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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1895)
Anything "Wanted? If there is anything wanted in the Drug Line call at the Pio neer Drug Store or IIo. tel St. Nic, where you will find G.W. Hewitt who will be pleased to . meet you and attend to your wants and needs at any hour of the day or night . . . 2.W.V P. M. KIRKLAND, Prop'r. Local - News. Lew Shaw will locate in Marys ville, Montana. : ; ; Lee Hiteraan hag been on the sick list this week. Miss Lizzie Ridenour, of Weston, ' visited in Athena Tuesday. Warren'Rayinond was a Walla Walla visitor, last Saturday. ChaS. Sharp and J. W.Smith drove down to Pendleton Tuesday. ' Mrs. Gilman' came .over from Milton Friday, returning Saturday morning. wm vyinstiip, visited relative af vvana; vvaiia a couple 01 'days last week. Rev. LaViolette preached to a large congregation in Pendleton , Monday night. They say "Scrib" took a lesBon on buttons Saturday last. Ask Bill Young about it 'Yd 7 1 Here is one: "When the breezy bloomers are the universal go, how will tailors press the - creases into them I'd like to know? When the baby's head is nodding and he wants to take a nap. how can mamma lull her darling in a bifor cated lap? When the chickens go a grubbing in the garden in the, spring, how can Bridget Shoo' t creatures with no skirts to flop anil hing." All Fools day was observed by the kids in the usual manner. In this instance, the ladies of Athena participated in the sport by solicit ing dimes and nickles, placing them with cotton in two large pies and presenting them to Revs. Rushing and LaViolette. No doubt when they cut the pies they were agree- surprised. - . Bannock Indian was at the t in Pendleton the other night, preparing to return torort n.au reserve Idaho. His one expression which he kept repeating was, "Bannock Indians no money, Uma tilla Indians lots of money. Gus Volmer was the lucky man who held the key that unlocked the safe at C. W. Hollis.' Gus has 100 new 50 cent pieces and impli citly believes that free coinage of that metal is all right, or at least believes so in this case. Thirty sheep shearers will be em ployed at the Cunningham sheep ranch this season. It is expected the total clip will reach 300,000 pounds. The sheep to be shorn number 20,000 and are in prime condition. Irving McQuary, formerly editor of the Pkess has his .name at the head of the Rexburg, (Idaho,) Sil ver Hammer, as associate editor and manager. Glad to hear of prosperity. lark Wood, the versatile editor oytne vveston Leader, tooted his rombone with the Athena Band Sunday afternoon. Clark is onto his "job" and the boys will always welcome him. Shiloh's Cure is sold on a guar antee. It cures Incipient Consum ption. : It is the best Cough Cure J. E. F.roome and wife, accom- Only one cent a dose. 25 cts.,-and panied by Grandpa t roome, vis ited in Pendleton Saturday. , v . Jesse Kilgo re, a prominent Um atilla county farmer, accompanied by his wife, visited Walla Walla, ( Saturday. ,-; , . . Ulicle Purdy walked in to town vffom his son's place Saturday. The Void gentleman is .as 'spry as many of our young men. Dr. A. E. Butler, is permanent ly located in Waitsburg, Wash. Like Bcores of the rest he writes for the Pbess sent to his address. .,. Karl's Clover Root, the great Blood purifier gives freshness and ' clearness to the Complexion and cures Constipation, 25 cts., 50 cts., $1.00. : -. v., -; ;' ; Father Lamay returned Tuesday fnw a f !.; tr. 4Vio .TnVin T)si7SLrnnn- i.i trv. He was caueht in i Mondays storm three miles below Pendleton and says the dust wasVso. thick that he could'nt see his hand be fore him. ; ;. 1 AA r i. ,uu. Major Jacob Bloch, and ye editor are waiting tor old col to move things up a little, when they intend going in quest of the festive trou The Press has the largest ci culation, with one exception, of an paper in Umatilla" county, and don't you forget it. v The tower on Sunday proved to be quite an attraction for those who are inclined to promenade on sun ny afternoons. Harve , Whiteman last Friday finished re-sowing 140 acres of fall grain which was frozen out during the winter; The residence, of W. S. Bannister in Milton, burned Monday night. Wes Matlock, of Pendleton, w in the city Tuesday. , . If you "want to be in' style sha your upper lip, See Lewin's new price list in this issue. You should buy . your goods at V augh an's Racket Stori 807, ASSOCIATION BLOCK; MAIN STREET, PENDLETON, ORE Because you get'more for your money, as our prices will show. v'V'..