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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-11-20
An Answer to Waterholder.
Continued from page a.

the meeting knew that 'aty other
company" meant the Southern
Idaho Reel ,mation company. We
have n, confidence in the South
ern Idaho Reclamation company.
As | have stated before, the same
men who are officers and control
the Great Western Beet Sugar
Company, officer and control the
Southern Idaho Reclamation com
pany. AS tae officers and stock,
holders of one company they do
all in their power to prevent the
water users from obtaining any
consideration for the money in
vested for water rights, as officers
and stock holders of he other com
pany they claim to have 81 ,5OO,-
900 to construct an irrigation sys-
ten, not for those who have bought
and paid for wa er right to the
former company, hut Ga new set
of people who are willing to put up
$50 or $65 per acre for tie right.
Mr.. Wolfe contends that we do
Moyses and Smith and injustice,
that they we're defrauded by Gar
rett as all the others were. Has
it occurred to you, "Waterholder,"
that the man who bought Moyses
and Smith here and induced them
to buy CARROTS interest had been
president of the Great Western
Beet Sugar company for eight
months prior to his bringing them
here? He either knew the situa.
ton or was incompetent. He had
been the head of the Great Western
Beet Sugar company for eight
months, he brought them here,
they were defrauded in the deal he
urg d them into, they discover that
affairs had been misrepresented to
them. so they organize new com
pany; but do they drop the old?
NJ, they not only hold on to it,
but make its president their gen.
eral manager in tn new company
Do you still wonder that the PEG.
pie in this community have no
A man named Jones went into
a certain neighborhood and induced
ten men to invest in scheme OF
his; they all lost their money The
next year Jones came back but
he had changed his name to Brown.
He ask these ten men to invest
again; one of them named water
holder" invested and could not IN.
derstand why the other rine were
so unreasonable. Next year Brown
will come back again, but his name
then will be Gray. OF course
"Waterholder" will invest again, but
the other nine will never bite for
Brown or Gray.
J. G. WATTS.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-11-20
Excursions East

Low excursion rates to Colorado
Springs, Denver, ST. Louis, Kansas
City, Chicago, and points east are
now offered by the O. S. L. A war;
iety of routes with usual stop over
privileges are offered. See D S.
l. agent for further particulars. 45tf
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-11-20

Northwest insurance circles are
greatly interested in the announce
ment of the consolidation of the
Idaho Mutual Fire Insurance
company of Boise, with the North
western Mutual Fire Insurance
Association of Seattle. The report
of the Washington state insurance
commissioner shows that the bus
mess of home companies is going
ahead of the outside institutions by
leaps and bounds. One reason for
this is the fact that the local con-
Germs keep their money here at
home and patrons realize the bene-
fit accrulng therefrom. AS a re-.
suit of this latest merging of north.
west companies, Washington takes
a front rank for being the home
of one of the strongest fire insur-
ance combinations in the country,
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-11-20

The followers of college football
in the northwest are greatly inter-
ested in this years contest. The
final contest for the championship
will probably be waged betaeen
Washington and Oregon, Idaho
having been eliminated early in
the season by several disastrous de-
feats. The Washington State Tn
iversity at Seattle seems to be the
strongest in the Evergreen state,
although the state college at Pull.
man is still in the game. The
fight in Oregon is still in the air.
1t looks at this time as if the final
battle will be between one OF the
Oregon schools and Washington
University in Seattle on Thanks.
giving day.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-11-20

Comforters and blankets the
kind you want at the price you
want to pay for them. Thompson
furniture Co. 1'tf
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-11-20
NORTHWESTERN NEWS

Stockmen. dairvmen. horticul-
turists and general farmers will be
interested in the twenty. week
courses to be given at the Wash
ington State College at Pullman,
beginning January 4, 1910. Prac'
teal instruction will be given by
the ablest members Of the faculty
in scientific agriculture. This
work has been carried on success.
fully in the past and several new
departures will be added this year.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-11-20

