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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1911)
j Press Paragraphs 1 Mis. Wm. Winship is ill at her . home tbia week. r Jerry Scone transacted bnaineea in .feodleton Tuesday. Moses Taylor transacted business at .Peudleton Wednesday. W. 8. Ferguson went over.to Walla Walla Tuesday evening. Mcli : Watts transacted bnsiness In Pendleton Wedneday. J Mr. Henry Koepke was a visitor to Portland last week, ' I Miss Gertrnde Lnna was a guest of friends at Pendleton yesterday. Dr. Kewaom was over from Weston yesterday on professional business. Attorney Wilson will leaye tomorrow lor Portland, on a professional visit. r, Unole John Hiteman. who has been seriously! with the grip, is improv ing- , d Miss "Velma Wilkinson spent Sat , nrday aa a gnest of friends in Pendle ton.v' , : ' . . ' Mrs., David Taylor and Mrs. E. A. Dudley are both recovering from siok- i Mra. Tbomas Lawson has been con fined! ta;,ber home with illness this iiBert Cartano has a new awning in front of his place of business pn Main . street. ji ,-r ' - Attorney Homer I. Watts was in Pendleton' .Wednesday looking after bnsiness interests. 'Miss Pearl Edwards, a teacher in the Weston sohool, was shopping in - the city Tuesday evening (Mrs.' R. J. Boddy, who is at her old home in Lansing, Mioh., orders the Press sent to ber address. County Judge Maloney has been eleoted vioo-president of the Farmers' Union Fire Insurance company. : ft'!",-.' '-'V " .Mrs. John Walter has been ill at her home west of town the past week, but is imported improving at present. 2. W. Look wood of this oity has sold to Henry Kupers of Helix a half seotion of wheat land for 121,000. . The , Farmers' Union will bold a meeting on Saturday, Fet. 18, at. 2 p. m. i Memoers are requested to attend. f ' . - . Joseph Forrest is recovering from a serious oase of the grip which kept him confined to the bonse for a week. . u ! ' Miss Marie Koepke, of Helix, was a guest the past week at the home of Mr.' and Mrs. Henry Koepke near town. :i - J; A, Kirk will spend next week in Portland. ' During bis absence Mrs. Kirk; will visit relatives at Weoatohee, Wash. ; '. ; . , Hi many Athena friends will be ' pleased to learn that Clark Walter, wt)d has been ill at bis home in Walla Walla, is rouoh improved tin health bDd is able to be out on the street again. ' The Watch Store All Kinds AH Qualities All Prices and each Watch the best at its price, whatever the price. Every Watch guaranteed according to itsvorth, in knowledge of that worth '.'' ' ' $1 to $100 v'.H. H. HILL, Athena . THE OLD TRUSTY I BAMS t Hot Water Heated CASH price DELIVERED at your station SAME as from FACTORY. U For Sale by W.J.CURK&CQPENDLETQN , CONTRACTORS Hi BUILDERS Furniture Repairing, Cabinet Work, etc.' Prices right. DESPER & SON, Athena. Mr. and Mrs. George Piper, of He lix, have gone to Vancouver, Wash., for a visit with the parents of Mrs. Piper. Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Boober were over from Weston Wednesday spend ing the day at the Johnson home west of town. Mrs. C. L. Woodward, who baa been receiving medical treatment in Walla Walla, returned to her borne west of town Sunday. A. Mackenzie Meldrum will leave this evening for lone, Morrow county, wnere ne win oonduot a series ot re vival meetings. A. J. Parker is in receipt of a letter from Jimmie Cox the well known ball player. He asks for a berth on the Athena team this year. Miss Lizzie Sbeard has returned from an extended visit to relatives in Portland, and has again taken her position at Fix & Eadtke's store. Miss Jenoie Dillman, who has been the guest of Mrs. Marion Hansell at ber borne west of town for the past month, nas returned to ber home in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Le Grow spent Tuesday night in Walla Walla, visit ing with friends. They attended the production of the play, "Three Twins." in that oity. . Charles Crawford moved his family to Weston Wednesday and the oottage vacated will be oooupied by the fam ily of Fred Pinkerton, recently ar rived from Portland. Undertaker N. A. Miller of this oity conducted the funeral of the late Mrs. Wyriok. at Helix, Sunday. A. M. Meldrum, of the Christian obnroh oonduoted the services. It is reported here that land coming under the Piae Creek irrigation project at Weston and vicinity has taken a boost in valne. As high as $200 per aore has been tendered oertain owners, so it is said. The little three year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morrisette died at the family residenoe south of Athena Saturday. The remains were interred in the Athena cemetery Sun day, funeral servioes being held at the Dome. Mrs. C. A. Barrett, who has been with her bnsband, Senator Barrett, at Salem during the legislative session, is serionsly 111 in the Capitol oity with pneumonia. Mrs. J. ;D. Piamondon, her dangbter. will leave for Salem tbis evening. ' , Sam Bannister has bronsht suit in Justioe