- ( 24 Sheets Note 7 Paper.... .01 12 Clothes Pins....... .. -02 1 Paper Needles. ....... . .01 One 10-qrt Tin Pail.. .... .17 Men's Shoes, U to $2.63.. Men's Kangaroo Shoes. . . 2.95 Men's Boots worth $1.80. 1.50 Children's'Hose. . . ;. Ladies' Fine Shoes ...... Ladies' Oil Grain Shoes. . IX Tin Wash-boiler:...." Ladies' Trimmed Hats. . . Straw Hats, a fine line of Crockery, Trunks, etc. .09 1.18 1.20 1.15 1.50 ex :m:. "V"-TJG-H:.3sr, ; proprietor. How about a base ball team. Weston has a broom factory. One week from Sunday, you eat Easter eggs. Athena will have nice looking yards this summer. J. N. B. Gerking was a Pendle- .visitor Saturday. $The city hall has a kink in it, sed by the wind storm Monday. The new hose cart and 600 feet of hose is expected to arrive soon. The recent rains are a good thing for the coming crop. Wheat looks well . ' ' . . Bright sunny days and frosty nights are again the rule in Camas Prairie. The diphtheria scare caused the back yards and alleys in Athena te be cleaned up. According to the last census tak en this year Portland, Oregon, has a population of 75,000. - The April number of the North west Magazine will contain a write up of Umatilla county. ; County Commissioner John F. Adams says the Wild Horse can yon road must be improved. Forty new members have been added to the membership of Pend- eton a commercial association. Alexander Kinnier and wife, of Weston, drove over Tuesday and traded with Athena merchants, ; Prof. Herman E. Liston will teach a summer term oi school in district No; 49 on Basket mountain. The man that believes alljie hears is either too credulous to live long or elae was born on the first day of April. Miss .Daisy Shaw returned from a visit to mot kock aiuraay. She was accompanied by Miss Richards, of Pendleton. " , Geo. Halsell, the fellow . who kipped from Adams some time ago, leaving his wife and child, has written from Baker City. ' Now is the time of year when the sweet little chickens comes out of the shell only to go into the fry ingpan again about July 4th. Mrs. Mark P. John and Mrs. Al Carden, of Pendleton, ; visited at the-Carden home, on Main streety Monday and Tuesday of this week )C Stephen A. Lowell has resigned rue onice as cihik. ui ma Buprewe court at Pendleton and Henry J Bean has been appointed to the position. Shiloh's Cure, the great Cough and Croup Cure, is in great demand Pocket size contains twenty?five doses, only 25c. Children love . jt Sold by all Drugists. " ' Prof. Royal of the Normal echoo of Weston, Oregon, accompanied by a number of his graduating class paid a fraternal visit to the public .Mboels ot Walla walla iT'Thisis the time of year when renters of Indian lands on the res ervatioh "pay up." Consequently the Indians as a rule, are at prsent wet supplied with money, Johnson, section-foreman Blue mountain station, was over and seriously injured by a hand car last Fndav. He is at MHiosmtarat Walla Walla. XThere are several eastern cattle Duvers moving through the count- y, securing a bunch hereyind bunch there, but the prices they pSer are not very encouraging. L ... . . en horses begin to feel their oa nd new bunch erass. hence so many runaways. The3e are called L the spring flights. Beware of 'eny X WeBton Leader: J. A. Baddley lately completed a race track a the HartmanVfarm below town. Mr. Baddley owns a $500? colt which he intends to train for the turf. Our ranchers grow apples, prunes pears, plums, raspberries, blackber ries and strawberries on the moun. tain, and the outlook for an abund- ant crop of all these fruits is gry bright. f ,. Clover Leaf " Lodge, Degree of lonor will give another of their popular 10 cent social on next Wednesday evening, April iu. A fine program is being prepared by the committee in charge. We hare heard several express the wish that these pleasant entertainments would occur oftener. It is, indeed, most pleasant place to spend an evening. . ; , ,. v T . : , , In a private letter from the east we are informed that the prospects for another dry year are very good and grave fears for a good crop are already developing. Some farmers will be compelled to haul water for use, unless rain falls in a few days. This is ' not the case in Oregon where there is always plenty of water. : . j.yD. 