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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
SMALL MEN HATE SUCCESS.
Rival Who Shows Business Ability
Makes Him Their Enemy.


Why is it that the outsider who ar
rives poor in small town and who,
by intelligence and hard work, boosts
himself to mercantile prominence, is
usually feared, Stunned and hated?
He must be an able man. That goes
without saying. He is nearly always
a public spirited chap and full of the
fellow feeling spirit, and his neighbors
should be proud Of him, but instead
they dislike him because he has made
a distinct success where they have
been plugging along in rut all the
days of their years.
Every man who makes a success of
life has to undergo the same sort of
thing, to some extent. Even julius
Caesar discovered that there were citi-
zens of Rome who were ready to hand
him knife rather than a nOsegay.
Yet most towns are full of people
who hate the successful man. The
smaller merchants waste great deal
of time cussing him. He is abused for
the very qualities that should make
him popular. If he contributes a
handsome sum to any cause, he is not
given credit for generosity. Its all an
advertising scheme" say the croakers.
He is accused Of all sorts Of COM
mercial sins, because he is enterprising
and employs modern methods as far as
they can be employed in a small town.
But, strange to say, he keeps right
on being successful.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
A BOOSTERS GOOD ADVICE
We Have Rich Soil and Favored
Climate.
Conservative Men See Future.

Boost and Newport boosts with you,
Knock and you knock alone.
A good motto and one that is made
applicable by the wonderful demonstra-
ton of what is being done in this Sec
ton by the exhibits which have recently
been shown as the products of our soil.
climate and natural moisture.
Here we are ENJOYING prosperity and
before we are aware of it people from
other sections of the northwest have
seen the results of our soils and are TAX
ing advantage of what thew see being
done, and are producing results that are
astonishing to US who have been asleep
at the switch, and while many are saw
ing. things cannot be raised they are
lodging pretty lively tt keep out of the
wav of the fellow who is doing it. Men
of unfaillng confidence have demon
strated on our soils that wealth and
plenty can be produced, and many of US
have sat back and watched the marvel
Gus results that have been accomplished
because we hadn't the nerve to tackle
things.
We certainly must admire the pluck
and good judgment of those men of fore
thought, who, while we laughed and
ridiculed the ventures they were max
ing, pushed forth and have made good.
Here we are in one of the best climates
in the world, the richest soil, the purest
water, the best transportation facilities
and the best markets, and success is
ours If we only take hold and let the
world know what we have. Our soils
are virgin and full of richness, and our
rainfall is sufficient to produce marvel
Gus results So it is up to us to till the
soil and we have fortunes in store for US.
No one knows better what we have than
those who have visited other sections
and have made the comparisons, where
land that will produce no more is held
at five times the price of our lands.
Some conservative men are looking
into our future in the same light or they
would not have expended thousands in
building our net work of railroads, and
they are doing this because the natural
resources justify them, and they will be
many times repaid when our industries
are humming with activity, and our
mines, our farms and our orchards are
unloading their burdens. So what more
can any country look ahead to? Health,
Wealth and Sport is our badge and push
forward is our motto, and to those who
are not in line, just about face and get
in line, for nothing can check the dem
onstration of our loyal citizens, and it is
due time for a few stragglers to line up,
until our great possessions will develop
our natural resources, which, we believe,
far exceed any other part OF the state,
and the baby county will carry the ban
ner of success and take the lead.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
Substitute For Rain,

While it has not been found possible
to make it rain, something even better
has been discovered. Moisture can be
bottled up in the soil When soil is full
of moisture. as in the spring, the evap-
Grafton is rapid; if the soil is compact,
amounting to about an inch a week.
By stirring the surface. thus forming
a soil mulch. this evaporation is
stopped and that moisture saved in
the soil. This is better than a good
rain in the growing season and has
the further advantage of warming up
the soil.-W. c. Palmer. North Dakota
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
Republicans Open Headquarters at Spirit
Lake

