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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1903)
Aire ,Yoai ish:Your Or do you need just a tew pieces of new furniture to brighten up the old? In either case it will pay you to buy it now. MY REMOVAL SALE LAYS ALL OTHER PRICES TO ONE SIDE, and the opportunity of a lifetime is offered you. I call your attention to a few articles giving regular price and REMOVAL SELE PRICE. ' If you don't find what you want perhaps I have it at my store. You will find articles of every descripr tion included in this great sale, and you will -find the prices lower than you expected, often a saving of 50 PER CENT FROM REGULAR PRICE. tA 1 1? (-'' Bed Room Regular price .' $ 15 00 Removal Sale brice ,. 12 50 Bed Room Suits, regular price ; . . 20 00 Removal Said Price.... ................ ..... ' 1450, Bed Room Suits, regular price,.... ............ .'. 21 00 Removal Sale price.,'.'. 1900 All other Bed Room Suite at Removal Sale prices ; , Miller the Rustler, G. W. Bradley was in Pendleton Mon- day.1' '' " ."'' ; ' yilt in said Athena is to have another ' barber shop. ' . Miss Grace Ray of Weston 'was in the city yesterday. -. -',. Noemith Aukeny was over from Walla Walla Friday. - :.' : O. H. Sherman, the butcher, was in Pendleton Monday. r i " Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Reed were up from Adams Tuesday, v - ; V f. . ; -'r-...j,., v, ' John Gross has a threshing outfit, complete, for sale at $200. ; i Campbell Bros, show bill posters were in town again Wednesday. ,- i.Boirn, this morning, August 21, to Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Learn, a daughter. . Wheat is rolling in in vast quantities at the different warehouses in Athena. Mra: S. F. Sharp and daughter, Miss Kittie, visited in Pendleton this, week. ' 4. Mrs. Robert Coppock was quite sick last week but at present is improving. Mrs. A. E. Armstrong was the guest of Athena relatives for several days this week. 1 : - ' ; J, Miss Bethene Swaggart has recovered after quite a severe illness, which lasted aw6ek. y"- V '!- -: : , -f Robert Jamieson, one of Weston's progressive citizens, was in town Wednesday. 1 V ' : Mrs. . A. Boyd arrived in the city Monday from Milton and will make her home here. 4 X Mrs. W. C. Miller has a first class bedroom suite which she offers for sale at a bargain. . ; . , ' , ' t , ' ' .' .... V James Sharp is uow half owner of one or the largest and best equipped barber shops in Pendleton, i , , ; ' Monday and Tuesday were days bo hot as to make it uncomfortable for the average East Oregonian. 'Chas. Keen will toon engage in the piano business, unarue is a nustier and will do a good business. ; v L Postmaster Githens and A. J. Parker 'were seeking the festive prairie chicken in the wheat fields yesterday. - ' Ed C. Allen, formerly a-Pendleton business man, has been offered the man agement of the Black Butte mines. Mrs. Rosenzweig and Mrs. McCol lough drove out in the country yesterday to see Grandma Keller, who is ill. y A-Mrs. W. J. King will return tomorrow aveniog from McDuffy springs. Mrs. King has' greatly improved in health. Mra. C. A. Fischer accompanied her daughter, Mrs. Armstrong, to Spokane, where she will remain for a short time. A. J. Parker, the barber, has been unable to work a portion of this week. Claud Estes is assisting Len Simpson in thg shop. East Oregonian: Dave Ingram has .bought the blooded Poland China sow "Athena," from Walter Adams, who k (Mm! t"f yra- Hi Suits ODTTD id A All Carpets, Rugs, Art Squares and Mattings at Ra moval Sale Prices. All $1 per yard Carpet ia now.... .... 85c ' All 85c per yard Carpet is now......... 72c All 75c per yard Carpet is now.-. ".. 63c All 50o per yard Carpet is now ........... 42c AU 35c per yard Carpet is now, ............ 