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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24
The Doctors Badger.

The capture of porcupino was
summarily effected at the home of May
or Plamondon Tuesday evening. The
identity Of the beast was somewhat in
doubt until after the capture had TAX
en- place. While sitting on the porch,
the doctor, who is something of sport
ing man ~ himself, discovered the
quill-olad monster in the act of CLINT
ing tree. He Immediately diagnosed
it to be badger. Now the Doctors
wife is western bred, and knowing
that badgers are not tree clim beIs, her
opinion of his prowess as a hunter fell
off few points, and she ran for a
wash-tub. With the assistance of a
couple of friends, she succeeded in
capturing the horrible creature. aud
for the first time in his life the doctor
viewed badger wearing an overcoat
of tooth hicks,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24
IS A BLK
]. N. B. Gerking Has Sunk Thou
sands In Crook County Land
Which Has No Title.


J. N. b. Gerking. who left his fine
Umatilla County home and went into
the crook county desert. seeking in
vestment in irrigation lands, stands to
lose thousands of dollars, should bis
damage suit for $4,000. which he
recently filed in Portland against
one W. A. Laidlaw, chief mogul of
the Columbia Southern Irrigation
company, fail to materialize.
Whispers that the company was not
on the square have been made from
time to time waited to the public. aud
now the charge is made that the pro-
moters can not give title to the lands
they have sold to settlers. Relative to
Gerking's suit. the Oregon Daily Jour
nal says:
Threatened with the loss of bis
home and improvements he has made
on tract of land in Crook county. J.
N. E. Gerking has begun suit in the
circuit court against w. A. Laidlaw
for $4,000 damages.
Laidlaw is principal stock holder
and general manager of the Columb bia
Southern Irrigation company. from
whom Gerking purchased the land,
but he says Laidlaw is unable to de-
liver title without fraud upon the
United States government and COM
mitting suEordination of perjury in
making proof.
Gerking paid $4,000 for the land and
water right, and he says that with the
improvements he has made the place
is worth $4,000 today. He cleared
100 acres, seeded 80 acres to alfalfa
and planted the remainder TO trees,
berries and vines. He ran laterals fer
irrigation and fenced the place. only to
learn, as be says, that the defendant is
not able to furnish good title as it
agreed TO as soon as he had finished
paying for the place.
The operations of the Oolumbia
Southern Irrigation company have
Eeen under fire for some time, and
Gerking's suit illustrates the position
of settlers who have in good faith set
tied upon the land and made improve
meuts ON il.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24
KILLED BEAR WITH PISTOL
McCumber Goes Fishing and Returns
With Bear as Big as Horse.

Mart McCumber killed large bear
on the North Fork about 16 miles
from Milton Friday, says the Eagle.
In company with p. J. Kelley he was
whipping the stream for trout when
he saw Bre'r Bear on log about 25
feet away. Mr.. McCumber carried
3Scalibre revolver for just such an
emergency, but hesitated just the
fraction of second before he decided
to use it on bear that looked to be
as large as the side of mountain.
Throwing discretion to the winds, he
blazed away and hit the side of the
mountain with ease. Bre'r Bear,
startled at his MONDAY meal. gave
couple Of leaps straight forward. which
happened to be directly in Mr.. Mo
Cumber's direction, and scared that
gentleman out of several years growth.
Concluding that he was in for it, Mr..
McCumEeI shot and missed again.
By this time the lear had discovered
the fellow who was using him as tar
get and he didn't like his looks so he
turned to make his getaway, when
Mr.. McCumber laid him low with a
shot just below the forelegs. The
bullet went entirely through the bear
and he fell dead in his tracks. Mr..
Kelly, who was an interested specta-
tor of the fight, said the bear was as
bio as n horse.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24

Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
pleasant little pills that are easy TO
take. Sold by Palace Drug Co.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24
THE REV. BARD FOUND BOOZE
Walla Walla Minister Says Oregon
"Dry" Towns Are Not DRY"

Rev. Andreas Bard, rector of st.
Paul's Episcopal church returned this
morning from trip to Portland and
other Oregon points says the Walla
Walla Bulletin. He will leave to-
night for Loon lake to get his family
and will return to Walla Walla later
going to the beach where he intends to
erect cottage.
Rev. Mr.. Bard was telling this
morning about some Of the local option
districts in Oregon.
''Talk about your dry towns all you
like" he said. "Since have seen
some of them in abstinent Oregon
have formed an idea of my own. You
know have ever tried to be impair.
tial and to avoid cant on either side.
l had, therefore, assumed that il pro-
hibition bad once become law, that
no liquors would be sold in the com
munity.
"My travelling companion, who was
of more cynical turn of mind, pooh
poobed this idea aud said that be knew
better. Insisted that was from
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24
Fifty Teachers Are Wanted.

