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; G-OOID JOB TOEK -A-T "VES"3T LOW PEICBS. The Square Store. Gut Prices I. -i V The Wright & Peters shoes, for- mer price $4 to ?t, eoinz at f i.vo to 2, or less than 5C cents on the dollar of first cost. ACTUAL WHOLESALE C6ST. Ilannan & Boor shoes $4 50 to $6 00, to be closed out at J3. 00. Suits of clothes cost Baits of clothes cost . Suits of clothes cost n - i i 1 1 . $7.00 at 6.50 6.00 at 5.50 6.25 at 6.00 7.70 at 7.60 11.00 at 10.60 8.80 at 8.50 13X0 at 11.50 13.20 at 10.00 OU1IB til CIOIIIBB COBS Baits of clothes cost Salts of clothes cost 8uits of clothes cost Suits of clothes cost We will not sell our black Baits below cost but we'll sell them below what is . said to be below cost. Not an article of those goods have been in our store over a year aad are up to date styles. Over 75 patterns to select from Square Store Pendleton, Oregon. Watch Repairing To AT "r Riictipcc and I give careful, painstaking attention to it. I give especial attention to the repairing of fine watches the kind of watches that need extra careful adjustment. I try to. have my work give such satisfaction as 'will win the confidence of all who leave their watch repairing in my hands. L want you to feel that when you leave your watch with me for repairs, the work will be done to the best of my ability and in a competent manner. It is my ambition to add to the reputation I think I have in a Bmall measure already established, of doing honest, thorough watch repair ing. H. H. BILL, Athena, Oregon. In Pound. Ona dark gray stallion, about two years -,n loft ntiflo V1U, UIMU bUBII UIIUVI, Mil "J'V Ulil right ear slit. One sorrel filly about two years old, blaze face, all four feet white, brand JK connected with quarter, circle above, or JUL connected witn quarter circle a Dove lit ia harA fn riinHncmiah which) on riffht shoulder. One roan mare, bran! NB connected on right shoulder, right ear slit. Has sucking colt. These animals will be sold unless re deemed by owners, on Tuesday, Septem ber 8. 1896. Dated Sept. 4. 1896. A. M. Gillis, Marshal. . j- ... ' Money Loaned. First mortgages on improved farm property negotiated. We are prepared to negotiate first mortgages on improved farms in Oreson. Washington and Idaho with eastern parties and foreign capital ists at the usual rate of interest. Mort gages renewed that have been taken by other companies now out of business. Address (with stamp), Meevin Swobts, Baker City, Or. A Lie Nailed Consumption and bronchitis are by do means the same, although it is hard to distinguish one from the other. Bron chitis is an inflammation of the lining of the wind tabes or air vessels of the lungs caUBiog soreness of the same, cough, sore throat, horseness, difficulty of breathing, f pitting of matter aud sometimes blood. Thousands die annually witb this dread disease. Wilbur's Cough Cure will pure. Price 50 cents. Sold by Osburn. . Wanted at Once. Active agents for each county. Ex clusive control and no risk. Will clear 12 to 25 hundred dollars a year. Enclose stamp for full particulars or 25c for $1 sample. Big Rapids Mineral Water Co., Big Rapids, Mich. Blood Will Tell. The many different skin diseases such as ringworm' tetter, salt rheum, erysip elas, eczema, itching or an eruption of pimples, pustules, blotches, .chaps or cracking open of the skin, scrofula, are directly the cause of impure blood. Wil bur's Blood Purifier is acknowledged to be the beet medicine known for any of these unsightly complaints. Price $1.00 per bottle. Osburn sells it. v Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, CHEAT,! mm a MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Fres from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant, 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. Local News. Roads Are all good Which lead to Athena. v Jas. Sharp was In Pendleton Snnday. Pay np your subscription to the Press. Athena merchants are stocking op Jor the fall trade. ' ..." . . - 1 'JrHVYfhnith solicit your insurance. Call and see him. Haye, the Pendleton clother, has a new ad in today's paper. Mrs. Jacobs, was over from Weston Wednesday, visiting friends. Mrs. Harvey Whiteman is still confin ed to her home with illness. Mrs. Kennedy, of Bosebarg, Oregon, visited friends in Athena this week. XMiss Lida Beale, returned to Pendleton Wednesday, to remain permanently. Uncle John Ridenonr, and daughter, Mrs. Murphy, were Athena visitors this week. NfMiss Myrtle Ghormely, of Walla Walla, is visiting at tne wniteman home, near town. Mrs. W. J. Wilkinson has been ill with muscular rheumatism, the past week. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Powers, of Wes ton, were in town Wednesday, trading with our merchants. Only good insurance companies are represented by Smith. Remember this when taking out a policy. Chas. Stansell and Nate Pinkerton, will perhaps soon leave for the mines at the head of Burnt river. Come to the Umatilla Art Gallery and have your photo work done. All work guaranteed to be first class. P. M. KIRKLAND'8 accounts must bi settled. Call at the First National bank, ana interview is. l Barnett. Those who have rode the "May wood" and who are competent to judge, say "It is all right." We sell them for $35. Farmers in need of hnhhit mural nhnnlri call at the Press office. We have the best metal in the world for babbiting. J. I. Fronmn wan In fnirn WortnanHatr from Pendleton. He reports that he is aoing a good Dusiness at the county seat. When in Pendleton stop at the Golden Rule Hotel. Tb9 best of rooms and ele gant fare. Free bus to and from all trains. ?R. A. Garden retarned yesterday from endleton, where he attended the funer al of bis mother-in-law, Mrs. Cosbi Towneend. Many of the croes-walks in Athena are a disgrace to the town and a menace to the safety of the . citizens. Repair the cross walks. - ... ' O. A. Barrett has been appointed sole agent for the Buffalo Pitts threshers and extras for all territory between Walla Walla and Pendleton. Picket, the artist at the Umatilla Art Gallery, is sole agent for the grand Lehr Seven-Octave Piano-Orcan. RAmnln mm bs seen at the gallery. " James R. DufT. of Colton, Washington, was in the citv this week, the cnest of E. L. Barnett. Mr. Duff is the son of Poet- master Duff, of Colton. X. Herman Leopold, returned last week from the hospital in Walla Walla. Her man is on toe roaa w recovery irom an attack of typhoid fever. - If you want good crayon ork done go to the Umatilla Art Gallery, Athena. Do not patronize irresponsible people. we guarantee our work. George Mansfield was down from Col fax, Washington. Saturday. He ac companied the remains of his father, Samuel Mansfield, to this place for bur ial. AHaws, the wheat raiser, purchased a wild bronco at the pound Tuesday. A collection was taken Irom. the crowd to pay for a rider. Some sport was had in riding the animal. The Press has recently added a large amount of printing material to its me chanical department, and better able than ever to give prompt attention to all orders in the printing and publishing line. Mrs. -Nettie Smith, wife of Elbert Smith, died at noon Sunday, in Pendleton, after several weeks' illness of consumption, at the 8ge of 22 years. Deceased was a daughter of Rev. E. G. Michaels, who formerly redded in Weston. Donald McRae, is agent for the great Oxydoner "Victory" the invaluable remedy which cures all form of diseases without medicine or electricity. Price only $15. Lasts a lifetime. Address, Donald McRae, Milton, Oregon. it At a house-raising at Touchet one day this week, D. D. Earp, well-known to Athena people bad tne misfortune to re ceive a broken arm. Two others receiv ed serious injuries, and came off with a broken leg while the other received a crushed foot. A side of the house fell on the men. Several years ago I was taken with a severe attack of flux. I was sick in bed about ten days and could get nothing to relieve me until I used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured me and has been a house bold remedy with us ever since. J. G. Marlow, Decatorvilie, Mo. For sa'e by Osburn. A Press reporter was shown the Blair H old-saving machine in Weston, the other day. The machine for which a patent has been applied for, is the product of several years bard work and conitant study on the part of Mr. Blair of Weston. The machine accompanied by Mr. Blair and three other gentleman, started for Wallace, Idaho, yesterday, where the gold-saving qualities of the machine will be thoroughly, tested. Mrs. F. J. Beale and family and Misa Lida Beale, returned Monday evening from Fern Springs, a point about three miles the other side of Wobdwards toll gate. They went after huckleberries, and from a generous sample left at the Pkesb office, we should judge they were successful in their search for the lucious fruit. Two persons in the party in one day and a half, picked only 16 gallons of huckleberries. Mrs. Cosbi Towneend, who died in Pendleton Monday, at the advanced see of 92 years, was the mother of Mrs, R. A. Carden, deceased, and made her home in Atbena principally of late years. Since her daughters' death, Mis. Townsend bas been living with Mrs. A. M. Raley, another daughter, in Pendleton. It is said the old Udy was very industrious, and up to the time of ber last illness, dons knitting and other light work. A Peem reporter, in company with Deputy Sheriff Kimberk, visited Weston Wednesday. Of course 'we'.' visited the Leader gang, and swapped yams with boss .Wood. By the way, our friend Wood is just recuperating from a health dealing walk over dusty roads from Bal ing' camp to Weston, taken during a very tropical day not long ago. We ac knowledge that "our" feet became tang led op in under-brush, large-sized pine trees, etc., but-ire will wager that we came off with fewer corns and bunions, than Wood inherited from Lie midsum mer ramble down the grade into Weston. Then, too, we were guilty of having in telligence enough to find a way out of the timber, when on the otberband, from a reliable source, we learn that Wood laid around camp and observed several teams pull out for Weston, and could have rode for the asking. He doubtless wished to commune with nature in all its lonely ness. Asa rule I am opposed to proprietary medicines. Still 1 value a good one, es pecially when such is the source of relief from pain. As a topical (external) appli cation have found Chamberlain's Pain Balm the beat remedy I. have ever used for neuralgia of any kind. . I have const antly recommended it to many porsons. William Home, M. D., Jenesville, Wis. la by Osburn. eke Stone is looser a saddle. One of 'his horses sot away the other day and came home minus the saddle. A placard was hung in front of the postoffice offer ing a reward for the recovery of the sad dle. A portion of it was found by some one wbo hung it up over the placard. The horse had literally kicked the saddle to pieces. Preliminary work at the Pendleton woolen mills is progressing rapidly. In a few days sufficient wool will have been dyed in 11 colors to supply material to warrant the management in accepting orders. Additional men have been em ployed and have been put to work mak ing yarn. Horses sold at the pound Tuesday did ot bring very high prices. Lee Hite- man was considered very fortunate in bidding one fine animal in for the sum of 11 cents. Lee paraded the streets with his horse, and in other ways gave evi dence of feeling proud of his purchase. PMr. and Mrs. G. A. Froome left yes fterday for Rossland B. 0., where Mr. Froome goes into the livery bueiness. He has sent a large part of his outfit on ahead, and will make the trip with his wife in a buggy, a distance of 300 miles. From all accounts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a Godsend to the afflicted. There is no advertisement about this ; we feel just like saying it. The Democrat, Carrlton, Ky. For sale by the Pioneer Drug Store. Roads are now in prime condition for wheat hauling, and our farmers are tak ing advantage of the same, with the re sult that warehouse men have about all they can do to keep up with their work. NJiOuie La BraBh is having fine sport fishing in the Lookingglass. His boy. Henry, landed a trout up there the other day which weighed 6 pounds and measur ed 25 inches. Deputy Horse Inspector Thompson has been asked to go t3 Mountain Valley, where there are reported to be a number of horses afflicted with the mange. Will Thompson, a popular young man of Weston, passed through Athena Mon day evening from Hidway Springs, where he enjoyed his summer outing. Call and get our prices on clothing. If you can do better elsewhere we don't ex pect your trade but you can't. The Square Store, Pendleton. George Carry, the block-man at Beale's meat market, keeps everything in ship shop shape. George understands his business. A. Mellin, of the firm of Mellin & Nicholson, merchant tailors, of Walla Walla, was in town Wednesday. Our prices are lower all the time than any closing out or retiring from-busicess prices. J. 8. Haye, Pendleton. KiLawyer Huntington moved his family to the Waterman residence, in the north part of the city, Tuesday. Groves Picket was in Pendleton this week. He was engaged in felling a com plexion preparation. Several harvest crews were in town Monday and made the "welkin ring." One arrest was made. G. P. Morrison was in town Tuesday. He reported that he had a section yet to head and thresh. Bob Kennedy finished threshing this week and moved bis engine and machine to Walla Walla. Mrs. Rosenzweig has returned from the toll gate. He Smashed Machinery. S boy who will eventually end up in the "pen" unless he speedly mends his ways has been causing no end of annoy ance in the Stone neighborhood recently. He developed a penchant for deetroying machinery. He demolished several guards on the sickle-bar of a header, and tinkered with the master-wheel of a horse powerFor a while the devlish work re mained a mystery as to who the perpe trator was. It finally developed a lad nemed Anderson, was guilty of the deed, and it is said the boy made confession that he did it. Just why be did it is not known, unless by breaking the machin ery he would cause delay in the work and thereby get a rest. Main Street Flooded. The heavy rain-fall Monday morning caused the culverts and drainage boxes on Main street to overflowXNew and wider culverts bave recently been put in; with the hope that the water could be confined to its rightful channel. Owing to a lar.e collection of "tumble-weeds" in the ditches above town, which came floating down, the culverts were soon choked np, and the South side of Main street was again flooded. As soon as the street commissioner cleaned the weeds away the water was amply taken care of. In Demand as Speaker. 