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VOLUME XX.
ATTIENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREG0N. FRIDAY. JULY 31, 1908.
NUMBER 31
THE rUM-A-LUM LUMBER GO.
Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of
BUILDING MATERIAL
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PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES
Posts and Blacksmith coal
A. M. Johnson, Manager
Athena, Oregon
ESTABLISHED 1865
Preston-Parton
a Float is made iu Athena, by Atbeua labor, in the latest
and best equipped mill iu the west, of tbe best selected
B Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home
industry. Yonr grooei sells American Beauty for "
!$1l.30 Per Sack.!
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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 Hones, Cattle, Sheep, Swine and Fowls. They are made from the sctive principle or the
as good when 10 years old as when 10 days old. They comply with all pure drag laws. Ask for
and try once SKIDOO Condition Tablets, or SKIDOO Worm, Kidney, Chicken. Cholera,
Blister, Cathartic Heave. Few, 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 m Athena by A. B. McEwen & Sons.
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prWvery WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT
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Milling Company
BEAUTY i
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.
R. J. BODDY
WHOLESALE BUTCHER
Makes a Specialty of furnishing
Meat in Large Quantities.
First-class stock, Reasonable price
aawaust. a nrs. i.nnn H.ea or Hran. Ar i,,.t
most Choice the Market affords in
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THE MIA GOIIIIE
After Years of Hardship and Toil,
Well Known Inventor's Fond
Hopes Are Realized.
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me nine MoKea combined Harvest
ers which are being operated in Uma
tilla county wheat fields this season
are said to be giving satisfaction, and
Alex's friends are congratulating him
on the suooess of bis iuvention.
Tbe machines are manufactured iu
Spokane by a compauy wbioh is finan
cially able to carry the proficiency of
the machines to the highest point at
tainable. Mr. McRea's inventive ideas have
been carried out iu tbe construction of
tbe combines and on each one sold, be
is paid a royalty. His individuality
as tbe inventor of tbe machine is in no
way impaired or usurped by the Spo
kane company for bis patents and de
signs are in full force in construction
of tbe harvesters.
After years of toil bis efforts
have been crowned with suooess, and
right here in Atbeua, where his irieuds
are acquainted with the details of his
j great struggle, he will find the warm-
est congratulations.
With a few minor alterations, it is
oonceeded by praolioal maohlne men,
that the combine will take front rank
with the leading harvesters. Mr. Mo
Bea expects to have fifty of his ma
chines at work iu Umatilla county
wheat fields next season.
ADOPT NEZ PERCE TONGUE
Mingling of Tribes Causes Loss
One Indian Language.
of
Professor G. A. Spinden of Harvard
university is again at Sweetwater, Ida
bo, where he is continuing his study
of tbe Nez Feroe Indians with espeoial
reference- to their language, the work
being done for the American Museunv
of Natural History. Last year Profes
sor Spinden spent tbo summer .with
the Indians. , The Harvard student
teaches anthropology in the Massachu
setts institution. The Americau Mu
seum of Natural History has engaged
him to oontinue his research under
tbeir auspices. , " , ':'-:-Wnile
Professor Spinden makes a
close study of the language he also
gathers information on tbe character
istics of tbo tribe and tbe relationship
With kindred tribes. Tbe Umatilla
Indians now use the Noz Peroe lang
uage although they are separate aud of
different characteristics. Tbe fact
that tbe Umatilla Indians have dis
carded their own language and adopt
ed the tongue of tbe tribe of Nez
Perce is not generally known, but Pro
fessor Spinden declaies that the Uma-
tillas have allowed their own language
to become unspoken beoause of tbeir
assooiution with tbe Nez Perce tribe.
Professor Spinden lives at Sweet
water, where be boards with a white
family. During tbe day he spends
much time with tbe old tribesmen,
who are full of superstitious tribal
legends and untold stories of tbe early
Indian wars. I
HE DIED II HORRIBLE DEATH
Englishman Succumbs After Sixteen
Days of Awful Torture.
After living in terrible tortar and
agony for 16 days, alone without food,
death finally came to tbe relief of W.
H. Gulliver iu the mountains near
Olive station, in Sanders county, Mon
tana, 'j
Tho only thing known about tbe man
is contained in a diary kept by him
when be was slowly dying.
Tbe first entry reads: "Notify my
people. My name is W. H. Gulliver,
and my home is in Birmingham, Eng-
POHNE
MAIN 83
in 'Lf
iiUieiia, UrGgOIl
land. Notify my wife, mother and
child at K. E. Sooth St. I fell down
tbe mountains and broke my legs."
