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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1909)
V'q. w. lot Lak j1 Born, to Mrand Mrs. J. A. Martin, , May 4, 1909, a daughter. Attorney Watta was oalled to Helix on legal business, Tuesday. iS Jay Gross, tbe Weston farmer, was f notioed on oor streets Wednesday. Mrs. J..C. Stamper and daughter,; j Lola, visited friends in i Weston .tbiB week- ; ' i .1,. Mra, Hugh Walker,' accompanied by m Mies Waddingbam, was in town from: j.? Weston, Tuesday. ", . ;r. Attorney Wilson argued in tbe Tay lor case before tbe supreme court, at , . ; Jfenaieton, tbis week. . V Tom Taseart is reooverinz from a ratber severe illness, in wbiob be was ; threatened with typboid. Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. Betts attended tbe .funeral of ibe late Mrs. Matt Mosgrove at Walla Walla. ine city council will meet in speo ial session tonigbt to oonsider appli cations lor near beer licenses, Mi 8. S. A. Barnes and Mrs,' Wm j . if Grabam were in tbe city Wednesday : sropping and visiting friends. Dean Dudley, who is receiving trea't- meat fiom a Walla Walla 'physician made a trip to that city yesterday. ,, : Mr. and Mrs. Ellis B. Harris attend ed toe Unristian ohurob convention wbiob was beld in Heppner tbis week. jV'Several of tbe Normal sobool etud- ( ni8 were guests of Misses Lula Iharp . ana veoue coya Saturday snd Sunday. Mrs, Lillie Miller has a n e w Hd e of :1. all black bats on display,' also a" new supply of tbe popular Russian net veil . ings. : .- Edgar "Forrest has been employed -,, in tne plumbing department at A. B. MoEwen & Son's hardware store, tbis .tJt ' week. .Mrs. John Keene is confined to her time she attack of home with illness. For a was threatened with an pneumonia. Sam Hutt sold bis iron grey dray earn to a faorse buyer this week. The .ltlprice received is said to be over the , ,-. 1500 mark. : - O. C. Tnrner has returned to Weston V afrom a short stay in tlie'asternp$rt ( of Washington, where he has been to V, look after a land deal. if ,- ,j" Mrs. Margaret Howe returned Mon t;;:day from Mliton, where she bad been 1Vj called by tbe sudden -death of her . uousin, Mrs. Mosgrove. Miss Ruby Douglas is over from .Weston and will be tbe guest of Mrs. 0vLuke Read during tbe absence of Mr. rf and Mrs. Gross in Alberta. Miss Uuillette, "who reoently closed ".j a most auooesstnl term of school in tbe j Keene district, has left for her home f in the Willamette valley. ', Roe Martin and family, of Colfax, Uare down visiting at the homes of Mr. . Martin's two sisters,? Mrs iWnar iWin .Shipand Mrs. Sam fia worth. ' v )(Mr. B. C. Kidder fajiher f G. B. , vftCidder, has purchased the Hays" pro .;, pertyin the north part of town and ' will make bis home in' tbis. city. ;f (fVMr. and Mrs. George Gross and little jrranddaugbter, Verve,. left yesterday inoonfor.j Albert where; they , will visit tbeir children for six:' weeks or ..inore. ,: Sunday Mr; Jatoes-visited bis , brother J J., ia Walla,, Walla. ... ., Proebstel- of Weston.' ia at Lake sanitarium:- where he will make aoriof stay in hopes of receiv ing benefit from the waters of that place. ' . ;.. . Henry Harold, tbe blacksmith, has returned from Iowa, aooompanied by bis family. Mr. Harold has taken up residence in a cottage on Jefferson street .. ' : Mrs. Lizzie Jones received today a new shipment of young ladies' large hats, wbiob will be on display to morrow', i Call early before they ere all gone. I ) ' ; .' . t ,J Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Swaggart visit ed at the borne of their daughter, Mrs. M. K 'Akers. hf.ar . Pendleton, Sunday. Mrs. Akers, who has been quite ill, is recovering. Henry Keene, speut Wednesday night at the home of his : parents " west of town. His mother was taken very ill, am ' ' . uiiu ior a ume serious rears . were en tertained idr her recovery. , The foil force of clerks at tbe Mos grove