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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
HERE ISACHANCE FOR ACTION
Commercial Association Could Take
Up Question of Mutual Protection.

The organization perfected by the
hardware merchants of Umatills
county for mutual protection against
the debtors, last fall, has proved to be
a success in every particular; SO much
so that the merchants and business
men who held membership in the
Pendleton Commercial Association
are perfecting plans to organize for
the same purpose.
The hardware dealers have found
their organization to be of mutual
benefit in many ways. They make
their collections on October /, and all
book accounts not paid on that date
thereafter draw interest at the rate OF
s per cent. On the 18th of Septem ber
statements are made out to each debt
or, apprising him of the interest bear
ing clause, together with the amount
of his indebtedness. The result of in
augurating this system is that collec.
tions are more prompt, and the hard
ware dealer receives his mouey at a
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

season of the year when it is most
needed.
Another feature of this organization
is the protection it affords the dealer.
A bad debtor found doing business
will a firm in one portion of the coun-
ty is Immediately reported to other
firms who are members of the organi-
zation and his credit is stopped with
all the firms simultaneously.
If such organization is beneficial to
ths hardware man. it certainly follows
that it will be a good move for mer-
Giants in other lines and business men
generally to organize along the same
lines.
This question is one of interest to
every man conducting business in
Athena aud furnishes food for thought
and consequent action on the part of
the Athena Commercial Association.
Here is chance for the commercial
association to wake up aud do some
thing.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
LEGISLATOR UNDER DELus|0N
Fear In House When Weber of Walla
Walla Makes Address.

The feature of the Wash ington
legislature last week was statement
by Representative w. II. Weber of
Walla Walla. who speaking on the
question of personal privilege declared
that for three weeks he had suffered
''torments OF hell" from insinuations
against his personal character whose
source he was unable to determine.
For several days past Weber's verbal
vagaries have decidedly worried his
friends. Apparently without cause
he has become imbued with the delu
sion that all mem beIs of the legisla
ture are opposed to him, that they are
circulating talsehoods rejecting upon
his private character and reputation.
His first outbreak was Saturday at d
meeting of the house appropriations
committee when he declared that un-
fair and malign charges in form Of
insinuations were being made against
him. His mental condition, coupled
with the fact that he was known to
carry loaded revolver, threw de-
cided scare into many members of the
house and for time serious consid
Grafton was given to the suggestion
that he should be arrested and his
mental condition inquired into by
lunacy commission. Friends endeav-
ored unsuccessfully to dissuade him
from his determination to address the
house. They are hopeful that this
delusion will soon pass away. Weber
is very popular member Of the house,
as be was last session. He has resided
in Walla Walla nearly all of his life.
His brother at Walla Walla has been
advised by telegraph, and asked to
take charge of him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
PALOUsE COWS GOLD MINES
Farmers Reap Harvest From Dairy
Cattle In Winter Months.

The dairying industry has been
given a new impetus by the high
price paid for butter fat this inter
at Pullman, and the indications are
that more attention will be devoted to
this industry. Butter fat is Command
ing 81 3-4 cents pound at the Hazel-
wood station and farmers who have
cream to sell are reaping harvest
from their COWS. The price has been
high all fall and winter. In fact, for
several years the price has never been
SO low but there was good prett.
Ray Gosselin, manager of the sta
ton, says that farmers near Pullman
are taking deep interest in the dairy
ing industry and nearly all are pre-
pairing to increase their output. Three
customers are preparing to build large
silos this year. Mr.. Gosselin said:
"The farmers are learning that
dairying pays we'll when properly con-
Quoted and that winter dairying yields
large profits. Many of our customers
are preparing to produce large
amount of milk in the winter season
and have begun arrangements for feed
ing silage. They will have their COWS
come fresh in the fall, instead of the
spring and will get the heaviest flow
of milk in winter Instead of summer,
Iu this way they will get the highest
price for milk. The prospects fol
the dairy industry in this sec tion are
brighter than for several years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
TRIALS OF OVERLAND TRAVEL
High Water and Washed Out Roads
Are Vicissirudes Encountered.

