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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1893)
- - V . . - " ij ! - ig is pro y Get Eeady for Another Christmas! -HAND, AT There is a time to buy it's NOW. There is a place to buy it's HERE. Even a little money will do wonders in purchasing presents for friends from our FAIR PRICED STOCK OF BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY MODS. We want you to come in and see the BEST, we want you to know how CHEAP they are PRESENTS gg EVERYBODY No one so old, no one is so young but what fitting and appropriate gifts can be found in our splendid display of POPULAR and PLEASING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Local News. WE WILL SAVE YOU SOMETHING ON EVERYTHING PURCHASED FROM OUR SPLENDID AND SATISFYING ASSORTMENT OF TOYS, BOOKS AND NOVELTIES, PLUSH GOODS, NOTIONS, ETC. . COME AND SEE THAT HOLIDAY BARGAINS DO EXIST AND WE GIVE THEM. YOTT WANT THE BEST. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. WE ARE ABLE TO SELL THE NICEST OF GOODS CHEAP, AND WE DO. YOU CAN'T HELP BE ING PLEASED, SO C03IE IN AT ONCE. HANSELX, ;&:RI1AL0NEY, proprietors of THE POST OFFICE STORE. Main Street, Athena, Oregon, Notice. that I have adopted the cash sys tem and on and afterNov. 1st I wilb under all circumstances, require cash on delivery for meat. There will bo no exceptions to this rule. F. J. Beale. pix.x-Ty TTovtr jBlooci S DR. GRANT'S SYRUP OF mm Scrofula, ) Tetter, . Gait Rheum, lEryslpelat, Boil, Carbnnclet, Ssre Eyes, rever Sores, Ring Worm Lruptionsjumors and Syphilitic Afeotioiss of the Skin, Throat and Bones, - ' FKKPAKKn J1Y ?. . I lamfacteM Crapy, PORTLAND, ORECON. ." Por Sale "i By ' O 3 P M.KIrkland Pioneer DrutfStor. t Fruit Land for Sale. T have for sale two small farms, one consisting of six LETTER LIST. The following list of letters re mained uncalled for in the Post office at Athena, Umatilla county Oregon, Dec, 1st, 1893. . In calling for the samo please say advertised. Brooks Albert Butler Al 2 Brown Mrs A E Barton SP . Burkhart M ' " Braden Isaac Brininger John Critchfield E D Downey Aloah Doll David D Daugherty C L Dizne II L " Lane J MungerWS Murry J F-. Messenger G W Moxtiiner H C McKenzie A " ? McBeanCora McDonald Archie McDermott John Playle Chas , ' , Pierce Annie ' Rufinni. Richard r niiii DICKEY KEES. Gray Josephine, Ross Ben F Fleet John Fletcher Mrs M Hidy Alike '- ' ': Hill W It Hardesty Mach Hall Coraade H King G A Richardson J W Ryan Michael J Riffe JM. i ; Summers John Simpson Lee ShnteWB Shaw John Lavadore Mrs N Thompson J A' Lutz Lorie Yowell G J. W Maloney, P. M. A dose of Simmons Liver Regu lator, taken daily, will relieve and prevent indigestion. , . , I, THE FALSEHObbl V THE HIGHEST AWARD. quiet wedding took place at le residence oi Mrs. Jacobs, on Wednesday evening last, at which Mr. Edgar Dickey was united to Miss Kate Kees. yThe ceremony was performed by Rev. W. C. Gray, pastor of the Methodist churchof this city, and at an early hour.rThe bride looked very charming in a navy blue dress, trimmed in lace and velvet, and with orange blos soms in her hair. After the cere mony the guests were invited to a. sumptuous marriage supper. There were present, Messrs. Osborn and Sweet,. Prof. 'Story, 'Mr; and" Mrs. JohnsfMarion Kees and, Miss An nie Kirk- and the brides 'mother; During the evening the young people were seienaded by the band. Both Mr": arid Mrs. Dickey are well known, and highly esteemed in Athena, and a host of friends join in wishing them much 'joy.' They will be at home , to their friends after Dec. 10th. The C. A. Barrett Co., are closing out their line of superior drills and I seeders, and will sell the same at greatly reduced prices. .Now is your time to buy a seeder. -, v fruit acres allnlanted to fruit,' price 1600: one containing 10 acres, mostly graded and partly planted to straw berriesone ot tne most aesirauio tracts in the vicinity of Milton; price $ 1000, part cash, remainder on time. The water privileges on both are unquestionable and .. the supply abundant. These " prices are one-third below what the land would have sold for last spring. Circumstances are such that this land must be sold, and those who desire to avail themselves of this " unusual onnortunitv must call snnn. T will esteem it a favor if mv friends will interest themselves an far fla to call the attention of rrosne!tive ; Durchasers to these j. - K offers. . - Emeslev Ridenoue t Mixton, Oreg., Oct. 19, 1893. - Awarded Highest Honere-World's Fair. 7l ' K-.?l' i.l 1 MOST PERFECT MADE. , A pure Grtpj Cream of Tartar Powder. Fri from Ammonia, Alum or any other idultSfgi 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. Royal Baking Powder hat all the Hon . ors In Strength and Value 20 per cent, above its Nearest Competitor. The Royal Baking Powder has the enviable record of having re ceived the highest award for artic les of its class greatest strength, purest