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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
INDIAN LANDS SELL HIGH
Heirship Tracts BRING Big Sum of
Money at Agency Sale.

The sum Of $40, 800 was realized
Friday from the sale of Indian heirhsip
land at the agency, says Pendleton
paper. Though there were about %
bids opened, the bids of Emil Matthes
were the highest in each Instance
with one exception.
In nearly every instance the price
realized for each of the different lots
was good one. The maximum price
per acre was $50 while the minimum
was $15. Two different pieces sold
for $50 per acre.
The following is the list OF lands
sold together with the price paid for
each, she $4OO tract being the only
that Matthes did not buy.
Cayuse 104-Mm-whe laby Francis
Lincoln. Joseph Bennett ssand jose
phine Bennett sole heirs, west of half
OF northeast quarter section 26, in
township north, range 33 E. w. M.
$37O0.
Observation-Disclosures Susie Marsh
all by George Marshall, sole heir,
lot 16 in section 8, in township 1,
south of range 33, E. w. M. $400.
Cayuse-173-Ya tim-e-a-wits, by
Tillis, sole heir, lot A, southeast quar-
ter of southwest quarter and south
half of southeast quarter, all in sec
tion 10, in township 8, north of range
35, e. W. M. $10,700.
Umatilla 159--Kee-to, by Pasaen,
sole heir, west half of southeast quar-
ter of section s, in township /, north
Of range 33, E. w. M. $1,000.
Walla Walla 211.-Mary st. Den
mis-, by Desire st. Dennis, sole heir,
northeast quarter of southeast quarter
of section 5, in township B, north of
range 35, e. w. M. $2400.
Walla Walla 2t2-Ceclia st. Dennis
by Desire St. Dennis, sole heir, north.
west quarter of southwest quarter OF
section A, in township 3, north OF
range 35, e. w. M. $240O.
Aside from these sales there is some
more to be disposed of soon On
August / bids will be received for tive
tracts, and on September 10 two
more will be sold. Under the law i
| is possible for Indians inheritiDs
lands to sell the same, though the,
cannot sell their allotments. Blu
much heirship land has been tied VI
in the past by litigation which ha
prevented it from being sold.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
Harvest Notes.

Sixty bushels per acre, sounds like
a big wheat yield doesn't it? Well
1t is, but Add Pinkerton expects to get
that much from the portion of his
field in which he is now harvesting.
Saturday he finished 73-acre field
that averaged 81 bushels per acre.
Chet Mccullough has 28-inch
separator that is, to use his expression,
"justs too doggone much for any 49,
horse power engine that was ever fired
up" He has secured larger engine
George Gross will have 40 bushels
per acre off bis 290-acre field. The
grain is of excellent quality and is
free from smut.
Joe Hodge il satisfied with his
wheat receipts from a l43-acre field.
1t took 3034 sacks to bold the grain.
With his combine, a 14-foot cut with
21 inch cylinder, he is averaging 425
sacks per day.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
ATHENA HAS 4 BIG CROP
Preston Parton Milling CO. and Ware
housemen Prepared to Handle it,

Since harvest operations are we'll
under way, within radius of several
miles on each side of Athena the av-
erage yield that falls below 30 bushels
is found an exception. The bulk
of the acreage hereabouts is going 40
bushels and over. In numerous in
stances the 80 bushel mark has been
touched and leaping over that, has
bounded up to so bushels per acre.
This, in the face of the shortage
reports earlier in the season, makes
one skeptical when itcomes to guaging
the Judgment of the wheat raiser in
giving an estimate of what his crop
will yield before it is harvested.
Zone of the best crops raised here
since / have been in the wheat bust
ness, is the statement of David Will
liams, local agent for the Pacific
Coast Elevator company.
The crop is big one, and the Pres
ton Parton Milling company, which
last year purchased 80 per cent of the
wheat crop that came to Athena last
season, with the other warehouse men
and dealers, is prepared to handle it
in satisfactory manner.
Last year." said D. III. Preston,
manager of the mill company, 1--WE
purchased approximately $4,000
sacks of wheat here, paying for it the
top notch price. And this year we
expect to purchase as much or more
than we did last season. Our facilities
for storing and handling grain have
been greatly increased and improved
by the addition of our new warehouse,
which was built this spring.
my company is in the market for
wheat and we are going to pay the
highest price for it, just as we have
always DONE | believe we offer good
inducements to those who may desire
to store their grain, inasmuch as we
propose to do general public ware
house business, and we give the wheat
raiser the advantage of storing his
grain in a house accessible to both
railroads, charging 80 cents per ton
straight for the season, knocking off
the usual 10 cents per ton charged by
others after January |.
A number of teams are now haul
ing new crop wheat. We have already
purchased some crops, paying go cents
per bushel. Among them can name
Lowell Rogers 10000; Frank Berlin
$500; James Price, 6200; George
Cormicheal 1000; Sim Killgore 5000
Charles Brotherton 5000, and seyera
other smaller lots.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
Lineman Elec.rocuted.

