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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
WORTH FIVE DOLLARS
PAID FEE FOR REsroRA.
>TloN OF WlFE,s SPEECH.
Possibly There Arc Husbands Who
b Would Not Have Made the Expendi-
ture, but Mr.. Elisha Owens Was
Not One Of Them.

The late Elisha Owens, prominent
farmer Of Wetipquin Neck, Wicomico
county, was fond of telling an Incl
dent Of his younger days. He was of
Irish descent, and his native vein of
humor frequently got him into trou-
BILE, but once it relieved him from
IN embarrassing situation.
'"There was time," he said, when
" tarried late at the village tavern,
and when went home my wife would
demonstrate with me. Each time l
promised to reform. One night when
I came into the house. my wife seem
ed sulky. I said something to her,
but she paid no more attention to
what said than If she had not heard
me. This vexed me a little, but l
thought she would get over her spell
by morning.
cat breakfast asked her question
after question, but she was deaf to all
inquiries.
Dear said, have some bread
but she did not even so much as look
up. passed her several dishes but
she would receive nothing from me.
Il thought she might wait on me
II she would not let me wait on her,
so l said, Dear, pass me the ham,
but not a muscle betrayed any intelli-
gence. Matters went this way for
three days, not word having escaped
from the lips of my wife. I knew I
so l ordered farm hand to get on
a mule and go as fast as he could to
Tyaskin, a distance of five miles, and
tell DR.. Todd that Mrs. Owens had
suddenly been struck dumb-that she
had not spoken q word for three days.
Away sped the boy. and l went
about my work with a heavy heart.
In about an hour the clatter of
horses hoofs sounded in the distance
and saw that DR.. Todd was coming
in a hurry. l thought that it was
best for me not to be on the scene
when the meeting between the doctor
and my wife took place, so stepped
around the corner Of the house and
awaited developments.
my wife was busy at the spinning
wheel when the shadow of the doctor
tell across the doorway.
"'What is the matter, doctor?' she
said, with staring eyes.
Why, madam, your husband sent
word that you had been suddenly
struck dumb replied the astonished
physician.
"Just then" said Mr.. Owens, 81
stepped in and said: Doctor, am so
glad; those are the first words she
has uttered in three days. What is
your bill, doctor?'
"'Five dollars answered the indig-
uant medico."
Mr.. Owens said he never made a
wiser investment than with that So
Baltimore Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
Entertaining Sisters Beau.

6usSI sasIttbS SISIST . 0SdUs>
While the swain was waiting in the
parlor for his inamorata that lady's
younger sister ventured into the room
to entertain the caller.
"Sisterll be down soon, Mr.. Swil.
iigin," she said. "Say, can you tell
me when a door is not door?"
The young man looked surprised at
the ancient conundrum.
That's a chestnut he said. "A
door is not a door when it is a jar
Or JAM"
That's right" said the young sis.
ter gleefully. Now, here's another:
What makes more noise than a pig
under"
Little girl" interrupted the young
man somewhat testify, "Why are you
asking me to guess those old gags?"
why. to entertain you till sister
comes in. Isn't that the way Belle
talks to you when she's here?"
What makes you think SOP" ask.
ed the young man.
"She told ma that you had proposed
several times, but that she was going
to keep you guessing every time you
called"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
Rabbit Died Of Fear.

An amateur sportsman who lives
on the West Side and is employed at
the postofice went out to shoot rab-
bits for the first time in his life upon
the opening of the season. the day be-
fore yesterday. He told a story
yesterday which, though it sounds
fishy, he substantiated by producing
the body of rabbit without a. scratch
on it. 1t appears that the amateur
was so excited after he missed the
first rabbit he saw that he forgot to
put a new shell In his shotgun, SO
that when rabbit No. appeared, sit
ting on its launches afew yards away,
he raised his gun and snapped the
trigger. No report followed, but he was
greatly surprised to see the bunny
jump a few feet in the air and stretch
his length on the ground, dead. When
telling the story to his friends he at
tributes the rabbits death to fright
At seeing such a good shot aiming q
him. Chicago Inter Ocean. IL. 5' 5s3
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
Just Wonderful.

