The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, July 08, 1898, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextX. Fes, We Are . . . Strictly in It The wheat fields are taking on their coat of golden yellow, and soon will be full of busy men. Those fellows will all have to eat and plenty of it. READ AND COMPARE All our best 6-cent calicoes are now going at. 5c 10 lbs Lard 90c Smoked Bacon 11c Shoulders 9c Warns ... . , ; He ; Arbuckle Coffee. 10c 30 lbs White Beans .$1 00 . 17 lbs Italian Prunes 1 00 17 lbs Nice Evaporated Apples. 1 00 1G lbs Japan Ilice. .. . 100 30 lbs Oat Meal 1 00 5 gal keg Either Plain or Mixed Ficklea. . . , 1 25 12 2$ Pound Cans Tomatoes 140 50 lbs Fine Dairy Salt..., !; .5- G5 j 100 lbs Stock Salt 80 To make your Machinery and Wagons run smooth we will sell you 12$ lb keg Hard Oil and Graphite Axle Grease. , 75 5 gal can Best Castor Machine Oil 1 75 We are after your Grocery trade. Lowest prices for honest goods and weight must win. Call and see us. You will find we do just as we advertise. Athena Mercantile Company, Bloch Building, Main Street. Athena, Ouegon Items in Brief. For dental work Go to Dr. L. F..Tovar, 3rd e Ireet. 4 . Glass fruit j ars at the Blue Front. Rigby & Hales sell "Peacock" flour. Drapers and machine extras are sold by Hawes. Washing is made easy when using Lenox Boap. Fish Brothers make I be best wagons, Hawes sells thena. ; Some special drives in zephyr ginghams at The New Store. Pickel, the artist, enlarges pictures in Crayon and Pastel. When you want a mower, see Hawes about the Milwaukee. Miss. Eloise Huntington is visiting Pendleton friends. The Blue Front Lbs just received a fresh stock of candies. You can find the best steak at Gerk ing'a "Dewey" Market. Baker & Hamilton buggies and culti vators are sold by Hawee. The Athena Mercantile Co. sells Mitchell wagons, hacks and buggies. Gents Lisle thread underwear reduced from 50 cents to 25 cents at Max Lewin's. . Hawes sells Baker & Hamilton steel frame headers. The best on the market. .The best buggy in town for the money is the Baker & Hamilton. Hawes sells them. Parties returning from Bingham Springs report good fishing in the Uma tilla river? ; For a fine, juicy steak, go to the "Dewey" Meat Markut,- E. G. Gerking proprietor. - - - - - E. E. Turner arid E. R. Dupuis, both of Pendleton," were Athena visitors Wednesday. George Rosenberg, of Pendleton, took the oath for justice of the peace of North Pendleton precinct last Tuesday. For a good cigar go to the St. Nichols hotel. They carry the celebrated Le- land Stanford and Sandow brands. In order to make room for new goods, I have greatly reduced the price on my entire stock of millinery. Mrs. Ida Carden. A marriage license was iesued Wednes day afternoon to Fred Fisher and Miss Ida Tomer, by Deputy Lambirth, of the county clerk's office. Welle delivers ice to hie customers in the forenor n, and desires that hereafter all orders be left at hia place of business in time for the delivery wagon to de liver the ice . A thief entered Justice Parka' court room, in Pendleton, Wednesday and stole the Judge's overcoat, in the pockets of which were some valuuble papers, valuable lo the owner, but to no one else. Mr. Parka aays he would be sat- IsSed if the thief would return the Tbe Umatilla Indians are celebrating Independence day in the most approved manner. The celebration opened Tues day afternoon at tbe grounds east of the Agency, when there was a parade, and later in the afternoon a war dance was given. The festivities will last all week. East Oregonian : Clifton Cleaver, Dr. Garfield and William Kugal left Sunday morning for a two months' outing in the vicinity of Crescent lake. The Athena Mercantile Co. are the largest dealers in general merchandise in Athena, and that's why they under sell all competitors. Twelve recruits were mustered in at La Grande last Tuesday, that being the quota for that place under the last call lor volunteers. A salmon weighing 63 pounds was caught in one of The Dalles fish wheels last week. It was the largest one caught this season. All sensible ladies buy wrappers at the New Store. They are made well, fit well, and save you lots of work making them. When you get ready to. buy your sup plies for harvest, you will make no mis take in going to tbe Athena Mercantile Co. The bent the maiket affords in tbe way of meat is found at tbe "Dewey" Meat Market, north side of Main street. Twenty-five