: The next memorandum was made
the: following day and says he had
dragged himself through miles of wil
derness with bis broken' legs dangling
oenina.
On the seventh day he wrote: '
, j . .
uuum see section men aoross toe river
on a hand car. I yelled and was sure
they heard me."
On the 12th day be wrote: "Two
young men passed me and promised
to go lor Help. They never returned."
It is thought this last note is an hal
lucination. On the 16th day he still had suffi
cient vitality to write. He wrote:
"This is my last day." His body whs
found in a state of decomposition. He
was about 80 years old.
YES, SUSIE, HE STILL LIVES
Colonel Wood Gives a Snectacular
Sub-Marine Exhibition at Wenaha.
Not since Wood took bis memorable
salt bath at tbe Mormon capital, has
he leceived so muob for bis money as
he did Sunday, in the presenoe of a
large crowd of pleasure seeKers, at
Wenaha Springs. v
No, Susau. dearest. You could not
compare his aquatio stunt to tbe sys
tematic gyrations of a Holland sub
marine, bet more like the laborious
movements of the whale did the colonel
disport himself in the limpid depths
of tbe pool. His acrobatic incli
nation appears to have been boundless.
and the swimmers took to the benches
and surrendered tbe pond to the water
freak.
His antios held tbe spectators spell
bound and swelling with egotistical
delight, as plaudits welled from many
throats, Wood mounted the teetering
spriDg-board and poised in silhouette
dishabille, ready for the olimax of bis
feat.
"Jump, you rhiuooeroal" yelled
some one, and tbe colonel sprang up
ward, :.lx)rwardfl9WJiffix4--IwBra
wonderful sight. The ungainly form
struck tbe water with a sickening tbud
and put one in miud of the high-diving
oannibal at the Lewis and Clark fair.
uown, aown, Deneatn tne plaoid sur
face of tbe pool shot tbe oolonel. - His
probosois came into olose contact with
tbe cement bottom of the pool, and
when he came to tbe surfaoe his nasal
appendage was peeled to tbe queen's
taste and resembled the blooming end
of a Rhode Island Red onion, for
which bis Uardena ranch is noted.
And tbe "crowd waited to see the
end, in spite of tbe prospects of a late
dinner," to use a phrase employed by
all first-class base ball writers, when
they "do" a H-inning contest in
stunning style.
DEMOCRATS HARD AT. WORK
Sweek Names Executive Committee
for Bryan Campaign.
Undismayed by previous defeats, tbe
Democrats of Oregon are again lining
up tbeir forces for their every-four-years'
attempt to "oarry Oregon" for
Bryan. Alex Sweek, chairman of tbe
Democratic State Central Committee,
has appointed an executive committee
of five members that will be expected,
with his assistance, to add Oregou to
the Democratic oolumn. The members
of this committee are: John Montag,
of Portland; W. H. Webrung, of
Hillsboro; Will M. Peterson, of Pen
dleton; Lark Bilyeu. of Eugene, and
S. M. Garland, of Lebanon.
Chairman Sweek has mailed ootioes
to the membeis of tbe committee re
questing them to attend a meeting at
his office in the Chamber of Commerce
building. At that time, suggests
Chairman Sweek in his notification,
some plan must be devised ty wbioh
the "40,000 RoDsevelt majority" may
be overcome and Oregon's four elec
toral votes captured for tbe demooratio
candidate.
n Elevator in Place.
WTbe elevator building, purchased
from the Jfacino Uosal Elevator com
pany by tbe Preston Partou Milling
company, is now nearing its new
site at tbe mil). Tbe big building was
successfully moved from its location
in tbe north part of town, and arrived
atjits destination in good condition.
Operation Performed.
Shortly after leaving Athena, 'Rev.
Hoven was operated on in a Portland
hospital for removal of a tumorous
growth n tbe arm. This is said to be
tbe third operation for removal of tbe
tumor.
j A Broken Arm. '
slbe little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
D. H. Sanders tell from a horse Satur
day, with tbe result that her right
arm wes fractured near tbe wrist.
Dr. Sharp reduced tbe fracture and
tbe little girl is doing as well as could
be expected.
At the Springs.
Dr. Plamondon, accompanied by his
wife, will speud a weeic at Wenaha
Springs. Tbey expect to leave tomor
row by automobile.
