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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1903)
A A J. .L VOLUME XV. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 2, 1903. NUMBER 39 Men's Overcoats Men's hfaryeinbtr well made Kersey CoatB, $4 50- an immen se assortment in all the latest and up to-date Styles, From S7.50 to $15.00 Dress Goods Wol Homespuns in mixed greys andpolors, new weaves and Camel Hair effects 25c per yard. Wool Serges, 38 inches wide, all colors, . 35c per yard. AM Wool Cheviots, great variety ot colorings, . ..... . .... ...... hoc per yard. Double width Cashmeres, all colors 25c per yard, All Wosl Zebelines in grey, blue, brown tan and red mixtures, 8 ?c per yard. All Woel Cheviots, every color, 65c per yard. New line of fancy weave Broad head dress goods, all aolors, just, the thing for children's school dresses, 35c per yard. Novelty Dress Goods and ; Black Dress Goods in endless variety. 1ST Now is the time to lay in Just ML In any line we can suit you. Prices at the lowest ebb. We are after your trade and . will get it if fair treatment and LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES will serve as an inducement to get it. Once We'v IN STAPLE GROCERIES our goods are Standard Brands. By this ' we mean that they are the kind recognized and sold in the best stores in the country. IN FANCY GROCERIES we are caterers to the most fastidious wants and can supply you with most anything. Gents Furnishing Goods Our stock of SHOES, HATS, GLOVES; OVERALLS, JUMPERS SOCKS, etc., is very complete. A glance through our GENT'S FURNISHING DEPARTMENT will prove it. Sole Agents for tlic Gelebratcd "Snow Drift" flour ATHENA MERCANTILE COMPANY N ow is the time to buy, while our stocks are complete. A dare ful inspection of our Goods will convince you that your money will go further when you trade, at our Store than elsewhere. Domestics. Outing Flannels, dark colors, plaids and stripes, 5c per yd, 20 yds for $1. Outing Flannel, extra heavy, all colors, Sic per yd, 12 yds for $1. -' Fleece-lined Flannelettes all the latest patterns and colorings, if- : 1 - 10c per yard. Frock Calicoes, great variety of styles, ' ; . 5c per yd. 20 yds for $1. , . . . ... Wide width Indigo Blue German Prints, extra heavy, perfectly fast colors, 8 l-3c per yd. Extra heavy cotton Eider-downs, double-faced, the latest fabric for kimonas and bath robes, ;t 20c per yard. Double width Percales, in all the new fall colorings, 10c per yard. A big lot of manufacturer's rem nants of fine Ginghams, regular 10c. quality, 6c per yard. your Winter supply of Groceries. Call and get our prices. They are the lowest to be had any 'where. We are agents for MM OmULu A " A 30UI Eine Grroceries We'v Got Always Got n ri Hosiery Ladies' fast black fine cotton Hose, . regular price 12c. : ; . V V t lOc per pair. y - v- Ladies' extra heavy fast black high spliced heels, . v 15c per pair. Ladief extra heavy double heels and toes, ribbed Hose, '25c per pair. Ladies' fine Cashmere Hose, 25c per pair. - Infant's fine Cashmere Hose, silk heels and toes, sizes 4 j to 6, , 20c per pair. Children's heavy ribbed cotton Hose, sizes 5 to 8, 10c per pair. Children's heavy wool Hose, sizes 5 to 9, ... , ' ', 25c per pair. Children's sanitary ribbed Under- ' wear, sizes 16 to 30, - , 18c to 20c I ;; Ladies' heavy ribbed fleece-lined Underwear 25c per garment. Ladies' Derby ribbed Union suits, all sizes, ... 35c each. the celebrated "Snow Drift" You, You J Men's Suits We have anything you want in ready-to-wear Suits. Tbe styles and patterns are the latest and will suit the most fastideous. From $5.00 to $20.00 per Suit. Men's Shoes Patent , Kid Dress Shoes, latest napes, .... . $3.50 per pair. valour calf or Vici Kid in all the new fall styles, , - - v ' $3.50 per pair. Kid hand turned Dancing Shoes, ; $1.50 per.pair. Box calf heavy sole plain toes,- $3.00 per pair. Work shoes for rough wear in con gress or lace, . . . . . V $1.50 to $2.00 High top eztra heavy Shoes, made . Dy uuckingnam JUecht, $3.50 to $5.00 Ladies and Children's Shoes We have just opened an entire line of the celebrated Utz & Dunn Ladies' Shoes, and are now prepared to fur- iiibu auj size unci wium in wis popu " lar shoe from ... $2.50 to $.00 Ladies heavy weight calf Dongola for country wear, . $1.75 per pair. " Special line of Extension able, kid uppers patent leather toes, latest last, regular 82.25 quality, , $1.75 per pair. Misses' and Children's Shoes in Kid, Dongola or Kangaroo calf, all sizes, from $1.25 to $1.75. Flour. DEATH Of MRS. RUSSELL at Her Home in Spokane Tuesday Despondent from tbe ravage of an illness of over a year and from which she believed there was .-pp. recovery, Mrs, Blanche Russell, nee Caton, end ed her life at her home in Spokane, by taking aconite, Tuesday forenoon.