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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1911)
Press Paragraphs - Mrs. J. W. Hopper spent Wednesday In Pendleton. Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Plamondon drove : down to Pendleton Friday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker visit ed in Walla Walla last Sunday. Born, at Adams, Ootober 24, 1911, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bane, a son. Born, in Weston, Ootober 17, 1911, to Mr. and Mis. Frank King, a son. Elmer Johnson is constructing workshop at his plaoe on Hunt Aven- Oe Born, in Taooma, Ootober 22, 1911, to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Seeder, dauguter. . jjorn, in Atnena, to Air. ana jurs. George Myiiok, Sunday, Ootober 22, 1911, son. Mrs. Homer I. Watts is visiting at the home of Mrs. Minnie Hinkle, in Hermiston. Ernest and Eugene Sbrimpf left Wednesday on a business trip to Ken newiok, Wasb. Miss MoOonoogby, of Walla Walla, . was in the oity Tuesday, to meet her pupils in musio. '" Sheldon Taylor will leave Sanday for Portland, where he will attend a business oollege. Born at their home on Wild Horse oreek, to Mr. aud Mrs. Louis ftingel, Ootober 23, 1911, girl. George Payne has reoeived his new gasoline motor oar for use on his seotiou of the Northern Pacific Miss Lizzie Sbeard went over to Walla Walla Sanday, where she is reoeiving osteopathy treatment Ladies are invited to oall and see the new art department lately install ed in the Miller Millinery store. Mrs. Randolph, of Dayton, Wasb., is visiting at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. MoOnbbins, in this oity. Mrs. Lizzie Jones desires all who owe her j to oall at onoe and settle. This Is imperative, and mast be heed ed. Frank Rogers and family weie in the oity the first of the week from Pendle ton, guests at the home of Mrs. W. X. Hill. Mrs. LiUie Glen, of Nyssa, is visit ing at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Defreeoe, noithweet of town. Mrs. Lizzie Jones has sold her cot tage on Jefferson street to Madame Kennedy, the hair dresser, of Pen dleton. . Miss Kittle Gholson oame over from Walla Walla Tuesday, where she is studying musio at the Fisoher Con servatory. Mrs. Mosgrove, of Walla Walla, has been a guest of Mis. M. L. Watts this week. They drove to Pendleton Tuesday by auto. Mrs. Nova Desper oame over from her borne in Helix, Sunday, and visit ed with her mother, Mrs. Mary Gross, returning yesterday. Mrs. Joseph Forrest was in from the farm and scent Sunday in town with j i i n i in . j . ncrr uuuKuieiB. ouo win move in, in a couple of weeks. The last news from the banters in the Grande Ronde mountains, was to the efieot that two doer had teen killed by Will Dobson. Mrs. Agnes Craft, who has been visiting friends here for the past week, returned Wednesday to her home in Walla Walla. George Forrest this week moved his household furniture and eifeots to a ranob near Iborn Hollow, where he with his wife will reside. James Conley has sold his tailoring establishment to Ben Mlllikin, and with his wife and son will move next week to Lewiston, Idaho. The Giant restaurant was puiohased this week by George and Henry Can non, who have taken possession and aie now running the business. Mr. Ranzey York and Miss Gladys May berry, prominent young people of the Weston neighborhood, - were married in Pendleton Wednesday, Mrs. Bingel, mother of Loois Bin gel, oame over from . Walla Walla Wednesday morning, and is a guest at the home of her son, near town. For the most praotioal, useful and up to date Business Eduoation, attend the Pendleton Business College. M. L. Olanoy, B. A., Prin. A valuable milch oow belonging to 8. L. Spenoer. was run down and kill ed by the inooming 4:15 train on the 0.-W. R. & N. yesterday afternoon, Mrs. N. A. Jaoobs, a pioneer lady of this seotion, spent Wednesday night in the oity, from her home in Port land, a guest of Mrs. C. A. Bairett. Mr. and Mrs. Tbeo Danner drove over from Milton Saturday, and spent Sanday at the Wall home in this oity. They found Mr. Wall on the fair road to recovery. Miss Hope MoPhenin has been ill the past week, and unable to attend school. She has been threatened with fever, but it is hoped the attaok may be averted. Mrs. Luoretia Rothrook, who was ill at her home in Weston last week is reported as considerably improved. She was taken to Walla Walla by her son, A. a. Rotbiook. Will Miller and Fred Radtke went up on the Weston mountain bunday, and hunted about the English ranob, but found no signs of game. Tbey returned home Tuesday, Friends here have reoevied news from Mr. and Mrs. Sims Diokenson, to the effeot that thev have arrived safe ly at their destination and are keeping house in Santa Rosa California. Mrs. E. A. Reser, Mrs. M. Toner