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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1895)
Anything Wanted? If there is' anything wanted in the Drug Line call at the Pio neer Drugstore or Ho tel St, Nic, where you will find G. W. Hewitt . : 05 , ' who will be pleaspd to meet you and attend to your wants and . needs at any hour of the day or night .'. . . P. M. KIRKLAND, Prop'r. Local News. Mumps have made their appear ance in Weston. -air. ijooney is reported quite xu with the mumps. C. B. Leatherman commenced a iiurm oi Knnnn; on wrv r.TPe.iz. Born, in : Weston, March , 22, to th wife of Geo. Reynolds, a boy. Chas. Keen, who experienced an attack of the mumps is now all 0. K. . . r P.. M. Kirkland is confined to his room with an attack of the mumps. ';. : , . rrangements are being made lora pigeon shoot in Athena in the ar future.' W. P. Leach moved his house hold effects to his ranch on'thea VV eston mountain this week. j -There are expected to be 13 grad- Xlnlnn . , 1 . 1 1 1 ' uuicb uuui me uunuat mis year. Their ages, range from 17 to 22 years. , , Mrs. Max Lewin and children e-K lurnea on this morning s lgs passen - jnr ger irom a visit to Union. JOlitblVCS t, III : Deputy assessor R. 0. Hawks is jit present interviewing our people as to what they own and what they do not own. Mr. and Mrs. Norris left this week for Payette, Idaho, to remain permanently.. Mr. Noiris having secured a position at that place. , Judge Gilman ' and "Painter" Bailey have in their procession fine canes purchased at the Walla Walla penitentiary. They were manufactured by a convict. Hugh Worthington's grocery store in Weston; was broken into by parties unknown, one night last week and a quantity ' of tobacco some money was taken, he valuable running mare Re- ta, belonging to T. . J. Matlock, dJVIondav; This is a very heavy loss to Mr. Matlock. He was of fered $12,000 for her in her palmy days. : -; ; .-!' : : 'v r couuujo - unco uui nggirgatiuu will be rather weak this season Pete Marsh, their crack pitcher, has accepted theprincipalship of the Blalock public schools, and will not be with them this season. Will Mosgrove returned Monday morning from a trip to Portland. While there he met Judge DePeatt who informed him that he was .the first person he had met whom he knew since his arrival some days before. " E. Boettcher is again in Pendle trtn ftrii"! aa nonal fnr Turn nf fliio time of year, he came out from Chicago to buy from 10,000 to 20, 000 head of sheep for the summer drive to the East. His band which made the drive last summer was fed during the winter at Greeley, Colorado. , Owing to war being made on the 0. R. & N. steamers by the South ern Pacific Railway company, there has been a reduction in 0. R. & N. steamer rates between Portland and San Francisco, Heretofore the rate has been $16 for first-class cabin passage, and now is $12; steerage has been $8, and now is $6. Awarded Highest Honors Wor!d. ;V. CREAK' MOST PERFECT .V. A pure Crape Cream of Tit or , ojtj Ammonia, Alum cranvoi" HO YEARS THE ST AUn. pat "aie Another of the socials of the Ep worth League, of the Methodist church, was given Thursd ay evening last. Miss Elsie Rosenzweig en tertained the members at her home. A short devotional and business service was held in the lecture room of the church, after which all ad journed to partake of the hospita bility of the evening. Games and amusements were participated in by all present, Tiddle-de-winki be ing the favorite game of the even ing. Most excellent refreshments were served by the hostess and at a reasonable hour the happy guests I departed for their homes. It is indeed true that these entertain ments are growing more popular with our young people. Tribune: Two new woman pati ents have been received at the coun ty hospital. One haB been em ployed as nurse in the family of Elmer Brown at Athena, the mem bers of which ' are afflicted with diphtheria. Saturday night she came to town and attempted to take up her residence in a private family, but the authorities took proper precaution and quarantined iex to the county hospital. v A sheep herder, dwelling in i ' tejft near Pilot Rock, awok6 the mher night to find the interior of the tent and his effects burning up. Before he could get out his clothing ignited and he was compelled to roll on the ground to extinguish the flames which he succeeded in doing, after being seriously burned about the body. 