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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15
Big Herds Doomed.

CD. Mills, livestock agent of the o.
r. & N, ably reviews the livestock
situation now confronting Eastern Ore
gon, and says; "The big herd must
surrender its prestige and place to the
well-kept little herd. The poor calf and
poor lamb now shipped out Of the state
to be fed and marketed by the middle
man elsewhere must be prepared for
market in Eastern Oregon feed yards
and sent direct from here to Portland
and Puget Sound. Cut down the
focks, plant more alfalfa, feed more
steers for market and make more NUT
ton. This is the only refuge for the
Eastern Oregon stockman. The newt
able decrease of outside range is fastly
driving them to it. The necessity Of
owning individual pasture areas is now
at hand"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15
Ate Poisoned Meat

A number of Milton people were taken
seriously i'll this week, the symptoms
indicating poison, says the Eagle. Henry
Frazier's family, j. E. Nichols, Asa
Moore and others were among the vic
tins. The sickness is thought to be due
to partaking Of some pressed corn beef.
]. $. Richey, who prepared the meat for
market, is loath to believe that the meat
contained any poisonous matter, as
nothing Of that nature was used in its
preparation. The only solution OF the
problem that be could think Of was that
the cloth in which the meat was packed
might have been bleached with some
poisonous substance which found its way
into the meat. None Of the cases re-
suited fatally and all have about re-
covered from their indisposihon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15
Royal May Come.

The Alumni Association Of the East
ern Oregon State Normal School held a
business meeting Saturday to arrange
for the Associations representation dur
ing commencement. Prof. III. L. ats,
of Athena, president Of the Association,
presided. A program was arranged for
the last day Of commencement, Wednes-
dky, June 10. The Association is hope
full, says the Leader, OF securing M. g.
Royal, ex-president Of the normal and
now prominent attorney Of Olympia,
WASH, to deliver the address.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15
Mountain straw berries.

w. w. Williams has some rich noun
tain land southeast of Weston, and has
reached the sensible CONCLUSION that it
is more valuable for strawberries than
any other crop. Mountain strawberries
are successfully grown in that locality
without irrigation, and are superior to
all others in size and flavor, II more
attention we're paid to them mountain
land would be worth 800 an acre ten
years from now. Mr.. Williams is set
ting out one acre this spring and will
continue to plant until he has FIVE acres
Of the fruit. Weston Leader.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15

ing three floral frches across Main
street. All the business houses and
dwellings along the line of march will
be tastefully decorated. The public has
been invited to contribute flowers for
the occasion and the garden city on
that date will be converted into verit-
able flower panorama. Even the tele-
phone and electric light poles will be
decorated.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15
Little Girl Drowned .

Bonnie A. Burnett, the 3 year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Bur
nett, Of upper Mckay creek, was ac-
cidently drowned Friday. The child
wandered away from its home and in
soms unknown way fell into the creek.
Its body was found later several hun
dred yards down the stream.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15
Eastern Oregon Lumbermen.

The Eastern Oregon White Pine
Shippers Association, an organization
composed of all the big mill and lumber
firms OF the eastern part OF the state, has
Just held meeting at Baker City, The
several committees appointed at the
meeting held three weeks ago reported.
A constitution and bylaws we're adopt
ed and grading scale agreed upon,
Prices hereafter will be regulated by
this scale.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15

The meeting Of Walla Walla citizens
was largely attended and the committee
on program and decoration on the day
Of the presidents visit asked for 300 cash
subscriptions for the purpose Of build
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15
|. MERCANTILE COMPANY

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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15

Sick headache absolutely and per-
manentiy cured by using Moki Tea. A
pleasant herb drink. Cures constipa-
ton and indigestion and makes you eat,
sleep, work and happy. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money back. 25c and Soc.
Write to W. II. Hooker d Co., Buffalo,
N. Y. for tree sample. For sale by
Mcbride & Co., druggists.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15
BABY's LINEN IN DIsHPAE.
Causes College Cooks to Make yigor-
Gus Protest.

A Milton special to the Spokesman
Review says: Because the wife Of Presi-
dent Howard Of Colunbia College, Mil
ton, persisted in washing her baby's
clothes in the dishpans Of the college
kitchen, and Charles Sprague and wife,
the college cooks, objected, Rev. How
ard is accused Of striking both Sprague
and wife over the head with piece Of
iron, cutting severe cash in each
instance. Sprague threatens prose-
cution and the matter probably will
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15
rnInnh ChInn Hnra.