cents will buy three cans of Monarch Axle Grease, the best on earth, Sold by Athena Mercantile Co. Cool delicious lemonade is the drink for summer. Lemonade sets in the latest styles at Rigby & Hales. , Try a can of B & B Baking Powders, at the Blue Front and get a fine glass dish. Every can warranted. Lead and" oil' at greatly reduced prices at Osburns. Headquarters for best pre pared paints and drugs. Do not fail to see Dr. Richardson at once if you wish his services, as he will leave town soon. Miss Oflie Bryson, of Weston, spent the past week visiting at the home of W. T. Willaby'a. Header drapers, and drapers of all kinds, also rivets and sticks at Athena Mercantile Co. - Gerking, of the "Dewey" Meat Market, gets hia meats fresh from Pendleton every day. Stone crocks are the best for milk, they are sold cheap at the" Athena Merc antile Co. When you need groceries, go to Max Lewin's. He is selling bia stock out at cost Go to the Palace Drag Store for pure, drugs, and tbe beet perfumeries on earth Before you put up your fruit, ee Lewin's Mason double thick fruit jars. For tbe beet grades of machine oils at reasonable prices, go to McBrides. Keep cool by going to the New Store and got one of those light coats. F.J. Betle ii M at hia I otne in this city. . William Rota returned from Hcppner yesterday. You can exchange old money far new gModa at FIollU'. If you must weir corsets try the Arm ore ii! e, at Hollis'. Will Benner came down from Spokane tlie firBt of the week. The Press brats 'em all on cummercial printing. Prices reasonable. A fall supply of Acme harrows now on hand at C. A. Barrett & Co.'a Miss Oaie Marsh, of Weston, la visit intr with Mi-s Nellie Purdy, south of town. Mr. Win. King and family are spend ing the summer months at Lehman spiings. Have you seen those new $75 buggies at tbe Athena Mercantile Co. ? Tuey are dandies. Our stock of machine extras are com plete for all make of machines. C. A. Barrett & Co. Just received a dandy line of glaea ware, your choice for 20 centa at the Athena Mercantile Co. J. V. Thompson has an open buggy and also a hack, both of his own make wbich he offers for sale. Tbe finest and most complete stock of oils and paints to be found in town are at the Palace Drug Store. The Rev. Fredric Farrar will hold services in the Baptist church next Sun day morning, at 11 o'clok. Mrs. Rigby has just received anew line of childrens hats and babies bon nets. The very lateet styles. McBride has just received the finest stock of razors ever brought to Athena. Prices on them are reasonable. Clarke' Lightning Weed Cutters are the best ever introduced in this country. Sold by Athena Mercantile Co. Buy a Piano binder with fly wheel attachments and get the best. These binders are sold by C. A. Barrett & Co. Delicious mutton chops are found at the "Dewey" Meat Market, north side of Main street. E. G. Gerking proprie tor. S. O. Swackhamer has assumed the duties of receiver of public monieB in the United States land office at La Grande. Pendleton ' Tribune : John Hess has gone to Athena where he proposes open ing a saloon adjoining tbe Athena hotel, July 10. The only fine dress shoes for the Fourth to be found in town ere .at Hel frich's. New lines just received from eastern houses. . If you run your neck in a noose you may regret the act, but if you put it in one - of Hollis' red-white-and-blue ties you will be happy. The first lot of wool sold this season at The Dalles was disposed of last week. The lot consisted of 67 sacke.and brought 11 cents a pound. If you love your neighbor aa yourself, you will tell him how nice Schillings best coffee is when prepared in the best manner. Hollis sells it. Albert Cohen who has been in Athena for some time assisting his brother-in-law, E. Manasse, in his store, has re turned to bis duties in Walla Walla. Vergil Perringer, of New Whatcom, Wash., waa a Pkess caller Tuesday. Mr. Perringer is visiting with relatives near Adams. He is a brother of George Per ringer. The Japanese have demonstrated their mission on earth, by inventing that cool summer matting, which looks so cheer ful on the floor and is sold so reasonably by Hollis. J. W. Smith has 1G0 acrea of good land, with 80 acres of growing crop on it, fituated on Gerking fiat about 3 milea from Athena, for sale for a short time at a bargain. Please bear in mind that you can get just as many, if not more, pounds of sugar, coffee, rice, beans, and every thing elee at the