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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1911)
Press Paragraphs Mr. and Mrs. Viotor Bnrke spent Tuesday in Pendleton. Lost A store key. Finder please return to H. A. Btmdy. G. D. Uatrielson. the well known insurance man, is in the oity. Mrs. Jack Parker visited in Walla Walla during the celebration. Attorney Wilson was in Pendleton yesterday on professional business. Miss Hazel Miller hag returned from an extended visit to the Yakima val ley. ' Mrs. D. B, Jarman and children, of Weston, were guests last night at the Winsbip home. W. D. Chamberlain made a short visit to the oity between trains Wed nesday morning. Mrs. H. I. Watts has returned from , an extended visit with friends in the Willamette ValJey. Mrs. Cbas. Hall and children re turned this week from a visit with friends at Pilot Book. The grain is beginning to ripen and especially the fields of Dais variety have taken a golden hue. Mrs. Brookner is in the oity from Spokane. She will do the cooking for Hey Winn's harvest orew. Mrs. W. R. Taylor and daughters spent a portion of the week with rela tives and friends in Pendleton. Mountain berries are beooming pleutiful in the markets, and are exceptionally ohoioe this season. W. A. Barues name over from Wes ton this wees and took home with him a fine, new rubber tired buggy. Herbert Parker went up to Wenaha springs and joined the Athena colony of campers in celebrating the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Riobard Thompson have returned from a visit with the parents of Mr. Thompson, at Weiser, Idaho. Mrs. Merle Boby returned from Portland Tuesday, where she spent several weeks visiting relatives and friends. Al. Sigman and Bert Wilson left Wednesday on a fishing trip to the Salmon river. They will return in time for harvest. Wm. Tompkins was out oa the streets yesterday, after a week's con finement to his home with his old oomplaint, rheumatism. George ' Garmiohael wan in town yesterday from the ranob. He re ports grain conditions good in bis section of - the country. The blacksmiths are now devoting their time to repairing headers and harvesting machinery, preparatory to harvesting the big crop in this vicinity. Bawl Miller acted as drum major for the Athena band during its Fourth of July engagement and bis training at Corvallis made him a proSuient one. Mrs. Griswold, local manager for the telephone company, is taking her summer vaoation at Meaohain. Miss Ada Defreeoe is at the office tempor arily. Miss Lillian MoDonaid arrived in the city Sunday morning from her home in Spokane, and will be a guest of her sister, Mrs. Byron Hawks, for a month. During the past few days of fair ' weather, considerable haying has been done. Wheat hay is in the shook and the first cutting of alflfa is in stack and barn. W. B. Martin and family and Mr. aad Mrs. Diok Haworth arrived this Week from Port Angeles Wash, and are guests at the two Haworth homes in this oity. George Brutoher was down from bis mountain ranoh yesterday with a consignment of luscious mountain strawberries, for wbioh he obtained a ready sale. A suoceasfnl three-days celebration took piaoe at the Blue Mountain saw mill, where old-time festivity prevail ed, and many entertaining features were in evidenoe. Pendleton defeated Weston in the Fourth of July game, soore 3 to 0. Sturgis and Lankard for Pendleton and Wheeler and Keefe for Weston, were the batteries. All members of Mignonette Bebekah Lodge, No. 86, are requested to be present at the meeting Tuesday night, July lltb, when installation of offic ers will take place. There are more oampers at Wenaba Springs at present than have been at the resort for some time. The pleas ures of camp life are being enjoyed to the fullest extent. Mrs. Win Borden arrived in Athena this week and with her husband Las taken up residence in the Jones cot tage on Jefferson street. Mrs. Burden has teen visiting relatives at Foley, Minn. Ernest Zerba, assistant cashier of the First National Bank, returned Saturday from vaoation trip into the Palouse country, where he visited rel atives. He