by friends and relatives resid
ing here and abroad. The pall bearers
were from Dolph Lodge, A. F. and A.
M. the members of whioh marohed to
the grave in a body. The floral tri
butes were among the finest and most
elaborate ever seen in Athena.
The remains did not arrive in Athena
from California until Saturday night.
From the O. R. & N. station they
were taken to the home of Mrs. Edward
Koontz, where during Sunday, until the
time set for the funeral many friends
oalled to express heartfelt sympathy to
members of the family.
Relatives from a distance in attend
ance at tbe funeral were, Mrs. Neri
Aokles, a daughter, of La Grande;
Mrs. Courtney of Portland and Mrs.
Kees of Walla Walla, sisters of the
deceased.
FACE TO FACE WITH A BEAR
Experience of Two Ladies With a Fat
Little Berry Eater.
While encamped on the summit of
Lincton mountain with a party of
home folks and frionds a short time
ago, and while picking berries, of
which there is an abundance in that
section, Mrs. Smith and Mies Minnie
Dorothy had a novel experience with a
little fat chubby, bear, who, it would
seem, was also engaged in tbe same
occupation, says the Milton Eagle.
The little fellow, evidently, was as
much perturbed as tbe ladies at the
unexpected meeting, and in expecta
tion of further developments sat bolt
upright on bis haunches and looked
tbe intruders squarely in tbe face as
much as to say, "I was here first."
The ladies, of course, made no effort to
engage in any controversy with his
little bearsbip as to their rights in tbe
premises and made a hasty retreat.
The last seen of tbe little fellow he
was still oooupying an upright position
and his beady litle black eyes intently
watching tbe movements of those who
had interrupted his midday meal.
Milton Had a Good Booth.
The most creditable booth of the so
called Harvest Trade festival was that
of tbe Milton Progressive association,
whioh was looated on Main street in
front of tbe' Kellougb store, says the
Walla, Walla Union. In this booth
was to be seen a line collection of
fruits from the vicinity of Milton.
There are many varieties of fine ap
ples, peaches, peart, plums, prunes and
other varieties of frnit. The booth
was in charge of a committee of five
appointed by tbe Progressive assooia-.
tion. Tbey were Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Berry, Dr. McCuary and Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Sikes.
GO H
Gives $83 Per Acre for Hailey's Res
ervation Wheat Ranch-Was
Not a Record Price.
Robert Coppock has purchased the
160-aore wheat ranoh just, south of
town on the reservation owned by
Judge Thos. G. Hailey, for $85 per
aore. There are no improvements on
the land, which for a long time has
been held by Judge Hailey at $17,000
The East Oregonian in recording
the sale says it is among the best sales
on record tor this class of laudj Such,
however, is not the case.
The reoord price for land paid in
this vioinity, where wheat laud valuos
are perhaps higher than anywhere else
in the Northwest was the purobase
made by Joseph Sberrad, who gave
John MoKinnon $16,800, or $105 per
aore for a quarter seotion of land.
This farm had 'no improvements ex
oept a good fence and was bought a
few years ago by McKinnou for $40
per aore. He "made good" on the
purohase prioe- with two orops of
wheat and when he sold to Sberrad
reserved the stubble and straw for
winter feed.
The Pendleton paper reports other
land sales made by Judge Hailey. He
has disposed of a 40 aore tract of tim
ber to Joseph Huddemau. A portion
of bis Wild Horse ranch, 250 acres
went to Polydore Moens, of Pendleton,
for $10,000. Judge Hailey is yet in
possession of 700 aores of his Wild
Horse ranoh, and all of the improved
property. -
POLAND CHINAS ON EXHIBITION
The Pick of Swaggarts Big Herd at
Pendleton Fair. '
Principle interest in the live stock
show at the Pendleton fair centers in
the Minor herd of short horn oattle
and A. L. Swnggart'sexhrbit of Poland
China ewiue. ; .
What Minor is tq Oregon as a breed
er of thoroughbred short born battle,
Mr. Swaggart is as a breeder of thor
oughbred Poland Chins, hogs. Ho is
exhibiting the piok of (his big herd
the Pendleton fair, and his prize-win-niug
stock is attraotiug the attention
of all. , ,
Mr. Swaggart is an experienced hog
raiser, and at great expense has found
ed the best herd of thoroughbred hogs
in tbe Northwest. He receives orders
from breed ros in all parts of the ooun
try for his stook, whioh is invariably
used to head their herds.
Boosting Oregon.
Tom Riohardson, seoretary of Port
land Commercial club, says in this
week's letter to the Oregon press: Of
the 400,000 leaflets printed by the
Portland Commercial club advertising
the low rates to Oregon, 351,000 had
been put in circulation up to neon
Saturday. The Union Puciflo, North
ern Pacific Great Northern, Burling
ton and Denver & Rio Grande are run
ning at least two trains daily in sec
tions to nooommodate the tremendous
rush of colonists to the Paoiflo north
west, and Oregon is getting bor full
share. Every citizen of the state
should make an effort to bring some
aoquaintanoe, friend or relative from
the east or middle west to locate, per
manently in Oregon.
Wood Choppers in Demand.
Scar Charlton is down from his
wood camp at Kamela, but will return
to bis work in a few days. Mr. Charl
ton says there is considerable cord
wood at tbo different railroad sidings
in the Blue mountuius, and it finds
ready sale at $5.25 per oord, f. o. b.
Woodohoppers are in demand, and at
present are paid $1.75 per ocrd for
their work. The price paid until re
cently, was $1.60 per cord.
Took Prizes at Fair.
Y Dr. J. D. Plamoudon's wheat exhibit
at tbe distriot fair took first prize
over all other whoat shown iu tbe pa
vilion. Tbe wheut was a sample from
the doctor's crop grown'oii the Gang
noij place on tbe rcscrvuton. Another
prize that went to Aboua was won by
Claude Estes' "Joe Fountaino," a trot
ting stallion whiob carried off socond
prize. J
The Deflry Company.
The Josephine Deff ry company closed
a three nights engagement at tbe
Athena opera house Saturduy evening
in the presentation of "Tbe Black
Spider." The'house wns filled, many
Weston people being in the auaicnoo.
The pieoe was not up to the standard
of tbe two previous ones played by (be
company.
Tbo old remedies are the best. Hick
ory Bark Cough Remedy has been in
use for over one hundred years by the
old Dutch Dunkards of Pennsylvania,
and is still in use by all the old families
of Western Pennsylvania. Is abso
lutely pure; made from the bark of the
white or shell bark hickory tree. -The
bark is shipped from tbe east, and
nianataotured in Walla Walla, Wash.
For sale by Palace Drug Store.
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