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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-07

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-07
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-07

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-07

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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
A. c. COCKBURN PIONEER, DEAD
Wealthy Farmer Succ0mbs to Heart
Failure at Age of rs Years.

At 1880 o'clock Monday night oo-
CURED the death of A. @. Cock burn,
one of the Oldest and wealthiest farm
ers of Umatilla County. He passed
away at his home two miles and half
from Milton, after severe illness OF
many weeks of heart trouble and a
complication of other diseases being
the immediate cause Of his death.
Mr.. Cookburn was born IN Scotland
in 1929, being 78 years old at the time
Of his death. He leaves wife and
four sons and one daughter living, one
son, John.s shaving died some years ago.
The children are M. g. Cockburn,
Doc, Charlie, Frank, and Mrs. W. Fl.
Harder, all of whom were at the bed
side of their father.
The funeral took place at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning at the PresbyteI
ian church in Milton, and was con-
Quoted by Rev. Babbidge. For many
years Mr.. Cockburn was an extensive
wheat raiser on the reservation and
was well known IN Athena, where for
many years he did his trading.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
WALLA WALLA, ALSO
Col. T. C. Burgess Supposed to Have
Been Quantrell, Famous
Confederate Raider.

Dispatches published throughout the
northwest in the past few days to the
effect that Quantrell. leader of Quap-
trelI's famous band of guerillas that
operated during the civil war, is alive
and living on Vancouver island under
the name of John Sharp, brings out the
interesting story that Quantrell for
years lived in Walla Walla under the
name of Colonel T. G. Burgess.
Burgess died eight years ago at the
age of "A, and was buried in the city
cemetery there. His widow, who lives
in Walla Walla, has admitted that
her husband was once arrested, tried.
convicted and sentenced to be hanged
as Quantrell, but she denied that he
was Quantrell, saying it was case OF
mistaken identity, and that he was
saved from being hanged through the
efforts of his brothers-in-law, who
were summoned from Kentucky to In
dianapolis. where Burgess. or Guam
trell, was being held as guerilla
leader. This was soon after the close
of the civil war.
Burgess served in the confederate
army and members of his regiment IN
his native city, say they still have bis
commissions. After his trial he dis
appeared from view for two or three
years, and Mrs. Burgess says she does
not know where he spent that time, be
never telling her Of his movements
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
Murderer Confesses.

Ed Gossen, the murderer Of Ernest
Bonomi of The Dalles, who was cap
tured in Pendleton by Sheriff Taylor
has made a complete confession to
Wasco county officials. The con fes-
sion of Gossen lifts the veil of mystery
from the cold blooded murder of the
Italian farmer, who was shot to death
while lying in bed at bis home on Mill
creek. Before the searching interro-
cations Of Sheriff Chrisman and his
chief deputy, the bars Of Gossen's re-
serve fell and be confessed to them
how, filled with the spirit Of revenge,
caused by letter from his mother. in
which she said Bonomi had uttered
threats against herself and him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
THE HARVEST FIELD
Some Damage to Grain From Rain--
No Sale Days This Year.
Notes of the Yield.

Y While there has been considerable
grain threshed this week. the weather
has by no means been perfect for carry
ing on harvest operations. The rain
of the last week left the straw tough
and heavy dew has greatly interfered
with work.
Some damage is reported as resulting
from the rain and wind. B. T. Ogle
estimates his loss in his fields near
Havana at 10 bushels per acre He
says before the rain he was getting a
so bushel yield. but the storm caused
grain to shatter aud fall badly
There will be no regular sales day
held this year by the Grain Growers
Association. This statement comes
direct from q. A. Barrett, the presi-
dent of the Association. In lieu of the
special sales days. the holdings of
members of the association will be
pooled and buyers will be invited to
inspect samples and bid on the pooled
lots of grain. In Athena samples will
be left at Barrett's hardware store and
in Pendleton at Sam Forshaw's seed
store.
~ Harvest Notes.
y1he best yield reported to the Press
this week comes from the reservation.
From 75 acres. DR.. Plsmondon cropped
1888 sacks, an average yield of 90
bushels per acre. This big yield il
on the Gagnon place south of town.
DR.. Plamondon sold his wheat to the
Preston Parton Milling company fol-
II cents per bushel/
Milt Swaggart reports splendid
yield. On his place so acres rolled NJ
| 1850 sacks. -
| IA. B. MoEwe, las sold his big crol
| for 20 cents per bushel. Ahdy is op
Grating combine this year. Hi
| average totals an even section and b.
conservatively estimates the yield a
46 bushels per acre. s~
| Jim Bryan's big Outfits doing exec
lent work this season. The crew hs
made several good runs since startin
work this season. Flattering repor
come from those operating the Mere
Combines. The little machines a,
said to be doing splendid work in I'll
heavy grain. One was started on Il
Robie place Sunday by D. G. Kirl
Fourteen head of horses had no diff
Guilty in drawing the machine arour
the field.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
NUMBER 81

