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Ellsworth American., 1906-11-07
OTHER BUSINESS.

Aid Staples, to whom was referred claim
of Leonard j. Maddocks for three sheep
killed by dogs, recommended payment OF
same, and it was SO voted.
petition from number of Taxpayers
for repair OF Brimmer's bridge was re-
ferred to the committee on highways,
sidewalks and bridges.
THE DELAITTRE GIFT.
The letter Of ex-Mayor John DeLaittre,
OF Minneapolis, giving to the city for the
benefit of the library 5000 worth of divi-
dend-earning stock, was then read, as fol-
lows:
MINNEAPoLIs, MINN., Oct. s, 1905.
To the Mayor and City Council and Library
Board Of the City Of Etlseo,th, Ne:
GEsTLEMEs: During these later years of
my life have had in mind that would like,
In modest way. to do something for the city
of my birth, and something that would be a
lasting benefit and appreciated by the young
people.
Through correspondence with Miss Mary A.
Hodgkins. a relative, have learned that
through the generosity of one or more OF
your citizens you have a very good library
building, beautifully located; also that it is
fairly well patronized. But am advised that
alarger income for the purpose OF new and
greater variety of books would be desirable.
II this is true, am pleased to make this
proposition to your honorable body:
Immediately after January l, 1907, / will
purchase and have certificate issued in the
name of the city of Ellsworth, Me-, for 800
shares of par value $40 each, of total value OF
$500, per cent preferred stock Of the
Tri-state Telegraph & Telephone Co., of this
city, incorporated under the laws OF Maine.
This regard as irst-class and safe invest
ment. am not officer Of the company,
but have quite an amount invested in it for
my children, paying par for it all, and l, hav-
Ing intimate knowledge of the company, It's
management and financial condition, can
safely say what do. The dividends are paid
quarterly. Each three months your board
Will receive check for s45.
The conditions of the gift, If not objection
able to your honorable body, are these;
First, that the income shall be used solely
Tor the purchase OF books for your library.
Second, that Miss Mary A. Hodgkins shall
have the privilege of selecting such books as
Ellsworth American., 1906-11-07
MARINE LIST.


ENsworth Por,.
Ar Nov s, sch Ann G Stewart, Searsport
Haneock County Ports.
SULLIvAN-Sld Nov g. sch Thos Lawrence,
granite for New York
Sid Nov 4, sch Winchester, granite for Phil
adelphia
Ellsworth American., 1906-11-07
DIED.

EATON-At Brownville, Nov /, Mrs Mary
Eaton, of Trenton, aged so years.
LURVEY-At Southwest Harbor, Oct 81,
Gilbert L Lurvey, aged IS years.
NARY-At North Surry, Oct 81, James Nary,
Of Revere, Mass, aged 80 years.
SPIES-At Ellsworth, Nov s, Albert g. infant
son Of Mr. and Mrs George Spies of Enfield,
aged months.
WHITMORE-At Bucksport, Nov l, Mrs Sarah
Whitmore, aged SO years.
Ellsworth American., 1906-11-07

Berlin, N. N, who were here last week to
attend the funeral OF William Cochrane,
have returned to their homes.
The fire department was called on Mon
day noon for slight fire in one OF the
piles beneath the bridge at hye-saw dam
The fire was extingnished without dam :
age to the bridge.
10. Whitney and wife entertained q
party of about fifty Monday evening. The
ladies brought their knitting, and during
the evening a knitting contest was ar
ranged among the gentlemen. w. E..
Joy won, knitting out needle in the
shortest time. Refreshments were served,
and all pronounced it most enjoyable
evening.
-
Sometimes a man longs for tomorrow
because he is ashamed of what he didn't
do to-day.
The irony OF poverty is its wealth Of
possibilities; the irony OF wealth is its pow
erty OF ideas.
Him Miss Shadyside is certainly we'll
preserved. Her Yes, she is what you
might call canned peach.
Ellsworth American., 1906-11-07
CITY MEETING.
THE DELAITTRE FAMILY FUND
ACCEPTED.
.rupRous GIFT DULY ACKNOWLEDGED
Ry VOTE OF CITY GOVERNMENT
OTHER BUSINESS.

