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VOLUME XV. ATHENA, UMATILLA CXJUNTY,' OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1. 1903. NUMBER 32 mi mm blot Wea ther Goods :bythe: Carload Lots Everything you want5 either to be cool at hoiaei for mountain wear or the harvest field. Our prices are the LOWEST THAT GOOD, RELIABLE GOODS CAN r POSSIBLY BE.V SOLD FOR. Call and get some Bargains. Specials for the Week Ladies Onyx Dye Fast Black Hose regular 15c quality, per pair - 10 cts. Ladies' Fancy Lace-Striped and Open Work Hose, regular 30 cent quality, per pair f'f'- : 19 cts 'r'-'. . v 13U deaen ChUdren's ribbed, fast bkek, higli spliced heels, double toe, ilea 5 to 8, regular 15c quality, - v:-' lo cts. r 2 While they last all our '6c Lawns goat per yard ' 3 cts. While they last all bur H and 10 cent Lawns go at per yard WhiJe they- last ail bur 12J and 151 cent ; Lawns, ' Batistes' and Fancy; Wash Goods go at per yard .... .., ' 10 cts. - Now is the time you neetflots of supplies. Come into ou? and if you are not already a customer, you will be,; rl a n nn : ' IT'"' " Is now almost upon us, and as it draws j nearer your wants, in the Grocery Line are correspondingly increased: : We of the Largest andBest Assorted I Stocks of Groceries in Eastern Oregon; for you to select from 1 All our J pwcesfare as lbw as the lowest; Bring in your Harvest Or ders and Jet. us save you some money. WbrkcShlrts We hare placed upon bur counters the best Selected Stock of f Men" Work Shirts ever j brought to" Athena. 75, 65 and 60c shirts all going at 50 cts. Our Stockiof Shof3si Hats Gloves Over? alls, Jumpers, Socks, etc., is very com plete, and a glance through :s our Gents' Furnishing Department will prove we are "Johnny on the Spot," Sole Anents for the Gelebrated "Snow Drift" Floor VajBaBasTOwwHiwiaMisssssiiiiiiis mmmmii for Mountain Wear Mohair Serges, all colors, 36 inches wide, made on purpose for bathing suits, per yard 35 cts. Corert Cloths, all colors, just the thing for mountain wear, per yard . , 12 l-2cts... . , Ladies' Gauze Vests each . 10 cts. ; About 50 Shirt, Waists, soiled goods, all sizes, that sold from 65 cts. to $1.50, your choice each ' . ' 19 cts. About 150 Ladies' Wrappers, all colors, all sizes, goods that have al ways sold from 95 cts. to $1.75, each Ladies Undressed Kid Gloves just received. All coloss Per pair T7T Men's fancy Shirts Our stock of Men's Fancy Shirts is too large, as we over" bought at the beginning of the season, consequently to close the stock out we are sweeping reduction Fancy Shirts of - out 25 per cent lb iiiiisiiwin s iiiimnu JBLwmmm for tlie Harvest Cigia New line of Men's Work Shirts, ; Cheviot, Duck, black, striped or fancy colors, each 1 , : ' - 45 cts. -Men's Derby Ribbed Under Shirts and Drawers, fancy ' stripes,' light weight, per garment ; 30 cts. , ' ' Men's Heavy Ribbed Underwear, worth 75c per garment, go at 40 cts. . per garment or per suit , . 75cts. . 100 dozen Men's Socks, ribbed tops, per pair. .. Sets. . ; Comforts, all sizes and prices. A large size, well made comfort, 7 lbs, . - , 95 CtS. v .' Extra large 84' lb, comfort for ' $1.35 Blankets per pair from vt,,ito$5 ; Men's Gloves, the best : made, per pair from ' y " 25c to $175 Grocery Department, take a .look around, get our prices We carry anything and eveyihing in the grocery, line. v. we are making a on all .. " - rsiso& ( If you want a good Work shoe for . a little money ask to see the Ideal, p Made cougress with satin calf uppers : and Oak Tan soles; well made in - every respect. Per pair " $1.40 . If you have tender feet, ask for our McGinty She. Viecol Oil Tan. Always soft and tool. Per pair $2.25 We are sola agents for the cele brated Richardaon Seamless Shoes, either in congress or lace. ' Per pair ; $2.25v Indian and Norwegian Mocasins .inallsizes. , v; 'V... Qs ' .'- The first' shipment of Men's fine i Shoes has arrived. ) AU , the latest lasts, in Vici Kid, Dongola, Calf-" skin and enamelled. An ellegant ; assortment tc select from. . ., BARB WIRE LINES BUSINESS HAS HOW ASSUMED LAEGE PROPORTIONS. A Switchboard aa4 Operator At Mil: ton Same Convenlcncei Are Needed in Athena. The barbwire telephone lines center ing in Athena have assumed such busi ness proportions that it has become next to impossible to handle them without the installation of a switchboard and the employment of a special operator There is at the present time entering Athena, seven different barbwire tele phone lines. They are the Mountain and Southern line, with 21 phones; Athena, Weston and Milton line, with' 14 phones; Pine creek line, 8 phones; Couse creek line, 11 phones; Adams line, 10 phones; G. W. Bradley's line, 28 phones; Helix line, 10 phones. Here we have a total of 105 telephones, the ' busi ness of which s daily increasing as their practical usefulness becomes more and more impressed upon the owner. The work of making the proper con nections and getting the persons wanted, answering calls, etc., devolves on the members of two business houses in this city who have been.dputg the work free of any charge to the patrons of the ser vice. The