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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1909)
Press Paragraphs I' Hamp Booher was in town yesterday A from Weston. , D. B. Jaiman oame over from Wes ton Tuesday evening. . Y Ooie Barton is down from LaCrosse v. Wash., on a visit to Athena frionds. John Tboinpsou, the Umatilla liver cattle man was in the city Wednesday. Mrs. W. O. Road Alts. T. A. Lienallea week. was the guest of of Adams, this A number of fishing parties from this city will spend the Fourth on the river. Mrs. Bowles and daughter return this evening to their home in Walla Walla. . , , ; Sirs. Cass Gannon and daughter are Nyisiting relatives ' and friends in Seattle. , - Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ferguson, of Weston mountain, were in the city yesterday. v Elmer Conniok wai iu town Wed nesday with a load of fruit from bis Milton ranch. ; Mr. and Mrs. John Bell are taking in the sights of the exposition at Seattle this week "Happy Home" canned goods excel any on the market. For Bale by T. M. Taggart & Co. - Mrs. Jesse Baling and children visit ed at the home of her parents in this city this week; V' Scott Brown, of Eoho, was a guest bt the A. L. Jones home in this oity the first of the week. 'Miss Lillian McDonald, of Spokane, Is in the oity, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Byion Hawks. The family of E. A. Dudley arc en camped at Weuaha, where they will celebrate the 4tb. - Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Watts will spend the week' with Waitsbnrg and Walla Walla friends. . v Col Wood, fresh as a daisy And Invigorated to a turn, is home from the Seattle exposition. J Mrs. Wm. Winship returned Satur day from a visit to relatives and " friends in Walla Walla. The entire prune crop of the Milton country is being contracted for at the firm price of $30 per ton. Evangelist Baobelder, who held a series of meetings in Athena last win- iar ia iM-Hn frionHa in thA flitv. ) Jasper O'Harra and Hilda Peterson, J is Weston young people, were united in marriage at Pendleton Wednesday. Y Maurice Hill is an adept at ad writing. His signs and placards at the Palace drug store attract attention, Mrs. Byron N. Hawk,? returned from Spokane Tuesday evening where she spent a couple of weeks with relatives. Grandpa McLean arrived in the oity this week from Albany, tie will spend tbe summer at the Parker borne. ' Attorney Wilson, Mr. Beverly and F. S. LeGrow went to Pendleton Mon day evening in- a -Fianklin touring car. . From appearances the combine is n tue aecnne in cms section. uu Atbeua firm has sold eleven headers so far this season, and fonr complete stationary threshing outfits have been purchased. Mrs. Fred Koonta and little son have arrived home from an extended visit with relatives in the Willamette valley. & small party of young people ohaperoned by Mrs. MoPheren, left yesterday for Wenaha springs to spend the Fourth. pFay LeGrow'a string of raoe horses were taken lo Walla Walla this week where tbey will enter the races on tbe 4th and 5tb. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Keen are over from Walla Walla? Tbey oame to attend the funeral of Mrs. J. W. Keen, yesterday. p(Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Reader, after visiting friends in this vicinity for several days, left Wednesday for their home in Taooma. I. M. Kemp was in the oity this morning from Weston. With his family, he has just returned from a visit to Portland. Pendleton anglers have deposited 10,000 Eastern brook trout in the headwaters of Meaoham creek and the Umatilla river. Mr; and Mrs. B. D. Tharp and fam- rilv trill innnii t.hn 4th at Wnnnhn Springs. Miss Jessie MoEwen will be a guest of the patty. Rev. Ryder, who was a delegate to tbe Baptist National Convention at Portland will arrive home in time to hold regular Sunday servioes. ULast night a number of tbe young friends of Miss Graoe Myers gathered at the borne of Miss Eva Wright and gave a most pleasant party in her honor. Mrs.:P.,C. Beok sr. was in the city Monday between trains. She was . on her way : to take charge of the Haos oom cooking house near Pendleton, daring harvest. Mrs. Will Potts and Mrs. John Walker were in the oity yesterday fioni their homes west of town, hav ing attended the funeral of the late Mrs. John Keen. VMis. L. J. Foss has returned from a protracted visit to her obildren in Moro, Sherman county. She was aocompanied home by her daughter. Mis. James Mitobell. XFriends here have received cards rfrom Mr; and Mrs. Frank Mansfield, who are enjoying a visit at Grange ville and Lewiston, Idaho. They will