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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1906)
Press Paragraphs Celebrate tomorrow. . Mountain strawberries are rising in price. ' Pendleton and Helix bid you wel come.' Uuole Dick Powers was in town Saturday from Weston. Ed. Potts was in town Saturday, from bis ranch near Milton. V- Born, to Mr. and Mrs. David Bou ' iter, July 2, 1906, a daughter. William Leacb, the Weston Moun tain rancher, was in the city Satur day. ' ' . .1 . ; - Mr. and Mrs. John Harris of Wes ton, visited at the MansQeld home Sat urday. j- - Miss Bertha Baker came from Pen-, dlotou Saturday and spent the day with Athena friends. Mrs. I. M. Kemp and ohildren re turned Saturday eveniug from Colton, : Wash. , - NL Joe Groom dropped in on his Athena 'friends this morning for the first time in six years. ; Miss Canie Sharp will remain at Monmouth until August, where she will attend a teachers' summer school. Mr. aud Mrg, 0. C. Beck have gone r -"-1o""FraDkiiu county, where they will remain on their homestead for several weeks. . y ' 1 '' ' ' Prof. Lynn Qubser, ex-principal of the Weston publio school, is an appli cant for priucipal of the Athena school. -: ,. .. . . Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Borgevin have . gone to Montana where they expect to seoure Indian reservation land allot ments for their four ohildren. " The young people of the Christian Endeavor Society me't at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ely Saturday evening. 'Miss Mabel Crof utt, of Prosser, Wash., was a guest yesterday of Athena friends. She left on the noon train for her home. yMrs. W.Q.Preston arrived in the city Saturday evening from Waits burg, Wash., and is visiting her son, D. H. Preston. Fruit Inspector Howard Evaus ia in the Pendleton district this week look- j iug over the orchards with a view to eradicating the fruit pests. yWord comes from Walla Walla that Leo Cook, who is afflicted with nip disease, is gradually improving -and hopes are now " entertained of his leoovery. ..:- Yv Hugh Walker, well known in Ath l eua, is seriously ill at his home in ; Weston. Mr. Walker has been in ' failing health for some time and is now in a critical condition. Robert Watt has brought suit against E. W. McComas and Alex Drysdale to recover the sum of $2100 alleged to be due for work performed and money advanced. NC Mr. Ralph Tucker and Miss Iva I O'Harra of Weston, were united in marriage Saturday, June 23, 1906, at ;! 5 p. m., at Walla Walla, by Rev. A. ' li. Olds. . The wheat harvest will begin in a week or ten days in the Milton neigh borhood, and the farmers are busy gutting ready for this great annual event. . In the circuit court Saturday, Judge W. R. Ellis granted a divorce to Alioo Crockett from Samuel W. Crock ett ; Jessie Bell Rierdou from Frank R. Rierdou, and George R. Troxell ; from Clara A. Troxell. Fire at Echo destroyed the store of E. E. Ripper and the residence of Mrs. E. Webb, making a total loss of between $6000 and $7000. The origin of the fire which started in the Webb home, is not known. Yesterday and today, the weather has been rather warm. Above 90 is registered in the shade. Rather trop ical on both human and beast but just the proper temperature for wheat growing. R. J. Boddy is just completing the harvest of his alfalfa bay crop below town. The first cutting will yield about 180 tons of hay. Mr. Boddy expects to cut three crops of alfalfa this season. John and Robert Ankeuy drove over from Walla Walla Saturday evening. Changing teams here, in company ' with Fay LeGrow they proceeded to Bingham Springs, returning Sunday evening to Athena. ; Mrs. Lililan Downs Dobson has been -, retained to teach the Cannon school for the coming year. This is Mis. ' Dobson's second term in this district, ; and speaks well for her work. Mrs. Dobsou is spending her vacation with : her parents in the Willamette valley. J "We will be running electrio ears liifo Milton and Freewater before the . first of the year," was the announce ment made by R. E. Allen of the : Walla Walla Valley -Traotion coin ' pany, last evening to the Walla Walla : Union. Pendleton Tribune: Miss Mytalene Fraker left last night for Portland. She will Txnd the larcer Dart ot the - j tj summer in the valley, and returning will spend a few days in Pendleton before leaving for the east to complete her study of music. Pendleton Tribune: Bert banner, the Pullman car conductor wbo spent an eight day vacation at the home of his parents in Athena, passed through Pendleton last evening on bis first run since bis vacation. His division extends from Portland to Green River, Wyomiag. Sunday morning Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kirk arrived home from the Willain ette valley, where they spent a month visiting with relatives and friends. About the first of November Mr. and Mrs. Kirk will depart for California whore they jwill spend the winter months. Dr. Sharp was called to attend