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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1908)
K 1 This" Edition con tains Six Pages Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XX. ATHENA. UMATILLA CX)UNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 24, 1908. NUMBER 30 THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES v Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon . - ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Parton Floor is made in Athena, by Atbjaua labor, in tbe latest and best equipped mill in the west, of tbe best seleoted Blnestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your grooer sells American Beauty for 9 m Merchant Millers Athena, Oregon. i$1.30 ?r jF9LW 1 J-B0DDY $.iml WHOLESALE BUTCHER fir, M. -5ik WWW&J Makes a sPecialty of furnishing Mea in Large Quantities. First-class stock, Reasonable price . MAKE YOUR OWN STOCK FOODS BY USING SKIDOO HORSE AND CATTLE TABLETS Crush and mix in feed or salt Proper dose In tablets Makes Your Stock Look Like the Top Price For Horse, Cattle, Sheep, Swine and Fowls. Tney are made from the active principle or the condensed essence of the drug. They don't contain Sawdust, Ashes, Chop Feed or Bran. Are just as good when 10 years old as when 10 days old. They comply with all pure drug laws. Ask for and try once SKIOOO Condition Tablets, or SKIDOO Worm, Kidney, Chicken Cholera, Blister, Cathartic Heave. Fever, Hog Cholera, Distemper, Pink Eye, Colic tablets or Louse Powder, Spavin Cure or Barb Wire Liniment. Distributed by THE BLUE BELL MEDICINE CO., Incorporated; Capital stock $300,000.00: Watertown, South Dakota, U. S. A. Sold in Athena by A. B. McEwen & Sons. KIT PR0Rery WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT pTa.h 83 jg3 The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in 7 We Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here a g; DELL BROTHERS, Milling Company mm er Sack. and Grain Buyers Waitsburg, Wash. THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET STONE & BODDY, Prop's The place to get the best cTWeat that money can buy, and at the lowest price Fish and Oysters in season The high est cash price paid for poultry. VECETA "SSE? 1 HARVEST FIELD Thirty-five and Forty Bushel Wheat Yields Are Reported in This Neighborhood. Harvest is far enough advanced in this vicinity to form estimates of what tbe yields are to be. Indications go to show that the yield will te all the way from SO to 40 bushels per acre. So far no average has been reported under 30 bushels and only one field has reached an aveiage of 40 bushels, that of T. J. Kirk, just east of town. Weather has been ideal for harvest ing grain and many maohines are at work. The grain is of good quality, though considerable complaint is heard about smut. Joe Scott's combine is at work in Dale wheat wbioh is making 85 bush els per acre, and the grain tests A 1 in quality. The Watts orew finished threshing on the Kirk place last evening and after the sacks were counted it was found ' that the big field had yielded up 40 ' UUI E. A. Dudley reports a yield of 85 bushels per acre on his farm west of town. The Taylor place, west of tbe city, turned out 35 tushels of good wheat to the aore. The Paoiflo northwest wheat harvest is ia progress in at least half tbe dis tricts of tbe three states and reports are encouraging.- The general condition of the fall wheat crop seems to be good in prao tioally every section where the harvest has begun and actual returns greatly increase tbe yield over the pre-harvest estimates. Yields of 20 to 25 bushels to tbe aore are quite common in tbe inland em pire thus far, no returns being received to date placing tbe cut at less than 15 bushels to tbe aore. Returns of less tnan 20 bushels are very uncommon and thus far are noted only in sections where the rain supply was short at least six inches from the ncrmal. Even in the Condon distriot tbe re turns are much better than expeoted. In that section it has been noted that by far the best returns are being re ceived from plaoes that were well cul tivated. In such a dry season tbe well-cultivated wheat field suffers but little from drought, butt in sections where little attention was given culti vation and where wheat-growers al lowed nature to take tbe full burden of the crop, the initial reports of tbe yield were far from favorable bnt still not so bad as had been forecasted in some of tbe early damage reports. Returns of 25 to 30 bushels to the ace were lately reoeived from Heppner section. Around Lexington, Heppner, Eight Mile, Gooseberry and several other spots of the Heppner section tbe yields are seldom ranging