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Newspaper Page TextAthena Merchants Treat you Square Athena Merchants Carry. Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XX. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1908. NUMBER 6 THE M-A-M LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Pkrtoii n Floor i9 made iu Atheua, by Athena labor, iu the latest and best equipped mill in the west, of the best selected Blnestem wheat grown" anywhere. Patronize home indnstry. Yonr grooei sells American Beauty for i$1.25 5 Merchant Millers Athena, Oregon. DW OFFICE 353 RESIDENCE 392 EYE5 TESTED GLASSES GRDilNDflTTFn Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder tight PROMPT delivery WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT ml j$ The Freshest and most Choifce the Market affords in I- -.VE0ETA ji Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here . , DELL BROTHERS, Milling Company Per Sack.! and Grain Buyers : -Waitsburg, Wash. S R.J. 60DDY WHOLESALE BUTCHER Makes a Specialty of furnishing Meat in Large Quantities. First-class.stock, Reasonable price THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET J. H.STONE, PROPRIETOR The place to get the best cJVIeat that money can buy, and at the lowest price Fish and Oysters in season The high est cash price paid for poultry. OPTICAL SPECIALIST .18 EAST MAIN ST. BANNER S A LVE the moat heallna salve in the world. "'SfSmS0'8 1MIWVVI UNDGRAB REVIVED The Tillamook Steal Injected Into Hall Case at Portland By Prosecutor Heney. The Tillamook land grab was resur rected by the prosecution in tbe Hall case for tbe purpose, Francis J. Eeney explains, of showing that Hall, as Unit ed States District Attorney, tried to proteot with his influenoe, as is alleged against bim iu tbe Butte Creek Land, Liveatook & Lumber Company, for wbiou he is now on trial, charged with conspiracy. Edwin Mays, who was oo-defendant with Hall, but who was discharged for laok of evidence against him, testified that the map showing the illegal fenc ing of tbe Butte Creek Company, a government exhibit, was not tbe one received ty Hall, who was his former chief. Mays testified favorably to Hall otherwise, and that he knew no thing of the Tillamook case until 1902, when he received iustrnotions from I Hall and Special Agent Greene in re gard to it He did not remember a j conversation with Charles E. Hayes. Heney introduced Charles E. Hayes, Edward N. Deady and S. C. Spencer. Hayes test i fled that be was introduced to Mayes by Sponoer in 1901, and pre sented tbe data and asked that infor mation be filed against the men con cerned in tbe alleged Tillamook con spiracy and that after a conference Hayes was referred to Hall. I , ol B. F. Shaw Dead. Col. B. F. Shaw, tbe Indian fighter and pioneer of tbe northwest, died in Portland yesterday at tbe age of 80 years, as tbe result of a be'niorthage of the longs. Colonel Sbaw was in com mand of the Oregon volunteers who whipped the allied tribes of northwest Indians at the battle of the Grande Ronde. On Savings We Pay - On the Quarterly Balance or 3 0. On the c!Sonthly Balance THE j. I ST. NICHOLS HOTEL X J- K. FROOME, prop. i f : X Only First-class Hotel in I , the City. - THE ST. NICHOLS : la the only one tlial can accommodate commercial traveler!. : w Can biecomended for Its clean and A well ventilated room. g Cob. Maim and Third, ATHHA,Or. MAIN 83 & Athena, Oregon 4' 1907 TAXES tlOW DUE Books Were Opened Monday and Over $1000 Paid In During the First Day. Taxes for 1907 are now due and pay able at the Sheriff's offloe. The books were opened Monday morning and about 40 people called during tbe day to settle their accounts with the county, state and oity. As a month and a half is allowed in whiob to pay and take advantage of the three per cent rebate it is not probable there will be any rush of tax payers toward the court house before tbe first of next month. Tbe largest individual tax paid yesterday was $300. - The following brief synopsis of tbe tax laws has been prepared by the