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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1909)
Press Paragraphs A. Barrett is in Pendleton Berving on the grand jury. Beverly & Wilson, real estate agents eell and rent booses. Lonii Van Winkle of ' Weston, was iu the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dell spent the week on the Umatilla river. Mrs. Jooelyn Roberta is in the city visitinir her mother. Mrs. Koontz. : Mrs. David Taylor is visiting thii V week with friends in Wenatohee, V.'ash; .' Mr, and Mrs. Joseph N. Soott Vamong the Exposition visitors cweefc. " " " School started in the Weston dis trict Monday with 11 in the High school. . , . Mrs, Bert Cartano has been very ill the past week, but is improving at preseut. V The families of E. A. Dndley and Is W. R. Taylor are visiting the fair at ' Seattle. Dr. Short, the Weston dentist, trans acted business in the city Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Edith Lookwood letoroed Monday to Seattle, where she at pres ent resides. Miss Caddie marriage re- Mr. and Mrs. A. Shiok have return ed home from a visit to relatives at Golville, Wash. They .were accom panied home by their grandson, John Shick. Miss Anice Barnes and Miss Agnes Bulflnoh of Weston have been granted life teachers' diplomas. Miss Barnes is teaohing in Adams and Miss Bul flnoh in the Weston high school. To Lease A section of land about 10 miles from Connell, in Franklin connty Wash.; 600 acres in stubble. Will lease for a year or term of years. Apply to Mrs. Jaokson Kelson, Athena. MoEwen, T. J. Kirk, Will Henry Koepke and F. S. Le- Grow will attend a meeting of the Masouio Commaudery at Baker City which convenes next Thursday. arej this fx Dong Flynn came from the John Day range this week wun 41 neaa or beef cattle for W. R. Taylor. Mr. Taylor shipped a carload to Taooma, reserving the balance lor the local market. V A. B. M in Ferguson, n.noa mill Mr. Preston Ring and Uleson wete united in cently in Pendleton. Mrs. J. D. Matbeson of Portlaud Nvisited this week with her mother, Mrs. Jaokson Kelson. Miss Bessie MoBride returned to Portland the Grst of the week, after a visit with her parents. S. L. Spencer has purchased the Rev. Moore cottage, at present occu pied by Mrs. Jane Watts. Mr. and Mia. H. H. Alexander re turned last evening from Portland, where they visited friends. The Portland Flouring Mills were destroyed by Ore Tnesday morning, loss 1500,000, well insured. ' A. T. Rwncronrt: hnn nntnrnd in thnr- iAough bred Poland China hogs at thef TTmnfi11r wt Annnfv foil Umatilla-Morrow county fair. ' A. J. Willaby ' returned Tuesday evening from Walla Walla, where he went for treatment for his eyes. Found A lady's hand bag. Owner may recover same by calling at this offioe and paying for this notice. David Ferris has been in town this week fiom his ranoh , near ..Walla , Walla looking after business matters, Y Dr. and Mrs. Vinoent and Mr. and I Mrs. F. E. Judd, of Pendloton, passed through the city iu automobiles, Wed nesday, , The First National Bank is adorned ; by a oonple of Buffalo heads, wbioh Fay Le Grow brought down from Montana. f Claude Beale, son of F. J. Beale, and well known in this city, was mar ried Wednesday to Miss Eva Pool of Freewater. ; Byron Hawks, Ed Koontz and Hen ly LaBrache left this morning on a hunting trip to the headwaters Umatilla. Rev. L. B. Harris, of: Des Moines, Iowa, who has been visiting in the West during August and September, stopped on his return east to visit his brother. E. B. Harris Monday, leaving Tnesday. Otin, the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. David Lavender of Weston, died Wednesday morning at Walla Walla, after an operation for appen dicitis. Funeral services were held at Weston yesterday. At her opening of Fall millinery next Friday and Saturday, Sep. 24-25, Mrs. Lilile Miller will have on exhibition a new and unique stocking darner, U : 1. : 1 1 U JnmnnnfnA tin on ar. WUiUU Will UO UOUlUUDbdinu WJ uu ua- pert. Ladies, dcn't fail to see it. JfThe formation of extremely hard rcVok through which the artosian well ' C 1 1 la t.....r tkia nraotr romoinfl Tin. changed. The bole is down 475 feet and the workmen expect to strike more water when the rook strata la passed. ' Ruf us Camptell and wife spent a portion of the week with relatives in Athena. Rufus baa reoentiy added ii bead of 3-year-old mules to his farm equipment and Iookb forward to a live ly time this winter when be will break them to harness. f Mr. Elmer Taylor and Miss Rena k were united in marriage Wednes day. The young people are well known in this