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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
REDUCTION IN RATES
Sheepmen VIII Profit By Announce
ment Just Made BY Chief of
Forestry Reserve.

SheeD-owners will pay lower rates
for grazing on the Wenaha reserve for
the season of 1909. Word was
sent out last Monday that fol-
lowing out statement made year
ago at the meeting of the National
Wool Growers Association in Salt Lake
City. Clifford Pinchot, forester, and A.
T. Potter, assistant forester in charge
of the branch of grazing in the United
States Forest Service, have announced
reduction of 10 TO 10 per cent in the
rates for sheep grazing on the national
forests of the West. This general re-
duction in the schedule of grazing
rates will take effect for the coming
season of 1909.
The changes in market conditions
which have made the sheep business
less profitable this pastyear, especially
the greatly reduced prices offered for
wool and the depreciation in the value
of mutton, make the announcement of
great interest not only to those who are
interested in the sheep business, but
to the men of every allied industry.
In 1907, when the promises for ie-
duoed schedule were made, it was with
the understanding between the stock
men and the Forest Service that the
grazing rates would not be changed
for minor fluctuations in the market
which would naturally occur from
year to year, but would apply only in
case of radical or unusual changes.
The new schedule does not affect the
cases where the minimum charge of 5
cents per head has already been al
lowed or specially low rate has been
fixed on account of some local condi-
tion. In most cases the revised fees
will mean reduction Of about one
cent per head.
In fixing the rates for grazing by
different kinds Of stock. the local con-
ditions, the effect of grazing by differ
ent kinds of stock on forest growth,
the demand for the use of range by
owners of different kinds of stock, the
needs Of the homesteader. aud the
profits of the business have been taken
into consideration.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
GOOD ROADS LEAGUE FORMED
Athena Merchants and Farmers Unite
in Efforts for Better Roads.

Tha good roads meeting held in
Athena last Friday afternoon was we'll
attended by farmers and business men
of this vicinity, all stores being closed
during the hour and the merchants
and employees attending in a body.
Judge John Fl. Scott arrived from
Pendleton at noon, accompanied by
County Commissioner Horace Walker,
Will M. Peterson and Walter NoCor-
mach, Judge Scott spoke for about
an bour, setting forth his plans for the
Improvement Of roads in the state.
In speaking to the meeting he urged
the people to join the league and help
boost the county in the way of i'm.
proving its public highways. y
An organization was effected with
the following oflicers: President,
Henry Sohmitt; vice president, A. B.
McEwen; secretary, B. b. Richards,
and treasurer, Henry Dell Great in.
terest was manifestedip the good roads
movement and the Athena organize
tion promises to be of great Influence
in forwarding the work.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
MAYS Found Guilty.

The jury in the case of the state VS..
f. W. d. Mays, charged with writing
ibelous article for the Garfield
County Standard. entitled "a Motor
ious Stock Rustler," which Is said to
have been aimed at H. G. Benbow
returned verdict of guilty. The de
Tense tried to show that the alleged
article was true, hut the judge over
ruled, the contention. The testimony
for the state was trief. 1t was shown
that the copy from which the article
was set up was in the handwriting of
Mays and that he, Mays, was prao-
ticallg in charge of the paper at the
time the alleged libelous article was
published, M. o. Fitzmaurice, the
nominal editor being in Spokane at
the time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
.HERM|STON MAN IN RUNAWAY
w. S. Brown Dairyman, Dies From
Injuries Received.

AS the result of a runaway accident,
Sunday afternoon at Hermiston, Will.
lam Sommerville Brown. aged 80.
proprietor of the Hermiston dairy,
died yesterday at Hotel Williams in
that city. Mr.. Brown was injured ia
ternally as the result of being thrown
from his wagon says the e. 0.
The runaway occurred in front of
the Newpc Skinner block in Her
miston. The two cayuses driven by
the man becams unmanageable and
ran short distance, striking the side
walk with the wagon. which was
Eadly smashed and throwing Brown
onto the walk. He was taken into the
R. FL. Allen drug store, in front of
which the accident occurred, aud
later removed to the hotel
Browns horses wtro understood TO
be bad" and that trouble was likely
at any time was the opil ion of Her
miston's horsemen. He had been
warned against them.
The remains were brought to PEN
d!e'cn last evening and await tho dis
posal of relatives in Scotland, who
have been cabled.
The deceased was born in Scotlanl i
aud bad no relatives in this country.
He came to Hormisio1 about six
months ago, purchasing the Hermiston
dairy of Il. b. Knnpton. He was we'll
known aud very popular in the west
end city. The dairy has now been
taken over by d. Carl Brownell, who
will operate it,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
Married in WaIla waIla.