ingredients, most perfectly combined wherever exhibited in competition with others. The result at the Chicago World s Fair is no exception. In the exhibitors of former years, at the Centennial, at Paris, Vienna and the various states and industrial fairs, where it has been exhibited, judges have invariably awarded the Royal Bak ing Powder the highest honors. At the recent world s r air the examination for the baking powder awards were directed bv the chief chemist of the Agricultural De partment at Washington. The chief chemist's official report of the tests of the baking powders, which was made for the specific purpose of ascertaining which was the best, shows the leavening strength of the Rovai to be 160: cubic inches of carbonic gas per ounce of powder. Of the cream of tartar baking pow ders exhibited, the next highest in strength tested contained but 133 bie inches of leavening gas. The other nowders gave an average of 111. The Roval therefore, was found of 20 per cent, greater leav eninir strength than its nearest competitor, and 44 per cent, above all the other tests. Its superiority in other respects, however, in the nnalitv of the food it makes as to fineness, delicacy and wholesome ness, could not be measured by fisrures. " : V : - It is the highest qualities, known and'aDDreciated by the women of the country for so manyyars, that have caused the sales of the Royal Baking Ponder, aa shown by statis tics, to exceed the sale of all other baking powders combined. , THE TRUTH; f The Royal made no exhibit; an was not entered for exhibition - or competition in the World's Col umbian exposition, hence no ex amination or report was made this brand in any' way whatever Both Medal and Diploma for s superiority in baking powder were awarded to Dr. Price's Cream Bak ing Powder, and this article, which the Roval Baking Powder Corn- any has the effrontery to ask. the press to publish, is a iranuc at tempt on the part of that company to steal credit for something to which it is not entitled. The truth or falsity of the above statement may ea?ily be substantiated by you as the "records are public. As to the award on baking powder, , the official notice appeared in the Chic ago papers on Tuesday, November 7th, 1893. , We pride ourselves on the fact that we have never asked the press to publish any statement that we could not substantiate. On the contrary, our wileful com petitors works on the principle that a lie is just as good as the truth, if persisted in. The fair minded press will not. we are sure, publish a falsehood knowrngly, for the benefit of the Royal Baking Powder Company or any one else. ; Price Bakino Powder Co, La Grande is afflicted with scarlet fever. J. Bloch fc Co.,sell groceries low er than anyone for cash. J. A. Marston, the insurance man, was in the city Tuesday. A. D. Stillman - was up from Pendleton Tuesday on legal busi ness. P. M. Kirkland returned Tues day from a business trip to Port land. . Ladies cloaks, complete assort ment at manufacturers cost, at J. Bloch & Co. Rev. E. ' A. Leonard is conduct ing a protracted meeting in Ad ams this week. J. T. Lacy and family left Wed nesday for Pendleton to remain permanently. Miss Ella Burroughs, of Walla Walla, ia visiting Miss Lcola Young this week. If you need clothing for yourself and boys go to J. Bloch & Co., they are selling at sacrifice. Belching at any time is due to Indigestion -both are cured by Simmons Liver Regulator. I : A short series of - meetings' will begin in the Christian church next Sunday. All are kindly invited. Chas. Dunn says he and L. A. Githens will start next Monday for the prospect farm on a goose hunt. . ( Judge Galloway thinks Oregon will have near sixty award? jiom the world's fair when the returns are all in. Parties having song books be lenging to the Christian Church will please return them. They are 1 neededl Ross & Wilson, of Weston, drove over about 60 head of horses which they loaded here for. shipment east. - Arrangements are now made by which the best Rock Spring Coal can be now had at the U. P. J)epot at !ty per top. t Prof. Sikes, principal of the Mil ton public school, spent Thanks giving with his sister, Mrs. R. K. Brady, in this city. ; Eld. D. E. Scoles, the Adventist peacher, is in town looking for suitable building in which to hold a series of meetings. For Gang and walking plows harrows and seeders the U. A. Bar ret Co., will give you special bar- gins for the next 60 days. - il. r. .Banks last wees sold a choice quarter section of land ly ing north of Athena to Lee Mitch ell. consideration $6000. Woodl Wood! Wood! 1200 cords 4 foot dry pirie and mixed wood for sale at $4.00 per cord. C. W. IIOLLIS. , Umatilla county teachers insti tute is being held in, Weston this week. A number of teachers from various parts of the county ware in auenaance.