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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1912)
A. j w ..... ' (' v J AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - - F. B. Boyd, Publisher Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third and Jefferson Streets. Entered In the Fostofflce at Athena, 0:6 jon, 9 BecondClass Mall Matter. , Subscription Rates. One copy, one year. ... .. .. .. .. ....$1.50 When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, she months. .75 One copy, three months. . : ;' X - .50 Advertising: Rates.; Display, trans'ent; running less than one month, i rst inscrdun, per inch 25c Subsequent inser.ions , 12 Display regular, per inch 12 Local readers. Tirstinsertion, per line. 10 : Subsequent insertions, per line. . . . . . 5c Lodge resolutions, per line 5c Chuch notices, admission, per line. . 5c its live weight. So far as known, this is tbe beat percentage ever shown anywhere. Ibe steer was raised at Wapato, Wash, 'i be champion steer at tbe recent National Live Stock Show at Chicago dressed ont 66.2 per oent. With tbe first of tbe.. new year, tbe British, government takes control of tbe entire telephone system in the British Isles. As it already owns tbe telegraph ' system ' besides, of coarse having tbe postoffioe, it is giving tha world a striking example of govern ment ownership. . Acootdf piled Texas pr tnan any otner state ,iu the union Tbe high prices that have prevailed daring tbe past two or three years bave served to greatly inorease the raising of these big liirda. From 7 W tome points in southwest and west Texas from 8000 to 4000 .birds are hsBippel to uoitbern and eastern points daily darioK November and December. A good housewife that tbe dis patobes told of tbe other day thought her flook of obiokena were afflicted with blindi " staggers, but a little In restigation made clear the fact tbat they were drunk from eating some fermented orab apple eaooe wbiob she bad thrown into the yard a short time before. Dynamite is a mighty good agenoy when used with caution in tbe clear ing of stumps from land but has lately bean' demonstrated quite con clusively tbat it ia a woefully inade quate means of settling disputes be tween oapital and labor. Basketball tomorrow night ttTHENA. ORE.. JAN. 5, .. .1912 , the JP116S is twenlj-foni years old today, and it wishes ita readers a happy and prosperous year for 1912 Reference to Ihe Ola' of the paper ievenl that darliR tha jweuty-four years of its cxiatcco the p.iper has gone into tu homes of its sapsoiitere .62 weeks of each ye ar, with the ex oention of one ieaue. Tbe first week in July, 1889, tbe Press failed to ap pear, owiug to a broken baud press. Irving MoQaary was tbe editor at tbe time, and in explanation for its non appearance, facetiously remarked iu the, following issue: "The ed itor was neither drnnk nor bad be ab- soonded, bnt tbe dod tatted, measly, consumptive old Washington band press bad a stroke of paralysis in its doHioker connecting rod, with tbe re sult tbat tbe forecastle intermediate safety devioe became prostrated and collapsed, and we were unable to is sue tbe sheet last week. Tbe type foundry at Portland Wbs appealed to and new parts for tbe pi ess arrived yesterday, aqd we are on time today." Tbe preannt editor has published tbe Press siooe June 2, 1892 nineteen years and seven months. During that time, without a skip, the press has . gone into tbe. homes of its readers every Friday for 1018 weeks. This is a long traok to look tack over,' and when we see young people, now married ,and . fathers and mothers themselves, whose births we chron icled, it is tbea we realize tbat we bave been in tbe harness qnite a spell a longer time than any other edi- or in Eastern Oregon we can recall to mlud having continuous oonneotion with one paper. ill i Kin in ir 11 -HHhrma until mniiiiwwin Mauy a resident of tbe Paoiflo nortbwost states never expeoted to live long enongh to see the day w hen the chief 'oities' of Oregau and Wash ington would work together for the development of the whole region. But tbat time baa come, as is evidenced by a booklet lately iasued by Tacona ooinuioroial organizations, wbiob gives liberal space for advertising Portland Rose Carnival, the Seattle Potlatoh and tbe Royal Festival at Taooma. The cooperation pf the Northwest stales along, publicity lines Las become an uimnred fuot. Tbo various oities are 1 woikiog together as ndver before and 1 ly tbe tamo token, they are acoom plisbirig . more thau ever before in their biutory iu oonstrucUvo nnited effort. ' 1 Tbe indicted Cbioago packers are in au awkward dilemma. Tbey have been fighting persistently for delay and would naturally like tbeir trial delayed until doomsday. But