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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Hill Wins the Battle,

A Portland dispatch says that James
j. Hill. empire builder, has gained a
great victory over E. H. Hartman.
railroad king, in the fight between
the Hill and Hartman interests for
Oontrol of the right of way Of the
Desohutes uanyon. which is the key
to the mastery of central Oregon and
Califol MIA valleys, and an assured
outlet at San Francisco of the Inland
Coast line. Hill was given at least
years start over his rival by the
decision of Justice Robert S. Bean Of
the federal court in which the Barri
man interests were temporarily en-
joined from the occupancy of the dis
puted right of way in the canyon
Attorney Cotton representing Harri
man appeared stunned by the decision
and announced that he would ask fo
an injunction compelling the Hill mel
to use only a 200 foot wide strip t
which the court gave them absolute
right.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
new BUSINESS FIRM
d. B, Jarman Sells Athena Depart
ment Store to Steward & Brown
Merchants of Spokane.

D. B. Jarman has sold his depart
ment store in this city to Steward Il
Brown of Spokane. The deal, which
had been under way for two or three
weeks, was closed Saturday and the
big task of taking inventory of the
stock has been carried by number
of experienced persons this week, and
will be finished tonight. SO that the
store will be open for business tomor-
row morning.
Mr.. Jarman retains his mercantile
interests at Weston, and will continue
to reside there.
Mr.. Steward, the senior member of
the new firm, is an experienced mer-
chant and business man. Before going
to Spokane, he was in the tanking
business at Harrison Idaho for num-
ber of years. and was also engaged in
the mercantile business. He establish
ed the first bank at Harrison.
Mr.. Brown has been in the mercan
tile business for forty years. He was
in business at Salem for number CT
years and left the Oregon capitol 1S
years ago. For several years he has
teen at the head of the clothing de-
partment in Dellar's big store in
Spokane.
The members of the new firm are
practical men and are experienced
buyers. They will be in position
to buy their stock direct from Eastern
manufacturers. and it will be the new
managements desire to cater to the
wants of the trade in supplying the
best grade of goods at the lowest pos
sible price. With this object in view,
new lines will be added from time to
time. A ladies suit department will
be installed at once and soon full
line of groceries will be carried.
When the present stock has been
sufficiently arranged SO that proper
displays can he put into effect. mon
ster closing out sale will be- iuaugur-
ated. No article in the particular lines
which the sale effects will be reserved.
The sale will be instituted for sole
purpose of closing out lines to make
room for the new ones which are to be
installed.
Messrs. Steward and Brown are
both men of families and are coming
| to Athena with the view of making
their permanent homes here.
Mr.. Jarman is loath to leave Athens
L IL a. IL
able manager, Mr.. Ora Rhodes, hat
decided to engage in other work, lef
vacancy which Mr.. Jarman tel
would be hard to fill, and this will
! the additional care Of his Weston
store, led to his decision to sell. Mr.
Jarman desires the Press to state tina
be will ever remember and appreciate
the generous trade given him in hi
long years of business here.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Swept BY Fire.

The most disastrous grain field fire
in the Palouse country this year oc-
cured Saturday morning. three miles
north of Diamond, when 5000 bushels
of wheat belonging to John Kirkman
and 1900 bushels Of stacked grain be.
longing to Jack Stuart was destroyed.
The fire originated on the Kirkman
place from embers left at the setting
by the threshing engine, which left
the field neary 48 hours before and
when discovered had gained such
headway that it spread to Stuart'f
farm adjoining despite the efforts Of
over 100 men from nearby heading
and threshing crews and it required
several hours hard work to get il
under control. The grain was insured
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
He Is an Advertiser.

N. Williamson, manager Of Mos-
COW Idaho store, who has been twice
arrested for blockading the sidewalk
in front of his place Of business and
whose trial was postponed in each
case, and who engaged in bloody
fistic fight with the chief Of police In
his store and successfully resisted
arrest, has engaged the Palouse band
to lead great parade OF four cars OF
merchandise through the streets OF
Moscow tomorrow afternoon, loaded
on score Of drays and wagons. Last
week Mr.. Williamson was charged
with having left two cars of merchan
disc cases standing on tie walk for 9
distance of 140 feet all day and was
arrested for oEstructing the sidewalk
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
BARNES MUST HANG
Washington Supreme Court Affirms
Conviction of Mrs. Aldrich's
Brutal Murderer.