below 25 ' THE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL! J. E. FROOME, prop. ... Only First-class Hotel in t the Citv. Iff THE ST. NICHOLS 4 U the only one that can accommodate commercial travelers Can bfiecomended for Us clean and well ventilated rooms. Cor. Maim and Third, Atbzna.Ot. 4 Athena, Oregon m bushels to tbe aore, and never to date this seasou have they fallen below 20 bushels. Aronnd Pendleton harvest returns show yields ranging from 20 to 35 bushels to the aore, the latter being an exoeption as well as tbe former. While there is little doubt that con siderable damage was done the wheat crop of the light lands around Pendle ton, tbe actual returns from the bar vest indicate that, as in other sections. tbe loss by reason of a defloienoy in moisture was badly'over estimated in the earliest reports. WAITING FOB THE NEW CROP Local Wheat Market is Practically at , a Standstill Now. . Trading in old orop wheat is on a small scale in the Walla Walla mar ket, says the Union. On the basis of foreign prioes exporters are quoting club at 77o and blnestem at 79c. If they wanted to buy any wheat, how ever, it Is not probable tbey oonld get any at these figures. In fact, a small sale of club was recently made as high as 80o. Interest centers in the market for tbe new orop, in wbioh very little business has been done so far. Tbe pnrobase of a small lot of blnestem in the country on the basis of 80o was announced Wednesday. Advices reoeived from a California authority are that that state will pro duce 200,000 tons of wheat this year and will want 350,000 tons. The California barley orop is estimated at 450,000 tons, while oats will yield 85, 000 tons and 45,000 tons will be needed. LllfiW IS A BILK J. N. B. Gerking Has Sunk Thou sands In Crook County Land Which Has No Title. J. N. B. Gerking, who left his fine Umatilla County home and went into the orook oonnty desert, seeking in vestment iu irrigation lands, stands to lose thousands of dollars, should bis damage suit for $16,000, wbiob be reoeotly filed iu Portlaud against one W. A. Laidlaw, chief mogul of tbe Columbia Southern Irrigation company, fail to materialize. Whispers that tbe company was not on tbe square have been made from time to time wafted to tbe public and now the obarge is made that tbe pro moters can not give title to tbe lands they have eold to settlers. Relative to Uerkiog's suit, tbe Oregon Daily Jour nal says: Threatened with the loss of bis borne and improvements he has made on a tract of land in Crook county, J. N. E. Gerking has begun suit in tbe oirouit conrt against W. A. Laidlaw for $10,000 damages. Laidlaw is a principal stockholder and general manager of tbe Columbia Southern Irrigation company, from whom Gerking purchased, tbe land, bnt be says Laidlaw is nbable to de liver title without fraud upon tbe United States government and com mitting subordination of perjury in making proof. Gerking paid $6400 for tbe land and water right, and he says that with the improvements he has made the plaoe is worth $16,000 today. He cleared 100 acres, seeded 50 acres to alfalfa and planted tbe remainder to trees, berries and vines. He ran laterals fcr irrigation and fenoed tbe place, only to learn, as be says, that tbe defendant is not able to furnish a good title as it agreed to as soon as be had finished paying for tbe plaoe. The .operations of tbe Columbia Southern Irrigation company have been under fire for some time, and Gerking's suit illustrates the position of settlers who have iu good laitb set tled upon tbe land and made improve ments on it. THE DEV. MBDFOOND BOOZE Walla Walla Minister Says Oregon "Dry" Towns Are Not "Dry." Rev. Andreas Bard, reotor of St Paul's Episcopal obnrcb returned this morning from a trip to Portland and otber Oregon points says tbe Walla Walla Bulletin. He will leave to night for Loon lake to get his family and will retnrn to Walla Walla later going to tbe beach where he intends to erect a cottage. Rev. Mr. Bard was telling this morning about some of tbe local option districts in Oregon. "Talk about your dry towns all you like," he said. "Since I have seen some of tbem in abstinent Oregon I have formed an idea of my own. Yon know I have ever tried to be impar tial and to avoid cant on either side. I had, therefore, assumed that it pro hibition had once become a law, that no liquors would be sold in tbe com inunity. "My traveling companion, who was of a more cynical torn of mind, pcob poobed this idea aud said that he knew better. I iubiclti tttut I was from Missouri. As we came to the city, he introduced me to tbe host, leaving ont the "reverend" part, and whispered in his ear