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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
Perringer of Whitman.

The Spokesman Review says of Roy
Perringer, young man we'll known
in Athena:
Roy Virgil Perringer, captain elect
of the Whitman foot ball team for
the season of 1905, is native son of
Oregon. He was born 81 years ago.
stands feet 10 inches tall, and tips
the scales at 100 pounds. He has been
student in Whitman academy and
college during the last four years.
His position OH the team is at left
tackle, where last year he often
proved to be the only man who could
be relied upon to carry the ball over
the necessary distance. He is also a
baseball player, and has made the
team during the last two years as
outfelder and as substitute catcher.
In track work he has also occasion
ally won a point for Whitman, but
his fame as an athlete rests upon his
exceptional ability as football play
er. He is an active member of the
Young Mems Christian association,
and student who always stands near
the head of his GLASS;. He was last
year member OF the debating team
which Whitman sent against the Uni
versity of Idaho.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
TYPHOID IN PRISON
wALLA WALLA C0NvICTs HAVE
DRANK POLLUTED WATER.
Hospital Filled and Patients Kept in
Cells Use City Water
In Future.

AS result of the pollution of the
water and alleged unsanitary condi-
tions at the Walla Walla peniten-
tiary, 80 convicts are confined to the
prison hospital with typhoid fever,
while Is others are i'll from the dis
ease in their cells.
Typhoid has been prevalent at the
institution for ten days, but during
the past few days it has increased to
an alarming extent. The conyicts
affected have been drinking water
from we'll near the jute mill, which
has heretofore been considered super
ior to the city water.
Recently it seems to have become
impure and the matter was reported
to the state board of audit and con-
troll, which has arranged with the city
for supply of water for drinking
purposes at the penitentiary. Every
precaution is being taken by Warden
KEGS to prevent the spread of the dis
ease. So far no deaths have resulted.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
TRICK ON COYOTES.
Inoculate Few and Turn Them ON the
Range to Spread Disease.


Inoculate Few and Turn Them on the
Range to Spread Disease.
Up in Montana they are playing
mean tricks on the genus coyote. He
has made himself considerable of a
| nuisance to the stockmen, and the last
legislature provided funds for the
incubation of number of coyotes
with the mango, to be turned out on
the range and start the disease among
the wild animals.
The same method has been suggest
ed in the past for the treatment of
coyotes in Idaho, but no steps have
ever been taken to that end. The
story of the beginning of the attempt
in Montana is narrated in the follow
ing dispatch from Helena to the Ana
conda Standard
1.-THE first experiment in Kidding
Montana ranges of coyotes by means
of an infection will be made in Teton
and Choteau counties, DIR. M. E.
Knowles, under whose direction the
experiments are being made, shipped
a NANCY coyote to Teton county and
one to Choteau. They will be turned
out on the range by men who will en-
deavor to watch results and make re-
| port of them.
tAt the last session of the legis-
lature an appropriation was made for
the purpose of making an experiment
| in killing coyotes and wolves on the
ranges by inoculating them with the
mango Several months ago DIR.
Knowles secured seven young coyotes.
During their confinement two died,
but the others are husky.
"They have all been inoculated with
mango, the two that have been sent
to Teton and Chocteau showing the
disease in pronounced form. Two
of the three that are still in confin
ment show the disease in a marked
way, but the third while inoculated.
appears to be immune so far. Under
the law the animals are to be turned
loose in different parts of the state.
''The matter is an experiment, "
says DIR. Knowles, land hope it will
prove successful one. My only fear
is that the infected coyotes that / turn
out may get hold Of poison before
they get the chance to spread the dis
ease. | have been feeding them meat
and they will not be SO sharp about
letting poisoned meat on the range
alone as are the wild ones.
'sStill I have hope, as this is the
breeding season, that my diseased
animals will get around some before
they meet death by the poison route.
II they live four weeks they will
spread the disease to such an extent
among the other coyotes in their
vicinity that the experiment will get
good start"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
Threshers Needed Badly.