sheriff for the benefit of tbe tax payers of the county: If you pay your taxes on or before Maroh-45 you will te allowed a rebate of 3 per cent. If you pay your taxes between March 15 and up to and including the first Monday in April, there will not beany rebate allowed and neither will' there be any penalty or interest added. If your taxes are not paid on or be fore the first Monday in April, they will become delinquent, when there will be added a penalty of 10 per oent, and tbe tax will also draw interest at the rate of 13 per oent per annum in addition to the penalty. If you pay one half of your taxes on or before the first Monday in April, then the remaining half may run up to and including tbe first Monday in October following, but if tbe last half of tax due is not paid by tbe first Mon day of Ootober, it becomes delinquent, and there will be added to euob bal ance a penalty of 10 per cent, and in addition, such balance will bear in terest at tbe rate of 12 per oent per an num from tbe first Monday in April until paid. On all personal property taxes, if one half is not paid on or before tbe first Monday of April, the law oompels the sheriff to levy upon and collect tbe same after May 1st, hence to prevent a levy upon personal property after May 1st it will be necessary for one half to be paid as above stated. The law oompels the sheriff to sell all lands ou whiob taxes have not been paid, and that snob sale shall not be held later than Maroh 1st of the year suooeeding tbe year in whiob the tax levy was made. Ihe property will be sold to tbe per son bidding the lowest rate of interest, and certificates will be issued therefor, and deeds given to snob property sold, unless redeemed withiu three years from the date of such sale. DEATH OF WILLIAM BANNISTER Passed Away Tuesday Aged 63 Years. Funeral Held Wednesday. William Bannister died Tuesday afteruoon at 4 o'olook at tbe borne of his brother, Bern Bannister, west of town. Tbe deceased had been afflicted with Bright's disease for some time. Bad he lived until July, he would have beeri63 years of nge. He was tbe father of five children; three sons and two daughters, all of whom survive him, and with their mother, reside in tbe Clearwaterountry, above Lewis ton, Idaho. Mr. Bannister had been a resident of this county for over 25 years and for a long time resided ou a mountain ranoh east of Weston. He was a civil war veteran but had never applied for a pension, although bis friends say he was entitled to a ' moutbly stipend from tbe government ,J Tbe funeral was' held Wednesday afternoon, interment taking place at Ke,es cemetery. Contract for Prison Sacks. Contracts for 1,398,350 grain bags at 7 3-8 cents each were let to tbo Kerr-Giffouft Company by tbe Farmers Educational and Co-Operative Union Saturday afternoon at Walla Walla. Of tbe purchase money, ten per cent is to be paid within a week and tbe re mainder on delivery, which will be between June 15 and August 1. The bids were presented by J. Z. Smith, agent of the company. Last year tbe price paid averaged 10 cents a saok. Bids were made by the Kerr-Gifford Company, F. P. Dufton Company, Jones-Scott Company, Balfour-Guthrie Company, Dement Brothers Company, and Ames-Harris-Neville Company. Sunday School Officers Elected. At a meeting of tbe members of tbe M. E. cburcb Sunday School, held at the church Wednesday afternoon, tbe following officers were elected : Mrs. E. M. Smith, superintendent; Emery Wortbington, secretary; Mrs. Florence Malcolm,, treasurer; Mrs. R. E. Stew art, organist; Frank Smith, librarian; Miss Grace Myers, assistant librarian. Tbe meeting, which was well at tended, was presided over by Rev. Israel Putnam and Miss Rata Stewart acted as secretary. THE TICKET Dr. Plamondon Chosen for Re-election, Watts, McEwen and Le Grow for Councilmen. Tbe citizens' mass meeting, held Fri day evening, was well attended and tbe following candidates were nomi nated: For Mayor, Dr. J. D. Plamondon. For CounoiilmeD, M. L. Watts, A. B. McEweu and F S. Le Grow. For Water Commissioner, Charles A. Batrett. For City Treasuier, A. A. Foss. For City Reoorder, B. B. Richards. The meeting was called to order by Mavor Plamondon, who was made chairman and B. B. Riobards was oboseu to act as seoretary. Dr. Plamondon was unanimously nominated for mayor. The names of A. B. MoEwen, M. L. Watts, F. S. Le Grow and Wm. Winsbip were voted on for counoilmen, those three receiv ing the highest number of votes to ba deolared tbe ehoioe of the meeting. The result was: M. L. Watts 83; A. B. MoEwen. 