The regular meeting of the city gov
..rment was held Monday evening. The
,,n hoard OF aldermen was present. In
.se M absence OF the mayor, Aid. Mccarthy,
ss.;rman Of the board, presided.
Rolls of accounts were passed as fol-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
STILL SELLING TRAD|NGSTAMps
Pendleton Council Decides it Cannot
Prohibit the Business.

A report from Pendleton states that
although an ordinance intended to
prohibit the sale of trading stamps
within the city was passed by the
council recently, it now seems that the
measure will fail of its purpose. I'm
der the ordinance it is provided that
any concern using trading stamps in
Pendleton shall pay an annual license
of 5000. payable quarterly, and pen
alties are provided for those violating
the ordinance.
However, in spite of the ordinance
the trading stamp concern having a
branch house on Court street is still
doing business at the same old stand
and the trading stamp nuisance seems
as far from being abated as ever.
The reason why the stamp traders
have not been prosecuted is because
under the present city charter the
council has no authority to pass an
ordinance prohibiting such business.
There are many forms of business,
such as saloons, that may be subjected
to prohibitory license, but evident
ly the trainers of the charter did not
forsee the growth of the trading stamp
pest. AT least it was not provided for
in the charter.
Since the charter does not give the
council power to prohibit the business
of selling trading stamps it is con-
sidered a legitimate business and by a
decision given by the Oregon supreme
court in a Portland case, it was held
that prohibitive tax cannot be
placed on such concerns.
Should proceedings be taken against
the concern doing business in Pendle-
ton, the case would have to be taken
to the supreme court. Consequently
City Attorney McCourt has declined
to take the matter up unless the mer-
chants raise a fund with which to
carry the case up. This they have not
done SO far and evidently the only
way in which the merchants may
free themselves from the stamp evil at
present is by all refusing to patronize
such concerns.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
Pacific States Company Offers
Cheap Rates
MAY TAKE OVER ATHENA LINES
Private Lines in Eastern and Central
Washington are Coming Into
the Big System.

The Pacific States Telephone and
Telegraph company is steadi ly follow
ing its policy in central Washington
of getting control of all independent
telephone lines, says dispatch from
Spokane. As was predicted few
weeks ago, when the Entiat Telephone
and Telegraph company was incorpor-
ated, connection has now been made
with the Pacific States line at Entiat.
With the promised connection of
the Chelan company, as soon as its
wires are strung to Chelan Falls and
up the Columbia, this will give the
big company control of the north CEN
tral part of the state.
In the southern part of Douglas
county the agents of the Bell company
are especially active, states a report,
and representative was in Wilson
Creek few days ago seeking to con-
tract that line. This representative
said that he was confident that the
Wilson Creek -Krupp- Odessa lines
wonld soon discard their old receivers
and transmitters and use those sup
piled by the Bell company.
This business in the southern part of
the county is of great Importance,
and the Pacific States company is
making tempting offers to supply
transmitters and receivers to pat,
rons of the farmer lines for 81 per
year, the same price it is now making
in the Wenatchee valley in the war Of
determination carried on against the
Farmers Telephone company there.
the latter company now controlling all
but about 40 telephones in the city of
Wenatchee and valley.
The farmer lines across the state
have been considering ways and means
of getting together in forming line
to carry their business across the
state, independent of the Bell com
pany and these apparently cheap
rates offered now by the Pacific States
people are thought to be an effort to
forestall any further advancement of
the idea.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
umatilla Users of Water

AT meeting of the directors of the
Umatilla Water Users association at
Echo it was decided to join the
National Federation of Water Users
associations composed of officers of
water users associations in other gov
ernment irrigation projects. Steps
were taken to locate 160 miles of roads
through the project. 1t is intended to
make the roads on section lines, 666
feet wide. Shade trees will occupy
eight feet on both sides of so foot
roadway, aud it is estimated 10000
trees will be required. 1t was decided
to ask the secretary of the interior to
permit graduated scale of payments
for water, beginning with 81 an acre
the first year, 81 the second and in
creasing to 80 for the tenth aud final
vera
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09

go Cure Constipation forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25t.
e c. G. c. fail TO cure, druggists refund money.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
War Over Hermiston Saloon

