T
nam
Clearance Sa
Commences Saturday, July
15th. All seasonable goods
marked down. For prices
during the sale, see circular
Athena Mercantile Company
South S de Main Street,
Athena, Oregon
THE TERHUNE LUMBER YARD
Hunt Avenue.
M,.t,;ui of TxiwftBt nrices. Contracting and Building a Specialty.
Estimates Properly Furnished. T. L. Tcrhune, Athena, Oregon
Press Paragraphs
Before buying your vehicle" see A.
. Phillips, Weston, Oregon. ,
Born, July 11, to Mr and Mrs. N
H. Brooks, in Pendleton, a daughter. ,
Lowell Rogers, the prosperous Ad
anis farmer, was iu town Wednesday.
Don't miss "East Lynue". It is
guaranteed to please the most critic
al. . . ..
Harry Roseuaweig will take charge
of a wheat warehouse at Eltopia this
summer.
The latest song success of the day
will be sung at the "East Lyune" per
formance. Mrs. Florence Alloway has returned
from Weston where she has been for
some time. . . .
Mrs. Joe Bauister aud Mrs. Will
Miller drove out to the Bergeviu farm
Wednesday.
T. J. Lioualleu was up from Adams
yesterday doing buaineess with Athe
na merchants.
jf Mr. Haines is the new operator aud
"assistant to Agent Smith at the O.
B. & N. station.
Andrew J. Groves nad Miss Essie
Stover, of Pendleton, were married in
that city July 11.
Albert Proebstol will render some
vocal selections at "East Lynue"
Saturday evening.
.Austin Fobs is gradually recovering
from his protracted illness with in
flammatory rheumatism.
0 Miss Carrie Sharp is added to the
Ttorce of clerks at the Fair Store dur
ing the great carnival sale.
Fred Lookley, of the East Oregou
inu, was "ddiug" the city yesterday
iu the interest of his paper.
Hugh Worthingtou aud son Emery
are up ou the Umatilla this week, en-,
joying the pleasures of a fishing trip.
Mrs. Luia Michael and daughter,
Bounie, are up from Pendleton, visit-
ing her brothers, Win. and J. T. King.
Mrs. Sarah McDongal and Mrs. S.
A. Baruea were over from Weston
Wednesday visiting at the Kilgore
home.
A competent eugiueer desires a trnc
tioa engine to run during the harvest
season. Address E. L. Fiind, Pendle
ton, Oie.
tFredFliut is in Boise City this
eek. At the laud office there he
filed ou a homestead located near
. Weiaer, Idaho. "
. V John King took his family to the
Umatilla river yesterday where they
will camp for two or three weeks.
They will be accompanied by Rev. B.
F. King and Zelma DePeatt, John re
turning home. . . .
Peter Mclutyre is down from Al
berta. He will remain here to harv
est his wheat crop and then return
Ed. Manasse has consigned a lot of
Indian baskets and ourios to a Port-
laud buyer, who will probably dispose
of them at the exposition. ' .
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Koontz will arrive
in - Athena . Sunday from Portland
Mr. Koontz has accepted a position
with Ely & Scott, grocers. , ,
The Athena Mercantile : company
inauenrates a big clearance sale to
morrow morning. For prioes aud
other information see prioe list
Don't fail to attend the greatest of
all sales, the 30-day carnival sale at
the Fair Department Store. Formal
great opening Saturday, July 16.
The first wheat of the Walla Walla
fcrop was exhibited in the garden city
Tuesday. The gram tested 63 pounds,
the yield being 60 bushels per acre.
'here are several threshing machine
outfits at the blaoksmith shops in this
city undergoing repairs preparatory to
commencing work in the harvest
fields. - 'TT' ":
Billy Ferguson comes up from
Pendleton frequently and visits his
big wheat field south of town. His
contented smile grows broader with
each trip.
It is estimated that the Umatilla
oounty harvest will require 2,000,000
sacks this season. Almost the entire
supply for this county comes from
Calcutta, India.
Matt Mosgrove was over from Mil
ton yesterday. He assisted the Athena
Mercantile force in preparation for
the big sale which begins at the
store tomorrow.