28c selling his herd of fine swine, intending to go out of the hog business. This sow is one of the finest in the state and is from one of the Swaggart stock. SCity Marshal Gholson is in the moun- wearing the star during Mr. Gholson's absence. . ., .. .. ..' : "XMrs. W.' P. Willaby and daughter, Mrs. Fred Kershaw visited Mrs. O. M. Castleman, at her home in La Grande last week. " . " :.. ' - Sam Dunlap, the popular fruit ped dler, was over from Milton Wednesday. He had some choice apples, peaches and tomatoes. ' Mrs. David Dickson, a cousin of John and W. J. King died Wednesday at her home in lone. She leaves three little children. . ' C, W. Gates will take the place of the agent at Boles Junction temporarily. Mr. Gates'will again give his entire at tention to railroading. "Abe" Jones, since selling his dray business to C. O. Henry walks about " as though he were lost. He was in the business too long not to miss it. A 1 harvest weather is the order of tie f"ny and should it continue for an o: he week, little grain except in the f' otinlls will remain standing. M: Lula Ray, who was formerly a tend er in the Athena schools, was in the city yesterday. Miss Ray is now teacl ing in the Seattle schools. ' . i : Rc'jert Stanfield and J, B. Saylor, of Butt r creek, have contracted for 1000 head of feeders. The price paid will rang;; close to 3 cents per pound. The potato crop of this section will be in demand tms rail ana winter, liie general crop is reported short and Uma tilla tubers will bring a good price. hMr. Rulison, a veteran of the civil f i t o m war, iei( rnuay ior can rrancisco, where he will attend the 37th annual national encampment of the G. A. R. The families of H. O.- Worthington and L. J. Robinson, Miss Bertie Miller and Angus McDonald left Tuesday for the mountains to spend several days. Miss Elsa Rosenzweig will visit friends in Spokane next week. While there Miss Rosenzweig will investigate pri mary methods as used in the city schools. . I Pendleton Tribune: Swaggart & Ri horn have sold to J. M. Swaggart of Athena lot 10, block 273, reservation ad dition to Pendleton, the consideration being 8125. " - Mma Cauthorn, the young lady who visited ber sister, Mrs. Archie Mclntyre and who was also the guest of Mrs. Will McCollum, has returned to her home in Corvallis. .. Mrs. W. S. Perry and daughters, Bertha and Minnie, of Pendleton, are i visiting friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Perry have recently returned from atrip East. . The littJe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J H. C. Manela, formerly of this city but cow cf Walla walla, Has been danger- -u8ly sick in Portland, where Mrs. Ma etc mp . i . '."''. ; - :-j .-. :.. i" ;J Carpets Athena, Oregon. ConBtable James W. Dykes of Milton took Del McGinnis of that city to the county jail Tuesday where he will await the action of the" circuit court on the charge of burglary. ' ( !, C. A, Sias returned home yesterday after a four days' drive from his Crook county homestead. Mr. Sias will occu py his pulpit in the Christian church next Sunday morning and evening. ' Rev. C. H. H. Moore and members of his congregation drove to Adams Wednesday evening, where the ordi nance of baptism was administered to candidates from this city in the Baptist church there. " r J Mr. Ellscamp and family have arrived from Portland with intention of making Athena their home. The family is now domiciled in one of the Kilgore cottages and Mr. Ellscamp has opened a harness shop in the building east of Miller's new brick. 1 . , i - i Mrs. Lizzie Jones will have her' fall stock of ready to. wear hats on exhibi tion at her residence about September 1. These hats will be strictly up-to-date in style and the trimmings an individual specialty. Ladies are invited to call and see the stock. ' . . i t-:'i-- .Central City (la.) News Letter; R. T. Brown is now playing third base with the Cedar Rapids team.'1- Willard, - of Springville, pitched for Animosa Tues day against Olin, and let them , down with one hit, winning the game by a score of 2 to 1. . ",-C.h'' K.i In Athena and adjacent country; the advance of the scourge of the soil, the Russian thistle, ia being held in check by the use of the sharp bladed hoe.' . 