Blue Front, as you can get any place in the town. The bueinees of tbe Pendleton Steam Laundry in Athena is steadily increas ing. Washings are received at Parker & Ferguson's barber shop Da Wednes day, and are returned Sunday morning. ' This is the season for mild, refreshing drinks, and Jaa. Feeler, at the billiard hall, is prepared to satisfy the thirst of patrons with cool and refreehing drinks. Teat his new soda fountain as you pass. Mr, Brown, the operator who has been assisting Agent Drake of the O. R. & N., has been promoted, aad ia now a tation agent np the line. Hia place here is filled by J. B. Gross, of Portland. Everybody who attended the Fourth of July picnic wbich was held at Cold Spring, on Basket mountain, pronounced I it a yrand anccepR. The closing feature Walla Walla for passing forged checks with the name of Thomas Lyons and T. W. Lyons signed to them. He con fesses cis guilt and states that be is the author of the signatures. The Heppner Gazette will hereafter be under the management of Cor lies Merritt, cf Portland. This change is male necta-aiy by the appointment of its editor and proprietor, Otis Tattersin, to tbe position of receiver of th I'nited Statea land effice at The DaileF. Mr. Patterson has conducted tbe paper for more tqan 10 years. Thousands of persona have been cured of piles by using DeWitt'a Witch Haxel Salve It heals promptly and cures ecsairta and all rkin diseases. It gives immediate relief. Palace Drug Store, Wm McBride. Prop. For the best wagons, binders, tiut rope, machine oils, axlegrease, cjlindt-r teeth, chains, bolts, forks ami all Geld harvesting supplies, conaUutl? in stock and at the right prices, call on Geo Proobstel, Weston, Ore. We mortals complain if it id Itot uml growl if it is co'd. Wo are cross if it rains, and are blue if it is dry. About the oa'y causo of uninterrupted equin imity is the increasing show of satis factory gooda at Hollis'. Bob Moore, of LaFayette, Ind., say that for constipation he baa fonn 1 Da Witt's Little Early Risers to be perfect. They never gripe. Try them for slora ach and liver troubles. Palace Drug Store, Wm. McBride, Prop. Some naughty editor has said that courting a girl ia like starting a newspa per. It starts out weekly, then becomes a semi- weekly, then merges into a daily and if it has any enterprise onies out with an extra about once a year Win your battles against disease by acting promptly. One Minute Cough Cure produces immediate results Whoa taken early it prevents consumption. And in later stages it furnishes prompt relief. Palace Drug Store, Wm. Mc Bride, Prop. t The editor of the Evana City, Pa , Globe, writes, "One Minute Cjugh Cure is rightly . namtd. It cured my child after all remedies failed." It cures coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. Palace Drug Store, Wm. Mc Bride, Prop. Acker's dyspepsia tablets are sold on a positive guarantee. Cures heart burn, raising of the food, distress after eating or any form of dyspepsia. One little tablet gives immediate relief, 5 cents and 50 cents. Palace Drugstore, Wm. McBride, prop. Moki tea positively cures tick bead- ache, indigestion and constipation. A delightful herb drink. Removes all eruptions of the skin, producing a per fect complexion, or money refunded. 25 cents and 50 cents. Palace Drug Store, Wm, McBride, prop. . Sick headache, bilious ne3s, constipa tion and all liver and stomach troubles can be quickly cured by UBing those famous little pills known as DeWitt'a Little Early Risers. They are pleasant to take and never gripe. Palace Drug Store, Wm. McBride,' Prop. The citizens of Weston extend a cor dial invitation tfl People of Athena to attend the ratification and dance in Weston tomorrow night, given in honor of the recent victories of the American army and navy in Cuba and the arrival of tbe Oregon volunteers at Manila. Pendleton will have a celebration to morrow evening in honor of tbe arrival of the Oregon volunteers at Manila and the recent victories of the American army and navy in Cuba. After the parade and speeches the platform will be cleared and a free dance will be given E. C. Blanks, of Lewiaville, Texas, writes that one box of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve was worth $50.00 to him, It cured his piles of ten years standing. He advises others to try it. It also cures eczema, skin diseases and obstinate sores. Palace Drug Store, Wm. Mc Bride, Prop. E. G. Gerking, of the "Dewey" Meat