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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1913)
Press Paragraphs Mrs. Jaoksoa Kelson visited ia Pen- ' cleton yesterday. ' Miss Ethel Johnson has teen report ed on the flick list this week. Charles Stanton, the Helix livery oibd, was ia the city Wednesday. E. E. Koontz and M. L. Watts spent Sunday at Bingham Springs. Miss Lizzie Sheard is reported ill at thu home of her parents near town. . Sheriff Till Taylor was in (be city Wednesday on a short, bnsiness trip. " W. P. Littlejobn went to Bingham Springs Saturday for a week's onting. George Gross and family returned yesterday from an onting at Lehman springs. ' - . Miss floreooe Moussn, of Pendle ton, is a gnest of Miss Edna Taylor this week. Mrs. Wm. Winsbip and children visited yexterday at the Jarman borne in Weston.. ; 1 Mis. W. P. Littlejohn and daughter Anita are visiting relatives and friends in Pendleton. J. V. Mitchell, affable distributor of Singer sewing machines, was in the city yesterday. ; Miss. Boby Barnhart, of White Sal mon, Wash., is a gnest this week of Miss Laura Smith. . A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Jaot, August S, 1913, at tbeir home in Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. James Bell oame in from the ranoh and spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. A. Sbick. Floyd Pavne has relinquished a job in the harvest field for a position in Henry Keen's barber shop. v:' Miss Stella Smith is spending the week at the home of hei grandmother, Mrs. W. J. King near town. " : Mrs. Frank Rainville of Lewiston, accompanied by her obildren, is in the oity visiting relatives. G. B. Kidder has the contraots for painting the new houses of Cass Cannon and Hogh Molotyre. . Miss Graoe Jobnson is spending the week at the home of her sister, Mrs. flamp Boober. near Weston. The Soott & . Walter machine averaged 1000 sacks per day last week on the Soott plaoe, northwest of town. It is reported that Mrs. Jane Carden has purobased the property of Geo. W. Bradley in the north part of towa. Born, at their home in Helix, Au gust 1, 1913, fa Mr. and Mrs. Fred Collins, nee Minnie Tharp, a daugh ter.' ' Gus Volmer oame down from bis borne at Wailsfcurg this week to look after bis farming interests in this sec tion. ' Mrs. H. A. Barrett. Mrs. Plamon- don and Mise Jtsaica MoEwen motored to Cold Spring in the mountains Wednesday. ' Dr. and Mrs. F, W. Vinoent drove up from Pendleton Saturday evening and took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Vinoent. Mi6s Lnla Banks, of Santa Rosa, California, accompanied her aunt, Mrs. Diokenson, home and will spend the summer here. Game Warden Averill and Inspect or Tilford, of the State game farm at Salem, were in the oity. this week on of floial business. Miss Flora Booth arrived last week from Spokane, and is taking a mnoh needed vaoation from her duties of professional nurse. A. Maokenzie Meldium made a trip this week to bis farm near Enter prise, Wallowa county, returning for Sunday 's oburoh servioe. Mules for Sale Two five year olds and one three year old. This is goooV stook, and will be sold for cash or bankable note. H. A. Street, Weston, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Gerkiog oame over from tbeir fruit ranoh near Mil ton, and Mr. Gerking is assisting his brothers in their wheat harvest this i 81 to Reduce -Stock and to prepare for our contemplated changes, we offer Special cash prices on our Buggies, Hacks and Wagons. This stock is late style and all first class." The buggies and hacks are Henney and Studebaker make. Open Henny Buggy 1 in. rubber tire, former price $100 Price Now $8D Top Henny Buggy IK in. rubber tire, former price $160 Price Now $120 " " " in. rubber tire, former price $140 Price Now $110 IX in. I platform spring Studebaker hack, formerly $12F Price Now $105 IK in. 4 spring Studebaker Hack, formerly priced at $145 Price Now $120 ' , 3 in. Steel Skein Gear International Wagon, price $100 Price Now $85 3i in. " v " " International Wagon, $102.50 Price Now $87.50 3i Racine truss brace gear, no brake, $65, go Now at $55 3i " " with brake, $70, go Now at $60 Header Drapers 15 per ceot discount from RegularPiices