arrive home in a few days. Free to all church sooials and so ciety dinners Imported Japanese nap kins, with purohase of Chase & San born's high grade coffees. For sale only by T. M. Taggart & Co. X Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gross Jr. arriv ed SJaAnaaAov 'aftarnnnn from frhfi.r borne in Nanton Alberta having been oalled by the sudden death of Mrs. Gross' mother, Mrs. J. W. Keen. - There is approximately 8200 aores of heirship land on the Umatilla Indian reservation tied up in litigation, ac cording to U. S. Distriot Attorney Mo Court. Twenty law suits are involved. A party of young people, ohaperon ed by Mrs. B. W. Myers are prepar ing to leave about 4 o'clock tomorrow morning for Wenaha, where tbey will oamp for a few days. THaafc Orngs n inp t J" B. Gagnon of Athena, is a nephew of Gilbert Gagnon, the Frenoh Canadian who went to California in early days and who died several years ago leaving an estate valued at many thousands of dollars. Tbe Umatilla oounty man will therefore make an effort to seoure his portion of tbe estate as the old Complete Eome Furnishers Do you realize the full meaning of this? Complete Home Furnishers complete in every sense of the word a stook that cannot be equaled within hundreds of miles of Walla Walla, and bigger than ever before. Here are draperies, floor covering of all kinds, china ware, wall orna ments, pictures, art goods of every sort and the very best stook of furni ture and stoves to choose from. Magnificent displays of goods in every one of our many departments. When in Walla Walla make your headquarters with us; use our rest rooms, our 'phones i leave your bundles in our care in fact, make your self perfeotly at home, whether buying or not. Write for our "Summer Goods" oatalogue. The Davis-Kaser Company Complete Home & House Furnishers Walla Walla, Wash (The home of Greater Whitman) Branch Store at Pasco, Wash. "A Better Piano for Less cVloney." Eilers. Home of the Glorious Chickereng, Weber, Kimball, Hobart M. Cable, And other good Pianos. EILERS PIANO HOUSE. PENDLETON, ORE. PORTLAND, ORE. WALLA WALLA, WASH. man died intestate and left no child ren. Will M. Peterson of the firm of Peterson & Wilson is attorney for tbe claimant. " . Athena people will be widely scat tered tomorrow and Monday, attend ing the celebrations. Many will go to Pendleton, others will be at Walla Walla, while the oali of the river will entice others. The farmers of tbe Meadows and Batter creek have just finished bar vesting their first crop of alfalfa. Tbe averaga yield was three tons per acre, and on acoonnt of the dry season But ter oreeK was lighter than usual.. ?W and Mrs. T. J. Kirk left Tues day for La Grande, where they will spend a couple of weeks, visiting relatives and friends. They went by team and are prepared to enjoy an outing on the Grande Rondo river. The meeting of tbe Ideal Christian association will be held this evening at the home of Floyd Pinkerton near town. A moonlight walk to the farm will be one of the chief features of the evening's pleasure. A good pro gram baB been prepared. ' Mr. T. H. Beverly, a young attorney of North Carolina, has arrived in tbe oity and is a guest of his friend, at torney S. F. Wilson. Mr. Beverly will remain in Athena for some time and may oonclrde to looate in tbe Northwest and praotioe law. Fay LeGrow is making preparations to assemble a congress of Umatilla Indian dancers and roughriders at Walla Walla to feature in tbe Fourth of Jnly program. Last year Mr. Le Grow bad a bunoh of Indians f.here and tbey made tbe hit of the day. Tho wnndnrfnl ; nrodnotiveness of ioll along the Wild Horse creek bot tom may be seen at this time on the CnnliriBAr nlane. near town. One of the finest gardens to be fonnd in the state is to be seen there, and fruit trees ere also making a splendid showing. Mrs. J. 0.- Keller of Freewater who has less than half an acre of land realized a net profit of $114 from ber stt aw berries during the season. Mrs. Keller always has a second orop from this patch in September from wbiob she realizes almost as muoh as from tho June crop. Mr. and Mrs. George Olore and son. of Abington, 111., arrived in the oity Sunday and are visiting at tbe W. R. Taylor home near town. Mrs. Clore, nee Miss Minnie Leeper, is a sister of Mrs. Taylor. The party will visit Mrs. J. W. Smith at Corvallis in the near future. Walter MoCormiok and James Stur gis of Pendleton, spent a couple of days in Athena this Week demonstrat ing tbe merits of tho Franklin auto mobile. A number of these maohines are already in servioe here and from indications there are several prospec tive nnrohasera