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'1 St1 G-QOD; JOB, WOEK: AT VEEIT LOW PEIOES. "There are Salea and Sales '"'-."-' ' In Pendleton. .-.But there is only " One Red Ietter Sale, "7 and that is at the I SQUARE STORB, Firat Door South of Postoffic, Pendleton ' ' J. 8. HAVE, Proprietor Every suit of Clothing in the Big Store, has been reduced in price The reduced price is plainly marked on each and every suit. . Think of it! - You can save from $3 to $5 on every suit you buy of Haye. Local News. " The '.,; ;x . : Squirrel,-' ;; ; Again is frisking L . ' In the beauteous, sunshine. : The fire laddies met Monday evening. u . .. 1 John Bannister was observed on the streets yesterday, . Elmer Reeder made a business trip to Wall Walla this week. '' Mitt Bush and family have re moved from town to the country. -, Mrs. Frank Mansfield is at Wal la Walla tinder the care of a phy sician. ; ; Dr. L. Dell has received official notice of his appointment as judge of election. . J. H. Kirby, of Adams, has filed his oath of office as deputy assessor for Adams precinct. ' ;! Mr. Wm. Piper was in town , Wednesday, and took home with him a fine new organ. rK Farmers are again busy plowing and seeding, aftet a temporary rest caused by the late freeae. v Herman Saling,' a young well known in social circles in Weston, was a Press caller yesterday. ; - Prof. M.&J Royal, of the Weston normal school, will preach in the M. E. church next Sunday morning. r M. rs. Freeman, the efficient teach er of the primary department of our publio school, is in Milton this ; week,'5 : : -'' : ;:v .', ?-. Look at those dishes at Max Le win'e store.. One set of them grat . is with each can of Double Quick 1 Baking Powder. . v : i Wm". Mosgrore has received an elegant-Columbus- buggy, of the latest pattern, direct from the fac tory, at CplumbuSj QhlQ..- )' ' Misa Taylor,' who has been era ployed in our public school the past year, will, we understand open a private ssbool in this city. V We have a new ad in today's is sue that means something to those -, who are inclined to use their money judiciously.1; The Boston Store.. " Several buyers are In the county looking up live stock.: Sheep seems to be most in demand and 2 cents for a good Quality is being offered. The ypung son pf Mr. JiC-Viie 'La 'Brashe met with a painful accident by being thrown from a horse near Sam Purdy's place yesterday, while . on his way to town.. T . Owen Rusie, the shoemaker, has received from Portland a consign ment of boot and shoe uppers, and is now prepared to turn ' oqrt some very fine custom work. ' Turner Callender is a genius of t no small calihre. 1m latest ''ir . the line of invention is . a sail, which he uses to propel' his bi cycle to good advantage. f I Mud on Main street does not dry v up so quick as en other streets, be cause of the fact of the soil contain ing moisture from the street sprink ler which rqq during the summer months. .'. i ;': i 1' ' The Boston Store desires to thank - its customers in and about Athena for their, liberal patronage, and -hopes to continue to be the re cipient of your favor , during our " big Clearance sale. . , ! Alex MjjRjte, is agent for the 1 great Qxydoner "Victory" theinl . valuable remedy which cures a l form of diseases without medicine or electricity. Price pnly 115. Lasts a lifetime, Address, Alex McRae, Milton, Oregon.! -. . '. ' . , " ...1- 3," - Last week the Press "uninten tionally omitted an account of a social gathering' at the home of Mrs. Callender. A number of lady friends congregated, and the - after , ' noon was pleasantly passed in sew ing carpet-rags to the accompani ment of interesting conversation. HanseU & Maloney,; proprietors of the Postoffice stAre,'th,ia week added complete stock' jf staple '' and fancy groceries to thei stock, " The postoffice department has been moved to the back' end of the building, new. shelving put ;in and the storeroom bow present a very attractive appearance". " The firm will keep everything you want in the grocery lino. Sea their ad. ' Miss Jennie Maybee, of Weston, was given the medal at the contest in this city, last Friday evening. The contest for the medal was very interesting, and the vocal music enjoyed by the large number of people who were present. The pro ceeds amounted to $18 and were used to pay for song books in. the public school. The Press is in formed that a contest for a gold medal will soon take place in Athena. Monday' was Charley Stahsell's 26th birthday, and his friends took advantage of the occasion to. give the young gentleman a lasting proof of the esteem in which he is held by them, so they congregated at the home of his sister, Mrs. F. J. Beale, and to say that- he was sur prised does not half express it. MiFS Nettie Connell Tias juBt closed a very successful six months school. The children of the school have made very rapid progress, and the patrons are so well satisfied that they offered Miss Connell the next school if she desires it. . , j. H, : Hiteman ; reoeived word this week from Portland of; the death of Edward Barton, a former resident of Athena. While " here, Mr. Barton engaged in the lumber business. , He 'waa prominent in Odd Fellow circles. Chas. Norris has leased the "Till" Taylor property and will soon take possession. Charley S remises to show the editor a par en, down there, thatwlll make ever a son of the Flowery Kingdom green with envy.