VOLUME XV. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 17, 1903. NUMBER 29 MULE A'lfUJPL ! Mmm mi COMPANY Elviill El (blUM -This spring we purchnsed a larger and better stock of summer fabrics than ever before. Owing to the backward season we find ourselves with large quantities of New, Desirable, This Season's goods on hand. We shall not wait until the season is over; and nobody has dny use for them, but right now at the time when they are mpst needed, shall reduce prices on all Wash Dress Goods tosuch a low figure that none can fail to appreciate the values we are offering. (Two: Special ; Lots; of Races It Would not pay you to put 25c and 36c laces on 10c "and 20c drees goods. But wo sell you lace that has the 25 and 35c look ubout it and is worth 10 and ;.12M cent per yardV JO cent Basket at , 5c per yard... 12Jo Basket at cents per yard. 3 8Ja, and.t 10c Embroideries. fin" odd lengihs and great variety of patterns, ' . K ? Vr '..''.. '' '. -S; . 5c per yd. White Braids, in all widths and pat terns, from , - . ' . lc Upward New Shipment of fancy ;lace striped Hose just received. . r-- j j o ' Only 25c per pair. - - Wash Dress Goods Clearance Sale t ; I COMMENCES , ON SATIRDAY JINE 20th 6ifi Antrim Lawns, fast colors, Reduced to. 8,'iiO Organdy Lawns, all colors, Reduced to..,. .... ....... . . ;'15c Fine Batistes and Dimities, Reduced to. ... . . '.. J. .. . ... .'. 20c Fancy Jacquard Mulls, tan grounds, Reduced to.'. ,25c Etamines and Canvas Cloth, Reduced to.... t... ........ ...... , 25c Imported Irish Dimities, evening shades, Reduced to.... 30c Imported Mulls, all colors, lace and figure effects, Reduced to 10c Seersucker and Cuambra Ginghams Reduced to : j WIIISE GOODS INCLUDED IN THIS SALE ; 7jc White India Linens Reduced to . . . . , . ... . , lOchite India Linens Reduced to. 1 1. .. 1. ..... .. 124o White" India Linen Reduced to.. .. .... .... .... ...... ....... 15c White India Linens Reduced to. ........... 20c India Linen Reduced to. ...-.... Swisses, Mulls, Nainsooks and ail fancy white goods reduced in the same proportion during this clearance sale. i v f 1 4c 6Kc 10c' 16'c 19c 19c 25c 6o "'V: 8c ..10c. mo 16c Ladies Shoes All the new shipments have arrived. All the latest novelties in Patent Leather or Kid. No trouble to show you the latest styles. We have them from. $1.75 per pair Upward Men's Shoes All the latest and most reliable makes, from a good work shoe at 81.40 per pair, to fine, Vici Kid, Box Calf or Patent Enameled at ; - O $3.50 to $5.00 ' Special Notice If you want a Shirtwaist for every-day we,r, we have about' 100 carried over from last season, seme of them badly, soiled, worth 50c, 75c and 81 each, your choice while this lot lasts for 19 cents Each. : As the harvest season approaches you naturally look around to find where you can buv vour sunnlies to" the best advantage. We have a very large stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries, also Granite Iron, Tinware, Crockery and Glass. ware. iei our estimates are your bills. We will save you money on your groceries. Give us a call. '".'T.-.---- 1 n rj mm 1 Ol Mf$l. -1KUES SEASON 111 Is now almost upon us, and as it draws - nearer your wants in the Grocery Line are correspondingly increased, k We have one y - of the Largest and Best Assorted Stocks of Groceries in Eastern Oregon for you to select fronv All our prices are as low as the lowest Bring; in your Harvest Or ders and let us save you some money. Work Shirts We have placed upon our counters the best Selected Stock of Men's Work Shirts ever brought to Athena. 75, 65 and 60c shirts all going at 50 Cts. Men's Fancy Shirts Our stock of Men's Fancy Shirts is to large, as we over bought at the beginning of the season, consequently to close the stock out we are making a sweeping reduction on all Fancy Shirts of 25 per cent 6 HYDRANTS ADDED A NEW CART AND HOSE FOE i FIRE DEPARTMENT. Every Portion of the City is now Placed Under Good Fire Protection. Our Stock of Shoes, Hats, Gloves, Over alls, Jumpers, Socks, etc., is very com plete, and a glance through our Gents' Furnishing Department ' will prove we are "Johnny, on the Spot," Sole Agents for the Oelebrated "Snow Drift" Flour The additions to Athena's water eya tetn have lieen completed this week. The work has been done by local men under the supervision of Marshal Ghol aon and Councilman C. A. Barrett, at the reasonable cost of 8158. The result is that several hundred feet of new main has been put in and the fire protection service to the city is greatly augmented by the addition of six new hydrants, placed at well selected locations, giving every portion of the city ample fire pro tection. ... The new hose cart and 400 feet of hose arrived from Portland Monday and is housed at the new station at the west end of Main street. This gives the city fire department equipment for two hose teams in addition to the hook and ladder apparatus, making it one of the best equipped departments in Eastern Ore gon. . . A department meeting has been called for