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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24

transportation companies, the total
falling off, however from the move
ment in effect up to a week ago. Snip
ments are going forward at the rate
of from 250.0O0 to 100000 bushels
weekly, the bulk Of stocks going to Eu-
rope, though there is still considerable
wheat going to Japan.
The past week has seen the balance
of the crop not heretofore secured
gotten under cover, with aggregate
losses far less than had been antici-
pated, while the fine weather has
been improved in getting out large
area of fall wheat, sowing being made
under exceptionally favorable condi-
tions and the total acreage being
larger than in any previous season.
All markets have been decidedly bet
ter during the past week. The Eu-
ropean situation shows the effects of
larger shipments than had been ex-
pected from Russia, while the heavy
movement in this country and the fact
that the Atlantic seaboard is contrib
uting literally to export account has
served to lessen the pressure for sup
plies from this coast. Macaroni wheats
are among the heaviest varieties fig
,,r;pc in tho exDert column in the
ST
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24

The market on the coast has eased
of in all respects There is very lit
lie doing in the way of business and
prices are decidedly unsatisfactory
from the standpoint of holders, be-
cause of the weakening tone in evil
dence and the lack of demand. Ex-
porters are not at all anxious for
wheat and have been out of the mar
AV' 50 far as possible, due to the de-
ahlng position of European markets
and the prospect that purchases would
De handled at a loss, says the West
Coast Trade.
ufoWers. on the other hand, have
S'lcea greater readiness to sell, and
UVFe is more wheat offering than can
TFeadiy assimilated. The mills have
7'ne wheat which they care for at
'IsSent' California demand has eased
"~ and While there is no lack Of a
market in Europe, parcels cannot be
paced at satisfactory figure.
Inc movement of wheat to tide
wafer has been spasmodic in charac-
Ou'Ihg the past week or two, rang
D's rom half-dozen cars last Thurs
10y 10 loO cars Sunday, due to irreg-
T7y IN the service accorded by
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24
BALM FOR BROKEN PROMISES.
Chicago Girl Gets Big Verdict Against
Man Who Pledged Marriage.

CHICAGO, Nov. PA jury today
returned a verdict of $4,000 in favor
of Miss Mabel Beland against John
O'Neil a former alderman and prom
inent contractor for breach of promise
of marriage. Miss Beland was for
several years an inmate of O'Neil's
home and continued to reside there as
mis- housekeeper after the divorce of
Mrs. O'Neil from her husband She
brought suit, declaring that O'Nei had
promised to marry her, and demanded
$4,000 for his failure to adhere to the
contract she asserted he had made
with her. O'Neil denied the charge
absolutely and fought the case with
every resource in his power.
During the trial it was shown by
teh evidence that O'Neil and Miss Be-
land had taken trips to Marquette
Mich, and other places In the north
west.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24
WALLA WALLA FARMERS APPEAL
TO ATTORNEY GENERL FOR
NEEDED RELIEF.
Petitions Being Circulated Throughout
the County Will Assist Reed in
His Fight.

Still believing that they are being
held up by the grain combine on the
Sound and have no opportunity Of Sc
curing relief the farmers Of Walla
Walla have decided to back up w. H.
Reed, state grain commissioner. in the
fight that he is now waging to break
the combine and drive them out of the
state of Washington. With this OBJ
ject in view petitions have been pre-
pared calling upon the attorney gener
al to take some action again the COM
bine The petitions have been placed
in the hands of prominent farmers in
the county who are now circulating
them for signatures 1t is stated that
petitions are being generally signed
and it is expected that nearly every
farmers name in the county will be at
tached to them within a few days.
An effort will be made to nave the
farmers in other eastern Washington
counties take similar action and bring
about the breaking up of the combine.
The petition is as follows:
Hon. J. D. Atkinson, Attorney General
of the State Of Washington, Olympia,
Washington.
We, your petitioners, are grain
growers of the state of Washington. AS
such we are made to suffer by being
deprived of the benefit of competition
in grain buying by the principal mills,
exporters and grain dealers of the state,
who nave entered into a compact to
daily fix prices on wheat in this state.
We believe that this grain-buyers'
combination can and should be broken
by you through the courts, under ac-
ton based upon the common law
against monopolies and article II, Sec
ton %, of the state constitution, as
has been more fully shown to you by
w. H. Reed, state grain commissioner,
under dates of November Is and II
inst
action be taken by you in order that we
may realize it's benefits upon as much
of the remainder of this years crop as
possible.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24
FORCE OF LA6oRERs ON GROUND
FOR OPENING OF RAILROAD
CONSTRUCTION
All Are Close Mouthed and Appear To-
norant as to Who Employed
Them.

