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yOLUME XX
ATltENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1908.
NUMBER 36
THE TUM-A-LUM 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
Preston-Parton
Flour is made iu Athena, by Atbeua labor, in the latest
and best equipped mill in the west, of tiro best selected
Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home
industry. Your grooei sells American Beauty for '
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!$1.30
Merchant Millers
Athena, Oregon.
B. J- BODDY
V WHOLESALE BUTCHER
fykKk?$ Makes a Specialty- of furnishing
gT Meat in lrge Quantities,
'i. 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 Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine and Fowls. They are made from the sctive principle or the
condensed essence of the druf. They don't contain Sawdust, Ashes, Chop Feed or Bran. Are just
a good when 10 years old as when 10 days old. They comply with all pure drug laws. Ask for
and try once SKIDOO 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 $300,000.00; Watertown, South Dakota, U. S. A.
Sold in Atbena by A. B. McEwen & Sons.
PROMPT
Shy where prices are richt poh&
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$ DELL BROTHERS, CATE,S
ESTABLISHED 1865 5
Milling Company
BEAUTY i
Per Sack.;
and Grain Buyers
Waitsburg, Wash. 5
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.
OUALITY 6B0C
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HILL VS.
Hill Chases Ham man In Central Ore
gon, and Controls Strategic ' j
Deschutes Canyon. j
The reason for Harriman 'a long de
layed aolivity in Central Oregon rail
way matters is now apparent. Dill is
chasing him for the Jerritory, and by
a bold stroke, the Great Northern man
has aoquired the Oregon Trunk, a pro
jected line np the Desohutes which is
the logical outlet into the Central
Oregon country. The Portland Jour
nal says :
Jam 08 J. Hill's acquisition within
the past week of the controlling inter
est in the Oreogn Trunk Line up the
canyon of tbe Desohntes river, coupled
with tbe fact that two crews of engi
neers were immediately thrown into
tbe field, is stated by those close'to tbe
workings of tbe railroad king to te tbe
bugle call for one of tbe biggest rail
road wars whioh has ever been known,
on the coast
In oouseqcence of aotivity toward
tbe oentral part of tbe state on tbe-jmrt
J of tbe two railroads magnates and
i Hill's disregard of a taoit agreement
vouched for by Barriman attorneys
that Hill Mould not invade the terri
tory soutn of tbe Colnmbia and Harri
man would respoo Hill's rights to the
region lying ncrtb, it is apparent a
struggle has been preoipitated wbiob
will not end nntil one or the other
withdraws or two lines are oonstruoted
into the interior.
Hill's acquirement of tbe surveys
and rights of way of tbe Oregon Trunk
Line, which have been held by W. F.
Nelson, - president of the road, beoame
known as a result of his visit into oen
tral Oregon in company with two
members of tbe firm of Porter Eros. &
Welch, tbe contractors who built a
large stretoh of the north bank for Hill
and who also constructed 20 miles of.
a line out of Spokane, afterwards turn
ing it over to the Great Northern.
Prior to tbe announcement, a few
days since, that Nelson had sold the
controlling interest in . the Oregon
Trunk to the Hill interests o conference
between tbe same parties was held
in Spokane. Immediately afterward
Nelson, aooompanied by two members
of the firm of Porter Bros. & Welch,
contractors, who built a long stretch
of tbe north bank and prior to that
time constructed 20 miles of a line ont
of Spokane, afterward turniug it over
to tbe Great Northern, made an ex
tended tour of Crook county and cen
tral Oregon in an automobile.
While conferring with some of tbe
bankers and business men in Prireville
lelative to the railroad situation and
an extension to the county seat, Mr.
Nelson confirmed the report that ; tbe
Hill interests had purchased control
of the Oregon Trnnk. He . also 1 an
nounoed tbat a road would be built in
to oeutral Oregon without loss of time,
preliminary work to start immediately.
Hill's surveyors, less than a week
later, established oamp at the" mouth
of the Desohutes aud at present are
working swiftly up the oanvon of . the
river. -
In the meautirne Harriman, follow
ing ont his definite promise to Gover
nor Chamberlain and F. S. Stanley,
bead of the Desohutes Irrigation &
Power company, tbat he would im
mediately begin tbe construction of a
line into Crook county, has two cr,ews
of surveyors in tbe same fleld invaded
last Saturday by Hill.
Harriman as yet has not announced
what route will be followed to reaob
the irrigation, distriot and timber belt
iu Crook county, both of which form
tbe objective points for tbe construc
tion of a new lailroad. He did state,
however, that following a final con
fnmnnn with Jnlius Kruttscbnitt at
Pelican lodge, decision would be
reached relative to the route over
wbiob tbe new road would be projected.