School teachers are wanted to fill
places in the schools of Walla Walla
and Columbia counties, Wash, and
Umatilla county, Oregon. About so
places are still waiting for the arrival
of teachers, some of them in good
schools. Local teachers have generally
contracted for the coming year. and in
the ordinary promotion of applicants
which takes place every year the more
moderate situations are left vacant.
For several years the supply of teach
ers has not been equal to the demand,
but outside workers usually come to
the relief of the county superintendent
in their efforts to supply every school
in time for the opening in the autumn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24

Missouri. As we came to the city, he
introduced me to the host, leaving out
the reverend" part, and whispered
in his ear that l desired "to he initi-
ated.'
'After l had been carefully looked
over and deemed acceptable we were
ushered into a side room and found
whisky in abundance. just as before,
only we had to pay double for the pro-
hibited juice. Now / am not going to
name the town, nor will l give our
host away, because minister is not
necessarily detective. But you can
take my word for it that this is gospel
truth.
On the glorious Fourth saw in the
self-same town various celebrants full
of joy water, and am ready to believe
that if you drive the devil out of one
door, he will come in through au-
other"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24
Churches Split Over Japs.

Because a certain faction in the First
Christian church at Bellingham,
Wash. objects to having their children
put in the same. Sunday school classes
with Japanese aud because the pastor
the Rev. II. N. Brooks. is said to de-
vote too much time to outstanding
japanese. the congregation is badly
split. The climax came Sunday when
vote was taken on whether to keep
the pastor another year or not. The
minister boldly declared from the pull
pit that he intends to continue his
missionary work. A vote was taken,
but the majority favored keeping the
minister another year. Now Mr..
Brooks says he is not sure whether he
will stay,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24
Flour While You Wait,

Walla Walla Union: Phillsbury
may have been there with the time re-
cord for an easterner when it came to
getting standing grain from the field
to the mill and thence to the bakery,
with record of 81 minutes, but west
erners have the record broken in a
dozen different ways, and Waitsburg
has the honor Of carrying off first
prize, for in an attempt made yester-
day afternoon to break the eastern re-
cord, growing grain was harvested,
taken to the Preston Parton mill,
ground into -four and made into bread
and biscuits in the shert period of 22
minutes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24
A PROSPEROUS Bank.

One of the best statements of the
condition of the First National Bank
of Athena, ever given the Press for
publication, will be found printed in
today's issue. The steady increase of
business and the financial progress of
this institution ranks with the leading
banking houses of the Northwest.
The statement is made the comptroller
of the currency at the close of business,
July Is, and shows that deposits were
1854, ,023. IA; loans and discounts ag-
gregate $235, 5,611.56. aud cash and
funds due from other banks and re-
serve agents total $176,979.75. The
bank has cash reserve Of 40 per cent.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24
WAITING FOR THE NEW CROP
Local Wheat Market is Practically at
a Standstill Now.

Trading in old crop wheat lis on a
small scale in the Walla Walla mar
ket, says the Union. On the basis of
foreign prices exporters are quoting
club at 77c and bluestem at 79c. If
they wanted to buy any wheat, how
ever, it is not probable they could get
any at these figures. In fact, a small
sale of club was recently made as high
as SOC.
Interest centers in the market for
the new crop, in which very little
business has been done so far. The
purchase of small lot of bluestem in
the country Oh the basis of 500 was
announced Wednesday.
Advlces received from a California
authority are that that state will pro-
duoe 200, 900 tons of wheat this year
and will want 350,000 tons. The
California barley crop is estimated at
$4,000 tons, while oats will yield 3d.
900 tons and As, 900 tons will be needed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24

bushels to the acre. and never to date
this season have they fallen below 20
bushels.
Around Pendleton harvest returns
show yields ranging from 20 to 55
bushels to the acre, the latter being
an exception as we'll as the former.
While there is little doubt that con-
siderable damage was done the wheat
crop of the light lands around Pendle-
ton, the actual returns from the bar
vest indicate that, as in other sections.
the loss by reason of a deficiency in
moisture was badly. over estimated in
the earliest reports.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24