3. B. Huntington, late of Harney coun ty and now of Athena, is in demand as a speaker, eays tbe Tribune. He has been invited to go to Huntington to address a republican meeting there. He bas re ceived several letters from Washington to go there to speak, and yesterday he was being pressed to go to Pilot Rock and address a McKinlsy club to bs organ ized there Saturday. Ninety per cent of all tbe people need to take a course of Hood's 8arsaparilla at this season to prevent that run-down con dition of the system which invites dis ease. Hocd'a Fills are purely vegetable and do not purge, pain or gripe. Ail druggists. 25cts. LAID TO REST. Funeral of Samuel Mansfield Saturday in this City. All that was mortal of Samuel Mane field, came in on the Saturday morning passenger,' from Colfax, Washington. The remains were accompanied to this city by George MansSeld, son of tbe de ceased. The funeral took place from tbe Christian church, the sermon was de livered by Elder G. Rushing. The re mains were followed to their laet resting place, in the Athena cemetery, by a large concorse of -friends, acquaintances and relatives. Samuel Mansfield died in Colfax, Au gust 27, aged 66 years, of heart failure. The death was a very sudden one. Mr. Mansfield felt unwell on Thursday morn ing, and concluded to go to bed. His condition was not regarded as serious, but after retiring bis vitality quickly tank, and by 3 o'clock he was dead. Mr. Mansfield was an old pioneer, hav ing gone to the Willamette valley in 1852, from his native state, Illinois, where he was born in 1830. During the greater part of his life he was engaged in packing and raining, and iu these pursuits visit ed and prospected or packed into almost every prominent mining camp in tbe Northwest during early days. For a number of years he made l is home in Atbena, where he now has two brothers, and a sister living. In the fall of 1890 he went to Colfax, where he afterwards re sided with bis sons, George and Frank Mansfield. He bas a brother still resid ing on the old home farm in Illinois. BIRTHDAY PARTY. An Enjoyable Evening Spent at th K Bradley Residence. Saturdav. Aueuat. 29. was Mia Beth Bradley's 15th birthday. A number of the young lady's friends were invited to be present at the Bradley home in the evening of that day. Miss Bradley and other members of the family, were un tiring in their efforts to entertain tbe friends and acquaintances who were present and make of the e zoning it memorable one in a social way. """" An elegant and sumptuous repast was enjoyed, consisting of ice cream, several different kinds of cake, and a large vari ety of fruit. The guests were: Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Boyd, Mrs. Lake Trance and baby Mildred, Misses Gen Booth, Leola Young, Lilly Gholson, of Walla Walla, Anna Gholson, Leta Edington, Cec.ile Boyd, Zelma DePeatr, and Masters Ralph DePeatt and Jessie Edington. Miss Beth was the recipient of many nice and useful presents, which the young lady will gratelully cherish as mementoes of an anniversary evening spent with friends. A Heavy Rain. A very heavy rain fall occurred in this section from 1 o'clock, a. m., to 6 a. m., Monday. The dust was thoroughly laid, and wheat in the sacks not under shelter was given a thorough soaking. Three years ago, rain ruined fully one-fourth of the wheat crop of Umatilla county, and wheat raisers generally promised them selves that in future they would cover their grain and thus insure loss from rain, but it is doubtful if many bave profited by past experience, and covered their grain with straw. Straw would ef fectually prevent grain from sprouting from dampness, if put on immediately after threshing. A few hours work, after the machine has pulled up would, should a wet spell set in, save the farmer many a sack of wheat, which would otherwise result in total loss. Cover up your grain. "Bronco Busting." Sunday, near the Commercial Livery Stable, quite a large crowd were enter tained by a genuine exhibition of bronco busting, in all its alluring features. A white cayuse furnished the material for tbe sport. The animal, at the one end of a long rope, and several men at the other, was the first scene. Tbe second sceno waa where the animal was thrown to the ground and forcibly saddled and briddled. Scene three came in whero the marshal requBted horse and audience to go below town, and there continue the exhibition, in all its entirety.