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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-11-30

Several thoroughbred nuroc Jersey
bears Of March and Aprif farrow
5. Al OMDAaT.,
n Burbank, s. ID.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
SPONGE SEWED UP IN WOUND
Surgeon Performing Operation Fails to
Remove Piece of Cloth.

To operate upon woman for gall
stones and find that the trouble was
not caused by gall stones at all, but
by sponge left in the Eody at the
time of previous operation was the
exerience of Portland doctors Saturday
when they made an incision in the
side Of Mrs. Robert Manning of Pilot
Rock, says she East Oregonian.
Mrs. Manning had been brought to
Pendleton by DR.. Fred Lieuallen Of
Pilot Rock, but her case was consider
ed so serious that it was deemed ad-
visable to take her to Portland where
the operation with the above result
was performed.
Mrs. Manning was operated upon
year ago last January by @. W. Cole
of this city and evidently at that time
the inoisiou was sewed up without re-
moving the sponge. For the benefit
Of the average person, it might he
said that such sponge consists of a
piece of absorbent cotton cloth about
the size of mans hand. Mrs. Man
ming has been suffering from this for
some time but it was thought by doc.
tors that she was afflicted with gall
stones.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
FROM OVER WESTON WAY
Items Of Interest Culled From Columns
of the Leader,

While crossing the railway trestle
below town Friday morning young
stranger narrowly escaped death. The
passenger train was within ten feet of
him when he managed to swing eff the
track and cling to one Of tie barrels
used for fire protection.
Frank Waddingham had both bis
arms broken in runaway accident re-
Gently while descending the Touohet
bill. He was hurried to Walla Walla
18 miles away. where the fractures
were reduced and is now getting along
nicely. his left arm was broken just
bove the wrist and bis right arm
just below the shoulder.
Mr.. Joseph Wurzer. one of Wes-
tons leading farmers and most pop
ular citizens and a mem ber Of it's
common council has tecome happy
benedict. Upon returning with his
Eride, they were cordially welcomed
and the bridegroom saw that plenty of
Smokes" were provided for his we'll
wisheIs.
Relatives of Jasper O'Harra at Wes-
ton were mSeh alarmed by the news
from Central Point of serious sickness
in his family. They have been as
sured Ey wire and mail that the pa
tients are recovering. Mr.. O'Harra' q
wife. daughter and little granddaugh-
ter were all three very i'll with pneu.
monia at the same time. They were
attended by four physicians and two
trained nurses.
John Wright died in Chicago last
Saturday morning. The remains were
shipped to Walla Walia for burial.
MIR. Wright was formerly a resident
of Weston, and was held In high es
TEEN by many friends in this city
who learn of his death with much re
gret. OF late years be made bis homt
at Waila Walla. He was seized witt
a sudden and fatal illness while visit
ing his sister in Chicago. He 10 sur
vivec by one son. Dave Wright, hi
wife and daughter having precedet
him to the grave.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas: 1t has pleased the Grand
Master of the Universe to remove from
our midst and labors our beloved and
worthy brother. Andrew J. Wagner.
Whereas: The community has lost
one of its most honorable and upright
citizens; the family just and loving
husband and father, and the Lodge a
most worthy and honorable Brother.
Resolved: That we, the members
of Dolph Lodge, No. so, A. 3. & A.
NJ, feel most deeply aud sorrowfully
the loss of our departed brother aud
in coincidence to the bereaved family
would commend them to Him who
tempers the wind to the shorn lam b
and with fortitude say, "Thy will be
DONE"
Resolved: That copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes, a copy be sent to the family.
and a copy furnished the Athena
Press. Fraternally submitted,
Chas. O. Henry,
James Henderson.
A. M. johnson.
Committee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
A Whistling Well.