Mercantile Co's. store attended tbe funeral of Mrs: Matt Mosgrove in Walla Walla last Sunday, driving to Milton Sunday morning. XMiss Carrie Saarp. baa been eleoted to her present position in the Pendleton publio sohools for another year. Miss Aloy Fobs, who also teaohes in Pendle ton has" resigned her position. Ibe different committees having in charge the ' arrangements for ' the Farmer's Pionio, wbiob takes place in this city, Saturday, May 22, will bold a meetiDg here, tomorrow at 2 p. in. Mrs. H. M. Wood returned home Tuesday from Pendleton, where she received medioal treatment in tbe hospital for eight weeks. Mrs. Wood's friends will be pleased to learn that e is greatly improved in health. Last Friday evening the young peo ples Club was entertained at the home of Miss Nellie Foss. A literary pro gram was arranged by Misses Edith Ors well and Kittie Gbolson and Mr. Mitobell. 'i A most : pleasaut time was enjoyed ty all. Deputy 4 Assessor Charles Pinkerton is in the .city;', engaged in sizing hd what property you possess and record ing valuations on assessment blanks. The county and state levy is 11 mills. city 9 and r' school 3 mills, making Atheba'i levy 23 -mills this year. JV Byron N. Hawks of tbe ;Pi6neer drugstore, has perfected 'a splendid face lotion,; wbiob ia giving satisfac tion to all who have nsed.it. It is a defeated this seasonyTbe boys from the sheep range are' aoming to Athena to add another , victory, but with La Brasohe and Stone in mid-season con dition and tbe other players nifty and strong, there is just tbe possibility of a neat package being carried home by our friend Mask ery. Next Monday will see tbe close of the sobool at LaMar sobool house. taught by, Mrs. .Dobson. The term baa been a long one for a country dis trior, and as is usual with Mrs. Dob- son, a successful one from every stand point The teaoher has been urged to again accept tbe school. . ' ? uev. jr. ri uarit, ot Portland, gave some interesting and inspiring talks at the Baptist oburoh Wednesday and Thursday evenings on "Christian Stewardship." Rev. Dark is a pleas ing and foroeful speaker and has . the faoulty of rousing each individual to a sense of bis duty in matters pertain ing to the interests of the oburoh. v John Molntyre, whose health has been growinsr noticablv worse dnrinc the past few weeks, was taken to Pen dleton Wednesday for treatment in this hospital. The old gentloman's -mind is perceptibly failing in oonneotion with a geneial deoline of bis pbysioal condition '. His friends hope that by a course of treatment, his health may eventually bn rflstnrBrL Xhe Athena Truok oompany,. wbiob rbas the contract for snrinkling the streets for . tbe year, rolled a new "squirt wagon" into service Wednes day morning. The new outflt consists ' of a big round tank mounted on trnoks, and is equipped with tbe very latest Austin sprinkler like those used in tbe large cities, and is giving .entire satisfaction. .: i - - ! t Commencing tomorrow express ser vioe will be inaugurated Iba the Pen aieton-walla Walla looal passerger trains, Nob. 45 and 16. This servioe will be of great convenience to Athena business men, inasmuob as express matter oan now be reoeived from Port land and Walla Walla in muoh Jess, time than when tbe handling of ex press was oonflned to the Pendleton- Spokane trains. ! The fruit paoking establishments of Freewater are all getting things into for the season's work. 1 The strawberry outlook is the best that they have had for years. Most, of the patohes have blossomed out until the whole patoh looks like a great white flheet spread over the ground. Cord- petition Will be keen among tbe buyers ior tne terries and prioes will be good from the start. Vii vement sized, bottles and is known on tbe market .'as i Peroxide : Grease ess Skin Food. 1 - . s Mrs." Joseph1' Sheard atrived borne Monday from' Hot Lake, ' where she aooompanied her sister, Mrs. John