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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1911)
Press Paragraphs The Millers . Play Walla Walla Od the home grounds Sunday afternoon at 8 o'olook. Be at the flist game of the season. S. R. Caplinger, of Weston is in the oity. Dr. Newsom was over from Weston Tuesday. Frank Ely, of Boise, visited friends in Atbena this week. Bert Oartano was in Walla Walla Wednesday on business. F. Q. Luoas was in town from Wes ton Wednesday evening. A. Maokenzie Meldrum spent iTues day evening in Pendleton. Gate Cox, of Weston . has been ; spending the wppk in Atbena. ; tft. uud Mis. Fi.-d Korubaw were iu iiib . i,v aood iy tiom Vti4oo. Limit Riu:el is addiup a new Kitoh ' u to hla fHrm home south of tou. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ftrguson weut to Pendletou on this morning's train. .YJru. jaoUsou Nelson was a guest of her ciauljtet in Walla Walla the past week. "Ohio" Hastings was op from Pen- Jl...... a i n ... ... uiuiuu uuu epeni ounoay wun Atnena friends. H. O. Wortbington is closing ont his stook of gent's furnishing goods, shoes, eto. George Einnear, a well known young man of Weston, was in the oity Saturday. Grandma Koontz, who has been se riously afflicted with rheumatism, is improving. Mrs. Henry Dell and daughter, Henrietta, are visiting friends in Pen dleton today. You can see the "Sweetest Girl in Dixie" at the opera house next Wed nesday night. Mrs. G. S. Newsom and sister, Miss Pelland, were over from Weston Wed nesday evening. - Get aoqnainted with "Brown From Missouri," at the opera house next Thursday night. Walla Walla fishermen have plant ed 80,000 trout in the BtreamB of that county the past week. W. O. Moody and wife, of Deer ran, vvumu. viMiiHU reiauveu m iuib vioinity during the week. S. F. Wilson spent Saturday and Sunday at Portland, looking after affairs in his Portland office. E. H. Wells is in Walla Walla to day, where be attended the funeral of the late William Sturgis, of Pendle ton. Those knowing themselves indekted to Will Jamieson are requested to oall at May's meat market at onoe aud settle. POTATOES WANTED About 50 sacks of good, po tatoes. Give price, delivered on the State Line, near Free water, about April 5th; also state variety. Address, GEO. W. BEARj 158 Locust St. Walla Walla. -yfytyfyty -The Watch Store All Kinds All Qualities All Prices and each Watch the best at its price, whatever the price. Every Watch guaranteed according to its worth, in knowledge of that worth $1 to $100 H. H. HILL, Athena The family of Charles Grant have taken up residence in Weston, where Mr. Grant is engaged in the restaurant business. Mrs. T. D. Taylor, of Pendleton, was a guest the first of the week at the homes of Mrs. David Taylor, and Mrs. W. R. Taylor of this city. W. H. Wray, Pendleton's tomb stone dealer, was in the oity this week and put in several monuments at graves in the Athena oemetery. Be a booster and oome to the ball game Sunday afternoon. To see Masoot "Bill' Parker In his new suit, will be worth the prioe of admission. Mr. and Mrs. George Woodward. who reside near Lind, Wash., at tended obnrob in this oity last Sunday accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Bead. Drnpciflf FTnwta ia hnuino his anrln fountain put in order for the season of thirst He can fill your order. In bis absence, tell your troubles to Fred BT a . nooniB. H. H. Hill offers a $103 credit check wdiofi oari be used on the pur hHce of a pHuo at Eilrs', Piano Bonne Ht Wiilla Wulla, for sale at a low figure. Frank Van Wiukle of Portland, the well known civil engineer, and former resident of Weston, was in the city Wednesday, renewing aoquaintanoo with Atbena people. C. H. Snyder, of tb Snyder Musio Co., Pendleton, was in the city Wed nesday and in the afternoon gave a free oonoert with his talking maohines at the Dreamland .Theater. Lawrenoe Lienallen was np from Adams Wednesday. The old Yellow Kid witnessed a workout of the Mill ers, and without stuttering, pronounc ed the infield to be a speedy one. Dean Willaby is having a barn moved to the Frakes place west of town. Andy Weaver has the oontraot for moving the building, whiob was formerly owned by Dr. Plamondoo. Bawl Miller's Dreamland theatre continues to draw good patronage. The pictures be runs are among the