Tbe conference with Mr. Kruttscbnitt
has been beld and tbe presence of Har-
Market affords in
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Athena, Oregon
m die i
limao's surveyors in tbe Desohntes
canyon indicates tbat tbe Wall street
king has dooided to utilize tbe same
route for wbiob Hill is now contesting.
Tbe cbaraoter of tbe Deschutes can
yon is such as would praotically pre
clude tbe possibility of two lines being
oonstruoted through it. Two could be
built, although one, owing to tbe
rooky,obaraoter of the canyon, would
require the expenditure of an enor
mous sum of money.
NORMAL FACULTY IS NAMED
Seventeen Teachers Will Comprise
Force at Weston This Year.
A complete faoulty of 17 teanbers
has been employed for the Weston
normal school for the coming year aud
tbe sohool will open on September 4,
under the most favorable conditions.'
Following is the oomplete list of tbe
teachers who will comprise tbe normal
faoulty: - "y '
Robert C. French, president; teacher
of psychology, history of .education
and pedagogy.
Anna Z. Crayne, dean of tbe women
and toaober of methods of English
grammer and composition, writitff,
spelling, rbetorio and eloontion.
Frederick O. Heok, A. B., teaober of
methods of history, general history,
United States history, physios, civics,
sohool law, English literature, Amer
ican literature and German language.
Clara G. Hall, teacher of arithme
tic algebra, plane and solid geometry.
Clara G. Frenob, teaober of zoology,
chemistry, physical geography, meth
ods iu geography, elementary agricul
ture and domestio soience.
Carrie W. Riddle. M. A., olassioa
and rhetorio, literature aud expression,
methods iu reading and American lit
erature. J. Oscar Russell, physical training,
athletics and matbematios.
George B. Gbatteily, teacher of
bookkeeping, office stenogiapber, li
brarian and orchestra.
Anna Selkirk Norton, teaober of
voice culture, vocal mnsic, chorus and
glee clubs.
Nettie C. Cbatterly, musio, drawing,
training school.
John Mather, teaober of manual
training.
Paul H. Wyman, A. B., principal of
tba jrining school, teacher of metb:
ods of teaching, pedagogy, principles
of education.
Harrison H. Shirk, oritioin training
school, seventh and eighth grades.
Loretta H. Smith, critio in training
school, third and fourth grades.
Emma Davidson Dorden, oritioin
training sohool kindergarten and seo
oud grades.
Agnes Bnlfinob, critio in training
sobool and fifth and sixth grades.
Naomi R. Stengel, assistant in
grades.
Mrs. Retta Powell, iu charge of tbe
industrial work of the young women
of tbe normal.
Drive Out Undesirable.
Tbe petition of tbe town of Cornell
to clear out tbe undesiratle element
has borne frnit, and it remaius to be
seen whether the sheriff of tbe county
will cairy ont tbe instructions of tbe
attorney in an order served on tbe
sheriff aud all of bis deputies, says a
Council, Wash. item. This move
meets with tbe approval of all the
better element iu tbe county. Unde
sirable citizens have been following
construction camps along tbe liue of
tbe Spokane, Portland & Seattle rail
way, and later wore attraoted by tbe
harvest seasou.
Home-Grown Huckleberries.
J. H. Rood who lives on the Luoe
rauob near the McCoy bridge has
started a new variety of fruit in his
garden wbiob be calls tbe garden
huckleberry. The sed says a Free
water item, was prooured in tbe east.
Mr. Reed basabout 200 bushes of this
fruit wbiob tastes exactly like tbe
wild huckleberry only very much
larger, being about tbe size of a small
cherry. The bushes are prolific bearers,
each bush averaging about a gallon.
Death of Mrs. Beamer.
Mrs. Julia A. Beamer, aged 41 years,
died at St. Mary's hospital at 7 o'clock
Tuesday night, after a long illness.
Funeral services were beld in Milton
Wednesday afternoon. Tbe deceased
was born in North Carolina where
she was married to Samuel M. Beamer,
February 27, 1900, in wbiob year tbe
couple came west. Sbe is survived by
four obildreu, two boys and two girls.
Pnnnff (rtf Polov T? a rn
TTbe Taylor-Le Grow string of horses
(bat are to be worked in tbe relay race
at tbe Walla Walla fair this year, was
taken to tnat city Tuesday where tbe
fleet saddlers will at once be' put into
training. The owners of tbe horses
have secured an expert rider and ex
pect to again win tbe race tbis year.
For Sale.
Mis. May Jorgenson offers 80 acres
of fine reservation laud for sale at $90
per acre. The laud description is N
of N W H mo. 17, tp. 3. 33 E W M.
Inquire of V. 8. Le Grow, Atbeua.
