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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
PAY LESS FOR SACKS
Members of Inland Grain Growers
Association Have Already
Signed for 135, 200.

@. A. Barrett returned from Pendle-
ton Saturday evening. where he pre-
sided at special meeting of the Inland
Grain Growers Association, which
was held in the rooms of the Pendleton
Commercial Association.
The meeting was we'll attended and
before adjournment, mbers had
signed for 1875, 900 grain sacks, which
this year by purchasing through the
association. can be had for at least 2
cents below the price paid last season.
1t is stated that grain bags can be
contracted. at the present time for s
cents, but it is possible that the asso-
citation will be able to do even better
han that. No contracts have been
made, the members merely signing up
individually for the number of sacks
they will require for next harvest.
The question of the reduction of ex-
listing freight rates on grain, was dis
cussed at considerable length. The
concensus of opinion arrived at was
that the present rate of So. 8 per ton
was too high. The association favored
So. so per ton rate from points in
this county to Portland. The matter
was finally referred to committee
which was instructed to report at the
regular annual meeting of the associa-
tion, to be held in March.
The Association also took up the
question of transferring o. R. & N.
and Northern Pacific cars at Pendleton
and Athena, and decided to cooperate
with the state railway commission in
securing inter change of car service to
facilitate freight traffic on the two
roads at the points named.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
REGISTERING ATHENA VOTERS
Registrations Here Saturday Equaled
One-sixth of County's Total.

Registration of voters in Athena ia
progressing extremely we'll, consider
ing the length of time that the regis
tratlon books have been opened.
Justice Richards, before whom reg
istrations in this city are being made.
sent in one hundred blanks to the
county clerk, properly filled out and
signed by voters. The total number
filed with the clerk at that time was
600, thus Athena furnished one-sixth
of the number.
The total number of voters register
ing at Justice Richards office up to
the time of going to press was 1870.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
Fair In 1909.

Owing to slight rumor that the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition is
going to be postponed caused ty the
recent financial furry. the executive
committee of the 1909 fair has passed
the following resolution: ut is the
unanimous sense of the members of
the executive committee that the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition he
held at the place and time planned
Seattle, U. s. A.. from June to Oc-
tober ID, 1909"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
The "Mondav MAGNET y

Pendleton has a new paper--the
Monday Magnet, Jake Huston, editor.
Were here because we're here, says
Mr.. Huston, ''and speaking the al
mighty truth that is as logical reason
as any paper can give for its birth or
existence, all the assertions of filing
a long-felt want to the contrary not.
withstanding."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
Copeland Sells Ranch.

Grant Copeland of Walla Walla, has
sold bis 1900 acre wheat ranch near
Pleasant View TO Mrs. Anna Ennis,
the consideration being $35. This
is one of the largest real estate deals
that has been made in Walla Walla
for some time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
Orange Crop Is Bic One.

The orange harvest of California is
now in full season and in quantity and
quality promises to break all records.
The fruit exchanges of the state esti-
mate that the total output of oranges
alone will reach the enormous sum of
10000 carloads. about 1000. 900 boxes,
and 1850, 900, 900 oranges. The har-
vest will last continuously until next
fourth of July.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
Farms Near Pendleton.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Swaggart will
reside on farm on Birch Creek, four
miles southwest Of Pendleton. They
are moving their household effects to
the farm this week,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31

Wanted-by man and wife, job on
farm, woman good cook and man
not afraid Of work. Address d. @.
Bowman, sr. Pendleton, 902 West
Webb.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31

Take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills. They promptly relieve back
ache and weak back. Sold by Palace
Drug company.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31

Lost-a lady's chatelaine breastpin.
Finder will please leave at this Office.
The oasis., 1908-02-15

assembled audience. There were quite number of witnesses, and their examination took the greater part of the day, so it was nearly evening when the case was sub- mitted to the jury. District At torney W. A. O'Conner represented the Territory, and Frank J. Duffy Esq, appeared for the defence.
 The testimony was to the effect that defendants entered the build ing by having secured the key through another party. That was in September. Since then they have maintained possession, ignor- ing all notices to vacate. Later defendants made mineral loca tion on the ground, which included greater part of the town of Harshaw, under which they con- tended entitled them to possession of they premises they occupied.
 The defence relied npon the pro- position that the proper procedure would have been in civil action for ejectment, which the jury seemed to consider well taken, for the accused were acquitted.
The oasis., 1908-02-15
SAN BIAS, SINAL0A.
q Coming Town on the Fuerte River, Where Two Railroads Cross and a Sea Port is Near at Hand.

