"Ve nave uraie
ton is on everyone's tongue.
Those 250 Men's Suits j
s : : ; Have Arrived
and are now on our Counters, ready for inspection. The
Goods and prices simply eclipse anything ever
, v; before offered in Pendleton. ,
I 0 U AVf First Door
Skinning a Cat 1
There is an old saying,' "there are
more ways than one of skinning a
cat." The man who makes plush
capes and muffs from : feline pelts,
has one way. The school-boy, on
his . gymnastic pole, has another
way. Both are right; from their
standpoint. We do not wish to
skin a cat either way in fact don't
want to skin one at all, but only to
say that when the long category of
catastrophies and calamities over
take you; which they will, sooner
or later, I have the Balm of Gilead
and can supply all your needs in the
way cf remedial agencies. ."
Yours for 50c wheat, l
P. M. KlRKLAND, r
.. , ' Pioneer Drug Store. v
HE IS KNOWN HERE.
Dr.
Bill Arrested at Eugene for 'Lar
ceny in Portland.
The Oregonian says, J. J. Bill a
veternary surgeon and dentist, 35
years of age, hailing from Boise
City, Idaho, who ' was arrested in
Eugene Wednesday .of last week,
by Chief of Police Day, was brought
to Portland by Detective GriSin.
and booked at the central station
on a charge of larceny, -.'While
living in Portland, Bill made ,his
home in the boarding house kept
by Mrs. ' Emma S. Marvin, 564
Sixth street, and seemed te bean
awful nice fellow 'He lost no time
in seeking to ingratiate himself in
the good favor of hia landlady, and
was so successful that when he dis
appeared last Thursday there was
also missing , a gold watch and
chain'-valued, at. $160. a pair of
field glasses woiah $'2o, a $10 silk
umbrella, a valisiand sundry other
.articles worth $20imore. Her pawn-
ea wotch before fie left, and for
a Minio nas oeen on
the' lookout for the miscreant." '
' Circular letters giving a full des
cription of the thief and stolen
slate and Washington by Chief
. Minto, and through such agency
'Bill was captured ? by Chief Day at
Eugepe.' When brought back by
Detective Griffin, the prisoner made
' no denial of the crime, and was ar
raigned in the municipal court. I
- Bill is well known in Athena.
He came here a conpl of year?
a-'o accompanied by his wife and
child, a little girl of almost 4 yiar
"of, age. He took a a office in the
Commercial Livery Stable, then
conducted by Geo. Froomfi, and
did some business in the veterin
ary line. He sported a horse and
carriage, and frequently, drove out
with his wife. ,
They had rooms at the Athena
Restaurant, and failed to pay their
- board bill on leaving town, their
trunks, clothing, etc., were held for
mi .it in iii
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$2.50
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v Ladiek';
We sell rubbers of all kinds lower than anyone in East
: . era Oregon. Call and see us.
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805 Main Street, - - PENDLETON, OREGON.
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And
South of Postoffice,
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payment by the proprietors of the
restaurant. Bill was (absent from
town at the time, having gone to
Walla Walla to ingratiate himself
into the good graces of the people
over there, his wife being left here
to bear the brunt of all the troubles.
Since going to Walla! Walla, we
understand he deserted his wife
and child, and the woman procur
ed a divorce. , j
: The Elder Surprised,
Last evening some 18 , or 20
couples wended their way to the
residence of Elder RuBhjng; pastor
of the Christian churchA Its was a
Complete surprise to the' reverend
gentleman, and most enjoyable was
the occasion. Those present were:
Casper Woodward. Anna Leach,
Walter Ely. Fannie Scott,. Willie
Scott, Alcy Foss, Henry Barrett, J.
Scott, - Charley Gerking, Victor
Harris, Billy Anderson, Letha Es
tes, Mr. Curtis, J. E. Reeder, Otis
Gerking, Irene Callison, Anna
Gholson, Alvin Stone, ' Lee Hite
man, Eva Wooward, Carrie Stone,
Blanch Caton, Effie Bostwick, Sadie
Foss, Minnie Davis, Anna Bales,
James Foss, Ord Bostwick, Austin
Fobs, Charley Hillyard, York Dell,
Albert Bales and George Gerking. ;
At Dick Winship's. .
Sunday last was Master Dick
Winship's sixth birthday and a
number of his little friends dropped
in to have a jolly good ' time, and
they had it, only as children - can.