'VMaster Harry Rosenzweig is plowing for Henry Schmidt. Har ry is somewhat of a rustler, for one of tender years. He handles a four horse team with ease, besides the looking after the workings of a gang plow. East Oregonian: W. II. H. Scott is here from Athena, Mr. Scott was the populist candidate for sheriff last June, but is now es chewing politics and giving close Attention to nis tarm operations. ' t is said there are some fields of eat frozen to" such an extent that ey will have to be resown. Oth ers have about a half stand, and owing to the lateness of the season, v will not resow. he hills in the vicinity of the tue mine in Baker county are ive with prospectors, and nearly all the vacant ground is located. Some of the prospectors are mak ing good showings. ' ' . (fudge Martin has approved the bond filed by Thompson Warren, of Weston, commander of the Gen-? eral Negly G. A, R. post, No. 45." James Kirkpatrick and J. B, Tuck er are the sureties. A great many people are learn ing that ''a dollar's worth" of goods for a dollar" has a great deal of meaning. If you wish to gain an idea of what it means, price goods atHollia." :7 The first bicycle bloomers have appeared in Walla Walla and are creating the usual comment that accompanies any startling innova tion on . the conventionalities of fashion. ".. ..' ; '.; ' ' The city Marshal has declared war against the canine race. Hopes are expressed that 'he will extend hostile operations against the feline tribe also. Eva Froome won the medal at the Demorest contest at Pendleton Friday night. Her selection, en titled "The cry of today," was well rendered. New ties along the curve on the railroad track below town are be ing put in by the section gang, under the supervision of foreman Wright. '- John Froome was the lucky man to draw No. 20 in Echo tobacco, at the P. 0. store. It entitles him to a fine gold watch. The band now rehearses three times a week Tuesdays and Fri day evenings and Sunday after noon, ' David Lavender, the efficient engineer at the Weston flour mill was a visitor to Athena Tuesday. Died. In this city from an un known cause, "Thomas Lewin," a fine specimen of the feline tribe. Wednesday night a high wind struck this section, and many fen ces are down in consequence. The Minnehaha Irrigation Ditch Co., of Foster, will plant 100 acres of potatoes this spring. F. T. Abbot, traveling freight agent for the Great Northern, was in town Wednesday. . All members are requsted to at tend the next regular meeting of the A. O. U. W. V"Wm. Zigman and Flora Tucker, residing near Weston, were married last Saturday.. . - Fred Rosenzweig and T. P. Page took a spin into the country one day this week. ' . t C. A. Fischer sr. left Wednesday night for Grants Pass, Southern Oregon. , Helix people are contending with the common epidemic, miwnps. Dr. McFaul was in town yesterday. A. M. . Gillis was in Pendleton Monday.. W. T. Oilman spent Tuesday at the county seat ' . ' . James and Nellie Foss are re ported ill with the mumps. Mrs. Edington is spending the week visiting in the country. F. J. Jackson returned from his Butter creek ranch Monday. R. M. Powers and Press Worth- ing ton was over from Weston Mon day, f -''- . Clark Wood, of the Weston Lead- er, made the tress orace a call Tuesday. . - We acknowledge the receipt of a complimentary ticket to Louis F. Post's lecture in Pendleton." Deputy Sheriff Kimberk was in town the first of the. week looking after delinquM taxes; ' Wrs. a. r fonarp ana tamiiy re- v- f i. l. J from & visit to relatives in Pend leton. . ,' , ,' . ' The Voodman of the World will have no assessment in April. This order, furnishes . very cheap insur ance. ; Shiloh's Curfris sold on a- guar antee. It cures Incipient