Richards' court to reoover pos session of a horse from Fred Pinkerton. Both men claim the horse and the suit will determine the ownership of the animal. H. I. Watts is attorney for Bannister. In a letter reoeived by a friend of Mis. M. M. Johns recently, it is stated that Maurioe is not yet able to bear bis weight on the injured hip, brok en in an aooident early last fall by a fall from a motoroyole, at bis home in Vancouver, Wash. The road east of the oity leading to Weston was impassable Saturday and Sunday on aooountof huge snowdrifts. Hi A. Bondy and ' Will Littlejobn, in attempting to get to Weston Sunday bad their rig piled up in tbe drifts and were forced to return to town. B. E, Stewart tells tbe Press that be is more than pleased with an ex ceptionally fine job of painting and paper hanging reoently done for him by Will Worthington, the painter. Mr. Worthington's work is giving en tire satisfaotiun and he is prepared to do first class work at reasonable prioes. Bev. Lawson will bear testimony that advertising pays. His rooster, advertised in tbe Press last week, has been returned to bim as good as new. Mr. Cbantioleer bad strayed into tbe barnyard of a neighbor aorossthe way and but for the timely ad, might have soon found bis way to tbe family roasting pan. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lienallen were surprised at their home west of town. Friday evening, February 10, when a crowd of their friends merrily entered their home, unannounced. Game were enjoyed by the party until a late hour, Refreshments were served at 10 o'olook by tbe hostess assisted ty Misses Georgia Hansell and Herman Elliott, Bawl Miller bad the thumb of his left hand severely cut Monday evening while operating the piotnre maobine at bis Dreamland theater. His band came in oontaot with tbe reel attach ment while winding up tbe films after tbe show bad closed for tbe evening, and be considers himself fortunate that tbe aooident was no worse. The first anniversary of tbe Sun shine Club, an organization wbioh has been the oenter of muob social plea sure and profit throughout the neign borhood west of town, was oelebrated at tbe borne of Mr, and Mrs. Henry Sobmitt. Thursday afternoon, Febru ary 9th. Music and conversation passed the hours most pleasantly. Lunob was served at 4 o'clock by tbe hostess. . It will be of interest to note that tbe club was organized at the borne of Mrs. Sobmitt a year ago. Attaobment proceedings were insti tuted in Justice Biobards' onrt by Bruce Shangle, of Milton, against one of tbe members of the show troupe wbiob appeared in this oity Monday evening. An iron cage used by Henry, "the Jail-treaker," in his stunt on the stage, was held for payment of Snaggle's claim.. The receipts from Monday night's show were also gar nisbeed. A jury beard tbe case last evening and released to tbe players their pro rata of tbe door receipts held by tbe court, all exoept Henry, whose portion was withheld. SAGE RATS PRAIRIE DOGS POCKET GOPHERS GROUND SQUIRRELS ARE PROMPTLY DESTROYED "WOODLARK SQUIRREL POISON" THE Standard of the World Requires no Mixing or Preparation Always Ready for Use Always Reliable . NO OTHER IS SO GOOD nor ; MADE WITH SUCH GREAT CARE Successfully used by ' 50,000 grain growers in 1910. When you buy, de mand the best. Get the "Woodlark Brand." Money back if not as claimed. PAMPHLET FREE Hoyt Chemicai, Co., Portland, Oregon H. H. Hill, looal agent for' the Washington Nursery oompany is now making op an order tor a spring ship ment of frnit trees, shrubs etc Tbe oompany Mr. Hill represents is thor oughly reliable, and by bis residenoe bere tbe possibility of satisfaction in pnrohasing fruit trees from him is better guaranteed than when purchas es are made from outside parties and traveling salesmen. Members of the Christian church are urgently requested to attend tbe morning service next Sunday, Feb. 19th. Bible sohool at 10 a. m. At 11 o'clock song service and commun ion, followed by a special business session for tbe purpose of electing an additional elder. Atthis time a re port of tbe finanoial condition of tbe ohnroh will be made. ' : Joseph N. Soott, Clerk, , The people of Athena are evinoing great interest in the meetings being oonduoted by Bev. Blaok at tbe Bap tist ohurcb. Mr. Blaok is a ooovino ing speaker and of pleasing personal ity. Among his snbjeots of discourse tbis week were: "Are There Any Christians in Athena?" "Are There Any Sinners in Athena?" "Tbe Young Fellow," and "The Young Fellow's Father." A series of revival meetings will oommenoe at the Methodist Episoopal oburoh in this oity during tbe first week in Marob. W. P. Heishey. a well known singer who is engaged, in evangelistio work, has been seoured to assist in tbe meetings. The sermons will daal exclusively with live and in teresting subjects, and tbe members of the oburoh are anticipating tbatanoh good will result from the meetings. At the Dreamland for tonight and tomorrow night, the program