C.'A aire Athena, Oregon tt&'Cd JE Receiving Station is at Ask For Prices. Cash Paid for Cream. H it ; 7 Dn "f ,,'-V . - ' " "f '. Z, t4. J. Parker . Everything; First Class - Hod em and Cp-tedate SOUTH SIDE - MAIN & ? STBEfT ATHFKA 1JIIERSH OREGON SUMMER SCHOOL. June 23 to Aug. 1 TWENTY.FI VE INSTRUCTORS. - - FIFTY COURSES Distinguished Eastern eduoatora added to the regular Faculty. UoWer aitj Dormitories ocen. Board and room at 13.50 per week. Kednced railroad rates. For complete illustrated catalog, addi eea THE REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE Miss Mildred Fiunell, of Pendletoo. is la tbe oity, having oome op to attend her sister Mrs. Leslie Nelson, who has teen ill for tbe past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. John Stanton were in Walla Walla tbe foie part of the week, being there during tbe opera tion on Mr. Stanton's brother, Del. Mrs. E. E. Koontz and Mrs. M. L. Watts and daoghter, Vernita returned home from Bingham Springs Monday, where they spent a oonple of weeks. Lawrenoe lharp is taking a vaoa tion this week from his duties as olerk and newsboy, and is visiting his friend Harold Holt, In Walla Walla. W. W. Jacobs writes from Round Hill Va., for the Frees to be sent to bis address there. He will retnrn home some time during tbe coming fall. Mrs. Lillie Miller desires all those in debt to her to settle by August 15 without -fail. . Fall goods must be ordered and (he money must be forthcoming. - This evening tbe Athena Band will give a oonoett on Main street . Open air oonoerts are popular with Athena people, and it is hoped they will be given often. - v Miss Jessioa MoEwen leaves today for the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Fnrnish on tbe Umatilla river, wben she will be the guest of Miss Katb leen Fnrnish. Wm. Wagner, formerly in the fur niture tusiness here, was in tbe oity this week after an absenoe of many years. Mr. Wagner owns wheat land west of town. Miss Boby Barnhart went over to Walla Walla this morning to visit friends, and on her return will be a guest of Miss Clara Zerba at her home Crtbeast of town. . Seveial families will leave soon for e monntains, where a plentiful har vest of bnokleberries is reported. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Johnson are preparing to go next Snnday. - Mrs. Hawortb, mother cf Sam Ha worth, arrived this week from Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Hawoitb Sr. and Mrs. Sam Haworth will go to the moun tains soon for an outing. Emery Wortbington has tbe right to grow a mnnstaobe now if be so desires. He is 21 years of age, having tnrned the stile and entered npon man's es tate Wednesday of this week. An 0-W. construction gang has been in tbe oity this week potting new underpinning under the walks fronting the company's property on Main street, near the depot. For Sale A separator, 32 inob, praotioally new, rnn only 11 days, when replaoed by a combined harvest er. Will sell at a reasonable prioe. A n MnTnrvaa A f h ana Cr tctcY pLon Williams, an old time thresher of grain in tbia vioinity. is again on the job with a big stationary outfit, having bronght his machine into this vioinity from Milton, this week. The J. F. F. Club was entertained last evening by Miss Laura Smith, Idiss Ruby Barnhart of White Salmon, Wash., and Miss Florenoe Mouesu of Pendleton, being tbe honor guests. Graig Wilkinson oame up from Ha ana station where he is in obarge of tbe PaoiQo Cob si Elevator company's wheat warehouse, Saturday evening, and spent Sunday at his home here. Herbert Manasse oame up from Pen die ton Snnday, where he is employed in the Peoples Warehouse, and visited among his many Athena friends, tak ing dinner at the Worthington home. Robert Coppocfe and daughter. Miss Mattie Coppook arrived home Wednes day from tbeir farm near Lexington, Morrow oonntv, where tbey have been during the harvest in that sec tion. Mliss Ada DeFreeoe, manager of tbe looal telephone offioe, left today for a week's' vaoation at Lehman springs, via Pendleton. Miss DeFreeoe. will be a gnest at tbe Rotbrook camp at the springs. Miss Sylvia Beatbe, saleslady at Mosgrove Mercantile company's store, is takiug a month's vaoation and ac companied