That one of the most enthusiastic and
systematic campaigns ever waged by the
Republicans of Idaho is to be conducted
by them in 1912 was made apparent
Tuesday morning, when Hon. Chas L.
lleitman, of this city, chairman of the
Idaho Republican state central commit
tee, opened headquarters in the Bank
building.
The outlook for complete Republica n
success is indeed encouraging, for Mr..
Heitman's we'll esta blished reputation
as political organizer of precision and
method in Northern Idaho, where he is
so we'll and favorably known, within it.
self, is well calculated to create spirit
OF optimism, and the vast work he has
begun IN the interest of his party adds
materially to that spirit.-Spirit Lake
Herald.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
BEAUTIFYiNG ROAD STATIONS
PLEASES THE TRAVELLERS
"Eyesores" Do Much to Keep Visitors
Away-What One Town Did.

Nowhere are "eyesores" more often
sive to the travelling public than those
that are sometimes met at country rail-
road stations. At one stop the travel
er Is likely to notice rickety old
shanty serving as station, while at
another the building may be up to
date, but the surroundings are alto
gether out Of uniformity.
Cresskill, N. j., realized with a start
last year that it needed something to
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
Farmers, Attention!

We want 400 or 800 pounds of extra
large potatoes for exhibition purposes at
st. Paul, Chicago and other eastern
points. Specimens should be as tree
from scab as possible and weight from
Il pounds up. Will pay 2 cents per
pound for what we can use. Bring in
what you have to A. M. Harris and help
boost the country.
NEWPORT COMMERCIAL CLUB.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
Good LIQUID Lice Killer.

A good liquid lice killer is made by
dissolving in ordinary kerosene all the
crude napthaline fakes it will take
I'D. The solution is an excellent dis
infectant for use about poultry houses.
as we'll as lice killer.
Used on the dropping boards and
roosts. it will destroy and prevent red
mites and will also kill disease germs
and seeds of worms and other para
sites.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
Advertised Letters

List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Newport, Wash. P. o. to date, are
as follows:
Baker, Chas. Brown, Nick
Byene, Ruth Chiefly, DR. Ell
FORD, Miss Helen Harmon, Mrs Martha
Lindsay, Million Lilly, John
Mace Lloid Moore WB
Mcclure, A Walter, Potts
Stevtck. John Smith, Mrs Ida
Webb, q WEIGH, Fred
When calling for the above please say
"advertised.
CARL M. JoHANsoN. P. M,
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
CREssKILL IN. ~ RAILROAD STATION

give its railroad station pleasing ap-
pearance. Suggestions began to pour
in from various citizens as to what
they believed in their opinion was the
best suited for the requirements: The
most economical and efficient plan was
decided upon, with the result that to-
day the station is surrounded with
trees and flower bushes, giving the
traveller a decidedly good opinion of
the town the minute he arrives.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
ENCOURAGE TREE PLANTING.

Bill Provides That Connecticut Plan
tations Be Exempt From Taxation.
A bill which aims to encourage the
planting of forest trees has passed the
Connecticut house Of representatives.
The measure provides that any tract
Of land Of one or more acres planted
at the rate of not less than 1000 trees
to the acre and continued as a tree
plantation shall be exempt from taxa
ton for not more than twenty years.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
! Want a Farm

Have 7-room modern house on the
South Side in Spokane; close in; on cor
ner lot; big barn on the rear; price
$500; | want to trade this for land
Write Nellie Schlemlein, 800 Sprague
ave-. Spokane. Wash 22-4
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
CITY OWNERSHIP PAYS.

Dover Makes Money on New Water
System-May Branch Out.
Municipal ownership has won favor
in Dover. N. j., since the report of the
water commissioners has shown that
the plant under borough management
is returning enough surplus to guaran-
tee the payment of the bonds issued
for it's construction.
A movement is under way to extend
municipal operation to the street and
commercial lighting system, which now
costs $6,75O year.
The saving effected in the water de-
partment in hydrant rentals alone was
$4,71O. Under the municipal system
no rental is paid.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
Treasurer's Report for Oct. |

The treasurer's report of bank bal
ances and cash on hand Oct. l, 1911,
shows a total of $23. 389.61. County
moneys are now on deposit at the First
National and Security State Banks of
Newport and the State Bank of lone,
The ledger balances of the various funds
are as follows:
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
Art Enthusiasm.