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An Off Yield, But a Strong Market
A Few Sales Are Reported at 75
to 78 Cents per Bushel.
As
the mi
the
harvest season progresses,
more it is proved that tbe oroo this i
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j iai ueiuwr yur iu yieiu. ioiriy
to 35 bushels per acre, with one or
two 40 bushel yields is this years re
cord of Athena wheat fields. And
the smut is to be reokoued with, also..
But tbe market is strong aud prices
are good. Tbe prices realized on a
strong market will go a long way to
ward making up tbe deffloienoy in
yield. Only a few sales are reported
in Atbena to date, but tbe wheat sold,
brought 75 to 78 cents per bushel. " J.
Wheat in the Vansycle, Helixand
Juniper seotioos is turning out from
25 to 85 bushels per aore, wbiuh is
equally as well as the reservation
lands are doing.
From 400 acres, Joseph N. Scott is
harvesting from 80 to 83 bushels per
aore.
The returns from Robert Goppock's
crop will be a little better than 80
bushels per aore.
A. B. MoEwen reports that his ctod
will average from 35 to 38 bushels.
The Reeder place, near town, turn
ed out nearly 40 bushels per aore.
lhe Weston barley orop this season
ii proviug far better than tbe whnar..
most of it having fully ripened before
the hot winds set in. Prioe Brothers
report 65 bushels to tbe aore. and other
ranchmen are doing equally as well.
SWINDLED SAY HOMESTEADERS
Cook Project Believed to Be a Gross
Land Fraud.
At last coming to the conclusion
that they have been swindled by H. E.
G. Cooke, prime mover in tbe.Oregoq
Ranching and Timber" company of
New York, several people from Elmira,
N. Y., brought to Baker City by Cooke,
are scattering, determined to make
the west, tbeir home and not return to
tbeir native oity and suffer tbe noto
riety of having bitten on a "get-rioh-quiok"
scheme. Tbe party has been
slow to beileve that Cooke was not
playing on the square. Even after his
arrest there and his removal to Port
land by a United States marshal tbe
Elmira people thought they would get
the timber lands on wbioh tbey . had
filed. And tbey probably would bad
tbey filed on timber.
Late developments show that filings
were made on certain sections whiob
are covered with sage brush. This in
formation, it is understood, came
tbrongb secret service men who have
just returned from inspecting tbe land,
numbers of wbiob appear on the record
at tbe La Grande land offloe in couneo-
tion with tbe New York people's
names. Dear is expressed by members
of the party that tbey will all be taken
baok to New York state to appear as
witnesses for tbe government when H.
E. G. Cooke is arrainged. It is be
lieved that this is one of tbe grossest
land frauds ever attempted. Most of
these people are poor, having had only
enough money to pay for their stook in
Cooke's company aud make tbe trip
west. Several are young college boys,
who are obtainiug their first exper
ience.
Adams Man Weds.
Miss Ella G. Rust, aged 50, of Walla
Walla, and U. H. Ferguson of Adams.
were married at Walla Walla Sunday
iu tbe preseuoe of a few relatives and
friends of tbe oootraoting parties, Rev.
Robert Warner of tbe M. E. ohurob
in Walla Walla performing tbe cere
mony. Tbe groom is well known in
Umatilla oouuty and is a pioneer resi
dent of Adams, where be is engaged
in farming. Tbe couple will make
their borne in Adams.
M. D.'s at Pendleton.
The next annual meeting of tbe
Eastern Oregou Medical sooiety will
be in Pendleton aud it will be tbe only
gathering of mndioal men iu tbe state
of Oregoo next year. The decision to
bold the session there was reaobed at
tbe annual meeting, brought to a close
at Radium Springs, in Baker county.
Merry-go-round and Pictures.
Ellis' Merry-go-round and moving
picture show is holding forth this week
oo Jtourth street, at intersection of
Main. Tbe pictures are said to be
good and tbe toot of the whistle at tbe
merry-go-rouod announces tbe harvest
of nickles that are being gleaned.
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Funeral of T. W. Brotherton.
Tbe funeral of T. W. Brotherton
took plaoe Sunday afternoon from tbe
iesidenoe of Charles Brotherton, tbe
services being oonduoted by Rev.
Blood. Undertaker Miller accompani
ed tbe remains from Salem.
Harvest in Palouse Belt.
