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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
JOSEPH KEENEY DEAD
CAME TO THE COUNTY IN 1871
AS STAGE AGENT.
Was Elected Clerk Of. Umatilla Coun-
ty as q Democrat in 1878,
Serving Two Years.

Joseph Keeney, former clerk of
Umatilla county, and a widely known
pioneer of Eastern Oregon, died at
Walla Walla Tuesday. Death came
as the result Of old age and chronic
troubles with which the deceased had
been suffering for some time, says the
East Oregonian. Joseph Keeney was
clerk of Umatilla county in 1878 at
the same time that the late ]. L.
Sperry was in the sheriff's Office.
Both men were democrats and each
served two terms in, office, and have
died within a few days of each other.
! Before coming to Eastern Oregon,
Mr.. Keeney was the division agent
for the Haley & Lockwood stage
company at Boise, the line running
from Boise to Kelton, Utah. In III
he came here and took charge of this
division of the stage line, the HALEY
& Lockwood line having been pur-
chased by the Northwestern Stage
company. He then remained with the
company until '78, when he was elect
ed county clerk. AT that time the
stage line passed into the hands Of
Salisbury.
At the end of his second term as
county clerk Mr.. Keeney bought the
old Commercial livery stable opposite
the Hotel Pendleton and ran that bus
mess for a number of years. During
that time and previously he lived in
, the house at the corner of Garden and
Court streets, now occupied by Thorn
as Milarkey. 1t was there that the
first wife of Mr.. Keeney died.
Some eight or ten years ago he left
Pendieton for some time was in charge
Of the Elgin-J Joseph stage line and later
moved to Walla Walla, where he was
again married and has since made his
home. At the time of his death he
was about 73 years of age.
| The deceased was member OF Da-
mon lodge No 4, knights of Pythias,
OF this city, having become member
in the carry days At the meeting
of the lodge held last night letter
written by Mr.. Keeney few days be-
fore his death was read and also tele-
gram announcing his death. M. A.
RAIDER, chancellor commander elect of
the lodge, was delegated to go to
Walla Walla to represent the lodge at
the funeral.
Aside from the widow and one child
at Walla Walla, the other surviving
relatives are Mrs. Ben Morgan q
daughter, OF this city; Mrs. Farrow,
another daughter, who is in the east J;
Joe Keeney, son living at Elgin
and Ed Keeney, another son.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
Like Oil Paving.

The citizens in number of differ
ten sections of the city are discussing
the proposition of forming local inn
provement districts for the purpose
of having their streets paved with oil,
says the Walla Walla Union. They
have seen the success of oiling the
streets as exemphfied in the expert
ments conducted by the council a
short time ago, and as there is .
threatened shortage of water during
August they are anxious to get the
work started as soon as possible, that
the dust may be eliminated before the
water is gone,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
payment, before the one yesterday, wa,

payment, before the one yesterday, was
made on June %.
Some wild and exaggerated stories
have been told regarding the alleged
shortage in the sheriff's Office, and
some have taken advantage of the op-
portunity to make political capital out
of the matter and have consequently
exploited the subject as much as posi-
BILE, notwithstanding the great in
Justice they were doing 1.-THE sheriff.
However, the sentiment has been al
most unanimous that no Intentional
wrong has been done by that official,
and that when all is known his char
acter will be without any stain of dis
honor.
What is generally regarded as the
most serious irregularity which tho
experts have found, is the alleged
shortage of $4, 900 in the accounts of
ex-Sheriff William Blakley, as there is
no possible excuse why all funds col
lected during his administration were
not turned over to the treasurer. How
ever, no blame is believed to rest with
Mr.. Blakley in the matter, and it is
said by his friends that should there
be any shortage in his accounts they
are unknown to him, and also that
any amounts found to be due the
county from his term will be promptly
paid.
During Mr.. Blakley's tenure of
Office, as we'll assthat of Mr.. Taylor,
Chief Deputy G. P. Davis has been in
charge of the Office end Of the work
However, there have been no charges
made against that official, thus far, at
least, and if there is anything connect
ing him with fraudulent work it has
not yet been made public.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
SELECTED HIS CLAIM.
w. j. Crane Says Williamson Chose
Land to Be Filed Upon.

