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VOLUME XXI.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1909.
NUMBER 30
TSiE rUivi 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
TIE HARVEST FIELD
Athena Wheat Tests No. 1, and Yields
Will Be Moderately Fair Con
sidering Season.
5 ESTARI TSHFTI ISfiS
Preston-Parton Milling Company
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Floor is made' in Athena, by Athena labor, in the latest
and best equipped mill in the west, of the best selected
Blnestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home
industry. Your grocer sells American Beauty for
$1.75
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Athena, Oregon,
Waitsburg, Wash.
R, J. 80DDY
WHOLESALE BUTCHER
Makes a Specialty of furnishing
Meat in Large Quantities.
First-class stock, Reasonble prices
rial raper
Paints, Oils, Class
House Sign and Carriage Painting
B, T. Kidder, MeArthur Building
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J, H. STONE. Prop.
NORTH.SIDE OF MAIN STREET
The Best Meat to be found in Town. Come and
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J. n. STONE, ATHENA, OREGON
Every sample of the new wheat crop
that has been brought to Athena
buyers, easily, tests No. 1 in Quality
The average test this year clings
around 60 pounds, the required test
for No 1. wheat being 58 pounds to
the bushel. Harvest will not be in
full blast until next week, therefore
exaot lines on what the yield will be
oannot at this time be f ullv deterrnin
ed, but enough grain has been run in
to toe sacs to snow that a moderately
fair crop, season considered, will
result.
Estimates given the Press show that
the yield in this vioinitv will rnncn
from 35 to 50 bushels per acre.
The prioe at wbioh the bulk of the
new crop will be jarred loose, is now
the prinoipal topio for discussion.
Blnestem advanoed two cents in the
last week, indicating that the millers
will still depend on domestio trade for
their output, and that the high prioe
will continue to smother Oriental
trafflo in flnnr.
VThe local market quotation is 85
cents for No. 1 grain. Dollar wheat
is heard talked of on all sides and in
dications lead to the belief that if the
raiser is in position to hold, he will
get that figure. , )
Harvest Notes.
Casper Woodward has a field of
Hybrid, wheat, No. 128, the seed of
which was developed at Wash ine ton
State College, wbioh tests 61 pounds,
and is yielding between 80 and 35
bushels.
M. L, Watt's big field of blnestem
is free from smut, is yielding as
bushels per acre and tests 60 pounds.
The Clerking boys are harvesting
a 30 bushel orort. Rannrtinc cnnd
quality of grain, but some smut.
James Bryan's crop on the licht
soil, over in "the basin" averaged 20
bushels per aore of plump Dale and
bluestem. His barley of good quality,
averaged 80 bushels per aore.
Forty-seven bushels per aore is the
average in the Kirk field east of town.
This is the yield go far as threshing
has progressed.
The first car of new hay has been
shipped from Union by S. E. Miller
and was consigned to : the United
States reclamation servioe at Hermis-
ton. The hay was No. 1 timothy and
Drought $15 per ton on the oar at
Union. The hay crop was never bet
ter in the Grande Ronde valley and
cutting is in full swing.
According to the reports brought to
Walla Walla by four tillers of the
Eureka Flat soil, the wheat yield
on the flat will be phenomenal this
year. Almost every field will run not
lower than 85 bushels per aore, while
many will average as high as 40 and
45 bushels per acre. The farmers in
that section are also counting on dis
posing of their orop at $1 to $1.10 per
bushel.
Barley raised on the W. E. Singer
ranch, a mile west of Waitsburg was
reported Saturday to looal grain deal
ers to fce yielding 100 bushels to the
acre. This eolipses the record yield
heretofore reported by nine bushels an
aore and is one of the largest yields
ever made in the Touchet valley.
Numerous eighty bushel yields have
been reported within the last few
.days.
In the lower Touobet valley in the
vioinity of Waitsburg aid Presoott
harvest is well under way, particular
ly in barley. Near Dayton harvest
will commence pretty generally this
week. That the valley will produoe
the largest orop in 15 years is the es
timate of the grain dealers.
Wheat on the Dell plaoe is averag
ing 45 bushels per acre.
Cbas. Carpenter harvested over 60
bushels of wheat per aore from a field
southeast of town.
