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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1909)
Press Paragraphs H. A. Barrett was in Walla Walla Wednesday. . Matt Mosgrove was over from Mil ton Wednesday. Mias Kathleen MoEwen spent Tues day in Pendleton. James Mitchell returned to bis home at Moro, Monday. J. T. Lienallen was iin town from Adams, Wednesday. ' Mrs. J. D. Flamondon visited friends in Pendleton Tuesday. Benny Gross is home from O. A. 0. for the holiday vacation. v Ceoile Boyd is home from the Lew iston Normal for the holidays. Miss Gertrude Wheeler of Weston, visited Athena friends Wednesday. Mrs. H. I. Watts and Miss Gertrude Luna were in Pendleton yesterday. Eat Christmas and New Year's tur key dinners at the SI; Niohols Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers of Pen dleton, visited relatives in Athena this week. A new beating plant is ; being in stalled in tbe First National Bank building. Y A shooting matoh at targets takes 'place this afternoon at Boliu's black smith shop. ' Stone Bros. have an artistically deoorated pig on exhibition at their meat market The location of tbe yards is situated north 'of the Paoiflo Elevator com pany's warehouse. X Miss Lillian MoDonald arrived in the city Saturday from Spokane, to spend tbe holidays with her sister, Mrs. Byron N. Hawks. ' .... IX Manager Spenoerof Athena opera f bonse states that hereafter the build ing will be lighted throughout with eleotrioity. Amen I from tbe pnblio. Attorney Wilson and T. H. liever ley spent Sunday at LaUrande. They were delayed by tbe wteoked freight train near Meaobam, arriving home Tuesday noon. Mrs. L. G. Pickel, of Tbe Dalles, held- the lucky tioket, No. 628, wbiob drew tbe beautiful doll at Athena's Department Store. Mrs. Pickel is a sister of D. C. Molntyre and Mrs. W. E. Potts. There will be a watob night ser vice in tbe Ladies' Aid room of tbe M. E. ohuroh Deoember 31st. Tbe time wiJl be spent in social' and religions exercises. The Lord's supper will be administered. E. B. Harris, of tbe Christian obnrch, has resigned tbe pastorate here and will enter tbe evangeilstio field. It is understood that tbe board has reluctantly aooepted the resigna tion. wbiob takes effeot in , February. jLeon Kidder and Elmer and Jesse 'Ferguson retained on Wednesday from a wild goose abase below Vmatilla. The boys were gone a week and came home a sorry looking set frost-bitten and dejected to tbe limit. They left their goose "hanging high." Miss Aolv Fobs, business college at for tbe holidays. Manager GiLiwold phone office, will at Walla Walla. Bawl Miller, oams borne from ; Cor vallis yesterday,' and will remain un- Li l 1. I. . 1 : Jl who is attending Spokane, is home of tbe looal tele spend Christmas Jo'dB V Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Alexander loft 'Sunday evening for Los Angeles, Cal. where they will reside. Miss Kittle Sharp, who is teaching sobool in Southern Idaho this winter, is home for Christmas. XMiss Nettie Eoyoe came 1 down from BoorQB, and will spend tbe holidays at tbe Gerking home, west of town. m Mrs. " Woodruff . of. Two Kivers, Wash, is visiting at the. borne of her ; parents, Mr. and Mis. Wm. Tompkins. A foroe of men have been engaged tbe past week in building stock yards for the 0. JR. & N. Co. on a new site. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gerking leave oday for Taooma, where tbey will spend several weeks with ; relatives and friends. Chas. has pnrobased his brother George's, interest in the J. E. Heeder plaoe, wbiob contains 400 acres of first class wheat land. : George Tracy is held in tbe county jail, charged with the murder of Andy liabeal near Umatilla on Thanksgiv ing day. Sheriff Taylor got a clue to bis man sometime ago at Eobo. Tracy went to California and was returning to Eobo when he was arrested near tbe Dalles. , - When wheat reaohed a dollar a shel in Athena, a considerable amount of graiu was sold Friday and Saturday ' at that figure. . .There is still wheat left to sell in tbis vioinity, however. Farmers who are . holding believe tbey will get a higher