Big cakes and rosy apples were
there in profasion. Souvenirs in the
form of peanuts v with , four legs
made of pins, a raisin for the head
and a Bmaller peanut for; theftail,
were distributed and formed what
ever cort of an animal the child
ren's imaginative faculties might
arrive at. Those present weres -
Lee Bother, Chester Post, Chat lie
Brown, Abie Jones, Ella "Booher,
Clarence Lively, Melville Jphns,
Ida Hiteman. Craig Wilkinson,
Cecile Boyd. Kattie Gholson, , Tot
Miller and Maud Gholson.
Six weeks ago I suffered with a
very severe cold; was almost un
able to speak. My friends all ad
vised me to consult a physician.
Noticing Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy advertised in the St. Paul
Valds Znitung I procured a bot
tle, and after taking it a short
while wis entirely well. I now
mopt heartily recommend this
renv'dv to anyone suffering with a
eld "Win. Keil, 678 Selby Ave.,
St. PituL Minn. For sale by PM.
Kirkluud, Pioneer Drug Store.
Catarrh Cured -'
health and sweet breath secured,
by Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy, Price
50 cents. Naf al Injectors free.
The finest cookies in the land
; are 'to be found at Lillie Fischer's
f confectiontry store.
HiaHri
AND RUBBERS
$2.
is the grade usually sold
Arctics $1
Local News.
"Roe" Kirkland was in Pendle
ton Monday.
Fresh candies arrive once a week
at Lillie Fischer's.
Chas. Kinsey visited his family
in Pendleton, over Sunday.
Kflie Mumford entered the norm
al at Weston, last Monday.
Master Carl' McQuary visited his
friend Henry Barrett yesterday.
Have you seen those fresh cand
ies just received at Lillie Fischer's?
' Miss Lou Smith of Pendleton,
spent Thanksgiving with Athena
friends.
Mr. Frank Wells Bpent thanks
giving at his home in the Milton
valley. ,
When your watch needs cleaning
orr epairing take it to Hill, the
jeweler. .
Be sure and buy your cigars at
Max Lewins,' as he keeps all lead
ing brands. : . (r , ,
,Mrs. Freeman, the primary teach
er in our. school spent yesterday
with Milton friendp.
G. C. Osburn is one of the best
prescription druggists ' in Eastern
Oregon. , .
Max Lewun keeps the best Mono
gram cigar. They are made out of
pure tobacco. '
; C. F. Bulfinch buys wheat at all
stations on both roads. Read his
ad in the Pbess.
Only the best brands of tobacco
and cigars are kept at Lillie Fisch
er's. .- ":' - '
Pague, the weather man, manu
factured a good - size wind for this
Bection of the country yesterday. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Post, of
Milton, ate Thanksgiving turkey
with Athena friends yesterday. ,
G, C. Osburn and wife went down
to Pendleton last Friday'night and
laughed at the witticisms of the
Dan Sully company. :
When in Pendleton - stop at the
Golden Rule Hotel. : The best ; of
rooms and elegant fare, f Free bus
to and from all 'rains. A "
The dance at the new opera house
Wednesday evening was quite lib
erally attended, and an enjoyable
time was had by those present. :
The O. R. & N. Co., sells round
trip tickets from Athena to San
Francisco for $17.45. A fine op
portunity to take an ocean voy
age. :. V
Fred garden's team ran away I
Sunday night and brought up jat
the corner of the China wash house.
A badly smashed buggy was the
result. . ; i '
The Milton Miltonian has been
moved to Walla Walla, The Eagle
now has the Milton newspaper field
to itself, which it fills to the satis
faction of all.
VTbe Weston Leader came to our
exchange table again last week.
Our friend Wood, knows how to
get up a good, reliable paper and
the people of Weston should give
him all possible support.
It is reported that Mr. Wells
will organize a singing school at
Warren in the near future. Well,
if wells has anything to do with it
there will be rivers of music to be
sure. , - : .
Good advice: Never leave the
house on a journey without a bot
of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrohea Remedy, For sale
by f. M. Kirkland, Pioneer Drug
Store.
: The People Believe what they
read , about Hood's Sarsaparilla.
They know that it is an honest
medicine, and that it cures disease.
That is why you should get only
Hood's.
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;Mr. and Mrs. Alex and Johnny
McKay will leave Sunday night for R
Cape Breton, Canada. The Mc
Kay boy 8 have been in business
here for several years and made
many friends who regret to see
them leave Athena. There is a
probabilityiiowever, that they may
return sgain.