Wm. Pinkerton's barley is reported
tc be yielding 70 bushels per aore.
The first carload of bluestem, this
season's crop, arrived at the mill yes
terday. It was shipped from Downing
statiou by M. L. Watts.
"People Think I'm Pretty."
Publicity Manager Lamed E.
Meaobam of Walla Walla is in re
ceipt of a letter from a girl in a little'
Oregon town, says the Bulletin, who
is seeking a position as clerk in a
bakery or waitress in a hotel. In ber
epistle she states that she is 16 years
old, tall, a brunette, and "most people
think I am very pretty." Her mother,
she also says, is anxious for a position
as a chambermaid. The girl is now
working in a bakery shop aud can
stay there all summer, but would like
to come to Walla Walla, providing
the climate is satisfactory.
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a Week and Cleaned Daily.
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"The O. R. & N. coaohes are nn-
questionably dusty when thev dbsh
through Walla Walla, but it is be
cause they are traveling over tha
dustiest stretch of road in the United
States the line between Starbnok and
Pendleton," said C. F. . Vandewater,
traveling freight and passenger agent
or ttie company. Mr. Vandewater
was disoussing the reoent oritioism
made by a traveling man regarding
the condition of the coaohes. "The
dirt is clean dirt or dust," eaid Mr.
vandewater. The coaohes are disin-
feoted twioe a week and are mopped
out every night. They are cleaned
at eaoh end of the line, the dirt and
dust beug blown out of them by a
compressed air maohine.
"Between division points the pass
engers, who eat fruit, may throw the
refuse on the floor, but it is removed
at eaoh end of the line and the oars
are given a thorough cleaning.
We cannot olean the coaohes at
each city, because the naaseneois
would object to the dust raised.
we cannot help the dust in the
oars, beoause of the country thiouch
wbioh we pass,' but the oars are not
filthy."
REDS ROUND UP CAYUSES
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Buyers Will
Ship Umatilla
Montana.
Ponies To
Hundreds of Indian oayusea now
roaming the ranges of the Umatilla
reservation are to be rounded up this
week and shipped to. Montana. Buyers
expect to take the animals out bv
train load. The roundup oommeuced
Monday morning and will nrobablv
consume tba entire week, as the oay-
uses are scattered over thousands of
aores.
r Thi big drive is under the ceraoual
direotion of Gilbert Mintborn, one of
the best-known and prominent young
Indians on the reservation. He will
be assisted tv about 100 Indian cow
boys, thus making it one of the pic
turesque events of the year for the
looal reservation. The roundnu will
not be as large as it would have been,
however, had not last year's winter's
severe oold spell, killed many of the
horses.
The animals will be gathered to
gether at different points, notably
Upper McKay Creek and Thome Hol
low, and will then be brought down
to the big Mission corrals.
DECLINES JURIAL ALIVE"
Former Umatilla Indian Agent to Re
fuse New Post,
Major A. E. MoFatridae. reoentlv
dismissed as agent of the Umatilla
Indian reservation and transferred to
the Qrande Bonde reservation in
western Oregon, has returned to Pea-
dleton and announced ttat he would
not accept the proffered position. He
said be spent two hours at Grande
Ronde agency and intimated that he
would not spend that much time
there again. He explained that there
are only 48 Indians on the reservation
under the government care, that the
plaoe is out of civilization and that
there is nothing for a man to do and
no plaoe for his family to live. "Tbey
can't bury me while I am alive,"
were tha words ha rmprt tn nmrntia hla
opinion of the position offered him.
Freewater Bank.
'reewater is about to have a new
bank. Messrs. Wilson and Nlcolav.
capitalists from Iowa, are in that
city this week and have about deoided
to establish a banking institution,
both in Freewater and Milton. They
are favorably impressed with the
possibilities of tbe valley as a center
for banking operation.. Whiln thnm
tbey iotet viewed all tbe business men
and all the f ruitmen and ranobers that
tbey oould reaob. receiving enuoirD
substantial encouragement to justify
tbem in massing tbeir capital in that
suction.
M There is airnin fait nf ,..:.
grounds for a raoe traok at Athena.