A big construction crew, with every
man under pay but kept in ignorance
as to the identity of their employers.
is camped on the outskirts Of Wallula.
ready for the word that will COM
mence actual construction work on q
railroad believed to be the North Coast
line. Deputy Sheriff Allen Byrnes was
in Walla Walla from Wallula yester-
day and reports considerable mystery
attached to the big construction crew
now camped on the edge Of town.
There is not a man in the crew
that seems to know whom he is working
for" Deputy Byrnes said. THE con-
struction crew fully equipped for rail-
road construction was shipped into
Wallula three weeks ago but there
has not been a stroke of work done to-
ward building a new line, aside from
several surveys run by the party OF
engineers with the construction gang.
Several surveying parties have been
at work around wallula for a month
but they are mum as to what interests
they represent"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION PAYS
OFFICIAL VISIT TO NEW
BUILDING.
New Building Is q Commodious Struet-
ure and Well Constructed
Cost $50, 300.

Mayor Hunt, DR.. N. G. Blalock, W.
r. Criffield and H. A. Gardner four
members of the city board of education,
accompanied by Architect Henry o.
terman, made an official inspection OF
the new Green Park school yesterday
afternoon. The board made a most
thorough inspection of the new school
and at the end each member declared
himself highly pleased with the build
ing. One or two flaws in the flooring
were ferreted out and will be reme-
died and a defective water pipe will
need some repairing. Aside from this
the new building was completed ac-
cording to plans and specifications tina
We're furnished by Architect Osrerman
Handsome School.
The new Green Park school is one of
Of Walla Walla's finest school build
ings and rivals any public school build
ing in the state. The building and the
grounds entailed an expenditure Of
s63,300 divided as follows: Building, in
Guiding heating plant. $5s,3OO; cement
sidewalks and grading. approximately
$500; block Of land, $500.
The new building is a two story
structure with a commodious basement,
is 116 feet long and 80 feet in width,
constructed entirely of pressed brick
and Tenino sand stone. There are
school rooms, principals and teachers
hooms on the top floors and two COM
modious class rooms in the basement.
Each Of the class rooms is rs feet
one inch by 34h feet in size, finely
lighted and provided with cloak room
in the shape of a corridor, 51a feet by
"a feet. The interior is finished off in
light tan with light green ceilings,
making a pleasing combination Of COL
or The wainscoating is finished In
light oak in harmony with the other
color scheme
Pleasing features of the new build
ing are the wide stairways and commo-
dious Railways, the stairs being 51a
feet in width, and the halls an even 10
feet. The interior is finely lighted and
ventilated and is heated by a hot air
fan system operated by a five horse
power electric motor. The heating
plant is similar to the one in use in the
new nigh school building in Palouse
street. The board took especial pains
to examine the heating plant to see
that it was working all right Janitor
Proudfoot gave the plant a practical
test for the benefit of the board
Spacious Grounds.
After inspecting the new school the
board walked over the grounds which
nave been nicely leveled and terraced
up Broad cement sidewalks have been
laid and a cindered driveway laid out
around the building. The grounds will
be seeded to blue grass in the spring
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24
Steel Trust Buys.

Ell PASO, Texas, Nov. 24.-The ia
nous Iron Mountain (Cerro Del Mer-
cado). near Durango, Mexico, has been
purchased by the American steel trust.
The mountain is a tremendous lump
of iron ore a mile in length, nearly
two thousand feet wide and rising $50
to $50 feet above the rock-streWn
plain. The ore is nematite and one OF
the richest in irons in the world.
Lake Superior ores contain from 81
to IS per cent of pure iron, while the
Durango Mountain is from 90 to 81
per cent pure.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24
Sail Around World.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24.-The
latest plans of Jack London include
atrip around the world with his bride
in private yacht. London has had
his experience before the mast, and
now he plans to sail from San Fran
cisco next fall as master of his own
craft. The author and Miss Charmion
Kittredge. a California girl, We're mar
ried the 10th of this month in Chica-
&C.
Mr.. Eames, Miss Kittredge's uncle,
will superintend the construction of
the London yacht. The voyage will
extend over many months, year or
two. perhaps, being the least time in
which a trip as Mr.. London plans can
be made.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24
Government Will Appeal.

