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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1913)
mm Acinic City Park, Athena, Friday and Saturday, May 23-24 I Press ."Paragraphs, j Mr. and Mis. Joseph Sheard were Fendletoa visitors Tuesday. - ' Mis. Z. W. Look wood was a Pendle ton visitor Monday eveninji. Harold Gitbens has his oar disman tled and segregated for repairs. W. S. Ferguson was looking after basineBS in Pendleton Tuesday. . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pinkerton and children visited in Weston Snnday. Attorney U. H. Bishop bad tusiness at the county seat Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Richards ate expected home today, from Portland. Sim J. Cnlley was in town Snnday fiom Weston, driving a new Ford car. Sheriff 1 ill Taylor is reported to be confined to his home in Pendleton with sickness. Lost A lady's heavv gray shawl. Finder please leave at this office kand xeoeivo reward. Miss Velma Wilkinson spent Satur day and Sunday with relatives at Waitsbnrg, Wash. Tbarp Bros, have decided to engage in automobile repairing, and will em ploy an expert in that line of work. Lawrence Sharp has returned from La Grande, where for a time he was employed in the O.-W. round honse. Misses Carrie and Katharine Sharp, leaobeis iu the Pendleton sohools, spent the week end at their home here. Mr. and Mrs. Leghorn, of Arlington, were Snnday guests of Mr. and Mrs. MoPherson, at their home on the West side. ..- :j'X .-' rMrs. T. P. DeFreaoe, Mrs.. Jas. Potts and Mrs. Clem Dunoan ordered but ter wrappers at the Prnss of Hoe this week. ' John Banister oonld stand the buz zing of the bng no longer, eo got rid of it by purchasing a Ford oar last week. - "Brown's in Town," will be pre sented at Milton tomorrow night with Athena High soobol students in the oast. The city is having rcok blasted at the quarry, preparatory to having it crushed for street and crosswalk re pairs, .;,v; ';,.', F. S. Le Grow left yestei day after noon to look after business at bis Montana ranoh, acoompanied by Mrs. Le Grow. ,'' Pasture for Stook:-Eighty aores of good pasture for horses, three miles south of WeBton. Address L. V. Warner, Route 2. Weston. Mrs. W. E. Dobsoa closed her sohool in the La Mar distriot Friday, after a most successful term. Eighth grade examinations were given Thursday and Friday. Services at the Christian church May 18th: Bible sobool 10 a. m. Ser mon and communion 11 a. m. Even log service 8 p. in. A. Maokenzie Meldrum, pastor. A. L. Swaggart, president eleotof the new manufacturing plant in Pen dleton, went down to that city Tues day morning. W. C. Miller has acoepted the agen cy for the Instant Vnlcanizer, an ex ceptionally simple implement for re pairing automobile tire punctures. Dean Willaby has a new Ford oar, having jpuroaased it Bt Walla Walla, the latter part of last week. He traded in his old Ford ou the deal. fan H. H. Bill left Athena Wednesday 'on a visit to bis old home in Ohio. He went over the Spokane-Sou line and will stop over at different places of interest en route. B. D. Tbarp went over to Walla Walla Sunday, where he visited his daughter, Miss Lula, who Is studying in the Walla Walla hospital, to be come a trained nurse. Dr. Plamondon and H. O. Worthing will leave Snnday by auto for Prine ville, where they will attend the meet ing of the Woodman Grand Lodge, as delegates from Athena Camp. Mrs. Prey of Boise, Idaho, has been visiting old time friends in Ath ena this week. She will be remem bered by early residents as Effle Hoi land, and resided here 26 years ago. while going to the ranch one day re- his horse. The pommel of the saddle crashed into bis side, with the result that Dr. Sharp found a couple of ribs broken. Edwards & Merritt's Musioal Com dy company is coming to the opera house next Thursday night. Opening on that evening, the company will put in the open time during the Cale donian Pionio. W. C, Russell baa planted 23 acres to potatoes. He figures that be oan make money on potatoes at 50 cents a 8aok. Should the market be below that figure this fall, be will cook the tubers and feed them to hogs. Owing to the