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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-09-11
SUED FOR LIBEL.

Wheeler, of the Waitsburg Times is
Asked for Damages.
Our fat friend, Wheeler, of the Waits
burg Times, has been sued by a reverend
gentleman OF his town for $15 900 dam
ages. This is small cum to ask for
when we come to consider the business
occupation OF Brother Wheeler, but then
preachers are generally modest fellows
and this one is probably no exception to
the rule, says the Eagle.
Rev. Chas. H. Ticknor, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church of Waitsburg
ia the complainant in the case above
mentioned. In the complaint which he
fled in, the superior court at Walla Walla
he.pecites the above fact and further al.
leges that on the third day of July, 1896,
the defendant composed aud caused to
be published in the Waitsburg Times, an
article containing certain defamatory
words concerning the plaintiff, which
article is quoted in full,
The article referred to was criticism
of a sermon preached by the plaintiff on
the proceeding Sunday in which he crit
cised the absence Of proper training and
control of the Young. The plaintiff was
| aCcuSen Dy Une newspaper OF D5inS VII
| lifier Of women and children, and was up
braided in most scathing terms.
The complaint AYERS that such publca
ton was malicious. false, and defamatory
and it is further declared that said de
| fendant in said article intended to ant
did bring the plaintiff into public con
tempt, hatred, ridicule and scorn
and thereby deprived him of th'
benefit OF the public confidence and socis
intercourse and esteem, and that b,
reason OF said publication, he has sine
been, now is, and will continue to be th
object OF public scorn, contumely, an
exercration. That the publication Of sal
article has greatly injured plaintiff
character and reputation, and has cause
and will contiane to canse the plainti
great mental pain and suffering, all to hi
damage. He therefore prays for judge
ment against the defendant In the sum {
SIG, 900.
Mckinney & Mullinix, OF Waitsburl
represent the plaintiff, and Richard +
Ormsbee Of Walla Walla the defendan
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Owing to dread OF Indians, he had for
some time kept his movements as secret
as possible, and 60 bis disappearance at
tracted no attention until some six
months since, when bis brother cameout
from the east TO enquire about him. The
last bis brother had heard from him he
was collecting Indian cnrios along the
banks of the Cowlitz river, where there
used to be many Indian Villages in early
days, and where thousands Of Indians
from the interior gathered during the
spring and summer TO put up smoked
salmon for winter use. He had written
to his brother that be intended TO go to
some island in Silver lake, over toward
Mount ST. Helens, to examine an old In
dian burying ground there, and that WAS
the last that Was known of his where
abouts. His brother visited the island
10 Silver lake, and found traces Of him in
scattered remains Of Indians and canoes,
and here all traces OF him failed.
Il seems probable that he had learned
Of the burying ground on the island in
Deadman's lake, some 20 milesfurs in
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been put to death with cruel tortures
such as we're inflicted upon white men
taken prisoners by Indians in an early
history Of this country.
Hartley mas been missing for over o
year, but the body was in comparative
" good state OF preservation, and wac
readily recognized by the clothes OF Pc
culiar greenish colored corduroy which
he invariably wore, and by letters and
papers found in his pockets.
Some sach dreadful ending had often
been predicted for him, as he has been
for years engaged in collecting Indian
relics and curios, and has probably rob.
bed more Indian graves ard scattered
broadcast the remains Of more Indians
than any other one man ever did. There
is scarcely an Indian bnrying ground on
the Columbia river, OF the islands there
in, or along the coast Of Oregon, where
such places are numerous, which Hartley
had not rRnsecked la search Of stone
knives, and hammers, beads, flint arrow
heads, and other articles which Indians
used to bury with their dead; aud, in
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several places, notably at Long leland in
the upper Columbia, dead houses of mod
ern construction were torn down by him,
aud the only partially decayed bones OF
those buried therein dragged out and
thrown about to bleach in the sun AID
wind in hie search for any articles which
might have been buried with them.
Ii was the custom of nearly all the
tribes of Indians in Oregon TO dispose of
tbsir-dead by placing their. body in y
canoe, With tho most priced eifects.of the
deceased, aud then invertipg another
canoe over it This made the burial
places very easy to be discovered and
easy to be robbed.
Since the Indians have been removed
to reservations, in most cases far from
the burying grounds of their ancestors,
such men as Hartley have piled their
horrible business without much fear of
| being disturbed Hartley has been SO
long and 30 actively engaged in the bnsi.
ness, and his operations have extended
over such scope of territory, that be
| was known by reputation at least to many
Indians, and whenever 1t was known
that he was in any part of the country
Indians from that section sent out guards
to protect their old burying places.
Some two years since, while he wat
operating in an extensive Indian bury
ing ground at the mouth Of the Alses
river, he was shot at and narrowly escap
ed being captured by guards sent dowr
from the Siletz reservation to keep watct
for him, the Indians having learned tina
he was on his way to that place. Anothel
time, when collecting Indian skulls at l
burial place on Little Memaloose island
ia the rapids at the foot Of The Dalles, b.
narrowly escaped being captured through
the canoe, of his pursuers having beer
upset by their overeagerness 20 catch him
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AND THE BAND PLAYED ON.
But It Happened It Serenaded an
Empty House.

