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eoryStamuer of Weston wan in
over to Walla Walla Monday morning pneumonia
Mr. and Mrs. John Banister
in Pendleton Saturday.
were
Doo" Boofeer of Lewiston. in visit
relatives iena. .
111 w wnuonuwu
1 in Pendleton "Saturday. :
Mrs. Minnie Baker and children
left for Portland. Knndnv
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H " The Misses Graoe and Ethel Johnson
ivisuea m weston Saturday.' ,
Attorney Wilson was In 1 Pendleton
Monday, on legal business.
, Marion Jaok shook bands with
Athena friends, Wednesday. .. 5 : i
; Walter Judfisame in from SnafHa
Saturday and visited friends. '
Mm-' f !W;nK?L:'..i!4.J'ji. ,-.-
uo. . uunuim-iwimii ripaumn ana
friends in WaaJW411a this week.
Dressed hoes bronebt 10 oenta
round in the
W A Attorney Watts went to Toppeoish,.
n f vvasn., on Dioiessionai tDsinnsH . Snt..
uroay. : , Jf;y,; ' .
George Wall, returned to Pendleton
Friday after visiting his parents in
this ojtv.
Mr. and Mrs'-Jamea Conlv rernrnnd
from a two weeksjvisit in Portland,'
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Arar. anq Mrs. l, J. Kirk went over
Aa Walla Walla Monday, returning
on r.ho Avanlnfi f mm
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f ? 'XMrs. Masterson had the misfortune
'i, fall recently flnd as a result the
1 1 j left arm was slightly fraotnrea. .
f For sale or trade a oomplete steam
SV; stationery threshing outfit. Inquire
H fi ot Ja8, BrJani fthena Oregon.
Dor rent a four room cottage on
the West side. Apply to Miss Wright,
cashier at Mosgrove Mercantile Go's.
"vWord comes from Brownsville that
Jdeorge Gross' fetter is slightly impro
ved. The old gentleman was seriously
ill last week ana George was summon-
ea 10 nis Dedsifljji ; - .. .
V Members of Farmers' Co-opora-
, 9 ytive union of. . three states met in
. alia Walla this week. The meet
&f ings weie addressed by able speakers
and attendance was good.
f 7s. A fine new dental chair and other
, H fixtures were reoeived this week by
:zinmszzmimmcd a now splen
ic t$&ip&te&3B$?P h6 18 Prepared to
KAYO uia Jjai-IOULB Dvorj uuu VUUlBUUe.
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and joined the party of California'
exoursioniste.
' Miss Binar, the Spokane deaconess,
who assisted in the revival meetings
at the Methodist church, went to
Heppner, Monday.
Master Fred Armstrong, who has
been spending the winter with his
aunt, : Mrs. Lillie Miller, returned to
his home in Seattle, Friday;
John Macbeth. Refreshments will
be served and a good sooial time is
assured. All members and visiting
will bold a meeting
ing February 2, J 910. Head Advisor
J. 0. Yeale will he cresent and ad
dress tho nnmn. nlorv Tlnnntv Cronnvar
Kwhen the! snow went off with a
Irtish Tuesday, the water flooded the'
basements of several Main street busi
ness houses, i and the usual pumping
out process will have to be resorted to.
in the flnrin'tr -. --tr--, ,,. , .'ivr jv
hThe uncertainty of trains, as the
f result of high water, oansed Athena
chioken fanoiers to forego the cleasure
of attending the Walla Walla poultry
show., However. Pendleton will offer
like attraction next week. 1
The statue of Marcus Whitman.
whioh was presented to the oolleee
last fall by the Walia Walla Com
mercial clut was blown over bv the
strong wind early yesterday ' morning
and now lies a hopeless wreck on the
college campus.
Dr. Plamondon had on exhibition
at the Palaoe drug store this week, a
fine tear skin rug. The bear was
killed by a sheen herder near Wood
ward's toll gate and the doctor sooured
toe pelt and seit it to a Denver taxi
dermist for mounting. .
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
itor McDonald died at Long Beaoh.
California, January 6, of pneumonia.
The ohild was a vear and a half old.
and had been in . delioate health for
sometime.. Friends here will extend
mpathy to the bereaved parents.
Deputy Grand Chancellor Yoran
it with the members of Pvthian
lodge No. 29. E. of P.. last evenina.
There was a good attendance, and the
result was that an interesting session
was held.- The deputy Grand Chan
cellor delivered a splendid addre ss.
