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Dr. Wood spent Friday with friends
at Bates,
Hear the Adams Sisters touight at
the opera house.
Mr. and Mrs. Will M. Peterson
were in Pendleton yesterday.
Mis. Austin Foss and Miss Iva Cal
ender spent the day yesterday in Pen
dleton. Mrs. Woodruff and Miss Mabel
Tompkins will arrive home this even
ing from La Grande.
The Pendleton Tribuue has a man in
the field securing data for its annual
writenp of the county.
Mrs. Kelson Manela and Mrs. Ern
est McQueen of Milton were guests of
Athena friends Saturday.
Miss Gertie Luna and Miss Edytb
McBride attended the play "Wheu
Knighthood was in Flower," at Pen
dleton.
J. M. Kern, a prosperous farmer of
he Helix neighborhood was iu town
yesterday, trading with our mer
chants. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Warren and
Misses Viva and Fay Warren were
trading with Athena merchants Sat
urday from Weston. '
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Y.-P. S. C. E. will take
place at the Christian church Satur-
day evening after which a social time
will be enjoyed.'
There is some evidence that an In
dian has been murdered on the Colum I
bia, near Umatilla. A pool of blood
. was discovered near the river and a i
. blanket was found in the water.
Mrs. M. W. Smith, who spent sev
eral months visiting velatives and
friends iu the eastern states returned
- home yesterday morning. She was
met at La Grande by Mr. Smith.
X Miss Maud Knowlton arrived in the
.'city yesterday from Newport, Wash.,
and will remain iu Athena for some
" time visiting relatives. She is a sister
of Fred Knowlton and a grand daugh
ter of Wm. Willaby, sr.
' yJ. W. Jenkins has returned from
' Kennewick where he went on church
affairs. Mr. Jenkins says land
prices in that section are increasing
iu value, $200 per acre being the price
asked for sagebrush land contiguous
to irrigation ditches.
" . In a fight at John Bergevin's on the
reservation Thursday night Hugh
- Robie stabbed Dan Hart with a pocket
knife. Hart's injuries are not serious.
Dr. Plamondon dressed the wounds
and found one cut in the stomach, one
in the scalp and one in the face.
The boys' and girls' Bally Day ex
ercises will be given in the Christian
church Sunday evening the 2Gtb. All
the children taking part iu the . ex
ercises are requested to meet for prac
tice in the church at 2 o'clock Satur
day. H. T. Booth, general agent for the
Pacifio Mutual Life Insurance com
pany, is in the city on business. O.
G. Chamberlain is the looal agent of
the company, which is among the
strongest insurance organizations in
the Northwest.
Officer Gholson received word Satur
day from Garfield, Wash. , to intercept
a man wanted there for horse steal
ing. He bad lett here before the
message came, and was caught in
. Pendleton. The fellow stopped at the
Athena hotel while here and was ac
companied by a woman.
Claud Steen, the prosperous Dry
creek farmer, bas installed an electric
light plant for domestic convenience.
He purchased a five horse power gaso
line engioe with dynamo complete,
aud now bia beautiful country home
bristles with electric lights at nomin
al expense. '
The Pendleton football team, de
feated at Baker City, maintains that it
cau win from Baker on the Pendleton
grouuds. Iu the matter of field sports,
base ball in particular, it has long
beon an established fact that a visit
ing team at Pendleton, stands Utile
show of winning out.
Milton Eagle: Messrs. Hays and
Cragbead, real estate dealers of Athe
na, were making the acquaintance of
our citizens Tuesday and incidentally
looking over the field with a view of
doing some business here in the
f ature. The gentlemen report making
a number of good sales in the Athena
neighborhood recently.
Athena's first team of football
players has a game schedule with the
La Grande team in that city on
Thanksgiving day, and a return game
will be played in this city on Christ
mas day. The Athena team La
strengthening ita line up for the game,
and it will be a formidable aggrega
tion on the field.