Edward Russell of this place was
granted a divorce from his wife, Mar
tha M. Russell, at Pendleton Thurs
day, ou the grounds of willful deser
tion for a period of one year.
Miss Laura Brown returned to
Athena yesterday from a visit to the
Lewis and Clark fair. She reports
the Athenians who are there this
week as haviug an enjoyable time.
Miss Maud Knapper, of Wallowa
couuty, baa been visiting Mrs. Otis
Whitenian the past week. Miss Knap
per left yesterday for the valley, and
will visit the exposition at Portland.
Julia Lyud, through her attorneys,
Peterson & Peterson, has filed suit for
divorce against her husband, Massan
Lyud, ou the grounds of cruel aud in
human treatment rendeiiug life bur
deuaome. The parties were married
iu Kansas iu 1877, -have two grown
children and have lived in Oregon for
the last teu years.
.C A. Barrett has disposed of his
stock holdings in the first National
Bank of Athena and baa resigned his
directorship. . D. H. Preston has been
elected director in place of Mr. Bar
rett . ,
A trip to Wonderland will be the
feature for the people of Athena and
vici lity for the next 80 days at the
Fair Store's carnival sale.. Extra
salespeople engaged to wait on the
trade. -....;,
H. H. Curtis has brought action in
Justice Chamberlain's court to recover
the sum of $87 due on a promissory
note from R. and M. J. Lieuallen.
Peterson & Peterson are attorneys for
plaintiff. ; , ., , . .......
Mrs. M. L. Leeper has returned
from a feW-days' visit with relatives
at Weston.) Mrs. Leeper will leave
the first of next week for Centralia,
Wash.,' to spend ithe summer with a
I sister who reside, there. ; " ' ' t
-Marvel WaCtlHvho has purchased a
fine Pitta staani -threshing outfit, is
having a cook : house built according
tn tmnciflnatinns of bis OWU. It is
second only to the famous Delmonico
kitchen and dining room.
fMaurice Hill ' arrived home last
rsmnliiii frnm Rlcfn whflrfl lift h&S
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been emnloved in the lumber mill
since the closing of school under the
direction of his brother, Win ttiaer,
who is foreman in the mill,'''.
Th 1 004-05 catalogue of the East
ern Oregon Stafe Normal School has
been issued from the state printing
office. The typographical work oan
not be exoelled, while the information
given is replete in detail. , ,
It is reported that the Pendleton
Spokane branch of the 0. R. & N.
will be extensively improved. The
roadbed is to be straightened out in a
number of places and the entire length
of the road is to be ballasted.
The Spokesman-Review free trip
girls left for the Lewis and Clark ex
position Wednesday evening, jhiss
Jennie Dykes, of Milton, who won
in the voting contest in this county,
joined the party in Walla ;Walla.
The conntv court has decided to
build a new wseon bridge at the
Tumalum crossing near Freewater,
the people to pay for the approaches
to the bridge. Tne bridge win De a
100 foot span costing about 1400.
a social given at the Tompkins
Borne Tuesday evening was largely at
tended. The spacious . lawn was
beautifully decorated with Chinese
lanterns and a most pleasant evening
was spent The receipts were about
$18. '....' ; .
The mill started up yesterday morn
ing after a shutdown of several weeks.
There has been but very little activity
of late in the mills on the coast, as the
result of extreme dullness in the ex
port trade.
Items in Brief.
Services at the Christian church
Sunday as follows: Bible" School
at 10 a.m., preaching at 11 a. m.,
Junior Endeavor meeting at. 8 P- m.
Endeavor at 7 P. m., preaching at 8.
Morning subject! ""A Prophet's Vis
ion of the Christ". ; f
O. Q. Chamberlain has been out in
the oountry the past few days "rustl
ing" crain insurance. Farmers of
this section as a rule look on grain in
suranoe from a business standpoint,
and with few exceptions have iusnr
ance placed on their grain.
vlThe f uneral of Joseph Keeney, the
pioneer stage operator, who died at
Walla Walla Monday, took place in
that city Wednesday afternoon. The
funeral was in charge of the Knights
of Pythias, Mr. Keeney being a mem'
ber of Damon Lodge, No. 4 of Pendle
ton.