Robert johnson. secretary of the
Walia Walla Fair association, has a
ranch on Eureka fiat on which no aa-
serts there is "whistling we'll"
The well has been drilled 800 feet but
the drilling operations have been sus-
pended until the drill, which Ia fast In
the bottom Of the we'll. can be dis
lodged. On several OCCASIONS people
living in that vicinity say that air has
issued from the well with suoh veloo-
ity as to cause whistling noise that
can be heard quarter of mile,
while on other occasions they say that
matters are reversed and the air rushea
in with sufficient force to draw hat
down through the opening.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
Wheat Sold at Adams.

Frank Martin sold 1895 sacks of
Forty Fold wheat, the balance of his
last years crop. to the Interior Ware
house company at Adams, for 20 cents
bushel and it is being shipped to
Portland. J. A. Winn sold the bal
ance of his last years crop of wheat
to the Interior Warehouse company at
Adams for 10 cents a hushel. The lot
contained 1900 sacks aud was shipped
to Portland q. N. Morrison sold the
balance of bis last years crop Of
wheat to the Interior Warehouse com
pany for the same price. The lot
contained 1878 sacks and is shipped to
the LaGrande Milling company at La
Grande.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
Chicken Ate Diamond.

When Mrs. Alfred Goddess, wife of
the county surveyor of Linn county.
out into chicken which she was pre-
pairing for cooking. she discovered
a 5000 diamond ring in the crop. At
first she thought she was ahead just
that much. but when her husband re-
turned he recognized it as the property
of A. Holtz, the butcher from whom
the fowl was purchased. II was ie-
turned to him. Mr.. Holtz has kept
chickens in a yard behind his shoI
and two weeks ago be missed the ring
soon after having fed the chickens
some grain. He hastened into the
yard and failing to find 1t gave it III
| for lost.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
knights Of Pythias Ball.

Advertising matter Ia out announc-
ing the Knights Of Pythias ball which
will be given by Pythian Lodge No.
30, k. Of p, of this city on Thursday
evening, February 28. The big event
will be held In the X. of P.-l. o. o. \.
hall. The best of order will prevail
and all are promised most pleasant
time. A general invitation is ex-
tended BY the committee having the
arrangements in hand. Supper will
be served in the ball dining room, and
Johnson's orchestra has been engaged
to furnish the music.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
Whips Teacher: Is Freed.

After remaining out for 8 or 10
hours the jury in thee against Mrs.
Charles Allen. charged with assault
with weapon liable to do great bod
lily harm in beating Miss Melissa
Burris, teacher at Weiser, Idaho.
brought in verdict of simple battery.
The evidence showed that Miss Burris
had been beaten with club, that
her body was black and blue from the
blows, and that she was confined tt
her bed for several weeks. Mrs. Allen
beat her for correcting one of hel
children, pupil of the school. Tht
case created much excitement In th'
school district where it occurred, ant
the entire neighborhood attended th'
trial. which was stubbornly contested
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
EXCESSIVE CHARGES
Preston Parton Milling Company Not
Troubled Over Rates Charged BY
Pacific Power & Light Co.

Walla Walla. North Yakima an6
other towns served by the Pacific
Power & Light company are Offering
strenuous opposition to the alleged ex-
cessive charges exacted by the big cor
poration for power and light service.
| The Walla Walla Union is cham
pioning the cause of the consumer,
has for some time been delving after
facts and has been giving them pub
Lofty. Mondays issue OF the Union
contained an article. by way Of COM
parison. which alludes to the fortunate
position in which the Preston Parton
Milling company Of this city finds it.
self with the power company and the
cities Of Athena and Weston. by virtue
of contract made when the mill was
esta blished here. The article in ques-
tion follows:
Excessive charges for electricity
for lighting and power purposes are
not troubling the proprietors Of the
Athena Mills, who secure their Juice
from the Pacific Power & Light COM
pany. even though residents of Walla
Walla, North Yakima and perhaps
Other cities of this section are up in
arms over what they consider unfair
prices. By the terms Of contract
which was signed up several years
ago. the Northwestern Gas q Electric
Light company entered into contract
with the Athena Milling company,
granting them fat rate per horse
power per month for long period of
years and this contract is still in
effect.
''The rates specified in this contract
were SO favorable to the milling com
pany. that it is said Manager Drake.
who was at one time local manager
for the Northwestern company. did
everything in his power in an effort to
annul the contract.
s'The towns of Athena and Weston
are supplied with light and power by
the the Athena Milling company,
which doubtless has arranged rates on
such basis that the returns from the
two municipalities pay the monthly
account of the Pacific Power & Light
company for the electricity supplied,
thus leaving the operation of the
mill practically net gain to the
milling company.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
SIX TEAMS IN BALL LEAGUE
Echo, Pendleton, Athena, Weston, Mill
ton and WalIa Walla Represented.

