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G-QOD; JOB, WOEK: AT VEEIT LOW PEIOES.
"There are Salea and Sales
'"'-."-' ' In Pendleton.
.-.But there is only "
One Red Ietter Sale,
"7 and that is at the
I SQUARE STORB,
Firat Door South of Postoffic, Pendleton
' ' J. 8. HAVE, Proprietor
Every suit of Clothing in the Big Store, has been reduced in price
The reduced price is plainly marked on each and every suit. . Think of
it! - You can save from $3 to $5 on every suit you buy of Haye.
Local News.
" The '.,; ;x .
: Squirrel,-' ;;
; Again is frisking L . '
In the beauteous, sunshine.
: The fire laddies met Monday
evening. u . .. 1
John Bannister was observed on
the streets yesterday,
. Elmer Reeder made a business
trip to Wall Walla this week.
'' Mitt Bush and family have re
moved from town to the country.
-, Mrs. Frank Mansfield is at Wal
la Walla tinder the care of a phy
sician. ; ; Dr. L. Dell has received official
notice of his appointment as judge
of election. .
J. H. Kirby, of Adams, has filed
his oath of office as deputy assessor
for Adams precinct. '
;! Mr. Wm. Piper was in town
, Wednesday, and took home with
him a fine new organ.
rK Farmers are again busy plowing
and seeding, aftet a temporary rest
caused by the late freeae. v
Herman Saling,' a young well
known in social circles in Weston,
was a Press caller yesterday. ; -
Prof. M.&J Royal, of the Weston
normal school, will preach in the
M. E. church next Sunday morning.
r M. rs. Freeman, the efficient teach
er of the primary department of
our publio school, is in Milton this
; week,'5 : : -'' : ;:v .', ?-.
Look at those dishes at Max Le
win'e store.. One set of them grat
. is with each can of Double Quick
1 Baking Powder. . v : i
Wm". Mosgrore has received an
elegant-Columbus- buggy, of the
latest pattern, direct from the fac
tory, at CplumbuSj QhlQ..- )' '
Misa Taylor,' who has been era
ployed in our public school the past
year, will, we understand open a
private ssbool in this city. V
We have a new ad in today's is
sue that means something to those
-, who are inclined to use their money
judiciously.1; The Boston Store.. "
Several buyers are In the county
looking up live stock.: Sheep seems
to be most in demand and 2 cents
for a good Quality is being offered.
The ypung son pf Mr. JiC-Viie 'La
'Brashe met with a painful accident
by being thrown from a horse near
Sam Purdy's place yesterday, while
. on his way to town.. T .
Owen Rusie, the shoemaker, has
received from Portland a consign
ment of boot and shoe uppers, and
is now prepared to turn ' oqrt some
very fine custom work. '
Turner Callender is a genius of
t no small calihre. 1m latest ''ir
. the line of invention is . a sail,
which he uses to propel' his bi
cycle to good advantage. f I
Mud on Main street does not dry
v up so quick as en other streets, be
cause of the fact of the soil contain
ing moisture from the street sprink
ler which rqq during the summer
months. .'. i ;': i 1'
' The Boston Store desires to thank
- its customers in and about Athena
for their, liberal patronage, and
-hopes to continue to be the re
cipient of your favor , during our
" big Clearance sale. . , !
Alex MjjRjte, is agent for the
1 great Qxydoner "Victory" theinl
. valuable remedy which cures a l
form of diseases without medicine
or electricity. Price pnly 115.
Lasts a lifetime, Address, Alex
McRae, Milton, Oregon.!
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Last week the Press "uninten
tionally omitted an account of a
social gathering' at the home of
Mrs. Callender. A number of lady
friends congregated, and the - after
, ' noon was pleasantly passed in sew
ing carpet-rags to the accompani
ment of interesting conversation.