Many vicissitudes and trials that
are nerve raoking have been encoun-
tered by all travellers " ho have been
compelled to make the overland trip
between this city and Pendletoh and
Walla Walla, during the railroad
tieup.
High water aud washed out high
ways have made these trips extremely
dangerous to both mankind and horses.
1t is no unusual sight to see a team
mired down in a mud hole aud several
narrow escapes have been reported.
Saturday night while returning from
Pcndleton, Will M. Peterson aud e. A.
Dudley underwent terrible expert.
ence at point near Eastland. The
team mired down and before the hors
es could be extricated the water raised
foot around them. so fast was the
flood coming down the snow melting
hillsides. This is only one of the
many incidents of like nature en-
countered by those who are compelled
to travel the roads at this time.
Passenger are charged $5 each for
the trip from Walla Walla to Pendle-
ton, aud Iverymen are not anxious to
send teams out for that price. Three
to five passengers are taken in load
and great difficulty is met in comm G
up the Dry creek hill, where the road
is washed out and teams are driven
through the fields.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
Taylor Will Not Stand Flood
on His Property.
WATER PROBLEM AGAIN UP.
Mayor and City Council Go Over the
situation and Will Probably
Act in Near Future.

When the water was turned across
the head of Main street last week dur
ing the flood to save the Easements and
floors of Main street business houses
from being inundated, the torrent
swirled down Current and Third
streets to Darwin, where it rushed on
westward, filling the yards and cellars
of the residences along that street.
AT the Taylor cottage occupied by
the family of Postmaster Citizens, the
water flooded the cellar and filed the
garden plot with eigh4 or ten inches
of sand and other sediment.
Mr.. Taylor has notified the city au-
thoIities that he will pass the matter
up in this instance but should his pro-
perty be flooded again through the
turning of the water at the head of
Main street, he will bring action
against the city for damages.
The position taken by Mr.. Taylor
brought the mayor aud the council
men to realization that something
must be done to protect not only Mr..
Taylor, and other property owners in
that part of town, but the business
property on Main street as we'll.
With this resolution in mind, the
mayor, city councilmen and city mar
shal went over the ground yesterday
afternoon. The conclusion arrived at
seemed to be in favor Of ditch ON the
east line of Fifth street south of Main
to the intersection Of Wild Horse creek,
the natural outlet for the water.
The excavation of a ditch at the
place mentioned would be within the
corporation limits, along the street,
with the exception of only short dis
tance on south to the creek, which
would be along line fence on the
Ogle place.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

The train service on the Washing
ton division of the o. g. r. N. south
of Riparia is still in a demoralized
condition, all trains being annuled
owing to washouts. All efforts are
being directed to opening the main
line and no work of any consequence
will be done on this division until af-
ter the main line is opened. Passen-
gers and mail now get through to
Portland by transfers to boat at Bonne-
Vile. The work train which came up
from Pendletou Saturday never re
turned to that place on account Of a
bad washont encountered near SAKE
station, and remains there. There is
no material at hand for temporary
repairs on the Walla Walla-Pendleton
branch, ties and timbers used in re-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
Shot to Death By Editor
John P, McManus.
He DIED ALMOST INSTANTLY.
McManus Was Intoxicated at the
Time and Was Cunning for
Man Who Robbed Him

John p. McManus, editor of the
Pilot Rock Record, shot and killed
"Bob" Estes in a Pendleton saloon
Saturday afternoon.
McManus was intoxicated at the
time of the shooting and it is alleged
by many who are conversant with the
circumstances that the bullet which
killed Estes was intended for gam
bier named Jack MCCARTHY, against
whom, earlier in the week McManus
had charged with robbing him, but
later withdrew the charge to save
himself notoriety in the newspapers.
An unconirmed Iumor reaches here
to the effect that MoManus had been
hunting for MCCARTHY and the latter
had stated that it was easy to give
the drunken editor the slip. He is said
to have made this statement just prior
to the shooting.
1t is alleged that this Mccarthy
robbed the Pilot Rock editor twice
during the week while he was in a
helpless, intoxicated condition.
McManus was at once arrested and
placed in the county Jail.
When interviewed a few minutes
after the shooting McManus was toe
drunk and too badly excited TO give
any intelligent explanation of the
tragedy or of the events leading up to
it. About all he said was that his
victim had robbed him twice, taking
his money and his watch, and that be
was trying yesterday afternoon for
the third time to rob him. He insist
ed that the fellow was trying to take
the same watch which he had stolen
before, and which was returned to
him by woman, supposed to be Mrs.
Nc Carthy. when her husband was
arrested by the officers. These state
ments lend color to th belief that he
thought he was shooting Mccarthy,
when he killed Estes.
Robert Estes, the dead man, was a
gambler by profession, son of Will
lam Estes of this city, and was we'll
known in Athena, Pendleton and other
towns and cities of the northwest.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