and Miss Annie Toner, of Walla Wal la, were guests yesterday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Hughes. Mis. Reser is the mother of Mrs. Hughes. A sale is advertised to take plaoe at the W. T. Hill plaoe six miles north of town on Thursday, November 2. Elsewhere in this issue appears an ad vertisement, describing the property. The last load of ornsbed rook for the maoadamized road between Athe na and Weston was hauled Wednes day, and now one of the best three- mile etretobes of road in the ooanty is oompleted. Will Ferguson, who last week wont with the Le Grow bunting paity to Blaok Mountain, returned home Taes- ( day, and reported no luok so far. The others of the party will remain a few days longer, Weston Loader: Holdman farmers know wbeie to come and get vege tables. Ihree of them were here the other day and took out two four-horse loads and one two-horse load of Wes ton prod note. A fire near StanflJed yesterday caus ed from matohos in the hands of chil dren, destroyed the home of John Peebler, with all its oontents. Nothing was saved. The house was the prop erty of Will Moore. Pilot Rook was visited with a dis astrous fire yesterday morning, in whioh a hotel, restaurant and livery barn were consumed. For awhile it threatened the entire town. The loss was estimated at 17000. Mrs. Dobson reports the installation of a splendid new hyloplate black board in the new sobool honse in Dis trict No. 80, where she is teaobing. The board was shipped from Davis- Kaser's, in Walla Walla. A. R. Boober is building an addi tion of cue room and a porob on the south side of his residence in the north part of town. He is doing the carpen ter work himself, and Harry Bandy has charge of the painting. This week Frauk Beale bought 193 aores of mountain pasture land from John Pioard, paying the prioe of 13000. The land is situated near the boundary of the reservation, aud contains very little farming Jand. Saturday afternoon a horse driven by Master Ellis Hopper near the rail road in the north pnit of towr), be oame frightened at a passing train and bolting, ran iuto some tiees near THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET We carry the best EXEATS That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Aleuts. TAYLOR & LE GROW Main Street, Athena, Oregon All Farmers realize the importance of sowing their grain at the proper depth; but this can not be accomplished with the drills as they are found on the market today. The accompanying cut shows an attachment for the hoe drill which overcomes this difficulty. The Akers Hoe attachment regulates the depth of sowing, packs the soil around the grain and insures the grain to be perfectly covered. They are manufactured and sold by the PENDLETON IRON WORKS, Pendleton, Oregon. J by, demolishing the buggy. After having done the damage, the horse beoame perfectly tradable and was led borne. The bnggy belonged to Mrs. W. E. Dobson. Mrs. David Stone was taken to Wall Walla Friday evening, for med ioal treatment She is said to be in a serious condition, from tbe formation of aboesses. She was taken to her mother's home in Walla Walla. Dr. Newsom drove his oar to Pen dleton, tbe first of tbe week; taking his family and other friends. Ac cording to Charley Barrow, the doc tor drove at suob a rate that three tires were punotured at one time. Mrs. M. E. Shurte, of Arlington, was calling on her friends in the oity Saturday, prior to her departure with her family for their home. Tbey have teen guests at tbe home of her brother, Will O. Read, near town. John Stanton arrived borne Tuesday from tbe mountains, wbeie he has been with a party of hunters. He was summoned home on aooonnt of tbe illness of bis wife, bnt found her oondition improved on bis arrival. Mrs. Mary Leeper is expected to ar rive Monday from Coivalhs, wbeie she has been with her daughter, Mis. Eflie Smith for the past summer. Mrs. Leeper -is visiting this week at tbe home, of Mrs G. C. Osburn, in Port land. ' Sunday S. F. Wilson took a party of ladies including Mrs. Alma Wil kinson and the Misses Hoefer, Welland and Romig, for a drive in bis new car, making the agency their objective point and going by the way of Pen dleton. At the wedding of Miss Lorena Stone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Stone of Milton, last Wednesday, to Mr. Harold Lamb, Miss Delia Dan nre attended tbe bride. The grooms man was Mr. Frank Lamb, brother of tbe groom. Tuesday evening, a team lan away with O. Barnes, who is living on tbe Watts plaoe north of town. Mr. Barnes was severely Injured, receiving braises in tbe shoulder and both legs. He has been confined to bis bed from tbe efTeots of tbe injuries. All the cattle in Lake and Klamath counties aie to be dipped witbin tbe next few weeks to eradicate scab. Tbe