Miss Ollie Brace and Leo Saynesbury
were married in Walla Walla Wednes-
day Miss Brace is one of Umatilla
county's most successful teachers, aud
the groom is railroad agent at Ritz
vile, Wash. The yonng lady was &C.
companied TO Walla Walla by hei
cousin, Miss Dora Bennett, who acted
in the capacity Of bridesmaid at the
wedding ceremony, the groom being
supported by friend from Ritzville.
After the wedding the couple took The
train for the east where they will visit
relatives for some time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
T. ]. Watts Returned.

L. J. Watts returned Sunday from
his annual trip through the mountains.
MI Watts was accompanied by Ed
knight, and they report rather siren
uous trip on the homeward route.
Seventeen days were consumed in re-
turning home and Ed says the roads in
some parts of the county were in
fearful condition. the route was from
beyond Prineyille, IN Crook county,
and other places were explored on the
journey which extended over several
weeks, but no trace of the "Blue
Bucket" was encountered on the trip.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
Football at PendIeton.

The Weston Normal school is max
ing great preparations to meet Pendle-
tou's high school tomorrow on the
latter's gridiron in grand and final
try for the championship A special
Car will take the team and their
friends from Weston and it is expected
large number of enthusiastic Nor
malites will go down. Peddleton is
making more noise over the peuding
game of football than over the coming
election, as the state championship ia
at stake.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
NUMBER ~

because of bis relation to Whitman,
the college oganization has pledged a
hundred dollars toward this cause.
The Walla Walla city association and
the Whitman association together
pledged $780, The city association
has already raised most of its part, and
the college share will be raised while
Mr.. KEGS is here. Elaborate plans are
being made for the reception of Mr..
KEGS because he is ono of the most
highly esteemed of the Whitman
alumni, and because the college is
much interested in the work that he
has started out to do.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
Would Mortgage the Farm.

a farmer on Rural Route 2, Empire,
Ga, w. A. Floyd by name, says:
"Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured the
two worst sores ever saw: one on my
hand and one on my leg. 1t is worth
more than its weight in gold. / would
not be without it if had to mortgage
the farm to get it." Only 25c at
Palace Drug Co.'S. store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
Marion Kees Goes 10 China.

N>About Nov. "a, Marion A. Kees, an
alumnus of Whitman College and
present educational director in the
Portland Y. N. @. A., will visit Walla
Walla, says the College Pioneer. This
wiuter Mr.. Kces Will 90 to China
where be will do Z. n. G. A. work.
He goes supported by The Y. NJ. G. n.
organizations of the northwest and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
Washington Pioneer.

NW. @. Preston. the we'll known mil
Ter of Dayton, WASH, and Athena.
this county, was in the city yesterday
for severa! hours on his way to the
latter city from Hot Lake. Union
county, where be has been under treat
ment for i'll healthL>Mr. Preston went
to Lewiston in 1862 when there was
nothing iu all that country except its
mines. In 1866 Levi Ankeny, present
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30

United States senator from Washing
iou, was doing big business with a
pack train running from Wallula to
the Orc Fino mines and Mr.. Preston
hauled goods for him in the Lewiston
country. Mr.. Preston is now so years
old and is the chief owner of the Day
ton and Athena mills which have a
combined daily output of 1000 barrels
of flour. .-Pendleton Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
Public School Books Arrive.

Three enormous boxes of books wero
delivered at the Office Superiutend-
ent Frank K. Welles yesterday con
tanning books for the libraries Of
umatilla county public schools, re-
ports the Tribune. These books will
be distributed among the schools of
the county at once.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
Estray Notice.

Came 10 my place. light red COW.
about 3 years old. left horn drooped,
crop and underbit on right ear, crop
and slit in lef With waffle o. lFand
on LETT jaw. Owucr pay t0, ti.is roiile.
w. p. Wallan.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
SHORTAGE MAY Be Sl25,0Oo
La Grande Bank More Complete
Failure Than at First Apparent.

