The Athena press., July 31, 1903, Image 3

my tarai
$2.25
Buys this handsome rocker. It k made of solid
oak with saddle seat; has nice quarter-sawed pan
nel in back. The arms are well braced with
spindles together with rods, which holds them
firmly to the seat. The base and rockers are
strong and substantial. The regular price of this
rocker is $4, but the removal sale price is only
$2.25
All other rockers at correspondingly low prices.
Now in its Full Swim
Goods are being SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST.
If you are in need of anything whatever in the
line ot Home Furnishings, now is your time to
buy. Do not delay, as goods are going very
rapidly. Come early white there is a good as
sortment to choose from. First come, first served
No goods reserved. They must iill be sold. They
are sure to go quickly, for I am now selling at
prices that cannot be duplicated anywhere. Re
moral sale prices means.
Money Saved to You!
11 B
25
Kitchen Treasure.
The most practical piece of kitchen furniture ever placed on the
market. The two flour bins will hold 50 lbs each. It has two
drawers for kitchen utensils and two large moulding dQ QC
boards. Regular price $5, Removal Sale price Q)0.U
$9.75
BUYS THIS HANDSOME COUCH. THE FORMER PRICE WAS $12.00.-
Couches, regular price $lt, removal sale price $ 15 50
Couches, regular price 819, removal sale price .... i 16 00
Bed Lounges, regular price $16, removal sale price 13 75
Bed Lounges, regular price $18.60, removal sale price i .. .. 15 50
Miller the Rustler,
Athena, Oregon.
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Press Paragraphs
John Stanton is kome from Idaho.
Miss Jeannette Manasse spent Wed
nesday in Walla Walla.
Mrs. S. P. Purdy has been ill the past
week at her home south of ton.
Mrs. Lillian Dobson is reported ser
iously ill at her home in this city.
Mrs. Gibson, of Walla Walla, was the
guest this week of Mrs. Austin Foss.
ft(Bora,in this city, July 30th, to the
wife of Henry Miller, a 9 pound boy.
nW. M. Petersoi, Wm. McBride and
Oias. Gates spent Sunday on. the Uma
tilla river.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Waldes of Weston
mountain are' entertaining a new son at
their home.
The first load of new wheat was taken
in at F. O. Rogers' Independent ware
house yesterday.
Isaac Knotts, of Helix, 70 years of
age, until this week had never been on
a railway train.
(Link and Milt Swsggart delivered an
other consignment of hogs to Pendleton
buyers Monday. '
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cartano eame up
"from Moro last week.. BerUreturned
Monday evening.
Mrs. Fred Rosenzweig, delegate to
the D. of H. grand lodge returned from
Portland Monday.
V T. J. Kirk's crop of barley was har
vested this week. The average yield ia
50 bushels per acre.
Mrs. Frank Rainville is visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr, aad Mye. S.
C. Stanton near town.
Mrs. Wieks left Ibis morning for her
home near Colfax, after a two weeks'
visit with relatives here.
J. W. Chapman and Fred Page have
been awarded the contract for painting
the new Methodist church,
Geo. WillL ms, Wetton'a well known
contractor and build- r, will locate at
Coeur d'Alene City, Iaaho.
W. J. Wilkuson started bis threshing
machine to work this week in the wheat
fields over ic Sand Hollow.
Major Jackjoa Tolles, a prominent
resident ef the Umatilla Indian reserva
tion has an interest in a $4000 estate in
the Yakima country. The major will
soon be wearing diamonds.
Master Herbert Manasse left this week
for Victoria, B. C. where he will spend
several weeks with relatives.
Uncle Tom Watts wai in town yester
day distributing some fine apricots
among his friends, free gratis.
J. M. P. Snyder came up from Pen
dleton yesterday and purchased a Peer
ing binder of C. A. Barrett & Co.
Mrs. Armfield and children returned
Friday from a two weeks' visit with the
family of A. T. Brewer near Milton.
JFrank Rainville and family will soon
move from Pendleton to Cul de Sac,
Idaho, where will engage in farming.
Walla Walla has had four fires this
week. However none of them was of
much consequence and loss was slight.
. - . . .
A team attached to a water wagon
took a spin up Third street Wednesday
morning without a driver. No damage.
