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Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-09-20
VAN WICK
Vanwyck, Sept. II.

uossrs. Johnson and Hale OF
!, m a came into the valley a few
l 5,Ts AGO and spent a few days in
|a sb;s vicinity iici with view OF buying
'nlS 10 farm lands, but the ranches
sSar had been referred to raised in
' "aI1e when they came to inquire
v "a nice Of the owner, hence they
wy l"ot E on their journey to Grange
NII where they expect to make
some ,r Investments
Grant Harp is over from Council
nth ! view Of taking a contract to
h b,, some logs to the river for j..
LII Neel.
G /. Wootan and wife of Ola
..me into the valley the 9th inst.
'r' business and to visit relatives.
Mrs. C. B. Fisher is to start to-
dow TO see her youngest daughter,
r Who resides in north Nevada.
+ r. Dukes contemplates start
mo a first class butcher shop here.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-09-20
NOTICE

All subscribers for stock in the
Creamery at Roseberry will please
take notice that the subscription is
now due and is needed to push the
work. So please call and pay it to
the treasurer, E. Culpepper, and
receive stock certificate for your
share. H. G.. WARNER, Pres.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-09-20
ALPHA
Alpha, September 10.

Alpha, Septem Der lO.
T. S. Pinkston is soon to leave
lOr his new home in Owyhee. He
leaves his daughter, Mrs. Maud
Csntrall, to stay with his wife dur
ing his absence.
s. M. Sisk and wife and daugh-
ter Miss Anna, of Crawford, were
down to visit the Rebekahs lodge
last Saturday evening.
C. N. Dukes and son, Luther, of
Vanwyck were doing some business
here the latter part of the week.
There is talk Of moving the post
office II miles north of its present
location, to David Kerby's.
Albert Westfall and family left
for their home in Huntington, Ore.
the first of the week.
Miss Gertrude Kerby teaches the
Crawford school, and Alpha will
miss her for while.
The threshing machine leaves
here soon to thresh up around
Thunder City.
Mike HALEY of Boise has been
buying beef steers hereabouts.
Make your wants known by adj
Verhslng in these columns, five
cents per line each insertion.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-09-20
WANTED

Rock men and muckers for work
upon the Pacific & Idaho Northern
Railway extension; also good teams
for scraper work. Good wages and
steady work. Address,
]. w. LONG, Council, Idaho.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-09-20
Oregon Short Line Ry.

Nc. 2-Passenger, Feast j. 3:10a. m.
No. 6-Passenger, east Psi p. ~.
No. 4-B.-W. local, east, 1880 a. m.
No. Passenger, west. 2:4S a. m.
No. s. Passenger, west. 4:10 p. m.
No. 81 B.-W. local, west, 1920 a. m.
j. w. LAPIsH, Agent, Weiser.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-09-20

Make your wants known by ad-
Verttlslng in these columns, five
cents per line each insertion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23
AGAINST DIFFERENTIAL.
Railroads Must Not Conspire Again
C0nst Shippcrs

Railroads Must Not Conspire Against
Coast Shippers.
The interstate commerce commis-
sion has served notice on the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe roads and their
connection to answer the complaint of
the Howard Milling company, of
Wichita, Kan, which asks that the
diHerential of 10 cents per 100
pounds on wheat shipments from MIS-
souri, river points TO California, as
compared with flour shipments, be
reduced to 5 cents, says the San Fran
cisco Examiner.
Railroad officials regard this as the
sequel 20 the commissioners decision
iu the recent corn case, reducing the
ditfereutial on corn shipments, from
10 to cents.
Corn meal manufacturers on the
Pacific coast assert that the result of
that decision has been to materially
lessen their output. as they are not
able to compete with shipments from
the east.
Owing 10 the decrease in the Cali
fornia wheat cropsof late years aud the
increasing demaud of hard wheat,
large shipments of that cereal from
the east come to the local flour mills.
The owners of the latter are therefore
very much concerned over the How.
ard Milling company's suit aud assert
that If the differential between wheat
and flour is reduced to 5 cents they
will not be able to compete success
fully with eastern -four.
In the corn meal case the commits
sion said; ''It is not within the
duty or province of the commission to
Offsets or balance and equalize advant.
ages and disadvantages of conditions
inherent in the business of milling
corn on the Missouri river on the one
hand and on the Pacific coast on the
other. This would seem to be enough
to say in disposing Of some of the
contentious of the Kansas aud Nebras-
ka millers relating to cost of labor
and fuel and like matters as compared
in the respective localities.
1.-The validity of the rate adjust.
ment in issue must be determined up
on other considerations. Giving full
weight to the facts found and to the
contentious of the PARTIES interested,
we are convinced that differential
of 5 cents per 100 pounds more in
the rates for transportation here in.
yolved on the products of corn than
upon corn itself, is the utmost that
can be justified by any Legitimate ap.
plieation of the facts"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23
PROMINENT POLITICALLY.