Hesekiah W. Barnes will Ee hanged
at Walla Walla penitentiary for the
murder of Anna M. AldIich May l.,
1908, at Walla Walla. as the Wash
ington supreme court has affirmed the
judgment of the conviction. Inform
alton as filed May 8, following the
commitment of the crime and it said
Barnes was placed on trial charged
with murder in the first degree. At
ter the jury had been out forty-three
hours they were called into the court
by the judge June 10, 1908, and dis
charged. The records show that the
jury were agreed Barnes had killed
the woman, but disagreed as to whe-
ther to find him sane or insane at the
time he committed the crime, because
the membe differed as to whether
the verdict of insanity would be fol,
lowed by sentence of imprisonment
for life. The records show the court
told the jury the Question of punish
ment is none of your business and
discharged them. May oath second
trial was had and Barnes was convict
ed of murder In the second degree and
a special verdict that defendant was
not acquitted at the former trial. An
appeal was taken which the supreme
court holds now is without merit.
Barnes has proven model prisoner.
The long delay in the law has had a
tendency to make him forget the gal
lows of which he has been for so many
months IN the shadow.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Electric Company Organizes.

The board of directors of the Una
tilla Electric Railway & Power COM
pany. the corporation witch proposes
to build an electric road south from
Pendleton into the John Day country,
has perfected its organization. George
Arthur Brown of Portland, has suo-
ceeded DR.. @. J. Smith on the board
and has been made president of
the corporation. Douglas Belts of
Pilot Rock, is the president while A.
r. Turner. also of Pilot Rock, is The
secretary-treasurer. All three of these
men are now in the field securing
rights of way for their road. Among
other things 1t is proposed to supply
passenger service for the various
summer resorts in the southern enc
of the county and the officers are now
comforting with the proprietors Of
these resorts to that end. East Ore
gonian.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
HOG FAMINE At PULLMAN
Buyers Now Offering 8 cents Pound,
Live Weight.

A Pullman item says: There is
"hog famine" in this country, pork
being scarcer and higher than ever
known. e. d. Priest, a shipper of
live stock. is offering 0 cents pound.
live weight. for carload of fat hogs
with no prospect of getting them.
Fresh pork is luxury seldom obtain
ed at the local meat markets and sells
for from Is to 20 cents a pound.
IL will soon have 400 head of young
stock hogs for sale here." said Mr..
Priest today. II will bring carload
or two from Oregon and offer them
for sale. If the prices and demand
Justify it I will import several thou
sand head of stock hogs and sell them
to the ranohers who have grain laying
down, which only hogs can gather
up"
There is no doubt such hogs will
find ready sale. for there are thou
sands Of bushels of grain lying ON the
ground. One farmer, who has been
trying to buy stock hogs, said: 81
have enough wheat lying in my stub
BILE fields to fatten 600 head Of hogs,
but I can't buy the hogs and fear the
grain will be a loss."
Where grain was knocked down by
the heavy rains of July much of it is
lying too fiat to be gathered up by
anything sholt of mower or soythes
The combine machines and binders
have run over it and mashed it flatter
than it was before the attempt was
made to save it.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
MORE LAND IS GIVEN AWAY
Government to Open Indian Reserves
In Dak0tas.

Superintendent James W. Written,
who presided over the Indian land
drawings recently held at Occur
d'Alene, announces that the Cheyenne
River and Standing Rock Indian lands
in North and South Dakota will be
opened in October.
This is the largest compact area of
Indian lands left unopened. being 80
miles long and from 30 to 40 miles in
width, containing approximately g.
019, 900 acres in South Dakota and
217 900 in north Dakota.
Applications will be managed in
much the same manner as for the
Occur d'Alene and Flathead reserves.
Registration days have been fixed be-
tween October 4 and October %, the
registration points being Aberdeen.
Pierre, Lennon. Lebeau and Now
bridge in South Dakota. and Bismark,
North Dakota.
Judge Written will hold the draw
ing of nun, 5ers at Aberdeen, s. D.
the last week In October.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Two Rivers Survey.