4
Crook county ranchers and sheep
breeders are still occupying the wit
ness stand in the federal court, in the
trial of Congressman Williamson and
his co-defendants at Portland. In the
main their testimony is similar, and
though rigidly cross examined by
counsel for the defense, their stories
have not been seriously shaken. All
testify that they took up timber claim s
at the instance Of Biggs or DIR. Gesner,
that the money with which to prove
up the claims was advanced by Ges-
ner, that they expected to convey the
land to Williamson and Gesner as soon
as patents were issued.
Testimony was given that William
son himself selected the land on which
one of the witnesses was to file and
wrote the description of it. A feature
of the evidence was letter written by
DR.. Gesner to another of the entrymen,
Christian Feuerhelm, in which Gesner
advised him to relinquish his claim,
and said:
That claim of yours and all of the
balance / have got to throw up. am
sure we would get into trouble over
them before we got through with them
and be.turned down on them.
Judge Bennett, in cross examining
the witnesses, has sought to obtain adj
missions that they were coached, be-
fore taking the stand, by the govern
ment officials as to the testimony they
should give. They were closely ques-
toned as to the conversations they
have had with I. B. Neuhausen, the
special agent, who gathered the evil
dence ut Prineville for the govern
ment, and with j. w. Burns of the
secret service. Judge Bennett has
also endeavored to show that the tim
Der claims were taken by the witness
es with view Of selling to the high
est bidder and not necessarily to
| Williamson and Gesner.
Wilfred j. Crane, the first witness
called, was asked by Mr.. Heney
whether he selected himself the land
on which he filed. He replied that
he did not. "Who did select. it?"
asked the district attorney.
..Mr. Williamson, was the answer,
and in response to further questions
Crane stated that Williamson wrote
down the description of the land that
Crane was to file on, and told him that
was the claim he was to take.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
Policy Paid.

|. M. Kemp, guardian of the persons
and estates of Dora E., Jesse j. and
Henry Il. Bennett through his attor-
neys Peterson q Peterson, has at last
succeeded in collecting the $4,000 pol
icy of which they were made benefic-
iaries by contract of the Modern
Woodmen with Geo. w. Bennett, late
of Stockton, Cal, father Of the chill
dren.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
Wagon Went Over Him.

E. A. Dudley met with serious
accident yesterday afternoon while
engaged in hauling hay. He fell from
the load onto the horses, and then to
the ground. The wagon, which was
low one, passed over him, the run
ning-gear pushing and tumbling him
along the ground. He is injured to a
considerable extent in the back and a
couple of ribs on the left side are
fractured
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
No Action Taken.

East Oregonian: No action was
taken i'll the Martin case today, owing
to the failure of Judge Fee to receive
reply from Chief Justice Wolverton,
who was found to be absent from
Salem when the message reached him
yesterday. Consequently the matter
will now have to rest until the return
of Judge Ellis.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
w Washington' Pen

There are 744 prisoners in the state
penitentiary, according to the month
ly report of the warden, says the
Walla WaIla Statesman. This is an
increase of II over the previous
month. The expenditures of the insti-
tuition We're $6232. b6. The jute mill
manufactured 151, 400 sacks and 171,-
900 yards of burlap. The brick mill
turned out 295, 300 brick.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
For Sale.

A Niagara Buffalo Pitts separator,
28-inch cylinder, 48 inch shoe fitted
for horse power or steam attachments,
400 sacks daily capacity with steam
power, used only four seasons; Rich,
ardson patent stacker; a 14-horse Pitts
power, everything complete and in
good order throughout, bargain for
some one; Hodge header and 3 head
er boxes thrown into the bargain.
O. Il. Chamberlain, Athena.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
He Helped Tracy

The Salem jury in the case Of
Charles Monte, Jointly indicted with
Harry Wright for murder in the first
degree, under the charge Of having
furnished the outlaws Tracy and Mer-
rill with the guns with which they
effected their escape from the peniten.
tiary June 1901, brought in verdict
of murder in the first degree. Monte
and Wright are accused of having
scaled the prison walls and having
placed the guns in the prison shops
where found by the convicts. As the
result of their act three guards lost
their lives. Wright is being tried
today.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
Portland Demands Hogs.

w. Il, Cross, who has just returned
from Portland with train of 10 cars
Of hogs for the Union Packing com
pany, left this afternoon for Kearney,
Neb., for another trainload of 10 cars
He states that hogs are in great de-
mand in Portland. LA Grande OBJ
server.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
AHoTHER IRRIGATloE soHEMEl
People Of Prosser and Vicinity Delight
ed Over Government Moves.

