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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1905)
Early Shipments of NEW i. f UH NATHAN tt mO 531 ca New Styles MEN'S OVERCOATS This is the day of the big coat of generous pro. posi t ions. The "Skimpy" and ill fitting coat" -has long disappeared; instead .we have the great coat Avitii. b. jad shoulders, roomy sleeves and gen erous skirts. 52x5 inch is not too Jong for the average man. They are handsome, these Coats; comfortable and reason ably priced. Athena Mercantile Company South S de Main Street, Craghead & Hays have some bar gains iu business chances. Mrs. Henry Keeu has been on the . sick list for the past few days. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Kigby were in town yesterday from Peudleton. R. J. Boddy has a large amount of excellent home-made lard for sale. A delicious dessert-Washington Pie. Get it at the Preudergast Bakery. A. Phillips, Weston's progressive business man, was in town yesterday. Miss Agnes 'Fletcher of Pendleton is the guest of Mrs. J. D. Flamondon. Ely & Scott have some choice sweet cider made from Milton apples. Try it. A Jerry stone and family have moved from the ranch into town for the win ter. For sale A flue driving mare, well broken und gentle.- . Call at Press office. Just arrived, at Mrs. Lillie Miller's millinery store, a new line of beaver bate. , See those new Hardee wire brushes. All styles in stock at C. A. Barrett & CO, '8. V ' Dell Bros, have a splendid 'line of gloves. Prices are right and assort meut is large. You can get 20 pounds of first class boiling beef for $1 at K. J. Boddy's meat market. Ed Manasse has purchased a safe which will soon be installed in the office at his store. H. G. Norwood and Miss Evelyn Clark, of Pendleton, were married in that city Saturday. ' Justice of the Peace Chamberlain is iu Hood River this week. He will return home tomorrow. Mias panner came up from Pendle ton Sunday and spent the day with ; her parents in this city. Feebler & Chamberlain, the imple ment dealers, have a large stock of the famous Superior drills. Chimney sweeps have been plying their vocation iu Athena, and ap parently find plenty of work. W. L. Zeiger, one of the proprietors of the Pendleton foundry and machine shop, was in town yesterday. . For sale. E. J. Taylor offeis a house and lot for sale. Price reason able. Property near Baptist church. Zibe Morse, well known about Pen dleton, has been arrested at Weiser, Idaho, on the charge of cattle steal ing. . ' Mark Moorhouse, a native son of Pendleton, has filed his petition as a candidate for the office of city treas urer. Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Peebler en tertained a number of friends Tuesday evening. The evening was 6pent at cards, and refreshments were served. FALL GOODS Arriving Daily New Goods Fall styles in men's Clothes in a large variety of Fabrics, weaves and pat terns; in double and single breasted. All out of the shop of the best clothes makers. These clothes are up to date in every respect, and are offered at prices that are governed by quality. Style and fit are in every garment. The $10.00 SUIT is as correct as the $20 one. IKUH NATHAN & FISCHER CQ. Athena, Oregon JMrs. Eoy Beck and baby returned to their home in Franklin county yester day, after visiting several days with Athena friends. r(sam Purdy is in town shaking hands with his many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Purdy reside in Medford and are pleased with their new home. Lost On the road between Athena and four miles north of Weston, a boy's saddle. Finder will be reward ed by leaving the saddle at the Press office. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. MoBride. father and mother of William McBride, came over from Weston Tuesday and spent the day at the McBride home in this city. " " Sunday at the Baptist churoh fiev. George T. Ellis will preach bis first anniversary sermon. Mr. Ellis begins his second year as pastor of the Baptist church in this city. . C. H. Sherman and Charles Gay will return today from Keunewick, Wash., whero thev have been since Wednesday looking into the prospects of that thriving little town. J. V7., Jenkins' stereoscope will hereafter be operated with an elec trio current. Sunday night he will give the first of a series of illustrated lectures on the life of Christ. Frank Coolidgo, a jeweler who worked in Athena last fall, has re turned from Iowa, and is now located in Pendleton. He was in town Sun day, a guest at the Dauner home. i,Charles Garrett returned Wednesday evening from the Palouso country, where he went sometime ago with a threshing machine crew. He had quite a long run in the harvest fields. ' J John Banister has sold to the Pres , ton-Parton Milliner Co. of this citv 13,500 bushels of wheat at 65 cents per bushel. Mr. Banister yet has 17,000 bushels which he 13 holding for a higher price. AH member of the Young People's Chrisitan Endeavor are requested to be present at a business meeting of the society at 7:80 in the Sunday school room of the Christian church. A social will follow the business meet ing. . In reporting postoffice receipts show- I ing gaius over last year, the Pendleton i Tribuuc gives three in tbU county as follows: Atuena, 1901, $2,031," 1905, $2,335; Milton, 