Consum ption. It is the best Cough Cure Only one cent a dose. 25 cts., and $i.oo. , ; Karl's Clover Root, the great Blood purifier gives freshness and clearness to the Complexion and cures Constipation, 25 cts., JSQGts $1.00. ' r ...i. - ; Pendleton will have a ' soapfac-" tory in full operation soon, ' cThe wool scouring mill has addedj: this industry to. Pendleton's list -of in-: dustries. ; e Shiloh's Curie, . the great Cough and Croup Cure; is in great demand Pocket size contains twenty -five doses, only 25c. Children love it. Sold by all Drugists.' Louis F. Post, of New York, will lecture at Frazer's opera house war Pendleton; Fridav evening, April, 5, on the Single tax question. , It4 will doubtless be both interesting and instructive. ' . i Here is a ; new way to make money easy. Take a new dollar bill, fold it over and double it, fold it several times each way. and open it out again and you will find it increases. Take a silver half dol lar, strike it on the counter and it will ring; give the ring toyour best girl and you will have the half dol lar left. . t At a recent revival one of the bashful young men over the hill,, was approached by an earnest young lady who said to him: "My dear friend, ifc;tyuld4o my heart good to lead ' you to the altar." The young fellow hesitatingly re plied that he appreciated the hon or, but he was already engaged to two girls and could not accomo date her. ; 1 : ' For seven years or more Mrs. W. D. Louder, of Quincy, Ky., was subject to severe attacks of cramp colic. Mr S. A. Moore a druggist of that place, recommended Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy, which has effected a permanent cure, saving her much suffering besides the trouble and expense of sending after a doctor, which was often necessary. For sale by Osburn. " A severe rheumatic pain in the left shonlder had troubled Mr. J. H. Loper, a well enown druggist in Des Moines, Iowa, for over six months. At times the pain was so severe that he could not lift any thing. With all he could , do he could not get rid of it until , he ap plied Chamberlain's Pain' ; Balm "I only made three applications of it," he says, "And have since, been free from all pain.'' He now rec omends it to persons similarly af flicted. It is for sale by Osburn. The South Omaha Daily Stock man contained last week a record of sale in South Omaha stockyards of a bunch of Umatilla county cat tle. They were from the shipment from Echo, of Jesse Moore, Lloyd & Saylor and Nye & Dillon, which were sold mostly to Portland part ies and then sent east by the Un ion Meat Company. The sale .re cord showed: One steer 1060 pounds, $3 per 100; 49 steers, 1221 pounds each, $4.10; 24 steers, 1260 pounds, $4.35; 154 steers. 1267 lounds, ?4.3S; 1UU steers, lZUij .0. -V Tt M. Hays' spirited horse used is de livery wagon, became un- managble Tuesday near Bloch's store. The cause was the breaking of the singletree and but for the coolness, nerve and presence of mind, together with a liberal supj ply of muscular force judiciously and treely used by Mr. Hays in a most expeditious manner, we might have been called upon to chronicle a serious smashup. Fortunately for Mr. Hays, the iori?e and all concerned, that gentleman pre eminently, put a minute quietus on tne equine s propensity for de- lapidating, and no further damage than above coted was sustained, which taking the fleet ness of the horse into consideration P r. j was indeed fortunate Cr. T. Elgin, George Barnhart, James Nelson. T. J, Kirk, 0. Hen drickson, E. B. Shafer, James W. Shafer, David Duff, Wm. Duff and Griint Erhart brings suit against School District No." 60 and Sheriff Houser. The BUit is brought to secure an injunction against the collection of the two mill school tax! voted in that district, and the complainants pray the court to or der the sheriff to satisfy the tax on the assessment rolls now standing against the property owners of the district-. . ;Vt Thursday evening.1 at the resi dence of Mr. and Mrs.' J; N. Stam per in Athena, a pleasant party was given in honor of Mis8 Letha Stamper, who