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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1913)
Press Paragraphs' Owen Basie spent Sunday in Pen- aieioo. - , -.- ,, -. Frank MoDonald was in Pendleton Saturday. .- Owen R-nsie was a Pendleton visit or Sunday. ; ' .:. ": Boy Gannon visited fiiends in Pen dleton Sunday. . ; Mrs. E. R. Cox vent down: to Pen dleton Monday. Miss Pearl Coomans visited friends in Milton last week. Rev. D. M. Helmiok was a Pendle ton visitor yesterday. James Boddy wbs in the city from Pendleton, Saturday, v . f , W. A. Booher transacted business in Pendleton Saturday. James Spenoa was in the city Sat urday from Pendleton. : Leslie Nelson has been a victim tbe grip the past week. Or. and Mrs. Kennard of vera in the city Sunday. J..T. Lieuallen of Adams, transact ed fcnsineBS in the city Wednesday. ' Mrs. Clarenoe Burden baa returned from a visit to friends in Pendleton, For Sale. A White Rook cockerel. Enquire at tbe M, E. parsonage, Ath ena. "',;"iv,v;. ; ;. .'".. " Jaok Vinoect spent Wednesday night in Walia Walla, going over on bnsi ness. - . ' Fred Adams came up from Adams Saturday, and spent tbe day in tbe city. v;;-.":-;'','.;-- ' Claude Steen came over from Mil-, ton yesterday and spent tbe day in tbe ' City. ;. ' ' George Einnear a well known young it. an of Weston, was in the City yes terday Mrs. Caspar 18, 1918, a : Mies Laura Bruoe, teaober in the Atbena sohools, visited friends in Walla Walla and Miltou, Saturday and Sunday. . 7 Lee . Johnson assisted tbe United A orchestra of Pendleton in iainisbiog musio for the German bail danoe, Saturday night. Ibe Peoples Warehouse announces its formal Spring Opening for Tuesday evening, February 25, from 7:30 to 9 o'clock, p. m. , The first quarterly conference of the year was bold at the Methodist oburoh Wednesday evening, with Presiding Elder Warner present. - pJap Harden baa sold bis land hold ings in tne uoux neigncornooa uou bas not decided jast where he will direct bis activitiei hereafter. : hEmery Aohilles com menoed work at IFix & Radtke'a store Monday : morn- ins. He disposed of his delivery gon and business to Ed Sobeiski. wa- Wc da W. R. Tompkins of relatives in Athena to a Mr. and V" February L an i Mrs. H j , - Visited tbia week... -- , " Mrs. N. J. Garfield, of Walla Walla, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Jaokeon NelsOn this week. Mrs. Frank Rogers and children - oame np from Pendleton Sunday on a visit to relatives here. Miss Johnson, of Dayton, was a guest this week of Mrs. A. A. Foss and Miss Kittle Gholeon. , Keep your feet dry by waterproofing your foot wear with Dii-Foot. ; Sold in Atbena by uwen wosie. Mrg, Lizzie Mansfield took the after noon train yesterday for Westo-where tbe will visit nntil tomorrow. Mrs. Maggie La Braeobe returned from Walla Walla Tuesday, .where she visited ber daughter for several days. V' George Braoe, who has teen spend ins the winter in Pendleton, came up from the county seat town Wednesday. Ralph Dickson was over last week from Walla Walla, visiting bis grand parents, Mr. and Mis. Jackson Mel son..'",'-; '-'"": ---a: " " r' H. W. Kemp, whose alarming ill nnaa bb teDotted some time ago, at bis borne in Cornelias, is reported bet- Mrs. E. A. Urqubart who spent several weeks with relatives in Can uA. haa returned to ber home in this city.";;,,'.' 'N;V .' ' Mr. and Mrs. Barry Alexander have ratnmel to Ibeir home in Atbena, at tnr tamnorarv residenoe in Walla Walla. Mrs. Geo. u. iirown nas neen out. ' ically ill at ber bume in Haitland, ' Minn, tint is now renorted out of danger. Mrs. Harden renoits thatrber son in-law. Alex MoKay, is improving in , health at bis borne in Cape Breton, Canada. Xbree members of tbe Bnltlnoh y family have been ill at the borne in A Weston. Dr. Sharp was tbe attending physioian. C. E. Roosevelt erstwhile piopiietor of the Boston Store in Pendleton, is at present assistant manager of the Key of I let Grand theatre in Walla Walla. PxTbe snm of t600 was raised for base WestonI talUu Pendleton, in one hour one day this week. They will have no trouble in raising the $3500 required to fin ance The team. - ' -. Smallpox bas made its appearance on tbe Umatilla Indian reservation. A oouple of old Indiana in the camp of Little Bawk. near Caynse are down with (be disease. ,; ' Louie LaBrasohe was taken serious ly ill last week and was removed to tbe home of his daughter, Mrs. Bad deley, in Walla Walla. His condition is said to be impioving. A meeting of the Baptist missionary society is being held this afternoon, at tbe borne of Mrs. Win. Winsbip, so that the ladies may meet Miss Way- turn, the taveling leotnrer. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Gerking were in the city Tuesday from their borne near Freewater. Mr. Geiking is in poor bealtb and bas left the farm tem porarily to seek medioal attention. Horehoond, Irish Moss, Tola, White Pine, Seleoted Pineapple, Lemon and Orange. Unexcelled for its onrative qualities for tbe Grippe, oougbi and colds. Guaranteed striotly pare, by Bfit Cartano. , "?X -mm -T I 1 I ' ... . .3. JU. JODDBOD, 1UUM1 UiUUajJCi UI the Tnm-alnm Lumber ooompany,. at tended tbe annual. convention of (be Western Lumbermen's association, at Spokane last week. Mr. Johnson re turned Sunday. Mis. Wm. MoBride and Mrs. J. A. Lnmsden oame in from their nomes sontbwest of town Wednesday, and took tbe afternoon train for Walla Walla. They were guests at tbe Rich ards borne while in town.. When the tig Wild West carnival is held in Denver in 1915, it is prob able that a large delegation pt Urna,-. tilla Indians will be pretty much in evidenoe, as plans for taking tnem there are already under way. Mrs. Winsbip and Mrs. Baworth received a message from Walla Walla yesterday of a turn for. the worse in tbe condition of their mother, Mrs. John Martin. Mrs. Winsbip and little dangbters went over this ninrning. Tbe Mother's Club will meet at tbe tome of Mrs. Deeper on Friday, Feb ruary 28, at 3:30 p. m. These meet ings have been found very benerloial to those, wbo attend. Everybody in terestad will reoeive a oordial wel- come. Go, and take a friend with The program at the Dreamland for Friday and Saturday evenings: 1. "On tbe Elmonte Ranob," Essanay. 2. -"The Lore of the Footligbt," Pa the. 3. "The Mystery of Room 29," Selig. Sunday: J. "Cylinder's Se cret," Vitagrapb. 2. "Max Sets tbe Fashion," Pthe. 8. "Alay the Watchman," Biograpb. Last evening in tbe Baptist churoh, a leotuie on missions in China was given by Miss Way burn, a -yonog lady traveling in tbe interests of the Bap tist woman's missionary sooiety. The lecturer oharmed all with ber naive way in presenting ber fobject, being dressed in Chinese costume and im personating a girl of the orient. Donald MoFayden, tbe chicken rais er, made a trip to Weston Monday, and purchased a Cyphers inoutator of G. W. Proebetei, hardware dealer. Mr. MoFayden received two fine Wbite Orpingtons this week from tha Aldriob farms in the East. G. H. Bishop has advanoed in tbe rrol esslon of law since noming to Atbena, a year ago. Be first asso ciated himself with tbe firm of Peter son & Wilson.' Reoently be purchased Mr. Wilson's interest in the firm, wbioh is now known as Peterson & Bishop. : - Empbatio complaint has been reg istered from time to time over tbe impassable condition of tbe Atbena Weston macadam road, on aooonnt of snow drifts. Sinoe the snow cams, tbia road bad to be abandoned, travel going through fields and overthe lower' road. ' Wednesday evening Mr. Meldrum leotnred in the Christian ohuruh on. Japan, giving "a .most comprehensive insight into the various aspeots of that most interesting uountry. These leotures will be discontinued indefin itely on account of : the impending revival meetings, v , Everything is in readiness to enter tain the large orowd of young people at thr annual Knights of Pythias ball tonight at I. O. O. F.-K. of P. ball in this city. Tbe ball has been deo orated in lodge colors, good musio will be a feature and supper will be served in the hall dining room. Miss Partridge entertained the mem bers of her German class with a Val entine party in Masonio hall uriaay evening. Invitations were extended to fory, including tbe class member ship. Games and social intercourse served to wbiietbe evening hours, and refreshments were served. Judge Riohards banded down a deois ion in favor of tbe plaintiff in tbe oase of O. S. Barnes vs. E. 0. Barnes, whtoh was tried before him last week. Tbe deoision involves some fine points of law relative to tenant and landlord ownership of property annexed and made a part of tbe ireenoia. James Asb worth a well known oo tractor and builder of Weston, was in tbe city yesterday, consulting with Cass Cannon relative to plans and specifications for a modern bnugalow, wbioh Mr. Cannon may decide to build on his aoreage property aoross tbe street from the oity park. Postof floe Inspector Linebangh was in the oity Monday on official busi ness. After inspecting the looal office, the insoeotor complimented Postmas ter Worthington on tbe splendid con dition in whioh be fonnd the office, saying that it was one of the' best of its olass be bad enoountered anywhere. ' The Weston Leader dissertates on tbe splendid showing made by Cbiis Tboney on his 14 acre farm. Thonev has but 13 acre? in cultivation. He practices diversified farming, and es timates his gross inobme