There Is every indication that the
worst has never been told concerning
the failure of the Farmers 81 Traders
natiouel bank OF this city, says the
La Grande Observer The defalca-
tions and unlawful acts of Cashier j.
W. Scriber are manifold aud it may
require weeks, if ever, to ascertain all
of his financial contcrtions.
Those who were led TO believe that
the statement first sent to the comp
tIoller of the currency wherein it was
stated that the assets were $16G,23I
and the liabilities $213, 535, would
prove under that amount instead of
over, are doomed to disappointment.
1t is reported thgt tho shortage is now
in the neigh borhood Of $3.50 and
| it may exceed this a few Thousand, or
it may reach an amount few thou
sand less. 1t Is Iumored that the
Saturday night prior to the closing of
the bank Scriber has acknowledged
burning fraudulent paper to the amount
of VIC, 600, and 1t is feared in some
quarters that in lis haste to cover up
his eriminality, be may have burned
up some good notes.
The depositora may as we'll face the
music one time as another. They
/ will be fortunate. indeed, if they roa-
lie 25 oeuts on tho dollar. In proper
tion to the capital involved and tho
business transacted by this bank, it is
said to be one of the worst failures
that has occurred on the Pacific coast
in many years.
Do not let anyone tell you that some
thing else is just as good as De Wits
Kidney aud Bladder Pills because there
| ;gntk otvthiny iuet no yood G Ala by
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30
Porf. ]. S. poan Two Nights.

Don't forget that tonight and tomor-
row night Prof. J. S. Doan appears at
the Athena opera house. This is side
splitting entertainment for both old
and young. There will be Larrel Of
fun exploded when Peck g Bad Boy ap-
pears. Magnificent life size illumi-
mated views intersperaed with a choice
selection of lifelike Motion Pictures.
This Entertainment is radically differ
ent from anything you have seen be-
fore. Tonight and tomorrow night.
Performance begins at 8;l5. Popular
prices.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-30

DO not let anyone tell you that some
thing else is just as good as De Wits
Kidney and Bladder Pills because there
isn't anything just as good S,ld by
Palace Drug Co.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-18
SNOW STORM HITS. FERGUS

The long expected has arrived.
The merry springtime, gentle Annie,
made her bow last Sunday and made
a hasty getaway toward the land
of the palmetto and the cypress. If
her toes were not frosted and ears
niDped. twas no fault of the Storm
King, who came down fast and fur
ious upon Fergus county from the
Northland.
Sunday was as pretty day as one
would wish to see The sun shone
beneficently, the wind was of that
gentle warmth which betokens the
spirit OF the springtime. Throughout
the suburbs people prominaded with
out wraps, enjoying while mildly
wondering at the forbearance of the
weather man. A distinguished par
tv of visitors was in the city from
the cold, bleak cities of the east and
gave frequent expressions of their
admiration for our climate.
And score or more of local bus
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-18
PRAISE FOR fergus COUNTY
President Earnng and Other High Officials Of the
Milwaukee Railroad Company Pay a Short
Visit to the Inland Empire.