San Bias, Sinaloa, is one of the odd towns of the west coast of Mex ico that are now attracting consid- erable attention. By reason of its very advantageous location and obvious natural resources it will no doubt progress rapidly in the next few years. It is located on the Fuerte river, at the crossing of the Cananea, Yaqui River & Pa cific and the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient railroads, and about forty miles from the gulf port of Topolo- bampo.
 The hills about San Bias are streaked with gold, silver, copper and lead and the prospector is there in force. At any time he may trace some of the mineral Assures to their sources in the hearts of the hills. When he does, capital, always ready for mining investment, will flow into San Bias and surrounding country. Of equal interest is the agricultural possibilities of the low lands. It is land of abundant water supply, where frost is unknown. It would be less a task to enumerate the few vegetables or fruits that might not thrive there, than to attempt a list of the many that can be cultivated. And that wealth of fertile soil is almost untouched. Except for oc- casional patches along the river sides, 1t is covered by a tangled growth of trees, wild weeds, brush and cacti. It is waiting for men with energy enough to clear and cultivate it and it will pay them we'll.
 Just now there are some twelve or fifteen hundred people at San Bias. It is a village of huts con- structed of poles, brush and mud. The title to the town site is in question and no one cares to erect substantial building on land to which a clear title cannot be as sured. Besides the huts mentioned there are dozens of tents, shelter ing the railroad workers, hospital camps and other followers of the
The oasis., 1908-02-15
Did Not Stick.

With the aid of a jury Justice c. A. Gildea was engaged all of We'd nesday in trial of a case that came over from Harshaw, wherein Fred B. Sayre, G. T. Stump and s. J. Williams were charged with a misdemeanor, it being alleged in the complaint that they had been guilty of forcible entry and unlaw- ful detainer in taking possession of a certain structure at the place named that is known as the Lake building, which was occupied many years ago by MT. w. T. Lake, now of Hermosillo, who conducted therein a general merchandising business, his sign remaining yet on the front of the building.
 The office of the justice being too small for the assemblage drawn by the trial, proceedings were adjourned to the grand jury room, which was filled to it's fullest capacity by the
The oasis., 1908-02-15

to Culiacan in June, according to present expectations, and will prob ably be maintained at that point till the tracklaying gang reaches Culiacan and pushes on south to meet the northbound workers from Mazatlan. However, the task of reaching Culiacan in July is such heavy one, there are those among the workers who doubt if it can be accomplished, and who think it may be later in the summer before that point can be reached. But, there are enthusiasts who say: "We will celebrate the Fourth of July in Culiacan."
 OjdIa que Sii
 And every new town reached will add to the traffic through No- gales, the port of entry.
 Mir. J. K. Leonard, principal as- sistant to Enginer Barlow, is now operating between Sinaloa and Gu liacan, in charge of the engineer ing forces revising the survey be- tween those points.
 THE OASIS correspondent met at San Bias recently MT. Charles Spraker of Nogales. MT. Spraker is foreman of bridge gang on the railroad, now operating near the Sinaloa town.
 MT. c. w. Merwin, of Mir. Daven- ports engineering crew, near San Bias, resigned his position last week and left for his home in San Francisco. Saturday the gentle man stopped over in Nogales, con- tinuing his journey Sunday.
 Mir. Angus Cashion, general su- perintendent for Grant Brothers, makes regular trips from San Bias to the southernmost camp on that end of the line, visiting all the camps on the work. He is almost constantly on the go, and appears to be well satisfied with the ex- ceptionally good progress now be- ing made.
 MT. Nelson Davenport is now first assistant to Mir. J. $. Barlow, constructing engineer in charge of the work south from San Bias on the Cananea, Yaqui River & Pa cific railroad. Mir. Davenport was constructing engineer on the Ala mos branch, and on the compile tion of that branch in December was transferred to Sinaloa. When Engineer J. E. Hurd resigned as assistant to Mir. Barlow, Mir. Dav- export was promoted to that posi- ton, and is now at home in his special car" on side track at "the front" P. R. s.
The oasis., 1908-02-15