price than is now-quoted. Miss Lula Tbarp was taken to Walla Walla Monday and plaoed in St. Mary's hospital, where an operation was performed Tuesday as tbe result Holiday Greetings Again we ore ou tbe threshold of Christmas Time tbe season of universal giving and receiving the time for that wonderfnl bringer of pleasing surprises mysterious, graoious, loveabie old Santa Claus, whose pery name thrills the young with gladsome anticipation and the older ones with emotions that are saored in their reoolleotions. But Christmas Time, with all its pleasures, brings its perplexities to most people as to how muoh they oan spend for presents and whom they intend to remember. But what to get that's tbe question. Here is, without doubt. Walla Walla's Greatest Holiday Store -its maRnifloent stocks of bright, new merchandise affording almost limitless seleotious in appropriate gifts for all ages. We would suggest that you make your soleotions early, for we will bold tbe goods for yon and deliver later at any time you wish. The Davis-Kaser Company THE HOLIDAY STORE Walla Walla, Wash (The home of Greater Whitman) Branch Store at Pascrv w.sh HOLIDAY PRESENTS for Him and Her FOR HIM Watch, Watch chain, Watch fob. Scarf pin, Cuff links. Ring, Emblem pin; line stock of solid gold and best filled goods. FOR HER Gold watch chain, fob, bracelets, neck chain, rings, plain, band; set St diamonds; loose & mounted, Silver Ware & Cut Glass Verj' laree stock finest Crystal Diamond brand. H. H. HILL Where you will find particular presents for particular people. of appendioitis. Miss Tharp rallied nicely from tbe operation, and reports from Walla Walla are to the effect that she is doing as well as oould reasonably be expeoted. Tbe following offloers were eleoted at tne annuial meeting or Gettysburg Post, G. A. B., held Saturday after noon ia Masonio Ball: J. H. Hiteman, commander; W. K. Wall, junior vioe; Wm. Helmiok, senior vioe; E. Lallae, chaplain ; H. N. Deeper, Adj't. ; Wm. Sbrimpf, quartermaster; S. C. Ives, offioer of tbe day; A. Sbiuk, officer of the guard. A large crowd of yonng people 'attended the masquerade ball at tbe opera bouse last evening. Those re ceiving prizes for best costumes were Mrs. Fred Baddeley, Queen of Hearts, first prize for lady, and Miss Dora Bennett, Spanish Ladv, second; George Hilton, Spanish gentleman, first, and Carl Christian, Indian fcrave, second prize. . Professor and Mrs. E. C. Tuokerman are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ellis B. Harris at their home in tbe Christian ohurcb parsonage. Prof, and Mrs. Tuokerman have bad charge of the mosio and personal workers' foroes in the meeting just closed at Milton.' Mr. Harris did tbe preaching for part of this meeting. There were fifty- seven additions to the Milton oburob. Homer I. Watts, one of the attor- eys for the heirs of . the late Desire St. Dennis, in the will contest case, announces that tbe case will not come to trial. By united agreement be tween tbe heirs and St Dennis' widow, the will is to be probated as it is, af ter wbiob the estate, valued at $25, 000, will be settled up under condi tions said to ba satisfactory to all par ties oonoerned. ysAfter boring its way through nearly 450 feet of solid basaltio rook, tbe drill in tbe artesian well, at tbe depth of 866 feet, is plunging among loose boulders. While the drill men are pleased to encounter a change in for mation, tbe tedionsness experienced in passing through tbe present strata Is exasperating and consumes bugb obunks of patience. The flow of wat er encountered at a depth of 420 feet, remains practically the same. '' School Notes Wo are to enjoy a week's vacation. Let it be a week of real enjoyment, permeated with the Christmas spirit. The sohool bouse will be open every day during tbe Christmas vacation, Sunday excepted. Students or patrons may seoure library cooks, oonsnlt tbe principal and get special help in any subject if desired. Tbe teachers wish every obild or student in Athena sobool as well as every patron, , a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Let every person of sohool age