part of the oounty, the groom being a son of Moses Taylor and the bride a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Kirk of this oity. Louis Beck and wife of Wichita, At . ausas. are in uie city. mr. ana mib. are old friends of the Gholson and Hiteman families. Mr. Beck crossed the plains by ox team in 1862 and remained near Walla Walla fur three years returning to Iowa. , Mrs. Lizzie Jones is displaying the latest fashions in millinery. She an nounoes tnat she will have no formal opening of Fall hats, but is always ready to show her splendid stock. has some stunning styles to show di rect from the east and fioui Seattle, where she spent the past two weeks in studying the styles. Ladies are invited to the grand opening. All members of Athena Circle No. 10 are requested to be present at the next regular meeting, Sept. 21st Ioe cream will be served. Edna V. Dale, of Woo Hoo, Cb'na, a missionary under appointment of the Christian ohuiob, visited at the home of Ellis B. Harris Tuesday. She was tendered an informal reception at wbioh she very interestingly told ol her work in the Orient. She will sail via Pacific Mail S. S. Nippon-Maru, November 2. Kwalter Philins. trainer of the Le- irw string of horses entered in the relay races at Spokane and Walla Walla, left with the horses Tuesday for Spokane. The stiing comprises the well known horses, "Joe," "Jim my D." "Weisle", "Red"' and Dent." Dell Blaooett, one of the best riders in the West, will ride the horses in the races. .then 1m Kirk 7' foe "HUNT ROAD" CASE DECIDED In Courts for Years, Is Won at Last By Plaintiffs. Judgment for 11396 was filed in the superior court of Walla Walla in a suit begun in 1895 and relating to contracts signed in 1888, when Wash ington was a territory. The suit was brought by C. W. Hunt, son of G. W. Hunt, who constructed what is known as the "Hunt road," which is now operated by the Northern Paoiflo, to collect from the Paine Bros. $800 and $480 bonuses for building the road, wbioh aggregates 179 miles. The contraots were conditioned on his completion of the road from Wal- lula Junction to Walla Walla by Jan uary 1, 1889, bnt althongh the road was so constructed, no part of the bonus was ever paid, according to the court's findings. One of the contraots was outlawed by the statute of limi tations, but upon the other judgment was rendered in favor of C. W. Hunt, to whom they were assigned. Wheels Stop One Minute. For one minnte Sunday afternoon, from 3:30 to 3:31, New York time, or i from 12:30 to 12:31 Mountain time, every wheel on every car on every traoK, every bit of machinery and every key in every telegraph offioe, oonneoted with the great Harriman system was stilled in memory of the death of the greatest railroad mag nate of the age. This was in accor dance with general orders jeutjjuj;. and it s said regardless of local con ditions, the orders were obeyed to the letter. J1! Rider Was Hurt. A Hundreds of people who filled the n . - -. fine line of untrimmed hats, also son Bandstand and lined the ropes about Noriloe Adams, of Iowa, cousin Ellis B. Harris, visited at beautiful creations in pattern hats. At the annual oleotion of officers for the Ladies' Aid eooiety of the M. E. ohuroh Wednesday afternoon, the following officers were eleoted : Pres ident, Mrs. H. H. Hill; vice, Miss Mattie Coppook; secretary, Mrs. a. if. Sharp and treasurer, Mrs. H. O. Wor thington. Refreshments were served of thej after election. IX Ralph MoEwen left on Wednesday of evening's train for Boston, Mass., bis homeH where he will enter the Institute of over Sunday, eastern home. He left Tuesday for his I J Durinf been noti r of H. C. During the past week no change has noted in the critioal condition Adams, who is very ill at Walla Walla.' , , The Athena band met for rehearsal j'Y Monday evening. The members have not been meeting siuoe the beginning of the harvest season. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Betts have re x turned from e summer's sojourn in the mountains. Mr. Betts is very muob improved in health. Rev. nnd Mrs. Geiszler and family left the first of the week fur Wasoo. Oregon, where the minister will be stationed for the ensuing year. )f the enolosure at Meador park where bucking horses and wild bulls were ridden by fearless riders, came near witnessing a real bull fight, when one of the frantio animals being ridden by Dick Stanley threw him and kicked bim in the head rendering him un- oonsoions. His friends rushed to bis assistance before the animal could rush in and sore the life from the prostrate form. A physician was sum moned. Technology. He