HanseU & Maloney,; proprietors
of the Postoffice stAre,'th,ia week
added complete stock' jf staple
'' and fancy groceries to thei stock,
" The postoffice department has been
moved to the back' end of the
building, new. shelving put ;in and
the storeroom bow present a very
attractive appearance". " The firm
will keep everything you want in
the grocery lino. Sea their ad. '
Miss Jennie Maybee, of Weston,
was given the medal at the contest
in this city, last Friday evening.
The contest for the medal was very
interesting, and the vocal music
enjoyed by the large number of
people who were present. The pro
ceeds amounted to $18 and were
used to pay for song books in. the
public school. The Press is in
formed that a contest for a gold
medal will soon take place in
Athena.
Monday' was Charley Stahsell's
26th birthday, and his friends took
advantage of the occasion to. give
the young gentleman a lasting proof
of the esteem in which he is held
by them, so they congregated at
the home of his sister, Mrs. F. J.
Beale, and to say that- he was sur
prised does not half express it.
MiFS Nettie Connell Tias juBt
closed a very successful six months
school. The children of the school
have made very rapid progress,
and the patrons are so well satisfied
that they offered Miss Connell the
next school if she desires it. . ,
j. H, : Hiteman ; reoeived word
this week from Portland of; the
death of Edward Barton, a former
resident of Athena. While " here,
Mr. Barton engaged in the lumber
business. , He 'waa prominent in
Odd Fellow circles.
Chas. Norris has leased the
"Till" Taylor property and will
soon take possession. Charley
S remises to show the editor a par
en, down there, thatwlll make
ever a son of the Flowery Kingdom
green with envy.- . ;-. j
IXMiss Woodruff was an Athena
visitor Friday. The county school
superintendent attended the clos
ing exercises at the school house in
the afternoon, and in the evening
heard the medal contest at the
Christian church. .
Go to Pendleton for big bargains
in ehoe ppst pripes qjj shoe dur
ipg the Bale av the Boston Store,
This is no lie. If you see the dis
play you will be convinced. Big
line bought cheap, before the rise.
James C. Stamper and J. Bloch
were in Pendleton Wednesday;
from the fact that the weather was
fine and the roads good, they went
down bv team, thus beating the
railroad company out of car fare, j
. E.Young set Main street in
a ripple of envy this week by hav
ing the front of the Pioneer harness
shop painted a deep dyed, villian
ous red, trimmed in Irishtown
mourning. Its a stunner, i .
Tuesday night of this week - a
social dancb was. given under the
management of several of Athena's
young ladies." To say that the
affair was a decided success" is
superfluous.: , ,-; v r -
Boone Mulkey, a man wdl known
iu this and Morrow county, died in
a Portland hospital a few days ago
of heart disease. His remains were
interred at Heppner, where he lived.
' Mr. 'Pickel, the ' photographer,
has an advertisement in tody's
Press, which our readers will not
overlook. He means business. -
' Clark Wood, editor of the Leader
and Wm. Worthingtoni came over
from Weston Tuesday to bask for
a lime where there is life.
When in Pendleton stop at the
Golden Rule Hotel. The best of
rooms and elegant fare. Free bus
tp and from all 'rains.
The , qame of the Long Creek
Eagle has been changed and the
paper ia- now called "The Blue
Mountain Eagle."
:lf yoq i iwant to drink a cup of
iplendid coffee ask for the ' Perfec
tion Blend. Sold at Max Lewin's
at SOc per pound.
Pride of Japan Tea" is the best
tea in the market, and highly rec
omended, for sale at Max Lewins
Indications are at the present
time, that we are again sitting in
the lap of spring.
. Be sure and buy your cigars at
Max Lewins.' as he keeps all lead
ing brands.
Max Lewin keeps the Monogram
cigar. They are made out of - best
pure tobacco.
Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, had
a drill practice Wednesday eve
ning. - - -'; - v -
Hugh McArthur is in Milton
today." -'.- VKl '' -;
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Your dog
, Wear a license numberf .i ;f
' How is politics with, you? j
What office is your friend run
ning for? . - , - ;
Born To Mr. and Mrs-George
Brewster, of Adams; March 12, 1896,
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r The cheapest chewing tobacco on
earth is at Hollis' lc a plug. How
js that? " ; - - :
The whist club met at the home
of Mr.nd Mrs. C. C.Sharp Tues
day evening. . ; - . . ' r
The irrepressible Charley Bow
ling, the Adams druggist, was in
town yesterday. ) j
A number ofjadies drove out to
Mrs. Hardin Mansfield's yesterday
and spent the day. - " ;
Saturday was a busy day for
Athena merchants. Many country
people were in town. ; - , .
An ordinance, regulating . the
price to be charged for city water
and regulating the system, has been
"posted.'V - v-::;i..
Chapman, the painter, did some
very fine work on the interior of
the postoffice building, for Hansell
& Maloney. -t ::; '
' It would be much appreciated by
the Press, if those who are in 1 ar
rears on subscription would call
and pay up. ,v ; . ; 'S
... C. C. Sharp and J. W. Froome
were in Pendleton Tuesday. They
drove down, and report the roads
in fine condition for traveling.. ,
George Martin was in town yes
terday. Mr. Martin had just re
turned from Weston and Milton,
where he was engaged in feeling the
political pulse. -..
.Sina Rothrock was released on
bonds of $50, furnished by George
Ely and - August . Arp. Laura
Stickler is still in jail, but hopes
Boon to be released. , ; .
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..Noah Remallord, whopwns a
farm on the reservation, will re
move his family from Walla Walla
to thia city to reside until he can
regain this land which is leased
until fall . , "C r
Elder Jenkins, of Heppner,. will
hold services at the Christian
church, in this city Sunday, morn
ing and evening. Elder Rushing
is assisting in protracted meetings
at Heppner. -
Prof. R, 0. Hawks is making an
effort toward the organization of
a glee club in Athena.-, There are
several vocalists in town, and no
doubt the professor's efforts will be
crowned with success. ; ; :
XAngus Gillis and John Echart
have nearly completed the belfry
for ' the big bell at the Baptist
church. The bell was hoisted yes
terday from the ground to its rest
ing place in the belfry. s
Word was brought to town by
trainmen yesterday, that a dead
man was seen lying alongside of
the road, below the city. Investi
gation proved it to be a drunken
siwash resting in the arms of mor
pheous. Mr. Salisbury is postmaster at
Salisbury postoffice in ' this county.
Last fall he used i an ! official . en
velope for unofficial purposes and
was arrested and taken before! the
United States ' court at Portland
where he plead guilty and was fined
$300. The judge suspended his
sentence until the president , could
act upon' the matter ard news come
of favorable action.- '
The squaws on the reservation
are threatening a crusade against
saloon keepers who dispense liquor
to Indians. A regular indignation
meeting, so it is said, was recently
held, at which the Indian women
expressed themselves in a most
emphatic manner. Some were in
favor of going to the- towns and
bv force of numbers seize and throw
the liquor into the streets.
- It seems that the Parrs are com
ing to grief. Not long since Joe
Parr was brought back from Idaho
and will have a trial before the
circuit court. -Now comes Eli Parr,
a brother who assaulted a woman,
with whom be was living last fall,
and escaped before an officer could
take him " He couldn't stay away
from the reserve any longer and
came back yesterday. An officer
took him in tow at once and he will
stand trial.' a- ,
. Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,
" ' 'Da -
rLiill
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Crape Cream of Taitar Powder. Free
from Ammonia, Alum or any otrr adulterant,
t ! 4 40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
John Gillis Writes ' Descriptive
v ' Letter. '
' A. M. Gillis received a letter yes
terday from his brother, . John
Gillis, dated at Cape Town, Africa,
February 1st. .
John was enjoying good health,
bat the country and condition of
things did not come up to his ex
pectations. Hundreds of ' people
are leaving the gold - fields on ac-1
count of the. recent trouble with
Boers, yet many are still flocking
there from all parts of the world.