the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilkes, yesterday, and found that the little one had sustained a fraoture of the thigh bone, from a falL Owing to the extreme plumpness of the little limb the doctor found it difficult to reduce the fraoture, but hopes for no trouble in the healing of the bone. Homer Watts . has arrived home and will spend bis vacation in the harvest field. "Ish" shows the effects of the hard, grinding study at Har vard, and his 'eyesight has failed to some extent Seven months will fin ish bis course in the famous law de partment at Harvard. The first peach shipment of the sea son was made Monday by the Milton packing houses, says the Eagle. It is estimated that there will be about one fourth of a peach crop. The cherry season is at its height and the crop is ruoviug-rapidly. Black "Republicans, Bings, find late Dukes are the princi pal varieties and bring from $1.50 to $2.00 por crate. 4 'Twas a motley, dust bedraggled looking crowd that filled the coaches of last evening's Pendleton-Spokane train. The traiu came to the station in a cloud of stifling dust. It is the intention of the O. R. N. Co., to put oil on the roadbed, and the work would have been completed by this time had it not been for the strike of the sailors on the freight vessels at San Francis co. Found A ludv's Indue nin wm found on Main street and left at the Press office. Owner can have same by paying for this notioe. - If you are in the market for pro visions and harvaflt nnnnHns. vnn run save money by having Dupuis & Co., w eston grocers, ngure on your order. - - , tt : For Sale Seven quarter sections, six miles from Helix, half mile from warehouse; good house, big barn, ma- oihine shed, spring water; $37.50 per aore, two-fifths cash; long terms. Lock box 9, Helix, Ore gon. Use- J, - J. . McAllister's-- Specific Liniment. A new remedy, at Bruce Wallace s Drug store. Leave your orders for Mountain s trawberries gooseberries and currants witn Ely and Scott. Just received,-latest styles in belts, shirtwaist sets, back and side combs, at Manasse's. The Preston Parton Milling Co. has hundreds of sacks which need patch ing, and to any one desiring this class of work, the company will pay one cent per sack. For Sale. One Niagara Pitts Sepa rator, size 86-72; 1 Buffalo Pitts En gine, 25 horse power; derrick tables, derriok wagous, water tanks, cook bouse, stove, dishes, in fact a com plete threshing outfit in good condi tion. Will be sold cheap for cash in part or whole. For particulars eu quire at the First National Bank, Athena, Oregon. Done Right At The Pendleton Steam Laundry. CHARLES GAY - AGENT HENRY KEEN'S .Barber Shop, i Shaving, Ilaircutting, Shampooing, Massage for Face and Scalp. HOT BATHS. Shop North Sidellain Street, Athena, Ore. cashing Items in Brief. MoBride keeps a foil stock of school books and supplies, s , -, y ' y .'.' New Shi4 Waists just arrived at Manasse's. Prime corn-fed beef and pork at R. J. Boddy's. See the fine cut glass for sale by C. A. Barrett & Co. 'a. ; Your horses will get fat if you use a Deering mower. The latest novels are to be found at McBride's Palace drugstore. Green Trading Stamps at the Mos grove Mercantile Company. ' Ask your neighbor what kind of a mower he has. Its a peering. 3 . For your laundry, call up Parker . & Lane's barbershop, 'phone 81. . The Deering rakes are just as good as their mowers. , j ; Try one of Boddy's fine sugar cured harus. . They are delicious. .y. We still have the famous Coles air tight heaters. '' .0. A. Barrett & Co. : "Autocrat" stationery," the best kind at McBride's. , ; Can't we show you some of our Rogers silverware? C. A. Barrett & Co. , - .-. " You should see the fine line of buggies and hacks at G. A. Barrett & Co.'s. ; yr-y.." All who are indebted to Mrs. Mil in Miller are requested to call and settle their accounts in full by July 1.- 4t. You net the celebrated Ore en Trading Stamps absolutely free at Mosgrove Mercantile (Jo. Over 500 ladies' neck arrangements, a sample line, no two alike, atone-balf price. Call at Manasse's. . , , - Farmers that are in need of ranch bands, should call on Craghead & Hays. Rural telephone connection in office. it. Three little rules we all should keep, To make life happy and bright, Smile in the morning, smile at noon, Take Rocky Mountain Tea at night ' Pioneer drug store. Exoursion Bates.'' The O. R. & N. Co. will sell round trip tiokets to any station within 200 miles of Athena for occasion of 4th of July at one and one-third rate. Tiok ets on sale July 2, 3 and 4. Time limit July 6. The BummerSeason. " --"- The O. R. & N. will sell round trio tiokets to North Beach points, Ilwaoo to Nahcatla, inolusive and to Seaside and Clatsop Beach, from Athena for $13.90. Dates of sale June 15, to August 25, inolusive. Final return limit Septempber 80. ' v Following The Flag. When our soldiers went to Cuba and the Phillippines, health was the most important consideration. Willis T. Morgan, retired Commissary Ser geant. U S. A., Rural Route ljConcord N. H., says: "I was two years in Cu ba and two years in the Phillippines, and being subject to colds, I took Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion, which kept mo in perfect health And now, in New Hampshire, we find that it is the best medicine in the world for coughs, colds, bronchial troubles and all lung diseases." Guar anteed by Wm. McBride, druggist. Price 50o and $1.00. Trial : bottle free. .