vestry, Miss, Jan. LIST (Special)-
The case of Mrs. C. w. Pearson, who
resides here, is a particularly inter-
esting one. Here is the story told by
Mr.. Pearson, her husband, in his own
words. He says
my wife's health was bad for a
long time. Last July she was taken
terrible bad with spasms. l sent for
the doctor, and after making a thor.
ough examination of her he said un-
doubtedly the cause Of her trouble was
q disordered state of the Kidneys.
His medicine didn't seem to be doing
her much good, so as I heard about
Dodd's Kidney Pills, got her box
just to give them a trial. Well the
effect was just wonderful. saw that
they were the right medicine and
got two more boxes. When she had
taken these she was so much better
that she had increased thirty pounds
In weight. She is now quite we'll, and
we owe it all to Dodd's Kidney Pills"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
500 Reward. s100,

The readers Of this paper will be pleased 70 lean
has been able to euro in all fits stages and that 10
Catarrh. Hairs Catarrh Cure is the only positive
being constitutional disease, requires constitu.
tionsi treatment. Halls Catsrrh Cure is taken in.
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving tho patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
% much faith IN is curative powers that they oel
cure. Send for list of testimonials,
Address =. y. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take HAIRS Family Pilis for constipation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lbthrop & johnson,
patent lawyers, 911-912 Pioneer Press
building, ST. Paul, MINI. George Ash.
Gilman, Fargo, N. D., suspenders;
Thomas Brennan, st. Louis Park
Mimi, disk drill; Paul Held, st. Cloud,
Mimi, draft equalizer; Roy Maple.
Minneapolis, Mimi, lamp burner; Ed.
ward Mathewson, Anaconda, Mont,
blast furnace; Allen Staples, st. Paul,
Mimi. skylight; Levi Westfall
Beardsley, Mimi, check rein holder.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
DEVICE FeR WATERING PLANTS

Automatically Regulates the supply o
& sSs Moisture.
Two ingenious methods Of watering
plants automatically are shown In the
accompanying Illustrations. The es-
sential part OF the nrst device is q
long UNFINISHED wick such as is used
by lamplighters. These wicks are
about five feet long and the threads
of which they are composed are easily
separated. The wick is protected by
a glass tube about three feet long
and about one-quarter inch bore.
which is bent in flame into siphon
or U-shape with one leg very much
longer than the other. The wick is
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
Diseredited.

Eyes; he found roll of bills in the
street and gave it to the man he saw
drop It,"
"Well?"
1.-THE roll held nothing in it but
stage money, and now they claim he
must have known it all the time
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
In Football Time.

do you think college students
ought to be gagged and tied to rail.
road tracks?"
WELL" replied the nervous citizen,
II don't know that they ought to be
tied to railroad tracks. However,
wouldn't mind seeing them all gag.
ged."-Houston Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
More Than Interest.

Prisoner confess embezzled
from my partners, but was always
hard worker. No one took more in
terest in the firm than I did.
Judge-Nor more capital. Four
years.-La Figaro.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05

Where the Shoe Punched.
Jerry-Why did Stella break her
engagement with you?
Tom-Merely because stole kiss.
"She must be crazy, to object to
having her f1ance steal kiss from
her"
"oh. I didn't steal it from her.
Tales.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
Easy.

Easy.
GLOW would you settle the race
problem?"
Il would make it against the law to
bet" promptly replied the man whose
horse is running yet.-Houston Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
Discouraaina.

Gaston-I tell you, old man, Miss
WATKINS is mighty sensible girl
the most sensible girl, think, ever
knew.
Alphones-I think you're right, my
boy. wouldn't advise you to pro-
pose to her.-Somerville Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
The ono Little DARLING.