returns to be at least $2000 per year. He has a family of six and eaoh year lays by a tidy sum for a "rainy day." G W. Proebstel, tbe Weston . hard ware dealer, dbs a foil stock of the famous Cyphers inoubatois on band, wbioh be is disposing of at reasonable prioes. These inonbators are guaran teed to do tbe work expected of them satisfactorily,' and Athena poultry raisers would do well to see Mr. Proeb stel before purchasing elsewhere. fKFriends here have received news of Ktbe-. death of Mrs. Jane Watts, whioh ooouned at tbe borne of her sister, at Kingsville, Mo., on January 24, 1913. The cause of death was due to neural gia and tbe lady was ill just eleven days, though she bad been delicate tor years. Mrs. Watts lived in this and Weston vioinity for many years, being a pioneer of tbe oouoty. She b past 70 years of age. A couple of men from Pendleton e in town this week soliciting . . r i : U I An n money to assist in payuit irmKut uu oarload of elk wbioh is to be shipped by the government from Gardiner, Wyoming. The elk are to be turned loose in the resarve on the bead wat ers of the Umatilla. Walla Walla county has secured a oarload. The animals will be taken to tbe Reeser farm and fed until tnrned out on tbe Wenaba reserve. ' The looal Rebekah lodge has been doing splendid work during tbe win ter months. Hardly a meeting night oooora without new. members being initiated. Many of tbe meetings have been made enjoyable with sooial fea tures. Tuesday evening of last week,' over thirty members of tbe ! Atbena lodge went to Adams ty pri vate conveyance and assisted in in itiatory work. A most pleasant eve ning was spent. . ; Jndge Samuel C Williams of John son City, Tenuesse, has reoently been appointed Supreme Court Judge by Governor Hooper of that state to fill tbe vaoanoy caused by the resignation of Chief Jostioe Shields, wbo was re oentlv eleoted United States Senator. Judge Williams was a member of tbe law firm of Kirkpatricx, Williams & Bowman, in whose of floes Will M. Peterson was a student for nearly two years. Mr. Peterson says Judge Wil liams is one of the test lawyers in Amerloa. ;-':v- ' East Oregonian: ' Dave Roberts re ports tbitt the pheasants wbioh were liberated upon tbe reservation game preserve last fall have come through tbe winter in fine shape and are now mating. . Let alone, he believes they will inarease and thrive so that in a few vears they will , be plentiful encugb to hnnt. However, be deolares, several men have been seen rnoeutly on tbe reserve with guns and, while be does not know that thev have shot at tbe pheasants, he believes their presenoe threatening. The snow went off Saturday and Sunday. Wild. Horse creek raised al most to flood stage but no damage re sulted. A oonsidarable flow of water from tbe flat threatened to rampage as of old, but a cold night intervened and the flood subsided without creat ing damage. The 0.-W. R. & .N. oulvert proved to be of sufficient pro portions to oariy oft the waters, and tbe lower end of Main street escaped inundation. Tbe weather during tbe past week has been spring-like in spots. Other spots were iooonlated with frost, Bnow and lowering clouds. .sHenry Booher and "Casey". Jones , i CURB FOR . JJW PREVEN 1 IVt OF. I ! BAD rllRfl I jAflsa AJ I S ry 3Vr . .!iJ.tfwMOOWceowcMi. lOvf vflAv jl H I if irMvrVl I ttiiWx -tf'. toartutr cossottrnos ' VSf , , H HI j !- V XltBUtUS0TM 5 ff II :Wtii.ir t WitteiSSci L yil'l 1 I III lit ir. Y -'' iuvncnu0 rMMAcm f f HNHH 11 lIPiFOiMliEDSNv V KPICLtTET-FITECEBT3.f VuNEQUALLED H AS A , JPw jC :AingArE r0:i H mm 1$ t. Novelties in Laces and Embroideries are here, and never has a season presented , so many" striking conceptions, a condition brought about through the largely increased demand ior these goods. It is to be a lace year, that's sure, for fashion has never shown such continued favor for trimmings of this character before. Ours are from St. Gaul the home of the best THE "MONEY BACK STORE," ATHENA, OREGON are baos from Seattle, where tbey spent tbe winter. Henry looks none the worse for the gnnshot wound be received sometime ago. A "30 80" plowed its way through the fleshy pirt of his thigh and bip one night while he and Jones lay asleep in their bnnk. Investigation showed three toilets had teen fired into the bunk bouse by unknown parties. The boys were em- nloved by a traotion oompany at tbe time, and the oompany made an in vestigation, but so far the indentity of the man who fired ' tbe shots re mains uorevealed. Weston Leadei ; A few nights ago Hugh Walker was "lost in the enow at his-father's farm north of town. He bad been -visiting the tenant, Andy Douglas, and started horseback for tbe Molntyre plaoe about 9:30 o'clock. Bewildered by the fog, he traveled in a circle through a 160-aor flald.