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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
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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
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ji Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here
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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.
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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
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On the c!Sonthly Balance
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la the only one tlial can accommodate
commercial traveler!.
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Can biecomended for Its clean and
A well ventilated room.
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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
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