- All that was now required to make the fourth and final scene was to pull the "hood wink" and let 'er go, which was done in the latest abbreviated style. Sixty Teachers Present. ' Notwithstanding the stormy weather, 60 teachers put in an appearance at tbe opening session of the Teachers' Insti tute, which convened at Milton Monday morning. A report from there reads as follows. A large number of visitors are present. The instructors are doing moBt satis factory work. Talking ton, Gavin, Guman and Draper all won golden opinions from tbe inter ested teachers. Professor Duffield's musical instruc tion was a most practical character. Professor Royal gave a short address on psychology, subject "Child Study." Evening session consists of songs and recitations by local talent of Milton, and lecture by Professor Nowlin. - Beggirling of School. School in Athena, begins Monday, September, 14. Scholars should get their books in readiness, and have every pre paration made to begin the first day. In dications point to a large attendance at the school this year. Vacant housss are rapidly becoming taken, and t..ny of them are the homes of families con taining several children. The water system now connects with the school and a little attention on tbe part of di rectors and teachers would soon develop wonders on the lawn and shade tree question. A sufficient supply of water will soon make the Athena school grounds "blossom as the rose." The Market. Portland, 8ept. 3. Wheat, valley 51 to 52 ; Walla Walla 43 to 49. Chicago. Sept. 3. Wheat, cash, 66; Ocotor. 57. San Francitco, Sept. 3. Wheat, cash, 97J. Chicago, Sept. 3. Ho.s light, $3.10 to $3.25 ; heavy, $2.50 to $.1.20. Cattle beeves, $315 to $5.20; cows and beifers, $1.25 to $3.85. Sheep market weak. Advertised Letters. Letters for the following named persons remain unclaimed in the Athena, Oregon postoffice, Sept. 1, 1890. Persons calling for the same will please say "adverieed." Bonny Wm Hole sn Mr Bonny Mrs W Hamilton Jamereon Baxter Mrs H M MctJee Geo Paker I M Nebcrgall W II E at ley Lewis O Preston Maie Ginley Mrs B Purington .Maud. Jas. W. Malokkv, post o aster. For Sale. The Julias Levy residence, on Fifth street is for sale. There is a bargain in this property for some one. Apply to J. Bloch, Athena, or write Julius Levy, Walla Walla, Wash. WALLA WALLA WAFTINGS. Incidents of Interest that Happened In the Garden City. Fourteen cars of new wheat were re ceived at Seattle last Wednesday and Thursday, tbe greater part of it from Eu reka Flat. Much of it does not grade above 55 and 56 pounds to the bushel. Rev. W. M. Fancher, pastor of the M. E. Church, South, has been returned to his church by Bishop Hargrave. The Conference was well pleased with his work from which he reported about fifty accessions, and Rev. Fancher is pleased with his appointment. Large yield of wheat. The crop of Philip Yenney on Russel Creek averag ed 45 bushels per acre of wheat. His crop of 40 acres promises a large yield. O. H. Barnett reports an average of 50 bushels of wheat and 70 bushels of bar ley. F - The house of H. H. Perry, corner of 3rd and Poplar street has become a verit able hospital this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Perry are nursing one patient with ty phoid fever, one case of pneumonia, one case of gun-shot wound, the sbeepherder from Woodwards, and one case of con valescent peritonities. Aboat 11 o'clock Wednesday night, tho barn of E. W. Col well, about 3 miles southeast of the city, was destroyed by fire. Considerable farm machinery, sev eral sets of harness, five tons of hay, a buggy, sleigh and other articles went with the barn. The total loss was about $600, which was partially eovered by in surance on the barn and contents to the amount of $300. The will of J. H. Lasater, deceased, was filed for probate in the superior court, Tuesday. Harry Lasater was appointed executor. George Starett and William Starett were tbe witnesses of tho execu tion of tbe will. Tbe residence property in towii with several lots and considerable land is given to tbe widow, Mrs. James Lasater, for use during life, after which it will go to James H. Lasater, jr. The other property on Main street and a large amount of farm property is divided about equally among the children. Harvey Young was iu the city a few days ago from his ranch on the Walla Walla river, near The Slide, in Umatilla county, Oregon, and seemed quite elated over having found gold on the river. To W. P. Sturgis, who had his sheep corrals in that vicinity, for several years, Mr. Young stated: ' "You