cold winds, garden trnok is considerably backward in all parts of Eastern Oregon. While not advanced to the stage of last spring, crops look well and all indications point to a good yield of grain. Old Prince," the 24"year old fam- horse of W. C. Russell, died re cently of old age. Prince was one of the best horses in this part of the county, and the latter years of bis life were made easy ones by his own er. ' ' Mrs. John Stone and Mrs. Charles Kirk will leave Snnday for Medford, where they have been eleoted as del egates to the grand lodge of Rebekabs. Mrs. S. S. Hutt has been reoommend ed as district doputy for the looal lodge. The management of the Athena Band is considering an offer to play at Pendleton on July Fourth. The band has been praotioing with reg ularity and is in splendid oondition to render first class music for auy oc casion. " I f Dr. and Mrs. Neweom and little son Maxwell, left Athena Wednesday for PilnevilLe. where tbey will reside in fntnre.Tbe dootor with his brother POIDI fa Samuel has taken over his father's farm near Prineville and will engage in farming and stookraisiog. He ex pressed several head of thoroughbred Doroo pigs from here. The Sunshine club met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jesse Hales, where the usual pleasant ses sion was held. Refreshments were served by the hostess. The next, meet ing will be at the home of Mrs. Charles Gerking. Miss Velma Wilkinson gave her 6th grade a treat today, in the form of a lnncbeon at the coon hour in ber school 'room. About forty youngsters with their friends r njoyed the lunch eon, after wbiub, at 1:30, exercises were held. nit ' ' . .' 1 cA. J. Parker Everything Flrit Clan - Modem and Up-to-date SOUTH STREET SIDE MAIN ATHENA Mrs. E. R. Cox, who has been con. fined to her bed with sickness for sev eral weeks, was conveyed to the Walla Walla hospital Tuesday, for treatment. She is reported to have withstood the trip very well, considering her pro oarious oondition. Mr. J. L. Perringer will speak iu the Baptist oburob Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Perringer's sobjeot will be "The All Around Man." This address will be partionlarly of in terest to the young men of Athena, from 12 to 20 years of age, but all are cordially invited. Program at the Dreamland theater for Friday and Saturday evenings: 1. The War on the Mosquito, Edi son, a. "tironono xsuiy s Jisoapaoe, Essanay. 3. The Government Test, Lnbin. Snnday: 1 "Lovesiok Maid ens of Guddleton," Vitagrapb. 2. The Caretaker," Lutln. 8. "The Detective's Desperate Cbanoe," Pathe. Mr. Meldrum went to Walla Walla Wednesday in behalf of the Masocio Lodge to look after the comfort and care of Mrs. E. R. Cox, who is in tbe Walla Walla hospital. He reports that she is very comfortable, and for tbe present her condition is not re garded as serious. She is in one of the best rooms in the institution and has a speoial nurse, and Dr. Suttner is her physician. "TRoad Supervisor Stm Boober, who IB WOrBlUg IUD rUHUB BUUtU UL IUVTU, has called the attention of the County court to the oondition of tbe old wood; en bridge at George Lieuallen's place ou Wild Horse ciees. commissioner Cookburn was sent here by Judge Molnnos Tnpsrlnu and mada an in- AMM.WMV, . - iJ I '-U vestigation, together with Mr. Booberyf The bridge was round to ce in a very bad oondition and it is possible a steel strnoture will be placed there. L Floyd Payne and Emery Worthing- where they participated in the State High school track meet, last Saturday. Payne easily won tbe mile run, sprint ing away from bis competitors wlto ease in tbe last lap. ' The track was heavy, due to rains, making tbe time slow. Emery qualified in the finals, in the 220 yard sprint, but loBt tbe raoa because of illness the day before the meet. W. K. Dobson has aooepted the of fice of water superintendent, renaerea him by tbe city oouooil, and entered upon his duties as such Monday morn ing. During the week he has been ovecbauling tbe water meters nearly every one of wbiob was out of repair. Nearly all were found to have tbe glass coverings brotten and in several tbe mecbanioal construction was in