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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1910)
Press Paragraphs Misses Nettie Beverley, Velma Wil A kinaon. Blanche OrHwell. NoIMa Mnl. A key and Zelma DePeatt spent Tuesday 'I evening at tbe Dudley borne. . A A new eieotno sign, advertising tbe c V seiz sDoes, at tbe Aloscrove store, at- iu Portland tbis week. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Rio Lards spent , Satnrday in Pendleton. , i, - ' I Harve Wbiteman was among Walla Walla ezonrsionists Inesday. Miss Graoe Blake of Adams, visited friends in Atbena, Satnrday , . Mrs. Griswold and Miss Alta Sbarp ; visited in Pendleton Tuesday, r. I Mr. and Mrs. Hngh Bell spent Sun day, with relatives in Atbena. - George Brnober was in town Wed-". Henry Barrett reports brigbt pros pects for a good crop tbis year on bis Pine creek xanob. Especially does tbe hay orop promise well. Sea . ltd game . Atlfena vs. Weston Sutjday afternoon, at 3:30. . I A I AlZigman was a Pendleton visitors "acts attention. It is one of those Monday. f Y" a8aiDi on again" oontrivanoes. uiarenoe uotr was in Pendleton "" Jfaraer or rortiana, cor Tneeday. responding seoretary for the Baptist Gartr Fmw. in P-if. state convention, preached at tne Bap- aWrftv " " tistonuron in this oity, Sunday morn : . ing and evening. niAMl tf71l. .... - m m i I jT Walls Tuesday uouloovor "0,n ""W "Chick" Hastings will return to his naiia luesday. r former position at the Palaoe. Drug Mrs. u. A. Barrett is visiting friends I otore. tie b as been at - bis Lome in leaving Atbena, nesday from his mountain rancb. Atbena vs Weston, "Yellow Kid" grounds, Sunday afternoon, 2:80. Mr. , and Mrs. Gasper Woodward motored over to Walla Walla Wednes-n fdav. 1 Charles Ferguson, traveling salesman, Monday. the well known was 'in the oity Mrs. F. B. Boyd is spending the week with bur ' daughter, Ceoile, at; Lewistpur . , .. ' " ' '' Manager, Bendyx. of Eiler's piano house at Walla Walla was in tbe city Wednesday. , ,. "Bud" Read,; who reoently leased tarmiug lands in Wallowa County, is in the city. ' ..." dark Wood, Sim Barnes, Jas. Price and 1. M. Kemp were in . the oity Ironi Weston, Tuesday. , I Hugh MoLean has returned to Ath ena after a junketing trip to different parts of the. Northwest. , ! Miss Edna Taylor came up from Pendleton Saturday evening and spent Sunday with her parents. , , . , ! Miss Lela Lieuallen and Miss Norma Smith ' were guests Sunday of Miss Lula Lieuallen at Adams. f -. t . ; Julius Levy, " one time Athena mer- Walla Tuesday of this week. ' Will Jamieeon has moved his meat market into the Estes building where Stone Bros' wer formerly located. Mrs. H. H. Hill has returned from ' tiBwiston, wbere she had been at the bedside of her mother for several County Road Master Lavender was in the city; Wednesday. He reports good progress in road work tbrongbout the county. S. F. Wilson and F. S. LeGrow ao oompanied tbe Walla Walla Commer cial Club members to Pendleton, Tues day afternoon. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Victor MoDonald have returned to their Walla Walla home from California, where they spent tbe winter; . Byron Hawks at tbe Pioneer drug' store has put in a fine line of high grade fishing taokle. Notioe tbe dis- ' f The grooery department of the Mos grove Mercantile company is graoed with an attractive and commodious "fruit and vegetable stand. - ' The Meaoham 'wagon road is open across tbe mountains. Tbe first team over arrived in Pendleton Tuesday evening from LaGrande. The driver I reported that the snow on the summit ; was fast disapppearing. ' Pendleton, since several weeks ago. From Henry Sohmitt the Press leaina that its old friend, G. W. Han sel! as been tackling tbe aeroplane problem. Time was when a windmill was high enough for George. Thomas Miller.' an old sentleman who is well known in Athena, is ser iously afflicted with rheumatism and beart trouble. He is at tbe borne of Charles Wilkas, south of town. . . . " .' worK on tne JS'urnisn-Uoe dam in the west end of the county will start in about HO days. The oontraot calls foroompletion of the dam . by Ootober 1, and tbe total cost will be f 110,000. f All week long the Dell boys have bad everything in seasonable vege tables and fruit on display in their show windows. They surely furnish their customers with; all the market affords. flrtnf ranfnra ova oaf a Y ah in t nnd putting in temporary Bide tracks on the O. R. & N. below Pen dleton. where the work of rebuilding the line between that point and Yoakum will looal ground and that tbe Pendleton building must wait until after others whioh slipped in ahead of it during the wait, have been completed. nsjhe band boys . made things lively on tbe oooasion of the visit to Athena XQesday of tbe