DIR Boyd Was United States Marshal
and Sheriff in Pioneer Days.
DR.. J. NJ. Boyd, who died at his
home in Walla Walla Tuesday morn
ing, was prominent in Eastern Oregon
politics back in the pioneer days.
He was elected sheriff of Baker
county aud served two terms in that
capacity.
He was also United States marshal
for the district of Eastern Oregon fer
several years, and during his time in
that Office acquired an enviable repu-
tation for hunting down stage rob-
bers.
The story is told that one morning
the Canyon City stage was held up
and -four farmers living near Baker
City were arrested for the crime. The
men bore respectable reputation, but
could not account for their actions ON
the day OF the holdup, and one of
them had an ivory handled revolver
which answered to the description of
the gun used by the robbers. Ad
1Su6oAb WIZ 40 WOlA AuOWH W ucdIly
all the old timers in Walla Walla
and Umatilla counties. was driving
the stage and he did not think these
men had committed the deed. The
circumstantial evidence was against
them and they were convicted and
sentenced to life imprisonment.
United States Marshal Boyd firmly
believed in their innocence, and start
ed to collect evidence against those he
thought guilty. After four years he
obtained enough evidence and started
after the four guilty men. After a
three weeks chase over Oregon,
| Washington and Idaho, he caught
three of them. They confessed and
the four innocent men were released
and the others took their places in
the penitentiary. DR.. Boyd never
received any recompense for this work
and spent nearly $1,000 Of his own
money, but he had obtained freedom
for his friends and was content with
that.
In 1873 he went to Walla Walla
and resumed the practice of medicine
He was health officer for several
years and served two terms as mayor
of WaIla Walla.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23
WORST sToam EvEN RECORDED
Losses Of Stock Certain In Parts of
Northern Idaho.

Losses Of Stock Certain In Parts of
Northern Idaho.
In speaking of the probabilities as
to losses to stock men as a result of
the recent blizzard, the Idaho Falls
Post says:
The mo fearful storm in the his
tory of this valley is the verdict OF
those who are in position to know.
DR.. Bridges, the weather observer,
says his records do not show a storm
TO equal it, and other residents who
have been here many years, say they
have no recollection of ever having
such quantity of snow iu March.
Death and disaster have already
accompanied be storm in the form of
big fire at Dubois and wreck at
Humphrey. And unless Old Sol
shines bright and warm today sore
death aud disaster will follow the
storm-but this time the disaster will
be visited upon cattle and sheep
upon the range.
Frank Hit stated to the Post that
unless the sDow melted very rapidly
there would be certain loss of great
numbers of sheep that have been
driven iuto the desert for spring
range. These animals have already
been weakened by loss of food on ac-
count of the three days storm. It
will be impossible to drive them to
feed on account of deep SHOWS, and if
the weather remains cold and the
SHOWS do not melt the sheep will die
in large numbers from starvat ion and
cold.
Cattle will suffer IN like manner.
Mr.. Hit states that be found great
difficulty in moving tbe shipment of
cattle he sent to Kansas City, from
his ranch to the cars, and that cattle
caught in the storm any great distance
from where hay is obtainable, will
suffer the same fate as the sheep.s
Near Blackfoot, where there is
shortage of hay and where cattlemen
turned their stock early upon the
ranges, the losses will probably be
greater than in this immediate vicin-
ity. Mr.. Hit says he has received
some reports of suffering cattle in
that section, and expects more of it
there and some here.
Snow is about two feet deep where
it has remained undisturbed by the
| wind, but most of it is drifted and
many roads are impossible.
The price of hay has advanced by
leaps and bounds since the COM
mencement of the storm and yester-
day $15 ton was freely offered for
alfalfa in the sack.
Those stockmen who have not yet
sent their cattle and sheep out on the
range are fortunate indeed. Though
the storm appears to be over it may
be week or more before the snow is
again off the ground.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23
The UmatiIIa Project.

