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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1910)
f -i. C. A. Barrett Pendleton. Conqnerer $3.00 Pix&Kadtke. Hamp Booher w Weston V-" spent Wednesday in hats for sale by awl Miller arrived in the oity Wednesday evening from Corvallis, and will spend the holidays here. For Sale or exohange, a house and lot. Also, rubber-tire togay. Ad dress "X," Athena Press Office. Marion Jack one ' of the adminis trators .of the Kirk estate, was in Mrs. L. J. Fobs is reported ill, at i er home in the north part of town. Mrs. Fobs' tronble is of locg standing, though she has not been bedfast at any time. ' Swaccart Has snipped seven thoroughbred Poland, China hogs this week. The stock was con- Bisned to breeders in Oregon and XA. h. 1 bead of : i ". ' f T ".. PM CHI CsP A U Only 1 More Shopping Day Get this Gift question, off your mind at once. Santa Claus will be in our store eyery day until Christmas; '(We have the largest and finest assortment of gifts ever brought to the f city. Something for every member of the family", and at moderate prices, too. . Come and see. li V 1 . ! . ie.iT , t 4 r ' 1 : l - :t 4 ; ut --oiUOBB. Mrs. H. A. Barrett, Mrs. C. A. Bar ett and Miss Jessioa MoEwen were in Walla Walla Monday evening. Henderson Fashion Form Corsets, the correot foundation for a perfect fitting gown, for sale by Fiz&Badtke. Mrs. .William Williams was down ' from her mountain home yesterday boy ing 'Christmas goods of Athena merchants. C -Charles ' Henry returned Tuesday from a business trip to Weiser, Idaho, near wbioh plaoe he farmed for sev eral yeais. v Miss Martha Gerking, who is teaoh tNing north of town, will spend the holidays with her mother near I$lto- Prof. J. S. Henry was taken to Walla Walla again chia week, and will take treatment fur lung trouble, in a hospital-there. Prof. Henry's many friends here are greatly con cerned about his oond ition. C Arthur Soott has been ip Athena this week from his home in Cold Spring district The farmers of his section of the, county are highly elated over the orop prospects, as a result of plenty of moisture being stored in the fU . ' V Members of the looal lodge of A. F. A.M. are hereby notified that a banquet will be served at the lodge hall next Tuesday night, Deo. 27. All members and their families are in vited to come and bring a well filled taeket. '';.'-. v"- v." The HOLIDAY Season ... . ; 1 t. t Here for Gift Goods V (I n r v Bring joy to the hearts oi your friends and loved ones, not the momen tary, fleeting sort that passes away with the day, but the lasting, genuine kind, which keeps green the memory of your thoughtfulness and esteem. Gifts of a per manent nature, which please the eye and serve a useful purpose do this as no others. YouTl find them here in profusion. No matter how much or how little you wish to pay, whether for man, woman1 or child, your hardest task wiU be, not to find a suitable gift, but to decide which one. Our list of Holiday suggestions is free on request. Atterbury, of this county. The mar riage is announced to take plaoe at the home of Mr. ana Mrs. una nee Stamper, near Warren station, next Sunday. " SMr. and Mrs. John Edwards, of Heppner, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. R. A. Thompson, in this ott, Mr. and Mrs. ; Edwards were resi dents of the Weston neighborhood in an early : day, and will visit there during their stay. , ' U J. M. Swaareart h'ai materially .. . . . n n t - M l" . A strengtnenea nis nne uouk oi cuou Plymouth Rooks by the purohase of several pullets from the prize winning pen at the Pendleton poultry ' show exhibited by the Heppner poultry breeder of Barred Rooks. X.An adjuster, representing one of the companies in which T. JM. xaggart held a rxliov. was in the city Wednes day and went over the details of the fire loss with Mr. Taggart. Tne Bare was opened yesterday morning and the books and papers therein were found to be in a well preserved condition. DSuMrs. Lydia Seitz, mother of Mrs. J. C. Martin, died at ner nome in wana Walla, Sunday night, after a pro longed illness.' The funeral was held I Tuesday at Walla