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VOLUME XXIII.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 21 1911.
NUMBER 28
OFFICERS
S. F. WILSON, President,
H. KOEPKE Vice-President.
F. S. Le GROW, Cashier,
E. A. ZERBA. Aes't. Cashier.
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DIRECTORS
S. F. WILSON, H. KOEPKE,
A. B. M'EWEN, M: L. WAITS,
F. S. Le GROW.
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ST NATIONAL BA
OF ATHENA
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $90,000.00
We extend to our Depositors every cAccommdation
consistent with sound Banking.
BAKSAVHER
DUST PAN
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OLD WAY
NEW WAY
With your next purchase
amounting to $2.50 or
over, we will give you
one of these Dust Pans
Free
Something entirely new.
It will save your temper
and last a lifetime.
BUNDY & CHRISTIAN
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Saving at the Spigot
Wasting at the Bung"
That's what buying poor paint
means. Paint may be low
priced by the gallon and be
extravagant to use owing to
to it's poor covering power
and wearing quality. After
the paint is applied it's too late
to save. Start right and ' use
The Sherwin-Williams Paint
MADE TO PAINT BUILDINGS
WITH, OUTSIDE AND INSIDE.
It covers more surface, spreads easier, and -lasts
longer than any other prepared paint, or hand-mixed
lead and oil.
THE rUl-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
MANY GET PATENTS
Twentv-Thousand Acres of Reservation
Under Private Ownership Al
lotment Period Extended.
Since the competency commission
passed upon the qualifications of Um
atilla Indians for handling their own
affairs a total of 50 patents have been
issued Indians of the looal reservation,
according to Major E. S. Swartzlander
government superintendent and dis
bursing agent, says the East Oregon
ian, All told, "the patented land npon the
reservation at this time includes be
tween 18.000 and 20,000 acres. Much
of this land is very fertile, lying north
of tbe Umatilla river and is considered
the best wheat land in Umatilla coun
ty. All of the patented land is taxed.
Most of the patented land npon the
reservation has been given to the
Indians in fee since 1006. It is estim
ated by Major Swartzlander that
15,000 acres have been admitted to
patent daring the past five years.
Should the reservation land continue
to go to patent at this rate it will
take about 15 or 20 years for all the
laud to pass into private ownership.
There is now 63,000 acres of allotted
but nnpatented land npon the reserva
tion. Here is another faot about reserva
tion lands ofwhiob many looal people
are ignorant. The allotments on the
Umatilla reservation were made in
1891 and '92 and were approved by
the secretary of the interior ou April
12, 1893. 'So that the 25 year period
would expire on April 12, 1918. How
ever, fbis will not be the case, looally.
It so happens that the trust patents
were not issued by .the government un
til Septdmber 16, 1899 and by ruliug
of the department that date is made
the beginning of the allotment period.
So the allotments on the Umatilla res-'
ervation will not expire until the year
1912. This is in accordance with a
department oircolar dated April 25.
1910, "and concerning wbioli nothin?
was given out for publioation by the
government when the same was issued.
Sinoa it seems the president may at
any time issue an order extending the
trust period to any reservation, tba
faot the looal allotments will expire
later tbaa they rightfully should loses
significance. This view is taken by
Major Swartzlander, who believes that
the Dnal adjustment of the proposition
of giving patents to Indians will come
through the operation of the compe
tency plan. ; f
Big Alfalfa Crop.
With an increased area over last
year of 300 acres, aud a yield of more
than 1000 tons better than 1910, the
bay orop of the Qardena-Touohet dis
trict is expected this year to market
fur more than a quarter of a million
dollars. It has been estimated at
$290,000 by those familiar witb con
ditions. Last year, witb 6000 acres,
the yield was 21,000 tons; and this
year, with 5200 acres the yield is ex
pooted to go 1000 tons better. Haying
is well along in that distriot, and two
cuttings have already been made.
Bridge Is Needed,
With the harvest season at band,
when machinery and grain is to be
moved, the completion of the new
steel bridge south of town is badly
needed. The non-completion of the
bridge on one Of the principal roads
of the county is working a hardship
on the farmers and harvest crews who
need the convenience of the thorough
fare. The road; has keen closed for
six weeks or more, during wbiob time
the oooorete abutments have been in
place to receive the steel struoture con
tracted for by the county.
t A Horrifying Experience,
The two sous of Thomas Braden
miraculously escaped death in a run
away Sunday, south of town. Mr.
