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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1911)
Rress Paragraphs ; 4 Do your smoking at Ue 'Tannery. " Mrs. John Peetler is in the city vis iting relatives. Lowell Rogers was in town Wednes day from Adams. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ferguson were in Pendleton Tuesday. Attorneys Wilson and Wtianant were in Pendleton Tuesday. Will Foster, of Pendleton, register ed at the St Niohols yesterday. Pete Murray, a prominent Adams citizen, was in the city, Tuesday, Miss Lizzie Sbeard and Miss Noma Smith spent Tuesday in. Walla Walla. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. James Con ley, April 13, 1911, an eight pound .coy. Miss Mattie Coppook went over to Walla Walla Wednesday,? to visit friends. v , Sim Barnes end Harry Turner drove over from Weston, and witnessed the ball game. Mrs. E. E. Koontz and Mis. Heury Dell went to Pendleton on this morn ing's train. ; Mrs. Wm. A. Graham, of Weston, was a guest of- her sister, Mrs. Fred Boyd, Saturday Deputy SheriUf Joseph Blakley was up from Pendleton Wednesday ou ofiiuiitl business. A portion of the road east of town is being surfaced, preparatory to put ting ou the rook. E. II. Wells was in Pendleton last evening, where be was initiated into the order of L'lks. LeBter Swaggart oame up from Portland and transaoted business in Athena yesterday. Mis. F. S. LeGrow has returned . from a two weeks visit with her mo- ither in Walla Walla. J. S. Eandolph and J. A. Orswell, of LaGrande, were registered at the St. JSiohols, Tuesday. Mrs. Hardy Mansfield returned yesterday morning from a visit with friends in Walla Walla.; Mrs. Lizzie Mansfleld spent a por tion of the week with her sister, Mrs. J. S. Harris, in Weston. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Cornoyer were in from the ranch yesterday, trading with Athena merchants. Elmer Johnson has joined the rook working foroe on the county road work. He handles the drills. Pat Pennell, formally of Lewiston, now traveling salesman for a Portland tlrm, was in the city Tnesday. Joe Bannister accompanied the Eobo baseball team to this city Sunday. He proved to bo a vooiferous rooter. Good Friday today, and those who do not plant their spuds in the : moon are at work in the potato patch.' Easter Sunday, next. Hen fruit is so plentiful that the boys can't af ford to store it up in hidden nooks. Bert Cartano has added a splendid refrigerator to his saloon equipment, installing the big ioe box Wedueday. A trial rnn was made with the county rook crueher yesterday, to loosen the beariugs of the big ma chine. W. E. Weir, publisher of thei'rair i City Miner, was in the oity' Mon day. The Press anknowlegdes a frat ernal visit. Easter program in the M. E. .ihuroh at 10:30 a. m., and the Easter sermon will be preached by the pastor imme diately after. . ' When in town, hunt up the 'Tan nery." You'll find your smoke there, "also the latest in base ball gossip. Brown runs it. Mrs. Ciustav Yollmer and son, Charles, of Waitsburg, were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sohmitr, Friday of last week. Louie LaBrache's team took a spin without driver, on the streets Monday afternoon. They were finally stopped without doing any damage. A sooial danoe will be given by the young people of Adams on Friday eve inng, April 31. Musio will be fur nished by Monisette brother. Tom Gilkey was in town Tuesday, laying in supplies preparatory to en gaging in roadwork for the county, between the Springs and Gibbon. M. T. Starr has commenced suit for divoroe from his wife, Stella S. Starr. 1 he plaintiff alleges desertion. Homer I. Watts is his attorney. Byron Hawks is having his drug store repainted and oalsomined in the interior. The improvement adds greatly to the appearanoe of bis al ready neat store.' Heury Lewis and son of La Grande were in the oitv Wednesdav. Mr. Lewis has been in the insuranoe bus iness for several years, and has visited Athena frequently. Mrs. Lillie Miller announces that a shipment of the large Easter bats has arrived this week, also children's bats. Don't wait till alter Easter to make your purchase. Herman Beverly came up from Portland yesterday morning on pro fessional tusiness. He says the me tropolis is booming along, and really looks as though he were lost, in Ath ena. A obange has occurred in the man agement of tbe Hot Lake Sanitariam. Dr. Phy has resigned to practice his profession in Spokane, and Walter M. Pierce takes the management of tbe institution. George Gross is assessing personal property in