burden of this work has ' be come irksome and it is now proposed to follow Milton's example in putting in a switchboard at some convenient place of business and employing an operator. Milton found it impracticable to get along without an operator, concerning which the Eagle of last week says: "The new switch board for the Milton Rural Telephone Co. arrived this week and has been installed in V. H. Chas tain's Pharmacy. The system is now in good working order and connects with j all the principal farm houses and im- I portant inland points, such as. Wood- ward's tollgate, Fletcher's and Winger's sawmills, the Hudson's Bay district, etc. This is the result of a private enterprise started by the Elam Hardware Co. couple of years ago. The business grew fo such proportions that it could not be handled without a special operator at 'central,' hence the removal of that office from the company's store to its present location." -j,).. S I Several who have phones on lines en tering Athens, when shown the above teadtf? proposed the plan of putting in a switchboard and employing an operat or. The cost of maintaining an operator would be slight when the convenience is taken into consideration and would be light on the individual patrons. ... One fsrmersays he would not be without telephone connection with town and bis neighbors for any consideration. He thinks the proper manner in which to get the project started is to figure out the cost pro rata, and then have some one interview the patrons. .Mast Ka Jfpvefi. Sanford Stone, who is separator tender for Ctas." Badleleys threohing iifTa Bin We have just received Get m at outfit, was in town Monday and , related a humorous skit. A Weston man is stacking staw for the outfit, and on the first setting the carrier had not done its duties satisfactorily. The man on the straw pile, after being repeatedly cov ered and fighting his way out, had been vainly trying for an hour with shouts and wild gesticulations to attract the tender's attention, and when be finally did so,-was exceedingly wroth, no doubt the heat and prickly barley beards add ing much to his irritation. With his face as red as a beet, he sang out: "Say, Mister, where I come from straw-stackers had to bo respected! If this thing happens again, walkin1 to town has not all been taken up, and I'll proceed to oil up my joints!" . ; 1 " The Coyote Ii "Kext.". to use slang phrase, the coyote is "next" to himself. Since the royalty on his scalp has been done away with, evidently he has been taking pointers on the race suicide question. Anyway, bis progeny, as well ss his brothers, sisters cousins and aunts, appear to have become prolifically plentiful. His kith and kin are becoming so numerous that scarcely a hen roost in the county is safe from his depredations. As a sup plementary alleviation for his craving for the toothsome "yaller" legged fowl, he does not scorn the coarser grained flesh of the goose, as is evident from a recent attack made on Milt Swaggart's fine flock of geese. Coyotes literally ex terminated the flock, leaving a number partially eaten and others lying dead on the ground, unmutilated, a silent token of the devilish destructiveness of this sly, foxy midnight marauder. , . .: , . Strew the Street. s V "It would cost but a trifle, compara tively, to have straw placed on the main traveled streets of Athena," said a busi ness man Saturday evening. The ex pression was uttered between gasps for breath in a cloud of dust raised by a passing wheat wagon. It is noticable on streets that have in former years been liberally applied with a coating of straw, that dust is not so troublesome as on those that have never, been strewed. This is due to the fact that the particles of straw mixed with the soil make it heavier and more compact. " : Dolti Good Work. John Walter is doing good work with bis combine this season in the wheat fields west of town. With 2i horses and four men the machine is averaging 25 acres per day. The fields in. that local ity are admirably adapted for the oper ation of the combine and in the opinion of many it is only a question of time when all the grain in that section will be harvested by this process. i t Addition to WarehoaM. ' Y.O. Rogers' Independent warehouse at the Athene mill site is undergoing improvements ia the way of a commod ious and substantial addition. Geo'. W, Hansell has the work in charge, and when it is completed Mr. Rogers will have ample room in which to store the wheat that is now rolling in so fast. ... Osrrett Is Rightwatcfc. Charles Garrett has been given the position of night watch on City Marshal Gholson's police force. Mr. Garrett entered on bis duties Saturday night. u lie y rviRB $twn PENDLETON, ATHENA, '. ... h .... A : CANTON and; DUTCHMAN i : j 'J' 'vV a car of Barb and Woven Wire Fencing. our prices before buying i i I a : I mote A. J: CRIGLAR HURT INTERNAL f INJTJEIES AEX OF A serious 'hature. : ill Wagon Turns Over on the Old Gen tleman, While Coming Down the Dry Creek Hill. A.J. Criglar lies at his home near Freewaterin a very precarious, condi tion as the result of an accident which occurred Tuesday on the Dry creek wBgon road. .'