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Mrs. Minnie Andre was in Pendleton
Tuesday.
Clyde DeQraw of Westou was in
town Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Banister were
Pendleton visitors Monday." ' '
Y Mr. and Mrs. Gos Cornoyer visited
' friehda in Pendleton Monday.
Mrs. Charles Keen came over from
Walla Walla Friday evening.
Y Harry MoBiide went over to Walla
' Walla on business, Wednesday.
, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Biohards visit
ed friends in Helix Wednesday night,
Mr. and
attended the
day.
$ Mrs. Winship visited ber, daughter
. Mrs. !'- B. Jarman, at Weston," -Taw-
Drl Sutner of Walla WallaVwaiu
the city Wednesday, on' professional
- business. ' . " . .; '..'. ' .:.
Mrs. Titus Po.ttB- of fiasco,
le funeral of T. J. Kiiks to-
Mrs. Charles Norris
the Poultry show
Wednesday. : v : ':
was a visitor
in Pendleton',
Dr. dud Mrs. J.
H. A. Barrett are
in Portland. .
Rev. and Mrs. A.
resisting in revival
ion, this week.
D. Plarnondo'u, .and
spending the week
0. Hammond are
meetings at Wes-
Rev. J. D. Crooks of Weston will
pieach in the M. E. Cburoh next
punday evening.
Jasper Harden and wife, who re
side-near Helix, visited relatives in
Athena tbis week.
Elizabeth Hill,
entertain at the
Saturday evening,
Lost A ladies back comb with ini
tials "E. J. R." Finder will please
leave it at tbis office. ;
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K. Mr,, and Mrs. C. E.
Wnifahnrcr Wnah nra
C. E.' Payne this week.
i That splendid home-made candy at
the Bakery is growing in' popularity
as the large sales attest.
j J The Mosgrove Meroantile company's
f Jforoe of
a noted, reader, will
Methodist" church,
Houtobens-of
visiting Mrs.
X
clerks aro taking inventory of
the big stook this week.
V Mi.' and Mrs. Bern Banister. return-.
' ed from Milton Monday,' where they
had been visiting friends.';1;
Rev. Payne, who conduoted revival
meetings in this oity, returned to his
come in iwesion, Saturdays : a
For sale or trade a complete steam
stationery "threshing 'outBt. Inquire
ot Jas. Bryan, Athena Oregon.
Forwent a four room cottage on
the West side. Apply to Miss Wright,
cashier at Mosgrovu Mercantile Co's.
Engineers are surveying the new
EoboCoyote cutoff for the O. R. & N,
The new line leaves tbe O. R. & N. at
Echo.
W. D, Chamberlain spent the fore
art of tbe week at Milton and Walla
Walla, in the interest of tbe Cold
Coin Mining company.
The winter weatber has been severe
n stook in tbe John Day country.
A report from there states one stock
man, a Mr. Porter totals bis loss at 56
bead. ;
D. J. Kit k, the well known Scotch
es, was in town Wednesday from
Milton. Dan is interested in coal
mine stook, and was aooompanied fcy
a etook salesman. .
Miss Etta bell Swaggfirt, who has
been attending school In P6ndJeton,
is ill at the home of her parents'north
of town. . She is threatened with ty
phoid fever.
So good are the shoes carried by
the Mosgrove Mercantile company,
that a lady residing at Witqhita, Kan
sas, ordered two pair by mail. The
order was received Monday and the
shoes were sent Tuesday. . . ; :
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" Rev. Gabriel Sykes of Walla Walla
sends word that tbe Ministerial con
vention will be held at Athena tbe
first of . May. , If there, is oonfliot
of dates Ibis may be obanged.
Dean: Dudley writes from Long
Beach, California, that he is gradu
ally improving in health. His leg is
growing better, and be hopes to dis
card crotches soon. . He asys be pro
poses to stay where he is until be is
oured.
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X Snndav. whiln nnlbino nn tha mil.
oad traok south of town. Herbert
Parker tell, lrom the, embankment at
the trestle . .SDannine Wild Harn
creek, and f raptured ,04 left forearm,
just above the wrist 1; He bore the
ordeal of reduoing the fracture brave
ly, and Monday was the .only day be
has been absent from school.
VJohn and Dan tMoIntyre ; have re
torted to Alberta, iy They .-went to
Portland several . days ago, where
they made, arrangements to ha ndle a
consignment "bf Perob&roh' stallions,
Lform A, Oi Ruby and comnanv. Dan
left . .Portland with ; the. 5 Jjorseji an4
John camei.lbaok, .io" Athena leaving1
Monday for Alberta. ,' ,!;'. r .- . . ; : ' .
A ohinook wind, followed by rain
has swept the. snow from, the range
in the Albee distriot, , much ,to the
satisfaction of : stockmen. '.' V A ; great
scarcity, of, hay , prevails there. ,r, One
man Was offered $25 for 2030 pounds
of wheat hay; the. other day ,l.but re
fused. Wild hay would bring $10 to
$15 per ton, if it oould be bad. : ' .