To lessen the dangers from forest
fires the Washington Railway
Commission is considering the is'
suance of orders requiring all rail
ways to clear their right of.ways
and remove dangerous brush and
foliage. In some states, the rail-
ways are required to pillow burrows
along each side of their trackage,
30 as to prevent fires from starting
from sparks. Engines equipped
with oil burners have also been
found effective in this work, The
Washington Forest Fire association
has been successful in making a
number oil converts to propaganda
of this sort and will continue to
work along these lines.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-11-20

The Milwaukee railway has de-
clared it will remain independent
in the matter of rate making. q.
F. White, leading timberman OF
the northwest, has received a letter
from President Earling, in which
the latter declares that the lumber
rates to the east will remain as
they are, Notwithstanding any
changes that may be made by the
Great Northern or the Northern
Pacific when the present schedule
expires in two years. This is re-
garded as good news by all lum-
bermen in the northwest.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-11-20

state OF Idaho, County of Elmore-ss:
|, II. E. Reckmeyer, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief
H. E. RECKMEYER Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of November, 1909.
RUBY MELLEN, Notary Public.
CoRBECT-Attest:
WILL r. MONTGOMERY,
r. P. CHATTIN,
ARTHUR PENCE,
Directors
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
DISCOVERED JUST IN time
Timely Action Prevents Fire in Preston
Parton Mill.

Timely discovery of smouldering
embers in the dust room at the Pres
ton-Parton Mill. saved the big plant
from possible destruction by fire,
Monday forenoon.
The odor Of smoke pervaded the up
per floors, and the employees had con-
siderable difficulty In locating the fire.
At first it was thought to Ee confined
in dust collecting machine, but
after investigation no fiie was to be
found there.
Finally Manager Watts and head
Miller Littleiohn directed attention to
the dust room, and there In pile of
dust, directly underneath an electric
light globe. the smouldering embers
lay, only awaiting draft OF air to
burst into flames.
A bucket Of water put an end to the
danger. The dust had collected In a
pile below the electric globe, and the
pile grew until it almost came in con-
tact with the globe when the dust
ignited. The heat from the smould-
ering embers caused the globe to burst
and there was no electric light In the
room when the fire was discovered.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03

Trouble has begun over the action
of the Spokane apple show judges in
awarding the sweepstakes prize to
Thomson & Guthrie. of Eagle Point,
Ore. North Yakima, Wash. fruit
growers allege discrimination saying
w. w. Sawyer. of Yakima should
have taken the sweepstakes with bis
carload display Of Grimes Golden.
The Yakima men allege the prize-win-
ming exhibit was infected with "Bald-
win rot." because of its unripe con-
dition. while Sawyer's fruit was per-
fect. They attribute the alleged dis
crimination to the fact that an Oregon
man was on the board Of judges while
there was none from Washington.
The Yakima exhibitors declare that
they will never again send fruit to the
Spokane show. The general public
seems satisfied with the prize award,
as Oregon's prize winning fruit was
the center of admiration throughout
the fair.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
S. c. STANTON DEAD ALL PLEAD GU|LTY'
Defendants in Umatilla County Land
Fraud Cases Through Raley
Ask for Leniency.

Concluding the famous Umatilla
! reservation land fraud cases whioh
i have Eeen dragging for months, after
indictments by federal grand jury, all
of the defendants 15 or 20 in mum ber,
Wednesday entered pleas of guilty in
the Ealted States district court before
Federal Judge Wolvarton at Portland.
Jhe most sensational feature of the
pleas was that OF Attorney James H.
Raley, of Pendleton, one of the most
prominent lawyers of eastern Oregon,
who was indicted on charge of con-
spiracy to obtain government land
illegally. with other defendants. Ra-
ley made strong plea for lenienoy. to
the court. II never Intentionally
violated any law" he said, brokenly,
"and never Intentionally did any
wrong. My connection with these
cases is an open book. I have nothing
to conceal. / am wholly innocent, as
believe are every one of my breth-
rem. am speaking for the rest of
these defendants as / am for myself.
All of us believe we have acted with
in the pale nf the law" Raley was
called to plead separately After he
had addressed the court, exhibiting
much emotion, all the defendants were
called forward and Attorney Henry
McGinn entered a general plea of
guilty.
United States District Attorney
John McCourt, speaking from the po-
sition Of government attorney, and
not as personal friend Of many Of
the defendants, described the case in
detail and asked the court to extend
leniency. He told of the manner in
which the lands, 100 claims or more,
were obtained by the defendants
through arrangement and by contract
with settlers, with whom they made
contract to many of whom filing fees
were advanced before the land was
taken up. With the exception of
John Vert, all the defendants appeared
in court. They were Colonel Raley,
John W. Grow, Alonzo Knots, Will
lam Caldwell, William Rahe, John
Winn, William Slusher @. W. Mat
thews. John Vert. Bailey Ross. Sam
BOlmstead aud Joe Ell. Parkes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
NICELY DECORATED WINDOWS
Athena Merchants Arrange Attractive
and Elaborate Displays.

