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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30
HEPPNER STIRRED.
A Church Row CuIminates in the Arrest
of the Pastor.

A Church Row CuIminates in the Arrest
of the Pastor.
A Heppner dispatch under the
date of August 2l contains the
following statement:
"The little town Of Heppner has
been very much worked up over
the charges and counter charges
that have been made during the
past month among the members Of
the M. E. church, which culmina-
ted today in a church trial and the
arrest. Charges have been prefer
red against @. E. Fell for unchris-
tain conduct, and the trial was
called for today, but through mis-
take in the wording Of the charges
the trial was postponed until Fri
day. While the question was be,
ing discussed the constable walked
| in the church arrested Rev. j. NJ
Dennison on a charge Of coercion
by threats. He waived examina
tion and was bound over to thu
grand jury in the sum Of 5000. H'
Immediately gave bonds and wal
| released from custody. 1t is th'
opinion that the trouble before be
ing settled will completely break
| the M. E. church here, as the line
are very closely drawn and eithel
side seems determined to push tn
matter to the utmost. Further de
velopments ale awaited with mucl
| interest.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30
From the Pilot Rock Record


A high wind, few clouds and
few drops of rain; then all was over
and we are still in the smoke.
Born-On Saturday, August II,
1896, to the wife of Jeff Marsh, a
9-pound girl. All parties are doing
well.
Dir. Carlisle expects to move to
Condor, Gillian county, in a short
time to locate, However, the doc
tor may change his mind and re-
main with us.
Rev. George, who was sent here
to finish. up the years work as
signed to +. A. Parish, who resign
ed, left last Sunday for annual con-
ference, which meets at Spokane on
the 28th inst.
Chas. Arthur was taken sudden
ly i'll while at work last week and
went to Pendleton for treatment.
1t is just thought to be merely a
case of overhead and exhaustion.
Alex Manning returned from
the reservation last Monday, where
he had been working with a thresh'
er. He left Wednesday for Meach
am to be gone q week or so or
business. Alex expects to attenc
tn State Normal School at Weston
| this winter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30
FREE

The Northern Pacific Farmer,
Published at Portland Oregon, now
in its twenty-first year, is the best
and in fact the only truly weekly
agricultural paper published IN the
Northwest. 1t is edited by Frank
Lee, the granger editor, assisted by
scores of correspondents, and con-
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TENS of interest that no one who
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out. At 81 cash in advance per
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vance. and all old subscribers who
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and one years subscription in ad-
vance to THE PRESS will receive
this great Northwest journal free
for one year. No one can afford to
be without it.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30
[From the Weston Leader.l

Hartman and Baddley's finished
threshing Saturday evening after
a successful run Of about thirty
days.
Frank e. Springer, the Leader
poet, left Sunday for Baker City,
where be has secured a job on the
brickyard at that place.
Miss Agnes Stowell, late Of Staa-
ford University, Cal now connected
with the State Normal School at
Weston, is assisting in the county
institute in Union.
M. A. Butler was up from PEN
dleton Sunday. He removed his
household goods to that place
Monday, where he has taken ur
the practice of law and win reside
permanently.
Ed Logan came down Wednes
day from Fletcher's sawmill where
he has been employed as engineer
He reports forest fires in the neigh.
borhood of the mill.
Alpha and Ed Wood had a run
away while going to the McMorri'
place below town for q load of hay
The team ran from Tom Prices
place to Bade's place on Dry creek
about seven miles, where they were
stopped by running into the wa
gon Of a Mr., Lee, who was taking
q load of wheat to Milton.
Harvesting isjust about finished
in this region. The yield has no
been what it should be. but some
grain has been threshed which il
Of very good quality, On thu
mountain harvesting has just com
menced, Mountain grain is gener
ally of very good quality, although
this year the wheat will not be al
good as last year on account of th'
hot weather.
Saturday suit was brought il
Justice Woods court Of Weston
by Joe Lewis against Joe Key 70
the recovery Of $102 which Mr.
Lewis claimed was due him from
last years harvest settlement
Judgment was awarded the defen
dant for $93.60. The attorney 70
plnintiff was r. NJ. Powers, Of Wes
ton, while Judge Gilman, of Ath
ena and $. V. Knox Of Weston, re
presented the defendent.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30
KILLING PINE TREES.
White Butterflies Threaten the Forests
of the Northwest.

