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Bity, Jno Srjlp icnos i - ED. MANASSE CORNER MAIN AND THIRD STS. 1 VICTORIOUS v JAPAN -' The latest reports received says the Japanese forces have landed in Man churia and are marching along the Man churian railroad. The Japanese blew up the railroad bridge over the Talu river. The railroad has been destroyed for miles. . ) The Russian fleet to practically de stroyed, four battleships and three big cruisers being sunk. Two Japanese warships were damaged in the engage ment Wednesday off Port Arthur. The Japanese got between the Russians and the entrance to the harbor before the fight commenced. Our Annual CLEARANCE SALE Is now inaugurated and our store is teeming with bargains. This is A RARE OPPORTUNITY fe. X I Wer have purchased 25 bales of Manufacturers' Eemnants and shall place the same on sale on Tuesday morning, Fehruary 2,1904, at less than cost prices. Athena Mercantile Company Press Paragraphs Miss Laura Brown is quite ill this week. ..' ' '' Wm. Mosgrove was in Pendleton Monday. ' ' c SU. JS. Troutraaa was up from i'endle tod yftitrday. , - Will Peterson returned last night from Pendleton. ; . Mrs. Chaa. Gates was up from Pen dleton Wednesday! Miss Bethene Swaggart is visiting Pendleton friends. Dr. Christie, Pendleton veterinary. was in town this week. Harve Whiteman came Walla Walla yesterday. Miss Eva Rider is recovering from a very severe attack of grip. Claude Johnson, of Adams, was a Sunday visitor in Athena. Inspect the valentines at Bagley & Ely's. They are beauties. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Anderson visited Portland friends this week. Sheriff T. D. Taylor spent Sunday at the parental home in this city. Malcom Mclntyre, of Adams, trans acted business ia this city Tuesday. Jesse Kilgore, of Weston, and bis daughter were in the city Tuesday. Rawl Miller has been kept out of school this week on account of illness. ' ' Mrs. Go6din and daughter, Miss Hall, of Weston, were in the city yester day. Miss Nettie Cannon this week attend ed the teachers' examination at Pendle ton. Jack Craig this week moved his faoai 1 v intn tlm Jacobs cottacre near the rail- ti - o road, Dr. Sponogle wishes those owing him to please call and settle as he wishes to close his book accounts at once. McBride has the finest line of valen tines in town. Everything in the sta tionery line, at prices that are right. R. J. Boddy, the Press is pleased to announce, is improving in health. He has been a very sick man but ia on the road to recovery. Mrs. Florence Alloway is prepared to do dressmaking and plain sewing. Chil- I dren's clothes a specialty. Nest door to I A, L. Jones' residence. I t- ' , Mrs. Clarence Gay left Monday for J Spokane where she will join her hus band and sister. They will probably make their home in that city. ' lVMiss Wilson, who has been visiting . far the nftst two months with her uncle over from , , , , , . , anq aunt, mr. ana xars. Aiex xvirK, re turned Tuesday to her home at Haluey. Rev. Robert Warner, who is assisting Rev. Armfield in reviva 1 meetings at the M. E. church, spent Sunday in Pendle ton, where he occupied his own pulpit. Mr. Brock, druggist, and Mr. Car nine, painter, were in town Tuesday from Pendleton. Mr. Carnine may conclude to open a paint shop in this city. ; Services as usual at the Christian Church Sunday. Morning subject: "After Conversion, What?". Evening subject: "Why stand ye here all the day idle." L. J. Robinson has leased the paint shop formerly occupied by J. W. Chap man. Mr. Robinson is prepared to do all kinds of painting including house, sign and carriage work. Price reason able. Charles Johnson, who has been em ployed by O. C. Beck in his blacksmith shop, left Thursday morning for Feck, Idaho, in amjwer to a telegram stating that his mother is dangerously ill at that place. city Saturday for a few hours, visiting friends. Rev. W. E. Armfield, L. A. Githens and R. E. Stewart were in Pendleton Wednesday. A. W. Connett, ' organizer for the Woodmen of the World, was in the city again this week. Mr. and Mrs. McFeters, of Weston, took Sunday dinner at the Worthing ton home in this city. County Recorder Folsom was up from Pendleton Sunday, visiting his cousin MisaLuellaCraigen. V:- Mrs. Robert French and Miss Loi Peebles, of Weston, were guests Satur day of Mrs. E. R. Cox. James Scott, our own "Scrib," we are pleased to note is recovering after a long and painful illness. -Jdaurice.the little son of Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Botkin, has been quite ill the past week but is recovering. The household goods owned by Mrs. Fischer are for sale at