Considerable exoitement was caused
at Walla Walla Tuesday when the
furnace becoming overheated set the
basement of the beautiful Christian'
oburoh building on fire. The flames
were extinguished by the Chemical,
engine before muoti damage resulted.
were held Sunday at the home south
of town, interment taking DJaoe in the
Atnena cemetery. The wife, a mother
of six little children, is dangerously
ill with pneumonia, and little hopes
are entertained for her reooverv.
Milt Swaggart oomes to town all
trigged out in a new fur overooat, cap
and gloves. Time was when you
would have guessed that snob an outfit
bespoke onj more Alborta convert and
that he was going up to buy a section
or two of land, but now fur wearing
apparel Is oommon here and oomfort-
i , .:r;i,l'i'(C'''A.7l;v..-'-..-''i'
Davis-Kaser's
13th Annual
Clearance Sale
Is now in Full v Blast
neighbors are mged to attend. I able, too
Athena Camp tfo. 1?1, W, 0., W. Va party of Adams young neoule
Wednesday evenyf came to Athena Thursday evening to
attend ohurob. Those that came
were Beno Green and Frank Kribs,
Stella and Luoy Lieuallen . . George
Woodard. Lvle Molntvra and Ma bis
Molntyre. Ethel Paringer. Selia. Sim-
ington, Ruth Hagor, Aleen Bowling,
Elna Stookton.
The annual ball, given bv Stevens
Lodge , K. of P. of Weston.. Friday
night resulted in the usual pleasure
and success that oomes with these
yearly events. Owing to the bad con
dition of the roads, Athena; was not
as well represented as ittias beea in
the past, loose who did attend had a
most enjoyable time. I ; ! ;-t" '
r. and Mrs. Alex McKay ; arrived
Athena Tuesday morning ' from
Cane Breton. Canada. - Thev will
visit relatives in Athena and violnlty
for some time. Mrs. McKay has been
here several times sinoe going to
Canada to make her home, but this is
Alex's first visit for years." Apparent
ly time has dealt centlv with him.
and he is the same bid cenial Alex. . '
I Alhe Misses Forrest entertained" a f ew
iiiunus ai ineir nome on otn ana oei
ferson streets Thursday evening, from
8 to 11. The prinoipal feature of : the
evening was a mock marriage, in
whioh "Miss Genevieve Helen Spaul
ding" and "Rudolph Rothohild" were
united. A dainty lunoh was served
by Mrs. Forrest. Those present, were:
Miflfifia Knt.hlnnn Mn'Rnron Mnronaritn
Forrest, Laura Molntyre, Areta Roth
rook, Zelma DePeatt, Jessioa . MoEw
en, Belle Molntyre, Merna DePeatt
and Neva Forrest.
;igh waters caused by ' rapidly
melting snow was responsible for
washouts on both the O. R. & N. ; and
the Northern Paoiflo, Tuesday. - The
Spokane train . only went to Piesoott
and returned in the evening to Pendle
ton. The local was annuled and
came up Wednesday, morning return
ing from Walla Walla about noon.
Weak track was reported in the vioin
ity of Adams The serious washouts
oooured beybnd Walla Walla.' ' A
considerable amount of ; water came
down the flat, rfloodingv tbe lumber
yard. The water reached its highest
point at 6 o'clock, Tuesday evening
buta falling temperature prevented
further rise, and the waters subsided
without the (disastrous ' results f last
year. . ' .' '
January
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Theka rrfiatwas suoh.a sale as this Home furnishings actually going at
f aototy ci and some for less. Our slogan is
We Must Raise Cash ,
!I?PB been-.made to aocomplisb our purpose. No matter what
y9u.aoii to rornisn your nome with, you will save many dollars by pur-
fit!fh6thia fffAflf QQ la ' hJo f? OT" llOa f rtAtta IAnn nnrtli n i-m- in Jnnf. MA .
Thousands of People
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hawt already taken advantage of our speoial offerings but we still have
ffleapy feVyeu for as you know, we have by far the largest and most oom
plete stook of home furnishings within hundreds of miles of Walla Walla.
snDon't put off coning
otvfntin a minute longer than is neoessary for yon can't tell when this
sale will end for our object is to raise a certain amount of oasb and when
this is done, off come the "yellow tags," Yon buy just as cheaply of us
VESFhif 'ydtrrlive here or not, and if you don't live here, we pay the
JLf8;H nLPnrobase8 if they -amount to $10 or over. i
'rn oi bsnSflo-; ?