Athena Camp No. Hi, W. O.
will hold a meeting Weduesday even
ing February 2, J910. Head Advisor
J. C Veale will be present '.and ad
dress the oamp, also Deputy Organizer
John Maobeth. Refreshments will
be, served and a . good, sooial timi is
assured. 'All members and ' visiting
neighbors are urged to attend.
AMrs. John Stanton, , who for some
'time has been afflicted with aooendi-
citis was operated on by. Dr. J.' D.
Plamondon of tbis city and Dr. Smith
of Pendleton, at the PendJeton Hos
pital, .Monday, j The operation ;wtts
successful, and Mrs. Stanton's , many
friends will' be ' pleased to learn that
she. is getting along as well as oould
be expected.
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The sohoiting committee, appointed
by tbe Pendleton Commercial associa
tion to sell $50,000 stock in the Washington-Oregon
traotion company, se
cured $6,000 in a brief time, Monday
afternoon. To start it. the following
well known men beaded the list with
$1,000 mod: Dr. C." J. Smith R.
AlexanderiLeon. Cohen, ' J.',,A.- Fee,
IT T 3 YTT t mi
I i "tuiyuj auu . u. xuompsou.
L The Athena Band, which was re
cently ., reorganized wih Matf Johqson
as leader, has geoured. rehearsaLquaj'-,
ters in the building opposite the Tum-a-lum
lumber ' company's . office.
Electric "lights Lave teen installed
and the rehearsal room made as com
fortable as possible. The member
ship now includes proQcient members
of Athena's old band in Matt Johnson
J. E. Froome, Clace Luna and H. O.
Worthincton.
SXhe trial of . Claude Arnoid .for the
murder of Andy Rabeal began Tues
day afternoon before' a , crowd of
spectators that . filled all available
seats and standing room in the circuit
court room. .The East, , Oregooian ;
says the interest is intense nd every
speotator strains his ears to catch
every word of tbe testimony given by
witnesses on the stand. . H. I.- Watts,
of this city and Will Mi Peterson of
Pendleton ar counsel for Arnold.
pLooal astronomers have been stretoh
intbe rubber, in their neoks jn the
pastime of taking observations of a
new comet whioh has made its ap
pearanoe in the western horizon. : The
luminary was visible to the naked eye
for the first timo, Tuesday evening,
and its close proximity to the rays of
the sun, is tbe reason it can. only be
seen for a abort time and only after
tbe setting of ; the sun. The stellar
body is characterized . as "Comet; A,
1910," "Comet 3. 1910," and identi
fied as being distinct from Halley'a
oomet.. , . ,-i
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Exten'ded1 'W'
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Instead of closing on ext Saturday as originally ! planned. (ur ' Jan
uary Clearanoa sale will bloae on the following' Saturday, February 5th.
Those who have been unavoidably prevented from participating in ha
bargain picking' during theiast ten days will welcome this opportunity.,
and well they may. ' Never has any store made1 heavier 'or more general
price reductions on choipe, frsh. snappy merchandise. Never have aoob
large varied and complete assoftmonta" been offefe'd "By 'anyv'slore nere
about at reduoed prices or otherwise.
During the remaining few days all .remaining remnants and over
stocks must be whipped Into liflei ' To this end, "still greater reductions
have been made here and tberej," Positively, every artiole in , our great
stock has been redaoed excepting contract goods only. ( " ' ' ;,
Sale terms cash. Freight paid on ont of town purchases amousting
to $10 or more. j , . . ...
Our "Satisfaction or money baok" guarantee goes with every pur
chase as osuaL , t
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The Davis-Kaser Company
Walla, WallaJWash home of Greater Whitman)
Branch Store at Pasco. Wash-
Midwinter examinations are in pro
gress. . The papers are quite satis-;
factory, v. Great improvement is shown
in the work nf nnr. ahndflnla
JA The Commercial Association loving1
uui in uu exiiiDuion vuis weeK in iijo
Athena sohool and is greatly admired
:, Our debating teams worked hard
preparing for - the. debates field here
and at Pendleton last evening! ' Mr.
Mnlkey accompanied tbe negative'
team; to.c,Pendleton .while Principals
Case .remained at home to look after
the affirmative team, and rooeption of
judges and visitors. t ;
Miss Ediths Orswell resigned ber
position as teaoher of the f onrth and
fifth . grades on. , account of urgent
duties , oalling her home to Eugene,
the board however declined to aooept
ber resignation and she may remain.
A double header game of basket
ball has been , ai ranged with
Adams at Adams, February 5. Other
gamps . scheduled are: Athena vs.
Dayton High at Dayton with return
game here the following week.
All pew students should enter next
Monday when new classes begin.
AGREEMrWiDEBY ROADS
Lee Scrivner was a guest of his cou
sin, J. E. Jones, in this oity tbe first
ot the week. Mr. Scrivner was on
tbe way to : bis home at Condon from
Walla Walla, ; where he has been att
tending school at tbe Empire business
college.
The largest flood in years came
down tbe flat V Friday evening and
completely . flooded the Tnm-a-lum
lumber yard and flowed over the O. R.