1901, $2,208, 1905, $2,175;Peudletou, 1904, $13,891, 105, $16,515. ' Ralph Haines, who for some months has been telegraph operator at the O. R. & N. station iu this city, will leave for his home in Conden, N. J. Mr. Merrill, late of Bunker, Idaho, has been assigued to take Mr. Haines place here. ' Hallowe'eu was duly observed in 4 Athena. The youngsters put in the evening industriously changing gates and scattering vehicles and other things movable over town. The school heuse.yard seemed to be the selected spot whereon to dump the accumu lations of the night's roandup, and the following morning it presented the appearance of having been remem bered. The Epworth League social t v the M. E. ohuich was well attended, and was a success in every particular. WILKINS' K0NCERT Co. Good Kentertulnmont for Athena People t Opera House Nov. O and 7. S. L. Spencer announces that he has secured too well known Erv and Nel lie Wilkins' Kinetoscope Koncert Ko. for their excelleut entertainment to take place here in the operu houso Monday aud Tuesday evenings, Nov. 6 and 7. Their nerf ormannn nnnsistfl of music on over 20 different instru ments. Among them the old and well j known Swiss bells the aluminum chimes the most beautiful musioal instrument known this one alone cost ing $165 and the first one ever brought to the west. The South American Mirambaphene sleigh bells and many others. Nellie Wilkins and her mam moth Ironpe of- parrots, cockatoos, canaries are positively the finest troupe of trainod birds in the world. E. J. Wilkins the upsidedown Amer ican Jap jngglor with his barrel table and cross are alone worth the price of admission, as are also the dancing marionettes, up to date tricks, modern magio, funny songs and laughable sketches. They come well reoom mended by the pulpit, press and pub lic. Don't forget the date. PLEASED WITH ATHENA. Portland Commercial Club Feels Kindly Toward till a Flac. . Tom Richardson, manager of the Portland Commercial Club, writes the Press as follows: Portland, Ore., Nov. 1, 1905. Editor Athena Press: At a meet ing of Portland business men last Saturday, informal resolutions were passed thanking the people of Athena for their very cordial reception dur ing the Portland business men's excur sion. The very enthusiasm of the meeting here prevented the drawing up of a formal resolution, but iu formality is always pleasant among friends anyway. Again expressing" onr appreciation of your courtesy, I am, Very truly yours, Tom Richardson, Manager Portland Commercial Club. Boycotting Pen Brick. The boycott instituted against peni tentiary brick by Walla Walla con tractors last spring is proving a seri ous menace to the revenues of the prison and the state board of control is facing a dilemma that gives evi dence of developing into a knotty problem before it is solved, says the Walla Walla Statesman At present there is piled up in the penitentiary brick yard 2,000,000,000 brick ready for building purposes and worth to the state $13,000. Like Finding Money. Finding health is like finding money so think those who are sick. When you have a cough, cold, soro throat, or chest irritation, better act prompt ly like W. C. Barber, of Sandy Level, Va. He says: "I had a terrible chest trouble, caused by smoke and coal dust on my lungs; but, after find ing no relief in other remedies, I was cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, coughs and colds." Greatest sale of any cough or luug medicine in the world. At McBrido's drugstore; 50o and $1 ; guaranteed. Trial bottle free. Henry Math Mrs. Wm. Baker, of Haworden, j Iowa, writes for information regard ing the whereabouts of her brother, Henry Muth, who at one time is sup posed to have worked near - Athena. Information will gladly be received by Mrs. Baker, whose address is Haworden, Iowa, R. F. D. No. 3. Officers, to be Elected. At the regular meeting of the Athe na Commercial association next Tues day evening, the election of officers for the onsuiiig ypar will take place. All members of the association should leniember the meeting night and be present. 3.. H. Curtis has sold out his farm ing interests in Crook county and with his wife arrived in Athena Wednesday evoning. Mr. Curtis has purchased a wheat ranch in the Palouse country, and will prooeed there in a few days. A Locomotive Engineer- y Grover Hays, who left Athena three 0-ears ago and entered the employment of the Northern Pacific, is now a loco motive engineer having a run out of Pasco. For Sale. A. Phillips of Weston has a good work team which he offers for sale at a reasonable price. The team is in good condition and weighs about 2400 pounds. , Settle Up. -Those knowing themselves to be in debted to Wm. McBride, of the Pal ace drug fetor e are requested to cull at the store at once and settle up. - " Are You Engaged? Engaged people should remember that, after marriage, many quarrels can be avoided, by keeping their di gestions in good order with Electric Bitters. S. A. Brown, of Bennetts ville, 8. C, says: "For years my wife suffered iutensely from dispepsia, complicated with a torpid liver, nnjil she lost her strength and vigor, and became a mere week of her former self. Then she tried Electric Bitters, which helped her at once, and finally made her entirely welL She is now strong and healthy." McBride, drug gist, sells aud guarantees them, at 50c a bottle. Items in Brief. Buy a Samson at Cox & McEwen's. Sterling silver novelties at Manure's. ' Fresh bread, cakes, etc., on i?ale at Gay's, daily. Buy a Henney buggy and look swell. C. A. Barrett & Co. Try a Flor de Corona cigar at the White House Grocery. C. A. Barrett & Co. are selling the Deering binding twine. Try one of Boddy's fine sugar cured hams. They are delicious. That Crescent Cream Coffee is fine. At Worthington & Thompson's. You should see the flue line of buggies and hacks at C. A. Barrett & Co. 