The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, January 22, 1909, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Texti ,1,4 ; ' f Pi l 3s Paragraphs : 13 oeen v AMrs. feeen, F. G. Lucas is down from bis moun - tain lanob. ; For dressed poultry, call op Bert ' Cartauo. 'Phone, 86. Tbos. ' Lieuallen was in tbe city 'yesterday f iom Adams. i A new linoleum craoes tbe floor of e looal telephone office. , liorn, to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold od, Jannary 6, 1909, a eon. Mrs Martha Mbvh baa reuovered tf rom a reoent attack of illness. Mrs. Ed Lafave is ill at her borne south of town, with the grippe. , If yon want to buy, lease or sell land oall on S. F. Wilson, attorney. Y Call Christian has been working at theTarker abd Stone barber shop this week. ' " "V - t '':') '.:" ". ' ''"'i C. A. Burns, oiroulation agent for tuaSpokesmau-Review was iu tbe city Saturday. ' -.;r : ' . Douglas Ball, tbe tall man ot Blake, MoFall Co.," Portland was in the city yesterday. ; )( Arobie Mclntyre has been detained from school this. week on account of sickness. - - , ' .. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bedford," Jabnary 16 1909 twins, a eon andtia ! daughter. ., I '' '; '. ' : A pretty stiff wind, that of Wednes day nigbt.- What if the snow had been with us. Hully (See I : Mrs. Fletoher, mother of Mrs. John is ill with tbe grippe. Mrs. Fletober is over 80 years old. All aooounts owing to the firm of Jones & Jackson not paid by February 1 will be placed with a oolleotoi. A disoount of 10 percent on all orders for goods amounting to $5.00 or over at Miller's furniture store. James Carlyle died this morning at hs home in Weston after a lingering illness. Be leaves a wife and several children. g A. B. MoEwen and Henry Keopke returned from Portland Monday. They report a good time at tbe big Masonic gathering. If yon like to have a good oup of coffee or & light lunoh at any time through the day stop at Miller's Bakery. ; : -S A geniune Marob bail storm and shower, aooompanied by a high wind, Was introduced by tbe weather man last eveulng. Julia A. Norton, the faoe and scalp specialist is here and will answer all questions free this evening at St. Niohols Hotel. . Tbe railroad washouts are making siuess for tbe livery men. Drum mers will travel, no matter what tbe conditions may be. Miss Era Rider, looal manager for the teleuooe compauy req nests tbat patrons of tbe rural lines who are iu rreara oall and setUe. - Over 150 passengers are held up at ; . Walla. Walla owiug to railroad wasb , oats'-, Railroad companies are paying hotel bills for travelers. AThere is little or no sickness in , Atheua this winter. A oironmstanoe tb. is perhaps noted more by the phy sicians than any one else. A oard from- Representative Barrett, announoes that he and Mrs. Barrett are deasntly looated in Salem, at No. 332 Nortn Church street. - Mrs. M, L. Akers and little daugh ter are visiting at tbe home of Mrs. . Afters' parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. "Swaggart, north of the city. Tbe young people will participate in a dance at tbe Umatlla Implement V oiding this evening. Johnson's or- -jestra will furnish tbe music I M3ert Ramsay has sold his pleasure 'resort in this oity to Mr. Grant of He- t Ms. Mr. Grant has taken nossesion 1 Bert may take trip to Alberta. filler the furniture man announces t tin til Jan. 31, he will give 10 cent discount on all orders for ods amounting to $5.00 or over. SSIO tas J For health and happiness DeWitts Liittle Eraly Risers small, gentle, easy, pleasant little liver pills, the best made. Sold by Palace Drug Co., The "Si Plunkard" troop whioh was to appear at the opera house Wed nesday night, was marooned by high water at Waits burg and cancelled date here. A$anford Stones in town from tbe MoEwen ranob. - Athena's canine pop ulation is temporarily inoreased ; by four, tbat number following Sanford from the ranob. Work on the new Odd Fellows building at Milton was resumed after the cold weather. The contractors are under $10,000 bonds to have tbe build ing completed by Maroh 1. A. R. Prioe and family are spend - tbe winter at Newport, Yaquina Bay. Their resent home is .at Pull man, Wash., but a warmer climate was selected for the winter. All members of Athena Cirole No. 10 are requested to be present at the meeting Saturday afternoon, Jannary 28. Offloer for the ensuing year will be installed at this meeting. Mrs.Octavia Hargrove and daughter of Juniper, were guests this week of her brother, M. O. Rose and family. Mis. Hargrove was detained during tbe week by the high waters. Mr. and Mrs Ora Rhodes returned yesterday from Portland. They oame over the North Bank to Pasoo, thenue lb Walla Walla ou the Northern Pa- oiflo and home on toe looal passenger. The Northern Paoiflo was also ont of commission as