. : Mr. Criglar had on a load of fruit and was accompanied by a little girl. On making the descent of the hill and when about half way down, one of the horses stumbled and fell. This scared the other horse and he luaged forward, pulling the wagon on to the horse that was down. The horse was directly underneath and when he raised up the wagon was overturned, throwing the old gentleman violently to the ground. ' , ' When examined by physicians Mr. Criglar was found to be injured internal ly but to what extent they were unable to determine. The little girl escaped with out injury. , THE ATHENA TRUCK CO. c. o. Henry Has PnwhMod A. L. . fmr nail . m t. ACbas. O. Henry has purchased A. L. Jones' half interest in the transfer business of the Athena Truck Co. The deal includes a half interest in the teams, trucks, machinery, etc The firm will hereafter be Winship A llenry and will do business under the name of The Athena Truck Co. Mr. Jones retires from the business after long years of. service- Just what he will engage in in the future he has not yet fully decided. Mr. Henry, who made the purchase, is well known and stands well with the business men of Athena. - All Yaesneles Filled. The board of regents of the Eastern Oresron State Normal school have filled all vacancies in the faculty of that insti tution and with no exceptions have made very wise selections. The school will open September 16, and it has a very bright outlook for the ensuing year, Undtr the direction of President French the department-reoms have been rear ranged and everything will soon be ready for the reception of students. The catalogue has been issued and is being circulated and the attendance from all indications will be much larger t ha a ever before. Broke His Jw. A young son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sheard has met with a serious and pain f ul accident, lie was indulging in the fascinating sport of holding to rings and sliding down a rope, tied at an angle of about 30 degrees. The scene of the per. formance was in the Sheard barn, and a post to which one end of the rope was tied served as the stopping place in the descent. Finally the boy missed the HELIX. V t - -1 I Gangs, Sulky and Walkine Plows SUPERIOR DRILLS, BAIN And FISn WAGONS, BARB and WOVEN WIRE FENCING. m e ri t post with his feet and shot on out and down for a distance of 15 feet. He land ed with his ehin against a wsgon rack. The force was such that his jaws weve dislocated and one side fractured. It is a painful injury but the little fellow, who is but 9 years of age, is getting oa as well as possible under the circum stances. Coneolldla'ted School Dlitrlote. . Pendleton business men have a pro ject on foot to consolidate five rural districts with the Pendleton school dis trict. This is made possible by 1 the passage of the Kuykendall bill at the last session of the Oregon legislature, which provides for the transportation of school children to and from points ia their community. " With the proposed consolidation, Pendleton schools would gain the attendance of something like 200 children, and the taxable property for school purposes would be ia the neighborhood of $500,000, or in all about 12,000,000 worth of property on which it would be possible to levy a special tax. - in A Lacerated Hand. Sunday morning, while endeavoring to mount a horse, John King had one of his hands badly lacerated, in a most peculiar manner. Placing his hand on the pommel of the saddle, which was nothiug more , than a steel plate, the leather having worn off the horse gave a sudden lunge. With bis hand tightly gripping the pommel the horse gave an. other jump and something had to ceme. It was John's hand. Dr. Sharp found it to be badly torn on the inside aad he took 16 stitches to patch it up. Atheaa a Good ToWa. James Henderson, who was recently transferred by the Athena Mercantile Co. to the Helix branch store, was in town Monday. Mr. Henderson says that to fully appreciate how good a town Athena is, one has but to leave it for awhile and return. Wheat in the Helix neighborhood is yielding much better than expected, and business mea out there are having a good trade. fight le Better. Joseph Rainville, who for years has been afflicted with failing eyesight, re cently submitted to an operation in WaKa Walla. Since receiving treatment Mr. Rainville's right optic has improved so that the vision is practically as good as ever. He will have the left eye oper ated on shortly. . - ' ' A New Separator. The Zerba boys finding their eld sep arator inadequate in capacity, have pur chased a new Case machine of the Uma tilla Implement Co. The new separator it 82 -M in size and has a great eapaejty for woik. ' A Sew Machine. . Chas. Norris has added e new creas ing machine to the equipment of the Pioneer harness shop. It is of the latest pattern and does its work neatly a4 well. ; TdaeCanshejr an Charge. Rev. Chas. MaeCaughey will taks charge of the newly organized Methodist church at Freewater until conference. A Sunday school has been orgarifcsd with Mayor Ayres as superinteadent.