The pest which threatens the
pine forests of the Pacific North
west has made its appearance. Os-
car de Camp, Pleasant Prairie,
Wash, farmer, told the Spokane
Chronicle what he observed Of
their work:
Last summer while out hunt
ing with several others in the for
ests east of Pleasant Prairie, / no
ticed that the pine trees up near
the top Of the mountains we're lit
orally covered with butterflies. /
thought nothing more of thematter
until last month | again was up in
the same locality aud then no.
ticed that the pine trees had all
turned a rusty color and gave every
appearance of being dead. Upon
closer inspection, | found that these
trees we're fairly alive with a small
green worm, which was eating the
very life out of the trees. | again
returned there last Sunday, when
! noticed that these little worm;
were being transformed into The
white butterfly, similar to those
seen last year.
''From this take il that th,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30

ness for the fall term of school.
On Sunday last in the Christian
church parsonage at Pendleton,
Earl o. Williams and Miss Lille
May Graham. both of this city,
were united in the bonds Of matri-
mony, Elder |. N. Richardson of.
fciating.
The "Miltonian," which had
such a meteoric career last fall,
will resume publication under the
management Of Brown Bros,
its former proprietors. The first
publication will make its appear.
ance Friday, September 9th.
Henry Pierce came up from hi:
reservation ranch this morning,
where he is engaged in harvesting
with his big combine. He reports
an average yield of "a bushels tC
the acre so far and will have thre'
weeks run yet.
Our citizens are responding lib
orally toward the subscription fol
the proposed NJ. E. church, south
school to be located at this place
But 1900 are required to secur
the school, of which amount abou
$1,000 have already been subscrib
ed.
The Eagle regrets extremel,
Rev. Taggart's removal from Mil
ton, for his residence here for tn
past year has endeared him to ou
people, who greatly envy the goo
fortune of their Pendleton breth
rem.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30
Rnrned to Death.

The Dayton Courier relates that
or Friday evening last Orval, the
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
Campbell, aged two years. was
playing with his sister in the back
yard of the residence on what is
known as Starveout Ridge, ABOUT
s miles from Dayton. The parents
were away from home working In
threshing crew, and had left Mrs.
Jones, an elderly lady somewhat
hard Of hearing in charge Of the
children. The two little ones had
in some manner obtained guam
tity ofmatches and in endeavoring
to light a fire it is supposed that
the boy ignited his clothing. The
screams of both children were not
at first heard by Mrs. Jones, who
was attending to an infant in the
house, and when she reached them
the boy was burned in horrible
manner. Before the physician ar
rived, the boy was dead.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30

eggs of the butterfly matches into
the worm in July, Snd in August
the worms is Transformed INTO a
butterfly that again lays aId
spread its eggs in the pine trees for
the following years Matching.
~ should say that in that VIZ
cinity alone q thousand acres Of
pine timber has been destroyed by
the pest since the worms appeared
this summer. They don't appear
to affect a fir or tamarack trees,
but confne their destruction to the
bull pine. If the worm should
prove partial to the fruit trees,
with the rapidity that they null
tiply, / predict that there would be
not an orchard remaining in this
country two years hence"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30
MEXICAN BAILEY a SUCCESS.