the result of tbe high water. Tbe road bed was badly dam aged iu Vansyole Canyon and there to men only in the Baptist church. Tbere will be special music The evening services will be bbld. in tbe Methodist ohnrob in order tn aonotn modate tbe people who wish to attend. Pastor "Ryder will preaoh on the. sub ject "Is Hell a Myth." Dont miss it. Iy'B. C. Kidder, who recently visited at the home of his son George, in this oity, was pictorial artist for the Les lies Weekly during civil war times. At the Kidder paint store,' is a sketch from a wood - engraving made' and printed in 1863. The sketch depicts a skirmish soene between federal ' pick ets and a troop of Texas rangers. J Burglars eutered and robbed the post Affioe and drugstore at Adams Wednes day night Cash amounting to $24 was taken at the postoffice and the loss to the drugstore ia- not reported. A Jap, who is supposed to be one of . the burglars, was apprehended in tnis city yesterday morning by Officer Gholson, and turned over to the Adams author ities. ' ; At tbe annual meeting of the stock holders of tbe Farmers Bank of Wes ton, the following officers were elect ed: JRobt Jaruieson, president; G. W. Proebstel, vice president; I. M. Kemp, cashier; Paul BulQnob, ass't oashier; R. Jamieson, G. W. Proebstel, O. C. Turner, G. DeGraw, G. W. Staggs, Joseph Wurzer, G. M. Rioe direotors. Lester Miller, of Joseph, Wallowa connty, a former Normal sohool stu dent, aooompanied by. bis mother, oame over from Walla Walla yester day, and is visiting at the home of his uncle, W. O. Miller. Lester is a base ball player of ability and ' Whitman oollege athletes hopo to see him in their team line up this season. L Jerry Stone went down to Pendleton Vbn Monday evening's train, tbe last are also washouts between Pendleton pa8ged throngh before the flood and Helix, The reuent snow is said to have been of muoh value to tbe fruit crop of Milton and Freewater. It ia estimat ed tbat two inobes of moisture went into tbe soil in tbat locality when tbe now melted. On Friday evening, January 29, there will be an invitation danomg party at the Athena opera bouse. The young gentlemen having in obarge the matter of arrangements are putting forth efforts to make the event a euo-cess. For some reason not explained, the library of Sohool Distriot No. 29 has not reoeived its apportionment of books this year. Where the difficulty lies is not explained, but unless the books come soon they will be of little benefit this year. Dnring the bigh wind of Wednesday night, tbe electrio lights went out. Servioe at tbe Baptist ohurob revival meetings were interrupted until lan terns oould be seoured and lighted. The program at tbe Dime was also delayed. A team from tbe .MoBride livery stable made a trip to Pendleton this morning and the driver earned au or der from Postmaster Gitbens for Ath ena mail bold there. Tbe mail is ex pected to arrive abont 5 o'olock tbis evening. , jMrs. Frank Jackson, who was ser iously injured last week by tbe explo sion of water pipes in tbe kitoben range, is reported to be getting along nicely. No bad results to- Her eyes, whioh were blistered by hot ashes, are anticipated. derelict oayuse, old, starved and eak for want of food, .drifted into town from tbe reservation after tbe storm and roamed about the streets until yesterday morning when it got down never again to rise. It was hu manely put out of its misery by a lead en missile from offloer Gholsons pistol. An effort will be made by tbe Walla Walla Ministerial Association to seoure the servioes of Evangelist Billy Snnday in a proposed religious awakening of the garden oity. The Rev. Billy's sobednle is now extended over a period of two years and it is doubtful if his servioes can be se cured. There will be no preaohing servioe iu the Baptist churob Sunday morn ing, bnt all will attend tbe Methodist ohuioh, where Rev. Geiszler will ad dress the new oonverta in both congre gations. . At 3 p. m. Distict Evangel ist Baohelder will deliver an address are a weak CI 12th Annual January ea ranee Sale -Ends January 30 The end of our big clearance sale a sale tbat will be remembered for ClaDy- a day as tbe biggest bargain event ever offered in the Inland Em pire is soon at hand; only a little over a week off. Right now is when yon should prepare for the future. Buy now I when practically every article in our entire stock a rednoed greater than ever Uetore. ; Carpets, furniture, draperies, china, glassware, stoves,' ranges kitcb- utensils, all included in tbis great stock-rednoing, money raising sale. e honestly say we have eliminated our profit for tbis month, in order at our stock will be small at stock taking, and tbat we will have a ... -pins of cash to buy for spring. Write ns today your needs and we will send you prioes and descrip ts. and remember we pay tbe freight ie