resides near Weston. (James of ; various kinds were in dulged in Until - about It o'clock, when and elegant lunch was served by the hostess after which those present- departed for theif homes, fell ling happy over the evening's - ni,firtainment. JTlte diphtheria cases below town rargetting 'along as well as could bajeypected. Mrs. Browri is' able tofset up a portion on the time. Elfrier is not getting along quite so well. - The soreness is gone but the Qcoat is paraiyzea ana me is un- bre to swalloiv. : .. The time of the 0, R. &N. trains was changed Wednesday tmorning. The-' passenger for ' 'Spokane arrtve3 . here at 0:0 a. m. and -for fendleton at 8 p. m. : The Walla Walla .freight at 10:40 a. : m. and for Pendleton at 3:14 P.ra. i'v.-','- ' ' j E. Oi" 'W. H. Reeder.w as seen in town Monday. He will farm 2,000 acr?s, this year between Adams and Helix; and is now plowing 20 acres ber day. : His growing jcrops are looking first class under (the influ ence oflate bountiful showers and good growing weather, The regular services Sunday at the Methodist church, except that the evening service of ti$ Epworth League and public meeting will be held together. The young peo ple will have charge. ! A cordial inxitation is extended to'all. Chas. Stancell came down Mon- from , Beal's stock ianch, on the Umatilla. He says it is to early yet for the bears so be out, but he hopes to be ablo to capture one or more later on. , i East Oregonian: J. B. Saylor and wife, of Butter Creek, are in the ' city today. Mr. Saylor has lately sold some fine fat beef cattle .'which were sent to South Omaha. ::). Thdmas l'ayne, Jerry, ,SU Dennis and Others will start on a prospect ing trip Sunday. They will stay in the mountains until harvest. ' , - Mr. Hamv ,ot Arkansas, arrived inthe j;iyyesterdayatid is the guest of his brother-?iilaw, Mr. Looney. ' ; ' . 1 Vol.;i., N.Oj !;' of the 'WOpara tive News" jfs-at hand., v It is . pub lished at Portland. ' : v; : C.' M. Pierce,' cashier of the Wes ton bank, was a visitor in, our city Tuesday. . -. k . ' Grand opening of ne Millinery at Mrs. Carden's Saturday April the Cth. , . '. v Mr. and Mrs. A. M, Gillis will spend the summer in Grand Ronde valley. ' ' t ' Nate Pinkerten and Will Har den went down to Pendleton . last L. M.'Watrus, the, Adams poli tician, was in the city yesterday. The district ' road-grader is at Tharp Bros. Bhop for repairs.' The hydrants have arrived and are being put in position. Spring sown grain will$oon peep through the ground. V; Thomas Purdy has recovered from the mumps. , ; . "Cap" Lewis is preparing for a trip to the mines. . B. S. Waffle, of Pendifiton was in town Monday. - , ; Lew Shaw is home from' Pendle ton. . f. . I .' j The Helix band wil reorganize. THE PIPE IS LAID, 4..-. 3 And a Thorough Test Will,, Be Made ' ": Next Week: : -'"(; ;" The Matheson pipe lhat will con vey water for Athena's system is all laid, and the fire hydrants have been put in place. The big pump rests soundly on its cemenfefounda tion in the engine room at the mill, has been tested and found to bo in perfect working condition On a wheat platform near the 0. R. & N. depot, California red wood tim ber is being dressed and prepared to construct the tank that : has a capacity to hold 44,000 gallons of water; the second coat of paint is being put on the massive frame work by Messrs James Stamper and Wes Ward. Taking the con ditions of the weather into considera tion, and the inconvenience ne cessitated by delay of pipe on the road, Supt. Cummings has , rushed the work through in a very short space of time. It is the opinion generally that when completed, Athena will have a good, substantial water system. . TWO WHY WET New and Stylish Goods for the same But call and see the fine display of attractive weaves, NEW IN DESIGN, ELE-. , s , , GANTIN EFFECT, which have just been placed on sale at IIOLLIS'. These new and desirable goods COST NO MORE than the trimmings for some "made- ? over" costume would. : : : : : : : : ; : 1 Fancy Boys' Black and Colored Wool Hats . . . . . .... . . . . . Men's Black Wool. Hats