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The Portland daily press., 1895-11-07

THO LET-Tha new store No. $50 Congress
IL street, fitted TO suis occupant at once.
Rent $75 per month. Inquire of CHARLES
PERRY, 549 1-2 Congress street. 1872
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WANTED-An persons in want of trunks
w ard bags to call on E. D. REYNOLDS,
593 Congress street, one door above Shaw's
grocery store. as we manufacture our goods
and can therefore give bottom prices;
Trunks repaired. Open evanings. ia
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-07

EOR RENT-Store No. Ss Exchange street,
IL opposite Portland Savings bank. Owner
possession. BENJAMIN SHAW 511a Ex-
hauge street. Lift
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MAINSPRINGS 75c.

New Resilient Wal1hara Mainsprings, superior to
all Others only 75c. Warranted handspring and
cleaning, S150. Cleaning, 81. 90. MCKINNEY, the
Matchmaker, Monument Square jan1Sdtt
MIR. SAMUEL LEVY is now prepared to
Nl buy cast off clothing OF all descriptions for
highest cash prices. Address letters or postal
to 100 MIDDLE STREET. sep4-u
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nor RENT-On Congress street. near City
Il Hall, three rooms with furnace heat
su itable for doctors or dentists office,
dress making parlors or light housekeeping.
For further information, apply at No. 53
Brown street. 2-l2
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WANTED-The public to know that J; G.
w CUkREIR, bell hanger, is at 1877 Clark
street. Speaking tubes and bells OF all
kinds put into hotels. private houses ana
steamboats, at short notice; All work
warranted orders by mail attended to. IL
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WANTED-Mau to talk to large consumers
w of gas and water. Good pay. FL. c. g.,
Press Office. 81
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-07

WANTED-For man and wife in private
" family large sunny room and board 10
western end OF city, near promenade preferred.
Address A: o. B. care OF G. o. Co, 81 west
Commercial street. 5-l
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nor RENT-A disconnected tWo-story
IL brick house No. A Winter street, near
Spring street, has nine ROOFS gooc garden
lot in rear, $50 per month. BENJAMIN
SHAW, 81 IL Exchange street II
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THO LET-In western part of the city, an
l. ups,air rent of eight rooms, for a small
family. Hot and cold water; steam heat:
possession given Immediately. Apply at AZ
Thomas street. IL
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-07

The mystery connected with the finding
of Paris green in the public watering
place ON the road leading to West Cor
ham, has been unraveled by Deputy Sher-
iff II. W. Hale. He finds that two small
boys found CAM of the poison and stop
ping to take drink from the trough ac-
cidentally dipped it into the water
A very pretty home wedding occurred
at the residence of Mr.. Stephen Hinck-
ley, Tuesday morning at II O'clock. the
contracting parties being Rev. L. q.
Ferris. former pastor of the Congrega-
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-07

TTO LET-Furnished office, Monument square,
4 head of Prebe street. Roofing top desk.
SIS Der month. G. b. DALTON, Ats IL Con-
gress street. o-l
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Messengers Notices.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County,
State OF Maine, Cumberland. IS, Oct. Both,
A. D. 1885,
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-07

fEO LET-Two rooms. sunny and we'll
IL appointed, one fight front. most CEN
trally located on spring street between
High and Park streets House in new repair
Thu oughout. Inquire at129 Spring treet. II
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FEyO LET-Pleasant furnished rooms with
a furnace heat and use of bath room at
457 Cumberland street. 1854
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-07

E1O LET-At 812 Congress street, upstairs,
IL rent OF seven rooms, modern conven-
ienees, price $40 per month. possession
tiven end OF November. Inquire OF \. g.
LIBBY. IL IL Exchange street. IL
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WANTED-Ar reliable party who has $500 or
w $500, to take hold of business for sixty
days that VIII pay 5000 per month and absolute
security for the money. No bedding: Staple
winter goods. BOX 2o3, Woodfords Me. 81
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-07