Monday night, of which Mayor Tay lor will be presiding officer, At this meeting the mayor will designate the division lines, from which the depart ment is to be reorganized, virtually. A number of the members of Hose Team No. 1 will be transferred to Hose Team No. 2, from the f ict of their residence being in the district where the new sta tion is located. A SMOKEHOUSE BLAZE. Department Quick to Kepond to tho Fire Alarm. The clanging of the fire bells at 10 o'clock Monday night brought out the Athena fire department in hot haste. The smoke house where meats are cured at Sherman's City market was a seething mass of flames when the fire laddies of Hose Co. No. 1 arrived on the scene. By the time water was turned on the flames the Hook and Lad der Co. stood by and soon grappling hooks were tearing away the charred wreck. ; This is the second time this building had ben on fire. It is a menace to the block of business houses on the north side of the street, and when rebuilt, the safety of these buildings will be taken into consideration. . GEEKUTO FLAT "I LAT8-" PENDLETON, ATHENA, HELIX. CANTON and 1 DUTCHMAN Gangs, Sulky and Walking Plows i - "" ' r?MSitK ' . --"J,L"1K.JJXI?w'r SUPERIOR DRILLS, : BAIN and FISH WAGONS, BARB and WOVEN WIRE FENCING. We have just received a car of Barb and Woven "Wire Fencing. : Get our prices before buying The Umatilla Implement IB bors, quite a number of whom were mu tually interested at one time in waging war on the little digger squirrel, which was so numerous in the early history of farming in this community. A splendid time was had and ample justice done the ice cream and cake. Not until the "wee sma' hours" did the, crowd leave for their homes, feeling well paid for the timerspeuilfe trust that Mrs.. woodward and jjlr. Uochran may have many .many more birthday parties at leagt once a year. r Those in attendance were: . Messrs. and MesdamOb E. II. Stone, J. M. Stone, T. M. Barger, A. McKin zie, W. P. Wallen, J. N. B. Gerking, Jas. Potts, John Cochran, M. Wood ward, Alvin Stone; Misses Fannie Scott, Eva Woodward, Bertha Stone, Lois Stone: .Y esrs. W. H. II. Scott, George Woodward, Chas. Marsh, Walter Stone, Casper Woodward, Claud JohnBon and Jonnie Stone. , . : Mr. Otis Ingle, of Milton, was visiting on the Flat Sunday. Mr. Ingle may lo cate on the Flat. Mrs. E. K. Beeder, of Tacoma, was visiting her grand children, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gerking, Tuesday. Mrs. E. IT. Stone and Mrs. Wood ward were visitors at the Piper home Tuesday. , Joe and Will Scott are away working their summer fallow, six miles east of Pendleton, this week. The boys will work with the Walter combine this har vest. . , :- ; Geo. and Chas. Gerking intend start ing their combine harvester in about 10 days. Claud Reeder was out on the Flat with his new binder one day last week. Dean and Fay Gerking returned home Monday after a several days' visit on Butter creek at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Saylor. Uko. WILL BUY WHEAT FRANK ROGERS SECURES AN INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE. A Birthday Party Out at the Wood ward Home. There was a birthday and surprise party given at the home of Mrs. M. Woodward Tuesday evening, tho 14tb, the occasion being the 62nd anniversary of the Lirlh of Mrs. Woodward, and also that of Mr. John Cochran, who lives on the Wood ward farm. Thie present ; consisted of old time, friends and neigh- j I'lnn to Avert Itaco War. Negro leaders in Indianapolis are tak ing steps to avert a race war. The Evansviile riots and conflicts between the races ia other cities have made them apprehensive of a similar outbreak there. An organization known as the Negro, Business league has been formed to rid the city of what the better element of the negro race call the "Jim Crow" ne gro. Those who will not work will be reported to the police, with a request that they be driven out of town. Mayor Vetoen Ordinance. The three ordinances passed at the last meeting of the La Grande city fathers have been vetoed by Mayor Slater. This is the first time in years that a mayor has used these powers. His objections to the ordinance authorizing a contract with the LaGrande Light and Power Co. to furnish lights for the city was that the document did not specify what price should be paid. He placed his veto to the ordinance raising the city attorney's salary to $100 per month because he thought the attorney should be paid 4ut for services rendered. The ordi nance relating to the advance in the salaries of the members of the police force was disapproved because he thought the salaries already large enough. Foley 's Honey and Tar cures colds, prevents pneumonia. Has leased the Tonnage Capacity of the Athena Flour Mill Co.'s , Wheat Warehouse. ;Frunk O. Rogers has leased the Athena Mill company's storage ware house, located on the W. Jk C. R. and O. R, & N. railways in this city He announces that he will be prepared to pay the highest price for grain at all times and will make a specialty of stor ing