- -:- . $,-?;' The Athena public school wfyj dismissed Tuesday, for the balanoe Of the week, to allow the teachers an opportunity to attend the county mgtitute at Weston. , AA matrimonial mania seems to have taken possession of the young people of Athena. Weddings are reported almost every week, not withstanding the hard times. Choice garden land ; and fruit tracts for sale, o; will exchange for A 1. wheat land. Call on or ad dress, Smith Armstrong, Milton, Oregon, who can suit you in place. ,fTd price. hos. Page and family returned ednesday from a' trip to Port and and the Sound. Mr. Page says there is about 800 tons of dam aged wheat in Tacoma awaiting shipment to Ban Francisco. The Elite Banjo club, ot Walla Walla, gave a concert in Gillis' hall luesday evening to quite a good sized audience. The concert was a very creditable one, and was highly appreciated by the audi ence. ' ; - ; Mrs. C. A. Barrett re parte J quite sick with pneumonia. See the new N. Y. Aristo photoes $3 per dozen for the next thirty davs, at Watt's -Those indebted to P. M. Kirk land would confer a great faver by settling the enme. Parties desiring pasture for stock 6houId call on or addres, K. h. Stewart, Athena, Oregon. There are now 460" prisoners confined within the walls of the penitentiary at Walla Walla. ' Attention to the daily habits of the young will prevent suffering. Take Simmons Liver Regulator. Senator W. F. Matlock, of Pen dleton, has been appointed com missioner for the Mid-winter Fair. ' - Hobo's robbed a car loaded with drygoods at Pendlton Tuesday night taking goods to the amount of $50. Arrangements are now made by which the best Rock Spring Coal can now be had at the U. P. Depot at$9 per ton. Little 6even-year-old Cecil Cole, of Milton, was seriously bitten by a huge St. Bernard dog in that city last week. " ' In - a drunken row . between four Indians at Pendleton, one day last week, one of them was severely slashed with a knife. Fred Normandv who was charg ed with assault on Ed Morrsette, was discharged by commissioner Beam at Pendleton Saturday. Parties desiring a good farm at a low price and easy terms, will do well to call at the Athena Press office for particulars. The Huntington Herald, says a good many men are making a suc cess taking gold out of the Snake and Burnt.nver sands. i There will be services at the Baptist church next Sunday at 11 a. m. Subiect: "The Devil's Ques tion." Treated by R. E. Storey. Mr. Winsett, who is organizing a class in vocal music in this city, comes highly recommended by the press of Oregon and Washington. Some astute burglars went through a lodging- house at Blain, Washington, taking only the trousers Of all the guests, except the pair they really wanted, which contained-$100. "George Washington" said Tom my in his composition at a public school last Friday, "was a man who, if he pointed a gun at a man and told him it wasn't loaded the man . would not get a bit.-scared." Owing tb hard times the C. A. Barrett Co., will offer a special in ducement to cash customers. They still have a full line of hardware, stoves and tinware, also very low prices in Plows, Harrows, Seeders and Drills;,. We will not be under sold. Special prices in Wagons and Hacks. " -, - vi n 1 1 iv JyERYipAl RiduARANTEED . adobessISan.Francisco Cal. Milton Eagle: ' Willis Young, the .ex-landlord of . the Bartlett House,, who, about the first of Oct. last, hastily and mysteriously left the city without the formality of bidding his creditors, friends or family adieu, has been heard from in Nebraska. He is said to be at work at Ceader Bluffs. It ia un derstood that his family will join him there in a few days. , ! An infant son of Mr. and Mrs Phil Beathe died quite suddenly Saturday evening. The little one was feeling as well as usual a few minute before its death,- when it was suddenly 6iezed with a convul sion and expired before anything could bo -done for its relief. . It was laid to rest in the Weston cemetery (Sunday. Leader, Says the Walla Walla paper: A Dixie farmer who sent his wheat to Portland has received the grati fying intelligence that 200 sacks have been condemned on the ex cuse that it was injured by the rain, but the fact is that he sacked all his wheat before a drop of rain fell. The farmers should V insist upon having their wheat accepted before it leaves their hands, as the wheat men at the ports will pieze upon any excuse to condemn it. An exchange gays that a lady wert to a'grocery store a few days ago for a peck of apples, taking as she supposed a fresh laundried flour sack. Sh,e held the sack up while the clerk poured the apples in. A singular thing then happened. The fruit tnen went through the oor. On examination it was found that there was two holes in the bottom of the sack, both trimmed with embroidery. The. young man fainted and the lady sent a small boy after the apples- with a bas ket. There will be abanouet given by the A. O. U. W. Lodge, of this city, Saturday, Dec. Uth. Kev. W,W. Urannin, Dept., grand master, is expected to be present. The lilodgo . -. - - iif