De Witt's Carloliz3d Witch Hazel
Salve is tbe best thing to nia for piles.
Sold by Palace Drog Co.
INCENDIARY'S WORK
Alta House and Barn Burned In a
Disastrous Conflagration at Pen
dleton Wednesday Night.
The fiend visited Pendleton again
Wendesday nigbt with disastrous re
sults. Ibis is tbe seventh fire Pendle
ton has had, and there appears no
doubt of its being of incendiary origin.
The Alta House together with tbe
big stable in connection, was totally
destroyed, entailing a $20,000 loss to
the owner, Sam Bittuer. Insurance
amounting to $1,500 was carried on
the pioperty.
Tbe fire was started about 11:30
Wednesday uigbt aud tbe best witness
to tbe circumstances surrounding the
origin is Peter Sbafer, a young man
who was conversing with a lady friend
at her borne.
Acoording to Sbafer, says the East
Oregonian, he and Miss Town saw a
man come stealthily down the street
from tb side of tbe Alta house just n
moment before the fire was seen. Tbe
fellow tip-toed nntil almost iu front of
the young peorle, whom he did not
see, and he tbeu broke into a run. On
reaching Webb street be turned to
wards the business section, still run
ning. In tbe opinicu of young Sbafer, there
is no doubt but tbat tbe fellow, who
ever be is, started tbe fire. No sootier
bad he gotten past tbe Town bouse un
til tbe flames broke forth at tbe Alta
House and Shafer dashed over to tbe
plaoe. Taking a hasty glance at tbe
fire he then sped aronnd tbe blook to
the looal fire house and rang tbe small
belL By that time the flames bad
gotten under strong headway.
Aooording to Sbafer's description,
the man be saw running from the spot
was small in stature and he either
wore a light oolored ooat or else be had
on a light oolored shirt without the
coat.
When tbe Ore started tbe big stable
was completely filled with horses and
vehicle?. Nearly 80 bead of horses
were tied iu the stalls, every stall be
ing taken. Those who arrived on tbe
scene early saw the peril of the horses
and rushed in to free them. But tbe
fire was so strong at tbe oxtreme west
end tbat help could not reach the
frantio animals and eight of them
burned in their stalls. . By hard and
pluoky work on tbe part of eager vol
unteers the remainder of tbe horses
were gotteu loose and tbey ran out of
the barn.
While the fire made slower head
way on tbe hotel it was no less snre in
its destruotiveness. Commencing at
tbe southwest corner the flames ate
their way into tbe hostelry and within
a few minntes tbe old farm hotel was
doomed. '
PASTOR INVESTS IN AN AUTO
Flock Does Not Take Kindly to Gal
livanting at 50 Miles an Hour.
A Pendleton diapatob to tbe Port
land Journal says: Wbeu Rev. W. T.
Euster of the First M. E. chorob of
tbis oify arrived Saturday evening
from Spokaue with ao automobile cost
ing $1,000 he met with a mild surprise
from bis flock. That a minister should
invest iu an automobile aud "galli
vant" aronud tbe country at a 60-milo
an hour pace is more than some of tbe
staid members oan aocept and there
are mild protests from many quarters,
However, Rev. Euster is equal to
tbe oooasiou aud explains tbat be oan
now cover bis large fleld and visit his
oouutry membership witb a great dal
more comfort and less expense than on
toot or by team, and tbe sting of tbe
innovation is somewhat dulldd. When
be bought a $10 panama hat during
tbe summer there were gentle inquiries
as to tbe propriety of tbe procedure
but wbeu be came borne with an auto
tbe protest was open and pronounced
from a smull proportion of the mem
bersuip.
Tbe Methodist is the largest con
gregation in tbe city, having a $30,000
stone cburob aud Rev. Easter is a very
progressive pastor. lie drove bis auto
mobile from Spokaue to Pendleton iu
13 boors actual ruuning time and will
use it constantly in his cburob work
in this oity and surrounding towns.
Early Snow Storm.
Forest Supervisor J. M. Sobmitz of
tbe Wenaba national reserve has re
turned to his home iu Walla Walla
after a two week's trip through tbe
forest, most of bis time being spent
fighting fires of more or less magni
tude. He stated tbat four or five in
ches of snow has fallen in the moun
tains south and east of Dayton during
tbe past tew days. According to old
settlers it is something unusual to have
snow at this season as it rarely ever
comes before tbe last of September or
tbe first of October.
The Pendleton Fair.
Elsewhere in today's Press appears
uu advertisement announcing the
Umatilla-Morrow County fair, which
taken plaoe at Pendleton, September
'iH, October 3 inclusive. The fair this
year promises to exoeed in magnitude
of success, those of .previous years.
