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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1903)
I I am now comfortably located in my new Store Building, Corner of Main and Second Streets. Two car loads of new goods have already arrived, which I now have set up, ready for your inspection. An other car load of new goods to arrive this week. I invite you to vis it my new store. You see the nicest store and the finest assortment of house-furnishings to be found in Eastern Oregon. Come, whether you wish to buy or not. You are welcome . Press Paragraphs German Dill pickles at Bagley's. New crop. Fresh Milestone at the Pioneer drug store. Mrs. J. A. Henry is home from River side, Wash. Mr. and Mis. Hugh Bell attended the Spokane fair. Miss Eva McLean will attend Colum bia college at Milton. . , Mi'hs Fldnn RirW was homo from her school near Helix Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. T. Smith, living be low Adams, have a new son. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Nelson were up from the farm over Sunday. xar. miawm, oi waiia waiia visiiea friends in this city over Sunday. Chas. Betta and Commissioner Walker were over from Helix Wednesday. Don't forget to attend the grand har vest ball at the opera house tonight. Mrs. Wm. McBride and daughter Edith visited in Pendleton over Sunday. Mr. Cushman, a Brownsville farmer, was in town this week, a guest of T. J. Kirk. Mr. and Mrs. George Bannister have moved into their new home on Fifth street. G. W. Bradley has returned from a visit to his homestead near Goldendale, Wash. J. M. Young, a resident of Echo for 14 years, died Tuesday afternoon, aged 78 years. Miss Freda Baruh, asmall lady from Portland, visited at the Manasse home this week. Miss Agnes Fletcher of Pendleton, was the guest this week of Mrs. J. D. Plamondon. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown returned Wednesday from Spokane, where they spent a week. Dr. Sharp is having a new side walk built in front of his residence property on Third street. . New line of stationerr at Stone's Pioneer drugstore. Old stock will be closed out at cost. Miss Jeannette Manasse returned last week from a month's pleasant visit with friends in Portland. Chas. Gay is moving his stock into the Mc Arthur building, recently vacat ed by N. A. Miller. Attorney Peterson, J. N. B. Gerking and W. E. Potts are attending court in Pendleton this week. Those interested in the organization of an athletic club will meet at Charley Gay's tomorrow evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Gross arrived home Sunday evening from Spokane, where they attended the fair. Misses Ruby and Gertie Burden and Clarence Burden have returned from an extended visit with friends in Washington. Miller : Tine Rustfl The ladies of the M. E. church are busily engaged in work for their bazaar, which comes off in December. Miss Eva Rider and her Sunday school class conducted a very successful "tea" at the M. E. parsonage last Saturday. Mrs. Wni. Pinkerton, Jr., who last week underwent an operation for appen dicitis, is recovering nicely at her home. Neil Tittsworth has purchased the Eva Stafford eottage and two lots in the north part of town. Consideration, $275. . Grandma Waterman has returned from a summer's stay at Spokane and will spend the winter at her home in this city. John Bell is seeding wheat land at the rate of 65 acres per day. His teams have been working on the place west of town. Clayton Luna was awarded the cash prize of $5 as being the best dancer at Milton's grand harvest ball last Friday night. Mrs. L. A. Gkhens has gone to Cal ifornia where she will spend the winter. She was accompanied by two of her daughters. Subject at the M. E. church Sunday morning, "God Makes No Difference;" text, Romans, 3-32. Evening subject, "Faith;" text, Mark 9-19. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thorn pkins re turned Saturday from a week's stay at Spokane. They report very enjoy able time in the Falls City. While playing at Bchool last week, Hugh Lieuallen received an injury about the face which necessitated his remaining at home for a few days. The fixtures for the McKee saloon were sold at sheriff's sale Saturday after noon. Jack Tomlinson of Umatilla, was the only bidder, his offer being $400. Mrs. James Kern, of Helix, visited at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Vaughn, in this city this week. Mrs. Kern had been visiting her mother in Walla Walla. The Knox-Kantner Conceit Co. will appear in the Normal chapel in Weston, Friday evening, October 23, under the auspices of the Eastern Oregon State Normal school. Fifteen freight cars were piled in the ditch at Huron station Tuesday room ing. The wreck was caused by the train breaking in two and then coming together with great force. On Mayor Taylor's place are three trees that makes one think of old Mis souri. They are black walnut, and this year are loaded with nuts. The trees were planted