$500 year salary and expenses Call and
ps - see me at once and learn particr-
al at 81 Free street. G. b. CHASE, b-1
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ITO LET-1-2 of one of the best offices in
Il Monument Square. Steam heat, up one
easy flight. A. E. MARKS. IL Monument
Square. Office hours $50 to 1870. a. m. 6-l
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Forty words inserted under this head
one week for rs cents. cash in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-07

rENO LET-A nicely furnished house near
u lincoln Park. JOHN +. PROCTOR, Cen
tennial Block. IL
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09

VIM. Marders, says The Dalles
Chronicle, has a pipe of quaint de-
vice, present from an Indian
chief of the Klickitats. 1t is Of
wood, inlaid with silver and lead
and instead of having bowl, the
piece is perfectly straight. Mr..
Marders intends to give the pipe
to the Red Mans society, to be pre-
served in its archives.
A lot of immigrants passed
through Lakeview aboot a month
ago on their way from Idaho to
California. Another lot started to
follow suit about a month later,
but when they reached New Pine
creek they met the other party
coming back. They are all camp
ed near town at present, and want
to locate here says the Lakeview
Examiner. M
Several mining claims have been
taken up at the mouth of Salmon
river The sdiggings are said to be
similar to those at Gold Beach
Coos county.
1t was rumored on the streets of
Eugene Friday that Mr.. Addison
who resides on the Siuslaw, had
discovered some very flattering
gold prospects on that stream.
There is a fig tree growing in E.
Weideman's yard, which, though
only three years DID,. had on this
year 277 white figs, says the Guard
of Eugene.
In some of the gardens of Lane
county, says the Eugene Guard.
tobacco has proved a successful
crop, being more generally raised
in the Nehalem country.
Last week Mrs. w. T. Cochran,
of Brownsville, noticed large rat
tlesnake Immediately under her
bedroom window. She seized q
stove shovel and went out and
held the reptil until her husband
arrived and killed it. It had eight
rattles and a button.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09
A Bogus Bishop.

It turns out that the man who
visited. La Grande last week claim
ing TO be the Bishop Ropert, Of
New Zealand, is an impostor, The
fraud was discovered by Arch
bishop Gross, of Portland. The So
called bishop successfully worked
the imposition on the priests at
La Grande and Pendleton, and it is
stated that he has never been
through preparatory course for the
priesthood, much less having re-
ceived ordination. His nerve in
assuming such high relationship
with the Catholic church is un-
paralleled.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09

A Fungoid Growth That Preys Upon the
Human Eye.
1t may seem strange to some but,
according to one of the best opti-
clans west of the Mississippi, twenty
two per cent. of the fifty or sixty
thousand blind persons in the United
States were rendered so by the
growth of remarkable fungus plant
which seems to be perfectly at home ir
the human eye. The little plant
which causes this terrible afflictior
belongs to the lowest order of the
fungi and is single celled organism
knowns as a coccus. It propagates
simply by division--that is, a single
cell, growing to its full size, splits in
to two or more, usually four, perfect
plants, these again subdividing as be-
fore.
These plants grow upon the external
covering of the eye, and soon destroy
the clear medium so necessary to
vision. The propagation of the mis-
chiefmaker is very rapid, and its
growth in the tissues covering the eye
ball causes much irritation, cutting off
the supply Of nutriment, and re-
sulting in congestion. So far as
is known it is spread only by infec-
ton and must be planted directly up
on suitable soil before it can grow.
This, in brief, is what is known as the
bacterial cause of blindness.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09
Major Mcneil in Pendleton,

Major E. Mcneil, receiver Of the
o. r. & N, and T. B. Wilcox, 'of
Portland, vice president of the
Washington & ColumSSiia River
Railway Company, met w. D. 1yi,-
er, president and manager Of the
latter road in Pendleton. They
went on tour of inspection over
the Washington & Columbia River
to Walla Walla. Various rumors
are aloat, one being that McNeill
contemplates making traffic ar
rangments of q close nature. The
officials said nothing about what
the visit means.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09
MARKS THE WASHERS.
The Hotel Sleuth Who Protec OTIS
the Telephone Girl.
When Chappie Gets n Little Too Promis-
ouous the Hawk-Eyed Man Interferes
"A Sample Case Of the Both
ersome Dude.