Save money by having your Articles of Incorporation drawn and all details arranged by "THE- OASIS BUREAU OF INCORPORATION" ."*
The oasis., 1908-02-15
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railroad. Six months ago there were but two hundred or three hundred people in San Bias. It was just little ranch village. Now it is bustling railroad camp. In few years it will be a prosperous agricultural and mining town.
 Among the prospectors operat- ing in the vicinity of San Bias is Mr. George w. Perkins, formerly of Nogales. He has three groups of claims. El Fuerte group, twelve miles northwest of San Bias, on the Cananea, Yaqui River < Pa cific railroad, is gold, silver and copper proposition and embraces twenty-three pertenencias. Sam ples taken from d twenty-foot in- cline shaft show values to the amount of $128.20 per ton. The Silver Queen group, ten pertenen- cias, two miles west of town, is a gold property. The Mary E., on Oquincuari mountain, is two miles from town, on the west side of the Fuerte river. It is an dntGgatd mine, six pertenencias, and runs high in gold. Associated with Mir. Perkins are Dr. A. l.. Gustetter, MT. Bracey Curtis and Mir. w. w. Carney of Nogales.
 A few miles northeast of San Bias Col. E. T. Knowlton of Boston has number of very promising prospects. He owns the Crisolas, Mcbride and Patogordo, all copper properties, and the Chapula. a silver-lead prospect.
 The San Bias, embracing ten pertenencias, is on Oquincuari mountain, near town. It is gold and silver prospect and is said to be exceptionally rich so far as work has progressed. It is owned by Mir. H. o. Scott of Kansas City and Mir. George Pearce.
 Mir. Leo. Fleischer of Nogales is also prospecting in the vicinity of San Bias.
 Mir. Martin Murry, at one time deputy sheriff of Santa Cruz coun- ty, under Mir. Charles l.. Fowler, is now a resident of San Bias.
 A resident of San Bias we'll known in Nogales is MT. John Goodhand, one time conductor on the Sonora railroad and later on the Cananea, Yaqui River & Pa cilic road. Mir. Goodhand has a saloon in the Fuerte river town and though he sells no liquor stronger than beer (the sale of all stronger drinks being prohibited there) he enjoys the best trade in that town. Recently he enlarged his saloon building, adding several extra rooms, fitted out with tables and chairs.
 Mir. Pete Torres of Nogales is in San Bias. Pete is knight of for tune and one of the sqnarest that follows games of chance. He is also one of the best printers on the border and when the fickle goddess of chance frowns upon him, he turns back to the case for new start. Just now he is investing his surplus cash in game cocks and is buying the best he can find within a thousand miles of San Bias. He is training them to invade Moco- rito during the festas to be held there during the latter part of the month. P. R. s.
The oasis., 1908-02-15
RUSHING TO CULIACAN.
Csnsnes, yaqui River & Pacific Rail- road Will Try to Reach the Sinaloa State Capital In Juiy.

