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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1903)
0 El: HI I.. $2.25 Swing Buys this handsome rocker. It is made of solid oak with saddlo seat; has nice guarter-sawed pan nel in back. ; The arms are well braced with spindles together with rods, which holds them firmly to the seat. The base and rockers are strong and substantial. The regular price of this rocker is $1, but the removal sale price is only $2.25 Now in its full Goods are being SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST. If you are in need of anything whatever in the line of Home Furnishings, now is your time to buy. Do not delay, as goods are going very rapidly. Come early while there is a good as sortment to choose from. First come, first served.' ' . ' r No goods reserved. They must all be sold. They are sure to go quickly, for I am uow selling at; prices that cannot be duplicated anywhere. Re moval sale prices means ' Money Saved to You! - -... ? -t Kitchen ' All other rockers at correspondingly low prices. Treasure The most practical piece of kitchen furniture ever placed on the market. The two flour bins will hold 50 lbs each. It has two drawers for kitchen utensils and two large moulding (hl flj boards. Regular price $5, Removal Sale price. ....... . y)0.Z0 BUYS THIS HANDSOME COUCH. THE FORMER PRICE WAS $12.00. Couches, regular price $18, removal sale price . $ 15 60 Couches, regular price $19, removal sale price.. .....;....... 16 00 Bed Lounges, regular price $16, removal sale price.... ....... ........ 13 75 Bed Lounge3, regular price $18,50, removal sale price.. 15 50 Milled the Rustler, Athena, Oregon. i Press Paragraphs '.. ; ; Brewer's cider vinegar at Bagley's. Henry Adams i3 in Portland this week. Miss Bertha Baker is visiting in Pen dluton. " : .... - Mrs. Fred Koontz is on the sick list this Week. '' . . . Rev. Lamar was over from Weston Wednesday. Edna Taylor is visiting friends is Pen dleton this week. ; j Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bergivin July 15, a daughter. . ; t Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Read came up from Adams Saturday. - . Levi Trowbridge has returned to his home in Garfield, Wash. Ed Hendricks, of La Fayette, Ore, was in the city Tuesday. , 7 , Sheriff Taylor has appointed Henry Shockley a deputy, sheriff. .:,. Miss Aimee Dobson has returned to Cold Spring to teach school. " Mra. W. J. King, who is at McDuffy springs, is improving in health. N. H. Pinkerton has returned from a trip to his Crook county ranch. ,: Meat is cash hereafter at Sherman's city market. , Positively no credit. Miss Fraker and Miss Fletcher, of Pendleton, were in the city Friday. St. Anthony's hospital in Pendleton will be completed by September 1. Mrs. Clarence Whiteman has returned from a visit with Walla Walla friends. Mrs. W. E. Armfield and children are spending the week with Milton friends. V The new school house in Union dis trict, Gerking Flat, is nearing comple tion.' ' ; , . :" :; - Chas. Booher and family are occupy ing one of Mrs. R. L. Maloney's cot tages. ; ,, G. W. Bradley, while at Bingham springs over Sunday, had good kick in fishirJg. . : ? Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Proudfoot of Wal la Walla were guests Sunday of Miss Myra Owens. , Albert Proebstel, of Weston, has ac cepted a clerical position in Silver City, New Mexico.' - ' ftjDr, Plamondon had splendid Bport on the river last week and brought home a nice lot of trout. ' Grandma Banks, who has been suffer ing from paralysis for some time is re ported no better. - '. Mrs. Sam Booher and father, Mr. Helmick, will spend several weeks at Bingham springs. 