but " r1appeneu II Sefenaueu an
Empty House.
Friday evening the band was out on the
streets as usual, says the Pendleton East
Oregonian, giving the public the evidence
that they are iehearsing with regularity
and are improving very rapidly ia their
execution OF the music Get before them.
Before disbanding some one suggested
that they sercnade Billy Schmidt, who
livee on East Alta street, across from the
court house. So the band proceeded to
Billy Schmidt's residence, or to the resi-
dence which Billy once owned, and which
he sold few days ago Tho torches were
set and the music was arranged very
quietly, and then the boys, suppoeing
Billy and his es.imable wife were repos-
ing within after the labor of the day,
began to play. Softly the harmony stole
on the air and filled that which WAS too
far away 10 be called by the poetical
torn, No respond was given from with
in but that was taken as a compliment 10
the character OF the music. For had the
music been heinons, bootjacks and othet
| missiles would have been hurled. But
the calm within the house they took to
be evidence that their harmony was per
feet and that it had not ruffled the seren.
| ity OF the sleepers.
The band repaired to the bandroom
and passed resolutions to the effect that
Billy Schmidt WAS gentleman and even
when asleep was first class judge ol
music. Then they went home.
William Schmidt, wife and children
left Friday morning for Silver City,
Idaho. where Mr.. Schmidt will conduct 0
brewery.
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Mjnjsteral Annointme nts

At the annual Methodist conference,
held recently at North Yakima, minis
terisl assignments were made IS below:
Anatone and Paradise-Supply, w. e.
Armfield
Asotin--J. p. Barker.
Athena and Adams--W. T. Koontz.
Dayton and Covello-W Walton Skip
worth.
Dixie-To be supplied.
Echo-C johnson.
Elgin and Cove-Abraham Eads.
Enterprise-C. 7. MCCARTHY.
Grangeville-W. q. Mitchell.
La Grande--I. s. Andrews.
Lewiston-Henry Brown.
Nez Perce-J. E. Williams.
Pataha-Suppiied by Henry George.
Pendleton-Perry Chandler.
Pilot Rookie H. Miller.
Pomeroy--F. l.. Buzzell.
Prescott and S'arbuckJohn LeCornu.
Ukish-Supplied by Henry Martin.
Union Alfred Thompson.
Waitsburg-William Deweese.
Walla Walla W. @. Rueter.
Walla Walla circnit-James Green
slade.
G. M. Irwin was appointed srperin-
tendent OF public instruction for the state
of Oregon, and E. E. McEver professor
In Latin at the Puget Sound university.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured


by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining OF the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube Is in
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it 10 entire
ly closed. deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever nine cases out Of ten are caused by
catarrh. which is nothing but an iindam-
ed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
FL. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, 0.
g0-Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
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Stole children,s Possessions.


Sometimes what seems smart turns
out to be pitiably contemplate. Last
spring woman living two and half
miles west OF Hood River planted four
hills Of watermelons in garden to please
the children, and by chance there grew
thereon thirty fine watermelons. But
before the children had chance to en-
Joy any of them some bright young
gentlemen went In the night and helped
themselves TO all the beat in the patch
The next morning the children contem.
plated the destruction with quivering
lips, and heavy hearts. The sorrows Of
childhood are just as distressing, though
OF different nature, as those OF their
elders. Who can measure the pleasure
Of anticipation and speculation those lit
tie ones enjoyed while watching the
melon vines lengthen and bloom, noting
daily the increasing size Of the frui
thereon till just 40 they approached
maturity they were absiracted while the.
innccently slept. Let IL, be charitable
enough to hope the thieves did not think
OF this. The Dalles Chronicle.
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RELIC HUNTERS FATE
Cruelty Tortured to Death
By Indians,
FOUND BY TWO MINERS.
Laid in a Canoe on an Island
for Over a Year.
FOUND BY TWO MINERS.