will take the full engineering conrse. Ralph is a bright boy, a graduate of , the State Univer sity and bears the distinction of being the youngest 32nd degree Mason in the state of Oregon. Mrs. W. T. Hill met with a serious accident Saturday, while at the home of Mrs. Sohrimpf, in the north part of town. Mrs. Hill fell and the injury sustained resulted in a severe fracture of the left hip. Dr. Sharp, the attend ing physician says that for a lady of Mrs. Hill's age 74 years she is get ting along remarkably well. Mrs. Lillie Miller has returned from Seattle and announoes her annual Fall ODening of millinery for Friday aad Saturday of next week. Mrs. Miller Christian Church Announcements. Regular services Sunday. Sunday Sohool 10 a. m. Morning worship 11 m. Evening worship 7:30. Note the change in time for evening ser vice. Espeoial attention is oalled to the services for Sept, 26. This is the 100 anniversary of the writing of the Declaration and address by Thos. Campbell wbioh event marks the starting of the Restoration movement in the 19th century. Out of this baa grown the present body known as the Christian 'ohuroh. Appropriate ser vices will be tbo order of the day. Be sure and attend. New fall furniture We never had such a flue selection of new furniture as now adorns our floors. We are anticipating an enormous fall trade and have stooked up in readiness for it We are proud of our showing aa it is by far the very best and largest in this locality. ,. We .will take great pleasure in showing you through our store sbonld you come to Walla Walla, but should you be unable to come we will gladly send you prices and descriptions of anything that you may want Remember we pay freight where purchases amounts to $10 or over. "J The Davis-Kaser Company Dealers in Paints, Builders' Hardware, SewingMachines St I - A - TT o. II Jr-V. r. Sj. - vvompicie iiumc a no use imuisuna folia Walla, Wash (The home of Greater Whitman) 0 - -. . .lhauch Store at Pasco, Wash. STEWARD & BBOWI Successors to D. B. Jarman at Athena In closing our Introductory Sale, we wish to thank the citizens of Athena and surrounding, country for their very liberal patronage and acknowledgement that we have done exactly as advertised. (M Saturday. Sept. 18th, at 9:30 p. m. our sale closes, then (Dm Mom we begin our first year of business with new goods arriving daily. Busy clerks will open the latest lines of fresh arrivals, until Athena's Large Department Store is filled from floor to ceiling. We are here to become one of you. Our store will be headquarters for the latest and best of all lines, and in soliciting a continuance of your patronage, we promise you a guar antee of satisfaction in your purchases. Watch for the big ad in the next issue of the Press. STEWARD & BROWN, Athena, Ore. losgrove Mercantile Company The Pacific Monthly of Portland, Oregon is a beautifully illustrated monthly magazine. If you axe interested in dairying, fruit rais ing, poultry raising, or want to kno? about irrigated lands, timber lands, or free government land open to borne stead entry. The Paciflo Monthly will give you full information. ; The price is $1.60 a year.. " If you will send twenty-five oents in stamps, three late issnes will be sent you so that you may beoome acquaint ed with it. Read the following splen did offers: Offer No. 1 MoClure'e Magazine, Woman's Home Companion and Tbe Paoiflo Monthly, costing 14.50 will be sent at a special rate of 3. Offer No. 2 MoClure's Magazine, Review of Reviews and Tbe Paciflo Monthly, costing 96, will be sent for 13.60. Offer No. 3 Human Life, 'deal Homes and The Paoiflo Monthly will be sent for f 2. Order by number and send your order accompanied by postal money order for the amount to the Pacific Monthly, Portlaud, Oregon. We know the needs of our patrons and are now opening the largest and most varied stock of , up-to-date fall merchandise ever shown in the city. New lines opening every day. Don't miss our grand opening day on Saturday, September 11th. We shall make a grand display of this seasons novelties. All are welcome whether you wish to purchase or not. Come and see the latest styles. Walla Walla Home for Sale If you are . contemplating buying a borne in Walla Walla, talk to O. H. La Due, Fern Avenue next to Benjamin Stanton's fine borne. A modern su burban home for sale. Eight room house, well finished, grounds 110 by 385 feet, excellent shade, good barn and chicken park, fruit trees, garden ground and berry bushes. One block of car line and in fine residence dis- trier. Just tbe place for a retired THE 8.8 H. MI STAMPS WITH EVER! CASH PUBS E