says the Palouse has good crop prospects. The Atbena Commercial Association met in speoial 'session Monday after noon and the members subscribed funds to cover an $80 deficit in the Athena's portion of the Atbena-Wes-ton road fund. Link Swaggart has eight head of work mules for sale, at his home ranoh north of Athena. These mules are ready to work, and are from three to six years old. C. O. Henry was in charge of the Tnm-a-lum lumber yard this week during the absence of Manager John son, wbc was with the band at Pen dleton and Walla Walla. Milton's city counoil baa the matter of constructing crosswalks of oonorete under consideration. Athena's cross walks will be built as soon as the ce ment and gravel arrives. This season has been a nradnntivn one for exceptionally fine roses, many All . . . ' . Ainena nomes Davmg been great lv beautified by splendid specimens of the most beautiful of flowers. The steel for the bridge on Pine creek at the Baddeley piaoe has ar- rivsd and is being put in place. The steel for the Wild Horse creek bridge near town is expeoted daily. Dr. Newsom, in oompany with bis little son, Max, and Miss Enid Car tano, drove down to Pendleton yester day afternoon in his car, to see his wife, who is in the hospital. It is said that this year's crop of wheat will be the largest ever harvest ed in the Pine creek district. Esti mates are made that many fields will yield 40 to 45 bushels per aore. If you want the best grain insur ance going, just have a talk with B. B. Biohards, who makes insurance a business, and 1b prepared to insure your grain in reliable oompanies. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Biohards were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. MoBride on the Fourth, and spent the day at Cayuse, where they witnessed the Indians in their celebration of the national holiday. York Dell has furnished 'his home with fine Mission furnitnre. The bouse when built, was finished. in Mis sion style, and with the addition of the furniture, the effect realized is beautiful and homelike. The latest example of Sam Pam brun's artistic skill as a taxidermist.' is shown in the mounting of a fawn, found dead on the Umatilla river by Jack Bead. The specimen may be seen at the First National Bank. New soreen doors are being put in at the Athena Meat market. Taylor & LeGrow, the new proprietors, desire to serve one public in the best manner possible, and use every means to keep the market clean and tidy. In a letter from E. Weir, of Kah lotns. Wash., in which be renews bis subscription to the Press, he states that crops in his vioinity are in fine oondition, plenty of raiu having fallen to insure an abundant yield. A letter from Prof. Wiley, who is in Minnesota attending summer school announces that he will arrive in Atbe na some time prior to the opening of sobool, in time to make general prep arations for the year's sobool work. Letters to bis family state that the oondition of A. J. Willaby who is re ceiving treatment in a Portland san itarium, remains about the same. He is attended most of the time by his brother, but pines for home at timeB. Busby's oolored minstrels came to town Thursday, made a street parade at noon and showed to a good sized audience in their tent at night. The performance was fairly good. A splendid band is oarried by tbe oom pany. A family reunion was held at the Haworth borne in this city July 4th, in honor of the arrival of relatives from Port Angeles, Wash. A splendid dinner was served by Mrs. Haworth, the elder, assisted by Mrs. Sam Ha worth. Mrs. Fred Lieuallen, of Pilot Book, with her little daughter Barbara, is a guest this week at tbe borne of her brother, Byron N. Hawks. She was ac companied to this oity in his auto, by tbe dootor, be returning home Sunday evening. Phil Nadue, a professional ball player who was on the Walla Walla team a portion of the season, is in a Chehalis hospital with a fraotured skull, as tbe lesult of being hit by pitched ball. No hope is given for his recovery. Miss Caroline Borgen, of Harring ton, Wash., will be a guest of her sister, Mrs. Bollo T. Brown, in this oity for a short time. Miss Borgen has been making a tour of tbe Sound cities, coming here by the way of Portland yesterday. 