81 can say without reserve that
this is one of the finest sections
tapped by our extension to the Pa
cifc," said President A. J. Earling
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railroad company, to the edi-
tor Of the Democrat just before
stepping aboard his private car for
the return trip to Harlowton Sun
day evening This sentiment WAS
echoed by every other member Of
the party of twelve who visited the
city.
President Earling and party are on
their way back to Chicago from a
trip to northwestern Canada where
some members of the party are
heavily interested in large tract of
timber land. S. S. Hobson Of this
city was member of the party who
went to Seattle and there took a
steamer to Rupert which is the
western terminus of the Grand
Trunk railroad which is being built
across the Dominion Of Canada.
The outing was a most enjoyable
one and upon the return, the Mil
waukee officials decided to go from
Lombard to Chicago over their own
line. The track between those two
points will be completed this after
noon.
Mr.. Hobson left the party at
Lombard Saturday and President
Earling told him that they would
be in Lewistown sometime SUNDAY
afternoon and would like to meet as
many Of the business men of the city
as possible during their short stop.
Accordingly, there were a number
of carriages at the depot to meet
the special train when it arrived at
o'clock and the visitors were TAX
Ell to the Judith club where a large
number of Lewistown men were
present to receive them.
The party included President A.
| ]. Earling of the entire Milwaukee
system, President E. D. Sewell OF
the western extension of the Mil
waukee, Stanley Field, manager Of
the Marshall Field store of Chicago,
c. A. Goodnow, formerly one of
the head men of the Chicago & AL
ton railroad company, and one of
the best known railroad men i'll the
country, H. F. Hunter, capitalist, J..
Q. Adams, general agent for the
| Western Townsite company, r. NJ.
Calkins, assistant general freight
agent of the Milwaukee, c. F.
Loweth, engineer and superinten-
dent of bridge construction for the
Milwaukee, Sherben M. Earling and
George P. Earling, sons of the pres
ident, H. B. Earling, general super
intendent of the Milwaukee west of
the Missouri river, A. Uhnlaub, vice
president of the Central Trust COM
pany, of Chicago, and Superintendent
| Spencer of the Montana Railroad
company.
President Earling talked freely to
! the Democrat man concerning his
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-18
BURGLAR CONFESSES.
Itinerant Barber Named Fanh Goes
Through Belcher Store in Lavina.

Deputy Sheriff Henry Waldo, who
is stationed at Lavina and S. ].
Belcher, a merchant of that place,
came in last Saturday afternoon, hav-
ing in custody one Fanh, who has
confessed to having gone through
the Belcher store at the Musselshell
town on the 18th of last month.
When Fanh was arrested and search
ed, lot of the goods were found
on his person The articles stolen
included six dollars in cash, dozen
watches, two dozen watch chains,
three dozen watch charms and three
lady's necklaces He also carried
away about three dozen rings.
Fanh was an itinerant barber who
had been following his trade in La
vina for few weeks. When he was
caught with the goods in his posses
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-18

I impressions of the Judith Basin,
Lewistown and the splendid future
which he believes is in store for this
section of the country.
II had heard great deal about
Fergus county and Lewistown," said
the big railroad man, "and was pre-
pared to see a good country, but it
exceeds my expectations in every
respect. You have here a county
magnificent in extent and equally as
magnificent in its possibilities for a
speedy development. Literally, these
possibilities have not been scratched
and you will observe wonderful
change within the next few years.
you have homes here for thou
sands of new settlers and it is the
intention of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railroad to bring these
new people to Fergus county. What
SO strongly impresses me is the va
riety of your resources. Agriculture
is, OF course, bound to take first
place within the next few years but
marked impetus will also be given
to your stockgrowing and mining in
dustries.
81 am especially surprised to find
Lewistown city Of such size and
solidity. That it could have attain
ed this position away off here at the
end of a branch line of railroad is
all the more amazing. 1t clearly
indicates that the city is the center
Of fine territory and l can see
nothing but continued growth and
prosperity for Lewistown."
When asked for figures relating to
the Milwaukee and its coast extern
sion, President Earling referred the
questioner to President Sewell.
"All records in railroad building
! have been broken by the Milwaukee ee
in this Pacific coast extension" said
| Mr.. Sewell "We hear much talk OF
the way the dirt is flying down on
the Panama canal where our gov
| ernment has thousands of laborers
at work. It may be interesting.
therefore, to know, that the Milwau-
kee contractors on this extension
have handled something over twice
as many yards of dirt during the
past year as have been handled b..
the canal diggers.
when completed to the Pacific
coast the main line of the Milwau-
kee will be 2,3OO miles long. The
road is now practically ready to be
operated from Chicago to Lombard
distance of LOGS miles. The total
length of our extension from the
former terminus in Dakota to the
coast will be 1907 miles.
"We expect to put on local pas
senger service from Lombard east
ward within the next thirty days
1t is our intention to complete the
track laying to Butte early in June
and by the first of July a regular
passenger service will be established
between that city and Chicago. Be
fore midsummer 1909 our trains will
] be running to the Pacific coast.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-18
SHERMAN GETS THE LIMIT
Young Man Who Confessed to Robbmg Post Office
Sentenced to Fifteen Years in the Peni
tentiary by Judge Stewart.