a bergain. En quire of Mrs. tallie Miller. . Mrs. Fred Kershaw ani baby were op tbiVweek from her' horre in Wa!n,.. f ;.rg Lit parents in tLJ ci'.j, , ' J. B. Boyd, of Baker City, was in the pjtjyord was received Wednesday from a physician in Lewiston, Idaho, stating that Otis Beck was confined to his bed in that city with smallpox. The disease is in a mild form and Mr. Beck ia rapid ly recovering. P. A. Worthington, deputy United States marshal, was up from Portland Sunday and visited with the family of his brother Hugh. Mr. Worthington is up on business connected with the East ern Oregon State Normal School. A little child in the Sanders family at Weston has been near death with pneu monia and scarlet fever. Dr. Stone, the attending physician, reports that it is improving. The people of the first Baptist church of Pendleton have called Rev. G W. Hall, of Clyde, N. Y., to the pastorate of their church, succeeding Rev. R. W. King, resigned. K Buttercups have drooped their yellow eads beneath a blanket of snow, and this week we have a touch of winter without sero weather. Later Snow all gone and buttercups O. K. The series of meetings which have been held for the past eight weeks at the Christian church were closed Sun Jav niahi and Evangelist W. A. Moore 5 : - - - ' excellent numbers, among which were the following: A violin solo by Mr. Albert Bales; song by High School quartette; reading by Mrs. Florence AUoway; by special request, vocal solo "The Holy City," by Miss. Lois Peebles of Weston; bass solo by Mr. Joseph Scott. Duriag the serving of refresh ments numerous toasts were responded to in a happy and entertaining manner. The rooms were elaborately decorated in the club colors, pink and green. Al together, a more eujoyable or successful function has not recently occurred in Athena social circles, and the ladies are to be congratulated upon the happy re sults of their efforts on this occasion. The evening's pleasures closed with the singing of the club Bong by the entire company. , It Will Pay You to Get Our Prices D welly - Herrick Music Co., Four Doors Above the Main Street Bridge, Walla Walla, WAahlngton. Fresh Bread Cakes and Pies and his wife, who arrived Sunday morning, left on Monday evening's train for their home in St. Louis. This is said to be the most successful series of meetings ever held in the county, there being a total of 152 accessions to the church. X Henry Dell, one of the nozzlemcn of Hose Co. No. 1, had his hand badly cut with glass at the Rosenzweig fire Sat urday night. A big gash laid open the flesh on the back of the hand, and the wound has caused him some discomfi ture. Mrs. Anna James, who has. been visit ing her uncle, S. L. Spencer, received a message from her home . near Oregon City, Tuesday, stating that her husband who was in business there recently had his store burned. Mrs. James left the same day for home. - A. Phillips, of Weston, has a large assortment of rubber tired buggies on display at his implement house. He also has the all-steel wagons, which he fully warrants for two years. He sells patent metal wheels. Before buying any kind of a vehicle, see A. Phillips, Weston. jThe will of the late Angus McDonald 'was probated yesterday before County Judge Hartman. The valuation of the estate, as stated in the instrument, is $11,000. H. 0. Worthington, of this city, is named executor without bonds. The estate goes to three brothers and two sisters in equal shares. Prof. Haw, the celebrated instructor in horsemanship, has organized a large class which meet nightly at King Bros, livery stable. The method taught by Prof. Haw is simple, sure and effective; one that applies to all faults of the horse and one that can be administered by anyone of ordinary knowledge in handling horse i. Mr. Haw is giving en tire satisfaction to Athena horsemen, everyone of whom speak highly of bis qualifications as a horseman. Athena favors retention of the post at Walla Walla. Yesterday's Union says: ''In a letter addressed to the president and the vice-president of the First National bank of Athena, Senator Mitchell says be and Senator Foster have been unable so far to induce the secretary of war to conform with their wishes, and mentions Senator Ankeny's amendment to the appropriation bilL While promising to do all in his power to have the post retained, be says that the war department seems impressed with belief in its amendment." Pendleton Tribune: Mrs. Rebecca J. Corley died at St. Anthony's hospital Tuesday night with a complication of diseases. The deceased was aged 44 years. About ten days ago Mrs. Corley arrnved in the city, from Lebanon, Oregon, to attend the