Men's Heavy Working Shirts each. Men's Heavy Gray Knit Shirts and Men's Heavy Canton Flannel Shirt and Drawers per Suit. . Men's Heavy Balbriggan Shirts each. . ... ; . . Men's Heavy Cotton Socks per pair. : Men's Heavy Working Suspenders Men's Heavy Oil T.an Gloves per pair Men's White Laundried Shirts each ... A Special Line of Windsors and Men's Rivited Overalls per pair Men's Tennis Shoes, Full Line per pair .V Men's Heavy Work Shoes, Congress or Buckles per pair. Ladies, Men's and Childrens Shoes at any Price. Styles too Numerous Dry Goods Department A Beautiful line of Fancy Ducks, per yard lOJc. llc, andl5c. . . A New line of Silkolenes 8 yards. A New line of Vicuna Cloth 8 yards. A New line of Dimity Stripes per yard ...... Henriettas, Cashmeres and Norton Wool Suitings at all Prices. . A Splendid line of Black Figuered Satines 8 yards . ! , ; A Fine line of Outing Fhtnnels 18 yards. A Fine line of Gingham 24 yards; , . , f. Turkey Red Table Linen Fast Colors 4 yards. . ...... . . .... ... Heavy Crash Toweling 1G yards ......... . . . . : . . . G6od Cotton Batting per lb. .... .. . Heavy Turkish Towels 22x50 inchest ............... . . SPOOL A New Line of Men's and Boys Clothing Just Received. Ladies Ladies Ladies Children's Children's Children's Men's Extra Choice Spring Leaf Japan Tea per lb. Arbuckles and Yosemite Roast Coffee per lb . Washed Salvador Green Coffee per lb 100 Pounds Dry Granulated Sugar. . . . , 25 Pounds Beans ...... 1. 16 Ounces of Bull Head Tobacco plug 16 Ounces Climax Tobacco plug. . 16 Ounces Star Tobacco plug 16 Ounces Horseshoe Tobacco plug. . . ...... 32 Ounces Saw Log Tobacco plug 50 Pounds Sack Liverpool Salt 5 Gallon Keg Syrup 5 Gallon Can Pearl Coal Oil. . C. W. HOLLIS, Cor., Main and 3rd. Athena. The Cities Finances. According to the city treasurer's report, March 15, 1895, the city has permanent improvements, exclus ive of the water works, to the val ue of $1751.71, and the indebtness, exclusive of the water works, am ounted to $765.75. The cash on hand, March 15, 1894, was $57. 70, and the treasurer has received this year for license and stock sales $1349.50, and has paid out on war rants and interest $1359.99, leav ing $47.21 in hU hands. During the year there has been issued warrants for $680.28. The marshal and recorder's re ports show 44 arrests have been made during the year, and the to tal amount of cash received for fines was $267. Paid out for costs $241.40, leaving $25.60 in the re corder's hands. Dr. Price' Cream Baking Powder World'! Fair HigfcMt VUiai a4 Dipl WHY'S Should "Make Over" your old Dresses, money that patch-work Goods Department .-. . Drawers per Suit per pair. Made - up Ties each. Shoe Department 1. iir GOTTON PER DOZEN 250. Black Cotton Hose Socks Grocery department FIRST ESTIOHSL BHK OF STRESS. Pay L, f: Birthday Party. On last Friday occured the 60th. birthday of councilmen E. R. Cox, and his niece, Miss Davis, decided to celebrate it in the unique man ner of a surprise party. 'She in vited a number of his Masonic breathrerito dine with him, and when he came in, he found them present and ready to congratulate him, and to partake of the excllent dinner prepared by Miss Davis. It was an enjoyable affair, and each nS' -S you go to Pendleton to Trade?- costs, $ 30c 50c 25c 44c 5Gc 38c 5c ; 20c . 48c 70c 25c 50o to Name. $1 25 1 38 1 00 1 00 lljc. 1 00 1 00 1 00 28c. 1 00 124o. 17c. 5c. 10c 18c 7c 10c 15c 25c Heavy . Still Heavier Two pair 20c 25c. 23o. 5 25 1 00 35c. 40c. 40c. 40c. 80c. 65c. 1 50 1 20 South side Main Street. : CAPITAL STOCK, $ eoooo $31,000 SIXEPLTJS, Intcrert 011 tim depoult. Proper attention given to collection. Deals In foreign Mid domestic exchang. D. Livilv. Counter, Athena, Oregon of the guests hope that Mr. Cox may eee many returns of the day. Makes pure blood. These three words tell the whole story of the wonderful cures by Hood's Sam parilla. It Is the best blood purifier and spring medicine. Hood'H Pills havo won high praises for tbeir prompt and effici ent yet easy action. Dr. Prlcc'i Cream Baking Powder WorM's Fair Highest Award. f I