Perhaps it will be of interest to the
people of Athena to know something
of the little women who are to enter
tain at the opera bouse tonight.
They come from Boston, Mass., and
are of the noted Adams family of that
state. They have .studied in Boston
and also in New York; have traveled
through the states with different the
atrical companies and were with Mrs.
Geril Tom Thumb three seasons. They
still have open doors with excellent
offers in that profession, but choose to
give entertainments alone, which are
iu harmony with their taste and prin
ciples, a refined, high class entertain
ment which is received with delight
by all classes.
M. W. Smith, as a practical joker,
is somewhat of quality himself. To
this a number of his friends can truth
fully testify this morning. Last night
a big crowd, armed with bells, tin
pans, and other nondescript pro
moters of noise, hiked their way
quietly down to Mr. Smith's place of
residence and for an hour directed a
strenuous charivari bombardment at
the house but not at Mr. and Mrs.
Smith, who, through the wisdom of
M. W. were at the home of a Triend
in another part of the city. This
morning the boys are telling how it
was and so is Smith, v
Yesterday, Nov. 20th, was the 80th
anniversary of the birth of Grandma
Mansfield, who , resides with her
daughter, Mrs. A. I. Jones,, in this
city.. Mrs. Mansfield is hale and
hearty at ber advanced age and bids
fair to enjoy many,, more birthdays;
She came to the United States when
six years of age from England, and in
the year 1853 crossed the plains to
Oregon. Grandma Mansfield can tell
many interesting tales of early pio
neer life, and is quite proficient in
writing verse, having often furnished
poetry for publication in newspapers.
John P. McManns and wife of Pilot
Rock were the guests Saturday of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Boyd. Mr. MoManus
is the editor of the Pilot Rock Record
and owner of the only educated coyote
on earth. Mr. MoManus bas the dis
tinction of being oue of the ablest edi
torial writers in the Northwest He
part owner of the Pendleton TribunefpC
and founded the Pendleton Republican
wnicn eventually was purchased by
the Tribune. Mr. and Mrs. Mo
Manus were delighted with Athena
and its progressive spirit.
Clark Wood and Frank Blair were
over from Weston Saturday evening
and attended the show. They expected
to see a good performance of the
"Count of Monte Cristo,'! but instead
were compelled to witness the pro
duction of a semi-blood and thunder
rural play in which there was neither
plot nor "heart interest" Doubtless if
the Lansing Rowan company had been
apprised of the colonel's presence
"Monte Christo" as advertised would
have been the bill. As it was it was
otherwise.
L. McLaohlan, a plasterer and
cement workman of experience and
ability finds Athena much in need of
a mau of his trade, and bas decided
to permanently locate here. Mr.
MoLochlan guarantees work by him
to give thorough satisfaction. Orders
left at Gillis' Lumber Yard will re
ceive prompt attention.
Mrs. Fred Rosenzweig arrived in the
city Friday upon a visit to Mr. Rosen
zweig and Miss Elsa, who are em
ployed here, the former with the Ath
ena Mercantile company and the latter
in the school. Mrs. Rosenzweig ex
pects to return to her homestead in
Franklin county before Thanksgiving.
The Press could nse a little ready
money just now in fact we really
need it in onr business. Subscribers
knowing themselves to be in arrears
will please come forward with a little
of the "oil of gladness."
Pendleton, if rumors are true, is
on the verge of a diphtheria epidemic.
The East Oregonian reports two ad
ditional cases, one in the family of
J. Mumm and one in the family of J.
F. Brown.
Rev. and Mrs. G. W, Rig by were
up from Pendleton Sunday visiting
old friends in this city. Mr. Rigby
occupied the pulpit io the M. E.
churoh Sunday morning. -
' Mrs. Cass Cannon and Mrs. T. M.
Bush have been called to Seattle,
where their mother, Mrs. Jane
Wooddy, is critically ill with pneu
monia. Mrs. Brandon, mother of Mrs. O. G.