SLast week hot winds swept over the
fwheat districts north and west of
Helix, and much fear was expressed
by farmers that damage to crops
would be considerable. It now tran
spires that only in the Cold Springs
district is there any damage to be
noted. , ,-,!-,( , . , ? '.
Buy Samson at Cox k McEwen's.
: Sterling silver novelties at Manasse's.
' Fresh bread, cakes, etc., on pale at
Gay's, daily.
'Buy a Henney buggy and look swelL
a A. Barrett & Co.
Try a Flor de Corona cigar at the
White House Grocery.
C. A. Barrett & Co. are celling the
Deering binding twine. ". f
That Crescent Cream Coffee is fine.
Ai Worthington & Thompson's. '
Latest novelties in men's ready to
war suits. Athena Mercantile Co.
t You should see the fine line of
buggies and hacks at G. A. Barrett &
Co. 'a.
8ay Ma, Crescent Baking Powder will
raise the dough. Get it at Worthing
ton &, Thompson's.
fj. A. Githens, agent for Edison pho
nographs and records, is prepared to
famish all of the different erades of the
Edison make. Mr. Githens always has
phonographs on exhibition and is pre
pared to give information at any time.
, Save yourself money while visiting
the fair by engaging rooms of Mrs.
M. J. Bagley, 265 1-2 Second street be
tween Jefferson and Madison, Port
land, Ore. ; ,i- .
W. S. Bnel offers his residence prop
erty on Current street lor sale, ncrase,
pmctically new, contains six rooms.
Hot further particulars see Mr. Bnel.
Anyone wisb'ug information cou
rning a young cow between 2 and
years old, brand W and perhaps D
o left hip, can receive information
b calling at the Press office.
It is the fit and finish; the artistic
touch that makes the suit. "Internat
ional" Made to Measure garments have
all of these virtues, including quality as
well. Ask the Athena Mercantile Co.
to show you their masrniflcent line of
these supplies.
The O. R. & N. Co. offer rates of a
fare and a third for round trip tick
ets to points within a radius of 200
miles from Athena for Juiy 4th. Date
of sale ; of . tickets July 2, 8 and 4,
good to return July 6. - . ;
S, Makes digestion and assimilation
perfect. Makes new red blood and
bone. That's what Hollister's. JtocKy
Mountain Tea will do. A tonio for the
weak and aick. 85o. Tea or tablets.
Pioneer drug store v ;
If you want a pretty face and delight
ful air,
Rosy cheeks and lovely hair, ; ,
Wedding trip across the sea, ;
Put your faith in Rocky Mountain
' Tea. " ;
Pioneer drug store.
If the boxes on your buggy, hack
or cart have become worn so there is
end play, take your rig to Buel's
blacksmith shop and have the axles
cut back so they fit up snug and tight.
Mr. Bnel has a machine for doing
the. work. Price $2 per set of four
axles. " , ...
Boys, you nad better get busy and see
Athena Mercantile Co. who have a com
plete "International" line of samples.
Tbjs famous eoncero, for whom Athena
Mercaneile Co. takes orders and meas
ures, builds garments that are as near
perfection as . human haDds can make
them. Satisfaction guaranteed or no
sale. '"- ----
Grandfather's time has come, when
he can have his day;
When he can get one cabinet photo
for 25 cents to pay. v
All through the month of July this
proposition will last.
Softo Danner's photo gallery you had
better hike pretty fast ;
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A simple rule to'make life a joy is to drink a cup of' that elegant Coffee
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Saturday uly
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Welch,
and a clever cast of Weston
talent in the 5-act Society"
'Drama , .
"East Lynne"
Prices, 25, 35 and 50c. Seats
on at the usual place.
Qaa P QVlQTn Paint' Oil, Glass, Varnish, Brushes, Etc. Plumbing
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: Prcston-Parton Milling Co.
Orn1 Barley Mill
Is Now Running. We can roll
your Barley while you Wait
Merchant Millers and Grain Buyers
2 Waitsburg, Wash. ' '
Athena, Oregon
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
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