John p McManus, his slayer. is
one of the best known newspaper men
on the Pacific coast and in the north
west states. He is man of high edu-
cation, brilliant and forceful edit
orial writer and were it not for his
drinking habit, would today be at the
head of some great metropolitan daily.
He came from Rapid City S. D. to the
Portland Oregonlan in the early ZOOS,
and from there to the Pendleton Trib-
une, since which time he has followed
the newspaper business in this county.
The following account of the trag-
edy in part, is taken from the Pendle-
ton Tribune:
Coroner Folsom was one of the first
persons on the scene of the tragedy
and at once empanneled jury to in
vostigate the affair. The inquest was
held at the morgue, the questions be
ing asked by Assistant District Attor-
ney McCourt.
The first witness called was DR.. J.
A. Best, who testified as to the loca-
lion of the wound and the cause of
death. He said the bullet entered the
hack, about four inches to the right
of the spine and five inches below the
point of the shoulder blade and rang
ing disgonally through the body,
lodged just under the skin, about five
inches below the left nipple and one
inch to the right.
He stated that the ball probably
passed through the liver, the lower
part of the stomach, and the intes-
tines, and that death was probably
due to internal hemorrhage. He was
| followed on the witness stand by DR..
McFaul, who offered practically the
same testimony.
Walter Hopper, the bar tender OIL
duty in the saloon at the time, saiC
that be saw Estes pass through th'
saloon and that he saw McManus fol
low him at distance of 20 or 80 feet
His testimony in this respect, how
ever, differed from that of Orvill
Cofman, who stated that Estes ant
McManus entered together and tina
they were talking to one another a,
they passed through the bar room.
Justice of the Peace Joe Parkes was
also called and testified that be was
called upon by McManus last Monday
and that the latter wanted him to
issue a warrant CT arrest for McCarty
who he said had stolen his money and
his watch. 1t was also brought out in
the course of the examination that Nc
Carly had been arrested meanwhile by
the police, but he waq finally released
because McManus, fearing to get bis
name in the papers, refused to make a
complaint against him.
j. S. Kees of the Taylor Hardware
company, told of McManus coming in
| to the store few minutes before the
shooting and trying to buy revolver
but he would not sell to him for the
reason that MeManus was drunk. r.
9. Frost, of the Goodman Hardware
company, then testified to having sold
the gun, which was 32.calibel
Smith Sc Wesson, improved model
with rifled barrel, to McManus, who
said he wanted to shoot jack rabbits
with it on his way home.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
RAILWAY LINES ARE STILL BLOCKED UP

pairing the first damage being washed
out and fioated away by tho second
flood. There was not a spade being
welded yesterday on this branch
except by the section crews. Every
engine in Walla Walla is dead to save
fuel and the bridge across Juniper,
on the line between Wallpla and Una
tilla has gone out. This practically
isolates Walla Walla, so far as the o.
r. q N. is concerned. The Northern
Pacific main line is open from the
Cascades east. Agent Kershaw, of
the w. & g. does not expect a train
over his road for week or ten days.
WorkmeH have been taken off the
high line to make repairs on the
Walla Walla-Pasco branch, which
was badly washed out Friday and
Saturday.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
Another week Of aospel Meetings.