ir hi. i.nuii w mii i . i. hi at Milton and Weston have I been , ' , V. , . C ::-j j - s sacks and rolled to the 11 luvncu, aim a iutm kudu whig is anticipated. i ; 1 O $5 $10 and $20, Genuine Con federate Bills only five cents each $50 and $100 bills 10 . cents ea. h 25c and 50c shinplaster 10 centf each; $1 and $2Jbilla.2o cents each. Sent securely sealed on receipt vof price, Address Chas. D. Barker, MS. Forsyth St., Atlanta, Ga, Sf5n last Tuesday evening, Athena narrowly escaped from what might' have been a serious conflagration. While the members of the Banjo Club were arranging the hall for the concert, one of the young men dropped a lighted lamp, and the oil at once took fire; but, with presence of mind, he caught up the burning lamp and threw it through the window into the street. The oil which was burning on the floor wag soon extinguished. having case doc- Pat Maxwell, is again trouble with his face. His seems to baffle the skill of the tors. ' Some seem to think it is a cancer, while others say it is of a catarrhal nature. He has under gone several surgical operations, in Walla Walla, Portland and here in Athena. After each operation, his face will appear to be almost well; but in a few months will again become swollen and painful. He ch last Friday for Dufur, where lie goes to take a courso of treatment from the S. B. Medicine Co. Frank Mansfield is Buffeting from an attack of la grippe. r. w. l. Wilusmson, ot feaiem, Grand Master for Oregon of the I. 0. 0. F. post, Wild Horse Lodge, was in this city, on an officialvisit Fri day night last. The doctor was formerly a resident of Weston , and for a long time editor of the Leader. There will be a meeting of the Peoples Party County Central Committee in Athena to-morrow. All those interested in the welfare of thiB party should attend. There will be some action taken toward getting their forces in shape for the coming contest in June. Hoodlums have disturbed relig ious meetings in Heppner for some time, and a citizen gave them a severe roasting through the col umns of the Gazette lost week. The rowdies ascertained the author, waylaid him and gave him. a severe beating. Seems to be a wild town that. 'Up to the hour of going to press no additional news" has been receiv of the bank robbers and they are probably safe and sound in some far off locality by this time. "Eagle." Yes and its our private opinion the Eagle will go to press and bo "squoze a good many times be fore the robbers are caught. A SanFrancisco dispatch of Mon day says: . Miss Ida B. Smith a young woman whose home i3 in Eastern Oregon, died at the county hospital October 21. It is now charged her death was due to lack of proper care. For three days Miss Smith went without medicine prescribed for her, and the hospital attendants are accused of negligence. The various . county assessors throughout Oregon are making nreoarations to hold a meeting at Salem during the coming session of the 6tate board of equalization. It is thoueht that suggestions may be offered to the board which will enable it to arrive at a better con cludon as to its changes in the various county 1 rolls. They will also meet among themselves and talk assessment. The Review states that Spokane is filling up with desperate charac ters, who,the police believe, are work1 . 1 HI. 1 Pl ing their way to me miawinier xair at Golden Gate Park. Ihese un welcome visitors comprise all sorts ... 1 a! ; u' Oi criminals, me picn-poi;K.ei,, mo burglar, the petty thief and the garroter, and the reports received daily of crimes in that city indi-l cate that they are working their passage. Look out for them.. . - A woman with a small child got on the Southern pacific train at West Fork one day last week bound for Scio. , She was from the placer minb? and thought the righ amount of gold-dust from her snug sack ought to be good tor her pass age. .but "it wasn't. She had no money and the conductor, having no scales, told her to get off at Roscburg. This she did and even in the town had considerable difficulty in making a trade. i ' CorvalliB offers to the fashion able world a new form of entertain ment, the onion sociable. Six vnnner ladies stand in a row, and one bites the cheek out of on onion; then the onion is turned over to the voung men for inspection The one who Kuesses who bit the onion kisses the other five ladies If he fails to guess, he is only allowed to kiss the girl who bit the nr.irm. Thus affain is the hope of reward overshadowed by the fear of punishment. . P.'isca News: In the city of Roseburg, Southern Oregon, there is an organization known aa the "Independent Order of Old Maids," and not one member thereof has reached the age required to leagally belong to such an order. At a ball given by the . militia of that place the members of this an tique order presented a floral tri bute bearing the ' inscrition; "Compliments of the I. 0. OM.' When it comes to the girls propos ing in unity