The average show window Of the
Athena merchant is always attractive.
but this week special effort on the part
OF all seem to have been made with
the view of attracting the attention of
the trading public.
The window display in store is
the gauge by which may be correctly
measured the standard of stock carried
within, the artistic arrangement Of
the display depending on the taste Of
the decorator.
Among the nicely decorated store
windows to be seen in Athena this
week the reporter notes:
Athena's Department Store. Havi-
land china, pictures and gents fur
nishings; @. A. Barrett 81 Co., nick
elware and cut glassware; Palace
drugstore, leather goods, post card al
buns. fancy stationery etc; H. FL.
Hill. cut glassware; Dell Bros. mems
shoes, fruits aud vegetables; Mos
grove Mercantile Company. ladies'
dress goods. gents furnishings and
B. & Fl. premiums; Athena Bakery,
homemade candies; H. 0. Worthing-
ton. fruits. vegetables and gents fur
nishings; t. M. Taggart, Pendleton
blankets and Florsheim shoes; Pic.
neer drugstore, leather goods, toilet
sets, cut glassware and holiday nov
elites
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
NARROW ESCAPE FOR CATION
Ed LaFave, Intoxicated, Responsible.
for Collision.

FL. G. Caton narrowly escaped being
fatally injured while coming into
town Saturday evening. AS it is.
Mr.. Cation has two fractured ribs and
the recollection Of a horrifying ex-
perien6e.
Mr.. Cston's injuries were sustained
in q collision. when Ed LaFave, in
toxicated and driving his team at a
furious pace, struck Mr.. Caton's bug
gy with such force az to bring the
horse to its knees and to drag man,
horse and vehicle backward for some
distance. The buggy was badly
wrecked but Mr.. Cation came on into
town.
The collision was witnessed by sew
eral, and it ia alleged that LaFave
was wholly to blame. Cation was Oh
the proper side of the road and was
as nesr the fence as be could possibly
get when he was run into. DIR. sharI
attended his injuries. There were two
men riding with LaFave at the time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
ORE. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
The Winter Courses, January 9TH to
Fehr uary 18, 1910.

Practical work, lectures and dem,
onstrations will be given in,such Vita
subjects as General Farming, Frnii
Culture. Animal Husbandry, Daifying
Poultrykeeping, The Business Side Of
Farming. Forestry, Carpentry Black
smithing, Mechanical Drawing, Cook
ing. Sewing. Dressmaking, Home
Management. etc.
All regular courses begin January
4th and end February 18th. Farmers
Week February 14th to 18th.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all interested.
Good Accommodations may be secur.
ed at reasona BILE rates. No age limit
above 16 years. No entrance require
ments, Prominent lecturers have been
secured for special topics. The in,
structional force of the College mum,
ters 100. Excellent equipment.
For further information address
Registrar, Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis, Oregon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
Pioneer Had Been a Helpless Invalid,
Suffering Intensely, for Over
Five Long Years.