A merry war is on between two
factions in the new irrigation town
of Hermiston over the establishment
of saloon. Under state law it is
illegal for saloon to be conducted
within four miles Of any government
work, and as the East Umatilla re-
clamation project adjoins Hermiston
it is claimed by many that saloon
cannot he permitted there. A petition
asking the county court to grant Ii
cense was circulated, and it is assert
ed majority of the voters signed.
Saturday was designated for present
ing the petition, and delegation pre-
pared to come to Pendleton to appear
before the court. TO their dismay
they found at the last moment that
the petition was missing. The paper
had been left in the Echo Register for
! publication and the manager of the
paper declares the petition was stolen
by enemies of the proposed saloon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
Charles Sans in Jail

Charles Sans of Weston, was placed
in the county Jail yesterday morning
to serve out an old sentence of so days
for having assaulted b. +. Walden
who lives near that place. Sans has
twice been charged with brutally as
saulting the old man, the last case
being now pending in circuit court,
and the so days sentence imposed by
Judge Ellis was suspended. When
arrested the last time it was ordered
by Judge Bean that the suspended SEN
tence be served out. At the time the
order was made by Judge Bean, Sans
was out ON bail and until today could
not be found. This morning he ap-
peared to prevent forfeiture Of his
bond, aud he was at once locked up to
serve out his so days term. East
Oregonian.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
Hazed by Sophomores

Three university students, fresh
men, were hazed at Moscow, Idaho,
Saturday night by the sophomores.
They were seized at the corner of
Main and Third streets, securely
bound hand and foot, placed in a cab
and driven to point beyond the
cemetery, fully two miles from town,
where they were removed from the
vehicle. Two of them were securely
tied to posts and left to remain there
through the chill night air until a
passerby liberated them in the morn.
ing. The third one was dropped along
the road. The tying of the young
men was witnessed by prominent
oitizp
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
WON THE RELAY RACE
Taylor's Fleet Horses and
Doug Flynn's Riding
EASILY CAPTURED $500 PURSE
A Race That Was Among the Prom
inent Features OF the Walla
Walla County Fair.

w. r. Taylor's string of fieet-footed
COW ponies easily took first money in
the twelve mile relay race at the
Walla Walla county fair. Taylor
won over Jesse, his nearest competi-
tor. by one minute and four seconds,
despite the jobbing and jocky tactics
adopted by the latter.
Whilej Taylor's horses were the
equal if not the superior to the other
two strings in the race, the successful
issue depended to great extent on the
riders, and in this 'tDoug" Flynn, of
Ritter, Grant county, who rode for
Taylor, easily outclassed both Jesse
and McManaman, the rider of the
Drumheller string.
Flynn is known to the horsemen Of
this section as the most daring rider
who ever rode horse in Athena.
When the Philippine war was on he
was employed here by Pinkerton and
Taylor to break cavalry horses for the
government, and people here are we'll
acquainted with his work.
In the relay race at Walla Walla,
he rode to win, and from the first day
was in the lead by safe margin. He
anticipated and for the most part coun-
teracted Mr.. Jesse's tactics, and won
the friendship and admiration Of
crowds by his brilliant work and bis
fairness.
Mr.. Flynn speaks in high praise Of
McManaman's square riding, and
unhesitatingly declares that if the
Drumheller man had entered protest.
and got square deal, he would have
won second place.
The winning of the race by Taylor
was popular with all who from day to
day witnessed it. The amount of the
purse is $500.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSION
Portland Chamber Of Commerce Now
Wants a State Body.

