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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1911)
Press Paragraphs I The Millers At Walla Walla Sunday, May 81, 3 p. m. Excursion train over at 10:30 a. m. Returning, leave Walla at 8 p. m. Jimmy Carden is in the oity from Pendleton. G. O. Henry is serving on the night polioe foroe. JS. Berkeley of Pendleton, was in be oity Tuesday. Lester Swaggart oame np from Pen dleton Tuesday. E. A. Dudley was in Portland this week ou business. Mis. James Price of Weston, was in the oitv Wednesday. B. T. Brown made a business trip to Pendleton Tuesday. Jostioe of the Peace Joe Parkes was iu the oity Monday from Pendleton. 3. F. Wilson returned from a busi ness trip to Portland Tuesday evening. M. S. Pate, principal of the Athena eohools, spent Saturday and Sunday in Pendleton. Mrs. J. B. Duffy was over from Walla Walla and accompanied her son to that oity. Picnickers are invited to call at Mrs. Jones' millinery store today and to I morrow, and see the beautiful huts on I display. The Rqv. Braoken Eoontz spent Sunday aud tbe fore part of tbe week in this oity, visiting his mother and brothers. Mrs. Lizzie Mansfield was ill tbe first of tbe week and nnder tbe oare of Dr. Sharp, but is at present greatly improved. Mrs. Wm. MoCcrkell, who has been ill for some time, is improving sinoe she was taken to Walla Walla for treatment. E. L. Smith, the Pendleton imple ment dealer and general dispenser of harvesting machinery, arrived in tbe oity Wednesday. Mrs. W. E. Dobson writes her bus baud that both her parents are im proving to some extent sinoe her ar rival in St. John. The county olerk hes issued mar riage lioenses to William J. Kelly and Olga Johnson, and to Albert Maaok and Elzora Snyder. Dr. Fred Lieualleu, who always en joys a good game of ball, was hern from Pilot Rook and witnessed the Atbena-Pendieton game Sunday. Carrioo is here with his merry-go- rouna, ior cne piomo. tie is accom panied by his engineer, Ab (Jnse, an old-time friend of little ''Bill Parker. Born, at their tome in Portland, to Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Oastleman, May 12, 1911, a daughter. Athena friends exteiid congratulations to the happy parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sheard left this week for a visit to relatives in South Dakota and Ontario, Canada. They expect to be absent for a oouple of months. Misses Lanra and Belle Molntvre Vie over Sunflay from Whitman Col lege, and spent the day with their mother and sister. Their eohool will close Jane 9th. A. J. Willaby continues to be shut in by his ailment, not having been on the streets for three weeks. He is faithfully attended by his son, Virgil, assisted by Mrs. Willaby. Pionio hats of all kinds at Mrs. Miller's Millinery store. Ladies and children's hats newly arrived this week from the east. All are invited to call, today and tomorrow. A. Mackenzie Meldrum, pastor of the Christian oburob in this oity, will preach the taooalaureate sermon befoie the graduating class of tbe Pen dleton high eohool, in that oity Sun day. The Dreamland theatre has greater seating capacity. Rawl Miller has put in a raised platform, extending baok on Loth sides of the building, whiob raises the deals, giving the aud iene a better view of tbe screen. Clyde Willaby has been In Walla Walla the past week, taking treat ment for a oase of appendioitis, whioh be has reoeotly developed. It is thought tbe difficulty may be over oome without tbe use of the knife. Jnstioe of tbe Peaoe Biohards aud Attorney H. I. Watts are having offices fixed up in the Taylor building at the corner of Main and Fourth streets. The baok part of tbe build ing will be ooonpied as a work shop by Handy & Christian, painters. Arthur Stone, who is on the editor ial staff of tbe Yakima Republic will anive in tbe city this evening to visit relatives and friends. Arthur is mak ing good as a news gatherer for the Yakima paper, which is among the best journals of Washington. Mrs. Sadie E. Moore, Grand Chief of Honor of the Degree of Honor, vis ited with the members of Clover Leaf Lodge No. 35, in this city Tuesday. Mrs. Moore was here for the purpose of explaining tbe new assessment plan whioh was reoeutly adopted by the order. D. 0. Molntyre is down from Alber ta to attend the reunion .of the Cale donians. Mr. Molntyre is a member of tbe Umatilla County Caledonian sooiety and takes an aotive part in its annual pionios. He is engaged in tbe real estate business, with offioes at Calgary. The Dell boys are having their store interior freshened op with a ooat of fresh paint. They are abreast of tbe times and when they are through bouse cleaning will present to the pnblio one of tbe neateBt little stores to be found in Eastern Oregon. H. H. Brinkley, of Aiilie, Oregon, was a visitor this week at tbe home of his daughter, Mis. Fred Koontz. Mr. Brinkley has been on a trip to Buhl, Idaho, where he visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bagley, and