7atheE fun ove SHOES SHOES Whenyouwant SHOES REMEMBER we are the only exclusive Shoe Dealers in the County. Shoes at all prices. jJien s from $i up. When in Pendleton, come and see us. Send us your Mail Orders. : : : ' , !?? Iff' 11? Strictly one price and that price the lowest. CLEAVER BROS., iu Practical Boot and Shoe I?XcQ PENDLETON, OREGON. Henry Parr was arrested Monday or larcenv oi cattle . oy anenn Iouser. Hugh Kobie, who is now confined in the county jail, is the prosecuting witness. Two horses were stolen by three parties, only one of whom has as yet been cap tured. " "', ' ' During the wind storm in Pend- eton Monday evening, the deep tones of the fire bell clanged ' out, striking terror to the hearts of the citizens. The fire department re sponded promptly,' and found a burning Hue to be the cause 5t tbe alarm. ' r "Kemember we are the only ex elusive shoe dealers in the county." Who is? Well, if you want to know, hunt up the above sentence elsewhere in this issue and, you will find out. - . p' ."; We hear a great deal about equi noctial storms; there is no regular date for them. They may come at any time between March 14 and 27, and between the same dates in the month of September. Make a note of this. Nathan Pierce, candidate fa Governor on the populist ticket i the last election, has been honore by Gov. Lord with the appoint ment of a member of a committee to formulate plans for representing the state at the Mexican Exposi tion. . At Walla Walla Thursday even ing Sol Center, formerly bookkeep er for Knapp, Burrell & Co., took a quantity of prussic acid by mistake at bis home. Drs. Bingham and Kevlor were hurriedly Bummoned and after hard work succeeded in pumping the poison from his stom ach and saving his life. TWO WHY'S WHY Should you go to Pendleton 'to Trade? TOY "Make Over" your old Dresses, When you can get New and Stylish , Goods for the same money that patch-work costs, But call and see the fine display of attractive weaves, NEW IN DESIGN, ELE GANT IN 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. : : : s : 5 : Olds & King's representative, of ortland, was showing samples at the St. Nichols Tuesday. Our adies should patronize the home merchants, instead of ordering goods' frpm Portland. Rev.: Gilman Parker, State Mis sionary,: will preach in the Athena Baptist church on the 7th of April, morning and , evening. He is an able man and it will pay you to go and hear him. ' r I Miss Letha Stamper, who has been visiting in Athena the past month, returned to her home near Weston. Sunday accompanied by Miss Addie Stamper, of Athena. L, B. Reeder, the attorney who ocated in Athena a couple of weeks ago has formed a partnership with Hon. J. H. Raley, of Pendleton, and has removed to that city. ,' Pendleton Tribune : C. C. Sharp of Athena, was in town yesterday. He is leader ot the Athena Band, conceded to be the finest musical organization in the county. : " We are informed that a number of young ladies were callers at the Pbess ottice last Saturday, but the editor not being in his chair, their names cannot bo given. . J. E. . Gorman came , over from Walla Walla Wednesday on busi ness connected with, the Knapp Burrell implement house, formerly located in this cityi'X;';, ' John McDermott, of Cold Springs, after a long illness, died at his home Monday evening. He leaves several motherless children to mourn his death. ;. Athena merchants hold their own against all comers; if you don't think so, call and see. Gocds are sold in Athena way down. Prices to suit the times. I 1 11T . T 1 Al 1 1 w jjepuy, Kuowa tnrouguoui. Eastern Oregon, as "Squire Depuy," died Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. W, Dwight at La. Grande. . r ; , v J. ll Hill, manager of Hamilton & Rourk's warehouse at Helix, re ports ) a fearful storm at Helix, Monday that resembled an eastern Clone. . - ; . . I - . everal parties in AthenA'. are riously contemplating forming a club and purchasing bicycles. It s great ; sport and machines . are ert JSeel, the photographer, ar vgfd in the city Wednesday from alia Walla, and is located in the Watts building on Mam street. Mrs, Francis A. Nolan, who came to Oregon in 1852, J died at her jr)6iaxe in Pendleton, Monday, aged Go years. ' J M., Bently, Pendleton's real estrfse agent, a,nd deputy U. S, matihal was an Athena visitor Monday. '-; . ;:' Miss" Beth Thompson left Tues day evening for Heppner, where