& N. and. Northern Paciflo tracks.
Only the presenoe of frost in tba
ground saved serious washouts on both
railroads in this vioinity. - As it was
several plaoes in tbe O. R. and N.
track, west of Adams, sustained dam-
age. Tbe Walla Walla-Pendleton
local tiain continues to run, but the
Spokane train is still out of com
mission on aooonnt of a bridge being
washed out near Boles Junction.
School Notes
Hill and Harriman Settle Dispute in
, Des Chutes. .
NABBEO AFTER . HOT FIGHT
Reinhold Harris Alleged to Have Stol
en Wheat.
Xaei
iihold Harris, ex-con vie t and
former Athena bntuher, was arrested
At Wall A .. Walla Inat uranb- nftnr m
stubborn fight by-.' Deputy Sheriffs
Floyd Haviland, John Cummins and
ponsUble; Peterson on a charge cf
stealing wheat from the warehouse of
William Reeer, ou the Reeer ranch
just outside Walla Walla. It is a
penitentiary offense to steal wheat in
Washington ' 1 .
Harris lives on tbe southeast corner
of tbe garrison, where he has a small
farm. Considerable wheat, says tbe
Union, was found in the ; barn but
none of tbe sacks had the Reser
brand on them. The offioeis. it is
understood, htive traoed wagon traoks
frorn the Reser ranch to tbe Harris
place. .
Several years ago Harris was con
victed of stealing cattle and was sent
to the "pen." Harris was found in a
saloon. ., Ha. was intoxicated and re
fused to accompany the offioers. . For
a time be stood them off with a bottle
of whiskey he pulled from his pocket
bnt finally, tha tbrao officers over
powered iiim. ;" . ... . . .
. Frank Izitt, Han is' con federate
was also taken into cut tody. He was
trailed by officers to a cabin at Big
Meadows, io the Blue ilountaine.
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Store
Aouording to the Oregonian, the
Hill and Harriman interests have
reaohed -an . agreement.!, regarding
rights ot way - from- the Columbia
river into the rich central Oregon reg
ion via tbe Des Chutes valley. Under
the agreement the DesCbutes company,
a Harriman road, will:, occupy Mbe
east side of tbe Des Chutes, river ind
the Oregon Trunk; a. Hill.roaash.eJ
west side, lor a Don t 70 nines soutn
from the Columbia river. The Des
Chutes company will, through tbe
Oregon Railroad and.Navigation com
pany, grant the Oregon Trunk a cross
ing over tbe ... Oregon Railroad and
Navigation line at Cejilo and will also;
make other concessions to the Hill
road. Eaoh road will have the right
under the agreement to use the tight
of way of tbe other over certain por
tions of tba ronte. 0; r ' 1,
The agreement is subjeot - to but one
condition, the prompt approval by ,
the interior department of location
maps for the Harriman road for 12
miles along the west coast side of
the Des Chutes canyon. This is one
of the portions of the route where the
Des Chutes company will have tbe use
of the right of way of the Oregon
Trunk. ?
With the completion of this agree-;
meat, construction work by both
roads into the vast undeveloped cen
tral Oregon region will be rushed to
completion. -
The occupation of the DesCbutes
canyon by tbe two roads led to several
more or less sanguinary oonfliots and
resulted in several battles in court tbe
Oregon .Trunk people winning the
decisions of tbe judges sitting in tbe
oases. . ;
'.It SVOH "V. - .
20 per cent or 1-5 off
on every article in duir large stciclt of merchandise'
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We do not confine your selections to counter and
shelf worn odds' and ends but thef best is offered you
without reserveT
,' 1. Wellr assorted,5 ' mostly hew
x"miLb iicl 4u yuo ior pi, vauoi vv unuieacncu it yus
for:$ 1 ; Best 12 l-2c Lonsdale Heaiched at 10c;, $5 shoes for
$4; $4,50 shoes, $a60;: $3!5(j- srSe '2M
i . i J; . i i!,- jiit v i.-v . tf t.int a" a ' .br&l '.',t.j ) y. ;. , "" . '
uur id Leister mens suits som tor . at vv ana w ana
Sale price $12. All grahiteware kt 'wholesale' cost'
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-STEWARD CBi, BROWN
IOWN; Main Street Athena; Oregon. '
II Tilt i i x?':'i
Mosgrove
Mercantile I
Athena::.
Company
Oregon'
Stallion for ilale.
I offer for sal& tbe we71 known Sbiie
sUllion "Uute Glorr." He is in the
prime of life aod first cLiss condition.
VA. Ringle, Helix, Ore.
On Tuesday February 1 we shall operV an advance
shipment of fine dress "ginghams, latest styles and' col-
ionngs for the "coming spring.' ; Also T 200 pieces 'of fine
S embroderies imported direct" from St Gaul," Switzerland
Goods ! worth 15 arid 25c" per ' yard will 4 be sold at l6
and 15c. The celebrated B c& H Green trading stamps
with' every cash purchase.
losgrove Mercantile
Company: