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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
THE FUNERAL RITES.

Remains Of Ex-Governor steunenberg
Laid to Rest at Caldwell.
The funeral of Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg was held Tuesday in Caldwell,
his home town. There was q very
large attendance. A special train
carried some 200 persons from Boise.
Among those present were the gov
ernor and two ex-governors, all the
other state officials, the justice of the
supreme court, the judge of the feder-
al court, four of the district judges of
the state, a former member OF con-
gress and a great num5er of private
citizens.
The services were conducted by Rev.
J. II. Boon, Presbyterian clergyman,
assisted by Elder Snyder from Walla
Walla, of the Seventh Day Adventist
faith, with which Mrs. Steunenberg
affiliates The church was beauti-
fully decorated, there being many
floral offerings. The feature of the
services was brief Grafton by w. e.
Borah, at the request of members of
the family. Mr.. Borah paid touch
ing tribute to his dear friend, and con-
tinuing took occasion briefly to speak
Of the public services of the dead and
the debt of obligation under which
he placed the state.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
STAINED WITH BLOOD.
Georges Clothing Found In Carrot OF
His Home.

Georges Clothing Found In Carrot of
His Home.
Bloody clothing, known to have
been worn by the missing state line
farmer, g. w. George, when last seen
was found Wednesday morning con-
cealed in the garret of his home. says
the Walla Walla Union. The cloth
ing was rolled up in small bundle
and hid in the garret which was
hardly ever entered. The entrance to
the garret is just large enough for a
mans body to get through and is a
small opening covered by board.
Georges little girl was in the loft
hunting for some dolls clothing and
found her fathers garments. They
have been positively identified as the
ones he had on when he walked across
the field to the school house. In the
roll were his coat, vest and overcoat
and on the inside of the vest were
several blood stains, which would
tend to show that the man was muir
dered after he returned to his home
on the night of Dec. Is, 1905.
1t is known that Georges wardrobe
was small and it is not thought he
had more than one suit. If he was
murdered, as this evidence just found
would indicate, in connection with
the other evidence already known
looks conclusive, where is his body?
George bad spoken several times of
fear that some one would do him
harm and had told his daughter that
in case he failed to put in an appear
ance at any time, she was to go to her
grandfather and stay. After some
trouble with some neighbors he had
his friend Mcdonald stay with him
every night, as he seemed afraid of
violence. George feared some one,
but never told who it was, even if he
knew. If he did confide in any one it
has not been made public yet and it
has been three weeks since he was last
heard of.
Suspicion does not point to any one
at the present time but since the
grewsome find was made, the neigh
bors are now determined to discover
just what became of him, and if he
was killed to bring the guilty one to
justice. A few days ago it was rum
ored that detective was to he hired
to solve the mystery. Whether or
not this was done is not known, but if
one has not been hired it is thought
likely one will be now, in view of
this last discovery,
Yesterday morning a notice was
posted in one of the local banks offer
ing reward of $500 for the discovery
of Georges body il he was dead or to
be paid anyone finding him alive
This money was raised by Charles Nc
Evoy, friend of the missing man,
from his neighbors and friends.
These clothes that were found were
not thrown carelessly into the loft.
They were tightly rolled into as small
Q compass as possible and carefully
hid in the recesses of the garret,
where it was probable they would
not be found, for long time. if ever.
HlP overcoat being among the cloth
ing found would seem to indicate that
he did not leave Of his own volition,
as the night was cold aud be would
have worn that even if he had chang
ed his clothing before leaving, as some
suggest.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
Baptists Organize.

The organization OF the Umatilia
county Baptist Association was COM
pleted Tuesday, with the election Of
the following officers, who will serve
until the first meeting in May; Mod
orator, Frank X. Welles; assistant
moderator, w. w. Harra; Clerk, g..
l.. Hall; treasurer, J. T. Lieuallen.
The first meeting of the new asso-
citation will be held i'll this city on
May 20. Delegates were in attendance
from all parts of the county. 1t is the
purpose of the Umatilla County Bap-
tist Association to secure missionary
for the county, and with this object
in view, over one hundred dollars has
already been raised.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
MARTIN AND TAYLOR
BOTH CASES AFFIRMED BY THE
SUPREME COURT.
Peterson & Peterson Counsel for the
Appellants Will Petition for
a Rehearing.

