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New Good s are Arriving
Every Day
We shall open on Monday, Feb. 21st
the following early shipments of new.
Spring goods:
All the latest novelties in Waistings
White goods, and all overs, in Lace or
Embroidery, and Dress Trimmings
Also 15 cases of the latest in Spring
styles of Men's Shoes. Gordon Hats
are here in all the latest shapes, "
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"Fruits of the Wineoup" tonight at
the opera house.
Robert Frazier, of Milton, was an (
Athena visitor Tuesday.
Miss Fay Gerking speot Wednesday
with Pendleton friends.
Chas. Brotherton has three 4-horse
fams haiilini? hay to Pendleton.
N. A. Miller made a business visit to
Pendleton the first of the week.
"Qjncle Frank Mansfield is confined to
the house with an attack of grip.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. B. Gerking spent
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ounuay ai tiie . o. oajmi uumo.
Chas. Proebstel has returned to West
on, from Silver City, New Mexico. ,
Harry Rosenzweig is home from Wal
la Walla for a visit with the home folks.
W. E. Woods, of Weston, has been
assisting in Bagley & Ely's store this
week. -
"f-O. Russie, formerly of Athena, is con
ducting a shoe shop is Great Falls,
Wash.
J. A. Henry is over from Riverside,
Wash., for a few day's visit with his
family.
. Miss Alcy Fobs will finish her school
near Eho today and will be home to
morrow. Don't fail to see the drama, "Fruits
of the Winecup," at the opera house
tonight.
Miss Thomas, of Lamar, Wash., is
a guest of her cousin, Miss Pearl
Thomas.
-&3. P. Purdy and family have moved
to town and will reside in Athena tem
porarily. R. 'J. Boddy is able to be up and
around the house, after experiencing a
long Alness.
Archie Mclntyre has acceptad a posi
tion with the Athena Mercantile Co. as
bookkeeper.
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Tne iitue aaugmer 01 r rant iaer,
of Adams, is reported seriously ill with
typhoid fever. V
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wise this week
visited at the Chas. Brotherton home
north of town.
Mrs. P. E. Colbeni, who has been ill
for several weeks past, is not much im
nmvfld in health.
Mrs. T. P. Moeley is bedfast with an
attack of inflammatory rheumatism at
her home near town.
S Grandma Waterman left for Walla
Walla this morning after a pleasant
visit with Athena friends.
Mrs. Chas. Sargent is seriously ill at
her . home on the west side. She is
slightly improved at present.
Mrs. Harvey Caton goes to Pendleton
i today, where she will visit her sister,
Mrs. W. S. Perry, over Sunday. ;x
Mrs. Lizzie Jones is receiving spring
millinery goods from Chicago, -gettiBg
in readiness for her Easter opening.
Word is received by his friends here
that M. M.Johns has been seriously ill
at his present home in Walla Walla.
Mrs. Samuel Carpenter and two child
ren of Adams are ill with typhoid fever.
Dr. Stone is the attending physician.
Subjects at Christian church, Sunday
morning, World Wide Evangelization;
evening, Neglecting the Great Salva
tion. : A carload of hogs went out over the
O. R. k N. Wednesday. This is the
first shipment from Athena for several
days.
Grandma Erb, formerly a resident of
this vicinity but now of Walla Walla,
visited at the Colbeni home Wednesday
night.
Fred Ruble, the pharmacist at the
Pioneer drug store, is a musician of ex
perience and has joined Johnson's
orchestra.
Miss Bessie McBride visited her par
ents in this city the first of the week.
She has a position as stenographer in
Pendleton.
Miss Lena Cohen, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Manasse, for
several days, left Tuesday for her home
in Victoria, B. C. 1
Mrs. Rush and daughter, Miss Anna
Rush, left yesterday for their new home
in Walla Walla . Mrs. Chas. Keen
left this morning.
Mrs. Fred Kershaw and baby return
ed to their home in Wallula Tuesday,
after an extended visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Willaby.
A. J. and Wm. Willaby went down to
Pendleton yesterday to hear Evangelist
Martin preach. Dr. Martin will close
his meetings there next week.
rKous Arp, of Adams, in a fight some
time ago, naa one 01 nifl inumos Ditten
by the other fellow, and now symptoms
of blood poison have appeared.
Rev. Jenkins of the Christian church
was confined to his room with illness,
threatened with pneumonia the first of
the week but is now much better.
IXa sledge hammer and punch, used in
. i . .-no 1.1 ci l .
was discovered Wednesday tinder a box
in the rear of Bagley k Ely's store.
"M rs. G. C. Ostium is now domiciled
in her new home in La. Grande, having
recently joined her husband there. Her
Athena friends expect a visit from her
shortly.
As an architect Dr. Stone demon
strates considerable talent. Witnesseth
rope, ladder, etc., in his apothecary de-;
partment, at the Pioneer diug store.
Miss Edna Pickett, a young Jady at
tending the normal school at Weston,
from Wallowa, is visiting Miss Eva
Rider and will remain over Sunday.
