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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1909)
Press Paragraphs D. B. Jarman is in town from Wes . ton. ' T. J. Kiik was a Pendleton visitor Tuesday. - Chas. fietta came down from Mo DonRal's camp yesterday. V Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koontz spent ' Sunday on the Umatilla river. - Mr. and Mrs. A. Sbiok are visiting relatives ic Colville valley. Wash. V Miss Gertrude Wheeler of Pendleton is a guest of Miss Ruth Kidder' this V week..' Mis. -MoPberen this week moved in to the Leeper cottage ou Adams Klreet. . Boy Burko spent Satnrday and Sun day in the mountains aaid at Weoaha - springs. .; i . J. E. Herndon and wife, of Weston, spent Sunday with Mr.' and Mrs. J. C. . Burke. VMra. Lndtke and Mrs. Jones have returned from a summer's outing in , the mountains. Attorney Wilson returned Wednes . day evening from a business trip up in Washington. , 'I nomas Brown of North Platte, Neb., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Bar tow, in this city. S Urover Bowles returned last evening Iiom a tour through the central Ore gon stock country. . ' , ' Misses Bessie Leo and Bernioe Read, . of Pendleton, were guests Sunday of, Miss Irene Dndley. : Ralph Kidder is in Taooma, visiting relatives and friends. He will take in U he fair at Seattle. yC A dangbter was born August Oth to Mr. and Mrs. Luke Read at their home near Athena. . ' Mrs. Lester O'Barra was over from "Wnston Wednesday and spent the day at the B P. Tharp home. V Miss Heiene Moussn of Pendleton, 'is a guest this week of Miss Edna Tay lor and Miss Ceoile Boyd. ; Repafrs to the artesian well drilling aparatns, neoessitated a shut down for a couple of days this week. V X Mrs. Jackson Nelson has returned rom a visit with her gianddangbter, uflrs. Brown, at Dayton, Wash. rs- Dnnoan Molntyre and Mrs. J. A. Kirk are at Hot Lake, where they wilt remain for some time. noiu ois 4 j. R. J. Boddy is having his downtown property painted and generally reno vated, preparatory to opening a meat market. Prof. J. E. Keefe and I. M. Kemp drove over from Weston Wednesday evening and transacted business in this city. V Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kirk returned juonaay nom iuo uuiuwun mci, where they spent several days on an outing trip." Tomorrow at 10 o'clock, Auotioneer , AFred Eiffert will begin crying George Dnnlap's sale. Free lunch will . be served at noon. Mrs. I. M. Kemp and dangbters, Luoile and Iris, are visiting at the home of - Mrs. Kemp's mother, nearer Colton, Wash. R. J. Boddy will open his meat market for business at the new stand on the north side of Main street to-morrow morning. , F Mrs. H.H. Hill returned Satnrday irom a two weeks visit with her . Jars. is. w. Myers and family an preparing to move to Pomeioy, Wash, this week. Mr. Myers is operating a mill in the Washington town. Orin the oldest son of D. F. Laven der, county road superintendent, is oritioally ill at his home in Weston with an attack of appendioitis. Vh. P. Milieu, H. 0. Worthington and son Emery left Tuesday evening for the hnckleberry patches tributary to the Woodward toll gate resort. ' Chas. Barrow aooompanied Matt Mosgrove to Portland Tuesday even ing, wnere ne wiu assist in onying goods for the fall and winter trade. J. V. Mitohell, at present employed by the O. R. & N. Co. , as an operator has aooepted a position with the Pres ton-Par ton Milling company as book keeper. ,: .Pastor Harris and wife, of the Christian cburoh, Mr. Young and Miss Hope MoPberen are enjoying a couple of weeks' vaoation at Wood ward's toll gate. M. Taggart is moving his stoos is new location. He will have one of the neatest stores to be found in the oonnty, when he getsj his stook properly arranged. J. E. Cherry of Milton, manager for the Bankers Reserve Life Insur ance company was in the city Monday and plaoed , the looal agenoy with Wilson & Beverly. Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Stone of Port land were guests of Athena friends Satnrday. The dootor returned to Portland and Mrs. Stone went to I Walla Walla to visit relatives. IX Athena is Oiling up and as a result suitable conges lor rent are in aemana j andhard to find. Prospects for a good school have already commenced to tell on the right side of the census page. The best oook in the world oan't make a good oup of coffee out of old stook that has been on the shelves for six months. Chase & Sanborn coffee ia always fresh. Sold by T. M. Taggart XOra Rhodes, who for several years has been'oonneoted with the Jarman Department store, will engage in di-r versified farming in Polk county. He will leave Athena in the course of a month. r Vine big steam threshing outfits of M. L. Watts and James Bell both; oompleted tbf seasons run the fore part of the week. The crews paid off," and dismissed from service bave flock ed to other avenues of labor. ' LMr. and Mrs. George Clore and sou left this morning ror tneir uome in Illinois, after a pleasant visit with relatives in - Athena, Corvallis and Cenlralia, Wash, lhey will be ao oompanied by Mrs. M. L. Leeper, who will spend the winter in Illinois. The Athena wheat fields have been harvested, and now the roads are lin ed with teams, hauling the crop to narnhnnnes for storage. Out at the mill and at the warehouses, a oontin- ual jam of wheat laden wagons is en oountered from morning till night. Dr. and Mrs. Plamondon and Mr and Mrs. C. A. Barrett, returned Tuesday evening from their automo- tile trin through Wallowa and Union counties. The trip was made witnoni mishap and the only bad road was en -countered from Meaoham to Atbena. Henry Adams is critically til with v . ... t -rr T. Dnenmonia. at ine nome oi a. v. uijr t m .V.. conn Xh, pneo LaCrosse, Wash; ..... Mis. Henry Kidwell of Walla Walla aooompanied by her two sons, spent Sunday in ths city, visiting her Bister Mrs. E. Oris wold. . ' " Mrs. Byiam and daughter, who have been guests of Mrs. Henry Koep ke, left Wednesday for their home in Glendale, California. Benjamin Swaggart the well known Heminer stockman, has been in the city for several days. He is disposing of a few teams of moles. y reoov iVic ' ware son, in waua waua. am uuumuuu is said to be serious, tut tnere is now hope that he will recover. Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Barrett and Henry Barrett went to Walla Walla yesterday. Is In addition to moviua pictures, the daughter, Mrs. Qtis Whiteman, near Dime this week is presenting Fay and T n ar.h--,' 'I vtnamon an nrnAnHnnallV OleVOt vaudeville learn. The Dime's enter tainment is high class and the patron age is beyond expectations. A suitable stage has been put in and other im provements are noted. Miss Ella Ayers, .who for -three years practioed the art of teaching in Whitman conservatory of Music, will nroan izn a Piano class in this oity beginning about September 1. Nam na mav be left with Mrs. Homer r Wntta at whine home lessons will be given by Miss Ayers. is8 Jeanette Manasse is visiting oldNtime friends in Athena and vioin ity. Mies Manasse visited relatives in Viotoria, B. C, and has also been in Seattle and Walla Walla. Her mother and brother are at the old homo in Napa, California. Miss Manasse will remain in the oity and vioinity for several days. Prof. Hallowell, representing the Lewiston Normal school, was in the oity Wednesday, in the interest of the institution he so capably represents. On Friday, September 10, two special cars, ubartered by the sohool, will leave Nampa, Idabo.for the accommo dation of Normal students going to Lewiston from Southern Idaho, East ern Oregon and Washington. At the home of Sirs. Henry Koekpe, Tuesday, a very pleasant afternoon was spent in honor of Mrs.' Bryant and daughter, of California. Refresh ments were daintily served by the hostess, assisted by her daughter. Miss Dorotby. The following ladies were present: -Mrs. F. M. Mansfield, Mrs. P. E. Colburn, Mrs. Jackson Nelson, Mrs. G. W. Lienallen and Mrs. E. H. Caton. Wednesday being the anniversary of the birth of Annt Sarah MoDongal, the merry oampers at her mountain resort, which includes a generous number of Athena people, surprised the good woman by making her a pres ent of a fine Webster chair. A splen did dinner was also served in honor of the oooasion. Mrs. McDougal is the mother of S. A. Barnes of Weston, and a sister of William Kilgore of this oity. . Mrs. Alma Wilkinson returned Wednesday from Buhl, Idaho, where she spent the summer with her son, Craig. Mrs. Wilkinson is pleased with the country and states that all the former Athena people who bave settled in that vioinity are prosperous and contented. Craig has just proven np on 40 acres of ohoioe land. "Doo" Morris, who aooompanied him to tsuni is at present ill with typhoid fever, but hopes are entertained for his early overy. . 1 - Viotor Shiok, the corpulent hard- are merohant of Ada, Wash., drop ped in on his' Athena friends Monday. Vio" was enroute home from a plea sure trip to Raoine, Wis., where he and a score of other Northwest dealers in Raoine vehicles,, were given a bnge "joy" time by the manufacturers as sociation. Mr. Shiok was bemoaning the effect whioh the eastern excursion exercised on his avnrdupois, whiob had been reduced to the nominal weight. of 300 pounds. Chaa. Barrow of the Mosgrove Mer cantile company, is authority-; for the particulars of an exoiting grouse hunt recently taken by Mr. Armstrong, of the Milton store. He was to enjoy a 10-day outing with Chas. Betts at MoDongal camp; but report has it that be'snent only 14 hours there, dnr- ins which time be got lost and killed two crows and a pine squirrel. The other nine days and 10 hours of his ontins Tneriod. the popular salesman devoted to wiping his shooting iron and preparing for the trip. ORIENTAL PARAGONS. ., Japan's Four and Twenty Models of , Filial Piety. , : Filial piety, as is well known, is the special virtue of China and Japan. From it springs loyalty to the emperor, who is regarded as "the father and mother of his people. There ore no greater favorites with