bottomside up. Mr.. Whitehouse was
pinned beneath the machine and when
extrieated found himself slightly
bruised on the hip. The other mem
bers of the party aside from a severe
shaking up escaped without injury.
The machine, Franklin touring
car. has record. 1t was formerly
owned by one of the Moores, OF Walla
Walla, who made trip with it from
Mexico to Canada. Both the left fore
and rear wheels were smashed to
splinters but otherwise the car seemed
to be In good running order when it
chugged out of Athena Wednesday
morning, bound for Walla Walla.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
IN AN AUTOMOBILE SMAsHUP
Machine Turns Completely Over But
Hurts No One Seriously.

q. w. Whitehouse, wife, little son
and Miss Paul of Walla Walla were
victims of an automobile accident just
outside Athena. Tuesday forenoon.
The party was near the Reeder place
when a team was met. In turning
out Of the road, Mr.. Whitehouse, who
was driving the machine, sent one of
the front wheels into rut. The speed
and weight OF the machine was so
great that the wheel collapsed and the
car bounded into the air, spilling the
occupants out and turning completely
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
Dog Attached for Rent.

For the first time in the history Of
legal proceedings in Oregon a writ OF
attachment was issued from Justice
Reid's court at Portland, on dog for
unpaid rent. The attachment was
made possible by an act passed by the
state legislature last winter making
CANNES personal property, and the at
tachment feature is newly discovered
convenience to be taken advantage of
for the first time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
Sixty.Eighth Birthday.

Monday was the 68th birthday of
Hon. I. j. Kirk, and in honor OF the
oucasion, bis wife invited number OF
guests to dine with him at the noon
hour. AT the table was seated Mrs.
]. Fl. Koontz, whose birth anniver-
sary falls on the same date, the two
being the same age. The guests enter
tanned at dinner were: Mrs. j. II.
Koontz, Rev. and Mrs. Geo. L. Ellis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Belts, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Dunlap, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Koontz, Mr.. |. M. Kemp and
Fred BOYD.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
during that period. He evidently re-
joined her ino1S70. and they bought a
cotton plantatinn In Arkansas

JuAuou ucE AL AofUi duu lucy uOuSub
cotton plantation in Arkansas.
From Arkansas they went back to
Kentucky and then drifted out to Colo
RADIO and engaged in the hotel business,
coming to Walla Walla along in the
late seventies. In all the places he
lived Burgess was known as Quantrell.
and the name followed him to Walla
Walla, where the story of his life was
known to a few old soldiers who had
served in the war. Burgess would
never allow pictures of himself to be
taken. and any reference to his being
Quantrell set him in rage. He own
ed a saloon in Walla Walla, for several
years, but was finally converted to the
Baptist faith, sold out his saloon and
became a Christian. He was buried
from the Baptist church.
Burgess served several years as a
Justice of the peace. He was man of
powerful physique until old age broke
him down.
Mrs. Burgess gave an interesting ao-
count of her husbands narrow escape
from being hanged as Quantrell
Colonel Burgess, she said. "was
an officer of the civil war and served
in Missouri and Kansas and that vicin-
ity. He served through the war with
| the confederate troops.
1T is true he was captured as Guam
trell and tried for Quantrell's crimes.
''He was convicted after an imprison-
ment of 40 days and nights and SEN
| fenced to be hanged. His doom seem
cd certain, bat he begged that be
might have chance to clear himself
and that his bIothers-in-law might
be allowed to identify him. They
came and were placed outside the dooi
and without knowledge that they were
there the doomed man was put to
test for his life.
Tim. old boy, Is that your ask
ed one of the men.
THANK God, you are here, replied
the suspect.
"'You have come to save me; yo'
are the only man who could do ~.
The man is innocent, said al
officer who stood near aud heard tn
heartfelt cry of the supposed Guam
ItreIl.
| subsequently he was released o
the evidence Of these two relatives. "
| WAS he the real Quantrell?" Mi
Burgess was asked.
"No, he was not. He was, az
have said, captured, tried, convicte
and sentenced to be hanged as Qual
trell, but be was not Quantrell. !"
ibid he ever serve under QuantreH !
"That do not know. He was
that country at that time, but wheth'
he was ever under Quantrell I cannt
say"
''It is true that he was alway
known as Quantrell. On the trains OF
west he was always pointed out
t9uantrell. He was known all over 8
Quantrell. and some people here b
lieve he was the man; but he we
not"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
Will Case Apnealed.

