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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1909)
Mrs. Lillie Miller ' will leave for Seattle August 15, and all aocouuts dae her must be settled io fall by that date T. M. Taggart was . a Pendleton visitor Tuesday. ' Joba Daffy came over from Walla Walla yesterday. .y Alias Norma Smith was a Pendleton "visitor Saturday. b T. J. Kirk went down to the Dalles Mondav, on business. Mrs. B. D. demons was a Pendle ton visitor Wednesday. ; Mrs.,N. A. Miller and Miss Myrtle Thompson were in Pendleton Tuesday. A ten-pound daughter was reoently born to Mrs, Charles Wall, in Pendle ton.'"';''''" .: ';"'"-." - G. B. Kidder spent Suuday with, his family at the .fldoDcugai mountain oamp. . - " " Miss Ruby Williams was down from near Pullman this week, visiting f i lends. ;' : ,u'; . .. Nff Hey , Winn, an exteutive farmer moaf rtf fnitn waa fraftia in fha nitv IIUDV VV I. U .IMS M.MU.Uf u wuw 'v. yesterday. : . - - Douglas 'Ball, - traveling for the Blake MoFall paper company, was in the city yesterday. - VGeoige Bannister is down from the V mountains.; He will return to the oamp Saturday. - '- Mr. and Mrs. Anson Woods were iu . the oitv .' Wednesday, trading with Athena merchants. W. Harriman of Minne D., sister of 0. A. Barrett to visit relatives in this .' Mrs. L. waukan, N is expeoted city toon. ; Mountain spnds are now at the "set ting on" peiiod, and tbe crop was greatly benefited by the oopious rains of the week. , ' feed Kershaw made the trio to if Missoula aud Kalispel to register for the drawing on the Blaokfoct reservation. - : , friends in this city Jesse Myriok and Harry MoBride got the registration fever and left for Spokane Tuesday noon. Chas. MoFarland has been appoint- d agent in this city for the Paoiflo Coast Elevator Company. Mrs. Alexander of Bellville, Kan sas, is visiting at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. A; J. Wagner. Melville Johns arrived in town yes terday from Portland, and will visit friends for a few weeks. Attorney Wilson returned Wednes day f rom Waterville, Wash., where he went on legal business. Johnnie Ridenour arrived yesterday from Montana, and left today for Portland and Yaquina Bay. The new oement walk, fronting the Mosgrove Mercantile company build ing, was completed yesterday. Y Mrs. I. M. Kemp and Mrs. D. B. Jarman drove over from Weston Wednesday, and did some shopping. ; " Wednesday Mrs. Byron Hawks, Mrs. Dudley, Miss Lillian MoDonald and Ira MoDonald took dinier at the home : of Anson Wood east of town. . X Mr. and Mrs. Omar Harden bave taken housekeeping rooms in the res idence of Mrs. White on Madison street. Mr. and Mrs. Donald MoDonald, of Walla Walla, are over visiting their daughters, Mrs. Dudley and Mrs. Wood. t Miss Pearl Leonard returned to her ome in Corvalus Sunday, after spending several days with Athena friends. Just tbe thing lor harvest tbe buckskin shoe. They are soft, easy, oool and wear like iron. Prioe. $2.00 at Jarman's. An infant, born Sunday night to Mr. and Mrs. Harold, residing on Fifth street, died soon, after birth and was buried Monday. - : ' . s Mr. and Mrs. M. Woodward are ver from their home in Walla Walla, spending tbe harvest season on the farm west of town. Miss Florence Moussa, of Pendleton VRo!ri3 nt Mnna ,, mnoo(,a is visiting Miss Edna Taylor and other ft. BtmnmhB ni hlnn n'A thJ wheat raiser and threshermen. How ever no damage resulted exoept time lost. Jarman's Department store? A bean tiful ornament for your plate raok, X Arthur Soott has purobased a new two horse power Fairbanks-MorBe gas He will use ater. the power, for pumping water. ' mt fun and Mrs. L. L. Montague drove np from Arlington this week, arriving Tuesday and bave been visiting at the Stanton home. They returned home today. New York Beauty Parlors, 607. East Court street, Pendleton. Shampoo ing, hair dressing. All kinds of hair goods made to order. Madam Kennedy, proprietor. -s hJ. V. Mitohell, operator at the O. Tl Sir. TM cf o f irtn in Af Korto a in fha upper country substituting for various agents