Two miners who have been prospect
ing in the region Of Mount Hood arrived
in Portland the other day and reported
that the body OF James Hartley, COL
lector OF Indian relics land curios, was
found last Thursday by Henry Peterson,
timber cruiser, on small island in
Desdm9n's lake, in the dense. forest
which Stretches from Mt. st. Helens to
the Columbia river. The condition OF
the body, which was found in an old
canoe, the hands and feet bound by
withes Of hazel and fastened to the stem
of the canoe, with stake OF hazel driven
through it just below the breast bone,
showed conclusively that Hartley had
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-09-11
AN ARKANSAS BOOM
By Far the LARGEST Vote ever
Polled in the State. "a
SWEEPING DEMOCRATIC
Victory for Jones of More than
10000 Majority.

L
Little Rock Ark, Sept S.--Carrol
Armstrong, chairman Of the democratic
state central com mmittee, says the indi-
cations are that 165,00 votes were cast
at yesterdays election. The combined
vote OF the opposition reached $4,000,
giving q majority of 65, 600 for the demo-
cratic ticket. The campaign was fought
on financial lines, tho democrats stand
ing for free silver and the republicans for
gold standard.
This is q larger majority than the
democrats received in the election two
and four years ago
THE MAJORITY GROWING.
Little Rock, Sept 8.-Additional 70.
turns received up TO noon indicate that
Colonel Dan w. Jones and the remain
der of the democratic state ticket won by
65 900 or 10000, This beats all former
records in Arkaness. 1t ia estimated
that l80, 900 votes were polled.
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the forest, where tradition says the chiefs
and medicine men of several tribes along
the Columbia used to be buried, and,
lured by the prospect Of rich find Of
curios, he had ventured TO visit the place.
imagining that he would be safe from
molestation in the depths OF that great
forest. The Indian guards evidently
caught him and put him to cruel death,
and his fate might never have been
known had not the timber cruiser, Peter
son, been led by curiosity to visit this
island
Hartley's brother. who returned east
several weeks since. has been notified ol
the discovery of the remains, and will
probsbly come out here again to take
them home,
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Administrator Annointed.

r. @. Hagar was yesterday appointed
administrator Of the estate of John Me-
Bean, the interpreter on the Umatilla res
ervation who died few weeks age. The
bonds we're Gxed at 81 300, with T. f.
Howard and d. o. Mcdonald as sure!ies.
J. J.. Jacobs and Newt. Loveredge has
been appointed appraisers OF the estate
which ID valued at about 81 300.
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At The Cascade Locks.

The Dalles Times Mountaineer says.
"For the first time in many years the
people can feel assured that an exact
date has been fixed when the locks al
the Cascades will be operated. Every
thing now tends TO show that the work
will be completed on or before November
10Th. The contractors have about lao
men employed and appear to be pushing
the work with the intention Of eomplet-
ing 1t by the specified time"
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A BIG JOB, BUT ITS DEAD EASY

big tell people day that
would interest them but It's dead easy
This will tell several thousand at once
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-09-11

The Julius Levy residence, on Fifth
street Is for sale. There is bargain in
this property for some one. Apply to j..
Bloch, Athena, or write julius Levy,
Walla Walla, Wash.
Evening star., 1896-06-26
FALLS CHURCH.