made gold in that country some yeai 8 ago, aad now I hope to make it, but not in sheep." Harry further stated that about $2 per day is being pannod out per man and he and his brother Will have purchased a ma chine for saving the gold and tbe work of digging tbe precious metal in earnest will soon be commenced. Notes From Dixie. Fern Dale, Sept. 2, 1890Perhap8 a few lines from this neck of the woods would be of interest to your many read ers, sq here goes for luck anyway. School begins September 7, at Fern Dale, with Angust Bade, of Dry creek, as principal, and Miss Stella Wells as as sistanlteacher. Mrs, Geo. Youcur, of Miltou, died yes terday at 6 o'clock. The', teachers institute, now being held in Milton, is attended by something over 50 up to date, with more expected to at tend yet. Hon. Judge Lowell delivered a fine educational lecture at the.opera hall Sept. 1, to a large and attentive audience. Fruit picking is at its height now, with fruit in fair demand, and peddlers as thick as flies in a barrel. The infant child of Fred Williams is quite sick with summer complaint. They are now stopping at the home of his brother, Frank Williams, of this place. Myrtle Crocket, A. J. Crigler, Mrs. Clements and two or three of the Martin children and Fred JohnBon are all on the sick list, but are slowly improving. The heaviest rain of the summer or fall fell laet Sunday night, which caused tho mountain campers to pull for the valley in double quick time, b the lineof "we'll all be home in the morning." Wheat hauling is the go of theday with the farmers.in this part of the country as threshing is out of date now, and wheat hauling is the order. Dixie. Crime Brought Death. On Friday evening of last week James H. Montgomery, a photographer, in Prineville, suicided by cutting his throat from ear to ear. Montgomery had been arrested on a charge of attempting to criminally assault a young lady of that city, and on the way to the justice couri iu charge of the constable, he requested permission to go into a water closet. Tbe request was granted, the constable and several others standing just outside. Presently they saw blood streaming out from under the door, and on entering found Montgomery dying. He had sev ered the jugular vein and the wind pipe with a pocket knife. Years ago Mont gomery was one of tbe best artists in the country, but domestic troubles drove him to drink, and for tbe past 10 or 12 years ho has been a perfect wreck. Dr, Price's Cream Baking Powder Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair, San Francisco. Ginghams . . Shirting Prints Indigo Blue Prints Outing Flannels mp C. W. HOIvLvIS, Wagon Ran Over Him. Physicians who attended Charles Petk ins on Thursday, think the heavy loaded wagon passed over Perkins'.body. Marks across his breast indicate this. Perkins wbo was tbe 18 year old young man wbo waa knocked from a wagon by a stroke of lightning Thursday morning. It ap pears that tbe young man was on a load of wheat which he was hauling from the threshing machine towards town. There were about 30 sacks on the wagon. A brother was ahead witb a similar load. Charles was stunned by the lightning. He remembered nothing about tbe thun der or lightning, although the brother says he heard and saw them plainly. They wore 100 yards apart, and the brother saw Charles' team come trotting up with no driver. Charles was found near the barb wire fence, and had been dragged for quite a distance. Bruises and cuts were made on his arm, hip, shoulder and bead, very severe injuries. Although badly shaken and scarred, young Perkins was not marked by the lightning and will recover in a short time from tbe cuts. The Mystery of the Bottle. The mystery surrounding tbe finding of the note signed "Walter Wallace" as stated in the last issue of the Prehi stat ing that a murder had been committed at Starbuck and that the writer was held captive in the Blue mountains, is still unsolved. A telegram to tbe chief of police at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, brought the respond that Wallace is not known there. This does not yet establish, beyond a doubt, that the whole affair is a "fake," although it begins to look like it. Cedar Rapids is a city with a population of about 22,000 and the chief of police could not have made a very thorough investi gation between the time of receiving the telegram from here and his reply. If, however, some idiot entertained the idea that it would be "funny" to place that note in a bottle and start it down the stream just to see where it would turn up and what would become of it, be has a very mistaken conception of what is fun ny. Wanted to be on the Safe Side. Frank P. Hobson and wife, of Hobson ville, Tillamook county, who was mar ried fifteen