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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1903)
. y li a ti i! . 9 h ,.o-2 imvA tds lo ! 1 1 fx ' .ii ill." si-' i .a e.n 1.1.';;.': iln-w ; u:'-'!.!:. ) ,u;i .a . -ft ! '""f ' c VOLUME XV. 1 sv m h rq cr? rsi ra r f-a ri am V i .1 1 r - ' - -- -- - ' JUS J 3011 J Pine (iroceries 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've Got You, We'v Always Got You 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 wel are.cate.rers to the most fastidious wants and can supply you with most anything. Gents Furnishing Goods ...... k ' Our stock of SHOES, nATS, GLOVES, OVERALLS, JUMPERS, SOCKS, etc., is very complete. A glance through our GENT'S FURNISHING DEPARTMENT will prove it. Sole Agents for 7 11 ( ' r A forthe cheapest line ! of merchandise ever Offered to the public, see price list on last- page of this paper. t . : , . .... ' ' . - . . in the Oelebratcd "Snow Drift" Flour ATHENA UMATIIX&UNTY, (jllfeGQ? FItAT S J- ;! t.T- r -r; tfl.'IHILH.lOT rl'MKAl -'2 H I'l 0 11 'I OKIIIT n'v.ii t nj1 , fi i -"i'l .'i!j , ftiidtij ui!' J -1UJ 1IIO( nil ,1lltnKl Imii: jiitijjiiKif :lsi 1 aw - kit- m f Vacated O. R. & N. Gmpany arid City of , Athena Interested'.; i Until recently it was the supposition that Athena owned her water tower; but from the standpoint taken by the O. R. & X. Co., she does not, for accord ing to the claims of the company, the tower stands on railroad ground . Like wise, it was the supposition that Third, Fourth and Fifth streets, running north and' south! and Garfield street running east and west, were open and were lia ble to such improvement as the street and public improvement committee of the city council might see fit , to order. ' But it is merely a supposition and has been so since 1887 for, according to 0. B. & N. officials, in that year these streets north of the railroad were vacated by petition and the property reverted to the company. Consequently, as the matter now stands, the railroad company owns the city water tower, built by the city on the supposition that its site was on Garfield street; and Lew Reed and other property owners, should the 0. B, 6 N, Co. feel disposed to fence up its property, would have no more outlet "than a rabbit" in a hutch; 7 Some time ago Fourth street was ordered improved by the city council. The railroad company, on its part, took no action, and the street commissioner was ordered to go ahead and do the work. It was then found that the streets mentioned had been vacated as alleged by the company. Work on the street was stopped and the city is awai'ing action on the part of President Mohler. It is thought the matter will be satisfactorily adjusted without going into the courts. BITTEN BYJHAEPEES. Traveling Salesmen Offer Goods at Prices Below Par. At the present time the county is being systematically canvassed by sales men offering to sell imported dress goods and suitings at prices below what the goods would cost without the duty, says the Tribune. They tell various stories as to the manner in which they came by the stuff of which they carry samples and, to gie the. honest farmer the ben efit of their cunning, they go to the ex pense of driving over the country with team and buggy. They insist that he cannot afford to miss the opportunity of his life and in some cases have made the minimum amount of single sales 8150. To secure an order for this amount of suitings they have offered to make up for the purchaser, five suits free of cost. In the Upper Butter creek country re cently, two of the stockmen bit at this liberal offer, picked out their cloth, paid their $150 and when the suits came they found not only that they were not as ex pec ted but before they could get them out of the express office they bad to treets lipIUTiyG. OCTOBER, -V- -"ry j i IL .- ' - fw-v ' , 7- . i .A J , tf,15NDLftTON,r.f ATHENA. . - 31 : rF W' iff N5 we have just received Get The OmiatiilaliTi'DleitiGiit pay the price of making the suits. , These same agents are now working the farming country in the neighbor hood of Fulton and Warren, and it is more 'than likely that they are doing business with the people. However, as taost folks who are caught by these smooth people would sooner be robbed a second lime than tell of it, it is a dif ficult matter to learn' the extent of this traffic.-"-:'.-"--:. V . : Onions and Potatoes. ' Onions have advanced to 60 cents per hundred weight,' This is duo to the scarcity of the product in the Walla Walla valley as well as elsewhere in the Northwest, superinduced by lively com petition among buyers. The next 80 days will make a pretty good clean up of fruit and vegetables. It is thought the last of the apple crop will have been taken care of by that time, and it is al most a certainty that onions will be out of growers' hands by November 1. As to potatoes, dealers expsct them to be gin moving in about two weeks, as there is now considerable inquiry from outside points. r GETS EIGHT OP WAY. Secure Valuable Eights on the Little Walla Walla Eiver. Papers were filed in the office of the county recorder et Walla Walla Satur day morning, transferring to the Oregon St, Washington Power company the right of way for a ditch, flume and pipe line on the Little Walla Walla River. There are several papers in the transfer, but the gist of the matter is that the owners of the right on the river have sold to the company the right to operate a power plant on the river and use the water fur the same. The land and water right was first transferred from T. J. Kirk et al to C. A. Barrett for the sum of $10,- 000, and was afterward turned over to the company by him for $10 and other valuable considerations. This is the first step in the definite location of the new plant that is to fur nish the power for the lighting of Walla Walla, Pendleton and intervening towns. Fall Term of Court. The list of cases to be tried at the fall term of the circuit court, which opens Monday has been made out by Pros ecuting Attorney Hailey. They are: W. F. Ernhart versus B. E. Kennedy, THEY HELP AN Af Mrs. Emiline Stevens, wife of P. N. Stevens, was taken to Sumpter from Geiser, Baker county, a few days ago in a very After an examination