The One Little Darling.
mo-" said the gossip. "the divorce
case Of Mr.. and Mrs. swellman has
not been finally decided yet. There's
some hitch in the proceedings
"Yes?" replied Cutting. Il suppose
it's over the question Of who is to
have the custody Of the pug dog."-
Catholic Standard.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
Railroad lii wild Country.

-31 lsSe1SvtVs0 - vvUU OVUuIy B "A 2@
Il has been decided to construct q
line Of railway right across British
North Borneo, ct 9 cost Of 81, 500, O0o..
a consid erable portion Of the line,
which runs close to the Dutch bound.
~, VIII traverse country inhabited
by some of the widest tribes of these
seS10ns. So n d.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
That's All.

corruption wins not more than
honesty" quoted the poetical citizen.
"This recent election means the per.
manent overthrow of the BOSSES"
"Not at all" the practical citizen
retorted. CAS- Tennyson would say,
it's only a rift in the oot."-Houston
Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets Drus.
gfsts refund money IL it fails to cure. E. n.
GROVES signature 10 on each box. Csc.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
Suits.

Suits.
Nordy-My wedding suit cost me
$3.50. Pretty expensive, Ell?
Butts-Yes; but that isn't a marker
to what my divorce suit cost.-Hous-
ton Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05

Mrs. windows Soothing syrup. IF
aiys paid; curss Wind coiis. IS Soste,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05

Most people are willing to accept
tainted money after they get their
eyes on 1t.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05

piled the proper quantity of water for
several days or weeks, as the water
flows from the hole with greater or
less rapidity according to the dryness
of soil-Montreal Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
Not Contagious.

Minor Poet-And when you had
read my poem weren't you all on fire?
Editor-No, I wasn't, but the poem
was.-Moggendorfer Batter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05

That man who proposed to girl in
a bathing suit found his finish in a
divorce suit.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05
A Fellow FEELING.
Not Due Vet,

Not Due Vet.
Comuter-How long will it take the
village hose company to get here?
Native-Wa-al, they usually gifts
around leetle arter the insurance ad
juster does.-Puck.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
THE LONG CREEK RACES
Twelve Hundred Dollars Raised to Be
Awarded in Prizes.

There is q growing interest in horse
racing in Athena, with the result that
there has lately been brought to the
town at least three good running
horses. Owners of these horses may
be interested in the following from
the Long Greek Ranger:
The movement that was started on
the Fourth of July in behalf of the
Long Greek races has grown until it
now reaches 81, 200. Twelve hundred
dollars for the Long Greek races is
something in the way of record
breaker not only in Long Creek, but
In the county, for it has been several
years since sum anything like that
has been raised for races. 1t is likely
that the aggregate will be much larger
but this is the amount that has al
ready been raised.
The promoters of the races are very
busy at the present time and there is
surely something doing in Long Creek
in this business. The details are
lacking as yet, but it is safe to say
that the old track belonging to Sherm
Keeney will be rented and be put in
first class condition. There will be
six days of the races beginning about
August IA. 1t is expected that there
will be horses from all over the state
and Long Creek is preparing for one
of the biggest times in its history.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
DAMAGE NARROWLY AVERTED
Flames Starting In Bunchgrass Past
ure, Put Out at Wheat Field.

What might have terminated in q
wheat loss of large magnitude by fire
Sunday, was narrowly averted at the
McEwen and Berlin ranches, north of
town.
Fire started in the bunchgrass
pasture in the Steen place and burn
ed in westerly direction. The fire,
which doubtless originated from care
lcssness on the part of somebody rid
ing through the pasture. was discover
ed by A. B. McEwen just as it was
creeping up to the Berlin wheat field.
Mr.. McEwen sounded the alarm and
shortly several men were on the scene
and assisted by stiff wind blowing
in the face of the fire, the flames
We're soon put out, just as the wheat
field fence was reached.
1t was indeed fortunate that the
wind was coming from the opposite
direction to the fire. Had it been 9th
erwise, the Berlin and McEwen crops
would have bean destroyed, and the
loss would have been considerable,
although the farmers have insurance
written on their grain.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
A Legitimate Excuse.