jured more or less. All water con sumer? are to be pnt on the meter sor- vioe in a short time, tbe flat rate sys tern to be entirely abrogated. Kin and around Athena there may found chicken fanoier's galore but it inmnioed for Dr. Plamondon to take a fanoy to tbe pleasure of raising Chinese nheasants. He purchased 13 eggs for $3 from a Willamette valley nhBasantiv. set them under a docile, motherly bantam henywitb tbe result that be has eight husly little pheas ants at his home. They are pert as oriokets and in shape are not nnlike yonng turkeys. They have brilliant yellow streaks down the neck and back. If tbe dootor baa snooess in reaiing them, next year he will add the Golden and other pheasants to his collection. .. , - . , The Umatilla County Pioneers Re union will occur on June 6th and 7th, at Weston. An interesting program eaoh day consisting of music, speech es and special features will be given. Tbe Memorial address will be given June t by P. H. D'Aroy, ex-president of tbe Oregon Poneere. Other address es will be given by men of state-wide reputation. Sports eaoh afternoon, baseball, foot races etc Tbe old fiddlers' contest, a favorite feature of tbe Reunion will be held Saturday E- moon. Musio by tbe Weston Band, onald MoFayden placed another )r for E0 Leghorn day-old ohioks at 40 cents each. The birds were ex pressed from Kent, Wash., over the IS. P. and failed to make connections at Pasoo with tbe Athena train, and the consignment arrived at tbe ex press olnoe in renaieton, oatnruay night, too late for transfer totbisoity. Snnday morning there wasn't one obiok left in tbe box, rats having de voured every bird. Of course Mr. MoFayden will nop lose financially, but he is sorely disappointed in not receiving tbe birds. Tbe May day exeroises, delayed on aooonnt of stormy weather, were held in tbe Christian church building Sat urday afternoon, and the good cheer afforded tbe little ones by tbe ladies in charge seemed to amply compensate for the laok of sunshine. A sump tuous dinner was served in the dining room at noon to all the children and many grown ups, inoludicg tbe lady teachers in the sohools as epuoial guests. After ..dinner the audienoe assembled in the auditorium, where a splendid program of folk songs and ex ercises were given. The Snnday sobool room was thrown open, disolosing a May-pole around wbiob were draped twelve varicolored ribbons. Two of girls bed been carefully rained in the May-pole dance by Mrs. Meldrum and Miss Zelma DePeatt, tbe latter of whom bad obarga of tbe exercises, Mrs. Meldrum being aoseno in Pendleton. Later, the children were given a good time in the base ment of tbe church, where games were played throughout the afternoour r 1 m n r? n ri UNEQUALLED A3 A GUREFOR inn u ii ij ii i u n11' v. '." y-'if in ill ti a i iih i nil urn mi mill mil iniin iiiiiwiu-1.. """""i '"U 1 i 111 I M'iw ft croup.- mm 1 If i WM s1' mV i vm ''itV 'tfji IxcjriexT cosscHPTtov Ml, ii If 1 I i aA Tto'7! a ''5 ' A I'D ALL BlItASU Of TBI o fl II K 'lllli Chamlserlalii Ksfilcfna Co, Lt ' Jm I I III PVX NiulMisr'' uAvrACTvntQ rMAMMACHTt, Y - Jy J IlillJ IU i miUite M illTvv DMa1nM.low.lJL&A. ' '-, yffljl! 'rl'liM' H ?e A Sliv 4WA A PLEASANT 1:11 as A 'Mfc1 Lsfsm safe y0Jl I H adCURECROUP JlTll WSS&; CHILDREN 1 School N6tes at ' tbe sohool cards Friday Floyd tbe In Eugene, Stiange won tbe Come to tbe office house and get your morning, at 9 o'olook. f The German Club will entertain the Senior class and friends at the Mason- io Temple this evening. Bring baok tbe library books in your possession so tnat tney may ce obeoked before sohool closes. If we have any you wish to read the same may be had by applying at the offioe. A tennis tournament is being organ ized by Mr. Guerne and several teams have qualified for tbe semi-finals. We are anxious to take a ran out oi tue champions. ornery wormingron ana Payne returned Monday from terscholastio track meet at and report very a good time), as it may seem, Baker, who meet at Pendleton, took uo first prizes, neither did Pendleton. Floyd easily ran away with the Gold Medal in the mile although tba mud was too deep to make any new