found them well and prosperous on their irrigated farm near Buhl. S. L. Spencer will give dauoes at tbe opera house this afternoon and evening, and tomorrow afternoon and evening. Tbe Milton Orohestra has been engaged by Mr. Spenoer to fur nish musio. He invites all to attend his dances, assuring everybody cour teous treatment and a good time. Don't Buy Half a Watch A poor timekeeper is only half a Watch really worse than none, for it misleads you. I sell low-priced, as well as fine Watches, but no Watch trash. I guarantee all my Watches to be timekeepers, and you are safe in buying here, whatever price you pay. "' H. H. HILL, Athena. r Athena, May 19 and 20 Carnival of pleasure and entertainment for the people of Umatilla county. All the Clans will gather in annual reunion. The Pleasure of a Summer Outing Is Emphasized By Smart Clothes Tf you have ever dressed in poor style; if you have ever wanted to dress smartly, but couldn't find smart clothes, you will appreciate "cTViiller-Made." Wherever you go, whatever you do, work or play", these clothes will satisfy your wants. We wish for you many outings this Summer and hope you'll wear good clothes. FIX C& RADTKE Glarehoe Gay is down from Toppen ish, Wash., visiting the soenes of bis early boyhood home. Clarenoe has grown out of the reoolleotion of many, being a strapping young man now. He is having a pleasant time with bis old playmates. His father is conduct ing a oonfeotionery store in Toppenisb. M. S. Pate desires to dispose of his household Roods at tbe Wright cot tage, within tbe Lext ten days. Call after 4 p.m., exoept Saturday. Among the things offered for sale is included beds, mattresses, rugs, stoves, kitchen utensils, sewing maohine, chairs, rook era, preserved fruits, offloe desk, type writing table and garden implements. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Bex Whitehead, former residents of Athena but new of Orland, California, was totally destroyed by fire, with all it contained, Sunday evening, May 7tb. Mr. and Mrs. Whitehead were at ohorob when the fire ooourred and it had gained suoh headway when dis covered that nothing whatever could be saved. Mauiioe Hill, Floyd Payne, Luvois MoEwen and Glen Dudley returned home Monday morning from tbe track meet at Eugene. They report having a royal good time. In tbe mile run, Payne set the paoe for his competitors a greater part nf tbe distance, finish ing fourth. He nosed out in front of Boylen, the Pendleton sprinter. East ern Oregon athletes appear to have been bandioapped owing to ulimatio conditions. Especially was this man ifested in tbe sprints. Sinoe Will Ferguson has purchased his automobile, Jinks Taylor has foimed snob a habit of riding borne with him that he forgets whether he has a borseln town or not. He got into tbe oar the other day and when nearly home remembered having a horse tied to a rack in town. So Fer guson obligingly turned tbe maohine baok to the oity and Taylor finally located his saddle horse. Hereafter he will size up tbe bitohing racks before leaving for borne in bis friend's auto. Familiar Sayings. "I don't like your weigh," remarked the customer to the dishonest grocer. "I hope 1 make myself clear," said the water ns It passed through the fil ter. "Beading makes the full man, but writing doesn't," complained the half starved, poet "My resources are all tied up," said, the tramp as he placed his bundle on a stick. "The rest la silence," quoted the mu sician, explaining the meaning of that term to his pupil. "This is a complete give away," re marked Papa Santa Clans as be fin ished stripping the Christmas tree. "I call that treating a friend in a rather distant manner," said the doctor as he hung up the receiver after pre scribing over the telephone. . J !? losgrove Mercantile Ladies' Home Journal Patterns for April have arrived. Company A Special Shipment sf Ladies' Neckwear for Easter. ur Great Dress Display In attempting to go into details regarding the intensi fied beauty" of our new Spring showing gf 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. mmmm New Novelty Silks Fine Dress Ginghams In all colors. Taffetas, Messalines Lou- in stripes, plaid or plain colors, in endless isine and Pongee. variety, at 12 l-2c per yard. French Foulards Silk Waists New patterns and all the different colors in Messaline, Taffeta, Pongee and wash 60c per yard. Silks. All latest novelties of the season. Crepe de Chines White jWaists In evening shades and also in Black. in endless variety; short or long sleeves, 50c per yard. and tailor-made. $1 to $3.50 each. i ... H: ... ,. . , - .,, . , ,.. - Poplins . New Gloves Mercerized. We have them in all colors Laces, Ribbons and Ladies' Hosiery in 35c per yard. great profusion. i i tU..,. . , , . ,..,.. . - - Flaxon New Back Combs Plain, in bars or in fancy stripes. new Bolero Pins, new Barretts and beau 25c per yard. tiful Shirt Waist Sets. B. & H. GREEN IB WIG STAMPS WITHEVERY GASH PURCHASE