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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1904)
Sroeciail Press Paragraphs : G. W, Bradley was" ia Pendleton Tuesday. J. B. Saylor this week went down to hisEcho ranch.'" ";" - - T. J. Kifk transacted business in Pendleton Tuesday. PC Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Vaughn, January 11, 1901, a son. e J. W. Smith this week returned to his mines on the Imnaha. J. A. Henry was up from Riverside this week visiting hia family. Mrs. Ben S. Burroughs, of Pendleton, visited in the city Wednesday. M ss Effie Miller of Weston, visited j friends in the city Monday night. 0. H. Price left thia week for a tour through Southern Oregon and . Califor nia. fjChas. Betts came over f 10m Helix and assisted the Athena Mercantile Co. this week, .'. ' : Wm. Thompkins went out to the ranch this week to see how things are getting on. Uncle John Callender has been seri ' ously afflicted with TheumatiBra for several days. ' Tassey Stewart was in town Wednes day and took the evening train for Walla Walla. ; - f ; ' Miss Aimee Dobson has closed a very successful term of school in the Ger walta school house. Hrry E. Dupuy, of Portland, has the position of pharmacist at McBride'a Palace drugstore. . 1 Mr, and Mrs. A. J. Bagley have moved into the residence on Main street, just east oi uio ra bwic. W. L. Zeiger, who ia now a resident of Boise City, will spend several days ' with friends in thia county. Mrs. John Shaw, of Weston, visited Mra. rtutnn nnd Mrs. Thompkins, in this city the first of the week. Dra. Botkin and Stone drove down to Pendleton Saturday where they assisted Dr. Cole in a surgical operation. Levi Trowbridge, who visited friends hnra for tha oast few weeks, returned Monday to his home at Garfield. Mr. and Mrs. Jeeae Kilgore and Miss Fawmstl. of Sand Hollow, visited at the Kilgore home in thia city Tuesday. " v t Q...Ja affap aAvnral weeks Bpent in Athena, left Wednesday even ing on his return to Sherman county. f A marriage license has been issued to William B. Deardorff and Mrs. Amanda M. Pruitt. Both are residents of Wes ton. ;'"'.'.:- J. M. O'Harra, the genial reaidsnt of Pea Ridge, seven miles east of Athena, was in this city yesterday doing busi ness. . A teV.fram was received'-in this city aonrti'ucir.g the death recently, at Cin f;' Ohio, of Blase ;Jerrin, the ' ' ., Jlrs. Ajnea IT, ',:-s'. '-j. 'isr-n ia Pfw ct rm ;-.?. PJotiCC. Our Fourth Annual Clearance Sale commences January 9 and ends Janu ary 30, 1904. This will be an oppor tunity for you to purchase merchandise at sacrifice prices. We want the money, you want bargains, Now is your time to get them. If you have not received a price list call or write for one. All goods marked in plain figures, Call, inspect and be your own judge. ATHENA MERCANTILE CO, Special For Saturday Only. Men's Neckwear, 300 patterns to select from, latest style Tecks and Four-in-Hand scarfs. Your choice 19c each. Mrs, C. A. Fischer left Tuesday for Orange, California, where she will join her husband who is conducting business there. ' ,.''' .'.'"S Tharp Bros.' chop mill has been grinding this week aud turned out an immense lot of chopped barley and wheat. v . . Rerjn and Mis Lois JLucile Pvidenour,. Gub Vollmer is down from Waitsburg, both of Chelan, Wash, was announced looking after liis business interests in in the Spokesman-Review, as taking this county. He will return home to- place Dec. 80. The bride is a neice of morrow. Mrs. F. B. Boyd, of the Press. Milton will interest the O. R. & N. W There is some talk of reorganizing the Co. in the matter of running a switch Athena band. Athena has Beveral first into the town from the , main line at I cle.se musicians, and has the instru Freawater. ! ments, uniforms, etc., and the Press At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the First National Bank, all old officers and the board of directors were re-elected. Mrs. Florence Alloway is prepared to do dressmaking and plain Bewing. Chil dren's clothes a specialty. Next door to A, L. Jones' residence. Clint Holcomb was in from his ranch yesterday and reports grain looking better than he has ever before seen it at this season of the year. The most successful radiator of the century is sold by Amasa Phillips, Wes ton. Sample may be seen at this office or N. A. Miller's furniture Btore. MrsI Bowling returned Wednesday evening from a three weeks visit with her daughters, Mrs. Jas. Smitli and and Mrs. Cynthia Davis, at Elgin. Mrs. Lee Moorehouse was in the city Wednesday from Pendleton, on busi ness relative to the estate of her mother, Mrs. Davenport, recently deceased. A social dance is' announced for Fri day evening, Jan 22, at the Athena opera house. Alf Johnson and Prof. Guiott will furnish music for the occa sion.' ": YMr. and.Mrs. M. M. Johns, after a sik weeks' sojourn in this city, returned this morning to Walla Walla, where they will remain for the balance of the school year, at least. VHenry Schmitt has added a cream separator to the equipment of the dairy department of his fine farm west of town. Mr. Schmitt is always in the front rank of the county's most pro gressive farmers. Chas. Medkey and wife, from Minne apolis, Minn., are visiting at the home of J. W.. Adams. Mrs. Medkey and Mrs. Adams are sisters. They will visit Portland, Seattle and other coast points before returning east. , '. The old fire bell that did service for a long while at Hose house No. 1, has been placed at the new hose house of company No. 2, where it will serve the purpose of announcing meetings and clanging out fire alarms. 