years ago, having quite a family of children, were remarried last Tuesday by Judge Sappington. They were regularly married the first time and bave a marriage certificate, but late de cisions in tbe supreme court regarding certain technicalities, which might oper ate in their particular case, caused them to take out a license and get married again, so that they might be on the safe side in their relations to their family. In a recent letter to the manufacturers Mr. W. F. Benjamin, editor of the Specta tor, Rushford, N. Y., says: "It may be a pleasure to you to know tbe high es teem in which Chamberlain's medicines are held by the people of your own state, where they must be b9st known. An aunt of mine, who resides at Dexter, Ioa., was about to visit me a few years since, and before leaving home wrote me, ask ing if they were sold here, stating if they were not she would bring a quantity with In Trying to Beat the Record . . We Make this Effort By asking you to call and inspect goods and prices on I I W l t I 1 1 t m tT I I I iT tT I Li I C4 Post IIANSELL & MALONEY, Proprietors, South Side Main Street, - - - - Athena, Oreqon. IMPERIAL WILL MAKE YOUR HENS LAY I 'A i Especially adapted for young Chickens and Turkeys It is estimated that one-balf the S before reaching maturity. When Imperial Egg Food is fed according to direc j Hons, sick and dropping chicks will never be seen. It supplies all needed ma- r; terial to form healthy fowls. For sale at j I MAX LEWIN'S GROCERY STORE, Leader in Low p. Prices, North side of Main Street, Athena, Oregon. J mm her, as she did not like to be withe u'. them." The medicines referred to sre Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, famous for its cures of colds, and croup ; Cham berlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism, lame back, pain in the side and chest, and Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. These medicines have been in constant use in Iowa for almost a quarter of a century. Tbepeoplo have learned that they are articles of great worth and merit, and nnequaled by any other. They are for sale by Osburn. The Northern Pacific. Next Tuesday morning the Northern Pacific railroad passes into tbe hands of reorganized Northern Pacific Railway company, and Receivers Bigelow and McHenry, of the eastern divisions, and Burleigh, of the Pacific, have issued a circular announcing the termination of their trust. President E. W. Winter's first official executive order reappoints practically the entire corps of old officials in the company j rior to the receivership. Strong faith is felt in tho eaiulary effects of the removal of the finamial difficulties and mismanagement which forced this property, one of the moBt valuable in the United States, it to temporary insolvency and its reorganize ion, in thn face of con tinued depression, is a matter for con gratulation. Industries and enterprises, which have been retarded by the effects of receivership, will o ameuce to go for ward once more to the benefit of the en tire country tributary to the line, and the opportunities for general advancement, especially throughout the Pacific North west, are enhanced with the assurance of a settled policy and such assistance as is consistent with good railway management. A Wife Equal to a Gold Mine. Will some of your readers give me a good recipe for making cold starch? I am selling self-heating fiat irons and iron a little at every house and have to use some starch every place and want to know how to make good cold starch. My husband was in debt and I being anxiouB to help him thought I would sell self-heating flat irons, and I am doing splendidly. A cent's worth of fuel will heat the iron for three hours, so you have a perfectly even heat. You can iron in half the time and no danger of scorching the clothes as with the old iron, and you can got the most beautiful gloss. I sell at nearly every house, as the iron saves so much fuel everybody wants one. I make tl 50 on each iron and bave not sold less than ten any day I worked. My brother is doing well and I think anyone can make lots of money anvwhere selling irons. Tbe J. F. Casey & Co., St. Louis, Mo., will start anyone in the business, as they did me, if you will address them. Mrs. A. Russell, Mr. O. D. Yonker, a well known drug gist of Bowling Green, Ohio, in speaking of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, says : "I take pleasure in recommending it to my customers, for I am certain that it will always please them. I sell more of it than all other kinds put together." For sale by Osburn. New goods constantly arriving, which we offer you at BED ROCK PRICES, at the iffic Storj EGG FOOD r V 8 chicks and turkeys annually hatched, die y. 20 Y'rds OneM'r Athena, Oregon.