work of dipping will be under tbe su pervision of the federal bateau and is to start at onoe. There are probably 100,000 oattle in these two oounties. W. H. Stamper had a painful ex perience Tuesday night, with aoate appendicitis reports tbe Leader, and for seveial hours felt doubtful whe ther he would ever see the dawn of another day. He "pulled through" however and is again on doty at the Stamper livery barn. Mrs. William Tompkins left Mon day on her contemplated trip to Cali fornia and Nevada, She was joined at Portland ty tho Misses MoKenzie, who will spend the winter at Long Beach, Mrs. Tompkins leaving them at Saoramento and going to Silver City, Nevada, to visit her mother for a month, Mrs. Lillie Miller has added another department to her millinery, and now has in stook a beautiful line of fanov work, inolnding sofa pillows at 50o. to fl. end stamped linen underwear, marked ready for wotking. These will make beautiful Christmas pres ents, and it is none too soon to begin snch work. The Hallowe'en party to be giren tonight by tbe young ladies of tbe Mis sionary Circle, promises to be a most enjoyable event, fall of surprises and spooky sensations for the participants. A large number of invitations have been Bent out to tbe young people of the oity, and it will doubtless be largely attended. Tuesday night during the rain storm, all night long tbe eerie "honk, honk," of the wild geese was heard as they winged their way through the night. Whether there were numerous Hooks or one lone band circling about is baid to say. Howevor, the weather prophets immediately began to pre diot a "haid winter." Tbe Dieamland program for Friday and Saturday, is as follows: 1. "A Cowboy"s Vindication," Essanay, 2. "Tbe Motor Fiend." Pathe. 8. "Through the Clouds." Edison. For Sunday: 1. "Two Little Waifs," Biogiaph 2. "A Winter Straw Ride;" "Dowu on the Farm," Edison. 8. "Justinian and Theodore," Selig. Wines are the staples in family liq ours. Bert Cartano carries a large and vatied stook of soleot viutages. fl.50 per gallon, you oau get ohoioe Tokay, Mnsoat, Angelica, Sweet Ca tawba or Port. These are California's best product and give satisfaotion wherever used. Call at the Red Fiout for the best aud purest liquors. Miss Gertrude Luna, looal manager for tbe telephoue company, renoits two new puouos put in last week, one in tbe Wilkinson borne and one in tbe Homer I. Watts residence. The Shiok and Look wood homes have also been supplied on tbe farmers' linn. Miss Luua, iu company with Mrs. Edna Bell, made a bosinoss trip to Walla Walla Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Victor MoDonald were in tbe oity the first of tbe week, viait iug at the Dudley home. They expeot to leave their home in Walla Walla in a few days for California, where they will spend the winter, as is their usual program. Mr. MoDouald will motor as far as Tbe Dalles, when he will ship his maohiue by boat to San Frauoisioo, From that city they will tour the state, traveling by automo bile. This week Joe Cannon finished moving bis stook, farmiug implements and household goods from the Col tern plaoe whioh he has been farm ing, aud whioh was sold reoently to Marion Hansell, to bis own farm, pur chased about two weeks ago, on Wes ton mountain. The plaoe is kuowu as the Larder plaoe aud coutaius 240 aores of the best mountain land, all in cultivation and grows alfalfa, straw- berties, potatoes aud vegetables of all kinds. Tho plaoe adjoios tbe Leaoh farm. Tbe agony is now over and the Philadelphia AtLletios yesterday be came world's obampion base ballplay ers when for tbe fourth time they wrested victory from tbe New York Gianti. The New York club was out played, outbatted and outpitobed from start to finish, sooring only two runs, while the Athletios totaled thiiteen. Tbe Weston oity oounoil has grant ed a: 25-year franohise to tbe Paoifio Telephone and Telegraph oompany for $25 a year. The franohise is non exclusive and munioipal interests are otherwise protected. Tbe oompany ex pects to rebuild its entire telephone system at Weston, at a cost of several thousands of dollars, and to install a 100-drop automatio switchboard. A Pendleton paper says tbe editors of tbe East End cities . weie detained from tbe meeting of newspaper men in that oity Tuesday evening, beoanse tbe "devil" failed to put in an appear ance at tbe last moment On tbe con trary tbe Press "devil" was on tbe job, all right, but the editor is still enjoying his vaoation in tbe moun tainsand that's why the "devil" couldn't attend. The latest reports from the Green springs development workers is to the effeot that everything looks favorable for a good supply of water from that source. Blasting has been in prog ress, and will be oontinued until bed rook is reached, when a thorough test