At the meeting OF Falls Church Lodge of Odd
Fellows last night the following elected Of
fccrs for the ensuing six nOLths W. III. Nowlan,
noble grand; j. H. Garretson, vice noble grand
r. w Summers. secretary; Geo W. Hawxhrcst,
permanent secretary; j. III. Wells, treasurer; y.
F. Johnson, chaplain; Elmer Crump, organist W.
H. Neitch, past graEd; Geo \. Brunner, captain
of degree These officers will be installed
next Thursday night
Pioneer Lodge of Good Tamplars held ali in
tercsting meeting Tuesday night, with the good of
the order in charge of Miss Fannie Gallelier, the
program consisting of the following: Clarionet
Thorne: vocal solo, Mrs Willis tior,ion speech. G..
Gather; SOLO, Mrs Russell; speech, E. F. Iore-
beck; remarks, Miss Sarah Rawlings.
The ',Sins Souci'' Club will give a dance at
NJ. Newton, Mrs. j. b. Could, Mrs. e. l.. Blanton.
Committee in charge, MeSSrs L. c. DcPutron, d.
b. Patterson. 5. W. Flasg; reception committee.
Mr.. Bert Drew OF Elgin, ILL.,, is visiting Mr.. G.
f. Newman. Mr.. Drew rode from Elsn his
bicycle distance Of fourteen hundred miles, in
fifteen days.
Miss Hlv6ler of Washington Is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. f. c. Dougherty
TIE Catholics held successful festival at Odd
Fellows Hall last night.
Tie town council will meet Monday night This
will be the final ecting Of the old council. The
three new members elected the fourth Thurs
day in May last will duGlfy aud enter Upon their
the council Will reorranize ard elect mayor,
clerk and town sergeant.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian
Church mot ut the hGme of Mrs. j. II. tarretsoa
Thursday afternoon, with the following present,
viz: Mrs. Geo. W. Nankn. Mrs. ID. q. Munson
Mrs. a. F. LCunsbu.y, Mrs. G. b. Ives, Mrs
NJ T. jacobs. Mrs l. b. Parker. Mrs Yale Rice.
Misses Julia Osborne, Lula Aiankn, Ella Allen and
Sarah kIOCk.
Evening star., 1896-06-26
LINDEN,

Rev. p T. Flournoy, pastor of he Presbyterian
Church, having returned from Virginia, services
will he resumed at Tho church Sunday
Mr.. Alexander Pope'S Lawrence is ccpyalesc-
ing from 4 Illness
Mrs Josephine GlasCott has taken her Hugh
to Chalyheate Springs, Va, for the summer for
the benefit of his health. During Mrs. Glascott's
absence her daughter. Miss Josephine, will be TIE
guest OF Mrs. Ben Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Caverly and little daush-
ter Mildred are spendn. the summer in Linden.
Mr.. CaseIly is On accomplished violinist and is a
welcome addition to the musical circle Of this
place.
Quite number of the old acquaintances of the
late Mr. Alfred Ray called at the residence of his
d@ushtcr, Mrs. L. Il. Thompson, Monday erenirl:,
fEis Led
brass hand from Washington ives at Linden
frlIly evening last ana gave sererade az the
residence Of Mr. and Mrs G. f. Montgomery. On
displayed Mr.. MofItgomerys lawn was hand
soncly decorated and bolagiftI, Refreshments were
served.
The Gancing class of Miss Mamie Montgomery
has been closed for this sc; son.
REPETITION Of the theatricas, 1.-The Scheme
That Failed and ''Snowta ALL will take place july
., II carroll Chdpel. Tie characters in The
= leme That Failed Will be represented by Messrs
Mrs Mason Clark, Miss Rose Clark and Miss
Agnes Fenwck; IN SNOWFALL by Mcssrs Bouic
Clark Hc:son Clark. Malcolm Eccleston, Berry
Clark Mrs. Merrill, Miss La Rue and Miss Edna
Hardy.
\ musical and literary entertainment will soon
be given for the benefit of the Juvenile Terle Of
Linden under the management of Miss Josephine
Lawrence at Irving Hall. Among those who are
program are Mrs. Thomas e. Noyes aud members
OF tie Georgetown Orchestra.
Evening star., 1896-06-26
WASHINGTON GROVE.

What might have been very serious as well as
disastrous fire occurred LAST night at Washington
Grove. Shortly before midnight Mr.. Thomas r.
Benson, who occupies a cottage the Circle, was
awakened by strange no.-., and opening his
front door to ascertain the cause huge flames
of fire issuing from the back yard of cottage
on the south Of the Circle Owned by Mr.. R. W.
Dunn. Mr. Benson Immediately aroused his
daughter, Mrs. Dean Myers. who, clad in her
night clothes and with bare feet, ran through
the Circle into the tabernacle to give the alarm.
At the same time Colored man, VIM. Riggs, en-
poyed by Dr. F. W. Ritter driver, was pass
tpS. and on seeing the flames Jumped on the fence
aad tore away the burning boards of the wood
shed, where the fire confined The rest of
the Groyctes, who had been aroused, Were soon
on hand armed with buckets Of water. There
was delay necessarily occasiOned by bringing,
water from the surrounding pumps. but after TWEEN
ty minutes of hard work the flames were con-
trolied- This is the first fire that has
CURED at the Grove since its conversion into a
camp meeting ground, twcnty-four years ago.
Much praise Is due the superintendent, who was
fnOng the first the sccEa, and who did heroic
work in cxtinSuiShins The fiames The origin of
the fire is unknown
Evening star., 1896-06-26
NO G0NSWMP7TBVE WILL DIE
So Long as He Gam Digest
and Assim1iGate Food.