on the list. Ka serious aooident happened to the r lithe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bonifer in this city Tuesday.1 -The mother and tbreo children were cross ing Main street when a horse, ridden by one of the Brotberton boys at a smart pace, ran over tbe little girl. The ohild was knooked down and when pioked up the right side of tbe face was fonnd to be badly laoerated. Dr. Sharp dressed tbe in jury. Weidemahn's Wild West show fur nished diversion for tbe people of Athena and vicinity Tuesday afternoon and evening A feature of the evening entertainment wns tbe dumping of one of the rough riders from tbe hurricane deok of a fiery cayuse. Jeers from the orowd elioited from him a $20 declaration that no one in the audienoe could ride tbe broncho. Instanter bis bluff was oalled but the fellow "crawfished" before bis money oonld be covered. After boring a distance of 80 feet, Miller & West, tbe contractors lost the hole they were boring for tbe Athena Land & Trust company, and are now down about 90 feet on a seoond one. The big drill enoonntered bonldera and casing was resorted to. In plaoing tbe casing In the hole 21 feet of tbe big pipe, whioh proved to be of inferior grade troke apart and lodged in the bottom of tbe hole. Tbe well men considered it time saving to bore a new bole rather than fish the casing out. . -- ' ' While on the road home from tbe tiver Saturday, where a party of young people bad spent the week, little Hope MoPberen met with an aooident whioh resulted in a painful injury to her foot. When crossing a deep rut in tbe road, the horses jerked the driver. Flovd Pinkerton. to tbe ground, dragging him a few feet, but without serious injury to him. Miss Hope, who was in the front seat, in somo manner fell to the ground the wheel passing over her foot. She was pioked up by Rev. Harris and con veyed to bis borne in town, a good two miles drive, before assistance could be secured. Tbe foot though badly swol len, is healing nioely and it is now hoped that no bones were broken. Words To Freeze the Soul. "Your son has Consumption. His case is hopeless." These appalling words were spoken to Geo. E Blevens, leading merobant of Springfield, N. C. by two expert doctors one a lung specialist Ihen was shown the won. derf ul cower of Dr. King's New Dis covery "After three weeks .use." wriMa Mr. Blevens. "he was as well as ever. I wonld not take all the money in tbe world for wbat it did for my boy." Infallible for coughs and oolds, its the safest, surest cure of des perate Lung diseases on earth. 50o. and $1.00. All druggists guarantee satisfaction. Trial bottle free IJtM iJiMi IJiM High Art Moral Plaques The lost Liberal Offer I everlade We have just purchased some beautiful, highly decorated, ; High Art Floral Plaques of different designs to use as an advertisement. The Plaques are eutirely new, and as we have purchased a large quantity, we intend to give them away as an inducement for you to give us your patronage Our stock has never been so complete nor so up-to-date as at the present time. ... Every home in this community will appreciate this kind of advertising, as every penny we spend in this way benefits the people! We will be pleased to have you call at an early date, at which time we will explain fully. We thank you for past patronage and hope in the future we will see you more often in our place of business we are Yours truly, J Dept. Store. The Store That Has the Goods IT iosawe Company Mercantile Our great special sale of summer Wash Goods and Rem- I : nonto pntYifnonpoo lr4"irv1 otr Tuna 1 OfV Lotl Printed Lawns, 8 1-3 and 10c quality Sale Price 5c per yd Lot 2 Fine 15ct Printed Lawns and Batistes Sale Price 10c yd Lot 3 Colored Dimities, Batistes and Swisses, 20 and 25c quality, Sale Price 12jc Lot 4 All colors in Etamines, Crepes, Eolines, 30 and 35c quality, Sale Price 19c yd Lot5 High Grade Mercerized Suitings and Waistings, 40c qualities Sale Price 25c yd Lot 6 White Goods, India Linons, 10c quality, Sale Price 8Jc yd Lot 7 12 l-2c India Linons and Victoria Lawns Sale Price 10c yd Lot8 India Linon, Victoria and Persian Lawn 20c quality Sale Price 15c yd Lot 9 Fine Persian Mulls and Lineens, 30 and 35c qualities Sale Price 25c yd Lot 10 Zephryette and Grenadine Dress Goods wide widths, 30 and 35c qualities Sale Price 19c yd SPECIAL-About 30 Mens fine 2-piece Outing Suits with cuff bottom Dants; single or double breasted coats; raner- x ' - ' JMng in price from $5 to $15, will go in Sale at half price. - ra An rr n . A rA Aw rA n p An inis means qo.uu suits ior .ou; amis ior ana so on. Bill STAMPS WITH EVERY MSB PURCHASE