1 Frank Simpson, formerly book keeper for tbe Mosgrove Mercantile Co., was in tbe oity Wednesday. Mr. Simpson has resided at Eugene for tbe past two years. He and Mrs. Sim pson are visiting at tbe Bush home northwest of town. Mrs. B. D. Tharp and daughter. Miss Lula, went over to Walla Walla Toesdav morning and stayed dnring tbe celebration. Miss Lula remained and will take a oourse of medical treatment, while visiting at tbe home of Prof, and Mrs. Fisher. Miss MoBride, of Walla Walla, is tbe new pianist at tbe Dreamland the ater. Mr. Miller, the proprietor, has iostalled a seoond eleotrio motor to propel tbe reel winding apparatus. Good piotures oontinue to be the draw ing oard at tbe Dreamland. The cable saddle cinob rigging pat ented by Hamley & Co., saddle man ufacturers of Pendleton, has beoome in great demand by dealers on tbe ooast and in tbe middle west A flat tering offer has been made tbe com pany by a Portland firm to waontac ture tbe rigging on royalty. L. J. Fobs, who loft Athena sev eral weeks ago for Crook county, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. T. M. Taggart, in Portland and attending tbe National Christian Cburob con vention this week. This is Mr Foss' first visit to tbe metropolis. Mrs. G. S. Newsom entered the hospital at Pendleton Wednesday. Mrs. Newsom took ill the first of the week and symptoms of typhoid fever developed. Little Max is being oared for at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cartano, while bis mother his away. The manager of tbe Yakima Tigers has made a proposition to Manager Littlejohn of tbe Millers to play here next Monday. A guarantee of $100 is asked, whioh preolodes any chance of tbe game being pulled off. This for the reason that the gate would hardly draw that amonnt. The members of the Athena Band returned from Walla Walla on tbe night train Wednesday. The band participated in a oontest in wbioh five bands contended for prizes. First prize was awarded the band from Startuok, Wash., and the Ladies' Band of Weston reoeived the seoond prize. Tbe Dreamland program for Friday and Saturday nights, is announced as follows: 1. "The Overland Coaoh Bobbery," Pathe. 3. "A Texas Joke." Star. 3. "The Sculptor's Ideal." Gaumont. For Sunday: 1. "A Pieoe of Laoe." Edison. 3. "The Sergeant," Selig. 3. "Little Boy," Selig. The Atbena Millers lost two exhibi tion games at Walla Walla this week. Both sessions went to the Bears by tbe soore of 6 to 3. Winn pitobed the first game and Hanson the seoond. Frink, who was expeoted to twirl for Atbena Wednesday, was dotained at Wenaha springs, where he went to spend the Fourth. Athena is to have a leotnre course of a series of five numbers this fall and winter. Arrangements have been made with a Chicago lyoeum bureau by the Commercial Association, whioh insures this city getting one of tbe best oourses given. More information pertaining to the oourse will appear in the Press later. H. H. Cohen, commercial editor of the Oregon Journal, was in the oity yesterday. Mr Cohen is on his annu al pilgrimage to tbe grain produoing districts of tbe Paoiflo Northwest and the speoial ar tides from bis pen now appearing in tbe Journal are in aoour ate touoh with the crop prospeots of the Inland Empire. Bert Cartano carries tbe best family liquors in town, and be is making a speoialty of fine table wines. For $1.50 per gallon, yon can get ohoioe Tokay, Mueoat, Angelioa, Sweet Ca tawba or Port. These are California's best produot and give satisfaction wherever used. Call at tbe Bed Front for the best and purest liquors. Mrs. Ellis B. Harris and baby ar rived in the oity Saturday evening from Baker, and visited with friends over night, going on to Waitsburg Sunday morning. Mr. Harris, for merly a popnlar pastor of tbe Chris tian oburoL in Atbena, but now sta tioned at Baker, is attending tbe Na tional convention of tbe ohuroh now in session at Portland. Miss Gertrude Wheeler, of Weston, who was taken to a Walla Walla bos pital Thursday of