will be made as to the quantity of water available. Large Moulders re tard tbe progress of tbe work, whioh is necessarily slow. The lecture at the Christian obnroh Wednesday evening dealt principally with the industrial life of China and was appreoiated by a large audienoe. Mr. Meldrum promises a nother lec ture on tbe oelestial empire, in wbiob he will tell of the politioal aspeot of tbe country. On next Wednesday evening, tbe subjeot of the lecture will be "Alexander tbe Great." Sun day evening tbe third in tbe serins of illustrated sermons on the life of Christ will be given. The ladies of tbe W. C. T. U. met last Friday, Oototer 20, at tbe borne of Mis. A. Mackenzie Meldrum, with nineteen members present A most delightful session was held, the ohief feature being a talk by Mrs. Crockett, of Pendleton, wbo gave an interesting report of the reoent convention at Eobo. An appetizing lunoh was serv ed by the hostess. Tbe society has made rapid advancement lately, twenty-five new member being added duiing the stay of Mrs. Silbaugb, last week. The next meeting will be at tbe home of Mrs. Desper, on Friday, November 17. Tbe Leader announces that tbe im provement of tbe county road leading east of Weston by maoadam in a manner similar to the fine new load between Weston and Athena is now contemplated. Subscriptions of haul ing were made last spring for tthis purpose by tbe farmers interested, and an increase in tb is donation will be asked for from the farmers and citi zens of that locality. It is reoognized as important that the maoadam should be laid while tbe oounty rook crusher is there. It is expeoted that tbe load will be impioved as far as the ceme tery at least The additional sub scriptions are aBked for to continue tbe gradiug to tbe MoGrew and Mao- Kenzie crossings on Hale oreen. The total distance is estimated at about a mile. Standing in Voting Contest at Fix & Radtke's. Pearl Coomans Hope MoPberrin Gertie Booher Bessie Parker -Mamie Sheaid Bertha Feiguson Mildred Stanton Lola Barnes Katbeiine Froome May Douglas Mary Bergevin Mrs. Joseph Clemons Lela Lieaallen Merna DePeatt Nell Burkhart Mrs. Marion Hansell Patruola Eagleton Dorothy Bulrinoh Gladys Smith -Dorothy Willaby Coialyn Meldrum Georgia Hansell Lighta Grant Hazel Brotherton Hazel Dowd Marie MoBean Mrs. Clara Douglass Ethel Kidder -Kittv Gholson 623,900 690,500 473,800 814,500 299,500 262,700 200,300 99,100 92,900 85,500 66,000 51,200 48,600 46,200 88,700 - 37.300 37,100 30.500 24,100 23,400 21,400 19,900 19,100 15,600 15,500 14.000 12,700 11.300 . 9,600 SCHOOL NOTES. Fiank K, Welles, oounty superin tendent of Bobools, was a visitor at tbe publio sobool yesterday. He devoted most of the day to an in spection of the different departments of the sobool and at 3:30 attended the teachers' meeting. The new drinking fountains have arrived and will be installed at ouoe. These new sanitary fountains will prove of great benefit in tbe eradica tion of most infectious diseases com mon to onildbood. Investigation shows that where snob, fountains have been installed a maiked diminution In snob diseases is notioable at onoe. At all events no one regrets the passing of the old disease bearing common drink ing oup. The high sohool student body has engaged the Mosgrove Warehouse aud propose to convert it into a comfort able gymnasium. It is intended to use the same more especially for games of basket ball, tennis, hand ball aud indoor base ball between tbe students themselves, altbongh a number of games of basket ball with visiting teams from other sohools will be sohedaled. Tbe Sohool Board bas ordered a barrel of sanitary dostless floor dress ing whioh will reduoe the dust evil to a iniuiruuni. About three applioatioos of the dressing will be required during tbe sohool year. Witb this dressing applied, dust adheres to the floor in stead of rising in tbe air. Mrs. Charles Noiris was a visitor at school last Monday. Km Fera Coats 4 Silts for Fall and Winter - mm What is it that distinguishes you; that sets you apart from other women? Surely your clothes are an important factor; more important, perhaps, than you are willing to admit , ; Clothes are an expres sion of the inner self, a pretty sure indication of that which lies deep with in the real self. . We are showing the latest au thoritative styles for Fall and Winter in the Redfern line. Redfern garments need to be seen to be appreciated. Give them a thorough examination. filly 11 PIX and EABTKE it losgroye I Corner Main and 3rd, Athena, Oregon Just Received-The.latset novelties in Ladies' Cloaks and Dress Skirts. Com and buy before assortment is broken. w mm : Wife Mr &w 1 rS2 WtrVM mm f'jp&i if' it tfch' ft w New Dress Goods, Laces, New Silks, New Bandings. J E. S H. 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