vested in the supreme court of the
United States and such other tri-
bunals as congress may from time
to time establish.
That section 1888 Of the revised
statutes of the United States, so far
as it attempts to confer concurrent
jurisdiction upon the state courts to
try and punish crimes against the
property Of the United States is un-
constitutional and void and repug-
nant to the constitution.
That under section 43 of the politi-
cal code Of the state of Montana,
exclusive jurisdiction in such cases
is ceded bv the state of Montana to
the United States over lands ac-
quired for the purposes mentioned in
the constitution of the United States.
Lawyers Argue Question.
This question was argued Satur-
day morning. II. L. DcKalb opened
the argument for the defense and
put up an exceptionally able argu-
ment He marshallcd his authorities
in telling manner and presented
the main points in convincing, con-
else way.
0. w. Belden followed for the state
and he too, showed that the state
wa sprcpared for just this particular
step. ]. G. Huntoon closed for the
defense, reitcrating some of the
points brought out by Mr.. DeKalb.
Adjournment was then taken until
2 o'clock.
When court reconvcncd, Judge
Stewart announced his decision, ov-
crruling the motion and Immediately
pronounced sentence upon Sherman.
The case will undoubtedly be
taken to the Supreme Court on the
question of jurisdiction. Sheriff
Martin says that he will probably
take Sherman to Deer Lodge the lat
ter part Of this week.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-18
GOOD WOMAN GOES
TO final Reward
MRS. JOHN w. POWELL PASS
ES AWAY-DEATH IS UN-
EXPECTED.

The totally unexpected death of
Mrs. Harriet Mildred Powell at the
home Of her son, S. H. Powell, on
the Judith river last Wednesday
morning at | o'clock, was a great
shock, not only to the immediate
relatives Of the good woman but to
the hundreds Of friends all over
Fergus county.
Mrs. Powell had done her work
about the house as usual before re-
firing and made no complaints Of
feeling unwel. Shortly after mid
night, her son, Sam Powell, heard a
peculiar noise coming from his
mothers room and upon going in
there, found her suffering intensely.
Before medical assistance could be
summoned, Mrs. Powell passed
away, heart failure being the cause
of her death.
Biological.
Harriet Mildred Dudley was born
in Franklin county, Virginia, on the
18th of February, 1873, thus lacking
but one. day of being 70 years OF
age at the time of her death.
In lS4S she was married to John
w. Powell. The young couple NOV
ed to Wisconsin i'll 1880, where they
resided for thirty-eight years, COM
ing to Fergus county, Montana, in
1888, and taking up homestead on
the Judith This original homestead
is now portion of the ranch Of
their son, Sam w. Powell
Welded Over Sixty Years.
A most interesting event in the
life of Mrs. Powell was the cclebra-
ton by herself and husband of their
sixtieth wedding anniversary on the
9th of last month, Their children
and large number of friends were
present to participate in the cele-
bration of their unusual event.
Mrs. Powell is survived by her
husband, five sons and one daugh-
ter. The sons are w. S. Powell, of
Spokane, Wash, A. B. Powell and
S. H. Powell of Fergus county, J.
y. Powell of Livingston and c. J.
Powell of Kellogg, Idaho. All Of
the. children were here at the fun
eral with the exception of Mrs.
Holloway and w. S. Powell
Funeral Last Sunday.
Mrs. Powell had been for many
years a faithful member of the
Presbyterian church and the fun
eral was held from that church in
this city Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, the Rev. Taggart conduct
ing the services. The church was
crowded by the friends who thus
met to pay the last tribute of re-
spect to the memory of great and
| good woman. Interment was made
in the city cemetery.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-18
F|REMEN have A FR0LIC

ing manner. He told of the trials
and tribulations which the local de-
partment has had to undergo in order
to reach its present state of eff
fciency and his remarks upon the
value of the volunteer fire depart
ment and the things which are re-
quired in order to keep it alive were
greatly appreciated.
President w. w. Watson of the
department gave a good talk on the
history of the local department and
the necessity for its maintenance.
A quintet comprising Frank Carle-
ton, Dick Baker, Ed Baker, Ed
Lucas and Harvey Burnett were
called upon frequently for songs and
.came through" every time with
something good. A large number of
firemen and visitors were called up
on for talks and every one of them
responded. 1t was joyous oc-
casion and one long to be remem-
bered by the boys present.