Many of those who are there are
stranded and offering to work for
their board, and in many cases
which came Tinder his observation
could not get even that.
Cape Town is a city of 70,000
inhabitants, but in John's opinion,
is 1000 years behind the times. A
large number of buildings are in.
course of construction, but the
material used is mostly brick and
Btone, even to the door and window
casings. Carpenters get 11 shil
lings per day, and board from 5
shillings up. ;
John says any one contempla
ting coming to Africa who is not a
skilled mechanic or hks capit al.
should at once be madej to under
stand that the country" is not ; a
fit place for them, as the natives
da the common labor at prices on
which an American wotifd starve
to death. At present itla very hot
there, and terriffic thunderstorms
prevail. The sun is dirdctly over
head, and at the noon hour, there
is no shade. food and water
famine ; is being encountered in
some portions of the country water"
being sold at six pence k cup and
other things which go ta pacify the
inner man are sold in proportion.
John, before. closing his interesting
letter says he s would Veturn to
America at once if ho had , the
means' to do so. Howefer, he . ap
pears not to be down hearted, and
like other Americans there, i look
ing for the bright side of the
proposition, which he tiiinks will
come when the Transvaal matter
settled and the mines again resume
operation. ;
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-jL, Populist Primaries.
Populist primaries were held in
Athena precincts Wednesday. The
voting was extremely light, and it
was with some delay that the polls
were arranged, i Ten delegates and
ten alternates were ekcted to the
the county convention, which meets
n Pendleton on Wednesday nexW
The delegates are as follows
-jnortii athena;Cv
A. U i S waieart: G. W. Titts-
worth. W. H. H. Scott, S. C' Stan-
tori, jrWf Stamper and J. N. B.
Gerking.i , - '! - .-
; ; ; SOUTH ATHENA. . '
f-V. 11. Whiteman, Jj V. Keen,
Chas. Walter and M. J. McDaniel.
The Sturgis Estate, i-v. 1
In the matter of v the; estate of
Samuel P. Sturgis, the- appraisers,
W Vincent, C. Ji, Wade and
G. A. Hartman, have filed their
report. ' The total being $47,354.
It will be a surprise tof many '. to
find that Mr. Sturgis was not as
wealthy as at first represented. It
was thought that 150,000 was
about the correct figure.;, ;
Good Pasiuraeel ! ' '
I have pasturage for 250 head of
Btock plenty of good Jrange and
abundance of water oqc per head,
per month. ; Ueoroe Mulkey
LAST DAY
OF
SCHOOL.
Appropriate Exercises Given By
Teachers and Pupils.
The last day of school .is looked
forward to with as much eagerneps
and expectation, in this.; dav of
good educational facilitieg,tborough-
ly competent and highly enthusi
astic teachers and most .Excellent
echool work by the pupils, as they
were in the days of the old log
cabin school houses and tdabsided
1 1 1.1 . . .
Dencnes; ana they certainly are
made &d pleasing and entertaining
qr both patrons and pupils.
y Last Friday witnesped tMclosing
sxercises 01 me , Ainena . pumie
school, after a very pleasant and
successful term of six months
Early in the afternoon patrons
and visitors commenced gathering
in the building, and soon standing
room was at a premium.
' We were first invited into .Mrs.
Freeman's room, the first primary,
where we were pleasantly and
profitably entertained by": examin
ing the beautiful work executed by
the little tots, of thia grade. The
room was artisically decorated with
festoons of chains made from differ
ent colored tissue paper, h;ung from
the center of the ceiling; and at
tached to the four corners of the
room; the walls also being decor
ated similarly, and with unique
desien3. all executed bv the oudiIs
The center of the black board front.
ing the desks was ornamented with
a beautiful scroll, florally decor
ated, on which were written the
names of pupils neither absent or
tardy during the term. , The , har
mony 01 colors ana artistic and
unique decorations elicited exclam
ations of delight from the visitors
After spending a short time in
specting the work, we were invited
to Miss Tavlor'a room, where the
pupils under the charge of Misses
laylor and Downs and Mrs. Free
man. rendered an excellent program'
consisting of dialogues, recitations
arid songs. All acquitted 'them
selves honorably and reflected great
credit on . ; the work of ; their
teachers.