AnOtner week OF GoSpel MSelinBS'
The meetings at the Christian
church are increasing in interest, and
the audiences are growing larger
nightly Sunday evening the large
auditorium was we'll filed, and Evan
gelist Ellington delivered strong
and instructive sermon. Three bap
tisms have occurred since Sunday
night. The subjects for sermons for
the week beginning tonight are !:
Tuesday, THE New Birth" Wednes-
day, "The Question of Ages Thurs
day, "There Is No Difference" Fri
day, "The Preeminent Christi" Sat
urdav, "Jonah and the Whale;" Sun
day, a. m., 'Hrhe Joys Of Salvation" !"
p. M. "A Young Man Of the World"
Monday. ''How Much Do You Weigh" Z"
The oasis., 1907-11-09
ARIZONA NEWS.

Mrs. ] D. Bowers started by wagon from Grown King to Phoenix. On steep mountain side twelve miles south of Grown King, the wagon was upset and they were all thrown out. Their three-year old son re- ceived injuries from which he died in forty-eight hours.
 Arizona Republican,: Acting Governor Nichols yesterday granted a pardon to a colored woman who is serving a fifty-day sentence in the Navajo county jail for assault. The pardon was recommended by Judge Sloan of that district, and by Attorney General Clark. The reason for it is that the woman is in bad health and must immediate ly submit to a surgical operation to save her health, perhaps her life.
 Arizona Gazette: Fran cisca Robles was yesterday afternoon convicted of assault with deadly weapon. This morning Judge Kent sentenced her to two years in the penitentiary. In passing sentence he remarked that it was plainly shown that the woman was quarrel some and had caused a great deal of trouble to the officer and those about her. Sending her to the pe- nitentiary will rid Phoenix of one very bad character.
 Benson Press: Last Sunday eve ming Luther Price shot and killed his cousin Oscar Bell. Both are residents of Sulphur Springs valley and the shooting occurred in what is known as the West Wells. Neither were over IS years of age. What was the cause of the trouble has not been learned. Price i'm mediately skipped out, but so far has not been apprehended although he has been traced pretty close. As far as known the young men were alone, there being nc eye witnesses.
 Tucson Post: Judge George Scott of Dudleyville met with a painful accident this week. He was roping cattle and got tangled up in his rope. One of his thumbs got caught between the rope and the horn of of his saddle and was completely severed from his hand. He was also pulled off his horse and seri- ously bruised. He is about 75 years of age, therefore not of physical condition to recover rapidly from such rough usage. His many friends will regret his misfortune.
 Benson Press: Henry Street was down on business from Fairbank Thursday. He states that with the exception of small amount of ce. ment work at one end of the new dam just constructed by the Bo- quillas Land and Cattle Co. the structure is about completed Walter James, chief engineer for the Kern County Land Company of California, who has been ir charge of the work in building the dam, has returned to California Superintendent Street says that | is his intention to clear and put under cultivation next year 5O( acres, which will be irrigated from the waters of the San Pedro.
 Prescott Courier: There ar' nlantv of natrints ready tO star
The oasis., 1907-11-09

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 Coconino Sun A remarkable find was made on Monday of this week by the timber felling crew at Greenlaw Lumber company's camp. It was a new testament imbedded in the forks of tree. The wood and bark had so enclosed the book that it was nearly hidden and had to be chopped out It must have been placed there more than twen- ty years ago. It is in good state of preservation, except for the dents in the book made by the growing wood and some edges of the paper nibbled by the squirrels, one would not guess it's peculiar history. The date page is missing but the bind ing is of the kind that prevailed at the middle of the last century. The testament is printed in Spanish and English in parallel colums and is legible throughout.
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peanItionuIs n BoksmIa.

'.Be careful here comes q CRATER"
said one as they saw him enter the
cafe and glance around over the crowd
as II in search Of somebody he knew.
He's not CRATER" said another.
He's a piker."
Whats the difference?" asked the
first.
"A CRATER is . man who borrows
money" was the answer, land never
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lower on the ladder. He has given
up all hope Of getting more money,
but he'll wait around till you buy him
q drink, or hen take your box Of cigar
cites when you are not looking and
empty half Of them into his pocket"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-01
Checks % Filtration.

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pin to wear and my father Masonic
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look after me.
every blessed man on board was
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one of them would fiirt with me on
account OF those pins.
sYou can bet when sailed for
home put those blooming pins in the
trunk and kept them there"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-01
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