Press Paragraphs
Bert Cnitano wag in Pendleton Sun
day.
S. F. Wilson was a Milton
Sunday. ,
Visitor
Ed Foster is home from (Jorvallis to
spend bis vaoation.
Chas. Barrow was a visitor in the
Garden City Sunday.
Miss Elna Kim berk, of Adams, vis
ited in Athena Sunday.
Mrs. a M. Brotherton visited Walla
Walla friends Wednesday.
A. L. Swaggart made a trip to bis
Birob oieek farm yesterday.
Miss Minnie Naylor is spending ber
vaoation in and near Atbena.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wbiteman visited
in Milton toe first of the week.
Born, reoently in Prince Edward's
Island, to Mr. and Mrs. Jobn Gillis,
a eon. .:
A sweeping reduotion is marked on
all bats in the Jones & Jaokson milli
nery store.
jJMaurioe Hill has aooepted a situa
tion with Mr. Hawks at the Pioneer
drng store.
Mrs. Wioks returned Tuesday to ber
borne in Colfax, after a pleasant visit
with friends here.
Miss Alta Sharp is spending the
week with her grandmother Mrs. Fra
tier, in Pendleton.
Mrs. I. M. Kemp and daughter,
Luoile, were the guests of Pendleton
friends Wednesday.
Mies Lula Tharp spent tne week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ger
king west of town.
Mrs. A. L. Douglas was over from
Weston this week visiting at the home
of her son, Arthnr. .
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sohmidt weut
to Walla Walla Tuesday by auto, and
visited friends there.
Mrs. Luedtke arrived home Saturday
from the hospital at College Plaoe,
niuoh improved in health.
Miss Eva Rider, manager for the
looal telephone offloe, spent a portion
of last week in Walla Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. Butterfleld, of Union,
are visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Miller in this city.
Ihe Misses Aloy and Nellie Fobs and
Miss MoDonald are visiting relatives
and friends in Moro this week. . -
B. B. Biobards, jnstioe of the peace,
is expeoted to arrive home soon from
his visit to Willamette valley points.
A. M. Gillis returned to his home
near Wasbtuona yesterday, after spend
ing several days in Athena on business.
Dr. J. D. Plamondon and H. A.
Barrett drove to Walla Walla yester
day and witnessed the antomobile
raoes.
A. B. MoEwen, wbo was seriously
ill last week with pnenmonia, is now
doing nicely and is on the road to re
covery. Many of the Atbena yonng people
visited Meador Park Sunday and wit
nessed the ball game between Athena
and Milton.
Y Earl Saunders the popular old-time
'Yellow Kid pitober, was married re
oently to a young lady in the Willam
ette valley.
York Dell and Bert Carta do are in
Portland this week, where they are
delegates to the Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge.
Cass Cannon has received word of
bis father's death, wbioh occurred at
the old home in Harrison county, Ohio,
on the 8th inst.
Mrs. F. S. Le Grow went to Walla
Walla Wednesday eveinng, where she
attended the wedding of her friend,
Miss Mabelle Hunt .
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Colbern, Mrs.
Theo. Daoner and Mrs. Wall attended
tbe Christian oburoh convention in
Walla Walla this week.
Harold, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Brandon, is seriously ill
We are proud of our furniture stook as we have by far tbe test assort
ment in tbe Walla Walla Valley. If yon are thinking of flttng up a home
or even getting a few odd pieces for your homo, an inspection of our stock
will fully demonstrate tbe fact that rare desorimination has been exercised
in the selection of our stock. We have assembled a oolleotion of fine fur
niture and interior decorations unequaled in beauty, elegance and distinc
tiveness a collection from which the most elaborate sobemes of Home
decorations may be evolved. ' " .
If you can not conveniently visit either our store at WSlla Walla
or Pasco write us for descriptions and prices of any articles needed. Did
yon get one of our "1908 Summer Goods' Catalogue? If not write for
00$ today, '
The Davis-Kaser Company
r T9?mpJte,IIome & House Furnishers
Walla Walla, Wash. ... . Pasco, Wash.
with pneumonia, and a professional
nurse has been employed. Wednesday
the boy was taken to tbe hospital at
Pendleton. .
Mrs. Fred Kershaw and daughter,
i- rreaenoKa, win v leave tomorrow
jrmorning for Portland, where they ex
1 4vmw iuu DUUJIU1i
.Ralph MoEwen was called home
from his studies at the University be
oause of tbe illness of his father. He
is conducting the hardware store.
yWm. Willaby sr. and Kev. B. F.
Jffflg leave tomorrow for Portland,
where they will visit relatives, and
may decide to spend tbe summer in tbe
Koee City.