The wife of Mr. Leonard Wells
of East Brimfield, Mass., had been
suffering from neuralgia for two
days, not being able to sleep or
hardljr keep still, when Mr. Hol
den, the merchant there sent her a
bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
and asked that she give it a
thorough trial. On meeting Mr.
Wells the next day he was told
that she was all right, the pain
had left her within two hours, and
that the bottle of Pain Balm was
worth $5.00 if it could not be had
for less. For 6ale at 50 cents per
bottle by P. M. KirklanJ, Pioneer
Drug Store. , -
COAL!! $6.50 PER TON,
at O.R & N. DEPOT.
The cure of rheumatism has of
ten taxed ' medical skill, but it's
prevention has been very easy by
an occasional use of Simmons Liv
er Regulator. It keeps the liver
well regulated, and the system free
from poison. Therein is the secret
of health. "I have used it for
years for Indigestion and consti
pation, and also found it gives one
relief from a touch of Rheumatism."
-N. Hughes, Lordsburg. N. M. '
"La Grande Chronicle: William
Cumming stopped over today on
his way home to Weston from Bak
er City. Mr. Qumming is very
well pleased with the business outj
look here and may decide to locate.
He is a business man of well-known
ability and would be a valuable
addition to our city,;
The numerous cures of rheuma
tism by the use of the old standard
blood-purifier, Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
show conclusively that it is an ef
fective remedy, uf; not indeed the
specific, for this most painful and
persistent of maladies. What has
cured others will also cure you. :
The soft, rich, glosy sheen, so
much admired in hair, can be
secured by the use of Ayer's Hair
Vigor. - All the assistance that
nature requires to make the hair
strong, beautiful, and abundant is
supplied by the excellent prepara
jjton. .. .,
ngus Gillis is in receiDt of a
letter from John Frazier, stating
that in a few days he will start
from Colorado to the gold fields
of South Africa. John's many
Athena friends wish for him a safe
voyage and a prosperous future.
J. K. EdmiBton, the convicted
Walla Walla banker, is still said
to be in British Columbia, although
his appeal for a new trial was never
perfected and the bix months for
doing so has passed. Edmiston is
under $2000 bonds, ; '
; LaBt evening quite a . program
was rendered at the M. E. church.
by the Sunday school children, un
der the supervision of Mrs. Ida
Gillis. The exercises were atmro-
priate to thanksgiving. The band
assisted.- ,'
Judge Lowell had an attack of
bronchitis Monday and was com
pelled to give up his intention to
go to Portland and address the Sons
of the American Revolution Mon
day night.
By using Hall's Hair Renewer,
gray, faded, or discolored hair as
sumes the natural color of youth,
and grows luxuriant and strong,
pleasing everybody., ,
J. D. BowerV formerly manager
of the Marshal House, at Weston,
was in town from Dayton, Wash.,
Monday. Mr. Bower is traveling
for a cigar house.
Elder Towner, will preach in the
M. E. church Sunday, at 11 o'clock
a. m., following which will be the
Sacrament and the Lord's supper.
A communication relative to a
thanksgiving dinner was received
this morning, but too late for pub
lication. The "Weekly Eastern Oregon
Farm Record and Stockman," came
17
t in variegated colors last week,
The Pendleton Militia will pro
duce the ' Confederate Spy, under
the direction of Chas. Kinsey.',
Fred Fischer, who has been con
fined to his room with malarial
fever is now able to be out.
Mrs. Donald Robertson lectured
to women only at the M. E. church,
in this city, Wednesday.
Leon Levy, of Union, and D.
Somner, of Elgin, were in the city
on business, Saturday.
Clark Wood, thd Weston Leader
man, and C. B. Leatherman, were
in town Tuesday;
The Reynolds case is before the
United States grand jury at Port
land, this week. -
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He Catches Coyotes.
R. E. Stewart has a novel method
of capturing coyotes. In his neigh
borhood the varmints are exceeding
ly destructive to poultry. Mr.
Stewart has tried poison and otner
remedies which are duly prescribed
for the destruction of the festive
prowler of the sage-brush, but
without any noticable effect. He
has at last hit upon a novel plan
for the sure capture of Mr. Coyote
and the beauty of it is its a sure
kill, and no fail. The trap, if such
it may be called, consipts of two
posts, an army musket, and a
string, at the end of which is a
dead chicken. The musket is tied
to the posts, and the string is fast
ened to the trigger of the musket,
and when the coyote undertakes to
masticate or make away with the
chicken, boom goes the gun result,
a dead coyote.
