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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1910)
K Press Paragraphs f J. W. ' Oflllpnriar annnt Tnaadan in Pendleton. Mr. J. V. Mitchell went to Walla Walla Wednesday. M. L. Watts transacted business in Pendleton Wednesday.; Born, to Mr. and Mrs. E. A., Rngg, January 28, 1910, a eoo. , ' , , Attorney Wilson was at Pendleton Monday on legal business. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Douglas visited friends in Weston Sunday. V Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hansell were MPendleton visitors Friday. Mrs. J. O. Burke was a visitor Sun day with Pendleton friends. , Miss Myrtle Thompson was a Pen' NoiBiou visitor vveaneasay. Mrs. A. Einnear and son, Ralph, were in tne city Monday from Weston. Johnnie Kidenour left Tnesday for Portland where hs will visit for a few weeks. The little child of Mi. and Mrs. David Bouifer, whiob has been ill. is improving. Mrs. Joseph Tomlinson, formerly of Pendleton, but now a resident of Oak land, California, visited at the homes of ber brothers, Fred and Edward E. Koontz, in this oity this week. Mrs. W. 0. Rider and little son, Maurice, are visiting at the homes of Mrs. H. H. Hill and Mrs. B. B. Riob ards. Mrs. Rider formerly lived at Elgin, bnt her home is pow at Hoqui am, Wash. New officers of the Pendleton Com mercial Association eleoted Tuesday night are: W. L. Thompson, presi dent; Dan P. Smyth, vice president; Ben Bill, seoietary, and Will MoKio- ney, treasurer. , , , The members of the Baptist Mis sionary sooiety were entertained yes terady afternoon at the home of Mrs. M. L. Watts. After the usual bus iness session, a sooial hour with re freshments was enjoyed. The Athena Land oompany hare a splendid bargain to offer in a hand some 7-room house, plastered through cut, wired for electric lights, desira ble location in Athena, two lots, barn and ontbuilding, for f 1.200. George Gross has returned from Brownsville, Ore., where some time ago he was called by the illness of his father, Andrew Gross. The father died January 28, aged 83 years. The School Notes are up visiting from their ear. extended business visiti(?n8lr m at nifJ home in the north pari oi town, snows out mue onange. He is in a precarious condition. Heart trouble, with other complications, makes bis oase a serious one. Hairy Morse was acquitted by the jury on a obarge of stealing a horse from Gotlieb Miller. This is the sec ond time within the past two weeks young Morse has been aoquitted of the charge of stealing horses. He was defended by" Attorney Watts of this oity. ' .''' The Baker family troubles have ar rived at settlement. The wife was iu Athena Sunday and gave the eldest son over to the father, D. C. Baker, taking the two younger children with her. Her daughter Anna is given a home with Geo. W. Bradley's family in Pendleton. Mrs. Baker will seoure her divorce. , J, NDuring the past few days Judge Richards has been sporting with the smartest dog seen in Athena for many a day. "Tough" is the property of Mrs. W. C. Rider, of Hoquiam, Wash. He will aooept a coin from almost anyone, take It to the meat market and deposit it on the floor, and wait fcr his meat, which he carries home before eating. He is useful in carry ing and delivering notes, packages, etc., and in faot can do almost any thing but talk. JJackip Denver, years ago,. Chas. Barrow was fond of the sport found in coursing the fleet footed greyhound. He imported from Treland "Betsy Barrow," one of the finest and highest bred greyhounds that ever crossed the Atlantio. This dog is now the mother of Denver's greatest raoers, whiob in annual coursing meets have won thou sands of dollars for their owners. A friend this week sent Mr. Barrow a collection of photographs of these prize winners and Charles is pleased to snow them to his friends. 1 V ' rag irom an to Portland Mrs. Sam Haworth visited Thursday at the home of her nieoe, Mrs. D. B. Jarman in Weston. ".Nougat," that splendid, whole some oonfeotion, in large quantities, fiesh, at the Bakery. Wm. Tompkins has been confined to his home this week with a serious attack of rheumatism. Osie and Ed Barton Madras. Crook county, sister, Mrs. John Stone, Miss Ellen Booth and sister left Wednedsay for Portland, where tbey will spend a week or more. For sale or trade a complete steam stationery threshing ' outfit. Inquire of Jas. Bryan; Athena Oregon. For rent a fnnr rnnm nnt.f.nsn nn the West side. Apply to Miss WrigbCl cashier at Mosgrove Mercantile Go's. Mrs. Lillie Miller requests that all owing her call and settle their ac counts beforeSaturday, February 12. ' Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Kirk, of Halsey will return home next week. They are visitiog relatives in this vioinity. The Coppook-Lucas commission oase was compromised before going into oourt, Mr. Coppook paying $100, and $15 costs. , . . a i.n ' All knAfni't.. ftlnmonln.a to be indebted to Chas. Coomans, the blacksmith, are requested to call at once and make settlement. 