The people Of Proaser, Wash, are
feeling jubiIant over the prospect OF
the federal government undertaking a
great irrigation project in that vicin-
ity, known al the Leadbetter scheme.
It will reclaim 10000 acres, begin
ming few miles east of Prosssr and
extending to the Columbia river.
Every acre Of the land lies In the new
county Of Benton. 1t includes most
Of the 81, 900 acres of state lands se-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
Big Fire at Walla Walla

Walla Walla, July i4.-special, 2
p. m.--At II o'clock, noon, fire broke
ont in the Dacres Hotel, Walla
Waila's leading hostelry. The hotel
is doomed to destruction and slight
hope Is entertai.ed that the remainder
Of the fine business block can be
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
4 Badscare. .

Some day you will get bad scare,
when you feel a pain in your bowels,
and fear appendicitis. Safety lies in
DR. Kings New Life Pills, sure cure
tor all bowel and stomach diseases,
such as headache, biliousness, costive-
ness, etc. Guaranteed at McBride's
drug store. only 25c. Try them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14

saved. The fire department is hand
icapped BY lack of water. At this
hour it IL not known how the fire ori-
ginated. The property loss will be
heavy. The hotel is situated in one
Of the most costly business blocks Of
the city, and was one Of the leading
hotels of Eastern Washington.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
No secret AboutIt.

1t Is no secret, that for cuts, burns,
ulcers. fever sores, sore eyes, boils,
ETC., nothing is SO effective as Buck
LENS Arnica Salve. ut didn't take
long to cure bad sore had and it
is all o X. for sore eyes" writes D.
L. Gregory, Hope, Tex. 25c at Nc
Brides drug store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
Special Election.

The special election to vote on the
sale Of water bonds will be held on
Monday, July "a. The former cleo
tion was invalid for the reason that
it was authorized by resolution instead
of ordinance.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14

lected under the Carey act Until the
conference at North Yakima on We'd
nesday of last week the selection of
the state lands was standing in the
way of this great project. Now, how
ever, State Land Commissioner e. w.
Ross and Governor Mead have agreed,
with representatives of all the com
mercial clubs in the valley, to advise
the secretary of the interior to with
hold his approval of the state selection
until he receives a report from the re-
clamation service.
1t is confidently expected that that
report will be to the effect that the
proposed watering of these state lands
under the tentative contract between
the state and the Washington Irriga-
tion company will prevent the govern
ment from undertaking the Leadbetter
scheme The way will be open, there
fore for the COVE nment to proceed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26
HUNTING A RIVAL.
BY EDGAR GUNN.

ID
 Copyright, 1905. by Daily Story Pub. COL
 When Harry Emerson came home crown ed with success and honor. the uppermos' thought in his mind was of Helen Ashton It was not only upperfnost. but all pervad. ing. Sweet as were the anticiDations or his parents pride and joy over his accom- piishments even these were secondary to the welcome he expected to receive from his boyhood sweetheart.
 To be sure. no formal engagement ex- tsted between them. but it had been tacit- ly understood when he went forth In the world that when he attained sufficient measure of success he would return ana claim her as his own bride.
 The struggle had been fierce and consum- ing Success had not descended upon him like a gentle dove. It never does In real fife He had wrested it from an unwilling world by desperate energy, self ahnegating persistence, tireless persistence. With no backing of money or influence. the young engineer had found 1t very hard to get foothoid in the slippery path to achieve ment.
 It seemed at first that he never would be given an opportunity to show what ne could do But with iron determination ne had forced himself to be thorough with the Inconsequential things he was set to do ana to wait patiently the opportunity he reso- lutely believed would come to him. Nor was a moment wasted. Every leisure hour was devoted to perfecting himself in all the branches of his profession.
 So when the opportunity came he was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26
GRATEFUL MOTHER auasa aE sAEEss;sa aE1ss sssa'
Pe-ru-na Proves a RcliaD'e Remedy For Mothers
 and Children.