Rothrook, who is taking treatment there for rheumatism. Upon Mrs. Sheard's arrival home, her sister, Miss Nettie McCoikell' wenf, to Hot Lake to attend Mrs. Rothrock. A number of Atheba residences are ing brightened op with paint. The homes of Dr. Sharp and Henry Dell have been painted this week. The Christian churob building is to be painted, soon, and the big Preston Parton mill will also be giveb a new dress of color. ' , The Shamrocks "will meet the crook Pilot' Rook team on tbe borne grounds. Sunday afternoon. The game will be called at 1:80 sharp,' so that Charley Maskery's bnaoh Can get away on tbe down train at 4:15. :. Pilot Rookv bas good team, and only once has it been El We have a most complete line of Dress Shirts, in all shades and quality, p4 new line; neckties; it does not matter what kind you want; weVe got 'em.Our .glove stock is complete;, we have anything you want in shoes and oxfords.Just received two swell numbers in oxfords this vweek in oxbloods. Prices,1 $4 & $4.50 come in and look them over. enow, white preparation, put"uplndon-XLa farv Union No. 6. held one of the I 'I .11. , ' '! II ' j ; fWe. beg to annouooe the arrival of our Spring line of carpets and rugs.; Mr Mann bur Carpet jtoanager. spent several weeks in New York selecting ; only the best of the new creations, so that we oan offeor you a most sup-1 erb variety of beautiful and exolusive patterns ; A more handsome and seleot stock of both carpets and rugs could not be found Embraoing as it does many particularly new designs aod coloring effects in Oriental Flora j .and Domestic designs, this' splendid showing. covers every , thing in ; the 'most reliable oarpdt st vies . We not only have by fartbe most complete line in tbe Inland Empire, but we guarantee you perfect satisfaction and finished workmanship or refund poiohase price s You are always welome to come to our store and look around whether yon wan Jo boy prnot but should you buy we will prepay the freight io your station'.if yburpurchase amountB to $10 or over : : The Davis-Kaser Company Complete Home & House Furnishers . . .Walla Walla; Wash (The home of Greater Whitman) Branch . Store at Pasco, Wash. IHB Pendleton Cleaning & Dye Works , . W. SULLIVAN, Prop. LADIES' FINE GARMENTS OUR SPECIALTY; , ' ; Satters : r- All Hinds of Hat Work, including Stiff, Soft and Panama' ' Hats. Special Attention given to Gent's Clothes ' - ,; - If you want Good Work, call us up ; We Clean Lace and Chenille Curtains, Furs, Kid Gloves, Feather Boas, in fact almost everything. Evening Gowns Party Dresses Cleaned on Short" Notice. 7 206 ALTA STREET, PENDLETON, OREGON. Telephone Main 169 most successful sooial meetings in the history of tbe organization, Monday night. Between 75 and 100 persons were present nnd enjoyed the evenings entertainment, wbiob consisted of a splendid program. An oyster supper wfis served, and it required two tables, extending across the sobool bouse to' aootfJiEbodate these who -participated in the feast. . Mrs. E. E. Shepard, state president of the Utah W. C. T. U., will ba in tbe city Saturday and Sunday, when she will address tbe people iu the ohurobea here., On Saturday evening at 8 o'cIooe,-a union meeting will be bled at tbe Christian ohurob. Sun day Afternoon at the Baptisbt church she will address women only, and Sun day night at tbe Methodist oburoh a union .meeting fcf tbe oburobes will be held, with Mrs. Stiepard as speaker. .The funeral of Jas. O. Stamper Was Id at tbe M. E. churob Sunday at 11 o'olook, and tbe big auditorium, class room, and ;galiery, all three of which were .thrown open,- ywere taxed to full capacity, and then, many persons were compelled to romaih outside the ohnrcb during the services. s .The seats in tbe center oLthe auditorium were all oc cupied by relatives of tbe deceased, and members of the Odd Fellow and Woodman, lodges.'.