'r. - Athena friends expect soon, to enter tain Mrs. a. a. cradiey ana aauguter, Grace, of Omaha. Mrs. G. W. King passed through Athena on her way from Spokane to Portland, Tuesday. ','- Misses Myrtle and Belle Buzan, of Pendleton, visited their aunt, Mrs. J. E. Froome, this week. ; Clayton Luna and Bill Wells left Wednesday morning for Elgin. They made the trip by team. J. W. Redington, a newspaper man well known in this section, has pur chased the Tacoma Sun. Mrs: H. O. WorthingttSn and son Em ery spent the week at the home of Angus McDonald on Couse creek. jy N. A. Miller has a fine looking filly, niuui uo wu via; cuueuto wj uciiovo will make a fine driving animal. Local educators at Weston are endea voring to secure the next meeting of the Umatilla county teachers' institute, rs. E. K Reeder left yesterday for her home in Tacoma, after a week's visit with relatives and fiiends here. Charles Marsh is down from Orchard Valley,' Wash., wherehe and family have been residing for several months. Fred Williams, Weston, has a good cook house, a 20-foot Jackson elevator and a 32 inch Buffalo Pitts separator for sale. V: - Joe Gay has returned from a prospect ing trip that took him beyond the Mal heur country. He was gone several weeks. . ; - Harvest has commenced between Mil- F - 11 . TTT t 1 3 ton ana vvaua n ana, numerous neaaing and threshing outfits being seen in the fields.. ' "v ' ;, "' j . Special fire insurance agents have made their appearance. They are seek ing grain insurance from the prosperous farmer. " Chas. Brotherton has a force of men engaged in putting up 200 acres of spring wheat for hay. It is on reservation land south of town. . ' , JMr. George Philips - and Miss Ina Ashworth of Dry creek, were united in marriage at Walla Walla on Monday, July 5. , ,c. v. s-' ' f v;'i''J:; W. II. Bailey, Milton's leading paint er, was in the city Monday. He was after the contract for painting the new M. E, church. , ' ; At the Church of Christ next Sunday, the pastor's themes will be: Morning, "Paul as a Missionary;" evening, "A Typical Cleansing." - Revs. W. E. Potwine and John War ren conducted services in AH Saints Episcopal church at Weston Tuesday evening of last week. ,: . -, Joe Berner, Auburn's city marshal, who came near beiug murdered" by thugs, is an old time friend of pur fellow townsman. J. TT. Hifmnn Q( A. L. Swaggart recently sold to Pen dleton butchers 80 head of fat porkers. The hogs were prime ones and brought 54 cents on foot, delivered. In September C, A.(Sias will move to his homestead in Crook county. It is his intention to improve his place and commute at the nroDer time. y Mrs. Hardy Mansfield and her two i little girls left Wednesday for their home in Joseph, after a pleasant visit with Athena and Milton friends. fE. L. Barnett and wife have returned rom Bingham springs. Mr. Barnett's case of rheumatism was not materially benefitted by the mineral baths. Jets Lieuallen, of Weston, passed through town Tuesday with a band of Morrow county horses. -The stock is of good size and will be offered for sale. W. R, Taylor and wife have gone on another trip to their stock ranch. They will return in time for Mr. Taylor to attend to his harvesting interests here. L. W. Roberts is owner of 351 cords of wood now being floated down the Walla Walla river. The wood will be taken from the river at the Dorothy place. yThe brick for the construction of the' new M. E. church at the corner of 3rd and Adams streets is being transported from Weston at the rate of 16,000 per day. The Weston yard is hustling to keep up with orders. A kiln containing 250,000 will bo ready to open Monday. bv'Liberty" is supposed to be a good rTntf.n T - 1: a i. -. i. n - drunk he was thrown from his horse on the reservation the other day, and killed. - Louis Audette is about the first man to .begin threshing in this section. He started his machine yesterday in a bar ley field south of town on the other side of the Umatilla. Pendleton papers on good authority, report that Juniper wheat fields will average 18 "bushels per acre. The grain is No. 1. in quality and harvest will be gin in a few days. ; M. Van Tassel, residing on , Weston mountain has a brood sow with a prom ising family of little rooters. A calf is being weaned in the same corral, and invariably joins the niVWn at tViAirmnaln. bCIr. and Mrs. Victor McDonald have returned to their home in Walla Walla. from an Eastern trip. They spent sev eral days last week at the Dudley borne in this city, Mrs. Fred Rosenzweia will leave this evening for Portland, where she goes as a delegate to the grand ' lodge, from lover Leaf lodge, No. 35, Degree of Honor, A. O. U. W. -- v Yellow flags are displayed at either side of the Duncan residence on Water street in Weston, which is under o,u ar antine fof smallpox. George Duncan's oldest son, a boy of fourteen is the ..pa tient. : Leader: Another trip'to the Umatilla river will be made next week by the Weston rarties interested in