bedside of her son. She arrived just a day before his death. The loss cf her son prayed heavily on Mrs. Corley, and that, to gether with her illness, proved too much for her and she gradually grew weaker until death came. "The reception and banquet given by the Saturday Afternoon club last Friday evening at the home-"of Dr. and Mrs. Anderson, in this city, ws a most bril liant success. About 35 guests were preseny'The program consisted fcf some SCHOOL NOTES. The popular Whitman College Glee club will appear at the opera house February 24. The club will give one of its high-class entertainments which al ways pleases Athena people. A portion of the proceeds will go for the benefit of the Athena public school base ball team which is making splendid progress under the management of Mr. Marcus. )Cjliss Cannon is in Pendleton taking teacher'B examination. Mrs. M. L, Watts has the fourth and fifth grades during her absence. Teachers and pupils feel highly elated over the favorable comments made re lative to the display sent recently to "Superintendent NowJtatja.be forwarded to the St. Louis exposition. A" Hmch. better showing could have been present ed had more time been allowed, as in the case of this Pendleton school. The splendid display made by the Athena school was rushed through hurriedly in a week's time. A large number of pupils have been absent this week on account of sickness and inclement weather. During the bad weather pupils took advantage of the library room, during recess and the noon hour, and as a rule their time is profitably occupied. Mrs. Sparrowand Miss,, Elsa Rosenz weig, teachers, are in Pendleton today. Daily THE CITY BAKERY Samuel Eaworlh, Proprietor. : FARMERS AND STOCKMEN 5 ATTENTION Resolutions. ; We the committee on resolutions of Mignonette Rebekah Lodge No. 86, I. O. O. Fyjsubniit the following: Whereas, it has please'd the Divine Father to remove from their home the beloved brother of Sister Mary Worth ington, and .'. Whereas, the sorrow that prevades the home seems unbearable, therefore be it, Resolved: That the heartfelt sym pathy of this lodge be extended to them in their affliction. - Resolved:' That a copy of these resolutions be sent to our sister, a copy sent the Press and a copy spread upon the minutes of our lodge. Minnie De Peatt, I Jennie Gross, Mary E. Sharp. " Resolutions. We tho committee on resolutions of Mignonette Rebekah Lodge No. 86, I. O. O. F., submit the following: Whereas, it has pleased the great Author of the Universe to remove from the home of Sister Dickenson her be loved mother, therefore be it Resolved: That the heartfelt sym pathy of this lodge be extended to our sister in her sad affliction. Resolved: That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to Sister Dickenson, a copy sent the Press and a copy spread upon the minutes of our lodge. i f ' Minnie De Peatt, , "' j Jennie Gross, ', , Mary E.Sharp. Escaped an Awful Fate. Mr. H. Haggins, of Melbourne, Fla., writes: "My doctor told me I had con sumption and nothing could be done forme. I was given up to die. The offer of a fretrial bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, in duced me toy it. Results were start ling. Iam bow on the road to recovery and owe all; to Dr. King's New Dis covery. It surely saved my life." This great cure is guaranteed for all throat and lung diseases by A. B.Stone, drug gist. Price f0e and $1.00. Trial bottles free. , : Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Unequalled for Con ; Btipation. . Mr. A. II. Kane, a prominent druggist of Baxter . Springs, Kansas, says: "Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are, iti my judgment, the moet superior preparation of anything in use today for constipation." They are sure in action and with no tendency to nause ate or gripe. For sale by all druggists. 2 For good goods atpolJnfet, P"ces JS in the harness line, see Elskamp. for you to secure goods at the very lowest prices. " If you will call we will convince you. ED. MAN ASS E i .a. r Ty..A.A :it Agem lur muiienta. x unci us. See C. Sharp Paint, Oil, Glass, Varnish, Brushes' Eto! Hunibi&gy' Dr. Sponogle uses all the latest methods in performing painless Dental operations, including PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH. SHOP IS OPPOSITE THE ATHENA HOTEL H.J. ELSKAMP, PROPRIETOR FILLING and Crowning, removing the nerves and filling roots of teeth. Teeth inserted from one to an entire sot, by all ifhodH that is known to the profession. The latest oHj680 operations in Crown ml llririffn Prices reasonable. ffc..B All work absolutely" guaranteed. 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