A couple of years ago the matter was
oerore tne publio and died out. This
time, the questiop comes up in entirely
.tun uiuuuaiuon now in tn tnrm o
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joint stook company for tbe purohase
oi a iu-aore traot. adjoining tbe oitv
park on the south, which would be
devoted to a raoe traok, base tall
grounds, amphitheatre, stables, exhi
bition pavilion eto.
The prime objeot, of oourse, would
be4to hold a fair eaoh fall, "but in
clusively the projeot embraoes the
possibility of giving Athena good base
ball during the regular season and
also affords a convenient plaoe for
other sports during pionics, holidays,
celebrations, eto.
A good speed way would be liberally
patronized by horsemen of Athena and
Weston. In this seotion is to be found
just as well bred light harness and
running stook as anywhere in tbe
Northwest and all that is wanted in
developing is a good traok on which
the stook can be worked nnr nrt nm.
perly trained.
Several influential Athena
taken un the matter and tha enter.
prise has already assumed nrnnnrtinna
of a possibility.
SELL GRJINJROSS WEIGHT
Farmers Refuse to Buy Sacks and Then
Be Docked.
At a meeting in Walln Wnlln tha
farmers' union ratified tbe action of
Pullman convention, agreeing to sell
no wheat except at gross weight, that
is. inoludng tbe weight of the sack,
audKurther, it chose H. H. MoLean,
president of the Walla Walla local;
as agent for southeastern Washington
in maraeting tne crop.
Relative to the flrBt proposition,
a. u. h, ux, state organizer, said:
Ibis is an important step. Here
tofore we have always been dooked
one pound for tbe weight of tbe sacks,
but we will not in future sell under
that condition. We were compelled
to buy tbe sack of tbe grain men and
then give it back to them; in faot,
were oompeuea to give tbem one
quarter of a pound to take it baok, for
tne saoit welgbsi but three-quarters,
while we were dooked a full pound.
"Tbe Saving ro tbe farmnr nf Wnch.
ington if this practice were followed
would be not less than 40,000, and in
a prosperous year, suoh as this, michr
run to 50,000 or over."
OF 18S5
'Bill'
' Woodward Tells of Skirmish On
McKay Creek.
Unole "Bill" Woodward, ninn
Indian fighter and scout, would like
to know tbe whereabouts of Bill Rbx.
ford and Silas Price, Indian war vet
erans, who participated in tbe war
of 1855.
Tbe old scout called at the
ofSoe Monday, aud being in a reminis
cent mood, related an Indian incident
that took place on tbe brakes of Mo-
Kay Creek near Pendleton on a moon
light night lu the year above men
tioned.
Woodward, Price, Rexford, and
Franois J. D. Wolff, who died recent
ly at Caldwell, Idaho, were detailed
from the. camp, wbere Echo now
stands on a scouting expedition.
Coming on a big band of Indians on
the brakes of MoKay Creek, Wood
ward and Wolff went forward to
parley with tbe redskins.
Rexford and Prioe mounted on
mules, remained in tbe rear. Tbe
Indians were obdurate, and began
wbooping, wereupou tbe mules, carry
ing tbeir riders stampeded on tbe back
trail, and Wolff's horse stepped in a
badger bole. Tbe rider became en
tangled in a lariat and both horse and
man lay prone on tbe ground, with
the Indians preparing to give chase.
Woodward dashed back and extrioated
his companion, thus saving his life,
for tbe Indians followed tbem, until
nearly daybreak, when their designs
were frustrated by tbe arrival on tbe
old Wallula trail of a Hudson Bay
paok train which tbe redmen mistook
for a reinforcement of troops, and
promptly decamped.
Tbe ranks of these old Indian fight
ers bave been depleted by time's
reaper and Mr. Woodward would like
to know whether flexford and Price
are still alive.
marriage to Hazel Gonevieve Maynard
daughter of C. E. Maynard, of Colton,
Wash., by the Rev. E. S. Muokley,
formerly pastor of the First Christian
Church. Mendelssohn's march was
rendered by Mrs. Lena Chambers.
The bride was attired in an empire
gown of white crepe de chine, with
panels of band embroidery and veil,
with a orescent of pearls. The bride
was given away by her foster mother,
Mrs. M. E. Chambers, witn whom
sue has lived tbe past eight years.
