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VOLUME XXI.
ATITENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 12. 1509.
NUMBER 45
THE TUM-HUM 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
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House Sign and Carriage Painting
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APPLEBUJUK
Within One Mile of Pilot Rock, With
out a Superior In the State as an ,
Apple Producing Section.
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The Best Meat to be found in Town. Come and see
me. I will treat you right.
J. H. STONE. ATHENA, OREGON
The greatest event in the history of
Pilot Rook will come nest Monday,
November 15, when John P. McMan
dus will run a epeoial train from Pen
dleton in order that people of Uma
till county may be given equal oppor
tunity to purohase at the opening sale
choioe traots of the now famous Ab
pleburg fruit landa.
The -opening prioes on the Erst 24
traots are $125 to $250 per aore. The
Appleburg traots are within one mile
of Pilot Rock. With the purohase
price of eaoh traot. is seoared a per
petual water right. '
That the Pilot Rook fruit seotion is
very productive ia well . established in
the minds of all who attended the
distriot fair at Pendleton. One of the
most oreditable booths at the fair was
the one from Pilot Rook presided over
by Mr. McMaunus, the "dad of Apple
burg." In the mammoth display was
to be seen the biggest red apples at the
fair; gigantio squashes, pumpkins and
watermelons; ohoice collections of
small fruits. ; vegetables of all varie
ties grown and matured to perfection ;
grains and grasses in profusion and
last but not least the big exhibit in
cluded the prize winning collection of
some 70 produots raised and exhibited
by one individual.
Thus stand the productive quali
ties of the Pilot Rouk oountry as a
whole. The Appleburg tiaota aro
said to be tho cream of the fruit pio
duoing seotion and the opportune
time to make personal investigation
will bo next Monday when you oan
take the morning train to Pendleton
run out to the Rook on the speoial and
return to Pendleton in time to catch
te evening train for home.
The Press man met MoManua at
Pendleton Tuesday and was cordially
invited to come to Appleburg on the
big day. The dad of the burg also
dropped the information that Wood
was sure to be there for be had mail
ed the ex-Franklin county rancher and
honorary member of Weston's one
man Pan Tan society a $5 oheok for
expense of the trip. However "Mao"
opined that the Colonel's presence,
would in no way interfere with Pilot
Rook visitora for he would see to it
that a speoial cage was provided.
Will Help Oregon.
J. A. Wilson and S. G. Campbell,
two of the most prominent apple men
of Hood River have loft for Chicago
to take charge of the Hood River oar
of apples that will be on display at
the United States Land and Irrigation
congress that will convene there, be
ginning November 20 and oontinue to
December 4. Mr. Wilson and Mr.
Campbell will remain with the dis
play and "boost" for the country
where the applea grew. The Hood
River Commercial club defrays the
expenses of the gentlemen, while the
Apple Growers' union furnishes the
oar of apples. The entire state of
Oregon will profit greatly by this dis
play of Hood river frait, that will bo
the ohoioest oar ever shipped from this
section'. At the conclusion of the con
gress the car will be forwarded at
once to New York, where Steinbart 8f
Kelly, the owners of the car, will
place the same on exhibit.
Walla Walla 9, Pendleton 0,
The football game tetweon the
seoond team of Whitman college and
Pendleton academy was pulled off
Saturday afternoon, before a small
crowd at Pendleton and resulted in a
score of 9 to 0 in favor of the Garden
city team. The boys were about even
in weight but the Walla Walla team
showed better training throughout
the game and seemed to have the most
of the luok in their favor. The scores
were made by a drop kiok in the first
half and a touobdown and a goal kicl
in the last half, making the score.
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THE DOG POISONER AGAIN
Standing Reward of $175 for His Ar
rest and Conviction.
The dog poisoner has again got in
his nefarious work, and as usual the
canine to get the dose was one of the
well thought of. inoffensive kind.
Little "Murpb" oasbed in at the Pio
neer Drug store Monday where he was
carried irom Bowling's blacksmith
shop. The poison had done its work
however and emetics had no effect.
Then Attorney Watts came in for
the loss of two, one a Fox Terrior, the
pet of the household, and the other a
valuable ranoh dog.
limeJy treatment saved Dr. Sharps
dog. but George Kidder's dog was
found too late to bo saved.