Chamberlain, will leave today for the
Willamette valley where she will
spend the winter with relatives.
If you contemplate purchasing a
grapbophone read Ely & Scott's ad
elsewhere in this issue aud learn how
to get one absolutely free.
The Adams Sisters, Lilliputians,
will give an entertainment in the
opera house this evening. Admission
is 15, 25 and 35 cents.
Bernar D. Sherry and Tow-wa-ny
puna were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony at Pendleton Monday
by Justice Fitzgerald.
Miss Nettie Cannon came over from
her school in Walla Walla Friday
evening and spent Saturday and Sun
day with friends here.
Ed Hemmelgarn, an employe of the
Preston-Parton Milling Co., is in
Pendleton threatened with an attack
of typhoid fever.
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
fehn Rothrock, in a fall on tbe
school house grounds, suffered a brok
en arm, '
Otis Wbiteman and J. E. McDaniel
are new names added to the Press
subscription list this week.
Mrs. Otis Wbiteman and son are in
from tbe farm, guest at tbe borne of
Mr. , and Mrs. H. IL HilL
Misses Velma Wilkinson, Gertie
Luna and Eva Rider visited friends
in Adams Sunday.
A Pendleton paper reports tbe mar
riage of William Sturgis and Mrs.
Carl Stewart
Mrs. Jacob Clark, of Weston, with
other friends, was shopping in the city
Saturday.
Bod Waldea was over from Weston
yesterday. ,
- E. W. Saunders of Pendleton, was
in town yesterday.
H. C. Curry, the Walla Wallao?
tician is in town today.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Turner of Wes
ton, are in town today. -,
Attorney Sam Peterson of Milton,
spent Sunday in Athena.
C. W. Shoup, an Endicott, Wash.,
real estate agent, is in the city today.
Tbe O. R. & N. company has made
a net reduction on tbe rate for Roslyn
coal from Wallula to Colfax, of
$1.30 a ton.
Dan Prendergast has returned from
a trip up in Washington. Dan says
one of the best towns he run across iu
his travels was Ritzville.
The Walla Walla-Pendleton special
did not arrive here Sunday morning
until nearly 10 o' clock. The engiue
broke down on the Dry Creek bill, and
was compelled to wait for a helper.
Peterson & Peterson are attorneys
for Mrs. Em ma J. Van 'Winkle in a
suit for divorce from ber husband,
J. Byron Van Winkle. The couple
were married in this county in 1895,
and have three children.
Mrs. George Lutje died of blood
poisoning Friday evening at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Eli Heater, in
Milton. Funeral services were held
at the borne Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock by Kev. H. B. Smith, pastor
of tbe Christian church.
The
Umatilla Indians have
been
bold
authorized by the department to
a mass meeting of. the tribe for the
purpose of electing an official inter
preter for the tribe, through whom all
official and legal communications be
tween the Indians and tbe whites must
be conducted. .
Mr. and Mrs. Curry, eye sight
specialists of Walla Walla who have
been making regular trips to Athena,
will make their next visit Tuesday
Nov. 21, for one day only, at the St.
Nichols hotel This is a good oppor
tunity. They guarantee their work,
Mr. and Mrs. Curry have made regu
lar visits to Athena for the past three
years. Eyes examined free.
Mrs. Mary N. Chase, representing
tbe Amerioan Woman's Suffrage as
sociation, was in tbe city Saturday.
Mrs. Chase found a congenial spirit
in J. M. Hays with whom she left a
choioe collection of literature pertain
ing to the cause in which she is work
ing. Mr. Hays believes in reform with
a big R, and is now circulating a
petition and soliciting names in behalf
of woman suffrage in this state which
is to come before the people through
the medium of the initiative aud ref
erendum. A particularly sad case is that of J.