'V ciaugi , 'from 1 ra. Ed. Koontz has received, word her Bister, Miss Anna Kirk, who is attending a school ot pharmacy in Chicago, stating that Miss Kirk was in the Iroquois theatre at the time of the terrible disaster of December 30th, but managed to escape the maddened crowd without serious injury, after having once been knocked down. Mi Kirk will be congratulated by . ber many friends here on her lucky escape.. At the meeting of the stockholders of the Golconda Mining Co. in Pendleton Wednesday, T. G. Hailey was elected president; E. J. Sonimerville, vice pres- ident; F. B. Clopton, secretary, and William Jones, treasurer, The wedding of Mr. Frank Orville hopes soon to chronicle the news that reorganization has been perfected. Subjects at Christian church: To night, "God's Son Rejected;" Saturday night, "The Brazen Serpent;" Sunday, 10 o'clock, Bible school; 11, "Hew to Be Faithful;" 3 p. m., Junior Endeavor; 6:30, Christian Endeavor; 730, Fare well Address. wen ac yWillao George Thompson, formerly of illamette valley, has purchased G. W. Gross' interest in the Blue Front gro cery store. Inventory of the stock is being taken, after which the new firm, Worthington & Thompson, will conduct the business. The state convention of Christian Endeavorers will be held in Pendleton, February 19-22, and the various com mittees appointed to take charge of the affair are now engaged in preparing the program and other matters pertaining to the meeting. "" - R. J. Boddy, proprietor of Boddy's meat market, has been confined to his bed the past week, a very sick man, but ia reported better at this writing. Hia son James is over from Walla Walla conducting the market business during Mr. Boddy's illness. The Schubert Symphony Club and Lady Quartette of Chicago gave a high class entertainment Saturday night in the opera house. The entertainment waa given under the auspices of the public school and was highly appreciat ed by a goodly audience. Weston Leader: John Berlin writes from Hollywood, California, that he has improved considerably in health with I the exception of his lameness, which is still very troublesome. He has been pricing land Jn that locality, and has given up any idea of buying a quarter section. It is held at six hundred dol lars an acre. F. S. Bramwell of the beet sugar fac tory at La Grande, who waa in the city some weeks ago, has been in the Echo neighborhood for several days, interest ing land owners in the proposition of raising sugar beets. Should the propa gation of beets be found successful, there is a possibility of a' factory being established at Echo. Mrs. D. H. Sanders returned thia week from Arlington, where she attend ed a Christmas reunion of the members of the family of N. Asbpaugh, her father. Evidently, D. H. was proud of the return of hia better half, for he met her at the depot, shorn of bis flowing hirsute appendage, t and, ' otherwise spraced up to an aHtocikshing degrt-. Mrs. J. B. Harris, formerly Miss Gen Booth, is expected to arrive in the city Sunday from her home in Jacksonville, on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Minnie DePeatt Mrs. Harris recently suffered the loss of her husband, from consump tion, -to whom she bad been married but a few months. . Mrs. Frank Simpson left Wednesday to join her husband in Portland, where he has a lucrative position. Athena peaple are sorry to lose Mr. and Mrs. Simpson from their midst. Many friends were at the depot when Mrs. Simpson departed, and she was the re cipient of well wishes from all. THlrs. Wm. McBride returned last evening from Lookout, Idaho, bringing with her, her father, Mr. John Arm strong, who has been so seriously ill at that place. Mr. Armstrong, who is afflicted with heart trouble, is much improved at present. He will make his home permanently with his daughter. On Saturday . evening, Jan. 23, the local lodges A. 0. U. W. and Degree of Honor will hold joint installation. All members are- requested to be present, and especially are wives of Workmen who are not members of the Degree, with their families, invited to attend. Each member is urged to bring a friend who is eligible to become a member of the A. 0. U. W. or Degree. Let all come and contribute liberally to a lunch, enjoy a short program and spend a good old fashioned social evening. SCHOOL NOTES. Five new chairs have been added to the furnishings of the reading room. The school library realized from the Schubert concert the sum of $1.35. The seventh grade today had very interesting rhetoricals in their room. The teacher of the fifth grade reports five new pupils this week The first grade has increased to such an extent that several new seats have been added. There will be a local institute for teachers held at the school house on Saturday, January 23, at 1:30, p. m at which all patrons of the school are es pecially invited to be present. The program will be presented as follows: . Song High School Quartette "Excuses and Excuse Blanks" . Principal M.L. Watts Discussion, f " "An Age of Disrespect," G. B. Marquis "Rhetoricals," ........ ,.Miss McKeuzie Song High School Quartette GERKING FLAT "EL ATS " Frank Walter, of Walla Walla, was visiting his brother, John C. Walter, at the ranch the last of the week, and took the morning train for home Sunday. . . Clark Walter came over from Walla Walla Wednesday evening for the pur pose of .remaining-o4h ranch several days, ;'.- v'.. ; . A. McKinzie and daughter were visi tors on the Flat Thursday. . Harvey Whiteman was over from Walla Walla the last of the week visiting his sons, Clarence and Otis, and looking after business interests. "Jinks" Taylor was presented with an elk tooth a few days ago by a friend living but on the John Day. Ernest Bostwick is visiting for a time at the home of Mr.' and Mrs, George fterlrinar. - . ' VA Mr. Combs is wintering about 100 Tiead of cattle on Sand Hollow at the Russell place, and Wm. Switzler, Jr' is feeding 200 head on the Taylor ranch here on the Flat, Mr. Taylor having sold him hay for that purpose. Evangelist W. A. Moore spent a part of the day at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. B. Gerking Wednesday. We had high water on the Flat Sun day which did considerable damage to the road and fencing. This was the second flood on the Flat this winter. Chas. Gerking went to Pendleton Tuesday on business. '. John Keene had business in Athena Wednesday. I. . Uno. TJ3AFEAID AND TJHBOTJGHT. Spokesman-Eeview'i Tribute to As sessor Strain. ; Umatilla county, Oregon, has an as sessor whom the railroads, evidently, can not intimidate, cajole, wheedle or bribe. His name ia Charles P. Strain. He raised the assessment of the O. R. & N. in his county to $12,000 per mile, which is just about the rate of assess ment throughout Washington state. Of course the railroad company protested, but when the agents came before the county , court they found Assessor Strain ' there, "loaded for bear." He had made a thorough study of the sub ject and had gathered a mass of official statistics which the railroad tax agents could not refute. As a result, the court unanimously sustained Mr. Strain's as sessment of $12,000 per mile. Mr. Strain showed, for example, that in New England the railroads pay, on the average, taxes ot $603 per mile. In Massachusetts, where the highest rail road taxes are collected, they are re quired to pay an average of 91366 per mile, and in Connecticut of more than $1000 per mile. In Umatilla county, Oregon, the O. R. & N. paid but $149 per mile. , Yet the O. R. & N. is capitalized higher per mile than the New England roads, and its net earnings are substantially as great $3505 per mile as compared with $3701 per mile for the New Eng land road. Addressing the board in support of his assessment, Assessor Strain said: "I am aware that to every taxpayer, resident or nonresident, I owe equal consideration." Are the assessors of this state aware of that obligation? If they Bre,- why do they discriminate against the general taxpayer and in favor of the railroad? Why do they assess railroad property for one-tenth of its true value and other property at from 60 to 100 per cent? Spokane Spokesman-Review. ITS JUST A COUCH that gets your lungs sore and weak and paves the way for pneumonia or -consumption, or both. Acker's English Remedy will stop the cough in a day and heal your lungs. It will cuie son sumption, asthma, bronchitis, and all throat and . lung troubles. Positively guaranteed and your money refunded if you are not satisfied. Write to us for free sample. W. H. Hooker & Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by McBride & Co. Early Closing. We, the undersigned, hereby agree to close our respective places of business at 6 p. m., during the months of Jan uary and February, and at 7 p. m. dur Tog' the "jpohth of March, 1901: Athena Mercantile Co. Taylor &, Jar man. Mi J. Bagley. ' Dell Bros. Ed Manasse. Gross & Worthington. E FARMERS AND STOCKMEN 5 ! ATTENTION I For good goods at popular prices in the harness line, see Elskamp. SHOP IS OPPOSITE THE ATHENA HOTEL S E H.J. ELSKAMP, PROPRIETOR S ' ; ' " j stni in ill ii-'-fflHfr"- "-'f'lh' -"i (tor ED;: MANASSE CORNER MAIN AND THIRD STS. Our Annual CLEARANCE SALE Is now inaugurated and our store teeming with bargains. This, is A RARE OPPORTUNITY for you to secure goods at the very lowest prices. If you will call we will convince you. ED. MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. a. -5 v 1 1 sTAvn rwirM tscncATiMr. cnrnr.iiMC PI IF" ik;i A wiiivucaicr r n i m .,m v& aw itsa x,?r cult THE STANDARD PENS EVERYWHERE. ESTEHBRODK Works, Catndtn, See C. Sharp Paint, Oil, 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 nent of all methods for preserving and re placing the Teoth. Teeth Extracted Painless by an 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. DR. SP0N0GLE, Surgeon Dentist. 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