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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14
HAD SOIL ANALYzED
JUNIPER LAND SAME QUALITY
as SICILY.
Smithsonian Institute Finds Elements
In One Conforms Exactly
With the Other.

+. l.. Smith, one of the wheat kings
of Umatilla couty was in the city We'd
nesday and yesterday on business con-
nected with the Holt combined harves-
ter, of which he is selling agent for
Oregon.
Mr.. Smith has disposed of large
number of these machines and was
here for the purpose of selling more.
He called at the Press office, and in
answer to a question as 70 crop condit-
ions on the light soil lands which farms
exclusively in the Vansycle and Juni-
per wheat raising section, said:
In common with other farmers in
the Juniper country, had to re-seed
this spring. My land is all rented to
tenants at present and 1900 acres was
re-seeded by them. There is plenty of
moisture in the light soil district and
the grain is growing splendidly and
gives every indication of fine pros
pect for an average crop.
This is the third time | have been
compelled to re-seed, but have noted
that we have lost nothing by it. To
the contrary, it has been my experience
that if anything the yield has been
just good as when we harvest fall
sown crop.
'The conditions with farming the so
called light lands are peculiar. With
sufficient moisture absorbed in the soil,
we get crop whether sown in the fall
or i'll the spring AS an instance may
mention that three years ago / resolved
on account of freezing out, a large
acreage, and from it harvested an
average of 80 bushels per acre of wheat
that went on the market as first grade,
every bushel of it. My theory for the
wonderful productive qualities of our
wheat raising soil is, that we take no
thing but the berry; all else, includ-
ing straw and vegetation is turned un-
der, where it decomposes and adds
strength. The fact that all moisture
is absorbed by this soil and does not run
off, carries this strength down with it,
in reality adding to and not taking
away.
| have been informed that land
around Athena is selling at prices con-
sidered excessively high. The price
is not high. In fact we do not know
what our land is worth. Sometime
ago, DIR. Smith of Pendleton, and |
sent a sample Of the Juniper soil to
the Smithsonian Institute, to be analy-
zed. We received an exhaustive re-
port. The analysis proved the soil to
be volcanic ash, identically the same
as the soil Of Sicily, where phenomo-
nal production of wheat has been going
on for 1876 years, with no perceptible
decrease in yield or quality. The
same properties found in one develop
ed to be the corresponding elements
contained in the other. Thus say no
one can place an estimate on the value
alton of Umatiila county land.
thine was when light soil land was
far below par, and gray hairs came
on my head in making both ends meet
farming it. But now it is different.
The more you cultivate it, the greater
it produces. | guess approximately,
could get 800, 900 for my holdings.
But they are not for sale. =
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14
Spread Of Glanders.

People living south of Elmira,
Wash, are considerably alarmed
over the outbreak Of glanders among
the horses of that section. A sick
horse was brought to Wilbur and the
case was diagnosed by veterinary,
who at once pronounced the disease to
be CHAMBERS in an advanced stage The
horse died before the owner reached
home with it. Eight other horses are
afflicted with the disease.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14
To Teach Summer Terms.

Superintendent Frank K. Welles of
the Umatilla county schools says that
he is receiving an immense number of
applications from eastern teachers for
the summer terms of school in this
county. All who ask for schools only
desire short terms, presumably for the
purpose of being on hand to attend the
fair at Portland and to be able to make
expenses Of the trip. The summer
schools are nearly all spoken for by the
teachers Of the county, who are al
ready here, and Mr.. Welles is unable
to oblige those who ask for terms.
Almost every school so far has
secured its teacher and will soon be-
gin to open up for the term.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14
BURIED WHITMANS
ELIZABETH, AN AGED CAYUSE
sQUAw, is DEAD.
The Venerable Indian Scout, A. P.
Woodward, Tells of the Daugh-
ter of Lat-a-chee.