"Does the public of Crimson Gulch
remember my previous visitY asked
Mr.. Stormington Barnes.
ut does,'' replied Broncho Bob.
"And Is it waiting to receive me with
open arms?"
"Not exactly open arms. It looks
more like a case of concealed Weap-
ons." -Washington Star.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12

When you need an undertaken call
Harding & Harding. Phone 100.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-03
ITEM FROM OVER WESTON WAY
Juice Electrocutes Horse Death of
John Creighton.

Weston Leader: A horse belonging
to ]. B. Gross was electroouted Tues
day afternoon while tied TO a tree in
front of DR.. Newsom's office on
Franklin street. A telephone wire
which had beeu cut by DR.. Lazier
prior to leaving Weston, was tied to
this and loose end dangled down the
trunk. A chain halter used Ey Mr..
Gross came in contact with this wire.
Shortly after the animal had been tied
the electric light wire near by became
crossed with the telephone wire, and
the horse was instantly killed by the
current. At the same time. the rural
lines were put out of commission. 1t
is considered strange that the voltage
On the Weston end of the electric pow
er system was strong enough to cleo
trooute the horse. and the incident
has served as warning to people here
to beware Of dangling wires. While
unhitching the dead animal, Will
Compton received quite pronounced
shock. and attributed his escape from
more serious "jolt" to the fact that
he was standing on the sidewalk.
John Creighton. formerly a resident
of Weston. was stricken on the streets
of Sacramento Thursday Of last week
with paralysis. resulting in his death.
Mr.. Creighton was 20 years old. and
is survived by four grown children.
The remains were shipped to Guy,
WASH. for interment.
Another irrigation meeting will he
held tomorrow. It is expected that
the farmers with land under the can
ais will raise fund of $4,000 to pro-
vide for the permanent survey. this
amount being sufficient to cover all
contingencies. It will be necessary
for the engineers to drill and thor
oughly test the hills on either side OF
the proposed dam in order to demon
strate the fact that the walls of the
dam will consist of solid bedrock. It
is said that number of farmers have
agreed to pay one dollar into the
fund for every acre Of their holdings
which they expect to irrigate, and If
all do SO the fund will be readily
raised.
That commercial varieties of fruit
are success on the mountain is indi-
Gated by the experience of Frank Tay-
lor. Mr.. Taylor has an old apple
tree orchard that has been ON the place
20 years and which has ne yer failed
to tear fruit, but the trees are not
of the commercial variety and the
fruit cannot be marketed. He also
has one acre of young apple trees now
seven years old, of which nine trees
are Rome Beauties. These nine trees
averaged seven boxes to the tree.
which he sold at So per box or $14 to
the tree. At the same ratio. if the
entire acre were 10 Rome Beauties, it
would have produced $l4O0 this year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-03
FARMERS UNION OFFICIALS
LaM0r Has Social Session Ladies to
Be Initiated.

A special meeting of the Farmers
Union local was held here last Friday
and officers elected as follows:
John Walter. president; J. L. Kel-
ler, vice president; B. B. Richards,
secretary; George Hansell. correspon-
dent; George Gerking chaplain; Chas.
Gerking. conductor; Henry Sohmitt.
doorkeeper. President Walter and
Secretary Richards were appointed a
committee to act on the warehouse
question and Vice President Keller
was appointed special committee of
one to solicit ior the Farmers Union
Fire insurance committee
A special meeting will Ee held the
second Saturday in February to init
late the wives and daughters of mem
bers of the local.
Lamar Union Social.
AT a recent social meeting of Lamar
Union No. 6, the following program
was rendered:
Song, America" by the Union.
Recitations by Grant Key. Shirley
Barnes and Helen johnson.
Violin solo by Frank Mcdonald.
Recitations by Vergie Key and Lula
Barnes.
Song. "He Never Came Back" by
Milt Swaggart and his foreman.
Recitation. Elmer Oorporan.
Dialogue, "Taking the Census" by
Mr.. and Mrs. o. s. Barnes.
Song. "Queen Mab," by four girls.
Recitation, "Pa's Six Dollar Hat. "
Floyd Corporan.
Recitation, Charles Henley.
Reading of the Lamar Searchlight
BY the editor, Mrs. Carmichael
Violin solo by Mr. Mcdonald. with
organ accompaniment by Miss Agnes
Cannon.
A splendid lunch was served, pre-
pared by the sisters of the union, and
more jolly and sooiaEle crowd would
have been hard to find.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-03
Want New Land Law.