To reach Culiacan, Sinaloa, in July, is the mammoth task now being attempted by the construc- ton gangs at work on the Cananea, Yaqui River & Pacific railroad. Tracklaying has now reached a point about thirty-fve miles south of San Bias, Sinaloa, and grading toward Culiacan is being pushed more rapidly than ever before. Nine big grading outfits are prepar- ing the way for the tracklayer. The different camps are two or three kilometers apart and in some cases 1t is less than two kilometers from one camp to another, accord ing to the nature of the country in which they are working. Alto gether the nine big camps string out over a distance of not more than twenty kilometers and almost every day is moving day for one or another of the camps. It is as lively as game of Leap Frog"
 About fifty kilometers south of San Bias is the big Ocoroni arroyo, the bridge across which was con- pleted about two week ago and grading now is we'll on towards the vicinity of the Sinaloa river, seven teen kilometers south of the Geo. roni. The bridge across the Sina- loa is eight hundred feet long and the construction work is being push ed so it is fairly certain the bridge will be completed by the time the tracklaying gang reaches the river.
 Work north from Mazatlan to- ward Culiacan is also being rushed, and shortage of labor just now is something of which the contractors are not in danger. This is part icularly so in regard to the work going south from San Bias, as there are always idle men around the little town on the Fuerte river. Nor are they all Mexicans by any means. A small army of idle Amer jeans can be seen about the streets and railroad yards at San Bias every day. And always new men are being put to work, but the sup ply is greater than the demand in that particular vicinity.
 For a time it was feared that a shortage of ties would delay the work north from Mazatlan, as some Of the recent shipments of ties from Japan were far below the standard contracted for and there was some talk along the route to the effect that the contract placed in Japan would be cancelled. In addition to that one shipload of ties destined Tor Mazatlan was lost at sea and another was reported to have gone upon the rocks at some indefinite point. Later, however. ties in abundance were reported to have reached Mazatlan, where tons of rails were already piled up. At mat time fifty miles of grading, 'wenty-f miles north from Ma zzatIan and twenty-five miles south rom that point, were ready for ues and rails. At present it looks as II work north from Mazatlan VIII be pushed as rapidly work south from San Bias.
 The headquarters of Grant Broth 1'S Construction Company, now 'Oca'ed at San Bias, will be moved
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
STRUCK BY
A TRAIN
Father Returning with
Christmas Joy is To-
stantly Killed.

columbus, o., Dec. 26.-Weighed
down with Christmas presents he
had purchased in Columbus Win
lam p. Jessup aged A years. was
instantly killed Thursday nIghI
while walking along the Pennsyl-
vania railroad tracks TO his hom,
between Hiiliard anG Hayden Falls.
Jessup had been in Columbus
during the day and role to Hill
lard on n train. lie was walking
down the tracks to his home
short distance away II is believed
he became confused by the approach
OF the Pennsylvania passenger train
due in the city soon after eight
o'clock and stepped directly in
front of It. Evidently the train
crew knew nothing of the acciden,
for the train was not stopped but
short time after 1t had passed
through IIilliard, William Wilcox,
who was walking along the tracks,
discovered the mangled body and
the remains of the Christmas cheer
the unfortunate man was takins
home
The body was removed to an un-
dertaking establishment in H,liard
where it was viewed by Coroner
Murphy.
Jessup left a widow and five
children. He was laborer and un-
I'll recently had been employed by
the railroad company.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
ANOTHER ECHO
ContInued from pnge one

Continued from Page One.
which reactionary newspapers lik.
the Libre Parole and L'Action hav.
recently been conducting.
They used the scandal in connec.
ton with the steinhell affair tc
make every conceivable charge
against the government, even to ii
being guilty of political murders,
and Insisted upon the insinuation
that the late president Faure was
killed because he sided against Ma
1or Dreytus. Early this week the
height OF audacity was reached when
the reactionary papers printed cir.
cumstantial storieL 10 make 1t ap-
pear that President Failleres' son,
when found in the company of the
wife of Philippe Astresse, an advo-
cate OF the court of appeals, a yea
ago, shot and killed the attorney
and that the police have hushed up
the scandal. Authoritative informa-
ton subsequently proved that young
Fallieres did not even know Nine.
Astresse.
Mr.. White. the American ambas-
sador, and other members of the
diplomatic corps and of the cabinet
and a number of high officials call
ed at the Elysee palace to express
their indignation at the insult OF.
fered President Failleres.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26