Atbeua this week. The real property valuations are uot being taken this year. The lew on real es tate will be based on tbe assessment taken last year. A number of local Masons went over to Weston one evening recently and assisted in oonferring degrees. They were royally entertained, a feature being the enjoyment of a splendid sapper. Fay LeGrow returned home yester day from a visit to his Montana stock ranoh. He found his stock in good condition. The boys, Grover and "Shorty," are getting along nicely and like Montana all right. Miss Martha Ellen Sorimsber die'd at her home near Ciookett station, north of Freewater, Monday, aged 45 years, six months and 3? days. Fun eral servioes were held Wednesday afternoon at the Christian church in Milton, interment being in the Odd Fellows oemetery at Milton. . Eber Luna is over from Milton today on business oonneoted with tbe Mos grove store at that plaoe. Eber is manager of the-Milton base ball club. He played Walla Walla Sunday, and says tbe garden city team has been considerably strengthened sinoe play ing tbe "rat game here. "Bate" Hollis, son of C. W. Hollis, a former merchant of this oity, bas been signed by tbe Pendleton manage ment and will pi ton for that team in tbe Blue Mountain league this season. He, was brought north by Niok Wil liams of tbe Portland Northwest league team and is considered to be a good pitcher. According to press despatches. Ft. Walla Walla is not to be abandoned. Several batteries of artillery that have been in tbe Philippines, have been or North Yakima J a Blossom Festival April 10th to 20th For tbe above occasion, tbe I Oregon - Washington Eailroad Navigation Company J will sell round trip tickets from Walla Walla and intermediate points; .'also from all points on tbe Yakima Division to North Yakima at "i ' One and One-Third Tare Tickets on sale April 19th and 20th, good for return until April 23, 1911. i For farther particulars, oall on R. Burns, D. F. & P. A.. Walla u Walla, or any O.-W. R. & N. Agent. Wm. McMurray, General Passenger Agent. dered to tbe barraoks in tbe garden oity. It is understood that Whitman college has given up tbe effort to se cure tbe post grounds for a greater Whitman College, and will confine its labors to seouring a million dollar fund. G. C. Osburn dropped off yesterday between trains and talked over old times with friends. He expects to be located with the Telephone company in the Portland offioe, having for some time been traveling auditor. Miss Flora Booth, who is taking a oourse as nurse, in St. Luke's Hospital, Spokane, 1b in the city for a three week's vaoation. Miss Booth has been ill with measles, and feels tbe need of a rest. She is at tbe home of her sister, Mrs. Hutt. The Athena High sohool baseball team left on this morning's train for Dayton, Wash., where it will try con clusions on the diamond with tbe sohool learn of that oity. Of oourse, tbe boys expect to win, and here's hoping they do. Bawl Miller showed at Weston Mon day and Tnesday nights of this week with his moving pictures, returning to Athena Wednesday night. He reports good business at Weston, and will ex hibit there on Monday and Tuesday evenings of eaoh week. Mrs. Casper Woodward was hostess to the Suobine olub Thursday, April 6th. Mrs. Woodward's mother, Mrs. Elliott, of Walla Walla, was the guest of honor. Lunch was served at 4 o'clock by tbe hostess, assisted by Misses Herman Elliott and Emma Heidtke. A certain young lady informs the Press man that since she engaged in tbe poultry business, she has been ex tremely luoky. For instanoe, she says that recently an old mother hen hatobed 13 obioks from nine eggs for ber. Good chicks, too. They are White Orpingtons. It is expected that during the months of May and June tbe teams in the Blue Mountain league will play exhibition games during the week, Sundays being reserved as now, for the league schedule. It is understood that Portland and Spokane managers are in correspondence with the league officials r3gardicg dates. Tbe proceeds from tbe pastry sale given by tbe ladies for tbe Park fund, last Saturday, netted $30. Tbe sale was liberally patronized, to tbe extent that by i o'clook all cakes and other edibles had been disposed of. Tbe committee of women who had oharge of the sale deservo speoial credit for their enterprise. J. E. Keefe, Jr.