A meeting of the stockholders of the
East Umatilla River Water Users
association, under the East Umatilla
irrigation project, has been called to
take place early in April at Echo, for
the purpose of making contract for
the carrying out of the project and
everything pertaining to the same.
Subscription for stock closes on April
10, after which time anyone desiring
to subscribe for stock must take steps
through the secretary of the interior,
recommended by the association.
There are about 5000 shares already
subscribed. Tho association must
have the right Of way before the sec
retary will approve of the carrying
out Of the project, and the association
is making all efforts to have the same
secured by this time, SO that the ad-
vertising for bids for the project may
go on. 1t is expected that the actual
work OF excavating for the reservoir
and canals will be commenced by
May /.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23
SEE THINGS GROW.
Freewater PIans to Erect show Building
Near the Depot.

EECC0abC kuub VI EEtEb oHVW
Near the Depot.
The citizens of Freewater and Mil
ton are considering the erection of a
substantial building, with glass
front, to be located at the west end of
the O. r. & N. depot at Freewater,
for the purpose Of placing on exhibit
for advertising purposes samples of
the choice fruit and grain raised in
that vicinity.
People passing through this portion
of the country would thus be afforded
an opportunity of viewing the p-o-
ducts where they are raised. The
advantages are apparent when it is
considered no similar exhibits of this
kind areH located outside of the large
cities in the Pacific northwest. De-
scriptive literature, with full particu-
lars appertaining to the resources of
that portion Of the famous Walla
Walla valley, are to be distributed at
each passing train by a competent
representative.
The collection of grain and fruits to
be placed on display would be contri-
buted gratis by those having the
choicest products. 1t is expected the
plan will be carried out and the build
ing placed in operation as soon as the
earlier products can be secured. The
city slogan, "Watch Freewater
Grow" is to be placed conspicuously
over the building.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23
TRACY PROVES ALIBI
s0N-IN-LAW OF NAYL0R AC-
COUNTS FOR MOVEMENTS.
1t is Now Supposed Tramps Murdered
the Athena Farmer for
His Money.

The Pendleton Tribune says Ed
Tracy, the Pendleton carpenter, who
1t was at first thought by nearly every
one had murdered his father-in-law,
FIG. Naylor, Saturday night and then
thrown the body in the mill race. has
proven an alibi and the sheriff aud
his deputy are now looking for
couple of tramps who they say did the
deed. The straight forward story told
by Tracy concerning his actions on
the night the crime was committed
has been fully corrobrated by num-
her of persons, including the bartend-
ers III both the saloons in which he
says that he was, his brother with
whom he spent the night and his
mother, who heard the two come in.
The officers also argue that Tracy
could not have known where Naylor
was at the time he was killed, nor
could he have dragged or carried the
body to the mill race and put it in,
even If he had killed him. /.
Their theory now is that couple
of hoboes tapped him on the head for
the purpose of robbery, as he had
been boasting to every one that he
met that he had won large sum of
money at gambling. Robbery would
also seem to be the motive of the
crime since nothing of value was
found on his. body except the small
diamond ring, and that could easily
have been overlooked by anyone who
did not know him, while if his son-in-
law had done the deed for robbery he
would have taken the ring with the
rest of his valuables. It is probable
the officers say, that the robbers did
not intend to kill him, but when
they saw that they had done so, threw
the body in the race thinking it would
sink and thus hide all trace of the
crime until they would have sufficient
time to get out of the country. The
only thing about him that they
thought would float. was his hat, and
this was hid.
Aho3i PA"hS ofAuoutiy luASodTEAou W
some extent, however. as bis lungs
being filled with air, kept him from
sinking TO the bottom and the swift
current carried it to the end of the
race where it was lodged against the
grating.
The robbery motive seems more
probable also from the fact that the
blow on the head was evidently made
by some light instrument or possibly
Ia sand bag. The skull was not frac-
tured, as would have been the case
had he been struck with a piece of
iron, and physicians say that the clot
on the brain could easily have been
caused by an improvised sand bag or
piece of wood.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23
Complaints Filed.