The following recommendations
have been made by the transportation
committee of the Portland Chamber
of Commerce:
st-Establishment of state rail
road commission that shall have
power to hear complaints and regulate
the railways.
Second-Enactmen of law pro-
vidlng for reciprocal demurrage, pen
allzing the railways for delay in de-
livery of cars.
Third-Common terminal in Port
land which all roads may use, result
ing in better dispatch for cars.
Fourth--Purchase of adequate equip
ment by the railroads which shall
keep pace with the business to be
handled.
Fifth--Abolition of switching
charges which are declared to be ex-
orbitant.
The committee also made the fol-
lowing findings:
The committee reports that serious
shortage exists, causing great loss to
shippers.
During the past 80 days the three
ans-continental systems entering
Portland have been able to supply
only 40 per cent of the equipment that
| has been needed to handle the freight
traffic Of the state.
The railroads are taxed with trying
to make a good showing for the busi-
ness handled by imposing the greatest
possible burdens on the least possible
equipment.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
Babes Eyes Burned

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Krogstadt Of Baker City yester-
day fell on hot stove during the alb.
sence of its mother from the house and
was frightfully burned about the
head and face. The injuries received
may result in the loss of one Of the
baby's eyes. The mother left the
house for few minutes leaving an
older child to look after the baby but
in some manner the little one fell on
the stove receiving very serious burns.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
Steals Yakima Beauty.

Edward George Moskoski, hand
some Nisqually Indian, has stolen
Alice Hoptowit, youngest daughter
of old chief Hoptowit, and the Yak.
imas are ready for the warpath. The
girl who is 16 years of age, and the
brave left for Seattle on Wednesday
nights train, unknown to friends and
relatives. Before going Moskoski told
friends that he was going to Seattle tc
marry Alice. Alice is considered tht
beauty of the Yakima tribe, and the
Indians of that tribe are enraged be
cause Of the elopemeut with the gal
liant Nisqually.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
INCREASED RATES FORBIDDEN
New Distance Tariff Aids Spokane in
Competition with Coast.

The Washington railroad commits
sion sitting, at Olympia, has issued a
general order prohibiting all the rail
roads from increasing any of the ex.
isting rates or canceling any of the
existing general or special traffics
without consent of the commission.
This appears in the distance tari fl
order issued some days ago by the
commission. The order promulgating
the distance tariffs closes with these
words:
Provided, however, that the tariffs
now in force, other than the distance
tariffs above specified, shall rot be
changed so as to increase the rates,
nor shall the said tariffs be Cancelled
without first obtaining the consent of
the railroad commission of Washing
ton"
Incidentally the findings upon which
the distance tariffs were based an
nounce directly that they are designed
to benefit Spokane and to protect job
bers of the city from Seattle and other
coast dealers. Paragraphs IL and 13
of the findings of facts under the
Walla Walla hearing recite:
''That the city of Spokane has pos
sessed and enjoyed special class and
commodity rates or tariffs for many
years. to-wit: fifteen years last past,
which said special class and comodity
rates are lower than the general dis
tance tariff in force by and on the
different defendant railroads, and the
said class and commodity rates from
Spokane have been and are so adjust
ed and enforced by the different de-
fendant railroads that the wholesale
dealer and jobber in Spokane is able
to pay the freight in carload lots from
eastern points and the distributing
rate under said special class and COM
modify tariffs and successfully com
pete with the wholesale merchants
and jobbers of Portland or Puget
Sound with territory approximately
100 miles distant from Spokane, and
owing thereto, and by reason thereof,
large commercial interests have been
esta blished and are maintained in
Spokane, which materially added to
the prosperity aud welfare of Eastern
Washington.
''That very large percentage,
towit: 80 per cent, more or less, OF
the transportation business with the
state of Washington handled under the
different special class and commodity
tariffs in force by the different de-
fendant railroads within the state,
and but a small portion, to-wit: 10 pei
cent, more or less is handled under the
general distance tariffs.
''That should the general distance
tariffs of said defendant railroads bt
reduced to conform to the special class
and commodity rate tariffs the mer-
chants and jobbers of Spokane would
not be able to compete within the ter.
ritory of 100 miles distant from
Spokane with Portland and Puge
Sound merchants and jobbers receiv
ing their freight in carload lots from
eastern points at the reduced rate
above maintained, and the commerce
al interests in Spokane and the sur
rounding territory would be thereb.
disturbed and injured without cor
responding benefit aGGruing."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
Thresher DESTROYED BY Fire.

