The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-01-30
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Inc best cooking apples In town at
Ely q Scott's,.
For eating apples of delicious flavor,
go to Ely & Scott's.
w. Fl. Matlock of Pendleton was in
the city yesterday.
"Autocrat'' stationery, the best
kind at McBride's.
Mcbride keeps full stock OF school
books and supplies.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hus-
on, of Helix, daughter.
The latest novels are to be found at
McBride's Palace drugstore.
William Mosgrove has returned
from business trip to Portland.
Mrs Lille Miller will do all kinds
of tailoring, cleaning and pressing.
W. o. Read, principal of the Adams
public school, was in the city Satur-
day.
Otis Beck is down from his Frank
lin county ranch. Plenty of rain aud
snow up there, says he.
Miss Anice Barnes aud Miss Stella
O'Harra, of Weston, were guests of
Mrs. F. B. Boyd Saturday.
Dell Bros. have splendid line of
gloves. Prices are right and assort-
meut is large.
A steam tlreshing outfit complete,
in first class condition, must be sold at
once. Craghead & Hays.
Reed Hill writes from San Jose,
California, for the Press to be for
wraded to his address there.
have used Cleveland's Baking
Powder and think it is the best made.
Mrs. Eetha King, Athena, Ore.
For spot cash, R. j. Boldly sells
fine sugar cured hams at Is cents per
pound and shoulders at / CENTS
Joe H. Parkes of Pendleton, has filed
with the county clerk nominating pc
tition for the Office of county coroner.
County Superintendent Welles was
in town Saturday. He made an able
address before the teachers institute.
Assessor Strain was in town Satur-
day and attended the tecahers' insti-
tute. The Press acknowledges a
pleasant call.
Up to the present time there have
been about $50 registrations made at
the Office of Justice of the Peace
Cham EeTlain.
Principal Gubser of the Weston
public schools and his corps of teach
ers, attended the teachers institute in
this city Saturday.
Anyone desiring to purchase house
hold goods at a low price, will do
well to call on M. w. Smith. at the
Q. R. & N. depot
/ have used Cleveland's Baking
Powder for some time, and it has
always proved satisfactory. Mrs.
Watt, Athena, Ore.
Freewater Times: Don Stanton,
who is working for the Preston Parton
Milling company of Athena, is here on
a brief business visit
The Pendleton Presbyterian min
lister, Rev. Blakoney, will preach at
the M. e. church in this city Sunday,
Feb. 4. Every body is cordially invit-
ed.
r. M. Sawtell, the jeweler, has pur-
chased the Hasbrook stock of jewelry
in Pendeton.. Mr.. Sawtell will leave
Athena this week to take charge of
is new store in Pendleton.
The tail Iujun. Charley Whirlwind,
j., has been arrested in Peudleton,
Charged with stealing horse and sad
die belonging TO Harry Lester. The
Indian pawned the saddle and spent the
money for tooze.
L. Pickel, formerly a photographer
i'll business here, now a financial
agent with offices in Portland, was in
town Saturday evening. At present
he is financing a hotel project in
Walla Walla.
David Williams is having an un-
comfortable time of it with an attack
of rheumatism. The last of the week
he expects to leave for Hot Lake,
where hewill try the curative powers
of the waters there.
w. P. McMahan of Milton has pur-
chased 20 acres of land two miles west
Of Freewate- from John Vert. The
price paid was $50 an acre. Mr.. Nc
Mahan will sink a well and irrigate
the tract with a gasoline engine.
On the first of the month VIM. Rob
inson, the baker, will assume full
charge of the Prendergast bakery re-
Gently purchased by Chas. Brotherton.
Mr.. Robinson is meeting with success,
his bread and pastries being much in
demand.
Grndama Kilgore. mother of Jesse
Kilgore, the we'll known Weston farm
er, died at the home of her son last
evening, aged 1O2 years. Gripp was
the cause of death. Other members OF
the family including Jesse Kilgore and