eight years ago. N. H. Pinkerton this week moved his effects to bis homestead in Crook county and will begin the work of making a home there. Mrs. Pinkerton who is in Pendleton, will follow in a few days. Harvey McDonald, who has been an anxiety to his friends in this city on account of having been so low with ty phoid fever, is now on the fair road to recovery at his home in Walla Walla. Columbia college, Milton, has opened with an enrollment of 100 for the first eo week. A department of elocution is soon to be added. The pledges of the endowment fund now amount to over 011,000. " Eugene Lorton, editor of the Wash tucna Enterprise, is rising in the jour nalistic world. He is a close friend of Senator Ankeny, and will take charge of the senator's personal organ, the Walla Walla Union. Dr. F. W. Vincent who has been prominently mentioned as a prospective candidate for mayor of the city of Pen dleton, has definitely declined to accept the nomination or to be considered as a possibility for the position. Mrs. E. L. Barnett and Mrs. Austin Fossre this week attending the grand lodge of the Rathbone Sisters, which convenes in Portland. Mrs. Foss goes as a delegate, and Mrs. Barnett as a member of the grand lodge. Three prisoners have been sentenced this week to the penetentiary by Judge Ellis. They are, Basil Bushman, three and one-half years for horse stealing; Albert Nelson, robbery, three years; William Webb, theft of horse and buggy 18 months. In the matter of photography, practi cal experience counts for much, but first class materials adds to tone and life-like effect. Only first-class materials are in use at the Umatilla Art Gallery under its present management. Prices are reasonable. C. S. Wilks has started in to husk his large corn crop on the Coppock place south of town. Mr. Wilks says his corn will average 30 and 35 bushels per acre. He will have about 4000 bushels of corn and will fatten about 75 head of hogs for market. The Press acknowledges a pleasant eall from President French, of the East ern Oregon Normal school Tuesday. The president reports the school in a most satisfactory condition, and avers that never in its history have prospects been so bright. W. S. Buel has added an automatic horseshoeing stock to his shop equip ment. It is a novelty in the matter of construction, being bo adjusted that BllICIlvB i nnnn iiannrrtn m i A UUUU tlAKHtdd i AT RIGHT PRICES 5 Elskamp's new Harness Shop is stocked with everything in the Harness and Saddle line. Repair ing neatly and promptly executed. SHOP OH SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET 5 2 H.J. ELSKAMP, PROPRIETOR i lilltlltllllll ' every working part is automatic. You press the button and the machine holds the horse with a vice-like grip. Another carload of Wild Horse apples went out over the O. R. & N. from Athena Monday night, billed for Liv ingston, Mont. The shipment was made by Hopson 3t Martinson, who will make another shipment this week from Ath ena to some point on the Union Pacific. W. P. Temple, a farmer living in the Despain gulch district, north of Pendle ton, after spending $5,000 in boring wells, has at last struck a good flow of water at a depth of 75 feet. For 14 years he has hauled water from the Umatilla river, a distance of seven miles. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rosenzweig ar rived home Monday evening from their homestead in Franklin county.. Fred says things are all right up that way. He relates some hair-raising adventures duiing the trip. They stopped over in Walla Walla and visited numerous friends, over Sunday. Grandma Fountain has so far recov ered from her protracted illness from carbuncles, that she is able this week to visit her daughter, Mrs. John Harris at her home on Wild Horse creek. Mrs. Fountain contemplates a visit to her sons and daughter at Lewiston in the near future. Christian church services are an nounced by the Pastor, J. W. Jenkins, as follows: Sunday school at 10 a. m., preaching at 11 a. m., Junior meeting at 3 p. m., Christian Endeavor at 6:30, lecture at 7:30, midweek prayer meet ing Wednesday evening at 7:30, young peoples' prayer meeting Saturday eve ning at 7:30. A. L. Jones, the expressman, is hav ing a fine, light truck made down at Buel's blacksmith shop. The truck is being manufactured from the running gear of the vehicle that formerly was used by the St. Nichols hotel as a bus. It is a full platform spring truck and has been fitted with a crane connection that provides for short and quick turn ing. The residents of Weston and the stu dents of the normal school have arranged to entertain all the teachers free of charge during the county teachers' in stitute, to be held at Weston November 4, 5 and 6. County Superintendent Nowlin has completed the program and it is one of the most elaborate that has been rendered at similar occasions. N. A. Miller has been doing business in his new building this week. Two carloads of furniture is already