-. principal of the Weston High sohool, has aooepted the lucrative position of seoretary and manager of tbe Pendleton Gommeroial Association, and will assume his du ties as soon as his school closes. Mr. Eeefe is the right sort of man for tbe position, and tbe Commercial body bas made' no mistake in seleotiug bin). Yum Sumpkirit an Indian, was sued in Justioe Biohard's oourt to recover money dne for groceries and merchan dise purchased from T. M. Taggart. An attachment was run on some hors es, a wagon, harness, etc A com promise was agreed to, the Indian paying tbe account wbloh amounted to nearly $300, and Mr. Taggart set tled tbe costs. Marion Hansell exterminated a fam ily "of nine coyotes Tnesday, at tbo ranoh west of town. An old one and eight pups were exoavated from tbe den and despatched in short order. The neighborhood is loser of a num ber of fowls, due to the proximity of the den discovered by Marion. Jobn Tompkins is reported to have recently demolished a nest of five of tbe var mints. Friday and Saturday program at tbe Dreamland, as follows: 1. "Tbe Tongue of Scandal." Vitagraph. 2. "The Village Inventor," Selig. 8. "Russian Heroine," Pathe. For Sunday: J. "The Roman," Selig. 2. "Tbe Skeleton," Vita'grapb. 3. "Before and After," "Professional Suicide," Pathe. Changes Wednes day, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Miss Edna Taylor, who bas been ill at her borne east of town for tbe past week, is pronounced by her attending physician, Dr. Sharp, as having a well developed case of typhoid fever. Mbs Taylor spent two or three weeks vis iting friends in Pendleton, and sinue that time bas not been well, ber pres ent siokness following. Her many friends hope for her speedy recovery. A tea and paBtry sale will te held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Tompkins tomorrow, by Mrs. Tompkins and Mrs. A. B. MoEwen, beginning at 2 p. m. and lasting until 7. Tbe patronage of tbe publio is solicited. Refresh ments will be served throughout tbe afternoon, and tbe proceeds will go into tbe f nnd of the Aid society of the M. E. church. Come and provide something good for your Sunday din ner. A diabolical act was perpetrated at Mo Bride s livery stable Tuesday night when some llend endeavored to mutil ate four driving horses ty slashing them with a knife. A sorrel team and a gray team weie selected and each horse was slit in tbe shetb. Ibecuts mado were slight, though deep enough to bleed, so that the legs and hoofs were stained, leading to tbe discovery of tbe deed. The horses show no ill effeot,8 from the cuts thus far. Mr. McBride is totally at a loss to divide tbe purpose of tbe perpetrator. He thinks it possible, from tbe nature of the outi that some injection to cans disease may have been made, though none of tbe horses have yet been sick. Milton, Pendletou and Waila Walla have in tnrn been visited by tbe borne mutilator, but in each case reported from tbe ee town, stallions have been maimed. Ladies' and lens Tailored Suits in order to reduce onr Large Stock, we are giving You a Special Low Price on Ladies' Tailored Suits, for one week only, commencing Saturday, April 15. All Ladies' $12.50 Suits at $10; all Ladies' $15 Suits at $12; all Ladies' $18 Suits at $14.50; all Ladies' $20 Suits at $16.00. Our Mens Suits offered at following Prices: All $12 suits cut down to $10; all $15 suits cut to $12.50; all $20 suits cut to $16, all others in same proportion Remember our stock of Clothing is all new and the best and most stylish made. losffrove I n i 1 1 i i i '"" Company Mercantile Ladies' Home Journal Patterns for April a ahverrived. A Special Shipment Ladies' Neckwear for Easter. Great Easter BsspSa In attempting to go into details regarding the intensi fied beauty" of our new Spring showing sf Silks and Summer Dress Fabrics, no word could be too much or no adjective too strong could be" applied. With our usual forethought, we have gathered a more than or dinarily large assortment of Patterns and Colorings. New Novelty Silks In all colors. Taffetas, Messalines lou- isine and Pongee. French Foulards New patterns and all the different colors 60c per yard. Crepe de Chines In evening shades and also in Black. 50c per yard. Poplins Mercerized. We have them in all colors 35c per yard. Flaxon Plain, in bars'or in fancy stripes. 25c per yard. Fine Dress Ginghams in stripes, plaid or plain color's, in endless variety, at 12 l-2c per yard. Silk Waists in Messaline, Taffeta, Pongee and wash Silks. All latest novelties of the season. White Waists in endless variety; short or long sleeves, and tailor-made. $1 to $3.50 each. New Gloves Laces, Ribbons ' and Ladies' Hosiery in great profusion. New Back Combs new Bolero Pins, new Barretts and beau tiful Shirt Waist Sets. B. 811. GEN Mil SHIPS HlHffl GASH PURCHASE "V. .a: Matt'