Death came to s. O. Stanton Mon
day morning at Z O'Clock, and relieved
him of further suffering. This re-
spected old pioneer had been an in
valid for over five years. during which
time be had been practically helpless
as the result of paralysis.
At times in the past he had grown
worse, and at such times his children
were sent for and each time eame to
be at the fathers bedside. But with
the assistance of his wonderful vital
ity. he would reouperate, but never
to the extent that hope was felt for
his ultimate recovery. So, when the
end did come, all his children save
Will, were with him.
Smith Crawford Stanton was born
in Clay county, Missouri. February 9,
1887 and died in Athena. Oregon,
November 80, 1909. aged 70 years, o
months and 90 days.
He left Missouri in 1862, spending
some time in Colorado and Montana.
He arrived in Linn county, this state.
in 1865, and in 1857 was united in
marriage with Miss Sarah F. Calvin,
who with seven children survives him.
The deceased came to Umatilla
county in 1878. Near this city bis
children grew to manhood and wom-
anhood. He became member of the
Christian church in this city In 1898.
and the funeral was held from that
church Tuesday afternoon. being
largely attended.
He is survived by his devoted wife
and seven children. Five sons had
preceded him to the grave. The liv-
ing are: William, John. Delbert,
Eugene. Cleve. Mrs. L. u. Montague
and Mrs. Frank Rainvi
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
ACKERMAN GIVES SOME ADVICE
Favors Normal Schools and better Con-
ditions in Public Schools.

| A Salem special to the Portland
Oregonian says: Declaring that laws
must be placed on the statute books OF
the state requiring every teacher In
every district school to have thor.
ough training before she, starts her
work in the school, Superintendent
Of Public Instruction j. Fl. Alderman,
before the Marion county school offio-
ers' convention in session at Salem
came out flatly in favor of normal
schools. "You must get together and
go Eefore the Legislature ard demand
that normal schools be established or
let the Legislature know the reason
| why" was Que of his statements.
"We have normals. but the training
is given for the city children at the
expense of the children of the county.
Every district school is normal
school. You send the inexperienced
young girl out into the country and
when she secures training she goes
to the city. The child of the city is
given his education with the bill foot
ed by the child of the rural district. F"
Over 100 school officers from all
over Marion county were in attend
ance. Organization was perfected
with the following officers: President
J. M. Poorman, of Woodburn; vice.
president DR.. NJ. Staples of Turner;
secretary, W. M. Smith of Salem.
Among the speakers were G. L. STAIR.
who spoke on the history of school
officers conventions being founder of
the plan.
Resolutions were passed recon-
mending that united effort be made
all over Marion county by the school
officers. teachers and patrons to in
increase the usefulness of the county
schools along one or more of the fol-
lowing lines:
First--PlRo ding works of art on the
school room walls, planting flowers,
trees and shrubbery and otherwise
beautifying the grounds.
notwithstanding teachers with
special training and, in order to do
so, paying better salaries.
Third-Consolidating weak schools
and transporting pupils where oondi-
tions are favorable.
Fourth-That the ooupty fund law
be enacted at the general election In
1910. making possible the distinctly
country high school. These high
schools will make it possible for the
boy and girl in the country TO obtain
high school education and still re-
main under home influence and help
with home duties.
Fifth-That the present school laws
be amended to provide for two days.
session of the directors convent tion,
allowing all the necessary expenses
for all the directors and clerks.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
Prohibition Defeated.

All indications point to a majority
of between 10000 and 10000 in Ala
bama against the prohibition consti-
tutional amendment Monday. A sig.
niticant feature of the result is the
fact that sentiment against the amend
ment is SO widespread. Rural dis
tricts. small towns and cities, for the
most part, returned substantial ma
jcrities on the winning side. A fact
of especial interest in the election WAS
that it was the first time in the his
tory Of the state that an expression of
the whole electorate had been obtain
ed on prohibition. The statewide
prohibition bill was passed by leg
islature elected on local option plat
form.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
Hansell-- PARCEL.

Mr.. Marion Hansell, we'll known
young man Of this vicinity and Miss
Miytle May Parcell. were united in
marriage at the home of the brides
parents at Park Place. Oregon, on
Thanksgiving day. Rev. Mr.. Folsom
of Park Place. was the officiating
clergyman. The wedding ceremony
was witnessed by relatives and near
friends of the contracting parties.
Miss Myrtle Holmes Of Park Place was
bridesmaid and Mr.. Orvill Reeves was
best man. Refreshments were served,
after which the bride and groom de-
parted for Portland.
The newly welded pair arrived at
the home of the groom q parents We'd
nesday and in the evening were sefe-
naded by the Sand Hollow orchestra.
After listening to the strains of music.
the company were invited in and a
most enjoyable evening was spent, the
young people receiving the congrat-
ulations of their friends. Refresh
| ments we're served the guests. the fol-
lowing being present;
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Schmitt. Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Hansell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Douglas. Mr.. and Mrs. Luke
Read Mr.. aud Mrs. VIM. Kissler. Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Pinkerton; Misses
Lawson. Ella Piper, Harriet Pinker-
ton, Wall; Messrs. d. A. Pinkerton,
M. Kelly. Geo. Gross, Floyd Pinker.
ton, Ray Hansell, Blaine Hansell
John Benson Geo. Piper. II. N. Smith
VIM. Mcdonald. and Ralph Cannon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
Fever Takes Three.

