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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1909)
Pi Csslara . .1 - " ' Jobo OJj.WM a Pendleton visitor Monday. ; r Bert Cart&no bad business at tbe county seat Monday. For. dressed poultry, call up Bert CBrtapo. 'Phone, 86. V Bortt, to Mr:nd Mrs. Charles Kid 'der, Feb ii, 19Q9 a sou. Mrs. Picard of Adams, was . shop ping in tboflity Tuesday. Mrs. Conley bastbe agenoy for Mrs. Norton's Nut Oil skin food. ,. Attorney B. I. Watts was in Pendle -ton Monday on legal business. V Born, to Mr. and Mr. Joseph Rain tillefc February 8,'1909, a sou. ;i" If you want to buy, lease or sell iandpail onS.F Wilson, attorney. 5 Loweiyjogera of Adams, was in tbe city yesterday, transacting business. . J Mr. and Mrs. Donald Molntvre were from Adams tbe first of tbe week. j Mrs. Otis Wbiteman and Miss Eva ".RKilor worn Pflndlnfnn viaifnra Mnn. Mrs J. G. Burke has been seriously - illfr6omaiime with ai attaok of tousilitis. "Mrs. 0."0."Whitemaa and Miss Eva Rider were shopping in Pendleton Mouday. V : ; , ; Arthur Stoue was over from Wbit eman tbe first of tbe week, visiting bis "parents. ,Q.'-: '. - Miss Kzzie MoKenzie, of Adams, is Hnandino the week at the Sanders home , a - in this city. -A T?rn n !r tTinn n a a Anatt fvAm Waat rn , the first of the week, trading with j 'nr marnrionfit -,'f i ; . : Henry Barrett spent tbe week at . Salem, looking into the workings of the legislature. ams, were, attending to business in t Athena Monday. ? ' Farmeis are making preparations for bpring plowing. Athena blacksmiths -are rushed with repair work on plows, s? Bert Ramsay and family have ( ,: moved to toe Duaiey larru on toe preserve where they will begin spring yWOrk. ' ' ,'(' ' - ' 'y - X Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Blooh of Port laod, announoe tbe engagement of . their daughter, Miss Dolly, to Mr. v- Osoar Loeb. , ' Weatner permitting, Charles MoFar A land's sbeaiing crew expects to be at ' work on the Cunningham ranch by the 20tb of this month. . . "A number of Athena people contem plate attending the production of "Ben Hur"io Walla Walla next Monday and Tuesday evenings. ... Mrs. B. D. ; Clemens, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Mattie Ferguson, fiom Weston Mountain, spent tbe day Monday in Pendleton.. X. Mr. and Mrs. , Hngb Taylor have rented a house ou Jefferson and 2nd streets and have moved in, prepara tory to housekeeping. ,-,, Bert Cartano is engaged .in buying and shipping stook. He shipped a mixed carload of cattle and hogs over the Northern Pacific this week. Lost A sable ajid wDite Scotch Collie pop, about foor months old. $10 re ward will be paid for his recovery. ' " ' ' Geo. R. Gerking. btenograpby is a time saver and a ' mouey maker,. Good positions for all graduates. Leain it at tbe Pendleton Business College; Pendleton, Oregon Lost A black and yellow shepherd ; dog, answering to tbe name of "Grov er. . finder will be rewarded by not ifying A. Fleishman, Athena, Oregon. The Dime piotnre show will remain osed for a couple of weeks. When tbe exhibition resumes shows will be given on two nights during eeob week. East Oregonian: B. B. Richards, agent for the Puget Sound warehouse company at Athena is now here, hold ing down the company's looal nffioe while J. E. Montgomery is in Idaho. De Witts Car bol wed Witob Hazel salve the original is good for anything when a salve is needed and is especially good for piles. Sold by Palace Drug Co. VMiss Lillian MoDonald. aooompanied by ber aunt, visited here .from Spok ane tbe first of the week a guest at tbe borne of ber sister, Mrs. Byron Hawks. Mrs. Edith Lockwood left Tuesday for Portland, where she will join ber husband, who has spent several weeks at Hot Lake, taking treatment for rheumatism. )( Reports oome from tbe Helix wheat distnot to tbe effect that growing grain on tbe north hillsides has been frozen out, and considerable reseeding will have to be done. Af ter stealing a horse from a Pilot Rook farmer, a harness from another and a buggy from a third, a thief whose name is thought to be Lyde, has been apprehended at. Heppner. Kodol is a combination of all the nat ural digestive juices found in an ord inary healthy . stomach and it will digest food in a natural way. Pleasant to take sold by Palace Drue Co. IX Mrs. E. Lane ' Walker and Miss f Velma Wilkinson, teaobers in Atbena public sobool, and Miss Eatberine Sharp are among teaobers taking ex aminations at tbe county seat this week. Robert Miobael, who has been a res ident of Helix for a number of years, will engage in tbe obioken business at Weston temporarily. Later be will go to Idaho, wbere he has taken up a ranch. - Nine members ot Pythian Lodge No. 29 E. of P. visited tbe Weston lodge Wednesday evening. Work in tbe second and third ranks was put on and tbe Atbena Knights report a pleasant time. Eennedys Laxative Cough Syrup not only allays