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We have added the following items to our Great Clearance Sale
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All our best quality new Patterns, this sea- An odd lot heavy weight, all wool Ladies' Special Recant Day, r Saturday only,
son's Flannelettes, best ever sold for Jabkets,feasily worth from $3.50 arid, all Remnants to be sold on
, ' 12 l-2c per yard, ! J to $5.00 each,
j i Now 98c: AtM
Wool Eiderdowns, all colors, same goods Tamoshanter's in a great variety of colors, Our entire stock of Furs, Boas and Collar-
" sold for 45c ' x- nowgoing at; ettes going at
Now 25c per yd. 5 15c each At Half Price
Annual Clearance
Sale
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ATHENA PRESS
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ATHENA,' JANUARY 30, 190a
Job ii L. Rand, joint senator from
Baker county, spoakin g of the ajpoitit
tnent of a state inspector of mines, says:
"I am in favor of the appointment by
the state of an inspector of mines, or
minniuij bureau part of whose duties
shall be to see that every working mine
Bhall be as safe as it is possible tor a
mine to be made, before it is permitted
to operate. I shall do all in my power
to promote legislation that will tend to
the establishment of such a bureau or
the appointment of such an inspector."
It is possible to secure the appointment
of a state inspector of mines if the rep
rescntativea of mining districts of the
state stand together and work To that
end. Granite Gem. "
The Press believes a state mino in
. spector to be in the same catagory with
the has been Oregon railway commis
sion, and that the Gem will have to
produce better argument before the state
will make a "stand" for the appoint
ment of one. Especially will it have to
do so in view of the fact that mines fall
far short of paying their share of taxes.
brought in from the postoffl.ee, would
not be satisfied. And the fellow who
comes to you and in a hushed sort of
way, asks you to "print nothing about
it" naturally expects something in the
way of a newspaper, even though he
hasn't paid up since back in '90's some
whore. Then, too, the fellow who .takes
you off to oe side and confidentially
advises you to give the whole cheese an
"airing" has to be taken care of, even
though his last words were, "my name
not to be mentioned you know." And
yet the public pay for and expect a
newspaper! Oh, country journalifm is
a snap with the snap left out.
. Senator Quay of Pennsylvania brought
matters to a test vote in the senate the
other day on the omnibus statehood bill
and defeated the supporters of Presi
dent Koosevelt. The votl was 37 to 27.
It may be a correct reminder of the
nomination of Mr. Roosevelt tor the
view-presidency by Piatt and Quay to
get him out of the way. Perhaps the
reported hostility of Mr. Quay was real
hostility, and the lust scene in the
United States senate is proof thereof.
to the needs of the country, a bulletin
is in preparation and will soon be issued
which will contain a concise summary of
the advances in economic geology made
by the survey during the last year.
The crown princess of Saxony and her
very dear friend, thd French tutor, talk
of coming to America, the home of di
vorce.
Minister Bowen seems to be one of
those who believe that the patient waiter
is no loser.
IRRIGATION FLAMS UNDER WAY.
The Freewater, Milton and Hudson
Bay Ditch company, organized by pio
neers of Umatilla county last week, is
another step toward that ultimate per
fection which is in store for the county.
Tf in Ana nVi o r-it av in f Vi a afnMt f
schemes that has yet been presented in
the Inland Empire, The development
of these industries will be watched by
Umatilla county with keen interest.
There is raw material enough in the idle
lands of the county to 'make a city of
40,000 people evJPendleton's site. At
Echo and in the Hudson Bay country,
in the Cold Springs and northern 'Uma
tilla county districts are resources now
lying dormant that will support a coun
ty of 100,000 people. Umatilla county
capital should open the gate for the
waiting industries and immigration.
East Oregonian. j '
DAMNER 8ALVE
' the most healing aalvs In the world.
Everything
"If its the function and duty of a
local newspaper to supress local news,
as some people seem to suppose, we
wonder what they expect an innocuous
"rag" with every column blank except
the advertisements?" asks the Weston
leader. Well, no, hardly that. For
the fellow who sits about the stores and
gobbles up the paper-ai soon as it is
The utterances at (he banquet of con
federate veterans in New York are ad
ditional evidence that any remaining bit
terness growing out of the civil war is
fast disappearing. Political differences
may continue forever, but with each
succeeding year it becomes more mani
fest that time is surely softening the re
sentments and animosities that were
born of the conflict at arms.
According to Mark Twain the to are
only 31 jokes in existence, all others
being variations. . The difficulty now
would be in selecting the original 34,
but. perhaps Mark could do it. He's
responsible for several of them.
The government is undecided as to
the statesman whose face should go on
the 30-ceat stamp. Who would think
that 30-ceot statesmen were so tew? ,
"Yankee Doodle" had an even show
with "Dixie" at the banquet of the con
federate veterans in New York.