Geneva Francis Ware, aged IS.
daughter of Rev. M. 8. Ware, a
Christian evangelist, died Sunday
night in Walla Walla leaving a father
andRbrother. the only survivors of O
family which two weeks ago mum
bered FIVE. The girl died of typhoid
fever, following her brother, 4 years
OLD. who succumbed to the disease
Saturday night Mrs. Ware. tbe
wife and mother. died two weeks ago
and her body was sent to Albany, thu
former home Of the family. Mr.
Ware is a travelling evangelist an(
is we'll known in the northwest,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
Taking School Census.

4 b. B. Richards has about completed
census taking of children of school
age in District No. 30. Mr.. Richards
has enrolled upon his report blanB#
about 275 names, gain Of nearly =
over last year. There are rs new
pills in the Athena school this yet
but several families having moved
away, the above number cannot be
counted In full as increase in gain.
The showing made by Mr.. Richards
Is atove what was estimated before
the census was taken.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
A Brutal Murder.

Andrew Rabeal, is the name Of the
victim of Umatllla's latest murder.
The body, horribly mu tiIated was
found In the sage hush east of Una
tilla lastweek. Rabeal, who had Teen
in Pendleton. was stationary engin-
Ger aud ia known to have had money on
his person when he took westbound
train out Of that city. BY mistake
he took an oyercoat belonging to Ohas.
Michealson Of Pilot Rock and through
this mistake his identity was discover
ed. Tho theory of tho officers III that
hobos committed the murder.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
Sagebrush Turned to Gold.

Sage brush heretofore eonsidere d
vaIueless may prove valuable If in
formation given the Nevada state pub
licity and industrial commission prov
es correct. According to the report
of Professor Sylvester Sparkling Of
Chicago. four thousand pounds Of
sagebrush produces 220 gallons of
distillate and further yields $50
pounds of charcoal. The diatillate
contains tar. wood alcohol, acetic
acid and othef products.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
7''-11 ~
Deeunet Rank will Paw.

The proposed ten per cent dividend
to depositors of the defunct Farmers
and Traders bank of La Grande. have
become reality by order of the cur
rency controller. This makes an ag-
gregate of fifty FIVE per cent. The
present check issue will reach deposit
ors about Christmas aud il the bank
wins pending suits 1t will pay third
dividend of ten per cent. II IL loses,
the remainder will be total loss.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03
Tax for the Schools.

A special election of District No. 81,
embracing Milton and Freewater,
has been called to levy tax to COM
plete the work on the two new school
buildings. The amount required ID
s41OO. 1t takes $4,000 a year to main
tain the schools, $3.50 interest Cd the
bonds and with the $4I0O for com
pleting the work the total amount to
Ee raised 10 $3.50. The taxable prop
erty in the district is 81, $4,000,
which with a 6-mili levy will pro
duoe s9270.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-12-03

The Merry Christmas season will soon be here.
Shop early before the lines broken We present for
your inspection:
Leather bound books
Latest copyright fiction.
Girls and Boys books,
Fairy tale books,
Mother Goose etc books,
Linen books for the babies
Christmas and New Year post cards.
Christmas booklets,
Santa Claus aud Holly tags,
Fancy box Stationery,
Cigars in Christmas packages
High grade pipes,
Perfumes in all popular odors'
LoWneys candies in superb boxes
Leather Music rolls,
Pocket Books Wallets and Purses,
Mirrors and Hand Bags
Baby Toilet sets,
Cigar cases-Fountain pens,
KraftwOod cases,
Travelling aud Shaving SETS