8. C. Stanton has been engaged for some time in locating the pest and seeing that it is properly exterminated. - - ; J Adams Advance: Tuesday night some one found the time bo long "between drinks" that they raised a window on the north side of the Exchange saloon and obtaining entrance, got three quart bottles of whiskey, one quart bottle of Vermouth and some few boxes of cigar ettes. Dr. J. A. Best was over from Weston Tuesday evening and before leaving for home left an order for a set of buggy oitiaiiBiitiiia Pays highest prices for grain Does general storage business. Patrons have advantage of two terminal markets. Warehouse lo cated on O. R. k N. and W. k C. R. Railways. - ; 2 Before selling or storing this Beason's crop it will be to the farmers' interest to see ' 1 f. 0. ROGERS, Proprietor i harness with Chasv Norris. ; The trim mings - will be o solid rubier, the leather of the beet and so far aa con cerns the mechanical part of the job, Charlie will attend to thU Shortly after noon yesterday two warehouses burned at Thorn Hollow station. Little if any wheat was burned a hauling from the foothill ranches has not begun. The cause of the conflagra tion is not learned at time of going to presa. The Baptist church" of Athena is to have a permanent pastor in future. Rev. C. H. U. Moore has been retained for the coming year and will enter upon his year's work Sunday next. Mr, and Mrs. Moore are well pleased with Athena and unrounding country and this week pur chased the C A. Fischer cottage, with the intention of residing here perma nently. .. " ,Ji J Thomas G. Hailey was up from Pen ctleton Tuesday. Mr. Hailey, in addition to a lucrative law practice, his duties as district attorney, has taken upon him self the burden of farming. He has recently purchased an alfalfa ranch on the Wildhoree, which he intends to stock with hogs. He went out to see Link Swaggart ' herd of thoroughbreds bf fore returning to Pendleton. j(The report reached Uus city Tuesday of the death of Lester, son of Mr.: and Mrs. Frank Beale, but upon investiga tion it was happily found to be false! Lester is now at . Woodward's tollgate with his parents, and while in a critical condition with typhoid fever, . hopes are still entertainei for his recovery. Tbe young man has been in delicate health for several years, having been operated upon at one time for appendicitis. ' r Dr. McLane, the state veterinary sur geon from Portland, has returned home after a flying trip to . Weston." He was called by County Stock Inspector H. J. Bean to pass judgment; on a horse at Weston, the property of Iven O'Harra. The horse was supposed to have the glanders, and the state officer was called to settle the matter. After examination he was unable to tell, and took with him some of the discharge from the throat of the animal, which he will have exam ined at the experiment station, ' For Sale. A good span of horses, harness and buggy Enquire at Press office. v j -. "Oi hear, Misther McNutt, thot Col. r.51 rcVMti -ti. ' " ' i 1 1 "iff" i n ' " ' Hi 'm imwi rrr n - : Yis, he has.1 ;An' to be shure 'twas Rockyfelle 'an Jim Hill as give 'im th: hunch--kind-r-red spirits, do ye moind. : Whin th' Colonel found thot his la-n-nd wouldn't hold up fince posts widout first manurin' th' so-i-il, John an' Jim takes 'imto wan side 'an giver'm th' hunch tjo let go. Afther payin' out $222 an' twmty-foive chits for prowisions an' itnprdvemints, this felle thot was to disploy his farmin' talints to th' wu r-ruld pays th' commutashun price to th' governmint, do ye moind, simply for th' privilage of ownin' a pace of rale estate' an thin sits his net for a sucker. A Underfoot comes along an' ofie r-rs Wood 100 an' tin dollars fur th' shootin' match. Th' Colonel feels thr hunch he has comin, an' takes th' offer-r. Th' mon wid th soft feet commits suieside, an' now th' Colonel has be gan habbers