60,000 Bushels.
I will pay 40 cents per bushel for
wheat, in trade. . C. W. IIollis.
"SCRIB'S" ' SCKIBBLINGS.
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He ljalks Intelligently of Cats, Horses
j and Other Things.
Congress will convene next Mon
day, replenish their weasel-skins,
and adjourn for the holidays,
KIr. Marsh, of Weston, has been
engaged to teach the "Onion"
school. , School will commence
next Monday.
Hog killing is the order of busi
ness among the ranchers, and in
consequence the small bov is busv
and happy inflating the pig bal
loon.
Hans Van Smash has returned
frow a two weeks trip to Webfoot.
He report havinir a wav un time
and feels considerably buoyed up
as a consequence.
The patrons of the school enjoy
ed a. Thanksgiving dinner at the
Twojinks schoolhouse. The visit
ors were entertained with a pleas
ing order of exercises rendered by
the school.
As a general thing, it is all right,
as winter with its chilling winds
and icy blasts approaching, tor
shade trees to divest themselves of
their worn and faded apparal, and
arrayed only in their sombre robes
of fprgetfulness, sleep through the
dreary months, to be awakened by
gentle spring to the necessity of
again donning their gay attire. As
before stated this is, as a rule, en
tirely proper, but; there excep
tions to all rules, consequently to
this. For instance, that locust
tree in front of the bank, should
wear clothing all the time. A pair
of bloomers would be very appro
priate. ,:.'..''' : 1 '
John Foss, Tom Purdy and Chas.
Fischer left Monday on a wild
goose chase. Their destination was
the-mouth of the Yakima. They
were well supplied with goose bait
and other accessories necessary to
camp life on the raging Yakima.
Reports say that wild-geese in that
vicinity are as numerous as grass
hoppers. It is a foregone conclu
sion that they will kill time and
catch a bad cold, if nothing else.
Counterhopper Fisher will do the
gun work, while the other boys,
Deacon John and Tamarac Tom
will act as decoys. If their venture
proves successful they will ship in
a few car loads of wild-geese over
the W-. & C- R. : ,
A few days ago the celebrated
bay filly, "Oregon Wonder," the
peerless trotter that Jim Hays
drives to his delivery wagon, wac
standing quietly in front of Kirk
land's store, apparently enjoying a
refreshing nap. However, a close
observer might have detected the
fact that: the ; filly was'4 snoozing
with one eye open, evidently on
the lookout for the red flag,v which
she recognizes as a signal for atrial
of speed. Her peaceful repose, or
cat-nip if you please, on this oc
casion was of short duration, and
was rudely disturbed by an unfore
seen incident. . Kirkland's cat was
in an unusually playful mood,
scampering and cavorting about on
the side walk. Suddenly it made
a dash and ran up one of the "Ore
gon Wonder's" hind legs, presum
ably mistaking it for a tree or tele
phone pole. Possibly it may have
seen a mouse, though, the idea is
hardly tenable, as Jim minipulates
a curry comb too often to allow for
the possibility of mice building
nests on a horse of his; still, what
ever its object, it don't change the
fact that the cat actually climbed
the rear limb of the bay filly, the
peerless trotter. This seeming
familiarity on the part of the feline
greatly disturbed the equinimity
of the equine, in other words the
"Oregon Wonder," probably wond
ering what was the matter, became
quite animated and danced an ex
agerated fandango to a finish, and
would have ran away only for the
tirmly arrival of her driver. Dur
ing the melee the wagon ran over
the cat, though without any satis
factory result, as it escaped unin
jured. Thus, what threatened to be
a serious catastrophe, happily
terminated in a slight category.
This is the only instance on record
where a horse deliberately attempt
ed to "skin-a-cat."
: Scribbler. ',,
j Remembered us.
j Our friend Frank Mansfield
well knows how to make the print
er smile. Saturday last he came
to town with a big dish pan heap
ing full of good, home made saus
age, which he left at our sanctum.
Thanks, Frank, may your shadow
never grow less.
School Children's Party.
The pupils of Mr. Curtis' room
in our public school spent Wednes
day evening in a most pleasant
and congenial manner in the Fish
er building on Main street. Games
were played for some time, after
mjuwmiuMiimiiM!? mm
I A Thanksgiving Turkey
il
Just
Eeceived......
Loose Muscatel
London Layer
Seedless
; Zante Currants, ready for user ,
. Lemon Peel and Citron. g
iGordon & Ditworth's Z :h J S
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Walnuts and Soft-shell Almonds p
I,''"-: -
i Chocolate, Cocoa,
nuts and Candies.