Complaint is made by farmers liv-
ing in the vicinity of Oakesdale,
Thornton, Sunset and st. John, be-
cause of their inability to get grain
threshed. One farmer with 800 acres
Of grain standing in shock, has offer
ed 500 bonus if machine will
thresh it soon. Less than ten per
cent Of the crop has been threshed.
1t is nearly all cut and thousands Of
acres are standing in the shock. Fall
wheat is good, yielding from 35 to so
bushels per acre, and machines can
make money. 1t was reported that a
thresher with bundle outfit would
abe in Oakesdale few days ago, and
more than 20 men were there to meet
it and try to induce the owner to
thresh their crop first. Several ma
chimes can find work for several
weeks
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
Ferrets Solve Problem.

Ferrets may become an important
factor in agriculture in this country
as destroyers of the squirrels which
levy heavy tribute on the grain crops
of Whitman county, WASH, every
year. Last spring William A. Davis
of Steptoe sent to Iowa for number
of ferrets which he used to kill squir-
rels. Several ferrets were taken into
a field, and when squirrel was run
into hole ferret was sent in after
it. A fight would ensue, in which
the squirrel was vanquished and
sought safety in fight. Mr.. Davis,
with two dogs, stood guard at the en-
trance of the hole, and as the squirrel
emerged the ferret and dogs would
kill it.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
He Left Creditors.

w. l.. e. Pason, an employe Of the
Preston Parton Milling Co., in the
electrical department, has left Athena.
1t is said that Pason leaves numerous
creditors here and at Weston. From
reports it would seem that Mr.. Pason g
chief object in life was to "get into
people. His chief creditor here is Ed
knight, who in moment of tempor-
airy generosity let the electrician have
something over hundred plunks, tax
ing mortgage on piano and house
hold goods. The piano stands for nit,
because it is the property of the COM
pany until paid for, and the furniture
will not begin to make Knight safe.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
New School Law.

The new school law reads: Section
3. No child under IA years of age
shall be employed in any work or
labor of any form, for wages or other
compensation to whomsoever payable
during lthe hours when the public
school of the town, district or city in
which he OF she resides are in session.
Section 4. Attendance at school shall
be compulsory upon all children be-
tween the ages of eight and fourteen
years in all cities, towns and villages
of the state of Oregon during the
whole of the school term in the city,
town or village in which the child re
sides, and upon all children in such
cities, towns and villages between the
ages of IA and i6 years who are not
employed in some lawful work.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
PETITION IS DENIED.
o. II. a N. Again Fails to Have County
Board Reduce Its Assessment.

o. II, a. N. Again Fails TO Have County
Board Reduce It's Assessment.
In face of being turned down by all
the courts in the state. the o. R. s. N.
has again petitioned the county court
to lower its assessment from $12, 900 a
mile to So, 800. And again the county
authorities have denied the request,
says the Tribune.
Yesterday J. w. Morrow, tax agent
of the o. R. & N, appeared before
the board of equalization and argued
the matter at length with County
Assessor G. P. Strain. All the points
which had previously been brought
up by the road for reduction of the
taxes in this county were again
threshed out, but to no purpose. The
board remained firm and said that
the assessment of $4,000 per mile
must stand. The petitioner declared
that the assessment was excessive, ex-
orbitant and out of proportion to
other assessments generally.
This was the last squabble to come
up before the board before it con-
cluded its work for the week.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
BOATS SECURED.
Arrangements Mode to Operate at Port
age Road.

Arrangements Mode to Operate at Port
age Road.
Definite arrangements have been
made by the Open River association
for boats to operate at both ends of
the Cello portage road. The official
announcement will be made within a
few days. The steamer Jarome will
ply the waters above the portage road.
The arrangements made are final as
far as the Columbia river is concerned
and operation of the road will be re-
allied certainty within short time,
and the objects for which the Open
River association has labored 80 long
and lent its assistance to the state
have at last reached the point sought.
Efforts on the part of promoters
living at Lewiston and residents of
the upper Columbia will be rewarded
soon when line Of steamers will ply
between Lewiston and the Snake and
the portage road. At the present
time, however, the Snake river is SO
low that navigation is impossible and
accordingly active service cannot be
started until later this fall, when the
stream becomes higher. Boats will un-
doubtedly be placed in commission on
the upper Columbia in short time,
when everything will be i'll shape to
move portion of the Inland EN-
pire's wheat crop to Portland by
water.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
CUTS DOWN COSTS
BONANZA FARMER ERECTs
STORAGE TANKS In FIELDS.
Avoids Warehouse Charges Buys No
Grain Sacks No Expen-
sive Teaming.