29; F. S. Le Grow 25; Wm. Winsbip, 18. C. A. Barrett was the unanimous choice for water commissioner. J. F. Kershaw and A. A. Foss were placed in nomination for treasurer, the vote resulting: Kershaw 15; Foss 18; scattering 4. B. B. Riobards received tbe unani mous nomination for oity reoordet. To Build Warehouse. The 20 representative farmers who met in Weston reoently to discuss tbe project of cooperative warehouses nave decided to build at Downing stn- tiou. Tbe proposed dimensions of this building are 350 feet long and about 50 feet wide. The officers elected were: Geo. W. Staggs, president. J. F. Kill gore vice president; George Winn, secretary. Messrs. Geo. Carmiobael. A. B. Woods and O. C. Turner, are di rectors, authority being vested in Mr. Carmiohael to negotiate with tbe u. . or Ih. SWEET ELOISE Jfflfl DEAD Scarlet Fever Again "Robs One of Athena's Homes. After coping with the dreadful dis ease, soarlet fever, for several days, little Eloise, tbe second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Jarman suooumbed Sunday morning at 6 o'olook and was buried Monday at 10 a. in. She was past 4 years of age. Everything that could possibly be doue for tbe little sufferer was dene, but to no avail, and this borne is now bereft of one of the fairest flowers that ever doomed to bless for a brief space tbe lives of mortals. About a year ago Eloise and her little sister were stricken with tbe same disease, and for a time hor life then was despaired of. It is thought by the attending physicians that tbe germs remained in her system, and wore brought out by a recent cold and fever which she developed. There are no other oases in tbe oity. Mr. and Mrs. Jarmau have the deep est sympathy of tbe community, as was evidenced by the exquisite floral offerings which covered the little cas ket All stores in Atheua closed dur ing tbe hours of tbe funeral, which occurred in the morning. Funeral services were held at tbe gtave by V. E. Ho ven, pastor of tbe Christian cburob. WANTS NEWS OF TRUANT SON Walla Walla Postmaster Receives Let ter of Inquiry. Does any one know the whereabouts of Edward Emerick, a young man aged 19 years, with black bair brown eyes and a soar on Lis none? Postmaster E. L. Burton of Walla Walla is iu reoeipt of a letter from tbe young man's mother, anxiously in quiring for some information concern ing her sou. Tbe lettei states that on tbe fourth day of last month, Mrs. Emerick received a postal card from the wandering boy saying he was out of money and without employment Altbousb efforts have been made seve ral times to communicate with young Emeriok, and bis parents at one time sent him a railway ticket with wbiob to come home, nothing has been heard from either tbe boy or tbe ticset. Tbe letter is full of anxiety and grief over the probable loss of her son, and importunes the postmaster to find tbe whereabouts of tbe young man if he is in Walla Walla. Prominent Teacher Dead. Miss Caroline Comstock, teacher of elocution at the Walla Walla high school, died Monday morning of val vular disease of toe heart Miss Com stock bad been ill for some time, but was rapidly improving and bad plan ned to return to ber work at the high wobool Wednesday morning. IRK AT in Orders Issued for Resumption of Con struction on the Lewiston Riparia Line. Orders have been issued by General Manager J. P. 0BrienJ the O. R. & N. for completion of the Riparia-Lew-istou line of the Oregon, Washington & Idaho railroad. Two large bridge gangs will be taken to Lewiston, and biidge