Spring pigs for sale, sired by 'Uma-
tilla Chief and Dewey's Boy, 2nd. Also
few choice gifts, bred to "Tecumseh
Victor" by "Tecumseh Magnate,' Of
Briant, Indiana. A. L. Swaggart,
Athena, Ore.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-15
EPwORTH LEAGUE SOCIAL.

Refreshments and Program for Enter
tainment.
&1onight at the opera house, commenc-
ing at 8:15, the Epworth League of the
Methodist church will serve refresh
ments and entertain, socially
The serving of refreshments will be
supplemented by the rendition Of an
appropriate program. The price Of ad-
mission, including refreshments, has
been placed at the low price Of is cents.
The proceeds derived from the social
will go into the church building fund.
sFollowlng is the program:
Piano Duett, Misses Rosenzweig & Beck
Quartet, Misses Wilkinson, Rider, Nc
Bride and Luna.
Recitation Miss Tompkins
Piano Solo. o...........M Miss Edna Rider
Vocal Duett. .........;.....,
49,. Lula Gross and Walter Arm6eld
Recitation n.,..... Maurice Hill
Vocal Solo. ;. ). ...s...... Miss Rulison
Empire Drill. I. 16Young Ladies
Quartet, Misses Wilkinson, Rider, Nc
Bride and Luna.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
Leaves Butte for California on :
Murder Quest.
An Imaginary Bone Of Contention
WAS to Have Sent for Sweetheart,
But Failed and She Married Some
One EIse--Was Arrested After a
Lively Chase.

Eureka, Cal, Feb. 19.-Charles
Humber, miner, came here from
Butte, Mont, for the purpose of kill
ing J. w. Hanks and wife. Forum
ately the intended victims had been
warned of the coming of Humber.
and tonight he is in prison, his ar
rest having followed a lively chase,
in which six shots were fired. Mrs.
Hanks, who was Miss Carrie Hum
of Butte, was, it is said, engaged to
marry Humber. She visited relatives
in Redding, Cal, with the understand
ing that Humber would send for her
in three months and marry her. Hum
E2r did not send for her and she
married Hanks. The couple came
here a month ago and this week they
received a letter that Humber had
started from Butte on a mission of
double murder
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
In the Naval Storage Magazine at
Fort Lafayette.
Supposed to Have Been Occasoned
While Loading 13.Inch Shell in
the Work Room-The Explosion
Could be Heard for Miles Around.
Cannot Place Blame.

New York, Feb. 19.-Three mer
were killed outright, one man so ser
icUs'y injured t.at he died later, tv n
Ter fatally, and at least seven seli-
Crsly hurt in an explosion in lie
'Horkroom of the naval storage mag
azine at Fort Lafayette, in New YORK
bay about 2 o'clock this afternooa 4
the explosion could be heard for
miles around. Accounts as to how
the blast was set off differ. One re-
port has it that men were filling a
Is inch shell, while another is that
men were removing a powder charge
from a shell and undertook to un-
wind a fuse connecting the powder
chamber with the percussion cap
this caused sufficient friction to set
the cap off and thus exploded the
she'll.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
After Having Effected His Escape
From a Wyoming Constable.
HUNGER DRIVES HIM INTO CAMP
Clark Was Arrested Charged With
Having Stolen a Large Band of
Horses from the Crow Indians in
Eastern Montana-Was Seeking a
Retreat.

Billings, Feb. ia telephone mes
sage from Bridger this afternoon
states that Fred Clark was captured
at Crocket's Camp last night and was
taken to Bridger by the constable
today. Clark was arrested last week
on a charge of having stolen a large
number of horses from Grow Indians.
He was in custody of the constable
at Bridger and United States Deputy
Marshal Gage sent for him Sunday.
That night Clark escaped from the
constable and got away on horse
back. Last night he walked into
Crocket's Camp almost Frustrated
from hunger. his horse having died
of exposure. He informed the men
at the camp that for three days and
two nights he had had nothing to eat.
He was trying to get to the Dry
Head country. he said, but hunger
drove him in.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
TO SAVE STARVING ELK HERDS
Steps Have Been Taken to Get Hay
to the Animals.

