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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1908)
Press Paragraphs Airs. Jones went down to Pendleton Tuesday. . - Bert Cattano vu a Pendleton visi tor Tuesday.. ' The famous Sunny , South minstrels will give an entertainment at Weston opera bouse tomorrow night, at 8 o'clock. Coroner BaJph Folsom, who was in town Wednesday, announoed that he would again be a candidate for the office. Mi. and Mrs. I G. Piokel have le- Mr. Neri Aoklee of La Grande was4 ared to their borne in Alberta, after in the city Monday. D. 0. Molntyre transacted business in Pendleton Monday. Arnold Wood returned from a visit to Pendleton, Tuesday. C. H. Sherman transacted . business in Pendleton Tuesday. - $C Born, February 27, to Mr. and Mrs. .Taa Hnrioann- A ain. Mrs. J. fi. Hiteman is recovering from a three weeks' illness. G. De Graw, the well known Wes ton farmer, was in the oity Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Weir were down from their home near Wasbtuona this week. Arthur Soott was among the Pendle-ton-bound passengers Tuesday morn ing. Noah Bemillard came over from Walla Walla Monday, and spent the day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coclidge were in Adams Wednesday on a short bus iness trip. Miss Edna Hopper came over from lifilfrtn anil orkanf itiA waalr vrffK kal. parents here. The family of H. G. ' Caton have' moved to the farm near town to begin spring work. s L Sheriff T. D. Taylor was up from ' Pendleton to visit his parents the first of the week. .; . .. Mrs. Belle Miller, of Weston, visit- ed at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Will uri 11 o i Mrs. Shelly Jones, of Pendleton, is a guest of her parents-in-law. Mr. aiid ; Mrs. A. L. Jones. Mrs. Melinda Ellis of Weston died - in that city Tuesday? afternoon, after a lingering illness. Charles Bates came up from Pendle ton Sunday and spent the day with relatives in Athena. - - - Warren Raymond Came over from Walla Walla Wednesday, and Bpent the day in the city. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bell are up from their farm near Myriok station, vis ; iting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Coffey of Adams, vis , ited with their daughter Mrs. Barker, in this city, Saturday. "4"3Iayor and Mrs. . Plamondon went down to Pendlatnn Fridav evenincr. re turning baturttay noon. Miss Lula Dnuoan, of Weston, is vis- iting at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Venard Bell, near town. . . N. A, Miller went down to. Portland Sunday, where he will putohase fur- iture from the wholesalers. lr, and Mrs. A. J. Wagner went over to Walla Walla yesterday morn lag, and will return tomorrow. -.uMra; Win, Finkertoo, Sr., is ill and' bedfast at her home Dear town. The r trouble is of a dyspeptio nature. Mr. and Mrs. Oloott, of Pilot Book, were in the oity Monday and attended the funeral of Mrs. Frank Beale. . .Mr. Ed Massam, an old pioneer of Walla Walla county, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Jones Sunday. V Miss Graoe Blake and Fred Blake, . of Adams, were ia the oity Wednesday returning home Thursday morning. ; P. D. Mann came up from Adams , Wednesday eveuing and supenntend- ended the management of the skating rink. se. A. Dudley baa purohased 40 acres aMand from Paul - Bushman, on the reservation. . The price was 170 per aore. VJ. 2T. ast wee pan hot i Ell: A big orop of squirrels the hillsides north of is reported town and many a "22" is shape this week. Sunday. being put in proper The warfare begins a protracted visit with friends in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Conniok re. turned Tuesday ' from Waitsburg, where t they visited relatives - and friends. - Mr. and JJrs. . Matheny, of Walla Walla, were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Douglas, in this city. Rev. B. F. Harper, pastor of the Presbyterian ohuroh. at Milton, was in the oity Monday, and called at the Press offio& John. -Stanton left yesterday for Shaniko, from wbiob place be starts on his annual sheep-abearing tour with Jesse Lieuallen's crew. B. Gerking arrived in town week and is attending bis aged mother,, who is ill at thejiome of Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor. First opening of spring hats will take place the last of next week at the Jones .Jackson millinery store. Street styles will be on display. William Killgore of Weston, is re ported dangerously ill with typhoid fever at Kirksville, Mo. Weston rel atives have gone to his bedside. AMrs J. J. Grose of Walla Walla, spent a couple of days in Athena this week, coming over Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs. F. J. Beale. The family of Mr., Oleson, who is employed in. the Preston-Parton mill, hava arrived and taken up