Yesterday forenoon at Echo. Il. Il.
Stoffel, jealous lover, walked up to
his sweetheart, Elsie Keuison, and shot
her. The bullet entered the girl 8
mouth coming out at the back Of the
neck. death resulting instantly. Stofel
fled to the hills, and after posse had
started after him, he doubled back,
went intoa a barn near where the shoot
ing took place aud hanged himself.
The couple had been going together
since July 4th, but recently Miss Ken
ison bad rejected the fellows suit.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24

A number OF Athena people are pre-
pairing to while away few weeks in
the mountain camps, seeking The sue
culent hucklebeTy, in which this sea,
son i said to be plentiful crop.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24
THE HARVEST FIELD
Thirty-five and Forty Bushel Wheat
Yields Are Reported in This
NeighbOrhOOd.

Harvest is far enough advanced in
this vicinity to form estimates of what
the yields are to be. Indications go
to show that the yield will te all the
way from 30 to 40 bushels per acre.
So far no average has been reported
under 80 bushels and only one field has
reached an average of 40 bushels. that
Of I. J. Kirk, just east of town.
Weather has been ideal for harvest
ing grain and many machines are at
work. The grain is of good quality,
though considerable complaint is heard
about smut.
Joe Scott's combine is at work in
Dale wheat which is making 30 BUSH
els per acre, and the grain tests A in
quality.
The Watts crew finished threshing
on the Kirk place last evening and after
the sacks were counted it was found
, that the big field had yielded up 40
bushels per acre.
E. A. Dudley reports yield of 35
bushels per acre on his farm west of
town.
The Taylor place, west of the city,
turned out 80 bushels of good wheat to
the acre.
The Pacific northwest wheat harvest
is il progress in at least half the dis
triots of the three states and reports
are encouraging.
The general condition of the fall
wheat crop seems to Ee good in pracE
tically every section where the harvest
has begun and actual returns greatly
increase the yield over the pre-hsrvest
estimates.
Yields of 20 to 25 bushels to the acre
are quite common in the inland en-
pire thus far, no returns being received
to date placing the cut at less than 5
bushels to the acre. Returns of less
tnan 20 bushels are very uncommon
and thus far are noted only in sections
where the rain supply was short at
least six inches from the normal.
Even in the Condor district the re-
turns are much better than expected.
In that section it has been noted that
by far the best returns are being re-
ceived from places that were we'll Gull
tivated. In such a dry season the
well-cultivated wheat field suffers but
little from drought, but in sections
where little attention was given Guilt
walton and where wheat-growers al
lowed nature to take the full burden of
the crop, the initial reports of the
yield were far from favora ble-but
still not SO bad as had been foreoasted
in some of the early damage reports.
Returns of 25 to 80 bushels to the
acre were lately received from Heppner
section. Around Lexington, Heppner,
Eight Mile, Gooseberry and several
other spots of the Heppner section the
yields are seldom ranging below %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-12
EAST PITTSTON.

Rev and Mrs. +. S. Gahan leave this
week for their annual vacation and OK
pect to attend the campmeetlng at
Northport where Mr.. Gahan VIII be
one Of the speakers.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sullivan have
returned from Sidney where they were
called by the death of Mrs. Sullivan's
father
Lawn parties are very popular at the
present time, as one is to be given on
Wednesday evening at the home OF
Winter Moulton, while on Thursday
evening another will be held at the
residence of George Thompson.
Rev l.. L. Harris of Portland. the
former pastor Of the village church.
who is passing his vacation at his
summer home at Nehunkeag, will oc-
cupy the pulpit next sabbath at the
morning and evening services in the
absence of the pastor, Rev. E. S. Ga
han.
Briggs Wright who has been in very
poor health recently, is convalescent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-12
GDALE.

