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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1910)
Press Paragraphs G. Kidder has been ill the past week. Attorney Wilson was in Walla Walla Wednesday. XGarl Christian was'an Adams visit- jqr yesterday. y.. t; I B. G. Kidder was a Pendleton vis itor yesterday, viouu, lug uiui, euoub cuuuaj in Walla Walla. f. tinier uonnios was in town yester day from Milton. Bern Bannister transacted bneiness iii Adams Monday. ii A. L. Swaggart was a county seat . tisitor Wednesday, j . J. ; ; 4 .Tnhn Roll anA A T U7S11..L... - in Pendleton Monday., Marion Jaok was io, town from bis borne near Fendletoni W. D. Chamberlain was a Pendle ton visitor Wednesday. v .);: Miss Eva Wright went down to Pendleton this ruorbiog. , r John Baokman joined the family of Press readers this week. , There will be regular sorvioes at the aptist Church, Sunday. I Mr. and Mra. John Walter went to to Walla Walla Monday. ,,"B. J. Slater, the Pendleton lawyer, as in the city Tuesday. ?M."L. Watts made a business visit ti Walla Walla Tuesday. i ; " : ; C. A. Barrett transacted business in Walla Walla Wednesday. ; The M. E. parsonage has recently been rf pain ted and papered. "fMr. and Mrs. J. M. Swaggart went down to Pendleton Thursday. A fine line of base ball goods is now carried at tne Pioneer drug etore. i. Mis. Jerry Swart returned to her home in Dayton, Wash., Tuesday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Soott Ban- city X Mr. tor of nister, Maioh 8, 1910, a daughter. Attorney Will M. Peterson was in the city from Pendleton, Tuesday. J. E. Froome and , daughter Kath- rine, spent baturday in Pendleton. i, Lost A Ladies , open . faoed Gold watch. Finder please return to Miss Ada DeFreece. . Miss Norma Smith is assisting' in the sales department of the Athena Department store. ' X Dean Dudley is at Monta Rova, Cal 'fornia, and tLe Press will be forward ed to bis address there. Mr', nnrl " M'fw To: 7.arrm .'Afs. Dni f land'.Tpeut the week"" with relatives in Athena and vicinity. Charles Keen was in the city yester day, being called here by the death of his grandmother, Mrs. Fletcher. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Gerkirig have returned to their home near Milton, after a visit with Athena friends. Photographers here have deoided to stay for a week or two more as busi ness is rushing.' Studio on Main street. Mrs. Ada Lakiu, nee Bannister, who has been visiting relatives in this vi cinity, returned Tuesday to her home in Montana. Herbert Paiker and Emery Achilles were in Pendleton Monday evening and attended the production of the "Spenders" at the opera house iu that city. ;, :. Mrs. Grant Steen and little sou, were in this city yesterday from their home near Milton, .visiting at the home of Mrs. Steen's sister, Mrs. J. G. Bnrke. Dr. Newsom reports Mrs. Shiuk, mention of whose illness was recently made in the Press, to be improving, with every prospeot of permanent re covery. ,v R. F. Johnson the well known mountain farmer and owner of the famous "Fairview" farm was in the ojty Tuesday. Meldrnm, recently elooted pas tba Christian ohuroh in this city, will preatih to that congregation Sunday evening. Mrs. Mnlkey and Miss Blanohe Orswell, teachers in the Athena pubiio school, are visiting the sobools at Pendleton today. I The "hard times" social at the M. E. ohuroh Tuesday evening was large ly attended by the young people and all present had a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Steward left Athena Tuesday evening for Baker City, where Mr. Steward intends to engage iu the mercantile business. D. M. Taggart of Ontario, was in the city Wednesday, . visiting his brother, 1. M. Taggart. He was on his way home from Portland. Mrs. Lillie Miller is in Portland this week, where she is trimming hats for the spring trade, and seleoting an uptodate line of millinery goods. Mrs. Jooelyn Roberts returned to her home in Walla Walla Tuesday, atfer spending several days with her mother and brothers in this city. A Attorney Watts ' has added 180 volumes to his law library this week. Mr. Watts now has one of the most comnlete libraries io Eastern Oregon. A Dr. Newsom has opened offloes in the DePeatt building at the upper end of Main street. His residenoe will to in the King oottage, south of the First National Bank. )H. O. Worthington informs the public that he is still engaged in shoe repairing at the old stand. He is prepared to do - first olas.s work at reasonable