Market, killed and dressed a veal yes terday evening and left it to hang out all night, Some festive hobo, no doubt with visions of a "mulligan" in store, appropriated about five pounds of the choicest meat from one of the hind quarters for tbe same. . The Chief Burgees of Mileeburg, Pa., sajB DeWitt'a Little Early Risers are the best pills he ever used in his family during forty years of house keeping. They cure constipation, sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small in aizs but great in results. Palace Drug Store, Wm. McBride, Prop. Nora Palm, of Pendleton, has filed an action for divorce from Harry L. Palm, upon the grounds of drunkenness and desertion. They were married Septem ber 23, 1895, in Pendleton and one child is the result of the union, which the piaintiff prays for tbe care of. J, H. Lawrey ia attorney for plaintiff. In the circuit court this week, Judge S. A. Lowell rendered an important decision in tbe case of Hamilton & Rourke vs Sibion & Kerr, in which E. P. Marshall, receiver, ia removed as soon as the defendants, the Hamilton Rourke Warehouse System, fill an undertaking in tbe Bum of f 100,000. Eact Oregon ion: Deputy Sheriff Charles Frazier, in making a trial bal ance of his personal account this morn ing, which he has kept since entering the sheriff's office four years ago, found that his total accumulation for the four years amounted to just four dimes, a wornout pocket and hosts of friends. The campers at Lehman springa are complaining that bears are too numer ous this summer. Bear tracks are fre quently seen near tbe camping grounds. One of these besets went on tour of in vestigation one night recently, he be came too familiar with a team that was bitched to a back. The horses became frightened and pulled back upsetting the hack Tbo guards came to the rescue beforn Ihey k.ne the intrnler was a b?ar, tut did cot chase hiai erj far. People bo live un the mountains say that for eomo leaton bears are more numerous tnan they have been',for uuny years. Pendleton has made another contri bution of volunteers to go to the front. Seventeen tf Umatilla county's men left on Wednesday for San Francisco and will sail soon after arriving there for tbe Philippine Islands. Following is a list of these that left Pendleton : W. Ciozier, II. E. Taft, Frank Walsh, Steve Done, William Bingham, L. Kelsey, William Herzog, N. Taft, Isaac B. Knox, 'John Kearney, Dan C. Bowman, Ed Mossie, Walter Lindsey, A. Cr jwner, J. Pierce, E. A. Shuhnire, William McElwain. SHERIFF ELECTION CONTEST. H A. Faxon Asks for a Recount of the Votes cast cn June 6th. Ex Sheriff H. A. Faxon has filed a notice of contest of the election of Wil liam Blakeley to the office of sheriff. Wednesday evening Attorney D. W. Bailey presented at the office of the county clerk the notice of contest for filing, also a motion asking for a re count in the circuit court on Tuesday, July 21, and later in (he evening an order to the court to that effect was filed. Ex-Sberiff Faxon alleges in bis re quest for a recount that 45 votes cast for him in the county were not counted, and that in Pendleton precinct persons not authorized and unqualified assisted iu keeping and counting the talley sheet Sheriff Blakeley was interviewed about the matter yesterday morning and ex pressed himself as perfectly willing that a recount should be had, the outcome of which he is satisfied will be in his favor. As it ia well known that in the election a large number of votes really cast for the uaion party candidates were not counted because of the cross boing before the name of the party, instead of be tween the number and the name ot the candieate, he stands a better chance of having his majority increased thau hav ing it ewept away. THE NEW STORE t. MAHASsii, rrop., Bank Block, : : : Athena J.V.Thompson's Canine. Athena, Ore., July 7, 1898, Mr Editor:' I noticed in the last issue of your valuable paper a question directed to you (as we all look upon you as a regular portable encyclopedia of rare knowledge) when the question should have been asked me, as I, and I alone, am sola owner and proprietor of the dog known aa Ponto Thompson. Now, my dear sir, I will unbosom myself to you The aforesaid canine has from infancy up to date lain ou hia left side, hence my idea in only shearing his right side You as a real philosopher can readily see that the iong wool was nice for a matress upon which to rest his weary frame, after bia