start to school January 3, 1910. Prinoipal Case is anxious for his students to have the best possible in terpretation of tbe rules, principles and soienoe of atbletio games,- and benoe has employed Coach Blauohard of Whitman College to ooaoh Athena students during, Mr. Blanohard's Christmas vacation,, and at intervals when he oan be away from Whitman. Tbe current comment on the Colum bia College boys who played a winning game with Athena High Sobool last Saturday night, is, "The boys are a nioe lot, and know the game." Pleasant visitors this week were: Messrs. Arthur Stone, Bennie Gross, Prof. Hunt, Revs. Hammond, Byder, Driver, and Miss Ceoile Boyd. Remember the big game cf basket ball next Tuesday evening, Decem ber 23. There is just enough rivalry for honors between Weston and Ath ena to make tbis thi game of the sea son. A nioe reception will be given the visitors after the game. In order not to coufliot with protraoted meet ings, tbe game will be called a little later than usual. A uieeticg of the A. H, S. atbletio association was held reoently and a constitution was adopted. The stu dents are now paying their dues for tbe basket bill season. The A. H. S. literary cooiety held a short meeting ou Friday afternoon. A short program was rendered and come business transacted, mainly the adoption of a constitution. The meet ing was ended with the report of tbe oritio and a reading on manners,' by Mr. Mulkey. Revival Meetings at Baptist Church. The meetings at the Baptist ohuroh are inoreaBing'in power from night to night. Evangelist Driver is preaobing the old Gospel with power and sweetness.- That was a great men's meeting last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Driver be lieves what he preaches with all his soul, and he burns that impression into the hearts of those who hear him. The meetings rnn every night in the week and three times on Sunday. To night and tomorrow evening double headers are planned. Tonight will be the Sunday sohool Xmas entertainment with an address by Mr. Driver and special musio. Christmas Day at 7:30 p. m., then will be an illustrated song set vioe and pictures showing the birth and life of Jesus, followed by a mes sage from the evangelist. Sunday morinng evangelistic services at 11, 3 and 7:30 p. m. Special at the Christian Church. It happens that E. C Tuckermau, one of our foremost singing evangel ists, isjwith us, and will help in tbe eervioea Sunday. Contrary to the an nouncement made last Sunday, we will have services as suual, the pastor preaobing. Dou't fail to hear Profes sor Tuokerman sing. A Good Place To Trade At Athena's Department Store Will you get what's coming to you? Will you get a square deal? Well we think; so. We like .Ath ena and its happy progressive people and we want your business. First consignment of a $4000 bill of clothing, fam-; ous Leister Mills, hand tailored. There is ,no better $15 suit this side the Snake river. The same sell in the city for $22.50 ' dr: We.are not thinking of the tie that binds, .but neck ties. $200 worth, in one classy, elegant bunch. Athena has not seen .their kind before. for G hrisfriias Did-you imention Christmas novelties, or Christ mas goods of sudstantial worth and 'beauty? We guess you know the place. Y'. 11 teward I Brown, Athena, ta may maintain his ntractor for iosgiwe lercanfle j I .Athena 015111 Oregon i is ir We have the largest and best assortment of new and up-to-date, sensible and useful Christmas gifts ever be fore shown in Umatilla county. Handkerchiefs in lace, embroidery, silk and tinted effects. Ladies auto scarfs in end less variety; stick pins, collar pins and belt buckles, all in the newest and most approv ed designs. Pnrses and hand bags in great variety; furs and muffs in the latest shapes Ladies and gentlemens neck wear, jabots, collars and reefers, all new for Xmas gifts.' Toys, Dolls and Gam At Half Price The: great ready to wean sale will continue until after f the holidays; you can save money by buying suits or overcoats during this great? sale. i-.v I osgrove ...(. i Mercantile, Company .. -v: r grade " ibout ald ian' M ex