-.-, When you deposit your money in this bank, wbetner on a Checking account paying 2 per cent, or on a time certificate or Savings account paying 4 per cent; it is seoured by the entire capital of the bank, amount ing to one hundred thousand dollars, and the conservative management and sound business policy of this bank is a further guarantee : of the absolute safety of all funds deposited with it Our Motto: Absolute safety first; Liberality next. y - J, L, Elam's Bank WALLA WALLA WASH. If there is no Piano in the house, oue should be purchased or at least hired. And it should be one of the BEST PIANOS shown in our rooms. These instru ments are the perfection of mechan ical workmanship and are unexcelled or sweetness and richness cf tone. STANLEY PIANO HOUSE, Main Street, Walla Walla, Wash SECURITY j&t -yC j'y 19llIMlIlllllllMa;lsjVlatl99l9l9iaflitt wv-wGRAND DISTRIBUTION OF-wvvv 2 The famous American Beauty Rose Sets j t6 our many valued CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS OUR reputation as purveyors of the right goods at the right prices . can not be questioned. It is our constant aim and study to merit your patronage by making it to your inter est to deal with us. We have con tracted with the largest manufacturers of Silverware in the United States to furnish us with a large quantity of Sil ver Sets, which we intend to distribute among our cash customers'as an appre ciation of their cash trade and as an advertisement for our store. i JMMAN'S DEPARTMENT STORE ! THE FAIR & A ATHENA, OREGON 5 . J. D. PLAMOND0N PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Barrett Building, - - Athena, Oregon S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calls, both night and day. Galls promptly answered, Onlce on Tblrd Street. Athena, Oregor - , losgwe Mercantile Co Our Great Wash Dress Goods Sale commences this week, at just the time when you want the hot weather gqods The most sweeping reduction ever made on new seasoriabls goods. Come before the assortment is broken. Fine jaokquads Batistes tan grounds colored embroid- Silk striped Grenadines, regular 65o o r J ered effects, regular 35o qualtiy, 1 Q rA quality, sale prioe - . , . ODC VQ ;. sale price. - - - - ' j U. ' ' ' ' 1 - ' ' '. ' Silk Warped Eolieuues.V in .blacks, browns, tan, greens, Bosevelt blue pink and cream. All elegant Lace striped and embroidered Mulls, white ground, new shades, regular COo quality, Sale or all colored figures, regular 25o -t r i n J prioe - - . ... jDC quality, sale price - 14 Jrvl. ; ... , : -f Morcerized Brocades, equal in appearanoe to silk and A .. ,' -i i, j r i i i wear hotter, all colors, also cream and blaoks, lino printed Dimities Lawns and Batistes, regular regular 85o quality, sa e , "i ; Joquahty, salfl ' g 3C price - - . 19C yd. . . English Mercerized Crepe de Chene suitinK, all colors Oreut variety of Printed. Lawiis small figures all and creams, regular 25c quality, -t m i colors, regular 10c quality f. An Tf - - - 1U JTU, , sale price . U y tl ; '" : . Big lot of Bern'ts and dress lengths of flue Percales, i v ! 86 inches wide and guaranteed fast colors, rog Printed Lawns, all colors striped or tlgur- r j ular 12o quality, sale q i , ed, regular 7 je quality, sale prioe JrU. prioe O IOC V Hundreds pf remnants ot all kinds of summer wash goods at half regular prices. "f ' " Remember we are giving away the celebrated GREEN TRADING STAMPS These stamps represent a substantial discount, we are giving them absolutely free. No express or freight charges on any oi the premiums. If you have riot already procured a book, get one at once and com mence saving your stamps. I osgrove Mercantile Co. SOUTn SIDE MAIN on and after titled to a It may be nothing serious, and probably is not, but wouldn't it be worth something to you to have those unpleasant sensations removed? I can do it for you, accurately, and at small cost. Step in some day. The examination will cost you nothing and may be of great value to you. E. H ITEM AN ST., THE TERMS IT is only J necessary to make pur chases from any or all departments of our business to the extent of $25.00. this date, and upon the presentation of cash sales checks or slips to the'above amount, vou are en set of the Silverware upon payment ot $j.Z5, to cover cost of freight, packing and express charges only. Absolute satisfaction is guaran teed or money cheerfully refunded. BiitMiiaiiBiiiaii9ai DULL PAINS ABOUT THE EYES (Graduate Mid KUilo Meenxed Optician. Of lire, next door to Ht. Nichols Biunplo Uooins S3B ATHENA, OREGON