Poisoned meat was soattered pro
miscuously along Main street in the
vioinity of the Post OfQoe. Strychnine
waa the poison used and it was oare
f ally placed in the meat and sewed up
with thread.
A standing reward of $175 cash has
been posted for the arrest and convio-
tion of the dog poisoner. Should he
be captured he will be given the full
enalty provided by law.
STATE'S SHARE IS $7,263.95
Attorney General Effects Final Settle
Y ment With Portland Railway.
MAKE INSAHITY PLEA
La Grande Cashier Abandons Attempt
to Rely Upon Mercy of Court and
Friendship of U. S. Attorney.
The final settlement with the Port-
)endjRailway, Light and Power com
pany in the matter of the Oregon City
looks has been effected by the attor
ney general. Because of the opera
tion of the statute of limitation the
sfate had been unable to oolleot its
sWeot.the profits aoouring prior to
May 81, 1897. The state's share of
the profits, based upon 10 per oeut
of the net earnings from May, 1897,
to December 15, 1908, was determined
to be $7263.95.-
In addition to this sum, which is to
be paid to the state at once, an agree
ment was entered into yesterday be
tween Attorney General Crawford
and President Josselyn that on Decem
ber J5 eaoh year the Portland street
railway corporation, whioh now con
trols. the looks, should submit an item
ized statement for reoeipts and expen
ses foi eaoh year to the state treasurer
accompanied by the payment of 10
per cent of the net earnings as deter
mined by the aooounting.
Prior to May, 1897, the state can
oolleot nothing for the use of the
nearly $100,000 of the state's money
loaned to the railway company, whiob
originally built the looks with the
understanding that the state was to
reap the benefit of the 10 per cent
dividend of .each years' earnings
At first tho looks did not earn any
thing and soon the payments were al
lowed to lapso completely, until the
corporation finally claimed the state
bad no interest at all.
The suit was originally started at
the-request of ex-Governor George E.
Chamberlain, when he wajiu office.
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Milton Farmer Injured.
When Ben Osborne, a well known
farmer of Milton tried to jump from
a wagon his team was running away
with, he beoame tangled up in the
brake and was thrown heavily to the
ground. No bones were broken but
Osborne's spine was seriously injured
He was removed to his home, a slrtrt
distance from the scene of the accident
Osborne lives up the Walla Walla
river about four miles and bad jnst
started to Milton with four borsos
hitched to the wagon when the horses
beoame frightened at something and
bolted. Osborne is in a serious condition.
VEGETABLES
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CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Athena, Oregon
Range Question Settled.
Baker county sheepmen are pleased
with the settlement of the range
question with the officials of the re
serve, who were there for the meeting
of the sheepmen on November 2. A
out of 8000 head bad been ordered in
districts No 1. and 2. wbioh inclade
Baker oounty, but at the last meeting
the cut was reduced to 1700 and tho
growers may be allowed their usual
number of sheep.
Mine Pays 371 per cent.
On $30,000.00 capital' stock the
Banker Hill & Sallivan mine baa
paid $11,151,000 in dividends, a return
of 371 per cent Only one mine in
Idaho has 'ever done bettor and that
was the De Lamar, whiob. on a capi
talization of $100,000, returned $3,
814,580 in dividends.
New Precincts Formed.
As the result of the aotion of tb
county court held last Wednesday
evening, Umatilla county now hat
two new precinots to be- knovrn tes'
pectively as the Stanfleld and Hermia-
on precincts. The new precincts were
cut off of the Echo precinct.
Plan Strawberry Farm.
What it ia asid will be the largest
strawberry farm in tbe world will be
set next year at Twin Falls, Idaho,
Frank Beatty of Ibree Rivera, Miob.
has pnroltased $35,000 worth of land
for this purpose.
With a plea of iusanity J. W. Sorib
or, wreokor of tbe Far mors and Trad
ers National bank of La Grande, ex
pects to esoape paying tbe penalty pre
scribed for banS looters by tbo laws of
the United Statos. Until today it had
been understood by United States
Attorney MoCourt that the former
cashier would plead guilty and throw
himself upon the leniency of tbe oonrt
ns well as make an effort to gain tbe
sympathy of bis old friend and neigh
bor tbe attorney fcr tbe United States.