The supreme court Tuesday affirmed
the lower court in the case of the
state against Grover Martin, who
was convicted of the crime of man
slaughter for killing o. N. Preston in
Umatilla county in May, 1905, and
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. The killing was the result of a
quarrel, Preston and his daughter
having accused Martin of betraying
the daughter.
In the Martin case the opinion holds
that the evidence objected to by the
defendant was admissible as tending
to show the motive for the crime.
Opinion by Justice Moore.
On the same day the supreme court
handed down decision in the Moses
Taylor case, affirming the lower court
The opinion in this case is by Chief
Justice Bean, who holds that Tay-
lor's attempt to commit arson was
complete when he hired and paid men
to do the job, expecting them to do it.
The opinion concludes "That the con-
viction of the defendant was right and
Judgment should be affirmed" I"
The law firm of Peterson & Peter
son, of this city, is counsel for the ap-
pellants in both cases. The attorneys
will at once prepare petition to the
supreme court asking for a rehearing
of the cases before the supreme court.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
ELLIS IN THE RACE
UMATILLA JUDGE CANDIDATE
FOR SEAT IN CONGRESS.
Promises to Devote His Entire At.
tention to the Interests of
Oregon if Elected.

Judge w. R. Ellis has announced
his candidacy for congress from the
Second Oregon district. The matter
has been under consideration for some
time by Judge Ellis, but not until re-
Gently did he determine upon such
course, Dor until now would he make
any positive statement that he would
be candidate for the nomination be-
fore the direct primaries next April.
Umatilla county, it is said, is we'll
pleased with the announcement and
will be delighted to give its individual
support to Judge Ellis for the office
he seeks The Judge expects Eastern
Oregon will be practically solid for
him and he declares that he is assur-
ed cf strong support from Portland
and all other parts of the district,
otherwise he would not have entered
the race.
Judge Ellis does not make formal
announcement, nor has he written
platform. He is in favor of the direct
primary law and believes in giving it
tair test. He believes the people
should be given chance to nominate
as well as elect their own county state
and national officials, and that moth
ing should be permitted to hinder the
operation of the true spirit of the pri-
mary law.
The judge is strong advocate of
improving the Columbia river from
source to mouth and is in warm sym
pathy with national irrigation. If
elected he will devote his entire time
to the interests of the state, both
while at Washington and during va
cation periods of congress while in
the state. He will not attempt to
practice law. during his term of office,
nor will he have any other occupation
than devotion to the duties of the
congressman as the needs of the state
require. His entire time, if elected,
will be given to the people of Oregon
and the questions now demanding
urgent attention and that may arise in
the future.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
UNDER wooDMEN AUSPICES
j.. Cosgrove viii Present sPolmatiei
Sisters Concert 20.

j. Cosgrove viii Present sPolmatieI
Sisters Concert 20.
On Tuesday evening, Jan. 8, under
the auspices of Athena Camp, Wood
men of the World, J. Cosgrove, the
popular manager who has before en-
tertained Athepa audiences, will pres
ent the Polmatier Sisters Concert Co.
at the Athena Opera house.
The Fort Scott, Kansas Daily Re-
publican, April Is, 1905, in speaking
of the Polmatier Sisters Orchestra
company, says: The young ladies
composing this company and the man
ager, Mr.. Harry Woods, is undoubted-
ly the cleverest band of musicians that
has ever visited this city at any time.
''The Magician, rendered by the
string quintette, composed of the five
Polmatier sisters was beautiful
piece of music and the superlative
manner in which it was rendered
charmed the audience. Mr.. Harry
Woods, as a mandolinist, is very clever
and makes music that most people
never knew was in mandolin before
1t was beyond all question the finest
musical entertainment given in Fort
Scott in many years. The Elks sell
dom entertain their guests with a
foreign company, but they certainly
will be we'll patronized if they ever
bring this band of musicians to this
city again." Don't miss this fine en-
tertainment at the Athena Opera house
under auspices of Athena Camp,
Woodmen of the World, Tuesday
evening, Jan. 0.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
Collier for Judge.