best in the Northwest circuit, and oome direct from the Portland shows. Sheep shearers are getting their baggage and equipment together pre paratory to the spring migration to the sheep shearing camps. Athena shearers will join the exodus in a few days. Property owners have had the clean up habit this week, the result being that a number of alleys and surround ing premises have a graat deal better appearanoe. Let the good work con tinue. New hair switches, puffs and ourls have been received at the Miller Mil linery store, all shades and colors to seleot from. Very few ladies oan wear the new style hats without extra hair or putts. Charles Norris will be prepared to fill all demand of those desiring Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching. This week be received a thoroughbred oookerel from the famous Durr pens at Taooma. The special meetings at the M. E. ohurob closed Sunday evening, after three weeks of interesting preaohing by the pastor, and speoial singing by the oboh. Several members were ad ded to the ohurob. ' A Mesonio Chapter will be insti tuted tonight at the Hall of Dolpb Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. in this city. Three or four teams will be initiated and a number of Masons from other towns will be present. A. E. MoEwen is doing considera ble improvement work on his acreage traot below town. Trees and brush have disappeared in a short time. He proposes to have the soil in a high state of cultivation. Fay LeGrow, B. B. Riohards and Will Littlejobn enjoyed a ride in M. L. Watts' Winton Six to Walla Walla Wednesady. Mr. Watts was at the wheel and the splendid maohine worked nioely on the trip. At the eleotion held at Pendleton yesterday to deoide whether the dis trict shoud bond for a $100,000 high school building, bonds carried by an overwhelming majority. The vote stood for bonds, 345 to 135. against. Mrs. Lillie Miller, the milliner, left yesterday afternoon for Union, where sbe took a large consignment of bats for sale. Mrs. Miller hag a good pat ronage in Union, and makes semi annual trips to that oity with millin ery. Leonard Douglas and Miss Clara Piepen brink, cf Weston, were united iu marriage in tbat oity last week. The young couple fhave a host of friends in this city and at Weston, who wish them prosperity and happi ness. . William P. Sturgis, eldest son of the late Sam P. Sturgis, died at the borne of bis mother at Pendleton, Wednesday morning of pneumonia. The young man was born at Weston, Septemter i, 1881. He is survived by a young son, mother and two brothers. Interment takes place today at Walla Walla, t With the arrival of Rollo T. Brown from Minnesota, this afternoon the roster of the playnrs on tbe Atbena ball team is complete. Roll has been in the newspaper business with his brother George, at Hartland, Minn. He finds timeto play tbe great nation al game eaob season, and looks every bit as good as in tbe old Yellow Kid days. He will be employed in the mechanical department rf the Press temporarily, having come lo Athena with the intention of opening a cigar and confectionery store. SAGE RATS PRAIRIE DOGS POCKET GOPHERS GROUND SQUIRRELS ARE PROMPTLY DESTROYED BY "WOODURK SQUIRREL POISON" THE Standard of the World Requires no Mixing or Preparation Always Ready for Use Always Reliable NO OTHER IS SO GOOD MADE WITH SUCH GREAT CARE Successfully used by 50,000 grain growers in i9ro. When you buy, de mand the best. Get the "Woodlarfc Brand." Money back if not 3 claimed. PAMPHLET--FiCS KoVT CiiEjCAl, Co . TorUaad, Of -on Mr. ami Mrs. F. S. LeGtow weut down to Pendletou last evening, where they attended the funeral servioe of the late William Sturgis, a oousin of Mr. LeGrow. They weBt through to Walla Walla this morning where in terment will take place. . : " The Banket sooial held in the E. of P. -I. O. O. F. hall last Friday evening netted tbe Athena High Sohool Ath lotio association about $10. Aside from the snpper, a program was ren dered and a oonple of hours were whiled away indauoing. Mrs. Lillie Miller now has four ladies employed in her millinery store in tnis oity, and all are kept busy at tending to the large trade which she enjoys. They are, Mrs. DePeatt, head milliner; Mrs. Gholson, Mrs. B. D. Tbarp and Mrs. Merle Roby. Tbe assortment of hats displayed this season at Mrs. Lizzie