she is engaged to teach a term of school. , . '. . R. H. Whitson, formerly manag er of the Alliance Herald, has re moved from Pendleton to Call fornia. ',' A. Millin, of the firm of Millin fe ' Nicholson, merchant tailors, Walla W alia, was in the; city yes terday. . ; e marshal says all dogs not i . Wgistered will go to kingdom come, Lin snon oraer. now is yours fixed. ' Geo. Martin hag again -opened up his school at llusdale, the diph theria scare having subsiuea. Many farmers west of Helix are resowing their wheat on account of having a poor stand. K Miss Elsie Rosenzweig started in to take the Normal course, at Wes ton Monday. Mr. and Mrs. McKinley and son departed by team Wednesday for California. Fancy Goods Department. Boys' Black and Colored Wool Hats Men's Black Wool Hats I ........... Men's Heavy Working Shirts each. . .... ;. . . Men's Heavy Gray Knit Shirts and Drawers per Suit. . Men's Heavy Canton Flannel Shirt and Drawers per Suit. Men's Heavy Balbriggan Shirts each. . ... . i . . . , Men's Heavy Cotton Socks per pair. ..... . . . . ... ., Men's tteavy Working Suspenders per pair. . . . . .... . Men's Heavy Oil Tan Gloves per pair. . Men' White Laundried Shirts each. . .... ... ..... . . .,. . . A Special Line of Windsors and Made-up Ties each . Men's Riyited Overalls per pair. 30c 50c 25c 44c 56c 38c 5c 20c 48c 70c 25c 50c "J Shoe Department Men's Tennis Shoes, Full Line per pair. . .u. Men's Heavy Work Shoes, Congress or 'Buckles per pair Ladies, (Men's and Childrens Shoes at any Price. Styles too Numerous to Name. Dry? Goods Departmeut. $1 25 1 38 A Beaulifui line of Fancy Ducks, per yard 104c. 114c, andl5c. , A Nev line of Silkolenea 8 yards ......... .'' . . . : A New'line of Vicuna Cloth 8 yards. .......... . . .,. . ... - A NewJine of Dimity Stripes per yard . , . .;. . . . .' . . . . . Henrieas, Cashmeres and Norton Wool Suitings at all Prices. A Splendid line of Black Figuered Satines 8 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . A Fiae line of Outing Flannels 18 yards. .. . ...... . A Vm line ot Gingham 24 yards. . .. . . .... ; Turkey Red Table Linen Fast Colors 4 yards. , .'. . . Heavy Crash Toweling 16 yards ........ Good dotton Batting per lb...; ... ( '.. HeavyTurkish Towels 22x50 inches... . . : . - . 1 1 114c 00 00 1 1 a oo 28c, 1 00 124a 17c, SPOOL COTTON PER DOZEN 250. A ftew Line of Men's and Boys Clothing Just Received Ladies; Ladies Ladies,' Children's Children's Children's Men's Black Cotton Hose , Heavy Still Heavier Socks 5c, 10c 18c 10c 15c Two pair 25c Hi Grocery department. 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. . ..... 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 20c 25c 23o 5 25 1 00 35c, 40c, 40o 40o, 80c 05c. C. W. HOLLIS, Cor., Main and 3rd. Athena. 50 20 Wm. Tompkins, of Helix, was in Athena Saturday last. Miss, Lou Smith is in the city, visiting her sister, Mrs. T. D. Tay lor. . W. H. Garrison, formerly a news paper man, of Hilsboro, this state, is in the city. The Press acknow. ledges a fraternal call. Frank Lockwood. of Helix vicin ity, last Friday disposed of eighty five head of hogs to Tom Page, of Athena, ! the famous Wild worse farmer.-? Taylor "the hardware man," of Pendleton, sells split bomboo fish ing rod ana hsning uickib cneap er tb3n any firm in Umatilla coun ty. Remember this. Vaughan, Pendleton's Racket Store man, dosen't take a tumble with a brick house to arrive at the conclusion that it pays to adver tise in the Athena Pbess, but comes to the front this week with an attractive ad. Hoff does "24 sheets of note paper, for one cent," strike you? Mrs. G. M. Froome and daughter Hattie, accompanied by Mrs. Dr. L. F. Inman, of Pendleton, visited in the city Wednesday. ' Klf you were to say now a days; "that a man Is as good at wheat," it would be a poor compliment, for if he was really worth his weight in wheat he wouldn't bring much over ninety cents. Hollis sells four-foot Wood at $2.50 per Cord. Cord- Awarded hest Honors World's Fair. DR; If you are weak and worn out, or have that tired feeling Hood's Sarrsaparilla is just the medicine to restore your strength' and give you a good appetite. Hood's makes pure blood. For a dinner pill and general family carthartic wo confidently recommend Hood s Puis. ' V8 f 3 k . . I (9 t it 4: "4 ,: ST PERFECT MADE, :rf Si Crem of Tartar Powder. i .' i . lo.iia. Alum or ny other adultersm YKARS THE STANDARD. Fnt