Vitsu !s;It en i-.j
.9,-R CJ L5tf!irii,T.
sen liyjo vhr,
Tie Davis-Kaser Company
, WallaWash (The home cf Greater V'hh
Walla
-r-r Branch Store at Pasco. Wash
hitrywn)
r Joint Installation.
Joint installation of officers of Wlid
Horse Lodge, I. 0 0. F. and Mignon
ette Rebeokah lodge was held in I.
O. O. F. Hall Saturday evening. ! The
installation ceremonies were impres
sive and . interesting. Refreshments
were served. The following officers
were installed:
S. C. Stone. Noble Grand; Sam
Butt, vioe grand; C. T. Smith, Re
cording seoretary; M. L. Watts, Fin
ancial secretary; George .W. Gross,
Treasurer; H. O. Worthington, ; war
den; M. Kelly, oonduotor; A. Lang
berg, Inside guard ; Nova Deeper, out
side guard; A. L. Swaggart, R. S. N.
G. ; Harry MoBride, L. S. N. Gl ;
A. J. Walker, R. S. V. G.; W. W.
Jacobs., L. S. V. G. ; J. D;. Plamon
don. R. S. S. ; Fred Wilson, L. S. S. ;
J. B. Dickenson, ohaplain. '
Rebekahs.
Mrs. Mary Gross, P. G. ; Mrs. Addie
Stone, N. G. ; Mrs. M. L. Watts, R.
S. N. G. ; Mrs. J. C. Stamper, L. S.
N. G. ; Mrs. Ida Hutt. vioe G. ; Mr?.
A. J. Walter, R. S. V. G. ; Mrs. Lil
lian Dobeon, L. S. V. G. ; Mrs. Mary
Worthington, ohaplain; Mrs. Harry
McBride, secretary; Mrs. M. L. Watts
financial secretary; Mrs. S. F. Sharp,
treasurer; Miss Eva Wright, warden;
Mr. J. H. Stone, oonduotor; Mr. M.
Kelly, I. Q, ; Mr. A. L. Swaggart,
O. G. -
Mmm ieeartmciirt
Store
20 per cent or 1-5 off
on every article in our large stock of merchandise
. We do not confine your selections to counter arid
shelf worn odds and ends but the best is offered you
without reserve. .-u
Well assorted mostly new goods to select ilfrom.
Prints net 20 yds for $1; Cabot Wt unbleached 14 yds
for Si; Best 12 l-2c Lonsdale bleached at 10c; $5 shoes for
$4; $4.50 shoes, $3.60; $3.50 shoes, $2.80; $3 shoes, ; $2.40
Our $15 Leister mens suits sold for $20 at Walla, Walla
Sale, price $12. ) All graniteware at s wholesale cost. 2
STEWARD, m BROWN, Main Street; Athena, Oregon.
mrt on a" flashlight put on srnailer
even pocket pistols, so that
rever the searchlight strikes thr
bullet hits, making the takiag of
unnecessary. This pistol method
devised by the inventor for poJice
to use on burglars and other
it felons. .
Jm "riir 0" jir""niiiI mi "Sua ' ""'immk" lliiiir''nmir'liii nia""''miiiii """Tiimi nr"T'iMniii '"""'tuimiP lJ
I losgroye Mercantile J
j Athena uQIH 33jUV Oregon
into
Por Jokat "
Fhiladelphlan who was formerlv
dut of a town in the north nt
The New Schedule.
The new sohednle which went
effect Sunday places No. 8, the Spo
kane passenger in this city at 8:05
a. m. and makes it tosble for
Athena people going to Walla Walla
to have several hours there before
returning on the evening train. The
walla Walla-Pendleton local and No.
8 pass at this point.
Baptist Church Notes.
Services at the Batitist oh arch on
Sunday as usual. Bible school 10 a.
m. ; worship, with sermon b r Pastor
Ryder at 11 o'clock; B. Y. P. U. at
6:30 and a good, rousing song and
preaching service at 7:30. (tome and
enjoy these services, especially toe
evening service.
Card of Thanks.
Thefamilvand relatives -af Albert
Brouillard who died Friday . desire to
tbank all for the, many kindnesses
shown them In their bereavement
Great sale of Ladies Mens and Childrens ready to
wear garments.In addition to our great ready to wear
sale, we shall have a special remnant sale commencing
Monday January 3, 1910. All remnants and odd pieces
of goods will be cleaned out regardless of cpstVWe
must have room for the new spring goods, already on
the way.
losgrove Mercantile
Co
mpany