The Walla Walla saloon men start
ed their war against the dealers i'll
the Sunday closing fight Wednesday
by swearing out warrant for the
arrest of J. b. Catron, charging him
with misdemeanor for keeping the
Keylor Grand Theatre open on Sun
day. The complaint was filed by
Fred Post, proprietor of the Bank
Exchange saloon. Other warrants
will be sworn out for the dealers.
The Sunday closing question in the
garden city has taken all sorts of
turns and twists since it was started
several weeks ago, but the biggest
twist that has been made occurred
Sunday when the cigar stores and
confectioners remained open. To
add to the displeasure of the saloon
keepers and ministers the Keylor
Grand Theatre and the Walla Walla
bowling alleys were open and attract
ed large crowds of people.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23
UP TO PENDLETON
SAID THERE WILL BE NO TEAM
THERE THIS SEASON.
Athena and Walla Walla Have Teams
and Hope that Pendleton will
"Come Through"

Athena fans cannot believe that
PeDdleton will deliberately lay down
and not have ball team III the field
this season. This city and Walla
Walla will be represented with fast
teams, and both towns organized
teams with the understanding that
Pendleton was to ''come through"
and be III the game for season of
first class diamond sport.
In the past Pendleton has come to
the front with the proper sort of spirit
and speaking for Athena, we are slow
to believe that it is among the impos-
sibilities to again arouse this spirit.
The question of grounds appears to be
the insurmountable obstacle that CON
fronts successful base ball at Pen die
ton. However. with the proper men
handling the proposition, it looks as
though the matter should be properly
adjusted, for w. E. Matlock, the
man who owns the grounds, has never
yet been known to stand in the way
of anything that was for the interests
of his home town.
Outside of Pendleton baseball pros
poets were never brighter than now.
Both the Athena and Walla Walla
managers are recording dates with
teams in the upper country, and Pen
dleton can share these games by put
ting team in the field. She has ex-
cellent local material, and with the
employ ment of first class battery is
known to be in as good condition to
enter the field as either Athena or
Walla Walla. Athena will not have
her team together until next week, so
in this respect Pendleton is not behind
in the least. The situation as given
by Pendleton paper is this:
Because w. f. Matlock, owner of
the baseball groucds, has refused to
accept an offer of $15 game for the
use of the grounds, it is probable that
Pendleton will not have a baseball
team this season. The above sum
was offered Mr.. Matlock by the base
ball committee, consisting of Carl
Cooley, Thomas Milarky and L. g.
Frazier. The proposition was wired
him at New York and last evening a
reply was received. In it Mr.. Mat
lock declined the offer of $15 per
game aud insisted on one fourth of the
gross gate receipts, which he was
given last year.
According to members of the COM
mittee the terms asked by Mr.. Matlock
are orbitant, and team cannot be
successfully financed unless more rea-
sonable terms are given. AS they
have no hopes of such they have given
up in despair and say that as far as
they are concerned there will be no
baseball here: Carl Cooley has writ
ten the Walla Walla manager to this
effect and cancelled the meeting that
was to be held here this week. Also,
Lawrence Lieuallen, who was engaged
for the team, has been released and
will play with Athena. Knapp, last
years Pendleton catcher, has signed
to play with Walla Walla. Although
there is general regret over the out
look, the local fans are agreed that
Mr.. Matlock is unreasonable and there
is sentiment in favor of letting the
grounds lie unused. If there is to be
any money for the players they de-
clare better terms will have to be
given.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23
Roy Dragged By Horse.

Eight yea old Robert Purcell, son
of John Purcell of Walla WalIa, fell
ffom pony and caught his foot in
the stirrup and was dragged some dis
tance under the horses feet, severely
brnising and cutting his head and
face, after which the horse kicked
him in the face, requiring six stitches
to close the wound. The accident
was caused by boys snowballing the
horse. The injuries are severe but not
serious.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23
Blalock Fruit Injured.