\ Elizabeth, an aged Cayuse squaw,
who assisted in the burial Of the mas
sacred Whitman party in 1847, was
buried yesterday at the mission, ard
A. P. Woodward, the pioneer scout,
Indian fighter and frontiersman of
Athena, writes to Major Lee Moore
house, concerning this remarkable
woman as follows:
Athena, April 10.
Major Lee Moorehouse:
Dear Sir:-Elizabeth, the squaw
who was buried at the Mission yester-
day, was the daughter of Lat-a-chee,
a cayuse Indian who buried DR.. Whit
man, Mrs. Whitman and the other
whites who were massacred at the
Whitman station in 1847. Lat-a-
chee, with son and daughter (Eliz-
abeth) wrapped the corpses in house
lining and buried the ID victims of the
massacre.
AT that time travelling artist was
on his way from Fort Colville to Van
couver and the Indians intended to
kill him as he came to Whitman mis-
sion, but this Indian, Lat-a-chee, sent
his daughter Elizabeth and son to
meet this man and pilot him around
the mission to safety, which they did.
They met him between Snake river
and the Touchet and conducted him to
the Hudson Bay fort, afterward Fort
Wallula.
In my estimation, Lat-a-chee was
the best Indian that ever lived, not
excepting Red jacket, Oceola or any
other Indian known to history. He
adopted me 53 years ago, took me to
his home when was sick, fed me,
clothed me, kept me through the win
ter, and gave me horse and saddle
in the spring for me to move with.
In 1852 crossed the plains with a
family named Deford. I was taken
sick with the cholera and as they
thought was going to die, left me at
Ladd's Hill, in Grand Ronde valley,
where lay alone for two or three
days, when an Indian 'Nez Perce
Dick, found me and took me to his
camp until got better, and then
brought me to Lat-a-chee, who lived
on Yellow Hawk creek near where
Walla Walla now stands.
This Indian, Lat-a-chee, used to be
called "Beardy," because he allowed
his beard to grow under his chin. He
was preacher and as have said be-
fore, one of the best Indians / ever
knew. These facts are brought to my
mind by the death of his daughter,
Elizabeth, who was never rewarded
for the part she took in saving that
white mans life, but trust she will
be in the great hereafter.
Sincerely yours,
A. p. (BILL) WOODWARD.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14
FARM HOUSE BURNED
FLAMES TANNED BY A HIGH
WIND STORM.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Whiteman Lose
Large Portion of House
hold Goods.


The farm house on the Whiteman
place, northwest of town, was de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday shortly be-
fore noon, A high Wind was blowing
at the time and with great difficulty
a portion of the household goods were
taken out, some of which, including
Mrs. Otis Whiteman's clothing, was
not carried far enough away from the
burning building, and was consumed
by the flames.
Mrs. Whiteman discovered the fire
which is suppose to have started from
spark on the roof of the building,
and gave the alarm to her husband
who was at the barn. The wind in
stantly famed the flames into seeth-
ing mass and it was seen that the
house was doomed to total destruction.
Attention was Immediately given to
saving the houehold effects.
An incident in connection with the
fire was the narrow escape of Mrs.
Whiteman from being struck with an
AK in the hands of her husband, who
was outside the building, and she on
the inside. Otis crashed in window
in order that things might be passed
through. The moment the AK struck,
Mrs. Whiteman stepped to the window
with an armful of clothes and the
ak struck them, sending broken par
ticles of glass into the lady's face.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whiteman lost con-
siderable portion of their household
goods. The house was insured for
$7OO.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14
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NO PICNIC THIS YEAR.
Umatilia County Cafed0nian Society
VIII Meet with walla WalIa.

Umatilia County Caiedonian Society
VIII Meet with Walla WalIa.
There will be no Caledonian picnic
in Athena this year II is understood
the Umatilla County Caledonian So
ciety will join the Walla Walla society
in a picnic at that place, and next
year the picnic will be held in Athena
by the societies jointly.
This is found to be necessary be-
cause of the fact that an enormous
expense is entailed in securing attrac-
tions for these picnics, 50 much so, in
fact, that it has become a burden on
the societies, separately, but collect
lively, with one picnic year, held al
ternately at Athena and Walla Walla,
picnics can be held on much larger
scale.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14
New Implement Dealers

business. The new firm will carry
one of the largest stocks of imple-
ments in the Inland Empire. Mr..
Peebler is an experienced implement
man, having for long time been CON
nected with the firm of Temple 81
Wilcox, in Pendleton. He is a son Of
John Peebler, the well known farmer.
Mr.. Chamberlain, the other member
of the firm, Is 80 well known to the
people of Athena and Umatilla county
that he needs no introduction.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14