-The service at tbe grave was conducted by tbe Odd fellows.' v'l'ne noral . offerings were profuse and. Jbeautif ul. f ' ' " ' ' ' ' r. " Accidents at Horse iShow. ; Horse show day at. Waitsburg . nit nesaed a -chapter of acoidents. - In the early morning Miss Purvis, ' while taking a praotice ride, was thrown from" her horse and later found ticoou soious. No serious injury was sustain ed. At tbe race, track Mrs.. John Roberta was thrown and considerably bruised. Mrs'. Pearl Clark was thrown over the bead of her hprse, but imme diately picked berself op and remount ed, jbone the worse for tbe fall. Dur ing tbe exhibition of roadsters a hbr'ee reared,-striking' Charles Smith on Ihe head, cutting a severe gasb. Christian Church Announcements. M Regular services next Lord's day, to wbiob all are very earnestly invited. At the morning' ser vice tbe annual" of fering of American Missions will be taken. This was to have been reoeived last Lord's day, but owing to the fun eral was "postponed. " 'Let everyone bring a liberal otfeiing, j Tbe nigut services will be a onion meeting at tbe M. E. ohurob. . . , Reward Offered. Strayed from my plaoe north of Athena, ; one brown filly, 3 years old ; one blaok yearling filly with one wbite hind foot. Will pay reward of $10 each for information leading to their recovery. Oliver Dioxenson, Athena, Oregon. Baptist Church Notes. Services as usual in tbe Bavtist church Sunday. Bible sobool at 10, a. m. Pastor Ryder will preach io tbe morning. In tbe evening tbe servioe will be in union with the other con gregations of tbe town st tbe Meth odist churob. ' " iileiiiloiini, kales Heatherbloom petticoats in black, tan; brown and navy blue; prices $1.60 to 4 dollars; also gingham petticoats just ther thing ; for spring; prices;. 90c $1 CS, $1.25.Do not -forget that we are headquarters for anything you -want in - muslin 'underwear,- shirtwaists . and shirtwaist ; suits df ess: skirts in voile, panama, also in white linen. Shoes;-Oxfords for ladies - and "children, a complete line. mm losgToye Mercantile I"!?!, Hnm rci n it "i"fi I I : t il l I I r I'll II I I V .. If WAv "xs -.v, w w jkjk xsyjmjuj arriving uany For sale or rent. 640 acres in Whit man county, Washington. A barsain. investigate at once. , , - - Richards & Kershaw. We are now- showing the latest spring and sum mer productions of the ; foreign and domestic mark ietsi and -guarantee, our ; prices for the same qualities of Merchandise ilower than all competitors. i Silks ' Men's Suits : 1 Striped Taffetas, Messalines, all colors Before making your spring purchase, tPrinteci Foulards in great variety, Tokio look over our hand tailored Suits, very and Rajah Pongees. latest color and cut. Price 12.5 0 to $25. Wool Dress Goods v i -Men's . Shoes ' - Invisible stripes and plain effects, in We are now showing the new spring i Browns, Greens,. Tans, Blues, "London, shapes in Yici Kid, Qun Metal,' Valour, smoke and Philadelphia grays, at prices Calf, Patent leather, high or low cut. to suit customers. Ladies Shoes . Fancy WaistingS latest creations in Tan, Oxblood ..; Silk, wool Chiffons, plain 'and fancy or Black. High cut Oxfords or Pumps. Netts. Also an endless; variety of white Kid or Colt skin. An endless variety. ' Westings in stripes and crossbar. MisSeS CS, ChildreilS Shoes Ladies White Waists We can show you 40 different styles. An immense big; variety just received Anything you want in children's foot- . (rem 1 to 3.75 each. Values never be- wear, from 65c to $250 per pair, fore seen in this city. " xi ... . Mens Furnishings Ladies Furnishings New line of Dress Shirts with or with- Laces, Bandings Ribbons and Gloves out collars. Well made. New patterns. in all the latest fads and colors. Perfect fitting. , Ladies Neckwear Men's Neckwear - Collar Rushings and Jabots to suit the Just received new line of Ties. Up to most fastidious.' " . date colors and stripes. Prices 35 C& 50c THE . S H. TRADING STAMPS WITH EVERY CASH PURCHASE