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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1905)
ATHENA MERCANTILE CO. LADIES AND MISSES ' WATERPROOFS HALF PRICE - Our Great. Sale' will continue until February 1st. Only 17 more days of these Sweeping Reductions. We are taking stock, and ,.in addition to the enormous re duction on our regular stock,! we find many odd lots that must be sold regardless of either cost or value. 50 Shirt Waists, former price 50 cents each, now - 15 Cents, : Our entire stock of fine Flannel Waists at half price. !.' colors, regular price 75 cents 35 Cents. Special lot of ladies' Heavy Cheviot and Beaver Jackets, regular $2.50 garments, now 98 Cents. A great . many lines have suffered an additional cut in price to that heretofore received, but space will not permit of the enumeration -of same. Now is the Time for Bargains Athena Mercantile Company : South Side Main Street, ". , - ,,Athena, Oregon Press Paragraphs Pure White Flour, $1.35 per sack. . Charley Browh'ii up from Pendleton. ' Will Wells was a Pendleton visitor Wednesday. '. . -V, y'Mrs- A. L. Jones is visiting her daugh ter in Pendleton. ; Q. W. Bradley had business in Pen dleton Wednesday. a sji Miss Alta Sharp is visiting friends in 'Pendleton this week. Bert Zerba made a business trip to Pendleton yesterday. H. T. Booth, an insurance man of Baker City is in the city. . V Born, January 11, to Mr. and Vrs. Henry Dell, a 9-pound girl. Will M. Peterson was at the county seat Wednesday on legal business. Rev. and Mrs. Dean Hamilton of Weston, were in the city yesterday. Mrs. Will M. Peterson, who has been indisposed for several days, is recover ing. o ( D. H. Preston and M. L. Watts, of 'the Preston-Parton Milling Co., spent Sunday at Waitsburg. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kirk have returned from a three weeks' visit with relatives in the Willamette valley. Dr. Eve Hoisington, Osteopath., At Athena Hotel Wednesdays and Satur days. Consultation invited. Lee Fountain and his neice, Miss Mabel Fountain, left yesterday for their home at Lewiston, Idaho. Green Estes has sold out his" recently acquired saloon business in Pilot Rock and has removed to Pendleton.: Edward T. Brown, representing the Pacific Paper Co., Portland, was a caller at the Pbess office Wednesday. . John Thompson was down from his stock ranch at the foot of Ryan grade, Wednesday, laying in bis winter sup plies. , . ; Mr. and Mrs. Engleman, who have been guests of relatives in this city, are visiting friends in Pendleton this week. ' The infant son of Mrs. Mae Mason, of La Grande, born December 26, 1904, died recently at her home there, of kidney trouble. Clover Leaf Lodge No. 35, Degree of Honor, met in regular session Wednes- day evening and installed officers for the ensuing year. Pendleton Tribune: Architect C. E. Trontman is reported seriously ill at his home in this city. He is threatened with an attack of typhoid fever. , J. N. B. Gerking purchased I head M colts, George Gerking 2 head and Wo. Pinkerton a span of driving horses at the Steen ranch, yesterday." ' Rev. Ed. Baker will arrive home to morrow evening from Sprague, Wash., where be has been assisting in a success ful series of meetings. There will bo DUCK CLOTHING MACK INTOSHES, MACKINAWS 33 1-3 OFF Sateen, Brilliantine and Tarn OShanter Caps, all and $1.00, your choice for the usual preaching and other services at the Methodist church Sunday. Mrs. Pearl Hales, of Adams, was in the city yesterday. ChaS. Gay has added more room to ms confectionery store by the -removal of a partition. ?,Newt Stone is again in the city from is home in Milton, in attendance at the bedside of his mother, who is very low, and expected hourly to pass away. Fayette Chamberlain has returned from a three weeks' business trip over the country in the interest of the firm of Lucas & Chamberlain, produce dealers. Ensign Rufus Crabtree, of the Salva tion Army, will give a bioscopic lecture entitled, "The Great International Con gress of the Salvation Army," Monday night at the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. and Mrs. Curry, eye specialists, of Walla Walla, will make their regular professional visit to Athena Wednesday, January 25, for one day only. At the St. Nichols Hotel. Eyes examined free. The will of Mrs. Sarah Fountain, de ceased, has been probated and John S. Harris of Weston, a son-in-law, has been appointed administrator of the es tate, which is valued at $1,500. Will M. Peterson is attorney for the estate. Friday evening, January 20, the local lodges