H. w. Richardson, one of the most
extensive wheat growers of Dayton,
WASH, has inaugurated an original
feature to effect saving of nearly
six cents per bushel in securing and
storing his crop. He conceived the
idea of constructing wooden tanks at
convenient points about his field to
store grain until convenient to haul
to the railroads or warehouse of the
purchaser.
The tanks are constructed of 2x6
pieces standing upright and held in
position by iron bands or hoops.
EaNh tank is ten feet deep and will
hold $500 bushels. They are built
above the surface to enable team to
drive under to remove the grain
The bottom is fitted with spout and
slide, through which the grain can
easily be drawn into the wagon box,
doing away entirely with the lifting
incident to loading sacked grain.
The employment of men and teams to
haul grain during harvest, when both
are scarce, and warehouse charges are
eliminated.
In the harvesting and storing of his
crop of about $4,000 bushels Mr..
Richardson figures that the saving
this year effected by this system will
more than pay for installation, The
grain is run into the tanks direct
from the threshing machine by means
of a strong fan or blower. on the same
principle as the wind stacker, trifle
more power being required to oper-
ate this attachment. Mr.. Richardson y
machine will thresh about 1000 bush
els per day. At least $40 per day is
saved on the cost Of sack sewers and
jigger.
Another important item saved is the
cost of grain sacks, which at the pres
ent prices would cost Mr.. Richardson
this year $4,000. Mr.. Richardson has
20 tanks scattered about his place and
has stored his entire crop. The sue
cess of the system is assured
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
Portland Fire Incendiary.

The Oregon & Railway Navigation
company has reason to believe that
the costly dock fire at Portland was
purposely set. A man believed to be
the incendiary was seen by small
boy just before the fire under the por-
tion of the dock in which the fire
originated. The boy says the man
carried an armful of papers and in a
threatening manner ordered him to
clear out. No locomotive had passed
thu docks for about an hour and no
fire was. kept in the dock. These
facts. together with the circumstance
that this was the third mysterious fire
to occur in Portland within ten days,
warrants the company in asserting
that 1t was caused by firebug.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
Revokes Cattle Quarantine.

The secretary of agriculture has
issued an order revoking in part the
rule issued last May, in which a
quarantine was established against
various western states ON account of
the presence of the infectious disease
of scabies among the cattle of those
states. The secretary's revocation ap-
plies to the states of Oregon and
Washington, the western part of Colo
RADIO and parts of Texas, Oklahoma,
Wyoming and New Mexico.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
Are You Engaged?

Engaged people should remember
that, after marriage, many quarrels
can be avoided, by keeping their di-
gestions in good order with Electric
Bitters. s. A. Brown, of Benefits
vile, s. c., says: For years my
wife suffered intensely from dyspepsia,
complicated with torpid liver, until
she lost her strength and vigor, and
became mere wreck of her former
self. Then she tried Electric Bitters.
which helped her at once, and finally
made her entirely well. She is now
strong and healthy" Mcbride, drug
gist, sells and guarantees them, at
SOC bottle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
suecial Eastern Exucrsion Rates.

On August 24-25 and September 16-
II the o. r. g. N. will sell round trip
tickets to Chicago, st. Louis, st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Kansas
City, st. Joseph, Leavenworth, Oma-
ha, Council Bluffs, and Sioux City
under the followig conditions: One
limited first class fare plus ten dollars.
Children of half fare age half rate.
Limit, going 10 days; final return
limit 30 dasy. Stopovers will be
granted in either direction within the
transit limits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
Money for Divorced wife.