MOTTO Isac for FIFTY Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men stroug "lood pure. SOc. 81 All druggists
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14

John Q. Peebler, of Pendleton, and
w. D. Chamberlain of this city, have
organized the firm Of Peebler & Cham
berlain, purchased the stock and bus
mess of the Umatilla Implement Com
pany here and will hereafter conduct
the business on large scale
It is the purpose of the new firm to
carry the leading standard lines of
farm implements, machinery, We
hicies, and in fact all that goes into the
makeup Of the various lines Of that
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14

David Taylor today purchased the
John Dawson farm near town. Mr..
Taylor paid $13, 200 or $110 per acre
for the 1870 acres, which is in fall sown
wheat. Mr.. Dawson, who is in Ill
health. will leave in few days for
Mexico, where if conditions are favor
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14
Woodman Clerk Is short.

George H. Koontz, clerk of Spokane
camp, Woodmen of the World, is $S21
short in his account. Koontz is a
councilman and has been a prominent
candidate for some appointment by
Governor Mead, the exact position not
having been decided upon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14
Dawson Sells To Taylor

able he viii remain. He leaves to-
night for Pendleton to make arrange
ments to go on the special car with
people who will leave the county in
a few days for the Southern republic,
although he may 90 sooner, should his
friend Ace Mcdaniel, be ready to go.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14

1t would have been incredible brutal
ity if Chas. F. Lemberger, of Syracuse,
N. Y, had not done the best he could
for his suffering son. my boy" he
says, "cut fearful cash over his eye,
SO l applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
which quickly healed it and saved his
eye." Good for burns and ulcers, too.
Only 25c at McBride's drug store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14
strikes hidden Kocka.

When your ship Of health strikes the
hidden rocks Of consumption, pneu-
monio, ETC., you are lost il you don't
get help from DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption. J. W. Me-
Kinnon OF Talladega Springs, Ala,
writes: II had been very i'll with pneu-
monia, under the care Of two doctors,
but was getting no better when ] tried
DR.. Kings New Discovery. The first
dose gave relief and one bottle cured
me-" Sure cure for sore throat, bron-
chitis, coughs and colds. Guaranteed at
McBride's drug store. Price Soc and
81. Trial bottle free.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-04-14
Taken to Asylum.

Sheriff I. d. Taylor left Tuesday
morning with William Swan and
Samuel johnson, insane persons, for
Salem where the prisoners were de-
livered to the state asylum. Both
were adjudged insane Monday after
noon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
TELLS OF WELCOME
GIVEN IN NAUV00

NauvoO regrets having driven the
Mormohs out. and would gladly well
come them back. declared German Z.
ellsworth. president Of the northern
states mission, at the morning meeting
Of the conference. He told of a con-
ference held at NauVoO. September 30,
md October1 OF the present year. The
president OF the Northern Illinois mis-
sion had heard that the Reorganized
church intended 10 hold a conference
Il NauVOO and determined to get ahead
Of the rival branch, he said. Accord
nsly. about forty elders met in NauVOO
lnd found that the people were ready
10 open their homes to what they
.ermed the reconstruction" division of
NE Latter-day Saints. Many of the
-csidents of The town declared that if
lie Mormons had not been driven out
Nalivoo would now be the greatest city
i'm the west, said Elder Ellsworth.
They want the people 20 come back
ana help build up that city that Is
sixty-one years behind itself" con-
tinued Elder Ellsworth. "The mayor
Of the city told us we would always be
welcome. The man who owns the hail
opposite the temple block said we
would always be welcome. Heretofore
we had been compelled to hold our
meetings in the streets. The spirit Of
Nauvoo is the spirit of the state of
Illinois. with the exception CT a few
who are fighting the truth"
Elder Ellsworth, IN speaking OF at
fairs in his mission, said:
Our only cry TO the president of the
church has been that we have so few
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
LIBERALS HAVE NO CHANCE
Election Of President and Congress
Will Occur in Cuba In a
Few DAYS,