If Soriber bad any attention of abid
ing by the plea of gnilty he has aban
doned it. If he expected to disarm
proseoution by misleading them into
not being ready o present evidenoe to
jury, in a convincing form, be has
overshot bis mark.-- Mr. MoCouit
acknowledged an acquaintance of
many years with tbe La Grande ex
ponent of "high finanoe" but will
force tbe defendant to faoe tbe jury
November 18th or forfeit his $10,000
bond upon whioh he is at liberty. Tbe
distriot attorney came to his present
offloe from tho home town of the de
fendant but doos not propose to pay
any attention to the ties of friendship
wbioh prooeded bis oath to office. "It
is one of the duties wbioh come to
publio offloers, unpleasant bnt necess
ary," says McvJourt. Tbe distriot at
torney expects' to show that tbe whole
scheme of forgeries and entries on the
books of tho bank were so onnningly
exeouted as to preclude the defense of
insanity. There aro four oases against
Soriber, aggregating forty counts.
Zeuske Case Re-opened.
Tbe famouB Znuske case waa re
opened Saturday when a cross-till in
equity was filed in tbo cirouit court
by Attorneys Fee and Slater for Mrs.
Emma Zeustce against August Zeuske,
says tbe East Oregoniau. It will be
remembered that tbe Zeuske farm
north of Pendleton, is the bone of
contention iu this oase. It waa occu
pied by Edward Zuesko, bis wife and
young son, prior fo bis death in June,
190 Soon after that time August
Zeuske, brought suit against Mrs.
Emma Zenske, widow of bis sou, de
manding possession of the farm. The
widow fought tbe case, alleging that
ber deoeased bDsband bad purchased
tbe plaoe from ber fatber-in-law and
paid for it. Tbe widow won in tbe
cirouit court bnt tbe supreme court
revised the decision and denied tbe
petition for a new trial. Tbe filing
of the prose-bill reopens the case apd
it will now probably be fought out all
over again.
Macadamize Roads in Union.
Uuion county will maoadamiza two
miles of tha worst road in tbe oounty
as an experiment. Booth lane is a
road that mnst be used by every one
wbo may have oooasion to travel
from tbe northern part of tbe oounty
to Island City or La Grande. A great
amount of money and labor has been
expended on this pieoe of road. Grades
have been constructed and ditobea
plowed, but it ia all the same in tbe
bad seasons. A considerable portion
o f tbe expense of this improvement is
to be contributed by residents of the
valley wbo have oooasion to travel
this lane, it being among tbe most
constantly used highways in tbe
county.
Near Beer at Eugene.
Jndge Coke of Marsbfield, sitting
in tbe cirouit court in plaoe of Judge
Harris, has deoidod that near beer
may be sold iu Eugene. Tbo deoision
was tbe outcome of a case taken to
tbe cirouit court from tbe recorder's
court on a writ ' of review. Wt E.
Boddy was arrested some time ago
charged with selling near beer in
violation of tbe city ordinanoe. He
pleaded guilty and was fined by tbe
recorder, and Judge Coke holds that
tbe city charter does not provide for
an ordinanoe agaiust selling of nori
intoxioating drinks, holding tbat near
beer is nonintoxioating.
Horses Perish in Flames.
In a Ore which destroyed the stables
at tbe Walla Walla fair grounds Tues
day nigbt, a numbor of valuable
horses perished in tbe flames. Num
bered among the lost animals is Ollie
M., tbe well known raoe mare, owned
by James Irwin. Her valuable colt
also perished. The loss falls heavily
upon tbe horse owners. This ia the
second time within a year that the
fairground stables have bnrned.
Peterson Buys a Farm.
East Oregonian: Attorney Will M.
Peterson baa purchased 40 aores of
bottom land, ono mile above Cayose
station on tbe reservation. He paid
$1550 for tbe tract and expects to
clear it, set out fruit trees and raise
garden vegetables.
Beet Weighs 30 Poondn.
Ole Casperson has brought to Eu
gene a beet grown in bis garden that
beats all beets in that section. Tbe
vegetablo weighs jnnt 30 pounds.
ORGANIZE TO SECURE PENSION
National Indian War Veterans, Head
quarters at Denver.
Tbe National Indian War Veterans,
an organization formed in Denver,
Colo., has for its objeot, to obtain
pensions for all those who.Jwhile serv
ing the Government, contributed
their share to open for peaceful settle
ment this great Western oountry.