- . ;-. j IXMiss Woodruff was an Athena visitor Friday. The county school superintendent attended the clos ing exercises at the school house in the afternoon, and in the evening heard the medal contest at the Christian church. . Go to Pendleton for big bargains in ehoe ppst pripes qjj shoe dur ipg the Bale av the Boston Store, This is no lie. If you see the dis play you will be convinced. Big line bought cheap, before the rise. James C. Stamper and J. Bloch were in Pendleton Wednesday; from the fact that the weather was fine and the roads good, they went down bv team, thus beating the railroad company out of car fare, j . E.Young set Main street in a ripple of envy this week by hav ing the front of the Pioneer harness shop painted a deep dyed, villian ous red, trimmed in Irishtown mourning. Its a stunner, i . Tuesday night of this week - a social dancb was. given under the management of several of Athena's young ladies." To say that the affair was a decided success" is superfluous.: , ,-; v r - Boone Mulkey, a man wdl known iu this and Morrow county, died in a Portland hospital a few days ago of heart disease. His remains were interred at Heppner, where he lived. ' Mr. 'Pickel, the ' photographer, has an advertisement in tody's Press, which our readers will not overlook. He means business. - ' Clark Wood, editor of the Leader and Wm. Worthingtoni came over from Weston Tuesday to bask for a lime where there is life. When in Pendleton stop at the Golden Rule Hotel. The best of rooms and elegant fare. Free bus tp and from all 'rains. The , qame of the Long Creek Eagle has been changed and the paper ia- now called "The Blue Mountain Eagle." :lf yoq i iwant to drink a cup of iplendid coffee ask for the ' Perfec tion Blend. Sold at Max Lewin's at SOc per pound. Pride of Japan Tea" is the best tea in the market, and highly rec omended, for sale at Max Lewins Indications are at the present time, that we are again sitting in the lap of spring. . Be sure and buy your cigars at Max Lewins.' as he keeps all lead ing brands. Max Lewin keeps the Monogram cigar. They are made out of - best pure tobacco. Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, had a drill practice Wednesday eve ning. - - -'; - v - Hugh McArthur is in Milton today." -'.- VKl '' -; D0(!8 Your dog , Wear a license numberf .i ;f ' How is politics with, you? j What office is your friend run ning for? . - , - ; Born To Mr. and Mrs-George Brewster, of Adams; March 12, 1896, '.. :; '.,'..- :' r The cheapest chewing tobacco on earth is at Hollis' lc a plug. How js that? " ; - - : The whist club met at the home of Mr.nd Mrs. C. C.Sharp Tues day evening. . ; - . . ' r The irrepressible Charley Bow ling, the Adams druggist, was in town yesterday. ) j A number ofjadies drove out to Mrs. Hardin Mansfield's yesterday and spent the day. - " ; Saturday was a busy day for Athena merchants. Many country people were in town. ; - , . An ordinance, regulating . the price to be charged for city water and regulating the system, has been "posted.'V - v-::;i.. Chapman, the painter, did some very fine work on the interior of the postoffice building, for Hansell & Maloney. -t ::; ' ' It would be much appreciated by the Press, if those who are in 1 ar rears on subscription would call and pay up. ,v ; . ; 'S ... C. C. Sharp and J. W. Froome were in Pendleton Tuesday. They drove down, and report the roads in fine condition for traveling.. , George Martin was in town yes terday. Mr. Martin had just re turned from Weston and Milton, where he was engaged in feeling the political pulse. -.. .Sina Rothrock was released on bonds of $50, furnished by George Ely and - August . Arp. Laura Stickler is still in jail, but hopes Boon to be released. , ; . - '. ' - - - . . , ..Noah Remallord, whopwns a farm on the reservation, will re move his family from Walla Walla to thia city to reside until he can regain this land which is leased until fall . , "C r Elder Jenkins, of Heppner,. will hold services at the Christian church, in this city Sunday, morn ing and evening. Elder Rushing is assisting in protracted meetings at Heppner. - Prof. R, 0. Hawks is making an effort toward the organization of a glee club in Athena.-, There are several vocalists in town, and no doubt the professor's efforts will be crowned with success. ; ; : XAngus Gillis and John Echart have nearly completed the belfry for ' the big bell at the Baptist church. The bell was hoisted yes terday from the ground to its rest ing place in the belfry. s Word was brought to town by trainmen yesterday, that a dead man was seen lying alongside of the road, below the city. Investi gation proved it to be a drunken siwash resting in the arms of mor pheous. Mr. Salisbury is postmaster at Salisbury postoffice in ' this county. Last fall he used i an ! official . en velope for unofficial purposes and was arrested and taken before! the United States ' court at Portland where he plead guilty and was fined $300. The judge suspended his sentence until the president , could act upon' the matter ard news come of favorable action.