last week suffering from an aoute attack of appendicitis was operated upon immediately after her arrival there and fonnd to be in a oritioal oondition. The operation was successful however and tbe young lady stands a fair obanoe for recovery. Miss Wheeler is a reoent graduate of tbe Lewiston Normal sohool. Marsha Gholson and his foroe of men have the bands plaoed on tbe pipe line, with the exception of that portion of the- line running through tbe Taylor and Dudley fields. Tbat portion will be repaired after the grain is harvested. The pipes at tbe intake of tbe water system have been relieved of tbe growth of roots, with tbe result tbat more water is coming into tbe reservoir through tbe gravity system than formerly. John, the fourteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bannister, bad tbe misfortune to be seriously injured while lighting a fire cracker Wednes day. His eye was seriously burned, but Dr. Sharp, who was called to at tend tbe lad, says there will probably be no permanent injury to tbe sight. Tbe other eye baa been afflioted for some time, and tbe boy's escape with tbe sight uninjured in this in tanoe is considered lucky. Mrs. Alioe Cox is a guest at tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Watts, in this oity. Last week sbe visited with Mrs. Minnie DePeatt, and during her stay here will be tbe guest of various other Athena friends. Mrs. Cox baa been afflioted with asthma, but finds the air of her former home town to agree with her, and is greatly improved since her arrival a weex ago. She will go to Weston tomorrow, where she will spend a few days. For Sale or Trade at Once. Five acres, well improved frnit ranch, with good 6-room boose, near Freewater, Oregon; one-bait mile west of tbe oarline, at Sunnyside station. Two miles from Freewater and one half mile from oburob and sohool. Owing to tbe faot that I am' io bus iness at Falloreek, Ore., and my Hon who is living on tbe piaoe intends to leave it soon, to take a position io Portland, this leaves no one to see tc tbe place, so I will sell it on easy terms or would take part in trade. If interested go and fee the place at once. Price, $3000. A. T. Brewer, Falloreek, Oreg. rriTTTii rnrvmr ticici firm a Tim m The very latest Innovation in Corsetry HENDERSON Fashion Form Corsets It is to be found in the decided reduction in bust height. The new bust line extends but a few inches above the waist line. The object is to give Jbody free dom and suppleness of movement. The new Oriental and Empire modes require this bust effect. We are exhibiting a new Henderson model of this design, style 359, for slight to average figures. The bust which is extremely low extends only three inches above the waist line. This model can be worn with or with out a brassiere; is extremely cool and comfortable for summer wear. We have a complete range of sizes for ali proportions of average figures. Price, only $2,00. ain GUI 0 Ha " Mir"nitf '"""'tl 1?'" M'ii'tlufl I ossrove lercantue Ladies' Neckwear in Great Profusion Company Ladies' and Children's Hose; All sizes, all colors GREAT SALE Owing to the backward season, we are now 'overstock ed with new, uptodate Ladies' Shirt Waists and Dress Skirts. All this season s goods, new and stylish, and we shall place them on sale Saturday morning, June 3rd. First come, first served. 'Wq price will be so ri diculously low that thejr won t last long. Lot 1 Lot 5 All our $1 and $1.25 fine Lawn Waists, An immense assortment of Novelty Silk open back or front, and Pongee Waists, no two alike, NOW 83c AT COST Lot 2 Lot 6 All our $1.50 and $1.75 fine Lawn Waist Our 5, 5.50, 6 and $6.50 Ladies' Dress trimmed in lace or embroidery, Skirts, all colors and Black, NOW $1.35 NOW $3.95 Lot 3 Lot 7 All our $2 and $2.25 Waists, very fine Our $7.50 and $8.50 Ladies' Fine Dress material and elegantly trimmed, Skirts, great variety of materials, NOW $1.69 NOW S5.75 Lot 4 Lot 8 All our $2.75 and $3 Waists, extra fine All our fine Voiles and sample Skirts, in and dainty effects, great variety. Will be sold NOW $1.35 1 HT COST G4 Ei.S II. GEN TRADING STAMPS MM CASH PURCHASE 1