urs p. Resnier, 7s4 W. soth Street. Chicago. H., writes;
 .I am anxious to show my grasituoe ,ar yhat Peruna has done for me. ana hope this will reach the eyes ot some won,an whc has suffered as did.
 "ror two years had intense pans regularly every month. had headacne ana backrche At times l was hardly able to be about and felt very weak
 "J am new feeling very well. but would rot be without Peruna in the Ihoiae. aWher I see my children are not fleeing well and have little cold, at lonce give them Peruna, and they know lit does them good SO they take 1t with lout any trouble.
 .I am . new woman since I began taking P~runa.
 My friends say, How well you lookr' and I tell them what made me well. so scne of my friends are going to try 1t u tmselves."
 Mother and children take the same remedy.
 Certainly this is one of the best rec omrner ds that Peruna Can have.
 There are many families in all parts of the country who use Peruna, from the eldest to the youngest member or the femily.
 The reason for this is that catarrh .n some form or phase affiicts the older people as we'll as the young.
 Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics.
 One reason why Peruna has found permanent use in so many homes IS that 1t contains no narcotics of any kind. Peruna is perfectly harmless. It can be used any length of time without acouiriEg A drug habit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26
SHERIFF AND CLERK SERVED.
Ordered by Judge Browne to Appear
 fin Daphne.

Ordered by Judge Browne to Appear
 fin Daphne.
 Bay Minette, Oct. )-Yes- terday James McGill of Daphne, and Rittinhouse Smith. an attorney of Mo- bile, who was appointed solicitor by Judge Browne at Daphne, came to Bay Minette. MT. Smith served an order on Sheriff J. Armstrong. It was from Judge Browne, ordering the sheriff to proceed to Daphne at once to enter upon his duties as sheriff. Sheriff Armstrong refused. He said that if Judge Browne Is right in holding court at Daphne. the order was void from the fact that he (Armstrong) was un- der sentence and all orders should properly be addressed to the coroner MT. McGill served a similar order on the clerk. Tonight they again came to Bay Minette. They refused to state their mission.
 At 8 o'clock this afternoon Sheriff Armstrong called the jurors and others together and made the following an- nouncement:
 Code of Alabama, it is provided that in the absence of the judge. court will stand open from day to day until 8 o'clock of the third day, when 1t will stand adjourned. until the next term. It Is now o'clock the third day of this term"
 While court stands adjourned here for the present term. Judge Browne fs proclaiming 1t open at Daphne, though all cases have been continued for this week.
 What will happen next week, which is the criminal week. is not known. The prisoners are in Bay Minette Jail and there is no place to keep them at Daphne. Neither the clerk nor sherifi have been taken to Mobile under Judge | Browne's order, and just how he ex- poets to get them there Is a mystery | to a great many people.
 Taking a birds eye view of the whole situation. 1t resembles a Chinese | puzzle, which the Bay Minette end says could have easily been solved by hold ing court at Bay Minette, as hereto 1 fore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26

yesterday, probably will require two weeks. Some of the abiest lawyers in the State represent the defendants and there are fifty witnesses On the part of the prosecution, besides many Cow ernmsnt documents, there are seventy five witnesses. some from California.
 These embrace dispensary managers. wholesale and retail liquor dealers. railroad and express agents. telegraph operators, bankers and revenue ofit- cers, the purpose being to show that the defendants transported and soid thousands of gallons of whiskey moro than their sworn reports to the Cow ernment for payment of taxes show.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26

town his team left the main road and took an old road and after going about fifty feet the wagon ran into a gully about ten feet deep, turning com pletely over, the young man was rid- ing on the top of bale of cotton and when the wagon started down he jumped and barely escaped having the wagon and cotton being piled on him. As 1t was he badly sprained his knee and ankle. The team was not dragged into the gully.
 The accident occurred in front of the residence of T. M. Woods who with his son assisted Byrd to get his wag- on and cotton out of the gully.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26
SPECIAL NOTICE. 3S CraVenette Coats O eS.76. JN5 fn at JOHN l.. COBBs q co.
 WHISKEY CASE ON TRIAL.