the electric light and power project. They will be accompanied by J. W. Kimbrell, county surveyor. .: . .,' Evidently, mountain air acts as a great rejuvenator on the average city horse. Old "Nig," E. L. Barnetfs family driver', ran away at Bingham springs the other day, smashing things up generally, K After sixteen years of steady work, A. T. Tnns J l-H l J. vvuoo, mo uiBjruiuu, jeii yesieraay morning for a few weeks' recreation at Bingham springs. His daughter, , Mrs. Jesse Saliog, will spend the summer at thft nnrinfyn ' MRansom Lieuallen. the well known Weston blacksmith, was attracted to the Press office Friday by the whir and noise of bur busy printing presses. 1 Mr. Lieuallen has recently recovered from a serious illness. . . . . A marriage epidemic has" struck Mil ton. Last week the Eagle reported, the wedding of Albert Buerstatte and Mar guerette Maestretti; Ralph Edwards and Edith Buseell, and Harry Davidson and Bertha Harris. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church have selected December 11 as the date on which they will hold their annual bazaar. Future announcements relative to progress of the undertaking will appear in the Press. ThePaEss welcomes 'Uno's" newsy contribution to the local columns of the paper. If he continues as correspond ent, his "flats'! from Gerking Flat will always be read with pleasure, especially by our many readers in that community. Montezuma, the big sorrel stallion that has been exhibited all over the Northwest, has been sold at sheriff's sale. He is also known as the Oregon Wonder, and is the horse having the long mane and tail so familiar at the fair and other exhibitions in the last few years. - Present indications point to the ship ment of an unusually large number of cattle from Umatilla county this season. The scarcity of hay last year has appar ently alarmed stock owners, and they are disinclined to risk keenina their cattle on hand for the winter. ; George Brutcher. a mountain farmer. brought to the Press office some fine specimens of strawberries. They were of the first crop, from vines set out one year ago. Mr. Brutcher is enthusiastic over the mountain berry possibilities and vrill give attention to its production hereafter. - ' ! Horace Stillman. J. M. Rnpnnfl and other Pendleton sportsmen while return ing Sunday in a cab from a shoot, were hurled over a grade and badly shaken up. It is said that Stillman, after being killed outright, recovered and rescued the others. Spence still maintains that his neck and both legs were broken. ' Milton Eagle: A dog fight on the Fourth between the animals owned by William Mellor and F. J. Beale was the cause of considerable excitement and came near precipitating a general fight among the bystanders. Quiet was fin ally secured, ho we ver, before matters got beyond control but not until several blows had been struck. " . Weston Leader: Hezekiah Key, well known throughout the East End, is re ported to be in a very serious condition at his home below town. He has been confined to the house for two months past and is gradually growing weaker. A dozen years ago Mr. Key was one of the most extensive farmers in this local ity, but gradually lost his possessions. , n A . case of disorderly conduct eave f Marshal Gholson and several assistants a mess of trouble Wednesday morning. A prisoner working out his fine jumped his job and took refuge in the cellar of the Eagle saloon. When he was cap tured he put up such a strong fight that a rope and the dray had to be brought into recquisition to get him to the city bastile. ' , C. E. Browne, a Milton member , of the Umatilla Sportsmen's association, has just received 4,000 trout sent by the Oregon Fish and Game association to Umatilla county. These will be placed in the Walla Walla river aud other local streams. Sixteen thousand more have been taken to Bingham' springs and placed in a pond there. Milton Eagle: A. 