that I desired "to be initi ated." "After I had been oarefuly looked over and deemed acoeptable we were ushered into a side room and fonnd whisky in abundanoe, just as before, only we bad to pay double for tbe pro hibited juioe. Now I'am not going to name the town, nor will I give our host away, beoanse a minister is not necessarily a deteotive. But you can take my word for it that this is gospel truth. On the glorious Fourth I saw in tbe self -same town various celebrants foil of joy water, and am ready to believe that if you drive tbe devil ont of one door, he will oome In through an other.". KILLED BEAR WITH PISTOL McCumber Goes Fishing and Returns With Bear as Big as a Horse. Mart MoCumber killed a large bear on the North Fork about 16 miles from Milton Friday, says the Eagle. In oompany with P. J. Kelley be was whipping the stream for trout when be saw Ere'r Bear on a log about 25 feet away. Mr. MoCnmber oarried a 38-oalibre revolver for just snob an emergency, bnt hesitated just tbe fraotion of a seoond before he decided to use it on a bear that, looked to be as large as tbe side of a mountain. Throwing discretion to the winds, he blazed away and bit tbe side of tbe mountain with ease. Bre'r Bear, startled at his noonday meal, gave a couple of leaps straight forward, whiob happened to be directly in Mr. Mo Gumber's direction, and soared that gentleman out of several years 'growth. Concluding that he was in for it, Mr. MoCnmber shot and missed again. By this time the bear had discovered tbe fellow who was using him as a tar get and he didn't like bis looks so be turned to make his getaway, when Mr. MoCumber laid him low with a shot just below tbe forelegs. Tbe bullet went entirely tbrongh the bear and he fell dead in bis tracks. Mr. Kelly, who was an interested specta tor of tbe fight, said the bear was as big as a horse. The Doctor's Badger. Tbe oaptnre of a poroupiuo was summarily effected at tbe home of May or Plamondon Tuesday evening. Tbe identity of tbe beaut was somewhat in donbt until after tbe capture bad tak en plaoe. While sitting on tbe porch, tbe dootor, who is something of a sport ing man (?) himself, discovered tbe quill-clad monster in tbe act of climt ing a tree. He immediately diagnosed it to be a badger. Now tbe dootor 's wife is western-bred, and knowing that badgers are not tree climbeis, her opinion of his prowess as a hunter fell off a few points, and she ran for a wash-tub. With the assistance of a couple of friends, she succeeded in capturing the horrible creature, and for tbe first time iu his life tbe dootor viewed a badger wearing an overcoat of tootb-pioka. Fifty Teachers Are Wanted. Sobool teaobers are wanted to fill plaoes in the sobools of Walla Walla and Columbia oouuties, Wash., and Umatilla oounty, Oregon. Abont 50 plaoes are still waiting for the arrival of teaobers, some of tbem in good sobools. Local teaobers have generally contracted for the coming year, aud in the ordinary promotion of applicants wbiob takes plaoo every year tbe more moderate situations are left vacant. For several years the supply of teaob ers has not been equal to tbe demaud, but outside workers usually oome to tbe relief of the county superintendents in their efforts to supply every sobool in time for tbe opening iu tbe autumn. A Prosperous Bank. One of tbe best statements of the condition of tbe Frist National Bank of Athena, evor given tbe Press for pnblioation, will be found printed in today's issue. Tbe steady increase of business and tbe financial progress of this institution ranks with tbe leadiug banking bonses of tbe Northwest. Tbe statemeut is made the comptroller of tbe currency at the close of business, July 15, and shows that deposits were $354,023.14; loans and discounts ag gregate $235,611.56. aud cash and funds due from otber banks and re serve agents total $176,979.75. Tbe bank has a cash reserve of 49 per cent. Flour While You Wait. Walla Walla Union : Pbillsbury may have been there with tbe time re cord for an easterner when it came to getting standing grain from tbe field to tbe mill aud tbenoe to the bakery, with a record of 51 minutes, bnt west erners have tbe record bioken in a dozen different ways, and Waitsburg has tbe honor of carrying off first prize, for in an attempt made yester day afternoon to break tbe eastern re cord, growing grain was harvested, taken to the Preaton-Patton mill, gionnd into flour and made into bread and bisouits in tbe short period of 22 minutes. Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers, pleasant little pills that are easy to t&k. Sold by Palace Ding Co. - 11 AND AGENT Umapine of Umatillas Claims Interest On Deposits is Withheld. By McFatridge. A Pendletou despatob to tbe Spokes-. man-Review says: That Major A. E. MoFatridge, agent of the Umatilla reservation, is with holding Indian interest wbioh it draws from the banks was the declaration ' made in this ity today by Umapine, head man of the Umatillar Umapine came to Pendleton with the belief that Seoretary of the Interior ' Garfield was still here or was to return sooufor a conference with the Indians. Learning that the big man was not here and would not be again Umapine declared that he would probably leave for Washington in a few days to again present the grievanoes of his tribes men to tbe white father at Washing ton. This will no ie tbe first trip for tbe old Indian, fb le went there a few years ago on a similar mission. Umapine refuses to believe the agent is acting nnder orders from tbe depart ment to the effect that tbe Indians are only to be paid a oertain sum each month in order to prevent their spend ing all their money at one time and then being reduoed to beeearv the re- mainder of tbe year. He says the edooated Indians who know just how muob is coming to tbem have no trou ble in getting their money, but that tbe old aud ignorant ones are given abont oue-tbird of tbe monev naid into tbe agenoy for them by tbe wbitex renters. This is tbe first open charge that has ueuu maus aKBinsi ivjor atrinca sin on . , he superseded Major Edwards, who left tbe service about a year ago. It has been cenerallv believed that his administration has been satisfactory to toe Indians. It was rumored a few aavs a en that MoFatridge hud asked to be relieved rrom duty, alter J. Li. Garfield, seo retary of the interior, had made a ruling directly opposed to his recom mendation, as woll as those of Com missioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Lenpp aud Special Ageut Tinker, who was here for several months in vestigating the couditions on the res ervation. Lenpp persuaded him to withdraw bis resignation. It is believed by many who are ao qnainted with tbe status of 'Indian land leasing, that there is nothing to tbe charges. So far as renters in this section of tbe reservation is concerned, MoFatridge has used tbem fairly, and it is the universal opinion here tbattne Umapine charges is a lot of trumped up rot, given out for publication with s a purpose, aud that if investiagted, tbe sonroe of the Spouaue papers' in formation would lead to parties who are interested in farming more than 640 acres of laud on the reservation men who wouldn't hesitate at grafting the Indian burial ground into a lease, were it possible to do so, and thon scrap for tbe agenoy garden. Eveiy indication points to MoFat ridge being a man with murrow enough iu his taok-boue to oonduot reserva tion land matters on the square, some thing that bus not teou done for years, if you are to take tbe word of men of smull means who have triod iu vain to lease a piece of reservation land. The man with a pull could get what he desired, aud tbe sidewalk rancher was amoug the big "it's." With'Mo Fatridge oume tbe order of land ham limitation of 640 acres, with the pro viso that tbe losseo mnst establish tog- idenoe tbereou. Then tbe fur begun to fly, and it's been fulling ever since. The big 'una ure uftur the aeut, uud well, an injuu will say anything, with proper ooaobiug. Churches Split Over Japs. Beoanse a oortain faction in the First Christiau ohurch at Bollingharu, Wash, objects to having their children put in tbe same'Sunduy sohool clusnes with Japanese aud becauso tbe pustor tbe Rev. II. N. Brooks, is said to de- vote too muob time to cbrintiaulziug Japanese, the congregation is badly split. Tbe climax camo Sunday when a vote wus taken on whether to keep tbe puhtor another yeur or not. Tbe minister boldly declared from tbe pul pit that he intends to continue his missionary work. A vote was takou, but tbe majority favored keopiug the minister another year. Now Mr. Brooks says he is not sure whether ho will stey. Murder and Suicide. Yesterday forenoon at Echo, B. It. Stoffel, a jealous lover, walked up to bis sweetheart, ElsiuKeuison, aud shot her. The bullet entered tbo girl's month coming out at tbe back of tbe neuk, death resulting instantly. Stoffel fled to tbe hills, and after a posse had started after him, he doubled back, went into a barn near where the shoot ing took place and hanged himself. 1 be couple had been going together since July 4tb, but receutly Miss Keu lson had rejected the fellow's snit. A number of Atbeaa neonle nm m. paring to while away a few weeks iu me mountain camps, soeklng tbe auu oulent buckleberTV. iu whieh thi sou L eaid to bo a plentiful ciop. i!