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The pews for the auditorium of the
new M. E. church have arrived from
Pendletoa, where they were manufact
ured, and are being placed in position. ;
C. V. Dyment, the popular corres
pondent, is again with the Spokesman;
Review, having resigned his position
with the Walla Walla Union. Athena
is glad to see C. V. back in the ojd
channel. -t
Rev. W. B. Eakin, of Milton, deliver
ed a very able address for the princi
ples of prohibition at the Christian
church Tuesday night. The audience
was not large, but was appreciative and
was composed of both men and women.
Xhe residence, of Fred Rosenzweig,
recently devastated -by. fire, is being
restored by carpenters and will soon
present its former cozy, home-like ap
pearance. The porch and back room
destroyed by the fire will be enlarged
somewhat, adding to its convenience.
A little child of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Embriske, who reside near Adams, was
badly scalded with hot water at the
family home Tuesday evening. The
neck, shoulders and arms are in a bad,
condition and recovery is considered
doubtful. ' I
The weather conditions of the past
week has made it incumbent upon stock
men to make further invades into the
haystack. Feed is becoming a scarce
commodity in this section, and the
stockman is having a serious difficulty
to surmount.
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S FARMERS AND STOCKMEN
I ATTENTION ?
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5 For good goods at popular prices
in the harness line, see Ekkamp. "
W. W. Jacobs of this city is in re
ceipt of the sad intelligence of the death
of a sister and a brother. Both deaths
occurred within a month. Miss George
anna Jacobs at her death was aged 55
years, and her home paper in Virginia
pays a glowing tribute to her womanly
character, saying "she deserves more
than mere mention, for she was one
whose mission was in the home, away
from the gaze of the public. She ex
pressed a willingness to die, and spoke
of death as one talks of a journey."
The brother, A. R. Jacobs, died a month
later in Fairfax county, Virginia, and
was a man highly respected by all who
knew him.
On next Tuesday and Wednesday,
March 8 and 9, Mrs. Helen D. Harford
will be in the city in the interests of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Tuesday there will be a meeting at the
Christian church at 3 p. m, Wednesday
will be a county W. C. T. U. rally.
The unions at Milton, Freewater, Wes
ton and Pendleton are each expected, to
send a representative. Consecration
meeting, 11 to 12 a. m. ; county meeting,
1 to 2 p. m.; round table and discussion.
2 to 3. Ladies, bring lunch and enj"y
the hour.
James Myers and wife and son, W. P.
Myers, and wife, arrived in Athena 3-.
terday morning from Colorado. ' The
elder Mr. Myers is a brother of Grand
ma Gerking, and they had not met for
51 years. He is aged 82 years. , W. P.
Myers is a lawyer by profession, and
will probably locate on the coast.
the election of city officials in
Athena Tuesday 50 votes were cast. The
mayor, David Taylor, received 41 votes;
for councilmen, C. A. Barrett. 45; G.
W. Gross, 49; T. J. Kirk, 49; F. Q.
Rogers, 48; A. B. Stone, 47; for treasur
er, David Williams, 47; for recorder. O.
G. Chamberlain, 48.
Prosper Picard, of Adams, is in Port
land, investigating his claims as heir to
a million dollar estate. It is said the
Picards are heirs to the estate of their
grandfather, who died in Portland many
years ago,
Mrs. Chas. Smith and Mrs. J. T.
King gave their mother, Mrs. W. J.
King, a pleasant surprise on Wednes
day, in the shape of a dinner, the occa
sion being her. birthday
Miss Stackland announces that she
will be ready to resume business at her
photograph gallery Monday, at the new
location on Third street, south of the
St. Nichols hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mclntyre, Imve !
returned from their homestead near i
I Pilot Rock. -)
pfMr. arid Mrs. F. S. LeGrow went
down to Pendleton last night, returning
this morning.
Joseph Bannister commenced excava
tion for the new bapk building this
morning. :r
Mitt Bush is quite ill with pneumonia.
The,BL
The Best is None too
Good for you
That is the way we look at it,
and we are always prepared to
any time with the best goods, at
the very lowest prices.
WORTIIINGTON & THOMPSON, :: South Side Main Street.
You Can See Us Grow
Because
As we told you when we started this business, our
aim was to have the best of everything
For the Table
Large line of Books and Stationery
BAGLEY & ELY
Text to PostofFice, Athena, Ore.
CHARLES GAY
...Dealers in...
Candies, Nuts, Fruits, Tobaccos, Cigars
CLUB ROOM IN CONNECTION
5 SHOP IS OPPOSITE THE ATHEHA HOTEL
J H.J. ELSKAMP, PROPRIETOR 5
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Springtime Goods
are ready and Springtime readiness ts found throughout the entire store. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all to come and enjoy this store in your own way
in a way that will help you most in the planning of the spring wardrobe and for
your spring needs. Our purchases for this season includes all the newest mer
chandise in all the lines we carry . "They are
Mew and Fresh From the World's
Shopping Centers,
where the brightest brains and nimblest fingers and most skilled workmen are
employed to produce the newest styles which will be on display and ready for
your inspection. We intend to use every influence of price, style and quality to
make a business record this year. We bought many goods at prices that will en
able us to make very strong attractions for the opening of the season, which we
intend shall sustain our reputation for selling the most trustworthy merchandise
at the very lowest prices.
The Place where the
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family Can Trade.