'Miller reports a yield of 15 crates of cherries from one tree on his place at Milton. At $1.25 a crate this tree was worth to its Owner as much as the best acre of wheat that will be harvested in Umatilla county this year. A man who owns a hundred such trees can bid defiance to the gaunt wolves of poverty and hurjger. ; The cost of the new hose and cart amounted to $310. Toward paying for if, the O. R. & N. gave $100; the W. & C. R., $100; Hook & Ladder Co. $30; A. M." Gillis, $10; II. H. Curtis, $10; C. A. Barrett. Co.", $3; David Taylor, $15, and the balance by the city. The O. R. & N. Co. transported the cart and hose free of charge from Portland to. Athena. Adams Advance: Mrs. J. F. Adams together with her children, Misses Paul ine and Helen, left Monday evening for McMinnvillc They will visit there ia short time and then go to the coast, where they will stay during the hot weather. It is their intention to take up their residence in Walla Walla upon their return, where Mrs., Adams lately purchased one of tue neatest homes in that city. Judge Fitzgerald, of Pendleton, sus pended sentence in the case of Officer Armstrong, who was arrested on 5 a charge of disorderly conduct in using profane language. The judge said the officer was provoked into wrath and that from the evidence, he thought it was an even break between the defendant and complaining witness. i i m il. ri- ri 'i zir- ;t :i it "e ti1 ?rj ?r p Fiii'iEiDl Pays highest prices , for . grain. Does general storage business. Patrons have advantage of two terminal markets. Warehouse lo- cated on O. R. & N. and W. & C. S R. Railways. . . , J . ' ..'-..... .' m J Before selling or storing this season's crop it will be to the- farmers' interest to'see S f. 0. ROGERS, Proprietor 5 HIIMIIIIIIIIMKHIIItK Bank Building, CJ ED: MAN ASS E y CORNER MAIN AND THIRD STS. T"f SWEEPING REDUCTION OH SUMMER DRESS COOPS Shirtwaists, Skirts, etc. We have to make room for our Large Fall . Shipment Pi, &3 " ' s.- 9' C ft 1 I m ll 1 II ni n l i l il, r.J C U. V I VI n lN 'MO O C. IF Agent for Butterick's Patterns. x fioa P. Rhcirn pttint' oa-' Gla88 Vamish, IJOO V. UJJCll J ' '." j PENDLETON, Brushes, Etc. Plumbing OREGON. jit Pays to Trade at THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE ...Pendleton... JULY CLEARANCE SALE continuing the entire mouth, we make the, greatest slaughter of seasonable merchandieever attempted east of the Cascades. We had made great addition to our stock for an immense Fourth of July trade, and doing . away with the celebration left us with some kinds of drygoods and cloth ing that ought te be and must be sold. This is why. Come and see how- Notions. We are headquarters in small wears. Laces and Embroideries. per cent off on laces and embroi deries, and on such lacea as we sell by the bolt or dozen yards. Hosiery and Underwear. These are summer goods, and rather than carry over any part of them, we will cut prices on entire line. Summer Fabrics In any im aginable weave, reduced from 10 to 15 per cent, which means that some goods will be sold at one half price. , " Muslin and Sheetings. There is scarcely a time in the year when s housekeeper is not more or less in need of some or one of the above useful articles. So if you are interested in the Almighty Dollar, whether from the stand point of earning or saving, you will be plersed with our prices. . Butterick's Quarterly Catalogue sent free on request Painless Dentistry New York Methods used for performing Painless Operations. Teeth Without Plates, Gold Crowns and Bridge Work. The latest of these operations. This is the most satisfactory and perrua : nentofall methods for j . preserving and re placing the Teeth. Teeth Extracted Painless by art absolute safe, harmless and pain- less anesthetic. Don't cause sickness, sore mouth or bad after effects. PLATES THAT FIT All artificial teeth guaranteed to fit and give perfect satisfaction. Prices reasonable; work warranted. THE i ST. NICHOLS HOTEL I J. 15. FROOME, pkop. X Only First-class Hotel in BE. 8P0N0GLE, Surgeon Dentist, New York Dental School, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dentistry. Athena, Oregon. the only one thai can accommoduto commercial travelers. I ;" Can be leoomeuded for ll clean and well ventilated room. IRI the City, 'iff THE ST. NICHOLS Iff t J Cor." Min and Third, Athna, Or. A WONDERFUL EVENT At the Fair's Great Department Store A great reduction in our Summer Goods. We have cut our Summer Dress Goods from 15c to 10c per yard; our 25c to 15c. and our 10c to 7c. Scotch Lawns going at 5c per yard. Ladies' Sleeveless Vests at ' 5c. Best Cotton Hose for ladies at 10c. Laces, very wide, only 5c per yard. It will pay you to call at the Fair and get some Bargains. THB PAIR STORB