installed and a third is scheduled to arrive today or tomorrow. When the stock is com plete there will be none larger in Uma tilla county. The new store room will accommodate a large amount of goods which will be most effectively displayed. Weston Leader: Some beautiful ap ples, large, red-cheeked and free from blemish, were on display at Culley's this week. Five of them were weighed and found to average a little over a pound each. They were raised at Ed win Simpson's place on Wild Horse creek three mile south of town, in which locality Milton packers have found the apples to be of excellent grade for ship ment this year. Austin Foss has returned from a trip to Portland and Crook county. He also stopped at Moro, Sherman county. In that county a company controls a large body of land that was given by the state years ago as a road grant. The company leases this exclusively, and while there Mr, Foss learned that the company pre ferred leasing land to men having had experience in farming land in Umatilla county, and to such the company was willing to give inducements in the way of selected locations. Hood River Glacier: Rev. J.- W. Jenkins has resigned as pastor of the Valley Christian church to accept a call from Athena, Or., and closed his labors in Hood River Sunday, Sept. 27th. Rev. Jenkins organized the Christian church in Hood River nine years ago September 4, and has been its pastor all that time. He began work at Athena Sunday, October 4. Mr. Jenkins has I been one of Hood River's most highly respected citizens, and he has, many friends outside of his own church who regret to see him leave. He parts with his work here reluctantly, and says he doesn't expect to find another Hood River. He will keep his home in Hood River, and if not suited elsewhere will know he can return. School Report. The following is the roport for school district No. 45, for month beginning Septemper 14 asd ending October 9: Whole number of days taught, 20; whole number of pupils enrolled, 20. The following is a list of thoso who have neither been absent or tardy and who are especially noted for good schol arship: Pearl and Harry Mosley, Pearl and Hattie Pinkerton, Lawrence and Floyd Pinkerton, Victor and Roy Burke, Ruth and Louis Stewart, Agnes, Maggie, Hattie and John Brookner, Dora, Zola aad Floyd Ferris. Lillian Downs Dobson, Teacher. Umatilla Art Gallery Tone and Life-like effect is What makes A good Photo. We give both. THE BEST OF MATERIAL PERFECT SATISFACTION. WE ARE AGENTS FOR PENDLETON WOOLEN AacBLANKCTSa Ever hear of an Indian Cozy Corner? Indian decoration is now the fad of the hour. Indian atmosphere is easy to attain with Pendleton Blankets.. We have just received a varied assort ment of these genuine Red Man's Robes and they will soon be on exhibition. Not mere fanciful ornaments to lend a touch of luxury to the home! For cover let, or couch cover, slumber robe or wrap, these soft, fleecy blankets are ideal. How their uses multiply 1 You'll think of a dozen others for yourselves. The FAIR Store. llwW Pep Our fall stock is now complete, We have "added over $10,000 worth of new goods, and are confi dent of our ability to please, We invite you to call and inspect our stock, whether you wish to buy or not We want you to see what your home town has to offer. We have everything, at prices that testify to buying for cash in large quantities JJHUWUIJ JUWWW 1 'J 1 3 ED. MANASSE id 3 CORNER MAIN AND THIRD STS. Our Fall Stock is Now Complete In Dress Goods We Show Latest Styles with Trimmings to Match 3 3 3 UNDERWEAR In Mus lin, Outing Flannel, etc HOSIERY For all, in Wool and Cotton. SHOES To suit the most fastideous; all sizes. CURTAINS In Tapestry, Lace and Chenile. i4 3 !2 Best duality at 3 ED. MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. -4 3 Oqa "I QVtQTtrv Paint, Oil, DOD U. VJlldL y c AND Live Stock Show Waiia Walla Under the auspices of the WALLA WALLA COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION $10,000 Purses and Premiums NEW TRACK and GROUNDS BnlU at cost of 30,000. BEST IN THE NORTHWEST Reduced Rates Don't Fall jbDGE THOS. II. BRENTS, President. Painless Dentistry 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 less 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. DR. 8P0N0GLE, Snrgeon Dentist. New York Dental School, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dentistry. Bank Building, - - Athena, Oregon. artment MJj C?: Clothing Overcoats Shirts c c Cm Lowest Prices Glass, Varnish, Brushes, Etc. Plumbing PENDLETON, OREGON. OCTOBEE FASTEST HORSES HAVE BEEN ENTERED. , Gigantic Live Stock Kxhlbltlun on All Railways. to Attend. R. B. CASWELL, Secretary. r THE I ST. NICHOLS HOTEL J. E. FR00ME, mop. Iff Only First-class Hotel in tne city. Iff THE ST. NICHOLS It the only one that can accommodate commercial traveler. Iff Can beiecomended fur Its clean and well ventilated room. Com. Main amd Third, Atbima, Or, Store. Where Whole Families Can Do Their Trading.