W. II. Skinner of Hermiston. has
gone to Washington, ID. @. where he
will represent the desert land settlers
of the Umatilla project before the
department. Mr.. Skinner carries a
bill to the house setting forth propos-
ed changes and will ask for an amend
ment to the present law. One-third
of the land under the project is desert
land claims, and the reclamation law
is suoh that patent will not issue for
desert land until the water right is
paid in full. even after notice has been
received from the United States land
Office that the proof is accepted as to
the reclamation law. with the exoep-
tion of the permanent water right.
Umatilla project desert landholders
think that this is an unjust ruling,
because they give the Umatilla River
Water Users association mortgage
covering the water right, and the as.
sooiation is under contract with the
government.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-03

to be "some groceries" in assembling
nifty bunch of players. They have
ripping good pitcher over in the
fruit town named Henderson. and
other departments of the game are said
to be we'll represented there.
The personnel Of the Blue Mountain
league promises to be changed this
year. Pilot Rook--a royal good bunch
too--will probably bs dropped from
the roll, on account of the inaccssi-
bility Of the place.
Walla Walla ia framing up to join
the league and is coaching Bade's
Mixtures for the fray. A dispatch
from that place says:
august Bade Of this city. who has
managed the Walla Walla base ball
teams for several years. has plans
for getting Walla Walla something
like league ball this summer. Last
year the Blue Mountain league. which
includes Pendleton, Athena Pilot Rock
and Weston, played successful series
of games. the pennaht eventually going
to Weston. This year Walla WaIla
will ask for a place in the league.
which will probably be enlarged to
six clubs by dropping Pilot Rock and
adding Walla Walla and Dayton. 1t
is planned to have games on Sunday
and holidays only"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-03
TOBACCO IN THE ARCTIC.
Resource of Miners When They Can
Neither Chew Nor Smoke.

Resource of Miners When They Can
Neither Chew Nor Smoke.
"When the wind Is blowing thirty
miles an hour and the temperature Is
40 below it is some cold" said man
from Alaska. "If man used tobacco
in the ordinary way out of doors dur
ing such weather and got his lips wet
through smoking a pipe or chewing he
would be apt to get into trouble. First
thing he knew he'd have his lips crack
ed, and they would be raw all winter
long.
1.-THE regulars stationed at the mill
tary posts up in Alaska found that IL
they tied tobacco leaf In their arm
pit previous to undesired duty they
would become very sick and could pass
the post surgeon for hospital. getting
rid of detail work they wanted to
avoid.
''The miners up there learned some
thing Of this and found that the tobac-
co craving could be satisfied by bind
ing quantity of the leaf either in the
armpit or against the solar plexus.
This avoided broken and bleeding lips
during the winter, and they weren't
prevented from smoking indoors as
well II they wanted to. 1t was the out
door smoking or chewing that made all
the trouble. New York Sun.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-03
TAR AND FEATHERS.
A Coat Of These Means Exeruciating
Torture to the Victim.