- ' The squaws on the reservation are threatening a crusade against saloon keepers who dispense liquor to Indians. A regular indignation meeting, so it is said, was recently held, at which the Indian women expressed themselves in a most emphatic manner. Some were in favor of going to the- towns and bv force of numbers seize and throw the liquor into the streets. - It seems that the Parrs are com ing to grief. Not long since Joe Parr was brought back from Idaho and will have a trial before the circuit court. -Now comes Eli Parr, a brother who assaulted a woman, with whom be was living last fall, and escaped before an officer could take him " He couldn't stay away from the reserve any longer and came back yesterday. An officer took him in tow at once and he will stand trial.' a- , . Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, " ' 'Da - rLiill MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Crape Cream of Taitar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any otrr adulterant, t ! 4 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. FROM SOUTH AFRICA. John Gillis Writes ' Descriptive v ' Letter. ' ' A. M. Gillis received a letter yes terday from his brother, . John Gillis, dated at Cape Town, Africa, February 1st. . John was enjoying good health, bat the country and condition of things did not come up to his ex pectations. Hundreds of ' people are leaving the gold - fields on ac-1 count of the. recent trouble with Boers, yet many are still flocking there from all parts of the world. Many of those who are there are stranded and offering to work for their board, and in many cases which came Tinder his observation could not get even that. Cape Town is a city of 70,000 inhabitants, but in John's opinion, is 1000 years behind the times. A large number of buildings are in. course of construction, but the material used is mostly brick and Btone, even to the door and window casings. Carpenters get 11 shil lings per day, and board from 5 shillings up. ; John says any one contempla ting coming to Africa who is not a skilled mechanic or hks capit al. should at once be madej to under stand that the country" is not ; a fit place for them, as the natives da the common labor at prices on which an American wotifd starve to death. At present itla very hot there, and terriffic thunderstorms prevail. The sun is dirdctly over head, and at the noon hour, there is no shade. food and water famine ; is being encountered in some portions of the country water" being sold at six pence k cup and other things which go ta pacify the inner man are sold in proportion. John, before. closing his interesting letter says he s would Veturn to America at once if ho had , the means' to do so. Howefer, he . ap pears not to be down hearted, and like other Americans there, i look ing for the bright side of the proposition, which he tiiinks will come when the Transvaal matter settled and the mines again resume operation. ; : ... ' ' -jL, Populist Primaries. Populist primaries were held in Athena precincts Wednesday. The voting was extremely light, and it was with some delay that the polls were arranged, i Ten delegates and ten alternates were ekcted to the the county convention, which meets n Pendleton on Wednesday nexW The delegates are as follows -jnortii athena;Cv A. U i S waieart: G. W. Titts- worth. W. H. H. Scott, S. C' Stan- tori, jrWf Stamper and J. N. B. Gerking.i , - '! - .- ; ; ; SOUTH ATHENA. . ' f-V. 11. Whiteman, Jj V. Keen, Chas. Walter and M. J. McDaniel. The Sturgis Estate, i-v. 1 In the matter of v the; estate of Samuel P. Sturgis, the- appraisers, W Vincent, C. Ji, Wade and G. A. Hartman, have filed their report. ' The total being $47,354. It will be a surprise tof many '. to find that Mr. Sturgis was not as wealthy as at first represented. It was thought that 150,000 was about the correct figure.;, ; Good Pasiuraeel ! ' ' I have pasturage for 250 head of Btock plenty of good Jrange and abundance of water oqc per head, per month. ; Ueoroe Mulkey LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. Appropriate Exercises Given By Teachers and Pupils. The last day of school .is looked forward to with as much eagerneps and expectation, in this.; dav of good educational facilitieg,tborough- ly competent and highly enthusi astic teachers and most .Excellent echool work by the pupils, as they were in the days of the old log cabin school houses and tdabsided 1 1 1.1 . . . Dencnes; ana they certainly are made &d pleasing and entertaining qr both patrons and pupils. y Last Friday witnesped tMclosing sxercises 01 me , Ainena . pumie school, after