Experiments in New Cereal In the
PaIouse Country.
The extended periments made
nno2 the new barley known as
Wer;can, barley, has proven a grand
SUCCESS .rS al U5Slfax anti Pullman.
This cereal is a very peculiar one:
Il Is. 6eardless and neither does it
have any hull. Its color is that OF
frost bitten wheat and it would be
mistaken for the same were the
grains shaped like wheat ana mo not
like those of other barley Inc
grains are as hard as bone ara as
| solid as a flint. .;ah
At Pullman the land upOll WHICH
it was planted was 200 wet i9r
wheat. nevertheless the new .gral,f1
grew nicely and would have : 1aa'
81 bushels per acre had u not ! &C., M
for letting it stand too long al e
ripe. The field made F6 bsshelA
Der acre and the grain went l7t'
pounds per sack. 30 it can easily
| be seen that Mexican barley is a
great producer. The grain is SO oex-
tremely hard that it will necessari-
Ily have to be crushed before feed,
| ing to either horses or cattle ana 3,
crushed and either soaked Or boiled
| for feed for hogs. The grain II SO
dense and contains such a large
amount of nourishment that it Will
be necessarily fed in small feeds
and with large amount of hay.
/ Samples of this barley have been
sent to number of different estab-
| lishments ane if it can be used to
advantage as brewing barley,
there is no doubt but that it will
be extensively planted there next
season. It will be planted upon
the low, wet lands, while flax will
bloom upon the higher lands.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30
uMATILLA COUNTY N PIECES
Newsy Items of Interest From Our
County Exchanges.
[From the East oregonlan.l

I. P. Page was down from his
Athena ranch Thursday evening.
Wheat is turning out poorer yield
than was anticipated, but is of
very good quality.
DR.. w. r. Campbell says Cold
Spring farmers are well along with
threshing, and are not realizing as
good returns as were hoped before
the harvest began.
J.L. Cox, of Yoakum has kept
900 hogs on his ranch and on
Thursday sold 200 stock hogs fol
$3.50. He will turn his porkers
into the wheat fields and make
them harvest the crop this year.
J. NJ. P. Snyder has a crop o.
about 10000 bushels and will fin.
ish threshing in 10 days. He says
two weeks more will clean up the
most of the harvest work, except
ing the hauling to market. Three
weeks will give time enough for al
this work to be done by majority
Of farmers.
Monsieur Vic Poquette, the &C
complished French Mckay creel
rancher, informed a reporte
Thursday that he was in town t,
hire men to go out and help thresl
his crop of rattlesnakes, Of whicl
he has Is acres, and every rod O
which is fairly alive with the rep
tiles. He also remarks that whel
the snakes are gathered, he will
round up his 20 acres Of coyote
which are usually around on tn
hills at night.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30
Vacation Time.

Is at hand and is gladly welcomed
by all especially those whose dut-
les in life have caused them to
greatly run down their system to
meet the requirements, physical
and mental, forced upon them.
with these and others, it is impor-
tant, whether at home, at the sea-
shore or in the country, that some
thought be given to diet, and as
further assistance to Nature, a good
building.up medicine like Hoods
Sarsaparilla had best be resorted
to. Why not take Hoods Sarsap-
arilla now.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30
From the Milton Eaple.i

Alonzo, the 14,year son Of Coun-
Gilman, John 4. Vinson broke both
bones OF his right wrist Monday
by d fall from the street sprinkler.
Or. Plimell brings the report to
nsthisweek that one ofhis patients,
the daughter Of All. Toney, who
lives three miles north Of town, is
down sick with scarlet fever.
The furniture for the new school
house ia Freewater has arrived and
viii soon Be placed in position, SO
that tbe building may be in readi-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30

VIM. Pinkerton Sr. was in town
Monday disposing of a number Of
fine hams and shoulders. Mr.. Pin
kerton is the superior of Armour
when it comes to curing and preserv
ing meat.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30

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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-30

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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-02
SENATOR JONES' UP AND DOWN.
Millionaire One Day. Broke the Next
but Always Happy.

The .ffe of Senator Jones of Nevada has
been a continued romance. One year he
Is e millionaire and the next year he is
fiat broke.
Today he has 100000 to his credit; to-
morrow he is $4,000 poorer than when he
was born
He is a really brilliant man. He has
a remarkable fund Of useful informa-
tion, und he can make good speech on
any subject with very little preparation.
He is an inveterate stock glmbler and
always bull.
At one time about fifteen years ago he
was worth $5,O0O,OO0. A severe streak of
bad luck followed and in two years he
was broke.
During his flush period he presented his
wife with $4,000 worth of diamonds.
When he reached the financial zero he
asked his wife to lend him the diamonds.
She did so. He sod them and invested
the proceeds In mining stocks. The ven
ture was lucky. and in less than a year
the 10000 increased to SOO.0OO He then
returned che diamonds to his wife, In
creased by 25 per cent. Jones is inter-
ested in mines in Nevada. California.
Arizom and Colorado.
His wealth is now up In the millions
again, Rich or poor. Jones is always
happy He Is a firm believer in his own
luck. He Is a spirited. but not wise,
poker player
He lost $4,000 at one sitting at Tomb
stone. Arlx.. and ralSed In $500O Of Tom
Bowens money the first week the latter
served in the senate.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-02