Braden, one of bis young eons and a
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girl wers riding in a one seated buggy
and bis other boy was riding horse
back. At Joe Bergevin's place the
horse bucked the boy off into the
buggy witb snob force that Mr. Bra
den was knocked out of the vehicle,
taking the lines with him in the fall.
The team started on a run aud the
three ohildren were powerless to stop
the horses. Tbe team ran south to
the LaFave place and went over tbe
embankment and crashed into a gate.
The girl tumbled out of tbe lig before
tbe embankment was reached, but
when the team came to that point
both boys were dragging on tbe
ground, one having his foot oaugbt in
tbe braoe on the rear axle aud the
other hanging from a step on the side
of tbe buggy. Mr. aud Mrs. E. E.
Koontz and Mr. and Mis. Harry
MoBride, who were on their way to
tbe river, were opposite tbe LaFave
home wbec tbe team came dasLing
along, and assisted in giving the
bruises oh tbe bodies of the boys tem
porary treatment. No serious iujury
resulted to either of tbe youngsters.
but tbey will never have a more nar
row escape with their lives.
ASENSA
SE
Postmaster Worthington Arrested on
Charge of Larceny of Hav From
Barn of Joe Forrest.
SEARCHLIGHT RAYS.
The Effect When the Beams Pemrtrate
Foggy Atmosphere.
Nearly everybody Is familiar with
:be beam of a searchlight and knows
why the beam is visible, while light
itself cannot be seen unless It strikes
the eye, Its visibility being due to par
ticles in the air which really do reflect
the light to the eye. On n foggy
night, if one will notice, the beam
seems to come abruptly to an end if
the light Is pointed upward. It does
this instead of gradually fading away
into nothing, as it does pointed hori
zontally on a uniformly foggy night.
The thing is rather puzzling to one
first seeing it. but the reason Is not far
to seek. Where the end of the beam
seems to be there is the place tbe fog
ends, for the beam cannot be visible to
ns unless there are small particles in
its path. This Is of great help to sail
ors in Judging of the state of the
weatlier, for they can tell exactly how
thick the frog is. or. rather, how deep it
is. They can also tell by throwing the
light horizontally whether the fog Is
universal or occurring only in patches,
for if extending to a great distance the
beam gradually gets dimmer and dim
mer, but if in patches the beam Is
lighter in patches, and if it goes
through a place with no fog at nil that
part of the beam is black or invisible.
New York Tribune.
Postmaster H. O. Worthington was
plaoed under arrest Wednesday on tbe
charge of larceny of bay from a barn
ooonpied by Joe Forrest, the reserva
tion farmer The warrant was issued
out of Justioe Biobards' court and
was served by Constable Taylor, and
U cease is set for hearing in court
this afternoon. Mr. Forrest swore to
tbe charge on wbiob the warrant was
issued aud Fred Pinkerton is tb.e com
plaining witness.
When interviewed by a Press report
er Mr. Worthington said be bad no
thing to say for publication, exoept
that spite work was at the bottom of
the trouble, and tbe reason why be
bad beet) arrested. Further than that
he bad nothing to divulge until tbe
matter came np iu court.
Tbe alleged larceny of the hay is
said to have taken place in April.
Fred Pinkerton, tbe complaining wit
ness, was sued for a small sum by
Worthington and bad bis wages gar
nisbeed. It was then that he inform
ed Forrest that he saw Worthington
take tbe bay. Tbe case is being beard
before Justioe Richards as this paper
goes to press.
pressed tbe opinion that the soil aui
climatio conditions there are ideal lot
grape onlture with' the- result that
many acres have been set to yineyarCs.
This is tbe first year the plants have
been old enough to bfyir sufficiently to
see just what tbey wl'jl do.' Tbe result
is gratifying. In every direction are
to be seen fine healthy grape vines
and all heavily laden witb fruit. Al
most every known variety is grown
there and all seem to thrive equally
well.
PRICES OF fiRAIH SACKS SOAR
With One-Quarter Cent Per Leap. Quo
tations Have Reached 9 Cents.
DESPONDENT, MAN SUICIDES
Milton Farmer Jumps into Well
Broken By Striking Wall.
Neck
COFFEE AND TEA.
The
VEGETABLES
Bean Improves With Age, While
the Leaf Deteriorates.
Coffee beans improve with age. Five
year old coffee is better than the new
crop ni:5 fetches a higher njlce in the
market. In two years coffee will lose
10 per cent in weight, but It will in
crease more than 10 per cent in price.