Lineman Andy lngerman was acci-
dentaily electrocuted at Walla Waila
Saturday afternoon, and before the
power could be turned off the body
was badly burned. He was working
on pole near the w. & G. r. depot in
that city when in some manner he be-
came mixed up in the wires and re-
ceived 23O0 volts of electricity.
Death was instantaneous. AS soon as
the accident occurred fellow workmen
sounded the alarm, but It was five
minutes before the power could be
turned off at the sub-station, and by
that time the body was burned almost
beyond recognition.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
REDUCTION IS GIVEN.
Apulies To Wheat And Flour
Tonnage On The 0. R. & N.
.IN0REs TO FARMERS BENEFIT
Rate Is Reduced Thirty Cents Per Ton
and Is Effective in Eastern Oregon
Washington and Idaho.

The o. R. & N. company announces
that BEGINNING August i, it has made
a reduction of 80 cents per ton of 2240
lbs. in the rates on grain and flour
from all stations ON its lines in Eastern
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, to
Portland.
While the reduction applies only
to shipments which are exported from
Portland, by sailing vessels to Euro
pean points, it will have the effect of
increasing the value Of all wheat at
points on the o. r. g N. "a of a cent
or more, per bushel, which increase
will inure to the benefit of the
farmer.
The concession is very important
one, affecting as it does, all territory
embracd by the o. R. & N. system,
and adding greatly to the profits of
both the farmer and mill owner.
Athena is doubly benefited by this
rate reduction, because of her super
lative location in the great Umatilla
wheat belt. Already known tar and
near as the "Granery of the Inland
Empire" another name, the HBread
Basket of the Northwest has been at
tacned to her since the Preston Parton
Milling industry was started here.
From the gangways of this big mill,
which is one Of the largest and most
complete on the Pacific coast. thou
sands of barrels of -four and food
stuhs are shipped monthly to tide wa
ter for export, and the owners of the
mill will be benefited pro rata with
the wheat raisers by this reduction in
rates.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
Weeds Smother Wheat.

Thousands Of dollars and much time
must be spent by the farmers of
Eureaka fiat if they expect to clear
the Eureaka fat belt of wild mustard
and China lettuce that threaten to be-
come serious menace to the wheat
growing industry of that section, says
the Walla Walla Statesman. John
Lamb, owning several hundred acres
Of land in the vicinity Of Clyde has
just returned this morning from a
trip to his farm said that Chinese let
tuce and wild mustard ID literally
overrunning many fields in that yicin-
ity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
Three Are Drowned.

Miss Ethel Galbrcth, a school
teacher of Prairie City, Oregon. and
Misses Hilda and Margaret Sawyer,
were drowned in South Coos river
near Allegheny, Ore, Saturday. The
young ladies were bathing when Miss
Galbreth, who could not swim, got
into deep water and cried for help.
Several men were standing on the
bank but none offered to help tbs
young woman so Miss Hilda Sawyer
went to the rescue. but could do moth
ing with tho drowning girl. Then
Miss Margaret Sawyer went to en-
deavor to lend them aid.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
Started In Sack Pile and Is
Confined to Straw Stack.
MAN FAINTS FROM EXHAUSTION
Mystery Surrounds Origin of Blaze,
Which Damaged Sacked Grain
On Bushman Place.

Mystery surrounds the Origin OF
fire which started yesterday morning
in a pile of sacked barley on the Bush
man place south Of Athena. The
grain had been threshed for couple
of days, was owned by John Bell, who
had the farm land under lease, and
shortly before the fire was discovered.
Bert Warren and another man had
left the pile with loads which they
were hauling to town. When seen,
the flames were just breaking fourth
and advancing to the straw stack near
by.
The LaBrasch family and others
were soon on the ground and by hard
work put ont the fire in the pile of
sacks and confined the flames to tho
straw stack.
Kit Wilson, who was in the party
of e-flghters, tainted from overhead
and exhaustion.
A number of sacks were badly
burned and the grain contained there
in charred and scorched. Luckily
the wind was not blowing, else the
FIRE would perhaps have burned
across the stubble and licked up other
fields of grain.
The theory is that loose matches may
have been dropped from the pocket of
some member of the threshing crew
while at work there, and iginating,
started the blaze. The steam outfit
owned by John Bell had left the field
two days prior to the fire, and the
fact that the flames never spread to
where the engine had been stationed
proves that the fire did not start from
the ash pile, as in many instances is
the case.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
Interest in Pendleton Bank.