grain for farmers. In an intesview Mr. Rogers stated to the Press that he is in a position to offer the farmer su perior inducements, from the fact that his warehouse is located on both the O. R. & N. Bnd W. & 0. R. railways, bring ing him in touch with both the Sound and Portland terminal markets. ; Mr. Rogers has the canfldonce of the farmers of this section, having been in the wheat business here for two seasons, the last year representing the Western Warehouse company. Last season Mr." Rogers was located at Hartline, Wash., where he purchased a large amount of grain. His Athena friends are pleased to have him engage in business here, and his experience as a grain dealer makes him a worthy competitor of other buyers. , " Experiment ou lleet Culture. ' A number of Oakesdule farmers are experimenting this year with the sugar beet and a good many acres are growing in that vicinity. ' All reports go to show that the plants are making a splendid growth and the yield promises to be large. A careful account is being kept of all expenses and if there is a fair profit a greatly increased acreage will be planted next year. The owners of land are beginning to see that summer fal lowing or a rotation of crops must be more extensive if the wild oats and weeds are to be gotten rid of and it the beet can be raised with profit there will be no necessity of letting the land lie idle.. ,. 1 Home for 1300 People. Two hundred and twenty-two thous and two hundred and eighty-four acres of land were taken up by homestead and desert entry during the fiscal year just ended in the Walla Walla land office district, whi'ih comprises all of Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, Asotin and Franklin counties, the bulk of Whitman county, about half of Adams and Klick itat and a fraction of Yakima. Frank lin county leads with 50,577 acres. HOLD ELECTION JULY 21. Bealdenti In Little Walla Walla lUver Irrigation Dlatrlct Will Vote. , An election will bo held in the Walla Walla River Irrigation district July 21 to determine voters' opinions on the es tablishment of the district. This is in accordance with the petition "submitted to the county court some time ago. There is little doubt the vote will be favorable. . . At the same time a set of officers to manage the affairs of the district, should it be formed, will be elected, If three fifth of the people of the section are in favor of the scheme it will carry, and if not it will fail, and the' present system in vogue will prevail. v , The officers who are to be elected will have charge of the apportioning of the water to various users along the river, telling them on what days they may use the stream and for how long. It will bo their duty to inquire into the conditions of each place,, and to distribute the water in a manner fair to all, showing no partiality to any one and dispensing no favors. It is expected there will be quite an exciting time on the day of the election, as mere are a number of those who have their ditches already made to suit them selves, and the water supply regulated for their own convenience, who are op posed to the innovation' and would like to see it fail. t Popular Sunday Dinners. The initial Sunday dinner given at the Athena Hotel was well patronized and all were well pleased with the splendid dinner served by the manage ment. Johnson's orchestra has been secured to furnish music for next Sun day's dinner, and the following pro gram will be rendered botween 12 o'clock, noon, and 2 p. m.; i "Illinois Battleship," march, ...,.......W. G. Yule Medley overture, "Gleamings,",, .... ,. . . . ...... . .'. . Fa Beyer Concert waltz, "The Flower of Italy'. . , . . , G. De Stefeno March, "Hiawatha," ..... . ..Neil Moret Medley waltz, "In the Good Old Sum mer Time," ... I ..... J. W. Chatta way Medley twostep, "I'm TJulucky," In troduction, "Jes Kiss Yoursolf Good bye," .,..,.. Jerome & Schwartz Introduction and waltz, "When Knight hood was in Flower,'! . . .. .... ....Louise V. Gustin March, "Clorinda,". .Chauncey Haines Polka (Comique) "Massa's Birthday,'. ... -....L. P. Laurenden Ragtime March and Twostep, "Creole Hells,". J. Bodewalt Lampe Search For Vlotliug. The search for bodies at Heppner has been given up. A few days ago the body of a small boy was found below town but the remains were so decom posed that they could not be identified. The men who have been engaged in searching the piles of debris for bodies have been discharged and only one crew remains, which is working at cleaning up the streets. The work of this gang will be completed in a few days. All the buildings left standing and moved by the flood have been returned to their original places and are undergoing re pairs and will soon be ready to occupy. None of the people seem to be afraid to laid and streets are being graded. For Sale. I have several articles of furniture, bought last August, which I wish to dis pose of befora I move away the last of August. - ' ' C. A. Siax. Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder right.