Havana, Oct S.-All the local boards of
registration elected Sept. q met today
and selected one delegate each 10 meet
in the provincial capitals Oct. 16 for the
purpose of choosing provincial electoral
boards. which are to certify TO the nom
nations of senator's and representatives,
as well as provincial councillors, and can
Vass all the results of the presidential
election. Returns received by the gov
eminent indicate that all the provincial
boards win be composed OF moderates
and followers of General Nunez, with the
exception of the provinces of Santiago
and Pinar del Rio. in which IL is prOba-
Bile the liberals will be represented on
the boards in minorities. Each board
Will be composed of seven members. The
province of Havana elected ten mOder-
ates and eight Nunez delegates.
General Ereye Audrade, secretary of
the interior. today Informed the Assoc
ciated Press of his intention to resign
from the cabinet and become a candidate
for congress from the province of Matan-
Zas. He predicted safe majoritieS in both
branches of congress, namely 10 to 3 III
the senate and 40 to 20 in the house,
counting several Nunez men in the latter
majority. He asserted that none of the
retiring liberal senators would be sue
ceeded by a liberal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
WILD FRANKS AT YALE
Several Freshmen to Be Arrested To-
day for Breach of the Peace and
Disorderly Conduct.

New Haven. Conn. Oct. S-SeveraI
freshmen of Yale university will be ar
rested tomorrow. it is said. OH the charge
of breach of the peace and disorderly
conduct as the result of wild pranks
which they carried ont tonight in the
vicinity of Pierson hail. the freshman
stronghold of the college settlement They
jumped on and ran trolley cars. drove a
policeman from the beat and frightened
several women almost into Mysteries
Blank cartridges were shot off and buck
cts of water and bundles of burning pa
per were thrown from rooms in the third
and fourth floors OF PiersOn hall on the
heads OF pedestrians. For nearly two
hours they blocked York street and al
lowed nothing but trolley cars 10 90
through Il and these on an irregular
schedule. Complaint was made tonight
and warrants have been drawn for the
arrest of several of the alleged leaders of
the disturbance. A squad of fifteen po-
lcemen finally quelled the outbreak but
made no arrests tonight. -Four policemen
smashed the doors of Pierson hall and
were compelled 10 gr0pe through the DOR
mitory in darkness and failed to lay
hands on student.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
FEW NEW CASES AND NO DEATHS
FROM FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, Oct. S.-Report up to
p. m: New cases, 10. Total to date,
3,l95.
Deaths, none; total to date, 40.
New fOci, 4.
Under treatment, 200.
Discharged, 1856.
This is the second time during the
visitation that a day has passed with
out a death from yellow fever, the
previous day being September 18th.
Among the new cases is a reporter
on an afternoon paper, whose brother
was stricken two days ago. Only six
of the cases are above Canal street,
which is a larger proportion than has
been noted In a month
Following are the country reports:
Alexandria, 1 death.
Gretna, l new case, brought from
Grand Island.
Union Plantation. in jefferson Par
ish, several cases.
Mississippi: Vicksburg, new cases.
NatcheZ, 5 new cases.
Port Gibson, l new case, l death.
No new cases on Gulf coast or at
Rosetta.
The fever reported from Homo Chit
to, near Rosetta, as yellow fever has
been pronounced malaria.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09

others. The talks were along doc
trinal lines and dwelling on the spread
of the religion. The attendance was
about 500.
AT the overflow meeting held in the
Assembly hall hundreds were present.
The building was crowded to the doors
during the afternoon and speakers were
obliged 10 go from the tabernacle 10 ad-
dress second overflow meeting held out
of doors
The speakers in the Assembly hall were
Nephi J.. Morris, president of the Salt
Lake stake; Moses Taylor, president Of
the Summit stake; Thomas L. Bassett,
president Of the Fremont stake and o.
l.. Stohl, president of the Box Elder
stake
4 general conference of the Relief So
ciety will be held at o'clock this after
noon in the Assembly hall Officers of
the Relief society viii meet at O'Clock
IN the evening. The general board of she
M. J. n will meet at 10 o'clock this morn
Ing in the Assembly hall.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
GREENE AND GAYN0R
SORRY THEY WENT AWAY

Savannah, Ca, Oct. S.-A reporter or
the Morning News interviewed John +.
Gaynor tonight aboard the train that Is
bringing him and Benjamin d. Greene
To Savannah. Gaynor said:
II am glad that we are going back
to Georgia. I know now what mis-
take we made in leaving. But we cam
not always tell what is for the best,
and if we had known then what we
know now, we~never would have gone"
DO you anticipate an acquittal?'
was asked
My dear sir. the case has not been
tried yet / anticipate nothing. We
hope for the best of course. We feel
justified for every act we committed
in Savannah while performing our
contracts with the government. They
got value received"
Does the conviction of Captain
Carter lead you to believe that the
cases viii go against you?"
Il would not venture an opinion.
This is not Captain Carriers case. We
did not hold the Office of engineer at
Savannah. We made bids and when
We secured the contracts, we carried
them out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
DYING FROM CANCER.