The Booher- Ferris threshing outfit
pulled out of town this morning,
bound for the wheat fields on the
reservation. The crew is nifty one
and includes 10 members of the Boo
her family. Bill has the post of
honor, he being header driver. With
his last years record of averaging 3S
acres per day to beat. this season, he
is surely in position to make every
body work-even father. AS the crew
passed through town the classic form
Of Hiram knight was observed perched
on header box. BILLY" Gholson
says Hiram gives sane and legiti-
mate excuse for breaking into the
game of labor. He claims Hamp
Booher won $40 from him on an cleo
tion bet and he lie going out to work it
back. Gholson informed the Press
man that Hiram was in good form,
having rubbed blister or two on his
hands before starting for the field.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
Athena School Board Yet to
Choose Head Of School.
NORTHWEST NEEDS TEACHERS
County Schools Of Oregon and Wash
ingtcn Face Famine of Capable
and Competent Instructors.

No principal for the Athena public
school has yet been selected by the
school board, and what is more, there
is not single application on file for
the position. Since the election and
resignation of the president of the
Drain Normal School, as principal
here, the board has taken up the mat
ter with but one applicant, Mr..
dnbser, formerly principal at Weston,
and it is understood that there is little
chance that be and the board will
come together in contract for the
coming school year. It is said Mr..
Gubser made application for the place
at salary Of $50 per month, but the
Drain man was elected. When the
Normal school president resigned Cub
ser was turned|to but now he announces
that he is "a huodred dollar man.
and it is question whether he will
get the place.
Time was when the mails were
loaded with teachers applications for
positions, but it is different now.
Whether low wages paid to pedagogues
has driven the pretty school marin and
the professor into more remunerative
lines Of work, or whether schools
increase in proportion greater than
the multiplication of teachers is q
question which the school boards of
the Pacific Northwest are called on to
solve. M
Not only the town and the city
schools, but the country schools OF
Oregon, Washington and Idaho face
famine of competent teachers for
the work next winter. From every
county comes cry for teachers, and
in one county the superintendent is
frank enough to admit that he will be
short probably so really meritorious
teachers when school resumes.
In Pierce county Washington,
Superintendent Benbow says there
will be marked shortage, although
salaries will be raised $5 and $40
month.
Klickitat county wants 10 first class
teachers, and Lincoln county an equal
number.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
WORKING FOR THE NORMAL.
Prof r. c. French Soliciting Students in
Eastern Oregon.

Eastern Oregon.
Prof. Robert G. French, president of,the
Eastern Oregon State Normal School
at Weston, was Gillian county Wis
itor for several days this week, says
the Arlington Record.
He is out soliciting scholars for the
coming school year, and SO far some
20 of the young people of Gillian
county have promised to attend this
institution Of learning.
This is considered one of the best
and most thorough schools in the
northwest, has fine grounds and build
ings and an excellent corps of in
structoIs. The state has appropriated
goodly sum to this school for the
coming year. and great many i'm
provements will be made.
For the past year, Prof. French has
been teaching at the Y. NJ. @. A. at
Salt Lake City, and has the reputa-
tion of being one of the best instruct.
ors in Oregon. Norbet Laughlin,
bookkeepcr at the Arlington National
bank, has been attending the Weston
Normal and expects to resume his
studies there this fall He will grad
nate from there next June, and speaks
in highest praise of this school, and
says the school is equipped with all
kinds of pharaphernalia to give stu
dents thorough business training as
well as the normal course.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
Daniel Best Combines Equipp-
ed With Gasoline Engines.
EXPERT WORKS WITH MACHINE
The Walters Outfit West Of Town. Has
Not Been Working In Sat-
factory Manner