Walla Walla Commer cial Club. Tbe band headed tbe pro cession in the march, and rendered selections on tbe Btreet. Tbe organ ization Is fast beooming proQoieut and the generousily of tbe members in giving their servioes is greatly appre ciated by tbe Atbena Commeroial As hCrbe Jerry St Dennis borne plaoe was fsold ty 'administrator Richards at Pendleton, Saturday, as advertised. Wm. Caldwell was tbe highest bidder at $18,000. But later, learning that E. A. Dudley had paid rent money in advanoe, Mr. Caldwell relinquished the land to Mr. Dudley, whose bid was $17,500 for the 240 aores. yMuurioe Hill came in from Lewis ton Monday evening. Mauiioe has completed a business course in tbe Lewiston high sobool, and after a rest will secure employment with some business firm. : Five dollars reward will be paid for information leading to tbe reoovery of a black gelding brand T on right, bip and bio tod circle on left shoulder. Ad dress Rufus Wolf, Cay use P. O., Uma tilla oounty, Oregon. Copious rains have made farming operations on tbe high ground and! foothill territory backward tbis spring There is a lot of plowing and seeding yet to be done in some localities, and favorable weatber is needed; V' Exempt firemen of the Athena fire department, are to reoeive-their cer tificates. A number of firemen who have served their time have been with out certificates for tbe reason that tbe documents were not available until reoently. : Mr. Piersol, tbe man who purchas ed aoreage in tbe Estes traot of Wm. Booher, is putting a portion of the land in shape preparatory to seeding it to alfalfa. Mr. Piersol will soon begin the construction of a bouse on the property. J. M. Hays, who with bis real estate partner, brought suit against J. K. Bott of Helix to reoover $2,000 alleged due as commission for selling Bott's land, was awarded nothing bv the jury, which gave a verdict in favor of the defendant 7E. R. Cox is in the oity from Cali fornia. Mr. Cox has been with bis son, Edward, since leaving Atbena several months, ago. He is employed in tbe eleotrio power department of a manufacturing company with works located on Pitt river. According to a letter just received ftom Congressman Ellis there is not a very oheering prospeot that Pendle ton's new post offloe and federal oourt building will be erected witbin tbe next few weeks, says the East Oregnn ian. It seems that a large part of tbe delay was occasioned by tbe long time required in clearing the title to tbe Now for Spring ' For monthhs we have been planning the coming spring oampaign. New goods are already arriving at freqnent intervals while many mora are on the way. . In order that no new or otherwise desirable items might be over looked, our buyers are now scouring the eeastern markets, and seeing to it that we own our merchandise at the lowest possible landed costs. In spite of advancing markets we will be able to offer our customers most items for as little and in some oases less than heretofore. . More stress than eyer before will be laid on quality, ever keeping in mind tbe fabt that "Tbe sweetness of low prioes never equals the bitter ness of poor quality." Tbe best is being culled from all lines for all tastes and all purses. All over ibis great store, even in our exchange department on tbe third floor, our customers are protected against possible costly errors by our "Satisfaction or your money back" guarantee. With ns tbis means re f nnd promptly and cheerfully without quibbling or protest. Unless our friends are pleased we are not Wherever possible our Eervice is to be improved to tbe end that we may merit in still greater volume tbe favors of our old friends and secure the confidence and ptaronagegof tbe ever increasing number of new citizens in our midst ' . - No effort is to te spared to make' shopping here convenient, pleasan and profitable whether in person, by proxy or by maiL The Da vis-Kaser Company Walla. Walla Wash (The home cf Greater YfV : Branch Store at Parr. wb man) Charles Wilk6s is. supervising road work near town this week. Tbe road in front of the Dell place has received needed attontion during tbe past few days. Tbe little road grader is doing good servioe, aooording to Mr. Wilkes. Eight horses are used on the grader and tbe use of plows is dispensed with. Wm. Tompkins and wife who have been at tbe Hot Lake Sanatarium tbe past four weeks taking treatment both report that they are being benefitted by their visit Mr. Tompkins has so far recovered as to be able to be about. They are unable . to state just when they will be able to return home. jXCleanup day was fairly well observ 4aln Athena, Monday. Many loads of trash and debris were carted away. : The cleanup process was not as thor ough, however, as would have result ed had tbe ground been dry so that