a very pleasant and successful term of six months Early in the afternoon patrons and visitors commenced gathering in the building, and soon standing room was at a premium. ' We were first invited into .Mrs. Freeman's room, the first primary, where we were pleasantly and profitably entertained by": examin ing the beautiful work executed by the little tots, of thia grade. The room was artisically decorated with festoons of chains made from differ ent colored tissue paper, h;ung from the center of the ceiling; and at tached to the four corners of the room; the walls also being decor ated similarly, and with unique desien3. all executed bv the oudiIs The center of the black board front. ing the desks was ornamented with a beautiful scroll, florally decor ated, on which were written the names of pupils neither absent or tardy during the term. , The , har mony 01 colors ana artistic and unique decorations elicited exclam ations of delight from the visitors After spending a short time in specting the work, we were invited to Miss Tavlor'a room, where the pupils under the charge of Misses laylor and Downs and Mrs. Free man. rendered an excellent program' consisting of dialogues, recitations arid songs. All acquitted 'them selves honorably and reflected great credit on . ; the work of ; their teachers. At the close of these exercises we passed into Mr. Curtis' room where we were again entertained with a similar program, well rendered by his pupils; at the close of which, in a timid but pleasant manner be stated that he would excuse all from his room except his ; pupils and their parents and guardians, and the teachers of the school. , After order had been restored we were' ordered to fall in line and march but wherti? . ' Trampl tramp! and out of the building, down the street, and soon the van guard is headed for the St-. Nichols hotel, where a charge was made on the culinary department, prepared and under the special care of the pupils. And such a timel Hot rolls, chicken, pie, cake and all sorts of preserves; and we did ample justice. One little fellow remarked that he wished the last day of school would come every day. : - We were too late to hear the ex ercises in Prof, Smith's room, as they were held in the forenoon, burwrere. informed that a pleasant time was s'pentr- , We were pleased to note 60 man v visitors the patrons of the school. Let us, as patrons and friends in terested in oar children's greatest good, our country 8 best welfare, and the happiness of our homes, lend & hand in the greatest of all work the education of the tising generation, r ..... Patron. OUT IN THE COUNTRY. A Party of Ladies Entertained .' Mrs. Hardin Mansfield. Yesterday a merry party ' oi adies, under the espionage of Mrs. Beale were ; piloted out to the country , home of Mrs. Hardin Mansfield, where they took that ady by complete surprise, virtual y storming the castle. But when they began to unload baskets and hampers galore, her features took on a less distressed appearance for she then began to realize that she wouldn't "have to got dinner for that hungry looking gang." The more industrious ones of the party Boon settled down to work of vari ous kinds, while those of a more idle and frivolous turn of mind in dulged in cards, dominoes and the ike until dinner was announced, when they all Bat down to as de- icious a spread as any this scribe has tackled for lo! these many days. - Roast chicken, veal, salads, fruits, . tarts, pies and Buch angel cake as only Mra Leeper can make and nutter - milk biscuits that would melt in your mouth, aj the hostess is famous for making and other ' good things too numerous to mention. The table didn't groan, but some of those ladies did after it had been tome what unburdened of its load. . ; rt I ' After dinner the ladies were1 en joying a quiet chat as only ladies can, quietly, when a horrid man intruded himself into their pres ence, and although being received but coldly by some, he received enough ? sly encouragement from other more giddy members of the company to induce him to tarry in their midst and thus make himself rather ' obnoxious. ; Some ..even went so ' far as to say the young man was decidedly cheeky. How ever, the severe ones were visibly affected by his winning manner and perceptibly thawed before he took his departure. Ihe hostess was hornhed to hna that the party had voted unani mously to stay for supper, but re signedf herself gracefully, consoling herself with the reflection that this would be the last invasion, till next time any way, When the music started up, wo fainted. The party consisted of; Mrs. Frank Btale, Mrs. Leeper, Mrs. Callander, Mrs. Effie Edington, Mrs. Fred Bovd, Mrs. Wm. Wilkin son, Mrs. Jas. Nelson, Mis. Jinks Taylor,' Mrs. Andrew Willaby, Mrs. Willis liush. Slw 6 Mountain Valley Items. Mountain Valley, March ! 