The Blue Mountain tase ball league
will contain six teams this year. the
towns of Echo. Pendleton, Athena.
Weston. Milton and Walla Walla
icing given mem bership at meeting
held by the organization at Weston
Sunday. Athena was represented at
the meeting by Jesse Smith. Will
Littlejohn and FL. A. Bundv attempt
ed to reach Weston Sunday for tha
purpose Of attending the meeting. but
their rig stuck In the snowdrifts east
of town and they we're forced to re-
turn.
The organization Of the enlarged
league was perfected by the election
of Il. @. Frazier of Pendletou. pres
ident; Asa B. Thomson. of Echo, vice.
president; I. NJ. Kemp, Weston, treas.
urer and Carl Cooley. of Peudleton,
secretary.
Echo ia the smallest town In the
league, and the expense will fall
heavier on its team than on any other
of the league, hut the men on the
team are thoroughbred sportsmen and
they promise that their team will be
in the running clear through the sea
son.
The original frame-up was to In.
clude four-team league. with Pen
dleton, Athena. Weston and Walla
Walla in the race. hut Milton had or
ganized strong and put up such a
game fight for place that her oon.
tentions could not be overlooked. es-
peoially as she had the Meador Park
pull in her favor SO Echo was paired
with her and the result is a six-team
league.
It is understood that each team will
be required to deposit 800 before the
beginning OF the season as guaranty oi
good faith that they will play through.
out the season.
| The league schedule will begin
Sunday. March 20, and will continue
for 15 weeks. until July 2. Each team
will meet every other one three time
and the games will take place on Sun
days. Each team will take the gat,
receipts from the games on Its hom,
grounds and will defray It's own trav
cling expenses.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
TRADE WITH CANADA
House Passes Reciprocity Bill, No
Amendment, 221 to Demo-
Gratis Support Taft.

President Taft's reciprocity agree
ment with Canada was Endorsed in the
house Of representatives Tuesday night
through the support of an almost solid
demooratic vote. The Mccall kill
carrying the agreement into effect was
passed. 221 to 80.
The majority of the republicans
present voted against the bill. the
division being rs ayes and 81 noes.
The democratic vote was IA ayes and
only noes. A majority of the repub-
lioan insurgents present voted for the
bill.
The Mccall bill now goes to the
senate. What its fate will be in that
body is problematioal. President Taft
believes If a fllibuster can be avoided
and vote taken the bill will pass.
He is insistont that the senate shall
act one way or the other, and has in
dioated that he would call an extra
session of congress il it does not do 80.
The passage of the bill in the house
came at the end of a long debate which
at times was as bitter as has been
heard on the floor of that chamber in
years. The fight was confined almost
wholly to the repu blioan side. Dem
ocratic members joined in from time
to time and taunted the !, ajority
mem bers for their lack OF unity.
The damocr atic lear also nut in
the claim that the reciprocity agree
ment was good democratic doctrine
and declared they were glad to well
come President Taft and many of the
house members into the democratic
fold.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
Sunday Schools at Milton.

