The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-12-08

J.Bloch & Co.,sell groceries low
er than anyone for cash.
Ladies cloaks, complete assort-
ment at manufacturers cost, at j.
Bloch & Co.
You don't need to continue dos
ing with Simmons Liver Regulator.
A dose day.
The band boys will give con-
cert at the M. e. Church Friday
evening, Dec. is.
If you need clothing for yourself
aud boys go to J. Bloch & Co., they
are selling at sacrifice.
T. F. Rourke and family have
returned to Pendleton from an ex-
tended stay in the east.
The great vegetable substitute
for pills is Simmons Liver Regula-
tor. Cures sick headache.
Arrangements are now made by
which the best Rock Spring Coal
can be now had at the U. P. Depot
at SO per ton.
Jesse Smetherman last week
bought out his partner, Mr.. Foster,
in the livery stable, and is now
sole proprietor Of the business.
A much needed improvement in
the form of-a cross walk was put
in this week across Third street be-
tween O. w. Hollis and the corner
saloon.
The G. A. Barrett Co., are closing
out their line of superior drills and
seeders, and will sell the same at
greatly reduced prices. Now is
your time to buy seeder.
John Fraser was in the city
Monday. He is still with the
bridge crew of the w. &c G. RI
which is at present located at
Vansycle. John talks of going
east to spent the winter.
Long Creek Eagle: The Grip
pied child of A. Ladd, whose limb
was set by DR.. Carlisle, had to
have its leg reset. DR.. Crockett
was called and the little fellow is
getting along very nicely.
]. Bloch & Co, have just re-
ceived a large stock Of ladies and
Misses cloaks and jackets, Of the
latest designs, and are selling them
very cheap. See them before pur-
chasing for the fall and winter.
/ Owing to hard times the G. A,
Barrett Co., will offer a special in.
| ducement to cash customers. Fhey
| still have q full line of hardware
| stoves and tinware, also very low
prices in Plows, Harrows, Seederl
and Drills. We will not be under.
sold. Special prices in Wagon
and Hacks.
E. o.: District Attorney Hyd
was in town Sunday looking afte
business connected with his office
He reports Baker as reasonabl,
prosperous. There have been M
attachments or failures over ther,
as yet to indicate the presence o
hard times, and business suffers nj
depression. Baker City is to b,
enyied.
Justice Gilman performed tn
marriage ceremony uniting Franl
Mcintyre and Mary Guyette a
husband and wife last Monday
The parties came from the reserva
tion near Adams, last Friday, an,
the groom enjoyed the hospitalit,
Of the Athena cooler for tw
days before they were married.
The members of the Alliance i
the Banks district north of tow
have organized q literary society
They will discuss the question
"Should capital punishment b
abolished" at their meeting te
morrow night. None but member
of the Alliance are allowed to al
,, tend.
Heppner Record: J. B. Sperr
: is fattening about 100 head Of hog
and also some cattle on damage
: wheat. He is making test {
!, just how much grain it takes t
: fatten a hog and will thus demon
} Istrate how much profit there is i
t feeding wheat to hogs at its pr
sent low price. He thinks h
t wheat will bring between sixty an
s seventy cents bushel at preser
price of pork.
A real baekwoodswoman, Dor
, and bred in the Vermont hill
: was lately taken by relative int
] the heart of Boston culture. Sh
. was taken to lecture on ever
sismn and "ologys' to talks on drel
+ reform and exhibition, on mode
] living. And enc night, as I'll
i poor old soul was trudging u
/ stairs 70 bed, she was heard to so
! iloquize: mo hell, no fann
! petticoat'sl What's body goin'
: do7p
Moro Observer: A report WI
circulated that the three men VII
: roboed the Milton bank were ser
!. In Sherman county this week an