Interesting Litigation in Federal Court
 in North Carolina.
 Greensboro. N. C.. Oct 25.-Interest- ing litigation has been begun in the Federal Court here in the case of the United States against N. Glenn Wn- Hams, D. F. Kennedy and the old Nick Williams Distilling Company, indicted on fifteen counts for alleged frauds against the Government in conducting a big distillery. rectifying and whole sale whiskey plant at Williams, in Yadkin County.
 The trial of the case. which began
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26
xzolA,ng, ror FIiwher Prices.

Columbus, Ga, Oct. z5.--lSpeclaI,I I--~ Georgia and Alabama farmers who market their cotton in Columbus are holding 1t for higher prices. as ilias- trated by the fact that while they have stored away S5,0eo bales In the local stock on hand Is nearly 3a.000 bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26
Mobile Society News.

The marriage of Miss Kathleen Hughes Williamson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Walter Parker Williamson. to MT. Arthur Warren Yerger, occur red this evening at o'clock at Christ Church. and a large gathering of the interest they felt in the pretty bride and the happy groom. Long be- fore the appointed hour Christ Church was filled to the very doors. the guests being shown to their places by the six ushers. Messrs. Stanley B. Herndon. W. L. Ross. J. l.. Barrett, R. V. Taylor, AsheleHgh Moses. Palmer Piilaps. At the stroke of g. the we'll known we'd ding march sung by Misses Elcie Fry. venetia Banner. Mir. Fuerst. Mfr. Ern- est Planck and Mir. Albert Stevenson. ushered in the bride who entered with her father, preceded by the two brides- maids, Miss Clara Ross and Miss Theo Williamson. At the altar Mir. Yerger awaited her coming. with him the two best men, Mir. Frank Yerger and MT Leslie Irwin. Rev. Matthew Brewster performed the ceremony.
 The bride who is at all times an un- usually pretty girl, was radiant in her wedding gown of white tuite over soft silk. the only trimming being bertha of rose point lace. q family heirloom. Her veil was caught with pearl pins
  nations.
 Miss Theo Williamson, maid of hon. or, wore white null over green silk with tul1e sash and carried maiden-hair fern tied with white maline.
 Miss Clara Ross wore white lace over chiffon and taffeta and carried white carnations.
 After the ceremony the bridal party were driven to the Williamson home where the bride changed her toilette for a going-away gown of green cloth. There was no reception. MT. and Mrs. Yerger left at midnight for North Car olina and will spend their honeymoon among the picturesque mountains of that country, visiting AsheviIle. Tox- away and other pointa
 Mrs. Will Porter and little daughter, Jessie, returned from Asheviile today with her mother, Mrs. Dorgan.
 Mrs. R. H. Boiling and son returned yesterday from Virginia where they spent the summer.
 MT. and Mrs. Holcomb Quill and Mrs. John Quill have returned from New York.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ernest wagar have returned home from their Northern trip.
 Mir. and Mrs Russell Ladd returned yesterday from their bridal trip.
 Miss Corinne Orton has returned from long visit to the North.
 Mrs. Norwood Richards left today for visit to Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26

the county jail held pending further investir ztion into the shooting of Frank White. a negro fifteen years old. m the left arm tonight on Davis avenue near Marmctte street. Carroll claims he did not do the shooting, put says that some negroes began tnro".rs rocks at the car and person on tne sidewalk fired the shot. The sherilLs department is seeking further evi- dence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26

Tue reTIseksnE. xsD-saartsnE. hHtf0n@ bursting, side-sDlitting, comedy-sv DId Croniess nt the Bftou tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26
D.asn of Mru. Matfie A. I.Fesr.

coiumbus, Ga. Oct. 25.--( Special l--- Mrs. Mattie A. Preer, widow Of Peter iadies Of Columbus is dead. Sue wa& seventy years olo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26
WAGON WENT INTO DITCH.

Bud Byrd Has Narrow Escape From
 Death Near SuIligent.
 sulHRent, Oct. 25.-(Special )--Bud Byrd, a young man who lives about tcr miles south of here, was the vic- ttT of A peculiar accident. He was coming to town with two bales of ootton on his wagon and was over taken by dark. About a mile from