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
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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.