her mother and family from Weslon to Seattle, where tbey are to reside in the future. Fred Bitemao. a nephew of the late John H. Hiteman, visited at tbe borne of Mrs. Hitemtn and Mr. and Mra Hnnrv Hull fhin nnnb. Ha lnft for Boise, Idaho, where be will enter toe employ or tne reaerai government. Mrs. H. H. Hill went up to Riparia Saturday night, where she met her J mother. Mrs. Fleener, who was brought down from Lewiston to spend the summer here. , Mrs. Fleener has been an invalid for several years, but stood tbe trip well. . Mis. Homer I. Watts went to Pen dleton Wednesday evening where she joined Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hinkle ot Echo, on a recreation trip to Leh man Springs. A large n amber of people are enjoying tbe pleasures of tbia resort this summer, Athena being well represented. fihn Now is a good time to watch dili- 'Kanty for email fires. An incipient tlaze was noticed on the street near the M. E. obnrob, Wednesday, wbiob was started in some unaccountable manner. It spread rapidly in tbe wind, but was extingoished by some watohfnl women of tbe neighborhood. Socb a fire unnotioed might mean a conflagration. Jack Vinoent and Austin Foss are I-Veritable water rats wben it comes to frgbtlng with a bose. Two rounds were given Wednesday before a crowd of bilarioos onlookers. Tbe last bout ended io a draw, Jaok having a slight edjre on tbe first one, wbna be climbed to the top of tbe Barrett boildicg and doused a bucket of water on Fobs, who was standing telow on tbe street. Del Stanton, who has been io a crit isal oonditioo for come time as' tbe reeult of gall stones, was relieved by a snrgieal operation at St. Mary's hospital in Walla Walla, where be was taken by Dr. Sharp, Monday eve ning. Dr. Keeler performed the op eration, since whiob time tbe young man has been getting along aa well at conld te expected. X" Mrs. A. M. Meld rum and obildren will be home next week, after a stay of several weeks on tbe farm near En terprise. Goralyn, tbe little daughter who fell and injured her arm, ia re covering nicely. Mrs. Ciookatt. of Pendleton, ia this week visiting the family at the farm. A new time card went into effect on the 0-W. Snnday, whioh changes the morning Spokane passengei train's time of arrival in Athena to 8:40 a. m. instead of 7:10, the former time of ar rival. 1 be new train from Portland to Salt Lake, No. 10, makes connec tions with No. 8 at Pendleton. At the meeting, of tfae G. W. B. M. Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Dobson, twenty-five were pres ent, and three new members were en rolled. An interesting meeting was held, and ioe cream was served by the boetess assisted ty Mrs. Smith, and Velma King and Lillian Gerking. Dr.' Sharp hired a taxi Tuesday night 1 1 take him to Sim Eilgore's plaoe near Warren Station. On the retnrn, tbe driver lost the road, the maobine broke down and the dootor spent tbe night io the oar while tbe driver went for assistance, ending up in Helix. Charlie Stanton drove the doetor home. Attorney Watts, who with Will M. Peterson, defended C. W. Arnold, charged with tbe murdor of a man named Reabel near Umatilla three years ago, and was oonvioted of mur der in the second degree, has received word that Arnold is out of tbe peni tentiary on' parole. Arnold received a life eentenoe. The program at the Dreamland the ater for Friday and Saturday evenings is as follows: 1. "Brutality." Bio graph. 2. "A Struggle of Hearts." Lubin, 3.- "A Tenaoious Lover," Patbe. For Snnday: 1. "A Forest Fire," Edison. 2. "The Wonderful One Horse Shay," Lubin. 8. "Sun day Afternoon in Rnral New Eng land," "No Plaoe for a Minister's m," Edison. Mrs. N. G. Diokenson arrived home Saturday evening after a pleasant visit of two months duration at Santa Rosa, California. She reports' that her son, Sims Diokenson and family, have this week moved to Tuoson Arizona, where tbey will remain for tbe coming win ter, tbe climate at Santa Rosa proving of no especial benefit to Mrs. Dicken son's health. A. L. Swaggart olerk of the Lamar sobool district, oame to town Saturday and received a Waterman-Watarbory beating and ventilating plant for tbe Lamer sobool house. This heating and ventilating system is one of