Jones' mil linery store have never been excelled in this oity. A new consignment this week includes dress hate, tailored shapes, turbans for ladies, and the popular suitoaee hats for girls. The remains of William Glaypuol, a Cold Spring farmer, win died at Pen dleton were brought to this city Sat urday and interred. He was aged 13 years. A father and sister aie bur ied in the Athena oemetery. The fam ily at one time resided in the Helix neighborhood. The condition of V. M. Shiok. who is afflicted with aboesses in the bead, ia somewhat improved, and he will accompany his brother, Arthur, to this city, where be will receive treat ment. His home is in Stevens county. Wash., where he is engaged in tbe hardware business. ' The Raymond Bell Company will appear at the opera house in this oity Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights of next week. Tbe company is said to be a good one, presenting in their repertoire snob well known plays as "The Sweetest Girl in Dixie," "Brown From Missouri," and others. P. T. Harbonr, manager of the Wes ton briokyard, is continuing hie sbin ment of potatoes, to the San Franoisco market. Last Saturday be bought two ourloads at Blue Mountain station from Dan Sowers and D. R. Jackson, and 200 saocs at, Weston from H. Wad ding bam. . The growers received $20 per ton. Jimmy' Froome has been visiting relatives in Athena tbis week. Jimmy is a big, husky lad. It has been sev eral years since he was here, and quite a change has taken . place in bis ap pearance. He resides with his father and mother on a farm near Spokane. His sister, Nellie, Is mairied and lives in Spokane. Fred Pelland, who will play second base on the Atbena base ball team oame in from Woodbuin, Ore., Wed nesday morning. Fred played second base for tbe Yellow Kids in 1906, be ing reoommeuded to the management bv Ralph Kriets. Ralph is oatabing for the Dnbuque.J.owa, team in tbe Three-I league this year. At a speoial eession of tbe oity coun cil held yesterday afternoon, Harden & Hoggens were granted a saloon li cense. Tbe application of John Dur ham for a license to oonduot a saloon in the "Corner" building was read, but on motion action was postponed indeQnitelv. Durham placed his stook of liuqors in tbe building yesterday. Mrs. Marion Warde Farnum appear ed in reoital at tbe opera house last evening, in benefit of the Athena High Sohool atbletio fund. The lady has been before Athena audiencoB in tbe past, bnt never did she appear to bet ter advantage or in a more interesting program thau tbat of last night. Sbe is an accomplished lady and clever en tertainer. Mrs. II. H. Hill arrived home last evening from LaCross Wash., where she has been at tbe borne of her daugh ters Mrs. Otis Whiteman, the past tbree weeks assisting in tbe care of tbe little bo; 7 wbo was afflicted with scarlet lever . The patient has entirely recovered, a nd it is thought tbat tbe other son, I )ale, will not take the dis ease. ' The program at tbe Dreamland for Friday and Saturday is as follows: l. "The Bandit;" "I he Two Raffles." Patbe. freres. 2. " Ihe Tenderfoot's Tiiumpb." 1 Jiograph. 8. "Gambling With Death, " Vitagraph. Duet "Ros es Bring Dr eams of You," by Mrs. Reader and Rawla Miller. Sunday program' 1. "Won by Holdup;" "Flowet Par. ade at Pasiidena, Cal.," Essanay. 2. "Enchanted Castle," Kaletu. 3. "At tbe Bar of Justice;" "The Water :i"lyer," Uibon-Elipse. we take pleasure in announcing that bur first shipment of tottm for Boys has arrived and is on display I This is a Line of Clothing that is Guaranteed to give satisfaction. There is nothing better made. We are also showing our spring and summer stock of 000 for young Men, a line that is superior to all in style, fit and workmanship. 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New Lisle trhead I Hose in tan, purple, lavender, rose, red, in all the new weaves; in Silk, Wool or , . t A I green, blue, leather, white and pink. tA Cotton, from 25c to $1.25 per yard. .. , .... I p new line of children s Hose, all qualities. Latest in New Ginghams New (Arrivals in Corsets An endless variety of French Ginghams The celebrated Royal Worcester, Bon- in plaid, stripes or plain, in all colors and ton and pAdjusto Coets, in all the latest ' shades. forms and qualities. i - 1 8 1, GREEU TRADING STAMPS WITH EVERY CASH .PURCHASE