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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1898
Page
3
Local ad lists cheap deals including smoked bacon shoulders ham Arbuckle coffee tea beans rice oats and pickles. It features 6 cent calicoes and various grocery items advertised with quantity pricing.
A patchwork of ads and notices from Athena and Pendleton highlights include Dr. L. F. Tovar dental services, Hawes selling wagons and farm gear, Lenox Soap for washing, Dewey Meat Market, Athena Mercantile Co listings, and a marriage license for Fred Fisher and Ida Tamar. Local trips, Independence Day festivities, and volunteer drafts are noted along with addresses, shop sales, and new stock at the New Store and Blue Front.
Ex Sheriff Faxon files a contest of William Blakeley’s sheriff victory. Attorney D. W. Bailey seeks a circuit court recount for July 21 after alleging 45 votes for Faxon were not counted and noting cross-ballot voting affected union party tallies. Far reaching notices and local letters accompany court action in this late 19th century report.
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