A pale-faced young woman with deli
cate features and auburn hair sat along
side of the telephone closet in the read
ing-rooni of an uptown hotel the other
day reading book, says the New York
Sun.
.'Will you please ring up 329 Spring
for me?" asked young man who had
Just come in from the lobby.
The tone of his voice was familiar
and patronizing, and he looked down
at her with very friendly smile. She,
however. did not smile in return, but
looked extremely bored Without maxi
ing any reply to his question. she went
into the closet and rang the Telephone.
The young man stood Just outside the
door and leaned against 1t.
This is a lovely" he began, but
was interrupted by the girls reaching
out her hand, apparently in mechan-
zeal way. and pulling to the door. He
got out of the way just in time, and
stood biting the ends of his mustache.
Presently she pushed open the door
again.
s'Sa9 is at the telephone. she said
Kindly ask If Mr.. Joe. Jones is
there" he said very sweetly.
She shut the door again and addressed
the person at the other end Of the tele-
phone. Presently she wheelcd around
IN her chair, opened the door, and said:
sThey say they don't know any such
person.
There was frown, ON her face. bat it
not in any way .diseoncert the young
n.Gn.
''0h, pshaw. he said, Il must have
made mistake in the number. Never
iah:ss; hov lnneh is it?a
"Fiiteen cents"
lie pG.lel ont roll of bills. which he
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09

solid rock, after the debris had been
cleared away. The blast was fred
few minutes after the westbound
train passed. Saturday morning,
and the track had been laid on the
new roadbed before another came
along, SO there was no train delay
ed even for a minute. This change
in the line does away with an awk-
ward bridge and a heavy grade, and,
by doing away with two curves,
greatly improves the alignment.
After the explosion, the air was
filed with flying timbers and rock
for some time, many pieces of rock
being blown clear across the Col
umbia.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09
EIectrocution.

In describing the electrocution Of
a condemned man, a New York pa
per says: Seventeen hundred volts
were turned into his body. The
current was reduced to 3C0, after
which it was again raised to 100
and then again reduced to 800.
After the current had been on 1
minute and 81 second it W as turn
ed off and the doctors gathered
about the chair and began to ex-
anime the body. There was no
sign of pulsation or heart beat, and
the doctors, after comforting for a
minute or two, decided that a Sec
ond shock was unnecessary and
pronounced the man dead. The
body was removed from the chair:
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d;snlaved ostentatiously, and tnen
thrust back into his pocket again.
From another pocket he then drew oue
the exact change, which he handed 70
her At the same time he beamed on
her In a languishing manner, but, as
her face was averted, all this e1tort 70
impress her was lost. As soon as sne
received the money she resumed her
seat. recorded the transaction on o sup
of paper, picked up her book ana re-
turned TO her reading. The young man
did not leave, however, but trled 10 en-
gage her in conversation.
II am awfully sorry to have put you
to SO much trouble needlessly," he be-
gan, "but-"
At this moment he was interrupted
by sharp-eyed, strongly built man
who had been watching him for some
time from corner of the room. he
had stepped up unnoticed and sudden
ly ran against the young man as II by
accident.
s.Beg pardon" he said, as if in a
great hurry, 'but l want 1041 Court
landt right away, miss. -"
The girls face frightened as sne
jumped mp and entered the closet again.
while the young man looked savagely
at the intruder, and then walked or
disgusted. As soon as he had gone the
stout man tapped on the window OF
the closct and winlzed significantly, and
the telephone girl called into the trans
mitter:
"Never mind, central, it was only an
other one of those dudes. He has gone
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09
AN INDEPENDENT LINE.
Portage Railway and Steamer Line
Figured on.

Portage Railway and Steamer Line
Figured on.
Under a Pendleton date line, the
Spokesman Review of the issue OF
Aug. 5, contains the following re-
lating to the visit of Major Nc
Neill to the w. & @. r. properties
and the trip made over the lines
by him, and President Tyler and
vice. President Wilcox:
"Paul Mohr, who is deeply in
terested in the portage scheme at
Cello, on the Columbia river; ex-
Governor Miles G. Moore and Mr.,
Tyler, the receiver of the Washing
ton & Columbia Railroad, have
been holding frequent conferences
of late. 1t has been stated, though
with no known authority, that a
scheme was on foot to connect the
Washington & Columbia River
railroad with the Columbia river
by building an extension on the
road, and in connection with Mr.,
Mohr's portage at Cello and sys-
tenn of river steamers an indepen-
dent line could be established fol-
traffic in Washington and Oregon.
"That the o. r. & N. people
understand that such competition
with its system is possible is evinc-
ed by the meeting spoken
of in the first part of this dispatch.
The Northern Pacific is also an in
terested onlooker, though to what
extent it will take part is not made
apparent
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09
BIG BLAST ON THE 0. R. 8 N.
Face of Bluff Blown off. Bridge De-
..nt..LI H. V-.t. E.stA