Last weeks cold snap damaged
early fruits on the Blalock fruit ranch
from 25 to 40 per cent and the none
tary loss to the company will run in
to thousands of dollars. Herbert
Macarthur, manager Of the Blalock
fruit company's extensive interests in
Walla Walla county, stated that the
principal damage was done to Bartlett
pears, Bing and Royal Ann Cher
ries, silver prunes aud early peaches.
just what the percentage of loss will
be Mr.. Macarthur said he could hard
ly estimate, but that the damage to
the crop of silver prunes. Bartlett
pears and Bing cherries will be above
25 per cent, he felt sure. and perhaps
might reach 40 per cent. The Bla-
lock Fruit company has thousands
of silver prune trees bearing and this
variety of fruit is one Of the principal
sources Of revenue OF the big ranch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23
For Sale.

The desirable piece of real estate
on Main street known as the Garden
property is now offered for sale. For
price. apply to Charles Norris, Ath-
ena, Oregon. If
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-23

Edineate -Our BSwelg With CascaFeEs.
Candy ratlrtrtte, cure constipation forever.
Gs. 2Sc. IfC. G. O. fall. druggists refund money.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-09-20
IN THE SHADOW
OF SHAME
BY Fitzgerald Molloy
Copyright by E. Fitzgerald Molloy.

mo. As I told you, he wore q
sloucled hat, and that shadowed the up
per part of his face, while the mufflei
or beard hid the lower part. Then he was
also shaded by the thick ivy on the TOP
of the wall against which he stood"
And yet you could see him?" said
Valerius, irrtated that the young mans
observation had gone no further.
81 could see sufficient TO show me his
height and the outline of his figure as
have described him."
After all, he may not have had any
concern with the tragedy" remarked Va
lerius.
THAT is what I began by saying
Quinton responded.
But how did you come to connect
him with it in your mind?"
We'll, it flashed upon me suddenly TO-
day." Quinton answered quietly, "and |
thought | would mention it first to Mrs
Dumbarton, and if she approved of my
doing so | would then tell Mackworth
what I had SEEM
Eyes, let him know by all MEANS
Olive replied, in a voice quivering with
nervous anxiety. "The smallest incident
may lead to discoveries one never ex-
pected. You must tell him at once
Quinton."
"Pll go and see him early tomorrow.
Il confess am disappointed" re-
marked Galbraitl, quietly. 81 thought
when you began you had really found
something that might take us further
still"
"And who knows that this may not p
the young man answered, turning to Va
lerius. 'There is this to be said: II
the man | saw watching Mrs. Dunbar
tons house was not the same who killed
her husband, he may at least have seen
or met the man who did"
"How do you make that out?" Valer-
ius asked.
"Why, half an hour hadn't quite
elapsed between the time | saw him and
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-09-20
A Nation Of Salt Eaters

The United States consumes 26,S72,7oo
barrels of salt annually, or a barrel for
every three persons in the land. Last
year it went abroad for only I,T5I,I33
barrels. In 1880 63.5 per cent of the salt
used in our country was of home pro-
duction. Last year, o5.7 per cent OF the
product consumed was produced within
the borders of this country In 1880 the
consumption in this country was only
o394,263 barrels. Thus we see that the
people of the United States are using
annually three times as much salt as they
used twenty-six years ago.
The chief salt producing states are
Michigan and New York. Statistics re-
Gently gathered by the government show
that the combined output of these two
states amounts to more than two-thirds
of the total production of the United
States.
No attempt has ever been made to
ascertain what per cent of the salt con-
sumed i'll the United States is used for
culinary purposes. The annual output
is largely consumed in the industries of
meat packing, fish curing, dairying and
the like The chorination of gold ore
demands large quantity, and great
quantities of salt in the form OF brine
are used in the manufacture of soda
ash, caustic soda and other salts. Salt
is cheap. The average price for 1905
was a little over 20 cents a barrel, which
is lower than that reported in any pre-
vious year Dry salt, of course, brings a
higher price than brine. The average
price for dry salt last year was 3I.5I
cents a barrel.