tbe best on the market, .and its installa tion is another , mark of progress wbioh has long made tbe sohool in that distriot a success. ' Sam Hutt'a big auto truck was char tered Sunday by Charles Kirk in tbe transportation of 19 bead of bogs from Weston to Milton. Tbe bogs were loaded at 5:30 a. m. and at 7:30 Hott and Kirk had unloaded them and were seated at the breakast table in tbe Milton hotel. The return trip was made in sohedole time and Onarley has been busy tightening up loose bolts on tbe wagon used as a trailer. New Land Scrip. By special aot of Congress, nearly 2000 aores of approved Land Sorip ia now available for use in Oregon. It is tbe beet and obeapest sorip pnt on the market in several years. Will go to patent. Take any land to homestead entry. Can in applications from forty aores up, as long as it lasts. We guar antee validity. The piioe will attract yon. If you need some of it, prompt notion is necessary. Write or wire us. Tbe Collins Land Company, Helena, Montana. quiokly subject furnish THE ZERO MARK. Origin of the Mathematical 8ymboi That Standi For Nothing. It is the peculiar triumph of the matbemutlcjjins who constructed the Hindu Arabic numerals tbnt tbey were led to invent a symbol for "nothing." Tbe invention arose out of tbe difficul ty whlcb was encountered when cal culations were transferred from the ancient abacus board and became a written operation. v On tbe abacus bonrd, which may per haps be seen still In Infants' schools, the rows of beuds or counters repre sented the numerals 1 to 0, but each counter or bead in the row above rep resented ten times as great a value as In tbe row below. Thus 091 could be transferred from abacus board to pa per without difficulty, but S (0) 1 taken from tbe abacus might be 51, since tbe vacant place was no longer indicated. Accordingly mathematicians were led to invent a character for the: vacant place. Tbe invention of this symbol for "nothing" with the crowning, tran scendent achievement In tbe perfection of tbe decimal system and lay at tbe base of all subsequent arithmetical progress. Among the Hindus tbe sym bol was at first a dot, bat it was soon superseded by a circle, 0. Its symbol, says Professor E. R. Turner in a mag azine article on the numerals, has va ried greatly, and its name has a pedi gree of its own. The Hindus called It sunya void. In Arabic this became alfr. In 1203 Leonardo Fibonacci trans lated it zepblrum. In 1330 Maxlmus Planudes called It tzlpbra. During tbe fourteenth century Italian writers shortened it to tenero and cenro, which became eero, now in general use. Meanwhile It has passed more nearly In Arabic form Into French as chlllre and Into English as cipher, taking on new significations. i Custard. Concerning custard, or "custad." as it was formerly called. It was a com mon joke at civic feasts In England In the olden time to place an enormous custard in the middle of the table, into whlcb at some stage of the proceedings the clown unestxMiedly Jumped Ben Jonson use tbe term "custard leap jack" ot one wbo "in tail of a sheriff's dinner" took "his almnln leap Into a ciifjr4 to" "rtinke ray lady mayoress timber sister iangh all their hoods over their shoulders." and Pimps To go at Special Sale I On account of the cold Spring and early Sum mer, we find we are overstocked with Oxfords and Pumps and in order to unload them, we are making tremendous reductions. Note the prices; just like finding them: $2.50 Oxfords and Pumps at $1.78 $3.00 Oxfords and Pumps at $1.98 $3.50 Oxfords and Pumps at $2.48 $4.50 Oxfords and Pumps at $2,78 v FIJI : RADTK THE "MONEY-BACK STORE." ATHENA, OREGON --tf.J-i-,,ii t r. ,.. lew Wall Paper MILLER, "The Furniture Man," has added this line to his already large, varied stock Art Square Bargains We have tbe finest line of Art Squares ever shown in Athena. All are of modern designs and op-t ' tbe minute patterns. Tbey are going at prioes never before heard of, olass of goods considered. Our line of Furniture is complete. It inoludes late styles in Cotsloan Walnut, Birdseye and the popular Golden Oak. The very latest novelties in Iron and Brass Beds. Everything in Springs and Mattresses. REVOLUTIONARY CARTOON. Rattlesnake In Sections Showed