Face of Bluff Blown off. Bridge De-
molished. New Track Built.
Chief Engineer Kennedy, of the
O. r. 4 N. Co., is much pleased
with the success of the big blast of
over three tons of powder, which
was fred on Saturday last in a
rock bluff 40 feet in height, about
five miles east of The Dalles. There
was bridge along the front of the
bluff, which, from its having been
built between two numbered bridges,
where il had not been intended to
have a bridge, had a q" on its
number, and for this reason it was
called the half bridge. The object
of the blast was to blow enough
rock off the face Of the bluff 70
leave enough room for the railroad
track to be laid. The result was
attained, the blast to destroy the
bridge being arranged to go off q
second or so before the blast in the
rock, SO that the timbers would
not hold up any rock, but would
let the whole dislodged mass fall
into the river.
There was d fine roadbed on the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09
ATHENA, AUGUST 9, 1895.

THE wheat cropof 1895 will soon
be harvested and marketed and the
average farmer will have no other
product to "turn" another dollar
until the harvest Of '96--one long
year. A long interval OF time to
pass over without laying anything
by "for a rainy day." is it not?
such, however, is the case with the
wheat raisers of this section.
The case with them will be such
year in and year out, for all time
to come, until they shift this one
crop-a-year system aside and di-
versify production. There is one
thing that would help the farmers
of this section wonderfully, and its
benefit would be instantaneous and
permanent. That is a small cream.
cry. A creamery can be started in
Athena for a small amount of
money, considering TIE vast
amount of good it will do in the
way of dollars and cents to the
farmers,
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evidence of his ability in this di-
rection.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher will
be 83 years old August 25, but be-
fore her birthday she will cross the
continent and probably return.
She leaves home with her grand
sen, Samuel Scoville, to visit her
son, Herbert Beecher, at Puget
Sound. The journey out will take
seven days, but she will have a
stateroom, and expects no trouble
at all except,answering calls to her
meals. She can read and sew, and
has other ways of enjoying herself.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09
TRAVELLING HARD WORK.
Railway Service Is Uncomfortable in
Darkest India.

Railway Service Is Uncomfortable In
Darkest India.
A graphic description of railway
travel in India is sent to the Daily
Graphic by its lady commissioner. AS
one may have to spend several days in
train. it is essential that comfortable
sleeping accommodation should be
provided. The seats run sideways
along a carriage so that one can lie at
full length upon them, and for night
accommodation two extra hunks are
provided above the lower ones.
The weary traveller provides herself
with a proper bedding kit, including
two razias or quilts, made OF gayly-
printed cotton, and wadded like
eider-down with5c cotton wool, blank
ct or two and two pillows. Ones out
er clothing is removed and replaced by
a lace-trimmed flannel dressing-gown.
The ladies' waiting-rooms on some of
the lines are models of what these
should be.
Baths may be had in privacy and
comfort, and at some of the functions
retiring rooms are provided, furnished
with couches and long chairs, In which
one can rest for few hours.
The New York Mail and Express
gravely reports the following: ''While
eating thistles near Tralee an Irish
donkey snuffed burr up one nostril
and it remained fixed there. After
that, when he attempted to bray, he
whistled through his nose and became
an intolerable nuisance by attracting
hungry dogs wherever he went His
owner eventually sold him to shep-
herd to call the collies from the pas
ture."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09
Summons.