Farmers in tbe Palouse wheat belt
ill begin grain delivering to tbe
warehouses early in August. Scores
of oombined hamsters are in the field
and there are bondreds of men book
ing' and tlfcbiog tuoGles. Tbey are
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paid from $2 to $2.25 a day, while
maohine men receive as'bigb as $6,a
day. Ranobers cutting 40-fold wheat
report well-filled heads and plump
grain and prediot an average yield of
fall wheat 80 to 85 bnsbels to the aore.
Most of this will grade No. 1. In the
hay fields on the bottom lands along
tbe Palouse river, most of tbe timothy
out shows one and one-half tons to-the
aore. - v
Kobbed at Walla Walla.
Roy Dutro and James Lonry, two
Colville, Idaho, printers, who are in
I ma vininifn in i i a. - l
fields, were robbed of their- surplus
coin at the Exohange Lodging ' bouse
iu Walla Walla, Monday night ; The
boys retired and during tbe night their
room was entered by a thief, who
made a clean haul, leaving the print
ers only a few cents in change. Mr.
Dutro formerly resided at Helix.
LOCAL OPTION IN WALLA WALLA
Steps Will Be Taken to Organize AntU
Saloon League.
Rev. Mr. Doyle, pastor of the Con
greagtional oburob of Pomeroy, was in
Walla Walla reoently, conferring with
looal pastors on the advisability of
organizing a looal option league in
Walla Walla. After a conference with
Rev. J. C. Reid of tbe First Presby
terian cburob of that oity it was an
nounced that no steps wonld be taken
immediately toward an organization;
but snob a league will be formed in
the near future.
These leagues are being organized
throughout the state of Washington
and Rev. Mr. Doyle left for Daytou,
wbure tbe league will probably be or
ganized immediately. A state league
has already beeu perfected and many
looal leagues formed in cities. Tbe
purpose of the league is to elect a stare
legislature this fall whiob will pass a
till providing for looal option.
STOCKMAN DRAGS AT STIRRUP
Ray Fairchild of Heppner Will Prob
ably Die of Injuries. .
Dragged over the range at the stir
rup of a maddened horse, Ray Fair
child, a well known cattle shipper and
meat dealer of Heppner, sustained
suoh frightful injuries that be prob
ably will die.
Mr. Fairobild had gone out on horse
back to round up a small bunob of
cattle for shipment, when his horse
made a sudden swerve and tbe saddle
turned. The animal took fright im
mediately and bolted, dragging Mr.
Fairobild by one foot, whiob had
cangbt in a stlrrnp
Wbeu tbe horse was finally caught
and the viotim released be was found
to have sustained a compound fraotnre
of tbe skull and frightful mutilations of
tbe head and faoe. Every effort is
being exerted by the physicians iu
charge to save bis life, but tbey hold
out little hope.
A Pleasant Trip, Now.
Since the management of Wenuba
Springs has put iu a bridge at Thorn
Hollow crossing on tbe Umatilla river
and worked tbo river road. Tbe trip
to tbe springs by auto U now a pleasant
one to take. Sunday Mayor Plamondon
took a party over, and the ride was
most eujovable.
An Early Shipment.
Tbe first carload of new orop wheat
was shipped from Atbeua, Monday,
over tbe Northern Pacific to Taooma,
by David Taylor. To Mr. Taylor's
knowledge, this is tbe earliest wheat
shipment to be made f iom bis station,
since be has beeu engaged in tbe wheat
business.
Body Found in the Woods.
Tbe body of John Gates, a half-breed
Indian, was found in the woods near
Lovell, ou the Coeur d'Alene reserva
tion, Sunday. The man bad goue doer
hunting and evidently had been killed
by tbe accidental diaobarge of his gun.
His dogs led tbe searobers to tbe body.
Not Guilty of Theft.
John Brnnner, who was arrested at
Albion Sunday oo tbe charge of steal
ing 70 from James Curry, was dis
charged on tbe examination 'Monday,
there being no evidence against him.
Brunuer has borne a good reputation.
Fruit Yields Are Heavy.
Reports from all parts of Steveus
county are that the fruit orop, espec
ially apples and peaches, will be tbo
largest yet growo. Many of tbo applo
trees have to be thinned. There will
be a light crqp of pruues and plums.
Fell Upon Saw.
Alex Valia, employed at tbe Hyena
shingle mill at Everett, accidentally
fell upon a saw Monday and was badly
out in tbe side.. Tbe injured man was
hurried to the Providence hospital in
tbe patrol wagon.
Drowned While Bathing.
Arthur Clyde, a young man of Ku
eljd, was drowned tbere Thursday
while bathing.