Ne cessity of Uniting. Though the actual conflict caused by England's effort to tax the colonies began nt Ronton, the troubles of that city during tho turbulent months pro ceeding the Revolution had the sympa thy of the residents of all the colonics. UNITE OR DIB CARTOON PnrNTED IN 1774. Mass meetings were held everywhere, and in sermons tho action of the moth er country was denounced. Many of the newspapers in the colo nics printed crude cuts showing a rat tlesnake cut in sections nml bearing the legend, "Join or Dlo" or "Unite or Die." Some of these cartoons wore made by 1'nul Revere, wno was n Jew eler and engraver In Boston. It was this suggestive use of the rat tlesnake during the excitement about the stamp act which led to the adop tion of the snake as a design on tbe earlier flags used by the colonial troops. SOUTHERN CELEBRATIONS. Great Attamblngas In Richmond a Hundred Years Ago. The southern colonies and, after the ratification of the constitution, the southern states were by no means be hind New England in their celebra tion of tbe glorious Fourth. In the Old Dominion of Virginia 100 years ago the wealthy patriotic planters, their friends, guests and servants, an nunlly assembled in great numbers in Richmond to celebrate our nation's birthday with the host horse races of that period and other diversions. Dr. Frank II., Wado of Pittsburgh quotes from a letter written by his maternal grandfather, dated Richmond, July 5, 1790: "The variegated costumes of a mass of dames and gentlemen gave the wide balcony the appearance of a flower garden, and the sparkling eyes, red cheeks and smiling lips of the young ladles made tbe scene a most enchant ing one. Little beauties in diamonds and lace rode by In rich chariots, ac companied by port!" oM fellows with enormous ruffles. Tbe horses were tbe cream of our Virginia racers. After being led up and down through the crowd they were stripped, saddled and mounted. Tbe drum tapped, and off they shot like meteors. When the race was won by a horse bearing our new national colors red. white and blue in honor of the occasion being Inde pendence day. 1 thought the people ronld go wild with enthusiasm." 12Gauge Hammerless "Pump" Guns . fiAmmr1faa Ifi.i rencntlnn (hulsuii. Mode! . is a hne-amiL-arinir. bcautil balanced gun, without any objectionable hutnpi or bum in; no hold on top for gat to blow 'but' through or water to get in; can't freeze up with rain, now, or sleet; K'l aolid atccl breech' (not shell of wood) permits thoroughly symmetrical gun without sacrificing strength or! safety ( it is th safest breach-loading shotgun aver built. It is Hamraerteaa with Solid Steel Breech' (inside at well as out) Solid Top Sid Ejection Matted Barrel (which costs S4.0U extra on other guns) Press Button Cartridge Release (" remove loaded cartridges quickly from magazine without working through action): Double Eatractors-Take-Down Feature Trigger nnd Hammer Safety. Handles rapidly;! guaranteed in shooting ability; price standard Grade "A" sun, (22.60. Send S stamps po'(te for big catalog describing No. J7.a THrin )rSTrm S8 A, II, C, D, T and Tran Special and all other JiS JlOttift fltVOITTtJ Im ,j fflart repeating rifles and shotguns. Do it now I 42 Willow Street, New HTn, Conn? If wist l,nn s flfli!, p'ol " shotgun, you should have t copy of the Ideal Hand IT yOl 8nOOL Book 160 W ol useful Information for shooters. Jt tells all about powders, bullets, primers and reloading tools for sll standard rifle, pistol and shotgun ammunition; how to measure powders accurately; shows you how to cut your ammunition expense in half and do more end better shooting. This book is free to any shooter who will send three stamps postage to The Marlin Firearms Co., ii Willow St, New Haven, Conn, NOW IN FULL BLAST Why not plan your Summer Vacation at this wonderful resort, reached by rail to Portland via A Trip Down the Columbia Rest By the Ocean STEAMER TRIP down the Columbia yia 0-W. R. & N. Steamers "T. J. Potter". or "Hassalo", daily except Sunday, Surf Bathing, Fishing-Tents " and cottages for rent Good hotel accommodations, EXCELLENT RESTAURANT SERVICE LOH BOATS. Information furnished on application to J. R. MATHERS, Athena, Agent 0-W. R. & N.