The Reynolds place has been sold to
Eugene Smith OF Hallowell.
The Misses Susie and Abbie Foster
were guests Sunday of Miss Nellie
Peacock.
Mrs. Jennie Crocker is housckeeper
man street.
Miss Bertha Alger. who has been ILL.,.
resumed work Tuesday at the shoe
factory in Gardiner
William Crane and Mrs. Flora White
who have been guests of Mrs L. S.
Monroe. returned Monday to their
homes in Massachusetts.
Herbert Alger, who recently quail
fled for a chauffeur, has accepted work
in machine shop in Gardiner.
Miss Ruth Rachelder is the guest of
her cousin, Miss lIttie Averill
Several from here went to Portland
Sunday on the Penobscot. Included
among them were Walter Foster and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. p. L. Peacock.
Master Ralph Jones, after pleasant
outing down river, has employment i'll
a shoe factory at Hallowell. for the
remainder Of the summer vacation.
Master Fred l.. Smith went Saturday
to Lawrence. Mass, for two weeks
visit to his brothers, I. l.. and F. A.
Smith He was accompanied as far as
Brunswick by his sister, Miss Edna,
who was a passenger for Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-12
TROY.

Mrs Mary, wife of the late Addison
Prcntiss, died on Thursday, Aug. 6, at
the home of her son, Charles PrentiSS.
Funeral services were held at the home
on Saturday, Rev. j. G. Lamb o1liciat-
ms.
Miss Sadie Gowen of North Troy gave
very interesting address on India at
the Troy Corner church on Sunday
Miss Gowen is Il student of the Moody
Institute, Chicago, and is preparing to
go TO India as a missionary in about a
year.
Clifford Lamb is visiting his parents,
MI. and Mrs j. c. Lamb.
The new baseball nine recently or
ganiZcd at East Troy proves to be q
winning team. ON Thursday they de-
fcated the Dixmont nine and on Satur-
day the nine from East Thorndile.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Hill have leased
the house at Troy Corner owned by
Can ic Weymouth and will occupy 1t
very soon.
Geneva Whitaker fell from an apple
tree one day last week and dslocateu
her shoulders.
Rev. Alien Rollins preached in Etna
on Sunday.
Or. and Mrs. NJ. I. Dodge were the
guests OF Mr. and Mrs. f. l.. Cunning
ham Thorndike Station, on Tuesday.
Silas Pcndleton' of Unity was in Troy
on Sunday.
Mrs. Ruby Brown and little daughter
of Haverhill, Mass, arrived last week
for visit with relatives.
Mrs. George Lamb of Portland, who
has been passing a few weeks at Rev
j. c. Lambs, returned home Wednes-
day.
Mrs Mary e. Bagley of PitSsfield Is
a guest at G. j. Hillman's
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Harding returned
Saturday from q visit to their daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Rodney Whitaker Of Unity
and Mrs. F. l.. Cunningham Of Thorn
dixie.
Herbert G. Libby of Waterville will
speak at Wiudermere next Thursday
Aug. Is.
w. L. Hopkins was in Belfast Satur-
day.
Fred Wood Of Lynn. Mass. IS the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Ester.
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CROSS HILL.

Mrs Cynthia n. Tilton and daughter
Alice of Chicago are visiting friends
and relatives in town. Mrs. Titon was
Cynthia Tobey, youngest daughter OF
the late John and Ploomy BusselD
Tobcy and Cross Hill was her child
hood home. 1t is seven years since
she was last here.
Herbert D. Redmond, student of
Cony High school of Augusta, was on
the Hill on business Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Perlcy and
Master Ivyan who have been visiting
Mr. Pcrlcy's brothers for several days
in Augusta, returned home Monday.
Fred Crosby ard son are building a
cottage on the south shore of China
lake for John Averil of North Vas
salboro.
Charles T.. Tobey and l.. F.. Jones
are at work ut Fast Nassalboro re-
pairing the buildings on the Olney
Goddard place.
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NORTH PALERMO.