All physicians admit this. Yet here The difficulty
begins. How We build up the consumptive,s
body as fast as the disease tears 1t down? Let US
coIsidcr.
Cough mixtures must be avoided because THEY
FREQUENTLY CONTAIN OPIATES which arrest
the digestion. Their only effect on tie cough Is by
Supplying the nerves. Let them alcne
All focds that are hard to digest must be avoid
ed especially fats and oils. Only those foods that
are easily dgested and assimiIated should he
eaten Foods NOT THUS ACCEPTED BY MA
TCRE do no good; they do harm. Not what is
merely EATEN. but what is DIGESTED AND AS
SIMULATED, gives flesh and stren myth.
Consumption is starvation, slow rapid as may
be. The first symptom is not necessarily a cough
but tendency to lose flesh, to grow thin. Stop
this tendency NOW. Don't wait for obvious lung
n inor point.
Stop the wasting and you master the disease
though 1t may have mede some slight in
reads already. Increase the flesh and the danger
Is past.
What Is needed Is an especially prepared food
a nutriment in itself and digester Of other foods
Such article Is the Shaker Digestive Cordial,
made by the Shaker community, Of Mt Lebanon,
NY. 1t creates natural appetite and iEsures the
digestion Of what Is eaten with 1t. 1t overconicS
the wasting WHICH IS FATAL IN THE con-
SUMPTIvE PROCESS.
A man may lose money and not die a bankrupt.
One may have consumption and not die Of it. This
Is science and sense The success of this new rom
edy proves Il.
Evening star., 1896-06-26
DUNcANsoN BROS, Auctioneers

TRUSTEES. SALE OF TWO TwO-sToRY AND
BASEMENT BRICK DWELLINGS, Nos oOs
AND 500 T STREET SOUTHWEST
BY virtue OF a certain deed OF trust TO us datea
May S. 1888, and duly recorded in Liber No ISl3
folio l72 seq, Of the land records of the Dis,
trct of Columbia, and at the request of the party
secured thereby. We, the undersigned trustees will
ell public auction, in front of the premises on
TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF UfNE'
AID. 1885, AT FIVE O'CLOCK Pm, the following
des rbed land and premises, situate in the city or
Washington. District of Columbia, and des ssnated
lot numbered thirty-nne t39). I'm square num-
bered three hundred aid eighty y-nine t3S3 together
with all and singular the improvements ways
easements rights, privileges and appurt.nances TO
the same belonging or In any wise appert a ming
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase I,onev
to he paid in cash. and the balance in two equal
installments. payable In and two years with
interest at si- &c, per centum per annum payatle
semiaRnually, from day of SALE secured In deed
Of trust upon the property sold, or all cash at
the option of the purchaser deposit Of 500 on
each ho1se will he required OF the purchaser AT the
time Of sale. All conveyancing, recording and no.
tarial fees at the cost OF the purchaser Terms of
sale TO he complied with within ten days from eay
Of SALE otherwise the the right TO
resell the property at the risk and Of the de-
faultinG purchaser. SAMUEL &. WILSON,
ANDREW ARCHER,
je17-d&ds Trustees
Evening star., 1896-06-26
The Bark of Fruit Trees.
From Meehan's Monthly.

From Meehan's Monthly.
AS a general thing, healthy trees are able
to get rid of the old bark without any help
from the cultivator, but in many cases
they are all the better for having a little
help from man. In many species Of trees
there is an arrangement provided by ma
tEre for helping the plant to get rid Of its
bark. These are called in scientific Ian
guage super cells" that is to say, cork
cells. These appear at first on the outer
bark, as small brown spots. From year to
year, however, they develop, sometimes
eating into the bark in longitudinal lines,
and in this way form the cracks which
ultimately result in what is known as
rough bark.
AS 1t is thus the design of nature to get
rid of the outer bark it is good practice to
help nature in this work. For this pur-
pose washes of various kinds are found
in practice extremely useful. In fruit cul-
ture soapy solutions have been found very
effective, and in the unscentifc work of
successful farmers even lime wash has
been found beneficial In some of the in
terror counties of Pennsylvania q farmer
would almost as socn think of never clean
Ing his horses as letting his orchard trees
go without a coating of lime wash once a
year. The practical results Of this treat
ment speak for themselves. No healthier
trees or more successful fruit crops can be
had than result from this practice.