Henry E. Collier, of the law firm of
Collier & Winters, Pendleton. has an
nounced his candidacy for circuit
judge Of this district, composing Una
tilla and Morrow counties. Mr.. Col
lier makes no formal announcement
but gave the positive information to
the Pendleton Tribune that he would
enter the race and would circulate
nominating petitions as soon as a
sufficient number of voters were
registered. Mr.. Collier has lived in
Pendleton seven years and has through
industry and study built up good
law practice.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
Livastock Stronger.

A stronger tone is prevalent in the
Walla Walla livestock market and
the dealers are paying better prices
for livestock. The cold storage COM
pany is feeding great many cattle at
Hudson Bay and also at other points,
but for some of the other stock they
have to depend on other markets.
Nearly all kinds of stock show an ad-
vance in the price although the retail
markets remain at the same figures
they have been. Steers have advanced
quarter of cent pound and COWS
have advanced a quarter of cent and
prime weathers are listed at 1-2
cents.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
To Build Temple.

If the plans that have been under
discussion for some time by prominent
members are adopted it is very prob
able that the Walla Walla lodge Of
Elks will soon inaugurate movement
to secure the erection Of temple in
Walla Walla. The Elks in almost
every town in the country have their
own temple and the Walla Walla Elks
believe that they have plan where
by lodge building can be secured in
that city.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
At Pendleton, Too.

The property of sportsmen's associa-
tions seem to serve as magnet for
deviltry and destruction. During
the past summer the Athena Rod and
Gun Club house was entered by mis-
creants and the entire devices to the
traps and other property was destroy
ed. Now comes word that the Pen
dleton association has met with loss
after the same manner. The club
house is reported to have been broken
into and much damage done there
The traps were also tampered with
and much work must be done on them
before they can be used. In addition
to this nefarious work, large number
of blue rocks were stolen.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
The Earth Trembled.

Two earthquake shocks of sufficient
violence to awaken sleepers and rattle
dishes were felt at $40 a. m. Wednes-
day from the south boundary of Spok
ane county to point above Rossland,
b. c., 100 miles north. The earth
quake which Jared Spokane Wednes-
day morning is the first that has been
felt there since 1872, according to the
testimony Of pioneers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National
Bank of Athena, Oregon, for the cleo
ton of directors for the ensuing year
and for the transaction of such other
business as may lawfully come before
it will be held in its Office in Athena,
Oregon, on Tuesday the 9th day of
January, 1905, at the hour of o'clock
p N.
Dated December /, 1905
+. s. LIE Grow, Cashier.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
Pendleton Store Burned.

Wednesday evening fire completely
destroyed the Golden Rule Store at
Pendleton. owned by Copple & Gar
retson. The stock was valued at $780,
900, and insurance carried amounts to
two thirds of the value. The store
was located in the Clopton building,
which was practically gutted by the
flames.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
Postomce Robbed.

The postoffice at Waitsburg was
broken into Tuesday night and about
$50 worth of stamps stolen. The safe
was blown open and almost wrecked.
No clew has as yet been found of the
robbers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
CRIME IN EDUCATION"
Negro Grows Worse with Learning,
Says Vardaman.

Negro Grows Worse with Learning,
Says vardaman.
Governor James K. Vardaman in
his annual message to the Mississippi
legislature, which assembled Tuesday,
again took strong stard against
spending public money for the educa-
tion of the negro, saying in part:
"As race the negro is deteriorating
morally every day Time has demon
strated that he is more criminal as
free man than as a slave, that he is
increasing in criminality with fearful
rapidity, being one third more GRIMM
al in 1890 than he was in 1880.
"In the south, Mississippi particu-
larly, know be is growing worse
every year. You can scarcely pick up
newspaper whose pages are not
blackened with an account of an un-
mentionable crime committed by
negro brute, aud this crime, l want to
impress upon you. is but the mani
festation of the negro's aspiration for
social equality, encouraged largely by
the character of free education in
vogue, which the state is levying
tribute upon the white people to
maintain.
1T is your function to the worse
than wasting of half a million dollars
annually-money taken from the
toiling white men and women of Mis-
sissippi-and devoted to the main pur-
pose of making something of the negro
which the great architect of the uni
verse tailed to provide for in the
original plan of creation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05
Licenses to Marry.