New York, Feb. 17.-Steps were
taken today to save the 10000 starv-
ing elk On the ton-Yellowstone re-
serves in Wyoming. Snow seven feet
deep covers their feeding grounds,
and temperature as low as 40 degrees
below zero has added to their suffer
ings. News of the critical condition
of the elk herds reached here today,
coming from the chief of the United
States rangers to A. A. Anderson
special superintendent of the Teton
Yellowstone reserves, who spends his
winters in New York. Mr. Anderson
at once ordered that temporary
supply of hay be distributed as soon
as possible at convenient points by
a force of 80 rangers. He then pro-
posed that $1,5O0 to $4,000 be raised
here by subscription to purchase
more wild hay and it is believed
prominent persons will support the
plan.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
BY a Fire Which Started in the Post
Office Building.
DAMAGES WERE OVER se5,ooo
And the Fire Was Frozen Out Rv
Polar Weather-Volunteer Fire
Department Was on Hand, but the
Apparatus Was Inadequate to Be
Intellectual

Glendive, Mont, Feb 19.-Glendive
was visited by a disastrous fire early
this morning. 1t was discovered in
the post office building and a gen
cral alarm was sounded at s o'clock
IN the morning. The building was
dry as tinder and was soon mass
OF llames. The fire department was
unable to prevent the confederation
spreading to the Hagan building. a
two story block, and that building
was nearly all converted into smoul-
dering ruin. The fire started, it is
thought in the post office by sparks
from the stove setting fire to papers.
Postmaster Bean says the usual pre-
cautions were taken to prevent such
an occurrence. The stove was closed
and supposedly safe The volunteer
fire department turned out to a man
and did excellent service with the
apparatus at hand, but its efforts
were unavaiing. The weather i'm
peded the work of fire fighting, the
thermometer standing at 10 degrees
below zero. After it was found i'm
possible to save the Hagan building.
attention was given to the adjacent
structures. 1t was a fortunate cir
cumstance that there was no wind
or the entire business portion of the
city would have been endangered
The loss of other buildings and the
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
DR.. AMES CAPTURED.
Fugitive Seeks Refuge Under Roof of
Preacher.

Hancock, N. H., Feb. 16.-Dr. AL
bert Alonzo Ames, formerly mayor OF
Minneapolis, has been arrested here
by local officers at the, request of
Minneapolis authorities. He is want
ed in Minneapolis for offering bribes.
After his arrest Ames communi-
Gated with former United States Dis
trict Attorney Charles j. Hamblett
of Nashua and obtained hrs services
for fight, which he says he will
make against eXtradition.
DR.. Ames has been here for several
weeks, although his presence was
not known outside of the home of
the Rev. C. H. Chaplin, who received
and sheltered him.
Mrs. Chaplin is sister of the wo-
man who accompanied DR.. Ames and
is supposed to be his wife. The
knowledge of his relationship prob
ably led to his detection. Sheriff
Doane received communication
from Sheriff Dreger of Minneapolis,
asking him to go to Hancock and see
if Ames had sought refuge at the
home of his sister-in-law. The sheriff
came her and after an investigation
placed Ames under arrest
DR.. Ames is wonderfully changed
from the description sent out by the
Minneapolis police. He has grown a
full beard and his hair is almost
white. He is 62 years of age, but he
looks more than 20. His flesh is
much wasted away and from a ply
sical standpoint he is helpless. Just
how long the parsonage has protect
ed the prisoner and his wife is not
known, and none of the family today
was inclined to talk. It is believed,
however. that the Minneapolis detec-
tives who followed him to Boston
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
At Street Crossing in the City of Newark,
New Jersey.
CAR WAS CR0N N<S0 With CHILDREN
When Was Struck by the Fas. r. ~ess-The Locomotive
Ploughed Through the Car KA & Eight School
Children--1cy Rails Caused the Accident

Newark, N. j., Feb. ia fast eX-
press on the Lackawanna railroad
cut through a trolley car crowded
with children at the Clifton avenue
crossing today. Eight of the children
were killed and score or more were
injured. The motorman, who stuck
to his post, will die, and the engineer
of the express was so badly injured
that there is little hope of his recov-
cry. both the express and the troll
ley were on steep grades going at
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20

cosI vi 'hell goOdS. III is the people
who pay this tax and none of them
have asked to have it cut off,"
Word cortended that the license
| system as it is now on the books is
unjust. If you propose to get your
money by license tax" he said.
then put it on every occupation
sheepherders as we'll as lawyers and
doctors and merchants"
On vote the minority report was
defeated, and the majority first
adopted, killing the bills.
The judiciary COMMITTEES reported
back the senate disbarment bill with
an amendment. The amendment pro-
vldes that all pending cases are to
be tried in the district court. but that
there may be an appeal to the su-
preme court. AS amended the bill
was sent to committee of the whole,
= IA not satisfied with that, went to
work this evening at the same task.
Many bills went through without
tloube but some were killed.
Among the latter were two bills in
troduced by Whitley, No. 1875 and No.
iS9, the latter providing for the elec-
ton by the people of the coal mine
Inspector and the former for the cleo
ton OF the mining inspector.
King made a fight on the mine in
spector bill. He moved to strike out
the enactlng clause. IF the mine in
spector is appointed by the govern
or he said, 'and he proves incompe-
tent or not the right man, we can
dispose of him at any time. But if
he Is elected we have to stand him
for four years unless we can impeach
him. | do not believe this is a good
PHI. The enacting clause was
truck out and On motion of Rice the
ame thing happened to the coal
mine inspector bill
There was a big fight over the bills
changing the law in regard to the
number of days in each month the
boards of county commissioners may
sit for the transaction of business.
The bill was originally introduced by
Miller and it provided that the
'-iS~S' SNSoioii III lIlc DlS cOuulltS
would be 20 days a quarter It was
amended in committee so as to allow
20 days a month instead of a quarter,
but this was not satisfactory. Mem
bers from the smaller counties es-
pecially objected to 30 days in a year
allowed their commissioners and va
rious attempts We're made to amend
the bill as it applied to those coun-
ties, but they all failed. The bill was
favorably reported
TWO senate bills were slaughtered.
The first was Kelly's bill, senate bill
No. 10, making it felony to wilfully
destroy fence. King said the pen
atty was too severe, that it should be
a misdemeanor and upon his motion
it was recommended that the enact
ing clause be stricken out. Another
senate bill to get it was Mason's,
Prohibiting the carrying of concealed
weapons.
Ganger was the first to oppose it.
IF this bill becomes a law" he said,
Il will violate it," Allen offered an
amendment providing that a person
may carry a concealed weapon upon
Continued on Page ~
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Photo by Marceau York
LIEUTENANT GENERAL NELSON A. MILES.
LEGISLATIVE DoINCS CLEANED FROM DAY TO DAY
Most Important Transactions of the Eighth Legislative
Assembly Condensed.

Helena, FeD. lI.-AccOrding to a
| resolution offered in the house today
the investigation of the arid land
grant commission by the committee
| on irrigation and water rights prom
ises to be interesting. This morn
ing Everett of Choteau, chairman of
that committee, presented resolu-
tion asking that his committee be
empowered to employ a lawyer and
stenographer to assist in the investi-
cation. About a week ago the investi-
CATION was started by resolution OF
the house, and today was the first
time the house was informed as to
the progress that was being made.
In support Of his resolution Everett
explained the situation as he under
stood 1t. so far as our investiga-
tion has gone he said, the commit
tee that is investigating the arid land
grant commission has found that
there have been $4,000 of the funds
Of the commission absolutely misap-
propriated We have discovered also
that the bookkeeper of the commits
sion was found to be short $4,000.
In view of the fact that your commit
tee is exceedingly busy, and in view
of the fact that the commission has
employed lawyer to fight this inves-
tigation We desire to employ a law
yer and steOgrapher to assist us at
an expense not to exceed $500.
Everett embodied these views in
resolution, and it was adopted with
out dissent.
Two bills introduced by Represent
ative Miller early in the session, pro
vldlng for the repeal of the law I'M
posing a license tax on merchants
and professional men were killed this
morning in the house. They were
Nos. and 5, and a majority OF tn
ways and means committee re3oIted
them back with a recommendation
that they be indefinitely postponed
A minority report was present, fav-
oring the passage of the bills.
Dwight moved that the majority
report be adopted, and that precipi-
tated a discussion. Word favored
the minority report. 81 believe the
state had better go without revenue
than to raise it in this way" he said.
"A license is most unjust, barbar-
GUS and iniquitous form of taxation"
Lanstrum favored the majority re-
port. "The ways and means commit
tee" he said, ''had these bills under
consideration for 40 days and would
have reported them this week, but
Mr.. Miller forced our hands. l be-
lieve the license law is unjust, but
this is question whether we can do
without the money"
Rice favored the majority report.
1T does not seem to me we are do
ing just the right thing with these
bills" he said. IF we repeal the H.
cense law We will cut of $185, 900 in
revenue, and We cannot get along
without it,"
Everett said the license tax was
not unjust. ut is the people and the
poor people who finally pay this Ii
cense tax" he said. "The doctor
charges it in his fees, the lawyer in
his and the merchants add it to the
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
Shoots Footpad Who Attempts to Rob Her
of Money and Jewels.
ON her WAY HOME FROM A PARTY
axes Revolver From Her Chaelaine Bae and Uses
With Good Results Upon the Highwayman Who
Was Wounded and Afterwards Captured