A Walla Walla item says: Owing
to errors in surveys made near Two
Rivers, Engineer W. q. Winkle has
gone to Two Rivers to survey the
entire township. He stated that some
of the lines are 200 to 400 feet from
their proper position and that the
property rights of many people will
be affected. This involves the town
site of Two Rivers where many people
have set out orchards that will prob
ably be found on others land when
the lines are correctly run. The whole
township was badly surveyed. The
work is being done at the instance OF
P of. l.. f. Anderson of Whitman COL
lege. who recently bought most Of the
townsite of Two Rivers. =
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Hidden Coin is Returned.

Two years ago G. A. Garretson.
hobo from Prescott. Ariz.. arrived
in North Yakima with $l5 In gold.
Fearing that fellow tramps would rob
him, he hid the money, $40 in the
railroad yards and IS beside church
on Yakima avenue. Last week Gar
retson returned TO bis native town, a
sick man. Remembering the $15 he
had buried there, he wrote to Captain
Jenkins, of the Salvation Army at
Yakima telling him where the money
was hidden and asking him to send il
to him. Captain Jenkins. armed with
diagrams, went to the church and
found the $5. but the foundations for
the new depot bad obliterated all
landmarks that would show the loca-
tion of the $40 coin. The So will be
sent to GaTretaon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27

It has been found that pellagra,
the new disease that has developed in
certain sections OF the South is caused
form eating products made from
mouldy corn. With five death from
pellagra in Butler County Alabama,
three persons dying and five cases
under observation. there is almost
panic in that section. The state de-
partment of health has been impor-
tuned to send help, but DIR. N. Mason
the only expert in the service, is in
vestigating in Clark county, where
more than 100 cases are reported.
County Health Officers have been in
struoted to isolate all cases and watch
them with view to determine wheth'
or or not they are infectious.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
AT the Age of 33.

The Press has clipping from the
Burnsvlle IN. o. Eagle announcing
the death Of Will M. Peterson's grand
father, at the age Of S3 years. The
Eagle says: Mr.. Bert Peterson, one
of the county's Oldest and most res.
peoted citizens, died at his home on
Jack g Greek, ON the 9TH inst. after a
prolonged sickness. "Uncle Bert, +"
as he was familiarly called was known
to almost every one and he was uni
versally liked. One by one the pioneer
citizens of Yanoy county are passing
away, and the death of "Unole Bert"
will be learned with sadness through
out the country.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
UPTODA7E BUSINESS COLLEGE
Walla Walla Selected For Home Of a
New Institution.

Mr.. q. Barnes Cleaver, vice -presi-
dent Of the Los Angeles in conjunction
with Messrs. Albin Mills & E. Cleaver
has arranged to open Business Col
lege in the Rees and Winans hlock
Walla Walla.
The slogan of the college is the
training of experts Ey experts. We
feel sure these gentlemen will make
great success, as it will no longer be
necessary to 60 to the larger cities to
secure expert business training.
Mr.. Barnes Cleaver, apart from
his college wo,k, has done considera-
ble Court reporting in Los Angeles.
Messrs. Albin Mills and e. Cleaver
have been associated with the Port
land business colleges for some years,
and have many friends in this district.
Mr.. Cleaver claims that individual
instruction is necessary for the success
of the student, and that parents should
not expect their children to make good
in the business world today, unless
they have given them the right soft of
training. A commercial course ia a
High school to learn the theory of
shorthand and bookkeeping is all
right, if followed by course of in
struction Ey actual business experts,
who will place the student in posi-
tion at good salary, and with pros
poets of advancement.
Parents or students may arrange to
meet Mr.. Cleaver at his offices, Reet
& Winans Block, Walla Walla. ty
sending postal to Secretary l.. A. e.
Business College. Rees & Winani
Bldg. Walla Walia.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
PARALYSIS. Too.