Officials of the association feel highly
gratified over tbe promising outlook
and are doing everything in their"
yuwer iu secure exnioits ana provide
means of entertainment.
Pendleton's Sixth Blaze.
Pendleton's sixth fire in three weeks
came Monday night when the depart
ment by hard work-put ont a blaze on
Maia street, confining tbe flames to
tbe Queen chop house and the Ogg
saloon. The frequency of fires at
Pendleton inspires thought of incen
diary origin,
K Partnershin Dissolved.
Jyllarry MoBride is sole proprietor of
ma Aiouriae uvery and feed stable in
tbis oity, having purchased Henry
Stamper's interest In tbe deal, Mr.
Stamper assumes proprietorship of the
Weston liverv stable. All nnnnnnf a
duo the Atbeua end of the bnsinBsn
conducted by the Aim iu the past, are
payaoie to Air. juotsride.
Walla Walla Through Train.
Plans for a tbrou&b Servian in dav.
light between Walla Walla and Port
land are being formulated in that oitv.
and in a few days will be put up to the
u. k. jn. railroad officials in Port
laud. In brief the plan is to have the
traiu now ODeratiuc as a looal to Pen
dleton make Walla Walla its termiuus
instead of Pendleton, thus doing away
with the Pendleton-Walla Walla looal
train.
Pruitt Has Returned.
W. C. E. Pruitt, missing Pendleton
lawyer, is now once more at home,
says a Pendleton paper. He was
brought baok to tbe oity yesterday aud
was immediately taken to bis former
nome, where he is now being oared
tor. He is ill and is said to be threat
ened with braiu fever.
MILTON DRUGGIST WINS GIRL
Van Wert Beats Rival In Business,
Also Gets Lady Both Love.
An Omaha Dispatch savs: An mi-
-nsual "soda water" romanoe found its
oulminatiou today at the courthouse,
wheu Filson R. Van Wert, of Milton
Ore., applied for a license to wed Miss
Jessie King of Omaha. The story in
volves an unconventional race for a
bride between today's benedict and
Oosar Holmes. Both are druggists and
for years ran a neok-to-ueok race for
Miss King's hand. Iu Villisoa. Iowa,
whore the bride and groom went to
sohool together. Van Wert intrnrinnnri
young Holmes to Miss King. Holmes
was onier or tbe prescription counter
foroe iu one of tbe drug stores and
Van Wert was at the soda fountain.
One day Holmes determined to go
west and make a fortnne. From Mil
ton out in Oregon came stories tbat he
was "making good." Van Wert a
few months lator was running a- cut
rate drng store in his rival's town and
tbe fight was on in earnest.
Meanwhile eaoh was sending tbe
yonng woman in Omaha glowing let
ters desoriptive of his deeds and pro
spects. Holmes was put out of tbe
running. He olosed his shop and dis
appeared. Van Wert will take tbe
girl to tbe Oregou town.
"Blind Pig" Artists.
Iu tbe "blind pig" cases at Echo
Saturday afternoon each of the five
mou arrested was required to give
$500 bail. Three of tbe men, M. H.
Gillette, Normuu Stone and Morrison
waived examination and tbeir oases
will go before the grand jury. M. B.
Gillette aud Fruuk Neacewill be given
preliminary hearing iu tbe justioe's
court toduy.
Fire Destroyed Barn.
Fire wbiob is believed to have start
ed from tbe stub of n cigarette thrown
iu a barnyard covered with straw
completely destroyed a fine bam, 20
tons wbout hay, two header wagons,
a feed wagon, $100 worth of hogs and
several sets of harness belonging to
Clay Moss, about five miles south of
Milton Mouday afternoon.
Brotherton-Strout.
Frank Botbertou and Mabel Strout
were married Monday at tbe home of
tbe trido's parents in Pendleton. The
bride is known to many Weston people,
aud tbe groom is a former residont of
Weston and vicinity. After a brief
tour of California, Mr. and Mrs.
Brotherton will return and make their
home in Walla Walla.
. Digging Big Ditch.
Xlhe O. R. & N. company has a foroe
of men employed in digging a ohanuol
across Main street in the yards for tbo
purpose of draining water, canned by
fresbets coming from above town,
Kodol will, without doubt, make
your stomach strong aud will almost '
instantly relieve you of all tbe symp
toms of indigestion. Get a bottle of it
today. It is sold here by Palaoe Drug.
Company. ,
Jorgel "Bootlegging."
Jobu Joricul, the well nijjguv is in
jail at Pendlutou, charged witb .-elliug
liquor to Indians.
, DeWitt's tit tin Early Kistrs aru '
small pills, easy to take, gentle and
sure, tiold by Paluoe Drog Co.
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