At the close of these exercises we
passed into Mr. Curtis' room where
we were again entertained with a
similar program, well rendered by
his pupils; at the close of which, in
a timid but pleasant manner be
stated that he would excuse all
from his room except his ; pupils
and their parents and guardians,
and the teachers of the school.
, After order had been restored we
were' ordered to fall in line and
march but wherti? . '
Trampl tramp! and out of the
building, down the street, and soon
the van guard is headed for the St-.
Nichols hotel, where a charge was
made on the culinary department,
prepared and under the special
care of the pupils. And such a
timel Hot rolls, chicken, pie, cake
and all sorts of preserves; and we
did ample justice. One little fellow
remarked that he wished the last
day of school would come every
day. : -
We were too late to hear the ex
ercises in Prof, Smith's room, as
they were held in the forenoon,
burwrere. informed that a pleasant
time was s'pentr- ,
We were pleased to note 60 man v
visitors the patrons of the school.
Let us, as patrons and friends in
terested in oar children's greatest
good, our country 8 best welfare,
and the happiness of our homes,
lend & hand in the greatest of all
work the education of the tising
generation, r ..... Patron.
OUT IN THE COUNTRY.
A Party of Ladies Entertained
.' Mrs. Hardin Mansfield.
Yesterday a merry party ' oi
adies, under the espionage of Mrs.
Beale were ; piloted out to the
country , home of Mrs. Hardin
Mansfield, where they took that
ady by complete surprise, virtual
y storming the castle. But when
they began to unload baskets and
hampers galore, her features took
on a less distressed appearance for
she then began to realize that she
wouldn't "have to got dinner for
that hungry looking gang." The
more industrious ones of the party
Boon settled down to work of vari
ous kinds, while those of a more
idle and frivolous turn of mind in
dulged in cards, dominoes and the
ike until dinner was announced,
when they all Bat down to as de-
icious a spread as any this scribe
has tackled for lo! these many
days. - Roast chicken, veal, salads,
fruits, . tarts, pies and Buch angel
cake as only Mra Leeper can make
and nutter - milk biscuits that
would melt in your mouth, aj the
hostess is famous for making and
other ' good things too numerous to
mention. The table didn't groan,
but some of those ladies did after
it had been tome what unburdened
of its load. . ; rt I '
After dinner the ladies were1 en
joying a quiet chat as only ladies
can, quietly, when a horrid man
intruded himself into their pres
ence, and although being received
but coldly by some, he received
enough ? sly encouragement from
other more giddy members of the
company to induce him to tarry in
their midst and thus make himself
rather ' obnoxious. ; Some ..even
went so ' far as to say the young
man was decidedly cheeky. How
ever, the severe ones were visibly
affected by his winning manner
and perceptibly thawed before he
took his departure.
Ihe hostess was hornhed to hna
that the party had voted unani
mously to stay for supper, but re
signedf herself gracefully, consoling
herself with the reflection that this
would be the last invasion, till
next time any way, When the
music started up, wo fainted.
The party consisted of; Mrs.
Frank Btale, Mrs. Leeper, Mrs.
Callander, Mrs. Effie Edington,
Mrs. Fred Bovd, Mrs. Wm. Wilkin
son, Mrs. Jas. Nelson, Mis. Jinks
Taylor,' Mrs. Andrew Willaby,
Mrs. Willis liush. Slw 6
Mountain Valley Items.
Mountain Valley, March ! 9.
The past week has been a stinger,
the - coldest weather of the year
being at that time, but has moder
ated somewhat.
We see by the Weston Leader
that the democratic party are tait
ing of putting up It. M. Powers, of
Weston, for county judge. JSow if
the Democrats can't do any better
it seems to me it would be good
policy for them not to make any
nomination for that office at all.