When the steamship Elbe went down
In the darkness, and with her so many
men. women and children, the officers,
outside Of the captain. as also the crew,
were the first to seek for safety, paying
no heed to the passengers. The same
thing was noticeable in the stories of
the survivors OF the Pacific Mail steam
ship Coiima, selfishness and coward.ce
evidently being the traits of many of
those who were In charge OF that vessel.
Another Illustration OF this has been late
ly furnished by the fatal collision be-
tween UwO Italian steamers. or the sew
enteen men composing the crew of the
wrecked vessel fourteen of them. includ-
ing the captain. managed to save their
own lives. With the advent OF the mod
ern steamer a good deal of the old-time
romance associated with the sea has
passed away. and with 1t there seems to
have gone the heroism and self-sacrifice
that were once so characteristic OF the
sailor. II Is true that on many OF the
ocean liners the system OF discipline is
as perfect as It Is on man-of-war, and
that in the event bf danger every man
would be found at his post. But 1t is
unfortunately too true that in many
cases ships are manned by persons who
cannot be called Sailors and who, when
an emergency which needs to be met by
Intelligence and character. confronts
them. are swayed solely by the animal
instinct OF self-preservation.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-02
EIGHTEENTH STREET . IMPROVE
MENT NOTICE


Notice is hereby gwen that the com.
mon council of the City of Astoria, Ore,
have determined to improve 18th street
from the south line of Exchange street
to the north line of Grand Avenue, all
in the CITY of Astoria as laid out and
recorded by j. NJ. Shlvely, by removing
all of the old structure now on said street
and driving piles, laying caps and string
ers and planking to full width, includ-
ing sidewalks, through the northernmost
800 feet. By setting the mud sills and
covering as above, through the next 90
feet south and by grading and filling the
remaining 24O feet, all to the established
grade, and building sidewalks, cutters
and railing where necessary.
All to be done in accordance with plans
and specifications and ordinances in re-
lation thereto.
The lands and premises upon which the
special assessment shall be levied to de-
fray the cost and expense of such i'm
provement and the district embrac- -ng
said lands and premises be and the same
are designated as follows, to wit: Com
menclng at the northwest corner of lot
8 in block 112 and running thence south
erly on straight line to the southwe st
corner of lot 10 in block II and thence
east on straight line to the southeast
corner of lot in block 13 and thence
northerly on a straight Line to the
northeast corner of said lot and thence
easterly on a straight line to the south
east corner of lot in block II, and
thence northerly on a straight line to the
northeast corner of said lot and thence
westerly on a straight line to the north
west corner of lot in block 1S and thence
northeriy on a straight line to the north
east corner of lot 4 IN block Ill and
thence westerly on a straight line to the
place of beginning, all in said part of said
city, and all lands and premises in said
district and not in amy street shall be
subject to such assessment.
Estimates of the expense of such
improvements and plans and diagrams
of such work or improvement and of
the locality to be improved, have been
deposited by the City Surveyor with
the Auditor and Police judge for exam
nation, and may be inspected at the
office of such officer.
At the next regular meeting of the
common council, after the final publica-
ton of this notice, towit: On Wednesday,
August Z, 1895, at the hour of 1880 p. M,
at the City HaM, the sad council will
consider any objections to such improve
ment being made, and If a remonstrance
against such improveme mt, signed by per-
sons owning more than one-half of the
property in such district herein described,
and in which the SPECIAL assessment is
to be lev,ed, shah be filed with the Au-
ditor and Police Judge before the said
time of meeting of the common council,
no such Improvement or work shall be
ordered except by the concurrence of all
the Counclm elect.
By order of the Common Council
Attest X. OSBURN,
Auditor and Police Judge,
Astoria, July 10Th, 1895.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-02
DUANE STREET IMPROVEMENT NO
TICE