this morning. where he attended the
! funeral of an uncle
Messrs. William Dee of Bellefon-
taine, Ohio, and James Dee OF West
Virginia, spent Christmas day in the
city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mealy and Colonel
James Crawford came up from
Delaware to be the Christmas guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Harry Mealy
Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz miss Dot
Cheney) of Cleveland, visited yes
terday with Mr., and Mrs. Harry
Mealy.
Mrs. Harry Mealy and Mr.. and
Mrs. Schultz of Cleveland. who are
house guests at the Mealy home,
are spending the day in Delaware.
MFR. and Mrs. Emory Lesser, of Oak
Harbor, Chic. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Curl, OF Montrose ave-
nue..
Mrs. \. A. Brooks of Scranton
Avenue, has returned from Fields,
Ohio, after being at the bedside of
her father who was very III.
Miss Kate Fergus has resigned her
position as bookkeeper at the Man
haitian She Is succeeded by Miss
Winifred Murphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Campbell and
family of Cincinnati, are holiday
visitors ut the East Church street
home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. !. Sulli-
van.
Miss Hazel Wells of Delaware
came up for the family dinner at
the home of her grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. George Roberts of Della
ware Avenue yesterday
Andrew Steinmetz and family, of
bellevue avenue went to Attica yes
terday where they attended the annu-
al reunion OF the Stenmetz family.
Thirty-eight members of the family
attended the gathering.
Miss Myrtle Blocksome of Chicago
and Mr.. Earl Blocksome of Joliet,
''ihOi'' oiN optHulHS JHb HOlluayS
with their parents, Mr. and Mr..
Jerry Blocksome of East George
street.
Truman Owen, of Chicago, who
spent Christmas with his parents of
east OF the city, returned TO the
Windy city, Friday evening. He was
accompanied by his brother, L. l..
Owen, who will spend few days
in Chicago.
Hugh Kinds. of Springfield, is
spending the holidays with his par
ents in the city. Mr.. Kinds Is EN-
ployed by the Oscar Lear company,
which makes the Frayer-NIiller auto
mobile. He will go to Cuba in the
near future to open an agency for his
company.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
DUEL in
THE DARK
Two Rejected Suitors Fight
with Kojves and One
is Dead.

Cleveland, Dec. 2G-A duel with
knives in dark room Christmas
Eve between two suitors for the
hand of 14-year-o'd Julia Pice. re-
suited in the death of Powell
Fromich and the serious injury of
Michael Millanovitch, who Is under
arrest on the churge OF murder.
Fromichs brother was probably
fatally stabbed when he attempted
to separate the fighting men. The
girl was struck by Millanovitch and
badly hurt
Both Fromich and Mlllanovitch had
pressed their suits and proposed maf
riage to the girl. She refused each
in turn, Each Thought the other the
cause of his rejection. Both were
boarders in the Pice home.
Minanovtch Is said to have gone
to Fromchi's room and accused tn,
latter of stealing his sweetheart.
~ am goirlg to kill you for It,
the police say he threatened. Then
ensued the fatal fight. The men
s'ashed at each other and also at
Fromichs brother when he tried to
act as peacemaker.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
Personals
-~N7;:-
NJ -

Joe Yonkins, of Barberton, is tn;
guest of relatives in the city.
Mrs. w. b. Sanders of South
State street is visiting relatives in
Chicago.
Mrs. Samuel Burley, of Silver
street, is much improved after a
critical Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martin, of
Belleview, spent Christmas at the
d. Martin home on Center street.
MIR. and Mrs. Marion Guthridge,
of AIingo, are guests at the Hunt
er home on Columbia street.
Mr.. and Mrs Mark @. Chase
spent Christmas day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Polk at Toledo.
C.aybourne Hudson OF Akron, Is
a guest at the G. II. SIcke.s home
South Seffner Avenue.
C.. A. Allen and r. T.. Woodruff,
of the Erie, were in the city this
morning.
Jules V, Barnd left Friday even
ing fer Chicago on business CON
nected with the Barnd Negotiating
agency.
Mr. and Mrs. viii Longneeker and
son are guests at the Sidney Young
home on South Prospect street.
Charles E. Gompf went to Cleveland