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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
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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
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Receiving Station is at
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Everything; First
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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THE "MONEY-BACK STORE." ATHENA, OREGON
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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."
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