Summons.
I'm the circuit court of the state of
Oregon for Umatilla county,
c. @. Frazier, Plaintiff,
Robert Ferris, Alexander Ferris
and B. F. Stone, Defendants.
To Robert Ferris, Alexander Ferris and B. F.
Stone, the above named defendents,
In the name of the State Of Oregon.
You are hereby required to appear and ans
wer the complaint filed against you In the
above entitled Court within ten days from the
date of the service of this summons upon you,
If served in Umatilla Co.; or If served in any
other County in the state of Oregon, then
within twenty days from the date ofsuch ser
vice upon you, or II served outside the state
of Oregon or by the publication thereof
then by the first day of next regular term of
said court next following such publication,
to witt the l4th day of October, 1895.
Defendants will take notice that II they
fail to appear and answer or plead within
said time, the plaintiff for want thereof, win
take Judgment against them for the recovery
of the possession Of the following described
lands and premises situated in Umatilla
county State of Oregon, towit: The Southwest
quarter of Section Is in Township 5 North OF
Range "a East of the Willamette Meridian and
for the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars dam
age for ith-holding the possession of the
costs and disbursements of this action.
G. H. FINN and E. DEPEATT.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The above summons is published by order OF
Hon. James A. Fee, made at chambers at
Pendleton Oregon, on the 81 day of July, 1895.
G. III. FINN and K. DEPEATT,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Persons Worth Knowing About.

Sir Walter Besant is said to re-
eeive 10 guineas 1852 50) per 1000
words for his novels.
John the Evangelist, according
to tradition, was so abstemious
that handful of barley was all
the food he needed for a day.
One room OF Mrs. John A. Log
ans house at Washington is full
of medals, flags and hundreds Of
other souvenirs of her dead hus-
band,
Professor John Milne, f. r. r.,
the famous seismologist, has just
marrieda charming Japanese lady
whose father is Buddhist priest.
The Duke de Morny, it is said,
has spent 100000 in fitting up a
wandering photograph studio and
proposes to take 100000 photo
graphs in a few weeks.
Professor Max Muller has in his
possession handsome gold cigar
case presented to him by the sultan
and bearing the signature of the
imperial donor,
Rev. George f. Penticost. the
new pastor of the London taber-
nacle, thinks too many pennies are
put into the contribution box. The
number each Sunday will average
600.
In his old age Donald G. Mitch.
ell, who won fame under the pen
name of ok Marvel devotes him.
self to landscape gardening, and
New Haven's beautiful parks are
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Notice Of Settlement of final Account.

In the County Court of the State of Oregon for
Umatilia County.
In the Matter of the Estate of
James M. Isley, Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the underaign-
~ ed, as administrator of the estate of James
NJ. Isey, deceased, has rendered and presented
for settlement and filed in the above entitled
Court his final account OF his administration
of the said estate, and that Monday, the End
day of September, 1895, at 10 o'clock o. M, of
the said day, the same being day ofthe term
of said Court subsequent to said filing of said
final account, to-witt; of the September term
Al. 1885 thereof has been duly appointed by
said Court for the hearing of objections to said
final account and for the settlement of the
same. Dated at Umatila County, State of
Oregon this 18th day of July, 1895
E. DEPEATT, MADISON P. IsLEY.
Attorney Administrator
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Oregon

The stables at the government
works at the locks were destroyd by
fire Saturday.
A new postoffice has been estab-
lished 10 miles from The Dalles on
Mill creek, called Matney, and
Isaac Matney has been appoin ted
postmaster.
The only evidence SO far dis
covered connecting George L.
Johnson with the Vale postoffice
robbery, is a revolver, found near
where he was captured, which was
taken from Hope Brothers store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-09
Taken Up.

aken Up.
! one yearling heifer, red neck, slit in each
lear.
One bay filly years old. brand FIX tJF
connected) on right stifie.
One bay f1lly years old, brandt FIX (JF
Connected on right stife, star in forehead.
One gray yearling filly, brand A on left
shoulder
One sorrel mare, seven years old, brand M
on left stifile, also JR connected on lelt
stlfie, white strip in forehead.
The above described animals will be sold by
me at public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash in hand, in Athena, Oregon, on tuesday,
Aug, l3, 1897 at O'CLOCK p. M, unless redeem
ed by owner A. M. GILLIs.
Dated August 9th 1895, City Marshal,