Notice Of appeal to the supreme
court and an undertaking, in the now
becoming famous Turner will case,
were filed Saturday with County Clerk
Sailing. This is the Weston case aud
though the contestants have lost out
in the county court and the circuit
court and though the amount at issue
is less than $4,000 it is proposed to
carry the case up to the supreme court.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
For Assault and Battery.

Ollie Reeves, wanted at Alba upon
a charge of assault and battery, was
arrested at Athena Sunday by Sheriff
Taylor and was taken to Pendleton by
George Ferguson, sworn in as deputy
for that purpose. Reeves is accused
of having assaulted man in the south
end of the county and the complaint
against him was made in the Justices
court at Alba. Reeves in company
with four other men came to Athena
from the southern part of the county,
to engage in harvest work.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
Warehouse al Pilot Rock.

Work was commenced ON the erec-
tion of two mammoth warehouses, at
Pilot Rock, for Balfour, Guthrie &
Co., and the Pacific Elevator Co. The
warehouses are icing built on the
west side of the railroad track, and
about two hundred yards outside the
city limits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
Jesse Pound MangIed.

Jesse Pound, while engaged in check
ing cars in the yards at Umatilla Sat
urday night, was run over by train.
He lived eight hours with the lower
portion of his body horribly mangled,
dying early Sunday morning.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
Clergyman BECOMES Miller.

Rev. w. II. Atcheson. who has act
ed as pastor of the first Congregational
church of Freewater, has left for
Echo. Or, where he changes bis pro-
tession to that of miller and assumes
the general management of the new
Echo -four mills.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
NOTICE.

Mrs. Geo. Carmichael personally ap-
peared before me and said that her
name was used in the Notice of Re-
lease published in last weeks Press
with out her knowledge or consent.
s. II. Wilson.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
Chicago OFF the Map.

The telegrapher's strike has involved
most of the large cities, and Chicago
is practically off the map. All opera
tors in New York City have walked
out and refuse to work.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16
Marriape License Issned.

A marriage license has been issued 10
Alfred II. Weatberford aud Miss Letba
Hale, both Of this county.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16

"TyoU see O. hand or q
limb you E2o10 the trunk to
Which it belongs is there be-
hind" Thus eUeB o. small
advertisement reminds us
the store is 'tKere behind"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-16

The people are coming
to "tnow things" about ad-
uertiSing-the business not
1ceU advertised is at once
diScredited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-19

sire to do 80, and II the trip can be
arranged to suit their convenience
they will be on hand. The CONNER
cial club especially wishes these gem
tlemcn to go with them that they may
see for themselves some of the ad-
vantages to be derived from an open
river. An immense power plant is
being installed at Priest Rapids, and
In the neighborhood OF $4,000 acres
of land will soon be under irrigation
In that vicinity.
1t is planned by the club to stop
at several small towns on the river
that have sprung up recently In an
ticipation Of the surrounding land be-
ing placed under irrigation, and citi-
zens Of these towns have expressed
the wish they do so.
The towns Of White Bluffs and
Hanford are equally interested with
Kennewick in bringing settlers to the
Columbia river early fruit belt, and
the general continent among the up
river towns is that they should CO.
operate with Kennewlck in advertis-
ing this section Of the country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-19
ASHES ON ALASKAN ISLAND.
Remarkable Phenomenon Described
by Alaskan PaDer.

The Seward Gateway says of the
remarkable shower of volcanic ashes
reported in the Alaskan islands some
weeks ago:
| The ashes which the steamer Olym-
| pia carried to Nome from a peninsula
volcano were not from Perry island.
or any other of the Bogoslov group. a
reported In the cable news, but from a
nameless peak on Umnak island, west
Of Unalaska.
Mount Makushin, on Unalaska is
land, is also having one of its inter-
mittent periods of smoking up, and
the man who sent out the story from
Nome that there was a shower of
ashes from Perry island must have
been smoking up also.
This information is brought by Cap
| tain Pond and other officers of the
Buffalo, and District Attorney L. V.
Ray, who came home on the cruiser
from Unalaska, where he went to
wind up the japanese poaching cases.
All were somewhat surprised when
| they read in the Gateway cable dis
patches that the Olympia had wealth.
cred a storm of volcanic ashes while
passing the peninsula and that the
men on board the steamer had pann-
ed fine gold from ashes which fell on
her deck. A few stray ashes fell upon
the Buffalo but nobody aboard was
thoughtful enough to sift gold out of
the debris, and it was carelessly swept
overheard.
The peak in recent eruption is 100
miles west of Unalaska and plainly
visible as far as Unimak pass. 1t is
| pouring out large volume of smoke
and ashes. Mount Makushin seems
to be on sympathetic strike, but is
not doing much.
The first eruption made shower
Of ashes which covered Unalaska and
Dutch Harbor two inches deep. The
native inhabitants were terror-strick-
en- and ran wildly about in the belief
that the world was about to see its
| finish. 44fifA
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-19