The men aa a rule are old and feeble
by reason of endured hardships and
privations, unable to perform manual
labor and on account of age barred
from obtaining suitable employment.
A Government wbioh through its
liberality to its veterans of other
wars, to its educational institutions
and its farmers, ranks as tbe very
first in the civilized world, should
surely not hesitate to give to thia lira
ited number of surviving Indian War
veterans, enough to allow them at
least a living for their few remaining
days.
Tnese men spent some of the best
years of their lives in their country's
servioe opening up this great western
empire, fighting under suoh noted'
leaders as Custer, Merrit, Crook. Miles
Forsyth, MoKenzie and others, and
should in their last days '.receive gov
ernment recognition, . ''..
We request all those oligiblo to
membership iu this organization to at
once send in their application to the
National secretary and Treasurer, C.
R. Hausor, 1643 Market street, Donver
Cplorado, when they will receive fur
ther information. Exchangea please
copy.
Farmers May Win. v
That the petition bearing the signa
ture of farmers and manufacturers of
tbe Touohet valley, sent to Gilford
Pinobot several weeks ago asking tbat
sheep be exoluded on north watorahed
of the Weuaha forest reserve, will be
acted upon favorably by the forestry
department is assured by a communi
cation reoeived from acting super
visor 'Ihomas MaoKenzi of Portland.
Tbe land asked to be vaoated embra
ces several hundred aores of rich pas
tore land. Aotion was taken by prop
erty owners and manufacturers t" con
serve the water of the Touohet river,
tbe volume of whioh has decreased
every year since grazing beoame an
important industry.
N. C. Busy in Oregon.
E. S. Clark, consulting engineer for
tbe North Coast railroad, and party
have been in Milton for a week ar
ranging for paok trains with orewa of
men and supplies. Tho impression
prevails tbat tbe North Coast will
reach tbe Grande Ronde valley by pass
or tnnnel at tbe headwaters of the
Walla Walla river about 20 miles
from Milton. Tbe party will spend
the winter in Milton in an endeavor
to secure a good tunnel route at a
grade of not more than 1 per cent.
Whether tbe road will go from Milton
by way of the Walla Walla river is
the problem which raoobres in tbe
foothills are discussing.
Cobb's Tribute to Wagner,
"Hans Wagner is the greatest ball
player that ever stepped on a baseball
field. He ia a wonder." Those are
tbe words of Ty Cobb, the most-talk-ed-of
man in .the American league.
"I think nobody could be better than
be ia. All this talk of oomparing me
with him ia embarassing because he
is an old hand at the game while I am
only a yonngster. I do not invite
comparison, for I kuow tbat Wagner's
feats oould not be excelled by any
other player in tbe world. He is a
wonderful man on tbe bases in addi
tion to being a king with tbo bat and
in fielding."
Pastry Sale.
Tbo Epworth League nf the Metho-
difct Episcopal ohurob will hold a pas
try sals on November 24, in the Bar
rett building, formerly ooonpiod by
T. M. Taggart. Cakes, pies, bread.
obiokon, dongbnuta, confeotionery,
and in faot anything you will want
for Thanksgiving Tbe ladies of
Athena aro requested not to bake very
extensively until they visit this salo.
M'Kinley is Free.
Horace G. MoKinley who pleaded
guilty on a charge of conspiracy to de
fraud tbe government of publio lands
two years ago finished his senteuoe
Saturday. MoKinley waa implicated
with S. A. D. Poter in tbo famous 11
7 oases, and sontencod to two years
and a fine of $700. MoKinley took a
paupers oath and waa released.
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V Buys BiacKsmith fchop,
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jnas. lioomans nas pnronasea Air.
Luna's interest in tbe blacksmith shop
at tbo corner of Second and Main.
streets. Mr. Coomans has boen a part
nor of Mr. Luna for some time, and
since coming to Athena has made many
friends among tbe patrons of the shop.
A 1 AA tr
k Aiier to i ears.
L Louis LaBrasche waa in town Mon
day and took out a load of building
material. Interrogation elioited tbe
information, tbat after being without
a woodshed for 23 years, Mr. La
Brasobo bad found oat that he needed
one hence tbe load of lumber.