records.. Winning this raoe save ns 6 pointed with but two entries. Who will work bard enongh to go next year? Tbe Eighth grade examinations have not keen board from, yet, and many are anxiously awaiting tbe re turns. Some have used good judg ment in remainiug in sohool and get ting the advantage of two training in case they need it Tbe baok-s'op on tbe east end of the tennis oourt is being painted today. We have a very fine ground now and it will take but little care to keep it that way all the year round. The Eighth grade are framing some standard piotnres with Passe Partont bindings. We need more piotnres in all onr rooms. Louis Stewart and Floyd Payne are still training. Wa will need a new mile man for tbe coming season. Room for anyone who will tram as consistently and rtgulaily as Floyd Watob him run when Bill Hayward tells him to scat Tbe Bigh Sohool Bacoalaureate ser mon will be preached in tbe Metbcd ist obnroh Sunday evening, May 18tb, by Rev. Helmiok. The Senior Class will attend in a oody. ' Tbe Graduating exeroises will be held in tbe Christian obnrob on Tburs day evening, May 22nd. Sohool closes one day early, so that all may attend the Caledonian Pionio. - Tbe Eighth grade is planning a trip to tbe river, but are not settled as to a date. TbeTligb sobool will be invited as well as any who wish to go from the other grader. Too muon tad wea ther for pionios now. At last reports Prof. Wiley is etili on tbe mend. He will move back to San Diego in tbe near future. Mrs. Wiley will join biro there this 10m mer. The tenris racket has been awarded to Sidney Crabill. Beetle: At tennis court, "Ob yon eight day dock." Bung those pretty flowers o we may bave thrnii to decorate tbe cborob for onr graduates. Aik Roth Dick enson Roth Rotbrock or Grace Zer ba where to bring them. pvc YdDir (u r run M CW f '-'SfmXx 2 Glassware and China for tne nome, ior every use, is included in our generous display and at prices less than you'd even expect to pay. China tableware in dinner sets or ' open stock, which permits of the selection of individual pieces to com- your set; in plain and beautiful decorated designs. 3 Glass bowls, tumblers, stem glasses, etc., in imitation cut glass, plain or decorated effects of all kinds. REMEMBER We give glassware, chinaware, wood en ware tinware, enamel ware, galvanized ware, silver ware, knives and 'forks, fire-proof crockery" and dishes of all kinds, with Coupons. 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VINCENT Jeweler" Athena, Oregon Fourth of July Celebration Under the Auspices of Walla Walla Commercial Club and Merohants' Association. Walla Walla, Washington Lively and Speedy Program of Events and a Merry Day for. All Who Attend. I FRIDAY JULY 4TH, 1913 BIG DAY M',Um UULI 11 ' BIG DAY I ATTRACTIONS Street Pageant of Mote, Sports and Athletics. Patriotic Exeroises, Trl State League Baseball, and other Interesting Entertainment Features and Events of a Oharaoter too Numerous to mention. BON TON Restaurant MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Short Orders a Specialty. We also have Ice Cream, Sodas and all kinds of Soft Drinks. A fine line of Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobacco. E. C. Harnes, Prop. North Side Main Street, Athena, Ore. EVERY BOTTLE GUARANTEED. ICILLthe cough and CURE the LUNGS Pasture f ar Cattle. Good pasture for cattle ou Reed and & aw ley tuouotain; plenty of glass and water. Charges, fl per bead per month. Phone. Main 551. or add re J. C. Yanbell, Pendleton, Oreg. It. Br. King's How Discovery Oe it 11.00. Trial Bottle fret AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES. i wis ISOLDS GUARANTEED 8ATISFACT0BT OK MONEY BEZOMDEU. Reduced Rates on all Railroads. ALL WELCOME. May 28 to September 30 YOU CAN GET LOW FARE ROUND TRIP TICKETS FROM ALL O.-W. R. & N. STATIONS TO PRINCIPAL EASTERN CITIES 'Via FINAL RETURN LIMIT OCT. 31. Chicago $ 72.50 ew York 108.50 Philadelphia 108.50 St. Paul 00.00 Denver Omaha Boston Minneapolis $ 55.00 60,00 110.00 00.00 Equally low Round Trip Fares to practically all other points East LET ME HELP OUTLINE YOUR TRIP J. R. MATHERS, Athena, Agent 0.-W. R. & N.