( Jesse Smith is expected home from his
Snake river mines in a few days. The
heat is intense down in Snake river can
yon. Miss Alan McCaw, of Walla Walla,
will arrive in the city this afternoon and
will be the guest of Miss Elsa Rosen
zweig. Mrs. Piper went to Walla Walla last
evening to attend her daughter who will
undergo a surgical operation there to
day. (Open gambling has been closed in
Pendreton. Marshall Scheer notified
the gamblers Tuesday to close their
games. ;
Butter ereek ranehera are cutting
their seqond crop of alfalfa hay. More
cattls than ever before will be fed this
winter in that section.
Mrs. Frank Jordan, one of the pion
eers ef the county, died Saturday of
consumption, at her home on Birch
creek near Pilot Rock.
I IV Bradley, tke wheat buyer, is display-
. v ... . . t Tir
ing a taojpia 01 wueai iruiu a. a. rat-
Ewen's place north of town. It is No.
1 in quality and averages 30 bushels per
acre.
t Adams Advance: It pains us to ttate
fiat the report that our adopted fellow
countryman, John Liberty, was thrown
from a horse while drunk and killed, is
false at least that part regarding his
being killed. John was in town this
week, just as willing to destroy the
liquor traffic by consuming the visible
supply as ever before.
Leader; Mrs. Sarah McDougal and
Mrs, G. Degraw returned last week from
an extended visit to their children, Mr.
and Mrs. L. W. Barnes, near Chelan
Lake.
The ladies of the Baptist Aid society
announce that they will have their an
nual fair on November 14. Further
announcements will appear in the Press
later. ;
Woodward's toll gate is rapidly as
Burning the proportions of a city. Al
ready a large number of campers are at
this popular place and more are going
every day. '
M Marshal Gholson has been presented
a handsome but murderous looking (ex
cuse the paradox) "billy club," manu
factured by the donor, Allan Bradley, of
Omaha.
A man giving his name as H. W.
Stevens, is in the county jail charged
with the larceny and sale of a team,
buggy and double harness from a livery
barn at Freewater.
Saturday Mrs. J. W. Smith lost a
valuable Jersey cow, supposedly from
eating alfalfa. Sunday night another
came near meeting a like fate but was
saved by heroic effort.
Sam Dunlap, one of Milton's leading
fruit growers, left a fine sample of this
year's blackberry crop at the Press of
fice Wednesday. 1 he berries were ex
ceptionally large and of fine flavor.
Milton Eagle: Miss Daisy Wilson has
resigned as teacher in the Milton public
schools and has accepted a similar posi
tion in the Garden city. Geo. Maybee
has been engaged to fill the vacancy.
.William Winship was up in the moun
tains again Sunday. He reports many
people are engaged in picking the lus
cious huckleberry, the crop of this wild
fruit being particularly large this year.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Osburn leave on
this afternoon's train for Halsey. From
there they go to Hot Springs a resort
near Halsey, where they will take Mrs.
Osbum's mother, who is in poor health.
A young man .by the name of F. W.
Parker was arrested at Milton Saturday
charged with forging a check on Julius
Levy, of Walla Walla. The money was
afterward returned and the check taken
up, but this did not keep him out of
trouble.
Mrs. W. H. Hawes, who has been ill
at the home of Robt. Tharp, was taken
to the hospital at Walla Walla Saturday
evening, accompanied by Mrs. Tharp.
Reports are received that she is improv
ing. The funeral of the late Mrs. Terwil
liger, whose death occurred at Salem,
took place at Milton Sunday afternoon,
according to the Methodist Episcopal
ritual. She left a father and sister near
the state line.
Clarence Bowers, the little son of Mr.
Bowers, of Cold Springs, wTTo was run
over by a loaded water wagon last week
and was not expected to live more than
a few days, is doing nicely and is on the
road to recovery.
. The singing of the famous Taylor
children thoroughly pleased the audi
ence at the opera house last night. The
show is well worth the price of admis
sion. Entire change of program tonight
and tomorrow night.
Lee Brown has returned to his old
haunts again. He is driving a meat
wagon for Louis Bergevin. Lee has
been roving about considerably of late
years and has been nearly everywhere
except the Klondike.
J. W. Young, Robert Jamieson and
I. E. Saling have incorporated the Uma
tilla Electric Power and Light Co. of
Weston. The company is incorporated
with a capital stock of $50,000, divided
into 500 shares of $100 each.