BY allowing swarms of bees to sting
him on the bare arms and legs. j. b.
Webster of Roxbury. Mass. is recover
ing from an attack of paralysis and
already has regained the use of his left
arm and can walk mile. He heard
that bee stings were an efficaoious cure
for paralysis and rheumatism. He
hesitated for some time to try such ex-
treme measures, but finally decided
to do so and today apparently is well
man
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Z sauaws "Copswallown Wheat.

v The next time certain couple of
squaws come to town. Marshal Ghol-
son is prepared to give them bunch
of trouble. The charge of theft has
been preferred against them by Will
Ferguson. Wednesday evening, one
of his teamsters lost three sacks Of
wheat, and the grain was later piled
against the fence, when 1t would be
put on the next load. In the mean
time couple of squaws came along
and "copswallowed" two sacks of the
grain.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Sheriff TAYLOR Married.

u. d. Taylor, perhaps the most pop
ular sheriff any county in Oregon ever
had was united in marriage with Miss
Glare Moussu, a we'll known young
lady of Pendleton. Sunday in Portland.
Both bride and groom are we'll known
in this city. where host of friends
extend congratulations.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Of Masonic Temple.

With appropriate ceremonies the
corner stone of the new four story
Masonic temple at Roseburg was laid
Monday afternoon. The grand officers
present were DR.. Norris r. Cox,
grand master, and d. q. Thompson,
grand tyler. Of Portland; and Edward
E. Kiddle, grand high master and
grand high priest Of the X. A. NJ. Of
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Editor Refused Pardon.

The application for the pardon Of
Charles Nickell, editor of the Jack
sonville Times. who was convicted of
conspiracy to suborn witnesses in the
Oregon land fraud cases, has been
denied by President Taft. The papers
were received from Taft's summon
home at Beverly by the department
of justice.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Roesch Is Champion.

The greatest sensation ever develop
ed in connection with national rife
competition was created at Camp
Perry. Ohio, when Fl. o. Roesch, Of
Pendleton, was bulletined as winner
in the governors match. He beat
the world-famous marksmen who have
been firing in international contests
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27

Oregon, from Island City, Union
county. The ceremonies were con-
Quoted by the Masonic grand lodge Of
Oregon. The first two stories of this
structure will be used for BUSINESS
and office purposes and the upper
floors will be occupied by the Masonic
lodges of that city.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Notice.

Having disposed of my Athena store
and wishing to close up all business
matters connected with it, / have
placed all accounts due me with Ora
Rhodes for collection. He will receive
settlements at the store of Steward 81
Brown. Please all and settle at
once. ID. B. Jarman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
Bridge at Cayuse.

The government will build bridge
across the Umatilla at Cayuse station.
Bids are being advertised for. The
tridge will be 1914 feet in length and
will have carrying capacity of 20
tons.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27

"Happy Home" canned goods excel
any on the market. For sale by L. M.
Taggart 81 Co.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27

for yeals and walked away with the
$500 trophy cup offered. In addition
he will receive gold medal and $50
in cash, as we'll as jumping into prom
inence throughout the service. Phen-
omenal scores were made by the Pen
dleton youth in the match. At 800
Yards he made perfect score. 80 out
of 30. At 1000 yards he lost but one
point in 80. In the skirmish run bis
total was 80 out of 100, and at 200
yards rapid FIRE he made the most un-
usual total Of As, firing 10 shots in 40
seconds. The young man is son Of
VIM. Roesoh of Pendleton, and will
graduate from Annapolis this yea.r
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
SUGAR PROPERTIES OF THE ISLAND OF OAHU

Of Louisiana. Its boilers are largely OF the
Babcoek and Wilcox Co. make, and its tools,
as iathes, planners, drills, etc., ETC., are en-.
tireIy American. In short, large modern
sugar factory like the Eva Mil shows the
great part taken by the manufacturers OF
the United states In the equipment which
represent hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
Of investment.
The details of equipment Of larger mill
machinery follows:
Crushing Machines Of Gregg's cane
unloaders: Of Fulton Iron Works 11.roller
mills, with all necessary engines. gearing
and carriers: total horsepower, 700: total
cane crushing capacity 2,4OO tons In "a
hours. The mills are arranged so that either
2 11.roller mills or / 15.roler mill can be
used as desired.
Boilers for Generating Steam-S mutitub.
ular boilers; 5 Babcock & Wilcox boilers:
total horsepower, 5000.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
For Social Comfort.