2t - ' . A .crank Jieale was in town yesterday. most of his time in Pendleton. Chas. McLean has reaeived word from Ritzville, stating that Mrs. A. M. Gilils is reovering from her illness and hopes are now entertained of her complete reoovery. About SO members of the local Odd Fellows' lodge went to Weston last ' evening and participated in the initia tion of four candidates. The boys re port a good time. The members of the first team of Athena High School basket ball play ers play at Columbia College in Mil ton tonight. The game is a return game with the collegians. vCrbe farm homes of Joseph Key and l George Carmiobael are now beautiful ly illuminated with , acetylene gas lights, the new lighting systems hav ing been put in this week. jjr. ana Mrs. J. u. namonaon ana H. A. Barrett have returned from Portland, where they visited the auto mobile show. Mrs. Plamondon and Mr. Barrett also visited friends at Albany. Our publio schools must emphasize patriotism in its truest sense by iucul catiog proper ideals of niviu righteous ness and full appreciation for our great leaders. The Athena schools will give a patriotio entertainment consisting of songs, orations, reoitations and drills on Washington's birthday Tuesday February 22, at Athena opera house. Game Losers, Always. We have lost nothing of our enthus iasm or confidence in Athena by reas on or Caving "lost.' JN ever did a new high sohool make a more splen did showing in Athletio and Literary work. Never were students more un ited and loyal to their sohool, results that surely follow up snoh lines of polioy. Recent athletio games have caused other teams to "sit up straight and take due notice," while the re sults of our debates show what oan and will be done "next time,." To say that Athena won the debate at Athena ts not unjust to any oue for snoh is the almost unanimous verdict One of the Walla Walla judges oast his vote for Athena without hesita tion, another made the statement at the. hotel that he intended to vote for Athena but got mixed up and vot ed for the negative. Be that as it may it is idle to argue suob points siuoe tbe eutstantial fruits of victory are ours. All concerned are to be complimented upon their efforts and we wish all competing teams their full meas'ure of deserved success. Athena's negative team reoieved one vote at Pendleton out of three and another judge stated that Athena's arguments were superior. Delivery won for Pendleton. - ' It is a matter of considerable satis faction to Athena that in all our athletio games we have encouraged fairness and dean sport for discipline sake. The time will come when such standards of conduct will win both the games and the people. We declined to let our girls play boys rules. Other neighboring towns have sinoe obang ed to girls rules for some reasons: Next year Athena will develop win ning teams from this year's experj ience. , Attendance and interest oontince good. Only a few. have shown them selves to belong to the "quitters," and it is a question whether tbe student oi the parent is to blame in those ex ceptional oases. ; y The ooming of spring weather hap .awakened the baBe ball enthusiasts. There seems to be good material for a good sohool nine. The basket ball , teams have several games scheduled yet and confidently hope to prove winners before tbe season closes? -:---,r ;-- It will soon be time to begin work for our big county traok meet to be held in Athena in May. Some of tbe boys are already training for tbe 100 yard dash and the one mile events. This will be tbe big event of the yedr in Athena, and will probably take plaoe during the middle of May. The Athena Literary Sooiety has caught tbe spirit of debate and from now on more interest will be taken in this most essential department of educational wdkk. Results are what we want. schools will have 'a week program tbe 'Pfcpil Now for. Spring. For month hs we have been planning tbe coming spring campaign. New goods are already arriving at frequent , intervals while many more are on the way. ' ' In order-that no new or otherwise desirable items might be over looked, our buyers are now'scouring tbe eeastern markets, and seeing to it that we own our merchandise at the lowest possible landed costs. In spite of advanoing markets we will be able to ofter our customers most items for as little and in some cases less than heretofore. . Mote stress than ever before will be laid-on quality, ever, keeping in mind the faot that "Tbe sweetness of low prioes never equals the bitter ness of poor quality. " The best is being colled from all lines for all tastes and all parses. :J y J.? . , ' ' All over this great store, even in our