In accordance with the policy of the
United States geological survey to make
available the results of its researches as
early as potsible and ins form suitable
This ditch company is working upon
the same theory held by the people now
planing extensive irrigation t rln near
Echo; that is, that . winter j irrigation,
thorough flooding, complete saturation
of the sandy soil, once during the winter
and earlyv spring, is sufficient to grow
three excellent crops of alfalfa without
the aid of surface irrigation during the
summer. The Walla Walla, river will
not furnish sufficient water to supply the
ditch during the dry season.! The ditch
es now in operation own it and use it all
during the irrigation season proper,
.
' But this company has faith in its
theory, and will ask for water privileges
only during the winter months while
the river banks are full. The lands to
be irrigated by this company will be
flooded thoroughly while water is
plenty, and the sub-irrigation resulting
from that soaking process' will be de
pended upon to grow the crops for the
ensuing season. In this body of land
between Freewater and Hudson Bay are
something near 7000 acres. In its pres
ent condition it is worth $15 to 520 per
acre. At a cost of $5 per acre it can be
converted into productive, land worth
in that locality today from ?100 to $175
per acre for fruit growing. Near Echo
are 100,000 acres of this semi-arid land,
ihe water that is now going to waste
might be profitably employed at this
very season of the year, to lay founda
tions for 5 tons of alfalfa per acre.
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These bodies of idle land can be made
to add $2,000,000 to the aesessed valua
tion of Umatilla county. The freshets
can be utilized at a time when their use
will not interfere with other rights. It
is one tot the most practical irrigation
fin
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G1TY MEAT MIT
ROBERT WATT
Proprietor
Platzoeder & MiDger's old stand
For .
House Keeping
Purposes
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See ourstock before you buy.
Baker & Folsom
The Complete House Furcishers, Main
St., next to Postoffice, Pendleton.
1 Rock Springs & Cumberland
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Foley's Honey s Tar JhpBOm mieS Otl Car LOlS 5
Nasal
CATARRH
In all Its staees. M
Ely's Cream Balm
cleanses, soothes and heals
the diseusd membrane.
It cares catarrh and drives
away a cold In the head
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Cream Balm Is placed into the nostrils, spreads
over the membrane and Is absorbed. Relief It Im
mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying does
not produce sneealng. Large Size, 80 cento at Drog
giats or by mall; Trial Siae, W cents.
KLT BROTHERS, M Warren Street, New York
A. M GIIvMS,
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CITY BAKERY
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It coats no more to raise a mule
" than it does to raise a horse, '
1 and the mule is worth more.
"BLACKSNAKE"
Mark Patton's famous Kentucky
Jack, will make the season in
Athena. . He is a sure foal get
ter, showing over 80 per cent of
of colts last season. Will call
at farm tor six or more mares.
Terms, $15.00 to lnssrc foal
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FRESH BREAD, ROLLS
PIES, CAKES, ETC-
m& DAILY
ALHE1T BROTHERS PROPRIETORS
UT KOBTH SIDE MAIN STREET
CITY BAKERY
Going to Build?
Save Money ann Time by Hav-
ingCK TROUTMAN, Archi
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PENDLETON, - . . ORE.
Attfena, Oregon.
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is the place you augut to go for a drink of High-Grade Whiskeys so many kind.
The Baris always shinning, neat and cleam, and a Marble-top
Bartender there can be seen. - , ' . . ... ,,
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OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
North Side Main Street, ' P. II. TIEDEMAN, Proprietor
...ATHENA LUMBER COMPANY ...
' ' H. H. CURTIS, Manager.- '
f c rpecnuiiy solicit a liDerai snare or your patronage. . We
. v v ; will give you entire Satisfaction.
WE KEEP OH HAND A LARCE STOCK OF ROSLYN COAL
OFFICE AND YARD, HAIOTREET, WEST OF RAIIRGAD. CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTFULLY S0L1C1TF
UP-TO-DATE DRUG&ISTS
- AGAINST-
IDeadJ-r IDTa.x'oo'bics
Begmnmg in the Dark Ages Mercury and Narcotic poisons (opium, belladoc a
or deadly nightshade, hyoscyamus and later cocaine) were and now are used in all
(except VERUS) pile medicines, but in the light of the Twentieth Century any in
telligent physician or druggist will admit that narcotics or mercury do not cure
piles. It simply gives momentary relief ani perpetuates the trouble or piles, f 5,5
000 reward if VFRUS PILE CURE contains mercury or narcotics. $51) raward if
VERUS fails to cure any ca,e of piles. UP-TO-DATE DRUGGISTS ONLY
SELL VERUS, vis: G. C. OSBURN, The Pioneer Drug Store.