their resi dence in the. Arthur Shiok cottage. Albert Bales and his mother, Mr& Jane Walker, will move from Pendle ton baok to their home in Athena as soon as the lease to the present ooou pants has expired. Rev. and Mrs. Geo. T. Ellis arrived home from Baker City yesterday. Mr. Ellis is somewhat improved in health. Rev. Ellis will preach in : the Baptist church. Sunday, morning. W. P. Leacu, who has been .spend ing the winter in Portland, came up from the metropolis Monday for the purpose of beginning spring work on jus ranch, east of Weston. yHarvey Caton returned yesterday from a week's visit : with- his father, Hon. N. T. Caton, at bis home in Davenport. Wash. Judge Caton. is reoovering from a protracted illness. Mrs.: Samuel Gholson, . wife of a brother of W. J. Gholson of this oity, died at ber borne at Dayton. Washing ton, yesterday forenoon. Funeral ser vices will be held at Dayton, Sunday. -Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Preston came in from their farm near Waitsburg Wed nesday by motor oar, and spent a few hours with Athena friends. They re turned to Walla Walla in the evening. . Miss Anna Baker gave a party last Saturday to the little girls of the Sun day school .class,, of which she is a member, ; and all , enjoyed a happy afternoon at her home on High street . I. Froome, well known in Athena, in the city Monday from Waits burg. . Mr, Froome is not engaged in farming at present, but has a town residenoe in the thriving little Wash ington town. . Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Le Grow went over to Walla Walla Wednesday eve ning in company with Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Preston, where they witnessed the production of. the popular oomio opera. "Red Feather." '," D. B. Jarman, of Jarman 's Depart ment store, made a business trip to Walla Walla Wednesday, He bas been suffering from a severe attack of rben matum the past week,, but manages to keep on the move. Miss Stella Jaokson,'wbo was em ployed in the millinery establishment of Mrs. Lizzie Jones last, season, bas formed a partnership in the business, and the firm name will now be known 1 iOYour'NextiTrip to - MilaMalla We want you to make your headquarters at the Davis-Kaser Store. It's the store that has made the most rapid growtb of any store in this section of the country. It's the store that has a special department for handling mail orders. - It's the store where you can always find without any question of a doubt, positively everything that you may need to furnish the borne. It's the store where quality is the first consideration where yon can not buy a trashy article even if you wanted to and where prices are the proven fairest .Then, it's also the store where your patronage is appreciated, and where satisfaction is guaranteed. Accept our invitation to call when next in Walla Walla, or write us your wants and let us send you pictures and prices. We now have flue catalogs describing and illustrating the best stoves and - beaters made. Send for one. Doesn't cost a cent, and we would like a chance to add your name to our big list of out-of-town customers. - : ThelDayis , Kaser,; Company Complete Home and House Furnishers .Walla Walla, Waah. - - - - Pasco, Wash. as Jones & .Jackson. Miss Jackson, with her mother, bas taken up resi denoe in tbo rooms in the the Carden building where tbey will be at home to their friends. Walter Preston went to Walla Walla Friday evening, and spent the time until Monday with relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gerberding and Miss Stella O'Harra of Weston are guests today of Mr. and Mrs. Lester O'Harra. JAt a special meeting of the city 1 i . . . s r . r . Mnn DOUDOU lam evemug, XJork unuauu moo granted a saloon license for the period of one year. Charles Russell, eldest eon of Mr. and Mrs. W. C Russell, bas suffered x elapse in a serious illness from pneumonia, and bas been in a bad con dition for several days. A wallet, containing letters and pa' pers. snowing it to be tne property or Mr. Sidney Geering, was found and left at the Press office. Same can be had by oalling and paying for this notioe. Hi Wm Potts, who has been farming land in the Cold Springs region, has moved his family to Sand Hollow, where they will live in the future.. Mrs. Potts was trading with Atbena merohants this week. Mis. Lena Gerking, of Pilot Rock was in the oity Friday evening having come to visit the bedside of her mober in-law, Grandma Gerking. The con dition of the sufferer is thought to be slightly improved at present Glen Saling and family, who have C.