day 'a. work In the shop vaa done. Very humbly yours, J. V. TnuMrno.1. Passengers on the Burgojjne. It la probable that John Taitenger and his two little boys, aged 5 and 3, of Adama were on the ill fated steamship La Burgogne, wbich was sunk in col liesion with the British ship Cromarty shire off tho New Found land coast on the morning of July 4. Mr, Taitenger and his two sons left Pendleton recently, arriving in New York in time to pur chase the last two cabin tickets for Paris. The vessel Bailed on Saturday, the 2d inst. Letters from Mr. Taitenger written on the 1st inst., were received this morning by bis brother Nick, Frank Curl and Mrs. Taitenger, all of whom live at Adams. There were 725 passengers on tbe Burgogne, cf wbich D(J2 are missing, and it is possible that Mr, Taitenger and children are among the survivors. Farmers Attention. If you want a threshing outfit buy a J. I. Case for which we beBpeak superi ority over all other machines. To de monstrate this assertion we will put an outfit in your field with an expert engi neer ana separator tender, run tbe outfit until you are convinced that the rig is what we claim for it. A complete outfit can be seen at our warehouse about May 10th. Athkna Mekcantilk Co. At Beale'a Market. Frank Beale is after your trade in the meat line. He keeps on hand nothing but the very best that money will buy on tbe market. Just now be is cutting a swath in the price of meat. He quotes tha following prices: Boiling meat, per lb .. . . .5 and 0c Roast, per lb , 8c Steak, round, per lb 8c Steak, loin, per lb 10c Bologna sausage, per lb 8 and 10c Money to Loan On chninn whnat tanrln . nf Tlmalilia county at 7 per cent interest Call on or address, Go. P. Bosehbkho. Pendleton, Ore. Notice to Farmers, The Atbena Mercantile company are agents for tbe McCormick binders and mowerr, the best machines on earth. For Sale. Onejiew steel frame Piano header at bargain. O. W. Hoi.uk, For Sale. Eight acrea of land adjoining the city limits of Milton, west of depot. Good house and out building!, balance in orchard of bearing fruit of all varieties. For further particulars cali on or address Joseph Irons, Milton, Ore. For Sale. One full blood Jersey ball 1$ months old. Two and one-half miles northwest of Athena. F. A. Williams, r I O c3 D r I o o D CD a a CD . til i h i i t i 5 Jf-fc? v n i 3 Ui-- so - .-. --: ' - ; '.IV " ' MttaitoMM 5 W. B. CORSETS. ml 5 We have been appointed agents 5: J in this city for the celebrated g if W. B. Corsets, for correct style, fc 3 durability and shape. The best s 3 corsets on earth for the following g g prices: 50c., 89c, $1.00 and $1.25. S 3 Any purchaser having tried them j 3I not agreeing with us may have g 3 money refunded. 3; CD B CD B C CD CD O CD t CD C S P e-r- CD cn Pi f j la ftiftW THE NEW STORE Agcuts for Bulterick's Patterns. Your' Money Back - AT - - RIGBY &. HALES First class goods at low prices. We carry a full sup ply ot Groceries. Tea and Coffee a specialty. Also Mason Improved Fruit Jars, Jelly Glasses and Queensware. The Brick Grocery, RIGBY & HALES, Proprietors, Athena, Oregon LEWIW;;WON.;l THE JACK POT IS YOURS . Won by ; . A Royal Plush Twelve straight suit orders to your credit. The $25 is yours we'ro glad to givo it to you, for you have earned it by your own persistent efforts in faithfully pushing the best tailoring on earth. THERE'S NO LIMIT TO THIS GAME The same reward stands open $25 for another lot of twelve and there is no reason why you should not go in and win again. You CAN and you WILL. We are marching on to glory, boys, And we march five thousand strong; There's naught on earth can stop us, boys, For we sing an honest song. We aro The Royal Tigers We're a mighty jolly crew And what is more, we do the work That no one else can do! THE ROYAL TAILORS, CHICAGO, U. S. A. Department of Business. t1 WAR OF WHEELS ..CRESCENTS LEAD,,, Numbors give confidence in war, so the sale of 83,000 Crescents in 1897, shows tho confidence of the riding public in them. We handle the full line of these famous wheels fa mous for quaiity, elegance and price. Buyers are more particular than they used to be; this makes it easy to sell Crescents. We can suit you in quality, price and terms, . C. A. BARRETT & CO., Main Street, Atbena Dewey Meat Market E. G. GERKING, Prop. Nothing but the best meat the market affords is kept in stock.. A share of your patronage respectfully solicited. North Side Main Street : : Athena papers.