Ohmaha. Feb. 19.-Late tonight
Miss Lillian Wilson was held up by
George Williams, colored footpad
Who demanded her money. She drew
revolver and shot him, inflicting a
wound that crippled him, and few
Lours later he was located and ar
rested. Miss Wilson had been out
at family gathering. Williams met
her as she was going home and told
her to halt. He demanded that she
deliver her money, saying that if she
did not he would cut her throat. dis
playing a large knife. Miss Wilson
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20

right angles. The express was sig
nailed and the crossings were lower
ed while the trolley car was yet half
way down the hill. The motorman
shut Off the power and applied the
brakes but almost Immediately the
car began to slip along the icy rails
1t gained Tremendous momentum and
at the bottom of the hill crashed
through the gates directly in the
track of the oncoming train. The
locomotive ploughed it's way through
the trolley, throwing the children in
every direction.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
MRS. TOOLE'S SISTER DEAD,
Miss Rosencrans Passes Away a
Helena After Short Illness.

Helena, Feb. 19.-Surrounded by
those she loved most. Miss Anita u.
Rosencrans, daughter of late General
William Starke Rosencrans, peaceful
ly passed away this morning at the
home of her sister the wife of Gov
ernor Toole. She had been i'll less
than a week, and many of her friends
did not know that her condition had
been critical until her death was an
nounced.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
MADDEN THROWS UP SPONGE

Great Falls, Feb. 19.-Aurelio Her
rera of California was awarded the
decision tonight in the fourteenth
round over Brooklyn Jack Madden
Madden was all in at the end of the
thirteenth round, the gong barely
saving him from being counted out
AS he went to the floor at the open
ing Of the fourteenth round, Mad.
den's seconds threw up the sponge.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
STICK OF DYNAMITE,
Exploded in Miners Hand at the Red
Lodge Mines.

Red Lodge, Mont, Feb. 13.-John
koski lost his right hand, and Alex
ander x. Aho may lose his eyesight
as the result of an accident in the
Rocky Fork coal mines this after
noon. The two men were working
together and were about to make a
blast. koski was carrying giant
powder in his hand, when the pow
to dazed to tell how it happened. MOI
even trace of Koski's hand could b,
found. Aho was terribly burned
about the face and eyes.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20
DISASTROUS FIRE IN OHIO.
Caused Death of Three Men and a
Great Loss of PropertY

Springfield, Ohio, Feb. 19.-Threa
men are dead as the result of fire
which destroyed s32O,OOO worth of
property here today, and Fireman
Peter Rude is probably fatally in
iured. While they We're trying to
save the stock in Mulholland's jew
elry store, the walls of Fountain
square theater fell upon Mulholland's s
store, which was a small building,
and the men were buried beneath the
ruins. Their bodies We're recovered.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-20

replied, certainly, but wait a min
ute AS she said this she opened a
chatelane bag she was carrying. and
taxing out revolver pointed it at
Williams and fired. Miss Wilson
then telephoned to the police that
she mad shot man, afterward ex-
planning the circumstances. when
found Williams was found in a loft
ol barn. the bullet entered the alb
domen and is likely to prove fatal.
Miss Wilson is is years of age and
the daughter Of one of the wealth
lest families in the city.