tbe Brit isb government, which annually buys f 30,000,000 or more pounds of oanned moat from Cbioago packers has jost notified those same packers that no bids will be received uulH tbe trial la ended." Ibis means tbat the longer extended tbe delay tbe greater loss of trade,' . On tbe otter band the puckers naturally dread a trial and vetdlot. It Booms to be a otis'o of ''between the devil and the deep sea." Farther Investigation of tbe dyna mite outrngos in Los Angeles reveal t'io faot that James B. MoNamara was in Seattle in August 1910. about ne time tbat tbe Lyons Luilding jh.erewaa shattered by an explosion. AabtfiUWuan baa come forward with tbe Information tbat- be repaired aouia clock work - mechanism for' a niun that looked like MoNamara. This has shifted tbe scene of iovestl fiation to tbe Puoiflo Northwest and a bomber of labor leaders will be exam' Ined as a result ,t,- A great many New Year resola . tioas are like pie crust easily broken. Bnt tbat usually is tecause the prom ise is made impulsively or tbat it is well nigb impossible of fulQllmeut New Year resolutions it light iu themselves uoil honest efforts are made to keep them are of great benefit. Congress ia in sewiou and all who bave aooesa to tbe Congressional Rao ord may rad speeches tbat were never delivered but whioh, curiously enough are punctuated with "applause and load applause." The Paoilio Northwest is an ideal place for fatteulng livestock is shown by the recent klllrug of a 8100 pound steer at tbe Portlnud plant of Swift & Co,, tbat dressed out 73.11 pec oeut of Z wAl I II "11 I 5 Mm jfroves eara Ivmt c ommeinicecl Iiwesctay, January After the Year's Business, we find many Lines of Goods which is more Judicious to Sell at a Sacrifice than to carry over into the new year trade MnaHMMIMIIBniaaHaaaallllHMaaaliaiallM BHBBHBirHBBHSSBSSSSIBVMBf ' weeping Red uct ions ii Followiiio Lios A ifw1 11 iilll I.Wi Mm Ladies' at less than half former prices ' -. : $10 & $12 Coats r 1C Now selling at J) 3. 3 $13.50 Coats are a nr Now selling at JpD-ZO $15.00 Coats are fte ic Now selling at tPU. 4 $18.50 Coats Low price $20.00 Coats at (J in rn Low price of $ I .3 U r $10.00 5 An Odd Lot of Half Price Children's, Coats in Plush, Bear-skin and fine Cloth, 4 to 7 years old. Misses Cloaks, in all grades, 6 to 1G years. Some less than cost. $3.60 quality now selling at - . . . fi.75 1 4. CO quality now selling at - - - . ?,ns 15.00 quality uow selling at . . . 13.50 60 quality now selling at - - , ' . . 13.25 7.60 quality now seliiug at . - . 13.75 18.60 quality now selling at - - . . $4,25 Ladies' Skirts Latest Styles" 15.00 skirts now selling at , $3.60, ft), aud 10.60 skirts now selling at 13 to 0.60 skirts now soiling at 10 skirts now selling at . - 13.60 skirts now selling at 13.25 fi.45 (6.25 ftU5 17.75 Selz Royal Blue Shoes llest quality, The $5.00 kind, now at $3.75. www- ? mm mmm . V iiilll WllilP:;';.: r j - Different colors and -allJizes 58.50 and $10 quality now at yr '"N -$12.50 and $16.50 quality, at $8.50 1 Vici and Valour Calf, Sslz Perfecto, a brand well known for quality and wear, $3.75 and $1.00 grades, now $2.75 Mens Patent Leather Shoes Selz Royal Blue $4 and 14.60 quality now selling at " - - - (2.95 $4.60 quality now selling at - . - ' $2.95 Mens Suits. $9 and $10 quality now selling at -$13-60 and $13.60 quality now selling at $15 and $16.60 quality now selling at ' 0,13.95. $o0 $7.25 Ladies'fTaiiored Cotton Waists White, Blapk and Colored, all ; reduced. Ladies' Silk Waists In Black and Fancy Colors, all reduced Ladies' Misses and Children, Sweaters All Reduced r -Furs At Half Price Every Fur in the house is marked in plain figures. We will sell every "piece, Ladies, Misses and childrens, all shapes sizes and colors at half price. Mens" Suits and Overcoats. $12.60 quality now selling at $15 quality now selling at $17.50 quality now selli'igjjt $20 quality now selling at $35 quality now selling at $9.35 $11.25 $13.25 $14.75 $19.75 Boys Overcoats. $3.50 quality now selling at . V. -$5 quality now selling at . $6.60 quality now selling at ' - " $1.75 $2.45 $3.25 . y Youths Overcoats $8.60 quality now selling at - . " $12.60 and $13.50 quality now selling at $3.75 $6.75 X Boys Knee Pants. 60o quality now selling at 65o quality now selling at 85o quality now selling at 25o -85o 50o ' Youths Long Pants. $2.25 quality now selling at - - . . ' $1.25 $3.50 and $3.75 quality nowjselling at - . $1.75 Mens Pants. $1.75 and $3 quality now selling at $2.50 and $2.75 quality now selling at $3 quality now selling at - -$3.50 quality now selling at . $1.35 $1.75" $3 $3.25 ir-j' V,. - J BIG 101 OF am, THE CLEANUP OF HE SEAS!, Ill WOOL MID COT! GOODS, SILKS. 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