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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1908)
Press Paragraphs ; . Barvey Ca ton's wheat orop averaged 88 bushels per aore. Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Portland this week' Barrett are in .Warren Raymond was in town yes terday between trains. TD 1.. i w tl ..... s oufu, i.u wr. buu Mrs. nenry muier, Aaguat 10, 1908va son. H Born, to Mi. and Mrs. Jack Hudson, August 10, 1P08, a daughter. f. Dave Bonifer sold three span of fine mules to Mr. Holoomb, , the Seattle buyer. '4 ? $ (i Mrs. Cbas. Taylor, of Pendleton, is a guesf this week of her mother, Mrs. Jaokson.. ..,. ;;..; . s. M-Mr. and Misi M. Woodward and daughter came over from Walla Walla f yesterday. vMrs. L. J. Foss is visiting at the borne of Mrs. Claude Hansoombe, near Pendleton. ! " Mr. and Mrs. E. L Barnett visited at the I. M. Kemp1 home in Weston this week. Mrs. William Luedtke of Walla Walla,, is visiting relatives iu Athena this week. VT y, Geo. Miller, the baker, added his A name to the Press family of readers 'this week. ' . ( ' t' 0. A. Barrett & Co. have installed a j 3500 lb. safe in the office at the hard ware store. : Mr. and Mrs. L. I. O'Harra spent Sunday at the J. M. O'Harra home 'jhear Weston. , .Lafe MoBride of Weston, is em ployed at the MoBride livery stable in this city. . 'A Misses Velma Wilkenson and Kath- nne Sham visited in Pendleton dnr- iag the week. Henrietta, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dell, has been ill the past week. J . . t . 0. T. Freeoe, circulation manager for the Spokesman Review, was in the ; oity yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bannister and 'v Mrs. Caton are spending the week in tbe mountains. : 1 Miss Jackson went to Spokane for "the purpose of selecting fell millinery goods Mon'day. ; . Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kirk returned - Monday from an outing trip on VMeaoham oreek. , . Mr. LeKoy Gbolson, a cousin of Mrs. ."iA. A. Fobs, left last week for his home in Albia, Iowa. . Haloomb, the Seattle horse buyer, was in Athena this week, seeking high class draft horses. ' , Mrs. Lizzie Jones spent a oonpje of !dayg during the week with her daugh ters, in Pendleton. : M rs.' Wm. Peterson returned yester ' day to her home in Pendleton after a ' vieit at the Dudley home. . . De Witt's Kidney and Baldder Pills ; will promptly relieve all Kidney and Bladder disorders. Sold and reoom ' mended by Palaoe Drug Oo. Castris ' - 'ft'. , , ' ' 1 . ... Ends Saturday, August 22 We oannot impress upon you oo strongly tbe necessity of you making your home furnishing purchases right now, during this great prioe reduc tion sale. This is one chance in a life time to Save In arranging this sale our object mind we out prioes unmercifully. this sale but We Gain in. raining ready cash for Fall purchases. To buy now it means you save many dollars more tban yon ever bad the opportunity of doing before. a All goods are marked in plain figures so that the oat-of -town custo mers has tbe same chance as if be bought in person. ; Wiite us today for gala prioes on any goods yon need. . Remember we pay tbe freight on all purchases amounting to $10.00 or over. ' ' , " : ' , . Freight will be prepaid on all purchases amounting to $10.00 or over. You are a loser if you don't buy. f:i The Davis-Kaser Company Complete Home & House furnishers Walla Wala, Wash. - - - - Pasco, Wash. Mrs. Wm. Winshin. Mrs. Jones and s. Hutt, with their children are camping in the mountains. ' A number of the Athena young peo ple spent Sunday afternoon in Weston the guests of Jfliss Elliott. - The streets were thronged with bar vest bands yesterday, who came to town on account of the rain. DSDell Pros., leading dealers in fruits I fend vegetables, purchased a wagon load of watermelons Wednesday. Mr. B. Statter, formerly bookkeeper for tbe Mosgrove Mercantile company, passed throngh the city Monday. V Umapine, the noted Indian and a large land holder ou the Umatilla re serve, was a Press oaller yesterday. Mrs. H. H. Hill left Monday for Lewiston, Idaho, where she will visit ber mother and sister for several weeks. IV A letter from Miss Dolly Blooh to B ri8nd in tnis city, announoea that sue is greatly improvea in c eat in. Mr. A. B. MoEwen, accompanied by his daughter, Katie, and Miss Hay- den, drove in from the ranch yester day, i':' ' Mrs. E. R. Cox will leave Monday for Portland, where she will lay in her fall and wintot stock of. millinery goods. - ' " ' Mrs. B. L. Kidwell and brother, Leo Gbolson, of Walla Walla, visited relatives in this city the first of tbe week. Ed Bush left for Spokane Wednes f day, near whioh place be will start up a steam threshing outfit for the Russell company. . Mrs. Robert Tharp and Mrs. F. B. Boyd with their daughters drove to Weston Wednesday where they called on friends. Mr. and Mrs. George Gross came in from the farm Wednesday. George took a shower bath while sprinkling the lawn. Robt. Goppook finished threshing Ihmsday evening and now his teams are engaged in hauling wheal to the warehouse. Damp weather, the first for several moons, put a stop to threshing yester day, and farmers turned their atten tion to wheat hauling. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Woodruff, of Twin Rivers, and Mrs. James Wood ruff, are guests this week at the Tomp kins borne iu this city. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is especially ieoommended for children. It tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. Sold by Palaoe Drug Co. Mr. and Mis. Edward Koontz, Mr. and Mrs. Whitehead, Miss Carrie Sharp and Mr. Walter PresCon, spent Sunday on the Umatilla river. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Swaggart and little daughters and Miss Merna DePeatt saw tbe big Barnum & Bailey circus in Walla Walla Wednesday. Tbe Dudley threshing crew after a suooessful season's run, finished work Thursday Evening, and tbe big com bine has been plaoed under tbe shed. Miss Alta Sharp has aooepted a po sition as operator in tbe local tele phone offioe, and will assist Miss Rider, tbe manager, during the after noons. MgSrty Money was to raise money and with this in There aie no profits for us dnring Our Point J. Conley has a driving horse, har ness and buggy; whioh he offers for sale at $60. , .. . Dr. Mary E. Coon and daughter, Bernioe, of Piosser, Wash., are guests of Dr. and Mrs. Heisley. Many campers who have been in tbe mountains for the past few weeks, will return to their homes on aooount of the rain. hAlr. and Mrs. H. O. Wortbington Hft for the mountains Wednesday, to pick huckleberries. The store is in oharge of Emery Wortbington and Emery Achilles. 1 Miaa Carrie Stone has returned from fkp extended visit to Seattle and other cities on the Sound. Miss Stone will teaoh sohool in Whitman oounty, Wash., this year. V John Stone, the butcher, has leased Aae Kirk property on Jefferson street, and after the bnilding hae undergone a tborongh renovation, with his wife will occupy the same. VA grand harvest ball is announoed fir Friday evening, August 31, at Adams. . Lee Prioe and Hugh Robie of Adams, and Glen Saling of Athena will offloiate as floor managers. y'Mr. and Mrs. Lester O'Harra, Mr. pai Mrs. Harry MoBride, . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coolidge, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kershaw went to Waila Walla Wednesday evening to see the circus. While playing the first of tbe week, little Velma Wilson fell and broke her arm. The, family seems particu larly unfortunate, as ber sister, Eva, has three times met with .the same misfortune. VMiss Carrie Sharp visited yesterday in Pendleton. Miss Sharp has aooept ed a position in the Hawthorn school in Pendleton and will assume her duties there when sohool opens on Sep tember 7th. KRalph Kreitz, once a Yellow Kid, is raoeiving flattering press notioes on his work as catober for the Butte league team. Yesterday's Spokesman Review contained a picture of ; tbe young ball player. Mr. and Mrs. MoReynolds, of .Nor mal, 111., are visiting at the home of Mrs. Jackson and dangbter. Mr. and Mrs. MoReynolds have made a tour of California and the northwest and are now on their way hornet .Daniel Gholson, cf Albia, Iowa, aooompanied by bis daughter, Alta, was a guest for several days of bis brother, Wm. in this city the first of the week and iffnow at the home of bis daughter in Walla Walla. Mrs. Agnes Fercuson'ia in Portland, where she went after a visit of several weeks with Mrs. Wm. McBride in this cffcy. She will shortly return to .Wal: la Walla, where she has a position in the Cloak and Suit hoase. 1 Chas. Norris is at work on one of those exceptionally fine light driving harness, for whioh, bis superb work manship is noted. Charles smilingly informs his friends that this particu lar harness is to be worn by a Zolock colt. , Take Kodol whenever you feel that you need it. That is the only time you need take Kodol. Just when you need it; then you will not be troubled with sour stomach, belching, gas on the stomaoh, etc. Sold by Palaoe Drug Company. VAttoiu.-.y S. F. Wilson left Athena KMonday for Wilmington Del. He goes for tbe purpose of looking into the set tlement of an estate in wuiob an Ath ena client is interested. Before return ing, Mr. Wilson will visit his old home in North Carolina. ' Today Mrs. Wm. Dobsou closed a i months term of sohool on Weston mountain near Cold Spring. ) Tomor row Mrs. Dobson will leave for a three weeks' visit with ber parents in Port land, when she will return and teaoh the La Mar sohool in the Swaggart district. s If yon take Kodol in. the beginning the bad attacks of Dyspepsia will be avoided, but if yon allow these little attaoks to go unheeded it will . take Kodol a longer time to put your stom ach in good condition again, bet a bottle of Kodol today. Sold by Palaoe Ding Co. Your oboioe of any ot the following instrnmental pieoea at 10 cents per copy: The Merry Widow Waltz, My Mother's Prayer, LaSorella, YoSan, Fighting the Flames, Heart Memories, Moon Kisses, Gottschalk's Celebrated Last Hope and also the Dying Poet. One Thousand .others at tbe same price. Come in and get a thirty-two page catalogue free. Palace Drug Co. Dr. J. D. Plamondon, Pres. ... In a letter from Mrs. D. A.' Rich ards, from Los Angeles, CuL, tbe Press is informed of the death of Mrs. Irene 1. Freeman, at tbe home of her sister in Valley City, N. D., whioh occurred on the morning of July 4, 1908. Mrs. Freeman was formerly teacher in tbe Athena publio sohool, having taught for several terms in tbe primary grades, and was possessed of many warm personal friends in tnis vicinity. She bad been teaching in North Dakota for several years and at tbe time of her last sickness waa compelled to give up her school. Mrs. Freeman was a woman of noble qualities . and the news of ber passing will be r aceived with einoere regret by ber many friends here. She Likes Good Things. 1 Mrs. Cbas. E. Smith, of West Franklin, says: "I like good; t bines and have adopted Dr. King's N ew Life Pills as our family laxative m edioioe, because tbey aie good and do tbeir work without making a fuss al ut it" 9'hewe painless purifiers told a t Palaoe ... ; Jo 'oL firm .YIHT MUCH CLOTHING THAT I.S -SOLD TTS LITTLE BETTER, THAN A BARREL. WE ARE NOT ASHAMED FOR A MAN WHOM WE FIT OlT To LOOK AT HI-5 BACK. EVEN NEGLIGEE GAR MENTS MIGHT JU-5T AS WELL BE PROPERLY CUT. IT COSTS NO MORE BUT -50 MANY MAN UFACTURERS ARE CARELESS. THEY Do NOT WISH To MAKE GOOD THINFS BUT THINGS "JUST AS GOOD." WE SELL ONLY THE GOOD i KIND AND BACK THEM UP BY FAIR DEALING. Tremendous Sale Wash Fabrics, Silk, Taffeta and Cotton Gloves, Lace, Hose, Ladies Neck wear, Lin en Dusters for either men or women; Men's Outing Suits, all marked down regardless of cost or value. We must make room for fall goods now on the way. ! Ladies Shirtwaists $1.25 Lawn Waist now - 85o 11.50 Lawn Waist now - 98o $1.75 Lawn Waist now $1.25 $2.50 Lawn Waist now $1.60 $2.75 Lawn Waist now $1.75 $3.00 Lawn Waist now - $1.95 $5.00 Laoe Net Waists now $3.50 $6.00 Laoe Net' Waists now$3.85 $6.50 Laoe Net Waist now $4.75 Printed Lawns 121-2o Lawns now 81-3o 15o Lawns now - - JOo ,20o Lawns now - - 12 1-2 25o Lawns now - 15o White Goods 12 l-2o India Linon now 8 l-3o 15o India Linon now - lOo 20o India Linon now 12 l-2o 25o India Linon now - 18 o 30o India Linon now 20o 25o Persian Lawn now 16 2-3o 35o Persian Lawn now 22o 25o Mull now - - 180 85q Mull now - - 25o Ladies' Fabric Gloves $2.00 Arm length Silk Gloves now fl-55 $1.50 Arm length TaHeta (ilovea now 98o $1.00 Elbow length Taffeta Gloves now 750 85o two clasp Silk Gloves now 58 Mosgrove B. & H. Trading E"SOUVED THAT A BARREL ISA NICE COOL TH I N G TO WEV R BUT WHO WA NT5 TO WEA R A BARREL WHEN WE HAVE APPAREL THAT 15 JUST AS COOL AND LOOKS MUCH BETTER BVST.ER BROWN IVOk MWIfi-v. Tljq fcUcK to 8Ve lorje Jar man's Bid fair Lace I loss 20c Laoe Hose now 12 l-2o 30o Laoe Hose now - 23o 40o Laoe Hose now 28o 50o Laoe Hose now - 33o All our children's and Mioses' Lace hose marked down in same proportion. Special About 100 pairs of Ladies' Ox fords, broken lines at less tban coat. All new, this seasons goods. $1.75 Ladies Blk Vici Oxfords now $1.35 $2.00 Ladies Blk Vioi Oxfords now $1.55 v $2.25 Ladies Blk Vioi Oxfords now $1.75 $2.50 Ladies Blk Vioi Oxfords now $1.85 $2.75 Ladies Blk Vici Oxfords now 2.25 $3.00 Ladies Blk Vioi Oxfords now $2.45 Mens Shoes Big Lot of Men's shoes only one or two pair of a kind will go down dnring tbis sale at aotaal cost. Lot of Ladies' Canvas Oxfords $1.25 X $1.50 quality now 98o pair. Mercantile Co. Stamps Given with BARRtL AT-VAfttU Store, Ladies' Dress Skirts $1.50Mobair Skirts in White, Cream, and Tan now $2.95 $7.50 Cream Seige Skirts now $1.75 $1.60 Mohair Skirts iu Blue, Brown or Blk now $3.15 6.50 Blaok Voile Skirts Silk Trimmed now $1.75 $8.50 Handsome Blaok Voile Skirts now $6.60 $5.50 Panama Skirts in Blue or Blaok now $3.95 $6.00 Black Panama Skirts dow $4.50 Ladies' Jackets $6.00 Ladies' Covert Jackets now $3.65 $7.50 Ladies' Covert Jackets $4.95 $8.60 Ladies' Covert Satin Lined now $5.60 Men's Pants Men's Onting Suits at actual outs. Special Lot of Meo'a sep arate Pants $1.50, $1.75, and $2 qnality now $1.25 per pair. Men's Golf Shirts Special Lot of Meu's tiolf Sbirts all sizes Regular $1.25 grade now 76o each. $2.75 Ladies' Dnsters now $1.95. Athena, Or Cash Purchases Drug Co's. store. 25c.