Coffee should be used quickly after
roasting. If the brown beans appear
oily tbe oil should be dried off in a
quick, hot oven; otherwise it will un
dergo a chemical change which will
affect the flavor.
While coffee beans dry with age,
teas absorb moisture even when in
zinc lined chests. Tea likewise de
teriorates with age. It doesn't lose
strength so much as it does its draw
ing quality, which is another name for
flavor or bouquet. So careful are the
tea packers to insure an entire ab
sence of moisture from the tea when
being placed in tbe zinc or lead lined
chests that they have tbe tea leaves
sun dried and then heated before
packing. The tea goes into the chests
too hot to handle with bare hands and
is seated up In air tight packages be
fore it has time to cool and before
tbe slightest suggestion of moisture
reaches it-New York "World.
She Had Noticed.
He was talking to the pessimistic,
sharp tongued damsel
"Have you noticed," he asked, "that,
as a rule, bachelors are wealthier than
married men?"
"I have," she replied.
"How do you account for It?" be in
quired. "The poor man marries and the rich
one doesn't," she answered. "A man
is much more disposed to divide noth
ing with a woman than lie is to divide
something, you know."
Because he bad beeu despondent and
iU for several months, Fred Greisler,
a rancher who lived near Fieewater,
after arising shortly after 1 o'clock
Tuesday morning, committed suioide
by jumping down a well head fore
most, bis head striking ou a stone
landing.
Mrs. Greisler, who was aware of her
husbands despondent condition, arose
witb him and followed him from tbe
bouse. He said that be was going to
kill himself with a hatchet Tbe wife
trued to dissuade bim by telling him
that he didn't want to commit suicide
aud threw ber arms around bim. This
proved of no avail, however, for tbe
mau broke loose and jumped into the
well.
Mr. Griesler bad beeu married twice
bis first wife having died three years
ago. He was married to bis second
wite only a month ago. ureislet was
58 years of age. - '
NEW GRAIN JELLS QUICKLY
Walla Walla Farmers Will Not Hold
for Higher Prices.
That new wheat will be sold faster
this year than ever before, is tbe pre
diction of both farmers and grain buy
era in toe waiia walla valley, says
tbe Union. Holding baa not proven
profitable in the past two or three
years, and it is believed that witb tbe
little grain held over this year, the
demand will be better than usual.
Twelve thousand busbels were sold
yesterday by tbe Farmers' nuion. the
grain being tbe property of Paul and
Harkius. It was foiti'fold and brought
75 cents a bushel. This is by far the
biggest sale of wboat this season and
is taken to indicate that large lots
will be let go as well as smaller ones.
Several other smaller deals are re
ported; bnt too little grain has yet
beeu threshed to make any real effect
ou the market. No oontiaots, as far
as it is known Lave been made by any
looal farmers.
Te Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here
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DELL BROTHERS,
CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Athena, Oregon
Maine's First Hotel.
Maine's first public hotel was built
in 1054. Waddock'a Ordinary, erected
near Old Orchard, according to a Saco
historian, is entitled to the distinction
The old tavern was erected by Henry
Wnddock and stood almost within
sight of the large summer hostelries
which fringe the crescent shaped beach
at Old Orthard. Kennebec Journal.
The Doctor"! 3oy.
"Mamma, the doctor's boy next door
made faces at roe."
"And what did you dor
"I stuck out mr tongue at bim."
"Dear, dear! And what did the bad
boy do then?"
"He just said it was badly coated.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
it is predicted tbat unless some
sailing vessel arrives from Calcutta
witb a cargo of grain bags, the prioe
will reach ten cents'befoie harvest is
over. Witb leaps of a quarter of a
cent, tbe (price for grain bags has
soared until quotations have reached
nine cents witb prosneots tbat thev
will go higher.
Walla Walla prison saoks have ad
vanced to tbe nine cent notch, keep
ing pace witb tbe bags handled by im
porters. Farmers wbo oontraoted for
saoks through the Farmers' nnion at
six oon ts are elated tbat tbey will not
be a dec ted by tbe raise in prices that
haB since come.
Walla Walla and Whitman county
farmers are being hit by tbe soaring
prioea as well as those of Eastern
Oregon, for witb no prioe regulator
this year, in wbiob oapaoity the prison
jute mill served admirably last sea
ton, the farmers are at the mercy of
tbe market and realizing this are rush
ing their order for this season's orop,
not knowing when the prioea will soar
again. Scarcity of jute is offered as
the oause of the raise by dealers.