it was determined delicate operation and she was at once placed in a sanitarium. The operation was skillfully performed and now, notwithstanding her fifty years, during the latter years of which she has been a sufferer, is In this connection it is learned that special efforts on the part of Athena May she is a member, have manifested their cocsideration for her condition in a most substantial way and there is now in the First National Bank of Sumpter the sum of $200 to meet the obligations attendant upon her sickness. The order baa a one of the features of its existence a regulation or requirement to aid afflcted members. Recently on behalf of the local lodge, an investigation by the grand officers was made, with the result that a favorable report produced the amount named. Mrs. Stevens is an oil resident of this section, whose friends, while expressing sorrow for her affliction, will be pleased to leani that she has now a good oppor tunity to regain her health rnd that she" hss been so substantially remembered. ;,.t '.:""u XL Vv i: . i '- ' 1 1 ' lij I'.l K9v()StlIllt If"! WU-.tl OI.BITI 7I1 m - B f l.: HIV H tl 1 t i it n 1 1 1 r 1 m If !!? inl.ltuvK , d i ill! a l-i,ei,. miU int. I . ... .., CANTONrand - '"' ' 1 DUTCHMAN ' i.. -n ..r- is i.jjyv.... i ., J Ik. I 1 a car of Barb and Woven Wire Fencing. our, prices before buying civil; Basil Parr, horse stealing; Max well against O. R. & N., to recover dam ages for alleged personal injuries in an accident about a year ago; George Mor ris, larceny from the person; Henry Anderson alias James Henry, forgery; Richard Ryan, larceny from the person; Norwich Union insurance company against the O. R. k N., insurance on wheat destroyed by fire in a warehouse at Barnhart; L. Anderson .against the O. R. &,. N. damages for alleged destruc tion of wheat at a warehouse at Cay use; Mrs. E. Adcock against the O. R. A N., damages for alleged personal injuries; Albert Nelson and Walter Nelson, lar ceny from the person. AH OLD PIOHEEE Man Who First Planted Wheat on Foothill Land. John G. Myers, one of the oldest pioneers of the Inland Empire, died Friday last at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Piper, west of town. Mr, Myers was one of the first men who ex perimented in wheat raising in this sec tion and was the first to demonstrate that wheat could be raised on foothiil land. He was born in Virginia in 1820. In 1848 he was married to Elizabeth A. Davis of Bhelly county, Mo., 12 children being born to them, 6 of whom are liv ing. They are: Thos. Myers, of Ath ena; Marsell, of Pendleton; Frank, of Sumpter; Mrs Piper of Helix, and Mrs. Mary Barnes of Pendleton. Mr. Myers was a member of the Presbyterian church. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Armfield Saturday. MATLOCK AND KELLY. Heroes of Heppner Flood Entertained at lone. Lesley Matlock and Bruce Kelly, who rode in front of the Heppner flood and warned the people of lone, thereby saving many lives, were royally enter tained last Monday by the appreciative people of our sister city, says the Ilepp ner Gazette. The banquet had been ar ranged for a previous date but owing to the absence of Mr. Mat lock and the sickness of Mr. Kelly, the complete ar rangements were not consummated until last Monday. An elegant banquet was served at the lone hotel at 2 o'clock, where the finest wines and delicacies were spread, Mayor Reid delivered the introductory speech and was followed by J. A. Wool ery. Both Matlock and Kelly respond ed with short addresses. FLICTED SISTER. critical condition, suffering intensely, that she would Lave to undergo a very now on a fair road to recovery. Mrs. Stevens' fraternal sisters, through Hive, Ladies of the Maccabees, of which NUMBER 40 ! ,. .fiXIX: i..-!l -1 .J-. 1; ;i.'i;Ki -u I Gangs,Sulky .. and i.M'.ll , .) ;; SUPERIOR DRILLS, BAIN and FISH WAGONS, BARB and WOVEN WIR E . jPENQNG. 1 Is Now Inflate New Switchboard Installed at McBride&Co. Store All the barbwire telephone lines entering Athena will soon be connected with the new switchboard that was in stalled this week in McBrido k Co.'s Palace drugstore. At the present time there are seven lines in operation in and out of Athena, as follows: , The McLean "High line," Weston-Milton-Mountain line, Mus- grove's Helix-Milton line, Barrett's line, Bradley's Helix line, Pine creek line and the Adams line. The putting in of the new switchboard will greatly facilitate the service of the lines connected and the patrons will get much better results. Three more lines can bis accommodated by the switch board. Athena is now virtually con nected by telephone communication with all the outside country lintricts, and the system will continue to crow until every farm house will Lave the convenience of telephone facilities. Helen Norte Will Race. Helen Norte, the fastext 3-year-old trotter in the Pacific Northwest, in fact, the little beauty that holds the' count re cord will race in Walla Wulla during th week of October, 19-24. Judge ltients has entered his fast stock in buth pacing and trotting harness events and Hvlon Norte will certainly be on hand. It is worth a trip of several hundred miles to see this daughter of the Inland Empire trot in record time. In addition all the fast horses in this section of tht country are booked to go in Walla Walla at this race meeting. Reduced rutes have been granted on all lines to give evtry one an opportunity to attend this meet ing. - Better Than Pills. The question has been asked In what way are Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets superior to the ordinary cathartic and liver pills? Our answer is They are easier and more pleasant to take and their effect is so pent!,) and so agreeable that one 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 all druggists. Coal Output The Heppner coal mines are now be ing worked at comparatively full capac ity. The output now amounts to about 30 tons a day. New scales have been installed at the mines and the bunker capacity is being increased. Ten homesteaders of Franklin county, Wash., have had their filings cancelled by the department. Frauds in making final proofs were unearthed. Some of the claims have been proved up for two years. Co. J 3 A - - XL