exchange department on tbe third floor, our customers are proteoted against possible costly errors by our "Satisfaction or your money back", guarantee. With us this means re fund promptly and cheerfully without quibbling or protest. Unless our friends are pleased we are not. - , . . Wherever possible our service is to be improved to the end that we may merit in still greater volume tbe favors of our bid friends' and secure the confidence and ptaronagejof the ever increasing number of new citizens in onr midst, ' - . No effort is to be spared to make shopping here convenient, pleasant and profitable whether in person, by proxy or by mail. ' , The Davis-Kaser Company Walla, WallaJWash The home of Greater Write" an) Branch Store at Passo. Wash The , Athena Commencement last of May. We would like to see more of the patrons visiting school. Come and confer with teachers regarding your children. It is your privilege and your duty. The latch string hangs out, and so long as yen do not use it you can escape a part of the rnspous- f ibility for any failure. As a result of tbe High Sohool Lit erary society's election last Friday (be following officers will serve for tbe remainder of tbe term: President, Hugh Lieu alien; vice president, Belle Mclntyre; secretary, Ruth Stewart. Monthly Reportjt pils neither absent nor tardy dur ing the month ending January 28, 1910. Primary department. Miss Bev lely, teacher: Clara Henley. Frank Miller, Bill Barker, Mildred Wiuship, Everett Knight, Areta . Littlejohn, Harle Roby. Highest nverage for the month, 2nd grade, Areta Littlejohn, 96 3-4; 1st grade, Mildred Winship. 95 1-4. 1'hird and Fourth grades, Miss Yel ma Wilkinson, teacher: George Ban nister Sylvester Crabill, Darwin Hall, Ray Jones; Charley Sawyer. Kendall Smith, Harry Taitinger, Martha Hutt, Hazel Sanders,' Odossa, Russell, How ard Clemons, Claude Coomans, Verne Dudley, Donald Weaver. Highest av erage ; Third grade, Mae Fcrest, 94 1-2; Fourth grade, Honry Koepke, 96. 4th and 5th grades: Lawson JBoo her, Mattio Lee Case, Sidney Crabill, Katherine Frooms, Lighta Grant, Zo la Keen, Marvin Kilgore, Harold Mc lntyre, Lloyd McPberrin, Pauline My rick, Rex Payne, Rulon Smith, Law ranoe Tbarp, Doliie White. Highest average, Rnion Smith, 4th, grado 94 1-3, 5th grade,' Pearl Coomaus, 98 5-9. . - . 6tb and Ita grades: Orel! McPber rin, Ross Payne, Claude Sanders, Wesley Tompkins, Merna DePeatt, Vera Gross, Edna HardeD, Vernie Grant, John Wall, Louise Knight. Hazel Parker, Willie Montgomery, Gladys Smith Eighth grade: Edna Jones, Archie Mclntyre, Edmund Walker. The secretary of tbe interior ordered tbe restoration to entry of 00,000 acres, formerly withdrawn for the Umatilla project, in Tbe Dalles and La Grande land districts. Tbe lands are opened to settlement, April. 12, entry to be mada May 12. JISSO mm 3 I Owing to the fact that Mr. Steward of the firm of Steward Brown has decided to retire from the busi ness at Athena and desires to settle up the business of the firm as quickly as possible, we have decided to con tinue our big Discount Sale till February 20 or later. Per Ccm or 1-5 of the selling price deducted from every article of merchandise, which is equal to a 40 to 50 per cent cut based on Walla Walla or Pendleton prices. Best brands Prints, net to you, only 5c per yard, worth wholesale at the factory, 5 3-4 V: SHOES $2.50 shoes net $2.00 3 " " 2.4-0 ; 3.50 " " . 2.80 4 " " 3.20 F " " . 4.00 BLANKETS Cotton blankets have advanced 25 per cent since we bought ours. We sell them to you at the old price and give you a 20 per cent Discount, which is lower than you can buy them at the factory by the bale. Our $15 Suits are sold at $20 in Walla Walla, the Descount Sale brings them net to you only" $12.iiKingsbury hats are sold the world over at $3 to $3.50, our net Discount Sale price $2.40.A & White Goods & Fancy Goods. Our embroidery and Laces and all lines of White Goods are new up-to-date liues bought from the mauufacturers and our regular selling prices range from 1-3 to 1-2 less than city prices. Buy them now at our old price less 1-5 off. Hosiery, Dress Goods, Uuderwear, Rubbers, Arctics, Snow Excluders and etc. at a 2o per cent reduction, Our advertisements mean what we say. All parties owing the firm of Steward C& Brown are requested to call and settle their accounts as soon as possible. - ' ' 0 Athena's Department Store STEWARD m BROWN, Main Street; Athena, Oregon. f3 I Mosgrove Mercantile j Athena GOUl 38jHJ Oregon r On Tuesday February 1 we shall open an advance shipment of fine dress ginghams, latest styles and col orings for the coming spring. Also 200 pieces of fine embroderies imported direct from St. Gaul, Switzerland Goods worth 15 and 25c per yard will be sold at 10 and 15c. The celebrated B C& H Green trading stamps with every cash purchase. ' losfflwe Mercantile Company