The porch was oanvassed in and deoo
rated with Chinese lanterns and
ferns and crimson ramblers. The
wedding was followed by a reoeptiou
with 100 guests present. "0 Promise
Me" and "I Love You Truly" were
rendered by Mrs. F. 0. Jones. Th
groom is a graduate of the 1907 class,
Oregon Agricultural College, was cap
tain of Company B, of the 0. A. 0.
Cadets. Mr. and Mrs. Barnett de
parted for Seattle and .other points on
the Sound.
Barnett-Miynard.
A pretty wedding was solemnized at
the home of Mr, and Mrs. E. L. Bar
nett, 541 Tillamook street, on Wednes
day evening, July 14th, says tbe Port
land Oregonian, whn their son,
Arthur Rex Barnett, was united in
LAO'S NECKJEARS HALF-TON
Wheel Pins' Child's Neck to Ground
Until Father Lifts Wagon.
In a runaway at Waitshurar Rnv
Casey, six year old son of I. D. Cnaav.
proprietor of the Casey poultry farm
was thrown from a wagon and oancht
and held with his neok under the front
wheel. That the little bov esoannd
death is considered miraculous. For
several seoonds. aooording to Mr,
Casey who was driving when the team
ran away, tne boy's head was held un
der the vehicle, tbe wheel resting on
bis neck. .
Swerving into a fence while rnnnint?
at a frightful speed, the team turned
sharply throwing the youngster from
tbe rig. The wagon "cramped" with
tbe boys head under the wheel and
the father horror strioken was power.
less to turn the team. Kinnllv hn
jumped from the wagon and succeed
ed iu lifting the heavy load from the
neok of his son.
Then he turuod to the boy expecting
to pick up his lifeless form from the
ground. But the pluoky lad gave a
little groan, rubbed his head and roll
ed out from under tho wagon, unable
to talk audibly as a result of the
exoessive weight, and with a deep gash
aoioss the baok of bis bead. "Drive
me to town father I want some candy"
were the first words the boy whisper
ed confidentially iu Mr. Caseys ear.
Tbe father believes the baok aud con
tents weighed half a ton.
HILL MAY BUILD IN OREGON
To
Purchase Oregon
Eastern.
and Pacific
With wbat the Oregoiiinu says
oomes to it with a fair degree of
authenticity and from a man possess
ing minor railroad interests iu Oregon,
as a groundwork, that paper publishes
an article in which tho forecast is
made that James J. Hill is about tn
embark in extensive railroad con
struction in Oregon, and perhaps into
California.
The alleged scheme embraoes the
purohase of the Oregon Trunk, a
parallel line to the Desobutes roud
now under construction by tbe Harri
man system into central Oregon, and
of tbe Paoifio & Eastern railroad, u
short road running from Medford,
Ore., into the Cascade mnmitnins.
This latter road, indirectly, is an
asset of tbe defunct Oregon Trust and
Savings bank of Portlaud, and from u
souroeolosely connected with tho bank
it is learned, tbe paper states, that
negotations are pending for its sale.
It is also stated by the Oreinniau that
Porter Bros., owners of the Oregon
Trunk survey, were in close touch
with John F. Stevens, formerly chief
engineer of tbe Panama canal, said
now to be in the employ of tbe Hill
interests and who has been in Oregon
for some time under an assumed
name.
Dr. J. F. Reddv of Mudfnrd. whn
has reorganized the Paoifio & Eastern.
is quoted by tbe Oregonian as admit
ting that be spent several duys in go
ing over his company's lines with
Mr. Stevens.
Cyrus Langley, Aged 80.
Cyrus Langly. aged 80 years.
at bis residence in Walla Walla
day afternoon. He is survived
wife aud tbree children two
William and J. C. Lauolv. and
D. 0. Dunlavy all of that city.
funeral was held from tbe family
residence Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'olook. Rev. J. C. Reid officiating.
Tbe remains were interred in the city
cemetery. Mr. Langly came to Walla
Walla in 1858.
died
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sens,
Mrs.
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Baptist Church Notes.
Services as usual Sunday at tbe Bap
tist cburob. In tbe evening Pastor
Ryder will speak on the miracles of
Jesus, illustrated by magnificent pio
tures. Every one mado welome. Tbe
usual offering will be taken.
Lost A child's boar-cioth oont, on
tbe road betweeu Atbenn and Adams.
Finder will please leave at this ofiioat
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