is as follows: "Girl of tneEaoce." Seilig: "Heotor, the Angel child," Pat be; "Tattooed Arm,", Lu bin. For Sun day, "Back Among the Old Folks," Seilig; "Beggar's Repentance," Pa the; "Story of a Leg," and ; "Honey Industry in France," Pathe, Freres. Saturday Matinee at 2 p. m., same films as . Sunday, "Birth of Christ" being one of tbe films. ' With a $10 purse looked in the strong safe of H..H. Hill, tbe jeweler, as an incentive to bis efforts, "Henry the Jailbreaker" strove in vain all of Wednesday afternoon to work tbe com bination and wrest tbe prize from tbe vault The young fellow worked dil igently for hours, but was unable to accomplish the task. Finally be fell to the floor in a faint, the task having been a bard oue on bis nerves. Mr. Hill is more convinced than ever that He owns a good safe. Fix & Badtke have installed a mod ern Sberan display counter in their grooery store. The fixture is a splen did pieoe of furniture and oost $100. It is so arranged that fruits and gro ceries are displayed in glass compart meuts, behind wbioh are drawers con taining the stook displayed. In addi tion to being attraotive in appearance, tbe counter is all tbat could be desired trom tbe standpoint of economy in floor snaoe and it is practioally dust proof in the compartments holding tbe stook. An institute of the Sunday School workers of Umatilla county will be held at tbe M. E. oburoh in this oity on Saturday, February 25. Sessions will be held in tbe afternoon and evening. The institute will be oon duoted by Bev. C. A. Fhipps, assisted by Bev. K. E. Storey and wife of Pen dleton. Mr. Pbipps will address tbe institute on eneb snbjeots as "Making Good." "Ibe World's Conversion," "Juniors' Graded Work." and other interesting topios. Delegates from Adams, Helix, Weston and other parts of the county are expected to attend thd mstitnte. Notice. Notioe is hereby given to all whom it may concern, tbat on Saturday, Febuary 25. 1 1911. at 2:30 P.m. at my livery stable, I will sell to tbe highest bid Jer for (tash in band, one roan horse, weight .about 900 pounds. ? years old, togetbe r with two saddles and one bridle, proo eeds to be applied on a feed bill owing : me by one Dr. J.B. Sponogle, tbe atove named per sonal property being' in my possession, and ownership of sa me being claimed fay said Dr. J. B. Si mnogle. Harry MoBride. Dated, Athena, Orej -on Feb. 2, 1011. WSiter ( $k if WW 10CH01I for two weeks only, commencing Saturday feb. 18 we offer our Mens and Boys and our Misses and Childrens Coats at Mens, Ladies' and Childrens heavy Underwear at 25 per cent discount About 35 boys knee pants Suits at one-half price. All boys knee pants at one-half price. eA 25 per cent discount on all mens and boysv suits. Mens heavy 35c wool socks, now 25c; 40c heavy wool socks, now 30c; f0c heavy wool socks, now 40c We will dis count furs 33 1-3 per cent. 25 per cent discount on all sweaters. ? - Now is the time to lay in your supply. Come early while the stock is complete and take advant age of these flattering bargains. then a Depart smn St of iosgrove Mercantile ! - company . South Side Main Street Athena . Oregon I A Sale of Ladies' Muslin Underwear One man's loss is another man's gain. Owing to the failure of an Eastern (Manufacturer of Ladies' Skirts and Gowns, we were enabled to buy a large shipment ) at a bis: discount from regular wholesale prices, thus I) enabling us to sell .them for less than others pay for them. Following are a few sample prices. Space forbids us to enumerate the entire lot. 40 For S Good bonnd wbea barn. Enquire of C one mile sooth of W ale. t bay, stored in eo. R. Disomore, BfitOO. Ladies' Muslin Gowns Ladies' Muslin Gowns, 75c each Cluster tacks and Lace trimmed; good Mnslio, Bnd well made. Regular price, $1.25. , Ladies' Muslin Gowns, $1-00 Eitber tucked, embroidered, or laoe trimmed; several styles to choose from. Made of tbe best Mason ville soft finish moslin. Regular price, $1.60. Ladies' Muslin Gowns, $1,25 Made of floe Long olotb, trimmed in real linen Tor chon laoe. Regular pi ioe, $1.75. LadiesVMuslin Gowns, $1.75 Lace aod embroidery tiimmed, low V or bigb neok, elbdw or long sleeves. Elegantly trimmed in lace or embroidery. Regular prioe, $2.75. Ladies' White Skirts Ladies' White Skirts, $l.CO Trimmed in embroidery and duster tnoks Regular prioe, $1.60. Ladies' White Skirts, $1.25 Handsome embroidered flounoe, 16-utob deep, , with cluster tuoks. ' Regular prioe, $1.75. Ladies' White Skirts, $1.40 Trimmed in laoe and.emtroidery, with cluster tnoks, flounoe 16-inoh deep. Regular prion, $2.25. Ladies' White Skirts, $1-75 Elegantly made, 17-inch embroidery flounce. Regu lar prioe, 2.60. Ladies' White Skirts, $2.25 V Trimmed with laoe and insertion, very elaborate. Regular prioe. $3.50. The above are all new fresh goods, on which we will give our customers the advan tage of all the discount we received on' a very large cash purchase. B. 8 H. GREEH TRADING STAMPS V U CASH P1JRGHASE