The 10th annual convention of the
Umatillla County Sunday School con-
vention will Ee beld at Columbia COL
lege March and 0. The Rev. Levi
johnson, pastor of the Presbyterian
ohurcn and president of the associa-
tion announces that an excellent pro-
gram has been arranged. The Rev.
G. A. Phipps of Portland. the seore-
tary. is expected to address the con-
ven.ion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
TeIegrams By Phone.

To take care Of persons living in
towns where the Western Union office
is open only during the day or where
it closes at midnight. the company
has just nut into effect system by
which Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
subscribers may sehd and receive tele-
grams over their telephone wire.
These kilograms may be telephoned to
distant all night Office without
charge for the phone connection.
This facility was originally extended
January /, but certain telephone toll
charges prevailed, while this only
charge now is to be for the telegram
itself.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
viii Have Sack Day

February 23 is to be sack day for
the farmers of Umatilla county and
meeting Of the secretaries Of all the
local unions will be held in Pendleton.
when reports will be made as to the
number OF sacks to be bought for the
coming year and arrangements be
made for bids. This action has been
taken at the request Of County Pres
ident Shumway. According to Vice
President w. w, Harrah, there will
be about 500, 1000. sacks purchased Ey
the Farmers union this year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
Mrs. Shelton Dead.

AT the home of her daughter, Mrs.
@. A. White Of Freewater, Mrs. Ches-
ley Shelton Of Baker City died Mon
day. She had come to Freewater
about six weeks ago to visit her daugh-
ter. was taken i'll with la grippe and
died. Mrs. Shelton was born in Ten
nessee November 5, 1928, was married
in 1846 and crossed the plains iu 1862.
She leaves husband and seven chill
dren.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
Hair LinIment Kills.

! George Moses, the Nez Peroe Indian
who few days ago proclaimed him
self Messiah. is dead. The body of
the dead tribal leader was found
dressed in full Indian regalia sur
rounded by his weeping friends. The
wailing cries of the women and the
silent tears of the men showed the
consideration in which the dead man
was held Ey bis people. The Indians
declined to permit post mortem ex-
animation to determine the cause oi
death. but Investigations showed that
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
A New Stock.

Bundy & Christian. the painters and
decorators. will put In new stock Of
paints, oils and wall paper. They ex-
pect the goods to arrive about the
25th. For the present the stock will
be displayed In the Boldly building,
where the firm now has Its paint shop.
specially will be made by Bundy Il
Christian Of house painting, wall
paper hanging and decorating.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
Cnupars Trained Him.

Hemmed 10 by infuriated cougars 10
steep canyon on the summit of the
Blue mountains. not far from Kamala.
|. M. Morgan. resident OF Kamela
experienced hair raising experience
Saturday. says a La Grande special.
He was hunting up Bear creek from
Gibbon. when be discovered huge
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
Birthday Party.

A party was given at the Stewart
homo north Of the city Tuesday even
ing, In honor of Miss Ruth Stewart,
the occasion being the eighteenth
birthday Of the young lady. The
evening was spent by those present in
pleasant social way, and all were
royalty entertained. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. Stewart. Those
present from town included the High
school pupils. classmates Of Miss
Stewart. and Principal and Mrs. Pate
and Miss Laubenheim.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17

cougar cycling him from nearby rock.
The first bullet produced flesh wound
only and the wounded animal charged
furiously. When ten feet away and
rushing with great speed at the hunt
or bullet In the brain felled the
monster. At the same time another
cougar was approaching on the jump
from behind. The animal was killed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17

Moses had been fasting for 10 days.
during which time he had drunken
several bottles of hair elixir which
contained 80 per cent alcohol with CO.
caine. A liniment intended for exter-
nal use had also been drunkon His
lips and mouth were burned and
swollen by the drugs.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
Reward Offered.

| will pay reasonable reward for
the recovery of dark bay mare,
brand B on left shoulder weighs about
1860 pounds and is about IL years old /;
and black Relding years old hrand
U on left hip. Hugh Taylor,
2t. Athena.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-02-17
For Sale.