who are registering for land drawing. '. Mr, and Mrs. Chas Bettsaud family and Mrs. Maggie Howe and son left yesterday for tbe mountain oamp Great August Clearance Sale Practically everything at cost for two weeks August 2nd to: August 14th. Don't pass this announcement without giving it serious consideration, for this will be a sale long to be remem bered.A'Just think a " - j of the newest and best line of house furnishings within hundreds of miles of Walla Walla to be sold at factory cost and less.df We must reduce our stock and raise money for fall purchases and you will profit, Goods will be exchanged or money refunded so you take no chances.There will be no fake scheme used; a genuine money raising . sale with our guarantee be hind every sale. ' " ' Furniture, Carpets, Draperies, Stoves, Ranges, Cutlery, Glassware, Crockery, Graniteware. Furnish your home complete at just the same prices as though you were buying direct from the factory. Let nothing keep you away.iThe big store opens at 10 a. m. Aug. 2, with the profits, and more too, all yours. ing tbi JElr. rars. J Mr." Betts hopes for benefit from the mountain air aud will remain all dur ing tbe warm weather. ; and Mrs. Preston, parents of Joseph .N. Soott, arrived in tbe city tbe first of the week from Cali fornia and are visiting their daughter west of town. 4 : - , Jesse Kilgore came up from Cor nelius this week and is greeting old friends here. His son, Robert, is also up from Los Angeles, looking after bis interests in this county. Va. . R. Booher this -week shipped the" household goods of bis daughter, Mrs. James Feeler, to her present home near Buhl, Idaho. Mr. Feeler is a prosperous landholder in that vioinity. The best cook in the world oan't make a good cup of coffee out of old stook that has beep on tbe shelves for six months. Chase & Sanborn coffee is always fresh. , Sold by T. M. Taggart &Co. '.- - In tbe Walla Walla Balletlu's pop-' ularity. contest commenced Monddy are notioed the names of three Atbeiia yonng ladies: Miss fVelma Wilkenson, Miss . Myrtle " Thompson and Mrs. Qriswold. ' ; i . ' ,Vjohn O'Harra, the well known Wes Lton racoher, ; was iu town : Monday interviewing ' Athena wheat raisers in regard to threshing. Mr. O'Harra owns a large steam threshing outfit and is seeking work in this vioinity.' . The rain dnring tbe fore part of the week made it deoidedly unpleasant for campers in tbe mountains, aents whioh were ' not : provided with board floors were' flooded with water, I causing discomfiture to the oooupants. prDuring tna P88' week 0. A. Barrett M has been appointed to two offices. He is now resident agent for the Title & Guarantee company, the well known bonding company of Philadelphia, imd is also a notary publio for Oregon. XMr- aud Mrs. Ehis B. Harris, of the Have yon seen those exquisite new plaques given away to customers at L Christian ohnroh returned Saturday from a visit in Washington. They were aooompanied home by. Raymond, a yonng brother of Mr. . Harris, who will remain in Athena for a few weeks. f ttS . ... . ITvJohn Waiters is 'trying out? a new oline engine, from 0. A. Barrett & Co. rooflibine in tbe Wllks field southeast Store. Visit our Graniteware, Tinware and Notion depart ment. We can save you money. Below are a few of the splendid bargains we offer. Tumbler size Jelly glasses 45c a dozen. Frying Pans and Skillets 10 to 45c Wire Clothesline 75ft 25c . Wash Pans .10 to 30c Milk Pans Gto 30c Berlin Kettles 10 to 60c Dish pans , 15 to 75c Pot Lids 3 to 10c Iiread Pans i 10 to 20c The Davis-Kaser Company Dealers in Paints, Builders Hardware, Sewing Machines Complete Home & House Furnishers Walla Walla, Wash (The home of Greater Whitman) Branch Store at Pasco, wasn. of town. . In appearance the machine wbioh was manufactured in Walla Walla, does not differ from other oom bines, but the maohinery is driv en by gasoline enigne power. " Tbe ladies auxiliary of the Chris tian Woman's Board of Missions will not meet this month, owing to the busy . harvest season. . . However, it will meet as usual on the first ; Wed nesday