Monte B. Gwinn, prominent cap
italist of Boise City, purchased the
J. A. Borie stock in the Pendleton
Savings Bank. Mr.. Gwinn is we'll
known in the financial world of the
northwest. He is president of the
Caldwell Bank Trust company and
cahirman Of the executive committee
now arranging for the natural irriga-
tion congress in Boise. He has heavy
financial interests in various parts of
Idaho.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
ICE FAMINE AvERTED.
Pendleton Product to Be Handled by the
Athena Dealers.

The Athena Truck Co.. Athena Ice
dealers, has been put to its wits end
the past few days in finding CONCEALED
aqua puri could be secured to replen-
ish the depleted stock. North Powd-
er, Perry, Portland and other places
in the northwest--no including Pasco
were appealed to in vain.
The company has found a surplus
closer to home. The Pendleton Ice &
Cold Storage company answered
yes to Mr.. Winship's appeal and
Athena money will go to the county
seat firm for ice, the balance of the
season, at least.
Ice has been Tetailed here for one
cent per pound the summer through,
and will continue at that price, If the
dealers can come out even. Let uf
hope they can come out even.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
All Is Not Bad.

Evidently there is good localities in
Alberta as well as bad--the same con-
ditlons found in all countries. Appar-
emily the Athena people who went
there were fortunate in settling In the
best of the best part Mrs. james
Nelson writes to relatives here that
she never witnessed better crop pros
poets for fall wheat crop than that
now presented in the vicinity Of
Claresholm, Alberta. Spring sown
crops promise well also.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
Strange Coincidence in Deaths.

The remains of J. ]. Thorne of PEN
dleton, formerly a resident of Walla
Walla, were taken there for inter
ment Saturday. Mr.. Thorne died Of
senile decay being 50 years Of age.
just one year ago bis wife and
daughter died at their home in PEN
dleton on the same day within six
hours of each other.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-08-07
Commercial Assoeiation Tonight.

A meeting OF the Athena CONNER
ciaI association is called for tonight.
There has been no meeting Of the
members for some time, and it is
hoped that tonight there will be a
large attendance.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
AUTO AND SKATERS COMPETE
Exciting Contest Tonight at Dream
land Between Chauffeur and
Roller Artists

One of the most exciting contests
ever seen in Los Angeles will be the
race tonight between big Pope-Wa-
verify electric automobile driven by B.
L. Brown and the two champion roller
skaters, Ray Hoist and Tom Doody.
The race will take place at the
Dreamland skating rink over a two
mile course.
For the week commencing October %
a fancy skater, Monohan, has been Sc
cured, and visitors to the newly re-
fitted rink will have an opportunity to
see some sensational skating. In addi-
ton to the many Dutch rolls, heel and
toe glides, figure "S's," great spread
eagles and spins, Monohan will intro
duce his original fancy stunt, zig
gag" One of his feats is to come to g
full stop in space of eight feet, going
at full speed. Another speciality is his
jumping over the seats Of chairs wher
skating on toe skates.
The exhibition will close with a grand
finale, threading the burning forest,
and promises to be one of the mos
interesting of the many fancy exhibi.
tionS brought to Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
GlCRTlNGssIp
end Comment