Weston Leader: The wedding of Mr.
Everett E. Wishard of Granite, and
Miss Edna C. Moulton, of Weston, was
solemnized Tuesday afternoon, July 21,
1903, at 3 o'clock, at the residence of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Moulton, in this city.
E. R. Cox, who was a delegate to the
A. O. U. W. grand lodge at Portland,
returned home Sunday, accompanied by
his wife Mrs. Cox. went down some
weeks ago to attend the Women's Club
convention at Astoria, and has since
been visiting with friends in Portland.
Many rods of barb wire fence at Gil
lis' stock ranch on the mountain was cut
by parties unknown the other night. A
trail for some distance had been enclosed
by the fence, and this together with the
water privileges, is supposed to have
have given excuse for the depredation.
Mrs. W. C. Miller has purchased the
millinery establishment of Mrs. Johnson
and has moved her household effects
into the building now occupied by the
Btore. Mrs. Miller announces that her
grand opening of latest style hats and
everything that goes, to make an up to
date millinery store, will take place in
the first week in September.
N. H. Pinkertou and Miss Minnie
itose two well known and popular young
people of this city, were united in mar
riage at Pendleton Wednesday after
noon, Rev. Warren, of the Episcopal
church, officiating. Both have hosts of
friends in this county, who one all will
join the Press in extending congratu
lations. Leader: Work is progressing rapidly
on the normal school buildings. The
plan of improvement embraces a dormi
tory for young men in the building for
merly occupied by the school; the con
struction of book cases and an increase
of laboratory facilities at the new build
ing, and several necessary changes in
the president's residence, which will
render it more habitable.
, East Oregon ian: Chas. Gerking, of
Athena, is at the Pendleton, having
iome from his home to attend to busi
ness in the city. Mr. Gerking has one
of the Righy-Clove combines contracted
for and is here awaiting the completion
of the machine. He will be in the city
until Thursday, when his harvester will
be all ready to haul to the field.
O. C. Turner, agent for the North
western Warehouse Co., grain exporters
and independent buyers, will buy grain
in Athena this season. Mr. Turner is
well known to the farmers of this sec-
tion, having been formerly connif
with the Pacific Coast Elevator
Mr. Turner will be found at McBri
Co.'s drugstore and will buy grail
any warehouse on either road.
Dave Taylor has made a captu
the chicken thief that has been
ing nightly visits to his place for
time. It proved to be" a coyote o
lour legged variety. I wo loads of u
from Jack Parker's gun put a quietus
on the depredations of Mr. Coyote the
other morning. He was afterward found
dead by Will Dobson, who was mowing
alfalfa below the Taylor place.
Frank O. Rogers and Miss Carrie
Hill were united in marriage at Walla
Walla Monday afternoon. The wedding
took place at the home of Mrs. E. E.
Sauze, bister of Mr. Rogers, Rev. A. R.
Olds ofSciatingMr. Rogers is a well
known and popular grain dealer of this
city and the bride is the daughter of
Mrs. W. T, Hill, residing north of town,
and has many friends in Athena who
will welcome her in their midst. Mr.
and Mrs". Rogers are at home in the
Hastings cottage. The Press extends
congratulations.
(Mrs. A. R. Bradley, of Omaha, Neb.,
with her daughter Grace and little son,
Anthony, are visiting Athena friends
this weekLast week they spent with
friends in Portland and at the seaside.
Athena has made many notable chauges
since Mrs. Bradley was last here, still
the place seems like home to her. Mr.
Bradley and son, Allan, are connected
with the Union Pacific railroad, Mr.
Bradley in the capacity of agent and
Allan with the general freight offices.
ANASSE
N AND THIRD STS.
SWEEPING REDUCTION
ON SUMMER DRESS GOODS
Shirtwaists, Skirts, etc. We have to make
room for our Large Fall Shipment
GERKING FLAT "FLATS"
Interesting New Item Concerning a
Well Known Neighborhood.
Mr. Piper's daughter, who has been
Bick so long is now at Walla Walla and
will submit to a surgical operation on
Friday. Her many friends hope the op
eration may be successful.
J. N. B. Gerking and son Chas. went
to Pendleton Monday on business,
Chas. Keen was out on the Flat, horse
breaking this week. When it comes to
teaching bronchos what to do, Charley,
along with Ralph Ashpaugh, constitute
a quorum.