For Social Comfort.
For the housing OF this large force OF
workmen on this Estate there are In the
neighborhood of six hundred dwellings,
which number is being added to annually In
order to give increased comfort to the work
men.
Hospital and Dispensary Is located on
the Plantation, under the charge of n resi-
dent physician with six assistants In this
hospital, medical attendance and nursing Is
dispensed free of charge to the laborers. II
contains A beds, wards, operating room,
modern plumbing. Roentgen Ray Apparatus
and all scientific appliances for an up to-
date hospital -.
Free Kindergarten Is carried on by the
Estate, and there is Public School situated
at q central point for the education OF chill
dren OF workmen.
The railroad system Is quite elaborate and
is laid over the estate so that one side of
every field borders on or II In close proxi-
nifty to the tracks. With these main tracks
portable tracks are connected whenever nee
essary when field is harvested. Cars cap
able Of holding Az tons each OF cane are
by this system delivered on portable tracks
(150 feet apart alongside the cut cane
throughout the length Of each field for con
venient handling. After cars are loaded
whether by machine or otherwise, they are
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
High Cane Yield.

During 1908 275,i45.175 tons of cane were
milled, averaging 69SS tons Of cane or S.S3
tons Of sugar per acre. The principal rea-
sons for this high yield are as follows:
% Depth of soil.
(2) Warm climate and sheltered position
49, Generous fertilization.
90 Liberal irrigation.
Sugar is delivered at factory doors on cars
Of the Oahu Railway 4 Land Co., which take
II to the o. Il. & l.. Co.'S warehouse at Homo
lulu or deliver II direct to ships tackles at
the wharyes. Vessels deliver product ut
New York or San Francisco, as required.
Americas Modern Mill.
The mill Is modern In every respect and Is
as large In capacity as any In the Territory.
II Is capable Of manufacturing $50 tons to
300 tons sugar per day. This mill Is practi.
eally new, Its erection having been eomplet
ed In 1902. The mill building Is entirely Of
steel and built by MiIliken Brothers Of New
York. Its large crushing apparatuses were
furnished by the Fulton Iron Works OF St.
Louis. Its vacuum pans were made by kilby
Mfg. Co. Of Cincinnati, Ohio, its evaporators
by the Walburn Swenson Co. Of Nebraska
and the Sugar Apparatus Manufacturing Co.
Of Philadelphia. Its centrifugals and cen.
trifugal engines are from the American Tool
& Machine Co. Of Boston, and It's "Hersey"
dryers from the same city. Its Qualification
apparatus was manufactured by "Demins"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

TSHE EVA Sugar Plantation is one OF the
largest in the islands and is famous
the world over for its productive soil
and fine sugar factory
The Eva Plantation Company was formed
in 1880 by Messrs. $. n. Castle, w. X. Castle,
J. b. Castle, Geo p. Castle, J. b. Anterior,
w. A. Bowen, l.. ID. Tenney, c. NJ Cooke,
d. f. Dillingham; and w. J. Lowrie.
The property is Is miles from Honolulu
and is reached over the railroad system OF
the o. II. e. l.. Co. II has total acreage of
S,O63.25 acres, of which approximately 7,4OO
are suitable for cane culture. or this acre.
age 1000 acres are under cultivation upon
lands which are all leased. Lahaina cane
is the principal cane grown, though Yellow
Caledonia and Demerara No. III are planted
In small quantities.
Steady Growth.
The first cane planted by the company
was ON September 20, 1890, all OF the Laha'
ina variety During this year about 40 acres
were planted for seed. Since then the plan
tation has grown by leaps and bounds, not
only In the extent of cane area, but In the
number OF tons of sugar produced to the
acre The greatest elevation at which cane
is planted is 200 feet. The character OF the
soil varies from a light red upon the upIands
to a black loan on the low lands, and may
be classed as good and extra good soil. A
complete analysis of the soils in the various
fields is regularly kept, In order that II can
be readily ascertained just what amount OF
fertilizer may be required.
Below is given table showing the pro-
PORTION Of plant and rattoons.
eel,
Long First Rattoons ....... 1924 acres
Long Second Rattoons ......l ,76S.32 acres
Long Third Rattoons ........ 5o9.7S acres.
Long Fourth Rattoons ..... .1,Ol4.49 acres.
Long Fifth Rattoons ........ 4l3.SS acres.
Short Rattoons ............. 6l6.l5 acres.
Total Z. .................I,O OO.OO acres