A La Grande special says that Viii
liam Gillette, who took his steam
threshing outfit over from Umatilla
county, suffered loss by fire Monday
evening while threshing on farm
near Nibley. The separator and the
derrick was total loss as we'll as
about one half a stack of tarley.
Aside from the personal loss to the
owners of the machine and grain, this
will reduce the plumber of machines,
which means those who had expected
Mr. Gillette to do their threshing will
now have to look elsewhere, and as all
the machines are we'll supplied with
orders, these Will have their thresbing
DELAYED.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
Walla WaIla Excursion

The excursion to the Walla Walla
fair Sunday was we'll patronized. On
the return trip the cars were crowded
to their full capacity. The train left
Pendleton Sunday morning with seven
coaches, and when Walla Walla was
reached large crowd was on board.
De Caprio's band was the principle
feature of the day.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
Heavy Shipment Of Stock

Saturday a shipment of 2250 aged
ewes was made from Pendleton to
Ohio. OF these 1850 head were from
the Cunningham Sheep & Land com
pany's ranch while 1000 head were
secured from Vey Bros. They are of
good stock and are intended for breed
ing purposes in Ohio.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
Cockburn-White

Milton Eagle: The marriage Of
George Cockburn and Miss Artie
White was solemnized in Walla Walla
on last Thursday, September 27. The
happy young couple at once left for
Spokane to attend the fair.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
Blalock,s island Rabbit Shoot

The annual rabbit shoot on Bla-
locks island will take place on Octo-
ber 20. For this occasion the 0. r.
d n. will sell round trip tickets on
October 10 at one and one-third fare,
limited to October 81. It has been
arranged for launch to connect with
train No. on October 10 at Coyote
station. The launch will operate be-
tween Coyote and Blalock island.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
8 Per Cent After October i

All accounts owing to the firm of
Cox g. McEwen are due October l.,
Ii not paid during the month of Octo-
Der. the account will draw s per cent
interest from October l..
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-18
Fashions in Houses.

Fashions in architecture, therefore, are
no new thing, but II Is doubtful If any
age can equal our own in the rapidlty OF
change or In the variety of modes, says
American Homes and Gardens. II our
archltec ctural fashions do not change
daily they at least move 80 swiftly that IT
Is difficult 10 keep track OF them, and this
change is without any real reason at all.
IL does not come from the owners Of
property and the builders Of houses, for
these people with but few exceptions.
have no knowledge uf aroN'0"'r ~ We"
tory and little conception of architectural
taste. 1t docs not come ttom auy puGnc
or private need for our architects have
amply demonstrated that convenience.
necessity and use In building Is above
mere style and that any structure can be
as available as any other, no matter how
IL Is designed II does not come from
earnest thought and effort on the part OF
the architects for these complncent souls
will do anything they are asked to do.
and Will turn out an English farmhouse
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-18
War on Mosquitoes.

The director OF the Bresiau, Germany.
,,,,o,,onic institute has announced the re-
si,Iis of his mosquito-wAr experiments
The flrst object was to destroy egg bear
ing females. which wero found IN large
Vas used and the number falling on the
nanors placed on the floors often ran up
10 over 1000 mosquitoes, For DESTROYING
,po isTvoc in pools OF water nifty grains OF
,uISr,JcIde" was put into a cubic meter Of
uSior and poured into the pool This
EIIs ali the larvae within half an hour
but does not harm frogs ana hsh, 10 aS-
-. tho uupao is another question which
,yiu receive attention from now on. Bres-
Ian seems TO be the first city I'm Europe
"a wago systematic wnr against this
plague, and othor German eaue7 e'ins
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-18

Certain districts of Belgium have tho
unique distinction of possessing the hone
mines or quarrieS OF crystalline slate or
coticuln. The quality of the hone Is much
appreciated by the cutlery manufacturers
OF England These mines or qunrrleS have
been worked for centuries and arc at pres
ent exporting the products TO all countries
Of the world. This crystalline slate Is
very rich in garnet. and possesses char
actcrlstics similar To the adjacent phyl-
lads and IL composed OF paste formed Of
about onc-third OF Il variety OF hydrated
mica resembling the damouritc. The
strength and thickness Of stone usually
determines Its value. II the stone con-
tains the white substance Tor more than
one hone IL ls cut into small layers and
ono or two are attached to stone pro-
dl;cod from other quarries. This attach
r,ent is made by using O. paste composed
OF wax and black rosin.