Notice Is hereby given that the Com
mon Council of the City OF Astoria,
Oregon, have determined to improve Du-
ane street from the east side OF 9Th street
to the west side of 18th street Except the
crossings of 7tb, 9th and nth
Streets, all in the city Of Asto-
ra as laid out and recorded by
John Mcclure and extended by Cyrus
Olney, by removing all defective piles
caps and stringers and putting in new
and sound fir piles, posts and sills wner-
ever necessary, and new caps and string
ers, and planking the same with new
and sound fir plank four inches in think
ness over the trestle work, ana three
inches in thickness on the solid ground
and by building sidewalks on both s.des
thereof; all the improvements to be made
to the full width and established grade
Of said street, and to include ratings
where necessary and to be done in ac-
cordance with plans and specifications
and ordinances in relation thereto.
The lands and premises upon which the
special assessment shall be levied to de-
fray the cost and expense of such i'm
provement and the district embracing
said lands and premises be, and the same
are designated as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the southwest corner OF
Lot one d of Block Numbered 40, thence
easterly along the center lines Of Blocks
40, Il, 40, 43, A, and Ga, to the eastern
boundaries of Block Numbered 81, thence
northerly along eastern boundaries OF
Blocks 64 and 81, to the northeast corner
of Lot s, Block Numbered 6l, thence west
eriy along center lines of Blocks 61, GO,
26, q, % and %, to the west boundary
Of Block Numbered 29 thence southerly
along western boundaries OF Blocks %, and
no. to point Of beginning; containing Lots
l, 2, 3, and 4, in Blocks 40, Al, 42, 43, A;
Lots 1. 2, 3, A, s, and 7, in Block 6i;
Lots 8, 9, 10, II, Il, 13 and IA, in Block
81, and Lots 5, 6, and s, in Blocks GO,
26 q, % and %, all in the town (now city,
of Astoria, as laid out and recorded by
John Mcclure, and extended by Cyrus
Olney.
Estimates of the expense of such I'M
provements and plans and diagrams Uf
such work or improvement and Of the To-
callity to be improved, have been deposit
ed by the city surveyor with the auditor
and police judge for examination and may
be inspected at the office of such officer.
At the next regular meeting of the
Common Council, after the final publica-
tion of this notice, towit: On Wednesday,
August nth, 1895, at the hour of 1880 p. m,
at the City Hall, the said council will con-
slider any objections to such i'm
provement being made, and if a remon-
STRANGE against such improvement, signed
by persons owning more than one-half
of the property in such district herein de-
scribed, and In which the special assess
ment is to be levied, shall be filed with the
Auditor and Police Judge before the
said time of meeting, of the Common
Council, no such Improvement or work
shall be ordered except by the concur
renee of all the Councilmen elect.
By order of the Common Council.
Attest: K. OSBURN,
Auditor and Police Judge,
Astoria, July oath, 1895.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-02

An unexpected obstacle in the way Of
the claimants OF sugar bounties has turn
ed up In the person OF Comptroller OF the
Treasury Bowler. That ofiicial has de-
clared. says Bradstreet's. that ne is in
doubt about the constltutionality Of the
law. and that he would like to hear
argument upon the question before
proceeding to act upon the claims. He
has set down Wednesday next as the
date for hearing argument on the claim
OF one company. This action of the
comptroller has caused much surprise and
criticism. 1t is only fair to say. however,
that the extent OF the power OF the comp
tnolier does not seem to have been def
nitely determined as yet. but that his
powers in regard to passing on claims
such as those now before him are very
extensive Is recognized by those familiar
with administrative practice Whether
any test Of his power in the premises
win be made now. viii probably depend
upon the result of his decision In the
sugar bounty cases; II he should decide
IN favor OF the constitutionaaity OF the
law mis- action will probably be permitted
to pass without review.