garden rakes oonld have been used more effectively. The City Park lias been fenoed on the Third street side and the property is now protected from stock running at large. In time the present fencing may te moved to the East side of tbe park and replaoed with one of more pretentious design. Tbe dog poisoner is infesting Pen dleton. A number of dogs have died and the poisoner is still at work. The same methods are employed at Pendle ton that were, used so effectively in Atbena last winter. . ,A deteotive is to be employed in tbe capture of tbe poisoner. Inclement weatber Saturday after noon prevented the holding of tbe looal traok meet between the High Bobool athletes and tbe town squad. Considerable interest was centered in the proposed event and it is hoped that it will be. given at an early date. The Press learns that the"" hitohing raoks out at the cemetery are in ser ious need of repair. Our informant is of the opinion that an aooident is liable to oocnr any. time teams are bitohed there. The matter will doubt less reoeive prompt attention. . Ira D. Conrad and family of Spo kane have taken up residenoe in Atb ena. Mr. Conrad is seriously afflicted with rheumatism. .He is a son of D. S. Conrad, 'the shoemaker. Mrs. Arthur Coppook was taken to tbe hospital at Walla Walla hia morning to be treated for an aboess that has made its appearance on tbe side of her faoe. Mrs. J. B. Perry and daughter, who have been visiting relatives in Atbena and vioinity tbis week, returned to their home in Pendleton, this morn ing. , Mrs. A. H. Luna, who. has. been critically ill tbe past week, is some what better this morning. , Her three sons and daughter are at her bedside. . For SaleA new 5-room house in Milton; or will exohange for Athena property. For particulars, see Emery Achilles. Athena. , H, O. Worthington is sole agent in Athena for tbe celebrated Wank away shoes sold the world over at $2.75. Wild Horse oreek gave up its first trout of tbe season to Bert Cartano this week. Mis. Edw. Koontz went over to Walla Walla this morning. Miss Yaunita Colly was in the oity from Weston, yesterday. Mrs. S. F. Sharp is visiting relatives in Pendleton today Mrs. Lizzie Jones visited in Pendle ton Tuesday. The Belgian stallion, Commissaire, No. 32870, will be .in Athena at Wright's feed stable for tbe season. Terms, $10, $15 and $20. R. E. Stewait. Good Pasture. If yon want good pasture for your stook, where there is plenty of grass and good water, at $1.25 per month, write G. W. Johnson, Weston, R. F, D. No. ?. Card of Thanks. For all tbe kindness extended us in the sp.d hours of oar bereavement, we are sincerely and deeply grateful, and take tbis method of expressing our heartfelt thanks. Lizzie MoKenzie, D. G. MoKenzie, Agnes MoKenzie. Alex MoKenzie. Jr., Ruth MoKenzie, B. B. MoKenizs. Took All Hi Money. . Often all a man earns goes to doc tors or lor medicine, to cure a stom ach, liver or kidney trooole that Dr. King's New Life Pills would quickly nure at slight cost. Beat for dyspepsia, indigestion, billioosness, constipation , jaundice malaria and detility. 25o at all druggists. f E ' i at Athena's Department Store Cross Oxfords and Shoes, Pumps, High Shoes. In the new arrivals are to be found Peer less Muslin Underwear, Fancy Goods and Notions, all at slaughter prices. No reserve Everything sold at wonderful reduction; so buy before the Sale closes. Remember, there are only" ten more days f sale. & Art Squares and Rugs PRICES: right, Goods right; and ; you can't beat 'em at Walla Walla or Pendleton, either. rt.,A MILLER THE RUSTLER, Main Street, Athena. losgiwe Vm uomp South Side Main Street Mercantile any Athena Oregon i Our spring and summer lines are now complete. We are showing all the latest and most reliable mer chandise in every department We do not claim to be giving goods away or selling them at half what they cost But we' do claim that we are selling good depen- tt Idable merchandise at less than any of our competitors We mak Saturday a special display day and shall be pleased to-show you the new goods in every depart ment Come and look us over, we have a greater var iety than ever before, we can suit the most fastidious as well as the most economical buyer. Our stock is all fresh and new. Na old shop worn goods. The follow ing is a partial list of new goods. Space, will not per mit mention of many other lines just received. Mens New Suits if Hats Underwear half hose shoes half shoes dress shirts neglige shirts work shirts New Dress Silks silk waistings wool suitings . fancy wash goods ginghams percales gallateas linens and lawns calico Ladies New Summer Suits pongee dusters linen dusters dress skirts silk petticoats heatherbloom gloves underwear I pumps, oxfords . :B 8 H GREEN TRUING SUPS Willi EVERY CASH PURCHASE ''111 I