Good bound wheat hay, stored in
barn. Enquire of Geo. r. Dissmore,
one mile south of Weston.
The Yale expositor., 1911-06-08
SPEAKS FOR CLEAN POLITICS
Vigorous Language Of State Master
Eaton Of illinois About corrup-
tion In Legislature.

That the Grange does not hesitate to
speak plainly in behalf of clean
politics and wholesome legisla-
ton, even pointing sharply at abuses
along these lines, is we'll illustrated
In the annual address Of State Master
Robert Eaton of Illinois, who, at the
recent annual convention Of all the
Oranges of Illinois, spoke straight
from the shoulder on this vital topic
Mr.. Eaton said:
1.-The legislature Of Illinois, as con-
Quoted by those who were sent to rep
resent the people, has been such as
to bring disgrace upon the general as
sembly and to cause a wave of right
eous indignation to sweep across the
state from Galena to Cairo, arousing
the people to such an extent as to
cause them to demand that a stop be
put to the methods employed by those
who seek only their personal ambi-
tons; and that boodling and jackpot
legislation be banished from our state
legislative halls. The Grange has
been leader in the past in demand
ing the initiative and referendum, and
as the people have spoken and are de-
handing these, II should be and no
doubt will be the purpose OF the
Grange to use all its efforts to con.
vince the coming session of the legis.
lature that It must not ignore the de-
mands Of the people"
The Yale expositor., 1911-06-08
An Ideal Portable Colony House.

roof to project at least four inches
and II portable to be fastened at four
corners inside with strong hooks and
eyes.
Sash: Will be of dry sugar pine,
well milled, to be double hung where
shown with plated sash cord, with
iron weights and pulleys, to be not
less than one inch thick. If glazed
glass to be 81 ounces. If covered with
muslin and one-half inch mesh wire
as shown in plan, same to be we'll
tackled with edges covered by neat
cleats countersunk.
Doors: VIII not be less than one
inch thick covered with muslin and
one-half inch mesh wire cloth as
shown In the plan, same to be we'll
tackled with edges covered by neat
cleat countersunk same as sash, to be
hung with suitable hinges and fas.
tened with barrel bolt or iron bottom.
Transom door to hinge from top and
be fitted with regular transom lift
Each end of house to be furnished
with a drop door where shown to be
operated with a cord at a point where
shown in plan and fitted with proper
wheel pulleys, cord to be fastened
where shown to suitable hook
The Yale expositor., 1911-06-08

house should be light so the chickens
can easily see to scratch for grain
scattered in the litter.
Fresh air chicken houses are being
recognized as the best for use in any
climate and the expert poultrymen of
today have long since done away with
artificially heated houses, no attempt
being made to raise the temperature
excepting In very cold climates where
a curtain is sometimes used in front
Of the roosting room. Open front
scratching shed coops are the order
Of the day.
Proper ventilation is practically as
sured with an open front house shield
ed, in stormy weather, by muslin
curtains. The closed house with
ventilating flue or cupola on the roof
are ornamental death traps OF the
past. They did give finished air to
the building from an architectural
point of view but they were the cause
of bad colds which often developed
into Group.
Any poultry house should be sufi-
GENTLY weatherproof to keep out rain
and snow and protect the fowl from
bad windstorms. The building should
be provided with dry floor whether
It be of boards or dirt.
Protection must be given the poul-
try from all kinds of enemies such
as rats, skunks, coons, cats, dogs and
hawks, or the loss at times Is some
thing appalling. It is not an uncom-
mon occurrence to have a whole flock
of small chickens slaughtered during
one nights raid from rat or skunk.
1t Is very annoying to have fine plump
chickens up to the broiler age picked
OF by cat or hawk one at time
until the flock has dwindled to almost
half its size originally.
For this reason we believe it will
pay to build houses that will insure
protection against troubles which so