- od the story is that be three times hailed tbe Walker farm house with the call, "Who lives here?" Appreciating the ioke. its oooopacta-kept silent, and Hufih" vonld ride away, it is related that be did not reaoh bis destination, about a mile distant aoross tbe field until midnight. As Hugh "grew up'! in tbe looality where be bad his mis adventure, tbe story was considered as too good to keep. : Revival at Christian Church. A. Mackenzie Meldrum gives tbe following chnrob announcement: Goa pel revival begins tonight at the Chris tian obnrob, led by A. L Crim, one of the gieatest evangelists .in Amer ioa. He is free from dap-trap sensa tionalism of all kinds. Believing teat "the eosnel is tbe power of God unto salvation to every one that believes," be drives home to tbe heart tbe word of God with convioting power. He is a Bible scholar of the first rank, and it 1b a treat to bear bim present tbe olainis of Jesus. He Id gifted with a strong, well balanoad analytical mind, oonpled with great reasoning power, and by these be is able to take even the most diffioult theme and plaoe it in tbe limelight of simplicity. Hs is at all times a fluent speaker, but when be is pleading with wayward sonls to come to Jesus tbe pathos of bis elo quence Is soul-stirring, often melting tbn hearts of the most hardened of his bearers. O. H. Altbeide is tbe mus ical direotor and soloist. Before bis conversion be was in great demand by tbeleadins conoert odrapanies of tbe middle west Mr. Crim Jr. assists the oboir with tbe cornet Everybody wtilonma. Come and emoy a feast ot good things. SCHOOL NOTES, beautiful spring days are com itig again and tbe time to clean op the yard is here. As soon as toe around in tboronebly dry there will be a clean-up day at the publlo school SoDt. 1. E. Young of Pendleton bas called a meeting of tbe super inten- deots and principals of so boo Is of tbe connty for March first. Tbe matter of tbe County Track meet and Orator ioal contest will be carefolly consid ered and tbe date settled. Several medals have been offered and we ex nect to make tbe contest larger and better than it bas ever been. A new stove waa claoed in Miss Wilkinson's room this week and the one in Mi si Wilson's loom replaoed by a safe one. These were sheet iron stoves that bad turned out on tbe I aides and bottom, making them dan gerons. - Base ball bas many entbusiaitio followers this first eood week. We i shall try to ereot some backstops protect tbe school windows. Measles are still common but so very mild that there is no fear from tbe disease except through relapse. Fishina? Yes, tbat is what we feel in tbe air. ' Wall Paper MELEE, "The Furniture Man' has added this line to his alreadylarge, varied stock Alt havftthf finest line of Art Sauares ever shown in Athena. 'All are of modern, dc- sirrns and un-to-the minute oatterns. They are going at prices never before heard of, ria of roods considered. Our line of Furniture is complete. It includes late styles Jin Corsican Walnut, Birdseye and the popular Golden Oak. fe very latest novelties -n Iron a nd Brass Beds. Everything in Springs and Mattresses. Square -IL Bargains Savid Ker Life from Pneumonia "My wife had a severe attack of Pneu monia which followed a case of La Grippe and I believe that FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR saved her life," writes James Coffee, of Raymond, Missouri. Good Rttults In Every Cast Dr. C. J. Bishop, Agnew, Mich., writes: "I have used FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR in three very severe cases of pneu monia with good results In every case." (o) yn r uu ir JUL T Mil to Sets Logie at Defiance. TTrT 1 no f tTet without a eause. qnotetl th lse j:uy. ( 'llovr bHii wlin a 'woman change Aer mlndr- askiKl tbe simple mug.- rhlladelphlu Itewird. EVERY BOTTLE GUARANTEED Tni poHtemiw Is perfect ease and freedum. It 1uiply consists In treating other just as you love to be treated yourself. II ,v' : .. Cured sf Terrible Cough on Langs N. Jackson, of Danville, III., writes: "My daughter bad a severe attack of La. Grippe and a terrible cough on her lungs. Ve tried great many remedies without relief. She tried FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR which cured ber. She bss never been troubled with a cougti since." Cored When Very Low tilth Pneumonia J.V. Bryan, ot Lowder, 111., WTltet: "My little boy waa very low with pneu monia. Unknown to the doctor we gave him FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR. The result was magical and puzzled the doctor, as It Immediately stopped the racking cough and be quickly recovered." -7 "f