inflammation and irrita tion of throat and lungs but it drives out tbe cold frcm tbe system by a free yet gentle aotion of the bowels. Sold by Palace Drug Co. YMr. and Mrs. John Fobs and child ren, Mrs. James Mitonell and Mis. MoCollnm, who have been visiting relatives bere for several weeks, left Tuesday evening for their borne in Moro, Sherman county. )Mr. and Mrs. Theo Danner will move next week to their new borne in Milton. They will be sadly missed in Atbena, wbere both have endeaied themselves to many warm friends by their exoeilent qualities. Tbe Post building, oooupied by the ephona office, Peterson & Wilson's law offloe and several others, is receiv ing a new coat of paint, wbioh ought to serve as inspiration to other proper ty holders on Main street , BertlMosley arrived in the city Tuesday from Idabo, and is visiting friends here. He left Alberta about four months ago, and says his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mosley, are in Mis souri spending the winter. Eodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion does tbe ordinary work of the stomach so that by taking a little Eodol every now and then you oannot possibly have indigestion or any form of stomaob trouble. Sold by Palace Drug Co. li 1 ifyi ;Vt 2 nhot Rev. Harris of Dayton, Wast)., was in the city Monday and visited bis son. JS. U. Harris and wile. Mr. Har ris is pastor of tbe Christian church in Dayton, and last summer delivered a sermon to tbe congregation bere. XGeorge Rosenzweig left Sunday evening for bis home near Eltopia, Wash., after a pleasant visit with friends here. Tbe Rosenzweigs will farm about 1600 acres of land this year and expect to make some money, should the crop prove good and prices fair. ' John P. Donnelly, an O. R. & N. freight conductor met instant death under tbe wheels of his train at Ea mela Wednesday morning. He was on top of a oar when the train broke into, causing bim to lurob and fall to the traok. A Prof. Henry's Jnew Athena band 'made its first publio appearance Wed nesday evening, when it gave a short oonoert program on Main street. In consideration of tbe short time tbe band has been organized, tbe young musicians did very well. This after noon tbe baud will take part in tbe Lincolu Anniversary exeicises. Miss Harriet Edward, of Heppner, is in tbe city, a guest of ber sister, Mrs. R. L. Ibompsun. Miss Edwards, who is a teaoher, is not following ber vooation this wiuter, on aooount of ill health. She is on her way to Idabo to visit friends. . X)tia Whiteman left Wednesday for the vicinty of Garfield, Wash., where he has a land deal in view, which if closed will make bim tbe possessor of a fine borne. Otis has a large num ber of farm horses on hand whiob he desires to see at work. An early shipment of spring goods has been opened at Jarman's Depart ment store and some beautiful things in dress goods are shown. The latest thing iu bordered linens, ginghams and peroales, and exquisite patterns in mulls are attracting the attention of the ladies. A cougar measuring eight and one- alf feet from tip to tip, was the tro phy brought iuto town Inesday by George Forrest, who killed the big cat at tbe bead of Boston canyon, south of tbe Umatilla river. George will have tbe skin mounted and prepared for a floor rug. Mrs. Sara E. Nance,, of Garfield, Wash., is a prominent oandidate in the Spokesman-Review contast. Mrs. Nanoe is a Canadian by birth and will be remembered by ber Atbena friends as Miss Sara E. Currie. Mrs. Nanoe will feel grateful for any support given ber iu the contest by Atbena friends. VGeorge Gerking, who reoently pur- I . L I 1 . 1. . H . I ouasea lue uoue piace or nis laiuer northwest of town, is moving onto the farm and preparing to take posses sion. His brother Charles, who will run tbe place vaoated by him, will arrive soon from California, wbere he has spent the winter with his bride. Dean Gerking, who has been living on tbe home plaoe, has not yet decided just what he will do. Rev. James P. Sharp, brother of Dr. S. F. Sharp of this city, died at his home in Philadelphia, Jan. 27, aged 65 years. The Rev. Sharp visited bis brother here about two years ago, and will be remembered by many Athena people. He was a graduate of Wash ington and Jefferson college of the Al- legneny Theological Seminary. He entered the ministry in 1870, and in recognition of his qualifications, be was made secretary of the Pennsyl vania State Sabbatb Association. A. Zeuske has brought suit against Emma Zeuske for possession of 320 aores of land near Helix. Mrs. Zeuske is the widow of August Zeuske, who was killed on Weston mountain last summer, when a loaded wagon got be yond control coming down the moun tain road. The suit is brought by August Zeuske's father, , who claims the son never paid for tbe laud. The widow contends thatthe -lainl - had been paid for. the elder Zeuske having failed to give a deed. There is one