A. Coat OF These Means Excruciatin0
Torture to the Victim.
People who read of tarring and
feathering know that the punishment
is very unpleasant one, but few i'm
agine how terribly painful and dan
gerous it is. Hardened tar Is very
hard to remove from the skin. and
when feathers are added 1t forms a
kind of cement that sticks closer than
brother. AS soon as the tar sets the
victims suffering begins. 1t contracts
as 1t cools. and every one of the little
veins on the body is pulled. causing the
most exquisite agony, The perspira-
ton is entirely stopped, and unless the
sue.
But the removal is no easy task and
requires several days, The tar cannot
be softened by the application Of heat
and must be peeled Off bit by bit,
sweet oil being used to make the proc
ess less painful. The irritation to the
skin is very great, as the hairs cannot
be disengaged, but must be pulled out
or cut off. No man can be cleaned of
tar in single day, us the pain of the
operation would be too excruciating
for endurance. and until this is done he
has to suffer from pain like that of
10000 pin pricks. Numbers of men
have died under the torture. and none
who have gone through 1t regard tar
and feathering as anything but a most
fearful infiiction.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-03
WALLA WALLA WOULD COME IN
Bade's Mixtures Would Prefer to Be
in the Blue Mountain League.

There is little or no agitation for
base ball in Athena for next season,
but Athena fans are strong for the
game and no DOUBT team will be In
the field as usual.
Weston 10 planning for successful
campaign and already cheriehes a
budded hope of again capturing the
pennant In the Blue Mountain league.
Nothing has been heard from Pen
dleton, but Milton is In the base
ball mire mp to her socks and 10 al
ready to the front with oodles Of en-
thusiasm and newly elected set Of
officers. Ebei Luna, the old-time
leader Of the Yellow Kid rooters. il
the Milton manager and be will prove
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-03
The Dreamland Picture Show.

Rawl Miller's Dreamland picture
show was ushered in Monday evening
with house capacity packed audi-
ence, and picture series yet unequal
ed in Athena. The new machine
worked perfectly and the Athena band
rendered several selections. The reels
were run through twice and the pat
ronage of the show was all that could
be expected. Rawl will install
small electric motor for motive power
and this will serve to do away with
all vibrations when the pictures are
thsown upon the screen. An entire
change of pictures will be made three
times each week. the changes taking
place on Sunday. Wednesday and
Friday.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-03

A Pasco dispatch Gays: James Law
son, one of the last survivors of the
one time notorious Jesse James gang
of bandits. died at his ranch near
Pasco last week and was buried there,
Lawson came to Washington 80 years
ago after the gang which terrorized
the Mississippi river states for years
had been broken up. and took up a
homestead near Page. and it was on
this place that he died alone. The
cody was found by neighbors and
brought to that city. According to
the old timers in that section, Lawson
amused himself in the early days of
this country by shooting up saloons
and making the initiated tenderfoot
dance to the whistle of the bullets.
For years he had lived the life Of a
recluse on the place where he died.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-03
The Sunshine club.

Mrs. Charles Gerking was hostess to
the Sunshine Club on the afternoon
of January 26. Among the proceed
ings of the club for the afternoon. a
postal shower for Mrs. q. l.. Wood
ward, who was i'll in Walla Walla,
was planned. and subsequently carried
out. Mrs. Woodward is president of
the Sunshine Club. The announce
ment of the Woodward -Lieuallen we'd
ding was read. and regrets were ex-
pressed that the club must lose the
newly made bride. who was one of
their most efficient memEers. Mrs.
George Piper was received as new
member by the clat. Delicious fruit
salad with waters and chocolate were
served by the hostess.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-03
GOOD ROADS FIGHT
Indications Point to Deadlock in the
House, With Mann and Peterson
in Thick of the Fray.

The good roads measures caused
skirmish yesterday morning in the
house and the indications are that a
deadlock over the measures will result
later. Those favorable to the bills
attempted to have them considered in
committee of the whole Saturday
but lost by four votes.
Ambrose, of Multnomah, opened the
preliminary fight by moving that
all bills. including those passed by the
senate and Others. be considered in
committee of the whole. Mann OF
Umatilla. chairman of the roads and
highways committee said the commit
tee also would prefer to have the
house consider them, thus relieving
the committee of the responsibility.
Neuner, Mann and Peterson opposed
the proposal and won by rising vote.
AS a result, the committee will re-
port Saturday and the f1ght will be on.