Miss Stella Jaokson was in Pendleton
this week. Miss Jaokson is expecting
a sister, and other friends kto arrive
from the east, who will visit here for
some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitlook entertained
a number of friends at their borne in
this oity, Wednesday evening. Musio
was a feature of entertainment and
refreshment were served.
An incipient blaze on tbe roof of the
O. R. & N. depot oalled out the fire de
partment yesterday afternoon. Sparks
from a passing engine ignited the roof.
But little damage resulted.
Mrs. Wm. Tompkins and daughters
Mrs. Arthur Coppook and Miss Lill
ian, spent the past week at Two Bivers.
on tbe Snake river, at tbe home of Mr.
and Mrs. James Woodruff.
vBoy Tompkins arrived home Wed
nesday from Corvallis, where be at
tends the Oregon Agricultural college,
and will spend his vaoation on the
Tompkins farm northwest of town.
. Frank Knowlton and wife have re
oently moved from Newport, Wash.,
to a fruit farm near Wenatobee.
Their daughter, Maud, Was married
last week, and will reside in Newport.
X New names have been given stations
on the Northern Paciflo between
Atbena and Wallula. Grand View
has been changed to Wayland, Killian
to Smeltz and Canon will hereafter
bear the name of Ring. ,
br. Plamondon was oalled to the
Mjor Cornoyer home, south of town
Monday of this week. The Major's
health is not the best that, oould be
wished for, and bis many friends hope
to hear of improvement.
1 George Hewitt of Helix, while in
toxioated at Pendleton Monday night,
allowed a "friend" to put him to bed.
Tuesday morniug when George arose
to take a train to La Grande, he fonnd
a $300 roll of greenbacks missing.
Miss Baker, deaooness of tbe Spo
kane hospital, who visited Athena re
oently, will leoture in Helix and
Adams, June 24 and 25, on "The Mis
sion of Doroas. " A stereoptioon will
be used, and the leoture will be fiee.
sa. c.
city in tl
MoClain, a resident of this
tJld Center ville days, came up
from Albany and is visiting at the
borne of his stepson, A. J. Parker.
Mr. MoClain is bale and hearty and
bears the burden of his 83 years
lightly.
H. H. Hill left the first of the week
for tbe Yakima oountry, where be has
property interests. He expects to dis
pose of bis holdings at Sunnyside and
invest in more property in Toppenisb,
wnion be regards as the ooming oity
of that region. He will be away about
two weeks.
Hon. E. F. Watson, one of tbe lead
ing members of tbe North Carolina
bar, was the guest this week, of At
torney S. F. Wilson, an old friend.
Mr. Watson is a delegate to the Demo
ortio National convention at Denver,
and in the interim will visit important
points on the Coast.
Tbe telephone company is making
improvements in the looal central
office. An automatio pole change,
which does away with the arm break
ing generator has been installed and
other ohanges for convenience will be
made. . Five new desk phones have
been ordered by local natrons.
VMrs. G. C. Osburn held an informal
reception at the borne of Mrs. Fred
Boyd Saturday afternoon, to a few of
her Atbena friends. Sunday she went
out to the country borne of her broth
er, Mark Brandon, and Wednesday
proceeded to ner home in La Grande
after a seven weoks' tour of the East
ern states. Mrs. Osburn can talk en
tertainingly of her Eastern travels,
and gave a delightful afternoon Sat
nrday to her friends.
Miss Nettie Cannon, teaoher in the
Walla. Walla public schools, came
over from there Friday and spent sev
eral days at tbe home of her uncle,
Cass Cannon near town. She left
Tuesday for Franklin county, where
she will spend her summer's vaoation
on ber homestead.
,7 Five more McRea combines were
yOelivered to buyers in Athena this
week. Mr. MoRea is in the city from
Spokane and is personally superintend
ing the delivery of tbe machines. Be
delivered oombines to Gns Planting,
Matt Daning Duncan MoDonald, Say
lor Farris and Zerba Bros. .
Dr. Blakesley of Pendleton, has fore
closed a chattel mortgage on personal
property of P. D. Mann. The property
covered by tbe mortgage consists of
an automobile and a lot of Mler
skates. Mann bought tbe automobile
of the dootor, paying $300 oasb, and
secured balanoe by giving' the mort
gage. ' ' '..
YMiss Ada Ely was over from Weston
Saturday making her Athena friends a
farewell visit Miss Ely left Monday
for Boise, Idaho, where she will spend
the summer and perhaps remain (per
manently with her brother, Walter
Ely and wife. . Frank preoeded her,
and both will make their home in
Boise. '. , " ; N
The warm weather disclosed the
faot that Atbena was consuming more
water than the gravity system oould
supply and the water commissioners
were compelled to employ a man at
tbe pumping station. The pumping
plant will be utilized until such time
as sufficient rain oomes to replenish the
the gravity system supply.