heir, a son. Oregon Wants Direct Vote. Applicatiou from the Oregon legis lature asking congress to provide for a convention to propose an amendment to tbe constitution allowing the elec tion of United States senators by a di rect vote of tbe people was sent to con gress Monday. The application is in the form of a oonourreut resolution. Copies of the application were also j sent to tbe legislatures of tbe various states. The resolution was referred to tbe house committee on tbe eleotion of president vioe-president and represen tatives of congress. We Explain We want to explain to our many friends who live outside of Walla Walla that we have at our store two waiting or resting rooms that have been furnished for tbe benefit of out-of-town folks. They are what we call comfort rooms, and you are under no obligations to buy anything bere if you feel like using tbem. We want you, tbe next time you are in Walla .Walla, to make tbem your headquarters. Tbere are nioe, comfortable rockers; there are books and magazines to read ; there is a lavatory if you have bad a long ride or drive, there is stationery if you wish to write; there is someone to look after any bundles or paokages that you mav wish to leave and'you are at liberty to use our telephone if yon wish. You are perleotly welcome to meet vour friends and make your shopping appoint ments bere, and as we said before, you are under no obligations at alL EVER TRADE AT WALLA WALLA? We wonld like to have you try trading at our store the next time you are in need of anything in tbe honsefuinisbing line, either by mail or when you oome to Walla Walla. Our out-of-town trade has grown to suoh proportions that we have found it necessary to inorease facilities in our Mail Order Department. This department or the sole benefit of out-of-town folks wbo prefer to buy by rcail. and you are assnred absolute satisfaction and tbe very low est prices. . Just try it by writing us of your wants. You will find our stock more oompleteand our prices lower than any others in this terri tory. -v . The Davis-Kaser Company - Complete Home & House Furnishers Walla Walla, Wash. - - - - Pasco, Wash. m IS WHAT YOU LIKE TO SEE They are Arriving Daily i v jm High School Bill. Tbe house passed the Altaian bill. providing for tbe formation ot high school districts and their taxation and government. Tbe bill was introduced at the instance of tbe superintendent of publio instruotion. It provides that two or more contiguous sobool districts may unite for maintaining a high school. It also provides that j suoh distriots may charge tuition, to be paid by students from outside tbe distriot. Still Another Will. Mabel Warner is again in the lime light. She has dug up another will in tbe Young estate. The dcoument bears tbe signatures of Attorney S. V. Enox and another Weston citizen, now deceased. The Secret of Long Life. A Frenob scientist has diBoovered one seoret of long life. His method deals with tbe blood. But long ago millions of Amercans had proved Eleotrio Bit ters prolongs life and manes it worth living. It purifies, emiohes and vitaliz es the blood, rebuilds wasted neive cells, imparts life and tone to tho entire system. Its a Godsend to weak, sick and debilitated people. Eidney trouble had blighted my life for months, writes W. M. Sherman, of CusbingMe. 'but Electrio Bitters oured me entirely. Only 50o. at Palace Drug Co. FARM LANDS FOR SALE No. 180175.00 an acre will buy one of tbe best foot-hill farms that is for sale in tbe East end of Umatilla county. This farm contains 560 . aores, 200 acres in summer fallow wheat, 25 aores in pasture, balance iu stubble; good barn for thirty horses, good bouse bnd all kinds of outbuildings; water piped to tbe bouse and barn from a large spring ; some good fruit. Terms, about $10,000 cash and as long as you want ou tbe balance. We have a number of fine farms that we wonld like to show you if you are wantiog to buy. Copeland & Ginn. No 10 Second St. Walla Walla. New Tailored Waists . New Lawn Waists New Linen Waists New Dress Ginghams in the Foildunords, 15c; Red Seal Zephers and Whittentons, 12 l-2c; Normandies, in all cohrs, with or without fancy borders, 10c; new Apron Ginghams in the Lancaster brand, 7c; new Calico and Foulards in all colors, some with fancy border, all for 7c per yd; new Percales with fancy borders, 10c per yd. very large line of new Spring and Summer Dress Goods in the Batiste, Organdies, Silk Tissue, Silk Pongee, Fancy Jacquards, Tokio Silk, Drape De Soil. Novelty Shantung, Fancy Crepe, etc. Come in and look this line over. New Domestics of all kinds. New Linens. New Towels and Tbwling. The Kingsbury Hat for Spring 1909. We have the very latest styles and colors. Come in and look at the "Kingsbury Trooper" the new soft shape in hunters green and black, also nile green, brown and nutria. we raw the Goods s Dept. 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