E. Anderson, formerly proprietor of
a Walla Walla grocery. About three
months ago be sold bis business and
removed to the country near Milton
with big wife and three sous. A few
weeks later one of the sons was taken
down with typhoid fever and for a
time bis life was despaired of, but be
finally recovered. Soon thereafter
the older sou, Charles, was stricken
with tbe same disease aud died, leav
ing a yonng wife. Now tbe father is
not expected to live and the third son
was taken to a Walla Walla hospital.
The death of his son Charles was kept
from the father as long as possible
but he bas found it out. Tbe cause of
the disease is attributed to bad water.
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Stock Boarded
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Shaving, Ilaircutting,
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Items in Brief
Buy a Samson at Cox & McEwen's.
New Shirt Waists just arrived at
Manasse's.
Prime corn-fed beef aud pork at R.
J. Boddy's.
See the fine cut glass for sale by C.
A. Barrett & Co.'s.
Try a Flor de Corona cigar at the
White House Grocery.
Craghead & Hays have some bar
gains in business chances.
Try one of Boddy's fine sugar cured
hams. They are delioious.
That Crescent Cream Coffee is fine.
At Worthington & Thompson's.
A delicious dessert-Washington Pie.
Get it at the Prendergast Bakery.
We. still have the famous Coles air
tight beaters. C. A. Barrett & Co.
. Holly . ribbons at Manasse's. See
what the Delineator says about them.
Ely & Scott have some choice sweet
cider made from Milton apples. Try
it.
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Can't we show
Rogers silverware?
you 6ome of our
C. A. Barrett &
Co.
You should see the fine line of
bnggies and backs at C. A. Barrett &
Co. 'a.
Deu Bros, have a splendid line of
gloves. Prices are right aud assort
ment is large.
Say Va, Crescent Baking Powder will
raise the dough. Get it at Worthing
ton & Thompson's. '
From now until November 24, F.
G. Lucas will pay tbe highest market
price for turkeys.
Over 500 ladies' neck arrangements,
a sample line, no two alike, at ono hulf
price. Call at Manasse's.
Our selection of overcoats is now
complete. It is marvelous how a
finished coat of the quality we show
can be produced and sold for tbe
price. Athena Mercantile Co.
If you want he best vaiue, the best
wearmg, toe most up to date foot
wear, we have now a complete stock of
everything in tbe shoe line for fall
and winter wear. Athena Mercantile
Co.
We now' have ready for your iuspeo-
tion the most comprehensive aud
splendid showing of new styles in
men's, youths' and boys' clothing
ever shown in this part of the state.
Athena Mercantile Co,
Are you lacking in strength and
vigor? Are yon weak? Are you in
pain? Do you feel all run down?
The blessing of health and strength
come to all who use Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. 85o at Pioneer drug
store.
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A Digaatroui Calamity.
It ii a disastrous calamity wbou
yo'u lose your health, because indiges
tion and constipation have sapped it
away. Prompt relief can be had iu
Dr. King's New Life Pills.. They
build up yonr digestive organs, aud
cure headache, dizziness, colic, con
stipation, etc. Guaranteed at the
Palace drug store ; 25o.
i For Sale.
O. G. Chamberlain, the real estate
dealer, offers for sale:
. One dwelling and three lots, $1100.
-, 0ne bouse, barn aud three lots,
$800.
A good cottage, outbuildings and
one lot, $1000.
One dwelling, barn aud three lots
and other choice city and farm prop
erty. A monutain farm of 166 acres,
orchard and good buildings.
Several good pieces of alfalfa laud
near Pendleton.
With the arrival of the house cleaning period the mind of the housewife naturally
turns to the matter of Carpets and Rugs, and consequently she is confronted with two
problems the cleaning up process and the coverings for the floors. Now, soap, lye
and water can be made to overcome the former, but the mistress of the household
looks to the carpet dealer for help before she gets through with the floor. A
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for the stock of Carpets and Rugs carried by us this year is overwhelmingly greater
than any we have purchased heretofore. This is saying a great deal, for our stocks of
the past were not to be " sneezed at." Now is the time to make your purchase. 1P
Miller, the Rustler,
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