The Walter combine started Monday
on Mr. Walter's Sand Hollow farm.
Chas. Watrus started one of the Rig-by-Clove
combines Tuesday.
Mr. Robinson was up the Flat Tues
day on business.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Shick were out to
their old home on the Flat Tuesduy.
Mrs. Frank Jackson is not so well this
week. Mr. Jackson intends to take her
to the hospital at Walla Walla so soon
as she is able to go.
Jinks Taylor and family are back on
the old place during harvest. They re
turned from their John Day homestead
Tuesday.
Frank Berlin is heading at Billy
Pinkerton's this week.
P(Z. J. Gross and Henry Schmitt are
harvesting Mr. Schmitt's wheat, which
they think is going about 30 bushels per
acre. Uno,
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ED. MANASSE
Agent for Butterick's Patterns.
QoA P QVl)TT a'nt 0'1 Glass, Varnish, Brushes, Etc. Plumbin
OWvJ U. OUdl p - . PENDLETON, OREGON.
I IN
EKE
Pays highest prices for grain.
Does general storage business.
2 Patrons have advantage of two "
terminal markets. Warehouse lo-
cated on O. R. & N. and W. & C. S
R. Railways.
It Pays to Trade at
THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE
...Pendleton...
We had expected to carry over some of our Summer. Goods, but the
end of our Clearance Sale leaves us with so few on hand, we have decided
to close them out entirely and with that end in view, we shall sell what is
V
12'jC lawns nnd dimities at 7c Do embroideries at 6c
20c fig. dimities and lawns at 10c ISJjC embroideries at 8a
25c summer dress goods at 12' j'c 6c embroideries at ic
lOu percales at 5c $1,50 ladies' canvass Oxfords 39c
25c Scotch zephyr gingham atlB'j $1.50 and $1.75 ladies' chocolate
20c lace, 12 yards at 10c Oxfords 00c '
25c lace, 12 yards at 12jC Boys canvass shoes 9 to 13J, 05c
8c laces by the yard, 12j Misses and childrens slippers all
5c laces by the yard, 3u reduced in price.
Butterick's Quarterly Catalogue sent free on request
J Before selling or storing this
season's crop it will be to the
m farmers' interest to see 5
X F. 0. ROGERS, Proprietor :
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New York Methods used for performing
Painless Operations.
Teeth Without Plates, Gold
Crowns and Bridge Work.
The latest of these operations. This is
the most satisfactory and perma
nent of all methods for
preserving and re-
' .placing the
Teeth.
Teeth Extracted Painless
by an absolute safe, harmless and pain
' leBS anesthetic. Don't cause
sickness, sore mouth or
bad after effects.
PLATES THAT FIT
All artificial teeth guaranteed to fit and
give perfect satisfaction. Prices
, reasonable; work warranted.
DE. SP0N0GLE, Surgeon Dentist.
Nam Vnrlr I luntul ."ielwil ITnivflrnitV Of
! Pennsylvania, Department of Dentistry.
Bank Building, - - Athena, Oregon.
THE
ST. NICHOLS HOTEL
Only First-class Hotel in
the City. J
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1 the only one thai can accommodate
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Now going on at The Fair is a regular Bargain Carnival. It has
been a busy week at the little store on the corner. The people here
realize that a bargain sale at this store is always genuine. Every
body responded to our first call. We submit a lis,t of articles
for your careful consideration for our second week.
Muslin Underwear
High Class Muslin underwear at fully one-third
less than regular price. Nicely made Night Gowns
at 89 cents instead of 50 cents.
Fine embroideried Skirts at 3!te instead of 15- cents
At 19 cents instead of 25 cents for fine Muslin and
Cambric Drawers, lace and embroidery trimming.
One-third saved on Children's underwear.
On the Economy Table
Lace and Embroidery Itemnants.
2 cents for Lace and Embroidery Remnants worth
land 5 cents. 5 cts. for Embroidery and Lace
Remnants worth 8 and 10 cents.
MORE MONEY SAVERS
39 cents instead of 75 cents for late style Shirt
Waists. 10 cents instead of 15 cent for ellegant
assortment of Wash Dress Goods.
Economy Table Shoe
THIS GREAT CLEARANCE SALE CONTINUES EVERY DAY TO AUGUST
I out another equally as good is brought forward to take its place.
The Store They All Look
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