corpporous proceedin's forninst th' heirs for possesahun ave th' fince posts. " It ' no wander ti' poor ave th' counthry be oppressed, Misther Flynn!" ' t t ' : t QEEKINQ FLAT "FLATS.' Interesting New Items Concerning ft TVell Known Neighborhood. Mrs. J. J. Gross paid the Flat a busi ness visit one "day last week. Mr. Still was on the Flat lately look ing out for harvesting to do with his big outfit. The Rigby-Clove combine proved to be a failure for this season. . At any rate that was the case with the one the Ger king boys tried. It is thought however, that with a few slight changes, another year it will work all right. It is to be hoped that it may, as it is just the ma chine the farmer wants when once it is perfected. , , The Jones outfit from Pendleton passed up the Flat Saturday. One of the men who was driving header ,agon with trail evidently got too much booze cn the way, as he seemed to be trying to drive in a circle. He succeeded in run ning the team in a fence corner and was unable to get any farther, when the cookhouse driver took pity on the poor fellow and stowed him away in the cook house and got another man to drive the team. .; . ... . . " . . Mr. Shick was out to his farm Thurs day where his grain is being threshed. J. J. Gross fininhed up this season's run Thursday. . 1 ' Messrs.. Will Rigby, Arthur Rigby and Mr. Bhlzadore were business visit ors on the Flat Friday. " ' Mr. T. M. Barger and family returned Saturday from a several days' outing in the mountains where, tbey had been rustling huckleberries. v The Walter combine finished work on W, H. H. Scott's spring wheat Monday. The variety Sonora yielded about 15 bushels. :,. i Stone it Potts finished , the season's 'run and laid up their outfit Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Keen went to the mountains huckleberrying Monday. ;;(. v ; '.. ,- . . Uno. , Took Ber Daughter With Uer. ' 1 he Leader reports that Mrs. Nancy Case, who left her husband and family at Weston some months ago and went to' Spokane, came back last week and re turned to that city Monday morning, accompanied by one of her daughters, a girl of thirteen. Wood has bin givin a hunch.' New Goods Arriving in Large Quantities at Lb I n Ni iiNiNij CI ED. MA CORNER MAIN J 3 , .,", . ..I . 4 SWEEPING REDUCTION ON SUMMER DRESS GOODS Shirtwaists, Skirts, etc. We have to make room for our Large Fall Shipment 3 ft See C. Sharp Paint, Oil, It Pays to THE PEOPLES' , . . . p rj tu. ivi AiNAbot m Agent for Dutterick's Patterns. ...Pendleton..; . Harvest Supplies We have everything needed for the Harvest for man or womad in Shoes, ; Clothing, Gloves etc., and assure you that quality and . .. f , , . . prices are right.' 1 , !.: Blankets full size 50c to $2.50. ' Quilts 76c to $1.75. Shoes "can't rip" $2.00 to $2.50. " light or heavy $1.50. ' " canvas lace $1.80 to $1.50.r ' Gloves, best line 25c to $1.50. Dutterick'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 perma ' nentof all methods for . V ( preserving and re placing tue - ' '' Teeth, Teeth Extracted Painless by un absolute safe, harmless and pain less anesthetic. Don't cause sickness, sore mouth or bad after effects. i RLATES THAT FIT , All artificial teeth guaranteed to fit and give perfect satisfaction. Prices .., reasonable; work warranted. DR. SP0N0GLE, Burgeon Dentist. New York Dental School, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dentistry. Bank Building, Athena, Oregon. ilo ."V N ASS E l 9 AND THIRD STS. 1 2 Glass, Varnish, Brushes, Etc. Plumbing PENDLETON, OREGON. Trade at WAREHOUSE Overclothes, suit $1.00 to $2.00.. Underwear, " 50c to $1.50. - ' Wrappers, ladies, ea. 50c to? 1.75. Table oil cloth, Towels and Toweling, Canvas Duck and Sack Twjne. THE 1ST. NICHOLS HOTEL! J. E; FROOME, pbop. 1!f T ri a. -1 T w viny , i irsi'Ciass nuici m t the City. ' ' i ': I i "... THE ST; NICHOLS j Is the ouiy one that can Bocoinmodute commercial truvlprn. 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