'a. Say Ma, Crescent Baking Powder will raise the dough. Get it at Worthing ton & Thompson's. . Our selection of overcoats is now P.nmnlcto Tf. ia morvclnnd Imw o . . . I. .1 L M At,- 1 ziuuucu uutti iu mtj quuuty we nuuw can be produced and sold for the price. Athena Mercantile Co. We now have ready for your inspec tion the most comprehensive nud splendid showing of new atylei iu men's, youths' and boys' clothing ever shown in this part of the state. Athena Mercantile Co. If you want he best vaiue, tho best wearuig, the most up to date foot wear, we have now a complete stock of everything iu the shoo line for fall and winter wear. Athena Mercantile Co. Are you lacking in strougth aud vigor? Are you weak? Are you in pain? Do. you feel all run dowu? The blessing of health and strength come to all who use Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35o at Pioneer drng store. ' "Please Smile AND Look Pleasant." When a woman says "I am racked with pain," tho word "racked " recalls the days when tljoy strejtehed tho tender podies of women en the hick with ropo and pulluy until tho very joints cracked. Fancy an attendant saylnj? to the tor tured woman, "Please smile and look plcasuit." And yet the woman "racked with pain," Is expected to smilo through her ftRony and to make homo happy. Hlio can't do It. It is against Nature. (Icnornlly j speaking, the racking pains of ill-lu;altu such us headncho, backaclie and "iioar- I Ing-down pains" aro related to derange- : ments or uisoraers oi ino organs dis tinctly fominino. When this condition Is removed tho general health Is restored, mid with health comes back the smilo of happiness. Any woman-may regain her health at homo without olTensivo questionings or examinations by tho use of Dr. l'iereo's Favorite Prescription. Sick women may consult l)r. Pioreo, by hitter, Tren of chargo. Such letters are treated as sacredly confidential. "It affords mo pleasure to relate, the won derful merits of Jour great medicines, espe cially vour 'Favorite Prescription.'" writes Mr. .1. Wesley Uhlne.of Woodbury, N. Jersey, L. Mox 2ii2. "My wife has been uslntf It for some time, past, having suffered severely with bearing-down pains, aehlni? in buck, and many other complaints peculiar to ' women. Kho was very weak, could not do any heavy work or washing but can do all kinds of work now. Bho Is soon to become a mother but we do not fear Mm result (as heretofore), nil duo to your woudei-workur. 'Favorite Prescription.' "Your 'Pleasant Pellets' are also worth many times their prico. I have used them for biliousness and stomach trouble, and have found them to txt all that you claim. They ore my constant companions ouce usexl, always Kept" Given away. Tho Peoplo's Common Sense Medical Ad viser is sent free on rwelpt of stamps to pay expense of mallliiK only. The hook con tains U10S pages, over 700 Illus trations and several colored plates. Send 21 one-cent stumjis for tho paper-bound book, or 31 stamps for tho ckth liound. Address Dr. IL V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder right MS With the arrival of the house cleaning period the mind of the housewife naturally turns to the matter of Carpets and Rugs, and consequently she is confronted with two problems the cleaning up prbcess and the coverings for the floors. Now, soap, lye and water can be made to overcome the former, but the mistress of the household looks to the carpet dealer for help before she gets through with the floor. P A if We Can Show the Goods WE for the stock of Carpets and Rugs carried by us this than any we have purchased heretofore. This is saying the past were not to be " sneezed at." Now is the time to Miller, the Rustler, TO Sr A simple rule to make life a joy is When shopping do not forget that "99" is the beBt Coffee that can be obtained. For sale only at the IWHIT Cash Tea, Coffee, Spices, Extracts and high grade Canned Goods a specialte 2 iiuiuaiuiiuuiaiuiuiuiuiaiiuaiuiuiaiuiuiuiuiuiiiiu ii W'mi l we 5iH"iui.i. i: .... ESTABLISHED 1865 I Preston-Parton Milling Go. Our Barley Ml Is Now Running. We can roll your Barley while you Wait i 1 Merchant Millers Waitsburg, Wash. FINEST IN THE i B PRENDERGAST BAKERY SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET. CAN HELP HER WWV V: i &! . iS---'- ""Self ' r7-" I F- OOixlSIJ Iv3 EUS i to drink a cup of that elegant Coffee 13 Grocery STEEL PEfJS .jJiJ 'e .-ifWhui.2. UUOiyieS Broad Points. A o6a:J, iT.iq Wt 28 John St., New York. " a i l lin ll I ilMUM IWH I M 9 and Grain Buyers ! Athena, Oregon ; . d Daily rea CANDIES TOWN ATHENA, OREGON. Our Prices and Quality Mix 0UT year is overwhelmingly greater a great deal, for our stocks of make your purchase. Athena, Oregon!