Many See Old Stage Coach.
Many people have walked around to
tbe Sloan blacksmith shop on tbe cor
ner of Alta aud Cottonwood streets
today to gaze npon a relio of pioneer
days, an old stage coach iu wbiob it is
claimed General Grant once rode be
fore be became president. Tbe old
vehiole was brought down fro - Gib
bon Saturday by Dave Boulter and
will be exhibited at the Bound-Up
tbislall. It is pretty muoh the worse
for wear and tear but is uuly tbe more
interesting because of its dilapidation.
East Oregonian.
Casedav Not to Hang.
Joseph II. Caseday, formerly deputy
sheriff of Grant county, sentenced to
be hanged for complicity in tbe ' mur
der of Oliver Snyder, will not pay tbe
deutb penalty. Governor Oswald West
said tbat Caseday's sentence will be
commuted and Caxeday will be given
employment either in or about tbe
state penitentiary in a day or two.
Word was received Ly tbe Governor's
office that Caseday's wife is ethically
ill of heart disease, brought ou large
ly from a nervous breakdown follow
ing the lodging of tbe murder charge
against ber husband. During all tbe
time since Mrs. Caseday bas had
knowledge tbat her huspbaud was
sentenced to die, ber condition bas
been snob that knowledge of this na
ture would meau ber death as well.
Coats Qff in Church.
Pendleton East Oregonian: Mark- ;
lug a departure from the uaual oburcb :
decorum, tbe men iu the congregation
at the Methodist church iu this city V
yesterday shed their coats aud listened
to the sermon in-some degree of com- ',
fort. This action was taken upon the t
invitation of Rev. Nathau Evans who" 1
does not believe in making bis hearers
softer from tbe heat of this world
while he preaches about the salvation
from tbe eternal Ores of tbe betviw
after. j
Frink Makes Good. "V
Walter Frink, the Atbeoa pitobor,,
is making good at Cbebalis, Wnih., in,
tbe Western Washington league. He
bas won both games iu which- be has
worked. His nitohiug against (Jen
tralia Sunday forenoon when he struck
out 11 men was tbe feature of the
game. His team with Kranse pitch
ing, lost tbe aftorBoou game 10 to 0 to
Centtalia, with Berger on tbe mound.
MoBride, wbooauglit for Miltno, is
catching for Cbebalis.
Mrs. Carpenter Dead.
Mrs. Charles Carpentei, raiding
near Adarw. died Monday after a
lingering illness, aged 8 years, one
mouth and eight days. The funeral
was held in this oity Tuesday after
roou at 2:30 o'clock. She is survived
by ber husband aod three children.
Tbey are Louis La ba (lore, of Helix.
Mrs. Agnes Morrisette of Adams, aod
Mrs. Millie Lewis.
Herrninton Grape Yield,
There will te an imruei'e grape
I yield on tbe Htiiuistou project
J year.
Rail Fatalities Few.
Oregon leads all of tbe other states
lu point of tbe smallest number billed
and injured in railroad aooidents
within tbe last year eccording to a
letter reoeived by the State Railroad
Commission from tbe Interstate Com
merce Commission. There were 801
deaths aud 82,1171 injuiies on railroads
in the United States in 1910, while iu
Oregon there were 57 killed and 18)
injured.
Incorporate to Sell Grain.
lor tbe purpose of selling grain for
the farmers, ' tue Farmers' Union
Grain Ageuoy has beeu incorporated
by Pendleton business uueo. II. J.
Rosenberg is named us president of
tbe new company and Judge J. W.
Walomy as secretary and manager.
Xhe agency expects to sell grain aud
other farm produce for clients wbo
desire to find a market The new
ocmpany bas a capital stock of $3000.
Concrete Walks.
A force of men have tieeii engaged
this week in potting in tbe oonorets
crosswalks ou Main street at tbe in
tersections ot Third aud Fourth
streets. Tbe city bired the men aud
bad tbe work done io preference to
letting it oa ooutraot. Tbe work is
saMnfaolory, and tbe construction is
suob that Durmuueuoy ot tbe walks is
asHured.
Many horticulturists
this
have ex-
Until After Harvest.
After grading and niaoademi.iug
over bulf a mile nf the Weston end nf
the Atbnua Wehtou road, work tins
been suspended uutil after harvest.
With the doae of the wheat haoliug
period tbe work will lo again taken
up aud completed.