prioes. Colonel Wood and seven other Wes ton Knights, attended last night's meeting of Pythian lodge. After oon fering ranks on new members refresh ments were served. Carter Myers, father of Cleve Myers, died last week at the home of bis son-in-law, Robert Root, at Prosser, Wash. Cleve attended the funeral and re turned home this week. y Charles Wilkes and family have returned irom a two montns visit- to relatives in Missouri. Wilkes says the "show me" state is O K but Ore gon looks good to him. Mrs. Sam Hawoith and Mrs. Will iam Winship this week visited at the Jarman ' home in Weston. Juanita, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jarman, has been quite ill. Y The many friends of Mrs. John Stanton will be pleased to learn that she has returned to her home in Ath ena from the Pendleton hospital and is gradually: recovering- from her re cent illness. - Mr. Luther Van Winkle, a photo grapher of Cbehalis, Wash., has leased the photograph gallery and will engage in that business here. He comes highly recommended and will undoubtedly do well in Athena. John Thompson was in the oity Wednesday from bis ranch on the Umatilla river. His oattle came through the winter all right, he being fortunate in having sufficient feed to tide him thiough the long winter. XAttheannual meeting of the Athena fire department, which was held Mon day evening, .Wm. Dobson was elect ed chief for the ensuing year. The vote was as follows: Wm. Dobson, 9; H. A. Barrett, 2; Henry Miller, 2. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Harris came down from Dayton, Wash., Monday, and spent a portion of the week in Athena and viciuity. They returned to Starbuck, Wash., where Mr. Harris will conduct a series of revival meet ings. YyMi. and Mrs. Merle Ko by returned to' Athena Wednesday evening from their wedding trip to Portland and other Willamette valley points. Their young friends celebrated the oooasion of their return with a rous ing old time charivari. : ' Now for Spring For monthbs we have been planning the 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'soouring the eeastern markets, and seeing to it that we own our merchandise at the lowest possible lauded costs. In spite of advancing markets we will be able to nfter our customers most items for as little and in some cases less tbau heretofore. More stress than ever before will be laid on quality, ever keeping in mind the fact that "The sweetness of low prices never equals the bitter ness of poor quality." The best is being culled from all lines for all tastes and all purses. All ever this great store, even in our exchange department on the third floor, our customers are protected 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 the favors of our old iiiends and secure the confidence and ptaronageof the ever increasing number of new citizens in bur midst. No effort is to be spared to make shopping here convenient, pleasan and profitable whether in person, by proxy or by mail. The Davis-Kaser Company Walla, Walla Wash (The home of Greater Whitman) " . -"Branch' Store at Pasco. Wash. 00 IPR M WfiMY, MARCH C 9B0 I I will sell jt Public Auction at the Hamilton place, seven and one-half mi les north of Athena and one and one-half miles northeast of Waterman Station, on Friday, March 11th, the following' described personal property: " ' .DESCRIPTION. Three 3-year-old Geldings, five head of brood Mares with foal, two head of 2-year-old Geldings, fifteen head of good farm Horses,three 3-inch. Mitchell Wagons, one 3 1-2 inch Studebaker Wagon, one 3 1-4 inch Stiidebaker Wagon, three 12-inch gang Plows, two 20-fbot Harrows, two double disc Monotor Drills, one Mower and Rake, two good farm Weeders, nine sets of work Harness, one set of hack harness, one full kit of blacksmith Tools and shop comple te, six or eight tons of good wheat Hay in stack. Also acomplete Threshing outfit, including a 20 horse-power Pitts engine, a 32-inch Case Separator; two 14-foot McCormick .Headers, eight boxes with nets, three barrel-tanks, two tank pumps, 80ft 2 inch No. 1 hose, one net table, one fork table, three derrick forks, cables and pullies complete one cook-house mounted and furnished with table fixtures for 25 men. Eleven head of shoats, weight about 40 pounds each, two fine brood sows heavy with pig, two milch cows, one yearling heifer, one fine yearling Shorthorn Bull, one full-blood Jersey Bull. Many articles too numerous to mention, such as leadbars, chains, shovels, pitch-forks, etai . Terms gf Sale: v All sums of $20 and under, cash in hand; all sums over $20, seven months on approved notes bearing 8 per cent interest; 3 per cent discount for cash on all sums over $20. All property will be sold without reserve. Sale begins at 10 o'clock a, m. Free lunch will be served on the grounds at noon. Everybody invited. JAMES G. BRYAN, Owner. COL. BAULDWIN, Auctioneer. Graydon and Lenox.the photograph ers, have been doing a fino businees sinoe arriving in Athena. Their work is superb. They have taken some splendid pictures while here and should they ever decide to return they oan expect liberal patronage. The Snnshine club met at the home of Mrs. George Bansell, February 24, from 2 to 4:30. All member's were present. Mrs. Luke Beed beoame a member. Refreshments were served by the hostess and a general good time enjoyed by all present. H. H. Bill announoes that he will soon close up bis spring cider to the Washington Nursery company for fruit trees, shrubs, etc Any one aesiring to set out trees tnis spring should avail themselves of the op- nnrt.nnif'.v nf sprtnrino (ham nnuf. Don't neglect your eyes. Dr. F. A. Clise, the eyesight specialist will be in Athena at the St. Nichols Hotel March. lltb. Eyes examined free and glasses gronnd to fit. Thirty years praotioe fitting glasses. Main office, John Sobmidt building, Pendleton, Oregon. " There is no telling now when the Spokane-Pendleton trains will resume the schedule. The bridge work near Starbuok is to be of concrete and the cold weather, delayed construction. It U also reported that a portion of thnwork already done, has been wash ed out by high waters of this week. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jos. N. Soott Wednesday. The little one died soon after birth, and the remains were interred in tbe Athena cemetery yesterday afternoon. Tbe young parents have tbe sympathy of tbe community in their sad be reavement. A novel oake baking contest is to be inaugurated in Atbena by E. F. Brad en, representing tbe N. K. Fairbanks Co. Prizes consisting of a barrel of American Beauty Flour, a 5 pound can of baking powder and a can of Cottolene will be awarded ladies for tbe best white loaf cakes, judges to deoide who the winners are, after which tbe cakes will be sold at auo tion and tbe proceeds to be given to tbe Athena High school Atbletio As sociation. For further particulars, see hand bills which will be distribut ed tomorrow. XDavid Taylor, who always treats his election supporters with candy, did not by any means fall short in this respect after his flattering victory of Tuesday. David was on tbe streets Wednesday with a backet of sandy in a cart treating everybody As a memento of the occasion, through the thoughtf ulness of Chas. Barrow, Mr. Taylor's friends have photographs of him leaning in characteristic attitude on tbe cart Mr. Barrow yielded to tbe temptation and called into action tbe services of a photographer without Mr. Taylor's Knowledge. iosg !'..' ' South Side Main Street 3 ve Mercantile Company: Athena Oregon Many of our departments are now complete with new spring goods and others are arriving daily, East er comes early this year and you cannot get your East er dresses made in a day. ' Wool Dress Goods t New goods just arrived; the lafest importations in wide Wales fabrics. All the la test shades in the fashion able soft Grays and Black and White effects. Cream Serges with colored stripes. Black Dress Goods in all the new weaves, at lower prices than asked for the same goods in large towns and cities. Wash Dress Goods In this department we are showing every novelty of the season. French, Scotch and Domestic Ginghams in the new shades, in stripes, plaids and plain. New Per cales in light and dark ef fects. Wash Poplins in the newest shades. Striped and plain Linens, all colors, and Handkerchief Linons, the latest fad for thin Waists. Silk Department si Guaranteed Black Taffeta in all grades. New line of ji . ..I J . .. llU 1 1 T-T1. 1 wiuc W1UU1 LU1U1CU IcllICia, in new colors. India Silks, all colors. Brocaded Indias, the latest in novelties for Shirtwaist suits. Tokio and Shanghai Pongees in all grades. Shantung Silks in every shade. New Shirts New Shirtwaists just re ceived. New Corset covers. Favor us with a call and compare the qualities and prices with what you pay at other stores. We will be pleased to show you the goods, the qualities and the prices will do the rest. . 6 & H GREEN TRADING STAMPS WITH EVERY CASH PURCHASE