Yesterday afternoon Nose Taylor,
the well known wheatraiser of Athena
paid over to the county clerk the sum
Of 6,03s. this being the amount of
alimoDy due his divorced wife. The
property has now been divided after
over year and half litigation. -
Pendleton Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05
Comes Back to Pendleton

Chris Simpson has returned to Pen
dleton with his family and will reside
here permanently, says the Tribune.
Mr.. Simpson was engaged in business
IN Portland the past few years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-09-05

Are you lacking in strength and
vigor? Are you weak? Are you in
pain? Do you feel all run down?
The blessing of health and strength
come to all who use HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35c at Pioneer drug
store.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-10

in his right hand he held pistol that
almost touched my temple. com
piled with his. request in hurry. He
asked me few questions and told me
il he had left anything that We
meaning the baggagemaster. who was
crouched down on his check box as
white as a sheet, and T--could appro-
pirate il. as il would all be charged up
70 him, anyway. He also cautioned us
not to look out, but to lie down fiat on
the floor With this he quietly and
quickly backed himself to the door,
jumped to the ground and gave his
companions signal These left the
engine. telling the engineer to pun
out and-fast, which he did They
fired number Of shots as the train
passed by
Bunch, for it was he, was afterward
Killed in the swamps OF Pease river.
between Hattiesburg and New Or
leans, by a posse while attempting TO
capture him, and died as he hal lived,
a desperate outlaw
THE RAILWAY MAIL CLERK.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-10
FIRST FARCE COMEDY TO BE
PRESENTED UNDER CANVAS.

The "McFalden'9 Flats" company
which was seen at the Cairo opera
house This winter win end its regular
season about May |. and then undergo
a process OF transit rmation and en-,
larglng for its summer campaign. For
The first time in the career Of this
farce comedy a tour will be made dur
ing the heated term, buI under canvas,
with all the accessories of a big ghow.
The demand for the appearance Of
this attraction in territory not con
ven'ent to visit during the regular sea-
son has prompted Gus Hill to sci the
precedent of giving farce comedy in
circus style. Nearly the entire pres.
ent company headed by MIR Barry
and Gussic Nelson, will be retained.
but the chorus BiI be augmented, anc
there viii be forty musiciang.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-10
MANY DIVORCE SUITS WE'RE
FILED HERE SATURDAY

Saturday was a busy day in the cir
cult clerks office and five suits for
divorce were fled. The people who
have found that marriage Is a failure,
IN their particular cases, at least
are:
Rachel Coylngtor against James
Covingt0n.
Guy Miller against Nellie Miller
Ella Dixon against George Dixon.
Almynd Cook against Hezeldah
Cook.
Julia Cook against G. ". Cook
The first four cases charged doscr-
lion. while the last plaintiff charged
cruelty and non support.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-10
DEATH IN CELLS
Prisoners Reported TO be Dying
for Lack of Fresh Air
BOARD Or HEALTH TO INVESTI.
GATE THE SANITARY CON-
DlTloNS AT THE STATE
PRISON IN JOLIET.

pr. J. c. Sullivan member of tn
state board of health, will leave to
day for Springfield. Ill.,. TO attend s
meeting OF The board and will prob
ably so to Jailet to investigate tho
health conditions in the state pen
Tertiary.
If the report Of conditions existing
at JotiCi, which have reached the
state beard Of health, are to be be
IieyaI tho prisoners confined in thai
institution are dying from lack Of
fresh air and lack of employment.
Acting on the suggestions roce we'd
the sta.e board of health is inyes,i-
eating the case
II appears thar there is something
wrong witt the sanitary conditions al
the prison. namely that not enough
fresh afr is allottcd TO each prisoner
because Of the manner in which the
cells arc built This statement is
that of Or George W. Webster Of
Chicago. pres dent of the board, who
said
We have no accurate kn'Wlc lge
Of sanitary conditions at Joliet as yet,
but We know they are far from pen
feet In nstituting an investigation
we arc acting on the belief chat the
state Of Illinois has no more r'gLt
carelossly 10 infec a convict with tu-
5crculosis than # has - take him out
and hang him.
Il am Informed that In some of
IA old cells at the peniteutiary there
are only about 100 cubic feet Of air
10 prisoner, although in the wors
lodging houses tho state law requ res
mat there shall be 400 cubic feet for
aacl LOGGER. and the ordinances Of
the city Of Chicago require 1000 feet
for each patient in hospital
My idea in taking Prof Long win
me is 10 have him make an analysis
Of the air in every part of the prison
where II seems that lack of ventila-
lion promotes the spread of infection.
| will have him make a similar analy-
sis OF the air in cells that have been
occupied continuously by convicts
from Saturday night until work is re-
;umed Monday morning
The Prof. Long referred 70 is pro-
lessor Of chemistry at Northwestern
Dr.. j. A. Egan, secretary
IF the state board Is also there.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-10
cRUlsERs ORDERED TO
LEAVE vLADIVOSTOk