WASHINGTON, D c., Nov. "a
The government has ordered an ap-
peal in the California federal court
against the ruling Of the general board
of customs appraisers at San Fran
cisco by which they hold that sake,
Japanese liquor, should be admitted
under the classification of manufac-
tured articles. The government con-
tends that sake should be admitted
only as a still wine, upon which duty
is much higher. Should the govern
ment lose it will have to refund over
half a million dollars to importers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24
WaIIula is Lively.

In anticipation of much railroad
work going on in the Wallula district
this winter Deputy Byrnes says the
town is filling up with laborers from
for work. The usual following of dis
reputable characters are putting in an
appearance in anticipation OF rich
picking when the railroad gangs be-
gin work. Deputy Byrnes is rounding
up all suspicious characters and Is
running them out of town.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24
Spacious Grounds.

After inspecting the new school the
board walked over the grounds which
nave been nicely leveled and terraced
up Broad cement sidewalks have been
laid and a cindered driveway laid out
around the building The grounds will
be seeded to blue grass in the spring
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24
Special Meeting Monday.

there is some special business to be
transacted, Attorney Wilson gave no.
tice yesterday that there will be a
special meeting of the board Monday
morning. The question of the county
employing outside counsel to defend
the Loehr suit will be taken up by
Prosecuting Attorney Wilson with the
board.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24
SUIT OF SURVEYOR uOEHR
AGAINST COUNTY BRINGS
ABOUT COMPLICATIONS.
sioners Will be Asked to Re.
lieve County Attorney Wilson
From Representing the Board.

The county commissioners will be
requested to relieve Prosecuting At
tOrney Wilson of the embarrassment
of defending the county in the suit
brought by County Surveyor Lew
Loehr to collect $104 representing the
amount that the commissioners have
Topped off monthly bills filed by the
surveyor within the past three months.
During the controversy between Sur
veyor Loehr and the commissioners,
leading up to the present suit, Attor-
ney Wilson as the legal representative
Of the county has been appealed to by
both the surveyor and the commits
sioners in an effort to bring about an
amicable understanding between them.
Last month in an opinion rendered the
commissioners, the respective author
ity of both the surveyor and commits
sioners was set forth but for some
reason the opinion was pigeonholed and
the scrap between the commissioners
and the surveyors Office was renewed
with increased vigor. In view of the
fact that he is the adviser of all coun-
ty officers Attorney Wilson says he
does not see how ne can consistently
defend the suit brought by Surveyor
Loehr against the county and will ask
the commissioners to employ outside
COUNSEL
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-24

WANTED-40 mead Of draft horses
Immediately by DR.. Wood at Nc
Brides livery stable.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-03-03

Peat's wall paper. Call and inspect
them.
DR.. Eve Hoisington, Osteopath. AT
Athena Hotel Wednesdays and Satur-
days. Consultation invited.
There are about 100 babies in this vi
cinity that ought to have photos taken.
Don't neglect it any longer.
Reduced rates on all kinds of photos
for the next two weeks. This is a fact.
Call and see me. W. A. Flower.
Wm. Willaby and family moved yes
terday to the farm east of town, where
spring work will commence at once.
Mrs. Otis Whiteman spent several
days this week with her mother, Mrs.
FL. I'll. Hill, at her home in this city.
Miss LeBrun is now ready to take in
all kinds of sewing at Grandma Mans
fields, next door to Mr.. A. L. Jones'.
The NJ. E. Ladies Aid society have
changed their regular meeting day from
Wednesday to Friday. NJ. Booher, Sec.
NJ John Smith will move his shoe repair
ing shop from the present Location to
the Ogle building opposite the opera
house.
Farmers are taking advantage Of the
fine weather and blowing is in full blast.
In some portions Of the county seeding
is in progress.
X At a meeting of the Athena fire de-
partment Monday evening York Dell
was elected department chief and Arthur
Shick assistant chief The department
is in splendid condition and in shape to
render good service.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-03-03
Items in Brief.