Lewiston, oct. 1S.-The bill in
equity asking for the cancellation OF
Of patents Issued to various entry
men for timber lands situated in the
Clearwater timber district has been
filed in the United States circuit
court at Boise, and the notice OF "lls
pendens" was filed In the recorders
office Of Nez Perce county by Depu-
ty United States Attorney Miles s.
Johnson this morning.
The defendants in the action are
William +. Kettenbach, George II.
Kester William Dwyar, Clarence Rob-
nett and f. w. Kettenbach.
w f. Kettenbach, G.. II. Kester,
William Dwyer and Clarence Robnett
are charged with practiclng unlawful
and fraudulent means in procuring
persons TO avail themselves Of the
provisions Of the act OF congress
which provides for the acquisition of
timber lands
It Is charged the defendants agreed
to purchase the lands Of the appli-
cants as soon as the applicants
should secure title thereto. It Is fur
ther charged that the defendants fur
nishcd the money with which the ap-
pllcants secured the land.
The complaint covers the points
brought out in the recent trials at
Moscow at which time n number OF
the entrymen whose names appear in
the list for cancellation gave evidence
of the manner in which the land was
acquired and the inducements held
out by the defendants.
f. w. Kettenbach, president OF the
Lewiston National bank, Is made de-
fendant in the action because Of the
governments belief that he has since
acquired an interest in some OF the
land.
Only the land to which patent has
been secured Is included in the filings
made today. as entries where patents
have not been issued can be cancelled
without process Of trial.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-19
RIVER TRIP FROM KENNEwICK
Columbia River Journey to be Enjoy
cd by Commercial Club.

Al the meeting of the Kennewick
Commercial club Tuesday night, an
invitation to the club t. take trip
mn the river to Priest Rapids on the
steamer Mountain Gem was read and
accented. says a Kennewick letter.
THE invitation was received from the
columbia River Steamboat company,
which company operates the Noun
tain Gem, through its president Jas.
r. Brass, and it is expected that the
commercial club members will avail
themselves of this opportunity to see
the up-river country at an early date
United States Senator Ankeny' Con-
pressmen Wesley L.. Jones and Gov
ernor Mead were all elected honorary
members of the club, and 1t Is very
likely that these gentlemen will take
the trip with the other members oil
the club.
Both Congressman Jones and Gov
ernor Mead have signified their de-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-19
WORLDS HIGHEST DAM.
Shoshone River Dam VIII be 24O Feet
i'm Height.

The city engineer in charge OF the
Cody canyon dam, Mr.. McGregory, is
working a big force of men there
says the Melteetse, Wyo., News. The
division dam now stops the entire
shoshone river and through a long
flume and a 12-foot granite tunnel
the stream Is conveyed and empties
below the dam site, leaving the bed
Of the river at that point entirely dry.
The problem is to excavate from
the natural bed of the stream down
to a depth Of 67 feet to bed rock on
a slope of one TO one.
once the bed rock is cleared this
immense hole must be filled with
concrete to make the foundation for
the dam, and before the June rise of
1908 this must be completed up to
the natural bed of the river, when
work will have to be suspended until
after the high water of 1908, when
the contractor expects to be able to
complete the superstructure to be Of
solid granite and concrete 240 feet
from river bed to cap stone-the
highest dam in the world.
The width Of this great canyon (be-
tween the towering granite walls) al
the river bed IS so feet and at the
top l2O feet. Large and costly en-
gines, boilers. rock crushers, cranes.
cables and air COMPRISING machinery
have been installed and are now In
daily operation.
The contractors are now arranging
to put on three shifts of men and
work "a hours daily, as it is Of vital
Importance that the foundation walls
be completed before the next flood
water, in order to save great loss.
Once completed, this day will i'm
pound a vast body of water to be con-
served for use in the late summer
season to irrigate the 100000 and odd
acres Of desert land at Corbett, Rails
ton, Garland, Frannie and Crowley.