Gasoline for power on the Daniel
Best Combines is the latest novelty
III harvesting machinery to be intro
duced in this section. Two have
been pur chased by farme RS near Athe-
ma, and up to the present time neither
machine has performed its work in a
satisfactory manner. One was started
up the fore part OF last week by John
Walter, on the Henry Schmitt place
west of town, and only went few
rods when the engine began to" "buckr
and has been bucking ever since. An
expert took charge yesterday morn
ing.
The other machine is on the Steen
place north of Athena, and the same
difficulty, lack of sufficient power is
the trouble said to be met with.
The machines are fitted with gas.
oline engine. the cylinders of which
are cooled by forcing water through
coils OF pipe against which cold air is
directed by rotary fan. The engine
is supposed to be powerful enough and
under favorable conditions, is expect
ed to run the separator and the mech
anism of the header. leaving the
weight of the machine only to be
pulled by IL or IA head of horses.
The practical working qualities of
the machines thus equipped is said to
have been thoroughly demonstrated
before being placed on the market,
but much difficulty has been encount-
cred with the two sent here
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
Ex-sheriff Of Baker County.

w. H. Kilburn, Baker county
pioneer, ex-chief Of police of Baker
City, died Friday night at his home
in Baker City after three years Of
suffering. For year he had been
confined to his bed. Mr.. Kilburne's
death was due to the result of injuries
received three years ago when chief
of police Of Baker City. In arresting
one Jack Welch he was murderously
assaulted, beaten, bruised and kicked,
and internally injured. and be never
regained his health. Welch was taken
to the penitentiary to serve time for
this offense, went insane, and is now
in the asylum at Salem.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
Looks Like a Murder,

The body of John Prel, young
man employed as sheepherder for
Martin McComber, was found Sunday
short distance beyond Little Salmon
river, about 20 miles from Tollgate.
The body was leaning against log,
upon the other side of which stood
the dead mans gun. From appear
ances it is thought the man may have
been shot from ambush, apd has been
dead for several days. The sheep had
wandered to the camp of Daven bro
theirs, where they were cared for.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
Taught By Experience.

The Weston Leader reports a remark
ably. heavy barley crop harvested at
the farm Of Otis and o. @. Turner two
miles north of that town. Fourteen
acres yielded 500 sacks or 1857 bush
els, an average Of 80 Ia bushels per
acre. While the stand was good,
Turner Brothers are themselves sur
prised at the yield, as they expected
about 70 bushels per acre. This was
the first crop threshed by j. N. York g
new horse power Pride of Washing
ton separator, 24x44, which did excel.
lent work from the start.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
A Heavy Barley Crop.

Experience gained in the food this
spring has prompted the Northwestern
Gas & Electric Company to begin
work on monster retaining wall of
concrete at the dam on the Roberts
ranch, which will in the future pro-
tect the intake Of the big pipe line
from the floods. The wall will be
over 900 feet in length.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
Rock Workers Move.

The men who have been doing the
rock work on the abutments for the
new bridge on Wild Horse below the
city, completed the work there Satur-
day noon. In the evening the tools
were moved to the Cation place above
town, and yesterday the rock work
on the site OF the new bridge to be
constructed there was commenced.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
win Advertise Milton.

Samuel d. Peterson, secretary of the
Milton Progressive association, is. bus
lily engaged securing reliable data re-
gardiDg the resources and advantages
Of that section of the Walla Walla
valley and will have an inexhaustible
supply OF literature printed containing
photographs and descriptive matter of
Milton and vicinity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
h At Grandview Warehouse.

Clyde Willaby and wife moved today
to Grandview, station on the w. 81
G. R., north of town, where Mr.. Will
ably will conduct a wheat warehouse
for the Puget Sound Warehouse com
pany. This Ii an important wheat sta
tion, many thousands Of bushels of
grain being handled there each sea
son.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24
Dale Wheat Burned.

w. H. Dale, the discoverer AID
originator of the Dale variety Of
wheat, was in town Saturday from his
farm north of Helix. He reports his
wheat badly burned and shriveled is
the result of hot weather catching the
grain while in the milk. However.
Mr.. Dale says other varieties of gfain
in his neighborhood was likewise seri-
ously damaged by the heat.