in this far v;cst there is something wrong. Boys, the girls have passed the button you; certainly can do the rest. A car load with Oregon exhibits returned from the world's fair pass ed, through La Grand the other day. The sides of the car bore the following inscriptions: "Uregon Returning Triumphant from the World's Fair." "Medals awarded. Agriculture 16; Horticulture 16; Fisheries 6; Mining 4; Educational -4; Forestry 2; Woman's work 2." "Oregon is still the home of the Big . Red Apple." "Oregon has homes for the Homeless." "Good Schools are - Abundant, and the Industrious and Frugal Grow Rich in Oregon." Harper Explains. T. D. Harper the insurance man, who left Atheua some time since, an account of whose disappearance was given in the Press, writes is a long letter from Cornucopia, Un ion county. He desires to give his reasons for lm course. He has among other things, the following to say in his defense: I have been in Eastern Oregon for near eighteen years, in Umatilla county over three years, and no man in my past life can find where I have ever bsenin anyway guilty of a dis honest act until this trouble came up. The facts are I found out the way business was going that 1 could not get money there this fall to pay out, and I started out to find a place where I could make some .money. I hunted around and found I could make it here and went to work, and have done the best I could to make money to pay up all I owe. 1 could not pay what l owe be cause those who owe mo could not pay; and I did what I thought was the best, go out and earn it. As true as I live the premiums I am accused of collecting are not collected or have been in part paid. And I have been longer getting money than I expected I would be. 1 ask nothing but what is fair between man and man, and what is fair and just. I am blamed for many things that are not true. I will be there as soon as 1 can get money due me and some policies I h8ve sont lor, possibly in a week, and will pay the last dollar I have and can raise in the world to stop talk and get a show. That I owe money is true. But am I the only man in Umatilla county that could not pay what he owes this fall? I can and will pay every dollar I owe. But for God sake let me ha vo a chance to do so. Let mo have a short time to earn it. with out condemning and . kicking me down so I cannot earn it. I will get all the money I can together and come over and pay just soon as I can. I would be there in less that three days with money to pay all I owe if I could find a bank that would cash notes over there. As it is I have to wait for policies." He names so veral parties in Ath ena who he says owe him money hut cannot pay." ; Committed Suicide. ,,. - On last SaturdayJThosO'Briw committed suicide, by takngstrl nine at Thos. I . rage's place on Wild Horse about three miles from Athena. O'Brian was about 54 years old, and had worked for Mr. Page for the last three , years. A short time ago he was paid off by Page and went over to Walla V alia with the understanding that he should return and go to work again soon. When he got to Walk Walla ho went on a spreo and spent all his money, and oven disposed of his overcoat, Returning to Ath ena on Thursday evening, "stop-,,. ped in town until Saturday noon, when he went out to Page's. In the afternoon he was noticed try ing to get a board from above the door, and one of the men assisted him to get it off when he took w bottle of strychnine from behind it. and concealed it in his pocket. A couple of the men took a walk about the premises with him and told him to go and lay down, and they would soon have somo supper for him. He went into his : room, but soon returned and-asked for a cup of coffee which was given him. He went back into the room, ; and was Heen empty the bottlo of strych-. nine into the coffee, by a boy who i was watching him through the i window, and who reported the fact to the men. They rushed into tho.; room, but O'Brian had a largo" knife in one hand and the cup in' the other; ho told them to stand, back or he would kill them. He drank the contents of the cup and died in about ten minutes. V Coroner Kimery was notified and Sunday evening held an inquest over the remains, his first oflicial act. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the above fac. Silver Bullion. Jsfwo largo silver bars, too heavy for one man to lift and valued at about $3500, the output of the Monumental mine at Granite, have been on exhibition 'at the Hotel Warshauer for the last 21 hours and have attracted great in-, erest, says the Baker City" Demo- crat, since silver bullion -in-these parts is a rarity, gold being the rwflw ft I IS n et innlol onr! ui ormritnrtii iUni Knia nHraM. n a ott.Antirm V1UIV UlU UUIO WV1V yiwwunv.v. This output W89 brought to Bakdr City by. C; .S. Millar, nianager of the Monumental, and is only tho strainings,' so called, of a partial cleanup 'of the mill for' the '"past month. - , ' .' 1"