- That her action was determined and premed itated, is evident from the nature of the drug with which she chose to end her life. Apparently, Mrs. Russell was cog nizant of the fact that one hour's time elapses after the administration of aco nite before it becomes operative;' for after she had taken it in the absence ot her husband, she wrote him a letter and also made disposition relative to her little daughter. , - It is indeed a sad ending of a life made bright and happy by acts of kindness and consideration of a fond mother and father and loving husband; but all of life's joys, were overshadowed by a de spondency fed on the pangs of continual pain. It was more than body and mind could endure. . Hope was given up and for relief, death was sought. ' In this city where Mrs. Russell has been known from childhood, the lines of sorrow are marked on many a brow. A Badness akin to that in the parental home pervades the community, the family and young husband having the heartfelt sympathy of all in their terrible affliction. The loss is most keenly felt and coming as it did, so suddenly, and without any warning whatever to rela tives and friends, it is hard to bear. To , thoseatbat are near and dear, a .great solace in their anguish will be found in I the remembrance of all the beautiful ! traits of character which caused her to be so well loved. Blanche A. Caton was born in Walla Walia.'Wash., March 28th, 1881. ,8be was married to Theodore Russell, Sep. 19, 1899, and with her husband, made her home in Spokane until tbe day of her death, September 29, 1903. Her age was 22 years, 6 months and 1 day. She leaves a husband, a little daughter aged 2 years, a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Caton of this city, a sister and brother, as nearest and dearest to mourn her loss. Besido these are her grandparents, Judge and Mrs. N. T. Caton, of Davenport, Wash., and num erous relatives in this vicinity and coun ty, who with other dear friends, will fcadly regret her untimely end. The funeral was conducted yesterday at the Christian church in this city, by Eev. R.A. Copple, of Pendleton. In terment took place in the Kees cemetery where her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lieuallen, and a little sister, were buried. The floral tributes were lavish and beautiful. .- - Boxing Contest Tonight Jack Overdorff, of Weston and James ffif Him r n nm IB L We have just received Get Th e U m at B. Martin of Pendleton, known in sport ing circles as the "Black Demon," will engage in a 10-round boxing contest in the opera house tonight. Some days ago the announcement was made that the fistic affair would assume the pro portions of a prize fight and efforts were at once made to prevent the meeting of the principals. Later Overdorff had an interview with the district attorney who stated that there was no law to prevent a boxing contest for points, and the event, in which the sporting fraternity has taken much interest, will be pulled off as scheduled. A NEW CHOP MILL. Tharp Bros. Install One of 20 Tons :, Capacity. X Tharp Bros, are installing a new chop mill and will have it ready to operate Monday morning.' The rolls are of tbe very latest design and the firm will start to crushing steamed barley at the rate of 20 tons every ten hours. The mill is located at the blacksmith and machine shop. The north end of the building has been considerably al tered to make room for the chopmill department. A huge double bin for the rolled grain has been put in overhead, into which the grain will be elevated after passing through the cleaner and rolls. There is ample room to accom modate the large trade expected at tho new mill. ' Married In Walla Walla- Wednesday, September 30, iu Walla Walla,, occurred the marriage of Mr. John T. Michael and Mrs. Lizzie Mur phy, both of Weston. The bride is a sister of Mrs. F. B. Boyd, of this city, and the groom is well and favorably known at Weston, being a son of the late Rev. E. G. Michael. The newly wedded pair will make their home in Weston, where Mr. Michael has a neat residence fitted up for housekeeping. Died In Portland. . Mrs. William Fitzgerald, who died suddenly in Portland Thursday evening, was for many years a resident of this county. She and her husband moved to Portland a year ago. She was born at Weston and bout six years ago moved to Pendleton where she taught in tbe public schools for five years. A baby boy was born to ber two days be fore her death. She was 29 years old, ATHENA PRUNES The big prune crop of the ranches on Wild Horse are being shipped out of Athena by the Milton Fruit Growers' Union, under the supervision of llobson & Martinson. The fourth car of this fruit was loaded and billed out over the 0. R. A. N. Wednesday. There yet remains four refrigerator carloads to be shipped, in addition to a carload of pears. This fruit all comes from tbe ranches on the creek above town, about six car loads of which comes from the John Bell orchard. The prune crop on the Bell place is above average this season, and tbe buyers have found that it arrives in Chicago in much better condition than does tbe fruit from irrigated orchards. The Wild Horse fruit, instead of decaying when over ripe, cures by tbe natural drying process and thus remains in a ' saleable condition. In the first shipments, the smaller sized prunes were left out, but tbe demand is such that the Milton buyers went back to Mr. Bell and purchased bis entire crop. Other prune orchardists in the same locality are furnishing their quota to these shipments, which