New York, Oct. S.-General Thomas
Clark. only surviving adjutant general
and chief of staff of General Grants
army of the Tennessee, is dying from
cancer in ST. Luke's hospital.
He was brought from his home in
Washington, ID, c., TO this place two
weeks ago in the hope that an opera
ton would save his life. His wife,
three daughters and son accompanied
HIM
DIR. b. Farquh2r Curtis performed
the operation. but the advanced age OF
General Clark, who is IS years of age,
and the extent of the malady prevented
him from rallying. 1t was said to-
night that there was practically no
hope Of the generals recovery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
STRIKE OF FREIGHT
HANDLERS PROBABLE

Indianapolis, Oct S.-The Star tomorrow
Will say: The next move threatened by
the striking Big -Four freight handlers is
to try to tie up the freight traffic of the
road by a strike in the Chicago freight
house r. J. Fiannery of the Freight
Handlers union went 10 Chicago yester-
DAY To discuss the plan with members of
the Illinois Freight Handlers union with
a view TO calling out the handlers in the
Illinois Central and Big -Four freight
houses in Chicago If the management OF
the freight department of the Big Four
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
LOST HIS POSITION AND
COMMITTED SUICIDE

Newark O.. Oct. Styling on a bed at
his home this afternoon, Captain Carter
3. Allen formerly inspector of rifle prac-
tice in tse Fourth regiment, and who re-
Gently accepted q position as purchasing
agent for the American Hide & Leather
company of Cincinnati. committed sui
eide. Allen removed his left shoe and
stocking, and with his toe pulled the
trigger of a rifle which sent a bullet
through his heart. Captain Allen was 30
years old and leaves a widow and one son.
He had recently been respondent. due,
it is said, TO the loss of his position with
a Detroit leather firm. He was widely
known among Ohio marksmen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
GOVERNOR OF INDIANA SOUNDS
NOTE OF WARNING AGAINST GRAFT

Such was the keynote of a speech
on The Patriotism of Peace" de-
livered by Governor Frank ]. Hanley
of Indiana at the Y NJ C. A.
auditorium tonight, in which the
Hoosier chief executive sounded
vehement note. of warning TO Ameri-
cans against allowing continuance OF
graft, official corruption and disregard
for law in the scramble for plumber.
Governor Hanley painted a dark pic
ture of conditions in the United States
and insisted that the very life OF the
nation was dependent on a speedy re-
turn to saner ideas and honest meth
DDS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
NEW YORK OFFICERS
BROKE UP THE GANG

trial in the police court today of three
men said TO be expert flat burglars and
two jewelers. through whom the plumber
is said to have been sold, the police be-
lieve that they have broken up a gang
which during the past two years has
robbed many hundreds of flats in Har-
lem. Three of the gang were arrested on
Friday, after they had robbed the apart
ment of Mrs. Horace Hood in LenoX aV-
enue. and the others were arrested yes
terday. William Hail. alias Mulcace said
to be the leader of the gang. admitted in
court that he had been concerned in 400
ourglaries in the last two years. He and
his companions made it a practice to
enter flats during the day in the alb
sence of the tenants, and usually made
use of a cab to carry off their plumber.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
DEMONSTRATION FAILED.
French Police Prevented Anarchists
From Rlotins.

Paris, Oct. 9.-The threatened anti
military demonstration on the depart
ure OF the conscripts failed today owing
to the strict precautions taken by the
police. Fifteen arrests were made out
side the eastern terminus, from which
over 10 coo recruits took trains for the
garrisons along the Algerian frontier.
The crowds present replied to the sedi-
tious cries of the anarchists with patri-
otic songs. At Chalons-Sur-M Marine sew
eral recruits were placed under arrest
for singing revolutionary songs and in
sulting their officers. -