- k. M.t mint a of f-ha Tfirnw farm near Weston, bave moved to Pen-, dleton, where Mr. Saling will take op bis old calling, that of a printer. , He will be employed on the Tribune. j Mrs. J. F. Kershaw went down to Portland this week, where she will be the guest of ber sister and mother, Mrs. O. A. Castlemau and Mrs. Bar bara Willaby for some time. Their home is at 126, Killingsworth Avenue,; Airs. Swaney of Pasoo is a guest at the Danner home this week. Mr. Swa ney, who was formerly electiioian for the Preston-Parton Milling company in this oity, is now firing a locomotive on the Northern Pacific, out of Pasco. little Nina Tharp bas been very ill at the; home of her parents, Mr. -and Mrs. Frank Tharp, the past coople of weeks, with a swelling of the glands of the neck. It is hoped the little one will reoover without reoourse to an incision. The Annual Sunday Sohool Con, vention will be held in the Congrega tional church at Freewater on March 4th and 6th. Rev. C. A. Pbipps, State Field Worker, will be present during the entire session. An inter-, eating program is being prepared. ? Stevens Lodge K. of P. of Weston held an interesting meeting Wednes day evening. Initiatory wora was on the program in the three ranks. after whioh supper was served. Seven members of Pythian lodge braved the innlnment weather and attended the meeting. ; , H. L. Wilhelm, editor and publish- - . i ei . ;..,. er oi tne popular johbi iuukuimuo, accompanied by his wife, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Wilhelnf was engaged in securing data tor a Uma tilla county number of bis magazine. The February number was devoted to - Lincoln county, Wash. )(wei8er Signal: Born, to Mr. and Mrs. U O. Heury, at Thousand Springs Valley, Tuesday morning, February 18tb. a sirl. Motner ana bane aoing nicely, but for a time it was feared C. O. would suftbr a relapse. He now hums that dear old tune, "Papa's Baby Girl," and then Bome. Mrs. D. H. Sanders has returned from Condon, where she went some weeks ago to visit ber , brother, Ralph Ashpaugb, who is very low with heart trouble. He was recently taken to a hospital in The Dalles for treatment. although the physicians held out little hope for bis recovery. The High sohool girls of Athena . . l t iL .. gave a leap year saaring party at ma rink Wednesday evening, inviting tneir young men friends, and all spent a pleasant evening in the merry whirl. Mrs. A. A. Foss was chaperon for the party, and was assisted in serving re freshments by Mrs. Fred Johnson. y Miss Mabel Jenkins is in the city from ber home near Salem, and will visit her sister, Mrs. O. A. Rhodes for some weeks. Miss Mabel is greeted by many old schoolmates with whom happy days were spent during the time ber father, J. W. Jenkins, was pastor of the Christian oburoh in this city. The annual meeting of the Inland Grain Growers'. Association will be held at Pendleton, Saturday, Maroh 7. At this meeting offioer's will be elec ted, and it is expected that the O. R. & N. oompany will have a representa tive present to take up the matter of the proposed connection of O. R. & N. and N. P. tracks. D. B. Jarman, who is opening a new store in Weston, spent Sunday at bis bome in this city. Mr. Jarman is elated over the prospects at present in dicated in the suooess of bis latest business venture in Weston. Having conducted a meroantile business in Weston before be sees many old faces among bis customers. V W. A. Saunders, well known to Atheoa people, : with his wife and children, is visiting relatives in this vioinity. Leaving Athena some years ago, Mr. Saunders engaged in railroad ing and soon climbed from the position of locomotive fireman to the engineer's side of the cab. He now runs an en gine out of La Grande and is enjoying fcia annual vacation. TRE'.SOtVE'D THAT THE MARCH WlNDJ BLOW THE WINTE-R AwAV A"ND MAKE" iT.ftE-CEssARV TO GET RFAOY FOR SPRING 5PRING? BUSTFR BROWN ,.v.,W. ITfHIIVltll auwMU.ut.,. OLD CLOTMf - OONT 0 THE MAUCH WIND.S ARE CHILLY; Do YOU NOT WMH TO KEEP THE CHILL OFF . AND PUT THE APPEARANCE ON? -SOME PEOPLE .SAY THAT THINGS. ARE NOT A THEY SEEM. Do YOU RELIEVE THAT 'A MAN WHO HA-S'NT A .SWELL .SPRING OVER-COAT (3ET.S ALONG" A.5 WELL A A. MAN WHO HA.S? YOU WEAR YOUR OVER COAT ON TOP. WE CAN GIVE YOU TIP TOP TOP-COAT.S AT REASONABLE PRICES. "fl rid, To 8o,Vc Jfloi?e; Jarman's Big Fair Store. losgrove Mercantile Co A mm We are now showing the finest and most up to date line of wool Dress Goods in all the new fab rics and coloring. Also mi mmm in stripes and many other new effects. Our stock has never been so extensive and varied as it has proved to be this Season. Ladies' Muslin Underwear Lace and Embroidery trimmed. A new line just received. All the newest de signs. We shall be pleased to have you give us a call and look through this new and up to date Merchandise, whether you wish to buy or not. No trouble to show goods. The celebrated B. H. trading stamps with every cash purchase. losgrove Mercantile Co ' Athena, Oregon si