9. The past week has been a stinger, the - coldest weather of the year being at that time, but has moder ated somewhat. We see by the Weston Leader that the democratic party are tait ing of putting up It. M. Powers, of Weston, for county judge. JSow if the Democrats can't do any better it seems to me it would be good policy for them not to make any nomination for that office at all. What has become of our old friend C. B. Leatherman? Some one please answer. At the school meeting S. L. Caldwell was re-elected clerk and C. R. Uate re-elected director. T. B. Simonton returned home last week from the Milton vicinity where he has been attending school this -winter. Hon.' J. 8. Gurdane and wife, T. B. Gurdane, W. E. Hiatt and wife, A. J. Cummings, D. E. Jones and ArCarley all made a trip to the county seat last week. S. L. Caldwell who has been on the sick list for over a week is somewhat improved. Wanted by J. W. Ray, three wagon loads of cats to feed until after squirrel season. A liberal price will be paid for all cats de- A FULL Fresh - Family Cheap Cheap Cheap AT THE HANSELL & MALONEY, Proprietors. SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET, livered at his ranch in Sleepy Hollow. Alex. Manning, of Pilot Rock, who has been attending the Wes ton normal this winter, has been engaged to teach the spring school at this place. , Jas. McLaughlin, our popular sawmill man, started the first of last week for Harney county to be gone about one month. Dixie. THE RUSSIAN THISTLE. Should Be Stamped Out When It First Appears or It Will Take the Country. We sincerely regret to notice in one of the papers the arrival of the Russian thistle in Umatilla county, Oregon. This is really too bad. We have, in this paper, cautioned the farmers of Oregon time and time again against the possible approach ol this terrible enemy. Nothing so serious could possibly happen the state. The average farmer, unless he has seen it, cannot , imagine what an unconquerable enemy to all industry it really is. Umatilla being a windy country, and some times a dry one, furnishes the right kind of conditions for its. growth. If it is allowed to gain a foothold at all, it will certainly compel the farmers to give up their places. The time to conquer them . is the very first year they appear. They Bhould either be dug out and burned, or the ground on which they ; grow summer-fallowed whether, it be in crop or otherwise. No farmer should for a moment regard the trouble or expanse he is put to in rooting out every vestige of the plant. It is. the greatest foe the agriculturist ever had to contend with, i All Other drawbacks are 'trifling -when Our BARGAIN Counter. Your Choice 02 o rt H u 3 0 O O O u 13-incli Maple Chopping Bowls Glass Butter Dishes ' Glass Preserve Dishes , Glass Sugar Bowls Glass Cake Stands Glass Cream Pitchers Glass Spoon Holders Decorated Cuspidors Decorated Dust Pans Double Steel Mincing Knives Wire Dish Drainers Stove Polishing Mittens Hand Mirrors Tooth Brushes , Hair Brushes Scrubbing Brushes Boxes Paper and envelopes Boxes Toilet Soap Children's Brooms r V-, Syrup Jugs : ' 1 Purses ' Pocket Knives , Ladies Hose Children's Hose . Combs m rt o O rt H o r-l o O u rt Your Choice C. W. MOLLIS, USE OF Groceries "POST-OFFICE STORE." : : ATHENA, OREGON. compared with it. We speak from bitter experience when we say this. It is but a few years since they were first noticed in South Dakota. And today all the money in the United States treasury could not clean them out. A little labor the first -year,. they appeared might have been successful in removing them; but the farmers did not know what they were, and so paid little attention to them. The second year, they were beyond the farmers' control, and they have already compelled scores ; of people to abandon their farms and leave the state.- There is only one thing for the farmer to do, dig them out, or plow them down when they . first come. In no other way can he keep his farm free from them. Salem Post. -' - ' . Notice. All accounts due P. M.Kirkland, are now at the First National Bank for collection, and all are re quested to come forward and settle at once. . ; P. M. Kirkland. For Sale. One of the best residences in town. Will sell cheap or trade for cattle. For particulars apply at this office. J ' There in mora catarrh In thin neotlon of the country than all other dlHetixoH put together, unrl until the liist few yeara was supposed to be incurable. For a (treat many years doctors pronounced It a local disease, and proscribed local remedies, and by constantly fulllinc ic cure with local treatment, pronounced It In curable. Hclonce has proven catarrh to be a constitutions! dispose and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh (Hire manufactured by F. J, Cheney A Co., of Tole do, Ohio, Is the only constitutional cure on the market. It Is taken internally in doses from ten drops to a tcaspoonful. It acts di rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any cane It lulls to cure. Bend for circulars and testimonials- Address, F. J. Chunky Co., Toledo, 0. S j-Hold by Druggists, 75c. for Ten Cents. S1 rt O o O CD 5 H CD rt O CD rt c 03 s1 rt O o O CD S1 CD rt o CD rt c CO for Ten Cents. Athena, Oregon.