of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will conjointly install officers. After the installation among the pleasures scheduled for the evening is a banquet the edibles for which will be supplied by the Rebekahs. Roy Tompkins has returned to his studies at the Waitsburg Aqdsmy and has taken up his abode at the young men's dormitory. He has heretofore made his home with the .Vollmer family. Roy is very much pleased with his school and is making rapid progress. Christian church services Sunday as follows: Bible school at 10 a, m preaching at 11 "a. m. and 7:30 p. m Junior meeting at 3 p. m. Christian En deavor at 650 p. m. Subjects of sermons: Morning, "The Church Officers, Their Election and Qualification;" evening, "The Convereion,of a Persecutor." The case of Lieuallen vs. Carmichael, a civil action brought to recover $40 as reward for arrest and conviction, comes to Justice Chamberlain's court on a change of venue from the Weston court, Stillman, Pierce and Powers appear for plaintiff and Peterson & Peterson are attorneys for defendant. A. J. Parker has added the conven ience of a series of mirrors to his barber shop fixtures. The combination mirror rests on the wall back of the chairs and in addition to being of service to patrons of the shop, affords the popular "Ferg" an opportunity to "rubber" without doping the helpless customers' ears full of lather. . Mrs. W. C. Miller has received a let ter from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C, A. Fischer at Orange, California, saying thatT. J. Kirk and wife had arrived there and are enjoying the balmy cli mate very much. This is in the vicinity of Santa Ana, and the letter states that all the oldtime Athenaites living near there, including the families of T. P. Page, C. W. Gates, Norman Matthews and Mr. Fischer, assembled to welcome the visitors, and enjoyed what they termed a "family reunion." ' X F. H. Coolidge, the jeweler, arrived from Milton this week and has located here permanently .He can be found, at his quarters in McBride's Palace drug store, where all kinds of watch, clock and jewelry repairing will - receive prompt and careful attention. .Read his announcement in today's Press. JOVhile returning to her schocl at Eu gene Miss Velma Wilkinson suffered the indignity of being robbed while on the train. Her purse containing $5 was taken from under her pillow, the money extracted and the purse left Luckily Miss Wilkinson had not put the bulk of her money in the purse, but had it sus pended about her neck in another re ceptacle. - j a i : .. HORSES FOND OF BEEFL -i Many Belong-In to Washington Breweries Want Their Bnckota Rea-alarlr. "Fully one-half of the horses used by the brewers of Washington," said a fat and ruddy driver of one of the big wag ons, according to the Epst, "are beer swlllers, and there are horses belonging to our company which will not leave the delivery yards until they have- had thlr bucket of beer In the morning and' at lunch time. They have acquired a taste for the beverage, and they refute to do their work until they have been supplied. NoW, I say the horses ac? quired a taste for beer, but I guess I am wrong about that, for it is my candid opinion that horses naturally love beer. They seem to have the same taste for It that hogs have for 'mash', and .'beer" from the 8tillhou:es. ; It Is a well-known fact that In running down and locating Illicit stills In the mountain districts the revenue officers are frequently, aid ed In their work by watching the hogs, the razor-backs, Enlfflng the 'mash' for a distance of two miles. : , . ; "Our horses fatten oh beer, and it Is a noticeable fact that the ones drinking the most beer can do the most hard driving. The horses draw, the line OiMtale beer, and one of them will have to"'be power ful dry in the throat before he will drink It, . yt..gLv hima bu-fcukpfjfce beer and it will soon disappear, 'and. he will neigh for more. Drivers' helpers and horses are alloweaa liberal "Btlppr ef the fluid by the company; and I would do without my mugs before I would see my horses go thirsty." . . Bring in Your Coupons.' - T Those holding Fair Store coupons are requested to bring them in and select pictures. The pictures , have arrived and their distribution depends on the presentation of the coupons. ; "Scalpine," the great hair renewer and dandruff eradicator. is winning many friends among the patrons of Par ker's barber shop. Are You Restless at Night and harassed by a bad couch? Use Ballard's Horehound Syrup, , it will secure you sound sleep and enact a prompt and radical cure. 25c, 50c and $1. Sold by McBride. Constipation and piles are twins. They kill people inch by inch, sap life away every day. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will positively cure you. No cure no pay. 35 cents tea or tables. Pioneer drugstore. ". f - Health meanB tne ability to do a good day a work without undue fatigue and to find life worth living. 'You cannot have in. digestion or constipation without its up setting the liver and polluting the blood'. Such a condition may be best and quick est obtained by Herbine, the best liver regulator that the world has ever known. Mrs. D. W. Smith writes April 3, 1902: "I use Herbine and find it the medicine for constipation and regulating the liver I ever used." Price 50 cen Sold by McBride. The greatest system renovator. ; Re stores vitality, regulates the kidneys, liver and stomaeh. If Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea fails to cure get your money back. That's fair. ,.35e. tea or tablets. Pioneer drug store. .'- ,. . Dr. A. IJ. Stone, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Calls answered promptly day or night Office in Post Building, Athena, Oregon Announcement I wish to announce to the public that I am now permanently lo cated at McBride's drug- store, and at all times you will find a full line of Watches, Clocks and fine Jewelry. : : : fine Watch Repairing a Specialty Ml. COOLIDGE Jeweler, T Car CoutiptUa Forever. Take CuscareU Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25 ilCLCC. fail to evre, druggist refund nuxiea. Items in Brief. ' Filipino bags at Manasse's. . Belts in profusion at Manass-V. Buy a Samson at Cox & McEwen's. Sterling silver novelties at Manasse's. Fresh bread, cakes, etc., on rale at Gay's, daily. . . ' Fairbanks-Morse engines are the best. C. A. Barrett Co. ' We have the goods and low prices. C. A.- Barrett Jk Co. . Try a Flor da Corona cigar at the White House Grocery. Buy the children a sled or express wagon of O. A. Barrett Co. - - That Crescent Cream Coffee is fine. At Worthington St Thompson's. . Great Remnant sale commences to morrow. . Athena Mercantile Co. : Remember, Ely "' Scott are " head quarters for rubbers and overshoes. Worthington Thompson have just received a Targe line of new pipes and pocket knives. Every remnant or skirt length marked at a ridiculously low price. Athena Mercantile Co. , " Say Va, Crescent Baking Powder will raise the, dough. Get it at Worthing ton Thompson's. Save your, money by making your purchases during the great sale at the Athena Mercantile Co. 's. , .. ' Don't forget to try 'our Gold Leaf coffee. It is the best 25 cent colTee on the market. , Ely & Scott. If you want quantity and quality for your money, come ro the great Rem nant Sale. Athena Mercantile Co. If you want a skirt length, waist or child's dress, come to the great Rem nant Sale. Athena Mercantile Co. For first class and up ,to date horse shoeing by an artistic horseshoer, go to Bud's shop corner 3rd and Current streets. ' All i work . guaranteed. Price per head $1.50. . W. S. Buel, proprietor. We meet all cuts in horse shoeing. Three dollars per span by a professional smith of rank. ; . ? O. C. Beck. ; W. C. Miller is again in the harness business in Athena. Ho is located in the Estes building opposite the Athena Hotel. - AH - goods sold, at reasonable prices... Workmanship guaranteed. , Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Mary Simpson. "Every . thing disagreed with me and ctil I used Hollister's ' Rocky Mountain Tea."' NV.V baby sleeps and grows like a weed. 85c.JTea ojTsMstsr Pioteer d.rug stprer" A V:.,;" i Spoiled Her Beauty. r;---Jtomtt Howard, 209 W;.131h St., itaw York, at one time tad Tier beauty spoiled with skin trouble. She writes: "I had salt rheum or eczema for years but nothing would cure it until I used Bucklen's Arnica Salve." A quick and sure healer for cuts, burns and sores. 25c at Palace drug store. "The Trade DURING THE Our erooa)J HI n-aerwe GO AT A DISCOUNT Of 25 rui - The Place where tlie Sad? The better the Quality of food, the greaterlbe e5y. ment. If you like a good cup of Coffee you will get the . greates possible enjoyment by using CHASE & SANBORN'S JAVA and MOCHA COFFEE THE WHITE HOUSE GROCERY Sole Agents. ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Parton Milling Co. I PURE WHITE ELOUIt VcUUdldlllWU PatronMJ Home Industry. is : Merchant Millers 2 Waitsburg, Wash, Magnet of the East End" MONTH OF MINI f3 If 1 : 1 I It is FAIR Do BCiraow ONE GREAT ENJOYMENT IN-jp-LIFE IS EATING ? . - - " DV All UIULW- and Grain Buyers i Athena, Oregon M family Can Trade. , Js HI