81 Petersburg APRIL TO- t2:fo A.
n.-The.e is reason TO believe that
Vice Admiral Rojcstvensky's en-
rance into tno China Sea has be IN
roi9wel by orJers for The Cruisers
Gr3m hoi, Rossia and Bogatr which
have beon ready for some time at
Vladiyo, tok, to pui to sea Watcher
il Ii the intention to send hem souta
Immediately or head them in the vi,
cinity Of Vladiyoascls Is not known.
Their appearance outside the road.
stead, at Vladivoa OH would consti.
Iiute a potential treat against Admiral
Togo's rear VIII Oh would compel re-
ten;ion in or dispatch a number Of
heavy fighting ships to Japanese wat
ers Thus Admiral Togo seems viz.
tually between two fires,
Peace Advocates at Work.
Peace Influences in lhe government
urge taai this favorable strategic pos
iton presents a psychological moment
for Offering officially the Olive
branch to Japan. reasoning tat no
matter how confident the Japanese
government may of T0Gos victory it
cannot overlook the possibility Of de-
feat or fail to appreciate the com
pletc disaster which would follow ne
transfer Of the mastery o. the sea -
Russia
With 50 much depending upon the
issue they argue, both counir es have
mutual interests in avoiding actual
test ana it is no; impossible. there
fore, that he new move in the diroe.
ton of peace may come just as the
world expects o hear the call to quar-.
tiers for the greatest naval bat'le of
molern times. Certainly the spirits
Of The war party nave been greatly
raised by Ro1estvensky's success in
penetrating the China sea; AMI the
prcspecf of a naval battle, even with
The odds against a Russian victory
which would change The entire com
plexion OF the situation has aroused
something like fash of enthusiasm
in many Russian breas,s.
May Wait For Nebogas9ff.
Some naval officers express tIe op-
inlon that Rojestvensky. hav ng now
safely navigased the straits, instead
of railing north 10 meet tae Japanese
can AFFORD to calmly await Vice "A
miral Nebogatoff with his division Of
re sqnapron. who could arrive in
about three weeks.
Tie Russian admiralty on Sunday
received a long dispatch from Siuga
pore, but no intimation as 60 its con-
tents has been ven 20 the news
papers Tie Sunday papers nom
ing printed the Singapore dispatches
without comment. the Syie. being
the only exception This pape~ Cw.
the news from RojcsivenGky 39 IA
preclude to a decisive battlc. which
may show that over Roles y6lsky still
shines the happy star which helped
him when a lieutenant, 10 save the
fagile Vesta in an unequal conflict
with a Turkish battleship."
The Sviet expresses the hope that
RojestvenslSy is destined to urn the
fragile Vesta in an unepal conflict
feat some Of his vessels win be able
to break through and reacl the Jap
anese sea.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-10
TROOPS ARE STILL DEVOTED

ST. Petersburg. April 9.-Geneyals
Lincvitch and Kuropatkn. under date
Of April q teegraphs Emperor Nicho-
las recording the events Of the an
niversary feie OF the Immaculate con.
CeDtian IN Maachur'a, and reviews
he troops there Who, The generals
represent are burning with the dc.
sire to maintain the glory of the Rus
SIAN arms TIE dispatches also CON
yoycd further messages of deyot on
aud loyalty 70 the hrone Emperor
Nicholas Graphcl suitable re-
plies. -.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-10

of Admiral Ayellan. head of the Rus
TO take place, Captain Clado having
been satisfied By investigating that
he had wrongly accused Captain Gil
ETH Of responsibility Of publication Of
letter from Vice Admiral Rojest-
yensky, severely rejecting upon him
Caut Clado offered the amplest apol-
ogy. completing the retraction by
publ'shin a letter of apology in all
papers printing the first structures.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-10
Indian Matrimonial "Ad.n

Babu matrimonial advertisement:
"WantedA match for an independ-
ent. beautiful young w.dower Of 3G
years, of respectable and very rich
family. Possesses handsome amount
of thousands and numerous golden or
naments of his previous wife."--La-
hore Tribune.