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And Littlejobn's Millers
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'olook.
Oliver Dickenson spent Tuesday at
Freewater. .
'"' Mrs. Henry visited friends in Wes
ton Tuesday.
Mrs. Merle Roby was a Pendleton
; visitor Monday. . .
Mrs. Bergevin oame over from Walla
Walla Tuesday.
Mrs. Minnie DePeatt bas been on the
siok list tbis week.
' Mr. and Mrs. Gbas. Betts were in
Pendleton Tuesday.
Mrs. Hugh MoArthnr went over to
Walla Walla yesterday.
Al Sigman oame np from Adams
and attended the pionio.
W. B. Taylor will attend the horse
show at Milton tomorrow.
Walter Friuk, the Millers' crack
twirler, spent Tuesday in Pendleton.
; Mrs.. W. B. Taylor and Mrs. Hardy
Mansfield were in Pendleton Wednes
day. Ralph MoEwen bas teturned from a
visit to friends at Eugeue and Port
land.
Mr. aud Mrs. M. L. Watts spent
Wedoesday with fliends in Waits
burg. Miss Luoile Kemp was the guest of
Miss Kittie Gbolson Friday and Sat
urday. Fred Adan?s, the Adams hardware
merobant, was iu the city Wednesday
evening.
The party who borrowed a step lad
der at the Mosgrove store will please
return it.
Bawl Miller has hs pioture show at
Weston, where be is amusiug the pio
nio orowds.
Harry MoBride has established a
first olass haok servioe to Weston dar
ing the pionios.
Miss Darr, of Adams, has been the
guest this week of her sister, Mrs.
Harfy MoBride.
Mrs. 0. A. Barrett went down to
Pendleton Tuesday, to attend the Bap
tist Association.
Miss Bessie Booth of Wasoo, was i
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Bar
rett during the pionio.
Clark Wood dropped in from over
the nill Saturday afternoon and frat
ernized with the Sootob.
Jaok Keefe oame over from Weston
Saturday and took part in the Cale
donian program at the park.
Mrs. Frank Bainville, of Lewistou,
Idaho,' is visiting bei mother, Mis.
Stanton, at her home near town.
Attorney Will M. Peterson of Pen
dleton, has been appointed to a mem
bership on the State Judioiary Board.
Mrs. Randall, who IraV been visit
ing ber sister, Mis. Bert Ramsay, left
for her home at Olex, Oregon, Wednesday.
Mrs. James Prioe and Mrs. Minnio
Walker were in the oity from Weston
Tuesday, trading with Athena mer
chants.
Sohool closed in Athena yesterday,
Teachers and pupils will now enjoy
the summer vacation, after the year s
sohool work.
Mrs. D. G. Molctyre and son, Ar
ohie, will aooompany Mr. Molntyfe
to Alberta, where they will make
tneir home.
Charles Norris will spend tomorrow
at Walla Walla, and will incidentally
spend a few moments at the horse
show in Milton.
Mrs. Mays and tier daughter, Mrs.
Marion Walker, who has been visit
ing here from Taooma, went to Pen
dleton Monday.
Mrs. Otis Whiteman and two little
sons left Tuesday for their home near
LaCross, Wash, after a few days visit
with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Pinkerton ar
rived in the oity from Washtnona,
Wednesday evening, and are visiting
rslatives in this vioinity.
Mrs. L. L. Montague, who visired
her mother, Mrs. S. 0. Stanton, dar
ing the Caledonian pionio, left Wed
nesday for ber home in Arlington.
Mrs. R. T. Brown and obildren ar
rived in the oity Wednesady evening
from Hartland, Minn. Mr. Brown
met his wife in Spokane Monday evening.
J. J Gallaber, a pioneer Methodist
minister, well known in this vioinity,
died in a Walla Walla hospital Mon
day nigbt from beart failure, aged 69
years.
Mr. and Mrs. B. McArtbur are
in the oity from Portland, visitiog
relatives and friends. They spent the
winter in California, with Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Bannister.
Arthur Stone oame over from North
Yakima Saturday, and spent the day.
Arthur is oity news man on the North
Yakima Daily Republic and is mak
ing good in bis profession.
There will be services in the Church
of the Sacred Heart, Athena, Sunday
May 28. Mass at 7:30 and 10:30
o'clock. Sunday school at 2:30 and
evening devotions at 7:30 p. m.
D. C. Sanderson, editor of the Free
water Times, a stanoh politioal sup
porter of Hon. C. A. Barrett, was in
the oity Friday and delivered the an
nual address at the Caledonian pionio.
W. R. Taylor has a promising filly
whioh he has placed on the Walla
Walla traok to be worked by Wm.
Hoggoboom.. It was raised by Fay
LeUrow and comes from a racing fam
ily. Two robberies have been reported
at Freewater, and the Times advises
everybody to look their doors when
leaving the house. The carnival and
strawberry picking is attri bated as
being attractions dia wing petty thieves
to the town. -
James Stnrgis of Pendleton, visited
Athena friends Saturday evening. He
had been at - Walla Walla with the
University of Washington base ball
team, and was on his way to' Pendle
ton, from where he prooeeded Monday
to Seattle, to resume his work at the
University.
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.
II. II. HILL, Athena.
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You BCM!