Marriage Licenses were yesterday
issued to George Lott Of .Walla Walla
and Jessie Patterson of Umatilla
county; William NJ. Robinson and
Lillian N. Perry, of Umatilla county.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-05

Clear thinking, decisive action, vim
and vigor of body and mind, the
sparkle of life, comes to all who use
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35c;
Tea or Tablets. Pioneer drug store.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-29
RURAL CARRIERS. 4
FOR n. DAKOTA
NAMED
Many New Routes Planned
and Places Filled Patents
Granted Inventors. !
H(By e. O. snyder.l,

Washington, D. c., May 29-The fol-
lowing appointments have been made
in the rural carrier service in North
Dakota: Sawyer, John Fitzpatrick
regular; James Fitzpatrick, substi-
tute. route No. 1. Fessenden, Theo-
dore H. Hoffman, regular; julius AZ
feldt, substitute. route No. 1. Walcott.
Mikkel o. Hougan, regular; Ole T.
Dahl, substitute, routes Nos. 2 and 3.
Drake, Philip A. Beath. regular; Kath-
crime Beath, substitute, route No. 2.
Kenmare, Michael Fink, regular:
Francis Taylor, substitute, route No. 1.
A new rural delivery route was to-
day ordered established to commence
service August 1 out of Mohall. Ward
county. This is an additional service
for this locality and will be known as
route No. 2. serving a population of
The following changes In fourth
class pOstmasters were made TODAY in
North Dakota: Patterson. Ward
county, Edward C.. Spengler, vice G. A.
smith, resigned; Berlin. La Moure
county, Hiram A. Blatchford, vice A.
oNeill, resigned; Tyner, Pembina
county, Richard McFadds vice @. %.
Hawkins. resigned; Merricourt. Dick
ey county Jeanettep Hall. vice W. R.
Roach. resigned. ;t,.Ss,k
Patents have been granted to these
residents Of North Dakota: Edmund
E. Piper, Fargo; automatic steering
device for traction engines: CLANS A.
Dahl, Nash, fastener for window sash.
doors, etc.; .t,f4s4,,.. m I
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-29
GN()RED
Russian Government Decides
to Pay No Heed to Action Of
Lower House and Demand
for Dissolution is Refused.
sPARR1Ne FOR TIME
UNTIL JUNE LAST
When Vacation May Put Check to
Aetion-Prisone to be Released
Hopes Of Peace.

,A.seeiated Press CabIe to The Eve.ine
st. Petersburg. May ss.-As fore
'shadowed in the statement made by
Minister of Agriculture Stinchinsky to
the Associated Press last night, the
governmentshas decided on its course
of action. With reference to the vote
of the lack of confidence of the lower
house and it's demand for the ,resigna-
zion OF the ministery. it will swallow
sparl1ament's affroEt and treat it's reso-
!uttons simply as declaration beyond
1ts competency and consequently as
not binding upon the monarch. In
otner words, the, government has de-
-cided to ignore the demand of the
lower house and the ministery will not
resign, but neither Will parliament he
dissolved.
Moreover, instead OF treating the
action of the lower house as cause for
onense. the ministery will continue its
coaciliatory attitude in the hope that
tne storm will subside and unless par
lament takes some revolutionary ac-
ton. the original plan of prolongine
the session until 1t is time for the sum
mer vacation. at the end Of June. will
be carried out.
In the meantime. the government
will offer its own projects for the solu-
ton OF the agrarian question, ETC.. and
If they are rejected, the lower house
will be allowed to elaborate its own
projects. No amnesty will be granted
but political prisoners will be released
as rapidly as possible.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-29
A CHILLING FROST
FOR SPALO|NG
At LAR|M0RE
Brass Band Even Failed to
Bring Out Crowd to His
Meeting.
Special to the Evening Times,

Larimore, N. D., May 29.-The office
seeking following of Ex-Congressman
Spalding ct al, to the number of sixty
six, met last evening at the opera
house here for the purpose of listen
ing to the words of wisdom sure to
follow the appearance of that gentle
man on such occasions. 1t was an in-
surgent meeting and incidentally, con-
siderable of frost. Prior to the meet
ing in the opera house the city band,
which had been engaged by the local
management of the insurgents, played
on the streets and in front of the
opera house in an effort to get the
people out to hear Mr.. Spalding. From
an unprejudiced point, however, there
was little enthusiasm demonstrated,
and those who attended the meeting
were there evidently more out of
curiosity than any other consideration.
BY actual count there were seventy
eight people in the hail and during Mr..
Spalding's TRADE eleven left the build
ing weary of the old-time harrangue,
which has become nauseating to the
reasoning public of this state. ss
Mr.. Spalding's remarks were along
the lines of vilification and abuse. He
raked everybody over the Goals, not
lined up with his faction. roasted the
Grand Forks Evening Times to
brown and eulogized Geo. B. Winship
as the modern Moses, fit to lead the,
people to the land of promise and out
of the darkness of deceit, falsehood
and unhappiness. The Fargo news
papers came in for their share of crit
icism, due, undoubtedly, to the fact
that they are onto Mr.. Spalding and
are not for him in his political aspira-
tions. According to him newspapers
do not need brains to run them, that
is to say those who are not for the in
surgent cause, and the state press
which stands for republicanism is in
deed in sorry plight, mentally and
morally.
United States senators from this
state, particularly Senator Hans
brough, came in for their share of
abuse which is but repetition of the
general hue and cry among the Spald-
ing coterie of disgruntled office-seek-
ers.
1t is, plainly evident that the insur-
gent cause, if such a one exists now,
has lost any hope for success in this
vicinity, judging from the cool recep-
ton given the man with an ak to grind
last evening"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-29
CH|NKS MUST HAVE
CERTIFICATES
TO REMAIN
Over 5000 Documents Per.
mitting Them to Remain
Burned in Frisco.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
San Francisco. May 29.-The Chi
nese residents who were burned out
during the recent fire will sustain
still further loss. it is said, that may
reach as high as $4,000 or 100000.
They must obtain from the govern
ment at Washington duplicate certifi-
Gates of a legal residence in the Unit
ed States. About 5000 of these certi-
ficates were destroyed, according 10
an estimate made by officials of the
Chinese bureau This loss falls on
the Chinese alone. as upon them rests
the necessity, when occasion may
arise, of proving the right to remain
here. Without his certificate. any
Chinaman belonging to the excluded
classes would be subjected to deporta-
tion at any time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-29
Freight Train Heavily Loaded
With Ore Cars Dashes Down
Steep Incline Piling Up
Debris at Foot of Grade.
THREE TRAMPS WERE
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Angle Cock Turned on Air Brake and
Train Helpless-Crew Escaped
by Jumping From Cars.

Associated Pres. to The Evening Tines.
Two Harbors. Mimi. May ga
runaway Duluth and Iron Range
freight train carrying thirty loaded
ore cars. last night at 10 o'clock dash
ed down a hill from Waldo, MINI.
to Two Harbors without an engine
crew, conductor or brakeman, ex-
cepting one brakeman who feared to
jump in the darkness. He sustained
a broken leg and other injuries. Three
tramps and possibly more are dead
as the result of their own careless
ness, or ignorance of the working OF
an air brake. Twenty five loaded ore
cars were piled up, being complete
loss. After the tramps had boarded
the train at the block station, the air
failed to work at the top of Long
hill. 1t is supposed that the tramps.
IN some manner, turned an angle
cock. The engineer and fireman were
the first to jump. and then the crew
began dropping of.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-29

from the proceeds of the sale of canal
bonds which have been authorized to
the aggregate amount of $13O, ,0OO, 900.
Deducting the canal appropriation,
the bill carries s1,721,9SO more than
the current sundry civil act.
A printing reform is inaugurated by
requirements that no money appro-
priated In bills shall be used to main
tain branch printing offices in any ex-
ecutive department in WASHINGTON.
that the plants of such branch offices
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-29
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL LARGEST
EVER REPORTED TO THE HOUSE

Washington, May 29.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill was completed
and Chairman Tawney was authorized
by the appropriations committee to re-
port it to the house today. 1t is the
largest sundry civil bill ever reported,
carrying $94,S46.573. of which $25, ,46O,-
9S1 is for work on the Panama canal.
The amount carried is $11.O7o,OO3 less
than the estimates from the various
departments. The canal appropriation
is to be reimbursed to the treasury