Mrs. Prince Nelson of HaVerhlli,
Mass. is visiting Mrs. Hattie Chad
wick and other relatives here. She is
ACCOMPANIED by her two daughters
from Derry. ~ H., Mrs. Lillian Bart
lett with her baby boy and Mrs. Lena
Burbank with her little girl.
Mrs. Ella Drake Campbell and her
husband from Lowell are passing a
few weeks with her brother Fred
Drake.
Mrs Kinsley of Lynn is visiting her
son Justin at Mrs. l.. A. Bowers.
Herbert and Goldie Saban were at
C. w. Studley's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby and dauEh-
ter of Rhode Island are passing lew
DAYS with his sister, Mrs. Prince jones
Blanche Nelson went to Camden H"'-
urday for a two weeks Vaca'lon'
Almatia Nelson went to UNITY oul-
dav to visit her friend, Glenns Cafes
Mrs. Cassie Clark and two children
Lucia and Stanley are passing TWO
weeks at her old home, the guests OF
Mrs. James Reynolds.
Our mail carrier, D. w. Worthlng'
has gone to Massachusetts for his va
cation. f. e. Worthing substitutes IN
carving the mail in his absence.
Vim. Wood of Vassalboro passed a
day with his daughter. Mrs. Netta
Nelson, and is now visiting his son in
Searsmont
Burgess Hodges and Julia Marden of
Somcrville were the guests of their
friend, Edna Osgood. Saturday.
Mrs. Christopher Nutter is quite i'll
with an attack of the grip.
All arc glad to know that Edith Mel
son, who is in poor health, is able to
ride out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson and three
children from Boston came to Mrs
Angus Young's last week, Mr.. Atliin-
SOP returned home Monday leaving his
family here for stay of two weeks.
Jessie Dyer is working at Mrs. Geo.
Soule's.
MIR. and Mrs Wallace Worthing OF
the Branch passed Saturday evening
at w. A. Nelson's.
VIM. Osgood had the misfortune to
lese q nice hcifer last week.
John Rowe from China is passing a
few days with his sister, Mrs. Abbic
Arnold.
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WEST CHELSEA.

Stevie Salisbury and John Sanders of
Canaan are the guests of Mrs. Theo-
dore Hayes for a few days.
H. l.. Hayes and family returned
Monday from a weeks fishing trip to
Knox county, having caught over 4oO
perch, besides a few bass, several pick
erGl and one salmon.
Charles Savage has built a new hen
house on his farm in Searles' Mills.
j. L. Hayes has sold his place which
is known as the old Meady place.
Mr. Percy Of Boston, who mas been
visiting Miss Georgia White, returned
home Tuesday.
d. c. Derry has sold his farm in town
known as the George Brown place on
the river road.
II. NJ Swift spent Monday with his
mother, Mrs. Swift of Sidney.
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LETTERS FROM MAINE TOWNS
READFlELD DEPOT.

Stephen Gordon and son Carl, Kenne-
bunk were guests of relatives over
night Saturday and Sunday returning
home in the afternoon by way of Au-
gusta.
A horse owned by the fruit dealer OF
Hallowell, which was sick two days at
Sanborn's stable died Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Gordon, accom-
panied by Mrs. Sherman passed Sunday
at Gordon camp.
The familiar form of Henderson AL
len of Mt Vernon who passed away
Friday will be greatly missed as he
has been teamster from Readheld
Depot to Mt. Vernon nearly or quite
forty years He was always cheerful,
kind and cbliging, and highly esteemed
for his marked integrity of character
Henry A. Stevens, Somervillc, Mass.
accompanied by his daughter, Ruth
and son Walter Stevens, passed Il num-
Der of days last week with relatives
leaving Saturday for Richmond where
Mrs Stevens and family are passing
the summer.
Simon Towle, photographer at Old
Orchard, who was photographing his
torioal views in Dresden Thursday for
the NJ c. II. r. came to Readfield on
his return home and visited friends I'M
til Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. +. A. Leeman EaVe re-
turned from StarkS, where they have
been passing some weeks.
George L. Royal, who is on the sick
| list. is attended by DR.. w. A. Wright
S. H. Morrill, of California was the
guest of Mrs. NJ. n. Stevens, Sunday
j. +. Denton was in Augusta On bust
ness Saturday.
| Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown are visiting
| relatives.
Miss Angie Bourne has returned from
LiVermore Falls.