Don't Forget Walla Walla's Big
4ft
of July Celebration
July 4 and 5. 1911
Under Auspices Merchant's Ass'n i
TWO DAYS
Band Tournament. Biff. Bang.
Free Fun and Amusements, Street Spectacles,
League Base Ball, Sports and Athletics,
Something Doing Every Minute. See Large Bills.
Reduced Rates on Railroads. Come all
The services of the Athena band are
in demand for the Fourtb of July.
Bo to Walla Walla and Pendleton,
where deietrations will be held are
negotiating with the band manage
ment. Mrs. Hardin Mansfield and two
daughters arrived in the city last
week and are visiting at 'he home of
Mrs. Lizzie Mansfield. They will sonn
go to Walla Walla, where they will
make their home.
Mrs. Wm. Tompkins left Tuesday
morning for Two Kivers, Wash., in
response to a message announoing the
birth of a son to her daughter, Mrs.
James Woodruff. The little one was
born Monday, May 22.
Miss Leta Edington arrived in the
city Sunday and is visiting at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. W. R. Taylor.
Miss Edington has just closed her term
of sohool in Wallowa oounty, and is on
her way to her home in Corvallis.
Dr. F. A. Clise, the expert optioian,
will be at the St Niohols hotel Tues
day and Wednesday of next week.
Examination of your eyes made, free
of oharge. Satisfaction euaranteed in
all lines of his professional work.
Mrs. Caton and Mrs. Bannister have
xeoeived news from Walla Walla, that
thier sister, Mrs. Leonard is so far re
covered from bei acoident as to be
able to be taken to her home, and oan
now walk with the aid of assistants.
Mrs. D. C. Molntvre will sell at
publio auotion sale at her residence
in tbis oity, on Wednesday afternoon.
May 31st, at 2 o'clock, household
goods and two good milk cows. .F. G.
Lucas auotioneer. Terms of sale, cash.
FranK Johnson, an Indian cattle
thief, was taken into custody by Sher
iff Taylor Tuesday, after Johnson bad
delivered ten head of oattle whioh be
bad stolen from Albert Mintborn and
James Roach on MoKay creek. . He
was placed under arrest while in the
act of reoeiving the money for the
stolen stock.
Bert Cartano oarries the best family
liquors in town, and be is making a
speoialty of fine table wines. For
(1.50 per gallon, you oan get ohoioe
Tokay, Musoat, Angelica, Sweet Ca
tawba or Port. These are California's
best produot and give satisfaction
wherever used. Call at the Red Front
for the best and purest liquors.
Mrs. Felix Audette, who before ber
marriage was Miss Ida Lafave, a
daughter of Mrs. Frank Martin, died
Sunday at Great Falls, Montana. The
remains were shipped here for inter
ment The funeral was held yester
day forenoon, servioes being conduct
ed by Bev. Father Neate, at the Cath-
olio ohorch in this oity.
Matt Mosgrove was over from Mil
ton Tuesday, talking up the horse
show, whioh takes plaoe in his town
tomorrow. Two splendid entries will
represent Athena, the Zolook Allies
owned by Charles Norris and Fay Le
Grow. There are none better in. East
ern Oregon and the two beauties will
have no trouble in winning the best
put up for their class.
Announcement is made of the death
of Mrs. C. C. Baker at Salem last
Wednesday. Athena friend' extend
their sympathy to the husband, who
was principal of the Athena sobools
toe fore part of the present year.
Since the death of the mother, the
little daughter has developed tuber
cular meningitis, and now ber life
is in the balance. Mr. Baker is now
at Ashland.
Fred Badtke has a tarantula in cap
tivity down at his store, which he
captured after it had rolled over the
baok of bis hand while engaged in
selecting bananas from a bnnoh hang
ing in the grooery department. The
big spider looks vicious enough to at
tack anything coming its way. Mr.
Rsdtke will use precaution in tbe
future by thorough investigation of
bananas handled by him.
SAND HOLLOW NEWS.
The last meeting of tbe Suasbiue
Club was Held at the home of Mrs.
Geo. W. Hansell. and the hours from
2 until 4 were pleasantly spent by tbe
members in needle work. Refresh
ments were served by the hostesses,
Mrs. Hansell and Miss Hansell.
Mrs. Shaffer, of Dayton, Wash.,
mother of Mrs. W. E. Vollmer. is
visiting at her home near Helix tbis
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sohmitt en
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Marion Walk
er, of Taooma, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hansell had
as their guests over Sunday, Mr and
Mrs. Benjamin Burroughs, Jr., of
Pendleton.
The Misses Julia and Selma Voll
mer were visiting at tbe borne of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Vollmer. near Helix,
last week. They returned to their
home in Waitsburg, Wash., last Sun
day. Mrs. Gertrude Mathena of Walla
Walla, was tbe guest of Mrs. Arthur
Douglas and Mrs. Luke Read during
tbe pionio.
Mr. Adolph Bishoff. of Walla Wal
la, was visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John C. Walter over Sunday.
Mrs. Bisboff, sister of Mrs. Walter,
and obildren, have been visiting
there for some time.
Mrs. Matlook, of Vancouver Wash.,
has been visiting at tbe home of her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Piper, west of
town.
The many friends of Mrs. Charles
Ger'ing are pleased to learn that she
is recovering nicely from her teoent
illness.
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