VMiss Sylva MoDonald, wh? has been
visiting for several weeks with, friends
here, left Tuesday for Walla Walla,
where she will visit before returning
to her home near Pullman, Wash.
She was aoompanied as far as tbe
Garden city by Misses Irene Dudley
and Edna Taylor, wbo visited at the
D. McDonald home there..
The members of the Christian
oburoh Bible sobool are today enjoy
ing a pionio at Krebs grove near Ad
ams. Teams were furnished every
body and tbe crowd gathered at tbe
church, leaving there about 8 this
morning. Games and entertainment
were provided and a bounteous lunoh
was served at noon in the grove.
JDuriug the last week D. B. Jarman,
fae well known merchant of Athena
and Weston has bought and shipped
eight carloads of Weston mountain
potatoes. Tbe shipments were made
to Seattle and were loaded on North
ern PaoiQo cars in this oity. The
price paid was 10 and J 1 cental Mr-1
Jarman "Will ship a carload of moun
tain timothy bay next week.
yThe first recital of tbe - Harmony
crab was a great suocess, at the home
of Miss Ferol MoBride Wednesday
evening. The members, individually,
did excellent work and reflected great
credit upon their teaoher, Miss Elliot.
The uext reoital will be held Thursday
evening at tbe home of Clarenoe Bro
therton, when a reoeption vi?-'. be ten
dered invited guests, and refreshments
served.
hThe Athena Shamrocks and the
Adams mue, two evenly maronea nan
teams will settle a little matter whiob
will be of more than passing interest
to fans, on the Athena diamond Sun
day afternoon. These olever amateur
teams have always put up an exoelleut
game, and tne game Sunday will be no
exoeptionGo early and see the work
outs. Game called at 2 :30.
Mrs. James Fitzpatrick, nee A ret a
Saunders, lies in St. Vincent's hospital
iu Portland, having undergone a surg
ical operation for appeudioitis and
other serious complications. Mrs.
Fitzpatrick 'a present, home is iu Los
tine, Wallowa county.' She has been
in the hospital for several weeks, and
is attended by ber husband and moth
er. She was doing nioely when visited
reoently by Athena friends.
While spring . weather offerings
have not been conduoive to good
wheat growing, the rose , tush hath
flourished like a green bay tree, and
Athena's crop of roses is the finest and
most prolifio in the town's history.
Gorgeous boquets of these oboioe
flowers are now as common in Atbena
as they are in the Rose City. Mrs.
Plamondon and Mrs, Mansfield have
an espeoially fine collection of choice
varieties, and many other Atbena
homes aro beautified , with rosea in
profusion.
General Dewet, the big stallion
owned by tbe Belgian Horse Co., of
Atbena, died Monday at Alex Moln
tyre's idace after a short illness of
four bo ars. It developed that ihe horse
died as the result of a ruptured stom
aoh. The animal was valued at (1000
and the company owning him carried
11000 insurance. The horse wieghed
2200 pounds and was considered one of
the best draft stallions in tbe North
west. The Belgian Hone company is
oom posed of Athena stockmen and
farmers. W. B. Taylor is president,
and Henry Barrett, secretary. '
V. E. Hoven went over to Walla
Walla this week and attended tbe con
vention of tbe Cb arches of Christ held
in that city from Tuesday till Thurs
day. Mr. Hoven will preach bis last
sermons in this city next Sunday
morning and evening, leaving for Tur
ner, Monday when) tbe annual con
vention of the cburohes is held each
year. Mr. Hoven will net return to
Athena, but after the contention at
Turner will go to Lc i Angeles, where
nu wife has visited for tbe past two
feadl Ills 'Special!!
V Owing to the backward Season, we find our
selves overstocked with Men's 2-piece Outing Suits,
double or single breasted, latest style cuff bottom,
peg top pants. Shall offer them at less than actual
cost until uly 4th, which means you buy a
$15.00 Outing Suit, tor $
13.50 Outing Suit, for
8.75 Outing Suit for 5.95
6.50 Outing Suit for 4.50
B)0
This is your opportunity to purchase a first-class,
comfortable hot weather suit at a very low price
Mosgrove Mercantile Co. Athena, Or
resolved.1
THAT TfME FLIES AND
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THAN ONE FIR5T CHOICE. 5ECOND CHOICE,
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AND BUY YOU WILL GET THETIR5T CHOICE.
TO THE5E CHOICE ARTICLED WE WOULD
E5PECIALLY CALL YOUR ATTENTION.
Jarman's Big fair Store.
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