Buy q Samson at Cox & McEwen's.
Sterling silver novelties at Manassas.
Fresh bread, cakes, etc., on sale at
Gays, daily.
The Oliver line complete at @. A.
Barrett & Co.'s.
Try Flor de Corona cigar at the
White House Grocery.
Buy the children a sled or express
wagon of @. A. Barrett & Co.
G. A. Barrett & Co. have complete
stock OF Dutchman gangs and extras.
That Crescent Cream Coffee is fine.
AT Worthington & Thompson's.
Latest novelties in mems ready to
wear suits. Athena Mercantile Co.
Remember, Ely & Scott are head
quarters for rubbers and overshoes.
just received. Mems double breasted
3.button sacque suits. Athena Mercan
tile Co.
Special in mems pillow shoes just re-
ceived $1.50 per pair. Athena Mercan-
tile Co.
New line of Buck Horsehide and Pig
skin gloves just opened. Athena Mer-
camille Co.
II you want the very latest in Men s
hats. see the new styles at Athena Mer-
camille Co.
Worthington & Thompson have Just
received large line of new pipes and
pocket knives.
Say Ma, Crescent Baking Powder will
raise the dough. Get it at Worthing-
ton & Thompson's.
Don't forget to try our Gold Leaf
coffee. 1t is the best 25 cent coffee on
the market. Ely & Scott.
You will find the best novels by the
best modern writer's, in the circulating
library at the Palace Drug store.
W. O. Miller is again in the harness
business in Athena. He is located in
the Estes building opposite the Athena
Hotel. All goods sold at reasonable
prices. Workmanship guaranteed.
After stock taking we find we have a
big lot OF wash Remnants, 0inghams,
Percales and Calicoes. We have made
the prices SO low that they will not last
long. Come early and get your share.
Athena Mercantile Co.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-03-03

moved his family temporarily into a
cottage on Clay street. He may build
another residence soon.
Fred Knowlton, who is visiting his
grandfather. VIM. Willaby, Sr., from
Lewiston, was taken with a severe at
tack of lumbago one night recently and
DR.. Sharp, who was called soon relieved
him. Mr.. Knowlton is telegraph op-
orator. He may conclude to remain in
this vicinity, having sold his property in
Lewiston, and if so will send for his
wife and child.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-03-03
Press Paragraphs

A>%N~/>%><S>NsN@r
Go-cart for sale. Inquire of Mrs.
Lille Miller.
Miss Lizzie Zerba has been on the
sick list this week.
j. K. Dawson has choice lot of early
seed potatoes for bale.
A. M. Gillis, the lumber dealer, was
IN Pendleton Tuesday.
u A number of Athena citizens attended
The Krebs sale yesterday.
Patronize home industry American
Beauty" -four, $3.50 per sack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sim j. Culley, of Wes-
ton, were in the city yesterday.
Photos of houses, horses, stock-any-
thingl W. A. Flower, photographer.
Mrs. Lille Miller has few street hats
out today. Call and see the late styles.
Claude Reeder and Clyde Willaby
were Pendleton visitors the first of the
week.
Y Miss Edith Mcbride has returned
from few days visit with her sister in
Pendleton.
X Arthur Scott has rented the Harry
Krebs place. He secured it on the
sealed bid plan.
The Press Is informed that Turner
Calender is suffering with rheumatism
at his home in Portland.
The Umatilla Lumber Yard has Just
received the 1905 samples Of Alfred
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-03-03
Are You Restless at Night

and harassed by bad cough? Use
Billiards. Horehound Syrup, it will
secure you sound sleep and effect a
prompt and radical cure. 25c, SOC and
81. Sold by Mcbride.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-12-14
Not to Be Caught.

A certain London corn chandler
had just engaged an assistant, who
hailed from 4 small village near
Leeds. He was not remarkable for
his intelligence. His friends, realiz-
ing this deficiency, had evidently
warned him against being caught by
the sharp London people who would
be certain to take rise out of him.
Full of this resolve not to be caught,
he began his duties. A customer en-
tered the shop. II want some bird
seed, please he said. The assistant
grinned. The customer repeated his
request, and the knowing villager
spluttered with suppressed merri-
ment. The customer not quite know
ing what to make OF this extraordi-
nary display, asked him in somewhat
forcible language what was the mat
ter. "It's no use, answered the YER
dant one, "tha knows ia can not catch
me. l know, l do" "Know WHAT
asked the customer. birds groaf
from eggs, not seed !"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-12-14
Booming the StOrk.