steel construction gangs will leave Portland later in tbe week for the same place. This is the first im portant evidenoe of resumption of con struction work on the large plans of the Harriman lines in the Paciflo north west It is said tbe Riparia-Lewiston line, 72 miles, will be completed and open to traffio by May 10. The first big event of Interest to tbo commeroial bodies of Portland and Lewiston after the openins of the line will be a mon ster exoursion of Portland business men to the inland empire, with Lew iston as the objective point Construction work on the Lewiston end of tbe line was called oil last fan at tbe beignning of the financial strin gency, leavincr the Clearwater 1 river and a considerable gap without traok. Jiver since that time the probability of resumption of the work has been of deepest oonoern to Portland and Lew- iston business men. Chief Engineer - G. W. Bosohke of tbe O. R. & N. oompany, under whose direction the Riparia-Lewiston road baa been en gineered aud built, said : "The work will be pushed as fast as conditions will permit, and we hope to have tbe Lewiston bridge built and the line open for business within 90 days, if weather permits. Two bridge gangs leave Portland, and a steel con struction gang will leave Friday nigbt for Lewiston. The work is fully orga nized, and we expect to make good neaaway.". The worrof bridge construction nnd ballastins of the remaining traok will require about 350 meu. The Lewiston bridge steel is on the ground. Tbe bridge will consist of five 150-foot spans, and a 240-foot draw span. The bridge is a modern structure, on oou orete piers, aud will cost 1380,000. Sheuerman Must Pay. Bv affirmins the action nf tha lower oourt. the suoreme court Tnesdav da- creed that Jake Sheuerman must pay tbe f 500 lost in a gambling game at Pendleton, several months ago, says the Tribune. Sheuerman gave his check for the amount and afterwards stopped payment. Tbe check was pur chased by W. F. Matlook, who brought suit to compel payment and won. Raley was tbe attorney for Matlook and Bailey for Sbeuerman. THERE WlilOlEAR THERE Weston's Fish-bait Editor Publishes ' Misleading Statement. There is u big cougar on the south fork of tbe Umatilla, lurking along the stream. Tbe large fresh traoks of tbe beast were seen tbe other day by J. F. Thompson while out looking after bis stook. That he's a monster was indicated by tbe faot that be sank belly deep in tbe snow at every jump, wbile tbe orust would easily support a man. Herein is a obauoe for some courageous buuter by which we do not mean "Col." Boyd, of Athena. Boyd would slip op on a crippled grouse and let loose both barrels, but will continue to keep a dozen miles or so between himself and this prowling oongar. Weston Loader. Tbe above, published in Woods' ne farious aud unreliable sheet caused tbe editor of this paper a strenuous and painful trip. After wallowing through tbe snow up Bobsled canyon to tbe summit of tbe Blues, we struck tbe track of a jack rabbit. Utterly exhausted, we tobogganed down tbe mountain side, wishing at every slide that tbe colonel was tharn, Our par amount desire is to plaut him at some convenient spot on tbe river edge where schools of fishes may feast on the best bait, ever. Sues Newspaper. Papeis iu tbe suit of Miss Matilda Ward, of Dayton, against tbe Walla Walla Morning Union, have been served. Miss Ward, who is tbe daughter of tbe postmaster at Dayton, is represented by Attorneys Cain and Hurspool, says tbe Bulletin. She asks for $300 as recompense for tbe work done last summer in tbe contest for a trip to tbe Jamestown exposition. Tbe Union, it is claimed first sent a check to Miss Ward lor $175, but this was returned, and it is stated now that efforts are being made to compromise for $200 in order to keep the case out of the courts. Wanted by man and wife, job ou farm, woman a good cook and man not afraid of work. Address D. C. Bowman, sr. Pendleton, 902 West Webb. Lost a lady's chatelnlD" i rastpin. Finder will pluuse lvuvo at lliia ofiico - . I"