SC. W.fHOLLIS'
which a splendid lunch was spread.
Those present were:
Delia Estes, Turner Callendei3,
Willie Campbell, E3sie Foss, Ka
tie Sharp, Mable' Carden, Chester
Post, Abie Jones, Lena Coppock,
Bertha Willaby,. Arthur Coppock,
Earnest Benner, ' Winnie Fischer,
Eddie Purdy, Mr. II. H. Curtis,
Bessie Bryson, Elmer Bryson, Anna
Leach, Allen Bradley, Etta Leach,
Frank Nelson, Clyde Willaby,
Willie Benne Byron Benner, E.
Bostwick. Daisy Bryson, Miss
Dows, Gains GreenBlade, Mr. Gar
ret, Charlie Brown.
BOY BURNED TO DEATH.
Frightful Accident to James Frazier's
Three-Year-Old Son.
The three-year'old son of James
Frazier, of Milton, ; met with; a
frightful - accident on : Saturday,
which reiuJtedjflhis death on the
day JotfowinK. The little feiroW ui
seems, had slipped out of bod about
6 c-'clock in the morning, when his
father was going t work, and enter
ed the parlor where a fire was blaz
ing brightly in the ; fireplace. . He
crawled up to warm; himself, and
was sitting on the floor when a
spark flew out and ignited his
nightdress. The little one was
soon enveloped in a mass of gnaw
ing flames, and its pitious cries at
once brought the parents to bis
side, but the deadly flames had ac
complished their fatal work ere the
frantic parents could extinguish
them. The little fellow lived until
Sunday afternoon, when death re
lieved him of his terrible suffering.
The funeral took place at Milton
Monday afternoon. The funeral
sermon was preached by Rev. Tag
gert of Pendleton. ;
Waterman Notes.
Waterman, Nov. 29,,1895Cold
the last weeek.
Singing school progresses finely,
about 45 members enrolled.
School still on the increase. Mr;
and Mrs. Chas. Harder were over
visiting Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr. Warren Raymond is away
visiting his parents.
, Mr. Dofreece was badly hurt
somo days ago by falling from a
wagon, and then having the wagon
run over him. He is some better
now.
The people of Hudson Bay and
there abouts, are to have a big coy
ote hunt on the 12th, of Dec.
A medal contest is talked of at
this place in the near future.
. , ..' x. y. z.
Out of Repair.
Pendleton is having trouble with
her water system. Last week the
machinery at the pumping station
broke down, and for 27 hours
the fire engine was on duty, forcing
water into the mains.
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Dessicated Coca- S
Athena fg
FOUND HIS WIFE DEAD.
A Sad Shock to Henry Koepke a Resi
dent of Helix.
Tuesday, Henry Koepke, of Ho
lix, was in town transacting busi
ness. He left for his home about
4 o'clock,, and the fates had decred
that he should experience a ter
rible 6hock on his arrjval there.
On the kitchen floor, with her chin
resting on the stove hoarth, was
his life-long help-mate, cold' in
death.
It appears the estimable lady was
engaged in preparing the evening
meal, when she was attacked with
heart failure, and Bank unconscious
never to rise again. The hired man
came to the house but a few min
utes before Mr. Kopeke arrived, for
his supper; Not seeing any light
and the quiet of .the'.' surroundings
indicated for hirir tkii the' lady of
th'house was - probacy- vr'tunp
some of the neighbo'n. ho wit to
strike a light' to prepare hn own.
supper, and In doing ho, hUiiahlu'-l
over the dead body of Mra. K i-
pke. " ," '
It was a terrible, shock, to the
household and father who is wcti
known all over the country ; a 'd
has legions of friends who feel
deeply for him in his hour of aHlic ,1
tion. Mrs. Koepke was a most
kind and estimable w&man and
has resided in Helix for a period of
17 years. She leaves a husband
and three children, two sons and a
daughter, to mourn her loss as a
faithful wife and a loving mother.
W. F. Minard of Alba, in a dis
pute with A. D. Stillman, an at
torney of Pendleton, emphatized
threats as to what he would do, by
drawing a revolver. Friends of the
parties concerned interfered before
any bodily injury was done.
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Karl's Clover Root Tea purities
the blood and gives a clear and
beautiful complexion.
Awarded
holiest Honors World's Fair,
4 ' MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Crapa Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
fro " Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant.
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