the Japanese than the "four and twenty paragons of filial Diety." whose nets of virtue ore the subjects of Chinese legend. One of the" paragons had a cruel stenmother. who wns very fond of fish. Never repining nt her cruel treat ment of him, he lay down on the fro zen surface of a lake. The warmth of his body melted a hole in the ice, nt which two carp came np to breathe These be caught and took home to bis stepmother. Another paragon, who was or tne female sex, clung to the Jaws of a ti ger that was about to devour her fa ther until the latter escaped. The -drollest of all these stories, is that of RorashL This paragon, though seventy years old, used to dress In ba by's clothes and crawl about on the floor, his object being to delude nis parents, who were really over ninety years of age, into the idea that they could not be so very old, after all, as they had such an exceedingly infantile son. Sunday Magazine. (Ctamile of Maiiiaeinnieiiif i New fall Tnrniture We never had suoh a flue selection of new furniture as now adorns our floors. We are anticipating an enormous fall trade and bave stocked up in readiness for it. We are proud of out showing as it is by tar tbe very beet and largest in this locality. We will take great pleasure in showing you through our store should you come to Walla Walla, but should yon be unable to come we will gladly send yon prices and descriptions of anything that yon may want Remember we pay freight where pnrohaies amounts to $10 or over. ' The Davis-Kaser Company Dealers in Paints, Builders' Hard ware, Sewing Machines Complete Home & House Furnishers Walla Walla, Wash The home of. Greater JWiitman) Branch Store at Pasco, Wash. Commencing Wednesday, September 1st Ending Saturday, September 11th, 9 p. m. At the Jarman Department Store it,. new; owners V this Department Store will place i on Sale the entire Stock, ' without reserve. lie neaton. Discontented Wife Several of the men whom I refused when I married you are richer than yoti are now. The Husband That's why. Illus trated Bits. A Curiosity. "What In the world have yon got that bill framed up there forf tve "Oh, that," sighed the billionaire, "la the only dollar I ever earned! We understood. Puck. All Had Bean Uld. "So Plunksville'8 exposition la off?" "Yep." "And whv!" "We couldn't think up no new name for a midway'-cnicago Kecora-uer aid. Most people live poor to die rich. It is much wiser to live rich and to die poor. Houasaye. Agents Wanted, in every town for tbe Steel Adjustable Hameless Horse collars. No pads, names, or straps, can use with any kind of tug attach ments. Will not nail horse or wear onL Will not corrode or rust. , Price Ask vour dealer. Write for literature. Address. ' Nelson Wilber Company, Albany, Oregon. v c4.nnouncement :;':.;,';! V'-K i ! We axe going carefully through every Department, slaughtering the prices, and will use "George's Little Hatchet"' in a way to convince all who come to this sale that our Sales are to be exactly as advertised. We have come to Athena to make our home here, and with our 40 years experience in the Mercantile business, both as Sup pliers and Purchasers, we come to you with full confidence that you will give our De partment Store your liberal patronage. . Our experience, combined with the small expense of conducting business in our home town, will enable us to give you better goods for the price than you can possi bly get in larger cities, where heavy expense is incured. . ; This Sale is two fold in purpose. First, to reduce overstocked lines; and second, to make room for Lines not now represented. '; . ' We will continue the Record of our predecessorto keep improving and building upon the firm foundation that he has placed with confidence, in our hands. We want your confidence and patronage, for which we shall give you good Goods at low prices, without misrepresenting them. " Spend your money with us and you will help to build Athena. . , ; . . ' Patronize our store and we will keep the latest styles and the hest values that money and experience can buy in the best markets of the United States and we vill turn them to you at prices far below Walla Walla or Pendleton prices. Watch the next Issue nf The Pr ess for quoted prices. , Cut out our Add and bring it with you, and you will find every article priced as Advertised. . . - STEWARD BROWN, Successors to D. B. Jarman, ' . . ctthena, Oregon. losgroye Mercantile Company Get the Children Ready For School Save money by buying remnants and skirt length at our Great Remnant Sale commencing Sataraaiv Mog. . Remnants of calico, gingham, dress goods, and flannels. All go at prices that you will appreciate. Childrens School Shoes, We carry the celebrated Goodman and Fairfield shoes, in vici kid, calf skin, and patent leather. Shoes that wear and give satisfaction; shoes that are well sewed; shoes that are double at the toes; shoes I that have leather counters; shoes that are guaranteed. Once you try them, you will buy no other. IHE 1. 8 II. TRADING STAMPS WITH EVERY CASH PURCHASE