Davis-Kaser Company i inmnlete Ilrmie Xt TTmme Furnishers i'alL. Walla, Wash. , - - . .. Pasco, Wash. Big Dent Stor f He returned yesterday overland, riding to Adams and walking from tbere. Mr. Stone says the Creek Toad is badly washed out and damage to oulverts and bridges makes the road impassable. He drove to Adams over . the reserva tion road. The revival meetings at the MetL odist ohuroh dosed Sunday evening. In all abont thirty persons were con verted during the meetings, four -joining the Baptist ohuroh and tbe re mainder affiliating with the Methodist ohurcb. Distriot Evangelist Baton elder, who conducted the meetings, remained in the oity this week, being nnable to leave for Frasier, Idaho, on account of railroad washouts. , 'A' Rev. Ryder began revival meetings at the Baptist ohuroh Monday evening. His meetings are well attended. On several evenings this week tbe seating oapaoity of the church has been tax ed. By way of adverisement, Rev. Ryder has distributed imitation rail way tiokets, on which is printed the following announcement: "Sixteen Nights Mission at Baptist Church.. Rev. ' H. E. Ryder will Preach and Sing. Admit Bearer and. Friend. Song Servioe at 7:30 p. m." : :. . ; : S(OId "Buck" a fuitbtnl saddle , and rpabk horse, whose days of servioe have long siuoe passed, finds. in bis declin ing vears kindlv care at tbe bands of his generous and appreciative owner, Wm. Winship. Quite tbe reverse was noted in tbe care of another faithful servant wtiion was allowed , to roam about towu during tbe late storm, until be came to tbe attention of big bearted Ed. Koontz, who at once made arrangements for his care at one of the livery stables. A Horrible Hold-Up. About ten years ago my brother was 'held up" in his work, health and happiness by what was believed to be hopeless Consumption," writes W. B. Lipscomb, of Washington, N. C. "He took all kinds of remedies and treat ment from several doctors, but found no nelp till ne u&ea ut. icings new Disoovery and was wholly oured by six bottles. He is a well man today." It's quick to relieve and tbe surest oure for weak or sore lunge, Hemmorhages, Coughs and Colds, Bronchitis, Lagripe, Asthma and all Bronobial affections. 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Palace Drug Co. FARM LANDS FOR SALE No. 147. WO Acres, near Weston, good farm land running water, fair tnildings, near warehouse and sohool, tbis for a short time at $65.00 per aore. No. 148. 400 Acres seven miles South east of Walla Walla, 200 acres in summer-fallow wheat, balance stnb ble, land is nearly level. Good house and barn. Water piped in . tbe bouse and on tbe lawn, some fruit, at $85.00 per acre. No. 149. 181 Acres two miles from Athena, this is on the Reservation ; for tbe balance of tbis montb at $15,500.00. This is worth looking after. No. 15. 383 Acres nine miles north of Walla Walla, all in wheat 1-3 goes with place, warehouse on farm, good well, and sbed for 20 bead of horses, tbis belongs to an estate and must be sold, price $40.00 per aore. No. 151. We have some nice acre tracts for sale, prioes range from $200.00 to $1200.00 per aore. Nc 152. 1280 Acres on tbe Eoreka Flat, 700 acres in wheat 1-3 goes with place, land lays line, railroad runs through farm, warehouse 1-4 mile from farm, this at $35.00 per acre.. No. 153. 880 Acres nine miles Sontb east of Walla Walla, fine barn with stone foundation, good house, 400 acres in wheat, this is foot hill land price $65,000.00, $6000.00 cash, bal- anoe as long time as yon want. 1 bis is iust cart of what we have for sale; if yon are interested come and we will show yon tbe land. Copelacd & Ginn. No 10 Seoond St Walla Walla. We Are Headquarters for Everything to Keep Yp Warm Leggins, Overshoes and Rubders for Everybody Don't go by, but come in, buy something warm "The Best Qulity, Price and Service This is Our Motto for "N-'- C y losg mercantile All Remnants at less than cost during this Sale Company All Furs at actual Cost during this Sale OUR GREAT INVENTORY SALE We are invoicing and find that we have many broken lines of seasonable goods that must be got rid i of to make room for the New goods. t odd Lots of Wool Dress goods less than Cost, odd Lots of Fancy Silks less than Cost, odd Lots of Men's Suits less than Cost, odd Lots of Men's Overcoats less than Cost, odd Lots of Boys' Suits less than Cost, odd Lots of Boys' Overcoats less than Cost, odd Lots of Men's Shoes less than Cost. odd Lots of Boys' Shoes less than Cost. , odd Lots of Women's Shoes less than Cost. odd Lots of Girls' Shoes less than-Cost. odd Lots of Ladies' and Children's Cloaks less than Cost. Come and inspect these special offerings. Your mon ey will buy more here than any place on Earth. losgrove ' Mercantile If yon want Shoes, look over , our Odd Pairs Company Men's Wool Under wear, $1.25 grade, 98c dnring Sale ...