Birth records of Alton, ILL.,, show
that Mayor Beall's crusade for larger
families has caused the stork to great
ly increase the number of his visits.
In 1904 there were only 404 births,
while in ten months this year 748
were reported.
Mayor Beall has just returned from
trip to Washington, where he was
warmly greeted and congratulated by
President Roosevelt, who said:
1--WE heard Of your efforts to inter-
est the stork's nest. How did you
ever come to think of it2"
Beall explained that when he motto.
ed how the birth.rate was declining
he decided to rent his houses only to
families with children. He also
agreed to give baby carriage to each
baby born in one of his houses, and to
give the parents three months rent
free.
The President thereupon grasped
Beall's hand again.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-12-14
Find De Soto Record.

After more than three centuries q
record of the De Soto expedition has
been found on the shore of Lake Itas-
ca under huge boulder, where it has
lain undisturbed. The record, writ.
ten on the skin of an antelope, was
found by Chester Gray, farmer liv-
ing on the shore of Lake Itasca, which
is the source of the Mississippi river.
He will send the record to the Smith.
sonian Institution in Washington.
The boulder under which the ante
lope.skin letter was found had aroused
Gray's curiosity and finally he blasted
it away. Buried under it and still
we'll preserved he found the skin.
The record, which is barely legible.
is dated August 9. 1547, and was
signed by Ferdinand Villena and San
cho Cueva, members of De Soto's eI-
ploring party, who in the letter say
they have named the lake, whence
arises the great river in which De
Soto had been buried six years before,
Lake De Soto.
MANY wild red men and women
are about US, it is written in the rec
ord, shut they are our friends and we
are theirs, and we move among them
and tell them OF the world beyond
these leafy walls, and of God and
heaven, but they do not hearken to
US and often point to their -brows and
shake their heads. We have told
them of the wonderful river that has
been our friend and have named it
for them and for us, in their tongue,
'Mizi-Cepi,' which means Great Riv-
er.
"They tell US of wars in generations
now long gone by from which people
suffered, and how they have been Oon.
quered and driven far to the north,
but have gained strength again when
the boys grew to be men and have re-
turned and driven out the invaders of
their hunting grounds. And they
tell US that even now mighty and
warlike nation, dwelling to the east
ward, on water 80 great that it
stretches out to meet the sky, make
threats to come and take this fair land
from our friends. For fear that this
may indeed come to pass and we lose
our lives in strife, and thus our dis
covery and our history be forever lost,
we make this writing and bury it
where in future days it may be found
and knowledge given to mankind"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-12-14
Pap's Prayers.

It is an old story, and possibly ha e
been told in this department befor :.
But with the near approach of cold
weather it is worth telling again.
A poor but industrious mechani ;,
whose family was large, met with an
accident and was laid up for sewers |
months. Many words of sympath 7
were extended. Finally some OF >
suggested that it would be goo !
flea to pray for the injured mai.
Accordingly little crowd gathered
at the humble home and the village
minister was called upon to lead in
prayer just as the "amen" was
pronounced there was loud knock
at the door. When the door was
opened, admitting a gust Of chilly
wind and dash of snow, farmer
boy was seen standing on the thresh-
old, muffled to the chin.
as this where Mr.. Brown lives, the
man that got his leg broke?
ut is, was the reply.
els this where they're holdin the
paryer meetin ?"
Yes"
well, I've brung pap's pray
ers"
What do you mean, young man?"
81 mean 1 brung pap's prayers and
they re out in the wagon. Got any
body to help bring EN- in ?"
And when "pap's prayers were
brought in they filled the potato bar
rel, covered the floor in the coal bin,
hung ham in the pantry and made
good the hole in the -four and meal
chests.
There were no more oral prayers in
the cottage that night, but "pap's
prayers" were echoed and re-echoed
in the heart of crippled mechanic,
a tired wife and half dozen we'll
fed little children.