WaUa. rara. . m i TTT lU. Sietz had been a resident oi roe waua Walla valley for 25 years and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. bThe meetings at the Christian r . . i o onuron are announoea m ojuho uu ouu- day night. Tonight Dr. Martin and Prof. Hohgatt give their famous re cital. Tomorrow night, Sunday morn ing, afternoon and evening, Dr. Mar tin will preaoh. Monday morning be will leave for his home in Seattle, and Professor Hohgatt will go to his home in Illinois. Reliable Jewelry at Close PrioeB. Don't, pay the big jewelers fanoy prices until you see what we ask for the same goods. Our looation and low running expenses enable us to put this saving into the value. It will be worth your while to step in and get our prices on watohes, diamonds and jewelry. No store on earth can beat our prioes on reliable jewelry. H. H. Hill, Jeweier. Toilet Sets Ebony toilet sets, mani cure sets, silver toilet sets, .silver mesh bags sterling silver novelties, brass "sets, tie rings, shaving sets, raz ors, ebony military brushes A few Sflfloestions Leather handbags pur ses, leather collar bags and post card albums, leather music rolls," leather trayel ing sets and cigar cases. t fountain Pens Fancy stationery, finest lot east of (Portland, all in fancy boxes and most suit able for Christmas gifts. Splendid pyrography outfits and lots of wood to burn. ;yyre have a fine line of all the latest and best in fiction books by popular authors bound n fancy gift covers. Fine assortment of perfumes and toilet articles in end less profusion. Liggetts and Aldons chocolate chips and creams, tucked away in splendid gift boxes. A We have an excellent assortment of high class post cards. Big Sine of Cut Class and other articles too numerous to mention. Shop early. Byron N. Hawks PIONEER DRUG STORE Athena Oregon 'J- I i The Davis-Kaser Company Valla, WaUa Wash (Tlie home of Greater Y timon) Branch Store (at Pas?. Wash- f Spoiled It Fof Him. Mr. Clarke's butler had asked for a night' off, for the purpose, as he ex plained, of attending a ball in the vil lage. The next day Mr. Clarke asked him how he had enjoyed himself. "Oh, pretty good, sir, thank you," was the response. "It would hare been better If It hadn't a-been for the wom en. I can't abide women at a ball." New York Press. A Beautiful Thought. , A little clrl absorbed in gazing at the starry skies being asked of what sho was thinking said, "I was think ing if the wrong side, of heaven is so glorious what must the right side bef A Threat Immature Conductor (to clarinet player) See here, Mr. Schlag, why don't vou follow my beat? Veteran Clarinet (solemnly) If you don't look owid I wLl! Puck. i A has arrived and the Mosgrove Store as brim full of Dolls, Toys, r games picture books; everything for little folks, i h , . ,; ;;.r-r--.' ' ' ' ' - ' .' " ' t j ' (rffiat Slaughter Sale of Ladies' Suits, Dress Skirts, Ladies' & Children Clafejj Now is the time to prepare for cold weather.V Every j) garment marked down. They must be sold regardless of cost or value. The knife has cut deep. The prices I will astonish you. Nothing held back. AH tha latest uptodate garments included in this Great Slaughter Sale i Ladies Suits ladies' Cloaks V $30.oo Suits are now reduced to $21.50 $20.oo Cloaks are now reduced to $13.75 27.50 ' ,, 19.75 18.5o ' ' 4 ' 2.sO 25.oo 4 4 17.50 I5.00 . 1 9.75 19.00 ' ' 12.75 13.5o ' ' V?,75 MISSES and CHILDREN'S CAPES MISSES and CHILDREN'S CLOAK $3.50 Capes, Splendid Values, now $2-75 $3.25 Bearskin and Fancy Plush, $2.2o 6.fv0 " ' ' ' 3.75 5.00 Fancy Possum & other styles 3.50 ; I L 1 ( : ... A Surprise. ' Certle I want to give my sweet heart a surprise, on Uis birthday. Can yon suggest something? ' Arabel Well, on mfsiit tell him your use. , Increase in Valn.'ition, Mr. Strain says that tbe assessed valuation of Umatilla county will piotably be inoreaeed .OQO.OOO or 13,000.000 over last year. About 50 Garments carried over from last, season ,goods ( that cost from $6.50 to $10.50, your choice of CO.flC il each dunnef this great slaughter Sale at . . . . . il tj (7 - ( B.8H. 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