What has become of our old
friend C. B. Leatherman? Some
one please answer.
At the school meeting S. L.
Caldwell was re-elected clerk and
C. R. Uate re-elected director.
T. B. Simonton returned home
last week from the Milton vicinity
where he has been attending school
this -winter.
Hon.' J. 8. Gurdane and wife,
T. B. Gurdane, W. E. Hiatt and
wife, A. J. Cummings, D. E. Jones
and ArCarley all made a trip to
the county seat last week.
S. L. Caldwell who has been on
the sick list for over a week is
somewhat improved.
Wanted by J. W. Ray, three
wagon loads of cats to feed until
after squirrel season. A liberal
price will be paid for all cats de-
A FULL
Fresh -
Family
Cheap
Cheap
Cheap
AT THE
HANSELL & MALONEY, Proprietors.
SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET,
livered at his ranch in Sleepy
Hollow.
Alex. Manning, of Pilot Rock,
who has been attending the Wes
ton normal this winter, has been
engaged to teach the spring school
at this place. ,
Jas. McLaughlin, our popular
sawmill man, started the first of
last week for Harney county to be
gone about one month. Dixie.
THE RUSSIAN THISTLE.
Should Be Stamped Out When It First
Appears or It Will Take the Country.
We sincerely regret to notice in
one of the papers the arrival of the
Russian thistle in Umatilla county,
Oregon. This is really too bad.
We have, in this paper, cautioned
the farmers of Oregon time and time
again against the possible approach
ol this terrible enemy. Nothing so
serious could possibly happen the
state. The average farmer, unless
he has seen it, cannot , imagine
what an unconquerable enemy to
all industry it really is. Umatilla
being a windy country, and some
times a dry one, furnishes the right
kind of conditions for its. growth.
If it is allowed to gain a foothold
at all, it will certainly compel the
farmers to give up their places.
The time to conquer them . is the
very first year they appear. They
Bhould either be dug out and burned,
or the ground on which they ; grow
summer-fallowed whether, it be in
crop or otherwise. No farmer should
for a moment regard the trouble or
expanse he is put to in rooting out
every vestige of the plant. It is.
the greatest foe the agriculturist
ever had to contend with, i All
Other drawbacks are 'trifling -when
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Double Steel Mincing Knives
Wire Dish Drainers
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compared with it. We speak from
bitter experience when we say this.
It is but a few years since they were
first noticed in South Dakota.
And today all the money in the
United States treasury could not
clean them out. A little labor the
first -year,. they appeared might
have been successful in removing
them; but the farmers did not know
what they were, and so paid little
attention to them. The second
year, they were beyond the farmers'
control, and they have already
compelled scores ; of people to
abandon their farms and leave the
state.- There is only one thing for
the farmer to do, dig them out, or
plow them down when they . first
come. In no other way can he
keep his farm free from them.
Salem Post.
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Notice.
All accounts due P. M.Kirkland,
are now at the First National
Bank for collection, and all are re
quested to come forward and settle
at once. . ; P. M. Kirkland.
For Sale.
One of the best residences in
town. Will sell cheap or trade for
cattle. For particulars apply at
this office. J
' There in mora catarrh In thin neotlon of the
country than all other dlHetixoH put together,
unrl until the liist few yeara was supposed to
be incurable. For a (treat many years doctors
pronounced It a local disease, and proscribed
local remedies, and by constantly fulllinc ic
cure with local treatment, pronounced It In
curable. Hclonce has proven catarrh to be a
constitutions! dispose and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh (Hire
manufactured by F. J, Cheney A Co., of Tole
do, Ohio, Is the only constitutional cure on
the market. It Is taken internally in doses
from ten drops to a tcaspoonful. It acts di
rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars for
any cane It lulls to cure. Bend for circulars
and testimonials- Address,
F. J. Chunky Co., Toledo, 0.
S j-Hold by Druggists, 75c.
for Ten Cents.
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CO for Ten Cents.
Athena, Oregon.