The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1898-06-24

and at The right prices. call on Gso.
Proebstel. Weston. Ore.
We mortals complain if it is hot and
growl II it Is cod. We are croes il it
rsius, and are blue if it is dry. About
the on'y cause Of uninterrupted equan
unity Is the increasing show of salts
factory goods at Hollis.
The Cuban question and political
Issues sink into insignifcance with the
man who suffers from piles. What he
most desires, is relief. DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve cures piles. Palace Drug
Store, VIM. Mcbride, Prop.
S.M. Geary. Pierson, Mich, writes -
"DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is curing
more piles here today than ell other re-
medies combined. 1t cures eczema and
all other skin diseases" Palace Drug
Store, Wm. Mcbride, Prop.
The human machine starts but once
and stops but once. You can keep it CO.
ing longest and most regularly by using
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills for constipation and all
stomach and liver troubles. Palace Drug
Store, VIM. Mcbride, Prop.
There are already about 100 families
csmped at Lehman springs. Most Of
them are farmers who are taking an
outing before harvesting commences.
1t is unusual for SO many to be camped
there at this time of the year.
/ James A. Morton and family, old-time
residents of Umatilla county, and who
have just spent a few years in the
Palouse country, passed through here on
their way to the Echo country, where
they will make their future home.
Dayton Courier: Prof. G. r. Leather
man at the recent district convention
at Moscow was elected as delegate to the
head camp meeting OF the Pacific juris-
diction, Woodmen of the World, to be
held in San Francisco next August
Tribune: J. w. Maloney, recorder
elect, has sold bis home at Athena, and
is in Pendleton trying to find house to
rent or buy. Mr.. Maloney has not yet
appointed his deputy, but he says there
are plenty Of applicants for the position.
By the Oregonian this morning we
learn that IS. P. Pussy" of Athena,
was registered at the Perkins yesterday.
The only Alternate I'VE know on" as
being in Portland, was s. P. Purdy.
Now, can it be that Sam has been mixed
up in some chair car escapade?
4. L. Mimms, who has served for
the last four years as policing deruty
revenue collector, and who resigned but
was asked to continue in office Until
after election, is no longer in that Office
His place, it is supposed, will be filed
by George Shinn, Of Baker City,
Mitchell man
Mrs. Eta Osburn, aged 20, of Helix,
died at the home of .drs. Charles
Eichler in Walla Wslla, Saturday morn
ing. of heart trouble. She leaves a
husband and two children, at their home
In Helix. Her remains were inferred
in the Masonic cemetery at Walla Walla.
The ballot-boEes for Catlot precinct
Harney county, were delivered to one
Of the judges, but he did not bring them
to the polls on election day. The voters
Of the preeipct made their own ballots,
voting only the county tickets, sealed
them up in an OF can and sent them to
the county seat.
Malheur lake, o body Of water about
20 miles long and 10 miles wide, in
Harney county, is to be tapped and
large section Of gage brush land is to be
irrigated with the water through can
al Is miles long. Work Is to com mence
at once. The project has been under
consideration for year or more.
James H. Guid, superintendent of
telegraph on the o. R. 4 N. line,
died at his home in Portland Monday
morning after an illness of many
The caRse Of bis death was
bone disease of the sacrum. He was
born in New York in 1889. His vile
and five children survive him. He had |
besp papneeted with the 0. R. & N.