Pitcher Joe Mcciinnity Of the New
York Giants has been engaged to coach
the Princeton baseball team for the
coming college diamond season.
Willie Keeler of the New York Amer
leans has batted for the grand average
Of 1861 during his last ten years on the
diamond.
Marty Bergen the premier Jockey Of
America in the days when the Gutten-
berg track was a factor in racing, was
buried last week from his home al
Gravesend. The interment took place
In Sleepy Hollow.
Marty died from pneumonia after a
short Illness. His end was a sad one,
for the noted rider was In destitute cir
cumstances when he was taken i'll. In
his halcyon days as a rider he made a
fortune. He kept his money for sew
eral years-he was of saving disposi-
tion and not addicted to liquor-but was
persuaded ten years ago to purchase
race horses. The very means that gave
him his money eventually robbed him
of it, for he was not success as an
owner. and soon went broke.
Joe Nealon, formerly first baseman Of
the Seals, arrived in San francisco
Tuesday after a successful season with
the Pittsburg Nationals. Joe made a
CLASSIFY record in the east, batting near
the 300 mark all season and fielding
.9S2. Smoky City fans consider him the
best first bag man that ever worked
for Barney Drefuss, and predict a
bright future.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
BEG FOR FORTY YEARS;
HAVE HANDLED $4,000
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
STERLING, I'LL, oct. t9.-Mr. and
Mrs. William Mines, who for the last
few years have made annual trips
through Northwestern Illinois and
Eastern Iowa begging, both being all
most blind, are said to be worth close
to $4,000.
The method pursued by the couple Is
to travel from place to place, the hus-
band using the old fashioned accordion
and the wife a small organ. They Sc
cure n prominent street corner, which
they occupy for several days, render
ing songs and music of the old fash
ioned kind, the kind that appeals to
sympathy. In most Of the country
towns, especially rich agricultural dis
tricts. the couple have no trouble In
getting as much as $40 day, and in
many places their expenses are paid.
They have followed this business for
almost. forty years.
While travelling through Northern
Bureau county recently the couple pur-
chased a postoffice money order for
$500, and It was sent to Pittsburg, Pa,
for deposit. This fact became public,
an investigation was made and the
wealth OF the pair was disclosed. Two
children of the couple are also travel
ing about the country In a similar
manner, girl using a tambourine and
a boy a flute, and they are getting
large sums of money.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
ASSERTS RIGHTS: STOPS CAR
John Edmunds, After Being Knocked
Down, Steps on Tracks and
Defies Motorman
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-When an electric
car knocked down John Edmunds, adj
dress unknown. at North Clark street
and Lawrence avenue yesterday after
noon, he quickly leaped to his feet and
took his stand in the middle of the
track.
as you have" he shouted to the motor
man, your franchise has run out and
mine hasn't. I'm here to stay
Edmuhds started to walk leisurely
up the street, with the fender of the
car humping at his legs. This annoyed
him and he asserted his rights by
standing still on the tracks and daring
the car men to come on. The con-
ductor ran forward and hurled the as
sertive citizen from the way, but Ed
munds popped back into the track be-
fore the car man regained his place
Then both the street car employees put
the intruder off. He beat them back
to the right of way. and held It fol
fifteen minutes, until long line Of cars
had gathered In Clark street Finally
he tired of the performance and walked
away unbeaten.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
GAMS-NELSON PICTURES
WILL BE EXHIBITED

Moving pictures of the Gans-Nelson
fight at Goldheld will be shown for the
first time in Los Angeles at the Peoples
theater this afternoon and evening, con-
tinuing during the week.
Those who have seen the pictures
claim that they are wonderful repro
duction of the now famous contest, as
not only the principals themselves are
visible but also large portion of the
vast audience which assembled at the
rineside.
Naturally the final round, in which
it was claimed Nelson struck Cans a
foul blow, will be of great interest, and
the films will be run slowly in order to
detail each feature of the dramatic
close.
According to eastern press notices.
Nelson is a very much wronged young
man, as Judged from the pictures. Ev-
eryone will have an opportunity of see
ing for himself at the exhibition which
win occur this week
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
PORTLAND USES
THE BIC STICK
M'cREEDlE ORDERED FROM
THE FIELD
Players Engage In Much Side Talk
and Sweeney is Fined Five Doll
lars--CarIisle Makes a
Sparkling Catch
portland, 5; los Anae Ies, 4

Pounding Bergeman for fifteen hits
yesterday afternoon, Judge McCreedies
gunners won out by score of to q,
after squally game in which McCree-
die was allowed to leave the grounds
under official orders, while Sweeney
had IS sliced from his envelope.
Umpire Mahaffey certainly had his
troubles, and in addition to the mem
toned penalties, was obliged to settle
score of difficulties which arose in
regard to his rulings. That Mahaffey
showed backbone by quelling the small
sized riots which started should give
him an extra raise of salary. Pacific
Coast league players are probably the
worst Indicator baiters in the business,
and the quicker stop is put to the
practice so much the better for all con-
cerned.
McCreedie, however, may be forgiven
for his little tiff yesterday, as the big
leader is generally one of the quietest
fellows on the diamond and causes
small trouble. He became riled at an
early decision yesterday, and Mahaffey
told him to go awya.
Sweeney 1abbered from the bench in
the fourth round and received his in
short order.
For a while it appeared as though
Los Angeles was to notch up another
yesterday, but there is no telling when
these mud hens intend to get busy, and
the manner in which they opened dur
ing the fifth and sixth BODIED no good
for Seraphic hopes.
Bobby Eager was all to the good
ga thering in high fouls yesterday, and
raken down two near the Portland
bench which called for the glad palm.
Carlisle, in left did a hashy bit of
business in the last inning when he
pulled down Mitchell's long, hard drive
after sharp sprint.
With the score to / in their favor.
Angel fielders were surprised in the
fifth and sixth when volley of safeties
went sizzling out for total which re
suited in four runs coming across.
Schimff tossed again for the Portlands
and allowed but four hits
The score
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
AUTO TO RACE
WITH SKATERS
UNIQUE CONTEST ARRANGED FOR
DREAM LAND RINK
Skid Wagon Develops High Speed in
Practice and Has Attained a
Three-Minute Gait for
Mile

Under ordinary circumstances an
automobile travelling at full speed alcns
an open stretch of road is something Of
an attraction but when a horseless
wagon is seen whizzing over a skating
rink in competition with a roller on
small wheels, various occurrences tend
ing toward the sensational may be eX-
pected to happen.
Such an event will occur at Dream
land this evening. when Roy I1oltz and
Tom Darmody will race with an cleo
trio automobile. The Dream1and rink
comprises thirteen laps to the mile, and
in practice the auto has developed a
three-minute clip, turning the corner
with dazzling speed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
DOES NOT AUGUR
THRILLING CAME
BERKELEY FOOTBALL MEN
ARE SLOW
Rugby Players Do Not Exhibit Much
Enthuslasm--caIiforni Expected
to Conquer the Light
Pomona Team

Berkeley Rugby football men arrived
IN Los Angeles yesterday morning for
their game with the Pomona college
team, which occurs at Fiesta park this
aftern Oon.
Judsing from the teams appearance
and a very ragged practice at the
South End park, today's game Will pc
very uninteresting sort OF an aIIalr'
Far different from the husky squads
of other years Is the present aggrega-
tion. No more are the strapplng giants
who formerly wore the blue and gold
No more the thrill and dash of the
American game. Compared with
high school team the Berkeleyites show
favorably, nothing more.
Evidently the northerners would
prove easy for fair crowd of English
players, as their exhibition at Fiesta
park shortly after their arrival was
anything but impressive. The game is
not intricate, but the men were SLOW
at pa ssing the ball, fumbling proving
According to the Pomona authorities
Claremont has small chance of victory
and 1t appears as though not much OF
a game will result.
Manager Snedigars stated yesterday
that although Berkeley had much
heavy material it could not be used
are men of the Overall and Heitmuller
type and the football build which dis
tinguished past seasons Is not a factor
of the present squad.
Practically every California man was
unwilling to concede that Rugby Will
take the place of American football al
Stanford and Berkeley Little en-
thisiasm is manifest and practice was
taken more in the nature of a joke
Under such conditions there hardly ap-
pears reason to expect much in the way
Of excitement this afternoon.
AS in times past no individual men
can be heralded as stars, as INSULT
cent knowledge of the sport has not
brought sensational plays to the front
Pre-game interest of former years was
aroused chiefly by reason of the great
players who had won fame on the
northern gridiron. Such a factor will
necessarily be lacking today and no
one can be pointed out as a football
wizard.
Following are the Berkeley men who
arrived yesterday The team had not
been selected last night
j. w. Barnicott, G. V. Bell, H. D.
Budlemen, c. S. Cert, P. H. Chubb. P.
Dwyer, r. M. Foster, o. F. Fried
lander, j. R. Glascock, C. w. Haffey,
W. r. Johns, G. G. Jones, P. Wager
stardt, G. r. Killicon, ]. e. OStrander,
j. G.. Shaeffer, r. S. Sorenson, f. Q.
Stanton, C. l.. Stokes, E. w. Stow, w.
K. Tuller, F. NJ. Twitchell, ]. c. Will
liams.
Trainer Christie and Coach Owen
Taylor accompanied the team.
Following are the Pomona men from
whom a team will be chosen:
Chisholm, Mahoney, Baird, Culver
Walden, Stevenson, Metcalf, Fuller
Rainey, Holiday, Eames, Collins, Tay-
lor, Vail, Canterbury, Crawford.