afternoon in September, at the home of Mrs. Jaokson .Nelson. ;.; V ' Steve Derrick, employed by the Henderson contracting house of Walla Walla, is putting down a new oemeut floor in the basement of tbe First Na tional Bank. Mr. Derriok , is an old friend of O. A. Rhodes, and is en- joying a stay at his home here. ' Miss Ella Avers, who for three years praotioed the art of teaching iu Whitman conservatory ; f r ,Moo, will orcanize a Piano class iff this city beginning about September l. Names may be left with Mrs. Homer I. Watts, at whoae home lessons will be civen by Miss Ay ere. " tf Davis Kasei's of Walla Walla have just inaugurated a Great August Clearance sale. Everything in their $150,000 stock of home furnishings is reduced to factory cost , and less. It will pay you well to make a trip to Walla Walla during this sale. It yon ; oan't go write for particulars. ; . JnVednesday evening Austin Fobs and KrTVt nA Vstlr Holt frsvntaA an QntfY WHO HUU iClt U ujum hh party who drove to Walla Walla. Mrs. Foss went from there to Tacoma and Seattle, wbere she will spend a month aid see the fair. She will be ao oompanied home by her sister, Miss Kittie Gbolson who has spent the summer on the Sound. j The Ideal Christian association will moet this evening at the home of Mf. and Mrs. Fred Kershaw, .where an in teresting program will be carried out. Tbe meeting last week was held at tbe home of Mrs. A. A. Foss, when pro gressive flinch was the order of the evening and dainty refreshments were served. , East Oregouian : Sheriff Caldwell, of Alturas. California, arrived iu Pen dleton last evening to take charge of W. A. Bannister, reoently indioted bv tbe orand iurv in tbe California county, and left on tbe next train tar? inir his prisoner with him. Bannis ter has been held in the county jail for several days. He is charged with sednction. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Booher, who bave been visiting for the past two weeks with relatives here. left Tuesday fot their borne in Indiana. Mr. Booher was creatlv impressed with Umatilla county, and promised that, though i fixture himself in the old state of In diana, he would send his son and other friends here to looate. He is an node of the Booher brotbors of this vioinity and had a most pleasant visit with them and their families. Sunday ' ft reunion of the entire connection in this community was held in tbe city nark, where a picnio dinner was served to twenty-two persons. , XWill Dobson. Frank Tbarp and Wm. Winship returned Tuesday from Siiokane. where they registered for land.Some peouliar phases are pre sented in registrations. One inoident was recalled by Mr. Dobson, wbioh transpired at Tekoa. A man dropped his envelope containing bis registra tion tlank into tbe post office and it oocured to him that be had failed to stamp it. A request to tbe postmaster ! to band him. tbe document so that be ' could put a stamp on it, elicited tbe ; response that there were about 80 ' others in tbe box in tbe same fix, ; whereupon, tbe man paid for stamps ' i j for all that bis might be forwarded, j Potato Mashers 1 10c Wire Egg Beaters 3&5c Dippers 10 to 25c Curling Irons 10c Tumblers 50c per dozen. Dust Pans 10 to lac Flour Seives 15 to 25c Savory Roasters ; $1.25 each few Buckets 10c to $1 E7 V 1 Hammers 35c Hatchets ' 15c Spring Balances 10 to 15c Shoe Brushes 25c losgrove Mercantile Company If Our great special sale of summer Wash Goods and Rem nants, commences Saturday, June 12th. Lotl Printed Lawns, 8 1-3 and 10c quality" Sale Price 5c per yd T Lot 2 iFine 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 V r Waistings, 40c qualities - Sale Price 25c yd and 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 : : ' 4 , Sale Price 15c yd LotO 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 iSPECIAL-About 30 Mens fine 2-picce Outing Suits with cuff bottom nants, single or double breasted coats, rang ing in price from $5 to $15, will go in Sale at halt price. This means $5.00 Suits for $2.50; $7.50 Suits lor ana so on. 1HE B. 8 H. WIG ST1PS Iffl EH GASH PICK