in future give promise of increase until Athena, aa a fruit shipping point, will be recognized by all buyers and commission firms. Tbe Milton buyers and tbe Bialock Fruit Co., of Walla Walla, will be in the field for the Wild Horse ap ple crop, all varieties of which are in excellent condition this year. LA IMPLEIvlEPJ PENDLETON, ATHENA, CANTON and DUTCHMAN a car of Barb and Woven Wire Fencing. our prices before buying i 1 1 a 1 m p I e Columbia College, f-. The Columbia college, which has grown considerably in the past year, started work Monday morning. It wbb officially opened during the week to en roll students and assign teachers and students. Several lectures of interest were given and one evening was devoted to the entertainment of the citizens and new students. There are seven teachers this year, while last year there were six, showing the growth of tbe institution. The enrollment at tbe opening showed 85 students, an increase in the number at the opening last year. Milton is proud of her college. The Vetch Crop. The demand for vetch seed that was so marked last autumn is on with even greater activity this season. Eight or ten thousand bushels of it has already been sold by Benton county producers, since harvest time and a prominent vetch producer said that he was certain he could it he bad it, market another 10,000 bushels.- Corvallis Times. Will Feed Cattle. R. J. Boddy and Robt. Coppock have purchased the herd of cattle belonging to Warren Bros, of Starkey Prairie and will feed them in this neighborhood this winteiv'The price of hay in Starkey is very high, as iu other Eastern Oregon points, and buyers find stock and beef cattle selling cheap. Earth Trembled. Sunday evening at exactly 3:25 a dis tinct earthquake shock of about five seconds' duration was felt by the people of Pendleton. A slight roar or rum bling sound, a i of a team crossing a bridge, accompanied tbe shock. For a few Hocdnils tbe air seemed to vibrate and a buzzing HtMiHalimi filled all ears. jh Wright Will Build. 'John Wright, who for some time has been running a feed stable in this city, has let tbe contract for the building ot a commodious livery stable. The new building will be erected on the present site of the feed stable. Delinquent Next Monday, i be last half payment on the taxes of the county will be delinquent on Mon day next and from that time on costs will be added to the amount for their collection. SHIPPED EAST 0i i HELIX. , Gangs, Sulky and Walking Plows SUPERIOR DRILLS, BAIN and FISH WAGONS, BARB and WOVEN WIRE FENCING. m e n t Co 9 A STORAGE WAREHOUSE There Is Need for One in Athena. Agent Swart, of tbe O. R. k N. is authority for the statement that at pres ent there exists sufficient inducement for some one to build and conduct a geneial storage warehouse in Athena. . The carload lot shipment plan in the northwest is rapidly becoming the favored mode of shipment and Mr. Swart is of the opinion that Athena is most favorably situated to command recognition as a distributing point. Ilia company stands ready to offer ground for a site for a suitable building of this kind, in which baled hay, flour, feed, merchandise etc., could find 'storage facilities. ' ' Weston is getting hay shipments nt present because of the fact that the storage capacity in Athena U now limited to the Northern Pacific Elevator building, the wheat warehouses being unable because of fire insurance regu lations to handle baled bay storage until all wheat has been shipped out. More salt, sugar, syrup and other commodities would come here in carload lots if there were proper storage facili ties, while the inducements and stimu lation it would give to large shipments of potatoes and fruit would be readily noted. The present fruit shipments are greatly handicapped for tbe r'lasou th ifc there is no proper place to prepare ti e fruit for loading, one of the alloy-ways between high piles of wheat in a ware hoiwe being used. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. No one who is acquainted with itsgod qualities can be surprised at the gre it popularity of CuumberUii!i Uoujju Remedy. It not only cures colds and grip effectually and permanently, h 't prevents those diseases from resulting ,a pneumonia. It is also a certain cure for croup. Whooping cough is not dan gerous wbun this remedy is given. It contains no opium or other harmful sub stance and may be given as confidently to a baby as to an adult. It is also pleasant to take. When all of thess facts are taken into consideration it is not surprising that people in foreign lands as well as at home, esteem this remedy very highly and very few are willing to take any other after having once used it. For sale by all druggists. Better Than Pills. The question has been askedIn what way are Chamberlain's Stomach acd Liver Tablets superior totbo ordinary cathartic and liver pills? Our answer is They are easier and more pleasant to take and their effect is so gentle and so agreeable that ono hardly realizes that it is produced by a medicine. Then they not only move the bowels but im prove the appetite and aid the digestion. For sale at 25 cents per bottle by ail druggists. L : :: ...a s